- 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.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
VLSFINANCE
NSI
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
VLS Finance Limited · Financial Services · Capital Markets
Latest close
265.1 INR
4.1%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 7.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 47.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.1%, after a 4.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 56/100.
Setup score
53
out of 100
Latest Close
265.1 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
4.1%
latest completed week
4W Return
4.4%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
11.2%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
26.9%
14 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.7x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- 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
4.1%
Latest completed week; four-week move 4.4%.
Indicator stack
15/74
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
56/100
12 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 7.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 47.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.1%, after a 4.4% 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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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 0.3312-week average 0.17
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership9/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.33Current 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 4.4% over four weeks, 11.2% over 12 weeks, and 13.7% 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 year14
Trend breadth26.9%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.03Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change62.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership8.06Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change35.9%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 weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; 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 strength21/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 80; rank 1 is best.
Value29/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 72; rank 1 is best.
Quality14/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 87; rank 1 is best.
Momentum75/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 26; rank 1 is best.
Growth16/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 85; 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 framework18/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 38.2x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 26.4x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 29.8x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -2.3% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 70.0% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 42.4% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -56.4% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 0.5% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 9.8% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -49.0% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -110.5% 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
- 0.6% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 12.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 12.6% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -2.7x 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 sentiment56/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 12 relevant articles.
4 positive · 8 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-21.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.4%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 higher10 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+8.3%Week of 26 Jun.
Worst week-5.7%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+4.1%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses14
Sharp losses2
Recent vol3.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split20/32Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.3% / -2.7%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 Financial Services
4-week rank- / 100
Group average-0.9%
Trend breadth59.0%
Trend59.0%active weekly trend signals
MD70.0%positive activity pressure
RS57.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Capital Markets
4-week rank18 / 57
Group average-1.7%
Trend breadth50.9%
Trend50.9%active weekly trend signals
MD66.7%positive activity pressure
RS38.6%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 tape49/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 49/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis42/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 8/12, relative leadership 9/12.
Activity pressure 0.33; No reversal markers Factors32/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 1; Small Cap Core rank 51 SVQF18/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 1285.0 of 1576 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment56/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 12 relevant articles.
V L S Finance Limited Revenue Breakdown – NSE:VLSFINANCE 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 | 265.1 INR | 4.1% | 246.6 INR | 260.6 INR | 1.03 | 8.06 | 73.1K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 254.6 INR | 0.4% | 247.3 INR | 260.0 INR | 0.93 | 4.82 | 38.6K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 253.5 INR | -1.4% | 248.9 INR | 259.5 INR | 0.90 | 7.31 | 73.0K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 257.1 INR | 1.3% | 250.2 INR | 258.9 INR | 0.82 | 6.56 | 56.0K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 253.9 INR | -0.4% | 251.5 INR | 258.3 INR | 0.64 | 5.93 | 62.1K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 255.0 INR | -2.8% | 253.1 INR | 257.8 INR | 0.36 | 6.25 | 11.0K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 262.3 INR | 8.3% | 255.7 INR | 257.1 INR | 0.19 | 10.46 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 242.2 INR | 5.3% | 257.2 INR | 256.4 INR | 0.04 | 2.46 | 4.8K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 230.1 INR | -1.0% | 257.9 INR | 255.8 INR | -0.08 | -0.97 | 9.4K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 232.4 INR | 1.4% | 257.3 INR | 255.3 INR | -0.11 | 1.07 | 15.5K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 229.2 INR | -0.7% | 256.6 INR | 254.8 INR | -0.11 | -1.07 | 116.5K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 230.9 INR | -3.2% | 256.2 INR | 254.4 INR | -0.26 | -1.03 | 29.8K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 238.5 INR | -3.6% | 255.8 INR | 254.0 INR | -0.34 | 2.38 | 58.7K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 247.4 INR | 7.3% | 254.9 INR | 253.5 INR | -0.44 | 3.83 | 74.8K | 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.