TKMS Pushes for Investor Confidence in US Despite 6.6% Weekly Drop and Negative Cash Flow
11.06.2026 - 08:33:15 | boerse-global.de
The German submarine builder thyssenkrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) is grappling with a deepening disconnect between its bulging order book and a stock that keeps sliding. Shares closed at €71.90 on Wednesday, marking a weekly loss of 6.62%. The decline has left the stock trading well below its 50-day moving average, while the relative strength index sits at 36.9—dangerously close to oversold territory.
That weakness comes despite a record €20.6 billion order backlog, including €3.4 billion in new orders booked in the first half alone. Among the fresh contracts: two submarines for Norway, complete with torpedoes. But the company’s free cash flow tells a less flattering story. It swung to negative €72 million in the period, compared with a positive figure a year earlier, when hefty customer prepayments provided a cushion.
Roadshow targets institutional sceptics
Senior management spent June 9 and 10 on a two-day roadshow in New York and Boston, courting US institutional investors behind closed doors. The outreach aimed to rebuild confidence in a stock that has shed roughly 30% since its January high. No official readout was provided, but the message was clear: the order pipeline is real, and profitability will follow.
CEO Oliver Burkhard is simultaneously pushing a global sales offensive, with India and Canada high on the priority list. Both countries are modernising their naval fleets, and Burkhard is pitching his conventional submarines as the answer to future maritime threats. The management team is betting on long-term export deals to anchor revenue growth.
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Solid first-half numbers, but margin doubts linger
TKMS delivered first-half revenue of €1.168 billion, up 10% year on year. Adjusted operating profit came in at €60 million. Management reaffirmed its full-year targets: revenue growth of up to 5% and an operating margin above 6%, with a medium-term target of more than 7%.
Yet the market remains unconvinced. A broad sell-off in defence stocks has swept through the sector, with names like Rheinmetall also under pressure. Traders attribute the move to profit-taking after a strong run, compounded by nervousness over escalating tensions in the Middle East. Reports of US strikes in Iran sent Brent crude oil 1.6% higher, adding to the risk-off mood.
Chart signals and the ECB wild card
Technically, the picture is fragile. The Kurs has lost about 30% from its January peak, and the weekly decline of 6.62% represents the third straight down week for the stock. The next major catalyst is Thursday’s European Central Bank rate decision, where markets expect a hike to 2.25%. Higher borrowing costs could weigh on the financing of large defence projects, potentially slowing decisions from partner countries in North America and Asia.
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Upcoming events to test the narrative
TKMS’s management will have more chances to state its case. The financial calendar includes the Deutsche Bank Defence Conference in London (June 22), the Jefferies Corporate Conference in Baden-Baden (June 24), and a Mediobanca conference in Milan (also June 24). The central question investors will be asking: how quickly can that €20.6 billion backlog be turned into cash flow and earnings? For now, the market is waiting to see if the full order book can finally lift the stock out of its downward spiral.
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