| Frontier Ceramics Limited |
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| Annual
Report 2001 |
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| CONTENTS |
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| COMPANY
INFORMATION |
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| NOTICE
OF MEETING |
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| DIRECTORS'
REPORT |
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| AUDITORS'
REPORT |
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| BALANCE
SHEET |
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| PROFIT&
LOSS ACCOUNT |
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| CASH
FLOWS STATEMENT |
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| STATEMENT
OF CHANGES IN EQUITY |
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| NOTES
TO THE ACCOUNTS |
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| PATTERN
OF SHAREHOLDING |
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| COMPANY
INFORMATION |
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| BOARD
OF DIRECTORS |
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| Mr. S.U. Durrani |
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Chairman |
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| Mr.
Shahid Mehboob (B.E.L) |
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| Mr.
Asadullah Khawaja (I.C.P.) |
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| Mr.
Humayun Raza (NDFC) |
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| Mr.
Shamsul Hassan |
Chief Executive &
Company Secretary |
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| Mr. Azhar Amin |
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| Mr.
M. Fayyaz Khan |
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| BANKERS |
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| National
Bank of Pakistan |
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| United
Bank Limited |
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| The
Bank of Khyber |
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| Banker's
Equity Limited |
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| Pakistan
Industrial Credit 8, Investment Corporation Limited |
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| National
Development Finance Corporation |
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| AUDITORS |
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| Messrs
Rahim Jan & Co. Chartered Accountants. |
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| LEGAL
ADVISOR |
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| Mian
Noor ul Ghani Advocate |
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| REGISTRAR
AND SHARE TRANSFER OFFICE |
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| Saeed
Methani Mushtaq & Co., Chartered Accountants, Suite # 23C, Block B, 2nd
Floor, |
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| Cantonment
Plaza, Fakhr-e-Alam Road, Peshawar Cantt. |
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| HEAD
OFFICE / REGISTERED OFFICE |
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| Industrial
Estate, Jamrud Road, Peshawar, N.W.F.P. |
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| Tel:
92-91-812360, 812746 Fax: 92-91-812757 |
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| ZONAL
OFFICES |
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| PESHAWAR |
Industrial Estate, Jamrud
Road, Peshawar |
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Tel: 92-91-812360, 812746 |
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| RAWALPINDI |
82-A, Satellite Town,
Rawalpindi. |
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Tel: 92-51-4410998 Fax:
92-51-4425523 |
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| KARACHI |
1st Floor, Kashif Centre, |
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Shahra-e-Faisal, Karachi. |
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Tel: 92-21-5673006 |
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| LAHORE |
186-A/I, Township Lahore |
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Tel & Fax:
042-5118081 |
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| NOTICE
OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING |
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| Notice
is hereby given that the Nineteenth Annual General Meeting of FRONTIER
CERAMICS LIMITED |
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| will
be held at 29-Industrial Estate, Jamrud Road, Peshawar on Thursday, December
27, 2001 at 9:00 a.m. |
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| to
transact the following business: |
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| 1.
To confirm the minutes of the Eighteenth Annual General Meeting of the
Company held on December |
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| 23, 2000. |
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| 2.
To receive, consider and approve the Audited Accounts together with the
Directors' & Auditors' |
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| Reports
for the year ended June 30, 2001. |
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| 3.
To approve payment of cash dividend for the year ended June 30,2001 as
recommended. |
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| 4.
To appoint Auditors for the year ending June 30, 2002 and fix their
remuneration. The present Auditors, |
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| M/s
Rahim Jan & Co. Chartered Accountants, being eligible have offered
themselves for reappointment. |
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| 5.
To elect Directors of the Company, including the Chief Executive, for a
period of three years, |
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| commencing
from 16th January 2002, under Section 178 of the Companies Ordinance 1984. |
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| 5.1
Pursuant to section 178 2(b) and 3 of the Companies Ordinance 1984, names of
the retiring |
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| Directors
are as under and they have offered themselves for re-election: |
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| i)
Mr. S.U Durrani |
v) Mr. Humayun Raza |
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| ii)
Mr. Shamsul Hassan |
vi) Mr. M. Fayyaz Khan |
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| iii)
Mr. Asadullah Khawaja |
vii) Mr. Azhar Amin |
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| iv)
Mr. Shahid Mehboob |
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| To
transact any other business with the permission of the chair. |
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BY ORDER OF THE BOARD |
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| Peshawar. |
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| December
5, 2001 |
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(Company Secretary) |
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| NOTES: |
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| 1.
The register of Member of the company will be closed from December 20, 2001
to December 27, |
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| 2001
(both days inclusive). |
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| 2.
A member entitled to attend and vote at the General Meeting is entitled to
appoint a proxy to attend |
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vote on his/her behalf. Proxy Forms must be deposited at the Company's
Registered Office, at |
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| least
than 48 hours before the meeting. |
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| 3.
Members are requested to notify the company or the Registrar of the Company
M/s. Saeed Methani |
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| Mushtaq
& CO., Chartered Accountant, Suite No. 23-c, 2nd Floor, New Canto Plaza,
Saddar Road, |
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| Peshawar
for any change in their address. |
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| DIRECTORS'
REPORT |
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| The
Directors are pleased to present the Nineteenth Annual Report together with
the audited accounts of |
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| the
company for the year ended June 30, 2001. |
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| TURN
AROUND |
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| We
are grateful to Almighty ALLAH that after sustaining losses for four years
and in spite of serious operational |
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| difficulties,
your company has been able to achieve a turnaround during the year under
review. Operating |
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| profit
increased to Rs.32.316 million from Rs. 30.05 million earned during the
preceding year. Net |
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| profit
for the year, including prior year adjustment amounted to Rs. 10.218 million
against loss of Rs. |
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| (22.680)
million incurred during 1999-2000. The profit was earned on sales of Rs. 150.
I million which |
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| were
8.25% lower than the previous year sales of Rs. 163.6 million. |
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| The
above profits have been earned after paying Rs.31 million to the Federal
Government as customs duty |
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| and
sales tax. Your company has by now contributed over Rs. 477 million to the
national exchequer as |
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| excise
duty and sales tax, from the start of commercial production to date. |
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| The
above results speak for the efforts made by management in cutting down cost
of production and |
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| improving
the operating results of the company. I am also pleased to inform you that
the company has |
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| recently
obtained ISO-9001:2000 certification, the first company to achieve this in
the ceramics sector in |
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| Pakistan. |
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| The
management has made continuous efforts to optimize tile production and as a
result the production |
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| capacity
of the kiln has been increased from 1308 Sqm. per day last year to 1482 Sqm.
per day during the |
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| year
under review, against the rated capacity of 1388 Sqm. per day. This has had a
positive impact on cost |
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| of
production, and the ratio of cost of goods sold to sales has come down from
63.50% to 61.25%. |
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| Selling
and administrative expenses have been reduced from Rs.29.725 million during
last year to Rs. 25.861 |
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| million
during the year under review. Financial charges have been reduced from Rs.
27.327 million in year |
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| 2000
To Rs. 14.933 million for the year under review. |
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| APPROPRIATIONS |
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(Rs. in million) |
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2001 |
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| Sales |
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150.137 |
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| Gross Profit |
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58.178 |
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| Less:
Admin, Selling & Distribution Expenses |
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25.862 |
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| Operating
Profit/(Loss) |
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32.317 |
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| Add:
Other Income |
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1.461 |
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33.777 |
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| Less:
Financial Expenses & Depreciation |
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28.558 |
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| Workers
Profit Participation Fund |
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0.223 |
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| Provision
for Taxation |
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0.751 |
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| Profit/(Loss)
for the year |
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4.245 |
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| Prior
Year Adjustment |
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5.973 |
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10.218 |
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| Proposed
Dividend @ 5% |
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3.871 |
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6.347 |
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| Accumulated
Loss Brought Forward |
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(66.540) |
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| Profit/(Loss)
carried to Balance Sheet |
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(60.192) |
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| DIVIDEND |
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| Your
Directors recommend the payment of a cash dividend @5% out of the current
year's profit. |
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| FUTURE
OUTLOOK |
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| With
continuous innovation the company is able to increase both the production of
tiles and the variety of |
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| tile
sizes. Work has also commenced on making value added decorative tiles, which
will soon be introduced |
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| in
the market. The company plans to install a roller kiln which will increase
production capacity by 1000 |
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| Sqm/day. |
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| On
the Sanitary Ware side the company will introduce at least two new designs
and accessories. |
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| ACKNOWLEDGEMENT |
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| The
Board acknowledges the dedication and hard work of the Company's staff during
the year. |
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| PATTERN
OF SHAREHOLDING |
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pattern of shareholding is given on page No. 28. |
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| AUDITORS |
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| The
present Auditors, M/s Rahim Jan & Co. Chartered Accountants, retire and
being eligible, offer themselves |
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| for
re-appointment. |
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On behalf of the Board of Directors |
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S.U. DURRANI |
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Chairman |
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| AUDITORS'
REPORT TO THE MEMBERS |
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| We
have audited the annexed balance sheet of FRONTIER CERAMICS LIMITED as at
June 30, 2001 and the |
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| related
profit and loss account, cash flow statement and statement of changes in
equity together with the |
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| notes
forming part thereof, for the year then ended and we state that we have
obtained all the information |
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| and
explanations which, to the best of our knowledge and belief, were necessary
for the purposes of our |
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| audit. |
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| It
is the responsibility of the company's management to establish and maintain a
system of internal control, |
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prepare and present the above said statements in conformity with the approved
accounting standards |
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| and
the requirements of the Companies Ordinance, 1984. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on |
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| these
statements based on our audit. |
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| We
conducted our audit in accordance with the auditing standards as applicable
in Pakistan. These standards |
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| require
that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the above said |
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| statements
are free of any material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test
basis, evidence |
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| supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the above said statements. An audit also
includes assessing the |
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| accounting
policies and significant estimates made by management, as well as, evaluating
the overall |
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| presentation
of the above said statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable
basis for our |
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| opinion
and, after due verification, we report that:- |
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| (a)
in our opinion, proper books of accounts have been kept by the company as
required by the Companies |
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| Ordinance, 1984. |
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| (b)
in our opinion- |
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| (i)
the balance sheet and profit and loss account together with the notes thereon
have been drawn |
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| up
in conformity with the Companies Ordinance, 1984, and are in agreement with
the books of |
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| account
and are further in accordance with accounting policies consistently applied. |
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| (ii)
the expenditure incurred during the year was for the purpose of the company's
business; and |
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| (iii)
the business conducted, investments made and the expenditure incurred during
the year were |
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| in
accordance with the object of the company. |
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| (c)
in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the |
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| balance
sheet, profit and loss account, cash flow statement and statement of changes
in equity together |
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| with
the notes forming part thereof conform with approved accounting standards as
applicable in |
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| Pakistan,
and, give the information required by the Companies Ordinance, 1984, in the
manner so |
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| required
and respectively give a true and fair view of the state of the company's
affairs as at 30th June |
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| 2001
and of the profit, its cash flow and changes in equity for the year then
ended; and |
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| (d)
No Zakat was deductible at source under the Zakat and Ushr Ordinance, 1980. |
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RAHIM JAN & CO. |
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| Date:
26, October 2001 |
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Chartered Accountants. |
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| BALANCE
SHEET AS AT JUNE 30, 2001 |
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NOTES |
2001 |
2000 |
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(Rs.) |
(Rs.) |
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| TANGIBLE
FIXED ASSETS |
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| Fixed
Assets - at cost less Depreciation |
12 |
321,533,246 |
335,459,859 |
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321,533,246 |
335,459,859 |
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| Long
term deposits |
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13 |
298,250 |
105,750 |
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321,831,496 |
335,565,609 |
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| Long
term Loans (PICIC/NDFC) |
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7 |
69,203,047 |
80,382,764 |
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| Long
term Loans BEL consortium |
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6 |
39,569,745 |
47,470,713 |
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| Deferred
Liabilities |
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5 |
36,068,480 |
42,041,258 |
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144,841,272 |
169,894,735 |
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| CURRENT
ASSETS |
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| Stores,
spares and loose tools - at cost |
14 |
29,858,315 |
27,208,863 |
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| Stock
in trade - at cost |
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15 |
170,948,428 |
155,881,632 |
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| Trade debts |
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16 |
71,625,864 |
67,561,765 |
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| Advances,
Deposits, Pre-payments and |
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| other
Receivables |
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17 |
15,151,766 |
21,770,740 |
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| Cash
and bank balances |
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18 |
9,121,415 |
11,852,645 |
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296,705,788 |
284,275,645 |
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| CURRENT
LIABILITIES |
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| Finance
under Markup Arrangements |
8 |
89,434,406 |
90,402,942 |
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| Current
portion of long term loan liabilities |
9 |
20,530,610 |
20,814,000 |
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| Creditors,
accrual and other liabilities |
10 |
587,144,001 |
43,931,365 |
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| Dividends |
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38,706,001 |
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172,550,016 |
155,148,307 |
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| NET
CURRENT ASSETS |
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124,155,772 |
129,127,338 |
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301,145,996 |
294,798,212 |
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| REPRESENTED
BY |
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| Issued,
Subscribed & Paidup Capital |
3 |
77,412,000 |
77,412,000 |
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| Unappropriated
Profit/(Loss) |
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(60,191,780) |
(66,539,564) |
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| SHAREHOLDERS'
EQUITY |
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17,220,220 |
10,872,436 |
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| Surplus
on Revaluation of Fixed Assets |
4 |
283,925,776 |
283,925,776 |
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| Contingencies
and Commitments |
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11 |
301,145,996 |
294,798,212 |
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| The
annexed notes form an integral part of these accounts. |
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SHAMSUL HASSAN |
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MUHAMMAD FAYYAZ |
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Chief Executive |
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Director |
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| PROFIT
& LOSS ACCOUNT |
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| FOR
THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2001 |
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NOTES |
2001 |
2000 |
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(Rs.) |
(Rs.) |
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| Sales - Net |
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19 |
150,137,255 |
163,600,945 |
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| Cost of Sales |
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20 |
91,959,069 |
103,816,370 |
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| Gross Profit |
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58,178,186 |
59,784,575 |
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| OPERATING
EXPENSES |
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| Administrative
Expenses |
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21 |
14,120,326 |
17,450,344 |
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| Selling
and Distribution Expenses |
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22 |
11,741,347 |
12,275,055 |
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25,861,673 |
29,725,399 |
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| Operating
Profit / (Loss) |
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32,316,513 |
30,059,176 |
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| Gain/(Loss)
on disposal of fixed assets |
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1,428,103 |
6,395,887 |
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| Profit
on PLS Saving Account |
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32,921 |
400,489 |
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| Other Income |
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-- |
18,138 |
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1,461,024 |
6,814,514 |
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33,777,537 |
36,873,690 |
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| Financial
Charges |
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24 |
14,933,935 |
27,327,713 |
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| Depreciation |
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12 |
13,623,966 |
29,454,385 |
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| Worker
Profit Participation Fund |
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223,449 |
-- |
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28,781,350 |
56,782,098 |
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| Profit
before Taxation |
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4,996,187 |
(19,908,408) |
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| Taxation:
Current - Turnover Tax |
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25 |
750,686 |
1,025,264 |
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| Prior
year adjustment |
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5,972,883 |
(1,746,592) |
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| Profit
after Taxation |
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10,218,384 |
(22,680,264) |
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| Appropriations: |
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| Proposed
Dividend @ 5% |
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(3,870,600) |
-- |
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6,347,784 |
(22,680,264) |
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| Accumulated
loss brought forward |
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(66,539,564) |
(43,859,300) |
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| Accumulated
loss carried over to Balance Sheet |
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(60, 191,780) |
(66,539,564) |
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| Earning
per Share |
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27 |
1.32 |
(2.92) |
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| The
Annexed Notes form an integral part of these accounts. |
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|
SHAMSUL HASSAN |
|
MUHAMMAD FAYYAZ |
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|
Chief Executive |
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Director |
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| STATEMENT
OF CHANGES IN FINANCIAL POSITION |
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| (CASH
FLOW STATEMENT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2001 |
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2001 |
2000 |
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(Rs.) |
(Rs.) |
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| Cash
collected from customers |
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146,073,156 |
168,814,011 |
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| Cash
paid to suppliers |
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(90,438,817) |
(103,816,370) |
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| Administrative
Expenses paid |
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(13,644,508) |
(16,808,785) |
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| Selling
& Distribution expenses paid |
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(11,741,347) |
(12,275,055) |
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| Bank
Charges paid |
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(444,321) |
(640,523) |
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| Other
Income received |
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1,461,024 |
6,814,514 |
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| Decrease
/ (Increase) in pre-payments and |
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| other
receivables |
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|
6,618,977 |
6,848,438 |
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| Increase/Decrease
in accruals and other liabilities |
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12,717,368 |
(2,526,523) |
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| (Decrease)
/ Increase in loan (net) |
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|
(3,066,539) |
5,689,608 |
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| (Decrease)
/ Increase in finance under |
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| mark-up
arrangements |
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|
(968,536) |
215,775 |
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| Decrease
/ (Increase) in inventory |
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(17,716,248) |
4,479,198 |
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| Cash
generated from operation |
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|
28,850,209 |
56,794,288 |
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| CASH
(OUTFLOWS) INFLOWS FROM |
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| INVESTING
ACTIVITIES |
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| Addition
in fixed assets |
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|
(2,005,073) |
(117,400) |
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| Change
due to sale of fixed assets |
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|
1,831,897 |
1,469,301 |
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| Long
Term Deposits |
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|
(192,500) |
646,950 |
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|
|
|
(365,676) |
1,998,851 |
|
|
| CASH
(OUTFLOWS) INFLOWS FROM |
|
| FINANCE
ACTIVITIES |
|
| Deferred
Mark-up |
|
|
-- |
(7,187,364) |
|
| Long
Term Loan PICIC |
|
(11,535,720) |
(11,535,720) |
|
|
NDFC |
|
|
-- |
(4,272,000) |
|
|
BEL & Consortium |
|
(8,184,358) |
(10,547,340) |
|
| Interest
Expenses |
|
(11,495,685) |
(27,761,412) |
|
|
|
------------------ |
------------------ |
|
|
|
(31,215,763) |
(61,303,836) |
|
| Net
- Increase/(Decrease) in Cash & Cash equivalent |
(2,731,230) |
(2,510,697) |
|
| Cash
and Cash equivalent as at July 1st |
|
11,852,645 |
14,363,342 |
|
|
|
|
------------------ |
------------------ |
|
| Cash
and Cash equivalent as June 30th |
|
9,121,415 |
11,852,645 |
|
|
========== |
========== |
|
|
|
SHAMSUL HASSAN |
|
MUHAMMAD FAYYAZ |
|
|
Chief Executive |
|
Director |
|
|
|
| STATEMENT
OF CHANGES IN EQUITY |
|
| FOR
THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2001 |
|
|
|
Issued |
|
|
|
Subscribed and |
Revaluation |
Accumulated |
Total |
|
|
Paid-up Capital |
Reserve |
Profit / (Loss) |
|
|
|
| Balance
at 30th June 1999 |
77,412,000 |
283,925,776 |
(43,859,300) |
317,478,476 |
|
| Issue
of Shares Capital |
-- |
-- |
-- |
-- |
|
| Profit/(Loss)
after taxation |
-- |
-- |
(22,680,264) |
(22,680,264) |
|
|
|
------------------ |
------------------ |
------------------ |
------------------ |
|
| Balance
at 30th June 2000 |
77,412,000 |
283,925,776 |
(66,539,564) |
294,798,212 |
|
| Proposed
Dividend |
-- |
-- |
(3,870,600) |
(3,870,600) |
|
| Profit/(Loss)
after taxation |
-- |
-- |
10,218,384 |
218,384 |
|
|
|
------------------ |
------------------ |
------------------ |
------------------ |
|
| Balance
at 30th June 2001 |
77,412,000 |
283,925,776 |
(60,191,780) |
301,145,996 |
|
|
========== |
========== |
========== |
========== |
|
|
|
SHAMSUL HASSAN |
|
MUHAMMAD FAYYAZ |
|
|
Chief Executive |
|
Director |
|
|
|
|
|
| NOTES
TO THE ACCOUNTS |
|
| FOR
THE YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2001 |
|
|
| 1.
THE COMPANY AND ITS OPERATIONS |
|
| Frontier
Ceramics Limited was incorporated in Pakistan in July 1982 as a Public
Limited Company, and |
|
| was
listed on the Karachi and Lahore Stock Exchange in March 1992. |
|
|
|
| 2.
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
|
|
|
|
| 2.01
Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements |
|
|
| These
financial statement have been prepared in accordance with International
Accounting |
|
| standard
as applicable in Pakistan, and under the historical cost convention as
modified by |
|
| capitalisation
of certain exchange difference in the cost of relevant assets without any |
|
| adjustments
for the effects of inflation, except plant and machinery which has been
re-valued |
|
| (Note No.4) |
|
|
|
| 2.02
Staff Retirement Benefits |
|
|
|
| The
Company operat |