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MONSANTO INDIA LIMITED
Regd.Office: Ahura Centre, 5th Floor, 96, Mahakali Caves Road, Andheri (East), Mumbai - 400 093.
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2003.
SR. NO. PARTICULARS QUARTER ENDED ON 30.06.2003 (UNAUDITED) QUARTER ENDED ON 30.06.2002 (UNAUDITED) YEAR ENDED 31.3.2003 (AUDITED)
1 Sales (Net of Excise Duty) 12595 11297 29391
2 Other Income 265 101 578
  TOTAL INCOME 12860 11398 29969
3 Total Expenditure:      
  a. (Increase)/Decrease in stock in trade -41 863 -1384
  b. Consumption of Materials 3668 4517 15046
  c. Staff Cost 410 376 1467
  d. Other Expenditure:      
  - Purchase of Finished Goods 4351 1880 2048
  - Others 1677 1697 6205
  TOTAL EXPENDITURE 10065 9333 23382
4 Interest 1 0 25
5 Depreciation 190 164 653
6 Profit before tax (1+2-3-4-5) 2604 1901 5909
7 Provision for Taxation:      
  - Current Tax 130 150 778
  - Deferred Tax -3 14 73
8 Net Profit after tax (6-7-8) 2477 1737 5058
9 Paid-up Equity Share Capital of Rs.10/- each 863 863 863
10 Free Reserves (excluding revaluation reserves)     26951
11 Basic Earning per share (EPS) – Rs. 28.7 20.13 58.61
12 Aggregate of Non Promoters Shareholding:      
  - Number of Shares 2404152 2404152 2404152
  Percentage of Shareholdings 27.85 27.85 27.85

 

Notes :


  1. The Company's performance is affected having regard to the mix of products sold in respective quarters.

  2. The Company has one segment of activity namely "Agriculture Inputs".

  3. The Company is awaiting permission from SEBI to commence the buy-back of its fully paid-up 3,28,478 equity shares from the open market as decided at its Board Meeting held on 25th April, 2003.

  4. Information on investor complaints/correpondence for the quarter (Nos.): Opening Balance - 0, New - 44, Disposals - 44, Closing Balance - 0.

  5. The results have been approved by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on 25th July, 2003.

  6. The Statutory Auditors have carried out a limited review of the results for the three months ended 30th June, 2003.

  7. Previous period's/Year's figures have been re-grouped wherever necessary to correspond with the current period's figures.




Mumbai, 25 July 2003
For MONSANTO INDIA LIMITED
SEKHAR NATARAJAN
MANAGING DIRECTOR