* price as on 06 Jun 2025
Financial
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue (Rsm) 38,092 41,391 45,239 49,664
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 10,251 11,119 12,243 13,490
Net Profit (Rsm) 8,065 8,733 9,697 10,771
Core EPS (Rs) 18.5 20.0 22.2 24.7
Core EPS Growth 10.6% 8.3% 11.0% 11.1%
FD Core P/E (x) 31.57 29.16 26.26 23.64
DPS (Rs)
Dividend Yield 2.16% 2.49% 2.49% 2.49%
EV/EBITDA (x) 24.25 22.23 20.01 17.94
P/FCFE (x) 34.46 32.51 29.40 27.35
Net Gearing (22.5%) (25.7%) (30.1%) (34.4%)
P/BV (x) 9.45 8.68 7.79 6.86
ROE 31.4% 31.0% 31.3% 30.8%
% 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 41,391 45,239 49,664
Gross Profit 26,150 28,394 31,124 34,218
Operating EBITDA 10,251 11,119 12,243 13,490
Depreciation And Amortisation (1,782) (2,049) (2,103) (2,157)
Operating EBIT 8,469 9,070 10,140 11,333
Financial Income/(Expense) 588 799 806 813
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense)
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 9,057 9,869 10,946 12,146
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 9,057 9,869 10,946 12,146
Taxation (911) (1,036) (1,149) (1,275)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 8,145 8,833 9,797 10,871
Minority Interests (81) (100) (100) (100)
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 8,065 8,733 9,697 10,771
Recurring Net Profit 8,065 8,733 9,697 10,771
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 8,065 8,733 9,697 10,771
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
EBITDA 10,251 11,119 12,243 13,490
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital 409 (1,248) (1,438) (1,919)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow 681 844 851 858
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (93) (45) (45) (45)
Tax Paid (911) (1,036) (1,149) (1,275)
Cashflow From Operations 10,336 9,633 10,462 11,109
Capex (564) (1,800) (1,800) (1,800)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments (2,342)
Other Investing Cashflow
Cash Flow From Investing (2,906) (1,800) (1,800) (1,800)
Debt Raised/(repaid) (42)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (5,500) (6,329) (6,329) (6,329)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (1,174) (17)
Cash Flow From Financing (6,715) (6,347) (6,329) (6,329)
Total Cash Generated 715 1,487 2,332 2,980
Free Cashflow To Equity 7,389 7,833 8,662 9,309
Free Cashflow To Firm 7,524 7,878 8,706 9,354
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Cash And Equivalents 6,969 8,456 10,788 13,768
Total Debtors 4,513 5,477 6,234 7,347
Inventories 3,081 3,658 4,370 5,205
Total Other Current Assets 3,023 3,097 3,381 3,708
Total Current Assets 17,586 20,688 24,774 30,029
Fixed Assets 9,994 9,745 9,442 9,085
Total Investments 2,517 2,517 2,517 2,517
Intangible Assets
Total Other Non-Current Assets 5,239 5,239 5,239 5,239
Total Non-current Assets 17,750 17,501 17,198 16,841
Short-term Debt 725 725 725 725
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 4,356 4,723 5,038 5,395
Other Current Liabilities 2,019 2,019 2,019 2,019
Total Current Liabilities 7,100 7,467 7,782 8,138
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 1,130 1,130 1,130
Total Liabilities 8,403 8,770 9,085 9,441
Shareholders Equity 26,948 29,334 32,701 37,143
Minority Interests (14) 86 186 286
Total Equity 26,934 29,420 32,887 37,428
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue Growth 6.5% 8.7% 9.3% 9.8%
Operating EBITDA Growth 8.0% 8.5% 10.1% 10.2%
Operating EBITDA Margin 26.9% 26.9% 27.1% 27.2%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 13.91 17.32 22.66 29.49
BVPS (Rs) 61.74 67.20 74.92 85.09
Gross Interest Cover 90.67 203.37 227.37 254.12
Effective Tax Rate 10.1% 10.5% 10.5% 10.5%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 68.2% 72.5% 65.3% 58.8%
Accounts Receivables Days 45.30 44.05 47.25 49.91
Inventory Days 96.50 94.63 103.79 113.14
Accounts Payables Days 136.04 127.49 126.21 123.27
ROIC (%) 43.5% 44.3% 46.9% 48.9%
ROCE (%) 29.3% 30.7% 32.1% 31.9%
Return On Average Assets 22.2% 21.9% 22.4% 22.6%

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