SHOE LSE Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Shoe Zone plc · Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Retail

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Latest close 0.62 GBP
0.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 19.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 45.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, after a 30.5% 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 41 out of 100
Latest Close 0.62 GBP 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 0.0% latest completed week
4W Return 30.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return 30.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 0.0% 0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 26.51% based on similar historical setup states.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
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.
Price follow-through 0.0% Latest completed week; four-week move 30.5%. Indicator stack 0/70 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 Negative 26.51% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 50/100 9 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 19.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 45.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, after a 30.5% 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 1.4x 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
30 Jan 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
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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 0.3212-week average 0.16

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.32Current 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 30.5% over four weeks, 30.5% over 12 weeks, and -33.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.0%
4W30.5%
12W30.5%
26W7.8%
52W-33.0%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.95Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change33.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-7.57Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change76.8%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 30 Sep 2025 Field coverage 88% Model confidence 84%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength25/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 76; rank 1 is best.
Value32/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 69; rank 1 is best.
Quality34/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 67; rank 1 is best.
Momentum33/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 68; rank 1 is best.
Growth34/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 67; 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 framework50/100Value 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
18.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
3.2%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
11.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
6.3%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-7.6%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-74.5%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
81.3%
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
-
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
1.1x
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 9 relevant articles.

1 positive · 7 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-34.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility14.7%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 higher6 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+35.3%Week of 22 May.
Worst week-13.0%Week of 12 Jun.
Latest week+0.0%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains1
Flat weeks9
Modest losses1
Sharp losses10
Recent vol14.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol9.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split11/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew11.6% / -6.1%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.

IndustryGB Apparel Retail
4-week rank1 / 3
Group average12.6%
Trend breadth66.7%
Trend66.7%active weekly trend signals
MD100.0%positive activity pressure
RS66.7%positive relative leadership

Four-week leaders

SHOE · LSE30.5%JD · LSE4.9%NXT · LSE2.4%
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 tape31/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 31/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis35/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.32; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 26.51%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 26.51% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors30/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 50 SVQF50/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 176.0 of 351 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 9 relevant articles.

Shoe Zone PLC Revenue Breakdown – SWB:86W Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 20260.62 GBP0.0%0.52 GBP1.28 GBP0.95-7.57252.2KOff
17 Jul 20260.62 GBP30.5%0.52 GBP1.29 GBP0.74-7.63352.8KOff
10 Jul 20260.47 GBP9.2%0.52 GBP1.30 GBP0.49-29.61156.2KOff
3 Jul 20260.43 GBP-8.4%0.53 GBP1.32 GBP0.53-37.90179.5KOff
26 Jun 20260.47 GBP-5.9%0.54 GBP1.33 GBP0.71-32.61170.9KOff
19 Jun 20260.51 GBP1.0%0.55 GBP1.34 GBP0.92-28.9044.1KOff
12 Jun 20260.50 GBP-13.0%0.56 GBP1.35 GBP1.11-31.7229.5KOff
5 Jun 20260.57 GBP-12.2%0.57 GBP1.36 GBP1.00-22.25114.7KOff
29 May 20260.66 GBP13.9%0.57 GBP1.37 GBP0.80-13.30385.7KOff
22 May 20260.57 GBP35.3%0.58 GBP1.38 GBP0.51-25.27429.9KOff
15 May 20260.42 GBP-5.6%0.58 GBP1.39 GBP0.24-44.1289.9KOff
8 May 20260.45 GBP-5.3%0.59 GBP1.40 GBP0.19-42.3663.5KOff
1 May 20260.47 GBP0.0%0.60 GBP1.41 GBP0.03-41.1848.2KOff
24 Apr 20260.47 GBP0.0%0.61 GBP1.42 GBP-0.31-42.35142.0KOff
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.