* price as on 12 Sep 2025
Financial
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue (Rsm) 51,685 52,596 58,300 64,570
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 9,341 8,960 10,397 12,152
Net Profit (Rsm) 6,770 7,134 8,182 9,569
Core EPS (Rs) 16.7 17.6 20.2 23.6
Core EPS Growth (0.4%) 5.4% 14.7% 16.9%
FD Core P/E (x) 42.10 39.95 34.83 29.78
DPS (Rs) 11.7 11.0 11.5 11.5
Dividend Yield 1.66% 1.56% 1.64% 1.64%
EV/EBITDA (x) 29.04 30.03 25.60 21.54
P/FCFE (x) 42.67 59.04 49.06 40.58
Net Gearing (38.4%) (41.2%) (44.9%) (49.6%)
P/BV (x) 7.96 7.41 6.79 6.08
ROE 19.9% 19.2% 20.3% 21.5%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Net Revenues 51,685 52,596 58,300 64,570
Gross Profit 13,894 13,561 15,353 17,447
Operating EBITDA 9,341 8,960 10,397 12,152
Depreciation And Amortisation (1,212) (1,229) (1,341) (1,453)
Operating EBIT 8,128 7,732 9,056 10,699
Financial Income/(Expense) 1,045 1,732 1,851 2,071
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 41 201 225 249
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 9,214 9,665 11,133 13,019
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 9,214 9,665 11,133 13,019
Taxation (2,445) (2,531) (2,950) (3,450)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 6,770 7,134 8,182 9,569
Minority Interests
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 6,770 7,134 8,182 9,569
Recurring Net Profit 6,770 7,134 8,182 9,569
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 6,770 7,134 8,182 9,569
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
EBITDA 9,341 8,960 10,397 12,152
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital 382 (824) (663) (729)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense (1,008)
Other Operating Cashflow 1,419 201 225 249
Net Interest (Paid)/Received
Tax Paid (3,140) (2,531) (2,950) (3,450)
Cashflow From Operations 6,993 5,806 7,009 8,222
Capex (315) (980) (1,200) (1,200)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow (570) 1,921 2,041 2,260
Cash Flow From Investing (885) 941 841 1,060
Debt Raised/(repaid)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (4,165) (4,459) (4,662) (4,662)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (699) (188) (189) (189)
Cash Flow From Financing (4,864) (4,647) (4,851) (4,851)
Total Cash Generated 1,243 2,100 2,999 4,431
Free Cashflow To Equity 6,678 4,826 5,809 7,022
Free Cashflow To Firm 6,107 6,747 7,850 9,282
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Cash And Equivalents 16,116 18,216 21,215 25,646
Total Debtors 10,056 12,905 14,305 15,843
Inventories
Total Other Current Assets 20,556 20,556 20,556 20,556
Total Current Assets 46,728 51,677 56,075 62,045
Fixed Assets 2,609 2,360 2,219 1,966
Total Investments 41 41 41 41
Intangible Assets 8,694 8,694 8,694 8,694
Total Other Non-Current Assets 8,571 8,571 8,571 8,571
Total Non-current Assets 19,914 19,665 19,525 19,272
Short-term Debt 509 509 509 509
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 4,767 6,793 7,529 8,339
Other Current Liabilities 21,554 21,554 21,554 21,554
Total Current Liabilities 26,830 28,855 29,592 30,402
Total Long-term Debt
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component 1,857 1,857 1,857 1,857
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 1,833 1,833 1,833 1,833
Total Non-current Liabilities 3,690 3,690 3,690 3,690
Total Provisions 328 328 328 328
Total Liabilities 30,848 32,874 33,610 34,420
Shareholders Equity 35,794 38,469 41,990 46,897
Minority Interests
Total Equity 35,794 38,469 41,990 46,897
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue Growth 1.0% 1.8% 10.8% 10.8%
Operating EBITDA Growth (0.8%) (4.1%) 16.0% 16.9%
Operating EBITDA Margin 18.1% 17.0% 17.8% 18.8%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 33.87 39.04 46.43 57.34
BVPS (Rs) 88.19 94.78 103.45 115.54
Gross Interest Cover 41.41 41.08 47.87 56.55
Effective Tax Rate 26.5% 26.2% 26.5% 26.5%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 70.1% 62.5% 57.0% 48.7%
Accounts Receivables Days 76.04 79.67 85.18 85.21
Inventory Days
Accounts Payables Days 46.27 54.05 60.86 61.45
ROIC (%) 28.1% 23.6% 26.9% 31.1%
ROCE (%) 16.4% 14.4% 15.6% 16.8%
Return On Average Assets 9.8% 8.5% 9.3% 10.3%

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