Copyright © Bayer CropScience Ltd.
UNAUDITED  FINANCIAL RESULTS  FOR THE QUARTER ENDED 31ST MARCH, 2004
SEGMENT WISE   REVENUE,   RESULTS   AND   CAPITAL  EMPLOYED 
 
(UNDER CLAUSE 41 OF THE LISTING AGREEMENT)
 Rs. in Lacs 
 Rs. in Lacs 
PARTICULARS
 QUARTER ENDED 
 31ST MAR
 YEAR ENDED 
PARTICULARS
 QUARTER ENDED 
 YEAR ENDED 
 
 31ST DEC 
 
 31ST MAR 
 31ST MAR 
 31ST DEC 
 
2004
2003
2003
 
2004
2003
2003
 
 
 
 (AUDITED) 
 
 
 
  (AUDITED) 
Sales and Other Operating Income
10,665
12,136
87,039
1.Segment Revenue 
 
 
 
Other Income
213
173
1,165
 a. Segment - CropProtection
         10,665
             7,119
           
72,670
Total Income
10,879
12,308
88,204
 b. Segment - Rubber 
         -
             3,074
       
9,632
 
 c. Others
         -
             2,919

4,737
Total Expenditure
 
 
 
 Total
10,665
13,112
87,039
 
 Less: Inter segment revenue
                -  
                    -  
                     -  
 a) Decrease/(Increase) in Stock
  (1,141)
938
3,067
 
 b) Consumption of Raw Materials
5,798
3,542
32,171
Sales And Other Operating Income
10,665
13,112
87,039
 c) Cost of Traded Goods sold
141
1,762
11,098
 
 d) Staff Cost
1,603
1,445
         6,532
2. Segment Results
 
 
 
 e) Other Expendiutre (Net of Recoveries)
3,664
  2,480
22,524
 a. Segment - CropProtection
177
1,334
9,643
     Total 
10,065
10,166
75,392
 b. Segment - Rubber 
-
18
(54)
 
 
 
 
 c. Others
-
407
(19)
Interest
  272
395
1,759
 Total
 177
1,759
9,570
Depreciation
  637
383
2,955
    Add/ (Less):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I. Interest
 (272)
(395)
(1,759)
 
 
 
 
II. Other un-allocable income/ (expenses) (net)
 -  
 -
287
PROFIT / (LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD BEFORE EXTRA-ORDINARY ITEMS
(95)
1,364
8,098
Total Profit/(Loss) Before Extra-Ordinary Items
 (95)
1,364
8,098
Less: Extra-Ordinary Items
        45
-
    3,378
 
PROFIT/ (LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD BEFORE TAXATION
(140)
1,364
       4,720
 
Provision For Taxation
  (627)
(3,331)
3. Capital Employed
 
 
 
Provision For Deferred Tax
 24
175
2,136
 (Segment Assets - Segment Liabilities)
 
 
 
PROFIT/ (LOSS) FOR THE PERIOD AFTER TAXATION
 (164)
912
3,525
a. Segment - CropProtection
 24,033
10,736
27,468
 
b. Segment - Rubber 
 -
7143
-
Paid up Equity Share Capital
3,950
1,622
3,950
 c. Others
 -
 7,213
  -
Reserves & Surplus
-
-
     20,247
 d. Unallocated Corporate
-
  (804)
-
Weighted Average Number of Equity Shares 39,498,747 1,622,000
39,498,747
       
Basic Earning Per Share of Rs 100 / each.
-  
56.23
-
 Total
 24,033
24,288
           38,673
Basic Earning Per Share of Rs 10 / each. (0.31) - 18.17
 
[on the basis of profits excluding extra-ordinary items (net of tax)]
 
 
 
Basic Earning Per Share of Rs 100 / each. 56.23 -
Basic Earning Per Share of Rs 10 / each. (0.41) - 11.74
[on the basis of profits including extra-ordinary items (net of tax)]      
 Aggregate of non-promoters shareholdings 
 
 
 
 Number of shares 
11,371,032
725,159
11,371,032
 Percentage of shareholding (%) 
28.79%
44.71
28.79%
 
Notes:
1.   The above results have been taken on record by the Board of  Directors of the Company at its meeting held on 28th April,2004.
 
2.The  statement has been approved by the Board of Directors at their meeting held on 24th April, 2003
3.Extraordinary Items for the period ended 31st March, 2004 represents voluntary retirement costs.
4.Figures for the current quarter of March, 2004 are not comparable with those of the corresponding previous quarter of 2003 on account of  the following :
a) Amalgamation of erstwhile Bayer Cropscience India Limited with effect from 1st April, 2003.
b) Transfer of  non-cropscience business to wholly owned subsidiary Bayer Polychem (India) Limited with effect from 1st November, 2003.
c) Sale of  Consumer Care division with effect from 1st June , 2003 .
5.Consequent to the transfer of Non-CropScience business to the wholly owned subsidiaryBayer Polychem (India) Limited, the Company has only one segment in the current quarter i.e " Crop-Protection."
6.The status of Investor complaints received and disposed off  during the quarter ended 31st March ,2004 is:
Complaints pending at the beginning of the quarter:
Nil
Complaints received during the quarter :
16
Complaints lying unresolved at the end of the quarter: 
16
7.Hitherto the Company has been providing depreciation on all assets on straight line method ,at the rates prescribed in Schedule XIV of the Companies' Act,1956. During  year 2003 the Company has revised the useful life of the assets and hence depreciation for the quarter has been provided at the rates which are higher than those in the Schedule XIV of the Companies' Act,1956.
8.The name of the Company has been changed from Bayer (India) Limited to Bayer CropScience Limited  with effect from 5th April,2004.
9. Previous period's  figures have been regrouped wherever necessary.
 
 
By Order of the Board 
 
By Order of the Board 
 
 
Place: Mumbai
 
P.G.L.Dupont
Place: Mumbai
 
P.G.L.Dupont
Date  : 28th April, 2004
 Managing Director 
Date  : 28th April, 2004
 Managing Director