Hasbro
Hasbro's logo used since September 2008 | |
Headquarters in Pawtucket, Rhode Island | |
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| Company type | Public |
| NYSE: HAS (until 2010) | |
| Industry | Toys and entertainment |
| Founded | December 6, 1923 (as Hassenfeld Brothers) 1944 (as Hasbro) |
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| Headquarters | Pawtucket, Rhode Island , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Revenue | US$4.136 billion (2024)[1] |
| US$690 million (2024)[1] | |
| US$386 million (2024)[1] | |
| Total assets | US$6.340 billion (2024)[1] |
| Total equity | US$1.185 billion (2024)[1] |
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Number of employees | 5,600[3] (December 2023) |
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| Website | corporate |
| Footnotes / references Financials as of December 31, 2024.[1] | |
Hasbro, Inc. (/ˈhæzbroʊ/; a syllabic abbreviation of its original name, Hassenfeld Brothers) is an American multinational toy manufacturing and entertainment holding company founded on December 6, 1923 by Henry, Hillel and Herman Hassenfeld and is incorporated and headquartered in Pawtucket, Rhode Island.[5] Hasbro owns the trademarks and products of Kenner, Milton Bradley, Parker Brothers, and Wizards of the Coast, among others. As of August 2020, over 81.5% of its shares were held by large financial institutions.[6]
Among Hasbro's products are Transformers (except for Japan), G.I. Joe, Power Rangers, Rom the Space Knight, Micronauts, M.A.S.K., Monopoly, Furby, Nerf, Potato Head, Bop It!, Play-Doh, Twister, and My Little Pony, and with the Entertainment One (now Lionsgate Canada) acquisition on December 30, 2019, franchises like Peppa Pig and PJ Masks. Hasbro also spawned TV shows to promote its products, such as Family Game Night on Discovery Family, which has been co-owned by Hasbro since 2014. The company sold Entertainment One to Lionsgate (now Starz Entertainment) on December 27, 2023, however, it kept eOne's family brands and eOne's stake in Astley Baker Davies, placing them into a new division known as Hasbro Entertainment, formed on August 16, 2023.[7] The company celebrated their 100th anniversary on December 6, 2023. Hasbro primarily competes with Mattel.
- ^ a b c d e f "Hasbro Reports Fourth Quarter and Full-Year 2024 Financial Results". Hasbro. February 20, 2025. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
- ^ a b c d "DEF 14A". Sec.gov. Archived from the original on January 15, 2022. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
- ^ "Hasbro Inc. FY 2023 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. February 28, 2024. Retrieved December 10, 2024.
- ^ Hoofer, Christian (February 25, 2021). "Wizards of the Coast Gets a Big Promotion at Hasbro". ComicBook.com. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2021.
- ^ "10-K". 10-K. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- ^ "HAS Institutional Holdings". NASDAQ. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
- ^ Jackson, Angelique; Shafer, Ellise (August 3, 2023). "Lionsgate Closes Deal to Acquire E1 From Hasbro for $500 Million". Variety. Retrieved November 20, 2023.