Keywords Studios Share Discussion Threads

[scooper72] 13/4/2018 22:43

Reading this description of their new office gives the strong sense of how they are still building foundations for the long term in an industry that is still relatively young. They are not only focused on being financially clever (combining their strategic locations in N America with their lower cost base artists in Asia) but also building a culture that their staff buy into. Despite having bought and sold over the last couple of years I am happy to hold on long term to my existing holding which is currently worth about 60 percent of my SIPP.

[aimingupward2] 13/4/2018 13:49

Thanks rivaldo. All good stuff.

As a matter of interest (idle curiosity), since we both have several share holdings in common, I wonder if you know of Sopheon (SPE). I only discovered it recently and find it to be a very interesting prospect - software and services for innovation management. Small Co, but has majors like BASF, P&G and Merck as customers.

[rivaldo] 13/4/2018 13:15

All systems go in Canada....



"Keywords expands North America HQ in Montreal
April 12th, 2018 - 11:33am
By Craig Chapple, Senior Editor

Services provider Keywords Studios is expanding its North American HQ based in Montreal as it prepares for a hiring spree.

The company plans to invest $1.1 million on the 17,000 square foot expansion, which will include additional workstations and a new common area.

In total Keywords has 75,000 square feet of office space in the city and now has a further 10-year lease on its Montreal HQ.

Continued growth

The firm said the expansion means the office will become a “single end-to-end solution” provider for its global customer-base. Currently the Montreal team focuses on QA, localisation, player support and UI/UX research.

Keywords said it now has the second largest games studio in Montreal, a city also home to Ubisoft.

“We look forward to continuing Keywords Studios’ growth within such a creative and innovative community for games makers here in Montreal,” said Keywords Studios Americas MD Nicolas Liorzou.

“Importantly, this provides our staff with a superior fit-for-purpose work environment, as we will now have more capacity than ever to solidify our vision for the future of games development.”

Keywords has been on a significant acquisition spree over the last few years since it went public. Recently it expanded its audio services with the purchase of Cord Worldwide, Laced Music and Maximal."

[aimingupward2] 13/4/2018 13:04

The more smaller companies there are coming along to develop new games, and that seems to be the trend, the more likely it is that KWS will be called upon for all the background services which these new entrants will not be able to cope with themselves.

All looking good for as far ahead as we can reasonably see. And yes, christh, even if not today, £18 and more is not far away - and maybe £20 is closer than we'd have thought a few weeks back.

[christh] 13/4/2018 08:33

It will test £18 today in my opinion.

Videogame is a major industry employing many people in UK and worth £ Billions.
Listen to the report from the BBC news this morning

[christh] 13/4/2018 08:22

Bafta Games Awards: Who won on gaming's big night?

Who won the top prizes at this year's gaming Baftas?

Forty-five games were nominated ahead of Thursday night's ceremony in London.

Sales of video games, consoles, PC gaming add-ons and other related products hit £5.1bn in the UK last year, according to the trade body Ukie.

That marked a record high and a 12.4% improvement on the previous year, with the launches of the Nintendo Switch and Microsoft's Xbox One X helping to drive interest.

[christh] 13/4/2018 08:10

UK gaming sales defy spending squeeze



Star Wars made a $3 Billion since its release from this morning BBC news videogames
report.

[pyglet] 12/4/2018 21:31

A £2.8m buy showing up at 16:34 - great.

[rivaldo] 12/4/2018 10:22

Nice comment from Berenberg from that article:

"German bank Berenberg, which rates the shares a ‘buy’ and has a price target of 2,060p, sees this trend as evidence that computer games publishers and developers are moving away from “tactical outsourcing” towards strategic arrangements with trusted partners.

“Keywords also indicated it is seeing some benefits from the rapidly growing eSports market, mostly through the provision of its services for game development and in-game support, but also via marketing and communications management of the events themselves. Keywords highlights that it is continuing to seek out ways to leverage the growth in eSports further,” Berenberg observed."

[christh] 12/4/2018 09:38

Keywords Studios has the firepower to continue its impressive growth rate
Proactive Investors UK

hxxp://www.proactiveinvestors.co.uk/companies/news/194654/keywords-studios-has-the-firepower-to-continue-its-impressive-growth-rate-194654.html

[christh] 12/4/2018 09:35

IC TIP UPDATES:
April 9, 2018

Keywords Studios (KWS) saw a 57% rise in sales to €151m for 2017, buoyed by 11 acquisitions and 15.1% like-for-like organic growth. The services provider to the global video games industry said the acquisition pipeline “remains healthy”.

Future growth should be propelled by a combination of €11.1m in net cash as at the year-end, and the group’s extension of its revolving credit facility from €35m to a potential €105m.

Two new acquisitions were also announced today: Cord, and Laced Music, for £4.5m. The shares were down 2 per cent in morning trading.

We’re still buyers.

[panic investor] 11/4/2018 13:17

Don't worry about your losses Chris - it will be a level playing field soon #trump #nuclear :-)

[aimingupward2] 11/4/2018 10:07

Edited out. Wrong board!

[bigbigdave] 11/4/2018 08:28

Nice red to blue and closing in on the previous high....

[villarich] 11/4/2018 08:10

I'd argue the thread has already been ruined by his presence but yes you're right, filter button back on.

[hawaly] 11/4/2018 07:50

Why interact with him?

By doing so your wasting the benefit of a good thread.

Just use the filter....

[villarich] 11/4/2018 07:28

Ah now that explains why you're here ramping it up like on FEVR BOO and RRS. You bought at the top of a spike AGAIN. Well played sir. Unlike the others I suspect you'll break even sooner rather than later (or never on BOO and RRS)

[panic investor] 10/4/2018 20:18

Apologies for mentioning him earlier but it seems he's jumped on a number of stocks very late on - hope he doesn't discover the bloody rest !Anyway apologies again - hardly post these days and wish I hadn't

[lupins2] 10/4/2018 20:11

Any chance of talking about the brilliant price rise on here today.

[villarich] 10/4/2018 15:30

I'm invested in RRS...hence why I might be posting there. Gosh what a fruit cake.Once again, you're making yourself look very very silly.

[christh] 10/4/2018 15:26

Villarich
and RRS, your post?

[villarich] 10/4/2018 15:23

If being invested in FEVR, BOO and KWS before you is following you around then OK, I'm guilty.