* price as on 19 Nov 2024
Financial
Mar-23A Mar-24F Mar-25F Mar-26F
Revenue (Rsm) 51,722 51,876 57,111 62,873
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 9,375 8,420 9,322 10,257
Net Profit (Rsm) 3,705 2,673 2,981 3,267
Core EPS (Rs) 155.9 112.5 125.5 137.5
Core EPS Growth (9.4%) (27.9%) 11.5% 9.6%
FD Core P/E (x) 47.31 65.58 58.80 53.66
DPS (Rs) 30.0 34.5 39.7 45.6
Dividend Yield 0.41% 0.47% 0.54% 0.62%
EV/EBITDA (x) 18.86 20.62 18.32 16.30
P/FCFE (x) 149.68 102.94 43.85 35.97
Net Gearing 13.1% (12.4%) (29.6%) (46.9%)
P/BV (x) 14.86 13.00 11.43 10.13
ROE 36.1% 21.1% 20.7% 20.0%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-23A Mar-24F Mar-25F Mar-26F
Total Net Revenues 51,722 51,876 57,111 62,873
Gross Profit 21,367 21,494 24,215 27,232
Operating EBITDA 9,375 8,420 9,322 10,257
Depreciation And Amortisation (3,945) (4,304) (4,913) (5,493)
Operating EBIT 5,430 4,116 4,409 4,764
Financial Income/(Expense) (669) (776) (679) (679)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 320 321 354 389
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 5,082 3,662 4,084 4,475
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 5,082 3,662 4,084 4,475
Taxation (1,377) (989) (1,103) (1,208)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 3,705 2,673 2,981 3,267
Minority Interests
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 3,705 2,673 2,981 3,267
Recurring Net Profit 3,705 2,673 2,981 3,267
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 3,705 2,673 2,981 3,267
(Rs mn) Mar-23A Mar-24F Mar-25F Mar-26F
EBITDA 9,375 8,420 9,322 10,257
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital (689) 1,226 103 113
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (348) (455) (325) (289)
Tax Paid (1,377) (989) (1,103) (1,208)
Cashflow From Operations 6,961 8,203 7,998 8,873
Capex (6,655) (4,000) (4,000) (4,000)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries 365
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow
Cash Flow From Investing (6,290) (4,000) (4,000) (4,000)
Debt Raised/(repaid) 500 (2,500)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (854) (982) (1,130) (1,299)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (1,205)
Cash Flow From Financing (1,559) (3,482) (1,130) (1,299)
Total Cash Generated (888) 721 2,868 3,574
Free Cashflow To Equity 1,171 1,703 3,998 4,873
Free Cashflow To Firm 1,340 4,979 4,676 5,552
(Rs mn) Mar-23A Mar-24F Mar-25F Mar-26F
Total Cash And Equivalents 955 1,676 4,544 8,118
Total Debtors 6,367 6,744 7,424 8,174
Inventories 394 395 434 478
Total Other Current Assets 1,179 1,183 1,302 1,433
Total Current Assets 8,895 9,997 13,704 18,202
Fixed Assets 18,030 17,726 16,813 15,319
Total Investments 1,709 1,709 1,709 1,709
Intangible Assets 730 730 730 730
Total Other Non-Current Assets 2,868 2,868 2,868 2,868
Total Non-current Assets 23,336 23,032 22,119 20,625
Short-term Debt
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 5,851 7,069 7,782 8,567
Other Current Liabilities 1,878 2,269 2,498 2,750
Total Current Liabilities 7,729 9,338 10,280 11,317
Total Long-term Debt 2,500
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 10,178 10,178 10,178 10,178
Total Non-current Liabilities 12,678 10,178 10,178 10,178
Total Provisions 28 28 28 28
Total Liabilities 20,435 19,543 20,485 21,523
Shareholders Equity 11,796 13,486 15,338 17,305
Minority Interests
Total Equity 11,796 13,486 15,338 17,305
Mar-23A Mar-24F Mar-25F Mar-26F
Revenue Growth 17.3% 0.3% 10.1% 10.1%
Operating EBITDA Growth (6.2%) (10.2%) 10.7% 10.0%
Operating EBITDA Margin 18.1% 16.2% 16.3% 16.3%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) (65.02) 70.53 191.23 341.66
BVPS (Rs) 496.45 567.60 645.52 728.32
Gross Interest Cover 8.12 5.30 6.50 7.02
Effective Tax Rate 27.1% 27.0% 27.0% 27.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 19.2% 30.6% 31.6% 33.1%
Accounts Receivables Days 42.93 46.12 45.28 45.28
Inventory Days 4.47 4.73 4.60 4.67
Accounts Payables Days 70.04 77.60 82.39 83.71
ROIC (%) 31.9% 18.9% 21.7% 24.7%
ROCE (%) 43.4% 29.6% 30.6% 29.2%
Return On Average Assets 14.5% 10.6% 10.6% 10.6%

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