ISPAT INDUSTRIES LIMITED
AUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2005
 
(Rs Crore)
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Quarter ended June 30
Year Ended March 31
   
2005
2004
2005
         
1 Sales/Income from Operations 1311.15 1307.41 6459.39
  Less : Excise Duty 149.16 63.21 381.31
    1161.99 1244.20 6078.08
2 Other Income (1+2) 17.43 3.30 34.81
         
3 Total Income (1+2) 1179.42 1247.50 6112.89
         
4 Total Expenditure      
  a) (Increase) / Decrease in Stock in Trade (212.22) (19.59) 11.27
  b) Materials  Consumed 766.01 671.16 3025.66
  c) Power & Fuel Cost 142.00 136.21 632.91
  d) Personnel Cost 28.58 23.24 112.43
  e) Other Expenditure 187.06 229.29 834.49
  Total Expenditure (4a to 4e) 911.43 1040.31 4616.76
         
5 Profit before Interest & Finance Charges, Depreciation, Deferred Revenue Expenditure & Exceptional Items (3-4) 267.99 207.19 1496.13
     
         
6 Interest & Finance Charges 158.62 164.46 534.06
         
7 Depreciation 106.99 108.92 435.99
         
8 Deferred Revenue Expenditure Written off - 4.29 35.68
         
9 Profit before Exceptional Items (5-6-7-8)
2.38 (70.48) 490.40
         
10 Exceptional Items (Net)
- - 405.14
         
11 Profit before Tax (9+10)
2.38 (70.48) 895.54
         
12 Provision for Taxation (Net)      
   - Current (Including relating to earlier years) - - (0.62)
   - Deferred Tax Charge /(Credit) 0.29 (24.86) 200.10
  - Fringe Benefit Tax 0.89 - -
         
13 Net Profit / (Loss) (11-12) 1.20 (45.62) 696.06
         
14 Paid-Up Equity Share Capital
(Equity Share of Rs 10/- each)
685.81 685.77 685.80
         
15 Reserves excluding Revaluation Reserve - - 745.56
         
16 Basic EPS (Rs) (0.19)
(0.88) 9.34
  Diluted EPS (Rs) (0.19) (0.88) 7.05
  (Not Annualised)      
         
17 Aggregate of Non-Promoter Shareholding      
  - Number of shares 315238656
315238656 315238656
  - Percentage of shareholding 45.52 45.52 45.52
Notes
1
The company's projects, namely, Sinter Plant, Oxygen Plant and Electric Arc Furnace (II) are likely to be completed during the next quarter adding to the company's production capacity and also reduce operating costs with consequent improvement in profitability.
   
2(a)
The conversion of equity into 0.01% Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares (CRPS) and allotment of Equity Shares in terms of the Scheme of Reconstruction and Amalgamation is yet to be effected pending completion of the legal formalities.
   
2(b)
M/s Ispat Metallics India Limited (IMIL) is proposed to be merged with the company effective from 1st April 2004. The Hon'ble High Courts at Calcutta and Bombay have approved the Scheme of Reconstruction and Amalgamation. Pending further compliances, relating to the merger, the above results are exclusive of the provisional losses of IMIL, aggregating to Rs. 483 crores approximately and Rs. 81 crores approximately for the year ended 31st March 2005 and quarter ended 30th June 2005 respectively.
   
2(c)
M/s Ispat Metallics India Limited (IMIL) is proposed to be merged with the company effective from April 1, 2004. Pending various approvals concerning the above merger, the above results are exclusive of the provisional losses of IMIL, aggregating to Rs 351 crore approximately for the nine-month period ended December 31, 2004. Further, based on legal opinion obtained by the company, no provision has been considered for minimum alternate tax, in view of the above losses of IMIL and brought forward business losses of the company.
   
3
Other expenditure in clause 4(e) above includes Rs. 19.47 crores being the loss on fixed assets discarded during the quarter, upon revamping and modification of the Sponge Iron Plant.
   
4
The company has identified Iron & Steel products as its sole operating segment and, hence, no further disclosure is required under Accounting Standard 17.
   
5
Previous period figures have been re-grouped / re-arranged wherever necessary.
   
6
At the beginning of the quarter ended 30th June 2005, there were 3 complaints from investors pending for disposal. During the quarter, 435 complaints were received and 438 complaints were disposed. At the end of the quarter, no complaints from investors were pending for disposal.
   
7
The above results for the Quarter ended 30th June, 2005 were reviewed by the Audit Committee and taken on record by the Board of Directors at their respective meetings held on 30th August, 2005.
   
8
The above results were reviewed by the Audit Committee and taken on record by the Board of Directors at their meeting held on January 24, 2005 and have been subjected to a limited review by the company’s statutory auditors.
   
   
Place: Mumbai
Dated: August 30, 2005
For and on behalf of the Board
 
Anil Sureka
Executive Director (Finance)