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GEM

G8 EDUCATE FPO [GEM]
G8 Education Limited provides early childhood education and care services in Australia. It operates childcare centers; and offers its services under various brands. The company was incorporated in 2007 and is based in Varsity Lakes, Australia.
Consumer Defensive · ASX Small Cap
$0.2350 -7.8%

Updated 26 Mar 2026 · Scores refresh every scan

Score Breakdown

Technical50
Catalyst71
Sentiment50
Fundamental79
Momentum23
Risk Gate42
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Active Signals

Bullish Signals

  • RSI is looking oversold — historically a spot where stocks tend to bounce
  • MACD momentum is picking up steam
  • Lagging the Small Ords index — relative strength of 0.78, underperforming its peers
  • Cash positive / operating cashflow positive
  • Low P/S ratio (0.2x)
  • EPS estimates revised upward (+10pts)
  • Near 52-week low (1% of range)
  • New substantial holder(s) (1)
  • Substantial holder(s) ceased (2)
  • CANSLIM I: Institutional ownership (80%)
  • Sentiment is mixed — no strong consensus either way
  • This one has been in freefall — down 72% over the past year
  • Poor risk-adjusted returns — Sharpe of -3.6 means lots of volatility for not much reward
  • Altman Z-Score distress zone (1.19 < 1.81, low-confidence approx)
  • RBA hiking (-3pts)

Risk Signals

  • Trading below both moving averages — the trend is working against this one
  • Below the 200-day average — the long-term trend is still working against it
  • Revenue declining (-10%)
  • Piotroski F-Score weak (3/9, low-confidence approx)
  • Deeply negative margins (-32%)
  • Not enough chatter to gauge sentiment — defaulting to neutral
  • The bigger volume days are the down days — volume-weighted momentum is negative (-3.28%/day)
  • Overseas neutral (-1pts, S&P500 neutral, VIX 25)
  • Fading catalyst: strong catalyst but declining momentum
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Recent Catalysts

NONE Change in substantial holding from MQG
NONE Change in substantial holding from MQG
HIGH Becoming a substantial holder
HIGH Ceasing to be a substantial holder
HIGH Ceasing to be a substantial holder
Announcement tone +3pts

Recent ASX Announcements

2026-03-23 Change in substantial holding from MQG
2026-03-16 Becoming a substantial holder
2026-03-11 Change in substantial holding from MQG
2026-03-05 Ceasing to be a substantial holder
2026-03-03 Ceasing to be a substantial holder

Key Metrics

$181.3M
Market Cap
7.5M
Avg Volume
0.8x
Vol Ratio
$0.22 — $1.33
52-Week Range
3.4%
Short Interest
N/A
Cash Runway
-42.1%
ROE
-32.0%
Profit Margin

CANSLIM Analysis

FactorRatingDetail
CCurrent EPSfailEPS Growth: 0%
AAnnual EarningsfailCAGR: 0%
NNew Highs / Catalystsneutral
SSupply & DemandneutralFloat: 91%
LLeader vs LaggardlaggardRS: -15
IInstitutional SponsorshippassInst: 80%
MMarket DirectionneutralNeutral

Sector: Consumer Defensive

Ranked #39 of 46 · Sector avg: 48

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