* price as on 04 Feb 2025
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 180,394 224,339 262,895 298,721
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 24,885 29,026 32,860 38,933
Net Profit (Rsm) 17,837 19,985 24,361 28,175
Core EPS (Rs) 118.7 133.0 162.2 187.5
Core EPS Growth 44.0% 12.0% 21.9% 15.7%
FD Core P/E (x) 44.52 39.74 32.60 28.19
DPS (Rs) 25.0 30.0 35.0 37.5
Dividend Yield 0.47% 0.57% 0.66% 0.71%
EV/EBITDA (x) 31.08 26.44 23.16 19.26
P/FCFE (x) 148.08 81.30 145.32 57.99
Net Gearing (25.9%) (27.9%) (28.9%) (32.2%)
P/BV (x) 9.70 8.16 6.82 5.71
ROE 24.1% 22.3% 22.8% 22.1%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Net Revenues 180,394 224,339 262,895 298,721
Gross Profit 47,591 55,993 64,827 73,661
Operating EBITDA 24,885 29,026 32,860 38,933
Depreciation And Amortisation (2,450) (2,987) (3,599) (5,008)
Operating EBIT 22,435 26,039 29,261 33,926
Financial Income/(Expense) (1,083) (1,872) 360 716
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 2,241 1,878 2,160 2,182
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 23,593 26,046 31,781 36,823
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 23,593 26,046 31,781 36,823
Taxation (5,567) (6,004) (7,357) (8,580)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 18,026 20,042 24,424 28,243
Minority Interests (189) (57) (62) (69)
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 17,837 19,985 24,361 28,175
Recurring Net Profit 17,837 19,985 24,361 28,175
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 17,837 19,985 24,361 28,175
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 24,885 29,026 32,860 38,933
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital (8,090) (3,532) (6,858) (6,479)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow 1,158 6 2,520 2,897
Net Interest (Paid)/Received 752 1,872 (360) (716)
Tax Paid (5,743) (6,004) (7,357) (8,580)
Cashflow From Operations 12,962 21,368 20,805 26,056
Capex (8,530) (9,000) (9,500) (10,000)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow 984 (2,500) (5,741) (2,262)
Cash Flow From Investing (7,545) (11,500) (15,241) (12,262)
Debt Raised/(repaid) (54) (100) (100) (100)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares 194
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (2,997) (4,507) (5,258) (5,634)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (1,017) (1,872) (1,399) (1,522)
Cash Flow From Financing (3,874) (6,479) (6,757) (7,256)
Total Cash Generated 1,543 3,389 (1,193) 6,538
Free Cashflow To Equity 5,363 9,768 5,465 13,694
Free Cashflow To Firm 4,334 7,996 4,166 12,272
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 22,248 28,817 35,152 46,218
Total Debtors 20,471 24,229 28,810 34,373
Inventories 36,751 46,097 54,740 63,018
Total Other Current Assets 7,670 9,406 11,524 14,731
Total Current Assets 87,140 108,548 130,226 158,341
Fixed Assets 21,838 27,386 37,536 42,529
Total Investments
Intangible Assets 46 46 46 46
Total Other Non-Current Assets 11,637 12,307 8,270 8,492
Total Non-current Assets 33,521 39,739 45,853 51,067
Short-term Debt 672 1,086 1,011 936
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 28,633 37,492 43,216 50,742
Other Current Liabilities 6,006 8,605 11,524 14,731
Total Current Liabilities 35,311 47,183 55,751 66,410
Total Long-term Debt 226 365 340 315
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 2,275 2,343 2,414 2,486
Total Non-current Liabilities 2,501 2,709 2,754 2,801
Total Provisions 415 427 440 454
Total Liabilities 38,227 50,319 58,945 69,664
Shareholders Equity 81,871 97,349 116,453 138,993
Minority Interests 562 619 681 750
Total Equity 82,433 97,968 117,134 139,743
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth 27.9% 24.4% 17.2% 13.6%
Operating EBITDA Growth 34.4% 16.6% 13.2% 18.5%
Operating EBITDA Margin 13.8% 12.9% 12.5% 13.0%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 142.11 182.15 224.98 299.30
BVPS (Rs) 544.95 647.98 775.13 925.17
Gross Interest Cover 20.71 13.91 20.92 22.29
Effective Tax Rate 23.6% 23.1% 23.1% 23.3%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 21.1% 22.6% 21.6% 20.0%
Accounts Receivables Days 33.32 36.36 36.82 38.60
Inventory Days 91.06 89.81 92.91 95.49
Accounts Payables Days 67.28 71.68 74.36 76.19
ROIC (%) 45.6% 40.8% 39.9% 39.4%
ROCE (%) 29.5% 28.4% 28.4% 27.8%
Return On Average Assets 17.8% 16.3% 14.8% 14.3%

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