VSTL NSI Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Vibhor Steel Tubes Limited · Basic Materials · Steel

Latest close 107.0 INR
-3.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -8.7% below the Trend Line and sits at 7.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.5%, after a -6.5% 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 55/100.

Setup score 24 out of 100
Latest Close 107.0 INR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -3.5% latest completed week
4W Return -6.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return -13.0% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 9.6% 5 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 2.5x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
What could go wrong
  • 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.
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 not active. Price is -8.7% below the Trend Line and sits at 7.2% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.5%, after a -6.5% 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 2.5x 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
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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 0.0412-week average 0.18

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.04Current 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 -6.5% over four weeks, -13.0% over 12 weeks, and -31.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-3.5%
4W-6.5%
12W-13.0%
26W-8.7%
52W-31.6%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year5
Trend breadth9.6%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.66Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-1299.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-16.26Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-37.3%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 inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 85%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength63/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 38; rank 1 is best.
Value93/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Quality24/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 77; rank 1 is best.
Momentum10/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 91; rank 1 is best.
Growth28/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 73; 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 framework59/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
23.1x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.2x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
8.7x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-0.8%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
10.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
2.3%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-0.3%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
5.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
15.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-25.3%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
6/9
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
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
4.2x
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 sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 39 relevant articles.

10 positive · 26 neutral · 3 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-42.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.3%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+17.1%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-7.0%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week-3.5%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses13
Sharp losses4
Recent vol2.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split19/33Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.1% / -2.8%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.

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 2026107.0 INR-3.5%117.3 INR183.8 INR-0.66-16.26111.8KOff
31 Jul 2026110.9 INR-0.2%117.9 INR184.4 INR-0.51-13.2466.0KOff
24 Jul 2026111.1 INR-0.7%118.8 INR185.0 INR-0.37-11.3939.3KOff
17 Jul 2026111.9 INR-2.2%119.5 INR185.6 INR-0.13-13.5039.9KOff
10 Jul 2026114.5 INR0.5%120.2 INR186.2 INR0.06-11.8542.8KOff
3 Jul 2026113.9 INR-2.1%120.6 INR186.7 INR0.20-13.1914.7KOff
26 Jun 2026116.4 INR-1.5%121.2 INR187.3 INR0.24-10.970Off
19 Jun 2026118.2 INR-1.8%121.7 INR187.9 INR0.30-9.837.1KOff
12 Jun 2026120.4 INR4.9%122.3 INR188.5 INR0.38-6.9711.9KOff
5 Jun 2026114.7 INR-1.2%122.9 INR189.0 INR0.47-10.786.0KOff
29 May 2026116.1 INR-3.5%123.8 INR189.7 INR0.66-10.7964.5KOff
22 May 2026120.2 INR-2.3%124.8 INR190.3 INR0.81-8.6569.3KOff
15 May 2026123.1 INR-4.5%125.7 INR190.9 INR0.92-6.5997.3KOff
8 May 2026128.9 INR0.1%126.4 INR191.5 INR1.00-4.70108.1KOff
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