Overview

• Games Workshop reported a 29% rise in pre-tax profit to £262.8 million and 17% revenue growth to £617.5 million in the year to 1 June.
• The Nottingham-based firm saw licensing revenues surge to £52.5 million but said such gains will be difficult to repeat.
• Games Workshop warned that new tariffs could cut around £12 million from next year’s pre-tax profit and shrink gross margins by 2 percentage points.
• AstraZeneca’s core operating profit climbed 13% to $9.4 billion in the first half and the company pledged $50 billion to expand US manufacturing capacity.
• Barclays reported a 23% jump in half-year pre-tax profits to £5.2 billion and unveiled a £1 billion share buyback alongside a 3% dividend increase, lifting capital distributions to £1.4 billion.