- No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
SCHAND
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Week ended 07 Aug 2026
Weekly Investor Report
S Chand And Company Limited · Communication Services · Publishing
Latest close
145.3 INR
2.3%
latest week
Weekly setup
Weak trend
The weekly trend is not active. Price is -5.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 24.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.3%, after a -2.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers. The latest news-sentiment score is 53/100.
Setup score
24
out of 100
Latest Close
145.3 INR
7 Aug 2026
1W Return
2.3%
latest completed week
4W Return
-2.5%
short-term follow-through
12W Return
-11.9%
quarterly tape
Trend Breadth
3.8%
2 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio
1.3x
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 negative, which weakens the current setup.
- 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
2.3%
Latest completed week; four-week move -2.5%.
Indicator stack
2/0
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.
Next-Week Expectancy
Negative 42.28%
Historical one-week expectancy contributes to the evidence score when direction is confirmed.
News sentiment
53/100
19 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 -5.1% below the Trend Line and sits at 24.8% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned 2.3%, after a -2.5% 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 1.3x 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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27 Mar
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24 Apr
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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 0.0312-week average 0.10
12-week confirmation
Trend active0/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure8/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.03Current 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 -2.5% over four weeks, -11.9% over 12 weeks, and -27.3% 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 year2
Trend breadth3.8%
Activity pressure vs relative leadership
Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.56Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-1124.3%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-10.28Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change-8.2%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 is middle-of-the-pack; growth is moderate; valuation is inexpensive relative to peers.
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 strength80/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 21; rank 1 is best.
Value100/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 1; rank 1 is best.
Quality41/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 60; rank 1 is best.
Momentum12/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 89; rank 1 is best.
Growth63/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 38; 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 framework95/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Valuation
How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.
- P/E
- 6.7x Price divided by trailing earnings.
- Price / sales
- 0.6x Market value relative to trailing revenue.
- EV / EBITDA
- 3.5x Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
- Free-cash-flow yield
- 7.0% Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.
Business quality
Margins and the return generated on invested capital.
- Gross margin
- 67.9% Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
- Operating margin
- 12.5% Operating profit retained from revenue.
- Free-cash-flow margin
- 4.8% Free cash flow generated from revenue.
- Return on invested capital
- 6.9% Operating return generated on invested capital.
Growth and financial strength
Recent business growth and accounting strength.
- Revenue growth
- 11.0% Latest one-year revenue growth.
- EPS growth
- 19.4% Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
- Free-cash-flow growth
- -48.8% Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
- Piotroski F-score
- 4/9 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
- -0.0% Net share repurchases relative to market value.
- Shareholder yield
- 2.7% Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
- Net debt / EBITDA
- 0.2x 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 sentiment53/100
Weighted news tone is neutral across 19 relevant articles.
5 positive · 13 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-27.7%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.
13 Feb
13 Mar
10 Apr
8 May
5 Jun
3 Jul
7 Aug
Weeks higher10 of 2616 weeks finished lower.
Best week+21.2%Week of 10 Apr.
Worst week-7.8%Week of 5 Jun.
Latest week+2.3%Week of 7 Aug.
Shape of recent returns
Strong gains2
Modest gains8
Flat weeks0
Modest losses12
Sharp losses4
Recent vol3.0%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol4.2%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split19/33Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew3.2% / -2.6%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 rank42 / 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 Publishing
4-week rank10 / 12
Group average3.7%
Trend breadth33.3%
Trend33.3%active weekly trend signals
MD58.3%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 tape20/100
Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 20/100 tape read.
Indicator analysis23/100Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 0/12, activity pressure 8/12, relative leadership 0/12.
Activity pressure 0.03; No reversal markers Next-Week ExpectancyNegative 42.28%Next-week expectancy is negative with a 42.28% historical one-week setup read.
Adds short-term historical context without overriding trend, activity, or relative leadership. Factors59/100O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.
Tiny Titans rank 70; Buyback Yield rank 75; Small Cap Core rank 1 SVQF95/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.
Composite rank 78.5 of 1576 Patient CapitalQuietActivity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.
No recent buy signal Sentiment53/100Weighted news tone is neutral across 19 relevant articles.
S Chand & Company to hold investor call on June 25 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 | 145.3 INR | 2.3% | 153.1 INR | 204.9 INR | -0.56 | -10.28 | 150.6K | Off |
| 31 Jul 2026 | 142.1 INR | -3.8% | 153.6 INR | 205.2 INR | -0.43 | -12.17 | 93.5K | Off |
| 24 Jul 2026 | 147.7 INR | -1.1% | 154.2 INR | 205.6 INR | -0.22 | -7.19 | 104.1K | Off |
| 17 Jul 2026 | 149.3 INR | 0.2% | 154.6 INR | 205.9 INR | -0.09 | -9.06 | 139.2K | Off |
| 10 Jul 2026 | 149.0 INR | -1.3% | 154.8 INR | 206.1 INR | 0.05 | -9.50 | 88.6K | Off |
| 3 Jul 2026 | 151.0 INR | 2.5% | 155.2 INR | 206.4 INR | 0.02 | -9.27 | 18.6K | Off |
| 26 Jun 2026 | 147.3 INR | -2.0% | 155.6 INR | 206.7 INR | 0.06 | -11.44 | 0 | Off |
| 19 Jun 2026 | 150.4 INR | 3.6% | 156.3 INR | 206.9 INR | 0.41 | -10.23 | 26.2K | Off |
| 12 Jun 2026 | 145.2 INR | -2.6% | 157.0 INR | 207.1 INR | 0.74 | -12.70 | 26.1K | Off |
| 5 Jun 2026 | 149.1 INR | -7.8% | 157.8 INR | 207.4 INR | 1.05 | -10.04 | 64.4K | Off |
| 29 May 2026 | 161.7 INR | -3.1% | 158.6 INR | 207.6 INR | 1.28 | -3.77 | 344.3K | Off |
| 22 May 2026 | 167.0 INR | 1.2% | 159.1 INR | 207.7 INR | 1.17 | -1.80 | 275.9K | Off |
| 15 May 2026 | 165.0 INR | -1.9% | 159.6 INR | 208.0 INR | 1.07 | -3.14 | 169.4K | Off |
| 8 May 2026 | 168.2 INR | 6.9% | 159.9 INR | 208.2 INR | 1.06 | -3.96 | 129.0K | 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.