AMBIKCO NSI Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Ambika Cotton Mills Limited · Consumer Cyclical · Textile Manufacturing

Latest close 1,904 INR
11.2% latest week
Weekly setup

Constructive, but selective

The weekly trend is active. Price is 27.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 11.2%, after a 9.2% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 56/100. Near-term considerations: price is close to its 52-week high.

Setup score 76 out of 100
Latest Close 1,904 INR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 11.2% latest completed week
4W Return 9.2% short-term follow-through
12W Return 20.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 38.5% 20 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 3.6x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • The trend backdrop is active with a 16-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 40.88% based on similar historical setup states.
  • 1 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 27.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 96.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 11.2%, after a 9.2% 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 3.6x 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 0.9912-week average 0.82

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 pressure0.99Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers11 reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. 1 reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is 9.2% over four weeks, 20.6% over 12 weeks, and 40.6% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 16 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W11.2%
4W9.2%
12W20.6%
26W43.8%
52W40.6%
Active trend streak16 weeks
Active weeks in one year20
Trend breadth38.5%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure1.44Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-12.8%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership33.13Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change28.0%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 ranks strongly versus its universe; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive 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 strength100/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 1; rank 1 is best.
Value98/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 3; rank 1 is best.
Quality84/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 17; rank 1 is best.
Momentum87/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 14; rank 1 is best.
Growth37/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 64; 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
15.2x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
1.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
7.1x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
17.7%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
37.3%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
12.7%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
20.8%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
-
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
11.2%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
8.9%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
58.9%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
1.9%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
1.9%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
-1.3x
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 sentiment56/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 17 relevant articles.

6 positive · 11 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-1.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.6%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 higher16 of 2610 weeks finished lower.
Best week+12.6%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-7.8%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week+11.2%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains7
Modest gains9
Flat weeks0
Modest losses9
Sharp losses1
Recent vol3.6%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split28/24Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.5% / -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.

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 20261,904 INR11.2%1,499 INR1,497 INR1.4433.13195.9KOn
31 Jul 20261,712 INR0.2%1,476 INR1,493 INR1.4621.4724.3KOn
24 Jul 20261,708 INR-1.2%1,460 INR1,491 INR1.7024.8049.6KOn
17 Jul 20261,728 INR-0.9%1,446 INR1,490 INR1.7423.7330.6KOn
10 Jul 20261,745 INR0.5%1,431 INR1,488 INR1.6525.8968.7KOn
3 Jul 20261,736 INR0.6%1,415 INR1,487 INR1.4025.316.7KOn
26 Jun 20261,725 INR2.7%1,398 INR1,485 INR1.3126.110On
19 Jun 20261,679 INR4.5%1,383 INR1,484 INR1.4523.5221.2KOn
12 Jun 20261,607 INR-1.6%1,371 INR1,483 INR1.4020.644.3KOn
5 Jun 20261,634 INR-1.4%1,361 INR1,482 INR1.6324.2411.4KOn
29 May 20261,658 INR5.1%1,351 INR1,481 INR1.8525.25171.0KOn
22 May 20261,577 INR-0.1%1,340 INR1,479 INR1.7218.7529.8KOn
15 May 20261,579 INR-2.6%1,334 INR1,478 INR1.7219.4699.1KOn
8 May 20261,621 INR8.8%1,327 INR1,477 INR1.4420.26164.6KOn
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