Cera
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 30TH JUNE 2004
           
      (Rs. in lacs)
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      Accounting
  quarter ended year ended
  30.06.2004 30.06.2003 31.03.2004
      (Audited)
1 Net Sales (Net of Excise)/Income from operations 1178.66 1059.99 5061.85
2 Other Income 7.50 3.19 39.66
3 Total Expenditure 996.50 913.53 4510.64
  a) Increase/decrease in stock in trade (-) 108.37 (-) 82.20 7.08
  b) Consumption of raw materials 194.15 190.75 792.28
  c) Purchases (Tradings) 213.27 153.98 777.75
  d) Power & Fuel 86.13 97.34 383.97
  e) Staff Cost 233.83 205.06 907.18
  f) Other expenditure 377.49 348.60 1642.38
4 Operating Profit 189.66 149.65 590.87
5 Interest   31.09 32.94 122.11
6 Gross Profit 158.57 116.71 468.76
7 Depreciation 67.08 47.78 205.69
8 Profit (+)/Loss (-) before tax 91.49 68.93 263.07
9 Provision for taxation      
  - Current 30.00 14.75 33.00  
  - Deferred (-) 7.73 (-) 1.87 68.96
10 Net Profit (+)/Loss (-) 69.22 56.05 161.11
11 Paid-up equity share capital 268.75 268.75 268.75
  (Face Value Rs. 5/- each)      
12 Reserves excluding revaluation reserve --- --- 1863.05
  (as per balance sheet)      
13 Basic and diluted EPS (in Rs.) 1.29 1.04 3.00
14 Aggregate of Non-promoter Shareholding      
  - No. of shares 2237034 2237034 2237034
  - Percentage of shareholding 41.62 41.62 41.62
Notes:
1 The above statement of Unudited Financial Results were reviewed by the Audit Committee and
approved by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on 28.07.2004.
2 Figures have been regrouped wherever necessary.
3 The Statutory Auditors of the Company have carried out a limited Review of the Unaudited 
Financial Results for the quarter ended 30.06.2004.
4 Status of Investors' Complaints / Queries: Pending as on 01.04.2004 - NIL, received during the
quarter - 18, disposed off during the quarter - 18 and pending as on 30.06.2004 - NIL.
By Order of the Board
Date: 28.07.2004 Vikram Somany
Place: Kolkata Chairman-cum-Managing Director