Spin Master Corp. announced financial results for the year ended Dec. 31, 2016. Highlights include an increased revenue of $338.4 million, up 30.9 percent from $258.4 million in Q4 2015. Excluding revenue from Swimways Corp., which was acquired in Q3 2016, Q4 revenue grew 26.1 percent.
In Constant Currency terms, revenue increased by 33.9 percent relative to Q4 2015. Gross Product Sales increased 30.9 percent to $376.2 million, compared to $287.5 million in Q4 2015, driven by sales of Paw Patrol and Hatchimals, which more than offset declines in Meccano, Kinetic Sand, and Air Hogs Star Wars products. Excluding Swimways, Gross Product Sales grew 26.3 percent.
Other Revenue, which primarily reflects merchandising royalty and television distribution income from products marketed by third parties using Spin Master’s owned intellectual property, as well as app revenue from Toca Boca and Sago Mini (acquired in Q2 2016), increased 53.8 percent to $12.3 million from US$8.0 million in Q4 2015.
Gross profit in Q4 2016 increased 30.7 percent to $172.0 million, representing 50.8 percent of revenue, compared with $131.6 million, or 50.9 percent of revenue in the comparable period last year, reflecting higher sales volume
Adjusted Net Income was $9.3 million, or $0.09 per share, compared to $6.7 million, or $0.07 per share, in Q4 2015. Adjusted EBITDA was $22.9 million in Q4 2016 compared with US$13.6 million in Q4 2015.
