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Waterbase Ltd

NSE: WATERBASE BSE: 523660

49.22

(19.99)%

Tue, 03 Feb 2026, 02:28 pm

Analysis

dividend

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Pros

  • Dividends paid are well covered by earnings (3x coverage).
  • Waterbase's pays a higher dividend yield than the bottom 25% of dividend payers in India (0.76%).
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Cons

  • Waterbase has only been paying a dividend for 6 years, and since then dividends per share have fallen.
  • Waterbase has been paying a dividend for less than 10 years and during this time payments have been volatile (annual drop of over 20%).
  • Waterbase's dividend is below the markets top 25% of dividend payers in India (3.08%).

health

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Pros

  • Waterbase is able to meet its short term (1 year) commitments with its holdings of cash and other short term assets.
  • Waterbase is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • Waterbase is profitable, therefore cash runway is not a concern.
  • Debt is well covered by operating cash flow (463.8%, greater than 20% of total debt).
  • Debt is covered by short term assets, assets are 17.2x debt.
  • Waterbase's cash and other short term assets cover its long term commitments.
  • The level of debt compared to net worth has been reduced over the past 5 years (12.5% vs 5.1% today).
  • Interest payments on debt are well covered by earnings (EBIT is 9.6x coverage).
  • Waterbase's level of debt (5.1%) compared to net worth is satisfactory (less than 40%).
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Cons

  • High level of physical assets or inventory.

management

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Pros

  • The tenure for the Waterbase board of directors is about average.
  • Ramakanth's compensation has been consistent with company performance over the past year, both up more than 20%.
  • The tenure for the Waterbase management team is about average.
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Cons

  • Ramakanth's remuneration is higher than average for companies of similar size in India.

misc

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Pros

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    Cons

    • Waterbase is not covered by any analysts.
    • Waterbase has significant price volatility in the past 3 months.

    past

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    Pros

    • Waterbase's year on year earnings growth rate has been positive over the past 5 years.
    • Waterbase used its assets more efficiently than the IN Food industry average last year based on Return on Assets.
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    Cons

    • Waterbase's 1-year earnings growth is negative, it can't be compared to the 5-year average.
    • Waterbase's use of capital deteriorated last year versus 3 years ago (Return on Capital Employed).
    • Waterbase has not efficiently used shareholders’ funds last year (Return on Equity less than 20%).
    • Waterbase's 1-year earnings growth is negative, it can't be compared to the IN Food industry average.

    value

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    Pros

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      Cons

      • Waterbase's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a moderate discount (< 20%).
      • Waterbase's share price is above the future cash flow value, it's not available at a substantial discount (< 40%).
      • Waterbase is overvalued based on assets compared to the IN Food industry average.
      • Waterbase is overvalued based on earnings compared to the IN Food industry average.
      • Waterbase is overvalued based on earnings compared to the India market.
      • 523660 underperformed the Food industry which returned 18.8% over the past year.
      • 523660 underperformed the Market in India which returned -14.5% over the past year.
      • BSE:523660 is flat (-0.2%) underperforming the Food industry which returned 5% over the past month.
      • BSE:523660 is flat (-0.2%) underperforming the market in India which returned 8% over the past month.

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