STARPAPER NSI Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Star Paper Mills Limited · Basic Materials · Paper & Paper Products

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Latest close 152.5 INR
0.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 8.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 50.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.8%, after a 9.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 54/100.

Setup score 49 out of 100
Latest Close 152.5 INR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 0.8% latest completed week
4W Return 9.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return 9.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 19.2% 10 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 43.12% 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.
Price follow-through 0.8% Latest completed week; four-week move 9.7%. Indicator stack 11/82 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 Recent Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Next-Week Expectancy Negative 43.12% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 54/100 22 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 8.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 50.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.8%, after a 9.7% 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 1.1x 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
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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 0.2012-week average 0.11

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership3/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.20Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation 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 9.7% over four weeks, 9.3% over 12 weeks, and -7.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W0.8%
4W9.7%
12W9.3%
26W3.4%
52W-7.4%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year10
Trend breadth19.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.12Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change141.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership1.24Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change117.1%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 ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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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 strength74/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 27; rank 1 is best.
Value97/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 4; rank 1 is best.
Quality15/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
Momentum30/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 71; rank 1 is best.
Growth7/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 94; 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 framework36/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
7.3x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.6x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
5.6x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
8.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
47.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
2.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
5.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
1.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-6.0%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-20.9%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
84.7%
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
2.3%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
2.3%
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 22 relevant articles.

5 positive · 16 neutral · 1 negative
Patient CapitalRecent

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

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
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-17.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.2%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 higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+9.5%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-7.3%Week of 24 Apr.
Latest week+0.8%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses13
Sharp losses1
Recent vol2.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.2% / -2.1%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.

Weekly tape42/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 42/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis38/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 3/12.

Activity pressure 0.20; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 43.12%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 43.12% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors53/100

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

Tiny Titans rank 37; Buyback Yield rank 57; Small Cap Core rank 1 SVQF36/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 1013.5 of 1576 Patient CapitalRecent

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

Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Sentiment54/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 22 relevant articles.

South India Paper Mills Q1 Results: Net Profit Rises 408% YoY to ₹497.79 Lakh 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 2026152.5 INR0.8%140.8 INR188.7 INR1.121.2460.3KOff
31 Jul 2026151.4 INR2.5%141.1 INR188.8 INR0.941.0898.7KOff
24 Jul 2026147.8 INR6.3%141.6 INR188.9 INR0.690.98310.8KOff
17 Jul 2026139.0 INR-0.0%142.1 INR189.0 INR0.46-7.4118.4KOff
10 Jul 2026139.1 INR-0.3%142.9 INR189.2 INR0.46-7.2622.6KOff
3 Jul 2026139.4 INR1.0%143.6 INR189.3 INR0.35-7.628.6KOff
26 Jun 2026138.1 INR0.6%144.4 INR189.5 INR0.27-8.070Off
19 Jun 2026137.2 INR1.2%145.2 INR189.6 INR0.30-8.802.7KOff
12 Jun 2026135.6 INR-0.4%146.2 INR189.8 INR0.34-8.693.8KOff
5 Jun 2026136.1 INR-0.9%147.4 INR190.0 INR0.38-7.6014.8KOff
29 May 2026137.4 INR-1.8%148.3 INR190.2 INR0.48-7.7462.9KOff
22 May 2026140.0 INR0.3%149.2 INR190.3 INR0.44-6.9953.5KOff
15 May 2026139.6 INR-3.1%150.1 INR190.5 INR0.41-7.2837.5KOff
8 May 2026144.1 INR3.0%151.0 INR190.6 INR0.40-6.6554.2KOff
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