WATERBASE - Waterbase Limited Share Price

Food Products

₹49.25-0.13(-0.26%)

Market Open as of Apr 29, 2025, 15:30 IST

What does Waterbase Limited do?

Seafood•Fast Moving Consumer Goods•Small Cap

The Waterbase Limited, together with its subsidiaries, operates as an aquaculture company in India and internationally. It operates through Shrimp Feeds, Processed Shrimp, and Others segments. The company manufactures, sells, and trades in shrimp feed, such as p.vannamei, p.monodon, and scampi; and frozen shrimp products. It also engages in shrimp farming and hatchery activities. The company markets its products under the BayWhite, Ultra XL, Tiger Bay XL, and Magnum brands. It also exports its products to Japan, Europe, rest of Asia, and the United States. The company was incorporated in 1987 and is based in Chennai, India. The Waterbase Limited operates as a subsidiary of Aquavista Enterprises Private Limited.

Industry Group:Food Products

Employees:282

Website:www.waterbaseindia.com

Valuation
Market Cap	292.22 Cr
Price/Earnings (Trailing)	-16.5
Price/Sales (Trailing)	0.97
EV/EBITDA	-26.34
Price/Free Cashflow	304.82
MarketCap/EBT	-12.72

Fundamentals
Revenue (TTM)	282.34 Cr
Rev. Growth (Yr)	-9.85%
Rev. Growth (Qtr)	-8.02%
Earnings (TTM)	-19.19 Cr
Earnings Growth (Yr)	5.86%
Earnings Growth (Qtr)	38.36%

Profitability
Operating Margin	-8.87%
EBT Margin	-8.87%
Free Cashflow Yield	0.33%

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Category	WATERBASE	Food
PE	-16.50	35.67
PS	0.97	2.85
Growth	-17.2 %	4.1 %

Shareholder Name	Holding %
AQUAVISTA ENTERPRISES PRIVATE LIMITED (formerly known as NAV SRIJIT SHAKTI TELANGANA	52.95%
KARAM CHAND THAPAR AND BROS COAL SALES LIMITED	7.83%
KCT FINANCIAL & MANAGEMENT SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED	7.3%
VARUN ADITYA THAPAR	0.41%
JYOTI THAPAR	0.18%
AYESHA THAPAR	0.13%
NITASHA THAPAR	0.13%
VIKRAMADITYA MOHAN THAPAR	0.13%

Balance Sheet for Waterbase

Standalone figures (in Rs. Crores) / View Consolidated Data

Description	(%) Q/Q	Mar-2024	Sep-2023	Mar-2023	Sep-2022	Mar-2022	Sep-2021
Cash and cash equivalents	-150.4%	0.35	2.29	8.19	3.28	25	17
Current investments	-	0	0	0	3.18	0	7
Total current financial assets	-34.1%	61	92	117	129	86	105
Inventories	30.2%	83	64	75	40	59	60
Total current assets	-7.2%	156	168	198	172	149	171
Property, plant and equipment	-2.8%	71	73	74	76	63	61
Capital work-in-progress	1.2%	1.84	1.83	4.38	3.2	3.44	2.29
Non-current investments	-	0.14	0	0.06	0	0.06	0
Loans, non-current	-	0.06	0	0	0	0	0
Total non-current financial assets	-28.2%	2.07	2.49	0.11	3.16	0.12	2.9
Total non-current assets	1.2%	87	86	89	90	79	73
Total assets	-4.3%	243	254	287	262	228	244
Borrowings, non-current	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total non-current financial liabilities	-27%	0.06	0.26	0.48	0.72	0.98	0.93
Provisions, non-current	5.6%	3.08	2.97	2.76	2.76	2.45	2.69
Total non-current liabilities	-4.5%	3.13	3.23	3.23	3.48	3.43	3.62
Borrowings, current	25%	26	21	38	14	0	0
Total current financial liabilities	0%	64	64	98	70	36	42
Provisions, current	-82.1%	0.29	0.61	0.39	0.73	0.48	0.3
Current tax liabilities	-	-	0	0	0	0	1.12
Total current liabilities	-4.3%	67	70	101	72	38	46
Total liabilities	-4.2%	70	73	104	76	41	50
Equity share capital	0%	41	41	41	41	41	41
Total equity	-4.4%	173	181	183	187	186	194
Total equity and liabilities	-4.3%	243	254	287	262	228	244

Consolidated figures (in Rs. Crores) / View Standalone Data

Description	(%) Q/Q	Mar-2024	Sep-2023	Mar-2023	Sep-2022	Mar-2022	Sep-2021
Cash and cash equivalents	-146.9%	0.39	2.3	8.2	3.29	25	17
Current investments	-	0	0	0	3.18	0	7
Loans, current	-	1.01	0	0	0	0	0
Total current financial assets	-20.9%	73	92	117	129	86	105
Inventories	30.2%	83	64	75	40	59	60
Total current assets	-7.2%	156	168	198	172	149	171
Property, plant and equipment	-2.8%	71	73	74	76	63	61
Capital work-in-progress	1.2%	1.84	1.83	4.38	3.2	3.44	2.29
Total non-current financial assets	154.4%	4.79	2.49	0.06	3.16	0.06	0.01
Total non-current assets	1.2%	87	86	89	90	79	73
Total assets	-4.7%	242	254	287	262	227	244
Borrowings, non-current	-	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total non-current financial liabilities	-27%	0.06	0.26	0.48	0.72	0.98	0.93
Provisions, non-current	5.6%	3.08	2.97	2.76	2.76	2.45	2.69
Total non-current liabilities	-4.5%	3.13	3.23	3.23	3.48	3.43	3.62
Borrowings, current	25%	26	21	38	14	0	0
Total current financial liabilities	0%	64	64	98	70	36	42
Provisions, current	-82.1%	0.29	0.61	0.39	0.73	0.48	0.3
Current tax liabilities	-	2.2	0	0	0	0	1.12
Total current liabilities	-4.3%	67	70	101	72	38	46
Total liabilities	-4.2%	70	73	104	76	41	50
Equity share capital	0%	41	41	41	41	41	41
Total equity	-4.4%	173	181	183	187	186	194
Total equity and liabilities	-4.7%	242	254	287	262	227	244

Investor Care
Dividend Yield	1.46%
Diluted EPS (TTM)	-4.62

Income Statement for Waterbase

Standalone figures (in Rs. Crores) / View Consolidated Data

AnnualQuarterly

Description	(%) Q/Q	Mar-2024	Mar-2023	Mar-2022	Mar-2021	Mar-2020	Mar-2019
Revenue From Operations	11.6%	339	304	299	211	322	365
Other Income	26.8%	3.08	2.64	2.6	2.65	2.37	6.18
Total Income	11.4%	342	307	301	214	325	372
Cost of Materials	8.6%	267	246	204	138	203	250
Purchases of stock-in-trade	21.3%	4.47	3.86	20	5.39	2.2	9.33
Employee Expense	-3.7%	27	28	26	20	21	21
Finance costs	81.1%	3.01	2.11	0.84	1.48	2.62	3.28
Depreciation and Amortization	7.2%	9.52	8.95	8.46	7.29	7.14	6.93
Other expenses	33.3%	61	46	47	38	42	46
Total Expenses	14.5%	356	311	301	206	300	324
Profit Before exceptional items and Tax	-165.7%	-13.24	-4.36	0.36	8.09	25	47
Total profit before tax	-165.7%	-13.24	-4.36	0.36	8.09	25	47
Current tax	-	0	0	0	4.49	7.28	19
Deferred tax	-101.6%	-2.81	-0.89	0.26	-2.33	-0.93	-2.14
Total tax	-101.6%	-2.81	-0.89	0.26	2.16	6.35	16
Total profit (loss) for period	-155.9%	-10.44	-3.47	0.1	5.93	19	31
Other comp. income net of taxes	13.4%	0.29	0.18	0.02	0.3	-0.19	0.07
Total Comprehensive Income	-160.5%	-10.15	-3.28	0.12	6.23	18	31
Earnings Per Share, Basic	-91.6%	-2.52	-0.837	0.02	1.43	4.48	7.45
Earnings Per Share, Diluted	-90.5%	-2.5	-0.837	0.02	1.43	4.48	7.45

Description	(%) Q/Q	Dec-2024	Jun-2024	Mar-2024	Dec-2023	Sep-2023	Jun-2023
Revenue From Operations	-7%	67	72	67	74	87	111
Other Income	-32.8%	0.19	0.39	0.94	0.34	0.61	1.2
Total Income	-8.3%	67	73	68	74	87	112
Cost of Materials	30.2%	70	54	48	64	70	84
Purchases of stock-in-trade	166.7%	1.34	0.49	0.8	1.2	0.48	1.99
Employee Expense	-16.7%	5.84	6.81	5.97	6.01	6.74	7.86
Finance costs	-61.3%	0.5	0.69	0.61	0.51	0.76	1.12
Depreciation and Amortization	-36.7%	1.81	2.28	2.2	2.33	2.5	2.5
Other expenses	-13.3%	14	16	15	15	15	16
Total Expenses	-11.2%	72	81	75	79	91	111
Profit Before exceptional items and Tax	33.5%	-5.32	-8.51	-6.31	-4.88	-3.25	1.2
Total profit before tax	33.5%	-5.32	-8.51	-6.31	-4.88	-3.25	1.2
Deferred tax	23.7%	-1.42	-2.17	-1.54	-0.73	-0.83	0.29
Total tax	23.7%	-1.42	-2.17	-1.54	-0.73	-0.83	0.29
Total profit (loss) for period	33.1%	-3.91	-6.34	-4.77	-4.15	-2.42	0.91
Other comp. income net of taxes	-2.2%	0.05	0.07	0.14	0.06	0.05	0.05
Total Comprehensive Income	33.1%	-3.86	-6.27	-4.63	-4.09	-2.37	0.95
Earnings Per Share, Basic	23.3%	-0.94	-1.53	-1.15	-13	-0.584	0.219
Earnings Per Share, Diluted	23.3%	-0.94	-1.53	-1.15	-13	-0.584	0.219

Consolidated figures (in Rs. Crores) / View Standalone Data

AnnualQuarterly

Description	(%) Q/Q	Mar-2024	Mar-2023	Mar-2022	Mar-2021	Mar-2020	Mar-2019
Revenue From Operations	11.6%	339	304	299	211	322	-
Other Income	26.8%	3.08	2.64	2.6	2.65	2.37	-
Total Income	11.4%	342	307	301	214	325	-
Cost of Materials	8.6%	267	246	204	138	203	-
Purchases of stock-in-trade	21.3%	4.47	3.86	20	5.39	2.2	-
Employee Expense	-3.7%	27	28	26	20	21	-
Finance costs	81.1%	3.01	2.11	0.84	1.48	2.62	-
Depreciation and Amortization	7.2%	9.52	8.95	8.46	7.29	7.14	-
Other expenses	33.3%	61	46	47	38	42	-
Total Expenses	14.5%	356	311	301	206	300	-
Profit Before exceptional items and Tax	-165.5%	-13.26	-4.37	0.34	8.08	25	-
Total profit before tax	-165.5%	-13.26	-4.37	0.34	8.08	25	-
Current tax	-	0	0	0	4.49	7.28	-
Deferred tax	-101.6%	-2.81	-0.89	0.26	-2.33	-0.93	-
Total tax	-101.6%	-2.81	-0.89	0.26	2.16	6.35	-
Total profit (loss) for period	-155.6%	-10.45	-3.48	0.07	5.92	18	-
Other comp. income net of taxes	13.4%	0.29	0.18	0.02	0.3	-0.19	-
Total Comprehensive Income	-160.1%	-10.16	-3.29	0.1	6.21	18	-
Earnings Per Share, Basic	-91.3%	-2.52	-0.84	0.02	1.43	4.45	-
Earnings Per Share, Diluted	-91.3%	-2.52	-0.84	0.02	1.43	4.45	-

Description	(%) Q/Q	Dec-2024	Jun-2024	Mar-2024	Dec-2023	Sep-2023	Jun-2023
Revenue From Operations	-7%	67	72	67	74	87	111
Other Income	-32.8%	0.19	0.39	0.94	0.34	0.61	1.2
Total Income	-8.3%	67	73	68	74	87	112
Cost of Materials	30.2%	70	54	48	64	70	84
Purchases of stock-in-trade	166.7%	1.34	0.49	0.8	1.2	0.48	1.99
Employee Expense	-16.7%	5.84	6.81	5.97	6.01	6.74	7.86
Finance costs	-61.3%	0.5	0.69	0.61	0.51	0.76	1.12
Depreciation and Amortization	-36.7%	1.81	2.28	2.2	2.33	2.5	2.5
Other expenses	-13.3%	14	16	15	15	15	16
Total Expenses	-11.2%	72	81	75	79	91	111
Profit Before exceptional items and Tax	33.4%	-5.33	-8.51	-6.32	-4.88	-3.26	1.2
Total profit before tax	33.4%	-5.33	-8.51	-6.32	-4.88	-3.26	1.2
Deferred tax	23.7%	-1.42	-2.17	-1.54	-0.73	-0.83	0.29
Total tax	23.7%	-1.42	-2.17	-1.54	-0.73	-0.83	0.29
Total profit (loss) for period	33.2%	-3.91	-6.35	-4.78	-4.16	-2.43	0.91
Other comp. income net of taxes	-2.2%	0.05	0.07	0.14	0.06	0.05	0.05
Total Comprehensive Income	33%	-3.87	-6.27	-4.64	-4.1	-2.38	0.95
Earnings Per Share, Basic	23.3%	-0.94	-1.53	-1.15	-13	-0.585	0.219
Earnings Per Share, Diluted	23.3%	-0.94	-1.53	-1.15	-13	-0.585	0.219

Cash Flow for Waterbase

Standalone figures (in Rs. Crores) / View Consolidated Data

Description	(%) Q/Q	Mar-2024	Mar-2023	Mar-2022
Finance costs	81.1%	3.01	2.11	0.12
Change in inventories	48.7%	-7.81	-16.17	-1.07
Depreciation	7.2%	9.52	8.95	8.46
Adjustments for interest income	-748.9%	-1.92	1.45	2.09
Net Cashflows from Operations	109.5%	4.53	-36.26	3.72
Income taxes paid (refund)	254.9%	2.1	0.29	1.38
Other inflows (outflows) of cash	-	4.22	0	0
Net Cashflows From Operating Activities	115%	6.65	-36.55	2.34
Proceeds from sales of PPE	-156.4%	0	0.61	0
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	-72.1%	5.75	18	13
Interest received	5.9%	1.54	1.51	2.57
Other inflows (outflows) of cash	840.7%	5	0.46	38
Net Cashflows From Investing Activities	98.7%	0.79	-15.16	28
Proceeds from borrowings	-223.6%	-38.55	33	0
Payments of lease liabilities	-194.1%	-0.5	0.49	0.45
Dividends paid	-	0	0	4.14
Other inflows (outflows) of cash	866.7%	24	-2	-0.72
Net Cashflows from Financing Activities	-151.5%	-14.44	31	-5.31
Net change in cash and cash eq.	63.4%	-7	-20.88	25

Consolidated figures (in Rs. Crores) / View Standalone Data

Description	(%) Q/Q	Mar-2024	Mar-2023	Mar-2022
Finance costs	81.1%	3.01	2.11	0.12
Change in inventories	48.7%	-7.81	-16.17	-1.07
Depreciation	7.2%	9.52	8.95	8.46
Unrealised forex losses/gains	-	0.04	0	0
Adjustments for interest income	104.4%	1.92	1.45	2.09
Net Cashflows from Operations	145.6%	18	-36.27	3.7
Income taxes paid (refund)	256.3%	2.11	0.29	1.38
Other inflows (outflows) of cash	-	-9.03	0	0
Net Cashflows From Operating Activities	115.1%	6.68	-36.57	2.32
Proceeds from sales of PPE	-156.4%	0	0.61	0
Purchase of property, plant and equipment	-72.1%	5.75	18	13
Interest received	5.9%	1.54	1.51	2.57
Other inflows (outflows) of cash	840.7%	5	0.46	38
Net Cashflows From Investing Activities	98.7%	0.79	-15.16	28
Proceeds from borrowings	-6.2%	31	33	0
Repayments of borrowings	-	39	0	0
Payments of lease liabilities	-96.1%	0	0.49	0.45
Dividends paid	-	0	0	4.14
Other inflows (outflows) of cash	-169.7%	-7.09	-2	-0.72
Net Cashflows from Financing Activities	-151.5%	-14.44	31	-5.31
Net change in cash and cash eq.	63.6%	-6.97	-20.9	25

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