HLO ASX Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Helloworld Travel Limited · Consumer Cyclical · Travel Services

Latest close 1.56 AUD
0.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -0.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 31.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, after a 3.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 52/100.

Setup score 42 out of 100
Latest Close 1.56 AUD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 0.0% latest completed week
4W Return 3.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return 9.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 50.0% 26 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.
  • 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 -0.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 31.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.0%, after a 3.0% 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 0.0812-week average 0.03

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.08Current 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 3.0% over four weeks, 9.9% over 12 weeks, and -5.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.0%
4W3.0%
12W9.9%
26W-16.2%
52W-5.0%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year26
Trend breadth50.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.66Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change197.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-9.10Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-25.1%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 weakly; 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 strength74/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 27; rank 1 is best.
Value86/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 15; rank 1 is best.
Quality84/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 17; rank 1 is best.
Momentum16/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Growth3/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 98; 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
8.7x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
9.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
-
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-10.2%
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
-498.1%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-73.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-36.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-39.0%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-5.5%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-131.5%
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
7.1%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
7.1%
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.

Insider activity-

No recent insider transactions are stored for this company.

News sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 44 relevant articles.

7 positive · 36 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-23.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.5%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 higher10 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+8.8%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-9.6%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week+0.0%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains6
Flat weeks3
Modest losses8
Sharp losses5
Recent vol3.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.2% / -3.5%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 20261.56 AUD0.0%1.56 AUD1.81 AUD0.66-9.10544.4KOff
31 Jul 20261.56 AUD6.8%1.57 AUD1.82 AUD0.54-6.37966.2KOff
24 Jul 20261.46 AUD0.0%1.58 AUD1.82 AUD0.35-10.40560.3KOff
17 Jul 20261.46 AUD-3.6%1.59 AUD1.83 AUD0.29-10.601.1MOff
10 Jul 20261.51 AUD0.3%1.61 AUD1.83 AUD0.22-7.27381.3KOff
3 Jul 20261.51 AUD4.9%1.61 AUD1.84 AUD0.01-7.9344.1KOff
26 Jun 20261.44 AUD-4.3%1.62 AUD1.84 AUD-0.29-11.37253.0KOff
19 Jun 20261.50 AUD4.9%1.63 AUD1.85 AUD-0.60-7.9361.5KOff
12 Jun 20261.44 AUD4.0%1.64 AUD1.85 AUD-0.88-11.78240.5KOff
5 Jun 20261.38 AUD-2.8%1.65 AUD1.85 AUD-1.08-13.26745.0KOff
29 May 20261.42 AUD-0.7%1.66 AUD1.86 AUD-1.15-11.8848.8KOff
22 May 20261.43 AUD0.7%1.67 AUD1.87 AUD-1.18-10.49707.1KOff
15 May 20261.42 AUD-3.4%1.68 AUD1.87 AUD-1.21-10.891.2MOff
8 May 20261.47 AUD1.4%1.69 AUD1.88 AUD-1.20-9.07568.1KOff
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