Group Highlights |
| Group |
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| |
2001 |
2000 |
Increase
(Decrease) |
| |
Rs.
Mn
|
Rs.
Mn
|
%
|
| Financial
Position |
|
| Property,
Plant & Equipment |
59,093 |
61,498 |
(3.9) |
| Total
Assets |
80,210 |
82,497 |
(2.8) |
| Borrowings |
31,571 |
34,633 |
(8.8) |
| Equity |
36,957 |
35,742 |
3.4 |
| |
|
|
|
| Performance |
------------------------------------------------ |
| Revenue |
22,060 |
19,605 |
12.5 |
| Operating
Profit |
6,314 |
4,984 |
26.7 |
| Finance
Cost |
3,585 |
4,516 |
(20.6) |
| Earnings
before Tax |
3,618 |
914 |
295.8 |
| Taxation |
1,515 |
693 |
118.6 |
| Earnings
after Tax |
2,103 |
221 |
851.6 |
| |
|
|
|
| Cash
Flow |
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| Net Operating
Cash Flows |
9,568 |
9,566 |
0.0 |
| Net Cash
used in Investing Activities |
4,425 |
8,894 |
(50.2) |
| Net Cash
used in/(from) Financing Activities |
4,978 |
(2,066) |
(340.9) |
| |
|
|
|
| Non-Financial
Indicators |
------------------------------------------------ |
| Number
of Connections |
704,095 |
653,144 |
50,951 |
| Number
of Employees |
8,487 |
8,648 |
(161) |
| |
|
|
|
| Key Financial
Indicators |
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| Earnings
per Share (Rs.) |
1.17 |
0.12 |
851.6 |
| Return
on Assets % |
7.9 |
6.0 |
|
| Return
on Equity % |
5.7 |
0.6 |
|
| Operating
Margin % |
28.6 |
25.4 |
|
| Asset
Turnover (No. of times) |
0.28 |
0.24 |
15.7 |
| Current
Ratio (No. of times C.L.) |
1.13 |
1.01 |
12.6 |
| Quick
Asset Ratio (No. of times C.L.) |
1.05 |
0.90 |
16.5 |
| Gearing
Ratio (Debt to Rs. 1/- of Equity) |
0.85 |
0.97 |
(11.8) |
| |
