NAN ASX Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Nanosonics Limited · Healthcare · Medical Instruments & Supplies

Latest close 3.57 AUD
13.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 2.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 34.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 13.7%, after a 10.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 55/100.

Setup score 36 out of 100
Latest Close 3.57 AUD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 13.7% latest completed week
4W Return 10.2% short-term follow-through
12W Return 2.9% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 0.0% 0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • 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 Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 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 2.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 34.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 13.7%, after a 10.2% 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 1.1x 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
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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 0.0412-week average 0.13

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 pressure0.04Current 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 10.2% over four weeks, 2.9% over 12 weeks, and -9.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W13.7%
4W10.2%
12W2.9%
26W-6.8%
52W-9.8%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.44Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change29.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-10.31Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change34.2%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 expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025 Field coverage 82% Model confidence 42%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength18/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 83; rank 1 is best.
Value3/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 98; rank 1 is best.
Quality96/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
Momentum13/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 88; 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 framework12/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
51.6x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
5.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
28.7x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
3.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
78.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
4.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
17.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
11.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
16.0%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
59.1%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
74.0%
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
-4.8x
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 21 relevant articles.

6 positive · 15 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 earnings-No event is currently stored.
Options expected move-Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-25.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.2%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 higher14 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+13.7%Week of 7 Aug.
Worst week-9.2%Week of 1 May.
Latest week+13.7%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains7
Flat weeks1
Modest losses5
Sharp losses6
Recent vol5.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.9% / -4.0%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 20263.57 AUD13.7%3.48 AUD3.69 AUD-0.44-10.311.9MOff
31 Jul 20263.14 AUD5.4%3.50 AUD3.70 AUD-0.93-18.831.4MOff
24 Jul 20262.98 AUD-5.4%3.52 AUD3.71 AUD-0.84-21.512.1MOff
17 Jul 20263.15 AUD-2.8%3.56 AUD3.73 AUD-0.75-17.641.8MOff
10 Jul 20263.24 AUD-3.3%3.59 AUD3.74 AUD-0.61-15.671.5MOff
3 Jul 20263.35 AUD4.0%3.61 AUD3.75 AUD-0.52-13.53292.2KOff
26 Jun 20263.22 AUD-2.7%3.64 AUD3.75 AUD-0.46-16.38390.9KOff
19 Jun 20263.31 AUD-0.3%3.67 AUD3.76 AUD-0.50-15.10524.0KOff
12 Jun 20263.32 AUD4.4%3.70 AUD3.77 AUD-0.45-15.01817.6KOff
5 Jun 20263.18 AUD0.6%3.72 AUD3.78 AUD-0.43-17.414.5MOff
29 May 20263.16 AUD-4.0%3.75 AUD3.79 AUD-0.47-19.401.0MOff
22 May 20263.29 AUD-5.2%3.80 AUD3.80 AUD-0.40-15.964.0MOff
15 May 20263.47 AUD2.1%3.84 AUD3.81 AUD-0.37-11.701.5MOff
8 May 20263.40 AUD1.2%3.88 AUD3.82 AUD-0.47-15.222.2MOff
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