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UNITED STATES

FORM 10-K

For the transition period from                                to                               

Commission File Number 0-28104

JAKKS PACIFIC, INC.

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (310) 456-7799

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:

Title of Class

Common Stock, $.001 par value

      Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period as the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes x     No o

      Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  o

      The aggregate market value of the voting and non-voting common equity (the only such common equity being Common Stock, $.001 par value) held by non-affiliates of the registrant (computed by reference to the closing sale price of the Common Stock on March 27, 2003) is $262,295,234.

      The number of shares outstanding of the registrant’s Common Stock, $.001 par value (being the only class of its common stock) is 24,933,007 (as of March 27, 2003).

Documents Incorporated by Reference

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JAKKS PACIFIC, INC.

INDEX TO ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K

For the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2002

Items in Form 10-K

DISCLOSURE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

      This report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. For example, statements included in this report regarding our financial position, business strategy and other plans and objectives for future operations, and assumptions and predictions about future product demand, supply, manufacturing, costs, marketing and pricing factors are all forward-looking statements. When we use words like “intend,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “plan” or “expect,” we are making forward-looking statements. We believe that the assumptions and expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, based on information available to us on the date hereof, but we cannot assure you that these assumptions and expectations will prove to have been correct or that we will take any action that we may presently be planning. We have disclosed certain important factors that could cause our actual results to differ materially from our current expectations elsewhere in this report. You should understand that forward-looking statements made in this report are necessarily qualified by these factors. We are not undertaking to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement if we obtain new information or upon the occurrence of future events or otherwise.

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Item 1. Business

      In this report, “JAKKS,” the “Company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to JAKKS Pacific, Inc. and its subsidiaries.

Company Overview

      We are a leading multi-line, multi-brand toy company that designs, develops, produces and markets toys and related products. We focus our business on acquiring or licensing well-recognized trademarks and brand names with long product histories (“evergreen brands”). We seek to acquire these evergreen brands because we believe they are less subject to market fads or trends. Our products are typically simpler, lower-priced, toys and accessories and include:

	•	Action figures and accessories including licensed characters, principally based on World Wrestling Entertainment® and the Dragon Ball® franchise, and toy vehicles, including Road Champs® die-cast collectibles, infrared radio controlled vehicles and Mighty Mo’s® and RemcoTM toy and activity vehicles;
	•	Craft, activity and stationery products, including Flying Colors® activity sets, compounds, candy, playsets and lunch boxes, and Pentech® writing instruments, stationery and activity products;
	•	Seasonal toys and leisure products, including kites, Funnoodle® pool toys, and StormTM water guns;
	•	Electronics products, including karaoke machines, Laser ChallengeTM and TV games;
	•	Junior sports, including Disney products, GaksplatTM and Storm;
	•	Child Guidance® toy foam puzzle mats and blocks, activity sets, outdoor products, plush toys and slumber bags; and
	•	Fashion and mini dolls and related accessories, including Disney® Princesses sold exclusively in The Disney Store chain.

      We continually review the marketplace to identify and evaluate evergreen brands that we believe have the potential for significant growth. We endeavor to generate growth within these brands by:

	•	creating innovative products under established brand names;
	•	focusing our marketing efforts to enhance consumer recognition and retailer interest;
	•	linking them with our evergreen portfolio of brands;
	•	adding new items to the branded product lines that we expect will enjoy greater popularity; and
	•	adding new features and improving the functionality of products in the line.

      In addition to developing our proprietary brands and marks, we license brands such as World Wrestling Entertainment, Nickelodeon®, Blue’s Clues®, SpongeBob SquarePants®, Winnie the Pooh®, Hello Kitty® and the Dragon Ball franchise. Licensing enables us to use these high-profile marks at a lower cost than we would incur if we purchased these marks or developed comparable marks on our own. By licensing marks, we have access to a far greater range of marks than would be available for purchase. We also license technology produced by unaffiliated inventors and product developers to improve the design and functionality of our products.

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      We have capitalized on our relationship with the WWE by obtaining an exclusive worldwide license for our joint venture with THQ, which develops, produces, manufactures and markets video games based on World Wrestling Entertainment characters and themes. Since the joint venture’s first title release in 1999, it has released 14 new titles. We have received $34.2 million as our share of the joint venture’s profit through December 31, 2002.

      On March 11, 2002, we acquired an initial controlling interest in Toymax International, Inc. (“Toymax”), a developer and marketer of toys and related products, and completed the acquisition on October 25, 2002. This acquisition also added toy brand names such as Laser Challenge and Creepy Crawlers® to our brand portfolio. In addition, pool-related products branded under the name Funnoodle and kites branded under the name Go Fly a Kite® further diversified our portfolio with products popular in the spring and summer seasons.

      In November, 2002, we acquired certain product lines, assets and assumed certain specific liabilities from Trendmasters, Inc. (“Trendmasters”). Trendmasters added the The Storm^TM brand of water guns, gliders and junior sports toys, seasonal products for Halloween, Christmas and Easter, and vehicles, action figures, dolls and playsets under multiple brands.

      Most of our current products are relatively simple and inexpensive toys. In 2002, approximately 70% of our revenue came from products priced at ten dollars or less at retail. We believe that these products have enduring appeal and are less subject to general economic conditions, toy product fads and trends, and changes in retail distribution channels. As of December 31, 2002, we had over 4,300 products in 19 product categories. In addition, the simplicity of these products enables us to choose among a wider range of manufacturers and affords us greater flexibility in product design, pricing and marketing. Our product development process typically takes from three to nine months from concept to production and shipment to our customers. We believe that many licensors and retailers recognize and reward our ability to bring product to market faster and more efficiently than many of our competitors.

      We sell our products through our in-house sales staff and independent sales representatives to toy and mass-market retail chain stores, department stores, office supply stores, drug and grocery store chains, club stores, toy specialty stores and wholesalers. Our five largest customers are Target, Kmart, Toys ‘R’ Us, Wal-Mart, and Kay Bee Toys, which collectively accounted for approximately 55.7% of our net sales in 2002. We have over 10,000 other customers, none of which accounted for more than 2.0% of our net sales in 2002.

Our Growth Strategy

      The execution of our growth strategy has resulted in increased revenues and earnings. In 2002, we generated net sales and EBITDA of $310.0 million and $49.2 million, respectively. Key elements of our growth strategy include:

      • Expand Core Products. We manage our existing and new brands through strong product development initiatives, including introducing new products, modifying existing products and extending existing product lines. Our product designers strive to develop new products or product lines to offer added technological, aesthetic and functional improvements to our product lines. In 2001, we expanded the use of real-scan technology in our action toys, which produces higher quality and better likenesses of the representative characters and vehicle parts. In addition, we introduced action figures with significantly greater ranges of motion, and expanded our electronic action figure recognition play sets.

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      • Enter New Product Categories. We will continue to use our extensive experience in the toy and other industries to evaluate products and licenses in new product categories and to develop additional product lines. We have entered the toy candy category through our internal creation of Tongue Tape^TM and expanded into slumber bags through the licensing of this category from our current licensors, such as Nickelodeon.

      • Pursue Strategic Acquisitions. We intend to supplement our internal growth rate with selected strategic acquisitions. Since our inception in 1995, we have successfully completed and integrated ten acquisitions of companies and trademarks. These include our acquisitions of Justin Products, Road Champs, Remco, Child Guidance, Berk, Flying Colors, Pentech, Kidz Biz, Toymax and most recently, Trendmasters. We will continue focusing our acquisition strategy on businesses or brands that have compatible product lines and offer valuable trademarks or brands.

      • Acquire Additional Character and Product Licenses. We have acquired the rights to use many familiar corporate, trade and brand names and logos from third parties that we use with our primary trademarks and brands. Currently, we have license agreements with the WWE, Nickelodeon, Disney, and Warner Bros., as well as with the licensors of the many popular licensed children’s characters previously mentioned, among others. We intend to continue to pursue new licenses from these entertainment and media companies and other licensors. We also intend to continue to purchase additional inventions and product concepts through our existing network of product developers.

      • Expand International Sales. We believe that foreign markets, especially Europe, Australia, Canada, Latin America and Asia, offer us significant growth opportunities. In 2002, our sales generated outside the United States grew 33.1% to approximately $53.2 million, or 17.2% of total net sales. We intend to continue to expand our international sales by capitalizing on our experience and our relationships with foreign distributors and retailers. Our recent expansion efforts included entering into a distribution agreement with Funtastic Ltd., an Australia based toy distributor. In addition, in December 2001, we acquired Kidz Biz for its distribution channels in the United Kingdom and surrounding territories. We expect both initiatives to continue to contribute to our international growth in 2003.

      • Capitalize On Our Operating Efficiencies. We believe that our current infrastructure and low-overhead operating model can accommodate significant growth without a proportionate increase in our operating and administrative expenses, thereby increasing our operating margins.

Industry Overview

      According to the TIA, the leading toy industry trade group, the United States is the world’s largest toy market, followed by Japan and Western Europe. Total retail sales of toys, excluding video games, in the United States, were approximately $20.3 billion in 2002. Sales by domestic toy manufacturers to foreign customers exceeded $6.0 billion in 2002. We believe the two largest United States toy companies, Mattel and Hasbro, collectively hold a dominant share of the domestic non-video toy market. In addition, hundreds of smaller companies compete in the design and development of new toys, the procurement of character and product licenses, and the improvement and expansion of previously introduced products and product lines. In the United States video game segment, total retail sales of video game software were approximately $10.3 billion in 2002.

      Over the past few years, the toy industry has experienced substantial consolidation among both toy companies and toy retailers. We believe that the ongoing consolidation of toy companies provides us with increased growth opportunities due to retailers’ desire to not be entirely dependent

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Products

      We focus our business on acquiring or licensing well-recognized trademarks or brand names, and we seek to acquire evergreen brands which are less subject to market fads or trends. Some of our license agreements for products and concepts call for royalties ranging from 1% to 6% of net sales, and some may require minimum guarantees and advances. Our principal products include:

Action Figures and Accessories

      We have an extensive toy license with the WWE pursuant to which we have the exclusive worldwide right, until December 31, 2009, to develop and market a full line of toy products based on the popular World Wrestling Entertainment professional wrestlers. These wrestlers perform throughout the year at live events that attract large crowds, many of which are broadcast on free and cable television, including pay-per-view specials. We launched this product line in 1996 with various series of 6 inch articulated action figures that have movable body parts and feature real-life action sounds from our patented bone-crunching mechanism that allows the figures’ “bones” to crack when they are bent. We continually expand and enhance this product line by using technology in the development and in the products themselves. The 6 inch figures currently make up a substantial portion of our overall World Wrestling Entertainment line, which has since grown to include many other new products including playsets using interactive technology. Our strategy has been to release new figures and accessories frequently to keep the line fresh and to retain the interest of the consumers.

      In December 2002, we signed a three-year master toy license for Dragon Ball®, Dragon Ball Z® and Dragon Ball GT®. We will develop, manufacture and distribute action figures and action figure accessories based on these top-rated animated series.

Flying Colors/ Pentech Activity Sets, Compounds, Playsets, Writing Instruments and Lunch Boxes

      Through our acquisition of Flying Colors Toys we entered into the toy activity category with compounds and plastic molded activity cases containing a broad range of activities, such as make and paint your own characters, jewelry making, art studios, posters, puzzles and other projects. The activity cases, with molded and painted likenesses of popular characters, such as Nickelodeon’s Blue’s Clues and SpongeBob SquarePants, and Hello Kitty, have immediate visual appeal. Using a related production technology, our lunch boxes complement this line with similarly-styled molded and painted likenesses featuring these and other popular characters. Our product lines also include stationery, back-to-school pens, pencils, markers and notebooks. In 2002, we entered the toy candy category and introduced our Tongue Tape products in six flavors in a plastic container and have added a necklace to carry a Tongue Tape dispenser.

      Our compounds represent another significant area of emphasis for Flying Colors. Launched under the Blue’s Clues license, this line has expanded from play clay in a bucket to an entire Blue’s Clues playset featuring book molds, extrusion and other devices. We are continuing to expand the compound area and have introduced a full line of innovative compounds under the Nickelodeon brand, including Goooze® and Skweeez^TM, among others.

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Electronics Products

      Through our acquisition of Toymax we entered into the electronic products category with our video karaoke machines, Laser Challenge product line and TV games. Our Singing Starz Video Karaoke Machines include songs from top artists. Our Laser Challenge product line includes laser games and NRG paintball. Our TV games include licenses from Activision, Atari, and Namco, and feature such games as Centipede and Pac-Man.

Seasonal Products

      Through our acquisitions of Toymax and Trendmasters we have entered into a wide range of seasonal toys and leisure products. Our Go Fly A Kite product line includes youth and adult kites and a wide array of decorative flags, windstocks, and windwheels. Our Funnoodle pool toys include the basic funnoodle, pool floats and a variety of other pool toys. Our Storm product line includes water guns, gliders and sport balls. In addition we added a holiday product line for Easter, Halloween and Christmas.

Junior Sports Products

      Our junior sports products include Disney licensed products, Gaksplat and Storm. Our Disney sports include such activities as basketball, bowling and golf. Our Gaksplat and Storm junior sports include a variety of mini sport balls and activity products.

Wheels Division Products

	•	Road Champs die-cast collectible and toy vehicles

      The Road Champs product line consists of highly detailed, die-cast replicas of new and classic cars, trucks, motorcycles, emergency vehicles and service vehicles, primarily in  1/43 scale (including police cars, fire trucks and ambulances), buses and aircraft (including propeller planes, jets and helicopters). Through licenses, we produce replicas of well-known vehicles including those from Ford®, Chevrolet® and Porsche®. We believe that these licenses, increase the perceived value of the products and enhance their marketability.

	•	Extreme sports die-cast collectibles and toy vehicles and action figures

      Our extreme sports offering includes our MXS® line of motorcycles with riders featuring “click n grip” functionality which allows the user to release the rider from the motorcycle seat and perform the signature moves of the sport’s top riders. Other products include off-road vehicles, personal watercraft, surfboards and skateboards, all sold individually and with playsets and accessories.

	•	Toy and activity vehicles

      Our Remco toy line includes toy and activity vehicles and other toys. In 2002, we also added infrared radio controlled vehicles and Mighty Mo’s toy vehicles. Our toy vehicle line is comprised of a large assortment of rugged die-cast and plastic vehicles that range in size from four and three-quarter inch to big-wheeled seventeen inch vehicles. The breadth of the line is extensive, with themes ranging from emergency, fire, farm and construction, to racing and jungle adventure.

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Child Guidance

	•	Infant and pre-school toys

      Our line of pre-school electronic toys features products that enhance sensory stimulation and learning through play, while offering value to the trade as well as to the consumer. Our products are designed for children ages two and under. We have combined the fun of music, lights, motion and sound with the early introduction of numbers, letters, shape and color recognition, all at a value price.

	•	Foam puzzle mats and playsets

      The foam toy products include puzzle mats featuring licensed characters, such as Winnie the Pooh, Blue’s Clues, and Teletubbies®, among others, as well as letters of the alphabet and numbers. The inter-locking puzzle pieces can also be used to build houses and other play areas. Other products include foam puzzles of the United States, foam vehicles and outdoor foam products.

	•	Slumber bags

      Our line of children’s indoor slumber bags features Dora the Explorer, SpongeBob SquarePants and Blue’s Clues in addition to proprietary designs.

Fashion and Mini Dolls and Related Accessories

      We produce various proprietary and licensed fashion and mini dolls and accessories for children between the ages of three and ten. The proprietary product lines include 11 1/2 inch fashion dolls customized with high-fashion designs that correspond with particular holidays, events or themes, and fashion dolls based on children’s classic fairy tales and holidays. We also have an agreement to manufacture for The Disney Store chain a full line of dolls under a private label which features Disney Princesses and classic Disney characters.

      Other products include 6 inch dolls called the Fresh Look Friends^TM and a line of 4 inch dolls accompanied by puppies that have magnetic components and other mechanisms that allow children to perform tricks and to create action with the toys. We also created playsets in the form of houses for these dolls, which are sold under the Tiny Tots in Puppy Towne^TM label.

      Our in-house product developers originate the design and functionality of most of our fashion dolls. In many cases, they work with retailers and incorporate their input on doll characteristics, packaging and other design elements to create exclusive product lines for them.

World Wrestling Entertainment Video Games

      In June 1998, we formed a joint venture with THQ, a developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment software for the leading hardware game platforms in the home video game market. The joint venture entered into a license agreement with the WWE under which it acquired the exclusive worldwide right to publish World Wrestling Entertainment video games on all hardware platforms. The term of the license agreement expires on December 31, 2009, and the joint venture has a right to renew the license for an additional five years under various conditions.

      The games are designed, developed, manufactured and distributed by THQ. THQ arranges for the manufacture of the CD-ROMs and game cartridges used in the various video game platforms under non-exclusive licenses with Sony, Nintendo, Sega and Microsoft. No other licenses are required for the manufacture of the personal computer titles.

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      Through June 30, 2006, we are entitled to receive a guaranteed percentage preferred return from the joint venture at varying rates of net sales of the video games depending on the cumulative unit sales and platform of each particular game, as well as on the royalties earned by the joint venture from the publishing of game guides by third parties. After June 30, 2006, the amount of our preferred return from the joint venture will be subject to renegotiation between THQ and us. The minimum preferred return from the joint venture to be distributed to us in each of the years in the period ending December 31, 2003 is $2.6 million per year. THQ is entitled to receive the balance of the profits.

      The joint venture currently publishes titles for the Sony PlayStation® and PlayStation 2®, Nintendo 64® and GameCube® and Microsoft Xbox® consoles, Nintendo Game Boy Color® and Game Boy Advance® hand-held platforms and personal computers. The joint venture launched its first products, a video game for the Nintendo 64 platform and a video game for Game Boy Color, in November 1999. It will also publish titles for new hardware platforms, when and as they are introduced to the market and have established a sufficiently installed base to support new software. These titles are marketed to our existing customers as well as to game, electronics and other specialty stores, such as Electronics Boutique and Best Buy.

      The following table presents our past results with the joint venture:

	(1)	Profit from the joint venture reflects our preferred return on joint venture revenue less certain costs incurred directly by us.

      Wrestling video games have demonstrated consistent popularity, with five of our wrestling-themed video games each having sold in excess of 1 million units in 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, at retail prices ranging from approximately $42 to $60 per game. We believe that the success of World Wrestling Entertainment titles is dependent on the graphic look and feel of the software, the depth and variation of game play and the popularity of World Wrestling Entertainment. We believe that as a franchise property, World Wrestling Entertainment titles have brand recognition and sustainable consumer appeal, which may allow the joint venture to use titles over an extended period of time through the release of sequels and extensions and to re-release such products at different price points in the future. In 2001, our PlayStation title SmackDown^TM was re-released as a “greatest hit.”

      Based on the popularity of the WWE characters, we are expanding the use of these characters into the vehicle combat genre of video games with the first release expected in Spring 2003.

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Sales, Marketing and Distribution

      We sell all of our products through our own in-house sales staff and independent sales representatives to toy and mass-market retail chain stores, department stores, office supply stores, drug and grocery store chains, club stores, toy specialty stores and wholesalers. Our five largest customers are Target, Kmart, Toys ‘R’ Us, Wal-Mart, and Kay Bee Toys, which accounted for approximately 54.7% of our net sales in 2001 and 55.7% of our net sales in 2002. Except for purchase orders relating to products on order, we do not have written agreements with our customers. Instead, we generally sell products to our customers pursuant to letters of credit or, in some cases, on open account with payment terms typically varying from 30 to 90 days. From time to time, we allow our customers credits against future purchases from us in order to facilitate their retail markdown and sales of slow-moving inventory. We also sell our products through e-commerce sites, including Toysrus.com.

      We contract the manufacture of most of our products to unaffiliated manufacturers located in China. We sell the finished products on a letter of credit basis or on open account to our customers, who take title to the goods in Hong Kong or China. These methods allow us to reduce certain operating costs and working capital requirements. A portion of our sales originate in the United States, so we hold certain inventory in our warehouse and fulfillment facilities. To date, a significant portion of all of our sales has been to domestic customers. We intend to continue expanding distribution of our products into foreign territories and, accordingly, we have:

	•	acquired Kidz Biz, a United Kingdom-based distributor of toys and related products,
	•	engaged representatives to oversee sales in certain territories,
	•	engaged distributors in certain territories, such as Funtastic in Australia, and
	•	established direct relationships with retailers in certain territories.

      Outside of the United States, we currently sell our products primarily in Europe, Australia, Canada, Latin America and Asia. Sales of our products abroad accounted for approximately $40.0 million, or 14.1% of our net sales, in 2001 and approximately $53.2 million, or 17.2% of our net sales, in 2002. We believe that foreign markets present an attractive opportunity, and we plan to intensify our marketing efforts and further expand our distribution channels abroad.

      We establish reserves for sales allowances, including promotional allowances and allowances for anticipated defective product returns, at the time of shipment. The reserves are determined as a percentage of net sales based upon either historical experience or on estimates or programs agreed upon by our customers.

      We obtain, directly, or through our sales representatives, orders for our products from our customers and arrange for the manufacture of these products as discussed below. Cancellations generally are made in writing, and we take appropriate steps to notify our manufacturers of these cancellations.

      We maintain a full-time sales and marketing staff, many of whom make on-site visits to customers for the purpose of showing product and soliciting orders for products. We also retain a number of independent sales representatives to sell and promote our products, both domestically and internationally. Together with retailers, we sometimes test the consumer acceptance of new products in selected markets before committing resources to large-scale production.

      We advertise our products in trade and consumer magazines and other publications, market our products at international, national and regional toy, stationery and other specialty trade shows,

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Product Development

      Each of our product lines has an in-house manager responsible for product development. The in-house manager identifies and evaluates inventor products and concepts and other opportunities to enhance or expand existing product lines or to enter new product categories. In addition, we create proprietary products, the principal source of products for our fashion doll line, and products to more fully exploit our concept and character licenses. Although we do have the capability to create and develop products from inception to production, we generally use third-parties to provide a substantial portion of the sculpting, sample making, illustration and package design required for our products in order to accommodate our increasing product innovations and introductions. Typically, the development process takes from three to nine months from concept to production and shipment to our customers.

      We employ a staff of designers for all of our product lines. We occasionally acquire our other product concepts from unaffiliated third parties. If we accept and develop a third party’s concept for new toys, we generally pay a royalty on the toys developed from this concept that are sold, and may, on an individual basis, guarantee a minimum royalty. Royalties payable to inventors and developers generally range from 1% to 8% of the wholesale sales price for each unit of a product sold by us. We believe that utilizing experienced third-party inventors gives us access to a wide range of development talent. We currently work with numerous toy inventors and designers for the development of new products and the enhancement of existing products. We believe that toy inventors and designers have come to appreciate our practice of acting quickly and decisively to acquire and market licensed products. In addition, we believe that all of these factors, as well as our recent success in developing and marketing products, make us more attractive to toy inventors and developers than some of our competitors.

      Safety testing of our products is done at the manufacturers’ facilities by an engineer employed by us or by independent third-party contractors engaged by us. Safety testing is designed to meet regulations imposed by federal and state governmental authorities. We also monitor quality assurance procedures for our products for safety purposes. In addition, independent laboratories engaged by some of our larger customers test certain of our products.

Manufacturing and Supplies

      Most of our products are currently produced by overseas third-party manufacturers, which we choose on the basis of quality, reliability and price. Consistent with industry practice, the use of third-party manufacturers enables us to avoid incurring fixed manufacturing costs, while maximizing flexibility, capacity and production technology. All of the manufacturing services performed overseas for us are paid for on open account with the manufacturers. To date, we have not experienced any material delays in the delivery of our products; however, delivery schedules are subject to various factors beyond our control, and any delays in the future could adversely affect our sales. Currently, we have ongoing relationships with more than 20 different manufacturers. We believe that alternative sources of supply are available, although we cannot be assured that we can obtain adequate supplies of manufactured products.

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      Although we do not conduct the day-to-day manufacturing of our products, we participate in the design of the product prototype and production tools, dies and molds for our products and we seek to ensure quality control by actively reviewing the production process and testing the products produced by our manufacturers. We employ quality control inspectors who rotate among our manufacturers’ factories to monitor the production of substantially all of our products.

      The principal raw materials used in the production and sale of our toy products are plastics, zinc alloy, plush, printed fabrics, paper products and electronic components, all of which are currently available at reasonable prices from a variety of sources. Although we do not manufacture our products, we own the tools, dies and molds used in the manufacturing process, and these are transferable among manufacturers if we choose to employ alternative manufacturers. Tools, dies and molds represent substantially all of our property and equipment and amounted to $10.7 million in 2001 and $9.6 million in 2002. Substantially all of these assets are located in China.

Trademarks and Copyrights

      Most of our products are produced and sold under trademarks owned by or licensed to us. We typically register our properties, and seek protection under the trademark, copyright and patent laws of the United States and other countries where our products are produced or sold. These intellectual property rights can be significant assets. Accordingly, while we believe we are sufficiently protected, the loss of some of these rights could have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Competition

      Competition in the toy industry is intense. Globally, certain of our competitors have greater financial resources, larger sales and marketing and product development departments, stronger name recognition, longer operating histories and benefit from greater economies of scale. These factors, among others, may enable our competitors to market their products at lower prices or on terms more advantageous to customers than those we could offer for our competitive products. Competition often extends to the procurement of entertainment and product licenses, as well as to the marketing and distribution of products and the obtaining of adequate shelf space. Competition may result in price reductions, reduced gross margins and loss of market share, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In each of our product lines we compete against one or both of the toy industry’s two dominant companies, Mattel and Hasbro. In addition, we compete, in our Flying Colors and Pentech product categories, with Rose Art Industries, Hasbro (Play-doh) and Binney & Smith (Crayola), and, in our toy vehicle lines, with Racing Champions. We also compete with numerous smaller domestic and foreign toy manufacturers, importers and marketers in each of our product categories. Our joint venture’s principal competitors in the video game market are Electronic Arts, Activision and Acclaim Entertainment.

Seasonality and Backlog

      In 2002, approximately 55.2% of our net sales were made in the third and fourth quarters. Generally, the first quarter is the period of lowest shipments and sales in our business and the toy industry generally and therefore the least profitable due to various fixed costs. Seasonality factors may cause our operating results to fluctuate significantly from quarter to quarter. However, our writing instrument and activity products generally are counter-seasonal to the traditional toy industry seasonality due to the higher volume generally shipped for back-to-school beginning in the second quarter. In addition, our seasonal products are primarily sold in the spring and summer

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      We ship products in accordance with delivery schedules specified by our customers, which usually request delivery of their products within three to six months of the date of their orders. Because customer orders may be canceled at any time without penalty, our backlog may not accurately indicate sales for any future period.

Government and Industry Regulation

      Our products are subject to the provisions of the Consumer Product Safety Act (“CPSA”), the Federal Hazardous Substances Act (“FHSA”), the Flammable Fabrics Act (“FFA”) and the regulations promulgated thereunder. The CPSA and the FHSA enable the Consumer Products Safety Commission (“CPSC”) to exclude from the market consumer products that fail to comply with applicable product safety regulations or otherwise create a substantial risk of injury, and articles that contain excessive amounts of a banned hazardous substance. The FFA enables the CPSC to regulate and enforce flammability standards for fabrics used in consumer products. The CPSC may also require the repurchase by the manufacturer of articles. Similar laws exist in some states and cities and in various international markets. We maintain a quality control program designed to ensure compliance with all applicable laws.

Employees

      As of March 27, 2003, we employed 284 persons, all of whom are full-time employees, including four executive officers. We employed 190 in the United States, 18 in the United Kingdom, 55 in Hong Kong and 21 in China. We believe that we have good relationships with our employees. None of our employees is represented by a union.

Environmental Issues

      We are subject to legal and financial obligations under environmental, health and safety laws in the United States and in other jurisdictions where we operate. We are not currently aware of any material environmental liabilities associated with any of our operations.

Available Information

      We make available free of charge on or through our Internet website, www.jakkspacific.com, our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to these reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the SEC.

Item 2. Properties

      Our principal executive offices occupy approximately 17,000 square feet of space in Malibu, California under a lease expiring on February 28, 2008. We have a lease, expiring August 31, 2007, for approximately 11,000 square feet of additional office space in Malibu, California, which contains our design offices. We have a lease for showroom and office space of approximately 14,500 square feet at the International Toy Center in New York City which expires April 30, 2010.

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Item 3. Legal Proceedings

      We are a party to, and certain of our property is the subject of, various pending claims and legal proceedings that routinely arise in the ordinary course of our business, but we do not believe that any of these claims or proceedings will have a material effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

      No matter was submitted during the fourth quarter of 2002 to a vote of our security holders.

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PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters

Market Information

      Our common stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol “JAKK.” The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, the range of high and low sales prices for our common stock on the Nasdaq National Market.

Security Holders

      As of March 27, 2003, there were 159 holders of record of our common stock.

Dividends

      We have never paid any cash dividends on any of our common stock. The agreements applicable to our Line of Credit (see the discussion in Item 7 below) prohibit the payment of dividends on our common stock (except for dividends payable in shares of our common stock or other equity security). In any event, we currently intend to retain our future earnings, if any, to finance the growth and development of our business, and, accordingly, we do not plan to pay any cash dividends on our common stock in the foreseeable future.

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data

      You should read the financial data set forth below in conjunction with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and our consolidated financial statements and the related notes (included in Item 8).

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      The following Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Our actual results could differ materially from those anticipated in these forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. You should read this section in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and the related notes (included in Item 8).

Critical Accounting Policies

      The accompanying consolidated financial statements and supplementary information were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Significant accounting policies are discussed in Footnote 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, Item 8. Inherent in the application of many of these accounting policies is the need for management to make estimates and judgments in the determination of certain revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities. As such, materially different financial results can occur as circumstances change and additional information becomes known. The policies with the greatest potential effect on our results of operation and financial position include:

      The allowance for doubtful accounts is based on our assessment of the collectibility of specific customer accounts and the aging of the accounts receivable. If there were a deterioration of a major customer’s creditworthiness, or actual defaults were higher than our historical experience, our estimates of the recoverability of amounts due to us could be overstated, which could have an adverse impact on our operating results.

      Our revenue recognition policy is significant because our revenue is a key component of our results of operations. In addition, our revenue recognition determines the timing of certain expenses, such as commissions and royalties. We follow very specific and detailed guidelines in measuring revenues; however, certain judgments affect the application of our revenue policy. Revenue results are difficult to predict, and any shortfall in revenue or delay in recognizing revenue could cause our operating results to vary significantly from quarter to quarter.

      We assess the impairment of long-lived assets and goodwill whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recoverable. Factors we consider important which could trigger an impairment review include the following:

	•	significant underperformance relative to expected historical or projected future operating results;
	•	significant changes in the manner of our use of the acquired assets or the strategy for our overall business; and
	•	significant negative industry or economic trends.

      When we determine that the carrying value of long-lived assets and goodwill may not be recoverable based upon the existence of one or more of the above indicators of impairment, we measure any impairment based on a projected discounted cash flow method using a discount rate determined by our management to be commensurate with the risk inherent in our current business model. Net long-lived assets and goodwill amounted to $222.0 million as of December 31, 2002.

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Recent Developments

      On March 11, 2002, we purchased a controlling interest in Toymax. On October 25, 2002 we completed that acquisition, by acquiring the remaining outstanding common shares. The total purchase price of approximately $62.2 million consisted of 1,166,360 shares of our common stock, 598,697 stock options and approximately $41.0 million in cash and resulted in additional goodwill of $64.9 million. Our results of operations have included Toymax from March 12, 2002, however for the period March 12, 2002 through October 25, 2002 the minority interest’s share of Toymax’s earnings were excluded.

      On November 27, 2002, we purchased certain product lines, assets and assumed certain liabilities from Trendmasters. The total purchase price of approximately $19.0 million consisted of all cash and resulted in goodwill of $26.2 million. Our results of operations have included Trendmasters from the date of acquisition.

Results of Operation

      The following table sets forth, for the periods indicated, certain statement of operations data as a percentage of net sales.

Years Ended December 31, 2002 and 2001

      Net Sales. Net sales increased $25.7 million, or 9.0%, to $310.0 million in 2002 from $284.3 million in 2001. The growth in net sales was due primarily to the addition of the Toymax products and continuing growth in sales of our Flying Colors and Doll products which was offset in part by a decrease in sales of our Wheels division, consisting primarily of our Road Champs die-cast toy and collectible vehicles with its extreme sports products.

      Gross Profit. Gross profit increased $10.5 million, or 8.7%, to $130.6 million in 2002, or 42.1% of net sales, from $120.1 million, or 42.2% of net sales, in 2001. The overall increase in gross profit was attributable to the increase in net sales. Gross profit margin was compatible to last year as lower margins for Toymax products were offset by the decrease in royalty expense as a

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      Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses were $91.8 million in 2002 and $89.6 million in 2001, constituting 29.6% and 31.5% of net sales, respectively. The overall increase of $2.2 million in such costs was due to costs incurred in support of our Kidz Biz and Toymax acquisitions and increased media buys, offset in part by a decrease in Goodwill amortization expense based on the implementation of SFAS 142. The decrease as a percentage of net sales is primarily attributable to the relative fixed nature of certain expenses with a concurrent increase in net sales. We produced and aired television commercials in support of several of our products, including World Wrestling Entertainment action figures and Flying Colors products, in 2001 and 2002. From time to time, we may increase our advertising efforts, if we deem it appropriate for particular products.

      Acquisition Shut-down and Recall Costs. Acquisition shut-down costs in 2002 relate to shut-down costs, including lease termination, fixed asset abandonment and other costs, of certain operations of Toymax and Kidz Biz. Such costs in 2001 relate to shut-down costs of certain operations of Pentech, acquired in 2000. Operations impacted by these shut-downs were sales, design, distribution and administration. The integration of Pentech was completed in 2001 and the integration of Toymax and Kidz Biz was completed in 2002. In 2002, we accrued $2.2 million for the recall of one of our products.

      The components of the acquisition shut-down and recall costs are as follows:

      Profit from Joint Venture. Profit from joint venture increased by $1.3 million in 2002 due to the joint venture having sales of only carryover titles in 2001 compared to releasing a new Microsoft Xbox title in addition to having sales of carryover titles in 2002. New releases typically generate higher unit sales resulting in higher overall sales as compared to carryover titles. Profit from the joint venture contributed significantly to our pre-tax profit, representing 17.6% of pre-tax income in 2001 and 19.5% in 2002. We expect to continue to receive a preferred return over the remaining term of the license agreement ending December 31, 2009, although we cannot predict with certainty what levels of return will be achieved and, in any case, we anticipate substantial fluctuations in the amount of the preferred return distributed to us from year to year.

      Interest, Net. Interest income decreased in 2002 compared to 2001 in spite of higher average cash balances due to lower interest rates.

      Provision for Income Taxes. Provision for income taxes included Federal, state and foreign income taxes in 2001 and 2002, at effective tax rates of 25.8% in 2001 and 22% in 2002, benefiting from a flat 16.5% Hong Kong Corporation Tax on our income arising in, or derived from, Hong Kong. The decrease in the current year effective rate net results primarily from certain permanently non-taxable items in addition to a continued shift in profits to more favorable tax jurisdictions. As of December 31, 2002, we had net deferred tax assets of approximately

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Years Ended December 31, 2001 and 2000

      Net Sales. Net sales increased $32.0 million, or 12.7%, to $284.3 million in 2001 from $252.3 million in 2000. The growth in net sales was due primarily to the continuing growth in sales of our Flying Colors product and an increase in sales of our World Wrestling Entertainment wrestling products, as well as the addition of Pentech products, which began contributing to operations in August 2000, and the introduction of our products based on the Battlebots television show though offset by a decrease in sales of our Doll products and our Wheels products, consisting primarily of our Road Champs die-cast toy and collectible vehicles including BXS die-cast bicycle, MXS die-cast motorcycles and other extreme sports products.

      Gross Profit. Gross profit increased $17.7 million, or 17.3%, to $120.1 million in 2001, or 42.2% of net sales, from $102.4 million, or 40.6% of net sales, in 2000. The overall increase in gross profit was attributable to the increase in net sales and the increase in the gross profit margin. The increase in gross profit margin of 1.6% of net sales is primarily attributable to the decrease in royalty expense as a percentage of net sales due to changes in the product mix and lower product costs, which was partially offset by an increase in amortization expense relating to molds and tools used in the manufacture of our products.

      Selling, General and Administrative Expenses. Selling, general and administrative expenses were $89.6 million in 2001 and $80.4 million in 2000, constituting 31.5% and 31.9% of net sales, respectively. The overall increase of $9.2 million in such costs in 2001 was due in large part to a $5.0 million dollar reserve on accounts receivable relating to the Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing of Kmart, which was filed in January of 2002, and the increase in net sales with its proportionate impact on variable selling costs such as freight and shipping related expenses, sales commissions, cooperative advertising and travel expenses, among others. The decrease as a percentage of net sales in primarily attributable to the fixed nature of certain of these expenses with a concurrent increase in net sales. We produced and aired television commercials in support of several of our products, including World Wrestling Entertainment action figures, Road Champs extreme sports products and Flying Colors products in 2000 and 2001. From time to time, we may increase our advertising efforts, if we deem it is appropriate for particular products.

      Acquisition Shut-down and Other Costs. Acquisition shut-down and other costs in 2001 relate to shut-down costs, including lease termination, relocation and consulting fees and expenses, of certain operations of Pentech, acquired in 2000, and such costs in 2000 relate to shut-down costs, including lease termination, relocation, and consulting fees and expenses of certain operations of Flying Colors, acquired in 1999. Operations impacted by both shut-downs were sales, design, distribution, and administration. Total Pentech costs is comprised of $0.3 million relating to lease terminations and abandonments, $0.2 million in consulting fees and expenses incurred to facilitate the integration, $0.4 million relating to relocation expense, and $0.1 million relating to the abandonments of other assets. Twenty-one Pentech employees received severance totaling $0.4 million, that was accrued in the fourth quarter of 2000 and was fully paid out by June 30, 2001. The integration of Pentech was substantially completed in the second quarter of 2001 and related costs are expected to be nominal in future quarters. In 2000, total Flying Colors costs is comprised of $0.2 million relating to lease terminations and abandonments and $0.3 million relating

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      Profit from Joint Venture. Profit from our joint venture with THQ decreased in 2001 due to a decrease in our preferred return resulting from fewer releases of World Wrestling Entertainment video games by our joint venture in 2001 than in 2000. In 2001, the joint venture released two Nintendo GameBoy titles, which have lower unit sales and sales prices than the other game platforms, and one Sony Play Station 2 title along with modest carryover sales of titles released in 2000 and earlier, as compared to 2000, in which the joint venture released a total of four new titles consisting of two Sony Play Station titles, one Nintendo 64 title and one Sega Dreamcast title in addition to strong carryover sales of the two 1999 releases. Profit from the joint venture contributed significantly to our pre-tax profit, representing 39.4% of pre-tax income in 2000 and 17.6% in 2001. Through June 30, 2006, we are entitled to receive a guaranteed preferred return at varying rates of net sales of the video games depending on the cumulative unit sales and platform of each particular game, and after June 30, 2006, the amount of the preferred return is subject to renegotiation between THQ and us. The minimum preferred return to be distributed to us by the joint venture during each of the years in the period ending December 31, 2003 is $2.6 million per year. We expect our aggregate return over the remaining term of the license agreement ending December 31, 2009 to be significantly in excess of this amount, although we cannot predict with certainty that expected levels of return will be achieved and, in any case, we anticipate substantial fluctuations in the amount of the preferred return distributed to us from year to year.

      Interest, Net. Interest income decreased in 2001 due to lower average cash balances during 2001 than in 2000 as a result of significant disbursements made in the third and fourth quarters of 2000 related to the acquisition of Pentech and the repurchase by the Company of its common stock. Interest expense was nominal in 2000 and 2001.

      Provision for Income Taxes. Provision for income taxes included Federal, state and foreign income taxes in 2000 and 2001, at effective tax rates of 29% in 2000 and 25.8% in 2001, benefiting from a flat 16.5% Hong Kong Corporation Tax on our income arising in, or derived from, Hong Kong. As of December 31, 2001, we had deferred tax assets of approximately $0.4 million for which no allowance has been provided since, in the opinion of management, realization of the future benefit is probable. In making this determination, management considered all available evidence, both positive and negative, as well as the weight and importance given to such evidence.

Quarterly Fluctuations and Seasonality

      We have experienced significant quarterly fluctuations in operating results and anticipate these fluctuations in the future. The operating results for any quarter are not necessarily indicative of results for any future period. Our first quarter is typically expected to be the least profitable as a result of lower net sales but substantially similar fixed operating expenses. This is consistent with the performance of many companies in the toy industry.

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      The following table presents our unaudited quarterly results for the years indicated. The seasonality of our business is reflected in this quarterly presentation.

      During the second quarter of 2000, we recorded a charge which impacted operating income by approximately $1.4 million relating to the recall of one of our products.

      During the fourth quarter of 2001, we recorded a charge of $5.0 million to bad debt impacting operating income relating to the bankruptcy filing of one of our customers, Kmart.

      During the first quarter of 2002, we recorded a charge which impacted operating income by approximately $6.6 million relating to the restructuring of Toymax and Kidz Biz.

      During the second quarter of 2002, we recorded a charge which impacted operating income by approximately $1.5 million relating to the recall of one of our products.

      During the fourth quarter of 2002, we reversed $2.1 million of the restructuring charge recorded in the first quarter of 2002 and recorded an additional charge of approximately $0.7 million relating to the recall of one of our products, the net of which favorably impacted operating income by approximately $1.4 million. In addition, our effective tax rate for the year 2002 was reduced from 26% to 22%.

Recent Accounting Standards

      In June 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations” (“SFAS 143”). The objective of SFAS 143 is to establish an accounting standard for the recognition and measurement of an asset retirement obligation on certain long-lived assets. The retirement obligation must be one that results from the acquisition, construction or normal operation of a long-lived asset. SFAS 143 requires the legal obligation associated with the retirement of a tangible long-lived asset to be recognized at fair value as a liability when incurred, and the cost to be capitalized by increasing the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset. SFAS 143 will be effective for the Company’s fiscal year beginning January 1, 2003. The adoption of this statement will have no material impact on the consolidated financial statements.

      In October 2001, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets” (“SFAS 144”). SFAS 144 supersedes Statements of Financial Accounting Standards No. 121, “Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to be Disposed of” (“SFAS 121”) and retains the

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      In April 2002, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 145, “Rescission of Statements No. 4, 44 and 64, Amendment of FASB Statement No. 13, and Technical Correction” (“SFAS 145”). SFAS 145 eliminates extraordinary accounting treatment for reporting gains or losses on debt extinguishments, and amends other existing authoritative pronouncements to make various technical corrections, clarify meanings, or describe their applicability under changed conditions. The provisions of this SFAS are effective for fiscal years beginning after May 15, 2002; however, early application of SFAS 145 is encouraged. Debt extinguishments reported as extraordinary items prior to scheduled or early adoption of this SFAS would be reclassified to other income in most cases following adoption.

      The Company is currently evaluating the impact of the adoption of SFAS 145 would have on its consolidated results of operations subject to the evaluation in accordance with APB 30, “Reporting the Results of Operations — Reporting the Effects of Disposal of a Segment of a Business and Extraordinary, Unusual and Infrequently Occurring Events and Transactions”.

      In June 2002, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 146, “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities” (“SFAS 146”), which changes the accounting for costs such as lease termination costs and certain employee severance costs that are associated with a restructuring, discontinued operation, plant closing, or other exit or disposal activity initiated after December 31, 2002. The standard requires companies to recognize the fair value of costs associated with exit or disposal activities when they are incurred rather than at the date of a commitment to an exit or disposal plan.

      The Company anticipates that the adoption of SFAS 146 will not have a material effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

      As of December 31, 2002, we had working capital of $129.2 million, as compared to $116.5 million as of December 31, 2001. This increase was primarily attributable to the receipt of net proceeds from the sale of our common stock and from operating activities offset in part by disbursements relating to the acquisitions of Toymax and Trendmasters.

      Operating activities provided net cash of $66.2 million including the sale of marketable securities of $37.1 million in the year ended December 31, 2002 as compared to $13.4 million, net of the purchase of marketable securities of $23.5 million, in 2001. Net cash was provided primarily by net income and non-cash charges, such as depreciation and amortization, the forgiveness of an officer note receivable and minority interest, as well as decreases in prepaid expenses and other current operating assets, the sale of marketable securities and increases in the reserve for sales returns and allowances, income taxes payable and deferred income taxes, which were offset in part by a non-cash benefit consisting of earned compensation from stock option grants, increases in the preferred return from THQ joint venture, accounts receivable, inventory, advanced royalty payments and decreases in accounts payable and accrued expenses. As of December 31, 2002, we had cash and cash equivalents of $68.4 million and no marketable securities.

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      Operating activities provided net cash of $13.4 million, net of the purchase of marketable securities of $23.5 million, in the year ended December 31, 2001 as compared to $30.0 million, including the sale of marketable securities of $25.7 million, in 2000. Net cash was provided primarily by net income and non-cash charges, such as depreciation and amortization and recognition of compensation expense from stock option grants, as well as the increases in accrued expenses and deferred income taxes and decrease in the preferred return due form the joint venture, which were offset in part by increases in accounts receivable and inventory and decreases in the reserve for sales returns and allowances and income taxes payable. As of December 31, 2001, we had cash and cash equivalents of $25.0 million and marketable securities of $37.1 million.

      Our investing activities used cash of $87.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2002, as compared to $19.4 million in 2001, consisting primarily of the purchase of office furniture and equipment and molds and tooling used in the manufacture of our products, the goodwill acquired in the acquisitions of Toymax and Trendmasters, the $4.5 million in goodwill relating to the final earn-out for Flying Colors, and the increase in other assets, partially offset by the repayment of notes receivable from officers. In 2001, our investing activities consisted primarily of the purchase of molds and tooling used in the manufacture of our products, the goodwill acquired in the acquisitions of Kidz Biz Ltd. and Kidz Biz Far East, plus the $4.5 million in goodwill relating to the 2001 earn-out for Flying Colors, partially offset by the repayment of notes receivable from officers. As part of our strategy to develop and market new products, we have entered into various character and product licenses with royalties ranging from 1% to 12% payable on net sales of such products. As of December 31, 2002, these agreements required future aggregate minimum guarantees of $19.4 million, exclusive of $2.9 million in advances already paid.

      Our investing activities used net cash of $19.4 million in the year ended December 31, 2001, as compared to $47.9 million in 2000, consisting primarily of the purchase of molds and tooling used in the manufacture of our products in 2001 and 2000, and goodwill acquired in the acquisitions of Kidz Biz Ltd. and Kidz Biz Far East in 2001 and Pentech in 2000. As part of our strategy to develop and market new products, we have entered into various character and product licenses with royalties ranging from 1% to 12% payable on net sales of such products. As of December 31, 2001, these agreements required future aggregate minimum guarantees of $11.5 million, exclusive of $2.0 million in advances already paid.

      Our financing activities provided net cash of $64.9 million in the year ended December 31, 2002, as compared to $1.8 million in 2001. In 2002, cash was primarily provided from the sale of our common stock and from the exercise of stock options and warrants, partially offset by the repayment of long-term debt. In 2001, cash was primarily provided from the exercise of stock options and warrants, partially offset by the repayment of debt assumed in the acquisition of Pentech.

      Our financing activities provided net cash of $1.8 million in the year ended December 31, 2001, compared to having used cash of $10.4 million in 2000. In 2000, we used cash primarily to repurchase 1,493,600 shares of our common stock for a total of $12.9 million, while cash was provided by the exercise of stock options and warrants and the assumption of debt related to the acquisition of Pentech. Net cash provided in 2001 consisted primarily of proceeds from the exercise of stock options and warrants, offset by the repayment of debt assumed in the acquisition of Pentech.

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      The following is a summary of our significant contractual cash obligations for the periods indicated that existed as of December 31, 2002 and is based on information appearing in the notes to the consolidated financial statements:

      In May and June 2002, we received an aggregate of $59.1 million in net proceeds from the sale of 3,525,000 shares of our common stock in an under-written public offering. These proceeds, which we invested temporarily in marketable securities and cash equivalents, were applied to our product acquisition, development, working capital and general corporate needs.

      In December 2001, we acquired all of the outstanding capital stock of Kidz Biz Limited, a United Kingdom company, and an affiliated Hong Kong company, Kidz Biz Far East Limited, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $12.4 million. Total consideration was paid on the closing of the transaction in cash in the amount of $6.4 million and the issuance of 308,992 shares of our common stock at a value of $6.0 million. In addition, we agreed to pay an earn-out for each of 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005, based on the year over year increase in Kidz Biz sales, payable by delivery of up to 25,749 shares of our common stock. In 2002, nothing was earned.

      In October 1999, we acquired Flying Colors Toys for approximately $34.7 million in cash for the stock and paid off approximately $17.6 million of indebtedness. In addition, we also paid an earn-out of up to $4.5 million in each of the three twelve-month periods following the closing because the gross profit of Flying Colors products achieved certain targeted levels during these periods.

      In October 2001, we secured a syndicated line of credit totaling $50.0 million with a consortium of banks led by Bank of America, N.A. (“Line of Credit”). The Line of Credit will be available for future acquisitions and working capital and is secured by a lien on substantially all of our assets and contains customary financial and non-financial covenants which require us to maintain a minimum net worth and limit our ability to incur additional indebtedness, pay cash dividends or make distributions, sell assets and enter into certain mergers or acquisitions. We are required to not have any outstanding borrowings in excess of $30.0 million for a period of at least 30 consecutive days during the first fiscal quarter of each year of the agreement. Amounts outstanding under this facility bear interest at 0.25% plus the greater of the Prime Rate or the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.5%, subject to adjustment based on certain financial ratios. As of December 31, 2002, we had no outstanding borrowings.

      In February 2003, our Board of Directors approved a buyback of up to $20 million of our common stock. As of March 27, 2003, we repurchased 330,000 shares of our common stock for a total of approximately $3.4 million.

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      We believe that our cash flows from operations, cash and cash equivalents on hand and the availability under the Line of Credit will be sufficient to meet our working capital and capital expenditure requirements and provide us with adequate liquidity to meet our anticipated operating needs for at least the next 12 months. Although operating activities are expected to provide cash, to the extent we grow significantly in the future, our operating and investing activities may use cash and, consequently, this growth may require us to obtain additional sources of financing. There can be no assurance that any necessary additional financing will be available to us on commercially reasonable terms, if at all.

Exchange Rates

      Sales from our United States and Hong Kong operations are denominated in U.S. dollars and our manufacturing costs are denominated in either U.S. or Hong Kong dollars. Domestic sales from our United Kingdom operations and operating expenses of all of our operations are denominated in local currency, thereby creating exposure to changes in exchange rates. Changes in the Hong Kong dollar or British Pound/U.S. dollar exchange rate may positively or negatively affect our gross margins, operating income and retained earnings. The exchange rate of the Hong Kong dollar to the U.S. dollar has been fixed by the Hong Kong government since 1983 at HK$7.80 to US$1.00 and, accordingly, has not represented a currency exchange risk to the U.S. dollar. We cannot assure you that the exchange rate between the United States and Hong Kong currencies will continue to be fixed or that exchange rate fluctuations between the United States and Hong Kong and United Kingdom currencies will not have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

      Market risk represents the risk of loss that may impact our financial position, results of operations or cash flows due to adverse changes in financial and commodity market prices and rates. We are exposed to market risk in the areas of changes in United States and international borrowing rates and changes in foreign currency exchange rates. In addition, we are exposed to market risk in certain geographic areas that have experienced or remain vulnerable to an economic downturn, such as China. We purchase substantially all of our inventory from companies in China, and, therefore, we are subject to the risk that such suppliers will be unable to provide inventory at competitive prices. While we believe that, if such an event were to occur we would be able to find alternative sources of inventory at competitive prices, we cannot assure you that we would be able to do so. These exposures are directly related to our normal operating and funding activities. Historically and as of December 31, 2002, we have not used derivative instruments or engaged in hedging activities to minimize our market risk.

Interest Rate Risk

      As of December 31, 2002, we do not have any outstanding balances on our Line of Credit, and we have only nominal interest-bearing obligations. Accordingly, we are not generally subject to any direct risk of loss arising from changes in interest rates.

Foreign Currency Risk

      We have wholly-owned subsidiaries in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom. Sales from our United States and Hong Kong operations are denominated in U.S. dollars. However, domestic sales from the United Kingdom, purchases of inventory and operating expenses are typically denominated in local currency, thereby creating exposure to changes in exchange rates. Changes in the Hong

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Item 8. Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

The Stockholders

      We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of JAKKS Pacific, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001 and 2002, and the related consolidated statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows and the financial statement schedule for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2002. These financial statements and the financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and the financial statement schedule based on our audits.

      We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

      In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements and schedule referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of JAKKS Pacific, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2001 and 2002, and the results of their operations and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2002, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

      As discussed in note 2 to these consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of accounting for the amortization of goodwill and other intangible assets in accordance with guidance provided by Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets,” in 2002.

	/s/ PKF
	PKF
	Certified Public Accountants
	A Professional Corporation

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