- The trend backdrop is active with a 9-week active streak.
- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
SSM
ASX
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Service Stream Limited · Industrials · Engineering & Construction
Latest close
2.50 AUD
2.5%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is active. Price is 12.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 80.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.5%, after a -0.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 56/100.
Setup score
67
out of 100
Latest Close
2.50 AUD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
2.5%
latest completed week
4W Return
-0.4%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
16.8%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
71.2%
37 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.6x
vs 13-week average
- 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
- Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
- A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through
2.5%
Latest completed week; four-week move -0.4%.
Indicator stack
70/63
Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window.
Trend backdrop
Active
The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime.
Patient Capital
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Next-Week Expectancy
Positive 55.49%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
56/100
13 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is active. Price is 12.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 80.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.5%, after a -0.4% four-week move.
52-week price path
Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price
Trend Line
Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand
Is real participation confirming the move?
Latest weekly volume is 1.6x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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27 Mar
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Up week
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Demand beneath price
Activity pressure and institutional-style signals
These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.
Activity pressure path
Latest 0.8712-week average 0.60
12-week confirmation
Trend active9/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.87Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is -0.4% over four weeks, 16.8% over 12 weeks, and 25.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 9 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak9 weeks
Active weeks in one year37
Trend breadth71.2%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.80Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-21.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership7.79Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-50.9%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025
Field coverage 85%
Model confidence 43%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength96/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
Value84/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 17; rank 1 is best.
Quality96/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
Momentum92/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 9; rank 1 is best.
Growth88/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 13; rank 1 is best.
Quality and valuation are separate questions
A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.
Value-quality framework49/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 26.1x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.7x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 10.7x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 7.9% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 95.4% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 3.1% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 5.2% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 10.6% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 1.6% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 83.3% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 40.6% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 5/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 2.4% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.4% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 2.8% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.0x Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment
What other market participants are doing
Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.
Insider activity-
No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.
News sentiment56/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 13 relevant articles.
3 positive · 10 neutral · 0 negativePatient CapitalQuiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk
What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been
Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.
Next earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-6.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.2%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher16 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.5%Week of 22 May.
Worst week-7.2%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+2.5%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains3
Modest gains13
Flat weeks1
Modest losses7
Sharp losses2
Recent vol3.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split30/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.0% / -3.1%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context
Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?
Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.
SectorAU Industrials
4-week rank62 / 100
Group average1.9%
Trend breadth37.0%
Trend37.0%active weekly trend signals
MD52.0%positive activity pressure
RS45.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryAU Engineering & Construction
4-week rank15 / 25
Group average4.1%
Trend breadth56.0%
Trend56.0%active weekly trend signals
MD64.0%positive activity pressure
RS72.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
08 · Evidence and weekly data
The underlying research record
Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.
Weekly tape67/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 67/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis79/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 9/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.87; 2 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 55.49%Next-week expectancy is positive with a 55.49% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors91/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 8; Small Cap Core rank 26 SVQF49/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 132.5 of 257 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment56/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 13 relevant articles.
Service Stream Number of Employees 2026 | Employee Count & Headcount Data Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings50/100No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | 2.50 AUD | 2.5% | 2.23 AUD | 1.61 AUD | 0.80 | 7.79 | 6.8M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 2.44 AUD | -2.4% | 2.21 AUD | 1.60 AUD | 0.90 | 8.93 | 7.6M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 2.50 AUD | -0.4% | 2.21 AUD | 1.59 AUD | 0.93 | 14.63 | 6.6M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 2.51 AUD | 0.0% | 2.20 AUD | 1.58 AUD | 0.97 | 15.40 | 5.0M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 2.51 AUD | -3.1% | 2.19 AUD | 1.57 AUD | 1.01 | 15.88 | 4.7M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 2.59 AUD | -3.4% | 2.18 AUD | 1.56 AUD | 1.01 | 19.67 | 328.4K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 2.68 AUD | 3.5% | 2.16 AUD | 1.55 AUD | 1.09 | 25.71 | 848.2K | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 2.59 AUD | 4.9% | 2.15 AUD | 1.53 AUD | 1.06 | 21.40 | 1.5M | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 2.47 AUD | 1.2% | 2.13 AUD | 1.52 AUD | 1.08 | 16.80 | 608.4K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 2.44 AUD | 3.0% | 2.12 AUD | 1.51 AUD | 0.98 | 18.35 | 4.5M | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 2.37 AUD | 3.0% | 2.11 AUD | 1.50 AUD | 0.56 | 14.12 | 1.0M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 2.30 AUD | 7.5% | 2.11 AUD | 1.49 AUD | 0.04 | 12.27 | 8.3M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 2.14 AUD | 4.4% | 2.10 AUD | 1.48 AUD | -0.53 | 5.15 | 6.5M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 2.05 AUD | 3.0% | 2.11 AUD | 1.47 AUD | -0.90 | -0.37 | 4.8M | Off |
How to use this report
This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.