Brainbees Solutions Limited
NSE: FIRSTCRYE-Retail/ E-Commerce
Share price
₹169.17
+0.36% close of 9 Oct 2026
Price-based ratios (P/B, dividend yield, EV/EBITDA) are as of 8 Oct 2026, the close above is 9 Oct 2026.
Business score
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43
out of 100 · worked out 9 Oct 2026
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Market cap
₹8,205 Cr
P/E ratio
—
P/B ratio
1.8
ROCE
0.6%
ROE
-2.4%
Dividend yield
0.0%
Price & valuation chart
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Answers
Simple answers to the questions investors ask most, from the company's own numbers.
How fast it has been growing
Sales grew 11.7% over the past year, and 14.2% a year over its longer record. Meanwhile what it keeps of every 100 rupees of sales improved from 1.9% to 3.3% over the last two years.
Whether it grew faster than its sector
It grew 14.2% a year against a sector median of 13.9% — 0.3 percentage points faster.
Room to re-rate, or risk of de-rating
It has no earnings, so there is no price-to-earnings to compare.
Whether growth justifies the valuation
It has no earnings to weigh the price against.
How it compares with its peers
Against companies the exchange files under the same label (E-Retail/ E-Commerce), it ranks 7 of 12 on returns, 10 of 11 on growth, 5 of 12 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 0.6% on capital, ahead of 42% of companies filed under the same label. That grouping comes from the exchange's filing category, so some of them may not be real rivals.
Whether its growth pays for itself
No — Over the last five years the business itself consumed ₹291 crore of cash before any plant spend, funded from lenders and shareholders. It has not made a profit over 9 years.
Profit reality check
Is the profit real cash? Simple checks on the accounts. Facts only, not advice.
7 of 9 checks clear · 78%
Latest result · Q1 FY27
What the last results showed. Whether management kept its word is in Pro.
Revenue rose 13.1% year on year while the company reported a ₹44.0 crore loss.
Announced 13 Aug 2026 · Consolidated · Unaudited
Revenue
₹2,106 Cr
Revenue vs last year
+13.1%
Revenue vs last quarter
-2.6%
Net profit
-₹44 Cr
Net margin
-2.1%
EPS
₹-0.64
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Key numbers & peers
The main numbers grouped by topic, and how the company compares with similar ones.
Price
- Market cap
- ₹8,205 Cr
- Prev close
- ₹169.17
- 52w High
- ₹380
- 52w Low
- ₹163
- Enterprise value
- ₹8,396 Cr
- Beta
- 1.2
- Price CAGR 1y
- -54.0%
- Price CAGR 3y
- —
- Price CAGR 5y
- —
- Price CAGR 10y
- —
Ratios
- Return on assets
- -2.3%
- PEG ratio
- —
- P/E ratio
- —
- P/B ratio
- 1.8
- EV / EBITDA
- 29.1
- Industry P/E
- 57.9
- ROCE
- 0.6%
- ROCE 5y average
- -2.6%
- ROE
- -2.4%
- Debt / Equity
- 0.3
- Interest coverage
- -0.1
- Dividend yield
- 0.0%
- ROE 3y average
- -5.0%
- ROE last year
- -2.0%
Annual P&L
- Annual revenue
- ₹8,548 Cr
- Annual profit
- -₹204 Cr
- Operating margin
- 3.1%
- Net profit margin
- -2.4%
- EBITDA margin
- 3.1%
- Sales growth 3y
- 14.9%
- Sales growth 5y
- 39.8%
- Profit growth 3y
- 21.0%
- Profit growth 5y
- —
- EPS
- ₹-2.7
- Sales growth TTM
- 12.0%
- Profit growth TTM
- 25.0%
- Dividend payout
- 0.0%
Quarter P&L
- Sales latest quarter
- ₹2,106 Cr
- Profit latest quarter
- -₹44 Cr
- YoY quarterly sales growth
- 13.1%
- YoY quarterly profit growth
- —
- OPM latest quarter
- 2.8%
Balance Sheet
- Book Value
- ₹99.5
- Face Value
- ₹2.0
- Total debt
- ₹1,594 Cr
- Total cash
- ₹1,403 Cr
- Borrowings
- ₹1,594 Cr
- Reserves / Equity
- 48.8
Cash Flow
- Operating cash flow
- ₹365 Cr
- Free cash flow
- ₹176 Cr
- FCF yield
- 0.2%
- Net cash flow
- -₹25 Cr
Shareholding
- Promoter holding
- 0.0%
- FII holding
- 3.6%
- DII holding
- 22.7%
- Public holding
- 66.7%
Peer comparison
| Company | Price ₹ | P/E | Mkt cap ₹ Cr | Div yield % | Profit qtr ₹ Cr | Profit var % | Sales qtr ₹ Cr | Sales var % | ROCE % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eternal | 328.00 | 731.0 | 3,16,532 | 0.00 | 92.0 | 268.0 | 20,211.0 | 182.0 | 2.5 |
| Meesho | 236.52 | 1,09,474 | 0.00 | -132.8 | 38.5 | 3,712.8 | 48.3 | -40.0 | |
| FSN E-Commerce | 341.25 | 367.2 | 97,744 | 0.00 | 79.8 | 243.1 | 2,782.0 | 29.1 | 17.2 |
| Swiggy | 246.00 | 67,904 | 0.00 | -791.0 | 33.9 | 6,812.0 | 37.3 | -24.1 | |
| Urban Company | 168.23 | 25,944 | 0.00 | -92.1 | -1359.1 | 528.3 | 43.9 | -7.8 | |
| Cartrade Tech | 2,914.70 | 59.5 | 14,170 | 0.00 | 56.8 | 24.4 | 201.2 | 16.3 | 11.8 |
| Shiprocket | 133.11 | 9,685 | 0.00 | -13.7 | 24.0 | 592.1 | 33.8 | -2.7 | |
| Brainbees Solut. | 172.20 | 8,990 | 0.00 | -44.0 | 50.5 | 2,106.2 | 13.1 | 0.6 | |
| Median | 204.36 | 57.4 | 9,338 | 0.00 | 4.5 | 29.1 | 560.2 | 34.4 | 1.5 |
Competes with: AceVector Limited, Cartrade Tech Limited, Digidrive Distributors Limited, ETERNAL LIMITED, FSN E-Commerce Ventures Limited, Intrasoft Technologies Limited, Meesho Limited, RattanIndia Enterprises Limited, Rentomojo Limited, Shiprocket Limited, Swiggy Limited, Urban Company 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 | 1,407 | 1,507 | 1,900 | 1,667 | 1,652 | 1,905 | 2,172 | 1,930 | 1,863 | 2,099 | 2,424 | 2,163 | 2,106 |
| Expenses | 1,423 | 1,512 | 1,842 | 1,634 | 1,603 | 1,848 | 2,064 | 1,914 | 1,829 | 2,037 | 2,327 | 2,093 | 2,047 |
| Material Cost | 223 | 209 | 258 | 202 | 118 | 250 | |||||||
| Change in Inventories | -119 | 40 | -58 | 185 | -25 | -74 | |||||||
| Purchases of Stock-in-Trade | 1,102 | 896 | 1,129 | 1,194 | 1,305 | 1,161 | |||||||
| Employee Cost | 229 | 203 | 203 | 197 | 190 | 183 | |||||||
| Other Expenses | 479 | 482 | 505 | 549 | 504 | 527 | |||||||
| Operating Profit | -16 | -6 | 59 | 33 | 49 | 57 | 108 | 16 | 33 | 62 | 97 | 70 | 60 |
| OPM % | -1.12 | -0.37 | 3.08 | 1.99 | 2.98 | 2.99 | 4.97 | 0.82 | 1.78 | 2.96 | 3.99 | 3.24 | 2.83 |
| Other Income | 20 | 21 | 35 | 18 | 15 | 30 | 45 | 12 | 42 | 35 | 41 | 17 | 28 |
| Exceptional items (within Other Income) | -37 | -6.46 | -3.43 | -16 | -24 | -18 | |||||||
| Interest | 36 | 39 | 41 | 0 | 38 | 41 | 42 | 38 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 37 |
| Depreciation | 84 | 89 | 96 | 103 | 95 | 98 | 104 | 108 | 101 | 98 | 104 | 104 | 94 |
| Profit before tax | -115 | -112 | -43 | -52 | -70 | -52 | 7 | -118 | -66 | -41 | -5 | -53 | -43 |
| Tax % | -4 | 7 | 14 | -16 | 8 | 22 | 314 | -5 | 0 | 22 | 605 | -10 | 3 |
| Net Profit | -110 | -119 | -48 | -43 | -76 | -63 | -15 | -112 | -67 | -51 | -39 | -48 | -44 |
| EPS in Rs | -0.97 | -0.15 | -1.47 | -0.89 | -0.67 | -0.55 | -0.58 | -0.60 | |||||
| Diluted EPS in Rs | -1.60 | -0.96 | -0.73 | -0.59 | -0.63 | -0.64 |
Profit & loss
Yearly sales, costs and profit for 12 years, plus the last 12 months (TTM). ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 337 | 508 | 814 | 1,603 | 2,401 | 5,633 | 6,481 | 7,660 | 8,548 | 8,792 |
| Expenses | 402 | 1,450 | 1,047 | 1,561 | 2,420 | 5,950 | 6,410 | 7,430 | 8,286 | 8,503 |
| Material Cost | 732 | 787 | ||||||||
| Change in Inventories | -468 | 141 | ||||||||
| Purchases of Stock-in-Trade | 4,535 | 4,524 | ||||||||
| Employee Cost | 728 | 794 | ||||||||
| Other Expenses | 1,903 | 2,040 | ||||||||
| Operating Profit | -65 | -942 | -233 | 42 | -18 | -317 | 70 | 230 | 262 | 289 |
| OPM % | -19 | -186 | -29 | 2.60 | -0.80 | -6 | 1.10 | 3 | 3.10 | 3.30 |
| Other Income | 18 | 27 | 83 | 141 | 116 | 153 | 94 | 101 | 134 | 121 |
| Exceptional items (within Other Income) | -50 | -50 | ||||||||
| Interest | 1 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 38 | 72 | 115 | 158 | 156 | 152 |
| Depreciation | 7 | 18 | 38 | 70 | 111 | 294 | 371 | 405 | 407 | 400 |
| Profit before tax | -55 | -933 | -191 | 98 | -51 | -530 | -322 | -232 | -166 | -143 |
| Tax % | -0 | -0 | -0 | -120 | 54 | -8 | -0 | 14 | 23 | |
| Net Profit | -55 | -933 | -191 | 216 | -79 | -486 | -322 | -265 | -204 | -181 |
| EPS in Rs | -3.67 | -2.69 | -2.40 | |||||||
| Diluted EPS in Rs | -4.11 | -2.90 | ||||||||
| Dividend Payout % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Compounded growth
Average yearly growth over different spans, as stored. A span can cross a demerger or an acquisition.
Compounded sales growth
- 10 years
- —
- 5 years
- 40%
- 3 years
- 15%
- TTM
- 12%
Compounded profit growth
- 10 years
- —
- 5 years
- —
- 3 years
- 21%
- TTM
- 25%
Stock price CAGR
- 10 years
- —
- 5 years
- —
- 3 years
- —
- 1 year
- -54%
Return on equity
- 10 years
- —
- 5 years
- -6%
- 3 years
- -5%
- Last year
- -2%
Balance sheet
What the company owns and what it owes, at the end of each year. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 6 | 49 | 35 | 35 | 45 | 81 | 81 | 96 | 97 |
| Reserves | -1,094 | 1,472 | 2,347 | 3,366 | 3,447 | 3,368 | 3,082 | 4,645 | 4,730 |
| Borrowings | 1,657 | 7 | 34 | 214 | 446 | 906 | 1,430 | 1,570 | 1,594 |
| Other Liabilities | 96 | 151 | 341 | 459 | 2,147 | 2,602 | 2,727 | 2,359 | 2,416 |
| Minority Interest | 539 | 529 | |||||||
| Total Liabilities | 666 | 1,678 | 2,758 | 4,073 | 6,084 | 6,957 | 7,321 | 8,670 | 8,836 |
| Fixed Assets | 356 | 351 | 383 | 669 | 2,213 | 3,533 | 3,868 | 3,609 | 3,591 |
| CWIP | 0 | 7 | 23 | 18 | 42 | 26 | 1 | 7 | 20 |
| Investments | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Other Assets | 310 | 1,320 | 2,352 | 3,387 | 3,830 | 3,397 | 3,447 | 5,049 | 5,220 |
| Total Assets | 666 | 1,678 | 2,758 | 4,073 | 6,084 | 6,957 | 7,321 | 8,670 | 8,836 |
Cash flows
Real money coming in and going out each year — from the business, from investments and from loans. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from Operating Activity | -70 | -210 | -300 | -67 | -132 | -399 | -42 | -83 | 365 |
| Cash from Investing Activity | 82 | -758 | -660 | -445 | -491 | 304 | 63 | -1,438 | -108 |
| Cash from Financing Activity | -9 | 1,063 | 1,033 | 718 | 644 | -51 | 81 | 1,431 | -282 |
| Net Cash Flow | 3 | 95 | 73 | 206 | 22 | -146 | 102 | -91 | -25 |
| Free Cash Flow | -71 | -231 | -349 | -110 | -353 | -637 | -385 | -306 | 176 |
Ratios
How fast customers pay, how long stock sits, and how well capital earns — year by year.
| Line item | Mar 2018 | Mar 2019 | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor Days | 38 | 32 | 36 | 31 | 33 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 16 |
| Inventory Days | 117 | 175 | 162 | 182 | 227 | 119 | 143 | 162 | 133 |
| Days Payable | 92 | 112 | 97 | 104 | 123 | 68 | 80 | 71 | 68 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | 63 | 95 | 101 | 109 | 138 | 65 | 76 | 105 | 81 |
| Working Capital Days | 68 | 120 | 100 | 90 | 79 | 40 | 46 | 36 | 44 |
| ROCE % | -89 | -10 | 4 | -0 | -10 | -4 | -0 | 1 |
Price trend
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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
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
191inr_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
FY revenue / permanent employees + workers, same basis (calc)
82,87,603inr
2026-03-31
News
News and filings about Brainbees Solutions Limited. Open one to see why it matters.
No recent news for this company.
Supply chain
Who it buys from, sells to and competes with — as recorded in our map of company links.
Competes with
Buys from
- GLOBE ENTERPRISES (INDIA) LIMITED · Kidswear - indigo knits, tie-dye garments, tees, joggers
- Iris Clothings Limited · DOREME kidswear sold online; FirstCry-led e-commerce ~10% of FY25 revenue (up from 7% in F…
About
What the company is, from our own records: where it sits, where it makes things, and what it is made of.
- Sector
- Consumer Services
- Industry
- E-Retail/ E-Commerce
- Classification
- Consumer Services › E-Retail/ E-Commerce
- ISIN
- INE02RE01045
Business segments
- India multi-channel · 67%
- Globalbees · 22%
- International · 11%
- Others · 1%
News impact
Big market events that reach Brainbees Solutions Limited, and how the effect spreads.
25 Sept, 12:07 IST · Market event · medium impact
Goldman Sachs buys stake in Firstcry brand parent owner Brainbees Solutions | Check price, quantity traded
Goldman Sachs bought Rs 119 crore of Firstcry parent shares, which helps Firstcry holders on institutional backing and hurts no one directly.
Who it hits first
- Brainbees Solutions, which runs the Firstcry baby-products stores and website, got a Rs 119 crore vote of confidence as Goldman Sachs bought 68 lakh shares at Rs 175 each.
- Goldman was already an anchor backer in the company's market debut, so this second buy signals steady big-investor interest, not new shop sales.
Who may gain
- Brainbees Solutions shareholders, who see a big global investor adding Rs 119 crore at Rs 175
- Firstcry brand, which gains reputation when Goldman Sachs backs its parent again
Along the supply chain
Downstream
No direct downstream link — Firstcry shoppers see no change in stores or prices from Goldman's stake buy.
Upstream
No direct upstream link — cloth and toy suppliers get no new orders from a share trade.
Where demand moves
Business
No new baby-product orders — parents are not buying more diapers because Goldman bought shares.
Capital
Goldman's Rs 119 crore block buy pulls institutional money into Brainbees shares at Rs 175, lifting trading confidence.
How it spreads across sectors
Consumer Services
Mild confidence mood only — peers like Eternal and Swiggy may see light interest as big investors buy consumer names, but no sales shift.
When it plays out
Immediate
Brainbees shares stay firm over 1-7 days on Goldman's Rs 175 buy price as a marker.
Medium term
Over 1-6 months, the stock rests on Firstcry sales and losses narrowing, not on this one block trade.
Short term
Over 1-4 weeks, price tracks whether more institutions follow Goldman into the stock.
Dividends, splits & big trades
Money paid out, share splits and buybacks, and big buys or sells by funds and insiders.
Splits, bonuses & buybacks
- daily-prices repair: 3 rows from NSE's archive (replace 1, delete 1, insert 1), 2025-03-18..2026-02-01 (docs/flat_day_repair.md)1× · 18 Mar 2025
Bulk & block deals
| Date | Who | Bought / sold | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Sep 2026 | NEWQUEST ASIA INVESTMENTS III LIMITED | SELL | 1,15,35,577 | ₹175.15 |
| 24 Sep 2026 | GOLDMAN SACHS INVESTMENTS MAURITIUS I LIMITED | BUY | 68,00,000 | ₹175.00 |
Documents
Annual reports, results presentations and earnings calls, straight from the source.
- Annual report · 2025-2629 Aug 2026
- Earnings call19 Aug 2026
- Results presentation30 Jun 2026
- Earnings call · Q3FY2613 Feb 2026
- Annual report · 2024-2525 Aug 2025
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