- No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
KITEX
NSI
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Kitex Garments Limited · Consumer Cyclical · Apparel Manufacturing
Latest close
144.9 INR
-0.9%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -11.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 7.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.9%, after a -5.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth ranks weakly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 55/100.
Setup score
22
out of 100
Latest Close
144.9 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-0.9%
latest completed week
4W Return
-5.5%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-7.6%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
0.0%
0 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.1x
vs 13-week average
- The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
- Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
- Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
- Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 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
-0.9%
Latest completed week; four-week move -5.5%.
Indicator stack
0/26
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
55/100
27 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 -11.6% below the Trend Line and sits at 7.0% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.9%, after a -5.5% 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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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 0.0912-week average 0.11
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure6/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.09Current 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 -5.5% over four weeks, -7.6% over 12 weeks, and -15.2% 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 year0
Trend breadth0.0%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.41Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-202.7%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-17.41Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-21.9%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 ranks weakly; 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 strength11/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 90; rank 1 is best.
Value31/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 70; rank 1 is best.
Quality26/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 75; rank 1 is best.
Momentum27/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 74; rank 1 is best.
Growth1/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 100; 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
- 489.1x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 4.3x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 42.6x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 0.4% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 50.0% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- -2.4% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 2.7% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- -0.6% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -32.1% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -95.7% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - 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
- 0.3% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.3% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 11.1x 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 sentiment55/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 27 relevant articles.
7 positive · 19 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-37.8%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.6%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 higher9 of 2617 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.7%Week of 19 Jun.
Worst week-12.2%Week of 12 Jun.
Latest week-0.9%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains3
Modest gains6
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses8
Recent vol5.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split21/31Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.5% / -4.5%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 Consumer Cyclical
4-week rank- / 100
Group average6.0%
Trend breadth58.0%
Trend58.0%active weekly trend signals
MD80.0%positive activity pressure
RS64.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Apparel Manufacturing
4-week rank21 / 29
Group average0.3%
Trend breadth41.4%
Trend41.4%active weekly trend signals
MD58.6%positive activity pressure
RS34.5%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 tape20/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 20/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis20/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 6/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.09; No reversal markers Factors22/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 42; Small Cap Core rank 73 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment55/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 27 relevant articles.
Kitex Garments sets July 24 meetings for demerger scheme approval 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 | 144.9 INR | -0.9% | 163.9 INR | 154.5 INR | -0.41 | -17.41 | 1.6M | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 146.1 INR | -0.6% | 164.2 INR | 153.9 INR | -0.21 | -16.31 | 1.4M | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 147.0 INR | -2.3% | 165.4 INR | 153.4 INR | 0.03 | -14.23 | 1.7M | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 150.5 INR | -1.8% | 166.7 INR | 152.9 INR | 0.26 | -15.21 | 2.0M | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 153.4 INR | -4.1% | 167.9 INR | 152.3 INR | 0.40 | -14.28 | 1.8M | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 159.9 INR | -1.6% | 169.3 INR | 151.7 INR | 0.20 | -12.01 | 394.1K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 162.4 INR | -0.6% | 170.7 INR | 151.1 INR | 0.15 | -10.82 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 163.4 INR | 12.7% | 172.4 INR | 150.4 INR | 0.00 | -11.06 | 1.6M | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 145.0 INR | -12.2% | 174.3 INR | 149.8 INR | -0.29 | -20.44 | 1.4M | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 165.3 INR | 2.3% | 176.5 INR | 149.2 INR | -0.35 | -9.37 | 733.2K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 161.5 INR | 2.3% | 177.7 INR | 148.5 INR | -0.35 | -13.01 | 2.7M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 157.9 INR | 0.7% | 179.4 INR | 147.8 INR | -0.34 | -16.63 | 1.6M | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 156.8 INR | -8.4% | 181.5 INR | 147.1 INR | -0.15 | -17.96 | 2.4M | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 171.1 INR | 4.0% | 182.5 INR | 146.4 INR | 0.13 | -13.33 | 3.1M | 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.