Mar 31, 2025
The Board of Directors are pleased to present the 25th Annual Report on the business and operations of the Company
together with the audited standalone and consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2025.
Summary of the operations of the Company on standalone basis and consolidated basis for the financial year 2024-25 is
as follows:
(In '' Million)
|
Particulars |
Standalone |
Consolidated |
||
|
2024-25 |
2023-24 |
2024-25 |
2023-24 |
|
|
Revenue from operations |
2393.13 |
1671.11 |
5730.24 |
5132.40 |
|
Earnings/(Loss) before other income, depreciation |
200.56 |
(154.42) |
106.90 |
221.36 |
|
Exceptional item |
(101.76) |
(5.30) |
(122.52) |
- |
|
Profit/(Loss) before other income, depreciation and |
98.81 |
(159.72) |
(15.62) |
221.36 |
|
Profit/(Loss) before tax |
112.43 |
43.25 |
(346.95) |
265.38 |
|
Profit/(Loss) for the year |
84.45 |
29.07 |
(405.41) |
153.16 |
|
Total Comprehensive Income for the year |
57.80 |
13.97 |
(335.38) |
( 29.84) |
|
Equity Share Capital |
1063.21 |
1062.14 |
1063.21 |
1062.14 |
|
Other Equity |
6097.22 |
6013.55 |
5164.28 |
5434.19 |
|
Networth |
7160.43 |
7075.69 |
6239.24 |
6496.67 |
|
Net Block |
115.56 |
159.21 |
2108.35 |
2334.43 |
|
Net Current Assets |
1220.29 |
857.82 |
511.92 |
489.43 |
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents (including other bank |
197.07 |
65.36 |
1080.13 |
1311.92 |
|
Earnings/ (Loss) per share (Diluted) (In '') |
0.79 |
0.27 |
(3.78) |
1.43 |
During 2024-25, the Company recorded net revenue of ''
2393.13 million, as compared to '' 1,671.11 million in 2023¬
24. The Profit after tax of the Company is '' 84.45 million
in 2024-25 as compared to '' 29.07 million in 2023-24. The
diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS) is '' 0.79 per share in 2024¬
25 as compared to '' 0.27 per share in 2023-24.
During 2024-25, the Company recorded consolidated net
revenue of '' 5730.24 million, as compared to '' 5,132.40
million in 2023-24. The consolidated Profit(loss) after tax
of the Company for the year 2024-25 is '' (405.41) million as
compared to '' 153.16 million in 2023-24. The consolidated
diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS) for the year 2024-25 is ''
(3.78) per share as compared to '' 1.43 per share in 2023-24.
The Board of Directors periodically assesses the
Company''s capacity and need to allocate dividends to its
Shareholders, aiming to safeguard profitability and the
Company''s long-term growth plans. During the evaluation
of dividend necessity, the Board takes multiple factors into
consideration, such as present and future earnings, cash
flow projections, capital expenditure requirements for
ongoing and upcoming projects, and contingencies. After
thoroughly considering the relevant circumstances and
aligning with the company''s dividend distribution policy, the
Board of Directors has made the prudent decision not to
propose any dividends for the reviewed year.
The Dividend Distribution Policy, in terms of Regulation
43A of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015
("SEBI Listing Regulationsâ), is available on the Company''s
website at the below link: https://www.onmobile.com/sites/
default/files/cg_policy/Dividend_Distribution_Policy.pdf
As permitted under the provisions of the Companies Act,
2013, (the Act) the Board does not propose to transfer any
amount to general reserve for the Financial Year 2024-25.
As on March 31, 2025, the Company''s investments in fixed
deposits, mutual funds, non-convertible debentures and
unquoted investments is to the tune of '' 680.57 million.
During the year under review, the Company allotted 107,064
equity shares on the exercise of stock options under its
various Employee Stock Option Plans.
As a result of the aforesaid allotment of equity shares
under ESOPs, the issued and paid-up share capital of the
Company as on March 31, 2025, stands at '' 1063.21 Million.
In fiscal year 2024-25, OnMobile embarked on an exciting
new chapter of growth, driven by a gaming-first strategy
and continuous innovation in technology. Our mobile
gaming business continued its growth with an active
subscriber base surpassing 10 million users across the
globe. A key highlight of the year was the genesis of The
Gaming Platform, a single destination for all Gaming
services, opening new possibilities through monetisation
models beyond subscription, such as Platform Licensing
and In-App purchases. With this addition to our gaming
portfolio, OnMobile is well-positioned to be a global leader
at the intersection of gaming, entertainment, and next-
generation technology.
Recognising the broader potential of ONMO''s foundational
strengths, such as single sign-on, seamless UX, and an
engaging gameplay loop, we developed The Gaming
Platform (TGP). Designed as a modular, enterprise-grade
solution, TGP extends ONMO''s capabilities into a unified,
telco-branded destination for casual games, cloud gaming,
and esports within the telco ecosystem.
Looking ahead, TGP is set to evolve into a Telco-Led
Interactive App Store, expanding beyond gaming into music,
video, loyalty programs, cloud-streamed content, and
everyday lifestyle experiences. This is more than a product
evolution; it''s a platform strategy that delivers scalable
innovation, new monetisation models, and sustained user
engagement. TGP is now a key pillar of our vision to enable
next-generation digital ecosystems for global telecom
partners.
In FY25, Challenges Arena reinforced its leadership in
telco gaming by addressing growing user expectations for
quality, convenience and value. The platform successfully
expanded its footprint to 78 telecom operators, engaging
over 6.61 million active users globally in 18 languages. To
deepen player engagement, personalised real-time push
notifications were deployed, significantly improving user
retention and re-engagement. New features, such as
the winner ticker and winner popups, were introduced to
elevate the sense of achievement and in-game excitement.
Additionally, the launch of an auto-replay feature
contributed to a 30% increase in gameplay sessions,
enhancing the overall player experience. We enhanced
the ad-centric model of Challenges Arena to unlock new
revenue. By reducing visible ads and prioritising quality
placements during natural gameplay breaks, we created
a cleaner, more immersive experience that balances user
engagement with sustainable monetisation.
ONMO''s momentum continued to build over the past year
and is now live with 41 telecom operators worldwide and
engaging over 4 million active users. This rapid growth
highlights both the product''s universal appeal and our
ability to deliver compelling digital experiences across
diverse markets. ONMO''s content library received a major
upgrade this year, with high-quality, addictive titles that
quickly became fan favourites across markets, significantly
boosting user engagement and satisfaction.
On the tech front, we overhauled our backend infrastructure
to meet the growing scale and performance demands of
modern gaming. By unifying the platform across telecom
partners into a single system, we''ve enabled a shared
gaming ecosystem where users can now compete, socialise
and climb leaderboards across networks, creating a more
connected and competitive experience. In parallel, we also
optimised our streaming stack, enhancing storage and
delivery efficiency. These upgrades significantly reduced
infrastructure costs and improved response times, all
without compromising reliability or scalability.
Tones remained a key pillar of innovation at OnMobile. Our
subscription model has proven resilient amid regulatory and
market changes, maintaining a strong base of 58 million
users across 31 operators.
One of the major highlights was the in-house development
and rapid deployment of an IMS Network Application
Server (IMS-AS) within just one year. Beyond enhancing
delivery for existing RBT users, IMS-AS establishes a solid
foundation for future innovations in personalised and
enriched calling experiences.
In a strategic expansion move, we re-entered the LATAM
market with the successful go-live of the service for a major
telco in Mexico, strengthening our regional presence and
commitment to delivering value-driven mobile solutions.
To meet renewed interest from small and mid-sized telecom
operators globally, we are developing a lightweight, multi¬
tenant, cloud-native RBT platform designed to optimise
cost and improve service agility.
We expanded our Infotainment business with the successful
launch of a single-vendor platform designed for end-to-end
VAS aggregation and management, with a leading telecom
operator in Asia. This platform centralises the onboarding,
delivery, and monitoring of all VAS services and content
partners for the operator.
In addition, for one of our major existing customers,
we introduced new monetisation models, including ad-
supported formats and bundled offerings designed to
enhance customer satisfaction and maximise lifetime
value. To further reinforce service integrity and address
key customer concerns, we deployed advanced anti-fraud
mechanisms, strengthening trust, transparency, and overall
platform reliability.
As enterprise demands continue to shift toward real-time,
personalised engagement, telecom operators are seeking
to enhance their communication stacks with smarter, more
interactive capabilities. In response to this, we transformed
our Enterprise Connect solution into Buzzmo, expanding
its core architecture to include robust omnichannel
support, an intuitive campaign builder, multi-modal
conversation capabilities, and more. Buzzmo enables telcos
to meet the personalised, high-impact communication
needs of their enterprise clients. We also completed the
strategic integration of Buzzmo with Gamize, creating
a differentiated suite of gamified acquisition and
engagement solutions. In FY25 alone, Buzzmo facilitated
over 5 billion unique engagement transactions, solidifying
its role as a powerful growth engine for the telco enterprise
business.
The gamification platform, designed to drive user
engagement and loyalty, reported stable performance
in FY25. The platform recorded a daily user engagement
of approximately 1.26 million users. During the year, 372
gamification campaigns were created, covering a range of
use cases such as customer retention, reward programs,
and promotional activities. Over 15.65 million rewards
were claimed by users during the year, reflecting sustained
platform engagement. Gamize offers low-code and no¬
code tools for businesses to integrate gamified experiences
within their digital channels, with a focus on improving user
interactions and strengthening brand loyalty.
We are proud to have been re-certified as a Great Place
to Work® for the second consecutive year. This serves as
an acknowledgement of the inclusive, collaborative, and
trust-driven culture we continue to nurture. Assessed
against global benchmarks across key dimensions such
as Credibility, Fairness, and Inclusion, the certification
reaffirms what we value most: our people are at the heart
of what makes OnMobile a truly great place to work.
Our proprietary AI/ML-driven automation platform, OARM
(OnMobile Automation and Release Management), was
honoured with the Best AI & ML-Based Automation Tool
award at the 5th Edition of the DevOps Conclave. Fully
developed in-house, OARM has been a cornerstone in
transforming DevOps at OnMobile. By automating complex
release cycles, optimising deployments, and minimising
manual intervention, the platform has driven an 85% boost
in operational efficiency and a 30% reduction in deployment-
related costs. Its scalability, intelligent workflows, and
seamless integration capabilities continue to redefine
standards in business and operational automation.
As on March 31, 2025, the Company has thirty-one (31)
subsidiary companies and One (1) associate company.
On April 01, 2024, 9447-9029 Quebec Inc. a subsidiary of
OnMobile Global Limited merged with Technologies Rob0
Inc. another subsidiary of the Company.
The following subsidiaries/branch offices of OnMobile
Global Limited were closed during the dates mentioned
here below:
1. OnMobile Global Italy SRL (Subsidiary)- closed w.e.f.
October 4, 2024
2. OnMobile Global Limited, Srilanka (Branch) - closed
w.e.f. November 16, 2024
3. OnMobile Global Limited, Qatar (Branch) - closed
w.e.f. March 10, 2025
It may be noted that the Company incorporated a new
branch in Srilanka w.e.f December 11, 2024.
In accordance with Section 129(3) of the Companies Act,
2013 (''the Act''), the Company has prepared consolidated
financial statements of the Company and all its subsidiary
companies, which form part of the Annual Report. A
statement containing salient features of the financial
statements of the subsidiaries of the Company in Form
AOC-1 is given in Annexure I.
In accordance with third proviso of Section 136(1) of the
Companies Act, 2013, the Annual Report of the Company,
containing therein its standalone and consolidated
financial statements, has been placed on the website of
the Company, www.onmobile.com. Further, as per fourth
proviso of the said Section, audited annual accounts of
each of the subsidiary companies have also been placed
on the website of the Company, www.onmobile.com. These
documents will also be available for inspection during
business hours at the registered office of the Company at
Bengaluru, India.
During the year under review, below subsidiaries of the
Company were shifted to a new address.
1. OnMobile Global Solutions Canada Ltd (effective
date of change is September 20, 2024)
2. Technologies Rob0 (effective date of change is
September 03, 2024)
The new addresses can be seen under the Contact
information section.
There have been no material changes for the period
between end of the financial year 2024-25 and the date of
this report affecting the financial position of the Company.
Over the past year, we undertook multiple strategic
initiatives to enhance operational efficiency, reduce costs,
and build a strong foundation for future profitability.
In our gaming business, we optimised digital marketing
spend by refining the channel mix, shifting from ad
networks to Google Ads, and focusing on scaling high-
margin accounts while exercising judicious spending on new
accounts. These measures delivered a 10% approximate
reduction in marketing costs from Q4FY24 to Q4FY25. We
also re-architected our backend systems to deliver the scale,
performance, and flexibility required by modern gaming
offerings, unifying previously separate systems into a single
platform capable of serving millions of users globally across
multiple games and partner offerings. Through these
backend optimisations and architectural refinements, we
achieved around a 25% reduction in infrastructure costs
and improved average response times by over 40%, without
compromising reliability or scalability.
Focusing on quality over quantity in content and using ROI
as the key benchmark, we optimised costs across gaming,
tones, videos, and infotainment by bundling offerings and
renegotiating with content partners. While this resulted in
a modest reduction in content costs in FY25, the full-year
impact is expected to contribute to higher margins in FY26.
Across our engineering function, we scaled Automation and
AI adoption to boost productivity and operational resilience.
Our proprietary platform, OARM (OnMobile Automation
and Release Management), reached 92% rollout coverage,
automating deployments, migrations, and maintenance
workflows, which accelerated time-to-go-live, streamlined
updates, and reduced deployment risk. Recognised at the
5th Edition of the DevOps Conclave in Bangalore as the
Best Machine Learning Based Automation Tool, OARM
was complemented by an AI-based anomaly detection
system that enhances predictive incident management and
reduces mean time to detect. Additionally, we integrated
AI-assisted development tools for code generation,
documentation, refactoring, and test automation,
delivering 20 to 35% productivity gains in routine tasks
and up to 70% in specialised stack porting, while actively
managing risks related to code quality, security, and over¬
reliance on AI outputs.
During the year, we also improved sales efficiency by
implementing a centralised CRM system to streamline
lead management, track opportunities, and strengthen
customer engagement. The platform provides real-time
visibility into the sales pipeline, enabling faster response
times, better follow-ups, and improved conversion potential,
while creating a scalable foundation for managing a larger
pipeline and enhancing collaboration.
Collectively, the optimisation of marketing, infrastructure,
and content costs, coupled with our automation-led
engineering transformation and enhanced sales efficiency,
has significantly lowered our cost base, improved
operational scalability, and increased organisational agility.
The resulting efficiency gains also enabled us to streamline
headcount from 449 in FY24 to 350 in FY25. Together, these
initiatives position us to translate efficiency improvements
into higher margins and profitable growth in the coming
year, while continuing to invest in automation, AI innovation,
product scalability, and engineering excellence.
We designed and launched a new platform experience that
empowers game developers and publishers to bring their
games to users faster, with fewer barriers and broader
reach. This cloud-powered system allows developers to
distribute their games using a single smart link that works
across mobile devices, browsers, and apps, eliminating the
need for complex packaging, app store submissions, or
heavy installs.
To enhance game discovery, we introduced interactive
gameplay previews that let users instantly try engaging
moments from a game. This creates a powerful entry
point from promotional campaigns into the whole game
experience, improving player conversion and retention.
A streamlined developer interface enables easy onboarding,
centralised visibility into game performance, and simplified
control over game updates. Together, these efforts reduce
time-to-market for developers and unlock new ways to
acquire and engage users.
This year, we evolved our gaming experience into a
connected ecosystem where players across regions and
networks can watch and engage with each other in real
time. Livestreaming is no longer siloed, and users can now
view live gameplay sessions across all supported telcos,
enabling greater visibility and fostering a unified gaming
community.
We also extended real-time control sharing to work
seamlessly across telcos and geographies. Players can now
pass control of an ongoing session to others, regardless of
network or region, allowing for collaborative and assistive
play across previously disconnected user groups.
These enhancements have helped increase the visibility
of engaging gameplay streams by over 2x, creating more
opportunities for discovery and participation.
We also identified a market gap through close collaboration
with leading telcos in developed markets, centred on the
fragmented content experience spread across multiple
apps, logins, and costly premium sources. To address
this, we developed a unified premium content hub that
integrates directly into telco customer touchpoints, giving
millions of subscribers frictionless access to premium and
personalised content. The platform offers one subscription
for premium news from hundreds of newspapers, an
extensive eNewspaper and eMagazine catalogue, live news
and sports scores, AI-driven personalised feeds, localised
news streams, and multi-format content including video,
audio, curated newsletters, and podcasts, all within a single,
beautifully designed interface that helps telcos boost
engagement, reduce churn, and create new subscription
revenue streams.
As part of our effort to extend platform reach, we
developed a way to deliver native-like apps across mobile
and TV platforms using our existing web-based technology.
This gives us the ability to launch full-featured applications
on Android, iOS, and Smart TVs with minimal additional
effort.
These apps retain the responsive design and dynamic
content of our core platform, while offering platform-
specific enhancements such as deep linking, offline
behaviour, and better integration with device features.
This approach has reduced the time and effort required
to support new device ecosystems by nearly 60% while
maintaining consistency across platforms.
The Board of directors, pursuant to recommendation of
the Nomination and Compensation Committee, dissolved
the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee w.e.f May
14, 2024 considering the CSR spent was less than the
threshold of 50 lakhs stipulated under Section 135(9) of the
Companies Act, 2013 in FY''24 and FY''25. Hence, functions
of CSR Committee shall be discharged by the Board of
Directors for the time being.
OnMobile currently supports Sankara Eye Foundation, India,
which works in the space of eliminating curable blindness,
and VAANI, which works in the space of communication
and enablement of hearing-impaired kids in remote parts
of Karnataka. In the fourth year of our partnership with
Sankara, we supported in setting up Antares Corneal
Topographer at Sankara Eye Hospital, Ludhiana. This will
be used in approximately 2500 free surgeries every year.
We are happy to support Sankara Eye Foundation in
setting up Antares Corneal Topographer at Sankara
Eye Hospital, Ludhiana. VAANI, while continuing their
awareness, education and detection programs in Tumkur,
started a dedicated Teacher Training Program to sensitize
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan faculties on how to cater to children
with hearing impairment.
Particulars required to be disclosed pursuant to the
Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules,
2014, are given in Annexure IV to the Board''s report.
The Company is committed to the highest standards of
corporate governance. The Company meets the standards
and guidelines set by the Securities and Exchange Board
of India on corporate governance and has implemented
all the stipulations prescribed. A detailed report on
Corporate Governance as stipulated under Securities
and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 forms part
of the Annual Report. Certificate(s) from Parameshwar
G. Hegde of M/s. Hegde & Hegde, Company Secretaries,
confirming compliance of conditions of Corporate
Governance as stipulated under the aforesaid Securities
and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 is annexed to
the Corporate Governance Report.
In accordance with Part B of Schedule V of Securities and
Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Management
Discussion and Analysis Report is presented in a separate
section forming part of the Annual Report.
OnMobile is not included in the list of top 1000 companies
of National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) and
BSE Limited (BSE) as per the market capitalization as on
March 31, 2025.
However, the Company has prepared Business Responsibility
and Sustainability Report on a voluntary basis in line with
the format suggested by Securities and Exchange Board
of India vide Circular No. SEBI/HO/CFD/CFDSEC-2/P/
CIR/2023/122 dated July 12, 2023, which is annexed to this
Annual Report.
Ajai Puri was appointed as an Independent Director for a
period of five years w.e.f. April 25, 2024 to April 24, 2029. His
appointment was approved by the shareholders by passing
special resolution through postal ballot on June 19, 2024.
Shimi Shah was appointed as an Independent Director for a
period of five years w.e.f May 03, 2024 to May 02, 2029. Her
appointment was approved by the shareholders by passing
special resolution through postal ballot on June 19, 2024.
Change in designation of Franpois-Charles Sirois, Executive
Chairman as ''Executive Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer (CEO)'' on his appointment as CEO w.e.f March 07,
2024 for remaining period of his existing tenure till October
31, 2024.
Franpois-Charles Sirois was reappointed as ''Executive
Chairman and CEO'' of the company for a perioed of five
years w.e.f November 01, 2024 to October 31, 2029. His
appointment was approved by the shareholders at the
Annual General Meeting of the Company held on September
25, 2024.
Frederic Lavoie was appointed as Non Executive Non
Independent Director w.e.f. July 09, 2024. His appointment
was approved by the shareholders at the Annual General
Meeting of the Company held on September 25, 2024. He is
liable to retire by rotation.
Radhika Venugopal was appointed as an Additional
Director w.e.f March 27, 2025 for a period of two years.
Further based on the recommendation of Nomination and
Compensation committee, Board appointed her as Whole
time Director designated as ''Whole time Director & Chief
Financial Officer'' w.e.f May 20, 2025 upto March 26, 2027,
liable to retire by rotation, subject to shareholders approval
sought through postal ballot process.
Pursuant to the provisions of Companies Act, 2013, Frederic
Lavoie, Non Executive Non Independent Director is liable to
retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting
and being eligible, seeks re-appointment.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 149 of Companies Act,
2013, Paul Lamontagne was appointed as an Independent
Director for a period of 5 years i.e. from December 17, 2020
to December 16, 2025 at the AGM 2021. Since his first
tenure is getting completed, it is proposed to re-appoint
him as an Independent Director of the Company for further
period of five years at the forthcoming AGM.
Sanjay Kapoor resigned from the position of Independent
Director of the Company w.e.f. April 09, 2024.
Steven Fred Robert resigned from the position of Non
Executive Non Independent Director w.e.f. July 09, 2024.
Geeta Mathur resigned from the position of Independent
director of the Company w.e.f December 31, 2024.
In terms of provisions of Section 139, 141, 142 of the
Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made thereunder M/s.
BSR & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration
No. 101248W/W-100022) were re-appointed as Statutory
Auditors of the Company for second term of five consecutive
years by the shareholders at 22nd AGM held on September
22, 2022, to hold office until conclusion of the 27th Annual
General Meeting to be held in calendar year 2027.
The statutory auditors have confirmed that they are eligible
and are not disqualified for appointment under Companies
Act 2013.
The requirement for ratification of appointment of auditors
by the members at every AGM is done away with vide
Ministry of Corporate Affairs notification dated May 07,
2018.
M/s. Ernst and Young, LLP have carried out Internal Audit
of the Company for the financial year 2024-25.
The Secretarial Audit Report issued by Parameshwar G
Hegde of M/s. Hegde & Hegde, Company Secretaries
for FY25 is annexed as Annexure VI to this Report. The
Secretarial Auditor''s Report to the Members does not
contain any qualification or reservation which has any
material adverse effect on the functioning of the Company.
Further, pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 24A &
other applicable provisions of the SEBI Listing Regulations
read with Section 204 read with Rule 9 of the Companies
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)
Rules, 2014, the Audit Committee and the Board of Directors
at their respective meetings held on May 19, 2025 and May
20, 2025 respectively have approved & recommended for
approval of Members, appointment of M/s. Hegde & Hegde
Company Secretaries (Reg No. FCS 1325/C.P.NO : 640) for
a term of five (5) consecutive years, to hold office of the
Secretarial Auditor for the Financial Year 2025-26 upto
Financial Year 2029-30.
A detailed proposal for appointment of Secretarial auditor
forms part of the Notice convening this AGM.
Further, pursuant to above said SEBI circular, listed entities
shall additionally, on an annual basis, require a check by
the Practicing Company Secretary on compliance of all
applicable SEBI Regulations and circulars/ guidelines issued
thereunder, consequent to which the Practicing Company
Secretary shall submit a report to the listed entity in the
manner specified in this circular. The Company has obtained
annual secretarial compliance report from Parameshwar G
Hegde of M/s. Hegde & Hegde, Company Secretaries for
the financial year ended March 31, 2025, and same has been
submitted to the stock exchanges within the stipulated
time.
The Company is not required to maintain cost records as
per sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Companies Act,
2013.
There are no qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks
or disclaimers made by Statutory Auditors of the Company
in the Audit Report and by the Secretarial Auditor in the
Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended March
31, 2025.
The Auditors of the Company have not reported any fraud
as specified under the second proviso of Section 143(12)
of the Companies Act, 2013 (including any statutory
modification(s) or re-enactment(s) for the time being in
force) other than those which are reportable to the Central
Government.
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the
directors, to the best of their knowledge and belief, confirm
that:
i. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the
applicable accounting standards have been followed
along with proper explanation relating to material
departures.
ii. They 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 and loss of the Company for that period.
iii. They have 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.
iv. They have prepared the annual accounts on a going
concern basis.
v. Internal financial controls have been laid down, and
they were adequate and operating effectively.
vi. Proper systems to ensure compliance with the
provisions of all applicable laws have been devised
and such systems were adequate and were operating
effectively.
The Board met Eight (8) times during the financial year
2024-25 , viz., May 14, 2024, June 27, 2024, July 31, 2024,
September 24, 2024, November 11, 2024, November 29,
2024, February 04, 2025 and March 15, 2025. The maximum
interval between any two meetings did not exceed 120 days.
As on March 31, 2025, the Board had six Committees:
1. Audit Committee
2. Nomination and Compensation Committee
3. Stakeholders Relationship Committee
4. Risk Management Committee
5. Investment Committee
6. Fund raising Committee
Details of all the Committees, along with their charters,
composition and meetings held during the year, are
provided in the "Report on Corporate Governanceâ as part
of this Annual Report.
The Company has received necessary declarations from
each of the Independent Directors of the Company under
Section 149(7) of the Companies Act 2013, that the
Independent Director meet the criteria of independence laid
down in Section 149(6). The definition of ''Independence'' of
Directors is derived from Regulation 16(b) of SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2015 (''Listing Regulations'') and Section 149(6) of the
Companies Act, 2013. Further, the Company has received
declaration under Regulation 25(8) of Listing Regulations
from each Independent Director of the Company.
Based on the confirmation / disclosures received from
the Directors and on evaluation of the relationships
disclosed, as on March 31, 2025, the following non-executive
Directors are independent in terms of the aforesaid Listing
Regulations and Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013:
a. Paul Lamontagne
b. Ajai Puri
c. Shimi Shah
In the opinion of the Board, all the Independent Directors
fulfill the said conditions as mentioned in Section 149(6)
of the Act and SEBI LODR and are independent of
the Management and possess the requisite integrity,
experience, expertise and proficiency required to fulfill their
duties as Independent Directors.
COMPANY''S POLICY ON DIRECTORS'' APPOINTMENT
AND REMUNERATION
The Nomination and Remuneration Policy of the
Company on Directors'' appointment, term/ tenure,
evaluation, retirement and remuneration, including
criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes,
independence of a Director and other matters provided
under sub-section (3) of Section 178, is placed on the
website of the Company at the below link:
https://www.onmobile.com/sites/default/files/cg_policy/
Nomination_and_Remuneration_Policy.pdf
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR
ADEQUACY
The details in respect of internal financial control and their
adequacy are included in the Management Discussion and
Analysis, which forms part of the Annual Report.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR
INVESTMENTS UNDER SECTION 186
No loans and guarantees given and the investments made
pursuant to Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 during
the year under review.
PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS
WITH RELATED PARTIES REFERRED TO IN SECTION 188(1)
The particulars of contracts or arrangements with related
parties referred to in Section 188(1), as prescribed in Form
AOC - 2 of the rules prescribed under Chapter IX relating
to Accounts of Companies under the Companies Act, 2013,
are appended in Annexure II to this report.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
ABSORPTION
The Company, being a service provider organization, most
of the information as required under Section 134(3)(m) read
with Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is not applicable.
However, the Company endeavours to effectively utilize
and conserve energy by using improved technology in its
infrastructure such as lighting and paper usage.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
(In '' Million)
|
Description |
Year ended |
|
|
March 31, 2025 |
March 31, 2024 |
|
|
Foreign exchange earnings |
1,718.78 1445.72 |
|
|
Foreign exchange outgo |
694.99 719.92 |
|
SIGNIFICANT & MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE
REGULATORS
There are no significant and material orders passed by
the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going
concern status and Company''s operations in future. Details
of pending litigations and tax matters are disclosed in the
financial statements.
RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY
The Board of Directors of the Company has constituted
a Risk Management Committee. The purpose of the risk
management committee shall be to assist the Board with
regard to the identification, evaluation and mitigation of
internal and external risks specifically faced by the Company,
in particular including financial, operational, strategic,
sectoral, sustainability (particularly Environmental, Social,
Governance related risks), information, cyber security risks.
The Committee has overall responsibility for monitoring
and approving the risk policies and associated practices of
the Company.
The Company has formulated a risk management policy to
facilitate setting up a framework for risk assessment and
minimization procedures. A copy of the risk management
policy is placed on the website of the Company at the
below link: https://www.onmobile.com/sites/default/files/
cg_policy/Risk_Manaqement_Policy.pdf
SECRETARIAL STANDARDS
The Company complies with all applicable Secretarial
Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries
of India.
The Company has established a Whistle Blower Policy
for every stakeholder including employees, Directors and
any other person to report their concern with regard to
any issue in which they believe to be or being conducted
inconsistent with applicable laws, rules and regulations and
policies. The details of the same are explained in the Report
on Corporate Governance.
The Company is in compliance with provisions relating to
the constitution of Internal Complaints Committee (ICC)
under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. The
Company has in place an Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy in
accordance with the said Act.
Internal Complaints Committee was constituted by the
Company for redressal of complaints for the specified
workplace. The Committee comprises of the following:
⢠Presiding Officer - Presiding Officer is a woman
employee
⢠Advisor - The committee also has an external member
(woman) who is familiar with issues relating to sexual
harassment
⢠Committee Members -The committee comprises of
60% women and 40% men
⢠Office of Internal Complaints Committee - The
office is responsible for managing the Committee''s
operations
The Company is in compliance with the provisions of the
Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,
Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013 and Rules made
thereunder. Details of complaints during the year:
|
No. of complaints filed during the financial year |
0 |
|
No. of complaints disposed of during the financial |
0 |
|
No. of complaints pending as on end of the financial |
0 |
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and
SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015 the Board has carried out an annual
evaluation of performance.
Nomination and Compensation Committee specified that
(i) the Board Evaluation process for FY 2024-25 should
be carried out internally by the Board of Directors and (ii)
recommended the criteria for evaluation at different levels
in the form of Survey questionnaires in alignment with
''Guidance Note on Board Evaluation'' issued by Securities
and Exchange Board of India.
Survey questionnaires were circulated to all the Board
members with set of questions to assess the performance
under each of the following categories:
(i) The Board as a whole
(ii) Various Committees of the Board
(iii) Independent Directors / Non - Independent Directors
and
(iv) Chairperson of the Board.
The Board reviewed and analyzed the responses to the
questionnaire and accordingly completed the Board
evaluation process for the financial year 2024-25.
As per provisions of section 92(3) read with Section 134(3)
(a) of the Companies Act, 2013, Annual return of the
company for FY 2024-25 is placed on the website of the
Company, as a part of Annual report, at the https://www.
onmobile.com/investors#additional-report.
The table containing the names and other particulars of
employees in accordance with the provisions of Section
197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 5(1)
of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of
Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is appended as Annexure
III to the Board''s Report.
The statement containing names of top ten employees
in terms of remuneration drawn and the particulars of
employees as required under Section 197(12) of the Act read
with Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment
and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014,
is provided in a separate annexure forming part of this
report. Further, the report and the accounts are being sent
to the Members excluding the aforesaid annexure. In terms
of Section 136 of the Act, the said annexure is open for
inspection, and any Member interested in obtaining a copy
of the same may write to the Company Secretary.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 62(1)(b) read with Rule
12(9) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures)
Rules, 2014, the Company approved the following Employee
Stock Option Schemes i.e. Employee Stock Option Plan-I
2003, Employee Stock Option Plan-II 2003, Employee
Stock Option Plan-III 2006, Employee Stock Option Plan-I
2007, Employee Stock Option Plan-II 2007, Employee
Stock Option Plan-I 2008, Employee Stock Option Plan-
II 2008, Employee Stock Option Plan-III 2008, Employee
Stock Option Plan-IV 2008, Employee Stock Option Plan-I
2010, Employee Stock Option Plan-II 2010, Employee Stock
Option Plan-II 2011, Employee Stock Option Plan-I 2012
and Employee Stock Option Plan-I 2013 for granting stock
options to its employees.
All the schemes endeavour to provide incentives and retain
employees who contribute to the growth of the Company.
A summary disclosure in compliance with Companies
(Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 and Securities
and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee
Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021, forms part
of this report as Annexure V and the complete details have
been disclosed under Notes to the financial statements
which form part of the Annual Report. During the year
under review, there has been no variation in the terms of
ESOP schemes and the disclosure of employee stock option
schemes is placed on the website of the Company as a
part of the Annual report at the below link: https:/www.
onmobile.com/investors
During the year under review:
1. There has been no change in the nature of Business;
2. The requirement to disclose the details of the
difference between the amount of the valuation done
at the time of one-time settlement and the valuation
done while taking a loan from the Banks or Financial
Institutions along with the reasons thereof, is not
applicable;
3. There were no proceedings that were filed by the
Company or against the Company, which are pending
under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, as
amended, before National Company Law Tribunal or
other Courts;
4. No shares with differential voting rights and sweat
equity shares have been issued;
5. No public deposits as defined under Chapter V of the
Act have been accepted by the Company;
6. The Company has complied with the provisions of the
Maternity Benefit Act, 1961.
The Board of Directors takes this opportunity to express
their appreciation to the customers, shareholders,
investors, vendors and bankers who have supported the
Company during the year. The Directors place on record
their appreciation to the OnMobilians at all levels for their
contribution to the Company. The Directors would like
to make a special mention of the support/co-operation
extended by various departments of the Government of
India, particularly Central Board of Direct Taxes,
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, the
Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Department of
Telecommunications, the Reserve Bank of India, the Ministry
of Corporate Affairs, Securities and Exchange Board of
India, BSE Limited, National Stock Exchange of India
Ltd, National Securities Depository Limited and Central
Depository Services (India) Limited and look forward to
their support in all future endeavours.
For and on behalf of the
Board of Directors
Date: May 20, 2025 Executive Chairman & CEO
Mar 31, 2024
The Board of Directors are pleased to present the 24th Annual Report on the business and operations of the Company together with the audited standalone and consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31,2024.
Summary of the operations of the Company on standalone basis and consolidated basis for the financial year 2023-24 is as follows:
(In Rs. Million)
|
Particulars |
Standalone |
Consolidated |
||
|
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
|
|
Revenue from operations |
1671.11 |
2105.57 |
5132.40 |
5251.65 |
|
Earnings/(Loss) before other income, depreciation and amortization, finance charges, Exceptional item and tax |
(154.42) |
(82.26) |
221.36 |
125.01 |
|
Exceptional item |
(5.30) |
(50.52) |
- |
(51.64) |
|
Profit/(Loss) before other income, depreciation and amortization, finance charges and tax |
(159.72) |
(132.78) |
221.36 |
73.37 |
|
Profit/(Loss) before tax |
43.25 |
(25.07) |
265.25 |
71.90 |
|
Profit/(Loss) for the year |
29.07 |
(20.80) |
153.16 |
67.88 |
|
Total Comprehensive Income for the year |
13.97 |
(64.00) |
(29.84) |
103.89 |
|
Equity Share Capital |
1062.14 |
1060.15 |
1062.14 |
1060.15 |
|
Other Equity |
6013.55 |
6025.12 |
5434.19 |
5485.99 |
|
Networth |
7075.69 |
7085.27 |
6496.67 |
6546.14 |
|
Net Block |
159.22 |
111.96 |
2334.43 |
314.45 |
|
Net Current Assets |
857.82 |
1217.60 |
489.43 |
1087.85 |
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents (including other bank balances and current and non-current investments) |
65.36 |
364.99 |
1311.92 |
1531.32 |
|
Earnings/ (Loss) per share (Diluted) (In ^) |
0.27 |
(0.20) |
1.43 |
0.63 |
During 2023-24, the Company recorded net revenue of Rs. 1,671.11 million, as compared to Rs. 2,105.57 million in 202223. The Profit after tax of the Company is Rs. 29.07 million in 2023-24 as compared to Rs. (20.80) million in 2022-23. The diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS) is Rs. 0.27 per share in 2023-24 as compared to Rs. (0.20) per share in 2022-23.
During 2023-24, the Company recorded consolidated net revenue of Rs 5,132.40 million, as compared to Rs. 5,251.65 million in 2022-23. The consolidated Profit after tax of the Company for the year 2023-24 is Rs. 153.16 million as compared to Rs. 67.88 million in 2022-23. The consolidated
diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS) for the year 2023-24 is Rs 1.43 per share as compared to Rs. 0.63 per share in 2022-23.
Appropriations
The Board of Directors periodically assesses the Company''s capacity and need to allocate dividends to its Shareholders, aiming to safeguard profitability and the Company''s long-term growth plans. During the evaluation of dividend necessity, the Board takes multiple factors into consideration, such as present and future earnings, cash flow projections, capital expenditure requirements for ongoing and upcoming projects, and contingencies. After thoroughly considering the relevant circumstances and aligning with the company''s dividend distribution policy, the Board of Directors has made the prudent decision not to propose any dividends for the reviewed year.
The Dividend Distribution Policy, in terms of Regulation 43A of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (âSEBI Listing Regulations"), is available on the Company''s website at the below link:
https://www.onmobile.com/sites/default/files/cg policy/Div idend Distribution Policy.pdf
Liquidity
As on March 31,2024, the Company had liquid assets, including investments in fixed deposits, mutual funds and nonconvertible debentures of Rs. 636.69 million.
During the year under review, the Company allotted 199,466 equity shares on the exercise of stock options under its various Employee Stock Option Plans.
As a result of the aforesaid allotment of equity shares under ESOPs, the issued and paid-up share capital of the Company as on March 31,2024, stands at Rs. 1,062,142,870.
In fiscal year 23-24, our primary focus has been towards solidifying our reputation as a mobile gaming-first company while venturing into untapped markets. With a strong presence in over 66 countries and over 100 live customers, our mobile gaming business has seen remarkable traction, particularly in Asia and Africa, which account for over 50% of our customers. Notably, LATAM, Europe, and the Middle East collectively account for over 30%. These achievements in the mobile gaming industry are a testament to our commitment to innovation and customer satisfaction.
Challenges Arena
In the dynamic realm of digital entertainment, Challenges
Arena is making significant strides through innovation and expansion. Embracing user preferences, CA introduced a sleek Dark Mode UI, enhancing aesthetics while reducing eye strain. Leveraging the growing potential of advertising revenue, it implemented robust ad monetization strategies, seamlessly integrating ads into its platforms. Recognizing the booming popularity of esports, it invested in partnerships and tournaments, solidifying its position in the competitive gaming scene.
With deployments in 28 new locations in FY''24 and expanding its presence to 44 countries, CA deepened its engagement with global audiences. Sporting 5.47 million active subscribers and witnessing a 277% surge in-game plays, it continues to captivate and retain a loyal following. Positioned at the forefront of innovation and expansion, CA is shaping the future of digital entertainment with its focus on user experience, monetization, and global reach.
This past year marked significant achievements for ONMO, showcasing remarkable expansion and innovation. Starting the year with 4 telcos, we have successfully expanded to 30 by March 2024, with an active subscriber base of 1.28 million, which is a testament to our growing appeal and strategic outreach. Our geographical footprint broadened impressively with new markets in Latin America, Southeast Asia, and Europe while further strengthening our presence in the Middle East and Africa. This expansion reflects our commitment to making ONMO a global leader in the gaming industry.
Our product roadmap evolved significantly in 2023, enhancing social gaming experiences and reinforcing the core gameplay loop. This evolution ensures that players feel instantly rewarded for their engagement, enhancing player satisfaction and loyalty. A major highlight of the year was the rollout of a completely revamped user interface, embodying ONMO as a premium and cutting-edge gaming service. This new UI not only enriches the user experience but also aligns with our vision of market leadership.
Technologically, we have made substantial advancements. We optimized our streaming technology for better performance in low-quality network conditions and expanded our server deployments in strategic locations such as Kenya, South Africa, Spain, and the UAE. This enhancement is complemented by our capability to deliver HD streaming over 5G networks, setting a new standard for excellence in mobile gaming.
ONMO continues to push the boundaries of innovation, ensuring that we not only meet but exceed the expectations of our users and stakeholders.
Gamize has gained significant traction across industries, with a global user base exceeding 4.7 million engaged users and 1.5
million repeat users. Through contextual gamification campaigns, customers are seeing improved engagement rates and user retention. We are excited about Gamize''s boundless potential to redefine user engagement and create truly immersive experiences for businesses across industries.
Tones continues to demonstrate remarkable growth and resilience in the digital subscription landscape, boasting subscriber base of 57 million across 35 telcos globally. In FY24, Tones witnessed a significant uptick in its digital subscriber base, experiencing a remarkable 12% surge to 1 million within the same period.
Simultaneously, enhancements have been made to the toneplaying experience by embedding Pre-RBT prompts during tone playback, allowing users to copy tunes after listening.
This signifies a heightened level of engagement and loyalty among Tones'' digital subscriber base, reflecting positively on the product''s user experience, content offerings, and customer satisfaction initiatives. Amidst evolving market dynamics and intensifying competition, Tones remains poised for continued growth and success, underpinned by its expanding subscriber base, improving ARPU, and enhanced subscriber retention metrics.
In a bid to elevate customer satisfaction and streamline service operations, we have rolled out a series of enhancements to Emocion''s offerings. These innovations underscore OnMobile''s unwavering commitment to service excellence and efficiency in catering to user needs. This innovative approach has led to an impressive 11% reduction in churn rate. Moreover, active subscriber numbers have surged by 4.3%, reaching 423K subscribers, showcasing our commitment to enhancing user experiences and driving sustained growth. These initiatives solidify Emocion''s position as a leader in digital content aggregation, which is marked by innovation, efficiency, and customer-centricity.
We are proud to announce our re-certification as a Great Place to Work for the second consecutive time, reaffirming the strong trust and camaraderie among our colleagues and employees.
Great Place to Work® conducts extensive surveys of millions of employees and evaluates numerous top workplaces worldwide. The survey evaluates organizations based on key dimensions, namely Pride, Credibility, Fairness, Trust, and Camaraderie. According to the survey results, our employees exhibit a strong sense of pride and camaraderie, reflecting a supportive and inclusive workplace culture where they feel deeply connected to our company''s mission and values.
As on March 31, 2024, the Company has thirty-three (33) subsidiary companies and one (1) associate company.
On 9th May 2023, there was a change in the name of the subsidiary - Appland AB to ONMO Sweden AB.
On 1st April 2024, 9447-9029 Quebec Inc. a subsidiary of OnMobile Global Limited merged with Technologies Rob0 Inc. another subsidiary of the Company.
The following subsidiaries/branch offices of OnMobile Global Limited were closed during the dates mentioned here below:
1. OnMobile Madagascar Telecom Limited (Subsidiary)-closed w.e.f. 18th August 2023
2. OnMobile Portugal SGPS, Unipessoal LDA (Subsidiary) -closed w.e.f. 25th June 2021
3. Quebec, Canada (Branch of ONMO, Inc) - closed w.e.f. 21st December 2023
In accordance with Section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013(''the Act''), the Company has prepared consolidated financial statements of the Company and all its subsidiary companies, which form part of the Annual Report. A statement containing salient features of the financial statements of the subsidiaries of the Company in Form AOC-1 is given in Annexure I.
In accordance with third proviso of Section 136(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Annual Report of the Company, containing therein its standalone and consolidated financial statements, has been placed on the website of the Company, www.onmobile.com. Further, as per fourth proviso of the said Section, audited annual accounts of each of the subsidiary companies have also been placed on the website of the Company, www.onmobile.com. These documents will also be available for inspection during business hours at the registered office of the Company at Bengaluru, India.
During the year under review, below subsidiaries of the Company were shifted to a new address.
1. OnMobile Global Italy SRL (effective date of change is 1st April 2023)
2. OnMobile Global South Africa (RF) (PTY) Limited (effective date of change is 1st Feb 2024)
3. OnMobile South Africa Technologies (PTY) Ltd. (effective date of change is 1st Feb 2024)
4. ONMO Sweden AB (effective date of change is 27th Nov 2023)
Similarly, there have been changes in the branch office address of OnMobile Global Limited, Dubai (effective date of change is 23rd May 2023) and OnMobile Global Limited, Sri Lanka (effective date of change is 14th December 2023)
The new addresses can be seen under the Contact information section.
There have been no material changes for the period between end of the financial year 2023-24 and the date of this report affecting the financial position of the Company.
We continue to leverage automation, enhanced by artificial intelligence, to improve operational efficiency. At the core of our automation initiatives is the proprietary tool OARM (OnMobile Automation and Release Management). We have achieved a rollout coverage of 90% via OARM, significantly reducing the time and effort required for patch rollouts, security updates and system upgrades. This year, we have broadened OARM''s capabilities to include workflow automation, complemented by the integration of AI tools. This expansion has notably augmented the efficacy and breadth of our Robotic Process Automation (RPA) suite, which was established last year within the OARM ecosystem.
This year as well, OnMobile was re-certified as an ISO 27001:2013 company after a successful external audit done by DNV.
Our in-house developed Robotic Process Automation (RPA) suite has seen a significant expansion in both scope and efficiency. In the previous year, we had implemented RPA for Level 1 and Level 2 ticket resolutions. The automation coverage has impressively increased from 12% to 60% within this year, effectively saving the equivalent of 96 hours of manual effort per day.
The RPA Suite has now been extended to certain invoice processing workflows through the integration of AI tools, leading to a marked reduction in processing times and errors, enhancing compliance, and substantially diminishing the need for manual intervention.
Additionally, the application of RPA in Call Detail Record (CDR) reconciliation has yielded considerable improvements in key performance indicators (KPIs), underscoring the transformative impact of RPA across our operations.
Stack Improvements
In our continuous effort to enhance operational efficiency, security, and to address technical debt, we have undertaken the modernization of several legacy technology stacks. These improvements include the introduction of support for multitenancy, the integration of advanced observability features, strategic version upgrades, and proactive feature pruning. These modifications are pivotal in ensuring our technology infrastructure is robust, scalable, and ready for future advancements.
Our efforts towards automation and tools have yielded positive results in terms of reducing turnaround time, increasing productivity, and improving the quality of our software releases. We will continue to focus on automation and tools to achieve operational efficiency and maintain the highest standards of information security.
OnMobile currently supports Sankara Eye Foundation, India, which works in the space of eliminating curable blindness, and VAANI, which works in the space of communication and enablement of hearing-impaired kids in remote parts of Karnataka. In the third year of our partnership with Sankara, we supported in setting up Operating Microscope for Community Operation Theatre at Sankara Eye Hospital, Kanpur. This will be used in approximately 2500 free cataract surgeries every year.
We are happy to support Sankara Eye Foundation in Operating Microscope for Community Operation Theatre. VAANI, while continuing their awareness, education and detection programs in Tumkur, started a dedicated Teacher Training Program to sensitize Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan faculties on how to cater to children with hearing impairment.
The Company has constituted a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee in accordance with Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013. The CSR Committee charter and the CSR Policy of the Company are available on the website at the below link:
https://www.onmobile.com/sites/default/files/cg policy/Cor porate Social Responsibility Policy v1.pdf
Particulars required to be disclosed pursuant to the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014, are given in Annexure IV to the Board''s report.
However, the Board of directors, pursuant to recommendation of the Nomination and Compensation Committee, dissolved the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee w.e.f May 14, 2024 considering the CSR spent was less than the threshold of 50 lakhs stipulated under Section 135(9) of the Companies Act, 2013 in FY''23 and FY''24. Hence, functions of CSR Committee shall be discharged by the Board of Directors for the time being.
Platform and technology
This year marked a significant turning point for our organization as we began to harness the transformative potential of Artificial Intelligence, particularly Generative AI (Gen AI), to drive innovation and efficiency across our operations. Over the past year, our focus was on discovery, evaluation, and experimentation with AI technologies, leading to promising early successes. We identified around 25 use cases across various functions where AI could add substantial value. Among these, several use cases were successfully implemented,
demonstrating the practical benefits of AI integration. Notably, we augmented our internally developed Robotic Process Automation (RPA) framework with Computer Vision capabilities, enabling the automation of a bill processing and claims workflow within our finance department. Furthermore, we leveraged open-source diffusion models to automate asset creation for our gaming platforms, significantly reducing production time and enhancing creative outputs.
Additionally, we also experimented with a AI enabled developer productivity tool called, Github copilot, achieving a 12% productivity enhancement for developers. These initiatives are laying the groundwork for broader AI adoption, positioning us to capitalize on the full spectrum of opportunities that AI offers.
AI-driven Dynamic User Avatars and Icons
⢠Implemented cutting-edge AI algorithms to autonomously generate dynamic user avatars and icons, significantly reducing reliance on manual design efforts
⢠This innovative approach not only saves valuable designer time but also ensures a consistent and visually appealing user experience across the platform
⢠By leveraging AI, we streamlined our design processes, allowing our team to focus on more creative and strategic tasks, ultimately enhancing end-user satisfaction
Core Gamification Loop and User Engagement Features
⢠Developed a robust core gamification loop integrating advanced features such as achievements, global leaderboards, XP progression, and skill-based battles
⢠This comprehensive gamification strategy is designed to maximize user engagement and retention, driving a deeper level of interaction and investment from our user base
⢠Implemented an event processing system to track user actions and behaviours, enabling personalised experiences and event-based rewards that incentivize continued participation
⢠These dynamic features enrich the user experience and foster a sense of community and competition, leading to increased user loyalty and platform stickiness
Infrastructure Automation and Data-Driven Insights
⢠Utilized Terraform for infrastructure automation, facilitating rapid onboarding of new customers and reducing time-to-market for new features and updates
⢠Implemented an ETL pipeline to extract, transform, and load data, enabling real-time insights into user behaviour and preferences
⢠Leveraging these data-driven insights, we have been able to tailor our gamification features to align with user interests and trends, driving higher engagement and conversion rates
⢠This streamlined infrastructure and data analytics approach optimizes operational efficiency and empowers data-informed decision-making, leading to continuous improvement and cost savings.
The Company is committed to the highest standards of corporate governance. The Company meets the standards and guidelines set by the Securities and Exchange Board of India on corporate governance and has implemented all the stipulations prescribed. A detailed report on Corporate Governance as stipulated under Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 form part of the Annual Report. Certificate(s) from Parameshwar G. Hegde of M/s. Hegde & Hegde, Company Secretaries, confirming compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated under the aforesaid Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 is annexed to the Corporate Governance Report.
In accordance with Part B of Schedule V of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Management Discussion and Analysis Report is presented in a separate section forming part of the Annual Report.
OnMobile is not included in the list of top 1000 companies of National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) and BSE Limited (BSE) as per the market capitalization as on March 31, 2024.
However, the Company has prepared Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report on a voluntary basis in line with the format suggested by Securities and Exchange Board of India vide Circular No. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD-2/P/CIR/2021/562 dated May 10, 2021, which is annexed to this Annual Report.
Appointment
Radhika Venugopal was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company w.e.f April 1, 2024.
Francois Charles Sirois, Executive Chairman was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and re-designated as ''Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer'' of the Company with effect from March 07, 2024.
Ajai Puri was appointed as an additional director of the Company w.e.f April 25, 2024 and recommended to be appointed as an Independent Director of the Company at the upcoming AGM or through Postal Ballot process to hold office for a period of five years.
Shimi Shah was appointed as an additional director of the Company w.e.f May 3, 2024 and recommended to be appointed as an Independent Director of the Company at the upcoming AGM or through Postal Ballot process to hold office for a period of five years.
Re-appointment
Pursuant to the provisions of Companies Act 2013, Francois Charles Sirois retires by rotation as Director at the ensuing AGM and being eligible, seeks re-appointment.
Resignation
Asheesh Chatterjee resigned from the position of Chief Financial Officer of the Company w.e.f. March 31, 2024.
Sanjay Baweja, resigned from the position of Managing Director and Global CEO of the Company w.e.f. March 6, 2024.
Sanjay Kapoor resigned from the position of Independent Director of the Company w.e.f. April 9, 2024.
Statutory Auditors
In terms of provisions of Section 139,141, 142 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made thereunder M/s. BSR & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No. 101248W/W-100022) were re-appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company for second term of five consecutive years by the shareholders at 22nd AGM held on September 22, 2022, to hold office until conclusion of the 27th Annual General Meeting to be held in calendar year 2027.
The statutory auditors have confirmed that they are eligible and are not disqualified for appointment under Companies Act 2013.
The requirement for ratification of appointment of auditors by the members at every AGM is done away with vide Ministry of Corporate Affairs notification dated May 07, 2018.
M/s. Ernst and Young, LLP have carried out Internal Audit of the Company for the financial year 2023-24.
The Board of Directors of the Company had appointed Parameshwar G Hegde of M/s. Hegde & Hegde, Company Secretaries to conduct the Secretarial Audit pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 for the financial year ended March 31, 2024.
Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended March 31, 2024, obtained pursuant to section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 24A of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, read with SEBI Circular No. CIR/CFD/CMD1/27/2019 dated February 08, 2019, is appended as Annexure VI.
Further, pursuant to above said SEBI circular, listed entities shall additionally, on an annual basis, require a check by the Practicing Company Secretary on compliance of all applicable SEBI Regulations and circulars/ guidelines issued thereunder, consequent to which the Practicing Company Secretary shall submit a report to the listed entity in the manner specified in this circular. The Company has obtained annual secretarial compliance report from Parameshwar G Hegde of M/s. Hegde & Hegde, Company Secretaries for the financial year ended March 31, 2024, and same has been submitted to the stock exchanges within the stipulated time.
Comments on Auditors'' Report
There are no qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks or disclaimers made by Statutory Auditors of the Company in the Audit Report and by the Secretarial Auditor in the Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended March 31,2024.
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the directors, to the best of their knowledge and belief, confirm that:
i. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures.
ii. They 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 and loss of the Company for that period.
iii. They have 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.
iv. They have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
v. Internal financial controls have been laid down, and they were adequate and operating effectively.
vi. Proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws have been devised and such systems were adequate and were operating effectively.
The Board met Six(6) times during the financial year 2023-24, viz.,May 29, 2023, August 07, 2023, November 06, 2023, January 29, 2024, February 08, 2024, and March 06, 2024. The maximum interval between any two meetings did not exceed 120 days.
As on March 31,2024, the Board had six Committees:
1. Audit Committee
2. Nomination and Compensation Committee
3. Stakeholders Relationship Committee
4. Corporate Social Responsibility Committee*
5. Risk Management Committee
6. Investment Committee
Details of all the Committees, along with their charters, composition and meetings held during the year, are provided in the âReport on Corporate Governance" as part of this Annual Report.
*However, the CSR Committee was dissolved w.e.f. May 14, 2024 as described elsewhere in this report.
The Company has received necessary declarations from each of the Independent Directors of the Company under Section 149(7) of the Companies Act 2013, that the Independent Director meet the criteria of independence laid down in Section 149(6). The definition of ''Independence'' of Directors is derived from Regulation 16(b) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (''Listing Regulations'') and Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013. Further, the Company has received declaration under Regulation 25(8) of Listing Regulations from each Independent Director of the Company.
Based on the confirmation / disclosures received from the Directors and on evaluation of the relationships disclosed, as on March 31, 2024, the following non-executive Directors are independent in terms of the aforesaid Listing Regulations and Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013:
a) Sanjay Kapoor
b) Geeta Mathur
c) Paul Lamontagne
The Nomination and Remuneration Policy of the Company on Directors'' appointment, term/ tenure, evaluation, retirement and remuneration, including criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a Director and other matters provided under sub-section (3) of Section 178, is placed on the website of the Company at the below link:
https://www.onmobile.com/sites/default/files/cg policy/No mination and Remuneration Policy.pdf
The details in respect of internal financial control and their adequacy are included in the Management Discussion and Analysis, which forms part of the Annual Report.
No loans and guarantees given and the investments made pursuant to Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 during the year under review.
PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES REFERRED TO IN SECTION 188(1)
The particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties referred to in Section 188(1), as prescribed in Form AOC - 2 of the rules prescribed under Chapter IX relating to Accounts of Companies under the Companies Act, 2013, are appended in Annexure II to this report.
The Company, being a service provider organization, most of the information as required under Section 134(3)(m) read with Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is not applicable. However, the Company endeavours to effectively utilize and conserve energy by using improved technology in its infrastructure such as lighting and paper usage.
(In Rs. Million)
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Description |
Year ended |
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March 31, 2024 |
March 31, 2023 |
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Foreign exchange |
1445.72 |
1,197.60 |
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earnings |
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Foreign exchange outgo |
719.92 |
556.56 |
There are no significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and Company''s operations in future. Details of pending litigations and tax matters are disclosed in the financial statements.
The Board of Directors of the Company has constituted a Risk Management Committee. The purpose of the risk management committee shall be to assist the Board with regard to the identification, evaluation and mitigation of internal and external risks specifically faced by the Company, in particular including financial, operational, strategic, sectoral, sustainability (particularly Environmental, Social, Governance
related risks), information, cyber security risks. The Committee has overall responsibility for monitoring and approving the risk policies and associated practices of the Company.
The Company has formulated a risk management policy to facilitate setting up a framework for risk assessment and minimization procedures. A copy of the risk management policy is placed on the website of the Company at the below link:
https://www.onmobile.com/sites/default/files/cg policy/Ris k Management Policy.pdf
The Company complies with all applicable Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
The Company has established a Whistle Blower Policy for every stakeholder including employees, Directors and any other person to report their concern with regard to any issue in which they believe to be or being conducted inconsistent with applicable laws, rules and regulations and policies. The details of the same are explained in the Report on Corporate Governance.
DISCLOSURE AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 22 OF SEXUAL HARRASMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013
The Company is in compliance with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder. Details of complaints during the year have been disclosed in the Report on Corporate Governance.
The Company is in compliance with provisions relating to the constitution of Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. The Company has in place an Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy in accordance with the said Act.
Internal Complaints Committee was constituted by the Company for redressal of complaints for the specified workplace. The Committee comprises of the following:
⢠Presiding Officer - Presiding Officer is a woman employee
⢠Advisor - The committee also has an external member (woman) who is familiar with issues relating to sexual harassment
⢠Committee Members -The committee comprises of 60% women and 40% men
⢠Office of Internal Complaints Committee - The office is responsible for managing the Committee''s operations
The details of sexual harassment complaints that were filed, disposed of and pending during the financial year are provided in the Report on Corporate Governance of this Annual report.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 the Board has carried out an annual evaluation of performance.
Nomination and Compensation Committee specified that (i) the Board Evaluation process for FY 2023-24 should be carried out internally by the Board of Directors and (ii) recommended the criteria for evaluation at different levels in the form of Survey questionnaires in alignment with ''Guidance Note on Board Evaluation'' issued by Securities and Exchange Board of India.
Survey questionnaires were circulated to all the Board members with set of questions to assess the performance under each of the following categories:
(i) The Board as a whole
(ii) Various Committees ofthe Board
(iii) Independent Directors / Non - Independent Directors and
(iv) Chairperson of the Board.
The Board reviewed and analyzed the responses to the questionnaire and accordingly completed the Board evaluation process for the financial year 2023-24.
As per provisions of section 92(3) read with Section 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013, Annual return of the company for FY 2023-24 is placed on the website of the Company, as a part of Annual report, at the link
https://www.onmobile.com/investors#additional-report PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The table containing the names and other particulars of employees in accordance with the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is appended as Annexure III to the Board''s Report.
The statement containing names of top ten employees in terms of remuneration drawn and the particulars of employees as required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is provided in a separate annexure forming part of this report. Further, the report and the accounts are being sent to the Members excluding the aforesaid annexure. In terms of Section 136 of the Act, the said annexure is open for inspection, and any Member interested in obtaining a copy of the same may write to the Company Secretary.
The Company has not accepted deposits during the year under review falling within the purview of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules thereunder.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 62(1)(b) read with Rule 12(9) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014, the Company approved the following Employee Stock Option Schemes i.e. Employee Stock Option Plan-I 2003, Employee Stock Option Plan-II 2003, Employee Stock Option Plan-III 2006, Employee Stock Option Plan-I 2007, Employee Stock Option Plan-II 2007, Employee Stock Option Plan-I 2008, Employee Stock Option Plan-II 2008, Employee Stock Option Plan-III 2008, Employee Stock Option Plan-IV 2008, Employee Stock Option Plan-I 2010, Employee Stock Option Plan-II 2010, Employee Stock Option Plan I 2011, Employee Stock Option Plan I 2012 and Employee Stock Option Plan I 2013 for granting stock options to its employees.
All the schemes endeavour to provide incentives and retain employees who contribute to the growth of the Company. A summary disclosure in compliance with Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 and Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021, forms part of this report as Annexure V and the complete details have been disclosed under Notes to the financial statements which form part of the Annual Report. During the year under review, there has been no variation in the terms of ESOP schemes and the disclosure of employee stock option schemes is placed on the website of the Company as a part of the Annual report at the below link:
https://www.onmobile.com/investors
The Board of Directors takes this opportunity to express their appreciation to the customers, shareholders, investors, vendors and bankers who have supported the Company during the year. The Directors place on record their appreciation to the OnMobilians at all levels for their contribution to the Company. The Directors would like to make a special mention of the support/co-operation extended by various departments of the Government of India, particularly Central Board of Direct Taxes, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Department of Telecommunications, the Reserve Bank of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Securities and Exchange Board of India, BSE Limited, National Stock Exchange of India Ltd, National Securities Depository Limited and Central Depository Services (India) Limited and look forward to their support in all future endeavours.
Place: Dubai For and on behalf of the
Date: May 14, 2024 Board of Directors
Executive Chairman & CEO
Mar 31, 2023
The Board of Directors are pleased to present the 23rd Annual Report on the business and operations of the Company together with the audited standalone and consolidated financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2023.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR 2022-23
Summary of the operations of the Company on standalone basis and consolidated basis for the financial year 2022-23 is as follows:
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(In Rs. Million) |
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Particulars |
Standalone |
Consolidated |
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2022-23 |
2021-22 |
2022-23 |
2021-22 |
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Revenue from operations |
2105.57 |
1,981.93 |
5251.65 |
5,195.44 |
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Earnings/(Loss) before other income, depreciation and amortization, finance charges, Exceptional item and tax |
(82.26) |
190.22 |
125.01 |
453.38 |
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Exceptional item |
(50.52) |
(51.35) |
(51.64) |
57.22 |
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Profit/(Loss) before other income, depreciation and amortization, finance charges and tax |
(132.78) |
138.87 |
73.37 |
396.16 |
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Profit/(Loss) before tax |
(25.07) |
267.07 |
71.90 |
471.52 |
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Profit/(Loss) for the year |
(20.80) |
156.35 |
67.88 |
324.56 |
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Total Comprehensive Income for the year |
(64.00) |
310.48 |
103.89 |
356.84 |
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Equity Share Capital |
1060.15 |
1,056.02 |
1060.15 |
1,056.02 |
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Other Equity |
6025.12 |
6,178.77 |
5485.99 |
5,471.86 |
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Networth |
7085.27 |
7,234.79 |
6546.14 |
6,527.88 |
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Net Block |
111.96 |
99.87 |
314.45 |
293.82 |
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Net Current Assets |
1217.60 |
1,272.31 |
1087.85 |
1,671.84 |
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Cash and Cash Equivalents (including other bank balances and current and non-current investments) |
364.99 |
733.38 |
1531.32 |
2,006.71 |
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Earnings/ (Loss) per share (Diluted) (In ?) |
(0.20) |
1.47 |
0.64 |
3.05 |
BUSINESS PERFORMANCE / FINANCIAL OVERVIEW Standalone Financials
During 2022-23, the Company recorded net revenue of ? 2105.57 million, as compared to ? 1,981.93 million in 2021-22. The Profit after tax of the Company is ? (20.80) million in 202223 as compared to ? 156.35 million in 2021-22. The diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS) is ? (0.20) per share in 2022-23 as compared to ? 1.47 per share in 2021-22.
During 2022-23, the Company recorded consolidated net revenue of ? 5,251.65 million, as compared to ? 5,195.44 million in 2021-22. The consolidated Profit after tax of the Company
for the year 2022-23 is ? 67.88 million as compared to ? 324.56 million in 2021-22. The consolidated diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS) for the year 2022-23 is ?0.64 per share as compared to ? 3.05 per share in 2021-22.
The Board of Directors periodically assesses the Company''s capacity and need to allocate dividends to its Shareholders, aiming to safeguard profitability and the Company''s long-term growth plans. During the evaluation of dividend necessity, the Board takes multiple factors into consideration, such as present and future earnings, cash flow projections, capital expenditure requirements for ongoing and upcoming projects and contingencies. After thoroughly considering the relevant circumstances and aligning with the company''s dividend distribution policy, the Board of Directors has made the prudent decision not to propose any dividends for the reviewed year.
The Dividend Distribution Policy, in terms of Regulation 43A of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("SEBI Listing Regulations"), is available on the Company''s website at the below link:
https://www.onmobile.com/sites/default/files/cg policy/ Dividend Distribution Policy.pdf
As on March 31, 2023, the Company had liquid assets including investments in fixed deposits, mutual funds and non-convertible debentures of ? 864.22 million.
During the year under review, the Company allotted 412,748 equity shares on the exercise of stock options under its various Employee Stock Option Plans.
As a result of the aforesaid allotment of equity shares under ESOPs, the issued and paid-up share capital of the Company as on March 31,2023 stands at ? 1,060,148,210.
Our focus in FY 22-23 has been to transition into a leader in cutting-edge Mobile gaming and entertainment. With the evolving digital ecosystem, mobile gaming taking the lion''s share in the global entertainment sector, and the demand for immersive and interactive gaming experiences growing rapidly, we continued to expand our business worldwide with new and retained deals and diversified into new products and channels.
Our newly launched gamification platform is set to become a powerful tool to enhance user engagement and foster customer loyalty for enterprises and SMBs, helping OnMobile wade into new territories and industries other than Telcos.
The steady growth of Challenges Arena led to the successful onboarding of 42 Operators last year and has increased significantly to 54 operators to date. Over the past financial year, several major features were launched that were instrumental in acquiring new customers and enhancing their overall user experience with a thrilling and immersive gameplay experience that''s unrivalled in the market. Our revamped UI has effectively addressed previous user experience issues and boasts an aesthetically pleasing interface. We have also expanded our offerings to include Fantasy Cricket, Fantasy Football, and Predict and Win, all of which have gained significant traction in the market. Furthermore, our Trivia content has seen substantial growth, with a 25% addition in content last year. This expansion has allowed us to offer more diverse and engaging content to our users, ultimately resulting in increased customer satisfaction.
Since its rollout in August 2022 with Telcos, ONMO has partnered with one operator in India, and three more in Africa, the Middle East, and Asia respectively. Driven by considerable interest from Telcos due to its strong 5G proposition, we plan to launch ONMO with over 45 customers worldwide in this fiscal year. With its captivating gameplay, seamless user experiences, and a solid foundation for future gaming meta-layers, ONMO firmly establishes itself as a hub for community and competition.
The product is ever-evolving driving short and long-term engagement, and the content library is constantly expanding, boasting over 1000s of moments from 100s of games. Our carefully curated selection of titles, including fan favourites like Subway Surfer, Hitman Sniper, Tiles Hop EDM, Racing Extreme, Lara Craft Go, OK Golf, and many more, averaging a remarkable rating of 4.4 , promises diverse entertainment options propelling us towards an innovative future defined by exceptional gaming experiences.
The expansion of our knowledge of mobile gaming led to the birth of Gamize, a gamification platform that will revolutionize the way businesses engage with their users. By leveraging the power of immersive gaming experiences, Gamize will enable companies to create vibrant and interactive communities, driving increased user participation and loyalty. We are thrilled to announce that Gamize has successfully launched its first deployment in Banglalink, Bangladesh. With Gamize, we offer a
pricing model based on the number of users, ensuring scalability and flexibility for our valued clients. We are excited about its potential to transform user engagement and create immersive experiences.
Tones
Several developments in the RBT (Ring Back Tone) services have made RBT available in Oman through Omantel, in the Democratic Republic of Congo with Vodacom, in Bangladesh with Banglalink, and in Vodacom Mozambique through RBT PWA. We''ve also launched our RBT service in VF Egypt. In addition, we''re proud to unveil our newly developed Artist Portal, a derivative of our popular Tones product suite, which has made its debut in Vodacom South Africa, featuring three incredibly talented and sought-after local artists. These launches mark yet another milestone in our commitment to delivering innovative and immersive mobile experiences to users worldwide.
Videos & Editorials'' focus was on delivering an exceptional customer experience and actively addressing their concerns with new initiatives introduced to enhance customer satisfaction and reduce complaints throughout the financial year. The revamp of the service''s UI/UX led to a significant 20% increase in monthly active users (MAU). Additionally, steps were taken to address user complaints, bolstering trust and protection against fraudulent activities. By expanding selfservice options, customers can now conveniently address their queries independently. These strategic actions reflect a strong commitment to providing an improved customer experience while effectively managing potential issues.
Awards:
OnMobile India achieved the coveted status of ''Great Place to Work'' (GPTW) for FY 2022-23. Great Place to Work®, present in over 60 countries globally, studies the work culture of over 10,000 organizations every year. The survey measures organizations on dimensions like Credibility, Fairness, Trust, Pride and Camaraderie. The survey results indicated that our employees have a fair sense of pride and camaraderie, taking the organization on its journey of building a High-Trust, High-Performance Culture.
INFORMATION ABOUT SUBSIDIARY/JOINT VENTURE/ ASSOCIATE COMPANIES
As on March 31, 2023, the Company has thirty-five (35) subsidiary companies and One (1) associate company.
During the year 2022-23, in OnMobile Global South Africa (RF) (Pty) Ltd ("OnMobile South Africa'') there was a requirement to dilute 12.28% shareholding to a local shareholder to implement
Level 4 BBBEE certification in South Africa. Accordingly, OnMobile South Africa issued 14 convertible B ordinary shares to the local shareholder in South Africa. Thereby, the current shareholders of OnMobile South Africa are as follows: (i) OnMobile Global Limited - 87.72% & (ii) local shareholder in South Africa - 12.28%.
The following subsidiaries/branch offices of OnMobile Global Limited were closed during the year:
1. OnMobile Ghana Telecom Limited (Subsidiary)- closed w.e.f. 11th April 2022
2. OnMobile Global Limited Colombia SAS (Subsidiary) -closed w.e.f. 7th July 2022
3. OnMobile Global Limited, Italy (Representative office) -closed w.e.f. 8th August 2022
4. OnMobile Telecom (SL) Limited (Subsidiary)- closed w.e.f. 19th August 2022
5. OnMobile Global Limited, Agencia En Chile (Branch)-closed w.e.f. 24th November 2022
6. OnMobile Global Limited, Ecuador (Branch) - closed w.e.f. 15th December 2022
7. OnMobile Limited Sucursal Peruana (Branch) - closed w.e.f. 16th December 2022
8. OnMobile Global Limited, Cyprus (Branch) - closed w.e.f. 21st March 2023
In accordance with Section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013(''the Act''), the Company has prepared consolidated financial statements of the Company and all its subsidiary companies, which forms part of the Annual Report. A statement containing salient features of the financial statements of the subsidiaries of the Company in Form AOC-1 is given in Annexure I.
In accordance with third proviso of Section 136(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Annual Report of the Company, containing therein its standalone and the consolidated financial statements has been placed on the website of the Company, www.onmobile.com. Further, as per fourth proviso of the said Section, audited annual accounts of each of the subsidiary companies have also been placed on the website of the Company, www.onmobile.com. These documents will also be available for inspection during business hours at the registered office of the Company at Bengaluru, India.
During the year under review, below subsidiary of the Company was shifted to a new address.
1. OnMobile Costa Rica OBCR, SA (effective date of change is 22nd July 2022)
Similarly, there has been a change in the office address of OnMobile Global Italy SRL effective 1st April 2023.
The new addresses can be seen under the Contact information section.
MATERIAL CHANGES FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR AND THE DATE OF THE REPORT
There have been no material changes for the period between end of the financial year 2022-23 and the date of this report affecting the financial position of the Company.
As part of our continual service improvement measures for the financial year 2022-23, we have focused on automation and tools to achieve operational efficiency. Our efforts have been centered on improving our in-house automation and management tools to reduce overheads and increase productivity.
This year as well, OnMobile was re-certified as an ISO 27001:2013 company after a successful external audit done by DNV.
The mainstay of Automation efforts has been an in-house developed automation and managed tool named OARM (OnMobile Automation and Release Management). Till last year, the main focus of OARM has been release management. We have achieved a rollout coverage of 90% via OARM, significantly reducing the time and effort required for patch rollouts, security updates and system upgrades. This year, we have expanded the scope of OARM to automate and assist, testing, issue resolution, configuration & provisioning.
We have developed and deployed an inhouse developed RPA (Robotic Process Automation) solution to resolve L1L2 tickets. This has helped us reduce the manual effort required for handling tickets and has enabled faster resolution of customer issues. The solution is currently handling 12% of generated tickets, and we are planning to enhance this to 30% in the next 6 months.
Integration Testing Automation
We have also rolled out an automated Integration Testing (IT) suite on top of OARM backbone. This automated test suite will save the time and effort in integration testing of our billing platform and consequently help fast track the go-live of many business-critical products.
Automated Vulnerability Analysis (VA)
As part of our security initiatives, we have rolled out an automated and periodic VA for our business-critical products. The discovered vulnerabilities are automatically categorized by their severity and fed back to the engineering and QA teams for fixing and rollout as per the defined SLA.
Our efforts towards automation and tools have yielded positive results in terms of reducing turnaround time, increasing productivity, and improving the quality of our software releases. We will continue to focus on automation and tools to achieve operational efficiency and maintain the highest standards of information security.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
OnMobile currently supports Sankara Eye Foundation, India, which works in the space of eliminating curable blindness, and VAANI, which works in the space of communication and enablement of hearing-impaired kids in remote parts of Karnataka. In the second year of our partnership with Sankara, we supported their Ludhiana and Anand units in purchasing of equipment to build capability.
We are happy to support Sankara Eye Foundation in purchase of equipment to detect Pediatric Glaucoma and to build surgical capabilities. VAANI, while continuing their awareness, education and detection programs in Tumkur, started a dedicated Teacher Training Program to sensitize Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan faculties on how to cater to children with hearing impairment.
The Company has constituted a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee in accordance with Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013. The CSR Committee charter and the CSR Policy of the Company are available on the website at the below link:
https://www.onmobile.com/sites/default/files/cg policy/ Corporate Social Responsibility Policy.pdf
Particulars required to be disclosed pursuant to the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014, are given in Annexure IV to the Board''s report.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTPlatform and technologyInformation Security:
OnMobile has successfully undergone recertification for ISO 27001:2013 in June 2022. As part of our continuous improvement in information security, we have been implementing industry standard processes, tools, and frameworks to capture, analyze, implement, and validate security aspects.
Last year, we deployed a stack that helped us improve the quality of our software releases and increase productivity.
This year, we have put a strong emphasis on automating all security testing to make the process more efficient and predictable. As part of this, we have rolled out an automated VA (Vulnerability Analysis) for all critical products. A scheduled VA is carried out for all critical products on the latest build, and the report is mailed to all stakeholders for further action.
As part of our commitment to exploring innovative technologies to improve our software development process, we embarked on an experiment with Github Copilot for AI Pair Programming. We started this experiment with 3 experimental licenses and aimed to explore the potential of this technology in reducing the time needed for writing code and improving the quality of our software development.
Our findings during the experiment have been fairly positive. Github Copilot has often helped suggest code snippets, functions, and classes, making the development process more efficient and faster. However, we also noted some pitfalls and issues, which we expect will be corrected by the tool in the coming quarters as the technology matures.
As part of our ongoing experiment, we will monitor the impact of the technology on our software development process and assess its potential for wider adoption across our organization. It may be noted that such tools are aimed at increasing the productivity of developers and not at replacing them.
Over the past year, social e-sports cloud gaming platform, ONMO has continued to mature and deepen. Behind the streaming game capabilities lies a powerful network of servers that span the globe. Each of these servers has the ability to stream many simultaneous games, powered by a standardized architecture that can run on bare metal servers or in a cloud configuration. These servers are backed by modern GPUs that take advantage of all the graphics capabilities required to play the world''s best mobile titles. This network of servers is orchestrated by a real-time monitoring system that gives us the ability to track and optimize user activity, and connect players with the fastest available server in real-time. Behind the scenes, we have also developed an automated testing system that constantly evaluates different scenarios of bandwidth, latency and network jitter in order to detect potential issues that players might encounter and adapt to optimize the experience. In addition to our global servers, we have begun working directly with our telco partners to install servers directly within their networks. This provides the ultimate speed advantage to users on their network, and gives a second to none gaming experience. Together, these capabilities add up to one of the most powerful cloud gaming platforms on the planet.
In order to bring the gaming experience to our telco partners and their subscribers, the ONMO game platform has been evolving to make it easier, faster and more efficient to add new partners and scale to meet the increasing gaming traffic. To this end, ONMO has developed a multi-tenant solution that
allows using a single set of cloud resources to support many different tenants at the same time. This new structure allows us to maximize the efficiency and cost of our platform resources, while maintaining complete independence between the client''s data and reporting. And grouping tenants by region allows us to take advantage of the best possible network speed available to the players by telco. Bringing all of our clients to a single multiregion, multi-tenant platform also allows us to bring together our gaming communities in interesting ways. For example, it becomes possible to allow users from different tenants to compete against one another in battles and competitions. This creates interesting possibilities for marketing initiatives, outreach campaigns, etc, and it allows us to continue to fulfill our mission of connecting players around the world through our gaming platform.
Our Product Development team has been working hard over the past months to make the core ONMO platform even more engaging and compelling. Over the next year we will be adding many new features for players that "gamify" the portal itself. These enhancements include collecting experience points and "levelling up" your status; adding avatars and collectibles; adding a second currency (e.g. gems) for purchasing items in the digital store; improved invites and deep-linking; and many other enhancements. All of these new features will enhance the "stickiness" of our platform, and will encourage players to return more frequently and invite other players to visit and sign up.
The Company is committed to maintain the highest standards of corporate governance. The Company meets the standards and guidelines set by the Securities and Exchange Board of India on corporate governance and has implemented all the stipulations prescribed. A detailed report on Corporate Governance as stipulated under Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 form part of the Annual Report. Certificate(s) from Parameshwar G. Hegde of M/s. Hegde & Hegde, Company Secretaries, confirming compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated under the aforesaid Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 is annexed to the Corporate Governance Report.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
In accordance with Part B of Schedule V of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Management Discussion and Analysis Report is presented in a separate section forming part of the Annual Report.
BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
OnMobile is not included in the list of top 1000 companies of National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) and BSE Limited (BSE) as per the market capitalization as on March 31, 2023.
However, the Company has prepared Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report on a voluntary basis in line with the format suggested by Securities and Exchange Board of India vide Circular No. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD-2/P/CIR/2021/562 dated May 10, 2021, which is annexed to this Annual Report.
DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
Appointment
Sanjay Baweja was appointed as Managing Director and Global Chief Executive Officer of the Company for a period of 5 years w.e.f. October 19, 2021 to October 18, 2026 at the 22nd Annual General Meeting of the Company held on September 22, 2022
Pursuant to the provisions of Companies Act, 2013, Steven Fred Roberts retires by rotation as Director at the ensuing AGM and being eligible, seeks re-appointment.
Resignation
Gianluca D''Agostino resigned from the position of Independent Director of the Company w.e.f. closing of business hours on March 31,2023.
AUDITORS AND AUDITORS'' REPORT Statutory Auditors
In terms of provisions of Section 139, 141,142 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made thereunder M/s. BSR & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No. 101248W/W-100022) were re-appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company for second term of five consecutive years by the shareholders at 22nd AGM held on September 22, 2022, to hold office until conclusion of the 27th Annual General Meeting to be held in calendar year 2027.
The statutory auditors have confirmed that they are eligible and are not disqualified for appointment under Companies Act, 2013.
The requirement for ratification of appointment of auditors by the members at every AGM is done away with vide Ministry of Corporate Affairs notification dated May 07, 2018.
M/s. Ernst and Young, LLP have carried out Internal Audit of the Company for the financial year 2022-23.
The Board of Directors of the Company had appointed Parameshwar G Hegde of M/s. Hegde & Hegde, Company Secretaries to conduct the Secretarial Audit pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 for the financial year ended March 31,2023.
Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended March 31, 2023 obtained pursuant to section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 24A of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 read with SEBI Circular No. CIR/CFD/CMD1/27/2019 dated February 08, 2019 is appended as Annexure VI.
Further, pursuant to above said SEBI circular, listed entities shall additionally, on an annual basis, require a check by the Practicing Company Secretary on compliance of all applicable SEBI Regulations and circulars/ guidelines issued thereunder, consequent to which, the Practicing Company Secretary shall submit a report to the listed entity in the manner specified in this circular. The Company has obtained annual secretarial compliance report from Parameshwar G Hegde of M/s. Hegde & Hegde, Company Secretaries for the financial year ended March 31, 2023 and same has been submitted to the stock exchanges within the stipulated time.
There are no qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks or disclaimers made by Statutory Auditors of the Company in the Audit Report and by the Secretarial Auditor in the Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended March 31,2023.
DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the directors to the best of their knowledge and belief confirm that:
i. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures.
ii. They 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 and loss of the Company for that period.
iii. They have 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.
iv. They have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
v. Internal financial controls have been laid down and they were adequate and operating effectively.
vi. Proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws have been devised and such systems were adequate and were operating effectively.
NUMBER OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD
The Board met Seven (7) times during the financial year 2022-23 viz., April 18, 2022, May 19, 2022, August 03, 2022, September 28, 2022, November 08, 2022, February 06, 2023 and March 23, 2023. The maximum interval between any two meetings did not exceed 120 days.
As on March 31,2023, the Board had six Committees:
1. Audit Committee
2. Nomination and Compensation Committee
3. Stakeholders Relationship Committee
4. Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
5. Risk Management Committee
6. Investment Committee
Details of all the Committees along with their charters, composition and meetings held during the year, are provided in the "Report on Corporate Governance" as part of this Annual Report.
The Company has received necessary declarations from each of the Independent Directors of the Company under Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 that the Independent Director meet the criteria of independence laid down in Section 149(6). The definition of ''Independence'' of Directors is derived from Regulation 16(b) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (''Listing Regulations'') and Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013. Further, the Company has received declaration under Regulation 25(8) of Listing Regulations from each Independent Director of the Company.
Based on the confirmation / disclosures received from the Directors and on evaluation of the relationships disclosed, as on March 31, 2023 the following non-executive Directors are independent in terms of the aforesaid Listing Regulations and Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013:
a) Sanjay Kapoor
b) Gianluca D''Agostino
c) Geeta Mathur
d) Paul Lamontagne
COMPANY''S POLICY ON DIRECTORS'' APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION
The Nomination and Remuneration Policy of the Company on Directors'' appointment, term/ tenure, evaluation, retirement and remuneration including criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a Director and other matters provided under sub-section (3) of Section 178, is placed on the website of the Company at the below link:
https://www.onmobile.com/sites/default/files/cg policy/ Nomination and Remuneration Policy.pdf
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY
The details in respect of internal financial control and their adequacy are included in the Management Discussion and Analysis, which forms part of the Annual Report.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS UNDER SECTION 186
No loans and guarantees given and the investments made pursuant to Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 during the year under review.
PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES REFERRED TO IN SECTION 188(1)
The particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties referred to in Section 188(1), as prescribed in Form AOC - 2 of the rules prescribed under Chapter IX relating to Accounts of Companies under the Companies Act, 2013, are appended in Annexure II to this report.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION
The Company, being a service provider organization, most of the information as required under Section 134(3)(m) read with Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is not applicable. However, the Company endeavours to effectively utilize and conserve energy by using improved technology in its infrastructure such as lighting and paper usage.
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FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO (In ? Million) |
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Description |
Year ended |
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March 31, 2023 |
March 31, 2022 |
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Foreign exchange earnings |
1,197.60 |
1,124.24 |
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Foreign exchange outgo |
556.56 |
249.12 |
SIGNIFICANT & MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS
There are no significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and Company''s operations in future. Details of pending litigations and tax matters are disclosed in the financial statements.
RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY
The Board of Directors of the Company has constituted a Risk Management Committee. The purpose of the risk management committee shall be to assist the Board with regard to the identification, evaluation and mitigation of internal and external risks specifically faced by the Company, in particular including financial, operational, strategic, sectoral, sustainability (particularly Environmental, Social, Governance related risks), information, cyber security risks. The Committee has overall responsibility for monitoring and approving the risk policies and associated practices of the Company.
The Company has formulated a risk management policy to facilitate setting up a framework for risk assessment and minimization procedures. A copy of the risk management policy is placed on the website of the Company at the below link:
https://www.onmobile.com/sites/default/files/cg policy/Risk Management Policy.pdf
SECRETARIAL STANDARDS
The Company complies with all applicable Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
VIGIL MECHANISM
The Company has established a Whistle Blower Policy for every stakeholder including employees, Directors and any other person to report their concern with regard to any issue in which they believe to be or being conducted inconsistent with applicable laws, rules and regulations and policies. The details of the same are explained in the Report on Corporate Governance.
DISCLOSURE AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 22 OF SEXUAL HARRASMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013
The Company is in compliance with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder. Details of complaints during the year have been disclosed in the Report on Corporate Governance.
The Company is in compliance with provisions relating to the constitution of Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. The Company has in place an Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy in accordance with the said Act.
Internal Complaints Committee was constituted by the Company for redressal of complaints for the specified workplace. The Committee comprises of the following:
⢠Presiding Officer - Presiding Officer is a woman employee
⢠Advisor - The committee also has an external member (woman) who is familiar with issues relating to sexual harassment
⢠Committee Members -The committee comprises of 60% women and 40% men
⢠Office of Internal Complaints Committee - The office is responsible for managing the Committee''s operations
The details of sexual harassment complaints that were filed, disposed of and pending during the financial year are provided in the Report on Corporate Governance of this Annual report.
EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF BOARD/COMMITTEES/INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS ANDCHAIRPERSON
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 the Board has carried out an annual evaluation of performance.
Nomination and Compensation Committee specified that (i) the Board Evaluation process for FY 2022-23 should be carried out internally by the Board of Directors and (ii) recommended the criteria for evaluation at different levels in the form of Survey questionnaires in alignment with ''Guidance Note on Board Evaluation'' issued by Securities and Exchange Board of India.
Survey questionnaires were circulated to all the Board members with set of questions to assess the performance under each of the following categories:
(i) The Board as a whole
(ii) Various Committees of the Board
(iii) Independent Directors / Non - Independent Directors and
(iv) Chairperson of the Board.
The Board reviewed and analyzed the responses to the questionnaire and accordingly completed the Board evaluation process for the financial year 2022-23
As per provisions of section 92(3) read with Section 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013, Annual return of the company for FY 2022-23 is placed on the website of the Company, as a part of Annual report, at the link https://www.onmobile.com/investors.
The table containing the names and other particulars of employees in accordance with the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is appended as Annexure III to the Board''s Report.
The statement containing names of top ten employees in terms of remuneration drawn and the particulars of employees as required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is provided in a separate annexure forming part of this report. Further, the report and the accounts are being sent to the Members excluding the aforesaid annexure. In terms of Section 136 of the Act, the said annexure is open for inspection and any Member interested in obtaining a copy of the same may write to the Company Secretary.
The Company has not accepted deposits during the year under review falling within the purview of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules thereunder.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 62(1)(b) read with Rule 12(9) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014, the Company approved following Employee Stock Option Schemes i.e. Employee Stock Option Plan-I 2003, Employee
Stock Option Plan-II 2003, Employee Stock Option Plan-III 2006, Employee Stock Option Plan-I 2007, Employee Stock Option Plan-II 2007, Employee Stock Option Plan-I 2008, Employee Stock Option Plan-II 2008, Employee Stock Option Plan-III 2008, Employee Stock Option Plan-IV 2008, Employee Stock Option Plan-I 2010, Employee Stock Option Plan-II 2010, Employee Stock Option Plan I 2011, Employee Stock Option Plan I 2012 and Employee Stock Option Plan I 2013 for granting stock options to its employees.
All the schemes endeavour to provide incentives and retain employees who contribute to the growth of the Company. A summary disclosure in compliance with Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 and Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021, forms part of this report as Annexure V and the complete details have been disclosed under Notes to the financial statements which form part of the Annual Report. During the year under review, there has been no variation in the terms of ESOP schemes and the disclosure of employee stock option schemes is placed on the website of the Company as a part of Annual report at the below link:
https://www.onmobile.com/investors
The Board of Directors takes this opportunity to express their appreciation to the customers, shareholders, investors, vendors and bankers who have supported the Company during the year. The Directors place on record their appreciation to the OnMobilians at all levels for their contribution to the Company. The Directors would like to make a special mention of the support/co-operation extended by the various departments of the Government of India, particularly Central Board of Direct Taxes, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Department of Telecommunications, the Reserve Bank of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Securities and Exchange Board of India, BSE Limited, National Stock Exchange of India Ltd, National Securities Depository Limited and Central Depository Services (India) Limited and look forward to their support in all future endeavours.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Executive Chairman
Place: Montreal, Canada Date: May 30, 2023
Mar 31, 2018
Dear Shareholders,
The Board of Directors are pleased to present the 18th Annual Report on the business and operations of the Company together with the audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2018.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR 2017-18
Summary of the operations of the Company on standalone basis for the financial year 2017-18 is as follows:
(In Rs. Million)
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Particulars |
2017-18 |
2016-17 |
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Revenue from operations |
2,506.32 |
3,049.98 |
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Earnings before other income, depreciation and amortization, finance charges, Exceptional item and tax |
(123.02) |
72.50 |
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Exceptional item |
- |
116.56 |
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Profit/(Loss) before other income, depreciation and amortization, finance charges and tax |
(123.02) |
(44.06) |
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Profit/(Loss) before tax |
421.24 |
490.48 |
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Profit/(Loss) for the year |
388.96 |
426.28 |
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Total Comprehensive Income for the year |
424.47 |
377.02 |
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Equity Share Capital |
1,055.71 |
1,043.50 |
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Other Equity |
6,044.23 |
5,741.07 |
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Networth |
7,099.94 |
6,784.57 |
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Net Block |
259.65 |
334.61 |
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Net Current Assets |
2,895.10 |
2,879.58 |
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Cash and Cash Equivalents (including other bank balances) |
744.15 |
768.96 |
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Earnings/ (Loss) per share (Diluted) (In Rs.) |
3.71 |
4.04 |
BUSINESS PERFORMANCE / FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Standalone Financials
During 2017-18, the Company recorded net revenue of Rs. 2,506.32 million, as compared to Rs. 3,049.98 million in 2016-17. The Profit after tax of the Company is Rs. 388.96 million in 2017-18 as compared to Rs.426.28 million in 2016-17. The diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS) is Rs. 3.71 per share in 2017-18 as compared to Rs. 4.04 per share in 2016-17.
Consolidated Financials
During 2017-18, the Company recorded consolidated net revenue of Rs. 6,356.05 million, as compared to Rs. 7,202.36 million in 2016-17. The consolidated Profit after tax of the Company for the year 2017-18 is Rs. 113.45 million as compared to Rs. 140.90 million in 2016-17. The consolidated diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS) for the year 2017-18 is Rs. 1.08 as compared to Rs. 1.34 per share in 2016-17.
Appropriations Dividend
Your directors are pleased to recommend the following dividend for the financial year ended March 31, 2018 which is payable on obtaining the shareholdersâ approval in the 18th Annual General Meeting scheduled for September 18, 2018:
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Particulars of dividend |
Par value (Rs.) |
Percentage |
Dividend amount per equity share (Rs.) |
Date of recommendation |
Book Closure Date |
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Final Dividend |
10.00 |
15% |
1.50 |
May 16, 2018 |
September12, 2018 to September 18, 2018 (both days inclusive) |
The total dividend payout amount for the year inclusive of dividend distribution tax will be Rs. 190.91 million.
Barring unforeseen circumstances, the Board intends to maintain similar or better levels of dividend payout over the next few years. However, the actual dividend payout in each year will be subject to the investment requirements and any other strategic priorities identified by the Company.
After providing for the dividend, the Company proposes to retain Rs. 3,153.86 million in the Statement of Profit and Loss. The Company is not proposing to transfer any amount to reserves from the profits of the financial year 2017-18.
Liquidity
As on March 31, 2018 the Company had liquid assets including investments in fixed deposits and mutual funds of Rs. 1,898.76 million.
CHANGES TO THE SHARE CAPITAL
During the year under review, the Company allotted 1,220,746 equity shares (including bonus shares) on the exercise of stock options under its various Employee Stock Option Plans.
As a result of the aforesaid allotment of equity shares under ESOPs, the issued and paid-up share capital of the Company as on March 31, 2018 stands at Rs. 1,055,708,360.
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS: 2017-18 Consumer brand ONMO
OnMobile launched its new corporate identity in June 2017. We refreshed our logo to better express who we are, as well as to better define the distinction between OnMobile Global Limited and its consumer brand ONMO. As the global leader in mobile entertainment and sound, we draw on our creativity and technical expertise for an impeccable business-to-business experience. We opted for a fresh and modern typeface for our log. Its simple, round form evokes professionalism and adaptability. The word âmobileâ is in a classic dark colour to represent the corporate side of OnMobile, and the splash of red with âonâ symbolizes its vitality and just a bit of whimsy. The colours of OnMobileâs graphic design are identical to those used for its consumer brand, ONMO.
OnMobileâs Consumer Brand ONMO Sweeps Transform Awards in New York with 5 Wins - ONMO, the sound based communication brand of OnMobile Global Limited, swept the Transform Awards North America 2017 with 5 wins including the Best Overall Visual Identity. Hosted by Transform Magazine, the awards recognize excellence in rebranding, brand development and the journey brands make. Apart from winning the Best Overall Visual Identity, ONMO got 2 Golds in Best Naming Strategy and Best Visual Identity in The Technology, Media and Telecommunications Sector. ONMO also won 2 Silvers in Best Use of Audio Branding and Best Creative Strategy. OnMobileâs consumer brand, ONMO, was awarded for bringing a revitalized identity to the telecom landscape through a fusion of energetic audio and visual elements.
INFORMATION ABOUT SUBSIDIARY/JOINT VENTURE/ASSOCIATE COMPANIES
As on March 31, 2018, the Company has 44 subsidiaries.
In accordance with Section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has prepared consolidated financial statements of the Company and all its subsidiary companies, which forms part of the Annual Report. A statement containing salient features of the financial statements of the subsidiaries of the Company in Form AOC-1 is given in Annexure I.
In accordance with third proviso of Section 136(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Annual Report of the Company, containing therein its standalone and the consolidated financial statements has been placed on the website of the Company, www.onmobile.com. Further, as per fourth proviso of the said Section, audited annual accounts of each of the subsidiary companies have also been placed on the website of the Company, www.onmobile.com. These documents will also be available for inspection during business hours at the registered office of the Company at Bangalore, India.
NEW LOCATIONS
During the year under review, the branch of the Company located in Qatar shifted to a new address. Similarly, there has been a change in the registered office address of OnMobile Brasil Sistemas De Valor Agregado Para Comunicagoes Moveis Ltda., the subsidiary of the Company. The new addresses can be seen under Contact Information section.
MATERIAL CHANGES FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR AND THE DATE OF THE REPORT
There have been no material changes for the period between end of the financial year 2017-18 and the date of this report affecting the financial position of the Company.
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
OnMobile operations team continues its efforts to improve the efficiencies. GSOC team has been structured to extend system monitoring & issue resolution 24/7. This has resulted in higher service uptime and improved Turn Around Time (TAT). Monitoring systems around the clock has resulted in proactive identification and resolution of potential issues, which in turn helped to maximize monetization. The Delivery, Operations and Engineering teams jointly drove the following efforts:
ISO Certification
OnMobile continues to strive for process excellence. Operations team has ensured successful Surveillance Audit for the year 2017 in our effort to ensure that we retain our ISO 27001:2013 certification from UKAS. The GSOC, Cross Operator Support and support function teams were audited extensively under the ISO 27001:2013 standards framework by DNV. OnMobile has been recommended for recertification in the audit that was just concluded.
Automation & Optimization
We continue our efforts towards automation of repetitive tasks. Processes have been mapped to systems to make them measurable in terms of quantity and time. Data being used to create dashboards, track system & team performances and drive improvements. Few more processes have been put under quality audit and improvement plan.
INFRASTRUCTURE
OnMobile exhibits more than 40 offices across the globe with 2.25 lakh square feet of office space. The offices are catalogued as virtual office, business centers and owned / leased offices. OnMobile headquarters - Electronic city Bangalore - is the largest facility with 1 lakh square feet of office space. All OnMobile offices are well equipped with reliable infrastructure & working atmosphere amid high level of security and safety proficiency. Consistent and scheduled precautionary measures are in place to circumvent downtime and to ensure business continuity. We operate the facilities in a manner that complies with local laws and regulations.
OnMobile provides services to customers PAN India. It has 9 regional warehouses furnishing to internal hardware movement and support operations of around 3,000 servers and 500 network devices across India. OnMobile is accurately a global establishment with presence in around 55 countries and relishes enduring trust with global telecom operators.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
With SAHI, we continued our support towards cochlear implant surgeries, post-surgical rehabilitation and the digitization of the library. We successfully contributed towards 4 cochlear implants and about 15 daycare surgeries along with other things like stationaries, gifts etc to the beneficiary children.
The key highlight this year was involving our employees in this cause. In line with it, we conducted employee engagement camps with SAHI in the third and the fourth quarter where employees from across locations participated. They spent meaningful hours with the kids and the caregivers while also visiting the audiology facilities.
The Company constituted a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee in accordance with Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013. The CSR Committee charter and the CSR Policy of the Company are available in the website at the below link:
http://www.onmobile.com/sites/default/files/cg policy/ Corporate Social Responsibility Policy.pdf
Particulars required to be disclosed pursuant to the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 are given in Annexure VIII to the Boardsâ report.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2018, OnMobile has refined its total product portfolio, and introduced new products -most notably ONMO Games Subscriptions and an ONMO Regional Video platform. In addition, OnMobile has created an Innovation Lab, focused on anticipating customer trends to deliver products that meet market demand.
During 2017-18, there was an increased focus by the engineering, operations and research and development teams to improve operational efficiencies of our organization and products. We have introduced automation and process improvements to improve efficiency of our operations, reduce time to market while improving operator delivery quality. The team in Bangalore continued to focus on the ONMO Tones process and billing infrastructure, as well as the ONMO contests product platform. In Europe, the team continued to further develop the SPACE mobile content platform to deliver content portals.
The Innovation Lab
Introduced in 2017-2018, OnMobile created the Innovation Lab, focused on three key areas centered around identifying and anticipating the demands of the consumer 12 months out, and developing products to meet those needs. First, Technical Innovation focus will be on bringing new products to the market by leveraging our products, technical assets and technology intelligence. Secondly, Opportunity Enabler Innovation takes a fresh approach to finding the right combination of existing technical resources, product platforms and partnerships to deliver the best, world-class solution to operators. Finally, Converting Ideas to Reality Innovation focuses on optimizing processes to move from concept to prototype to reality at hyper-speed.
Ring Back Tones (RBT)
Last year, we launched the new direct-to-consumer app Ring back tones and stories. Our teams have further refined this product to introduce a new ONMO Tones product solution, including ring tones, ring back tones, and stories in a single offering. Based on feedback from operators we believe there is an opportunity for a complete Tones solution. We are already in process of testing the new product, and have active discussions in several key markets to determine market fit and demand. In addition, the team has developed a very robust product roadmap, inclusive of messaging tones, video RBT and several other new, progressive features that address the market trends towards WiFi calling and messaging apps.
ONMO Games Subscription and Regional Video
We already have significant revenue coming from our gaming and video products, and this year we expanded our efforts in these two categories with the development of an ONMO Games subscription product, which is actively deployed in the market, as well as a Regional Video product. Mobile gaming is experiencing tremendous growth worldwide, and our all-you-can eat subscription platform, with parental controls, has received tremendous interest from operators. Our new Regional Videos product, allowing operators to deliver short-form videos and clips across many categories, in multiple languages has been optimized for low bandwidth and people on the go. This allows us to deliver the best mobile video experience to Operators and Consumers.
ONMO Contests
During 2017-18, we had significant penetration from the Operators in India, and this year have focused on moving to a digital platform for worldwide distribution. In addition, the teams are evaluating integrating the Contests product into our other product categories to drive increased engagement with consumers.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Company is committed to maintain the highest standards of corporate governance. The Company meets the standards and guidelines set by the Securities and Exchange Board of India on corporate governance and have implemented all the stipulations prescribed. A detailed report on Corporate Governance as stipulated under Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 forms part of the Annual Report. Certificate(s) from the Auditors of the Company, B S R & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants and Parameshwar G. Hegde of Hegde & Hegde, Company Secretaries, confirming compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated under the aforesaid Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 are annexed to the Corporate Governance Report.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
In accordance with Part B of Schedule V of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 the Management Discussion and Analysis Report is presented in a separate Section forming part of the Annual Report.
BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY REPORT
OnMobile is not included in the list of top 500 companies of National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. (NSE) or BSE Ltd. (BSE) as per the market capitalization as on March 31, 2017 and March 31, 2018.
However, the Company has prepared Business Responsibility Report on voluntary basis in line with the format suggested by Securities and Exchange Board of India vide Circular No. CIR/CFD/CMD/10/2015 dated November 04, 2015, which is annexed to this Annual Report.
DIRECTORS AND KEY MANANGERIAL PERSONNEL
Appointment
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 149 of Companies Act, 2013, Chris Arsenault and Sanjay Kapoor were appointed as Independent Directors at the 17th Annual General Meeting of the Company held on September 06, 2017 to hold office upto the date of AGM to be held during the calendar year 2020.
Gianluca DâAgostino was appointed as an Additional Director of the Company by the Board w.e.f. July 27, 2018 and he shall hold office until the date of the ensuing AGM. It is proposed to appoint him as an Independent Director pursuant to Section 149, 152 read with Schedule IV and all other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 at the forthcoming AGM.
Re-appointment
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 149 of Companies Act, 2013, Rajiv Khaitan and Nancy Cruickshank were re-appointed as Independent Directors at the 17th Annual General Meeting of the Company held on September 06, 2017 to hold office upto the date of AGM to be held during the calendar year 2020.
As per the provisions of Companies Act, 2013, Francois-Charles Sirois retires by rotation as Director at the ensuing AGM and being eligible, seeks re-appointment.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 149 of Companies Act, 2013, Sanjay Baweja was appointed as Independent Director for a period of three years. The said period is coming to an end at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. It is proposed to reappoint him as Independent Director of the Company for the further period of three years at the forthcoming AGM.
Resignations
Nehchal Sandhu resigned from the directorship of the Company w.e.f. July 27, 2017.
Chief Financial Officer
Praveen Kumar K J resigned from the position of Chief Financial Officer w.e.f. March 16, 2018.
Ganesh Murthy was appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company w.e.f. March 26, 2018.
AUDITORS AND AUDITORSâ REPORT
Statutory Auditors
In terms of provisions of Section 139 of the Companies Act 2013 and the rules made thereunder M/s BSR & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No. 101248W/W-100022), were appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company by the shareholders at the 17th AGM held on September 06, 2017 to hold office until the conclusion of the 22nd Annual General Meeting to be held in calendar year 2022. The Company has received a certificate form the auditors confirming that they are not disqualified from continuing as Auditors of the Company.
The requirement for ratification of appointment of auditors by the members at every AGM is done away with vide Ministry of Corporate Affairs notification dated May 07, 2018.
Secretarial Auditors
The Board of Directors of the Company had appointed Parameshwar G Hegde of Hegde & Hegde, Company Secretaries to conduct the Secretarial Audit pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 for the financial year ended March 31, 2018 and the Secretarial Audit Report is appended as Annexure X.
Comments on Auditorsâ Report
There are no qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks or disclaimers made by Statutory Auditors of the Company in the Audit Report and by the Secretarial Auditor in the Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended March 31, 2018.
DIRECTORSâ RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the directors to the best of their knowledge and belief confirm that:
i. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures.
ii. They 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 and loss of the Company for that period.
iii. They have 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.
iv. They have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
v. Internal financial controls have been laid down and they were adequate and operating effectively.
vi. Proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and such systems were adequate and were operating effectively.
NUMBER OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD
The Board met six times during the financial year 2017-18 viz., May 26, 2017, July 27, 2017, September 06, 2017, October 30, 2017, February 1, 2018 and March 23, 2018. The maximum interval between any two meetings did not exceed 120 days.
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
As on March 31, 2018, the Board had five Committees:
1. Audit Committee
2. Nomination and Compensation Committee
3. Stakeholders Relationship Committee
4. Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
5. Risk Management Committee
Details of all the Committees along with their charters, composition and meetings held during the year, are provided in the âReport on Corporate Governanceâ as part of this Annual Report.
BOARD INDEPENDENCE
The Company has received necessary declaration from each Independent Director of the Company under Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 that the Independent Directors of the Company meet the criteria of independence laid down in Section 149(6). Our definition of âIndependenceâ of Directors is derived from Regulation 16(b) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (âListing Regulationsâ) and Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013. Based on the confirmation / disclosures received from the Directors and on evaluation of the relationships disclosed, the following Non-Executive Directors are independent in terms of the aforesaid Listing Regulations and Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013:
a) Rajiv Khaitan
b) Nancy Cruickshank
c) Sanjay Baweja
d) Nehchal Sandhu*
e) Chris Arsenault
f) Sanjay Kapoor
g) Gianluca DâAgostino*
*Resigned from the Board w.e.f. July 27, 2017.
Appointed as Additional Director by the Board w.e.f. July 27, 2018 and approval of the shareholders for appointment as Independent Director is being sought at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.
COMPANYâS POLICY ON DIRECTORS1 APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION
The Nomination and Remuneration Policy of the Company on Directorsâ appointment and remuneration including criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a Director and other matters provided under sub-section (3) of Section 178, is appended as Annexure II to this Report.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS UNDER SECTION 186
There were no loans and guarantees given and the investments made pursuant to Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 during the year under review.
PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES REFERRED TO IN SECTION 188(1)
The particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties referred to in Section 188(1), as prescribed in Form AOC - 2 of the rules prescribed under Chapter IX relating to Accounts of Companies under the Companies Act, 2013, is appended in Annexure III to this report.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION
The Company, being a service provider organization, most of the information as required under Section 134(3)(m) read with Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is not applicable. However, the Company endeavors to effectively utilize and conserve energy by using improved technology in its infrastructure such as lightings and paper usage.
SIGNIFICANT & MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS
There are no significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and Companyâs operations in future. Details of pending litigations and tax matters are disclosed in the financial statements.
DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION POLICY
As per Regulation 43A of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 the top 500 listed companies shall formulate a dividend distribution policy. Accordingly, the policy was adopted by the Board vide resolution dated March 22, 2017 to set out the parameters and circumstances that will be taken into account by the Board in determining the distribution of dividend to its shareholders. The policy is enclosed as Annexure IV to the Boardâs report and is also available on the Companyâs website at the below link:
http://www.onmobile.com/sites/default/files/cg policy/ Dividend Distribution Policy.pdf
RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY
The Board of Directors at their meeting held on October 30, 2014 constituted a Risk Management Committee. The Company has formulated a risk management policy to facilitate setting up a framework for risk assessment and minimization procedures. A copy of the risk management policy is appended in this report as Annexure V and is placed on the website of the Company at the below link: http://www.onmobile.com/sites/default/files/cg policy/Risk Management Policy.pdf
VIGIL MECHANISM
The Company has established a Whistle Blower Policy for Directors and employees to report their genuine concern. The details of the same are explained in the Corporate Governance Report.
DISCLOSURE AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 22 OF SEXUAL HARRASMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013
The Company is in compliance with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder. No complaints requiring any enquiry or action under the said Act and Rules have been received during the year under review.
EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF BOARD/ COMMITTEES/INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS AND CHAIRPERSON
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 the Board has carried out an annual evaluation of performance of Board as a whole, Committees of the Board and Individual Directors and Chairperson.
An external expert âOptimum Talentâ had been engaged to complete the evaluation process. Nomination and Compensation Committee in consultation with the external expert formulated criteria for evaluation of performance in alignment with âGuidance Note on Board Evaluationâ issued by Securities and Exchange Board of India. A survey questionnaire had been circulated to all the Board members with set of questions to assess the performance under each of the following categories:
1. Board as a whole
2. Committees of the Board
3. Individual Directors and Chairperson
The Board reviewed and analyzed the responses to the questionnaire and accordingly completed the Board evaluation process for the financial year 2017-18.
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
As required pursuant to section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 12(1) of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, an extract of annual return in MGT-9 is enclosed as Annexure VI to this report.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The table containing the names and other particulars of employees in accordance with the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is appended as Annexure VII (A) to the Boardâs Report
A statement showing details of every employee employed throughout the financial year and in receipt of remuneration of Rs. 1.02 crore or more per annum or employed for part of the year and in receipt of Rs. 8.5 lakh or more per month under Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is enclosed as Annexure VII (B) to Boardâs Report.
DEPOSITS
The Company has not accepted deposits during the year under review falling within the purview of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules thereunder.
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION SCHEMES
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 62(1)(b) read with Rule 12(9) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014, the Company approved following Employee Stock Option Schemes i.e. Employee Stock Option Plan-I, 2003, Employee Stock Option Plan-II, 2003, Employee Stock Option Plan-III, 2006, Employee Stock Option Plan-I, 2007, Employee Stock Option Plan-II, 2007, Employee Stock Option Plan-I 2008, Employee Stock Option Plan-II, 2008, Employee Stock Option Plan-III, 2008, Employee Stock Option Plan-IV, 2008, Employee Stock Option Plan-I, 2010, Employee Stock Option Plan-II, 2010 ; Employee Stock Option Plan I, 2011, Employee Stock Option Plan I, 2012 and Employee Stock Option Plan I, 2013 for granting stock options to its employees.
All the schemes endeavor to provide incentives and retain employees who contribute to the growth of the Company. A summary disclosure in compliance with Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 and Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulation, 2014, forms part of this report as Annexure IX and the complete details have been disclosed under Notes to the financial statements which form part of the Annual Report. During the year under review, there has been no variation in the terms of ESOP schemes.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Board of Directors takes this opportunity to express their appreciation to the customers, shareholders, investors, vendors and bankers who have supported the Company during the year. The Directors place on record their appreciation to the OnMobilians at all levels for their contribution to the Company. The Directors would like to make a special mention of the support/co-operation extended by the various departments of the Government of India, particularly the Special Economic Zone, Central Board of Direct Taxes, Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs, the Ministry of Commerce, the Department of Telecommunications, the Reserve Bank of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Securities and Exchange Board of India, BSE Limited, National Stock Exchange of India Ltd, National Securities Depository Limited and Central Depository Services (India) Limited and look forward to their support in all future endeavors.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Francois-Charles Sirois
Executive Chairman and CEO
Place: London
Date: July 27, 2018
Mar 31, 2017
Directors'' Report
Dear Shareholders,
The Directors are pleased to present the 17th Annual Report on the business and operations of the Company together with the audited financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2017.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR 2016-17
Summary of the operations of the Company on standalone basis for the financial year 2016-17 is as follows:
(In Rs, Million)
|
Particulars |
2016-17 |
2015-16 |
|
Revenue from operations |
3,049.98 |
3,331.55 |
|
Earnings before other income, depreciation and amortization, finance charges, Exceptional item and tax |
72.50 |
341.34 |
|
Exceptional item |
116.56 |
2.46 |
|
Profit/(Loss) before other income, depreciation and amortization, finance charges and tax |
(44.06) |
338.88 |
|
Profit/(Loss) before tax |
490.48 |
146.99 |
|
Profit/(Loss) for the year |
426.28 |
(21.25) |
|
Total Comprehensive Income for the year |
377.02 |
1.44 |
|
Equity Share Capital |
1,043.50 |
1,081.11 |
|
Other Equity |
5,741.07 |
5,899.91 |
|
Net worth |
6,784.57 |
6,981.02 |
|
Net Block |
334.61 |
279.65 |
|
Net Current Assets |
2,879.58 |
3,399.89 |
|
Cash and Cash Equivalents |
768.96 |
840.92 |
|
Earnings/ (Loss) per share (Diluted) (In '') |
4.04 |
(0.19) |
BUSINESS PERFORMANCE / FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Standalone Financials
During 2016-17, the Company recorded net revenue of Rs, 3,049.98 million, as compared to Rs, 3,331.55 million in 201516. The Profit/(Loss) after tax of the Company is Rs, 426.28 million in 2016-17 as compared to Rs, (21.25) million in 2015
16. The diluted earnings/(Loss) per share (EPS) is Rs, 4.04 per share as compared to Rs, (0.19) per share in 2015-16.
Consolidated Financials
During 2016-17, the Company recorded consolidated net revenue of Rs, 7,202.36 million, as compared to Rs,8,157.43 million in 2015-16. The consolidated Profit/(Loss) after tax of the Company for the year 2016-17 is Rs,140.90 million as compared to Rs,(276.83) million in 2015-16. The consolidated diluted earnings/(Loss) per share (EPS) for the year 2016-17 is Rs,1.34 as compared to Rs, (2.53) per share in 2015-16.
Appropriations Dividend
Your directors are pleased to recommend the following dividend for the financial year ended March 31, 2017 which is payable on obtaining the shareholders'' approval in the 17th Annual General Meeting scheduled for September 6, 2017:
|
Particulars of dividend |
Par value O |
Per centage |
Dividend amount per equity share ('') |
Date of recommendation |
Book Closure Date |
|
Final Dividend |
10.00 |
15% |
1.50 |
May 26, 2017 |
August 31, 2017 to September 6, 2017 (both days inclusive) |
The total dividend payout amount for the year inclusive of dividend distribution tax will be Rs,188.39 million.
Barring unforeseen circumstances, the Board intends to maintain similar or better levels of dividend payout over the next few years. However, the actual dividend payout in each year will be subject to the investment requirements and any other strategic priorities identified by the Company.
After providing for the dividend, the Company proposes to retain Rs,2,951.41 million in the Statement of Profit and Loss. The Company is not proposing to transfer any amount to reserves from the profits of the financial year 2016-17.
Liquidity
As on March 31, 2017 the Company had liquid assets including investments in fixed deposits and mutual funds of Rs,1,696.07 million.
BUY BACK
The Board of Directors at their meeting held on February 4,
2016 approved buyback of equity shares of the Company from the open market through the Stock Exchange Mechanism up to an aggregate amount of Rs,70 crores subject to a maximum of 5,600,000 equity shares.
The buyback offer opened on February 22, 2016 and the Company had bought back 1,532,594 equity shares during FY 2015-16 and the Company bought back the balance 4,067,406 equity shares during the year under review and the buyback offer closed on June 27, 2016. The last lot of extinguishment of equity shares in connection with the Buyback completed on July 4, 2016. As a result of this Buy Back, the issued and paid-up share capital of the Company had reduced from 109,643,996 shares to 104,043,996 shares as on July 4, 2016.
CHANGES TO THE SHARE CAPITAL
During the year under review, the Company allotted 306,094 equity shares (including bonus shares) on the exercise of stock options under its various Employee Stock Option Plans.
As a result of the aforesaid buyback and the allotment of equity shares under ESOPs, the issued and paid-up share capital of the Company as on March 31, 2017 stands at Rs,1,043,500,900.
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS: 2016-17
Launch of consumer brand ONMO
On October 19th, 2016, On Mobile Global Limited, unveiled its new consumer brand, ONMO, and showcased some of its new products that will use sound to enrich communication, expression, and discovery. With this On Mobile, plans to engage with consumers directly, offering a suite of universally recognizable apps and services to its customers worldwide. Building upon its competency it has introduced a new generation of Apps that positions On Mobile as a powerhouse in sound-based communication category. Having made significant investments in core technology, product development, processes and people On Mobile is ready to serve consumers directly.
INFORMATION ABOUT SUBSIDIARY/JOINT VENTURE/ASSOCIATE COMPANIES
As on March 31, 2017, the Company has 44 subsidiaries.
During the year 2016-17, the following branches of On Mobile Global Limited were closed:
1. Australia (closed w.e.f 6th December 2016);
2. Spain (closed w.e.f 20th December 2016)
In accordance with Section 129(3) of the Companies Act,
2013, the Company has prepared consolidated financial statement of the Company and all its subsidiary companies, which forms part of the Annual Report. A statement containing salient features of the financial statements of the subsidiaries of the Company in Form AOC-1 is given in Annexure I.
In accordance with third proviso of Section 136(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Annual Report of the Company, containing therein its standalone and the consolidated financial statements has been placed on the website of the Company, www.On Mobile.com. Further, as per fourth proviso of the said Section, audited annual accounts of each of the subsidiary companies have also been placed on the website of the Company, www.On Mobile.com. These documents will also be available for inspection during business hours at the registered office of the Company at Bangalore, India.
NEW LOCATIONS
During the year under review, the branch of the Company located in Sri Lanka shifted to new address. Similarly, there has been a change in the registered office address of Singapore PTE Ltd., the subsidiary of the Company. The new addresses can be seen under Contact Information section.
MATERIAL CHANGES FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR AND THE DATE OF THE REPORT
There have been no material changes for the period between end of the financial year 2016-17 and the date of this report affecting the financial position of the Company.
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
On Mobile operations team continues its efforts to improve the efficiencies. Due to automation of tasks over the last 4 quarters, TATs have improved drastically. Monitoring systems are in place to ensure 95% of the issues are proactively identified and fixed with an aim to maximize monetization. The Delivery, Operations and Engineering teams jointly drove the following efforts:
ISO Certification
On Mobile continues to strive for process excellence. Operations team has ensured successful Surveillance Audit for the year 2017 in our effort to ensure that we retain our ISO 27001:2013 certification from UKAS. The Client Delivery units, platforms, products and support functions were audited extensively under the ISO 27001:2013 standards framework by DNV. This is an endorsement of the efforts that have gone into continued improvement of processes.
Automation & Optimization
We continue our efforts towards automation of repetitive tasks. Processes have been mapped to systems to make them measurable in terms of quantity and time. Data points were used to create dashboards and track team / system performances and drive improvements. Few more processes have been put under quality audit and improvement plan.
Operations team
The Operations team has been Centralized under Global Support & Operations team. This is an extension of the scope of earlier GNOC - which was monitoring and L1 support to complete Operations support. We have been able to reduce on repetitive work across multiple regions. This consolidation has helped in improving issue resolution time due to cross learning.
INFRASTRUCTURE
On Mobile is having with more than 40 offices across the globe and 2.25 lakh square feet of office space. The offices are categorized as virtual office, business centers and owned/ leased offices. On Mobile headquarters in Electronic city, Bangalore is the largest facility with 1.30 lakh square feet of office space. All the On Mobile facilities are well equipped with good Infrastructure & working atmosphere and high level of security and safety competency. Regular and planned preventive measures are in place to avoid downtime and to ensure business continuity. We operate the facilities in a manner that complies with local laws and regulations.
On Mobile services to customers PAN India. It has 9 regional warehouses catering to internal hardware movement and supporting operations of more than 2,500 internal IT servers across India. On Mobile is a truly global company which is spread over 55 countries and enjoys long-term partnerships with global telecom operatons.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
As a responsible organization, we strongly believe in contributing to the society. Hence, in line with our corporate philosophy, we tied up with an NGO - Society to Aid the Hearing Impaired (SAHI), which helps those suffering from auditory impairment. In addition to providing financial support, we conducted 3 hearing screening camps at Vemulla, Chevella and Mahabubnagar in the state of Telangana for SAHI which had an involvement of 400 children. We distributed a total of 51 aids and identified those who need to undergo surgeries for their betterment. We also successfully conducted 2 Cochlear Implant Surgeries that helped restore the hearing ability of the affected individuals. This surgery replaces the function of a damaged ear.
To go a step further and encourage our employees to contribute towards a cause that they feel passionate about, we introduced a policy which enables them to take 2 days off in a year for the same.
The Company constituted a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee in accordance with Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013. The CSR Committee charter and the CSR Policy of the Company are available in the website at the below link:
http://www.On Mobile.com/sites/default/files/cg policy/ Corporate Social Responsibility Policv.pdf
Particulars required to be disclosed pursuant to the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules,
2014 are given in Annexure VIII to the Director''s report.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
During the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, On Mobile has completed the development of the SPARK platform for ring back tones and has deployed it in the United States for the launch of its new direct-to-consumer app, ONMO Express. On Mobile has also developed a new music discovery platform which is the core of its new service, ONMO Discover, also being launched in the United States. On Mobile has worked extensively on its new mobile content platform, SPACE, which is used for delivering mobile content portals such as mobile news and mobile games services.
During 2016-17, the engineering and research and development team has been more focused with dedicated teams on specific areas of expertise. The team in Bangalore is focused on ring back tone and billing infrastructure, the team in France is focused on mobile application development while the team in United Kingdom is focused on mobile content delivery platform.
The mobile content platform
The development team in St-lves, United Kingdom has been structured to work on the new SPACE platform, which is a highly-scalable and flexible mobile content delivery platform. This platform is currently used by several operators in Europe and a new version of the platform is being developed. It will be hosted in the cloud and will be able to serve any operator worldwide.
Mobile applications
This year, there has been many updates on the mobile applications delivered to the operators and the 2 direct-to-consumer apps, Onmo Express and Onmo Discover have been developed and delivered in 2017.
Sound expertise
As On Mobile is looking for new ways to use sound as a means of communication, we have invested in strengthening our audio expertise and made research on audio transformation, editing and enhancement to provide end-user with new capabilities.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Company is committed to maintain the highest standards of corporate governance. The Company meets the standards and guidelines set by the Securities and Exchange Board of India on corporate governance and have implemented all the stipulations prescribed. A detailed report on Corporate Governance as stipulated under Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 forms part of the Annual Report. Certificate(s) from the Auditors of the Company, Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Chartered Accountants and Hegde & Hegde, Practicing Company Secretaries, confirming compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated under the aforesaid Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 are annexed to the Corporate Governance Report.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
In accordance with Part B of Schedule V of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 the Management Discussion and Analysis Report is presented in a separate Section forming part of the Annual Report.
BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY REPORT
The Company has prepared Business Responsibility Report in line with Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, which is annexed to this Annual Report.
DIRECTORS AND KEY MANANGERIAL PERSONNEL
Executive Chairman and CEO
Frangois-Charles Sirois, Executive Chairman was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and re-designated as ''Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer'' of the Company w.e.f March 1, 2017 by the Board of Directors at their meeting held on February 23, 2017.
Re-appointments
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 149 of Companies Act, 2013, Rajiv Khaitan and Nancy Cruickshank were appointed as Independent Directors for a period of three years. The staid period is coming to an end at the ensuing Annual General Meeting (AGM). It is proposed to re-appoint them as Independent Directors of the Company for a further period of three years at the forthcoming AGM.
As per the provisions of Companies Act, 2013, Frangois-Charles Sirois retires by rotation as Director at the ensuing AGM and being eligible, seeks re-appointment.
Inductions
Chris Arsenault was appointed as an Additional Director of the Company by the Board w.e.f May 26, 2017 and he shall hold office until the date of the ensuing AGM.
It is proposed to appoint him as Independent Director pursuant to Section 149, 152 read with Schedule IV and all other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 at the forthcoming AGM.
Resignations
Rajiv Pancholy has resigned as Managing Director of the Company and from the Board of Directors w.e.f February 23, 2017. He resigned from the position of Chief Executive Officer w.e.f February 28, 2017.
Pascal Tremblay resigned from the directorship of the Company w.e.f May 26, 2017.
AUDITORS'' APPOINTMENT
In terms of provisions of Section 139 of the Companies Act 2013 and the rules made there under M/s Deloitte Haskins & Sells, the Statutory Auditors of the Company retire at the conclusion of the 17th Annual General Meeting and having completed their term, are not eligible for re-appointment. Therefore pursuant to the provisions of the said Act and rules, the Board of Directors, on recommendation of the Audit Committee, have recommended appointment of M/s BSR & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No. 101248W/W-100022) as Statutory Auditors of the Company in place of M/s Deloitte Haskins & Sells, retiring Statutory Auditors, to hold office from the conclusion of this Annual General Meeting to the conclusion of the 22nd Annual General Meeting to be held in calendar year 2022 subject to ratification of their appointment at every Annual General Meeting on the remuneration to be fixed by the Board of Directors in consultation with the Auditors from time to time.
The Company has obtained consent and certificate from M/s BSR & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants pursuant to section 139 of the Companies Act 2013, to the effect that their appointment, if made, will be within the limits fixed and in accordance with the provisions of the Act and the rules made there under.
SECRETARIAL AUDIT
The Board of Directors of the Company had appointed Parameshwar G Hegde of Hegde & Hegde, Practicing Company Secretaries to conduct the Secretarial Audit pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 for the financial year ended March 31, 2017 and the Secretarial Audit Report is appended as Annexure X.
COMMENTS ON AUDITORS'' REPORT
There are no qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks or disclaimers made by Statutory Auditors of the Company in the Audit Report and by the Secretarial Auditor in the Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended March 31, 2017.
MCA Inspection
Inspection of books of accounts and other records of the Company under Section 206 read with Section 207 was carried out by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India during the audit period and the company has received a Preliminary Findings (PF) letter No ROCB/KT/ INSP/027860/2017 dated April 25, 2017 from the Inspection officer, Deputy Registrar of Companies, directing the company to reply to certain non-compliances of provisions of Companies Act, 1956/2013 noticed during the inspection. The Company vide letter dated May 12, 2017 furnished the responses to the said PF Letter.
DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the directors to the best of their knowledge and belief confirm that:
i. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures.
ii. They 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 and loss of the Company for that period.
iii. They have 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.
iv. They have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
v. Internal financial controls have been laid down and they were adequate and operating effectively.
vi. Proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and such systems were adequate and were operating effectively.
NUMBER OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD
The Board met five times during the financial year 201617 viz., May 30, 2016, July 30, 2016, November 11, 2016,
February 9, 2017 and February 23, 2017. The maximum interval between any two meetings did not exceed 120 days.
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
As on March 31, 2017, the Board had five Committees:
1. Audit Committee
2. Nomination and Compensation Committee
3. Stakeholders Relationship Committee
4. Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
5. Risk Management Committee
Details of all the Committees along with their charters, composition and meetings held during the year, are provided in the âReport on Corporate Governance" as part of this Annual Report.
BOARD INDEPENDENCE
The Company has received necessary declaration from each Independent Director of the Company under Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 that the Independent Directors of the Company meet the criteria of independence laid down in Section 149(6). Our definition of ''Independence'' of Directors is derived from Regulation 16(b) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (''Listing Regulations'') and Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013. Based on the confirmation / disclosures received from the Directors and on evaluation of the relationships disclosed, the following Non-Executive Directors are independent in terms of the aforesaid Listing Regulations and Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013:
a) Rajiv Khaitan
b) Nancy Cruickshank
c) Sanjay Baweja
d) Nehchal Sandhu
e) Pascal Tremblay*
f) Chris Arsenault*
* Resigned from the Board w.e.f. May 26, 2017.
* Appointed as Additional Director by the Board w.e.f. May 26, 2017 and approval of the shareholders for appointment as Independent Director is being sought at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.
COMPANY''S POLICY ON DIRECTORS'' APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION
The Nomination and Remuneration Policy of the Company on Directors'' appointment and remuneration including criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a Director and other matters provided under Sub-section (3) of Section 178, is appended as Annexure II to this Report.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS UNDER SECTION 186
The details of the loans and guarantees given and the investments made pursuant to Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are given below:
|
Sl. No |
Name of the entity |
Relation |
Amount '' (in Million) |
Particulars of loans, guarantees and investments |
Purpose for which the loan, guarantee and investment are proposed to be utilised |
|
1. |
On Mobile Global for Telecommunication Services, Egypt |
Subsidiary |
0.3 |
Investment in share capital |
Working capital |
|
2. |
On Mobile USA LLC. |
Subsidiary |
76.30 |
Loans provided |
Working capital of its subsidiary |
|
3. |
On Mobile USA LLC. |
Subsidiary |
81.13 |
Loans provided |
Working capital of its subsidiary |
|
4. |
On Mobile USA LLC. |
Subsidiary |
33.32 |
Loans provided |
Working capital of its subsidiary |
PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES REFERRED TO IN SECTION 188(1)
The particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties referred to in Section 188(1), as prescribed in Form AOC - 2 of the rules prescribed under Chapter IX relating to Accounts of Companies under the Companies Act, 2013, is appended in Annexure III to this report.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION
The Company, being a service provider organization, most of the information as required under Section 134(3)(m) read with Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is not applicable. However, the Company endeavors to effectively utilize and conserve energy by using improved technology in its infrastructure such as lightings and paper usage.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
(In Rs, Million)
|
Description |
Year ended |
|
|
March 31, 2017 |
March 31, 2016 |
|
|
Foreign exchange earnings |
1,831.34 |
2,138.68 |
|
Foreign exchange outgo |
883.36 |
980.47 |
SIGNIFICANT & MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS
There are no significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and Company''s operations in future. Details of pending litigations and tax matters are disclosed in the financial statements.
DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION POLICY
As per Regulation 43A of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 the top 500 listed companies shall formulate a dividend distribution policy. Accordingly, the policy was adopted by the Board vide resolution dated March 22, 2017 to set out the parameters and circumstances that will be taken into account by the Board in determining the distribution of dividend to its shareholders. The policy is enclosed as Annexure IV to the Board''s report and is also available on the Company''s website at the below link:
http://www.On Mobile.com/sites/default/files/cg policy/ Dividend Distribution Policv.pdf
RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY
The Board of Directors at their meeting held on October
30, 2014 constituted a Risk Management Committee. The Company has formulated a risk management policy to facilitate setting up a framework for risk assessment and minimization procedures. A copy of the risk management policy is appended in this report as Annexure V and is placed on the website of the Company at the below link:
http://www.On Mobile.com/sites/default/files/cg policv/Risk Management Policv.pdf
VIGIL MECHANISM
The Company has established a Whistle Blower Policy for Directors and employees to report their genuine concern. The details of the same are explained in the Corporate Governance Report.
DISCLOSURE AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 22 OF SEXUAL HARRASMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013
The Company is in compliance with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder. No complaints requiring any enquiry or action under the said Act and Rules have been received during the year under review.
EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF BOARD/ COMMITTEES/INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS AND CHAIRPERSON
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 the Board has carried out an annual evaluation of performance of Board as a whole, Committees of the Board and Individual Directors and Chairperson.
An external expert ''Optimum Talent'' had been engaged to complete the evaluation process. Nomination and Compensation Committee in consultation with the external expert formulated criteria for evaluation of performance in alignment with ''Guidance Note on Board Evaluation'' issued by Securities and Exchange Board of India. A survey questionnaire had been circulated to all the Board members with set of questions to assess the performance under each of the following categories:
1. Board as a whole
2. Committees of the Board
3. Individual Directors and Chairperson
The Board reviewed and analyzed the responses to the questionnaire and accordingly completed the Board evaluation process for the financial year 2016-17.
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
As required pursuant to section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 12(1) of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, an extract of annual return in MGT 9 is enclosed as Annexure VI to this report.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The table containing the names and other particulars of employees in accordance with the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is appended as Annexure VII (A) to the Directors report
A statement showing details of every employee employed throughout the financial year and in receipt of remuneration of Rs,1.02 crore or more per annum or employed for part of the year and in receipt of Rs, 8.5 lakh or more per month under Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is enclosed as Annexure VII (B) to Directors report.
FIXED DEPOSITS
The Company has not accepted fixed deposits during the year under review falling within the purview of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules thereunder.
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION SCHEMES
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 62(1)(b) read with Rule 12(9) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014, the Company approved following Employee Stock Option Schemes i.e. Employee Stock Option Plan-1, 2003, Employee Stock Option Plan-ll, 2003, Employee Stock Option Plan-Ill, 2006, Employee Stock Option Plan-1, 2007, Employee Stock Option Plan-ll, 2008, Employee Stock Option Plan-Ill, 2008, Employee Stock Option Plan-IV, 2008, Employee Stock Option Plan-1, 2010, Employee Stock Option Plan-ll, 2010; Employee Stock Option Plan I, 2011, Employee Stock Option Plan I, 2012 and Employee Stock Option Plan I,
2013 for granting stock options to its employees.
All the schemes endeavor to provide incentives and retain employees who contribute to the growth of the Company. A summary disclosure in compliance with Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 and Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits) Regulation, 2014, forms part of this report as Annexure IX and the complete details have been disclosed under Notes to the financial statements which form part of the Annual Report. During the year under review, there has been no variation in the terms of ESOP schemes.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Board of Directors takes this opportunity to express their appreciation to the customers, shareholders, investors, vendors and bankers who have supported the Company during the year. The Directors place on record their appreciation to the OnMobilians at all levels for their contribution to the Company. The Directors would like to make a special mention of the support/co-operation extended by the various departments of the Government of India, particularly the Special Economic Zone, the Service Tax and Income Tax Departments, the Customs and Excise departments, the Ministry of Commerce, the Department of Telecommunications, the Reserve Bank of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Securities and Exchange Board of India, BSE Limited, National Stock Exchange of India Ltd, National Securities Depository Limited and Central Depository Services (India) Limited and look forward to their support in all future endeavors.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Franois-Charles Sirois
Executive Chairman and CEO
Place: London
Date: May 26, 2017
Mar 31, 2016
Dear Shareholders,
The Directors take pleasure in presenting the 16th Annual Report on the
business and operations of the Company together with the audited
financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2016.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR 2015-16
Summary of the operations of the Company on standalone basis for the
financial year 2015-16 is as follows:
(In Rs, Million)
PARTICULARS 2015-16 2014-15
Revenue from operations 3,331.55 3,460.40
Earnings before other income, 394.16 282.27
depreciation and amortization,
finance charges, Exceptional
item and tax
Exceptional item 2.46 -
Profit before other income, 391.70 282.27
depreciation and amortization,
finance charges and tax
Profit before tax 237.58 198.90
Profit for the year 57.35 92.09
Equity Share Capital 1,081.11 1,092.20
Reserves and Surplus 5,888.55 6,177.08
Net worth 6,969.66 7,269.28
Net Block 279.65 1,152.12
Net Current Assets 3,485.82 3,268.77
Cash and Cash Equivalents 840.92 890.27
Earnings per share
(Diluted) (In Rs,) 0.51 0.80
BUSINESS PERFORMANCE / FINANCIAL OVERVIEW Standalone Financials
During 2015-16, the Company recorded net revenue of Rs, 3,331.55
million, as compared to Rs, 3,460.40 million in 2014-15. The Profit
after tax of the Company is Rs, 57.35 million in 2015-16 as compared to
Rs, 92.09 million in 2014-15. The diluted earnings per share (EPS) is
Rs, 0.51 per share as compared to Rs, 0.80 per share in 2014-15.
Consolidated Financials
During 2015-16, the Company recorded consolidated net revenue of Rs,
8,157.43 million, as compared to Rs, 8,470.50 million in 2014-15. The
consolidated Profit/ (Loss) after tax of the Company for the year
2015-16 is (126.36) million as compared to (323.18) million in 2014-15.
The consolidated diluted earnings/ (Loss) per share (EPS) for the year
2015-16 is (1.16) as compared to (2.86) per share in 2014-15.
Appropriations Dividend
Your Directors are pleased to recommend the following dividend for the
financial year ended March 31, 2016 which is payable on obtaining the
shareholders'' approval in the 16th Annual General Meeting scheduled for
September 14, 2016:
Dividend Date of Book
Particulars Par Per- amount
value recom- Closure
of dividend centage per equity
(Rs,) mendation Date
share (In
Rs,)
September
7, 2016 to
Final May 30, September
10.00 15% 1.50
Dividend 2016 14, 2016
(both days
inclusive)
The total dividend payout amount for the year inclusive of dividend
distribution tax will be Rs, 195.18 million.
In view of the improved operations of the Company, the Board intends to
maintain similar or better levels of dividend payout over the next few
years. However, the actual dividend payout in each year will be subject
to the investment requirements and any other strategic priorities
identified by the Company.
After providing for the dividend, the Company proposes to retain
Rs,2,957.24 million in the Statement of Profit and Loss. The Company
is not proposing to transfer any amount to reserves from the profits of
the financial year 2015-16.
Liquidity
As on March 31, 2016 the Company had liquid assets including
investments in fixed deposits and mutual funds of Rs, 1,573.22 million.
CHANGES TO THE SHARE CAPITAL
During the year under review, the Company allotted 423,660 equity
shares (including bonus shares) on the exercise of stock options under
its various Employee Stock Option Plans and accordingly the paid up
equity share capital of the Company as on March 31, 2016 stands at
108,111,402 equity shares of face value of Rs, 10/- each. (i.e. Rs,
1,081,114,020).
BUY BACK
During the year under review, the Board of Directors at their meeting
held on February 4, 2016, have approved buy back of equity shares of
the Company from the Open Market through the Stock Exchange Mechanism
up to an aggregate amount of Rs, 70 crore i.e. 9.76% of aggregate paid
up equity capital and free reserves as on March 31, 2015 (subject to a
maximum of 5,600,000 equity shares) for a price not exceeding Rs, 150/-
per share. The buyback offer opened on February 22, 2016 and is
ongoing. A Public Announcement dated February 11, 2016 for the said
buyback was published in Financial Express (All editions), Janasatha
(All editions) and Hosadigantha (Bangalore Edition) while the same was
also fled with SEBI, NSE and BSE. As on March 31, 2016, the Company has
bought back and extinguished 1,532,594 equity shares.
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS: 2015-16 Awards and Recognitions
On Mobile won "HR Best Practice" award at HR Showcase 2015 organized by
National Human Resource Development Network
On Mobile Global Limited (NSE: On Mobile) won the prestigious HR Best
Practice award for its "Developing capability from within - On Mobile
Learning Academy" initiative, at the HR Showcase 2015 organized by
National Human Resource Development Network, Bangalore.
The Human Resources team at On Mobile works on a mission "To make
motivated talent available for the organization". In order to fulfill
this mission, the company launched a unique initiative called On Mobile
Learning Academy (OLA), which addresses the need for organizational
productivity as well as people''s professional development and
employability. OLA has created an internal network of employees who
play the crucial role of trainers and mentors. These internal trainers
facilitate and provide highly tailored training to ensure increase in
employee productivity, as well to increase their future employability
and growth potential.
The salient feature of OLA is that it synergizes the growth ambitions
of the organization and an individual employee. Adoption of this new
approach has already started paying dividends for On Mobile. Over the
last year employee productivity as defined by ratio of revenue to
manpower cost, has gone up by 23%, along with a 16% increase in
employee satisfaction scores.
Winning the prestigious HR Best Practice award for On Mobile Learning
Academy is further testimony that this new approach of coupling the
growth of the company with the growth of employees is a more rewarding
and effective way.
The HR Showcase is a signature event of the National Human Resource
Development Network. The 2015 HR Showcase event had 160 nominations out
of which 33 practices of 23 companies got shortlisted in the first
round and 6 practices were selected for the award in the final round.
Criteria for the award were strength of business drivers & rationale,
quality of the conceptual framework, practice creativity, rigor of
implementation, strength of the business impact and quality of the
application and presentation.
Market wins and Expansion
1. On Mobile''s signature Ring back Tone product has witnessed
Significant growth over the last year. The customer base for Ring back
Tone now exceeds 65 million worldwide. On Mobile''s Ring back Tone
delivers more than 500 million music plays every day.
2. On Mobile launched Ring back Tone Services with one of the biggest
operators in Italy.
3. On Mobile has secured a 3 years renewal for its Ring back Tone
offering with Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited in South & East Zone with an
option to extend for the 4th year as well. As per this agreement On
Mobile will continue to provide Ring back Tone to customers of Bharat
Sanchar Nigam Limited (A Govt. of India Undertaking) in South & East
Zones with innovative ways to customize their calling experience for
the next 3 years with an option to extend for the 4th year as well.
4. On Mobile crossed a Significant Milestone of reaching 3 million
subscribers and a penetration of 11.5% for the Ring back Tone services
with one of the large mobile operators in Bangladesh.
5. On Mobile has renewed its existing partnership with Telefónica''s
Movistar operators in Latin American Spanish speaking countries. As per
the agreement, On Mobile will continue to power its flagship Ring back
Tone (RBT) service to Movistar''s 132 million plus subscribers across 13
countries in Latin America for the next four years.
6. On Mobile secured a deal for Ring Back Tones services with a
leading operator in Lesotho, making it the first music service in the
market.
7. On Mobile deployed Ring Back Tones service in Malaysia. This marks
the entry of On Mobile Ring back Tone services in the country.
8. On Mobile crossed a remarkable milestone of 10Mn Ring back tone
service with a leading mobile operator in Bangladesh.
NEW PRODUCTS
1. High Definition Audio Ring back Tone
On Mobile launched High-Definition (HD) Ring back Tones for 4G Voice
(Voice over LTE) customers and a new application called Identity for
Vodafone Spain.
On Mobile has helped Vodafone Spain leverage Ring back Tones to
increase the awareness and adoption rate of Voice over LTE (VoLTE).
Committed towards providing improved quality in both voice and calling
experience, On Mobile has encoded High-Definition Ring back Tones in
AMR - WB (Adaptive Multi Rate - Wide Band) format. The On Mobile
solution enables Vodafone''s Voice over LTE (VoLTE) service users to
experience high audio quality, thereby improving consumer experience
and stickiness.
On Mobile''s Identity application provides the user with an attractive
design and excellent user experience. With its unique features,
Identity offers Vodafone Spain customers the possibility to personalize
their Ring back Tones through a Smart phone interface that allows easy
identification of each audio track, plus an option to preview it before
selection. Offered under a fat rate model, this application provides
users the freedom to change songs assigned to their contacts as
frequently as they wish, and the ability to choose their favorite music
from an extensive catalog. In addition, users can customize their
expression of identity by creating playlists with multiple songs.
2. Wif User Identification and Billing
Today on most digital stores marketed by the telecom operators there is
no way to effectively identify or charge Wif users in digital stores
without complicated user interactions.
On Mobile created a cloud based solution for seamless identification
and secure billing of WiFi users on digital stores. This is a unique
proposition in the market as currently there is no way to effectively
identify or charge Wif users in digital stores without complicated user
interactions. The registered stores become part of an On Mobile managed
network, which help identify WiFi users. On Mobile''s proprietary
algorithm manages the network, interworking between stores and user
identification. This product has been launched successfully in a large
Telecom operator in Europe.
INFORMATION ABOUT SUBSIDIARY/ JOINT VENTURE/ ASSOCIATE COMPANIES
As on March 31, 2016, the Company has 44 subsidiaries.
In accordance with Section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, the
Company has prepared consolidated financial statement of the Company
and all its subsidiary companies, which forms part of the Annual
Report. A statement containing salient features of the financial
statements of the subsidiaries of the Company in Form AOC-1 is given in
Annexure I.
In accordance with third proviso of Section 136(1) of the Companies
Act, 2013, the Annual Report of the Company, containing therein its
standalone and the consolidated financial statements has been placed on
the website of the Company, www.On Mobile.com. Further, as per fourth
proviso of the said Section, audited annual accounts of each of the
subsidiary companies have also been placed on the website of the
Company, www.On Mobile.com. These documents will also be available for
inspection during business hours at the registered office of the
Company at Bangalore, India.
NEW LOCATIONS
During the year under review, the branches of the Company located in
Romania, Nicaragua and Panama shifted to new addresses within the same
city. Similarly, there has been a change in the registered office
address of the subsidiaries of the Company based out of Madagascar,
Canada and Argentina.
MATERIAL CHANGES FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR AND
THE DATE OF THE REPORT
There have been no material changes for the period between end of the
financial year 2015-16 and the date of this report affecting the
financial position of the Company.
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
On Mobile operations team continues its efforts to improve the
efficiencies. The team strives to improve the systems and processes to
enable faster Turn Around Times (TATs) to customer issues. The teams
are also working to bring in uniformity between Operating System
Versions and On Mobile platform versions as a part of standardization.
The benefit being faster learning curve for new hires, faster
resolution of issues and hence better monetization of services. The
Delivery, Operations and Engineering teams jointly drove the following
efforts:
ISO Certification
On Mobile has received ISO 27001:2013 Certification from UKAS. This is
recertification and is valid for 3 years. The Client Delivery units,
platforms, products and support functions were audited extensively
under the ISO 27001:2013 standards framework by DNV This is an
endorsement of the efforts that have gone into continued improvement of
processes.
Automation & Optimization
We continue our efforts towards automation of repetitive tasks.
Processes have been mapped to systems to make them measurable in terms
of quantity and time. Data points were used to create dashboards and
track team / system performances and drive improvements.
Operations team
The Operations team under the Global Network Operations Centre (GNOC)
setup continues to be the backbone of the optimized operations team. We
have been able to reduce on repetitive work across multiple regions.
This consolidation has helped in improving issue resolution time due to
cross learning.
INFRASTRUCTURE
On Mobile is going strong with more than 40 offices across the globe
and 2.25 lakh square feet of office space. The offices are categorized
as virtual office, business centers and owned/ leased offices. The
largest facility is the Electronic City office in Bangalore with 1.30
lakh square feet of office space. All the On Mobile facilities are well
equipped with good Infrastructure & working atmosphere and high level
of security and safety. Regular and planned preventive measures are in
place to avoid downtime and to ensure business continuity. We operate
the facilities in a manner that complies with local laws and
regulations.
On Mobile services to customers across 150 cities and towns in India.
It has 9 regional warehouses catering to internal hardware movement and
supporting operations of more than 2,500 internal IT servers across
India. On Mobile is a truly global company which is spread across 53
countries and enjoys long-term partnerships with global telecom
operators.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) refers to business practices
involving initiatives that benefit society. CSR strategies encourage
the company to make a positive impact on the society, environment and
stakeholders including consumers, employees, investors, communities,
and others.
In line with the CSR activities listed in Schedule VII of the Companies
Act, 2013, the Company has identified promoting health care including
preventive health care as its primary focus area for the upcoming
period. As per WHO estimates in India, there are approximately 63
million people, who are suffering from Significant Auditory Impairment.
This places the estimated prevalence of hearing impairment at 6.3% in
India. Given that the Company''s core offering is to enable people to
express themselves through sound, this CSR initiative aligns the
Company''s future identity with a relevant cause.
Accordingly, the Company is planning to fund for free hearing aids for
the needy by equipping approximately 1,000 people with such devices,
ending their social and vocational isolation.
During the year 2015-16, the Company made a contribution of Rs,
1,000,000 to Prime Minister''s National Relief Fund (PMNRF).
Apart from the said contribution to PMNRF, in the year 2015- 16, On
Mobile continued its support towards "Education" as a social cause
through Give India''s "Payroll Giving Program". The Company had tieÂups
with few NGOs during Indian festivals.
The Company constituted a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Committee in accordance with Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013.
The CSR Committee charter and the CSR Policy of the Company are
available in the website at the below link:
http://www.On Mobile.com/sites/default/files/cg_policy/
Corporate_Social_Responsibility_Policy.pdf
Particulars required to be disclosed pursuant to the Companies
(Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 are given in
Annexure VII to the Director''s report.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
During the fiscal year ending March 31, 2016, On Mobile has
strengthened its mobile development team and continued to focus its R&D
workforce on the development of a new RBT platform called SPARK.
Strengthening our mobile development team
As On Mobile is developing new mobile applications, the mobile
development team has been strengthened with the arrival of key hires on
Android and iOS. The mobile development team is now based in 2
locations: Paris and Bangalore, with each location focusing on
developing a particular set of apps. This ensures faster delivery and
better quality. Each location functions as a start-up leveraging the
capabilities of the SPARK platform.
A focused back-end development team
The development team in Bangalore has been structured to work on the
new SPARK platform, which is not only highly scalable enabling support
of billions of calls per day but also more flexible allowing new
features heretofore unseen on the service. Those new and innovative
features will be delivered this year.
Excellence in user experience
This year, the work on the user experience has continued with extensive
customer research and market insights forming the foundation. The user
experience team has been continually strengthened to deliver
user-friendly and innovative apps.
Audio expertise  transform, enhance and edit
As On Mobile is looking for new ways to use sound as a means of
communication, we have invested in strengthening our audio expertise
and made research on audio transformation, editing and enhancement to
provide the end-user with new capabilities and possibilities.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Company is committed to maintain the highest standards of corporate
governance. The Company meets the standards and guidelines set by the
Securities and Exchange Board of India on corporate governance and have
implemented all the stipulations prescribed. A detailed report on
Corporate Governance as stipulated under Securities and Exchange Board
of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2015 forms part of the Annual Report. Certificate(s) from the Auditors
of the Company, Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Chartered Accountants and
Hegde & Hegde, Practicing Company Secretaries, confirming compliance of
conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated under the aforesaid
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 are annexed to the Corporate
Governance Report.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
In accordance with Part B of Schedule V of Securities and Exchange
Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015 the Management Discussion and Analysis Report is
presented in a separate Section forming part of the Annual Report.
DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
Sanjay Baweja was appointed as an Additional Director of the Company by
the Board with effect from May 28, 2015. Further, Nehchal Sandhu and
Pascal Tremblay were appointed as Additional Directors of the Company
with effect from August 1, 2015. The appointment of the said directors
was regularized at the 15th AGM of the Company held on September 8,
2015.
Harit Nagpal, Naresh Malhotra and Bruno Ducharme have resigned from the
Directorship of the Company w.e.f July 30, 2015.
AUDITORS'' APPOINTMENT
Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Chartered Accountants, were appointed as
Auditors of the Company by the shareholders at the 14th AGM held on
September 10, 2014 to hold office until the conclusion of the 17th AGM
of the Company to be held during the year 2017. In terms of the first
proviso to Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013, the appointment of
Auditors shall be placed for ratification at every AGM. Accordingly,
the appointment of Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Chartered Accountants as
Auditors of the Company is placed for ratification of the shareholders
at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The Company has received a
Certificate from the Auditors to the effect that their appointment will
be in accordance with the provisions of Section 141 of the Companies
Act, 2013.
SECRETARIAL AUDIT
The Board of Directors of the Company had appointed Parameshwar G
Hegde, Hegde & Hegde, Practicing Company Secretaries to conduct the
Secretarial Audit pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the
Companies Act, 2013 for the financial year ended March 31, 2016 and the
Secretarial Audit Report is appended as Annexure IX.
COMMENTS ON AUDITORS'' REPORT
There are no Qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks or
disclaimers made by Statutory Auditors of the Company in the Audit
Report and by the Secretarial Auditor in the Secretarial Audit Report
for the financial year ended March 31, 2016.
Details on the MR-2 applications made to Central Government seeking
approval for managerial remuneration are given in the Corporate
Governance Report.
DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the directors to
the best of their knowledge and belief confirm that:
i. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to
material departures.
ii. They 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.
iii. They have 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.
iv. They have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
v. Internal financial controls have been laid down and they were
adequate and were operating effectively.
vi. Proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all
applicable laws have been devised and such systems were adequate and
were operating effectively.
NUMBER OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD
The Board met four times during the financial year 2015- 16 viz., May
28, 2015, July 30, 2015, October 28, 2015 and February 4, 2016. The
maximum interval between any two meetings did not exceed 120 days.
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
During the year, in accordance with the Companies Act, 2013, five
Committees of the Board were functional as follows:
1. Audit Committee
2. Nomination and Compensation Committee
3. Stakeholders Relationship Committee
4. Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
5. Risk Management Committee
Details of all the Committees along with their charters, composition
and meetings held during the year, are provided in the "Report on
Corporate Governance" as part of this Annual Report.
BOARD INDEPENDENCE
The Company has received necessary declaration from each Independent
Director of the Company under Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013
that the Independent Directors of the Company meet the criteria of
independence laid down in Section 149(6). Our definition of
''Independence'' of Directors is derived from Regulation 16(b) of Listing
Regulations and Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013. Based on the
confirmation / disclosures received from the Directors and on
evaluation of the relationships disclosed, the following Non- Executive
Directors are Independent in terms of the aforesaid Listing Regulations
and Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013:
a) Rajiv Khaitan
b) Nancy Cruickshank
c) Sanjay Baweja
d) Nehchal Sandhu
e) Pascal Tremblay
COMPANY''S POLICY ON DIRECTORS'' APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION
The Nomination and Remuneration Policy of the Company on Directors''
appointment and remuneration including criteria for determining
Qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a Director and
other matters provided under Sub-section (3) of Section 178, is
appended as Annexure II to this Report.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS UNDER SECTION 186
The details of the loans and guarantees given and the investments made
pursuant to Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are given below:
Amount Particulars of loans,
Sl. Name of the entity Relation Rs, guarantees and
No (in
Million) investments
1. On Mobile Global
South Africa (PTY)
LTD Subsidiary 0.0004 Investment in
share capital
2. On Mobile USA LLC. Subsidiary 57.2 Loans provided
3. On Mobile USA LLC. Subsidiary 74.9 Loans provided
4. On Mobile USA LLC. Subsidiary 26.5 Loans provided
5. On Mobile USA LLC. Subsidiary 73.4 Loans provided
Name of the entity Purpose for which the loan,
guarantee and investment are
proposed to be utilized
On Mobile Global South For working capital
Africa (PTY) LTD
On Mobile USA llc For working capital of its subsidiary
On Mobile USA LLC. For working capital of its subsidiary
On Mobile USA LLC. For working capital of its subsidiary
On Mobile USA LLC. For working capital of its subsidiary
PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES REFERRED
TO IN SECTION 188(1)
The particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties
referred to in Section 188(1), as prescribed in Form AOC - 2 of the
rules prescribed under Chapter IX relating to Accounts of Companies
under the Companies Act, 2013, is appended in Annexure III to this
report.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION
The Company, being a service provider organization, most of the
information as required under Section 134(3)(m) read with Companies
(Accounts) Rules, 2014 is not applicable. However, the Company
endeavors to effectively utilize and conserve energy by using improved
technology in its infrastructure such as lightings and paper usage.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
(In Rs, Million)
Year ended
Description
March 31, 2016 March 31, 2015
Foreign exchange earnings 2,138.68 1,972.46
Foreign exchange outgo 980.47 886.19
SIGNIFICANT & MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS
There are no Significant and material orders passed by the regulators
or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and Company''s
operations in future. Details of pending litigations and tax matters
are disclosed in the financial statements.
RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY
The Board of Directors at their meeting held on October 30, 2014
constituted a Risk Management Committee in accordance with the
provisions of the erstwhile Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement. The
Company has formulated a risk management policy to facilitate setting
up a framework for risk assessment and minimization procedures. A copy
of the risk management policy is appended in this report as Annexure IV
and is placed on the website of the Company at the below link:
http://www.onmoblie.com/sites/default/
fles/cg_policy/Risk_Management_Policy.pdf
VIGIL MECHANISM
The Company has established a Whistle Blower Policy for Directors and
employees to report their concerns. The details of the same are
explained in the Corporate Governance Report.
DISCLOSURE AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 22 OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN
AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013
The Company is in compliance with the provisions of the Sexual
Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal)
Act, 2013 and Rules made there under. No complaints requiring any
enquiry or action under the said Act and Rules have been received
during the year under review.
EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF BOARD/ DIRECTORS
Pursuant to the provisions of the Act and Listing Regulations, the
Board has carried out an annual evaluation of its performance and the
Directors individually. In addition to the above, the Board has carried
the evaluation of the working of its Audit Committee, Nomination and
Compensation Committee and Stakeholders Relationship Committee.
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
As required pursuant to Section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and
Rule 12(1) of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules,
2014, an extract of annual return in MGT 9 forms part of this Annual
Report in Annexure V.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The table containing the names and other particulars of employees in
accordance with the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Companies Act,
2013, read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and
Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is appended as
Annexure VI (A) to the Directors report.
A statement showing details of every employee employed throughout the
financial year and in receipt of remuneration of Rs, 60 lakh or more
per annum or employed for part of the year and in receipt of Rs, 5 lakh
or more per month under Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and
Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is enclosed as
Annexure VI (B) to Directors report.
FIXED DEPOSITS
The Company has not accepted fixed deposits during the year under
review falling within the purview of Section 73 of the Companies Act,
2013 and the Rules there under.
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION SCHEMES
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 62(1)(b) read with Rule 12(9) of
the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures)
Rules, 2014, the Company approved following Employee Stock Option
Schemes i.e. Employee Stock Option Plan-I, 2003, Employee Stock Option
Plan-II, 2003, Employee Stock Option Plan-III, 2006, Employee Stock
Option Plan-I, 2007, Employee Stock Option Plan-II, 2008, Employee
Stock Option Plan-III, 2008, Employee Stock Option Plan-IV, 2008,
Employee Stock Option Plan-I, 2010, Employee Stock Option Plan-II, 2010
; Employee Stock Option Plan I, 2011, Employee Stock Option Plan I,
2012 and Employee Stock Option Plan I, 2013 for granting stock options
to its employees.
All the schemes endeavor to provide incentives and retain employees who
contribute to the growth of the Company. A summary disclosure in
compliance with Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014
and Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee
Benefits) Regulation, 2014, forms part of this report as Annexure VIII
and the complete details have been disclosed under Notes to the
financial statements which form part of the Annual Report. During the
year under review, there has been no variation in the terms of ESOP
schemes.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Board of Directors takes this opportunity to express their
appreciation to the customers, shareholders, investors, vendors and
bankers who have supported the Company during the year. The Directors
place on record their appreciation to the On Modillions at all levels
for their contribution to the Company. The Directors would like to
make a special mention of the support/co-operation extended by the
various departments of the Government of India, particularly the
Special Economic Zone, the Service Tax and Income Tax Departments, the
Customs and Excise departments, the Ministry of Commerce, the
Department of Telecommunications, the Reserve Bank of India, Ministry
of Corporate Affairs, Securities and Exchange Board of India, Bombay
Stock Exchange Ltd. and National Stock Exchange of India Ltd, National
Securities Depository Limited and Central Depository Services (India)
Limited and look forward to their support in all future endeavors.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
François-Charles Sirois
Executive Chairman
Place: Montreal
Date: May 30, 2016
Mar 31, 2015
Dear Members,
The Directors take pleasure in presenting the 15th Annual Report on the
business and operations of the Company together with the audited
financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2015.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR 2014-15
Summary of the operations of the Company on standalone basis for the
financial year 2014-15 is as follows:
(In Rs. Million)
PARTICULARS 2014-15 2013-14
Revenue from operations 3,460.40 4,062.32
Earnings before other income, 282.27 439.73
depreciation and amortization, finance
charges, Exceptional item and tax
Exceptional item - 559.48
Profit before other income, depreciation 282.27 (119.75)
and amortization, finance charges and tax
Profit/(Loss) before tax 198.90 (303.58)
Profit/(Loss) for the year 92.09 (372.99)
Equity Share Capital 1,092.20 1,142.36
Reserves and Surplus 6,177.08 6,647.39
Networth 7,269.28 7,789.75
Net Block 1,152.12 2,013.95
Net Current Assets 3,268.77 1,819.71
Cash and Cash Equivalents 890.27 313.75
Earnings/ (Loss) per share (Diluted) (In Rs.) 0.80 (3.30)
BUSINESS PERFORMANCE / FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Standalone Financials
During 2014-15, the Company recorded net revenue of Rs. 3,460.40
million, a decrease of 15% over the previous year of Rs. 4,062.32
million. The Profit after tax of the Company was Rs. 92.09 million in
2014-15 as compared to a Loss of Rs. 372.99 million in 2013-14. The
diluted earnings/(Loss) per share (EPS) for the year 2014-15 was Rs.
0.8 per share as compared to Rs. (3.3) per share in 2013-14.
Consolidated Financials
During 2014-15, the Company recorded consolidated net revenue of Rs.
8,470.50 million, a decrease of 2% over the previous year of Rs.
8,653.13 million. The consolidated Profit/ (Loss) after tax of the
Company for the year 2014-15 is Rs. (323.18) million as compared to Rs.
(1,319.52) million in 2013-14. The consolidated diluted earnings/
(Loss) per share (EPS) for the year 2014-15 is Rs. (2.9) as compared to
Rs. (11.6) per share in 2013-14.
Appropriations
Dividend
Your directors are pleased to recommend the following dividend for the
financial year ended March 31, 2015 which is payable on
obtaining the shareholders' approval in the 15th Annual General Meeting
scheduled for September 8, 2015:
Particulars Par value Percentage Dividend amount
of dividend (Rs.) per equity
share (In Rs.)
Final 10.00 15% 1.50
Dividend
Particulars Date of recommendation Book Closure Date
of dividend
Final Dividend May 28,2015 September 02, 2015 to
September 08,2015 (both
days inclusive).
The total dividend payout amount for the year inclusive of dividend
distribution tax will be Rs. 197.18 million.
In view of the improved operations of the Company, the Board intends to
maintain similar or better levels of dividend payout over the next few
years. However, the actual dividend payout in each year will be subject
to the investment requirements and any other strategic priorities
identified by the Company.
After providing for the dividend, the Company proposes to retain Rs.
3,095.20 million in the Statement of Profit and Loss. The Company is
not proposing to transfer any amount to reserves from the profits of
financial year 2014-15.
Liquidity
As on March 31, 2015, the Company had liquid assets including
investments in fixed deposits and Mutual funds of Rs. 1,589.22 million.
CHANGES TO THE SHARE CAPITAL
During the year under review, the Company allotted 7,84,834 equity
shares (including bonus) on the exercise of stock options under its
various Employee Stock Option Plans and accordingly the paid up equity
share capital of the Company as on March 31, 2015 stands at 109,220,336
equity shares of face value Rs. 10/- each. (i.e. Rs. 1,092,203,360).
OPEN OFFER BY PROMOTER
On-Mobile Systems Inc, the promoters of the Company vide their Detailed
Public Statement dated February 11, 2014 announced a voluntary open
offer to the Shareholders of the Company for acquisition of 11,900,000
paid up equity shares of Rs. 10/- each representing about 10.16% of the
fully diluted voting share capital at Rs. 40/- per share. Subsequently,
On-Mobile Systems Inc. had issued a letter of offer dated April 3, 2014
to the shareholders. The offer opened on April 25, 2014 and closed on
May 9, 2014. After completion of the said open offer process,
shareholding of On-Mobile Systems Inc has increased from 39,023,703
shares (34.16%) to 50,923,703 shares (44.58%).
BUY BACK
During the year under review, the Company bought back 5,800,000 Equity
Shares of Rs. 10/- each fully paid being 100% of the maximum offer
shares pursuant to the Buyback offer from the Open Market through the
Stock Exchange Mechanism. The total amount invested in the Buyback was
Rs. 442.79 million including brokerage and other charges. The price at
which the shares were bought back was dependent on the price quoted on
Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange of India Ltd
(NSE). The highest price at which the shares were bought back was Rs.
85.80 per share on BSE and Rs. 85.80 per share on NSE while the lowest
price was Rs. 68 per share on BSE and 67.95 per share on NSE (all
prices excluding brokerage and other charges). Over all the shares were
bought back at an average price of Rs. 76.34 per share (price including
brokerage and other charges). The offer was opened on December 22, 2014
and closed on January 15, 2015. The last lot of extinguishment of
equity shares in connection with Buyback had completed on January 21,
2015. As a result of this Buy back, the issued and paid-up share
capital of the Company has been reduced from 114,253,104 shares to
108,453,104 shares.
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS: 2014- 15
A. Milestone
OnMobile's Ringback Tone (RBT) product now reaches 61 million mobile
customers worldwide and delivers approximately 500 million music plays
daily. This impressive milestone underscores the growth momentum of one
of the principal offerings of the company and confirms On-Mobile's
leadership position in the mobile music space. The company's RBT is
currently deployed across 41 countries through more than 60 top-tier
global telecommunications operators.
B. Market Expansion
1) On-Mobile signed a deal of five years with Robi to deploy various
Ring back Tone and Interactive Voice Response solutions. Part of the
Axiata Group, Robi is the 3rd largest mobile operator in Bangladesh
with 24 million subscribers and has 21% market share with a savvy
subscriber base having high ARPU. With this deployment, On-Mobile will
power more than 68% of the RBT base in Bangladesh and have
relationships with all operators in the country, becoming the provider
of choice for these services.
2) On-Mobile became the exclusive Caller Ring back Tone partner (RBT)
for Tata Teleservices (Tata) in India. On-Mobile will centrally manage
Tata's Content Management Systems across the Code Division Multiple
Access (CDMA) and Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM). This
partnership will enable Tata to improve operational efficiency, reduce
turnaround time and provide a superior user experience to all its
subscribers. Signed for an initial term of 3 years, this deal will
allow Tata's CDMA subscribers to access a slew of RBT features which
were earlier available only for GSM subscribers.
3) On-Mobile deployed its signature Ring back Tone product in Brazil.
The company was selected by Oi, a prominent telecommunications player
that serves 75 million Brazilians, as its official RBT partner in that
country. This partnership has increased On-Mobile's market share in
Brazil significantly and strengthened its already strong presence in
Latin America, a key market for On-Mobile. It also bears testimony to
the company's proven track record in executing and managing
comprehensive, fully- managed RBT offerings globally.
C. Divestiture
On-Mobile divested its French subsidiary Voxmobili S.A to Synchronoss
Technologies Inc. as per the Share Purchase Agreement with Synchronoss
Technologies signed in May 2014. With the closure of this deal, the
company realized approximately USD 26 million subject to escrows and
other conditions customarily contracted as part of such deals. The
sale of Voxmobili is in line with On-Mobile's strategy of focusing on
its core products.
D. Management update
Jacks Sterenfeld was appointed as Vice President for Latin America. He
brings with him over 20 years of international sales and general
management experience, with a focus on Latin America. Previously, he
had been working for Telefonica for the past 11 years in various
executive roles.
INFORMATION ABOUT SUBSIDIARY/ JOINT VENTURE/ ASSOCIATE COMPANY
As on March 31, 2015, the Company has 44 Subsidiaries. During the year
under review, On-Mobile Latam Holding S.L. was incorporated in Spain as
a wholly owned subsidiary.
Sale of Voxmobili S.A.: Equity shares held by the Company in Voxmobili
S.A, one of the subsidiaries of the Company have been sold through
On-Mobile Europe B.V. and On-mobile S.A with effect from July 11, 2014.
Hence, Voxmobili S A has ceased to be a subsidiary of the Company. The
said sale was approved by the shareholders through postal ballot
resolution dated June 20, 2014.
In accordance with Section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, the
Company has prepared consolidated financial statement of the Company
and all its subsidiary companies, which is forming part of the Annual
Report. A statement containing salient features of the financial
statements of the subsidiaries of the Company in Form AOC-1 is given in
Annexure I.
In accordance with third proviso of Section 136(1) of the Companies
Act, 2013, the Annual Report of the Company, containing therein its
standalone and the consolidated financial statements has been placed on
the website of the Company, www.onmobile.com. Further, as per fourth
proviso of the said section, audited annual accounts of each of the
subsidiary companies have also been placed the website of the Company,
www.onmobile.com. These documents will also be available for inspection
during business hours at the registered office of the Company at
Bangalore, India.
NEW LOCATIONS
The Company continued its expansion internationally during this year as
well. The Company has signed various important global contracts during
the year under review. As part of the Company's global expansion
strategy, the Company has setup a new branch office in Guinea Conkary.
The Company has incorporated a new subsidiary- On-Mobile Latam Holding
S.L. in Spain.
MATERIAL CHANGES FOR THE PERIOD BETWEEN END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR AND
THE DATE OF THE REPORT
There have been no Material Changes for the period between end of the
financial year 2014-15 and the date of this report affecting the
financial position of the Company.
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
Operational efficiency at On-Mobile is a continual endeavor. Over the
past year, apart from the constant platform innovation and upgrades, we
focused on the following initiatives to improve efficiency and reduce
operational costs. The Delivery, Operations and Engineering teams
jointly drove the following efforts: Automation & Optimization: All
repetitive tasks were reviewed from a monitoring and automation
perspective. Manual tasks were automated wherever possible and other
tasks were re- engineered to reduce the time spent to complete the
tasks. A site wise usage monitoring GUI was also provided which allowed
the operations teams, irrespective of their location, to view the
status and usage of the hardware and software components in production.
Operations team optimization: The Operations team was consolidated
under the Global Network Operations Centre (GNOC). This removed
geographical overlaps and brought in efficiency. Automation also helped
reduce the operations team size over the last year. The GNOC teams are
continually working on streamlining the operations process and better
manage the customer Service Level Agreements (SLAs) with their 24/7
service desks.
Configuration management: As part of the operational efficiency drive
we have created a configuration management tool for our key platforms,
so that the centralized operations teams can remotely configure the
services at site. This will help reduce the errors in configuration at
the multiple sites, and ensure that the configuration backups are
always available at a central site for restoration or trouble shooting
in case of an error.
INFRASTRUCTURE
On-Mobile is going strong with more than 40 offices across the globe
and 2.25 lakh square feet of office space. The offices are categorized
as virtual office, business centers and leased offices. The largest
facility is the Electronic city office in Bangalore with 1.30 lakh
square feet of office space. All the On-Mobile facilities are well
equipped with good working atmosphere and high level of security and
safety competency. Regular planned preventive measures are in place to
avoid downtime and ensure business continuity.
On-Mobile services to customers across 150 cities and towns in India.
It has 9 regional warehouses catering to internal hardware movement and
supporting operations of more than 2,500 IT internal servers across
India. On-Mobile is a truly global company which is spread across 53
countries and enjoys long-term partnerships with global telecom
operators.
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
People world of On-Mobile
On-Mobile has always believed in building a culture of innovation and
creativity where our employees are inspired to achieve excellence in
their area of functioning. As we transform ourselves to be a part of a
new age technology world, we will continue to nurture a common culture
among our globally diversified workforce.
Our focus for the year 2014-2015 was to create a highly engaged
workplace. We emphasized on learning and skill development, identifying
and rewarding our talent and corporate social responsibilities events
Learning and Skill Development
Skill development is a priority at On-Mobile. We believe that if
employees are given the opportunity to continually advance
professionally, then it increases our ability to achieve our short and
long term business objectives.
In the year 2014 - 2015, we implemented an online learning tool.
Employees have access to a robust portfolio of technical courses and
courses on soft-skills and business skills, with about 250 courses
offered online to our global workforce. The response has been
overwhelming as it allows learning anywhere and anytime. We continue
to offer a comprehensive suite of programs to all levels of management,
from coaching for performance evaluation to specialized classroom
learning. We are especially focused on strengthening our general
management abilities.
Identifying and Rewarding Critical Talent
In early 2014, we implemented a framework to retain our critical
talent. One of key features of the framework was to introduce and
implement differential reward system for critical workforce. We also
introduced ESOP based compensation program to participate in the long
term success of On-Mobile.
On-Mobile believes in hiring best talent and thus has a very strenuous
hiring process based on the role. The process includes hiring from best
colleges and from reputed organizations.
Throughout 2014, we continued to recruit employees throughout the
world, with particular emphasis on emerging markets. We added 214
people across the globe - our people count in March 2015 was 1,145.
In our 2015 talent engagement survey, a general survey of all employees
conducted every year, we achieved an overall employee engagement score
of 70% as compared to the engagement score of 60% in the year 2014. We
attribute this to the implementation of initiatives such as effective
goal setting process, organization restructuring (which resulted in
enriched roles within the organization leading to higher productivity)
and a huge focus on skill development.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
In the year 2014-15, On-Mobile continued support towards "Education" as
a social cause through Give India Payroll giving program. The Company
had tie-ups with few NGOs during Indian festivals.
We are currently working on our social investment strategy wherein we
could leverage our technology to support a social cause.
The Company has constituted a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Committee in accordance with Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013.
The CSR Committee was constituted by the Board of Directors of the
Company at its meeting held on July 31, 2014. The CSR committee charter
and the CSR Policy of the Company are available in the below website
link:
http://www.onmobile.com/sites/default/files/cg-policy/Corporate-Social-
Responsibility-Policy.pdf
The Annual report on our CSR activities is appended as Annexure VII to
the Director's report.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
During the fiscal year ending March 31, 2015, On-Mobile executed a
transformation of its R&D operations. The transformation followed three
main pillars: focus, agility and user experience.
A more focused R&D force
On-Mobile executed the consolidation of its research and development
centers around three main locations: Bangalore, Paris (France) and
St-Ives (United Kingdom), each of those centers have clear
responsibilities and areas of expertise. In Bangalore, the engineering
workforce has deep expertise on large-scale platforms supporting
billions of calls per days and complex telecommunication systems. In
Paris, the product development team is specialized in mobile
applications and user experience, in St-Ives, the R&D is focused on
developing content storefronts, the backbone of our CVAS offering.
The number of products has also been reduced significantly in order to
focus on the ones with the most potential and increase efficiency.
A more agile product development process
Through extensive agile development training and the use of the latest
cloud-based collaboration tools such as Slack and In-vision, the
product development process has been completely reshaped. In the past,
On-Mobile used to follow waterfall development process, a process
popular among Telco companies. While still using some of it for the
largest back-end development work, the R&D force is now organized in
small multi-disciplinary teams working in an agile way to iterate
quickly on prototypes and deliver new products faster.
A greater emphasis on user experience
In 2013, the Consumer Connect initiative was started. This initiative
was about gathering consumer insights through the analysis of the very
large amount of data that the On-Mobile platforms manage. The
initiative is still continuing and it is showing great value to our
services by helping us reduce churn and grow usage. This also helped
On-Mobile identify opportunities and pain points. In order to fix those
pain points, the user experience team has been ramped up with the
addition of new user interface designers and interaction designers.
This fiscal year has been about transforming the way the research and
development workforce operate. It is now faster, more efficient and
much more focused. The next fiscal year is going to be about the
massive upgrade of our ring back tone platform to enable new products
and new operational models.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Company is committed to maintain the highest standards of corporate
governance. The Company meets the standards and guidelines set by the
Securities and Exchange Board of India on Corporate Governance and have
implemented all the stipulations prescribed. A detailed report on
corporate governance pursuant to the requirements of Clause 49 of the
Listing Agreement forms part of the Annual Report. The certificate(s)
from the auditors of the Company, M/s Deloitte Haskins & Sells,
Chartered Accountants, and independent Practicing Company Secretary,
Parameshwar G Hegde confirming compliance of conditions of corporate
governance as stipulated under the aforesaid Clause 49 are annexed to
the Corporate Governance Report.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
In accordance with Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, the Management
Discussion and Analysis Report is presented in the separate section
forming part of the Annual Report.
DIRECTORS AND KEY MANANGERIAL PERSONNEL
At the last Annual General Meeting of the Company held on September 10,
2014, Naresh Malhotra, Rajiv Khaitan, Harit Nagpal, Bruno Ducharme and
Nancy Cruickshank were appointed as Independent Directors, pursuant to
Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of the Listing
Agreement.
Rajiv Pancholy was appointed as an Additional Director and Managing
Director w.e.f June 26, 2014 and shareholders at their meeting held on
September 10, 2014 approved the appointment of Rajiv Pancholy as
'Managing Director and CEO' for a period of five years with effect from
June 26, 2014.
François-Charles Sirois was appointed as an Additional Director on the
Board of the Company on June 26, 2014. François- Charles Sirois is
currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Telesystem, a media
and technology holding. He is also the President and Chief Executive
Officer of On-Mobile Systems Inc., the largest shareholder of the
company. Further, the Board of Directors at their meeting held on
October 30, 2014 appointed François-Charles Sirois as 'Executive
Chairman' of the Company for a period of five years w.e.f November 1,
2014. Pursuant to the provisions of Sections 196, 197 and 203 read with
Schedule V and all other applicable provisions of the Companies Act,
2013 and the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial
Personnel) Rules, 2014, approval of the shareholders by special
resolution to the appointment of François-Charles Sirois as the
Executive Chairman of the Company is being sought at the forthcoming
AGM. An application has been made to Central Government on January 24,
2015 seeking approval for the appointment of François as Executive
Chairman and for payment of remuneration.
Praveen Kumar was appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the
Company w.e.f September 4, 2014 to lead the company's global financial
operations. Being with the company since 2006, he is an On-Mobile
veteran and has been an integral part of On-Mobile's various growth
phases and transitions, including the IPO in 2007. His areas of
expertise and responsibilities include financial accounting and
reporting, revenue assurance, systems implementation, partnering with
business on strategic initiatives, treasury management, taxation and
investor relations.
Rentala Chandrashekhar was appointed as an additional director w.e.f
October 8, 2013, but due to policy decisions in his current
organization, he resigned on April 29, 2014.
Chandramouli Janakiraman has resigned as Managing Director and Chief
Executive Officer with effect from June 2, 2014. Further, he resigned
from the directorship of the Company with effect from June 26, 2014.
Barry White has resigned from the directorship of the Company with
effect from August 14, 2014.
H.H. Haight has resigned from the directorship of the Company with
effect from August 20, 2014.
Harit Nagpal, Naresh Malhotra and Bruno Ducharme have resigned from the
directorship of the Company w.e.f July 30, 2015.
Sanjay Baweja was appointed as an Additional Director of the Company by
the Board with effect from May 28, 2015. Further, Nehchal Sandhu and
Pascal Tremblay were appointed as Additional Directors of the Company
with effect from August 1, 2015 pursuant to the provisions of Section
161 of the Companies Act, 2013 and they hold office until the date of
the ensuing Annual General Meeting. It is proposed to appoint them as
Independent Directors of the Company pursuant to Section 149, 152 read
with Schedule IV and all other applicable provisions of the Companies
Act, 2013 and the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of
Directors) Rules, 2014 at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.
AUDITORS' APPOINTMENT
Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Chartered Accountants, were appointed as
Auditors of the Company by the shareholders at the last AGM held on
September 10, 2014 to hold office until the conclusion of the 17th
(Seventeenth) AGM of the Company to be held during the calendar year
2016-17. In terms of the first proviso to Section 139 of the Companies
Act, 2013, the appointment of auditors shall be placed for ratification
at every AGM. Accordingly, the appointment of Deloitte Haskins & Sells,
Chartered Accountants as Auditors of the Company is placed for
ratification of the shareholders at the ensuing AGM. The Company has
received a certificate from the auditors to the effect that their
appointment will be in accordance with the provisions of Section 141 of
the Companies Act 2013.
SECRETARIAL AUDIT
The Board of Directors of the Company had appointed Parameshwar G
Hegde, Practicing Company Secretary to conduct the Secretarial Audit
pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 for the financial year ended
March 31, 2015 and the Secretarial Audit Report is appended as Annexure
IX.
COMMENTS ON AUDITORS' REPORT
There are no qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks or
disclaimers made by Statutory Auditors of the Company in the audit
report and by the Secretarial Auditor for the financial year ended
March 31, 2015 in the secretarial audit report.
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the directors to
the best of their knowledge and belief confirm that:
i. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation
relating to material departures.
ii. They have selected and applied 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 as at the end of the
financial year and of the profit of the Company for that period.
iii. They have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 and for safeguarding the assets of the Company and
for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
iv. They have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
v. Internal financial controls have been laid down and they were
adequate and were operating effectively.
vi. Proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all
applicable laws and such systems were adequate and were operating
effectively.
NUMBER OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD
The Board met eight times during the financial year 2014- 15 viz., May
3, 2014; May 29, 2014; June 26, 2014; July 31, 2014; September 4, 2014;
October 30, 2014; December 11, 2014 and February 5, 2015. The maximum
interval between any two meetings did not exceed 120 days.
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
During the year, in accordance with the Companies Act, 2013, there are
currently Five Committees of the Board, as follows:
1. Audit Committee
2. Nomination and Compensation Committee
3. Stakeholders Relationship Committee
4. Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
5. Risk Management Committee
Details of all the Committees along with their charters, composition
and meetings held during the year, are provided in the "Report on
Corporate Governance" as part of this Annual Report.
BOARD INDEPENDENCE
The Company has received necessary declaration from each Independent
Director of the Company under Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013
that the Independent Directors of the Company meet with the criteria of
their Independence laid down in Section 149(6). Our definition of
'Independence' of Directors is derived from Clause 49 of the Listing
Agreement with Stock Exchanges and Section 149(6) of the Companies Act,
2013. Based on the confirmation / disclosures received from the
Directors and on evaluation of the relationships disclosed, the
following Non- Executive Directors are Independent in terms of Clause
49 of the Listing Agreement and Section 149(6) of the Companies Act,
2013:
a) Rajiv Khaitan
b) Naresh Malhotra#
c) Harit Nagpal#
d) Nancy Cruickshank
e) Bruno Ducharme#
f) Sanjay Baweja*
g) Nehchal Sandhu*
h) Pascal Tremblay*
* Appointed during the year by the Board and approval of the
shareholders for their appointment as Independent Directors is being
sought at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.
# Resigned from the directorship of the Company w.e.f. July 30, 2015.
COMPANY'S POLICY ON DIRECTORS' APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION
The Nomination and Remuneration Policy of the Company on Directors'
appointment and remuneration including criteria for determining
qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a Director and
other matters provided under sub-section (3) of section 178, is
appended as Annexure II to this Report.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS UNDER SECTION 186
The Company has provided following loans and guarantees and made
following investments pursuant to Section 186 of the Companies Act,
2013:
PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES REFERRED
TO IN SECTION 188(1)
The particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties
referred to in Section 188(1), as prescribed in Form AOC - 2 of the
rules prescribed under Chapter IX relating to Accounts of Companies
under the Companies Act, 2013, is appended in Annexure III to this
report.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION
The Company, being a service provider organization, most of the
information as required under Section 134(3)(m) read with Companies
(Accounts) Rules, 2014 is not applicable. However, the Company
endeavors to effectively utilize and conserve energy by using improved
technology in its infrastructure such as lightings and paper usage.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
(In Rs. Million)
Year ended
Description
March 31, 2015 March 31, 2014
Foreign exchange earnings 1972.46 2400.86
Foreign exchange out go 886.19 1066.92
SIGNIFICANT & MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS:
There are no significant and material orders passed by the regulators
or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and Company's
operations in future. Details of pending litigations and tax matters
are disclosed in the financial statements.
RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY
The Board of Directors at their meeting held on October 30, 2014
constituted a Risk Management Committee in accordance with Clause 49 of
the Listing Agreement. The Company has formulated a risk management
policy to facilitate setting up a framework for risk assessment and
minimization procedures. A copy of the risk management policy is
appended in this report as Annexure IV and is placed on the website of
the Company at www.onmobile.com.
VIGIL MECHANISM
The Company has established a Whistle Blower Policy for
Sl. Name of the entity Relation Amount Rs.
No. (in Million)
1. On-Mobile Global Limited Colombia S.A.S Subsidiary 15.90
2. On-mobile Turkey Telekomunikasyon Subsidiary 0.19
Sistemleri Limited Jirketi
3. On-Mobile Global Solutions Canada Limited Subsidiary 0.54
4. On-mobile Turkey Telekomunikasyon Subsidiary 6.01
Sistemleri Limited Jirketi
5. On-Mobile USA LLC. Subsidiary 165.10
Sl. Name of the entity Particulars of loans Purpose for which
No. guarantees and the loan,guaran
investments tee and invest
ment are proposed
to be utilised
1. On-Mobile Global Limited Investment in Share Working Capital
Colombia S.A.S Capital
2. On-mobile Turkey Investment in Share Working Capital
Telekomunikasyon Capital
Sistemleri Limited
Jirketi
3. On-Mobile Global Solutions Investment in Share Working Capital
Canada Limited Capital
4. On-mobile Turkey Loans provided Working Capital
Telekomunikasyon
Sistemleri Limited
Jirketi
5. On-Mobile USA LLC. Loans provided Working Capital
and repayment of
loan
Directors and employees to report their genuine concern. The details of
the same are explained in the Corporate Governance Report.
EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF BOARD/DIRECTORS
Pursuant to the provisions of the Act and Clause 49 of the Listing
Agreement, the Board has carried out an annual evaluation of its
performance and the Directors individually. For this purpose the Board
had engaged a third party with experience in carrying out such
evaluation of Board and the findings were shared individually with the
Board Members as well as the Chairman.
In addition to the above, the Board has carried the evaluation of the
working of its Audit Committee, Nomination and Compensation Committee
and Stakeholders Relationship Committee.
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
As required pursuant to section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and
rule 12(1) of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules,
2014, an extract of annual return in MGT 9 forms part of this Annual
Report in Annexure V.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The table containing the names and other particulars of employees in
accordance with the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Companies Act,
2013, read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and
Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is appended as
Annexure VI(A) to the Directors report
A statement showing details of every employee employed throughout the
financial year and in receipt of remuneration of Rs. 60 lakh or more
per annum or employed for part of the year and in receipt of Rs. 5 lakh
or more per month under Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and
Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is enclosed as
Annexure VI(B) to Directors report.
FIXED DEPOSITS
The Company has not accepted fixed deposits during the year under
review falling within the purview of Section 73 of the Companies Act,
2013 and the Rules thereunder.
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION SCHEMES
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 62(1)(b) read with Rule 12(9) of
the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014, the Company
approved following Employee Stock Option Schemes i.e. Employee Stock
Option Plan-I, 2003, Employee Stock Option Plan-II, 2003,Employee Stock
Option Plan-III, 2006, Employee Stock Option Plan-I, 2007, Employee
Stock Option Plan-II, 2007, Employee Stock Option Plan-I,2008, Employee
Stock Option Plan-II, 2008, Employee Stock Option Plan-III, 2008,
Employee Stock Option Plan-IV, 2008, Employee Stock Option Plan-I,2010,
Employee Stock Option Plan-II, 2010 ; Employee Stock Option Plan I,
2011, Employee Stock Option Plan I, 2012 and Employee Stock Option Plan
I, 2013 for granting stock options to its employees.
All the schemes endeavor to provide incentives and retain employees who
contribute to the growth of the Company. A summary disclosure in
compliance with Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014
and Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee
Benefits) Regulation, 2014, forms part of this report as Annexure VIII
and the complete details have been disclosed under Notes to the
financial statements which form part of the Annual Report. During the
year under review, there has been no variation in the terms of ESOP
schemes.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Board of Directors takes this opportunity to express their
appreciation to the customers, shareholders, investors, vendors and
bankers who have supported the Company during the year. The Directors
place on record their appreciation to the OnMobilians at all levels for
their contribution to the Company. The Directors would like to make a
special mention of the support/co-operation extended by the various
departments of the Government of India, particularly the Special
Economic Zone, the Service tax and Income Tax Departments, the Customs
and Excise departments, the Ministry of Commerce, the Department of
Telecommunications, the Reserve Bank of India, Ministry of Corporate
Affairs, Securities and Exchange Board of India, Bombay Stock Exchange
Ltd. and National Stock Exchange of India Ltd, National Securities
Depository Limited and Central Depository Services (India) Limited and
look forward to their support in all future endeavors.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
François-Charles Sirois
Executive Chairman
Place : London
Date : July 30, 2015
Mar 31, 2014
Dear Members,
The Directors take pleasure in presenting the 14th Annual Report on the
business and operations of the Company together with the Audited
Financial Statements and Accounts for the year ended March 31, 2014.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR 2013-14
(In Rs. Million)
PARTICULARS 2013-14 2012-13
Revenue from operations 4,062.32 4,664.28
Earnings before other income,
depreciation and amortisation, finance 439.73 701.40
charges, Exceptional item and tax
Exceptional item 559.48 -
Profit before other income,
depreciation and amortisation, finance (119.75) 701.40
charges and tax
Profit/(Loss) before tax (303.58) 351.43
Profit/(Loss) for the year (372.99) 263.83
Equity Share Capital 1,142.36 1,141.53
Reserves and Surplus 6,647.39 7,221.78
Networth 7,789.75 8,363.31
Net Block 2,013.95 3,144.13
Net Current Assets 1,819.71 1,568.35
Cash and Cash Equivalents 313.75 1,077.87
Earnings/(Loss) per
share (Diluted) (In Rs.) (3.30) 2.30
BUSINESS PERFORMANCE / FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Standalone Financials:
During 2013-14, the Company recorded net revenue of Rs.4,062.32
million, a decrease of 13% over the previous year of Rs.4,664.28
million. The Profit/(Loss) after tax of the Company is Rs.(372.99)
million in 2013-14 as compared to Rs.263.83 million in 2012-13. The
diluted earnings/(Loss) per share (EPS) is Rs.(3.3) per share as
compared to Rs.2.3 per share in 2012-13.
Consolidated Financials:
During 2013-14, the Company recorded consolidated net revenue of
Rs.8,653.13 million, an increase of 19% over the previous year of
Rs.7,252.69 million. The consolidated Profit/(Loss) after tax of the
Company for the year 2013-14 is Rs.(l,319.52) million as compared to
Rs.471.77 million in 2012- 13. The consolidated diluted earnings/(Loss)
per share (EPS) for the year 2013-14 is Rs.(11.5) as compared to Rs.4.1
per share in 2012-13.
Appropriations
Dividend
Your directors are pleased to recommend a dividend of Rs. 1.50/- per
equity share of Rs. 10/- each which is payable on obtaining
shareholders'' approval in the 14th Annual General Meeting.
The dividend payout amount for the current year inclusive of dividend
distribution tax will be Rs. 200.47 million.
The register of members and the share transfer books will remain closed
from Saturday, August 30, 2014 to Wednesday, September 10, 2014(both
days inclusive). The Annual General Meeting of the Company has been
scheduled for September 10, 2014.
The Company proposes to retain Rs.3,200.32 million in the Statement of
Profit and Loss.
CHANGES TO THE SHARE CAPITAL
During the year under review the Company allotted 82,680 equity shares
(including bonus) on the exercise of stock options under its various
Employee Stock Option Plans and accordingly the paid up equity share
capital of the Company as on March 31, 2014 stands at 11,42,35,502
equity shares of face value Rs. 10/- each, (i.e. Rs. 1,14,23,55,020).
OPEN OFFER BY PROMOTER
OnMobile Systems Inc., one of the promoters of the Company vide their
Detailed Public Statement dated February 11, 2014 announced a voluntary
open offer to the Shareholders of the Company for acquisition of
11,900,000 paid up equity shares of Rs. 10/- each representing about
10% of the fully diluted voting share capital at Rs. 40/- per share.
Subsequently OnMobile Systems Inc. had issued a letter of offer dated
April 3, 2014 to the shareholders and completed the open offer process.
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS & AWARDS: 2014
International Market Expansion
OnMobile had a major customerwin for RingbackTones in the Middle East &
Africa region. OnMobile''s innovative suite of Ringback Tone features
which include search and discovery options, storefronts, and live
stream content contributed immensely towards this win. As a part of
this project, the Company will establish operations in 14 new countries
where there is no presence today.
OnMobile deployed RBT services for the largest operator in Bangladesh.
This deployment will help OnMobile establish a more dominant play in
Bangladesh.
In the Middle East, OnMobile tied up with an operator in Qatar, a
market with one of the highest ARPU in the world. With this win,
OnMobile will be powering a significant portion of operator branded
Value Added Services.
OnMobile secured deals with two large operators in Spain. OnMobile now
has access to 90% of mobile subscribers in Spain. A partnership was
also secured with a leading telecommunications operator in the Czech
Republic. OnMobile gets an opportunity to service over 6.5 million
subscribers in Czech Republic and Slovakia.
OnMobile''s new and improved Football product was launched in Africa
based on a consumer insight that people follow clubs more than the game
itself. The product was very successful and gathered a base of 3.2
million users.
Acquisition: Assets of Livewire Mobile
OnMobile acquired the business assets and liabilities of Livewire
Mobile, a leading provider of end-to-end managed mobile entertainment
solutions for network operators and consumer device manufacturers.
Livewire Mobile''s comprehensive portfolio of mobile music, RBT and
gaming solutions and its marquee client base, combined with OnMobile''s
prestigious American customers gained the company a firm foothold in
North America.
The new combined entity presents a single source solution for
integrated Value Added Services that will cater to high value
subscriber segments, including youth and upwardly mobile professionals.
AWARDS
OnMobile Global was honoured with the ''Top VAS Company of the Year
2013'' award at the Cyber Media ICT Awards 2013, graced by Shri Narendra
Modi, Hon''ble Prime Minister of India.
OnMobile Global was awarded the ''Top Value Added Services Company of
the Year 2013'' at the Amity Telecom Awards for Excellence in January
2014.
SUBSIDIARIES
As on March 31, 2014, the Company has 44 Subsidiaries.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India vide its
circular no.2/2011 dated February 8, 2011 has provided an exemption to
companies from complying with Section 212, provided such companies
publish the audited consolidated financial statements in the Annual
Report. Accordingly, audited consolidated financial statements have
been furnished in the Annual Report and it does not contain the
financial statements of the subsidiaries. The audited financial
statements and related information of subsidiaries, where applicable,
will be made available upon request. These documents will also be
available for inspection during business hours at the registered office
of the Company at Bangalore, India. The statement pursuant to Section
212 of the Companies Act, 1956 is provided elsewhere in the Annual
Report.
NEW LOCATIONS
The Company continued its expansion internationally during this year as
well. The Company has signed various important global contracts during
the year under review. As part of the Company''s global expansion, the
Company has setup new branch offices in Democratic Republic of Congo
and Doha (Qatar). The Company has setup new subsidiaries in Turkey,
Portugal, Burkina Faso, Czech Republic, Colombia and South Africa.
Six subsidiary from UK and one subsidiary from Australia have been
added to the Company as a result of acquisition of certain assets of
LiveWire Inc. during the year.
Material Changes for the period between end of the Financial Year and
the Date of the Report
There have been no Material Changes for the period between end of the
financial year 2013-14 and the date of this report.
NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES DEPLOYED IN THE YEAR 2013-14
Help Me on Mobile
OnMobile launched Help Me on Mobile - a free 24x7 mobile application
that assists women, children, young adults and senior citizens in
fighting crime and calling for help during emergencies. The free
application houses a bank of two services ''I am here'' and
''I need help'', which are designed to ensure personal safety of an
individual and is easily accessible from a single place. Help Me on
Mobile equips mobile consumers with a safety application on their
phones without having to look for an external source. Users can get
assistance in tracking location, sending panic alerts to chosen family
and friends, trigger off panic alarms and more.
Light a Candle
OnMobile launched Light a Candle, a service which enables anyone to
request for a candle to be lit at the Holy Shrine on his/her behalf
from anywhere, at any time. The service is as easy as using a recharge
card, wherein the user simply purchases the card, enters the unique
security number on the automated IVR and proceeds to place the request
for the candle to be lit. The candle is in turn lit by representatives
of OnMobile at these places of worship.
Khidki
Khidki is a pre-embedded content store for feature phones and delivers
content via notifications in multiple languages. Easy access to a host
of services, easy navigation, simplified user experience and free
sampling of content are its key USPs.
OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
OnMobile''s platform for Value Added Services has been time- tested and
validated globally for scalability, stability and security. The
platforms have been consistently upgraded to support the latest
developments in hardware and software technology.
It is an endeavor at the company to continually reduce the deployment
costs and optimize the deployment models. The current scalability and
optimization programs have led to a significant reduction in the cost
per deployment.
OnMobile has developed systems and tools to power the Global Network
Operations Center (GNOC) for state of the art infrastructure
monitoring. This central 24X7 service desk monitors every hardware node
that OnMobile has deployed as part of its managed services globally.
This helps catch anomalies and respond within agreed Service Level
Agreements (SLAs). GNOC also helps streamline Information Technology
operations in terms of round- the-clock system and application
monitoring, fault management and visibility to system performance. In
turn, this helps achieve resource optimization at an organizational
level.
INFRASTRUCTURE
OnMobile is going strong with more than 40 offices across the globe,
2.25 lakh square feet of office space and 1690 employee base. The
offices are categorized as virtual office, business centers and leased
offices. The largest facility is the Electronic city office in
Bangalore with 1.30 lakh square feet of office space. All the OnMobile
facilities are well equipped with good working atmosphere and high
level of security and safety competency. Regular planned preventive
measures are in place to avoid downtime and ensure business continuity.
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
People world of OnMobile
OnMobile has always believed in building a culture of innovation and
creativity where our employees are inspired to achieve excellence in
their area of functioning. As OnMobile grows globally, expanding its
footprint through its own and acquired offices, we continue to endeavor
to foster a common culture among our globally diversified workforce.
Employee Strength
Our head count, was 1690 as on March 31, 2014.
Today, we are a multicultural company with employees from all across
the globe creating a vibrant & dynamic work environment.
Talent Acquisition
Our vision of "Making a large scale positive impact on people through
mobile" has been the fabric of our vision and we try to recruit people
who believe in this philosophy through our stringent selection process.
Our goal is to attract the best talent around the globe. We continue to
hire a diverse workforce and we believe in hiring individuals with
vision, creativity and the energy to lead the changes that take place
in the telecommunications industry each day.
We continue to tap into the campus talent pool, attracting the best and
brightest from the country''s top Engineering and Management colleges.
This year we added 22 campus hires into our workforce from top
engineering campuses across India.
Employee engagement and development
OnMobile offers its employees a unique blend of an informal work
environment and a corporate culture that encourages personal
empowerment. We have always believed in creating an environment where
our employees feel safe and secure. The year that went by saw a
plethora of engagement activities conducted across locations to
inculcate & build the "one company" culture.
Training at OnMobile is one of the means of continuously enhancing the
skills, knowledge and attitudes of our employees to make them more
effective in their current and future roles. With this mandate, in the
year 2013-2014, we conducted training programs across organization
covering approximately 1100 employees in these trainings.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
As a responsible Corporate Citizen, OnMobile is committed to
contributing to the society, environment and community. The focus area
on which OnMobile strived to ''Make a Difference'' was Education. We have
participated in few events such as Give India Payroll program (
ongoing) and tie up with NGO''s during festivals. But we feel as an
organization we should focus on specific causes instead trying to do a
one off event.
We have identified two causes:
1. Education: Teach for India: We participated in the "Joy of Giving
Week" program - India Giving challenge by Give India. Through this
initiative we worked with Teach For India (for Bangalore & offices
outside Bangalore).
Teach for India is a nationwide movement of outstanding college
graduates and young professionals who teach full time in low income
schools for two years. The fellowship enables them to become lifelong
leaders advocating for educational equity.
2. Wild Life Rescue and Rehabilitation Center (WRCC) - www.
wrrcbangalore.org : WRCC is a registered public charitable
trust for the conversation and welfare of wildlife rescued from Urban
and rural areas around Bangalore.
We have worked with above mentioned organization throughout the year on
various initiatives.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
OnMobile''s products serve millions of consumers globally, bearing
testimony to the company''s focus on innovation and technological
excellence. The company''s Research & Development centers are spread
across multiple locations.
Data Analytics and Business Intelligence
A critical success factor in the Value Added Service business is the
ability to understand consumer needs and behavior across different
markets. OnMobile has made significant investments in Technology to
handle large amount of data and distill insights. OnMobile has state
of art predictive models which help drive usage and prevent churn among
consumers.
Consumer Connect is a company initiative that focuses on gathering
consumer insights from the market which gives an understanding of likes
& dislikes of consumers as well as new product ideas. These insights
feed into the Product Development process to improve the relevance of
products for the consumers.
Product Innovation
Emergence of the Smartphone in the last few years has significantly
changed consumer behavior in terms of discovery, adoption and usage of
mobile services. The falling prices of Smartphones and Data Plans have
dramatically increased the share of Smartphone users in many markets.
A key focus of Product Innovation at OnMobile is to create new products
and enhance the appeal of existing products for consumers of the
Smartphone world. OnMobile has launched applications for products like
Ringback Tones and Football to provide a superior experience to smart
phone users.
While the world of smartphone users expands rapidly, a large set of
consumers who use a simple feature phone or an ultra-low cost phone
continues to exist. To address the needs of these consumers OnMobile
launched Khidki, a content store for feature phone users.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Company is committed to maintain the highest standards of corporate
governance. The Company meets the standards and guidelines set by the
Securities and Exchange Board of India on Corporate Governance and has
implemented all the stipulations prescribed. A detailed report on
corporate governance pursuant to the requirements of Clause 49 of the
Listing Agreement forms part of the Annual Report. The certificate(s)
from the auditors of the Company, M/s Deloitte Haskins & Sells,
Chartered Accountants, and independent Practicing Company Secretary,
Parameshwar G Hegde confirming compliance of conditions of corporate
governance as stipulated under the aforesaid Clause 49 are annexed to
the Corporate Governance Report.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
In accordance with the Listing Agreements, the Management Discussion
and Analysis Report is presented in the separate section forming part
of the Annual Report.
DIRECTORS
Appointments
Barry B. White was appointed as an additional Director of the Company
by the Board w.e.f October 29, 2013. In terms of Section 161 of the
Companies Act, 2013 he holds office until the date of Annual General
Meeting. He is proposed to be appointed as an Independent Director of
the Company pursuant to Section 149, 152 read with Schedule IV and all
other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the
Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, at
the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.
Retirement and re-appointment
H H Haight, Director, retires by rotation and being eligible has
offered himself for re-appointmentat the forthcoming Annual General
Meeting of the Company.
Harit Nagpal, Rajiv Khaitan and Naresh Malhotra, the Directors
designated as Independent Directors of the Company pursuant to Clause
49 of the Listing agreement entered into with Stock Exchanges, are
proposed to be appointed as Independent Directors pursuant to the
applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
Resignation
Rentala Chandrashekhar who was appointed as an additional director
w.e.f October 8, 2013 has resigned w.e.f April 29, 2014 due to policy
decisions in his current organization.
Chandramouli Janakiraman resigned as MD and CEO vide his resignation
letter dated May 7, 2014, and he would continue as MD and CEO till new
CEO joins.
AUDITORS
The statutory auditors of the Company, M/s. Deloitte Haskins & Sells,
Chartered Accountants, who retire as statutory auditors of the Company
at the conclusion of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting, having
confirmed that their appointment, if made, will be within the limits
under Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 are recommended for
re-appointment.
DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the directors
to the best of their knowledge and belief confirm that:
i. in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to
material departures;
ii. they have selected and applied 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 as at the end of the
financial year and of the profit of the Company for that period;
iii. theyhavetakenproperandsufficientcareforthe maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and for safeguarding the assets
of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities;
iv. they have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
In terms of provisions of Section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act, 1956,
read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975, the
names and other particulars of employees are set out in the Annexure to
the Directors'' Report. However, having regard to the provisions of
Section 219 (l)(b)(iv) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Annual Report
excluding the aforesaid information is being sent to all the members of
the Company and others entitled thereto. Any member interested in
obtaining such particulars may write to the Company Secretary at the
Registered Office of the Company.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION
The Company, being a service provider organization, most of the
information as required under Section 217(l)(e) of the Companies Act,
1956, read with the Companies (Disclosure of particulars in the report
of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988, as amended is not applicable.
However, the Company endeavors to effectively utilize and conserve
energy by using improved technology in its infrastructure such as
lightings and paper usage.
FIXED DEPOSITS
The Company has not accepted fixed deposits during the year under
review falling within the purview of Section 58A of the Companies Act,
1956 and the Rules thereunder.
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN (ESOP)
The Company had approved following Employee Stock Option Schemes i.e.
Employee Stock Option Plan-I, 2003, Employee Stock Option Plan-ll,
2003, Employee Stock Option Plan-Ill, 2006, Employee Stock Option
Plan-I, 2007, Employee Stock Option Plan-ll, 2007 Employee Stock Option
Plan-I, 2008, Employee Stock Option Plan-ll, 2008, Employee Stock
Option Plan-Ill, 2008, EmployeeStock Option Plan-IV, 2008, Employee
Stock Option Plan-I 2010, Employee Stock Option Plan-ll, 2010; Employee
Stock Option Plan I, 2011,Employee Stock Option Plan I, 2012 and
Employee Stock Option Plan I, 2013 for granting stock options to its
employees.
All the schemes endeavor to provide incentives and retain employees who
contribute to the growth of the Company. A summary disclosure in
compliance with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Employee
Stock Option Scheme and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme Guidelines,
1999), as amended, is presented as below and the complete details have
been disclosed under Note 31 of Notes to the financial statements which
forms part of the Annual Report. During the year under review there has
been no variation in the terms of ESOP schemes.
The guidance note issued bythe Institute of Chartered Accountants of
India requires the disclosure of proforma net results and EPS both
basic & diluted, had the Company adopted the fair value method. Had the
Company accounted the option under fair value method, amortising the
stock compensation expense thereon over the vesting period, the
reported profit/(Loss) for the year ended March 31, 2014 would have
been higher by Rs. 48.88 Million (Previous year: lower Profit of
Rs.24.61 Million) and Basic and diluted EPS would have been revised to
Loss of Rs.3.7/- (Previous year Earnings Rs 2.1/-) and Loss of Rs.3.7/-
(Previous year Earnings- Rs 2.1/-) respectively as compared to Loss of
Rs.3.3/- (Previous year Earnings Rs 2.3/-) and Loss of Rs.3.3/-
(Previous year Earnings Rs 2.3/-) without such impact. Basic and
Diluted Earnings/(Loss) Per Share (EPS) have been restated for all the
corresponding period to give effect of the said issue of Bonus shares,
in accordance with Accounting Standard (AS) 20 "Earnings Per Share"
notified under Section 211(3C) of the Companies Act, 1956.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Board of Directors takes this opportunity to express their
appreciation to the customers, shareholders, investors, vendors,and
bankers who have supported the Company during the year. The Directors
place on record their appreciation to the OnMobilians at all levels for
their contribution to the Company. The Directors would like to make a
special mention of the support extended bythe various departments of
the Government of India, particularly the Software Technology Parks,
the Service tax and Income Tax Departments, the Customs and Excise
departments, the Ministry of Commerce, the Department of
Telecommunications, the Reserve Bank of India, Ministry of Company
Affairs, Securities and Exchange Board of India and look forward to
their support in all future endeavors.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
H H HaightIV
Chairman
Place: Bangalore
Date: May 29, 2014
Mar 31, 2013
Dear Members,
The Directors take pleasure in presenting the 13th Annual Report on the
business and operations of the Company together with the Audited
Financial Statements and Accounts for the year ended March 31, 2013.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR 2012-13
(In Rs. Million)
PARTICULARS 2012-13 2011-12
Revenue from operations 4,664.28 4,998.33
Earnings before other income, 701.40 1,030.05
depreciation and amortisation,
finance charges and tax
Earnings before tax 351.43 800.53
Earnings after taxation 263.83 502.82
Equity Share Capital 1,141.53 1,150.03
Reserves and Surplus 7,221.78 7,191.83
Networth 8,363.31 8,341.86
Net Block 3,144.13 3,445.73
Net Current Assets 1,568.35 1,663.64
Cash and Cash Equivalents 1,077.87 1,520.79
Earnings per share (Diluted) (In 2.3 4.2
Rs.)
BUSINESS PERFORMANCE / FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Standalone Financials:
During 2012-13, the Company recorded net revenue of Rs.4,664.28
million, a decrease of 7% over the previous year of Rs.4,998.33
million. The earnings after tax of the Company is Rs.263.83 million in
2012-13 as compared to Rs.502.82 million in 2011-12. The diluted
earnings per share (EPS) is Rs.2.3 per share as compared to Rs.4.2 per
share in 2011-12.
Consolidated Financials:
During 2012-13, the Company recorded consolidated net revenue of Rs.
7,252.69 million, an increase of 6% over the previous year of Rs.
6,380.14 million. The consolidated earnings after tax of the Company
for the year 2012-13 is Rs.471.77 million as compared to Rs. 830.94
million in 2011 - 12. The consolidated diluted earnings per share (EPS)
for the year 2012-13 is Rs.4.1 as compared to Rs. 7.0 per share in
2011-12.
Appropriations
Dividend
Your directors are pleased to recommend a dividend of Rs. 1.50/- per
equity share of Rs. 10/- which Is payable on obtaining shareholders''
approval in the 13th annual general meeting.
The dividend payout amount for the current year inclusive of dividend
distribution tax will be Rs. 200.33 million.
The register of members and the share transfer books will remain closed
from Friday, July 19, 2013 to Tuesday, July 30, 2013 (both days
inclusive). The Annual General Meeting of the Company has been
scheduled for July 30, 2013.
The Company proposes to retain Rs. 3,773.92 million in the Statement of
Profit and Loss, amount to be transferred to general reserve is Rs.
13.2 million.
Liquidity
As on March 31, 2013 the Company had liquid assets including
investments in fixed deposits and Mutual funds of Rs. 1,251.56 million.
CHANGES TO THE SHARE CAPITAL
During the year under review the Company allotted 2.13,512 equity
shares (including bonus) on the exercise of stock options under its
various Employee Stock Option Plans (ESOPs).
Further, the Board of Directors at their meeting held on September 03,
2011 approved for a Buyback of equity shares of the Company, to the
extent of Rs. 25 Crores subject to a minimum of 10,00,000 shares and a
maximum of 40,00,000 shares, through the stock exchange mechanism.
In pursuance of the said Buyback, the Company started buying back
shares on September 30, 2011, and the Company had bought back 29,36,000
shares till March 31, 2012. Further, in the financial year 2012-13, the
Company had bought back 10,64,000 shares.
Due to the said Buyback process and the allotment of equity shares
under ESOPs, the issued and paid up equity share capital of the Company
as on March 31, 2013 stands at 11,41,52,822 equity shares of face value
Rs. 10/- each. (i.e. Rs. 114,15,28,220).
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS THIS YEAR International Market Expansion
a) OnMobiie partnered with PT XL AxiataTbk (XL), a leading
telecommunication company in Indonesia, to provide mobile cloud
services to XL''s customers. OnMobile''s product will augment XL''s XCIoud
portfolio with the addition of a mobile cloud solution that will enable
XL''s subscribers to store, sync, share and stream their data from any
of their smartphone, tablet for PC device.
b) OnMobiie collaborated with the Centre for e-Governance, Government
of Karnataka, to launch Phase 1 (Pilot) of the mobile governance
services for Karnataka citizens. OnMobiie provided the platform and
services to help launch and manage the pilot phase of the project on
m-Governance. OnMobiie has provided the underlying technology platform
for helping design, develop and manage different governance services
over mobile, across channels such as Interactive Voice Response (IVR),
Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) and mobile browsers or
WAP.
c) OnMobiie secured contracts from two operators during the third
quarter for provision of RBT services in Europe.
d) There was also a sizable outsourcing contract signed in Europe and
OnCloud was launched in North America and Europe, and M Radio in South
Asia.
e) OnMobiie successfully launched the Football service in Africa in
addition to winning a contract for managed services across all content
types and channels.
f) OnMobiie has powered Everything Everywhere''s (EE) recently launched
Clone Phone service and is responsible for delivering the cloud-based
element of Clone Phone, including all data storage and support as well
as integration with the carrier''s back-end systems. The OnMobiie
solution was chosen on the basis of its user-friendly interface, its
high performance that allows large files including videos to be quickly
restored, and the company''s strong track record in the provision of
value added services to leading global operators.
g) Telefonica selected OnMobiie to provide converged value added
services for the operator''s Movistar Emocion content service for
customers in Spain. OnMobiie is improving the ease of use of the
Emocion portal and the integration of content capabilities to generate
new revenue streams for Movistar by re-inventing the way customers are
offered relevant content.
AWARDS
a) OnMobiie was awarded the VAS Company of the Year 2012 trophy by
Voice & Data on the basis of its annual VAS industry survey. The award
was received by Chandramouli Janakiraman, Managing Director from the
renewable energy minister Dr Farooq Abdullah and Pradeep Gupta, CMD,
Cybermedia in December 2012.
SUBSIDIARIES
As on March 31, 2013, the Company has the following Subsidiaries:
1. OnMobiie Singapore Pte. Ltd
2. PT. OnMobiie Indonesia
3. Voxmobili S A
4. OnMobiie Europe B V
5. OnMobiie S A
6. OnMobiie USA LLC
7. Servjcios De Telefonia OnMobiie SA De C V
8. OnMobiie Global S A
9. OnMobiie De Venezuela C A
10. OnMobiie Brasil Sistemas De Valor Agregado Para Comunicacoes
Moveis Ltda, Brasil
11. OnMobiie Global for Telecommunications Services
12. OnMobiie Uruguay S A
13. OnMobiie Senegal SARL
14. OnMobiie Mali SARL
15. OnMobiie Bangladesh Private Limited
16. OnMobiie Servicios Corporativos De Telefonia
17. OnMobiie Kenya Telecom Limited
18. OnMobiie Telecom Limited
19. OnMobiie Costa Rica OBCR SA
20. OnMobiie Spain SL
21. OnMobiie Tanzania Telecom Limited
22. OnMobiie Zambia Telecom Limited
23. OnMobiie Uganda Limited
24. OnMobiie Madagascar Telecom Limited
25. OnMobiie Telecom Rwanda Limited
26. OnMobiie Telecom Nigeria Limited
27. OnMobiie Ghana Telecom Limited
28. OnMobiie Telecom (SL) Limited
29. OnMobiie Global Solutions Canada Limited
30. OnMobiie Global Italy S.R.L
As per Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956, we are required to
attach the directors'' report, balance sheet, and the statement of
profit and loss of our subsidiaries. The '' Ministry of Corporate
Affairs, Government of India vide its circular no.2/2011 dated February
8, 2011 had provided an exemption to companies from complying with
Section 212, provided such companies publish the audited consolidated
financial statements in the Annual Report. Accordingly, the Annual
Report 2012-13 does not contain the financial statements of our
subsidiaries. The audited annual accounts and related information of
our subsidiaries, where applicable, will be made available upon
request. These documents will also be available for inspection during
business hours at our registered office in Bangalore, India.
NEW LOCATIONS
The Company continued its expansion internationally during this year as
well. The Company had signed various important global contracts during
the year under review. As part of the Company''s global expansion, the
Company has set up new branch offices in Guatemala and Niamey (Niger).
The Company has set up new subsidiaries in Spain, Tanzania, Zambia,
Uganda, Madagascar, Rwanda, Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Canada and
Italy.
Material Changes for the period between end of the Financial Year and
the Date of the Report
There have been no Material Changes for the period between end of the
financial year 2012-13 and the date of this report.
NEW PRODUCTS AND SERVICES DEPLOYED IN THE YEAR 2012-13
(a) Full Track Music Store
On Mobile launched a new music product - The Full Track Music Store -
for two Indian operators. This product is available as a mobile site
and is also present on Interactive Voice Response (IVR). The users can
access the Full Track (FT) store and browse/download full songs by
subscribing to the store or on a pay per consume model. A new team is
currently in place to build/manage the digital content stores for
operators across the globe. The first role out is expected to happen in
June for Telefonica, a major operator in Spain.
b) GreatBuyz
An exciting new product - GreatBuyz - was developed to bring paid and
free deals to mobile phone as an aggregation service. GreatBuyz is the
only deal product, live across all mobile channels including WAP,
Android client, USSD, SMS and CBC. OnMobile launched this with two
large Indian operators, Idea and BSNL, and has on- boarded several
large deal players. The Company
is currently concentrating on extending the product to other Indian
operators and partnering with several international telecom operators
to explore launch opportunities in countries like Spain, Italy,
Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Egypt, etc.
c) m-Health - Project Ananya with BBC Media Action
OnMobile partnered with BBC Media Action to provide the technical
platform to run Mobile Academy, an IVR training course that enables the
health workers to expand their knowledge of life saving maternal and
child health behaviours. The project which is sponsored and supported
by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, was developed in collaboration
with Bihar government. On Mobile''s platform also powers Mobile Kunji,
another BBC Media Action service that allows health workers to playback
information about maternal and child health via their mobile phones.
BBC Media Action are discussing the possibility of expanding similar
services to other states in the country, starting with Odisha.
d) m-Governance
OnMobile collaborated with the Centre for e-Governance - Government of
Karnataka, to launch pilot phase of the mobile governance services for
Karnataka citizens. OnMobile provided the underlying technology
platform for helping design, develop and manage these services over
mobile, across channels such as Interactive Voice Response (IVR),
Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) and mobile browsers or
WAP including an offer of payment channels for utility services like
credit card, IMPS and mobile wallet. The service, initiated in January
2013, spanned informational, interactive and transactional services -
Sakala, helpline numbers and access, utility bill payments, etc.
e) OnMobile Cloud Platform
The OnMobile Cloud platform (version 8) was released with new modules
and additional features. Synchronization is one of the key pillars of
Personal Cloud and a new synchronization engine, that enables real-time
notification on multiple end-points, was released. The award-winning
Network Address Book was complemented with 2 new modules - the Central
Message Store and the Call Log Cloud - which allows users to store,
manage, access their SMS, MMS and call logs on any screen.
f) RBT
OnMobile''s flagship product, RBT, has made great strides over the last
one year and we have several innovations in this space, enabling us
into becoming globally dominant player. The new launches in this sector
include RBT Handset App, RBT Lottery, RBT Touch/Non Touch Smartphone
web page, Record my Own with Karaoke and Like RBT. Innovations and
feature developments include Night Callertunes, Personalized Pre-RBT,
Recommendation RBT, Built WAP over WIFI and RBT RRBT Integrated Model.
Other deployments (tailored to the following geographies):
India - RBT Handset App
- Night Callertunes
- New RBT website
- RBT WAP for Digital Marketing Campaign
- New RBT WAP
- Personalized Pre-RBT
- Like RBT
- Recommendation RBT
Europe - RBT Handset Android App
- RBT Handset Client
- New web & WAP Storefront
- WAP over WIFI
- Special Try & Buy Christmas
- Promotion
Africa - Record my Own with Karaoke
- SRBT App
- WAP
- Contest Integration GUI
LatAm - RBT Handset Client
- RBT Lottery Contest
- RBT Touch/Non Touch Smart- phone web page
SAARC & ME - New RBT website
RBT RRBT Integrated Model
QUALITY AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
The Company is committed to the eight guiding Quality Management
principles of Customer Focus, Leadership, People Involvement, Process
Approach, System Approach to Management, Continual Improvement,
Fact-Based Decision- Making and Mutually Beneficial Supplier
Relationships.
The Company''s Information Security Management System conforms to the
ISO 27001:2005 standard since June 2009. The certificate is valid for
Airtel, Aircel, Vodafone, Vodacom South Africa, Du, Idea and Telefonica
Latin America Client Delivery Units, System Integration and support
functions. The Company''s various products/services are subjected to
periodic and rigorous assessments by reputed external assessors.
About ISO/IEC 27001:
The ISO/IEC 27001 is an information security management system(ISMS)
standard published by the International Organization for
Standardization and the International Electro Technical Commission.
ISO/IEC 27001 provides an ISMS model for adequate and proportionate
security controls to protect information assets and give confidence to
interested parties. This sets the standard for handling the
confidentiality, integrity and availability of an Information Asset.
All key business support processes in the organization are automated,
integrated and deployed globally across geographies. This, along with
dashboards for senior management, has provided increased visibility and
availability of key metrics for compliance across processes.
Additionally, specialized tools have been deployed for increased
efficiency in the sales, software product development and delivery
lifecycle. The Global NOC allows for efficient monitoring of
applications and infrastructure across all deployments. The Company has
renewed its focus on knowledge management and collaboration, which are
resulting in greater innovation.
INFRASTRUCTURE
As of March 31, 2013, the Company has obtained on lease, office spaces
at Bangalore, Bangalore SEZ, Mumbai and Noida SEZ. Further, the Company
owns an office space in Mumbai. Apart from this the Company has set up
offices at Gurgaon, Sydney, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Paris,
Dhaka, Seattle, Bucharest, Centurion, Kathmandu, Dubai, London,
Amsterdam, Miami, Bogota, Mexico City, California, Caracas, Sao Paulo,
Buenos Aires, Panama City, Guayaquil, Managua, San Salvador, Lima,
Monte Video, Madrid, Milan, Cairo, Nicosia, Dakar, and Dar es Salam.
Registered office of the company is shifted from No. 26, Bannerghatta
Road, JP Nagar, 3rd Phase,Bangalore- 560076 to E City, Tower -1, No.
94/1C & 94/2, Veerasandra Village, Attibele Hobli, Anekal Taluk,
Electronic City Phase -1, Bangalore-560100.
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
People world of OnMobile
OnMobile has always believed in building a culture of innovation and
creativity where our employees are inspired to achieve excellence in
their area of functioning. As OnMobile grows globally, expanding its
footprint through its own and acquired offices, we continue to endeavor
to foster a common culture among our globally diversified workforce.
Employee Strength
During the financial year, OnMobile has net addition of 29 employees.
Our head count, as a result, stands at 1664 as on March 31, 2013.
Today, we are a multicultural company with employees from all across
the globe creating a vibrant & dynamic work environment.
Talent Acquisition
Our vision of "Making a large scale positive impact on people through
mobile" has been the fabric of our vision and we try to recruit people
who believe in this philosophy through our stringent selection process.
Our goal is to attract the best talent around the globe. We continue to
hire a diverse workforce and we believe in hiring individuals with
vision, creativity and the energy to lead the changes that take place
in the telecommunications industry each day.
We continue to tap into the campus talent pool, attracting the best and
brightest from the country''s top Engineering and Management colleges.
This year we added 45 campus hires into our workforce from top MBA and
engineering campuses across India.
Processes
With a pursuit towards streamlining and simplifying HR processes, we
have automated & enhanced the recruitment, immigration & performance
management systems, thereby reducing turnaround time & improving
productivity. We continue to review HR processes on a periodic basis
and create a benchmark in the VAS industry
Employee engagement and development
OnMobile offers its employees a unique blend of an informal work
environment and a corporate culture that encourages personal
empowerment. We have always believed in creating an environment where
our employees feel safe and secure. The year that went by saw a
plethora of engagement activities conducted across locations to
inculcate & build the "one company" culture.
Training at OnMobile is one of the means of continuously enhancing the
skills, knowledge and attitudes of our employees to make them more
effective in their current and future roles. With this mandate, in the
year 2012-2013, we conducted training programs across organization
covering approximately 713 employees.
Corporate Social Responsibilities
As a responsible Corporate Citizen, OnMobile is committed to
contributing to the society, environment and community. The focus area
on which OnMobile strived to ''Make a
Difference'' was Education. We participated in the "Joy Of Giving Week"
program - India Giving challenge by Give India. Through this initiative
we worked with following NGO''s across 3 locations:
Bangalore: SGBS Trust (Unnati)
Unnati''s vision is to train and employ 1 million underprivileged youth
through Unnati model by 2020
Mumbai :Muktangan
Muktangan''s aim is to evolve sustainable, replicable inclusive models
of quality child-centered teacher education and school programs in
partnership with marginalized communities and to advocate them to the
larger system.
Delhi :Deepalaya
Deepalaya believesJn working towards the betterment of the urban and
rural poor, with special focus on children because every child deserves
a chance.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
OnMobile has R&D centers based in India and in France. The fact that
approximately a third of our employees are dedicatedly working on R&D
initiatives at these locations re-emphasizes our focus on innovation
and technological excellence. Our RBT, Data and other VAS offerings
reach out to over 200 million unique consumers globally.
Data Analytics and Business Intelligence
Winning in the VAS space requires considerable investment in
understanding consumer behaviour, needs, and spending capacity - and
these profiles and trends vary significantly across geographies. We now
live in the world of "Big Data" and your company is investing in
building technologies to handle large amounts of data, distill insights
that help drive growth. Our predictive models are helping drive
retention or usage programs.
Our "Consumer Connect" initiative focuses on gathering insights into
consumer behaviour and their mobile usage in the fast changing digital
world. These insights help our product teams to build create new
innovative services and services that drive higher adoption.
Product Innovation
The telecom world globally is focussed on driving mobile data usage.
The emergence of the Smartphone in the last few years has significantly
changed consumer behaviour of how they discover, adopt and use mobile
services.
We are evolving several of our key products and creating new products
for consumers in the new world driven by mobile data. We firmly believe
that future of telecom communications will be carried out in
Cloud-centric environment and we are working with telecom operators to
evolve their systems into the communications cloud. The communications
cloud will enable operators to take to market a new range of innovative
services and links into their existing RCS or WebRTC initiatives.
As more consumers adopt smart phones, we are launching applications for
Ringback Tones, Full Track Music, Football, etc that will enable new
experiences for our consumers.
The Bottom Billion
While delivery of services with new experiences on Smartphones is very
important, we cannot ignore the 3 billion consumers in emerging markets
that still do not use data and carry a simple feature or ultra low cost
phone. OnMobile continues to invest in creating technology and engaging
services that can be delivered to this target group on even the most
basic handsets. We are also investing in creating life impacting
services in areas like agriculture, healthcare and education. We work
closely with the social services sector and government to help take
these services effectively to the market. Lowering Costs & Increasing
efficiency
OnMobile''s Platforms for VAS services have been time- tested and
validated globally for their scalability, security and stability. Our
platforms have consistently been upgraded to support the latest
developments in the hardware and software areas. We have evolved from
basic Time Division Multiplexing (TDM) systems to support Optical
Interconnects and IP based systems. These have both increased density
per deployed rack and lowered overall deployment costs. We are also
reducing the number of hardware servers by adopting technologies like
virtualization. Our current scalability program aims to reduce the cost
per deployment by more than half within the next 2 years.
OnMobile R&D teams have developed systems and tools that power our
Global Network Operations Center (GNOC). This central 24x7 service
desk monitors every hardware node that OnMobile has deployed as part of
its managed services globally. This helps us catch faults / events and
respond within agreed Service Level Agreements (SLA). CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE
The Company is committed to maintain the highest standards of corporate
governance. The Company meets the standards and guidelines set by the
Securities and Exchange Board of India on Corporate Governance and has
implemented all the stipulations prescribed. A detailed report on
corporate governance pursuant to the requirements of Clause 49 of the
Listing Agreement forms part of the Annual Report. The certificate(s)
from the auditors of the Company, M/s. Deloitte Haskins & Sells,
Chartered Accountants, and independent Practicing Company Secretary,
Mr. Parameshwar G Hegde confirming compliance of conditions of
corporate governance as stipulated under the aforesaid Clause 49 are
annexed to the Corporate Governance Report.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
In accordance with the Listing Agreements, the Management Discussion
and Analysis Report is presented in the separate section forming part
of the Annual Report.
DIRECTORS
Re-appointment
Naresh Malhotra, Director retires by rotation and being eligible,
offers himself for reappointment at the forthcoming Annual General
Meeting of the Company.
Brief resume of the director offering for re-appointment is included in
the notice for the Annual General Meeting.
Resignation
Arvind Rao has resigned from the Board on July 9, 2012.
AUDITORS
The statutory auditors of the Company, M/s. Deloitte Haskins & Sells,
Chartered Accountants, who retire as statutory auditors of the Company
at the conclusion of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting, offer
themselves for re-appointment and have also confirmed that their
appointment, if made, will be within the limits under Section 224(1 B)
of the Companies Act, 1956. The auditor''s report is self- explanatory.
OTHER MATTERS
In respect of the special review called for by the Audit Committee of
the Board in May 2012 covering certain transactions initiated under the
instructions of the erstwhile CEO, the Board wishes to inform that the
final report submitted by our legal advisors confirmed that there was
no evidence of commission of an offense that was required to be
reported to any judicial or investigating body. The report also
confirmed that there was no evidence of misappropriation or personal
gain. The report did identify certain weaknesses in the contracting and
payment processes which have been strengthened to prevent recurrence.
RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Pursuant to Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the directors
to the best of their knowledge and belief confirm that:
i. in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to
material departures;
ii. they have selected and applied 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 as at the end of the
financial year and of the profit of the Company for that period;
iii. they have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 and for safeguarding the assets of the Company and
for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
iv. they have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
In terms of provisions of Section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act, 1956,
read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975, the
names and other particulars of employees are set out in the Annexure to
the Directors'' Report. However, having regard to the provisions of
Section 219 (1)(b)(iv) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Annual Report
excluding the aforesaid information is being sent to all the members of
the Company and others entitled thereto. Any member interested in
obtaining such particulars may write to the Company Secretary at the
Registered Office of the Company.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION
The Company, being a service provider organization, most of the
information as required under Section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act,
1956, read with the Companies (Disclosure of particulars in the report
of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988, as amended is not applicable.
However, the Company endeavors to effectively utilize and conserve
energy by using improved technology in its infrastructure such as
lightings and paper usage
FIXED DEPOSITS
In terms of the provision of Section 58A of the Companies Act, 1956
read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits Rules) 1975, the
Company has not accepted any fixed deposits during the year under
review.
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN (ESOP)
The Company had approved following Employee Stock Option Schemes i.e.
Employee Stock Option Plan-I, 2003, Employee Stock Option Plan-ll,
2003, Employee Stock Option Plan-Ill, 2006, Employee Stock Option
Plan-I, 2007, Employee Stock Option Plan-ll, 2007 and Employee Stock
Option Plan-I, 2008, Employee Stock Option Plan-ll, 2008, Employee
Stock Option Plan-Ill, 2008, Employee Stock Option Plan-IV, 2008,
Employee Stock Option Plan-I 2010, Employee Stock Option Plan-ll, 2010
; Employee Stock Option Plan I, 2011, and Employee Stock Option Plan I,
2012 for granting stock options to its employees.
All the schemes endeavor to provide incentives and retain employees who
contribute to the growth of the Company. A summary disclosure in
compliance with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Employee
Stock Option Scheme and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme Guidelines,
1999), as amended, is presented as below and the complete details have
been disclosed under Note 32 of Notes to the financial statements which
forms part of the Annual Report. During the year under review there has
been no variation in the terms of ESOP schemes.
The guidance note issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
India requires the disclosure of pro forma net results and EPS both
basic & diluted, had the Company adopted the fair value method. Had the
Company accounted the option under fair value method, amortising the
stock compensation expense thereon over the vesting period, the
reported profit for the year ended March 31, 2013 would have been lower
by Rs.24.61 Million (Previous year Rs.157.22 Million) and Basic and
diluted EPS would have been revised to Rs.2.1/- (Previous year Rs
3.0/-) and Rs.2.1/- (Previous year- Rs 2.9/-) respectively as compared
to Rs.2.3/- (Previous year Rs 4.3/-) and Rs.2.3/-(Previous year Rs
4.2/-) without such impact. Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS)
have been restated for all the corresponding period to give effect of
the said issue of Bonus shares, in accordance with Accounting Standard
(AS) 20 "Earnings Per Share" notified under Section 211 (3C) of the
Companies Act, 1956.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
(In Rs. million)
Description Year ended
March 31,
2013. March 31,2012
Foreign exchange earnings 2,251.20 1,506.70
Foreign exchange outgo 1,646.81 1,574.19
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Board of Directors takes this opportunity to express their
appreciation to the customers, shareholders, investors, vendors, and
bankers who have supported the Company during the year. The Directors
place on record their appreciation to the OnMobilians at all levels for
their contribution to the Company. The Directors would like to make a
special mention of the support extended by the various departments of
the Government of India, particularly the Software Technology Parks,
the Service tax and Income Tax Departments, the Customs and Excise
departments, the Ministry of Commerce, the Department of
Telecommunications, the Reserve Bank of India, Ministry of Company
Affairs, Securities and Exchange Board of India and look forward to
their support in all future endeavors.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
H. H. Haight IV
Chairman
Place: Bangalore
Date: May 15, 2013
Mar 31, 2012
The Directors take pleasure in presenting the 12th Annual Report on the
business and operations of the Company together with the Audited
Financial Statements and Accounts for the year ended March 31, 2012.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR 2011-12
(In Rs. Millions)
PARTICULARS 2011-12 2010-11
Revenue from operations 4,998.33 4,550.27
Earnings before other income, 1,030.05 1,190.35
depreciation and amortisation,
finance charges and tax
Other Income 624.62 467.68
Depreciation and amortization 823.92 565.41
expense
Finance Costs 30.22 10.05
Earnings before tax 800.53 1,082.57
Earnings after taxation 502.82 916.38
Equity Share Capital 1,150.03 589.55
Reserves and Surplus 7,191.83 7,578.18
Networth 8,341.86 8,167.73
Non-Current Liabilities 196.46 150.01
Non-Current investments 2,767.60 2,563.51
Gross Block 6,211.82 5,640.92
Capital work-in-progress 66.68 78.09
Net Block 3,445.73 3,687.56
Long-term Loans and Advances 594.67 747.66
Net Current Assets 1,663.64 1,240.92
Cash and Cash Equivalents 1,520.79 757.40
No. of Equity shares 115,003,310 58,954,543
Earnings per share (Diluted) (In Rs.) 4.2 7.6
BUSINESS PERFORMANCE / FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Standalone Financials:
During 2011-12, the Company recorded net revenue of Rs.4,998.33
million, an increase of 10% over the previous year of Rs. 4,550.27
million. The earnings after tax of the Company was Rs.502.82 million in
2011-12 as compared to Rs. 916.38 million in 2010-11. The diluted
earnings per share (EPS) is Rs. 4.2 per share as compared to Rs. 7.6
per share for 2010-11.
Consolidated Financial:
During 2011-12, the Company recorded consolidated net revenue of
Rs.6,380.14 million, an increase of 19% over the previous year of Rs.
5,372.07 million. The consolidated earnings after tax of the Company
for the year 2011-12 was Rs.830.94 million as compared to Rs. 892.00
million in 2010-11. The consolidated diluted earnings per share (EPS)
for the year 2011-12 is Rs. 7.0 as compared to Rs. 7.4 per share in
2010-11.
Appropriations
Dividend
Your directors are pleased to recommend a dividend of Re. 1/- per
equity share of Rs. 10/- which is payable on obtaining shareholder's
approval in the twelfth annual general meeting.
The dividend payout amount for the current year inclusive of additional
tax on dividend will be Rs. 133.66 million.
The register of members and the share transfer books will remain closed
from Friday, August 17,2012 to Tuesday, August 28, 2012 (both days
inclusive). The Annual General Meeting of the Company has been
scheduled for August 29, 2012.
The Company proposes to retain Rs. 3,722.38 million in the Statement of
Profit and Loss.
Liquidity
As on March 31, 2012 the Company had liquid assets including
investments in fixed deposits and Mutual funds of Rs. 1,310.60 million.
CHANGES TO THE SHARE CAPITAL
The Board of Directors on their meeting held on March 7, 2011, subject
to the approval of the shareholders, approved for increase of
authorised share capital from Rs. 75 Crores to Rs. 150 Crores and for
issue of bonus shares in the ratio of 1:1. The shareholders had also
approved for the same vide their resolution dated April 21, 2011
through postal ballot process. For giving effect of the Bonus shares,
May 4, 2011 was fixed as Record date, pursuant to this the issued/paid
up capital increased from 58,954,543 shares to 117,909,086 shares.
During the year under review the Company allotted 30,224 equity shares
(including bonus) on the exercise of stock options under its various
Employee Stock Option Plans, which increased the number of issued,
subscribed and paid-up equity shares from 117,909,086 shares to
117,939,310 shares.
Further, the Board of Directors at their meeting held on September 03,
2011 approved for a Buyback of equity shares of the Company, to the
extent of Rs. 25 Crores subject to a minimum of 10,00,000 shares and a
maximum of 40,00,000 shares, through the stock exchange mechanism.
In pursuance of the said Buyback, the Company started buying back
shares on September 30,2011, and the Company has bought back 2,936,000
shares as on March 31, 2012. Due to this Buyback process, the issued
and paid up equity share capital of the Company as on March 31, 2012
stands at 115,003,310 equity shares of face value Rs. 10/- each, (i.e.
Rs. 1,150,033,100).
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS THIS YEAR International Market Expansion
a) The Telefonica LatAm deployment has proved to be a major success for
OnMobile. We have launched totally in 11 countries in the region and
reached out to 98% of the addressable subscriber base in that market.
b) Another key milestone on the Telefonica LatAm project is that it
recorded its first positive quarter on an operating basis. The project
turned cash-flow positive and is now operating-profit positive. We have
been able to achieve both these within a year of launch.
c) We have completed the deployment of our sports pack 'Futbol' in
all 12 countries ahead of the big event, COPA America in July 2012.
d) Based on this, we anticipate OnMobile transitioning into a 50 %
international revenue Company, which is a major inflection point for
the Company.
e) OnMobile also has entered into an agreement with Unitel S.A., the
largest mobile operator in Angola, to launch Ring Back Tones for
Unitel's subscribers in Africa. In a brief time span of just 90 days,
the service increased drastically witnessing a penetration rate of 8%.
This RBT platform combined with OnMobile's award winning RBT based
products with their easy search, content discovery and single download
options identifies the subscribers' inherent love for music and also
offers an opportunity for them to personalize their mobile usage.
f) OnMobile launched its KaraoPhone application with Jet Multimedia
Morocco; a leading company specializing in all-in-one products and
services for all media in Morocco. The KaraoPhone service was launched
in relation to the 2M Studio television reality show and lasted 7
weeks.
g) Another leading operator in Mali will also shortly deploy KaraoPhone
on their entertainment voice portal.
h) OnMobile played a pivotal role in the recent launch of Rogers One
Numberà for Rogers wireless customers in Canada. OnMobile has
provided the Rogers One Number service with several media solutions
including the Network Address Book (NAB), Social Network Gateway (SNG),
PhoneBackup and PhoneBook clients as well as its Video Gateway
solutions to help deliver a new, secure and convenient way to talk,
text or email family and friends, using a customer's existing Rogers
wireless number. OnMobile's Network Address Book solution and its other
value-added services ensure the widest interoperability and
reliability.
i) OnMobile has provided the contact synchronization engine for
T-Mobileî USA's Android-based wireless phones and tablets.
OnMobile's Sync Client provides automatic and transparent contact
synchronization that is initiated by any updates to Android devices,
including adding a new or modifying an existing contact.
SUBSIDIARIES
As on March 31, 2012, the Company has the following Subsidiaries:
1. OnMobile Singapore Pte. Ltd
2. PT. OnMobile Indonesia
3. Voxmobili S A
4. OnMobile Europe B V
5. OnMobile S A
6. OnMobile USA LLC
7. Servicios De Telefonia OnMobile SA De C V
8. OnMobile Global S A
9. OnMobile De Venezuela C A
10. OnMobile Brasil Sistemas De Valor Agregado Para Comunicacoes
Moveis Ltda
11. OnMobile Global for Telecommunications Services Ltd
12. OnMobile Uruguay S A
13. OnMobile Senegal SARL
14. OnMobile Mali SARL
15. OnMobile Bangladesh Private Limited
16. OnMobile Servicios Corporativos De Telefonia, S.A. De C.V
17. OnMobile Kenya Telecom Limited
18. OnMobile Telecom Limited
19. OnMobile Costa Rica OBCR SA
As per Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956, we are required to
attach the directors' report, balance sheet, and profit and loss
account of our subsidiaries. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs,
Government of India vide its circular no.2/2011 dated February 8,2011
has provided an exemption to companies from complying with Section 212,
provided such companies publish the audited consolidated financial
statements in the Annual Report. Accordingly, the Annual Report 2011-12
does not contain the financial statements of our subsidiaries. The
audited annual accounts and related information of our subsidiaries,
where applicable, will be made available upon request. These documents
will also be available for inspection during business hours at our
registered office in Bangalore, India.
NEW LOCATIONS
The Company continued its expansion internationally during this year as
well. The Company had signed various important global contracts during
the year under review. As part of the Company's global expansion, the
Company now also has a new branch office in Noida. The Company also has
new subsidiaries in Mali, Kenya, Malawi, Mexico, Bangladesh and Costa
Rica. The Company also has joint venture with Kabuza Marketing Private
Limited.
Material Changes for the period between end of the Financial Year and
the Date of the Report
There have been no Material Changes for the period between end of the
financial year 2011 -12 and the date of this report.
NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES DEPLOYED IN THE YEAR 2011 -2012
Various new initiatives, introduction of new products and enhancements
marked various milestones for OnMobile. As we expand rapidly into new
geographies, there has been a significant amount of investment in
scaling up and becoming more nimble. Some of the new products, services
and enhancements introduced by the Company during the financial year
2011-12 are as follows:
(a) We launched the OnMobile OnCloud - a SaaS based platform for
converged Content, Communications and Mobile Commerce applications
offering a social community layer to existing and new VAS services.
With this OnMobile has introduced its cloud based services with several
connected Apps based services to be launched on top with multiple
operators.
(b) RBT was launched on a SaaS model in Telefonica, Spain and
successfully migrated one million RBT users within 2 weeks. This
further strengthens our relationship and presence with Telefonica, one
of the largest Telcos in the world, and builds on the Latin America
contract which we started off two years ago. In both Latin America and
Spain the initial platforms we have deployed for our SaaS services are
architected to launch 10-15 more SaaS services in the next 12-24
months.
(c) RBT and M-Radio services were launched in one of the leading
operators in a large African country replacing the incumbent RBT
Service Provider
(d) RBT services were also launched in one of the leading operators in
Southern Africa.
(e) OnMobile OnCloud suite of services were deployed in the African
continent allowing our RBT, M-Radio, Phone Backup, Phonebook and 3G
based community services like video casting to be launched with
unprecedented service velocity.
(f) In a leading operator in Bangladesh, we have surpassed 1 million
users on our Mobile Radio service. With this, the top 3 VAS services
running in Bangladesh are all run end to end by OnMobile.
(g) OnMobile Global launched a new suite of mobile services addressing
the growing demand for easy and safe ways to connect and share digital
content from various mobile devices. The new suite provides ease-of-use
to users to access, share, protect and communicate from any mobile
device. The new suite of mobile services includes four new products:
OnCall Video, OnCall Voice Presence, OnCloud Locker and OnCloud Secure.
Each product is designed to work together or standalone.
(h) OnMobile's new suite of mobile services enhances sharing and
connectivity. Users can connect to friends and family through group
chatting, group conferencing, or status messages. These easy-to- use
solutions share and secure digital content without the threat of data
loss. With convenient access to all data and media, users are empowered
to share multimedia with friends and family anytime and anywhere
regardless of device.
QUALITY AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
The Company is committed to the eight guiding Quality Management
principles of Customer Focus, Leadership, People Involvement, Process
Approach, System Approach to Management, Continual Improvement,
Fact-Based Decision- Making and Mutually Beneficial Supplier
Relationships.
The Company's Information Security Management System conforms to the
ISO 27001:2005 standard since June 2009. The certificate is valid for
Airtel, Aircel, Vodafone, Vodacom South Africa and Du Client Delivery
Unit and support functions. The Company's various products/services
are subjected to periodic and rigorous assessments by reputed external
assessors. Additionally, this year, the Idea, Telefonica Latin America
Client Delivery Units and System Integration activities have been
recommended for certification.
About ISO/IEC 27001:
The ISO/IEC 27001 is an information security management system (ISMS)
standard published by the International Organization for
Standardization and the International Electro Technical Commission.
ISO/IEC 27001 provides an ISMS model for adequate and proportionate
security controls to protect information assets and give confidence to
interested parties. This sets the standard for handling the
confidentiality, integrity and availability of an Information Asset.
A suite of workflow tools have been deployed to ensure quality and
timely delivery of increasingly large number of deliverables and to
provide enhanced operational metrics.
These are supported by a vibrant intranet which aims to increase
collaboration across teams and geographies.
The Company continues its focus on automation of business processes
through a comprehensive and integrated employee database, which
supports enhanced resource planning and tracking across the
organization. Nearly all the HR processes have been automated for
improved efficiency. Specific tools have been deployed for core
processes such as performance management.
Based on the previous experience and learning through various
deployments in different countries, the Company has developed a
comprehensive Parallel Deployment Process to streamline all its future
product deployments. This will help the predictability of the
Company's deployments and significantly reduce the timelines.
INFRASTRUCTURE
As of March 31, 2012, the Company has obtained on lease, office spaces
at Bangalore, Bangalore SEZ, Mumbai and Noida SEZ. Further, the Company
owns an office space in Mumbai. Apart from this the Company has set up
offices at Gurgaon, Sydney, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Paris,
Dhaka, Seattle, Bucharest, Centurion, Kathmandu, Dubai, London,
Amsterdam, Miami, Bogota, Mexico City, California, Caracas, Sao Paulo,
Buenos Aires, Panama City, Guayaquil, Managua, San Salvador, Lima,
Monte Video, Madrid, Milan, Cairo, Nicosia, Dakar, Beijing, and Dar es
Salam.
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
People world of OnMobile
OnMobile has always believed in building a culture of innovation and
creativity where our employees are inspired to achieve excellence in
their area of functioning. As OnMobile grows globally, expanding its
footprint through its own and acquired offices, we continue to endeavor
to foster a common culture among our globally diversified workforce.
Employee Strength
During this past year, OnMobile has net additions of 241 employees (FTE
237, Contract 4). Our head count, as a result, stands at 1634 as on
March 31,2012.
Today, we are a multicultural company, having American, Latin American,
European, African and Asian employees of multiple nationalities as
associates at OnMobile.
On the attrition front, the numbers for OnMobile stood at 21% on at YTD
basis.
Talent Acquisition
Our mission is to be the largest and successful VAS Company, thus we
need to hire the best. Our goal is to attract the best talent around
the globe. We have been hiring diverse workforce. We believe in hiring
individuals with vision, creativity and the energy to lead the changes
that take place in the telecommunications industry each day.
We continue to tap into the campus talent pool, attracting the best and
brightest from the country's top Engineering and Management colleges.
Processes
In our pursuit of streamlining and simplifying HR processes, we have
automated some of our HR and employee processes, thereby improving
productivity and reducing turnaround time. We intend to review them on
periodic basis and create a benchmark in the VAS industry
Immigration & Compliance
With the Company increasing its footprint rapidly across geographies,
it is imperative that there is a system in place which enables quick
deployment of employees. In light of this, OnMobile has put in place a
dedicated team that is responsible for the timely movement & compliance
on all immigration matters in the countries that we operate & depute
our employees in.
Employee engagement and development
OnMobile offers its employees a unique blend of an informal work
environment and a corporate culture that encourages personal
empowerment. We have always believed in creating an environment where
our employees feel safe and secure. The year that went by saw a
plethora of engagement activities conducted across locations to
inculcate & build the "one company" culture. We had enthusiastic
participation by employees in the first ever 'OnMobile Talent Hunt'
that was conducted across our various locations in India where
employees got to showcase their talent. We also had whole hearted
participation in our employee connect programs conducted across 4
regions in India where all the employees in that region came together
as a group and participated in team building activities.
Training at OnMobile is one of the means of continuously enhancing the
skills, knowledge and attitudes of our employees to make them more
effective in their current and future roles. We have made significant
investments especially in the technical and product training for our
employees. In the year 2011-2012, we conducted 31 training programs
across organization covering approximately 775 employees in these
trainings.
We propose to focus on assessment of competencies and building
leadership skills for a large number of our associates to enable them
to be effective managers in this process of growth that OnMobile is
going through.
Corporate Social Responsibilities
As a responsible Corporate Citizen, OnMobile is committed to
contributing to the society, environment and community. The focus area
on which OnMobile strived to 'Make a Difference' was Education. We
participated in the "Joy Of Giving Week" program - India Giving
challenge by Give India. Through this initiative we worked with
following NGO's across 3 locations:
Bangalore: SGBS Trust (Unnati)
Unnati's vision is to train and employ 1 million underprivileged
youth through Unnati model by 2020
Mumbai :Muktangan
Muktangan's aim is to evolve sustainable, replicable inclusive models
of quality child-centered teacher education and school programs in
partnership with marginalized communities and to advocate them to the
larger system.
Delhi :Deepalaya
Deepalaya believes in working towards the betterment of the urban and
rural poor, with special focus on children because every child deserves
a chance.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT/EDUCATION AND KNOW-HOW INITIATIVES
While India has been the main market, the Company is fast expanding
into many other developing and developed markets.
The Research and Development (R&D) efforts are focused on:
- Reaching out to as many users as possible across multiple channels,
given the different capabilities of handsets and networks;
- Making the services affordable, particularly given the low-ARPU and
challenging recharge patterns, in the developing markets;
- Serving a totally-new set of subscribers, who have joined the
mobile network;
- Making the services easy to use, with Localization, Easier Content
Discovery and Personalization.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Company is committed to maintain the highest standards of corporate
governance. The Company meets the standards and guidelines set by the
Securities and Exchange Board of India on Corporate Governance and has
implemented all the stipulations prescribed. A detailed report on
corporate governance pursuant to the requirements of Clause 49 of the
Listing Agreement forms part of the Annual Report. The certificate(s)
from the auditors of the Company, M/s Deloitte Haskins & Sells,
Chartered Accountants, and independent Practicing Company Secretary,
Mr. Parameshwar G Hegde confirming compliance of conditions of
corporate governance as stipulated under the aforesaid Clause 49 are
annexed to the Corporate Governance Report.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
In accordance with the Listing Agreements, the Management Discussion
and Analysis Report is presented in the separate section forming part
of the Annual Report.
DIRECTORS
Re-appointment
H H Haight, Director retires by rotation and being eligible, offers
himself for reappointment at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting of
the Company.
Brief resume of the director offering for re-appointment is included in
the notice for the Annual General Meeting.
Resignation
Sridar Iyengar has resigned from the Board on January 24, 2012 and
Prof. Jayanth Rama Varma has resigned from the Board on January 25,
2012.
Regularisation
Harit Nagpal was appointed as additional Director on December 07,2011.
Rajiv Khaitan was appointed as additional Director on May 07, 2012.
Shareholders approval is sought for regularisation of their appointment
as per Section 257 of the Companies Act, 1956, at the ensuring Annual
General Meeting.
AUDITORS
The statutory auditors of the Company, M/s. Deloitte Haskins & Sells,
Chartered Accountants, who retire as statutory auditors of the Company
at the conclusion of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting, offer
themselves for re-appointment and have also confirmed that their
appointment, if made, will be within the limits under Section 224(1 B)
of the Companies Act, 1956. The auditor's report is self-
explanatory.
Auditors Remarks
Auditors had made some observations in the Annexure to the Audit Report
as per the Companies (Auditors' Report) Order, 2003 regarding
strengthening of internal control systems relating to vendor and
contract documentation, approvals in the area of purchases.
The Board has initiated necessary steps in strengthening the
Company's existing governance policies including strengthening
internal controls on procurement-to-payment process.
Auditors have also reported that there were no fraud by the Company and
no fraud on the Company which were noticed or reported during the year
subject to the outcome of certain ongoing reviews. The company has
initiated a special review of certain transactions. The Review is in
progress and shareholders will be informed about the outcome of the
review in due course.
RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS .
Pursuant to Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the directors
to the best of their knowledge and belief confirm that:
i. in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation
relating to material departures;
ii. they have selected and applied 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 as at the end of the
financial year and of the profit of the Company for that period;
iii. they have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 and for safeguarding the assets of the Company and
for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
iv. they have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
In terms of provisions of Section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act, 1956,
read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975, the
names and other particulars of employees are set out in the Annexure to
the Directors' Report. However, having regard to the provisions of
Section 219 (1)(b)(iv) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Annual Report
excluding the aforesaid information is being sent to all the members of
the Company and others entitled thereto. Any member interested in
obtaining such particulars may write to the Company Secretary at the
Registered Office of the Company.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION
The Company, being a service provider organization, most of the
information as required under Section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act,
1956, read with the Companies (Disclosure of particulars in the report
of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988, as amended is not applicable.
However, the Company endeavors to effectively utilize and conserve
energy by using improved technology in its infrastructure such as
lightings and paper usage
FIXED DEPOSITS
In terms of the provision of Section 58A of the Companies Act, 1956
read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits Rules) 1975, the
Company has not accepted any fixed deposits during the year under
review.
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN (ESOP)
The Company had approved following Employee Stock Option Schemes i.e.
Employee Stock Option Plan-I, 2003, Employee Stock Option Plan-II,
2003, Employee Stock Option Plan-III, 2006, Employee Stock Option
Plan-I, 2007, Employee Stock Option Plan-II, 2007 and Employee Stock
Option Plan-I, 2008, Employee Stock Option Plan-II, 2008, Employee
Stock Option Plan-III, 2008, Employee Stock Option Plan-IV, 2008,
Employee Stock Option Plan-I 2010, Employee Stock Option Plan-II, 2010
and Employee Stock Option Plan 1,2011, for granting stock options to
its employees. All the schemes endeavor to provide incentives and
retain employees who contribute to the growth of the Company. A summary
disclosure in compliance with the Securities and Exchange Board of
India (Employee Stock Option Scheme and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme
Guidelines, 1999), as amended, is presented as below and the complete
details have been disclosed under Note 33 of Notes to the financial
statements which forms part of the Annual Report. During the year under
review there has been no variation in the terms of ESOP schemes.
No. of Option
Particulars Plan I
2003 Plan II
2003 Plan II
2007 Plan I
2008 Plan III
2006 Plan I
2007
Options 285,383 - - - 320,583 450,288
Outstanding
on
April
01, 2011
Bonus
issue
during 285,383 - - - 320,583 450,288
year
Options
Granted
During
the Year - - - - - -
Options
Exercised 68,770 - - - - -
During
the Year
Options
Forfeited 105,042 - - - 175,724 169,760
During the
Year
Options
Granted 396,954 - - - 465,442 730,816
Out
standing
at the
End of
the Year
Weighted
average
exercise
price per
option
(after Not Applicable
adjusting
for Bonus
issue, if
applicable)
Particulars No of Options
Plan II
2008 Plan III
2008 Plan IV
2008 Plan I
2010 Plan II
2010
Options
Outstanding
On April
01,2011 100.000 1,069,203 173,953 91,200 789,300
Bonus Issue
during Year 100.000 1,069,203 173,953 91,200 789,300
Option
Granted - 382,500 - - -
During the
Year
Options
Exercised - 1,754 - - -
During the
Year
Options
Forfeited
During 35,600 302,565 5,200 67,400 163,960
the Year
Option
Granted 164,400 2,216,587 342,706 115,000 1,414,640
Outstanding
at the
End of the
Year
Weighted
average
exercise
price per
option
(after
adjusting
for Bonus
issue, if
applicable) 64
No employee is receiving 5% or more of the total number of options
granted during the year.
The Company accounted the above options using the intrinsic value
method and thus, the difference between the fair value of the
underlying shares in the year of grant and the options exercise value
was charged to the Statement of Profit and Loss. Accordingly, the
compensation charge thereon in the current year is Nil (Previous year
Rs.0.04 Million) as the difference is completely charged off to the
Statement of Profit and Loss.
The guidance note issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
India requires the disclosure of proforma net results and EPS both
basic & diluted, had the Company adopted the fair value method. Had the
Company accounted the option under fair value method, amortising the
stock compensation expense thereon over the vesting period, the
reported profit for the year ended March 31, 2012 would have been lower
by Rs. 157.22 Million (Previous year Rs.95.65 Million) and Basic and
diluted EPS would have been revised to Rs.3.0/- (Previous year Rs
7.0/-) and Rs.2.9/- (Previous year Rs 6.8/-) respectively as compared
to Rs.4.3/- (Previous year Rs 7.8/-) and Rs.4.2/-(Previous year Rs
7.6/-) without such impact. Basic and Diluted Earnings Per Share (EPS)
have been restated for all the corresponding period to give effect of
the said issue of Bonus shares, in accordance with Accounting Standard
(AS) 20 "Earnings Per Share" notified under Section 211 (3C) of the
Companies Act, 1956.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
(In Rs. million)
Description Year ended
March 31, 2012 March 31, 2011
Foreign exchange earnings 1,506.70 644.46
Foreign exchange outgo 1,574.19 1537.94
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Board of Directors takes this opportunity to express their
appreciation to the customers, shareholders, investors, vendors, and
bankers who have supported the Company during the year. The Directors
place on record their appreciation to the OnMobilians at all levels for
their contribution to the Company. The Directors would like to make a
special mention of the support extended by the various departments of
the Government of India, particularly the Software Technology Parks,
the Service tax and Income Tax Departments, the Customs and Excise
departments, the Ministry of Commerce, the Department of
Telecommunications, the Reserve Bank of India, Ministry of Company
Affairs, Securities and Exchange Board of India and look forward to
their support in all future endeavors.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
H. H. Haight IV
Chairman
Place: Bangalore
Date: May 07, 2012
Mar 31, 2011
Dear Members,
The Directors take pleasure in presenting the 11th Annual Report on the
business and operations of the Company together with the Audited
Financial Statements and Accounts for the year ended March 31, 2011.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS FOR THE YEAR 2010-11
(In Rs. Millions)
PARTICULARS 2010-11 2009-10
Net Revenue 4,550.27 3,639.14
Earning before other income,
depreciation and amortisation,
finance charges and tax 1,188.02 981.34
Other Income 467.68 180.37
Depreciation and amortization 565.41 452.44
Finance Charges 7.72 2.20
Earnings before tax 1,082.57 707.07
Earnings after tax 916.38 528.96
Equity Share Capital 589.55 585.17
Reserves and Surplus 7,577.74 6,645.94
Net worth 8,167.73 7,231.51
Investments 3,040.43 2,897.45
Gross Block 5,640.92 4,781.32
Net Block 3,687.56 3,384.56
Net Current Assets 2,199.85 2,748.55
Cash and Cash Equivalents 757.40 1,693.52
No. of Equity shares 58,954,543 58,516,792
Earnings per share (Diluted) (In Rs.) 15.2 8.9
BUSINESS PERFORMANCE / FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Standalone Financial:
During 2010-11, the Company recorded net revenue of Rs.4,550.27
million, an increase of 25% over the previous year of Rs. 3,639.14
million. The earnings after tax of the Company was Rs.916.38 million in
2010-11 as compared to Rs.528.96 million in 2009-10. The diluted
earnings per share (EPS) is Rs. 15.2 per share as compared to Rs. 8.9
per share for 2009-10.
Consolidated Financial:
During 2010-11, the Company recorded consolidated net revenue of
Rs.5,372.07 million, an increase of 18% over the previous year of Rs.
4,544.03 million. The consolidated earnings after tax of the Company
for the year 2010-11 was Rs.892.00 million as compared to Rs. 427.98
million in 2009-10. The consolidated diluted earnings per share (EPS)
for the year 2010-11 is Rs. 14.8 as compared to Rs. 7.2 per share in
2009-10.
Appropriations
A. Dividend
The Company has expanded its business to more than 30 countries over
the last couple of years which has resulted in considerable investment
in tangible and intangible assets. This has been funded through
internal accruals. The Company may also require additional funds in the
coming years to finance this expansion. Hence, the directors do not
recommend any dividend for the year ended March 31, 2011.
The register of members and the share transfer books will remain closed
from Thursday, July 28, 2011 to Thursday, August 4, 2011 both days
inclusive. The Annual General Meeting of the Company has been scheduled
for August 04, 2011.
B. Transfer to Reserves
The Company proposes to retain Rs. 3,353.22 million in the Profit and
Loss Account.
Liquidity
As on March 31, 2011 the Company had liquid assets including
investments in fixed deposits and Mutual funds of Rs. 932.58 million.
CHANGES TO THE SHARE CAPITAL
During the year under review, the Company allotted 437,751 equity
shares on the exercise of stock options under its various Employee
Stock Option Plans, which increased the number of issued, subscribed
and paid-up equity shares from 58,516,792 to 58,954,543. The issued and
paid up equity share capital of the Company as on the date of this
report stands at Rs. 589,545,430 (equity shares of face value Rs. 10/-
each).
The Board of Directors at their meeting held on March 7, 2011, subject
to the approval of the shareholders, approved for increase of
authorised share capital from Rs. 75 Crore to Rs. 150 Crore and for
issue of bonus shares in the ratio of 1:1. The shareholders had also
approved for the same vide their resolution dated April 21, 2011
through postal ballot process. For giving effect of the Bonus shares,
May 4, 2011 is fixed as Record date.
Initial Public Offering
The details pertaining to the utilization of IPO proceeds till March
31, 2011 is specified in the notes to accounts section of the Annual
Report.
SIGNIFICANT EVENTS THIS YEAR
A. International Market Expansion
a) Telefonica: OnMobile has continued with the aggressive deployment
schedule of the multi-country Telefonica project in LATAM. Services
launched in Mexico made it the third country and the first large-scale
deployment in the multi-country Telefonica project. The current take
rate for the RBT and Voice services are running in line with
expectations. As of now we are live in 6 countries, covering 80% of the
total subscriber base of LATAM. We already have 3 million active users
in 9 months from our first country deployment. The RBT ARPU for us in
LATAM is 2x-3x from that of India.
b) OnMobile launched RBT services in Vodafone Egypt which has a 26M
total subscriber base, as part of our multi-operator global project for
Vodafone, the migration from the in-house developed system was
accomplished in an accelerated timeframe and early revenue traction
that was very encouraging.
c) Social RBT was launched amongst four leading telecom operators in
India and abroad, allowing them to increase their subscribers' base by
reaching out to more users leveraging the viral effect of social
networking site.
d) OnMobile has won an embedded deal with one of the major handset OEMs
for its video stacks in China. This has also led to the establishment
of a new OnMobile office in China.
e) A major operator in Africa selected OnMobile as the Music service
provider across all their music service offerings. OnMobile is
replacing the basic service from the current service provider and
extending it to multi format and multi channel.
B. Acquisition: Assets of Dilithium Technologies
OnMobile acquired the leading 3G video technology and mobile solutions,
developed over eight years, by Silicon Valley based Dilithium Networks
Inc. Dilithium pioneered mobile video, authored the global standard for
3G video telephony, and is the largest customer validated 3G video
solution for mobile operators globally including deployments in China
Mobile, Vodafone XYZ, Deutsche Telekom, Yahoo, BSNL, Chunghwa Telecom,
D2see, Echovox, France, Etisalat, France Telecom (Orange), Qualcom,
HTC,VTM Belgium. This acquisition will enable OnMobile to deploy
Dilithium's leadership technology in the rapidly expanding mobile video
solutions space, leveraging OnMobile's 2G and 2.5G VAS platforms
embedded into the world's leading telecom operators, thereby
accelerating their launch of 3G VAS services.
The acquisition also provides OnMobile with Dilithium's extensive
patent portfolio over 175 patents in some of the world's most advanced
video technologies. Dilithium's technology enables the delivery of
novel 3G Value Added Services by offering superior video quality and
scale to the creation, adaptation and distribution of all types of
multimedia assets across a wide range of handsets and networks.
We have licensed our ÃVideo Calling software stack' to several major
handset, chipset and platform vendors in China. The licensees will
embed the OnMobile video calling software in a range of handsets and
chipsets, including Android.
We have renewed our relationship with two of the biggest Telcos in
China who were erstwhile Dilithium customers. This gives us an entry
in a major way into the large Chinese market.
SUBSIDIARIES
As on March 31, 2011, the Company has the following Subsidiaries:
1. OnMobile Singapore Pte. Ltd
2. OnMobile Australia Pty Ltd
3. PT. OnMobile Indonesia
4. Vox mobili S A
5. Vox mobili Inc
6. Phonetize Solutions Private Limited
7. OnMobile Europe B V
8. Telisma S A
9. OnMobile USA LLC
10. Servicios De Telefonia OnMobile SA De C V
11. OnMobile Global S A
12. OnMobile De Venezuela C A
13. OnMobile Brasil Sistemas De Valor Agregado Para Comunicacoes
Moveis Ltda
14. OnMobile Global for Telecommunications Services
15. OnMobile Uruguay S A
16. OnMobile Senegal SARL
As per Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956, we are required to
attach the directors' report, balance sheet, and profit and loss
account of our subsidiaries. The Company had applied to the Government
of India seeking exemption from such an attachment as the Company
presents the audited consolidated financial statements in the Annual
Report. The Government of India has granted exemption from complying
with Section 212 vide their letter No. 47/97/2011 Ã CL Ã III, dated
February 09, 2011. Accordingly, the annual report does not contain the
financial statements of these subsidiaries. The company will make
available the audited annual accounts and related information of the
Subsidiary companies, where applicable, upon request by any investor of
the Company. These documents will also be made available for inspection
during business hours at our registered office. The Company has given
the necessary details requested by the Government of India along with
the statement regarding subsidiary companies under Section 212 of the
Companies Act, 1956 as a part of this Annual Report for the Financial
Year 2010-2011.
However, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, vide General Circular No.
2/2011, dated February 08, 2011 had given a direction stating that
provisions of Section 212 shall not apply in relation to the
subsidiaries of the Companies subjected to certain specified
conditions.
NEW LOCATIONS
The Company continued its expansion internationally during this year as
well. The Company had signed various important global contracts during
the year under review. As part of the Company's global expansion, the
Company now also has new branch offices in Spain, Italy, Cyprus,
Tanzania, Chile, Panama, Ecuador, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Peru. The
Company also has new subsidiaries in Argentina, Venezuela, Brasil,
Egypt, Uruguay and, Senegal.
Material Changes for the period between End of the Financial Year and
the Date of the Report
There have been no Material Changes for the period between end of the
financial year 2010-11 and the date of this report.
NEW PRODUCTS & SERVICES DEPLOYED IN THE YEAR 2010 Ã 2011
Various new initiatives, introduction of new products and enhancements
marked various milestones for OnMobile this year. As we expand rapidly
into new geographies, there has been a significant amount of investment
in scaling up and becoming more nimble. Some of the new products,
services and enhancements introduced by the Company during the
financial year 2010-11 are as follows:
1. Ring Back Tones
We won the contract to upgrade and replace the current RBT systems at a
public Telecom operator in both Mumbai and Delhi. Reverse RBT offerings
were expanded and we continued to add new subscribers to the existing
GSM operator in India at an accelerated pace and a leading Indian
operator experienced 100% growth. We also launched it for the first
time internationally for a major operator in the Asia Pacific region
and ramped up the penetration of RBT to 20 % in a large operator in
Bangladesh.
2. Mobile Box Office
An exciting new product, Mobile Box Office, was developed to bring
Bollywood movie clips to the mobile phone. OnMobile launched this with
one of the large Indian Operators and content partners, and went on to
sign an additional four operators in India, expanding the footprint and
making MBO a leading offering in the audio cinema market in India.
3. Address Book
We extended the feature set of our Social Networking products by adding
new connectors to LinkedIn for the OnMobile Social Network Gateway.
For our Network Address Book product we added an enterprise capability
to allow companies to share and sync addresses across the enterprise.
4. M-Radio:
M-Radio was launched with two operators in the Asia -Pacific region and
we doubled the penetration of Music Radio services in one large
operator in the SAARC region.
5. Speech recognition:
OnMobile launched live speech recognition based Music Search services
with two large operators in APAC. We also deployed our speech
recognition and IVR solutions for a large retail chain in partnership
with a large Telco in Europe. A record number of music search requests
- more than 25 million - were reported by M-Search technology.
6. Sports:
In conjunction with the FIFA World cup, we developed the OnMobile
Futbol product across SMS and WAP and deployed it in the LATAM market
across 12 Countries.
7. Personal Data Management:
With Android technology continuing to ramp up worldwide, we have
expanded our sync and personal data management capabilities on that
platform. This resulted in two wins for the OnMobile Personal Data
Management (PDM) product amongst Western operators. We expanded our
offerings in the PDM space for both Android and IOS devices.
- On the Applei OS handset ÃMyPhonebook' application was selected as
the best application of the year by one of our leading Operator
Customers in the European and North American region.
- On Android, the enhanced version of our ÃMy Synchronization Space'
service was launched in one of our European Operators. Some of the key
features include enriched web interface, embedding of the application
on Android devices.
8. Churn Management:
OnMobile's dynamic churn management solution helped add 2% to the
topline revenue for a leading telecom operator in Asia, resulting in an
astounding 88% increase in subscriber recharging and saved 250 thousand
subscribers from churning in one month at a large operator in APAC.
9. RCS Phonebook 2.0:
The OnMobile RCS Phonebook 2.0 was selected for the App Garage at
Mobile World Congress 2011 in Barcelona. The RCS Phonebook, a
comprehensive and interactive user address book that synchronizes all
contact information, including friends on social networks, into one
central location for easy management and live access enables mobile
providers to stay ahead of communication's shift to the Web, by
offering its customers the ability to stay connected and communicate
via live presence updates, live chat, and video streaming.
QUALITY AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
The Company is committed to the eight guiding Quality Management
principles of Customer Focus, Leadership, People Involvement, Process
Approach, System Approach to Management, Continual Improvement,
Fact-Based Decision- Making and Mutually Beneficial Supplier
Relationships.
The Company's Information Security Management System conforms to the
ISO 27001:2005 standard since June 2009. The certificate is valid for
Airtel, Aircel, Vodafone, Vodacom South Africa and Du Client Delivery
Unit and support functions. The Company's various products/services are
subjected to periodic and rigorous assessments by reputed external
assessors. Additionally, this year, the Idea, Telefonica Latin America
Client Delivery Units and System Integration activities have been
recommended for certification.
About ISO/IEC 27001:
The ISO/IEC 27001 is an information security management system (ISMS)
standard published by the International Organization for
Standardization and the International Electro Technical Commission.
ISO/IEC 27001 provides an ISMS model for adequate and proportionate
security controls to protect information assets and give confidence to
interested parties. This sets the standard for handling the
Confidentiality, Integrity and availability of an Information Asset.
A suite of workflow tools have been deployed to ensure quality and
timely delivery of increasingly large number of deliverables and to
provide enhanced operational metrics.
These are supported by a vibrant intranet which aims to increase
collaboration across teams and geographies.
The Company continues its focus on automation of business processes
through a comprehensive and integrated employee database, which
supports enhanced resource planning and tracking across the
organization. Nearly all the HR processes have been automated for
improved efficiency. Specific tools have been deployed for core
processes such as performance management.
Based on the previous experience and learning through various
deployments in different countries, the Company has developed a
comprehensive Parallel Deployment Process to streamline all its future
product deployments. This will help the predictability of the Company's
deployments and significantly reduce the timelines.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION/BRANDING
- OnMobile has been recognized amongst the top 100 companies at the
Annual Inc. India 500 Awards which recognize India's best performing
medium sized enterprises.
- Arvind Rao, our CEO and Co-Founder was selected as one of thirteen
inspiring Indian entrepreneurs by Dare Magazine, India's first
entrepreneurship publication. The Chairman of Dare Inspiring
Entrepreneurs Awards Mr. N.R. Narayanamurthy and the jury unanimously
chose Arvind as one of the thirteen Inspiring Entrepreneurs. This award
recognizes the stupendous developments made by OnMobile in the field of
telecommunications.
INFRASTRUCTURE
As of March 31, 2011, the Company has obtained on lease, office spaces
at Bangalore, Bangalore SEZ, Mumbai and Noida SEZ. Further, the Company
owns an office space in Mumbai. Apart from this the Company has set up
offices at Gurgaon, Sydney, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Paris,
Dhaka, Seattle, Bucharest, Centurion, Kathmandu, Dubai, London,
Amsterdam, Miami, Bogota, Mexico City, California, Caracas, Sao Paulo,
Buenos Aires, Panama City, Guayaquil, Managua, San Salvador, Lima,
Monte Video, Madrid, Milan, Cairo, Nicosia, Dakar, Beijing, and Dar es
Salam.
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
The Company has completed over 10 years in the VAS industry.
Innovation, forward thinking and the customer- centric approach of our
team members have been the key differentiators in achieving business
excellence.
We believe in attracting the best-in-class talent from the industry
across the globe. Our workforce comprises of diverse talent from across
the globe. In the last one year, we have grown, both in terms of
business and human capital in LATAM, Africa and Europe.
As on March 31, 2011 the employee strength is 1,205 Full Time Employees
and 128 Contract Employees bringing our total head count to 1333.
Strengthening the Foundation
With the objective of streamlining Performance Management, we launched
SuccessFactors during the first quarter of 2010-11 for all our
employees globally. This comprehensive tool has enabled us to further
improve our Performance Management process.
Based on the training-needs analysis done in 2009-10, a robust training
calendar was run for 40 topics- technical and functional, over 60
sessions for employees across organization. We also ran the First Time
Managers Program for more than 30 frontline Managers. As a more focused
developmental initiative, the Mentorship Program at OnMobile has been
launched for 50 high performing mentees with Senior Managers as
mentors.
Another major initiative is the e-learning platform and Learning
Management System. The custom development of the e-learning modules for
Induction and Affirmative Work Practices has begun, for launch in June
2011.
As the basis for design and implementation of development initiatives
for our senior leaders in 2011-12, we conducted an extensive 360
Feedback program in the last two quarters of 2010-11 covering the
entire Senior Management team.
Corporate Social Responsibilities
OnMobile is a responsible corporate citizen, and strives to give back
to the community it operates in. The corporate social initiatives,
which the Company implemented, are:
1. Tie-up with GiveIndia for the Payroll program (monthly contribution
by employees). GiveIndia is a nonprofit organization that channelizes
resources to Non- Governmental Organizations across India.
2. Car pooling and a drive to encourage employees in to using the
reverse side of printed documents, on an on- going basis.
3. Started Initiatives to leverage our existing platforms for various
causes. We have started with micro-donation and health education, to
begin with.
4. Partnered with the Spastic Society of India, Shristi academy and
CRY for various initiatives.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT/EDUCATION AND KNOW-HOW INITIATIVES
While India has been the main market, the Company is fast expanding
into many other developing and developed markets.
The Research and development (R&D) efforts are focused on:
- Reaching out to as many users as possible across multiple channels,
given the different capabilities of handsets and networks;
- Making the services affordable, particularly given the low-ARPU and
challenging recharge patterns, in the developing markets;
- Serving a totally-new set of subscribers, who have joined the mobile
network;
- Making the services easy to use, with Localization, Easier Content
Discovery and Personalization.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Company is committed to maintain the highest standards of corporate
governance. The Company meets the standards and guidelines set by the
Securities and Exchange Board of India on Corporate Governance and have
implemented all the stipulations prescribed. A detailed report on
corporate governance pursuant to the requirements of Clause 49 of the
Listing Agreement forms part of the Annual Report. The certificate(s)
from the auditors of the Company, M/s Deloitte Haskins & Sells,
Chartered Accountants, and independent Practicing Company Secretary Mr.
Parameshwar G Hegde confirming compliance of conditions of corporate
governance as stipulated under the aforesaid Clause 49 are annexed to
the Corporate Governance Report.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
In accordance with the Listing Agreements, the Management Discussion
and Analysis Report is presented in the separate section forming part
of the Annual Report.
DIRECTORS
Mr. Naresh Malhotra and Mr. Sridar Iyengar, Directors retire by
rotation and being eligible, offer themselves for reappointment at the
forthcoming Annual General Meeting of the Company.
Brief resumes of the directors offering for re-appointment are included
in the notice for the Annual General Meeting.
AUDITORS
The statutory auditors of the Company, M/s. Deloitte Haskins & Sells,
Chartered Accountants, who retire as statutory auditors of the Company
at the conclusion of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting, offer
themselves for re-appointment and have also confirmed that their
appointment, if made, will be within the limits under Section 224(1B)
of the Companies Act, 1956. The auditor's report is self explanatory.
RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Pursuant to Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the directors
to the best of their knowledge and belief confirm that:
i. in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to
material departures;
ii. they have selected and applied 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 as at the end of the
financial year and of the profit of the Company for that period;
iii. they have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 and for safeguarding the assets of the Company and
for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
iv. they have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
In terms of provisions of Section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act, 1956,
read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975, the
names and other particulars of employees are set out in the Annexure to
the Directors' Report. However, having regard to the provisions of
Section 219 (1)(b)(iv) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Annual Report
excluding the aforesaid information is being sent to all the members of
the Company and others entitled thereto. Any member interested in
obtaining such particulars may write to the Company Secretary at the
Registered Office of the Company.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION
The Company, being a service provider organization, most of the
information as required under Section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act,
1956, read with the Companies (Disclosure of particulars in the report
of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988, as amended is not applicable.
However, the Company endeavors to effectively utilize and conserve
energy by using improved technology in its infrastructure such as
lightings and paper usage.
FIXED DEPOSITS
In terms of the provision of Section 58A of the Companies Act, 1956
read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits Rules) 1975, the
Company has not accepted any fixed deposits during the year under
review.
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN (ESOP)
The Company had approved following Employee Stock Option Schemes i.e.
Employee Stock Option Plan-I, 2003, Employee Stock Option Plan-II,
2003, Employee Stock Option Plan-III, 2006, Employee Stock Option
Plan-I,
2007, Employee Stock Option Plan-II, 2007 and Employee Stock Option
Plan-I, 2008, Employee Stock Option Plan-II,
2008, ESOP-III, 2008, ESOP-IV, 2008, ESOP-I 2010, and ESOP-II, 2010 for
granting stock options to its employees. All the schemes endeavor to
provide incentives and retain employees who contribute to the growth of
the Company. A summary disclosure in compliance with the Securities and
Exchange Board of India (Employee Stock Option Scheme and Employee
Stock Purchase Scheme Guidelines, 1999), as amended, is presented as
below and the complete details have been disclosed under Notes to
Accounts Schedule 19 which forms part of the Annual Report. During the
year under review there has been no variation in the terms of ESOP
schemes.
No employee is receiving 5% or more of the total number of options
granted during the year.
The Company accounted the above options using the intrinsic value
method and thus, the difference between the fair value of the
underlying shares at the time of grant and the options exercise value
was charged to the profit and loss account. Accordingly, the
compensation charge thereon in the current year is Rs.0.04 Million
(Previous year-Rs.0.11 Million). If the Company had accounted the
option under fair value method, amortizing the stock compensation
expense thereon over the vesting period, the reported profit for the
year ended March 31, 2011 would have been lower by Rs.95.65 Million
(Previous year- Rs.21.05 Million) and Basic and diluted EPS would have
been revised to Rs.14.0/- (Previous year- Rs 8.7/- ) and Rs
13.6/-(Previous year- Rs 8.5/-) respectively as compared to Rs 15.6/-
(Previous year- Rs 9.2/- ) and Rs 15.2/- (Previous year- Rs 9.0/- )
without such impact
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Board of Directors takes this opportunity to express their
appreciation to the customers, shareholders, investors, vendors, and
bankers who have supported the Company during the year. The directors
place on record their appreciation to the OnMobilians at all levels for
their contribution to the Company. The Directors would like to make a
special mention of the support extended by the various departments of
the Government of India, particularly the Software Technology Parks,
the Service tax and Income tax Departments, the Customs and Excise
departments, the Ministry of Commerce, the Department of
Telecommunications, the Reserve Bank of India, Ministry of Company
Affairs, Securities and Exchange Board of India and look forward to
their support in all future endeavors.
For and on behalf of the Board of directors
Arvind Rao Chandramouli Janakiraman
Chairman and Managing Director Executive Director
Place: Bangalore
Date: April 30, 2011
Mar 31, 2010
The Directors take pleasure in presenting the 10th Annual Report on the
business and operations of the Company together with the Audited
Financial Statements and Accounts for the year ended March 31, 2010.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS OF ONMOBILE GLOBAL LIMITED (STANDALONE)
For the year 2009-10 (Rs. Millions)
PARTICULARS 2009-10 2008-09
Net Revenue 3,639.14 3,271.10
Earning before other income,
depreciation, finance charges and
tax 981.34 1,185.92
Other Income 180.37 236.09
Depreciation 452.44 420.53
Finance Charges 2.20 0.03
Earnings before tax 707.07 1,001.45
Earnings after tax 528.96 706.81
Equity Share Capital 585.17 578.33
Reserves and Surplus 6,645.94 6,067.64
Networth 7,231.51 6,646.26
Investments 2,897.45 2,298.39
Gross Block 4,781.32 1,961.38
Net Block 3,384.36 1,015.42
Net Current Assets 2,748.55 3,453.30
Cash and Cash Equivalents 1,693.52 2,771.10
No. of Equity shares 58,516,792 57,833,319
Earnings per share (Diluted) (In Rs.) 8.9 11.8
BUSINESS PERFORmANCE / FINANCIAL OvERvIEw
Standalone Financial:
During 2009-10, the Company recorded net revenue of Rs.3639.14 million,
an increase of 11% over the previous year of Rs. 3271.10 million. The
earnings after tax of the Company was Rs.528.96 million in 2009-10 as
compared to Rs. 706.81 million in 2008-09. The diluted earnings per
share (EPS) is Rs. 8.9 per share as compared to Rs. 11.8 per share for
2008-09.
Consolidated Financial:
During 2009-10, the Company recorded consolidated net revenue of
Rs.4,544.03 million, an increase of 12% over the previous year of Rs.
4,063.57 million. The consolidated earnings after tax of the Company
for the year 2009-10 was Rs. 423.50 million as compared to Rs. 851.97
million in 2008-09. The consolidated diluted earnings per share (EPS)
for the year 2009-10 is Rs. 7.2 as compared to Rs. 14.3 per share in
2008-09.
Appropriations
A. Dividend
The Company has expanded its business to more than 20 countries over
the last couple of years which has resulted in considerable investment
in tangible and intangible assets. This has been funded through
internal accruals. The Company may also require additional funds in the
coming years to finance this expansion. Hence, the directors do not
recommend any dividend for the year ended March 31, 2010.
The register of members and the share transfer books will remain closed
from July 16 to July 23, both days inclusive. The Annual General
Meeting of the Company has been scheduled for July 24, 2010.
B. Transfer to Reserves
The Company propose to retain Rs. 2,436.84 million in the Profit and
Loss Account.
Liquidity
As on March 31, 2010 the Company had liquid assets including
investments in fixed deposits and Mutual funds of Rs. 2,209.34 million.
CHANGES TO THE SHARE CAPITAL
During the year under review, the Company allotted 75,862 equity shares
of face value Rs. 10/- each as a result of preferential allotment to
the founders and employees of Telisma SA based on the agreement for
their performance signed as a part of the acquisition of Telisma SA
(approved by the shareholders on August 01, 2009) and 607, 611 equity
shares on the exercise of stock options under its various Employee
Stock Option Plans, which increased the number of issued, subscribed
and paid-up equity shares from 57,833,319 to 58,516,792. The issued and
paid up equity share capital of the Company as on the date of this
report stands at Rs. 585,167,920 (equity shares of face value Rs. 10/-
each).
Initial Public Offering
The details pertaining to the utilization of IPO proceeds till March
31, 2010 is specified in the notes to accounts section of the Annual
Report.
SIGNIFICANT EvENTS THIS YEAR
A. International market Expansion (Telefonica and vodafone)
Telefonica VAS Business:
During the year under review, the Company had signed a mediation
agreement with Telefonica Internacional, S.A.U, Spain (Telefonica), for
acquiring exclusive market development and deployment rights to provide
the company access to deploy various Value Added Services including
Ring back tones (RBT), Music radio, Soccer portal, Voice Search, etc.
in the Latin American telecommunication markets where Telefonica
operates.
Telefonica is the third largest telecom operator in the world based on
subscribers, with presence in over 20 countries including Latin
American countries.
As per the said agreements, the Company is in the process of deploying
the services in 13 Latin American Countries and has made an initial
commitment of Euros 37 Million.
Vodafone VAS Business:
During the year under review, the Company had also signed another new
business agreement with Vodafone Group Services (Vodafone Global), for
enabling the Company to deploy various Value Added Services including
RBT, Music radio and several other VAS services in Vodafone Global
emerging markets. As per the said agreements, the Company has launched
services in Romania and South Africa.
These agreements with Telefonica and Vodafone Global are in
continuation of the CompanyÃs long-term plans to expand its business
into International markets. The Company currently has deployments in
emerging markets including Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe and this new
partnership with leading international customers should significantly
accelerate the CompanyÃs growth in large, fast growing VAS markets and
assist in fulfilling the companyÃs aspiration to be the leading VAS
Company in the world.
B. Divestment - ver se Innovation Private Limited
During the year the Company sold 67,475 Equity Shares of the CompanyÃs
holding in Ver se Innovation Private Limited for a value of Rs.
30,000,000/-. As a result of the above the CompanyÃs shareholding in
Verse Innovation Private Limited (ÃVer seÃ) stands reduced and as a result
which Ver se has become an associate of the Company.
C. Registration under Special Economic Zone
During the year, the company applied for registration under the Special
Economic Zone (SEZ) for its new international business.
SUBSIDIARIES
As on March 31, 2010, the Company has the following Subsidiaries:
1. OnMobile Singapore Pte. Ltd.
2. PT. OnMobile Indonesia
3. Vox mobili S.A.
4. Vox mobili Inc.
5. Phonetize Solutions Private Limited
6. Telisma SA
7. OnMobile Europe B.V.
8. OnMobile USA, LLC (Subsidiary for part of the year)
9. Servicios de Telefonia Onmobile, S.A. de C.V. (Subsidiary for part
of the year)
10. OnMobile Australia Pty. Ltd.
*Ver se Innovation Private Limited (was Subsidiary for part of the year
and is not a subsidiary as on March 31, 2010)
As per Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956, we are required to
attach the directors report, balance sheet, and profit and loss
account of our subsidiaries. The Company had applied to the Government
of India seeking exemption from such an attachment as the Company
presents the audited consolidated financial statements in the Annual
Report. The Government of India has granted exemption from complying
with Section 212. Accordingly, the annual report does not contain the
financial statements of these subsidiaries. The company will make
available the audited annual accounts and related information of the
Subsidiary companies, where applicable, upon request by any investor of
the Company. These documents will also be made available for inspection
during business hours at our registered office. The Company has given
the necessary details requested by the Government of India along with
the statement regarding subsidiary companies under section 212 of the
Companies Act, 1956 as a part of this Annual Report for the Financial
Year 2009-2010.
NEW LOCATIONS
The Company continued its expansion internationally during this year as
well. The Company had significant new deployments in Indonesia and
Bangladesh. The Company had signed various important global contracts
during the year under review. As part of the CompanyÃs global
expansion, the Company now also has new branch offices in Dubai, Bogota
and Bucharest. The Company also has new subsidiaries in Miami and
Mexico City.
material Changes for the period between End of the Financial Year and
the Date of the Report
There have been no Material Changes for the period between end of the
financial year 2009-10 and the date of this report.
New Products & Services deployed in the year 2009- 2010
This year the company took various new initiatives and developed new
products and introduced various enhancements to its existing products.
As we are scaling globally rapidly, we have invested significantly in
scalability, reliability, internationalization and productization.
The following are some of the many new products and services and
enhancements introduced by the Company during the financial year
2009-10:
1. Ringback Tone
During the year the Company launched ÃOnMobile Churn ManagementÃ
product, in one of its leading operators in India for RBT. This has
reduced churn on RBT by a notable %age. The Company has taken this
encouraging result to sign up a leading operator in Indonesia for churn
reduction on their core service.
OnMobile recently launched Reverse RBT, through which the Company is
offering users the experience to listen to their own choice of music Ã
from Hollywood, regional, international, as well as jokes, news, etc.
Research indicates that approximately 23% of callers do not prefer RBT
as they wouldnÃt want to pay for something they donÃt hear. Therefore,
this service is intended to capture the market segment which does not
subscribe to RBT.
The Company also launched the next version of the OnMobile Corporate
RBT product, allowing enterprises greater control and flexibility on
the provisioning of RBT for their employees.
2. Subscription Manager
We have evolved our Subscription Manager to offer even more flexibility
in charging, packaging and bundling of our products.
3. Voice Portal:
On the Speech front, the Company launched new tuned versions of four
south Indian languages and Hindi for the Indian market, Bengali for the
Bangladesh market and is investing in several additional languages as
we expand globally. We also launched a new platform for Speech
Recognition products for the Phone that uses distributed speech
architecture.
4. Social Address Book
Over the past year, the Company has made a significant investment in
the Social Address Book. It allows end- users to connect to each other
though the Network Address Book (NAB) and to share profiles, presence,
multimedia albums and so on. The Social Address Book has been released
and is already deployed with a large customer in Europe. This allows
operators to leverage their assets more effectively and provide
compelling services to consumers.
5. My Social Home
My Social Home allows users to see all their feeds from social networks
on a single screen, including Facebook, Linked In etc.
6. Messaging Platform
Messaging Platform is a comprehensive and scalable platform which
supports SMS/USSD/Voice. OnMobile has added significant enhancements
including Intelligent Campaign Management Platform (to make the
marketing campaigns more effective) and Integrated Messaging Platform
(to make the messaging across channels more efficient)
7. teliPhone
The CompanyÃs new application ÃteliPhoneÃ, is a software component
which can be integrated in any type of iPhone application. It enables
users to access and search on their iPhone, simply by using their
voice. If for example in a Yellow Pages type application, the user
says ÃIÃm looking for a flower sellerÃ, the directory
will find and display the flower sellers situated near the userÃs
geographical location. This solution is a step further into the fast
evolving iPhone market and shows our capability to propose multimodal
search solutions.
8. pollenStudio 2.0
This is the second generation of the distributed training platform. The
pollenStudio enables users and partners to develop language resources
for automatic speech recognition; it is the key tool used for the fast
and efficient development of new languages for voice M-Search.
9. Business Intelligence
OnMobile has invested significantly last year in technology, people,
processes and tools, to understand consumers better through
Quantitative and Qualitative means.
QUALITY AND OPERATIONAL EFFICIENCY
The Company is committed to the eight guiding Quality Management
principles of Customer Focus, Leadership, People Involvement, Process
Approach, System Approach to Management, Continual Improvement,
Fact-Based Decision- Making and Mutually Beneficial Supplier
Relationships.
The CompanyÃs Information Security Management System conforms to the
ISO 27001:2005 standard since June 2009. The certificate is valid for
Airtel Client Delivery Unit and support functions. The CompanyÃs
various products/services are subjected to periodic and rigorous
assessments by reputed external assessors.
About ISO/IEC 27001:
The ISO/IEC 27001 is an information security mana- gement system (ISMS)
standard published by the International Organization for
Standardization and the International Electro Technical Commission.
ISO/IEC 27001 provides an ISMS model for adequate and proportionate
security controls to protect information assets and give confidence to
interested parties. This sets the standard for handling the
Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability of an Information Asset.
A suite of workflow tools have been deployed to ensure quality and
timely delivery of increasingly large number of deliverables and to
provide enhanced operational metrics.
These are supported by a vibrant intranet which aims to increase
collaboration across teams and geographies.
The Company has automated various business processes across the
organization including resource and asset planning and tracking
enabling a better user experience and higher productivity for
employees.
Based on the previous experience and learning through various
deployments in different countries, the Company has developed a
comprehensive Parallel Deployment Process to streamline all its future
product deployments. This will help the predictability of the CompanyÃs
deployments and significantly reduce the timelines.
AwARDS AND RECOGNITION/BRANDING
Industry Recognition
Voice & Data recognized the Company as IndiaÃs Best MVAS Company and
accorded the V&D100 award for 2009. The V&D100 Awards are popularly
recognized by the Indian communications industry as V&D100 is the most
reliable chronicle. The Company has received this award for the third
year in a row.
During the year the company was named the ÃStar Companyà in the Small
and Medium Enterprise category at the prestigious Business Standard
awards.
Other Recognitions
The CompanyÃs CEO (Mr. Arvind Rao) was awarded as the ÃDQ Path Breaker
of the yearà award from Data Quest in the year 2009.
The Company has again been recognized as one of the 50 fastest growing
technology companies in India by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and received
Technology Fast 50 India award again in the year 2009 program. The
Company has received this award for the third year in a row.
The Company has been recognized as one of the 500 fastest growing
technology companies in Asia Pacific by Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and
received Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacificà award in the 2009 program.
The Company has received this award for the third year in a row.
During the year under review the contest run by the Company for BBC -
Bill Gates foundation, along with the campaign, had won a Cannes Bronze
in the mixed media category
INFRASTRUCTURE
As of March 31, 2010, the Company has obtained on lease, office spaces
at Bangalore and Mumbai. Further, the Company owns an office space in
Mumbai. Apart from this the Company has set up offices at Gurgaon,
Sydney, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Paris, Dhaka, Seattle,
Bucharest, Pretoria, Kathmandu, Dubai, London, Amsterdam, Miami, Bogota
and Mexico City.
HUMAN RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
The Company has completed over 9 years of its existence in the VAS
industry. In this journey, it has enriched the lives of several
professionals across the globe. Innovation, forward thinking, customer
centric approach of our employees has been the key differentiator to
achieve business excellence.
We believe in attracting the best in class talent from the industry
across the globe. Our workforce comprises of talents of various
nationalities from Asia, Europe, North and South Amercia & Africa.
During the year 2009-10 the Company has added a net of 77 Full Time
Employees + Contract employees across various functions like Product,
Sales & Marketing, Delivery & Operations, Engineering etc. As on March
31, 2010 employee strength was 1,132 Full Time Employees + Contract
Employees. Our total head count for the group is (1,242 Full Time
Employees and Contract employees). The annualized attrition % for
confirmed FTE for the year 2009-10 is 18.8% as compared to 15.7% in
2008-09.
Strengthening the Foundation
One of the initiatives for the year 2009-2010 was to bring in the role
clarity across organization. This was achieved by successful
implementation of Role Based Organization. This exercise has enabled
the Company to retain and attract appropriate talent by defining the
roles and mapping it to the relevant job bands.
The second major initiative has been the initiation of training needs
assessment exercise. The Company started an extensive training and
development needs assessment exercise to cover technical, domain,
behavioral and leadership skills for all roles across organization.
Leadership development programs and defining training road map are the
initiatives in pipeline for the year 2010-11.
Corporate Social Responsibilities
OnMobile is a responsible corporate citizen, and strives to give back
to the community it operates in. The corporate social
initiatives, which the Company identified and implemented, are as
under:
1. Tie up with GiveIndia Payroll giving program (monthly contribution
by employees) to NGOÃs through GiveIndia a nonprofit organization that
aims to channelize and provide resources to Non-Governmental
Organizations across India.
2. Rang De à Awareness about micro finance and contribution to the
initiative
3. Contribution to Chief MinisterÃs Karnataka Flood relief fund
4. 1st Pay day Program à Join the campaign against child labor
The Company also partnered with Spastic Society and CRY for various
initiatives. Support for setting up kiosk was provided for them for
sale of their products to employees.
RESEARCH AND DEvELOPmENT/EDUCATION AND KNOw-HOw INITIATIvES
While India has been the main market, the Company is fast expanding
into many other developing and developed markets.
- The Research and development (R&D) efforts are focused on
- Reaching out to as many users as possible across multiple channels,
given the different capabilities of handsets and networks;
- Making the services affordable, particularly given the low-ARPU and
challenging recharge patterns, in the developing markets;
- Serving a totally-new set of subscribers, who have joined the mobile
network;
- Making the services easy to use, with Localization, Easier Content
Discovery and Personalization.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Company is committed to maintain the highest standards of corporate
governance. The Company meets the standards and guidelines set by the
Securities and Exchange Board of India on Corporate Governance and have
implemented all the stipulations prescribed. A detailed report on
corporate governance pursuant to the requirements of Clause 49 of the
Listing Agreement forms part of the Annual Report. The certificate(s)
from the auditors of the Company, Deloitte
Haskins & Sells, Chartered Accountants, and independent practicing
Company Secretary Mr. Hegde confirming compliance of conditions of
corporate governance as stipulated under the aforesaid Clause 49 are
annexed to the Corporate Governance Report.
mANAGEmENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
In accordance with the Listing Agreements, the Management Discussion
and Analysis Report is presented in the separate section forming part
of the Annual Report.
DIRECTORS
Mr. HH Haight and Prof. Jayantha Rama Varma, Directors retire by
rotation and being eligible, offer themselves for re- appointment at
the forthcoming Annual General Meeting of the Company.
Brief resumes of the directors offering for re-appointment are included
in the notice for the Annual General Meeting.
AUDITORS
The statutory auditors of the Company, M/s. Deloitte Haskins & Sells,
Chartered Accountants, who retire as statutory auditors of the Company
at the conclusion of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting, offer
themselves for re-appointment and have also confirmed that their
appointment, if made, will be within the limits under Section 224(1B)
of the Companies Act, 1956. The auditorÃs report is self explanatory.
RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Pursuant to Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the directors
to the best of their knowledge and belief confirm that:
i. in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to
material departures;
ii. they have selected and applied 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 as at the end of the
financial year and of the profit of the Company for that period;
iii. they have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 and for safeguarding the assets of the Company and
for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
i v. they have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
In terms of provisions of Section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act, 1956,
read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975, the
names and other particulars of employees are set out in the Annexure to
the Directors Report. However, having regard to the provisions of
Section 219 (1)(b)(iv) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Annual Report
excluding the aforesaid information is being sent to all the members of
the Company and others entitled thereto. Any member interested in
obtaining such particulars may write to the Company Secretary at the
Registered Office of the Company.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION
The Company, being a service provider organization, most of the
information as required under Section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act,
1956, read with the Companies (Disclosure of particulars in the report
of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988, as amended is not applicable.
However, the Company endeavors to effectively utilize and conserve
energy by using improved technology in its infrastructure such as
lightings and paper usage.
FIXED DEPOSITS
In terms of the provision of Section 58A of the Companies Act, 1956
read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits Rules) 1975, the
Company has not accepted any fixed deposits during the year under
review.
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION PLAN (ESOP)
The Company had approved following ESOP Schemes i.e. the Employee
Stock Option Plan-I, 2003, Employee Stock Option Plan -II, 2003,
Employee Stock Option Plan -III, 2006, Employee Stock Option Plan -I,
2007, Employee Stock Option Plan -II, 2007 and Employee Stock Option
Plan -I, 2008, ESOP Plan-II, 2008, ESOP Plan-III, 2008 and ESOP
Plan-IV, 2008 for granting stock options to its employees. All the
schemes endeavor to provide incentives and retain employees who
contribute to the growth of the Company. A summary disclosure in
compliance with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Employee
Stock Option Scheme and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme Guidelines,
1999), as amended, is presented as below and the complete details have
been disclosed under Notes to Accounts Schedule 19 which forms part of
the Annual Report. During the year under review there has been no
variation in the terms of ESOP schemes.
Below are the employees receiving 5% or more of the total number of
options granted during the year.
Name of the Employee No. of Options
Anuj Bahl 25,000
Rakesh Jain 25,000
Kanad Das 25,000
Srinivas M 25,000
Shampa Kochhar 16,000
The Company accounted the above options using the intrinsic value
method and thus, the difference between the fair value of the
underlying shares in the year of grant and the options exercise value
was charged to the profit and loss account. Accordingly, the
compensation charge thereon in the current year is Rs.0.11 million
(Previous year-Rs. 0.06 million). If the Company had accounted the
option under fair value method, amortizing the stock compensation
expense thereon over the vesting period, the reported profit for the
year ended March 31, 2010 would have been lower by Rs.21.05 million
(Previous year Rs.26.12 million) and Basic and diluted EPS would have
been revised to Rs.8.7/- (Previous year Rs 11.8/-) and Rs.8.5/-
(Previous year- Rs 11.4/-) respectively as compared to Rs.9.2/-
(Previous year Rs 12.2/-) and Rs.9.0/- (Previous year Rs 11.8/-)
without such impact.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Board of Directors takes this opportunity to express their
appreciation to the customers, shareholders, investors, vendors, and
bankers who have supported the Company during the year. The directors
place on record their appreciation to the OnMobilians at all levels for
their contribution to the Company. The Directors would like to make a
special mention of the support extended by the various departments of
the Government of India, particularly the Software Technology Parks,
the Service tax and Income tax Departments, the Customs and Excise
departments, the Ministry of Commerce, the Department of
Telecommunications, the Reserve Bank of India, Ministry of Company
Affairs, Securities and Exchange Board of India and look forward to
their support in all future endeavors.
For and on behalf of the board of directors
Arvind Rao Chandramouli Janakiraman
Chairman and Managing Director Director
Place: Bangalore
Date: April 30, 2010
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