KAU ASX Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Kaiser Reef Limited · Basic Materials · Gold

Latest close 0.20 AUD
11.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -23.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 14.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 11.1%, after a 2.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 54/100.

Setup score 32 out of 100
Latest Close 0.20 AUD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 11.1% latest completed week
4W Return 2.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return -16.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 61.5% 32 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 2.2x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 42.40% based on similar historical setup states.
What to watch next
  • 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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -23.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 14.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 11.1%, after a 2.6% four-week move.

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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 2.2x 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
13 Feb 20 Feb 27 Feb 6 Mar 13 Mar 20 Mar 27 Mar 3 Apr 10 Apr 17 Apr 24 Apr 1 May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 May 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26 Jun 3 Jul 10 Jul 17 Jul 24 Jul 31 Jul 7 Aug
Up week Down week
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 0.0112-week average 0.06

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.01Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 2.6% over four weeks, -16.7% over 12 weeks, and 17.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W11.1%
4W2.6%
12W-16.7%
26W-32.2%
52W17.6%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year32
Trend breadth61.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.92Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change36.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-27.58Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-8.1%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2024 Field coverage 73% Model confidence 22%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength17/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 84; rank 1 is best.
Value10/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Quality4/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 97; rank 1 is best.
Momentum89/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 12; rank 1 is best.
Growth6/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 95; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

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.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
-
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
5.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-4.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
100.0%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-23.6%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-20.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-17.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-22.7%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
1/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-2.7%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-2.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.3x
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 sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 21 relevant articles.

6 positive · 14 neutral · 1 negative
Patient 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-51.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.3%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher9 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+17.9%Week of 27 Feb.
Worst week-14.1%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week+11.1%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains2
Flat weeks3
Modest losses3
Sharp losses11
Recent vol6.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol8.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew7.5% / -7.0%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.

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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 20260.20 AUD11.1%0.26 AUD0.20 AUD-0.92-27.588.9MOff
31 Jul 20260.18 AUD-2.7%0.26 AUD0.20 AUD-1.22-32.644.0MOff
24 Jul 20260.18 AUD2.8%0.27 AUD0.20 AUD-1.25-29.115.4MOff
17 Jul 20260.18 AUD-7.7%0.27 AUD0.20 AUD-1.38-31.204.4MOff
10 Jul 20260.20 AUD-9.3%0.28 AUD0.20 AUD-1.46-25.525.4MOff
3 Jul 20260.21 AUD7.5%0.28 AUD0.20 AUD-1.54-18.151.3MOff
26 Jun 20260.20 AUD0.0%0.28 AUD0.20 AUD-1.60-22.971.8MOff
19 Jun 20260.20 AUD0.0%0.28 AUD0.20 AUD-1.53-23.392.2MOff
12 Jun 20260.20 AUD-11.1%0.28 AUD0.20 AUD-1.47-23.10684.8KOff
5 Jun 20260.23 AUD-4.3%0.29 AUD0.20 AUD-1.38-11.663.4MOff
29 May 20260.23 AUD2.2%0.29 AUD0.20 AUD-1.33-8.642.0MOff
22 May 20260.23 AUD-4.2%0.29 AUD0.20 AUD-1.33-9.526.6MOff
15 May 20260.24 AUD-7.7%0.29 AUD0.20 AUD-1.34-4.877.0MOff
8 May 20260.26 AUD4.0%0.29 AUD0.20 AUD-1.392.265.3MOff
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.

Evidence context