Sales income grew Rs. 10206.36 crores, an increase of 13.8%
Profit before tax grew by Rs. 1006.27 crores,an increase of 20% Net profit grew by 20.8 % to Rs. 745.18 crores. The watch segment grew by 9.6% to Rs 1675.87 Crores Jewellery Division sales grew by 14.8% to 8107.99 crores. Eyewear, Accessories and Precision Engineering revenues grew by 25.9% to 414.03 crores. Risk Customer sentiments were affected by the inflation and uncertain economic conditions leading to lesser sales than aticipated Jewellery demand was low due to movements in gold rate Jewellery division effected by RBI measure that raised customs duty on gold and restricted credit period on gold imports RBI's June decision will force the company to look for other means of funding which would be more expensive Numbers of weddings were lower compared to previous year causing lower sales Retail slowdown cotinues in South East Asia, SAARC and Middle East due to economic uncertainty Industries Profitability Products