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Media stocks · SME cap · NSE
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.
SMA20 +1.3% / mo · MACD + · sector +12.7pp vs Nifty 500 (3M)
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Investable fundamentals, management evidence is still limited to a financial-only Trust Lite signal, price trend supports entry, and recent execution is weak.
Fundamental lens: valuation, quality, growth, balance sheet, and cash flow.
Revenue +9.9% · PAT -44.2% YoY
Price trend and sector-relative-strength timing.
Legacy margin-of-safety estimate; the revised evidence label remains in shadow validation.
Financial-only signal; management claim evidence is not sufficient yet.
Fundamentals, quarterly history, margins, returns and balance-sheet evidence
PAT -44% YoY · margin compression · Rev +10% YoY
| Metric | This quarter | YoY | QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue | ₹103.5 Cr | +9.9% | -8.7% |
| EBITDA | ₹14.4 Cr | -22.6% | -39.7% |
| Operating margin | 13.9% | -584 bps | -717 bps |
| PAT | ₹6.7 Cr | -44.2% | -56.5% |
| PAT margin | 6.5% | -627 bps | -711 bps |
NDF means not disclosed in the current structured filing feed. It is intentionally not treated as zero.
Updated 19/10/2026
Trend interpretation, Stage 2, relative strength, volume and indicator evidence
Signals are conflicting — long-term trend down. RSI 54. Wait for confirmation.
Mechanical read from the price + indicator series above. Not a recommendation — technical setups can reverse without warning, especially around earnings and macro events.
U-Score 66 · legacy U-Score band UNDERVALUED · valuation evidence and comparable companies
Top U-Score contributors and drags from the latest stored fundamentals.
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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.
12 stored score snapshots. Latest stored move: +0 points.
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.
Growth engines, risks, management commitments and evidence-backed delivery
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.
Our India-led delivery model remains to be one of the strongest competitive advantages, providing a structural cost advantage of approximately 30% to 40%.
Actively deployed proprietary AI-enabled workflows (4K de-aging, AI-assisted 3D generation, high-fidelity texture creation) to reduce execution timelines and enhance profitability.
Investing in USD pipeline enables seamless integration across global sites, improves interoperability, and strengthens ability to qualify for higher-value Tier 1 global mandates.
Onboarded 14 senior leadership hires in FY'26, including ex-Netflix and ex-ILM, to drive business development, operations, and AI initiatives across geographies.
Continued expansion of our Bengaluru operations; the team has grown to a size of around 40 people.
Investing in storage with NetApp to gear up for the next level, opening seamless integration across global sites.
Planning to expand to Bangalore & Mumbai in India and North America overseas very soon.
The industry is reviving after the strike period, leading to increased opportunities.
India growth reflects client confidence on BFS being the vendor of first choice, our increased offshoring opportunities and strong execution capabilities.
Rupee depreciation and other currencies skyrocketing has benefited us, contributing 20% to 25% on average to other income.
Consol margins are impacted primarily by the project shifting to FY '27.
Consol full year margins are impacted by the initial period expense investment of the 14 senior hires.
Aged receivables more than 6 months stood at INR 59.5 crores as of March 31, 2026, though management expects reduction by H1 FY27.
Traditional winning ratio ranges from 60% to 70%, but larger ticket sizes in the current pipeline could significantly change this percentage.
Evaluating 7-8 companies, in advanced stages with 2-3 players; previous LOI is on hold from seller side.
Issuer guidance and extracted claims are tracked against later reported outcomes. Treat these as management statements, not IndiaPulse forecasts.
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.
Consolidated total income amounted to INR 418 crores versus Rs. 306 crores in the last year, a growth of 36.6% year-on-year.
Our PAT amounts to INR 50.6 crores versus Rs. 44.7 crores last year, a growth of 13.2% year-on-year.
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 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.
We would be able to add on 30% to what we did in the current year and the last financial year, organically.
Expects PAT to be comfortably within INR 65-70 crores, potentially surpassing INR 70 crores with current initiatives.
Actively exploring M&A for geographical diversification (North America, Spain) and service diversification (gaming, commercial, immersive experience).
Process kick-started for mainboard migration; eligibility lies by September 2026.
| Checkpoint | Current evidence | What to verify next |
|---|---|---|
| Order Book & Bid Pipeline Conversion | INR 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 Margin | 20.9% (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 Progress | In 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 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.
Financial behaviour is scored, but management claims do not yet have enough outcome checks.
overall median 67 · Media: 82nd pctile, median 63 · SME: 85th pctile, median 64
16 documents have extracted text, but claim history is not strong enough yet.
0 claims extracted · No contradicted claim yet
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