* price as on 04 Feb 2025
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 73,128 81,214 90,067 101,184
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 7,137 8,927 10,533 11,736
Net Profit (Rsm) 4,418 5,790 7,050 7,949
Core EPS (Rs) 6.9 9.0 11.0 12.4
Core EPS Growth (7.5%) 30.8% 21.8% 12.7%
FD Core P/E (x) 49.05 37.51 30.81 27.32
DPS (Rs) 3.0 4.0 5.0 6.0
Dividend Yield 0.88% 1.18% 1.48% 1.78%
EV/EBITDA (x) 30.50 24.14 20.24 17.80
P/FCFE (x) 79.43 124.32 40.06 30.79
Net Gearing (10.2%) (16.6%) (20.8%) (28.5%)
P/BV (x) 7.22 6.54 5.86 5.28
ROE 15.6% 18.3% 20.1% 20.3%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Net Revenues 73,128 81,214 90,067 101,184
Gross Profit 23,125 25,728 29,001 32,885
Operating EBITDA 7,137 8,927 10,533 11,736
Depreciation And Amortisation (1,288) (1,337) (1,378) (1,421)
Operating EBIT 5,849 7,590 9,155 10,315
Financial Income/(Expense) (406) 34 166 211
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 288 150 158 165
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 5,731 7,774 9,478 10,691
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 5,731 7,774 9,478 10,691
Taxation (1,313) (1,903) (2,311) (2,604)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 4,418 5,871 7,167 8,087
Minority Interests (81) (117) (138)
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 4,418 5,790 7,050 7,949
Recurring Net Profit 4,418 5,790 7,050 7,949
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 4,418 5,790 7,050 7,949
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 7,137 8,927 10,533 11,736
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital 2,226 (1,132) (2,182) (492)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow (351) 184 324 376
Net Interest (Paid)/Received 406 (34) (166) (211)
Tax Paid (984) (1,903) (2,311) (2,604)
Cashflow From Operations 8,434 6,041 6,197 8,805
Capex (838) (721) (743) (765)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments (1,663) (500) (500) (1,500)
Other Investing Cashflow 432 425 467 514
Cash Flow From Investing (2,069) (796) (775) (1,751)
Debt Raised/(repaid) (3,640) (3,500)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares 893
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (1,912) (2,572) (3,216) (3,859)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (754) (390) (301) (303)
Cash Flow From Financing (5,413) (6,463) (3,517) (4,162)
Total Cash Generated 952 (1,218) 1,905 2,892
Free Cashflow To Equity 2,725 1,745 5,422 7,054
Free Cashflow To Firm 5,573 4,855 5,121 6,751
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 9,499 8,781 11,187 15,579
Total Debtors 7,209 7,565 8,390 9,425
Inventories 8,304 9,123 10,117 11,366
Total Other Current Assets 2,036 2,229 2,966 3,332
Total Current Assets 27,048 27,698 32,659 39,702
Fixed Assets 19,584 18,968 18,332 17,676
Total Investments
Intangible Assets 12,855 12,855 12,855 12,855
Total Other Non-Current Assets 1,330 1,354 1,416 1,482
Total Non-current Assets 33,769 33,177 32,603 32,012
Short-term Debt 3,000 1,247 1,247 1,247
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 13,145 13,350 13,572 15,247
Other Current Liabilities 4,174 4,228 4,442 4,990
Total Current Liabilities 20,318 18,825 19,260 21,484
Total Long-term Debt 2,990 1,243 1,243 1,243
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 2,920 2,920 2,920 2,920
Total Non-current Liabilities 5,910 4,163 4,163 4,163
Total Provisions 99 99 99 99
Total Liabilities 26,327 23,087 23,522 25,746
Shareholders Equity 29,996 33,214 37,049 41,139
Minority Interests 4,494 4,575 4,691 4,829
Total Equity 34,490 37,789 41,740 45,969
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth 6.5% 11.1% 10.9% 12.3%
Operating EBITDA Growth (7.4%) 25.1% 18.0% 11.4%
Operating EBITDA Margin 9.8% 11.0% 11.7% 11.6%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 5.49 9.83 13.59 20.45
BVPS (Rs) 46.97 51.88 57.87 64.26
Gross Interest Cover 7.39 19.45 30.40 34.02
Effective Tax Rate 22.9% 24.5% 24.4% 24.4%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 33.4% 33.4% 34.3% 36.6%
Accounts Receivables Days 34.73 33.20 32.33 32.13
Inventory Days 57.46 57.32 57.50 57.40
Accounts Payables Days 85.76 87.14 80.46 77.01
ROIC (%) 16.2% 22.3% 26.5% 28.6%
ROCE (%) 15.4% 19.8% 22.7% 23.3%
Return On Average Assets 10.5% 12.7% 14.8% 15.3%

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