Games Workshop profit rises as trade sales shine

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Miniature wargames maker Games Workshop reported a rise in profit on higher revenue, led by sales in its trade business.

Pre-tax profit rose to £89.4m from £81.3m on-year as sales grew by 5.1% to £269.7m.

The trade segment, which made up 52% of total sales, reported that sales rose 15% to £140m.

The company paid dividends of 145p a share for the year, down from 155p a share last year.

Retail sales decreased by 11% in the year, as the Covid-19 pandemic led to store closure for a number of weeks in April and May.

At 8:39am: (LON:GAW) Games Workshop Group PLC share price was +462.5p at 8917.5p