Games Workshop first half trading in line with expectations
7th Dec 2015 15:08
(ShareCast News) - Miniature figures and games manufacturer Games Workshop said its first half trading was largely in line with expectations and with its performances in 2014. The London-listed company, which sells figurines, scenery, guidebooks and board games around the Warhammer and Hobbit Strate
Read moreGames Workshop profits up 33% despite revenue drop
28th Jul 2015 11:26
(ShareCast News) - Games Workshop's full year pre-tax profit was up by a third, despite declining sales. Shares in the UK gaming company rose 4.35% to 550.90p on the news it raised pre-tax profit from £12.4m to £16.6m. Games Workshop said revenues declined by 3.69% from £123.5m to £119.1m, due to d
Read moreGames Workshop H2 trading in line with expectations
11th Apr 2014 08:24
Trading at Games Workshop Group has met its hopes in the second half, the tabletop war-gaming company said on Friday. The group, known for its Warhammer brand and Lord of the Rings tabletop battle game, said trading in the four months to April 6th 2014 was broadly in line with the board's expectati
Read moreGames Workshop reports revenue rise in half yearly
18th Jan 2013 10:07
Games Workshop on Friday posted improved sales and profits in the first half on the back of strong performance. The international games retailer made £67.5m in revenues for the six months to December 2nd, up from £62.7m in 2011. Operating expenses were reduced by £1.4m as the group kept a tight co
Read moreMonday broker round-up:
24th Sep 2012 16:40
Anglo American: Bank of America downgrades to neutral. Aberdeen Asset Management: Peel Hunt raises target to 350p from 300p, reiterates buy. Dairy Crest: Shore Capital downgrades to hold. Diploma: Panmure Gordon reiterates buy, takes target up to 500p from 440p. Filtronic: Panmure Gordon reit
Read moreCentamin director stocks up following increased gold production
29th Aug 2012 16:08
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director at Centamin, Gordon Edward Haslam, purchased 52,056 shares in the Egypt-focused gold miner on Wednesday. Haslam purchased the shares at 76p each for a total of £39,563, taking his total holding to 102,056 shares. The transaction comes two weeks after the
Read moreGames Workshop on a roll
31st Jul 2012 07:30
Games Workshop reported a solid increase in full year pre-tax profit as it sold more of its products including its re-launched Citadel paint range. Pre-tax profit rose to £19.5m for the 53 weeks ended 3 June 2012 from £15.3m the same time a year earlier. Revenue for the period rose to £131m from £1
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Games Workshop, PLUS, Optos, Johnston
17th May 2012 14:05
Games Workshop Group has said that it will pay a dividend of 16p per share. The firm also revealed that pre-tax profits for the year to June 3rd are likely to be ahead of current market expectations, having previously told investors that trading during the first four months was in line with expectat
Read moreTwo Fenner directors snap up shares
26th Apr 2012 15:38
John Sheldrick, a Non-Executive Director of FTSE 250 polymer technology firm Fenner, bought himself 10,000 shares just one day after the company unveiled a 53 per cent increase in pre-tax profit. Sheldrick purchased the shares for 440p each, for a total of £44,000. This represents 0.005% of Fenner
Read moreSmall caps round-up: Games Workshop, Record, ITM ...
20th Apr 2012 09:36
Miniature table-top war games firm Games Workshop said trading in the four months to the beginning of April has been broadly in line with the board's expectations. Specialist currency manager Record has posted assets under management equivalents of $30.9bn (£19.3bn) at March 31st, up from $25.4bn (
Read moreLondon close: Footsie fades
5th Jan 2012 16:54
London finished lower for the second day in succession, despite some reasonable economic data relating to the all-important UK service economy. The Markit/CIPS service sector purchasing managers´ index for the month of December came in at 54.0 points, versus the 52.1 reading for the previous month.
Read moreLondon midday: Footsie falls, but High St. shows signs of life
5th Jan 2012 12:10
Footsie has turned south after a firm start, with inter-dealer broker ICAP leading the retreat after a trading update from sector peer Tullett Prebon in which it disclosed a chunky exceptional charge for restructuring. Tullett Prebon not entirely friendless Tullett Prebon expects revenue for 2011
Read moreGames Workshop moves up a level
5th Jan 2012 09:10
Fantasy and science fiction tabletop war gaming firm Games Workshop saw growth in sales, profit and return on capital from its core business in the first half of its financial year. The Warhammer 40k miniatures gaming firm saw revenue rise to £62.7m in the six months to November 27th, 2011, from £6
Read moreDL broker talk: Games Workshop, Aegis, Dixons Retail
25th Nov 2011 09:48
Fuller Smith&Turner: "Despite the lack of a landmark acquisition, Fuller's high quality estate is well placed to outperform with its London and South of England geography," -Peel Hunt. Games Workshop: "We are forecasting H1 PBT of £9m vs £6.7m last year, helped by the boost to royalty income. We
Read moreBoss's wife buys at Games Workshop
27th Oct 2011 16:02
Not many women shop in Games Workshop, but chief executive Mark Wells's wife Karina has spent more than £15,000 on shares in the retailer of fantasy war games. She took 3,616 shares at 420p a time. That takes the couple's holding to 129,202 shares, which is about 0.4% of the firm. Top Director Bu
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