* price as on 06 Jun 2025
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 42,088 46,481 53,044 58,858
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 11,720 12,595 14,957 17,582
Net Profit (Rsm) 8,163 9,204 11,032 13,065
Core EPS (Rs) 65.1 73.4 88.0 104.2
Core EPS Growth 38.8% 12.8% 19.9% 18.4%
FD Core P/E (x) 39.49 35.02 29.22 24.67
DPS (Rs) 51.0 55.8 50.0 50.0
Dividend Yield 1.98% 2.17% 1.94% 1.94%
EV/EBITDA (x) 27.06 25.45 21.20 17.76
P/FCFE (x) 22.52 16.13 14.54 14.23
Net Gearing (13.8%) (4.6%) (12.3%) (20.8%)
P/BV (x) 9.04 8.50 7.68 6.61
ROE 23.5% 25.0% 27.6% 28.8%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Net Revenues 42,088 46,481 53,044 58,858
Gross Profit 31,422 35,773 41,003 45,733
Operating EBITDA 11,720 12,595 14,957 17,582
Depreciation And Amortisation (1,354) (1,441) (1,480) (1,515)
Operating EBIT 10,366 11,154 13,477 16,067
Financial Income/(Expense) (72) (207) (150) (100)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 846 945 1,000 1,000
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 11,140 11,892 14,327 16,967
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 11,140 11,892 14,327 16,967
Taxation (2,978) (2,688) (3,295) (3,903)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 8,163 9,204 11,032 13,065
Minority Interests
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 8,163 9,204 11,032 13,065
Recurring Net Profit 8,163 9,204 11,032 13,065
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 8,163 9,204 11,032 13,065
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 11,720 12,595 14,957 17,582
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital (998) 1,789 923 (1,354)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow (2,872) (2,812) (3,295) (3,903)
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (72) (207) (150) (100)
Tax Paid (3,645) (3,550) (4,145) (4,803)
Cashflow From Operations 7,851 11,572 12,585 12,326
Capex (1,390) (3,168) (3,000) (2,000)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow
Cash Flow From Investing 6,460 8,405 9,585 10,326
Debt Raised/(repaid)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares (9)
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (6,422) (3,494) (6,995) (6,268)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (2,036) (4,438) 850 900
Cash Flow From Financing (8,466) (7,932) (6,145) (5,368)
Total Cash Generated (2,006) 473 3,440 4,958
Free Cashflow To Equity 14,311 19,977 22,170 22,652
Free Cashflow To Firm 14,383 20,184 22,320 22,752
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 4,948 1,762 5,203 10,161
Total Debtors 12,468 11,827 13,261 14,126
Inventories 8,284 9,039 10,609 11,183
Total Other Current Assets 1,609 5,802 2,652 3,531
Total Current Assets 27,309 28,430 31,725 39,002
Fixed Assets 17,210 18,918 20,438 20,923
Total Investments 186
Intangible Assets 147 465 465 465
Total Other Non-Current Assets 1,533 2,336 2,336 2,336
Total Non-current Assets 19,075 21,719 23,239 23,724
Short-term Debt 15 26 26 26
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 4,632 4,542 4,890 5,584
Other Current Liabilities 4,306 5,393 5,822 6,092
Total Current Liabilities 8,953 9,961 10,738 11,703
Total Long-term Debt
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 1,758 2,286 2,286 2,286
Total Non-current Liabilities 1,758 2,286 2,286 2,286
Total Provisions
Total Liabilities 10,710 12,247 13,024 13,988
Shareholders Equity 35,674 37,903 41,941 48,738
Minority Interests
Total Equity 35,674 37,903 41,941 48,738
Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth 12.5% 10.4% 14.1% 11.0%
Operating EBITDA Growth 49.6% 7.5% 18.8% 17.5%
Operating EBITDA Margin 27.8% 27.1% 28.2% 29.9%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 39.35 13.85 41.30 80.86
BVPS (Rs) 284.59 302.38 334.59 388.81
Gross Interest Cover 143.78 53.81 89.85 160.67
Effective Tax Rate 26.7% 22.6% 23.0% 23.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio
Accounts Receivables Days 99.89 95.39 86.32 84.92
Inventory Days 281.32 295.24 297.78 303.00
Accounts Payables Days 151.60 156.36 142.96 145.65
ROIC (%) 24.0% 21.7% 25.8% 29.4%
ROCE (%) 29.8% 30.3% 33.7% 35.4%
Return On Average Assets 17.6% 19.4% 21.2% 22.3%

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