Keywords Studios Share Discussion Threads

[disc0dave45] 23/11/2022 18:03

Looks like 97p eps for this year IMO at a sector median average PE of 35x….which seems reasonable. Currently on a forward PE of only circa 28x which is low.

[aimingupward2] 21/11/2022 10:03

Yes, really encouraging. Feel confident of continuing progress, in t/o, profits and in the share price.

22/11 : Brokers Liberum raise their tp from 3,150p to 3,400p.

[the white house] 21/11/2022 08:43

Profits upgrade disguised as a trading update. Nice & not fooled me.I have access to knowledge of Player Research testing levels and they are super busy esp with VR type stuff right now. Added again at open

[terry topper] 21/11/2022 07:26

Another excellent trading update

[ali47fish] 21/11/2022 07:26

update ahead

[ali47fish] 21/9/2022 06:24

lovely acquisition

[aimingupward2] 03/8/2022 10:13

Add LTG to those. I take your point, though, about ‘noisy’ bbs.

[steeplejack] 03/8/2022 10:03

Indeed but a quiet BB is invariably a good sign,a noisy board is often one under stress with a falling share price.KWS is a lock away in my book along with Croda,AZN,Volex,Dechra,Indivior,SDI etc,companies that have shown that they can handle the current deteriorating economic environment.

[aimingupward2] 03/8/2022 09:51

What surprises me is, not that the company continues to progress strongly but that, as one of the better growth performers, it doesn’t attract more frequent attention both on this bb and in terms of shareholding.

[steeplejack] 03/8/2022 09:21

First class performance." Whilst we are mindful of a more uncertain macro-economic environment and some volatility in the scheduling of certain projects we continue to see strong demand for our services. Given this and the Group's strong performance in H1, we are confident of delivering a performance comfortably ahead of current market expectations for the full year, albeit with organic growth rates moderating and margins moving to historic levels of 15% as we invest in the business, transition our people and work from Russia, and as more costs return with the easing of COVID restrictions."

[aimingupward2] 03/8/2022 07:48

Really very encouraging. Excellent. We can look forward to the interim results, on 21st September, with confidence.

[ali47fish] 03/8/2022 06:32

updte sounds good

[ali47fish] 15/6/2022 11:48

god knows- and white house why do you add- capital market days was very good i thought

[niklol] 15/6/2022 10:41

Why the big drop today???

[the white house] 14/6/2022 10:03

Added 2310

[aimingupward2] 08/6/2022 08:51

Yes, it’s encouraging to see that. It’s been a bit of a while since the last acquisition, so nice to have this company added to the Keywords Studio.

[ali47fish] 08/6/2022 06:29

new aquisition good

[steeplejack] 12/5/2022 08:39

Chairman buys at £21-83.

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

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

[ali47fish] 10/5/2022 15:19

liontrust adds again

[arborfieldinvestor] 04/5/2022 09:08

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 09:57

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

[ali47fish] 01/4/2022 13:31

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 12:57

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.