LOTUSDEV NSI Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

SRI LOTUS DEVLPRS N RTY L · Industrials · Engineering & Construction

Latest close 180.4 INR
28.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 27.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 67.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 28.9%, after a 19.7% 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 53/100.

Setup score 52 out of 100
Latest Close 180.4 INR 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 28.9% latest completed week
4W Return 19.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return 26.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 2.0% 1 of 51 weeks active
Volume Ratio 8.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 1-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
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 26.52% based on similar historical setup states.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
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 27.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 67.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 28.9%, after a 19.7% 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 8.6x 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
30 Jan 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
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 0.2712-week average 0.16

12-week confirmation

Trend active1/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.27Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 19.7% over four weeks, 26.0% over 12 weeks, and - over one year. The current trend has remained active for 1 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W28.9%
4W19.7%
12W26.0%
26W18.3%
52W-
Active trend streak1 weeks
Active weeks in one year1
Trend breadth2.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.84Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change5.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-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 is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 82% Model confidence 78%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength20/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Value25/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 76; rank 1 is best.
Quality39/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 62; rank 1 is best.
Momentum58/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 43; rank 1 is best.
Growth76/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 25; 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 framework60/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
29.7x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
9.8x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
20.0x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-4.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
49.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
39.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-36.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
20.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
39.9%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
4.3%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
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
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-8.4%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-8.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-1.5x
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 sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 12 relevant articles.

2 positive · 10 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-17.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.4%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 higher9 of 2617 weeks finished lower.
Best week+28.9%Week of 24 Jul.
Worst week-14.2%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+28.9%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses13
Sharp losses4
Recent vol8.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split19/31Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.1% / -3.3%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
24 Jul 2026180.4 INR28.9%141.2 INR156.7 INR0.84-55.0MOn
17 Jul 2026139.9 INR-3.8%140.4 INR156.2 INR0.85-1.4MOff
10 Jul 2026145.4 INR-2.2%140.9 INR156.6 INR1.04-2.5MOff
3 Jul 2026148.7 INR-1.3%141.3 INR156.8 INR0.94-3.4MOff
26 Jun 2026150.7 INR5.8%141.5 INR157.0 INR0.79-4.9MOff
19 Jun 2026142.5 INR6.3%142.1 INR157.1 INR0.65-558.1KOff
12 Jun 2026134.0 INR-2.3%143.0 INR157.4 INR0.62-322.5KOff
5 Jun 2026137.2 INR-0.5%144.3 INR158.0 INR0.63-369.5KOff
29 May 2026137.9 INR-0.7%145.6 INR158.5 INR0.71-1.7MOff
22 May 2026138.9 INR-0.0%147.0 INR159.0 INR0.75-1.5MOff
15 May 2026138.9 INR-5.4%148.6 INR159.4 INR0.79-4.1MOff
8 May 2026146.8 INR2.6%149.9 INR160.0 INR0.73-4.5MOff
1 May 2026143.1 INR-1.2%151.2 INR160.3 INR0.57-2.6MOff
24 Apr 2026144.8 INR3.5%152.8 INR160.7 INR-0.02-4.3MOff
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.