SEK ASX Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

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Latest close 14.69 AUD
14.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -4.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 16.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 14.0%, after a 10.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 47/100.

Setup score 37 out of 100
Latest Close 14.69 AUD 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 14.0% latest completed week
4W Return 10.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return 4.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 30.8% 16 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • 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 -4.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 16.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 14.0%, after a 10.4% 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 1.4x 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
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 0.1412-week average 0.07

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 pressure0.14Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals3Accumulation 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 10.4% over four weeks, 4.9% over 12 weeks, and -37.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W14.0%
4W10.4%
12W4.9%
26W-28.7%
52W-37.2%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year16
Trend breadth30.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.90Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change97.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-26.74Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change24.0%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 ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025 Field coverage 82% Model confidence 44%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength24/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 77; rank 1 is best.
Value16/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Quality87/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 14; rank 1 is best.
Momentum5/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 96; rank 1 is best.
Growth14/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 87; 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
18.8x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
4.2x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
10.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
3.5%
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
23.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
18.2%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
5.1%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
1.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
25.2%
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
3.8%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-0.1%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
3.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.1x
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 sentiment47/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 12 relevant articles.

2 positive · 6 neutral · 4 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-49.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.1%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 higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+14.0%Week of 31 Jul.
Worst week-13.5%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week+14.0%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses4
Sharp losses10
Recent vol6.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.3%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/30Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.9% / -4.2%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 202614.69 AUD14.0%15.33 AUD21.62 AUD0.90-26.747.0MOff
24 Jul 202612.89 AUD-8.6%15.60 AUD21.67 AUD0.74-34.826.1MOff
17 Jul 202614.11 AUD6.1%15.93 AUD21.74 AUD0.68-29.595.1MOff
10 Jul 202613.30 AUD-0.1%16.21 AUD21.79 AUD0.55-34.314.9MOff
3 Jul 202613.31 AUD5.6%16.52 AUD21.85 AUD0.46-35.207.0MOff
26 Jun 202612.61 AUD-7.5%16.86 AUD21.90 AUD0.30-38.681.0MOff
19 Jun 202613.63 AUD-0.4%17.24 AUD21.95 AUD0.21-34.925.4MOff
12 Jun 202613.68 AUD5.6%17.60 AUD21.99 AUD0.08-35.131.5MOff
5 Jun 202612.95 AUD4.4%17.97 AUD22.03 AUD-0.02-37.896.5MOff
29 May 202612.41 AUD-2.4%18.40 AUD22.08 AUD-0.12-41.772.5MOff
22 May 202612.71 AUD-4.9%18.87 AUD22.14 AUD-0.23-40.506.1MOff
15 May 202613.36 AUD-4.6%19.36 AUD22.21 AUD-0.37-37.894.9MOff
8 May 202614.00 AUD1.2%19.80 AUD22.27 AUD-0.52-36.307.6MOff
1 May 202613.84 AUD-5.6%20.25 AUD22.32 AUD-0.73-37.376.5MOff
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.