* price as on 04 Feb 2025
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 446,852 506,127 599,842 685,070
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 88,229 101,815 122,283 136,392
Net Profit (Rsm) 74,788 84,845 101,295 112,679
Core EPS (Rs) 267.9 303.9 362.8 403.6
Core EPS Growth 32.9% 13.4% 19.4% 11.2%
FD Core P/E (x) 30.14 26.56 22.25 20.00
DPS (Rs) 160.0 200.0 240.0 220.0
Dividend Yield 1.98% 2.48% 2.97% 2.97%
EV/EBITDA (x) 22.72 19.59 16.09 14.15
P/FCFE (x) 23.36 37.71 25.65 44.01
Net Gearing (91.8%) (84.7%) (83.4%) (82.3%)
P/BV (x) 9.07 8.12 7.23 6.30
ROE 29.7% 32.2% 34.4% 33.7%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Net Revenues 446,852 506,127 599,842 685,070
Gross Profit 114,518 131,336 156,534 176,538
Operating EBITDA 88,229 101,815 122,283 136,392
Depreciation And Amortisation (3,498) (4,000) (4,500) (5,000)
Operating EBIT 84,731 97,815 117,783 131,392
Financial Income/(Expense) (535) (600) (500) (400)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 14,025 14,866 16,353 17,661
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 98,220 112,081 133,635 148,653
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 98,220 112,081 133,635 148,653
Taxation (23,432) (27,236) (32,340) (35,974)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 74,788 84,845 101,295 112,679
Minority Interests
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 74,788 84,845 101,295 112,679
Recurring Net Profit 74,788 84,845 101,295 112,679
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 74,788 84,845 101,295 112,679
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 88,229 101,815 122,283 136,392
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital 8,923 (2,668) (2,106) (3,763)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions 17,579 (16,998) (200) (1,700)
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense 1,618
Other Operating Cashflow
Net Interest (Paid)/Received 13,490 14,266 15,853 17,261
Tax Paid (22,836) (27,236) (32,340) (35,974)
Cashflow From Operations 107,003 69,178 103,489 112,216
Capex (7,781) (3,360) (8,639) (8,000)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow (2,741) (6,000) (7,000) (53,000)
Cash Flow From Investing (10,522) (9,360) (15,639) (61,000)
Debt Raised/(repaid) 16 (58)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares (38)
Shares Repurchased (49,282)
Dividends Paid (44,669) (55,836) (67,003) (67,003)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow
Cash Flow From Financing (93,973) (55,894) (67,003) (67,003)
Total Cash Generated 2,509 3,924 20,847 (15,787)
Free Cashflow To Equity 96,498 59,760 87,851 51,216
Free Cashflow To Firm 97,016 60,419 88,351 51,616
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 229,407 236,331 261,179 295,391
Total Debtors 21,224 24,960 31,225 37,538
Inventories 16,956 18,026 23,008 28,154
Total Other Current Assets 21,774 24,500 27,000 30,000
Total Current Assets 289,361 303,817 342,411 391,083
Fixed Assets 26,760 31,260 35,760 38,760
Total Investments 20,884 23,884 26,884 29,884
Intangible Assets
Total Other Non-Current Assets
Total Non-current Assets 47,645 55,145 62,645 68,645
Short-term Debt
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 56,102 58,239 67,380 75,076
Other Current Liabilities 29,581 15,000 17,000 18,000
Total Current Liabilities 85,683 73,239 84,380 93,076
Total Long-term Debt 1,258 1,200 1,200 1,200
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities
Total Non-current Liabilities 1,258 1,200 1,200 1,200
Total Provisions 6,960 7,269 7,569 7,869
Total Liabilities 93,902 81,709 93,149 102,146
Shareholders Equity 248,605 277,614 311,906 357,582
Minority Interests
Total Equity 248,605 277,614 311,906 357,582
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth 22.7% 13.3% 18.5% 14.2%
Operating EBITDA Growth 34.7% 15.4% 20.1% 11.5%
Operating EBITDA Margin 19.7% 20.1% 20.4% 19.9%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 817.21 842.22 931.22 1,053.77
BVPS (Rs) 890.48 994.39 1,117.22 1,280.83
Gross Interest Cover 158.38 163.02 235.57 328.48
Effective Tax Rate 23.9% 24.3% 24.2% 24.2%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 59.7% 65.8% 66.1% 59.5%
Accounts Receivables Days 15.92 16.65 17.09 18.32
Inventory Days 16.99 17.03 16.89 18.36
Accounts Payables Days 53.18 55.68 51.71 51.12
ROIC (%) 267.5% 7,306.0% 355.6% 310.2%
ROCE (%) 38.4% 41.8% 44.6% 43.7%
Return On Average Assets 23.3% 24.5% 26.6% 26.1%

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