BBN ASX Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Baby Bunting Group Limited · Consumer Cyclical · Specialty Retail

Latest close 1.16 AUD
11.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -29.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 6.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 11.5%, after a -12.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 55/100.

Setup score 26 out of 100
Latest Close 1.16 AUD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 11.5% latest completed week
4W Return -12.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return -19.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 40.4% 21 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
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 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 -29.8% below the Trend Line and sits at 6.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 11.5%, after a -12.5% 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 1.6x 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 0.0612-week average 0.05

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.06Current 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 -12.5% over four weeks, -19.2% over 12 weeks, and -31.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W11.5%
4W-12.5%
12W-19.2%
26W-47.3%
52W-31.6%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year21
Trend breadth40.4%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.14Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-65.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-47.99Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-23.6%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 weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025 Field coverage 79% Model confidence 40%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength55/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 46; rank 1 is best.
Value94/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 7; rank 1 is best.
Quality13/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 88; rank 1 is best.
Momentum8/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
Growth93/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 8; 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
16.5x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
5.5x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
12.5%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
40.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-3.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
7.5%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-4.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
4.7%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
462.3%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
23.9%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
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
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.7x
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 sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 18 relevant articles.

4 positive · 13 neutral · 1 negative
Patient CapitalFresh

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

Fresh 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-64.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility9.9%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 higher7 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+18.1%Week of 29 May.
Worst week-13.7%Week of 26 Jun.
Latest week+11.5%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains1
Flat weeks3
Modest losses3
Sharp losses13
Recent vol9.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol10.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split17/30Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew9.7% / -5.9%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 20261.16 AUD11.5%1.65 AUD1.86 AUD0.14-47.992.0MOff
31 Jul 20261.04 AUD-7.6%1.70 AUD1.86 AUD0.30-52.144.7MOff
24 Jul 20261.12 AUD-13.1%1.75 AUD1.87 AUD0.37-47.372.4MOff
17 Jul 20261.29 AUD-2.3%1.79 AUD1.87 AUD0.42-39.891.7MOff
10 Jul 20261.32 AUD-8.0%1.83 AUD1.88 AUD0.40-38.841.6MOff
3 Jul 20261.44 AUD1.4%1.87 AUD1.88 AUD0.33-34.13159.6KOff
26 Jun 20261.42 AUD-13.7%1.91 AUD1.88 AUD0.31-34.71416.3KOff
19 Jun 20261.65 AUD-0.6%1.95 AUD1.88 AUD0.23-25.24417.9KOff
12 Jun 20261.66 AUD13.4%1.99 AUD1.87 AUD-0.17-24.71245.0KOff
5 Jun 20261.46 AUD-8.5%2.03 AUD1.87 AUD-0.52-32.32881.2KOff
29 May 20261.59 AUD18.1%2.08 AUD1.87 AUD-0.88-27.17170.3KOff
22 May 20261.35 AUD-5.9%2.11 AUD1.87 AUD-1.22-37.93529.5KOff
15 May 20261.44 AUD5.9%2.16 AUD1.87 AUD-1.32-34.03852.2KOff
8 May 20261.35 AUD-5.2%2.21 AUD1.88 AUD-1.44-38.741.2MOff
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