* price as on 04 Feb 2025
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 984,947 1,155,113 1,325,590 1,486,107
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 88,516 107,725 126,747 144,075
Net Profit (Rsm) 20,371 34,878 46,040 57,592
Core EPS (Rs) 3.7 4.9 6.5 8.1
Core EPS Growth 66.8% 31.1% 32.0% 25.1%
FD Core P/E (x) 46.19 26.98 20.44 16.34
DPS (Rs) 0.8 1.2 1.6 2.0
Dividend Yield 0.58% 0.90% 1.21% 1.51%
EV/EBITDA (x) 11.30 9.00 7.35 6.25
P/FCFE (x) 33.26 (10.30) 46.60 44.24
Net Gearing 36.7% 25.2% 16.6% 12.5%
P/BV (x) 3.60 2.79 2.43 2.19
ROE 10.9% 11.6% 12.7% 14.1%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Net Revenues 984,947 1,155,113 1,325,590 1,486,107
Gross Profit 440,800 525,576 583,260 653,887
Operating EBITDA 88,516 107,725 126,747 144,075
Depreciation And Amortisation (38,105) (45,726) (51,213) (56,334)
Operating EBIT 50,411 61,999 75,534 87,741
Financial Income/(Expense) (14,902) (18,702) (16,391) (13,534)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 2,266 3,398 4,180 5,016
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 37,775 46,695 63,323 79,223
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 37,775 46,695 63,323 79,223
Taxation (10,516) (11,674) (17,097) (21,390)
Exceptional Income - post-tax (6,229)
Profit After Tax 21,029 35,021 46,226 57,833
Minority Interests (3,034) (3,944) (5,127) (6,665)
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax 2,376 3,801 4,941 6,424
Net Profit 20,371 34,878 46,040 57,592
Recurring Net Profit 26,600 34,878 46,040 57,592
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 26,600 34,878 46,040 57,592
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 88,516 107,725 126,747 144,075
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital 35,244 37,156 15,823 (5,631)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions (77,335) (111,848) (117,000) (92,400)
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense 2,199 12,308 9,973 7,453
Other Operating Cashflow
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (12,637) (15,304) (12,211) (8,518)
Tax Paid (12,627) (14,008) (20,263) (25,351)
Cashflow From Operations 23,360 16,028 3,069 19,628
Capex (118,049) (118,000) (60,000) (65,000)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow 244,638 184,120 202,636 70,610
Cash Flow From Investing 126,589 66,120 142,636 5,610
Debt Raised/(repaid) (121,657) (173,513) (125,513) (3,972)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares 64,376 15,000
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (5,421) (8,444) (11,386) (14,232)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow
Cash Flow From Financing (127,078) (117,581) (121,899) (18,204)
Total Cash Generated 22,871 (35,433) 23,807 7,034
Free Cashflow To Equity 28,292 (91,365) 20,192 21,267
Free Cashflow To Firm 164,851 100,850 162,096 38,772
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 69,858 34,425 53,895 54,641
Total Debtors 171,943 158,235 174,324 191,362
Inventories 91,386 110,764 123,480 138,432
Total Other Current Assets 56,788 59,000 60,000 63,000
Total Current Assets 389,974 362,424 411,699 447,435
Fixed Assets 326,192 398,466 407,253 415,919
Total Investments 65,215 86,735 108,419 135,524
Intangible Assets
Total Other Non-Current Assets 68,837 65,746 66,746 69,746
Total Non-current Assets 460,243 550,948 582,419 621,189
Short-term Debt 8,000 5,000 3,000 3,000
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt 100,513 55,513 70,000 65,000
Total Creditors 226,172 253,175 261,486 285,007
Other Current Liabilities 136,637 140,000 155,000 160,000
Total Current Liabilities 471,322 453,688 489,486 513,007
Total Long-term Debt 65,000 65,000 50,000 45,000
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities
Total Non-current Liabilities 65,000 65,000 50,000 45,000
Total Provisions 31,740 32,773 37,940 43,901
Total Liabilities 568,062 551,462 577,426 601,908
Shareholders Equity 261,549 337,360 387,015 430,374
Minority Interests 20,606 24,550 29,677 36,342
Total Equity 282,155 361,910 416,691 466,716
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth 25.2% 17.3% 14.8% 12.1%
Operating EBITDA Growth 42.6% 21.7% 17.7% 13.7%
Operating EBITDA Margin 9.0% 9.3% 9.6% 9.7%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) (14.57) (12.80) (9.71) (8.20)
BVPS (Rs) 36.75 47.41 54.39 60.48
Gross Interest Cover 3.38 3.32 4.61 6.48
Effective Tax Rate 27.8% 25.0% 27.0% 27.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 20.4% 24.2% 24.7% 24.7%
Accounts Receivables Days 50.09 52.17 45.78 44.91
Inventory Days 56.89 58.60 57.59 57.44
Accounts Payables Days 123.27 138.96 126.53 119.84
ROIC (%) 18.4% 17.6% 18.9% 21.1%
ROCE (%) 12.1% 12.9% 14.4% 15.2%
Return On Average Assets 6.1% 6.5% 7.1% 7.5%

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