KAPSTON NSI Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Kapston Services Limited · Industrials · Specialty Business Services

Latest close 525.9 INR
10.7% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 45.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 95.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.7%, after a 26.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 50/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 81 out of 100
Latest Close 525.9 INR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 10.7% latest completed week
4W Return 26.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return 60.4% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 71.2% 37 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 3.7x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 6-week active streak.
  • 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.
What could go wrong
  • 9 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
What to watch next
  • Price is close to its 52-week high; watch for continuation or exhaustion.
  • 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 45.7% above the Trend Line and sits at 95.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 10.7%, after a 26.6% 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 3.7x 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
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 0.7812-week average 0.68

12-week confirmation

Trend active6/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.78Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers99 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 9 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 26.6% over four weeks, 60.4% over 12 weeks, and 109.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 6 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W10.7%
4W26.6%
12W60.4%
26W27.0%
52W109.0%
Active trend streak6 weeks
Active weeks in one year37
Trend breadth71.2%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.57Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change90.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership62.10Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change66.1%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 ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is expensive 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 strength51/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 50; rank 1 is best.
Value9/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 92; rank 1 is best.
Quality87/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 14; rank 1 is best.
Momentum97/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 4; rank 1 is best.
Growth88/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 13; 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 framework21/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
56.9x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.9x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
39.2x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
0.2%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
99.1%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
4.8%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
0.4%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
10.0%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
20.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
57.7%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
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
4.0x
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 5 relevant articles.

0 positive · 5 neutral · 0 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-2.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility4.5%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 higher18 of 268 weeks finished lower.
Best week+10.7%Week of 7 Aug.
Worst week-32.4%Week of 6 Mar.
Latest week+10.7%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains10
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses5
Sharp losses3
Recent vol4.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.6%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split33/19Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.0% / -4.0%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 2026525.9 INR10.7%360.9 INR233.5 INR1.5762.10588.3KOn
31 Jul 2026474.9 INR3.1%354.3 INR230.6 INR1.5149.92171.9KOn
24 Jul 2026460.7 INR9.0%348.7 INR228.1 INR1.3251.21273.6KOn
17 Jul 2026422.8 INR1.8%343.2 INR225.6 INR1.0537.53120.4KOn
10 Jul 2026415.3 INR9.3%339.0 INR223.4 INR0.8237.38601.6KOn
3 Jul 2026380.0 INR4.3%335.1 INR221.1 INR0.5226.7931.6KOn
26 Jun 2026364.5 INR5.2%332.4 INR219.2 INR0.2323.820Off
19 Jun 2026346.6 INR2.2%330.4 INR217.3 INR0.1719.0411.6KOff
12 Jun 2026339.2 INR0.6%330.1 INR215.5 INR-0.0919.345.1KOff
5 Jun 2026337.0 INR-3.6%329.5 INR213.8 INR-0.3520.7614.8KOff
29 May 2026349.6 INR6.0%328.3 INR212.1 INR-0.3825.23136.0KOff
22 May 2026329.9 INR0.6%326.2 INR210.4 INR-0.6418.2157.6KOff
15 May 2026327.8 INR-4.4%325.0 INR208.7 INR-0.5918.5363.5KOff
8 May 2026342.8 INR-0.2%322.4 INR207.0 INR-0.6322.3872.8KOff
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