* price as on 06 Jun 2025
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 126,676 129,645 141,635 156,611
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 22,455 25,122 27,580 32,731
Net Profit (Rsm) 17,958 21,655 23,161 19,853
Core EPS (Rs) 159.3 181.1 193.7 166.0
Core EPS Growth 79.1% 13.7% 7.0% (14.3%)
FD Core P/E (x) 30.53 26.85 25.10 29.28
DPS (Rs) 35.0 35.0 40.0 40.0
Dividend Yield 0.72% 0.72% 0.82% 0.82%
EV/EBITDA (x) 25.69 22.39 19.98 16.63
P/FCFE (x) 15.67 18.41 18.61 23.81
Net Gearing (4.9%) (11.3%) (17.8%) (20.6%)
P/BV (x) 5.64 4.85 4.20 3.79
ROE 19.7% 19.4% 17.9% 13.6%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Net Revenues 126,676 129,645 141,635 156,611
Gross Profit 77,300 82,003 89,938 100,231
Operating EBITDA 22,455 25,122 27,580 32,731
Depreciation And Amortisation (2,993) (3,572) (3,900) (4,350)
Operating EBIT 19,462 21,550 23,680 28,381
Financial Income/(Expense) (1,124) (1,217) (1,100) (1,300)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 3,108 4,937 4,700 4,000
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 21,446 25,270 27,280 31,081
Exceptional Items (1,215)
Pre-tax Profit 20,231 25,270 27,280 31,081
Taxation (2,117) (3,110) (3,819) (10,878)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 18,115 22,160 23,461 20,203
Minority Interests (157) (505) (300) (350)
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 17,958 21,655 23,161 19,853
Recurring Net Profit 19,045 21,655 23,161 19,853
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 19,045 21,655 23,161 19,853
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 22,455 25,122 27,580 32,731
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital (517) (1,102) (4,345) (6,292)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow (2,457) (4,891) (4,119) (11,228)
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (1,124) (1,217) (1,100) (1,300)
Tax Paid (3,227) (8,612) (7,719) (13,928)
Cashflow From Operations 19,481 19,128 19,116 15,211
Capex (1,868) (6,348) (7,000) (6,000)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments (330)
Other Investing Cashflow
Cash Flow From Investing 17,613 12,451 12,116 9,211
Debt Raised/(repaid)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (5,405) (5,046) (4,185) (4,783)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (24,242) (125) 4,437 3,906
Cash Flow From Financing (29,647) (5,171) 252 (877)
Total Cash Generated (12,035) 7,279 12,368 8,334
Free Cashflow To Equity 37,093 31,579 31,232 24,422
Free Cashflow To Firm 38,217 32,796 32,332 25,722
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 17,374 24,653 37,022 45,356
Total Debtors 22,528 24,663 26,911 29,756
Inventories 26,612 29,224 33,992 37,587
Total Other Current Assets 37,602 29,572 16,996 18,793
Total Current Assets 104,116 108,112 114,921 131,492
Fixed Assets 25,570 28,627 31,727 33,377
Total Investments 3,348 9,432 9,432 9,432
Intangible Assets 4,743 5,377 5,377 5,377
Total Other Non-Current Assets 17,972 25,363 25,363 25,363
Total Non-current Assets 51,633 68,799 71,899 73,549
Short-term Debt 11,740 7,519 7,519 7,519
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 17,481 18,394 12,528 13,624
Other Current Liabilities 10,725 13,738 9,699 10,548
Total Current Liabilities 39,946 39,650 29,746 31,690
Total Long-term Debt 400 3,109 3,946 5,152
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 8,260 9,816 9,816 9,816
Total Non-current Liabilities 8,660 12,925 13,762 14,968
Total Provisions
Total Liabilities 48,605 52,575 43,508 46,658
Shareholders Equity 103,121 119,849 138,525 153,245
Minority Interests 4,023 4,488 4,788 5,138
Total Equity 107,144 124,336 143,313 158,383
Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth 9.2% 2.3% 9.2% 10.6%
Operating EBITDA Growth 39.5% 11.9% 9.8% 18.7%
Operating EBITDA Margin 17.7% 19.4% 19.5% 20.9%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 43.78 117.30 213.75 273.37
BVPS (Rs) 862.46 1,002.37 1,158.58 1,281.69
Gross Interest Cover 17.31 17.71 21.53 21.83
Effective Tax Rate 10.5% 12.3% 14.0% 35.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio
Accounts Receivables Days 63.17 66.43 66.45 66.03
Inventory Days 194.74 213.89 223.17 231.70
Accounts Payables Days 107.67 137.42 109.16 84.65
ROIC (%) 13.6% 14.6% 15.0% 16.8%
ROCE (%) 17.2% 17.0% 16.3% 17.4%
Return On Average Assets 13.8% 13.9% 13.4% 10.8%

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