ASAHISONG NSI Week ended 31 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Asahi Songwon Colors Limited · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

Latest close 394.9 INR
18.6% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 62.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 94.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 18.6%, after a 56.1% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 69 out of 100
Latest Close 394.9 INR 31 Jul 2026
1W Return 18.6% latest completed week
4W Return 56.1% short-term follow-through
12W Return 54.3% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 11.5% 6 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 7.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 5-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.
What could go wrong
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • 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 62.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 94.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 18.6%, after a 56.1% 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 7.1x 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
6 Feb 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
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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 0.3712-week average 0.19

12-week confirmation

Trend active5/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership4/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.37Current 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 56.1% over four weeks, 54.3% over 12 weeks, and 12.7% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 5 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W18.6%
4W56.1%
12W54.3%
26W76.3%
52W12.7%
Active trend streak5 weeks
Active weeks in one year6
Trend breadth11.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.88Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change77.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership55.06Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change2110.4%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 inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 02 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 86%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength85/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 16; rank 1 is best.
Value85/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 16; rank 1 is best.
Quality39/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 62; rank 1 is best.
Momentum64/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 37; rank 1 is best.
Growth10/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 91; 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 framework41/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
24.8x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
11.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
6.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
32.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
5.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
7.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
5.7%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-4.8%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-5.0%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-27.3%
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
0.4%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
2.5x
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 sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 15 relevant articles.

4 positive · 10 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-3.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility8.3%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 higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+24.9%Week of 24 Jul.
Worst week-16.9%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week+18.6%Week of 31 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses3
Recent vol8.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/31Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.3% / -3.5%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
31 Jul 2026394.9 INR18.6%243.5 INR325.7 INR1.8855.061.4MOn
24 Jul 2026333.0 INR24.9%239.1 INR324.6 INR1.6734.60400.1KOn
17 Jul 2026266.5 INR-1.2%237.0 INR323.9 INR1.424.5659.9KOn
10 Jul 2026269.6 INR6.6%237.6 INR323.7 INR1.315.12113.4KOn
3 Jul 2026253.1 INR-1.1%237.0 INR323.5 INR1.06-2.7424.3KOn
26 Jun 2026256.0 INR-1.1%237.0 INR323.3 INR0.99-1.900Off
19 Jun 2026258.9 INR0.6%237.4 INR323.2 INR1.09-1.717.9KOff
12 Jun 2026257.3 INR1.2%237.3 INR322.9 INR1.12-1.687.2KOff
5 Jun 2026254.4 INR4.0%237.6 INR322.7 INR1.13-2.8412.8KOff
29 May 2026244.6 INR3.6%238.1 INR322.5 INR1.33-8.17257.0KOff
22 May 2026236.1 INR-2.1%239.2 INR322.2 INR1.41-12.97145.5KOff
15 May 2026241.1 INR-5.8%240.5 INR322.0 INR1.36-11.8724.9KOff
8 May 2026255.9 INR3.5%241.4 INR321.7 INR1.36-9.60119.5KOff
1 May 2026247.3 INR10.8%242.2 INR321.4 INR1.11-13.03198.4KOff
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.