* price as on 06 Jun 2025
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 196,025 232,415 250,051 248,400
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 53,843 70,585 66,314 62,029
Net Profit (Rsm) 38,365 45,255 43,857 40,572
Core EPS (Rs) 38.0 46.4 43.3 40.1
Core EPS Growth 58.2% 22.0% (6.6%) (7.5%)
FD Core P/E (x) 25.26 20.71 22.16 23.95
DPS (Rs) 7.0 11.0 7.0 7.0
Dividend Yield 0.73% 1.15% 0.73% 0.73%
EV/EBITDA (x) 18.18 13.23 13.69 14.12
P/FCFE (x) 20.03 8.96 11.35 11.35
Net Gearing (2.7%) (17.6%) (24.7%) (32.0%)
P/BV (x) 4.90 4.06 3.58 3.19
ROE 20.6% 21.4% 17.2% 14.1%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Net Revenues 196,025 232,415 250,051 248,400
Gross Profit 133,743 169,035 175,432 172,285
Operating EBITDA 53,843 70,585 66,314 62,029
Depreciation And Amortisation (7,641) (9,158) (9,550) (10,250)
Operating EBIT 46,202 61,427 56,764 51,779
Financial Income/(Expense) (812) (1,659) (1,200) (1,000)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 2,841 2,695 2,800 3,000
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 48,231 62,463 58,364 53,779
Exceptional Items (142) (2,196)
Pre-tax Profit 48,089 60,267 58,364 53,779
Taxation (9,775) (14,119) (14,007) (12,907)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 38,314 46,148 44,357 40,872
Minority Interests 51 (893) (500) (300)
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 38,365 45,255 43,857 40,572
Recurring Net Profit 38,478 46,937 43,857 40,572
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 38,478 46,937 43,857 40,572
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 53,843 70,585 66,314 62,029
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital (8,711) (55,156) (2,506) (512)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow (12,853) 52,338 (14,507) (13,207)
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (812) (1,659) (1,200) (1,000)
Tax Paid (15,032) 53,498 (16,107) (15,207)
Cashflow From Operations 32,279 67,767 49,301 48,310
Capex (8,829) (16,612) (13,000) (11,000)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments (7,201) (10,398)
Other Investing Cashflow
Cash Flow From Investing 16,249 40,757 36,301 37,310
Debt Raised/(repaid)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares (7,250)
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (6,210) (3,025) (11,066) (7,042)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (1,137) 26,771 1,617 2,289
Cash Flow From Financing (14,597) 23,746 (9,449) (4,753)
Total Cash Generated 1,652 64,503 26,852 32,557
Free Cashflow To Equity 48,528 108,524 85,602 85,620
Free Cashflow To Firm 49,340 110,183 86,802 86,620
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 13,576 78,079 104,931 137,488
Total Debtors 52,202 40,247 42,509 44,712
Inventories 34,419 39,440 45,009 43,470
Total Other Current Assets 14,817 12,695 15,003 12,420
Total Current Assets 115,014 170,461 207,452 238,090
Fixed Assets 69,148 73,599 77,049 77,799
Total Investments 9,680 15,567 15,567 15,567
Intangible Assets 78,770 84,657 84,657 84,657
Total Other Non-Current Assets 20,196 27,733 27,733 27,733
Total Non-current Assets 177,794 201,556 205,006 205,756
Short-term Debt 7,686 31,695 31,695 31,695
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 21,267 23,058 25,804 25,068
Other Current Liabilities 24,466 35,663 40,550 38,855
Total Current Liabilities 53,419 90,416 98,049 95,619
Total Long-term Debt 17 306
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 18,373 18,017 18,017 18,017
Total Non-current Liabilities 18,373 18,017 18,034 18,323
Total Provisions
Total Liabilities 71,792 108,433 116,083 113,941
Shareholders Equity 198,295 239,531 271,822 305,052
Minority Interests 22,721 24,053 24,553 24,853
Total Equity 221,016 263,584 296,375 329,905
Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth 11.9% 18.6% 7.6% (0.7%)
Operating EBITDA Growth 39.5% 31.1% (6.1%) (6.5%)
Operating EBITDA Margin 27.5% 30.4% 26.5% 25.0%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 5.82 45.82 72.34 104.22
BVPS (Rs) 195.90 236.64 268.54 301.37
Gross Interest Cover 56.90 37.03 47.30 51.78
Effective Tax Rate 20.3% 23.4% 24.0% 24.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio
Accounts Receivables Days 89.72 72.59 60.40 64.08
Inventory Days 200.87 212.67 206.54 212.14
Accounts Payables Days 124.58 127.63 119.51 121.98
ROIC (%) 15.4% 20.9% 18.8% 17.1%
ROCE (%) 21.1% 23.4% 18.2% 15.0%
Return On Average Assets 14.2% 14.9% 11.5% 9.7%

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