"The global Hasbro team executed a strong quarter with revenue and profit gains while managing a dynamic trade and inventory environment," said Deborah Thomas, Hasbro's chief financial officer. "As part of this process, we incurred some additional costs and took more inventory into the U.S. than typical. Despite these steps, margins improved, Hasbro's overall inventory position declined, and we generated healthy operating cash flow. We are generating cost savings from our plan and are on track to deliver approximately $50 million in net savings this year.