* price as on 19 Nov 2024
Financial
Mar-23A Mar-24F Mar-25F Mar-26F
Revenue (Rsm) 92,016 99,030 112,050 126,137
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 11,997 15,201 17,480 19,930
Net Profit (Rsm) 8,653 10,390 11,975 14,064
Core EPS (Rs) 68.1 81.8 94.3 110.7
Core EPS Growth (10.6%) 20.1% 15.3% 17.4%
FD Core P/E (x) 68.26 56.85 49.33 42.00
DPS (Rs) 26.0 28.0 30.0 32.0
Dividend Yield 0.56% 0.60% 0.65% 0.69%
EV/EBITDA (x) 48.61 38.35 32.98 28.53
P/FCFE (x) 109.17 176.37 59.53 51.15
Net Gearing (17.1%) (15.2%) (24.1%) (32.0%)
P/BV (x) 13.42 11.62 10.01 8.56
ROE 21.0% 21.9% 21.8% 22.0%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-23A Mar-24F Mar-25F Mar-26F
Total Net Revenues 92,016 99,030 112,050 126,137
Gross Profit 26,024 32,086 36,697 41,310
Operating EBITDA 11,997 15,201 17,480 19,930
Depreciation And Amortisation (2,634) (3,014) (3,566) (3,741)
Operating EBIT 9,363 12,187 13,914 16,188
Financial Income/(Expense) 178 357 553 979
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc. 1,533 997 1,196 1,283
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 39 150 100 105
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 11,113 13,691 15,763 18,555
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 11,113 13,691 15,763 18,555
Taxation (2,460) (3,300) (3,787) (4,491)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 8,653 10,390 11,975 14,064
Minority Interests
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 8,653 10,390 11,975 14,064
Recurring Net Profit 8,653 10,390 11,975 14,064
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 8,653 10,390 11,975 14,064
(Rs mn) Mar-23A Mar-24F Mar-25F Mar-26F
EBITDA 11,997 15,201 17,480 19,930
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital (778) (1,455) (1,502) (1,625)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow (5) 1,504 1,849 2,367
Net Interest (Paid)/Received 64 (357) (553) (979)
Tax Paid (2,375) (3,300) (3,787) (4,491)
Cashflow From Operations 8,903 11,592 13,487 15,202
Capex (4,243) (8,200) (3,721) (4,243)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries 25
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments 188 (500) (500) (500)
Other Investing Cashflow 538 457 658 1,089
Cash Flow From Investing (3,493) (8,243) (3,563) (3,653)
Debt Raised/(repaid)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (3,049) (3,557) (3,812) (4,066)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (15) (100) (105) (110)
Cash Flow From Financing (3,064) (3,657) (3,917) (4,176)
Total Cash Generated 2,347 (308) 6,007 7,373
Free Cashflow To Equity 5,411 3,349 9,924 11,548
Free Cashflow To Firm 5,331 3,249 9,819 11,438
(Rs mn) Mar-23A Mar-24F Mar-25F Mar-26F
Total Cash And Equivalents 7,522 7,714 14,221 22,093
Total Debtors 4,924 5,969 6,754 7,603
Inventories 13,856 14,922 16,884 19,007
Total Other Current Assets 2,546 2,740 3,100 3,490
Total Current Assets 28,848 31,345 40,959 52,193
Fixed Assets 19,819 24,342 25,247 25,998
Total Investments 5,713 5,713 5,713 5,713
Intangible Assets
Total Other Non-Current Assets 2,563 3,226 2,476 2,226
Total Non-current Assets 28,094 33,280 33,435 33,937
Short-term Debt
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 9,038 9,496 10,745 12,095
Other Current Liabilities 2,322 2,713 3,070 3,456
Total Current Liabilities 11,359 12,209 13,814 15,551
Total Long-term Debt
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 654 654 654 654
Total Non-current Liabilities 654 654 654 654
Total Provisions 908 908 908 908
Total Liabilities 12,921 13,771 15,376 17,113
Shareholders Equity 44,021 50,854 59,018 69,016
Minority Interests
Total Equity 44,021 50,854 59,018 69,016
Mar-23A Mar-24F Mar-25F Mar-26F
Revenue Growth 18.4% 7.6% 13.1% 12.6%
Operating EBITDA Growth (3.4%) 26.7% 15.0% 14.0%
Operating EBITDA Margin 13.0% 15.4% 15.6% 15.8%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 59.21 60.72 111.95 173.93
BVPS (Rs) 346.55 400.34 464.61 543.32
Gross Interest Cover 116.74 121.87 132.51 146.83
Effective Tax Rate 22.1% 24.1% 24.0% 24.2%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 29.7% 26.0% 24.2% 21.9%
Accounts Receivables Days 19.02 20.07 20.72 20.77
Inventory Days 73.17 78.46 77.03 77.22
Accounts Payables Days 46.95 50.53 49.02 49.14
ROIC (%) 31.3% 37.7% 35.7% 39.8%
ROCE (%) 22.8% 26.2% 26.1% 26.6%
Return On Average Assets 20.5% 21.9% 21.9% 21.9%

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