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LSE:XAR Stock Report

Market Cap: UK£105.9m

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Xaar Past Earnings Performance

Past criteria checks 0/6

Xaar's earnings have been declining at an average annual rate of -46%, while the Tech industry saw earnings growing at 15.4% annually. Revenues have been declining at an average rate of 1.4% per year.

Key information

-45.95%

Earnings growth rate

-45.75%

EPS growth rate

Tech Industry Growth11.81%
Revenue growth rate-1.44%
Return on equity-3.39%
Net Margin-2.94%
Last Earnings Update30 Jun 2026

Recent past performance updates

Recent updates

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Narrative Update • Jul 10

XAR: Higher Assumed Revenue And P/E Will Support Future Upside

Analysts have adjusted their price target for Xaar to £1.45 from £1.83, citing revised assumptions on fair value, discount rate, revenue growth, profit margins, and future P/E expectations. What’s in the News for Xaar No recent Xaar specific news items have been identified from the provided primary sources.
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Narrative Update • Jun 26

None

Analysts have trimmed their fair value estimate for Xaar from £2.00 to £1.50, citing updated assumptions that include a higher discount rate, revised revenue growth and profit margin expectations, and a lower future P/E multiple. What’s in the News for Xaar No recent company specific news for Xaar has been provided in the available sources.
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New Narrative • Apr 01

Battery Coating And Packaging Headwinds Will Eventually Support A Healthier Earnings Profile

Catalysts About Xaar Xaar designs and manufactures industrial inkjet printheads and related systems used across multiple end markets. What are the underlying business or industry changes driving this perspective?
Analysis Article • Dec 17

Is There Now An Opportunity In Xaar plc (LON:XAR)?

While Xaar plc ( LON:XAR ) might not have the largest market cap around , it saw significant share price movement...
Analysis Article • Sep 12

Xaar plc's (LON:XAR) 26% Jump Shows Its Popularity With Investors

Xaar plc ( LON:XAR ) shares have had a really impressive month, gaining 26% after a shaky period beforehand. Looking...
Analysis Article • Jun 11

Xaar plc (LON:XAR) Stock Rockets 29% As Investors Are Less Pessimistic Than Expected

Despite an already strong run, Xaar plc ( LON:XAR ) shares have been powering on, with a gain of 29% in the last thirty...
Analysis Article • May 30

Calculating The Intrinsic Value Of Xaar plc (LON:XAR)

Key Insights The projected fair value for Xaar is UK£1.29 based on 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity Current share price...
Analysis Article • Apr 06

Xaar plc's (LON:XAR) 27% Price Boost Is Out Of Tune With Revenues

Xaar plc ( LON:XAR ) shareholders are no doubt pleased to see that the share price has bounced 27% in the last month...
Analysis Article • Jan 03

Is It Time To Consider Buying Xaar plc (LON:XAR)?

While Xaar plc ( LON:XAR ) might not have the largest market cap around , it received a lot of attention from a...
Analysis Article • Nov 28

Xaar plc (LON:XAR) Doing What It Can To Lift Shares

There wouldn't be many who think Xaar plc's ( LON:XAR ) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 0.8x is worth a mention when...
Analysis Article • Oct 31

Is Xaar (LON:XAR) Weighed On By Its Debt Load?

The external fund manager backed by Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger, Li Lu, makes no bones about it when he says...
Analysis Article • Aug 28

Some Xaar plc (LON:XAR) Shareholders Look For Exit As Shares Take 26% Pounding

The Xaar plc ( LON:XAR ) share price has fared very poorly over the last month, falling by a substantial 26%. The drop...
Analysis Article • May 31

Investors Appear Satisfied With Xaar plc's (LON:XAR) Prospects As Shares Rocket 27%

Despite an already strong run, Xaar plc ( LON:XAR ) shares have been powering on, with a gain of 27% in the last thirty...
Analysis Article • May 24

Health Check: How Prudently Does Xaar (LON:XAR) Use Debt?

Howard Marks put it nicely when he said that, rather than worrying about share price volatility, 'The possibility of...
Analysis Article • Jan 25

Market Still Lacking Some Conviction On Xaar plc (LON:XAR)

There wouldn't be many who think Xaar plc's ( LON:XAR ) price-to-sales (or "P/S") ratio of 1.1x is worth a mention when...
Analysis Article • Jan 13

A Look At The Intrinsic Value Of Xaar plc (LON:XAR)

Does the January share price for Xaar plc ( LON:XAR ) reflect what it's really worth? Today, we will estimate the...
Analysis Article • Mar 31

Is There An Opportunity With Xaar plc's (LON:XAR) 45% Undervaluation?

Today we will run through one way of estimating the intrinsic value of Xaar plc ( LON:XAR ) by taking the expected...
Analysis Article • Mar 31

Industry Analysts Just Made A Sizeable Upgrade To Their Xaar plc (LON:XAR) Revenue Forecasts

Xaar plc ( LON:XAR ) shareholders will have a reason to smile today, with the analysts making substantial upgrades to...
Analysis Article • Jan 18

New Forecasts: Here's What Analysts Think The Future Holds For Xaar plc (LON:XAR)

Celebrations may be in order for Xaar plc ( LON:XAR ) shareholders, with the analysts delivering a significant upgrade...
Analysis Article • Aug 03

Here's Why We're Not At All Concerned With Xaar's (LON:XAR) Cash Burn Situation

Even when a business is losing money, it's possible for shareholders to make money if they buy a good business at the...
Analysis Article • Jan 20

Is Xaar's (LON:XAR) Share Price Gain Of 176% Well Earned?

It's been a soft week for Xaar plc ( LON:XAR ) shares, which are down 24%. But that doesn't change the fact that the...
Analysis Article • Nov 25

How Much Of Xaar plc (LON:XAR) Do Institutions Own?

The big shareholder groups in Xaar plc (LON:XAR) have power over the company. Insiders often own a large chunk of...

Revenue & Expenses Breakdown

How Xaar makes and spends money. Based on latest reported earnings, on an LTM basis.


Earnings and Revenue History

LSE:XAR Revenue, expenses and earnings (GBP Millions)
DateRevenueEarningsG+A ExpensesR&D Expenses
30 Jun 2663-2204
31 Mar 2661-2204
31 Dec 2560-3204
30 Sep 2558-6224
30 Jun 2555-9254
31 Mar 2555-9244
31 Dec 2454-9244
30 Sep 2458-6224
30 Jun 2461-3195
31 Mar 2466-3225
31 Dec 2370-2245
30 Sep 2370-1256
30 Jun 23710266
31 Mar 23721236
31 Dec 22732216
30 Sep 22713206
30 Jun 22703186
31 Mar 22643176
31 Dec 21593165
30 Sep 21550165
30 Jun 2151-4155
31 Mar 2149-3145
31 Dec 2048-1134
30 Sep 2048-5134
30 Jun 2048-9133
31 Mar 2048-12143
31 Dec 1949-14163
30 Jun 1951115-1
31 Mar 19562152
31 Dec 18603156
30 Sep 1878-31814
30 Jun 189251815
31 Mar 189681914
31 Dec 17100112012
30 Sep 1798122011
30 Jun 1796131910
31 Mar 1796141611
31 Dec 1696151412
30 Sep 1693151411
30 Jun 1690151311
31 Mar 1692141411
31 Dec 1593131511
30 Sep 1595111411

Quality Earnings: XAR is currently unprofitable.

Growing Profit Margin: XAR is currently unprofitable.


Free Cash Flow vs Earnings Analysis


Past Earnings Growth Analysis

Earnings Trend: XAR is unprofitable, and losses have increased over the past 5 years at a rate of 46% per year.

Accelerating Growth: Unable to compare XAR's earnings growth over the past year to its 5-year average as it is currently unprofitable

Earnings vs Industry: XAR is unprofitable, making it difficult to compare its past year earnings growth to the Tech industry (22.3%).


Return on Equity

High ROE: XAR has a negative Return on Equity (-3.39%), as it is currently unprofitable.


Return on Assets


Return on Capital Employed


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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2026/09/13 06:31
End of Day Share Price 2026/09/11 00:00
Earnings2026/06/30
Annual Earnings2025/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

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Company Financials10 years
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  • SEC Form 10-K
  • SEC Form 10-Q
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
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Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
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  • SEC Form S-1
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
  • SEC Form 4
  • SEC Form 13D
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
  • SEC Form 10-K
  • SEC Form DEF 14A
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements
  • SEC Form 8-K

* Example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

Unless specified all financial data is based on a yearly period but updated quarterly. This is known as Trailing Twelve Month (TTM) or Last Twelve Month (LTM) Data. Learn more.

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Industry and Sector Metrics

Our industry and section metrics are calculated every 6 hours by Simply Wall St, details of our process are available on Github.

Analyst Sources

Xaar plc is covered by 9 analysts. 2 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Andrew SimmsBerenberg
Thomas RandsBerenberg
Caspar Nathaniel Richard TrenchardCanaccord Genuity

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