Why Games Workshop's Falling Share Price Is All of a Sudden in the News

Warhammer 40,000 maker Games Workshop has found itself in the news for its falling share price, which has left some wondering what’s going on behind the scenes.

Games Workshop is one of the UK's biggest success stories, with its stock rising more than 70% over the past five years. But its share price has fallen 13.76% over the past six months, wiping hundreds of millions of pounds off the value of the company. This comes even as Games Workshop reports record profits. So, what’s going on?

Broadly speaking, there seems to be investor nervousness at Games Workshop’s ability to keep growing in the face of rising manufacturing and logistics costs. Some on the internet will say the recently released 11th edition of flagship tabletop wargame Warhammer 40,000 hasn’t done as well as Games Workshop had hoped, but there is no official data to back this claim up. …