BBOXInformation Technology

Black Box Limited

IT Enabled Services · ISIN INE676A01027 · BSE 500463 · NSE EQ · FV ₹2
Last price
₹766
+0.41%today
What this company does

Black Box Limited operates in IT Enabled Services, part of the Information Technology sector. It booked ₹1,719 cr of revenue in its latest quarter (Q1 FY27) and kept 3.3% of sales as profit. It is the 7th largest of 9 IT Enabled Services companies we track, by market value.

44out of 100
Equitytale Health Score
Strained

Healthier than 44% of companies in Information Technology, on all six measures of filed financials. Each measure is ranked against the 67–123 companies that reported it.

Measures financial condition, not whether to buy. Learn what this score means · How this is calculated

Price momentum
neutral
RSI (14)
51

At close. Not part of the score.

Profitability & returns53

How much profit it earns on the money it employs

Balance sheet17

How much it owes, and whether earnings cover the interest

Cash quality42

Whether reported profit actually arrives as cash

Growth & consistency61

Whether sales and profit have grown, and how steadily

Valuation12

What today's price implies, against our models or its peers

Governance & risk100

How much of the promoters' stake is pledged, and how much they hold · highest in its sector on what we could measure

Is this company doing well?
not investment advice
Strengths
Makes a profit
Sales up 24% vs last year
Profit up 18% vs last year
Promoters hold 70%
No promoter shares pledged
Strong 17% return on equity
Turns profit into real cash
Watch-outs
! Thin 3.3% net margin

What if I invest in BBOX?

Set a growth rate and see what a monthly SIP would add up to. Your assumption, our arithmetic.

You would put in
₹12.00 lakh
120 instalments
At 10% a year, it would become
₹20.15 lakh

The starting rate is a round number, not a view on this company — this is your assumption, and the figure above is arithmetic on it. Returns are not steady year to year, and a real holding would not grow in a straight line. We do not publish price targets or predict returns.

Key ratios · latest quarter + price
₹766 +0.41%
latest close · 2026-09-17
52-wk low ₹13074 sessions so far52-wk high ₹843
Is it cheap or expensive?
What you pay for the profits, book value and cash flow. Higher isn't automatically worse — it can signal faster growth.
P/E ratio60.8High
LowAverageHigh
P/B ratio10.58High
Below bookModerateHigh
EV / EBITDA24.0High
LowAverageHigh
How good is the business?
How much profit it earns from its money and its sales.
Return on equity17.4%Strong
WeakFairStrong ▸15%
Return on capital17.3%Strong
WeakFairStrong
Net margin3.3%Thin
ThinDecentStrong
EBITDA margin8.4%Thin
ThinDecentHealthy
Is it financially safe?
How much it owes, and whether it can comfortably cover it.
Debt to equity0.64Moderate
LowModerateHigh ▸1
Interest cover2.3×Okay
RiskyOkayStrong ▸5×
Current ratio1.83Healthy
Tight ◂1HealthyAmple
More figures
Market cap
₹13,611 cr
Book value
₹72
EPS
₹3.15
latest quarter
Net debt
₹299 cr
owes more than its cash
Enterprise value
₹13,911 cr
EBITDA
₹579 cr
annualised
EBIT
₹437 cr
annualised
Operating margin
6.4%
Return on assets
5.2%
Earnings yield
1.64%
P/S
1.98
Sales / share
₹387.0
Tax rate
8.5%
Face value
₹2
Shares
17.8 cr
Working capital
₹1,467 cr
Current assets
₹3,236 cr
Current liabilities
₹1,769 cr
Delivery %
40.1%
Strong / safeFairWeak / riskyValuation — a level, not good/badBands are general rules of thumb, not advice.

P/E, ROE, ROCE and margins are annualised from the latest quarter; per-share and balance-sheet ratios use the most recent balance sheet on file · prices as of 2026-09-17.

Worth vs price · from the exchange filings
not investment advice
Hard to value confidentlyLow confidence
The market price is far above what these earnings- and book-based models support — a fast-growing or asset-light business can trade well above them for years, so we won't put a confident number on how overpriced it is.
Models span ₹115₹183, midpoint ₹149

An educational model from the company's own filings, every assumption shown — not investment advice or a price target. Prices can stay above or below any model for years.

P&L · Q1 FY27 (consolidated)
Revenue from Operations₹1,719 cr
Other Income₹4 cr
Total Income₹1,722 cr
Cost of Materials₹46 L
Purchases of Stock-in-Trade₹496 cr
Inventory Change (±)₹28 cr
Employee Benefit Expense₹656 cr
Finance Costs₹48 cr
Depreciation & Amortisation₹36 cr
Other Expenses₹378 cr
Total Expenses₹1,642 cr
Exceptional Items₹-19 cr
Profit before Tax₹61 cr
Tax Expense₹5 cr
Net Profit₹56 cr
Net margin on total income3.2%
Where the money goes · Q1 FY27
% of total income
Materials + stock-in-trade₹525 cr30.8%
Employee benefit expense₹656 cr38.5%
Finance costs₹48 cr2.8%
Depreciation & amortisation₹36 cr2.1%
Other expenses₹378 cr22.2%
Tax expense₹5 cr0.3%
Profit for the period₹56 cr3.3%
Total income ₹1,722 cradds up to ₹100 ✓
Quarterly results · consolidated (₹ cr)
MetricQ3 FY26Q4 FY26Q1 FY27
Revenue1,660 cr1,691 cr1,719 cr
Total income1,661 cr1,693 cr1,722 cr
Expenses1,582 cr1,603 cr1,642 cr
Profit before tax57 cr76 cr61 cr
Tax7 cr11 cr5 cr
Net profit (owners' share)50 cr65 cr56 cr
Net margin (owners' share, on revenue)3.0%3.8%3.3%
EPS (₹)2.923.783.15
YoY (latest quarter): total income +24.0% · net profit +17.9%
Balance sheet & cash flow · as of Mar 2026
Moderate debt
Total assets
₹4,294 cr
Shareholder equity
₹1,287 cr
parent shareholders
Total debt
₹827 cr
Cash
₹528 cr
Cash flow · H1 FY26
Operating
₹54 cr
Investing
₹-18 cr
Financing
₹-18 cr
Peer comparison
IT Enabled Services · by market value
CompanyPriceMarket capP/E
L&T Technology Services Limited₹3,324₹35,238 cr25.1
Tata Technologies Limited₹759₹30,809 cr42.6
Inventurus Knowledge Solutions Limited₹1,729₹29,538 cr37.4
Netweb Technologies India Limited₹4,579₹26,070 cr76.4
Affle 3i Limited₹1,546₹21,734 cr42.3
SAGILITY LIMITED₹45₹20,851 cr24.2
Black Box Limitedthis company₹766₹13,611 cr60.8
Amagi Media Labs Limited₹574₹12,425 cr96.4
E2E Networks Limited₹604₹12,424 cr70.6
Same industry · latest reported numbers · not a recommendation.
Corporate actions
Dividend yield
0.13%
trailing 12 months
Dividend / share (TTM)
₹1
Last dividend
₹1
ex 28 Aug 2026
ActionDetailEx-date
Dividend₹1 / share28 Aug 2026
Dividend₹1 / share29 Aug 2025
Stock splitStock Split From Rs.10/- to Rs.2/-13 May 2022
Bonus issue1:119 Dec 2012
Dividend₹10 / share16 Jul 2012
Dividend₹5 / share16 Jul 2012
Who owns it · 2026-06-30
No pledge
Promoter
70.0%
FII / Foreign
4.7%
DII / Domestic
3.4%
Retail / others
21.9%
Promoter stake down 1.2% over the last 12 quarters.
Smart-money activity
Insider trades
SoldEssar Steel Metal Trading Limited · Promoter Group16.20 L · ₹40.5 cr20 Nov 23
BoughtEquinox Realty Holdings Limited · Promoter Group16.20 L · ₹40.5 cr20 Nov 23
SoldEssar Steel Metal Trading Limited · Promoter Group19.40 L · ₹48.5 cr16 Nov 23
Bulk / block deals
short · NSE17 Sep 26
short · NSE2026 Aug 26
short · NSE42 Jul 26
Stake changes
BoughtEssar telecom Ltd · promoter→ 67.35%28 Sep 24
BoughtEssar Telecom Limited alongwith PAC · promoter→ 71.14% · 3.65 cr28 Dec 23
SoldEquinox Realty Holdings Limited · promoter→ 0.00% · 3.65 cr28 Dec 23
Promoter pledges
ReleasedSilverleaf Oak Advisors LLP43.00 L · 14.46% held28 Feb 20
ReleasedIDBI Bank Ltd21.32 L · 7.16% held21 Feb 19
PledgedSilverleaf Oak Advisors LLP43.00 L · 0.00% held11 Jan 19
What shareholders were asked to approve

A company cannot decide everything on its own. Things like a top executive’s pay, issuing new shares, or re-appointing a director have to be put to the people who own the company, and they vote — one vote per share. So whoever owns the most shares has the most say.

Yearly shareholder meeting · 16 Sep 2026
See the official result
1
To receive, consider and adopt the audited financial statement (Standalone and Consolidated) of the Company for the Financial year ended March 31 2026, the report of the Board of Directors and Auditors
Backed by 99% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
1.14 cr votes for, 1.12 L against · 2% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
2
To appoint director in place of Anshuman Ruia (DIN: 00008501), Executive Director of the Company who retires by rotation and being eligible, offers hmself for re-appointment
Promoters had a personal stake in this
Backed by 94% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
1.09 cr votes for, 6.51 L against · 9% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
3
To declare Final dividend on quity Shares of face valueof Rs. 2/- each of the company, for the financial year 2025-26
Backed by 100% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
1.16 cr votes for, 260 against · 0% of mutual funds and other big investors said no
4
Reclassification of existing Auhtorised Share Capital and consequent alteration toth Capital Clause of the Memorandum of Association.
Backed by 98% of shareholders other than promotersneeded 50%
1.14 cr votes for, 1.91 L against · 3% of mutual funds and other big investors said no

Every vote count above is taken from the result the company filed with the stock exchange, certified by an independent counter. To work out what would have happened without the promoters, we simply remove their votes and re-apply the same legal bar the proposal had to clear. Nothing here is an estimate or an opinion.

Who controls this company, and what it pays them

Most Indian companies are controlled by a family or group — the promoters. The exchange requires them to be listed by name, including members who own no shares at all, and requires the company to disclose any business it does with them.

The promoter group — 7 named members
owning 70.0% between them · as of 2026-06-30
Essar Telecom Limited69.95%
Equinox Capital Limitedno shares
Equinox Realty Holdings Limitedno shares
Essar Global Fund Limitedno shares
Essar Global Holdings Limitedno shares
Essar Global Limitedno shares
Essar Investment Holdings Mauritius Ltdno shares

Names and holdings from the company’s shareholding pattern filed with the exchange; transactions from the related-party note in its annual report. Every figure is as filed — these are legal, disclosed dealings, and what to make of them is your call.

Money it raised, and what it did with it

When a company raises money from investors, it has to say up front what the money is for. The rules then make it report, every three months until the money is gone, how much of each of those things it has actually paid for — so a promise made while asking for the money can be checked afterwards.

₹386 cr raised in Sep 2024 by selling shares to selected investors

As of Jun 2026, the company says it has spent 42% of what it set aside, leaving ₹223 cr still to be spent. CARE Ratings Ltd watches the spending on the exchange’s behalf.

Investment in subsidiaries
now filed as: Investment in subsidiaries
originally ₹349 cr
budget changed
30%
₹72 cr of ₹241 cr
General Corporate Purpose
now filed as: General Corporate Purpose
originally ₹38 cr
budget changed
89%
₹40 cr of ₹45 cr
Not Applicable
now filed as: Working Capital
originally ₹0 cr
budget changed
51%
₹51 cr of ₹100 cr
Spent by quarter: 31%31%37%37%38%42% (to Jun 2026)

Every figure above is taken from the statement the company files with the stock exchange each quarter, for as long as money it has raised remains unspent. The only thing we work out is how much of each stated purpose has been paid for — one number divided by another from the same filing. Whether a plan that changed was a good change is not something a filing can tell you. See the filing

How the stock has moved · adjusted for splits & bonuses
Data from primary exchange filings · analysis tool, not investment advice.