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Xaar - Surprise profit in H2 21

February 2022

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The shares shot back over £2 after Xaar’s pre-close statement said it expects to report sales for FY21 of £59m, up 23% on FY20 (12% organic excluding the acquisition of FFEI). Good cost management actions mean it will report a modest profit for the second half of the year, rather than the £1.6m loss brokers had been expecting. Net cash at the year end was £25.2m. In particular, the printhead business performed well with its printheads being incorporated into a new generation of machines being designed by several customers, and FFEI (which contributed £6m to sales) has been helping in this regard. Xaar continues to successfully roll out the ImagineX platform and launched two new products - Xaar Nitrox last April and Xaar Irix in Se ...

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