* price as on 12 Sep 2025
Financial
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue (Rsm) 179,427 195,290 212,749 232,439
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 31,872 35,120 39,133 43,490
Net Profit (Rsm) 22,036 24,594 27,384 30,415
Core EPS (Rs) 91.5 102.1 113.7 126.3
Core EPS Growth 2.8% 11.6% 11.3% 11.1%
FD Core P/E (x) 68.29 61.19 54.95 49.48
DPS (Rs) 72.0 90.6 99.9 110.2
Dividend Yield 1.17% 1.45% 1.60% 1.76%
EV/EBITDA (x) 47.16 42.85 38.50 34.57
P/FCFE (x) 91.19 61.20 54.65 43.54
Net Gearing (4.5%) (1.0%) 1.7% (4.3%)
P/BV (x) 34.55 32.48 30.31 28.12
ROE 53.1% 54.7% 57.1% 59.0%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Net Revenues 179,427 195,290 212,749 232,439
Gross Profit 73,386 81,843 91,292 99,819
Operating EBITDA 31,872 35,120 39,133 43,490
Depreciation And Amortisation (3,133) (3,533) (3,669) (3,891)
Operating EBIT 28,738 31,587 35,463 39,599
Financial Income/(Expense) 591 1,535 1,404 1,338
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 292 (12) (17) (21)
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 29,621 33,110 36,851 40,915
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 29,621 33,110 36,851 40,915
Taxation (7,487) (8,417) (9,368) (10,402)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 22,134 24,693 27,483 30,514
Minority Interests (98) (98) (98) (98)
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 22,036 24,594 27,384 30,415
Recurring Net Profit 22,036 24,594 27,384 30,415
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 22,036 24,594 27,384 30,415
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
EBITDA 31,872 35,120 39,133 43,490
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc. (98) (98) (98) (98)
Change In Working Capital 4,183 (4,836) (5,316) (1,546)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense 2,271 3,773 3,703 3,691
Other Operating Cashflow
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (1,388) (2,250) (2,315) (2,375)
Tax Paid (7,487) (8,417) (9,368) (10,402)
Cashflow From Operations 29,352 23,291 25,738 32,760
Capex (3,433) (3,200) (3,200) (3,200)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments (1,251)
Other Investing Cashflow
Cash Flow From Investing (4,684) (3,200) (3,200) (3,200)
Debt Raised/(repaid) (8,164) 4,500 5,000 5,000
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (17,675) (21,824) (24,060) (26,546)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (137) 198 198 198
Cash Flow From Financing (25,977) (17,126) (18,862) (21,347)
Total Cash Generated (1,309) 2,965 3,676 8,213
Free Cashflow To Equity 16,503 24,591 27,538 34,560
Free Cashflow To Firm 26,056 22,341 24,853 31,935
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Cash And Equivalents 14,241 17,206 20,882 29,095
Total Debtors 4,486 4,696 5,125 5,606
Inventories 12,365 12,675 15,911 17,385
Total Other Current Assets 9,209 10,456 12,208 13,241
Total Current Assets 40,302 45,034 54,126 65,328
Fixed Assets 28,313 27,980 27,511 26,820
Total Investments 18,077 18,077 18,077 18,077
Intangible Assets 1,328 1,328 1,328 1,328
Total Other Non-Current Assets 348 348 348 348
Total Non-current Assets 48,066 47,733 47,264 46,573
Short-term Debt 5,118 7,618 10,118 12,618
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 17,522 15,817 15,899 17,323
Other Current Liabilities
Total Current Liabilities 22,641 23,436 26,018 29,941
Total Long-term Debt 7,129 9,129 11,629 14,129
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities
Total Non-current Liabilities 7,129 9,129 11,629 14,129
Total Provisions 6,372 6,107 6,125 6,145
Total Liabilities 36,142 38,672 43,772 50,215
Shareholders Equity 43,557 46,327 49,652 53,521
Minority Interests 256 454 653 851
Total Equity 43,813 46,782 50,305 54,372
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue Growth 7.0% 8.8% 8.9% 9.3%
Operating EBITDA Growth 0.5% 10.2% 11.4% 11.1%
Operating EBITDA Margin 17.8% 18.0% 18.4% 18.7%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 8.28 1.90 (3.59) 9.74
BVPS (Rs) 180.81 192.31 206.11 222.17
Gross Interest Cover 20.70 14.04 15.32 16.67
Effective Tax Rate 25.3% 25.4% 25.4% 25.4%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 80.2% 88.7% 87.9% 87.3%
Accounts Receivables Days 8.56 8.58 8.42 8.43
Inventory Days 41.61 40.28 42.95 45.82
Accounts Payables Days 58.17 53.63 47.66 45.72
ROIC (%) 74.6% 75.8% 76.2% 83.5%
ROCE (%) 53.2% 59.0% 57.6% 56.4%
Return On Average Assets 24.1% 25.6% 26.9% 27.4%

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