UNAUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS (PROVISIONAL) FOR THE QUARTER

 

 

ENDED  31st MARCH, 2007

 

 

(Figures Rupees .in Lakhs)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Period ended

Quarter ended

Quarter ended

Year ended

Year ended

 

31st December, 2006

31st March, 2007

31st March, 2006

31st March, 2007

31st March, 2006

 

 (Unaudited)

 (Unaudited)

 (Unaudited)

 (Unaudited)

 (Audited)

Net Sales

11724.67

2995.37

2932.90

14720.04

12966.27

Other Income

257.49

143.38

196.69

400.87

421.26

Total Income

11982.16

3138.75

3129.59

15120.91

13387.53

Total Expenditure

 

 

 

 

 

a) (Increase) /decrease in stock in trade.

(192.60)

94.16

(42.42)

(98.44)

172.77

b) Consumption of materials.

4015.04

965.57

904.62

4980.61

3804.29

c) Staff Cost

972.95

287.22

281.07

1260.17

1189.81

d) Advertisement and Sales Promotion

1531.33

439.41

350.31

1970.74

1884.93

e) Other expenditure

3422.10

1111.88

1082.46

4533.98

4191.08

     Interest

32.19

5.31

9.10

37.50

40.75

     Depreciation

231.70

78.43

94.10

310.13

347.36

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit before Tax

1969.45

156.77

450.35

2126.22

1756.54

 

 

 

 

 

 

Provision for Taxation

 

 

 

 

 

  -- Current Tax

580.00

20.00

55.95

600.00

470.00

  -- Deferred Tax

(0.81)

13.96

32.85

13.15

43.80

  -- Fringe Benefit Tax

33.11

10.42

6.83

43.53

30.09

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit after Tax

1357.15

112.39

354.72

1469.54

1212.65

 

 

 

 

 

 

Paid-up equity share capital

604.80

806.40

604.80

806.40

604.80

(Face value Rs.100/-)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Reserves excluding revaluation reserves

 

 

 

6192.40

5614.08

(as per balance sheet)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic & Diluted EPS for the period (Rs)

168.30

13.94

43.99

182.23

150.38

Aggregate of Public Shareholding

 

 

 

 

 

(a) Number of Shares

351849

 

 

468003

327512

(b) Percentage of Shareholding

58.18%

 

 

58.04%

54.15%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note :

 

 

 

 

 

1.The above results were reviewed by Audit Committee and thereafter were taken on record by the Board of Directors in their meeting

   held on 21st April,2007.

 

 

 

 

 

2.The Company is in pharmaceutical business and considering the organization structure of the company and its internal financial

 

   reporting,the company has only one reportable segment as per Accounting Standard on Segment Reporting (AS - 17).

 

3.The Company had investments aggregating to Rs 14.50 lakhs in the equity shares of Zandu Chemicals Limited, a company

 

   promoted by the Company, and had also given loans / advances to the said company aggregating to Rs 356.72 lakhs,

 

   which are outstanding as at 31st March, 2007. The investee company's accumulated losses had exceeded its networth as at 31st

   March, 2006 and as informed the said company had as required by law referred the matter to the Board for Industrial and Financial

   Reconstruction (BIFR) and the said company was hopeful of positive outcome.Accordingly,on that basis no provision was considered

    necessary by the management towards the diminution in the value of investments considered temporary and loans and advances

 

    considered good of recovery. This was a matter of qualification by the statutory auditors for the year ended 31st March, 2006.

 

   Subsequently, on achieving positive  networth, the BIFR has discharged the said company from the purview of SICA,1985.

 

    Morever, the said company has become a subsidiary company w.e.f. 1st November,2006, consequent to the Company acquiring

 

   the majority of its shares (93.84%).The said Compaany has achieved higher turnover during the year and has excellent orders on hand

  and on that basis expect to further achieve improved profitability.

 

 

 

 

4.There were no complaints from investors outstanding at the beginning of the quarter. The Company has received two complaints from the

   investors during the quarter and all the complaints were disposed  off during the quarter. There were no complaints lying unresolved at

    the end of the quarter.

 

 

 

 

 

5.The Board of Directors in their meeting held on 10 th Marchr,2007 had recommended and paid an interim dividend of Rs.75/-per equity share.

   on face value of Rs.100/-each aggregating to Rs. 604.80  Lakhs including dividend distribution tax of Rs. 84.82 Lakhs

 

6.Earning per share for the previous periods has been adjusted for the issue of Bonus share in the ratio of 1:3 .

 

 

7.Previous period  figures have been regrouped wherever necessary.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

        For The Zandu Pharmaceutical Works Ltd.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Place  :  Mumbai

 

 

           (Girish Parikh)

 

 

Date    :  21 st April, 2007

 

 

        Managing Director