BMT LSE Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Braime Group PLC · Industrials · Industrial Distribution

Latest close 1,200 GBP
-4.0% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 24.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 70.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.0%, after a -11.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.

Setup score 53 out of 100
Latest Close 1,200 GBP 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -4.0% latest completed week
4W Return -11.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return 41.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 30.8% 16 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 8-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 positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 9.03% based on similar historical setup states.
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 active. Price is 24.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 70.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.0%, after a -11.1% 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
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 0.7412-week average 0.52

12-week confirmation

Trend active8/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership8/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.74Current 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 -11.1% over four weeks, 41.2% over 12 weeks, and 26.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 8 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-4.0%
4W-11.1%
12W41.2%
26W41.2%
52W26.3%
Active trend streak8 weeks
Active weeks in one year16
Trend breadth30.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.01Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-14.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership15.91Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-57.1%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 72%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength79/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 22; rank 1 is best.
Value69/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 32; rank 1 is best.
Quality71/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 30; rank 1 is best.
Momentum71/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 30; rank 1 is best.
Growth71/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 30; 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 framework85/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
7.4x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
3.7x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
0.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
47.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
8.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
0.3%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
12.3%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
4.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
19.0%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-86.6%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.4%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.4x
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 sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 2 relevant articles.

0 positive · 2 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-20.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility10.8%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 higher8 of 267 weeks finished lower.
Best week+31.2%Week of 1 May.
Worst week-19.0%Week of 15 May.
Latest week-4.0%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains1
Flat weeks11
Modest losses2
Sharp losses5
Recent vol10.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol8.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split14/13Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew10.1% / -7.8%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 20261,200 GBP-4.0%961.6 GBP1,128 GBP1.0115.911.3KOn
31 Jul 20261,250 GBP0.0%953.3 GBP1,133 GBP1.1921.241.7KOn
24 Jul 20261,250 GBP-3.8%941.6 GBP1,138 GBP1.2623.131.5KOn
17 Jul 20261,300 GBP-3.7%928.3 GBP1,144 GBP1.2630.161.5KOn
10 Jul 20261,350 GBP-6.9%913.3 GBP1,149 GBP1.1937.05596On
3 Jul 20261,450 GBP26.1%896.6 GBP1,153 GBP1.0245.453On
26 Jun 20261,150 GBP4.5%878.3 GBP1,158 GBP0.8417.98183On
19 Jun 20261,100 GBP15.8%871.6 GBP1,164 GBP0.7214.53489On
12 Jun 2026950.0 GBP0.0%866.6 GBP1,170 GBP0.64-2.100Off
5 Jun 2026950.0 GBP0.0%866.6 GBP1,177 GBP0.73-1.40421Off
29 May 2026950.0 GBP11.8%869.9 GBP1,185 GBP0.99-2.05336Off
22 May 2026850.0 GBP0.0%873.3 GBP1,193 GBP1.19-12.852.7KOff
15 May 2026850.0 GBP-19.0%879.9 GBP1,201 GBP0.83-10.523.9KOff
8 May 20261,050 GBP0.0%886.6 GBP1,210 GBP0.3710.163.2KOff
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