* price as on 12 Sep 2025
Financial
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue (Rsm) 759,551 899,461 994,187 1,086,185
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 125,575 175,560 215,325 242,995
Net Profit (Rsm) 60,391 87,804 116,235 134,662
Core EPS (Rs) 209.5 298.0 394.4 457.0
Core EPS Growth (14.3%) 42.3% 32.4% 15.9%
FD Core P/E (x) 59.75 41.52 31.36 27.07
DPS (Rs) 77.5 74.5 98.6 114.2
Dividend Yield 0.75% 0.60%
EV/EBITDA (x) 30.46 22.12 17.97 15.75
P/FCFE (x) 130.01 321.45 79.31 44.96
Net Gearing 25.0% 25.7% 21.9% 15.4%
P/BV (x) 5.16 4.74 4.29 3.86
ROE 9.3% 11.9% 14.4% 15.0%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Net Revenues 759,551 899,461 994,187 1,086,185
Gross Profit 759,551 899,461 994,187 1,086,185
Operating EBITDA 125,575 175,560 215,325 242,995
Depreciation And Amortisation (40,150) (44,967) (50,364) (56,407)
Operating EBIT 85,425 130,593 164,962 186,588
Financial Income/(Expense) (16,505) (19,476) (15,581) (12,465)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc. (199) (199) (199) (199)
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 7,442 7,814 7,970 8,129
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 76,162 118,731 157,152 182,053
Exceptional Items (881)
Pre-tax Profit 75,281 118,731 157,152 182,053
Taxation (14,885) (30,922) (40,911) (47,386)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 60,396 87,809 116,240 134,667
Minority Interests (5) (5) (5) (5)
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 60,391 87,804 116,235 134,662
Recurring Net Profit 61,098 87,804 116,235 134,662
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 61,098 87,804 116,235 134,662
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
EBITDA 125,575 175,560 215,325 242,995
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital (6,711) (465) 4,328 4,972
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense 7,442 7,814 7,970 8,129
Other Operating Cashflow 9,941 9,941 9,941 9,941
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (16,505) (19,476) (15,581) (12,465)
Tax Paid (13,006) (30,922) (40,911) (47,386)
Cashflow From Operations 106,734 142,452 181,071 206,186
Capex (89,506) (98,144) (82,748) (66,705)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow (75,538) (28,967) (40,364) (46,407)
Cash Flow From Investing (165,045) (127,112) (123,112) (113,112)
Debt Raised/(repaid) 86,064 (4,000) (12,000) (12,000)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares (670) (4,295) (34,811) (40,362)
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (27,519) (26,451) (35,016) (40,567)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (7,117) (5,645) 24,871 30,422
Cash Flow From Financing 50,758 (40,391) (56,956) (62,507)
Total Cash Generated (7,553) (25,052) 1,003 30,567
Free Cashflow To Equity 27,754 11,340 45,960 81,074
Free Cashflow To Firm (41,805) 34,816 73,541 105,539
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Cash And Equivalents 45,324 20,272 21,275 51,842
Total Debtors 58,903 61,607 68,095 74,396
Inventories 95,630 103,500 111,676 122,010
Total Other Current Assets 37,516 43,174 47,721 52,137
Total Current Assets 237,372 228,553 248,767 300,385
Fixed Assets 868,824 965,969 1,047,717 1,113,422
Total Investments 22,974 22,974 22,974 22,974
Intangible Assets 168,427 152,427 142,427 132,427
Total Other Non-Current Assets 39,374 40,374 41,374 42,374
Total Non-current Assets 1,099,600 1,181,744 1,254,492 1,311,197
Short-term Debt 72,502 72,502 72,502 72,502
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 93,275 96,017 101,558 110,101
Other Current Liabilities 157,873 170,898 188,895 206,375
Total Current Liabilities 323,650 339,417 362,956 388,979
Total Long-term Debt 157,808 153,808 141,808 129,808
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 116,581 116,581 116,581 116,581
Total Non-current Liabilities 274,388 270,388 258,388 246,388
Total Provisions
Total Liabilities 598,038 609,805 621,344 635,367
Shareholders Equity 707,062 768,620 850,043 944,343
Minority Interests 31,872 31,872 31,872 31,872
Total Equity 738,934 800,491 881,915 976,215
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue Growth 7.1% 18.4% 10.5% 9.3%
Operating EBITDA Growth (3.2%) 39.8% 22.7% 12.9%
Operating EBITDA Margin 16.5% 19.5% 21.7% 22.4%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) (627.75) (699.19) (655.07) (510.61)
BVPS (Rs) 2,399.42 2,608.32 2,884.63 3,204.64
Gross Interest Cover 5.18 6.71 10.59 14.97
Effective Tax Rate 19.8% 26.0% 26.0% 26.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 44.9% 25.0%
Accounts Receivables Days 24.43 24.45 23.81 23.94
Inventory Days (42.99) (40.40) (39.50) (39.26)
Accounts Payables Days 51.26 47.72 46.30 45.81
ROIC (%) 8.4% 11.9% 14.1% 15.3%
ROCE (%) 10.2% 13.1% 15.5% 16.4%
Return On Average Assets 6.6% 7.8% 9.0% 9.4%

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