BNET Industries
Market Cap:$361.6M
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$903.3M
- Public
- US
Dow Jones Description
Toys & Related Products Mfr, Developer & Marketer
Chairman & CEO
Jack FriedmanNumber of Employees 998
Contact Information
22619 Pacific Coast Hwy Ste 250
Malibu, California 90265-5080
(310) 456-7799
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Game, Toy, and Children's Vehicle Manufacturing: 339932
Recent Events
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Jakks to raise $85 million through private placement
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JAKKS Pacific® Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results
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Wedbush Lifts Target on JAKKS Pacific JAKK to $18
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Charges drag down Jakks
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JAKKS Pacific Reports Second Quarter 2009 Results
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Jakks Pacific Secures Poof-Slinky Distribution Deal
News & Analysis
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Jakks: Traders Positioning for Lower Prices
optionMONSTER submits: By Mike Yamamoto Jakks Pacific JAKK gapped down yesterday on a convertible-bond sale, and traders are still positioning for lower prices on the toymaker. by optionMONSTER
JAKKS Pacific, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. We will now begin the question and answer session. Operator Instructions Our first question comes from Edward Woo of Wedbush Securities. Edward Woo - Wedbush Morgan Securities Yeah, good quarter. I had a question. Was there any impact from foreign exchange? Joel Bennett No....
JAKKS Pacific: What's in the Box?
Saj Karsan submits: Investors will often gauge a business' ability to make money by looking at its operating income over a period of several years. But investors who ignore the line items on the income statement which fall below operating income can miss out on some crucial details. Consider JAKKS...
JAKKS Pacific, Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you. Operator instructions Our first question comes from Luke Shagets from Sterne Agee. Please go ahead. Luke Shagets – Sterne Agee Thank you. Good morning. Jack Friedman Good morning. Luke Shagets – Sterne Agee Yes, just real quick, what is your expectations in terms of full...
JAKKS Pacific, Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions We’ll pause for just a moment to compile the Q&A roster. Your first question comes from the line of Arvind Bhatia with Sterne, Agee. Arvind Bhatia - Sterne, Agee Good morning, everyone. Jack Friedman Good morning Arvind. Arvind Bhatia - Sterne, Agee ...
No Say on CEO Pay at Jakks Pacific
According to an employment agreement disclosed in a proxy statement filed last week, Jack Friedman, CEO of the Jakks Pacific Inc. -- maker of World Wrestling Entertainment action toy figures, Pokémon and Hannah Montana products -- became eligible for an aggregate $9.75 million in a single-annuity retirement benefit (spread equally...
JAKKS Pacific Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from the line of Drew Crum of Stifel Nicolaus. Drew Crum - Stifel Nicolaus Good morning, everyone, it's Stifel Nicolaus. I'll now start with your revenue guidance for the year that you're reaffirming. It implies less than 2% growth in the...
Jakks Pacific Inc. Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Earnings Call ExcerptJakks Pacific Inc. JAKK Q1 2008 Earnings Call April 23, 2008 9:30 am ET Genna Rosenberg – Media Relations Jack Friedman – Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO Joel Benneth – CFO Analysts Anthony Gikas – Piper Jaffray Steve Epstein - Defiance Asset Management Todd Schwartzman -...
JAKKS Pacific® Pumps-Up Boys Action Portfolio With Master Toy License for American Gladiators
MALIBU, Calif. -- JAKKS Pacific, Inc. (NASDAQ:JAKK) today announced that it signed an exclusive worldwide Master Toy License with MGM Consumer Products for American Gladiators[R], the hit competition-based television program that airs on NBC. JAKKS[R] expects to launch a line of American Gladiators toys and related products in Spring 2009,...
JAKKS Pacific Inc. Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Tony Gikas. Jack Friedman Good morning, Tony. Tony Gikas - Piper Jaffray Congratulations on a terrific year. Couple of questions for you. The joint venture income was a big change in the fourth quarter. Maybe you could...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Stephen G. Berman | President, Chief Operating Officer & Secretary |
| Joel Bennett | Chief Financial Officer |
| Genna Rosenberg | Vice President, Corp Comm & Ir |
| David C. Blatte | Director |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Friedman | Chairman & CEO |
| Dan Almagor | Board Director |
| Michael G. Miller | Board Director |
| Murray L. Skala | Board Director |
| Robert E. Glick | Board Director |
Since co-founding JAKKS Pacific, Inc. in 1995, Jack Friedman has served as the company’s chairman and chief executive officer. Under Mr. Friedman’s leadership, JAKKS Pacific was included in Forbes magazine’s 2002 list of the best 200 small companies in America for the third year, and was also named to FORTUNE magazine’s annual list of the 100 fastest-growing companies in America for the fourth year in a row. Prior to his positions at JAKKS Pacific, from January 1989 until January 1995 Mr. Friedman was president, chief executive officer and a director of THQ, Inc., a publicly held company that develops and sells interactive games and software. From 1970 to 1991, Mr. Friedman held executive positions at several other toy companies, including that of president and chief operating officer of LJN Toys, Ltd., a toy and software company. When MCA/Universal, Inc. acquired LJN in 1986, Mr. Friedman continued as president until MCA’s sale of LJN in late 1988.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| JAKKS Pacific, Inc. | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| THQ Inc. | chief executive officer | Former |
| THQ Inc. | President | Former |
| THQ Inc. | Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Road Champs, Inc. | President | Current |
| Flying Colors Toys, Inc. | President & COO | Current |
| JAKKS Pacific, Inc. | President, Chief Operating Officer & Secretary | Current |
| JAKKS Pacific, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| The Balanced Approach | President | Former |
| JAKKS Pacific, Inc. | Executive Vice President | Former |
| JAKKS Pacific, Inc. | Co-Founder | Former |
| The Balanced Approach | Owner | Former |
| JAKKS Pacific, Inc. | Coo | Former |
| JAKKS Pacific, Inc. | President | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Road Champs, Inc. | Cfo & Vice President | Current |
| JAKKS Pacific, Inc. | Chief Financial Officer | Current |
| Flying Colors Toys, Inc. | CFO | Current |
| JAKKS Pacific, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Hampden Group, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Tti Technologies, Inc | Chief Financial Officer | Former |
| Tti Technologies, Inc | Vice President | Former |
| Young Corporation | Auditor | Former |
| Warner Bros Inc. | Former | |
| The Walt Disney Company | Former | |
| Interactive Entertainment | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| JAKKS Pacific, Inc. | Vice President, Corp Comm & Ir | Current |
Dan Almagor has been one of our directors since September 2004. Since March 1992, Mr. Almagor has served as the Chairman of ACG Inc., an advisory firm affiliated with First Chicago Bank One Equity Capital, a global private equity organization which provides equity capital financing primarily to private companies.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| JAKKS Pacific, Inc. | Board Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Centre Partners Management LLC | Managing Director | Current |
| Centre Partners Management LLC | Director | Current |
| Uno Restaurant Holdings Corporation | Director | Current |
| JAKKS Pacific, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette Securities Corporation | Senior Vice President | Former |
| Centre Partners Management LLC | Partner | Former |
| Farley's, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Farleys & Sathers Candy Co. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Case Logic, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Wharton Graduate School of the University of Pennsylvania | B.S. | Former |
| The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania | B.S. | Former |
Michael G. Miller has been one of our directors since February 1996. From 1979 until May 1998, Mr. Miller was President and a director of a group of privately-held companies, including a list brokerage and list management consulting firm, a database management consulting firm, and a direct mail graphic and creative design firm. Mr. Miller’s interests in such companies were sold in May 1998. Mr. Miller is currently retired.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| JAKKS Pacific, Inc. | Board Director | Current |
Murray L. Skala has been one of our directors since October 1995. Since 1976, Mr. Skala has been a partner of the law firm Feder Kaszovitz LLP (f/k/a Feder, Kaszovitz, Isaacson, Weber, Skala, Bass & Rhine LLP), our general counsel.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| JAKKS Pacific, Inc. | Board Director | Current |
| Traffix, Inc. | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| JAKKS Pacific, Inc. | Board Director | Current |
| Traffix, Inc. | Director | Former |
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