- The trend backdrop is active with a 1-week active streak.
- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
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Week ended 31 Jul 2026
Weekly Investor Report
SML MAHINDRA LIMITED · Consumer Cyclical · Auto Manufacturers
Latest close
5,686 INR
47.9%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 39.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 90.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 47.9%, after a 43.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 52/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.
Setup score
55
out of 100
Latest Close
5,686 INR
31 Jul 2026
1W Return
47.9%
latest completed week
4W Return
43.7%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
50.5%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
2.5%
1 of 40 weeks active
Volume Ratio
7.5x
vs 13-week average
- 1 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- 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
47.9%
Latest completed week; four-week move 43.7%.
Indicator stack
5/61
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.
News sentiment
52/100
29 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 active. Price is 39.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 90.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 47.9%, after a 43.7% 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 7.5x 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
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Up week
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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 0.4812-week average 0.33
12-week confirmation
Trend active1/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure1/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.48Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers11 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 1 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 43.7% over four weeks, 50.5% over 12 weeks, and - over one year. The current trend has remained active for 1 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak1 weeks
Active weeks in one year1
Trend breadth2.5%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.07Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change116.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-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 ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 26 Jul 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 88%
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 strength45/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 56; rank 1 is best.
Value25/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 76; rank 1 is best.
Quality83/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 18; rank 1 is best.
Momentum58/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 43; rank 1 is best.
Growth71/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 30; 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 framework55/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 34.8x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 2.0x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 20.4x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 1.5% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 22.9% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 8.1% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 3.0% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 21.3% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 18.3% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -25.7% 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
- 0.6% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.6% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 1.0x 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 sentiment52/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 29 relevant articles.
5 positive · 24 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-5.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility13.2%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.
6 Feb
6 Mar
3 Apr
1 May
29 May
26 Jun
31 Jul
Weeks higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+47.9%Week of 31 Jul.
Worst week-12.5%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week+47.9%Week of 31 Jul.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains9
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses6
Recent vol13.2%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol10.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/17Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew8.3% / -5.8%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.
SectorIN Consumer Cyclical
4-week rank- / 100
Group average1.8%
Trend breadth54.0%
Trend54.0%active weekly trend signals
MD80.0%positive activity pressure
RS56.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Auto Manufacturers
4-week rank1 / 13
Group average9.3%
Trend breadth46.2%
Trend46.2%active weekly trend signals
MD92.3%positive activity pressure
RS61.5%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 tape45/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 45/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis19/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 1/12, activity pressure 1/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.48; 1 reversal markers Factors52/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 43; Small Cap Core rank 73 SVQF55/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 710.5 of 1590 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment52/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 29 relevant articles.
SML Mahindra Shares Hit 20% Upper Circuit For Second Consecutive Day — 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Jul 2026 | 5,686 INR | 47.9% | 4,077 INR | 3,893 INR | 0.07 | - | 3.9M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 3,844 INR | -5.9% | 4,024 INR | 3,847 INR | -0.02 | - | 552.2K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 4,085 INR | -1.7% | 4,017 INR | 3,847 INR | -0.07 | - | 334.3K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 4,155 INR | 5.0% | 4,004 INR | 3,840 INR | -0.19 | - | 341.3K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 3,958 INR | -2.7% | 3,991 INR | 3,832 INR | -0.43 | - | 308.3K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 4,069 INR | 0.0% | 3,971 INR | 3,828 INR | -0.65 | - | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 4,068 INR | 5.4% | 3,937 INR | 3,821 INR | -0.78 | - | 72.6K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 3,861 INR | 2.6% | 3,894 INR | 3,814 INR | -0.86 | - | 79.1K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 3,763 INR | 1.0% | 3,860 INR | 3,812 INR | -0.87 | - | 68.2K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 3,724 INR | -3.1% | 3,840 INR | 3,814 INR | -0.81 | - | 190.3K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 3,843 INR | 6.4% | 3,817 INR | 3,817 INR | -0.78 | - | 336.3K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 3,613 INR | -4.4% | - | 3,816 INR | -0.59 | - | 229.1K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 3,779 INR | 2.0% | - | 3,823 INR | - | - | 354.8K | Off |
| 1 May 2026 | 3,706 INR | -4.7% | - | 3,825 INR | - | - | 226.5K | 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.