* price as on 19 Nov 2024
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 132,785 142,542 158,318 175,968
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 24,220 26,015 28,814 32,026
Net Profit (Rsm) 15,549 17,170 19,940 22,504
Core EPS (Rs) 81.9 90.2 104.5 118.0
Core EPS Growth (5.1%) 10.1% 15.9% 12.9%
FD Core P/E (x) 34.04 30.93 26.68 23.64
DPS (Rs) 55.0 65.0 73.2 82.6
Dividend Yield 1.98% 2.33% 2.62% 2.96%
EV/EBITDA (x) 21.36 19.69 17.56 15.57
P/FCFE (x) 24.72 29.21 27.94 26.22
Net Gearing (13.5%) (20.3%) (26.4%) (31.7%)
P/BV (x) 6.03 5.74 5.39 5.05
ROE 18.6% 19.0% 20.8% 22.0%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Net Revenues 132,785 142,542 158,318 175,968
Gross Profit 40,013 44,429 49,237 54,726
Operating EBITDA 24,220 26,015 28,814 32,026
Depreciation And Amortisation (4,105) (4,274) (4,433) (4,751)
Operating EBIT 20,115 21,741 24,381 27,275
Financial Income/(Expense) 569 1,145 2,205 2,810
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense)
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 20,685 22,886 26,586 30,086
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 20,685 22,886 26,586 30,086
Taxation (5,135) (5,716) (6,647) (7,582)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 15,549 17,170 19,940 22,504
Minority Interests
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 15,549 17,170 19,940 22,504
Recurring Net Profit 15,549 17,170 19,940 22,504
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 15,549 17,170 19,940 22,504
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 24,220 26,015 28,814 32,026
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital 4,028 (1,118) (1,925) (2,153)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow
Net Interest (Paid)/Received
Tax Paid (5,902) (5,716) (6,647) (7,582)
Cashflow From Operations 22,346 19,181 20,243 22,291
Capex (937) (1,000) (1,200) (2,000)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow (23,884) 2,534 2,691 2,956
Cash Flow From Investing (24,821) 1,534 1,491 956
Debt Raised/(repaid)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (9,427) (12,407) (13,958) (15,753)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow 10,198 (1,389) (486) (146)
Cash Flow From Financing 771 (13,796) (14,444) (15,899)
Total Cash Generated (1,704) 6,920 7,290 7,349
Free Cashflow To Equity 21,409 18,181 19,043 20,291
Free Cashflow To Firm (2,475) 20,715 21,734 23,248
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 34,071 40,991 48,281 55,631
Total Debtors 24,256 25,943 28,814 32,026
Inventories
Total Other Current Assets 7,997 7,997 7,997 7,997
Total Current Assets 66,324 74,931 85,093 95,654
Fixed Assets 9,352 6,078 2,845 94
Total Investments 8,454 8,454 8,454 8,454
Intangible Assets 46,588 46,588 46,588 46,588
Total Other Non-Current Assets 10,583 10,583 10,583 10,583
Total Non-current Assets 74,978 71,704 68,471 65,720
Short-term Debt 15,436 15,436 15,436 15,436
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 7,983 8,553 9,499 10,558
Other Current Liabilities 18,627 18,627 18,627 18,627
Total Current Liabilities 42,046 42,616 43,562 44,621
Total Long-term Debt
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 11,310 11,310 11,310 11,310
Total Non-current Liabilities 11,310 11,310 11,310 11,310
Total Provisions
Total Liabilities 53,356 53,926 54,872 55,931
Shareholders Equity 87,946 92,709 98,691 105,443
Minority Interests
Total Equity 87,946 92,709 98,691 105,443
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth (3.8%) 7.3% 11.1% 11.1%
Operating EBITDA Growth (0.5%) 7.4% 10.8% 11.1%
Operating EBITDA Margin 18.2% 18.3% 18.2% 18.2%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 62.55 98.59 136.82 175.35
BVPS (Rs) 462.86 486.06 517.42 552.82
Gross Interest Cover 12.50 15.65 50.17 187.07
Effective Tax Rate 24.8% 25.0% 25.0% 25.2%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 67.4% 72.3% 70.0% 70.0%
Accounts Receivables Days 67.98 64.27 63.12 63.10
Inventory Days
Accounts Payables Days 32.70 30.76 30.20 30.19
ROIC (%) 25.2% 22.6% 26.1% 29.7%
ROCE (%) 15.3% 14.5% 15.5% 16.4%
Return On Average Assets 11.7% 11.3% 12.2% 13.0%

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