* price as on 04 Feb 2025
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 115,560 114,714 127,799 143,515
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 20,598 19,225 23,517 28,393
Net Profit (Rsm) 7,963 7,084 9,473 12,218
Core EPS (Rs) 103.1 91.7 122.6 158.1
Core EPS Growth 88.0% (11.0%) 33.7% 29.0%
FD Core P/E (x) 48.44 54.46 40.73 31.57
DPS (Rs) 20.0 18.3 23.3 30.0
Dividend Yield 0.40% 0.44% 0.56% 0.73%
EV/EBITDA (x) 20.78 22.46 18.60 15.42
P/FCFE (x) 127.61 66.34 28.96 13.98
Net Gearing 80.3% 79.2% 79.0% 69.8%
P/BV (x) 7.19 6.53 5.82 5.09
ROE 15.8% 12.6% 15.1% 17.2%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Net Revenues 115,560 114,714 127,799 143,515
Gross Profit 115,560 114,714 127,799 143,515
Operating EBITDA 20,598 19,225 23,517 28,393
Depreciation And Amortisation (5,726) (5,898) (6,606) (7,398)
Operating EBIT 14,872 13,327 16,912 20,995
Financial Income/(Expense) (4,531) (4,713) (4,901) (5,048)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 1,451 1,639 1,705 1,747
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 11,791 10,253 13,715 17,694
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 11,791 10,253 13,715 17,694
Taxation (3,837) (3,178) (4,252) (5,485)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 7,954 7,075 9,464 12,209
Minority Interests 9 9 9 9
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 7,963 7,084 9,473 12,218
Recurring Net Profit 7,963 7,084 9,473 12,218
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 7,963 7,084 9,473 12,218
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 20,598 19,225 23,517 28,393
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital 3,294 797 (193) (960)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense 1,451 1,639 1,705 1,747
Other Operating Cashflow (2,707) 6,293 15,293 24,293
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (4,531) (4,713) (4,901) (5,048)
Tax Paid 1,542 (3,178) (4,252) (5,485)
Cashflow From Operations 19,646 20,063 31,169 42,940
Capex (11,782) (19,000) (19,000) (16,000)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow (4,576) 1,252 (350) (350)
Cash Flow From Investing (16,358) (17,748) (19,350) (16,350)
Debt Raised/(repaid) (265) 3,500 1,500 1,000
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares 0
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (1,545) (1,714) (2,178) (2,809)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (2,347) (4,284) (15,284) (24,284)
Cash Flow From Financing (4,157) (2,498) (15,962) (26,093)
Total Cash Generated (869) (183) (4,142) 497
Free Cashflow To Equity 3,023 5,815 13,319 27,590
Free Cashflow To Firm 7,819 7,028 16,720 31,638
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 9,667 9,484 5,341 5,839
Total Debtors 5,663 5,971 5,952 6,291
Inventories 11,816 11,943 13,305 14,941
Total Other Current Assets 17,019 15,486 16,614 18,657
Total Current Assets 44,165 42,884 41,213 45,728
Fixed Assets 91,381 104,483 116,877 125,478
Total Investments 2,681 3,031 3,381 3,731
Intangible Assets 6,242 4,639 4,639 4,639
Total Other Non-Current Assets 3,553 3,553 3,553 3,553
Total Non-current Assets 103,857 115,706 128,450 137,402
Short-term Debt 10,612 11,112 11,112 11,112
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 9,311 8,979 9,775 10,773
Other Current Liabilities 14,078 14,110 15,592 17,652
Total Current Liabilities 34,001 34,201 36,479 39,537
Total Long-term Debt 41,774 44,774 46,274 47,274
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 19,030 21,030 21,030 21,030
Total Non-current Liabilities 60,804 65,804 67,304 68,304
Total Provisions
Total Liabilities 94,805 100,005 103,782 107,841
Shareholders Equity 53,671 59,041 66,336 75,745
Minority Interests (455) (455) (455) (455)
Total Equity 53,216 58,586 65,881 75,290
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth 18.9% (0.7%) 11.4% 12.3%
Operating EBITDA Growth 56.7% (6.7%) 22.3% 20.7%
Operating EBITDA Margin 17.8% 16.8% 18.4% 19.8%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) (552.86) (600.53) (673.55) (680.06)
BVPS (Rs) 694.61 764.10 858.51 980.28
Gross Interest Cover 3.28 2.83 3.45 4.16
Effective Tax Rate 32.5% 31.0% 31.0% 31.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 19.4% 24.2% 23.0% 23.0%
Accounts Receivables Days 16.53 18.51 17.03 15.57
Inventory Days 34.04 37.80 36.05 35.92
Accounts Payables Days 33.69 34.96 32.82 32.57
ROIC (%) 13.2% 10.8% 12.5% 14.5%
ROCE (%) 14.7% 12.1% 14.2% 16.3%
Return On Average Assets 8.9% 7.7% 8.8% 9.8%

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