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Chris Cocks

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
617 total appearances

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Bloomberg Talks
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Talks Grown-Up Toys, Tariffs

And I think you're seeing it in terms of what their multiples look like and contraction in that business.

Bloomberg Talks
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Talks Grown-Up Toys, Tariffs

Oh yeah, I mean, for sure.

Bloomberg Talks
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Talks Grown-Up Toys, Tariffs

There's a couple things at play.

Bloomberg Talks
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Talks Grown-Up Toys, Tariffs

First off, those collector-oriented businesses, gamified and adult-oriented businesses tend to not be tariff-exposed.

Bloomberg Talks
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Talks Grown-Up Toys, Tariffs

Imagine The Gathering, the majority of the product that we sell in the U.S.

Bloomberg Talks
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Talks Grown-Up Toys, Tariffs

is printed in the U.S., so there's no tariffs associated with it.

Bloomberg Talks
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Talks Grown-Up Toys, Tariffs

Digital games don't have tariffs because they're made and published here in the U.S.

Bloomberg Talks
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Talks Grown-Up Toys, Tariffs

for U.S.

Bloomberg Talks
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Talks Grown-Up Toys, Tariffs

audiences.

Bloomberg Talks
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Talks Grown-Up Toys, Tariffs

So that really helps.

Bloomberg Talks
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Talks Grown-Up Toys, Tariffs

And then last but not least, because you're dealing with audiences that, you know, 20, 30, 40, in my case, 50 years old or more,

Bloomberg Talks
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Talks Grown-Up Toys, Tariffs

They tend to have a better personal balance sheet.

Bloomberg Talks
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Talks Grown-Up Toys, Tariffs

They tend to have less elasticity of demand.

Bloomberg Talks
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Talks Grown-Up Toys, Tariffs

And so you just have a bit more pricing power even when you have to take prices if there's something that's tariff exposed.

Bloomberg Talks
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Talks Grown-Up Toys, Tariffs

With kids, you tend to be dealing with families on budgets.

Bloomberg Talks
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Talks Grown-Up Toys, Tariffs

They're pinching pennies a little bit more.

Bloomberg Talks
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Talks Grown-Up Toys, Tariffs

Parents are always gonna prioritize their kids, but there's only so many dollars to go around during Christmas or a birthday.

Bloomberg Talks
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Talks Grown-Up Toys, Tariffs

So I think 70% of our business, maybe upwards of 80% of our business are focused on that collector gamified business.

Bloomberg Talks
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Talks Grown-Up Toys, Tariffs

And then moving forward, probably 90 to 95% of our investment are focused there.

Bloomberg Talks
Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks Talks Grown-Up Toys, Tariffs

And I think that's what investors are appreciating today about our story.