A
PW President Systems is a market leader in the networking wishers that we should always have control on our business. In
enclosure systems. APW President is expanding its capacity 1996 we went for the joint venture with APW in order to expand
and looking forward to grab the major chunk in the our business infuse more money and get a global recognition of
telecom segment where it envisages a huge scope. The company our products. So, we went public in 1996 offering 30 per cent
is expanding its reach and looking for multifold growth in the of equity to the investors. Though it was a worst possible to go
near future. Elijah A Elias, Managing Director of the company public as 1996 was really not a time to go public. But, it was
recounts the journey from the humble start to the present status a small size issue we got about 700 investors who bought our
and share his future plans and strategies with Mid Cap 400. issues and in that 200 were our own employees. After that we
Excerpts: were traded rarely in the stock market. Initially, we didn’t qualify
for BSE because of our issue size so we were listed with Pune and
Tell us about the journey called APW President. Bangalore stock exchanges. Later on because of recommendation
The pedigree of APOW President goes back to 1976 when two of Pune exchange we were transferred to BSE though there was no
IIT Alumni decided quitting the job and venture into the business. trade made except for one or two, between 1996 to 2005. Firstly
They first sought such a business which requires less investment our shares were allowed only for trading. The whole idea of going
and less paperwork like government permission, etc. They chose to public was to get some valuation of our company and shares
to set up enclosure manufacturing business. At that time it was a specially for those times when some promoters want to quit then
very small operation. Later on when we got success and decided we can do proper valuation of their holdings. But, till date it never
to expand our business we got advices from friends and well happened. In brief we don’t enjoy being a public company because
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MH Ashraff
Sandeep Engineer M D, Tata Coffee
MD, Astral Polytechnik
I N T E RV I E W
Excellence Is A Journey
Not A Destination
After setting many milestones in CPVC pipes and Àtting, Astral Polytechnik
is now in the expansion mode and bringing in most of the major global
brands into the Indian market
A
stral Polytechnik, established in 1999, is engaged in How has been the decade long journey for Astral Polytechnik?
commercial production of CPVC pipes and fittings. The decade long journey has really been a life teaching
Astral Polytechnik has an equity venture with Speciality experience for us. We have steadily reached one milestone after
Process LLC of USA and technical collaboration with Lubrizol another in this competitive market scenario by adding innovative
Inc. (Formerly known as BF Goodrich) a fortune 500 company products that were hitherto not marketed or manufactured in
of USA to manufacture Flowguard and Corzan CPVC plumbing India. Our milestones speak for itself as below:
system for hot and cold water distribution as well as industrial
1999 – First to introduce CPVC pipes and fittings in India.
applications. The company sales its products under three
2000 – First to introduce world class solvent cement for
categories: Astral Flowguard CPVC, Astral Corzan and Astral CPVC and PVC pipes and fittings.
Aquarious. The company is equipped with state of art production 2000 – First plumbing product manufacturer to run a
facilities at Ahmedabad and Himachal Pradesh to manufacture systematic national level plumber training programs.
plumbing systems from half inch to six inches with all kinds 2001 – First to set up a full fledge CPVC pipes and
of necessary fittings. Leading from the front Sandeep Engineer, manufacturing facility in India.
Managing Director, Astral Polytechnik shares his strategic plans 2002 – First to introduce CPVC industrial plumbing system
and vision with Mid Cap 400. Excerpts: for transportation of chemicals, corrosive material/
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Leading
From The
Forefront In
North East
Tantia Constructions, a name
to reckon with in creating
infrastructure in Eastern India, has
developed core competencies in
I N T E RV I E W
T
antia Constructions is engaged in the diversified 1. Railways Division enjoys a reputation of turnkey railway
infrastructural construction activities since 1964. jobs of all kinds ranging from track work, sidings,
Apart from the railway infrastructure, the company has tunneling and electrification.
developed core competency in roads and urban development. 2. Bridges Division excels in complicated mega bridges
Tantia’s USP is the Bridges and Flyovers Division. Having and steel girders. The division is currently executing
been involved in bridges and flyovers for four decades, they three bridges, each of them being over two kilometers in
have executed number of prestigious bridges in India, Bhutan length.
and Bangladesh. Tantia’s list of highly satisfied clientele is 3. Roads Division is presently constructing over 400 km of
quite long, and includes - Eastern Railway, Western Railway, roads all over India.
North Eastern Railway, South Eastern Railway, North 4. Urban Environment Division caters to city-based projects
East Frontier Railway, IRCON International Ltd., RITES, of water supply, treatment, sewerage and drainage.
Delhi Development Authority, SAIL, Central Public Works Besides the above, Power Transmission and Non-metro
Department, National Highways Authority of India, Delhi Airport Infrastructure are the upcoming sectors the company
State Industrial Development Corporation Ltd, Central PWD, is targeting.
State PWDs, NEEPCO, HIDCO, HRBC, KMDA, KMC,
HIDCO, Kolkata Metro Railway, Kolkata Circular Railway, What kind of top line and bottom line growth are you expect-
etc. It has diversified its portfolio by entering into the marine ing in this financial year?
infrastructure, aviation and power transmission sectors because We had a Y-o-Y top line and bottom line growth of above
they hold out significant potential for sustainable growth. 40 per cent for the last two years. Since we have a strong order
Siddharth Tantia, Vice President (Corporate Planning), speaks book, we expect to maintain the same in the coming two
to Mid Cap 400 about various projects in hands and growth financial years.
plans of the company. Excerpts:
You have a major presence in East India and have an edge over
Which have been the focus areas for Tantia Constructions in others in terms of understanding the terrain and work experi-
the recent times? ence there. How does it benefit your company?
Tantia Constructions focuses on creating core infrastructure Being headquartered in Eastern India, we have established
through its four divisions: our relationships and have made deeper understanding of
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Tata Coffee
Tata Coffee (TCL) is the largest Coffee Plantation Company
in Asia with estates located in Coorg, Hassan and Chickmagalur Quarterly Trends (Rs. Crore)
districts of Karnataka. Currently the company is present in all Dec - 07 Sep - 07 Jun - 07 Mar - 07 Dec - 06
segments of the Coffee product matrix i.e., Pure Filter, Mixed
Net Income 250.91 80.71 59.78 77.53 64.51
filter, Pure Instant, and Mixed Instant Coffee catering to the
Other Income 0.69 1.25 1.32 0.65 0.13
needs of all coffee consumers. The area under Coffee is around
Operating Profit 45.18 7.60 6.73 13.43 10.15
8,000 hectares producing over 9,000 MT of Coffee annually. The
Interest 18.38 2.63 2.10 1.69 4.81
company also grows Pepper and Cardamom in its Coffee Estates.
Gross Profit 27.49 6.22 5.95 12.39 5.47
The company’s Timber resources include Rosewood, Silver Oak
Depriciation 7.48 2.80 2.65 2.06 1.87
and other miscellaneous trees. TCL has initiated setting up of a
PBT 19.94 3.47 3.23 13.86 3.34
JV Company with its Russian partners for marketing its Instant
Tax 7.24 1.15 1.20 3.68 -0.19
Coffee in Russia. Tata Coffee is working on expanding a revamped
PAT 12.70 2.32 2.04 10.18 3.52
version of its Mr Bean outlets. For the quarter ended Sept’07 the
Equity 18.68 18.68 18.68 18.68 18.68
company has posted a growth of 19.98 per cent in net sales to Rs
OPM(%) 18.00 9.41 11.25 17.31 15.72
80.71 crore from Rs 67.27 crore in the corresponding quarter
NPM(%) 5.04 2.83 3.33 13.01 5.44
previous year. The net profit stood at Rs 2.32 crore from Rs 2.6
crore, registering a decrease of 10.77 per cent.
Annual Trends (Rs. Crore)
FY07 FY06 FY05
Product Mix (Top 3) (Year = Mar 2007) Net Sales 263.65 186.03 197.47
Product Name Sales Qty UoM Sales Product Other Income 5.82 5.74 4.64
Value Mix
Operating Profit 39.23 32.54 29.91
Instant Coffee 4684.00 MT 109.91 41.53 Interest Cost 12.25 5.44 3.94
Cured Coffee 8785.00 MT 62.21 23.50 Gross Profit 32.80 32.83 30.61
Tea (Made) 7235.00 MT 39.86 15.06 Depreciation 7.44 6.38 5.69
PBT 23.07 25.30 24.21
Tax Charges 7.52 5.16 2.42
Raw Material Mix (Top 3) (Year = Mar 2007) Reported Net Profit 20.23 22.32 28.70
Raw Material Name UoM Qty Cost of Raw Material Cash Flow from operating Activity 46.03 11.94 38.26
Goods Mix Equity 18.68 12.47 12.47
Coffee Lakhs MT 8594 46.11 99.64 EPS (Rs.) 10.83 17.90 23.02
Cash EPS (Rs.) 14.82 23.02 27.58
Others N.A. - 0.16 0.35 Cash Flow from Operations per share 24.65 9.57 30.68
Tea (Green Leaf) Lakhs Kgs 28963642 - - Eq. Dividend (%) 65.00 65.00 65.00
OPM (%) 14.87 17.49 15.14
Investor Returns RONW (%) 5.97 12.10 16.83
FY07 FY06 FY05 FY04 FY03 ROCE (%) 7.07 11.19 14.63
Debt/Equity 0.57 0.53 0.14
Rights Issue N.A. 1:2 N.A. N.A. N.A. Exports as percent of Total Sales 51.78 49.96 60.42
Splits N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. Net forex Earning 71.30 36.06 109.47
Dividend (%) 65 65 65 50 50 Book Value 181.43 147.92 136.73
Bonus ratio N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
RSWM
RSWM is a progressive and growth oriented company
with business interests in Yarn, Fabrics, Garments and Denim. Quarterly Trends (Rs. Crore)
The company operates around 3,60,000 spindles and produces Dec - 07 Sep - 07 Jun - 07 Mar - 07 Dec - 06
1,00,000 MT of yarn per year and has state-of-the-art garment
Net Income 299.69 296.73 256.25 298.19 275.25
unit for global customers with a capacity to deliver 13,000 units
Other Income 1.31 1.97 3.74 4.47 2.07
daily. RSWM exports to over 60 countries across Europe, South
Operating Profit 27.89 30.09 25.33 31.00 28.57
Africa, Australia, Korea, Belgium, Singapore, Italy, Egypt and the
Interest 10.66 10.51 8.28 6.43 4.95
Gulf countries. Recently, the company approved the de-merger of
Gross Profit 18.54 21.55 20.79 29.04 25.69
its strategic investment division into Bhilwara Technical Textiles.
Depriciation 17.56 16.45 14.03 12.70 11.82
Further the company raised its stake in Cheslind Textiles to
PBT 0.98 5.10 6.76 26.97 13.87
66.46 per cent, through an open offer made to the shareholders
Tax 0.58 2.21 1.71 4.53 4.77
of Cheslind. For the quarter Sep’07, company’s gross sales surged
PAT 0.40 2.89 5.05 22.44 9.10
22 per cent to Rs 296.73 crore, whereas operating expenses grew
Equity 23.15 23.15 23.15 23.15 23.15
by 21.34 per cent to Rs 266.64 crore. Further the operating profit
OPM(%) 9.30 10.14 9.88 10.39 10.37
grew by 28.3 per cent to Rs 30.09 crore from Rs 23.45 crore of
NPM(%) 0.13 0.96 1.94 7.41 3.28
the quarter Sep’06. The net profit stood at Rs 2.89 crore, with a
drop of 59.6 per cent from Rs 7.16 crore of quarter Sep’06.
Annual Trends (Rs. Crore)
FY07 FY06 FY05
Product Mix (Top 3) (Year = Mar 2007) Net Sales 1042.00 959.60 733.93
Product Name Sales Qty UoM Sales Product Other Income 13.25 11.06 7.95
Value Mix
Operating Profit 107.53 95.33 66.72
Blended Yarn 448.03 Lakhs Kgs 559.56 51.27 Interest Cost 25.35 21.71 14.37
Cotton Yarn 249.10 Lakhs Kgs 316.46 28.99 Gross Profit 95.43 84.67 60.30
Yarn (Viscose) 72.18 Lakhs Kgs 95.43 8.74 Depreciation 47.37 43.08 35.14
PBT 45.66 39.08 22.87
Tax Charges 20.65 11.93 2.58
Raw Material Mix (Top 3) (Year = Mar 2007) Reported Net Profit 44.07 27.08 18.41
Raw Material Name UoM Qty Cost of Raw Material Cash Flow from operating Activity 75.26 39.59 15.97
Goods Mix Equity 23.15 23.15 21.92
Fibres Poly. & Other Synth. MT 34993.00 224.00 38.18 EPS (Rs.) 19.04 11.70 8.39
Cash EPS (Rs.) 39.84 30.66 24.93
Viscose MT 19554.00 165.20 28.16 Cash Flow from Operations per share 32.51 17.10 7.28
Cotton MT 22171.00 116.25 19.81 Eq. Dividend (%) 30.00 30.00 22.00
OPM (%) 10.31 9.93 9.09
Investor Returns RONW (%) 16.77 11.92 9.28
FY07 FY06 FY05 FY04 FY03 ROCE (%) 7.34 11.15 8.19
Debt/Equity 2.74 1.45 1.35
Rights Issue N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. Exports as percent of Total Sales 47.57 43.51 41.16
Splits N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. Net forex Earning 278.08 354.50 223.84
Dividend (%) 30 30 22 12 Book Value 113.49 98.06 90.30
Bonus ratio N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
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Ramsarup Industries
Ramsarup Industries is engaged in the manufacturing of
various grades of steel wires and thermo-mechanically-treated Quarterly Trends (Rs. Crore)
(TMT) bars. The Company is also engaged in the laying of Dec - 07 Sep - 07 Jun - 07 Mar - 07 Dec - 06
power transmission lines, infrastructure contracts and power
Net Income 388.04 331.96 354.73 419.63 302.06
generation. Recently, the company has increased prices of steel
Other Income 0.04
wires in range of Rs 1000 per metric tonne to Rs 2500 per metric
Operating Profit 35.38 35.61 30.95 26.91 28.45
tonne with effect from Jan 01, 2008. Further, it has decided
Interest 7.34 9.19 7.89 7.10 5.83
to explore possibility of merging Ramsarup Lohh Udyog Ltd
Gross Profit 28.04 26.41 23.06 19.85 22.63
with the company. The company secured order amounting to
Depriciation 3.90 3.88 3.59 3.07 2.88
Rs 44 crore from North East Frontier Railways for wire. Adding
PBT 24.14 22.53 19.47 16.78 19.74
to this, it secured order from Essar steel (Hazira SEZ) – Rs 7.4
Tax 8.16 7.81 6.94 5.46 5.88
crore, Reliance Petroleum (SEZ) – Rs 6.24 crore and Reliance
PAT 15.98 14.72 12.54 11.32 13.87
Energy (Rosa Power Project) – Rs 22 crore. For the quarter-ended
Equity 17.50 17.50 17.50 17.50 17.50
Sept’07, the top line of the company grew by 21.99 per cent to
OPM(%) 9.11 10.72 8.72 6.41 9.41
Rs 331.96 crore as against Rs 272.12 crore in the corresponding
NPM(%) 4.11 4.43 3.53 2.69 4.59
quarter last year whereas, bottom line reported robust growth by
80.17 per cent to Rs 14.72 crore from Rs 8.17 crore.
Annual Trends (Rs. Crore)
FY07 FY06 FY05
Product Mix (Top 3) (Year = Mar 2007) Net Sales 1306.03 1018.00 877.55
Product Name Sales Qty UoM Sales Product Other Income 1.22 0.73 0.56
Value Mix
Operating Profit 98.28 63.01 43.21
G I Wires, Iron Wires, TMT Bars, Rods Interest Cost 22.30 16.46 13.76
& Other Iron & Steel Products 319019.00 MT 1280.41 98.03 Gross Profit 77.20 47.28 30.01
Contracts - - 17.83 1.36 Depreciation 11.34 8.34 6.64
By Products 4507.00 MT 5.06 0.38 PBT 61.56 38.94 20.44
Tax Charges 18.00 10.10 7.42
Raw Material Mix (Top 3) (Year = Mar 2007) Reported Net Profit 43.56 27.80 13.68
Raw Material Name UoM Qty Cost of Raw Material Cash Flow from operating Activity -0.88 7.18 -43.97
Goods Mix Equity 17.50 17.50 5.65
Wire Rods/HB Wires/Billets/ EPS (Rs.) 24.78 15.77 23.88
Cash EPS (Rs.) 31.41 20.54 36.08
Ingots/Slab/Square Bars MT 226244.00 908.77 96.73 Cash Flow from Operations per share -0.50 4.10 -77.86
Lead/Zinc MT 1768.00 30.65 3.26 Eq. Dividend (%) 20.00 20.00 5.00
OPM (%) 7.52 6.18 4.92
Investor Returns RONW (%) 23.98 19.54 24.15
FY07 FY06 FY05 FY04 FY03 ROCE (%) 42.35 29.94 34.50
Debt/Equity 0.15 0.30 0.89
Rights Issue N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. Exports as percent of Total Sales 5.47 1.44 2.18
Splits N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. Net forex Earning 42.53 -35.96 18.60
Dividend (%) 20 20 5 2.5 2.5 Book Value 103.31 80.69 98.87
Bonus ratio N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
• Registered & Corporate Ofce: Hastings Chambers, 1st Floor, 7C, Kiran Shanhar Roy Road, Kolkata, West Bengal - 700001
Tel: 22421200, Fax: 22421888, E-mail: info@ramsarup.com/company@ramsarup.com
• CEO: Ashish Jhunjhunwala • Business Group: N.A. • Industry: Steel - Wires
Avaya GlobalConnect
Avaya GlobalConnect provides a comprehensive suite of
solutions for contact center, BPO and end-to-end converged Quarterly Trends (Rs. Crore)
communications. It also shares strategic alliances with IBM, HP, Dec - 07 Sep - 07 Jun - 07 Mar - 07 Dec - 06
Netsol, HCL Infosystems and Servion. Avaya diversified into
Net Income 138.48 133.41 139.15 162.43 140.39
manufacturing multiple access radios and point-to-point digital
Other Income 0.32 2.77 0.68 0.34 0.44
radios for supplies to Railways, DoT, etc. It has a distribution
Operating Profit 12.39 8.97 16.50 15.63 15.60
network of 58 business partners comprising systems integrators,
Interest -1.02 -1.27 -1.19 -0.29 -1.07
value-added resellers and channel partners. Recently, it has
Gross Profit 13.73 13.01 18.37 16.26 17.11
entered into a partnership with the Japanese company OKI
Depriciation 2.72 2.59 2.49 2.58 2.70
Electric Industry to provide IP enabled voice solutions to SMEs.
PBT 11.01 10.42 15.87 13.68 14.40
During Sept’07, the company reported sales of Rs 133.41 crore
Tax 4.15 3.86 6.58 4.20 4.49
as compared to Rs 154.91 crore, a decline of 13.88 per cent. The
PAT 6.86 6.57 9.29 9.48 9.91
increase in stock adjustment to Rs 8.05 crore and increase in
Equity 14.23 14.23 14.23 14.23 14.23
employee expenses by 18.08 per cent pushed the operating profit
OPM(%) 8.94 6.72 11.85 9.62 11.10
downwards by 49.44 per cent to Rs 8.97 crore. The net profit
NPM(%) 4.93 4.82 6.64 5.82 7.03
stood at Rs 6.57 crore with a decline of 49.46 per cent from Rs
13 crore reported in the corresponding period last year.
Annual Trends (Rs. Crore)
FY07 FY06 FY05
Product Mix (Top 3) (Year = Mar 2007) Net Sales 836.63 435.24 323.79
Product Name Sales Qty UoMSales Product Other Income 9.15 2.73 1.60
Value Mix
Operating Profit 76.42 47.94 44.09
Other Services - 399.51 47.12 Interest Cost 0.21 0.11 0.47
Telephone Instruments 136223.00 Numbers 145.98 17.21 Gross Profit 85.36 50.56 45.22
EPABX Lines 231496.00 Numbers 99.79 11.77 Depreciation 15.48 10.51 10.63
PBT 68.02 39.24 33.97
Tax Charges 25.88 21.45 14.45
Raw Material Mix (Top 3) (Year = Mar 2007) Reported Net Profit 47.62 33.87 24.92
Raw Mat erial Name UoM Qty Cost of Raw Material Cash Flow from operating Activity 7.37 13.29 59.65
Goods Mix Equity 14.23 14.23 14.23
Other Materials Not Reported - 28.06 43.44 EPS (Rs.) 33.46 23.80 17.51
Cash EPS (Rs.) 44.33 31.18 24.97
Printed Circuit Boards Numbers 11438.00 24.72 38.27 Cash Flow from Operations per share 5.18 9.34 41.91
Cabinets Numbers 1261.00 8.51 13.17 Eq. Dividend (%) 67.50 45.00 45.00
OPM (%) 9.13 11.01 13.61
Investor Returns RONW (%) 22.33 19.10 16.53
FY07 FY06 FY05 FY04 FY03 ROCE (%) 32.81 22.52 22.95
Debt/Equity 0.00 0.01 0.01
Rights Issue N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. Exports as percent of Total Sales 25.54 3.77 2.05
Splits N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. Net forex Earning -238.42 -225.05 -207.53
Dividend (%) 67.5 45 45 45 25 Book Value 149.79 124.56 105.91
Bonus ratio N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
• Registered Ofce: 72, Kalpataru Synergy, Opp. Grand Hyatt, Vakola, Mumbai, Maharashtra - 400055
Tel: 56617272/30630000 Fax: 55045888, Email:
• CEO: Niru Mehta • Business Group: MNC Associate • Industry: Telecommunications - Equipment
158
Allsec Technologies
Allsec Technologies is a third party BPO Company offering
both voice and non-voice services on a blended delivery platform. Investor Returns
It has expertise in BFSI, Tech Support, Quality Assurance and FY07 FY06 FY05 FY04 FY03
HR Processing domains. It has three wholly owned subsidiaries: Rights Issue N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
Allsectech Inc, USA, B2K Corp Pvt. Ltd. The principal market of Splits N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
the company is concentrated in the USA, and export constitutes Dividend (%) 50 50 N.A. N.A. N.A.
around 95 per cent of the revenue. Further, it proposes to expand Bonus ratio N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
its 150 seats operation to 750 seats by Jan’08. For the quarter
ended Dec’07, the net sales declined by 15.50 per cent to Rs Last Five Quarters
23.01 crore from Rs 27.23 crore in the corresponding quarter last
year. In line with this, net loss reported at Rs 6.76 crore. Dec07 Sep07 Jun07 Mar07 Dec06
Sales 23.01 28.15 25.90 27.56 27.23
High / Low Trends Oper. Profit -3.17 -0.75 5.24 8.02 7.99
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 Net Profit -6.76 -1.77 4.57 6.99 6.96
Equity 15.24 15.24 15.24 15.24 15.23
BSE 377/116 299/142 305/111
EPS -4.44 -1.16 3.00 4.59 4.57
NSE 374/115 298/160 307/118
• Registered Ofce: 7H Century Plaza, 560-562 Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu - 600018
Tel: 22447070, Fax: 22447077, E-mail: investorcontact@allsectech.com
• CEO: R Jagadish • Business Group: Not Applicable • Industry: IT Enabled Services
• Registered Ofce: Gate No.152, Lakhmapur,, Taluka Dindori, Nasik, Maharashtra - 422202
Tel: , , , Fax: , E-mail: info@everestind.com/compofcer@everestind.com
• CEO: ML Gupta • Business Group: ACC Group • Industry: Cement - Products/Building Materials
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Sathavahana Ispat
Sathavahana Ispat was incorporated in the year 1989. The
company is engaged in manufacturing and selling of pig iron, which Investor Returns
is used in the manufacture of steel and foundry grade pig iron used FY07 FY06 FY05 FY04 FY03
in making castings. The company has pig iron and metallurgical Rights Issue N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
coke manufacturing capacity of 210,000 MT and 150,000 MT Splits N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
respectively. As a part of forward integration, the company has Dividend (%) 10 5 12 12 6
planed to invest Rs 86 crore for expanding metallurgical coke facility Bonus ratio N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
by 150,000 TPA and co-generation power facility by 10 MW at
Kudithini plant. For the quarter ended Sept’07 net sales decreased by Last Five Quarters
22.42 per cent y-o-y to Rs 61.5 crore while the company reported a
5.94 per cent y-o-y decline in net profit to Rs 6.33 crore. Dec07 Sep07 Jun07 Mar07 Dec06
Sales 82.08 61.50 74.60 59.96 60.12
High / Low Trends Oper. Profit 14.83 12.28 6.37 8.80 4.86
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 Net Profit 9.68 6.33 5.30 -1.22 3.32
Equity 26.30 26.30 26.30 26.30 26.30
BSE 86/27 39/15 54/21 54/17 36/5
EPS 3.68 2.41 2.02 -0.46 1.26
NSE 86/27 33/31
• Registered Ofce: 314, Sri Rama Krishna Towers, Nagarjuna Nagar, Ameerpet, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh - 500073
Tel: 23730812 - 23730814, Fax: 23730566, E-mail: sathavahana@eth.net
• CEO: A Naresh Kumar • Business Group: Not Applicable • Industry: Steel - Pig Iron
BLB 206
BLB was incorporated in 1981. It is a part of BLB group, a
financial investment company. The company is engaged in the Investor Returns
business of stock trading and holds corporate membership of BSE, FY07 FY06 FY05 FY04 FY03
NSE and other exchanges. The main activity is jobbing and arbitrage Rights Issue N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
and its other services include research reports, IPO analysis, financial Splits N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
market education and real estate. The company is also a depository Dividend (%) 10 10 N.A. N.A. N.A.
participant with NSDL and CDSL. It has three subsidiaries namely Bonus ratio N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
BLB Realty Ventures, BLB Institute of Financial Markets and BLB
Global Business. For the quarter ended Dec’07, the net sales and the Last Five Quarters
net profit of the company jumped by 27.87 per cent and 760.34 per
cent to Rs 428.69 crore and Rs 30.37 crore respectively. Dec07 Sep07 Jun07 Mar07 Dec06
Sales 428.69 456.53 410.31 335.90 335.26
High / Low Trends Oper. Profit 31.49 14.19 5.35 1.87 4.36
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 Net Profit 30.37 13.73 7.89 0.90 3.53
Equity 5.29 5.29 5.29 5.29 5.29
BSE 69/9 27/7 21/6 10/5 11/2
EPS 5.74 2.60 1.49 0.17 0.67
NSE 70/10 24/8 21/5 10/5 11/3
• Registered Ofce: 4764/23-A, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi, Delhi - 110002
Tel: 23258513 23278907 32968110 329, Fax: 23283159, E-mail: investorscomplaints@gmail.com
• CEO: Brij Rattan Bagri • Business Group: Not Applicable • Industry: Finance - Investments
Mid-Cap
Dalal Street 400 Journal
Investment 307 152
Wanbury
Wanbury undertakes the manufacture and sale of
pharmaceuticals, medicines, drugs and organic chemicals. A Investor Returns
substantial portion of the production is intended for exports. FY07 FY06 FY05 FY04 FY03
Wander Ltd. founded in 1865 has now become the Formulations Rights Issue N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
Division of Wanbury catering the domestic market. Pearl Splits N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
Organics was incorporated in 1994 as a public limited company. Dividend (%) 20 20 10 N.A. N.A.
Today, bulk drug division is the largest producer of Metformin Bonus ratio N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
hydrochloride in the world. The gross sales of the company for
Sept’07 quarter increased by 66.51 per cent yoy to Rs 57.28 crore Last Five Quarters
while net profit increased by 58.12 per cent to Rs 6.04 crore.
Dec07 Sep07 Jun07 Mar07 Dec06
Sales 56.14 57.28 50.11 47.98 35.76
High / Low Trends Oper. Profit 5.64 8.76 7.14 6.28 2.69
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 Net Profit 7.22 6.04 5.45 11.38 3.59
Equity 13.78 13.58 13.38 12.75 12.75
BSE 164/99 174/55 267/112 77/21 53/5
EPS 5.24 4.45 4.07 8.92 2.81
NSE 168/100
• Registered & Head Ofce: BSEL Tech Park, B-Wing, 10th Floor, Sector 30 A, Opp. Vashi Railway Station, New Mumbai,
Maharashtra - 400705 Tel: 67942222, Fax: 67942111/333, E-mail: shares@wanbury.com
• CEO: CM Bhatankar • Business Group: Not Applicable • Industry: Pharmaceuticals
• Registered Ofce: No 29/1,1st Floor, Sri M N Krishna Rao Road, Basavanagudi, Bangalore, Karnataka - 560004
Tel: 26564259, 26565747, 26568687, Fax: 26565746, E-mail: cann@bgl.vsnl.net.in
• CEO: Venkataramaiah • Business Group: Joint Sector Holding • Industry: Finance - Housing
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Allsec Technologies
Allsec Technologies is a third party BPO Company offering
both voice and non-voice services on a blended delivery platform. Investor Returns
It has expertise in BFSI, Tech Support, Quality Assurance and FY07 FY06 FY05 FY04 FY03
HR Processing domains. It has three wholly owned subsidiaries: Rights Issue N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
Allsectech Inc, USA, B2K Corp Pvt. Ltd. The principal market of Splits N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
the company is concentrated in the USA, and export constitutes Dividend (%) 50 50 N.A. N.A. N.A.
around 95 per cent of the revenue. Further, it proposes to expand Bonus ratio N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
its 150 seats operation to 750 seats by Jan’08. For the quarter
ended Dec’07, the net sales declined by 15.50 per cent to Rs Last Five Quarters
23.01 crore from Rs 27.23 crore in the corresponding quarter last
year. In line with this, net loss reported at Rs 6.76 crore. Dec07 Sep07 Jun07 Mar07 Dec06
Sales 23.01 28.15 25.90 27.56 27.23
High / Low Trends Oper. Profit -3.17 -0.75 5.24 8.02 7.99
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 Net Profit -6.76 -1.77 4.57 6.99 6.96
Equity 15.24 15.24 15.24 15.24 15.23
BSE 377/116 299/142 305/111
EPS -4.44 -1.16 3.00 4.59 4.57
NSE 374/115 298/160 307/118
• Registered Ofce: 7H Century Plaza, 560-562 Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai (Madras), Tamil Nadu - 600018
Tel: 22447070, Fax: 22447077, E-mail: investorcontact@allsectech.com
• CEO: R Jagadish • Business Group: Not Applicable • Industry: IT Enabled Services
• Registered Ofce: Gate No.152, Lakhmapur,, Taluka Dindori, Nasik, Maharashtra - 422202
Tel: , , , Fax: , E-mail: info@everestind.com/compofcer@everestind.com
• CEO: ML Gupta • Business Group: ACC Group • Industry: Cement - Products/Building Materials
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Sathavahana Ispat
Sathavahana Ispat was incorporated in the year 1989. The
company is engaged in manufacturing and selling of pig iron, which Investor Returns
is used in the manufacture of steel and foundry grade pig iron used FY07 FY06 FY05 FY04 FY03
in making castings. The company has pig iron and metallurgical Rights Issue N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
coke manufacturing capacity of 210,000 MT and 150,000 MT Splits N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
respectively. As a part of forward integration, the company has Dividend (%) 10 5 12 12 6
planed to invest Rs 86 crore for expanding metallurgical coke facility Bonus ratio N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
by 150,000 TPA and co-generation power facility by 10 MW at
Kudithini plant. For the quarter ended Sept’07 net sales decreased by Last Five Quarters
22.42 per cent y-o-y to Rs 61.5 crore while the company reported a
5.94 per cent y-o-y decline in net profit to Rs 6.33 crore. Dec07 Sep07 Jun07 Mar07 Dec06
Sales 82.08 61.50 74.60 59.96 60.12
High / Low Trends Oper. Profit 14.83 12.28 6.37 8.80 4.86
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 Net Profit 9.68 6.33 5.30 -1.22 3.32
Equity 26.30 26.30 26.30 26.30 26.30
BSE 86/27 39/15 54/21 54/17 36/5
EPS 3.68 2.41 2.02 -0.46 1.26
NSE 86/27 33/31
• Registered Ofce: 314, Sri Rama Krishna Towers, Nagarjuna Nagar, Ameerpet, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh - 500073
Tel: 23730812 - 23730814, Fax: 23730566, E-mail: sathavahana@eth.net
• CEO: A Naresh Kumar • Business Group: Not Applicable • Industry: Steel - Pig Iron
BLB 206
BLB was incorporated in 1981. It is a part of BLB group, a
financial investment company. The company is engaged in the Investor Returns
business of stock trading and holds corporate membership of BSE, FY07 FY06 FY05 FY04 FY03
NSE and other exchanges. The main activity is jobbing and arbitrage Rights Issue N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
and its other services include research reports, IPO analysis, financial Splits N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
market education and real estate. The company is also a depository Dividend (%) 10 10 N.A. N.A. N.A.
participant with NSDL and CDSL. It has three subsidiaries namely Bonus ratio N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
BLB Realty Ventures, BLB Institute of Financial Markets and BLB
Global Business. For the quarter ended Dec’07, the net sales and the Last Five Quarters
net profit of the company jumped by 27.87 per cent and 760.34 per
cent to Rs 428.69 crore and Rs 30.37 crore respectively. Dec07 Sep07 Jun07 Mar07 Dec06
Sales 428.69 456.53 410.31 335.90 335.26
High / Low Trends Oper. Profit 31.49 14.19 5.35 1.87 4.36
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 Net Profit 30.37 13.73 7.89 0.90 3.53
Equity 5.29 5.29 5.29 5.29 5.29
BSE 69/9 27/7 21/6 10/5 11/2
EPS 5.74 2.60 1.49 0.17 0.67
NSE 70/10 24/8 21/5 10/5 11/3
• Registered Ofce: 4764/23-A, Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi, Delhi - 110002
Tel: 23258513 23278907 32968110 329, Fax: 23283159, E-mail: investorscomplaints@gmail.com
• CEO: Brij Rattan Bagri • Business Group: Not Applicable • Industry: Finance - Investments
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Wanbury
Wanbury undertakes the manufacture and sale of
pharmaceuticals, medicines, drugs and organic chemicals. A Investor Returns
substantial portion of the production is intended for exports. FY07 FY06 FY05 FY04 FY03
Wander Ltd. founded in 1865 has now become the Formulations Rights Issue N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
Division of Wanbury catering the domestic market. Pearl Splits N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
Organics was incorporated in 1994 as a public limited company. Dividend (%) 20 20 10 N.A. N.A.
Today, bulk drug division is the largest producer of Metformin Bonus ratio N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
hydrochloride in the world. The gross sales of the company for
Sept’07 quarter increased by 66.51 per cent yoy to Rs 57.28 crore Last Five Quarters
while net profit increased by 58.12 per cent to Rs 6.04 crore.
Dec07 Sep07 Jun07 Mar07 Dec06
Sales 56.14 57.28 50.11 47.98 35.76
High / Low Trends Oper. Profit 5.64 8.76 7.14 6.28 2.69
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 Net Profit 7.22 6.04 5.45 11.38 3.59
Equity 13.78 13.58 13.38 12.75 12.75
BSE 164/99 174/55 267/112 77/21 53/5
EPS 5.24 4.45 4.07 8.92 2.81
NSE 168/100
• Registered & Head Ofce: BSEL Tech Park, B-Wing, 10th Floor, Sector 30 A, Opp. Vashi Railway Station, New Mumbai,
Maharashtra - 400705 Tel: 67942222, Fax: 67942111/333, E-mail: shares@wanbury.com
• CEO: CM Bhatankar • Business Group: Not Applicable • Industry: Pharmaceuticals
• Registered Ofce: No 29/1,1st Floor, Sri M N Krishna Rao Road, Basavanagudi, Bangalore, Karnataka - 560004
Tel: 26564259, 26565747, 26568687, Fax: 26565746, E-mail: cann@bgl.vsnl.net.in
• CEO: Venkataramaiah • Business Group: Joint Sector Holding • Industry: Finance - Housing
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Rohit Ferro-Tech ........................................ 246 Steel Strips & Wheels ................................ 308 Usher Agro . ............................................... 375
Roman Tarmat . .......................................... 341 Stone India . ............................................... 396 Uttam Sugar Mills . ..................................... 335
Royal Orchid Hotels . ................................. 242 Sujana Metal Products . ............................. 227 V
RPG Cables . ............................................. 385 Sujana Universal Industries ....................... 202 Vakrangee Softwares . ............................... 243
RPG Life Sciences . ................................... 387 Sulzer India . .............................................. 360 Valecha Engineering .................................. 224
RSWM . ...................................................... 156 Sunil Hitech Engineers . ............................. 301 Varun Industries ......................................... 225
S Sunteck Realty & Infrastructure ................. 369 Venky’s (India) . .......................................... 285
Super Spinning Mills .................................. 328 Venus Remedies . ...................................... 221
Saint-Gobain Sekurit India . ....................... 356
Suprajit Engineering . ................................. 383 Viceroy Hotel . ............................................ 320
Sakthi Sugars . ........................................... 201
Supreme Infrastructure India . .................... 376 Videocon Appliances . ................................ 271
Salora International . .................................. 250
Supreme Petrochem . ................................ 164 Vikash Metal & Power . .............................. 386
Sandesh . .................................................. 357
Su-Raj Diamonds & Jewellery . .................. 260 Vimta Labs ................................................. 317
Sandur Manganese & Iron Ores ................ 340
Suraj Stainless .......................................... 165 Vindhya Telelinks . ...................................... 390
Sangam (India) . ......................................... 230
Surana Corporation Limited ....................... 264 VIP Industries . ........................................... 220
Sanghvi Movers.......................................... 160
Surana Industries . ..................................... 163 Visaka Industries . ...................................... 295
Sat Industries . ........................................... 397
Surya Pharmaceuticals . ............................ 281 Vishal Exports Overseas . .......................... 354
Sathavahana Ispat . ................................... 307
Surya Roshni . ............................................ 259 Vishesh Infotechnics................................... 394
Satra Properties (India) .............................. 314
Suryachakra Power Corporation . .............. 337 Vishnu Chemicals . ..................................... 354
Saurashtra Cements . ................................ 206
Sutlej Textiles & Industries ......................... 256 VLS Finance . ............................................. 395
SEL Manufacturing Company .................... 303
Selan Exploration Technology . .................. 342
Swaraj Engines . ........................................ 258 W
Swaraj Mazda ............................................ 217 W S Industries (India) . ............................... 334
Seshasayee Paper & Boards . ................... 215
Setco Automotive . ..................................... 368 T Wanbury . ................................................... 305
Shalimar Paints . ........................................ 368 Tamilnadu Petroproducts ........................... 310 Wendt India . .............................................. 404
Shanthi Gears ............................................ 188 Tantia Constructions . ................................. 292 West Coast Paper Mills . ............................ 162
Sharon Pharma Chem ............................... 291 Tata Coffee . ............................................... 155 Wheels India .............................................. 185
Shasun Chemicals & Drugs . ..................... 178 Tata Sponge Iron . ...................................... 193 Z
Shilpa Medicare Limited ............................. 396 Tayo Rolls Limited ...................................... 317 Z F Steering Gear (India) . ......................... 287
Shiva Cement . ........................................... 382 Technocraft Industries (India) . ................... 234 Zenith Birla (India) . .................................... 248
Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision ................ 269 Temptation Foods . ..................................... 347 Zensar Technologies ................................. 182
Shrenuj & Company . ................................. 161 Themis Medicare . ...................................... 331 Zicom Electronic Security Systems ........... 320
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