- Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
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Malu Paper Mills Limited · Basic Materials · Paper & Paper Products
Latest close
32.68 INR
1.3%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is 1.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 30.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.3%, after a 6.6% 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 55/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
38
out of 100
Latest Close
32.68 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
1.3%
latest completed week
4W Return
6.6%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
2.5%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
17.3%
9 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.5x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Next-week expectancy is negative at 39.85% based on similar historical setup states.
- 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
1.3%
Latest completed week; four-week move 6.6%.
Indicator stack
10/100
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
Recent
Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing.
Next-Week Expectancy
Negative 39.85%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
55/100
23 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 1.6% above the Trend Line and sits at 30.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 1.3%, after a 6.6% 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 0.5x 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 0.1112-week average 0.12
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure10/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership1/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.11Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals1Accumulation 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 6.6% over four weeks, 2.5% over 12 weeks, and -14.5% 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 year9
Trend breadth17.3%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.43Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change1613.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-4.60Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change55.6%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 73%
Model confidence 68%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength51/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 50; rank 1 is best.
Value50/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 51; rank 1 is best.
Quality49/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 52; rank 1 is best.
Momentum52/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 49; rank 1 is best.
Growth50/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 51; 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
- 0.2x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- - Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 0.6% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 30.5% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- -3.5% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 0.4% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- -7.0% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 19.9% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- - Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -6.6% 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
- -24.2x 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 sentiment55/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 23 relevant articles.
7 positive · 14 neutral · 2 negativePatient CapitalRecent
Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks
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-28.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility6.4%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+19.4%Week of 24 Jul.
Worst week-9.6%Week of 31 Jul.
Latest week+1.3%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains3
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses11
Sharp losses4
Recent vol6.4%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.9%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/30Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.8% / -3.1%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 rank11 / 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 tape34/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 34/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis29/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 10/12, relative leadership 1/12.
Activity pressure 0.11; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 39.85%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 39.85% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors49/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 14 Patient CapitalRecentActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
Recent buy signal in the last 8 weeks Sentiment55/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 23 relevant articles.
South India Paper Mills Q1 Results: Net Profit Rises 408% YoY to ₹497.79 Lakh 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 | 32.68 INR | 1.3% | 32.17 INR | 39.29 INR | 0.43 | -4.60 | 63.5K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 32.26 INR | -9.6% | 32.23 INR | 39.29 INR | 0.29 | -5.41 | 278.6K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 35.68 INR | 19.4% | 32.35 INR | 39.29 INR | 0.15 | 6.99 | 1.2M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 29.89 INR | -2.5% | 32.34 INR | 39.27 INR | -0.22 | -12.60 | 42.0K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 30.67 INR | -1.4% | 32.49 INR | 39.28 INR | -0.03 | -10.34 | 43.2K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 31.10 INR | 0.5% | 32.68 INR | 39.29 INR | 0.07 | -9.78 | 5.1K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 30.95 INR | -1.2% | 32.88 INR | 39.30 INR | 0.12 | -9.91 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 31.33 INR | -2.5% | 33.09 INR | 39.31 INR | 0.28 | -8.98 | 14.9K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 32.12 INR | -0.4% | 33.43 INR | 39.32 INR | 0.34 | -5.45 | 8.2K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 32.24 INR | -1.1% | 33.62 INR | 39.33 INR | 0.42 | -4.36 | 5.2K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 32.61 INR | 1.2% | 33.80 INR | 39.34 INR | 0.63 | -4.26 | 28.5K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 32.22 INR | 1.1% | 33.98 INR | 39.35 INR | 0.63 | -6.33 | 29.1K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 31.88 INR | -6.2% | 34.20 INR | 39.36 INR | 0.64 | -7.32 | 72.4K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 34.00 INR | 4.6% | 34.40 INR | 39.37 INR | 0.68 | -3.67 | 68.3K | 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.