* price as on 06 Jun 2025
Financial
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue (Rsm) 4,422,980 4,994,120 5,753,126 6,505,525
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 701,110 752,185 876,007 1,005,673
Net Profit (Rsm) 261,822 258,816 311,022 374,230
Core EPS (Rs) 67.7 70.3 84.5 101.7
Core EPS Growth 6.4% 3.9% 20.2% 20.3%
FD Core P/E (x) 9.99 10.11 8.41 6.99
DPS (Rs) 6.0 8.0 8.0
Dividend Yield 0.88% 1.17%
EV/EBITDA (x) 4.14 3.73 3.00 2.55
P/FCFE (x) (95.69) 23.94 12.39 25.42
Net Gearing 17.6% 9.1% (2.6%) (4.9%)
P/BV (x) 2.25 1.88 1.57 1.32
ROE 24.8% 20.3% 20.4% 20.5%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Net Revenues 4,422,980 4,994,120 5,753,126 6,505,525
Gross Profit 1,733,470 1,897,507 2,192,829 2,490,633
Operating EBITDA 701,110 752,185 876,007 1,005,673
Depreciation And Amortisation (339,980) (383,178) (424,679) (468,792)
Operating EBIT 361,130 369,007 451,328 536,881
Financial Income/(Expense) (69,230) (45,679) (43,437) (37,125)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 64,400 59,798 63,130 64,323
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 356,300 383,126 471,021 564,079
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 356,300 383,126 471,021 564,079
Taxation (105,390) (122,600) (160,147) (191,787)
Exceptional Income - post-tax 12,700
Profit After Tax 263,610 260,525 310,874 372,292
Minority Interests (5,000) (5,500) (4,400) (3,520)
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax 3,212 3,790 4,548 5,458
Net Profit 261,822 258,816 311,022 374,230
Recurring Net Profit 249,122 258,816 311,022 374,230
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 249,122 258,816 311,022 374,230
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
EBITDA 701,110 752,185 876,007 1,005,673
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital 76,126 (149,590) 1,748 11,036
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions 218,263 (131,192) (195,000)
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense 64,487 3,760 2,000 2,000
Other Operating Cashflow 12,700
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (4,830) 14,118 19,693 27,198
Tax Paid (105,390) (122,600) (160,147) (191,787)
Cashflow From Operations 962,465 366,681 739,300 659,120
Capex (584,824) (145,684) (419,308) (450,115)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow (45,062) (106,799) (103,841) (101,172)
Cash Flow From Investing (629,886) (252,482) (523,149) (551,286)
Debt Raised/(repaid) (359,922) (4,911) (4,911) (4,911)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares (305)
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (22,080) (29,440) (40,480) (51,520)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow
Cash Flow From Financing (382,307) (34,351) (45,391) (56,431)
Total Cash Generated (49,727) 79,848 170,761 51,403
Free Cashflow To Equity (27,342) 109,288 211,241 102,923
Free Cashflow To Firm 401,810 159,878 259,589 144,959
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Cash And Equivalents 408,340 488,188 658,949 710,352
Total Debtors 132,480 164,190 204,906 267,350
Inventories 472,690 574,666 598,956 712,934
Total Other Current Assets 596,180 630,000 685,000 720,000
Total Current Assets 1,609,690 1,857,044 2,147,810 2,410,637
Fixed Assets 1,553,760 1,568,586 1,563,215 1,544,538
Total Investments 463,792 563,792 663,792 763,792
Intangible Assets 8,950 8,450 7,950 7,450
Total Other Non-Current Assets
Total Non-current Assets 2,026,502 2,140,828 2,234,957 2,315,780
Short-term Debt
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 973,680 957,776 1,024,529 1,211,988
Other Current Liabilities 677,952 600,000 630,000 570,000
Total Current Liabilities 1,651,632 1,557,776 1,654,529 1,781,988
Total Long-term Debt 624,990 619,990 614,990 609,990
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities
Total Non-current Liabilities 624,990 619,990 614,990 609,990
Total Provisions 384,350 368,690 395,690 297,690
Total Liabilities 2,660,972 2,546,457 2,665,209 2,689,668
Shareholders Equity 1,161,440 1,390,816 1,661,358 1,984,068
Minority Interests 66,100 60,600 56,200 52,680
Total Equity 1,227,540 1,451,416 1,717,558 2,036,748
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue Growth 1.0% 12.9% 15.2% 13.1%
Operating EBITDA Growth 1.8% 7.3% 16.5% 14.8%
Operating EBITDA Margin 15.9% 15.1% 15.2% 15.5%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) (58.87) (35.82) 11.95 27.27
BVPS (Rs) 315.61 377.94 451.46 539.15
Gross Interest Cover 5.22 8.08 10.39 14.46
Effective Tax Rate 29.6% 32.0% 34.0% 34.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 9.2% 11.8%
Accounts Receivables Days 12.46 10.84 11.71 13.25
Inventory Days 64.50 61.73 60.16 59.63
Accounts Payables Days 129.84 113.83 101.61 101.66
ROIC (%) 23.4% 22.2% 21.8% 25.6%
ROCE (%) 19.0% 18.6% 20.3% 21.4%
Return On Average Assets 8.7% 7.7% 8.2% 8.8%

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