TORRENT POWER LIMITED |
Registered Office : Torrent House, Off Ashram Road, Ahmedabad-380 009 |
AUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS |
FOR THE PERIOD ENDED ON 31st MARCH, 2007 |
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Rs. In Lacs |
Particulars |
For the Quarter Ended on 31.12.2006 |
For the Quarter Ended on 31.03.2007 |
Current Accounting Period Ended on 31.03.2007 (Six Months) |
Previous Accounting Period Ended on 30.09.2006 (18 Months) |
Consolidated
Current Accounting Period Ended on 31.03.2007 (Six Months) |
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Income |
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Net Sales/Income from Operations |
63333 |
74289 |
137622 |
378310 |
137622 |
Insurance Claim |
529 |
254 |
783 |
1731 |
783 |
Other Income |
2478 |
2403 |
4881 |
13909 |
4881 |
Total Income |
66340 |
76946 |
143286 |
393950 |
143286 |
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Expenditure |
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(a) Power Purchase |
31484 |
40393 |
71877 |
165712 |
71877 |
(b) Fuel Cost |
13909 |
17112 |
31021 |
101862 |
31021 |
(c) Staff Cost |
4374 |
4620 |
8994 |
27574 |
8994 |
(d) Other Expenditure |
7748 |
8966 |
16714 |
42330 |
16714 |
(e) Less : Allocated to Capital WIP, Repairs etc. |
2551 |
4203 |
6754 |
14954 |
6754 |
Total Expenditure (a to d) - (e) |
54964 |
66888 |
121852 |
322524 |
121852 |
Interest |
886 |
1057 |
1943 |
6309 |
1943 |
Depreciation |
5496 |
1349 |
6845 |
29894 |
6845 |
Less : Transfer from Service Line Contribution / APDRP grant |
203 |
120 |
323 |
807 |
323 |
Profit Before Tax |
5197 |
7772 |
12969 |
36030 |
12969 |
Provision for Taxation |
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- Current Tax |
1080 |
597 |
1677 |
15982 |
1677 |
- Deferred Tax Liability / (-) Assets |
1344 |
2716 |
4060 |
1641 |
4060 |
- Fringe Benefit Tax |
29 |
25 |
54 |
106 |
54 |
Profit After Tax |
2744 |
4434 |
7178 |
18301 |
7178 |
Short / (-) Excess Provisions for Taxation of earlier years |
0 |
2 |
2 |
374 |
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Net Profit |
2744 |
4432 |
7176 |
17927 |
7176 |
Equity Share Capital (F.V. Rs.10/- per share) |
47245 |
47245 |
47245 |
47245 |
47245 |
Reserves excluding Revaluation Reserve |
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223293 |
215963 |
223293 |
Basic & Diluted EPS for the period on profit after Tax (in Rs.) |
0.58 |
0.94 |
1.52 |
3.79 |
1.52 |
Basic & Diluted EPS for the period on profit after Tax (in Rs.) (Annualised) |
2.32 |
3.75 |
3.04 |
2.53 |
3.04 |
Aggregate of Public Shareholding |
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Number of Shares (in Lacs) |
2141.82 |
2141.82 |
2141.82 |
2141.82 |
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Percentage of Shareholding |
45.33% |
45.33% |
45.33% |
45.33% |
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| Notes: |
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The Company operates only in one business segment viz. Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Electricity. |
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No comparative figures for the same quarter in the previous year are provided in the above statement as the Company did not have any operations during the said period. |
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The Company has entered into an agreement with Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited as Distribution Franchisee for its Bhiwandi distribution circle. The Company has taken over the business operations of the Bhiwandi distribution circle effective from 26th January 2007. |
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The Company decided to provide depreciation, in respect of assets used in a business of generation and distribution of electricity in Ahmedabad, Gandhinagar and Surat. at a rates prescribed under schedule XIV to the companies act 1956 from 1st October, 2006, instead of the rates determined on the basis of useful life of the assets as estimated by management for appropriate presentation of financial statements. The depreciation charged to Profit and Loss account is consequently lower for the period by Rs 4185.75 lacs with corresponding increase in profit before taxation for the period. |
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The Company is one of the promoters of Torrent Power Grid Limited (TPGL), a joint venture company with Powergrid Corporation of India Limited, which is to set up transmission lines from the Company’s 1130 MW SUGEN Project near Surat to Ahmedabad. During the quarter, TPGL has allotted 27,000 equity shares of Rs.10/- each to the Company, resulting in TPGL becoming a subsidiary of the company with effect from 19th October,2006. |
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The Audit Committee has reviewed the above results and the same have been approved by the Board of Directors in their respective meetings held on 29th May, 2007. |
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There were no complaints from investors pending either at the beginning or at the end of the quarter ended 31st March, 2007. 175 Complaints received during the period under review have been resolved. |
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On 17th March, 2007 the Board of Directors approved an interim equity dividend of Rs.0.40 (30th September, 2006 Rs.1.20) for the period 2006-07 per equity share of Rs.10/- each fully paid up. The aggregate amount of the interim equity dividend distributed was Rs.1889.80 lacs (30th September, 2006 Rs.5669.38 lacs) and Rs.265.04 lacs (30th September, 2006 Rs.795.13 lacs) as tax on distributed profit. No further equity dividend distribution for the year 2006-07 is recommended by the Board. |
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For, TORRENT POWER LIMITED |
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Place : Ahmedabad |
Sudhir Mehta |
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Date : 29th May, 2007 |
Chairman |
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