ADF LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Facilities by ADF plc · Consumer Cyclical · Recreational Vehicles

Latest close 0.13 GBP
-1.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -3.7% below the Trend Line and sits at 33.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.9%, after a -1.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.

Setup score 35 out of 100
Latest Close 0.13 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -1.9% latest completed week
4W Return -1.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 1.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 11.5% 6 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 2.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • 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.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 37.23% 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 -3.7% below the Trend Line and sits at 33.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.9%, after a -1.9% 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 2.1x 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 0.1912-week average 0.21

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.19Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation 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 -1.9% over four weeks, 1.9% over 12 weeks, and -26.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-1.9%
4W-1.9%
12W1.9%
26W-18.5%
52W-26.1%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year6
Trend breadth11.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.74Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change38.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-21.08Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-5.4%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 82% Model confidence 65%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength65/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 36; rank 1 is best.
Value59/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 42; rank 1 is best.
Quality61/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 40; rank 1 is best.
Momentum61/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 40; rank 1 is best.
Growth61/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 40; 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.

Value-quality framework27/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

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

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
37.8%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
6.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
17.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
3.5%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
17.3%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-28.2%
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
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.2x
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 sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 6 relevant articles.

0 positive · 6 neutral · 0 negative
Patient CapitalRecent

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
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-36.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.2%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 higher6 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+11.1%Week of 24 Apr.
Worst week-15.1%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week-1.9%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains2
Flat weeks10
Modest losses7
Sharp losses3
Recent vol2.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split13/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.9% / -5.0%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.

IndustryGB Recreational Vehicles
4-week rank1 / 1
Group average-1.9%
Trend breadth0.0%
Trend0.0%active weekly trend signals
MD100.0%positive activity pressure
RS0.0%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 20260.13 GBP-1.9%0.14 GBP0.32 GBP0.74-21.08788.6KOff
31 Jul 20260.14 GBP0.0%0.14 GBP0.32 GBP0.74-20.1091.0KOff
24 Jul 20260.14 GBP0.0%0.14 GBP0.32 GBP0.77-19.98442.0KOff
17 Jul 20260.14 GBP0.0%0.14 GBP0.32 GBP0.65-19.94119.5KOff
10 Jul 20260.14 GBP0.0%0.14 GBP0.32 GBP0.54-20.00560.3KOff
3 Jul 20260.14 GBP5.9%0.14 GBP0.33 GBP0.35-22.32289.0KOff
26 Jun 20260.13 GBP0.0%0.14 GBP0.33 GBP0.17-26.041.5KOff
19 Jun 20260.13 GBP2.0%0.15 GBP0.33 GBP0.06-25.3059.2KOff
12 Jun 20260.12 GBP0.0%0.15 GBP0.33 GBP-0.05-27.8549.2KOff
5 Jun 20260.12 GBP-2.0%0.15 GBP0.34 GBP-0.11-27.47343.1KOff
29 May 20260.13 GBP-1.9%0.15 GBP0.34 GBP-0.30-26.62600.3KOff
22 May 20260.13 GBP0.0%0.15 GBP0.34 GBP-0.40-26.01593.5KOff
15 May 20260.13 GBP4.0%0.15 GBP0.34 GBP-0.48-24.45913.6KOff
8 May 20260.12 GBP-3.8%0.15 GBP0.34 GBP-0.71-27.85332.4KOff
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