Half-Yearly Report: 2024–2025

Key insights

7 takeaways · ~3 min read

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Games Workshop Group PLC reported its best first half-year performance for the 26 weeks ended December 1, 2024, with total revenue reaching £299.5m, up from £247.7m in the prior year.See it on page 1
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Operating profit significantly increased to £126.1m for the 26 weeks ended December 1, 2024, compared to £94.5m in the same period last year, with profit before taxation at £126.8m.See it on page 19
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Core revenue grew by 14.3%, driven by strong performance in Trade (+21.7%) and Retail (+11.2%), although Online revenue decreased by 4.2%.See it on page 4
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Licensing revenue saw substantial growth, increasing from £12.1m to £30.1m, with licensing operating profit rising from £11.1m to £28.0m.See it on page 21
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Earnings per share rose to 288.9p for the 26 weeks ended December 1, 2024, up from 216.9p in the previous year.See it on page 18
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Core gross margin decreased from 69.4% to 67.5% due to increased inventory provision, higher design costs from more new product launches, and increased animation costs for Warhammer+.See it on page 4
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Warhammer+ subscriber numbers continued to grow, reaching 207,000 at the period end, up from 169,000 in the prior year.See it on page 7

Summary

Games Workshop Group PLC (‘Games Workshop’ or the ‘Group’) announces its half-yearly results for the 26 week period ended 1 December 2024. 26 weeks ended 26 weeks ended 1 December 2024 26 November 2023 Core revenue £269.4m £235.6m Licensing revenue £30.1m £12.1m Revenue £299.5m £247.7m Revenue at cons...