* price as on 12 Sep 2025
Financial
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue (Rsm) 106,702 119,433 135,815 150,794
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 18,924 21,093 24,922 28,349
Net Profit (Rsm) 12,667 13,963 16,609 18,878
Core EPS (Rs) 119.5 131.6 156.6 178.0
Core EPS Growth (2.4%) 10.2% 19.0% 13.7%
FD Core P/E (x) 35.29 32.03 26.93 23.69
DPS (Rs) 55.0 60.0 70.5 80.1
Dividend Yield 1.30% 1.42% 1.67% 1.90%
EV/EBITDA (x) 22.53 20.02 16.66 14.32
P/FCFE (x) 32.64 48.22 35.66 28.41
Net Gearing (34.2%) (36.9%) (41.4%) (47.0%)
P/BV (x) 7.36 6.54 5.77 5.09
ROE 22.2% 21.6% 22.8% 22.8%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Net Revenues 106,702 119,433 135,815 150,794
Gross Profit 49,816 54,206 62,068 69,214
Operating EBITDA 18,924 21,093 24,922 28,349
Depreciation And Amortisation (3,053) (3,380) (3,843) (4,267)
Operating EBIT 15,871 17,713 21,079 24,082
Financial Income/(Expense) 1,536 1,533 1,853 1,979
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense)
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 17,407 19,246 22,932 26,061
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 17,407 19,246 22,932 26,061
Taxation (4,771) (5,267) (6,306) (7,167)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 12,636 13,979 16,625 18,894
Minority Interests 31 (16) (16) (16)
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 12,667 13,963 16,609 18,878
Recurring Net Profit 12,667 13,963 16,609 18,878
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 12,667 13,963 16,609 18,878
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
EBITDA 18,924 21,093 24,922 28,349
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital (223) (4,032) (3,558) (2,921)
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow 1,038 (16) (16) (16)
Net Interest (Paid)/Received
Tax Paid (4,928) (5,267) (6,306) (7,167)
Cashflow From Operations 14,811 11,777 15,042 18,246
Capex (1,116) (2,500) (2,500) (2,500)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow (3,978) 2,193 2,513 2,639
Cash Flow From Investing (5,094) (307) 13 139
Debt Raised/(repaid)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (5,292) (6,354) (7,474) (8,495)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow (1,890) (660) (660) (660)
Cash Flow From Financing (7,182) (7,014) (8,134) (9,155)
Total Cash Generated 2,535 4,456 6,921 9,229
Free Cashflow To Equity 13,695 9,277 12,542 15,746
Free Cashflow To Firm 9,717 11,470 15,055 18,385
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Cash And Equivalents 25,261 29,709 36,630 45,859
Total Debtors 35,117 41,085 46,041 51,119
Inventories
Total Other Current Assets 4,263 4,263 4,263 4,263
Total Current Assets 64,641 75,057 86,934 101,241
Fixed Assets 9,062 8,182 6,839 5,072
Total Investments 6,008 6,008 6,008 6,008
Intangible Assets 13,667 13,667 13,667 13,667
Total Other Non-Current Assets 3,057 3,057 3,057 3,057
Total Non-current Assets 31,794 30,914 29,571 27,804
Short-term Debt
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 16,223 18,159 19,557 21,714
Other Current Liabilities 13,677 13,677 13,677 13,677
Total Current Liabilities 29,900 31,836 33,234 35,391
Total Long-term Debt
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities 5,560 5,560 5,560 5,560
Total Non-current Liabilities 5,560 5,560 5,560 5,560
Total Provisions
Total Liabilities 35,460 37,396 38,794 40,951
Shareholders Equity 60,800 68,401 77,536 87,919
Minority Interests 175 175 175 175
Total Equity 60,975 68,576 77,711 88,094
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue Growth 10.6% 11.9% 13.7% 11.0%
Operating EBITDA Growth (1.4%) 11.5% 18.2% 13.8%
Operating EBITDA Margin 17.7% 17.7% 18.4% 18.8%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 196.44 238.37 303.61 390.61
BVPS (Rs) 573.15 644.80 730.92 828.80
Gross Interest Cover 28.14 26.84 31.94 36.49
Effective Tax Rate 27.4% 27.4% 27.5% 27.5%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 46.0% 45.5% 45.0% 45.0%
Accounts Receivables Days 115.75 116.44 117.07 117.59
Inventory Days
Accounts Payables Days 97.34 96.20 93.33 92.33
ROIC (%) 39.8% 36.5% 39.8% 43.0%
ROCE (%) 18.6% 18.6% 19.7% 20.0%
Return On Average Assets 12.7% 12.7% 13.7% 14.2%

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