Brainbees Solutions Ltd.
Consumer Goods · NSE
52-week range
₹207 – ₹439
From 52w high
-46.4%
RSI (14)
45.9
vs SMA 50 / 200
↑ 50 · ↓ 200
Brainbees Solutions (NSE: FIRSTCRY), operator of the FirstCry baby and kids retail network, trades at ₹235.28 — down 27.09% over 12 months and 46.37% below its 52-week high. The company carries a debt-to-equity ratio of 31.48 with a profit margin of -2.24% and zero FCF-positive years in its available history, while a forward PE of 735.57 reflects market expectations of a profitability inflection that has not yet materialised.
- ✓Revenue has grown at 11.6% CAGR over 5 years, indicating the underlying retail business has expanded scale even in the absence of profitability
- ✓Q3 FY26 net loss narrowed by 69% year-on-year to ₹15 Cr, reflecting a measurable reduction in the rate of cash burn
- ✓Quality score of 47 ranks 2nd out of 6 Consumer Goods peers in the available dataset, ahead of sector names including Asian Paints (23) and Titan (34) on this composite metric
- ✓Price is trading above its 50-DMA of ₹230.82, a short-term technical condition not seen against the longer-term 200-DMA
- ✗Debt-to-equity of 31.48 is elevated for a consumer goods/retail business, and the trend is rising; zero FCF-positive years in available history and a consistency score of 15/100 reflect persistent capital consumption
- ✗Profit margin of -2.24% with no trailing PE (company is loss-making) means the forward PE of 735.57 is the only earnings-based valuation anchor — priced entirely on future profitability assumptions
- ✗Stock has declined 27.09% over 1 year and remains 22.7% below its 200-DMA of ₹304.33, with a 52-week drawdown of 46.37%; the stock appears in an Economic Times article listing NSE names down up to 70% amid FII outflows
- ✗A brokerage reduced its price target for the stock by 33%, and Brainbees has repeatedly delayed capital remittance to its U.S. subsidiary Swara Corp — raising questions about cross-border capital discipline
- ·Q3 FY26 results showed a 69% reduction in net loss to ₹15 Cr, described as a narrowing of losses rather than a return to profitability; the company remains in deficit
- ·A brokerage cut its FIRSTCRY price target by 33%, coinciding with a period in which the stock has been cited among the hardest-hit NSE names during the recent FII sell-off
- ·Brainbees appointed a Mahindra Group nominee, Saloni Jain Rana, to its board — a governance development reported neutrally; separately, a repeated delay in remitting capital to its U.S. subsidiary Swara Corp has been flagged twice in recent news
- ?At what revenue scale or gross margin level does the business model generate positive free cash flow, and how does current trajectory compare to that threshold?
- ?Is the debt-to-equity ratio of 31.48 driven primarily by lease liabilities (common in retail) or financial debt, and what does the net debt position look like after cash holdings?
- ?Does the repeated deferral of capital remittance to Swara Corp reflect a structural issue with the U.S. subsidiary or a temporary working capital decision, and has management provided a timeline?
- ?How does the 5-year revenue CAGR of 11.6% compare to the growth rate required to justify a forward PE of 735.57, and what assumptions underpin the analyst community's 7-count coverage without a disclosed consensus rating?
PE
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Forward PE
735.6
ROE
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Profit margin
-2.2%
D/E
31.48
Dividend yield
—
Quality score
47/100
ROE 5y above 15%
0/5 yrs
FCF 5y positive
0/5 yrs
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