* price as on 06 Jun 2025
Financial
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue (Rsm) 188,705 215,610 241,976 276,793
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 47,121 51,770 57,753 68,355
Net Profit (Rsm) 47,344 47,906 53,333 58,336
Core EPS (Rs) 169.9 174.7 194.5 212.7
Core EPS Growth 16.7% 2.9% 11.3% 9.4%
FD Core P/E (x) 31.22 30.87 27.73 25.35
DPS (Rs) 70.0 75.0 82.0 90.0
Dividend Yield 1.30% 1.39% 1.52% 1.67%
EV/EBITDA (x) 27.72 25.41 22.33 18.41
P/FCFE (x) 41.02 96.26 62.25 57.44
Net Gearing (80.6%) (76.1%) (77.9%) (79.7%)
P/BV (x) 6.94 6.88 6.09 5.35
ROE 23.7% 22.4% 23.3% 22.5%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Net Revenues 188,705 215,610 241,976 276,793
Gross Profit 85,734 95,615 106,511 122,998
Operating EBITDA 47,121 51,770 57,753 68,355
Depreciation And Amortisation (7,293) (8,570) (9,470) (10,470)
Operating EBIT 39,828 43,200 48,283 57,885
Financial Income/(Expense) (543) (700) (750) (720)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 13,049 15,199 16,719 18,223
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 52,334 57,699 64,252 75,388
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 52,334 57,699 64,252 75,388
Taxation (11,986) (15,913) (17,446) (20,096)
Exceptional Income - post-tax 803
Profit After Tax 41,150 41,786 46,806 55,292
Minority Interests
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax 6,194 6,120 6,526 3,044
Net Profit 47,344 47,906 53,333 58,336
Recurring Net Profit 46,541 47,906 53,333 58,336
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 46,541 47,906 53,333 58,336
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
EBITDA 47,121 51,770 57,753 68,355
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital 1,097 (3,587) 71 (1,388)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions (119) (3,310) (400) (900)
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow 6,997 6,120 6,526 3,044
Net Interest (Paid)/Received 12,506 14,499 15,969 17,503
Tax Paid (11,986) (15,913) (17,446) (20,096)
Cashflow From Operations 55,615 49,579 62,473 66,518
Capex (12,248) (12,042) (11,470) (10,470)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow (7,034) (23,195) (27,245) (30,299)
Cash Flow From Investing (19,282) (35,237) (38,715) (40,769)
Debt Raised/(repaid) (300) 1,023
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares 0
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (19,194) (20,565) (22,484) (24,678)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow
Cash Flow From Financing (19,495) (19,543) (22,484) (24,678)
Total Cash Generated 16,839 (5,200) 1,274 1,071
Free Cashflow To Equity 36,034 15,365 23,758 25,749
Free Cashflow To Firm 36,877 15,042 24,508 26,469
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Cash And Equivalents 172,407 165,463 191,086 222,384
Total Debtors 5,496 13,261 14,883 17,037
Inventories 15,638 14,414 16,824 20,741
Total Other Current Assets 31,741 36,333 37,833 39,833
Total Current Assets 225,281 229,471 260,626 299,995
Fixed Assets 39,368 43,121 45,121 45,121
Total Investments
Intangible Assets
Total Other Non-Current Assets
Total Non-current Assets 39,368 43,121 45,121 45,121
Short-term Debt 821 1,844 1,844 1,844
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 25,298 28,251 32,354 37,037
Other Current Liabilities 15,420 19,000 20,000 21,000
Total Current Liabilities 41,538 49,095 54,198 59,880
Total Long-term Debt
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities
Total Non-current Liabilities
Total Provisions 10,427 8,405 8,505 8,605
Total Liabilities 51,965 57,500 62,703 68,486
Shareholders Equity 212,965 215,092 243,044 276,630
Minority Interests
Total Equity 212,965 215,092 243,044 276,630
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue Growth 14.1% 14.3% 12.2% 14.4%
Operating EBITDA Growth 8.9% 9.9% 11.6% 18.4%
Operating EBITDA Margin 25.0% 24.0% 23.9% 24.7%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 625.77 596.72 690.16 804.31
BVPS (Rs) 776.68 784.43 886.37 1,008.86
Gross Interest Cover 73.29 61.71 64.38 80.40
Effective Tax Rate 22.9% 27.6% 27.2% 26.7%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 41.2% 42.9% 42.2% 42.3%
Accounts Receivables Days 8.93 15.88 21.23 21.05
Inventory Days 52.70 45.70 42.08 44.58
Accounts Payables Days 81.88 81.44 81.65 82.34
ROIC (%) 82.5% 83.8% 80.6% 92.9%
ROCE (%) 19.7% 19.6% 20.4% 21.7%
Return On Average Assets 19.2% 18.1% 18.7% 18.1%

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