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Basilic Fly Studio Ltd. (BASILIC)

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Basilic Fly Studio Ltd. (BFS) provides end-to-end visual effects (VFX) services for films, TV, web, and commercials. Operating from India, UK, France, and Canada, BFS acquired 'One of Us' in July 2024. Key clients include Netflix, Amazon, Disney, Sony, and Warner Brothers, with over 80% of revenue from Europe and North America.

₹200.65
-4.85 · -2.36%
Market cap ₹519 Cr
Data qualityFresh enough for analysisQuote updated 19 Oct, 03:31 pm IST
Details
Quote19 Oct, 03:31 pm IST
Base fundamentals16 Oct 2026 · screener
Latest result16 Aug, 12:41 am IST
Score20 Oct, 04:30 am IST · v4.3-runtime-valuation
Tags24 Apr 2026
Coverage13/14 · 93%
Valuation2026-07-20 · Rf 6.8% · Media P/E 15.0 (n=57)
Technical timing lens

Trend score and candlestick chart

71Bullish

SMA20 +1.3% / mo · MACD + · sector +12.7pp vs Nifty 500 (3M)

Stock trend: 51
Sector RS: 100
Sector 3M: +7.1% vs Nifty 500 -5.6%

Latest FPI flow is positive, but a second consecutive positive fortnight is still required. View sector evidence

Technical chart

BASILICD candles · FIT view-13.3%
Latest close ₹200.65 on 2026-10-19
Bar
+1.2%
RSI
54
MACD hist
1.25
52W pos
17%
Visible chart range
Candle interval
2026-10-19O ₹198.25H ₹203.00L ₹198.25C ₹200.65Vol 12,900 sh
₹156.40₹181.96₹207.52₹233.09₹258.6552L₹200.652026-06VolRSIMACD2026-042026-062026-082026-092026-11
Up bar
Down bar
EMA 20
EMA 50
Volume + 20D avg
Result date
RSI(14)
MACD / signal
Market context

Relative performance and chart statistics

Adjusted completed-session prices, rebased to 100

BASILICNifty MediaNifty 500
-19%-8%+4%+16%20 Jul1 Sept19 Oct19 Oct 2026BASILIC +1.1%Nifty Media +7.0%Nifty 500 -5.6%
BASILIC
+1.1%
Nifty 500
-5.6%
Nifty Media
+7.0%
Vs Nifty 500
+6.7 pp
Chart stats
19 Oct 2026
From 52W high
-49.2%
₹394.9
52W range position
17%
₹161.1 - ₹394.9
ATR (14)
6.3%
₹12.6
Volume vs 20D
0.40x
Latest completed session
Avg traded value
₹0.6 Cr
20-session average
20D price channel
₹161.1 - ₹238
64.2% annualized volatility
Research snapshot

What the evidence says now

Investable fundamentals, management evidence is still limited to a financial-only Trust Lite signal, price trend supports entry, and recent execution is weak.

Suggested next step
Check latest quarters
Result consistency is weak; verify whether the thesis is improving or deteriorating.
U-Score
Legacy · UNDERVALUED
66

Fundamental lens: valuation, quality, growth, balance sheet, and cash flow.

Latest result
Bad
0

Revenue +9.9% · PAT -44.2% YoY

Technical
Bullish
71

Price trend and sector-relative-strength timing.

Valuation
Legacy model
+50.1%

Legacy margin-of-safety estimate; the revised evidence label remains in shadow validation.

Trust
Limited evidence
71

Financial-only signal; management claim evidence is not sufficient yet.

Financials

Fundamentals, quarterly history, margins, returns and balance-sheet evidence

Latest result

Quarter ended 30 Jun 2026

Bad · 0/100

PAT -44% YoY · margin compression · Rev +10% YoY

Filed 30 Jun 2026
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MetricThis quarterYoYQoQ
Revenue₹103.5 Cr+9.9%-8.7%
EBITDA₹14.4 Cr-22.6%-39.7%
Operating margin13.9%-584 bps-717 bps
PAT₹6.7 Cr-44.2%-56.5%
PAT margin6.5%-627 bps-711 bps

NDF means not disclosed in the current structured filing feed. It is intentionally not treated as zero.

Fundamentals

Valuation

P/E
10.80
P/B
1.56
EV/EBITDA
6.44
Market Cap
519.00Cr

Profitability

ROE
19.10%
ROCE
21.50%
ROA
8.38%
Dividend Y
—

Growth (CAGR)

Revenue 5Y
29.00%
EPS 5Y
29.00%
Revenue 3Y
73.00%
EPS 3Y
23.00%

Balance Sheet

Debt/Equity
0.32
Interest Coverage
7.18×
Altman Z
3.83
Book Value
132.00

Cash Flow

FCF Yield
—
FCF Positive Y
2/5
OCF
23.00 Cr
EPS TTM
17.86

Shareholding

Promoter Hold
3.00%
Promoter Pledge
0.00%
Momentum 52W
19%

Financial History

Updated 19/10/2026

Revenue

₹ Cr
Latest: 104-8.7% vs prev
0133.6Sep 2024: 56.3Dec 2024: 93.4Mar 2025: 134Jun 2025: 94.2Sep 2025: 95.2Dec 2025: 105Mar 2026: 113Jun 2026: 104Q2 24Q3 24FY25Q1 25Q2 25Q3 25FY26Q1 26

Net Profit

₹ Cr
Latest: 6.7-56.5% vs prev
020.4Sep 2024: 5.5Dec 2024: 12.4Mar 2025: 20.4Jun 2025: 12.0Sep 2025: 14.4Dec 2025: 8.9Mar 2026: 15.4Jun 2026: 6.7Q2 24Q3 24FY25Q1 25Q2 25Q3 25FY26Q1 26
ROE is shown only in the Annual view — quarterly equity data isn't published.

Technicals

Trend interpretation, Stage 2, relative strength, volume and indicator evidence

Daily technical trend read

Mixed signals

Signals are conflicting — long-term trend down. RSI 54. Wait for confirmation.

  • Price below SMA200 (long-term downtrend) — short-term bounces likely countertrend.
  • SMA20 rising (~1.3% over last month) — short-term momentum positive.
  • RSI(14) at 54 — falling, no extreme reading.
  • MACD above signal but histogram contracting — bullish momentum cooling.
  • 49% off 52W high · 25% above 52W low.

Mechanical read from the price + indicator series above. Not a recommendation — technical setups can reverse without warning, especially around earnings and macro events.

Nifty 500 leadership

Relative Strength & Trend Stage

16
RS percentile
Stage 4 Downtrend
1M return
+12.7%
3M return
+1.1%
6M return
-16.5%
1Y return
-48.0%
RS 1D
0
RS 20D
+7
Sector rank
#15
Industry rank
#64
Stage evidence
  • Price is 2.1% below the 30-week proxy.
  • The 50-DMA is below the 30-week proxy and its slope is falling -1.2%.
50-DMA
price above
200-DMA
price below
Sector
lagging
Industry
lagging
Relative-strength line vs Nifty 500 (base 100)
262 observations
19 Oct 2026Value 56.12-1.34%
42587389105Sept 25Feb 26Jun 26Oct 2656
RS vs Nifty 50056

Valuation & peers

U-Score 66 · legacy U-Score band UNDERVALUED · valuation evidence and comparable companies

66U-SCORE
Growth at Value

Fundamental score breakdown

U band · UNDERVALUED
Valuation20/30
Growth20/25
Quality12/20
Balance Sheet6/15
Cash Flow2/10
Piotroski
8/9 (+5)
Penalties
1
Raw sum
66

Why this score?

Top U-Score contributors and drags from the latest stored fundamentals.

66/100 · legacy band UNDERVALUED

Positive drivers

  • Piotroski is strong at 8/9.
  • Fair-value margin of safety is positive at 50.1%.
  • Growth contributes 20/25 to the score.

Main drags

  • Cash flow is weaker at 2/10; verify the latest quarterly trend.
  • Balance sheet is weaker at 6/15; verify the latest quarterly trend.
  • Quality is weaker at 12/20; verify the latest quarterly trend.
Sector valuation model

Blended valuation: PE, EV/EBITDA, FCF yield, and balance-sheet checks

For this sector, IndiaPulse uses a blended lens rather than relying on a single valuation ratio.

Blended relative
Primary lens
PE, EV/EBITDA, margin of safety, and FCF yield together.
Secondary checks
ROE/ROCE, growth, cash conversion, leverage, promoter risk.
Main risk check
One cheap metric is not enough if quality or cash flow is weak.
PE
10.8
PB
1.6
EV/EBITDA
6.4
ROE
19.1%
ROCE
21.5%
FCF Yield
—
Debt/Equity
0.3
MoS
+50.1%
Score movement

Stored run vs live recompute

This shows the stored score trend when snapshots exist, and also compares the latest stored nightly score with a live recompute from current fundamentals and price.

Stored run: 20 Oct 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
Final score
66
Previous: 66
Legacy U-Score band
UNDERVALUED
Previous: UNDERVALUED
Margin of safety
+50.1%
Previous: +50.1%

Score history

12 stored score snapshots. Latest stored move: +0 points.

20 Oct 2026
v4.3-runtime-valuation
61
61
61
63
63
63
63
67
66
66
66
66

Factor attribution

No pillar movement versus the latest stored run. Historical score trend will appear after snapshot storage is enabled.

Modelled fair value

Graham Number
₹230.31
+12.9% MoS
Growth-justified P/E
22.5
Growth-justified Value
₹401.85
+50.1% MoS
PEG
0.41

Comparable companies

Peers

Business-comparable peers in Media — ranked by industry, sub-sector, theme-tag overlap, market cap, and U-Score similarity. Green cells mark the best available peer metric in this table.

Compare all ↗
Ticker
Name
Why peer
Score
PE
ROE
MoS
Verdict
CONNPLEX
SME
Connplex Cinemas Ltd.
Media & Entertainment
match 64
59
18.2
32.6%
+19%
FAIR VALUE
PELATRO
SME
Pelatro Ltd.
Media & Entertainment
match 62
45
19.5
21.4%
+7%
WATCHLIST
HTMEDIA
Small
HT Media Limited
Media & Entertainment
match 59
56
4.2
0.9%
+81%
FAIR VALUE
GRETEX
SME
Gretex Industries Ltd.
Media & Entertainment
match 59
24
226.0
3.7%
-3328%
OVERVALUED
HMVL
Small
Hindustan Media Ventures Limited
Media & Entertainment
match 58
49
3.5
3.3%
-31%
FAIR VALUE

Business, management & trust

Growth engines, risks, management commitments and evidence-backed delivery

Business and thesis

Where growth can come from, and what can break the case

Thesis under stressReviewed 2026-07-01T04:11:31.927Z
Management commentary snapshot

FY26 consolidated total income grew 36.6% YoY to INR 418 crores, with PAT up 13.2% YoY to INR 50.6 crores. Consolidated EBITDA margin contracted to 20.9% due to project rescheduling and initial costs of 14 senior hires, while India standalone business showed robust 64% YoY revenue growth and margin improvement.

BFS delivered strong top-line growth, driven by its India business and strategic global expansion. However, consolidated margins are under pressure from project delays and significant investments in talent and technology. Aged receivables remain a concern, though management reports recent collections. The thesis is under stress as the company navigates these transitional costs for future scalability.

Growth engines

India-led Delivery Model

Our India-led delivery model remains to be one of the strongest competitive advantages, providing a structural cost advantage of approximately 30% to 40%.

Proprietary AI-enabled Workflows

Actively deployed proprietary AI-enabled workflows (4K de-aging, AI-assisted 3D generation, high-fidelity texture creation) to reduce execution timelines and enhance profitability.

Universal Scene Description (USD) Pipeline

Investing in USD pipeline enables seamless integration across global sites, improves interoperability, and strengthens ability to qualify for higher-value Tier 1 global mandates.

Strategic Senior Leadership Hires

Onboarded 14 senior leadership hires in FY'26, including ex-Netflix and ex-ILM, to drive business development, operations, and AI initiatives across geographies.

Capacity and execution

Bengaluru Operations Expansion

Continued expansion of our Bengaluru operations; the team has grown to a size of around 40 people.

Global Infrastructure Hardening

Investing in storage with NetApp to gear up for the next level, opening seamless integration across global sites.

Planned Geographic Expansion

Planning to expand to Bangalore & Mumbai in India and North America overseas very soon.

Tailwinds

Industry Revival

The industry is reviving after the strike period, leading to increased opportunities.

Increased Offshoring Opportunities

India growth reflects client confidence on BFS being the vendor of first choice, our increased offshoring opportunities and strong execution capabilities.

Rupee Depreciation Benefit

Rupee depreciation and other currencies skyrocketing has benefited us, contributing 20% to 25% on average to other income.

Headwinds

Project Rescheduling

Consol margins are impacted primarily by the project shifting to FY '27.

Initial Costs of Strategic Hires

Consol full year margins are impacted by the initial period expense investment of the 14 senior hires.

Risk radar

Aged Receivables

UNDER_STRESS

Aged receivables more than 6 months stood at INR 59.5 crores as of March 31, 2026, though management expects reduction by H1 FY27.

Bid Pipeline Conversion

Traditional winning ratio ranges from 60% to 70%, but larger ticket sizes in the current pipeline could significantly change this percentage.

M&A Execution Risk

Evaluating 7-8 companies, in advanced stages with 2-3 players; previous LOI is on hold from seller side.

Management accountability

What management said, and what results must prove

Issuer guidance and extracted claims are tracked against later reported outcomes. Treat these as management statements, not IndiaPulse forecasts.

Analyst reading lens
Compare YOY

The company explicitly reports full-year financial results and discusses impacts over the year, such as project rescheduling and strategic hires. VFX projects often have longer execution cycles, making year-over-year comparisons more relevant for assessing overall performance and strategic shifts.

Sector KPIs management disclosed

Consolidated Total Income (FY26)

Consolidated total income amounted to INR 418 crores versus Rs. 306 crores in the last year, a growth of 36.6% year-on-year.

Consolidated PAT (FY26)

Our PAT amounts to INR 50.6 crores versus Rs. 44.7 crores last year, a growth of 13.2% year-on-year.

Consolidated EBITDA Margin (FY26)

UNDER_STRESS

Maintaining an EBITDA percentage at 20.89%. EBITDA margin shrank by 2.6% for the full year respectively. FY'26 EBITDA margin stands at 20.9% versus 23.5% last year.

India Standalone Revenue (FY26)

India business continued to deliver robust results. FY'26 revenue of INR 120 crores. At full year level, growth stood at 64% on a year-over-year basis.

Management forward view

FY27 Revenue Growth Outlook

We would be able to add on 30% to what we did in the current year and the last financial year, organically.

FY27 PAT Target

Expects PAT to be comfortably within INR 65-70 crores, potentially surpassing INR 70 crores with current initiatives.

M&A Strategy

Actively exploring M&A for geographical diversification (North America, Spain) and service diversification (gaming, commercial, immersive experience).

Mainboard Migration

Process kick-started for mainboard migration; eligibility lies by September 2026.

Thesis monitor

Numbers and claims to verify in the next filings

CheckpointCurrent evidenceWhat to verify next
Order Book & Bid Pipeline ConversionINR 232 crores order book, INR 456 crores bid pipeline (FY27).Conversion rate of the bid pipeline, especially for larger ticket size projects (e.g., 5-7 million GBP), and execution timeline.
Consolidated EBITDA Margin20.9% (FY26), down 2.6% YoY.Improvement in margins as senior hires integrate, and AI/USD technology investments yield operational efficiencies and higher project profitability.
Aged Receivables (>6 months)INR 59.5 crores (as of March 31, 2026).Reduction to under INR 40 crores by the end of Q1 FY27, as guided by management, indicating improved working capital management.
M&A ProgressIn advanced stages with 2-3 prospects; previous LOI on hold.Announcement of signed LOIs and successful closure of acquisitions to diversify geography and services, contributing to inorganic growth.

Verification checkpoints are IndiaPulse research interpretation, not investment advice.

Trust Score
71Limited evidence · low confidenceTrust Lite

Trust asks: does management behaviour match later outcomes? Higher is better, but confidence and evidence depth matter as much as the number.

Limited evidence: Claim history is still being built. It ranks around the 66th percentile of the scored universe and 82nd percentile within Media. Main check: results consistency is weak at 39/100.

This is a financial-behaviour screen, not a claim-tested management reliability verdict.

Computed 05 Sept 2026
management-trust-v1
16 docs text-extracted · 7 concalls text-extracted
Score band
Limited evidence

Financial behaviour is scored, but management claims do not yet have enough outcome checks.

Relative rank
66th percentile

overall median 67 · Media: 82nd pctile, median 63 · SME: 85th pctile, median 64

Evidence depth
Financial-only

16 documents have extracted text, but claim history is not strong enough yet.

Claim delivery
Outcome history still building

0 claims extracted · No contradicted claim yet

How to read this Trust Score

Limited evidence · low confidence
What it measures
Reliability of management and financial delivery, using financial behaviour only.
Confidence
Treat this as an early read until more concalls and outcomes are matched.
Investor use
Acceptable, but check the weakest sub-score before increasing exposure.

Read Trust alongside U-Score, result consistency, and technical trend. A cheap stock with weak Trust needs a larger margin of safety; a high Trust score does not make an expensive stock attractive by itself.

Forensic breakdown

Read low sub-scores as due-diligence warnings, not automatic sell signals.

Promoter
86
strong · holding, pledge, alignment
Cash flow
55
watch · profit to cash conversion
Balance sheet
89
strong · leverage and solvency
Discipline
80
strong · capital discipline
Results
39
weak · quarterly consistency

Trust positives

  • ▸Promoter holding is 55.3%.
  • ▸Promoter pledge is zero.
  • ▸ROCE is 22.3%.
  • ▸3/4 latest quarters had positive YoY revenue growth.

Trust risks

  • ▸2 latest quarters had PAT decline worse than 25% YoY.
  • ▸ROCE trend is -16.4%.
  • ▸1/4 latest quarters had positive YoY PAT growth.

Trust Lite uses financial behaviour only. Prefer claim-tested Trust when enough concall claims have later outcomes.

Important announcements & filings

Latest exchange and company disclosures found within the past two years.

12 shown
Annual report

Copy of Newspaper Publication 5 Sep - Newspaper advertisement confirms dispatch of FY2025-26 AGM notice and annual report.

Source: Nse

Open source ↗
Investor presentationAug 2026

Aug 2026 · PPT

Source: Nse

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Concall transcriptAug 2026

Aug 2026 · Transcript

Source: Nse

Open source ↗
Concall transcriptJun 2026

Jun 2026 · Transcript

Source: Nse

Open source ↗
Investor presentationJun 2026

Jun 2026 · PPT

Source: Nse

Open source ↗
Investor presentationMay 2026

May 2026 · PPT

Source: Nse

Open source ↗
Annual reportMar 2026

Mar 2026 · Annual Report 2026

Source: Nse

Open source ↗
Concall transcriptMar 2026

Mar 2026 · Transcript

Source: Nse

Open source ↗
Investor presentationMar 2026

Mar 2026 · PPT

Source: Nse

Open source ↗
Annual reportMar 2026

Sep 2026 · General Updates 8 Sep - AGM notice and FY 2025-26 annual report sent; AGM on September 28, 2026.

Source: Nse

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Annual reportMar 2026

Sep 2026 · Shareholders meeting 4 Sep - 10th AGM on September 28, 2026; Annual Report 2025-26 and e-voting schedule submitted.

Source: Nse

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Investor presentationFeb 2026

Feb 2026 · PPT

Source: Nse

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