- The trend backdrop is active with a 29-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.
KRISHNADEF
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
KRISHNA DEF AND ALD IND L · Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery
Latest close
1,181 INR
-1.4%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is active. Price is 7.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 73.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.4%, after a -10.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 54/100.
Setup score
58
out of 100
Latest Close
1,181 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-1.4%
latest completed week
4W Return
-10.2%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
9.3%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
65.4%
34 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.2x
vs 13-week average
- 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
-1.4%
Latest completed week; four-week move -10.2%.
Indicator stack
81/54
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
54/100
9 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 7.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 73.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.4%, after a -10.2% 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 1.2x 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 0.7512-week average 0.70
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active 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 pressure0.75Current 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 -10.2% over four weeks, 9.3% over 12 weeks, and 50.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 29 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak29 weeks
Active weeks in one year34
Trend breadth65.4%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.51Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-62.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership22.00Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-48.8%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 ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 91%
Model confidence 85%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength67/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
Value19/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Quality97/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 4; rank 1 is best.
Momentum92/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 9; rank 1 is best.
Growth92/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 9; 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 framework45/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 42.7x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 7.4x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 31.8x 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
- 38.1% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 20.8% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 27.8% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 19.6% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 26.5% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 74.8% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 5/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 0.1% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- -1.1% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- -1.0% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -0.1x 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 sentiment54/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 9 relevant articles.
2 positive · 6 neutral · 1 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-13.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.8%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 higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+11.6%Week of 19 Jun.
Worst week-11.8%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week-1.4%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains9
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses4
Sharp losses6
Recent vol5.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.8% / -4.6%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.
SectorIN Industrials
4-week rank- / 100
Group average0.8%
Trend breadth62.0%
Trend62.0%active weekly trend signals
MD43.0%positive activity pressure
RS60.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Specialty Industrial Machinery
4-week rank62 / 73
Group average1.0%
Trend breadth63.0%
Trend63.0%active weekly trend signals
MD56.2%positive activity pressure
RS57.5%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 tape63/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 63/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis79/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.75; 8 reversal markers Factors68/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 84; Small Cap Core rank 90 SVQF45/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 861.5 of 1576 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment54/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 9 relevant articles.
Stocks to buy: Analyst recommends Avalon, Krishna Defence, TI India 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 | 1,181 INR | -1.4% | 1,097 INR | 718.2 INR | 0.51 | 22.00 | 613.8K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 1,198 INR | -9.0% | 1,089 INR | 711.9 INR | 0.98 | 25.69 | 528.7K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 1,317 INR | 2.8% | 1,076 INR | 705.5 INR | 1.21 | 42.82 | 405.1K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 1,281 INR | -2.6% | 1,059 INR | 698.2 INR | 1.25 | 37.24 | 439.1K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 1,315 INR | 5.0% | 1,040 INR | 691.2 INR | 1.35 | 42.97 | 891.9K | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 1,252 INR | -1.7% | 1,021 INR | 684.1 INR | 1.04 | 37.07 | 232.4K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 1,274 INR | -5.6% | 1,004 INR | 677.2 INR | 0.81 | 41.83 | 0 | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 1,349 INR | 11.6% | 988.0 INR | 670.2 INR | 0.50 | 51.92 | 145.2K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 1,209 INR | 3.9% | 969.5 INR | 662.7 INR | 0.27 | 39.88 | 136.3K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 1,164 INR | 5.7% | 957.4 INR | 656.1 INR | 0.23 | 37.04 | 163.8K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 1,102 INR | 0.3% | 944.2 INR | 649.8 INR | 0.28 | 29.48 | 671.4K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 1,099 INR | 1.7% | 933.9 INR | 644.0 INR | 0.24 | 29.25 | 1.4M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 1,081 INR | -9.4% | 924.3 INR | 638.2 INR | 0.06 | 28.55 | 906.6K | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 1,194 INR | 10.8% | 914.4 INR | 632.4 INR | -0.11 | 39.50 | 632.5K | 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.