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UPDATE 1-Hasbro profit beats on higher sales of toys for boys

Published 2015-10-19, 07:05 a/m
© Reuters.  UPDATE 1-Hasbro profit beats on higher sales of toys for boys
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Oct 19 (Reuters) - Hasbro Inc HAS.O reported a
better-than-expected quarterly profit as toys based on "Star
Wars" and "Jurassic World" movie series boosted sales of its
toys targeted at boys.
Revenue in Hasbro's toys for boys category, its largest
business, rose 24 percent in the third quarter. The business
accounted for about 40 percent of the company's total revenue.
Revenue in Hasbro's preschool toys category, under which it
makes Play-Doh and Playskool toys and games, increased about 17
percent.
Shares of Hasbro, which also makes Monopoly board game, rose
about 3 percent to $80 in light premarket trading on Monday.
Net income attributable to the company rose 15 percent to
$207.6 million, or $1.64 per share, in the quarter ended Sept.
27. urn:newsml:reuters.com:*:nBw9rGSbSa
Excluding items, Hasbro earned $1.58 per share, beating the
average analyst estimate of $1.52, according to Thomson Reuters
I/B/E/S.
Net revenue was flat at $1.47 billion, slightly below
analysts' expectations of $1.48 billion.
Excluding the impact of a strong dollar, revenue rose 9
percent.

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