* price as on 12 Sep 2025
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 279,163 325,535 355,454 332,602
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 78,384 84,544 92,086 80,432
Net Profit (Rsm) 55,683 56,545 58,860 48,870
Core EPS (Rs) 66.8 67.8 70.6 58.6
Core EPS Growth 23.6% 1.5% 4.1% (17.0%)
FD Core P/E (x) 19.71 19.41 18.65 22.46
DPS (Rs) 40.0 8.0 8.0 8.0
Dividend Yield 3.04% 0.61% 0.61% 0.61%
EV/EBITDA (x) 13.15 12.71 11.44 12.37
P/FCFE (x) 15.68 36.53 15.51 8.28
Net Gearing (22.0%) (3.5%) (8.1%) (20.7%)
P/BV (x) 3.91 3.29 2.84 2.56
ROE 21.8% 18.4% 16.4% 12.0%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Net Revenues 279,163 325,535 355,454 332,602
Gross Profit 163,606 190,428 202,744 180,977
Operating EBITDA 78,384 84,544 92,086 80,432
Depreciation And Amortisation (14,855) (17,059) (18,273) (20,273)
Operating EBIT 63,529 67,485 73,813 60,160
Financial Income/(Expense) (1,711) (2,829) (2,300) (2,000)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 9,904 11,911 6,000 6,000
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 71,722 76,567 77,513 64,160
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 71,722 76,567 77,513 64,160
Taxation (16,186) (19,538) (19,378) (16,040)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 55,536 57,029 58,135 48,120
Minority Interests 147 (484) 725 750
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 55,683 56,545 58,860 48,870
Recurring Net Profit 55,683 56,545 58,860 48,870
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 55,683 56,545 58,860 48,870
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 78,384 84,544 92,086 80,432
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital (20,182) (29,989) (25,541) 10,374
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow 68,394 66,683 72,545 96,807
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (1,711) (2,829) (2,300) (2,000)
Tax Paid (21,250) (17,426) (22,353) (19,290)
Cashflow From Operations 45,433 46,428 47,892 75,517
Capex (15,339) (26,992) (25,000) (15,000)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments (53,413)
Other Investing Cashflow (11,032) (6,894)
Cash Flow From Investing 19,062 (40,871) 22,892 60,517
Debt Raised/(repaid) 5,493 24,490 (42) (3,566)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares 805 (1,196)
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (6,648) (6,662) (6,661) (6,661)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (102) 1,065 3,700 4,000
Cash Flow From Financing (452) 17,697 (3,003) (6,227)
Total Cash Generated 18,610 (23,174) 19,889 54,289
Free Cashflow To Equity 69,988 30,047 70,741 132,467
Free Cashflow To Firm 66,206 8,386 73,083 138,034
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 81,639 58,465 78,354 132,643
Total Debtors 80,298 90,420 103,082 96,455
Inventories 63,552 71,085 81,754 76,498
Total Other Current Assets 26,278 30,142 35,545 33,260
Total Current Assets 251,767 250,112 298,735 338,856
Fixed Assets 76,886 97,761 104,488 99,216
Total Investments 5,255 15,202 15,202 15,202
Intangible Assets 41,204 108,613 108,613 108,613
Total Other Non-Current Assets 12,406 21,301 21,301 21,301
Total Non-current Assets 135,751 242,877 249,604 244,332
Short-term Debt 14,030 38,902 38,902 38,902
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 30,919 35,523 33,139 31,811
Other Current Liabilities 51,090 55,967 61,544 59,078
Total Current Liabilities 96,039 130,392 133,586 129,792
Total Long-term Debt 5,990 7,864 7,822 4,255
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 4,939 17,567 17,567 17,567
Total Non-current Liabilities 10,929 25,431 25,389 21,822
Total Provisions
Total Liabilities 106,968 155,823 158,974 151,614
Shareholders Equity 280,550 333,388 386,312 429,271
Minority Interests 3,778 3,053 2,303
Total Equity 280,550 337,166 389,365 431,574
Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth 13.5% 16.6% 9.2% (6.4%)
Operating EBITDA Growth 22.7% 7.9% 8.9% (12.7%)
Operating EBITDA Margin 28.1% 26.0% 25.9% 24.2%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 73.93 14.04 37.95 107.36
BVPS (Rs) 336.59 399.99 463.48 515.02
Gross Interest Cover 37.13 23.85 32.09 30.08
Effective Tax Rate 22.6% 25.5% 25.0% 25.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio
Accounts Receivables Days 99.88 95.71 99.35 109.49
Inventory Days 177.23 181.87 182.65 190.48
Accounts Payables Days 90.59 89.75 82.06 78.18
ROIC (%) 21.7% 15.4% 15.3% 13.1%
ROCE (%) 23.3% 19.7% 18.0% 13.2%
Return On Average Assets 16.0% 13.4% 11.5% 8.8%

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