* price as on 12 Sep 2025
Financial
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue (Rsm) 529,883 542,928 575,810 615,180
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 69,911 83,916 99,039 110,732
Net Profit (Rsm) 42,514 52,551 64,044 73,333
Core EPS (Rs) 48.4 59.5 72.5 83.0
Core EPS Growth 52.1% 22.8% 21.9% 14.5%
FD Core P/E (x) 31.71 25.66 21.05 18.39
DPS (Rs) 45.0 60.0 58.0 66.4
Dividend Yield 2.95% 3.95% 3.80% 4.35%
EV/EBITDA (x) 18.51 15.41 12.88 11.36
P/FCFE (x) 25.97 27.74 21.54 19.45
Net Gearing (20.9%) (21.4%) (26.5%) (31.2%)
P/BV (x) 4.93 4.94 4.72 4.49
ROE 15.8% 19.2% 22.9% 25.0%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Net Revenues 529,883 542,928 575,810 615,180
Gross Profit 149,035 158,650 173,319 185,169
Operating EBITDA 69,911 83,916 99,039 110,732
Depreciation And Amortisation (18,529) (18,296) (18,426) (18,455)
Operating EBIT 51,382 65,619 80,613 92,277
Financial Income/(Expense) 7,713 4,543 5,365 6,534
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) (2,376) 1,116 1,036 923
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 56,719 71,278 87,015 99,734
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 56,719 71,278 87,015 99,734
Taxation (14,002) (19,220) (23,463) (26,892)
Exceptional Income - post-tax (273)
Profit After Tax 42,444 52,059 63,552 72,841
Minority Interests 70 492 492 492
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 42,514 52,551 64,044 73,333
Recurring Net Profit 42,787 52,551 64,044 73,333
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 42,787 52,551 64,044 73,333
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
EBITDA 69,911 83,916 99,039 110,732
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital (2,662) (8,448) (4,834) (5,787)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense (140) (984) (984) (984)
Other Operating Cashflow 8,709 4,588 3,654 3,001
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (3,217) (3,112) (2,178) (1,525)
Tax Paid (14,744) (19,220) (23,463) (26,892)
Cashflow From Operations 57,857 56,740 71,234 78,545
Capex (5,935) (8,144) (8,637) (9,228)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow 5,703 8,771 8,580 8,982
Cash Flow From Investing (232) 627 (58) (246)
Debt Raised/(repaid)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased (927)
Dividends Paid (38,418) (53,216) (51,235) (58,667)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (18,647) (3,112) (2,178) (1,525)
Cash Flow From Financing (57,992) (56,328) (53,413) (60,192)
Total Cash Generated (367) 1,039 17,763 18,107
Free Cashflow To Equity 51,922 48,596 62,597 69,317
Free Cashflow To Firm 60,842 60,479 73,355 79,824
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Cash And Equivalents 74,350 75,389 93,153 111,259
Total Debtors 115,470 119,444 126,678 135,340
Inventories 394 394 394 394
Total Other Current Assets 46,578 46,578 46,578 46,578
Total Current Assets 236,792 241,805 266,803 293,571
Fixed Assets 39,197 29,044 19,256 10,028
Total Investments 8,715 8,715 8,715 8,715
Intangible Assets 100,484 100,484 100,484 100,484
Total Other Non-Current Assets 59,757 59,757 59,757 59,757
Total Non-current Assets 208,153 198,000 188,212 178,984
Short-term Debt 4,714 4,714 4,714 4,714
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 44,108 39,634 42,034 44,908
Other Current Liabilities 90,222 90,222 90,222 90,222
Total Current Liabilities 139,044 134,570 136,970 139,844
Total Long-term Debt
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 27,984 27,984 27,984 27,984
Total Non-current Liabilities 27,984 27,984 27,984 27,984
Total Provisions
Total Liabilities 167,028 162,554 164,954 167,828
Shareholders Equity 273,615 272,950 285,758 300,425
Minority Interests 4,302 4,302 4,302 4,302
Total Equity 277,917 277,252 290,060 304,727
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue Growth 1.9% 2.5% 6.1% 6.8%
Operating EBITDA Growth 40.8% 20.0% 18.0% 11.8%
Operating EBITDA Margin 13.2% 15.5% 17.2% 18.0%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 65.81 66.99 87.08 107.57
BVPS (Rs) 309.58 308.83 323.32 339.92
Gross Interest Cover 15.97 21.09 37.01 60.51
Effective Tax Rate 24.7% 27.0% 27.0% 27.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 93.1% 101.3% 80.0% 80.0%
Accounts Receivables Days 79.04 78.96 78.01 77.73
Inventory Days 0.37 0.37 0.36 0.33
Accounts Payables Days 39.28 39.77 37.03 36.90
ROIC (%) 17.1% 21.1% 26.1% 30.5%
ROCE (%) 13.2% 16.3% 19.6% 21.5%
Return On Average Assets 8.4% 11.0% 13.3% 14.7%

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