MON  TRESOR  AND  MON  DESERT  LIMITED  (MTMD)                                      
ABRIDGED UNAUDITED PRELIMINARY  REPORT  FOR  THE  YEAR  ENDED  31  DECEMBER  2005  (RS  000) ISSUED  PURSUANT TO LISTING  RULE  12.20  
   
   
  Group Company Group Company
  2,002 2,002  
  Year   to Year   to
1. Income statement 31/12/05 31/12/04 31/12/05 31/12/04 2. Balance sheet 31/12/05 31/12/04 31/12/05 31/12/04
   
  Turnover 436,815 419,857 353,524 345,329 Non-current assets  
  Property, plant and equipment 1,213,205 1,234,522 1,107,048 1,122,656
  Operating profit 70,696 72,083 68,322 77,602 Investment properties 17,805 37,533 17,805 37,533
  Standing cane movement (800) 48,738 6,013 30,567 Investments in subsidiaries                -                 -   542,314 554,302
  69,896 120,821 74,335 108,169 Investments in associates 406,630 349,578 119,849 39,300
  Amortisation of intangible assets (25,264) (26,963) (22,261) (18,250) Other investments 226,089 245,615 223,940 243,533
  Mill closure premium                 -   10,000                 -                 - Biological assets 165,332 152,727 131,397 119,976
  Dividend income 19,783 19,622 38,099 77,049 Intangible assets 75,480 64,777                -                    -  
  Net financing income 16,148 4,983 1,959 (6,465) Deferred expenditure 37,801 43,082 34,719 36,926
  Profit before exceptional items 80,563 128,463 92,132 160,503 Deferred tax asset                -   3,210                 -   1,869
  Share of result of associate 22,253 16,271                 -                 - 2,142,342 2,131,044 2,177,072 2,156,095
  Exceptional items 258,191 184,520 258,191 184,520 Current assets 949,985 904,917 922,776 852,010
  Profit before taxation 361,007 329,254 350,323 345,023 3,092,327 3,035,961 3,099,848 3,008,105
  Taxation (19,415) (2,289) (14,673) (1,562)  
  Profit after taxation 341,592 326,965 335,650 343,461 Stated capital 795,043 795,043 795,043 795,043
  Minority interests (3,163) (4,562)                 -                 - Reserves 1,512,276 1,591,128 1,475,569 1,557,311
  Net profit attributable to shareholders 338,429 322,403 335,650 343,461 Shareholders' interest 2,307,319 2,386,171 2,270,612 2,352,354
  Minority interests 92,905 102,127                  -               -
  Earnings per share (rupees) 5.05 4.81 5.01 5.13 Non-current liabilities 511,144 193,092 150,567 157,423
  Current liabilities 180,959 354,571 678,669 498,328
3. Changes in equity statement 3,092,327 3,035,961 3,099,848 3,008,105
  Opening balance 2,386,171 2,204,031 2,352,354 2,149,756  
  Fair value decrease (15,209) 60,774 (15,320) 60,174 4. Cash flow statement  
  Net profit attributable to shareholders 338,429 322,403 335,650 343,461  
  Dividends (402,072) (201,037) (402,072) (201,037) Net cash flow from operating activities (54,026) 449,010 (113,765) 420,124
  Closing balance 2,307,319 2,386,171 2,270,612 2,352,354 Net cash flow from investing activities 194,833 323,743 251,420 346,884
  Net cash flow from financing activities (259,573) (661,677) (251,781) (655,097)
  Net (decrease)/increase (118,766) 111,076 (114,126) 111,911
5. Segment information Total Sugar Non-Sugar Cash and cash equivalents at beginning 122,108 11,032 116,365 4,454
  Turnover Cash and cash equivalents at end 3,342 122,108 2,239 116,365
  Year ended - 31/12/05 436,814 382,369 54,445  
                      - 31/12/04 420,037 370,062 49,975 6. Comments  
  Operating profit before interest Group   turnover   rose   4%  to  reach   Rs 436.8 M  but  operating   profit  declined   slightly 
  Year ended - 31/12/05 70,696 61,113 9,583 by  Rs 1.4 M  owing   to a  significant  drop  in  potato profit.  Standing  cane  movement  was
                      - 31/12/04 72,083 61,398 10,685 substantially  lower  due to  the estimated sugar  price  decline of 2% in  2006  compared to
  6%  rise in 2005.  
  The  above  accounts are unaudited and have been prepared  in compliance with International  Group  earnings  per  share   rose  to  Rs 5.05  after  incorporating  Rs 220 M  of  exceptional
  Financial Reporting Standards. profit  on  the   higher  30%   deposits  received  for  the  Ebene  morcellement   which  also
  MTMD Board of Directors accepts full responsibility for the accuracy of the information contained increased net financing income by Rs 11.2 M  
  in this report which is available free of charge at  its registered office. BBHM (Management & Consultancy) Ltd  -  Managers & Secretaries              27 March 2006
   
   
   
                                                 
   
                                                 
   
   
   
   
   
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MON  TRESOR  AND  MON  DESERT  LIMITED  (MTMD)                                      
ABRIDGED UNAUDITED PRELIMINARY  REPORT  FOR  THE  YEAR  ENDED  31  DECEMBER  2005  (RS  000) ISSUED  PURSUANT TO LISTING  RULE  12.20  
   
   
  Group Company Group Company
  2,002 2,002  
  Year   to Year   to
1. Income statement 31/12/05 31/12/04 31/12/05 31/12/04 2. Balance sheet 31/12/05 31/12/04 31/12/05 31/12/04
   
  Turnover 436,815 419,857 353,524 345,329 Non-current assets