Games Workshop surges on profit beat, Amazon's Warhammer 'taster' well received

  • Games Workshop Group PLC (LSE:GAW) shares climbed over 5% on Tuesday after the Warhammer owner hiked dividends 40% and said "exciting times" were ahead. The group, which is in its first year as a FTSE 100 company, published annual results showing pre-tax profits up 29.5% to £262.8 million, on revenues up 19.5% on a constant currency basis to £617.5 million.