Audited Financial Results for the Quarter/Year ended on 31st March 2007
S.no Particulars Nine Months ended
( Reviewed )
31st December
2006
Quarter ended

Year ended Consolidated Financial Results
      ( Audited ) ( Audited ) ( Unaudited ) ( Audited )
    31st December
2006
31st March 2007 31st March 2006 31st March 2007 31st March 2006 31st March 2007 31st March 2006
1 Gross sales/ Income from operations
283565.70
119351.80
103072.30
402917.50
331779.70
406292.00
334669.20
  Less : Excise Duty
37154.40
15501.00
13276.10
52655.40
44194.10
52863.10

44269.40
2 Net sales / Income from operations
246411.30
103850.80
89796.20
350262.10
287585.60
353428.90
290399.80
3 Interest Earned
5375.60
2150.40
1022.30
7526.00
4614.90
7526.00
4614.90
4 Other Income
628.60
237.50
734.60
866.10
1189.60
987.10
1305.40
   
5. Total Income ( 2+3+4 )
252415.50
106238.70
91553.10
358654.20
293390.10
361942.00
296320.10
   
6 Expenditure
  a) Increase(-)/Decrease in stock-in-trade
-7401.00
4935.80
13977.50
-2465.20
-10106.50
-2200.00
-9890.70
  b) Consumption of Raw Materials
90875.60
31745.50
30794.20
122621.10
114047.40
120783.70
112688.10
  c) Staff cost
34560.40
16313.80
10265.40
50874.20
41566.90
51327.40
41941.30
  d) Consumption of stores & spares
19279.10
6775.80
6143.60
26054.90
23115.80
26089.70
23158.40
  e) Power & Fuel
19232.70
6555.70
6575.00
25788.40
24939.90
27018.00
25886.20
  f) Other Expenditure
18829.90
7288.60
7118.70
26118.50
26018.60
28078.10
27337.70
  Total Expenditure ( a to f )
175376.70
73615.20
74874.40
248991.90
219582.10
251096.90
221121.00
7 Profit before Depreciation , Interest & Tax ( 5-6 )
77038.80
32623.50
16678.70
109662.30
73808.00
110845.10
75199.10
                 
8 Interest
2766.50
554.80
1059.90
3321.30
4677.60
3443.60
4841.90
9 Depreciation
9292.80
2822.00
3041.30
12114.80
12073.00
12382.40
12570.80
10 Profit before tax ( 7-8-9 )
64979.50
29246.70
12577.50
94226.20
57057.40
95019.10
57786.40
11 Provision for Taxation
  (a) Current Tax
22939.60
10051.60
1123.30
32991.20
19154.00
33239.50
19318.40
  (b) Fringe Benefit Tax
183.00
81.80
28.90
264.80
243.30
267.60
246.60
  (c) Deferrred Tax Liability / Assets ( - )
-838.70
120.70
409.20
-718.00
-2453.70
-771.40
-2440.70
  (d) Earlier years -308.50
-26.20
-15.90
-334.70
-15.90
-332.10

-15.60
  Sub-Total
( a to d )
21975.40
10227.90
1545.50
32203.30
16927.70
32403.60
17108.70
12 Net Profit after Tax
( 10-11 )
43004.10
19018.80
11032.00
62022.90
40129.70
62615.50
40677.70
13 Minority Interest
1.20
1.70
14 Net Profit after Minority Interest ( 12-13 )
43004.10
19018.80
11032.00
62022.90
40129.70
62614.30
40676.00
15 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 )
16 Reserves (excluding revaluation reserve ) & Surplus
131827.50
84710.10
131827.50
84710.10
133422.00
85805.30
17 Earnings per share - Basic and Diluted
10.41
4.60
2.67
15.02
9.72
15.16
9.85
  ( Not Annualised ) ( Rupees )
18 Aggregate of public share holding
  - Number of shares
58,41,17,725
58,41,63,425
58,40,48,325
58,41,63,425
58,40,48,325
  - Percentage of share holding
14.14
14.15
14.14
14.15
14.14
Notes :

i) The above results for the Quarter/Year ended 31st March 2007 were taken on record at the Board of Directors meeting held on 21st May 2007. 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 provision for income-tax for the current quarter is not comparable with the corresponding quarter of the previous year due to the benefit of brought forwards losses and unabsorbed depreciation of erstwhile wholly owned subsidiary company, Indian Iron & Steel Company Limited, merged with the Company during the corresponding quarter of previous year.

iii) The Board of Directors have recommended a final dividend of 15% on paid-up equity share capital, in addition to the interim dividend of 16% already paid, for the financial year 2006-07, thus taking the total dividend to 31% on paid-up equity share capital, subject to approval of shareholders.

iv) The following subsidiary, associate and joint venture companies have been considered for the purpose of preparing Consolidated Financial Results as per the following Accounting Standards: (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) :

Subsidiary : Maharashtra Elektrosmelt Ltd.* (99.12)
Joint Ventures : 1. NTPC-SAIL Power Company (Pvt) Ltd* (50) 2. Bokaro Power Supply Company (Pvt) Ltd** (50) 3. Mjunction Services Limited* (50) 4. UEC-SAIL Information Technology Ltd** (40) 5. North Bengal Dolomite Limited (50)** 6. SAIL- Bansal Service Centre Ltd. (40)** 7. N.E. Steels & Galvanising Pvt. Limited ** (49).

Associate : Almora Magnesite Ltd.* (20)
* Based on audited accounts for 2006-07
** Based on unaudited accounts for 2006-07.
The accounts of JV company, namely, Romelt-SAIL (India) Ltd (15) are not available, as such have not been considered in the consolidated financial results, proportionate share in SAIL’s turnover is insignificant.

(Figures in brackets indicate % share of ownership of the Company in these entities)

v) The information on Investor’s complaints pursuant to Clause 41 of the listing agreement for the quarter ended 31st March, 2007 is :

Opening Balance Received during the quarter
Resolved during the quarter
Closing balance
1 24 24 1

vi ) Figures for the previous periods/year have been regrouped, wherever necessary.
On behalf of Board of Directors:

Place : New Delhi

.Date :  21th May, 2007

Soiles Bhattacharya

Director Finance