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MVL
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Learning the lessons of early failures from the 1970s, MVL has learned to capitalize on its IP. Aside from the Spiderman (Sony) and X-Men(Fox), MVL now secures financing and develops films based on its properties and, as a result, will retain the lion's share of the profits. Iron Man was the first big hit and, coupled with the Incredible Hulk, sets the table for the Avengers franchise, which is full of potential spin-offs if done well. Iron Man 2, Captain America, Thor and Avengers are all in the pipeline. The future is bright.
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Iron Man
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+0.87%
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(closed on 08/08/08)
<> This is a momentum pick. The movie opened really well at the box office over the weekend(I saw it on Friday, good movie). Marvel has already announced a sequel and a new slate of superhero movies being released in the next few years. I have NO idea how Thor or Captain America will do. I think that momentum money will carry this stock up 7 points in the next couple of months.
A few years ago, Marvel significantly changed their business model. Previously, Marvel was principally a toymaker and licensor. This conservative strategy didn't help them cash in onthe b<><>...
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Iron Man
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+0.87%
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(closed on 08/08/08)
<> This is a momentum pick. The movie opened really well at the box office over the weekend(I saw it on Friday, good movie). Marvel has already announced a sequel and a new slate of superhero movies being released in the next few years. I have NO idea how Thor or Captain America will do. I think that momentum money will carry this stock up 7 points in the next couple of months.
A few years ago, Marvel significantly changed their business model. Previously, Marvel was principally a toymaker and licensor. This conservative strategy didn't help them cash in onthe b<><>...
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Ironman cometh
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+124.20%
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The Spiderman effect is predictable and you should buy before and sell on release. But this upcoming year there will be a new trick that gets added... not predictable at all because it has never happened with this stock (yet.)
What happens when a hotly anticipated movie comes out that Marvel owns *all* the income from? Even if the movie "tanks" and only brings in the cost of production, such a movie would prove that Marvel has the chops to increase it's income exponentially.
If the movie succeeds... Even modestly, they will be adding as much to the bottom line from the movie ...
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Marvel Suggests Hasbro/Spidey Toy Sales Not Hot
MVL
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<> On Marvel's (mvl) earnings call today, the company hinted at what I wrote back in June and has since become apparent: That sales of Hasbro's (has) Spider-Man toys have been a disappointment. According to Marvel CFO Ken West, "While Hasbro has not been disappointed with licensed Marvel toy sales to date, we have reduced our forecast for the second half of 2007 to the low end of their forecasts to reflect a possibility of lower reorders..." Hasbro, you may recall, paid Marvel a minimum guarantee over of $215 over five years, with $100 million paid up front. Marvel for...
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From the Blogosphere
Marvel’s Earnings Slip – Analyst Blog
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Marvel Entertainment Inc. (MVL), a character-based entertainment company engaged in the licensing, publishing and film production businesses, recently reported third-quarter 2009 results.
The quarterly earnings of 26 cents a share bettered the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 24 cents but fell sharply by 59.4% from 64 cents delivered in the prior-year quarter. Total revenue also tumbled 42.1% year-on-year to $105.7 million. The fall in both the top and bottom lines was due to lower licensing and film production revenues.
Licensing revenue slipped 15.8% to $48.9 million, whereas film production rev...
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DreamWorks Animation ready to rise?
Filed under: Analyst reports, Viacom (VIA), Marvel Entertainment (MVL)  DreamWorks Animation (NYSE: DWA) received a nice gift from Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) today. The cartoon studio has been put on the institution's famous Americas Conviction Buy list, according to an article out on Reuters. <>Goldman Sachs believes that the company should see a lot of prosperity in the next six months. The stock might even rise as high as $45 per share, if the price target is to be believed. The premium attached to 3-D movie tickets is part of the thesis here. As well as something else, something a lot more po...
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Disney's movie business suffers another setback with 'Surrogates'
Filed under: Time Warner (TWX), Walt Disney (DIS), Sony Corp ADR (SNE), Film, Marvel Entertainment (MVL), Lions Gate Entertainment (LGF) <> Disney (NYSE: DIS) desperately wants to get its movie business back in some kind of order. Look no further than the recent departure of Dick Cook. According to the Los Angeles Times, the studio head was forced to resign by CEO Bob Iger because of poor performance (Iger was right to do this, but I'm not sure he's any smarter than Cook, to be honest . . .). Unfortunately, Disney's latest project, Surrogates, starring Bruce Willis, might not do much to help th...
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Details emerge on Disney Marvel deal…
 Late yesterday, Disney (DIS) filed the S-4 on its $4 billion deal to acquire Marvel (MVL) and there were a couple of interesting new details that emerged in the filing. One of the places that I always like to start is the “background of the deal” to see when the wooing — all that talk about synergies — began. The back and forth between the two companies on the way to the deal table is almost always worth at least a quick skim and this one didn’t disappoint.
<>In this case, Disney’s CEO Bob Iger and Marvel’s Chairman David Maisel met back on Feb. 18 though the filing makes it sound as<><><><><>< /><><><>< />< /><>< /><><>< /><>< /><>< /><>< /><>< />< />...
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News Corp.'s 'Ice Age' sequel proves Pixar isn't only game in town?
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