* price as on 19 Nov 2024
Financial
Mar-23A Mar-24F Mar-25F Mar-26F
Revenue (Rsm) 43,819 47,804 56,411 65,464
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 5,920 7,720 9,392 11,260
Net Profit (Rsm) 3,446 4,681 5,779 7,205
Core EPS (Rs) 22.0 29.4 36.3 45.2
Core EPS Growth (7.1%) 33.5% 23.5% 24.7%
FD Core P/E (x) 53.86 39.65 32.11 25.76
DPS (Rs) 9.0 12.0 15.0 20.0
Dividend Yield 0.77% 1.03% 1.29% 1.72%
EV/EBITDA (x) 31.17 23.96 19.63 16.21
P/FCFE (x) 119.65 60.86 72.01 22.46
Net Gearing (7.7%) (5.5%) (7.3%) (12.2%)
P/BV (x) 7.98 7.13 6.31 5.55
ROE 15.8% 19.0% 20.8% 22.9%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-23A Mar-24F Mar-25F Mar-26F
Total Net Revenues 43,819 47,804 56,411 65,464
Gross Profit 25,749 26,890 31,731 36,823
Operating EBITDA 5,920 7,720 9,392 11,260
Depreciation And Amortisation (1,329) (1,513) (1,742) (1,931)
Operating EBIT 4,592 6,207 7,651 9,328
Financial Income/(Expense) 47 (38) (4) 154
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc. (5) 92 166
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 66 150 50 53
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 4,705 6,315 7,789 9,700
Exceptional Items (79)
Pre-tax Profit 4,625 6,315 7,789 9,700
Taxation (1,163) (1,544) (1,910) (2,387)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 3,463 4,771 5,878 7,314
Minority Interests (17) (90) (99) (109)
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 3,446 4,681 5,779 7,205
Recurring Net Profit 3,505 4,681 5,779 7,205
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 3,505 4,681 5,779 7,205
(Rs mn) Mar-23A Mar-24F Mar-25F Mar-26F
EBITDA 5,920 7,720 9,392 11,260
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital (1,851) (72) (1,233)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow 171 107 138
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (20) 38 4
Tax Paid (1,265) (1,544) (1,910)
Cashflow From Operations 2,955 6,250 6,391 11,260
Capex (2,317) (3,770) (3,263) (2,776)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries 235
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments (20) 1,100 (500) (500)
Other Investing Cashflow 270 220 199 280
Cash Flow From Investing (1,832) (2,450) (3,563) (2,996)
Debt Raised/(repaid) 427 (750) (250)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares 12
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (1,433) (1,910) (2,388) (3,184)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (166) (258) (203) (126)
Cash Flow From Financing (1,159) (2,918) (2,841) (3,310)
Total Cash Generated (36) 882 (14) 4,954
Free Cashflow To Equity 1,551 3,050 2,577 8,264
Free Cashflow To Firm 900 3,542 2,624 8,264
(Rs mn) Mar-23A Mar-24F Mar-25F Mar-26F
Total Cash And Equivalents 3,938 2,819 3,306 5,295
Total Debtors 6,012 7,203 8,500 9,864
Inventories 5,647 6,287 7,418 8,609
Total Other Current Assets 514 561 662 768
Total Current Assets 16,110 16,870 19,886 24,536
Fixed Assets 14,088 16,662 18,583 19,427
Total Investments 19 919 919 919
Intangible Assets 327 327 327 327
Total Other Non-Current Assets 2,349 2,032 1,632 1,632
Total Non-current Assets 16,783 19,940 21,461 22,305
Short-term Debt 1,575 898 731 731
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 3,104 3,929 4,637 5,381
Other Current Liabilities 2,293 3,274 3,864 4,484
Total Current Liabilities 6,972 8,101 9,231 10,595
Total Long-term Debt 518 445 362 362
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 621 621 621 621
Total Non-current Liabilities 1,139 1,066 983 983
Total Provisions 738 738 738 738
Total Liabilities 8,849 9,906 10,953 12,317
Shareholders Equity 23,268 26,038 29,429 33,450
Minority Interests 776 866 965 1,074
Total Equity 24,044 26,904 30,395 34,524
Mar-23A Mar-24F Mar-25F Mar-26F
Revenue Growth 18.3% 9.1% 18.0% 16.0%
Operating EBITDA Growth (3.1%) 30.4% 21.7% 19.9%
Operating EBITDA Margin 13.5% 16.2% 16.7% 17.2%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 11.59 9.27 13.90 26.39
BVPS (Rs) 146.14 163.52 184.82 210.07
Gross Interest Cover 20.57 24.10 37.68 74.23
Effective Tax Rate 25.1% 24.5% 24.5% 24.6%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 30.6% 30.7% 31.1% 33.2%
Accounts Receivables Days 46.42 50.45 50.80 51.20
Inventory Days 104.08 104.13 101.34 102.13
Accounts Payables Days 61.45 61.37 63.34 63.83
ROIC (%) 22.7% 26.4% 29.6% 32.6%
ROCE (%) 19.2% 23.0% 25.6% 28.0%
Return On Average Assets 14.8% 18.2% 19.9% 21.7%

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