May 20 (Reuters) - Shares in CSG rose more than 11% on Wednesday as solid quarterly numbers reassured investors, helping the Czech defence group recoup all losses after short seller Hunterbrook's report knocked roughly a quarter off the stock earlier this month.
Jefferies said the results showed good underlying performance, with topline growth and adjusted operating profit margin in line with full-year guidance despite a tough comparison base in the ammunition-focused segment.
The recovery follows CSG's rebuttal of Hunterbrook's report, in which it rejected claims about its business model and defended its production capacity, IPO disclosures and governance, with the latest results helping restore investor confidence.
The shares were last rising 11.6%, leading gains on Europe's region-wide STOXX 600 index and on track for their biggest one-day gain since their successful IPO debut in January.
Reporting by Danilo Masoni, editing by Milla Nissi-Prussak
Source: Reuters