* price as on 06 Jun 2025
Financial
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue (Rsm) 106,148 119,347 141,553 167,056
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 26,525 27,886 32,062 37,393
Net Profit (Rsm) 16,284 16,678 18,867 22,089
Core EPS (Rs) 84.2 86.3 97.6 114.3
Core EPS Growth 16.5% 2.4% 13.1% 17.1%
FD Core P/E (x) 29.59 28.89 25.54 21.81
DPS (Rs) 16.0 18.0 20.0 24.0
Dividend Yield 0.64% 0.72% 0.80% 0.96%
EV/EBITDA (x) 19.35 18.26 15.99 13.64
P/FCFE (x) 150.96 103.05 46.91 51.23
Net Gearing 30.3% 23.3% 23.4% 18.8%
P/BV (x) 4.64 4.12 3.65 3.22
ROE 16.9% 15.1% 15.1% 15.7%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Net Revenues 106,148 119,347 141,553 167,056
Gross Profit 55,517 60,270 70,493 82,693
Operating EBITDA 26,525 27,886 32,062 37,393
Depreciation And Amortisation (6,735) (7,877) (9,333) (10,558)
Operating EBIT 19,790 20,009 22,729 26,834
Financial Income/(Expense) (1,252) (1,100) (1,200) (1,300)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 3,026 3,328 3,628 3,918
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 21,563 22,237 25,156 29,452
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 21,563 22,237 25,156 29,452
Taxation (5,279) (5,559) (6,289) (7,363)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 16,284 16,678 18,867 22,089
Minority Interests
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 16,284 16,678 18,867 22,089
Recurring Net Profit 16,284 16,678 18,867 22,089
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 16,284 16,678 18,867 22,089
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
EBITDA 26,525 27,886 32,062 37,393
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital (6,600) (1,654) (5,498) (7,312)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions 870 70 70 70
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow
Net Interest (Paid)/Received 1,773 2,228 2,428 2,618
Tax Paid (4,728) (5,559) (6,289) (7,363)
Cashflow From Operations 17,840 22,971 22,772 25,405
Capex (13,440) (11,481) (20,000) (15,000)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow (2,980) (3,814) (2,500) (3,000)
Cash Flow From Investing (16,420) (15,295) (22,500) (18,000)
Debt Raised/(repaid) 1,771 (3,000) 10,000 2,000
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (3,093) (3,479) (3,866) (4,639)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow
Cash Flow From Financing (1,322) (6,479) 6,134 (2,639)
Total Cash Generated 99 1,197 6,406 4,766
Free Cashflow To Equity 3,192 4,676 10,272 9,405
Free Cashflow To Firm 2,673 8,776 1,472 8,705
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Cash And Equivalents 626 1,822 8,229 12,995
Total Debtors 16,109 17,003 21,330 27,461
Inventories 17,159 20,273 25,208 31,123
Total Other Current Assets 10,069 10,719 11,369 12,019
Total Current Assets 43,962 49,817 66,136 83,598
Fixed Assets 75,466 82,590 93,256 97,698
Total Investments 32,649 34,649 36,649 39,149
Intangible Assets
Total Other Non-Current Assets
Total Non-current Assets 108,115 117,238 129,905 136,847
Short-term Debt 32,140 29,140 39,140 41,140
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 7,455 9,809 13,574 18,307
Other Current Liabilities 7,111 7,311 7,511 7,711
Total Current Liabilities 46,706 46,260 60,224 67,158
Total Long-term Debt
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities
Total Non-current Liabilities
Total Provisions 5,053 3,758 3,778 3,798
Total Liabilities 51,758 50,018 64,003 70,956
Shareholders Equity 103,838 117,037 132,038 149,488
Minority Interests
Total Equity 103,838 117,037 132,038 149,488
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue Growth 13.2% 12.4% 18.6% 18.0%
Operating EBITDA Growth 16.3% 5.1% 15.0% 16.6%
Operating EBITDA Margin 25.0% 23.4% 22.7% 22.4%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) (163.03) (141.32) (159.91) (145.60)
BVPS (Rs) 537.19 605.47 683.07 773.35
Gross Interest Cover 15.81 18.19 18.94 20.64
Effective Tax Rate 24.5% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 19.0% 20.9% 20.5% 21.0%
Accounts Receivables Days 54.23 50.63 49.42 53.30
Inventory Days 107.64 115.63 116.81 121.86
Accounts Payables Days 59.04 53.33 60.05 68.97
ROIC (%) 15.7% 14.4% 15.0% 15.5%
ROCE (%) 15.0% 13.8% 14.0% 14.6%
Return On Average Assets 12.0% 11.0% 10.9% 11.1%

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