- The trend backdrop is active with a 1-week active streak.
- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
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Weekly Investor Report
Sudarshan Colorants India Limited · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Latest close
421.0 INR
16.6%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 17.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 45.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 16.6%, after a 13.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 43/100.
Setup score
53
out of 100
Latest Close
421.0 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
16.6%
latest completed week
4W Return
13.6%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
21.7%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
15.4%
8 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
6.3x
vs 13-week average
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- 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
16.6%
Latest completed week; four-week move 13.6%.
Indicator stack
12/71
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
43/100
13 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 17.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 45.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 16.6%, after a 13.6% 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 6.3x 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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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 0.2312-week average 0.14
12-week confirmation
Trend active1/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.23Current 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 13.6% over four weeks, 21.7% over 12 weeks, and -28.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 1 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak1 weeks
Active weeks in one year8
Trend breadth15.4%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.01Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change31.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-0.11Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change99.2%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 ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
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 strength37/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 64; rank 1 is best.
Value74/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 27; rank 1 is best.
Quality24/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 77; rank 1 is best.
Momentum10/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Growth9/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 92; 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.
Value-quality framework40/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 21.8x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.2x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 10.8x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 0.6% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 39.3% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 4.9% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 0.7% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 6.2% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -5.3% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -13.4% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -94.4% 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
- -1.4x 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 sentiment43/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 13 relevant articles.
1 positive · 7 neutral · 5 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-30.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.0%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 higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+16.6%Week of 7 Aug.
Worst week-10.0%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week+16.6%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains6
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses4
Recent vol6.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.8% / -3.9%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.
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 Specialty Chemicals
4-week rank23 / 100
Group average5.8%
Trend breadth77.0%
Trend77.0%active weekly trend signals
MD75.0%positive activity pressure
RS72.0%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.
Weekly tape44/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 44/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis36/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 1/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.23; No reversal markers Factors35/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 57; Small Cap Core rank 40 SVQF40/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 951.0 of 1576 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment43/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 13 relevant articles.
Sudarshan Colorants India Ltd is Rated Sell 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 | 421.0 INR | 16.6% | 357.4 INR | 493.5 INR | 1.01 | -0.11 | 312.8K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 361.1 INR | 0.2% | 358.4 INR | 493.6 INR | 0.81 | -14.34 | 20.9K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 360.6 INR | -3.5% | 362.2 INR | 494.3 INR | 0.88 | -13.15 | 33.9K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 373.9 INR | 0.9% | 366.2 INR | 494.6 INR | 0.93 | -12.89 | 36.2K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 370.5 INR | 1.0% | 369.1 INR | 494.3 INR | 0.77 | -14.00 | 28.2K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 366.8 INR | 0.7% | 371.5 INR | 494.0 INR | 0.65 | -15.84 | 6.6K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 364.1 INR | 0.4% | 373.8 INR | 493.9 INR | 0.63 | -16.40 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 362.6 INR | 1.7% | 376.9 INR | 493.9 INR | 0.72 | -17.28 | 23.7K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 356.6 INR | -2.4% | 380.5 INR | 493.9 INR | 0.89 | -18.01 | 3.3K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 365.3 INR | -2.6% | 384.8 INR | 494.0 INR | 0.89 | -15.87 | 2.4K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 374.9 INR | -1.7% | 389.1 INR | 494.1 INR | 0.93 | -15.01 | 63.5K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 381.2 INR | 10.2% | 393.8 INR | 493.7 INR | 0.88 | -14.88 | 88.6K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 346.0 INR | -8.3% | 398.3 INR | 493.3 INR | 0.68 | -23.10 | 26.6K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 377.2 INR | 8.1% | 404.0 INR | 493.1 INR | 0.64 | -18.74 | 41.9K | 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.