Financial Highlights
17 Jan 2000
Rs in millions
Period ended | Dec 98 | Dec 97 |
Months | 12 | 12 |
Gross sales | 6,456.2 | 5,623.0 |
Net sales | 5,549.4 | 4,820.1 |
Other income | 186.6 | 159.2 |
Total income | 5,736.2 | 4,979.3 |
Cost of sales | 4,482.4 | 3,955.5 |
PBIDT | 1,253.7 | 1,023.8 |
Interest & finance charges | -- | -- |
PBDT | 1,253.7 | 1,023.8 |
Depreciation | 88.7 | 76.8 |
PBT | 1,165.1 | 947.0 |
Provision for taxation | 357.1 | 330.0 |
Adjusted PAT | 813.5 | 620.2 |
Dividend outgo | 249.6 | 209.7 |