SAURASHCEM NSI Week ended 07 Aug 2026

Weekly Investor Report

Saurashtra Cement Limited · Basic Materials · Building Materials

Latest close 62.14 INR
2.9% latest week
Weekly setup

Mixed setup

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 0.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 18.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.9%, after a 12.6% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 52/100.

Setup score 40 out of 100
Latest Close 62.14 INR 7 Aug 2026
1W Return 2.9% latest completed week
4W Return 12.6% short-term follow-through
12W Return 0.6% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 23.1% 12 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 6.8x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • Price is above the Trend Line, keeping the weekly tape constructive.
  • Activity pressure is positive on the latest completed week.
  • Volume is elevated versus the 13-week average, confirming attention.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Next-week expectancy is negative at 39.73% 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.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is 0.0% above the Trend Line and sits at 18.6% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.9%, after a 12.6% 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 6.8x 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
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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 0.1312-week average 0.08

12-week confirmation

Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure12/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.13Current 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 12.6% over four weeks, 0.6% over 12 weeks, and -46.9% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W2.9%
4W12.6%
12W0.6%
26W-14.8%
52W-46.9%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year12
Trend breadth23.1%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.89Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change71.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-19.31Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change36.8%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 is moderate; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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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 strength27/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 74; rank 1 is best.
Value67/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 34; rank 1 is best.
Quality30/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 71; rank 1 is best.
Momentum3/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 98; rank 1 is best.
Growth76/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 25; 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 framework1/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

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

P/E
48.0x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
0.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
11.8x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
1.0%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
73.2%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
0.5%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
0.4%
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
8.4%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
106.4%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-
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
-
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
-0.0%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
-0.0%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
0.5x
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 sentiment52/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 15 relevant articles.

3 positive · 12 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-50.4%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility5.7%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 higher9 of 2617 weeks finished lower.
Best week+16.4%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-11.5%Week of 27 Mar.
Latest week+2.9%Week of 7 Aug.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains4
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses10
Sharp losses7
Recent vol5.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split19/33Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.9% / -3.9%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 202662.14 INR2.9%62.14 INR95.58 INR0.89-19.318.7MOff
31 Jul 202660.38 INR8.5%62.63 INR95.85 INR0.68-22.081.8MOff
24 Jul 202655.66 INR-10.9%63.41 INR96.13 INR0.57-27.41619.6KOff
17 Jul 202662.45 INR13.1%64.25 INR96.45 INR0.75-21.313.4MOff
10 Jul 202655.20 INR-5.0%64.89 INR96.72 INR0.52-30.56588.8KOff
3 Jul 202658.12 INR-0.1%65.91 INR97.06 INR0.55-27.61163.5KOff
26 Jun 202658.18 INR-0.5%66.81 INR97.38 INR0.51-27.390Off
19 Jun 202658.49 INR-1.6%67.85 INR97.71 INR0.50-27.40113.4KOff
12 Jun 202659.43 INR-0.5%68.98 INR98.03 INR0.50-25.4429.8KOff
5 Jun 202659.70 INR-0.4%70.26 INR98.36 INR0.52-24.7335.6KOff
29 May 202659.92 INR-1.9%71.53 INR98.68 INR0.63-25.48201.7KOff
22 May 202661.11 INR-1.1%72.90 INR99.02 INR0.60-25.00290.9KOff
15 May 202661.76 INR-3.7%74.25 INR99.34 INR0.55-24.47619.4KOff
8 May 202664.16 INR5.5%75.50 INR99.67 INR0.45-23.77742.7KOff
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