Mar 31, 2024
Your Directors present their 78th (Seventy Eighth) Annual Report on the business and operations of the Company together with the audited accounts for the financial year ended March 31, 2024.
|
(Rs. in Crs) |
||
|
Particulars |
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
|
Revenue from Operations including other income |
722.12 |
947.62 |
|
Profit/ (Loss) before Interest, Depreciation, Tax and Exceptional Items |
61.91 |
71.34 |
|
Exceptional Items (Profit on Slump sale) |
-1.6 |
126.82 |
|
Profit/ (Loss) before Tax |
-65.34 |
105.33 |
|
Tax Expense (incl. Deferred Tax) |
-13.72 |
33.57 |
|
Profit/ (Loss) for the year |
-51.62 |
71.76 |
Considering the current business situation and future growth plans, your Board of Directors decided to conserve financial resources and therefore, did not recommended any dividend for financial year 2023-24.
The Company acquired PPI (Pharma Packaging Innovations) division of Bilcare Limited by way of Slump Sale w.e.f. March 27, 2023. During the financial year the company initiated lot of internal restructuring activities to enhance it''s operational efficiencies and synergies, leading to improvement in bottom-line.
DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
The Directors confirm that:
a. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanations relating to material departures, wherever applicable;
b. Appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied consistently. The accounting estimates made are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as on March 31,2024 and of the Loss of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2024.
c. Proper and sufficient care have been taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud
d. The annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
e. The Company has laid down internal financial controls to be followed and that such financial controls are adequate and effective; and
f. The Company has devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and effective.
DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:
The following changes have been made to the Board of Directors of the Company during the year :
Mr. Robin Banerjee superannuated and ceased to be the President of the company w.e.f. 29.05.2023. The Board appreciates his valuable services during his tenure as the Managing Director and subsequently as the President of the Company.
Mr. Somenath Mukherjee was appointed as the Executive Director of the company for a period of 5 (five) years starting from 29.05.2023 till 28.05.2028, which was subsequently approved by the shareholders of the company vide postal ballot dated 27.08.2023.
Mr. Avinash Joshi, Non-Executive Director (DIN: 053201 16) was appointed as the Indendent Director of the company for a period of 5 (five) years starting from 12.06.2023 till 1 1.06.2028, which was subsequently approved by the shareholders of the company vide postal ballot dated 27.08.2023.
Mr. Shreyans Bhandari, brother of Mrs. Ankita J Kariya, Chairperson & Managing Director was appointed as the President of the Company w.e.f. 01.06.2023.
Re-appointment of a Director liable to retire by rotation:
In terms of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Mrs. Ankita J. Kariya, Director is liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and offer herself for re-appointment.
Changes in Board Composition after the Balance Sheet date
Mr. Nitin Joshi (DIN:6814444), Independent Director would complete his second term as an Independent Director and consequently, would cease to be an Independent Director of the Company with effect from the close of business hours on September 25, 2024. The Board placed on record its appreciation for the extensive contribution rendered by him and extends gratitude for invaluable service during his term.
Mr. Siddharth Shetye (DIN:69431 19), Independent Director would complete his second term as an Independent Director and consequently, would cease to be an Independent Director of the Company with effect from the close of business hours on September 25, 2024. The Board placed on record its appreciation for the extensive contribution rendered by him and extends gratitude for invaluable service during his term.
Mr. Kavaseri R Viswanathan (DIN:10705264) was appointed as an Additional Director (Non-Executive Independent) of the Company for a term of 5 (Five) years with effect from September 04, 2024 and upto September 03, 2029 on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee (''NRC'') and the Board of Directors. He has the required integrity, expertise, experience and proficiency for appointment as a Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company. Necessary resolutions seeking approval of Members of the Company for regularization of appointment of Mr. Kavaseri R Viswanathan as an Non-Executive Independent Director will be set out in the Notice convening the ensuing Annual General meeting.
Mr. Pramod Toshniwal (DIN:10441634) was appointed as an Additional Director (Non-Executive Non-Independent), liable to retire by rotation of the Company with effect from September 04, 2024 on the recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee and the Board of Directors, Necessary resolutions seeking approval of Members of the Company for regularization of appointment of Mr. Pramod Toshniwal as Non-Executive Non- Independent Director will be set out in the Notice convening the ensuing Annual General meeting..
Independent Director(s) Declaration:
The Independent Directors have submitted their "Declaration of Independenceâ, as required pursuant to Section 149 (7) of the Companies Act, 2013, and Listing Regulations, stating that they meet the criteria of independence as provided therein.
EVALUATION OF THE BOARD''S PERFORMANCE:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134(3), Section 149(8) and Schedule IV of the Act read with Listing Regulations, the performance evaluation of all the Directors and the Board as a whole was conducted based on the criteria and framework adopted by the Board. Pursuant to Schedule IV of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules made thereunder, a separate meeting of the Independent Directors was held on February 09, 2024 without the attendence of Non-Independent Directors and Company executives. The Independent Directors discussed matters pertaining to the Company''s affairs and functioning of the Board and presented their views.
Details relating to the Conservation of Energy and Technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgoings as required under Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are given in Annexure I forming part of the Directors'' Report.
In terms of Listing Regulations and Companies Act, 2013, a report on the Corporate Governance along with a certificate from the Auditors of the Company regarding compliance of the conditions of Corporate Governance and Management Discussion and Analysis Report are given in Annexure II and III respectively, to this report.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR):
The Company has Corporate Social Responsibility Policy as per the Provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder and is available on the website of the Company. The Annual Report on CSR acclivities is annexed as Annexure - IV.
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements. During the year, no reportable material weakness in the design or operation were observed.
Under the vigil mechanism of the Company, by way of a whistle blower Policy, protected disclosure can be made by a whistle blower to the Managing Director. The Whistle Blower Policy may be accessed on the Company''s website at the link: https:// caprihansindia.com/pdf/policies/whistle-blower-policv.pdf
The Company has adopted a policy on Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace and formed a committee to address the complaints in this regard.
The Company has complied with provisions relating to the constitution of Internal Complaints Committee under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
During the financial year 2023-24, no complaints were received in this regard.
At the Seventy-fourth Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on September 30, 2020, M/s. Batliboi & Purohit, Chartered Accountants (Firm Reg. No 101048W), were appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company to hold office for five years, from the conclusion of the Seventy-fourth AGM until the conclusion of Seventy-ninth AGM of the Company to be held in the year 2025.
At the Seventy Seventh (77th) Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on September 28, 2023, M/S. Dhananjay V Joshi & Associates, Cost Accountants (Firm Reg. No 000030), were appointed as Cost Auditors of the Company, for conducting the audit of cost records of the Company for the financial year 2023-24.
The Board had appointed M/s DVD & Associates, Practising Company Secretaries, to carry out Secretarial Audit under the provisons of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 for the financial year 2023-24.
The Report of the Secretarial Auditor pursuant to Section 204(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made thereunder is given in Annexure VI to this report.
All the recommendations made by the Audit Committee were accepted by the Board.
Disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other details as required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration
of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are provided as Annexure - V to this Report
A statement containing particulars of employees as required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rules 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is provided as a separate annexure forming part of this Report. However, the Annual Report is being sent to the members excluding the said annexure. The said information is available for electronic inspection during working hours and any member interested in obtaining such information may write to the Company Secretary or Registrar and Transfer Agent, and the same will be furnished on request.
Draft Annual Return in form MGT 7 has been uploaded on the website of the Company https://caprihansindia.com/ investors/financials
The Board of Directors met 6 (Six) times during the year 2023-24. The details of the Board Meetings and the attendance of the Directors are provided in the Corporate Governance Report.
All the related party transactions entered by the Company during the financial year with related parties were in the ordinary course of business and on arm''s length basis and are in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Act and the Listing Regulations. All the related party transactions were presented to the Audit Committee for their recommedations to the Board.
Such transactions form part of the notes to the financial statements provided in this Annual Report. Accordingly, the disclosure of RPT''s as required under the provisions of Section 134 of Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 in Form AOC-2 is not applicable.
The related party transaction policy is available on the Company''s website at the link: https://caprihansindia.com/ pdf/policies/policv-on-related-partv.pdf
Particulars of loan given are provided in the Note No 6, 7, 8, 17a to the notes on financial statements.
The industrial relations remained cordial during the year.
Details of application made or any proceeding pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016) during the year along with their status as at the end of the Financial Year: Nil
Details of difference between amount of the valuation done at the time of one time settlement and the valuation done while taking loan from the Banks or Financial Institutions along with the reasons thereof:
Not applicable
Changes in Capital, if any: There are no changes in the capital of the Company during the Financial Year.
The Board wishes to place on record its appreciation of the services rendered by the employees of the Company. The Board also wishes to thank the Bankers for their continued cooperation and assistance extended by them.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Ankita J. Kariya Chairperson & Managing Director Place: Pune
Siddharth S. Shetye Director Place: Pune
Dated: September 04, 2024
Mar 31, 2023
The Directors present their 77th (Seventy Seventh) Annual
Report on the business and operations of the Company
together with the audited accounts for the financial year
ended March 31, 2023. .
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Particulars |
Financial Year |
Restated |
|
Revenue from Operation |
93643 |
79831 |
|
Other Income |
1118 |
1054 |
|
Total Income |
94761 |
80885 |
|
Total Expenses |
96911 |
84258 |
|
Profit before finance cost, |
19815 |
6894 |
|
Finance cost |
5953 |
6860 |
|
Depreciation |
3329 |
3407 |
|
Profit before tax |
10533 |
(3373) |
|
Tax expense |
3357 |
584.62 |
|
Profit after tax |
7176 |
(3957) |
Considering the current business situation and future growth
plans, your Board of Directors decided to conserve financial
resources and therefore, did not recommended any dividend
for financial year 2022-23.
During the year, the Company acquired PPI (Pharma Packaging
Innovations) division of Bilcare Limited by way of Slump
Sale w.e.f. March 27, 2023. The Financials of the Company
included the results of the said PPI division for the current year
and previous year (restated wherever necessary).
On a consolidated basis (i.e. after acquisition of PPI division),
Company''s turnover for the year stood at Rs 94761 lacs as
compared to Rs. 80885 lacs in the previous year. The Company
earned a profit before tax of Rs. 10533 lacs as compared to Rs.
3373 lacs (loss) in the previous year.
The Directors confirm that:
(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed along with
proper explanations relating to material departures,
wherever applicable;
(b) Appropriate accounting policies have been selected and
applied consistently. The accounting estimates made are
reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view
of the state of affairs of the Company as on March 31,
2023 and of the Profit of the Company for the year ended
March 31, 2023.
(c) Proper and sufficient care have been taken for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in
accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act,
2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for
preventing and detecting fraud.
(d) The annual accounts have been prepared on a going
concern basis.
(e) The Company has laid down internal financial controls to
be followed and that such financial controls are adequate
and effective; and
(f) The Company has devised proper systems to ensure
compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and
that such systems are adequate and effective.
The following changes have been made to the composition of
Board of Directors of the Company during the year :
There was change in responsibilities of Mr. Robin Banerjee,
who resigned and ceased to be the Managing Director w.e.f.
October 19, 2022.
Ms. Ankita J. Kariya was appointed as the Chairperson &
Managing Director of the Company for a period of Five (5) year
starting from October 19, 2022 till October 18, 2027, which
was subsequently approved by the Shareholders at the Extra¬
Ordinary General Meeting (EOGM) held on March 27, 2023.
Mr. Tanuj Kumar Lodha, Non-Executive Independent Director
was appointed w.e.f. May 03, 2022 and subsequently resigned
and ceased to be Director w.e.f. December 28, 2022 due to
prior engagement and continuous travel. There is no other
material reason for his resignation other than those provided
above.
Mr. Shreyans Bhandari, Non-Executive and Non-Independent
Director was appointed w.e.f. October 19, 2022 and
subsequently resigned and ceased to be Director w.e.f. March
17, 2022 due to pre-occupation. There is no other material
reason for his resignation other than those provided above.
Mr. Sudhir Pendse, Non-Executive Independent Director was
appointed w.e.f. December 12, 2022.
As a consequence of sale of Shares by erstwhile Promoter
Group (Kalpaturu Group), the nominated Non-Executives
Non-Independent Director(s) namely Mr. Narendra Lodha
and Mr. Chandrashekhar Joglekar resigned and ceased to be
Directors w.e.f. December 28, 2022. There is no other material
reason for their resignation other than those provided above.
Mr. Bhoumick Vaidya, Non- Executive Independent Director
resigned and ceased to be Director w.e.f. March 31,2023 due
to personal and unavoidable circumstances as he was not in a
position to devote his time to the affairs of the Company. There
is no other material reason for his resignation other than those
provided above.
Re-appointment of a Director liable to retire by
rotation:
In terms of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Ms. Ankita
J Kariya, Director is liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing
Annual General Meeting and offer herself for re-appointment.
Changes in Board Composition after the Balance
Sheet date
Mr. Somenath Mukherjee was appointed as Whole Time Director
of the Company and designated as Executive Director for a
term of 5 (Five) years with effect from May 29, 2023 and upto
May 28, 2028. On August 27, 2023, the Shareholders of the
Company, by way of a special resolution passed through postal
ballot, approved the appointment of Mr. Somenath Mukherjee
as an Executive Director for the above-mentioned tenure.
Mr. Avinash Joshi (DIN: 053201 16) was appointed as an
Independent Director of the Company for a term of 5 (Five)
years with effect from June 12, 2023 and upto June 1 1, 2028
on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration
Committee (''NRC'') and the Board of Directors. The
Shareholders of the Company on August 27, 2023 by way of a
special resolution passed through postal ballot, approved the
appointment of Mr. Avinash Joshi as an Independent Director
of the Company for the above-mentioned tenure.
Independent Director(s) Declaration:
The Independent Directors have submitted their "Declaration
of Independenceâ, as required pursuant to Section 149 (7)
of the Companies Act, 2013, and Listing Regulations, stating
that they meet the criteria of independence as provided
therein.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134(3), Section 149(8)
and Schedule IV of the Act read with Listing Regulations,
the performance evaluation of all the Directors and the
Board as a whole was conducted based on the criteria
and framework adopted by the Board. Pursuant to Schedule
IV of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules made thereunder,
a separate meeting of the Independent Directors was held on
February 07, 2023 without the attendence of Non-Independent
Directors and Company executives. The Independent Directors
discussed matters pertaining to the Company''s affairs and
functioning of the Board and presented their views.
Details relating to the Conservation of Energy and Technology
absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgoings
as required under Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013
read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are given in
Annexure I forming part of the Directors'' Report.
In terms of Listing Regulations and Companies Act, 2013, a
report on the Corporate Governance along with a certificate
from the Auditors of the Company regarding compliance of
the conditions of Corporate Governance and Management
Discussion and Analysis Report are given in Annexure II and
III respectively, to this report.
In line with company''s CSR policy, the company has continued
helping in educating the under-privilledged and economically
challenged children. Keeping this in mind, the company initiated
to upgrade facilities and enhance the quality of education /
training of identified educational institutions. Accordingly, the
company is involved with three educational institutions through
direct participation in their upliftment as under:
i. Dharmveer Anand Dighe Jidd Special School at Thane
(Special School for Specially abled Children) and
ii. Daang Seva Mandal Ashram School at Nasik (boarding
and day-scholar school for adivasis and the under
priviledged children).
The Annual Report on CSR activities is given in Annexure IV
to this report.
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls
with reference to financial statements. During the year, no
reportable material weakness in the design or operation were
observed.
Under the vigil mechanism of the Company, by way of a whistle
blower Policy, protected disclosure can be made by a whistle
blower to the Managing Director. The Whistle Blower Policy
may be accessed on the Company''s website at the link: http://
www.caprihansindia com/corporate policy
The Company has adopted a policy on Prevention of Sexual
Harassment at Workplace and formed a committee to address
the complaints in this regard.
The Company has complied with provisions relating to the
constitution of Internal Complaints Committee under the
Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,
Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
During the financial year 2022-23, no complaints were received
in this regard.
At the Seventy-fourth Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on
September 30, 2020, M/s. Batliboi & Purohit, Chartered
Accountants (Firm Reg.No 101048W), were appointed as
the Statutory Auditors of the Company to hold office for five
years, from the conclusion of the Seventy-fourth AGM until the
conclusion of Seventy-ninth AGM of the Company to be held
in the year 2025.
At the Seventy Sixth Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on
August 10, 2022, M/S. Dhananjay V Joshi & Associates, Cost
Accountants (Firm Reg. No 000030), were appointed as Cost
Auditors of the Company, for conducting the audit of cost
records of the Company for the financial year 2022-23.
The Board had appointed M/s DVD & Associates, Practising
Company Secretaries, to carry out Secretarial Audit under the
provisons of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 for the
financial year 2022-23.
The Report of the Secretarial Auditor pursuant to Section 204(1)
of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made thereunder is
given in Annexure VI to this report.
All the recommendations made by the Audit Committee
were accepted by the Board.
In terms of the provisions of Section 197(12) of the
Companies Act (herein referred as Act), read with Rules
5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and
Remuneration of Mangerial Personnel) Rules 2014
statement showing the names and other particulars of the
employees drawing rumuneration is excess of the limits
set out in the said rules forms part of the Annual Report.
Disclosure pertaining to remuneration and other details as
required under Section 197(12) of the Act, read with Rules
5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration
of Mangerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 also forms part of the
Annual Report.
However, as per the provisions of Section 136(1) of Act,
the Report and Accounts are being sent to the Members,
excluding the aforesaid information. Any member
interested in obtaining such particulars may inspect the
same at the Registered Office of the Company.
Draft Annual Return in form MGT 7 has been uploaded on
the website of the Company i.e. www.caprihansindia.com
The Board of Directors met 10 (Ten) times during the
year 2022-23. The details of the Board Meetings and the
attendance of the Directors are provided in the Corporate
Governance Report.
The Related party transactions not in the ordinary course
of business are reported in Form AOC-2 as required under
provisions of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013
read with Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules,
2014 is given in Annexure V to this report.
The related party transaction policy is available on the
Company''s website at the link: http://www.caprihansindia
com/corporatepolicy
The disclosure relating to the transaction with related
parties are mentioned in Note No. 33 to the notes on
financial statement.
Particulars of loan given are provided in the Note No 6, 7
& 16A to the notes on financial statements.
The industrial relations remained cordial during the year.
The Board wishes to place on record its appreciation of the
services rendered by the employees of the Company. The
Board also wishes to thank the Bankers for their continued co¬
operation and assistance extended by them.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Ankita J. Kariya
Chairperson & Managing Director
Place: Mumbai
Siddharth S. Shetye
Director
Place: Mumbai
Dated: August 31, 2023
Mar 31, 2018
To THE MEMBERS
The Directors present their Seventy Second Annual Report on the business and operations of the Company together with the audited accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2018.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS:
|
Year ended |
Year ended |
|
|
31st March, 2018 |
31st March, 2017 |
|
|
(Rs. in Lakhs) |
(Rs. in Lakhs) |
|
|
Profit before finance cost, depreciation and tax |
972.60 |
1,644.41 |
|
Finance cost |
50.21 |
52.24 |
|
Depreciation |
338.01 |
342.88 |
|
Profit before exceptional items and tax |
584.38 |
1,249.29 |
|
Exceptional items - Income/(Expense) |
- |
223.06 |
|
Profit before tax |
584.38 |
1,472.35 |
|
Tax expense |
170.33 |
507.10 |
|
Profit after tax |
414.05 |
965.25 |
|
Other Comprehensive Income/(Expense) - Net of tax |
10.56 |
14.18 |
|
Total Comprehensive Income - Net of tax |
424.61 |
979.43 |
|
Balance from last year |
4,172.48 |
3,480.17 |
|
P&L Balance available for appropriation |
4,597.09 |
4,459.60 |
|
Appropriations (In F.Y. 2018-19 and 2017-18 - As per Ind AS) Proposed Dividend |
197.01 |
197.01 |
|
Tax on Dividend |
40.50 |
40.11 |
|
Transfer to General Reserve |
30.00 |
50.00 |
|
Carried forward to Balance sheet |
4,329.58 |
4,172.48 |
|
Total |
4,597.09 |
4,459.60 |
2. DIVIDEND:
The Directors are pleased to recommend payment of dividend @ 15% on the Equity Share Capital (Rs. 1.50 per share of the value of Rs. 10/- each) for the year ended 31st March, 2018.
3. PERFORMANCE:
a) The Companyâs turnover (net of excise duty, as applicable) for the year amounted to Rs. 249 crores as compared to Rs. 233 crores in the previous year. The Company earned a profit (before tax and extraordinary income) of Rs. 5.8 crores as compared to Rs. 12.5 crores in the previous year.
b) Due to demonetization and GST implementation, volume growth was lower in first half of the financial year. The volume gradually picked up in the second half of the financial year after stabilization of GST.
c) Raw material costs volatility keeps wreaking havoc on the industry. The ability to pass on costs increase to customers is sub-optimal due to enhanced competition, surplus capacity in the industry and entry level pricing strategy by the new entrants. All these factors have resulted in increased pressure on margins.
4. DIRECTORSâ RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
The Directors confirm that:
(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed.
(b) Appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied consistently and judgements and estimates made are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as on 31st March, 2018 and of the Profit of the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2018.
(c) Proper and sufficient care have been taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
(d) The annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
(e) The Company has laid down internal financial controls to be followed and that such financial controls are adequate and operating effectively and
(f) The Company has devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
5. DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:
Re-appointment of Director liable to retire by rotation:
In terms of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr. Mofatraj P. Munot, Director is liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and offer himself for re-appointment.
Other information pertaining to Mr. Mofatraj P. Munot is provided in Corporate Governance Report annexed as Annexure IIA to this Report.
Re-appointment of Managing Director
The Board of Directors at its meeting held on 9th February, 2018, based on recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, has re-appointed Mr. Robin Banerjee as Managing Director of the Company for a period of three years starting from 29th April, 2018 till 28th April, 2021, subject to approval of shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting
Appointment of Director:
Mr. Narendra S. Lodha was appointed as Non-Executive, Non-Independent Director of the Company at the 71st Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 22nd September, 2017
Independent Director(s) Declaration:
The Independent Directors have submitted the declaration of Independence, as required pursuant to section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013, and Listing Regulations, stating that they meet the criteria of independence as provided therein.
6. EVALUATION OF THE BOARDâS PERFORMANCE:
In compliance with the provisions of Companies Act, 2013, and Regulation 17 of the Listing Regulations, it is necessary to evaluate the performance of the Board and its members by the Independent Directors of the Company. Pursuant to Schedule IV of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules made thereunder, a separate meeting of the Independent Directors was held on 9th February, 2018 without the attendance of Non-Independent Directors and Company executives. The Independent Directors discussed matters pertaining to the Companyâs affairs and functioning of the Board and presented their views.
7. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY:
Details relating to the Conservation of Energy and Technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgoings as required under Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are given in Annexure I forming part of the Directorsâ Report.
8. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
In terms of Listing Regulations and Companies Act, 2013, a report on the Corporate Governance along with a certificate from the Auditors of the Company regarding compliance of the conditions of Corporate Governance and Management Discussion and Analysis Report are given in Annexure II and III respectively, to this report.
9. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR):
In line with Companyâs CSR policy, the Company is helping in educating the under-privileged and economically challenged children. Keeping this in mind, the Company is attempting to upgrade facilities and enhance the quality of education / training of identified educational institutions. Accordingly, the Company is involved with 3 educational institutions through direct participation in their upliftment as under:
(i) Municipal School in Nasik (co-education municipal school for economically backward children);
(ii) Dharmveer Anand Dighe Jidd Special School at Thane (special school for physically handicapped and mentally challenged children), and
(iii) Daang Seva Mandal Ashram School at Nasik (boarding and day-scholar school for adivasis and the under-priviledged children).
The Annual Report on CSR activities is given in Annexure IV to this report.
10. INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL:
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements. During the year, no reportable material weakness in the design or operation were observed.
11. VIGIL MECHANISM:
Under the vigil mechanism of the Company, by way of a whistle blower Policy, protected disclosure can be made by a whistle blower to the Managing Director. The Whistle Blower Policy may be accessed on the Companyâs website at the link: http://www.caprihansindia.com/corporatepolicy
12. SEXUAL HARASSMENT MECHANISM:
The Company has adopted a policy on Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace and formed a committee to address the complaints in this regard in a time bound manner.
During the financial year 2017-18, no complaints were received in this regard.
13. AUDITORS AND AUDITORS REPORT: STATUTORY AUDITOR:
At the Sixty-ninth Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 28th September, 2015, M/S. S R B C & Co. LLP. Chartered Accountants (Firm Reg. No. 324982E), were appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company to hold office for five years, from the conclusion of the Sixty-ninth AGM until the conclusion of Seventy-fourth AGM of the Company to be held in the year 2020, subject to ratification of the appointment by the Members at every AGM held after 69th AGM. At the 71st AGM held on 22nd September 2017, the Statutory Auditors appointment was ratified. Pursuant to Section 40 of Companies Amendment Act 2017, the requirement of ratification of the appointment of the Auditors by the Members at every AGM is not required and hence in the ensuing AGM, ratification of appointment of Statutory Auditors is not seeked.
The amounts mentioned in the observations of the Statutory Auditorsâ in Annexure I to their report dated 18th May, 2018 [Refer Serial Nos. 3(c) and 13] regarding related party transactions are adequately provided in the books of accounts.
COST AUDITOR:
At the Seventy First Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 22nd September, 2017, M/S. Dhananjay V Joshi & Associates, Cost Accountants (Firm Reg. No. 000030), were appointed as Cost Auditors of the Company, for conducting the audit of cost records of the Company for the financial year 2017-18.
SECRETARIAL AUDITOR:
The Board had appointed M/s DVD & Associates, Practising Company Secretaries, to carry out Secretarial Audit under the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 for the financial year 2017-18.
The Report of the Secretarial Auditor pursuant to Section 204(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made thereunder is given in Annexure V to this report.
14. DISCLOSURES:
(a) AUDIT COMMITTEE:
The Audit Committee comprises of Mr. Siddharth S Shetye (Chairman), Mr. K.V. Mani and Mr. Bhoumick S. Vaidya as members. All the recommendations made by the Audit Committee were accepted by the Board.
(b) PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES AND RELATED DISCLOSURES:
I n terms of the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 (hereinafter referred as Act), read with Rules 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 statement showing the names and other particulars of the employees drawing remuneration is excess of the limits set out in the said rules forms part of the Annual Report.
Disclosure pertaining to remuneration and other details as required under Section 197(12) of the Act, read with Rules 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 also forms part of the Annual Report.
However, as per the provisions of Section 136(1) Act, the Report and Accounts are being sent to the members, excluding the aforesaid information. Any member interested in obtaining such particulars may inspect the same at the Registered Office of the Company.
(c) EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN:
The details forming part of the extract of the annual return is given in Annexure VI to this report.
(d) NUMBER OF BOARD MEETINGS:
The Board of Directors met 4 (four) times in the year 2017-18. The details of the board meetings and the attendance of the Directors are provided in the Corporate Governance Report.
(e) RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:
All the related party transactions entered by the Company during the financial year with related parties were in the ordinary course of business and on armâs length basis and are in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Act and the Listing Regulations. All the related party transactions are presented to the Audit Committee for their recommendations to the Board.
The Related Party Transaction Policy is available on the Companyâs website at the link: http://www.caprihansindia.com/corporatepolicy
The disclosure relating to the transaction with related parties are mentioned in Note No. 34 to the notes on financial statement.
(f) PARTICULARS OF LOAN GIVEN, INVESTMENT MADE, GUARANTEES GIVEN AND SECURITIES PROVIDED:
Particulars of loan given are provided in the Note No. 6 to the notes on financial statements.
15. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS:
The industrial relations remained cordial during the year.
16. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
The Board wishes to place on record its appreciation of the services rendered by the employees of the Company. The Board also wishes to thank the Bankers for the co-operation and assistance extended by them.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
ROBIN BANERJEE
Managing Director
Place : Pune SIDDHARTH S. SHETYE
Dated : 18th May, 2018 Director
Mar 31, 2016
The Directors presents their Seventieth Annual Report on the business and operations of the Company together with the audited accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2016.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS:
|
|
Year ended |
Year ended |
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|
31st March, 2016 |
31st March, 2015 |
|
|
(Rs. in Lakhs) |
(Rs. in Lakhs) |
|
Profit before finance cost, depreciation and tax |
2159.68 |
1463.86 |
|
Finance cost |
75.18 |
31.96 |
|
Depreciation |
352.68 |
344.67 |
|
Profit before exceptional items and tax |
1731.82 |
1087.23 |
|
Exceptional items |
682.03 |
â |
|
Profit before tax |
1049.79 |
1087.23 |
|
Tax expense |
|
|
|
â Current tax |
611.00 |
470.00 |
|
â Deferred tax credit |
(122.50) |
(88.00) |
|
â Deferred tax credit relating to earlier periods |
(91.50) |
â |
|
|
397.00 |
382.00 |
|
Profit after tax |
652.79 |
705.23 |
|
Balance from last year |
3044.68 |
2626.57 |
|
|
3697.47 |
3331.80 |
|
Appropriations: |
|
|
|
Proposed Dividend |
197.01 |
197.01 |
|
Tax on Dividend |
40.11 |
40.11 |
|
Transfer to General Reserve |
50.00 |
50.00 |
|
Carried forward to Balance Sheet |
3410.35 |
3044.68 |
|
|
3697.47 |
3331.80 |
2. DIVIDEND:
The Directors are pleased to recommend payment of dividend @ 15% on the Equity Share Capital (Rs. 1.50 per share of the value of Rs. 10/- each) for the year ended 31st March, 2016.
3. PERFORMANCE:
(a) The Companyâs gross turnover for the year amounted to Rs. 262 crores as compared to Rs. 277 crores in the previous year. The Company earned a profit (before exceptional items and tax) of Rs. 17.32 crores as compared to Rs. 10.87 crores in the previous year, mainly due to softening of raw material and other input costs, which in turn affected the sales prices.
(b) Exceptional items of Rs. 6.82 crores represent, Provision for doubtful debts and advances relating to receivables from M/S. Bilcare Ltd. The Company has made this provision out of abundant precaution. Further, the Company has been informed by Bilcare Ltd, that they are undertaking restructuring of their debts and are hopeful of settling the dues.
4. DIRECTORSâ RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
The Directors confirm that:
(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed.
(b) Appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied consistently and judgments and estimates made are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as on 31st March, 2016 and of the Profit of the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2016.
(c) Proper and sufficient care have been taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
(d) The annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
(e) The company has laid down internal financial controls to be followed and that such financial controls are adequate and operating effectively and
(f) The company has devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
5. DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:
Re-appointment of Director liable to retire by rotation -
In terms of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr. Suresh A. Gandhi, Director is liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and offer himself for re-appointment.
Other information pertaining to Mr. Suresh A. Gandhi is provided in Corporate Governance Report annexed as Annexure IIA to this Report.
Independent Director(s) Declaration:
The Independent Directors have submitted the declaration of Independence, as required pursuant to section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013, and Listing Regulations, stating that they meet the criteria of independence as provided therein.
6. EVALUATION OF THE BOARDâS PERFORMANCE:
In compliance with the provisions of Companies Act, 2013, and Regulation 17 of the Listing Regulations. it is necessary to evaluate the performance of the Board and its members by the independent Directors of the Company. Pursuant to Schedule IV of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules made there under, a separate meeting of the Independent Directors was held on 19th March, 2016 without the attendance of non-independent Directors and company executives. The Independent Directors discussed matters pertaining to the Companyâs affairs and functioning of the Board and presented their views.
7. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY:
Details relating to the Conservation of Energy and Technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgoings as required under Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are given in Annexure I forming part of the Directorsâ Report.
8. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
In terms of Listing Regulations and Companies Act, 2013, a report on the Corporate Governance along with a certificate from the Secretarial Auditor of the Company regarding compliance of the conditions of Corporate Governance and Management Discussion and Analysis Report are given in Annexure II and III respectively, to this report.
9. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR):
The CSR committee comprises Mr. Robin Banerjee, Mr. Suresh A. Gandhi and Mr. Bhoumick S. Vaidya as members of the Committee. The CSR committee have formulated and recommended to the Board a Corporate Social Responsibility Policy (CSR Policy) indicating the list of activities to be undertaken by the Company and the same has been approved by the Board.
The Company has adopted a Municipal School in Nasik for carrying out the CSR activities and the same is in progress.
The Annual Report on CSR activities is given in Annexure IV to this report.
10. INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL:
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements. During the year, no reportable material weakness in the design or operation were observed.
11. RISK MANAGEMENT:
During the year the Risk Management Committee deliberated upon the probable risk areas and took appropriate actions.
12. VIGIL MECHANISM:
Under the vigil mechanism of the Company, by way of a Whistle Blower Policy, protected disclosure can be made by a whistle blower to the Managing Director. The Whistle Blower Policy may be accessed on the Companyâs website at the link: http://www.caprihansindia.com/corporatepolicy
13. AUDITORS AND AUDITORS REPORT: STATUTORY AUDITOR:
At the Sixty-ninth Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 28th September, 2015, M/S. S R B C & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants (ICAI Firm Reg. No 324982E/E300003), were appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company to hold office for five years, from the conclusion of the Sixty-ninth AGM until the conclusion of Seventy-fourth AGM of the Company to be held in the year 2020, subject to ratification of the appointment by the Members at every AGM held after 69th AGM.
The observations of the Statutory Auditorsâ in Annexure 1 to their report dated 20th May, 2016 (Refer Serial Nos iii and xiii) regarding related party transactions are explained under Note No. 23 of the Financial Statement.
COST AUDITOR:
At the Sixty-ninth Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 28th September, 2015, M/S. Dhananjay V Joshi & Associates, Cost Accountants (Firm Reg. No 000030), were appointed as Cost Auditors of the Company, for conducting the audit of cost records of the Company for the financial year 2015-16.
SECRETARIAL AUDITOR:
The Board had appointed M/s Rathi & Associates, Company Secretaries in whole time practice, to carry out Secretarial Audit under the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 for the financial year 2015-16.
The Report of the Secretarial Auditor pursuant to Section 204(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made there under is given in Annexure V to this report.
The Secretarial Auditorâs observation in their report dated 20th May, 2016, that the Chairman of the Audit Committee is not an independent director, the Board wishes to state that at the Meeting of Board of Directors held on 20th May, 2016, Mr. Siddharth S. Shetye, an independent director, has been appointed as the Chairman of the Audit Committee in place of Mr. Suresh A. Gandhi, a non-executive non-independent director, thereby complying with the Regulation 18(1)(d) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulation, 2015.
14. DISCLOSURES:
(a) AUDIT COMMITTEE:
The Audit Committee comprises of Mr. Siddharth S Shetye (Chairman) , Mr. Suresh A Gandhi and Mr. Bhoumick S Vaidya as members. All the recommendations made by the Audit Committee were accepted by the Board.
(b) PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES AND RELATED DISCLOSURES:
In terms of the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 (herein referred as Act), read with Rules 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules 2014 statement showing the names and other particulars of the employees drawing remuneration is excess of the limits set out in the said rules forms part of the Annual Report.
Disclosure pertaining to remuneration and other details as required under Section 197(12) of the Act, read with Rules 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules 2014 also forms part of the Annual Report.
However, as per the provisions of Section 136(1) of the Act, the Report and Accounts are being sent to the members, excluding the aforesaid information. Any member interested in obtaining such particulars may inspect the same at the Registered Office of the Company.
(c) EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN:
The details forming part of the extract of the annual return is given in Annexure VI to this report.
(d) NUMBER OF BOARD MEETINGS:
The Board of Directors met 7 (Seven) times in the year 2015-16. The details of the board meetings and the attendance of the Directors are provided in the Corporate Governance Report.
(e) RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:
All the related party transactions entered by the Company during the financial year with related parties were in the ordinary course of business and on armâs length basis and are in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Act and the Listing Regulations. All the related party transactions are presented to the Audit Committee for their recommendations to the Board.
The Related Party Transaction Policy is available on the Companyâs website at the link: http://www. caprihansindia.com/corporatepolicy
The disclosure relating to the transaction with related parties are mentioned in Note No. 27 to the notes on financial statement.
(f) PARTICULARS OF LOAN GIVEN, INVESTMENT MADE, GUARANTEES GIVEN AND SECURITIES PROVIDED:
Particulars of loan given are provided in the Note No 9 to the notes on financial statements.
15. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS:
The industrial relations remained cordial during the year.
16. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
The Board wishes to place on record its appreciation of the services rendered by the employees of the Company. The Board also wishes to thank the Bankers for the co-operation and assistance extended by them.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
ROBIN BANERJEE
Managing Director
Place : Pune BHOUMICK S. VAIDYA
Dated : 20th May, 2016 Director
Mar 31, 2015
DEAR MEMBERS,
The Directors present their Sixty-ninth Annual Report on the business
and operations of the Company together with the audited accounts for
the year ended 31st March, 2015.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS:
Year ended Year ended
31st March, 31st March,
2015 2014
(Rs. in (Rs. in
Lakhs) Lakhs)
Profit before finance cost,
depreciation and tax 1432.20 1164.01
Finance cost 0.30 0.34
Depreciation 344.67 353.26
Profit before tax 1087.23 810.41
Provision for tax
 Current Tax 470.00 317.00
 Deferred Tax (88.00) (32.00)
Profit after tax 705.23 525.41
Balance from last year 2626.57 2414.95
(Net of depreciation adjustment
of Rs. 33.30 lakhs, See Note
24(6) on Financial Statements)
3331.80 2940.36
Appropriations:
Proposed Dividend 197.01 197.01
Tax on Dividend 40.11 33.48
Transfer to General Reserve 50.00 50.00
Carried forward to Balance Sheet 3044.68 2659.87
3331.80 2940.36
2. DIVIDEND:
The Directors are pleased to recommend payment of dividend @ 15% on the
Equity Share Capital (Rs. 1.50 per share of the value of Rs. 10/- each)
for the year ended 31st March, 2015.
3. PERFORMANCE:
The Company's gross turnover for the year amounted to Rs. 276 crores as
compared to Rs. 266 crores in the previous year. The Company earned a
profit (before tax) of Rs. 10.87 crores as compared to Rs. 8.10 crores
in the previous year.
4. DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
The Directors confirm that:
(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed.
(b) Appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied
consistently and judgements and estimates made are reasonable and
prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of
the Company as on 31st March, 2015 and of the Profit of the Company for
the year ended 31st March, 2015.
(c) Proper and sufficient care have been taken for the maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and
detecting fraud and other irregularities.
(d) The annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
(e) The Company has laid down internal financial controls to be
followed and that such financial controls are adequate and operating
effectively; and
(f) The Company has devised proper systems to ensure compliance with
the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems are
adequate and operating effectively.
5. DIRECTORS:
Resignation of Director(s) -
Mr. Rakesh Khanna resigned from the Board on 26th September, 2014. The
Board wishes to place on record its appreciation of the valuable
service and guidance rendered by him during his tenure.
Re-appointment of Director liable to retire by rotation -
In terms of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr. Mofatraj P.
Munot, Director is liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual
General Meeting and offers himself for re-appointment.
Other information pertaining to Mr. Mofatraj P. Munot is provided in
Corporate Governance Report annexed as Annexure IIA to this Report.
Appointment of Independent Director(s) -
Pursuant to the provisions of the Section 149 of the Companies Act,
2013, Mr. Bhoumick S. Vaidya, Mr. K. V. Mani, Ms. Anjali Seth, Mr.
Nitin K. Joshi and Mr. Siddharth S. Shetye were appointed as
Independent Directors for a term of 5 years commencing from 26th
September, 2014 by the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting held
on 26th September, 2014.
The Independent Directors have submitted the declaration of
Independence, pursuant to Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013,
stating that they meet the criteria of independence.
6. EVALUATION OF THE BOARD'S PERFORMANCE:
In compliance with the provisions of Companies Act, 2013, and Clause 49
of the Listing Agreement, it is necessary to evaluate the performance
of the Board and its members by the independent Directors of the
Company. Pursuant to Schedule IV of the Companies Act, 2013 and the
Rules made thereunder, a separate meeting of the Independent Directors
was held on 22nd May, 2015 with out the attendance of non-independent
Directors and company executives. The Independent Directors discussed
matters pertaining to the Company's affairs and functioning of the
Board and presented their views.
7. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY:
Details relating to the Conservation of Energy and Technology
absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgoings as required
under Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies
(Accounts) Rules, 2014 are given in Annexure I forming part of the
Directors' Report.
8. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
In terms of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, a report on the
Corporate Governance along with a certificate from the Auditors of the
Company regarding compliance of the conditions of Corporate Governance
and Management Discussion and Analysis Report are given in Annexure II
and III respectively, to this report.
9. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR):
The CSR committee comprises Mr. Robin Banerjee, Mr. Suresh A. Gandhi
and Mr. Bhoumick S. Vaidya as members of the Committee. The CSR
committee formulate and recommends to the Board a Corporate Social
Responsibility Policy (CSR Policy) indicating the activities to be
undertaken by the Company, which has been approved by the Board.
The CSR Policy may be accessed on the Company's website at the link:
http://www.caprihansindia.com/ corporatepolicy
During the year the Company has adopted a Municipal School in Nasik for
carrying out the CSR activities and the same is in progress.
The Annual Report on CSR activities is given in Annexure IV to this
report.
10. INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL:
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with
reference to financial statements. During the year, no reportable
material weakness in the design or operation were observed.
11. RISK MANAGEMENT:
During the year the Board constituted a Risk Management Committee. The
Committee met during the year, deliberated upon the probable risk areas
and took appropriate actions.
12. VIGIL MECHANISM:
The vigil mechanism of the Company, which incorporates a whistle blower
policy is in terms of the Listing Agreement. Protected disclosure can
be made by a whistle blower to the Managing Director. The Whistle
Blower Policy may be accessed on the Company's website at the link:
http://www.caprihansindia.com/corporatepolicy
13. AUDITORS AND AUDITORS REPORT:
STATUTORY AUDITOR:
At the Sixty-eighth Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 26th
September, 2014, Messrs M. P. Chitale & Company, Chartered Accountants
(Reg. No.: 101851 W), were re-appointed as the Statutory Auditor of the
Company to hold office from the conclusion of the Sixty-eighth AGM till
the conclusion of Seventy-first AGM of the Company to be held in the
year 2017, subject to ratification of the appointment by the Members at
every AGM held after Sixty-eighth AGM. Observations in the Auditors'
report regarding Note Nos. 24(2) and 24(4) of the financial statements
are non-qualificatory in nature.
SECRETARIAL AUDITOR:
The Board had appointed M/s. Jagdish Patel & Co., Company Secretaries
in wholetime practice, to carry out Secretarial Audit under the
provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 for the financial
year 2014-15. The Report of the Secretarial Auditor pursuant to
Section 204(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made there
under is given in Annexure V to this report.
14. DISCLOSURES:
(a) AUDIT COMMITTEE:
The Audit Committee comprises of Mr. Suresh A. Gandhi (Chairman) and
Mr. Bhoumick S. Vaidya and Mr. Siddharth S. Shetye, Independent
Directors as members. All the recommendations made by the Audit
Committee were accepted by the Board.
(b) PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES AND RELATED DISCLOSURES:
In terms of the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Companies Act
2013, read with Rules 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and
Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules 2014 statement showing the
names and other particulars of the employees drawing remuneration in
excess of the limits set out in the said rules forms part of the Annual
Report.
Disclosure pertaining to remuneration and other details as required
under Section 197(12) of the Act, read with Rules 5(1) of the Companies
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules 2014 also
forms part of the Annual Report.
However, as per the provisions of Section 136(1) of the Companies Act,
2013 the Report and Accounts are being sent to the members, excluding
the aforesaid information. Any member interested in obtaining such
particulars may inspect the same at the Registered Office of the
Company.
(c) EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN:
The details forming part of the extract of the annual return is given
in Annexure VI to this report.
(d) NUMBER OF BOARD MEETINGS:
The Board of Directors met 5 (five) times during the financial year
2014-15. The details of the board meetings and the attendance of the
Directors are provided in the Corporate Governance Report.
(e) RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:
All the related party transactions entered into by the Company during
the financial year with related parties were in the ordinary course of
business and on arm's length basis and are in compliance with the
applicable provisions of the Act and the Listing Agreement. All the
related party transactions are presented to the Audit Committee for
their recommendations to the Board.
The disclosures relating to the transaction with related parties are
mentioned in Note 24(7) of Notes on Financial Statement.
(f) PARTICULARS OF LOAN GIVEN, INVESTMENT MADE, GUARANTEES GIVEN AND
SECURITIES PROVIDED:
Particulars of loan given are provided in the Note No. 9 and 15 to the
notes on financial statements.
15. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS:
The industrial relations remained cordial during the year.
16. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
The Board wishes to place on record its appreciation of the services
rendered by the employees of the Company. The Board also wishes to
thank the Bankers for the co-operation and assistance extended by them.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Mumbai, MOFATRAJ P. MUNOT
Dated: 22nd May, 2015 Chairman
Mar 31, 2014
Dear Members,
The Directors present their Sixty-eighth Annual Report on the business
and operations of the Company together with the audited accounts for
the year ended 31st March, 2014.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS:
Year ended Year ended
31st March, 2014 31st March,2013
(Rs. in Lakhs) (Rs. in Lakhs)
Profit before finance 1164.01 1383.49
cost, depreciation and tax
Finance cost 0.34 0.30
Depreciation 353.26 344.12
Profit before tax 810.41 1039.07
Provision for tax
* Current Tax 317.00 400.00
Deferred Tax (32.00) (40.00)
Profit after tax 525.41 679.07
Balance from last year 2414.95 2016.37
2940.36 2695.44
Appropriations:
Proposed Dividend 197.01 197.01
Tax on Dividend 33.48 33.48
Transfer to General Reserve 50.00 50.00
Carried forward to Balance Sheet 2659.87 2414.95
2940.36 2695.44
2. DIVIDEND:
The Directors are pleased to recommend payment of dividend @ 15% on the
Equity Share Capital (Rs. 1.50 per share of the value of Rs. 10/- each)
for the year ended 31st March, 2014.
3. PERFORMANCE:
The Company''s gross turnover for the year amounted to Rs. 266 crores as
compared to Rs. 242 crores in the previous year. The Company earned a
profit (before tax) of Rs. 8.1 crores as compared to Rs. 10.4 crores in
the previous year.
4. DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
The Directors confirm that:
(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed.
(b) appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied
consistently and judgements and estimates made are reasonable and
prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of
the Company as on 31st March, 2014 and of the Profit of the Company for
the year ended 31st March, 2014.
(c) proper and sufficient care have been taken for the maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and
detecting fraud and other irregularities.
(d) the annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
5. DIRECTORS:
Resignation of Director(s) -
During the period from June, 2013 to March, 2014, Mr. Mohan H.
Bhandari, Mrs. Naina P. Hegde (Dy. Managing Director), Mr. Dhaval K.
Vussonji and Mr. Rahul G. Divan resigned from the Board. The Board
wishes to place on record its appreciation of the valuable service and
guidance rendered by the above Directors during their tenure.
Re-appointment of Director liable to retire by rotation -
In terms of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr. Suresh A.
Gandhi, Director is liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual
General Meeting and may offer himself for re-appointment.
Additional Director(s) -
The Board appointed Mr. Bhoumick S. Vaidya, as an Additional Director
of the Company on 4th December, 2013 and he holds office upto the date
of forthcoming Annual General Meeting.
Mr. Bhoumick S. Vaidya was earlier appointed as an Additional Director
on 28th March, 2013 and he resigned from the Board due to
pre-occupation of other activities on 6th June, 2013.
Other information pertaining to Mr. Bhoumick S. Vaidya is provided in
Corporate Governance Report annexed as Annexure - II (A) to this
Report.
Necessary resolution seeking your approval for the appointment of Mr.
Bhoumick S. Vaidya as an Independent Director will be set out in the
Notice convening the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.
6. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY:
Details relating to the Conservation of Energy and Technology
absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgoings as required
under the Companies (Disclosure of particulars in the Report of Board
of Directors) Rules, 1988 are given in Annexure-I forming part of the
Directors'' Report.
7. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS:
The industrial relations at Nasik plant was adversely affected during
the year primarily due to inter-Union rivalry. The workmen went on an
illegal strike on 18th December, 2013. The strike was thereafter called
off on 10th January, 2014. The operations of the factory are now near
normal.
The industrial relations at Thane plant remained cordial during the
year.
8. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
In terms of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, a report on the
Corporate Governance along with a certificate from the Auditors of the
Company regarding compliance of the conditions of Corporate Governance
and Management Discussion and Analysis Report are given in Annexure II
and III respectively, to this report.
9. AUDITORS:
Messrs M.P. Chitale and Company, Chartered Accountants, retire at the
forthcoming Annual General Meeting in accordance with the provisions of
the Companies Act, and are eligible for re-appointment. Observations in
the Auditors'' report regarding Note Nos. 25(2) and 25(4) of the
financial statements are non-qualificatory in nature.
10. TRANSACTIONS WITH BILCARE LIMITED:
The Company has entered into various transactions from time to time,
with Bilcare Ltd., like sale and purchase of goods, job-work. The total
amount outstanding as at the year end on account of these transactions
aggregates to Rs 1.71 crores (Previous year Rs. 3.57 crores). For
information, as on the date of this Report, the overdue outstanding is
Rs. 0.71 crores.
The Company has also placed an Inter-Corporate deposit of Rs. 5 crores
with Bilcare Ltd., bearing interest @ 14% p.a. This deposit was
originally placed on 7th December, 2011 and was renewed from time to
time. The Board has now decided not to renew the inter-corporate
deposit, which is falling due on 7th June, 2014.
11. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
Information as per Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956, read
with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975, forms part
of this Report. However, as per the provisions of Section 219(1)(b)(iv)
of the Companies Act, 1956, the Report and Accounts are being sent,
excluding the statement containing the particulars of employees to be
provided under Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956. Any member
interested in obtaining such particulars may inspect the same at the
Registered Office of the Company or write to the Company Secretary for
a copy thereof.
12. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
The Board wishes to place on record its appreciation of the services
rendered by the employees of the Company. The Board also wishes to
thank the Bankers for the co-operation and assistance extended by them.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Mumbai, MOFATRAJ P. MUNOT
Dated: 23rd May, 2014 Chairman
Mar 31, 2013
To THE MEMBERS
The Directors present their Sixty-seventh Annual Report on the
business and operations of the Company together with the audited
accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2013.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS:
Year ended Year ended
31st March,
2013 31st March
2012
(Rs. in Lakhs) (Rs. in Lakhs)
Proft before fnance cost,
depreciation and tax 1383.49 1405.56
Finance cost 0.30 0.34
Depreciation 344.12 337.39
Proft before tax 1039.07 1067.83
Provision for tax
 Current Tax 400.00 395.00
 Deferred Tax (40.00) (41.00)
Proft after tax 679.07 713.83
Balance from last year 2016.37 1581.51
2695.44 2295.34
Appropriations:
Proposed Dividend 197.01 197.01
Tax on Dividend 33.48 31.96
Transfer to General Reserve 50.00 50.00
Carried forward to Balance Sheet 2414.95 2016.37
2695.44 2295.34
2. DIVIDEND:
The Directors are pleased to recommend payment of dividend @ 15% on the
Equity Share Capital (Rs. 1.50 per share of the value of Rs. 10/- each)
for the year ended 31st March, 2013.
3. PERFORMANCE:
The Company''s gross turnover for the year amounted to Rs. 24205 lakhs
as compared to Rs. 21108 lakhs in the previous year. The Company earned
a proft (before tax) of Rs. 1039 lakhs as compared to Rs. 1068 lakhs in
the previous year.
4. DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
The Directors confrm that:
(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed.
(b) appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied
consistently and judgements and estimates made are reasonable and
prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of
the Company as on 31st March, 2013 and of the Proft of the Company for
the year ended 31st March, 2013.
(c) proper and suffcient care have been taken for the maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and
detecting fraud and other irregularities.
(d) the annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
5. DIRECTORS:
Mr. R. Balasubramanian, had joined the Company on 23rd November, 1983
and served the Company in various capacities before being elevated to
the post of Managing Director on 29th April, 2003. He retired from the
services of the Company after completing his term of offce on 28th
April, 2013.
The Board wishes to place on record its deepest appreciation of the
services rendered by Mr. R. Balasubramanian during his association
spanning over a period of 30 years with the Company.
The Board appointed Mr. Amol P. Bavare as an Additional Director of the
Company on 28th March, 2013. Due to preoccupation of other activities
he could not continue in the Board and tendered resignation and ceased
to be Director effective 24th May, 2013.
The Board wishes to place on record its appreciation of the services
rendered by Mr. Amol P. Bavare during his tenure.
Re-appointment of Director liable to retire by rotation Â
In terms of Section 256 of the Companies Act, 1956, Mr. Mofatraj P.
Munot, Mr. Rakesh Khanna, Mr. Rahul G. Divan and Mr. Dhaval K.
Vussonji are liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General
Meeting and being eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment.
Other informations pertaining to Mr. Mofatraj P.Munot, Mr. Rakesh
Khanna, Mr. Rahul G. Divan and Mr. Dhaval K. Vussonji are provided in
Corporate Governance Report annexed as Annexure  II (A) to this
Report.
Additional Director(s) Â
The Board of Directors at its Meeting held on 25th October, 2012
appointed Mrs. Naina P. Hegde as an Additional Director and designated
her as Deputy Managing Director for a period of fve years effective
25th October, 2012.
The Board appointed Mr. Krishnava S. Dutt, as an Additional Director of
the Company on 7th December,2012 and he holds offce upto the date of
forthcoming Annual General Meeting.
The Board appointed Mr. Mohan H. Bhandari, as an Additional Director of
the Company and designated him as Vice-Chairman of the Company
effective 14th February, 2013 and he holds offce upto the date of
forthcoming Annual General Meeting.
The Board of Directors at its Meeting held on 28th March, 2013
appointed Mr. Robin Banerjee as an Additional Director and designated
him as Managing Director for a period of fve years effective 29th
April, 2013.
The Board appointed Mr. Bhoumick S. Vaidya as an Additional Director of
the Company on 28th March, 2013 and he holds offce upto the date of
forthcoming Annual General Meeting.
Other information pertaining to Mrs. Naina P. Hegde, Mr. Robin
Banerjee, Mr. Krishnava S. Dutt, Mr. Mohan H. Bhandari and Mr.
Bhoumick S. Vaidya are provided in Corporate Governance Report annexed
as Annexure  II(B) to this Report.
Necessary resolution seeking your approval for the appointment of all
the above mentioned Directors and payment of Remuneration to Managing
Director and Deputy Managing Director are set out in the Notice
convening the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.
6. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY:
Details relating to the Conservation of Energy and Technology
absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgoings as required
under the Companies (Disclosure of particulars in the Report of Board
of Directors) Rules, 1988 are given in Annexure-I forming part of the
Directors'' Report.
7. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS:
The industrial relations remained cordial during the year.
8. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
In terms of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, a report on the
Corporate Governance along with a certifcate from the Auditors of the
Company regarding compliance of the conditions of Corporate Governance
and Management Discussion and Analysis Report are given in Annexure II
and III respectively, to this report.
9. AUDITORS:
Messrs. M.P. Chitale and Company, Chartered Accountants, retire at the
forthcoming Annual General Meeting in accordance with the provisions of
the Companies Act, 1956 and are eligible for re-appointment.
Observations in the Auditors'' report regarding Note Nos. 24(2) and
24(4) of the fnancial statements are non-qualifcatory in nature.
10. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
Particulars of employees as required under Section 217(2A) of the
Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees)
Amendment Rules, 2011 are not being furnished as there was no employee
drawing remuneration over the limits specifed in the amendment rules
vide GSR 289(E) dated 31.03.2011 issued by the Ministry of Corporate
Affairs, New Delhi, in respect of whom, the said particulars are
required to be furnished.
11. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
The Board wishes to place on record its appreciation of the services
rendered by the employees of the Company. The Board also wishes to
thank the Bankers for the co-operation and assistance extended by them.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Mumbai, MOFATRAJ P. MUNOT
Dated: 24th May, 2013 Chairman
Mar 31, 2012
The Directors presents their Sixty-sixth Annual Report on the business
and operations of the Company together with the audited accounts for
the year ended 31st March, 2012.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS:
Year ended Year ended
31st March, 31st March,
2012 2011
Rs. in Lakhs Rs. in Lakhs
Profit before Finance cost depreciation
and tax 1405.56 1486.50
Finance cost 0.34 0.41
Depreciation 337.39 354.18
Profit before tax 1067.83 1131.91
Provision for tax
- Current Tax 395.00 371.00
- Deferred Tax (41.00) 19.00
Profit after tax 713.83 741.91
Balance from last year 1581.51 1118.57
2295.34 1860.48
Appropriations:
Proposed Dividend 197.01 197.01
Tax on Dividend 31.96 31.96
Transfer to General Reserve 50.00 50.00
Carried forward to Balance Sheet 2016.37 1581.51
2295.34 1860.48
2. DIVIDEND:
The Directors are pleased to recommend payment of dividend @ 15% on the
Equity Share Capital (Rs. 1.50 per share of the value of Rs. 10/- each)
for the year ended 31st March, 2012.
3. PERFORMANCE:
The Company's turnover for the year amounted to Rs. 211 crores as
compared to Rs. 203 crores in the previous year. The Company earned a
profit (before tax) of Rs. 1068 lakhs as compared to Rs. 1132 lakhs in
the previous year.
4. DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
The Directors confirm that:
(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed.
(b) appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied
consistently and judgements and estimates made are reasonable and
prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of
the Company as on 31st March, 2012 and of the Profit of the Company for
the year ended 31st March, 2012.
(c) proper and sufficient care have been taken for the maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and
detecting fraud and other irregularities.
(d) the annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
5. DIRECTORS:
Re-appointment of Director liable to retire by rotation -
In terms of Section 256 of the Companies Act, 1956, Mr. Suresh A.
Gandhi and Mr. Rakesh Khanna are liable to retire by rotation at the
ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offers themselves
for re-appointment.
Other information pertaining to Mr. Suresh A.Gandhi and Mr. Rakesh
Khanna is provided in Corporate Governance Report annexed as Annexure -
II to this Report.
6. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY:
Details relating to the Conservation of Energy and Technology
absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgoings as required
under the Companies (Disclosure of particulars in the Report of Board
of Directors) Rules, 1988 are given in Annexure-I forming part of the
Directors' Report.
7. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS:
The industrial relations remained cordial during the year.
8. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
In terms of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, a report on the
Corporate Governance along with a certificate from the Auditors of the
Company regarding compliance of the conditions of Corporate Governance
and Management Discussion and Analysis Report are given in Annexure II
and III respectively, to this report.
9. AUDITORS:
Messrs. M.P. Chitale and Company, Chartered Accountants, retire at the
forthcoming Annual General Meeting in accordance with the provisions of
the Companies Act, 1956 and are eligible for re-appointment.
Observations in the Auditors' report regarding Note Nos. 24(2) and
24(4) of the financial statements are non-qualificatory in nature.
10. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
Particulars of employees as required under Section 217(2A) of the
Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees)
Amendment Rules, 2011 are not being furnished as there was no employee
drawing remuneration over the limits specified in the amendment rules
vide GSR 289(E) dated 31.03.2011 issued by the Ministry of Corporate
Affairs, New Delhi, in respect whom, the said particulars are required
to be furnished.
11. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
The Board wishes to place on record its appreciation of the services
rendered by the employees of the Company. The Board also wishes to
thank the Bankers for the co-operation and assistance extended by them.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Mumbai, MOFATRAJ P. MUNOT
Dated: 28th May, 2012 Chairman
Mar 31, 2011
To THE MEMBERS
The Directors presents their Sixty-fifth Annual Report on the business
and operations of the Company together with the audited accounts for
the year ended 31st March, 2011.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS:
Year ended Year ended
31st March, 31st March,
2011 2010
(Rs. in Lakhs)
Proft before interest, depreciation
and tax 1486.50 1676.39
Interest 0.41 0.41
Depreciation 354.18 371.73
Proft before tax 1131.91 1304.25
Provision for tax
- Current Tax 371.00 475.00
- Deferred Tax 19.00 27.00
- Earlier Years - 300.00
Proft after tax 741.91 502.25
Balance from last year 1118.57 1054.20
1860.48 1556.45
Appropriations:
Proposed Dividend 197.01 328.35
Tax on Dividend 31.96 54.53
Transfer to General Reserve 50.00 55.00
Carried forward to Balance Sheet 1581.51 1118.57
1860.48 1556.45
2. DIVIDEND:
The Directors are pleased to recommend payment of dividend @ 15% on the
Equity Share Capital (Rs. 1.50 per share of the value of Rs. 10/- each)
for the year ended 31st March, 2011.
3. PERFORMANCE:
The Company's turnover for the year amounted to Rs. 203 crores as
compared to Rs. 178 crores in the previous year. The Company earned a
proft (before tax) of Rs. 1132 lakhs as compared to Rs. 1304 lakhs in
the previous year.
4. MANAGEMENT CONTROL :
During the year, there was a change in management control of the
Company. Pursuant to the "Merger Agreementà approved by the relevant
Court in Germany, the Company has become part of "Bilcare Group"
effective 1st September, 2010.
5. DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
The Directors confirm that:
(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed.
(b) appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied
consistently and judgements and estimates made are reasonable and
prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of
the Company as on 31st March 2011 and of the Proft of the Company for
the year ended 31st March, 2011.
(c) proper and sufficient care have been taken for the maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and
detecting fraud and other irregularities.
(d) the annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
6. DIRECTORS:
Resignation of Director(s):
During the year, Mr. Ravindra K.Kulkarni, Mr. Dhananjay N. Mungale and
Mr. Nikhilesh Panchal resigned from the Board effective 28/09/2010. Mr.
Satish B. Zaveri and Mr. Stephen J. Reynolds, also resigned from the
Board effective 08/10/2010 and 08/11/2010 respectively. The Board at
its meeting held on 11/11/2010 took note of the same and recorded its
appreciation of the valuable service and guidance rendered by the above
Directors during their tenure.
Additional Director(s):
The Board appointed Mr. Rakesh Khanna, Mr. Rahul G. Divan and Mr.
Dhaval K.Vussonji as Additional Directors of the Company on 11/11/2010
and they hold office upto the date of forthcoming Annual General
Meeting. Necessary resolutions seeking your approval for their
appointment are set out in the Notice convening the forthcoming Annual
General Meeting.
Re-appointment of Director liable to retire by rotation:
In terms of Section 256 of the Companies Act, 1956, Mr. Mofatraj P.
Munot, Director is liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual
General Meeting and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment.
Other information pertaining to Mr. Rakesh Khanna, Mr. Rahul G. Divan,
Mr. Dhaval K. Vussonji and Mr. Mofatraj P. Munot is provided in
Corporate Governance Report annexed as Annexure - II to this Report.
7. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY:
Details relating to the Conservation of Energy and Technology
absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgoings as required
under the Companies (Disclosure of particulars in the Report of Board
of Directors) Rules, 1988 are given in Annexure-I forming part of the
Directors' Report.
8. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS:
The industrial relations remained cordial during the year.
9. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
In terms of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, a report on the
Corporate Governance along with a certificate from the Auditors of the
Company regarding compliance of the conditions of Corporate Governance
and Management Discussion and Analysis Report are given in Annexure II
and III respectively, to this report.
10. AUDITORS:
Messrs. M.P. Chitale and Company, Chartered Accountants, retire at the
forthcoming Annual General Meeting in accordance with the provisions of
the Companies Act, 1956 and being eligible, offer themselves for
re-appointment. Observations in the Auditors' report regarding Note
Nos. 3(a) and 6 of Schedule 6 to the Accounts are non-qualificatory in
nature.
11. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
Particulars of employees as required under Section 217(2A) of the
Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees)
Amendment Rules, 2011 are not being furnished as there was no employee
drawing remuneration over the limits specified in the amendment rules
vide GSR 289(E) dated 31.03.2011 issued by the Ministry of Corporate
Affairs, New Delhi, in respect whom, the said particulars are required
to be furnished.
12. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
The Board wishes to place on record its appreciation of the services
rendered by the employees of the Company. The Board also wishes to
thank the Bankers for the co-operation and assistance extended by them.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
MOFATRAJ P MUNOT
Chiarman
Mumbai,
Dated: 26th May, 2011
Mar 31, 2010
The Directors presents their Sixty-fourth Annual Report on the
business and operations of the Company together with the audited
accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2010.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS:
Year ended Year ended
31st March, 31st March,
2010 2009
(Rs. in Lakhs)
Profit before interest,
depreciation and tax 1676.39 920.47
Interest 0.41 1.58
Depreciation 371.73 406.95
Proft before tax 1304.25 511.94
Provision for tax
- Current Tax 475.00 210.00
- Fringe benefit tax - 14.00
- Deferred Tax 27.00 (47.00)
- Earlier Years 300.00 -
Proft after tax 502.25 334.94
Balance from
last year 1054.20 974.75
1556.45 1309.69
Appropriations:
Proposed Dividend 328.35 197.01
Corporate Tax on Dividend 54.53 33.48
Transfer to General Reserve 55.00 25.00
Carried forward to Balance
Sheet 1118.57 1054.20
1556.45 1309.69
2. DIVIDEND:
The Directors are pleased to recommend payment of dividend @ 25% on the
Equity Share Capital for the year ended 31st March, 2010.
3. PERFORMANCE:
The CompanyÃs turnover for the year amounted to Rs. 178 crores as
compared to Rs. 174 crores in the previous year. The Company earned a
profit (before tax) of Rs. 1304 lakhs as compared to Rs. 512 lakhs in
the previous year.
4. DIRECTORSÃ RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
The Directors confirm that:
(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed.
(b) appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied
consistently and judgements and estimates made are reasonable and
prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of
the Company as on 31st March, 2010 and of the Profit of the Company for
the year ended 31st March, 2010.
(c) proper and sufficient care have been taken for the maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and
detecting fraud and other irregularities.
(d) the annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
5. DIRECTORS:
Mr. David Thompson resigned from the Board w.e.f. 27th January, 2010.
The Board wishes to place on record its appreciation of the services
rendered by Mr. David Thompson during his tenure.
Mr. N. Panchal was appointed as an Additional Director of the Company
on 29th March, 2010 and he holds office upto the forthcoming Annual
General Meeting. Necessary resolution seeking your approval for his
appointment will be set out in the Notice convening the forthcoming
Annual General Meeting.
Mr. M.P. Munot, Mr. S.A. Gandhi and Mr. D.N. Mungale retire by rotation
and being eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment.
6. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY:
Details relating to the Conservation of Energy and Technology
absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgoings are given in
Annexure-I forming part of the Directorsà Report as required under the
Companies (Disclosure of particulars in the Report of Board of
Directors) Rules, 1988.
7. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS:
The industrial relations remained cordial during the year.
8. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
In terms of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, a report on the
Corporate Governance along with a certificate from the Auditors of the
Company regarding compliance of the conditions of Corporate Governance
and Management Discussion and Analysis Report are given in Annexure III
and IV respectively, to this report.
9. AUDITORS:
Messrs. M.P. Chitale and Company, Chartered Accountants, retire at the
forthcoming Annual General Meeting in accordance with the provisions of
the Companies Act, 1956 and being eligible, offer themselves for
re-appointment. Observations in the Auditorsà report regarding Note
Nos. 4(a), 4(b) and 7 of Schedule 6 to the Accounts are
non-qualificatory in nature.
10. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
Particulars of employees as required under Section 217(2A) of the
Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees)
Rules 1975 are given under Annexure II to this Report.
11. ACKNOWLEDGMENT:
The Board wishes to place on record its appreciation of the services
rendered by the employees of the Company. The Board also wishes to
thank the Bankers for the co-operation and assistance extended by them.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Mumbai, M.P. MUNOT
Dated: 28th May, 2010 Chairman
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