| Particulars | 1998-99
Rs crore |
| Gross sales | 1,128.01 |
| Net sales (net of discounts & excise) | 894.74 |
| Other income | 14.90 |
| Net income | 909.64 |
| Total expenditure | 770.81 |
| Interest | 22.33 |
| Gross profit after interest but before depreciation and taxation | 116.50 |
| Depreciation | 22.69 |
| Profit before tax and extraordinary item | 93.81 |
| Extraordinary item – insurance claim | 7.07 |
| Profit before tax after extraordinary item | 100.88 |
| Provision for taxation | 24.00 |
| Net profit | 76.88 |
| Paid-up equity share capital | 40.11 |
| Reserves excluding revaluation reserves | 264.39 |
