Urban Company Limited
NSE: URBANCOE-Retail/ E-Commerce
Share price
₹160.25
-4.74% close of 8 Oct 2026
Business score
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29
out of 100 · worked out 8 Oct 2026
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Market cap
₹23,397 Cr
P/E ratio
—
P/B ratio
11.5
ROCE
-7.8%
ROE
-12.0%
Dividend yield
0.0%
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
Fewer than three years of filings — too early to judge growth.
Whether it grew faster than its sector
It grew 40.8% a year against a sector median of 13.9% — 26.8 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.
| Profit growth | Price per ₹1 profit | Per 1% growth | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Company Limited — this one | 8%/yr | — | — |
| ETERNAL LIMITED | 28%/yr | — | — |
| Meesho Limited | 6%/yr | — | — |
| FSN E-Commerce Ventures Limited | 122%/yr | 357.3× | — |
| Swiggy Limited | 0%/yr | — | — |
| Cartrade Tech Limited | 89%/yr | 57.0× | ₹0.64 |
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 the exchange files under the same label (E-Retail/ E-Commerce), it ranks 10 of 12 on returns, 3 of 11 on growth, 12 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?
It is losing money on the capital in the business, so there is no advantage to measure.
Whether its growth pays for itself
No — Over the last five years the business itself consumed ₹683 crore of cash before any plant spend, funded from lenders and shareholders. It has not made a profit over 7 years.
Profit reality check
Is the profit real cash? Simple checks on the accounts. Facts only, not advice.
5 of 9 checks clear · 56%
Latest result · Q1 FY27
What the last results showed. Whether management kept its word is in Pro.
Revenue up 44% but a Rs 92 crore loss as the new home-help service scaled.
Announced 31 Jul 2026 · Consolidated
Revenue
₹528 Cr
Revenue vs last year
+44.0%
Revenue vs last quarter
+24.0%
Net profit
-₹92 Cr
Profit vs last year
-1416.0%
Net margin
-17.4%
EPS
₹-0.60
Earnings call transcript · 31 Jul 2026
Checklist before you investPRO
Points for and against, in one list.
Key numbers & peers
The main numbers grouped by topic, and how the company compares with similar ones.
Price
- Market cap
- ₹23,397 Cr
- Prev close
- ₹160.25
- 52w High
- ₹184
- 52w Low
- ₹101
- Enterprise value
- ₹22,092 Cr
- Beta
- 1.2
- Price CAGR 1y
- 3.0%
- Price CAGR 3y
- —
- Price CAGR 5y
- —
- Price CAGR 10y
- —
Ratios
- Return on assets
- -8.6%
- PEG ratio
- —
- P/E ratio
- —
- P/B ratio
- 11.5
- EV / EBITDA
- —
- Industry P/E
- 57.2
- ROCE
- -7.8%
- ROCE 5y average
- -16.6%
- ROE
- -12.0%
- Debt / Equity
- 0.1
- Interest coverage
- -13.6
- Dividend yield
- 0.0%
- ROE 3y average
- -2.0%
- ROE last year
- -12.0%
Annual P&L
- Annual revenue
- ₹1,556 Cr
- Annual profit
- -₹235 Cr
- Operating margin
- -16.0%
- Net profit margin
- -15.1%
- EBITDA margin
- -16.3%
- Sales growth 3y
- 34.7%
- Sales growth 5y
- 44.4%
- Profit growth 3y
- 8.0%
- Profit growth 5y
- 1.0%
- EPS
- ₹-1.5
- Sales growth TTM
- 39.0%
- Profit growth TTM
- -241.0%
- Dividend payout
- 0.0%
Quarter P&L
- Sales latest quarter
- ₹528 Cr
- Profit latest quarter
- -₹92 Cr
- YoY quarterly sales growth
- 43.9%
- YoY quarterly profit growth
- -1414.3%
- OPM latest quarter
- -18.4%
Balance Sheet
- Book Value
- ₹14.7
- Face Value
- ₹1.0
- Total debt
- ₹136 Cr
- Total cash
- ₹532 Cr
- Borrowings
- ₹136 Cr
- Reserves / Equity
- 13.7
Cash Flow
- Operating cash flow
- -₹99 Cr
- Free cash flow
- -₹139 Cr
- FCF yield
- -0.6%
- Net cash flow
- ₹59 Cr
Shareholding
- Promoter holding
- 19.0%
- FII holding
- 55.3%
- DII holding
- 11.4%
- Public holding
- 9.7%
Peer comparison
| Company | Price ₹ | P/E | Mkt cap ₹ Cr | Div yield % | Profit qtr ₹ Cr | Profit var % | Sales qtr ₹ Cr | Sales var % | ROCE % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eternal | 320.00 | 713.2 | 3,08,811 | 0.00 | 92.0 | 268.0 | 20,211.0 | 182.0 | 2.5 |
| Meesho | 231.75 | 1,07,266 | 0.00 | -132.8 | 38.5 | 3,712.8 | 48.3 | -40.0 | |
| FSN E-Commerce | 335.50 | 361.0 | 96,097 | 0.00 | 79.8 | 243.1 | 2,782.0 | 29.1 | 17.2 |
| Swiggy | 234.80 | 64,812 | 0.00 | -791.0 | 33.9 | 6,812.0 | 37.3 | -24.1 | |
| Urban Company | 160.55 | 24,760 | 0.00 | -92.1 | -1359.1 | 528.3 | 43.9 | -7.8 | |
| Cartrade Tech | 2,855.80 | 58.3 | 13,883 | 0.00 | 56.8 | 24.4 | 201.2 | 16.3 | 11.8 |
| Shiprocket | 130.20 | 9,473 | 0.00 | -13.7 | 24.0 | 592.1 | 33.8 | -2.7 | |
| Median | 200.60 | 55.4 | 9,160 | 0.00 | 4.5 | 29.1 | 560.2 | 34.4 | 1.5 |
Competes with: Brainbees Solutions 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
Quarterly results
Sales and profit for each of the last 13 quarters. Newest on the right. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Sep 2024 | Dec 2024 | Mar 2025 | Jun 2025 | Sep 2025 | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 | Jun 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 277 | 288 | 298 | 367 | 380 | 383 | 426 | 528 |
| Expenses | 294 | 290 | 317 | 381 | 459 | 425 | 545 | 626 |
| Material Cost | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Change in Inventories | -22 | 8.94 | -11 | -11 | ||||
| Purchases of Stock-in-Trade | 103 | 63 | 100 | 111 | ||||
| Employee Cost | 114 | 114 | 129 | 151 | ||||
| Other Expenses | 254 | 232 | 322 | 370 | ||||
| Operating Profit | -16 | -2 | -19 | -13 | -79 | -42 | -120 | -97 |
| OPM % | -5.88 | -0.66 | -6.23 | -3.65 | -21 | -11 | -28 | -18 |
| Other Income | 27 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 33 | 36 | 37 | 33 |
| Exceptional items (within Other Income) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5.27 | ||||
| Interest | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Depreciation | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| Profit before tax | -2 | 16 | 1 | 6 | -59 | -21 | -100 | -84 |
| Tax % | 0 | -1,315 | 301 | -23 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 10 |
| Net Profit | -2 | 232 | -3 | 7 | -59 | -21 | -161 | -92 |
| EPS in Rs | -93 | 11,871 | -0.06 | 0.14 | -0.41 | -0.15 | -1.05 | -0.60 |
| Diluted EPS in Rs | -0.40 | -0.14 | -1.08 | -0.60 |
Profit & loss
Yearly sales, costs and profit for 12 years, plus the last 12 months (TTM). ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 | TTM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sales | 219 | 248 | 438 | 637 | 828 | 1,144 | 1,556 | 1,717 |
| Expenses | 391 | 503 | 987 | 1,000 | 974 | 1,184 | 1,809 | 2,055 |
| Material Cost | 0 | |||||||
| Change in Inventories | -34 | |||||||
| Purchases of Stock-in-Trade | 344 | |||||||
| Employee Cost | 456 | |||||||
| Other Expenses | 1,012 | |||||||
| Operating Profit | -173 | -256 | -549 | -364 | -146 | -40 | -254 | -338 |
| OPM % | -79 | -103 | -126 | -57 | -18 | -3.50 | -16 | -20 |
| Other Income | 44 | 42 | 72 | 90 | 100 | 116 | 137 | 138 |
| Exceptional items (within Other Income) | 0 | |||||||
| Interest | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
| Depreciation | 19 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 37 | 37 | 45 | 52 |
| Profit before tax | -155 | -249 | -514 | -312 | -93 | 29 | -175 | -264 |
| Tax % | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -740 | 34 | |
| Net Profit | -155 | -249 | -514 | -312 | -93 | 240 | -235 | -334 |
| EPS in Rs | -11,783 | -14,927 | -27,791 | -16,891 | -5,009 | 4.90 | -1.52 | -2.21 |
| Diluted EPS in Rs | -1.57 | |||||||
| Dividend Payout % | 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
- 44%
- 3 years
- 35%
- TTM
- 39%
Compounded profit growth
- 10 years
- —
- 5 years
- 1%
- 3 years
- 8%
- TTM
- -241%
Stock price CAGR
- 10 years
- —
- 5 years
- —
- 3 years
- —
- 1 year
- 3%
Return on equity
- 10 years
- —
- 5 years
- -13%
- 3 years
- -2%
- Last year
- -12%
Balance sheet
What the company owns and what it owes, at the end of each year. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Capital | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 49 | 146 |
| Reserves | 631 | 454 | 1,551 | 1,339 | 1,292 | 1,747 | 1,997 |
| Borrowings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 104 | 120 | 136 |
| Other Liabilities | 182 | 193 | 243 | 195 | 248 | 294 | 439 |
| Total Liabilities | 813 | 647 | 1,794 | 1,636 | 1,645 | 2,210 | 2,718 |
| Fixed Assets | 126 | 92 | 87 | 121 | 117 | 127 | 158 |
| CWIP | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Investments | 479 | 371 | 922 | 1,009 | 762 | 1,091 | 1,262 |
| Other Assets | 208 | 185 | 785 | 506 | 766 | 992 | 1,298 |
| Total Assets | 813 | 647 | 1,794 | 1,636 | 1,645 | 2,201 | 2,702 |
Cash flows
Real money coming in and going out each year — from the business, from investments and from loans. ₹ crore.
| Line item | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash from Operating Activity | -139 | -141 | -315 | -238 | -86 | 55 | -99 |
| Cash from Investing Activity | 66 | 111 | -1,087 | 299 | 95 | -200 | -278 |
| Cash from Financing Activity | 220 | -23 | 1,383 | -25 | -30 | 164 | 435 |
| Net Cash Flow | 147 | -54 | -19 | 36 | -20 | 19 | 59 |
| Free Cash Flow | -145 | -145 | -326 | -253 | -94 | 44 | -139 |
Ratios
How fast customers pay, how long stock sits, and how well capital earns — year by year.
| Line item | Mar 2020 | Mar 2021 | Mar 2022 | Mar 2023 | Mar 2024 | Mar 2025 | Mar 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debtor Days | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
| Inventory Days | 91 | 102 | 118 | 67 | 100 | 87 | 103 |
| Days Payable | 206 | 394 | 393 | 308 | 262 | 190 | 204 |
| Cash Conversion Cycle | -113 | -288 | -269 | -234 | -153 | -94 | -93 |
| Working Capital Days | -55 | -105 | -62 | -17 | -7 | -38 | 22 |
| ROCE % | -44 | -51 | -20 | -6 | 2 | -8 |
Price trend
The price as a Renko brick chart: small moves drop out so the bigger path stands out.
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Open interestPRO
Where option traders are positioned on this stock.
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
-1,305inr_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
News and filings about Urban Company Limited. Open one to see why it matters.
30 Sept, 09:00 IST · Company event · low impact
Urban Company Limited — Disclosure under Regulation 30 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 Receipt of Show Cause Notice from GST Authorities
Supply chain
Who it buys from, sells to and competes with — as recorded in our map of company links.
Competes with
Buys from
- Ecos (India) Mobility & Hospitality Limited · Chauffeured car rental (CCR) & employee transportation services (ETS) — Urbanclap/Urban Co…
- Unicommerce Esolutions Limited · eCommerce/operations management SaaS (case study + marquee client)
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
- INE0CAZ01013
Business segments
- India consumer services (excluding InstaHelp) · 70%
- Native · 17%
- International business · 12%
- InstaHelp · 1%
News impact
Big market events that reach Urban Company Limited, and how the effect spreads.
23 Sept, 21:38 IST · Market event · high impact
Meesho shares drop 4% after block deal worth Rs 900 crore. Should you buy the dip?
Meesho shares fell 4% after Rs 899.71 crore of stock changed hands in a block deal, hurting short-term holders while dip buyers may benefit if selling pressure fades quickly.
Who it hits first
- Meesho Limited, which runs an online shopping platform, saw about 3.86 crore of its shares change hands in one block deal worth Rs 899.71 crore on the BSE.
- The stock fell about 4% on Wednesday as that large supply of shares hit the market, a day after it had jumped nearly 10% on a UBS target price hike.
- The fall looks like short-term selling pressure from the deal, not a change in how many shoppers use Meesho.
Who may gain
- The buyers in the Rs 899.71 crore block deal, who picked up 3.86 crore Meesho shares at a 4% lower price than the prior close.
- Patient dip buyers in Meesho Limited (online shopping platform) if the UBS growth story holds and the extra supply clears quickly.
Along the supply chain
Downstream
No downstream hit — shoppers and sellers on Meesho's marketplace see no change in prices or fees from a share trade between investors.
Upstream
No upstream hit — delivery and print partners like Delhivery (logistics firm), Shadowfax (delivery firm) and Repro (print firm) see the same parcel and print volumes because shopper orders did not change.
Where demand moves
Business
No change in shopping demand — buyers on Meesho's app kept ordering; the deal only moved existing shares from one investor to another.
Capital
About Rs 899.71 crore of capital rotated from seller to buyer in one trade, creating short-term supply that pushed the price down 4% until new demand absorbs it.
How it spreads across sectors
Consumer Services
Mild sentiment wobble only — peers like Eternal, Swiggy and Nykaa share no business link to a single Meesho share trade, so no lasting sector move.
When it plays out
Immediate
1–7 days: Meesho shares stay choppy as the market absorbs the 3.86 crore-share overhang and traders debate the dip.
Medium term
1–6 months: Meesho's orders, losses and growth decide the price; the block deal itself leaves no lasting mark.
Short term
1–4 weeks: focus shifts back to the UBS thesis and business trends as deal noise fades.
22 Sept, 00:48 IST · Market event · medium impact
Tukaram Mundhe-led Maharashtra FDA raids Swiggy Instamart, Amazon warehouse in Mumbai: Rat, cockroaches found
Maharashtra food inspectors shut one Swiggy Instamart store in Mumbai after finding rats and bugs, hurting Swiggy's sales and mood and weighing lightly on rival delivery firms, with no clear winner.
Who it hits first
- Maharashtra food inspectors raided a Swiggy Instamart quick-grocery dark store in Ballard Estate, Mumbai, found rats and cockroaches, and suspended the store operator's food licence with immediate effect.
- Swiggy, the food-delivery and quick-grocery company, loses sales from that one store while it stays shut and faces headlines that can dent customer trust in Instamart for a few days.
- Amazon's Mumbai warehouse was also raided, which points to a wider hygiene crackdown rather than a one-shop issue, but Amazon has no India-listed row in this pack so it gets no signal here.
Who may gain
- No listed company clearly gains — the one suspended store's orders are too small to move any rival's sales.
Along the supply chain
Downstream
Household shoppers near Ballard Estate who rely on Swiggy Instamart for quick groceries face delays or must order elsewhere until the store reopens; Swiggy sells straight to homes, so no business customer is hit.
Upstream
Packaged-food and grocery suppliers that stock Instamart shelves could miss a few days of restocking orders for that one Mumbai store — too small to matter for any supplier.
Where demand moves
Business
Grocery orders that would have flowed through the shut Ballard Estate dark store pause or shift to nearby stores and rival apps for a few days; the amount is tiny next to Swiggy's city-wide sales.
Capital
Short-term traders may sell Swiggy shares on the hygiene headlines and stay cautious on quick-delivery peers until the licence is restored.
How it spreads across sectors
Consumer Services
Quick-grocery and food-delivery shares trade with a mild regulatory cloud for a few days as investors watch whether the FDA extends hygiene checks to more dark stores.
When it plays out
Immediate
The Ballard Estate store stays shut pending clean-up and re-inspection; Swiggy shares wobble on the headlines while the company seeks licence restoration.
Medium term
No lasting sales impact is expected from a single store; the only durable effect would be tighter hygiene spending across quick-grocery networks if inspections continue.
Short term
The licence is likely restored within weeks after pest control and a re-audit; any FDA follow-up visits to other Mumbai dark stores decide whether the story fades or widens.
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: 2 rows from NSE's archive (replace 0, delete 1, insert 1), 2026-01-15..2026-02-01 (docs/flat_day_repair.md)1× · 15 Jan 2026
Bulk & block deals
| Date | Who | Bought / sold | Shares | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Aug 2026 | SBI MUTUAL FUND | BUY | 3,15,00,022 | ₹136.00 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | ACCEL INDIA IV (MAURITIUS) LIMITED | SELL | 2,00,00,000 | ₹136.00 |
| 13 Aug 2026 | VYC11 LIMITED | SELL | 96,31,437 | ₹136.00 |
Documents
Annual reports, results presentations and earnings calls, straight from the source.
- Earnings call6 Aug 2026
- Earnings call · Q1FY2731 Jul 2026
- Annual report · 2025-265 Jun 2026
- Earnings call · Q4FY268 May 2026
- Earnings call · Q3FY2623 Jan 2026
- Earnings call · Q2FY261 Nov 2025
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