* price as on 19 Nov 2024
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 165,358 196,277 225,833 249,886
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 43,269 49,923 55,887 61,882
Net Profit (Rsm) 39,831 44,407 47,934 53,074
Core EPS (Rs) 145.6 159.3 175.1 193.8
Core EPS Growth 36.6% 9.4% 9.9% 10.7%
FD Core P/E (x) 34.11 30.61 28.36 25.61
DPS (Rs) 51.0 56.0 62.0 68.0
Dividend Yield 1.03% 1.13% 1.25% 1.37%
EV/EBITDA (x) 28.10 24.31 21.35 18.85
P/FCFE (x) 97.19 80.91 77.02 55.63
Net Gearing (79.1%) (76.7%) (75.9%) (76.6%)
P/BV (x) 7.53 7.16 6.21 5.40
ROE 24.1% 23.6% 23.5% 22.5%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Net Revenues 165,358 196,277 225,833 249,886
Gross Profit 75,551 89,084 101,556 112,287
Operating EBITDA 43,269 49,923 55,887 61,882
Depreciation And Amortisation (5,976) (7,200) (8,570) (9,470)
Operating EBIT 37,293 42,723 47,317 52,412
Financial Income/(Expense) (509) (625) (800) (700)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 10,759 12,583 13,299 14,559
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 47,543 54,681 59,816 66,270
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 47,543 54,681 59,816 66,270
Taxation (12,010) (15,173) (16,462) (17,916)
Exceptional Income - post-tax 803
Profit After Tax 35,533 40,311 43,354 48,354
Minority Interests
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax 4,298 4,096 4,580 4,720
Net Profit 39,831 44,407 47,934 53,074
Recurring Net Profit 39,831 43,604 47,934 53,074
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 39,831 43,604 47,934 53,074
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 43,269 49,923 55,887 61,882
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital 1,436 (3,067) (605) (64)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions (18,329) 1,652 (5,981) (5,000)
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow 4,298 4,899 4,580 4,720
Net Interest (Paid)/Received 10,250 11,958 12,499 13,859
Tax Paid (13,620) (15,173) (16,462) (17,916)
Cashflow From Operations 27,305 50,192 49,918 57,480
Capex (9,050) (12,534) (10,470) (10,470)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow (4,070) (21,459) (21,799) (22,575)
Cash Flow From Investing (13,120) (33,993) (32,269) (33,045)
Debt Raised/(repaid) (206) 602
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares 0
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (13,964) (15,333) (16,976) (18,618)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow
Cash Flow From Financing (14,170) (14,731) (16,976) (18,618)
Total Cash Generated 14 1,468 673 5,817
Free Cashflow To Equity 13,978 16,800 17,649 24,435
Free Cashflow To Firm 14,693 16,824 18,449 25,135
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 143,855 147,212 167,831 194,765
Total Debtors 3,738 11,587 13,922 15,398
Inventories 14,096 13,694 16,949 18,746
Total Other Current Assets 29,357 27,552 34,833 39,833
Total Current Assets 191,046 200,045 233,536 268,742
Fixed Assets 35,845 40,029 41,929 42,929
Total Investments
Intangible Assets
Total Other Non-Current Assets
Total Non-current Assets 35,845 40,029 41,929 42,929
Short-term Debt 1,121 1,723 1,723 1,723
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 20,901 25,281 30,266 33,474
Other Current Liabilities 13,841 16,000 17,000 17,000
Total Current Liabilities 35,863 43,003 48,989 52,197
Total Long-term Debt
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities
Total Non-current Liabilities
Total Provisions 9,422 7,305 7,605 7,605
Total Liabilities 45,285 50,308 56,594 59,802
Shareholders Equity 180,455 189,766 218,871 251,869
Minority Interests
Total Equity 180,455 189,766 218,871 251,869
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth 14.5% 18.7% 15.1% 10.7%
Operating EBITDA Growth 25.7% 15.4% 11.9% 10.7%
Operating EBITDA Margin 26.2% 25.4% 24.7% 24.8%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 521.31 531.37 606.68 705.05
BVPS (Rs) 659.08 693.08 799.38 919.90
Gross Interest Cover 73.30 68.36 59.15 74.87
Effective Tax Rate 25.3% 27.7% 27.5% 27.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 35.1% 35.2% 35.4% 35.1%
Accounts Receivables Days 8.20 14.25 20.61 21.41
Inventory Days 54.63 47.31 45.00 47.34
Accounts Payables Days 79.27 78.63 81.57 84.54
ROIC (%) 155.8% 88.5% 91.7% 86.8%
ROCE (%) 21.9% 22.3% 22.4% 21.7%
Return On Average Assets 19.3% 18.9% 18.9% 18.3%

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