Shares in Calnex Solutions have fallen by nearly a third this morning after the firm warned of a "challenging" outlook amid slowing global growth in the telecoms market.
The Linlithgow-based company, which produces an array of technology for testing network equipment, said "good progress" has been made in developing its business. The integration of iTrinegy, acquired last year in a £3.5 million deal, was also said to be going well.
Though the company expects to report a strong performance for the year to March 31, it added that many global equipment manufacturers have recently reported a general softening of demand for their products and services. As a result, some are taking a "more cautious approach" to investment decisions.
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"Whilst these customers remain committed to the delivery of projects which will rely on Calnex's test instrumentation and solutions, the timing of these orders is less certain and market-driven delays are likely to have an impact on the group's performance in [the coming financial year]," Calnex said.
"Based on short-term order run-rates, the board believes that the financial performance in FY24 will be below that achieved in FY23, with the company's revenues more heavily weighted to [second half] of FY24."
As of mid-day shares inCalnex were trading 51.5p lower at 119.5p, a decline of more than 30 per cent.
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