KRONOX NSI Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

KRONOX LAB SCIENCES LTD · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

Latest close 163.6 INR
8.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 22.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 79.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 8.1%, after a 8.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 48/100.

Setup score 67 out of 100
Latest Close 163.6 INR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 8.1% latest completed week
4W Return 8.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return 24.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 28.8% 15 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 2.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 7-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
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 36.32% based on similar historical setup states.
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 22.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 79.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 8.1%, after a 8.5% 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 2.4x 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
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 0.6412-week average 0.40

12-week confirmation

Trend active7/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership9/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.64Current 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 8.5% over four weeks, 24.3% over 12 weeks, and -0.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 7 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W8.1%
4W8.5%
12W24.3%
26W32.2%
52W-0.8%
Active trend streak7 weeks
Active weeks in one year15
Trend breadth28.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.13Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-4.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership16.49Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change110.0%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 ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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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 strength59/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 42; rank 1 is best.
Value42/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 59; rank 1 is best.
Quality93/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Momentum37/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 64; rank 1 is best.
Growth22/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 79; 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 framework72/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
22.0x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
6.0x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
15.4x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
3.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
53.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
31.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
20.3%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
20.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
1.0%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
8.6%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-25.4%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
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
-0.0x
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 sentiment48/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 25 relevant articles.

1 positive · 21 neutral · 3 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-9.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.1%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 higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+16.7%Week of 3 Apr.
Worst week-7.9%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week+8.1%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains6
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses6
Recent vol5.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/31Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.6% / -2.9%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.

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 2026163.6 INR8.1%133.5 INR155.2 INR1.1316.491.1MOn
31 Jul 2026151.3 INR-2.0%132.5 INR155.1 INR1.188.55339.6KOn
24 Jul 2026154.4 INR1.6%132.2 INR155.1 INR1.2313.28577.5KOn
17 Jul 2026151.9 INR0.8%131.7 INR155.1 INR1.228.602.6MOn
10 Jul 2026150.8 INR-4.6%131.4 INR155.1 INR1.187.85479.1KOn
3 Jul 2026158.0 INR3.2%131.1 INR155.2 INR0.9612.20104.7KOn
26 Jun 2026153.1 INR0.2%130.5 INR155.2 INR0.809.280On
19 Jun 2026152.8 INR13.5%130.1 INR155.2 INR0.808.90121.0KOff
12 Jun 2026134.6 INR1.1%129.8 INR155.2 INR0.74-2.5528.2KOff
5 Jun 2026133.1 INR-4.1%130.3 INR155.4 INR0.80-2.9330.4KOff
29 May 2026138.9 INR1.5%130.7 INR155.6 INR0.920.15340.2KOff
22 May 2026136.9 INR4.1%131.0 INR155.8 INR0.97-2.33176.7KOff
15 May 2026131.6 INR-6.5%131.5 INR156.0 INR0.94-5.83231.8KOff
8 May 2026140.7 INR0.1%132.1 INR156.2 INR0.97-1.53195.4KOff
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