[Given the positive performance of its] Star Wars ... be a profitable line for us this year. |
As a result of our strong cash flow and continued efforts to strengthen our balance sheet we improved our year-over-year debt, net of cash position by $300 million despite having repurchased $31.8 million of common stock year to date, |
I think there's a much greater level of caution -- you could also say it's a much higher level of responsibility. |
Overall, I would certainly agree that it is not helpful that these costs are increasing, but also it is not going to be materially adverse to our potential profitability. |
We are particularly pleased to have re-established year-over-year revenue growth in our Games segment, with continued strength in a number of our traditional board games, as well as new introductions in the plug and play category. |
We have an extra ten years to exploit this property. The Star Wars property is a high gross margin area. It generally requires less advertising because its the movie that drives interest in the merchandise. |