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  UNAUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER AND
NINE MONTHS ENDED 31st DECEMBER, 2004

  [Rs./Lakhs]

Sr. No.

PARTICULARS

QUARTER ENDED

NINE MONTHS ENDED

YEAR ENDED

   

31.12.2004

31.12.2003

31.12.2004

31.12.2003

31.03.2004 (AUDITED)

1

Net Sales / Income from Operations(Note 2):          
  Sales

1998.88

5,281.49

4534.25

15099.69

20904.68

  Conversion charges

4150.26

2767.1

12836.58

8211.93

10673.46

  Sales and conversion charges (Gross)

6149.14

8048.59

17370.83

23311.62

31,578.14

  Less : Excise duty on Sales

196.32

831

464.82

2208.5

2,794.81

  Sales and Conversion charges (Net)

5,952.82

7217.59

16906.01

21103.12

28,783.33

2

Other Income

425.84

587.54

1356.3

1668.37

2,272.45

  Total Income

6378.66

7805.12

18262.31

22771.49

31,055.78

3

Total Expenditure :          
  (a)(Increase)/ Decrease in Stock in-trade

-556

-436.71

-438.11

-194.7

274.31

  (b)Consumption of Raw Materials

1,739.62

2995.93

3402.68

7859.24

10,480.86

  (c)Staff Cost

1184.58

1115.14

3529.07

3642.8

4,539.00

      [Note 3(a)]          
  (d)Stores & Consumables

511.84

503.45

1443.42

1481.17

2,048.91

  (e)Power,Fuel etc.

1008.22

920.93

2957.97

2877.91

3,782.92

  (f)Other Expenditure (Includes Freight. & Handling, Repair & Maint. etc.)

1064.92

1016.83

2882.3

2476.82

3,563.80

4

Profit Before Depreciation, Interest & Tax(1+2-3)

1425.48

1,689.56

4484.98

4628.25

6,365.98

5

Interest

440.73

554.78

1329.52

1717.55

2,423.88

6

Profit Before Depreciation & Tax (4-5)

984.75

1134.78

3155.46

2910.7

3,942.10

7

Depreciation

475

476.48

1449.67

1347.45

1,807.87

8

Extraordinary/Non-recurring items (Note-3)          

9

Profit before Tax

509.75

658.3

1705.79

1563.25

2,134.23

10

Provision for taxation (Note-4)

50

-

100

-

-

11

Net Profit

459.75

658.3

1605.79

1563.25

2,134.23

12

Paid up Equaity Share Capital ( Face Value of equity share is Rs. 10/- each)

2,890.91

2,890.91

2,890.91

2,890.91

2,890.91

13

Paid up Preference Share Capital(Face Value of preference share is Rs.100/- each)

11,233.00

11,233.00

11,233.00

11,233.00

11,233.00

14

Reserves(Excluding revaluation reserve)        

317.53

15

Basic Earnings Per Share - (Rupees)(Equity Shares) - not annualised

1.59

2.27

5.54

5.39

7.36

16

Diluted Earnings Per Share-(Rupees) (Equity Share) - not annualised

0.33

0.47

1.14

1.11

1.51

17

Aggregate of Non-Promoter Shareholding:          
  No. of Equity Shares

19,656,889

19,656,789

19,656,889

19,656,789

19,656,889

  Percentage of Share holding

67.77%

67.77%

67.77%

67.77%

67.77%

Notes:

1.

Figures for the corresponding period have been rearranged and regrouped wherever necessary, except as indicated in Note 3 below :

 
2.

Actual production (Including Conversion)

 
  Three months ended 31.12.2004 In (MT) Three months ended 31.12.2003 In (MT) Nine months ended 31.12.2004 In (MT) Nine months ended 31.12.2003 In (MT) Year ended 31.03.2004 In (MT)
(a) Cold Rolled Coils* 41,455 39,146 121707* 115420*    154,211*
(b) Electrolytic Tinplate          
- own production 5055 12853 10245 33896 46,773
- on conversion account 20,956 19,919 91,721 60,617 81,211
* Includes 102837 MT (corresponding previous period : 95,893 MT; 2003-04 : 128,718 MT) transferred to Electrolytic Tinplate production
During April-December 2004 the production on Conversion Account was considerably higher compared to April-December 2003 as shown above. Hence, in view of increased production on Conversion Account, both cost of raw material and Income from sale are significantly lower during April-December 2004 as compared to April-December 2003.
  Three months ended 31.12.2004 Amount (Rs./Lakhs) Three months ended 31.12.2003 Amount (Rs./Lakhs) Nine months ended 31.12.2004 Amount (Rs./Lakhs) Nine months ended 31.12.2003 Amount (Rs./Lakhs) Year ended 31.03.2004 In (MT)
3. (a) Staff cost includes amortisation of Compensation under VRS/ESS
245.11 293.37 732.70 1070.92 996.48
  
  
3.
(b)

Consequent upon introduction of Accounting Standard (AS) 26 issued by the Institute of Chattered Accountants of India (ICAI) effective from 1st April 2003, compensation paid/payable w.e.f 1st April, 2003 under VRS/ESS was recognised and charged as and when incurred till 31st December 2003. However, with regard to such items incurred prior to 1st April, 2003 the Company's accounting policy of amortising thereof, over the period through which benefit of reduced costs are expected to be available, (limited to 10 years) continued to be followed.

Pursuant to Limited Revision to AS 26 announced in March 2004, it was decided during quarter ended 31st March, 2004 to apply the policy of amortising VRS/ESS compensation paid/payable on or after 1st April 2003 for the entire year to 31st March 2004, (limited to 10 years) in keeping with the earlier policy referred to above. Accordingly, additional charge in this regard amounting to Rs. 323.42 lakhs remains included in figures for the nine months ended 31st December, 2003 as shown above and not rearranged.

  
4.

Provision for taxation represents proportionate charge towards Minimum Alternate Tax. Position with regard to Deferred Tax will be reviewed at the year-end.

  
5.

The Company's operations predominantly is manufacture of Electrolytic Tinplate, in course of which certain intermediate product ,namely, Full Hard Cold -Rolled coils in small quantity are also produced and marketed. The Company is managed organizationally as a unified entity catering predominantly to the domestic market along with export to a few countries with similar economic environment and, therefore, according to the management, this is a single segment company as envisaged in AS-17 issued by ICAI.

  
6.

Total number of investors complaints pending at the beginning of the quarter : 1 , Received during the quarter : 1 , disposed off : 2 and pending at the end of the quarter : Nil.

  
7.

The above results were reviewed by the Audit Committee and thereafter approved at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on 28th of January, 2005. The Company's auditors have carried out a limited review of the Financial Results for the Quarter and Nine Months ended 31st December, 2004 in compliance with Clause 41 of the Listing Agreement.

  
Kolkata
28th January, 2005
By Order of the Board
B.L.Raina
(Managing Director)
  

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