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Particulars
Mar 2004
Mar 2003
Mar 2002
Operational & Financial Ratios
Earnings Per Share (Rs)
34.01
17.09
16.77
Book NAV/Share(Rs)
142.12
125.71
115.32
Tax Rate(%)
30.32
37.25
36.50
Core EBITDA Margin(%)
27.74
30.34
33.30
EBIT Margin(%)
21.70
21.13
23.14
Pre Tax Margin(%)
19.52
18.48
19.01
PAT Margin (%)
13.60
11.60
12.07
Cash Profit Margin (%)
22.12
21.97
22.96
Asset Turnover(x)
0.93
0.68
0.68
Sales/Fixed Asset(x)
0.94
0.67
0.69
Working Capital/Sales(x)
2.06
1.57
1.42
Fixed Capital/Sales(x)
1.07
1.49
1.44
Receivable days
47.27
71.34
80.05
Inventory Days
85.13
105.22
109.07
Payable days
117.07
125.28
125.90
Price/Book(x)
1.93
0.58
0.42
EV/Net Sales(x)
1.72
0.90
0.70
EV/Core EBITDA(x)
5.02
2.86
2.07
M Cap / Sales
1.25
0.50
0.35
Net Sales Growth(%)
52.54
6.10
0.00
Core EBITDA Growth(%)
66.27
-1.75
0.00
EBIT Growth(%)
78.02
-3.09
0.00
PAT Growth(%)
103.34
1.92
0.00
EPS Growth(%)
98.95
1.92
0.00
Financial Stability Ratios
Total Debt/Equity(x)
0.82
0.53
0.48
Current Ratio(x)
4.19
4.52
5.56
Quick Ratio(x)
2.24
2.89
3.63
Interest Cover(x)
9.94
7.96
5.61
Total Debt/Mcap(x)
0.43
0.90
1.14