* price as on 19 Nov 2024
Financial
Mar-23A Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F
Revenue (Rsm) 227,531 257,741 272,850 301,260
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 50,270 62,910 68,001 78,123
Net Profit (Rsm) 28,019 41,343 46,073 52,988
Core EPS (Rs) 36.3 53.0 57.1 65.7
Core EPS Growth 12.3% 45.9% 7.7% 15.0%
FD Core P/E (x) 40.53 27.77 25.78 22.41
DPS (Rs) 8.5 5.5 6.0 6.0
Dividend Yield 0.58% 0.37% 0.41% 0.41%
EV/EBITDA (x) 23.40 17.96 16.31 13.71
P/FCFE (x) 22.34 17.18 22.26 14.30
Net Gearing (3.6%) (19.4%) (23.6%) (31.1%)
P/BV (x) 5.07 4.45 3.85 3.33
ROE 13.2% 17.1% 16.0% 15.9%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-23A Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F
Total Net Revenues 227,531 257,741 272,850 301,260
Gross Profit 145,008 169,545 182,057 201,065
Operating EBITDA 50,270 62,910 68,001 78,123
Depreciation And Amortisation (11,721) (10,510) (11,000) (12,000)
Operating EBIT 38,549 52,400 57,001 66,123
Financial Income/(Expense) (1,095) (899) (750) (900)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 4,755 7,466 7,000 7,500
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 42,208 58,967 63,251 72,723
Exceptional Items (1,824) (1,948)
Pre-tax Profit 40,384 57,019 63,251 72,723
Taxation (12,029) (15,466) (17,078) (19,635)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 28,355 41,553 46,173 53,088
Minority Interests (336) (211) (100) (100)
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 28,019 41,343 46,073 52,988
Recurring Net Profit 29,300 42,762 46,073 52,988
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 29,300 42,762 46,073 52,988
(Rs mn) Mar-23A Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F
EBITDA 50,270 62,910 68,001 78,123
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital (5,594) (8,061) (16,645) (11,879)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow (12,299) (13,510) (17,178) (19,735)
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (1,095) (899) (750) (900)
Tax Paid (15,958) (20,077) (23,428) (26,335)
Cashflow From Operations 32,377 41,339 34,178 46,508
Capex (11,355) (13,151) (15,000) (10,000)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments (251) (420)
Other Investing Cashflow
Cash Flow From Investing 20,770 27,768 19,178 36,508
Debt Raised/(repaid)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares 1 0
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (4,035) (6,862) (4,442) (4,848)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow 436 47,961 7,719 7,563
Cash Flow From Financing (3,598) 41,100 3,277 2,715
Total Cash Generated 17,172 68,868 22,456 39,223
Free Cashflow To Equity 53,147 69,107 53,357 83,017
Free Cashflow To Firm 54,242 70,006 54,107 83,917
(Rs mn) Mar-23A Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F
Total Cash And Equivalents 15,722 56,822 79,278 118,501
Total Debtors 40,570 47,707 54,570 60,252
Inventories 51,564 52,380 60,027 66,277
Total Other Current Assets 64,893 37,506 40,928 45,189
Total Current Assets 172,750 194,414 234,802 290,219
Fixed Assets 57,398 60,469 64,469 62,469
Total Investments 5,725 6,422 6,422 6,422
Intangible Assets 45,140 47,130 47,130 47,130
Total Other Non-Current Assets 13,620 18,743 18,743 18,743
Total Non-current Assets 121,883 132,764 136,764 134,764
Short-term Debt 5,204 2,470 2,470 2,470
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 24,571 24,740 28,486 30,883
Other Current Liabilities 21,323 25,248 22,789 24,707
Total Current Liabilities 51,097 52,458 53,746 58,060
Total Long-term Debt 2,088 2,254 3,723 4,686
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 4,313 4,443 4,443 4,443
Total Non-current Liabilities 6,401 6,697 8,166 9,129
Total Provisions
Total Liabilities 57,497 59,155 61,912 67,189
Shareholders Equity 234,078 267,064 308,596 356,636
Minority Interests 3,058 959 1,059 1,159
Total Equity 237,135 268,023 309,655 357,795
Mar-23A Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F
Revenue Growth 4.5% 13.3% 5.9% 10.4%
Operating EBITDA Growth 11.8% 25.1% 8.1% 14.9%
Operating EBITDA Margin 22.1% 24.4% 24.9% 25.9%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 10.45 64.56 90.56 137.97
BVPS (Rs) 290.06 330.93 382.40 441.93
Gross Interest Cover 35.19 58.30 76.00 73.47
Effective Tax Rate 29.8% 27.1% 27.0% 27.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio
Accounts Receivables Days 60.01 62.51 68.41 69.56
Inventory Days 232.36 215.09 225.95 230.06
Accounts Payables Days 109.80 102.04 106.99 108.14
ROIC (%) 12.7% 18.3% 18.2% 20.2%
ROCE (%) 16.5% 20.3% 19.4% 19.4%
Return On Average Assets 11.0% 14.2% 13.4% 13.5%

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