- 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.
SIGNPOST
NSI
Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
Signpost India Limited · Communication Services · Advertising Agencies
Latest close
267.5 INR
-5.6%
latest week
Weekly setup
Mixed setup
The weekly trend is active. Price is 3.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 52.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -5.6%, after a -15.8% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. The latest news-sentiment score is 57/100.
Setup score
50
out of 100
Latest Close
267.5 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
-5.6%
latest completed week
4W Return
-15.8%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-5.1%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
51.9%
27 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.4x
vs 13-week average
- The share remains more than 20% below its 52-week high.
- The latest week was a sharp negative move.
- 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
-5.6%
Latest completed week; four-week move -15.8%.
Indicator stack
74/61
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
57/100
22 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 3.8% above the Trend Line and sits at 52.4% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -5.6%, after a -15.8% 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 1.4x 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 0.6812-week average 0.71
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 pressure0.68Current 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 -15.8% over four weeks, -5.1% over 12 weeks, and 23.1% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 16 consecutive weeks.
Performance by holding period
Active trend streak16 weeks
Active weeks in one year27
Trend breadth51.9%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure0.49Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change24.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership6.49Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-79.2%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 strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.
Factor week 09 Aug 2026
Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026
Field coverage 94%
Model confidence 88%
Relative factor standing
Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.
Overall factor strength77/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 24; rank 1 is best.
Value40/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 61; rank 1 is best.
Quality83/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 18; rank 1 is best.
Momentum83/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 18; rank 1 is best.
Growth94/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 7; 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 framework79/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 20.4x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 2.5x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 10.7x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- -2.1% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 40.9% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 18.4% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- -5.9% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 16.9% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 27.1% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 107.3% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- - Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 8/9 Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.
Shareholder return and balance sheet
Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.
- Dividend yield
- 0.2% Cash dividends relative to market value.
- Buyback yield
- 0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 0.2% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 1.2x 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 sentiment57/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 22 relevant articles.
9 positive · 12 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-20.6%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility7.7%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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7 Aug
Weeks higher15 of 2611 weeks finished lower.
Best week+20.8%Week of 3 Jul.
Worst week-10.6%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week-5.6%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains5
Modest gains10
Flat weeks0
Modest losses4
Sharp losses7
Recent vol7.7%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol6.5%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split27/25Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew5.0% / -4.2%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 Communication Services
4-week rank72 / 76
Group average0.3%
Trend breadth31.6%
Trend31.6%active weekly trend signals
MD51.3%positive activity pressure
RS34.2%positive relative leadership
Four-week leaders
IndustryIN Advertising Agencies
4-week rank6 / 6
Group average-1.8%
Trend breadth16.7%
Trend16.7%active weekly trend signals
MD50.0%positive activity pressure
RS33.3%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 tape58/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 58/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis86/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 12/12, activity pressure 12/12, relative leadership 12/12.
Activity pressure 0.68; No reversal markers Factors70/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Buyback Yield rank 56; Small Cap Core rank 61 SVQF79/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 328.5 of 1576 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment57/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 22 relevant articles.
Signpost Corporation Revenue Breakdown – TSE:3996 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 | 267.5 INR | -5.6% | 257.8 INR | 266.6 INR | 0.49 | 6.49 | 808.4K | On |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 283.5 INR | -8.4% | 255.7 INR | 266.6 INR | 0.89 | 14.14 | 659.0K | On |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 309.4 INR | -5.4% | 253.7 INR | 266.4 INR | 1.08 | 28.29 | 763.9K | On |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 326.9 INR | 2.9% | 250.7 INR | 266.1 INR | 0.73 | 33.28 | 919.0K | On |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 317.6 INR | 6.0% | 247.2 INR | 265.6 INR | 0.40 | 31.16 | 2.5M | On |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 299.7 INR | 20.8% | 244.1 INR | 265.2 INR | 0.26 | 24.08 | 381.9K | On |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 248.1 INR | 0.0% | 240.9 INR | 264.9 INR | 0.14 | 4.27 | 0 | On |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 248.0 INR | -4.9% | 240.1 INR | 265.1 INR | 0.61 | 4.98 | 217.8K | On |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 260.7 INR | -1.7% | 239.4 INR | 265.2 INR | 0.95 | 12.84 | 360.1K | On |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 265.1 INR | -10.6% | 238.6 INR | 265.2 INR | 1.15 | 16.78 | 69.9K | On |
| 29 May 2026 | 296.5 INR | 2.2% | 237.8 INR | 265.2 INR | 1.46 | 30.58 | 320.9K | On |
| 22 May 2026 | 290.2 INR | 2.9% | 235.9 INR | 265.0 INR | 1.40 | 28.07 | 222.7K | On |
| 15 May 2026 | 282.0 INR | -4.8% | 234.3 INR | 264.8 INR | 1.43 | 25.79 | 283.7K | On |
| 8 May 2026 | 296.2 INR | 16.1% | 232.8 INR | 264.6 INR | 1.30 | 30.07 | 540.3K | 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.