Negative Operating & Free Cash FlowSustained negative operating and free cash flow undermines the company’s ability to self-fund capex, working capital, and debt service. Over 2–6 months this raises reliance on external financing, constrains bidding capacity for newcontracts and increases vulnerability to timing delays in progress billings.
Declining RevenuesA downward revenue trend suggests weaker newbuild order intake or lower deliveries, which reduces scale and makes fixed yard costs harder to absorb. Persisting declines can erode backlog, limit operating leverage, and pressure margins and investment capacity across upcoming quarters.
Reduced Cash Reserves / Liquidity RiskShrinking cash buffers limit the company’s ability to absorb contract overruns, delays, or short-term working-capital needs. Over the medium term this restricts flexibility to invest in yard upgrades or win competitively priced contracts and increases the probability of needing external funding under stressed conditions.