Prakash Pipes Limited · PPL
The read
made on the morning of 30 May 2026 for Q4FY26Weak — bottom fifth of the companies reporting that week: rank 31 of 34, composite 18.4 out of 100. Moves 3.5% on results on average.
Across every post-mortem on this site, companies read weak went down over the next ten sessions — the way the label points — in 535 of 1097 (49%), averaging -0.9% against the market. Track record
How it went: went against the read +23.1% vs market over the ten sessions after 30 May 2026 — the post-mortem is further down.
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The read · morning of 30 May 2026
for Q4FY26 on 30 May 2026Moves 3.5% on results on average.
Each layer is a percentile among this week's reporters (0–100). A missing layer's weight is spread over the others.
Composite = 0.38 × 16.4 + 0.25 × 21.8 + 0.38 × 18.2 = 18.4
Reactivity
Over the last 14 results the average absolute move from the session before the announcement to the session after was 3.5%. The largest was 18.3% (Q1FY24). Move sizes have been erratic quarter to quarter. Historically the pre-result 30-day trend continued through the announcement in 77% of classified quarters.
- Typical move (T-1 → T+1)
- 3.5%
- Median move
- 2.1%
- Biggest
- +18.3% (Q1FY24)
- Up after 10 sessions
- 57% of 14
- Mean 10-session return
- +2.0%
- Mean 10-session vs market
- +1.5%
- Volume on result day
- 2.8× normal
- Pattern
- Continuation
Going in
Down 3.4% over 30 sessions, -5.1% over 90 sessions. Sitting at the 14th percentile of its 52-week range. Closed above its 20-day average on 53% of the last 30 sessions. Delivery volumes have been running 1.1 points higher than the 90-day average.
Normally tracks NIFTY 50 at a correlation of 0.33; over the last 30 sessions that has run at 0.63 (-2.3 standard deviations from its own norm). Over 30 sessions it has lagged what its beta of 1.21 to the index would account for, by 0.0 percentage points.
No clean sector benchmark for this stock, so sector-relative strength is not part of its score this week.
Where it sits
No clean sector benchmark over 90 sessions: +3.6% against the market. Up and right is ahead of both; down and left is behind both.
Numbers behind the scores
- Share of reactions upward
- 43%
- Continuation ratio
- 77%
- Move spread (SD)
- 4.7%
- Average gap at open
- +0.29%
- 30-session return
- -3.4%
- 90-session return
- -5.1%
- Since last result
- +3.4% (67 sessions)
- 20-DMA vs 50-DMA
- +0.1%
- Sessions above 20-DMA
- 53%
- Position in 52-week range
- 14%
- Delivery, 30 / 90 sessions
- 50.1% / 48.9%
- Delivery trend
- 1.1 pp
- Benchmark
- NIFTY 50
- Correlation, 30 sessions / norm
- 0.63 / 0.33
- Correlation break
- -2.26 SD
- Beta, 30 / 90 sessions
- 1.89 / 1.70
- Alpha, 30 sessions
- -0.0%
- Market regime
- broad weakness
- Sector index
- none
- vs sector, 30 / 90 sessions
- — / —
- Sector correlation / norm
- — / —
- Quadrant score
- 50
- Evidence
- full · 14 results used
- Price band
- lowmid
What its results record says
16 results · ten sessions after each · from the close before the resultThis is the range each past result travelled, on closing prices. It is a description of the past, not a level for the next one, and this site gives no entry, exit or loss-limit levels.
Last 90 sessions
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same 90 sessions · every line starts at 0%No sector index is mapped for this company, so only the market is shown.
Around the last result · Q1FY27
ten sessions in, the result day, ten sessions out · from the close before the resultTen sessions after each result
share vs market · move from the close before the resultResults record
move from the close before each result| Quarter | Result day | Gap | T+1 | T+10 | Market T+10 | vs market | vs sector | Vol × | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1FY27 | 17 Aug 2026 | -1.6% | -1.1% | -4.7% | -1.2% | -3.5% | — | 1.0 | Rev 19% · PAT 59% YoY |
| Q4FY26 | 1 Jun 2026 | -1.1% | -1.9% | +24.4% | +1.3% | +23.1% | — | 2.0 | Rev 22% · PAT 31% YoY |
| Q3FY26 | 16 Feb 2026 | -2.0% | +2.1% | -5.8% | -2.4% | -3.4% | — | 2.4 | Rev -6% · PAT -56% YoY |
| Q2FY26 | 17 Nov 2025 | -2.9% | -6.3% | -10.4% | +1.0% | -11.5% | — | 5.6 | Rev -10% · PAT -61% YoY |
| Q1FY26 | 18 Aug 2025 | +0.6% | +2.2% | +3.1% | -0.2% | +3.3% | — | 7.2 | Rev -1% · PAT -59% YoY |
| Q4FY25 | 2 Jun 2025 | +0.1% | -0.8% | -0.5% | +0.8% | -1.3% | — | 3.9 | Rev 11% · PAT -59% YoY |
| Q3FY25 | 11 Feb 2025 | -1.1% | -6.9% | -2.2% | -3.6% | +1.4% | — | 0.9 | — |
| Q2FY25 | 18 Nov 2024 | +0.0% | -1.4% | +3.0% | +3.2% | -0.1% | — | 1.4 | — |
| Q1FY25 | 16 Aug 2024 | +1.4% | +2.3% | +13.4% | +4.5% | +8.9% | — | 4.7 | — |
| Q4FY24 | 27 May 2024 | +4.6% | -2.0% | +4.4% | +1.3% | +3.1% | — | 7.0 | — |
| Q3FY24 | 14 Feb 2024 | -2.9% | +2.6% | -3.1% | +1.0% | -4.1% | — | 1.4 | Rev -8% · PAT 72% YoY |
| Q2FY24 | 10 Nov 2023 | +4.3% | +0.8% | +3.9% | +2.5% | +1.3% | — | 0.3 | Rev -10% · PAT 73% YoY |
| Q1FY24 | 9 Aug 2023 | +0.4% | +18.3% | +24.1% | -0.9% | +25.0% | — | 0.9 | — |
| Q4FY23 | 24 May 2023 | -1.0% | -0.6% | +3.1% | +1.4% | +1.7% | — | 2.2 | — |
| Q3FY23 | 15 Feb 2023 | +2.0% | -2.3% | -5.6% | -2.7% | -2.9% | — | 1.2 | — |
| Q2FY23 | 15 Nov 2022 | +0.4% | -0.6% | +0.7% | +1.6% | -0.9% | — | 0.8 | — |
Reported figures
₹ crore; from the exchange's XBRL filings| Quarter | Period end | Revenue | YoY | PAT | YoY | Op. margin | EPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1FY27 | 30 Jun 2026 | 241 | +18.7% | 16 | +59.3% | 7.5% | 6.87 |
| Q4FY26 | 31 Mar 2026 | 223 | +22.0% | 13 | +31.0% | 7.6% | 5.64 |
| Q3FY26 | 31 Dec 2025 | 181 | -5.9% | 10 | -56.3% | 9.8% | 4.23 |
| Q2FY26 | 30 Sep 2025 | 180 | -9.6% | 9 | -61.5% | 8.5% | 3.91 |
| Q1FY26 | 30 Jun 2025 | 203 | -0.7% | 10 | -59.4% | 8.0% | 4.31 |
| Q4FY25 | 31 Mar 2025 | 182 | +11.1% | 10 | -59.4% | 9.6% | 4.30 |
| Q3FY25 | 31 Dec 2024 | 192 | — | 23 | — | 18.6% | 9.66 |
| Q2FY25 | 30 Sep 2024 | 200 | — | 24 | — | 15.7% | 10.16 |
| Q1FY25 | 30 Jun 2024 | 204 | — | 25 | — | 16.1% | 10.62 |
| Q4FY24 | 31 Mar 2024 | 164 | — | 25 | — | 18.3% | 10.61 |
| Q3FY24 | 31 Dec 2023 | 158 | -8.0% | 23 | +72.3% | 18.9% | 9.67 |
| Q2FY24 | 30 Sep 2023 | 170 | -9.8% | 22 | +72.7% | 14.1% | 9.48 |
Post-mortems
Every result in full →- No reported figures on file for this quarter, so the result itself could not be judged.
- No read was made before this result; recorded for the base rate.
- No reported figures on file for this quarter, so the result itself could not be judged.
- Its continuation habit held this quarter.
- No reported figures on file for this quarter, so the result itself could not be judged.
- Its usual continuation pattern did not hold this quarter.
- No reported figures on file for this quarter, so the result itself could not be judged.
- Went into the result within 5% of its 52-week low.
- Its continuation habit held this quarter.
- Fell 19% in the 30 sessions before the result — expectations were already low.
- No reported figures on file for this quarter, so the result itself could not be judged.
- Went into the result within 5% of its 52-week low.
- Its usual continuation pattern did not hold this quarter.
- No reported figures on file for this quarter, so the result itself could not be judged.
- Volume ran 2.2x its prior month in the fortnight before.
- Its continuation habit held this quarter.
- The market itself moved -3.6% over the same ten sessions; the raw move is mostly tide.
- No reported figures on file for this quarter, so the result itself could not be judged.
- No read was made before this result; recorded for the base rate.
- Fell 15% in the 30 sessions before the result — expectations were already low.
- The market itself moved +3.2% over the same ten sessions; the raw move is mostly tide.
- No reported figures on file for this quarter, so the result itself could not be judged.
- Delivery share rose 7 points in the fortnight before — someone was taking stock home.
- Announced during market hours, so the reaction session is the announcement day itself.
- No read was made before this result; recorded for the base rate.
- Ran up 19% in the 30 sessions before the result — a good number had little left to reward.
- The market itself moved +4.5% over the same ten sessions; the raw move is mostly tide.
- No reported figures on file for this quarter, so the result itself could not be judged.
- Went into the result within 3% of its 52-week high.
- No read was made before this result; recorded for the base rate.
- No reported figures on file for this quarter, so the result itself could not be judged.
- Volume ran 1.7x its prior month in the fortnight before.
- No read was made before this result; recorded for the base rate.
- No reported figures on file for this quarter, so the result itself could not be judged.
- No read was made before this result; recorded for the base rate.
- Ran up 50% in the 30 sessions before the result — a good number had little left to reward.
- No reported figures on file for this quarter, so the result itself could not be judged.
- Delivery share rose 6 points in the fortnight before — someone was taking stock home.
- No read was made before this result; recorded for the base rate.