* price as on 04 Feb 2025
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 253,777 267,736 295,960 323,329
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 44,473 37,980 43,288 49,347
Net Profit (Rsm) 17,219 13,324 15,453 18,505
Core EPS (Rs) 27.7 21.8 24.3 29.1
Core EPS Growth 62.6% (21.4%) 11.8% 19.7%
FD Core P/E (x) 15.80 20.41 17.60 14.70
DPS (Rs) 6.0 6.0 7.0 8.0
Dividend Yield 1.40% 1.40% 1.63% 1.87%
EV/EBITDA (x) 6.68 7.52 6.48 5.59
P/FCFE (x) 49.57 19.99 31.97 31.73
Net Gearing 18.2% 9.1% 5.3% 2.3%
P/BV (x) 1.96 1.83 1.70 1.57
ROE 13.1% 9.6% 10.0% 11.1%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Net Revenues 253,777 267,736 295,960 323,329
Gross Profit 117,146 116,465 127,263 139,032
Operating EBITDA 44,473 37,980 43,288 49,347
Depreciation And Amortisation (14,778) (15,476) (17,347) (18,694)
Operating EBIT 29,695 22,504 25,941 30,653
Financial Income/(Expense) (3,924) (3,308) (3,215) (3,440)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense)
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 25,771 19,197 22,726 27,213
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 25,771 19,197 22,726 27,213
Taxation (8,183) (5,375) (7,272) (8,708)
Exceptional Income - post-tax (373) (498)
Profit After Tax 17,215 13,324 15,453 18,505
Minority Interests 4
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 17,219 13,324 15,453 18,505
Recurring Net Profit 17,592 13,822 15,453 18,505
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 17,592 13,822 15,453 18,505
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 44,473 37,980 43,288 49,347
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc. 4
Change In Working Capital (3,688) (10,560) (8,502) (9,828)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions 691 1 250 250
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow 1,136 1,193 1,252 1,315
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (5,059) (4,500) (4,468) (4,755)
Tax Paid (4,209) (4,223) (5,681) (6,803)
Cashflow From Operations 33,348 19,890 26,139 29,526
Capex (9,242) (1,532) (14,000) (17,000)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow (2,161) (2,751) (2,632) (2,953)
Cash Flow From Investing (11,403) (4,283) (16,632) (19,953)
Debt Raised/(repaid) (16,458) (2,000) (1,000) (1,000)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (3,811) (3,811) (4,446) (5,081)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow
Cash Flow From Financing (20,268) (5,811) (5,446) (6,081)
Total Cash Generated 1,677 9,797 4,061 3,492
Free Cashflow To Equity 5,487 13,607 8,507 8,573
Free Cashflow To Firm 27,005 20,107 13,975 14,328
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 14,156 23,952 28,014 31,506
Total Debtors 26,648 29,341 33,245 37,205
Inventories 42,457 51,347 58,381 66,438
Total Other Current Assets 12,389 15,000 17,000 19,000
Total Current Assets 95,650 119,640 136,640 154,148
Fixed Assets 165,763 157,287 153,940 152,246
Total Investments 382 420 462 508
Intangible Assets 2,311 2,311 2,311 2,311
Total Other Non-Current Assets
Total Non-current Assets 168,455 160,018 156,713 155,065
Short-term Debt 12,691 12,691 12,691 12,691
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 29,786 30,808 33,245 35,433
Other Current Liabilities 42,500 43,500 44,500 45,300
Total Current Liabilities 84,978 87,000 90,436 93,425
Total Long-term Debt 26,727 24,727 23,727 22,727
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities
Total Non-current Liabilities 26,727 24,727 23,727 22,727
Total Provisions 18,846 19,396 19,646 20,095
Total Liabilities 130,552 131,123 133,810 136,247
Shareholders Equity 139,022 148,535 159,543 172,967
Minority Interests
Total Equity 139,022 148,535 159,543 172,967
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth 3.3% 5.5% 10.5% 9.2%
Operating EBITDA Growth 34.2% (14.6%) 14.0% 14.0%
Operating EBITDA Margin 17.5% 14.2% 14.6% 15.3%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) (39.78) (21.20) (13.23) (6.16)
BVPS (Rs) 218.90 233.88 251.21 272.35
Gross Interest Cover 5.87 5.00 5.81 6.45
Effective Tax Rate 31.8% 28.0% 32.0% 32.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 21.7% 27.6% 28.8% 27.5%
Accounts Receivables Days 37.06 38.16 38.59 39.76
Inventory Days 115.86 113.17 118.71 123.60
Accounts Payables Days 84.58 73.10 69.29 68.01
ROIC (%) 10.9% 8.4% 9.5% 10.8%
ROCE (%) 15.3% 11.4% 12.6% 14.1%
Return On Average Assets 7.6% 5.9% 6.1% 6.9%

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