- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
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D. B. Corp Limited · Communication Services · Publishing
Latest close
210.4 INR
0.7%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -1.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 25.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.7%, after a 5.8% 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 58/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
39
out of 100
Latest Close
210.4 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
0.7%
latest completed week
4W Return
5.8%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
0.8%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
21.2%
11 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.3x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- 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 5.8%.
Indicator stack
12/100
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
Recent
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
News sentiment
58/100
3 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 not active. Price is -1.4% below the Trend Line and sits at 25.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 0.7%, after a 5.8% 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 0.3x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume 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 0.0512-week average 0.08
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure11/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.05Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation 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 5.8% over four weeks, 0.8% over 12 weeks, and -21.3% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year11
Trend breadth21.2%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.82Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change932.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-8.88Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change37.7%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 weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
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 strength88/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 13; rank 1 is best.
Value94/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 7; rank 1 is best.
Quality80/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 21; rank 1 is best.
Momentum17/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 84; rank 1 is best.
Growth12/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 89; 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 framework86/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 12.9x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.6x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 7.6x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 4.9% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 71.8% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 15.4% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 8.4% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 10.2% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 0.7% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -10.5% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -47.1% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 4/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 3.3% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- -0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 3.3% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.3x 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 sentiment58/100
Weighted news tone is positive across 3 relevant articles.
1 positive · 2 neutral · 0 negativePatient CapitalRecent
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
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-26.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.5%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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7 Aug
Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.9%Week of 8 May.
Worst week-9.8%Week of 15 May.
Latest week+0.7%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains4
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses4
Recent vol3.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split25/27Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.5% / -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.
SectorIN Communication Services
4-week rank20 / 76
Group average0.3%
Trend breadth31.6%
Trend31.6%active weekly trend signals
MD51.3%positive activity pressure
RS34.2%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Publishing
4-week rank5 / 12
Group average3.7%
Trend breadth33.3%
Trend33.3%active weekly trend signals
MD58.3%positive activity pressure
RS33.3%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 analysis28/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 11/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.05; No reversal markers Factors71/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 67; Small Cap Core rank 7 SVQF86/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 228.5 of 1576 Patient CapitalRecentActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Sentiment58/100Weighted news tone is positive across 3 relevant articles.
D. B. Corp Limited Beat Revenue Forecasts By 11%: Here's What Analysts Are Forecasting Next 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 | 210.4 INR | 0.7% | 213.5 INR | 257.1 INR | 0.82 | -8.88 | 590.0K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 208.9 INR | 0.1% | 214.6 INR | 257.1 INR | 0.74 | -9.27 | 516.3K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 208.8 INR | 0.1% | 216.2 INR | 257.1 INR | 0.48 | -7.42 | 1.7M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 208.5 INR | 4.9% | 217.9 INR | 257.1 INR | 0.27 | -10.11 | 5.4M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 198.8 INR | 4.9% | 219.5 INR | 257.1 INR | 0.08 | -14.26 | 15.0M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 189.6 INR | -2.7% | 220.9 INR | 256.8 INR | -0.05 | -18.82 | 155.3K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 194.9 INR | -2.3% | 222.9 INR | 256.5 INR | 0.00 | -16.25 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 199.4 INR | -1.6% | 225.0 INR | 256.1 INR | 0.07 | -14.55 | 54.5K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 202.6 INR | 0.4% | 226.9 INR | 255.6 INR | 0.05 | -12.11 | 20.4K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 201.8 INR | -1.8% | 228.7 INR | 255.1 INR | 0.17 | -11.91 | 115.2K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 205.4 INR | -0.3% | 230.5 INR | 254.6 INR | 0.36 | -11.33 | 181.5K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 206.1 INR | -1.2% | 232.5 INR | 254.0 INR | 0.25 | -11.87 | 253.1K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 208.7 INR | -9.8% | 234.2 INR | 253.4 INR | 0.16 | -10.60 | 3.2M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 231.5 INR | 6.9% | 235.3 INR | 252.7 INR | -0.07 | -3.12 | 370.1K | 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.