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Xaar(XAR)

Sector:

Electronic & Electrical Equipment

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

Market Cap

£120.71m

Change Today

Price Down-3.00p

Share Price

192.00p

Xaar Overview

Xaar is in the electronic & electrical equipment sector and is currently trading at 192.00p per share. In the last year Xaar's share price has ranged from 141.75p to 251.75p and brokers are currently rating this stock as 'strong buy'.

1 Day Chart (16-May-2008)

1 Day Chart

6 Month Chart

6 Month Chart

Income & Efficiency

Latest F'cast
Div Yield 1.3% 1.0%
Div Cover 3.4 6.2
Op Mrgn 14.6% 21.2%
ROCE 22.5%  

Valuation

Latest F'cast
P/E 22.3 15.3
PEG 2.5 0.3
Pr/Revenue 2.5 2.3
Pr/Book 3.3  

Growth

Latest F'cast
Revenue 13.4% 11.0%
PBT 5.9% 54.1%
EPS 8.9% 46.3%
DPS 25.0% -18.7%

Xaar Fundamentals

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-03 a29.23 a0.45 1.60p 33.8 n/a -6% n/a 0.0%
31-Dec-04 34.81 6.27 7.70p 18.0 0.0 +381% 1.00p 0.7%
31-Dec-05 42.77 10.02 13.30p 20.2 0.3 +73% 1.50p 0.6%
31-Dec-06 42.21 6.91 7.90p 30.4 n/a -41% 2.00p 0.8%
31-Dec-07 47.85 7.32 8.60p 20.2 2.2 +9% 2.50p 1.4%

a. Based on UK GAAP presentation of accounts - includes discontinued activities

Xaar Forecasts

Year Ending Revenue (£m) Pre-tax (£m) EPS P/E PEG EPS Grth. Div Yield
31-Dec-08 53.12 11.28 12.58p 15.3 0.3 +46% 2.03p 1.0%
31-Dec-09 59.28 14.27 15.93p 12.1 0.5 +27% 2.33p 1.2%

Covering analysts: Landsbanki Securities, Panmure Gordon, Speirs & Jeffrey

Xaar Company Announcements

Holding(s) in Company 15-May-2008 14:49 RNS
Directorate Change 14-May-2008 10:10 RNS
Result of AGM 13-May-2008 12:04 RNS

Xaar ShareCast News

Small caps round-up: Gulfsands Petroleum, Ardana... 13-May-2008 ShareCast
TechMARK movers: Ardana falls on trial result 13-May-2008 ShareCast
TechMARK movers: Horizon jumps on bid approach 13-Mar-2008 ShareCast

Xaar Top Newspaper Links

Local Briefing 15-Feb-2007 Washington Post
Cambridge Consultants' new fund 01-Nov-2006 Times
Business in Brief 10-Aug-2006 Times

Latest Xaar Director Deals

Traded Action Notifier PriceAmountValue
26-Apr-08 Exercise of option Greg Lockett 99.00p 1,722 £1,704.78
26-Apr-08 Exercise of option Andrew Taylor 99.00p 803 £794.97
26-Apr-08 Exercise of option Ian Dinwoodie 99.00p 1,722 £1,704.78

Note 1: Prices and trades are provided by Digital Look Corporate Solutions and are delayed by at least 15 minutes.

Note 2: RiskGrade figures are provided by RiskMetrics.

Note 3: Above ratios are on a 'per annum' basis, adjusted for corporate actions and based on the fundamentals of the primary listed security.

Note 4: Under IFRS, all figures are based on 'Continuing' operations unless otherwise stated.

Note 5: In the case of dual listed securities, broker recommendations and forecasts relate to the primary listing.

Note 6: Forecast figures based on normalised accounts.

 

Xaar Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 192.00p Price Down
Change Today -3.00p
52 Week High 251.75p
52 Week Low 141.75p
Volume 28,274
Shares Issued 62.87m
Market Cap £120.71m
Beta 0.22
RiskGrade 152

Xaar Star Ratings

Compare performance with the sector and the market.
more star ratings
Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
91.99% below the market average91.99% below the market average91.99% below the market average91.99% below the market average91.99% below the market average
97.26% below the sector average97.26% below the sector average97.26% below the sector average97.26% below the sector average97.26% below the sector average
Price Trend
16.31% below the market average16.31% below the market average16.31% below the market average16.31% below the market average16.31% below the market average
22.08% above the sector average22.08% above the sector average22.08% above the sector average22.08% above the sector average22.08% above the sector average
Income
91.17% below the market average91.17% below the market average91.17% below the market average91.17% below the market average91.17% below the market average
65.22% below the sector average65.22% below the sector average65.22% below the sector average65.22% below the sector average65.22% below the sector average
Growth
72.98% below the market average72.98% below the market average72.98% below the market average72.98% below the market average72.98% below the market average
78.12% below the sector average78.12% below the sector average78.12% below the sector average78.12% below the sector average78.12% below the sector average

What The Brokers Say

Strong Buy 3
Buy 0
Neutral 0
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 3
strong_buy
Broker recommendations should not be taken as investment advice, and are provided by the authorised brokers listed on this page.

Xaar Dividends

  Latest Previous
  Final Final
Ex-Div 14-May-08 16-May-07
Paid 13-Jun-08 15-Jun-07
Amount 2.50p 2.00p

Trades for 16-May-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
14:55 2,500 @ 193.89p
12:07 2,500 @ 191.00p
12:07 774 @ 191.00p
08:06 20,000 @ 191.00p
08:05 2,500 @ 194.00p

Xaar Key Personnel

CEO Ian Dinwoodie