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Waterbase Ltd

NSE WATERBASE · BSE 523660 · Seafood
₹45.40 -2.78%
NSE close2026-10-01
52 week range43.62 - 54.00
Market cap₹195 Cr.
Price band 20% Delivery 67.7%

Price

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Financials

Standalone, Rs crore
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Sales86.7673.9667.3172.4362.1066.7976.3887.1481.72101.5679.32121.49
Expenses87.3676.3571.7678.3666.4269.9981.2289.8586.33102.7580.92118.12
Operating Profit-0.60-2.39-4.45-5.93-4.32-3.20-4.84-2.71-4.61-1.19-1.603.37
OPM %-0.69%-3.23%-6.61%-8.19%-6.96%-4.79%-6.34%-3.11%-5.64%-1.17%-2.02%2.77%
Other Income0.610.340.940.393.870.190.780.990.270.590.541.20
Interest0.760.510.610.690.640.500.921.011.181.291.351.56
Depreciation2.502.332.202.282.131.811.861.721.741.671.831.49
Profit before tax-3.25-4.89-6.32-8.51-3.22-5.32-6.84-4.45-7.26-3.56-4.241.52
Tax %-25.54%-14.93%-24.37%-25.50%-23.29%-26.69%-20.61%-26.07%-25.48%-26.40%-21.46%21.71%
Net Profit-2.42-4.15-4.77-6.34-2.47-3.91-5.43-3.29-5.41-2.63-3.331.19
EPS in Rs-0.58-1.00-1.15-1.53-0.60-0.94-1.31-0.79-1.31-0.63-0.800.29
Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026TTM
Sales300320339362318207292298332273350384
Expenses288289281311286193284294336291360388
Operating Profit12305851321474-4-18-10-4
OPM %4.0%10%17%14%10%7%2.4%1.4%-1.1%-7%-2.9%-1.1%
Other Income-122623333523
Interest494331123355
Depreciation4567778910877
Profit before tax31849472580-4-13-24-20-14
Tax %17%35%38%35%26%27%72%-20%-21%-24%-25%
Net Profit21230311960-3-10-18-15-10
EPS in Rs0.563.007.227.454.481.430.02-0.84-2.52-4.38-3.54-2.45
Dividend Payout %89%33%21%20%0%70%0%0%0%0%0%
10 Years5 Years3 YearsTTM1 YearLast Year
Compounded Sales Growth2%11%5%31%
Compounded Profit Growth%%%33%
Stock Price CAGR-7%-16%-17%-4%
Return on Equity3%-5%-9%-10%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Equity Capital393939414141414141414141
Reserves617586108132142149145141131114100
Borrowings1253682828121139264459
Other Liabilities544152804842524065444551
Total Liabilities166207245258249238243228287243245251
Fixed Assets176062617370666575727574
CWIP133911034200
Investments000000000000
Other Assets148144180188175167177159207169169176
Total Assets166207245258249238243228287243245251
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Cash from Operating Activity1212-13552044522-377-13-5
Cash from Investing Activity-4-12-7-6-8-4-5328-151-2-5
Cash from Financing Activity-5-13-15-9-13-20-10-531-14-127
Net Cash Flow4-13-3640-220-1125-21-7-1516
Free Cash Flow76-214394050-10-541-21-13
CFO/OP69%162%-30%118%72%159%401%53%-895%-120%71%51%
Mar 2015Mar 2016Mar 2017Mar 2018Mar 2019Mar 2020Mar 2021Mar 2022Mar 2023Mar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026
Debtor Days7584949774858449106474523
Inventory Days726010813913110015398122118155141
Days Payable583754873933774274455644
Cash Conversion Cycle89107148149165153159105154120143120
Working Capital Days695763921001101118687796135
ROCE %30%7%15%29%27%14%5%1%-1%-5%-11%-7%
Sep 2023Dec 2023Mar 2024Jun 2024Sep 2024Dec 2024Mar 2025Jun 2025Sep 2025Dec 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026
Promoters69.05%69.05%69.05%69.05%69.04%69.05%69.05%69.05%69.05%69.05%69.05%69.05%
DIIs0.00%0.00%0.00%0.01%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%
Government0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.12%0.00%0.00%
Public30.95%30.95%30.96%30.96%30.96%30.96%30.94%30.95%30.95%30.84%30.96%30.97%
No. of Shareholders37,02835,84436,14735,29936,01935,61935,05334,71334,36933,33633,39632,860

Fundamentals

Market Cap₹ 195 Cr.
Current Price₹ 46.9
Book Value₹ 34.1
ROCE-7.35 %
ROE-9.89 %
Dividend Yield0.00 %
Face Value₹ 10.0
Compounded Sales Growth (TTM)31%
Compounded Profit Growth (TTM)33%
Standalone figures.
Valuation
Market capRs 189 Cr
Enterprise valueRs 242 Cr
Price to book1.33x
Price to sales0.49x
EV / sales0.63x
Earnings yield-5.40%
P/B, 3-year average1.42x
P/E, 5-year average3432.21x
P/B, 5-year average1.50x
Profitability
Operating margin (excl. other income)-2.89%
Operating margin (incl. other income)-2.20%
EBITDA margin-0.37%
Pre-tax margin-3.53%
Net profit margin-2.65%
Net margin, latest quarter0.98%
ROE-9.89%
ROCE-7.35%
ROA-5.92%
ROE, 3-year average-8.94%
ROCE, 3-year average-7.61%
ROA, 3-year average-5.77%
ROE, 5-year average-5.73%
ROCE, 5-year average-4.66%
ROA, 5-year average-3.72%
ROIC (approx.)-3.14%
Tax rate24.86%
Other income / net worth1.70%
Growth
Sales growth (latest year)28.34%
Sales CAGR, 3 years5.49%
Sales CAGR, 5 years11.09%
Sales growth QoQ53.16%
Sales growth YoY (latest quarter)39.42%
Per share
EPS (TTM)Rs -2.45
EPS (latest quarter)Rs 0.29
EPS, 3-year averageRs -3.45
EPS, 5-year averageRs -1.93
Book value per shareRs 34.01
Sales per shareRs 92.48
Cash flow per shareRs -1.25
Free cash flow per shareRs -3.13
Efficiency
Asset turnover1.39x
Fixed asset turnover4.71x
Inventory turnover2.59x
Inventory days141 days
Debtor days23 days
Debtors turnover15.89x
Creditor days44 days
Cash conversion cycle120 days
Working capital days35 days
Leverage
Total debtRs 59 Cr
Cash and bankRs 5 Cr
Net debtRs 54 Cr
Debt to equity0.42x
Interest coverage-1.52x
Owners' fund to total sources56.30%
Debt to assets23.52%
Cash flow
Cash from Operating Activity (latest year)Rs -5 Cr
Cash from Investing Activity (latest year)Rs -5 Cr
Cash from Financing Activity (latest year)Rs 27 Cr
Net Cash Flow (latest year)Rs 16 Cr
Free cash flow (latest year)Rs -13 Cr
FCFE (approx.: FCF + change in debt)Rs 2 Cr
Statement figures
Net sales (TTM)Rs 384 Cr
Net sales (latest year)Rs 350 Cr
Sales (latest quarter)Rs 121 Cr
Operating profit excl. other income (latest year)Rs -10 Cr
Operating profit (latest quarter)Rs 3 Cr
Other income (TTM)Rs 3 Cr
EBITDA (TTM)Rs -1 Cr
PBDT (TTM)Rs -7 Cr
Profit before tax (TTM)Rs -14 Cr
Tax (latest year)Rs -5 Cr
Net profit (TTM)Rs -10 Cr
Net profit (latest year)Rs -15 Cr
Net profit (latest quarter)Rs 1 Cr
Depreciation (TTM)Rs 7 Cr
Depreciation (latest quarter)Rs 1 Cr
Interest (TTM)Rs 5 Cr
Cost of goods sold (latest year)Rs 275 Cr
Total expenditure (latest year)Rs 360 Cr
Total income (latest year)Rs 352 Cr
Share capitalRs 41 Cr
ReservesRs 100 Cr
Shareholders' fundsRs 141 Cr
Total assetsRs 251 Cr
Net blockRs 74 Cr
InvestmentsRs 0 Cr
ReceivablesRs 22 Cr
InventoryRs 106 Cr
Other liabilitiesRs 51 Cr
Shares outstanding (crore)4.15
Ownership
Promoter holding69.05% (+0.00 in a year)
Computed by MarketFriction from the standalone statements. Returns use average balances.
P/B 1.33 is at the 1th percentile (median 2.43).
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.
PeriodWATERBASENifty 50Difference
1 week+0.1%-2.8% +2.9 pts
1 month-5.5%-6.8% +1.3 pts
3 months-49.1%-7.6% -41.5 pts
6 months-40.4%+0.4% -40.8 pts
1 year-44.4%-9.9% -34.4 pts
2 years-56.0%-13.6% -42.4 pts
3 years-45.0%+14.2% -59.2 pts
5 years-60.2%+27.9% -88.1 pts

Red flags

F-score 5 of 8
lookRepeated losses Net loss in each of the last two years
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 ₹121 Cr +39.4% vs Jun 2025. Net profit ₹1 Cr +136.2%.
Against our estimate for Jun 2026: sales +9.0%, profit +126.8% beat. Our estimate for Sep 2026: sales Rs 99 Cr, profit Rs -3 Cr (how).

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Ex-dateActionFactor
2023-09-22Annual General Meeting
2022-08-10Annual General Meeting
2021-09-15 Annual General Meeting/Dividend - Re 1 Per Share
2019-09-12 Dividend - Rs 1.50 Per Share
No announcements in our files yet.
Company filings to NSE, newest first. Routine notices (trading window, newspaper copies) are left out. Click a row for the filing.
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 Waterbase Ltd?

Waterbase Ltd (WATERBASE) has a market capitalisation of Rs 195 Cr. at the 2026-10-01 close.

What were Waterbase Ltd's latest quarterly results?

In the Jun 2026 quarter, Waterbase Ltd sales was Rs 121 Cr (+39.4% vs Jun 2025) and net profit was Rs 1 Cr.

What is the 52-week high and low of Waterbase Ltd?

The 52-week high is Rs 54.00 and the 52-week low is Rs 43.62.

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