Minda Industries Limited (MIL), India`s largest manufacturer of 2-3 wheeler automotive switches, announces financial results for Q2 of 2008-2009 Sales at 12,77900 lakhs; PAT at 33209 lakh

Released on: October 24, 2008, 5:08 am

Press Release Author: finessePR

Industry: Automotive

Press Release Summary: Minda Industries Limited (MIL), the flagship company of the
Rs.1000 crore NK Minda Group, announced its unaudited financial results for the
quarter ended 30th September 2008.

Press Release Body: PRESS RELEASE
New Delhi
October 24, 2008

Minda Industries Limited (MIL), IndiaEUR(tm)s largest manufacturer of 2-3 wheeler
automotive switches,
announces financial results for Q2 of 2008-2009
Sales at 12,779.00 lakhs; PAT at 332.09 lakh

Minda Industries Limited (MIL), the flagship company of the Rs.1000 crore NK Minda
Group, announced its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended 30th
September 2008.

The sales for Q2 in 2008-2009 were Rs. 12,779.00 lakh up from Rs.10,913.87 lakh in
Q2 2007-2008 marking an increase of 17% over last year.

Profit after tax was up to Rs. 332.09 lakh in the same quarter.

The earning per share was Rs. 3.16 in the quarter ended June 30, 2008.

EUROur topline has grown 17% over last year, which given the circumstances is a very
good figure. We have managed to bring about better productivity within our
facilities by focusing on increased efficiency, so the recessionary economy has not
impacted our bottomline much. We are hopeful that the things will improve and will
ease the pressure on our bottomline shortlyEUR says Mr. N.K. Minda, Chairman &
Managing Director, Minda Industries Limited.

MIL is the countryEUR(tm)s largest manufacturer of switches in the 2/3 wheeler segment and
is amongst the top few globally.

About Minda Industries Limited:

Minda Industries Limited (MIL) designs, develops and manufactures switches for 2/3
wheelers and off-road vehicles. It also manufactures lighting and batteries for
automobiles (2/3 & 4 wheelers). MIL has also entered into Blow Moulding for which it
is setting up a plant at Bidadi near Bangalore in Karnataka, in Technical Agreement
with Kyoraku of Japan. MIL is a Rs. 3961 million (US $ 95 million) company and is on
a rapid expansion spree. It is geared to take on global competition and is spreading
its wings into the ASEAN market where it has already established itself. It is on
its way to becoming the favoured vendor for 2/3 wheeler switches and Lighting
globally.

Minda Industries has its manufacturing plants in Manesar, Baddi, Pune, Aurangabad,
Pantnagar and Bidadi and has over 2800 employees. NK Minda Group also has a
manufacturing facility in Indonesia, looking after the ASEAN market.

About NK Minda Group

NK Minda Group is IndiaEUR(tm)s foremost manufacturer of a range of automotive components.
The Group has an annual turnover of US $ 238 million (over Rs.1000 Crore) and is a
leading supplier to Original Equipment Manufacturers.

The NK Minda Group product profile comprises of Switches for 2 / 3 wheelers,
switches for 4 wheelers, Lighting, Horns, Batteries, Alternate Fuel kits, Mirrors,
Blow Molding, Electronic Starter Motors & Alternators and Electronic BCUEUR(tm)s. NK Minda
Group has joined hands with global leaders to constantly fine-tune its offerings and
has some of the most reputed automotive component manufacturers as its joint-venture
partners. These include Tokai Rika Co. Ltd., Japan; Fiamm S.p.A, Italy; Valeo,
France and Kyoraku, Japan.

For more information, please contact:

Media/Analysts / Investor Relations
Sunil Kumar Singh / Shriya Jain/Amit Azad
finessePR
+91 11 43056200 (30 lines) / +91 11 27022460 / 27013586

sunil@finessepr.com / shriya@finessepr.com /amitazad@finessepr.com







Web Site: http://mindagroup.com

Contact Details: Media/Analysts/Investor Relations

Sunil Kumar Singh / Shriya Jain/Amit Azad
finessePR +91 11 4305620(30lines) /
+91 11 27022460 / 27013586

sunil@finessepr.com / shriya@finessepr.com /amitazad@finessepr.com

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