Games Workshop has hailed record revenue and profits in its half-year results.
CEO Kevin Rountree said the business was “in great shape” despite trading during challenging economic times.
For the six months to November 26 2023, the gaming retailer’s revenue reached £247m in the 26 weeks to 26 November 2023 up from £226m in the previous year.
Operating profit also surged to £94.5m up from £83.6m in the same period the year before.
In a statement, the group, the record results were “driven by the launch of a significant number of new products across all of our IPs and the ongoing performance of products we launched in previous periods”.
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Games Workshop added that its Warhammer World site in Nottingham and Tottenham Court Road shop in London helped it to “record sales levels” across its UK retail business.
It it opened 14 stores over the period, including relocations, and is on track for 30 new stores by the end of the financial year.
Chief executive Kevin Rountree added: “We continue to perform well during challenging economic times, delivering record group revenue, profit and dividends in the period. Morale is good at Games Workshop and our hobbyists are having fun too.”
The update comes weeks after the retailer finalised an exclusive deal with Amazon to transform its Warhammer 40k game into a film and television series.
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