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MAT: Bull or Bear?
Bullish on MAT ...
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-10.50%
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356 days
Analysts' Recommendation: Buy 30 Days Ago: Buy Analysts' Target: $24 Analysts' Targets BWS Financial $26 Buy Friday, June 06, 2008 BWS Financial $26 Buy Friday, June 06, 2008 Lehman Brothers $22 Overweight Tuesday, April 22, 2008 Wedbush Morgan Securities $22 Buy Tuesday, April 22, 2008 Caris & Company $24 Above Average Tuesday, April 22, 2008 Needham & Co. $27 Hold Friday, February 01, 2008 Mattel, Inc. and its subsidiaries design, manufacture, and market various toy products worldwide....
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If Its Mattel It's Not Swell
MAT
-27.94%
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665 days
Mattel (MAT) has become the latest poster child for a grossly mismanaged supply chain. Yes they have been sourcing in China to take advantage of low wages and other efficiencies. But somehow the drive to efficiency allowed them to lose control over their products and actually endanger innocent children. This is a major management failing. Yes we can engage in China bashing. Yes there have been some unacceptable substances such as lead found in toys and their components. Yes there are some bad actors in China who appear to have no scruples. But the biggest problem is Mattel'...
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Mattel Not So Swell
MAT
-18.49%
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203 days
(closed on 09/07/07)
Mattel Inc (NYSE:MAT) served up some psuedo good results. EPS is up but the number was partially tricked by reducing total amount of shares outstanding. Income before taxes increased from $652 million to $683 million. The provision for taxes dropped dramatically from $235 million to $91 million. I almost never believe huge drops in income tax when they happen and fully expect some restatement in the future. This low level of taxation will probably not hold in future quarters. Management essentially makes no comment about it in the press release and probably does not want to talk about...
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Fundamental Analysis
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-32.82%
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907 days
- Carseat bills in California
- Risen 40% in past year
- 4 out of 10 analysts say buy, 5 out of 10, hold
- American Girl movie/sales growing
- Barbie sales slowly conquering Bratz
- Perennial kid's movies licensing
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