Waterbase Ltd - Stock Valuation and Financial Performance

BSE: 523660 | NSE: WATERBASE | Animal Feed | Small Cap

Waterbase Share Price

72.39 1.78 2.52%
as on 30-Oct'24 14:36

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Overall Rating
M-Cap below 500cr. High Risk from low Liquidity Bole Toh

1. Quality

2. Valuation

Somewhat Undervalued

3. Price Trend

Waterbase stock performance -

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P/E Ratio (SA):
0.00
Market Cap:
292.5 Cr.
52-wk low:
65
52-wk high:
105

Is Waterbase Ltd an attractive stock to invest in?

1. Is Waterbase Ltd a good quality company?

Past 10 year's financial track record analysis by Moneyworks4me indicates that Waterbase Ltd is a average quality company.

2. Is Waterbase Ltd undervalued or overvalued?

The key valuation ratios of Waterbase Ltd's currently when compared to its past seem to suggest it is in the Somewhat Undervalued zone.

3. Is Waterbase Ltd a good buy now?

The Price Trend analysis by MoneyWorks4Me indicates it is Weak which suggest that the price of Waterbase Ltd is likely to Fall in the short term. However, please check the rating on Quality and Valuation before investing.

10 Year X-Ray of Waterbase:

Analysis of Financial Track Record

Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end
Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end

Data adjusted to bonus, split, extra-ordinary income, rights issue and change in financial year end.

Financial track record gives insight into the company's performance on key parameters over the past ten years. MoneyWorks4me’s proprietary colour codes make it easy for retail investors to gauge the company’s past performance.
Waterbase Ltd has performed well in some of the past ten years indicating its past ten year financial track record is somewhat good

Value Creation

Value Creation Index Colour Code Guide

Mar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24TTM
ROCE % 29.9%2.3%17.6%28.6%26.7%13.9%5%0.6%-1.1%-4.9%-
Value Creation
Index
1.1-0.80.31.00.90.0-0.7-1.0-1.1-1.4-

Growth Parameters

Growth Parameters Colour Code Guide

Sales 278319322343365322212299304339300
Sales YoY Gr.-14.8%1%6.5%6.6%-11.8%-34.4%41.2%1.8%11.6%-
Adj EPS 5.13.937.26.94.51.40.1-0.9-2.5-4.3
YoY Gr.--22.3%-23.9%141.5%-4.3%-35.2%-69%-95%-1371.4%NA-
BVPS (₹) 25.425.631.536.141.844.445.944.944.141.740.2
Adj Net
Profit
19.515.211.629.928.618.65.70.3-3.7-10.4-18
Cash Flow from Ops. 12.40.1-13.154.619.843.851.92.3-36.66.7-
Debt/CF from Ops. 188.2-5.20.51.40.300-13.9-

CAGR

CAGR Colour Code Guide

9 Years 5 Years 3 Years 1 Years
Sales 2.3%-1.5%17.1%11.6%
Adj EPS -192.5%-181.6%-221.6%NA
BVPS5.7%-0%-3.2%-5.6%
Share Price 1.4% -7.6% -13.3% 0.9%

Key Financial Parameters

Performance Ratio Colour Code Guide

Mar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24TTM
Return on
Equity %
2115.210.321.817.810.43.10.2-2-5.8-10.4
Op. Profit
Mgn %
11.27.59.516.814.2106.70.31.4-1.2-4.4
Net Profit
Mgn %
74.83.68.77.85.82.70.1-1.2-3.1-5.9
Debt to
Equity
0.10.10.60.20.20.1000.20.2-
Working Cap
Days
15513717621822324634222725924996
Cash Conv.
Cycle
87761031141211361629011511555

Recent Performance Summary

Sales growth is growing at healthy rate in last 3 years 17.06%

Return on Equity is Poor

Sales growth is not so good in last 4 quarters at -7.25%

Latest Financials - Waterbase Ltd.

Standalone Consolidated
TTM EPS (₹) -4.3 -4.3
TTM Sales (₹ Cr.) 300 300
BVPS (₹.) 40.2 40.1
Reserves (₹ Cr.) 125 125
P/BV 1.76 1.76
PE 0.00 0.00
From the Market
52 Week Low / High (₹) 65.00 / 105.01
All Time Low / High (₹) 1.84 / 417.50
Market Cap (₹ Cr.) 293
Equity (₹ Cr.) 41.4
Face Value (₹) 10
Industry PE 35.7

Management X-Ray of Waterbase:

Shareholding Pattern

Promoter's Holding & Share Pledging

Pledged *0.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.000.00
* Pledged shares as % of Promoter's holding (%)

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Analyst's Notes

Key Ratios of Waterbase

Adj EPS (Rs.)

Sales (Cr.)

ROE (%)

ROCE (%)

Profit And Loss

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24
Sales278319322343365322212299304339
Operating Expenses 247295291285314290197298300343
Manufacturing Costs15111716161512192128
Material Costs199244238218247227139219226255
Employee Cost 11141619212121262827
Other Costs 21261933302725352533
Operating Profit 3123305851321414-4
Operating Profit Margin (%) 11.1%7.4%9.4%16.8%14.1%10.0%6.7%0.2%1.3%-1.2%
Other Income 2222623933
Interest 1194331123
Depreciation 12567778910
Exceptional Items 0-2100000000
Profit Before Tax 3021849472580-4-13
Tax 11161916620-1-3
Profit After Tax 2011230311960-3-10
PAT Margin (%) 7.0%0.2%3.6%8.7%8.4%5.7%2.8%0.0%-1.1%-3.1%
Adjusted EPS (₹)5.10.23.07.27.54.51.40.0-0.8-2.5
Dividend Payout Ratio (%)30%0%33%21%20%0%70%0%0%0%

Balance Sheet

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24

Equity and Liabilities

Shareholders Fund 99100122150173184190186183173
Share Capital 39393941414141414141
Reserves 616183108132142149145141131
Minority Interest0000000000
Debt12106222189003826
Long Term Debt001413850000
Short Term Debt1210488104003826
Trade Payables31233552272029254632
Others Liabilities 23314774898990838776
Total Liabilities 166164265297307302310294353306

Fixed Assets

Gross Block626571769599102109128135
Accumulated Depreciation4546915222936445363
Net Fixed Assets17186261737066657572
CWIP 1339110342
Investments 0000000000
Inventories39167183896258597583
Trade Receivables57768290737448398743
Cash Equivalents 292111772357422617
Others Assets22293647657281868689
Total Assets 166164265297307302310294353306

Cash Flow

(All Figures are in Crores.)
PARTICULARSMar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24
Cash Flow From Operating Activity 120-13552044522-377
PBT 30221849472580-4-13
Adjustment 0313191413155911
Changes in Working Capital -93-400-241334-2-417
Tax Paid -9-7-4-14-18-8-5-102
Cash Flow From Investing Activity -4-4-7-6-8-4-5328-151
Capex -5-5-8-12-10-4-1-13-17-6
Net Investments 00041-1-533805
Others 1112112322
Cash Flow From Financing Activity -5-5-15-9-13-20-10-531-14
Net Proceeds from Shares 0000000000
Net Proceeds from Borrowing -10-70-3-9-80120
Interest Paid 00-9-4-3-3-2-1-2-3
Dividend Paid -3-20-5-7-70-400
Others 0-200000021-11
Net Cash Flow 4-9-3640-220-1125-21-7
PARTICULARSMar'15Mar'16Mar'17Mar'18Mar'19Mar'20Mar'21Mar'22Mar'23Mar'24
Ratios
ROE (%)21.250.710.522.0419.1210.393.170.05-1.88-5.87
ROCE (%)29.942.3317.5728.5726.7213.864.960.64-1.11-4.88
Asset Turnover Ratio1.721.931.51.221.211.060.690.990.941.03
PAT to CFO Conversion(x)0.60-1.081.830.652.328.67N/AN/AN/A
Working Capital Days
Receivable Days697689928283105537569
Inventory Days583249828685104728085
Payable Days49364473583865465755

Waterbase Ltd Stock News

Waterbase Ltd FAQs

Company share prices are keep on changing according to the market conditions. The closing price of Waterbase on 30-Oct-2024 14:36 is ₹72.39.
Market capitalization or market cap is determined by multiplying the current market price of a company's shares with the total number of shares outstanding. As of 30-Oct-2024 14:36 the market cap of Waterbase stood at ₹292.5.
The latest P/E ratio of Waterbase as of 30-Oct-2024 14:36 is 0.00.
The latest P/B ratio of Waterbase as of 30-Oct-2024 14:36 is 1.76.
The 52-week high of Waterbase is ₹105.0 and the 52-week low is ₹65.00.
The TTM revenue is Trailing Twelve Months sales. The TTM revenue/sales of Waterbase is ₹300.5 ( Cr.) .

About Waterbase Ltd

Waterbase Limited is the largest integrated aquaculture unit in India located in the heart of shrimp country at Nellore in Andhra Pradesh. The company's mission is to give customers the best value for money with quality seed, feed, or processed produce.

The company began operations in 1993 and has stood committed to following and disseminating the best aquaculture techniques. Today, the company is a $18 million company (Rs 1 billion) with facilities that comprise a shrimp hatchery, feed plant, grow-out farms, and an ultra-modern process plant.

Waterbase Limited is a part of the 80-year-old, $ 2 billion Thapar Group, one of India's largest business houses. The Thapar Group has interests in areas such as paper, chemicals, glass, textiles, electronics, light and heavy engineering.

Raw or cooked, peeled or unpeeled, breaded and battered; it exports shrimp in different forms to the quality-conscious markets of Japan, USA, and Europe. In addition, the company supplies value-added shrimp in different forms to many of its customers.

Species it grows and processes:

Black Tiger, (P Monodon), White (P Indicus), Scampi (M. Rosenbergii)

Aquaculture is a business that demands constant monitoring and innovation. The company's process is geared to grow, harvest, and process quality shrimp. It follows HACCP guidelines and is among the few Indian companies that have FDA approval for exports to USA.

Product range of the company includes:

HLSO

  • Headless Shell-on block frozen

HO

  • Head-on block frozen

IQF

  • Full range

PDTO

  • Peeled Deveined Tail On

Stretched/Tray pack

Cooked - full range

Raw breaded butterfly shrimp

Value-added convenience foods

World-class feed for different types of shrimp culture

  • Ultra
  • Tiger bay
  • Supreme extensive
  • Magnum scampi feed

Clientele:

USA

  • Neptune Fisheries Inc, Virginia
  • H & N Fish Company, San Francisco
  • Central Seaway Corporation Inc., Illinois
  • Aquastar Inc., Seattle
  • Amende and Schultz, Inc., Pasadena
  • Darik Enterprises Inc, New York
  • Hanwa American Corp, Seattle
  • Berdex Seafood Inc., San Francisco
  • Expack Seafood Inc., New Jersey
  • Ocean Garden Products Inc., San Diego
  • Torry Harris Inc., New Jersey
  • Red Chamber Co., Vernon
  • LBA Rymer International Seafood, Chicago

Japan

  • Hanwa Co., Nagoya
  • Hanwa Co. Limited, Tokyo
  • K.I. Shoji Co. Limited, GIFU - City
  • Mitsui & Company Limited, Tokyo
  • Eiger Co. Limited, Kyoto
  • Toshoku Limited, Tokyo
  • Osaka Uoichiba Co. Limited, Osaka
  • Sumitomo Corporation, Tokyo
  • Mitsubishi Corporation, Tokyo
  • Hoko Fishing Co. Limited, Tokyo
  • Showa Trading Co. Limited, Tokyo
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