Games Workshop sees full-year sales jump, hikes payout by 23%
Games Workshop delivered a big jump on both its top and bottom lines for the full year, resulting in an even bigger rise in its full-year payout.
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The miniature wargaming figurines maker and owner of the popular Warhammer franchise posted a 15.9% jump in sales for the year ending on 2 June, which drove a roughly 9.4% rise in profit before tax to £81.3m.
Cash from operations also improved, from £82.3m to £88.8m.
Commenting on the company's results, the company's boss, Kevin Rountree, said: "An amazing set of results - the best year in Games Workshop's history, so far. You can once again see from these results that our business and the Warhammer Hobby are in good shape.
"The board and I continue to believe that the prospects for the business are good."
Operating profits before royalties increased from £64.7m to £69.83m and earnings per share came in at 202.9p versus 184.3p one year ago.
The full-year dividend was hiked by 23% to 155.0p.
As of 0932 BST, shares in Games Workshop were trading 2.81% higher at 4,826.0p, having hit an intra-session high earlier during the session.