Mar 31, 2018
Dear Members,
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the 28th Annual Report together with audited accounts of the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2018.
FINANCIAL RESULTS : (Rs. in Lakhs)
2017-2018 |
2016-2017 |
|
Profit before Depreciation |
3586.83 |
4402.52 |
Less : Depreciation |
2823.26 |
2957.47 |
Less : Taxes |
29.59 |
324.62 |
Add : Other Comprehensive Income |
2.47 |
(34.06) |
Profit after Tax |
736.45 |
1086.37 |
Surplus brought forward from last year |
3092.02 |
3309.04 |
Amount available for appropriation |
3828.47 |
4395.41 |
DIVIDEND
Your Directors are glad to recommend payment of dividend of Rs.1.60/- per equity share of Rs.10/- each to the equity shareholders @16% of the paid up capital.
IMPLEMENTATION OF INDIAN ACCOUNTING STANDARD (Ind AS)
Financial Year 2017-18 is the first year of implementation of Indian Accounting Standard. The Financial Statements for the year ended 31.3.2018 have been prepared in accordance with the Indian Accounting Standard (Ind AS) notified under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 and other relevant provisions of the Act. The Financial Statements for the year ended 31.3.2017 have been restated in accordance with Ind AS for comparative purposes. Detailed information on the impact of the transition from previous GAAP to Ind AS is provided in the annexed Financial Statements.
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS
During the year under the review, the overall turnover of the company increased by 3.01% when compared with the previous year.
After a stable first quarter, the performance of Spinning Unit and Knitting Unit was affected in the second and third quarters due to demand and supply mismatch resulting in sales of finished goods produced out of higher priced cotton at lower values. The performance of the two divisions improved in the fourth quarter as the outlook for Textile sector turned positive.
The performance of Weaving unit and Processing unit was satisfactory during the year. The Home Textile unit of the Company has stabilised its operations and has registered a turnover of Rs.1833 Lakhs. The Company ventured into Retail marketing under brand name âBitzâ for both innerwear and outer Garments. Though the scope is tremendous, the benefits will accrue only slowly due to the inherent nature of the business.
The unit wise performance of the company is furnished below:
Spinning Division
During the year under review, the Spinning mills produced 27617.98 tonnes (28173.57 tonnes) inclusive of purchased quantity 574.48 tonnes (2148.01 tonnes) of Yarn and sold 22701.45 tonnes (23504.00 tonnes) of Yarn.
The sales include 8233.75 tonnes (11006.80 tonnes) by way of Export. The total yarn sales of this division amounted to Rs. 48076.01 Lakhs (Rs.49587.71 Lakhs) of which export sales amounted to Rs.17293.56 Lakhs (Rs.22715.09 Lakhs) constituting 35.97% (45.81%) of the total yarn sales
The Spinning division produced 8217.57 tonnes (8011.01 tonnes) of saleable waste cotton and sold 7913.97 tonnes (8045.74 tonnes) and the total waste cotton sales of this division amounted to Rs.4884.75 Lakhs (Rs.3746.00 Lakhs ).
The Spinning division traded cotton and made a sales of 63.62 tonnes (234.00 tonnes) amounting to Rs. 95.05 Lakhs (Rs. 452.62 Lakhs ).
Weaving Division
The Weaving division specializes in manufacturing wider-width cotton grey woven fabric. During the year under review, 117.80 Lakh metres (117.39 Lakh metres) of Fabric were produced and 101.49 Lakh metres (112.50 Lakh metres) of fabric were sold.
The sales include 29.95 tonnes (30.46 tonnes) by way of Export. The total fabric sales of this division amounted to Rs.8218.19 Lakhs (Rs.9272.78 Lakhs) of which export sales amounted to Rs.2582.60 Lakhs (Rs. 2063.78 Lakhs).
Home Textile Division
During the year under review, the Home Textile division produced 10.81 Lakh pieces (9.73 Lakh pieces) of made ups and sold 10.69 Lakh pieces (10.13 Lakh pieces).
The total sales of this division amounted to Rs.1806.94 Lakhs (Rs.1206.22 Lakhs) which includes fabric sales 4.68 Lakh metres (2.30 Lakh metres) and the sales amounted to Rs. 691.39 Lakhs (Rs. 354.72 Lakhs)
Knitting Division
During the year under review, 8600.98 tonnes (6515.43 tonnes) of Knitted fabric were produced and 7968.18 tonnes (6341.31 tonnes) were sold. The total sales of this division amounted to Rs. 17405.17 Lakhs (Rs.12291.71 lakhs) of which export sales amounted to Rs.10898.44 Lakhs (Rs.6670.71 lakhs).
Processing and Technical Textiles Division
During the year under review, 3727.65 tonnes (2967.82 tonnes) of fabric were processed on job work basis and 709.54 tonnes (1236.55 tonnes) of fabric were produced and 631.27 tonnes (1137.57 tonnes) of fabric were sold. The total fabric sales of this division amounted to Rs. 2704.16 Lakhs (Rs.4711.83 lakhs).
Apparel Division
During the year under review, 33.29 Lakhs (14.93 lakhs) pieces of Garments were produced and sold 14.28 Lakhs (13.58 Lakhs) pieces. The total sales of this division amounted to Rs.1689.31 (Rs.2704.85 Lakhs).
Wind Mill Division
The Company has 4 windmills of 1250 KW each totaling 5 MW in Radhapuram Taluk, Tirunelveli District, Tamilnadu, 25 Nos windmills, each of 800 KW capacity totaling 20 MW capacity in Dharapuram Taluk, Tirupur District and Palani Taluk, Dindigul District, Tamilnadu and 3 Windmills of 1650 KW each in Kongalnagaram, Udumalpet Taluk, Tirupur District, Tamilnadu. The total installed capacity of Windmills is 29.95 MW and the whole of the wind power generated is captively consumed by the Spinning Units and Weaving Unit.
The windmills produced 549.11 Lakh units of power as against 583.71 Lakh units produced in the last year.
PROSPECTS FOR THE CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR 2018-19
Investment to de-bottleneck the production process in Spinning division was undertaken during the year 2017-18 which will result in the yarn production increasing to 90 tonnes per day from the earlier production of 75 tonnes per day. The increased production has already been achieved from the first quarter of current year 2018-19 onwards and coupled with better product mix the profitability of the Spinning units will improve in the years to come. The contribution from Windmills on overall performance of the Company is dependent on availability of Wind of adequate velocity and its evacuation by TANGEDCO.
The performance of Knitting, Processing, Weaving and Home Textiles divisions have stabilized and hence will continue to contribute to the overall performance of the Company. The Company is focusing on Home Textiles as one of the growth area and developing a range of products to increase business volume and margins from this unit.
The Retail division of the Company set up under the brand name âBitzâ commenced operations during the year 2017-18. The Company has appointed distributors in various cities to market the products. The products have been well accepted by the market for their quality. Though the Company is making all out efforts to increase volume, Retailing is a long term proposition and hence the benefits will accrue to the company gradually.
After the introduction of Goods and Service Tax (GST) from 1st July 2017 onwards, the Government rationalized the Duty Drawback rates, rates under Merchandise Exports from India Scheme (MEIS) and Rebate of State Levies (ROSL) enabling the Industry to revert to normal levels of apparel exports. The policy measures of the Government alongwith improved demand scenario for Textile and Apparel products both in domestic and export markets looks positive for the Company during the current financial year.
EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
There are no material changes and commitments affecting the Financial position of the company, subsequent to the end of the Financial Year.
PUBLIC DEPOSITS
The company has no public deposits outstanding at the beginning of the year and, the company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of Section 73 to 76 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 during the year under review.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
In line with requirements of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 your company is committed to the principles of good Corporate Governance and continues to adhere good corporate governance practices consistently.
A separate section is given on Corporate Governance, Management Discussion and Analysis alongwith a certificate from a Practicing Company Secretary regarding compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated under Regulation 34(3) read with Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 forms part of this Annual Report.
ANNUAL RETURN
Annual Return as on Financial Year ended on 31st March, 2018, pursuant to the sub-section (3) of Section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013 is posted on the website of the Company viz., www.bannarimills.com
DIRECTORS
During the period under review there were no changes in the Board of Directors.
Sri S V Arumugam, (DIN 00002458) is required to retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting, he is eligible for re-appintment and seeks re-appointment.
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.
KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
The Company has appointed the following persons as Key Managerial Personnel :
Name of the person |
Designation |
Sri S V Arumugam |
Managing Director |
# Sri S Seshadri |
Chief Financial Officer |
Sri N Krishnaraj |
Company Secretary |
# Appointed as Chief Financial Officer on 27.6.2018, in the casual vacancy caused by the death of Sri C S Balakumar, Chief Financial Officer on 10.6.2018.
The Audit Committee comprises of
1. Sri C S K Prabhu - Chairman (Non- Executive Independent Director)
2. Sri K N V Ramani - Member (Non- Executive Independent Director) and
3. Sri S Palaniswami - Member (Non- Executive Independent Director)
The Board has implemented the suggestions made by the Audit Committee from time to time.
EVALUATION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 17 (10) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, Independent Directors at their meeting without participation of non-Independent Directors and management considered and evaluated the Boards'' performance, performance of the Chairman and Managing Director.
The Board has carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance of the individual Directors as well as the Committees of Directors.
BOARD MEETINGS
During the year under review, Six Board Meetings were conducted. The details of the same have been given in the Corporate Governance Report under Regulation 17 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, forming part of this Report.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS
The Company has furnished Corporate Guarantee to Oriental Bank of Commerce by way of security for the credit facilities extended by the bank to Young Brand Apparel Private Limited for a sum of Rs. 11826 lakhs.
ESTABLISHMENT OF VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY
The Company has established a vigil mechanism for Directors and employees to report concerns about unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Company''s code of conduct or ethics. The policy has been posted in the website of the Company: www.bannarimills.com.
POLICY ON NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE
The Board of Directors have framed a policy setting out the framework for payment of Remuneration to Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management Personnel of the Company. The policy is explained as part of the Corporate Governance Report. The Committee ensures that
a. The level and composition of remuneration is reasonable and sufficient to attract, retain and motivate Directors of the quality required to run the Company successfully
b. Relationship of remuneration to performance is clear and meets appropriate performance benchmarks and
c. Remuneration to Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and senior management involves a balance between fixed and incentive pay reflecting short and long term performance objectives appropriate to the working of the Company and its goals.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
All the related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year in the ordinary course of business and the prices were at arm''s length basis. Hence, the provisions of Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 are not attracted. Further no materially significant related party transactions were made by the Company with Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated persons which may have potential conflict with interest of the company at large. Hence reporting in AOC-2 is not made. Approval of Audit Committee was obtained for transactions of repetitive nature on annual basis. All related party transactions are placed before the Audit Committee and Board of Directors for their review. The policy on Related Party Transactions is available in the website www.bannarimills.com.
SIGNIFICANT/MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS/COURTS
There are no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators/Courts that would impact the going concern status and the Company''s operation in future.
DIRECTORSâ RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
As stipulated in Section 134 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013 your Directors confirm that:
a) Your Directors have followed in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards with proper explanation relating to material departures;
b) Your Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the Company for that period;
c) Your Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) Your Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
e) Your Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and
f) Your Directors have devised proper system to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
The present Auditors of the Company M/s Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP, Chartered Accountants, Bangalore (Firm Registration No: 117366W/W-100018), were appointed for a term of 5 years, pursuant to the resolution passed by the members at the Annual General Meeting held on 25th September, 2017. Pursuant to Section 40 of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017, the proviso to Section 139 (1) relating to ratification of appointment of Auditors every year has been omitted. Accordingly, the term of office of present Auditors will be continued without ratification.
There is no audit qualification for the year under review.
SECRETARIAL AUDIT
Pursuant to provisions of section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 the Company has appointed Mr R Dhanasekaran, Practicing Company Secretary to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company. The report is annexed herewith as Annexure - I.
No adverse qualifications/comments have been made in the said report by the Practicing Company Secretary.
COMPLIANCE OF SECRETARIAL STANDARDS
The Company has complied with all applicable Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India from time to time.
COST AUDITOR
Pursuant to section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules 2014 as amended from time to time, the Board of Directors, on the recommendation of Audit Committee, has appointed Sri M Nagarajan, Cost Accountant, Coimbatore as Cost Auditor to conduct Cost Audit of the Company for the financial year 2018 - 2019. As required under the Companies Act, 2013, a resolution seeking members'' approval for the remuneration payable to the Cost Auditor forms part of the Notice convening Annual General Meeting.
JOINT VENTURE, ASSOCIATE AND SUBSIDIARIES
During the year the Company has invested Rs.304.95 lakhs in its Joint Venture Company viz., Young Brand Apparel Private Limited (YBA), thereby making YBA a subsidiary of our company.
The Company has three subsidiaries viz., Abirami Amman Mills Private Limited, Accel Apparel Private Limited and Young Brand Apparel Private Limited, as on 31.3.2018. In accordance with the Section 129 (3) of the Companies Act, 2013 the consolidated Financial Statements of the Company has been prepared which forms part of the Annual Report. A separate statement containing the salient features of the Financial Statements of Subsidiaries in Form AOC-1 (Part A ) is furnished :
INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY
The Company has an Internal Control System, commensurate with the size, scale and complexity of its operations. The scope and authority of the Internal Audit function is defined in the Internal Audit Manual. To maintain its objectivity and independence, the Internal Audit function reports to the Chairman of the Audit Committee and to the Chairman and Managing Director of the Company.
The Company has Independent Internal Auditor and an Internal Audit Department which monitors and evaluates the efficiency and adequacy of internal control system in the Company, its compliance with operating systems, accounting procedures and policies at all locations of the Company.
Based on the report of internal audit function, corrective actions are taken in the respective areas and thereby strengthen the controls. Significant audit observations and recommendations along with corrective actions thereon are presented to the Audit Committee of the Board.
STATEMENT ON RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY
Pursuant to section 134(3) (n) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 21 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Company has constituted a Risk Management Committee. The Committee has developed a Risk Management Policy and implemented the same. The details of the Committee and its terms of reference are set out in the Corporate Governance Report forming part of the Boards Report. At present the Company has not identified any element of risk which may threat the existence of the Company.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
The Company has constituted Corporate Social Responsibility Committee which shall recommend to the Board, the activities to be undertaken by the Company as specified in schedule VII, recommend the amount of expenditure to be incurred on such activities and monitor the CSR policy of the Company. The company has partially spent the amount stipulated under the requirements of the Act. Corporate Social Responsibility Committee constituted consisting of the following Directors
1. Sri S V Arumugam - Managing Director
2. Sri S Palaniswami - Independent Director
3. Sri K Sadhasivam - Independent Director
The CSR activities and its related particulars is enclosed as Annexure II
STATUTORY DISCLOSURES
I. Conservation of Energy and others - The particulars required to be included in terms of Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 for the year ended 31st March 2018 relating to Conservation of Energy, etc., is enclosed as Annexure III.
II. Remuneration of Directors and other details - The information required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 and forming part of the Directors'' Report for the year ended 31st March, 2018 is provided in Annexure IV.
HUMAN RESOURCES AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
During the year under review the human relations continued to be very cordial. The Company wishes to acknowledge the contribution of the employees at all levels of the organisation.
The Company has placed an Anti Sexual Harassment Policy in line with the requirements of The Sexual Harassment of Women at the workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013. Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) has been set up to redress complaints for sexual harassment. All employees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered under this policy. The Company has not received any complaints during the year.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors acknowledge with gratitude the timely assistance and help extended by the Bankers for having provided the required bank facilities. Your Directors wish to place on record their appreciation of the contributions made by the employees at all levels for the excellent performance of your Company.
By Order of the Board
S V ARUMUGAM
Coimbatore Chairman & Managing Director
27th June, 2018 DIN 00002458
Mar 31, 2015
Dear Members,
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the 25th Annual Report
together with audited accounts of the Company for the year ended 31st
March, 2015.
FINANCIAL RESULTS : (Rs. in Lakhs)
2014-2015 2013-2014
Profit before Depreciation 4,580.63 8,105.12
Less: Depreciation 2,666.24 3,500.16
Less : Taxes 631.75 1,448.15
Less : Extra Ordinary Item (Net of Tax Expenses) - -
Profit after Tax 1,282.64 3,156.81
Surplus brought forward from last year 1,540.09 751.92
Amount available for appropriation 2,822.73 3,908.73
Appropriations:
Provision for Equity Dividend 236.31 315.09
Provision for Tax on Dividend 48.11 53.55
Transfer to General Reserve 1,000.00 2,000.00
Surplus carried over to Balance Sheet 1,538.31 1,540.09
Total 2,822.73 3,908.73
DIVIDEND
Your Directors are glad to recommend payment of dividend of Rs. 1.50/-
per equity share of Rs. 10/- each to the equity shareholders (@ 15% of
the paid up capital).
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS
The overall turnover of the Company has decreased by 2.50% in turnover
as compared to the previous year, mainly due to lower off take of
finished goods in the market. There is no change in the nature of
Business of the Company.
Spinning Division
During the year under review, the Spinning Mills produced 22054.34
tonnes (20700.32 tonnes) inclusive of purchased quantity 885.25 tonnes
(1378.53 tonnes) of Yarn and sold 20818.38 tonnes (21050.40 tonnes) of
Yarn.
The sales include 11195.79 tonnes (10732.84 tonnes) by way of Export.
The total sales of this division amounted to Rs. 48931.22 Lakhs (Rs.
52366.13 Lakhs) of which export sales amounted to Rs. 25398.85 Lakhs
(Rs. 25454.37 Lakhs) constituting 51.91% (48.60%) of the total sales.
Weaving Division
The Weaving Division specializes in manufacturing wider-width cotton
fabric. During the year under review, 96.40 Lakh Metres (76.23 Lakh
Metres) of Fabric were produced and 88.85 Lakh Metres (71.59 Lakh
Metres) of Fabric were sold.
Knitting Division
During the year under review, 3176.25 tonnes (1672.42 tonnes) of
Knitted fabric were produced and 3224.01 tonnes (1529.40) tonnes were
sold. The total sales of this division amounts to Rs. 7367.93 Lakhs
(Rs. 3640.95 lakhs) of which export sales amounted to Rs. 1370.13 Lakhs
(Rs. 806.07 lakhs).
Processing Division and Technical Textiles Division
During the year under review, 768.54 tonnes (583.32 tonnes) of fabrics
were processed and the total processing charges of this division
amounts to Rs. 614.62 Lakhs (Rs. 464.13 lakhs).
Garment Division
During the year under review, 9.10 lakhs (7.46 lakhs) pieces of
Garments were produced and sold 8.68 lakhs (7.09 lakhs) pieces. The
total sales of this division amounts to Rs. 3572.56 lakhs (Rs. 3192.49
lakhs) of which export sales amounted to Rs. 3533.38 lakhs (Rs. 3143.25
lakhs).
Wind Mill Division
The company has 4 windmills of 1250 KW each totaling 5 MW in Radhapuram
Taluk, Tirunelveli District, Tamilnadu, 25 Nos windmills, each of 800
KW capacity totaling 20 MW capacity in Dharapuram Taluk, Tirupur
District and Palani Taluk, Dindigul District, Tamilnadu and 3 Windmills
of 1650 KW each in Kongalnagaram, Udumalpet Taluk, Tirupur District,
Tamilnadu. The total installed capacity of Windmills is 29.95 MW and
the whole of the power generated is captively consumed by the Spinning
and Weaving Unit.
The windmills produced 449.40 Lakh units of power as against 492.39
Lakh units produced in the last year.
PROSPECTS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR
The parity between the cost of inputs and realization on finished
products is expected to be favorable. Installation of new machinery in
value added divisions will increase business volume and profit margin.
Overall performance of your company is expected to be satisfactory.
EVENTS SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
There are no material changes and commitments affecting the financial
position of the Company, subsequent to the end of the Financial Year.
PUBLIC DEPOSITS
The company has no public deposits outstanding at the beginning of the
year and the Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning
of Section 73 to 76 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies
(Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 during the year under review.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
In line with requirements of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement our
Company is committed to the principles of good Corporate Governance and
continues to adhere good corporate governance practices consistently.
A separate section on Corporate Governance, Management Discussion and
Analysis alongwith a certificate from the Auditors of the Company
regarding compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance as
stipulated under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement forms part of this
Annual Report.
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
An extract of the Annual Return as on Financial Year Ended on 31st
March, 2015, pursuant to the sub-section (3) of Section 92 of the
Companies Act, 2013 and forming part of the report, in Form MGT - 9 is
enclosed as Annexure - I
DIRECTORS
Smt S Sihamani (DIN 06945399), was appointed as Additional Director
(Woman Director) u/s 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of
the Listing Agreement with effect from 1.9.2014. She holds office upto
the date of ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offers
herself for re-appointment.
Further, Smt S Sihamani, fulfills the criteria required for being
appointed as an Independent Director and recommended to be appointed as
an Independent Director of the Company for a term of five consecutive
years from date of the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
Sri S V Arumugam, Managing Director (DIN 00002458) is required to
retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting, he is
eligible and seeks re-appointment.
The term of office of Sri S V Arumugam as Managing Director expires on
26.6.2015. The Board of Directors on the recommendation of Nomination
and Remuneration Committee, have appointed him for a further period of
5 years and approved the remuneration payable to him. Such appointment
and payment of remuneration are subject to approval of shareholders in
the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
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.
KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
The Company has appointed the following persons as Key Managerial
Personnel during the year.
Name of the persons Designation
Sri S V Arumugam Managing Director
Sri C S Balakumar Chief Financial Officer
Sri N Krishnaraj Company Secretary
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Audit Committee comprises of
1. Sri C S K Prabhu - Chairman (Non- Executive Independent Director)
2. Sri K N V Ramani - Member (Non- Executive Independent Director) and
3. Sri S Palaniswami - Member (Non- Executive Independent Director)
The Board has implemented the suggestions made by the Audit Committee
from time to time.
EVALUATION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of
the Listing Agreement, Independent Directors at their meeting without
participation of non-independent directors and management considered
and evaluated the Boards' performance, performance of the Chairman and
Managing Director.
The Board has carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance,
of the individual directors as well as the Committees of Directors.
BOARD MEETINGS
During the year under review, four Board Meetings were conducted. The
details of the same have been given in the Corporate Governance Report
of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement forming part of this Report.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS
The Company has not given any loans or guarantees governed under the
provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013. The details of
the investments made by Company are given in the notes to the financial
statements.
ESTABLISHMENT OF VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY
The Company has established a Vigil Mechanism for Directors and
employees to report concerns about unethical behavior, actual or
suspected fraud or violation of the Company's code of conduct or
ethics. The policy has been posted in the website of the Company:
www.bannarimills.com.
POLICY ON NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE
The Board of Directors have framed a policy setting out the framework
for payment of Remuneration to Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and
Senior Management Personnel of the Company. The policy is explained as
part of the Corporate Governance Report. The Committee ensures that
a. The level and composition of remuneration is reasonable and
sufficient to attract, retain and motivate Directors of the quality
required to run the Company successfully
b. Relationship of remuneration to performance is clear and meets
appropriate performance benchmarks and
c. Remuneration to Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior
Management involves a balance between fixed and incentive pay
reflecting short and long term performance objectives appropriate to
the working of the Company and its goals.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
All the related party transactions that were entered into during the
financial year in the ordinary course of business and the prices were
at arm's length basis Hence, the provisions of Section 188 of the
Companies Act, 2013 are not attracted. Further no materially
significant related party transactions were made by the Company with
Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated
persons which may have potential conflict with interest of the company
at large. Hence reporting in AOC-2 is not required. Approval of Audit
Committee was obtained for transactions of repetitive nature on annual
basis. All related party transactions are placed before the Audit
Committee and Board of Directors for their review. The policy on
Related Party Transactions is available in the website
www.bannarimills.com.
SIGNIFICANT/MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS/COURTS
There are no significant and material orders passed by the
Regulators/Courts that would impact the going concern status and the
Company's operation in future.
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
As stipulated in Section 134 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013 your
Directors confirm that:
a) Your Directors have followed in the preparation of the annual
accounts, the applicable accounting standards with proper explanation
relating to material departures;
b) Your Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and
loss of the Company for that period;
c) Your Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and
for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) Your Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis;
e) Your Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be
followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are
adequate and were operating effectively; and
f) Your Directors have devised proper system to ensure compliance with
the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were
adequate and operating effectively.
AUDITORS
The present Auditors of the Company M/s P.N.Raghavendra Rao & Co.,
Chartered Accountants, Coimbatore, were appointed for a term of 3
years, pursuant to the resolution passed by the members at the Annual
General Meeting held on 25th August, 2014. A resolution ratifying their
appointment in terms of Section 139 is also placed before the
shareholders for their approval at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
SECRETARIAL AUDIT
Pursuant to provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and
The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)
Rules, 2014 the Company has appointed Mr R Dhanasekaran, Practicing
Company Secretary to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company.
The report is annexed herewith as Annexure - II
No adverse qualifications/comments have been made in the said report by
the Practicing Company Secretary.
COST AUDITOR
Pursuant to Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the
Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 as amended from time to
time, the Board of Directors, on the recommendation of Audit Committee,
has appointed Sri M Nagarajan, Cost Accountant, Coimbatore as Cost
Auditor to conduct Cost Audit of the Company for the financial year
2015 - 2016 with remuneration. As required under the Companies Act,
2013, a resolution seeking members' approval for the remuneration
payable to the Cost Auditor forms part of the Notice convening Annual
General Meeting.
SUBSIDIARY
During the year under review, Abirami Amman Mills Private Limited
ceased to be a subsidiary of your company. Further the policy
determining 'material' subsidiary is available in the website
www.bannarimills.com.
INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY
The Company has an Internal Control System, commensurate with the size,
scale and complexity of its operations. The scope and authority of the
Internal Audit function is defined in the Internal Audit Manual. To
maintain its objectivity and independence, the Internal Audit function
reports to the Chairman of the Audit Committee & to the Chairman &
Managing Director.
The Company has an Internal Audit Department which monitors and
evaluates the efficiency and adequacy of internal control system in the
Company, its compliance with operating systems, accounting procedures
and policies at all locations of the Company.
Based on the report of internal audit function, corrective actions are
taken in the respective areas and thereby strengthen the controls.
Significant audit observations and recommendations along with
corrective actions thereon are presented to the Audit Committee of the
Board.
STATEMENT ON RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY
Pursuant to Section 134(3)(n) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49
of the Listing Agreement, the Company has constituted a Risk Management
Committee. The Committee has developed a Risk Management Policy and
implemented the same. The details of the Committee and its terms of
reference are set out in the Corporate Governance Report forming part
of the Boards Report.
At present the Company has not identified any element of risk which may
threat the existence of the Company.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY COMMITTEE
The Company has constituted Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
which shall recommend to the Board, the activities to be undertaken by
the Company as specified in Schedule VII, recommend the amount of
expenditure to be incurred on such activities and monitor the CSR
policy of the Company. The Company has partially spent the amount
stipulated under the requirements of the Act. Corporate Social
Responsibility Committee constituted consisting of the following
Directors with effect from 21.5.2014.
Sri S V Arumugam - Managing Director
Sri S Palaniswami - Independent Director
Sri K Sadhasivam - Independent Director
The CSR activities and its related particulars is enclosed as Annexure
III
STATUTORY DISCLOSURES
I. Conservation of Energy and others - The particulars required to be
included in terms of Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read
with Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 for the year
ended 31st March 2015 relating to Conservation of Energy, etc., is
enclosed as Annexure IV.
II. Remuneration of Directors and other details- The information
required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with
Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,
2014 and forming part of the Directors' Report for the year ended 31st
March, 2015 is provided in Annexure V.
HUMAN RESOURCES AND INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
During the year under review the human relations continued to be very
cordial. The Company wishes to acknowledge the contribution of the
employees at all levels of the organisation.
The Company has placed an Anti Sexual Harassment Policy in line with
the requirements of The Sexual Harassment of Women at the Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013. Internal Complaints
Committee (ICC) has been set up to redress complaints for sexual
harassment. All employees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees)
are covered under this policy. The Company has not received any
complaints received for disposal off during the year.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors acknowledge with gratitude the timely assistance and
help extended by the Bankers for having provided the required bank
facilities. Your Directors wish to place on record their appreciation
of the contributions made by the employees at all levels for the
excellent performance of your company.
By Order of the Board
Coimbatore S V ARUMUGAM
30th May, 2015 Chairman & Managing Director
Mar 31, 2014
Dear Members,
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the 24th Annual Report
together with audited accounts of the Company for the year ended 31st
March, 2014.
FINANCIAL RESULTS :
(Rs. in Lakhs)
2013-2014 2012-2013
Profit before Depreciation 8,105.12 7,648.07
Less: Depreciation 3,500.16 3,575.65
Less : Taxes 1,448.15 1,340.61
Less : Extra Ordinary Item
(Net of Tax Expenses) - -
Net Profit 3,156.81 2,731.81
Surplus brought forward from last year 751.92 -611.25
Amount available for appropriation 3,908.73 2,120.56
Appropriations:
Provision for Equity Dividend 315.09 315.09
Provision for Tax on Dividend 53.55 53.55
Transfer to General Reserve 2,000.00 1,000.00
Surplus carried over to Balance Sheet 1,540.09 751.92
Total 3,908.73 2,120.56
DIVIDEND
Your Directors are glad to recommend payment of dividend of Rs. 2/- per
equity share of Rs.10/- each to the equity shareholders (Last year Rs. 2/-
per share of Rs. 10/- each). The dividend is free from income tax in the
hands of shareholders.
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS
Your Company has achieved an increase of 25% in turnover as compared to
the previous year with improved working results
Spinning Division
The Spinning Mills produced 20,700.32 tonnes (17,563.29 tonnes) and
purchased 1,378.53 tonnes (226.97 tonnes) of Yarn and sold 21,050.40
tonnes (17,286.64 tonnes) of Yarn. Sales include 10,732.84 tonnes
(9,337.58 tonnes) by export of yarn.
The total sales of this division amounted to Rs. 52,366.13 Lakhs (Rs.
40,210.94 Lakhs) of which export sales amounted to Rs. 25,454.37 Lakhs (Rs.
20,499.79 Lakhs) constituting 48.60% (50.98%) of the total revenue.
Weaving Division
The Weaving Division specializes in manufacturing wider width cotton
fabric. During the year under review, 76.23 Lakh Metres (61.27 Lakh
Metres) of Fabric were produced and 71.59 Lakh Metres (69.58 Lakh
Metres) of Fabric were sold.
Knitting Division
During the year under review, 1672.42 tonnes of Knitted fabric were
produced and 1529.40 tonnes were sold. The total sales of this division
amounted to Rs. 3640.95 Lakhs of which export sales accounted for Rs.
806.07 Lakhs.
Processing Division and Technical Textiles Division
During the year under review, 583.32 tonnes (previous year - Nil) of
fabrics were processed and the total processing charges earned by this
division was Rs. 464.13 lakhs, 4.82 Lakhs (8.35 Lakhs) Meters of canvas
were produced and 2.54 Lakhs (6.28 Lakhs) meters of canvas were sold.
It also produced 1.49 Lakhs (0.37 Lakhs) meters of breathable water
proof fabric and 0.05 Lakhs (0.74 Lakhs) meters were sold.
Garment Division
7.46 Lakhs (4.86 Lakhs) pieces of Garments were produced and sold 7.09
Lakhs (5.14 Lakhs) pieces. The total sales in this division amounted to
Rs. 3192.49 Lakhs (Rs.1934.63 lakhs) of which export sales accounted for Rs.
3143.25 Lakhs (Rs. 1894.35 Lakhs).
Wind Mill Division
The Company has 4 windmills of 1250 KW each totaling 5MW in Radhapuram
Taluk, Tirunelveli District, Tamilnadu, 25 Nos windmills, each of 800
KW capacity totaling 20 MW capacity in Dharapuram Taluk, Tirupur
District and Palani Taluk, Dindigul District, Tamilnadu and 3 Windmills
of 1650 KW each in Kongalnagaram, Udumalpet Taluk, Tirupur District,
Tamilnadu. The total installed capacity of Windmills is 29.95 MW and
the whole of the power generated is captively consumed by the Spinning
Units and Weaving Unit.
The windmills produced 492.39 Lakh units of wind energy as against
618.25 Lakh units produced in the last year.
The lower production/consumption of power is on account of Non-
availability of grid facilities and non- evacuation.
Prospects for the Current Year
The parity between the cost of inputs and realisation on finished
products is expected to be favourable.
Improved margins are anticipated from value added products. The power
supply position has improved. Overall performance of your company is
expected to be satisfactory.
PUBLIC DEPOSITS
During the year under review, the Company has not accepted any deposits
from the Public.
DIRECTORS
Sri V Venkata Reddy ceased to be a Director of the Company by
resignation with effect from 30.5.2013 owing to his pre-occupations and
other busy schedules. The Board of Directors wish to place on record
their appreciation for the valuable services rendered by Sri V Venkata
Reddy during his tenure of office as Director in the growth of the
Company.
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
In compliance of the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the
Listing Agreement entered into with the Stock Exchanges in which the
Companies shares are listed, Independent Directors are required to be
appointed for a term not exceeding 5 years at a time besides the other
requirements. Accordingly the Board of Directors have proposed to
appoint Sri K N V Ramani and Sri C S K Prabhu, Directors, who are
retiring by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting, as
Independent Directors for a Term of 5 consecutive years, i.e. upto
24.8.2019. Further, Dr K R Thillainathan, Sri S Palaniswami and Sri K
Sadhasivam Directors are proposed for appointment as Independent
Directors of the Company for a Term of five consecutive years, i.e.
upto 24.8.2019. Your Directors recommend their appointment.
Details of the proposal for appointment of the above Directors are
mentioned in the Explanatory Statement under Section 102 of the
Companies Act, 2013 annexed to the Notice of the ensuing Annual General
Meeting
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Audit Committee comprises of
1. Sri C S K Prabhu - Chairman (Non- Executive Independent Director)
2. Sri K N V Ramani - Member (Non- Executive Independent Director) and
3. Sri S Palaniswami - Member (Non- Executive Independent Director)
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The information required under section 217(2A) of the Companies Act,
1956, read with Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 and
forming part of the Director''s report is furnished as Annexure I
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The particulars required to be included in terms of Section 217(1) (e)
of the Companies Act, 1956 read
with Rule 2 of the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report
of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 with regard to conservation of
energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo are
given in Annexure -II.
DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
As stipulated in Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956 your
Directors confirm that:
(i) Your Directors have followed the applicable Accounting Standards in
the preparation of annual accounts;
(ii) Your Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of the Company at the end of the financial year 2013-2014 and of the
profit of the Company for that period;
(iii) Your Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of
the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities; and
(iv) Your Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going
concern basis.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
In line with requirements of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement our
Company is committed to the principles of good Corporate Governance and
continue to adhere good corporate governance practices consistently.
A separate section on Corporate Governance, Management Discussion and
Analysis and a certificate from the Auditors of the Company regarding
compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated under
clause 49 of the Listing Agreement form part of this Annual Report.
AUDITORS
The present Auditors of the Company M/s P.N.Raghavendra Rao & Co,
Chartered Accountants, Coimbatore, are retiring at the ensuing Annual
General Meeting and are eligible for re-appointment.
COST AUDITOR
Sri M Nagarajan, Cost Accountant, Coimbatore has been appointed as Cost
Auditor to conduct Cost Audit of the Company for the financial year
2013 - 2014 with the approval of Central Government.
SUBSIDIARY
The Financial Statements of the Company''s subsidiary Viz., Abirami
Amman Mills Private Limited, have been annexed to this report alongwith
the other required disclosures.
A Statement pursuant to Section 212 (1) (e) of the Companies Act, 1956,
containing the prescribed particulars in respect of the above
subsidiary is enclosed as Annexure - III to this report.
As required by listing agreement the Company has prepared the
consolidated financial statements of the company and its subsidiary
pursuant to Accounting Standard 21.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
The relationship with employees continued to remain cordial throughout
the year under review.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
The Company envisages to improve education in rural areas in and around
the factories of the Company by providing various facilities in
Government schools as part of its social responsibility.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Your Directors acknowledge with gratitude the timely assistance and
help extended by the Bankers for having provided the required bank
facilities. Your Directors wish to place on record their appreciation
of the contributions made by the employees at all levels for the
excellent performance of your company.
By Order of the Board
Coimbatore S V ARUMUGAM
21st May, 2014 Chairman & Managing Director
Mar 31, 2013
Dear Members,
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the 23rd Annual Report
together with audited accounts of the Company for the year ended 31st
March, 2013.
FINANCIAL RESULTS :
(Rs in Lakhs)
2012-2013 2011-2012
Profit before Depreciation 7,648.08 326.47
Less: Depreciation 3,575.65 3,722.63
Less : Taxes 1,340.61 -1,758.55
Less : Extra Ordinary Item
(Net of Tax Expenses)
Profit after Tax 2,731.8 1 -1,637.61
Surplus brought forward from last year -611.25 1,026.36
Amount available for appropriation 2,120.56 -611.25
Appropriations:
Provision for Equity Dividend 315.09
Provision for Tax on Dividend 53.55
Transfer to General Reserve 1,000.00
Surplus carried over to Balance Sheet 751.92
Total 2,120.56
DIVIDEND
Your Directors are glad to recommend payment of dividend of Rs. 2 per
equity share of Rs. 10/- each to the equity shareholders (Last year Nil
per share of Rs. 10/- each). The dividend is free from income tax in the
hands of shareholders.
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS
Spinning Division
During the year under review, the Spinning Mills produced 17790.26
tonnes (14696.59 tonnes) inclusive of purchased quantity 226.97 tonnes
(56.68 tonnes) of Yarn and sold 17286.64 tonnes (16136.67 tonnes) of
Yarn. The sales include 9337.58 tonnes (8603.05 tonnes) by way of
Export. The total sales of this division amounted to Rs. 40210.94 Lakhs (
Rs. 34489.74 Lakhs) of which export sales amounted to Rs. 20499.79 Lakhs (
Rs. 18382.30 Lakhs) constituting 50.98% (53.30%) of the total revenue.
Weaving Division
The Weaving Division specializes in manufacturing wider-width cotton
fabric. During the year under review, 61.28 Lakh metres (66.93 Lakh
Metres) of Fabric were produced and 69.58 Lakh Metres (70.21 Lakh
metres) of Fabric were sold.
Wind Mill Division
The company has 4 windmills of 1250 KW each totaling 5MW in Radhapuram
Taluk, Tirunelveli District, Tamilnadu, 25 Nos windmills, each of 800
KW capacity totaling 20 MW capacity in Dharapuram Taluk, Tirupur
District and Palani Taluk, Dindigul District, Tamilnadu and 3 Windmills
of 1650 KW each in Kongalnagaram, Udumalpet Taluk, Tirupur District,
Tamilnadu. The total installed capacity of Windmills is 29.95 MW and
the whole of the power generated is captively consumed by the Spinning
Units. The windmills produced 618.25 Lakh units of wind energy as
against 528.55 lakh units produced in the last year.
Processing and Technical Textiles Division
During the year under review, 7.74 Lakh Metres (16.03 Lakh Metres) of
Coated Fabric were produced and 8.81 Lakh metres (16.52 Lakh Metres) of
Coated Fabric were sold. During the year under review 2.53 Lakh metres
of Canvas were produced end 2.50 Lakh metres of Canvas were sold. The
end products/applications of these fabrics include Home Textiles,
upholstery, apparel fabric, performance and industrial fabric. During
the year under review, 0.37 Lakh Metres (3.35 Lakh Metres) of
Breathable water proof Fabric were produced and 0.74 Lakh metres (3.46
Lakh metres) were sold under the Brand name Quick dry.
Garment Division
During the year under review, 5.32 lakh pieces of Garments were
produced inclusive of purchased quantity 0.47 lakhs pieces and sold
5.14 lakh pieces. The total sales of this division amounts to Rs. 1934.63
lakhs of which export sales amounted to Rs. 1894.35 lakhs.
Prospects for the Current Year
The revival of Dying units in Tirupur, Tamilnadu, improvements in
Garments Export coupled with stability in cotton prices is expected to
contribute favorably to the working results of the company. In the
current year also the power supply situation in the state of Tamilnadu
remains severely affected. However the company has identified alternate
sources of power to overcome power shortage. Barring unforeseen
circumstances the overall performance of the company expected to be
satisfactory.
PUBLIC DEPOSITS
During the year under review, the Company has not accepted any deposits
from the Public.
DIRECTORS
Sri S Palaniswami and Dr K R Thillainathan, Directors will retire by
rotation at the ensuing annual general meeting and they are eligible
for re-appointment.
Sri S K Sundararaman ceased to be a Director of the Company by
resignation with effect from 31.5.2012. The Board wishes to place on
record its appreciation for the valuable services rendered by Sri S K
Sundararaman during his tenure of office as Director and Executive
Director in the growth of the Company.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Audit Committee comprises of
1. Sri C S K Prabhu - Chairman (Non- Executive Independent Director)
2. Sri K N V Ramani - Member (Non- Executive Independent Director) and
3. Sri S Palaniswami - Member (Non- Executive Independent Director)
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
None of the Employee is drawing remuneration in excess of the limits
specified under Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956. Hence the
information required under section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956,
read with Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 and forming
part of the Director''s report is not furnished.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The particulars required to be included in terms of Section 217(1) (e)
of the Companies Act, 1956 with regard to conservation of energy,
technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo are given in
Annexure -I.
DIRECTOR''S RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
As stipulated in Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956 your
Directors confirm that:
(i) Your Directors have followed the applicable accounting standards in
the preparation of annual accounts;
(ii) Your Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of the company at the end of the financial year 2012-2013 and of the
profit of the company for that period;
(iii) Your Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of
the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities; and
(iv) Your Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going
concern basis.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
A separate section on Corporate Governance, Management Discussion and
Analysis and a certificate from the Auditors of the Company regarding
compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated under
clause 49 of the Listing Agreement form part of this Annual Report.
AUDITORS
The present Auditors of the Company M/s P.N.Raghavendra Rao & Co,
Chartered Accountants, Coimbatore, are retiring at the ensuing Annual
General Meeting and are eligible for re-appointment.
COST AUDITOR
Sri M Nagarajan, Cost Accountant, Coimbatore has been appointed as Cost
Auditor to conduct Cost Audit of the Company for the financial year
2012 Â 2013 with the approval of Central Government.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
The relationship with employees continued to remain cordial throughout
the year under review.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors acknowledge with gratitude the timely assistance and
help extended by the Bankers for having provided the required bank
facilities. Your Directors wish to place on record their appreciation
of the contributions made by the employees at all levels for the
excellent performance of your company.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
Coimbatore S V ARUMUGAM
18th May, 2013 Chairman & Managing Director
Mar 31, 2012
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the 22nd Annual Report
together with audited accounts of the Company for the year ended 31st
March, 2012.
FINANCIAL RESULTS (Rs in Lakhs)
2011-2012 2010-2011
Profit before Depreciation 326.47 12,108.40
Less: Depreciation 3,722.63 3,720.03
Less : Taxes -1,758.55 2,838.91
Less : Extra Ordinary Item (Net of Tax Expenses) - 1,669.06
Profit after Tax -1,637.61 3,880.40
Surplus brought forward from last year 1,026.36 513.37
Amount available for appropriation -611.25 4,393.77
Appropriations:
Provision for Equity Dividend - 315.08
Provision for Tax on Dividend - 52.33
Transfer to General Reserve - 3,000.00
Surplus carried over to Balance Sheet - 1,026.36
Total - 4,393.77
DIVIDEND
Your Directors have not recommended any dividend for the financial year
2011-2012 considering the Losses suffered by the Company.
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS
Spinning Division
During the year under review, the Spinning Mills produced 14696.59
tonnes (22477.00 tonnes) inclusive of purchased quantity 56.68 tonnes
(242.23 tonnes) of Yarn and sold 16136.67 tonnes (21015.25 tonnes) of
Yarn. The sales include 8603.05 tonnes (7646.09 tonnes) by way of
Export. The total sales of this division amounted to Rs 34489.74 Lakhs
( Rs 44329.66 Lakhs) of which export sales amounted to Rs 18382.30
Lakhs ( Rs 17989.34 Lakhs) constituting 53.30% (40.58%) of the total
revenue.
Volatility in the price of raw material, acute power shortage, glut in
the domestic and international markets, closure of dyeing units in
textile clusters - particularly Tirupur in Tamilnadu due to
environmental issues, have had adverse impact on the performance of the
company.
Weaving Division
The Weaving Division specializes in manufacturing wide-width cotton
fabric. During the year under review, 66.93 Lakh metres (86.33 Lakh
Metres) of Fabric were produced and 70.21 Lakh Metres (76.13 Lakh
metres) of Fabric were sold.
Wind Mill Division
The company has 4 windmills of 1250 KW each totaling 5MW in Radhapuram
Taluk, Tirunelveli District, Tamilnadu, 25 Nos windmills, each of 800
KW capacity totaling 20 MW capacity in Dharapuram Taluk, Tirupur
District and Palani Taluk, Dindigul District, Tamilnadu and 3 Windmills
of 1650 KW each in Kongalnagaram, Udumalpet Taluk, Tirupur District,
Tamilnadu. The total installed capacity of Windmills is 29.95 MW and
the whole of the power generated is captively consumed by the Spinning
Units.
The windmills produced 528.55 Lakh units of wind energy as against
563.67 lakh units produced in the last year.
Processing and Technical Textiles Division
During the year under review,16.03 Lakh Metres (18.84 Lakh Metres) of
Coated Fabric were produced and 16.52 Lakh metres (18.82 Lakh Metres)
of Coated Fabric were sold. During the year under review 2.53 Lakh
metres of Canvas were produced and 2.50 Lakh metres of Canvas were
sold. The end products/applications of these fabrics include Home
Textiles, upholstery, apparel fabric, performance and industrial
fabric.
During the year under review, 3.35 Lakh Metres (2.12 Lakh Metres) of
Breathable water proof Fabric were produced and 3.46 Lakh metres (1.75
Lakh metres) were sold under the Brand name Quick dry.
Prospects for the Current Year
The full year operation of garment division is expected to add
favourable revenue. Power availability as well as market conditions are
expected to improve. Steps have been taken to increase export sales.
The working results are expected to be satisfactory.
PUBLIC DEPOSITS
During the year under review, the Company has not accepted any deposits
from the Public.
DIRECTORS
Sri K N V Ramani and Sri K Sadhasivam, Directors will retire by
rotation at the ensuing annual general meeting and they are eligible
for reappointment.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Audit Committee comprises of
1. Sri C S K Prabhu - Chairman (Non- Executive Independent Director)
2. Sri K N V Ramani - Member (Non- Executive Independent Director) and
3. Sri S Palaniswami - Member (Non- Executive Independent Director)
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The information required under section 217(2A) of the Companies Act,
1956, read with Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 and
forming part of the Director's report is not furnished as none of the
employees were drawing remuneration in excess of limits specified
therein.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The particulars required to be included in terms of Section 217(1) (e)
of the Companies Act, 1956 with regard to conservation of energy,
technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo are given in
Annexure - I.
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
As stipulated in Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956 your
Directors confirm that:
(i) Your Directors have followed the applicable accounting standards in
the preparation of annual accounts;
(ii) Your Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of the company at the end of the financial year 2011-2012 and of the
loss of the company for the year under review.
(iii) Your Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of
the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities; and
iv) Your Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
A separate section on Corporate Governance, Management Discussion and
Analysis and a certificate from the Auditors of the Company regarding
compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated under
clause 49 of the Listing Agreement form part of this Annual Report.
AUDITORS
The present Auditors of the Company M/s P.N.Raghavendra Rao & Co,
Chartered Accountants, Coimbatore, are retiring at the ensuing Annual
General Meeting and are eligible for re-appointment.
COST AUDITOR
Sri M Nagarajan, Cost Accountant, Coimbatore has been appointed as Cost
Auditor to conduct Cost Audit of the Company for the financial year
2012 onwards, subject to approval of Central Government.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
The relationship with employees continued to remain cordial throughout
the year under review.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors acknowledge with gratitude the timely assistance and
help extended by the Bankers for having provided the required bank
facilities. Your Directors wish to place on record their appreciation
of the contributions made by the employees at all levels for the
excellent performance of your company.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
Coimbatore S V ARUMUGAM
30th May, 2012 Chairman & Managing Director
Mar 31, 2011
Dear Members,
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the 21st Annual Report
together with audited accounts of the Company for the year ended 31st
March, 2011.
FINANCIAL RESULTS (Rs in Lakhs)
2010-2011 2009-2010
Profit before Depreciation 12,108.40 4,799.92
Less: Depreciation 3,720.03 2,565.30
Less : Taxes 2,838.91 729.02
Less : Extra Ordinary Item
(Net of Tax Expenses) 1,669.06 -
Profit after Tax 3,880.40 1,505.60
Surplus brought forward from last year 513.37 784.25
Amount available for appropriation 4,393.77 2,289.85
Appropriations:
Provision for Equity Dividend 315.08 236.31
Provision for Tax on Dividend 52.33 40.16
Transfer to General Reserve 3,000.00 1,500.00
Surplus carried over to Balance Sheet 1,026.36 513.37
Total 4,393.77 2,289.85
DIVIDEND
Your Directors are glad to recommend payment of dividend of Rs.2/- per
equity share of Rs.10/- each to the equity shareholders (Last year
Rs.1.50/- per share of Rs.10/- each). The dividend is free from income
tax in the hands of shareholders.
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS Spinning Division
During the year under review, the Spinning Mills produced 22477.00
tonnes à inclusive of purchased quantity (242.23 tonnes) of Yarn and
sold 21015.25 tonnes (19294.03 tonnes) of Yarn. The sales include
7646.09 tonnes (5413.49 tonnes) by way of Export. The total sales of
this division amounted to 44329.66 (Rs.26798.24 Lakhs) of which export
sales amounted to Rs.17989.34 (Rs.7507.00 Lakhs) constituting 40.58%
(28.01%) of the total revenue. The demand and realizations of finished
products in Spinning Division were encouraging.
Weaving Division
The Weaving Division specializes in manufacturing wide-width cotton
fabric. During the year under review, 86.33 Lakh Metres (60.84 Lakh
Metres) of Fabric were produced and 76.13 Lakh metres (64.78 Lakh
metres) of Fabric were sold.
Wind Mill Division
The company has 4 windmills of 1250 KW each totalling 5 MW in
Radhapuram Taluk, Tirunelveli District, Tamilnadu, 25Nos Windmills,
each of 800 KW capacity totaling 20 MW capacity in Dharapuram Taluk,
Tiruppur District and Palani Taluk,
Dindigul District, Tamilnadu and 3 Windmills of 1650KW each in
Kongalnagaram, Udumalpet Taluk, Tirupur District, Tamilnadu. The total
installed capacity of Windmills is 29.95 MW and the whole of the power
generated is captively consumed by the Spinning Units.
The windmills produced 563.67Lakh units of wind energy as against
522.26lakh units produced in the last year.
Processing and Technical Textiles Division
During the year under review,18.84 Lakh Metres (17.42) of Coated Fabric
were produced and 18.82 Lakh metres (17.12) of Coated Fabric were sold.
During the year under review 0.80 Lakh meters of Canvas were produced
and 0.36 Lakh meters of Canvas were sold. The end products/applications
of these fabrics include Home Textiles, upholstery, apparel fabric,
performance and industrial fabric.
During the year under review, 2.12 Lakh Metres (1.10Lakh Metres) of
Breathable water proof Fabric were produced and 1.75 Lakh metres (1.05
Lakh metres) were sold under the Brand name Quick dry.
Prospects for the current year and Expansions
The Controls and restriction on Export of Cotton, yarn and the Court
order on Dyeing units in Tirupur have adversely affected the textile
industry. The Company has taken steps to enlarge the product range and
sell the products in the upcountry markets and to corporate buyers to
tide over the crises.
PUBLIC DEPOSITS
During the year under review, the Company has not accepted any deposits
from the Public.
DIRECTORS
Sri S V Alagappan, Sri V Venkata Reddy and Sri C S K Prabhu Directors
will retire by rotation at the ensuing annual general meeting and they
are eligible for reappointment.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Audit Committee comprises of
1. Sri C S K Prabhu - Chairman (Non- Executive Independent Director)
2. Sri K N V Ramani - Member (Non- Executive Independent Director) and
3. Sri S Palaniswami - Member (Non- Executive Independent Director)
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The information required under section 217(2A) of the Companies Act,
1956, read with Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 and
forming part of the Director's report is furnished in Annexure-I.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The particulars required to be included in terms of Section 217(1) (e)
of the Companies Act, 1956 with regard to conservation of energy,
technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo are given in
Annexure -II.
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
As stipulated in Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956 your
Directors confirm that:
(i) Your Directors have followed the applicable accounting standards in
the preparation of annual accounts;
(ii) Your Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of the company at the end of the financial year 2010-2011 and of the
profit of the company for that period;
(iii) Your Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of
the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities; and
iv) Your Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
A separate section on Corporate Governance, Management Discussion and
Analysis and a certificate from the Auditors of the Company regarding
compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated under
clause 49 of the Listing Agreement form part of this Annual Report.
AUDITORS
TThe present Auditors of the Company M/s P.N.Raghavendra Rao & Co,
Chartered Accountants, Coimbatore, are retiring at the ensuing Annual
General Meeting and are eligible for re-appointment.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
The relationship with employees continued to remain cordial throughout
the year under review.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors acknowledge with gratitude the timely assistance and
help extended by the Bankers for having provided the required bank
facilities. Your Directors wish to place on record their appreciation
of the contributions made by the employees at all levels for the
excellent performance of your company.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
Coimbatore
S V BALASUBRAMANIAM
23rd May, 2011 Chairman
Mar 31, 2010
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the 20th Annual Report
together with audited accounts of the Company for the year ended 31st
March, 2010.
FINANCIAL RESULTS (Rs in Lakhs)
2009-2010 2008-2009
Profit before Depreciation 4,799.92 3,139.28
Less: Depreciation 2,565.30 2,180.84
Less: Taxes 729.02 153.60
Profit after Tax 1,505.60 804.83
Surplus brought forward from last year 784.25 238.73
Amount available for appropriation 2,289.85 1,043.56
Appropriations:
Provision for Equity Dividend 236.31 157.54
Provision for Tax on Dividend 40.16 26.77
Transfer to General Reserve 1,500.00 75.00
Surplus carried over to Balance Sheet 513.37 784.25
Total 2,289.85 1,043.56
DIVIDEND
Your Directors are glad to recommend payment of dividend of Rs. 1.50/-
per equity share of Rs, 10/- each to the equity shareholders (15% on
the Equity Capital). The dividend is free from income tax in the hands
of shareholders.
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS
The performance of the company during the year under review was
encouraging. The improvement in demand for textile products in both
Domestic and Export Markets and consequent better offtake for the
products of the Company, in the second half of the financial year has
resulted in improved performance when compared to the last year, Having
put to use all the production facilities last year itself, the company
could achieve Optimum Capacity Utilization during the year under
review.
The performance of Spinning & Weaving Divisions is satisfactory,
despite the high cotton price for major part of the year and intense
power cut and intermittent power shutdowns prevailing in Tamilnadu. The
Directors are optimistic of better performance in the current financial
year.
Spinning Division
During the year under review, the Spinning Mills produced 19318,86
tonnes - inclusive of purchased quantity (58.39 tonnes) of Yarn and
sold 19294,03 tonnes (18572,42 tonnes) of Yarn. The sales include
5413.49 tonnes (5163.25 tonnes) by way of Export. The total sales of
this division amounted to Rs. 26798.24 Lakhs (Rs.24600.73 Lakhs) of
which export sales amounted to Rs.7507.00 Lakhs (6249.93 Lakhs)
constituting 28.01% (25.41%) of the total revenue. The demand and
realizations of finished products in Spinning Division were
encouraging.
Weaving Division
The Weaving Division specializes in manufacturing wide-width cotton
fabric. During the year under review, 60.84 Lakh Metres (42.98 Lakh
Metres) of Fabric were produced and 64.78 Lakh metres (38.29 Lakh
metres) of Fabric were sold.
Wind Mill Division
The company has 4 windmills of 1250 KVA each totalling 5 MW in
Radhapuram Taluk, Tirunelveli District, Tamilnadu and 23 Nos Windmills,
each of 800 KW capacity totaling 18.40 MW capacity in Dharapuram Taluk,
Tiruppur District and Palani Taluk, Dindigul District, Tamilnadu. The
total installed capacity of Windmills is 23.40 MW. The whole of the
power generated is captively consumed by the Spinning Units.
The windmills produced 522.27 Lakh units of wind energy as against
298.75 lakh units produced in the last year.
Processing and Technical Textiles Division
During the year under review, 17.42 Lakh Metres (11.52) of Coated
Fabric were produced and 17.12 Lakh metres (10.66) of Coated Fabric
were sold. The end products/applications of these fabrics include Home
Textiles, upholstery, apparel fabric, performance and industrial
fabric.
During the year under review, 1.10 Lakh Metres (5.83 Lakh Metres) of
Breathable water proof Fabric were produced and 1.05 Lakh metres (5.14
Lakh metres) were sold under the Brand name Quick dry.
Prospects for the current year and Expansions
The performance of the Company is expected to be better, considering
the market and Economic Scenario prevailing in the Country. The company
is striving to achieve maximum capacity utilization using captive power
generation and purchase of power from third parties.
To meet the increased power requirements of Spinning Divisions of the
Company 2 nos of Enercon make windmills with a capacity of 800 KW each,
aggregating 1.60 MW near Chinnapudur, Dharapuram Taluk and 3 nos. of
Vestas make windmills with capacity of 1650 KW aggregating 4.95 MW in
Kongalnagaram, Udumalpet Taluk, Tiruppur District, Tamilnadu are being
installed.
PUBLIC DEPOSITS
During the year under review, the Company has not accepted any deposits
from the Public.
DIRECTORS
Sri K N V Ramani, Sri S Palaniswami and Dr K R Thillainathan Directors
will retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and they
are eligible for reappointment.
The term of office of Sri S V Arumugam as Managing Director and Sri S K
Sundararaman as Executive Director expires on 26.06.2010. The Board of
Directors have appointed them for a further period of 5 years. Such
appointment and payment of remuneration are subject to approval of the
shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Audit Committee comprises of
1. Sri C S K Prabhu - Chairman (Non-Executive Independent Director)
2. Sri A Senthil - Member (Non-Executive Director)
3. Sri K N V Ramani - Member (Non-Executive Independent Director)
and
4. Sri S Palaniswami - Member (Non-Executive Independent Director)*
-Appointed as Audit Committee member w.e.f 10.05.2010
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The information required under section 217(2A) of the Companies Act,
1956, read with Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 and
forming part of the Directors report is furnished in Annexure-I.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The particulars required to be included in terms of Section 217(1) (e)
of the Companies Act, 1956 with regard to conservation of energy,
technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo are given in
Annexure -II.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
As stipulated in Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956 your
Directors confirm that:
(i) Your Directors have followed the applicable accounting standards in
the preparation of annual accounts;
(ii) Your Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgements and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of the company at the end of the financial year 2009-2010 and of the
profit of the company for that period;
(iii) Your Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of
the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities; and
(iv) Your Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going
concern basis.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
A separate section on Corporate Governance, Management Discussion and
Analysis and a certificate from the Auditors of the Company regarding
compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated under
clause 49 of the Listing Agreement form part of this Annual Report.
AUDITORS
The present Auditors of the Company M/s P.N. Raghavendra Rao & Co,
Chartered Accountants, Coimbatore are retiring at the ensuing Annual
General Meeting and are eligible for re-appointment.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
The relationship with employees continued to remain cordial throughout
the year under review.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors acknowledge with gratitude the timely assistance and
help extended by the Bankers for having provided the required bank
facilities. Your Directors wish to place on record their appreciation
of the contributions made by the employees at all levels for the
excellent performance of your Company.
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD
S V BALASUBRAMANIAM
Chairman
Coimbatore
27th May, 2010