EOS Faces Fresh Pressure After Short-Seller Report and New Defense Tie-Up

Short-seller allegations weigh on sentiment

The turbulence began with a late-month report from Grizzly Research (U.S.), which labeled a planned 80 million USD contract with a South Korean client as ?misleading? and cast doubt on the counterparty?s financial viability, referred to in the piece as Goldrone. After a trading halt, EOS issued a response on February 10, calling the conclusions ?misleading and manipulative.? Yet, nerves persisted, and the stock posted a double-digit percentage drop on Friday, pulling further away from January?s highs.

Backlog clarification: the 80 million USD contract

In its latest communications, EOS stressed a distinction between confirmed revenue and more uncertain opportunities. The company confirmed that the disputed high-energy laser order for 80 million USD from South Korea is categorized as conditional and, as such, does not appear in the official backlog.

EOS stated that the verified backlog stands at 459 million AUD. The management emphasized separating the secured backlog from the opportunities Grizzly Research highlighted in its analysis. The company also defended the MARSS Group acquisition, which the short-seller report had criticized.

Key points:

Should investors sell immediately? Or is it worth buying EOS?

• Short-seller: Grizzly Research (USA)
• Controversial contract: 80 million USD (South Korea)
• Status: conditional, not included in the official backlog
• Confirmed backlog: 459 million AUD

New partnership with ROKETSAN

Amid the governance and transparency discussions, EOS pushed ahead with its operational expansion. The company announced a cooperation agreement with ROKETSAN, a Turkish defense manufacturer.

The goal is to integrate EOS?s remotely operated weapon systems with ROKETSAN?s rocket technologies to address the global demand for anti-drone and protective systems. Whether this new alliance can shift investor attention away from the transparency debate remains to be seen. In the near term, market sentiment continued to be shaped by the short-seller controversy as the week concluded.

Bottom line

Despite clarifications on the backlog and the new collaboration, the stock trend remained negative through the week, marking a continuation of the decline that followed January?s peaks.

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