* price as on 06 Jun 2025
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 355,170 380,081 408,055 445,748
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 63,874 64,949 73,450 82,018
Net Profit (Rsm) 45,821 45,987 52,609 59,238
Core EPS (Rs) 154.6 155.0 177.2 199.6
Core EPS Growth 3.8% 0.3% 14.4% 12.6%
FD Core P/E (x) 33.66 33.58 29.36 26.08
DPS (Rs) 65.0 65.0 86.8 99.8
Dividend Yield 1.25% 1.25% 1.67% 1.92%
EV/EBITDA (x) 22.93 22.37 19.43 17.07
P/FCFE (x) 35.47 49.04 36.42 33.96
Net Gearing (39.0%) (40.1%) (46.4%) (51.1%)
P/BV (x) 7.71 6.81 6.09 5.45
ROE 25.0% 21.5% 21.9% 22.1%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Net Revenues 355,170 380,081 408,055 445,748
Gross Profit 127,847 133,855 146,900 160,915
Operating EBITDA 63,874 64,949 73,450 82,018
Depreciation And Amortisation (8,189) (9,915) (10,201) (10,698)
Operating EBIT 55,685 55,034 63,249 71,320
Financial Income/(Expense) 4,802 7,108 7,412 8,239
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense)
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 60,487 62,142 70,661 79,558
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 60,487 62,142 70,661 79,558
Taxation (14,641) (16,122) (18,019) (20,287)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 45,846 46,020 52,642 59,271
Minority Interests (25) (33) (33) (33)
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 45,821 45,987 52,609 59,238
Recurring Net Profit 45,821 45,987 52,609 59,238
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 45,821 45,987 52,609 59,238
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 63,874 64,949 73,450 82,018
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital 5,975 (4,803) (2,274) (5,434)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (2,217) (2,789) (2,789) (2,789)
Tax Paid (15,707) (16,374) (18,019) (20,287)
Cashflow From Operations 51,925 40,983 50,369 53,507
Capex (8,432) (9,496) (7,957) (8,023)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow (30,689) (7,886) 10,201 11,028
Cash Flow From Investing (39,121) (17,382) 2,244 3,004
Debt Raised/(repaid)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (17,753) (19,246) (25,779) (29,619)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (4,935) (6,498) (2,789) (2,789)
Cash Flow From Financing (22,688) (25,744) (28,568) (32,408)
Total Cash Generated (9,884) (2,143) 24,046 24,103
Free Cashflow To Equity 43,493 31,487 42,412 45,483
Free Cashflow To Firm 15,021 26,390 55,402 59,300
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 95,694 109,622 136,421 163,279
Total Debtors 70,321 76,882 80,795 87,367
Inventories
Total Other Current Assets 22,449 22,875 22,880 22,881
Total Current Assets 188,464 209,379 240,095 273,526
Fixed Assets 40,237 45,449 43,205 40,530
Total Investments 19,902 24,706 24,706 24,706
Intangible Assets 15,078 14,212 14,212 14,212
Total Other Non-Current Assets 11,949 12,554 12,554 12,554
Total Non-current Assets 87,166 96,921 94,677 92,002
Short-term Debt 407 23 23 23
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 14,939 15,499 17,138 18,276
Other Current Liabilities 42,086 44,137 44,137 44,137
Total Current Liabilities 57,432 59,659 61,298 62,436
Total Long-term Debt
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 17,934 19,526 19,526 19,526
Total Non-current Liabilities 17,934 19,526 19,526 19,526
Total Provisions
Total Liabilities 75,366 79,185 80,824 81,962
Shareholders Equity 200,172 226,983 253,814 283,433
Minority Interests 92 132 132 132
Total Equity 200,264 227,115 253,946 283,565
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth 7.0% 7.0% 7.4% 9.2%
Operating EBITDA Growth 4.6% 1.7% 13.1% 11.7%
Operating EBITDA Margin 18.0% 17.1% 18.0% 18.4%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 263.02 307.05 397.33 487.81
BVPS (Rs) 674.85 764.68 855.07 954.85
Gross Interest Cover 25.12 19.73 22.68 25.57
Effective Tax Rate 24.2% 25.9% 25.5% 25.5%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 42.0% 41.9% 49.0% 50.0%
Accounts Receivables Days 73.26 70.68 70.52 68.85
Inventory Days
Accounts Payables Days 22.38 22.56 22.81 22.69
ROIC (%) 43.3% 39.6% 41.9% 47.3%
ROCE (%) 21.3% 17.6% 18.2% 18.5%
Return On Average Assets 16.5% 14.0% 14.7% 15.2%

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