KANSAINER NSI Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Kansai Nerolac Paints Limited · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

Latest close 212.4 INR
7.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 4.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 51.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 7.9%, after a 4.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 54/100.

Setup score 44 out of 100
Latest Close 212.4 INR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 7.9% latest completed week
4W Return 4.8% short-term follow-through
12W Return -3.2% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 0.0% 0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 2.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
  • Latest weekly return ranks in the strongest part of its sector group.
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.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 43.27% based on similar historical setup states.
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 4.3% above the Trend Line and sits at 51.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 7.9%, after a 4.8% 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 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
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 0.2712-week average 0.26

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure10/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership2/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.27Current 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 4.8% over four weeks, -3.2% over 12 weeks, and -8.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W7.9%
4W4.8%
12W-3.2%
26W-0.9%
52W-8.8%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year0
Trend breadth0.0%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.10Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-116.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-2.35Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change65.1%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 is middle-of-the-pack; 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 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 strength54/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 47; rank 1 is best.
Value67/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
Quality41/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 60; rank 1 is best.
Momentum31/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 70; rank 1 is best.
Growth8/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 93; 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 framework39/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
30.5x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
2.2x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
17.0x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
3.9%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
35.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
8.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
8.6%
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
3.0%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-48.4%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
96.9%
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
1.2%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.2%
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 29 relevant articles.

7 positive · 19 neutral · 3 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-19.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.2%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 higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+11.7%Week of 8 May.
Worst week-8.4%Week of 20 Mar.
Latest week+7.9%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains5
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses5
Recent vol3.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.9% / -3.1%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.

WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
7 Aug 2026212.4 INR7.9%203.5 INR257.2 INR-0.10-2.354.0MOff
31 Jul 2026196.7 INR1.8%204.2 INR257.9 INR-0.11-9.011.7MOff
24 Jul 2026193.2 INR-4.0%205.7 INR258.6 INR0.14-8.75882.0KOff
17 Jul 2026201.3 INR-0.7%207.2 INR259.4 INR0.43-7.49703.1KOff
10 Jul 2026202.6 INR-4.3%207.9 INR260.2 INR0.58-6.71763.7KOff
3 Jul 2026211.8 INR0.9%208.6 INR260.8 INR0.67-3.04345.0KOff
26 Jun 2026209.9 INR0.6%209.1 INR261.4 INR0.61-3.280Off
19 Jun 2026208.6 INR-2.5%210.0 INR261.9 INR0.65-3.89613.6KOff
12 Jun 2026214.0 INR2.7%210.8 INR262.5 INR0.720.03246.6KOff
5 Jun 2026208.4 INR-3.3%212.0 INR263.0 INR0.84-1.62149.2KOff
29 May 2026215.5 INR0.1%213.2 INR263.4 INR1.050.761.6MOff
22 May 2026215.4 INR-1.9%214.3 INR263.8 INR0.84-0.222.2MOff
15 May 2026219.5 INR0.8%215.6 INR264.1 INR0.601.734.7MOff
8 May 2026217.8 INR11.7%216.7 INR264.4 INR0.30-1.5111.6MOff
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