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JAKKS Pacific

JAKK
49
Leisure · Consumer Cyclical
Exchange
NASDAQ
Winston Score
49
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Mixed quality — meaningful strengths and weaknesses.
Data as of Aug 23, 2026 · filings through Jun 30, 2026
How the score breaks down
Quality
Weak
Growth
Mixed
Cash Flow
Strong
Stability
Exceptional
Valuation
Strong
Dividends
Strong

Winston Score History

The full picture

JAKKS Pacific is a toy company that designs and sells toys, dolls, costumes, and activity sets for children. Its products include action figures, fashion dolls, Halloween costumes, and licensed toys based on popular characters from Disney, Nintendo, and other entertainment brands. The company sells mainly to large retailers like Walmart, Target, and Amazon, as well as specialty toy stores across North America and internationally.

JAKKS Pacific makes money by selling physical products to retailers, who then sell them to consumers. The company operates primarily in the United States but also sells in Europe and other international markets. Its competitive position depends heavily on licensing deals with major entertainment companies, which gives it access to popular characters but also creates risk — if those licenses expire or go to a competitor, revenue can drop quickly. With thin operating margins around 2-3%, the company has little room for error, and rising manufacturing costs or weak holiday season sales could significantly hurt its bottom line.

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Quality

Profit per sale
Gross Margin
32.2%
Modest — 32.2% gross margin
Profit after running costs
Operating Margin
-0.1%
Losing money on operations — -0.1%
Return on the money invested
ROCE
5.7%
Weak — 5.7% return on capital

ROIC between 5% and 15%. They earn 5 to 15 cents back per year on every dollar invested.

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Growth

Sales growth
Sales YoY
-14.7%
Shrinking sales (-14.7% YoY)
Profit growth
EPS YoY
-59.2%
Earnings shrinking (-59.2% YoY)

Earnings per share down more than 10%. Either a bad year, or a real decline.

How steady the profit is
EPS Consistency
5/8 quarters
Mixed — about half the quarters showed growth

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Cash Flow

Profit that turns into cash
Cash Conversion
197%
Turns 197% of profit into real cash
Spare cash per sale
FCF Margin
3.2%
Thin free cash flow (3.2%)

FCF margin between 0% and 10%. Some cash from sales, but not a lot.

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Stability

What it owes vs what it owns
Debt / Equity
0.06
Conservative — low debt load (0.06)
Covers its interest
Interest Cover
52.59x
Comfortably covers interest (52.6x)

Interest coverage above 8. Profits cover interest many times over.

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Valuation

Price vs profit
P/E Ratio (TTM)
17.4x
no trend
Fair value — P/E 17.4

P/E in the normal range. Price is roughly $15 for every $1 of yearly profit.

Cheaper or dearer next year
P/E vs Forward
+4.6
GROWING
Earnings expected to grow meaningfully — cheaper on forward P/E (17.4 → 12.8)

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Dividends

Dividend
Dividend Yield
3.92%
no trend
Moderate income — 3.92% yield

Standard yield zone for stable dividend payers. A meaningful piece of total return.

Dividend record
Dividend Growth
+22.0%
no trend
Dividend growing fast (22.0% YoY)

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