DIC India Limited is an India-based company engaged in the business of manufacturing of printing inks, which covers newsprint ink, offset ink and liquid ink used in newspapers, other publications, and packaging industries. The Company also provides lamination adhesive. It operates through the Printing Inks segment. Its products include news inks, offset inks, gravure inks, flexographic inks, lamination adhesive and specialty inks. Its products have applications in packing, lamination packaging, book, catalog, pamphlet, point of purchase (POP) material printing, lamination packaging, blister packaging, newsprint, printing polyolefin films, high density polyethylene (HDPE), self-adhesive labels, and printing on pouches. The Company has five manufacturing plants, one each at Kolkata (West Bengal), Noida (Uttar Pradesh), Ahmedabad (Gujarat), Bangalore (Karnataka) and Saykha (Gujarat). It serves various sectors, such as newspapers, magazines, book printing, food, white goods, and others.
DIC India Financial Highlights
- Revenue: DIC India reported revenue of ₹509.51 crore in FY09 vs ₹518.76 crore in FY08. It showed a decrease of 1.78% on a yearly basis.
- Operating Profit: DIC India reported an operating profit of ₹34.04 crore in FY09 vs ₹27.71 crore in FY08. It showed an increase of 22.84% on a year-on-year basis.
- Net Profit: DIC India reported a net profit of ₹22.07 crore in FY09 vs ₹18.15 crore in FY08. It showed an increase of 21.60% on a yearly basis.