Mar 31, 2025
The Board of Directors hereby submits the report of the business and operations of your Company (âthe Companyâ), along with the audited
financial statements, for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025.
|
Particulars |
Yearended |
Yearended |
|
Total Income |
57,742.82 |
2,681..49 |
|
Total Expenses |
38,295.50 |
7,415.18 |
|
Profit or Loss before Exceptional Extraordinary items |
19,447.32 |
(4,733.69) |
|
Profit or Loss before tax |
19,447.32 |
(15,267.97) |
|
Less: Tax Expenses |
3,973.22 |
(3,171.76) |
|
Profit or Loss after Tax |
15,474.10 |
(12,096.21) |
|
Other Comprehensive Income |
(44.36) |
(24.94) |
|
Total Comprehensive Income |
15,429.74 |
(12,121.15) |
During the year, the Company successfully operated its newly
installed 600 MW solar cell line and 550 MW module line. This
addition led to a significant increase in revenue across all quarters,
demonstrating strong and consistent growth. EBITDA improved
quarter-over-quarter, reflecting enhanced operational efficiency
and profitability Consequently, profit after tax (PAT) also exhibited
a steady upward trend throughout the year.
Driven by this robust financial performance, the Company
has strengthened its overall financial position. Building on this
momentum, it is now in the advanced stages of establishing an
additional 600 MW solar cell line at its Falta plant. This new capacity
expansion is being fully funded through internal accruals and is
expected to substantially boost the Companyâs revenue in the
upcoming financial year.
With the commissioning of an additional 600 MW cell line at Falta,
the Company will conclude Phase II of its ongoing expansion
strategy Reinforcing its commitment to long-term and sustainable
growth, the Company has outlined an ambitious plan to further
expand its manufacturing capacity by adding 4 GW of solar cell and
4 GW of solar module lines in two subsequent phases.
Phase III will involve the installation of a 2 GW solar cell line and a 2
GW solar module line, targeted for completion byJune 2027.
Phase IV will further enhance capacity with an additional 2 GW solar
cell line and 2 GW solar module line, scheduled for completion by
June 2028.
The expansion will be financed through a combination of debt,
equity, and internal accruals.
There was no change in the nature of business of the company.
The Companyâs business activity primarily falls within a single
business segment i.e., production of Solar Photo-Voltaic Cells and
Modules. The analysis on the performance of the industry, the
Company, internal control systems, risk management are presented
in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report forming part of
this report.
The paid-up Equity Share Capital as on 31st March, 2025 is
Rs. 42,20,63,470. During the Financial Year under review, the
Company has issued and allotted Warrants convertible into equity
shares at a ratio of 1:1 on 21st September, 2024 on preferential basis
to the following investor:
|
Sl No |
Name of Investors |
No of Warrants |
|
01 |
Websol Green Projects Private |
12,10,000 |
|
Total |
12,10,000 |
Other than above, there was no changes in the share capital of
the Company.
In terms of Sub-rule (13) of Rule 8 of The Companies (Share Capital
and Debentures) Rules, 2014, the Company has not issued any
Sweat Equity Shares.
In terms of Rule 4(4) of The Companies (Share Capital and
Debenture Rules, 2014), the Company has not issued any share with
Differential Voting Rights.
In terms of Rule 12(9) of The Companies (Share Capital and
Debenture Rules, 2014), the Company has not issued any Employee
Stock Options.
DIVIDEND
Your Directors have not recommended any dividend for the year
under review. The Dividend Distribution Policy of the Company is
available at the website of the Company i.e www.websolenergy.
com.
Transfer of unpaid & unclaimed Dividends & Shares to Investor
Education and Protection Fund (IEPF)
Pursuant to Sections 124 and 125 of the Companies Act, 2013
read with the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority
(Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 (âIEPF Rulesâ)
there was no unclaimed/unpaid dividend, hence the company
is not required to transfer any amount to Investor Education and
Protection Fund.
RESERVES
During the year under review, your Directors have not proposed to
transfer any amount to Reserves.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENT
There are no material changes or commitments that took place
after the close of financial year till date which will have any material
or significant impact on the financials of the Company.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY
ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS
AND OUTGO
The particulars relating to conservation of energy, technology
absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo, as required to
be disclosed under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013
read with Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 as
amended from time to time, are set out in the Annexure Iâ.
RISK MANAGEMENT
The Board of Directors have developed a risk management
framework for the Company, identifying therein the elements of
risk and concern that may threaten the existence of the Company.
The senior management continuously evaluates the risk elements
through a systematic approach to mitigate or reduce the impact of
risk elements. The elements of risks and concerns are reviewed by
the Board of Directors. Discussion on risks and concerns have been
made under ''Management Discussion and Analysis Reportâ.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)
INITIATIVES
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act,
2013 read with the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility
Policy) Rules, 2014, the brief details of the CSR Committee are
provided in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part
of this Annual Report. The CSR policy is available on the website of
your Company at www.websolenergy.com.The details of the CSR
are given in Annexure IIâ to this Report.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES
OR INVESTMENTS
The Company has not given any loan or provided any guarantee
or made any investment under provisions of Section 186 of the
Companies Act, 2013.
PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR
ARRANGEMENTS MADE WITH RELATED PARTIES
All transactions entered with Related Parties during the financial
year were on an armâs length basis and were in ordinary course
of business and the provision of Section 188 of the Companies
Act, 2013 are not attracted. There are no materially significant
related party transactions during the period under review made
by the Company with Promoters, Directors or other designated
person which may have a potential conflict with the interest of the
Company at large. Thus, disclosure in Form AOC- 2 is not required.
However, details of all related party transactions are given in Notes
to Financial Statements.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMMITTEES AND
MANAGEMENT
The composition of the Board of Directors and its Committees,
viz., Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee,
Stakeholdersâ Relationship Committee, Corporate Social
Responsibility Committee and Risk Management Committee are
constituted in accordance with Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ)
and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015 [âSEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015â], wherever
applicable. The details are provided in Corporate Governance
Report which forms the part of the Annual Report.
Considering the knowledge, expertise, experience, skills and
based on the recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration
Committee, the Board of Directors had appointed Mr. Rajeewa R
Arya, (DIN: 10620120) as the Non-Executive Non-Independent
Director of the Company in its meeting on 29th May, 2024.
Mrs. Ritu S Jain (DIN: 00534451) and Mr. Shailesh Kumar Mishra
(DIN: 08068256) have been appointed as Non Executive
Independent Director of the Company on 30th August, 2024 and
29th October, 2024 respectively by the Board of Directors on the
recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
Mr. Kushal Agarwal (DIN: 10266809), Non-Executive Independent
Director has resigned from the directorship of the company
with effect from 6th February, 2025 and Mr. Deven Kaushik (DIN:
07096599) Non-Executive Independent Director has retired from
the post of Directorship with effect from 10th February, 2025.
Pursuant to Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, at least
two-third of the total number of Directors (excluding independent
directors) shall be liable to retire by rotation.
The Independent Directors hold office for a fixed term of not
exceeding five years from the date of their appointment and are not
liable to retire by rotation.
Accordingly Ms. Sanjana Khaitan (DIN: 07232095) Executive
Director, being the longest in the office among the Directors liable to
retire by rotation, retires from the Board this year and, being eligible,
has offered herself for re-appointment.
The brief resume and other details relating to Ms. Sanjana Khaitan
(DIN: 07232095) who is proposed to be re-appointed, as required
to be disclosed under Regulation 36(3) of SEBI (Listing Obligations
and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, is incorporated in
the annexure to the notice calling ensuing Annual General Meeting.
The details of Board and Committee Meetings held during the
Financial Year ended on 31st March, 2025 and the attendance of the
Directors are set out in the Corporate Governance Report which
forms part of this report. The maximum time gap between any two
Board Meetings was not more than 120 days as required under SEBI
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2015, Companies Act, 2013 and Secretarial Standard on Meetings
of the Board of Directors.
The details of meeting of Independent Directors are set out in the
Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this report.
The Company has received requisite declarations/ confirmations
from all the Independent Directors confirming their independence
as per provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The
Board relies on their declaration of independence.
Pursuant to the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2015, the Company has formulated a programme for familiarising
the process and development in the plant of the Company in which
it was informed about the business model of the Company etc.
through various initiatives.
Further, at the time of appointment of an Independent Director,
the company issues a formal letter of appointment outlining their
role, function, duties and responsibilities as a director. The details
of programmes for familiarisation for Independent Directors are
available on the website of the Company www.websolenergy.com.
In compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013
and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015, the Independent Directors in its meeting has
carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance, board
committees and individual directors. The details are provided
in Corporate Governance Report which forms the part of the
Annual Report.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 134(5) of the
Companies Act, 2013, your Directors state that:
a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards had been followed along with proper
explanation relating to material departures;
b) the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are
reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the
state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year
and of the profit / loss of the company for that period;
c) the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance
with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets
of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and
other irregularities;
d) the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going
concern basis;
e) the Directors had laid down internal financial controls to be
followed by the company and that such internal financial
controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and
f) the directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance
with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems
were adequate and operating effectively.
During the financial year ended 31st March, 2025, the Company has
not appointed any Key managerial Personnel (KMPs) , hence there
is no changes in Key Managerial Personnel of the Company.
The Company has adopted a Vigil Mechanism/Whistle Blower
Policy to provide a formal mechanism to the Directors and
employees to report their concerns about unethical behavior, actual
or suspected fraud or violation of the Companyâs Code of Conduct
or Ethics Policy. It aims to provide an avenue for employees
through this policy to raise their concerns on any violation of
legal or regulatory requirements, suspicious fraud, misfeasance,
misrepresentation of any financial statements and reports. It also
provides for direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee.
The Vigil Mechanism/Whistle Blower Policy is being made available
on the Companyâs website www.websolenergy.com.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act,
2013, the Board, on the recommendation of the Nomination
and Remuneration Committee, has framed a Nomination and
Remuneration Policy for selection, appointment and remuneration
of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel including criteria for
determining qualifications, positive attributes and independence
of Directors. The policy has been duly approved and adopted by
the Board, pursuant to the recommendations of the Nomination
and Remuneration Committee. The Remuneration Policy has been
uploaded on the Companyâs website wwwwebsolenergy.com.
The Annual Return of the Company as on 31st March, 2025 in Form
MGT - 7 is in accordance with Section 92(3) of the Act read with the
Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 and will
be available on the website of the Company at www.websolenergy.
com.
The Company does not have any subsidiary, associate or joint
venture. There was no Company which has become or ceased to
be Companyâs Subsidiary, Joint Venture or Associate during the
Financial Year 2024-25.
During the year under review, your Company has neither accepted
nor renewed any deposits from public within the meaning of Section
73 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Acceptance
of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
The Company has established a system of internal controls,
policies, and procedures to ensure the orderly and efficient conduct
of its operations. This system is designed to support compliance
with Company policies, safeguard assets, prevent and detect
fraud and errors, ensure the accuracy and completeness of
accounting records, and enable the timely preparation of reliable
financial disclosures.
The existing internal financial control framework is aligned with
applicable statutory requirements. Its effectiveness is continuously
monitored through management reviews, self-assessment
mechanisms, and independent evaluations conducted by the
Internal Auditor.
M/s G. P Agrawal & Co., (FRN: 302082E) Chartered Accountants,
was re-appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company at the 33rd
Annual General Meeting held on 21st September, 2023 for a term of
5 consecutive years to hold office till the conclusion of 38th Annual
General Meeting to be held in the year 2028.
The requirement to place the matter relating to appointment of
Auditors for ratification by members at every AGM has been done
away with by Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 with effect
from 7th May, 2018 issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA).
Accordingly, no resolution is being proposed for ratification of
appointment of Statutory Auditors at the ensuing AGM.
The Statutory Auditors have confirmed that they are not disqualified
from continuing as Auditors of the Company.
The Statutory Auditor Report to the Members for the year ended
31st March, 2025 does not contain any qualification, reservation,
adverse remark or disclaimer. Also there has been no instance of
fraud reported by the statutory auditors for the period under review.
As recommended by the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors
had re-appointed M/s. M. Kumar Jain & Co., Chartered Accountants,
as Internal Auditors of the Company to conduct internal audit and
their report on findings is submitted to the Audit Committee on
periodic basis.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act,
2013 read with The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration
of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Board of Directors had
re-appointed Mr. Abhijit Majumdar, Company Secretary in Practice,
to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company. The Secretarial
Audit Report for the Financial Year 2024-25 in the prescribed Form
MR-3 is appended as ''Annexure IIIâ to this Boardâs Report.
The Company is not required to maintain cost records as specified
by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of Section 148 of
the Companies Act, 2013.
The Company adheres to follow the best corporate governance.
As per Regulation 34 read with Schedule V (C) of SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, a
Report on Corporate Governance along with a certificate received
from the Secretarial Auditors confirming compliance is annexed
and forms part of the Annual Report.
There were no significant and material orders passed by the
Regulators or Courts or Tribunals during the year under review
impacting the going concern status and the operations of the
Company in future.
As per the requirement of the Sexual Harassment of Women at
Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013 (''POSH
Actâ) and Rules made thereunder, your Company have constituted
Internal Complaints Committee for providing a redressal mechanism
pertaining to sexual harassment of women employees at workplace.
The table below provides details of complaints received/disposed
during the financial year 2024-25:
|
No. of complaints at the beginning of financial year |
0 |
|
No. of complaints filed during the financial year |
0 |
|
No. of complaints disposed during the financial year |
0 |
|
No. of complaints pending at the end of financial year |
0 |
During the year under review, no complaint was filed under the
Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition
and Redressal) Act, 2013.
The disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other details as
required under Section 197 of the Act read with the Companies
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,
2014 is attached as Annexure IVâ forming part of this report.
The company has complied with the applicable provisions of
Secretarial Standards SS-1 and SS-2 with respect to convening
of Board Meetings and General Meetings during the period
under review.
No application has been made under the Insolvency and
Bankruptcy Code; hence the requirement to disclose the details of
application made or any proceeding pending under the Insolvency
and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016) during the year along with
their status as at the end of the financial year is not applicable.
Regulation 34(2) (f) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2015 is applicable to the Company during the year under review,
based on the market capitalization. Your Company becomes
top 1000 Listed Company based on market capitalization in the
previous financial year. The BRSR is annexed to and forms part of
Annual Report describing the initiatives taken by the Company from
the Environment, Social and Governance perspective.
The Company has taken appropriate insurance for all assets against
foreseeable perils.
Your Directors express their sincere appreciation for the assistance
and co-operation received from the Government authorities,
financial institutions, banks, customers, vendors and members
during the year under review. Your Directors also wish to place on
record their deep sense of appreciation for the committed services
continuously being rendered by the Companyâs executives, staff
and workers.
For and on behalf of the Board
Websol Energy System Limited
Sohan Lal Agarwal
Chairman & Managing Director
(DIN: 00189898)
Sanjana Khaitan
Place: Kolkata Executive Director
Date: September 01, 2025 DIN: 07232095
Mar 31, 2024
The Board of Directors hereby submits the report of the business and operations of your Company (âthe Companyâ), along with the audited financial statements, for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024.
(Rs. in Lakhs)
|
Particulars |
Year ended 31st March, 2024 |
Year ended 31st March, 2023 |
|
Total Income |
2,681.49 |
2,023.33 |
|
Total Expenses |
7,415.18 |
4,927.04 |
|
Profit or Loss before Exceptional Extraordinary items |
(4,733.69) |
(2,903.73) |
|
Profit or Loss before tax |
(15,267.97) |
(3,153.66) |
|
Less: Tax Expenses |
(3,171.76) |
(785.07) |
|
Profit or Loss after Tax |
(12,096.21) |
(2,368.59) |
|
Other Comprehensive Income |
(24.94) |
8.24 |
|
Total Comprehensive Income |
(12,121.15) |
(2,360.35) |
During the year under review, the decline of overall turnover was primarily due to the discontinuance of the 250 MW cell line as part of the process to graduate towards the new Mono PERC technology in line with the planned expansion. The Company has now successfully commissioned its new 600 MW cell line and started commercial production since 14th February, 2024. The entire cell production since the start of commercial production until end of the quarter, was successfully sold. As a result, the Company recorded revenue from operations of Rs. 25.86 crores for the financial year 202324 as compared to the revenue from operations of Rs. 17.22 Crores for the financial year 2022-23. Currently, owing to a booming domestic market, the Company is selling all its cell production in the DCR market. However, it has also received interest from various foreign buyers and intends to maintain
a good mix going forward and as its capacity expands. The Company''s 550 MW Module Line is currently under installation and is expected to commence its commercial production shortly.
There was no change in the nature of business of the Company.
The Company''s business activity primarily falls within a single business segment i.e., production of Solar Photo-Voltaic Cells and Modules. The analysis on the performance of the Industry, the Company, Internal Control Systems, Risk Management are presented in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report forming part of this report.
The paid-up Equity Share Capital as on 31st March, 2024 is Rs. 42,20,63,470. During the Financial Year under review, the Company has issued and allotted 34,08,929 Equity Shares of the Company on 17th October, 2023 on preferential basis to the following investors:
|
Sl. No. |
Name of the Allottee |
No. of Equity shares allotted |
|
1. |
Websol Green Projects Private Limited |
10,62,500 |
|
2. |
S.L. Industries Private Limited |
2,46,429 |
|
3. |
Rajinder Kumar Jain |
1,00,000 |
|
4. |
Devanshi Marfatia |
1,00,000 |
|
5. |
Sanjeev Poddar |
1,00,000 |
|
6. |
Indus Equity Advisors Pvt Ltd |
1,00,000 |
|
Sl. No. |
Name of the Allottee |
No. of Equity shares allotted |
|
7. |
Adivam Family Trust |
2,00,000 |
|
8. |
Ankita Rajeev Choksey |
1,00,000 |
|
9. |
Naomi Mathews |
1,00,000 |
|
10. |
Abraham George |
4,00,000 |
|
11. |
Raju Omprakash Agarwal |
4,00,000 |
|
12. |
Priyanka Mishra |
2,00,000 |
|
13. |
Rekha Bagrodia |
1,00,000 |
|
14. |
Anita Jaideep Sampat |
2,00,000 |
|
Total |
34,08, 929 |
Other than above, there was no changes in the share capital of the Company.
Sweat Equity Shares
In terms of Sub-rule (13) of Rule 8 of The Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014, the Company has not issued any Sweat Equity Shares.
Differential Voting Rights
In terms of Rule 4(4) of The Companies (Share Capital and Debenture Rules, 2014), the Company has not issued any share with Differential Voting Rights.
Employee Stock Options
In terms of Rule 12(9) of The Companies (Share Capital and Debenture Rules, 2014), the Company has not issued any Employee Stock Options.
DIVIDEND
Your Directors have not recommended any dividend for the year under review.
Transfer of unpaid & unclaimed Dividends & Shares to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF)
Pursuant to Sections 124 and 125 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 (âIEPF Rulesâ) there was no unclaimed/unpaid dividend, hence the Company is not required to transfer any amount to Investor Education and Protection Fund.
RESERVES
During the year under review, your Directors have not proposed to transfer any amount to Reserves.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENT
There are no material changes or commitments that took place after the close of financial year till date which will have any material or significant impact on the financials of the Company.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
Conservation of Energy
The particulars relating to conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo, as required to be disclosed under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 as amended from time to time, are set out in the âAnnexure I''.
RISK MANAGEMENT
The Board of Directors have developed a risk management framework for the Company, identifying therein the elements of risk and concern that may threaten the existence of the Company. The senior management continuously evaluates the risk elements through a systematic approach to mitigate or reduce the impact of risk elements. The elements of risks and concerns are periodically reviewed by the Board of Directors. Discussion on risks and concerns have been made under âManagement Discussion and Analysis Report''.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) INITIATIVES
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014, the brief details of the CSR Committee are provided in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of this Annual Report. The CSR policy is available on the website of your Company at https://www. webelsolar.com.The details of the CSR are given in âAnnexure II'' to this Report.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS
The Company has not given any loan or provided any guarantee or made any investment under provisions of Section
186 of the Companies Act, 2013. However, the particulars of all loans, guarantees or investments made by the Company are given in notes to Financial Statements.
All transactions entered with Related Parties during the financial year were on an arm''s length basis and were in ordinary course of business and the provision of Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 are not attracted. There are no materially significant related party transactions during the period under review made by the Company with Promoters, Directors or other designated person which may have a potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large. Thus, disclosure in Form AOC- 2 is not required. However, details of all related party transactions are given in Notes to Financial Statements.
The composition of the Board of Directors and its Committees, viz., Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Stakeholders'' Relationship Committee and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee are constituted in accordance with Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ) and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 [âSEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015â], wherever applicable. The details are provided in Corporate Governance Report which forms the part of the Annual Report.
Considering the knowledge, expertise, experience, skills and based on the recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors had appointed Mr. Kushal Agarwal, (DIN: 10266809) as the Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 3rd Day of August, 2023.
The Board of Directors has accepted the request of Mrs. Sreeram Vasanthi and changed the designation from Executive Director to Non-Executive Director of the Company with effect from 18th March, 2024.
Mr. Dharmedra Sethia (DIN: 06775533), Non-Executive Independent Director and Mrs. Dipti Budha (DIN: 03076890), Non-Executive Director of the Company resigned from the Board w.e.f. 25th January, 2024 and 18th March, 2024 respectively.
Pursuant to Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, at least two-third of the total number of Directors (excluding independent Directors) shall be liable to retire by rotation.
The Independent Directors hold office for a fixed term of not exceeding five years from the date of their appointment and are not liable to retire by rotation.
Accordingly, Mr. Sohan Lal Agarwal (DIN: 00189898), Executive Director, being the longest in the office among the Directors liable to retire by rotation, retires from the Board this year and, being eligible, has offered himself for reappointment.
The brief resume and other details relating to Mr. Sohan Lal Agarwal (DIN: 00189898) who is proposed to be reappointed, as required to be disclosed under Regulation 36(3) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, is incorporated in the annexure to the notice calling ensuing Annual General Meeting.
The details of Board and Committee Meetings held during the Financial Year ended on 31st March, 2024 and the attendance of the Directors are set out in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this report. The maximum time gap between any two Board Meetings was not more than 120 days as required under SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, Companies Act, 2013 and Secretarial Standard on Meetings of the Board of Directors.
The details of meeting of Independent Directors are set out in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this report.
The Company has received requisite declarations/ confirmations from all the Independent Directors confirming their independence as per provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The Board relies on their declaration of independence.
Pursuant to the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Company has formulated a programme for familiarising the Independent Directors, their roles, rights, responsibilities in the Company, nature of the industry in which the Company operates, business model of the Company etc. through various initiatives.
Further, at the time of appointment of an Independent Director, the Company issues a formal letter of appointment outlining his/ her role, function, duties and responsibilities as a Director.
The details of programmes for familiarisation for Independent Directors are available on the website of the Company www. webelsolar.com.
In compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board of Directors has carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance, Board Committees and Individual Directors. The details are provided in Corporate Governance Report which forms the part of the Annual Report.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, your Directors state that:
a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
b) the Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit / loss of the Company for that period;
c) the Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) the Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
e) the Directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and
f) the Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
Ms. Sanjana Khaitan has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company w.e.f 5th September, 2023. Mr. Sumit Kumar Shaw has resigned from the post of Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Company with effect from 29th February, 2024 and Mr. Raju Sharma has been appointed the Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Company with effect from 18th March, 2024. There were no other changes in Key Managerial Personnel of the Company.
The Company has adopted a Vigil Mechanism/Whistle Blower Policy to provide a formal mechanism to the Directors and employees to report their concerns about unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Company''s Code of Conduct or Ethics Policy. It aims to provide an avenue for employees through this policy to raise their concerns on any violation of legal or regulatory requirements, suspicious fraud, misfeasance, misrepresentation of any financial statements and reports. It also provides for direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Vigil Mechanism/Whistle Blower Policy is being made available on the Company''s website www.webelsolar.com.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board, on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, has framed a Nomination and Remuneration Policy for selection, appointment and remuneration of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel including criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and independence of Directors. The policy has been duly approved and adopted by the Board, pursuant to the recommendations of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. The Remuneration Policy has been uploaded on the Company''s website www.webelsolar.com. Further the salient features of the policy are given in the Report of Corporate Governance forming part of this Annual Report.
The Annual Return of the Company as on 31st March, 2024 in Form MGT - 7 is in accordance with Section 92(3) of the Act read with the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 and will be available on the website of the Company at www.webelsolar.com.
The Company does not have any subsidiary, associate or joint venture. There was no company which has become or ceased to be Company''s Subsidiary, Joint Venture or Associate during the Financial Year 2023-24.
During the year under review, your Company has neither accepted nor renewed any deposits from public within the meaning of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL AND ITS ADEQUECY
The Company has laid down an adequate system of internal controls, policies and procedures for ensuring orderly and efficient conduct of the business, including adherence to the Company''s policies, safeguarding of its assets, prevention and detection of frauds and errors, accuracy and completeness of the accounting records and timely preparation of reliable financial disclosures.
The current system of internal financial control is aligned with the statutory requirements. Effectiveness of internal financial control is ensured through management reviews, controlled self-assessment and independent testing by the Internal Auditor.
AUDIT AND ALLIED MATTERS Statutory Auditor
M/s G. P. Agrawal & Co., (FRN: 302082E) Chartered Accountants, have been re-appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company at the 33rd Annual General Meeting held on 21st September, 2023 for a term of 5 consecutive years to hold office till the conclusion of 38th Annual General Meeting of the Company.
The requirement to place the matter relating to appointment of Auditors for ratification by members at every AGM has been done away with by Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 with effect from 7th May, 2018 issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA). Accordingly, no resolution is being proposed for ratification of appointment of Statutory Auditors at the ensuing AGM.
The Statutory Auditors have confirmed that they are not disqualified from continuing as Auditors of the Company.
The Statutory Auditor Report to the Statutory Members for the year ended 31st March, 2024 does not contain any qualification, reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer. Also there has been no instance of fraud reported by the statutory auditors for the period under review.
Internal Auditor
As recommended by the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors had re-appointed M/s. M. Kumar Jain & Co., Chartered Accountants, as Internal Auditors of the Company to conduct internal audit and their report on findings is submitted to the Audit Committee on periodic basis.
Secretarial Auditors
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Board of Directors had re-appointed Mr. Abhijit Majumdar, Company
Secretary in Practice, to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company. The Secretarial Audit Report for the Financial Year 2023-24 in the prescribed Form MR-3 is appended as âAnnexure III'' to this Board''s Report.
COST RECORDS
The Company is not required to maintain cost records as specified by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Company adheres to follow the best corporate governance. As per Regulation 34 read with Schedule V (C) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, a Report on Corporate Governance along with a certificate received from the Secretarial Auditors confirming compliance is annexed and forms part of the Annual Report.
SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS
There were no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals during the year under review impacting the going concern status and the operations of the Company in future.
DISCLOSURE ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE
As per the requirement of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013 (âPOSH Act'') and Rules made thereunder, your Company have constituted Internal Complaints Committee for providing a redressal mechanism pertaining to sexual harassment of women employees at workplace.
During the year under review, no complaint was filed under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
REMUNERATION RATIO TO DIRECTORS/KMP/ EMPLOYEES
The disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other details as required under Section 197 of the Act read with the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is attached as âAnnexure IV'' forming part of this report.
OTHER DISCLOSURES Secretarial Standards
The Company has complied with the applicable provisions of Secretarial Standards SS-1 and SS-2 with respect to convening of Board Meetings and General Meetings during the period under review.
No application has been made under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code; hence the requirement to disclose the details of application made or any proceeding pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016) during the year along with their status as at the end of the financial year is not applicable.
Regulation 34(2) (f) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 is applicable to the Company during the year under review, based on the market capitalization. As on 31st March, 2024, your Company becomes top 1000 Listed Company based on market capitalization. The BRSR is annexed to and forms part of Annual Report describing the initiatives taken by the Company from the Environment, Social and Governance perspective.
The Company has taken appropriate insurance for all assets against foreseeable perils.
Your Directors express their sincere appreciation for the assistance and co-operation received from the Government authorities, financial institutions, banks, customers, vendors and members during the year under review. Your Directors also wish to place on record their deep sense of appreciation for the committed services continuously being rendered by the Company''s executives, staff and workers.
For and on behalf of the Board Websol Energy System Limited
Sohan Lal Agarwal
Chairman & Managing Director (DIN: 00189898)
Sanjana Khaitan
Place: Kolkata Executive director
Date: August 30, 2024 DIN: 07232095
Mar 31, 2023
The Board of Directors hereby submits the report of the business and operations of your Company (âthe Companyâ), along with the audited financial statements, for the financial year ended 31st March, 2023.
STATE OF COMPANYâS AFFAIRS Financial Performance
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(Rs. In lakh) |
||
|
Particulars |
As at 31st March, 2023 |
As at 31st March, 2022 |
|
Total Income |
2,023.33 |
21,781.34 |
|
Total Expenses |
4,927.04 |
20,519.26 |
|
Profit or Loss before Exceptional Extraordinary items |
(2,903.73) |
1,262.08 |
|
Profit or Loss before tax |
(3,153.66) |
1,383.94 |
|
Less: Tax Expenses |
(785.07) |
416.95 |
|
Profit or Loss after Tax |
(2,368.59) |
966.99 |
|
Other Comprehensive Income |
8.24 |
49.73 |
|
Total Comprehensive Income |
(2,360.35) |
1,016.72 |
During the year under review, the turnover of the Company has been reduced. The decline was primarily due to the discontinuance of the 250 MW cell line as part of the process to graduate towards the new Mono PERC technology in line with the planned expansion. On account of this, production had to be discontinued to dismantle the old manufacturing equipment and redesign the shop floor for the new operations. In view of this, the Company recorded net loss of Rs 23.68 crores for the financial year 2022-23. However, the Company reduced its liabilities throughout the year, strengthening its competitive position. However, your management has taken necessary steps to increase the production capacity.
The Company has reported total income of Rs. 2,023.33 Lakhs for the current financial year as compared to Rs. 21,781.34 Lakhs in the previous financial year. Total Comprehensive
Income for the year under review amounted to Rs. (2,360.35) Lakhs in the current financial year as compared to Rs. 1,016.72 Lakhs in the previous financial year. The profit after tax for the year stands at Rs. (2,368.59) Lakhs as compared to Rs. 966.99 Lakhs in the previous year.
There was no change in the nature of business of the company.
Management Discussion and Analysis Report
The Companyâs business activity primarily falls within a single business segment i.e., production of Solar Photo-Voltaic Cells and Modules. The analysis on the performance of the industry, the Company, internal control systems, risk management are presented in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report forming part of this report.
The paid-up Equity Share Capital as on 31st March, 2023 was Rs. 38,79,74,180/-. During the year under review, the Company has allotted 21,56,880 nos. of Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each on Preferential Basis to following investors:
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Name |
Name of the Statute |
Forum where dispute is pending |
|
Websol Green Projects Private Limited |
1087880 |
Conversion of Loan |
|
India Max Investment Fund Limited |
1069000 |
Cash |
Other than above, there was no changes in the share capital of the Company.
Sweat Equity Shares
In terms of Sub-rule (13) of Rule 8 of The Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014, the Company has not issued any Sweat Equity Shares.
Differential Voting Rights
In terms of Rule 4(4) of The Companies (Share Capital and Debenture Rules, 2014), the Company has not issued any share with Differential Voting Rights.
Employee Stock Options
In terms of Rule 12(9) of The Companies (Share Capital and Debenture Rules, 2014), the Company has not issued any Employee Stock Options.
DIVIDEND
Your Directors have not recommended any dividend for the year under review.
Transfer of unpaid & unclaimed Dividends & Shares to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF)
Pursuant to Sections 124 and 125 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 (âIEPF Rulesâ) there was no unclaimed/unpaid dividend, hence the company is not required to transfer any amount to Investor Education and Protection Fund.
RESERVES
During the year under review, your Directors have not proposed to transfer any amount to Reserves.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENT
There are no material changes or commitments that took place after the close of financial year till date which will have any material or significant impact on the financials of the Company.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
Conservation of Energy
The particulars relating to conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo, as required to be disclosed under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act,
2013 read with Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules,
2014 as amended from time to time, are set out in the âAnnexure I''.
RISK MANAGEMENT
The Board of Directors have developed a risk management policy for the Company, identifying therein the elements of risk and concern that may threaten the existence of the Company. The senior management continuously evaluates the risk elements through a systematic approach to mitigate or reduce
the impact of risk elements. The elements of risks and concerns are periodically reviewed by the Board of Directors. Discussion on risks and concerns have been made under âManagement Discussion and Analysis Report''.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) INITIATIVES
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014, your Company has undertaken projects/ programs in accordance with the CSR Policy. The details of the CSR projects are given in âAnnexure II'' to this Report.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS
The Company has not given any loan or provided any guarantee or made any investment under provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013. However, the particulars of all loans, guarantees or investments made by the Company are given in notes to Financial Statements.
PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS MADE WITH RELATED PARTIES
All transactions entered with Related Parties during the financial year were on an arm''s length basis and were in ordinary course of business and the provision of Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 are not attracted. There are no materially significant related party transactions during the period under review made by the Company with Promoters, Directors or other designated person which may have a potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large. Thus, disclosure in Form AOC- 2 is not required. However, details of all related party transactions are given in Notes to Financial Statements.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS, COMMITTEES
AND MANAGEMENT
Composition:
The composition of the Board of Directors and its Committees, viz., Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Stakeholdersâ Relationship Committee and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee are constituted in accordance with Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ) and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 [âSEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015â], wherever applicable. The details are provided in Corporate Governance Report which forms the part of the Annual Report.
Appointment
Considering the knowledge, expertise, experience, skills and based on the recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors had appointed Mr. Vishal Patodia (DIN: 06859788) as the Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company for a period of 5 (five) consecutive years w.e.f. 18th April, 2022 and his appointment was subsequently
approved by the Members at the Extra-Ordinary General Meeting held on 20th August, 2022.
Further, Mrs. Dipti Budhia (DIN: 03076890) was also appointed by the Board as the Non-Executive Director of the Company w.e.f. 18th April, 2022, whose appointment was confirmed by the Members a t the Extra-Ordinary General Meeting held on 20th August, 2022.
Mrs. Sanjana Khaitan (DIN: 07232095) was appointed as Executive Director of the Company w.e.f. 12th November, 2022.
Mrs. Sushma Khaitan (DIN: 00132305), Non-Executive Director and Mr. Ritesh Ojha (DIN: 08277744), Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company resigned from the Board w.e.f. 18th April, 2022 and 12th May, 2022 respectively.
Mr. Gopal Mohan Kedia (DIN: 01479870), Non-Executive Independent Director of the Company resigned from the Company w.e.f. 5th May, 2023.
Pursuant to Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, at least two-third of the total number of Directors (excluding independent directors) shall be liable to retire by rotation.
The Independent Directors hold office for a fixed term of not exceeding five years from the date of their appointment and are not liable to retire by rotation.
Accordingly, Mrs. Dipti Budhia (DIN: 03076890), Non-Executive Director, being the longest in the office among the Directors liable to retire by rotation, retires from the Board this year and, being eligible, has offered herself for re-appointment.
The brief resume and other details relating to Mrs. Dipti Budhia (DIN: 03076890) who is proposed to be re-appointed, as required to be disclosed under Regulation 36(3) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, is incorporated in the annexure to the notice calling ensuing Annual General Meeting.
Meetings of the Board & Committees:
The details of Board and Committee Meetings held during the Financial Year ended on 31st March, 2023 and the attendance of the Directors are set out in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this report. The maximum time gap between any two Board Meetings was not more than 120 days as required under SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, Companies Act, 2013 and Secretarial Standard on Meetings of the Board of Directors.
The details of meeting of Independent Directors are set out in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this report.
Declaration by Independent Directors
The Company has received requisite declarations/ confirmations from all the Independent Directors confirming their independence
as per provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The Board relies on their declaration of independence.
Familarisation Programme for Independent Directors
Pursuant to the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Company has formulated a programme for familiarising the Independent Directors, their roles, rights, responsibilities in the Company, nature of the industry in which the Company operates, business model of the Company etc. through various initiatives.
Further, at the time of appointment of an Independent Director, the company issues a formal letter of appointment outlining his/ her role, function, duties and responsibilities as a director. The details of programmes for familiarisation for Independent Directors are available on the website of the Company www. webelsolar.com.
Annual Evaluation of Boardâs Performance
In compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board of Directors has carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance, board committees and individual directors. The details are provided in Corporate Governance Report which forms the part of the Annual Report.
Directorsâ Responsibility Statement:
In accordance with the provisions of Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, your Directors state that:
a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
b) the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit / loss of the company for that period;
c) the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
e) the Directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and
f) the directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
Mr. Sumit Kumar Shaw was appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company w.e.f. 20th May, 2022 who subsequently resigned w.e.f. 6th June, 2023. There were no other changes in Key Managerial Personnel of the Company.
VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY
The Company has adopted a Vigil Mechanism/Whistle Blower Policy to provide a formal mechanism to the Directors and employees to report their concerns about unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Companyâs Code of Conduct or Ethics Policy. It aims to provide an avenue for employees through this policy to raise their concerns on any violation of legal or regulatory requirements, suspicious fraud, misfeasance, misrepresentation of any financial statements and reports. It also provides for direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Vigil Mechanism/Whistle Blower Policy is being made available on the Companyâs website www. webelsolar.com.
NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION POLICY
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board, on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, has framed a Nomination and Remuneration Policy for selection, appointment and remuneration of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel including criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and independence of Directors. The policy has been duly approved and adopted by the Board, pursuant to the recommendations of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee. The Remuneration Policy has been uploaded on the Companyâs website www.webelsolar. com. Further the salient features of the policy are given in the Report of Corporate Governance forming part of this Annual Report.
The Annual Return of the Company as on 31st March, 2023 in Form MGT - 7 is in accordance with Section 92(3) of the Act read with the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 and is available on the website of the Company at www.webelsolar.com.
SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT VENTURES AND ASSOCIATE COMPANIES
The Company does not have any subsidiary, associate or joint venture. There was no Company which has become or ceased to be Companyâs Subsidiary, Joint Venture or Associate during the Financial Year 2022-23.
During the year under review, your Company has neither accepted nor renewed any deposits from public within the meaning of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL AND ITS ADEQUECY
The Company has laid down an adequate system of internal controls, policies and procedures for ensuring orderly and efficient conduct of the business, including adherence to the Companyâs policies, safeguarding of its assets, prevention and detection of frauds and errors, accuracy and completeness of the accounting records and timely preparation of reliable financial disclosures.
The current system of internal financial control is aligned with the statutory requirements. Effectiveness of internal financial control is ensured through management reviews, controlled selfassessment and independent testing by the Internal Auditor.
AUDIT AND ALLIED MATTERS Statutory Auditor
M/s G. P Agrawal & Co., (FRN: 302082E) Chartered Accountants, have been appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company at the Annual General Meeting held on 29th September, 2018 for a term of 5 consecutive years to hold office till the conclusion of 33rd Annual General Meeting to be held in the year 2023.
Since, the tenure of existing Statutory Auditors is expiring at the ensuing Annual General Meeting, the Board of Directors have recommended the re-appointment of M/s G. P. Agrawal & Co., (FRN: 302082E) Chartered Accountants, for further period of 5 (five) years to hold office from the conclusion of ensuing 33rd Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of 38th Annual General Meeting to be held in the year 2028.
The Statutory Auditors have confirmed that they are not disqualified from continuing as Auditors of the Company.
The Statutory Auditor Report to the Members for the year ended 31st March, 2023 does not contain any qualification, reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer. Also there has been no instance of fraud reported by the statutory auditors for the period under review.
As recommended by the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors had re-appointed M/s. M. Kumar Jain & Co., Chartered Accountants, as Internal Auditors of the Company to conduct internal audit and their report on findings is submitted to the Audit Committee on periodic basis.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Board of Directors had re-appointed Mr. Abhijit Majumdar, Company Secretary in Practice, to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company. The Secretarial Audit Report for the Financial Year 2022-23 in the prescribed Form MR-3 is appended as âAnnexure IIIâ to this Boardâs Report.
COST RECORDS
The Company is not required to maintain cost records as specified by the Central Government under sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Company adheres to follow the best corporate governance. As per Regulation 34 read with Schedule V (C) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, a Report on Corporate Governance along with a certificate received from the Secretarial Auditors confirming compliance is annexed and forms part of the Annual Report.
SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS
There were no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals during the year under review impacting the going concern status and the operations of the Company in future.
DISCLOSURE ON SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE
As per the requirement of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013 (âPOSH Actâ) and Rules made thereunder, your Company have constituted Internal Complaints Committee for providing a redressal mechanism pertaining to sexual harassment of women employees at workplace.
During the year under review, no complaint was filed under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
REMUNERATION RATIO TO DIRECTORS/KMP/ EMPLOYEES
The disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other details as required under Section 197 of the Act read with the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is attached as âAnnexure IVâ forming part of this report.
OTHER DISCLOSURES Secretarial Standards
The company has complied with the applicable provisions of Secretarial Standards SS-1 and SS-2 with respect to convening of Board Meetings and General Meetings during the period under review.
Proceeding pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
No application has been made under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code; hence the requirement to disclose the details of application made or any proceeding pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016) during the year along with their status as at the end of the financial year is not applicable.
Business Responsibility Report
Regulation 34(2)(f) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 was not applicable to the Company during the year under review, based on the market capitalization.
Insurance
The Company has taken appropriate insurance for all assets against foreseeable perils.
APPRECIATION & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors express their sincere appreciation for the assistance and co-operation received from the Government authorities, financial institutions, banks, customers, vendors and members during the year under review. Your Directors also wish to place on record their deep sense of appreciation for the committed services continuously being rendered by the Companyâs executives, staff and workers.
Mar 31, 2018
Dear Members,
The Directors hereby submits the twenty-eighth annual report of the business and operations of your Company along with the audited financial statements, for the financial year ended March 31, 2018
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Particulars |
Year 2017-18 |
Year 2016-17 |
|
Revenue from operations |
18,327.25 |
29,608.04 |
|
Other Income |
1,018.29 |
7,700.58 |
|
Total Revenue |
19,345.54 |
37,308.62 |
|
Profit / (Loss) before interest, depreciation, taxes and exceptional items |
2,678.61 |
10,518.62 |
|
Less: Interest |
855.89 |
469.85 |
|
Less: Depreciation |
1,639.32 |
1,514.92 |
|
Profit / (Loss) before exceptional Items |
183.40 |
8,533.85 |
|
Less: Exceptional Items & Income tax & other Provisions |
(79.98) |
659.79 |
|
Profit / (Loss) after Tax |
263.38 |
7,874.06 |
OPERATIONS
During the year under review, your Company was not able to utilize the manufacturing capacity at its optimum. During this financial year, the Company completed OTS with all banks and their total dues were paid. A loan with ARC is outstanding and will be paid in installments as per their sanction with no interest payable on the outstanding loan as per the terms of the sanction.
Your Company reported total revenue of Rs.18327.25 Lakhs against Rs.29608.04 Lakhs during the last financial year. The Company earned a profit of Rs.263.38 Lakhs after providing Rs.1639.32 Lakhs towards depreciation and Rs.855.89 Lakhs towards interest during the current financial year as compared to a profit of Rs.7874.06 Lakhs in the last financial year.
DIVIDEND
Your directors have not recommended any dividend for the year ended 31st March, 2018, in view of the restrictions under Section 123 of the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) as amended by the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2015, becoming effective from 29th May, 2015, by virtue of which no Company can declare dividend unless carried over previous losses and depreciation not provided in previous year or years, are set off against profit of the Company for the current year.
DIRECTORS
a) Changes in Directors and Key Managerial Personnel:
In accord with the provisions of Section 152 of the Act read with Article 91 of the Article of Association of the Company, S. L. Agarwal, Managing Director will retire by rotation at the ensuing AGM and being eligible, offer himself for reelection. The Board has recommended their re-election.
b) No. of Meetings of the Board:
Five meetings of the Board were held during the year ended March 31, 2018.
c) Declaration by Independent Directors:
All Independent directors have given declarations that they meet the criteria of independence as laid down under Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and as per respective regulation of SEBI Listing Regulation(LODR) 2015. The declaration is received in the first meeting of Board of Directors for the year.
d) Separate Meeting of Independent Director:
Details of the separate meeting of Independent Directors held in terms of Schedule IV of the Act and Regulation 25(3) of the Listing Regulations are given in the Corporate Governance Report.
STATUTORY AUDITORS
M/s T. More & Co. Chartered Accountants (FRN 327844E) were appointed as Statutory Auditors of your Company at the Annual General Meeting held on 23rd September 2017, for a term of five consecutive years. However, M/s T. More & Co. have tendered their resignation from the Auditorship with effect from the conclusion of the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the shareholders of the Company.
The Company has received special notice u/s 115 of the Companies Act, 2013 from two shareholders of the Company expressing their desire to propose the name of M/s G. P. Agrawal & Co., Chartered Accountants as Statutory Auditors of the Company.
M/s G. P Agrawal & Co. has given their consent to act as Statutory Auditor of the Company, if appointed.
There is no qualification, reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer given by the Auditors in their report.
Clarification/explanation on remarks in Independent Auditorsâ Report
a. In the comments of Auditors under para "EMPHASIS OF MATTER" regarding confirmation of accounts, the director states that all the balance confirmation letters have been sent to respective vendors and customers, confirmations from all have not been received.
b. In Annexure B point No. 1(a) of the Auditorsâ Report regarding updation of fixed asset Register, your Directors have to state that fixed asset register will be completed in the next financial year.
c. As regards delay in payment of undisputed statutory dues mentioned in Annexure B point no. 7(a) to the Auditorsâ Report, it is submitted that it was due to the continuous adverse financial condition and no banking facility currently available to the Company. However, we hereby submit that all the statutory dues relating to the financial year 2017-18 have since been paid.
COST AUDIT
Cost Audit is not applicable to the Company.
SECRETARIAL AUDIT
Your Board appointed M/s. AL & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries, to conduct a secretarial audit of the Company for the financial year ended 31st March 2018. The report of the M/s. AL & Associates is provided in the Annexure âA'' forming part of this report, pursuant to Section 204 of the Act.
DEPOSITS
The Company has neither accepted nor renewed any deposits as envisaged in Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 during the year under review.
KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 203 of the Act, the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company are Mr. S.L. Agarwal, Managing Director, Mrs. Sima Jhunjhunwala, Chief Financial Officer and Mrs. Sweta Biyani, Company Secretary. During the year, there has been no change in the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company. Details pertaining to their remuneration have been provided in the Extract of Annual Return annexed hereto and forming part of this Report.
COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD:
Pursuant to various requirements under the Act and the Listing Regulations, the Board of Directors has constituted various committees such as Audit Committee, Nomination & Remuneration Committee, Stakeholders Relationship Committee, Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and Share Transfer Committee. The details of composition, terms of reference, etc., pertaining to these committees are mentioned in the Corporate Governance Report.
AUDIT COMMITTEE:
All recommendations made by the Audit Committee during the year were accepted by the Board.
WHISTLEBLOWER POLICY:
The Company has in place a Whistleblower Policy to deal with unethical behavior, victimization, fraud and other grievances or concerns, if any. The aforementioned whistleblower policy is available on the Companyâs website at the following web-link: https://www.websolar.com/investor-corner/corporate-governance.
POLICY ON SELECTION AND REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS:
Based on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee, the Policy on Selection & Remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and other employees was revised and adopted by the Board of Directors at their meeting held on 21.08.2017. The said policy was made applicable w.e.f 01.10.17.
BOARD EVALUATION:
Pursuant to the provisions of the Act and Regulation 17 of the Listing Regulations, the Board has carried out the evaluation of its own performance and that of its Committees as well as evaluation of the performance of the individual directors. The manner in which the evaluation has been carried out has been explained in the Corporate Governance Report attached to this Report.
LISTING OF SECURITIES IN STOCK EXCHANGES
The shares of the Company are listed on Bombay Stock Exchange Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited.
Outstanding FCCBs of the Company are listed on Singapore Stock Exchange.
CODE OF CONDUCT FOR PREVENTION OF INSIDER TRADING
In terms of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 1992 your Company has adopted the Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading, approved by Board of Directors, inter alia, prohibits trading in securities of the Company by Directors and employees on the basis of unpublished price sensitive information in relation to the Company.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING AND OUTGO
Information in accordance with the provisions of Section 134(3) (m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 regarding conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo are given in the Annexure B, which forms part of this report.
RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY:
The policy on risk assessment and minimization procedures as laid down by the Board are periodically reviewed by the Audit Committee and the Board. The policy facilitates the identification of risks at the appropriate time and ensures necessary steps to be taken to mitigate the risks. Brief details of risks and concerns are given in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report.
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
The extract of Annual Return in form MGT - 9 is given in Annexure C to the Report.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS:
There are no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company between the end of the financial year i.e. 31st March 2018 and the date of this Report.
SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS:
There are no significant/ material orders passed by the Regulators / Courts / Tribunals which would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS:
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to the financial statements. During the year, such controls were reviewed and no reportable material weakness was observed
ANNUAL CSR REPORT
The Company has formed the CSR Committee at the end of last financial year. However, due to cash crisis the Company could not spend any amount on CSR activities during the financial year but has considered to spent the amount in the financial year 18-19 if there are profits in the profit and loss account.
MANAGERIAL REMUNERATION AND PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The information required pursuant to Section 197 read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 in respect of managerial personnel and employees of the Company is attached herewith in Annexure D.
PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES
In line with the requirements of Companies Act,2013 and Listing Regulations, your company has formulated a Policy on Related Party Transactions which is also available on the Companyâs website at https://www.webelsolar.com/investorscorner/ corpoarte-governance. The policy intends to ensure that proper reporting, approval and disclosure processes are in place for all the transaction between the Company and Related Parties.
All related party Transactions are in place before the Audit Committee for review and approval. All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year were on armâs length basis and were in the ordinary course of the business. There are no materially significant related party transactions made by the Company with promoters, key managerial personnel or other designated persons which may have potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large. Necessary disclosure regarding transactions with related parties has been made in the Notes to the Audited Accounts.
All related party transactions entered during the year were in the ordinary course of the business and at armâs length basis. No material related party transactions, i.e. transactions exceeding 10% of the annual consolidated turnover as per the latest audited financial statement, were entered during the year by our Company. Accordingly, the disclosure of related party transactions as required under section 134(3)(h) of the Companies Act,2013, in Form AOC-2 is not applicable.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS UNDER SECTION 186
The Company has not given any Loan, Guarantee or made any investments or provided any security in violation of section 186 of Companies Act, 2013.
STATE OF AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY
The Company has made a settlement with all the lenders of working capital and term loan. No Due Certificates have been received from the banks. The Company has made expansion in the year thereby increasing its production capacity from 200 MW to 280 MW (Cell Line) and Module line from 90 MW manual line to 250 MW fully automated Module line. Your Company is planning to expand its existing capacity further to 300 MW (Cell Line) and Module line to 500 MW from existing 250 MW.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
Maintaining high standards of Corporate Governance has been fundamental to the business of the Company since its inception. A separate report on Corporate Governance along with a certificate from the Auditors of the Company regarding Compliance of Conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated under Listing Regulations is annexed in Annexure-E, which forms part of this report. A certificate of CFO of the Company in terms of Listing Regulations, inter alia, confirming the correctness of financial statements and cash flow statements, adequacy of internal control measures is also annexed.
The extract of annual return in Form MGT-9 as required under section 92(3) of the Companies Act and Rule 12 of the companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 is appended as an Annexure to this Annual Report.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT WORKPLACE
Your Company has in place a formal policy for the prevention of sexual harassment of its employees at the workplace. During the year, there were no cases filed pursuant to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
We, the Directors of the Company, hereby confirm that, pursuant to provisions of section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, in respect of financial year under review:
i) In the preparation of the Annual Accounts for the financial year ended 31st March 2018, the applicable accounting standards have been followed and there are no material departures from the same;
ii) We 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 as at 31st March 2018 and of the Profits of the Company for that period;
iii) We have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing, and detecting fraud and other irregularities; and
iv) We have prepared the annual accounts on a "going concern" basis.
v) We have laid down internal financial controls for the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and operating effectively.
vi) We have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and such systems were adequate and operating effectively
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The directors place on record their deep appreciation to employees at all levels for their hard work, dedication and commitment towards their duty leading to cordial industrial relations.
The Board places on record its appreciation for the support and co-operation the Company has been receiving from its suppliers, distributors, retailers, business partners and others associated with it as its trading partners. The Company looks upon them as partners in its progress and has shared with them the rewards of the growth.
The Board of Directors take this opportunity to place on record its deep sense of gratitude for the continued support, assistance and co-operation received from the all the shareholder, Customers, Vendors, Government Authorities and Banks.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
For WEBSOL ENERGY SYSTEM LIMITED
D. Sethia S. L. Agarwal
Independent Director Managing Director
Date : 31st August, 2018
Place : Kolkata
Mar 31, 2016
Dear Shareholders,
The Directors are pleased to present the Twenty Sixth Annual Report and the Audited Accounts on the business and operations of your company for the financial year ended 31st March, 2016.
FINANCIAL RESULTS Rs. in Lacs
|
Particulars |
Year Ended 2015-16 |
Year Ended 2014-15 |
|
Revenue from operations |
27,969.69 |
35,575.08 |
|
Other Income |
77.35 |
80.29 |
|
Total Revenue |
28,047.04 |
35,655.37 |
|
Profit / (Loss) before interest, depreciation, taxes and exceptional items |
917.27 |
583.66 |
|
Less: Interest |
112.55 |
207.06 |
|
Less: Depreciation |
1,452.20 |
1,626.33 |
|
Profit / (Loss) before exceptional Items |
(647.48) |
(1,249.73) |
|
Less: Exceptional Items & Income tax & other Provisions |
339.62 |
3,939.63 |
|
Profit / (Loss) after Tax |
(987.10) |
(5,236.56) |
OPERATIONS
During the year under review your company was able to utilize the manufacturing capacity at its optimum but the margins on sales realization continued to remain lower thereby resulting in losses for yet another year.
Your company reported total revenue of Rs.27,969.69 Lacs against Rs.35,575.08 Lacs during the last financial year. The company suffered a loss of Rs.987.10 Lacs after providing Rs.1,452.20 Lacs towards depreciation and Rs.112.55 Lacs towards interest during the current financial year as compared to a loss of Rs.5,236.56 Lacs in the last financial year.
DIVIDEND
Due to the losses as reported, the Board of Directors of your company could not recommend any dividend for the financial year ended 31st March, 2016.
TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED DIVIDEND TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND
In terms of Section 125 of the Companies Act, 2013, the unclaimed or unpaid Dividend for the Financial Year 2007-08 was due for remittance to the Investor Education and Protection Fund established by the Central Government in 2015. The company is in process of filing all documents and forms to respective banks for depositing the same to investor education fund account.
DIRECTORS
A) Changes in Directors and Key Managerial Personnel
1. Mr. S. L. Agarwal, Managing Director would retire by rotation and, being eligible, offer himself for re-appointment
2. Miss. Sima Jhunjhunwala has been appointed as Whole Time Director of the Company w.e.f 14th August, 2015 pursuant to the provisions of Section 161(4) and 149(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, which was later ratified by the company in the last AGM.
3. Mr Anup Agrawal has resigned from the post of CFO on 14th of November 2015 and in his place Miss. Sima Jhunjhunwala was given additional responsibility of CFO of the Company.
4. No. of Meetings of the Board : Please refer to PARA NO.2 of annexure âB" to the Directors Report
B) Declaration by an Independent director(s)
All Independent directors have given declarations that they meet the criteria of independence as laid down under Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and respective guidelines of SEBI Regulations. The declaration is received in the first meeting of Board Of Directors every year.
STATUTORY AUDITORS
As per Section 139 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 the Company has appointed M/s. Agarwal Sanganeria & Co., Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No. 302111E) as the Auditors as per the approval of the shareholders in Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 25th September, 2014, for a further period of three years till the conclusion of 27th Annual General Meeting of the Company subject to ratification by the shareholders in every AGM of the Company, on the remuneration and other terms and conditions as may be fixed by the Board of Directors as recommended by the Audit Committee.
The Board recommends the ratification by the shareholders regarding their reappointment in this AGM.
CLARIFICATION/EXPLANATION ON REMARKS IN INDEPENDENT AUDITORS'' REPORT
a. As per the comments of auditor under para "EMPHASIS OF MATTER" for confirmation of accounts, the management hereby clarifies that all the balance confirmation has been to sent to respective vendors and customers, confirmation from all has yet not been received.
b. As per annexure B point No. 1(a) of the auditors report, company has appointed a firm of professional accountant to update the pending records of fixed assets with the physical records. We expect the same to be completed shortly.
c. As regards delay in payment of undisputed statutory dues mentioned in Annexure B point no. 7(a) to the Auditors'' Report, it is submitted that it was due to the continuous adverse financial condition and no banking facility currently available to the company. However we hereby submit that all the statutory dues relating to the financial year 2015-16 has been paid up to the date of this report.
d. As regards Annexure B point no. 8 the delay in the repayment of the principal sums and interest thereon to the banks / financial institutions, it is submitted that it was due to continued losses incurred by the Company. Allahabad Bank and DENA bank has been assigned to ARCs. Proposal settlement has been given to all bankers ,acceptance for the same is awaited.
e. With reference to point no. 1(g)(iii) under the caption "report on other legal and regulatory requirements" of the Independent auditors report it is hereby clarified that company is in process of submitting documents to banks for transferring the said amount to Investor Education Fund.
f. With reference to the point no 1(e) under the same caption of Auditors report in regards to disqualification of director( Mr Sohan Lal Agarwal), we hereby clarify that company has already applied for RBI approval for conversion of the liability of FCCB holder into equity shares of the company at a price of '' 62 per equity shares determined in accordance with SEBI rules and guidelines. We hope to the receive the approval from RBI within a short time.
COST AUDIT
Cost audit is not applicable to company.
APPLICABILITY OF SECTION 15 OF SICK INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES ACT, 1985 (SICA)
The accumulated losses of the company continued to be more than its net worth and as per the provisions of Section 15 of the Sick Industrial Companies Act, 1985, the Company has made reference to Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) which was duly registered but since the consortium bankers have taken up SARFAESI Action, BIFR has vacated our case. Your Directors have moved to AAIFR appealing against the order of BIFR, outcome thereof is awaited.
DEPOSITS
The Company has neither accepted nor renewed any deposits under Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 during the year under review.
LISTING OF SECURITIES IN STOCK EXCHANGES
The shares of the Company are listed on Bombay Stock Exchange Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited.
CODE OF CONDUCT FOR PREVENTION OF INSIDER TRADING
In terms of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 1992 your Company has adopted the Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING AND OUTGO
Information in accordance with the provisions of Section 134(3)(m)of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 regarding conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo are given in the Annexure -A, which forms part of this report.
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
The extract of Annual Return in form MGT - 9 is given in Annexure B to the Report.
SECRETARIAL AUDIT
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, read with the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 the Company has appointed Miss Priti Lakhotia (Partner) Cp No. 127 9 0, ACS No. 21970 of Messers AL & Associates, Company Secretaries, for the financial year 2015-16 to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company. The Secretarial Audit Report is annexed herewith as Annexure C.
ANNUAL CSR REPORT
Since the company is incurring losses, provisions of section 135 of the companies act 2013 regarding CSR is not applicable to the Company.
MANAGERIAL REMUNERATION AND PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The information required pursuant to Section 197 read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 in respect of managerial personnel and employees of the Company is attached herewith in Annexure D.
PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES
All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year were on arm''s length basis and were in the ordinary course of the business. There are no materially significant related party transactions made by the Company with promoters, key managerial personnel or other designated persons which may have potential conflict with interest of the Company at large. Necessary disclosure regarding transactions with related parties has been made in the Notes to the Audited Accounts.
Further, the particulars of every contract or arrangements entered into by the Company during the year with related parties as per Section 188(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 is disclosed in form AOC 2 in Annexure E.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GURANTEES OR INVESTMENTS UNDER SECTION 186
The company has not given any Loan, Guarantee or made any investments in violation of Section 186 of Companies Act 2013.
STATE OF AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY
The Company is presently operating at optimum capacity. Since all the banks accounts of the company are NPA there is no banking facility available to the company. Company has proposed settlement terms to all banks, acceptance for the same is awaited. Allahabad Bank and DENA Bank has assigned their entire loan to ARCs. Few investors are interested in investing in your company provided all bank dues are settled. We hope that in the coming time your Company will regain financial strength and will plan for expansion of operations.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
A report on Corporate Governance along with a certificate from the Auditors of the Company regarding Compliance of Conditions of Corporate Governance, related party disclosure, disclosure of accounting treatment, certification by CEO & CFO and the Management Discussion & Analysis Report are given in the enclosed Annexure - F, which forms part of this Report.
DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
We, the Directors of the Company, hereby confirm, pursuant to provisions of section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, in respect of financial year under review:
i) That in the preparation of the Annual Accounts for the financial year ended 31st March, 2016, the applicable accounting standards have been followed and there are no material departures from the same;
ii) That we 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 as at 31st March, 2016 and of the loss of the Company for that period;
iii) That we have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing, and detecting fraud and other irregularities; and
iv) That we have prepared the annual accounts on a "going concern" basis.
v) That the Board of Directors of the Company is responsible for ensuring that Internal Financial Controls have been laid down in the Company and that such controls are adequate and operating effectively. For this Kataruka & Company has been appointed as internal auditor of the company who submits their report to the chairman of the audit committee. The Internal Audit team develops an annual audit plan based on the risk profile of the business activities. The Internal Audit plan is approved by the Audit Committee, which also reviews compliance to the plan.
The Audit Committee reviews the reports submitted by the Internal Auditors in each of its meeting. Also, the Audit Committee at frequent intervals has independent sessions with the external auditor and the Management to discuss the adequacy and effectiveness of internal financial controls.
vi) That proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws were in place and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Board of Directors take this opportunity to place on record its deep sense of gratitude for the continued support, assistance and co-operation received from the Customers, Vendors, Government Authorities and Banks during the year under review.
The Board is also grateful to the shareholder for their support.
The Board is also thankful to the employees of the Company for their contribution, support and commitment towards their duty leading to cordial industrial relations during the year under review.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
For WEBSOL ENERGY SYSTEM LIMITED
Sd/- Sd/-
Date: 11th August 2016 S. L. Agarwal D. Sethia
Place : Kolkata (Managing Director) (Director)
(00189898) (06775533)
Mar 31, 2015
Dear Shareholders,
The Directors are pleased to present the Twenty Fifth Annual Report and
the Audited Accounts for the financial year ended 31st March, 2015.
FINANCIAL RESULTS Rs. in Lacs
Particulars Year Period
Ended 2014-15 Ended 2013-14
Revenue from operations 35,575.08 30,465.58
Other Income 80.29 125.10
Total Revenue 35,655.37 30,590.68
Profit / (Loss) before interest,
depreciation, taxes and exceptional items 583.65 1,320.88
Less : Interest 207.06 3,103.04
Less : Depreciation 1,626.33 1,776.46
Profit / (Loss) before exceptional Items (1,249.74) (3,558.62)
Less: Exceptional, Extraordinary Items
& other Provisions 3,939.63 3,875.95
Profit / (Loss) after Tax (-5,236.56) (7,434.57)
OPERATIONS
During the year under review your company was able to utilize the
manufacturing capacity at its optimum. Sales have increased, there by
company was able to make cash profit amounting to Rs. 376.51 lacs.
The concerned Government department is in the process of initiating the
imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of solar cells and modules
and has at the same time outlined the requirement of domestic content
under various solar schemes to revive the industry. Tese positive steps
will help your Company to augment its sales and profitability.
During the financial year under review your company reported total
revenue ofRs. 35,655.37 Lacs against Rs. 30,590.68 Lacs during the last
financial year. The company suffered a loss ofRs. 5,236.56 Lacs after
providingRs. 1,626.33 Lacs towards depreciation andRs. 207.06 Lacs
towards interest during the current financial year as compared to a
loss ofRs. 7,434.57 Lacs in the last financial year.
DIVIDEND
Due to the losses as reported, the Board of Directors of your company
could not recommend any dividend for the financial year ended 31st
March, 2015.
TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED DIVIDEND TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION
FUND
In terms of Section 125 of the Companies Act, 2013, the unclaimed or
unpaid Dividend for the Financial Year 2007-08 and 2008- 09 is due for
remittance to the Investor Education and Protection Fund established by
the Central Government in 2015 and 2016 respectively.
DIRECTORS
A) Changes in Directors and Key Managerial Personnel
During the year Mr. B.R. Sengupta, Independent Director and Mr. Sudaata
Mandall, Nominee Director, has resigned from the Board w.e.f 1st
October, 2014 and 28th November, 2014 respectively, your Directors
place on record their deep appreciation for the valuable contribution
made by them.
Mr. S. L. Agarwal, Managing Director would retire by rotation and,
being eligible, offer himself for re-appointment
Mr. Prateek Kaushik and Mrs. Sima Jhunjhunwala has been appointed as
Directors of the Company w.e.f. 11th February, 2015 and 14th August,
2015 pursuant to the provisions of Section 161(4) and 149(1) of the
Companies Act, 2013, respectively who holds office upto the date of
this Annual General Meeting. Resolutions are proposed for your approval
for their appointment as Directors.
Mr. S. Beriwal, Chief Financial Officer, resigned from the office w.e.f
16th June, 2014 and Mr. Anup Kr. Agarwal has been appointed in his
place.
B) Declaration by an Independent director(s)
All Independent directors have given declarations that they meet the
criteria of independence as laid down under Section 149(6) of the
Companies Act, 2013 and clause 49 of the Listing Agreement.
STATUTORY AUDITORS
As per Section 139 and other applicable provisions of the Companies
Act, 2013 the Company has appointed M/s. Agarwal Sanganeria & Co.,
Chartered Accountants (Registration No. 317224E) as the Auditors as per
the approval of the shareholders in Annual General Meeting (AGM) held
on 25th August, 2014, for a further period of three years till the
conclusion of 27th Annual General Meeting of the Company subject to
ratification by the shareholders in every AGM of the Company, on the
remuneration and other terms and conditions as may be fixed by the
Board of Directors.
The Board recommends the ratification by the shareholders regarding
their reappointment.
STATUTORY AUDITORS' REPORT
a. As regards delay in payment of undisputed statutory dues mentioned
in para 11(f)(i) of the Annexure to the Auditors' Report, it is
submitted that it was due to the adverse financial condition as well as
non-realization of receivables in time and that the same will be paid
in due course of time together with applicable interest, if any.
b. As regards the delay in the repayment of the principal sums and
interest thereon to the banks / financial institutions mentioned in
para (ix) of the Annexure to the Auditors' Report, it is submitted that
it was due to continued losses incurred by the Company, however the co
is under the process of OTS with the Consortium banks.
c. With reference to point no 11(f)(iii) of the audit report it is
hereby clarified that the delay by a month in transferring the amount
to IPF was purely unintentional. As the transfer involve other
outsiders and intermediaries in the same and so the whole process of
transferring the said amount was delayed due to some procedural
requirements which took an exceptional amount of additional time in
getting due clearance.
d. As regard FCCB, mentioned in para 11(e) of the Auditors' Report,
the bond holder is still holding the bonds which were expired and his
status is now unsecured creditor. Company is approaching RBI for
negotiation for settlement with the Bond Holder.
COST AUDIT
The Company has filed the cost audit report for the financial year
ending 31st March 2014, on 15th October, 2014.
SECRETARIAL AUDIT
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204(1) of the Companies Act,
2013, read with the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of
Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 the Company has appointed Ms. Sneha
Agarwal, Company Secretary in practice for the financial year 2014-15
to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company. The Secretarial Audit
Report is annexed herewith as Annexure C.
APPLICABILITY OF SECTION 15 OF SICK INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES ACT, 1985
(SICA)
The accumulated losses of the company continued to be more than its net
worth and as per the provisions of Section 15 of the Sick Industrial
Companies Act, 1985, the Company has made reference to Board for
Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) which was duly
registered and its outcome is awaited.
DEPOSITS
The Company has neither accepted nor renewed any deposits under Section
73 of the Companies Act, 2013 during the year under review.
LISTING OF SECURITIES IN STOCK EXCHANGES
The shares of the Company are listed on Bombay Stock Exchange Limited
and National Stock Exchange of India Limited.
CODE OF CONDUCT FOR PREVENTION OF INSIDER TRADING
In terms of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of
Insider Trading) Regulations, 1992 your Company has adopted the Code of
Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING
AND OUTGO
Information in accordance with the provisions of Section 134(3)(m)of
the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts)
Rules, 2014 regarding conservation of energy, technology absorption,
foreign exchange earnings and outgo are given in the Annexure ÂA, which
forms part of this report.
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
The extract of Annual Return in form MGT Â 9 is given in Annexure B to
the Report.
ANNUAL CSR REPORT
Not applicable.
MANAGERIAL REMUNERATION AND PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The information required pursuant to Section 197 read with Rule 5 of the
Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,
2014 in respect of managerial personnel and employees of the Company is
attached herewith in Annexure D.
PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES
All related party transactions that were entered into during the
financial year were on arm's length basis and were in the ordinary
course of the business. Tere are no materially significant related
party transactions made by the Company with promoters, key managerial
personnel or other designated persons which may have potential conflict
with interest of the Company at large. Necessary disclosure regarding
transactions with related parties has been made in the Notes to the
Audited Accounts.
Further, the particulars of every contract or arrangements entered into
by the Company during the year with related parties as per Section
188(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 is disclosed in form AOC 2 in
Annexure E.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
As required under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock
Exchanges, a report on Corporate Governance along with a certificate
from the Auditors of the Company regarding Compliance of Conditions of
Corporate Governance, certification by CEO & CFO and the Management
Discussion & Analysis Report are given in the enclosed Annexure - F,
which forms part of this Report.
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
We, the Directors of the Company, hereby confirm, pursuant to
provisions of section 134 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013, in respect of
financial year under review:
i) Tat in the preparation of the Annual Accounts for the financial year
ended 31st March, 2015, the applicable accounting standards have been
followed and there are no material departures from the same;
ii) That we 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 as at 31st March, 2015 and
of the loss of the Company for that period;
iii) That we have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance
of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for
preventing, and detecting fraud and other irregularities; and
iv) That we have prepared the annual accounts on a "going concern"
basis.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Board of Directors take this opportunity to place on record its deep
sense of gratitude for the continued support, assistance and
co-operation received from the Customers, Vendors, Government
Authorities and Banks during the year under review.
The Board is also grateful to the shareholder for their support.
The Board is also thankful to the employees of the Company for their
contribution, support and commitment towards their duty leading to
cordial industrial relations during the year under review.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
For WEBSOL ENERGY SYSTEM LIMITED
Sd/- Sd/-
Date: 14th August 2015 S. L. Agarwal D. Sethia
Place : Kolkata (Managing Director) (Director)
(00189898) (06775533)
Mar 31, 2014
Dear Members,
The Directors are pleased to present the Twenty Fourth Annual Report
and the Audited Accounts for the financial year ended 31st March, 2014.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
(in Lacs)
Year ended Period ended
31.03.2014 31.03.2013
Revenue from operations 30,465.58 11,421.58
Other Income 125.10 1,146.63
Total Revenue 30,590.68 12,568.21
Profit / (Loss) before interest,
depreciation, taxes and exceptional
items 1,320.88 237.25
Less: Interest 3,103.04 1,854.27
Less: Depreciation 1,776.46 1,298.51
Profit / (Loss) before exceptional Items (3,558.62) (2,915.53)
Less: Exceptional Items & other Provisions 3,875.95 1,324.55
Profit / (Loss) after Tax (7,434.57) (1,590.98)
OPERATIONS
During the year under review your company was able to uti lize the
manufacturing capacity at its opti mum but the sales realization
continued to remain lower thereby resulting in losses for yet another
year.
The concerned Government department has already initiated the
imposition of anti-dumping duty on imports of solar cells and modules
and has at the same time outlined the requirement of domestic content
under various solar schemes to revive the industry. These positive
steps will help your Company to augment its sales and profitability.
During the financial year under review your company reported total
revenue of '' 30,590.68 Lacs against '' 12,568.21 Lacs during the last
financial period for nine months. The company suffered a loss of ''
7,434.57 Lacs after providing '' 1,776.46 Lacs towards depreciation and
'' 3,103.04 Lacs towards interest during the current financial year as
compared to a loss of '' 1590.98 Lacs in the last financial period.
DIVIDEND
Due to the losses as reported, the Board of Directors of your company
could not recommend any dividend for the financial year ended 31st
March, 2014.
DIRECTORS
During the year Mr. Santosh Kumar Tibrewalla has resigned from the
Board w.e.f 1st April, 2014. Your Directors place on record their deep
appreciation for the valuable contribution made by him.
In terms of Section 149, 152 and any other applicable provisions of the
Companies Act, 2013, effective from 1st April, 2014, Independent
Directors are not to be included in the total number of directors of
the Company for the purpose of determining the directors liable to
retire by rotation. Accordingly, Mr. Sohan Lal Agarwal, the Managing
Director of the Company, who is a non retiring Director in terms of the
erstwhile provisions of the Company Act, 1956 shall henceforth be
liable to determination by retirement of Directors by rotation.
Resolution is proposed for your approval for the change in terms of his
appointment as rotating Director.
In terms of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013, effective from 1st
April, 2014 the existing Independent Director - Mr. Biswa Ranjan
Sengupta is being re-appointed for a term of 5(five) years w.e.f. 25th
September, 2014. Resolution is proposed for your approval for his
re-appointment as Independent Director.
Mr. Dharmendra Sethia and Mrs. Sushma Khaitan has been appointed as
Directors of the Company w.e.f. 14th August, 2014 pursuant to the
provisions of Section 161(4) and 149(1) of the Companies Act, 2013,
respectively, who holds office upto the date of this Annual General
Meeting. Resolutions are proposed for your approval for their
appointment as Directors.
STATUTORY AUDITORS
M/s. Agarwal Sanganeria & Co., Chartered Accountants, the Statutory
Auditors of your Company retire at the ensuing Annual General Meeti ng
and have confirmed their eligibility for reappointment at the
forthcoming Annual General Meeting under section 139 of the Companies
Act, 2013.
STATUTORY AUDITORS'' REPORT
a. As regards the Fixed Assets records of the Company being incomplete
mentioned in para (i) of the Annexure to the Auditors''
Report, it is submitted that the updation of the records is under
process and shall be completed in due course of time.
b. As regards delay in payment of undisputed statutory dues mentioned
in para (ix) of the Annexure to the Auditors'' Report,
it is submitted that it was due to the adverse financial condition as
well as non-realization of receivables in time and that the same will
be paid in due course of time together with applicable interest, if
any.
c. As regards the accumulated losses continuing to be more than its net
worth and further cash losses incurred by the Company
mentioned in para (x) of the Annexure to the Auditors'' Report, it is
submitted that during the year under review also the margins were
impacted due to lower sales realizations adding to the losses of
earlier years. The Company has already filed a reference to the Board
for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) which was duly
registered and further outcome is awaited.
d. As regards the delay in the repayment of the principal sums and
interest thereon to the banks / financial institutions
mentioned in para (xi) of the Annexure to the Auditors'' Report, it is
submitted that it was due to continued losses incurred by the Company.
DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
We, the Directors of the Company, hereby confirm, pursuant to
provisions of section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, in respect
of financial year under review:
i) That in the preparation of the Annual Accounts for the financial
year ended 31st March, 2014, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed and there are no material departures from
the same;
ii) That we 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 as at 31st
March, 2014 and of the loss of the Company for that period;
iii) That we have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance
of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of
the Company and for preventing, and detecting fraud and other
irregularities; and
iv) That we have prepared the annual accounts on a "going concern"
basis.
COST AUDIT
The Company has filed the cost audit report for the financial year
ending 31st March 2013, on 25th November, 2013. The Company will file
the cost audit report for the financial year ending 31st March 2014
within the stipulated time period.
APPLICABILITY OF SECTION 15 OF SICK INDUSTRIAL COMPANIES ACT, 1985
(SICA)
The accumulated losses of the company continued to be more than its net
worth and as per the provisions of Section 15 of the Sick Industrial
Companies Act, 1985, the Company has made reference to Board for
Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) which was duly
registered and its outcome is awaited.
DEPOSITS
The Company has not accepted any deposits from public during the
financial year under review.
LISTING OF SECURITIES IN STOCK EXCHANGES
The shares of the Company are listed on Bombay Stock Exchange Limited
and National Stock Exchange of India Limited. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
REPORT
As required under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock
Exchanges, a report on Corporate Governance along with a certificate
from the Auditors of the Company regarding Compliance of Conditions of
Corporate Governance, certification by CEO & CFO and the Management
Discussion & Analysis Report are given in the enclosed Annexure - B,
which forms part of this Report.
CODE OF CONDUCT FOR PREVENTION OF INSIDER TRADING
In terms of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of
Insider Trading) Regulations, 1992 your Company has adopted the Code of
Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING
AND OUTGO
Informati on in accordance with the provisions of Section 217(1) (e) of
the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (Disclosure of Parti
culars in the report of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 regarding
conservati on of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange
earnings and outgo are given in the Annexure - A, which forms part of
this report.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
During the period under review none of the employees were in receipt of
remuneration in excess of the amount prescribed under Section 217(2A)
of The Companies Act, 1956.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Board of Directors take this opportunity to place on record its
deep sense of gratitude for the continued support, assistance and
co-operation received from the Customers, Vendors, Goverment
Authorities and Banks during the year under review.
The Board is also grateful to the shareholder for their support.
The Board is also thankful to the employees of the Company for their
contribution, support and commitment towards their duty leading to
cordial industrial relations during the year under review.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
For WEBSOL ENERGY SYSTEM LIMITED
Date : 14th August, 2014 S. L. Agarwal B. R. Sengupta
Place : Kolkata Managing Director Director
Mar 31, 2013
The Directors are pleased to present the Twenty Third Annual Report
and the Audited Accounts for the financial period ended 31st March,
2013
FINANCIAL RESULTS (Rs.in lacs)
Particulars Current
Period Last financial
Period
2012-13 2011-12
Revenue from operations 11,421.58 14,325.21
Other Incomes 1,146.63 291.15
Total Revenue 12,568.21 14,616.36
Profit / (Loss) before interest,
depreciation & taxes 1,561.80 (17,569.97)
Less: Interest 1,854.27 3,175.00
Less: Depreciation 1,298.51 1,995.50
Profit / (Loss) before Tax (1,590.98) (22,740.47)
Less: Provision for taxes
including deferred taxes 678.07
Profit / (Loss) after Tax (1,590.98) (23,418.54)
OPERATIONS
During the current financial period of nine months (ie. 2012 - 13) as
well as the last financial period of fifteen months (ie 2011 -12), we
witnessed a significant decline in the global prices of the raw
materials and finished goods coupled with the devaluation in the Indian
Rupees vs US Dollar which resulted in a sharp decline in profitability
leading to erosion of entire net worth of your Company.
During the nine months financial period under review your company
reported a total revenue of Rs.12,568.21 Lacs againstRs. 14,616.36 Lacs
during the last financial period for fifteen months. After providing Rs.
1,298.51 Lacs towards depreciation and Rs. 1,854.27 Lacs towards
interest, the company suffered a loss ofRs. 1,590.98 Lacs during the
current financial period as compared to a loss of Rs. 23,418.54 Lacs in
the last financial period
DIVIDEND
Due to the losses as reported, the Board of Directors of your company
could not recommend any dividend for the financial period ended 31st
March, 2013.
DEBT RESTRUCTURING AND BIFR
During the last financial period the credit facilities availed by your
Company were restructured by a majority of the lenders under the
bilateral scheme of restructuring. However three working capital banks
viz., Standard Chartered Bank, Dena Bank and HDFC Bank did not consent
to restructure the working capital credit facilities sanctioned by them
and as such the scheme of restructuring was not implemented in its
essence. As a consequence these three working capital lenders as also
the other two working capital lenders i.e., Allahabad Bank and Federal
Bank have classified your company''s borrowings as Non Performing Asset
(NPA) as on the date of the Balance Sheet under review.
Further due to the complete erosion of net worth of your company, a
reference was filed and registered with the Board for Industrial and
Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) during the financial period under
review.
DIRECTORS
During the year under review Mrs. S. Vasanthi and Mr. S. K. Pal
resigned from the office of Directors w.e.f. 08.10.2012 and 01.12.2012
respectively. However Mrs. S. Vasanthi is continuing with the Company
as an employee. The Board put on record their valuable guidance and
services rendered during their tenure as Directors of the Company.
According to the provisions of Articles of Association of the Company
and the Companies Act, 1956, Mr. Biswa Ranjan Sengupta and Mr. Santosh
Kumar Tibrewalla, Directors will retire by rotation at the forthcoming
Annual General Meeting and being eligible offer themselves for
re-appointment.
STATUTORY AUDITORS
M/s. Agarwal Sanganeria & Co., Chartered Accountants, the Statutory
Auditors of your Company retire at the ensuing Annual General Meeting
and have confirmed their eligibility for re- appointment at the
forthcoming Annual General Meeting under section 224(1B) of the
Companies Act, 1956.
STATUTORY AUDITORS'' REPORT
On the Statutory Auditor''s observations, reply from the management is
as under:
a. As mentioned in para (i) of the Annexure to the Auditors'' Report,
regarding updating of the book records related to Fixed
Assets, the updation of fixed asset register is in process and the same
will be updated in due course of time.
b. As mentioned in para (ix) of the Annexure to the Auditors'' Report,
regarding delay in deposit of undisputed statutory dues as on 31st
March 2013, the same is due, because of adverse cash flow situation of
the Company. The said dues will be paid in due course of time.
c. As mentioned in para (x) of the Annexure to the Auditors'' Report,
regarding accumulated losses exceeding the net worth during the current
financial period and as well as during the last financial period, the
same was due to significant decline in the global prices of the raw
materials and finished goods coupled with the devaluation in the Indian
Rupees vs US Dollar which resulted in a sharp decline in profitability.
These factors had an impact on the profitability of your Company which
ultimately led to erosion of entire net worth of our Company. On
erosion of entire net worth of the Company as on 30th June 2012, as a
statutory compliance of law, a reference was filed and registered with
Board for Industrial and Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) during the
current financial period.
d. As mentioned in para (xi) of the Annexure to the Auditors'' Report,
regarding delays in repayment of principal sums and interest thereon to
banks / financial institutions and classification of the accounts of
the Company as Non Performing Asset (NPA) the same was due to adverse
financial conditions. Further, three working capital lenders viz.
Standard Chartered Bank, Dena Bank and HDFC Bank did not consent to the
restructuring package approved and sanctioned by the lead bank. As on
the date of the Balance Sheet all the working capital lenders viz.
Allahabad Bank, The Federal Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, Dena Bank
and HDFC Bank to the Company have classified the Company''s borrowings
accounts with them as Non Performing Assets (NPA).
DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT We, the Directors of the Company,
hereby confirm, pursuant to provisions of section 217 (2AA) of the
Companies Act, 1956, in respect of financial period under review:
i) That in the preparation of the Annual Accounts for the financial
period ended 31st March, 2013, the applicable accounting standards have
been followed and there are no material departures from the same;
ii) That we 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 period as at 31st March, 2013
and of the loss of the Company for that period;
iii) That we have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance
of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for
preventing, and detecting fraud and other irregularities; and
iv) That we have prepared the annual accounts on a "going concern"
basis.
LISTING OF SECURITIES IN STOCK EXCHANGES
The shares of the Company are listed on Bombay Stock
Exchange Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
As required under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock
Exchanges, a report on Corporate Governance along with a certificate
from Auditors of the Company regarding Compliance of Conditions of
Corporate Governance, certification by CEO & CFO and the Management
Discussion & Analysis Report are given in the enclosed Annexure - B,
which forms part of this Report.
CODE OF CONDUCT FOR PREVENTION OF INSIDER TRADING In terms of the
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading)
Regulations, 1992 your Company has adopted the Code of Conduct for
Prevention of Insider Trading.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING
AND OUTGO Information in accordance with the provisions of Section
217(1) (e) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies
(Disclosure of Particulars in the report of Board of Directors) Rules ,
1988 regarding conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign
exchange earnings and outgo are given in the Annexure ÂA, which forms
part of this report.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
The industrial relation during the period under review (July 2012-
March 2013) had been cordial. The Directors take on record the
dedication, contribution, support, commitment and significant efforts
made by the Officers, Staff and Workers towards the overall evolution
of the Company.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
During the period under review none of the employees were in receipt of
remuneration in excess of the amount prescribed under Section 217(2A)
of The Companies Act, 1956.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Board of Directors would like to take this opportunity to offer
their thanks and deep sense of gratitude for the support, assistance
and co-operation received from the Financial Institutions, Banks,
Customers, Vendors and the Government Authorities during the period
under review. The Board is thankful to the shareholders for their
support to the Company.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
For WEBSOL ENERGY SYSTEM LIMITED
Sd/- Sd/-
S. L. Agarwal B. R. Sengupta
(Managing Director) (Director)
Date: 29th May 2013
Place: Kolkata
Mar 31, 2011
Dear Members,
The Directors are pleased to present the Twenty First Annual Report
and the Audited Accounts for the financial
Financial results (Rs.in lacs)
2010-11 2009-10
Total Income 18478.75 17149.30
Total Expenditure 15738.22 14294.74
Profit before interest, depreciation
& tax 2740.53 2854.56
Less: Interest 1292.90 1906.96
Depreciation 918.85 1244.68
Profit/Loss Before Tax 528.78 (297.08)
Less : Provision for -
- Taxation (incl for earlier years
and FBT) (82.36) (3.08)
- Doubtful Debts (7.27) -
- Deferred Tax (257.65) -
181.50 (300.16)
Add : Excess I. T. provision written
back 0.04 -
Profit / (Loss) After Tax 181.54 (300.16)
Add : Balance brought forward from
previous year 2590.27 2890.43
Balance Carried to Balance Sheet 2771.81 2590.27
Business And Performance
Solar energy demand has grown by an average 30% per annum over the past
20 years against a backdrop of rapidly declining costs and prices. This
decline in cost has been driven by economies of manufacturing scale,
manufacturing technology improvements, and the increasing efficiency of
solar cells.
Your company being a pioneer in the industry of manufacturing solar
photovoltaic cells and modules, has been on a constant growth path over
the years. The last financial year of your Company, which was of nine
months and ended on 31st March' 2011, was notable in itself as the
company stepped up its production capacity from 30MW to 60MW, thus
doubling its total production at its state of the art manufacturing
facility at Falta SEZ, West Bengal. The turnover of your company for
the last accounting period was Rs.16915.97 lacs as against Rs.14961.87
lacs for fifteen months in 2009-10. Despite the increase in production
in quantitative terms, the turnover was low mainly because of the
decrease in the selling prices of finished goods in absolute terms.
The Solar industry as a whole has recently surfaced as one of the main
sources of clean energy with the Govt, of major countries showing a
keen interest in promoting this industry. Recently the Govt, of India
has also announced the Jawaharlal Nehru National Solar Mission (JNNSM)
wherein the Govt, has set a target of generating about 20GW of solar
power by 2022. The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is proposing a
national renewable portfolio standard (RPS) requiring 10% of Indian
electricity to come from renewable by 2012 and 20% by 2020. The overall
global PV installation increased nearly six times from 2004 and is
expected to grow faster. Solar photovoltaic power is a viable and
reliable technology with a significant potential for long term growth
in nearly all regions.
expansion Capacity
In line with its expansion plans as projected and embarked upon, your
company is pleased to announce that with our relentless efforts we have
achieved our target expansion plan of 60MW by the end of February 2011.
The company continues to transcend the growth trajectory and commits to
achieve the 120 MW installed production capacity in due time as
targeted to enhance revenues and give a strong competition in this over
expanding market scenario.
Dividend
Considering the performance of your Company in the period under review
and the ongoing expansion process, the Board of Directors of your
company have not recommended any dividend for the last financial year.
Directors
According to provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and Articles of
Association of the Company, Mr. O.P. Agarwal and Mr. S.K. Pal retire
by rotation and being eligible offer themselves for re-appointment. The
Board considered that their re-appointment will be most beneficial to
the Company and hence recommends adoption of the resolutions.
Auditors
M/s. Agarwal Sanganeria & Co., Chartered Accountants, the Auditors of
the Company retire pursuant to section 224 of the Companies Act, 1956
and being eligible offer themselves for re- appointment. Necessary
certificate under Section 224(1 B) of the Companies Act, 1956 has been
received from the retiring Auditors confirming their eligibility and
that they are not disqualified for reappointment within the meaning of
Section 226 of the said Act.
Auditors' Report
The notes to the Accounts referred to the Auditors Report are self
explanatory and therefore, do not call for any further comments.
Directors' Responsibility Statement
We, the Directors of the Company, hereby confirm, pursuant to
provisions of section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, in respect
of financial year under review:
i) that in the preparation of the Annual Accounts for the financial
period ended 31st March, 2011, the applicable accounting standards have
been followed and there are no material departures from the same;
ii) that we 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 period as at 31 st March, 2011
and of the profit of the Company for that period;
iii) that we have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance
of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for
preventing, and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
iv) that we have prepared the annual accounts on a "going concern"
basis.
Listing Of Securities in Stock Exchanges
The shares of the Company are listed on Bombay Stock Exchange and
National Stock Exchange.
Corporate Governance
As required under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock
Exchanges, a report on Corporate Governance along with a certificate
from Auditors of the Company regarding Compliance of Conditions of
Corporate Governance, certification by CEO and the Management
Discussion & Analysis Report and are given in the enclosed Annexure -
B, which forms part of this Report.
Industrial Relations
The industrial relation during the last financial period had been
cordial. The Directors take on record the dedicated services and
significant efforts made by the Officers, Staff and Workers towards the
progress of the Company.
Energy, Technology & Foreign Exchange
Information in accordance with the provisions of Section 217(1) (e) of
the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (Disclosure of
Particulars in the report of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 regarding
conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange
earnings and outgo are given in the Annexure -A, which forms part of
this report.
Particulars Of Employees
During the period under review none of the employees was in receipt of
remuneration in excess of the amount prescribed under Section 217(2A)
of The Companies Act, 1956.
Acknowledgement
Your Directors would like to express their grateful appreciation for
the assistance and co-operation received from the Financial
Institutions, Banks, Government Authorities and Shareholders during the
period under review. Your Directors wish to place on record their deep
sense of appreciation to all the employees for their commendable
teamwork, exemplary professionalism and enthusiastic contribution
during the period under review.
By order of the Board,
For Websol Energy Systems Ltd.
S. L. Agarwal S. Vasanthi
Managing Director Director
Registered office:
9, A.J. C. Bose Road, Ideal Centre, 5th Floor,
Kolkata-700 017 Date:
28th May, 2011
Jun 30, 2010
The Directors are pleased to present the Twentieth Annual Report and
the Audited Accounts for the financial year ended 30th June, 2010.
Financial Results (Rs. in lacs)
2009-10 2008-09
Total Income 17149.30 14782.29
Total Expenditure 14294.74 11937.07
Profit before interest, depreciation
& tax 2854.56 2845.22
Less : Interest 1906.96 956.89
Depreciation 1244.68 209.94
Profit/Loss Before Tax (297.08) 1678.39
Less : Provision for - -
Taxation (incl for earlier
years and FBT) (3.08) 385.76
- Doubtful Debts
- Deferred Tax - 236.72
(300.16) 1055.91
Add : Excess I. T. provision written back
Deferred Tax written back
Profit After Tax (300.16) 1055.91
Less : Dividend (including dividend tax) - 90.54
Net Deficit for the year (300.16) 965.37
Add : Balance brought forward from
previous year 2890.43 1925.06
Balance Carried to Balance Sheet 2590.27 2890.43
Business and Performance
India, an emerging economy, has witnessed unprecedented levels of
economic expansion, along with countries like China, Russia, Mexico and
Brazil. India, being a cost effective and labor intensive economy, has
benefited immensely from a strong manufacturing and export oriented
industrial framework. With the economic pace picking up, global
commodity prices have also staged a comeback from their lows.
In the past few years, solar power has taken centre-stage globally as
an alternate energy source. The past few months, however, have been a
dampener in terms of investment flows into the sector because of the
global recession. But with China and India, the two most attractive
markets for solar capacity build-outs, setting ambitious targets for
the next decade, the sector is definitely poised for a fresh beginning.
Your company being a pioneer in the industry of manufacturing of
photovoltaic cells and modules, strives to transcend all hurdles for
noting down remarkable growth. The last financial year of your Company,
which was of fifteen months and ended on 30th June 2010, saw many
events, the major amongst them being the start of state of the art
manufacturing facility at Falta SEZ, West Bengal. The turnover of your
company for the last financial year was Rs.14961.87 lacs as against
Rs.13911.51 lacs in 2008-09. Despite the increase in the quantitative
terms, the turnover was low mainly because of the decrease in the
selling prices of finished goods in absolute terms. However, your
company posted a loss in the last financial year, which can be viewed
as a temporary phase, and was mainly due to fall in the prices of SPV
cells and modules globally, weakening of euro vis- a-vis dollar and
higher depreciation and interest costs.
Solar power, which is counted among one of the major
environment-friendly sources of energy, has a number of positives and
negatives. One of the most prominent advantages of solar power is that
it can be renewed. With government support to boost the growth of solar
industry the revival of smooth market conditions is warranted. The
announcement of Jawaharlal Nehru mission by the Govt. of India with a
target of setting up of 20 GW of solar PV plants by 2020 has given a
further boost to the industry and domestic demand is also expected to
pick à up.
Expansion Capacity
With the solar industry attracting business majors and neck cut
competition, companies are on the tread for capacity expansion. In the
present business scenario, volume based business has become a necessity
to survive. During the last year your
Company successfully commenced the commercial production of 30 MW SPV
Cells and Modules at its new state of the art manufacturing facility at
Falta SEZ, West Bengal. Your company is further adding to the existing
capacities in order to be economical in terms of cost given the fact
that your company already has adequate infrastructure and facilities
for expanding the installed capacity upto 90 Ã 120 MW.
Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) and Preferential Allotments
During the year under review your Company has raised capital of
Rs.45.40 cr. by way of QIP and further Preferential Warrants,
convertible into equity shares, was also issued to the Promoter and
Strategic Investor, amounting to Rs.30.00 cr. These funds were raised
to augment the Working Capital requirements of the Company as well as
to repay its debt obligations and strengthen the capital base.
Dividend
Considering the performance of your Company in the period under review
and the ongoing expansion process, the Board of Directors of your
company have not recommended any dividend for the last financial year.
Directors
According to provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and Articles of
Association of the Company, Mr. S.K. Pal and Mr. S.P. Bangur retire by
rotation and being eligible offer themselves for re-appointment. The
Board considered that their re-appointment will be most beneficial to
the Company and hence recommends adoption of the resolutions.
Mr. Sameer Agarwal was appointed as an Additional Director and he will
hold office as such till the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The
Company has received a Notice under Section 257 of the Companies Act,
1956 from a shareholder proposing the candidature of the said
Additional Director for the office of Director of the Company.
Auditors
M/s. Agarwal Sanganeria & Co., Chartered Accountants, the Auditors of
the Company retire pursuant to section 224 of the Companies Act, 1956
and being eligible offer themselves for re- appointment. Necessary
certificate under Section 224(1B) of the Companies Act, 1956 has been
received from the retiring Auditors confirming their eligibility and
that they are not disqualified for reappointment within the meaning of
Section 226 of the said Act.
Auditors Report
The notes to the Accounts referred to the Auditors Report are self
explanatory and therefore, do not call for any further comments.
Directors Responsibility Statement We, the Directors of the Company,
hereby confirm, pursuant to provisions of section 217 (2AA) of the
Companies Act, 1956, in respect of financial year under review:
i) that in the preparation of the Annual Accounts for the financial
year ended 30th June 2010, the applicable accounting standards have
been followed and there are no material departures from the same;
ii) that we 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 as at 30th June 2010 and
of the Loss of the Company for that period;
iii) that we have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance
of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for
preventing, and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
iv) that we have prepared the annual accounts on a Ãgoing concernÃ
basis.
Listing of Securities in Stock Exchanges
The shares of the Company are listed on Bombay and National
Stock Exchange.
Corporate Governance
As required under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock
Exchanges, a report on Corporate Governance along with a certificate
from Auditors of the Company regarding Compliance of Conditions of
Corporate Governance, certification by CEO and the Management
Discussion & Analysis Report and are given in the enclosed Annexure -
B, which forms part of this Report.
Industrial Relations
The industrial relation during the last financial year had been
cordial. The Directors take on record the dedicated services and
significant efforts made by the Officers, Staff and Workers towards the
progress of the Company.
Energy, Technology & Foreign Exchange Information in accordance with
the provisions of Section 217(1) (e) of the Companies Act, 1956 read
with the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the report of Board of
Directors) Rules , 1988 regarding conservation of energy, technology
absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo are given in the
Annexure ÃA, which forms part of this report.
Particulars of Employees
During the year under review none of the employees was in receipt of
remuneration in excess of the amount prescribed under Section 217(2A)
of The Companies Act, 1956.
Acknowledgement
Your Directors would like to express their grateful appreciation for
the assistance and co-operation received from the Financial
Institutions, Banks, Government Authorities and Shareholders during the
year under review. Your Directors wish to place on record their deep
sense of appreciation to all the employees for their commendable
teamwork, exemplary professionalism and enthusiastic contribution
during the year under review.
Registered Office: By Order of the Board,
Plot No. N1, Block à GP, For WEBSOL ENERGY SYSTEMS LTD.
Sector à V, Salt Lake
Electronics Complex, S. L. Agarwal S. Vasanthi
Kolkata à 700 091. Managing Director Director
Date: 30th August 2010
Place: Kolkata
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