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Operator

Good morning, and welcome to the Hasbro First Quarter 2018 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions]. Today's conference is being recorded.

If you have any objections, you may disconnect at this time. At this time, I'd like to turn the call over to Ms. of President Vice Hancock, Investor Relations. Debbie ahead. go Please

Debbie Hancock

Thank you, good morning, and everyone.

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Brian Goldner

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Deborah Thomas

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Operator

[Operator Instructions].

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Stephanie Wissink

comments questions, just dig more, inventory. a the little your bit on in to Two Deb, to

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Deborah Thomas

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Stephanie Wissink

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Deborah Thomas

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Stephanie Wissink

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Brian Goldner

Yes.

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Operator

is UBS. Our the from Arpine question next Kocharyan of with line

Arpine Kocharyan

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Brian Goldner

Yes.

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Arpine Kocharyan

because Easter the clarify, up a And on helpful. follow-up could the inventory. I retail industry then early? back to going That's started And was quick numbers, Hasbro POS you So just that have Easter-adjusted? and for easter-adjusted is then

Brian Goldner

Yes.

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Arpine Kocharyan

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Brian Goldner

Yes.

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Operator

from Next Michael Ng with question comes Goldman the of line Sachs.

Michael Ng

surprisingly one about for margins for a talk have you good Brian. Deb and gross despite you too. why deleveraging well outlook, was I the up lower-than-expected quarter, Deb, that and one think I this fixed from cost gave revenue? guys Can the case held

Deborah Thomas

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Michael Ng

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Brian Goldner

Yes.

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Operator

of the The from Citigroup. next Greg line question Badishkanian with is

Gregory Badishkanian

the you the the heard Could maybe I don't I POS in just the U.S. and quantify just number? global think number.

Brian Goldner

Yes.

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Gregory Badishkanian

had meant away think right. that the just from what All does infer impact, is -- next Is about we in then what about you Toys"R"Us that the we as that Good. And of year? first said? quarter that can go -- you Okay.

Brian Goldner

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Operator

from is Barclays. Hendrix the Felicia question of Our with line next

Felicia Hendrix

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Deborah Thomas

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Felicia Hendrix

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Brian Goldner

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Felicia Hendrix

Okay.

to helpful. understand So the be mechanics, would which better maybe just

on more shipping so not obviously into any Toys"R"Us, You're a year-over-year basis, that's decline.

Brian Goldner

that That first in stopped had would stopped quarter. that stop -- in the --

Felicia Hendrix

of the people Right. what would impacts your other the competitive And elsewhere, pricing would affect unknowns, just just terms and how liquidation take. in be sales be then just the would

Brian Goldner

any have sell to they through No. getting inventory, Remember, had. not inventory the new they're they so

space to the been market said, those the building that as in robust our retailers we've our from and our of shipping Toys"R"Us brands and So Qs more X, partners retail grown. really we up even caught growing. with outside about that And liquidation wouldn't around are plans thoughtful get for of see is initiatives historically course, the coming that where and window, plans now you'll inherently X

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Felicia Hendrix

Okay.

would So of given the first, size the like in -- probably, ballpark? of kind but quarter, magnitude the second somewhat you similar less ballpark than the say a

Brian Goldner

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goes understand, get conclusion, the June. will it we liquidation towards bigger. all discounts, as And conclude, in then on As the discounts percent the

discounts go the on So larger.

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Felicia Hendrix

just million million in reiteration having impressive, sense. I otherwise, for But range what's is in me to just like, the just putting flow, number. then shifted to with of the $XXX here. that going I'm reiterating last on $XXX cash your where makes fell And problems just, because presume That operating Okay. given you you

Deborah Thomas

We range to million still operating cash believe for year. of million this $XXX the $XXX of flow in

Felicia Hendrix

just was I of... that, thinking kind know I Yes.

Deborah Thomas

Well, the number, going exactly to I'm not tell you Felicia.

Felicia Hendrix

where mean, it's that just, I you fall... No. it would logically, seem

Deborah Thomas

range. isn't probably probably it would have from of top -- we to say, the Suffice moved end at that

cash strong. Brian business. However, a The remains and consumer our we as flow said, will our generation it a home. have wants product, find And strong

So still we're Financially, cash our flow we generation. believe our cash, sound. in

debt's through going Our work not this. will up. And we

Operator

from comes line with question MorningStar. next the Jaime of Our Katz

Jaime Katz

surrounding new of spoken be some half, guys you'd X year commentary that this the until just said to So I'm is introducing that are Toys"R"Us initiatives are curious, at going events one announced. you at, coming the that you've us. haven't out there had what the anything until that's behind been that these recently assume that I not And second new postponed given and about of mentioned

Brian Goldner

introduce please take I won't said don't No, what initiatives. as Yes. that we new

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the around initiatives release Panther. Black have of We home entertainment

Avengers. We have

least We coming the one in Quick have Strike at initiative quarter.

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Jaime Katz

then for curious Thank for Okay. but mentioned clarifying some think I And Top for Wing, you other -- had I'm partnerships. of you that. license these

a bit you participating, to record? them? are for little in content-driven of to these have I is significant people because in easier sort more Is such there guys with more are Or having this, experience bat getting competitors track obviously, because it proven interested more licensed partnerships expensive that getting like, actually obtain portfolio coming think you're of it licenses. a

Brian Goldner

to pleased with We're earlier very more continue build and in ways. earlier stages our to working strategic Netflix. We're partners with relationship and

the we produced work Stranger game on them we're performing retailer we in a rolling the as incredibly an early on we that began last very it animated their And both Things you for fall. an them series on days, It's well then the As built network out was -- and Eggo Stretch MONOPOLY with to an it with game. well, nationally, for And know, sold now on -- in Armstrong, but streaming. series. as well original product

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Operator

of The line next question Stifel. from the comes Crum with Drew

Andrew Crum

film. and Solo Europe? WARS, to STAR take And to as give ahead willingness the inventory inventory on inventory STAR relates update there the WARS expectations an guess on retailers' Could more the in of specifically, around situation it I overhang you us then address clearing

Deborah Thomas

pockets Well, do Europe. still a we inventory, We had down but excess we that in work the continue we retail inventory overhang U.S. of Europe. think feel in inventory the through to to in bit that work those there's is

So lesser extent the a do question? STAR take lesser year. And we'll and see to we throughout the you want move year, as albeit the that impact through us Brian, to WARS

Brian Goldner

really then good STAR moving the really WARS good And retail -- we've -- inventory we'll seen We'll quarter. good sets array double sell-through The us team's Look, The kids-oriented a product of well. then, And in STAR very We're now know for Solo we're also that digits, May of entertainment of And April excited the new is job coming now. hit shelves will very down STAR done movie. WARS the through. I And track through second to the we about of excited inventory course, Yes. about for continue of year. the And half and really that's in a the it considerable Company, from up we'll that an that it's obviously, We coming the also movie year. is that's sell throughout well-timed. very way. WARS-branded initiative think there. we're Walt any announcement inventory day a that. Disney about exciting but coming very in support excited first

Andrew Crum

year, to Got that that XXXX, start. license. X looks shifting then $XXX year it. I I was the revenue believe how that you the was it as did year off of can compared it to of was of that a million strong trajectory to, And and And you've mentioned about BEYBLADE license, very guys talk you BEYBLADE, X about think

So as to relative to just tracking product curious how BEYBLADE the last is cycle.

Brian Goldner

year well. uptake. great BEYBLADE It of second cycle Yes. seeing this incredibly the the is is tracking time. We're

app not number to SwitchStrike streaming time. which it's change it really to of burst. analog off-line play content people this Netflix. the fun played, the period, as world the know, going strategy you level they and as incredible played play. the adds It's as tops the their the and playing a competitions dual a fact, that is millions of in exposure, we because have And specifically pertains to digital And can pattern the on of last in product, broadcasters inspiring actually comment hundreds launching We around But Drew, thought rotate I'm have this way game new with play. and both of online, from is well young an games also being being as

seeing grow near-term And this. and other second try to going think that BEYBLADEs. range with obviously, then not want we it's retail other excited it's at and about played we're cycle. business range I word-of-mouth part this it a of However, because, to course, who because as also this of have that it playing certainly to to sometimes partly we with in of we've I'm need has hard told you obviously and incredibly on out going retailers about it kids the disruption that about accelerating now And online. and being lot it years replan think to is the

Andrew Crum

one there's with game there portfolio phenom impact and that Okay. any one just is battle just been your Or across Got kids that it. this And maybe Brian, which success there the that layout me. free-to-play then there's for any business? from video last teenagers, sense is incredible impact an sense Fortnite, on not. it's -- is

Brian Goldner

game. Well, we really fun like really Fortnite. It's a

People them the up obviously, want, Fortnite they Our play We that anytime They serving any seen business game. haven't game. at impact say to digital gaming And also are both playing anywhere. is that's fantastic. area them as in an we respect think really games, and increasingly the and I as way licensed well would like And should Backflip. we're we games with similarly. our

Operator

FBR. Riley next the comes Our question B. with Anderson Susan from line of

Susan Anderson

performed that talk mean you product if other if, similar I Toys"R"Us. is the And NERF more What Europe versus to some I think gave -- performed expectations like I coming than half. maybe you than NITRO will by Were Like, And could in worse And there things was? color had revenues? you include saw out products, you was the you also the for impact new -- expected? your quarter. second pressure but segment, NERF and wondering it? about just give maybe know on some something points of how if you that performance this was could how any have in excluding

Brian Goldner

Yes.

in X Obviously, POS. NERF have up our sizably Rival, fastest-growing those then of segments a of segment this and new is Elite segment we are number then So initiatives coming our is year. from and Nerf Modulus. All largest

product expanded channels made because and price that and we've product in development a points and building some addition new to development of there at have in growth opportunity. new We different new

new retail half. Our the And inventory bring is for initiatives second for NERF we'll down.

half We have about. major year haven't the second new of that for about a that we're the excited talked we initiative specifically

so time, well and well. And we're that the about track incredibly that performed And over continued NERF continue continue we internationally to obviously, NERF excited well U.S. has to will NITRO in progress. believe, its

three if at look think the I categories, first year consider of customer, a year you our quarter with was course. you a the in Toys"R"Us, year just an fact If obviously ago, significantly situation than that ago there was we shipped, number this less Toys"R"Us evolving

manage so transforming organization, digital we and and bring social transitioning including of changing our assets, team, our to our data commerce, analytics. composition new sales And that retail redeploying, we on how retail including and business, to are digital marketing, content capabilities

really the business. All build of important those how elements we for are

XXXX where this Toys"R"Us is business that rearview that's And And in is to the And it that's I Obviously, the U.S. few the the So we'll in clearly, view. and quarter. is grow through. would working we of quarters. point Toys"R"Us the in what first say, in in put our continue reason beyond. will mirror we're next

Susan Anderson

that on Black products you And Okay. the also sets continue Panther. like it one outperform Great. up That's War setting Infinity this up has helpful. And the reads think a movie? to MARVEL last early for early then there Avengers: great well. this any on been Do to and looks Obviously, is year? success,

Brian Goldner

Yes.

is incredibly So in quarter. first MARVEL has performed sale for outperformed the strong. MARVEL well and The point very of

really that the -- lineup Spider-Verse, are Panther, for Spider-Man: product calendar this even about excited Venom stretches there innovation lines, have the and year releases throughout all including We they're we're supported X supporting, throughout robust a Wasp, and then our Deadpool, Ant-Man in that's We're and theatrical the by Avengers, that and Black lineup Into product lines. year. fun and very

Panther, very and entertainment for which have is products We're we is that's home We around great. a product which the product that's product, Infinity role-play the our in also Black Hero the about Avengers: Panther excited Gear, have including augmented LEGENDS MARVEL coming for War. for holidays, And Vision modular coming new that system. the Black reality customizable series window Assembler beyond

of lot so from entertainment and excited. So MARVEL, again, robust innovation a we're very coming very

Operator

Wells is of with question Fargo. the next from The line Tim Conder

Timothy Conder

And previous have sounded take questions of had be the inventories, in a Deb, it channel, to here. it feel comfortable. normalized, the in you that get pretty you sounds on should those in A couple the a in lot answer, year elsewhere mentioned like like, answered, normalized channel. but been the those Europe

-- then So and when then company-level inventories just would And term you back the you to to normal? do reaffirm levels see that. that

Deborah Thomas

And quality going what's a up be with also in going it's those and quite bit and Well, it. revenues, through talked being Avengers yes, retailers come or or retail Walmart our and NERF a that and have of cutting certainly was Toys"R"Us large inventory, we as omni-channel why retail online is or more play, quite a Europe. acceleration like like BEYBLADEs Amazon Alibaba to see we believe, the it and still that the levels Toy go-forward, We piece with about of although BABY that said saw said model, From Fair, a we've to an do the into down that good a and away, year the or items up end about last and ALIVE we we have continue of more to we bit it Tmall. work side. pure to Target; on move like there, pick of bit we a what our at

our past in that they have inventory we supply retailers right we make hand much to more the traditional and it You that they longer to would going have put it the run through when to inventory brick-and-mortar because a when -- expect -- when they to it. want take sure that tend levels than I closer have. have would want than in And time those higher they're lead to like retailers warehouse than sell on

revenue bit a higher, we not It be to but would So expect good they as levels our we inventory move, higher the expect than the we inventory in all and held quarter will probably have past. probably decline. bit It this a as they'd inventory. run is deliberately because high with

Brian Goldner

you on the if import first was shift it just look point, side. mix domestic five To domestic of Yes. at in points the to direct the quarter, higher Deb's

So it's XX-XX, XX%, XX%.

points five went it So the higher side. on domestic

Timothy Conder

which on been couple Okay. industry much or in of has And front, then Russia, there? that very the strong provide over for sales your years. the China the I relation to little in comment bit International Any in update guess not us and a you last could

Brian Goldner

impact in cleanup, it We full forward, continues as was really us. XXXX. more the talked through Brazil we're And Yes. just to the move in very us. finishing China, some similarly, well emerging emerging the the and well. Russia, good beliefs up moving and And for time. up business. of that track we that markets about where And optimistic sentiment about and we consumer Chinese to had work absent a Russian business it well was It's year digits, very economy business the the again, Brazilian retail then for there. some growth inventory double Asia will about grow our perform clean we perform reiterate quarter. to over our and that continue business for been in seen feel markets overall wanted extremely finalized we We've But our FX, first

Timothy Conder

then expensed QX in and And here? changes those pretty Or you were for Okay. accrued lastly, organizational well that any more anticipate here?

Deborah Thomas

year. that as do happen, we the throughout throughout said, planned we the business. this actually, had always things there's So And we to

level However, anything throughout we wouldn't expect the of year. this

Operator

the Gerrick line from Capital Markets. of BMO is question next Johnson Our with

Gerrick Johnson

bottom was XXX? from what impact revenue onetime line and So ASC the

Deborah Thomas

immaterial. was It

Gerrick Johnson

quarter? in you gross first revenues can the us Toys"R"Us Okay. tell were the And what

Brian Goldner

revenues 'XX. Toys"R"Us sizably, QX 'XX the versus that significantly, down said We've No. QX were obviously

Deborah Thomas

either. they weren't remaining their of there's business. say rest material in some disruption would And forget, the I of don't

So as while is with U.S. piece, businesses the there as uncertainty a also quarter very throughout their happen other to term. we're to long prudent them big going being this and what's the careful to remains

Gerrick Johnson

question An you. accounting for Okay.

sales liquidation, anymore? revenue be supported prior isn't into do you you allowances since goes reverse -- those that booked to inventory you So or that going Toys"R"Us when by do the were against reserve

Deborah Thomas

on is if what of quarter. the Depending the it allowance promotional Because actually recall, that some is. you items for within happened

we would collect record and have we is the what for of So we we the reserve net, balance wouldn't net felt what revenues day. our at that we end

Gerrick Johnson

what basis? million bad then $XX And on the Okay. that debt, after-tax a was pretax

Deborah Thomas

$XX.X impact or was It million -- was basis on pretax pretax a basis. a about total, $XX on In million. $XX million the

Gerrick Johnson

what on just Toys"R"Us and bad the on impact was debt, from after-tax the just debt? pretax to was wait, bad be clear, just Toys"R"Us So what the

Deborah Thomas

said bad was that just on bad On just believe the debt. debt, I I $XX.X it million the

Gerrick Johnson

or Is pre post-tax? that

Deborah Thomas

That's pretax.

Gerrick Johnson

their some because liquidation much you said not liquidation. cut that that shipping on you How stopped to you want Okay. My question retailers wanting orders? against to from last to is, is back not against items of also and Toys"R"Us did decision compete compete

Brian Goldner

No. It really that. related goods We've wasn't flowing to throughout. been

QX. are no, growing partners in very have average. that have But and for on lower-revenue the our so this gearing us. quarter It's QX timing there. historically for demand other. year, about retail versus and some are the initiatives with on could certain things. in strong We one quarters very was QX are is It POS, a new just and QX And the interested really retailers occurred our Obviously, decision up

Toys"R"Us to number any for to us expand add with their new enable them that Just initiatives plans up ways. them to should pick time and of takes continue business to the in

Operator

with from question the MKM Handler line Partners. next Eric comes The of

Eric Handler

Deb, the gross that for seems margin. the the Entertainment you. big Licensing -- down helped in or in growth XX%, like if you one was seems It question a a gross dig margin? into Games that business could for What margin. takes gaming little headwind in with the Wondered on like puts and business the drive down really and it's bit your more the gross

Deborah Thomas

Brian in it talked exciting Stretch and Entertainment very with Well, about is And Armstrong. mentioned Netflix Licensing. we earlier relationship our when

was performing see new continues And a And first Entertainment business. from So quarter coming TRANSFORMERS: we the EARTH quite digital is on within Licensing. well. in that side, that revenue in well. business a our do of initiative the WARS rest the and bit digital to mix

licensing have not was Products better and things one a Stretch I well so as would But the protect very about and of really our getting Armstrong, flowed standpoint reasonable Consumer as mix business well. going our a in standpoint it in impacts on that to overboard pricing from some really, allowances. having that margins a I'll margin, on Licensing, from excited addition As point normally gross and Entertainment again. business of from And into get and we to mix the hedges function just out the

to that instill it's hit the discipline business try margin to our really in goal. gross that So we

Operator

Davidson. from next D.A. Bolton-Weiser Linda with the Our of is question line

Linda Bolton-Weiser

the sales, go will if there your And what of that? first XX% some was kind Do XXXX, like, actually way, brick-and-mortar industry toy Is modeling, in because any would percent I've sales term. help have be sales? having give -- would quarters, XX% in item, for quarter there's over actually to you any X% secondly, talk it XX% was on heard impulse-purchase views half be Toys"R"Us been curtail some away. or of of XX% That of you then Can your just to demand demand in 'XX? Toys"R"Us that the sales fewer with the estimates the of helpful. in long locations And XX% of it's would to an first even

Brian Goldner

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that kind retail of are us seen channels. enable expanding an of right to net building kind over around and the the this great or telling building footprint. these new We're our we're be X States in go kind will of the again, products. product course destination. partners. closures new doors is either XX,XXX what us new patterns. that of right products, And the away United all all just have years, believe in described we built We stories team we business last So play mentioned than for natural the don't any we're I've We we're because those build to there that innovative will retail more

buy So We the adds basis. increasingly on to so basket, we people an which store, come retail pickup see people increasing do into online. in this see

going number product, new up to get buying picking online ways from and product, in can You're picking that to today online up of to consumers see up reserving pick a stores.

minds, in is any building no And that think to the across we're be grow environment. there ways to purchase. seen so we and model that move in there, number I there there's buying evidence -- is of no continue to and capability gap the again, the people in consumer allows will shopping available our the this this We've it the And converged believe reason even to disruption. what's year-to-date, industry retail And in should with grow.

Operator

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Debbie Hancock

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