BODALCHEM NSI Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Bodal Chemicals Limited · Basic Materials · Specialty Chemicals

Latest close 68.98 INR
-2.4% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 13.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 66.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.4%, after a 18.7% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 51/100.

Setup score 64 out of 100
Latest Close 68.98 INR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return -2.4% latest completed week
4W Return 18.7% short-term follow-through
12W Return 1.7% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 32.7% 17 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 1.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 15-week active streak.
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
  • Activity pressure is constructive, supporting the smart-money activity read.
What could go wrong
  • 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 active. Price is 13.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 66.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -2.4%, after a 18.7% 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 1.7x 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 0.6012-week average 0.74

12-week confirmation

Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership11/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.60Current 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 18.7% over four weeks, 1.7% over 12 weeks, and 1.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 15 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-2.4%
4W18.7%
12W1.7%
26W37.8%
52W1.9%
Active trend streak15 weeks
Active weeks in one year17
Trend breadth32.7%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.32Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-154.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership15.34Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change953.5%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 ranks strongly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 09 Aug 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 91% Model confidence 85%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength91/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 10; rank 1 is best.
Value97/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 4; rank 1 is best.
Quality64/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 37; rank 1 is best.
Momentum36/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 65; rank 1 is best.
Growth89/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 12; 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 framework48/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
18.2x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
8.2x
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
44.8%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
4.9%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
7.0%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
3.8%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
15.1%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
158.5%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
108.2%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
8/9
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
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
0.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
3.9x
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 sentiment51/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 26 relevant articles.

8 positive · 15 neutral · 3 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-15.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.0%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 higher12 of 2614 weeks finished lower.
Best week+25.8%Week of 20 Mar.
Worst week-7.5%Week of 10 Jul.
Latest week-2.4%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains8
Modest gains4
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses7
Recent vol6.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split26/26Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.3% / -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 202668.98 INR-2.4%60.61 INR70.18 INR-0.3215.342.0MOn
31 Jul 202670.66 INR3.9%59.97 INR70.21 INR-0.4619.081.2MOn
24 Jul 202668.02 INR6.0%59.41 INR70.20 INR-0.5217.59667.1KOn
17 Jul 202664.16 INR10.4%58.94 INR70.21 INR-0.438.21674.4KOn
10 Jul 202658.12 INR-7.5%58.56 INR70.25 INR-0.12-1.80637.2KOn
3 Jul 202662.84 INR-5.2%58.37 INR70.35 INR0.195.4090.5KOn
26 Jun 202666.29 INR-6.2%58.01 INR70.44 INR0.5111.770On
19 Jun 202670.65 INR3.4%57.61 INR70.48 INR0.7619.14268.0KOn
12 Jun 202668.31 INR-4.1%57.07 INR70.49 INR0.9917.3259.5KOn
5 Jun 202671.20 INR0.4%56.72 INR70.53 INR1.1323.5659.6KOn
29 May 202670.90 INR-4.3%56.33 INR70.50 INR1.2822.211.4MOn
22 May 202674.11 INR9.3%56.01 INR70.47 INR1.3426.827.4MOn
15 May 202667.82 INR-7.3%55.58 INR70.42 INR1.2916.501.5MOn
8 May 202673.15 INR7.5%55.30 INR70.41 INR1.3622.842.4MOn
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