As the markets continue their upward momentum on Thursday, many small-cap counters are coming out of their slumber. One such stock is S Chand and Company Ltd (NS:) which is a publisher of educational books across genres such as books for competitive exams, higher education, children, etc., and has a market capitalization of INR 711 crore.
The company’s Q1 FY24 performance wasn’t a good one, as it reported a 6.3% YoY decline in revenue to INR 113.88 crore while net income tanked by 62.5% to INR 2.6 crore. Consequently, the EPS (earnings per share) also declined to INR 0.74, compared to INR 1.78 in the same period last year.
Image Description: Daily chart of S Chand and Company with volume bars at the bottom
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However, it seems like the lower net income has already been discounted in the share price as the stock fell 12.8% in the June 2023 quarter. Investors have started accumulating the shares of S Chand and Company as today, they jumped 13% to INR 229, by 11:57 AM IST, and surged past a falling trendline resistance on the daily chart.
This resistance reversed the stock a few times in the recent past and therefore a final breakout above it holds a high importance. In technical parlance, the more the number of retests a resistance/support faces, the more its importance increases upon a successful breakout.
The total volume for the day so far has been recorded at over 1.15 million shares, which is the highest one-day volume since mid-March 2023. So, there’s no complaint on the volume front.
Although the move looks a bit extended for the day and the trend is surely positive, initiation long positions here might be risky. Ideally, those looking to go long on this counter should wait for a retracement or a cool-off in the share price, at least till the level of INR 220. On the upside, the stock can rally to the next resistance of INR 257.
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