* price as on 12 Sep 2025
Financial
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue (Rsm) 118,792 132,407 149,413 167,392
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 20,271 25,626 30,855 35,205
Net Profit (Rsm) 8,611 11,272 14,412 16,802
Core EPS (Rs) 102.1 145.9 186.5 217.4
Core EPS Growth (0.7%) 42.8% 27.9% 16.6%
FD Core P/E (x) 58.82 44.93 35.14 30.15
DPS (Rs) 15.0 25.0 35.0 35.0
Dividend Yield 0.23% 0.46% 0.65% 0.65%
EV/EBITDA (x) 26.98 21.54 17.84 15.48
P/FCFE (x) 87.32 52.30 21.26 13.26
Net Gearing 67.2% 65.9% 54.8% 41.1%
P/BV (x) 8.32 7.25 6.26 5.36
ROE 13.8% 17.2% 19.1% 19.2%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Net Revenues 118,792 132,407 149,413 167,392
Gross Profit 118,792 132,407 149,413 167,392
Operating EBITDA 20,271 25,626 30,855 35,205
Depreciation And Amortisation (6,015) (6,586) (7,508) (8,559)
Operating EBIT 14,257 19,040 23,347 26,646
Financial Income/(Expense) (4,592) (4,867) (4,770) (4,722)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 1,730 1,851 1,869 1,888
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 11,395 16,023 20,446 23,811
Exceptional Items 1,024
Pre-tax Profit 12,418 16,023 20,446 23,811
Taxation (3,702) (4,647) (5,929) (6,905)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 8,716 11,376 14,517 16,906
Minority Interests (105) (105) (105) (105)
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 8,611 11,272 14,412 16,802
Recurring Net Profit 7,893 11,272 14,412 16,802
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 7,893 11,272 14,412 16,802
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
EBITDA 20,271 25,626 30,855 35,205
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital (4,899) (3,031) (2,197) (3,924)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense 1,730 1,851 1,869 1,888
Other Operating Cashflow 4,880 12,850 21,850 30,850
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (4,592) (4,867) (4,770) (4,722)
Tax Paid 2,004 (4,647) (5,929) (6,905)
Cashflow From Operations 19,394 27,781 41,677 52,392
Capex (16,983) (19,500) (15,500) (13,000)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow (2,114) 1,402 (350) (200)
Cash Flow From Investing (19,097) (18,098) (15,850) (13,200)
Debt Raised/(repaid) 5,504 (2,000) (1,000)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (1,159) (2,337) (3,272) (3,272)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (3,607) (12,455) (20,955) (30,455)
Cash Flow From Financing 738 (14,792) (26,227) (34,727)
Total Cash Generated 1,035 (5,109) (400) 4,465
Free Cashflow To Equity 5,801 9,684 23,827 38,192
Free Cashflow To Firm 4,888 14,551 30,597 43,914
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Cash And Equivalents 18,264 13,155 12,755 17,220
Total Debtors 7,866 8,343 9,620 11,007
Inventories 11,751 13,059 15,146 16,969
Total Other Current Assets 12,155 14,300 17,033 19,585
Total Current Assets 50,035 48,858 54,554 64,780
Fixed Assets 93,586 106,000 113,491 117,432
Total Investments 1,442 1,642 1,992 2,192
Intangible Assets 14,777 13,175 13,175 13,175
Total Other Non-Current Assets 6,976 7,476 7,976 8,476
Total Non-current Assets 116,780 128,292 136,634 141,275
Short-term Debt 12,952 12,952 12,952 12,952
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 11,583 11,072 12,548 13,513
Other Current Liabilities 14,545 15,955 18,378 19,250
Total Current Liabilities 39,079 39,979 43,878 45,715
Total Long-term Debt 46,003 46,003 44,003 43,003
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 21,181 21,681 22,681 23,181
Total Non-current Liabilities 67,184 67,684 66,684 66,184
Total Provisions
Total Liabilities 106,263 107,663 110,562 111,899
Shareholders Equity 60,890 69,824 80,964 94,493
Minority Interests (338) (338) (338) (338)
Total Equity 60,552 69,487 80,626 94,156
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue Growth 2.8% 11.5% 12.8% 12.0%
Operating EBITDA Growth (1.6%) 26.4% 20.4% 14.1%
Operating EBITDA Margin 17.1% 19.4% 20.7% 21.0%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) (526.62) (592.74) (572.03) (501.31)
BVPS (Rs) 788.03 903.66 1,047.83 1,222.92
Gross Interest Cover 3.10 3.91 4.89 5.64
Effective Tax Rate 29.8% 29.0% 29.0% 29.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 15.3% 20.7% 22.7% 19.5%
Accounts Receivables Days 20.78 22.34 21.94 22.49
Inventory Days 36.21 34.20 34.45 35.01
Accounts Payables Days 37.76 38.72 36.36 35.98
ROIC (%) 11.8% 14.1% 16.0% 17.3%
ROCE (%) 12.7% 15.4% 17.6% 18.5%
Return On Average Assets 7.8% 9.4% 10.5% 10.9%

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