- The trend backdrop is active with a 68-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.
SXE
ASX
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Southern Cross Electrical Engineering Limited · Industrials · Engineering & Construction
Latest close
4.49 AUD
3.7%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive trend
The weekly trend is active. Price is 24.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 88.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.7%, after a 0.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 53/100.
Setup score
70
out of 100
Latest Close
4.49 AUD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
3.7%
latest completed week
4W Return
0.7%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
7.7%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
100.0%
52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.0x
vs 13-week average
- 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
3.7%
Latest completed week; four-week move 0.7%.
Indicator stack
100/50
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.
Next-Week Expectancy
Positive 56.36%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
53/100
26 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 24.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 88.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.7%, after a 0.7% 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 1.0x 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 0.9312-week average 0.97
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.93Current 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 0.7% over four weeks, 7.7% over 12 weeks, and 146.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 68 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak68 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.33Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-77.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership41.89Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-28.8%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 strongly; 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 strength26/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
Value7/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 94; rank 1 is best.
Quality16/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Momentum99/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 2; rank 1 is best.
Growth98/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 3; 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.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 43.6x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.7x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 22.6x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 4.6% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 13.2% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 5.5% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 7.5% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 26.7% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 45.2% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 43.9% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 76.2% 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
- 1.7% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 1.7% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -1.4x 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 sentiment53/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 26 relevant articles.
6 positive · 20 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-7.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.2%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 higher17 of 268 weeks finished lower.
Best week+19.7%Week of 20 Feb.
Worst week-12.1%Week of 27 Feb.
Latest week+3.7%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains10
Modest gains7
Flat weeks1
Modest losses3
Sharp losses5
Recent vol6.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split33/18Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.3% / -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.
SectorAU Industrials
4-week rank52 / 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 Engineering & Construction
4-week rank10 / 25
Group average4.1%
Trend breadth56.0%
Trend56.0%active weekly trend signals
MD64.0%positive activity pressure
RS72.0%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 tape74/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 74/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis86/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.93; 2 reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyPositive 56.36%Next-week expectancy is positive with a 56.36% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors34/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 62; Small Cap Core rank 92 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment53/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 26 relevant articles.
Engineering And Construction Stocks Poised For More Scrutiny After Reflecting Pool Contractor Error 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 | 4.49 AUD | 3.7% | 3.60 AUD | 1.88 AUD | 0.33 | 41.89 | 4.6M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 4.33 AUD | -6.1% | 3.53 AUD | 1.85 AUD | 0.82 | 43.45 | 9.1M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 4.61 AUD | 6.0% | 3.47 AUD | 1.83 AUD | 1.09 | 58.88 | 7.6M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 4.35 AUD | -2.5% | 3.40 AUD | 1.80 AUD | 1.25 | 52.40 | 9.2M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 4.46 AUD | 1.4% | 3.34 AUD | 1.78 AUD | 1.46 | 58.87 | 9.3M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 4.40 AUD | -6.6% | 3.27 AUD | 1.75 AUD | 1.27 | 59.03 | 1.1M | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 4.71 AUD | 2.4% | 3.20 AUD | 1.73 AUD | 1.40 | 74.99 | 815.0K | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 4.60 AUD | 14.4% | 3.12 AUD | 1.70 AUD | 1.23 | 73.28 | 3.1M | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 4.02 AUD | -3.6% | 3.04 AUD | 1.68 AUD | 1.05 | 55.06 | 560.7K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 4.17 AUD | 2.5% | 2.98 AUD | 1.65 AUD | 1.26 | 67.12 | 3.9M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 4.07 AUD | 7.1% | 2.92 AUD | 1.63 AUD | 1.35 | 64.33 | 469.2K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 3.80 AUD | -8.9% | 2.86 AUD | 1.61 AUD | 1.56 | 57.52 | 4.3M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 4.17 AUD | 2.0% | 2.81 AUD | 1.59 AUD | 1.73 | 76.14 | 5.3M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 4.09 AUD | 4.9% | 2.75 AUD | 1.57 AUD | 1.56 | 73.74 | 7.7M | 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.