WARHAMMER-MAKER Games Workshop has recorded sales of over £200m for the first time, but Covid-19, Brexit and the war in Ukraine continue to dent its commercial plans.

The FTSE 250 firm announced it made £212m from May until the end of 2022, up more than £20m on the previous year.

But it also reported a dip in operating profit of £83.6m, down from £88.5m last year. Its profit before tax was also £5m down on 2021.

"Games Workshop and the Warhammer hobby are in great shape," said CEO Kevin Rountree, despite the disappointing profit numbers.

He said it had been "another rewarding and successful period for the global team with core sales for the six months of over £200m for the first time.

"We will continue to focus on making the best miniatures in the world, sign new licensing contracts with partners to exploit our IP outside of our core business and support our staff," Rountree said.

The company also posted a slump in sales in China, which has spent the majority of last year under strict zero-Covid restrictions, though the firm said the around £1m lost sales from China for the last six months were "not as bad" as forecast.

The firm added that it had also incurred extra costs from Brexit while also losing £2m in trade sales in Russia.

Shares closed down 2.52 per cent.

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