Financial Results for the Quarter / Year Ended 31st March, 2005
  Nine Months ended
Quarter ended
Year ended
Consolidated Financial Results
S.no Particulars
( Unaudited )
( Audited )
( Unaudited ) ( Audited )
    31st Dec.2004 31st Ma2005 31st Mar2004 31st March,2005 31st March,2004 31st March,2005 31st March,2004
1 Sales/ Income from operations
220208.70
105486.60
74711.60
325695.30
248773.10
342568.70
261623.50
2 Less : Excise Duty
22767.90
11783.30
6902.30
34551.20
28816.60
35790.90
29984.60
   
197440.80
93703.30
67809.30
291144.10
219956.50
306777.80
231638.90
3 Other Income
2056.40
815.90
453.40
2872.30
1372.80
6101.70
1393.70
   
  Total Income
199497.20
94519.20
68262.70
294016.40
221329.30
312879.50
233032.60
4 Total Expenditure
  a) Increase(-)/Decrease in stock in trade
-8093.30
4416.10
3773.30
-3677.20
4858.40
-5107.30
4726.80
  b) Consumption of Raw Materials
63509.30
23870.20
15485.50
87379.50
62870.20
91087.10
64574.90
  c) Staff cost
29164.20
8950.30
18592.50
38114.50
47581.80
45850.00
51476.30
  d) Consumption of stores & spares
13795.90
5204.70
4578.90
19000.60
16778.10
20024.00
17137.20
  e) Power & Fuel
16279.80
5676.10
5281.20
21955.90
21588.60
23814.70
23179.20
  f) Other Expenditure
14543.90
5725.70
5093.70
20269.60
21131.10
23514.30
23252.60
  Total Expenditure
129199.80
53843.10
52805.10
183042.90
174808.20
199182.80
184347.00
5 Profit before Depreciation , Interest & Tax
70297.40
40676.10
15457.60
110973.50
46521.10
113696.70
48685.60
6 Interest
4476.10
1574.40
1872.30
6050.50
9013.10
6523.50
9482.107
7 Depreciation
8430.80
2838.70
2747.10
11269.50
11225.90
12045.00
11950.40
   
8 Profit before tax ( 5-6-7 )
57390.50
36263.00
10838.20
93653.50
26282.10
95128.20
27253.10
   
9 Provision for Taxation
      - Current tax
4552.90
2927.70
873.30
7480.60
1184.70
7647.10
1215.10
         - Deferred tax
11447.80
6995.30
0.00
18443.10
0.00
18469.00
70.70
        - Earlier year's adjustments
0.00
-439.90
-177.90
-439.90
-23.40
-439.80
-23.40
10 Net Profit/Loss(-)
41389.80
26779.90
10142.80
68169.70
25120.80
69451.90
25990.70
11 Minority Interest
4.50
0.60
12 Net Profit/Loss(-) after Minority Interest
41389.80
26779.90
10142.80
68169.70
25120.80
69447.40
25990.10
13 Paid up Equity Share Capital
41304.00
41304.00
41304.00
41304.00
41304.00
41304.00
41304.00
  ( Face value : Rs. 10 per share )
14 Reserves (excluding revaluation reserve ) & surplus
61762.50
9072.70
53423.20
165.80
15 Basic and Diluted Earning per share
10.02
6.48
2.46
16.50
6.08
16.81
6.29
  ( Not Annualised )  ( Rs. )
16 Aggregate of non-promoters Share holding
    -  No. of shares
58,57,10,260
58,57,10,260
58,57,10,260
58,57,10,260
58,57,10,260
             -  Percentage of share holding
14.18
14.18
14.18
14.18
14.18
Notes :

i) The above results for the quarter/year ended 31st March 2005 were taken on record at the Board of Directors meeting held on 25th May 2005.  The audited accounts are subject to review by the Comptroller and Auditor
General of India under section 619(4) of the Companies Act, 1956.
ii) The information on Investors' complaints pursuant to Clause 41 of the listing agreement for the quarter ended 31st March, 2005 is :
Opening Balance Received during the quarter Resolved during the quarter Closing balance
  10 10  
iii) The Board of Directors have recommended a final dividend of 18% on paid-up equity share capital , in addition to the interim dividend of 15% already paid, for the financial year 2004-05, thus taking the total dividend to 33% on paid up equity share capital
iv) The following Subsidiary, Associate and Joint Venture Companies  have been considered for the purpose of preparing Consolidated Financial Results  as per Accounting Standard on (a) Consolidated Financial Statements (AS-21),
 (b) Accounting for investments in Associates in Consolidated Financial Statements (AS-23), (c) Financial Reporting of interests in Joint Ventures (AS-27):

Subsidiaries : 1.Indian Iron & Steel Company Ltd.* (100%);  2.  Maharashtra Elektrosmelt Ltd.* (99.12%)

Joint Ventures : 1. NTPC-SAIL Power Company (Pvt) Ltd.** (50%) 2. Bhilai Electric Supply Company (Pvt) Ltd** (50%) 3. Bokaro Power Supply Company (Pvt) Ltd** (50%) 4. Metaljunction Services Limited* (50%)
5. UEC-SAIL Information Technology Ltd.** (40%) 6. Romelt-SAIL (India) Ltd.* * (15%) 7.  SAIL- Bansal Service Centre Ltd.** (40%)

Associate : 1. Almora Magnesite Ltd.* (20%)

Note: The results of the North Bengal Dolomite Limited (50%), a joint venture company, whose operations are under suspension, have not been considered in the consolidated financial results .

*  Based on audited accounts for 2004-05                                                        ** Based on unaudited accounts for 2004-05
. .(Figures in brackets indicate percentage shareholding of the Company in these entities)

v) The figures of previous year have been re-grouped to conform to current quarter/year classification.
On behalf of Board of Directors:

Place : New Delhi

.Date :  25th May, 2005

(G. C. Daga)

Director(Finance)