FORM 6-K SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Report of Foreign Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 For the Month of July 2006 Commission File Number: 001-32294 TATA MOTORS LIMITED (Translation of registrant's name into English) BOMBAY HOUSE 24, HOMI MODY STREET, MUMBAI 400 001, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA Telephone # 91 22 6665 8282 Fax # 91 22 6665 7799 (Address of principal executive office) |
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Item 1: | Form 6-K dated July 25, 2006 along with the Press Release. | ||||||
SIGNATURE | |||||||
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorised. |
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Tata Motors Limited By: /s/ Hoshang K Sethna Name: Hoshang K Sethna Title: Company Secretary Dated: July 25, 2006 |
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TATA MOTORS LIMITED | |||||||
Bombay House, 24, Homi Mody Street, Mumbai 400 001. |
July 25,
2006
News Release
Tata Motors Net Revenue grows by 48% to Rs. 5783.41 crores in 1st Quarter Net Profit up by 40% to Rs. 381.85 crores
MUMBAI, July 25, 2006: Tata Motors today reported Revenues (net of excise) of Rs.5783.41 crores for the quarter ended June 30, 2006, of the financial year 2006-07, an increase of 48% compared to Rs.3907.50 crores in the corresponding period of 2005-06. Profit Before Tax was Rs.498.25 crores, an increase of 38% over Rs.360 crores, while Net Profit increased by 40% to Rs. 381.85 crores, compared to Rs.272.67 crores in the corresponding period of the previous year.
During the quarter under review, the Company witnessed significant increase in all its input costs, interest rates and the general inflammatory pressures, which it expects to continue throughout the year.
The Company's Consolidated Revenues (net of excise) at Rs.6770.94 crores recorded an increase of 51% as against Rs.4493.11 crores in the corresponding period of the previous year. The Consolidated PAT at Rs.381.67 crores, as against Rs.261.51 crores in the corresponding period of the previous year recorded a growth of 46%.
The sales volume for the quarter (including exports) at 1,26,394 vehicles grew by 44% over 87,492 vehicles in the corresponding period last year. Domestic sales of commercial vehicles grew by 69% to 63,082 units. Sales volumes in the commercial vehicle segment for the corresponding period in the previous year were significantly impacted due to unanticipated difficulties in vehicle certifications and procurement of some critical components. Domestic sales of passenger vehicles at 50,151 units posted a growth of 22%.
The Company exported 13,161 vehicles, achieving a growth of 45% over 9,073 units in the corresponding period of the previous year.
In commercial vehicles, Tata Motors has doubled the capacity of its small commercial vehicle, the Tata Ace, to 60,000. The Ace continues to post strong growth. It is being gradually extended across the country, and has also been launched in Sri Lanka. During the quarter, the Company has also launched a new range of its premium SUV, the Tata Safari. It has generated an enthusiastic response.
The audited financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2006, are enclosed.
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TATA MOTORS LIMITED Regd. Office : Bombay House, 24, Homi Mody Street, Mumbai 400 001. |
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AUDITED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2006 | |||||
Particulars | Quarter ended June, 30 | Year ended March, 31 | |||
2006 | 2005 | 2006 | |||
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1 | Vehicle Sales: (in Nos.) (includes traded vehicles) | ||||
Commercial vehicles | 63082 | 37228 | 214836 | ||
Passenger Cars and Utility vehicles | 50151 | 41191 | 189070 | ||
Exports | 13161 | 9073 | 50223 | ||
126394 | 87492 | 454129 | |||
2 | Vehicle Production: (in Nos.) | ||||
Commercial vehicles | 74761 | 45108 | 246363 | ||
Passenger Cars and Utility vehicles | 57085 | 46887 | 209959 | ||
131846 | 91995 | 456322 | |||
(B) | (Rupees Crores) | ||||
1 | Sales/ Income from operations | 6708.65 | 4567.71 | 24004.12 | |
Less : Excise Duty | 925.24 | 660.21 | 3347.95 | ||
Net Sales/ Income from operations | 5783.41 | 3907.50 | 20656.17 | ||
2 | Total Expenditure | ||||
(a) | Increase in stock in trade and work in progress | (385.33) | (369.41) | (256.91) | |
(b) | Consumption of Raw Materials & Components | 3953.06 | 2700.95 | 13265.12 | |
(c) | Purchase of product for sale | 311.99 | 180.71 | 998.74 | |
(d) | Staff Cost | 302.43 | 276.95 | 1147.17 | |
(e) | Other expenditure | 964.62 | 631.56 | 2926.40 | |
(f) | Sub Total 2(a) to 2(e) | 5146.77 | 3420.76 | 18080.52 | |
3 | Operating Profit [1-2] | 636.64 | 486.74 | 2575.65 | |
4 | Other Income | 85.91 | 58.29 | 289.11 | |
5 | Interest | ||||
(a) | Gross interest | 85.45 | 70.63 | 296.49 | |
(b) | Interest income/ Interest Capitalised | (12.90) | (19.62) | (70.14) | |
(c) | Net interest | 72.55 | 51.01 | 226.35 | |
6 | Product Development expenditure | 10.32 | 7.36 | 73.78 | |
7 | Depreciation and Amortisation | 141.05 | 126.66 | 520.94 | |
8 | Profit after interest and depreciation [3+4-5-6-7] | 498.63 | 360.00 | 2043.69 | |
9 | Provision / (reversal) for diminution in value of investments (net) | 0.38 | - | (9.69) | |
10 | Profit Before Tax [8-9] | 498.25 | 360.00 | 2053.38 | |
11 | Less: Tax expense | 116.40 | 87.33 | 524.50 | |
12 | Profit After Tax [10-11] | 381.85 | 272.67 | 1528.88 | |
13 | Paid-up Equity Share Capital (Face value of Rs. 10 each) | 383.12 | 361.79 | 382.87 | |
14 | Reserves excluding Revaluation Reserve | 5127.81 | |||
15 | Basic EPS (not annualised) Rupees | 9.97 | 7.25 | 40.57 | |
Diluted EPS (not annualised) Rupees | 9.44 | 6.83 | 38.20 | ||
16 | Aggregate of Public Shareholding | ||||
- | Number of Shares | 222623126 | 213303257 | 223279749 | |
- | Percentage of shareholding | 58.12% | 58.97% | 58.33% |
Notes:- | |||||||
1) | Figures for the previous period have been regrouped / reclassified wherever necessary. |
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2) | The commercial vehicles sales volumes in the corresponding quarter of the previous year were mainly impacted by unanticipated difficulties in vehicle certification and procurement of some critical components. |
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3) | Other expenditure includes foreign exchange loss of Rs. 78.30 crores for the quarter ended June 30, 2006 as against a profit of Rs. 14.50 crores in the quarter ended June 30, 2005. The corresponding figure for the year ended March 31, 2006 was a loss of Rs. 20.35 crores. |
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4) | During this quarter, the Company has reversed export incentive of Rs. 35.57 crores that was accrued during the previous year, in view of reduction with retrospective effect in the incentive rate under Target Plus Export Incentive Scheme by the Government of India. |
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5) | The Company is engaged mainly in the business of automobile products consisting of all types of commercial and passenger vehicles including financing of the vehicles sold by the Company. These, in the context of Accounting Standard 17 on Segment Reporting, issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, are considered to constitute one single primary segment. |
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6) | Subsequent to the quarter ended June 30, 2006, 8,800 1% Foreign Currency Convertible Notes (FCCN) (2008) and 6,000 Zero coupon FCCN (2009) representing 8.8% and 6% respectively of the said Notes, have been converted into 16,20,003 and 4,59,076 Ordinary Shares of Rs. 10/- each at a premium as per the terms of issue. |
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7) | As on April 1, 2006, 3 Investor complaints were outstanding. The Company received 10 complaints during the said quarter and disposed off 10 complaints by June 30, 2006. There are 3 complaints unresolved as on June 30, 2006. |
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8) | The Statutory Auditors have carried out an audit of the results stated in (B) above for the quarter ended June 30, 2006. |
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The above Results have been reviewed by the Audit Committee of the Board and were taken on record by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on July 25, 2006. |
Mumbai, July 25, 2006 |
Tata Motors Limited Ratan N Tata Chairman |
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TATA MOTORS LIMITED Regd. Office : Bombay House, 24, Homi Mody Street, Mumbai 400 001. |
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CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2006 | |||||
Particulars | (Rs. in crores) | ||||
Quarter Ended June, 30 |
Year Ended March, 31 |
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2006 (Unaudited) |
2005 (Unaudited) |
2006 (Audited) |
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1 | Sales/ Income from operations | 7738.24 | 5183.89 | 27266.41 | |
Less: Excise Duty | 967.30 | 690.78 | 3494.20 | ||
Net Sales/ Income from operations | 6770.94 | 4493.11 | 23772.21 | ||
2 | Total Expenditure | ||||
(a) | (Increase) in stock in trade and work in progress | (431.53) | (401.25) | (238.30) | |
(b) | Consumption of Raw Materials and Components | 4500.07 | 3093.35 | 14898.50 | |
(c) | Purchase of products for sale | 403.02 | 230.63 | 1360.70 | |
(d) | Staff Cost | 543.85 | 387.81 | 1783.11 | |
(e) | Other expenditure | 981.52 | 624.47 | 2919.96 | |
(f) | Sub Total 2(a) to 2(e) | 5996.93 | 3935.01 | 20723.97 | |
3 | Operating Profit [1-2] | 774.01 | 558.10 | 3048.24 | |
4 | Other Income | 17.31 | 10.29 | 243.55 | |
5 | Interest (Net) | 78.44 | 53.81 | 246.01 | |
6 | Product Development cost | 10.32 | 7.36 | 71.77 | |
7 | Depreciation | 165.48 | 148.13 | 623.31 | |
8 | Amortisation of Deferred Revenue Expenditure in Subsidiaries | 0.06 | - | 0.02 | |
9 | Profit after depreciation and interest [3+4-5-6-7-8] | 537.02 | 359.09 | 2350.68 | |
10 | Provision for diminution in value of investments (net) | 0.47 | - | 1.70 | |
11 | Profit Before Tax [9-10] | 536.55 | 359.09 | 2348.98 | |
12 | Less: Tax Expense | 156.40 | 103.22 | 640.00 | |
13 | Profit After Tax [12-13] | 380.15 | 255.87 | 1708.98 | |
14 | Adjustment of Miscellaneous Expenditure in Subsidiaries | (0.04) | - | (2.53) | |
15 | Share of Minority Interest | (12.58) | (2.06) | (22.29) | |
16 | Profit in respect of investments in Associate Companies | 14.14 | 7.70 | 43.93 | |
17 | Profit for the year | 381.67 | 261.51 | 1728.09 | |
18 | Paid-up Equity Share Capital (Face value of Rs.10 each) | 383.12 | 361.79 | 382.87 | |
19 | Reserves excluding Revaluation Reserve | - | - | 5722.21 | |
20 | Basic EPS (not annualised) Rupees | 9.97 | 6.95 | 45.86 | |
21 | Diluted EPS (not annualised) Rupees | 9.44 | 6.56 | 43.15 |
Notes:- | |||||||
1) | Figures for previous year have been regrouped / reclassified wherever necessary, to make them comparable. As per the Listing agreement, the Company is required to publish consolidated financial results on an annualised basis. The Company has decided to voluntarily make available the financial results on a consolidated basis so as to enable an investor facilitate a comparison of the financial performance between stand alone and consolidated basis. |
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2) | The Group's reportable operating segment consists of Automotive and Others. Automotive segment consists of business of automobile products consisting of all types of commercial and passenger vehicles including financing of the vehicles sold by the Company. Others primarily include construction equipment, engineering solutions, and software operations. |
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Quarter ended June, 30 |
Year ended March, 31 |
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A | Segment Revenues | 2006 | 2005 | 2006 |
Net sales / Income from Operations | ||||
- Automotive and related activity | 6252.51 | 4240.96 | 22195.16 | |
- Others | 591.13 | 289.77 | 1806.87 | |
Total segment revenue | 6843.64 | 4530.73 | 24002.03 | |
Add / (Less): Inter segment revenue | (72.70) | (37.62) | (229.82) | |
Net segment revenue | 6770.94 | 4493.11 | 23772.21 | |
B | Segment Results before interest exceptional items and tax | |||
- Automotive and related activity | 542.67 | 378.22 | 2189.40 | |
- Others | 54.02 | 19.31 | 170.13 | |
Total segment results | 596.69 | 397.53 | 2359.53 | |
Add/(Less):- Inter segment eliminations | 1.46 | 5.08 | (0.71) | |
Net Segment Results | 598.15 | 402.61 | 2358.82 | |
Add/(Less):- Unallocable income | 17.31 | 10.29 | 243.55 | |
Add/(Less):- Interest expense | (78.44) | (53.81) | (246.01) | |
Add/(Less):- Exceptional Items | (0.47) | - | (7.38) | |
Total Profit before Tax | 536.55 | 359.09 | 2348.98 | |
C | Capital employed (segment assets less segment liabilities) | As at June, 30 |
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2006 | 2005 | 2006 | ||
- Automotive and related activity | 9900.40 | 6678.08 | 8447.17 | |
- Others | 723.78 | 471.02 | 697.51 | |
Total Capital employed | 10624.18 | 7149.10 | 9144.68 | |
Add/(Less):- Inter segment | (242.78) | (121.71) | (158.12) | |
Capital employed | 10381.40 | 7027.39 | 8986.56 | |
3) | The share of profit (net) in respect of investments in associate companies include profit of Rs.14.33 crores and loss of Rs. 0.19 crore, considered on the basis of Unaudited Financial Statements for the quarter ended June 30, 2006. |
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4) | The Consolidated financial statement should be read in conjunction with the notes to the individual financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2006. |
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The above Results and this release have been reviewed by the Audit Committee of the Board and were taken on record by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on July 25, 2006. |
Mumbai, July 25, 2006 |
Tata Motors Limited Ratan N Tata Chairman |
For further press queries please contact Mr Debasis Ray at +91 22 6665 7209 or email at: debasis.ray@tatamotors.com. All statements contained herein that are not statements of historical fact constitute “forward-looking statements. All statements regarding our expected financial condition and results of operations, business, plans and prospects are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements include but are no limited to statements as to our business strategy, our revenue and profitability, planned projects and other matters discussed herein regarding matters that are not historical fact. These forward-looking statements and any other projections (whether made by us or any third party) involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements or other projections. Additional risks that could affect our future operating results are more f! ully described in our filings with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. These filings are available at www.sec.gov. We may, from time to time, make additional written and oral forward-looking statements, including statements contained in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and our reports to shareholders. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking statement that may be made from time to time by or on our behalf. |
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