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Tata Coffee Limited

 

Unaudited financial results (provisional) for the half year ended 30th September 2000

Rs/Crore
Particulars Quarter ended 30 Sept
Unaudited
Six months period Ended 30 Sept Unaudited Previous Accounting year ended 31.03.2000
2000 1999 2000 1999 Audited
Income from operations 5084.55 6609.28 10168.21 10577.19 21569.11
Other income 107.96 47.23 149.45 68.45 218.69
Total income 5192.51 6656.51 10317.66 10645.64 21787.80
Expenditure
a. Raw materials / stores 2061.44 1255.83 4181.91 2470.15 5541.71
b. Employee cost 601.55 681.06 1354.30 1451.23 4084.95
c. Other expenditure 1571.69 1371.46 3235.94 2503.37 7256.04
d. (Accretion) decretion to stock 509.48 5487.18 158.20 2087.68 (62.02)
Total expenditure 4744.16 5487.18 8930.35 8512.43 16820.68
Gross profit before interest & depreciation 448.35 1169.33 1387.31 2133.21 4967.12
Less : interest 222.43 117.77 324.56 220.83 437.20
Gross profit after interest but before & depreciation 225.92 1051.56 1062.75 1912.38 4529.92
Less : depreciation 143.66 119.11 286.60 239.82 563.40
Profit before extraordinary item & tax 82.26 932.45 776.15 1672.56 3966.52
Less : extraordinary item 42.50 366.61 42.50 366.1
Profit before tax 39.76 565.84 733.65 1305.95 3966.52
Less : tax (67.80) 90.41 28.72 390.39 1355.00
Profit after tax 107.56 475.43 704.93 915.58 2611.52
Paid up equity shrare capital (Face Value = Rs 10 per share) 1246.87 950.70 1246.87 950.70 1246.87
Share capital pending allotment
296.17
296.17
Reserves excluding revaluation reserve



10932.69
Earnings per share for the period and for pervious year
(Rs.per Share)
0.86 3.81 5.65 7.34 20.94

Notes:

  1. The company's post-merger results have improved substantially in all areas and this is also reflected in the earnings per share.
  2. The Company`s business being seasonal in nature,the Finance Results for the quater are not indicative of the expected Financial Results for the year.
  3. The company has signed an Agreement for the sale of its entire Equity holdings in Saptarishi Agro Industries Ltd.,to Global Green Company Limited, New Delhi.Full provision has been made in the Accounts under "Extraordinary Item" for diminution in value of Investment.
  4. The Company has acquired a coffee estate in Kodagu viz, Coovercolly Estate comparising of 1320.88 acres from Kothari Industrial Corporation Limited.With the acquisition of this estate ,the company`s total acreage has increased to 19,751 acres.The Intrest expenditure Includes a charge of Rs.84.82 Lakhs,consequent to this acqisition.
  5. The above results were taken on record at the Meeting of the Board of Directors held on 23rd October,2000
Place: Chennai
Dated: 23 October 2000

For Consolidated Coffee Limited

R. K. Krishna Kumar

Chairman


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