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Waterbase Ltd
WATERBASE NSE
Waterbase Ltd
Food ProductsNSE: WATERBASE BSE: WATERBASE Seafood
Key Fundamentals
MicrocapSeafoodFood ProductsMarket Cap
₹181 Cr
Volatility
Moderate
P/E Ratio
-12
EBITDA
₹-10.11 Cr
Return on Equity
-11.7%
Debt to Equity
0.42
Book Value
₹34.06
EPS
₹0
52W High
₹67.7
52W Low
₹38
Insights
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Technical Indicators
Key Insights
Strengths
2- Debtor days have improved from 38.1 to 23.0 days.
- Company's working capital requirements have reduced from 58.2 days to 34.8 days
Weaknesses
3- Company has low interest coverage ratio.
- The company has delivered a poor sales growth of 11.1% over past five years.
- Company has a low return on equity of -8.83% over last 3 years.
Growth Rate
Revenue Growth
23.63% ↗
Net Income Growth
7.20% ↗
Cash Flow Change
-287.87% ↘
ROE
93.07% ↗
ROCE
129.28% ↗
EBITDA Margin (Avg.)
-37.88% ↗
Quarterly Results
| Mar 2023 | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 65.62 | 111 | 86.76 | 73.96 | 67.31 | 72.43 | 62.1 | 66.79 | 76.38 | 87.14 | 81.72 | 102 | 79.32 |
| Expenses | 65.93 | 108 | 87.36 | 76.35 | 71.76 | 78.36 | 66.42 | 69.99 | 81.22 | 89.85 | 86.33 | 103 | 80.92 |
| Operating Profit | -0.31 | 3.62 | -0.6 | -2.39 | -4.45 | -5.93 | -4.32 | -3.2 | -4.84 | -2.71 | -4.61 | -1.19 | -1.6 |
| OPM % | -0.47% | 3.25% | -0.69% | -3.23% | -6.61% | -8.19% | -6.96% | -4.79% | -6.34% | -3.11% | -5.64% | -1.17% | -2.02% |
| Other Income | 1.29 | 1.2 | 0.61 | 0.34 | 0.94 | 0.39 | 3.87 | 0.19 | 0.78 | 0.99 | 0.27 | 0.59 | 0.54 |
| Interest | 0.95 | 1.12 | 0.76 | 0.51 | 0.61 | 0.69 | 0.64 | 0.5 | 0.92 | 1.01 | 1.18 | 1.29 | 1.35 |
| Depreciation | 2.32 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.33 | 2.2 | 2.28 | 2.13 | 1.81 | 1.86 | 1.72 | 1.74 | 1.67 | 1.83 |
| PBT | -2.29 | 1.2 | -3.25 | -4.89 | -6.32 | -8.51 | -3.22 | -5.32 | -6.84 | -4.45 | -7.26 | -3.56 | -4.24 |
| Tax % | -17.03% | 24.17% | -25.54% | -14.93% | -24.37% | -25.5% | -23.29% | -26.69% | -20.61% | -26.07% | -25.48% | -26.4% | -21.46% |
| Net Profit | -1.9 | 0.91 | -2.42 | -4.15 | -4.77 | -6.34 | -2.47 | -3.91 | -5.43 | -3.29 | -5.41 | -2.63 | -3.33 |
| EPS in Rs | -0.46 | 0.22 | -0.58 | -1 | -1.15 | -1.53 | -0.6 | -0.94 | -1.31 | -0.79 | -1.31 | -0.63 | -0.8 |
Profit & Loss
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 278 | 300 | 320 | 339 | 362 | 318 | 207 | 292 | 298 | 332 | 273 | 350 |
| Expenses | 247 | 288 | 289 | 281 | 311 | 286 | 193 | 284 | 294 | 336 | 291 | 360 |
| Operating Profit | 31 | 12 | 30 | 58 | 51 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 4 | -4 | -18 | -10 |
| OPM % | 11% | 4% | 10% | 17% | 14% | 10% | 7% | 2.4% | 1.4% | -1.1% | -7% | -2.9% |
| Other Income | 2 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Interest | 1 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
| Depreciation | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
| PBT | 30 | 3 | 18 | 49 | 47 | 25 | 8 | 0 | -4 | -13 | -24 | -20 |
| Tax % | 35% | 17% | 35% | 38% | 35% | 26% | 27% | 72% | -20% | -21% | -24% | -25% |
| Net Profit | 20 | 2 | 12 | 30 | 31 | 19 | 6 | 0 | -3 | -10 | -18 | -15 |
| EPS in Rs | 5.05 | 0.56 | 3 | 7.22 | 7.45 | 4.48 | 1.43 | 0.02 | -0.84 | -2.52 | -4.38 | -3.54 |
| Div. Payout % | 30% | 89% | 33% | 21% | 20% | 0% | 70% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Balance Sheet
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 39 | 39 | 39 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
| Reserves | 61 | 75 | 86 | 108 | 132 | 142 | 149 | 145 | 141 | 131 | 114 | 100 |
| Borrowings | 12 | 53 | 68 | 28 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 26 | 44 | 59 |
| Other Liabilities | 54 | 41 | 52 | 80 | 48 | 42 | 52 | 40 | 65 | 44 | 45 | 51 |
| Total Liabilities | 166 | 207 | 245 | 258 | 249 | 238 | 243 | 228 | 287 | 243 | 245 | 251 |
| Fixed Assets | 17 | 60 | 62 | 61 | 73 | 70 | 66 | 65 | 75 | 72 | 75 | 74 |
| CWIP | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Assets | 148 | 144 | 180 | 188 | 175 | 167 | 177 | 159 | 207 | 169 | 169 | 176 |
| Total Assets | 166 | 207 | 245 | 258 | 249 | 238 | 243 | 228 | 287 | 243 | 245 | 251 |
Cash Flow
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operating | 12 | 12 | -13 | 55 | 20 | 44 | 52 | 2 | -37 | 7 | -13 | -5 |
| Investing | -4 | -12 | -7 | -6 | -8 | -4 | -53 | 28 | -15 | 1 | -2 | -5 |
| Financing | -5 | -13 | -15 | -9 | -13 | -20 | -10 | -5 | 31 | -14 | -1 | 27 |
| Net Cash Flow | 4 | -13 | -36 | 40 | -2 | 20 | -11 | 25 | -21 | -7 | -15 | 16 |
| Free Cash Flow | 7 | 6 | -21 | 43 | 9 | 40 | 50 | -10 | -54 | 1 | -21 | -13 |
| CFO/OP | 69 | 162 | -30 | 118 | 72 | 159 | 401 | 53 | -895 | -120 | 71 | 51 |
Ratios
| Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor Days | 75 | 84 | 94 | 97 | 74 | 85 | 84 | 49 | 106 | 47 | 45 | 23 |
| Inventory Days | 72 | 60 | 108 | 139 | 131 | 100 | 153 | 98 | 122 | 118 | 155 | 141 |
| Days Payable | 58 | 37 | 54 | 87 | 39 | 33 | 77 | 42 | 74 | 45 | 56 | 44 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 89 | 107 | 148 | 149 | 165 | 153 | 159 | 105 | 154 | 120 | 143 | 120 |
| Working Capital Days | 69 | 57 | 63 | 92 | 100 | 110 | 111 | 86 | 87 | 79 | 61 | 35 |
| ROCE % | 30% | 7% | 15% | 29% | 27% | 14% | 5% | 1% | -1% | -5% | -11% | -7% |
Documents
1
Format of the Initial Disclosure to be made by an entity identified as a Large Corporate : Annexure A
29 Apr - Waterbase confirms it is not a Large Corporate as of March 31, 2026. 29 Apr - Waterbase confirms it is not a Large Corporate as of March 31, 2026.
2
Format of the Initial Disclosure to be made by an entity identified as a Large Corporate : Annexure A
29 Apr - Waterbase confirms it is not a Large Corporate as of March 31, 2026. 29 Apr - Waterbase confirms it is not a Large Corporate as of March 31, 2026.
3
Independent Auditors Certificate In Compliance With Exemption
Order Dated November 15, 2019.
9 Apr - VMT Family Trust confirms SEBI exemption compliance for FY 2025-26. 9 Apr - VMT Family Trust confirms SEBI exemption compliance for FY 2025-26.
5
Announcement under Regulation 30 (LODR)-Change in Management
1 Apr - Ramakanth V. Akula appointed MD; Chola Varma Alluri appointed CEO, effective April 1, 2026. 1 Apr - Ramakanth V. Akula appointed MD; Chola Varma Alluri appointed CEO, effective April 1, 2026.
Frequently Asked Questions about Waterbase Ltd
What does Waterbase Ltd do?
Incorporated in 1993, Waterbase Ltd is in the business of Shrimp Feeds, Shrimp Aquaculture and Shrimp Hatchery[1]
Where is Waterbase Ltd (WATERBASE) listed?
Waterbase Ltd is listed on the Indian stock exchanges. It is listed on NSE: WATERBASE and BSE: WATERBASE. You can view its live share price, financials, and ratios on Tapetide.
Which sector does Waterbase Ltd belong to?
Waterbase Ltd operates in the Food Products sector within the Seafood industry. Sector classification helps investors compare companies affected by similar economic conditions and regulatory changes.
What is the market capitalisation of Waterbase Ltd?
Waterbase Ltd has a market capitalisation of approximately ₹181.02 Cr. Based on this, it is classified as a Small Cap stock.
What is the PE ratio of Waterbase Ltd?
The Price-to-Earnings (PE) ratio of Waterbase Ltd is -12.00. The PE ratio compares a company's share price to its earnings per share and is commonly used to assess whether a stock is overvalued or undervalued relative to its peers.
What is the 52-week high and low of Waterbase Ltd?
Over the past 52 weeks, Waterbase Ltd has traded between a low of ₹38 and a high of ₹67.7. This range helps investors understand the stock's price volatility and recent trading levels.
Does Waterbase Ltd pay dividends?
Yes, Waterbase Ltd has a dividend yield of 1.34%. Dividend yield indicates the annual dividend income relative to the share price. A consistent dividend history can signal financial stability.
What is the Return on Equity (ROE) of Waterbase Ltd?
Waterbase Ltd has a Return on Equity (ROE) of -11.70%. ROE measures how effectively a company uses shareholders' equity to generate profits. A higher ROE generally indicates better capital efficiency.
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Company Information
Incorporated in 1993, Waterbase Ltd is in the business of Shrimp Feeds, Shrimp Aquaculture and Shrimp Hatchery[1]