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Playboy Enterprises Inc.

(PLA) is in the Media Industry

Market Cap:$99.0M

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$339.8M

Public
US

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Playboy Enterprises is a brand-driven, international multimedia entertainment company that publishes editions of Playboy magazine around the world; operates television networks and distributes programming globally; owns Playboy.com, a leading men's lifestyle and entertainment website; and licenses the Playboy trademark internationally for a range of consumer products and services.

Number of Employees 678

Contact Information

680 North Lake Shore Drive

Chicago, Illinois 60611

www.playboyente...

(312) 751-8000

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Cable and Other Subscription Programming: 515210

Company News

Recent Events

UPDATE 3-Playboy, Iconix deal unlikely--source

12/16/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Playboy mum on report Inconix is ending sale talks

12/16/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Playboy Enterprises Appoints Robert Campbell As Interim CFO - Quick Facts

12/16/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - CFO - View Story
Playboy shares plunge on report sale talks are off

12/16/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
PLAYBOY ENTERPRISES appoints JIMMY JELLINEK to the new position of CHIEF CONTENT OFFICER

12/02/09 - Mgmt. Change Entering - Other - View Story
Distribution Services, Inc. DSI Announces Newsstand Distribution Agreement with Playboy...

11/24/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Playboy to outsource publishing to American Media

11/24/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
BRIEF-Oak Hill Capital denies interest in acquiring Playboy

11/18/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Playboy CFO to Step Down

11/17/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - CFO - View Story
Playboy, Helicos: Early Volume Plays

11/17/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - Vice President - View Story
Playboy CFO Linda Havard Resigns - Update

11/16/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - CFO - View Story
Golden Gate Capital Says Not In Merger Talks With Playboy PLA

11/17/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

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Playboy Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2009-05-11

Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions We will take our first question today from David Miller from Caris & Company. Please go ahead. David Miller - Caris & Company Linda, just a housekeeping item on the asset impairment charge of $5.5 million -- is that sort of a...

Tags: Asset, Call Transcript, Playboy, Earnings, Caris & Co., RBC Capital Markets, Asset Management, Corporate Governance, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Seeking Alpha, Playboy Enterprises Inc.
Interview: Christie Hefner: 'Change Will Be Good For The Company'

Content Next - 2008-12-10

I'd hoped to see Christie Hefner in New York Tuesday, where she was supposed to lead Playboy's presentation at the UBS Global Media and Communications conference. Instead, she was in Chicago when we spoke by phone a day after her surprising announcement that, after two decades heading the family...

Tags: Playboy, Barack Obama, Corporate Governance, Recruitment & Selection, Investment, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Finance, Entertainment, Adult, Media, Magazines, Staci D. Kramer, Playboy Enterprises Inc.
Breaking News: Christie Hefner Out As Playboy Chairman, Will Leave CEO AND Board Posts As Well

Content Next - 2008-12-08

Christie Hefner, CEO of Playboy Enterprises (NYSE: PLA) for the last two decades, is leaving the family business, stepping down as chairman today and as CEO Jan. 31, 2009. It looks like a complete break: she will leave the board when a new CEO is found. Effective immediately, board...

Tags: Board, Chairman, Playboy, CEO, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Industry Moves, Media, Magazines, Staci D. Kramer, Playboy Enterprises Inc.
Breaking News: Christie Hefner Out As Playboy Chairman, Will Leave CEO AND Board Posts As Well

Content Next - 2008-12-08

Christie Hefner, CEO of Playboy Enterprises (NYSE: PLA) for the last two decades, is leaving the family business, stepping down as chairman today and as CEO Jan. 31, 2009. It looks like a complete break: she will leave the board when a new CEO is found. Effective immediately, board...

Tags: Board, Chairman, Playboy, CEO, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Staci D. Kramer, Playboy Enterprises Inc.
Breaking News: Christie Hefner Out As Playboy Chairman, Will Leave CEO And Board Posts As Well

Content Next - 2008-12-08

Christie Hefner, CEO of Playboy Enterprises (NYSE: PLA) for the last two decades, is leaving the family business, stepping down as chairman today and as CEO Jan. 31, 2009. It looks like a complete break: she will leave the board when a new CEO is found. Effective immediately, board...

Tags: Board, Playboy, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Entertainment, Adult, Industry Moves, Media, Magazines, Staci D. Kramer, Playboy Enterprises Inc.

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PLA $3.46 -0.38 (-9.90% )

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Average Volume	513,705
Shares Outstanding	28.62M
Market Cap	99.0M
Year High	5.22
Year Low	1.1
Earnings Per Share	-5.08
P/E Ratio	-0.68
Dividend	N/A
Yield	N/A

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