* price as on 04 Feb 2025
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 78,014 79,020 85,698 92,968
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 10,278 10,068 10,829 11,695
Net Profit (Rsm) 11,758 6,570 7,325 7,822
Core EPS (Rs) 8.4 8.1 9.1 9.7
Core EPS Growth (3.5%) (3.1%) 11.5% 6.8%
FD Core P/E (x) 28.66 29.57 26.52 24.83
DPS (Rs) 5.6 6.6 7.8 9.2
Dividend Yield 3.48% 4.10% 4.84% 5.71%
EV/EBITDA (x) 17.64 17.84 16.57 15.35
P/FCFE (x) (47.98) 10.84 32.64 23.13
Net Gearing (23.3%) (27.1%) (26.9%) (27.3%)
P/BV (x) 3.48 3.57 3.50 3.58
ROE 13.4% 11.9% 13.3% 14.2%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Net Revenues 78,014 79,020 85,698 92,968
Gross Profit 27,573 27,592 29,568 31,692
Operating EBITDA 10,278 10,068 10,829 11,695
Depreciation And Amortisation (1,905) (2,036) (2,159) (2,263)
Operating EBIT 8,373 8,033 8,670 9,432
Financial Income/(Expense) 627 848 1,231 1,436
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense)
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 8,999 8,881 9,901 10,868
Exceptional Items 6,613
Pre-tax Profit 15,612 8,881 9,901 10,868
Taxation (3,854) (2,311) (2,576) (3,046)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 11,758 6,570 7,325 7,822
Minority Interests
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 11,758 6,570 7,325 7,822
Recurring Net Profit 6,778 6,570 7,325 7,822
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 6,778 6,570 7,325 7,822
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 10,278 10,068 10,829 11,695
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital 301 3,690 (1,182) 712
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (292) (284) (310) (310)
Tax Paid (3,854) (2,311) (2,576) (3,046)
Cashflow From Operations 6,433 11,162 6,760 9,051
Capex (3,006) (2,600) (1,850) (1,900)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments (8,288) 8,229 (500) (500)
Other Investing Cashflow 919 1,132 1,541 1,746
Cash Flow From Investing (10,375) 6,761 (809) (654)
Debt Raised/(repaid) (106)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (6,754) (7,969) (9,404) (11,097)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow 12,037 30 3,127 2,073
Cash Flow From Financing 5,178 (7,939) (6,277) (9,023)
Total Cash Generated 1,235 9,985 (326) (627)
Free Cashflow To Equity (4,049) 17,924 5,951 8,397
Free Cashflow To Firm (3,650) 18,208 6,261 8,707
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 15,829 17,584 17,758 17,631
Total Debtors 13,349 10,507 10,895 10,596
Inventories 16,875 17,379 19,666 21,323
Total Other Current Assets 4,661 4,840 5,212 5,617
Total Current Assets 50,713 50,310 53,532 55,168
Fixed Assets 23,114 23,678 23,370 23,007
Total Investments 73 73 73 73
Intangible Assets 198 198 198 198
Total Other Non-Current Assets
Total Non-current Assets 23,385 23,949 23,640 23,278
Short-term Debt 1,360 1,360 1,360 1,360
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 13,505 15,616 17,481 19,956
Other Current Liabilities
Total Current Liabilities 14,865 16,976 18,841 21,316
Total Long-term Debt 1,404 1,404 1,404 1,404
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities
Total Non-current Liabilities 1,404 1,404 1,404 1,404
Total Provisions 1,842 1,262 1,262 1,262
Total Liabilities 18,111 19,643 21,508 23,983
Shareholders Equity 55,826 54,456 55,504 54,302
Minority Interests 160 160 160 160
Total Equity 55,986 54,617 55,664 54,463
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth 3.4% 1.3% 8.5% 8.5%
Operating EBITDA Growth 25.6% (2.0%) 7.6% 8.0%
Operating EBITDA Margin 13.2% 12.7% 12.6% 12.6%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 16.16 18.33 18.55 18.39
BVPS (Rs) 69.06 67.36 68.66 67.17
Gross Interest Cover 28.66 28.25 27.97 30.43
Effective Tax Rate 24.7% 26.0% 26.0% 28.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 131.2% 121.3% 128.4% 141.9%
Accounts Receivables Days 60.19 55.10 45.58 42.19
Inventory Days 123.62 121.55 120.45 122.08
Accounts Payables Days 95.93 103.34 107.61 111.50
ROIC (%) 18.7% 19.6% 20.7% 23.1%
ROCE (%) 15.3% 13.6% 14.1% 15.1%
Return On Average Assets 6.6% 7.7% 8.0% 8.2%

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