* price as on 06 Jun 2025
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 1,536,710 1,641,508 1,710,543 1,845,740
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 364,250 393,774 414,636 447,592
Net Profit (Rsm) 262,320 263,791 287,856 311,019
Core EPS (Rs) 63.0 63.6 69.4 74.9
Core EPS Growth 9.8% 1.0% 9.0% 8.0%
FD Core P/E (x) 24.83 24.58 22.55 20.87
DPS (Rs) 46.0 53.0 59.0 63.7
Dividend Yield 2.94% 3.38% 3.77% 4.07%
EV/EBITDA (x) 17.31 15.93 15.00 13.80
P/FCFE (x) 32.74 27.36 23.95 23.50
Net Gearing (24.1%) (23.2%) (28.0%) (31.1%)
P/BV (x) 7.35 7.01 6.70 6.39
ROE 32.1% 29.2% 30.4% 31.4%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Net Revenues 1,536,710 1,641,508 1,710,543 1,845,740
Gross Profit 509,350 546,522 571,321 616,477
Operating EBITDA 364,250 393,774 414,636 447,592
Depreciation And Amortisation (46,780) (47,746) (49,777) (53,526)
Operating EBIT 317,470 346,029 364,859 394,066
Financial Income/(Expense) 15,980 20,276 22,254 24,340
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 26,440 8,321 7,868 8,306
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 359,890 374,625 394,981 426,711
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 359,890 374,625 394,981 426,711
Taxation (97,410) (110,354) (106,645) (115,212)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 262,480 264,271 288,336 311,499
Minority Interests (160) (480) (480) (480)
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 262,320 263,791 287,856 311,019
Recurring Net Profit 262,320 263,791 287,856 311,019
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 262,320 263,791 287,856 311,019
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 364,250 393,774 414,636 447,592
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital (50,820) (21,918) (14,496) (33,707)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense (160) (480) (480) (480)
Other Operating Cashflow
Net Interest (Paid)/Received
Tax Paid (92,310) (110,354) (106,645) (115,212)
Cashflow From Operations 220,960 261,023 293,014 298,193
Capex (22,010) (24,000) (22,000) (22,000)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow (28,080) (10,504) 34,273 36,796
Cash Flow From Investing (50,090) (34,504) 12,273 14,796
Debt Raised/(repaid)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (146,920) (219,520) (244,678) (264,366)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (28,120) (4,150) (4,150) (4,150)
Cash Flow From Financing (175,040) (223,670) (248,828) (268,516)
Total Cash Generated (4,170) 2,849 56,459 44,473
Free Cashflow To Equity 198,950 237,023 271,014 276,193
Free Cashflow To Firm 170,870 226,519 305,287 312,989
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 277,010 279,859 336,318 380,790
Total Debtors 429,610 454,226 468,642 505,682
Inventories
Total Other Current Assets 187,700 187,700 187,700 187,700
Total Current Assets 894,320 921,785 992,660 1,074,173
Fixed Assets 192,150 211,654 183,877 152,351
Total Investments 148,470 148,470 148,470 148,470
Intangible Assets 87,000 87,000 87,000 87,000
Total Other Non-Current Assets 56,200 56,200 56,200 56,200
Total Non-current Assets 483,820 503,324 475,547 444,021
Short-term Debt
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 39,560 42,258 42,178 45,511
Other Current Liabilities 348,380 348,380 348,380 348,380
Total Current Liabilities 387,940 390,638 390,558 393,891
Total Long-term Debt
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 105,590 105,590 105,590 105,590
Total Non-current Liabilities 105,590 105,590 105,590 105,590
Total Provisions
Total Liabilities 493,530 496,228 496,148 499,481
Shareholders Equity 881,160 925,431 968,609 1,015,262
Minority Interests 3,450 3,450 3,450 3,450
Total Equity 884,610 928,881 972,059 1,018,712
Mar-24A Mar-25F Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth 4.7% 6.8% 4.2% 7.9%
Operating EBITDA Growth 3.7% 8.1% 5.3% 7.9%
Operating EBITDA Margin 23.7% 24.0% 24.2% 24.3%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 51.41 52.01 65.61 76.33
BVPS (Rs) 212.67 222.97 233.38 244.62
Gross Interest Cover 67.69 83.38 87.92 94.96
Effective Tax Rate 27.1% 29.5% 27.0% 27.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 72.6% 83.2% 85.0% 85.0%
Accounts Receivables Days 99.37 98.26 98.46 96.34
Inventory Days
Accounts Payables Days 13.89 13.64 13.53 13.02
ROIC (%) 44.4% 43.2% 43.9% 48.5%
ROCE (%) 26.1% 25.1% 26.3% 27.2%
Return On Average Assets 19.0% 17.8% 18.8% 19.7%

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