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Playboy Enterprises Inc.

(PLA) is in the Media Industry

Market Cap:$109.9M

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$339.8M

Public
US

Dow Jones Description

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

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
Investor Group Also Said to Eye Playboy

11/13/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Playboy empire may be for sale

11/13/09 - Mgmt. Change Leaving - CEO - View Story
Memo Pad: Playboy's Stock Hop... Free Falling... PR Changes... Posted Nov 13, 2009

11/13/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
UPDATE 2-Playboy to outsource magazine ops to American Media

11/24/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Playboy's Stock Spikes on Takeover Talk

11/12/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

News & Analysis

earnings and playboy enterprises inc. - All News and Analysis

Playboy Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2009-11-05

Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Our first question will come from David Bank from RBC Capital Markets. David Bank - RBC Capital Markets Thank you. Good morning and thanks for all the color. A couple of questions -- first off, can you talk about -- I guess for the...

Tags: Call Transcript, Playboy, Earnings, Question, Strategy, Management, Seeking Alpha, Playboy Enterprises Inc.
Earnings: Playboy Q2 Loss Worse Than Expected; Digital Profits, Revs Drop

PaidContent - 2009-08-04

Although Playboy Enterprises (NYSE: PLA) had warned that its Q2 earnings would look worse than previously thought due to higher restructuring charges, the company still managed to miss analysts expectations. Playboy's net loss widened to $8.7 million ($0.26 per share) from $3.2 million ($0.10 per share) last year. Analysts...

Tags: Revenue, Income, Playboy, Earnings, Operational Accounting, Personal Finance, Finance, Entertainment, Adult, Media & Publishing, Magazines, Money, David Kaplan, Playboy Enterprises Inc.
Playboy Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2009-08-04

Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions We’ll take our first question from David Miller with Caris & Company. David Miller - Caris & Company Good morning. A few questions -- first of all, I think you guys -- Linda, correct me if I’m wrong, you’ve taken charges either restructuring or...

Tags: Call Transcript, Playboy, Earnings, Caris & Co., Real Estate, Marketing Research, Business Operations, Marketing, Seeking Alpha, Playboy Enterprises Inc.
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.
Playboy Enterprises Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2009-02-18

Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Our first question comes from David Bank – RBC Capital Markets. David Bank – RBC Capital Markets I have about five questions so if you can bear with me I’d appreciate it. The first one relates to the FX...

Tags: Playboy Enterprises Inc., Call Transcript, Earnings, Question, Financial Accounting, Finance, Seeking Alpha