Step 1 · Long-Range Planning
Financial Ambition · FY24 → FY28
Defining where the business will be in 3–5 years, in numbers leadership is held to
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Revenue · FY28
₹1,000 Cr
2× current base
EBITDA margin
18%
From 11% today
Free cash flow
₹150 Cr
Achieved by FY27
Return on equity
>22%
Capital discipline floor
Revenue trajectory · three scenario paths (₹ Cr)
Stretch case
Base ambition
Downside
Current trajectory
Year 1 · AOP
Annual Operating Plan
Funded budget by function
Headcount plan confirmed
Monthly targets locked
Years 2–3 · Mid-range
Rolling forecast
Directional targets set
Strategic investments flagged
Assumptions made explicit
Years 4–5 · LRP
Ambition horizon
Headline financial targets
Market position defined
Gap to trajectory quantified
Output 1
Baseline diagnostic
Where we actually stand today
Output 2
Scenario model
Stretch / base / downside
Output 3
Budget guardrails
Cost and capital boundaries
Output 4
Gap analysis
Delta that strategy must close