* price as on 12 Sep 2025
Financial
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue (Rsm) 890,884 887,509 920,596 932,979
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 180,818 175,172 184,006 189,279
Net Profit (Rsm) 131,354 131,636 136,915 141,733
Core EPS (Rs) 12.5 12.5 13.0 13.5
Core EPS Growth (9.5%) 0.1% 4.0% 3.5%
FD Core P/E (x) 20.12 20.10 19.33 18.68
DPS (Rs) 10.0 10.0 10.4 10.8
Dividend Yield 3.97% 3.97% 4.14% 4.28%
EV/EBITDA (x) 12.69 12.83 11.99 11.40
P/FCFE (x) 17.08 20.48 20.71 19.70
Net Gearing (42.3%) (46.9%) (50.4%) (54.0%)
P/BV (x) 3.21 3.11 3.02 2.92
ROE 16.7% 15.7% 15.8% 15.9%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Net Revenues 890,884 887,509 920,596 932,979
Gross Profit 302,661 290,106 307,365 314,299
Operating EBITDA 180,818 175,172 184,006 189,279
Depreciation And Amortisation (29,579) (27,486) (28,511) (28,894)
Operating EBIT 151,239 147,687 155,495 160,385
Financial Income/(Expense) 14,739 12,880 15,027 15,423
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 8,725 13,119 10,127 11,196
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 174,703 173,686 180,649 187,005
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 174,703 173,686 180,649 187,005
Taxation (42,777) (42,006) (43,690) (45,227)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 131,926 131,680 136,959 141,777
Minority Interests (572) (44) (44) (44)
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 131,354 131,636 136,915 141,733
Recurring Net Profit 131,354 131,636 136,915 141,733
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 131,354 131,636 136,915 141,733
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
EBITDA 180,818 175,172 184,006 189,279
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital 10,274 4,049 (4,448) (1,665)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense (572) (44) (44) (44)
Other Operating Cashflow 5,081
Net Interest (Paid)/Received
Tax Paid (26,175) (42,006) (43,690) (45,227)
Cashflow From Operations 169,426 137,171 135,823 142,344
Capex (14,737) (8,000) (8,000) (8,000)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow (65,993) 40,431 39,586 41,051
Cash Flow From Investing (80,730) 32,431 31,586 33,051
Debt Raised/(repaid)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (62,750) (105,060) (109,532) (113,387)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (1,213) (14,432) (14,432) (14,432)
Cash Flow From Financing (63,963) (119,492) (123,964) (127,819)
Total Cash Generated 24,733 50,111 43,445 47,576
Free Cashflow To Equity 154,689 129,171 127,823 134,344
Free Cashflow To Firm 88,696 169,603 167,409 175,395
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Cash And Equivalents 533,448 583,559 627,004 674,580
Total Debtors 182,025 177,249 183,857 186,330
Inventories 694 694 694 694
Total Other Current Assets 61,608 61,608 61,608 61,608
Total Current Assets 777,775 823,110 873,164 923,213
Fixed Assets 106,035 86,549 66,039 45,145
Total Investments 32,748 32,748 32,748 32,748
Intangible Assets 347,796 347,796 347,796 347,796
Total Other Non-Current Assets 17,498 17,498 17,498 17,498
Total Non-current Assets 504,077 484,591 464,081 443,187
Short-term Debt 97,863 97,863 97,863 97,863
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 58,667 57,941 60,101 60,909
Other Current Liabilities 129,723 129,723 129,723 129,723
Total Current Liabilities 286,253 285,527 287,687 288,495
Total Long-term Debt 63,954 63,954 63,954 63,954
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 105,866 105,866 105,866 105,866
Total Non-current Liabilities 169,820 169,820 169,820 169,820
Total Provisions
Total Liabilities 456,073 455,347 457,507 458,315
Shareholders Equity 823,641 850,217 877,600 905,946
Minority Interests 2,138 2,138 2,138 2,138
Total Equity 825,779 852,355 879,738 908,084
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue Growth (0.7%) (0.4%) 3.7% 1.3%
Operating EBITDA Growth 6.5% (3.1%) 5.0% 2.9%
Operating EBITDA Margin 20.3% 19.7% 20.0% 20.3%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 33.30 38.03 42.17 46.69
BVPS (Rs) 78.48 80.93 83.53 86.23
Gross Interest Cover 10.24 10.23 10.77 11.11
Effective Tax Rate 24.5% 24.2% 24.2% 24.2%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 80.0% 79.8% 80.0% 80.0%
Accounts Receivables Days 72.90 73.88 71.59 72.41
Inventory Days 0.50 0.42 0.41 0.41
Accounts Payables Days 36.09 35.62 35.13 35.70
ROIC (%) 21.4% 21.2% 23.4% 24.9%
ROCE (%) 11.9% 10.9% 11.2% 11.3%
Return On Average Assets 9.9% 9.4% 9.5% 9.6%

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