(Rs in crore)

Particulars

Unaudited

Total

Audited

Quarter ended 31 December, 2005

Corresponding quarter in the previous year

Nine months ended 31 December, 2005

Corresponding nine months in the previous year

Year ended 31 March, 2005

1

Sales / Income from Operations

1,290.92

1,069.67

2,863.01

2,370.81

3,123.41

Less: Excise Duty

33.04

30.53

98.62

82.23

115.27

Net Sales/ Income from Operations

1,257.88

1,039.14

2,764.39

2,288.58

3,008.14

2

Expenditure

a)

Decrease / (Increase) in stock-in-trade

114.15

204.51

(34.59)

128.94

41.05

b)

Consumption of Raw Materials

443.92

283.71

1,088.05

803.10

1,122.18

c)

Cost of Traded Goods

192.45

125.47

361.30

179.47

236.56

d)

Staff Cost

31.82

27.66

88.26

78.42

106.43

e)

Stores, Spare Parts and Consumables

48.54

41.20

130.09

107.74

144.60

f)

Power & Fuel

97.45

96.57

245.57

281.97

381.07

g)

Freight and Forwarding Charges

66.54

55.70

174.36

148.95

198.35

h)

Other Expenditure

92.43

73.93

233.06

177.84

262.37

Total Expenditure (2a to 2h)

1,087.30

908.75

2,286.10

1,906.43

2,492.61

3

Profit from Operations (1-2)

170.58

130.39

478.29

382.15

515.53

4

Other Income

10.75

29.46

51.55

59.32

70.87

5

Interest on Refunds of Tax

0.00

22.23

5.53

22.75

30.87

6

Interest Expense (net)

2.88

6.15

8.37

19.29

24.57

7

Profit after Interest but before Depreciation,
Exceptional Items and Tax (3+4+5-6)

178.45

175.93

527.00

444.93

592.70

8

Depreciation

34.62

34.03

103.27

102.54

137.70

9

Profit before Exceptional Items and Tax (7-8)

143.83

141.90

423.73

342.39

455.00

10

Exceptional Items
Employees' Separation Compensation

1.02

0.49

2.69

1.47

2.06

11

Profit before Tax (9-10)

142.81

141.41

421.04

340.92

452.94

12

Taxes

Current (including Fringe Benefit Tax)

53.23

48.21

154.97

121.07

162.14

Deferred - net

(8.23)

(3.39)

(22.54)

(9.57)

(49.75)

13

Profit after Tax (11-12)

97.81

96.59

288.61

229.42

340.55

14

Paid up Equity Share Capital
(Face value: Rs 10 per Share)

215.16

215.16

215.16

215.16

215.16

15

Reserves excluding Revaluation Reserves

1,782.68

16

Earnings - Rs per Share (not annualised)

Basic

4.55

4.49

13.42

10.66

15.83

Diluted

4.07

4.49

12.01

10.66

15.53

17

Aggregate of Non-Promoter Shareholding

Number of Shares

153,535,549

156,894,617

153,535,549

156,894,617

156,893,639

Percentage of shareholding

71.38%

72.94%

71.38%

72.94%

72.94%