- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Price is above Fair Value, showing premium demand versus the model.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
- Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
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Century Extrusions Limited · Basic Materials · Aluminum
Latest close
23.00 INR
15.8%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 12.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 38.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 15.8%, after a 21.8% 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 45/100.
Setup score
50
out of 100
Latest Close
23.00 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
15.8%
latest completed week
4W Return
21.8%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
15.1%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
32.7%
17 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
8.7x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 38.63% based on similar historical setup states.
- 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
15.8%
Latest completed week; four-week move 21.8%.
Indicator stack
18/47
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 38.63%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
45/100
15 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 12.9% above the Trend Line and sits at 38.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 15.8%, after a 21.8% 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 8.7x 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
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20 Mar
27 Mar
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24 Apr
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29 May
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Up week
Down week
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 0.1212-week average 0.18
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 leadership1/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.12Current 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 21.8% over four weeks, 15.1% over 12 weeks, and 0.5% 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 year17
Trend breadth32.7%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.05Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-53.2%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership4.83Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change135.8%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 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 strength66/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 35; rank 1 is best.
Value56/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 45; rank 1 is best.
Quality55/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 46; rank 1 is best.
Momentum58/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 43; rank 1 is best.
Growth56/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 45; 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 framework90/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 16.8x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.4x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 7.9x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -5.4% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 22.2% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 5.4% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -2.8% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 12.9% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 11.0% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 10.4% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -300.0% 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
- - 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
- 2.1x 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 sentiment45/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 15 relevant articles.
0 positive · 11 neutral · 4 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-33.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.4%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 higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+15.8%Week of 7 Aug.
Worst week-9.1%Week of 13 Mar.
Latest week+15.8%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains6
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses5
Recent vol5.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol8.4%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split19/33Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew7.6% / -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.
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 Aluminum
4-week rank1 / 9
Group average8.1%
Trend breadth33.3%
Trend33.3%active weekly trend signals
MD33.3%positive activity pressure
RS66.7%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 tape41/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 41/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis28/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 9/12, relative leadership 1/12.
Activity pressure 0.12; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 38.63%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 38.63% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors58/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Tiny Titans rank 28; Buyback Yield rank 9 SVQF90/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 159.5 of 1576 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment45/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 15 relevant articles.
CENTURY ALUMINUM ($CENX) Releases Q2 2026 Earnings, Stock Rises 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 | 23.00 INR | 15.8% | 20.37 INR | 21.55 INR | 0.05 | 4.83 | 6.6M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 19.87 INR | 4.9% | 20.34 INR | 21.48 INR | -0.35 | -8.75 | 389.6K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 18.95 INR | -2.4% | 20.43 INR | 21.42 INR | -0.30 | -10.96 | 277.2K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 19.41 INR | 2.8% | 20.51 INR | 21.36 INR | -0.04 | -11.21 | 403.6K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 18.89 INR | -3.6% | 20.57 INR | 21.30 INR | 0.11 | -13.50 | 400.3K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 19.60 INR | -0.7% | 20.64 INR | 21.25 INR | 0.14 | -10.83 | 68.2K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 19.73 INR | -0.4% | 20.73 INR | 21.18 INR | 0.12 | -9.62 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 19.81 INR | -1.4% | 20.88 INR | 21.12 INR | 0.13 | -9.02 | 109.2K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 20.10 INR | 4.3% | 21.03 INR | 21.06 INR | 0.09 | -6.12 | 67.1K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 19.28 INR | -2.7% | 21.24 INR | 20.99 INR | 0.13 | -8.87 | 111.2K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 19.81 INR | -1.6% | 21.51 INR | 20.93 INR | 0.29 | -7.05 | 517.4K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 20.13 INR | 0.7% | 21.78 INR | 20.87 INR | 0.44 | -6.23 | 344.8K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 19.99 INR | -7.5% | 22.05 INR | 20.81 INR | 0.47 | -6.42 | 589.0K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 21.62 INR | -0.5% | 22.40 INR | 20.74 INR | 0.48 | -0.82 | 766.5K | 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.