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Games Workshop Group (GAW)

Sector:

Leisure Goods

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Market Cap

£76.27m

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Share Price

245.00p

Games Workshop boss lifts stake

Date: Friday 01 Feb 2008

LONDON (ShareCast) - Tom Kirkby, chairman of fantasy war game model specialist Games Workshop, bought 120,000 shares in the company today, lifting his stake by 0.39% to 6.96%.

Kirkby, a former tax inspector who became a general manager for Games Workshop in 1986, paid 202p a share, or a total of £242,400.

Games Workshop said last week that pre-tax losses totalled £192,000 in the six months to 2 December versus a £127,000 profit the year before on revenue unchanged at £54.6m.

Top Director Buys

Lukoil 'B' GRD (Reg S) (LKOB)
Director name: Mr I. V. Sherkunov
Amount purchased: 160,000 @ $65.56
Value: $10,490,032

Games Workshop Group (GAW)
Director name: Mr Tom Kirby
Amount purchased: 120,000 @ 202.00p
Value: £242,400

Safestore (SAFE)
Director name: Mr Stephen Williams
Amount purchased: 100,204 @ 146.70p
Value: £146,999

Safestore (SAFE)
Director name: Mr Richard Hodsden
Amount purchased: 52,488 @ 146.70p
Value: £77,000

Inchcape (INCH)
Director name: Ms Karen Guerra
Amount purchased: 13,515 @ 365.00p
Value: £49,330

Woolworths Group (WLW)
Director name: Mr Stephen East
Amount purchased: 300,000 @ 11.25p
Value: £33,750

Woolworths Group (WLW)
Director name: Mr Trevor Bish-Jones
Amount purchased: 150,000 @ 11.50p
Value: £17,250

Woolworths Group (WLW)
Director name: Mr Steve Lewis
Amount purchased: 150,000 @ 11.50p
Value: £17,250

Charles Stanley (CAY)
Director name: Mr Michael R I Lilwall
Amount purchased: 12,500 @ 96.00p
Value: £12,000

Charles Stanley (CAY)
Director name: Mr Peter A Hurst
Amount purchased: 12,500 @ 96.00p
Value: £12,000


Top Director Sells

Inchcape (INCH)
Director name: Ms Karen Guerra
Amount sold: 21,000 @ 441.00p
Value: £92,610

Inchcape (INCH)
Director name: Ms Karen Guerra
Amount sold: 13,515 @ 351.00p
Value: £47,438

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Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

 

GAW Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 245.00p  
Closing Price Change 0.000p
52 Week High 275.00
52 Week Low 118.75
Volume 5
Shares Issued 31.13m
Market Cap £76.27m
Beta 0.42
RiskGrade 293

Performance Indicators

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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
85.18% below the market average85.18% below the market average85.18% below the market average85.18% below the market average85.18% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average
Price Trend
82.97% above the market average82.97% above the market average82.97% above the market average82.97% above the market average82.97% 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
Income Not Available
Growth
80.49% below the market average80.49% below the market average80.49% below the market average80.49% below the market average80.49% below the market average
63.64% below the sector average63.64% below the sector average63.64% below the sector average63.64% below the sector average63.64% below the sector average
Price Chg 6m
98.20% above the market average98.20% above the market average98.20% above the market average98.20% above the market average98.20% 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
P/E
94.56% below the market average94.56% below the market average94.56% below the market average94.56% below the market average94.56% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average
PEG Not Available
Dividend Yield Not Available
EPS Growth Not Available
Operating Margin
25.95% below the market average25.95% below the market average25.95% below the market average25.95% below the market average25.95% below the market average
16.67% above the sector average16.67% above the sector average16.67% above the sector average16.67% above the sector average16.67% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

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Neutral 0
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GAW Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Interim Final
Ex-Div 14-Mar-07 04-Oct-06
Paid 20-Apr-07 27-Oct-06
Amount 4.95p 14.03p

Trades for 21-Nov-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
13:42 3 @ 240.00p
09:42 2 @ 240.00p

GAW Key Personnel

Chair Tom Kirby
CEO Mark Wells
CFO Kevin Rountree

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