BDI TOR Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Black Diamond Group Limited · Industrials · Rental & Leasing Services

Latest close 18.07 CAD
3.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 3.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 74.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.2%, after a -4.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 57/100.

Setup score 63 out of 100
Latest Close 18.07 CAD 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 3.2% latest completed week
4W Return -4.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return 8.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 100.0% 52 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 61-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
  • 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
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 3.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 74.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.2%, after a -4.8% 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 1.4x 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 0.9212-week average 0.91

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure11/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.92Current 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 -4.8% over four weeks, 8.0% over 12 weeks, and 55.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 61 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W3.2%
4W-4.8%
12W8.0%
26W10.6%
52W55.2%
Active trend streak61 weeks
Active weeks in one year52
Trend breadth100.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.25Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-60.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership2.03Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-83.3%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 85%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength21/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 80; rank 1 is best.
Value19/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Quality26/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
Momentum79/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 22; rank 1 is best.
Growth80/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 21; 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 framework16/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
49.0x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
14.3x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
1.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
42.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
11.4%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
6.2%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
5.4%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
13.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
22.6%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
1109.5%
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
0.9%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-2.5%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-1.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
3.2x
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 sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 10 relevant articles.

1 positive · 9 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-11.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.9%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 higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+10.5%Week of 29 May.
Worst week-7.7%Week of 31 Jul.
Latest week+3.2%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses5
Recent vol4.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split31/21Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.4% / -2.8%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.

IndustryCA Rental & Leasing Services
4-week rank2 / 2
Group average-2.7%
Trend breadth50.0%
Trend50.0%active weekly trend signals
MD100.0%positive activity pressure
RS50.0%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 202618.07 CAD3.2%17.47 CAD10.99 CAD0.252.031.2MOn
31 Jul 202617.51 CAD-7.7%17.41 CAD10.91 CAD0.622.421.8MOn
24 Jul 202618.98 CAD-5.3%17.32 CAD10.83 CAD0.8310.871.5MOn
17 Jul 202620.04 CAD5.6%17.18 CAD10.75 CAD0.8417.881.8MOn
10 Jul 202618.98 CAD1.0%16.99 CAD10.66 CAD0.6312.101.5MOn
3 Jul 202618.79 CAD0.7%16.82 CAD10.57 CAD0.5611.8057.2KOn
26 Jun 202618.66 CAD-0.3%16.65 CAD10.49 CAD0.5312.59135.9KOn
19 Jun 202618.70 CAD-1.9%16.50 CAD10.41 CAD0.6813.7447.0KOn
12 Jun 202619.07 CAD1.2%16.33 CAD10.32 CAD0.4616.9299.2KOn
5 Jun 202618.85 CAD-4.0%16.16 CAD10.24 CAD0.1118.30219.4KOn
29 May 202619.63 CAD10.5%15.99 CAD10.15 CAD0.0522.931.5MOn
22 May 202617.77 CAD6.2%15.84 CAD10.06 CAD-0.3013.15391.5KOn
15 May 202616.73 CAD-3.6%15.74 CAD9.99 CAD-0.229.27761.8KOn
8 May 202617.36 CAD4.2%15.66 CAD9.92 CAD-0.1213.221.3MOn
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