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AUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER / YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2002
           
      (Rs. in lacs)
Particulars Nine Quarter Audited for the
    months ended year ended
    ended on 31.03.2002 31.03.2002
    31.12.2001    
1 Net Sales / Income from operations 2969.96 1151.52 4121.48
2 Other Income 29.47 69.01 98.48
3 Total Expenditure 2600.86 1143.69 3744.55
  a) Increase/decrease in stock in trade (-) 225.55 189.98 (-) 35.57
  b) Consumption of raw materials 824.11 237.86 1061.97
  c) Staff Cost 538.22 189.97 728.19
  d) Other expenditure 1464.08 525.88 1989.96
4 Operating Profit 398.57 76.84 475.41
5 Interest 151.35 41.20 192.55
6 Gross Profit 247.22 35.64 282.86
7 Depreciation 168.05 31.22 199.27
8 Profit (+)/Loss (-) before tax 79.17 4.42 83.59
9 Provision for taxation      
  - Current 5.42 1.08 6.50
  - Deferred --- 31.95 31.95
10 Net Profit (+)/Loss (-) 73.75 (-) 28.61 45.14
11 Paid-up equity share capital 268.75 268.75 268.75
  (Face Value Rs. 5/- each)      
12 Reserves excluding revaluation reserves --- --- 1641.87
  (as per balance sheet)      
13 Basic and diluted EPS 1.37 (-) 0.53 0.84
14 Aggregate of Non-promoter Shareholding      
  - No. of shares 2237034 2237034 2237034
  - Percentage of shareholding 41.62 41.62 41.62
Notes:
1 These Results were taken on record by the Board of Directors in their meeting held
on 28.06.2002.
2 The Hon'ble Gujarat High Court has passed order on 30.10.2001 approving Scheme
of Demerger resulting into transfer of Ceramic Division of Madhusudan Industries
Limited into the Company w.e.f. 01.04.2001, hence figures for the quarter / year
ended 31.03.2001are not given.
3 Quarterly figures have been regrouped wherever necessary.
4 The  Company has  provided  Rs.646.49 lacs,  being Deferred Tax Liability upto
31.03.2001 out of General Reserves, as per AS-22.
5 Due to disturbances in the State, the Production and Sales of the Company has been
affected in the last quarter of the year.  Normalcy has been restored from mid of
April 2002.
6 The operations of the Plant were temporarily suspended during April 2002 for 25 days
due to labour unrest and the normalcy has been restored from 1st May 2002.   The
Company has also entered into a new wage agreement for 4 (four) years.
7 The Board has recommended dividend of Rs. 0.60 per fully paid Equity Share of
Rs.5/- each.
By Order of the Board
Date:  28th June 2002 Vikram Somany
Place: Ahmedabad Chairman