* price as on 04 Feb 2025
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 15,414 18,087 20,433 23,391
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 2,514 2,890 3,300 3,829
Net Profit (Rsm) 1,014 1,268 1,458 1,803
Core EPS (Rs) 111.4 139.3 160.2 198.1
Core EPS Growth 3.6% 25.1% 15.0% 23.6%
FD Core P/E (x) 39.89 31.90 27.73 22.43
DPS (Rs) 23.7 22.0 27.9 32.0
Dividend Yield 0.50% 0.63% 0.72% 0.89%
EV/EBITDA (x) 17.93 15.75 13.75 11.76
P/FCFE (x) 51.88 63.60 32.14 47.92
Net Gearing 88.4% 81.2% 66.4% 51.9%
P/BV (x) 7.69 6.45 5.44 4.55
ROE 21.0% 22.0% 21.3% 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 15,414 18,087 20,433 23,391
Gross Profit 6,576 7,651 8,705 10,009
Operating EBITDA 2,514 2,890 3,300 3,829
Depreciation And Amortisation (716) (770) (909) (1,001)
Operating EBIT 1,799 2,120 2,391 2,828
Financial Income/(Expense) (559) (572) (609) (604)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 106 153 175 196
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 1,346 1,701 1,957 2,420
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 1,346 1,701 1,957 2,420
Taxation (332) (434) (499) (617)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 1,014 1,268 1,458 1,803
Minority Interests
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 1,014 1,268 1,458 1,803
Recurring Net Profit 1,014 1,268 1,458 1,803
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 1,014 1,268 1,458 1,803
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 2,514 2,890 3,300 3,829
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital 123 (601) (493) (662)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions 32 40 20 20
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow 606 534 581 524
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (559) (572) (609) (604)
Tax Paid (377) (434) (499) (617)
Cashflow From Operations 2,340 1,858 2,300 2,489
Capex (1,423) (1,450) (1,250) (1,250)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments (27) (20) (20) (40)
Other Investing Cashflow (115) (52) (22) (5)
Cash Flow From Investing (1,565) (1,522) (1,292) (1,295)
Debt Raised/(repaid) 5 300 250 (350)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (182) (254) (292) (361)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (584) (560) (593) (535)
Cash Flow From Financing (761) (513) (634) (1,246)
Total Cash Generated 14 (177) 374 (52)
Free Cashflow To Equity 779 636 1,258 844
Free Cashflow To Firm 1,333 907 1,617 1,798
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 246 100 505 484
Total Debtors 3,449 3,809 4,269 4,838
Inventories 2,060 2,676 3,023 3,461
Total Other Current Assets 326 350 389 483
Total Current Assets 6,080 6,935 8,186 9,266
Fixed Assets 6,850 7,604 8,010 8,329
Total Investments
Intangible Assets 48 68 88 128
Total Other Non-Current Assets 297 397 497 597
Total Non-current Assets 7,195 8,069 8,595 9,054
Short-term Debt 2,644 2,744 2,794 2,744
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 1,807 2,081 2,351 2,692
Other Current Liabilities 566 652 714 792
Total Current Liabilities 5,017 5,477 5,860 6,228
Total Long-term Debt 2,248 2,448 2,648 2,348
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 294 309 317 326
Total Non-current Liabilities 2,542 2,757 2,965 2,673
Total Provisions 459 499 519 539
Total Liabilities 8,018 8,733 9,343 9,440
Shareholders Equity 5,257 6,271 7,438 8,880
Minority Interests
Total Equity 5,257 6,271 7,438 8,880
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth 4.5% 17.3% 13.0% 14.5%
Operating EBITDA Growth 6.5% 14.9% 14.2% 16.0%
Operating EBITDA Margin 16.3% 16.0% 16.1% 16.4%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) (510.56) (559.53) (542.50) (506.34)
BVPS (Rs) 577.72 689.16 817.33 975.81
Gross Interest Cover 3.22 3.71 3.93 4.68
Effective Tax Rate 24.7% 25.5% 25.5% 25.5%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 19.7% 20.0% 20.0% 20.0%
Accounts Receivables Days 75.81 73.23 72.15 71.05
Inventory Days 92.30 82.82 88.67 88.42
Accounts Payables Days 70.80 68.00 68.97 68.77
ROIC (%) 16.9% 17.4% 18.1% 19.7%
ROCE (%) 18.5% 19.6% 19.7% 21.0%
Return On Average Assets 12.4% 13.0% 13.0% 13.7%

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