* price as on 12 Sep 2025
Financial
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue (Rsm) 2,553,240 2,605,676 2,785,889 2,988,730
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 674,070 701,003 760,548 815,923
Net Profit (Rsm) 485,521 511,391 557,910 599,918
Core EPS (Rs) 134.2 141.4 154.2 165.8
Core EPS Growth 4.4% 5.3% 9.1% 7.5%
FD Core P/E (x) 23.35 22.17 20.32 18.90
DPS (Rs) 128.0 109.8 138.8 149.2
Dividend Yield 4.21% 3.50% 4.43% 4.76%
EV/EBITDA (x) 16.26 15.45 14.17 13.14
P/FCFE (x) 24.75 22.92 22.18 20.66
Net Gearing (40.0%) (48.4%) (50.7%) (52.9%)
P/BV (x) 11.96 10.68 10.14 9.63
ROE 52.4% 50.9% 51.2% 52.3%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Net Revenues 2,553,240 2,605,676 2,785,889 2,988,730
Gross Profit 1,045,720 1,079,952 1,156,144 1,240,323
Operating EBITDA 674,070 701,003 760,548 815,923
Depreciation And Amortisation (52,420) (52,050) (54,325) (58,280)
Operating EBIT 621,650 648,952 706,223 757,643
Financial Income/(Expense) 31,660 38,370 43,335 48,114
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense)
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 653,310 687,322 749,558 805,757
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 653,310 687,322 749,558 805,757
Taxation (165,349) (173,571) (189,287) (203,479)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 487,961 513,751 560,270 602,278
Minority Interests (2,440) (2,360) (2,360) (2,360)
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 485,521 511,391 557,910 599,918
Recurring Net Profit 485,521 511,391 557,910 599,918
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 485,521 511,391 557,910 599,918
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
EBITDA 674,070 701,003 760,548 815,923
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital (33,590) (1,205) (28,515) (32,095)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense 4,460 (2,360) (2,360) (2,360)
Other Operating Cashflow
Net Interest (Paid)/Received
Tax Paid (155,860) (173,571) (189,287) (203,479)
Cashflow From Operations 489,080 523,867 540,386 577,989
Capex (29,170) (29,170) (29,170) (29,170)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow 5,990 46,170 51,135 55,914
Cash Flow From Investing (23,180) 17,000 21,965 26,744
Debt Raised/(repaid)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (448,640) (397,317) (502,119) (539,926)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (25,740) (7,800) (7,800) (7,800)
Cash Flow From Financing (474,380) (405,117) (509,919) (547,726)
Total Cash Generated (8,480) 135,750 52,431 57,007
Free Cashflow To Equity 459,910 494,697 511,216 548,819
Free Cashflow To Firm 465,900 540,867 562,350 604,733
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Cash And Equivalents 461,520 597,270 649,701 706,707
Total Debtors 590,460 558,463 597,087 640,561
Inventories 210 210 210 210
Total Other Current Assets 177,920 177,920 177,920 177,920
Total Current Assets 1,230,110 1,333,862 1,424,917 1,525,398
Fixed Assets 217,990 195,110 169,955 140,844
Total Investments 31,600 31,600 31,600 31,600
Intangible Assets 28,000 28,000 28,000 28,000
Total Other Non-Current Assets 88,590 88,590 88,590 88,590
Total Non-current Assets 366,180 343,300 318,145 289,034
Short-term Debt
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 139,090 107,083 114,489 122,825
Other Current Liabilities 390,920 389,725 392,428 395,471
Total Current Liabilities 530,010 496,808 506,917 518,295
Total Long-term Debt
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 108,570 108,570 108,570 108,570
Total Non-current Liabilities 108,570 108,570 108,570 108,570
Total Provisions
Total Liabilities 638,580 605,378 615,487 626,865
Shareholders Equity 947,560 1,061,634 1,117,425 1,177,417
Minority Interests 10,150 10,150 10,150 10,150
Total Equity 957,710 1,071,784 1,127,575 1,187,567
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue Growth 6.0% 2.1% 6.9% 7.3%
Operating EBITDA Growth 4.8% 4.0% 8.5% 7.3%
Operating EBITDA Margin 26.4% 26.9% 27.3% 27.3%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 105.90 143.42 157.92 173.67
BVPS (Rs) 261.91 293.44 308.86 325.44
Gross Interest Cover 78.10 83.20 90.54 97.13
Effective Tax Rate 25.3% 25.3% 25.3% 25.3%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 98.2% 77.7% 90.0% 90.0%
Accounts Receivables Days 80.50 80.47 75.70 75.57
Inventory Days 0.06 0.05 0.05 0.04
Accounts Payables Days 28.92 29.45 24.81 24.77
ROIC (%) 89.5% 84.6% 95.7% 102.1%
ROCE (%) 46.1% 44.4% 44.8% 45.8%
Return On Average Assets 30.3% 29.6% 30.9% 31.8%

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