Processes frozen fish and shrimp for export, operating a peeling and processing facility at Shankarpur in West Bengal. The core business buys raw seafood, peels, freezes and packs it — chiefly Vannamei shrimp — for sale to buyers in Japan, China, Europe and Israel, with export volumes rising from 550 MT to 972 MT in FY26. A new Ready-to-Cook line was added with blanching and cooking machinery, and peeling capacity was doubled to 21.6 tons per day. Alongside processing, the company rents out cold storage (Rs 144.42 lakhs of FY26 revenue) and recently launched its own cold-chain logistics service under the brand 'DE SENS COLDSTORE' using leased and owned refrigerated trucks. Raw materials are the dominant input at 85.5% of revenue, with cost of materials consumed at Rs 5,191.95 lakhs in FY26. Revenue from operations for FY26 was Rs 6,069.26 lakhs, of which the core processing segment contributed Rs 5,749.04 lakhs. AR · MarketPing reader · 2026-08-02
Revenue streams, as the annual report describes them. Frozen fish and shrimp processing, Cold storage, Cold chain logistics (DE SENS COLDSTORE), Ready-to-Cook seafood. Small, export-oriented seafood processing and cold-chain business; raw-material-heavy cost structure
| ₹ crore · consolidated | FY26 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | 61 |
| EBITDA (ex other income) | — |
| margin % | — |
| Owners' profit | — |
| EPS, as reported (₹) | 4.63 |
| ROE % · ROCE % | — · 19.2 |
| Debt / equity (x) | — |
| Cash from operations | (3) |
| Capex | (0) |
| ₹ crore | Q2 FY26 | Q4 FY26 |
|---|---|---|
| Revenue | 33 | 28 |
| Profit before tax | 5 | 4 |
| Net profit | — | — |
| EPS (₹) | 2.48 | 2.15 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| APEX FROZEN FOODS LIMITED | 1,150 | 22.4 | 2.18 | — | 7.4 | 9.8 | — | 12.9 |
| SHARAT INDUSTRIES LTD. | 646 | 40.4 | 4.18 | 19.3 | 10.3 | 11.8 | — | 3.6 |
| COASTAL CORPORATION LTD | 264 | 6.7 | 0.93 | 8.4 | 9.4 | 8.3 | 15.4 | 11.5 |
| KINGS INFRA VENTURES LIMITED | 207 | 14.2 | 2.40 | 9.0 | 18.5 | 18.3 | — | 16.8 |
| WATERBASE LTD. | 194 | 13.2 | 1.38 | — | (10.4) | (13.5) | 10.6 | (1.3) |
| Zeal Aqua Limited | 141 | 10.0 | 1.36 | — | 13.7 | 16.2 | — | 6.6 |
| ESSEX MARINE LIMITED ◆ | 80 | 11.3 | — | — | — | 15.7 | — | — |
| NCC BLUE WATER PRODUCTS LTD. | 18 | 6.4 | 1.25 |
| Date · filing | Category | Importance | 1-day % | 5-day % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Sept 2026 · Essex Marine 17th AGM: All resolutions passed with 99.97% approval | board shareholder meetings | low | — | — |
| 2 Sept 2026 · Essex Marine 17th AGM proceedings — two ordinary resolutions tabled | board shareholder meetings | low | — | — |
| 11 Aug 2026 · Newspaper publication of 17th AGM notice and annual report | compliance | minimal | — | — |
| 10 Aug 2026 · Annual Report FY2025-26 filed with BSE | results | high | — | — |
| 10 Aug 2026 · Notice of 17th Annual General Meeting scheduled on September 2, 2026 | board shareholder meetings | low | — | — |
| 5 Aug 2026 · Newspaper Publication of 17th AGM Notice and E-Voting Details | compliance | minimal | — | — |
| 4 Aug 2026 · Essex Marine 17th AGM on Sept 2, 2026; Book Closure Aug 27 to Sept 2 | board shareholder meetings | low | — | — |
| 4 Aug 2026 · Essex Marine board fixes 17th AGM on Sep 2 via video conference | board shareholder meetings | low | — | — |
| 13 Jul 2026 · Quarterly compliance certificate for share dematerialization Q1 FY27 | compliance | minimal | — | — |
| 30 Jun 2026 · Essex Marine exports Rs 3.85 Crore frozen shrimp consignment to Japan | business updates | medium | — | — |
| Where a broker report shows | This document shows | Why |
|---|---|---|
| A rating (BUY / ADD / REDUCE / SELL) | A state: the latest filed quarter and the measured reactions |
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| 19.5 |
| 23.1 |
| — |
| — |
| Metric | Company | Group median | Rank | Better than |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P/E (TTM) | 11.3 | 11.3 | 5 of 9 | 50% |
| ROCE | 15.7 | 12.3 | 4 of 9 | 63% |
| Market cap | 80 | 194 | 7 of 9 | 25% |
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