Mar 31, 2025
Your Directors are pleased to present 30th Annual Report together with Audited Financial Statements
for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025.
Consolidated financial statements of accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2025
|
Particulars |
2024-25 |
2023-24 |
|
Revenue from Operations |
22,461.01 |
18,674.83 |
|
Other Income |
3,525.91 |
334.27 |
|
Total Revenue |
25,986.92 |
19,009.10 |
|
Direct cost of operations |
464.71 |
405.89 |
|
(Increase)/Decrease in Stocks/WIP |
(21.05) |
4.95 |
|
Employee Benefit Expenses |
11,211.75 |
8,424.96 |
|
Financial Expenses |
100.77 |
97.04 |
|
Depreciation |
1,644.30 |
1,543.67 |
|
Other Expenses |
6,974.98 |
5,849.51 |
|
Total Expenses |
20,375.45 |
16,326.02 |
|
Profit/ (Loss) before Tax & Exceptional Item |
5,611.47 |
2,683.08 |
|
Exceptional or Extraordinary Items |
239.24 |
-- |
|
Profit/ (Loss) before Tax |
5,372.23 |
2,683.08 |
|
Provision for Taxation |
(510.55) |
(83.11) |
|
MAT Credit/ Taxes of earlier years |
(0.07) |
(2.50) |
|
Deferred Tax |
26.42 |
7.59 |
|
Profit / (Loss) after Tax |
4,888.03 |
2,605.06 |
|
Other Comprehensive Income |
5.68 |
10.18 |
|
Total Comprehensive Income for the year |
4,893.71 |
2,615.24 |
The Company''s performance in FY24-25 has shown a significant improvement over the previous year.
On a consolidated basis, the revenue from operations has increased by nearly 20% and crossed Rs.
250 crores for the first time since the company''s inception. Profit after Tax is nearly Rs. 49 crores. This
is the highest in the company''s history.
izmo Microsystems Pvt. Ltd., the new subsidiary has already started contributing to the topline of
the company. This subsidiary is expected to be the growth engine for the company going ahead as it
combines software expertise in Al with hardware using advanced semiconductor packaging expertise
offering unique solutions to clients in various sectors.
There has been a sharp increase in the Employee Benefit expenses due to additional manpower being
hired as well as increments given to the employees. We do not expect this trend to continue as the
company is using Al tools to increase productivity without increasing headcount. -
|
Particulars |
2024-25 |
2023-24 |
|
Revenue from Operations |
4,685.64 |
4,261.94 |
|
Other Income |
3,219.80 |
113.50 |
|
Total Revenue |
7,905.44 |
4,375.44 |
|
Direct cost of operations |
165.32 |
405.88 |
|
(Increase)/Decrease in Stocks/WIP |
-- |
4.95 |
|
Employee Benefit Expenses |
3,646.59 |
3,037.02 |
|
Financial Expenses |
23.05 |
27.74 |
|
Depreciation |
141.19 |
143.49 |
|
Other Expenses |
773.41 |
661.38 |
|
Total Expenses |
4,749.55 |
4,280.47 |
|
Profit/ (Loss) before Tax & Exceptional Item |
3,155.89 |
94.97 |
|
Exceptional or Extraordinary Items |
239.24 |
-- |
|
Profit/ (Loss) before Tax |
2,916.65 |
94.97 |
|
Provision for Taxation |
(501.28) |
(80.76) |
|
MAT Credit/ Taxes of earlier years |
(0.07) |
(2.50) |
|
Deferred Tax |
28.11 |
7.36 |
|
Profit / (Loss) after Tax |
2,443.40 |
19.07 |
|
Total Other Comprehensive Income |
5.68 |
10.18 |
|
Total Comprehensive Income for the period |
2,449.07 |
29.25 |
The Company''s sales on a standalone basis have shown an increase of nearly 10% over the previous
year. There has been a sharp increase in Other Income due to the sale of the company''s land parcel.
Employee benefit expenses have shown a 20% increase over the previous year. This is primarily due to
the annual salary hike given to the employees as well as addition of new employees.
The company''s other expenses have increased slightly as compared to the previous year.
The company''s profitability has improved significantly due to the increase in Other Income. The Profit
After Tax is around Rs. 25 crores which is the highest ever in the company''s history.
In order to augment the ongoing expansion programs, the Directors have decided to plough back the
profits into the system and regret inability to recommend dividend.
Your company maintains robust internal control systems, appropriate to its scale and operations.
The company recently earned ISO 27001:2022 certification, the globally recognized standard for
Information Security Management Systems (ISMS), covering all its products, platforms, and consulting
services.
izmo''s internal control systems have been designed to ensure reliable financial and operational
reporting, compliance with regulations, safeguarding of assets, proper authorization of transactions,
and adherence to corporate policies. The framework is reinforced by regular management reviews,
documented procedures, and internal audits.
An active audit committee oversees this process, reviewing internal audit reports, engaging with
statutory auditors on control adequacy, and monitoring the implementation of improvement
measures, izmo acknowledges and appreciates the unwavering support and cooperation of its
employees in upholding these standards.
Employee relations remained excellent during the period under review. The company would like
to record its appreciation to its employees and their wholehearted support and cooperation in
maintaining the organization''s high standards of excellence across all operational divisions.
While the automotive sector represents a significant portion of current operations, the company''s
expansion into semiconductors provides important diversification into high-growth technology
markets.
Continued investment in R&D across all divisions ensures the company remains at the forefront
of technological advancement in its respective markets, particularly in emerging areas like silicon
photonics and Al-driven analytics.
The ambitious growth targets will require continued operational excellence and potentially additional
strategic acquisitions or partnerships, building on the successful integration of Geronimo Web Ltd.
Discussion on financial performance with respect to operational performance is available in detail in
the beginning pages of the board''s report of this annual report.
Mar 31, 2023
Your Directors are pleased to present 28th Annual Report on business and operations, together with the audited Financial Statements (consolidated as well as standalone) of your Company for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2023. (FY-2022-23).
The Authorized Share Capital of your Company as on March 31,2023 stood at Rs.18,00,0 0,000 divided into 1,80,00,000 equity shares of Rs.10/- each. The Issued, Subscribed and Paid-up Share Capital of your Company is Rs. 13,39,15,730 divided into 13391573 fully paid-up equity shares of Rs.10/- each.
In order to augment the ongoing expansion programs, the Directors have decided to plough back the profits into the system and regret inability to recommend dividend.
Your Directors do not propose to carry any amount to reserves, during the Financial Year ended March 31, 2023.
During the period under review the Company has allotted 13,72,620 (Thirteen Lakh Seventy-Two Thousand Six Hundred and Twenty only) Warrants convertible into equity shares of the Company on May 19, 2023, on a preferential basis to Mrs. Shashi Soni and Mrs. Kiran Soni, promoters of the Company equally at a price of 88/- per Warrant, pursuant to the approval accorded by the Shareholders of the Company at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on April 21, 2023. The said allotment was made in due compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018 and other applicable regulations. The Company has received 25% of the upfront amount of Rs. 3,01,97,640 (Rupees Three Crore One Lakh Ninety-Seven Thousand Six Hundred an Forty only) towards subscription of the Warrants from allottees. The allottees have a right to apply for and get allotted, within a period of 18 months from the date of allotment of Warrants, in one or more tranches, One Equity Share of face value of 10/- each for each Warrant.
We at Izmo Limited pride ourselves of providing opportunities regardless of race, gender, ability and background. While our vision, mission and values form the bedrock on which our promise is built, it is our strong and positive culture that enables us to work towards that common goal. We continue to groom talent with the requisite competencies to empower them to perform their roles effectively, while we continue to drive diversity, inclusion and equity in our workplace.
Pursuant to Sections 124 and 125 of the Act read with the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 ("IEPF Rules"), dividend, if not claimed for a period of 7 years from the date of transfer to Unpaid Dividend Account of the Company, are liable to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund ("IEPF").
Further, all the shares in respect of which dividend has remained unclaimed for seven consecutive years or more from the date of transfer to unpaid dividend account shall also be transferred to IEPF Authority. The said requirement does not apply to shares in respect of which there is a specific order of Court, Tribunal or Statutory Authority, restraining any transfer of the shares.
In the interest of the shareholders, the Company sends periodical reminders to the shareholders to claim their dividends in order to avoid transfer of dividends / shares to IEPF Authority. Notices in this regard are also published in the newspapers and the details of unclaimed dividends and shareholders whose shares are liable to be transferred to the IEPF Authority, are uploaded on the Company''s website.
In light of the aforesaid provisions, the Company did not have any funds lying unpaid or unclaimed for a period of seven years. Therefore, there were no funds which were required to be transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF).
As per the requirements of Section 92(3) read with Section 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013, the annual return as on March 31, 2023 is available on the Company''s website at https://www.izmoltd.com/annual-return-en-in.htm.
During the year under review 05 (Five) meetings of the Board of Directors were held, details of which are set out in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this Report.
Detailed composition of the Board committees namely Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Stakeholders Relationship Committee, number of meetings held during the year under review and other related details are set out in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this Report.
There have been no instances where the Board has not accepted any recommendation of any of the Committees of the Board.
The Board of Directors of the Company comprises of optimum number of Independent Directors. Based on the confirmation / disclosures received from the Directors, the following Non-Executive Directors are Independent in terms of the Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 16(1)(b) and 25(8) of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 as on March 31, 2023:
1. Mr. Ramanujam Krishnamurthy
2. Mr. Vijay Gupta
3. Mr. Vasanth Kumar
The Company has received Certificate of Independence from the Independent Directors inter- alia, pursuant to Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013, and under Listing Regulations confirming and certifying that they have complied with all the requirements of being an Independent Director of the Company. The said Certificate(s) were taken on record by the Board, at its meeting held on May 19, 2023.
The Board of Directors of the Company has constituted a qualified and independent Audit Committee that acts as a link between the management, the Statutory and Internal Auditors and the Board. The composition, powers, role and terms of reference of the Committee are in accordance with the requirements mandated under Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the rules made there under and Regulation 18 read with Part C of Schedule II of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (hereinafter referred to as SEBI Listing Regulations, 2015). Apart from the above, the Committee also carries out such functions/responsibilities entrusted on it by the Board of Directors from time to time.
The details pertaining to the composition of the Audit Committee are included in the Corporate Governance Report, which is a part of this report.
The Board of Directors of your Company has adopted Nomination and Remuneration Policy (Policy) for identification, selection and appointment of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel ("KMP"), Senior Management Personnel (SMP) and other employees, in terms of provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Listing Regulations, as amended from time to time. The Policy enumerates the powers, roles and responsibilities of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. The composition, powers, role and terms of reference of the Committee are in accordance with the requirements mandated under Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 19 read with Part D of Schedule II of the SEBI Listing Regulations, 2015.
Your Board, on the recommendations of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee appoints Director(s) of the Company based on his / her eligibility, experience and qualifications and such appointment is approved by the Members of the Company at General Meetings. Generally, the Managing Director and Whole-time Directors (Executive Directors) are appointed for a period of three years. Independent Directors of the Company are appointed to hold their office for a term of upto five consecutive years on the Board of your Company. Based on their eligibility for re-appointment, the outcome of their performance evaluation and the recommendation
of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Independent Directors may be re-appointed by the Board for another term of upto five consecutive years, subject to the approval of the Members of the Company. The same is available on the Company''s website on https://www.izmoltd.com/policies-and-code-of-conduct-en-in.htm
Details as required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rules 5(1), 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 (as amended), are annexed to this Board''s Report and marked as Annexure-C and Annexure-D.
The Directors confirm that -
a) In the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended March 31, 2023, the applicable accounting standards had been followed and there were no material departures;
b) The directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year as at March 31, 2023 and of the profit and loss of the Company for that period;
c) The directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) The directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
e) The directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively;
f) The directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively;
Based on the framework of internal financial controls and compliance systems established and maintained by the Company, the work performed by the internal, statutory and secretarial auditors and external consultants, including the audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting by the statutory auditors and the reviews performed by management and the relevant board committees, including the audit committee, the Board is of the opinion that the Company''s internal financial controls were adequate and effective during FY 2023.
The statutory Auditor''s Report and Secretarial Audit Report do not contain any qualification, disclaimer, reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer.
Secretarial Audit Report as issued by the Secretarial Auditor is annexed to this Report and marked as Annexure - E.
The particulars of the loan granted are mentioned in the Note No. 34 of Notes to the Standalone Financial Statement pursuant to Section 186 (4) read with Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014. The details of guarantee given and security provided by the Company are stated in Note. No.41 of Notes to the Standalone Financial Statement. Full particulars of investments made are stated in Note No.6 to the Standalone Financial Statement.
All related party transactions as referred in Section 188(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the rules made there under that were entered into during the Financial Year were on an arm''s length basis and were in the ordinary course of business.
All Related Party Transactions were placed before the Audit Committee. Requisite approval of the Audit Committee is obtained on periodic basis for the transactions which are repetitive in nature or otherwise. The actual transactions entered into pursuant to the approval so granted are placed at quarterly meetings of the Audit Committee.
Your Directors draw attention of the members to Note. No. 34 of notes to the Financial Statement which sets out related party disclosures.
The Company has formulated a Policy on related party transactions. This policy approved by the Board is uploaded on the Company''s website on the below link: https://www.izmoltd.com/policies-and-code-of-conduct-en-in.htm
The Company has not entered any material transaction with related parties during the year under review which requires reporting in Form AOC-2 in terms of Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. However, the requisite disclosure in this regard is given in this report as Annexure-A.
There are no material changes and commitments, affecting the financial position of the Company which have occurred between the end of the Financial Year on March 31, 2023 to which the Financial Statements relate and the date of this report.
In compliance with the provisions of Section 134(3)(m) of the Act, read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 (as amended), information on conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo of the Company during the year under review are mentioned below:
The operations of the Company are not energy intensive. The provisions relating to disclosure of details regarding energy consumption, both total and per unit of production are not applicable as the Company is engaged in the service sector and provides IT and IT related services.
Efforts has been made to ensure optimal usage of energy, avoid wastage and conserve energy. As an ongoing process the Company continues to undertake the energy conservation measures to minimize the usage of energy. Below are some of our conscious efforts in energy conservation:
⢠Installing LED lights which reduces electricity consumption.
⢠Continuous monitoring of floor areas after normal working hours and switching off lights.
⢠Periodic UPS and AC maintenance to ensure efficient working of equipment.
⢠Replacing old monitors with energy efficient Laptop''s which lead to significant reduction
⢠in energy consumption.
⢠Migrating from in-house computing infrastructure to cloud leading to significant energy
⢠and cost savings.
⢠Efforts in removing dead loads during weekends. (Turn Off/Plug out Heating elements of
⢠vending machines, turn off Lighting circuits, ensure all manual operating loads are cut off etc).
The Company uses the latest technology available in modern technology applications. Indigenous technology available is continuously being upgraded to improve overall performance. The Company has a dedicated team of technically competent personnel who relentlessly work on technology up gradation and development related fields.
Research and Development continues to be given very high priority in Software Technology in the area of telecommunications, and hardware technology in the area of embedded systems.
During the year, the details of Foreign Exchange transactions were:
|
Foreign exchange earnings and outgo |
FY 2022-23 |
FY 2021-22 |
|
|
a. |
Foreign exchange earnings |
33,49,09,972 |
27,78,83,589 |
|
b. |
CIF Value of Imports |
0 |
1,89,700 |
|
c. |
Expenditure in foreign currency |
21,73,466 |
11,30,080 |
A detailed report on Risk Management is included in Management Discussion and Analysis which forms part of this report.
It is not mandatory for your company to constitute a CSR Committee as it does not fall under the criteria mentioned in Section 135 of Companies Act 2013.
The Board of Directors has carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance, Board Committees, and individual Directors pursuant to the provisions of the Act and SEBI Listing Regulations. The performance of the Board was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from all the Directors on the basis of criteria such as the Board composition and structure, effectiveness of Board processes, information and functioning, etc. The performance of the Committees was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from the committee members on the basis of criteria such as the composition of committees, effectiveness of committee meetings, etc. The above criteria are broadly based on the Guidance Note on Board Evaluation issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India on January 5, 2017.
In a separate meeting of Independent Directors, performance of non-Independent Directors, the Board as a whole and Chairperson of the Company was evaluated, taking into account the views of Executive Directors and Non-Executive Directors.
The Board and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee reviewed the performance of individual Directors on the basis of criteria such as the contribution of the individual Director to the Board and Committee meetings like preparedness on the issues to be discussed, meaningful and constructive contribution and inputs in meetings, etc.
At the Board meeting that followed the meeting of the Independent Directors and meeting of Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the performance of the Board, its Committees, and individual Directors was also discussed. Performance evaluation of Independent Directors was done by the entire Board, excluding the Independent Director being evaluated.
During the year under review, there is no change in the nature of the business.
As on March 31, 2023, the Board of Directors of your Company comprised of six Directors, viz., three Executive Directors and three Independent Directors including two women Directors. Pursuant to the provision of Section 152(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Articles of Association of the Company, Mrs. Kiran Soni (DIN: 08836616) retires by rotation and being eligible, offers herself for re-appointment. A resolution seeking shareholders'' approval for her re-appointment along with other required details forms part of the Notice.
Based on the recommendations of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC), the Board of Directors at its meeting held on February 14, 2022, subject to approval of the shareholders, approved the re-appointment of Mr. Sanjay Soni (DIN-00609097) as the Managing Director of the Company for a further period of three years with effect from April 01, 2022, vide Special Resolution passed at the Extra Ordinary General Meeting (EGM) held on May 14, 2022, the Members approved the re-appointment of Mr. Sanjay Soni as Managing Director of the Company from April 01, 2022 to March 31, 2025.
Based on recommendation of NRC the Board appointed Mr. Vasanth Kumar (DIN: 03570216) as an Additional Director (Non-Executive, Independent) of the Company, further he got appointed as Independent Director for a period of five years with effect from February 14, 2022 with the approval of shareholders in their meeting an held on May 14, 2022 and on such terms and condition as decided by the Board.
During the period under review Mr. Danish Reza, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Company resigned from the position as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer with effect from close of business hours of April 14, 2023 to pursue his interest outside the organization. The Board placed on record its appreciation for the valuable services rendered by Mr. Danish Reza in their Board Meeting held on May19, 2023.
As per the recommendation made by Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors appointed Ms. Sonal Jaju, as a Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Company with effect from May 19, 2023 in place of vacancy created by the resignation of Mr. Danish Reza.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 149 of the Act, the Independent Directors have submitted declarations that each of them meets the criteria of independence as provided in Section 149(6) of the Act along with Rules framed thereunder and Regulation 16(1)(b) of the SEBI Listing Regulations. There has been no change in the circumstances affecting their status as Independent Directors of the Company.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 203 of the Act, Mr. Sanjay Soni, Managing Directors, Mrs. Kiran Soni, Whole Time Director & Chief Financial Officer and Mr. Danish Reza, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer were the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company as on March 31, 2023.
The Company has not accepted any deposits from public and as such, no amount on account of principal or interest on deposits from public was outstanding as on March 31, 2023.
All pecuniary relationship or transactions of the non-executive Directors vis-a-vis the Company, containing requisite information for such payments and disclosures on the remuneration of the Directors along with their shareholding are disclosed in Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of this Report.
During the year under review, the Company has duly complied with the applicable provisions of the Revised Secretarial Standards on Meetings of the Board of Directors (SS-1) and General Meetings (SS-2) issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI).
There are no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals impacting the going concern status and Company''s operations in future.
The maintenance of Cost Record has not been specified by the Central Government under section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 for the business activities carried out by the Company.
Details in respect of adequacy of internal financial controls with reference to the Financial Statements are stated in Management Discussion and Analysis which forms part of this Report.
Your Company along with subsidiaries provides software solutions and services globally. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 129(3) of the Act read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 (as amended), a statement containing the salient features of Financial Statements of the aforesaid Subsidiaries (including highlights of their performance and contribution to the overall performance of the Company) has been provided in Form AOC-1 annexed as Annexure-B which forms part of this Annual Report.
The Company has framed policy for determining material subsidiaries as per requirement of explanation to Regulation 16 (1) (c) in SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015, has uploaded the same on company''s website: https://www.izmoltd.com/policies-and-code-of-conduct-en-in.htm
The Audited Consolidated Financial Statements (CFS) of your Company for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2023, prepared in compliance with the provisions of Ind-AS issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) and notified by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA), Government of India also form part of this Annual Report.
The Statement showing ratio of the remuneration of each Director to the median employee''s remuneration pursuant to Section 197 read with Rule 5 of The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are annexed with this report as Annexure-C
The statement showing the names of the top ten employees in terms of remuneration drawn for the year ended March 31,2023 pursuant to Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 as annexed with this report as Annexure-D.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 177 of the Act and Rules framed there under read with Regulation 22 of the Listing Regulations, your Company has established a vigil mechanism to report genuine concerns. The Policy provides for Directors and employees to report concerns about unethical behaviour, actual or suspected fraud or violation of Company''s Code of Governance and Ethics. The policy is uploaded on the website of the Company at www.izmoltd.com and is available at the link https://www. izmoltd.com/policies-and-code-of-conduct-en-in.htm
This Policy inter-alia provides a direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. Your Company hereby affirms that no Director/ employee has been denied access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. Brief details about the policy are provided in the Corporate Governance Report attached as Annexure G to this Report.
A detailed Management Discussion and Analysis Report is given as a separate section in this Annual Report and is annexed to this Report.
Statutory Auditors:
Mr. Ramaswamy Vijayanand, Chartered Accountant (Membership No.: 202118) was duly appointed as the Statutory Auditor of the Company for a period of 5 (five) consecutive years starting from FY 2022-23 to FY 2026-27 on such terms including remuneration, reimbursement of expenses (if any) as may be fixed and determined by the Board of Directors of the Company by passing an ordinary resolution dated September 26, 2022.
The reports given by the Auditors on the Standalone and Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2023, form part of this Annual Report and there is no qualification, reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer given by the Auditors in their Reports.
Reporting of frauds by Auditors
During the year under review, there have been no instances of fraud reported by the Auditors to the Audit Committee of the Board, pursuant to Section 143(12) of the Act and the Rules made thereunder.
The Board has placed on record its sincere appreciation for the services rendered by Ramaswamy Vijayanand, Chartered Accountant (Membership No.: 202118), as Statutory Auditors of the Company.
Secretarial Auditor:
Pursuant to Section 204 of the Companies Act 2013 read with Rule 9 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 (as amended), your Board at its meeting held on February 13, 2023 appointed Mr. Syed Shahabuddin, (ICSI Membership No. ACS 4121 and C.P. No. 11932) Company Secretary, having office at 85/2, Muniswamappa Road, 01st Cross Road, J C Nagar, Bangalore-560006 as the Secretarial Auditor of the Company to conduct the Secretarial Audit for Financial Year ended March 31, 2023.
The report of the Secretarial Audit as received from Mr. Syed Shahabuddin in the prescribed Form MR-3 is annexed herewith to the Board Report and marked as Annexure-E and does not contain any qualification, reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer in his Report.
The Secretarial Compliance Report as received from Mr. Syed Shahabuddin, the Secretarial Auditor of the Company, as per the requirement of SEBI (LODR) 2015 is annexed herewith to the Board Report and marked as Annexure-F.
Internal Auditors
The Board had appointed Mr. M. Venkatesha, Chartered Accountant having Membership No.: 232131 as Internal Auditors of the Company pursuant to Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013 for the F.Y. 2022-23 and he has completed the internal audit as per scope given by the Audit Committee for the Financial Year 2022-23.
The Company continues to benchmark itself with the best-of-the-class practices as far as corporate governance standards are concerned. The Company has complied with the requirements provided in Securities Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The compliance report on the various requirements under the said clause along with the Practicing Company Secretary certification thereof is provided in the corporate governance section of this report at Annexure G.
During the year under review, there were no significant material orders passed by the Regulators / Courts and no litigation was outstanding as on March 31, 2023, which would impact the going concern status and future operations of your Company. The details of litigation on tax matters are disclosed in the Auditor''s Report and Financial Statements which form part of this Annual Report.
Currently, the Company has two Employees Stock Option Schemes namely ''Employee Stock Option Plan 2013'' and ''Employee Stock Option Plan 2016''.
1. Employee Stock Option Plan 2016
With regards to Employee Stock Option Plan 2016, we have obtained only the approval from the shareholders of the company by passing the special resolution on the AGM held on 10th September, 2016 and further course of action and approval from the various regulatory will be obtained with due course of time with the direction/approval from the Board of director/committee. Hence, further disclosure with regards Section 62 read with Rule 12 of the Companies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014 & other disclosure with regard to clause 14 of SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulation, 2014 does not arise as on this report date.
Disclosures for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2023 regarding Employee Stock Option Plan 2013 in terms of Companies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014 are as below:
|
Particulars |
Employee Stock Option Plan 2013 |
|||
|
(F.Y 2022-23) |
(F.Y 2021-22) |
(F.Y 2020-21) |
(F.Y 2019-20) |
|
|
Option granted |
130500 |
NIL |
225000 |
NIL |
|
Option vested |
67500 |
274400 |
205800 |
NIL |
|
Option exercised |
37200 |
167200 |
124500 |
NIL |
|
The total no. of shares arising as a result of exercise of option |
37200 |
167200 |
124500 |
NIL |
|
Options lapsed/cancelled during the year |
36600 |
107200 |
81300 |
NIL |
|
The exercise price |
Rs. 10 /- |
Rs. 10 /- |
Rs. 10 /- |
Rs. 10 /- |
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Variation of terms of options |
No variation in the terms of options during the year under review. |
No variation in the terms of options during the year under review. |
No variation in the terms of options during the year under review. |
No variation in the terms of options during the year under review. |
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Money realized by exercise of options |
Rs.3,72,000 |
Rs. 16,72,000 |
Rs. 12,45,000 |
NIL |
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Total no. of options in force |
235500 |
499400 |
499400 |
480200 |
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EMPLOYEES WISE DETAILS OF OPTION GRANTED |
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Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) |
No options were granted to KMPs during the year under review |
No options were granted to KMPs during the year under review |
No options were granted to KMPs during the year under review. |
No options were granted to KMPs during the year under review. |
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Any other employee who receives a grant of options in any one year of option amounting to five percent or more of options granted during that year |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
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Identified employees who were granted option, during any one year, equal to or exceeding one percent of the issued capital (excluding outstanding warrants and conversions) of the company at the time of grant. |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
NIL |
Disclosure on ESOPs details of options granted, shares allotted on exercise, etc. as required under Employee Benefits Regulations read with SEBI circular no. CIR/CFD/POLICYCELL/2/2015 dated June 16, 2015 are available on the Company''s website: http://www. izmoltd.com/policies-and-code-of-conduct-en-in.htm
Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)
Your Company is committed to provide a safe and secure environment to its women employees across its functions and other women stakeholders, as they are considered as integral and important part of the organization.
The Company has in place an Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy, inter-alia, in line with the requirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and has also complied with the provision relating to the constitution of Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) to redress complaints. The following is the summary of complaints received and disposed off during the year under review: The Policy is also available in the website of the Company at https://www.izmoltd.com/ policies-and-code-of-conduct-en-in.htm
Number of complaints received and disposed off - Nil
a) During the year, the Company has not made any application under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. Further, there is no Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process initiated against the Company under the IBC Code.
b) During the year, there was no one-time settlement done with the Banks or Financial Institutions.
Your Directors place on record their deep appreciation to our shareholders, customers, business partners, vendors, bankers, financial institutions and academic institutions for all the support rendered during the year. The Directors are thankful to the Government of India, the various ministries of the State Governments, the Central and State electricity regulatory authorities, communities in the neighbourhood of our operations, and local authorities in areas where we are operational in India, as also partners, governments, and stakeholders in international geographies where the Company operates, for all the support rendered during the year. Finally, we appreciate and value the contributions made by all our employees and their families for making the Company what it is.
Place: Bangalore By order of the Board
Date: August 11, 2023 for IZMO Limited
Sd/- Sd/-
Sanjay Soni Shashi Soni
Managing Director Chairperson and Wholetime Director
DIN: 00609097 DIN: 00609217
Address: Flat No. 9, Prestige Casablanca Address: Flat No. 9, Prestige Casablanca Apartments, 12/1, Apartments, 12/1, Airport Road,
Airport Road, Bangalore-560017 Bangalore-560017
Mar 31, 2018
Dear Shareholder,
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the Twenty Third Annual Report together with the Audited statements of accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2018.
Consolidated financial statements of accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2018.
Rs. in Lakhs
|
Particulars |
2017-18 |
2016-17 |
|
Revenue from Operations |
6,298.66 |
5,428.07 |
|
Other Income |
507.48 |
424.73 |
|
Total Revenue |
6,806.14 |
5,852.80 |
|
Direct cost of operations |
71.62 |
70.22 |
|
lncrease/(Decrease) in Stocks/WIP |
0.55 |
0.87 |
|
Employee Benefit Expenses |
2,961.30 |
2,213.23 |
|
Financial Expenses |
118.67 |
118.37 |
|
Depreciation |
1,225.61 |
1,192.52 |
|
Other Expenses |
1,533.37 |
1,866.49 |
|
Total Expenses |
5,911.12 |
5,461.70 |
|
Profit/ (Loss) before Tax & Exceptional Item |
895.02 |
391.09 |
|
Exceptional or Extraordinary Items |
191.22 |
â |
|
Profit/ (Loss) before Tax |
703.79 |
391.09 |
|
Provision for Taxation |
(34.54) |
(21.77) |
|
Deferred Tax |
(64.11) |
95.97 |
|
Profit / (Loss) after Tax |
605.15 |
465.29 |
|
Other Comprehensive Income |
23.07 |
8.00 |
|
Total Comprehensive Income for the year |
627.23 |
473.29 |
Performance on a Consolidated Basis
The Companyâs performance on a consolidated basis have shown a significant improvement over the previous year. The revenues have increased by 17%, whereas profits have increased by 30%. Higher sales of the companyâs products coupled with a tight rein on expenses have resulted in the sharp increase in profitability. The company is endeavoring to continue this trend in the next fewyears as well.
The Company hopes to achieve higher growth in the current year as it has made serious inroads into the Automotive OEM market. The company now counts leading OEMs such as Nissan Motors, PSA Peugeot Citroen, Lexus etc. among its clients. The Company is also the largest provider of Automotive Images to the Car Rental industry having Hertz, Enterprise, AVIS, and Europcar as its clients.
The Data Analytics division is expected to contribute to the revenues as well in FY18-19 and should form a significant part of US revenues in FY 19-20.
The companyâs foray into the defence manufacturing space is also gathering steam. FY 18-19should see the first private sector manufacturing facility for small and medium caliber ammunition commencing production in Goa. This will be an Export Oriented Unit under the subsidiary Hughes Precision Pvt. Ltd. The 2nd projectfor manufacture of assault rifles is expected to go online in FY 19-20.
Stand Alone Financials statements of accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2018.
Rs. in Lakhs
|
Particulars |
2016-17 |
2015-16 |
|
Revenue from Operations |
2,260.00 |
1,163.90 |
|
Other Income |
463.38 |
344.80 |
|
Total Revenue |
2,723.38 |
2,508.70 |
|
Direct cost of operations |
70.21 |
70.22 |
|
lncrease/(Decrease) in Stocks/WIP |
0.55 |
0.87 |
|
Employee Benefit Expenses |
1,665.94 |
1,157.34 |
|
Financial Expenses |
118.67 |
118.10 |
|
Depreciation |
121.16 |
586.95 |
|
Other Expenses |
597.28 |
574.66 |
|
Total Expenses |
2,575.22 |
2,508.14 |
|
Profit/ (Loss) before Tax & Exceptional Item |
148.15 |
0.56 |
|
Exceptional or Extraordinary Items |
â |
â |
|
Profit/ (Loss) before Tax |
148.15 |
0.56 |
|
Provision for Taxation |
(34.53) |
(21.77) |
|
Deferred Tax |
(64.10) |
61.45 |
|
Profit / (Loss) after Tax |
49.50 |
74.77 |
|
Total Other Comprehensive Income |
23.08 |
8.00 |
|
Total Comprehensive Income for the period |
72.58 |
82.77 |
Performance
The Companyâs sales on a standalone basis has shown nearly a 5% increase overthe previous year.
The other income has shown a sharp rise primarily on account of gain on redemption of short term investments during the year.
Analysis of Expenses
Employee benefit expenses have shown a sharp increase over the previous year. This is primarily due to an increase in the employee count in India due to the expansion of the CGI and VR development divisions.
Depreciation has shown a sharp decrease due to lower capital expenditure incurred during the year. Profitability
The companyâs profitability has reduced slightly due to the increase in employee expenses. However, the company expects to increase its profitability during the current year as a result of higher sales in the United States, Mexico, Europe, and India.
Dividend
In order to augment the ongoing expansion programs, the Directors have decided to plough back the profits into the system and regret inability to recommend dividend.
Business Overview
Business is changing. And izmo is showing the way
Plentiful bandwidth. Inexpensive Cloud Storage. Sophisticated Smartphones. Together, they are creating perpetually connected communities and seamless experiences, and izmo is shaping innovative marketing paradigms that enable businesses to navigate the new normal and win more customers.
Take PartsGorilla, for instance. Itâs your 800-pound gorilla driving accessories sales at dealerships. Nothing ever comes anywhere close to it as it pushes accessories to delighted customers, which is why dealerships are selling more accessories than ever, with stratospheric profit margins.
PartsGorilla is perfect at making accessories selection seamless and delightful, but connected communities demand much more from car dealers. Prospective car buyers now begin their journey months before they ever make contact with a dealership, and they expect dealerships to be active partners all the way.
To succeed, dealers now need to know the priorities and concerns of their prospects, as they start researching their vehicle, and be visible to them at every stage. Dealers need to streamline their operations and make the entire dealership client-facing. Dealers also need to plug every source of wasteful expenditure and exploit every revenue opportunity.
Thatâs why we developed FrogData, the worldâs first data analytics platform for automotive retail.
FrogData. Bringing Data Driven Decision-making to Dealerships
FrogData helps dealers in taking decisions that drive dealerships in an insightful way, backed by actionable information constantly garnered from deep data analytics.
In other words, we connect the dots that open newsales opportunities, bring more revenue, drive up profits, and create more customer connections fordealers.
Deploying FrogData results in more deals, higher margins, improved employee and equipment utilization, high inventory turnover, higher lifetime customer loyalty, and much more.
FrogData is built on a state-of-the-art open architecture platform that can easily accommodate virtually any type of data. With the explosion of new technologies and the dwindling of old database platforms, it is steadily becoming difficult to get such varied systems to âtalkâ to each other. FrogData solves this particular problem with its ability to accept any form of data from any type of system, new or old, and collating it in a centralized, easily usable database.
Whatâs more, FrogData offers the flexibility to commence data analytics deployment at a scale and scope which is comfortable to dealers. They can start with just a few departments or the entire dealership in one shot.
Partnerships with DealerTrak, CDK, and Hunter Engineering make. FrogData even easier to adapt, for dealers.
izmoFx: Virtual Reality (VR) Experiences and CGI
If big data analytics brings business clarity across multiple layers and complex dimensions to dealerships, Virtual Reality (VR) is the great industry disruptor that can take the dealership experience to where the customers are.
By creating an immersive, hands-on experience for car shoppers that simulates reality, izmoVR has the potential to convert prospective customers into buyers than any other tool available. izmoVR utilizes advanced CGI technology within izmocars1 proprietary VR Solution Platform to create a spectacular user experience at affordable costs. The izmoVR showroom solution, which can include dealer branding, is delivered using the lightweight, portable, and wireless Samsung Gear VR headset.
Delivering Immersive Experiences Anywhere
With izmoVR, dealers can deploy VR in the showroom, in the service wait area, oreven on their website. Each interaction will invoke user interest and generate leads.
Users experience vehicles in a completely immersive manner and get information about features that are not usually possible in a traditional demo. For example, airbags are an unseen but important safety feature that consumers never see in the buying process. izmoVR can literally bring this to life within the VR presentation, wowing the user and helping them understand its impact better.
By creating a powerful, immersive, hands-on experience for car shoppers that simulates reality, izmoVR has the potential to move buyers down the sales funnel considerably faster than any other visual marketing tool available.
izmoFxCGI
Computer generated imagery (CGI) can not only deliver greater cost savings but also faster speed- to-market and unlimited scope of reuse for automotive retail clients, from OEMs to dealers. Precisely because of this reason, the amount of regular photography of actual vehicles is steadily going down. Automotive OEMs have largely moved on to CGI and all related auto business websites are following suit.
The ability to place a vehicle in any location, any backdrop, any lighting, and any camera angle, which were previously unavailable with traditional photo-shoots, is too big an advantage to ignore. Changes that previously required a new photo-shoot, like a trim change or a different angle, are quite easy to accomplish with CGI, which makes vehicle photography obsolete.
In addition, CGI opens up possibilities for animated vehicle narrations, videos, as well as licensing for other markets like film, games, and other applications, all from the same CGI data.
CGI is a technically sophisticated three-step process that starts with vehicle scanning, 3D Build, and Render. The izmo CGI solution can also directly process manufacturer CAD data to create lifelike imagery of cars not yet available in the market.
izmo: a long tradition of innovation
PartsGorilla, FrogData, and izmoFx are the latest in a long series of trend-setting market innovations from izmo, starting from the izmoflix ver.1 which delivered the interactive automotive marketing experience to U S consumers as early as 2003. To this day, izmo remains invested in its global market leadership in the automotive retail space.
Meanwhile, izmo dealer websites continue to be the first choice of the worldâs leading automotive retailers and portals from North America to Europe to Asia. SalesVelocity, the izmo CRM suite, is also gaining traction with auto dealerships.
North America USA
After an initial projection of 16.7 million vehicles, major market watchers have increased their sales estimate for 2018 to 16.9 million vehicles, down from the 17.25 million vehicles sold last year. The market is continuing with a downward trend after the record-breaking sales of 17.6 million vehicles in 2016.
A significant market development is a shift in consumer tastes to SUVs, crossovers, and pickup trucks, which command highertransaction prices, and more profitsforthe automotive industry.
Even as we continue to acquire and engage top-tier clients like Microsoft, Mitsubishi Motors, Toyota, Ford Enterprise, Chevrolet Enterprise, Morpace, Jato Dynamics, and Avis in the photography and visual marketing space, we keepexpanding into new possibilities, newterritories, and newverticals.
With the combined market push of new products like FrogData, Online and Social Marketing products like FranchiseNow and izmoLeads, izmoAuto websites, and new avatars of existing market-leading products like izmoflix, we expect to see steady progress in the US market.
Mexico
Auto sales in Mexico dropped 8.4%, with 680,699 vehicles sold in the first half of the year. This is in line with the projections of the Mexican Association of Auto Dealers (AMDA), which predicts total sales of 1.45 million vehicles in 2018.
Your company continues to be the largest auto dealer website service provider in Mexico, serving Ford, Nissan, Honda, Infinity, Toyota, Acura, Porsche, Audi, Hyundai, Renault, Mazda, Suzuki, and Kia dealers, with OEM relations with global brands like Ford and Nissan. The company is also a strong presence in the 2-wheelersegment, with KTM and BMW websites.
The izmo client portfolio in Mexico features all prominent auto groups in the country.
European Union
In the European Union (EU) and EFTA countries, new car sales contracted by 5% during the first quarter of 2018. Germany, the largest car market in Europe, expanded by 4%. Car sales in France were higher while the Spanish new car market expanded by more than 10%.
Car sales were sharply down by 12% in the UK while the Italian car market contracted slightly.
France
izmo continues to be the leading auto dealer website and marketing solutions provider to the French automotive Industry, serving prominent groups like PGA, HESS, Volkswagen Retail, Metin, Lamirault, Goupe Schumacher, Riester, and others.
The dealer portfolio of your company in France includes all prominent auto brands - the French Brands Peugeot, Citroen, and Renault, as well as Audi, Alfa Romeo, Abarth, BMW, Chrysler, Chevrolet, Dacia, Dodge, Fiat, Fiat Professional, Hyundai, Jeep, Jaguar, Land Rover, Kia, Lancia, Lexus, Mini, Mercedes Benz, Nissan, Opel, Porsche, Saab, Seat, Skoda, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Volvo as well as automotive portals.
Spain
Your company has a significant presence in Spain, serving Audi, Honda, Seat, Skoda, VW, and Nissan dealers.
Portugal
The Portuguese operations of izmo include the popular auto service portal Ancra, with hundreds of dealers signing up forthe service.
Your company is also a prominent presence in the body shop segment, with generic body shop websites as well as websites for Citroen, Ford, Seat, Iveco, Morgan, and Renault brands.
Italy
In Italy, izmo serves Citroen, Jeep, Kia, Peugeot, Skoda, and Volvo dealers with state-of-the-art auto dealer websites and services.
Belgium
Dealers of Audi, Honda, Nissan, Seat, Skoda, and VW vehicles continue to be izmo customers in Belgium, where yourcompany serves prominent groups like PGA.
ASIA
India
2018 is promising to be a good yearfor India in the automotive retail segment. July sales are pegged at 2.90 lakh vehicles, a little less than the 2.99 lakh units sold last year.
Maruti Suzuki continues to lead the market, with 1.5 lakh vehicles sold. Tata Motors and Honda posted double-digit growth driven by new launches. Hyundai gained 1.1%, while Mahindra & Mahindra, Toyota Kirloskar, and Ford India sales declined. In the two-wheelersegment, TVS Motors, BajajAuto, and Suzuki Motorcycle registered double-digit growth, supported by strong rural buying and new launches. However, Royal Enfield registered a growth drop of 6%.
With 109 online showrooms, izmocars India continues to be the preferred car dealer website provider in India. The izmocars website portfolio includes Maruti Suzuki, Maruti Suzuki NEXA, Chevrolet, Fiat, Jeep, Honda, Hyundai, Isuzu, Mahindra & Mahindra, Ssangyong, Nissan & Datsun, Renault, Skoda, Tata Motors, and Volkswagen in the auto dealer segment, Yamaha, Hero, Bajaj, TVS, KTM, and Suzuki in the bike segment, and Bharat Benz in the heavy vehicles segment.
The Worldâs Largest Provider of automotive imagery, video, VR, and visual marketing solutions
Presently, izmocars is the worldâs leading provider of automotive imagery, video, VR, CGI, and visual marketing solutions. With state-of-the-art automotive studios located in close proximity to global automotive nerve centers, in Long Beach, USA, and Brussels, Europe, and sophisticated image processing facilities in Bangalore, izmo consolidated its position as the worldâs largest producer of automotive images and animation morethan a decade back.
The full-spectrum izmo visual product portfolio includes a Virtual Reality (VR) and CGI platform, automotive imagery, animations, videos, and visual marketing solutions.
Presently, izmomedia is serving:
- The worldâs top corporations
- Automotive OEMs
- Prominent Portals
- Companies in automotive related businesses like leasing, etc.
- Media
- Ad Agencies and creative studios
- Retail clients
Our client list includes Microsoft, Ford, Alphabet, EUROPCAR, JATO, JDPA, Hertz, Avis, Lease Plan, Orange Wheels,Zenith, Mobile, Auction123, Auto Point, MEINAUTO, AutoTrader, and ARVAL.
The izmomedia division operates in 16 countries, with clients in the USA, Mexico, Colombia, Belgium, Brazil, China, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, and India.
Top Automotive web solutions provider in France, Mexico, and India
Your company is the #1 auto dealer website provider in France, Mexico, and India. The izmoweb âResponsiveâ web platform which hosts all izmo websites is the most advanced automotive web platform in the world. Your company also offers a world-class automotive CRM with marketing automation, accessories selling solutions, and data analytics for auto dealers.
With significant investments in technology, infrastructure, and talent, we hope to make great progress in the automotive business segment this fiscal.
India Advantage
The India advantage of high-end human resources right from IP to support services at a relatively modest cost is a strategic advantage that greatly supports the organic growth of your company.
Unlike other players in the market, the India component is not merely another cost-cutting measure for izmo - it is integral to the performance culture of the company, built into its corporate DNA.
Enterprise Products: Strategizing New Breakthroughs
With the near-total domination of the market segment, izmoâs enterprise product division achieved 50% business growth over the last year.
In the last fiscal, the division added Calcutta Electric Supply Corporation (CESC), Cap Gemini Corporation, and SQS India BFSI Ltd. to its existing customer base consisting of corporate majors like Mercedes Benz, IBM, Kotak Mahindra Bank, HCL Technologies, Rambus Chip Technologies, Textron India Pvt. Ltd., Schneider Electric System, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Bharti Airtel, Synopsys India, Vedanta, 3DPLM, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. and more.
With the Industry focus shifting to hacker-proof security, the Enterprise products division of your company is poised to grow exponentially.
Instant Business Websites in just 3 steps
A couple of years back, izmo entered the generic website space with izmoweb - âMy Website, My Identityâ. The results are encouraging.
From lawyers and doctors to hospital chains and yoga studios, izmoweb is finding traction in markets as diverse as the U.S. and India. Your company is now reinventing this business around the franchise website model which brings in dozens of websites with one order.
New Opportunities: Defence Manufacturing Make in India, Make for the World
Defence & Aerospace is one of the 10 Champion Sectors identified under the Make in India version 2.0 of the Government of India, due to their âpotential to become global champions, drive double-digit growth in manufacturing and generate significant employment opportunities.â Capitalizing on this âMake in Indiaâ initiative, izmo is entering the defence manufacturing sectorthrough its subsidiary, Hughes Precision Pvt. Ltd., with two major projects-manufacturing of ammunition and assault rifles.
The Opportunity
The global demand for reliable, high-quality arms, ammunition, and spares continues to be as high as ever, with The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) data on the international arms trade showing a continuing growth trend in major conventional weapons, with the volume of transfers from 20132017 being 10% higherthan it was over 2008-2012.
The five largest importers in 2013-17 were India, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the UAE and China, receiving 35% of all arms imports. Countries like Vietnam, with close ties with India, increased their arms imports to become the worldâs 11th largest arms importer.
The Global Arms Import-Export Gap: While India is the Largest Importer of Arms, the country is yet to claim a significant market share in arms exports
India is the largest importer of major arms in 2013-17 and accounted for 12 per cent of the global arms imports. Indiaâs arms imports increased 24% between 2008-12 and 2013-17, with Russia accounting for62%. In the same period, arms imports from the USA increased by 557%, making it Indiaâs second largest arms supplier.
India also owns the worldâs third largest armed forces, and recently overtook the UK as the fifth-largest defence spender in the world in 2017 at $52.5 billion, according to the âMilitary Balance 2018â report by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS). Presently, about 60% of defence related requirements of the Indian Armed Forces are met by imports, which offers a huge opportunity for eventual import substitution.
The âMake in India, Make for the Worldâ initiative by izmo is aimed at capitalizing on Indiaâs huge arms trade deficit by manufacturing several categories of high-quality arms, spares, and ammunition which adhere to NATO certification with DODIC numbers.
As of now, izmo has entered into extensive partnerships with Global defence OEMs, to set up the first of the proposed defence manufacturing plants, namely ammunition manufacturing and assault rifles manufacturing.
Manufacturing Friendly Government Policies
In addition to the âMake in Indiaâ initiatives, the 2011 Defence Production Policy of the Government of India encourages indigenous manufacturing of defence equipment, and defence Procurement Procedure (DPP) has been amended in 2016 to encourage indigenous design, development, and manufacture of arms, as well as the transfer of technology.
The Government of India licensing norms has also been liberalized to encourage private participation in defence manufacturing. The initial validity period of industrial licenses has been increased from 3 to 15 years, with a provision to grant an extension for a period of 3 years.
Global Arms, Ammunition, Equipment, and Spares Hub
Apart from strengthening Indiaâs armament sourcing capabilities, the new izmo initiative will help the company to develop its defence manufacturing division into a global hub for arms and equipment procurement.
The first project envisaged primarily for export is the production of military caliber ammunition. The license is expected shortly and commercial production expected to commence in March 2019 in Goa.
Hughes Precision Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd. is collaborating with JSC Concern Kalashnikov, makers of the AK 47 rifle, for a world-class assembly facility for the AK 100 Series rifles/ Carbines and its various modifications under the âMake In Indiaâ initiative. JSC Concern Kalashnikov will provide all the relevant technical assistance and advice toset up the facility. A Letter of Intent has been issued on the 20th of February 2018.
PartsGorilla is the next generation car visualizer and Accessories Visualization Platform from izmocars
- CGI Vehicle Models deliver authentic real life visuals
- Every trim and accessory is available for demo
- Customers can accessorize and visualize their cars
- Designed for pricing and availability updates by brand
- Works on any device - Computer, Tablet, Cell Phone, and Touch Screen Monitor
- Sells more accessories with very little effort!
Frogdata analyses data from all available applications - web analytics, CRM, DMS, or inventory tools, and offers advanced reporting, customer insights, predictive decision analytics, and much more, helping companies to improve profitability, salesperson efficiency, and cost of operations.
izmofx takes automotive marketing beyond the realm of the ordinary, with CGI graphics and Virtual Reality. With our virtual automotive technology & CGI expertise, the only limit to visual marketing is your own imagination. If you can dream it, we will deliver it.
- Fully developed, mobile-ready responsive websites for any business.
- Ready to go, no development required - Just add your name, logo, and address
- Comes with pre-built content
- The most advanced web platform in the world
- Latest responsive website technology - your website will workwell on any device, from big screen PCs to laptops, tablets, and mobiles.
- In-built booking system for appointments Create as many new pages as you like -Completely flexible
- Designed forSearch Engines. See your profile growonline
- No hassle deployment. We buyyourdomain, setup your website and do everything
izmoRainmaker is a comprehensive, interactive, Internet marketing solution developed exclusively for the automotive retail industry by online marketing experts.
izmoRainmaker Offers:
- Creative Services
- Social Media Marketing - Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin, etc.
- Interactive Marketing Campaigns
- OrganicSearch Engine Optimization
- Website Optimization
- Online Brand Marketing
- Research & Data Analysis
SalesVelocity is an enterprise class Customer Relationship Management solution industry. SalesVelocity is delivered as a service, is cloud-based and contains the following core functionalities:
- Sales Force Automation
- Finance & Insurance
- Campaign Management
- Service Management
- Business Development Center (BDC)
SalesVelocity is certified by Ford, Jaguar, Lincoln, Volvo, Land Rover, Mercury, GM brands including Buick, GMC, Pontiac, Cadillac, Hummer, Saturn, Honda, Acura, Nissan, Infiniti, Mercedes Benz, Chrysler, Subaru, Saab, and Mazda.
The izmotion Video Platform offers auto retailers powerful video sales pitches delivered in just 100 seconds, video, email and ad banners on video.
The video demos include:
- Vehicle introduction
- Feature highlights
- Interiors
- Dash
- Boot space
- Engine & performance
- Seating and colors
All izmotion videos include a full-length sales pitch voiceover, with a selection ofsales personalities.
izmomedia is the world leader in Digital Imagery and Interactive Media Solutions for the Automotive vertical, since 2002. izmomedia produces High Quality Photographic images, video, and Digital Animations for the North American and EU markets, covering all major makes and models.
Large Automotive Photography Studios strategically located in Long Beach, USA, and Brussels, Belgium, combined with state-of-the-art post-production facilities in Bangalore, enable izmomedia to quickly produce large volumes of work, covering about 500 automotive models.
Presently, the izmomedia client list includes leading portals like Yahoo!, AOL, AutoUSA, and Jato Dynamics, as well as OEMs like GM, Ford, and Mitsubishi Motors.
izmostock is the worldâs leading automotive stock photography provider, with dedicated vehicle photography studios in the USAand Europe.
izmostock produces high volume automotive stock photography for over 800 vehicles per year. In addition to our consistent quality standard picture sets of car stock photos we also produce the video with voiceover, CGI enhanced imagery, high resolution (HDRI) interactive interior panoramas, 360° exterior animations, and several other high res stop-frame animations of every car in the U.S.A. and Europe.
The automotive images library at izmostock is the largest and most comprehensive car stock photography collection of its kind, with hundreds of thousands of images available for download, since 2002.
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
Details forming part of the extract of the Annual Return in form MGT-9 is annexed herewith as Annexure A.
NUMBER OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD
During the year under review 4 (Four) meetings of the Board of Directors were held, details of which are set out in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this Report.
BOARD COMMITTEES
Detailed composition of the Board committees namely Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Stakeholders Relationship Committee, number of meetings held during the year under review and other related details are set out in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this Report.
There have been no instances where the Board has not accepted any recommendation of the Audit Committee.
DIRECTORSâ RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 134 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013
The Directors confirm that -
a) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended 31st March 2018, the applicable accounting standards had been followed and there were no material departures;
b) the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year as at 31st March 2018 and of the profit and loss of the Company for that period;
c) the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
e) the directors, had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively;
f) the directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
STATEMENT ON DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors of the Company comprises of optimum number of Independent Directors. Based on the confirmation / disclosures received from the Directors, the following Non-Executive Directors are Independent in terms of the Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 16(1)(b) of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 as on 31st March, 2018:
1. Mr. Perur Phaneendra
2. Mr. Ramanujam Krishnamurthy
3. Mr. Vijay Gupta
NOMINATION & REMUNERATION POLICY
The Companyâs policy on Directorsâ appointment and remuneration, containing requisite information for determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a Director and other matters provided under Section 178 (3) is enclosed with this Report as Annexure B.
EXPLANATION AND COMMENTS BY THE BOARD ON EVERY QUALIFICATION/RESERVATION/ADVERSE REMARK/ DISCLAIMER BY THE AUDITORS IN THEIR REPORTS
The statutory Auditorâs Report does not contain any qualification, disclaimer, reservation or adverse remark.
Further, the Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any qualification, disclaimer, reservation or adverse remark.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS
The particulars of the loan granted are mentioned in the Note No.39 of Notes to the Standalone financial statement pursuant to Section 186 (4) read with Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014. The details of guarantee given and security provided by the Company are stated in Note. No. 46 of Notes to the Standalone financial statement. Full particulars of investments made are stated in Note No.8 & 12 to the standalone financial statement.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year were on an armâs length basis and were in the ordinary course of business.
All Related Party Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee. Requisite approval of the Audit Committee is obtained on periodic basis for the transactions which are repetitive in nature or otherwise. The actual transactions entered into pursuant to the approval so granted are placed at quarterly meetings of the Audit Committee.
Your directors draw attention of the members to Note. No.39 of notes to the financial statement which sets out related party disclosures.
The Company has formulated a Policy on related party transactions. This policy approved by the Board is uploaded on the Companyâs website on the below link: http://www.izmoltd.com/policies-and-code-of-conduct-en-in.htm
MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES
The Company has entered in material transaction with one of its wholly owned subsidiary Company during the year under review which requires reporting in Form AOC 2 in terms of Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. However, the requisite disclosures under the IND AS form part of the Notes to Accounts in this report. (Annexure-C)
TRANSFER TO RESERVE
Your Directors does not propose to carry any amount to reserves, during the financial year ended 31st March, 2018.
DIVIDEND
In order to augment the ongoing expansion programmes, the Directors have decided to plough back the profit into the system and regret inability to recommend dividend.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY
There are no Material changes and commitments, affecting the financial position of the Company which have occurred between the end of the financial year on 31st March, 2018 to which the financial statements relate and the date of this report.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
A. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY
The operations of the Company are not energy intensive. Adequate measures have been taken to conserve and optimize the use of energy through improved operations methods.
The provisions relating to disclosure of details regarding energy consumption, both total and per unit of production are not applicable as the Company is engaged in the services sector and provides IT and IT related services.
B. TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT (R&D)
The Company uses the latest technology available in modern technology applications. Indigenous technology available is continuously being upgraded to improve overall performance. The Company has a dedicated team of technically competent personnel who relentlessly work on technology up gradation and development related fields.
Research and Development continues to be given very high priority in Software Technology in the area of telecommunications, and hardware technology in the area of embedded systems.
C. FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS & OUTGO
During the year, the details of Foreign Exchange transactions were:
Earnings - Rs 2,109.17 Lakhs (PY Rs 2,015.33 Lakhs)
Outgo - Rs 96.37 Lakhs (PY Rs 135.74 Lakhs)
RISK MANAGEMENT
A detailed report on Risk Management is included in Management Discussion and Analysis which forms part of this Report. The report clearly states development and implementation of a risk management policy for the Company including identification therein of elements of risks along with risk mitigation plan.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
It is not mandatory for your company to constitute a CSR Committee as it does not fall under the criteria mentioned in Section 135 of Companies Act 2013.
FORMAL ANNUAL EVALUATION OF BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES
Pursuant to the Companies Act 2013 and Regulation 17 of the SEBI (Listing Obligation & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 evaluation of performance is carried out by the Company. Evaluating Boardâs effectiveness by assessing performance of the Board as a whole, performance of individual director and committees of the Board namely Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Stakeholders Relationship Committee
CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF BUSINESS
During the year under review, there is no change in the nature of the business.
DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
During the financial year ended 31st March, 2018 under review, it has been observed that there is no any changes have occurred in the Board of Directors as well as Key Managerial Personnel.
DEPOSITS
The Company has not accepted Deposits under Chapter V of the Companies Act, 2013.
PECUNIARY RELATIONSHIP OR TRANSACTIONS OF THE NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND DISCLOSURES ON THE REMUNERATION OF THE DIRECTORS
All pecuniary relationship or transactions of the non-executive Directors vis-a-vis the Company, containing requisite information for such payments and disclosures on the remuneration of the Directors along with their shareholding are disclosed in Corporate Governance Report and Form MGT 9 which forms part of this Report.
SECRETARIAL STANDARDS
The Company complies with all the applicable Secretarial Standards.
SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS
There are no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals impacting the going concern status and Companyâs operations in future.
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL
Details in respect of adequacy of internal financial controls with reference to the Financial Statements are stated in Management Discussion and Analysis which forms part of this Report.
SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
Your Company along with subsidiaries provides software solutions and services globally. A Report on the performance and financial position of each of the subsidiaries pursuant to Rule 8 (1) and Form AOC 1 read with Rule 5 of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is annexed as Annexure D and forms a part of this Report. The Company has framed policy for determining material subsidiaries as per requirement of explanation to Regulation 16 (1) (c) in SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015 has uploaded the same on companyâs website: http://www.izmoltd.com/policies-and-code-of-conduct-en-in.htm
Stand-alone Financial Statements and Consolidated Financial Statements of your Company along with its subsidiaries, prepared in accordance with the relevant Accounting Standards issued by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, forms a part of this Annual Report.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES PURSUANT TO SECTION 197 READ WITH RULE 5 OF THE COMPANIES (APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION OF MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL) RULES, 2014
Particulars of employees pursuant to Section 197 read with Rule 5 of The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are annexed with this report as Annexure E.
VIGIL MECHANISM/WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY
The Company has established a vigil mechanism to report genuine concerns. The Policy provides for Directors and employees to report concerns about unethical behaviour, actual or suspected fraud or violation of Companyâs Code of Governance and Ethics. The policy is uploaded on the website of the Company: http://www.izmoltd.com/policies-and-code-of-conduct-en-in.htm
FAMILIARIZATION PROGRAMMES FOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
The Company has Familiarization programme and the details have been uploaded on the website of the Company: http://www. izmoltd.com/policies-and-code-of-conduct-en-in.htm
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
A detailed Management Discussion and Analysis Report is given as a separate section in this Annual Report and is annexed to this Report as Annexure F.
AUDITORS Statutory Auditor:
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, read with the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, Mr. Guru Prakash V, Chartered Accountant (Membership Number 228938) has been appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company to conduct the audit of the financial statement of the Company from FY 2017-18 till FY 2021-22.
The aforesaid appointment of the Statutory Auditor was required to be ratified at every Annual General Meeting. However, pursuant to the amendment in the proviso to Section 139 which has been made effective on May 07, 2018, the requirement of ratification of appointment of Statutory Auditors at every Annual General Meeting has been omitted. In view of such omission of proviso, agenda item relating to ratification of Statutory Auditor is not included in the Notice of Annual General Meeting.
Pursuant to the same, Mr. Guru Prakash V, Chartered Accountant (Membership Number 228938) continues to hold the office of Statutory Auditors for the FY 2018-19. The Statutory Auditorsâ Report for the FY 2017-18 does not contain any qualifications, reservations, adverse remarks or disclaimer and no frauds were reported by the Auditors to the Company under sub-section (12) of Section 143 of the Act.
Secretarial Auditor:
As per the Section 204 of the Companies Act 2013 and the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules 2014, the Board had appointed M/s V. Sreedharan & Associates, Company Secretaries, Bengaluru to conduct the Secretarial Audit of the company for F.Y. 2017-18.The report of the Secretarial Audit in Form MR-3 is annexed herewith as Annexure-G.
Internal Auditors:
The Board had appointed Mr. M. Venkatesha, Chartered Accountant having Membership No.: 232131 as Internal Auditors of the Company pursuant to Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013 for the F.Y. 2017-18 and He has completed the internal audit as per scope given by the Audit Committee for the financial year 2017-18.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Company continues to benchmark itself with the best-of-the-class practices as far as corporate governance standards are concerned. The Company has complied with the requirements provided in Securities Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The compliance report on the various requirements under the said clause along with the Auditorâs certification thereof is provided in the corporate governance section of this report at Annexure H.
EMPLOYEES STOCK OPTION PLAN
Currently, the Company has two Employees Stock Option Schemes namely âEmployee Stock Option Plan 2013â and âEmployee Stock Option Plan 2016â.
1. Employee Stock Option Plan 2016
With regards to Employee Stock Option Plan 2016, we have obtained only the approval from the shareholders of the company by passing the special resolution on the AGM held on 10th September, 2016 and further course of action and approval from the various regulatory will be obtained with due course of time with the direction/approval from the Board of director/committee. Hence, further disclosure with regards Section 62 read with Rule 12 of the Companies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014 & other disclosure with regard to clause 14 of SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulation, 2014 does not arise as on this report date.
2. Employee Stock Option Plan 2013
Disclosures for the financial year ended 31st March, 2018 regarding Employee Stock Option Plan 2013 in terms of Companies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014 are as below:
|
Particulars |
Employee Stock Option Plan 2013 |
|
|
(F.Y 2017 -2018) |
(F.Y 2016 -2017) |
|
|
Option granted |
6,86,000 |
NIL |
|
Option vested |
86,100 |
86,100 |
|
Option exercised |
59,400 |
63,600 |
|
The total no. of shares arising as a result of exercise of option |
59,400 |
63,600 |
|
Options lapsed/cancelled uring the year |
26,700 |
22,500 |
|
The exercise price |
Rs. 10 /- |
Rs. 10 /- |
|
Variation of terms of options |
No variation in the terms of options during the year under review. |
No variation in the terms of options during the year under review. |
|
Money realized by exercise of options |
Rs.5,94,000 |
Rs.6,36,000 |
|
Total no. of options in force |
8,00,800 |
2,00,900 |
|
Employee wise details of options granted to : |
||
|
Key Managerial Personnel( KMP) |
4000 options were granted to Company Secretary & No other options were granted to any other KMPs during the year under review. |
No options were granted to KMPs during the year under review. |
|
Any other employee who receives a grant of options in any one year of option amounting to five percent or more of options granted during that year |
NIL |
Name of the employee: Mr. Akula Satya Kiran No. of option granted: 20000 |
|
Identified employees who were granted option, during any one year, equal to or exceeding one percent of the issued capital (excluding outstanding warrants and conversions) of the company at the time of grant. |
NIL |
NIL |
Disclosure on ESOPs details of options granted, shares allotted on exercise, etc. as required under Employee Benefits Regulations read with SEBI circular no. CIR/CFD/P0LICYCELL/2/2015 dated June 16, 2015 are available on the Companyâs website: http://www.izmoltd.com/policies-and-code-of-conduct-en-in.htm
DISCLOSURE UNDER SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT THE WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013
The Company has in place an Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy, inter-alia, in line with the requirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
Internal Complaints Committee has been set up to redress complaints. The following is the summary of complaints received and disposed off during the year under review:
Number of complaints received and disposed off - Nil
PREFERENTIAL ISSUE
The company has issued 600,000 equity shares to EARC TRUST-SC38 on preferential basis during the F.Y. 2017-18. Detail of such issue is part of corporate governance report.
The Board of Directors of the Company, at its meeting held on 30th May, 2018, approved for the issuance of 10,00,000 Convertible Warrants to the Promoters on preferential basis & further the Board has also approved for obtaining enabling approvals of shareholders for issue of shares to Qualified institutional Buyer upto Rs. 40 Crores, subject to approval of the Members and such other authorities, as may be necessary.
Further board has given its approval for modifications made in issue of convertible share warrants in the board meeting held on 13th August, 2018.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Board places on record its appreciation of the contribution of Associates at all levels, customers, Business and technology partners, vendors, investors, Government Authorities and all other stakeholders towards the performance of the Company during the year under review.
Place: Bengaluru By order of the Board
Date: 13th August 2018 for IZMO Limited
Sd/- Sd/-
Sanjay Soni Shashi Soni
Managing Director Chairperson and Whole time Director
DIN:00609097 DIN:00609217
Address: Flat No. 9, Prestige Address: Flat No. 9, Prestige Casablanca
Casablanca Apartments, 12/1, Apartments, 12/1, Airport Road,
Airport Road, Bengaluru-560017 Bengaluru-560017
Mar 31, 2016
Dear Shareholder,
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the Twenty first Annual Report together with the Audited statements of accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2016.
Consolidated financial statements of accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2016.
Rs. in Lakhs
|
Particulars |
2015-16 |
2014-15 |
|
Revenue from Operations |
4,288.59 |
3,347.74 |
|
Other Income |
831.60 |
809.79 |
|
Total Revenue |
5,120.19 |
4,157.53 |
|
Direct cost of Operations |
65.29 |
119.85 |
|
Increase/(Decrease) in Stocks/WIP |
(0.57) |
2.53 |
|
Employee Benefit Expenses |
1,954.82 |
1,805.29 |
|
Financial Expenses |
186.44 |
236.23 |
|
Depreciation |
1,219.39 |
1,320.31 |
|
Other Expenses |
328.15 |
343.83 |
|
Total Expenses |
5,018.25 |
4,563.97 |
|
Profit/ (Loss) before Tax & Exceptional Item |
101.94 |
(406.44) |
|
Exceptional or Extraordinary Items |
-- |
-- |
|
Profit/ (Loss) before Tax |
101.94 |
(406.44) |
|
Provision for Taxation |
-- |
(20.71) |
|
Deferred Tax |
61.45 |
43.31 |
|
Profit / (Loss) after Tax |
163.39 |
(383.84) |
Performance on a Consolidated Basis
The Company''s performance on a consolidated basis has shown a significant improvement over the previous year.
The revenues have increased by nearly 30% and more significantly the company has shown a healthy profit vis-a-vis a loss incurred in the previous year. The company has managed to achieve this by increasing revenues substantially whilst simultaneously keeping its expenses under a very tight leash.
The increase in Other Expenses is mainly due to higher marketing spend incurred in promoting the company''s products in the European market. This strategy has reaped good dividends with significant business growth being seen in France and Belgium.
The Company is confident of maintaining its growth trajectory in the current year as well as the order book is quite healthy and pipeline very strong.
|
Particulars |
2015-16 |
2014-15 |
|
Revenue from Operations |
1,850.72 |
1,843.05 |
|
Other Income |
257.87 |
187.75 |
|
Total Revenue |
2,108.58 |
2,030.80 |
|
Direct cost of Operations |
65.29 |
119.85 |
|
Increase/(Decrease) in Stocks/WIP |
(0.57) |
2.53 |
|
Employee Benefit Expenses |
829.43 |
807.64 |
|
Financial Expenses |
186.44 |
187.98 |
|
Depreciation |
570.28 |
580.76 |
|
Other Expenses |
625.35 |
328.15 |
|
Total Expenses |
2,276.21 |
2,026.91 |
|
Profit/ (Loss) before Tax & Exceptional Item |
(167.63) |
3.89 |
|
Exceptional or Extraordinary Items |
-- |
-- |
|
Profit/ (Loss) before Tax |
(167.63) |
3.89 |
|
Provision for Taxation |
-- |
(20.71) |
|
Deferred Tax |
61.45 |
43.31 |
|
Profit / (Loss) after Tax |
(106.18) |
26.49 |
Performance
The Company''s sales on a standalone basis has been quite stable and at a similar level to that achieved in the previous year.
The other income has shown a sharp rise primarily on account of the INR declining quite significantly against the US Dollar.
Analysis of Expenses
The direct cost of operations during the year are much lower than that incurred in the previous year. This is due to fall in sales of Enterprise Connectivity software products as a result of sluggishness in the domestic economy.
Other expenses have shown a sharp increase over the previous year. This is primarily due to one-time customer related product development costs being written off during the year. This is a non-recurring item and would not appear in subsequent years.
Depreciation has seen a slight decrease due to lower capital expenditure incurred during the year.
Profitability
The company has declared a loss at the net level as compared to the previous year. This is primarily a result of the sharp increase in other expenses.
However, the company has made a cash profit during the year.
The company expects to return to profitability during the current year as a result of higher sales in the United States, Mexico, India and Europe.
Dividend:
In order to augment the ongoing expansion programmes, the Directors have decided to plough back the profits into the system and regret inability to recommend dividend.
Business Overview Driving Change
Think Cloud, Mobile, Social, Video, CGI, Virtual Reality, Big Data Analytics...
The world over, business IT is in the midst of seismic shifts in technology and user experience, from server farms to the cloud, from big screens to mobile, from silos to social, from largely static experiences to video, CGI and virtual reality, and from informed guesswork to real-time business insights, driven by big data analytics. In the midst of change, gizmo is right at the cutting edge, helping businesses shape the twists and turns of technology into competitive advantage.
15 Minutes is all it takes
Online clinics, restaurants, law firms, yoga studios - you name it.
From beauty salons to barbeques, technology is driving businesses large and small online.
Businesses who have successfully adopted a website into their corporate identity are reaping disproportionately big dividends - in marketing, PR, customer engagement, employee relationships, and more. According to a global study, up to 83% of businesses with a successful online presence are recommending it to others in the industry.
There are about 125 million such micro, small and medium enterprises around the world. At izmo, it is our goal to become the definitive first choice of these businesses as they increasingly choose to go online.
Last year, izmo introduced the new avatar of izmoweb â âMeri Website, Meri Pehchanâ, or âMy Website, My Identityâ, in the U.S and India, targeted at a wide range of businesses and professionals. In the current year we further refined the offering into a ready-to-go package which any business or professional can buy online and deploy in just 15 minutes.
With an astonishing 55% of all small and medium enterprises (SMEs) going without a website in the U.S. alone and only 6% having a mobile friendly website as of 2013, this is a momentous window of opportunity for izmo, because izmo is the only provider to address the #1 reason why SMEs don''t have websites, in spite of the obvious business advantages- lack of effective, well-crafted website content.
Content Ready, Mobile Ready, Ready to Go
izmoweb is truly a one-of-a-kind website product. Everything that businesses or professionals need to drive their businesses or practices online is pre-built into these websites. This includes the website design, detailed content authored by experts, cloud hosting, SEO, online marketing best practices, and even website URLs.
Earlier, businesses had to figure out from whom to buy a domain name, who will design the website, who will write the content, who will do the hosting, who will provide search engine optimization (SEO) and online marketing, who will create business email ids, and so on. A hundred hurdles needed to be crossed before they can have an effective, performing website.
Even businesses who could afford the large budget did not have the expertise to tie all of these together into a viable project and take the website live. As a result, most businesses were stuck with basic, âbusiness cardâ websites. Many of them lost faith in web marketing altogether, continuing with expensive newspaper or TV advertising for the lack of a better web alternative.
With izmoweb, all that is history. Just 15 minutes is all it takes now to get a fully configured, content driven, mobile-ready business website that shows up high on Google and delivers results.
From Project to Product
To make it easier for customers, izmo virtually reinvented the business website development lifecycle, making it a buy-and-use product like a car or a laptop. The project-to-product transition will now bring hundreds of thousands of businesses who were earlier left out, into the online business space.
Scope of Business
Out of the one billion plus websites currently online, it is estimated that more than 800 million are either dysfunctional or ineffective, and can be replaced with izmoweb. Many of these websites are older generation hard-coded websites that require expert help for even simple content updates, and they do not work well on mobile screens.
In addition, the world wide web is adding one website every second, on average. Up to 95% of these websites have an unresolved bottleneck - timely content updates. izmoweb is also the ideal choice for most of these websites.
INDIA
With 300 plus websites live and a robust sales pipeline, izmoweb is proving to be one of the fastest growing website providers in the business and professional segments, including medical specialties, lawyers, restaurants, beauty salons, makeup artists, physiotherapy, yoga, medical diagnostics, playschools, and more.
With India fast emerging the SME capital of the world, the 48.8 million small and medium enterprises in the country require effective web solutions to reach customers. Over 1.5 million of these SMEs export their products and services, and for all of them a sophisticated mobile-friendly business website is a prerequisite. 95% of the Indian SMEs are also micro enterprises who are unlikely to have a dedicated web marketing team, and would require user friendly business websites to reach their consumers.
The SME sector, which is India''s largest employer, employing 81. 16 million people, is likely to take off at an even faster pace with the âMake in Indiaâ initiative of the Central Government.
NORTH AMERICA
USA
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are the mainstay of the U.S. economy. They make up 99% of all U.S enterprises. 98% of U.S. exporters are SMEs and they generate 34% of U.S. export revenue. The 25.16 million SMEs in the U.S. also employ half of U.S workforce - over 56.1 million people.
With 88.7% of U.S. Citizens on the Internet, mostly on their mobiles, U S enterprises have really no option but to be where their customers are. However, most SMEs face the perpetual problem of suitable business ready content for their websites, reducing many of these websites to little more than web business cards.
Your company has now launched izmoweb in the U.S. market, and is quickly gaining traction in several verticals.
Mexico
Out of the 4 million plus business enterprises in Mexico, 99.8% are SMEs or âPy MEsâ as they are locally known. About 52% of the Mexican GDP is generated by SMEs, who also contribute 72% of employment.
izmo has significant presence in Mexico, where it is the largest provider of automotive dealer websites. We are hopeful of a successful nationwide rollout of izmoweb services in the country, building on our nationwide base in automotive retail.
EUROPE France
With a fast growing client-base in the automotive vertical and an outstanding market reputation as the countries'' largest automotive web provider, izmo is hopeful of a successful rollout of izmoweb in the country. As a first step your company has started providing social marketing services in France.
With an SME sector in excess of 2.4 million businesses, France is an ideal market for the izmoweb brand. 99% of French companies are SMEs, and many of them are currently transitioning from local marketing to web marketing.
OTHER EU NATIONS Belgium, Italy, Spain, Portugal, And Germany
Belgium, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Germany have vibrant SME sectors which make up to 99% of their business enterprises. Your company is hopeful of leveraging its existing presence in these countries to roll out izmoweb expeditiously.
AUTOMOTIVE VERTICAL
izmo has continually invested in its global market leadership in the automotive retail space. izmo dealer websites now run on the cloud, are responsive, and come with cutting edge features that make them the first choice of the world''s leading automotive retailers and portals from North America to Europe to Asia.
New products introduced in the automotive retail space include the izmotion video brochure and video platform, izmofx CGI and Virtual Reality Narrations, and Frogdata big data analytics platform.
USA
After a record breaking high of 17,470,659 automobiles sold in 2015, U S auto sales is all set to top out in the region of 17 million vehicles sold this year.
Riding on this sustained market upswing and industry push for new online sales avenues, the multi-media division of izmo was able to make considerable progress in the market with the launch of two new products - izmotion video brochures and video sales platform, and izmofx CGI and Virtual Reality narrations.
Even as we continue to acquire and engage top-tier clients like GM, Microsoft, Toyota Motor Sales, Mitsubishi, USA123, ADS, AOL, Autonation, Autopoint, Autotrader, Dataone, Hendricks, DEP, DME, Dominion, Evolio, Gomoto, HGM, Jato, JDPA, Jetpack, Kukui, NEWS, SIM, Stickout, and Vincentric in the imagery and data categories, we continue to retain clients such as Kuhio Auto Group in the online solutions space.
In the online marketing space, izmo is now testing a new online marketing suite called the âEscape the Bearâ package, as well as introducing new high-performance social marketing concepts. Frogdata, the industry-first big data analytics program of izmo was also introduced in the market this year.
With the combined market push of new products and new avatars of existing market-leading products, we expect to see ground breaking progress in the USA in the coming years.
Mexico
izmo continues to be the largest dealer website service provider in Mexico, and the only retail website provider for Nissan Mexico, the largest Automotive OEM in the country with a 24.8% market share.
Mexico''s auto market expanded 20% in 2015, and the
country is all set to repeat it''s automotive sales performance in 2016 too.
izmo continues to be the largest dealer website service provider in Mexico, and the only retail website provider for Nissan Mexico, the largest Automotive OEM in the country with a 24.8% market share.
izmo dealer websites and portals also drive the sales of Honda, Infinity, Renault, Chrysler, and Suzuki vehicles, as well as used cars.
The izmo client portfolio in Mexico now includes 45 prominent retail groups including Autocom, Andanac, Autosur, and GA3.
European Union
Even Brexit failed to dent the progress in the Western European car market, with the sales graph rising in all five key markets except the U K. Sales rose 8.3% in Germany, 0.8 % in France despite terror strikes, 12% in Italy, and 11% in Spain. In the U K, however sales contracted marginally by 0.8%.
izmo is the only solutions provider in the E.U. offering a complete âone-stopâ web marketing solution required by dealers to capitalize on the sustained market upswing.
The izmo solution suite for EU auto dealers including responsive mobile-friendly websites, online marketing and social media, automotive CRM and ILM, and image processing services made considerable headway in European markets.
At the same time, the European division of izmostudio made impressive gains in the automotive visual media segment, with a client list including MSN, Hertz, Stickout, Leaseplan, JDPAAMTT (Global Clients), ASV, AutoICI, AutoReduc, AVIS, Bernard, Car Trawler, Elite, Eucon, Europ Car, EuroTax, Meinauto, Mobile DE, Multilease, Orange Wheels, Terberg Leasing, and Tusker.
France
Your company continues to be the #1 auto dealer website provider in France, a milestone achieved with the addition of PGA last year.
izmo continues to serve PGA, HESS, the Lamerault Group, and the Metin Group. The dealer portfolio of your company in France now includes 32 auto brands - the French Brands Peugeot, Citroen, and Renault, as well as Audi, Alfa Romeo, Abarth, Chrysler, Chevrolet, Dacia, Dodge, Fiat, Fiat Professional, Hyundai, Jeep, Jaguar, Land Rover, Kia, Lancia, Lexus, Mini, Mercedes Benz, Nissan, Opel, Porsche, Saab, Seat, Skoda, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Volvo as well as automotive portals.
Spain
Your company made significant inroads in the Spanish automotive market after adding Audi and Volkswagen websites for the Vilamobil group, and has added 18 websites to the Spanish portfolio, including Augusta Car Group, and Grupo Nicolas.
Portugal
izmo was able to make an important breakthrough in the service segment in Portugal, with hundreds of dealers signing up for an innovative service solution for Ancra. Presently izmo has 16 websites serving dealers in Portugal.
Italy
izmo has made significant inroads into the Italian market, with the addition 12 auto dealer websites for Linea Blu, Biella Auto, Central Car Spa.
Solution Map
ASIA India
2016 promises to be a year of growth for Indian automotive majors, with the year taking off on a positive note and several new models lined up for launch. While the market leader Maruti Suzuki is looking at a 7% increase in sales, Hyundai notched up a sales uptake in the region of 10%. Renault India recorded a mind bogging 211% increase in sales, and Ford India grew by 32%.
Increasingly, automotive dealers are now switching their marketing strategies, making their website the center of their marketing activities. As a result, Carazoo, the only Automotive solutions provider in the Indian market to provide 360° auto retail solutions, is experiencing fast-paced growth. The Carazoo suite of solutions also include online marketing, CRM, and Lead Management solutions.
With 150 online showrooms, Carazoo is the#1 car dealer website provider in India. The Carazoo website portfolio includes Maruti Suzuki, Volkswagen, Hyundai, Honda, Mahindra, FIAT, Chevrolet, Ford, Renault, Tata Motors, Nissan, ISUZU, and Skoda, besides Bajaj, Hero, Suzuki, and Honda websites in the 2-wheeler segment, group websites, and Trucks & Tractors websites.
Our Indian clientele include NBS Mahendra, Landmark Group, Sai Service Group, Sagar Auto, Mody Auto Group, For point Automotive, Trident Automotive Group, and Platinum Motors.
On a strategic evaluation, Cap Gemini named Carazoo as one of the 7 Global entities that will influence Auto Retailing along with Yahoo, EBay, Wal-Mart, and Edumunds.com.
With 150 online showrooms, Carazoo is the#1 car dealer website provider in India. The Carazoo website portfolio includes Maruti Suzuki, Volkswagen, Hyundai, Honda, Mahindra, FIAT, Chevrolet, Ford, Renault, Tata Motors, Nissan, ISUZU, and Skoda, besides Bajaj, Hero, Suzuki, and Honda websites in the 2-wheeler segment, group websites, and Trucks & Tractors websites.
Enterprise Product Division
Building on earlier successes in the Enterprise category, the Enterprise Software division of izmo was able to add high-value customers like BARC, RADRP ( Power Grid Corporation of India), Airbus Projects, The Hindu, and more, to the existing client list of GE, Jet Airways, Infosys, Rambus Chip Technologies, Airtel, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Axis Cades Technologies, and more.
Presently the Enterprise Product Division is gearing up with new products for wider growth.
Market Opportunity and Growth Strategy
With the web becoming the new yellow pages of businesses and professionals worldwide, the website segment for SMEs represent an opportunity of at least 10 million websites annually. With more than a decade of experience in the hotly contested automotive web segment, izmo has now entered the global website market for businesses and professionals with the launch of izmoweb.com in the U S and izmoweb.in in India.
Advantage izmo: 5 winning reasons
- True one stop-solution, ready to go live in just 15 minutes.
- The only provider who offers ready-to-go professional content for all major business segments.
- Advanced appointments system built in: almost any business requires an appointment system
- More than a website, a web ecosystem: izmo websites are not merely a standalone website offering, but a complete system that tracks and drives customers to the business right from day one.
- No other provider in the world offers all of these at our price. With our India advantage global market presence, the entry barrier is quite high for others to offer any significant competition
izmostock stock photography
The world''s Top Provider of automotive imagery and visual marketing solutions
With state-of-the-art studios in close proximity to the global nerve centers of the automotive world, namely in Long Beach, USA, and Brussels, Europe, and sophisticated image processing facilities in Bangalore, izmo consolidated its position as the world''s largest producer of automotive images and animation years back.
We are now expanding the izmo visual product portfolio to include a video marketing platform, video brochures, automotive CGI, and Virtual Reality narratives.
Presently, izmostudio is serving:
Automotive OEMs Prominent Portals
- Companies in automotive related businesses like leasing, etc.
- Media
- Ad Agencies and creative studios
- Retail clients
In the -next fiscal, we are hopeful of further consolidating our position in all of these categories, aggressively marketing the enhance d visual marketing capabilities of izmo.
#1 Automotive web solutions provider in France, Mexico, and India
Your company is also in the process of consolidating the auto dealer solutions business in North America, Europe, and Asia. We are already the #1 auto dealer website provider in France, Mexico, and India. With the launch of the new generation âResponsiveâ web platform, arguably the most advanced web platform in the world, the new generation appointments system, and the new version of izmoCRM with marketing automation, we hope to make great progress in our automotive business segment in all of our markets.
Fully developed, mobile-ready responsive websites for any business.
- Ready to go, no development required - Just add your name, logo and address
- Comes with pre-built content
- The most advanced web platform in the world
- Latest responsive website technology - your website will work well on any device, from big screen PCs to laptops, tablets, and mobiles.
- In-built booking system for appointments
- Create as many new pages as you like - Completely flexible
- Designed for Search Engines. See your profile grow online
- No hassle deployment. We buy your domain, setup your website and do everything
izmorain maker is a comprehensive, interactive, Internet marketing solution developed exclusively for the automotive retail industry by online marketing experts.
Izmorain maker Offers:
- Creative Services
- Social Media Marketing - Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn...
- Interactive Marketing Campaigns
- Organic Search Engine Optimization
- Website Optimization
- Online Brand Marketing
- Research & Data Analysis izmo studio is the world leader in Digital Imagery and Interactive Media Solutions for the Automotive vertical, since 2002. Izmo studio produces High Quality Photographic images, video, and Digital Animations for the North American and EU markets, covering all major makes and models.
Large Automotive Photography Studios strategically located in Long Beach, USA and Brussels, Belgium, combined with state-of-the-art post-production facilities in Bangalore, enable izmo studio to quickly produce large volumes of work, covering about 500 automotive models.
Presently, the izmo studio client list includes leading portals like Yahoo!, AOL, AutoUSA, and Jato Dynamics, as well as OEMs like GM, Ford, and Mitsubishi Motors.
Izmo studio has more than a decade of experience in working with ad agencies specialized in producing creative for automotive clients. Over the years izmo studio photographers have worked with art directors from DDB, Y&R, Traffic, Digitas, Organic, and Campbell-Ewald.
Izmo stock is the world''s leading automotive stock photography provider, with dedicated vehicle photography studios in USA and Europe.
Izmo stock produces high volume automotive stock photography for over 800 vehicles per year. In addition to our consistent quality standard picture sets of car stock photos we also produce video with voice over, CGI enhanced imagery. high resolution (HDRI) interactive interior panoramas, 3600 exterior animations, and several other high res stop frame animations of every car in the U.S.A. and Europe.
The automotive image library at izmo stock is the largest and most comprehensive car stock photography collection of its kind, with hundreds of thousands of images available for download, since 2002.
iCRM is an enterprise class Customer Relationship Management solution industry.
iCRM is delivered as a service, is cloud based and contains the following core functionalities:
- Sales Force Automation
- Finance & Insurance
- Campaign Management
- Service Management
- Business Development Center (BDC)
iCRM is certified by Ford, Jaguar, Lincoln, Volvo, Land Rover, Mercury, GM brands including Buick, GMC, Pontiac, Cadillac, Hummer, Saturn, Honda, Acura, Nissan, Infiniti, Mercedes Benz, Chrysler, Subaru, Saab, and Mazda.
Frogdata analyses data from all available applications - Web Analytics, CRM, DMS, or Inventory Tools, and offers Advanced Reporting, Customer Insights, Predictive Decision Analytics, and much more, helping companies to improve Profitability, Sales Person Efficiency and Cost of Operations.
CGI and Virtual Reality
izmofx takes automotive marketing beyond the realm of the ordinary, with CGI graphics and Virtual Reality.
With our automotive technology and expertise, the only limit to visual marketing is your own imagination. If you can dream it, we will deliver it.
The izmotion Video Platform offers auto retailers powerful video sales pitches delivered in just 100 seconds, video, email and ad banners on video.
The video demos include:
- Vehicle introduction
- Feature highlights
- Interiors
- Dash
- Boot space
- Engine & performance
- Seating and colors.
All izmotion videos include a full length sales pitch voiceover, with a selection of sales personalities.
01. EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN:
The extract of Annual Return of the Company is given in this Annual Report -Annexure A
02. NUMBER OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD:
During the Financial Year 5 Board Meetings were held on 30.05.2015, 07.08.2015, 03.09.2015, 27.10.2015, and 13.02.2016.
03. BOARD COMMITTEES:
Detailed composition of the Board committees namely Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Stakeholders Relationship Committee number of meetings & meeting of independent Directors'' held during the year under review and other related details are set out in the Corporate Governance Report which forms a part of this Report. There have been no situations where the Board has not accepted any recommendation of the Audit Committee.
04. DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
The Directors have fulfilled their responsibility in preparation of the accompanying financial statements by taking all reasonable steps to ensure that:
(i) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
(ii) the Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit or loss of the company for the financial year ended 31st March 2016;
(iii) that the Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(iv) directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
(v) directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively.
(vi) The directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
05. STATEMENT ON DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE GIVEN BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS:
All Independent Directors have given declarations that they meet the criteria of independence as laid down u/s 149 (6) and (7) of the Companies Act, 2013.
06. PECUNIARY RELATIONSHIP OR TRANSACTIONS OF THE NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS AND DISCLOSURES ON THE REMUNERATION OF THE DIRECTORS :
All pecuniary relationship or transactions of the non-executive Directors vis-a-vis the company, along with criteria for such payments and disclosures on the remuneration of the Directors along with their shareholding are disclosed in Corporate Governance Report and Form MGT 9 which forms part of this Report.
07. NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION POLICY:
This Nomination and Remuneration Policy is being formulated in compliance with Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the applicable rules thereto and Regulation 19 of the SEBI (Listing Obligation & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended from time to time. This policy on nomination and remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management has been formulated by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee (âthe Committeeâ) and has been approved by the Board of Directors.
Details of policy on director''s Appointment, remuneration criteria etc is given in Annexure- B
08. EXPLANATION OR COMMENTS BY THE BOARD ON EVERY QUALIFICATION/ RESERVATION/ADVERSE REMARK / DISCLAIMER BY THE STATUTORY AUDITOR IN HIS REPORT :
As regards the comments of the Auditors in their Report dated 30th May 2016 relevant notes to accounts are self explanatory.
1. Director''s replies to the qualifications/observations of the Auditors are as follows:
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According to the information and explanations given to me and the basis of examination of books of accounts. I observe that the company had defaulted in repayment of term loan installments amounting to Rs. 2.33 Crores payable from September 2012 to March 2016 and Rs. 11.64 Crore towards other credit facilities payable from September 2011. |
The Loan has been transferred d by State Bank of Mysore to Edelweiss ARC in 2014. Company has already made a down payment and submitted a proposal for restructuring the loan to Edelweiss ARC. This is currently under processing by Edelweiss ARC. |
2. As regards the comments of the Secretarial Auditors in their Report dated 26th July, 2016, the Board''s reply to the qualifications/observations of the Secretarial Auditors are as follows:
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3. There is no qualifications or adverse remarks from the Internal Auditors. 09.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS :
The particulars of the loans granted are mentioned in the Note No.24.15 of Notes to the Standalone financial statement pursuant to Section 186 (4) read with Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014. The details of guarantee given and security provided by the Company by Izmo Limited are stated in Note No. 24.30 of Notes to the Standalone financial statement. Full particulars of investments made are stated in Note No. 10 and 12 to the Standalone financial statement.
10. RELATED PARTYTRANSACTIONS AND ITS POLICY :
All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year were on an arm''s length basis and were in the ordinary course of business. All Related Party Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee. Prior omnibus approval of the Audit Committee is obtained on a yearly basis for the transactions which are repetitive in nature. The actual transactions entered into pursuant to the omnibus approval so granted are placed at quarterly meetings of the Audit Committee. The Company has formulated a policy on related party transactions. This policy as approved by the Board is uploaded on the Company''s website, www.izmoltd.com.
Your directors draw attention of the members to Note No. 24.15 of notes to the financial statement which sets out related party disclosures.
11. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY :
There are no material changes and commitments, affecting the financial position of the Company which have occurred between the end of the financial year on 31st March, 2016 to which the financial statements relate and the date of this report.
12. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
A. Conservation of Energy
The operations of the Company are not energy intensive. Adequate measures have been taken to conserve and optimize the use of energy through improved operational methods.
B. Technology Absorption and Research & Development (R&D)
The Company uses the latest technology available in modern technology applications. Indigenous technology available is continuously being upgraded to improve overall performance. The Company has a dedicated team of technically competent personnel who relentlessly work on technology up gradation and development related fields. Research and Development continues to be given very high priority in Software Technology in the area of telecommunications, and hardware technology in the area of embedded systems.
C. Foreign Exchange Earnings & Outgo
During the year, the details of Foreign Exchange transactions were:
Earnings - Rs 1758.32 Lakhs (PY Rs 1,656.90 Lakhs)
Outgo - Rs 152.61 Lakhs (PY Rs 172.60 Lakhs)
13. RISK MANAGEMENT :
A detailed report on Risk Management is included in Management Discussion and Analysis which forms part of this Report. The report clearly states development and implementation of a risk management policy for the company including identification therein of elements of risks along with a risk mitigation plan.
A copy of Risk Management Policy is available in the Company''s Website (www.izmoltd.com).
14. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY :
It is not mandatory for your company to constitute a CSR Committee as it does not fall under the criteria mentioned in Section 135 of Companies Act, 2013.
15. BOARD PRESENTLY IS CONSTITUTED AS FOLLOWS:
1. Mrs. Shashi Soni - Chairperson
2. Mr. Sanjay Soni - Managing Director
3. Mr. Vijay Gupta - Non Executive and Independent Director
4. Mr. Perur Phaneendra - Non Executive and Independent Director
5. Mr. Ramanujam Krishnamurthy Non Executive and Independent Director
Details of directors & KMP appointed/ceased during the year:
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Mr. Suraj Kumar Sahu |
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13.02.2016 |
Company Secretary & Compliance Officer |
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Ms. Chitra. M.A |
Resignation |
21.08.2015 |
Company Secretary & Compliance Officer |
16. COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Following Committees of the Board as required to be constituted under the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligation & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 has been constituted by the Company:
a. Audit Committee
b. Nomination and Remuneration Committee
c. Stakeholders Relationship Committee
d. Risk Management Committee (discontinued)
The three Independent Directors of the Company Viz., Mr. Perur Phaneendra, Mr. Ramanujam Krishnamurthy, and Mr. Vijay Gupta constitutes all the aforesaid Committees of the Board.
17. SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES :
Your Company along with subsidiaries provides software solutions and services globally. A Report on the performance and financial position of each of the subsidiaries pursuant to Rule 8 (1) and Form AOC 1 read with Rule 5 of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is annexed as Annexure C and forms a part of this Report. The Company has framed policy for determining material subsidiaries as per requirement of explanation to Regulation 16 (1) (c) in SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 read with earlier Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement and has uploaded the same on company''s website www.izmoltd.com.
Stand-alone Financial Statements and Consolidated Financial Statements of your Company along with its subsidiaries are prepared in accordance with the relevant Accounting Standards issued by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, forms a part of this Annual Report.
18. DEPOSITS :
The Company has not accepted Deposits under Chapter V of the Companies Act, 2013.
19. SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS :
There are no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals impacting the going concern status and company''s operations in future.
20. CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF BUSINESS :
During the year under review, there is no change in the nature of the business.
21. INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL :
Details in respect of adequacy of internal financial controls with reference to the Financial Statements are stated in Management Discussion and Analysis, which forms part of this Report.
22. VIGIL MECHANISM/ WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY :
The Company believes in the conduct of the affairs of its constituents in a fair and transparent manner by adopting highest standards of professionalism, honesty, integrity and ethical behaviour. Towards this end, the Company has adopted the Code of Conduct, which lays down the principles and standards that should govern the actions of the Company and its employees. Any actual or potential violation of the Code, howsoever insignificant or perceived as such, would be a matter of serious concern for the Company.
Therefore the Company has established Vigil Mechanism/ Whistle Blower Policy for directors and employees to report concerns of unethical behavior, actual or suspected, fraud or violation of the Company''s code of conduct or ethics policy. The policy of the Company on Vigil Mechanism / Whistle Blower has been uploaded in the Company''s Website (www.izmoltd.com).
No complaints have been received during the year Financial Year 2015-16.
23. FORMAL ANNUAL EVALUATION OF BOARD ON ITS OWN PERFORMANCE AND THAT OF ITS COMMITTEES AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS:
Pursuant to the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 17 of the SEBI (Listing Obligation & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 evaluation of performance is carried out by the Company. Performance of executive directors has been evaluated by Independent directors and that of independent directors has been evaluated by Executive directors. Evaluation report shows that performances of all the directors are satisfactory.
24.FAMILIARIZATION PROGRAM FOR INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS:
The Independent Directors are provided with a detailed report on the Company for past 5 years internal policies, a write up on powers delegated by the Board to various Officers of the Company, Bio data of Key Managerial Personnel, Service Rules applicable to the employees of the Company, Organization Chart, Proceeding of General Meetings of the Company for the past 5 years to enable them to familiarize with the Company''s policies and practices.
25. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS REPORT:
Pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 34 of the SEBI (Listing Obligation & Disclosure Requirements), 2015, Management Discussion & Analysis Report is annexed as part of this report separately as Annexure D.
26. AUDITORS : Statutory Auditor
Mr. R Vijayan and, Chartered Accountant (Membership Number 202118) as Statutory Auditor of the company to hold office from the conclusion of 19th Annual General Meeting up to the conclusion of the 22nd Annual General Meeting of the Company, Subject to ratification in every ensuing Annual General Meeting. He has confirmed his eligibility under Section 141 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules framed there under for appointment as Statutory Auditor of the Company.
Secretarial Auditors
As per the Section 204 of the Companies Act 2013 and the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules 2014, the Company has appointed Mr. V. Sreedharan, Practicing Company Secretary, Founder and Senior Partner of V Sreedharan & Associates, Company Secretaries, for conducting the secretarial audit of the Company for the financial year 2015-16. The said audit covers the Companies Act and the Rules made there under, Listing Agreement/ SEBI (LODR)-2015 and other related laws including sector specific laws which are applicable to the Company.
A copy of Secretarial Audit Report has been given in Annexure-E Internal Auditors
The Board has appointed Mr. M. Venkatesha, Charted Accountant, having Membership No.: 232131 as Internal Auditor of the Company pursuant to Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013 for the F.Y. 2015-16 and He has completed the internal audit as per scope given by the Audit Committee for the financial year 2015-16.
27. REPORT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE :
Your Company continues to benchmark itself with the best-of-the-breed practices as far as corporate governance standards are concerned. Your Company has complied with regulations provided in Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement (''Listing Agreement'') with the stock exchanges for the period 1st April, 2015 to 30th November, 2015 and as per relevant provisions of Chapter IV of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosures requirements) Regulations, 2015 (''Listing Regulations'') for the period 1st December, 2015 to 31st March, 2016,it has entered into with the stock exchanges. The compliance report on the various requirements under the said clause along with the Auditors certificate thereof is provided in the corporate governance section of this report at âAnnexure Fâ.
28. ESOP :
The Company was given ''in principal approval'' by both the stock exchanges for listing of ESOP shares under the ''Employee Stock Option Plan 2013â. The Board on recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee noted the list of eligible employees in its meeting dated 30.05.2015. First vesting of shares which will be 30 % of total options granted to the eligible employees has fallen due in the month of June 2016.
29. HUMAN RESOURCES :
As on March 31, 2016 the employee strength was 233 employees.
30. RATIO OF MANAGERIAL REMUNERATION :
Details of employees as required under Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013, is as given in the Annexure-G
31. LISTING AGREEMENT :
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued SEBI (Listing Agreement and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (Regulations) with effect from December 1, 2015. As per the Regulations, Company had entered in to Listing Agreement with National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) and Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (BSE) during the year.
32. COMPLIANCE OF CODE OF CONDUCT BY DIRECTORS :
This Code envisages that the Board of Directors of the Company and Senior Management Personnel must act within the boundary of the authority conferred upon them and with a duty to comply with the requirements of applicable law. The purpose of this Code is to enhance ethics & transparency in the governance of the Company, and thereby reinforce the trust and confidence reposed in the Officers by the shareholders of the Company.
A copy of the Code has been posted in the Company''s Website (www.izmoltd.com) and a declaration signed by Managing Director is published in this Report.
33. DISCLOSURE UNDER SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT THE WORK PLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013 :
The Company has adopted an Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy in line with the requirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. Internal Complaints Committee has been set up to redress complaints.
The company has not received any complaint of sexual harassment during the financial year 2015-16.
34. EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN 2016.
The Company is going to launch âIZMO Limited - Employee stock option plan 2016 subject to approval of members in the coming AGM.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT:
Your Directors place on record their deep appreciation for the support extended by the business associates, customers and vendors. Your Directors place on record their gratitude of the significant contribution made by employees at all levels who have been instrumental in enabling your Company to make rapid progress during the year. Your Directors also thank Bankers, Government and Quasi Government Agencies, STPI Authorities, Capital market, media, shareholders fraternity and all other stakeholders towards their support during the year.
By order of the Board For IZMO Limited
Place: Bangalore Sd/- Sd/-
Date: 11th August 2016 Sanjay Soni Shashi Soni
Managing Director Chairperson and
DIN: 00609097 Whole time Director
Address: Flat No. 9, DIN: 00609217
Prestige Casablanca Apartments, Address: Flat No. 9,
12/1, Airport Road, Prestige Casablanca Apartments,
Bangalore-560017 12/1, Airport Road, Bangalore-560017
Mar 31, 2014
Dear Shareholder,
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the Nineteenth Annual Report
together with the Audited statements of accounts for the year ended
31st March, 2014.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS :
Financial Highlights: (Rs. in Lakhs)
Particulars 2013-14 2012-13
Revenue from Operations 1,605.41 1,693.55
Other Income 243.84 457.71
Total Revenue 1,849.25 2,151.26
Direct cost of Operations 122.72 156.26
Increase/(Decrease) in Stocks/WIP (0.96) (1.63)
Employee Benefit Expenses 611.20 730.28
Financial Expenses 184.60 148.29
Depreciation 550.56 62.67
Other Expenses 343.83 313.90
Total Expenses 1,627.35 1,409.77
Profit before Tax & Exceptional Item 37.30 741.49
MAT Credit Adjustment (9.71) -
Reversal of Interest Receivable as Doubtful - (230.04)
Rebate on Export - (398.97)
Profit before Tax 27.59 121.47
Profit after Tax 19.68 74.30
Perfomance
The Company''s sales have shown a slight drop as compared to the
previous year. This is mainly on account of the slowdown in the
domestic market due to which sales of Enterprise Connectivity products
have fallen as compared to the previous year. Most companies have cut
back on their capital expansion programs due to tight liquidity
situation in the domestic economy. As a result of this, domestic sales
have been affected.
The other income has shown a sharp fall primarily on account of the INR
remaining quite stable against the US Dollar.
Analysis of Expenses
The direct cost of operations in FY 13-14 are significantly lower than
FY 12-13. This is primarily on account of the lower sales of Enterprise
Connectivity product.
The company has reduced its employee headcount substantially in FY
13-14 as compared to the previous year. This has resulted in the
sharply lower employee costs for the company. The company is continuing
to reduce its employee strength by increasing productivity within the
company.
Financial costs have increased slightly as compared to the previous
year. This is on account of an increase in interest rates charged by
the bank on the company''s working capital limits. However, this should
reduce substantially in the current year.
Other expenses have shown a slight increase over the previous year.
This is due to inflationary cost increases in areas such as rent,
electricity charges and other overheads. The company is trying its best
to control costs in every area to the maximum extent possible.
Profitability
The overall profitability of the company has reduced as compared to the
previous year. This is mainly on account of the significant increase in
depreciation charges. The company has purchased substantial IP assets
which are essential for future new product development and current
product enhancements. The company had been deferring this purchase for
the last 2-3 years due to the tight liquidity situation. Since that has
considerably eased out in the current year, the company has been able
to purchase these critical software IPs.
The company expects the profitability to further improve in the current
year as a result of its European operations becoming profitable for the
1st time since inception. The turnover of the European operations in
the 1st quarter of the current year has already crossed last full
year''s turnover.
The company''s focus on growing its content sales business is also
paying off. The Company has the world''s largest database of automobile
pictures and animations covering car models from USA, Mexico,
Continental Europe and India. The Company is adding Brazil and China
automobile models to its content database.
The company is the only supplier of images to the world''s leading
portals like Yahoo, AOL and MSN. It is the only company in the world
having such extensive model coverage.
Business Overview North America USA
Its show-time again at the world''s largest automotive market.
The U.S automotive industry shifted into top gear in 2013, generating
$730 billion in business revenue and employing more than 1 million
people in their local communities.
In 2013, U. S automotive dealerships sold or leased more than 15.5
million new cars and light trucks, up 7.5 % from the year before, along
with 3,51,737 new medium and heavy-duty trucks, up 1.7%. Total
dealership revenue crossed $730 billion, an 8.8% increase from the
previous year. For the average dealership, new-car sales were up 10.5%
and used-car sales, up 7.3%.
With a stronger housing market, improved job prospects and continued
low interest rates to bolster auto sales further, NADA expects new car
and light-truck sales to reach 16.4 million in 2014.
However, the gross margin on new-vehicle sales continued downward,
falling to 3.8 % in 2013 from 4.2 % the previous year. Revenue from
F&I, service contracts and other products accounted for 38.8% of gross
profit, up from 36.9 % the previous year, nudging dealers towards web
marketing, CRM and Service management solutions that help optimize
resources as well as tap into other sources of revenue.
Even as izmo continues to serve US dealers with Automotive Websites,
SEO and Social Marketing, CRM, Service Management and Email Marketing
Services the time is now ideal to re-launch the izmo suite of products
in the U S markets and negotiations are at an advanced stage with
prospective channel partners.
Being the first mover in Mexico has paid rich dividends for izmo. Our
company continues to be the only retail website provider for Nissan
Mexico, the largest Automotive OEM in the country with a 24.8% market
share. Izmo dealer websites and portals also drive the sales of
Renault, Volkswagen, Chrysler Ram Dodge Jeep and Suzuki vehicles as
well as used cars.
Directors'' Report
European Union
The downward trend in EU car sales during 2013, with sales dropping to
11.80 million new cars, about 200,000 fewer than in 2012, proved to be
a powerful catalyst driving dealers in large numbers to adopt online
marketing solutions that not only reduce costs but deliver measurable
results. As a result, your company was able to make important
breakthroughs in several European countries, including France, Belgium,
Spain, Portugal and Italy.
The izmo solution suite for EU auto dealers include "Virtual
Showroom" Websites, Online Marketing and Social Media, Automotive CRM
and ILM, Accessories, Service Management and Dealership Performance
Consulting, as well as image processing services.
In order to address culturally diverse national markets, izmo has
identified and engaged with well established channel partners in
France, Spain, Portugal and Italy.
During the same period, the European division of izmoStudio made
impressive gains in the automotive visual media segment, adding MSN in
France, Germany, UK, Spain, Italy and Netherlands as part of a global
agreement, as well as ISUZU, Avis, Multilease, VPN, Cartrawler,
Individual Cars and Stickout. The izmoStudio client list in Europe also
includes MeinAuto, Elite, Hertz, Terberg Leasing, Mobile DE, ASV and
Europcar.
France
An unprecedented downturn in French car sales during 2013, with sales
dropping to its lowest levels in 15 years, helped izmo make important
breakthroughs in the market.
We were able to add HESS, the largest Automotive Dealer Group in France
to our French portfolio. The dealer portfolio of your company in France
now includes the French Brands Peugeot, Citroen and Renault, as well as
Audi, Alfa Romeo, Abarth, Chrysler, Chevrolet, Dacia, Dodge, Fiat, Fiat
Professional, Hyundai, Jeep, Jaguar, Land rover, Kia, Lancia, Lexus,
Nissan, Opel, Saab, Seat, Skoda, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota, Volkswagen and
Volvo.
Izmo also launched 3 prominent automotive portals in France for HESS.
Other prominent clients in the French market include the Lamirault
Group, Metin Group and Kayser Group.
Sales finally picked up during the second half of the year, with a 9.4
% increase in December 2013. The market has been steadily recovering
ever since, and is expected to close 2014 with single digit sales
gains.
Spain
Your company made inroads in the Spanish automotive market by adding
new Audi and Volkswagen websites for the Vilamobil group. Significant
sales negotiations are now in the pipeline.
Portugal
Izmo was able to make an important breakthrough in the service segment
in Portugal, with hundreds of dealers signing up for an innovative
service solution which is to be launched shortly.
ASIA
India
For the first time in 12 years, the domestic sale of Indian private
vehicles dropped 6% in 2013. Car sales stood at 17,86,899 vehicles,
down 4.65%, while SUV/ utility sales were down to 5,25,942 vehicles, a
5.01% decline.
Maruti Suzuki led the market selling 10,53,689 cars, a 0.25%
improvement over last year. Hyundai retained their number 2 position
but declined 0.88% with a sales of 3,80,253 vehicles, with improvement
in sales of Hyundai''s smaller cars compensating for the decline in
Verna sales.
The silver lining in an otherwise bleak market was Honda, the biggest
gainer of the year with 1,34,339 vehicles sold, a staggering 82%
improvement, led by Brio and Amaze sales which accounted for 97,205
units. Fiat India increased sales by 86%, selling 11,980 units. Ford
India sales increased by 9.38% to 84,469 vehicles, with strong demand
for the EcoSport compensating for a sharp fall in Figo sales. Renault
also managed to increase sales by 9.35%, selling 57,368 vehicles with
the Duster alone accounting 46,786 units. Nissan also bucked the trend
with a 3.28% improvement in sales.
Indian SUV exports had an impressive year with a 298% increase. During
the period, Indian OEMs exported 41,550 vehicles.
Tata Motors was hit with a 36.78% drop in sales and Toyota sales
declined 22.17% to 1,28,811 vehicles. Skoda sales dipped 31.33% to
19,959 cars. Mahindra & Mahindra sales was down 18.14% to 2,54,344
vehicles and Volkswagen had a disappointing year with sales at 52,528
units, a 19.77% drop. GM sales fell 8.24% to 80,890 vehicles.
Sales is finally picking up in the first months of 2014, but dealers
are still coping with diminishing profits from new vehicle sales. As a
result, they are increasing turning towards web based initiatives to
generate revenue from multiple resources, with the used vehicles,
accessories, service, finance and insurance departments increasingly
getting attention.
Carazoo, the only Automotive solutions provider in the Indian market to
provide 360° auto retail solutions, from the motortrend.in Auto Portal
to Virtual Dealer Showrooms complete with virtual vehicle walk-arounds
and interiors, is now experiencing fast-paced growth. The Carazoo suite
of solutions also include online marketing, Accessories Sales and CRM
and Lead Management solutions.
On average, U S dealerships spent 33% of their advertising dollars on
the Internet in 2013, up from 26.5% last year. The change was primarily
driven by the cost-efficiency of websites and online marketing, the
high cost of traditional advertising, as well as OEM initiatives to
take dealerships online.
In the same period, dealers spent only 15.5% on newspaper
advertisements, a drop of 30%. Radio advertising fell to 14.5%, from
15.9% and television advertising increased marginally to 20.8%, from
20.2%.(Source: NADA Statistics)
As a result of web centric advertising and marketing, average ad
expense per new-vehicle sold fell to $616, down 0.8%. The increased
efficiency of web based advertising resulted in dealers spending even
more on advertising and dealership advertising increased 6.1% to $7.6
billion.
As of 2013, the online advertising business is a market opportunity
worth 2.5 billion dollars.
Your company is presently offering the entire suite of online solutions
including dealer websites, mobile websites, online marketing and social
media, email marketing, CRM, service management to U S dealers.
The time is now opportune to re-launch the izmo web platform and
products in the U.S. market. Discussions with prominent channel
partners are at an advanced stage.
European Union
European car sales rose 4.3% in May, the ninth consecutive monthly
gain, as a recovery in consumer confidence encouraged purchases of new
models.
After a six-year market slump, registrations increased to 1.13 million
vehicles from 1.09 million a year earlier, according to European
Automobile Manufacturers'' Association (ACEA). Five-month sales gained
6.6% to 5.62 million cars.
Among the top 10 OEMs in Europe, Renault sold the most vehicles in May,
gaining 18%. Market leader Volkswagen gained 9.5% and second placed PSA
Peugeot Citroen 4.2%.
With the region well on its way to recovery, izmo''s early entry in
Europe is now paying off and your company and its channel partners are
gaining traction in France, Spain, Belgium, Italy and Portugal.
India
Carazoo, a 51% - 49% joint-venture between Motortrend, a leading global
automotive portal and publications group and Logix Microsystems, has
achieved impressive growth in the last fiscal. The motortrend.in portal
clocked 1.2 million page views as of July 2014, up from 4,10,604 page
views in June 2013. The Motortrend Google Plus page views have crossed
1 million and youtube views are nearing the half-million mark.
Motortrend.in is India''s only Car portal that provides a multi-brand
Online Showroom experience to prospective car buyers. Visitors can
request to test drive any car and also get car dealers to chase their
business.
izmoWeb is your interactive online dealership designed to differentiate
your unique brand from the competition and help you increase sales.
izmoWeb uses visually rich interactive tools, making the visitor
experience engaging, informa- tive and fun.
izmoWeb''s interactive animations encourage your prospects to easily
connect with the "right car". A prospect using an izmoWeb site will
"fall in love" with the car!
The result is increased time spent on your website, which in turn
results in a higher percentage of leads and increased conversions.
izmoMobi is a mobile website solution, bringing automotive websites
into the hands of millions of consumers worldwide through their mobile
phones. izmoMobi provides advanced function- ality, allowing viewers to
search for vehicles and contact the dealer with a single-click.
izmoMobi incorporates a complete website delivery and flexible
management system, allowing you to work the way you want.
izmoMobi helps dealers get access to the largest growing consumer base
in the world. Dealers can now stay in touch with prospects even when
they are on the road and Increase website coverage to include more
consumers.
Direct lead generation with mobile phone contact information is another
unique advantage of izmoMobi.
izmoRainmaker is a comprehensive, interactive, Internet marketing
solution developed exclu- sively for the automotive retail industry by
online marketing experts. Every izmocars customer works with a
dedicated Rainmaker team, whose job is to increase your traffic, market
your brand online through Search Engine Marketing (SEM) for car
dealers, Social Media Marketing (SMM) and Search Engine Optimization
(SEO).
izmoRainmaker Offers:
- Creative Services
- Social Media Marketing - Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin...
- Interactive Marketing Campaigns
- Organic Search Engine Optimization
- Website Optimization
- Online Brand Marketing
- Research & Data Analysis
iCRM is an enterprise class Customer Relation- ship Management solution
for the Automotive industry.
iCRM is delivered as a service, is completely Web- based and contains
the following core functionalities:
- Sales Force Automation
- Finance & Insurance
- Campaign Management
- Service Management
- Business Development Center (BDC)
iCRM is certified by Ford, Jaguar, Lincoln, Volvo, Land Rover, Mercury,
GM brands including Buick, GMC, Pontiac, Cadillac, Hummer, Saturn,
Honda, Acura, Nissan, Infiniti, Mercedes Benz, Chrysler, Subaru, Saab
and Mazda.
iService is the automotive Industry''s first compre- hensive online
vehicle service management solution for auto dealers. This innovative
service manage- ment solution allows service customers to schedule
their service appointments online and dealer service departments to
efficiently manage service appoint- ments and optimize shop loading,
resulting in better revenue and loyal customers.
iService Helps dealers achieve:
- Better Service Management
- Higher Profitability
- Increased CSI Scores
- Higher Service Department Productivity
- Reduced Loaner Expenses
www.izmostudio.com
izmoStudio is world leader in Digital Imagery and Interactive Media
Solutions for the Automotive vertical, since 2002. izmoStudio produces
High Quality Photographic images and Digital Anima- tions for the North
American and EU markets, covering all major makes and models.
Large Automotive Photography Studios strategically located in Long
Beach, USA and Brussels, Belgium combined with state-of-the-art
post-production facilities in Bangalore, enables izmoStudio to quickly
produce large volumes of work, covering about 500 automotive models.
Presently, the izmoStudio client list includes leading portals like
Yahoo!, AOL, AutoUSA and Jato Dynamics as well as OEMs like GM, Ford
and Mitsubishi Motors.
Carazoo was the first to introduce the concept of Online Showrooms for
Car Dealers in India. Carazoo is also offering Online Marketing
Solutions to Auto Dealers. Google acknowledged the online advertising
prowess of Carazoo in a case- study.
On a strategic evaluation, Cap Gemini named Carazoo as one of the 7
Global entities that will influence Auto Retailing along with Yahoo,
EBay, Wal-Mart and Edumunds.com.
With 149 online showrooms currently live and several in various stages
of production, Carazoo is the dominant player in the car dealer website
space. The Carazoo website portfolio includes Maruti Suzuki,
Volkswagen, Hyundai, Honda, Mahindra, FIAT, Chevrolet, Ford, Renault,
Tata Motors, Nissan, ISUZU and Skoda, besides Bajaj, Hero, Suzuki and
Honda websites in the 2-wheeler segment, group websites and Trucks &
Tractors websites.
Some of these Carazoo-powered online showrooms are: Bimal Auto, NBS
Mahendra, Landmark Group, PPS Group, Sai Service Group, Sagar Auto,
Mody Auto Group, Kataria Automobiles, Fortpoint Automotive, Trident
Automotive Group and Shaman Auto Group.
Growth Paths
Izmo''s early entry into new markets are now creating positive results
for your company. We are now the market leader in Mexico, and the front
runner in France. Major initiatives are underway in Italy, Portugal and
Spain, and we expect to make positive announcements soon.
Growth Strategies
Izmocars is uniquely positioned as the innovation leader globally in
automotive retail, providing end-to-end solutions ranging from a web
platform to mobile websites, online marketing & Social Media, Email
Marketing, CRM, Lead Management and Service Management, apart from
market-leading interactive selling tools and automotive photography.
izmocars aims to consolidate market position and thought leadership as
the only end-to-end Automotive e-Solutions Provider globally.
The company is also consolidating its market leadership in the OEM
space for high-end imaging, automotive animation and web solutions. A
major addition to the image portfolio is MSN global, covering USA,
Canada, UK, France, Germany, Russia, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Mexico,
Brazil, Australia, China and Japan. Izmo is also expanding its OEM
portfolio of GM, Ford, Toyota, Lexus, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Renault,
ISUZU and Hyundai.
Other prominent companies in the visual solutions portfolio include:
AOL, YAHOO, AutoTrader, DATAONE, Jato , DME, AmFam, ImageSpan, SIM,
MeinAuto, Elite, Hertz, Terberg Leasing, Mobile DE, ASV, Europcar,
Dominion, Avis, Multilease, VP , Cartrawler, Individual Cars , Dealer E
Process and Stickout.
Negotiations are at an advanced stage with several OEMs and prominent
dealer groups.
Subsidiaries:
As required under Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956 the audited
statements of accounts along with the Directors'' Reports thereon of
the Company''s subsidiaries for the year ended March 31, 2014 are to
be annexed with this Report as Annexure A. However as per Ministry of
Corporate Affairs'' General Circular no. 2/2011 dated 8th February,
2011 the Ministry has granted general exemption from attaching the
audited account of subsidiaries to Holding Company''s Annual Report to
all the Companies subject to certain disclosures to be made in the
Annual Report of the Holding Company. The same disclosures have been
made in the prescribed format and forms part of this Report.
Change in Name:
During the year, the Company''s name has been changed from Logix
Microsystems Limited to ''IZMO Limited'' and necessary approvals were
taken from the authorities concerned.
Dividend:
In order to augment the ongoing expansion programmes, the Directors
have decided to plough back the profits into the system and regret
inability to recommend dividend.
Fixed Deposits:
Your Company has not accepted any deposits.
Human Resources:
As on March 31, 2014 the employee strength was 131. This includes staff
in India and in overseas offices.
Directors:
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the
Company''s Articles of Association, Mr. Sanjay Soni, Director of the
Company retires by rotation and is eligible for re-appointment.
Mr. RN Chawhan, Non Executive and Independent Director on the Board of
the Company resigned with effect from 30th May 2014.
With the resignation of the Mr. RN Chawhan, the Board presently is
constituted as follows:
a. Mrs. Shashi Soni - Chairperson
b. Mr. Sanjay Soni - Managing Director
c. Mr. Vijay Kumar D Gupta - Non Executive and Independent Director
Pursuant to provisions of Sections 149, 152, 160 and other applicable
provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made
thereunder, your Board recommends the appointment of the following
suitable individuals as Independent Directors of the Company for five
consecutive years for a term upto September 30, 2019
a. Mr. Ramanujam Krishnamurthy
b. Mr. P. Phaneendra
c. Mr. Vijay Kumar D Gupta
Details of the proposals are provided in the explanatory statement u/s
102 of the Companies Act, 2013 of the Notice of the Nineteenth Annual
General Meeting.
With the appointment of the aforesaid three Independent Directors,
majority of the Board would be Independent Directors.
Committees of the Board of Director:
Following Committees of the Board as required to be constituted under
the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and the Clause 49 of the Listing
Agreement to be effective from October 1, 2014:
a. Audit Committee
b. Nomination and Remuneration Committee
c. Stakeholders Relationship Committee
d. Risk Management Committee
With the appointment of the three Independent Directors by the
shareholders at the Nineteenth Annual General Meeting of the Company,
all the aforesaid Committees of the Board would be duly constituted.
Auditors:
Mr. R Vijayananda, Chartered Accountant, the Statutory Auditor of the
Company, hold office till the conclusion of the Nineteenth Annual
General Meeting and is eligible for re-appointment. Pursuant to the
provisions of Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules
framed thereunder, it is proposed to appoint Mr. R Vijayananda,
Chartered Accountant as Statutory Auditor of the Company from the
conclusion of the Nineteenth Annual General Meeting till the conclusion
of the Twenty Second Annual General Meeting to be held in the year
2017, subject to ratification of his appointment at every Annual
General Meeting.
As regards the comments of the Auditors in their Report dated 30 th May
2014 relevant notes on accounts are self explanatory.
Director''s replies to the qualifications/observations of the Auditors
are as follows:
Auditors Qualifications :
1.Attention is drawn to Note No 23.13(b) as regards remuneration paid to
the managing director is in excess of limits prescribed under the
Companies Act, 1956. The Company had applied for the requisite approval
from the Central Government which had not been granted.
Directors Reply :
1.The Company had applied for the requisite approval from the Central
Government which had not been granted, but the management is confident
of obtaining the approval and is in the process of filing revised
application for the same. Pending outcome of the same, these amounts
continue to be considered as an expense.
Auditors Qualifications :
2.Short Term Loans and advances as at 31st March 2014 includes a sum of
Rs. 51.42 lacs of accrued interest on Inter-Corporate Deposits (ICD),
which is long overdue and pending confirmation. Management is of the
opinion that the same would be recovered in full and accordingly no
provision towards possible non- recovery has been made in respect of
the same. In the absence of confirmation for the same, I am unable to
comment on the recoverability of the aforesaid amounts.
Directors Reply :
2.During the financial year 1999-2000, the company had acquired 100,000
equity shares of Singapore Dollars 1 each in Midrange Software Pte.
Limited (formerly Logix Microsystems (S) Pte.Ltd.,) Singapore. The
remittance towards the same has not been made pending requisite
approval.
During the financial year 2013-14, the Company received the allotment
of50,000 equity shares on 15th April 2013 from its subsidiary Logix
Americas Inc., which is the holding company for the US subsidiaries
against Share Application Money pending allotment as on that date. The
investment in Logix Americas Inc., has in-turn been invested by way of
equity and loans in Homestar Systems Inc., Homestar LLC, the step- down
subsidiaries of Logix Americas Inc.
Auditors Qualifications :
3.Attention is drawn to Note No 23.18 as regards Investment in
Subsidiaries including Share Application Money pending allotment, Long
term investments as at the Balance Sheet date include Rs.160.30 crores
in wholly owned subsidiaries, including share application pending
allotment from Izmo Europe BVBA, Rs.8.89 Crores, which are carried at
cost. In the absence of independently reviewed / audited financial
statements in respect of these subsidiaries (including their step down
subsidiaries), I am unable to carry out necessary procedures to
reliably examine if there has been any decline in the carrying value of
the stated investments. I am therefore unable to comment on the impact,
if any, on the Profit & Loss account as at the Balance Sheet date.
Directors Reply :
3.The Company has invested in Midrange Software Pte Ltd, Singapore.
Midrange has incurred losses during recent years. However, based on
the management''s perception of the growth prospects and the performance
of Midrange, in the opinion of the management there is no permanent
diminution in value of the investment.
The Company has invested in its subsidiary Logix Americas Inc, which is
the holding company of Homestar Systems Inc. The management had
obtained an independent valuation of its operating enterprises in the
US. Based on the same and further based on the management''s view on the
prospects in the region, the management does not envisage any decline
in the value of the investments and consider it appropriate to have the
carrying value at par in respect of its investments in Logix America
Inc as well.
The Company has invested in its subsidiary Izmo Europe BVBA Belgium.
Izmo Europe BVBA has incurred losses during the recent years. However,
based on the management''s perception of the growth prospects and the
performance of Izmo Europe, in the opinion of the management there is
no permanent diminution in value of the investment.
Auditors Qualifications :
4.The Company has granted loans to a party covered under Section 301 of
the Act and since the terms and conditions of such a loan are not
stipulated, I am unable to comment as to whether the rate of interest
or other terms and conditions are prejudicial to the interest of the
Company.
Directors Reply :
4.The Company is confident of recovering the loans granted to the related
parties, hence the same is not prejudicial to the interest of the
Company.
Auditors Qualifications :
5.In respect of loans granted, the terms of repayment of the principal
amount and the payment of the interest have not been stipulated and
hence I am unable to comment as to whether receipt of the principal
amount and the interest is regular.
Directors Reply :
5.The Company is confident of recovering the loans granted by the
Company.
Auditors Qualifications :
6.Where overdue amount in respect of a loan granted is more than one
lakh, reasonable steps have not been taken by the Company for recovery
of the principal amount and interest.
Directors Reply :
6.The management took note of the same and have formulated scheme of
recovery for realizing over dues.
Auditors Qualifications :
7.Undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, investor education
and protection fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax,
wealth tax, service tax, custom duty, excise duty, cess and other
material statutory dues, as applicable, have not been regularly
deposited with the appropriate authorities and there have been
significant delays in a large number of cases.
Directors Reply :
7.The Management of the Company took note of the same and have taken
appropriate steps to prevent the same in forthcoming years.
Auditors Qualifications :
8.As regards provision for current year taxation the company is in the
process of makingpayment towards TDS on Non-Resident dues of Rs.
16,05,745/- under the provisions of Income Tax Act,1961 and provident
fund dues of Rs. 58,60,750/- under the provisions of Provident Fund
Act,1952.
Directors Reply :
8.Management is of the opinion that Dues with respect to withholding
taxes and Provident fund dues shall be paid in full before the due date
of filing of Income tax returns and accordingly no disallowance under
the provisions of Income Tax Act,1961 shall be attracted in respect of
the same.
Auditors Qualifications :
9.The Company during the year has not made remittance towards Withholding
tax dues with respect to Non residents under the provisions of Income
tax Act,1961. Further provisions for interest on account of the above
dues have not been provided for in the books of account.
Directors Reply :
9.The management took note of the same and have taken steps to include
the same in forthcoming financial years.
Auditors Qualifications :
10.We did not audit the financial statements of the subsidiaries.
Financial statements of the subsidiaries are as furnished and certified
by the management reflecting total net worth of Rs 177.19 crores as at
31st March, 2014 and total revenue from operations of Rs.29.07 crores
for the year ended are unaudited and have been certified by the
management.
Directors Reply :
10.The Management has provided true and fair financial statements of the
subsidiaries to the Auditors.
Auditors Qualifications :
11.The financial statements of subsidiary of Logix Americas Inc i.e. Get
Logix L.L.C., USA, has not been considered for the purpose of this
consolidated financial statements.
Directors Reply :
11.The financials of the subsidiary is under the process of finalization
and were unavailable for consolidation.
Auditors Qualifications :
12.Attention is drawn to Note No.23.2, in respect of non-uniformity of
accounting policies adopted; and Note No. 23.1 (g) in respect of the
revenue items being translated at average rates as at the year end
instead of average rates during the year; changes arising from re-
statement of opening balances of subsidiaries, Note No 23.13 regarding
non-reconciliation of inter-company balances; the effect of which on
the consolidated financial statements has not been quantified.
Directors Reply:
12.The financial statements of the Indian company are prepared in
accordance with the Accounting Standards followed in India. The
financial statements of the subsidiary in Singapore are prepared in
accordance with the Singapore Statement of Accounting Standards. The
financial statements of the US subsidiaries are prepared in accordance
with the accounting practices in the US. The financial statements of
the subsidiary in Belgium are prepared in accordance with the
accounting practices in Belgium. The Management has taken note of the
same and have taken steps to implement Global Accounting Practices to
meet the requirements in future.
Auditors Qualifications :
13.The impact of minority interest on net income and also on net assets of
subsidiaries has not been identified. Accordingly, related adjustments
and disclosures required to the consolidated financial statements have
not been carried out.
Directors Reply :
13.The Management has taken note of the same and has taken steps to
resolve the same.
Auditors Qualifications :
14.The Consolidated Cash Flow statement has not been compiled.
Directors Reply :
14.The Management has taken note of the same and has taken steps to
resolve the same.
Auditors Qualifications :
15.Attention is drawn to Note No 23.5 (b) as regards remuneration paid
to the managing director is in excess of limits prescribed under the
Companies Act.
Directors Reply :
15.The Company had applied for the requisite approval from the Central
Government which had not been granted, but the management is confident
of obtaining the approval and is in the process of filing revised
application for the same. Pending outcome of the same, these amounts
continue to be considered as an expense.
Particulars of Employees:
Details of employees as required under Section 217(2A) of the Companies
Act, 1956, is as follows:
Directors'' Responsibility Statement:
The Directors have fulfilled their responsibility in preparation of the
accompanying financial statements by taking all reasonable steps to
ensure that:
(I) that in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation
relating to material departures;
(ii that the Directors had selected such accounting policies and
applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are
reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state
of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of the
profit or loss of the company for the financial year ended 31st March,
2014;
(iii) that the Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of
the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities;
(iv) that the Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going
concern basis.
Management Discussion & Analysis Report:
Pursuant to the provisions of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement,
Management Discussion & Analysis Report is annexed as part of this
report separately as Annexure B.
Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption, Foreign Exchange
Earnings and Outgo:
The particulars as prescribed under Section 217 (1) (e) of the
Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars
of Board ofDirectors) Rules, 1988 are as follows:
A. Conservation of Energy
The operations of the Company are not energy intensive. Adequate
measures have been taken to conserve and optimize the use of energy
through improved operational methods.
B. Technology Absorption and Research & Development (R&D)
The Company uses the latest technology available in modern technology
applications. Indigenous technology available is continuously being
upgraded to improve overall performance. The Company has a dedicated
team of technically competent personnel who relentlessly work on
technology up gradation and development related fields.
Research and Development continues to be given very high priority in
Software Technology in the area of telecommunications and hardware
technology in the area of embedded systems.
C. Foreign Exchange Earnings & Outgo
During the year, the details of Foreign Exchange transactions were:
Earnings  Rs 1,425.56 (PY - Rs.1,451.87 Lakhs)
Outgo - Rs 135.29 (PY - Rs.536.07 Lakhs)
Corporate Governance:
The report on Corporate Governance together with the Auditor''s
Certificate regarding the Compliance of conditions of Corporate
Governance as stipulated in Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement is
annexed and forms part of this Annual Report as Annexure C.
Acknowledgment:
Your Directors place on record their deep appreciation for the support
extended by the business associates, customers and vendors. Your
Directors place on record their gratitude of the significant
contribution made by employees at all levels who have been instrumental
in enabling your Company to make rapid progress during the year. Your
Directors also thank Bankers, Government and Quasi Government Agencies,
STPI Authorities, Capital market, media and the shareholders fraternity
for their support during the year.
By order of the Board
For IZMO Limited
Place: Bangalore Sd/- Sd/-
Date: 3rd September, 2014 Sanjay Soni Shashi Soni
Managing Director Chairperson and
DIN: 00609097 Wholetime Director
Address: Flat No. 9, DIN: 00609217
Prestige Casablanca Address: Flat No. 9,
12/1, Old Airport Apartments,Prestige
Road Bangalore-560017 Casablanca Apartments,
12/1, Old Airport Road,
Bangalore-560017
Mar 31, 2013
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the Eighteenth Annual Report
together with the Audited Statements of accounts for the year ended
31st March, 2013.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS:
Financial Highlights: Rs. in Lakhs
PARTICULARS 2012-2013 2011 -2012
Revenue from Operations 1,693.55 1,786.62
Other Income 457.71 340.08
Total Revenue 2,151.26 2,127.70
Direct Cost of operations 156.26 283.06
Increase/(Decrease) in Stocks/WIP (1.63) 2.24
Employee Benefit Expenses 730.28 871.73
Financial Expenses 148.29 283.06
Depreciation 62.67 82.78
Other Expenses 313.90 356.84
Total Expenses 1,409.77 1,879.72
Profit before Tax 8cExceptional Item 741.49 247.97
Reversal of Vested Stock Option 238.63
Reversal of Interest
receivable as Doubtful (230.04)
Rebate on Export (398.97) (399.40)
Profit before Tax 121.47 87.40
Profit After Tax 74.30 40.65
Performance:
The Company''s sales have shown a slight drop as compared to the
previous year. This is mainly on account of the slowdown in the
domestic market due to which sales of Enterprise Connectivity Products
have fallen as compared to the previous year. Most companies have cut
back on their capital expansion programs due to tight liquidity
situation in the domestic economy. As a result of this, domestic sales
have been affected.
The other income has shown an increase primarily on account of the
foreign exchange gains accruing on account of the fall in INR. Since
90% of the company''s income is derived from exports, the continued
depreciation in the INR is positive for the company.
Analysis of Expenses:
The direct cost of operations in FY 12-13 are significantly lower than
FY 11-12. This is primarily on account of the lower sales of Enterprise
Connectivity Products.
The company has reduced its employee headcount substantially in FY
12-13 as compared to the previous year. This has resulted in the
sharply lower employee costs for the company. The company is continuing
to reduce its employee strength by increasing productivity within the
company.
Financial costs have nearly halved as compared to the previous year.
This is on account of better working capital management and improvement
in the receivables cycle. This should reduce further in the current
year. Other expenses have also fallen by 10% over the previous year.
This is a healthy trend and as the company keeps the focus on cost
reduction, this will continue to show a declining trend.
Profitability:
The company''s Profit Before Tax and exceptional items has recorded an
increase of more than 200% over the previous year. The Company has
written back unrecovered interest of Rs. 2.30 crores as a matter of
abundant caution. A one-time rebate on exports has been given to the
company''s US subsidiary due to the precarious state of the economy in
the US and EU regions.
The Company''s Profit After-tax has increased by more than 160% over the
previous year. This has been achieved despite the company''s major
markets US and Europe facing severe headwinds on the economic front.
The company hopes to improve the performance further in the current
year.
Business Overview:
A ComScore report on the online performance of Mexican Automotive
brands says it all. Among the top five most visited automotive brands,
Nissan came first with a growth of 150%, which is about 10 times more
than the other top 5 brands in the list.
What the ComScore report did not mention was the fact that Nissan''s
online growth was driven entirely by izmocars, which powers 155 Nissan
dealer websites in Mexico. With 206 automotive dealer websites in
various production stages, izmocars is the leader in the Mexican
market.
Back in the United States, Add On Auto, the virtual Accessories Company
of izmocars and the #1 accessories sales solution in the country, was
signed up by 3M and BESTBUY, both Fortune 500 companies, to provide
virtual selling solutions, marking izmo''s entry into the big ticket
aftermarket accessories space. The company has already tied up with
Nissan and Toyota to provide interactive accessories marketing, as well
as directly providing dealers the AOA virtual accessories sales
solution that helps sell millions of dollars worth of accessories every
year.
In the Automotive imagery and interactive marketing space, izmocars
continued serving AOL, Yahoo, Microsoft, GM, Toyota, and Mitsubishi
Motors, as well as US News, JATO, Data One, DME, Evolio, Auto 123,
Auction 123, Automations, HighGear Media, ADS, Dealer process,
Vincentia, Go Moto, Auto Bytel, Source Interlink, CostCo,
American Family, JDPA, Image span, SnapSort, Mojo, AutoNet, KUKUI,
Car qualifier (Autobid), Media One Utah, and App Soft Development.
v* In France, izmoEurope went live with 30 automotive websites for the
Lamerault Group, 19 websites for the Metin Group, and 4 websites for
the Kayser Group. With more than a 100 websites in the making for
another prominent European auto dealer chain, izmoEurope is the fastest
growing Online Solution Provider in the French market, with a brand
portfolio including Audi, Citroen, Dacia, FIAT, KIA, Nissan, Peugeot,
Renault, Skoda, Suzuki, Toyota, and Volkswagen.
With North American markets well on their way to pre-2007 sales levels
and Western European markets showing clear signs of recovery, izmocars
is well positioned to capitalize on the emerging opportunities in both
continents.
USA:
Leaving a torturous half-decade of depressed sales and struggling
dealerships behind, US Automotive retail has finally arrived, and is
all set to close the year in the vicinity of 16 million vehicle sales.
The industry''s sales pace for July is on track for its best year since
2007, when 16.1 million vehicles were sold. An encouraging trend about
the recovery is that it rides on true innovation, and not incentives,
according to J.D. Power and Associates. During the first six months of
the year, prices on new vehicles rose 3%, as a result of new and
exciting vehicles entering the market. True to the trend, OEMs are now
disinclined to offer lavish incentives that hurt resale values.
In July alone, the US automotive industry sold 6,57,404 cars, an
increase of 12.6% over the same month last year. GM deliveries rose 16%
in July, with all four of its brands advancing. Honda sales increased
21% and Toyota sales by 17%, overtaking Ford Motor Co. for the third
place in vehicle sales. Light vehicle sales for Ford, Chrysler, and
Nissan gained 11%.
Light-duty truck sales, including SUVs and Crossovers, stood at
6,57,790, an increase of 15.4% over July 2012. SUV sales rose to
1,23,719 units, an increase of 17.1%, and Crossover sales touched
283,130 units, an increase of 15.3%. American pick up sales is also
increasing by leaps and bounds. Sales of Ford''s F-Series trucks climbed
23 % to 60,449. GM''s Chevy Silverado truck sales surged 45% to 42,080
units, and Chrysler''s Ram pickup sales increased 31 % to 31,314 units.
Traditionally, Trucks and SUVs are the most accessorized vehicles in
the US and the sales surge in these categories is expected to drive
demand for Add On Auto, the market leader in interactive accessories
sales.
Results Driven Growth at Dealerships:
The sustained growth of automotive sales was reflected in dealerships
as well. There was a net increase of 95 dealerships in 2012, bringing
the total to 17,635 dealerships, according to NADA State of the
Industry Report 2013. On Average, dollar sales increased 9.5%, and 2
employees were added to the workforce at dealerships.
With the automotive industry driving in top gear and taking the lead in
pulling USA out of recession, the present growth in the number of
dealerships is expected to go up significantly by the end of the year.
Again, new vehicle net profit rose to $111 from $23 in 2011. For the
average dealer, dealership revenue grew by 9.20% and new-vehicle
revenue by 12.80% in 2012. The new-vehicle department profitability as
a percentage of gross profit increased to 30.40% from 28.80% in 2011
and the used-vehicle department profitability as a percentage of gross
profit rose to 25.60 % from 25.40 % in 2011. The share of gross profit
held by the service and parts department fell to 44 % from 45.80 % in
2011, but the share held by F&I and service contracts rose to 36.90 %
from 33.80 % in 2011.
Dealers are now keeping a tight leash on expenses, spending money only
in areas that deliver measurable results and pruning down drastically
in areas where returns are sluggish or cannot be effectively measured.
Dealer advertising is a case-in-point.
* New-vehicle dealers spent nearly $7.2 billion on advertising in 2012,
up from $6.4 billion in 2011. However, the average ad expense per new
vehicle sold fell to $621, down 1.10% from 2011. Dealer budgets for
newspapers dropped by nearly 30 percentage points over the last decade,
with the average dealership spent 26.50% of advertising dollars on
Internet ads, up from 24.80% in 2011. Radio had a 15.90% share, which
is the same as 2011, while television increased slightly to 20.20% from
20.10%.
The shift in industry outlook from "sales at any cost" to revenue
and profit focused operations have opened up tremendous opportunities
for online solution providers like izmocars, to lead with innovative
solutions that will drive workforce productivity, customer centric
dealer operations increasingly driven by online customer interactions,
and revenue diversification focused on optimizing profit per car sale,
by adding value in terms of accessories, service, parts and insurance,
and customer references.
Take profit diversification, for instance. Dealerships across the
country are prioritizing on adding value to new car sales, since new
car margins are wafer thin.
Enter accessories, which is a huge profit multiplier in dealerships
which are equipped and trained to sell accessories. The 150 dealerships
across the country who participated in the Add On Auto Trend Report 2013
study sold $56 million in accessories in 2012. Using the AOA Virtual
Accessories Con fugarator, these dealers sold more than 50% of the
customers who were presented with accessories. Profits were astounding:
with gross profits averaging 48.40%.
Increasingly, a larger share of revenues and profit are also coming
from service, body shop, long term customer relationship cycles, and
referrals.
Customer Centric Business Innovation:
Connected and empowered customers continued to drive US auto retail,
with more than 85% of prospective buyers researching cars on the
Internet and more than 80% going on Facebook before stepping into a
dealership. As a result, dealerships are now focused on building
long-term relationships with customers and prospects that create value
for both. The new revenue opportunities in these dealerships are mainly
in accessories, service, and customer relationship management.
Your company is ideally positioned to leverage these business
opportunities. AOA (AddOnAuto), the Accessories sales solution of
izmocars, the wholly owned subsidiary of your company, is the Industry
leader in the accessories market. izmoWeb, the izmocars dealer website
platform, as well as iCRM and iLM, the izmocars automotive Customer
Relationship Management and Lead Management Solutions, are ideally
positioned to gain from the market consolidation, since izmo solutions
have enterprise management capabilities built in - something which is
critical in a multi-brand, multi-dealer, multiple-geographical
environment.
izmocars is the only solutions provider in the US who can provide the
entire suite of solutions required by dealers to profit from the new
impetus. The izmo solution suite for auto dealers include "Virtual
Showroom" Websites, Online Marketing and Social Media, Automotive CRM
and ILM, Accessories Sales, Service Management, and Dealership
Performance Consulting.
Toyota and Nissan had already opted for AOA, and the company made a
recent breakthrough by converting 3M and BESTBUY, both Fortune 500
companies. Automotive manufacturers are increasingly evincing strong
interest in izmo solutions. Negotiations are on with several automotive
OEMs.
AOA is a Virtual In-Dealership Accessories Store, incorporating a
high-quality Visual Configurator with a Virtual Inventory System,
enabling dealers to sell accessories efficiently.
Visual Accessories Configurator
- Using AOA''s advanced CGI technology, customers can virtually add
or remove accessories, instantly viewing them on their vehicle of
choice, and make their decision in minutes.
Virtual Inventory
- AOA gives clients access to their own Virtual Inventory system of
accessories, enabling them to sell them without the need to hold a
physical inventory.
- It connects clients directly to a large vendor database, which is
constantly updated, giving them sales power without the expense.
- Web is your interactive online dealership designed to differentiate
your unique brand from the competition and help you increase sales.
izmoWeb uses visually rich interactive tools, making the visitor
experience engaging, informative, and fun.
izmoWeb''s interactive animations encourage your prospects to easily
connect with the "right car". A prospect using an izmoWeb site will
"fall in love" with the car!
The result is increased time spent on your website, which in turn
results in a higher percentage of leads and increased conversions.
izmoMobi is a mobile website solution, bringing automotive websites
into the hands of millions of consumers worldwide through their mobile
phones. izmoMobi provides advanced functionality, allowing viewers to
search for vehicles and , contact the dealer with a single-click.
izmoMobi incorporates a complete website delivery and flexible
management system, allowing you to work the way you want.
izmoMobi helps dealers get access to the largest growing consumer base
in the world. Dealers can now stay in touch with prospects even when
they are on the road and Increase website coverage to include more
consumers.
Direct lead generation with mobile phone contact information is another
unique advantage of izmoMobi.
izmoRainmaker is a comprehensive, interactive, Internet marketing
solution developed exclusively for the automotive retail industry by
online marketing experts. Every izmocars customer works with a
dedicated Rainmaker team, whose job is to increase your traffic, market
your brand online through Search Engine Marketing (SEM) for car
dealers, Social Media Marketing (SMM), and Search Engine Optimization
(SEO).
izmoRainmaker Offers:
- Creative Services
- Social Media Marketing - Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin...
- Interactive Marketing Campaigns
- Organic Search Engine Optimization
- Website Optimization
- Online Brand Marketing
- Research & Data Analysis
www.izmocars.com/solutions/izmorainmaker.html
iCRM is an enterprise class Customer Relationship Management solution
for the Automotive industry.
iCRM is delivered as a service, is completely Web- based and contains
the following core functionalities:
- Sales Force Automation
- Finance & Insurance
- Campaign Management
- Service Management
- Business Development Center (BDC)
iCRM is certified by Ford, Jaguar, Lincoln, Volvo, Land Rover, Mercury,
GM brands including Buick, GMC, Pontiac, Cadillac, Hummer, Saturn,
Honda, Acura, Nissan, Infiniti, Mercedes Benz, Chrysler, Subaru, Saab,
and Mazda.
www.izmocars.com/solutions/icrm. html
iService is the automotive Industry''s first comprehensive online
vehicle service management solution for auto dealers. This innovative
service management solution allows service customers to schedule their
service appointments online, and dealer service departments to
efficiently manage service appointments and optimize shop loading,
resulting in better revenue, and loyal customers.
iService Helps dealers achieve:
- Better Service Management
- Higher Profitability
- Increased CSI Scores
- Higher Service Department Productivity
- Reduced Loaner Expenses
izmoStudio is world leader in Digital Imagery and Interactive Media
Solutions for the Automotive vertical, since 2002. izmoStudio produces
High Quality Photographic images and Digital Animations for the North
American and EU markets, covering all major makes and models.
Large Automotive Photography Studios strategically located in Long
Beach, USA and Brussels, Belgium, combined with state-of-the-art
post-production facilities in Bangalore, enables izmoStudio to quickly
produce large volumes of work, covering about 500 automotive models.
Presently, the izmoStudio client list includes leading portals like
Yahoo!, AOL, AutoUSA, and Jato Dynamics, as well as OEMs like GM, Ford,
and Mitsubishi Motors.
Europe - On the Path to Recovery:
The European car market grew 5% in July, supporting a recovery in the
second half of 2013. Registrations of new cars in Europe rose 4.80 %
compared to the same month a year ago to 1.02 million vehicles,
according to data published by that German Auto Industry Association
VDA. Passenger car registrations increased in Germany, UK, France and
Spain lar month.
Sales in Germany, the region''s biggest economy, were up 2%.
UK registrations increased by 13% and industry association SMMT raised
its forecast for the full year, predicting growth of 8% to 2.22 million
vehicles instead of the 3% increase foreseen earlier. UK sales have
risen by 10% in the first seven month'', helped by 0% financing and
price discounts. Demand in the UK continued to expand because of
improvements in both private and fleet sales in July.
French car sales rose 1 %, the first increase in almost two years, as
new models and dealer discounts attracted customers. G)r sales in Spain
rose 15%, supported by a government-backed scrappage program. On the
other hand, Italian car sales fell by 2%, which is the smallest
contraction in almost two years.
The sustained downtrend in the market has resulted in web focused
business restructuring in dealerships across Western Europe, with
traditional marketing practices giving way to a more efficient
web-centric, customer-focused sales and business retention strategy.
As a result, izmoEurope, the European subsidiary of your company, was
able to achieve a breakthrough in France. Lamirault, a prominent dealer
group in France is now powered by izmoEurope, with 30 websites
currently live. Izmo is serving the Metin group with 19 websites, and
the Kayser Group with 4 websites. More than a 100 dealer websites are
now in various . stages of design and production for another prominent
automotive group in France. izmoEurope is already powering a premium
Aston Martin dealership in Belgium, and negotiations are in advanced
stages with several OEMs.
The izmo interactive visual marketing division in conjunction with the
izmo automotive studio located in Brussels is currently serving JDPA,
EUCON, EUROPCAR, EUROTAX (Global), HERTZ (France, UK, Italy, Spain and
German'' , Orange Wheels, Tusker Direct (UK), MEINAUTO (Germany),
ELLITE, ACHETER SA VOITURE, AUTOREDUC Lamerault, Metin, Kayser
(France), CAREVILLE, Click Your Car (Belgium) andTerberg Leasing
(Netherlands).
Indian Automotive Industry at the crossroads:
For the first time in the last 12 years, the Indian auto industry
registered a domestic sales slide of 8% in July, and the twowheeler
market remained more or less flat. Fluctuating fuel prices and high
interest rates remain huge impediments to fast-paced growth in retail
auto sales.
Market leader Maruti Suzuki managed to sell 83,299 vehicles in July,
registering a growth of 1.3% over July 2012. I ivundai Motor India
Limited, the country''s second largest car manufacturer and the largest
passenger car exporter :;old 48,704 vehicles in the same month, a
marginal decrease over the 52,845 vehicles sold during the same month
last year. Mahindra &Mahindra registered a sales volume of37,096
vehicles, a drop of over 21.17%.
With 14,470 vehicles sold during July,Toyota Kirloskar Motor reported a
10% decrease in sales, against 16,062 vehicles sold in the same month
last year. Tata Motors has reported sales of 87,566 vehicles, less than
14% over the same month last year.
To cope with the downturn and fierce competition, car dealers are now
increasingly turning to web-based technology solutions. Carazoo, the
only Automotive solutions provider in the Indian market to provide 360
degree auto retail solutions, from the motor trend. in Auto Portal to
Virtual Dealer Showrooms complete with virtual vehicle walk-abounds and
interiors, is now experiencing fast-paced growth. The Carazoo suite of
solutions also include online marketing, Accessories Sales, CRM and
Lead Management Solutions.
Market Opportunity and Growth Strategy:
USA ''
The Total dollar sales at US new-car dealerships increased by 9.20% in
2012, the third full year of post-recession growth. New car sales
showed a 12.80% increase in revenue, while used car sales registered a
7.10% increase in revenue, a 1.60% increase in transaction prices, and
a 12% gross margin on retail used-car selling prices.
Online, Connected and Networked:
The average dealer in the US is now enthusiastic about online sales and
dealer operations, thanks largely to the high cost of traditional
advertising as well as OEM initiatives to take dealerships online.
New-vehicle dealers spent nearly $7.2 billion on advertising in 2012,
up from $6.4 billion in 2011. In 2012, the average dealership spent
26.50% of advertising budgets on online advertising and promotions, up
from 24.80% in 2011.
As a result of restructured advertising expenses, the average ad
expense per new vehicle sold fell to $621, down 1.10%
1 from 2011. It is not a coincidence that in the past 10 years, dealer
budgets for newspapers have dropped by 30%.
Even as dealers are scrambling to drive revenue and profits from
multiple sources, solutions like AOA, the izmocars accessories sales
solution, is seeing exponential growth, and we expect this trend to
further gain steam, with dealer consolidation demanding enterprise
capabilities, something which our competitors lack to a great extent.
With an average internet advertising spend to the tune of $90,106 per
dealer, this represents an annual market opportunity of approximately
US $ 1,589,019,310 in recurring high margin revenue.
4 European Union:
By 2013, izmocars Europe BVBA has been able to expand its client-base
to include JDPA, EUCON, EUROPCAR, EUROTAX (Global) HERTZ (France, UK,
Italy, Spain and Germany) Orange Wheels, Tusker Direct (UK), MEINAUTO
(Germany), Lamerault, ELLITE, ACHETER SA VOITURE, AUTOREDUC, Metin,
Kayser (France), CAREVILLE, Click Your Car (Belgium) and Terberg
Leasing (Netherlands). Services now being offered i nclude studio
services, custom photography, interactive virtual dealership websites,
retouched used car image portfolio, lead management, and accessories
sales.
Carazoo:
Carazoo, now a 51%-49% Joint Venture between Motortrend, a leading
global automotive portal and publications group and Logix Microsystems
Limited, has achieved impressive growth in the last fiscal. Inside just
3 months of launch, the rebranded motor trend. in portal clocked 554,317
page views in July 2013, up from 410,604 page views in June
motor trend. in is India''s only Car Portal that provides a multi-brand
Online Showroom experience to prospective car buyers. Visitors can
request to test drive any car and also get car dealers to chase their
business.
Carazoo was the first to introduce the concept of Online Showrooms for
Car Dealers in India. Carazoo is also offering Online Marketing
Solutions to Auto Dealers. Google acknowledged the online advertising
prowess of Carazoo in a case-study.
On a strategic evaluation, Cap Gemini named Carazoo as one of the 7
Global entities that will influence Auto Retailing along with Yahoo,
eBay, Wal-Mart, and Edumunds.com.
With 117 online showrooms currently live and several in various stages
of production, Carazoo is the dominant player in the car dealer website
space. The Carazoo website portfolio includes 37 Maruti Suzuki dealer
websites, 16 Volkswagen dealer websites, 11 Hyundai dealer websites, 9
Honda websites, 9 Mahindra websites, 7 Chevrolet websites, 5 Ford
websites, 4 Renault websites, 3 Tata Motors websites, 3 Nissan
websites, 2 Skoda websites, and a Jaguar and Landrover website, besides
Bajaj, Hero and Honda websites in the 2-wheeler segment, group
websites, and Trucks & Tractors websites. Some of these Carazoo-powered
online showrooms are: Mody Group, WC Mahindra (Hyderabad),, Kun Group
(Chennai), Bimal Auto, KHT Group (Bangalore), Premier Group (Kolkata)
and Asset Group (Pune).
Growth Paths:
The increase in US consumer demand for new cars resulted in enhanced
spends on innovative marketing solutions and platforms where results
were attractive and measurable. Consequently, izmocars saw rapid growth
in segments like accessories sales.
Forays into other high-potential markets like Europe and Asia have
started producing results for izmocars, since all of izmocars solutions
can be adopted across geographies.
The India advantage of high-end support services at a relatively modest
cost is a strategic advantage that greatlv supports the organic growth
of the company. Unlike other players, the India component is not merely
another cost-cutting measure for izmocars - it is integral to the very
corporate structure of the company, built into its corporate DNA.
Growth Strategies:
* Izmocars is uniquely positioned as the innovation leader in US
automotive retail, providing solutions like AddOnAuto, an accessories
sales solution which is now the market leader in the US; apart from
market-leading interactive selling tools and automotive photography,
izmocars aims to consolidate market position and thought leadership as
the only end-to-end Automotive e-Solutions Provider in the US
automotive retail, capable of providing the entire range of digital
services now required to run a profitable dealership, ranging from
dealer websites, mobile websites and portals to online marketing,
social media, social media connected CRM and ILM systems, accessories
sales, service management, integrated telephony and dealer performance
consulting.
The Company is also consolidating its market leadership in the OEM
space for high-end imaging, automotive animation and web solutions by
expanding its OEM portfolio of GM, Ford, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Nissan,
Aston Marti i, Renault and Hyundai. Negotiations are at an advanced
stage with several OEMs and dealer groups in Western Europe and Latin
America.
SUBSIDIARIES:
As required under Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956, the audited
statements of accounts along with the Directors'' Reports thereon of the
Company''s subsidiaries for the year ended March 31,2013, are to be
annexed with this Report. However, as per Ministry of Corporate
Affairs'' General Circular no. 2/2011 dated 8th February, 2011 the
Ministry has granted general exemption from attaching the audited
account of subsidiaries to Holding Company''s Annual Report to all the
Companies subject to certain disclosures to be made in the Annual
Report of the Holding Company. The same disclosures have been made in
the prescribed format and forms part of this Report.
DIVIDEND:
I n order to augment the ongoing expansion programmes, the Directors
have decided to plough back the profits into the system and regret
inability to recommend dividend.
MXED DEPOSITS:
our Company has not accepted any deposits.
IIUMAN RESOURCES:
As on March 31,2013 the employee strength was 167.This includes staff in
India and in overseas offices.
DIRECTORS:
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the
Company''s Articles of Association, Mr. R N Chawhan, Director of the
Company retires by rotation and is eligible for reappointment.
Mr. Sanjay Soni was appointed as Managing Director of the Company for a
period of three years with effect from 1st April 2010 to 31st March
2013. The Board at its meeting held on 6th February 2013 reappointed
him as Managing Director for a further period of three years commencing
forms April 2013 till 31st March 2016 subject to the approval not the
members of the Company and the Central Government (since his
remuneration exceeds the limits prescribed in the Schedule XIII).
The term of Chairperson as Whole time Director of the Company expires on
30th September 2013. It is recommended to appoint her as Whole time
Director for three years with effect from 1st October 2013.
AUDIT COMMITTEE:
Audit Committee constituted by the Board of Directors with requisite
composition to fall in line with the prevailing laws continued to
discharge its functions during the year under report.
AUDITORS:
Mr. R Vijayanand, Chartered Accountant, the retiring Auditors of the
Company hold office until the conclusion of the forthcoming Annual
General Meeting and is eligible for reappointment. The Company has
received a certificate from him that his reappointment, if made, would
be within the prescribed limits under Section 224(1B) of the Companies
Act, 1956
AUDITORS''REPORT:
As regards the comments of the Auditors in their Report dated 2nd
September, 2013, relevant notes on accounts are self explanatory.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
Details of employees as required under Section 217(2A) of the Companies
Act, 1956,is as follows:
Age Designation & Remuneration
Name Qualification
(Yrs) Nature of
Duties Per annum
Sanjay
Soni 45 Managing Rs.60,00,000/-* MBAfrom
years Director
Name Experiance Date of Joining Details of last
Sanjay
soni 19 years 18-09-1995 Business
''includes all allowance and perquisites
DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
The Directors have fulfilled their responsibility for the preparation
of the accompanying financial statements by taking all reasonable steps
to ensure that:
a. These statements have been prepared in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles and appropriate accounting standards.
b. Judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent have been
made where necessary.
c. The accounting policies selected and applied consistently give a
true and fair view of the financial statements.
d. The Company has implemented internal controls to provide reasonable
assurance of the reliability of its financial records, proper
safeguarding and use of its assets and detection of frauds and
irregularities. Such controls are based on established policies and
procedures, and are implemented by trained, skilled, and qualified
personnel with an appropriate segregation of duties.
e . The Company''s Statutory Auditors, Mr. R Vijayanand, Chartered
Accountant, have audited the financial statements in accordance with
generally accepted auditing standards and practices as indicated in his
report.
GOING CONCERN:
In view of the initiative taken in development of diversified products,
which promise potential business, the Directors consider it appropriate
to adopt the financial statements on a going concern basis.
C. Foreign Exchange Earnings & Outgo:
During the year, the details of Foreign Exchange transactions were:
Earnings - Rs.l451.87Lakh(PYRs.l,377.97Lakh)
Outgo - Rs.536.07 Lakh (PYRs.508.77 Lakh)
ACKNOWLEDGMENT:
Your Directors place on record their deep appreciation for the support
extended by the business associates, customers and vendors. Your
Directors place on record their gratitude of the significant
contribution made by employees at all levels who have been instrumental
in enabling your Company to make rapid progress during the year. Your
Directors also thank Bankers, Government and Quasi Government Agencies,
STPI Authorities, Capital market, Media and the Shareholders fraternity
for their support during the year.
By order of the Board
for Logix Microsystems Limited
Place: Bangalore Shashi Soni
Date: 2nd September, 2013 Chairperson
Mar 31, 2012
Dear Shareholder,
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the Seventeenth Annual
Report together with the Audited statements of accounts for the year
ended 31st March, 2012.
Financial Highlights:
Amount in Lakhs Rs.
Year ended Year ended
Particulars March 31,
2012 March 31, 2011
(Audited) (Audited)
Stand-alone Stand-alone
Net Sales/Income from Software
Services 1,787.62 4,058.61
Other Income 340.08 219.54
Total Revenue 2,127.70 4,278.16
Expenditure
A)Direct costs 283.06 2,166.19
B)Decrease/(Increase) in Work
in Process 2.24 195.15
C)Employee Benefit Expenses 871.74 1,134.20
D)Financial Costs 283.06 58.36
E)Depreciation/Amortisation
Expenses 82.78 116.29
F)Other Expenses 356.84 451.13
Profit Before Tax & Exceptional
Item 247.98 156.83
Provision for diminution in the
value of Investment - 4.23
ESOP balance written off 238.83 -
Rebate on Export (399.41) -
Profit Before Tax 87.40 152.61
Profit from continuing operation
before tax 61.70 140.83
Tax Expenses
Current Tax (11.34) (32.11)
Less: MAT Credit Adjustment (13.03) 30.00
Deferred Tax 3.31 0.21
Profit/(Loss) for the year from
Continuing Operations (A) 40.65 138.93
Profit/(Loss) for the year from
discontinuing Operations (B) 25.70 11.77
Total Expenses for discontinuing
operations (C) (4.90) (2.34)
Profit/(Loss) for the year from
discontinuing operations after
tax (D) 20.80 9.42
Net Profit 61.45 148.36
PERFORMANCE
The performance for the year has shown a de-growth as compared to the
previous year in terms of total revenues of the Company. This is
primarily due to the slowdown in the Indian economy as a result of the
high interest rates and complete standstill on the governmental front.
As a result, the total income has decreased by more than half over
2010-11. The main reason for the reduction in revenues is the drop in
sales of Enterprise Connectivity Solutions, which exhibited a sharp
reduction from Rs. 232 million in FY 2010-11 to Rs. 41 million in FY
11-12, International sales of Izmocars products recorded a drop of
approx. 20% as compared to FY 2010-11. Other income has shown a
substantial increase as compared to the previous year. This is mainly
on account of income from rental and foreign exchange fluctuation
gains.
SUBSIDIARIES
The Ministry of Corporate affairs, Government of India has issued a
circular no. 2/2011 dated 8th February 2011 granting general exemption
to Companies under Section 212 (8) from attaching documents referred to
in section 212(1) pertaining to it is subsidiaries, subject to approval
by the Board of Directors of the Company and furnishing of certain
financial information in the annual report.
DIVIDEND
In order to augment the ongoing expansion programmes, the Directors
have decided to plough back the profits into the system and regret
inability to recommend dividend.
FIXED DEPOSITS
Your Company has not accepted any deposits.
HUMAN RESOURCES
As on March 31, 2012 the employee strength was 203. This includes staff
in India and in overseas offices.
DIRECTORS
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, and the
Company's Articles of Association, Mr. Vijay Kumar D Gupta, Director
of the Company retires by rotation and is eligible for re-appointment.
Your Director regret to report that Dr. Devindra Kumar Bhatia, senior
Economist who had an enviable track record and a renowned Economics,
breathed is last on 13 th October, 2011 and hence ceased to be
Director. Your Directors whilst placing on record deep appreciation for
the services rendered by Dr. Bhatia during the tenure of his office,
also convey condolences to the family. Your Board will indicate
suitable person in place of Dr. Bhatia as a Director.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
Audit Committee constituted by the Board of Directors with requisite
composition to fall in line with the prevailing laws continued to
discharge its functions during the year under report.
AUDITORS
Messrs Vasan & Sampath, Chartered Accountants, Auditors of the Company
retire at the end of forthcoming Annual General Meeting and have
intimated their intention not to seek re-appointment. Based on the
recommendation of the Audit Committee and in line with the provisions
of the Companies Act, 1956, the Board recommends the appointment of
Messrs R. Vijayananda & Co., Chartered Accountants, Bangalore as
Auditors to hold office up to the date of the next Annual General
Meeting.
AUDITORS' REPORT
As regards the comments of the Auditors in their Report dated September
4th 2012 relevant notes on accounts are self explanatory.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
A Statement of particulars of employees as required under Section
217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956, is annexed and forms part of this
Report.
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
The Directors have fulfilled their responsibility for the preparation
of the accompanying financial statements by taking all reasonable steps
to ensure that:
These statements have been prepared in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles and appropriate accounting standards.
Judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent have been made
where necessary.
The accounting policies selected and applied consistently give a true
and fair view of the financial statements.
The Company has implemented internal controls to provide reasonable
assurance of the reliability of its financial records, proper
safeguarding and use of its assets and detection of frauds and
irregularities. Such controls are based on established policies and
procedures, and are implemented by trained, skilled, and qualified
personnel with an appropriate segregation of duties.
The Company's Statutory Auditors, Messrs Vasan & Sampath, Chartered
Accountants, have audited the financial statements in accordance with
generally accepted auditing standards and practices as indicated in
their report.
GOING CONCERN
In view of the initiative taken in development of diversified products,
which promise potential business, the Directors consider it appropriate
to adopt the financial statements on a going concern basis.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The particulars as prescribed under Section 217 (1) (e) of the
Companies Act, 1956, read with the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars
of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988, are as follows:
A. Conservation of Energy
The operations of the Company are not energy intensive. Adequate
measures have been taken to conserve and optimize the use of energy
through improved operational methods.
B. Technology Absorption and Research & Development (R&D)
The Company uses the latest technology available in modern technology
applications. Indigenous technology available is continuously being
upgraded to improve overall performance. The Company has a dedicated
team of technically competent personnel who relentlessly work on
technology upgradation and development related fields.
Research and Development continues to be given very high priority in
Software Technology in the area of telecommunica- tions, and hardware
technology in the area of embedded systems.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Your Directors place on record their deep appreciation for the support
extended by the business associates, customers and vendors. Your
Directors place on record their gratitude of the significant
contribution made by employees at all levels who have been instrumental
in enabling your Company to make rapid progress during the year. Your
Directors also thank Bankers, Government and Quasi Government Agencies,
STPI Authorities, Capital market, media and the shareholders fraternity
for their support during the year.
Place : Bangalore By Order of the Board
Date : 4th September, 2012 For Logix Microsystems Limited
Shashi Soni
Chairperson
Mar 31, 2010
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the Fifteenth Annual Report
together with the Audited statements of accounts for the year ended 31
st March 2010.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS Financial Highlights:
Amount in Lakhs Rs.
Year ended Year ended
Particulars March 31,2010 March 31,2009
(Audited) (Audited)
Stand-alone Stand-alone
Net Sales/Income from Software
Services 2,579.22 2,543.34
Other Income 601.55 656.38
Total Income 3,180.77 3,199.71
Expenditure
A. Decrease/(Increase) in
Work-in-Progress 444.71 (46.74)
B. Direct Costs 156.65 217.01
C. Staff Cost 1,333.66 1,274.32
D. Other Expenditure 779.21 974.96
Interest 57.90 62.21
Gross Profit/(Loss) after
Interest but before
Depreciation, Tax and write-offs 406.23 717.%
Depreciation 149.26 163.13
Profit before Provision and Write-offs 256.97 554.83
Provision against Investments 75.98 325.67
Profit before Taxation 180.99 229.16
Provision for Taxation . 30.66 (2.65)
Prior Period Expenses 7.42 0
Net Profit 142.91 231.81
PERFORMANCE
The performance for the year has been greatly impacted by the recession
in the United States, the Companys major market.
While sales of Enterprise Connectivity Solutions exhibited a 5%
increase over FY 2008-09, international sales of izmocars products
recorded a drop of approximately 2.28% as compared to FY 2008-09.
Income from the Indian portal Carazoo showed an impressive jump of 59%
in 2009-10 as compared to the previous year.
Sales in Europe was 45,676 Euros in FY 2009-10. The European studio was
commissioned in April 2009 and the creation of the European catalogue
has taken nearly a year. We could begin monetization of the European
catalogue only by November, 2009.
Your Company faced very challenging headwinds in FY 2009-10 due to its
largest market falling deeper into recession. The US Automotive market
had its worst year since 1997, selling only 10.70 million cars in 2009.
The number of car dealerships also saw a sharp fall from 24,000 + in
2008 to around 18,000 by the end of 2009. This sharp drop in the number
of auto dealerships is unprecedented in US history.
As a result of the above, FY 2009-10 saw the Companys customer base
shrinking further to 600 customers by March 2010. Your Company had
1,100 customers at the end of December 2007. This translates into an
erosion of nearly 40% in its customer base.
The US economy is recovering, albeit very slowly. Your Directors expect
GDP growth to be approximately 2.5% in 2010. However, the sales of
automobiles has picked up in the United States. Most of the large
automotive manufacturers are reporting profits as they have reduced
costs significantly and sales have picked up. Therefore, the current FY
2010-11 should see a significant improvement in the companys customer
base.
Analysis of Expenses
Operating expenses (other than provision for bad debts) have risen by
5-80% over last year. This has been led by an increase of 4.66% in
employee costs over the previous year.
There has been a 28.29% increase in administrative expenses.
Compensating this to some extent has been a reduction in selling
expenses over the previous year by nearly 45%. Financial expenses have
fallen by 6.93% over the last year.
The Company has made a provision of Rs. 75.97 lakhs towards reduction
in value of investments. This figure is much lower than the previous
year. This indicates that the valuation of the companys investments
has increased substantially in FY 2009-10.
Profitability
The profitability of the Company has been significantly impacted in FY
2009-10. The drop in top line could not be compensated by a
corresponding decrease in total expenses. As a result, the profit
before tax has fallen by nearly 20% as compared to the previous year.
Your company has made a tax provision of approximately Rs. 30 lakhs.
This has caused the profit after tax to be around 35% less than the
previous year.
Your company expects the declining trend to reverse in the current
year. Costs have been reduced in India, the US and even Europe to a
large extent, the impact of which would be felt in the current year.
Sales are also on an uptrend and we expect to close this year with
atleast a 30-40% increase over FY 2009-10.
BUSINESS OVERVIEW of the US Automotive Industry
In U.S. automotive retail, the silver lining is now turning into the
daylight of opportunity. The "Detroit Big 3" - GM, Ford, and Chrysler -
are reporting increased sales, and the JD Power forecast is presently
pegging sales for the current year to reach 11.6 million vehicles, up
from 10.4 million vehicles sold in 2009.
For GM, last July was the 10th straight month of rising sales. Sales of
Chevrolet, Buick, GMC and Cadillac have risen 31%. The 1.3 billion
dollar second quarter profit of the company was its best in the last 6
years, and GM has repaid its $6.7 billion loan to the U.S. government
five years ahead of schedule. Prospects are looking so good that within
less than a year after emerging from chapter-11 protection, GM is all
set to go public again with the biggest IPO in U.S. automotive history.
At Ford, July sales totaled 170,411 units, up 22.6% against the same
month last year. So far in 2010, Fords sales are up by a robust 22.6%.
Demand for the Ford Mustang in the performance segment rose by 43%,
while Ford Taurus sales rose by 187%. The company also reported that
its retail market share increased for the 21st time in the last 22
months.
Chrysler marked the fourth consecutive month of year-over-year sales
increases, moving 93,313 vehicles, an increase of 5%. 13 Chrysler Group
vehicle lines showed improved sales. The company produced an operating
profit in the first quarter of 2010, for the first time since the
economic crisis.
Nissan North America reported July sales of 82,337, up 14.6%, with the
Nissan division rising 12.1% and Infiniti soaring 37.6%. Toyota sold
169,224 vehicles and Honda 112,437 vehicles in July, both reporting
decline in sales.
Not Business as Usual
Overall, the recovery of the U.S. automotive sector has been faster
than expected, but everyone, from the OEM leadership to dealers to
investors, agree that business is not going to be the same again.
Intense competition and cost-optimization is now forcing dealers to
diversify revenue channels. Dealers are no longer looking at
traditional sales avenues alone to shore up bottom-lines. As a result,
accessories and service are now top- priorities for automotive dealers.
The fact that AddOnAuto (AOA), the Accessories Sales Solution of
izmocars, added 50 dealerships in less than 90 days speaks volumes
about the importance that dealers now attach to profit diversification.
The new diversification strategy is paying rich dividends to the early
adopters. Before implementing AOA, Rick Case Honda was selling about
$40,000 worth of accessories every month. In July, the dealership sold
$159,117 worth of accessories, earning $646.82 on average from every
vehicle sold. Morans Acton Toyota sold $125,000 worth of accessories
within 2 months of implementing the solution, and is now sustaining the
sales trend for over a year.
Car dealers are also exploring multi-brand vehicle service as a
lucrative profit channel and customer acquisition strategy. With
sophisticated service and diagnostic tools cutting down service time to
less than half or less, most dealers have the extra capacity to
accommodate other brands. Since 70% of service time is consumed by
basic maintenance of tires, brakes, batteries and hoses, multi-brand
service does not pose insurmountable technology challenges to most
dealers, izmocars is also poised for an entry in this lucrative segment
with iService, the only comprehensive service management tool available
in the U.S.
Dealers, often motivated and subsidized by OEMs, are also investing in
technology and training to acquire, retain, and leverage customers.
Most dealerships are implementing Customer Relationship Management
Solutions or Lead Manage- ment Solutions.
The U.S Energy department alternate energy initiative and funding to
the tune of $8 billion to automotive manufacturers and suppliers to
build electric and hybrid vehicle batteries is expected to impact the
automotive industry in the near future, further fueling the technology
orientation at the retail end, as well as in Manufacturer à Dealer
linkages.
Logix: The Innovation Edge
For your Company, the time is now truly ripe to leverage the business
and technology capabilities acquired over eight years of trail blazing
leadership as the only end-to-end automotive retail solutions provider
in the U.S. izmocars, the wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of your company
is now the only solutions provider in the U.S. who can provide the
entire suite of solutions required by dealers to profit from the
economic recovery. The izmo solution suite for auto dealers now include
"Virtual Showroom" Websites, Online Marketing, Automotive CRM and ILM,
Data Mining, Accessories Sales, Service Management, and Dealership
Performance Consulting.
As a result, manufacturers are increasingly evincing strong interest in
the izmo solutions suite, and negotiations are at an advanced stage
with several automotive OEMs.
izmocars Solutions
izmo Big Winner Web Package
The izmocars Big Winner Web Package comprises of:
izmoWeb : Automotive Online Store for Auto Dealers
izmoMobi : Mobile Website
izmoRainmaker : Online Marketing Solution
AddOnAuto : In-store Accessories Sales
izmoTele Trak : Call Management & Tracking
izmo Profit Maximizer
The izmocars Profit Maximizer Package comprises of:
iCRM : Automotive Customer Relationship Management
iEquity : Database Sales Solution
izmoTeleTrak : Call Management & Tracking
izmo Service Booster
The izmocars Service Booster Package comprises of:
AddOnAuto : In-store Accessories Sales
iService : Online Service Booking and Management
izmoTeleTrak : Call Management & Tracking
izmo Money Machine
The izmocars Money Machine Package comprises of:
izmoWeb : Automotive Online Store for Auto Dealers
AddOnAuto : In-store Accessories Sales
iConsult : Sales Performance Coaching
izmo Sales Success
The izmocars Sales Success Package comprises of:
izmoWeb : Automotive Online Store for Auto Dealers
iConsult : Sales Performance Coaching
izmoMail : Monthly Email Marketing Templates
AOA is a Virtual In-Dealership Accessories Store, incorporating a
high-quality Visual Configurator with a Virtual Inventory System,
enabling dealers to sell accessories efficiently.
Visual Accessories Configurator
. Using AOAs advanced CGI technology, customers can virtually add or
remove accessories, instantly viewing them on their vehicle of choice,
and make their decision in minutes.
Virtual Inventory
. AOA gives clients access to their own Virtual Inventory system of
accessories, enabling them to sell accessories without the need to hold
a physical inventory.
. It connects clients directly to a large vendor database, which is
constantly updated, giving them sales power without the expense.
www.izmocars.com/solutions/aoa.html
izmoWeb is your interactive online dealership designed to differentiate
your unique brand from the competition and help you increase sales.
izmoWeb uses visually rich interactive tools, making the visitor
experience engaging, informa- tive, and fun.
izmoWebs interactive animations encourage your prospects to easily
connect with the "right car". A prospect using an izmoWeb site will
"fall in love" with the car!
The result is increased time spent on your website, which in turn
results in a higher percentage of leads and increased conversions.
www.izmocars.com/solutions/izmoweb.htrnl
izmoMobi is a mobile website solution, bringing automotive websites
into the hands of millions of consumers worldwide through their mobile
phones. izmoMobi provides advanced function- ality, allowing viewers to
search for vehicles and contact the dealer with a single-click.
izmoMobi incorporates a complete website delivery and flexible
management system, allowing you to work the way you want.
izmoMobi helps dealers get access to the largest growing consumer base
in the world. Dealers can now stay in touch with prospects even when
they are on the road and increase website coverage to include more
consumers.
Direct lead generation with mobile phone contact information is another
unique advantage ofizmoMobi.
www.izmocars.com/solutions/izmomobi.htmi
izmoRainmaker is a powerful combination of a dedicated marketing team,
creativity, technology, and izmos Internet tools, working to help you
grow your dealerships revenue while increasing your ROI.
izmoRainmaker is a complete interactive marketing solution built
exclusively for the auto industry by online marketing experts. The
izmoRainmaker solution gives your business online marketing expertise
with:
. Creative Services
. Interactive Marketing Campaigns
. Organic Search Engine Optimization
. Social Media Marketing
. Website Optimization
. Online Brand Marketing
. Research & Data Analysis
www.izmocars.com/solutions/izmorainmaker.html
iCRM is an enterprise class Customer Relation- ship Management solution
for the Automotive industry.
iCRM is delivered as a service, is completely Web- based and contains
the following core functionalities:
. Sales Force Automation
. Finance & Insurance
. Campaign Management
. Service Management
. Business Development Center (BDC)
iCRM is certified by Ford, Jaguar, Lincoln, Volvo, Land Rover, Mercury,
GM brands including Buick, GMC, Pontiac, Cadillac, Hummer and Saturn,
Honda, Acura, Nissan, Inflniti, Mercedes Benz, Chrysler, Subaru, and
Mazda.
www.izmocars.com/solutions/icrm.html
iService is a comprehensive Automotive Service Management System which
enables dealerships to build their own Service Profit Center. iService
captures the methodologies and processes used by the best service
advisors in the industry and delivers it in a software solution that
can be used by anyone.
. iService provides dealerships with a complete
system for managing their fixed operations and generating profits from
their service departments.
. The System is comprised of a technology platform that incorporates
the best practices required for successful service management, and a
process training program designed to enable service staff to
successfully manage a service department.
. The iService Customer Web Appointment
Interface makes it simple for customers to schedule and manage online
Service appointments.
www.izmocars.com/solutions/iservice.html
tizmoStudio is the Leading provider of Digital Imagery and Interactive
Media Solutions for the Automotive vertical, since 2002. izmoStudio
produces High Quality Photographic Images and Digital Animations for
the North American and EU markets, covering all major makes and models.
Large Automotive Photography Studios strategi- cally located in Long
Beach, USA and Brussels, Belgium, combined with state-of-the-art post-
production facilities in Bangalore, enables izmoStudio to quickly
produce large volumes of work, covering about 500 automotive models.
Presently, the izmoStudio client list includes leading portals like
Yahoo!, AOL, AutoUSA, and Jato Dynamics, as well as OEMs like GM, Ford,
and Mitsubishi Motors.
www.izmostudio.com
Some of our Online Showrooms
Carazoo.com have designed many "Online Showroom" web portals for
various clients in India and Europe including the Prestige Group
(Realty), Arababul (Turkish Car Portal), Sagar Automobiles, Bimal
Automobiles, the Kataria Group, FortPoint Automotive, NBS Mahindra,
Balaji Cars, etc., to name a few.
Vision 2012: $50 million in the year 2012 Market Opportunity and Growth
Strategy
U.S.A
The 18, 460 new-car dealerships doing business in the U.S generated
$487 billion in annual sales last year, selling $10.4 million new
vehicles; nearly $ 15 million used vehicles, and generating $76 billion
in parts and service, states the NADA State-of-the Industry Report
2010. Car dealerships remain one of the biggest employment avenues in
the U.S., with nearly a million people in their payrolls.
The economic downturn triggered a shift in the advertising and
marketing spend of dealers, valued at $5.4 billion in 2009. Dealers now
spend more than 22 percent of advertising dollars on the Web. The early
adopters among dealers are now moving into the social media space,
triggering demand for social media centric online marketing solutions
and CRM systems that can tap into social media audiences.
With reduced margins on new car sales eating into bottom-line profits,
dealers are increasingly turning to cost- optimization, customer
retention, and alternate revenue sources like accessories and online
service management to stay profitable.
The complexity of the online portfolio of the typical U.S. car dealer
presents a unique market opportunity for izmocars, which is the only
online solutions provider who can equip dealers with the entire range
of services required to run a profitable dealership. These services
include high-converting, instantly editable interactive websites,
social media friendly online marketing, dealer CRM and ILM systems with
data mining capabilities and social media plug-ins, virtual accesso-
ries systems that add six figure monthly incomes to dealer
bottom-lines, online vehicle service scheduling and manage- ment
systems that encourage customer self-service and at the same time,
optimize shop-floor loading and manpower scheduling to get more done
with less, and a dealer performance consulting system that ties it all
together to create a highly profitable, customer-retaining,
future-friendly dealership.
This vision of izmocars à the full service digital dealership, is now
finally a reality whose time has come. Even now, solutions like AOA,
the izmocars accessories sales solution, is seeing exponential growth,
and we expect this trend to pick up, with dealers increasingly breaking
free from disparate providers of stand-alone services.
With an average monthly spend for digital services to the tune of
$30,000 per dealer, this represents an annual market opportunity of
approximately US $ 553.8 million in recurring high margin revenue.
In addition to new car dealerships, there are approximately 40,000 used
car dealerships in the U.S. with potential applica- tions for the
Companys offering. Combined, this represents a total annual market
opportunity in excess of US$1 billion.
European Union
Your directors are proud to report that within an year of commencing
operations with a state-of-the art photography studio in Brussels,
izmocars Europe BVBA has been able to expand its client-base to include
Aston Martin, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Renault, Huyndai, and Chevrolet
Europe in the OEM segment, as well as Euro RSCG and Rabitt/Striker,
Mantree, 1 lho9, Dieteren, Lites, And Mein auto. Services now being
offered include studio services, custom photogra- phy, automotive
websites, and izmoToolkit.
The studio is the first stage of our expansion into Europe, and the
full izmocars solutions suite will be launched shortly in the European
market, which is a lucrative market for Online Automotive Sales
Solutions.
The European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) pegs new car
registrations in June 2010 at 1,341,092 vehicles. January to June,
7,285,487 new cars were registered, or 0.2% more than over the same
period a year ago. Among the main markets, the UK (+19.90%), Italy
(+2.90%), France (+5.40%), and Spain (+39.50%) posted growth.
Dealer adoption of online selling is still at a nascent stage in the
EU, and we are confident of pioneering the online retail drive in the
market.
Carazoo
Carazoo, the Indian portal and Automotive Solutions Provider of Logix
Microsystems Limited, has achieved impressive growth in the last fiscal
and is one of the most popular automobile portals in India. Visitors
have crossed the 4,00,000 per month mark, a jump of over 200 % over the
last year. Leads generated per month have increased to around 21,000
which is a jump of 50 %. The Carazoo portal completed 3 years in August
2010.
Tie-ups with HDFC Bank for loans and other vendors for used cars have
enabled Carazoo to offer value-added services to its visitors.
Carazoo.com is Indias only Car portal that provides a multi-brand
online showroom experience to prospective car buyers. Visitors can
request to test drive any car and also get car dealers to chase their
business. Carazoo was the first to introduce the concept of online
showrooms for car dealers in India. Continuing its success with the
initial car dealer online show- rooms, it has now designed and
developed more online showrooms for leading dealers, and had recently
crossed the 50 store mark. Some of these Carazoo-powered online
showrooms are: Bimal Auto, Sagar Auto, Kataria Automobiles, Fortpoint
Automotive, Trident Automotive Group, and Shaman Auto Group.
Carazoo is also offering online marketing solutions to auto dealers.
Google recently acknowledged the online advertising prowess of Carazoo
in a case-study.
Carazoo also developed www.arababul.com, Turkeys first car portal with
interactive animations for a client in Istanbul, Turkey.
Growth Paths
With the U.S. consumer demand for new cars steadily increasing in the
second-half of 2009 and into the current year, dealer profitability is
up by more than 43.7 percent, resulting in more spend on innovative
marketing solutions and platforms. Consequently, izmocars saw rapid
growth in segments like accessories sales.
As discussed earlier in this report, the complexity of the digital
portfolio of a typical dealer now makes it imperative for dealers to
move from disparate providers of various stand alone services to
integrated service offerings. Izmocars expects rapid growth as a
full-service provider of the entire digital portfolio of dealers, once
the trend to move towards integrated solutions pick up pace.
Lateral growth into other high- potential markets like Europe and Asia
would also fuel exponential growth for izmocars, since all of izmocars
solutions can be adopted across geographies.
The India advantage of high-end support services at a relatively modest
cost is another factor that greatly supports the organic growth of the
company. Unlike other players, the India component is not merely
another cost-cutting factor for izmocars à it is integral to the very
corporate structure of the company, built into its corporate DNA.
Growth Strategies
In the near term, izmocars aims to consolidate market position and
thought leadership as the only end-to-end Automotive e-Solutions
Provider in US automotive retail, capable of providing the entire range
of digital services now required to run a profitable dealership,
ranging from dealer websites, mobile websites and portals to online
marketing, social media connected CRM and ILM systems, accessories
sales, service management, integrated telephony, and dealer performance
consulting.
Izmocars is also well-positioned as the innovation leader of the
Industry, providing solutions like AddOnAuto, an accesso- ries sales
solution which is now being rapidly adopted by dealers.
The company is also consolidating its market leadership in the OEM
space for high-end imaging, automotive animation, and web solutions by
expanding its OEM portfolio to include the full izmo solutions suite,
and adding more OEMs to the current list of GM, Ford, Toyota,
Mitsubishi, Aston Martin, Renault, and Hyundai.
Recent Developments
New Products
izmoIndY
Logix Microsystems has launched the IndY Platform, a revolutionary
project that enables auto dealers to manage all of their digital needs
with one login, and is in the process of migrating all of the izmo
solutions suite to the new platform. IndY is an integral part of the
Vision 2012 growth strategy of the company.
izmoreader
izmoreader is a device-independent eReader app and digital publishing
and advertising platform which enables users to access the digital
version of books and magazines, newspapers, and journals, etc. from
their PCs or laptops, iPads, iPhones, or any other compatible device,
in a format which is easy to read, manage, and archive.
Awards and Recognition
A Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Company, Three Times in a Row
Logix Microsystems Limited is now featured in the prestigious Deloitte
Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific Ranking and CEO Survey 2009, the List
of top 500 technology companies in the Asia Pacific compiled by
Deloitte, one of the largest professional services firms in the world.
The ranking acknowledges and profiles the top 500 technology companies
in Asia Pacific, according to their revenue performance over the last
three years. Your company has now been profiled in the Deloitte
Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific Ranking and CEO Survey three times in
a row.
AddOnAuto Featured in Wards Dealer Business, Automotive News, and
Dealer Marketing Magazine AddOnAuto, the In-Store Accessories Sales
Solution of izmocars was featured in Wards Dealer Business, Automotive
News, Dealer Marketing Magazine, and OEM newsletters.
SUBSIDIARIES
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has exempted the Company from
publishing the financial of the subsidiary companies vide there
approval communication no. 47/438/2010- CL-III dated 17th August 2010
in terms of the provisions of section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956.
However, the particulars as stipulated therein have been furnished in
the Annexure A to this Report.
DIVIDEND
The performance for the year has been greatly impacted by the recession
in United States, the Companys major market. Inspite of this your
company made a small surplus in the Profit & Loss Account. However ,
the Board have thought it prudent to conserve resources and therefore
decided not to declare any dividend in respect of the past year.
FIXED DEPOSITS
Your Company has not accepted any deposits.
HUMAN RESOURCES
As on March 31, 2010 the employee strength was 380. This includes staff
in India and in overseas offices.
DIRECTORS
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the
Companys Articles of Association, Mr. Vijay Kumar D Gupta, and Dr.
Devindra Kumar Bhatia, Directors of the Company retire by rotation and
are eligible for re- appointment.
During the year under review, Dr. Angus Friday resigned from the Board.
Your Board of Directors inducted Mr. R N Chawhan as Director to
continue with the optimized. His knowledge and experience will be of
significant value to the Company. His name has been proposed by a
member to the Office of Director and the Board recommends his
appointment as Director.
Audit Committee
Audit Committee constituted by the Board of Directors with requisite
composition to fall in line with the prevailing laws continued to
discharge its functions during the year under report.
Auditors
Messrs Vasan & Sampath, Chartered Accountants, the retiring Auditors of
the Company hold office until the conclusion of the forthcoming Annual
General Meeting and are eligible for re-appointment. The Company has
received a certificate from them that their re-appointment, if made,
would be within the prescribed limits under Section 224(1B) of the
Companies Act, 1956.
Auditors Report
As regards the comments of the Auditors in their Report dated September
04th, 2010 relevant notes on accounts are self explanatory.
Particulars of Employees
A Statement of particulars of employees as required under Section
217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 is annexed and forms part of this
Report.
Directors Responsibility Statement
Your Directors have fulfilled their responsibility for the preparation
of the accompanying financial statements by taking all reasonable steps
to ensure that:
These statements have been prepared in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles and appropriate accounting standards.
Judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent have been made
where necessary.
The accounting policies selected and applied consistently give a true
and fair view of the financial statements.
Your Company has implemented internal controls to provide reasonable
assurance of the reliability of its financial records, proper
safeguarding and use of its assets and detection of frauds and
irregularities. Such controls are based on established policies and
procedures, and are implemented by trained, skilled, and qualified
personnel with an appropriate segregation of duties.
Your Companys Statutory Auditors, Messrs Vasan & Sampath, Chartered
Accountants, have audited the financial statements in accordance with
generally accepted auditing standards and practices as indicated in
their report.
Going Concern
In view of the initiative taken in development of diversified products,
which promise potential business, the Directors consider it appropriate
to adopt the financial statements on a going concern basis.
Conservation Of Energy, Technology Absorption, Foreign Exchange
Earnings And Outgo
The particulars as prescribed under Section 217 (1) (e) of the
Companies Act, 1956, read with the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars
of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988, are as follows:
A. Conservation of Energy
The operations of the Company are not energy intensive. Adequate
measures have been taken to conserve and optimize the use of energy
through improved operational methods.
B. Technology Absorption and Research & Development (R&D)
The Company uses the latest technology available in modern technology
applications. Indigenous technology available is continuously being
upgraded to improve overall performance. The Company has a dedicated
team of technically competent personnel who relentlessly work on
technology up gradation and development.
Research and Development continues to be given very high priority in
Software Technology in the area of automotive retail.
C. Foreign Exchange Earnings & Outgo
During the year, the details of Foreign Exchange transactions were:
Earnings - Rs 2,283.62 Lakhs Outgo -Rs 191.47 Lakhs
Acknowledgment
Your Directors place on record their deep appreciation for the support
extended by the business associates, customers and vendors. Your
Directors place on record their gratitude of the significant
contribution made by employees at all levels who have been instrumental
in enabling your Company to make rapid progress during the year. Your
Directors also thank Bankers, Government and Quasi Government Agencies,
STPI Authorities, Capital market, Media and the shareholders fraternity
for their support during the year.
for Logix Microsystems Limited
Place: Bangalore Shashi Soni
Date: September 4th ,2010 Chairperson
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