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Hey... that is pretty cool armor for a midwife! Awesome strip. Elan Tarquin.

Potty mouth.

Sure it is. Future and Present Value of Money Time Value of Money If Wikipedia was working for me, I'd link to more information. The equations used assume that the long term value won't change dramatically (like, due to a successful movie, not that D&D has had any of those), but factoring that...

I did mention the short and long terms. It's not hard to compare the short and long terms against each other, to see which outweighs the other.

Maybe, but some of us are knowledgeable about general business practices--we won't figure out the amount, but we can take a stab at the direction of change, if any.

Hasbro is probably not likely to have several HR departments and policies, at least in the United States. So, I'd argue that it's no indication of WotC necessarily either.

That's true. I'm using "good" and "bad" very loosely, to imply that, in the absence of other information, a cost is "bad" and less cost is "good." It certainly doesn't imply anything overall about the overall story or the longer term story.

There are some other hard numbers in your link. Net Profit Margin 8.77%, for example, as well as links to more information. Also, 2.83% on the day is a) beating the rest of the market by a lot (which is pretty stellar) and b) unreliable, since stocks fluctuate wildly.

There are some other hard numbers in your link. Net Profit Margin 8.77%, for example, as well as links to more information.

The value of D&D as an IP and the value of D&D as a game are each part of the overall value of D&D. Hasbro certainly has a dollars-and-cents valuation of D&D in the short and long terms, and if the overall value of D&D is going down, they're losing money, and they're better off selling.

The value of D&D as an IP and the value of D&D as a game are each part of the overall value of D&D. Hasbro certainly has a dollars-and-cents valuation of D&D in the short and long terms, and if the overall value of D&D is going down, they're losing money, and they're better off selling.

This simply isn't true. Layoffs typically come after or during bad periods or possibly in anticipation of bad periods. Research has shown that such layoffs increase productivity, reduce costs, and end up in relatively good results. And, it's good that research shows this, because it backs up the...

If D&D was going down in flames, they'd cut bait and sell. Holding on to it would result in further losses.

To answer this question, no one does. Well, except the WotC people, probably. Hasbro doesn't list segments in that much detail, though net revenue in "Games and Puzzles" is up 7% year-over-year. Though, Transformers is their biggest line. The only mentions I can find from their 2009 annual...

You missed my point, maybe. Companies will certainly say how they're doing. If they're going to do poorly, they'll say so. Therefore, company announcements that they're doing well shouldn't necessarily be disregarded.

There are two things being talked about here: business strategy and "how the company is doing." Companies usually won't say they have a bad business strategy. They will say when they're not doing well. At least, Hasbro will. Companies provide forecasts of how their profits are going to look...

Possibly, but that doesn't mean they spend a significant amount of time considering their options to the extent their productivity suffers. It's not like they make sure they have back-up jobs waiting for them (based on what the Rouse said). Linae Foster described that after layoffs, you grieve...

So you agree that WotC has both short term and long term goals with D&D, and that it has been profitable? Planning the size of your workforce ahead of time is a sign of stability. This is how large businesses are run. You may not be familiar with how large businesses are run. Re this and less...

As has been mentioned, success and size of workforce are not necessarily correlated. Computers caused a lot of people to lose jobs, but businesses did well. Just because you successfulmake a point doesn't mean it has any bearing on reality. I've seen plenty of companies say the future doesn't...

"Collectively" doesn't make you right. Previous has nothing to do with turning a profit. Hope has nothing to do with turning a profit. Companies want profit to be greater than zero at all time periods, regardless of other periods, and they consciously plan for it when possible. You posted that...