* price as on 19 Nov 2024
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 124,040 128,053 138,238 151,215
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 24,002 24,886 27,704 31,012
Net Profit (Rsm) 18,427 18,648 20,781 23,444
Core EPS (Rs) 10.4 10.5 11.8 13.3
Core EPS Growth 7.8% 1.3% 11.6% 12.8%
FD Core P/E (x) 48.87 48.22 43.21 38.30
DPS (Rs) 5.4 4.8 5.2 5.7
Dividend Yield 1.07% 0.94% 1.02% 1.13%
EV/EBITDA (x) 37.30 35.58 31.70 28.11
P/FCFE (x) 69.09 121.00 76.91 81.56
Net Gearing (9.4%) (15.7%) (18.8%) (21.5%)
P/BV (x) 9.13 8.11 7.33 6.61
ROE 19.6% 17.8% 17.8% 18.2%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Net Revenues 124,040 128,053 138,238 151,215
Gross Profit 59,571 62,071 67,847 75,099
Operating EBITDA 24,002 24,886 27,704 31,012
Depreciation And Amortisation (3,992) (3,880) (4,433) (4,746)
Operating EBIT 20,010 21,006 23,270 26,266
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 23,896 26,594 29,942
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 23,593 23,896 26,594 29,942
Taxation (5,474) (5,548) (6,143) (6,887)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 18,118 18,348 20,451 23,054
Minority Interests 309 300 330 390
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 18,427 18,648 20,781 23,444
Recurring Net Profit 18,427 18,648 20,781 23,444
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 18,427 18,648 20,781 23,444
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 24,002 24,886 27,704 31,012
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc. 309 300 330 390
Change In Working Capital 2,072 (5,457) (2,138) (2,529)
(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) (5,548) (6,143) (6,887)
Cashflow From Operations 24,491 17,071 23,077 25,661
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) (8,459) (9,204) (10,177)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow 28 1,708 (227) (280)
Cash Flow From Financing (7,717) (5,907) (9,331) (10,607)
Total Cash Generated 3,403 682 2,247 554
Free Cashflow To Equity 13,033 7,432 11,677 11,011
Free Cashflow To Firm 12,362 8,439 13,257 12,761
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 23,330 32,587 38,333 44,387
Total Debtors 8,987 13,791 16,278 19,273
Inventories 19,470 20,087 21,761 23,836
Total Other Current Assets 6,539 2,157 2,289 2,488
Total Current Assets 58,325 68,622 78,662 89,983
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 26,555 28,532 31,037
Other Current Liabilities 6,056
Total Current Liabilities 36,861 33,861 35,838 38,343
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 3,393 3,572 3,805
Total Liabilities 48,196 44,442 46,698 49,286
Shareholders Equity 98,663 110,794 122,475 135,852
Minority Interests 4,368 4,315 3,985 3,595
Total Equity 103,031 115,109 126,460 139,447
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth 7.6% 3.2% 8.0% 9.4%
Operating EBITDA Growth 10.9% 3.7% 11.3% 11.9%
Operating EBITDA Margin 19.4% 19.4% 20.0% 20.5%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 5.46 10.24 13.43 16.94
BVPS (Rs) 55.68 62.70 69.31 76.88
Gross Interest Cover 16.11 11.35 13.85 16.42
Effective Tax Rate 23.2% 23.2% 23.1% 23.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 52.4% 45.4% 44.3% 43.4%
Accounts Receivables Days 25.71 32.46 39.70 42.91
Inventory Days 112.42 109.41 108.50 109.32
Accounts Payables Days 130.45 140.43 142.82 142.83
ROIC (%) 44.5% 42.4% 45.7% 50.1%
ROCE (%) 21.8% 20.5% 20.5% 21.0%
Return On Average Assets 10.1% 10.1% 10.6% 11.0%

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