Unaudited Financial Results for the Quarter Ended 30.06.2008

         
(Rs in Lacs)
 
Quarter
Ended
30.06.2008
(Unaudited)
Quarter
Ended
30.06.2007
(Unaudited)
Half Year
Ended
30.06.2008
(Unaudited)
Half Year
Ended
30.06.2007
(Unaudited)
Year
Ended
31.12.2007
(Audited)
Gross Sales
18,853
16,057
36,442
31,004
64,327
Less: Excise & Sales Tax
1,613
1,928
3,378
3,849
7,268
Net Sales / Income from Operations
17,240
14,129
33,064
27,155
57,059
Other Income (Refer Note D)
358
234
574
465
1,062
Total Income
17,598
14,363
33,638
27,620
58,121
Expenditure
 
  (Increase)/ Decrease In Stock In Trade
(1)
(181)
(139)
(417)
(752)
  Consumption of Raw & Packing Materials
12,304
10,249
23,719
19,652
41,333
  Staff Costs (Refer Note E)
1,437
1,113
2,483
2,072
4,394
  Depreciation & Amortisation
718
721
1,448
1,389
2,886
  Other Expenditure
1,944
1,622
3,651
3,131
6,499
Total Expenditure
16,402
13,524
31,162
25,827
54,360
Interest (Net) (Refer Note F)
32
34
(10)
59
173
Exchange (-)Loss/+Gain (Refer Note G)
(592)
68
(736)
74
108
Exceptional Item ((+) Income/ (-) Loss) (Refer Note H)
-
(318)
-
(318)
(318)
Profit from Ordinary Activities Before Tax
572
555
1,750
1,490
3,378
Provision for  - Current Taxes (Refer Note I)
214
141
476
227
482
                     - Deferred Taxes
(56)
2
(95)
64
12
                     - Fringe Benefits Tax
16
12
28
25
47
Profit from Ordinary Activities After Tax
398
400
1,341
1,174
2,837
Dividend paid per Equity Share (Rs.)
1.80
Paid Up Share Capital - Equity Face Value Rs.2
1,254
1,254
1,254
1,254
1,254
Reserves (Excl. Revaluation Reserve)
22,279
Basic & Diluted EPS (Not Annualised) (Rs.)
0.64
0.64
2.14
1.87
4.53
Aggregate of Public Shareholding
- Number of Shares
22,734,830
22,734,830
22,734,830
22,734,830
22,734,830
- Percentage of Shareholding
36.27%
36.27%
36.27%
36.27%
36.27%






Notes:          
A. Inter Unit Sales (Incl. in Net Sales & Raw Materials Consumed above)
1,362
798
2,587
1,719
3,853
 
Auditors have carried out limited review & qualified their opinion on the results for the quarter ended 30th June 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. 

Other Income for Q2-2008 includes profit of Rs.137 Lacs realised on the sale of right to receive transferrable development rights to which Company is entitled on transfer of a portion of Thane Plant vacant land which was compulsorily acquired by Thane Municipal Corporation.

E.

Personnel Expenses include a onetime charge of Rs.130 Lacs towards settlement compensation paid to employees of Nagpur Unit which ceased manufacturing operations with effect from 27th April 2008.

F.

Interest Expense is net of Interest Income of Rs. 28 Lacs & Rs.145 Lacs received during Q2-2008 & H1-2008 respectively on Income Tax Refunds.

G.

A book loss of Rs.406 Lacs & Rs.522 Lacs has been taken in Q2-2008 & H1-2008 respectively, for marked 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.

H.

The Exceptional Item of Rs. 318 Lacs in Q2-2007 had arisen out of the Supreme Court judgement received by the company on a contested matter on excise duty which was shown as contingent liability in the past years' financial statements. Provision had been done based on the legal advice obtained.

I.

Provision for current taxes is net of write back in Q1-2008 of excess provision for earlier periods of Rs. 62 Lacs.

J.

Reconstruction of Thane Plant is on going & relocation of operations in a phased manner has commenced as scheduled from June 2008.

K.
The above results were reviewed by the audit committee & taken on record by the board in it's meeting held on 25th July 2008.
Mumbai   
 
25th July, 2008  
For The Paper Products Ltd.
(Visit us at our website: www.pplpack.com)
             Suresh Gupta - Managing Director