Games Workshop's half-year trading statement comes amid a surge in investor interest in the British miniatures retailer and owner of the Warhammer 40k IP.
GAW shares have soared 25% month to date following the inking of a major Warhammer rights deal with Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN).
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Half-year revenues are expected to come in at £210mln for the six months ending November 7, 2022, compared to £191.5mln in the same period the previous year.
Core operating profit is expected to be at least £70mln, similar to the previous year, while licensing operating profit is expected to be around £13mln, down from £18.9mln in the previous year.
But licensing profit is expected to surge in the second half due to the Amazon deal. “Moreover, a mainstream TV/film product could be game changing in terms of Warhammer's brand reach and awareness,” said equities researchers at Jefferies.
The company is also expected to declare a £54mln dividend payout equally 165p per share.
At the time of writing, GAW shares were in a potentially overbought position at 9,196p, or 5.7% down year on year.