Exail Technologies Shares Plunge 17% Following Disagreements with Financial Partner
The French specialist in underwater robotics and navigation systems experiences a sharp drop at the opening, at the bottom of the SBF 120. The penalty follows disagreements revealed the day before with its financial partner ICG regarding refinancing to be completed before the end of the fiscal year. The stock erases some of its gains accumulated over the past year.
Bottom of the SBF 120 after revealing a €380M discrepancy with ICG
Exail Technologies' stock falls by 17% to €99.60, marking the worst performance of the SBF 120 while the index gains 1.34%. The movement directly penalizes the press release published on Thursday, June 11, in which the group acknowledged major discrepancies with ICG regarding the repayment of its bonds and preferred shares.
The gap between the two evaluations of Exail Holding reaches about €380 million, which seriously complicates the planned refinancing by the end of 2026. Despite this drop, the stock still maintains a gain of about 42% over a year, demonstrating the magnitude of the previous rally that this session has come to correct. Exail Technologies had gained more than 117% over twelve months by mid-May, driven by a series of target upgrades and strong demand for its defense and submarine activities.
The stock breaks through its moving averages and tests its support at €109.20
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The drop shatters the technical benchmarks of the stock. The price falls below the MM200 at €106.51 (a -6.49% gap) and clearly breaks the support identified at €109.20, which had held during previous breaths. The MM20 is at €127.27 and the MM50 at €124.29, levels significantly above the current price (reported gaps: -21.74% and -19.86%). The RSI, at 44, remains paradoxically in the neutral zone, indicating that the decline was concentrated in this session rather than a long-term trend.
Regarding positioning, the cumulative net short positions reach 6.65% of the capital, declared by five funds according to the declarations consulted, down 1.70 points over thirty days. This level, high in absolute terms, reflects the caution of some institutional investors on the file, even though the recent trend is more towards partial coverage of bearish bets. Based on the consensus of analysts surveyed, the stock is trading at about 54.7 times the earnings for the current fiscal year. Shareholders are convened for the general meeting on June 16, then June 19.
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Context
Period
Period: 2T2026
Key reported figures
Revenue: 144M€
Guidance from the release
Le conseil d'administration d'Exail a accueilli favorablement ce projet de rapprochement.
Le chiffre d'affaires du 2ème trimestre 2026 atteint 144 M€, en croissance organique de +17 %, après un 2ème trimestre 2025 exceptionnel (+52 %). Les prises de commandes du trimestre s'élèvent à 116 M€, dont environ 20 M€ en robotique maritime et près de 30 M€ en Technologies avancées, pénalisées par un calendrier limité de notifications de grands programmes de drones maritimes. Les commandes de systèmes de navigation progressent d'environ 41 % et les activités photoniques de 47 %. Le segment Navigation & Robotique maritime affiche des revenus en hausse de 20 %, celui des Technologies avancées 29 M€ (+12 % à périmètre comparable, après cession de l'activité Automation début mai 2026). Événement majeur : accord du 6 juillet 2026 entre Gorgé SA et Thales pour la cession d'environ 35,5 % du capital, suivi d'une OPA obligatoire à 134 € par action.
Risks mentioned
Calendrier de notification des grands programmes de robotique maritime très variable d'un exercice à l'autre
Prises de commandes de robotique maritime limitées à environ 20 M€ au 2ème trimestre 2026
Base de comparaison exigeante après un 2ème trimestre 2025 en croissance de +52 %
Cession de l'activité Automation (13 M€ de revenus en 2025) pesant sur le périmètre courant
Opportunities identified
Carnet de commandes supérieur à 1 milliard d'euros offrant une solide visibilité
Accélération structurelle des ventes de systèmes de navigation (+41 % de commandes)
Forte progression des activités photoniques (+47 % de commandes au trimestre)
Gains de parts de marché face aux principaux acteurs américains en navigation inertielle
Rapprochement avec Thales apportant des moyens renforcés de développement
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