SIG ASX Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Sigma Healthcare Limited · Healthcare · Medical Distribution

Latest close 2.84 AUD
-3.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -0.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 43.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.1%, after a 2.5% 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 54/100.

Setup score 51 out of 100
Latest Close 2.84 AUD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -3.1% latest completed week
4W Return 2.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return 1.1% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 7.7% 4 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Next-week expectancy is positive at 60.48% based on similar historical setup states.
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.
  • 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 -0.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 43.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.1%, after a 2.5% 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
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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 0.3512-week average 0.24

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership3/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.35Current 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 2.5% over four weeks, 1.1% over 12 weeks, and 1.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-3.1%
4W2.5%
12W1.1%
26W-6.5%
52W1.2%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year4
Trend breadth7.7%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.68Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change120.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-1.50Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change62.3%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 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025 Field coverage 76% 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 strength16/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Value4/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 97; rank 1 is best.
Quality84/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 17; rank 1 is best.
Momentum18/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 83; rank 1 is best.
Growth91/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 10; 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
61.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
5.5x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
39.5x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
1.6%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
24.0%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
11.1%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
9.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
430.6%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
23.7%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
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
1.2%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.2%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.1x
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 sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 40 relevant articles.

10 positive · 27 neutral · 3 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-10.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.4%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 higher17 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+5.3%Week of 20 Mar.
Worst week-9.6%Week of 12 Jun.
Latest week-3.1%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains14
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses3
Recent vol3.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/20Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.0% / -2.7%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
24 Jul 20262.84 AUD-3.1%2.84 AUD2.12 AUD0.68-1.5066.2MOff
17 Jul 20262.93 AUD3.9%2.85 AUD2.11 AUD0.741.3467.3MOff
10 Jul 20262.82 AUD1.1%2.85 AUD2.10 AUD0.53-2.4872.9MOff
3 Jul 20262.79 AUD0.7%2.85 AUD2.08 AUD0.25-3.9960.9MOff
26 Jun 20262.77 AUD0.4%2.85 AUD2.07 AUD0.31-3.97108.7MOff
19 Jun 20262.76 AUD4.5%2.85 AUD2.06 AUD0.36-5.1724.5MOff
12 Jun 20262.64 AUD-9.6%2.86 AUD2.04 AUD0.36-9.3125.4MOff
5 Jun 20262.92 AUD-0.7%2.87 AUD2.03 AUD0.401.9453.0MOff
29 May 20262.94 AUD2.1%2.88 AUD2.02 AUD0.111.2467.0MOff
22 May 20262.88 AUD0.7%2.88 AUD2.00 AUD-0.31-0.1357.0MOff
15 May 20262.86 AUD0.4%2.89 AUD1.99 AUD-0.52-0.7455.5MOff
8 May 20262.85 AUD1.4%2.89 AUD1.97 AUD-0.61-2.5073.4MOff
1 May 20262.81 AUD0.7%2.90 AUD1.96 AUD-0.83-3.9139.7MOff
24 Apr 20262.79 AUD-0.4%2.90 AUD1.95 AUD-0.94-5.4843.9MOff
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.