Most of the positive news from this release was already announced in the trading update. On the outlook, as the 25-30% cut in exploration investments will undoubtedly impact CGG’s turnover (particularly in multi-client after sales), the group focuses on delivering its backlog and reducing its own spending. Lastly, during the conference call, management said it has not received any cancellation of committed orders, which somehow validates the $256m backlog.
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Q1: capex cut before the inevitable slowdown
Most of the positive news from this release was already announced in the trading update. On the outlook, as the 25-30% cut in exploration investments will undoubtedly impact CGG’s turnover (particularly in multi-client after sales), the group focuses on delivering its backlog and reducing its own spending. Lastly, during the conference call, management said it has not received any cancellation of committed orders, which somehow validates the $256m backlog.