- The trend backdrop is active with a 14-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.
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
ADF Foods Limited · Consumer Defensive · Packaged Foods
Latest close
259.7 INR
-3.9%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is active. Price is 7.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 60.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.9%, after a -18.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal.
Setup score
46
out of 100
Latest Close
259.7 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-3.9%
latest completed week
4W Return
-18.6%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-3.2%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
26.9%
14 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
0.8x
vs 13-week average
- 4 reversal markers appear in the recent smart-money tape.
- The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
- Latest weekly return ranks in the weaker part of its sector group.
- 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 -18.6%.
Indicator stack
60/49
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
53/100
32 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 active. Price is 7.1% above the Trend Line and sits at 60.3% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -3.9%, after a -18.6% 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 0.8x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.
26-week volume confirmation
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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 0.8612-week average 0.80
12-week confirmation
Trend active12/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership12/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.86Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers44 reversal markers
No recent accumulation markers. 4 reversal markers.
03 · Momentum and leadership
Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?
Performance is -18.6% over four weeks, -3.2% over 12 weeks, and 12.8% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 14 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak14 weeks
Active weeks in one year14
Trend breadth26.9%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.31Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-78.0%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership12.94Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-69.7%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 is moderate; 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 strength57/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 44; rank 1 is best.
Value25/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 76; rank 1 is best.
Quality81/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 20; rank 1 is best.
Momentum79/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 22; rank 1 is best.
Growth75/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 26; 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 framework52/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 31.7x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 4.2x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 19.8x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -0.9% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 60.1% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 16.0% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -3.7% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 14.6% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 15.0% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 29.8% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - 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
- 0.5% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.5% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- -0.1x 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 sentiment53/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 32 relevant articles.
6 positive · 26 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-21.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.8%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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Weeks higher13 of 2613 weeks finished lower.
Best week+18.2%Week of 17 Apr.
Worst week-13.1%Week of 27 Feb.
Latest week-3.9%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains8
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses7
Sharp losses6
Recent vol5.8%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol7.7%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split23/29Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew6.8% / -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 Defensive
4-week rank97 / 100
Group average-0.4%
Trend breadth47.0%
Trend47.0%active weekly trend signals
MD51.0%positive activity pressure
RS44.0%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Packaged Foods
4-week rank54 / 55
Group average-0.9%
Trend breadth43.6%
Trend43.6%active weekly trend signals
MD47.3%positive activity pressure
RS38.2%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 tape53/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 53/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis81/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.86; 4 reversal markers Factors60/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 21; Small Cap Core rank 74 SVQF52/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 763.0 of 1576 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment53/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 32 relevant articles.
ADF Foods Ltd leads losers in 'B' group 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 | 259.7 INR | -3.9% | 242.5 INR | 235.6 INR | 0.31 | 12.94 | 802.9K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 270.4 INR | -11.8% | 240.5 INR | 235.3 INR | 0.92 | 18.74 | 2.2M | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 306.4 INR | 2.7% | 238.3 INR | 235.0 INR | 1.32 | 38.50 | 537.5K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 298.4 INR | -6.5% | 235.0 INR | 234.3 INR | 1.38 | 32.35 | 966.8K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 319.2 INR | -0.2% | 232.1 INR | 233.7 INR | 1.40 | 42.71 | 1.4M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 319.7 INR | 6.4% | 228.4 INR | 233.0 INR | 1.23 | 43.37 | 1.1M | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 300.5 INR | -2.1% | 224.5 INR | 232.3 INR | 1.11 | 36.74 | 0 | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 306.9 INR | 8.4% | 221.5 INR | 231.5 INR | 1.06 | 40.41 | 182.2K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 283.2 INR | 0.1% | 218.2 INR | 230.7 INR | 1.11 | 32.28 | 96.5K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 282.8 INR | 6.9% | 215.9 INR | 230.1 INR | 1.21 | 33.77 | 164.8K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 264.6 INR | -6.6% | 214.2 INR | 229.4 INR | 1.32 | 24.71 | 987.9K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 283.2 INR | 5.6% | 212.7 INR | 228.8 INR | 1.50 | 33.01 | 1.6M | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 268.3 INR | -1.8% | 210.3 INR | 228.1 INR | 1.62 | 27.13 | 2.4M | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 273.4 INR | 3.5% | 208.1 INR | 227.4 INR | 1.61 | 27.19 | 1.1M | On |
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.