Porvair plc operates within the General industrial machinery sector. In addition to historical fundamental analyses, the complete report available to purchase compares Porvair plc with three other industrial machinery manufacturers in Europe: KHD Humboldt Wedag International (Deutschland) AG of GERMANY (2020 sales of 151.23 million Euros [US$181.98 million] ), Cavotec SA of SWEDEN (1.66 billion Swedish Kronor [US$196.43 million] of which 57% was Airport Industry), and Glaston Corporation which is based in FINLAND (170.07 million Euros [US$204.65 million] of which 48% was Insulating Glass).

Sales Analysis. During the year ended November of 2020, sales at Porvair plc were £135.01 million (US$188.30 million). This is a decrease of 6.8% versus 2019, when the company's sales were £144.93 million. Contributing to the drop in overall sales was the 15.7% decline in Metal Melt Quality, from £39.01 million to £32.90 million. There were also decreases in sales in Aerospace and Industrial (down 4.2% to £61.98 million) and Laboratory (down 8.1% to £40.13 million) .