KMEW NSI Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Knowledge Marine & Engineering Works Limited · Industrials · Marine Shipping

Latest close 2,430 INR
1.1% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 30.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 93.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.1%, after a 8.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks weakly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 55/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high; volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 69 out of 100
Latest Close 2,430 INR 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 1.1% latest completed week
4W Return 8.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return 37.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 94.2% 49 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.4x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 49-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
  • 5 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
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 30.4% above the Trend Line and sits at 93.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.1%, after a 8.5% 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 0.4x 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
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 0.8312-week average 0.69

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 pressure0.83Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers55 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 5 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 8.5% over four weeks, 37.4% over 12 weeks, and 183.5% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 49 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W1.1%
4W8.5%
12W37.4%
26W53.7%
52W183.5%
Active trend streak49 weeks
Active weeks in one year49
Trend breadth94.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.27Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change132.6%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership58.39Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change3.6%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 strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 88% Model confidence 84%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength13/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 88; rank 1 is best.
Value3/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 98; rank 1 is best.
Quality17/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 84; rank 1 is best.
Momentum99/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 2; rank 1 is best.
Growth90/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 11; 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 framework16/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
72.8x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
23.3x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
65.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
-5.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
39.4%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
30.6%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
-124.7%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
8.2%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
27.7%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
39.8%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
2/9
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
-4.6%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-4.6%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.6x
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 sentiment55/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 18 relevant articles.

8 positive · 8 neutral · 2 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-4.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.0%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 higher14 of 2612 weeks finished lower.
Best week+20.2%Week of 8 May.
Worst week-7.2%Week of 29 May.
Latest week+1.1%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains9
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses5
Recent vol7.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split29/23Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew7.5% / -4.3%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 20262,430 INR1.1%1,863 INR1,303 INR1.2758.39236.7KOn
17 Jul 20262,405 INR-0.3%1,845 INR1,290 INR1.2956.37522.4KOn
10 Jul 20262,413 INR6.9%1,819 INR1,277 INR1.1360.74526.2KOn
3 Jul 20262,256 INR0.7%1,794 INR1,263 INR0.8253.13708.2KOn
26 Jun 20262,240 INR8.1%1,769 INR1,251 INR0.5556.371.0MOn
19 Jun 20262,073 INR7.8%1,741 INR1,239 INR0.3747.90345.6KOn
12 Jun 20261,923 INR4.4%1,717 INR1,228 INR0.4441.9260.9KOn
5 Jun 20261,842 INR-4.0%1,698 INR1,219 INR0.5739.7274.0KOn
29 May 20261,918 INR-7.2%1,681 INR1,211 INR0.9046.72571.0KOn
22 May 20262,068 INR4.5%1,657 INR1,202 INR0.9259.76756.8KOn
15 May 20261,978 INR-7.0%1,626 INR1,191 INR0.4956.36692.8KOn
8 May 20262,127 INR20.2%1,597 INR1,180 INR0.2167.602.1MOn
1 May 20261,769 INR5.6%1,566 INR1,168 INR-0.2843.55891.7KOn
24 Apr 20261,676 INR-5.4%1,546 INR1,159 INR-0.6438.94264.9KOn
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.