* price as on 12 Sep 2025
Financial
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue (Rsm) 4,330,902 3,949,762 4,367,626 4,662,199
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 170,006 197,468 221,566 223,317
Net Profit (Rsm) 67,357 104,719 123,956 137,525
Core EPS (Rs) 31.7 49.2 58.3 64.6
Core EPS Growth (57.9%) 55.5% 18.4% 10.9%
FD Core P/E (x) 12.60 8.10 6.84 6.17
DPS (Rs) 2.5 2.5 2.5
Dividend Yield
EV/EBITDA (x) 7.39 6.08 5.21 4.84
P/FCFE (x) 13.55 10.92 12.26 7.81
Net Gearing 123.0% 108.6% 97.6% 80.8%
P/BV (x) 1.66 1.46 1.27 1.11
ROE 13.7% 19.2% 19.9% 19.2%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Net Revenues 4,330,902 3,949,762 4,367,626 4,662,199
Gross Profit 392,073 424,305 459,198 474,078
Operating EBITDA 170,006 197,468 221,566 223,317
Depreciation And Amortisation (61,541) (68,863) (74,306) (79,748)
Operating EBIT 108,465 128,605 147,260 143,570
Financial Income/(Expense) (12,776) (14,385) (13,713) (12,435)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) (4,494)
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 91,195 114,220 133,547 131,134
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 91,195 114,220 133,547 131,134
Taxation (22,642) (28,783) (33,654) (33,046)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 68,553 85,436 99,893 98,088
Minority Interests (1,196) 19,282 24,063 39,437
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 67,357 104,719 123,956 137,525
Recurring Net Profit 67,357 104,719 123,956 137,525
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 67,357 104,719 123,956 137,525
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
EBITDA 170,006 197,468 221,566 223,317
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow (61,600) 22,103 (1,683) 20,432
Net Interest (Paid)/Received 30,018 30,905 31,142 30,822
Tax Paid 3,854 (22,510) (27,067) (26,130)
Cashflow From Operations 142,277 227,965 223,958 248,442
Capex (95,793) (105,793) (105,793) (105,793)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow (9,773) (54,473) (58,965) (34,034)
Cash Flow From Investing (105,566) (160,267) (164,758) (139,827)
Debt Raised/(repaid) 25,910 10,000 10,000
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (23,363) (34,175) (39,957) (39,235)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (43,930) (36,412) (36,952) (36,952)
Cash Flow From Financing (41,382) (60,586) (66,909) (76,187)
Total Cash Generated (4,671) 7,112 (7,710) 32,428
Free Cashflow To Equity 62,621 77,698 69,199 108,615
Free Cashflow To Firm 6,693 36,794 28,057 77,792
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Cash And Equivalents 35,063 42,175 34,466 66,893
Total Debtors 117,807 105,044 113,834 120,297
Inventories 383,253 345,220 374,107 391,352
Total Other Current Assets 40,926 41,340 41,486 41,803
Total Current Assets 577,048 533,779 563,893 620,345
Fixed Assets 847,674 934,604 976,092 1,012,137
Total Investments 417,290 426,573 480,636 510,072
Intangible Assets 14,438 14,438 14,438 14,438
Total Other Non-Current Assets 90,996 91,693 92,405 93,131
Total Non-current Assets 1,370,398 1,467,308 1,563,570 1,629,779
Short-term Debt 317,781 327,781 337,781 337,781
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 298,008 258,731 278,232 289,198
Other Current Liabilities 346,988 352,701 358,600 364,693
Total Current Liabilities 962,777 939,213 974,613 991,672
Total Long-term Debt 346,508 346,508 346,508 346,508
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 47,609 47,996 48,388 48,783
Total Non-current Liabilities 394,116 394,504 394,896 395,291
Total Provisions 79,110 85,383 91,969 98,885
Total Liabilities 1,436,004 1,419,100 1,461,477 1,485,848
Shareholders Equity 511,443 581,987 665,986 764,276
Minority Interests
Total Equity 511,443 581,987 665,986 764,276
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue Growth (0.8%) (8.8%) 10.6% 6.7%
Operating EBITDA Growth (32.5%) 16.2% 12.2% 0.8%
Operating EBITDA Margin 3.9% 5.0% 5.1% 4.8%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) (295.71) (297.07) (305.39) (290.15)
BVPS (Rs) 240.36 273.51 312.99 359.18
Gross Interest Cover 3.22 3.53 3.99 3.89
Effective Tax Rate 24.8% 25.2% 25.2% 25.2%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio
Accounts Receivables Days 8.89 10.30 9.15 9.16
Inventory Days 33.61 37.71 33.59 33.36
Accounts Payables Days 26.46 28.82 25.07 24.73
ROIC (%) 4.6% 11.3% 11.5% 14.1%
ROCE (%) 9.0% 9.9% 10.6% 9.6%
Return On Average Assets 4.2% 5.2% 5.7% 5.4%

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