* price as on 06 Jun 2025
Financial
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue (Rsm) 387,527 442,082 505,758 558,584
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 49,306 55,096 65,606 73,807
Net Profit (Rsm) 33,033 36,973 44,742 50,804
Core EPS (Rs) 10.9 12.6 15.2 17.3
Core EPS Growth 18.0% 15.6% 21.0% 13.5%
FD Core P/E (x) 22.21 19.22 15.89 13.99
DPS (Rs) 6.3 7.0 8.5 9.5
Dividend Yield 2.58% 2.89% 3.51% 3.92%
EV/EBITDA (x) 12.40 11.07 9.12 7.97
P/FCFE (x) 64.43 60.25 24.81 23.66
Net Gearing (11.0%) (3.8%) (7.0%) (8.5%)
P/BV (x) 6.17 5.40 4.69 4.08
ROE 31.5% 30.0% 31.6% 31.2%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Net Revenues 387,527 442,082 505,758 558,584
Gross Profit 111,300 124,540 145,764 160,736
Operating EBITDA 49,306 55,096 65,606 73,807
Depreciation And Amortisation (7,193) (7,366) (8,023) (8,653)
Operating EBIT 42,112 47,730 57,583 65,154
Financial Income/(Expense) (2,169) (1,136) (927) (746)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 2,503 2,703 3,000 3,330
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 42,446 49,297 59,656 67,738
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 42,446 49,297 59,656 67,738
Taxation (10,450) (12,324) (14,914) (16,935)
Exceptional Income - post-tax 1,037
Profit After Tax 33,033 36,973 44,742 50,804
Minority Interests
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 33,033 36,973 44,742 50,804
Recurring Net Profit 31,996 36,973 44,742 50,804
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 31,996 36,973 44,742 50,804
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
EBITDA 49,306 55,096 65,606 73,807
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital 19,355 (2,689) 359 (1,758)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions (884) (3,488) 1,550 (1,000)
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense (84) 0 0 (4)
Other Operating Cashflow 1,037
Net Interest (Paid)/Received 333 1,567 2,073 2,584
Tax Paid (14,974) (15,775) (19,090) (21,676)
Cashflow From Operations 54,089 34,711 50,498 51,953
Capex (7,937) (16,366) (18,023) (18,653)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow (14,204) (5,549) (1,824) (1,258)
Cash Flow From Investing (22,141) (21,915) (19,847) (19,912)
Debt Raised/(repaid) (20,917) (1,000) (2,000) (2,000)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares 0
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (18,353) (20,556) (24,960) (27,897)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow
Cash Flow From Financing (39,270) (21,556) (26,960) (29,897)
Total Cash Generated (7,322) (8,760) 3,691 2,144
Free Cashflow To Equity 11,031 11,796 28,651 30,041
Free Cashflow To Firm 34,117 13,932 31,577 32,787
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Cash And Equivalents 27,060 18,300 21,991 24,135
Total Debtors 28,673 36,335 44,340 53,563
Inventories 29,573 36,335 44,340 50,502
Total Other Current Assets 20,084 21,084 22,084 23,084
Total Current Assets 105,389 112,054 132,755 151,283
Fixed Assets 62,937 71,937 81,937 91,937
Total Investments 86,730 95,730 101,730 107,730
Intangible Assets
Total Other Non-Current Assets
Total Non-current Assets 149,667 167,667 183,667 199,667
Short-term Debt
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 73,047 84,783 101,152 114,778
Other Current Liabilities 31,647 30,000 31,500 31,500
Total Current Liabilities 104,694 114,783 132,652 146,278
Total Long-term Debt 14,354 13,354 11,354 9,354
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities
Total Non-current Liabilities 14,354 13,354 11,354 9,354
Total Provisions 20,820 19,979 21,028 21,024
Total Liabilities 139,868 148,116 165,035 176,656
Shareholders Equity 115,188 131,605 151,387 174,294
Minority Interests
Total Equity 115,188 131,605 151,387 174,294
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue Growth 1.0% 14.1% 14.4% 10.4%
Operating EBITDA Growth 7.0% 11.7% 19.1% 12.5%
Operating EBITDA Margin 12.7% 12.5% 13.0% 13.2%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 4.33 1.68 3.62 5.03
BVPS (Rs) 39.23 44.82 51.55 59.35
Gross Interest Cover 19.41 42.01 62.15 87.39
Effective Tax Rate 24.6% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 57.4% 55.6% 55.8% 54.9%
Accounts Receivables Days 30.32 26.84 29.11 31.99
Inventory Days 40.62 37.88 40.90 43.51
Accounts Payables Days 89.92 90.71 94.26 99.05
ROIC (%) 53.5% 87.4% 75.8% 72.7%
ROCE (%) 31.9% 33.4% 36.1% 36.5%
Return On Average Assets 13.6% 14.1% 15.2% 15.4%

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