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Unaudited financial results for the quarter ended 30 June, 2004

(Rs. in Crores)

Particulars

Unaudited

Audited

Quarter ended 30 June, 2004

Corresponding Quarter in the Previous Year

Year ended 31 March, 2004

1

Sales / Income from Operations

548.84

440.50

2652.73

Less : Excise Duty

28.42

25.92

108.58

Net Sales/ Income from Operations

520.42

414.58

2544.15

2

Expenditure

a)

Decrease / (Increase) in stock-in-trade

(74.55)

(169.54)

(21.68)

b)

Consumption of Raw Materials

233.03

231.46

975.47

c)

Cost of Traded Goods

5.93

26.51

157.50

d)

Staff Cost

24.66

24.76

97.93

e)

Stores, Spare Parts and Consumables

27.83

25.24

139.80

f)

Power & Fuel

92.51

74.87

321.68

g)

Freight and Forwarding Charges

45.18

41.18

173.02

h)

Other Expenditure

54.48

43.10

240.64

Total Expenditure (2a to 2h)

409.07

297.58

2084.36

3

Profit from Operations (1-2)

111.35

117.00

459.79

4

Other Income

3.16

8.44

38.85

5

Interest on Refunds of Tax

-

6.15

38.26

6

Interest - net

7.20

16.24

50.91

7

Profit after Interest but before Depreciation,
Exceptional Items and Tax (3+4+5-6)

107.31

115.35

485.99

8

Depreciation

34.40

35.90

144.15

9

Profit before Exceptional Items and Tax (7-8)

72.91

79.45

341.84

10

Exceptional Items
Employees' Separation Compensation

0.49

7.54

15.76

11

Profit before Tax (9-10)

72.42

71.91

326.08

12

Provision for Tax

26.78

23.10

105.55

13

Profit after Tax (11-12)

45.64

48.81

220.53

14

Paid up Equity Share Capital
(Face value : Rs. 10 per Share)

215.16 *

215.16 *

215.16 *

15

Reserves excluding Revaluation Reserves

1820.18

16

Basic and Diluted Earnings - Rs. per Share (not annualised)

2.12

2.27

10.25

17

Aggregate of Non-Promoter Shareholding

- Number of Shares

160,214,369

159,896,769

160,214,769

- Percentage of shareholding

74.48%

74.34%

74.48%


* Including adjustment for Share Suspense of Rs.34.46 Crores for Shares to be issued to the shareholders



Segment wise revenue, results and capital employed

(Rs. in Crores)

Particulars

Quarter ended 30 June, 2004

Corresponding Quarter in the Previous Year

Year ended 31 March, 2004

1

Segment Revenue

a. Inorganic Chemicals

254.68

250.09

1012.14

b. Fertilisers

265.74

169.27

1551.75

Total

520.42

419.36

2563.89

Less : Inter segment revenue

-

4.78

19.74

Net Sales / Income from Operations

520.42

414.58

2544.15

2

Segment Result

Profit / (Loss) before Tax and Interest

a. Inorganic Chemicals

57.31

73.19

205.64

b. Fertilisers

31.88

19.07

151.90

Total

89.19

92.26

357.54

Less :

(i) Interest - net

7.19

16.24

50.91

(ii) Unallocable expenditure net of

9.58

4.11

(19.45)

unallocable income

Profit before Tax

72.42

71.91

326.08

3

Capital Employed

a. Inorganic Chemicals

779.39

1011.58

894.30

b. Fertilisers

1361.73

1646.01

1464.76

Notes:

  1. Revenue in respect of Urea is recognized based on the provisional concessional rates notified by the Government pending fixation of the final concessional rates. Claims for escalation on input cost have been taken into account based on the estimates, pending final notification of the rates by the Government.
  2. In pursuance of Accounting Standard 28 Impairment of Assets (AS 28) issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, the Company has assessed whether there is any indication that an asset may be impaired. Based on such assessment, the Company has concluded that there is an impairment of certain assets, and the impairment loss of Rs.106.29 crores, net of deferred tax credit of Rs.38.89 crores has been adjusted against the opening balance of general reserves as at April 1, 2004, as per the transitional provision.
  3. Provision for tax considers the effect of the changes, including the cess proposed in the Finance Bill, 2004.
  4. Status of complaints received from investors during the quarter, complaints resolved and those pending are as follows :-

    Particulars of Complaints

    Numbers

    Outstanding as on 01 April 2004

    25

    Received during the quarter

    17

    Resolved during the quarter

    38

    Outstanding as on 30 June 2004

    4


  5. The Statutory Auditors have carried out a Limited Review of the results for the quarter ended 30 June 2004.

  6. The previous period figures have been restated to include those of the erstwhile Hind Lever Chemicals Limited (HLCL), and these have been regrouped/rearranged wherever necessary.

This has been taken on on record in the board meeting of date

Place: Mumbai
Dated: July 23, 2004

Tata Chemicals Ltd.

Ratan Tata

Chairman


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