* price as on 06 Jun 2025
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 167,693 179,427 195,290 214,843
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 31,698 31,872 36,023 39,758
Net Profit (Rsm) 21,427 22,036 25,269 27,618
Core EPS (Rs) 88.9 91.5 104.9 114.6
Core EPS Growth 10.1% 2.8% 14.7% 9.3%
FD Core P/E (x) 63.04 61.30 53.46 48.91
DPS (Rs) 72.0 72.0 92.8 101.9
Dividend Yield 1.28% 1.31% 1.66% 1.82%
EV/EBITDA (x) 42.59 42.33 37.50 34.01
P/FCFE (x) 68.31 81.85 53.52 48.25
Net Gearing (2.6%) (4.5%) (1.2%) 1.6%
P/BV (x) 34.27 31.01 29.07 27.27
ROE 57.3% 53.1% 56.1% 57.5%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Net Revenues 167,693 179,427 195,290 214,843
Gross Profit 72,772 73,386 83,348 92,153
Operating EBITDA 31,698 31,872 36,023 39,758
Depreciation And Amortisation (3,005) (3,133) (3,533) (4,047)
Operating EBIT 28,694 28,738 32,490 35,710
Financial Income/(Expense) 227 591 1,535 1,469
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 275 292 (12) (17)
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 29,196 29,621 34,013 37,163
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 29,196 29,621 34,013 37,163
Taxation (7,793) (7,487) (8,646) (9,447)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 21,403 22,134 25,367 27,716
Minority Interests 24 (98) (98) (98)
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 21,427 22,036 25,269 27,618
Recurring Net Profit 21,427 22,036 25,269 27,618
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 21,427 22,036 25,269 27,618
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 31,698 31,872 36,023 39,758
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc. 24 (98) (98) (98)
Change In Working Capital 4,135 4,183 (4,861) (5,471)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense 2,142 2,271 3,773 3,703
Other Operating Cashflow
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (1,640) (1,388) (2,250) (2,250)
Tax Paid (7,793) (7,487) (8,646) (9,447)
Cashflow From Operations 28,567 29,352 23,941 26,194
Capex (5,104) (3,433) (3,200) (3,200)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments 5,707 (1,251)
Other Investing Cashflow
Cash Flow From Investing 603 (4,684) (3,200) (3,200)
Debt Raised/(repaid) (9,393) (8,164) 4,500 5,000
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (17,325) (17,675) (22,364) (24,549)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow 48 (137) 198 198
Cash Flow From Financing (26,669) (25,977) (17,666) (19,350)
Total Cash Generated 2,500 (1,309) 3,076 3,644
Free Cashflow To Equity 19,777 16,503 25,241 27,994
Free Cashflow To Firm 30,810 26,056 22,991 25,244
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 21,429 14,241 17,317 20,961
Total Debtors 3,933 4,486 4,696 5,169
Inventories 11,812 12,365 12,675 16,066
Total Other Current Assets 12,834 9,209 10,400 12,308
Total Current Assets 50,008 40,302 45,088 54,504
Fixed Assets 28,014 28,313 27,980 27,133
Total Investments 10,977 18,077 18,077 18,077
Intangible Assets 1,298 1,328 1,328 1,328
Total Other Non-Current Assets 418 348 348 348
Total Non-current Assets 40,707 48,066 47,733 46,886
Short-term Debt 11,365 5,118 7,618 10,118
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 16,275 17,522 15,736 16,020
Other Current Liabilities
Total Current Liabilities 27,640 22,641 23,355 26,138
Total Long-term Debt 9,047 7,129 9,129 11,629
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities
Total Non-current Liabilities 9,047 7,129 9,129 11,629
Total Provisions 5,898 6,372 6,107 6,125
Total Liabilities 42,585 36,142 38,591 43,893
Shareholders Equity 39,415 43,557 46,462 49,531
Minority Interests 245 256 454 653
Total Equity 39,660 43,813 46,917 50,184
Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth 2.9% 7.0% 8.8% 10.0%
Operating EBITDA Growth 12.0% 0.5% 13.0% 10.4%
Operating EBITDA Margin 18.9% 17.8% 18.4% 18.5%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 4.22 8.28 2.36 (3.27)
BVPS (Rs) 163.62 180.81 192.87 205.61
Gross Interest Cover 17.50 20.70 14.44 15.87
Effective Tax Rate 26.7% 25.3% 25.4% 25.4%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 80.9% 80.2% 88.5% 88.9%
Accounts Receivables Days 7.86 8.56 8.58 8.38
Inventory Days 45.65 41.61 40.82 42.75
Accounts Payables Days 59.15 58.17 54.22 47.24
ROIC (%) 68.3% 74.6% 77.9% 77.1%
ROCE (%) 49.0% 53.2% 60.4% 58.0%
Return On Average Assets 23.0% 24.1% 26.3% 27.0%

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