- The trend backdrop is active with a 7-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.
VMART
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
V-Mart Retail Limited · Consumer Cyclical · Department Stores
Latest close
799.3 INR
3.7%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 23.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 79.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.7%, after a 2.9% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 59/100.
Setup score
59
out of 100
Latest Close
799.3 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
3.7%
latest completed week
4W Return
2.9%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
24.7%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
13.5%
7 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.1x
vs 13-week average
- No major top-level risk cluster is currently dominant.
- 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
3.7%
Latest completed week; four-week move 2.9%.
Indicator stack
32/65
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
59/100
26 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 23.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 79.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.7%, after a 2.9% 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 1.1x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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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 0.6512-week average 0.46
12-week confirmation
Trend active7/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership10/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.65Current 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 2.9% over four weeks, 24.7% over 12 weeks, and 5.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 7 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak7 weeks
Active weeks in one year7
Trend breadth13.5%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.00Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-30.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership15.20Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change12.5%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 ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
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 strength58/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 43; rank 1 is best.
Value35/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 66; rank 1 is best.
Quality76/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 25; rank 1 is best.
Momentum67/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
Growth90/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 11; 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 framework31/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 51.3x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.7x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 13.8x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 4.6% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 34.4% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 5.7% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 8.9% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 8.6% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 16.5% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 170.0% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 50.4% 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
- 0.1% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- -0.1% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- -0.0% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 1.8x 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 sentiment59/100
Weighted news tone is positive across 26 relevant articles.
6 positive · 18 neutral · 2 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-10.0%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.0%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.
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Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+14.2%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-7.0%Week of 20 Feb.
Latest week+3.7%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains8
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses4
Recent vol5.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split24/28Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.6% / -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.
SectorIN Consumer Cyclical
4-week rank- / 100
Group average6.0%
Trend breadth58.0%
Trend58.0%active weekly trend signals
MD80.0%positive activity pressure
RS64.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Department Stores
4-week rank2 / 8
Group average-3.0%
Trend breadth37.5%
Trend37.5%active weekly trend signals
MD37.5%positive activity pressure
RS25.0%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 tape55/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 55/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis72/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 7/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 10/12.
Activity pressure 0.65; No reversal markers Factors58/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 79; Small Cap Core rank 68 SVQF31/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 1088.5 of 1576 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment59/100Weighted news tone is positive across 26 relevant articles.
V-Mart Retail opens 600th store, expands to 338+ cities 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 | 799.3 INR | 3.7% | 646.3 INR | 711.3 INR | 1.00 | 15.20 | 595.1K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 771.1 INR | 6.4% | 641.3 INR | 709.9 INR | 1.08 | 12.08 | 760.5K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 724.7 INR | -2.9% | 639.0 INR | 708.7 INR | 1.19 | 8.05 | 1.5M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 746.2 INR | -3.9% | 639.5 INR | 707.6 INR | 1.33 | 8.54 | 435.6K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 776.8 INR | -2.5% | 639.2 INR | 706.4 INR | 1.43 | 13.51 | 530.0K | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 796.8 INR | 4.7% | 638.7 INR | 705.0 INR | 1.33 | 16.27 | 79.7K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 761.1 INR | -4.5% | 637.5 INR | 703.4 INR | 1.18 | 12.18 | 0 | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 796.7 INR | 10.8% | 638.2 INR | 702.0 INR | 1.07 | 17.50 | 168.5K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 718.8 INR | 8.0% | 638.2 INR | 700.3 INR | 0.90 | 7.59 | 138.3K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 665.5 INR | -0.2% | 642.1 INR | 699.1 INR | 0.80 | 0.28 | 96.3K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 666.8 INR | 4.0% | 647.2 INR | 698.0 INR | 0.81 | -0.69 | 671.8K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 641.2 INR | 0.0% | 652.6 INR | 697.0 INR | 0.76 | -5.56 | 647.5K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 641.2 INR | -5.4% | 659.9 INR | 696.1 INR | 0.75 | -5.71 | 1.6M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 677.8 INR | 10.0% | 667.1 INR | 695.3 INR | 0.68 | -2.97 | 3.5M | 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.