- The trend backdrop is active with a 9-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.
KIRLOSBROS
NSI
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Kirloskar Brothers Limited · Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Latest close
1,902 INR
1.7%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is active. Price is 13.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 72.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.7%, after a -0.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 51/100.
Setup score
61
out of 100
Latest Close
1,902 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
1.7%
latest completed week
4W Return
-0.6%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
18.3%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
40.4%
21 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.6x
vs 13-week average
- No major top-level risk cluster is currently dominant.
- 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
1.7%
Latest completed week; four-week move -0.6%.
Indicator stack
53/71
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
51/100
27 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 13.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 72.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.7%, after a -0.6% 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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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 0.6912-week average 0.44
12-week confirmation
Trend active9/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership10/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.69Current 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 -0.6% over four weeks, 18.3% over 12 weeks, and 0.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 9 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak9 weeks
Active weeks in one year21
Trend breadth40.4%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.27Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-22.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership9.92Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-16.9%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 ranks strongly versus its universe; 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 strength47/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 54; rank 1 is best.
Value25/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 76; rank 1 is best.
Quality81/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 20; rank 1 is best.
Momentum65/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 36; rank 1 is best.
Growth13/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 88; 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 framework51/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 34.4x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 3.2x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 22.4x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 1.3% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 50.5% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 11.0% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 4.2% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 17.0% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 1.3% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -10.0% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -32.8% 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
- 0.4% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.4% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -0.2x 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 sentiment51/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 27 relevant articles.
4 positive · 22 neutral · 1 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-10.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.9%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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Weeks higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+13.1%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-8.6%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week+1.7%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains6
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses5
Recent vol4.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.5% / -3.6%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 Industrials
4-week rank56 / 100
Group average0.8%
Trend breadth62.0%
Trend62.0%active weekly trend signals
MD43.0%positive activity pressure
RS60.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Specialty Industrial Machinery
4-week rank33 / 73
Group average1.0%
Trend breadth63.0%
Trend63.0%active weekly trend signals
MD56.2%positive activity pressure
RS57.5%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 tape60/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 60/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis76/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 9/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 10/12.
Activity pressure 0.69; No reversal markers Factors54/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 42; Small Cap Core rank 77 SVQF51/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 770.5 of 1576 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment51/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 27 relevant articles.
Stocks to Watch Today: Ather Energy, Belrise Industries, PDS, Kirloskar Brothers, Kusumgar, IOL Chemicals,... 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 | 1,902 INR | 1.7% | 1,684 INR | 1,623 INR | 1.27 | 9.92 | 599.5K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1,870 INR | 1.9% | 1,674 INR | 1,616 INR | 1.41 | 8.92 | 530.9K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 1,836 INR | -1.3% | 1,666 INR | 1,610 INR | 1.42 | 9.73 | 286.2K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 1,861 INR | -2.7% | 1,658 INR | 1,603 INR | 1.62 | 8.56 | 663.8K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 1,913 INR | 3.7% | 1,651 INR | 1,595 INR | 1.64 | 11.93 | 491.7K | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 1,845 INR | -8.2% | 1,642 INR | 1,587 INR | 1.35 | 7.45 | 274.2K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 2,011 INR | 4.4% | 1,634 INR | 1,579 INR | 1.25 | 17.64 | 0 | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 1,926 INR | 11.4% | 1,623 INR | 1,570 INR | 0.98 | 12.68 | 229.3K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 1,729 INR | 1.1% | 1,615 INR | 1,562 INR | 0.69 | 3.08 | 73.7K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 1,711 INR | 4.8% | 1,616 INR | 1,554 INR | 0.69 | 3.09 | 546.7K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 1,633 INR | 2.2% | 1,616 INR | 1,547 INR | 0.75 | -2.30 | 330.4K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 1,598 INR | -0.6% | 1,624 INR | 1,540 INR | 0.91 | -5.19 | 215.5K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 1,607 INR | -7.3% | 1,635 INR | 1,533 INR | 1.00 | -4.48 | 613.8K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 1,733 INR | 0.2% | 1,647 INR | 1,527 INR | 1.16 | 0.53 | 270.6K | 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.