- 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.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
IMB
ASX
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Intelligent Monitoring Group Limited · Industrials · Security & Protection Services
Latest close
0.62 AUD
-0.8%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 6.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 52.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.8%, after a -1.6% 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
45
out of 100
Latest Close
0.62 AUD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-0.8%
latest completed week
4W Return
-1.6%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
11.7%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
46.2%
24 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.9x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 44.43% based on similar historical setup states.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- Latest weekly return ranks in the weaker part of its sector group.
- 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
-0.8%
Latest completed week; four-week move -1.6%.
Indicator stack
25/76
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 44.43%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
50/100
15 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 6.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 52.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.8%, after a -1.6% four-week move.
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 1.9x 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
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27 Feb
6 Mar
13 Mar
20 Mar
27 Mar
3 Apr
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17 Apr
24 Apr
1 May
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22 May
29 May
5 Jun
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26 Jun
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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 0.3612-week average 0.17
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure11/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership5/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.36Current 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 -1.6% over four weeks, 11.7% over 12 weeks, and -6.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year24
Trend breadth46.2%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.10Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change78.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-2.66Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-167.5%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
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.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025
Field coverage 76%
Model confidence 39%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength3/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 98; rank 1 is best.
Value8/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
Quality9/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 92; rank 1 is best.
Momentum16/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Growth93/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
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 framework35/100Value 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
- 1.5x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 12.7x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 0.1% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 38.4% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 6.1% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 0.1% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 7.7% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 43.6% 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
- -8.9% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- -8.9% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 2.8x 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 15 relevant articles.
1 positive · 14 neutral · 0 negativePatient 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-19.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.2%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+13.2%Week of 3 Jul.
Worst week-12.7%Week of 27 Feb.
Latest week-0.8%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses5
Recent vol5.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.9% / -4.0%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.
SectorAU Industrials
4-week rank70 / 100
Group average1.9%
Trend breadth37.0%
Trend37.0%active weekly trend signals
MD52.0%positive activity pressure
RS45.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryAU Security & Protection Services
4-week rank4 / 7
Group average-1.8%
Trend breadth0.0%
Trend0.0%active weekly trend signals
MD28.6%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.
Weekly tape42/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 42/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis42/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 11/12, relative leadership 5/12.
Activity pressure 0.36; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 44.43%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 44.43% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors8/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 81; Small Cap Core rank 89 SVQF35/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 168.5 of 257 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 15 relevant articles.
Intelligent Monitoring Group (ASX:IMB): Security Roll-Up Strategy Moves Towards Profitability Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings50/100No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | 0.62 AUD | -0.8% | 0.59 AUD | 0.51 AUD | 1.10 | -2.66 | 2.0M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 0.62 AUD | 4.2% | 0.59 AUD | 0.50 AUD | 1.09 | 1.02 | 3.1M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 0.60 AUD | -3.2% | 0.59 AUD | 0.50 AUD | 1.02 | -0.90 | 2.0M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 0.62 AUD | -1.6% | 0.60 AUD | 0.50 AUD | 0.86 | 1.97 | 1.9M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 0.63 AUD | -2.3% | 0.60 AUD | 0.50 AUD | 0.62 | 3.94 | 973.7K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 0.65 AUD | 13.2% | 0.60 AUD | 0.49 AUD | 0.47 | 6.35 | 1.2M | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 0.57 AUD | 3.6% | 0.59 AUD | 0.49 AUD | 0.30 | -4.78 | 27.6K | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 0.55 AUD | -4.3% | 0.59 AUD | 0.49 AUD | 0.29 | -8.63 | 17.4K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 0.57 AUD | 4.5% | 0.59 AUD | 0.49 AUD | 0.30 | -4.21 | 95.4K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 0.55 AUD | -7.9% | 0.59 AUD | 0.48 AUD | 0.13 | -6.46 | 705.2K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 0.60 AUD | 1.3% | 0.60 AUD | 0.48 AUD | 0.07 | 0.29 | 93.9K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 0.59 AUD | 6.3% | 0.60 AUD | 0.48 AUD | -0.23 | -0.16 | 1.3M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 0.56 AUD | 0.9% | 0.60 AUD | 0.47 AUD | -0.53 | -5.93 | 630.0K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 0.55 AUD | 2.8% | 0.60 AUD | 0.47 AUD | -0.77 | -8.07 | 3.0M | Off |
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.