Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) Hits New 12-Month High – Time to Buy?

Games Workshop Group PLC (LON:GAW) reached a new 52-week high during trading on Wednesday . The stock traded as high as £147 ($183.47) and last traded at £146.12 ($182.38), with a volume of 70688 shares changing hands. The stock had previously closed at £145.70 ($181.85).

Games Workshop Group Trading Up 0.3 %

The company has a market cap of £4.81 billion, a P/E ratio of 3,183.49, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.41 and a beta of 1.25. The company has a quick ratio of 2.33, a current ratio of 3.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 18.77. The firm’s 50-day moving average price is £137 and its 200-day moving average price is £119.11.

Games Workshop Group (LON:GAW) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, January 14th. The company reported GBX 288.90 ($3.61) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Games Workshop Group had a net margin of 28.74% and a return on equity of 62.12%. As a group, equities research analysts expect that Games Workshop Group PLC will post 448.9953023 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Games Workshop Group Increases Dividend

The company also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Saturday, February 8th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, January 23rd will be paid a dividend of GBX 155 ($1.93) per share. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, January 23rd. This represents a yield of 1.18%. This is a positive change from Games Workshop Group’s previous dividend of $80.00. Games Workshop Group’s payout ratio is 8,169.93%.

About Games Workshop Group

Games Workshop Group PLC, together with its subsidiaries, designs, manufactures, distributes, and sells miniature figures and games in the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, North America, Australia, New Zealand, Asia, and internationally. It operates in two segments, Core and Licensing. The company offers games under the Warhammer: Age of Sigmar, Necromunda, and Warhammer 40,000 names, as well as Horus Heresy and Blood Bowl.