* price as on 04 Feb 2025
Financial
Mar-23A Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F
Revenue (Rsm) 227,531 257,741 275,831 302,093
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 50,270 62,910 72,042 78,911
Net Profit (Rsm) 28,019 41,343 49,789 53,563
Core EPS (Rs) 36.3 53.0 61.7 66.4
Core EPS Growth 12.3% 45.9% 16.4% 7.6%
FD Core P/E (x) 40.00 27.41 23.54 21.88
DPS (Rs) 8.5 5.5 6.0 6.0
Dividend Yield 0.59% 0.38% 0.41% 0.41%
EV/EBITDA (x) 23.09 17.72 15.16 13.33
P/FCFE (x) 22.05 16.96 21.69 13.45
Net Gearing (3.6%) (19.4%) (23.7%) (31.6%)
P/BV (x) 5.01 4.39 3.75 3.25
ROE 13.2% 17.1% 17.2% 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 227,531 257,741 275,831 302,093
Gross Profit 145,008 169,545 186,540 203,981
Operating EBITDA 50,270 62,910 72,042 78,911
Depreciation And Amortisation (11,721) (10,510) (10,800) (12,000)
Operating EBIT 38,549 52,400 61,242 66,911
Financial Income/(Expense) (1,095) (899) (650) (900)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 4,755 7,466 7,750 7,500
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 42,208 58,967 68,342 73,511
Exceptional Items (1,824) (1,948)
Pre-tax Profit 40,384 57,019 68,342 73,511
Taxation (12,029) (15,466) (18,452) (19,848)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 28,355 41,553 49,889 53,663
Minority Interests (336) (211) (100) (100)
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 28,019 41,343 49,789 53,563
Recurring Net Profit 29,300 42,762 49,789 53,563
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 29,300 42,762 49,789 53,563
(Rs mn) Mar-23A Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F
EBITDA 50,270 62,910 72,042 78,911
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital (5,594) (8,061) (18,971) (10,406)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow (12,299) (13,510) (18,552) (19,948)
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (1,095) (899) (650) (900)
Tax Paid (15,958) (20,077) (25,652) (26,548)
Cashflow From Operations 32,377 41,339 34,519 48,557
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 19,519 38,557
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 8,643 7,574
Cash Flow From Financing (3,598) 41,100 4,201 2,727
Total Cash Generated 17,172 68,868 23,720 41,284
Free Cashflow To Equity 53,147 69,107 54,038 87,114
Free Cashflow To Firm 54,242 70,006 54,688 88,014
(Rs mn) Mar-23A Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F
Total Cash And Equivalents 15,722 56,822 80,543 121,826
Total Debtors 40,570 47,707 55,166 60,419
Inventories 51,564 52,380 60,683 66,460
Total Other Current Assets 64,893 37,506 41,375 45,314
Total Current Assets 172,750 194,414 237,766 294,019
Fixed Assets 57,398 60,469 64,669 62,669
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 121,883 132,764 136,964 134,964
Short-term Debt 5,204 2,470 2,470 2,470
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 24,571 24,740 28,138 30,673
Other Current Liabilities 21,323 25,248 22,511 24,539
Total Current Liabilities 51,097 52,458 53,119 57,682
Total Long-term Debt 2,088 2,254 3,797 4,772
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 8,240 9,215
Total Provisions
Total Liabilities 57,497 59,155 61,359 66,897
Shareholders Equity 234,078 267,064 312,312 360,927
Minority Interests 3,058 959 1,059 1,159
Total Equity 237,135 268,023 313,371 362,086
Mar-23A Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F
Revenue Growth 4.5% 13.3% 7.0% 9.5%
Operating EBITDA Growth 11.8% 25.1% 14.5% 9.5%
Operating EBITDA Margin 22.1% 24.4% 26.1% 26.1%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 10.45 64.56 92.04 141.99
BVPS (Rs) 290.06 330.93 387.00 447.25
Gross Interest Cover 35.19 58.30 94.22 74.35
Effective Tax Rate 29.8% 27.1% 27.0% 27.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio
Accounts Receivables Days 60.01 62.51 68.06 69.83
Inventory Days 232.36 215.09 231.09 236.50
Accounts Payables Days 109.80 102.04 108.08 109.40
ROIC (%) 12.7% 18.3% 19.3% 20.4%
ROCE (%) 16.5% 20.3% 20.7% 19.4%
Return On Average Assets 11.0% 14.2% 14.4% 13.5%

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