The company said net revenues for Q2 2024 fell to $995.3 million from $1,210.0 million a year earlier, a decrease of 18%. It cited a decline of $160.4 million (90%) in the Entertainment segment and a decline of $130.7 million (20%) in the Consumer Products segment as the main factors. The Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming segment rose $76.4 million (20%).

1. 01

   The company said net revenues for Q2 2024 fell to $995.3 million from $1,210.0 million a year earlier, a decrease of 18%. It cited a decline of $160.4 million (90%) in the Entertainment segment and a decline of $130.7 million (20%) in the Consumer Products segment as the main factors. The Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming segment rose $76.4 million (20%).

2. 02

   The company said operating profit for the first six months of 2024 (6 months) was $328.3 million, or 18.7% of net revenues, compared with an operating loss of $170.7 million in the same period a year earlier. It also said the first six months of 2023 included a goodwill impairment charge of $231.2 million.

3. 03

   The company said net revenues for the Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gaming segment in the first six months rose 15% to $768.3 million, and that operating profit was $369.9 million (48.1% of segment net revenues). It cited higher digital licensing of Baldur's Gate 3 and MONOPOLY GO! as drivers of the revenue increase.

4. 04

   The company said it issued $500.0 million of 6.05% fixed-rate Notes due 2034 on May 2024, and that net cash provided by operating activities for the first six months of 2024 was $365.1 million ($119.2 million in the same period a year earlier). It said it plans to use the proceeds from the issuance and cash on hand to repay the Notes due 2024, and that as of June 30, 2024 the proceeds from the issuance were invested in short-term investments.

Key figures

Quarter ended June 30, 2024

Revenue

$995M

Operating income

$212M

Net income

$139M

EPS

$0.99

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