Game Group(GMG)

Sector:

General Retailers

Index:

FTSE 250

Market Cap

£909.02m

Change Today

Price Up13.50p

Share Price

262.50p

Game Group Overview

Gamer Group is a computer software and video games retailer. It operates over 800 stores in the UK, Eire, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Portugal, France and Australia.

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Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 1.8% 2.5%
Div Cover 3.6 3.8
Op Mrgn 5.0% 6.2%
ROCE 58.4%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 15.7 10.8
PEG 0.1 0.2
Pr/Revenue 0.6 0.5
Pr/Book 4.2  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 86.2% 22.0%
PBT 131.8% 64.5%
EPS 154.1% 44.9%
DPS 50.2% 38.3%

Game Group Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Jan-04 a606.66 a18.31 6.63p 9.4 0.9 +10% 2.00p 3.2%
31-Jan-05 576.59 29.02 5.74p 12.1 n/a -13% 2.20p 3.2%
31-Jan-06 645.12 5.41 0.81p 103.4 n/a -86% 2.53p 3.0%
31-Jan-07 801.31 29.49 6.25p 21.9 0.0 +672% 2.93p 2.1%
31-Jan-08 1,491.91 68.36 15.88p 12.6 0.1 +154% 4.40p 2.2%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

Game Group Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Jan-09 1,819.58 112.44 23.02p 10.8 0.2 +45% 6.08p 2.5%
31-Jan-10 1,897.91 112.75 23.02p 10.8 466.8 0% 6.42p 2.6%

Covering analysts: ABN AMRO, Altium Securities, Blue Oar Securities, Deutsche Bank Research, Goldman Sachs, HSBC Securities, Investec Securities, KBC Peel Hunt, Landsbanki Securities, Numis Securities, Oriel Securities, Seymour Pierce, Shore Capital Stockbrokers

Game Group Company Announcements

Total Voting Rights 02-Sep-2008 13:13 RNS
Notice of Results 20-Aug-2008 07:00 RNS
Holding(s) in Company 11-Aug-2008 15:50 RNS

Game Group ShareCast News

Friday tips round-up: Greene King, Game, Amec 04-Jul-2008 ShareCast
Friday tips round-up: Greene King, Centrica, Game 04-Jul-2008 ShareCast
London close: Builders rebound to send Footsie h... 03-Jul-2008 ShareCast

Game Group Top Newspaper Links

Video games a boon for families feeling the pinch 04-Jul-2008 Times
Game on as hits push sales up 04-Jul-2008 The Scotsman
Sofa so good 04-Jul-2008 Sun

Latest Game Group Director Deals

No deals were found in the last 28 days.

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

Game Group Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 262.50p Price Up
Change Today +13.50p
52 Week High 300.00
52 Week Low 174.00
Volume 295,425
Shares Issued 346.29m
Market Cap £909.02m
Beta 1.15
RiskGrade 243

Game Group Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
30.86% below the market average30.86% below the market average30.86% below the market average30.86% below the market average30.86% below the market average
67.57% below the sector average67.57% below the sector average67.57% below the sector average67.57% below the sector average67.57% below the sector average
Price Trend
97.77% above the market average97.77% above the market average97.77% above the market average97.77% above the market average97.77% above the market average
94.81% above the sector average94.81% above the sector average94.81% above the sector average94.81% above the sector average94.81% above the sector average
Income
64.89% below the market average64.89% below the market average64.89% below the market average64.89% below the market average64.89% below the market average
78.57% below the sector average78.57% below the sector average78.57% below the sector average78.57% below the sector average78.57% below the sector average
Growth
98.73% above the market average98.73% above the market average98.73% above the market average98.73% above the market average98.73% above the market average
100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average100.00% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 4
Buy 1
Neutral 3
Sell 2
Strong Sell 5
Total 15
neutral
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Game Group Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 28-May-08 22-Oct-07
Paid 18-Jul-08 22-Nov-07
Amount 2.97p 1.43p

Trades for 08-Sep-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
08:43 1,982 @ 262.50p
08:43 1,364 @ 262.50p
08:42 1,403 @ 262.50p
08:42 200 @ 262.50p
08:41 21 @ 263.25p

Game Group Key Personnel

CEO Lisa Morgan

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