* price as on 06 Jun 2025
Financial
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue (Rsm) 115,447 124,987 136,929 151,373
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 18,561 19,571 21,730 24,070
Net Profit (Rsm) 11,804 12,435 13,980 15,717
Core EPS (Rs) 10.1 10.7 12.0 13.5
Core EPS Growth 1.1% 5.3% 12.4% 12.4%
FD Core P/E (x) 57.43 54.52 48.49 43.13
DPS (Rs) 3.7 4.0 4.5 5.1
Dividend Yield 0.75% 0.80% 0.90% 1.01%
EV/EBITDA (x) 36.44 34.49 31.00 27.67
P/FCFE (x) 153.95 107.22 95.60 48.74
Net Gearing (2.7%) (4.3%) (5.7%) (13.8%)
P/BV (x) 11.02 9.86 8.82 7.89
ROE 20.5% 19.1% 19.2% 19.3%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Net Revenues 115,447 124,987 136,929 151,373
Gross Profit 47,828 52,719 58,248 64,541
Operating EBITDA 18,561 19,571 21,730 24,070
Depreciation And Amortisation (3,542) (3,837) (4,081) (4,266)
Operating EBIT 15,019 15,734 17,649 19,804
Financial Income/(Expense) 315 451 509 652
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc. 351 200 250 250
Non-Operating Income/(Expense)
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 15,685 16,385 18,408 20,706
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 15,685 16,385 18,408 20,706
Taxation (3,857) (3,950) (4,428) (4,989)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 11,828 12,435 13,980 15,717
Minority Interests (24)
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 11,804 12,435 13,980 15,717
Recurring Net Profit 11,804 12,435 13,980 15,717
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 11,804 12,435 13,980 15,717
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
EBITDA 18,561 19,571 21,730 24,070
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital (3,030) (7,250) (8,220) (3,325)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (633) (658) (730) (730)
Tax Paid (3,857) (3,950) (4,428) (4,989)
Cashflow From Operations 11,042 7,713 8,352 15,026
Capex (4,177) (2,500) (2,500) (2,500)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow (1,629) 1,109 1,239 1,382
Cash Flow From Investing (5,806) (1,391) (1,261) (1,118)
Debt Raised/(repaid) (832)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (5,062) (5,404) (6,086) (6,852)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow 1,364 394 444 444
Cash Flow From Financing (4,530) (5,010) (5,641) (6,408)
Total Cash Generated 706 1,313 1,450 7,500
Free Cashflow To Equity 4,404 6,322 7,091 13,908
Free Cashflow To Firm 5,869 6,981 7,821 14,638
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Cash And Equivalents 8,342 9,654 11,104 18,604
Total Debtors 15,357 17,870 22,317 24,294
Inventories 23,661 28,546 33,895 37,680
Total Other Current Assets 3,775 3,775 3,775 3,775
Total Current Assets 51,134 59,845 71,091 84,352
Fixed Assets 34,459 33,121 31,540 29,774
Total Investments 2,016 2,016 2,016 2,016
Intangible Assets 3,231 3,231 3,231 3,231
Total Other Non-Current Assets 473 488 567 626
Total Non-current Assets 40,179 38,857 37,355 35,648
Short-term Debt 2,515 2,515 2,515 2,515
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 21,445 21,608 23,263 25,758
Other Current Liabilities
Total Current Liabilities 23,960 24,123 25,778 28,273
Total Long-term Debt 4,188 4,188 4,188 4,188
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities
Total Non-current Liabilities 4,188 4,188 4,188 4,188
Total Provisions 1,500 1,500 1,500 1,500
Total Liabilities 29,647 29,810 31,466 33,960
Shareholders Equity 61,541 68,766 76,855 85,914
Minority Interests 126 126 126 126
Total Equity 61,667 68,892 76,980 86,040
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue Growth 3.1% 8.3% 9.6% 10.5%
Operating EBITDA Growth (0.3%) 5.4% 11.0% 10.8%
Operating EBITDA Margin 16.1% 15.7% 15.9% 15.9%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 1.41 2.53 3.78 10.21
BVPS (Rs) 52.79 58.99 65.92 73.70
Gross Interest Cover 23.74 23.90 24.17 27.13
Effective Tax Rate 24.6% 24.1% 24.1% 24.1%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 42.9% 43.5% 43.5% 43.6%
Accounts Receivables Days 44.86 48.52 53.56 56.20
Inventory Days 122.69 131.84 144.83 150.43
Accounts Payables Days 114.04 108.72 104.08 103.03
ROIC (%) 25.2% 24.0% 24.5% 26.9%
ROCE (%) 23.5% 22.2% 22.4% 22.7%
Return On Average Assets 13.2% 12.6% 13.0% 13.2%

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