Mattel (NASDAQ:MAT), Inc. MAT is scheduled to report fourth-quarter 2020 results on Feb 9, after the closing bell. In the last reported quarter, the company’s earnings beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 150%.
Q4 Estimates
The Zacks Consensus Estimate for fourth-quarter earnings is pegged at 24 cents, indicating an improvement of 118.2% from the prior-year quarter. Over the past seven days, the estimates have remained stable. The consensus mark for revenues stands at $1.58 billion, suggesting growth of 7.4% from prior-year quarter.
Factors to Note
The company’s fourth-quarter results are likely to reflect the impact of strong product line-up, which includes core brands, licensed brands and lucrative product associations. Moreover, initiatives like product innovation, promotional strategies, digital efforts, and increased focus on structural simplification might have benefited the to-be-reported quarter’s performance.
Moreover, robust performance of Power Brands Barbie, Fisher-Price and Thomas & Friends Brand, and Hot Wheels is likely to get reflected in the fourth-quarter results. The Zacks Consensus Estimate for revenues for Power Brands Barbie, Fisher-Price and Thomas & Friends Brand, and Hot Wheels are pegged at $468 million, $345 million and $329 million, suggesting improvements of of 17.9%, 1.2% and 7.2%, respectively, year over year. Moreover, softness in North America sales might have persisted in the quarter to be reported.
Meanwhile, robust performance of Dolls, Action Figures, Building Sets, Games, and Other (comprising Star Wars: The Child plush, card games, including UNO, Jurassic World, and Pictionary) are likely to have driven company’s sales in North America.
Cost saving initiatives may have contributed to fourth-quarter margins. In first, second and third-quarter 2020, adjusted gross margin expanded 450, 410 and 410 basis points to 43.5%, 44% and 51%, respectively. This is likely to have been driven by savings from the Structural Simplification program and capital light, and the trend might have continued in the to-be-reported quarter.
What the Zacks Model Unveils
Our proven model predicts an earnings beat for Mattel this time around. The combination of a positive Earnings ESP and a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), 2 (Buy) or 3 (Hold) increases the chances of an earnings beat.
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Mattel has an Earnings ESP of +9.29% and a Zacks Rank #3. You can see the complete list of today’s Zacks #1 Rank stocks here.
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