* price as on 04 Feb 2025
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 383,670 391,129 456,164 531,739
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 46,065 47,149 55,526 65,897
Net Profit (Rsm) 26,178 31,040 36,114 43,878
Core EPS (Rs) 9.2 10.2 12.3 14.9
Core EPS Growth 109.3% 10.1% 20.9% 21.5%
FD Core P/E (x) 22.60 20.52 16.97 13.97
DPS (Rs) 4.9 5.5 6.5 7.8
Dividend Yield 2.37% 2.64% 3.11% 3.74%
EV/EBITDA (x) 12.12 11.60 9.61 8.02
P/FCFE (x) 13.96 35.75 31.54 35.76
Net Gearing 1.0% (3.0%) (6.2%) (4.7%)
P/BV (x) 6.96 5.95 5.11 4.35
ROE 31.5% 31.3% 32.4% 33.6%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Net Revenues 383,670 391,129 456,164 531,739
Gross Profit 104,550 110,053 125,892 146,248
Operating EBITDA 46,065 47,149 55,526 65,897
Depreciation And Amortisation (7,178) (7,636) (8,166) (8,830)
Operating EBIT 38,887 39,513 47,360 57,067
Financial Income/(Expense) (2,494) (2,330) (2,058) (1,727)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 2,466 2,638 2,849 3,163
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 38,859 39,821 48,151 58,504
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 38,859 39,821 48,151 58,504
Taxation (11,743) (9,955) (12,038) (14,626)
Exceptional Income - post-tax (937) 1,174
Profit After Tax 26,178 31,040 36,114 43,878
Minority Interests
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 26,178 31,040 36,114 43,878
Recurring Net Profit 27,116 29,866 36,114 43,878
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 27,116 29,866 36,114 43,878
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 46,065 47,149 55,526 65,897
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital (7,933) 10,984 2,319 (7,292)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions 15,636 (4,628) 3,000 1,550
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense 528 0 0
Other Operating Cashflow (937) 1,174
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (29) 308 791 1,436
Tax Paid (12,854) (13,340) (15,408) (18,721)
Cashflow From Operations 40,476 41,647 46,227 42,870
Capex (4,394) (17,889) (17,166) (18,830)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow 4,351 (3,615) (5,629) (1,905)
Cash Flow From Investing (43) (21,504) (22,795) (20,734)
Debt Raised/(repaid) 3,470 (3,000) (4,000) (5,000)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares 0
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (14,535) (16,150) (19,086) (22,903)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow
Cash Flow From Financing (11,064) (19,150) (23,086) (27,903)
Total Cash Generated 29,369 993 346 (5,767)
Free Cashflow To Equity 43,903 17,143 19,432 17,136
Free Cashflow To Firm 42,927 22,473 25,491 23,863
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 34,382 35,375 35,721 29,954
Total Debtors 35,699 36,434 49,991 64,100
Inventories 31,907 34,291 41,242 50,989
Total Other Current Assets 16,339 17,339 18,339 19,339
Total Current Assets 118,326 123,438 145,293 164,382
Fixed Assets 74,885 72,447 81,446 91,446
Total Investments 55,598 62,598 71,598 77,598
Intangible Assets
Total Other Non-Current Assets
Total Non-current Assets 130,483 135,044 153,044 169,044
Short-term Debt
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 63,052 77,154 99,981 116,546
Other Current Liabilities 30,380 28,000 30,000 31,500
Total Current Liabilities 93,432 105,154 129,981 148,046
Total Long-term Debt 35,271 32,271 28,271 23,271
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities
Total Non-current Liabilities 35,271 32,271 28,271 23,271
Total Provisions 19,311 18,063 20,063 21,113
Total Liabilities 148,014 155,489 178,315 192,430
Shareholders Equity 88,104 102,994 120,022 140,996
Minority Interests
Total Equity 88,104 102,994 120,022 140,996
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth 6.1% 1.9% 16.6% 16.6%
Operating EBITDA Growth 57.2% 2.4% 17.8% 18.7%
Operating EBITDA Margin 12.0% 12.1% 12.2% 12.4%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) (0.30) 1.06 2.54 2.28
BVPS (Rs) 30.01 35.09 40.89 48.03
Gross Interest Cover 15.59 16.96 23.01 33.05
Effective Tax Rate 30.2% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 53.6% 54.1% 52.8% 52.2%
Accounts Receivables Days 36.31 33.66 34.58 39.16
Inventory Days 39.00 42.98 41.74 43.66
Accounts Payables Days 88.14 91.03 97.88 102.51
ROIC (%) 38.6% 40.5% 57.3% 62.6%
ROCE (%) 31.1% 29.3% 32.1% 35.3%
Return On Average Assets 11.9% 12.4% 13.5% 14.3%

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