* price as on 12 Sep 2025
Financial
Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue (Rsm) 986,917 1,136,626 1,316,148 1,483,897
Operating EBITDA (Rsm) 90,486 105,519 116,019 135,691
Net Profit (Rsm) 22,342 35,370 41,743 54,545
Core EPS (Rs) 2.7 3.4 3.9 5.1
Core EPS Growth 79.1% 28.5% 13.7% 30.7%
FD Core P/E (x) 50.02 31.59 26.77 20.49
DPS (Rs) 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.5
Dividend Yield 0.76% 0.81% 0.96% 1.43%
EV/EBITDA (x) 13.00 10.97 9.55 7.94
P/FCFE (x) (176.65) (23.28) 28.49 7.24
Net Gearing 36.7% 22.5% 10.9% 6.7%
P/BV (x) 4.27 3.20 2.83 2.58
ROE 11.8% 12.0% 11.2% 13.2%
% Change In Core EPS Estimates
InCred Research/Consensus EPS (x)
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Net Revenues 986,917 1,136,626 1,316,148 1,483,897
Gross Profit 442,770 526,104 579,105 652,915
Operating EBITDA 90,486 105,519 116,019 135,691
Depreciation And Amortisation (38,105) (44,934) (51,225) (57,884)
Operating EBIT 52,381 60,585 64,794 77,807
Financial Income/(Expense) (14,902) (18,824) (16,391) (13,805)
Pretax Income/(Loss) from Assoc.
Non-Operating Income/(Expense) 2,266 3,797 4,670 5,371
Profit Before Tax (pre-EI) 39,745 45,558 53,074 69,373
Exceptional Items
Pre-tax Profit 39,745 45,558 53,074 69,373
Taxation (10,516) (10,706) (13,799) (18,037)
Exceptional Income - post-tax (6,229) (1,330)
Profit After Tax 23,000 33,522 39,274 51,336
Minority Interests (3,034) (3,427) (4,284) (5,569)
Preferred Dividends
FX Gain/(Loss) - post tax
Other Adjustments - post-tax 2,376 5,275 6,752 8,778
Net Profit 22,342 35,370 41,743 54,545
Recurring Net Profit 28,571 36,700 41,743 54,545
Fully Diluted Recurring Net Profit 28,571 36,700 41,743 54,545
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
EBITDA 90,486 105,519 116,019 135,691
Cash Flow from Invt. & Assoc.
Change In Working Capital (47,175) 37,156 64,465 56,547
(Incr)/Decr in Total Provisions 56,665 (111,848) (109,392) (11,000)
Other Non-Cash (Income)/Expense (1,949) 10,978 14,636 2,281
Other Operating Cashflow
Net Interest (Paid)/Received (12,637) (15,027) (11,721) (8,434)
Tax Paid (12,627) (13,762) (16,453) (21,506)
Cashflow From Operations 72,764 13,016 57,555 153,580
Capex (118,049) (77,006) (60,000) (65,000)
Disposals Of FAs/subsidiaries
Acq. Of Subsidiaries/investments
Other Investing Cashflow 47,616 189,500 188,104 63,215
Cash Flow From Investing (70,433) 112,494 128,104 (1,785)
Debt Raised/(repaid) (8,657) (173,513) (146,436) 2,513
Proceeds From Issue Of Shares 64,376 22,116
Shares Repurchased
Dividends Paid (8,539) (9,073) (10,674) (16,011)
Preferred Dividends
Other Financing Cashflow
Cash Flow From Financing (17,196) (118,210) (134,994) (13,498)
Total Cash Generated (14,865) 7,300 50,665 138,298
Free Cashflow To Equity (6,326) (48,003) 39,223 154,309
Free Cashflow To Firm 17,233 144,334 202,050 165,601
(Rs mn) Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
Total Cash And Equivalents 69,858 62,888 77,004 81,709
Total Debtors 171,943 193,284 209,141 223,601
Inventories 91,386 107,873 122,600 138,226
Total Other Current Assets 56,788 60,864 62,000 65,000
Total Current Assets 389,974 424,909 470,745 508,536
Fixed Assets 326,192 358,264 367,039 374,155
Total Investments 65,215 65,996 82,495 103,119
Intangible Assets
Total Other Non-Current Assets 68,837 79,304 75,413 78,413
Total Non-current Assets 460,243 503,564 524,947 555,686
Short-term Debt 8,000 5,000 3,000 3,000
Current Portion of Long-Term Debt 100,513 76,436 70,000 65,000
Total Creditors 226,172 236,692 259,624 284,583
Other Current Liabilities 136,637 140,613 155,000 160,000
Total Current Liabilities 471,322 458,741 487,624 512,583
Total Long-term Debt 65,000 65,000 50,000 45,000
Hybrid Debt - Debt Component
Total Other Non-Current Liabilities
Total Non-current Liabilities 65,000 65,000 50,000 45,000
Total Provisions 31,740 33,447 36,431 40,899
Total Liabilities 568,062 557,188 574,054 598,482
Shareholders Equity 261,549 348,803 394,872 433,406
Minority Interests 20,606 22,482 26,766 32,334
Total Equity 282,155 371,285 421,638 465,740
Mar-24A Mar-25A Mar-26F Mar-27F
Revenue Growth 25.4% 15.2% 15.8% 12.7%
Operating EBITDA Growth 45.8% 16.6% 10.0% 17.0%
Operating EBITDA Margin 9.2% 9.3% 8.8% 9.1%
Net Cash Per Share (Rs) (9.71) (7.83) (4.31) (2.93)
BVPS (Rs) 24.50 32.68 36.99 40.60
Gross Interest Cover 3.52 3.22 3.95 5.64
Effective Tax Rate 26.5% 23.5% 26.0% 26.0%
Net Dividend Payout Ratio 29.9% 24.7% 25.6% 29.4%
Accounts Receivables Days 49.99 58.64 55.80 53.22
Inventory Days 56.89 59.56 57.07 57.28
Accounts Payables Days 123.27 138.36 122.89 119.52
ROIC (%) 19.1% 17.2% 15.3% 18.5%
ROCE (%) 12.6% 12.2% 11.9% 13.5%
Return On Average Assets 6.3% 6.6% 6.5% 7.2%

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