| |
(Rs.
crore)
|
|
|
|
31
March 08 |
31
March 07
|
|
A
|
Cash
flow from operating activities
|
|
|
Profit before tax
|
1,515.29
|
1,175.34
|
|
|
Adjustments
for:
|
|
|
|
|
Depreciation
and obsolescence
|
238.27
|
227.31
|
| |
Amortisation
of goodwill on consolidation |
1.35
|
1.35
|
|
|
Employees compensation expenses under ESOS
|
0.77
|
-
|
|
|
Provision for doubtful debts and advances
/ (written back)
|
0.20
|
-
|
|
|
Bad
debts written-off
|
1.79
|
0.76
|
|
|
Provision
for retirement benefits
|
7.43
|
4.71
|
| |
Provision
for mines restoration |
1.87
|
1.64
|
| |
Interest
and dividend income |
(36.32)
|
(27.01)
|
| |
Interest
expense |
75.67
|
86.83
|
| |
Unrealised
foreign exchange (gain) / loss |
(8.97)
|
(2.73)
|
| |
(Profit)
/ loss on sale of fixed assets |
1.18
|
-
|
| |
Profit
on sale of investment |
(1.28)
|
(0.26)
|
|
|
Operating profit before working capital
changes
|
1,797.25
|
1,467.94
|
|
|
Adjustments
for :
|
|
|
|
|
(Increase)
/ decrease in inventories
|
(178.46)
|
(54.40)
|
|
|
(Increase)
/ decrease in sundry debtors
|
(30.73)
|
(12.60)
|
|
|
(Increase) / decrease in loans and advances
|
(139.03)
|
(81.65)
|
| |
Increase
/ (decrease) in trade payables and other liabilities |
415.59
|
222.48
|
|
|
Cash
generated from operations
|
1,864.62
|
1,541.77
|
|
|
Taxes
paid
|
(483.74)
|
(421.01)
|
|
|
Net cash from operating activities (A)
|
1,380.88
|
1,120.76
|
|
B
|
Cash
flow from investing activities
|
|
|
Purchase
of fixed assets
|
(1,799.13)
|
(765.23)
|
|
|
Sale
of fixed assets
|
7.07
|
2.39
|
|
|
(Increase)
/ decrease in current investments
|
(312.34)
|
(311.00)
|
| |
Profit
on sale of investments |
1.28
|
0.26
|
|
|
Interest
and dividend received
|
36.53
|
26.95
|
|
|
Net cash used in investing activities
(B)
|
(1,441.91)
|
(1,046.63)
|
|
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
from short term borrowings (net) |
290.11
|
6.60
|
|
|
Interest
paid
|
(89.03)
|
(89.21)
|
| |
Dividend
paid |
(0.77)
|
(72.37)
|
| |
Corporate
dividend tax |
-
|
(10.04)
|
|
|
Net cash generated / (Used) in financing
activities (C)
|
76.86
|
40.59
|
| |
Net
increase in cash and cash equivalents (A +
B + C) |
15.83
|
33.54
|
| |
Cash
and cash equivalents at the beginning of the
Year |
100.11
|
68.39
|
| |
Effect
of exchange rate on consolidation of foreign
subsidiary |
(1.64)
|
(1.82)
|
| |
Cash
and cash equivalents at the end of the year |
114.30
|
100.11
|
