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Xaar(XAR)

Sector:

Electronic & Electrical Equipment

Index:

FTSE Small Cap

Market Cap

£117.30m

Change Today

Price Down-1.25p

Share Price

186.50p

Xaar held back by start-up costs

Date: Thursday 13 Mar 2008

LONDON (ShareCast) - Costs of a new factory held back inkjet printing specialist Xaar last year, though underlying profits rose strongly.

Turnover in 2007 rose by 13% to £47.9m (2006: £42.2m) with pre-tax profits up by 6% to £7.3m from £6.9m. Underlying profit before tax (before net costs of the new Huntingdon facility) increased 35% to £9.3m (2006: £6.9m).

Xaar added it had made goods progress with new Platform 3 print head products with a significant number of 'developer kits' sold to potential OEMs and initial printer product launches by Xaar customers. The group added it is also encouraged by the continuing trend towards inkjet technology as oppose to analogue.

The dividend for the year rises by 25% to 2.5p.




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Xaar Market Data

Currency UK Pounds
Share Price 186.50p Price Down
Change Today -1.25p
52 Week High 233.00p
52 Week Low 141.75p
Volume 49
Shares Issued 62.90m
Market Cap £117.30m
Beta 0.14
RiskGrade 161

Performance Indicators

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Key: vs Market vs Sector
Value
94.17% below the market average94.17% below the market average94.17% below the market average94.17% below the market average94.17% below the market average
94.44% below the sector average94.44% below the sector average94.44% below the sector average94.44% below the sector average94.44% below the sector average
Price Trend
34.54% above the market average34.54% above the market average34.54% above the market average34.54% above the market average34.54% above the market average
61.54% above the sector average61.54% above the sector average61.54% above the sector average61.54% above the sector average61.54% above the sector average
Income
87.93% below the market average87.93% below the market average87.93% below the market average87.93% below the market average87.93% below the market average
73.91% below the sector average73.91% below the sector average73.91% below the sector average73.91% below the sector average73.91% below the sector average
Growth
72.74% below the market average72.74% below the market average72.74% below the market average72.74% below the market average72.74% below the market average
81.82% below the sector average81.82% below the sector average81.82% below the sector average81.82% below the sector average81.82% below the sector average
Price Chg 6m
85.66% above the market average85.66% above the market average85.66% above the market average85.66% above the market average85.66% above the market average
89.74% above the sector average89.74% above the sector average89.74% above the sector average89.74% above the sector average89.74% above the sector average
P/E
45.62% below the market average45.62% below the market average45.62% below the market average45.62% below the market average45.62% below the market average
81.82% below the sector average81.82% below the sector average81.82% below the sector average81.82% below the sector average81.82% below the sector average
PEG
76.11% below the market average76.11% below the market average76.11% below the market average76.11% below the market average76.11% below the market average
100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average100% below the sector average
Dividend Yield
72.09% below the market average72.09% below the market average72.09% below the market average72.09% below the market average72.09% below the market average
83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average83.33% below the sector average
EPS Growth
27.61% below the market average27.61% below the market average27.61% below the market average27.61% below the market average27.61% below the market average
40% below the sector average40% below the sector average40% below the sector average40% below the sector average40% below the sector average
Operating Margin
31.17% above the market average31.17% above the market average31.17% above the market average31.17% above the market average31.17% above the market average
71.83% above the sector average71.83% above the sector average71.83% above the sector average71.83% above the sector average71.83% above the sector average

What The Brokers Say

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Buy 0
Neutral 0
Sell 0
Strong Sell 0
Total 2
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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 09-Jul-2008

Time Volume / Share Price
09:51 49 @ 186.50p

Xaar Key Personnel

CEO Ian Dinwoodie

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