Financial ambition · FY24 → FY28
Three scenarios. One commitment.
The LRP is not a single number — it is a range with pre-agreed guardrails. Base is the plan. Stretch is the aspiration. Downside is the floor below which a strategic reset is triggered.
Downside scenario
₹820 Cr
Revenue by FY28 — floor case
EBITDA margin13.5%
Growth rate14% CAGR
FCF target₹90 Cr
Headcount~340
Base scenario · the plan
₹1,000 Cr
Revenue by FY28 — management target
EBITDA margin18.0%
Growth rate20% CAGR
FCF target₹150 Cr
Headcount~420
Stretch scenario
₹1,200 Cr
Revenue by FY28 — aspiration case
EBITDA margin21.0%
Growth rate25% CAGR
FCF target₹200 Cr
Headcount~500
Strategic Gap Analysis
Where the business stands today — against what it needs to become.
Each gap dimension shows current performance vs LRP target. The gap is not a problem to acknowledge — it is a mandate to close. Every gap maps to a specific GAIN stage.
Dimension
Current vs target
Completion
Status
EBITDA margin
13.3%
At risk
Free cash flow
₹22Cr
Critical
Workforce readiness
60/100
Gap
KPI ownership
12/15
Monitor
Projected financial statements · base scenario
The LRP in financial language.
The ambition is only credible when it reconciles across the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow. Each functional plan must eventually resolve to these three numbers.
Income Statement · FY28
Revenue₹1,000 Cr
Gross margin68%
Personnel cost₹280 Cr
EBITDA₹180 Cr (18%)
PAT₹110 Cr
Balance Sheet indicators
Total assets₹680 Cr
Debt-to-equity<0.70×
Working capital₹95 Cr
ROCE22%
DSO target55 days
Cash flow statement
Operating cash flow₹195 Cr
Capex₹45 Cr
Free cash flow₹150 Cr
Dividend / reinvestTBD by board
Cash runway18+ months
Owner · CFO + CEO
The financial model is reviewed at each MOS cycle against actuals. Variance beyond the pre-agreed guardrail (±10% revenue, ±200bps margin) triggers an automatic review cadence escalation — not a post-mortem.
Value Flow Sankey
Where value is created and where it leaks.
A CFO view of the same ambition: how revenue translates into gross margin, operating cost, and free cash flow. The Sankey makes value concentration and leakage immediately visible.
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