* price as on 28 Jan 2025
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 140,961 146,762 155,678 167,682
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 29,435 30,925 33,945 37,358
Net Profit (Rsm) (5,606) 19,805 23,730 27,102
Core EPS (Rs) 18.7 19.4 23.2 26.5
Core EPS Growth 9.1% 3.3% 19.8% 14.2%
FD Core P/E (x) (205.42) 58.14 48.53 42.49
DPS (Rs) 8.8 8.0 9.3 10.1
Dividend Yield 0.44% 0.71% 0.82% 0.90%
EV/EBITDA (x) 38.83 37.19 33.90 30.57
P/FCFE (x) 39.00 51.78 149.64 67.04
Net Gearing (6.7%) (1.1%) (0.5%) (5.6%)
P/BV (x) 9.14 8.39 7.60 6.84
ROE 14.5% 15.0% 16.4% 17.0%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Net Revenues 140,961 146,762 155,678 167,682
Gross Profit 77,758 81,237 87,978 95,798
Operating EBITDA 29,435 30,925 33,945 37,358
Depreciation And Amortisation (2,410) (3,045) (3,326) (3,648)
Operating EBIT 27,025 27,880 30,619 33,710
Financial Income/(Expense) (274) (11) 116 313
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense)
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 26,751 27,868 30,735 34,022
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 26,751 27,868 30,735 34,022
Taxation (7,588) (8,063) (7,005) (6,920)
Exceptional Income - post-tax (24,769)
Profit After Tax (5,606) 19,805 23,730 27,102
Minority Interests
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit (5,606) 19,805 23,730 27,102
Recurring Net Profit 19,163 19,805 23,730 27,102
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 19,163 19,805 23,730 27,102
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 29,435 30,925 33,945 37,358
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital (337) (15,608) (14,011) (7,724)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow 2,690 2,609 2,832 3,073
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (2,964) (2,620) (2,715) (2,760)
Tax Paid (7,588) (8,063) (7,005) (6,920)
Cashflow From Operations 21,236 7,242 13,045 23,026
Capex (7,735) (4,750) (5,250) (5,750)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments (4,905)
Other Investing Cashflow
Cash Flow From Investing (12,640) (4,750) (5,250) (5,750)
Debt Raised/(repaid) 20,926 19,749 (100) (100)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (8,999) (8,186) (9,470) (10,381)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (18,962) (1,183) 913 1,661
Cash Flow From Financing (7,034) 10,380 (8,657) (8,820)
Total Cash Generated 1,562 12,872 (862) 8,456
Free Cashflow To Equity 29,523 22,241 7,695 17,176
Free Cashflow To Firm 11,560 5,112 10,510 20,036
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 40,664 53,536 52,674 61,130
Total Debtors 15,354 18,487 24,973 29,933
Inventories 12,709 20,039 24,031 27,862
Total Other Current Assets 7,312 7,476 7,491 7,508
Total Current Assets 76,039 99,538 109,169 126,433
Fixed Assets 54,814 56,519 58,443 60,545
Total Investments
Intangible Assets 50,264 50,264 50,264 50,264
Total Other Non-Current Assets 2,804 3,646 2,733 1,072
Total Non-current Assets 107,882 110,429 111,440 111,881
Short-term Debt 31,864 51,413 51,163 50,913
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 16,755 13,147 10,600 11,386
Other Current Liabilities 23,137 18,156 14,638 15,723
Total Current Liabilities 71,756 82,716 76,401 78,021
Total Long-term Debt 358 558 708 858
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities
Total Non-current Liabilities 358 558 708 858
Total Provisions 2,576 2,576 2,576 2,576
Total Liabilities 74,690 85,850 79,685 81,455
Shareholders Equity 125,986 137,264 151,523 168,245
Minority Interests
Total Equity 125,986 137,264 151,523 168,245
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth 5.9% 4.1% 6.1% 7.7%
Operating EBITDA Growth 21.1% 5.1% 9.8% 10.1%
Operating EBITDA Margin 20.9% 21.1% 21.8% 22.3%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 8.25 1.53 0.78 9.15
BVPS (Rs) 123.18 134.20 148.15 164.49
Gross Interest Cover 9.12 10.64 11.28 12.21
Effective Tax Rate 28.4% 28.9% 22.8% 20.3%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 26.7% 41.3% 39.9% 38.3%
Accounts Receivables Days 36.00 42.08 50.95 59.76
Inventory Days 81.08 91.21 118.80 131.75
Accounts Payables Days 101.02 83.28 64.02 55.82
ROIC (%) 26.1% 22.3% 21.5% 22.5%
ROCE (%) 18.4% 16.6% 16.2% 16.5%
Return On Average Assets 10.8% 10.1% 11.0% 11.7%

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