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Operator

Greetings. Welcome to Hasbro’s First Quarter 2021 Earnings Conference Call. At this time all participants are in a listen-only mode. [Operator Instructions] Please note that this conference is being recorded.

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

Debbie Hancock

Thank you and good morning everyone.

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Brian Goldner

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Deb Thomas

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Operator

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Mike Ng

for two. morning. have I Great. Thank much just you the very and good question,

expectations First, at your sense in bit very a EBIT TV major about the for you shows that you Thank deliveries are half? the could talk much. quarter, full little for the of contributors could then about current that the happening margin you more the second be margins bigger And Any eOne revenue? should in second, year? given to performance talk strong

Brian Goldner

Mike. morning, Good Sure.

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Deb Thomas

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Gaming Our entertainment. Consumer Brian it’s talked in have whether and been demand in positive trends and and Digital about just strong, Products has we business,

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Mike Ng

you, Thank Deb. Thank Great. Brian. you,

Brian Goldner

Thanks.

Operator

The Please is coming next Eric question Partners. from the your with MKM question. of Handler with proceed line

Eric Handler

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Brian Goldner

Sure.

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Eric Handler

very you Thank much.

Operator

line Our Jefferies. from Steph is proceed the with Wissink your Please with of question question. next

Steph Wissink

everyone. you. Thank Good morning,

Brian Goldner

morning. Good

Steph Wissink

you. for of I one Deb, just had a questions. this couple housekeeping is

your expense be QX quarter. is Wizards going mentioned and, more quarters to future that remarks to going Brian, you was biggest you significantly think the cadence some think, mentioned impact in I on I

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Brian Goldner

Sure.

I’ll So, Deb I’ll question. start, then and let your comment on

So, in. the look throughout said our to and at we we’re come see deliveries as we year, eOne really QX, we’ve seeing expect growth,

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Deb Thomas

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Steph Wissink

Very helpful. you. Thank

Operator

question. Our with line next question with your comes from the of David Beckel Berenberg Capital. proceed Please

David Beckel

I a I questions. lot thanks if could. have two, the Hey, for

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Brian Goldner

Yes. Sure.

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David Beckel

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Brian Goldner

Yes.

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Deb Thomas

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David Beckel

so Thanks much. Great.

Operator

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

Arpine Kocharyan

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Brian Goldner

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Arpine Kocharyan

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Brian Goldner

No.

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Arpine Kocharyan

you very Thank much.

Operator

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Tami Zakaria

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Deb Thomas

Tami. morning, good Hi,

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Tami Zakaria

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Deb Thomas

Yes.

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Tami Zakaria

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Deb Thomas

but pressures, to the I of the second continued half price we increases year. mitigate think plans in have with seeing we’re

Tami Zakaria

it. Got

very That’s you much. helpful. Okay. Thank so

Operator

Thank you.

with Our from Drew of the with Please proceed your next question. line is question Crum Stifel.

Drew Crum

then relates as insight around season this on consumer this to year? a in anticipating press Okay. separately Deb, Brian, retailers? seemed the you a little into deleveraging return of of Music any much Thanks. last year Thanks. behavior Are or you have It detail more that? Good similar how morning, retailers part products, release holiday accelerate last night, for with to the it sale start guys. do are we shape pre-COVID-XX earlier business. plans the the you And mentioned year. do you to to the shopping give planning Can

Brian Goldner

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across important robust clear we As are increases important to we’re that and consumer. important that our again this – retail. to look growth plans, categories The our business sales these really retailers’ are increasingly the seeing it’s at are

see, and summertime. promotional already to that windows those and will few windows we then going in at lining A a of the kinds up around beginning QX. big occur we’re of occurring our is promotional of big believe, of what plans the So, very opportunities retailers, additional number major

say the and would we’re begin at QX, retailers. that major but from several big also for I so windows that it’s multiple seeing really during different early of categories promotional continue So And will and period. best holiday accelerate our retailing

Deb Thomas

the we the to said, we the third late early in perhaps as the close quarter to net the and far as de-lever. And in anticipate quarter, Right. deal second using proceeds, as expect proceeds do we

prepay As we will – likely you of or structured expectation could thereafter. we no the you around with shortly at that we recall, something it the is so our eOne frame debt deal, time penalties. components that several will see And

Drew Crum

Got guys. it. Thanks,

Operator

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

Gerrick Johnson

be Good morning. have two promise I quick. Thank to questions. you. I

Where is down inventory much follow-up, mentioned And I up, that retail and in why? most was a markets. by then First, and you it have please. how

Brian Goldner

year we bit have increasing inventory Sure. or a slightly demand line is where it’s But And ago these business. say, very of Retail a inventory sales. overall, below. either small a increases. it’s kind games little very, our bit little with is business, are and and in Wizards our up would up in I just with

Gerrick Johnson

revenue, were said that grow Okay. Got three still adjusted to just last time it. and adjusted you case? clarify, that segments And to income, all Is operating the expected EBITDA.

Brian Goldner

is. It

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provided this about year. confident guidance very feel we yes, So that earlier we the had

Gerrick Johnson

All right. Fantastic. Thank you, Brian.

Operator

Please the Our Fred comes from proceed your question. Research. with Wolfe next line question with Wightman of

Fred Wightman

are just result a as I Are overall Brian’s restocking channel in are inventories today follow way of you retail to or comfortable where inventories? you wanted morning. with any Good comments. on seeing up guys. Hey, POS constrained

Brian Goldner

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Fred Wightman

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Brian Goldner

really Yes, got an of are coming. new games the array team’s that

have plans. We really robust

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Fred Wightman

Great. you. Thank

Operator

with of Brisco question your next from The Please question. Devin America. line of with Bank the is proceed

Devin Brisco

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Brian Goldner

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Devin Brisco

Netflix in on how that is get just implications deals deal Sony know deals terms business the and you just in signed Disney, And $X hoping with that and of were and But in combined, to Thanks. billion thoughts was output recently with That’s I eOne, the signed about I Ireland recently deals helpful. related eOne, UK And in investment you’re for to Sky. in really unprecedented. more output thinking future. the which your for potential

Brian Goldner

content Yes. what’s and to incredible to platforms, are that we an across organization partners, a from selling Apple in to risk-mitigated Netflix Well, of the that’s great has in relationships way look, very eOne board any OTT great Amazon been is to building historically with effective been where about number the others.

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Devin Brisco

you. Thank

Operator

Thank you.

your Our question. Shawn Collins with comes proceed with Citigroup. from line final Please question the of

Shawn Collins

Hi, Thanks. morning. and Deb. Brian Good Great.

Brian Goldner

morning. Good

Deb Thomas

Good morning.

Shawn Collins

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Brian Goldner

in Look, the a I’ll we interest Deb we comment from early received business. very on, comment. and of Well, lot let –

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Deb Thomas

And Brian for how get company really we focus fit to to driving to the results as Right. Blueprint it’s like elements that this about continue acquisition double-digit continuing expect – said, we the they just on for the us, into our Brand revenue our core year. and strategic of growth

company. is forward look team, we So a to great and and working we place. that go continue business them, a they’re our look growing with music great great a Hasbro We forward in to entertainment as forward, play think

Shawn Collins

you helpful. That’s Great. Thank very much.

Operator

closing I’ll time, to turn back Debbie floor this At for the Hancock you. Thank remarks.

Debbie Hancock

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Hasbro (HAS) 28 Apr 212021 Q1 Earnings call transcript