GAS ASX Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

State Gas Limited · Energy · Oil & Gas E&P

Latest close 0.01 AUD
-13.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -42.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 5.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -13.3%, after a -7.1% 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 25 out of 100
Latest Close 0.01 AUD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -13.3% latest completed week
4W Return -7.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return -35.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 30.8% 16 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 2.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
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.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
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 -42.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 5.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -13.3%, after a -7.1% 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 2.6x 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
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 0.0012-week average 0.08

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure0/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.00Current 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 -7.1% over four weeks, -35.0% over 12 weeks, and -45.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-13.3%
4W-7.1%
12W-35.0%
26W-48.0%
52W-45.8%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year16
Trend breadth30.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.18Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change24.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-49.83Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-11.0%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 30 Jun 2024 Field coverage 61% Model confidence 18%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength16/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Value28/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 73; rank 1 is best.
Quality26/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
Momentum27/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 74; rank 1 is best.
Growth28/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 73; 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
388.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-122.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
100.0%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-15399.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-62283.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-4.7%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-
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
0/9
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
-0.7x
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 17 relevant articles.

1 positive · 15 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-74.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.7%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 higher8 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+19.2%Week of 13 Mar.
Worst week-17.6%Week of 26 Jun.
Latest week-13.3%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains3
Flat weeks5
Modest losses1
Sharp losses12
Recent vol7.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol12.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split17/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew14.0% / -9.7%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 20260.01 AUD-13.3%0.02 AUD0.07 AUD-1.18-49.8312.1MOff
31 Jul 20260.01 AUD7.1%0.02 AUD0.07 AUD-1.26-40.815.3MOff
24 Jul 20260.01 AUD0.0%0.02 AUD0.07 AUD-1.37-43.886.0MOff
17 Jul 20260.01 AUD0.0%0.02 AUD0.07 AUD-1.43-44.4421.9MOff
10 Jul 20260.01 AUD0.0%0.02 AUD0.07 AUD-1.57-44.881.7MOff
3 Jul 20260.01 AUD0.0%0.03 AUD0.07 AUD-1.58-45.510Off
26 Jun 20260.01 AUD-17.6%0.03 AUD0.07 AUD-1.55-45.37823.5KOff
19 Jun 20260.02 AUD-5.6%0.03 AUD0.07 AUD-1.50-34.47230.0KOff
12 Jun 20260.02 AUD-5.3%0.03 AUD0.08 AUD-1.26-30.72273Off
5 Jun 20260.02 AUD-5.0%0.03 AUD0.08 AUD-1.18-25.61840.6KOff
29 May 20260.02 AUD-9.1%0.03 AUD0.08 AUD-0.94-23.02829Off
22 May 20260.02 AUD10.0%0.03 AUD0.08 AUD-0.64-14.898.6MOff
15 May 20260.02 AUD-13.0%0.03 AUD0.08 AUD-0.41-22.682.9MOff
8 May 20260.02 AUD-14.8%0.03 AUD0.08 AUD0.01-12.884.8MOff
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