* price as on 06 Jun 2025
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 897,603 890,884 883,835 918,031
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 169,830 180,818 182,070 188,196
Net Profit (Rsm) 110,452 131,354 131,520 136,725
Core EPS (Rs) 13.8 12.5 12.5 13.0
Core EPS Growth (33.2%) (9.5%) 0.1% 4.0%
FD Core P/E (x) 17.97 19.85 19.84 19.08
DPS (Rs) 1.0 10.0 10.0 10.4
Dividend Yield 0.40% 4.03% 4.03% 4.19%
EV/EBITDA (x) 10.21 12.79 12.44 11.80
P/FCFE (x) 12.32 20.82 19.83 20.00
Net Gearing (33.8%) (38.3%) (43.1%) (47.1%)
P/BV (x) 3.50 3.38 3.27 3.16
ROE 14.5% 17.3% 16.8% 16.8%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Net Revenues 897,603 890,884 883,835 918,031
Gross Profit 300,177 302,661 302,272 312,131
Operating EBITDA 169,830 180,818 182,070 188,196
Depreciation And Amortisation (34,071) (29,579) (29,167) (29,836)
Operating EBIT 135,759 151,239 152,903 158,360
Financial Income/(Expense) 6,929 14,739 13,215 14,309
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 4,755 8,725 8,838 9,180
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 147,443 174,703 174,957 181,850
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 147,443 174,703 174,957 181,850
Taxation (36,089) (42,777) (42,864) (44,553)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 111,354 131,926 132,092 137,297
Minority Interests (902) (572) (572) (572)
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 110,452 131,354 131,520 136,725
Recurring Net Profit 110,452 131,354 131,520 136,725
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 110,452 131,354 131,520 136,725
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 169,830 180,818 182,070 188,196
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital 18,051 (3,760) 949 (4,603)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense (902) (572) (572) (572)
Other Operating Cashflow
Net Interest (Paid)/Received
Tax Paid (15,360) (42,777) (42,864) (44,553)
Cashflow From Operations 171,619 133,709 139,583 138,468
Capex (10,510) (8,500) (8,000) (8,000)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow 22,190 38,234 37,121 38,557
Cash Flow From Investing 11,680 29,734 29,121 30,557
Debt Raised/(repaid)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased (145,173)
Dividends Paid (5,218) (105,083) (105,216) (109,380)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (32,176) (14,770) (15,068) (15,068)
Cash Flow From Financing (182,567) (119,853) (120,284) (124,448)
Total Cash Generated 732 43,590 48,419 44,578
Free Cashflow To Equity 161,109 125,209 131,583 130,468
Free Cashflow To Firm 183,299 163,443 168,704 169,025
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 408,124 451,714 500,133 544,711
Total Debtors 173,822 178,177 176,767 183,606
Inventories 907 907 907 907
Total Other Current Assets 67,809 67,809 67,809 67,809
Total Current Assets 650,662 698,607 745,616 797,033
Fixed Assets 99,317 78,238 57,071 35,235
Total Investments 32,293 32,293 32,293 32,293
Intangible Assets 344,197 344,197 344,197 344,197
Total Other Non-Current Assets 21,437 21,437 21,437 21,437
Total Non-current Assets 497,244 476,165 454,998 433,162
Short-term Debt 79,166 79,166 79,166 79,166
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 57,655 58,250 57,789 60,025
Other Current Liabilities 115,637 115,637 115,637 115,637
Total Current Liabilities 252,458 253,053 252,592 254,828
Total Long-term Debt 62,300 62,300 62,300 62,300
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 86,478 86,478 86,478 86,478
Total Non-current Liabilities 148,778 148,778 148,778 148,778
Total Provisions
Total Liabilities 401,236 401,831 401,370 403,606
Shareholders Equity 745,330 771,601 797,905 825,250
Minority Interests 1,340 1,340 1,340 1,340
Total Equity 746,670 772,941 799,245 826,590
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth (0.8%) (0.7%) (0.8%) 3.9%
Operating EBITDA Growth 0.5% 6.5% 0.7% 3.4%
Operating EBITDA Margin 18.9% 20.3% 20.6% 20.5%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 24.11 28.23 32.85 37.09
BVPS (Rs) 71.10 73.52 76.03 78.64
Gross Interest Cover 10.82 10.24 10.15 10.51
Effective Tax Rate 24.5% 24.5% 24.5% 24.5%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 9.5% 80.0% 80.0% 80.0%
Accounts Receivables Days 73.33 72.11 73.29 71.64
Inventory Days 0.64 0.56 0.57 0.55
Accounts Payables Days 35.86 35.96 36.41 35.49
ROIC (%) 18.2% 21.4% 22.3% 24.2%
ROCE (%) 11.1% 12.5% 12.3% 12.3%
Return On Average Assets 9.2% 10.4% 10.3% 10.4%

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