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Titan Industries Limited

 


Unaudited financial results (provisional) for the period ended 31st December, 2002

(Rs. in crore)

Particulars Quarter
ended
31-12-2002
Quarter
ended
31-12-2001
Nine months
ended
31-12-2002
Nine months
ended
31-12-2001
Year ended
31-3-2002
(Audited)
Net sales / Income from operations 228.96 207.44 539.16 448.02 724.78
Other Income 0.61 0.28 1.34 1.69 2.24
Total Income 229.57 207.72 540.50 449.71 727.02
Expenditure
Decrease / (Increase) in stock in trade 2.08 3.72 (41.89) (21.71) 18.84

Consumption of raw materials

136.32 114.20 340.64 256.27 379.23
Excise duty 16.18 14.93 45.86 40.24 58.84
Staff cost 19.39 18.44 58.25 53.48 76.32
Advertising 13.37 13.44 31.37 26.94 36.55
Other expenditure 12.48 15.78 47.83 41.04 64.43
Total expenditure 199.82 180.51 482.06 396.26 634.21
Interest 11.19 11.37 32.76 36.14 46.26
Depreciation 5.68 5.57 16.82 16.40 23.28
Amortisation 6.43 0.27 11.28 0.80 5.11
Profit / (Loss) before extraordinary item 6.45 10.00 (2.42) 0.11 18.16
Extraordinary item - VRS cost 1.24 - 3.44 - -
Profit / (Loss) before taxes 5.21 10.00 (5.86) 0.11 18.16
Income taxes - Current tax 0.64 0.04 0.64 0.04 6.12
- Deferred tax 0.01 2.97 (2.90) (0.45) (1.05)
Profit / (Loss) after taxes 4.56 6.99 (3.60) 0.52 13.09
Paid-up equity share capital (face value: Rs.10 per share) 42.28 42.28 42.28 42.28 42.28
Paid-up preference share capital 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00 40.00
Reserves excluding revaluation reserves - - - - 82.42
Basic and diluted earnings per equity share (Rupees) 0.87 1.44 (1.49) (0.54) 2.20
Aggregate of Non-Promoter shareholding
- Number of shares 19,078,141 19,078,141 19,078,141 19,078,141 19,078,141
- Percentage of shareholding 45.1% 45.1% 45.1% 45.1% 45.1%

Segment Results

Particulars Quarter
ended
31-12-2002
Quarter
ended
31-12-2001
Nine months
ended
31-12-2002
Nine months
ended
31-12-2001
Year ended
31-3-2002
(Audited)
Net sales / Income from segments
Watches & Clocks 124.04 122.47 307.16 277.19 458.74
Jewellery 105.18 85.26 232.75 172.19 267.72
Total 229.22 207.73 539.91 449.38 726.46
Profit / (Loss) from segments before interest and taxes
Watches & Clocks 13.76 17.13 23.09 28.00 51.52
Jewellery 3.52 4.36 6.72 8.35 12.80
Total 17.28 21.49 29.81 36.35 64.32
Less : Interest attributable to segments 10.86 10.64 31.87 33.84 43.64
Operating profit / (loss) from segments 6.43 10.85 (2.06) 2.51 20.68
Less : Extraordinary item - VRS cost 1.24 - 3.43 - -
Profit / (Loss) from segments before taxes 5.19 10.85 (5.49) 2.51 20.68
Unallocable expenditure net of unallocable income 0.02 (0.85) (0.37) (2.40) (2.52)
Profit / (Loss) before taxes 5.21 10.00 (5.86) 0.11 18.16
Capital employed in segments
Watches & Clocks 510.41 485.08 510.41 485.08 470.81
Jewellery 86.70 147.59 86.70 147.59 135.87
Others (Corporate) 46.79 46.71 46.79 46.71 45.88
Total 643.90 679.38 643.90 679.38 652.56

Notes:

  1. Both watch and jewellery sales recorded encouraging growth over the same period last year.
  2. The Company introduced a voluntary retirement scheme (VRS) for its employees, the cost of which is being amortised over a period of five years.
  3. Amortisation costs include additional outgoings on brand building and related outlays for the European operations, and one-time consultancy charges for long-term operating and strategic initiatives.
  4. Consequent to the Accounting Standard AS 22 on 'Accounting for taxes on income' becoming mandatory effective 1st April 2001, the Company had adjusted the cumulative deferred tax liability of Rs.45.63 crores against the reserves as on 1st April 2001.

    Deferrred tax for the nine months ended 31st December 2002 has been accounted and disclosed above.
  5. The figures of the previous period have been regrouped / recast, where necessary.

The above statement of financial results was taken on record by the Board of Directors at their meeting held on 25th January 2003.

Chennai
Dated: 25 Jan 2003

For & on behalf of the Board of Directors
Bhaskar Bhat
Managing Director


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