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Dawood Cotton Mills Limited
Annual Report 1997 
CONTENTS
Company Information
Notice of Meeting 
Directors' Report 
Form A 
Summarised Accounts:
Auditors' Report 
Balance Sheet 
Profit & Loss Account 
Cash Flow Statement 
Notes to the Accounts 
Ten Years at a Glance 
Company Information
Board of Directors
Ahmed Dawood Chief Executive/Chairman
M. Hussain Dawood
Shahzada Dawood
Shahid Ghaffar
Abdul Aziz Moon
Haroon Mehanti
Yousuf A. Deshi
Secretary & Finance Manager
Yousuf A. Deshi
Auditors
Gangat & Company
(Chartered Accountants)
Bankers
Habib Bank Limited
Registered Office
Dawood Centre,
Karachi-75530
Mills
Landhi Industrial Area,
Karachi-75120
Notice of Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the 47th Annual General Meeting of the Shareholders of Dawood
Cotton Mills Limited will be held on Thursday, the 26th March 1998 at 4.00 p.m at the Registered
Office of the Company at Dawood Centre, Moulvi Tamizuddin Khan Road, Karachi, to transact
the following business after recitation from the Holy Quran.
ORDINARY BUSINESS:
1. To confirm the minutes of the Annual General Meeting held on 31st March 1997.
2. To receive and adopt the Audited Accounts for the year ended September 30,
1997 and reports of Directors' and Auditors' thereon.
3. To approve Dividend.
4. To appoint auditors for the year 1997-98 and to fix their remuneration. The present
auditors, M/s. Gangat & Company, Chartered Accountants, retire and being eligible,
offer themselves for re-appointment.
NOTES
1. The Share transfer books of the Company will remain closed from 17-03 98 to 26-03 98 (both
days inclusive).
2. Transfers received in order at the registered office of the Company Dawood Centre Moulvi Tamizuddin
Khan Road, Karachi. by March 16, 1998 will qualify for the payment of dividend to the transferees.
3. A member entitled to attend and vote at the meeting may appoint another member as his/her
proxy to attend and vote for him/her. Proxies in order to be effective must be received at the
registered office of the Company not less than 48 hours before the time of holding the meeting.
4. Members are requested to communicate to the Company of any change in their addresses.
DIRECTORS' REPORT
Dear Shareholders
Assalam-u-Alaikum
Your directors hereby present their 47th Annual Report together with the Audited Accounts
and Auditor's Report for the year ended 30th September, 1997.
As reported in the half yearly report, the plant remained Closed until December, 1997.
The Management re-started the plant by the grace of Almighty Allah, by the end of December
1997, However due to continued rise in costs of production such as electricity, gas, water
and labour and other input costs, combined with substantial decline in sales by Rs. 102.77
million as compared with the previous year, affected company's operating results. Management's
continued efforts to improve the results of the Company brought about reduction in costs
which enabled the Company to achieve nominal operating profit of Rs. 2,91.756 as against
loss of Rs. 146,846/= in previous year.
Strict financial management yielded a non operating income of Rs. 52,08 Million
as against Rs. 40.97 million in previous year.
After charging all administrative and selling expenses including depreciation of Rs.15,261,451/=
and after providing Rs.16,500,000/= for taxation your Company has earned a net profit
after tax of Rs.35,084,288/= and taking into account unappropriated profit of Rs. 78.743,284/=
brought forward form last year a sum of Rs.113,827,572 was available for appropriation.
The earnings per share during the year is Rs. 4.73 per share.
Your Directors have recommended to appropriate the profits as follows:-
Dividend @ Rs.4.50(450/%) Per Share of
Rs. 10/= each on paid up Capital of Rs. 74,236,020/= Rs. 33,406,209
Balance to be carried forward Rs. 80,421,363
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Rs. 113,827,572
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M/s. Gangat & Company, Chartered Accountants retire and being eligible offer themselves
for re-appointment as auditors of the Company for the year 1997-98.
Directors wish to place on record, their appreciation and gratitude at the devotion shown
by the employees of the Company.
We invite you to join us in seeking guidance & blessings of the Almighty in accelerating
the operational growth, profitability and efficiency of the Mills in the coming year.
Date : February, 20,1998
Pattern of holding of the shares held by the shareholders
as at September 30, 1997
NUMBER OF TYPE OF TOTAL
SHAREHOLDERS SHAREHOLDINGS SHARES HELD
630 1 to 100 22,344
469 101 to 500 106,256
100 105 to 1000 73,935
94 1001 to 5000 188,269
12 5001 to 10000 86,222
1 20001 to 25000 21,398
6 25001 to 30000 159,160
3 30001 to 35000 98,636
2 35001 to 40000 76,681
1 40001 to 45000 40,387
1 45001 to 50000 45,500
2 50001 to 55000 101,774
1 90001 to 95000 93,078
1 110001 to 115000 114,639
1 125001 to 130000 129,176
1 135001 to 140000 137,014
1 145001 to 150000 150,000
1 150001 to 155000 153,663
1 190001 to 195000 192,632
1 245001 to 250000 247,123
1 340001 to 345000 342,587
1 350001 to 355000 354,507
1 770001 to 775000 774,446
1 895001 to 900000 899,149
1 1150001 to  1155000 1,151,013
1 1660001 to  1665000 1,664,013
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1335 7,423,602
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CATEGORIES OF NO. OF SHARES
SHAREHOLDERS SHAREHOLDERS HELD PERCENTAGE
Individuals 1291 1,738,573 23.42%
Investment Companies 5 10,416 0.14%
Insurance Companies 5 479,336 6.46%
Joint Stock Companies 15 2,864,126 38.58%
Financial Institutions 10 1,868,770 25.17%
Modaraba Companies 2 38,300 0.52%
Others (See below) 7 424,081 5.71%
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1335 7,423,602 100.00%
OTHERS ========== ========== ==========
Trusts (Charitable Organisations) 2 394,894 5.32%
Co-Operative, Societies 2 3,481 0.05%
Administrative, Abandoned 1 25,415 0.34%
Properties Organisation
Administrator General of Sindh 1 285 0.00%
Kukab Agencies (Pakistan) 1 6 0.00%
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7 424,081 5.71%
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Auditors' Report to the Members
We have audited the annexed Balance Sheet of DAWOOD COTTON MILLS LIMITED as at
September 30, 1997 and the related Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement together
with the notes forming part thereof, for the year then ended.
Profit Participation Fund as required has not been provided in accounts.
Subject to the foregoing reservation, we state that we have obtained all the information and
explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose
of the audit and after due verification thereof, we report that:-
(a) in our opinion, proper books of account have been kept by the Company as required
by the Companies Ordinance, 1984~
(b) in our opinion:
(i) the Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account together with the notes thereto
have been drawn up in conformity with the Companies Ordinance, 1984 and
are in agreement with the books of account and are further in accordance with
accounting policies consistently applied;
(ii) the expenditures incurred during the year were for purpose of the Company's
business;
(iii) the business conducted, investments made and the expenditures incurred during
the year were in accordance with the objects of the Company;
(c) in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations
given to us, the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow Statement
together with the notes forming part thereof, give the information required by the
Companies Ordinance, 1984 in the manner so required and respectively give a true
and fair view of the state of the Company's affairs as at September 30, 1997 and of
the profit and the Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended; and
(d) In our opinion, Zakat deductible at source under the Zakat and Ushr Ordinance. 1980
was deducted by the company and deposited in the Central Zakat Fund established under
section 7 of the ordinance.
GANGAT & COMPANY
Karachi: February 20,1998, Chartered Accountants
Balance Sheet as at September 30, 1997
Note 1997 1996
CAPITAL & LIABILITIES No. Rupees Rupees
SHARE CAPITAL AND RESERVES
SHARE CAPITAL
Authorised:
1,00,00,000 Ordinary
Shares of Rs. 10/- each 100,000,000 10 00,00,000
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Issued, Subscribed & Paid Up: 2 74,236,020 74,236,020
RESERVES & SURPLUS:
Revenue Reserves 3 1420,00 000 ]4,20,00,000
Capital Reserve -- Share Premium 4 32,705,746 32,705.75
Unappropriated Profit 8,04 21,363 7,87 43,284
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25,51.27,109 253,449,030
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CAPITAL & RESERVES 32,93,63,129 327,685,050
DEFERRED LIABILITIES 5
Gratuity 25,864,634 3,44,65,225
Deferred Taxation 34,950,000 3,49,50,000
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6,08,14,634 6,94 15,225
CURRENT LIABILITIES AND PROVISION
Creditors, Accrued and Other Liabilities 11,87,84,167 11,71,72,282
Profit Participation Fund 1,726.68 1,726,683
Unclaimed Dividend 7,931,868 7,398,269
Proposed Dividend 3 34,06,209 1,85,59,005
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161,848,927 14,48,56,239
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND COMMITMENTS 8 -- --
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552,026,690 54,19,56,514
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The annexed notes form an integral part of this Balance Sheet.
Karachi: February 20.1998.
Note 1997 1996
PROPERTY & ASSETS No. Rupees Rupees
FIXED ASSETS
Operating Assets 9 137,142,427 152,921,117
LONG TERM INVESTMENTS 10 9,681,394 9,681,394
LONG TERM DEPOSITS 1,430,622 1,430,622
CURRENT ASSETS
Stores and Spares 11 3,635,708 4,022,485
Stock-in-trade 12 22,682,000 7,276,478
Trade Debtors 13 9,358,075 15,643,398
Loans, Advances, Deposits
Prepayments and Other Receivables (Unsecured) 14 2,995,661 493,821
Short Term Investments 15 7,890,000 89,110,000
Cash and Bank Balances 16 357,210,803 261,377,199
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403,772,247 377,923,381
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552,026,690 54,19,56,514
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Profit and Loss Accounts
for the year ended September 30, 1997
Note 1997 1996
PARTICULARS No. Rupees Rupees
Net Sales and Operating Revenue 17 70,378,206 173,148,890
Cost of Sales 18 (5,86,02,214) (15,87,10,940)
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GROSS PROFIT 11,775,992 14,437,950
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OPERATING EXPENSES
Administrative 19 11,021,294 13,042,148
Selling 20 343,056 1,084,904
Financial 21 119,886 457,744
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(1,14,84,236) (1,45,84,796)
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OPERATING PROFIT / (LOSS) 291,756 (1,46,846)
Non-Operating Income 22 5,20,80,347 40,965,802
Zakat -- (75,382)
Profit on sale of Fixed Assets 9.10 1,42,185 5,122,206
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PROFIT FOR THE YEAR 52,514,288 45,865,780
Other Charges 23 (10,80,000) (10,09,411)
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PROFIT BEFORE TAX 51,434,288 44,856,369
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The annexed notes form an integral part of this Profit and Loss Account.
Karachi: February 20, 1998.
Note 1997 1996
PARTICULARS No. Rupees Rupees
PROFIT BEFORE TAX 51,434,288 44,856,369
TAXATION 24
Current (1,65,00,000) (1,66,50,000)
Deferred -- 16,650,000
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PROFIT AFTER TAX 34,934,288 4,48,56~369
Capital Gain 25 150,000 --
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35,084,288 44,856,369
Unappropriated Profit from the previous year 78,743,284 52,445,920
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TOTAL AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR APPROPRIATION  11,38,27,572 97,302,289
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APPROPRIATION:
Proposed Dividend 33,406,209 18,559,005
Balance Carried Forward 80,421,363 78,743,284
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38,27,572 97,302,289
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Cash Flow Statement
for the year ended September 30, 1997
For the Year For the Year
P A R T I C U L A R S Ended Ended
30-09-1997 30-09-1996
Cash Flow From Operating Activities
Profit/(loss) before taxation 5,14,34,288 44,856,369
Adjustments for :
Depreciation 1,52,61,451 16,988,674
Profit on sale of fixed assets (142,185) (51,22,206)
Provision for gratuity 534,226 4,550,568
Income from investments (5,18,92,756) (4,08,87,804)
Sundry sales & receipts (187,591) (77,998)
Financial charges 119,886 457,744
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Operating profit before working capital changes 1,51,27,319 20,765,347
Net (increase)/decrease in working capital 69,853,821 129,289,077
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Cash generated from operations 84,981,140 15,00,54,424
Payments for:
Gratuity (91,34,817) (94,57,504)
Tax (1,47,57,198) (1,06,74,246)
Financial charges (1,19,886) (4,57,744)
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Net Cash from Operating Activities (A) 6,09,69,239 129,464,930
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Cash Flow from Investment Activities
Sales of fixed assets 874,424 6,097,000
Income from investments 5,18,92,756 4,08,87,804
Sundry Sales & Receipts 187,591 77,998
Acquisition of Fixed Assets (2,15,000) --
Capital Gain 1,50,000 --
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Net cash from / (used in) investing activities (B) 5,28,89771 47,062,802
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Cash Flow from Financing Activities
Dividend Paid (1,80,25,406) (33,817)
Long term Investment (Shares) -- (6,98,313)
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Net cash from / (used in) financing activities (C) (1,80,25,406) (7,32,130
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Net (increase) / decrease in cash and
cash equivalents (A+B+C) 9,58,33,604 175,795,602
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 26,13,77,199 8,55,81,597
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year 35,72,10,803 26,13,77,199
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Cash Flow Statement
for the year ended September 30, 1997
For the Year For the Year
P A R T I C U L A R S Ended Ended
30-09-1997 30-09-1996
Movement in Working Capital
(Increase) / Decrease in Current Assets
Stores and Spares 3,86,777 (5,03,142)
Stock-in-trade (1,54,05,522) 62,78,344
Trade Debts 62,85,323 (93,51,987)
Loans, Advances. Deposits. Prepayments
and Other Receivables
(including advance payment of income tax ) (25,01,840) 249,823
Short Term Investments 8,12,20,000 13,00,00,000