* price as on 04 Feb 2025
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 76,818 83,000 91,667 105,000
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 11,233 10,509 12,306 15,044
Net Profit (Rsm) 8,109 6,839 7,405 8,349
Core EPS (Rs) 55.1 50.1 54.3 61.2
Core EPS Growth (11.7%) (9.1%) 8.3% 12.7%
FD Core P/E (x) 34.20 40.55 37.45 33.21
DPS (Rs) 7.0 4.9 4.9 4.9
Dividend Yield 0.41% 0.29% 0.29% 0.29%
EV/EBITDA (x) 24.36 26.34 22.71 19.72
P/FCFE (x) 272.55 (142.55) 25.52 188.68
Net Gearing (7.6%) (0.8%) 3.6% 28.3%
P/BV (x) 5.75 5.11 4.56 4.05
ROE 16.9% 13.3% 12.9% 12.9%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Net Revenues 76,818 83,000 91,667 105,000
Gross Profit 24,457 24,500 27,500 31,500
Operating EBITDA 11,233 10,509 12,306 15,044
Depreciation And Amortisation (1,657) (1,920) (2,447) (2,843)
Operating EBIT 9,576 8,589 9,859 12,201
Financial Income/(Expense) (118) (207) (720) (1,800)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 761 761 761 761
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 10,219 9,143 9,900 11,162
Exceptional Items 798
Pre-tax Profit 11,017 9,143 9,900 11,162
Taxation (2,908) (2,304) (2,495) (2,813)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 8,109 6,839 7,405 8,349
Minority Interests
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 8,109 6,839 7,405 8,349
Recurring Net Profit 7,521 6,839 7,405 8,349
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 7,521 6,839 7,405 8,349
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 11,233 10,509 12,306 15,044
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital (6,049) (1,188) (1,665) (2,562)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense (627)
Other Operating Cashflow 1,678 414 1,440 3,600
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (118) (207) (720) (1,800)
Tax Paid 2,665 (2,304) (2,495) (2,813)
Cashflow From Operations 8,781 7,224 8,866 11,469
Capex (7,424) (10,000) (10,000) (25,000)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries 33 0 0 0
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments 2,887
Other Investing Cashflow (2,714)
Cash Flow From Investing (7,218) (10,000) (10,000) (25,000)
Debt Raised/(repaid) (545) 831 12,000 15,000
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (1,023) (800) (800) (800)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow 2,003
Cash Flow From Financing 435 31 11,200 14,200
Total Cash Generated 1,998 (2,745) 10,067 670
Free Cashflow To Equity 1,017 (1,945) 10,867 1,470
Free Cashflow To Firm 1,681 (2,569) (413) (11,730)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 5,846 3,448 12,836 10,665
Total Debtors 12,984 14,028 15,493 17,747
Inventories 7,599 8,211 9,068 10,387
Total Other Current Assets 1,987 1,987 1,987 1,987
Total Current Assets 28,416 27,674 39,384 40,786
Fixed Assets 30,662 38,742 46,295 68,452
Total Investments 27 27 27 27
Intangible Assets
Total Other Non-Current Assets 1,857 1,857 1,857 1,857
Total Non-current Assets 32,546 40,626 48,179 70,336
Short-term Debt
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 5,823 6,291 6,948 7,959
Other Current Liabilities 2,028 2,028 2,028 2,028
Total Current Liabilities 7,851 8,319 8,976 9,987
Total Long-term Debt 2,170 3,000 15,000 30,000
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 623 623 623 623
Total Non-current Liabilities 2,792 3,623 15,623 30,623
Total Provisions 2,093 2,093 2,093 2,093
Total Liabilities 12,735 14,034 26,691 42,702
Shareholders Equity 48,227 54,266 60,871 68,420
Minority Interests
Total Equity 48,227 54,266 60,871 68,420
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth (3.6%) 8.0% 10.4% 14.5%
Operating EBITDA Growth (12.9%) (6.4%) 17.1% 22.2%
Operating EBITDA Margin 14.6% 12.7% 13.4% 14.3%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 26.96 3.28 (15.87) (141.75)
BVPS (Rs) 353.57 397.84 446.27 501.61
Gross Interest Cover 80.95 41.54 13.69 6.78
Effective Tax Rate 26.4% 25.2% 25.2% 25.2%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 15.7% 11.7% 10.8% 9.6%
Accounts Receivables Days 61.96 59.39 58.77 57.77
Inventory Days 57.61 49.32 49.14 48.31
Accounts Payables Days 43.36 37.79 37.65 37.01
ROIC (%) 17.9% 13.6% 13.1% 13.9%
ROCE (%) 20.1% 15.5% 14.4% 13.7%
Return On Average Assets 13.2% 10.8% 10.2% 9.8%

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