Unaudited Financial Results For The Quarter & Nine Months Ended 30.09.2005

         
(Rs In Lacs)
 
Quarter
Ended
30.09.2005
(Unaudited)
Quarter
Ended
30.09.2004
(Unaudited)
9 Months
Ended
30.09.2005
(Unaudited)
9 Months
Ended
30.09.2004
(Unaudited)
Year
Ended
31.12.2004
(Audited)
Gross Sales 12,055 10,450 36,585 33,591 45,391
Less: Excise & Sales Tax 1,636 1,353 4,805 4,503 5,989
Net Sales / Income from Operations 10,419 9,097 31,780 29,088 39,402
Other Income 175 123 617 379 551
Total Expenditure 8,978 7,907 27,781 25,075 34,317
  (Increase)/ Decrease In Stock In Trade (267) (91) (313) (42)  91
  Consumption of Raw & Packing Materials 7,252 6,216 22,325 19,761 26,851
  Staff Costs 795 772 2,344 2,224 2,970
  Other Expenditure 1,198  1,010 3,425 3,132 4,405
Interest (Net) 14 15 39 58 62
Gross Profit 1,602 1,298 4,577  4,334 5,574
Depreciation & Amortisation 617 572 1,876 1,619 2,209
Profit Before Tax & Exceptional Items 985  726 2,701 2,715 3,365
Exceptional Items (Refer Note G) 84 - 84 - -
Profit Before Tax 901 726 2,617 2715 3,365
Provision For  - Current Taxes 330  269 912  861 1,017
                     - Fringe Benefits Tax 11 - 21 - -
                     - Deferred Taxes (98)  (54) (232)  (46) (63)
Profit After Tax 658  511 1,916 1,900 2,411
Dividend recommended per Equity Share (Rs.)         6.00
Paid Up Share Capital - Equity Face Value Rs. 10 1,254 1,254 1,254 1,254 1,254
Reserves (Excl. Revaluation Reserve)         16,370
Basic & Diluted EPS (Not Annualised) (Rs.) 5.25  4.08 15.28 15.15 19.23
Aggregate of Non-Promoter Shareholding          
  -Number of Shares 4,546,916  4,546,916 4,546,916 4,546,916 4,546,916
  -Percentage of Shareholding 36.27%  36.27% 36.27% 36.27% 36.27%






Notes:        
A. Inter Unit Sales (Incl. In Net Sales above)
819
768
2,546
2,369
3,224
 
The auditors have carried out a limited reveiw of the financial results for the quarter ended 30th September 2005 as per clause 41 of the Listing Agreement with Stock Exchange. Auditors have qualified the opinion on the results for the quarter ended 30th September 2005 (as in the prior periods) for inclusion of inter unit sales in net sales & raw materials consumed. The same however has no impact on profits or reserves.
B.
There were no investor complaints pending at the beginning of the quarter. Three investor complaints were received & resolved during the quarter. No complaints were pending at the end of the quarter.
C. 
The company's sole business segment is consumer packaging & all activities of the company are incidental to this business segment.
D. 
The commissioner had passed an order on 22nd September 2004 raising an excise duty demand of Rs. 320 Lacs. CESTAT vide it's order dated 15th July 2005, received by the company in August 2005, has upheld the order passed by the commissioner. An appeal against CESTAT's order has been preferred before the Supreme Court. An appeal against a demand of Rs.53 Lacs on similar matter is pending before the Supreme Court. Auditors have qualified the opinion on the results for the quarter ended 30th September 2005 for non provisioning for excise duty demands of Rs.320 Lacs & Rs.53 Lacs. Consistent with the previous stand & based on the opinion of legal counsel, no provision is made in the financial statements.
E. 
Other Income for the nine months ended 30th September 2005 includes Rs.180 Lacs compensation received on settlement of a claim accounted in Q1 2005.
F. 
The company has taken a decision to invest Rs.65 Crores over a 2 Year period in setting up a production facility in North India. Land has been acquired. Detailed work on project designing is on & construction of buildings, procurement of equipments are expected ot begin by November 2005.
G.
Exceptional items for the Q3 2005 & nine months ended 30th September 2005 of Rs.84 Lacs represent management estimate of loss of stocks & fixed assets damaged (net of estimated insurance claim) due to incessant heavy rains in Thane & Mumbai on 26th July 2005 which affected the operations of Thane plant. Detailed claim assessment & settlement process is going on. The operations of Thane plant are recovering due to focused efforts.
H.
Previous year figures are appropriately reclassified to conform with current year's classification.
I.
The above results were reviewed by the audit commitee and taken on record by the board in it's meeting held on 25 th October 2005.
Mumbai    
  For The Paper Products Ltd.
25th October, 2005  
  Suresh Gupta - Managing Director