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Robert A. Eckert , CEO/Chairman of the Board/Director

www.mattel.com

Industry: Consumer Goods

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The Company designs, manufactures and markets of toy products worldwide through sales to its customers and directly to consumers.

Portfolio Articles

Kenneth Feld
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Aug 28 2008
Top 10 Business Scandals of 2007
Portfolio.com salutes the most embarrassing business escapades of the year.

Nov 19 2007
On the Cusp of Holidays, More Toy Recalls
Chinese-made toys recalled for containing date-rape drug.
Nov 08 2007
China-Made Cribs Recalled
Regulators say faulty design, not shoddy manufacturing, is to blame for entrapments, deaths.
Sep 21 2007
Mattel to China: Sorry
Toymaker blames recalls on design flaws, not China.
Sep 21 2007

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News Feeds

Experts fear economy may spur sales of unsafe toys AP
Nov 12 2008
Mattel aims to stop rival from selling Bratz dolls AP
Nov 11 2008
Toy maker Mattel to cut 1,000 jobs worldwide AP
Nov 06 2008
Mattel cuts about 1,000 jobs citing economy Reuters
Nov 06 2008
Sector Snap: Toy makers AP
Nov 04 2008
Toy makers fall along with broader market AP
Oct 24 2008

Portfolio Blogs

Barbie: Where the Girls Aren't
Apr 21 2008
Facebook Scrabble is Here, Sort Of
Apr 07 2008
David Leonhardt: Whacking Flacks with Their Own Words
Nov 11 2007

Gap: Refusing to be the Mattel du Jour
Oct 31 2007
Simplicity for Children: Awfully Quiet Out There
Sep 28 2007

Press Releases

Mattel Announces 2008 Annual Dividend Nov-21-2008, 02:42PM EST
Zacks Sell List Highlights: Forest Oil Corp, Health Net Inc, Mattel Inc, Methanex Corp. Nov-17-2008, 02:18PM EST
Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co. Names New Corporate Officers Oct-30-2008, 08:50AM EDT
Communispace and Mattel Win Prestigious Analyst Award for Using a Customer Community to Get it Right with Moms Oct-29-2008, 12:47PM EDT
Zacks Analyst Blog Highlights: MetLife, Inc., ZymoGenetics, Inc.,Advanced Medical Optics, Inc., Mattel, Inc. and Hasbro, Inc. Oct-22-2008, 06:00AM EDT

News From Around the Web

News

Mattel Announces 2008 Annual Dividend (MSN Money)

Nov 21 2008
Barbie Gets Her Own Runway Show (Glamour)

Nov 21 2008
Survey Rings True: Massive Layoffs This Year (Certification Magazine)

Nov 21 2008
Support and Hot Wheels after fire (CNN)

Nov 20 2008
Miley Cyrus battles Barbie, Bratz (BizJournals)

Nov 20 2008
Amazon Offers Easy-Open Packaging (Sci-Tech Today)

Nov 20 2008
Barbie takes Manhattan (The Press, New Zealand)

Nov 19 2008
Barbie defeats Bratz in $100m lawsuit (London Times)

Nov 19 2008
Check Out Line: Hannah Montana rising (Reuters)

Nov 19 2008
Earth Talk (Boca Raton News)

Nov 18 2008

Blogs

Hasbro attempts to put best foot forward on analysts' call (Blogging Stocks)

Nov 18 2008

Employees

Number of Employees: 31,000

Revenue per Employee: $184,072

Top Executives

Bryan Stockton, President, Divisional

Thomas A. Debrowski, Divisional Executive VP

Ellen L. Brothers, Subsidiary President/Executive VP

Neil B. Friedman, Divisional President

Geoff Massingberd, Senior VP, Divisional

Kevin M. Farr, CFO

Alan Kaye, Divisional Senior VP

Robert Normile, Senior VP/Secretary/General Counsel

H. Scott Topham, Senior VP/Controller

Michael A. Salop, Divisional Senior VP/Treasurer

Board of Directors

Vasant M. Prabhu, Director

Ronald L. Sargent, Director

Dr.Andrea L. Rich, Director

Michael J. Dolan, Director

Michael A. Salop, Divisional Senior VP/Treasurer

Dr.Frances D. Fergusson, Ph.D., Director

Kathy Brittain White, Director

Dean A. Scarborough, Director

G. Craig Sullivan, Director

Christopher A. Sinclair, Director

Tully M. Friedman, Director

Robert Normile, Senior VP/Secretary/General Counsel

Dominic Ng, Director

Financials

Quarterly

Annual

Income Statement	10/2008	07/2008	04/2008	02/2008
Sales	1.05 Bil.	574.47 Mil.	479.24 Mil.	1.14 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	900.1 Mil.	537.96 Mil.	440.06 Mil.	1.05 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	315.3 Mil.	73.23 Mil.	6.69 Mil.	362.1 Mil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	327.5 Mil.	31.5 Mil.	-43.75 Mil.	369.6 Mil.
Total Net Income	238.1 Mil.	11.78 Mil.	-46.65 Mil.	328.5 Mil.
Basic EPS, Total	0.66	0.03	-0.13	0.9
Diluted EPS, Total	0.66	0.03	-0.13	0.89

BALANCE STATEMENT	10/2008	07/2008	04/2008	02/2008
Cash and Equivalents	446.8 Mil.	384.41 Mil.	624.86 Mil.	901.1 Mil.
Total Assets	3.22 Bil.	2.38 Bil.	2.2 Bil.	2.59 Bil.
Total Liabilities	1.95 Bil.	1.16 Bil.	826.51 Mil.	1.57 Bil.
Total Capitalization	3.18 Bil.	3.09 Bil.	3.24 Bil.	2.86 Bil.

Cash Flow	10/2008	07/2008	04/2008	02/2008
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	NA	-529.68 Mil.	-264.44 Mil.	NA
Net Cash From Investing Activities	NA	-35.73 Mil.	2.95 Mil.	NA
Net Cash From Financing Activities	NA	40.94 Mil.	-28.26 Mil.	NA
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	NA	-516.74 Mil.	-276.28 Mil.	NA

Income Statement	2008	2007	2006	2005
Sales	3.19 Bil.	2.87 Bil.	2.63 Bil.	2.51 Bil.
Gross Operating Profit	2.78 Bil.	2.78 Bil.	2.55 Bil.	2.59 Bil.
Operating Income before D & A (EBITDA)	730.1 Mil.	901.08 Mil.	839.52 Mil.	913.3 Mil.
Total Income Before Interest Expenses (EBIT)	774.4 Mil.	763.61 Mil.	728.54 Mil.	774.02 Mil.
Total Net Income	600 Mil.	592.93 Mil.	417.02 Mil.	572.72 Mil.
Basic EPS, Total	1.56	1.55	1.02	1.37
Diluted EPS, Total	1.54	1.53	1.01	1.35

BALANCE STATEMENT	2008	2007	2006	2005
Cash and Equivalents	901.1 Mil.	1.21 Bil.	997.73 Mil.	1.16 Bil.
Total Assets	2.59 Bil.	2.85 Bil.	2.41 Bil.	2.64 Bil.
Total Liabilities	1.57 Bil.	1.58 Bil.	1.46 Bil.	1.73 Bil.
Total Capitalization	2.86 Bil.	3.07 Bil.	2.63 Bil.	2.79 Bil.

Cash Flow	2008	2007	2006	2005
Net Cash From Continuing Operations	NA	875.95 Mil.	466.68 Mil.	570.37 Mil.
Net Cash From Investing Activities	NA	-314.78 Mil.	-82.19 Mil.	-108.06 Mil.
Net Cash From Financing Activities	NA	-374.12 Mil.	-537.32 Mil.	-466.35 Mil.
Net Change in Cash & Cash Equivalents	NA	207.82 Mil.	-159.1 Mil.	4.15 Mil.

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