Textile Spinning: NAGINA COTTON MILLS LIMITED - Half Year Ended March 31 2004
The organisation is a public limited company quoted on all stock exchanges in Pakistan. It was incorporated in May 1967 in the province of Sindh. The principal business of Nagina Cotton Mills Limited is manufacture and sale of cotton blended yarn. The manufacturing facilities of the company are located in Sindh Industrial Trading Estate Kotri.
At present the ordinary shares of the company are trading the market price of Rs 29.25 which is nearly 3 times of the par value. During the last one year the price of the share appreciated from Rs 16.90 per share to Rs 37.
The company has excellent track record of regular dividend payout. Since 1997 the company has not missed dividend in any year. Last year (Oct'02 to Sept'03) the company declared cash dividend at 11% and bonus stock dividend at 40%.
According to the last annual report, the company was included in the list of "Best under a Billion - 200 for 2003" of the prestigious International Business Magazine FORBES Global.
The majority shareholding of the company rests will the company's directors their spouses. They held 74.16% of the stock on 30th September 2003. Its associated undertaking ARH (Pvt) Ltd held 16.09% of the company's stock.
Its manufacturing facilities include 47,040 spindles according to the last Annual Report and its production capacity was rated at 6.145 millions kilograms.
The accounts under review are unaudited accounts for the first half year ended on 31st March 2004 (HY 2003-04).
The accounts have been reviewed by the company's auditors. Figures for the corresponding half year ended on March 31, 2003 (except in balance sheet in which figures are for the year ended 30th September, 2003 as required by International Accounting Standard) are included for comparison.
During the HY 2003-04 yarn production was 9.63% higher than the same period last year (SPLY) in spite of average count of yarn spun being 24.57% finer. Yarn sales in term of volume were 6.8% more. But value of yarn net sales increased by 22.73%.
The company's net profit was posted at Rs 40.26 millions which was 68% higher than SPLY.
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Performance Statistics (Million Rupees)
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Balance sheet -As At-
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March 31 Sept 30
2004 2003
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Share Capital-Paid-up
(Ordinary & Pref. Shares: 428.86 428.86
Reserve & Surplus: 188.05 163.52
Shareholders Equity: 616.91 592.38
L.T Debts: 106.22 144.21
Deferred Liabilities: 51.52 52.03
Current Liabilities: 629.62 340.88
Fixed Capital Expenditure: 541.87 546.18
Investments: 59.74 59.74
L.T Deposits: 1.01 1.01
Current Assets: 801.65 522.57
Total Assets: 1,404.27 1,129.50
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Profit & Loss A/C For The
Half Year Ended March 31 2004 2003
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Sales (Net): 832.43 630.52
Gross Profit: 76.15 59.86
Trading Profit: - 0.11
Other Income: 3.69 7.03
Operating Profit: 50.92 39.25
Dividend Income: 12.29 22.50
Financial (Charges): (12.39) 31.72
Profit Before Taxation: 48.26 28.51
Profit After Taxation: 40.26 24.01
Earning Per Ordinary Share (Rs): 1.31 0.44
Share Price (Rs) 29/07/04: 29.25 -
Price/Earning Ratio: 22.33 -
Debt/Equity Ratio: 15:85 20:80
Current Ratio: 1.27 1.53
Gross Profit Margin (%): 9.15 9.49
Net Profit Margin (%): 4.83 3.81
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COMPANY INFORMATION: Chairman: Shaikh Enam Ellahi; Managing Director (Chief Executive): Shaukat Ellahi Shaikh; Director: Shahzada Ellahi Shaikh; Chief Financial Officer (CFO): Shahid Afzal; Corporate Secretary: Raheem Ahmed Qasmi; Registered Office: 2nd Floor, Shaikh Sultan Trust Bldg. No 2, 26 Civil Lines Beaumont Road Karachi-7553; Factory: SITE Kotri.
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