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Keywords Studios plc (KWS.L)

London Stock Exchange Technology Electronic Gaming & MultimediaView data quality →
49.4Fair

ValueMarkers Composite Index

Top 26%#32,950 of 44,707

DCF data not available

Piotroski
4/9
Neutral
Beneish
-2.88
Low Risk
Altman
4.30
Safe
DCF Value
-
N/A
ROIC
3.3%
Low
P/E
111.1
Growth
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Keywords Studios plc (KWS.L) — VMCI valuation read

Headline read on KWS.L: VMCI of 49/100 versus a Technology sector median of 50. The 1-point below-median position is what makes Keywords Studios plc a relative-value laggard in the mid-cap cohort, before any pillar-level review.

Form 4 filings on KWS.L: zero in the trailing 30 days. The absence of insider transactions is itself a data point, just a low-information one. The thesis runs on financials and price action until that changes.

**Investor frame.** Three reads on KWS.L: value (KWS.L trades at 17.0x earnings, 6% below the Technology median of 18.0x), quality (ROIC of 19.0% sits 9.0pp above the Technology median (10.0%)), and risk (net debt to EBITDA of 2.2x is the rate-sensitivity line to watch). The value read also implies an EV/EBITDA gap of +4.0x against the Technology 12.0x baseline.

KWS.L fell 1.1% over the trailing 7 days, with a -1.8% read on a 30-day basis.

Keywords Studios plc provides integrated outsourced creative and technical services to the video game industry. The company offers art creation services related to the production of graphical art assets for inclusion in the video game, including concept art creation, as well as 2D and 3D art asset production and animation. It also provides marketing services, which include game trailers, marketing art and materials, PR, and brand campaign services; and audio/voice-over services, including script translation, actor selection, and talent management through pre-production, audio direction, recording, and post-production, as well as offers music licensing or music soundtracks selling services. In addition, the company offers localization services related to translation and cultural adaptation of in-game text and audio scripts in various game platforms and genres; and localization testing services consisting of testing the linguistic correctness and cultural acceptability of computer games. Further, it provides functional testing services related to quality assurance services provided to game producers to ensure game functions. Additionally, the company provides player support services related to the live operations support, such as community management, player support, and associated services to producers of games, as well as software engineering services for developing video games. It serves game developers and publishers. The company operates in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, Russia, Japan, Poland, China, India, Ireland, the Philippines, Spain, France, Singapore, Australia, and internationally. Keywords Studios plc was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.

CEO: Bertrand J. F. X. Bodson13,000 employeesIEwww.keywordsstudios.com

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