- No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Chemfab Alkalis Limited · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals
Latest close
369.0 INR
-1.5%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -4.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 16.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.5%, after a -0.0% 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 58/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
21
out of 100
Latest Close
369.0 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-1.5%
latest completed week
4W Return
-0.0%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-13.5%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
0.0%
0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.9x
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
-1.5%
Latest completed week; four-week move -0.0%.
Indicator stack
0/31
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.
Next-Week Expectancy
Negative 39.48%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
58/100
9 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 -4.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 16.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -1.5%, after a -0.0% 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 0.9x 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
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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 0.1312-week average 0.17
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure9/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.13Current 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 -0.0% over four weeks, -13.5% over 12 weeks, and -44.6% 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 year0
Trend breadth0.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.23Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-189.4%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-19.15Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change14.5%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 82%
Model confidence 77%
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.
Value65/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 36; rank 1 is best.
Quality7/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 94; rank 1 is best.
Momentum4/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 97; rank 1 is best.
Growth20/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 81; 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.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- - Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.7x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 18.3x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -8.1% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 30.8% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- -0.4% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -17.1% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- -0.2% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -7.0% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 3/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 0.3% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- -0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.3% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 3.5x 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 sentiment58/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 9 relevant articles.
2 positive · 6 neutral · 1 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-51.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.6%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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3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+16.8%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-11.8%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week-1.5%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains3
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses5
Recent vol3.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split19/33Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.7% / -3.7%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 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 Specialty Chemicals
4-week rank65 / 100
Group average5.8%
Trend breadth77.0%
Trend77.0%active weekly trend signals
MD75.0%positive activity pressure
RS72.0%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 tape17/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 17/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis26/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 9/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.13; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 39.48%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 39.48% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors22/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 72; Small Cap Core rank 38 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment58/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 9 relevant articles.
Chemfab Alkalis net profit surges 124% in Q1FY27 on tax credit 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 | 369.0 INR | -1.5% | 386.9 INR | 620.7 INR | -0.23 | -19.15 | 10.6K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 374.7 INR | 2.3% | 388.6 INR | 620.4 INR | -0.12 | -18.31 | 13.7K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 366.1 INR | -1.9% | 390.3 INR | 620.1 INR | -0.01 | -19.26 | 14.5K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 373.3 INR | 1.1% | 392.5 INR | 619.8 INR | 0.10 | -20.84 | 11.6K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 369.1 INR | -0.0% | 395.0 INR | 619.7 INR | 0.25 | -22.39 | 15.1K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 369.2 INR | 1.2% | 398.1 INR | 619.3 INR | 0.37 | -23.73 | 2.6K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 365.0 INR | -3.9% | 402.5 INR | 619.0 INR | 0.52 | -25.12 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 379.9 INR | -3.0% | 407.4 INR | 618.7 INR | 0.66 | -23.00 | 4.6K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 391.5 INR | -6.8% | 411.8 INR | 618.2 INR | 0.73 | -20.32 | 1.9K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 420.0 INR | 3.7% | 416.4 INR | 617.8 INR | 0.89 | -14.70 | 628 | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 405.0 INR | 0.1% | 420.9 INR | 617.2 INR | 1.11 | -19.28 | 8.9K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 404.6 INR | -5.1% | 427.7 INR | 616.8 INR | 1.17 | -20.98 | 9.8K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 426.4 INR | -9.4% | 433.4 INR | 616.2 INR | 1.21 | -17.64 | 60.9K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 470.9 INR | 15.2% | 438.4 INR | 615.5 INR | 1.11 | -12.30 | 143.9K | 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.