- The trend backdrop is active with a 3-week active streak.
- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
LFIC
NSI
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Lakshmi Finance & Industrial Corporation Limited · Financial Services · Asset Management
Latest close
139.5 INR
-3.2%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is active. Price is 0.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 22.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.2%, after a -3.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 48/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
28
out of 100
Latest Close
139.5 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-3.2%
latest completed week
4W Return
-3.8%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-2.2%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
28.8%
15 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.7x
vs 13-week average
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
- The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
- 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
-3.2%
Latest completed week; four-week move -3.8%.
Indicator stack
26/45
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
48/100
8 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 active. Price is 0.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 22.5% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.2%, after a -3.8% 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 0.7x 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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Up week
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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 0.1412-week average 0.14
12-week confirmation
Trend active3/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.14Current 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 -3.8% over four weeks, -2.2% over 12 weeks, and -30.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 3 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak3 weeks
Active weeks in one year15
Trend breadth28.8%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.12Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-85.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-13.29Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-18.2%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 is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 88%
Model confidence 82%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength55/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 46; rank 1 is best.
Value52/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 49; rank 1 is best.
Quality51/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 50; rank 1 is best.
Momentum53/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 48; rank 1 is best.
Growth51/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 50; 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
- 38.8x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 6.5x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 52.2x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -4.0% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 72.2% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 0.0% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -25.1% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- - Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -10.0% 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
- 2/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 2.2% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 2.2% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -2.4x 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 sentiment48/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 8 relevant articles.
0 positive · 7 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-41.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.9%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.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+13.2%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-7.5%Week of 13 Feb.
Latest week-3.2%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains7
Flat weeks0
Modest losses8
Sharp losses6
Recent vol2.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.8%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.2% / -4.2%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 Financial Services
4-week rank- / 100
Group average-0.9%
Trend breadth59.0%
Trend59.0%active weekly trend signals
MD70.0%positive activity pressure
RS57.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Asset Management
4-week rank22 / 30
Group average0.8%
Trend breadth53.3%
Trend53.3%active weekly trend signals
MD66.7%positive activity pressure
RS43.3%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 tape28/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 28/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis38/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 3/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.14; No reversal markers Factors52/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 13 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment48/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 8 relevant articles.
Lakshmi Finance & Industrial Corp. Ltd. Revenue Breakdown – NSE:LFIC 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 | 139.5 INR | -3.2% | 138.5 INR | 184.7 INR | 0.12 | -13.29 | 7.9K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 144.1 INR | 0.6% | 139.1 INR | 184.7 INR | 0.36 | -10.41 | 3.0K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 143.3 INR | 3.3% | 139.9 INR | 184.5 INR | 0.49 | -9.25 | 3.5K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 138.7 INR | -4.3% | 141.0 INR | 184.4 INR | 0.65 | -14.83 | 2.2K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 145.0 INR | -0.3% | 142.2 INR | 184.3 INR | 0.83 | -11.24 | 4.6K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 145.5 INR | 0.1% | 143.4 INR | 184.1 INR | 0.83 | -11.82 | 1.2K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 145.3 INR | -1.9% | 144.4 INR | 184.0 INR | 0.80 | -11.71 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 148.1 INR | -0.9% | 145.9 INR | 184.0 INR | 0.84 | -10.42 | 1.4K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 149.5 INR | 2.3% | 147.6 INR | 183.8 INR | 0.78 | -8.64 | 5.1K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 146.1 INR | 0.5% | 149.3 INR | 183.7 INR | 0.75 | -10.34 | 2.6K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 145.4 INR | 5.2% | 151.1 INR | 183.7 INR | 0.79 | -11.94 | 54.1K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 138.2 INR | -3.1% | 153.4 INR | 183.6 INR | 0.71 | -17.47 | 11.1K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 142.7 INR | -5.2% | 155.6 INR | 183.6 INR | 0.70 | -15.23 | 41.3K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 150.4 INR | 6.8% | 157.6 INR | 183.4 INR | 0.78 | -13.18 | 39.3K | 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.