* price as on 12 Sep 2025
Financial
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue (Rsm) 115,447 121,741 130,177 142,802
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 18,561 19,164 20,861 24,029
Net Profit (Rsm) 11,804 12,126 13,322 15,688
Core EPS (Rs) 11.4 13.5
Core EPS Growth 17.8%
FD Core P/E (x) 47.20 40.08
DPS (Rs) 3.9 4.3 5.1
Dividend Yield 0.84% 0.92% 1.09%
EV/EBITDA (x) (0.08) (0.17) 29.88 25.62
P/FCFE (x) 84.65 44.60
Net Gearing (2.7%) (5.0%) (7.2%) (15.4%)
P/BV (x) 9.17 8.24 7.37
ROE 20.5% 18.6% 18.4% 19.4%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Net Revenues 115,447 121,741 130,177 142,802
Gross Profit 47,828 51,477 55,668 61,351
Operating EBITDA 18,561 19,164 20,861 24,029
Depreciation And Amortisation (3,542) (3,837) (4,081) (4,266)
Operating EBIT 15,019 15,326 16,780 19,763
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 15,977 17,539 20,665
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 15,685 15,977 17,539 20,665
Taxation (3,857) (3,851) (4,218) (4,977)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 11,828 12,126 13,322 15,688
Minority Interests (24)
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 11,804 12,126 13,322 15,688
Recurring Net Profit 11,804 12,126 13,322 15,688
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 11,804 12,126 13,322 15,688
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
EBITDA 18,561 19,164 20,861 24,029
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital (3,030) (6,615) (7,225) (3,106)
(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) (3,851) (4,218) (4,977)
Cashflow From Operations 11,042 8,040 8,689 15,216
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 (5,267) (5,786) (6,849)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow 394 444 444
Cash Flow From Financing (4,873) (5,341) (6,404)
Total Cash Generated 1,776 2,086 7,693
Free Cashflow To Equity 4,404 6,649 7,428 14,097
Free Cashflow To Firm 5,869 7,307 8,158 14,827
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Cash And Equivalents 8,342 10,118 12,204 19,897
Total Debtors 15,357 17,425 21,278 22,983
Inventories 23,661 27,784 32,133 35,435
Total Other Current Assets 3,775 3,775 3,775 3,775
Total Current Assets 51,134 59,101 69,390 82,090
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 473 474 534 585
Total Non-current Assets 40,179 38,843 37,322 35,607
Short-term Debt 2,515 2,515 2,515 2,515
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 21,445 21,021 22,060 24,011
Other Current Liabilities
Total Current Liabilities 23,960 23,536 24,575 26,526
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 29,223 30,262 32,213
Shareholders Equity 61,541 68,594 76,325 85,358
Minority Interests 126 126 126 126
Total Equity 61,667 68,720 76,451 85,484
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue Growth 3.1% 5.5% 6.9% 9.7%
Operating EBITDA Growth (0.3%) 3.2% 8.9% 15.2%
Operating EBITDA Margin 16.1% 15.7% 16.0% 16.8%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 2.93 4.72 11.32
BVPS (Rs) 58.84 65.47 73.22
Gross Interest Cover 23.74 23.28 22.99 27.07
Effective Tax Rate 24.6% 24.1% 24.0% 24.1%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 43.4% 43.4% 43.7%
Accounts Receivables Days 44.86 49.14 54.26 56.56
Inventory Days 122.69 133.62 146.76 151.39
Accounts Payables Days 114.04 110.30 105.52 103.23
ROIC (%) 25.2% 23.7% 23.8% 27.5%
ROCE (%) 23.5% 21.6% 21.5% 22.8%
Return On Average Assets 13.2% 12.3% 12.5% 13.4%

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