- The trend backdrop is active with a 10-week active streak.
- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
TNPL
NSI
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited · Basic Materials · Paper & Paper Products
Latest close
156.6 INR
3.7%
latest week
Weekly setup
Constructive, but selective
The weekly trend is active. Price is 10.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 63.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.7%, after a 9.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100.
Setup score
62
out of 100
Latest Close
156.6 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
3.7%
latest completed week
4W Return
9.0%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
5.4%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
42.3%
22 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.1x
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.
- 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
3.7%
Latest completed week; four-week move 9.0%.
Indicator stack
58/58
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
50/100
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 10.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 63.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.7%, after a 9.0% 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 1.1x the 13-week average. Participation is around or above normal and provides reasonable 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 0.4112-week average 0.33
12-week confirmation
Trend active10/12Active 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 pressure0.41Current 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 9.0% over four weeks, 5.4% over 12 weeks, and 3.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 10 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak10 weeks
Active weeks in one year22
Trend breadth42.3%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.46Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change0.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership8.13Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change1704.5%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
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 strength92/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 9; rank 1 is best.
Value99/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 2; rank 1 is best.
Quality39/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 62; rank 1 is best.
Momentum64/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 37; rank 1 is best.
Growth26/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 75; 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 framework43/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 4.1x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.2x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 4.7x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 7.4% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 46.4% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 3.1% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 4.1% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 2.9% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 3.1% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -49.8% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 6/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 1.9% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 1.9% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 2.8x 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 sentiment50/100
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-11.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.3%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 higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+6.9%Week of 1 May.
Worst week-5.0%Week of 15 May.
Latest week+3.7%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains2
Modest gains13
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses1
Recent vol2.3%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.5% / -2.4%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 Paper & Paper Products
4-week rank10 / 21
Group average7.2%
Trend breadth28.6%
Trend28.6%active weekly trend signals
MD57.1%positive activity pressure
RS33.3%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 tape60/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 60/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis76/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 10/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.41; No reversal markers Factors73/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 59; Small Cap Core rank 1 SVQF43/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 893.0 of 1576 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment50/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 8 relevant articles.
Tamil Nadu Newsprint and Papers Limited Appoints Thiru Kumar Jayant as Chairman and Managing Director 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 | 156.6 INR | 3.7% | 142.1 INR | 192.3 INR | 0.46 | 8.13 | 687.3K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 151.0 INR | 0.8% | 141.5 INR | 192.7 INR | 0.39 | 5.10 | 1.3M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 149.8 INR | 3.1% | 141.4 INR | 193.0 INR | 0.43 | 6.92 | 3.8M | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 145.2 INR | 1.1% | 141.2 INR | 193.3 INR | 0.36 | 1.22 | 258.4K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 143.7 INR | -2.4% | 141.1 INR | 193.6 INR | 0.46 | 0.45 | 420.5K | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 147.3 INR | 1.6% | 141.1 INR | 193.9 INR | 0.48 | 2.46 | 74.8K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 145.0 INR | -0.3% | 140.9 INR | 194.3 INR | 0.45 | 1.42 | 0 | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 145.4 INR | 1.0% | 140.9 INR | 194.7 INR | 0.54 | 1.77 | 19.1K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 143.9 INR | -0.2% | 140.9 INR | 195.0 INR | 0.70 | 2.40 | 79.2K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 144.3 INR | -2.8% | 141.0 INR | 195.4 INR | 0.87 | 3.68 | 46.6K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 148.5 INR | -0.8% | 141.2 INR | 195.7 INR | 1.10 | 5.81 | 261.4K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 149.7 INR | 0.7% | 141.4 INR | 196.1 INR | 1.28 | 5.83 | 666.7K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 148.6 INR | -5.0% | 141.5 INR | 196.6 INR | 1.29 | 5.30 | 584.0K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 156.4 INR | 3.9% | 141.7 INR | 197.2 INR | 1.24 | 8.35 | 1.0M | 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.