Genius Brands International, Inc. (GNUS)
- Motley Fool
Why Genius Brands Gained 14.1% in March
Shares of Genius Brands (NASDAQ: GNUS) jumped 14.1% in March, according to data from S&P Global Market Intelligence. The stock gained ground after the children's entertainment company announced an expansion for its streaming platform and new content updates. Genius Brands announced on March 4 that it was expanding its Kartoon Channel!
- Motley Fool
Why Genius Brands Stock Popped and Then Dropped Today
Shares of Genius Brands (NASDAQ: GNUS) surged in early trading Wednesday morning after CEO Andy Heyward released his annual shareholder letter before the market opened. After gaining as much as 12.1% early in today's session, shares of the children's entertainment company finished the day down 6.3%. In the shareholder letter, Heyward made a similar argument for the company that he has in the past, saying Genius Brands was building out tentpole franchises, including Rainbow Rangers; Superhero Kindergarten, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger; Shaq's Garage, starring Shaquille O'Neal; and the Kartoon Channel, which it launched last July.
- GlobeNewswire
Genius Brands International Issues Annual Shareholder Letter and Provides Business Update
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., March 31, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Genius Brands International, Inc. (“Genius Brands” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: GNUS), a global brand management company that creates and licenses multimedia entertainment content for children, today released a letter to shareholders, including a detailed business update. The complete shareholder letter is available at: https://www.gnusbrands.com/blog. About Genius Brands InternationalGenius Brands International, Inc. (Nasdaq: GNUS) is a leading global kids media company developing, producing, marketing and licensing branded children’s entertainment properties and consumer products for media and retail distribution. The Company’s award-winning ‘content with a purpose’ portfolio includes the upcoming Stan Lee’s Superhero Kindergarten, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, for Kartoon Channel!; Rainbow Rangers for Nick Jr.; Llama Llama, starring Jennifer Garner, for Netflix; award-winning toddler brand Baby Genius; adventure comedy STEM series Thomas Edison's Secret Lab; and entrepreneurship series Warren Buffett's Secret Millionaires Club. Through licensing agreements with leading partners, characters from Genius Brands’ IP also appear on a wide range of consumer products for the worldwide retail marketplace. The Company’s new Kartoon Channel! and Kartoon Classroom! are available in over 100 million U.S. television households via a broad range of distribution platforms, including Comcast, Cox, DISH, Sling TV, Amazon Prime, Amazon Fire, Apple TV, Apple i0s, Android TV, Android Mobil, Google Play, Xumo, Roku, Tubi, KartoonChannel.com, Samsung Smart TVs and LG TVs. For additional information, please visit www.gnusbrands.com. Forward Looking Statements:Certain statements in this press release constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Words such as "may," "might," "will," "should," "believe," "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "continue," "predict," "forecast," "project," "plan," "intend" or similar expressions, or statements regarding intent, belief, or current expectations, are forward-looking statements. While the Company believes these forward-looking statements are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on any such forward-looking statements, which are based on information available to us on the date of this release. These forward looking statements are based upon current estimates and assumptions and are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including without limitation, our ability to generate revenue or achieve profitability; our ability to obtain additional financing on acceptable terms, if at all; the potential issuance of a significant number of shares, which will dilute our equity holders; fluctuations in the results of our operations from period to period; general economic and financial conditions; our ability to anticipate changes in popular culture, media and movies, fashion and technology; competitive pressure from other distributors of content and within the retail market; our reliance on and relationships with third-party production and animation studios; our ability to market and advertise our products; our reliance on third-parties to promote our products; our ability to keep pace with technological advances; our ability to protect our intellectual property and those other risk factors set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and in the Company's subsequent filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Thus, actual results could be materially different. The Company expressly disclaims any obligation to update or alter statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. MEDIA CONTACT:pr@gnusbrands.com INVESTOR RELATIONS CONTACT: ir@gnusbrands.com
