EKC NSI Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Everest Kanto Cylinder Limited · Industrials · Specialty Industrial Machinery

Latest close 112.7 INR
5.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -0.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 33.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.5%, after a -2.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 53/100.

Setup score 38 out of 100
Latest Close 112.7 INR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 5.5% latest completed week
4W Return -2.0% short-term follow-through
12W Return -1.8% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 34.6% 18 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
  • 4 accumulation markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What could go wrong
  • 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 negative, which weakens the current setup.
What to watch next
  • 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 not active. Price is -0.2% below the Trend Line and sits at 33.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 5.5%, after a -2.0% 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 1.6x 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
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 7 Aug
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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 0.1712-week average 0.22

12-week confirmation

Trend active4/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure10/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership1/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.17Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

4 accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -2.0% over four weeks, -1.8% over 12 weeks, and -13.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W5.5%
4W-2.0%
12W-1.8%
26W-4.7%
52W-13.5%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year18
Trend breadth34.6%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.23Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-130.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-6.72Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-51.1%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 is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 88%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength81/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 20; rank 1 is best.
Value95/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 6; rank 1 is best.
Quality40/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 61; rank 1 is best.
Momentum27/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 74; rank 1 is best.
Growth37/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 64; 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 framework80/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
8.6x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
6.7x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-2.1%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
49.4%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
10.4%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-2.1%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
7.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
-1.9%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
50.0%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
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
0.6%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.0x
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 10 relevant articles.

1 positive · 9 neutral · 0 negative
Patient 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-28.1%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.9%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 higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+7.9%Week of 3 Apr.
Worst week-7.6%Week of 15 May.
Latest week+5.5%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses6
Recent vol3.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.6% / -3.9%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
7 Aug 2026112.7 INR5.5%112.9 INR137.5 INR-0.23-6.72857.8KOff
31 Jul 2026106.8 INR-1.8%112.9 INR137.5 INR-0.04-11.17962.3KOff
24 Jul 2026108.8 INR-3.8%113.3 INR137.6 INR0.32-7.46746.5KOff
17 Jul 2026113.1 INR-1.7%113.5 INR137.7 INR0.68-6.28693.8KOn
10 Jul 2026115.0 INR-2.3%113.6 INR137.7 INR0.76-4.45766.8KOn
3 Jul 2026117.8 INR-2.0%113.8 INR137.7 INR0.70-2.65127.6KOn
26 Jun 2026120.1 INR5.8%113.7 INR137.7 INR0.580.000On
19 Jun 2026113.6 INR4.2%113.7 INR137.7 INR0.54-5.48189.0KOff
12 Jun 2026109.0 INR-3.6%114.0 INR137.8 INR0.53-7.92126.1KOff
5 Jun 2026113.0 INR-4.0%115.1 INR137.8 INR0.60-3.72156.8KOff
29 May 2026117.8 INR2.4%115.9 INR137.8 INR0.79-0.66887.2KOff
22 May 2026115.0 INR0.2%116.9 INR137.7 INR0.83-3.80567.4KOff
15 May 2026114.7 INR-7.6%118.1 INR137.6 INR0.85-3.97785.9KOff
8 May 2026124.1 INR4.0%119.0 INR137.5 INR0.901.501.1MOff
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.

Evidence context