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Lucky Cement Limited
Annual Report 2000
CONTENTS
Company Information
Notice of Meeting
Directors' Report
Graphs and Yearwise Statistical Summary
Auditors' Report
Balance Sheet
Profit & Loss Account
Cash Flow Statement
Statement of Changes in Equity
Notes to the Accounts
Statement and Report under Section 237 of the Companies Ordinance, 1984
Lucky Powertech Limited
Consolidated Accounts
Pattern of Shareholding
COMPANY INFORMATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Abdul Razzak Tabba (Chairman/Chief Executive)
Muhammad Yunus Tabba
Muhammad Sohail Tabba
Muhammad Ali Tabba
Imran Yunus Tabba
Muhammad Javed Tabba
Anis Wahab Zuberi
M Aliuddin Ansari
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Abdur Razzaq Thaplawala
COMPANY SECRETARY & Muhammad Abid Ganatra
GENERAL MANAGER FINANCE ACA, ACMA, ACIS
STATUTORY AUDITORS M. Yousuf Adil Saleem & Co.,
Chartered Accountants
COST AUDITORS Munaf Yousuf & Co.,
Chartered Accountants
BANKERS Metropolitan Bank Limited
Muslim Commercial Bank Limited
Soneri Bank Limited
REGISTERED OFFICE / FACTORY Pezu, District Lakki Marwat
N.W.F.P.
HEAD OFFICE 6-A, Muhammad Ali Housing Society,
A. Aziz Hashim Tabba Street,
Karachi-75350.
UAN # (021) 111-786-555
SALES OFFICES
2nd Floor, Al-Hassan Plaza, Aptma House, Jamrud Road,
Jamia Ashrafia, Main Ferozpur Road, Peshawar.
Lahore. UAN # (091 ) 111-786-555
UAN # (042) 111-786-555
Gold Crest Plaza, 20 Azmat Saddar Bazar, Bannu Road,
Wasti Road, Near Chowk Dera Adda, Near Main Flying Coach Adda,
Multan. D.I. Khan.
Tel # (061) 540021 - 510021 UAN # (0961) 111-786-555
3rd Floor, Kulsum Plaza, 6-A, Muhammad Ali Housing Society,
42 Blue Area, Islamabad. A. Aziz Hashim Tabba Street, Karachi.
UAN # (051) 111-786-555 UAN # (021) 111-786-555
SHARES DEPARTMENT 404, 4th Floor, Trade Tower,
Abdullah Haroon Road, Karachi.
Tel # 5685930 - 5687839
NOTICE OF 7TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
Notice is hereby given that the 7th Annual General Meeting of the members of Lucky Cement
Limited will be held on Thursday, the 14th December, 2000 at 11:00 a.m., at the Registered
Office of the Company situated at factory premises Pezu, District Lakki Marwat, N.W.F.P. to
transact the following business:
1. To confirm the minutes of Extraordinary General Meeting held on 26th August, 2000.
2. To receive, consider and adopt the audited accounts of the company for the year ended
on June 30, 2000, together with the Directors' and the Auditors' Reports thereon.
3. To appoint Auditors and 'fix their remuneration for the year 2000-2001. The present
Auditors, Messrs M. Yousuf Adil Saleem & Co., Chartered Accountants, retire and being
eligible, offer themselves for reappointment.
4. To transact any other business with the permission of the Chairman.
By Order of the Board
Muhammad Abid Ganatra
Karachi, 18th November, 2000. Company Secretary
NOTES:
1. The share transfer books of the Company will be closed from 7th December, 2000 to
14th December, 2000 (both days inclusive).
2. A member entitled to attend and vote may appoint another member as his/her proxy to
attend and vote instead of him/hen
3. An individual beneficial owner of shares from CDC must bring his/her original NIC or
Passport, Account and Participant's I.D. numbers to prove his/her identity. A representa-
tive of corporate members from CDC. must bring the Board of Directors' Resolution and/
or Power of Attorney and the specimen signature of the nominee.
4. The members are requested to notify change in their address, if any, to the Company's
shares department at 404, 4th Floor, Trade Tower, Abdullah Haroon Road, Karachi.
DIRECTORS' REPORT
It is a pleasure to present this seventh Annual Report of the Company together with the annual
accounts and auditors' report thereon for the financial year ended 30th June, 2000.
Operating Performance:
During the year under review, the total cement production of your plant increased from 54.87% to
68.01% of the designed capacity based on 300 days. The clinker production also increased from
56.83% to 68.26% during the year under review. The following figures will help you in forming
full picture of Company's capacity utilization.
F. Y. 99-2000 F.Y. 98-99
%age increase
Production %age of Production %age in production
production to production to during
capacity based capacity based F.Y. 99-2000
(Tons) on 300 days (Tons) on 300 days over F.Y. 98-99
Clinker Production 819,180 68.26% 682,032 56.83% 20.10%
Cement Production 856,928 68.01% 691,445 54.87% 23.93%
The demand of cement in the country was the factor, which prevented thc Company from further
increase in capacity utilization. You will be pleased to know that as a result of de-bottlenecking
and efficient operation of the plant, the equipment efficiency increased substantially during the
year. The Kilns 'A' and 'B' performed at 96% and 93% respectively of their designed capacity
against 92% and 87% last year. With additional de-bottlenecking and balancing measures, the
plant is now capable of producing more than the designed capacities.
Sales:
The Company was able to sell 837,184 tons of cement during the year under review compared to
709,105 tons last year showing an improvement of about 18%. As a result of the increased sales,
the Company's share in the total dispatches of cement in the country increased from 7.4% in
financial year 98-99 to 8.5% during 99-2000. This increase was mainly in the northern areas
where the Company was able to increase its share to 11.08% against 9.78% in the previous year.
Prices:
The prices of cement during the year under review remained stable. On average the Company was
able to increase its rentention by 5 to 6% compared to last year. This increase was however quite
marginal. The Company's retention was lower than many other companies because of distance of
its plant from market. Your Company has to spend Rs. 150 to Rs. 200 per ton more than many
other companies on transportation of cement.
Production Costs:
The prices of furnace oil increased substantially during the year under review. The price of fur-
nace oil on 1st July, 1999 was Rs. 6,206/- per ton which went up to Rs.. I 1,268/- by 30th June,
2000 - an increase by 82%. The average cost of furnace oil to the Company for the year 1999-2000
worked out to Rs. 8,194 per ton resulting in an increase of atleast 44% over the previous year. The
increase affected the operating profits, respite of the fact that the plant operated more efficiently
than the previous year. The cost of electricity generated by your subsidiary company also in-
creased due to increase in the cost of furnace oil.
It will be pertinent to note that after deregulation w.e.f. 1st July, 2000, the price of furnace oil has
been revised 12 times by oil marketing Companies. On 1st November, 2000, the price of furnace
oil was higher by 32% than the price prevailing on 30th June, 2000. As a result of deregulation of
furnace oil trade, the uniformity in price all over the country ended and now the plants in North
including your plant have to pay higher freight charges as compared to plants in the South.
ISO 9002 Quality Management System:
As a part of continuous efforts to achieve best quality management, the Company had started
working to qualify for ISO 9002 Quality Management System. We take immense pleasure to
report that the quality management system of your Company for manufacturing and sales of
cement has been certified under ISO 9002 by Moody's International on 31st August, 2000. We are
proud of this accredition and reaffirm our commitment to the consumers to supply even more
superior quality cement manufactured under an ISO 9002 certified quality system.
Financial Results:
As shown in the annexed profit and loss accounts, your Company earned a gross profit of Rs. 437
million during the financial year 1999-2000 against a net sales of Rs. 2,050 million giving a G.P.
ratio of 21.30% of the net sales as compared to the gross profit of Rs. 263 millions earned last
year. The gross profit during the year under review was higher by 66%. After charging the admin-
istrative, selling and distribution expenses, your Company earned an operating profit of Rs. 380
million which is higher by 81% than the previous year. The Company was able to reduce its
financial expenses from Rs. 153 million last year to Rs. 124 millions in the year under report. The
net profit earned by the Company during year under review comes to Rs. 226 million, which is
more by Rs. 171 million than last year showing an increase of 308%. After accounting for the
carry forward losses of Rs. 90.33 million on 1st July, 1999, the accumulated profit carried for-
ward by the Company comes to Rs. 136 million.
Balance Sheet:
The balance sheet of the Company remained robust. The debt equity ratio on 30th June, 2000
improved to 0.136: 1 compared to 0.185: 1 on 30th June, 1999. The long term loans and liabili-
ties reduced from Rs. 485 million as on 30th June, 1999 to Rs. 291 million on 30th June, 2000.
The Company was able to pre pay some of the expensive borrowings during the year because of its
improved cash resources. The earnings per share improved from Rs. 0.23 last year to Rs. 0.92
similarly the break-up value per share also increased from Rs. 13.67 on 30th June, 99 to Rs. 14.60
on 30th June, 2000.
Sales Tax Exemption:
The Company had set up its plant in one of the most remote and backward areas of the country on
the promise of a five year exemption from sales tax on cement produced by it. This exemption was
granted by statuary notifications and was protected under the Protection of Economic Reforms
Act 1992. This benefit was taken away from the Company as soon as it started its production by a
clever maneuvering prompted by those who had the political and other muscles with the then
Government in Power. The denial of this exemption to your Company and other new plants in
NWFP shakened the confidence of domestic and foreign investors in the government's promises
and policies.
The restoration of the investors confidence was on the top of the agenda of the new government.
The Chief Executive of the Country promised to revive the exemption for atleast one year with
effect from the date of announcement of the budget for the year 2000-2001. The interested ele-
ments again became active and used all sort of tactics including recourse to courts of law to
prevent the Government from implementing Chief Executive's promise until 5th September, 2000
when Sales Tax Act (Amendment) Ordinance was promulgated on that date. This reduced the
period of relief to your Company to about nine months against its original entitlement for five
years. All sorts of tactics are still under progress to take away this short period benefit.
Demand situation:
The demand of cement in the country during the year showed an increase of 2.73% only over the
previous year as against increase of 5.22% seen last year over the 97-98 figures. This nominal
increase of 2.73% in demand .in the year under review against traditional increase of about 7.5%
reflects the down slide in the economic activities. The following are the figures of production/
consumption of cement in the country during last four years.
North South Total Growth
Financial Capacity Consum %age Capacity Consum %age Capacity Consum %age (Y.O.Y)
Year -ption Capacity -ption Capacity -ption Capacity
(Million (Million utilization (Million (million utilization (Million (Million utilization
Tons) Tons) Tons) Tons) Tons) Tons)
99-00 12.37 7.56 61.11% 4.60 2.28 49.56% 16.97 9.84 57.92% +2.7%
98-99 11.83 7.25 61.28% 4.48 2.33 52.00% 16.31 9.58 58.73% +5.2%
97-98 11.30 6.41 56.72% 4.16 2.70 63.22% 15.46 9.11 58.47% -4.5%
96-97 8.27 6.14 74.24% 4.16 3.40 81.73% 12.43 9.54 76.75%
In terms of per capita consumption, the consumption of the year under review works out to 75 Kg.
per head on the basis of population figure of 130.58 million. This is one of the lowest per capita
consumption in the world. The following figures show the per capita consumption of some of the
countries of the world, as you can see that many developing countries like Iran, Egypt and Thai-
land have a significantly higher per capita consumption.
Country Per capita Country Per capita
consumption consumption
Jordon 654 Phillipines 202
Libya 653 Argentina 190
Japan 647 Brazil 164
Egypt 334 Indonesia 140
Iran 249 Pakistan 75
The consumption of cement in the country can be increased if the country's economy picks up and
there is development in setting up new industrial plants and infra structure facilities. Even with a
slower growth in economy, measures can be taken to increase consumption of cement in the coun-
try by adopting some special measures which may include the following:
Construction of cement concrete roads in place of roads paved with bitumen is the necessity of
present time. While the initial cost of building a concrete road is higher than a bitumen based
road but the concrete roads have proved to be more economical in the longer run. In advanced
countries, the feasibilities of alternate forms of roads is based on the concept of "Whole Life
Cost (WLC)" rather than the initial costs. The concrete roads have longer life and very low
maintenance expenses. Scientific studies carried out in many countries have shown that con-
crete roads save fuel consumption of vehicles plying on these roads because of lower friction
between the roads and vehicle tyres. This can translate into savings of fuel worth billions of rupees.
Lining of canals:
Pakistan has one of the largest network of canals in the world. Our water reserves are also
quite abundant but a large percentage of this water is wasted through seepage resulting not
only in loss of water resources but also damage to our very fertile land due to water logging
and salinity. The lining of canals by cement plaster will prevent seepage of water reducing the
wastage of our water resources and saving of our lands from water logging and salinity. The
canal lining needs to be done on war footing to improve our agricultural production.
Concrete Blocks:
In Sindh, Punjab and NWFP, clay bricks are used in majority of constructions in place of
cement concrete blocks. The brick making Kilns or Bhattas are spread over the entire country
in and around populated areas. These kilns are a major source of pollution and a potential
hazard to the health of people. The environmental authorities are silent on this dangerous
hazard to the health of our people. The substitution of clay bricks by cement concrete blocks
will not only reduce pollution but will also increase the capacity utilization of our cement
plants which have been set up after spending billions of rupees of our precious foreign ex-
change.
High taxation:
The cement in Pakistan is a highly taxed commodity. The present direct tax burden on cement
on account of excise duty and sales tax works out to Rs. 80 per bag. This is the highest in the
world. The excise duty needs to be reduced from Rs. 50 per bag to atleast Rs. 25 per bag that
will help reduction in prices and will result in increase in consumption specially in housing
sector.
Year 2000 problems in Computer System:
As a result of adequate measures taken by the Company, the computer systems including the
Company's DCS and PLC Systems worked smoothly and no problem was faced on changeover to
new millennium.
Auditors:
The auditors M. Yousuf Adil Saleem & Co. Chartered Accountants, retire and being eligible offer
themselves for reappointment.
Directors:
In an Extraordinary General Meeting held on 26th August, 2000 the following Directors were
elected to the Board for a term of three years.
1. Mr. Abdul Razzak Tabba
2. Mr. Muhammad Yunus Tabba
3. Mr. Muhammad Sohail Tabba
4. Mr. Muhammad Ali Tabba
5. Mr. Imran Yunus Tabba
6. Mr. Muhammad Javed Tabba
7. Mr. Anis Wahab Zuberi
8. Mr. M Aliuddin Ansari
The Company records its appreciation to outgoing Directors viz Haji Abdul Razzak, Mr. Samir
Ahmed and Mr. Martyn S. Wells for their co-operation with the Company.
Pattern of Shareholding
The pattern of shareholding as on 30th June, 2000 is enclosed with the report.
Subsidiary:
The audited accounts of Lucky Powertech Limited, the Company's wholly owned subsidiary, for
the year ended 30th June, 2000 are annexed with the report.
Acknowledgment:
Your directors appreciate the efforts of the company's managers, technicians and workers and the
support extended by the company's bankers, leasing companies, dealers and stockists.
For and on behalf of the Board
Abdul Razzak Tabba
Karachi · November 18, 2000 Chairman & Chief Executive
YEARWISE STATISTICAL SUMMARY
Rupees in '000'
1997 1998 1999 2000
ASSETS EMPLOYED
Fixed assets 3,992 3,904 3,785 3,729
Long term investments 200 200 200 200
Long term deposit and
deferred cost 64 54 43 18
Current assets 366 426 498 620
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Total assets employed 4,622 4,584 4,526 4,567
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FINANCED BY
Shareholders' equity 3,413 3,294 3,350 3,576
Long term liabilities
Loans 603 518 409 291
Leasing 101 107 76 --
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704 625 485 291
Long term deposits and
deferred liabilities 94 144 92 102
Current liabilities 411 521 599 598
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Total funds invested 4,622 4,584 4,526 4,567
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TURNOVER AND PROFIT
Turnover (net) 393 1,010 1,475 2,050
Gross profit 82 66 263 437
Operating profit 46 9 211 380
Profit/(loss) before taxation (25) (114) 55 232
Profit/(loss) after taxation (27) (119) (55) 226
Profit/(loss) carried forward (26) (146) (90) 136
Earnings per share (Rupees) (0.110) (0.486) 0.224 0.922
Break up value per share (Rupees) 13.39 13.45 13.67 14.596
AUDITORS' REPORT TO THE MEMBERS
We have audited the annexed balance sheet of Lucky Cement Limited as at June 30, 2000 and the
related profit and loss account, statement of changes in equity and cash flow statement together with the
notes forming part thereof, for the year then ended and we state that we have obtained all the information
and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit.
It is the responsibility of the Company's management to establish and maintain a system of internal
control, and prepare and present the above said statements in conformity with the approved accounting
standards and the requirements of the Companies Ordinance, 1984. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the auditing standards as applicable in Pakistan. These stand-
ards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the above
said statements are free of any material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis,
evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the above said statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting policies and significant estimates made by management, as well as, evaluating
the overall presentation of the above said statements. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable
basis for our opinion and, after due verification, 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 thereon, 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 the accounting policies consis-
tently applied;
ii) the expenditure incurred during the year was for the purpose of the Company's business;  and
iii) the business conducted, investments made and the expenditure 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, statement of changes in equity and cash flow statement
together with the notes forming part thereof confirm with approved accounting standards as appli-
cable in Pakistan, and given 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 June 30, 2000 and of the profit, its cash flows and changes in equity for the year then ended; and
d) in our opinion no zakat was deductible at source under the Zakat and Ushr Ordinance, 1980.
M. YOUSUF ADIL SALEEM & CO.,
KARACHI: November 18, 2000 Chartered Accountants
BALANCE SHEET AS AT JUNE 30, 2000
Note 2000 1999
Rupees in '000'
SHARE CAPITAL AND RESERVES
Authorised capital
300,000,000 Ordinary shares
of Rs. 10/- each 3,000,000 3,000,000
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Issued, subscribed and paid-up capital
245,000,000 Ordinary shares of Rs. 10/- each
fully paid in cash 2,450,000 2,450,000
Capital reserve
Share premium 990,000 990,000
Accumulated profit / (loss) 136,020 (90,330)
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3,576,020 3,349,670
LONG TERM LOANS 3 291,246 408,718
LIABILITIES AGAINST ASSETS SUBJECT