* price as on 04 Feb 2025
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 52,678 57,303 63,034 68,644
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 8,528 8,810 10,177 11,171
Net Profit (Rsm) 3,010 2,563 3,086 3,333
Core EPS (Rs) 126.7 107.9 129.9 140.3
Core EPS Growth (18.8%) (14.8%) 20.4% 8.0%
FD Core P/E (x) 49.13 57.69 47.91 44.37
DPS (Rs) 25.0 28.8 33.1 38.0
Dividend Yield 0.40% 0.46% 0.53% 0.61%
EV/EBITDA (x) 17.44 16.74 14.22 12.64
P/FCFE (x) 28.78 71.51 39.82 31.73
Net Gearing 6.5% (2.4%) (17.9%) (33.9%)
P/BV (x) 10.82 9.59 8.42 7.46
ROE 23.6% 17.6% 18.7% 17.8%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Net Revenues 52,678 57,303 63,034 68,644
Gross Profit 21,835 23,329 26,028 28,419
Operating EBITDA 8,528 8,810 10,177 11,171
Depreciation And Amortisation (4,329) (4,909) (5,609) (6,309)
Operating EBIT 4,199 3,901 4,568 4,862
Financial Income/(Expense) (781) (837) (837) (837)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 508 400 440 479
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 3,927 3,464 4,171 4,504
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 3,927 3,464 4,171 4,504
Taxation (917) (901) (1,084) (1,171)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 3,010 2,563 3,086 3,333
Minority Interests
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 3,010 2,563 3,086 3,333
Recurring Net Profit 3,010 2,563 3,086 3,333
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 3,010 2,563 3,086 3,333
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 8,528 8,810 10,177 11,171
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital 790 (405) 18 17
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (272) (437) (397) (358)
Tax Paid (917) (901) (1,084) (1,171)
Cashflow From Operations 8,129 7,068 8,714 9,660
Capex (1,674) (5,000) (5,000) (5,000)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries (1,364)
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow
Cash Flow From Investing (3,037) (5,000) (5,000) (5,000)
Debt Raised/(repaid) 47
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (712) (819) (941) (1,083)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (3,719)
Cash Flow From Financing (4,384) (819) (941) (1,083)
Total Cash Generated 708 1,249 2,772 3,577
Free Cashflow To Equity 5,138 2,068 3,714 4,660
Free Cashflow To Firm 5,872 2,905 4,550 5,497
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 1,662 2,912 5,684 9,261
Total Debtors 6,704 7,449 8,194 8,924
Inventories 518 564 620 675
Total Other Current Assets 901 980 1,078 1,173
Total Current Assets 9,786 11,905 15,576 20,033
Fixed Assets 18,266 18,357 17,747 16,438
Total Investments 3,073 3,073 3,073 3,073
Intangible Assets 698 698 698 698
Total Other Non-Current Assets 2,786 2,786 2,786 2,786
Total Non-current Assets 24,823 24,914 24,305 22,995
Short-term Debt
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 6,073 6,398 7,037 7,664
Other Current Liabilities 2,630 2,771 3,048 3,319
Total Current Liabilities 8,704 9,169 10,085 10,983
Total Long-term Debt 2,547 2,547 2,547 2,547
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 9,678 9,678 9,678 9,678
Total Non-current Liabilities 12,225 12,225 12,225 12,225
Total Provisions 8 8 8 8
Total Liabilities 20,936 21,401 22,318 23,216
Shareholders Equity 13,673 15,417 17,562 19,813
Minority Interests
Total Equity 13,673 15,417 17,562 19,813
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth 1.8% 8.8% 10.0% 8.9%
Operating EBITDA Growth (9.0%) 3.3% 15.5% 9.8%
Operating EBITDA Margin 16.2% 15.4% 16.1% 16.3%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) (37.23) 15.35 132.02 282.58
BVPS (Rs) 575.45 648.88 739.16 833.88
Gross Interest Cover 5.38 4.66 5.46 5.81
Effective Tax Rate 23.3% 26.0% 26.0% 26.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 19.7% 26.6% 25.4% 27.1%
Accounts Receivables Days 45.28 45.08 45.29 45.51
Inventory Days 5.40 5.81 5.84 5.88
Accounts Payables Days 70.56 66.99 66.26 66.70
ROIC (%) 19.2% 18.4% 21.1% 23.1%
ROCE (%) 27.5% 22.8% 24.0% 22.9%
Return On Average Assets 11.3% 9.5% 10.2% 10.1%

Analyst(s)

Rajarshi MAITRA

(91) 22 4161 1546 rajarshi.maitra@incredresearch.com

Shivam AGARWAL

(91) 22 4161 1500 shivam.agarwal@incredresearch.com