* price as on 04 Feb 2025
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 124,040 126,827 136,890 149,715
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 24,002 24,443 27,216 30,474
Net Profit (Rsm) 18,427 18,316 20,416 23,041
Core EPS (Rs) 10.4 10.4 11.6 13.0
Core EPS Growth 7.8% (0.5%) 11.6% 12.9%
FD Core P/E (x) 47.67 47.90 42.91 38.02
DPS (Rs) 5.4 4.7 5.1 5.6
Dividend Yield 1.10% 0.94% 1.02% 1.13%
EV/EBITDA (x) 36.38 35.33 31.47 27.89
P/FCFE (x) 67.40 121.58 77.24 82.31
Net Gearing (9.4%) (15.7%) (18.7%) (21.4%)
P/BV (x) 8.90 7.92 7.17 6.47
ROE 19.6% 17.5% 17.5% 17.9%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Net Revenues 124,040 126,827 136,890 149,715
Gross Profit 59,571 61,499 67,210 74,381
Operating EBITDA 24,002 24,443 27,216 30,474
Depreciation And Amortisation (3,992) (3,880) (4,433) (4,746)
Operating EBIT 20,010 20,563 22,782 25,729
Financial Income/(Expense) 3,582 2,890 3,324 3,675
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense)
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 23,593 23,453 26,106 29,404
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 23,593 23,453 26,106 29,404
Taxation (5,474) (5,437) (6,021) (6,753)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 18,118 18,016 20,086 22,651
Minority Interests 309 300 330 390
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 18,427 18,316 20,416 23,041
Recurring Net Profit 18,427 18,316 20,416 23,041
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 18,427 18,316 20,416 23,041
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 24,002 24,443 27,216 30,474
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc. 309 300 330 390
Change In Working Capital 2,072 (5,341) (2,107) (2,493)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow 4,824 4,740 5,004 5,275
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (1,242) (1,850) (1,680) (1,600)
Tax Paid (5,474) (5,437) (6,021) (6,753)
Cashflow From Operations 24,491 16,854 22,742 25,294
Capex (6,697) (7,698) (4,500) (4,500)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments (6,674) (2,784) (7,000) (10,000)
Other Investing Cashflow
Cash Flow From Investing (13,371) (10,482) (11,500) (14,500)
Debt Raised/(repaid) 1,913 843 100 (150)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (9,658) (8,246) (8,970) (9,919)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow 28 1,708 (227) (280)
Cash Flow From Financing (7,717) (5,695) (9,096) (10,349)
Total Cash Generated 3,403 678 2,145 444
Free Cashflow To Equity 13,033 7,216 11,342 10,644
Free Cashflow To Firm 12,362 8,222 12,922 12,394
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 23,330 32,582 38,228 44,172
Total Debtors 8,987 13,688 16,147 19,106
Inventories 19,470 19,928 21,585 23,641
Total Other Current Assets 6,539 2,119 2,248 2,442
Total Current Assets 58,325 68,318 78,208 89,361
Fixed Assets 36,190 36,008 35,075 33,829
Total Investments 52,661 46,870 50,370 54,870
Intangible Assets 4,051 4,053 4,053 4,053
Total Other Non-Current Assets
Total Non-current Assets 92,902 86,930 89,497 92,751
Short-term Debt 6,589 7,306 7,306 7,306
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 24,217 26,389 28,349 30,833
Other Current Liabilities 6,056
Total Current Liabilities 36,861 33,695 35,655 38,139
Total Long-term Debt 7,062 7,188 7,288 7,138
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities
Total Non-current Liabilities 7,062 7,188 7,288 7,138
Total Provisions 4,272 3,375 3,552 3,783
Total Liabilities 48,196 44,258 46,495 49,060
Shareholders Equity 98,663 110,674 122,224 135,456
Minority Interests 4,368 4,315 3,985 3,595
Total Equity 103,031 114,989 126,208 139,051
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth 7.6% 2.2% 7.9% 9.4%
Operating EBITDA Growth 10.9% 1.8% 11.3% 12.0%
Operating EBITDA Margin 19.4% 19.3% 19.9% 20.4%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 5.46 10.24 13.37 16.82
BVPS (Rs) 55.68 62.63 69.17 76.65
Gross Interest Cover 16.11 11.12 13.56 16.08
Effective Tax Rate 23.2% 23.2% 23.1% 23.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 52.4% 45.0% 43.9% 43.0%
Accounts Receivables Days 25.71 32.63 39.78 42.97
Inventory Days 112.42 110.06 108.73 109.56
Accounts Payables Days 130.45 141.37 143.37 143.37
ROIC (%) 44.5% 41.6% 44.9% 49.3%
ROCE (%) 21.8% 20.1% 20.2% 20.7%
Return On Average Assets 10.1% 9.9% 10.4% 10.8%

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