MANO LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Manolete Partners Plc · Industrials · Consulting Services

Latest close 0.40 GBP
-8.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -15.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 8.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -8.1%, after a -6.0% 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 29 out of 100
Latest Close 0.40 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -8.1% latest completed week
4W Return -6.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return 6.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 13.5% 7 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • 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 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 29.66% 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 -15.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 8.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -8.1%, after a -6.0% 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 1.0x 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
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 0.0712-week average 0.06

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure3/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.07Current 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 -6.0% over four weeks, 6.8% over 12 weeks, and -51.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-8.1%
4W-6.0%
12W6.8%
26W-16.0%
52W-51.8%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year7
Trend breadth13.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.65Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change223.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-41.99Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-6.3%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 Mar 2026 Field coverage 88% Model confidence 82%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength44/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 57; rank 1 is best.
Value46/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 55; rank 1 is best.
Quality48/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 53; rank 1 is best.
Momentum48/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 53; rank 1 is best.
Growth48/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 53; 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
-
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
43.0%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
20.6%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
2.9%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
8.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-0.6%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-0.8%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-64.9%
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
1.8x
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 4 relevant articles.

0 positive · 4 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-66.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.5%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 higher8 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+27.7%Week of 20 Feb.
Worst week-25.9%Week of 24 Apr.
Latest week-8.1%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains4
Flat weeks6
Modest losses7
Sharp losses5
Recent vol4.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol8.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split18/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.3% / -6.5%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 20260.40 GBP-8.1%0.47 GBP1.02 GBP0.65-41.99161.3KOff
31 Jul 20260.43 GBP0.0%0.47 GBP1.03 GBP0.50-37.6943.9KOff
24 Jul 20260.43 GBP2.4%0.48 GBP1.04 GBP0.18-37.7696.8KOff
17 Jul 20260.42 GBP0.0%0.48 GBP1.05 GBP-0.22-39.25136.7KOff
10 Jul 20260.42 GBP6.3%0.49 GBP1.06 GBP-0.53-39.51178.2KOff
3 Jul 20260.40 GBP9.7%0.50 GBP1.07 GBP-0.82-44.936.9KOff
26 Jun 20260.36 GBP-2.7%0.51 GBP1.09 GBP-0.94-49.8337.6KOff
19 Jun 20260.37 GBP-5.1%0.52 GBP1.10 GBP-0.99-48.7263.7KOff
12 Jun 20260.39 GBP0.0%0.53 GBP1.11 GBP-0.95-47.4021.4KOff
5 Jun 20260.39 GBP4.0%0.55 GBP1.12 GBP-0.85-47.76322.5KOff
29 May 20260.38 GBP1.4%0.56 GBP1.14 GBP-0.77-50.70215.6KOff
22 May 20260.37 GBP0.0%0.58 GBP1.15 GBP-0.50-52.37328.3KOff
15 May 20260.37 GBP-2.6%0.60 GBP1.16 GBP-0.32-51.86391.3KOff
8 May 20260.38 GBP-3.8%0.61 GBP1.17 GBP-0.12-51.51221.8KOff
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