- The trend backdrop is active with a 18-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.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
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Weekly Investor Report
Indian Metals and Ferro Alloys Limited · Basic Materials · Other Industrial Metals & Mining
Latest close
1,472 INR
1.6%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 8.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 78.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.6%, after a 5.7% 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 50/100.
Setup score
68
out of 100
Latest Close
1,472 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
1.6%
latest completed week
4W Return
5.7%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-0.3%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
94.2%
49 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
4.0x
vs 13-week average
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 8 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- 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
1.6%
Latest completed week; four-week move 5.7%.
Indicator stack
97/36
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
50/100
24 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 8.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 78.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.6%, after a 5.7% 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 4.0x 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 0.4712-week average 0.69
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure5/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.47Current 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 5.7% over four weeks, -0.3% over 12 weeks, and 101.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 18 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak18 weeks
Active weeks in one year49
Trend breadth94.2%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.67Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-21.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership15.36Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-1.5%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 94%
Model confidence 88%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength55/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 46; rank 1 is best.
Value40/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 61; rank 1 is best.
Quality31/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 70; rank 1 is best.
Momentum97/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 4; rank 1 is best.
Growth38/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 63; 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 framework54/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 21.2x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 3.0x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 15.2x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -11.5% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 47.1% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 17.1% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -38.0% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 9.4% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 10.2% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 12.0% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -316.7% 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
- 0.8% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.8% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 1.6x 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 sentiment50/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 24 relevant articles.
0 positive · 24 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-12.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.4%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+11.8%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-11.9%Week of 20 Feb.
Latest week+1.6%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses5
Recent vol4.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split30/22Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.0% / -4.4%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 rank30 / 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 Other Industrial Metals & Mining
4-week rank5 / 12
Group average7.0%
Trend breadth41.7%
Trend41.7%active weekly trend signals
MD41.7%positive activity pressure
RS41.7%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 tape69/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 69/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis61/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 5/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.47; 8 reversal markers Factors53/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 38; Small Cap Core rank 44 SVQF54/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 728.0 of 1576 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 24 relevant articles.
Indian Metals & Ferro Alloys schedules investor meet for Aug 12 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 | 1,472 INR | 1.6% | 1,358 INR | 845.3 INR | -0.67 | 15.36 | 2.6M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1,449 INR | 8.7% | 1,349 INR | 838.0 INR | -0.89 | 15.66 | 729.6K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 1,333 INR | -1.6% | 1,351 INR | 830.8 INR | -0.94 | 10.42 | 349.0K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 1,354 INR | -2.8% | 1,354 INR | 824.4 INR | -0.82 | 10.66 | 421.4K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 1,393 INR | 1.9% | 1,356 INR | 817.7 INR | -0.55 | 15.60 | 476.2K | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 1,367 INR | 3.6% | 1,356 INR | 810.7 INR | -0.40 | 14.36 | 163.6K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 1,320 INR | -7.6% | 1,355 INR | 803.9 INR | -0.14 | 12.53 | 0 | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 1,429 INR | 2.2% | 1,355 INR | 797.4 INR | 0.24 | 23.29 | 57.4K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 1,399 INR | -6.7% | 1,351 INR | 790.0 INR | 0.27 | 24.24 | 103.8K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 1,499 INR | 3.7% | 1,350 INR | 782.7 INR | 0.42 | 36.27 | 127.6K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 1,446 INR | 0.9% | 1,340 INR | 774.7 INR | 0.63 | 32.35 | 1.9M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 1,433 INR | -2.9% | 1,332 INR | 767.1 INR | 0.76 | 32.21 | 525.9K | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 1,476 INR | -4.6% | 1,320 INR | 759.6 INR | 0.97 | 38.72 | 895.2K | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 1,548 INR | 3.0% | 1,307 INR | 751.8 INR | 1.19 | 44.53 | 1.7M | On |
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.