UNIVCABLES NSI Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Universal Cables Limited · Industrials · Electrical Equipment & Parts

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Latest close 1,364 INR
10.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 48.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.9%, after a 16.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 58/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 65 out of 100
Latest Close 1,364 INR 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 10.9% latest completed week
4W Return 16.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 19.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 67.3% 35 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 11-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.
What could go wrong
  • 3 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • 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 10.9% Latest completed week; four-week move 16.9%. Indicator stack 75/58 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 58/100 17 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 48.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.9%, after a 16.9% 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 0.9x 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 0.8812-week average 0.72

12-week confirmation

Trend active11/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.88Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers33 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 3 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 16.9% over four weeks, 19.7% over 12 weeks, and 90.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 11 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W10.9%
4W16.9%
12W19.7%
26W87.7%
52W90.9%
Active trend streak11 weeks
Active weeks in one year35
Trend breadth67.3%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.61Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-37.5%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership59.85Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change36.7%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 90%

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.
Value38/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 63; rank 1 is best.
Quality23/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 78; rank 1 is best.
Momentum96/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 5; rank 1 is best.
Growth93/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 8; 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.

Value-quality framework42/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
26.3x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
14.7x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-3.8%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
25.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
7.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-6.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
5.4%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
25.9%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
82.5%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-1743.5%
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
0.3%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.3%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
3.2x
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 sentiment58/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 17 relevant articles.

6 positive · 11 neutral · 0 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-1.9%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility11.4%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 higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+36.1%Week of 8 May.
Worst week-11.9%Week of 15 May.
Latest week+10.9%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains11
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses6
Recent vol11.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol8.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew8.4% / -4.7%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.

Weekly tape62/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 62/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis81/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 11/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 12/12.

Activity pressure 0.88; 3 reversal markers Factors48/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 14; Small Cap Core rank 52 SVQF42/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 929.0 of 1590 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Sentiment58/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 17 relevant articles.

Universal Cables files BRSR for FY 2025-26 Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
31 Jul 20261,364 INR10.9%918.8 INR678.9 INR0.6159.85952.0KOn
24 Jul 20261,230 INR5.8%905.3 INR672.9 INR0.5950.13462.4KOn
17 Jul 20261,162 INR3.2%893.6 INR667.8 INR0.6940.26509.7KOn
10 Jul 20261,126 INR-3.5%883.4 INR663.2 INR0.8937.93496.6KOn
3 Jul 20261,167 INR-3.7%875.7 INR658.4 INR0.9843.78731.1KOn
26 Jun 20261,212 INR-4.9%867.1 INR653.4 INR1.0352.180On
19 Jun 20261,274 INR8.2%858.6 INR648.1 INR1.2062.26498.0KOn
12 Jun 20261,177 INR-4.1%848.1 INR642.2 INR1.1454.75145.7KOn
5 Jun 20261,228 INR8.0%837.5 INR637.2 INR1.1765.56278.2KOn
29 May 20261,136 INR12.3%820.6 INR631.7 INR1.3354.693.7MOn
22 May 20261,012 INR0.8%807.2 INR626.7 INR1.1538.89711.2KOn
15 May 20261,004 INR-11.9%797.0 INR622.6 INR1.0839.77874.9KOff
8 May 20261,139 INR36.1%786.1 INR618.5 INR0.9857.194.4MOff
1 May 2026837.5 INR2.2%771.5 INR613.8 INR0.5318.43390.0KOff
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.