* price as on 06 Jun 2025
Financial
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue (Rsm) 17,703 20,433 23,644 26,818
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 2,931 3,320 3,920 4,470
Net Profit (Rsm) 1,430 1,438 1,802 2,153
Core EPS (Rs) 157.2 158.1 198.1 236.6
Core EPS Growth 43.9% 0.6% 25.3% 19.5%
FD Core P/E (x) 24.05 23.92 19.09 15.98
DPS (Rs) 20.0 22.0 22.1 27.7
Dividend Yield 0.58% 0.59% 0.73% 0.88%
EV/EBITDA (x) 13.68 12.13 10.18 8.83
P/FCFE (x) 56.45 22.69 41.63 38.59
Net Gearing 88.4% 76.7% 59.9% 46.0%
P/BV (x) 5.34 4.48 3.73 3.11
ROE 24.5% 20.4% 21.3% 21.2%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Net Revenues 17,703 20,433 23,644 26,818
Gross Profit 7,633 8,664 10,049 11,475
Operating EBITDA 2,931 3,320 3,920 4,470
Depreciation And Amortisation (755) (876) (1,003) (1,111)
Operating EBIT 2,176 2,444 2,916 3,359
Financial Income/(Expense) (583) (678) (679) (671)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 143 165 181 203
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 1,737 1,931 2,419 2,890
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 1,737 1,931 2,419 2,890
Taxation (307) (492) (617) (737)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 1,430 1,438 1,802 2,153
Minority Interests
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 1,430 1,438 1,802 2,153
Recurring Net Profit 1,430 1,438 1,802 2,153
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 1,430 1,438 1,802 2,153
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
EBITDA 2,931 3,320 3,920 4,470
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital (1,220) (43) (591) (864)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions 33 20 15 15
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow 606 581 524 524
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (583) (678) (679) (671)
Tax Paid (431) (492) (617) (737)
Cashflow From Operations 1,337 2,707 2,572 2,737
Capex (1,590) (1,350) (1,350) (1,450)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments (20) (20) (40) (40)
Other Investing Cashflow (115) (22) (5) (5)
Cash Flow From Investing (1,726) (1,392) (1,395) (1,495)
Debt Raised/(repaid) 998 200 (350) (350)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (200) (201) (252) (301)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (584) (593) (535) (535)
Cash Flow From Financing 215 (594) (1,137) (1,187)
Total Cash Generated (174) 722 39 55
Free Cashflow To Equity 609 1,516 826 891
Free Cashflow To Firm 194 1,994 1,855 1,913
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Cash And Equivalents 201 204 219 300
Total Debtors 4,628 4,691 5,377 5,988
Inventories 2,139 2,407 2,850 3,453
Total Other Current Assets 460 501 515 583
Total Current Assets 7,428 7,803 8,961 10,324
Fixed Assets 7,604 8,873 9,358 9,846
Total Investments
Intangible Assets 68 88 128 168
Total Other Non-Current Assets 1,018 1,058 1,098 1,138
Total Non-current Assets 8,690 10,019 10,584 11,152
Short-term Debt 3,276 3,326 3,276 3,226
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 2,152 2,351 2,721 3,086
Other Current Liabilities 550 659 827 865
Total Current Liabilities 5,978 6,336 6,823 7,177
Total Long-term Debt 2,614 2,764 2,464 2,164
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 680 618 590 600
Total Non-current Liabilities 3,294 3,382 3,054 2,765
Total Provisions 408 428 443 458
Total Liabilities 9,680 10,146 10,320 10,400
Shareholders Equity 6,438 7,675 9,225 11,076
Minority Interests
Total Equity 6,438 7,675 9,225 11,076
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue Growth 14.8% 15.4% 15.7% 13.4%
Operating EBITDA Growth 16.6% 13.3% 18.1% 14.0%
Operating EBITDA Margin 16.6% 16.2% 16.6% 16.7%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) (625.22) (646.89) (606.73) (559.38)
BVPS (Rs) 707.43 843.36 1,013.70 1,217.19
Gross Interest Cover 3.73 3.60 4.30 5.00
Effective Tax Rate 17.7% 25.5% 25.5% 25.5%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 14.0% 14.0% 14.0% 14.0%
Accounts Receivables Days 83.26 83.23 77.71 77.34
Inventory Days 76.11 70.50 70.57 74.98
Accounts Payables Days 71.76 69.83 68.08 69.07
ROIC (%) 16.5% 16.7% 18.5% 19.5%
ROCE (%) 19.4% 18.9% 20.4% 21.5%
Return On Average Assets 13.7% 12.5% 13.3% 13.8%

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