* price as on 12 Sep 2025
Financial
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue (Rsm) 362,514 416,688 458,720 511,363
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 44,541 50,419 54,129 60,341
Net Profit (Rsm) 27,105 30,105 31,600 35,528
Core EPS (Rs) 57.3 62.9 66.5 74.8
Core EPS Growth 22.8% 9.9% 5.7% 12.4%
FD Core P/E (x) 61.22 55.11 52.51 46.70
DPS (Rs) 10.0 10.0 12.0 12.0
Dividend Yield 0.29% 0.29% 0.34% 0.34%
EV/EBITDA (x) 37.54 33.17 30.90 27.57
P/FCFE (x) 309.87 688.90 415.52 122.20
Net Gearing 12.8% 10.6% 9.0% 2.3%
P/BV (x) 16.70 13.30 11.02 9.20
ROE 30.8% 26.7% 23.0% 21.5%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Net Revenues 362,514 416,688 458,720 511,363
Gross Profit 104,907 118,756 130,735 145,227
Operating EBITDA 44,541 50,419 54,129 60,341
Depreciation And Amortisation (7,446) (9,111) (10,326) (11,480)
Operating EBIT 37,095 41,308 43,803 48,860
Financial Income/(Expense) (1,387) (1,750) (1,900) (1,750)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 706 750 800 900
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 36,414 40,308 42,703 48,010
Exceptional Items (127) 277
Pre-tax Profit 36,287 40,585 42,703 48,010
Taxation (9,183) (10,480) (11,103) (12,483)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 27,105 30,105 31,600 35,528
Minority Interests
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 27,105 30,105 31,600 35,528
Recurring Net Profit 27,200 29,900 31,600 35,528
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 27,200 29,900 31,600 35,528
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
EBITDA 44,541 50,419 54,129 60,341
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital 7,086 (1,797) (2,033) (1,030)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions (676) 1,866 (300) (300)
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (681) (1,000) (1,100) (850)
Tax Paid (9,183) (10,480) (11,103) (12,483)
Cashflow From Operations 41,088 39,009 39,593 45,678
Capex (16,278) (15,000) (15,000) (13,500)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow (20,466) (20,100) (19,100) (17,100)
Cash Flow From Investing (36,744) (35,100) (34,100) (30,600)
Debt Raised/(repaid) 1,011 (1,500) (1,500) (1,500)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (4,751) (4,751) (5,701) (5,701)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (127) 277
Cash Flow From Financing (3,867) (5,974) (7,201) (7,201)
Total Cash Generated 477 (2,065) (1,708) 7,877
Free Cashflow To Equity 5,355 2,409 3,993 13,578
Free Cashflow To Firm 5,731 5,659 7,393 16,828
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Cash And Equivalents 6,559 4,493 2,785 10,662
Total Debtors 12,801 17,124 21,365 25,218
Inventories 17,258 21,691 27,649 29,421
Total Other Current Assets 14,446 13,380 14,480 15,580
Total Current Assets 51,063 56,688 66,279 80,881
Fixed Assets 55,852 61,741 66,415 68,434
Total Investments 92,714 112,714 131,714 148,714
Intangible Assets
Total Other Non-Current Assets
Total Non-current Assets 148,566 174,455 198,129 217,148
Short-term Debt
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 61,537 68,497 76,663 81,258
Other Current Liabilities 12,016 12,516 13,016 13,516
Total Current Liabilities 73,553 81,013 89,679 94,774
Total Long-term Debt 19,276 17,776 16,276 14,776
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities
Total Non-current Liabilities 19,276 17,776 16,276 14,776
Total Provisions 7,434 7,634 7,834 8,034
Total Liabilities 100,262 106,422 113,789 117,583
Shareholders Equity 99,367 124,721 150,619 180,446
Minority Interests
Total Equity 99,367 124,721 150,619 180,446
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue Growth 13.3% 14.9% 10.1% 11.5%
Operating EBITDA Growth 19.1% 13.2% 7.4% 11.5%
Operating EBITDA Margin 12.3% 12.1% 11.8% 11.8%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) (26.77) (27.96) (28.39) (8.66)
BVPS (Rs) 209.15 262.51 317.03 379.81
Gross Interest Cover 26.75 23.60 23.05 27.92
Effective Tax Rate 25.3% 25.8% 26.0% 26.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 17.4% 15.9% 18.0% 16.0%
Accounts Receivables Days 13.00 13.11 15.31 16.62
Inventory Days 21.94 23.86 27.45 28.45
Accounts Payables Days 79.81 79.65 80.77 78.72
ROIC (%) 111.2% 114.0% 98.5% 89.9%
ROCE (%) 33.9% 30.9% 27.8% 26.5%
Return On Average Assets 15.7% 14.4% 13.3% 13.1%

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