* price as on 04 Feb 2025
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 111,989 117,571 125,228 135,922
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 18,613 19,015 19,979 21,036
Net Profit (Rsm) 11,678 11,956 12,690 13,408
Core EPS (Rs) 10.0 10.3 10.9 11.5
Core EPS Growth 35.9% 2.4% 6.1% 5.7%
FD Core P/E (x) 50.42 49.25 46.40 43.92
DPS (Rs) 3.5 3.6 3.8 4.0
Dividend Yield 0.81% 0.82% 0.88% 0.91%
EV/EBITDA (x) 31.76 30.94 29.27 27.68
P/FCFE (x) 129.17 82.74 69.95 79.00
Net Gearing 4.0% (0.9%) (6.1%) (8.7%)
P/BV (x) 10.95 9.64 8.56 7.64
ROE 23.6% 20.8% 19.5% 18.4%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Net Revenues 111,989 117,571 125,228 135,922
Gross Profit 45,529 47,790 50,064 53,566
Operating EBITDA 18,613 19,015 19,979 21,036
Depreciation And Amortisation (3,309) (3,521) (3,712) (3,890)
Operating EBIT 15,304 15,495 16,267 17,146
Financial Income/(Expense) (146) 60 142 139
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc. 410 240 200 250
Non-Operating Income/(Expense)
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 15,569 15,795 16,609 17,534
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 15,569 15,795 16,609 17,534
Taxation (3,870) (3,838) (3,918) (4,126)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 11,699 11,956 12,690 13,408
Minority Interests (21)
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 11,678 11,956 12,690 13,408
Recurring Net Profit 11,678 11,956 12,690 13,408
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 11,678 11,956 12,690 13,408
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 18,613 19,015 19,979 21,036
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital 793 (5,620) (5,285) (7,095)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (783) (653) (632) (702)
Tax Paid (3,870) (3,838) (3,918) (4,126)
Cashflow From Operations 14,754 8,904 10,144 9,113
Capex (5,532) (2,500) (2,500) (2,500)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow (308) 713 774 841
Cash Flow From Investing (5,840) (1,787) (1,726) (1,659)
Debt Raised/(repaid) (4,355)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (4,769) (4,846) (5,153) (5,383)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow 2,518 434 394 444
Cash Flow From Financing (6,605) (4,411) (4,759) (4,938)
Total Cash Generated 2,309 2,705 3,659 2,515
Free Cashflow To Equity 4,559 7,117 8,418 7,454
Free Cashflow To Firm 9,696 7,769 9,050 8,156
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 5,366 8,071 11,730 14,245
Total Debtors 13,020 14,316 18,052 21,555
Inventories 21,797 26,740 28,437 33,558
Total Other Current Assets 4,277 4,277 4,277 4,277
Total Current Assets 44,460 53,404 62,496 73,636
Fixed Assets 33,824 32,803 31,591 30,201
Total Investments 1,917 1,917 1,917 1,917
Intangible Assets 3,047 3,047 3,047 3,047
Total Other Non-Current Assets 431 319 402 472
Total Non-current Assets 39,218 38,086 36,957 35,637
Short-term Debt 3,050 3,050 3,050 3,050
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 20,809 21,316 21,547 23,147
Other Current Liabilities
Total Current Liabilities 23,859 24,366 24,597 26,197
Total Long-term Debt 4,485 4,485 4,485 4,485
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities
Total Non-current Liabilities 4,485 4,485 4,485 4,485
Total Provisions 1,444 1,444 1,444 1,444
Total Liabilities 29,788 30,295 30,526 32,126
Shareholders Equity 53,790 61,095 68,826 77,046
Minority Interests 102 102 102 102
Total Equity 53,892 61,197 68,928 77,148
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth 6.0% 5.0% 6.5% 8.5%
Operating EBITDA Growth 25.2% 2.2% 5.1% 5.3%
Operating EBITDA Margin 16.6% 16.2% 16.0% 15.5%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) (1.86) 0.46 3.60 5.76
BVPS (Rs) 46.14 52.41 59.04 66.09
Gross Interest Cover 19.56 23.74 25.73 24.42
Effective Tax Rate 24.9% 24.3% 23.6% 23.5%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 40.8% 40.5% 40.6% 40.1%
Accounts Receivables Days 41.48 42.43 47.17 53.18
Inventory Days 123.54 126.94 133.97 137.38
Accounts Payables Days 115.93 110.17 104.07 99.04
ROIC (%) 27.5% 25.7% 25.3% 24.5%
ROCE (%) 26.0% 23.9% 22.5% 21.4%
Return On Average Assets 14.5% 13.6% 13.1% 12.7%

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