Mattel Inc. (MAT:NASDAQ)

Mattel Inc. announced that the Board of Directors has approved the company's common stock annual dividend for 2009 of seventy-five cents per share. The dividend is payable on Dec. 17 2009, to stockholders of record on Nov. 30, 2009.

Mattel Inc. announced unaudited consolidated earnings results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009. For the quarter, the company reported net sales of $1,791,875,000 compared to $1,946,315,000 for the same period last year. Operating income was $336,454,000 compared to $315,349,000 for the same period last year. Income before income taxes was $304,633,000 compared to $307,108,000 for the same period last year. Net income was $229,842,000 or $0.63 basic and diluted per share compared to $238,098,000 or $0.65 basic and diluted per share for the same period last year. For the nine months, the company reported net sales of $3,475,718,000 compared to $3,978,045,000 for the same period last year. Operating income was $313,758,000 compared to $309,422,000 for the same period last year. Income before income taxes was $200,325,000 compared to $203,235,000 for the same period last year. Net income was $229,842,000 or $0.55 basic and diluted per share compared to $238,098,000 or $0. 56 basic and diluted per share for the same period last year. Net cash flows used for operating activities was $318,807,000 compared to $666,577,000 for the same period last year. Purchases of other property, plant, and equipment was $32,837,000 compared to $80,466,000 for the same period last year.

Mattel Inc. reported unaudited earnings results for third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2009. For the quarter, the company reported net income of $229.8 million or $0.63 per basic share on net sales of $1,791.9 million compared to net income of $238.1 million or $0.65 per basic share on net sales of $1,946.3 million for the same period a year ago. Income before income taxes was $304.6 million compared to income before income taxes of $307.1 million for the same period a year ago. For nine months period, the company reported net income of $200.3 million or $0.55 per basic share on net sales of $3,475.7 million compared to net income of $203.2 million or $0.56 per basic share on net sales of $3,978.0 million for the same period a year ago. Income before income taxes are $263.0 million compared to income before income taxes of $262.2 million for the same period a year ago. Cash flows used for operating activities was $319 million compared to cash flows used in operating activities of $667 million for the same period a year ago.