Apex Frozen Foods Limited
NSE: APEXSeafood
Share price
₹331.30
+0.21% close of 9 Oct 2026
Price-based ratios (P/B, dividend yield, EV/EBITDA) are as of 7 Oct 2026, the close above is 9 Oct 2026.
Business score
How strong the business is, in one number. The parts behind it are in Pro.
60
out of 100 · worked out 9 Oct 2026
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Market cap
₹1,027 Cr
P/E ratio
19.8
P/B ratio
2.0
ROCE
10.4%
ROE
7.6%
Dividend yield
0.7%
Price & valuation chart
How the share price and its valuation have moved. Hover over the chart to see any day. Prices as of the last close.
Answers
Simple answers to the questions investors ask most, from the company's own numbers.
How fast it has been growing
Sales grew 4.7% over the past year, and -0.5% a year over its longer record. Meanwhile what it keeps of every 100 rupees of sales slipped from 8.4% to 7.3% over the last four years.
Whether it grew faster than its sector
It grew -0.5% a year against a sector median of 9.9% — 10.4 percentage points slower.
Room to re-rate, or risk of de-rating
At 19.8× earnings against a market that pays 24.1× across 2199 companies we can price. Its own industry sits at 53.4×, across 5 companies. It is against its own five-year median of 31.0×, the 19th percentile of its own range.
Whether growth justifies the valuation
Priced at 6.6 times its growth rate, on earnings growth of 3%.
| Profit growth | Price per ₹1 profit | Per 1% growth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Frozen Foods Limited — this one | 3%/yr | 19.8× | ₹6.6 |
| Marico Limited | 11%/yr | 54.1× | ₹4.9 |
| United Spirits Limited | 23%/yr | 53.4× | ₹2.3 |
| Tata Consumer Products | 13%/yr | 57.3× | ₹4.4 |
| Godrej Consumer Products | 5%/yr | 42.3× | ₹8.5 |
| Dabur India | 4%/yr | 34.5× | ₹8.6 |
Compared with companies filed under the same label. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.
How it compares with its peers
Against companies across the whole Fast Moving Consumer Goods sector, it ranks 102 of 177 on returns, 159 of 173 on growth, 126 of 178 on margin. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.
What makes it hard to beat — and is that still true?
No durable advantage shows in the numbers: it earns 10.4% on capital, ahead of 42% of companies across its whole sector. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.
Whether its growth pays for itself
Yes — Over the last five years it made ₹318 crore of cash from the business, spent ₹58 crore on plant and equipment, and returned ₹255 crore to lenders and shareholders. And the profit is real: of every 100 rupees it reported over 12 years, about 121 arrived as cash (before interest, which is why it can exceed the profit). Its cash comes back more slowly than it used to: it went from being waiting 90 days for its cash to waiting 96 days for its cash.
Profit reality check
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8 of 10 checks clear · 80%
Latest result · Q1 FY27
What the last results showed. Whether management kept its word is in Pro.
Profit more than doubled on higher shrimp prices; the year's volume plan was cut to 12,000 tonnes.
Announced 13 Aug 2026 · Standalone · Unaudited
Revenue
₹257 Cr
Revenue vs last year
-0.6%
Revenue vs last quarter
+52.9%
Net profit
₹22 Cr
Profit vs last year
+138.1%
Profit vs last quarter
+178.1%
Net margin
8.4%
EPS
₹6.93
Earnings call transcript · 18 Aug 2026
Checklist before you investPRO
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Key numbers & peers
The main numbers grouped by topic, and how the company compares with similar ones.
Price
- Market cap
- ₹1,027 Cr
- Prev close
- ₹331.30
- 52w High
- ₹515
- 52w Low
- ₹221
- Enterprise value
- ₹1,015 Cr
- Beta
- 1.8
- Price CAGR 1y
- 53.0%
- Price CAGR 3y
- 15.0%
- Price CAGR 5y
- 2.0%
- Price CAGR 10y
- —
Ratios
- Return on assets
- 6.6%
- PEG ratio
- 7.0
- P/E ratio
- 19.8
- P/B ratio
- 2.0
- EV / EBITDA
- 15.1
- Industry P/E
- 21.1
- ROCE
- 10.4%
- ROCE 5y average
- 8.0%
- ROE
- 7.6%
- Debt / Equity
- 0.0
- Interest coverage
- 14.3
- Dividend yield
- 0.7%
- ROE 3y average
- 4.0%
- ROE last year
- 8.0%
Annual P&L
- Annual revenue
- ₹931 Cr
- Annual profit
- ₹39 Cr
- Operating margin
- 6.0%
- Net profit margin
- 4.2%
- EBITDA margin
- 6.0%
- Sales growth 3y
- -4.5%
- Sales growth 5y
- 2.6%
- Profit growth 3y
- 3.0%
- Profit growth 5y
- -3.0%
- EPS
- ₹12.4
- Sales growth TTM
- 5.0%
- Profit growth TTM
- 440.0%
- Dividend payout
- 20.0%
Quarter P&L
- Sales latest quarter
- ₹257 Cr
- Profit latest quarter
- ₹22 Cr
- YoY quarterly sales growth
- -0.6%
- YoY quarterly profit growth
- 144.4%
- OPM latest quarter
- 11.8%
Balance Sheet
- Book Value
- ₹170
- Face Value
- ₹10.0
- Total debt
- ₹6 Cr
- Total cash
- ₹19 Cr
- Borrowings
- ₹6 Cr
- Reserves / Equity
- 16.0
Cash Flow
- Operating cash flow
- ₹96 Cr
- Free cash flow
- ₹90 Cr
- FCF yield
- 8.3%
- Net cash flow
- ₹16 Cr
Shareholding
- Promoter holding
- 72.6%
- FII holding
- 5.8%
- DII holding
- 0.6%
- Public holding
- 20.9%
Peer comparison
| Company | Price ₹ | P/E | Mkt cap ₹ Cr | Div yield % | Profit qtr ₹ Cr | Profit var % | Sales qtr ₹ Cr | Sales var % | ROCE % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Frozen Food | 343.40 | 21.7 | 1,075 | 0.73 | 21.7 | 138.1 | 256.5 | -0.6 | 10.4 |
| Sharat Industrie | 157.72 | 36.7 | 618 | 0.00 | 6.3 | 16.9 | 120.3 | 4.4 | 12.9 |
| Coastal Corporat | 36.98 | 7.7 | 249 | 0.76 | 11.6 | 100.9 | 253.9 | 38.2 | 9.6 |
| Waterbase | 45.07 | 186 | 0.00 | 1.2 | 136.2 | 121.5 | 39.4 | -7.4 | |
| Kings Infra | 66.39 | 10.9 | 163 | 0.00 | 2.3 | -37.9 | 30.5 | -10.8 | 19.8 |
| Zeal Aqua | 10.43 | 8.9 | 131 | 0.00 | 2.2 | 39.6 | 150.9 | 21.8 | 14.9 |
| Essex Marine | 49.75 | 11.9 | 76 | 0.00 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 28.0 | 13.9 | 20.3 |
| Median | 55.73 | 10.9 | 217 | 0.00 | 4.3 | 70.2 | 136.2 | 13.1 | 11.7 |
Competes with: Coastal Corporation Limited, Sharat Industries Limited, Waterbase Limited
Quarterly results
Sales and profit for each of the last 13 quarters. Newest on the right. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Jun 2023 | Sep 2023 | Dec 2023 | Mar 2024 | Jun 2024 | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 254 | 241 | 148 | 162 | 186 | 200 | 231 | 197 | 258 | 238 | 264 | 168 | 257 |
| Expenses | 241 | 222 | 140 | 160 | 175 | 196 | 227 | 191 | 243 | 227 | 251 | 155 | 226 |
| Material Cost | 146 | 183 | 140 | 131 | 114 | 179 | |||||||
| Change in Inventories | -6.05 | -9.73 | 9.20 | 23 | -1.25 | -29 | |||||||
| Purchases of Stock-in-Trade | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Employee Cost | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | |||||||
| Other Expenses | 39 | 56 | 66 | 84 | 31 | 60 | |||||||
| Operating Profit | 13 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 30 |
| OPM % | 5.08 | 7.72 | 5.71 | 0.84 | 5.75 | 1.98 | 1.72 | 3.34 | 5.99 | 4.78 | 5.08 | 7.61 | 12 |
| Other Income | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Exceptional items (within Other Income) | 0 | 0 | 2.53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
| Interest | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Depreciation | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Profit before tax | 5 | 11 | 4 | -0 | 5 | -2 | -0 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 29 |
| Tax % | 28 | 27 | 17 | -27 | 25 | -19 | 5 | 30 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 30 | 24 |
| Net Profit | 4 | 8 | 3 | -0 | 4 | -2 | -0 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 22 |
| EPS in Rs | 1.17 | 2.67 | 0.95 | -0.12 | 1.22 | -0.53 | -0.07 | 0.63 | 2.91 | 3.80 | 3.23 | 2.49 | 6.93 |
| Diluted EPS in Rs | 0.63 | 2.91 | 3.80 | 3.23 | 2.49 | 6.93 |
Profit & loss
Yearly sales, costs and profit for 12 years, plus the last 12 months (TTM). ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 599 | 604 | 699 | 999 | 875 | 827 | 818 | 926 | 1,070 | 804 | 814 | 931 | 927 |
| Expenses | 566 | 563 | 654 | 889 | 785 | 740 | 728 | 840 | 987 | 764 | 788 | 876 | 859 |
| Material Cost | 580 | 567 | |||||||||||
| Change in Inventories | 9.43 | 21 | |||||||||||
| Purchases of Stock-in-Trade | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Employee Cost | 45 | 49 | |||||||||||
| Other Expenses | 154 | 238 | |||||||||||
| Operating Profit | 33 | 40 | 44 | 110 | 90 | 87 | 91 | 86 | 83 | 40 | 25 | 56 | 68 |
| OPM % | 5 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3.10 | 6 | 7 |
| Other Income | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 |
| Exceptional items (within Other Income) | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||
| Interest | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4.50 | 3 |
| Depreciation | 0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
| Profit before tax | 28 | 30 | 37 | 113 | 94 | 81 | 61 | 56 | 51 | 20 | 5.61 | 53 | 69 |
| Tax % | 34 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 35 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 25 | 31 | 27 | |
| Net Profit | 18 | 19 | 25 | 79 | 61 | 61 | 44 | 41 | 36 | 15 | 3.88 | 39 | 51 |
| EPS in Rs | 7.65 | 8.03 | 10 | 25 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 4.67 | 1.24 | 12 | 16 |
| Diluted EPS in Rs | 1.24 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Dividend Payout % | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 19 | 22 | 43 | 161 | 20 |
Compounded growth
Average yearly growth over different spans, as stored. A span can cross a demerger or an acquisition.
Compounded sales growth
- 10 years
- 4%
- 5 years
- 3%
- 3 years
- -5%
- TTM
- 5%
Compounded profit growth
- 10 years
- 7%
- 5 years
- -3%
- 3 years
- 3%
- TTM
- 440%
Stock price CAGR
- 10 years
- —
- 5 years
- 2%
- 3 years
- 15%
- 1 year
- 53%
Return on equity
- 10 years
- 10%
- 5 years
- 5%
- 3 years
- 4%
- Last year
- 8%
Balance sheet
What the company owns and what it owes, at the end of each year. ₹ crore.
| Line item | 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 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
| Reserves | 32 | 51 | 85 | 271 | 324 | 365 | 409 | 437 | 459 | 466 | 463 | 497 |
| Borrowings | 90 | 79 | 110 | 85 | 108 | 163 | 168 | 167 | 91 | 107 | 73 | 6 |
| Other Liabilities | 19 | 24 | 57 | 43 | 47 | 68 | 49 | 42 | 33 | 29 | 46 | 59 |
| Total Liabilities | 165 | 179 | 277 | 431 | 510 | 627 | 657 | 678 | 614 | 633 | 613 | 593 |
| Fixed Assets | 52 | 55 | 83 | 111 | 115 | 280 | 250 | 236 | 242 | 254 | 243 | 239 |
| CWIP | 0 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 116 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Assets | 113 | 116 | 193 | 299 | 279 | 344 | 391 | 420 | 354 | 376 | 367 | 352 |
| Total Assets | 165 | 179 | 277 | 431 | 510 | 627 | 657 | 678 | 614 | 633 | 613 | 593 |
Cash flows
Real money coming in and going out each year — from the business, from investments and from loans. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2015 | Mar 2016 | Mar 2017 | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from Operating Activity | 12 | 37 | 14 | 33 | 49 | 58 | 13 | 36 | 121 | 11 | 54 | 96 |
| Cash from Investing Activity | -12 | -16 | -29 | -58 | -114 | -44 | -14 | -10 | -22 | -8 | -6 | -2 |
| Cash from Financing Activity | -0 | -21 | 17 | 85 | 7 | -14 | 4 | -27 | -99 | -2 | -49 | -78 |
| Net Cash Flow | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60 | -58 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 16 |
| Free Cash Flow | 0 | 21 | -12 | -24 | -60 | 20 | 0 | 25 | 100 | -1 | 46 | 90 |
Ratios
How fast customers pay, how long stock sits, and how well capital earns — year by year.
| Line item | 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 | 31 | 25 | 43 | 25 | 39 | 35 | 67 | 52 | 38 | 49 | 57 | 43 |
| Inventory Days | 39 | 48 | 44 | 53 | 67 | 117 | 106 | 120 | 88 | 129 | 119 | 105 |
| Days Payable | 9 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 29 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 18 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 60 | 60 | 66 | 64 | 86 | 123 | 154 | 160 | 118 | 167 | 159 | 129 |
| Working Capital Days | 8 | 13 | 24 | 39 | 47 | 54 | 83 | 90 | 71 | 107 | 110 | 96 |
| ROCE % | 29 | 27 | 26 | 40 | 24 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
Price trend
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Open interestPRO
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Industry numbers
The numbers that matter most in this industry, from the company's own filings.
1 when an audit qualification is filed as repetitive
0.00flag
2026-03-31
company capacity utilisation %
38.00pct
2026-06-30
the company's own unlisted debt securities in default at period end
0.00cr
2026-06-30
the company's own loans / revolving facilities in default at period end (standalone filing)
0.00cr
2026-06-30
net debt from the filed balance sheet at the newest year end: Borrowings − Cash Equivalents − Investments (Current); negative = net cash
-12.53inr_cr
2026-03-31
guarantees / comfort given for promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP
0.00cr
2026-03-31
loans outstanding to promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP (governance filing)
0.00cr
2026-03-31
security given for the borrowing of promoter, promoter group, directors and KMP
0.00cr
2026-03-31
News
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Supply chain
Who it buys from, sells to and competes with — as recorded in our map of company links.
Uses as raw material
- SPF shrimp broodstock / nauplii (hatchery seedstock)
- formulated aquafeed
- packaging (cartons / pouches / master boxes)
- probiotics / biosecurity & farm chemicals
- raw shrimp (Vannamei & Black Tiger)
- reefer containers (export logistics)
Depends on the price of
- Seafood
About
What the company is, from our own records: where it sits, where it makes things, and what it is made of.
- Sector
- Fast Moving Consumer Goods
- Industry
- Seafood
- Classification
- Fast Moving Consumer Goods › Seafood
- ISIN
- INE346W01013
Plants
- Bapatla processing & cold-storage arrangement (via Royale Marine Impex Pvt Ltd)
- Bhogapuram SPF shrimp hatchery
- Cold storage (Kakinada / G. Ragampeta)
- G. Ragampeta shrimp processing & Ready-to-Eat plant
- Kakinada (Panasapadu) shrimp processing plant
- Ongole SPF shrimp hatchery
- Srikakulam SPF shrimp hatchery
- Tallarevu pre-processing unit (VAP)
News impact
Big market events that reach Apex Frozen Foods Limited, and how the effect spreads.
No recent market events reach this company.
Dividends, splits & big trades
Money paid out, share splits and buybacks, and big buys or sells by funds and insiders.
Dividends
| 10 Sep 2026 | unspecified | ₹2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 2025 | unspecified | ₹2 |
| 20 Sep 2024 | unspecified | ₹2 |
| 22 Sep 2023 | unspecified | ₹2.5 |
| 14 Jul 2022 | unspecified | ₹2.5 |
| 14 Sep 2021 | unspecified | ₹2 |
| 19 Mar 2020 | interim | ₹2 |
| 11 Sep 2019 | unspecified | ₹2 |
Splits, bonuses & buybacks
- daily-prices repair: 8 rows from NSE's archive (replace 1, delete 1, insert 6), 2020-02-01..2026-02-01 (docs/flat_day_repair.md)1× · 1 Feb 2020
Bulk & block deals
| Date | Who | Bought / sold | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 2026 | NK SECURITIES RESEARCH PRIVATE LIMITED | BUY | 3,06,996 | ₹428.97 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | NK SECURITIES RESEARCH PRIVATE LIMITED | SELL | 3,06,996 | ₹429.17 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | JUNOMONETA FINSOL PRIVATE LIMITED | SELL | 1,85,161 | ₹429.71 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | JUNOMONETA FINSOL PRIVATE LIMITED | BUY | 1,80,160 | ₹429.50 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | HRTI PRIVATE LIMITED | BUY | 1,75,911 | ₹426.97 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | RAMACHANDRAN RADHAKRISHNAN | BUY | 1,73,000 | ₹432.17 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | HRTI PRIVATE LIMITED | SELL | 1,71,865 | ₹428.10 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | MICROCURVES TRADING PRIVATE LIMITED | BUY | 1,63,110 | ₹429.05 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | MICROCURVES TRADING PRIVATE LIMITED | SELL | 1,63,110 | ₹429.51 |
| 14 Aug 2026 | PARTH INFIN BROKERS PVT LTD | SELL | 1,58,337 | ₹436.84 |
Documents
Annual reports, results presentations and earnings calls, straight from the source.
- Annual report · 2025-2626 Aug 2026
- Earnings call · Q1FY2718 Aug 2026
- Results presentation30 Jun 2026
- Earnings call · Q4FY262 Jun 2026
- Earnings call · Q3FY2616 Feb 2026
- Annual report · 2024-256 Sep 2025
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