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Unaudited financial results for the quarter ended
31 December, 2004

September 21, 2000

(Rs. in Crores)

 

Particulars

Unaudited

Audited

Quarter ended 31 December, 2004

Corresponding Quarter in the Previous Year

Nine Months ended 31 December, 2004

Corresponding Nine Months in the Previous Year

Year ended 31 March, 2004

1

Sales / Income from Operations

1,069.67

783.07

2,370.81

2,059.44

2,652.73

 

Less : Excise Duty

30.53

28.19

82.23

80.45

108.58

 

Net Sales/ Income from Operations

1,039.14

754.88

2,288.58

1,978.99

2,544.15

 

2

Expenditure

 

 

 

 

 

 

a)

Decrease / (Increase) in stock-in-trade

204.51

79.28

128.94

34.19

(21.68)

 

b)

Consumption of Raw Materials

283.71

244.58

803.10

721.37

975.47

 

c)

Cost of Traded Goods

125.47

65.12

179.47

134.50

157.50

 

d)

Staff Cost

27.66

25.86

78.42

73.73

97.93

 

e)

Stores, Spare Parts and Consumables

36.77

25.83

96.81

76.48

139.80

 

f)

Power & Fuel

96.57

85.33

281.97

244.39

321.68

 

g)

Freight and Forwarding Charges

55.70

48.21

148.95

137.74

173.02

 

h)

Other Expenditure

78.36

59.92

188.77

171.13

240.64

 

 

Total Expenditure (2a to 2h)

908.75

634.13

1,906.43

1,593.53

2,084.36

 

3

Profit from Operations (1-2)

130.39

120.75

382.15

385.46

459.79

4

Other Income

29.46

6.47

59.32

33.31

38.85

5

Interest on Refunds of Tax

22.23

16.26

22.75

31.97

38.26

6

Interest - net

6.15

11.93

19.29

42.95

50.91

7

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

175.93

131.55

444.93

407.79

485.99

8

Depreciation

34.03

36.05

102.54

107.89

144.15

 

9

Profit before Exceptional Items and Tax (7-8)

141.90

95.50

342.39

299.90

341.84

10

Exceptional Items Employees'
Separation Compensation

0.49

3.59

1.47

14.88

15.76

 

11

Profit before Tax (9-10)

141.41

91.91

340.92

285.02

326.08

12

Taxes

44.82

32.76

111.50

94.15

105.55

 

13

Profit after Tax (11-12)

96.59

59.15

229.42

190.87

220.53

14

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

215.16

215.16 *

215.16

215.16 *

215.16 *

15

Reserves excluding Revaluation Reserves

 

 

 

 

1,820.18

 

16

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

4.49

2.75

10.66

8.87

10.25

17

Aggregate of Non-Promoter Shareholding

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Number of Shares

156,894,617

160,216,769

156,894,617

160,216,769

160,214,769

 

- Percentage of shareholding

72.94%

74.48%

72.94%

74.48%

74.48%

* After adjustment of Rs 34.46 crore for shares issued to the shareholders of erstwhile Hind Lever Chemicals Limited

Segment wise revenue, results and capital employed

(Rs. in Crores)

 

Particulars

Quarter ended 31 December, 2004

Corresponding Quarter in the Previous Year

Nine Months ended 31 December, 2004

Corresponding Nine Months in the Previous Year

Year ended 31 March, 2004

1

Segment Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

a. Inorganic Chemicals

297.16

253.53

815.67

749.24

1,012.14

 

b. Fertilisers

741.98

506.41

1,472.91

1,244.59

1,551.75

 

Total

1,039.14

759.94

2,288.58

1,993.83

2,563.89

 

Less : Inter segment revenue

-

5.06

-

14.84

19.74

 

 

Net Sales / Income from Operations

1,039.14

754.88

2,288.58

1,978.99

2,544.15

2

Segment Result

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit / (Loss) before Tax and Interest

 

 

 

 

 

a. Inorganic Chemicals

42.41

47.87

152.83

170.00

205.64

 

b. Fertilisers

65.72

45.53

159.20

137.82

151.90

 

Total

108.13

93.40

312.03

307.82

357.54

 

Less :

 

 

 

 

 

 

(i) Interest - net

6.15

11.93

19.29

42.95

50.91

 

(ii) Unallocable income net of unallocable expenditure

(39.43)

(10.44)

(48.18)

(20.15)

(19.45)

 

 

Profit before Tax

141.41

91.91

340.92

285.02

326.08

3

Capital Employed

 

 

 

 

 

 

a. Inorganic Chemicals

797.58

935.81

797.58

935.81

894.30

 

b. Fertilisers

1,247.73

1,317.42

1,247.73

1,317.42

1,464.76

Notes:

  1. Revenue in respect of urea is recognised 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. Other income includes Rs 27.92 crore towards profit on sale of a long term investment sold during the quarter.
  3. Status of complaints received from investors during the quarter, complaints resolved and those pending are as follows:-

    Particulars of Complaints

    Numbers

    Outstanding as on 1 October, 2004

    8

    Received during the quarter

    14

    Resolved during the quarter

    14

    Outstanding as on 31 December, 2004

    8


  4. The Statutory Auditors have carried out a ‘Limited Review’ of the results for the quarter and nine months ended 31 December, 2004.

  5. The previous period's figures have been restated to include those of the Phosphatics Division, formerly Hind Lever Chemicals Limited, and these have been regrouped / rearranged wherever necessary.

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

 
Place: Mumbai
Dated: January 18, 2005
Tata Chemicals Ltd.

Ratan Tata

Chairman

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