CVC ASX Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

CVC Limited · Financial Services · Asset Management

Latest close 1.65 AUD
-8.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -16.7% below the Trend Line and sits at 1.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -8.3%, after a -9.3% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.

Setup score 30 out of 100
Latest Close 1.65 AUD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -8.3% latest completed week
4W Return -9.3% short-term follow-through
12W Return -19.1% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 38.5% 20 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 2.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • 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.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
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 -16.7% below the Trend Line and sits at 1.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -8.3%, after a -9.3% 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 2.0x 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 0.0212-week average 0.33

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 pressure0.02Current 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 -9.3% over four weeks, -19.1% over 12 weeks, and -16.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-8.3%
4W-9.3%
12W-19.1%
26W-23.3%
52W-16.4%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year20
Trend breadth38.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.39Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-2.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-21.54Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-115.2%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 strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025 Field coverage 82% Model confidence 42%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength2/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 99; rank 1 is best.
Value3/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 98; rank 1 is best.
Quality11/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 90; rank 1 is best.
Momentum12/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 89; rank 1 is best.
Growth96/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 5; 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
357.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
9.0x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
35.6x
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
52.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
12.1%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-66.3%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
0.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
170.7%
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
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
3.0%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.2%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
15.4x
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 2 relevant articles.

0 positive · 2 neutral · 0 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-26.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.7%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 higher7 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.8%Week of 20 Mar.
Worst week-8.6%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week-8.3%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains2
Modest gains5
Flat weeks7
Modest losses7
Sharp losses5
Recent vol3.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split15/17Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.8% / -4.2%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 20261.65 AUD-8.3%1.98 AUD1.99 AUD-1.39-21.5411.9KOff
31 Jul 20261.80 AUD-1.1%1.99 AUD2.00 AUD-1.33-12.015.1KOff
24 Jul 20261.82 AUD0.0%2.00 AUD2.00 AUD-1.33-9.240Off
17 Jul 20261.82 AUD0.0%2.01 AUD2.00 AUD-1.33-9.724.3KOff
10 Jul 20261.82 AUD-1.6%2.02 AUD2.01 AUD-1.36-10.0125.7KOff
3 Jul 20261.85 AUD0.0%2.02 AUD2.01 AUD-1.42-9.090Off
26 Jun 20261.85 AUD5.7%2.03 AUD2.01 AUD-1.33-8.485.9KOff
19 Jun 20261.75 AUD-5.1%2.03 AUD2.01 AUD-1.20-14.300Off
12 Jun 20261.84 AUD-7.8%2.04 AUD2.02 AUD-1.09-9.677.4KOff
5 Jun 20262.00 AUD0.0%2.05 AUD2.02 AUD-0.95-0.222.1KOff
29 May 20262.00 AUD0.0%2.05 AUD2.02 AUD-0.82-1.570Off
22 May 20262.00 AUD-2.0%2.05 AUD2.02 AUD-0.47-0.749.3KOff
15 May 20262.04 AUD2.0%2.05 AUD2.02 AUD-0.111.526.0KOn
8 May 20262.00 AUD-4.8%2.05 AUD2.02 AUD0.32-1.8454.5KOn
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