The group’s Graphic Arts Equipment business unit posted sales up 4.7% in the year to 31 March, at ¥47.7bn (£245m).

It is Screen’s second-biggest unit behind its Semiconductor business.

Screen said the improved results were due to “increased sales of equipment and recurring business, mainly ink, buoyed by weaker yen”.

Operating profits at the unit jumped by 26.4% to just under ¥4.3bn.

Commenting on the current business environment and outlook, Screen said it had seen a temporary slowdown in sales in anticipation of Drupa, but the group was “expecting a recovery afterward with the release of new products”.

Its new Truepress Jet 560HDX inkjet web press will be part of its Drupa showcase, where Screen is exhibiting in Hall 8a, booth A03.

The press is targeted at commercial, direct mail and publishing applications.

Of its Truepress Label 350UV series of presses, Screen stated: “We will continue to lead the UV inkjet label field and contribute to the continued growth of the printing industry.”

Group sales, including its Semiconductor, Display Production Equipment, and PCB businesses were up 9.6% to just under ¥504.9bn, with operating profits up 23.2% at ¥94.16bn.

As part of its ‘Value Up Further 2026’ business growth programme, Screen said that the main initiatives at its Graphic Arts operation would be: expanding the sales pipelines for print-on-demand equipment and enhancing its approach to “large-order clients”; growing recurring business with initiatives to improve the operation rate on the client side; and establishing a package printing business.

Screen’s current product line-up includes presses for labels and a new water-based inkjet model for flexible packaging, but not for cartons or corrugated.