* price as on 04 Feb 2025
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 4,379,278 4,432,623 5,130,251 6,029,002
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 688,893 656,143 795,176 931,371
Net Profit (Rsm) 318,865 204,094 268,499 320,307
Core EPS (Rs) 63.6 55.5 73.0 87.0
Core EPS Growth (759.3%) (12.9%) 31.6% 19.3%
FD Core P/E (x) 7.75 12.11 9.21 7.72
DPS (Rs) 4.0 6.0 8.0 8.0
Dividend Yield 0.62% 0.93% 1.24%
EV/EBITDA (x) 4.21 4.50 3.77 3.12
P/FCFE (x) 8.62 (27.98) (74.76) 31.78
Net Gearing 36.9% 36.1% 33.7% 22.0%
P/BV (x) 2.91 2.40 1.95 1.56
ROE 36.0% 21.7% 23.4% 22.4%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Net Revenues 4,379,278 4,432,623 5,130,251 6,029,002
Gross Profit 1,636,065 1,638,028 1,965,647 2,307,732
Operating EBITDA 688,893 656,143 795,176 931,371
Depreciation And Amortisation (382,289) (353,468) (386,306) (439,019)
Operating EBIT 306,605 302,675 408,870 492,353
Financial Income/(Expense) (99,858) (74,925) (70,747) (66,755)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 59,499 56,410 57,127 57,542
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 266,246 284,160 395,250 483,139
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 266,246 284,160 395,250 483,139
Taxation (40,351) (79,565) (126,480) (164,267)
Exceptional Income - post-tax 84,647
Profit After Tax 310,542 204,595 268,770 318,872
Minority Interests 1,326 (4,000) (4,400) (3,520)
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax 6,998 3,499 4,129 4,955
Net Profit 318,865 204,094 268,499 320,307
Recurring Net Profit 234,219 204,094 268,499 320,307
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 234,219 204,094 268,499 320,307
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 688,893 656,143 795,176 931,371
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital (179,592) (84,425) (61,956) (17,236)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions (53,361) (15,000) (80,000) (110,000)
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense (5,789) (8,000) (3,000) 2,000
Other Operating Cashflow 84,647
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (40,358) (18,515) (13,620) (9,213)
Tax Paid (40,351) (79,565) (126,480) (164,267)
Cashflow From Operations 454,088 450,639 510,121 632,654
Capex 93,774 (379,535) (427,991) (442,956)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow 10,425 (109,575) (110,294) (106,991)
Cash Flow From Investing 104,198 (489,110) (538,285) (549,947)
Debt Raised/(repaid) (271,514) (49,911) (4,911) (4,911)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares 5 (305)
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (15,316) (22,974) (30,632)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow
Cash Flow From Financing (286,826) (73,190) (35,543) (4,911)
Total Cash Generated 271,460 (111,661) (63,707) 77,797
Free Cashflow To Equity 286,772 (88,382) (33,075) 77,797
Free Cashflow To Firm 658,144 36,454 42,583 149,462
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 641,616 535,440 477,766 560,879
Total Debtors 251,958 267,172 323,276 379,910
Inventories 599,901 619,353 730,885 858,926
Total Other Current Assets 750,000 825,000 920,000 1,040,000
Total Current Assets 2,243,476 2,246,964 2,451,927 2,839,715
Fixed Assets 987,352 1,013,419 1,055,103 1,059,040
Total Investments 363,792 463,792 563,792 663,792
Intangible Assets 7,606 7,106 6,606 6,106
Total Other Non-Current Assets
Total Non-current Assets 1,358,750 1,484,316 1,625,501 1,728,938
Short-term Debt
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 899,852 850,092 955,773 1,123,211
Other Current Liabilities 535,000 550,000 560,000 570,000
Total Current Liabilities 1,434,852 1,400,092 1,515,773 1,693,211
Total Long-term Debt 985,001 935,001 930,001 925,001
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities
Total Non-current Liabilities 985,001 935,001 930,001 925,001
Total Provisions 251,434 288,434 290,434 292,434
Total Liabilities 2,671,286 2,623,527 2,736,207 2,910,646
Shareholders Equity 849,180 1,029,995 1,267,862 1,588,168
Minority Interests 81,759 77,759 73,359 69,839
Total Equity 930,939 1,107,754 1,341,221 1,658,007
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth 26.6% 1.2% 15.7% 17.5%
Operating EBITDA Growth 82.7% (4.8%) 21.2% 17.1%
Operating EBITDA Margin 15.7% 14.8% 15.5% 15.4%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) (93.31) (108.58) (122.89) (98.95)
BVPS (Rs) 230.76 279.89 344.53 431.57
Gross Interest Cover 3.07 4.04 5.78 7.38
Effective Tax Rate 15.2% 28.0% 32.0% 34.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 6.5% 11.3% 11.4%
Accounts Receivables Days 17.06 21.37 21.00 21.29
Inventory Days 67.02 79.62 77.87 77.97
Accounts Payables Days 112.59 114.28 104.14 101.96
ROIC (%) 20.5% 17.5% 20.6% 21.7%
ROCE (%) 16.5% 15.2% 18.8% 20.1%
Return On Average Assets 9.2% 7.0% 8.2% 8.5%

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