http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/home.jsp

Games Workshop is the largest and the most successful tabletop fantasy and futuristic battle-games company in the world. Our major brands are Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000. In addition, we hold a global licence from New Line Cinema for a tabletop battle-game based on director Peter Jackson's BAFTA and Academy award winning film trilogy, The Lord of the Rings.

Our business is about helping mighty armies to meet headlong on the field of battle. At our HQ in Nottingham, in the UK, we design, manufacture and retail the vast range of Citadel Miniatures plastic and metal soldiers and rulebooks, which are the foundation of an almost infinite hobby. The UK manufacturing operation in Nottingham is complemented by a production facility at our despatch warehouse in Memphis, TN, USA.

At the heart of the Hobby are the millions of gamers aged 12 upwards, who spend many of their waking hours collecting, creating, painting and building up the armies which they will go on to command on a carefully prepared table top battlefield.
Tabletop wargaming

It's all about two people facing each other across a battlefield, each attempting to move their models into position to fire upon their opponent's force or attack them in hand-to-hand combat. The victor is decided by a combination of skill and luck with the players rolling dice to determine whether an arrow hits or a foe is struck down.

The Company

Games Workshop is a publicly quoted company with direct sales operations in the UK, the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Japan and Australia. With over 70% of sales coming from outside of the UK the Group is now truly international. GW remains a vertically integrated company, retaining control over every aspect of design, manufacture, distribution and retail of our models and rulebooks. Products are sold through our own chain of 340+ Hobby centres and by more than 3,700 independent toy and hobby shops around the world. These outlets are complemented by our growing mail order and online sales businesses.

Games Workshop puts the (war) hammer down
By John Harrington July 30 2013, 3:25pm Royalty income was down from £3.5 million to £1.0 million but the company said it expected a significant decline.Royalty income was down from £3.5 million to £1.0 million but the company said it expected a significant decline.

Table-top miniatures gaming company Games Workshop (LON:GAW) had a record breaking year for profits, despite sales slowing in the second half.

Profit before tax was £21.4mln in the year to 2 June, a figure that dwarfed the previous year’s figure of £19.5mln.

The group’s fantasy and science fiction based miniature war games remain steadfastly popular and hobbit-forming, resulting in revenue advancing to £134.6mln from £131.0mln the previous year.

The balance sheet is also in good elf, with cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period standing at £13.93mln, versus £17.36mln a year earlier, despite the company returning £18.4mln to shareholders during the year.

The full year dividend was hacked to 56p from 63p in the prior year.

“Games Workshop has had a mixed year. Sales were stronger in the first half than the second, but cost control and cash management have strengthened throughout the period. We finish the year with the most profit this company has generated since flotation and have returned £18.4 million to our owners,” said Tom Kirby, chairman and acting chief executive officer.

“As for the future, our objective is simple: we will continue to make the best fantasy miniatures in the world and sell them globally at a profit. We intend to do this forever.

“The board believes the prospects for this business are good,” Kirby concluded.

House broker Peel Hunt said profits were slightly ahead of expectations, with a lower tax charge causing an 8% beat on the broker’s post-tax forecast.

“The company is coming towards the end of a major transformation programme and is looking increasingly well positioned. Return on capital is already mightily impressive and a stronger top line would deliver significant upside to our forecasts. The strong cash generation should ensure further attractive dividends,” Peel Hunt analyst Charles Hall said.

Hall has increased his target price from 750p to 820p. Shares currently trade at around 784p, down 0.8% on the day.

IC today -

Games Workshop is a well-run business that rewards its investors. Last year it returned £18.4m in the form of dividends, which generated a yield of 7.4 per cent. That said, the share price is up 84 per cent since our buy tip (423p, 27 Aug 2010), and 17 per cent in 2013. Trading on a forward PE ratio just shy of 16 is pretty high for a retailer, so we are cutting our recommendation to hold.

Half Yearly Report
http://www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=4739989

Down 25% today .

There was an amazing amount of selling in big trades [three each of 175,000 shares for example] on 15 January 2014, starting at 1228h. Those sales got a price of around 715p. On 16 January, when the company provided its formal half year report, the share price was much reduced [down about 20%], presumably because of the unusually large sales on the day before the half yearly report was made available.
This is either a remarkable coincidence or an example of something that is supposed to be to be illegal, isn't it?

Oh, and here is the Trades link showing the trades on 15 January...
http://www.moneyam.com/action/trades/processGetTrades

http://www.moneyam.com/action/trades/processGetTrades

Shares -Global fantasy miniatures maker to march ahead on improving sales and profits. At 520.8p, a forward PE of 11.4 undervalues Games high gross margins.

Interim Management Statement

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Games Workshop Group PLC

11 April 2014






Games Workshop Group PLC



INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT

For the period 2 December 2013 to 6 April 2014





For immediate release 11 April 2014



Games Workshop Group PLC today issues the following interim management statement for the period 2 December 2013 to 6 April 2014.



In the four months to 6 April 2014 trading has been broadly in line with the board's expectations.

Starting to recover.

6% rise, recovering well.

Dividend Declaration

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06 June 2014






Games Workshop Group PLC



DIVIDEND





For immediate release 6 June 2014



Games Workshop Group PLC announces that the Board has declared a dividend of 20 pence per share. This will be paid on 4 July 2014 for shareholders on the register at 13 June 2014.

Annual Financial Report

http://www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=4857542

Half Yearly Report

http://www.moneyam.com/action/news/showArticle?id=4958177

Annual financial report

28 Jul N+1 Singer 525.00 Buy

Trading Statement
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Games Workshop Group PLC
06 October 2016
 
PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT
 
GAMES WORKSHOP GROUP PLC
 
                                                                                                                     6 October 2016
 
TRADING UPDATE
 
Games Workshop Group PLC announces that sales and profits in the four months to 2 October 2016 are ahead of the Board's original expectations.
Over the four month period of the year to date we have seen sales growth in constant currency terms. Sales have further benefitted from the favourable impact of a weaker pound. These have resulted in growth in reported sales for the period.
However, the Board is aware that this is early in the 2017 financial year and that there are a number of key challenging trading periods ahead.

6 Oct
Peel Hunt
680.00
Buy

Trading Statement
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Games Workshop Group PLC
01 December 2016
 
PRESS ANNOUNCEMENT
 
GAMES WORKSHOP GROUP PLC
 
                                                                                                              1 December 2016
 
TRADING UPDATE
 
Games Workshop Group PLC announces that sales and profits in the six months to 27 November 2016 are significantly ahead of those in the first half of the prior year and ahead of the Board's original expectations. Preliminary estimates indicate an operating profit of c.£13 million for the period.
Over the first half we have seen strong sales and profit growth in constant currency terms. Sales and profits have further benefitted from the favourable impact of a weaker pound. Royalty income is also expected to be ahead of the prior year.
However, the Board is aware that it is still early in the 2017 financial year and that there are a number of challenging trading periods ahead.
 
We will be announcing our half-yearly report for the six months to 27 November 2016 on 10 January 2017.