- The trend backdrop is active with a 52-week active streak.
- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
NWH
ASX
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
NRW Holdings Limited · Industrials · Conglomerates
Latest close
7.20 AUD
2.9%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 12.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 88.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.9%, after a 1.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 55/100.
Setup score
63
out of 100
Latest Close
7.20 AUD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
2.9%
latest completed week
4W Return
1.1%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-5.5%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
100.0%
52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.2x
vs 13-week average
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- 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.
Price follow-through
2.9%
Latest completed week; four-week move 1.1%.
Indicator stack
100/26
Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window.
Trend backdrop
Active
The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime.
Patient Capital
Quiet
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
News sentiment
55/100
19 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action
Study the full chart
Where price is—and whether the trend supports it
The weekly trend is active. Price is 12.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 88.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.9%, after a 1.1% four-week move.
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 1.2x 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
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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 0.7712-week average 0.86
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.77Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 1.1% over four weeks, -5.5% over 12 weeks, and 122.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 52 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak52 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.43Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-205.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership20.97Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-35.7%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation
Open full factor analysis
What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it
The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025
Field coverage 85%
Model confidence 43%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength20/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Value5/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 96; rank 1 is best.
Quality10/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Momentum98/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 3; rank 1 is best.
Growth9/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 92; rank 1 is best.
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 framework6/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 119.5x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.0x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 13.8x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 2.8% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 55.0% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 1.6% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 3.0% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 5.3% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 12.2% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -73.8% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 150.8% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 2/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 2.5% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 2.5% 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 sentiment55/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 19 relevant articles.
7 positive · 12 neutral · 0 negativePatient 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-6.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.8%Standard deviation of weekly returns.
Weekly gains and losses
Latest 26 completed weeksEach bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.
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7 Aug
Weeks higher13 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+16.8%Week of 20 Feb.
Worst week-8.4%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+2.9%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains8
Modest gains5
Flat weeks1
Modest losses7
Sharp losses5
Recent vol4.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.5% / -3.3%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.
SectorAU Industrials
4-week rank49 / 100
Group average1.9%
Trend breadth37.0%
Trend37.0%active weekly trend signals
MD52.0%positive activity pressure
RS45.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryAU Conglomerates
4-week rank3 / 5
Group average0.4%
Trend breadth40.0%
Trend40.0%active weekly trend signals
MD40.0%positive activity pressure
RS40.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
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.
Weekly tape67/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 67/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis78/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 9/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.77; 2 reversal markers Factors30/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 59 SVQF6/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 241.0 of 257 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment55/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 19 relevant articles.
NRW Holdings (ASX:NWH): Contract Momentum Keeps the Diversified Services Story Moving Insiders50/100No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.
Earnings50/100No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
| Week | Close | Return | Trend Line | Fair Value | Pressure | Leadership | Volume | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | 7.20 AUD | 2.9% | 6.38 AUD | 3.78 AUD | -0.43 | 20.97 | 5.1M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 7.00 AUD | -1.4% | 6.32 AUD | 3.75 AUD | -0.23 | 22.88 | 5.7M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 7.10 AUD | 4.0% | 6.25 AUD | 3.72 AUD | -0.05 | 29.18 | 4.1M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 6.83 AUD | -4.1% | 6.18 AUD | 3.69 AUD | 0.16 | 25.66 | 4.2M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 7.12 AUD | -1.5% | 6.12 AUD | 3.66 AUD | 0.41 | 32.62 | 4.4M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 7.23 AUD | -0.3% | 6.05 AUD | 3.63 AUD | 0.38 | 36.07 | 401.6K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 7.25 AUD | 6.5% | 5.99 AUD | 3.60 AUD | 0.49 | 39.83 | 1.1M | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 6.81 AUD | -2.2% | 5.93 AUD | 3.56 AUD | 0.61 | 32.51 | 5.6M | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 6.96 AUD | -2.8% | 5.86 AUD | 3.53 AUD | 0.82 | 37.81 | 789.4K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 7.16 AUD | -6.2% | 5.79 AUD | 3.50 AUD | 1.24 | 46.99 | 5.8M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 7.63 AUD | 7.0% | 5.71 AUD | 3.47 AUD | 1.42 | 57.46 | 1.6M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 7.13 AUD | -6.4% | 5.61 AUD | 3.43 AUD | 1.29 | 51.32 | 8.1M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 7.62 AUD | 8.4% | 5.53 AUD | 3.40 AUD | 0.96 | 65.13 | 9.1M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 7.03 AUD | 9.2% | 5.44 AUD | 3.36 AUD | 0.45 | 53.50 | 7.2M | On |
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.