Audited Financial Results for the year ended 31st March, 2011
  
 (Rs in lacs)
 
Year ended
March 31.
(Audited)
 
(Audited)
  2011 2010
1 Income    
  Freight & charter hire
49,142.66
66,622.27
  Profit on Sale of Ship(s) and other assets(Net)
34,542.07
23,042.40
  Total Income
83,684.73
89,664.67
    
2 Expenditure
  a ) Staff cost (ashore and floating)
10,364.15
12,154.66
  b ) Bunker cost
6,773.89
6,764.40
  c ) Port expenses
1,457.15
2,001.21
  d ) Stores, Lubs & Victualling
2,696.27
3,850.43
  e ) Repairs & Maintenance including cost of Spares and Survey
7,067.58
6,651.79
  f ) Depreciation
17,789.25
23,649.33
  g ) Hire of inchartered ships
12,169.90
4,594.03
  h ) Other expenditure
6,457.83
6,586.11
  Total
64,776.02
66,251.96
     
3 Profit from Operations before Other Income,    
  Interest & Exceptional Items
18,908.71
23,412.71
4 Other Income
4,374.80
594.78
5 Profit before Interest & Exceptional Items
(3 plus 4)
23,283.51
24,007.49
6 Interest
21,601.31
19,319.94
7 Profit from ordinary activities ( 5 minus 6)
1,682.20
4,687.55
8 Exceptional item
-
701.06
9 Profit before tax
1,682.20
5,388.61
10 Tax Expense
  Current Tax (Refer note 4)
335.24
4,135.85
  Excess provision of income tax for prior years written back (127.81) -
  Fringe Benefits Tax
-
(2.53)
11 Net Profit from Ordinary Activities after tax
1,474.77
1,255.29
12 Paid- up equity share capital (face value Rs.10/-)
15,000.78
15,000.78
13 Reserves excluding revaluation reserves
66,275.10
66,195.06
14 EPS - Basic
0.98
0.84
15 Public shareholding
  - Number of shares
90,100,350
85,401,847
  - Percentage of shareholding
60.06
56.93
16 Promoters and promoter group Shareholding
  a) Pledged/Encumbered
   - Number of shares
16,900,000
26,300,000
   - Percentage of shares (as a % of the total shareholding of promoter and promoter group)
28.21
40.71
   - Percentage of shares (as a % of the total share capital of the company)
11.27
17.53
  b) Non-encumbered
   - Number of shares
43,007,423
38,305,926
   - Percentage of shares (as a % of the total shareholding of promoter and promoter group)
71.79
59.29
   - Percentage of shares (as a % of the total share capital of the company)
28.67
25.54
Note :
STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES   (Rs in lacs)
 
Particulars As at
31.03.2011
Audit
As at
31.03.2010
Audit
     
SHAREHOLDERS' FUNDS    
a) Capital 15,000.58 15,000.58
(b) Reserves and Surplus 66,275.10 66,195.06
LOAN FUNDS 270,365.47 273,934.54
FOREIGN CURRENCY MONETARY ITEM TRANSLATION DIFFERENCE 639.92 526.14
     
Total 352,281.27 355,656.52
     
FIXED ASSETS 189,230.43 294,690.44
INVESTMENTS 2,732.19 4,222.93
FINANCE LEASE RECEIVABLE/(PAYABLES) (NET) 108,465.30 (204.73)
CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS AND ADVANCES    
(a) Inventories 634.91 1,598.08
(b) Sundry debtors 14,260.54 33,192.40
(c) Cash and Bank Balances 1,621.20 3,406.09
(d) Loans and Advances 61,696.58 35,723.56
     
TOTAL 78,213.23 73,920.13
LESS :- CURRENT LIABILITIES AND PROVISIONS    
(a) Liabilities 23,833.76 10,673.99
(b) Provisions 2,526.12 6,298.26
  26,359.88 16,972.25
NET CURRENT ASSETS 51,853.35 56,947.88
     
Total 352,281.27 355,656.52
     
2  
During the last quarter of the financial year ended March 31, 2011, the Company sold 1 Crude Carrier
The Directors have recommended a dividend of Rs 0.80 per share (previous year Rs 0.80 per equity share) and the total outgo will be Rs 1,394.74 lacs (Previous year Rs 1,399.38 lacs)
4  
The Company has decided to opt out of the tonnage tax scheme from the Assessment Year 2011-12 and therefore the provisions of Chapter XII-G of the Income Tax Act, 1961 are not applicable in computing the taxable income. Hence, provision for taxation is made on the basis of general provisions of the Income Tax Act,1961.
5  
Subsequent to the year ended March 31, 2011 the company has formed a 100% subsidiary company viz. Varun Gas Infrastructure Limited.
6
There were 2 investor complaints pending as on December 31, 2010. 19 investor complaints were received during the quarter and 19 complaints were disposed off during the quarter. Hence 2 complaints remained unresolved on March 31, 2011.
7  
The Company is engaged primarily in shipping business and there are no separate reportable segments as per Accounting Standard 17.
8  
Figures for the previous accounting periods have been regrouped wherever necessary.
9  
The above results have been reviewed by Audit Committee at its meeting held on May 26, 2011 and have been approved by the Board of Directors of the Company at its meeting held on May 26, 2011.