* price as on 06 Jun 2025
Financial
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue (Rsm) 151,228 164,370 186,729 212,311
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 26,939 29,587 33,985 39,278
Net Profit (Rsm) 9,133 13,220 16,462 19,978
Core EPS (Rs) 21.2 27.6 34.4 41.8
Core EPS Growth 10.2% 30.6% 24.5% 21.4%
FD Core P/E (x) 67.87 46.89 37.65 31.03
DPS (Rs) 11.0 11.0 11.0 11.0
Dividend Yield 0.85% 0.85% 0.85% 0.85%
EV/EBITDA (x) 24.09 20.90 18.09 15.52
P/FCFE (x) 502.78 36.29 2,171.69 (184.91)
Net Gearing 54.2% 22.8% 23.1% 22.0%
P/BV (x) 6.70 4.82 4.26 3.75
ROE 12.3% 12.0% 12.0% 12.9%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Net Revenues 151,228 164,370 186,729 212,311
Gross Profit 43,901 46,845 53,405 61,358
Operating EBITDA 26,939 29,587 33,985 39,278
Depreciation And Amortisation (8,736) (9,002) (9,434) (9,828)
Operating EBIT 18,203 20,584 24,551 29,449
Financial Income/(Expense) (4,175) (3,074) (2,399) (2,249)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 2,138 2,445 2,642 2,842
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 16,166 19,955 24,795 30,042
Exceptional Items (1,571)
Pre-tax Profit 14,595 19,955 24,795 30,042
Taxation (5,426) (6,585) (8,182) (9,914)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 9,170 13,370 16,612 20,128
Minority Interests (37) (150) (150) (150)
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 9,133 13,220 16,462 19,978
Recurring Net Profit 10,120 13,220 16,462 19,978
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 10,120 13,220 16,462 19,978
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
EBITDA 26,939 29,587 33,985 39,278
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital (165) (4,009) (3,118) (7,240)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions (479) 5,387 (1,300) (400)
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense 1,159 2,893 1,121 1,249
Other Operating Cashflow (1,571)
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (2,037) (629) 244 593
Tax Paid (5,849) (3,991) (4,959) (6,008)
Cashflow From Operations 17,999 29,238 25,973 27,471
Capex (19,648) (18,970) (19,200) (18,250)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow 15,219 15,627 (5,738) (6,823)
Cash Flow From Investing (4,429) (3,342) (24,938) (25,073)
Debt Raised/(repaid) (12,337) (8,817) (750) (5,750)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares (291)
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (5,259) (5,259) (5,259) (5,259)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow
Cash Flow From Financing (17,887) (14,077) (6,009) (11,009)
Total Cash Generated (4,317) 11,819 (4,974) (8,612)
Free Cashflow To Equity 1,233 17,078 285 (3,352)
Free Cashflow To Firm 17,745 28,969 3,434 4,647
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Cash And Equivalents 12,914 24,733 19,759 11,147
Total Debtors 29,132 33,775 37,346 41,299
Inventories 35,784 37,828 41,950 46,534
Total Other Current Assets 18,840 18,500 21,000 22,500
Total Current Assets 96,670 114,835 120,055 121,480
Fixed Assets 80,959 90,926 100,692 109,114
Total Investments 20,627 30,627 38,627 46,627
Intangible Assets 2,628 2,628 2,628 2,628
Total Other Non-Current Assets
Total Non-current Assets 104,213 124,181 141,947 158,369
Short-term Debt
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 23,442 26,119 30,695 31,992
Other Current Liabilities 17,015 22,000 23,000 24,000
Total Current Liabilities 40,457 48,119 53,695 55,992
Total Long-term Debt 62,884 54,067 53,317 47,567
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities
Total Non-current Liabilities 62,884 54,067 53,317 47,567
Total Provisions 5,336 8,292 9,613 10,962
Total Liabilities 108,677 110,477 116,625 114,521
Shareholders Equity 92,533 128,716 145,404 165,205
Minority Interests (328) (178) (28) 122
Total Equity 92,206 128,538 145,377 165,328
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue Growth (3.6%) 8.7% 13.6% 13.7%
Operating EBITDA Growth 5.3% 9.8% 14.9% 15.6%
Operating EBITDA Margin 17.8% 18.0% 18.2% 18.5%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) (104.51) (61.35) (70.19) (76.17)
BVPS (Rs) 193.53 269.20 304.11 345.52
Gross Interest Cover 4.36 6.70 10.23 13.09
Effective Tax Rate 37.2% 33.0% 33.0% 33.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 49.1% 39.8% 31.9% 26.3%
Accounts Receivables Days 73.49 69.84 69.51 67.60
Inventory Days 115.54 114.31 109.20 106.98
Accounts Payables Days 78.33 76.96 77.77 75.79
ROIC (%) 10.6% 10.9% 12.1% 13.2%
ROCE (%) 12.0% 12.0% 12.6% 13.9%
Return On Average Assets 6.9% 7.0% 7.3% 8.0%

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