* price as on 04 Feb 2025
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 9,884 9,592 10,691 11,963
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 5,801 5,719 6,472 7,353
Net Profit (Rsm) 3,538 3,961 4,265 4,674
Core EPS (Rs) 8.2 8.2 8.8 9.7
Core EPS Growth 23.7% (0.6%) 7.7% 9.6%
FD Core P/E (x) 19.32 17.26 16.03 14.63
DPS (Rs) 7.3 7.0 8.0 9.1
Dividend Yield 5.16% 4.95% 5.64% 6.43%
EV/EBITDA (x) 9.84 9.80 9.57 8.24
P/FCFE (x) 13.97 15.39 (33.27) 8.82
Net Gearing (49.9%) (53.5%) (25.5%) (31.4%)
P/BV (x) 3.27 3.18 3.12 3.08
ROE 19.1% 18.7% 19.6% 21.2%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Net Revenues 9,884 9,592 10,691 11,963
Gross Profit 8,446 8,186 9,180 10,336
Operating EBITDA 5,801 5,719 6,472 7,353
Depreciation And Amortisation (1,156) (1,191) (1,356) (1,522)
Operating EBIT 4,645 4,528 5,115 5,831
Financial Income/(Expense) 694 753 571 401
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense)
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 5,338 5,281 5,686 6,231
Exceptional Items (600)
Pre-tax Profit 4,738 5,281 5,686 6,231
Taxation (1,200) (1,320) (1,422) (1,558)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 3,538 3,961 4,265 4,674
Minority Interests
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 3,538 3,961 4,265 4,674
Recurring Net Profit 3,986 3,961 4,265 4,674
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 3,986 3,961 4,265 4,674
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 5,801 5,719 6,472 7,353
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital 705 (433) 223
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense (600)
Other Operating Cashflow
Net Interest (Paid)/Received 694 753 571 401
Tax Paid (738) (1,650) (1,371)
Cashflow From Operations 5,860 4,389 5,895 7,754
Capex (965) 52 (7,950)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow
Cash Flow From Investing (965) 52 (7,950)
Debt Raised/(repaid)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (3,529) (3,384) (3,858)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow 131
Cash Flow From Financing (3,398) (3,384) (3,858)
Total Cash Generated 1,497 1,058 (5,913) 7,754
Free Cashflow To Equity 4,895 4,442 (2,055) 7,754
Free Cashflow To Firm 4,988 4,512 (1,985) 7,824
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 10,446 11,503 5,591 6,965
Total Debtors 577 695 775 867
Inventories 90 80 90 100
Total Other Current Assets 656 863 962 1,077
Total Current Assets 11,768 13,142 7,417 9,009
Fixed Assets 14,386 13,143 19,737 18,964
Total Investments 830 830 830 830
Intangible Assets
Total Other Non-Current Assets
Total Non-current Assets 15,216 13,973 20,567 19,794
Short-term Debt
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 3,704 3,588 3,999 4,475
Other Current Liabilities
Total Current Liabilities 3,704 3,588 3,999 4,475
Total Long-term Debt
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities
Total Non-current Liabilities
Total Provisions 2,353 2,023 2,074 2,142
Total Liabilities 6,057 5,612 6,073 6,617
Shareholders Equity 20,927 21,504 21,911 22,187
Minority Interests
Total Equity 20,927 21,504 21,911 22,187
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth 7.8% (3.0%) 11.4% 11.9%
Operating EBITDA Growth 14.6% (1.4%) 13.2% 13.6%
Operating EBITDA Margin 58.7% 59.6% 60.5% 61.5%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 21.61 23.79 11.56 14.41
BVPS (Rs) 43.29 44.48 45.32 45.89
Gross Interest Cover 49.83 64.69 73.08 83.29
Effective Tax Rate 25.3% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 85.3% 85.4% 90.5% 94.1%
Accounts Receivables Days 26.46 24.20 25.10 25.05
Inventory Days 21.01 22.06 20.52 21.28
Accounts Payables Days 938.32 946.44 916.50 950.55
ROIC (%) 36.0% 37.7% 45.7% 33.2%
ROCE (%) 24.4% 23.7% 25.0% 26.9%
Return On Average Assets 12.9% 11.9% 13.4% 15.0%

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