Keywords Studios (KWS)

Sector:

Leisure Products

Index:

FTSE AIM 50

1,134.00p
   
  • Change Today:
    -5.00p
  • 52 Week High: 2,700.00p
  • 52 Week Low: 1,115.00p
  • Currency: UK Pounds
  • Shares Issued: 78.95m
  • Volume: 18,218
  • Market Cap: £895.33m

Keywords Studios buys Forgotten Empires for $32.5m

By Frank Prenesti

Date: Wednesday 08 Jun 2022

LONDON (ShareCast) - (Sharecast News) - Video game provider Keywords Studios has bought development studio Forgotten Empires for $32.5m (£25.9m), the company said on Wednesday.


Based in Ohio in the US, Forgotten Empires has a team of 53 game developers. The firm generated revenue of $7.2m in 2021 and is expected to grow strongly in the current year, Keywords added.

Keywords Studios will pay a maximum amount of $32.5m, comprised $15.75m up front, the equivalent of $3.75m in new ordinary shares to be issued one year post completion, and up to $13m in cash and stock depending on growth targets being met over the year following completion.

In a separate statement, Keywords said it had made a positive start to the 2022 year with strong organic revenue growth in the first four months and expected annual results to be in line with expectations.

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KWS Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 1,134.00p
Change Today -5.00p
% Change -0.44 %
52 Week High 2,700.00p
52 Week Low 1,115.00p
Volume 18,218
Shares Issued 78.95m
Market Cap £895.33m

KWS Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
4.03% below the market average4.03% below the market average4.03% below the market average4.03% below the market average4.03% below the market average
80.00% above the sector average80.00% above the sector average80.00% above the sector average80.00% above the sector average80.00% above the sector average
Price Trend
72.22% below the market average72.22% below the market average72.22% below the market average72.22% below the market average72.22% 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
Income
96.75% below the market average96.75% below the market average96.75% below the market average96.75% below the market average96.75% 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
Growth
18.58% below the market average18.58% below the market average18.58% below the market average18.58% below the market average18.58% below the market average
9.09% above the sector average9.09% above the sector average9.09% above the sector average9.09% above the sector average9.09% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 5
Buy 7
Neutral 1
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 13
buy
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KWS Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Interim
Ex-Div 23-May-24 05-Oct-23
Paid 28-Jun-24 27-Oct-23
Amount 1.76p 0.85p

Trades for 29-Apr-2024

Time Volume / Share Price
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10:42 446 @ 1,136.40p
10:41 10 @ 1,139.00p
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KWS Key Personnel

CEO Bertrand Bodson
CFO Robert Kingston

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