DEBS LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

boohoo group plc · Consumer Cyclical · Internet Retail

Latest close 0.22 GBP
-2.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 4.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 59.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.9%, after a -9.4% 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 52/100.

Setup score 41 out of 100
Latest Close 0.22 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -2.9% latest completed week
4W Return -9.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return 24.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 30.8% 16 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.0x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 4-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 38.46% based on similar historical setup states.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the weaker part of its sector group.
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 4.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 59.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.9%, after a -9.4% 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 0.7112-week average 0.35

12-week confirmation

Trend active4/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership10/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.71Current 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 -9.4% over four weeks, 24.3% over 12 weeks, and 36.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 4 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-2.9%
4W-9.4%
12W24.3%
26W-1.1%
52W36.3%
Active trend streak4 weeks
Active weeks in one year16
Trend breadth30.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.56Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-28.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership6.86Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-70.5%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 28 Feb 2026 Field coverage 61% Model confidence 54%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength91/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 10; rank 1 is best.
Value76/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 25; rank 1 is best.
Quality78/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 23; rank 1 is best.
Momentum78/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 23; rank 1 is best.
Growth78/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 23; 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
52.0%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-8.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-2.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-54.3%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-24.7%
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
4/9
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
-5.8x
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 sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 27 relevant articles.

8 positive · 15 neutral · 4 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-26.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.2%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 higher10 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+27.7%Week of 5 Jun.
Worst week-14.0%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week-2.9%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains5
Flat weeks3
Modest losses9
Sharp losses4
Recent vol8.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol16.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew11.1% / -6.6%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 20260.22 GBP-2.9%0.21 GBP0.27 GBP0.566.8610.8MOn
31 Jul 20260.22 GBP-6.7%0.21 GBP0.27 GBP0.7410.669.8MOn
24 Jul 20260.24 GBP-1.0%0.21 GBP0.27 GBP0.8520.308.2MOn
17 Jul 20260.24 GBP1.0%0.21 GBP0.27 GBP0.8623.2012.3MOn
10 Jul 20260.24 GBP-2.0%0.21 GBP0.27 GBP0.7923.2712.5MOff
3 Jul 20260.24 GBP4.3%0.21 GBP0.27 GBP0.7323.806.2MOff
26 Jun 20260.23 GBP2.2%0.21 GBP0.27 GBP0.7820.65866.6KOff
19 Jun 20260.23 GBP-6.1%0.21 GBP0.27 GBP0.5419.431.9MOff
12 Jun 20260.24 GBP4.3%0.20 GBP0.27 GBP0.1125.405.3MOff
5 Jun 20260.23 GBP27.7%0.20 GBP0.27 GBP-0.2821.3343.8MOff
29 May 20260.18 GBP5.1%0.20 GBP0.27 GBP-0.86-5.4712.0MOff
22 May 20260.17 GBP0.0%0.19 GBP0.28 GBP-1.09-11.4710.8MOff
15 May 20260.17 GBP1.5%0.19 GBP0.28 GBP-1.05-9.8411.3MOff
8 May 20260.17 GBP-0.1%0.19 GBP0.28 GBP-1.00-12.3021.1MOff
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