* price as on 19 Nov 2024
Financial
Mar-23A Mar-24F Mar-25F Mar-26F
Revenue (Rsm) 1,382,519 1,380,615 1,389,716 1,422,923
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 368,179 284,078 228,748 203,022
Net Profit (Rsm) 281,249 209,578 168,629 153,410
Core EPS (Rs) 45.6 34.0 27.4 24.9
Core EPS Growth 61.8% (25.5%) (19.5%) (9.0%)
FD Core P/E (x) 9.03 12.12 15.07 16.56
DPS (Rs) 12.5 12.5 12.5 12.5
Dividend Yield 3.03% 3.03% 3.03% 3.03%
EV/EBITDA (x) 5.75 7.03 8.22 8.74
P/FCFE (x) 9.98 9.02 12.48 12.97
Net Gearing (68.7%) (74.9%) (80.6%) (85.8%)
P/BV (x) 4.44 3.60 3.19 2.91
ROE 56.0% 32.8% 22.5% 18.4%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-23A Mar-24F Mar-25F Mar-26F
Total Net Revenues 1,382,519 1,380,615 1,389,716 1,422,923
Gross Profit 1,249,033 1,224,709 1,210,425 1,229,079
Operating EBITDA 368,179 284,078 228,748 203,022
Depreciation And Amortisation (46,753) (56,057) (59,522) (65,806)
Operating EBIT 321,426 228,020 169,226 137,215
Financial Income/(Expense) (6,843) (6,739) (11,860) (11,860)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc. (81)
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 65,507 61,868 70,458 81,908
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 380,008 283,149 227,824 207,263
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 380,008 283,149 227,824 207,263
Taxation (98,759) (73,571) (59,196) (53,853)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 281,249 209,578 168,629 153,410
Minority Interests
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 281,249 209,578 168,629 153,410
Recurring Net Profit 281,249 209,578 168,629 153,410
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 281,249 209,578 168,629 153,410
(Rs mn) Mar-23A Mar-24F Mar-25F Mar-26F
EBITDA 368,179 284,078 228,748 203,022
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital 27,977 (145,686) 40,457 8,556
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense (79,713) 5,745 (90,189) (81,057)
Other Operating Cashflow 116,116 121,891 138,624 152,919
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (6,843) (6,739) (11,860) (11,860)
Tax Paid (98,759) (73,571) (59,196) (53,853)
Cashflow From Operations 326,957 185,717 246,585 217,726
Capex (146,841) (27,161) (100,000) (90,000)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments 25,670 51,665
Other Investing Cashflow 40,743 48,392 56,919 68,101
Cash Flow From Investing (80,428) 72,896 (43,081) (21,899)
Debt Raised/(repaid) 8,050 23,190
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (77,034) (77,034) (77,034) (77,034)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (6,843) (6,739) (11,860) (11,860)
Cash Flow From Financing (75,828) (60,583) (88,894) (88,894)
Total Cash Generated 170,702 198,031 114,609 106,933
Free Cashflow To Equity 254,579 281,804 203,503 195,827
Free Cashflow To Firm 253,373 265,353 215,363 207,687
(Rs mn) Mar-23A Mar-24F Mar-25F Mar-26F
Total Cash And Equivalents 439,759 598,246 712,855 819,789
Total Debtors 130,605 170,213 171,335 175,429
Inventories 81,547 83,215 83,764 85,765
Total Other Current Assets 428,917 343,434 343,647 344,016
Total Current Assets 1,080,827 1,195,108 1,311,601 1,424,998
Fixed Assets 695,829 666,933 707,411 731,605
Total Investments 30,854 18,732 18,732 18,732
Intangible Assets
Total Other Non-Current Assets 304,557 231,414 257,842 263,725
Total Non-current Assets 1,031,240 917,079 983,985 1,014,062
Short-term Debt 85 44,326 44,326 44,326
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 85,492 117,885 118,662 121,497
Other Current Liabilities 601,770 379,484 421,049 433,233
Total Current Liabilities 687,346 541,695 584,036 599,056
Total Long-term Debt 41,063 20,012 20,012 20,012
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 101,916 67,869 67,869 67,869
Total Non-current Liabilities 142,978 87,880 87,880 87,880
Total Provisions 701,586 769,911 819,375 871,453
Total Liabilities 1,531,911 1,399,487 1,491,292 1,558,389
Shareholders Equity 572,449 704,993 796,588 872,964
Minority Interests 7,707 7,707 7,707 7,707
Total Equity 580,156 712,700 804,295 880,671
Mar-23A Mar-24F Mar-25F Mar-26F
Revenue Growth 26.0% (0.1%) 0.7% 2.4%
Operating EBITDA Growth 49.1% (22.8%) (19.5%) (11.2%)
Operating EBITDA Margin 26.6% 20.6% 16.5% 14.3%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 64.68 86.64 105.23 122.58
BVPS (Rs) 92.89 114.40 129.26 141.65
Gross Interest Cover 46.97 33.83 14.27 11.57
Effective Tax Rate 26.0% 26.0% 26.0% 26.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 27.4% 36.8% 45.7% 50.2%
Accounts Receivables Days 32.25 39.76 44.85 44.47
Inventory Days 208.23 192.87 169.97 159.61
Accounts Payables Days 234.35 238.07 240.78 226.11
ROIC (%) 28.6% 17.7% 12.6% 9.9%
ROCE (%) 58.1% 32.3% 20.6% 15.1%
Return On Average Assets 14.6% 10.2% 8.0% 6.9%

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