- The trend backdrop is active with a 13-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.
SKN
ASX
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Skin Elements Limited · Consumer Defensive · Household & Personal Products
Latest close
0.01 AUD
10.0%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is active. Price is 1.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 21.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.0%, after a -21.4% 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 45/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
37
out of 100
Latest Close
0.01 AUD
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
10.0%
latest completed week
4W Return
-21.4%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-8.3%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
80.8%
42 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.6x
vs 13-week average
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 20.99% based on similar historical setup states.
- The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
- 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
10.0%
Latest completed week; four-week move -21.4%.
Indicator stack
89/18
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
Negative 20.99%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
45/100
10 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 1.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 21.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.0%, after a -21.4% 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 0.6x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume 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 0.6612-week average 0.75
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.66Current 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 -21.4% over four weeks, -8.3% over 12 weeks, and 83.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 13 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak13 weeks
Active weeks in one year42
Trend breadth80.8%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.75Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-226.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership6.27Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-86.8%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 30 Jun 2025
Field coverage 24%
Model confidence 12%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength18/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 83; rank 1 is best.
Value29/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 72; rank 1 is best.
Quality27/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 74; rank 1 is best.
Momentum28/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 73; rank 1 is best.
Growth29/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 72; 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
- - Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- - Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- - Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- - Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- - Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- - Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- - Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- - 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
- 0/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- - Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.0% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- - 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 sentiment45/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 10 relevant articles.
1 positive · 8 neutral · 1 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-69.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility16.7%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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Weeks higher8 of 267 weeks finished lower.
Best week+40.0%Week of 10 Jul.
Worst week-20.0%Week of 3 Apr.
Latest week+10.0%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains8
Modest gains0
Flat weeks11
Modest losses0
Sharp losses7
Recent vol16.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol21.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split14/13Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew29.2% / -19.2%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 Consumer Defensive
4-week rank58 / 60
Group average3.1%
Trend breadth21.7%
Trend21.7%active weekly trend signals
MD55.0%positive activity pressure
RS23.3%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryAU Household & Personal Products
4-week rank6 / 6
Group average-4.6%
Trend breadth33.3%
Trend33.3%active weekly trend signals
MD16.7%positive activity pressure
RS33.3%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 tape47/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 47/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis71/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 4/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.66; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 20.99%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 20.99% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors24/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 45 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment45/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 10 relevant articles.
Why Did Skin Elements (ASX:SKN) Shares Fall More Than 9%? 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 | 0.01 AUD | 10.0% | 0.01 AUD | 0.00 AUD | -0.75 | 6.27 | 1.1M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 0.01 AUD | 0.0% | 0.01 AUD | 0.00 AUD | -0.35 | 0.57 | 1.9M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 0.01 AUD | -16.7% | 0.01 AUD | 0.00 AUD | -0.29 | 3.68 | 660.8K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 0.01 AUD | -14.3% | 0.01 AUD | 0.00 AUD | -0.06 | 25.05 | 1.8M | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 0.01 AUD | 40.0% | 0.01 AUD | 0.00 AUD | -0.23 | 47.50 | 13.6M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 0.01 AUD | -16.7% | 0.01 AUD | 0.00 AUD | -0.43 | 6.59 | 150.0K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 0.01 AUD | 20.0% | 0.01 AUD | 0.00 AUD | -0.13 | 30.10 | 56.1K | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 0.01 AUD | -16.7% | 0.01 AUD | 0.00 AUD | -0.05 | 8.95 | 184.5K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 0.01 AUD | 0.0% | 0.01 AUD | 0.00 AUD | 0.42 | 32.15 | 26.4K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 0.01 AUD | 0.0% | 0.01 AUD | 0.00 AUD | 0.64 | 36.58 | 1.8M | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 0.01 AUD | -14.3% | 0.01 AUD | 0.00 AUD | 0.74 | 36.68 | 0 | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 0.01 AUD | 16.7% | 0.01 AUD | 0.00 AUD | 0.77 | 62.90 | 2.9M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 0.01 AUD | 0.0% | 0.01 AUD | 0.00 AUD | 0.56 | 42.54 | 1.3M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 0.01 AUD | 0.0% | 0.01 AUD | 0.00 AUD | 0.38 | 43.26 | 1.5M | Off |
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.