- £1.97bn
- £2.09bn
- €842.61m
Growth & Value
| 12m Forecast Rolling | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE Ratio (f) | 22.5 | ||
| PEG Ratio (f) | 1.16 | ||
| EPS Growth (f) | 23.96% | ||
| Dividend Yield (f) | 0.11% | ||
| Valuation (ttm) | Industry | Market | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price to Book Value | 3.69 | ||
| Price to Tang. Book | n/a | ||
| Price to Free Cashflow | 27.5 | ||
| Price to Sales | 2.71 | ||
| EV to EBITDA | 31.41 | ||
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Quality
| Name | Industry | Market | |
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| Return on Capital | -0.14% | ||
| Return on Equity | -4.09% | ||
| Operating Margin | -0.13% | ||
Financial Summary
| Year End 31st Dec | Unit | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024E | 2025E | CAGR / Avg |
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| Total Revenue | €m | 326.46 | 373.54 | 512.2 | 690.72 | 842.61 | 888.32 | 973 | 27.43% |
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| EPS Growth | % | -32.58 | +33.61 | +102.18 | +31.85 | -30.93 | +161.57 | +11.04 | n/a |
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Recent History
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Profile Summary
Keywords Studios plc is an Ireland-based international provider of creative and technology-enabled solutions to the global video games and entertainment industries. The Company operates through three segments: Create, Globalize and Engage. The Create segment services range from creation of concept art, two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) asset production and animation to full and co-development of games across all platforms, porting and remastering and consulting services. The Globalize segment brings together its audio, testing and localization businesses to create a global offering encompassing all the post-production services required by clients to get a game to launch. Its Engage segment creates trailers and PR campaigns, as well as offers community management and other. Its multilingual player support delivered via an end-to-end solution combines tech platform, Helpshift, and its human expertise, in addition to offering specialist VIP, and trust and safety services.
Directors
- Ross Graham NEC
- Bertrand Bodson CEO (46)
- Georges Fornay NID (64)
- Charlotta Ginman-Jones NID (56)
- David Reeves NID (74)
- Marion Sears NID (58)
- Neil Thompson NID (54)
- Last Annual
- December 31st, 2023
- Last Interim
- June 30th, 2024
- Incorporated
- May 29th, 2013
- Public Since
- July 12th, 2013
- No. of Employees
- 12,340
- Sector
- Software & IT Services
- Industry
- Technology
- Exchange
London Stock Exchange- Shares in Issue
- 80,535,010
- Address
- South County Business Park, DUBLIN, D18 T9P8
- Web
- https://www.keywordsstudios.com/
- Phone
- +353 19022730
- Contact
- Giles Blackham
- Auditors
- BDO LLP
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FAQ
As of Today at 21:35 UTC, shares in Keywords Studios are trading at 2,440.00p. This share price information is delayed by 15 minutes.
Shares in Keywords Studios last closed at 2,440.00p and the price had moved by +86.12% over the past 365 days. In terms of relative price strength the Keywords Studios share price has outperformed the FTSE All Share Index by +62.51% over the past year.
The overall consensus recommendation for Keywords Studios is Buy. You can view the full broker recommendation list by unlocking its StockReport.
Find out moreThe Keywords Studios dividend yield is 0.07% based on the trailing twelve month period.
Last year, Keywords Studios paid a total dividend of €0.02, and it currently has a trailing dividend yield of 0.07%. We do not have any data on when Keywords Studios is to next pay dividends.
We do not have data on when Keywords Studios is to next pay dividends. The historic dividend yield on Keywords Studios shares is currently 0.07%.
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As of the previous close price of 2,440.00p, shares in Keywords Studios had a market capitalisation of £1.97bn.
Here are the trading details for Keywords Studios:
- Country of listing: United Kingdom
- Exchange: LSE
- Ticker Symbol: KWS
Based on an overall assessment of its quality, value and momentum Keywords Studios is currently classified as a High Flyer. The classification is based on a composite score that examines a wide range of fundamental and technical measures. Stock are classified on the the following spectrum: Super Stocks, High Flyers, Contrarians, Turnarounds, Neutral, Value Traps, Momentum Traps, Falling Stars, and Sucker Stocks. For more information, learn about our StockRank Styles.
The analyst consensus target price for shares in Keywords Studios is 2,456.90p. That is 0.69% above the last closing price of 2,440.00p.
Analysts covering Keywords Studios currently have a consensus Earnings Per Share (EPS) forecast of €1.20 for the next financial year.
Find out moreAn important predictor of whether a stock price will go up is its track record of momentum. Price trends tend to persist, so it's worth looking at them when it comes to a share like Keywords Studios. Over the past six months, its share price has outperformed the FTSE All Share Index by +99.41%.
As of the last closing price of 2,440.00p, shares in Keywords Studios were trading +27.09% higher than their 200 day moving average. You can read more about the power of momentum in assessing share price movements on Stockopedia.
The Keywords Studios PE ratio based on its reported earnings over the past 12 months is 22.5. The shares last closed at 2,440.00p.
The PE ratio (or price-to-earnings ratio) is the one of the most popular valuation measures used by stock market investors. It is calculated by dividing a company's price per share by its earnings per share.
The PE ratio can be seen as being expressed in years, in the sense that it shows the number of years of earnings which would be required to pay back the purchase price, ignoring inflation. So in general terms, the higher the PE, the more expensive the stock is.
Keywords Studios' management team is headed by:
- Ross Graham - NEC
- Bertrand Bodson - CEO
- Georges Fornay - NID
- Charlotta Ginman-Jones - NID
- David Reeves - NID
- Marion Sears - NID
- Neil Thompson - NID