VTL NSI Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Vardhman Textiles Limited · Consumer Cyclical · Textile Manufacturing

Latest close 606.8 INR
3.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 7.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 73.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.6%, after a -4.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 51/100.

Setup score 58 out of 100
Latest Close 606.8 INR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 3.6% latest completed week
4W Return -4.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return -0.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 51.9% 27 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.3x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 27-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 constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • 7 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 active. Price is 7.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 73.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.6%, after a -4.6% 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 1.3x 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
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 7 Aug
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 0.8312-week average 0.96

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure10/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.83Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers77 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 7 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -4.6% over four weeks, -0.0% over 12 weeks, and 56.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 27 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W3.6%
4W-4.6%
12W-0.0%
26W25.9%
52W56.2%
Active trend streak27 weeks
Active weeks in one year27
Trend breadth51.9%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.48Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-165.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership19.77Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-36.3%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 ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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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 strength78/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 23; rank 1 is best.
Value69/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 32; rank 1 is best.
Quality18/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 83; rank 1 is best.
Momentum93/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Growth10/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 91; 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 framework30/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
22.1x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.8x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
12.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-3.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
44.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
7.4%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-6.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
4.5%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
0.9%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-15.7%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-203.0%
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
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
1.2x
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 24 relevant articles.

5 positive · 17 neutral · 2 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-11.8%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 higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.4%Week of 5 Jun.
Worst week-5.5%Week of 29 May.
Latest week+3.6%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses4
Recent vol4.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.0% / -2.4%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.

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
7 Aug 2026606.8 INR3.6%566.3 INR463.5 INR-0.4819.771.5MOn
31 Jul 2026585.8 INR-4.7%559.8 INR461.8 INR-0.1817.483.8MOn
24 Jul 2026614.6 INR-3.4%554.8 INR460.2 INR0.1927.30771.5KOn
17 Jul 2026636.5 INR0.1%549.3 INR458.5 INR0.5029.63714.9KOn
10 Jul 2026636.2 INR-4.5%543.1 INR456.7 INR0.7431.021.3MOn
3 Jul 2026666.2 INR5.0%536.8 INR454.9 INR0.8337.74510.4KOn
26 Jun 2026634.3 INR-3.5%529.0 INR452.9 INR0.7933.340On
19 Jun 2026657.5 INR4.7%522.4 INR451.1 INR0.6539.45613.1KOn
12 Jun 2026627.8 INR-0.6%515.6 INR449.1 INR0.7136.63220.5KOn
5 Jun 2026631.4 INR9.4%509.8 INR447.3 INR0.8939.92349.1KOn
29 May 2026577.2 INR-5.5%503.3 INR445.4 INR1.0527.91869.1KOn
22 May 2026610.7 INR0.6%498.6 INR443.8 INR1.4435.011.5MOn
15 May 2026607.0 INR4.5%493.0 INR441.9 INR1.6035.412.8MOn
8 May 2026580.7 INR-5.1%486.3 INR440.1 INR1.5127.473.3MOn
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.

Evidence context