* price as on 06 Jun 2025
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 124,040 125,631 134,091 143,801
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 24,002 23,163 24,796 27,168
Net Profit (Rsm) 18,427 17,676 18,781 20,751
Core EPS (Rs) 10.4 10.0 10.6 11.7
Core EPS Growth 7.8% (4.1%) 6.4% 10.6%
FD Core P/E (x) 46.28 48.25 45.35 40.98
DPS (Rs) 5.4 5.4 4.8 5.1
Dividend Yield 1.13% 1.14% 1.00% 1.07%
EV/EBITDA (x) 35.31 36.26 33.67 30.45
P/FCFE (x) 65.43 115.75 161.84 88.45
Net Gearing (9.4%) (15.3%) (16.6%) (19.5%)
P/BV (x) 8.64 7.90 7.00 6.38
ROE 19.6% 17.1% 16.4% 16.3%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Net Revenues 124,040 125,631 134,091 143,801
Gross Profit 59,571 60,282 64,634 70,224
Operating EBITDA 24,002 23,163 24,796 27,168
Depreciation And Amortisation (3,992) (4,456) (4,337) (4,635)
Operating EBIT 20,010 18,707 20,458 22,533
Financial Income/(Expense) 3,582 3,866 3,470 3,818
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense)
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 23,593 22,573 23,928 26,351
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 23,593 22,573 23,928 26,351
Taxation (5,474) (5,175) (5,477) (5,990)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 18,118 17,399 18,451 20,361
Minority Interests 309 278 330 390
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 18,427 17,676 18,781 20,751
Recurring Net Profit 18,427 17,676 18,781 20,751
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 18,427 17,676 18,781 20,751
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 24,002 23,163 24,796 27,168
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc. 309 278 330 390
Change In Working Capital 2,072 511 (15,145) (1,122)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow 4,824 5,501 5,150 5,418
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (1,242) (1,635) (1,680) (1,600)
Tax Paid (5,474) (5,175) (5,477) (5,990)
Cashflow From Operations 24,491 22,644 7,974 24,265
Capex (6,697) (5,776) (8,164) (4,500)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments (6,674) (5,352) 3,217 (10,000)
Other Investing Cashflow
Cash Flow From Investing (13,371) (11,128) (4,947) (14,500)
Debt Raised/(repaid) 1,913 (4,147) 2,236 (150)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (9,658) (9,748) (8,526) (9,095)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow 28 1,496 2,568 (278)
Cash Flow From Financing (7,717) (12,399) (3,722) (9,523)
Total Cash Generated 3,403 (884) (696) 242
Free Cashflow To Equity 13,033 7,368 5,262 9,615
Free Cashflow To Firm 12,362 13,151 4,707 11,365
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 23,330 26,656 32,507 38,249
Total Debtors 8,987 8,885 18,261 18,830
Inventories 19,470 23,001 24,409 25,442
Total Other Current Assets 6,539 8,417 6,919 8,773
Total Current Assets 58,325 66,959 82,096 91,294
Fixed Assets 36,190 37,510 36,337 35,201
Total Investments 52,661 53,803 44,038 48,538
Intangible Assets 4,051 4,051 4,053 4,053
Total Other Non-Current Assets
Total Non-current Assets 92,902 95,364 84,428 87,792
Short-term Debt 6,589 4,644 7,306 7,306
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 24,217 28,253 30,587 32,731
Other Current Liabilities 6,056 7,701
Total Current Liabilities 36,861 40,598 37,893 40,037
Total Long-term Debt 7,062 4,860 4,433 4,283
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities
Total Non-current Liabilities 7,062 4,860 4,433 4,283
Total Provisions 4,272 4,763 3,737 3,928
Total Liabilities 48,196 50,220 46,063 48,248
Shareholders Equity 98,663 108,007 121,474 133,243
Minority Interests 4,368 4,096 3,985 3,595
Total Equity 103,031 112,103 125,459 136,837
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth 7.6% 1.3% 6.7% 7.2%
Operating EBITDA Growth 10.9% (3.5%) 7.0% 9.6%
Operating EBITDA Margin 19.4% 18.4% 18.5% 18.9%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 5.46 9.68 11.75 15.09
BVPS (Rs) 55.68 60.94 68.74 75.40
Gross Interest Cover 16.11 11.44 12.18 14.08
Effective Tax Rate 23.2% 22.9% 22.9% 22.7%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 52.4% 55.1% 45.4% 43.8%
Accounts Receivables Days 25.71 25.96 36.95 47.07
Inventory Days 112.42 118.61 124.57 123.65
Accounts Payables Days 130.45 146.54 154.60 157.05
ROIC (%) 44.5% 40.7% 34.4% 37.8%
ROCE (%) 21.8% 19.7% 19.3% 19.2%
Return On Average Assets 10.1% 8.6% 9.1% 9.6%

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