IBEX NASDAQ Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

IBEX Ltd · Technology · Information Technology Services

Latest close 35.34 USD
5.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 11.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 55.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.6%, after a 10.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. Options positioning is bullish with 38/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 55/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 40d.

Setup score 47 out of 100
Latest Close 35.34 USD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 5.6% latest completed week
4W Return 10.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return 9.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 51.9% 27 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • 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.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • 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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 11.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 55.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.6%, after a 10.0% 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 0.8x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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 31 Jul
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 0.4212-week average 0.22

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 leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.42Current 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 10.0% over four weeks, 9.3% over 12 weeks, and 27.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W5.6%
4W10.0%
12W9.3%
26W-5.0%
52W27.4%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year27
Trend breadth51.9%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.88Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change52.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-3.26Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change78.9%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 strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 97% Model confidence 93%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength90/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 11; rank 1 is best.
Value92/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 9; rank 1 is best.
Quality88/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 13; rank 1 is best.
Momentum32/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 69; rank 1 is best.
Growth95/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 6; 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 framework85/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
9.5x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
6.5x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
18.6%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
28.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
9.2%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
14.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
23.3%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
17.0%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
27.1%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
81.7%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
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
1.6%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.6x
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.

Options positioningBullish

IBEX shows bullish options pressure with a 38/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 0.42, expected move of 10.1%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction38/100
Expected move10.1%
Put/call volume0.42
Pressure51
Speculation25
Volatility83
Trend agreement10
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Insider activity1 / 15

1 acquisitions and 15 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 30 relevant articles.

8 positive · 22 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 earnings40dNext report is scheduled for 10 Sep 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move10.1%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-17.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.7%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 higher10 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+14.4%Week of 8 May.
Worst week-14.0%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week+5.6%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains2
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses8
Recent vol5.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.7% / -3.6%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
31 Jul 202635.34 USD5.6%31.59 USD24.33 USD0.88-3.26402.1KOff
24 Jul 202633.46 USD-5.5%31.62 USD24.23 USD0.72-7.87456.4KOff
17 Jul 202635.39 USD7.0%31.79 USD24.14 USD0.76-4.24458.9KOff
10 Jul 202633.09 USD3.0%31.88 USD24.04 USD0.68-14.25411.0KOff
3 Jul 202632.13 USD6.8%32.03 USD23.96 USD0.57-15.45344.3KOff
26 Jun 202630.08 USD-0.5%32.18 USD23.88 USD0.53-20.45818.1KOff
19 Jun 202630.22 USD-2.3%32.35 USD23.82 USD0.42-23.94691.5KOff
12 Jun 202630.92 USD3.3%32.51 USD23.76 USD0.36-20.43430.4KOff
5 Jun 202629.94 USD-5.4%32.67 USD23.70 USD0.39-21.46512.8KOff
29 May 202631.64 USD-1.2%32.90 USD23.65 USD0.40-21.14389.0KOff
22 May 202632.02 USD4.8%33.09 USD23.59 USD0.03-18.25500.3KOff
15 May 202630.56 USD-5.5%33.30 USD23.52 USD-0.38-21.35667.5KOff
8 May 202632.33 USD14.4%33.49 USD23.45 USD-0.74-17.41690.6KOff
1 May 202628.25 USD-0.2%33.60 USD23.37 USD-1.21-24.33578.0KOff
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.