* price as on 12 Sep 2025
Financial
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue (Rsm) 38,092 41,429 45,370 49,811
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 10,251 11,249 12,424 13,761
Net Profit (Rsm) 8,065 10,215 11,328 12,607
Core EPS (Rs) 18.5 21.6 24.1 27.1
Core EPS Growth 11.2% 16.8% 11.8% 12.2%
FD Core P/E (x) 32.58 25.72 23.19 20.84
DPS (Rs) 8.0 11.0 11.0 11.0
Dividend Yield 1.33% 1.83% 1.83% 1.83%
EV/EBITDA (x) 25.04 22.69 20.55 18.50
P/FCFE (x) 35.56 92.08 83.15 65.04
Net Gearing (22.5%) (22.1%) (18.6%) (17.3%)
P/BV (x) 9.75 7.70 6.48 5.46
ROE 31.4% 30.9% 28.2% 26.6%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Net Revenues 38,092 41,429 45,370 49,811
Gross Profit 26,150 28,780 31,880 35,397
Operating EBITDA 10,251 11,249 12,424 13,761
Depreciation And Amortisation (1,782) (998) (1,054) (1,111)
Operating EBIT 8,469 10,251 11,370 12,651
Financial Income/(Expense) 588 660 756 872
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense)
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 9,057 10,071 11,286 12,682
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 9,057 10,911 12,126 13,522
Taxation (911) (596) (698) (815)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 8,146 10,315 11,428 12,707
Minority Interests (81) (100) (100) (100)
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 8,065 10,215 11,328 12,607
Recurring Net Profit 8,065 9,421 10,536 11,818
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 8,065 9,421 10,536 11,818
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
EBITDA 10,251 11,249 12,424 13,761
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital 409 (7,075) (3,982) (4,438)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow 681 780 876 992
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (93) (120) (120) (120)
Tax Paid (911) (596) (698) (815)
Cashflow From Operations 10,336 4,238 8,500 9,380
Capex (564) (1,340) (1,340) (1,340)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments (2,342) (4,000) (4,000)
Other Investing Cashflow
Cash Flow From Investing (2,906) (1,340) (5,340) (5,340)
Debt Raised/(repaid) (42) (44)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (3,492) (4,802) (4,802) (4,802)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (3,182) 3,393 1,668 1,570
Cash Flow From Financing (6,715) (1,453) (3,133) (3,231)
Total Cash Generated 715 1,445 27 809
Free Cashflow To Equity 7,389 2,853 3,160 4,040
Free Cashflow To Firm 7,524 3,018 3,280 4,160
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Cash And Equivalents 6,969 8,414 8,441 9,250
Total Debtors 4,513 7,555 9,903 11,327
Inventories 3,081 5,615 7,162 8,969
Total Other Current Assets 3,023 5,732 6,267 7,975
Total Current Assets 17,586 27,317 31,774 37,521
Fixed Assets 9,994 9,496 8,942 8,332
Total Investments 2,517 2,517 6,517 10,517
Intangible Assets
Total Other Non-Current Assets 5,239 4,432 3,545 2,565
Total Non-current Assets 17,750 16,445 19,004 21,413
Short-term Debt 725 681 681 681
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 4,356 4,967 5,416 5,917
Other Current Liabilities 2,019 1,581 1,581 1,581
Total Current Liabilities 7,100 7,229 7,677 8,179
Total Long-term Debt 173 173 173 173
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities
Total Non-current Liabilities 173 173 173 173
Total Provisions 1,130 2,167 2,167 2,167
Total Liabilities 8,403 9,569 10,017 10,518
Shareholders Equity 26,948 34,108 40,575 48,131
Minority Interests (14) 86 186 286
Total Equity 26,934 34,193 40,761 48,416
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue Growth 6.5% 8.8% 9.5% 9.8%
Operating EBITDA Growth 8.0% 9.7% 10.5% 10.8%
Operating EBITDA Margin 26.9% 27.2% 27.4% 27.6%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 13.91 17.32 17.38 19.24
BVPS (Rs) 61.74 78.14 92.96 110.27
Gross Interest Cover 90.67 78.36 87.68 98.34
Effective Tax Rate 10.1% 5.5% 5.8% 6.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 43.3% 51.2% 45.8% 40.8%
Accounts Receivables Days 45.30 53.16 70.23 77.79
Inventory Days 96.50 125.46 172.84 204.24
Accounts Payables Days 136.04 134.52 140.46 143.49
ROIC (%) 43.5% 35.8% 36.5% 37.3%
ROCE (%) 31.4% 31.9% 31.0% 29.0%
Return On Average Assets 22.2% 22.3% 20.8% 20.0%

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