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About the company
Keywords Studios Plc is an international technical services provider to the global video games industry. The Company's Art creation service line creates graphical art assets for video games and operates marketing services business. Game Development service line provides external development services to game developers and publishers. Audio service line provides multi language voice-over, original language voice recording, music, sound design and accessibility. Functional Testing line provides assurance including the discovery and documentation of game defects; and testing to ensure games are compatible with the various hardware devices. Localization service line provides translation of in-game text, audio scripts, cultural and local adaptation, packaging and marketing materials. Localization Testing service line identifies out of context translations, truncations, overlaps, spelling, grammar, agerating and cultural issues. It also provides technology-enabled asset management solutions.
- Revenue in GBP (TTM)320.84m
- Net income in GBP18.51m
- Incorporated2013
- Employees8.35k
- LocationKeywords Studios PLCSouth County Business ParkWhelan House, LeopardstownDUBLIN D18 T9P8IrelandIRL
- Phone+353 19022730
- Fax+353 19022774
- Websitehttps://www.keywordsstudios.com/
Mergers & acquisitions
| Acquired company | KWS:LSE since announced | Transaction value |
|---|---|---|
| Climax Studios Ltd | -13.33% | 59.90m |
| Tantalus Media Pty Ltd | 7.31% | 46.80m |
| Indigo Pearl Ltd | -5.45% | 2.70m |
| Jinglebell Communication Srl | -5.45% | -- |
| High Voltage Software Inc | 1.05% | 50.00m |
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
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| Blue Prism Group PLC | 141.40m | -80.60m | 1.05bn | 1.01k | -- | 9.08 | -- | 7.39 | -0.9208 | -0.9208 | 1.61 | 1.21 | 0.643 | -- | 2.82 | 140,696.50 | -36.65 | -47.21 | -82.92 | -128.47 | 84.30 | 89.72 | -57.00 | -65.74 | -- | -- | 0.0122 | -- | 46.07 | 87.75 | 13.15 | -- | 51.81 | -- |
| Frontier Developments PLC | 81.03m | 18.09m | 1.11bn | 496.00 | 62.98 | 11.52 | 31.56 | 13.69 | 0.4478 | 0.4478 | 2.01 | 2.45 | 0.6174 | -- | 5.61 | 163,364.90 | 13.78 | 15.15 | 15.45 | 17.55 | 69.54 | 67.24 | 22.32 | 18.02 | -- | 30.29 | 0.1921 | 0.00 | -15.14 | 27.30 | -11.65 | 57.36 | 35.95 | -- |
| Bytes Technology Group PLC | 389.28m | 27.18m | 1.14bn | -- | 41.98 | 22.78 | 38.34 | 2.94 | 0.1138 | 0.1138 | 1.63 | 0.2097 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 22.01 | -- | 6.98 | -- | 0.9893 | -- | 0.0292 | -- | 6.71 | -- | 59.61 | -- | -- | -- |
| Plus500 Ltd | 617.00m | 353.65m | 1.45bn | 500.00 | 4.30 | 3.76 | 4.08 | 2.35 | 3.32 | 3.32 | 5.82 | 3.80 | 1.86 | -- | 56.66 | 1,233,994.00 | 106.73 | 91.64 | 117.55 | 106.00 | 91.03 | -- | 57.32 | 49.68 | -- | -- | 0.0123 | 57.78 | 146.12 | 25.92 | 229.66 | 38.95 | -19.24 | 24.28 |
| 888 Holdings PLC | 600.87m | 7.99m | 1.48bn | 1.67k | 196.27 | 13.75 | 46.47 | 2.46 | 0.0202 | 0.0202 | 1.62 | 0.2882 | 1.85 | -- | 13.36 | 360,020.30 | 2.46 | 10.45 | 5.87 | 26.07 | 66.24 | -- | 1.33 | 7.03 | -- | 18.20 | 0.183 | 135.49 | 51.65 | 12.96 | -72.84 | -17.46 | 18.04 | 19.14 |
| Micro Focus International plc | 2.12bn | -2.10bn | 1.60bn | 11.90k | -- | 0.701 | -- | 0.7525 | -6.26 | -6.24 | 6.32 | 6.79 | 0.2359 | 13,974.00 | 3.91 | 178,290.10 | -23.38 | -- | -27.23 | -- | 76.72 | -- | -99.12 | -- | 0.8622 | 1.28 | 0.6034 | -- | -10.38 | -- | -15,872.83 | -- | -- | -- |
| GB Group plc | 208.31m | 23.10m | 1.69bn | 1.05k | 73.56 | 4.68 | 37.33 | 8.11 | 0.1169 | 0.1169 | 1.05 | 1.84 | 0.4051 | 299.54 | 4.14 | 198,388.60 | 4.49 | 4.59 | 5.30 | 5.79 | 71.31 | 74.97 | 11.09 | 9.59 | 1.06 | 16.60 | 0.0995 | 27.06 | 38.74 | 28.29 | 40.41 | 28.87 | -7.93 | -- |
| Kainos Group PLC | 199.05m | 28.31m | 1.76bn | 1.42k | 62.68 | 24.25 | 55.54 | 8.85 | 0.2288 | 0.2288 | 1.61 | 0.5913 | 1.71 | -- | 4.94 | 139,782.30 | 24.32 | 21.49 | 40.09 | 37.58 | 49.96 | 47.51 | 14.22 | 11.93 | -- | -- | 0.0426 | 54.26 | 18.17 | 24.08 | 9.59 | 13.71 | 54.93 | -18.61 |
| Integrafin Holdings PLC | 107.32m | 45.48m | 1.80bn | 492.00 | 39.48 | 12.74 | 37.37 | 16.73 | 0.1373 | 0.1373 | 0.3239 | 0.4253 | 0.0061 | -- | 19.88 | 218,130.10 | 0.258 | 0.2479 | 20.86 | 0.6002 | 95.80 | 97.78 | 42.38 | 38.14 | -- | -- | 0.0414 | 43.77 | 8.22 | 9.48 | 10.65 | 22.78 | 35.36 | -- |
| Keywords Studios PLC | 320.84m | 18.51m | 1.88bn | 8.35k | 103.57 | 5.81 | 48.04 | 5.86 | 0.2425 | 0.2425 | 4.29 | 4.32 | 0.8635 | -- | 6.96 | 38,409.74 | 4.96 | 4.70 | 5.99 | 6.05 | 37.95 | 37.50 | 5.75 | 4.98 | -- | 5.41 | 0.0726 | 5.68 | 14.42 | 45.16 | 115.05 | 44.99 | 54.01 | -- |
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| Franklin Templeton Institutional LLCas of 31 Dec 2020 | 5.83m | 7.78% |
| Liontrust Investment Partners LLPas of 04 May 2021 | 3.76m | 5.02% |
| Octopus Investments Ltd.as of 31 Dec 2020 | 3.65m | 4.88% |
| Capital Research & Management Co. (World Investors)as of 11 Feb 2021 | 3.39m | 4.53% |
| T. Rowe Price International Ltd.as of 31 Dec 2020 | 3.08m | 4.12% |
| TimesSquare Capital Management LLCas of 31 Dec 2020 | 2.29m | 3.06% |
| Kabouter Management LLCas of 24 Feb 2021 | 2.24m | 2.99% |
| Standard Life Investments Ltd.as of 31 Dec 2020 | 2.17m | 2.90% |
| Swedbank Robur Fonder ABas of 31 Mar 2021 | 1.90m | 2.54% |
| Investec Wealth & Investment Ltd.as of 02 Mar 2021 | 1.31m | 1.75% |
