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Unaudited financial results (provisional) for three months ended 30th September 2001

Sr. No Particulars Three months ended on 30.09.2001 Rs. lakhs Three months ended on 30.09.2000
Rs. lakhs
Six months ended 30.09.2001 Six months ended 30.09.2000 Year ended
31.03.2001 (Audited) Rs. lakhs
1 Net sales / income from operations 21049 18977 46571 41582 85372
2 Other Income 392 527 604 739 1409
3 Total expenditure
(a) Increase / decerase in stock-in-trade (2071) (861) (574) 894 (14)
(b) Consumption of raw materials 14054 12388 29598 24818 52994
(c) Staff cost 2838 2347 5270 4974 10030
(d) Excise duty 1963 2055 4364 4395 8916
(e) Other expenditure 3340 2705 5933 4992 10694
Total 20124 18634 44591 40073 82620
4 Net Interest 74 360 333 813 963
5 Depreciation 399 360 842 727 1479
6 Profit before tax and extraordinary
income (expenses)
844 150 1409 708 1719
7 Extraordinary items (net) (397) 310 (782) (146) 1147
8 Provision before taxation 447 460 627 562 572
9 Provision for taxation - current 164 20 175 50 14
10 Provision for taxation - deffered (73) - (81) - -
11 Profit after tax 356 440 533 512 558
12 Paid-up equity share capital 3305 3305 3305 3305 3305
13 Reserves excluding revaluation reserves 12202
14 Basic and dilited earning per share (Rs.) 3305 1.33 1.61 1.55 1.69
15 Aggregate of non-promoter shareholdings
- Number of shares 26125824 - - - 26,457,560
- Percentage of shareholding 78.96% - - - 79.96%

Notes

  1. Earnings per share for the three months and six months ended 30th September, 2001 and 30th September, 2000 are for the respective periods (not annualised).
  2. Extraordinary Items (Net) for the quarter ended 30th September, 2001 comprise amortisation of VRS expenses - Rs.717 lakhs (quarter ended 30th September, 2000 : Rs.541 lakhs), Provision for diminution in value of investments - Rs.606 lakhs (quarter ended 30th September, 2000 : Rs. 1278 lakhs), Loss on sale of investment net of provision made in the past - Rs. 300 lakhs (quarter ended 30th September, 2000 : Profit of Rs. 1820 lakhs), Profit on sale of property/undertaking - Rs. 1943 lakhs (quarter ended 30th September, 2000 : Nil), Reversal of warranty provision - Nil (quarter ended 30th September, 2000 : Rs. 309 lakhs), Provision against advances to subsidiaries - Rs.717 lakhs (quarter ended 30th September, 2000 : Nil)
  3. Accounting standard 22 relating to Accounting for Taxes on Income is mandatory effective 1st April, 2001. In accordance with the requirements of this standard, Tax effect of timing difference arising during the current quarter of Rs.73 lakhs has been accounted.
    Net deferred tax asset pertaining to the period prior to 1st April, 2001 amounting to Rs.1156 lakhs (as revised from Rs.3329 lakhs reported in the quarter ended 30th June, 2001) has been added to the Reserves as at 1st April, 2001 and the reserves as on 1st April, 2001 have increased to Rs. 13358 lakhs.
  4. As per Bombay High Courts order received on 20th September, 2001 Voltas International Ltd. (VIL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Voltas Limited has been merged with the Company effective 1st April, 2001.
    The results for the current quarter includes results of Voltas International Ltd. for the six months ended 30th September, 2001 as given below :


  5. Rs. In lakhs

    Net Sales / Income from Operations 5755
    Total Expenditure 4636
    Profit before tax and Extraordinary Income / (Expenses) 1280
    Provision for taxation 172
    Profit after tax 1108

  6. Provision for taxation - Current, consists of foreign income tax of Rs.172 lakhs and wealth tax of Rs. 3 lakhs.
  7. The Company has sold 74% of its shareholding in Voltas Switchgear Ltd. during the current quarter and accordingly, Voltas Switchgear Ltd. ceased to be a subsidiary of the Company.
  8. Figures in the corresponding period last year have been regrouped for making them comparable.
  9. The above results have been taken on record by the Board of Directors at its Meeting held on 25th October, 2001.
Dated: 25 Oct, 2001

N. D. Khurody
Managing Director


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