* price as on 12 Sep 2025
Financial
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue (Rsm) 309,810 356,991 430,815 523,458
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 96,081 111,406 130,136 147,652
Net Profit (Rsm) 76,950 89,518 105,499 121,385
Core EPS (Rs) 115.1 133.9 157.7 181.5
Core EPS Growth 1.0% 16.3% 17.9% 15.1%
FD Core P/E (x) 41.24 35.45 30.08 26.15
DPS (Rs) 38.0 44.2 52.1 59.9
Dividend Yield 0.80% 0.93% 1.10% 1.26%
EV/EBITDA (x) 29.06 24.47 20.26 17.12
P/FCFE (x) 148.28 30.49 (104.03) (83.47)
Net Gearing (109.2%) (109.2%) (111.7%) (114.9%)
P/BV (x) 9.07 7.75 6.61 5.65
ROE 24.0% 23.6% 23.7% 23.3%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Net Revenues 309,810 356,991 430,815 523,458
Gross Profit 186,929 221,004 262,398 308,355
Operating EBITDA 96,081 111,406 130,136 147,652
Depreciation And Amortisation (13,404) (14,929) (16,954) (19,041)
Operating EBIT 82,677 96,477 113,182 128,611
Financial Income/(Expense) (87) (100) (121) (147)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc. 407 407 407 407
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 18,985 21,877 26,401 32,078
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 101,982 118,660 139,868 160,948
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 101,982 118,660 139,868 160,948
Taxation (25,032) (29,142) (34,369) (39,564)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 76,950 89,518 105,499 121,385
Minority Interests
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 76,950 89,518 105,499 121,385
Recurring Net Profit 76,950 89,518 105,499 121,385
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 76,950 89,518 105,499 121,385
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
EBITDA 96,081 111,406 130,136 147,652
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital 47,556 (11,905) (18,627) (23,376)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow 20,859 (4,481) (5,408) (6,571)
Net Interest (Paid)/Received
Tax Paid (35,382) (29,142) (34,369) (39,564)
Cashflow From Operations 129,115 65,878 71,732 78,141
Capex (9,267) (28,515) (29,139) (29,980)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow (98,444) 66,736 (73,101) (86,186)
Cash Flow From Investing (107,711) 38,221 (102,241) (116,166)
Debt Raised/(repaid)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (25,414) (29,564) (34,842) (40,088)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (372) 41,302 64,661 81,150
Cash Flow From Financing (25,785) 11,738 29,819 41,061
Total Cash Generated (4,381) 115,838 (689) 3,037
Free Cashflow To Equity 21,404 104,099 (30,508) (38,024)
Free Cashflow To Firm 21,404 104,099 (30,508) (38,024)
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Cash And Equivalents 381,897 447,615 536,595 645,339
Total Debtors 46,478 53,556 64,631 78,530
Inventories 216,757 249,767 301,418 366,235
Total Other Current Assets 255,814 294,773 355,730 432,227
Total Current Assets 900,946 1,045,711 1,258,374 1,522,331
Fixed Assets 86,774 99,566 110,932 121,011
Total Investments 15,095 17,394 20,991 25,504
Intangible Assets
Total Other Non-Current Assets 59,853 68,507 81,395 97,296
Total Non-current Assets 161,722 185,467 213,318 243,812
Short-term Debt
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 51,057 58,832 70,998 86,266
Other Current Liabilities 389,896 449,273 542,181 658,773
Total Current Liabilities 440,953 508,106 613,179 745,039
Total Long-term Debt
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 271,864 313,267 378,049 459,345
Total Non-current Liabilities 271,864 313,267 378,049 459,345
Total Provisions
Total Liabilities 712,817 821,372 991,228 1,204,384
Shareholders Equity 349,816 409,770 480,427 561,723
Minority Interests 36 36 36 36
Total Equity 349,852 409,805 480,463 561,759
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue Growth 2.0% 15.2% 20.7% 21.5%
Operating EBITDA Growth (1.4%) 16.0% 16.8% 13.5%
Operating EBITDA Margin 31.0% 31.2% 30.2% 28.2%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 571.04 669.30 802.35 964.95
BVPS (Rs) 523.07 612.71 718.36 839.92
Gross Interest Cover
Effective Tax Rate 24.5% 24.6% 24.6% 24.6%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 33.0% 33.0% 33.0% 33.0%
Accounts Receivables Days 54.58 51.14 50.07 49.91
Inventory Days 518.23 626.09 597.28 566.46
Accounts Payables Days 126.52 147.48 140.69 133.43
ROIC (%) 36.8% 37.4% 37.6% 36.7%
ROCE (%) 25.8% 25.4% 25.4% 24.7%
Return On Average Assets 8.4% 7.8% 7.8% 7.5%

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