AMARA RAJA BATTERIES LIMITED
Registered Office: Renigunta – Cuddapah Road, Karakambadi – 517 520
Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India


Un-Audited Financial Results for the Quarter ended December 31, 2009

Rs. Lakhs
(Un-audited) (Audited)
S.No Particulars
Quarter Ended Nine Months ended Year Ended
31.12.2009 31.12.2008 31.12.2009 31.12.2008 31.03.2009
1 (a) Net Sales/Income from Operations 36,684.55 33,220.99 103,273.72 98,479.57 131,317.88
  (b) Other Operating Income 63.73 107.80 132.99 369.69 640.40
  Total - 1 36,748.28 33,328.79 103,406.72 98,849.26 131,958.28
2 Expenditure    
  (a) Increase/decrease in stock in trade and work in progress (4501.72) (1214.61) (4786.01) (1557.54) 1,534.00
  (b) Consumption of raw materials 26,580.44 22,811.65 64,146.66 67,398.95 84,530.55
  (c) Purchase of traded goods 82.17 142.22 216.52 770.18 850.86
  (d) Employees cost 1,610.42 1,387.42 4,602.80 3,735.64 5,161.34
  (e) Depreciation 1,165.56 910.15 3,251.37 2,458.48 3,455.64
  (f) Other Expenditure 6,053.58 5,517.03 16,618.10 13,888.80 19,279.48
  Total - 2 30,990.45 29,553.86 84,049.44 86,694.51 114,811.87
3 Profit from Operations before Other Income, Interest & Exceptional Items (1-2) 5,757.83 3,774.93 19,357.28 12,154.75 17,146.41
4 Other Income 62.86 39.98 219.94 109.43 165.24
5 Profit before Interest and Exceptional Items (3+4) 5,820.69 3,814.91 19,577.22 12,264.18 17,311.65
6 Interest 63.38 512.23 619.07 1,337.08 1,823.66
7 Profit after Interest but before Exceptional Items (5-6) 5,757.31 3,302.68 18,958.15 10,927.10 15,487.99
8 Exceptional Items (384.00) 429.03 (902.77) 2,878.72 3,222.13
9 Profit (+)/ Loss (-) from Ordinary Activities before tax (7-8) 6,141.31 2,873.65 19,860.92 8,048.38 12,265.86
10 Tax expense 2,154.94 1,001.60 6,827.45 2,805.44 4,217.99
11 Net Profit (+)/Loss(-) from Ordinary Activities after tax (9-10) 3,986.37 1,872.05 13,033.47 5,242.94 8,047.87
12 Extraordinary Item (net of tax expense) - - -
13 Net Profit (+)/Loss(-) for the period (11-12) 3,986.37 1,872.05 13,033.47 5,242.94 8,047.87
14 Paid-up equity share capital (Face Value of the Share shall be indicated) 1708.12 1708.12 1708.12 1708.12 1708.12
15 Reserve excluding Revaluation Reserves as per balance sheet of previous accounting year     38850.52
16 Earnings Per Share (EPS)    
(a) Basic and diluted EPS before Extraordinary items for the period, for the year to date and for the previous year (not annualized) 4.67 2.19 15.26 6.14 9.42
(b) Basic and diluted EPS after Extraordinary items for the period, for the year to date and for the previous year (not annualized) 4.67 2.19 15.26 6.14 9.42
17 Public shareholding      
  - Number of shares 40942524 40942524 40942524 40942524 40942524
  - Percentage of shareholding 47.94 47.94 47.94 47.94 47.94
18 Promoters and Promoter Group Shareholding      
(a) Pledged / Encumbered      
  - Number of shares NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL
  - Percentage of shares (as a % of the total shareholding of promoter and promoter group) NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL
  - Percentage of shares (as a % of the total share capital of the company) NIL NIL NIL NIL NIL
(b) Non - encumbered      
  - Number of shares 44463726 44463726 44463726 44463726 44463726
  - Percentage of shares (as a % of the total shareholding of the Promoter and Promoter group) 100 100 100 100 100
  Percentage of shares (as a % of the total share capital of the company) 52.06 52.06 52.06 52.06 52.06
Notes:
1)The Company operates in a single primary business segment viz., "Lead Acid Storage Batteries".
2)The exceptional items as mentioned in item no. 8 represents translation loss/(gain), due to rupee depreciation/ "appreciation, against foreign currency assets/liabilities accounted as per AS - 11 "The effect of changes in Foreign Exchange Rates", notified by the Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules, 2006.
3)The details of the number of investor complaints for the quarter ended December 31, 2009: beginning: nil; received and resolved: 8 and pending: nil.
4)Previous year figures have been re-grouped / re-classified wherever necessary to conform to current year figures.
5)The aforementioned results together with the draft limited review report thereon provided by the auditors of the Company were reviewed by the Audit Committee and approved by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on January 21, 2010.
  By Order of the Board
   
Place:Shanghai,China Dr. Ramachandra N.Galla   Jayadev Galla
Date : Jan 21, 2010 Chairman   Managing Director