- The trend backdrop is active with a 2-week active streak.
- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
- 4 accumulation markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
KAKATCEM
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Kakatiya Cement Sugar and Industries Limited · Basic Materials · Building Materials
Latest close
118.4 INR
-0.7%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 1.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 41.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.7%, after a 6.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 48/100.
Setup score
41
out of 100
Latest Close
118.4 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-0.7%
latest completed week
4W Return
6.0%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-3.4%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
19.2%
10 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.7x
vs 13-week average
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
- 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
-0.7%
Latest completed week; four-week move 6.0%.
Indicator stack
18/30
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
48/100
11 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 1.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 41.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.7%, after a 6.0% 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 1.7x 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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27 Mar
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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 0.1612-week average 0.19
12-week confirmation
Trend active3/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership1/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.16Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers
4 accumulation markers. No reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is 6.0% over four weeks, -3.4% over 12 weeks, and -20.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 2 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak2 weeks
Active weeks in one year10
Trend breadth19.2%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.29Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-182.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-6.08Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change49.2%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 79%
Model confidence 74%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength56/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 45; rank 1 is best.
Value52/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 49; rank 1 is best.
Quality51/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 50; rank 1 is best.
Momentum54/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 47; rank 1 is best.
Growth51/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 50; 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.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- - Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.2x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -20.6% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 81.4% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- -30.5% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -28.5% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- -9.0% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -11.6% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -264.0% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 3/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 5.1% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 5.1% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -0.8x 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 sentiment48/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 11 relevant articles.
2 positive · 8 neutral · 1 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-28.5%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.8%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.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+20.4%Week of 24 Apr.
Worst week-11.5%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week-0.7%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses5
Recent vol3.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/31Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.9% / -3.2%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 Basic Materials
4-week rank- / 100
Group average2.8%
Trend breadth52.0%
Trend52.0%active weekly trend signals
MD52.0%positive activity pressure
RS63.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Building Materials
4-week rank4 / 34
Group average-0.4%
Trend breadth29.4%
Trend29.4%active weekly trend signals
MD67.6%positive activity pressure
RS20.6%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 tape36/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 36/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis40/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 3/12, activity pressure 9/12, relative leadership 1/12.
Activity pressure 0.16; No reversal markers Factors52/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 12 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment48/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 11 relevant articles.
Kakatiya Cement Sugar Q1 Results: Net loss widens to ₹6.37 crore 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Aug 2026 | 118.4 INR | -0.7% | 116.4 INR | 172.7 INR | -0.29 | -6.08 | 10.7K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 119.3 INR | 1.1% | 116.5 INR | 173.2 INR | -0.22 | -5.14 | 12.0K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 118.0 INR | 2.5% | 116.8 INR | 173.7 INR | -0.03 | -4.26 | 7.7K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 115.0 INR | 2.9% | 117.1 INR | 174.2 INR | 0.16 | -9.31 | 4.3K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 111.8 INR | -3.1% | 117.5 INR | 174.8 INR | 0.36 | -11.98 | 6.4K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 115.4 INR | -4.5% | 118.3 INR | 175.4 INR | 0.56 | -9.89 | 2.4K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 120.8 INR | -1.6% | 118.9 INR | 175.9 INR | 0.65 | -5.34 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 122.8 INR | -3.5% | 119.4 INR | 176.5 INR | 0.72 | -4.01 | 1.9K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 127.3 INR | 2.5% | 119.9 INR | 177.1 INR | 0.73 | 0.68 | 4.6K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 124.2 INR | -1.8% | 120.4 INR | 177.5 INR | 0.75 | -1.01 | 2.4K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 126.4 INR | 6.2% | 121.0 INR | 178.0 INR | 0.87 | -0.28 | 14.0K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 119.0 INR | -3.0% | 121.6 INR | 178.4 INR | 0.97 | -7.06 | 4.3K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 122.7 INR | -9.1% | 122.5 INR | 178.9 INR | 1.17 | -4.32 | 12.5K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 134.9 INR | 0.6% | 123.2 INR | 179.3 INR | 1.08 | 2.48 | 14.8K | 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.