GRAPHITE NSI Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Graphite India Limited · Industrials · Electrical Equipment & Parts

Latest close 658.0 INR
-2.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -0.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 51.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.2%, after a 6.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 51/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 53 out of 100
Latest Close 658.0 INR 31 Jul 2026
1W Return -2.2% latest completed week
4W Return 6.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return -12.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 84.6% 44 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
  • Next-week expectancy is positive at 56.04% based on similar historical setup states.
  • Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • 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.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 8 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
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 not active. Price is -0.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 51.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.2%, after a 6.0% 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 0.8x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
6 Feb 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
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 0.5812-week average 0.77

12-week confirmation

Trend active6/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure4/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.58Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers88 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 8 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 6.0% over four weeks, -12.5% over 12 weeks, and 24.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-2.2%
4W6.0%
12W-12.5%
26W6.6%
52W24.8%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year44
Trend breadth84.6%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.85Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change29.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership7.76Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change115.0%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 weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 87%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength17/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 84; rank 1 is best.
Value22/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 79; rank 1 is best.
Quality8/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
Momentum84/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 17; 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.

Valuation

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

P/E
75.1x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
4.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
37.1x
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
43.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
-3.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-6.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-1.3%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
15.7%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-62.1%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-151.0%
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
1.0%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.9x
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 40 relevant articles.

5 positive · 30 neutral · 5 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-18.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.5%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+7.0%Week of 20 Feb.
Worst week-8.6%Week of 12 Jun.
Latest week-2.2%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses5
Recent vol4.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.0% / -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.

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
31 Jul 2026658.0 INR-2.2%662.0 INR549.7 INR-0.857.763.9MOff
24 Jul 2026672.8 INR5.5%662.1 INR548.2 INR-0.9313.5112.2MOff
17 Jul 2026637.7 INR5.2%659.1 INR546.5 INR-1.195.616.0MOff
10 Jul 2026605.9 INR-2.4%656.1 INR544.9 INR-1.251.135.7MOff
3 Jul 2026621.0 INR3.6%654.0 INR543.6 INR-1.203.612.6MOff
26 Jun 2026599.2 INR-5.3%651.2 INR542.0 INR-0.971.170Off
19 Jun 2026632.6 INR-1.8%649.7 INR540.6 INR-0.557.26420.3KOn
12 Jun 2026644.5 INR-8.6%647.2 INR538.9 INR-0.1211.52690.3KOn
5 Jun 2026705.3 INR-3.1%644.7 INR537.3 INR0.4724.03686.4KOn
29 May 2026727.8 INR-1.7%640.5 INR535.0 INR0.7927.885.2MOn
22 May 2026740.6 INR-4.4%637.0 INR532.6 INR0.8530.168.1MOn
15 May 2026774.5 INR3.0%630.8 INR529.8 INR0.9337.6413.2MOn
8 May 2026751.8 INR6.3%623.4 INR526.9 INR0.6032.127.9MOn
1 May 2026707.1 INR-2.3%617.1 INR524.1 INR0.1526.575.7MOn
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.