* price as on 04 Feb 2025
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 165,358 189,685 216,696 239,735
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 43,269 46,733 53,263 58,982
Net Profit (Rsm) 39,831 44,197 47,639 52,710
Core EPS (Rs) 145.6 158.5 174.0 192.5
Core EPS Growth 36.6% 8.9% 9.8% 10.6%
FD Core P/E (x) 36.79 33.18 30.78 27.82
DPS (Rs) 51.0 56.0 62.0 68.0
Dividend Yield 0.95% 1.05% 1.16% 1.27%
EV/EBITDA (x) 30.57 28.27 24.43 21.61
P/FCFE (x) 104.84 92.08 84.70 61.10
Net Gearing (79.1%) (76.6%) (75.7%) (76.5%)
P/BV (x) 8.13 7.74 6.73 5.86
ROE 24.1% 23.5% 23.4% 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 165,358 189,685 216,696 239,735
Gross Profit 75,551 85,136 97,426 107,719
Operating EBITDA 43,269 46,733 53,263 58,982
Depreciation And Amortisation (5,976) (7,100) (8,570) (9,470)
Operating EBIT 37,293 39,633 44,693 49,512
Financial Income/(Expense) (509) (615) (780) (700)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 10,759 13,518 15,420 16,871
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 47,543 52,536 59,333 65,683
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 47,543 52,536 59,333 65,683
Taxation (12,010) (13,804) (16,341) (17,770)
Exceptional Income - post-tax 803
Profit After Tax 35,533 39,535 42,992 47,914
Minority Interests
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax 4,298 4,661 4,646 4,796
Net Profit 39,831 44,197 47,639 52,710
Recurring Net Profit 39,831 43,394 47,639 52,710
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 39,831 43,394 47,639 52,710
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 43,269 46,733 53,263 58,982
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital 1,436 (3,067) (580) (61)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions (18,329) 1,652 (5,981) (5,000)
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow 4,298 5,464 4,646 4,796
Net Interest (Paid)/Received 10,250 12,903 14,640 16,171
Tax Paid (13,620) (13,804) (16,341) (17,770)
Cashflow From Operations 27,305 49,882 49,648 57,118
Capex (9,050) (12,534) (10,470) (10,470)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow (4,070) (22,025) (21,866) (22,651)
Cash Flow From Investing (13,120) (34,559) (32,336) (33,121)
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 14 592 336 5,379
Free Cashflow To Equity 13,978 15,924 17,312 23,997
Free Cashflow To Firm 14,693 15,938 18,092 24,697
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 143,855 146,810 166,674 193,178
Total Debtors 3,738 11,190 13,347 14,758
Inventories 14,096 13,224 16,248 17,967
Total Other Current Assets 29,357 27,552 34,833 39,833
Total Current Assets 191,046 198,776 231,102 265,737
Fixed Assets 35,845 40,129 42,029 43,029
Total Investments
Intangible Assets
Total Other Non-Current Assets
Total Non-current Assets 35,845 40,129 42,029 43,029
Short-term Debt 1,121 1,723 1,723 1,723
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 20,901 24,414 29,015 32,084
Other Current Liabilities 13,841 16,000 17,000 17,000
Total Current Liabilities 35,863 42,137 47,737 50,806
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 49,441 55,342 58,411
Shareholders Equity 180,455 189,464 217,789 250,355
Minority Interests
Total Equity 180,455 189,464 217,789 250,355
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth 14.5% 14.7% 14.2% 10.6%
Operating EBITDA Growth 25.7% 8.0% 14.0% 10.7%
Operating EBITDA Margin 26.2% 24.6% 24.6% 24.6%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 521.31 529.90 602.45 699.25
BVPS (Rs) 659.08 691.98 795.43 914.37
Gross Interest Cover 73.30 64.44 57.30 70.73
Effective Tax Rate 25.3% 26.3% 27.5% 27.1%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 35.1% 35.3% 35.6% 35.3%
Accounts Receivables Days 8.20 14.36 20.66 21.40
Inventory Days 54.63 47.69 45.10 47.30
Accounts Payables Days 79.27 79.10 81.75 84.46
ROIC (%) 155.8% 82.1% 86.5% 81.9%
ROCE (%) 21.9% 20.7% 21.3% 20.6%
Return On Average Assets 19.3% 18.9% 18.9% 18.4%

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