- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
DECCANCE
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Deccan Cements Limited · Basic Materials · Building Materials
Latest close
579.3 INR
4.7%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -7.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 6.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.7%, after a 0.4% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 55/100.
Setup score
36
out of 100
Latest Close
579.3 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
4.7%
latest completed week
4W Return
0.4%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-7.4%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
28.8%
15 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
2.9x
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 negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 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
4.7%
Latest completed week; four-week move 0.4%.
Indicator stack
16/57
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
55/100
16 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 -7.3% below the Trend Line and sits at 6.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 4.7%, after a 0.4% 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 2.9x 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 0.0012-week average 0.02
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure2/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.00Current 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 0.4% over four weeks, -7.4% over 12 weeks, and -44.7% 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 year15
Trend breadth28.8%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.02Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change91.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-23.01Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change10.7%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 strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
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 strength29/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 72; rank 1 is best.
Value67/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
Quality31/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 70; rank 1 is best.
Momentum4/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 97; rank 1 is best.
Growth94/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 7; 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 framework16/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 28.4x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.3x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 15.2x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -8.4% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 84.4% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 6.5% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -19.5% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 2.2% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 20.6% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 280.1% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 7/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 0.1% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.1% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 6.8x 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 16 relevant articles.
4 positive · 12 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-50.2%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.0%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+10.3%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-11.6%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week+4.7%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains4
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses11
Sharp losses5
Recent vol3.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split18/34Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.7% / -3.5%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.
SectorIN Basic Materials
4-week rank- / 100
Group average2.8%
Trend breadth52.0%
Trend52.0%active weekly trend signals
MD52.0%positive activity pressure
RS63.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Building Materials
4-week rank11 / 34
Group average-0.4%
Trend breadth29.4%
Trend29.4%active weekly trend signals
MD67.6%positive activity pressure
RS20.6%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 tape33/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 33/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis21/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 2/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.00; No reversal markers Factors32/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 30; Small Cap Core rank 30 SVQF16/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 1331.5 of 1576 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment55/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 16 relevant articles.
Momentum Stocks: Vikran Engg, Deccan Cements, TSF Investments, gain up to 8% on sheer momentum 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 | 579.3 INR | 4.7% | 625.1 INR | 693.8 INR | -0.02 | -23.01 | 186.5K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 553.2 INR | -0.1% | 629.4 INR | 693.4 INR | -0.15 | -26.82 | 84.9K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 553.7 INR | -3.8% | 635.3 INR | 692.9 INR | -0.16 | -25.71 | 58.9K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 575.8 INR | -0.2% | 642.3 INR | 692.3 INR | -0.10 | -25.42 | 78.3K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 577.0 INR | 0.4% | 648.6 INR | 691.7 INR | -0.20 | -25.77 | 65.2K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 574.7 INR | -2.7% | 654.6 INR | 691.1 INR | -0.35 | -26.75 | 7.6K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 590.8 INR | 3.8% | 661.5 INR | 690.6 INR | -0.41 | -24.57 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 569.1 INR | -1.7% | 667.8 INR | 690.0 INR | -0.39 | -27.69 | 67.0K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 579.2 INR | -3.8% | 677.0 INR | 689.5 INR | -0.39 | -25.44 | 7.5K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 602.0 INR | -2.3% | 691.0 INR | 688.9 INR | -0.21 | -21.89 | 4.4K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 616.5 INR | 3.5% | 704.7 INR | 688.1 INR | 0.02 | -20.77 | 89.1K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 595.5 INR | -4.8% | 718.7 INR | 687.0 INR | 0.11 | -24.17 | 68.6K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 625.7 INR | -3.2% | 733.2 INR | 686.1 INR | 0.26 | -20.36 | 132.0K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 646.4 INR | -1.3% | 747.1 INR | 685.0 INR | 0.29 | -19.77 | 120.6K | 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.