* price as on 12 Sep 2025
Financial
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue (Rsm) 1,165,680 1,333,950 1,532,831 1,703,358
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 172,069 191,360 216,346 239,051
Net Profit (Rsm) 127,872 141,490 155,758 171,513
Core EPS (Rs) 114.5 126.7 139.5 153.6
Core EPS Growth 20.6% 10.6% 10.1% 10.1%
FD Core P/E (x) 31.34 28.32 25.73 23.37
DPS (Rs) 25.0 29.0 34.0 37.5
Dividend Yield 0.75% 0.87% 1.02% 1.12%
EV/EBITDA (x) 20.67 18.62 16.10 14.34
P/FCFE (x) 51.30 190.77 50.95 56.76
Net Gearing (36.9%) (27.0%) (29.3%) (28.1%)
P/BV (x) 6.51 5.61 4.83 4.19
ROE 22.5% 21.3% 20.2% 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 1,165,680 1,333,950 1,532,831 1,703,358
Gross Profit 302,279 337,489 381,675 422,433
Operating EBITDA 172,069 191,360 216,346 239,051
Depreciation And Amortisation (42,268) (48,057) (58,029) (65,469)
Operating EBIT 129,801 143,303 158,318 173,582
Financial Income/(Expense) (2,505) (2,700) (3,500) (4,000)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 38,527 43,150 47,466 53,161
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 165,824 183,753 202,283 222,744
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 165,824 183,753 202,283 222,744
Taxation (37,952) (42,263) (46,525) (51,231)
Exceptional Income - post-tax
Profit After Tax 127,872 141,490 155,758 171,513
Minority Interests
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax
Net Profit 127,872 141,490 155,758 171,513
Recurring Net Profit 127,872 141,490 155,758 171,513
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 127,872 141,490 155,758 171,513
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
EBITDA 172,069 191,360 216,346 239,051
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital 28,092 (32,427) (8,138) 14,585
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions 6,471 (5,000) (5,000) (5,000)
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense
Other Operating Cashflow (2,610) (8,500)
Net Interest (Paid)/Received 36,023 40,450 43,966 49,161
Tax Paid (37,952) (42,263) (46,525) (51,231)
Cashflow From Operations 202,092 143,620 200,648 246,567
Capex (64,757) (116,508) (80,000) (145,469)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow (54,727) (1,106) (37,000) (30,000)
Cash Flow From Investing (119,483) (117,614) (117,000) (175,469)
Debt Raised/(repaid) (4,498) (5,000) (5,000) (500)
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares 8
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (30,020) (34,823) (40,827) (45,029)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow 4,555 0 0 0
Cash Flow From Financing (29,955) (39,823) (45,827) (45,529)
Total Cash Generated 52,654 (13,816) 37,822 25,569
Free Cashflow To Equity 78,111 21,006 78,648 70,598
Free Cashflow To Firm 85,114 28,706 87,148 75,098
(Rs mn) Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Total Cash And Equivalents 238,800 199,089 243,911 269,480
Total Debtors 57,256 76,748 96,589 107,335
Inventories 103,333 127,913 138,585 154,002
Total Other Current Assets 47,709 54,209 60,709 67,209
Total Current Assets 447,098 457,958 539,793 598,025
Fixed Assets 251,835 303,778 325,750 405,750
Total Investments 223,786 250,786 280,786 310,786
Intangible Assets
Total Other Non-Current Assets
Total Non-current Assets 475,621 554,564 606,536 716,536
Short-term Debt
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt
Total Creditors 234,058 245,703 268,077 308,826
Other Current Liabilities
Total Current Liabilities 234,058 245,703 268,077 308,826
Total Long-term Debt 11,351 6,351 1,351 851
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities
Total Non-current Liabilities 11,351 6,351 1,351 851
Total Provisions 44,951 46,451 47,951 49,451
Total Liabilities 290,360 298,505 317,379 359,128
Shareholders Equity 615,851 714,018 828,950 955,433
Minority Interests
Total Equity 615,851 714,018 828,950 955,433
Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F Mar-28F
Revenue Growth 17.0% 14.4% 14.9% 11.1%
Operating EBITDA Growth 25.1% 11.2% 13.1% 10.5%
Operating EBITDA Margin 14.8% 14.3% 14.1% 14.0%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) 203.75 172.66 217.29 240.64
BVPS (Rs) 551.68 639.62 742.58 855.89
Gross Interest Cover 51.82 53.08 45.23 43.40
Effective Tax Rate 22.9% 23.0% 23.0% 23.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 23.5% 24.6% 26.2% 26.3%
Accounts Receivables Days 16.09 18.33 20.64 21.85
Inventory Days 41.93 42.35 42.25 41.69
Accounts Payables Days 88.77 87.87 81.45 82.19
ROIC (%) 44.8% 47.5% 37.5% 36.8%
ROCE (%) 21.6% 20.6% 19.8% 19.0%
Return On Average Assets 15.4% 14.8% 14.7% 14.2%

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