Market Currents

• Monday, October 19, 2009

• 06:35 AM Hasbro (HAS): Q3 EPS of $0.99 beats by $0.06. Revenue of $1.28B (-1.8%) in-line. “We believe we can grow revenues in 2009 if our consumer retail takeaway continues to improve in line with recent fourth quarter trends." (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable pre-market earnings: BPOP, BBT, ETN, GCI, HAS, JEF, MMR, WFT Comment!

• Monday, July 20, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket gainers: HGSI +247%. CIT +84%. HAR +17%. HEB +8%. CTIC +8%. RHT +7%. LYG +7%. ABK +5%. LVS +5%. HL +4%. NXG +4%. CAT +4%. HAL +4%. TGB +4%. AUY +4%. INFY +4%. HAS +4%. HMY +4%. HBC +4%. ERX +4%. GSK +4%.
  Losers: RT -9%. WFT -8%. FXP -7%. 1 Comment
• 06:42 AM Hasbro (HAS): Q2 EPS of $0.26 beats by $0.03. Revenue of $792M (+1%) vs. $797M. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Monday's open: ETN, HAL, HAS, JCI, MTB, WFT Comment!

• Friday, July 10, 2009

• 13:20 PM Mattel (MAT -1.4%) insiders are locking in gains from its recent spike, selling options worth millions of dollars. Shares are up 45% off a March 5 low, while shares in competitor Hasbro (HAS) have fallen 21% this year. Comment!

• Thursday, April 30, 2009

• 10:35 AM Hasbro (HAS) moves lower after announcing a partnership with Discovery Kids (DISCA), which will dilute shares by $0.10 to $0.15. The toymaker and media mogul will cooperate by developing shows around toy characters, and vice versa. HAS -3.5% to $27.60. DISCA +0.9% to to $19.45. Some details in the press release. On the call, execs sidestepped a question about the commercialized nature of kids programming. Comment!

• Monday, April 20, 2009

• 06:39 AM Hasbro (HAS): Q1 EPS of $0.14 in-line. Revenue of $621.3M (-11.8%) vs. $644.9M. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Monday's open: BAC, ETN, HAL, HAS, LLY, MMR, PEP, WFT Comment!

• Monday, February 9, 2009

• 06:42 AM Hasbro (HAS): Q4 EPS of $0.62 misses by $0.13. Revenue of $1.23B (-5.1%) vs. $1.27B. (PR) Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Monday's open: AG, ARE, BZH, ENER, HAS, HEW, LO, NYX, ROH, SOHU, WHR, WRB Comment!

• Monday, February 2, 2009

• 09:00 AM Premarket losers: ROK -21%. MAT -17%. DRYS -14%. NYX -9%. HAS -8%. ABB -8%. IP -7%. CPO -7%. UBS -7%. HBC -7%. DB -6%. TKS -6%. PALM -6%. SNN -5%. BCS -5%. BSY -5%. C -5%. BAC -4%. DEO -4%. RIO -4%. GERN -4%. LVS -4%. BHP -4%. CS -4%. UL -4%. BP -4%. Comment!

• Monday, October 20, 2008

• 06:37 AM Hasbro (HAS): Q3 EPS of $0.89 beats by $0.03. Revenue of $1.30B (+6.5%) vs. $1.27B. [PR] Comment!
• 00:05 AM Notable earnings before Monday's open: BPOP, ETN, HAL, HAS, MAT, NVS, UB, WFT Comment!

• Tuesday, August 19, 2008

• 11:34 AM BMO says Hasbro's (HAS) overvalued. "Macroeconomic headwinds may keep it from achieving the performance the Street may be anticipating." Shares -3.4%. Comment!

• Monday, July 21, 2008

• 06:35 AM Hasbro (HAS): Q2 EPS of $0.25 beats by $0.03. Revenue of $784M (+13.4%) vs. $675M. "While input cost inflation continues to be challenging, thus far we have been able to mitigate most of the impact through cost savings initiatives and pricing actions." [PR] Comment!