- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
KCP
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
The KCP Limited · Basic Materials · Building Materials
Latest close
155.0 INR
-4.8%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -4.7% below the Trend Line and sits at 33.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.8%, after a -8.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.
Setup score
32
out of 100
Latest Close
155.0 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-4.8%
latest completed week
4W Return
-8.9%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-4.6%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
7.7%
4 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
2.9x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 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
-4.8%
Latest completed week; four-week move -8.9%.
Indicator stack
4/40
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.
Next-Week Expectancy
Negative 44.32%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
50/100
2 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 not active. Price is -4.7% below the Trend Line and sits at 33.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -4.8%, after a -8.9% 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 2.9x 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
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20 Feb
27 Feb
6 Mar
13 Mar
20 Mar
27 Mar
3 Apr
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17 Apr
24 Apr
1 May
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22 May
29 May
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26 Jun
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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 0.1812-week average 0.26
12-week confirmation
Trend active2/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure11/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.18Current 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 -8.9% over four weeks, -4.6% over 12 weeks, and -21.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year4
Trend breadth7.7%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.08Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-110.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-10.74Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-353.7%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
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 strength85/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 16; rank 1 is best.
Value94/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 7; rank 1 is best.
Quality63/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 38; rank 1 is best.
Momentum21/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 80; rank 1 is best.
Growth37/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 64; 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 framework69/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 10.1x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.8x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 7.7x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -2.1% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 57.1% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 10.0% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -2.6% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 8.0% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 1.7% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 34.0% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 7/9 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
- 1.6x 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 sentiment50/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 2 relevant articles.
0 positive · 2 neutral · 0 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-27.7%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.1%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.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+20.3%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-9.5%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week-4.8%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains3
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses5
Recent vol3.1%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/31Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.3% / -2.9%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 Basic Materials
4-week rank- / 100
Group average2.8%
Trend breadth52.0%
Trend52.0%active weekly trend signals
MD52.0%positive activity pressure
RS63.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Building Materials
4-week rank32 / 34
Group average-0.4%
Trend breadth29.4%
Trend29.4%active weekly trend signals
MD67.6%positive activity pressure
RS20.6%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 tape30/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 30/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis35/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 2/12, activity pressure 11/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.18; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 44.32%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 44.32% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors66/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 60; Small Cap Core rank 7 SVQF69/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 491.0 of 1576 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 2 relevant articles.
The KCP Limited's (NSE:KCP) CEO Compensation Looks Acceptable To Us And Here's Why 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 | 155.0 INR | -4.8% | 162.6 INR | 188.9 INR | -0.08 | -10.74 | 1.5M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 162.7 INR | 0.3% | 163.1 INR | 188.6 INR | 0.24 | -6.03 | 314.9K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 162.1 INR | -2.4% | 163.7 INR | 188.3 INR | 0.50 | -4.33 | 470.8K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 166.1 INR | -2.3% | 164.4 INR | 188.0 INR | 0.67 | -4.69 | 690.7K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 170.1 INR | -0.2% | 164.8 INR | 187.7 INR | 0.74 | -2.37 | 690.9K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 170.5 INR | 0.2% | 165.2 INR | 187.3 INR | 0.61 | -2.64 | 51.1K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 170.0 INR | 1.3% | 165.6 INR | 186.9 INR | 0.51 | -2.26 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 167.9 INR | 0.9% | 166.0 INR | 186.5 INR | 0.50 | -3.59 | 234.6K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 166.4 INR | 3.8% | 166.4 INR | 186.1 INR | 0.45 | -3.08 | 154.1K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 160.3 INR | -2.6% | 167.0 INR | 185.7 INR | 0.47 | -5.94 | 120.0K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 164.5 INR | 2.0% | 168.4 INR | 185.3 INR | 0.63 | -4.54 | 1.1M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 161.4 INR | -0.7% | 169.7 INR | 185.0 INR | 0.73 | -7.43 | 528.0K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 162.4 INR | -8.6% | 171.0 INR | 184.6 INR | 0.89 | -7.06 | 821.9K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 177.6 INR | -1.7% | 172.0 INR | 184.2 INR | 0.84 | -1.11 | 904.5K | Off |
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.