secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     MATTEL INC /DE/ (MAT)
CIK:        0000063276
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-10-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001628280-23-035111
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Mattel Q3 net sales +9% to $1.92B, adj. EPS $1.08 beat, raises FY23 guidance
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- Net sales $1,919M (+9% as reported, +7% CC); adjusted EPS $1.08 vs $0.82 prior year.
- Gross margin 51.0% (+270 bps); adjusted EBITDA $580M (+$106M); FY23 adj. EBITDA guided to $925-975M.
- Dolls category +27% (Barbie, Disney, Monster High); Vehicles +18% (Hot Wheels); Action Figures -19%.
- Repurchased $60M of shares in Q3, bringing YTD total to $110M.
- North America +10%, International +10% (+3% CC), American Girl -13% (reported and CC).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63276/000162828023035111/0001628280-23-035111-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/63276/000162828023035111/mat-20231025.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001628280-23-035111

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