 |
 |
|
| |
 |
|
|
|
Market
cap of over Rs. 70 billion |
|
|
Approximately 275,000 shareholders |
|
|
Over
96 per cent of shares dematerialised
|
|
|
|
275,804
GDRs issued as on 30 June 2008 |
|
|
|
Dividend
of 50 per cent |
|
|
|
EPS
of Rs.80.94 as on 31 March 2008 |
|
|
|
ECS
facility available for dividends
|
|
|
|
Transfer-cum-demat
facility
|
|
|
|
 |
|
|
|
| investors
> financials |
 |
 |
|
 |
|
|
|
 |
Profit and loss account as on 31 March 2008
|
|
Schedule
|
2008
|
Rs.
in crore as on 31 March 2007
|
|
Income
|
| Gross
sales |
|
6,286.24
|
5,484.04
|
| Less
: excise duty |
|
777.02
|
573.52
|
| Net
sales |
|
5,509.22
|
4,910.52
|
|
Interest
and dividend income
|
13
|
37.47
|
29.82
|
|
Other
income
|
14
|
62.38
|
31.64
|
| Increase
/ (decrease) in stocks |
15
|
26.63
|
(32.54)
|
|
|
|
5,635.70
|
4,939.44
|
|
Expenditure
|
|
Raw
materials consumed
|
16
|
536.77
|
397.23
|
|
Manufacturing
expenses
|
17
|
1,824.91
|
1,649.76
|
| Purchase
of finished products |
|
13.68
|
182.43
|
|
Payments
to and provision for employees
|
18
|
171.55
|
117.22
|
|
Selling,
distribution, administration and other expenses
|
19
|
1,282.25
|
1,118.05
|
|
Interest
|
20
|
75.67
|
86.83
|
| Depreciation
and obsolescence |
|
237.23
|
226.25
|
|
|
|
4,142.06
|
3,777.77
|
Less
: self consumption of cement {net of excise
duty Rs. 5.13 crore (previous year Rs. 1.14
crore)}
|
|
(13.37)
|
(4.52)
|
| |
|
4,128.69
|
3,773.25
|
| Profit
before tax expenses |
|
1,507.01
|
1,166.19
|
| Income
tax expenses |
|
|
|
Provision
for current tax {including provision for wealth
tax Rs. 0.18 crore (previous year Rs. 0.11
crore) and interest of Rs. 4.25 crore (previous
year Rs. 0.62 crore)}
|
|
510.24
|
396.00
|
| Deferred
tax |
|
(16.71)
|
(16.70)
|
| Provision
for fringe benefit tax |
|
5.87
|
4.61
|
| Profit
after tax |
|
1,007.61
|
782.28
|
| Balance
brought forward from previous year |
|
775.16
|
180.57
|
Profit
available for appropriation
|
|
1,782.77
|
962.85
|
| Appropriations |
| Interim
dividend paid |
|
-
|
49.79
|
| Proposed
dividend |
|
62.24
|
-
|
Corporate
dividend tax
|
|
10.58
|
6.98
|
| Debenture
redemption reserve |
|
(8.17)
|
30.92
|
General
reserve
|
|
120.00
|
100.00
|
| Balance
carried to balance sheet |
|
1,598.12
|
775.16
|
|
|
1,782.77
|
962.85
|
| Basic
earnings per equity share (in Rs.) {See Note
B 19(A)} |
|
80.94
|
62.84
|
| Diluted
earnings per equity share (in Rs.) {See Note
B 19(B)} |
|
80.91
|
62.84
|
| Accounting
policies and notes on accounts |
21
& 22
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
