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The Motley Fool September 23, 2005 M.D. Mitchell	American Girl Taunts Barbie Although Barbie will probably never be replaced by another doll, sales of the icon have dwindled over the past few years, leading some to wonder what's going on at Mattel. Is it a good time to buy Mattel before the upcoming holiday season?
The Motley Fool April 17, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Mattel Doesn't Play Around Mattel beats estimates, even as Barbie slumps closer to home. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Mattel Makes the Grade Toy maker Mattel has reported improved second-quarter earnings. However, trouble on the horizon includes weakness in the company's quintessential Barbie brand.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	More Upside: Hasbro or Mattel? Hasbro outshines Mattel in their latest quarters, once you dig beneath the surface.
The Motley Fool October 19, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Hasbro Beats Mattel, Again Sorry, Barbie, but you're no match for Optimus Prime.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Buy the Better Toymaker Hasbro outshines Mattel in their latest quarters, once you dig beneath the surface.
The Motley Fool February 3, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Even the Toys Are Crying Toy sales keep going the wrong way at Mattel.
The Motley Fool January 29, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Kiss and Mattel Mattel wraps up the year with another strong quarter. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Mattel's Barbie Blues Cutthroat competition and a possibly slow holiday season mean lower net profits and net revenues for Mattel.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Mattel Plays It Right The toy giant's diversification moves continue to pay off. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 20, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	A Tale of Two Toymakers Hasbro is greater than Mattel. Again.
The Motley Fool February 21, 2006 Philip Durell	Barbies Gone Wild? Mattel needs to let Barbie go wild to make the company a worthwhile investment at today's price of $17 and change. In the meantime, Mattel continues to produce a ton of free cash flow, pays a 2.9% dividend yield, and continues to buy back shares.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2011 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Mattel 1, Hasbro 0 Hasbro has a quarter that gets uglier the closer you look.
The Motley Fool October 16, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Heavy Mattel Mattel has a better-than-expected showing as it heads into the holidays. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool October 6, 2004 Rich Duprey	Barbie Belts One Out Bad financial results, bad press, down-on-its-luck stock. It's a value investor's feeding trough! Yet Mattel signed a record deal and dominates the "Hot Dozen" toy list amid a turnaround.
The Motley Fool October 15, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Mattel Has Toys in the Attic Toy sales keep going the wrong way at Mattel. The toymaker posted sluggish third-quarter reports this morning, but that's just the tip of iceberg.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Let's Play a Game With Toymakers How well do you know Hasbro and Mattel? Let's see whether you can tell them apart.
BusinessWeek December 8, 2003 Gene G. Marcial	Mattel: It's Still Swell An analyst is upbeat on Mattel stock.
The Motley Fool February 6, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Hasbro Plays to Win Hasbro has a solid quarter, on the heels of last week's healthy report from Mattel. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 21, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	The Toys Are Back in Town Hasbro posted better-than expected results, powered by success in its homegrown toy brands and its licensing deal with Marvel
The Motley Fool October 17, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	Barbie's So Not Pretty Picture How can investors be surprised that Mattel reported a bad quarter?
The Motley Fool November 21, 2007 Rich Duprey	Black Friday: Recalling Mattel's Story Is Mattel a good value right now? The top toymaker has strategies in place to make 2007's recalls a thing of the past.
The Motley Fool June 14, 2004 Alyce Lomax	Mattel's Operation Barbie The toy maker is trying to build off the strength of its Barbie brand to delve into several other products, including clothing for adult women that could launch this fall.
The Motley Fool July 26, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Mattel's Radica Move The toy giant becomes the answer to an electronic gaming pioneer's ultimate question. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2010 Tim Beyers	Time to Take Another Look at Mattel? The toy maker best known for Barbie and Hot Wheels has a long-standing relationship with Time Warner to produce toys for the company's DC Comics characters.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2005 Nathan Parmelee	New Challenges for Mattel? Sales growth is in place, but Mattel loses ground in margins. However, there is still a solid value thesis in place because the company generates plenty of free cash flow.
The Motley Fool August 27, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Barbie 1, Bratz 0 A federal court jury is awarding Mattel $100 million in its long-standing case against MGA Entertainment over the Bratz doll line.
The Motley Fool February 9, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Hasbro Lands on the Island of Misfit Toys Hasbro's six-quarter-streak of beating expectations comes to an end.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Star Wars: Magic Words for Toys Hasbro earnings beat expectations on strong Star War toy sales. Shares are selling for 18.1 times 2005 estimated earnings. That's a fat premium for a stock expected to grow earnings 10% annually for the next five years.
The Motley Fool October 28, 2005 M.D. Mitchell	Mattel: So Cheap, It's Scary With the toy maker's stock near five-year lows, is it finally time to buy?
The Motley Fool April 5, 2004 Nathan Parmelee	Mattel's New Strength A stronger balance sheet, share repurchases, and effective management make Mattel an attractive stock.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2005 Rich Smith	Dueling Fools: Mattel Bull Despite recent weakness in its sales of Barbie- and Hot Wheels-brand toys, Mattel remains a strong producer of cash. And no toy company pays its investors a better dividend for their patience.
The Motley Fool September 16, 2008 Rich Duprey	Bratz Pout Over Mattel Settlement The battle over Bratz has been something of a Pyrrhic victory for Mattel. While the jurors in the trial sided with the toymaker, the damage done to its own iconic Barbie brand has been substantial.
The Motley Fool September 5, 2007 Rich Duprey	Another Recall Nightmare at Mattel For the third time in a month, the giant toymaker announces another massive toy recall. This time it is 800,000 accessories for Barbie dolls, Mattel's biggest seller, bringing the total number of recalled toys to an astounding 20 million.
BusinessWeek July 28, 2003 Christopher Palmeri	To Really Be a Player, Mattel Needs Hotter Toys Mattel is selling toys, not soap or cornflakes. Good brand management goes only so far in a business that caters to children's whims. Like it or not, the key to success is launching innovative products and promoting the heck out of them. If you don't do it, your competitors will.
The Motley Fool January 31, 2008 Rich Duprey	Misfit Mattel Beats Recall Bumble Toymaker Mattel reports higher fourth-quarter revenue and earnings, even though domestic sales fall.
The Motley Fool August 28, 2007 Rich Smith	Mattel Pulls Out Its Wallet Mattel announces that it has added $500 million to its share buyback authorization, the latest installment of a program that has seen the toymaker retire 81.4 million shares over the past four years.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2005 John Reeves	Dueling Fools: Mattel Bear Recent history has been dire for investors in this toy maker.
The Motley Fool October 16, 2007 Rich Duprey	Mattel's Fake Plastic Smile Despite management's best efforts to sound optimistic, toymaker Mattel's fourth quarter should be anything but jolly.
The Motley Fool September 11, 2007 Rich Duprey	Can We Believe Mattel? The toy maker is on the defensive over recalls, but are assurances of good sales believable? Will consumers be willing to take the risk on the company's products this holiday season?
The Motley Fool April 21, 2008 Rich Duprey	Foolish Forecast: JAKKS Pacific Not Toying Around In advance of earnings, analysts expect toymaker JAKKS Pacific to show a huge jump in profits.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	That's Swell, Mattel The toy giant comes up flat, but scores a relative victory. Mattel ultimately earned $0.58 a share before one-time items. That's better than the $0.52 per share it earned in the fourth quarter of 2004, and well ahead of the $0.49 mark that Wall Street was expecting.
The Motley Fool November 24, 2009 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Throw This Stock Away The long view of Mattel is problematic.
The Motley Fool December 22, 2005 John Reeves	Dueling Fools: Mattel Bear Rebuttal Sorry Mattel, smart investors know that you've got declining margins, disappointing returns, and an unimpressive business strategy.
The Motley Fool April 18, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Mattel's Woes Continue Same old story at Mattel -- soft sales and raw material cost pressures eat away at the company. The dividend might be the only return shareholders can expect to receive in the near term.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2011 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Where the Toys Aren't Unless the current trend changes -- and fast -- it's going to be a blue Christmas for the traditional toy makers.
The Motley Fool April 18, 2005 Jeremy MacNealy	A Flat Tire for Mattel Flat sales and eroding profit margins are two reasons why an investor needs to be patient, requiring an extra level margin of safety before being a buyer of this stock.
The Motley Fool April 19, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Toying Around with Analysts Hasbro follows Mattel's lead in posting blowout results.
The Motley Fool July 24, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Use the Force, Hasbro The toy giant's performance slips on an expected dip in Star Wars toy sales. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 19, 2007 Steven Mallas	4Kids Not 4 Me 4Kids Entertainment issues a quarterly loss -- but are things about to pick up? Investors, take note.