- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
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Barak Valley Cements Limited · Basic Materials · Building Materials
Latest close
41.37 INR
0.4%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -2.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 26.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.4%, after a -3.6% 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 54/100.
Setup score
27
out of 100
Latest Close
41.37 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
0.4%
latest completed week
4W Return
-3.6%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-1.9%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
28.8%
15 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.6x
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
0.4%
Latest completed week; four-week move -3.6%.
Indicator stack
16/30
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 43.54%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
54/100
4 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 -2.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 26.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.4%, after a -3.6% 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 1.6x 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 Feb
6 Mar
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27 Mar
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24 Apr
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29 May
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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 0.2812-week average 0.25
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure10/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership5/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.28Current 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 -3.6% over four weeks, -1.9% over 12 weeks, and -1.9% 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 year15
Trend breadth28.8%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.39Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-164.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-5.37Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-1157.9%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 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 strength69/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 32; rank 1 is best.
Value57/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 44; rank 1 is best.
Quality56/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 45; rank 1 is best.
Momentum59/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 42; rank 1 is best.
Growth57/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 44; 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 framework34/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 311.5x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.4x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 9.8x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 6.1% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 64.1% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 2.6% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 3.4% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 2.7% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 2.0% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -94.3% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -24.2% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 6/9 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
- 2.4x 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 sentiment54/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 4 relevant articles.
1 positive · 3 neutral · 0 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-40.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.6%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.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+17.3%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-9.8%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week+0.4%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains3
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses8
Recent vol4.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/30Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.5% / -4.3%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 Building Materials
4-week rank28 / 34
Group average-0.4%
Trend breadth29.4%
Trend29.4%active weekly trend signals
MD67.6%positive activity pressure
RS20.6%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 tape24/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 24/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis39/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 10/12, relative leadership 5/12.
Activity pressure 0.28; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 43.54%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 43.54% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors60/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 9 SVQF34/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 1036.5 of 1576 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment54/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 4 relevant articles.
Barak Valley Cements Gains 8% on Assam Incentives 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 | 41.37 INR | 0.4% | 42.23 INR | 47.83 INR | -0.39 | -5.37 | 118.9K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 41.20 INR | 1.0% | 42.27 INR | 47.80 INR | -0.08 | -5.08 | 53.3K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 40.79 INR | -1.9% | 42.34 INR | 47.76 INR | 0.34 | -3.56 | 48.8K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 41.57 INR | -3.1% | 42.52 INR | 47.71 INR | 0.50 | -4.05 | 47.5K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 42.92 INR | -6.7% | 42.59 INR | 47.66 INR | 0.61 | -0.43 | 151.1K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 45.98 INR | 11.4% | 42.55 INR | 47.60 INR | 0.47 | 6.74 | 340.6K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 41.28 INR | 0.5% | 42.44 INR | 47.53 INR | 0.18 | -2.86 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 41.09 INR | -1.1% | 42.52 INR | 47.49 INR | 0.26 | -2.85 | 7.9K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 41.54 INR | -0.9% | 42.56 INR | 47.44 INR | 0.21 | 0.08 | 11.5K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 41.91 INR | -2.9% | 42.69 INR | 47.41 INR | 0.13 | 2.35 | 19.2K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 43.16 INR | 3.0% | 42.84 INR | 47.39 INR | 0.22 | 4.92 | 53.3K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 41.92 INR | -0.6% | 42.97 INR | 47.36 INR | 0.30 | 1.45 | 42.4K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 42.18 INR | -8.3% | 43.13 INR | 47.33 INR | 0.25 | 2.60 | 81.9K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 46.00 INR | 1.1% | 43.29 INR | 47.30 INR | 0.28 | 9.71 | 121.7K | 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.