Re: [OT] Mini Pictures was Re: 6-10mm ST Bugs

Of course, if you look at GW's financials you will realize that while
they
are making money they are not running the business very well.  A company
that drops it's earnings per share by 60% for the year is not the sign
of a
healthy company.

They lost business in the UK and Europe, but the growth in the US made
up
for the difference.  And apparently there was a huge restructuring of
the
business.

Take a look at http://www.games-workshop.com/investor/
and read the tale of woe.

Nicholas Caldwell
clcaldwell@kreative.net

----- Original Message -----
From: Casquilho, Daniel <Daniel.Casquilho@disney.com>
To: <gzg-l@csua.berkeley.edu>
Sent: Friday, February 09, 2001 4:19 PM
Subject: RE: [OT] Mini Pictures was Re: 6-10mm ST Bugs

>
> Michael,
>
> Your "Rant" addresses one of the reasons Games Workshop is making
> money while many others are not. Mind I am not a fan, I just respect a
> company that knows who it's customers are and markets to them. Games
> Workshop runs like a real business. They have shareholders to answer
to.
> The mind set you describe could fit many of the stores I have seen
> here in Los Angeles. They are owned by people who are playing at it
rather
> then working it. Many got into it because they liked the hobby and
wanted
to
> play all day. To run a business takes a lot of hard work. The
execution of
a
> successful small business requires effort and forward thinking. Sadly
I
see
> many do not have the knowledge or the drive to do it right. So sad.
>
>
> Daniel