| |
(Rs.
crore)
|
|
|
|
31
March 08
|
31
March 07
|
|
A
|
Cash
flow from operating activities
|
| |
Profit before tax
|
1,507.01
|
1,166.19
|
|
|
Adjustments
for:
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
and obsolescence
|
237.23
|
226.25
|
|
|
Employees compensation expenses under ESOS
|
0.77
|
-
|
|
|
Bad
debts written-off
|
1.79
|
0.76
|
|
|
Provision
for retirement benefits
|
7.40
|
4.72
|
| |
Provision
for mines restoration |
1.87
|
1.64
|
| |
Interest
& dividend income |
(37.47)
|
(29.82)
|
| |
Interest
expense |
75.67
|
86.83
|
| |
Unrealised
foreign exchange (gain) / loss |
(8.97)
|
(2.73)
|
| |
(Profit)
/ loss on sale of fixed assets |
1.18
|
0.05
|
| |
(Profit)
/ loss on sale of investment |
(1.28)
|
(0.26)
|
|
|
Operating profit before working capital
changes
|
1,785.20
|
1,453.63
|
|
|
Adjustments
for :
|
|
|
|
|
(Increase)
/ decrease in inventories
|
(176.18)
|
(54.01)
|
|
|
(Increase)
/ decrease in sundry debtors
|
(34.90)
|
(11.71)
|
|
|
(Increase) / decrease in loans and advances
|
(134.73)
|
(79.85)
|
| |
Increase / (decrease) in trade payables and
other liabilities |
416.14
|
222.27
|
|
|
Cash
generated from operations
|
1,855.53
|
1,530.33
|
| |
Taxes
paid |
(480.27)
|
(417.24)
|
|
|
Net cash from operating activities (A)
|
1,375.26
|
1,113.09
|
|
B
|
Cash
flow from investing activities
|
|
|
Purchase
of fixed assets
|
(1,798.89)
|
(764.88)
|
|
|
Sale
of fixed assets
|
5.80
|
0.41
|
| |
(Increase)
/ decrease in current investments |
312.34
|
(311.00)
|
| |
Profit
on sale of investments |
1.28
|
0.26
|
|
|
Interest
and dividend received
|
37.68
|
29.76
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
(B)
|
(1,441.79)
|
(1,045.45)
|
|
C
|
Cash
flow from financing activities
|
|
|
Repayment
of long term borrowings
|
(285.00)
|
(76.00)
|
|
|
Proceeds
from long term borrowings
|
161.55
|
200.43
|
| |
Proceeds
of short term borrowings (net)
|
290.11
|
6.76
|
|
|
Interest
paid
|
(89.03)
|
(89.21)
|
| |
Dividend
paid |
-
|
(71.58)
|
| |
Corporate
dividend tax |
-
|
(10.04)
|
|
|
Net cash generated / used in financing activities
(C)
|
77.63
|
(39.64)
|
|
|
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents
(A+B+C)
|
11.10
|
27.99
|
|
|
Cash
and cash equivalents at the beginning of
the year
|
89.59
|
61.60
|
| |
Cash
and cash equivalents at the end of the year
|
100.69
|
89.59
|
