- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
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Weekly Investor Report
Ishan Dyes and Chemicals Limited · Basic Materials · Chemicals
Latest close
49.54 INR
-5.1%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -14.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 11.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -5.1%, after a -10.2% 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 49/100.
Setup score
27
out of 100
Latest Close
49.54 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-5.1%
latest completed week
4W Return
-10.2%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-21.3%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
25.0%
13 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
4.0x
vs 13-week average
- 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.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 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
-5.1%
Latest completed week; four-week move -10.2%.
Indicator stack
14/0
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.
News sentiment
49/100
25 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 not active. Price is -14.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 11.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -5.1%, after a -10.2% 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 4.0x the 13-week average. Participation is unusually strong and confirms that the move is attracting attention.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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27 Mar
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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 0.2112-week average 0.34
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership4/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.21Current 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 -10.2% over four weeks, -21.3% over 12 weeks, and -18.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year13
Trend breadth25.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-1.05Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-2043.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-18.36Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-115.9%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 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 85%
Model confidence 79%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength58/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 43; rank 1 is best.
Value53/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 48; rank 1 is best.
Quality52/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 49; rank 1 is best.
Momentum54/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 47; rank 1 is best.
Growth52/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 49; 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
- 1.8x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 32.6x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -13.6% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 22.4% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- -1.5% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -41.6% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- -0.4% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -27.6% 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
- - Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- -33.5% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- -33.5% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 13.0x 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 sentiment49/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 25 relevant articles.
2 positive · 21 neutral · 2 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-40.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.1%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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3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher9 of 2617 weeks finished lower.
Best week+19.5%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-7.9%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week-5.1%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains4
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses7
Recent vol2.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.7% / -4.1%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.
SectorIN Basic Materials
4-week rank- / 100
Group average2.8%
Trend breadth52.0%
Trend52.0%active weekly trend signals
MD52.0%positive activity pressure
RS63.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Chemicals
4-week rank40 / 40
Group average3.3%
Trend breadth77.5%
Trend77.5%active weekly trend signals
MD65.0%positive activity pressure
RS62.5%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 tape26/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 26/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis31/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 7/12, relative leadership 4/12.
Activity pressure 0.21; No reversal markers Factors53/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 99 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment49/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 25 relevant articles.
Is Air Products and Chemicals (APD) Undervalued After Its Latest Earnings Loss? 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 | 49.54 INR | -5.1% | 57.89 INR | 57.32 INR | -1.05 | -18.36 | 404.8K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 52.22 INR | 0.2% | 58.30 INR | 57.43 INR | -0.90 | -13.60 | 374.0K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 52.14 INR | -1.8% | 58.73 INR | 57.50 INR | -0.65 | -11.57 | 107.9K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 53.08 INR | -3.8% | 59.10 INR | 57.58 INR | -0.35 | -12.22 | 58.3K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 55.18 INR | -3.8% | 59.50 INR | 57.64 INR | -0.05 | -8.50 | 65.7K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 57.38 INR | 0.6% | 59.87 INR | 57.68 INR | 0.14 | -5.13 | 14.1K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 57.02 INR | -1.2% | 60.13 INR | 57.69 INR | 0.21 | -4.88 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 57.72 INR | -4.6% | 60.55 INR | 57.70 INR | 0.28 | -3.43 | 32.6K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 60.50 INR | -1.5% | 60.88 INR | 57.70 INR | 0.35 | 3.39 | 10.3K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 61.43 INR | 0.1% | 61.20 INR | 57.65 INR | 0.40 | 6.68 | 18.5K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 61.36 INR | -0.2% | 61.58 INR | 57.59 INR | 0.45 | 6.62 | 69.0K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 61.51 INR | -2.3% | 61.84 INR | 57.53 INR | 0.47 | 6.95 | 79.6K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 62.93 INR | 1.6% | 62.12 INR | 57.46 INR | 0.45 | 10.48 | 87.4K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 61.94 INR | -0.5% | 62.35 INR | 57.37 INR | 0.36 | 7.17 | 92.1K | 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.