Unaudited Financial Results for the Quarter Ended 31.03.2008

         
(Rs in Lacs)
   
Quarter
Ended
31.03.2008
(Unaudited)
Quarter
Ended
31.03.2007
(Unaudited)
Year
Ended
31.12.2007
(Audited)
Gross Sales    
17,589
14,947
64,327
Less: Excise & Sales Tax    
1,765
1,922
7,268
Net Sales / Income from Operations    
15,824
13,025
57,059
Other Income (Refer Note D)    
72
238
1,170
Total Income    
15,896
13,263
58,229
Expenditure    
  (Increase)/ Decrease In Stock In Trade    
(138)
(236)
(752)
  Consumption of Raw & Packing Materials    
11,415
9,403
41,333
  Staff Costs    
1,046
958
4,394
  Depreciation & Amortisation
   
730
668
2,886
  Other Expenditure    
1,707
1,510
6,499
Total Expenditure    
14,760
12,303
54,360
Interest (Net) (Refer Note E)    
(42)
25
173
Profit Before Exceptional Items    
1,178
935
3,696
Exceptional Items (+Income/ (-) Loss)
   
-
-
(318)
Profit from Ordinary Activities Before Tax
   
1,178
935
3,378
Provision for  - Current Taxes (Refer Note F)    
262
86
482
                     - Deferred Taxes    
(39)
62
12
                     - Fringe Benefits Tax    
13
13
47
Profit from Ordinary Activities After Tax    
942
774
2,837
Dividend recommended/ paid per Equity Share (Rs.)    
1.80
Paid Up Share Capital - Equity Face Value Rs.2    
1,254
1,254
1,254
Reserves (Excl. Revaluation Reserve)    
22,279
Basic & Diluted EPS including Exceptional Items (Not Annualised) (Rs.)    
1.50
1.23
4.53
Basic & Diluted EPS excluding Exceptional Items (Not Annualised) (Rs.)    
1.50
1.23
4.89
Aggregate of Public Shareholding    
- Number of Shares    
22,734,830
22,734,830
22,734,830
- Percentage of Shareholding    
36.27%
36.27%
36.27%






Notes:          
A. Inter Unit Sales (Incl. in Net Sales & Raw Materials Consumed above)
1,225
921
3,853
 
Auditors have qualified their opinion on the results for the quarter ended 31st March 2008 (as in the prior periods) for inclusion of inter unit sales in net sales & raw materials consumed. The management has continued with this practice as in its view this treatment helps in correctly evaluating the operating profit ratio & the asset turnover ratio. Further this treatment has no impact on profits for the quarter.
B.
There were no investor complaints pending at the beginning & at the end of the quarter. No investor complaint was received during the quarter.
C. 

The company's sole business segment is consumer packaging & all activities of the company are incidental to this business segment.

D. 
A book loss of Rs.116 Lacs has been taken in Q1 2008, for mark to market valuation of forex contracts which have been entered into to hedge the forecast transactions, consequent to the ICAI announcement of 29th March 2008 on Accounting for Derivatives. Accordingly other income for Q1-2008 is lower to that extent.
E.
Interest Expense is net of Interest Income of Rs.117 Lacs received during Q1-2008 on Income Tax Refunds.
F.
Provision for current taxes for Q1-2008 is net of write back of excess provision for earlier periods of Rs.62 Lacs on finalisation of assessment.
G.
Reconstruction of Thane Plant is on going & relocation of operations in a phased manner is scheduled to commence from mid 2008.
H.
The above results were reviewed by the audit committee & taken on record by the board in it's meeting held on 23rd April 2008.
Mumbai   
 
23rd April, 2008  
For The Paper Products Ltd.
(Visit us at our website: www.pplpack.com)
             Suresh Gupta - Managing Director