Internal Frankfurt: Vossloh share – Vossloh in demand in Australia and China

by Lars Winter, Euro on Sunday

Concentrating on rail infrastructure is paying off. When it comes to fastening systems for rails and concrete sleepers, Vossloh is one of the world’s leading suppliers. In the first few months of the current year, the company received large orders, including an order from Australia for the delivery of 1.3 million concrete sleepers. Delivery is scheduled from 2022 to 2027. The order, worth 90 million euros, is the largest in the company’s history.

Vossloh’s technology is also well received in China. This is proven by three major orders in the first months of the year. Rail networks are being expanded and renovated worldwide. In view of the billions that are planned in Europe and the USA for the expansion of the rail infrastructure, Vossloh’s sales and margins should continue to rise. The share price has so far lagged behind this development. One possible reason for this: Some investors fear that Vossloh’s major shareholder could sell larger shares in the company. The heirs of industrialist Heinz Hermann Thiele, who died last year, hold a majority stake in Vossloh. If liabilities from the inheritance have to be settled, the heirs would have to turn Vossloh shares into cash.

Away from the stock exchange, investment companies could be interested in the shares. Vossloh would be a good choice for them. Unrealistic? Last year, the US financial investor Carlyle bought the railway technology company Schaltbau.

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