- Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
GHCL
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
GHCL Limited · Basic Materials · Chemicals
Latest close
436.0 INR
-0.3%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -6.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 10.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.3%, after a 0.0% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 54/100.
Setup score
33
out of 100
Latest Close
436.0 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-0.3%
latest completed week
4W Return
0.0%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-5.3%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
11.5%
6 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.2x
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 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
-0.3%
Latest completed week; four-week move 0.0%.
Indicator stack
6/75
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
54/100
4 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 -6.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 10.1% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -0.3%, after a 0.0% 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 1.2x 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 0.0412-week average 0.04
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 pressure0.04Current 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 0.0% over four weeks, -5.3% over 12 weeks, and -20.5% 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 year6
Trend breadth11.5%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.04Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change308.1%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-14.75Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change3.5%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 ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks weakly; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
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 strength93/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 8; rank 1 is best.
Value98/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 3; rank 1 is best.
Quality88/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 13; rank 1 is best.
Momentum20/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Growth8/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 93; 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 framework94/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 7.7x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 1.3x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 4.9x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 10.5% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 45.4% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 20.4% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 13.6% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 13.3% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- -3.7% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- -20.8% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- 31.2% 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
- 2.8% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 7.3% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 10.0% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.0x 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 sentiment54/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 4 relevant articles.
1 positive · 3 neutral · 0 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-34.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.0%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 higher11 of 2615 weeks finished lower.
Best week+5.4%Week of 3 Apr.
Worst week-7.5%Week of 15 May.
Latest week-0.3%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains3
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses12
Sharp losses3
Recent vol3.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol3.1%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split22/30Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew2.5% / -2.5%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 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 Chemicals
4-week rank25 / 40
Group average3.3%
Trend breadth77.5%
Trend77.5%active weekly trend signals
MD65.0%positive activity pressure
RS62.5%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 tape31/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 31/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis19/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 6/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.04; No reversal markers Factors76/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 1; Small Cap Core rank 2 SVQF94/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 91.5 of 1576 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment54/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 4 relevant articles.
GHCL Limited announces 43rd AGM on June 25, e-voting from June 21 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 | 436.0 INR | -0.3% | 464.5 INR | 555.5 INR | 0.04 | -14.75 | 888.2K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 437.1 INR | 0.2% | 468.1 INR | 555.9 INR | -0.01 | -14.26 | 821.2K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 436.2 INR | 0.6% | 472.4 INR | 556.5 INR | -0.10 | -12.70 | 472.1K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 433.8 INR | -0.5% | 476.8 INR | 556.9 INR | -0.07 | -15.68 | 701.9K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 436.0 INR | 1.4% | 481.3 INR | 557.3 INR | -0.02 | -15.28 | 801.3K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 430.1 INR | 0.2% | 486.0 INR | 557.7 INR | -0.11 | -17.07 | 212.9K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 429.1 INR | -1.4% | 491.7 INR | 558.2 INR | -0.14 | -16.99 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 435.4 INR | 3.9% | 496.5 INR | 558.7 INR | 0.04 | -16.04 | 392.3K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 419.1 INR | -2.3% | 501.9 INR | 559.0 INR | 0.11 | -18.14 | 476.1K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 429.2 INR | -3.0% | 508.1 INR | 559.3 INR | 0.25 | -15.80 | 279.1K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 442.2 INR | 2.0% | 514.4 INR | 559.5 INR | 0.53 | -14.38 | 2.9M | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 433.5 INR | -5.8% | 521.0 INR | 559.5 INR | 0.48 | -17.07 | 995.5K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 460.2 INR | -7.5% | 528.2 INR | 559.7 INR | 0.41 | -12.20 | 713.6K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 497.5 INR | 0.8% | 533.8 INR | 559.8 INR | 0.37 | -7.56 | 1.3M | 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.