INDOSTAR NSI Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

IndoStar Capital Finance Limited · Financial Services · Credit Services

Latest close 229.5 INR
-7.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is active. Price is 1.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 44.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -7.5%, after a -14.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 54/100.

Setup score 40 out of 100
Latest Close 229.5 INR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -7.5% latest completed week
4W Return -14.9% short-term follow-through
12W Return 16.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 11.5% 6 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 6-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 44.89% based on similar historical setup states.
  • The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
  • The latest week was a sharp negative move.
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 1.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 44.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -7.5%, after a -14.9% 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 1.4x 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
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 0.6812-week average 0.37

12-week confirmation

Trend active6/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership10/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.68Current 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 -14.9% over four weeks, 16.4% over 12 weeks, and -16.4% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 6 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-7.5%
4W-14.9%
12W16.4%
26W6.0%
52W-16.4%
Active trend streak6 weeks
Active weeks in one year6
Trend breadth11.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.99Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-17.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-1.85Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-111.8%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 neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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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 strength8/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 93; rank 1 is best.
Value34/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 67; rank 1 is best.
Quality4/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 97; rank 1 is best.
Momentum29/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 72; rank 1 is best.
Growth19/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 82; 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 framework9/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
22.3x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.7x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
38.9x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-11.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
28.5%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
15.2%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-73.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
1.7%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
3.5%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-1.8%
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
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-5.7%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-5.7%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
23.1x
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 31 relevant articles.

7 positive · 23 neutral · 1 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-21.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.8%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 higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+17.1%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-11.2%Week of 24 Apr.
Latest week-7.5%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses8
Recent vol5.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.0% / -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.

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
7 Aug 2026229.5 INR-7.5%226.0 INR242.8 INR0.99-1.85787.8KOn
31 Jul 2026248.2 INR-4.7%226.1 INR242.3 INR1.266.541.8MOn
24 Jul 2026260.5 INR-3.3%226.0 INR241.8 INR1.2214.43243.8KOn
17 Jul 2026269.5 INR-0.0%225.3 INR241.2 INR1.2415.41519.8KOn
10 Jul 2026269.5 INR5.0%224.6 INR240.5 INR1.1915.72683.6KOn
3 Jul 2026256.6 INR-0.7%223.7 INR239.7 INR1.109.4960.7KOn
26 Jun 2026258.4 INR3.6%223.6 INR239.0 INR1.0410.600Off
19 Jun 2026249.5 INR2.9%222.7 INR238.4 INR1.116.38158.0KOff
12 Jun 2026242.4 INR3.2%222.0 INR237.7 INR0.934.51182.5KOff
5 Jun 2026234.8 INR-0.7%221.9 INR237.2 INR0.661.70193.6KOff
29 May 2026236.4 INR10.1%222.8 INR236.7 INR0.640.892.0MOff
22 May 2026214.7 INR8.9%223.0 INR236.1 INR0.31-9.66381.0KOff
15 May 2026197.1 INR-10.2%223.7 INR235.7 INR0.16-17.50370.5KOff
8 May 2026219.6 INR8.4%224.9 INR235.3 INR0.23-10.84747.5KOff
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