Unaudited Financial Results for the Quarter ended 30th June, 2012

PART I: Statement of Unaudited Financial Results for the Quarter ended 30th June, 2012

Part II: Select information for the Quarter ended 30th June, 2012

 

Notes :

(i)	The Unaudited Financial Results and Segment Results were reviewed by the Audit Committee and approved at the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company held on 26th July, 2012.
(ii)	Figures for the previous periods are re-classified / re-arranged / re-grouped, wherever necessary, as per the format revised by SEBI in conformity with the amended Schedule VI to the Companies Act, 1956. The figures for the preceding 3 months ended 31st March, 2012 are the balancing figures between the audited figures in respect of the full financial year ended 31st March, 2012 and the year to date figures upto the third quarter of that financial year.
(iii)	The Company does not have any Exceptional or Extraordinary item to report for the above periods.
(iv)	Gross Income comprises Gross Sales / Income from Operations, Other Operating Income and Other Income.
(v)	The launch and rollout costs of the Company's brands 'Fiama', 'Vivel' and 'Superia' covering the range of personal care products of soaps, face washes, shower gels, shampoos, conditioners and skin care, and the continuing significant brand building costs of the Foods business are reflected under 'Other expenditure' stated above and in Segment Results under 'FMCG-Others'.
(vi)	During the quarter, 45,03,480 Ordinary Shares of Re. 1/- each were issued and allotted under the Company's Employee Stock Option Schemes. Consequently, the issued and paid-up Share Capital of the Company as on 30th June, 2012 stands increased to Rs. 7,82,29,27,780/-.
(vii)	This statement is as per Clause 41 of the Listing Agreement.
Limited Review The Limited Review, as required under Clause 41 of the Listing Agreement has been completed and the related Report forwarded to the Stock Exchanges. This Report does not have any impact on the above 'Results and Notes' for the Quarter ended 30th June, 2012 which needs to be explained.

Unaudited Segment-wise Revenue, Results and Capital Employed for the Quarter ended 30th June, 2012

 

Notes:
(1)	The Company's corporate strategy aims at creating multiple drivers of growth anchored on its core competencies. The Company is currently focused on four business groups : FMCG, Hotels, Paperboards, Paper & Packaging and Agri Business. The Company's organisational structure and governance processes are designed to support effective management of multiple businesses while retaining focus on each one of them.
(2)	The business groups comprise the following :
	FMCG	Cigarettes	-	Cigarettes, Cigars and Smoking Mixtures.
		Others	-	Branded Packaged Foods (Staples, Biscuits, Confectionery, Snack Foods, Pasta & Noodles, Ready to Eat Foods), Garments, Educational and other Stationery products, Matches, Agarbattis and Personal Care products.
	Hotels		-	Hoteliering.
	Paperboards, Paper & Packaging		-	Paperboards, Paper including Specialty Paper & Packaging including Flexibles.
	Agri Business		-	Agri commodities such as soya, spices, coffee and leaf tobacco.
(3)	Segment results of 'FMCG : Others' are after considering significant business development, brand building and gestation costs of Branded Packaged Foods and Personal Care Products businesses.
(4)	The Company's Agri Business markets agri commodities in the export and domestic markets; supplies agri raw materials to the Branded Packaged Foods Business and sources leaf tobacco for the Cigarettes Business. The segment results for the quarter/twelve months are after absorbing costs relating to the strategic e-Choupal initiative.
(5)	Figures for the previous periods are re-arranged, wherever necessary, to conform to the figures of the current period.

Registered Office : Virginia House, 37 J.L. Nehru Road, Kolkata 700 071, India Dated : 26th July, 2012 Place : Kolkata, India	For and on behalf of the Board Executive Director Chairman

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