CSG’s Record Backlog and AMX Entry Fail to Stem a 60% Rout as Investors Await Concrete Orders
11.06.2026 - 13:47:30 | boerse-global.de
CSG is trying to shake off its image as a pure munitions manufacturer. The Czech defence group will parade a stack of new electronic warfare and radar systems at the Eurosatory trade show in Paris starting 15 June, hoping to position itself as a technology supplier rather than just a shell factory. But the market is refusing to play along.
The stock closed Wednesday at €14.35, more than 60% below the 52-week high of €36.05 it touched on 26 January. The 30-day decline has been roughly 10%, and the relative strength index has sunk to 29.2 – deep in oversold territory, though hardly a guarantee of a rebound. Over the past month the shares have traded with annualised volatility of nearly 77%, a backdrop that suggests anyone buying now is stepping into a knife fight.
The company’s operational story, meanwhile, has two very different chapters. In the first quarter of 2026, Defence Systems – the segment housing radars, command centres and missile engines – roared ahead with revenue up 26.5% year on year to €1.251 billion and an operating margin of 28.4%. The total order book swelled to €17 billion at the end of March, up from €15 billion three months earlier, and management also pointed to a negotiation pipeline worth €27 billion. Group revenue came in at €1.544 billion, a 13.8% advance, and operating EBIT rose 8.7% to €372 million, translating into a margin of 24.1%.
The other side of the coin is Ammo+, which saw revenue slump from €366 million to €291 million as demand for small-calibre ammunition in the US civilian market dried up. CSG said it saw a pickup late in the quarter, but the jury is still out until first-half numbers land on 7 August.
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At Eurosatory, the group is doing its best to talk up the future. Eldis Pardubice, a subsidiary, is presenting a 3D surveillance radar and a precision approach radar, both fully software-controlled to slash maintenance costs. AviaNera Technologies is showing compact engines designed for cruise missiles and anti-ship missiles. Retia, another unit, has built a mobile command centre that can fit inside a standard container mounted on a Tatra truck, coordinating sensors and interceptor weapons in real time. On the software front, an artificial-intelligence application automatically detects and tracks hostile drones, while another system handles autonomous navigation for ground vehicles.
All of this fits neatly into European procurement priorities, but the market is looking for contracts, not catalogues. The current statement from CSG contains no new order volumes, no raised guidance, and no production targets. Without signed agreements, the bears are keeping the upper hand.
The company’s inclusion in the AMX – Euronext’s mid-cap index – was confirmed on 9 June and will take effect after the close on 19 June, with the actual index rebalancing on 22 June. CSG replaces Aalberts, which has graduated to the AEX. The promotion improves the stock’s visibility in European benchmark universes and could draw in institutional buyers, but it does little to alter the fundamental tension between booming defence systems and a sagging ammunition division.
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CSG has left its full-year outlook unchanged, calling for revenue between €7.4 billion and €7.6 billion and an operating EBIT margin of 24% to 25%. The shares currently trade about 24% below their 50-day moving average, a measure of just how far and fast they have fallen. Whether the AMX entry provides a floor or merely a bounce will become clearer in the weeks after 22 June. The next hard data point, the first-half report, is due on 7 August.
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