Mattel Increases Sales but Misses Estimates on Earnings

Seth Jayson, The Motley Fool
Updated

Mattel (NAS: MAT) reported earnings on July 17. Here are the numbers you need to know.

The 10-second takeaway
 For the quarter ended June 30 (Q2), Mattel missed estimates on revenues and missed estimates on earnings per share.

Compared to the prior-year quarter, revenue increased slightly. GAAP earnings per share dropped significantly.


Gross margins were steady, operating margins contracted, net margins contracted.

Revenue details
 Mattel logged revenue of $1.17 billion. The 12 analysts polled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated a top line of $1.22 billion on the same basis. GAAP reported sales were the same as the prior-year quarter's.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Dollar amounts in millions. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

EPS details
 EPS came in at $0.21. The 15 earnings estimates compiled by S&P Capital IQ anticipated $0.32 per share. GAAP EPS of $0.21 for Q2 were 25% lower than the prior-year quarter's $0.28 per share.

Source: S&P Capital IQ. Quarterly periods. Non-GAAP figures may vary to maintain comparability with estimates.

Margin details
 For the quarter, gross margin was 51.3%, much about the same as the prior-year quarter. Operating margin was 8.1%, 330 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. Net margin was 6.3%, 200 basis points worse than the prior-year quarter. (Margins calculated in GAAP terms.)

Looking ahead
 Next quarter's average estimate for revenue is $2.20 billion. On the bottom line, the average EPS estimate is $1.16.

Next year's average estimate for revenue is $6.83 billion. The average EPS estimate is $2.82.

Investor sentiment
 The stock has a four-star rating (out of five) at Motley Fool CAPS, with 683 members out of 776 rating the stock outperform, and 93 members rating it underperform. Among 232 CAPS All-Star picks (recommendations by the highest-ranked CAPS members), 221 give Mattel a green thumbs-up, and 11 give it a red thumbs-down.

Of Wall Street recommendations tracked by S&P Capital IQ, the average opinion on Mattel is outperform, with an average price target of $48.18.

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