Results

HP has reported revenue and profit growth in Q2, including a significant sales increase for its commercial print offering.

De La Rue has reported “a good year”, and a big improvement in profitability at its Currency wing, in the first full year of the radical turnaround plan instigated by CEO Clive Vacher.

The pandemic-related parcels boom has resulted in a big jump in sales and profits at Royal Mail – with parcel revenues outstripping letters for the first time in the group’s five-century history.

Packaging giant Macfarlane Group has reported sales in the first quarter 15% ahead of the same period in 2020.

DS Smith said trading in the second half of its financial year continued to build positively on the trends and momentum that it reported last month.

Heidelberg’s share price jumped by 18.5% in early trading today after the manufacturer said it exceeded its own net sales and operating margin forecasts for the 2020/21 financial year.

Xaar has posted narrowing losses in its 2020 results, with the manufacturer confident on a return to growth, and has also launched a new printhead, the latest from its ImagineX platform.

One-time Mirror Group chief executive David Montgomery’s takeover vehicle National World has said it will continue to evaluate further acquisitions after buying JPI Media in a deal worth £10.2m in...

Xerox’s sales fell year-on-year in Q1, due to the continued impact of the coronavirus pandemic, but profits crept up.

Koenig & Bauer expects to break even in the current financial year, after filing 2020 results that were “significantly better than the industry average”.