* price as on 12 Sep 2025
Financial
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue (Rsm) 92,145 99,361 108,364 117,876
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 12,172 14,489 17,032 19,834
Net Profit (Rsm) 3,336 4,768 6,311 8,033
Core EPS (Rs) 43.3 61.9 82.0 104.3
Core EPS Growth (19.4%) 42.9% 32.3% 27.3%
FD Core P/E (x) 29.32 20.51 15.50 12.18
DPS (Rs) 10.0 11.1 14.8 18.8
Dividend Yield 0.95% 1.06% 1.41% 1.79%
EV/EBITDA (x) 10.12 8.75 7.51 6.44
P/FCFE (x) 26.07 15.00 9.70 7.91
Net Gearing 36.2% 39.1% 38.2% 35.2%
P/BV (x) 1.39 1.32 1.24 1.15
ROE 4.9% 6.6% 8.3% 9.8%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Net Revenues 92,145 99,361 108,364 117,876
Gross Profit 92,145 99,361 108,364 117,876
Operating EBITDA 12,172 14,489 17,032 19,834
Depreciation And Amortisation (5,719) (5,947) (6,245) (6,557)
Operating EBIT 6,454 8,541 10,788 13,278
Financial Income/(Expense) (3,271) (3,140) (3,265) (3,396)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 979 999 949 901
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 4,162 6,400 8,471 10,783
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 4,162 6,400 8,471 10,783
Taxation (826) (1,632) (2,160) (2,750)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 3,336 4,768 6,311 8,033
Minority Interests
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 3,336 4,768 6,311 8,033
Recurring Net Profit 3,336 4,768 6,311 8,033
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 3,336 4,768 6,311 8,033
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
EBITDA 12,172 14,489 17,032 19,834
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital (1,821) (1,358) 472 (293)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense 979 999 949 901
Other Operating Cashflow 9,462 9,462 9,462 9,462
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (3,271) (3,140) (3,265) (3,396)
Tax Paid (826) (1,632) (2,160) (2,750)
Cashflow From Operations 16,695 18,819 22,489 23,758
Capex (4,436) (10,200) (12,200) (12,200)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow (4,421) (1,600) (700) (200)
Cash Flow From Investing (8,857) (11,800) (12,900) (12,400)
Debt Raised/(repaid) (4,087) (500) 500 1,000
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (770) (858) (1,136) (1,446)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (3,370) (9,642) (9,700) (9,765)
Cash Flow From Financing (8,227) (11,000) (10,336) (10,211)
Total Cash Generated (389) (3,980) (747) 1,147
Free Cashflow To Equity 3,751 6,520 10,089 12,358
Free Cashflow To Firm 11,109 10,159 12,854 14,754
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Cash And Equivalents 8,220 4,239 3,492 4,639
Total Debtors 3,391 4,083 4,453 4,844
Inventories 9,670 10,344 10,985 11,949
Total Other Current Assets 8,026 8,744 9,211 10,019
Total Current Assets 29,306 27,411 28,141 31,452
Fixed Assets 95,338 99,391 105,147 110,590
Total Investments 7,579 8,379 8,879 8,879
Intangible Assets 5,605 6,405 6,605 6,805
Total Other Non-Current Assets 5,480 5,680 5,880 6,080
Total Non-current Assets 114,003 119,855 126,511 132,354
Short-term Debt 6,979 6,979 6,979 6,979
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 8,724 9,071 9,976 10,743
Other Current Liabilities 11,146 11,526 12,570 13,674
Total Current Liabilities 26,849 27,576 29,526 31,396
Total Long-term Debt 26,654 26,154 26,654 27,654
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 19,655 19,655 19,655 19,655
Total Non-current Liabilities 46,309 45,809 46,309 47,309
Total Provisions
Total Liabilities 73,158 73,385 75,834 78,705
Shareholders Equity 70,151 73,881 78,817 85,101
Minority Interests 0 0 0 0
Total Equity 70,152 73,881 78,818 85,101
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue Growth (4.6%) 7.8% 9.1% 8.8%
Operating EBITDA Growth (15.3%) 19.0% 17.6% 16.5%
Operating EBITDA Margin 13.2% 14.6% 15.7% 16.8%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) (330.02) (375.22) (391.41) (389.50)
BVPS (Rs) 910.99 959.43 1,023.53 1,105.13
Gross Interest Cover 1.97 2.72 3.30 3.91
Effective Tax Rate 19.9% 25.5% 25.5% 25.5%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 27.9% 21.8% 21.8% 21.8%
Accounts Receivables Days 14.93 13.73 14.38 14.39
Inventory Days 38.25 36.76 35.92 35.51
Accounts Payables Days 39.72 38.26 38.06 38.57
ROIC (%) 6.0% 7.5% 9.0% 10.5%
ROCE (%) 6.2% 8.1% 9.8% 11.4%
Return On Average Assets 4.6% 5.4% 6.3% 7.2%

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