LOKESHMACH NSI Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Lokesh Machines Limited · Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery

Latest close 339.0 INR
2.8% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 44.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 94.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.8%, after a 24.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 75 out of 100
Latest Close 339.0 INR 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 2.8% latest completed week
4W Return 24.4% short-term follow-through
12W Return 36.1% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 53.8% 28 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.1x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 17-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
  • No major top-level risk cluster is currently dominant.
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 44.5% above the Trend Line and sits at 94.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.8%, after a 24.4% four-week move.

Study the full chart

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
30 Jan 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
Up week Down week
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 0.8912-week average 0.89

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.89Current 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 24.4% over four weeks, 36.1% over 12 weeks, and 63.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 17 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W2.8%
4W24.4%
12W36.1%
26W119.2%
52W63.9%
Active trend streak17 weeks
Active weeks in one year28
Trend breadth53.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.18Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change135.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership63.40Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change76.7%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 ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

Open full factor analysis
Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Dec 2025 Field coverage 91% 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 strength19/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 82; rank 1 is best.
Value16/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Quality16/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 85; rank 1 is best.
Momentum93/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Growth1/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 100; 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 framework11/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
403.2x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
3.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
25.7x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-1.8%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
49.9%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
11.0%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-8.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
4.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-22.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-96.3%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
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
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-2.1%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-2.1%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
4.6x
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 sentiment50/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 20 relevant articles.

1 positive · 18 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 volatility5.9%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 higher17 of 269 weeks finished lower.
Best week+17.7%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-7.0%Week of 15 May.
Latest week+2.8%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains11
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses6
Sharp losses3
Recent vol5.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.5% / -4.5%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
24 Jul 2026339.0 INR2.8%234.6 INR273.2 INR1.1863.40112.5KOn
17 Jul 2026329.9 INR-0.2%228.8 INR272.2 INR1.0357.4758.3KOn
10 Jul 2026330.4 INR4.9%223.4 INR271.3 INR0.8860.33337.2KOn
3 Jul 2026314.9 INR15.6%218.2 INR270.5 INR0.6554.0092.5KOn
26 Jun 2026272.5 INR0.8%212.6 INR269.7 INR0.5035.88174.1KOn
19 Jun 2026270.2 INR1.8%208.8 INR269.2 INR0.5436.3720.3KOn
12 Jun 2026265.6 INR6.2%205.5 INR268.7 INR0.7137.7327.2KOn
5 Jun 2026250.2 INR-0.2%202.7 INR268.3 INR0.8732.4314.6KOn
29 May 2026250.7 INR-4.5%200.7 INR267.7 INR1.1233.0457.4KOn
22 May 2026262.5 INR5.7%198.7 INR267.0 INR1.2939.5994.5KOn
15 May 2026248.4 INR-7.0%196.4 INR266.3 INR1.3733.6483.7KOn
8 May 2026267.1 INR7.2%194.3 INR265.7 INR1.5441.55167.9KOn
1 May 2026249.1 INR-6.1%191.7 INR265.0 INR1.5634.5195.8KOn
24 Apr 2026265.3 INR-3.6%189.8 INR264.4 INR1.5745.14386.8KOn
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.