* price as on 04 Feb 2025
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 48,567 55,608 62,795 71,533
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 4,267 5,357 6,334 7,398
Net Profit (Rsm) 2,576 3,270 3,911 4,752
Core EPS (Rs) 5.9 7.5 9.0 11.0
Core EPS Growth 36.3% 26.7% 19.6% 21.5%
FD Core P/E (x) 59.62 47.05 39.34 32.37
DPS (Rs) 1.3 1.5 1.8 2.3
Dividend Yield 0.37% 0.44% 0.51% 0.65%
EV/EBITDA (x) 36.47 28.96 24.25 20.32
P/FCFE (x) 162.38 56.49 46.36 45.00
Net Gearing 11.2% 6.1% (1.1%) (12.7%)
P/BV (x) 8.47 7.42 6.44 5.57
ROE 15.1% 16.8% 17.5% 18.5%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Net Revenues 48,567 55,608 62,795 71,533
Gross Profit 16,326 19,607 21,777 25,165
Operating EBITDA 4,267 5,357 6,334 7,398
Depreciation And Amortisation (809) (944) (940) (1,003)
Operating EBIT 3,458 4,412 5,394 6,396
Financial Income/(Expense) (368) (198) (310) (192)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 313 138 144 150
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 3,403 4,353 5,228 6,354
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 3,403 4,353 5,228 6,354
Taxation (827) (1,083) (1,318) (1,601)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 2,576 3,270 3,911 4,752
Minority Interests
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 2,576 3,270 3,911 4,752
Recurring Net Profit 2,576 3,270 3,911 4,752
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 2,576 3,270 3,911 4,752
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 4,267 5,357 6,334 7,398
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital 308 (712) (827) (1,190)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow (183) (59) (166) (42)
Net Interest (Paid)/Received 368 198 310 192
Tax Paid (833) (1,083) (1,318) (1,601)
Cashflow From Operations 3,927 3,699 4,334 4,756
Capex (1,274) (859) (885) (911)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments (281) (500)
Other Investing Cashflow 29 81 69 174
Cash Flow From Investing (1,526) (778) (815) (1,237)
Debt Raised/(repaid) (1,455) (200) (200) (100)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares 61
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (563) (671) (780) (997)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (365) (279) (379) (366)
Cash Flow From Financing (2,322) (1,150) (1,359) (1,463)
Total Cash Generated 79 1,771 2,159 2,056
Free Cashflow To Equity 946 2,721 3,318 3,419
Free Cashflow To Firm 2,006 2,643 3,139 3,153
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 875 1,435 2,775 5,919
Total Debtors 5,958 6,822 7,704 8,776
Inventories 8,118 8,991 9,981 11,369
Total Other Current Assets 1,423 1,629 1,839 2,095
Total Current Assets 16,375 18,877 22,299 28,159
Fixed Assets 9,465 9,477 9,422 9,331
Total Investments 722 722 722 722
Intangible Assets 2,528 2,528 2,528 2,528
Total Other Non-Current Assets 2,426 2,328 2,328 2,328
Total Non-current Assets 15,141 15,055 15,001 14,910
Short-term Debt 1,538 1,432 1,326 1,274
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 5,500 6,298 7,112 8,101
Other Current Liabilities 2,983 3,416 3,857 4,394
Total Current Liabilities 10,021 11,146 12,295 13,769
Total Long-term Debt 1,373 1,278 1,184 1,137
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 1,061 1,061 1,061 1,061
Total Non-current Liabilities 2,433 2,339 2,245 2,197
Total Provisions 919 919 919 919
Total Liabilities 13,374 14,404 15,459 16,885
Shareholders Equity 18,142 20,741 23,872 27,628
Minority Interests
Total Equity 18,142 20,741 23,872 27,628
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth 17.7% 14.5% 12.9% 13.9%
Operating EBITDA Growth 33.4% 25.5% 18.2% 16.8%
Operating EBITDA Margin 8.8% 9.6% 10.1% 10.3%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) (4.70) (2.94) 0.61 8.09
BVPS (Rs) 41.91 47.83 55.05 63.71
Gross Interest Cover 8.75 15.83 14.22 17.49
Effective Tax Rate 24.3% 24.9% 25.2% 25.2%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 16.5% 15.4% 14.9% 15.7%
Accounts Receivables Days 43.76 41.94 42.22 42.04
Inventory Days 89.40 86.73 84.41 84.03
Accounts Payables Days 58.79 59.81 59.66 59.88
ROIC (%) 16.3% 20.6% 24.5% 28.0%
ROCE (%) 16.1% 19.4% 21.1% 22.6%
Return On Average Assets 12.5% 13.9% 15.6% 16.3%

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