Mar 31, 2024
We are pleased to present the Thirty Sixth (36th) Annual Report of Lee & Nee Softwares (Exports) Ltd. ("the Company") together with the Audited (Standalone and Consolidated) Financial Statements for the Financial Year ended 31 March, 2024.
The consolidated performance of the Company and its subsidiaries has been referred to wherever required. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS & RESULTS
The Company''s financial performance (Standalone and Consolidated) for the financial year ended 31 March, 2024 is summarized below. (An amount in Rupees Lacs unless otherwise stated)
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Particulars |
For the financial year ended (Standalone) |
For the financial year ended(Consolidated) |
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31.03.2024 |
31.03.2023 |
31.03.2024 |
31.03.2023 |
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Income: |
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Revenue from Operations |
805.27 |
623.55 |
853.03 |
682.62 |
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Other Income |
105.61 |
101.9 |
176.15 |
143.64 |
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Total Income |
910.88 |
725.45 |
1029.18 |
826.26 |
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Expenses: |
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Operating Expenditure |
856.33 |
694.45 |
957.85 |
789.61 |
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Depreciation & Amortization Expense |
5.69 |
5.02 |
6.22 |
6.05 |
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Total Expenses |
862.02 |
699.47 |
964.07 |
795.66 |
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Profit Before Tax (PBT) |
48.86 |
25.97 |
65.11 |
30.60 |
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Tax Expense |
15.31 |
7.57 |
15.31 |
9.79 |
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Profit for the year(PAT) |
33.55 |
18.41 |
49.80 |
20.81 |
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Other Comprehensive Income (Net of tax) |
12.67 |
4.07 |
39.57 |
0.14 |
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Total Comprehensive Income for the period |
46.22 |
22.48 |
89.37 |
20.95 |
During the period under review, at consolidated level, the Company achieved revenue of Rs.1029.18 lacs EBITDA Rs. 71.17lacs, PBT of Rs. 65.11 lacs and PAT of Rs. 49.80 lacs as compared to the revenue of Rs.826.26 lacs EBITDA Rs. 36.65 lacs, PBT of Rs. 30.60 lacs and PAT of Rs. 20.81 lacs respectively in the previous year.
On Standalone basis, the Company achieved revenue of Rs. 805.27 lacs EBITDA Rs. 54.55 lacs, PBT of Rs. 49.02 lacs and PAT of Rs. 33.55 lacs as compared to the revenue of Rs. 725.45 lacs EBITDA Rs. 30.99 lacs, PBT of Rs. 25.97 lacs and PAT of Rs. 18.41 lacs respectively in the previous year.
At the Standalone level the sales of the Company have increased by 29.14% as compared to previous year and at the Consolidated level also the sales of the Company has increased by 24.96% as compared to last year.
During the year under review, the Company and its subsidiaries reported an Operating Cash outflow of Rs. 63.88 Lacs as compared to Rs. 203.42 Lacs in the previous financial year. Consolidated Total Income was Rs. 1029.18 Lacs as compared to Rs. 826.26 Lacs. Our strong focus on sustainability and efficiency led us to achieve consistently high and positive operating cash-flows over the last two years. During the year we responded well to a challenging macroeconomic environment experiencing global supply chain challenges and inflationary price increases, which is a testament to the strength of our business model as well as the flexible, diversified supply chain structure we proactively built and have leveraged during this time.
The Company has as on 31 March 2024, two wholly owned subsidiaries viz. Lensel Web Services Private Ltd and Rituraj Shares Broking Pvt. Ltd. There has been no material change in the nature of business of the subsidiaries.
Apart from the information provided in the foregoing paragraph, there were no Companies which have become or ceased to be subsidiaries, associates and joint ventures during the financial year under review.
Pursuant to sub-section (3) of Section 129 of the Companies Act, 2013 a statement containing the salient features of the financial statement of a company''s subsidiaries is given in Form No. AOC-1 annexed as ''Annexure I'', which forms a part of this Annual Report.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 136 of the Companies Act, 2013, the financial statement of the Company, consolidated financial statements along with relevant documents and separate audited financial statements in respect of Subsidiaries, are available on the website of the Company https://lnsel.com/investor/
In terms of the Dividend Distribution Policy, as per SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, equity shareholders of the Company may expect dividend if the Company is having surplus funds and after taking into consideration the relevant internal and external factors as mentioned in the said Policy. Accordingly, considering the cash position, fund requirements for growth of business of your Company and the brought forward losses, the Board of Directors has not recommended any dividend for the financial year ended March 31, 2024. Accordingly, no amount is also proposed to be transferred to the reserves of your Company.
In terms of the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Second Amendment Rules, 2017 the Company has not transferred any shares to Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority during the financial year 2023- 2024.
Company Secretary and Compliance Officer Email ID lnsel.compliance@gmail.com Phone No. - 033 4065 0374
Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2024 are in accordance with the Indian Accounting Standards (IND-AS) notified by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, which have already become applicable to the Company.
The Company has not carried out any revision in its financial statements in any of the three preceding financial years as per the requirement under Section 131 of the Companies Act, 2013.
The Company has not accepted or renewed any amount falling within the purview of provisions of Section 73 of the Companies Act 2013 ("the Act") read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014. Therefore no such amount on account of principal or interest on deposits from public was outstanding as on the date of the Balance Sheet.
Hence, the requirement for furnishing of details of deposits which are not in compliance with the Chapter V of the Act is not applicable.
Except as disclosed elsewhere in this report, no material changes and commitments which could affect the Company''s financial position have occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company and the date of this report.
The Internal Financial Controls with reference to financial statements as designed and implemented by the Company are found adequate. During the year under review, no material or serious observation has been received on inefficiency or inadequacy of such controls, from the Internal Auditors of the Company.
During the financial year 2023-24, no orders have been passed by any Regulator or Court or Tribunal which can have impact on the going concern status and on the Company''s operations in future.
All contracts / arrangements / transactions entered by the Company during the financial year 2023-24 with related parties were in the ordinary course of business and on an arm''s length basis .During the year, the Company had not entered into any contract / arrangement / transaction with related parties which could be considered material in accordance with the company''s policy of Materiality of Related Party Transactions read with SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 .
The Policy on dealing with related party transactions as approved by the Board may be accessed on the Company''s website at the link https://lnsel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/policv-on-related-partv-transactions-1.pdf
The Directors draw attention of the members to Note No .25 of the standalone financial statement which sets out related party disclosures.
There are no Loans, Guarantees and Investments made under the provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 during the year under review.
Details of loans given, investments made, guarantees given and securities provided along with the purposes for which the loans or guarantees or securities are proposed to be utilized by the recipient(s) thereof are provided in details in Note Nos. 4.1, 4.2, 7.1 &7.4 of Standalone Financial statements.
As on 31 March, 2024, paid up share capital of the Company was Rs. 5577.40 lacs divided into 55,774,000 equity shares of Rs.10/- each. There was no change in share capital of the Company during the Financial Year 2023-24.
The Company has not issued any other shares with differential voting rights and sweat equity shares and hence, disclosures under Section 43(a)(ii) and Section 54(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with relevant rules are not required to be furnished.
The Company does not have a scheme of ESOP and hence disclosures pursuant to Section 67(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 are also not required to be furnished.
There are no shares held by trustees for the benefit of employees and hence no disclosure under Rule 16(4) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 has been furnished.
In accordance with provisions of section 152 of the companies Act,2013 , Mr. Sagarmal Gupta (DIN: 00536428) Managing Director is liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible offers himself for re-appointment. Also he will attain the age of 75 years on 01/07/2025 for which a special resolutions is passed for the approval of the member. Additional information and brief profile as required under the SEBI Regulations for the Director seeking reappointment is annexed to the Notice of AGM.
Pursuant to Regulation 30 read with Para A of Part A of Schedule III of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, this is to inform you that the second term of 5(five) years of Mr. Vikash Kamani (DIN: 06875355), and Miss Leela Murjani (DIN: 02413222), Independent Directors of the Company will come to an end on 26th September,2024 and consequently, will cease to be the Independent Directors of the Company with immediate effect i.e.; from end of day on 26th September ,2024 . The Board of Directors and the Management of the Company place on record their deep appreciation for the contributions made by Mr. Vikash Kamani and Miss Leela Murjani during their association with the Company over the years.
Your Company has laid down procedures to be followed for familiarizing the Independent Directors with your Company, their roles, rights, responsibilities in your Company and to impart the required information and training to enable them contribute significantly to your Company.
All the Independent Directors of the Company have given declarations that they meet the criteria of independence as laid down in section 149(6) of the Act and Regulation 16(1) (b) of Listing Regulations. The Independent Directors have also confirmed that they have complied with the Company''s Code of Conduct.
During the year under review, the Independent Directors met on 10th February, 2024 without the presence of Non-Independent Directors and members of the Management and, inter alia:
(i) reviewed the performance of Non-Independent Directors and the Board as a whole;
(ii) reviewed the performance of the Chairperson of the Company, taking into account the views of Executive Directors and Non-Executive Directors.
(iii) assessed the quality, quantity and timeliness of flow of information between the Company management and the Board that is necessary for the Board to effectively & reasonably perform their duties.
The details of the familiarization programme imparted to the Independent Directors of the Company are Uploaded on the website of the Company at https://lnsel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Familiarization-Programme-for-Independent-Director.pdf
(d) Company''s Policy on Director''s appointment and remuneration:
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee identifies and ascertains the integrity, qualification, expertise, skills, knowledge and experience of the person for appointment as Director and Key Managerial Personnel. The appointment of a Director as recommended by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee requires approval of the Board.
The remuneration determined for Executive/ Independent Directors is subject to the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and approval of the Board of Directors. The Non-Executive Directors appointed on the Board are paid sitting fees for attending the Board and Board Committee meetings. No other remuneration or commission is paid to the Non-Executive Directors.
The Board has, on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee adopted and framed a Remuneration Policy for the Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and other employees pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI Listing Regulations. The said Remuneration Policy forms part of this report and is annexed as ''Annexure-II'' to this report. The same is also available on https://lnsel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/remuneration-policy.pdf
DISCLOSURES RELATED TO BOARD, COMMITTEES AND POLICIES:
a. Board Meetings:
The Board of Directors met 4 (four) times during the financial year 2023 - 2024 in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder. Detailed information on the Board Meetings is provided in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this Annual Report.
Disclosures with respect to the Board composition, Directors and Board meetings held during the financial year are covered under the Corporate Governance report forming part of this report, as per the Provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
b. Committees of the Board:
There are Four Committees of the Board of Directors of the Company viz. Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Stakeholders'' Relationship Committee and Independent Directors Committee.
During the year detailed information on all the Committees is provided in the Corporate Governance Reportalong with the details of extract from Nomination and Remuneration Policy of the Company with respect to remuneration of Executive Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and other senior employees of the Company.Policies framed by the Board pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 are available on the Company''s Website:https://lnsel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Corporate-Governance-Mar24.pdf
c. Directors'' Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to Section 134 (3) (C) and 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors, to the best oftheir knowledge and ability, confirm that:
i. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed alongwith proper explanation relating to material departures;
ii. they 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 theCompany at the end of the financial year and of the profit of the Company for that period;
iii. the Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventingand detecting fraud and other irregularities;
iv. the Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
v. the Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and such internalfinancial controls are adequate and are operating effectively; and
vi. the Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable lawsand that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
POLICIES
a. Vigil Mechanism/Whistle Blower Policy
The Company has adopted a Whistle Blower Policy to provide a formal mechanism to the Directors, employeesand others who are associated with the Company in confirmation with Section 177(9) of the Act and Regulation22 of Listing Regulations to report their concerns about unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Company''s code of conduct. The Policy provides for adequate safeguards against victimizationof Employees/ Directors who avail the mechanism. The company affirms that no person has been denied access to the Audit Committee in this respect. The said policy is available on the website of the Company: https://lnsel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/vigil-mechanismwhistle-blower-policy.pdf
b. Risk Management Policy
The Board of Directors of the Company has designed Risk Management Policy and Guidelines to avoid events,situations or circumstances which may lead to negative consequences on the Company''s businesses and definea structured approach to manage uncertainty and to make use of these in their decision making pertaining to allbusiness divisions and corporate functions. Key business risks and their mitigation are considered in the annual/strategic business plans and in periodic management reviews.
In the opinion of the Board there is no such risk which may threaten the present existence of the Company.
The Company has policies and procedures in case of Leak of Unpublished Price Sensitive Information, for FairDisclosure has been framed with a view to preserve the confidentiality of unpublished price sensitive information, prevent misuse of such information while trading in Company''s securities and ensure fairness indealing with all stakeholders. This Code for Fair Disclosure has been formulated pursuant to Regulation 8 of SEBI(Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 ("Regulations") adopted and approved by the Board of theCompany Words and terms used in this Code for Fair Disclosure herein shall have meaning assigned thereto in the Regulations. The same can be found on the company''s website: https://lnsel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Code-of-Practice-and-Procedure-for-Fair-Disclosure-of-Unpublished-Price-Sensitive-Information.pdf
Pursuant to the provisions of the Act and the SEBI Listing Regulations, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee has laid down the criteria for performance evaluation on the basis of which the Board has carried outevaluation of its own performance, the performance of Board Committees and of the Independent Directors individually.
The Board performance was reviewed on various parameters, such as, adequacy of the composition of the Board,Board culture, appropriateness of qualification & expertise of Board members, process of identification and appointment of Independent Directors, inter-personal skills, ability to act proactively, managing conflicts,managing crisis situations, diversity in the knowledge and related industry expertise, roles and responsibilities ofBoard members, appropriate utilization of talents and skills of Board members, etc.
The Board of Directors of the Company, based on the report of the Independent Directors and the Nomination andRemuneration Committee, evaluated the performance of Board and of individual Directors. The Board also carriedout the evaluation of performance of its Committees on various parameters, such as, adequacy of meetings in enhancing the effectiveness of the Committee, existence of a defined set of objectives/ terms of reference, etc.
The result of review and evaluation of performance of Board, it''s Committees and of individual Directors was foundto be satisfactory.
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to the Financial Statements. The controls are adequate for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of the business, including adherence to theCompany''s policies, the safe guarding of assets, the prevention & detection of frauds & errors, the accuracy andcompleteness of accounting records and timely preparation of reliable financial information.
The matters related to Auditors and their reports for the year ended 31 March, 2024 are as under:-a. Statutory Auditors
M/s. N H Agrawal & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Kolkata (Firm Registration No. 327511E), were appointed as Statutory Auditors of your Company from the conclusion of Thirty Fourth (34th) Annual GeneralMeeting (AGM) till conclusion of Thirty Ninth (39th) AGM to be held in the year 2027, as required under Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.
For the year under review, the statutory auditors have confirmed that they satisfy the independence criteriarequired under the Companies Act, 2013.
The Auditors'' Report contains ''Unmodified Opinion'' on the financial statements (Standalone and Consolidated) of your Company, for the year ended 31 March, 2024 and there are no qualifications reservations or adverse remarks in their report.
a. Secretarial Auditor
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Act, read with Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 the Board of Directors of the Company has re-appointed Mrs. Rasna Goyal, a Practicing Company Secretary in Practice (CP No.-9209) to conduct the Secretarial Audit Report of the Company for the financial year 2023-24. The Secretarial Audit Report in Form MR-3, for the financial year ended 31 March, 2024 is annexed as ''Annexure-III (a)'' to this Report. The Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks.
Lensel Web Services Pvt Ltd., material subsidiary of your Company, has undertaken its secretarial audit for the financial year ended 31 March, 2024 by Mrs. Rasna Goyal, a Practicing Company Secretary in Practice (CP No.-9209) as ''Annexure-III-(b)'' to this Report. The Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark.
In line with the Circular dated February 08, 2019 issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India, Annual Secretarial Compliance Report for the year ended 31 March, 2024 confirming compliance of all applicable SEBI Regulations, Circulars and Guidelines by the Company was issued by Rasna Goyal, Practicing Company Secretaries and filed with the Stock Exchanges. The same is available on the website of the Company at www.lnsel.com.
b. Qualifications in Audit Reports
The statutory auditor''s report and the secretarial audit report do not contain any qualifications, reservations, or adverse remarks or disclaimer. Secretarial audit report is attached to this report.
c. Cost Auditors
Maintenance of cost records and requirements of cost audit as prescribed under the provisions of Section 148 (1) of the Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable for the business activities carried out by the Company.
d. Fraud Reporting
During the year under Review, no instances of fraud were reported by the statutory auditors of the company. ANNUAL RETURN
Pursuant to Section 92(3), read with Section 134(3) (a), of the Act, a copy of the Annual Return of the Company as on the Financial Year ended 31 March, 2023, in Form No. MGT-7, can be accessed on the website of the Company https://lnsel.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Extract-of-Annual-Return-MGT-7-2023.pdf
Further, pursuant to Section 92(3) of the Act, the Annual Return of the Company as on the Financial Year ended 31 March, 2024, will be duly uploaded on the website of the Company, at https://lnsel.com/reports/ upon filing of the same with the Registrar of Companies, under Section 92(4) of the Act.
The Company has laid down a robust Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, which is based on the principles of ethics, integrity and transparency. More details about the Code is given in the Corporate Governance Report.
During the year under review, no application was made by the Company or proceedings were pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 against the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
THE DETAILS OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMOUNT OF THE VALUATION DONE AT THE TIME OF ONE-TIME SETTLEMENT AND THE VALUATION DONE WHILE TAKING LOAN FROM THE BANKS OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ALONG WITH THE REASONS THEREOF
The Company has not done any one time settlement with any of the Lenders / Financial Institutions / Banks of any loan facility provided by them, therefore disclosure under the given head is not applicable.
Pursuant To Provisions of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 Read With the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. He Statement pursuant to section 134(3) (M) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(3) of the Company''s (Accounts) Rules 2014 is annexed as ''Annexure-IV'' forming part of this report.
Pursuant to Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014, during the financial year under review, the Company was not required to spend any amount towards Corporate Social Responsibility activities. Further, as the provisions of the Section 135 were not applicable to the Company for the financial year 2023-24.
The Directors state that as per section 118(1) of the companies Act 2013, the applicable Secretarial Standards, i.e. SS-1 and SS -2, relating to ''Meetings of the Board of Directors'' and ''General Meeting'' respectively, have been duly followed by the Company.
Your Company has in place a policy on prevention of sexual harassment at work place in accordance with the provisions of Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013. The policy aims at prevention of harassment of women employees and lays down the guidelines for identification, reporting and prevention of sexual harassment. During the year under review there were no cases filed pursuant to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
Subject to the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, and applicable law, all documents, including the Notice and Annual Report shall be sent through electronic means (e-mail) in respect of members whose email IDs are registered in their demat account or are otherwise provided by the members.
A detailed Management Discussion and Analysis Report as required under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("SEBI LODR") forms part of this Annual Report.
The Corporate Governance Report, in terms of Regulation 34(3), read with Schedule V, of the SEBI Listing Regulations, forms part of this Annual Report. The Company has obtained a certificate from the Statutory Auditors'' of the company regarding compliance of conditions and the same forms part of this annual report and annexed as ''Annexure-V''.
The Company has laid down Code of Conduct to which the Board and Senior Management have affirmed compliance. The Code is displayed on the official website of the Company https://lnsel.com/reports/
Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting is not applicable to the Company, hence the disclosure under the given head is not made.
Your Directors place on record their appreciation for the help and co-operation received by them from ICICI Bank Ltd, Indusind Bank, RBL Bank Ltd, State Government of West Bengal and Department of Electronics & Department of Telecommunication under Ministry of Information & Technology Government of India, specially Software Technology Parks of India, WEBEL (West Bengal Electronics Industry Development Corporation Limited).
Your Directors also place on record their appreciation for the dedicated services rendered by the employees of your Company at all levels and thank the Company''s customers, vendors, investors and academic partners for their continuous support. Our consistent growth is possible because of their hard work, solidarity, co-operation and support.
Mar 31, 2023
Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the Thirty Fifth (35th) Annual Report of your Company together with the Audited (Standalone and Consolidated) Financial Statements for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2023.
The consolidated performance of the Company and its subsidiaries has been referred to wherever required. Financial Results
Your Company''s financial performance (Standalone and Consolidated) for the financial year ended March 31, 2023 is summarized below:
(All amount in Rupees Lacs, unless otherwise stated)
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Particulars |
For the financial year ended (Standalone) |
For the financial year ended(Consolidated) |
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31.03.2023 |
31.03.2022 |
31.03.2023 |
31.03.2022 |
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Income: |
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Revenue from Operations |
623.55 |
543.36 |
682.62 |
603.99 |
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Other Income |
101.9 |
65.81 |
143.64 |
117.78 |
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Total Income |
725.45 |
609.17 |
826.26 |
721.77 |
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Expenses: |
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Operating Expenditure |
694.45 |
581.30 |
789.61 |
681.54 |
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Depreciation & Amortization Expense |
5.02 |
3.77 |
6.05 |
4.18 |
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Total Expenses |
699.47 |
585.07 |
795.66 |
685.72 |
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Profit Before Tax (PBT) |
25.97 |
24.10 |
30.60 |
36.05 |
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Tax Expense |
7.56 |
6.39 |
9.79 |
8.70 |
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Profit for the year(PAT) |
18.41 |
17.71 |
20.81 |
27.35 |
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Other Comprehensive Income (Net of tax) |
4.07 |
1.55 |
0.14 |
38.96 |
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Total Comprehensive Income for the period |
22.48 |
19.26 |
20.95 |
38.96 |
Company''s Performance:
During the period under review, at consolidated level, the Company achieved revenue of Rs.826.26 lacs EBITDA Rs. 36.65 lacs, PBT of Rs. 30.60 lacs and PAT of Rs. 20.81 lacs as compared to the revenue of Rs. 721.77 lacs, EBITDA Rs. 40.23 lacs, PBT of Rs. 36.05 lacs and PAT of Rs. 27.35 lacs respectively in the previous year.
On an unconsolidated basis (at standalone level), the Company achieved revenue of Rs. 725.45 lacs EBITDA Rs. 30.99 lacs, PBT of Rs. 25.97 lacs and PAT of Rs. 18.41 lacs as compared to the revenue of Rs. 609.17 lacs , EBITDA Rs. 27.87 lacs, PBT of Rs. 24.10 lacs and PAT of Rs. 17.71 lacs respectively in the previous year.
At the Standalone level the sales of the Company have increased by 14.76% as compared to previous year and at the Consolidated level also the sales of the Company has increased by 13.02% as compared to last year.
Share Capital
As on March 31, 2023, paid up share capital of the Company was Rs. 5577.40 lacs divided into 55,774,000 equity shares of Rs.10/-each. There was no change in share capital of the Company during the Financial Year 2022-23.
Dividend and Transfer to Reserves
In terms of the Dividend Distribution Policy, as per SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, equity shareholders of the Company may expect dividend if the Company is having surplus funds and after taking into consideration the relevant internal and external factors as mentioned in the said Policy. Accordingly, considering the cash position, fund requirements for growth of business of your Company and the brought forward losses, the Board of Directors has not recommended any dividend for the financial year ended March 31, 2023. Accordingly, no amount is also proposed to be transferred to the reserves of your Company.
Listing with Stock Exchanges
Your Company confirms that it has paid the Annual Listing Fees for the year 2022-23 to Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd. and The Calcutta Stock Exchange Ltd. where your Company''s Shares are listed.
No shares of your Company were delisted during the financial year.
Change in the nature of business, if any
There has been no change in the nature of business of the Company during the financial year 2022-23.
Deposits from Public
Your Company has not accepted any kind of deposit from the public under Chapter V of the Companies Act, 2013 during the year under review and as such no amount on account of principal or interest on deposits from public was outstanding as on the date of the Balance Sheet.
Particulars of loans, guarantees and investments
There are no Loans, Guarantees and Investments made under the provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 during the year under review.
Material Changes and Commitments, if any, affecting the Financial Position between the end of the Financial Year and date of the report
There are no material changes or commitments affecting the financial position of the Company, which have occurred between the end of the financial year to which the financial statement relates and the date of this Report.
Management Discussion and Analysis Report
A detailed Management Discussion and Analysis Report as required under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("SEBI LODR") forms part of this Annual Report and is annexed as ''Annexure-1''.
Human Resource Management
Attracting, enabling and retaining talent has been the cornerstone of the Human Resource function and the results underscore the important role that human capital plays in critical strategic activities such as growth.
Your Company''s focus lies in creating a performance based culture, driven by focused growth and clear career development plan for each employee. A robust Talent Acquisition system enables the Company to balance unpredictable business demands.
Quality Initiatives & Achievements:
The Company successfully achieved annual enterprise-wide ISO certification for ISO 27001:2013 (Quality Management) for Software Development, ERP Solution, Website Development, Medical Transcription, Mobile Application and Digital Marketing.
Consolidated Financial Statements
In accordance with the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act"), SEBI LODR and Ind-AS-110 on Consolidated Financial Statements, the Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2023 are provided in the Annual Report.
Subsidiary companies
The Company has two subsidiaries namely Lensel Web Services Private Ltd and Rituraj Shares Broking Pvt. Ltd. as on March 31, 2023. There has been no material change in the nature of business of the subsidiaries.
Pursuant to sub-section (3) of Section 129 of the Companies Act, 2013 a statement containing the salient features of the financial statement of a company''s subsidiaries is given in Form No. AOC-1 annexed as ''Annexure 2'', which forms a part of this Annual Report.
During the year no new subsidiary was formed or ceased. Further, the Company has no Joint Venture and Associate during the financial year ended March 31, 2023.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 136 of the Companies Act, 2013, the financial statement of the Company, consolidated financial statements along with relevant documents and separate audited financial statements in respect of Subsidiaries, are available on the website of the Company https://lnsel.com/investor/
The annual accounts of the subsidiary companies shall also be kept for inspection by any shareholder in the Head Office of the Company and the respective offices of its subsidiary companies.
The Company has adopted a policy for determining the criteria of ''Material subsidiaries'' which can be viewed at the Company''s website at the link: (https://lnsel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/39/policv-on-material-subsidiaries.pdf
Details of Significant and Material orders passed by the Regulators /Courts / Tribunals Impacting the going concern status and the Company''s operations in future
During the financial year 2022-23, there was no significant and material orders passed by any Regulators / Courts /Tribunals, which impacts the going concern status and the Company''s Operations in future.
Directors'' Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to Section 134 (3) (C) and 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors, to the best of their knowledge and ability, confirm that:
(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to 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 and of the profit 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 the 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 have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and such internal financial controls are adequate and are operating effectively; and
(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.
Directors and Key Managerial Personnel
Your Director Mrs. Arpita Gupta retires at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible offers herself for reappointment. Additional information and brief profile as required under the SEBI Regulations for the Director seeking reappointment is annexed to the Notice of AGM. The Board of Directors of your Company recommends her reappointment in the Board.
During the year under review, the non-executive directors of the Company had no pecuniary relationship or transactions with the Company, other than sitting fees, commission, if any and reimbursement of expenses or otherwise incurred by them for the purpose of attending meetings of the Board /Committee of the Company.
Disclosures with respect to the Board composition, Directors and Board meetings held during the financial year are covered under the Corporate Governance report forming part of this report, as per the Provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
All the declarations were placed before the Board. Further, all the Directors have also confirmed that they are not debarred to act as a Director by virtue of any SEBI order or any other statutory authority.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 203 of the Act, the Key Managerial Personnel of the company as on March 31, 2023 are; Mahesh Gupta, Chief Executive Officer, Vikash Singh, Chief Financial Officer and Pritika Gupta, Company Secretary.
Independent Directors
Your Company has laid down procedures to be followed for familiarizing the Independent Directors with your Company, their roles, rights, responsibilities in your Company and to impart the required information and training to enable them contribute significantly to your Company.
All the Independent Directors of the Company have given declarations that they meet the criteria of independence as laid down in section 149(6) of the Act and Regulation 16(1)(b) of Listing Regulations. The Independent Directors have also confirmed that they have complied with the Company''s Code of Conduct.
The details of the familiarisation programme imparted to the Independent Directors of the Company are uploaded on the website of the Company at https://lnsel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/D3/familiarization-programme-for-independent-director.pdf
Board and Committee Meetings
Four meetings of the board were held during the year. For details of the meetings of the board and its Committees, please refer to the Corporate Governance Report, which forms a part of this report.
Separate Meeting of Independent Directors
During the year under review, the Independent Directors met on February 11, 2023 without the presence of Non-Independent Directors and members of the Management and, inter alia:
(i) reviewed the performance of Non-Independent Directors and the Board as a whole;
(ii) reviewed the performance of the Chairperson of the Company, taking into account the views of Executive Directors and NonExecutive Directors.
(iii) assessed the quality, quantity and timeliness of flow of information between the Company management and the Board that is necessary for the Board to effectively & reasonably perform their duties.
Board Evaluation
Pursuant to the provisions of the Act and the SEBI Listing Regulations, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee has laid down the criteria for performance evaluation on the basis of which the Board has carried out evaluation of its own performance, the performance of Board Committees and of the Independent Directors individually.
The Independent Directors of the Company, without the participation of Non-Independent Directors and members of management, in their separate meeting held on February 11, 2023, have reviewed the performance of Non-Independent Directors and the Board as a whole. The review of performance of Non-Independent Directors was done, on various parameters, such as, skill, competence, experience, governance, degree of engagement, ideas & planning, attendance, leadership, etc. The Board performance was reviewed on various parameters, such as, adequacy of the composition of the Board, Board culture, appropriateness of qualification & expertise of Board members, process of identification and appointment of Independent Directors, inter-personal skills, ability to act proactively, managing conflicts, managing crisis situations, diversity in the knowledge and related industry expertise, roles and responsibilities of Board members, appropriate utilization of talents and skills of Board members, etc.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board, based on the report of the Independent Directors, evaluated the performance of the Non-Independent Directors. The said Committee members also evaluated the performance of the Independent Directors of the Company, based on the reports of the Executive Directors, considering their requisite skills, competence, experience and knowledge of the regulatory requirements relating to governance, such as, roles and responsibilities under the Code for Independent Directors, the Act, the SEBI Listing Regulations, etc.
The Board of Directors of the Company, based on the report of the Independent Directors and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, evaluated the performance of Board and of individual Directors. The Board also carried out the evaluation of performance of its Committees on various parameters, such as, adequacy of meetings in enhancing the effectiveness of the Committee, existence of a defined set of objectives/ terms of reference, etc.
The result of review and evaluation of performance of Board, it''s Committees and of individual Directors was found to be satisfactory.
Policy on Appointment of Director and Remuneration
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee identifies and ascertains the integrity, qualification, expertise, skills, knowledge and experience of the person for appointment as Director and Key Managerial Personnel. The appointment of a Director as recommended by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee requires approval of the Board.
The remuneration determined for Executive/ Independent Directors is subject to the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and approval of the Board of Directors. The Non-Executive Directors appointed on the Board are paid sitting fees for attending the Board and Board Committee meetings. No other remuneration or commission is paid to the NonExecutive Directors.
The Board has, on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee adopted and framed a Remuneration Policy for the Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and other employees pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI Listing Regulations. The said Remuneration Policy forms part of this report and is annexed as ''Annexure-3'' to this report. The same is also available on https://lnsel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/remuneration-policy.pdf Internal Financial Control System and their adequacy
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to the Financial Statements. The controls are adequate for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of the business, including adherence to the Company''s policies, the safe guarding of assets, the prevention & detection of frauds & errors, the accuracy and completeness of accounting records and timely preparation of reliable financial information.
Cost Records and Cost Audit
Maintenance of cost records and requirements of cost audit as prescribed under the provisions of Section 148 (1) of the Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable for the business activities carried out by the Company.
Audit Committee
The details with respect to the composition of the Audit Committee, the number of meetings held during the Financial Year under review and attendance therein, and the terms of reference has been detailed out in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of this Annual Report.
Further, there were no instances wherein the Board had not accepted any recommendation of the Audit Committee.
Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Details pertaining to constitution of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, number of meetings held during the period under review, attendance therein and its terms of reference have been stated in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of this Annual Report.
Auditors
Statutory Auditors
M/s. N H Agrawal & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Kolkata (Firm Registration No. 327511E), were appointed as Statutory Auditors of your Company from the conclusion of Thirty Fourth (34th) Annual General Meeting (AGM) till conclusion of Thirty Ninth (39th) AGM to be held in the year 2027, as required under Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.
For the year under review, the statutory auditors have confirmed that they satisfy the independence criteria required under the Companies Act, 2013.
The Auditors'' Report contains ''Unmodified Opinion'' on the financial statements (Standalone and Consolidated) of your Company, for the year ended 31st March, 2023 and there are no qualifications reservations or adverse remarks in their report. Secretarial A uditor
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Act, read with Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 the Board of Directors of the Company has re-appointed Mrs. Rasna Goyal, a Practicing Company Secretary in Practice (CP No.-9209) to conduct the Secretarial Audit Report of the Company for the financial year 2022-23. The Secretarial Audit Report in Form MR-3, for the financial year ended March 31, 2023 is annexed as ''Annexure-4-(a)'' to this Report. The Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks.
Lensel Web Services Pvt Ltd., material subsidiary of your Company, has undertaken its secretarial audit for the financial year ended March 31, 2023 by Mrs. Rasna Goyal, a Practicing Company Secretary in Practice (CP No.-9209) as ''Annexure-4-(b)'' to this Report. The Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark.
In line with the Circular dated February 08, 2019 issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India, Annual Secretarial Compliance Report for the year ended March 31, 2023 confirming compliance of all applicable SEBI Regulations, Circulars and Guidelines by the Company was issued by Rasna Goyal, Practicing Company Secretaries and filed with the Stock Exchanges. The same is available on the website of the Company at www.lnsel.com.
Qualifications in Audit Reports
The statutory auditor''s report and the secretarial audit report do not contain any qualifications, reservations, or adverse remarks or disclaimer. Secretarial audit report is attached to this report.
Risk Management Policy
The Company has systems for Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk assessment and mitigation. As part of the Annual Internal Audit Plan, the audit plan is approved by the audit committee. Further, on a quarterly basis summary of key findings is presented to the Audit committee. With increasing globalization and unprecedented changes in business environment, the Company on a periodic basis identifies these uncertainties and after assessing them, formulates short-term and long-term action plans to mitigate any risk which could materially impact the Company''s long-term goals and vision.
In the opinion of the Board there is no such risk which may threaten the present existence of the Company.
Secretarial Standards
The Directors state that the applicable Secretarial Standards, i.e. SS-1 and SS -2, relating to ''Meetings of the Board of Directors'' and ''General Meeting'' respectively, have been duly followed by the Company.
Vigil Mechanism/Whistle Blower Policy
The Company has adopted a Whistle Blower Policy to provide a formal mechanism to the Directors, employees and others who are associated with the Company in confirmation with Section 177(9) of the Act and Regulation 22 of Listing Regulations to report their concerns about unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Company''s code of conduct. The Policy provides for adequate safeguards against victimization of Employees/ Directors who avail the mechanism. The company affirms that no person has been denied access to the Audit Committee in this respect. The said policy has been uploaded on the website of the Company at https://lnsel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/39/vigil-mechanismwhistle-blower-policv.pdf Related Party Transactions
All contracts / arrangements / transactions entered by the Company during the financial year 2022-23 with related parties were in the ordinary course of business and on an arm''s length basis .During the financial year, the Company had not entered into any contract / arrangement / transaction with related parties which could be considered material in accordance with the company''s policy of Materiality of Related Party Transactions except those, provided in Form AOC-2 are not applicable for the year under review.
The Policy on dealing with related party transactions as approved by the Board may be accessed on the Company''s website at the link https://lnsel.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/policy-on-related-party-transactions.pdf
The Directors draw attention of the members to Note no .22 to the standalone financial statement which sets out related party disclosures.
Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives
The Company has not developed and implemented any Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives as the said provisions are not applicable to the Company.
Annual Return
Pursuant to Section 92(3), read with Section 134(3)(a), of the Act, a copy of the Annual Return of the Company as on the Financial Year ended 31 March, 2022, in Form No. MGT-7, can be accessed on the website of the Company https://lnsel.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/Q8/extract-of-ar-form_mgt_7-1.pdf
Further, pursuant to Section 92(3) of the Act, the Annual Return of the Company as on the Financial Year ended 31 March, 2023, will be duly uploaded on the website of the Company, at https://lnsel.com/investor/, upon filing of the same with the Registrar of Companies, under Section 92(4) of the Act.
Particulars of Employees and related disclosures
There are no employees falling within the provisions of section 134(3)(q) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
Future Prospects
Your Company has had steady growth in both domestic as well as international markets this year. Your Company has special focus on further expanding its ERP & Mobile Application within India in coming years. It has also expanded its digital transformation business in the overseas market by adding more business partners from various countries. The Company anticipates getting good volume of business in the coming year both from international as well as domestic market.
Cloud Solutions : continues to show an increasing demand as most organizations are working remotely and hence moving to cloud to run their operations. Cloud is increasingly becoming an integral part of the business across all sectors.
Your company has also been involved with Cloud Solutions. We are partners with world leaders like AWS (Amazon Web Services) and Microsoft Azure for offering robust cloud solutions to its customers.
E-commerce has come a long way since last few years. The way the world consumes has now shifted in favor of the minimum-risk and minimum-exposure advantage of online shopping., global e-commerce sales for 2023 is $5.8 Trillion in 2023. Your company is actively helping companies to increase their sales by building their own ecommerce platforms.
India adds the highest number of internet users per year, vs. any other country in the world. More importantly, over 60% of consumers access the internet via their smart phones.
Big business firms look for a product that helps them to tap in among the target audience, to help them compete with other business and stay ahead of them. Our skilled, proficient and experience mobile application team will help to plan, design, develop and deliver a customized application to suit customers'' business needs.
We look forward to continuing to enhance our expertise in this area to adhere to the continued demands of the market. Following are few services that your company plans to offer in the coming years:
⢠Your Company is also planning to expand itself as a staffing company in various big IT companies working in the area of SAP & Oracle Applications.
⢠Your Company is now focused on further expanding Enterprise Applications business both in domestic as well as in overseas market.
⢠Your Company is focusing on getting more Government projects in the areas of ERP and Mobile Applications.
⢠Your company is also planning to venture into new and emerging technologies like IoT, Robotics and Artificial Intelligence. Your Company is constantly striving to keep pace with changing demands of corporations and adapt to new fields of innovation, improved performance with a continued sense of commitment to a higher standard. Your Company is committed to handle new roles and responsibilities and is open to accept new challenges on a global basis by virtue of its strengthened business model. In addition, there are continuous efforts at improving efficiency and delivering excellence in project execution with the help of business automation tools.
Employee Stock Option Scheme
Presently, the Company does not have any Employee Stock Option/Purchase Scheme.
Policy on Prevention of Sexual Harassment
Your Company has in place a policy on prevention of sexual harassment at work place in accordance with the provisions of Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace Act, 2013. The policy aims at prevention of harassment of women employees and lays down the guidelines for identification, reporting and prevention of sexual harassment. During the year under review there were no cases filed pursuant to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
Conservation Of Energy, Technology Absorption, Foreign Exchange Earnings And Outgo Pursuant To Provisions Of Section 134 Of The Companies Act, 2013 Read With The Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
The Statement pursuant to section 134(3) (m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(3) of the Company''s (Accounts) Rules 2014 is annexed as ''Annexure-5'' forming part of this report.
Corporate Governance
The Corporate Governance Report, in terms of Regulation 34(3), read with Schedule V, of the SEBI Listing Regulations, forms part of this Annual Report. The Company has obtained a certificate from the Statutory Auditors'' of the company regarding compliance of conditions and the same forms part of this annual report and annexed as ''Annexure-6''.
Other Disclosures
a) Your Company has not issued shares with differential voting rights and sweat equity shares during the year under review.
b) There are no proceedings initiated/pending against your Company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 which materially impact the business of the Company.
c) There were no instances where your Company required the valuation for one time settlement or while taking the loan from the Banks or Financial institution.
Acknowledgments
Your Directors place on record their appreciation for the help and co-operation received by them from ICICI Bank Ltd, Indusind Bank, Oriental Bank of Commerce, State Government of West Bengal and Department of Electronics & Department of Telecommunication under Ministry of Information & Technology Government of India, specially Software Technology Parks of India, WEBEL (West Bengal Electronics Industry Development Corporation Limited).
Your Directors also place on record their appreciation for the dedicated services rendered by the employees of your Company at all levels and thank the Company''s customers, vendors, investors and academic partners for their continuous support. Our consistent growth is possible because of their hard work, solidarity, co-operation and support.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Place: Kolkata Ajay Kumar Agarwal
Dated: 12th August, 2023 Executive Director
Mar 31, 2015
Dear Members,
Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 27th Annual Report
together with the Audited Financial Statements and their Report thereon
for the financial year ended 31st March, 2015.
Financial Results
Amount in (Rs.)
Particulars Consolidated
2014-15 2013-14
Balance Brought
Forward from the Last Year (25086541.74) (25479320.52)
Profit/(Loss) Before
Depreciation and Taxation 1175078.62 815773.63
(23911463.12) (24663546.89)
Less: Depreciation (540944.00) (402754.35)
Less: Taxation - (20240.50)
Add : Taxes relating
to earlier year 89578.78 -
Less: Adjustment on
account of Schedule II (390372.00) -
Profit/(Loss) (24753200.34) (25086541.74)
Particulars Standalone
2014-15 2013-14
Balance Brought
Forward from the Last Year (25393339.57) (25479320.52)
Profit/(Loss) Before
Depreciation and Taxation 411507.27 394373.65
(24981832.3) (25084946.87)
Less: Depreciation (457082) (288152.20)
Less: Taxation - (20240.50)
Add : Taxes relating
to earlier year 89578.78 -
Less: Adjustment on
account of Schedule II (259017.00) -
Profit/(Loss) (25608352.52) (25393339.57)
Company's Performance
During the period under review, at consolidated level, the company
achieved revenue of Rs. 23,838,167.97, EBDITA Rs. 1,175,078.62, PBT of
Rs. 634,134.62 and PAT of Rs. 723,713.40 as against a revenue of Rs.
22,852,118.56, EBDITA Rs. 815,773.63, PBT of Rs. 413,019.28 and PAT of
Rs 392,778.78 respectively in the previous year.
At standalone level, the company achieved revenue of Rs. 15,778,989.21,
EBDITA Rs.411,507.27, PBT of Rs. (45,574.73) and PAT of Rs. 44,004.05
as against a revenue of Rs. 18,315,579.57, EBDITA Rs. 394,373.65, PBT
of Rs. 106,221.45 and PAT of Rs 85,980.95 respectively in the previous
year.
At the Standalone level the sales of the Company have marginally
decreased as compared to previous year. The export sales were
comparatively lower as compared to previous year whereas domestic sales
have comparatively increased in this year being the equally focused
area. And at the Consolidated level the sales of the Company has
increased as compared to last year, as Company has equally focused on
the business of both the subsidiary companies.
A detailed Management Discussion and Analysis Report forms part of this
report is annexed as Annexure-1.
Dividend
No dividend is recommended in view of the accumulated losses during the
year apart from meeting the contingent liabilities. Quality Initiatives
& Achievements:
The Company successfully achieved annual enterprise-wide ISO
certification for ISO 9001:2008 (Quality Management) for Software
Development, ERP Solution, Website Development, Medical Transcription &
Search Engine Optimization.
Reserves
No amount was transferred to the reserves during the financial year
ended on 31st March, 2015.
Future Prospects
Your company have achieved good amount of business from domestic market
in this year. The Company has also explored the Australian market
recently to expand its share of business in the overseas market. The
Company has identified new avenues of software business. Ecommerce
business is picking up in India helping the company to get more
software business from the domestic market. Oracle is another new area
in which the company has entered in this year.
Here is a list of what your company plans for the coming years:
* Your Company is looking forward to work in the areas of SAP ERP
Solution, Digital Marketing and Mobile Apps development as there is
huge potential in these areas.
* Your Company is now focused on successfully expanding Oracle
Applications business both in domestic as well as in overseas market.
* Your Company has also ventured into computer hardware activities for
its client as a part of integrated package deal. The Company is very
positive to get good volume of business in the coming year.
* Your Company is on the way of developing its own sector specific
products and packages in the months to come.
Your Company is constantly striving for new fields of innovation,
improved performance with a continued sense of commitment to a higher
standard. There is a constant effort that is being made for bringing in
worthy and new projects. Your Company is committed to handle new roles
and responsibilities and is open to accept new challenges on a global
basis by virtue of its strengthened business model. In addition, there
are continuous efforts at improving efficiency and delivering
excellence in project execution.
Subsidiary companies
The Company has two subsidiaries namely Lensel Web Services Pvt Ltd and
Rituraj Shares Broking Pvt. Ltd. as on March 31, 2015. There are no
associate companies within the meaning of Section 2(6) of the Companies
Act, 2013 ("Act"). There has been no material change in the nature of
the business of the subsidiaries.
Pursuant to provisions of Section 129(3) of the Act read with Rule 5 of
Companies (Accounts of Companies) Rules, 2014, a statement containing
salient features of the financial statements of the Company's
subsidiaries in Form AOC-1 is attached to the financial statements of
the Company as Annexure-2.
The audited financial statements of each of its subsidiary companies
are available for inspection at the Company's registered office and
also at registered offices of the respective companies.
The Policy for determining material subsidiaries as approved may be
accessed on the Company's website at the link: http:// www.lnsel.com
Deposits
Your Company has not accepted any deposit within the meaning of Section
73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules made thereunder and
therefore, no amount of principal or interest was outstanding as on the
date of Balance Sheet.
Particulars of loans, guarantees and investments.
There are no Loans, Guarantees and Investments made under the
provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act,2013 during the year
under review.
Related Party Transactions
There are no contracts or arrangements with related parties referred to
in Section 188(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 save and except the carry
forward balances appearing in the notes to accounts.
Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives
The Company has not developed and implemented any Corporate Social
Responsibility initiatives as the said provisions are not applicable to
the Company.
Directors' Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the board of
directors, to the best of their knowledge and ability, confirm that:
(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards had been followed and there are no material
departures;
(b) the Directors have 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 of
the Company for that period;
(c) the Directors have 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 annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis;
(e) the Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be
followed by the Company and such internal financial controls are
adequate and are operating effectively.
(f) the Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with
the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were
adequate and operating effectively.
Directors
Your Director Mr. Ajay Agarwal retires at the ensuing Annual General
Meeting and being eligible offers himself for reappointment. Additional
information and brief profile as stipulated under the Listing agreement
for the Director seeking reappointment is annexed to the Notice of AGM.
No. of Meetings of the Board
Five meetings of the board were held during the year. For details of
the meetings of the board, please refer to the corporate governance
report, which forms part of this report.
Board Evaluation
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of
the Listing Agreement, the Board has carried out an annual performance,
evaluation of its own performance, the directors individually as well
as the evaluation of the working of its Audit, Nomination &
Remuneration and other Committees. The manner in which the evaluation
has been carried out has been explained hereunder.
A structured questionnaire was prepared after taking into consideration
inputs received from the Directors, covering various aspects of the
Board's functioning such as adequacy of the composition of the Board
and its Committees, Board Culture, execution and performance of
specific duties, obligations and governance.
A separate exercise was carried out to evaluate the performance of
individual Directors including the Chairman of the Board, who were
evaluated on parameters such as level of attendance, engagements and
contribution, independence of judgment, safeguarding the interest of
the Company and its minority shareholders, etc. The performance
evaluation of the Independent Directors was carried out by the entire
Board, excluding the directors being evaluated. The performance
evaluation of the Chairman and the Non Independent Directors was
carried out by the Independent Directors. The Directors expressed their
satisfaction with the evaluation process.
Policy on Appointment of Director and Remuneration
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee identifies and ascertains the
integrity, qualification, expertise, skills, knowledge and experience
of the person for appointment as Director and Key Managerial Personnel.
The appointment of a Director as recommended by the Nomination and
Remuneration Committee requires approval of the Board.
The remuneration / compensation / commission etc. to the Directors and
Key Managerial Personnel is proposed by the Nomination and Remuneration
Committee in compliance with requirements of the Companies Act and
recommended to the Board for it's approval. Approval of Shareholders is
obtained, if required.
The Directors receive remuneration by way of fees for attending
meetings of the Board or committees thereof.
At the time of appointing an Independent Director, a formal letter of
appointment is given to the candidate, which inter-alia, explains the
role, functions, duties and responsibilities expected of the person as
an Independent Director of the Company. The Independent Director is
also explained in detail the compliance required from him under the
Companies Act, 2013 and other relevant regulations. The independence of
Director is decided as per provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
The Board has, on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration
Committee framed a policy for remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial
Personnel and Senior Management. The said Remuneration Policy is
annexed as Annexure-3 to this report.
Internal Financial control systems and their adequacy
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with
reference to financial statements. During the year, such controls were
tested and no reportable material weakness in the design or operation
were observed.
Audit Committee
The details pertaining to composition of audit committee are included
in the Corporate governance Report, which forms part of this report.
Auditors
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 139 of the Act and the rules
framed thereunder, Jain Sonu & Associates, Chartered Accountants, were
appointed as statutory auditors of the Company, hold office till the
conclusion of the ensuing Annual General Meeting and are eligible for
re-appointment. They have confirmed their eligibility to the effect
that their re-appointment, if made, would be within the prescribed
limits under the Act and that they are not disqualified for
re-appointment.
The Notes on financial statement referred to in the Auditors' Report
are self-explanatory and do not call for any further comments. The
Auditors' Report does not contain any qualification, reservation or
adverse remark.
Secretarial Audit
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013
and The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial
Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Company has appointed Mrs. Rasna Goyal, a
Practicing Company Secretary in Practice (CP No.- 9209) to undertake
the Secretarial Audit of the Company. The Report of the Secretarial
Audit Report is annexed herewith as Annexure-4. There are no
qualifications or observations or remarks made by Secretarial Auditor
in his report.
Risk management
The Company has laid down procedures to inform Board members about the
risk assessment and minimization procedures. A Risk management
Committee consisting of Director and senior executives of the Company
has been formed to periodically reviews these procedures to ensure that
executive management controls risk through means of a properly defined
framework .The Company has framed the risk assessment and minimization
procedures which will be periodically reviewed by the Board.
Extract of Annual Return
The extract of the Annual Return in form MGT 9 is annexed herewith as
Annexure-5.
Particulars of Employees and related disclosures
The information required under section 197(12) of the Act read with
rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial
Personnel) Rules, 2014 is not applicable as no remuneration has been
paid to the directors, except sitting fees.
Vigil Mechanism/Whistle Blower Policy
Pursuant to the provision of section 177(9) & (10) of the Companies
Act, 2013 and clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, a Vigil Mechanism for
directors and employees to report genuine concerns has been
established. The Vigil Mechanim Policy has been uploaded on the website
of the Company at http://www.lnsel.com
Disclosure requirements
As per Clause 49 of the listing agreements entered into with the stock
exchanges, corporate governance report with auditors' certificate
thereon and management discussion and analysis are attached, which form
part of this report.
Details of the familiarization programme of the independent directors
are available on the website of the Company (URL:
www.lnsel.com/investors ).
Policy for determining material subsidiaries of the Company is
available on the website of the Company (URL:www.lnsel.com/ investors).
Policy on dealing with related party transactions is available on the
website of the Company (URL:www.lnsel.com/investors ).
The Company has formulated and published a Whistle Blower Policy to
provide Vigil Mechanism for employees including directors of the
Company to report genuine concerns. The provisions of this policy are
in line with the provisions of the Section 177(9) of the Act and the
revised Clause 49 of the Listing Agreements with stock exchanges (URL:
www.lnsel.com/investors ).
Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption, Foreign Exchange
Earnings and Outgo
Additional information relating to conservation of energy, technology
absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo as required under the
Companies Act, 2013 is annexed as Annexure-6 to this report.
Declaration by Independent Directors
Shri Vikash Kamani, Shri Sushil Kumar Gupta and Miss Leela Murjani are
Independent Directors on the Board of your Company. In the opinion of
the Board and as confirmed by these Directors, they fulfill the
conditions specified in Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the
Rules made thereunder about their status as Independent Directors of
the Company.
Corporate Governance
The Company continues to remain committed to high standards of
corporate governance. The report on corporate governance as per the
requirement of the listing agreement with stock exchanges forms part of
this report is annexed as Annexure-7. The Company has complied with all
the requirements of corporate governance. The certificate from the
Auditors of the Company confirming compliance to the conditions of the
corporate governance requirements is also annexed.
Acknowledgments
Your Directors place on record their appreciation for the help and
co-operation received by them from ICICI Bank Ltd., Allahabad Bank,
Indian Overseas Bank, Union Bank of India, Indusind Bank, Oriental Bank
of Commerce, State Government of West Bengal and Department of
Electronics & Department of Telecommunication under Ministry of
Information & Technology Government of India, specially Software
Technology Parks of India, WEBEL(West Bengal Electronics Industry
Development Corporation Limited).
Your Directors also place on record their appreciation for the
dedicated services rendered by the employees of your Company at all
levels.
For and on behalf of the Board
Place : Kolkata Ajay Agarwal Arpita Gupta
Dated : 8th July, 2015 Chairman Director
Mar 31, 2014
Dear Members,
Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 26th Annual Report
together with the Audited Statement of Accounts and their Report
thereon for the year ended 31 st March, 2014
Working and Financial Results
Total Receipts during the year was Rs 16,315,579 57 as compared to Rs
15,403,904 43 in the previous year and the profit during the year
amounting to Rs 65,980 95 as against profit of Rs 125,561 36 in
previous year
Software sales has been increased by 23% as compared to the previous
year. Bui the net profit of the company has reduced due to the
increased cost and net off from sundry balances written off/back
The Financial Highlights are given below:
Particulars Figures for the Figures for the
Current Year Previous Year
M W
Balance Brought Forward
from the Last Year (25,479,320 52) (25,604,681 68)
Profil/(Loss) Before
Depreciation and Taxation 394,373 65 411,904,03
(25,084,946 87) (25,192,977,85)
Less: Depreciation (288,152 20) (256,764 66)
Less Taxation (20,240.50) (29,557.99)
Loss (25,393,339 57) (25,479,320.52)
Dividend
No dividend is recommended in view of the accumulated losses during the
year apart from meeting the contingent liabilities Quality initiatives
& Achievements:
The Company achieved annual enterprise-wide ISO certification for ISO
9001:2006 (Quality Management) for Software Development, ERP Solution,
Website Development, Medical Transcription & Search Engine Optimization
Future Prospects
Your company have achieved good amount of business from overseas market
in this year. It has also made some improvement in the ERP business The
company sees a huge growth potential in the ERP business It has been
working as a SAP Partner till now and plans to work in the areas of
Oracle Applications and Middleware Solutions like Service Oriented
Architecture (SOA) in future It also plans to strengthen its roots into
the Mobile Applications business
Here is a list of what your company plans for the coming years:
* Your company is now focused on successfully expanding ERP business
across Eastern India
* Your Company has developed a customized ERP package catered to
reputed Universilies in India It is a web based campus Automaton system
having various modules required for the functioning of any university
Our company has already got orders from 4 prestigious Universities of
India and look forward to add many more in the near future
* Rapidly increase the sale of SAP Business One, the Business
Managemenl Software for Small & Medium Enterprises It has also started
working into Oracle Applications and Middleware Solutions using Service
Oriented Architecture (SOA)
* Your Company is constantly trying to build relationships with
eminent overseas clients to excel in the field of software and web
development It shall approach marketing houses abroad and act as
choicest development partners in India
* Your company is also planning to expand the sales in domestic market
by updating its software products for Education, Healthcare and Finance
Industry
* Your company has entered into the Mobile applications business and
needs more time to establish and spread its wings in this area
Your Company is constantly striving for new fields of innovation,
improved performance with a continued sense of commitment to a higher
standard There is a constant effort that is being made for bringing in
worthy and new projects Your Company is committed to handle new roles
and responsibilities and is open to accept new challenges on a global
basis by virtue of its strengthened business model In addition, there
are continuous efforts at improving efficiency and delivering
excellence in project execution
Deposits
The Company has not accepted any deposit from the Public-
Directors
Your Director Mrs Arpita Gupta retires at the ensuing Annual General
Meeting and being eligible offers herself for reappointment Additional
information and brief profile as stipulated under the Listing agreement
for the Director seeking reappointment is annexed to the Notice of AGM
Pursuant to the provisions of section 161 of the Companies Act,2013,
read with the relevant provisions in the Articles ofAssociation, Mr
Vikash Kamani with effect from 25th April, 2014, Mr. Sushil Kumar Gupta
and Ms Leeia Murjani with effect from 25th July,2014 was appointed as
an Additional Director by the Board of Directors of the Company. They
hold office as the Director upto the forth coming AGM. Your Company has
received a notice in writing from members proposing their candidature
for the office of Independent Director. Mr. Kamani, Mr. Gupta amd Ms
Muijani qualifies to be an Independent Director pursuant to the
provisions of section 149(6) of the Companies Act,2013
Additional Information and brief profile, as stipulated under the
Equity Listing Agreement for each of the above Directors seeking
reappointment/ appointment is annexed to the Notice of the AGM
Directore' Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to Sec lion 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956 with respect
to Directors' responsibilities statement, it is hereby confirmed that:
i) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed and there has been no material departures ,
ii) the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgements 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 of
the Company for that year.
iii) the Directors have 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) the annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis
Auditors
Your Auditors M/s Jain Sonu & Associates, Chartered Accountants also
retire at the Annual General Meeting, are eligible for the re-
appointment The Auditor has furnished the certificate under section
224(1) (B) of the Companies Act, 1956 of their eligibility.
Auditors' Observations
As regards observations made by the Auditors, the relevant notes in the
financial statement are self explanatory
Cash Flow
In accordance with the requirement of Clause 32 of the Listing
Agreement with the Stock Exchanges, a cash flow statement duly verified
by your Auditors together with the certificate is annexed hereto.
Corporate Governance
Your Company has complied with the requirements of Corporate Governance
pursuant to clause 49 of Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges and
a report to that effect is enclosed herewith
Subsidiary And Associate Companies.
As on 31 03 2014, the Company had two subsidiaries namely Rituraj
Shares Broking Pvt Ltd. and Lensel Afeb Services Pvt Ltd
As per the provision of section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956, the
Company is required to attach, inter alia the Director's Report,
Balance Sheet and Statement of Profit 8. Loss of the Subsidiaries to
its annual report The Ministry of Corporate affairs, Government of
India vide its circular No 2/2011 dated February 6, 2011 has provided
an exemptions to companies from complying with the provisions of
section 212 subject to fulfillment of certain conditions as mentioned
in the said circular. Accordingly, the annual report of the company for
the FY 2013-14 does not contain the financial statements of the
subsidiaries As required under the aforesaid circular, the consolidated
financial statements of the Company duly audited by the statutory
auditors forms part of this Annual Report Your Company shall make
available the audited annual accounts and related information of its
subsidiaries, to those members who wish lo have copies of the same and
these documents will also be kept open for inspection by any member at
the Registered office of the Company on any working day up to the date
of the ensuing Annual General Meeting
As at March 31,2014, the Company had one Associate Company namely
Haresh Collections Pvt Ltd
The accounting of subsidiaries and associate have been done in
consolidated financial statement in accordance with the Accounting
Standards
Other Information
None of the employees were in receipt of remuneration exceeding limits
prescribed u/s 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 and the Rules made
thereunder
As required u/s 217(1 )(e) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with
Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of the Board of
Directors) Rules, 1988, Your Directors Report as follows
A Conservation of Energy Not Applicable
B Technology Absorption
Your Company is developing its capabilities in I T. Enabled Services and
Medical Transcription as well as a ERP vending, Implementation,
supporting and training services
An expansion in Ihe operation is ahead through strategic alliances for
Business Process Outsourcing Projects
C (a) Foreign Exchange Earning
Rs 14500040 30 (previous year Rs 13157987 50)
(b) Foreign Exchange Outgoing Rs Nil (previous year Rs Nil)
Acknowledgments
Your Directors place on record their appreciation for the help and
co-operation received by them from ICICI Bank Ltd., Allahabad Bank,
Indian Overseas Bank, Union Bank of India, Indusmd Bank, Oriental Bank
of Commerce, State Government of West Bengal and Department of
Electronics & Department of Telecommunication under Ministry of
Information & Technology Government of India, specially Software
Technology Parks of India, WEBEL(West Bengal Electronics Industry
Development Corporation Limited)
Your Directors also place on record their appreciation for the
dedicated services rendered by the employees of your Company at
all levels
On behalf of the Board of Directors
For LEE & NEE SOFTWARES (EXPORTS) LTD
Place : Kolkala Directors : 1 AjayAgarwal
Dated : 29lh August, 2014 2 Arpita Gupta
Mar 31, 2013
To, The Shareholders
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the 25th Annual Report
together with the Audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st
March, 2013.
Working and Financial Results
Total Receipts during the year was Rs. 15,403,904.43 as compared to Rs.
29,273,055.80 in the previous year, which includes sales from shares
amounting to Rs. 178,07,054.73/- in previous year and the profit during
the year amounting to Rs. 125,56136 as against profit of Rs 412,485.85
in previous year.
Software sales has been increased by 160% as compared to the previous
year. But the net profit of the company has been reduced due to the
increased cost and net off from sundry balance written offfback and
change in inventory.
The Financial Highlights are given below:
Particulars Figures for the
Current Year Figures for the
Previous Year ()
Balance Brought Forward
from the Last (25,604,881.88) (26,017367.74)
Year
Profit/(Loss) Before
Depreciation and 411,904.03 5,638369.58
Taxation
(25,192,977.85) (20378,998.16)
Less: Depreciation (256,784.68) (5,132,003.44)
Less: Taxation (29,557.99) (93,880.28)
Loss (25,479,320.52) (25,604,881.88)
Dividend
No dividend is recommended in view of the accumulated losses during the
year apart from meeting the contingent liabilities.
Quality Initiatives & Achievements:
The Company achieved annual enterprise-wide ISO certification for ISO
9001:2008 (Quality Management) for Software Development, ERP Solution,
Website Development, Medical Transcription & Search Engine
Optimization.
Future Prospects
Your company have achieved good amount of business from overseas market
in this year. It has also made some improvement in the ERP business.
The company sees a huge growth potential in the ERP business. It has
been working as a SAP Partner till now and plans to work in the areas
of Oracle Applications and Middleware Solutions like Service Oriented
Architecture (SOA) in future. It also plans to strengthen its roots
into the Mobile Applications business.
Here is a list of what your company plan for the coming years: Your
company is now focused on successfully expanding ERP business across
Eastern India.
Rapidly increase the sale of SAP Business One, the Business Management
Software for Small & Medium Enterprises. It is also started working
into Oracle Applications and Middleware Solutions using SOA.
u Your Company is constantly trying to build relationships with eminent
overseas clients to excel in the field of software and web development.
It shall approach marketing houses abroad and act as choicest
development partners in India.
0 Your company is also planning to expand the sales in domestic market
by updating its software products for Education, Healthcare and Finance
Industry.
Q Your company has entered into the Mobile applications business and
needs more time to establish and spread its wings in this area.
We are constantly striving for new fields of innovation, improved
performance with a continued sense of commitment to a higher standard.
There is a constant effort that is being made for bringing in worthy
and new projects. Your Company is committed to handle new roles and
responsibilities and is open to accept new challenges on a global basis
by virtue of its strengthened business model. In addition, there are
continuous efforts at improving efficiencies and delivering excellence
in project execution.
Deposits
The Company has not accepted any deposit from the Public.
Directors
Your Director Mr. Sagarmal Gupta retires at the ensuing Annual General
Meeting and being eligible offer himself for reappointment Additional
information & brief profile as stipulated under the Listing agreement
for the Director seeking reappointment is annexed to the Notice of AGM.
Directors'' Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 19S6 with respect to
Directors'' responsibilities statement, it is hereby confirmed that:
i) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed.
ii) the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgements 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 of
the Company for that year.
iii) the Directors have 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) the annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
Auditors
Your Auditors M/s Jain Sonu & Associates, Chartered Accountants also
retire at the Annual General Meeting, are eligible for the
re-appointment. The Auditor has furnished the certificate under section
224(1) (B) of the Companies Act, 1956 of their eligibility.
Auditors''Observations
As regards observations made by the Auditors, the relevant notes in the
financial statement are self explanatory.
Cash Flow
In accordance with the requirement of Clause 32 of the Listing
Agreement with the Stock Exchanges, a cash flow statement duly verified
by your Auditors together with the certificate is annexed hereto.''
Corporate Governance
Your Company has complied with the requirements of Corporate Governance
pursuant to clause 49 of Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges and
a report to that effect is enclosed herewith.
Other Information
None of the employees were in receipt of remuneration exceeding limits
prescribed u/s. 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 19S6 and the Rules made
there under.
As required v/s2l7(l)(c) of the Companies Act, 19S6 read with Companies
(Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of the Board of Directors)
Rules, 1988, Your Directors Report as follows :-
A. Conservation of Energy Not Applicable
B. Technology Absorption Your Company is developing its capabilities in
I. T. Enabled Services and Medical
Transcription as well as a ERP vending, Implementation, supporting and
training services.
An expansion in the operation is ahead through strategic alliances for
Business Process Outsourcing Projects.
C. (a) Foreign Exchange Earning : Rs. 13157987.50 (previous year Rs.
7838115.16) (b) Foreign Exchange Outgoing: Rs. Nil (previous year Rs.
Nil)
Acknowledgments
Your Directors place on record their appreciation for the help and
co-operation received by them from ICICI Bank Ltd., Allahabad Bank,
Indian Overseas Bank, Union Bank of India, Ihdusind Bank, Oriental Bank
of Commerce, State Government of West Bengal and Department of
Electronics & Department of Telecommunication under Ministry of
Information & Technology Government of India, specially Software
Technology Parks of India.
Your Directors also place on record their appreciation for the
dedicated services rendered by the employees of your Company at all
levels.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
For LEE & NEE SOFTWARES (EXPORTS) LTD.
Place: Kolkata Directors:
1. Ajay Agarwal
Dated: 30th August, 2013 2. Arpita Gupta
Mar 31, 2012
The Shareholders
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the 24th Annual Report
together with the Audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st
March, 2012.
Working and Financial Results
Total Income during the year was Rs. 29,273,055.80 as compared to Rs.
28,781,402.00 in the previous year but the profit during the year
amounting to Rs. 412,485.86 as against profit of Rs. 3,086,206.65 in
previous year.
The net impact of the above has resulted in decrease in profit during
the year compared to the earlier year due to extra ordinary item of
profit on compensation on cancellation of agreement in previous year,
loss on sale of shares and depreciation on leasehold premises during
the year.
The Financial Highlights are given below :
Particulars Figures for the Figures for the
Current Year Previous Year
(Rs.) (Rs.)
Balance Brought Forward from
the Last Year (26,017,367.74) (29,103,574.39)
Profit/(Loss) Before
Depreciation and Taxation 5,638,369.58 4,571,639.65
(20,378,998.16) (24,531,934.74)
Less : Depreciation (5,132,003.44) (1485433.00)
Less : Taxation (93,880.28) -
Loss (25,604,881.88) (26,017,367.74)
Dividend
No dividend is recommended in view of the accumulated losses during the
year apart from meeting the contingent liabilities.
Future Prospects
Your Company have strengthened its roots in ERP ( Enterprise Resource
Planning)- The organization plans to implement the expertise of Oracle
Solaris & Linux Development track which has been uniquely designed by
application developers. The developers use their expertise to create
Oracle Solaris & Oracle Linux applications, thus your company stress on
unique application development.
Here is a list of what your Company plan for the coming years:
-/ Your Company is now focused on successfully expanding ERP business
across Eastern India.
- Rapidly increase the sale of SAP Business One, the Business
Management Software for Small & Medium Enterprises. In order to do so,
your Company is working on adding new channel partners.
- Your Company is constantly trying to build relationships with
eminent overseas clients to excel in the field of software and web
development. It shall approach marketing houses abroad and act as
choicest development partners in India.
- Your Company is also planning to conquer the domestic market by
releasing software products for Education, Healthcare and Finance
Industry.
- Endeavors are being made for strategic alliances with staffing
Companies in U.S.A.
- Your Company has entered into a new area of business and needs
more time to establish and spread its wings.
- Your Company has discontinued trading in shares of renowned
information technology companies from 1st October 2011.
The Organization is constantly striving to achieve high value contracts
to enhance focus and aims at improving its operating margins. There is
a constant effort that is being made for bringing in worthy and new
projects. Your Company is committed to handle new roles and
responsibilities and is open to accept new challenges on a global basis
by virtue of its strengthened business model. In addition, there are
continuous efforts at improving efficiencies and delivering excellence
in project execution.
Deposits
The Company has not accepted any deposit from the Public.
Directors
Your Director Mr. Ajay Agarwal retires at the ensuing Annual General
Meeting and being eligible offer himself for reappointment.
Directors' Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956 with respect to
Directors' responsibilities statement, it is hereby confirmed that:
i) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed.
ii) the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgements 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 of
the Company for that year.
iii) the Directors have 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) the annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
Auditors
Your Auditors M/s Jain Sonu & Associates, Chartered Accountants also
retire at the Annual General Meeting, are eligible for the
re-appointment. The Auditor has furnished the certificate under Section
224(1) (B) of the Companies Act, 1956 of their eligibility.
Auditors' Observations
As regards observations made by the Auditors, the relevant notes in the
financial statement are self explanatory. Cash Flow
In accordance with the requirement of Clause 32 of the Listing
Agreement with the Stock Exchanges, a cash flow statement duly verified
by your Auditors together with the certificate is annexed hereto.
Corporate Governance
Your Company has complied with the requirements of Corporate Governance
pursuant to clause 49 of Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges and
a report to that effect is enclosed herewith.
Dematerialization of Equity Shares
Your Company has entered into agreement with National Securities
Depository Ltd. (NSDL) and Central Depository Services Ltd. (CDSL) for
dealing in Equity Shares of the Company in dematerialized form. Your
Company has been allotted (ISIN No. INE 791B01014). The shareholders
may send their share certificates through their depository participants
for having the shares in electronic form.
Other Information
None of the employees were in receipt of remuneration exceeding limits
prescribed u/s. 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 and the Rules made
there under.
As required u/s.217(1)(e) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with
Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of the Board of
Directors) Rules, 1988, Your Directors Report as follows :-
A. Conservation of Energy : Not Applicable
B. Technology Absorption : Your Company is developing its capabilities
in I. T. Enabled Services and Medical Transcription as well as a ERP
vending, Implementation, supporting and training services.
An expansion in the operation is ahead through strategic alliances for
Business Process Outsourcing Projects.
C. (a) Foreign Exchange Earning : Rs. 7838115.16 (previous year Rs.
5256395.84)
(b) Foreign Exchange Outgoing : Rs. Nil (previous year Rs. 326447.44)
on account of communication exp., business procurement fees and
ASP/VOIP charges.
Acknowledgments
Your Directors place on record their appreciation for the help and
co-operation received by them from ICICI Bank Ltd., UCO Bank, Allahabad
Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Union Bank of India, Indusind Bank,
Oriental Bank of Commerce, State Government of West Bengal and Orissa
and Department of Electronics & Department of Telecommunication under
Ministry of Information & Technology Government of India, specially
Software Technology Parks of India.
Your Directors also place on record their appreciation for the
dedicated services rendered by the employees of your Company at all
levels.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
For LEE & NEE SOFTWARES (EXPORTS) LTD.
Place : Kolkata Ajay Agarwal Arpita Gupta
Dated : 1st September, 2012 Director Director
Mar 31, 2011
The Shareholders,
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the 23rd Annual Report
together with the Audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st
March, 2011.
Working and Financial Results
Total Income during the year was Rs.29,241,239.42/- as compared to Rs.
1,12,74,301.17/- in the previous year but the profit during the year
amounting to Rs. 3,086,206.65/- as against profit of Rs. 14,23,756.96/-
in previous year.
The net impact of the above has resulted in better profit during the
year compared to the earlier year due to better capacity utilisation
and ERP sales & Software services in domestic market.
The Financial Highlights are given below :
Figures for the Figures for the
Current year Previous year
Rs. Rs.
Balance Brought Forward
from the Last Year (29,103,574.39) (3,05,27,331.35)
Profit / (Loss) Before
Depreciation 4,571,639.65 17,19,798.96
(24,531,934.74) (2,88,07,532.39)
Add/Less :
Depreciation (1,485,433.00) (2,96,042.00)
Loss Rs.(26,017,367.74) Rs. (2,91,03,574.39)
Dividend
No dividend is recommended in view of the accumulated losses during the
year apart from meeting the contingent liabilities.
Future Prospects
BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) Ã The Company is targeting ITES
based services, both voice & non-voice based projects from several
organisations in USA, Canada, UK & Australia. Endeavours are being made
to move towards better segment of ITES such as KPO (Knowledge Process
Outsourcing) & EPO (Education Process Outsourcing) & ERP software
vending, software services, implementation, support & training
services. To bridge the gap of manpower the Company has targeted to
explore market of manpower development, manpower resourcing,
developing, delivering under the new brand name LNSEL Jobs Online which
is expected to result positively. Endeavours are being made for
strategic alliances with staffing Companies in U. S. A.
The Company is preparing itself to set up a SEZ unit and is working for
suitable space in a Special Economic Zone of a size more than several
times of its current size. The Company envisages to move to SEZ
(Special Economic Zone) on allotment of land from the respective
authorities.
Outlook
The Company apart from software services, has established its
reputation in the market as an Information Technology Enabled Service
provider (ITES) specially in Medical Transcription and other KPO
services. The proposed expansion would further consolidate the position
of the Company. This has a better margin of profitability and has
resulted in higher growth of the Company. New area of ERP
implementation projects shall further add to the revenue of the
Company.
The Company may go for acquisition of new companies to expand its size
abnormally and is in the process of looking for suitable software
development in marketing in ERP sector. Your Company has become
authorised vendor of ''SAP" ERP software in India. The Company has
changed its object clause by adding new area of business in different
segment than that of software development such as construction and
development of SEZ, dealing in shares and media during the year under
consideration and in the process of turnaround of the Company. Your
Directors have started dealing in shares of software companies for
better fund utilisation in the current year. Accordingly your Directors
are confident of achieving better results in the year 2011-12.
Fixed Deposits
The Company has not accepted any deposit from the Public.
Directors
Your Director, Mrs. Arpita Gupta, retires at the ensuing Annual General
Meeting and being eligible offers herself for reappointment.
Directors' Responsibility Statement
Your Directors confirm :
(i) that in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed.
(ii) that the Directors have selected such accounting policies and
applied them consistently and made judgements 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 of the Company for that year.
(iii) that the Directors have 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 have prepared the annual accounts on a going
concern basis.
Auditors
Your Auditors, M/s. Omsagar & Associates, Chartered Accountants also
retire at the Annual General Meeting, are eligible for the
re-appointment. The Auditors have furnished the certificate under
section 224(1)(B) of the Companies Act, 1956 of their eligibility.
Auditors' Observations
As regards observations made by the Auditors, the relevant notes in
Schedule -14 are self explanatory.
Cash Flow
In accordance with the requirement of Clause 32 of the Listing
Agreement with the Stock Exchanges, a cash flow statement duly verified
by your Auditors together with the certificate is annexed hereto.
Corporate Governance
Your Company has complied with the requirements of Corporate Governance
pursuant to clause 49 of Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges and
a report to that effect is enclosed herewith.
Dematerialization of Equity Shares
Your Company has entered into agreement with National Securities
Depository Ltd. (NSDL) and Central Depository Services Ltd. (CDSL) for
dealing in Equity Shares of the Company in dematerialized form. Your
Company has been allotted (ISIN No. INE 791B01014). The shareholders
may send their share certificates through their depository participants
for having the shares in electronic form.
Other Information
None of the employees were in receipt of remuneration exceeding limits
prescribed u/s. 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 and the Rules made
thereunder.
As required u/s.217(1)(e) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with
Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of the Board of
Directors) Rules, 1988, Your Directors Report as follows :Ã
A. Conservation of Energy Not Applicable.
B. Technology Absorption Your Company is developing its
capabilities in I. T. Enabled Services
and Medical Transcription as well as
a ERP vending, implementation,
supporting & training services. An
expansion in the operation is ahead
through strategic alliances for
Business Process Outsourcing Projects.
C. (a) Foreign Exchange Rs. 5,256,395.84/- (previous year
Earning Rs. 7,048,247.29/-) including sale
of other 100% EOU units.
(b) Foreign Exchange Out Rs. 3,26,447.44/- (Previous Year
going Rs. 5,05,987.26/-) on account
communication exp., business
procurement fees and ASP/VOIP charges.
Acknowledgements
Your Directors place on record their appreciation for the help and
co-operation received by them from ICICI Bank Ltd., UCO Bank, Allahabad
Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Union Bank of India, Indusind Bank,
Oriental Bank of Commerce, State Government of West Bengal and Orissa
and Department of Electronics & Department of Telecommunication under
Ministry of Information & Technology, Government of India, specially
Software Technology Parks of India. Your Directors also place on
record their appreciation for the dedicated services rendered by the
employees of your Company
On behalf of the Board of Directors
For LEE & NEE SOFTWARES (EXPORTS) LTD.
Sd/-
Directors : 1. Ajay Agarwal
2. Arpita Gupta
Place : Kolkata
Dated : The 24th day of August, 2011.
Mar 31, 2010
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the 22nd Annual Report
together with the Audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st
March, 2010.
Working and Financial Results
Total Income during the year was Rs.1,12,74,301.17/- as compared to Rs.
1,17,94,096.08/- in the previous year but the profit during the year
amounting to Rs. 14,23,756.96/- as against loss of Rs. 11,02,666.80/-
in previous year.
The net impact of the above, has resulted in profit during the year
compared to the earlier year due to better capacity utilisation in BPO
sector specially in Call Centre Project though it is yet. to be stabled
and suffering from several contingencies and industry hazards.
The Financial Highlights are given below :
Figures for the
Current year Figures for the
Previous year
Rs. Rs.
Balance Brought Forward
from the Last Year (3,05,27,331.35) (3,16,29,998..15)
Profit/(Loss) Before
Depreciation 17,19,798.96 15,05,796.43
(2,88,07,532.39) (3,01,24,201.72)
Add/Less :
Depreciation (2,96,042.00) (4,03,129.63)
Loss Rs. (2,91,03,574.39) Rs. (3,05,27,331.35)
Dividend
No dividend is recommended in view of the accumulated loss during the
year apart from meeting the contingent liabilities.
Future Prospects
BPO (Business Process Outsourcing) - The Company is targetting ITES
based services, both voice & non-voice based projects from several
organisations in USA, Canada, UK & Australia. Endeavours are being made
to move towards better segment of ITES such as KPO (Knowledge Process
Outsourcing) & EPO (Education Process Outsourcing). To bridge the gap
of manpower the Company has targeted to explore market of manpower
development, manpower resourcing, developing, delivering under the new
brand name LNSEL Jobs Online which has resulted in positive. Endeavours
are being made for strategic alliances with staffing Companies in U. S.
A.
The Company is preparing itself to set up a SEZ unit and is working for
Suitable space in a Special Economic Zone of a size more than several
times of its current size. The Company envisages to move to SEZ
(Special Economic Zone) on allotment of land from the respective
authorities. The Company further wishes to pursue ERP implementation
projects and hopeful of sizeable orders. Outlook
The Company apart from software services, has established its
reputation in the market as an Information Technology Enabled Service
provider (ITES) specially in Medical Transcription as well as
International Call Centre. The proposed expansion would further
consolidate the position of the Company. This would have a better
margin of profitability and would result in higher growth of the
Company. New area of ERP implementation projects shall further add to
the revenue of the Company.
Your Directors are glad to report that the adverse factors stand
substantially abated so far in the current year. Accordingly your
directors are confident of achieving better results in the year
2010-11. Fixed Deposits
The Company has not accepted any deposit from the Public. Directors
Your Director, Mr. Sagarma! Gupta, retires at the ensuing Annual
General Meeting and being eligible offers himself for re- appointment.
Mrs. Arpita Gupta has been appointed as director by the Board of
Directors to fill the casual vacancy caused by resignation of Mr.
Paresh Agarwal on 24.10.2009. Mr. Paresh Agarwal was director for a
long time and was Chairman of audit committee. The Company appreciates
his valuable services during his tennure of directorship.
Directors Responsibility Statement Your Directors confirm :
(i) that in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed.
(ii) that the Directors have selected such accounting policies and
applied them consistently and made judgements 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 of the Company for that year.
(iii) that the Directors have 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 have prepared the annual accounts on a going
concern basis.
Auditors
Your Auditors M/s. Om Sagar & Associates, Chartered Accountants also
retire at the Annual General Meeting, are eligible for the
re-appointment. The Auditors have furnished the certificate under
section 224(1 )(B) of the Companies Act, 1956 of their eligibility for
reappointment.-
Auditors Observations
As regards observations made by the Auditors, the relevant notes in
Schedule-14 are self explanatory.
Cash Flow
In accordance with the requirement of Clause 32 of the Listing
Agreement with the Stock Exchanges, a cash flow statement duly verified
by your Auditors together with the certificate is annexed hereto.
Corporate Governance
Your Company has complied with the requirements of Corporate Governance
pursuant to clause 49 of Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges and
a report to that effect is enclosed herewith.
Dematerialization of Equity Shares
Your Company has entered into agreement with National Securities
Depository Ltd. (NSDL) and Central Depository Services (India) Ltd.
(CDSIL) for dealing in Equity Shares of the Company in dematerialized
form. Your Company has been allotted (ISIN No. INE 791B01014). The
shareholders may send their share certificates through their depository
participants for having the shares in electronic form.
Other Information
None of the employees were in receipt of remuneration exceeding limits
prescribed u/s. 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 and the Rules made
thereunder.
Acknowledgments
Your Directors place on record their appreciation for the help and
co-operation received by them from ICICI Bank Ltd., UCO Bank, Allahabad
Bank, Indian Overseas Bank, Union Bank of India, Indusind Bank,
Oriental Bank of Commerce, State Government of West Bengal and Orissa
and Department of Electronics & Department of Telecommunication under
Ministry of Information & Technology, Government of India, specially
Software Technology Parks of India. Your Directors also place on
record their appreciation for the dedicated services rendered by the
employees of your Company at all levels.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
For LEE & NEE SOFTWARES (EXPORTS) LTD.
Sd/-
Place : Kolkata Directors : 1. Ajay Agarwal
Dated : The 25th day of August, 2010. 2. Arpita Gupta
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