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Karuturi Global Limited - Results Press Release

 

BANGALORE, India, October 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Karuturi Global Limited's ( BSE Scrip code: 531687) , (NSE Scrip code: KGL) Board at their meeting held today has approved the financial results of the company for the quarter and half year ended 30.09.2009.

Financial Highlights :

1. Revenues for the 3 months ended 30.09.2009 has clocked Rs.126.33 Crores as compared to Rs.101.27 crores for the corresponding period of last year with a growth rate of 24.7%.

2. Net profit of the company has shown a growth of 25% with Rs.36.45 crores as compared to Rs.29.16 crores for the corresponding quarter of last year.

3. E.P.S is up by 30.8%.

Mr.Karuturi Sai Ramakrishna , Managing Director of the company has said that 'the result manifests the steady growth of the company with a view to achieve a wider growth once the investment and efforts put in by the company in Agriculture yield results'. He is also confident of transforming Ethiopia into a floriculture hub of the world once the company's ambitious expansion plans are materialized.

Karuturi Global Ltd has also received a prestigious 'Business Excellence award' from CCA, Corporate Council on Africa for its agricultural initiatives in Africa. Mr.Karuturi Sai Ramakrishna , Managing Director of the company received this award at a ceremony held in Washington D.C.USA on 1st October 2009 .

About Karuturi Global Limited:

Karuturi Global Limited has ventured into the African Continent by acquiring 7,65,000 acres of agricultural land for the cultivation of Maize, Paddy, Sugar Cane, Palm oil and Vegetables . Karuturi Global is also the worlds largest producer of roses , with 239 hectares under green house cultivation in Ethiopia, Kenya and India. This acquisition of land makes the Company as one of the largest private land bank owners in the world. Today Karuturi has 10000+ employees working across 3 continents which continues to grow rapidly. Karuturi's preparedness, vision and strategy in foreseeing the severe food demand that the world faces in the coming years with steady depletion of food grain stocks in the world markets has prompted the company into entering the agribusiness in Africa. The company has clocked revenues of Rs.4536 Million and PAT of Rs.1173 Million with an EPS of Rs.3.24 for the year ended 31.03.2009.

                             KARUTURI GLOBAL LIMITED
        Regd Office: 204, Embassy Centre, Crescent Road, Bangalore 560001
         UNAUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER AND HALF YEAR ENDED
                                    30.9.2009

                                    (All figures Rupees in Lakhs except EPS)
                                              CONSOLIDATED RESULTS

                                          3 months ended  3 months ended
              Particulars                    30.9.2009       30.9.2008

                                                     Unaudited

    Net Sales/Income from operations         12,633.65       10,127.47
                          TOTAL INCOME       12,633.65       10,127.47
    EXPENDITURE
    Consumption of materials
    & other items                             3,733.12        2,547.28
    Employee Costs                            1,264.45        1,096.18
    Depreciation                                736.56          315.60
    Other Expenditure                         3,015.32        3,042.03
    Total                                     8,749.45        7,001.09
    Profit from operations
    before other income, interest &
    exceptional items                         3,884.20        3,126.38
    Other Income                                 99.55           81.29
    Profit before interest &
    exceptional items                         3,983.75        3,207.67
    Interest & Financial Charges                164.40          284.12
    Profit/(Loss) after interest
    but before exceptional items              3,819.35        2,923.55
    Exceptional items                                -               -
    Net Profit from ordinary
    activities before tax                     3,819.35        2,923.55
    Tax expense                                  15.00            6.60
    Net Profit /(Loss) from
    ordinary activities after tax             3,804.35        2,916.95
    Extraordinary item (net of tax expense)     159.00               -
    Net Profit for the period                 3,645.35        2,916.95

    Paid up Capital (Face value of
    Re.1/- each)                              4,565.97        3,309.75
    Reserves excluding revaluation
    reserve as per audited
    balance sheet
    EARNING PER SHARE (Not Annualised)
    (Before extraordinary items)
    Basic                                         0.83            0.88
    Diluted                                       0.68            0.52
    EARNING PER SHARE (Not Annualised)
    (After extraordinary items)
    Basic                                         0.80            0.88
    Diluted                                       0.65            0.52


                                    (All figures Rupees in Lakhs except EPS)
                                                   CONSOLIDATED RESULTS

                                             6 months   6 months     Year
              Particulars                      ended      ended      ended
                                             30.9.2009  30.9.2008  31.3.2009

                                                   Unaudited        Audited

    Net Sales/Income from operations         24,494.19  20,916.29  44,584.48
                          TOTAL INCOME       24,494.19  20,916.29  44,584.48
    EXPENDITURE
    Consumption of materials
    & other items                             7,231.04   4,772.33  14,240.80
    Employee Costs                            2,486.46   2,255.79   4,972.70
    Depreciation                              1,390.08     631.76   1,541.73
    Other Expenditure                         5,877.83   6,833.52  10,810.10
    Total                                    16,985.41  14,493.40  31,565.33
    Profit from operations
    before other income, interest &
    exceptional items                         7,508.78   6,422.89  13,019.15
    Other Income                                210.97     105.35     781.60
    Profit before interest &
    exceptional items                         7,719.75   6,528.24  13,800.74
    Interest & Financial Charges                275.34     423.44   2,082.09
    Profit/(Loss) after interest
    but before exceptional items              7,444.41   6,104.80  11,718.65
    Exceptional items                                -          -
    Net Profit from ordinary
    activities before tax                     7,444.41   6,104.80  11,718.65
    Tax expense                                  30.00      18.59      81.11
    Net Profit /(Loss) from
    ordinary activities after tax             7,414.41   6,086.21  11,637.55
    Extraordinary item (net of
    tax expense)                                (24.67)         -     (95.94)
    Net Profit for the period                 7,439.08   6,086.21  11,733.48

    Paid up Capital (Face value
    of Re.1/- each)                           4,565.97   3,309.75   4,529.09
    Reserves excluding revaluation
    reserve as per audited
    balance sheet                                                  49,791.40
    EARNING PER SHARE (Not Annualised)
    (Before extraordinary items)
    Basic                                         1.62       1.84       2.55
    Diluted                                       1.33       1.09       2.08
    EARNING PER SHARE (Not Annualised)
    (After extraordinary items)
    Basic                                         1.63       1.84       2.57
    Diluted                                       1.33       1.09       2.10


                             KARUTURI GLOBAL LIMITED
           Regd Office: 204, Embassy Centre, Crescent Road, Bangalore 560001
                    DETAILS OF PUBLIC AND PROMOTER SHARE HOLDING

                                          30.9.2009              30.9.2008
    Public Shareholding
    Number of Shares                    348,607,568            229,828,190
    Percentage of shareholding                76.34%                 69.43%

    Promoter and promoter group
    shareholding                        107,989,007            101,146,810
    (a) Pledged/Encumbered
    Number of Shares *                   84,472,370                      -
    Percentage of shares
    (as a % of total
    shareholding of promoter
    and promoer group)                        78.22%                     -
    Percentage of shares
    (as a % of total
    sharecapital of the company)              18.50%                     -
    (b) Non-encumbered
    Number of Shares                     23,516,637                      -
    Percentage of shares
    (as a % of total
    shareholding of promoter
    and promoer group)                        21.78%
    Percentage of shares
    (as a % of total
    sharecapital of the company)               5.15%

* The promoter shares pledged to YES Bank is towards secondary security for the term loan availed by the company for deployment in Ethiopia for its agri project.

Notes :

1.The above financial results have been reviewed by the Audit Committee and approved by the Board of Directors in its meeting held on 28th October 2009. Limited Review report from the Statutory Auditors will be forwarded to Stock Exchanges.

2. Company has received the prestigious 'Business Excellence Award' in Agribusiness, from CCA, (Corporate Council on Africa) for the year 2009 which was recived by Mr.Karuturi Sai Ramakrishna, Managing Director

3. Company has allotted 24.15 crores warrants at Rs.12 each on preferential basis to the strategic investors after receiving 25% of the warrant money

4. Number of Investor grievances pending at the beginning of the quarter :Nil, Received and Redressed during the quarter:4, Pending at the end of the quarter:Nil.

5. Company has transferred to its Foods, Retail and ISP operations to its wholly owned subsidiaries; hence the standalone results for the 6 months ended 2009 are not not directly comparable with standalone results of 6 months ended 2008

6. Previous period figures have been re-grouped / re-arranged wherever required.

    For more information, please contract,
    Y.Venu Madhava Reddy
    Corporate communications
    Karuturi Global Ltd
    Bangalore, India
    Email:venu@karuturi.com,fax:+91-80-22259782,Tel: +91-80-40809000

SOURCE Karuturi Global Limited

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