BNZ ASX Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Benz Mining Corp. · Basic Materials · Other Industrial Metals & Mining

Latest close 3.45 AUD
5.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 44.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 90.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.8%, after a 32.7% 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 54/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 63 out of 100
Latest Close 3.45 AUD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 5.8% latest completed week
4W Return 32.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return 64.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 80.8% 42 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 1-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.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
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 active. Price is 44.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 90.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.8%, after a 32.7% 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 1.3x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 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
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 0.4512-week average 0.37

12-week confirmation

Trend active2/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure3/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.45Current 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 32.7% over four weeks, 64.3% over 12 weeks, and 422.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 1 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W5.8%
4W32.7%
12W64.3%
26W38.0%
52W422.7%
Active trend streak1 weeks
Active weeks in one year42
Trend breadth80.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.88Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change293.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership68.85Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change65.4%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 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Jan 2026 Field coverage 64% Model confidence 55%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength72/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 29; rank 1 is best.
Value67/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
Quality65/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 36; rank 1 is best.
Momentum67/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
Growth67/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 34; 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
-
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-2.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
-
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-167.5%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-
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
2/9
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
-3.3%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-3.3%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.7x
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 24 relevant articles.

8 positive · 15 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-8.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility13.6%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 higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+38.7%Week of 24 Jul.
Worst week-28.6%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week+5.8%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains10
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses7
Recent vol13.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol13.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split31/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew11.7% / -7.3%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
31 Jul 20263.45 AUD5.8%2.39 AUD0.86 AUD0.8868.854.6MOn
24 Jul 20263.26 AUD38.7%2.33 AUD0.85 AUD0.7667.646.9MOff
17 Jul 20262.35 AUD-8.9%2.28 AUD0.83 AUD0.4123.758.5MOff
10 Jul 20262.58 AUD-0.8%2.25 AUD0.81 AUD-0.0238.203.0MOff
3 Jul 20262.60 AUD8.3%2.22 AUD0.80 AUD-0.4641.626.8MOff
26 Jun 20262.40 AUD25.7%2.18 AUD0.79 AUD-0.9334.72664.9KOff
19 Jun 20261.91 AUD10.1%2.15 AUD0.78 AUD-1.248.70852.8KOff
12 Jun 20261.74 AUD-3.6%2.13 AUD0.77 AUD-1.190.621.0MOff
5 Jun 20261.80 AUD0.8%2.12 AUD0.76 AUD-1.088.042.5MOff
29 May 20261.78 AUD-10.3%2.11 AUD0.75 AUD-1.047.50728.3KOff
22 May 20261.99 AUD-9.5%2.11 AUD0.74 AUD-0.9922.733.1MOff
15 May 20262.20 AUD4.8%2.09 AUD0.73 AUD-1.0138.693.3MOn
8 May 20262.10 AUD-1.4%2.08 AUD0.72 AUD-0.9733.642.7MOn
1 May 20262.13 AUD0.5%2.06 AUD0.71 AUD-0.8338.65997.2KOn
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.