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Zeal Aqua Ltd

BSE 539963 · Seafood
₹10.33 -3.19%
BSE close2026-10-01
Market cap₹132 Cr.
P/E8.96

Price

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Financials

Standalone, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales116.40136.3865.0487.24152.16169.34102.58123.87184.70222.08136.86150.92
Expenses112.19130.3257.4982.25146.49157.4992.13117.29174.32212.95135.29144.09
Operating Profit4.216.067.554.995.6711.8510.456.5810.389.131.576.83
OPM %3.62%4.44%11.61%5.72%3.73%7.00%10.19%5.31%5.62%4.11%1.15%4.53%
Other Income1.661.922.041.802.303.761.771.751.447.837.443.21
Interest3.533.223.614.034.927.805.344.686.025.535.115.44
Depreciation1.281.271.181.870.691.451.461.271.301.281.321.54
Profit before tax1.063.494.800.892.366.365.422.384.5010.152.583.06
Tax %0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%35.71%33.33%25.71%21.32%29.74%
Net Profit1.063.494.800.902.356.365.421.543.007.532.042.15
EPS in Rs0.080.280.380.070.190.500.430.120.240.600.160.17
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales121175178232239296342362398511668695
Expenses112165156210225277326343376478640667
Operating Profit9921221419161921332828
OPM %7%5%12%9%6%7%4.5%5%5%6%4.2%4.0%
Other Income0026115888101820
Interest549101213101414222122
Depreciation328877655655
Profit before tax2369657810152020
Tax %2%35%32%20%12%16%20%14%19%32%28%
Net Profit224854678101415
EPS in Rs0.210.140.330.590.420.340.460.560.660.801.121.17
Dividend Payout %0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%0%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth19%18%23%27%
Compounded Profit Growth22%27%26%-6%
Stock Price CAGR6%6%12%4%
Return on Equity11%12%13%15%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital33441313131313131313
Reserves161833373641455158667791
Borrowings403849858388119127131157172186
Other Liabilities4512174669883468597051
Total Liabilities636598143178211266225270295331341
Fixed Assets141313534640403734363838
CWIP71238035000400
Investments000000000000
Other Assets42394789129165226187235255293302
Total Assets636598143178211266225270295331341
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity28-17-1714167-524252535
Cash from Investing Activity-12-8-29-11-4-2-0-2-2-10-10-3
Cash from Financing Activity-5-22329-12-13-72-22-11-11-36
Net Cash Flow11-1112-210-4-044-4
Free Cash Flow16-9-22-2810136-722141431
CFO/OP281%-9%83%-75%77%131%37%-24%134%126%81%143%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days4781678391961125366777356
Inventory Days28594852178152180158136104
Days Payable51623326151294275614724
Cash Conversion Cycle43734814532996161164172174162136
Working Capital Days-24-6-2-62029436557544335
ROCE %19%11%10%14%15%13%11%10%11%11%15%15%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters68.42%68.42%68.42%68.42%68.42%68.42%68.42%68.42%68.42%68.42%68.42%68.42%
DIIs0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.05%
Public31.58%31.59%31.58%31.57%31.59%31.58%31.58%31.59%31.59%31.57%31.58%31.53%
No. of Shareholders23,73123,81629,01129,65834,99835,21834,94733,97033,36632,91332,65631,660

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 132 Cr.
Current Price₹ 10.5
Stock P/E8.96
Book Value₹ 8.19
ROCE14.9 %
ROE14.7 %
Dividend Yield0.00 %
Face Value₹ 1.00
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)27%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)-6%
Standalone figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 130 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 315 Cr
P/E (TTM)8.85x
Price to book1.26x
Price to sales0.19x
EV / EBITDA6.60x
EV / EBIT7.44x
EV / sales0.45x
Price to cash flow3.76x
Earnings yield11.30%
P/E, 3-year average13.55x
P/B, 3-year average1.56x
P/E, 5-year average13.93x
P/B, 5-year average1.48x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)4.15%
Operating margin (incl. other income)6.91%
EBITDA margin6.89%
Pre-tax margin2.92%
Net profit margin2.12%
Net margin, latest quarter1.42%
ROE14.67%
ROCE14.89%
ROA4.20%
ROE, 3-year average12.56%
ROCE, 3-year average13.62%
ROA, 3-year average3.45%
ROE, 5-year average11.52%
ROCE, 5-year average12.32%
ROA, 5-year average3.11%
ROIC (approx.)10.56%
Tax rate28.10%
Other income / net worth17.87%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)30.55%
Profit growth (latest year)40.26%
Sales CAGR, 3 years22.61%
Sales CAGR, 5 years17.65%
Profit CAGR, 3 years26.02%
Profit CAGR, 5 years27.12%
Sales growth QoQ10.27%
Profit growth QoQ5.39%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)21.84%
Profit growth YoY (latest quarter)39.61%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs 1.17
EPS (latest year)Rs 1.12
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 0.17
EPS, 3-year averageRs 0.86
EPS, 5-year averageRs 0.72
Book value per shareRs 8.19
Sales per shareRs 55.09
Cash flow per shareRs 2.74
Free cash flow per shareRs 2.46
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.96x
Fixed asset turnover17.40x
Inventory turnover3.70x
Inventory days99 days
Debtor days56 days
Debtors turnover6.48x
Creditor days24 days
Cash conversion cycle136 days
Working capital days35 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 186 Cr
Cash and bankRs 1 Cr
Net debtRs 185 Cr
Debt to equity1.80x
Net debt / EBITDA3.87x
Interest coverage1.92x
Owners' fund to total sources30.31%
Debt to assets54.65%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs 35 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -3 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs -36 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs -4 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs 31 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs 46 Cr
Cash from ops / profit, 5 years2.31x
Sales to cash flow19.29x
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 695 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 668 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 151 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs 28 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 7 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 20 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs 48 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs 26 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs 20 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs 6 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs 15 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs 14 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 2 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 5 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 2 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 22 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 611 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 640 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 686 Cr
Share capitalRs 13 Cr
ReservesRs 91 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 103 Cr
Total assetsRs 341 Cr
Net blockRs 38 Cr
InvestmentsRs 0 Cr
ReceivablesRs 103 Cr
InventoryRs 165 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 51 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)12.61
Ownership
Promoter holding68.42% (+0.00 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the standalone statements. Returns use average balances.
P/E 8.8 is at the 7th percentile of its own 9.4-year range (median 16.6, low 7.4, high 138.9).
P/B 1.26 is at the 2th percentile (median 1.79).
Monthly. Market cap from split-adjusted price; profit and book value as reported by that month. A low percentile means cheap versus its own history, not cheap versus peers.
Period539963Nifty 50Difference
1 week-0.9%-2.8% +1.9 pts
1 month-6.1%-6.8% +0.7 pts
3 months-13.1%-7.6% -5.5 pts
3 years+38.5%+14.2% +24.3 pts
5 years+30.6%+27.9% +2.7 pts

Red flags

F-score 6 of 8
lookProfit leans on other income Other income was 94% of pre-tax profit in 2026
Checks on the latest reported years: cash vs profit, accruals, receivables and inventory vs sales, dilution, debt, interest cover, equity, other income, losses, and auditor, top-management, insolvency and regulator filings in the last 12 months. A flag asks for an explanation; it is not a verdict.

Latest quarter

Jun 2026
Sales ₹151 Cr +21.8% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹2 Cr +39.6%.

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No short selling reported to NSE in our files.
Short sales disclosed by brokers to NSE, by trade date. Collected since late September 2026.
Not on any NSE surveillance list in the latest file.

Quick answers

What is the market cap of Zeal Aqua Ltd?

Zeal Aqua Ltd (539963) has a market capitalisation of Rs 132 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What is the P/E ratio of Zeal Aqua Ltd?

Zeal Aqua Ltd trades at a P/E of 8.96 on trailing twelve-month profit, at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were Zeal Aqua Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Jun 2026 quarter, Zeal Aqua Ltd sales was Rs 151 Cr (+21.8% vs Jun 2025) and net profit was Rs 2 Cr.

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