SHANKARA NSI Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Shankara Building Products Limited · Consumer Cyclical · Home Improvement Retail

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Latest close 142.3 INR
0.3% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 20.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 4.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.3%, after a 8.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 57/100.

Setup score 54 out of 100
Latest Close 142.3 INR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 0.3% latest completed week
4W Return 8.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return 22.5% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 30.8% 16 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 4.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 10-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
What could go wrong
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
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.
Price follow-through 0.3% Latest completed week; four-week move 8.8%. Indicator stack 52/81 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 57/100 27 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 20.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 4.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.3%, after a 8.8% 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 4.1x 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
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 0.4612-week average 0.34

12-week confirmation

Trend active10/12Active 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 pressure0.46Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

11 accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 8.8% over four weeks, 22.5% over 12 weeks, and -87.2% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 10 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.3%
4W8.8%
12W22.5%
26W28.8%
52W-87.2%
Active trend streak10 weeks
Active weeks in one year16
Trend breadth30.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.45Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change65.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-36.17Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change34.1%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 is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 88% Model confidence 82%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength48/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 53; rank 1 is best.
Value94/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 7; rank 1 is best.
Quality9/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 92; rank 1 is best.
Momentum1/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 100; rank 1 is best.
Growth24/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 77; 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 framework91/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
9.6x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.1x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
6.5x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-31.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
5.7%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
2.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-6.2%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
7.7%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
0.0%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-
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
2.1%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
2.1%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.3x
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 sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 27 relevant articles.

12 positive · 15 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-87.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.7%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 higher17 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+10.8%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-8.7%Week of 8 May.
Latest week+0.3%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses2
Sharp losses7
Recent vol4.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol12.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.4% / -7.8%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.

IndustryIN Home Improvement Retail
4-week rank1 / 2
Group average7.8%
Trend breadth100.0%
Trend100.0%active weekly trend signals
MD100.0%positive activity pressure
RS0.0%positive relative leadership

Four-week leaders

SHANKARA · NSI8.8%BUILDPRO · NSI6.9%
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 tape49/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 49/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis67/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 10/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.46; No reversal markers Factors37/100

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

Tiny Titans rank 100; Buyback Yield rank 55; Small Cap Core rank 4 SVQF91/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 149.0 of 1576 Patient CapitalQuiet

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

No recent buy signal Sentiment57/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 27 relevant articles.

Ballygunge Family Trust Launches Open Offer for Shankara Building Products at ₹150 Per Share Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 2026142.3 INR0.3%118.2 INR542.8 INR1.45-36.172.6MOn
31 Jul 2026141.9 INR1.3%117.1 INR547.0 INR1.36-40.861.2MOn
24 Jul 2026140.1 INR0.3%115.9 INR550.7 INR1.17-44.57521.0KOn
17 Jul 2026139.6 INR6.8%114.9 INR554.5 INR1.04-49.222.0MOn
10 Jul 2026130.7 INR1.7%113.8 INR558.4 INR0.88-54.90623.3KOn
3 Jul 2026128.6 INR5.0%113.3 INR562.2 INR0.64-58.1317.6KOn
26 Jun 2026122.5 INR0.6%112.9 INR566.0 INR0.56-61.740On
19 Jun 2026121.8 INR10.4%112.7 INR569.8 INR0.64-63.7016.0KOn
12 Jun 2026110.3 INR-4.0%112.6 INR573.5 INR0.84-68.114.7KOn
5 Jun 2026115.0 INR-5.0%113.3 INR577.5 INR1.04-67.9722.7KOn
29 May 2026121.0 INR-4.3%114.1 INR581.6 INR1.14-67.8684.4KOff
22 May 2026126.5 INR8.9%114.8 INR585.7 INR1.20-67.73607.2KOff
15 May 2026116.2 INR4.7%115.1 INR589.4 INR1.10-71.16637.3KOff
8 May 2026111.0 INR-8.7%115.6 INR593.0 INR1.16-73.79273.7KOff
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