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Richards Group Inc. · Consumer Cyclical · Packaging & Containers

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Latest close 29.90 CAD
3.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 6.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 49.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.9%, after a 7.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 46/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.

Setup score 43 out of 100
Latest Close 29.90 CAD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return 3.9% latest completed week
4W Return 7.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return 3.1% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 30.8% 16 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.5x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 1-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
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 44.79% based on similar historical setup states.
  • Activity pressure is weak, so confirmation is not yet broad enough.
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.
Price follow-through 3.9% Latest completed week; four-week move 7.6%. Indicator stack 20/81 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 44.79% Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed. News sentiment 46/100 5 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is active. Price is 6.2% above the Trend Line and sits at 49.7% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 3.9%, after a 7.6% 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 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
30 Jan 6 Feb 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
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 0.2212-week average 0.22

12-week confirmation

Trend active1/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure11/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.22Current 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 7.6% over four weeks, 3.1% over 12 weeks, and -4.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 1 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W3.9%
4W7.6%
12W3.1%
26W7.0%
52W-4.8%
Active trend streak1 weeks
Active weeks in one year16
Trend breadth30.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.86Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change192.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-7.63Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change51.0%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 weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 90%

Relative factor standing

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

Overall factor strength80/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 21; rank 1 is best.
Value87/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 14; rank 1 is best.
Quality70/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 31; rank 1 is best.
Momentum15/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 86; rank 1 is best.
Growth13/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 88; 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 framework85/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
19.5x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.8x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
8.4x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
7.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
53.4%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
10.0%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
7.1%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
10.4%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
5.5%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
-56.1%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-25.8%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
5/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
4.4%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
4.4%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
1.9x
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 sentiment46/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 5 relevant articles.

1 positive · 3 neutral · 1 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-11.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility2.5%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 higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+5.2%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-4.6%Week of 8 May.
Latest week+3.9%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains12
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses2
Recent vol2.5%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.1% / -2.6%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.

Weekly tape39/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 39/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis34/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 1/12, activity pressure 11/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.22; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 44.79%

Next-week expectancy is negative with a 44.79% historical one-week setup read.

Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors64/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 64; Small Cap Core rank 21 SVQF85/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 47.0 of 300 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Sentiment46/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 5 relevant articles.

Acquisitions drive Richards Group revenue as packaging falls 11.5% Insiders50/100

No recent insider transaction evidence is stored.

 Earnings50/100

No stored earnings event is currently attached to this ticker.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 202629.90 CAD3.9%28.15 CAD28.99 CAD0.86-7.6330.2KOn
17 Jul 202628.77 CAD2.5%28.15 CAD28.98 CAD0.69-11.4136.2KOff
10 Jul 202628.07 CAD-3.2%28.17 CAD29.00 CAD0.57-14.2729.3KOff
3 Jul 202629.00 CAD4.3%28.13 CAD29.01 CAD0.55-11.9720.4KOff
26 Jun 202627.79 CAD-1.4%28.08 CAD29.02 CAD0.29-15.5658.6KOff
19 Jun 202628.19 CAD1.0%28.07 CAD29.02 CAD0.18-14.971.7KOff
12 Jun 202627.92 CAD0.1%28.01 CAD29.03 CAD0.01-16.3125.7KOff
5 Jun 202627.89 CAD1.8%28.03 CAD29.04 CAD-0.04-15.739.5KOff
29 May 202627.40 CAD0.4%28.07 CAD29.05 CAD0.10-18.5647.1KOff
22 May 202627.29 CAD-0.1%28.18 CAD29.07 CAD0.40-18.6851.1KOff
15 May 202627.33 CAD-1.2%28.32 CAD29.10 CAD0.67-17.51211.4KOff
8 May 202627.65 CAD-4.6%28.46 CAD29.13 CAD0.81-17.54209.6KOff
1 May 202628.99 CAD-1.0%28.58 CAD29.16 CAD0.48-13.4585.5KOff
24 Apr 202629.27 CAD1.7%28.71 CAD29.19 CAD0.27-13.0047.8KOff
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.