- The trend backdrop is active with a 11-week active streak.
- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
MCLEODRUSS
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
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McLeod Russel India Limited · Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
Latest close
49.04 INR
-5.6%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is active. Price is -4.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 41.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -5.6%, after a -10.8% 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 48/100.
Setup score
33
out of 100
Latest Close
49.04 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-5.6%
latest completed week
4W Return
-10.8%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-21.7%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
63.5%
33 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.1x
vs 13-week average
- Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 2 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- 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
-5.6%
Latest completed week; four-week move -10.8%.
Indicator stack
73/0
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
48/100
19 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 -4.0% below the Trend Line and sits at 41.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -5.6%, after a -10.8% 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 1.1x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.
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 0.6712-week average 0.61
12-week confirmation
Trend active11/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership11/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.67Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers22 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 2 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is -10.8% over four weeks, -21.7% over 12 weeks, and 38.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 11 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak11 weeks
Active weeks in one year33
Trend breadth63.5%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.64Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-632.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-0.75Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-104.7%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 73%
Model confidence 68%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength51/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 50; rank 1 is best.
Value50/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 51; rank 1 is best.
Quality49/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 52; rank 1 is best.
Momentum52/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 49; rank 1 is best.
Growth49/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 52; 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.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- - Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.4x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 1.7% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 94.7% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- -7.5% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 3.0% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- -4.6% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -2.6% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -28.8% 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
- -8.9x 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 sentiment48/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 19 relevant articles.
2 positive · 13 neutral · 4 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-37.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.2%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 higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+24.1%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-9.6%Week of 12 Jun.
Latest week-5.6%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains7
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses8
Recent vol7.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol8.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew8.4% / -5.4%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 Consumer Defensive
4-week rank88 / 100
Group average-0.4%
Trend breadth47.0%
Trend47.0%active weekly trend signals
MD51.0%positive activity pressure
RS44.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Packaged Foods
4-week rank47 / 55
Group average-0.9%
Trend breadth43.6%
Trend43.6%active weekly trend signals
MD47.3%positive activity pressure
RS38.2%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 tape39/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 39/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis71/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 11/12, activity pressure 8/12, relative leadership 11/12.
Activity pressure 0.67; 2 reversal markers Factors49/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Tiny Titans rank 6; Buyback Yield rank 14; Small Cap Core rank 55 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment48/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 19 relevant articles.
McLeod Russel shares delisted from Calcutta Stock Exchange 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 | 49.04 INR | -5.6% | 51.08 INR | 36.67 INR | -0.64 | -0.75 | 1.2M | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 51.96 INR | -3.9% | 50.96 INR | 36.48 INR | -0.51 | 6.52 | 596.9K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 54.07 INR | -2.8% | 50.83 INR | 36.26 INR | -0.34 | 14.38 | 723.9K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 55.64 INR | 1.2% | 50.66 INR | 36.04 INR | -0.11 | 15.72 | 830.3K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 54.97 INR | -1.0% | 50.28 INR | 35.80 INR | 0.12 | 15.84 | 1.0M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 55.50 INR | -7.5% | 50.07 INR | 35.57 INR | 0.31 | 17.70 | 297.9K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 59.97 INR | -7.7% | 49.77 INR | 35.34 INR | 0.54 | 29.48 | 0 | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 65.00 INR | 1.4% | 49.55 INR | 35.07 INR | 0.77 | 42.23 | 302.2K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 64.12 INR | -9.6% | 49.14 INR | 34.78 INR | 1.08 | 44.64 | 198.7K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 70.91 INR | -9.6% | 48.88 INR | 34.50 INR | 1.20 | 63.90 | 496.9K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 78.41 INR | 8.2% | 48.56 INR | 34.16 INR | 1.28 | 82.93 | 1.1M | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 72.47 INR | 15.7% | 48.01 INR | 33.78 INR | 1.22 | 71.59 | 5.4M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 62.64 INR | 5.1% | 47.87 INR | 33.45 INR | 1.12 | 51.66 | 2.0M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 59.60 INR | 10.1% | 47.72 INR | 33.18 INR | 1.00 | 43.22 | 2.7M | 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.