Keywords Studios Share Discussion Threads

[steeplejack] 12/5/2022 09:39

Chairman buys at £21-83.

[the white house] 11/5/2022 12:11

Back on board 21 OverdoneBigger by the year Long term take out 30 +

[ali47fish] 10/5/2022 16:19

liontrust adds again

[arborfieldinvestor] 04/5/2022 10:08

This could serious impact the margins if it is extended to other parts of the business. The employees seem to be calling out EA for using keywords paying poor compensation.

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[aimingupward2] 04/4/2022 10:57

Jefferies nudge their tp up to 3,260p - ‘Buy’.

[ali47fish] 01/4/2022 14:31

thanks alpha for the comments- i don't follow hard and fast rules apart of course from having a higher proportion om my investments in the winners-kws has gone though difficult periods where aim vcts for intance have taken profits - it s more luck than anything else that i decided to keep my holding

[alphabeta4] 01/4/2022 13:57

ali, I'm conscious (like most here I suspect) that I am not a qualified financial adviser so can only give you what I do for you to make up your own mind.
I have a personal rule where I won't go above 12% in any one share and typically will hold around 25-30 at any one time. I am a full time professional investor of 7 years and have found 25-30 personally is about the limit I can handle. So my average position is around 3.3%.
If I go above 12% in one I will just top slice it to get it back under and use the cash for something else. This has been the case for companies like Futr which I still think are fantastic but I have made more than 10x my initial stake.
If I have something which I see significant upside but I only hold say around 8% then I will add and push towards my 12% rule. Basically I want those where I see the greatest return to have the highest amount in subject to the amount of risk if it going wrong.
For KWS I had held c6% of my portfolio on it and added to take myself up to c8% on the update. FWIW I note it would be around £39-40 if valued on the same basis as September representing significant upside, albeit that can be said for lots of companies in the tech sector right now! IMHO the EBITDA guidance also looks very undemanding so this may prove conservative with the net cash for acquisitions adding further opportunities for upgrades.
Good luck with what you choose to do, I think there are no hard and fast rules but the above has worked well for me.

[ali47fish] 31/3/2022 18:37

if i have been investted foer a long time and i have bought/added several times, there come a time when it's not worth it to add any more once the share price has gone up quite significantly- am i right in this from investors familiar with this matter

[alphabeta4] 31/3/2022 16:44

Chunky £4.5m buy at the close - interesting.

[the white house] 31/3/2022 08:03

Strong BUY lead article in Tempus column in the Times this morning

[aimingupward2] 30/3/2022 09:34

Yes, fully agree. Plenty to go for here.

[the white house] 30/3/2022 08:07

Great numbers and strong outlookBecoming hard to ignore by the any World industry players given it's ever increasing size and agility in snaffling of many smaller boutique outfits

[the white house] 09/3/2022 13:53

Back in just under a score @ Sept Flexible workforce in dozens of locations ideal for issues in one or twoOne way or buyout

[arborfieldinvestor] 04/3/2022 10:43

Anyone know what is happening to KWS Russian studios in Moscow and St. Petersburg? The share seems to have fallen recently so wondering if these are worth a punt or whether the Russian studios will cause them issues?

[km18] 21/2/2022 18:41

...from last year...

Keywords Studios PLc plc issued interims for the six months to June 2021. Top line revenue growth was strong rising 37.6% to €238.7m in H1 21. EBITDA was stronger rising 55.7% to €40.8m. Profit before tax was stronger again rising 97.3% to €21.9m. And EPS was strongest of the lot rising 119.8% to 20.86c. Valuation is not cheap, forward PE ratio is around 44, very expensive for the market as a whole, just about middle third for the high growth Software & Computer Services sector. Investors shouldn’t expect any multiple rerating higher, but with EPS growth reaching 100%+ rates, returns should be strong anyway. And given the commercial performance KWS is delivering, the probability of downward rerating is relatively low. BUY....


.... from WealthOracleAM

[aoiaoi] 04/2/2022 15:06

Absolutely, the sector is healthy and KWS look to be super healthy and set for growth on Revenue and earnings. Market madness, as somebody said.

[daisylove] 04/2/2022 14:29

It looks to me like KWS is tracking the decline in tech and indeed other industry stocks (save for energy) so it's not KWS specific. TM17 shows a similar pattern in last few weeks. A couple of fairly big KWS buys in the last week hopefully shows that there is hope for the future and a recovery once all the market madness subsides - or rather IF it subsides.

[ali47fish] 04/2/2022 13:11

I just want to understand how and why it is getting cheaper -this used to be commented upon as valued to perfection and I know recent results were stellar but share price volatile- how does one establish which uk tech companies are value vs growth-from investors with insight please!

[steeplejack] 04/2/2022 11:36

Cheap and getting cheaper like a good number of quality stocks.Equities are far from healthy and when you get an intraday swing of over 10% in a giant like Amazon,it's difficult to take markets seriously.

[joshgroeny] 04/2/2022 09:04

Oversold now.

[ali47fish] 04/2/2022 07:25

anyone understands ex ceo buys c 3,7pc from zero

[aimingupward2] 27/1/2022 14:17

- and an 'organic growth rate of 19%' is really good too.

[the white house] 27/1/2022 13:49

Upward guidance on previous increased expectations never a bad signBusiness strength being shown in buying bigger and better than previously, after being marooned around 1200/1400 for so long upward traction being deservedly shown

[steeplejack] 27/1/2022 09:48

Further small upward revision of revenue and profits to be announced on 30th March 2022.The company's in a very good place but equity markets are struggling to find a firm footing as interest rates tick higher in response to inflationary pressures.Any stock purchases under 30 quid probably represent a long term bargain but short term cash would appear to be uppermost.

[aimingupward2] 18/1/2022 19:58

I would expect this huge acquisition to prompt further interest in KWS. It is, after all a major outsource supplier to the vast industry of video gaming, including already working for Activision.

Berenberg are almost certain to review their 3450p target price upwards next time they review and Jefferies may well go higher than the 3700p which they already have.