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Directors Report of Kirloskar Electric Company Ltd.

Mar 31, 2018

Dear Shareholders,

The directors present the 71st Annual Report of Kirloskar Electric Company Limited (hereinafter referred as “the company” or “KECL”) along with the audited financial statement for the financial year ended March 31, 2018. The consolidated performance of the company and its subsidiaries has been referred to wherever required.

Review of performance and state of company’s affairs:

During the year under report, your company achieved a turnover of Rs. 39,454/- lakhs (previous year Rs. 65,276/- lakhs). The operations have resulted in net loss of Rs. 7,569/- lakhs (previous year net loss was Rs. 1,196/- lakhs).

The financial highlights are as follows; (Rs. In Lakhs)

Standalone

Consolidated

PARTICULARS

2017-18

2016-17

2017-18

2016-17

Revenue from operations

37,913

62,612

37,925

62,614

Other income (net)

1,541

2,664

670

1,660

Total Income

39,454

65,276

38,595

64,274

Total Expense

47,137

68,021

4,7309

69,509

Profit / (Loss) before tax

(7,683)

(2,745)

(8,714)

5,235

Tax Expense

-

(7)

-

(3)

Profit / (Loss) after tax

(7,683)

(2,738)

(8,714)

5,232

Other comprehensive income (Net)

114

1,542

114

1,542

Total comprehensive income / (Loss) for the period

(7,569)

(1,196)

(8,600)

3,690

Note: The above figures are extracted from the audited standalone and consolidated financial statements as per Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS)

Dividend:

In view of the losses, your directors do not recommend any dividend for the year.

Reserves:

The company has not transferred any amount to the general reserve account during the period under review.

Abridged Annual Report:

In terms of the provisions of regulation 36 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, and Section 136 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of directors has decided to circulate the abridged annual report containing the salient features of the Balance Sheet and Statement of Profit and Loss account to the shareholders for the financial year ended on March 31, 2018. Full version of the annual report will be available on company''s website www.kirloskar-electric.com and will also be made available to investors upon request.

Fixed deposits:

SL. No.

Particulars

Amount in Lakhs

1.

Accepted during the year

Nil

2.

Remained unpaid or unclaimed at the end of the year.

622.9

3.

Whether there has been any default in repayment of deposits or payment of interest thereon during the year and if so, number of such cases and the total amount involved

- At the beginning of the year

- Maximum during the year

- At the end of the year

N/A

4.

Details of deposits which are not in compliance with the requirements of Chapter V of the Act

Nil

Subsidiaries, associate companies & joint ventures:

The company has six wholly owned subsidiaries and one associate company.

Reports on the performance and financial position of each of the subsidiary and associate companies have been provided in Form AOC-1 appended to this report.

Directors and Key Managerial Personnel

Mr. Vijay R Kirloskar (DIN: 00031253) has been reappointed as Executive Chairman of the company effective from August 12, 2017 for a period of three (3) years.

Mr. Anand B Hunnur (DIN: 06650798) has been appointed as Managing Director of the company effective from May 26, 2017 for a period of three (3) years.

Mr. Vinayak N Bapat (DIN: 06936639) has resigned from the position of Managing Director, due to personal reason and has ceased to be Managing Director effective from August 11, 2017.

In accordance with the provisions of section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Articles of Association of the company, Mrs. Meena Kirloskar (DIN: 00286774), Non-executive Director being longest in the office, shall retire by rotation and being eligible, offer herself for re-appointment seeking members'' approval and the same has been set forth in the notice of the 71st annual general meeting of the company.

Mr. Soumendra Kumar Mahapatra has resigned from the position of chief financial officer, due to personal reason and has ceased to be chief financial officer effective from August 12, 2017.

Mr. Sanjeev Kumar S has been appointed as the chief financial officer of the company effective from August 10, 2017.

Mr. Chinmoy Patnaik has resigned from the position of Associate Vice President - Legal & Company Secretary, due to personal reason and has ceased to be Associate Vice President - Legal & Company Secretary effective from October 31, 2017.

Ms. K S Swapna Latha has been appointed as Sr. General Manager - Legal & Company Secretary of the company effective from February 12, 2018.

In terms of the provisions of Section 149 (7) of the Companies Act, 2013, the company has received declarations from all the independent directors stating that they continue to meet the criteria of independence as provided under the provisions of Section 149 (6) of the Companies Act, 2013.

Evaluation of Directors, Committees and the Board:

The evaluation process has been explained in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of the annual report.

Number of meetings of the Board of directors and its committees:

Six meetings of the Board of directors were held during the financial year 2017-18. The composition of Committee and others details are contained in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of the annual report. The Nomination and remuneration policy and risk management policy has been appended to this report as Annexure I and Annexure II respectively.

Managerial remuneration:

The information required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is disclosed in the Form MGT - 9.

Particulars of employees:

In terms of the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 the names and other particulars of specified employees are set out in annexure to the Board''s report. Having regard to provisions of Section 136(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, the annual report excluding the aforesaid information is being sent to the members of the company. The said information is avaible for inspection on all working days, during business hours at the registered office of the company. Any member interested in obtaining such information may write to Company Secretary and the same will be furnished on request.

Corporate Social Responsibility:

In pursuance of the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and CSR Policy of the company, it is required to spend two percent of the average net profits of the company for the three immediately preceding financial years. The company has incurred heavy losses in preceding three financial years and the average net profits for three financial years is in negative, thus the company was not required to spend any money for the CSR activities during the financial year ending March 31, 2018.

Vigil mechanism for Directors and Employees:

The company has adopted a Whistle Blower Policy establishing vigil mechanism, to provide a formal mechanism to the directors and employees to report their concerns about any poor or unacceptable practices or any event of misconduct or violation of company''s code of conduct. The purpose of this policy is to provide a framework to secure whistle blowing. It is to protect the employees who are willing to raise concerns about serious irregularities within the company. The policy provides for adequate safeguards against victimization of employees who avail of the mechanism and also provides for direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. It is affirmed that no personnel of the company has been denied access to the Audit Committee. The policy of Vigil Mechanism is available on the company''s website (URL:http://www.kirloskar-electric.com/images/pdf/investor/policies/Whistle-Blower-Policy.pdf

Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace:

Your company has zero tolerance policy in case of sexual harassment at workplace and committed to provide a healthy environment to each and every employee of the company. The company has in place ‘Policy on sexual harassment Redressal''. In terms of section 22 of the Sexual Harassment of Women at workplace (Prevention Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 read with Sexual Harassment of Women at Work Place (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Rules, 2013, we report as follows for the year ended on March 31, 2018;

Sl. No

Particulars

Status

1

No of complaints received in the year

Nil

2

No of complaints disposed off in the year

Nil

3

Cases pending for more than 90 days

Nil

4

No of workshops and awareness programmes conducted in the year

5

5

Nature of action by employer or District office, if any

Nil

Particulars of loans, guarantee, investments and securities:

There was no loan and advance, guarantee or investment made by the company during the year under report.

Particulars of loans, advances, investments as required under the listing regulations:

The details of related party disclosures with respect loans, advance, investment at the year end and maximum outstanding amount thereof during the year as required under (part A of Schedule V of the Listing Regulations have been provided in the notes to the financial statement of company.

Your directors draw attention of the members to note no. 7 & 37(9) of the standalone financial statements which sets out the details of loan and advance, guarantee or investment.

Particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties:

The particulars of every contract or arrangements entered into by the company with related parties referred to in subsection (1) of section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 including certain arms length transactions under third proviso thereto are disclosed in Form No. AOC -2 appended hereto.

All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year were on an arm''s length basis, in the ordinary course of business and were in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (‘the Act'') and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements) Regulations 2015 and the provisions of Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 are not attracted.

There were no materially significant related party transactions made by the company during the year that would have required Shareholder approval as per provision of Companies Act 2013 read with applicable rules and Regulation 23 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

All related party transactions are placed before the Audit Committee for approval. Prior omnibus approval of the Audit Committee is obtained for the transactions which are of foreseen and repetitive nature. The transactions entered into pursuant to the omnibus approval so granted along with a statement giving details of all related party transactions is placed before the Audit Committee from time to time.

The Policy on Related Party Transaction is available on the company''s website (URL: http://www.kirloskar-electric.com/ images/pdf/investor/policies/Policy-on-related-party-transactions.pdf

Your directors draw attention of the members to note no. 37(13) to the standalone financials statement which sets out the related party disclosures.

Share Capital:

As at March 31, 2018, the paid up share capital of your company stood at Rs. 664,140,710/- divided into 66,414,071 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each.

Disclosure under section 43(a)(ii) of the Companies Act, 2013:

The company has not issued any shares with differential rights and hence no information as per provisions of Section 43(a)(ii) of the Act read with Rule 4(4) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014 has been furnished.

Disclosure under section 54(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 2013:

The company has not issued any sweat equity shares during the financial year under review and hence no information as per provisions of Section 54(1)(d) of the Act read with Rule 8(13) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014 has been furnished.

Disclosure under section 62(1)(b) of the Companies Act, 2013:

The company has not issued any equity shares under Employees Stock Option Scheme during the financial year under review and hence no information as per provisions of Section 62(1)(b) of the Act read with Rule 12(9) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014 has been furnished shares purchased directly by employees under a scheme pursuant to Section 67(3) of the Act read with Rule 16(4) of Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 and hence no information has been furnished.

Disclosure under section 67(3) of the Companies Act, 2013:

During the financial year under review, there were no instances of non-exercising of voting rights in respect of shares purchased directly by employees under a scheme pursuant to Section 67(3) of the Act read with Rule 16(4) of Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 and hence no information has been furnished.

Secretarial Standards:

The Board confirms the compliance with applicable Secretarial Standards i.e., SS-1 and SS-2 relating to meeting of the Board of directors and General meeting respectively have been duly followed by the company.

Statutory audit:

M/s. Ashok Kumar, Prabhashankar & Co., Chartered Accountants, (Registration no. AAD-7041) were appointed as auditors of the company to hold office from the conclusion of the 70th annual general meeting until the conclusion of the 72nd annual general meeting. The proposed appointment is as per section 139 and 142 of the Companies Act, 2013. Subsequent to amendment of Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 the company is not required to ratify their appointment.

Internal audit:

The company has appointed M/s. B K Ramadhyani Co. LLP as its internal auditors for 2017-18.

Cost audit:

M/s. Rao, Murthy and Associates, Cost Accountants, were appointed as cost auditors of the company for the financial year ended March 31, 2018. The Board of directors of your company has fixed Rs. 350,000/- (Rupees three lakhs fifty thousand only) as audit fees, which requires ratification by the members of the company in terms of the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013. Accordingly, a resolution seeking members'' approval has been set forth in the notice of the 71st annual general meeting of the company.

Disclosure under section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013:

During the period under review, the company has conducted the audit of cost records and maintained the cost records as specified by the Central Government under section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013.

Secretarial Audit:

M/s. Swaroop, Ravishankar & Associates, Company Secretaries, were appointed as secretarial auditors for the financial year 2017-18 to conduct secretarial audit in terms of the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013. The audit report is enclosed as Form MR - 3.

Explanations or comments on auditors’ qualifications / adverse remarks / emphasis on matters:

The comments / observations of the auditors are self-explanatory and company''s explanation thereto has been given in the relevant notes to accounts.

Extract of annual return:

According to the provisions of Section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, an extract of the annual return is appended hereto as Form MGT-9, which forms part of this report.

Director’s Responsibility Statement:

We, the directors of your company, confirm, to the best of our knowledge and ability that-

(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed and there are no material departures;

(b) 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 and of the profit of the company for that period;

(c) we have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

(d) we have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;

(e) we have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and such internal financial controls are adequate and operating effectively.

(f) we have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws to the company and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively

Corporate Governance:

Your company''s corporate governance report for the financial year 2017-18 is appended to this annual report. A certificate on the status of compliance on corporate governance is also appended and forms part of this annual report.

Material changes affecting the company:

There have been no material changes and commitments affecting the financial positions of the company between the end of the financial year and date of this report. There has been no change in the nature of business of the company.

No fraud has been reported by auditors to the Audit Committee of the Board.

Neither the Chairman and nor the Managing Director of the company receive any remuneration or commission form any of its subsidiaries.

Significant and material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts

There were no significant and material orders passed against the company by the regulators or courts or tribunals during financial year 2017-18 impacting the going concern status and company''s operations in future.

Conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo

The relevant data pertaining to conservation of energy, technology absorption and other details are given in the Annexure - III, which forms part of this report.

Management Discussion and Analysis:

Management discussion and analysis, is appended hereto as Annexure - IV and forms part of this report.

Details in respect of adequacy of internal financial controls with reference to the financial statement:

Internal Financial Controls:

The company has a robust system of internal financial control, which is in operation. The internal financial controls have been documented, digitized and embedded in the day to day affairs of the business process of the company. The effectiveness of the internal financial controls are obtained through management reviews at regular intervals, assessments, monitoring by the functional experts as well as auditing of the internal control systems by the internal auditors during the course of their audits. We believe that these systems provide better assurance that our internal financial control systems are well designed and are operating effectively.

Acknowledgements:

The Board of directors takes the opportunity to express its sincere appreciation for the continued support and confidence received from the company''s bankers, customers, suppliers, depositors and the shareholders.

The company considers its employees as its most valuable asset. Employees at all levels have put in their best to the services of the company and the Board puts on record the sincere appreciation of their dedication and loyalty.

For and on behalf of the Board of directors,

Kirloskar Electric Company Limited

Vijay R Kirloskar

Place: Hubli Executive Chairman

Date: 08-08-2018 DIN : 00031253


Mar 31, 2016

Dear Members,

The directors have the pleasure of presenting the 69th Annual Report on the business and operations of your company, together with the audited financial statement (including the consolidated financial statement) of your company for the financial year ended March 31, 2016.

Performance review and the state of company’s affairs

During the year under report, your company achieved a turnover of Rs, 54,775/- lakhs (previous year Rs, 51,081/- lakhs). The operations have resulted in net loss of Rs, 3,113/- lakhs (previous year Rs, 12,975/- lakhs).

In view of the losses, your directors do not recommend any dividend for the year.

The Financial Highlights of the company are as follows:

(Rs, Lakhs)

PARTICULARS

2015-16

2014-1 5

Total Revenues

54, 775.15

51, 080.32

Profit before depreciation and taxes

(5268.22)

(10590.32)

Profit before taxes

(3113.04)

(12974.63)

Provision for taxes (Incl. Deferred Tax)

-

-

Profit for the year after taxes

(3113.04)

(12974.63)

Balance brought forward from previous year

(5992.93)

(6284.82)

Profit available for appropriation

-

696.88

Transfer to general reserve

-

-

Balance carried to balance sheet

(9105.97)

(5992.93)

Details in respect of adequacy of internal financial controls with reference to the financial statement

The company has system of internal financial control, which is in operation.

Details of subsidiary companies

Your company has six wholly owned subsidiaries and one associate company.

Report on the performance and financial position of each of the subsidiaries & associate company has been provided in Form AOC-1 appended to this report.

Fixed Deposits

SL. No.

Particulars

Amount in Lakhs

1.

Accepted during the year

Nil

2.

Remained unpaid or unclaimed at the end of the year.

2, 752

3.

Whether there has been any default in repayment of deposits or payment of interest thereon during the year and if so, number of such cases and the total amount involved

- At the beginning of the year

- Maximum during the year

- At the end of the year

NA

4.

Details of deposits which are not in compliance with the requirements of Chapter V of the Act

NIL

Share Capital

Your company had issued 1,595,890 Compulsorily Convertible Preference Shares (CCPS) of Rs, 100/- each to Mr. Vijay R Kirloskar, Executive Chairman, during the financial year 2014 -15. According to the terms of the issue, the CCPS were required to be converted into Equity Shares in two tranches within a period of eighteen months from the date of the issue. In accordance with the terms of the issue, the Board of directors at its meeting held on February 11, 2016 approved conversion of first tranche aggregating to 777,485 CCPS. Upon the conversion, 2,554,156 Equity Shares of Rs, 10/- each were issued at a premium of Rs, 20.44/- per share to Mr. Vijay R Kirloskar.

As at March 31, 2016, the paid up share capital of the company was Rs, 639,177,730/- divided into 55,733,723 Equity Shares of Rs, 10/- each and 818,405 Compulsorily Convertible Preference Share of Rs, 100/- each.

Statutory audit:

M/s. B.K. Ramadhyani & Co. LLP (LLP registration No. AAD-7041), Chartered Accountants, and M/s. Sunder & Associates (AF No. 1172), Chartered Accountants, Malaysia, are the retiring auditors. They are eligible for reappointment and have submitted written consents along with other documents as required under the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013. The audit committee and the Board have recommended M/s. B.K. Ramadhyani & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants, to be appointed as auditors of the company for the financial year ended March 31, 2017 and M/s. Sunder & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Malaysia, as auditors to audit the accounts of the Malaysia sales office and report thereon.

Internal audit

The company has appointed M/s. KPMG Ltd. as its internal auditors.

Cost audit

M/s. Rao, Murthy and Associates, Cost Accountants, were appointed as cost auditors of the company for the financial year ended March 31, 2016. Your company has fixed Rs, 4, 50,000/-as audit fees, which requires ratification by the members of the company in terms of the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.

The audit committee of the Board and the Board of directors has recommended M/s. Rao, Murthy and Associates, Cost Accountants, for appointment as cost auditors of the company for the financial year 2016-17. Appropriate resolution seeking members approval on the proposed appointment including the audit fees payable to them are set forth in the notice of the 69th annual general meeting of the company.

Secretarial Audit:

M/s. Swaroop, Ravishankar & Associates, Company Secretaries were appointed as secretarial auditor for the financial year ended March 31, 2016 to conduct secretarial audit in terms of the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the audit report is enclosed as Form MR - 3.

Extract of annual return

According to the provisions of Section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, an extract of the annual return is appended hereto as Form MGT-9, which forms part of this report.

Conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo

The relevant data pertaining to conservation of energy, technology absorption and other details are given in the Annexure I, which forms part of this report.

Directors and key managerial personnel

Mrs. Meena Kirloskar, director, is liable to retire by rotation and, being eligible, seeks reappointment.

Late Shri A.S. Lakshmanan, director, passed away on October 13, 2015.

Mr. Ram J. Shahaney, director has resigned from the Board of directors effective from March 14, 2016.

Dr. Ashok Misra, director, has been appointed as an independent director for a period of consecutive five years effective from November 5, 2015. His appointment is being proposed for approval of the members at the 69th annual general meeting.

In terms of the provisions of Section 149 (7) of the Companies Act, 2013, the company has received declarations from all the independent directors stating that they continue to meet the criteria of independence as provided under the provisions of Section

149 (6) of the Companies Act, 2013.

Mr. Chinmoy Patnaik has been appointed as Associate Vice President - Legal and Company Secretary effective from November 18, 2015.

Board evaluation

Your company believes that it is the effectiveness of the Board that contributes to the company’s performance. The criteria for Board evaluation contemplates evaluation of directors’ performance based upon their performance as directors apart from their specific role as independent, non-executive and executive directors. Details on the committees of the Board are provided in the corporate governance report attached to this annual report.

The criteria also specifies that the Board would evaluate each committee’s performance based on the mandate on which the committee has been constituted and the contributions made by each member of the said committee in effective discharge of their responsibilities.

The Board of directors of your company has made annual evaluation of its performance, its committees and directors for the financial year 2015-16.

Number of meetings of the Board of directors

Seven meetings of the Board of directors were held during the year 2015-16. For further details, please refer to the corporate governance report.

Vigil mechanism for directors and employees

The company has adopted a Whistle Blower Policy establishing vigil mechanism, to provide a formal mechanism to the directors and employees to report their concerns about any poor or unacceptable practices or any event of misconduct or violation of company’s code of conduct. The purpose of this policy is to provide a framework to secure whistle blowing. It is to protect the employees who are willing to blow whistles. The policy provides for adequate safeguards against victimization of employees who avail of the mechanism and also provides for direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. It is affirmed that no personnel of the company has been denied access to the Audit Committee. The policy of Vigil Mechanism is available on the company’s website (URL:http://www. kirloskar-electric.com/images/pdf/investor/policies/Whistle-Blower-Policy.pdf).

Particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties

The particulars of every contract or arrangements entered into by the company with related parties referred to in sub-section (1) of section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 including certain arms length transactions under third proviso thereto are disclosed in Form No. AOC -2 appended hereto. The Policy on Related Party Transaction is available on the company’s website (URL:http://www. kirloskarelectric.com/images/pdf/investor/policies/RPT-policy.pdf).

Managerial remuneration

The information required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is disclosed in the Form MGT - 9.

Corporate Governance

Your company’s corporate governance report for the fiscal 2016 is attached to this annual report. A certificate on the status of compliance on corporate governance is also appended and forms part of this annual report.

Management Discussion and Analysis

Management discussion and analysis is appended hereto as Annexure - II and forms part of this report.

Nomination and Remuneration Policy

The company has adopted nomination and remuneration policy, which is appended to this report as Annexure - III.

Risk Management Policy

The company has also adopted and implemented a policy on Risk Management, which is appended to this report as Annexure - IV. Particulars of employees

In terms of the provisions of Section 197 (12) of the Companies Act, 2013, the names and other particulars of specified employees are set out in the annexure to the Board’s Report. Having regard to the provisions of section 136 (1) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Annual Report is being sent to all members of the company, excluding the aforesaid information. Any member interested in obtaining these particulars may write to the Company Secretary at the Registered Office of the company.

Particulars of loans, guarantees or investments

The details of loans, guarantees or investments made during the year are given below: (Rs, In Lakhs)

Sl.

No.

Companies

Nature of Transaction

Loans

Guarantees

Investments

1.

KELBUZZ Trading Private Limited

Investment in Shares

Nil

Nil

Nil

2.

Luxquisite Parkland Private Limited

Investment in Shares

Nil

Nil

Nil

3.

SLPKG Estate Holdings Private Limited

Investment in Shares

Nil

Nil

Nil

4.

SKG Terra Promenade Private Limited

Investment in Shares

Nil

Nil

Nil

5

Kirsons B.V

Investment in Shares

Nil

Nil

Nil

6.

Swaki Habitat Private Limited

Nil

Nil

Nil

1.00

7.

Kesvik Developers Private Limited

Nil

Nil

Nil

1.00

Director’s Responsibility Statement

We, the directors of your company, confirm, to the best of our knowledge and ability, 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) we 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 and loss of the company for that period;

(c) we 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) we had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; and

(e) we had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively.

(f) we had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.

Explanations or comments on auditors’ qualifications / adverse remarks / emphasis on matters:

A. Auditor’s Report

The comments /observations of the auditors are self-explanatory and the company’s explanations thereto have been given in relevant notes in the Notes to Accounts on page 62.

B. Secretarial Audit Report

In reply to the comments offered by the secretarial auditor, we wish to offer response as under:

Remark/ comment of the auditor

“The company has not filed standalone financials for its subsidiary companies and consolidated financials for the year" Management’s response

The company faced technical issues while uploading the concerned forms on the website of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA). The company raised tickets, approached MCA help desk number of times and also wrote to Registrar of Companies seeking resolution on the matter. The company could upload the forms on July 27, 2016.

Acknowledgements:

The Board of directors took this opportunity to express its sincere appreciation for the continued support and confidence received from the company’s Bankers, customers, suppliers, depositors and the shareholders.

The company considers its employees as its most important asset. Employees at all levels have put in their best to the services of the company and the Board puts on record the sincere appreciation of their dedication and loyalty.

For and on behalf of the Board of directors,

Kirloskar Electric Company Limited

Place: Bengaluru Vijay R Kirloskar

Date: 12.08.2016 Executive Chairman


Mar 31, 2014

The Shareholders

The Directors have pleasure in presenting the 67th Annual Report on the business operations of the company, together with the Audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2014. The financial highlights on the Business operations of the Company are as follows:

Company''s Performance

During the year under report, your Company has achieved a turnover of Rs. 67,984.27 lakhs (previous year Rs.80,194.27 lakhs). The operations have resulted in a net loss of Rs.4,100.96 lakhs (previous year net profit of Rs. 416.03 lakhs). Industry Outlook

The market for your company products remains subdued. The present manufacturing capacity in India is in far excess of the existing demand. This has lead to very aggressive competition and subsequent negative pressure on the prices of products. Your Company has taken several steps to mitigate the impact of this by taking several measures for optimizing the capacity utilization, market reach and performance.

Dividend

In order to conserve resources for Company'' s growth, your Directors do not propose to declare any dividend for the year under report. The Company has not transferred any amount to its General Reserve.

Subsidiary - Kirsons B.V.

The operations of Kirsons B.V., your subsidiary have resulted in net loss of € 2.94 lakhs (Previous year € 1.04lakhs). Subsidiary Companies

The Company as of March 31, 2014 had one subsidiary, viz., Kirsons B.V., Netherlands (Kirsons). Kirsons is having two subsidiaries - Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH & Co. KG, Germany and Lloyd Beteiligungs-GmbH, Germany. Pursuant to section 212 of the Companies Act, the annual accounts of subsidiary companies for the year ended 31st March, 2014 along with the statements referred to in the said section, are attached with Consolidated Financial Statements as required.

Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH & Co. KG, Germany (LDW)

As you are aware, your Company holds 94.89% shares in Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH & Co. KG, Germany and the entire shareholding in Lloyd Beteiligungs-GmbH, Germany through its subsidiary in The Netherlands - Kirsons B.V. Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH & Co. KG,Germany is a limited partnership existing in accordance with the Laws of Germany which owns an electrical machine manufacturing plant at Bremen. During the year ended 31st March, 2014 Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH & Co. KG, had turnover of € 390.41 lakhs(Rs.31,622.97 lakhs) {Previous year € 399.57 lakhs (Rs. 27,942 lakhs)} with a net loss after tax of € 58.43 lakhs(Rs.4,826.92 lakhs) {Previous year net loss € 64.60 lakhs (Rs.4,496 lakhs)}. Rotating Machines Group

During the year under review the sales under Rotating Machines Group amounted to Rs.68,983.02 lakhs as against Rs.69,935.88 lakhs in 2012-13.

Power Generation and Distribution Group

During the year under review the sales under Power Generation and Distribution Group amounted to Rs.31,608.77 lakhs as against Rs.40,861.21 lakhs in 2012-13.

Others

During the year under review the sale of other Electrical Products amounted to Rs.5,368.11 lakhs as against Rs.4,719.32 lakhs in 2012-13.

Human Resources

The Company considers its employees as its most valuable asset. Employees at all levels have put in their best to the services of the Company and the Board puts on record the sincere appreciation of their dedication and loyalty. The Company focuses on building an organization through induction and development of talent to meet current and future needs. Various HR initiatives have been taken to align the HR Policies of the Company with the growth projections of the Company. The Company has 1686 employees as on 31.03.2014.

Environment, Safety and Energy Conservation

As required by the Companies (Disclosure of particulars in the Report of Directors) Rules, 1988, the relevant data pertaining to conservation of energy, technology absorption and other details are given in the Annexure to this report.

Particulars of Employees

In terms of the provisions of Section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act, 1956, read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975,the names and other particulars of specified employees are set out in the Annexure to the Directors Report. However having regard to the provisions of section 219(1 )(b)(iv) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Annual Report is being sent to all members of the Company, excluding the aforesaid information. Any member interested in obtaining these particulars may write to the Company Secretary at the Registered Office of the Company.

Corporate Governance

Pursuant to the requirements of the Listing Agreements with Stock Exchanges, your Directors are pleased to annex the following:

1. Management Discussion and Analysis Report

2. Report on Corporate Governance

3. Auditors Certificate regarding compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance

4. CEO & CFO Certificate

5. CEO Certificate regarding compliance with the Code of Conduct.

These annexures form part of this report.

Directors

Mr.A.S.Lakshmanan retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and is eligible for re-appointment.

The Board has appointed Mr. K.Ganesh as an Additional Director of the Company at their meeting held on 30th September, 2013. Mr. K.Ganesh hold office upto the date of the Annual General Meeting and has been proposed for appointment.

The Board has appointed Mr.S.N.Agarwal, Mr.Sarosh J Ghandy, Mr.Anil Kumar Bhandari, Mr.V.P.Mahendra, Mr.Kamlesh Gandhi and Mr.Ram J Shahaney, as non Executive Independent Directors for a period of five years from the date of this Annual General Meeting and are not liable to retire by rotation.

The Board has appointed Mr. Vinayak Narayan Bapat as an Additional Director of the Company at their meeting held on 12th August, 2014. Mr. Vinayak Narayan Bapat hold office upto the date of the Annual General Meeting and has been proposed for appointment. He is appointed as Managing Director for a period of three years w.e.f. 12th August 2014.

The Board has appointed Mr. Anand B Hunnur as an Additional Director of the Company at their meeting held on 12th August, 2014. Mr. Anand B Hunnur hold office upto the date of the Annual General Meeting and has been proposed for appointment. He is appointed as Director - Sales for a period of three years w.e.f. 12th August 2014.

The Board has appointed Mr.Vijay R Kirloskar as Executive Chairman for a term of three years w.e.f. 12th August 2014. Mr.Alok Kumar Gupta, Joint Managing Director, resigned from the services of the Company from the close of office hours on 25th April, 2014. Your Directors place on record their appreciation of the valuable services rendered by Mr. Gupta during his tenure as a Director of the Company.

Directors'' Responsibility Statement

Pursuant to the Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Directors confirm that:

1. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been generally followed.

2. Appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied consistently and Directors have made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2014 and of the Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st March, 2014.

3. Proper and sufficient care has been taken 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.

4. The annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.

Auditors

M/s. B. K. Ramadhyani & Co., Chartered Accountants and M/s. Sundar & Associates, Chartered Accountants, are the retiring Auditors in India and Malaysia respectively. They are eligible for re-appointment. The required certificates to the effect that the re-appointments, if made, will be within the limit specified in Section 224(1 B) of the Companies Act, have been received from M/s. B. K. Ramadhyani & Co., and M/s. Sundar & Associates.

Fixed Deposits

40 persons had not claimed repayment of their matured deposits amounting to Rs.61.30 lakhs as at 31st March, 2014. Out of the above upto the date of this report, 34 Fixed Deposit amounting to Rs.57.60 lakhs has been repaid and balance 6 Fixed Deposit amounting to Rs.3.70 lakhs had not been claimed.

Directors'' Responsibility Statement

The Directors'' Responsibility Statement in conformity with the requirement of the Companies Act, 1956 and the Companies Act, 2013 has been included in the Directors'' Report to the Shareholders. A Management Discussion and Analysis Report in terms of item IV (F) of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement has been annexed to the Directors'' Report.

The financial accounts are in conformity with the requirements under the Companies Act, 1956 and the Companies Act, 2013. These accounts reflects the form and substance of transactions and present a true and fair view of the Company''s financial conditions and the results of operations.

The Company has a system of internal control which is reviewed, evaluated and updated on an ongoing basis. The Internal Audit Department has conducted periodic audit of systems and procedures to provide reasonable assurance that the activities are conducted in a manner not prejudicial to the interests of the Company.

The financial statements have been audited by M/s B.K. Ramadhyani & Co., Chartered Accountants and have been reviewed by and discussed in the Audit Committee Meeting.

Information pursuant to Clause 49 IV (G) (i) ( c) of the Listing Agreement

The details required under Clause 49 IV (G) (i) ( c) of the Listing Agreement are given in the notice convening the meeting.

Acknowledgements

The Board of Directors take this opportunity to express its sincere appreciation for the continued support and confidence received from the Company'' s Bankers, Financial Institutions, Customers, Suppliers, Depositors, Shareholders and Employees.

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors of Kirloskar Electric Company Limited

Place : Bangalore Vijay R Kirloskar

Date : August 12, 2014 Chairman


Mar 31, 2013

To The Shareholders

The Directors have pleasure in presenting the 66th Annual Report on the business operation of the company, together with the Audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2013. The financial highlights on the Business operations of the Company are as follows:

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

(Rs.in Lakhs) Particulars Year ended Year ended 31.03.2013 31.03.2012

Income 80,194.27 87,173.97

Expenditure 59,121.75 65,585.89

Gross Profit 21,072.52 21,588.08

Operating expenses 16,339.37 15,486.09

Operating Profit before interest and depreciation 4,733.15 6,101.99

Interest 3,357.92 3,830.46

Depreciation, amortisation and provisions 1,703.29 1,838.89

Operating profit before tax and extraordinary items (328.06) 432.64

Other income (net) 901.83 576.26

Net profit before tax and after extraordinary items 573.77 1,008.90

Provision for taxation 157.74 52.08

Net profit after tax and after extraordinary items 416.03 956.82

Company Performance

During the year under report, your Company has achieved a turnover of Rs. 80,194.27 lakhs (previous year Rs. 87,173.97 lakhs). The operations have resulted in a net profit of Rs. 416.03 lakhs (previous year Rs. 956.82 lakhs).

Industry Outlook

The market for your company products remains subdued. The present manufacturing capacity in India is in far excess of the existing demand. This has lead to very aggressive competition and subsequent negative pressure on the prices of products. Your Company has taken several steps to mitigate the impact of this by taking several measures for optimizing the capacity utilization market reach and performance.

Dividend

In order to conserve resources for Company''s growth, your Directors do not propose to declare any dividend for the year under report. The Company has not transferred any amount to its General Reserve.

Subsidiary- Kirsons B.V.

The operations of Kirsons B.V. your subsidiary have resulted in net loss of € 1.04 lakhs (Previous year € 0.71 lakhs).

Subsidiary Companies

The Company as of March 31, 2013 had one subsidiary, viz., Kirsons B.V., Netherlands (Kirsons). Kirsons is having two subsidiaries - Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH & Co. KG, Germany and Lloyd Beteiligungs-GmbH, Germany. Pursuant to section 212 of the Companies Act, the annual accounts of subsidiary companies for the year ended 31st March, 2013 along with the statements referred to in the said section, are attached with Consolidated Financial Statements as required.

Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH & Co. KG, Germany (LDW)

As you are aware, your Company holds 94.89% shares in Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH & Co. KG, Germany and the entire shareholding in Lloyd Beteiligungs-GmbH, Germany through its subsidiary in The Netherlands - Kirsons B.V. Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH & Co. KG, Germany is a limited partnership existing in accordance with the Laws of Germany which owns an electrical machine manufacturing plant at Bremen. During the year ended 31st March, 2013 Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH &Co. KG, had turnover of € 399.57 lakhs (Rs. 27,942 lakhs) {Previous year € 333.33 lakhs (Rs. 22,066 lakhs)} with a net loss after tax of € 64.60 lakhs (Rs. 4,496 lakhs) {Previous year net loss € 5.50 lakhs (Rs. 311 lakhs)}.

Rotating Machines Group

During the year under review the sales under Rotating Machines Group amounted to Rs. 69,935.88 lakhs as against Rs. 63,566.02 lakhs in 2011-12.

Power Generation and Distribution Group

During the year under review the sales under Power Generation and Distribution Group amounted to Rs. 40,861.21 lakhs as against Rs. 46,369.66 lakhs in 2011-12.

Others

During the year under review the sale of other Electrical Products amounted to Rs. 4,719.32 lakhs as against Rs. 6,916.69 lakhs in 2011 -12.

Human Resources

The Company considers its employees as its most valuable asset. Employees at all levels have put in their best to the services of the Company and the Board puts on record the sincere appreciation of their dedication and loyalty. The Company focuses on building an organization through induction and development of talent to meet current and future needs. Various HR initiatives have been taken to align the HR Policies of the Company with the growth projections of the Company. The Company has 1742 employees as on 31.03.2013.

Environment, Safety and Energy Conservation

As required by the Companies (Disclosure of particulars in the Report of Directors) Rules, 1988, the relevant data pertaining to conservation of energy, technology absorption and other details are given in the Annexure to this report.

Particulars of Employees

In terms of the provisions of Section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act, 1956, read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975, the names and other particulars of specified employees are set out in the Annexure to the Directors Report. However having regard to the provisions of section 219(1 )(b)(iv) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Annual Report is being sent to all members of the Company, excluding the aforesaid information. Any member interested in obtaining these particulars may write to the Company Secretary at the Registered Office of the Company.

Corporate Governance

Pursuant to the requirements of the Listing Agreements with Stock Exchanges, your Directors are pleased to annex the following:

1. Management Discussion and Analysis Report

2. Report on Corporate Governance

3. Auditors Certificate regarding compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance

4. CEO & CFO Certificate

5. CEO Certificate regarding compliance with the Code of Conduct. These annexures form part of this report.

Directors

Mr. Anil Kumar Bhandari Mr. V.P.Mahendra and Mr.Kamlesh Gandhi, Directors retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and are eligible for re-appointment.

The Board has appointed Mr. Ram J Shahaney as Additional Director of the Company at their meeting held on 9th August, 2012. Mr. Ram J Shahaney hold office upto the date of the Annual General Meeting and has been proposed for appointment.

The Board of Directors appointed Mr.Alok Kumar Gupta as the Joint Managing Director of the Company at their Board Meeting held on 8th February, 2013. Mr. Alok Kumar Gupta has assumed the office on 15th March, 2013. The remuneration of Mr. Alok Kumar Gupta has been approved by the Remuneration & Compensation Committee.

Mr. Anuj Pattanaik, Deputy Managing Director, resigned from the services of the Company during the year under review. Your Directors place on record their appreciation of the valuable services rendered by Mr. Pattanaik during his tenure as a Director of the Company.

Mr.D.Devender Singh and Mr. Berthold Groeneveld, resigned as Directors of the Company. Your Directors place on record their appreciation of the valuable services rendered by Mr.D.Devender Singh and Mr. Berthold Groeneveld during their tenure as Directors of the Company.

Directors'' Responsibility Statement

Pursuant to the Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Directors confirm that:

1. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been generally followed.

2. Appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied consistently and Directors have 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 as at 31st March, 2013 and of the Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st March, 2013.

3. Proper and sufficient care has been taken 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.

4. The annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.

Auditors

M/s. B. K. Ramadhyani & Co., Chartered Accountants and M/s. Sundar & Associates, Chartered Accountants, are the retiring Auditors in India and Malaysia respectively. They are eligible for re-appointment. The required certificates to the effect that the re-appointments, if made, will be within the limit specified in Section 224(1 B) of the Companies Act, have been received from M/s. B. K. Ramadhyani &Co., and M/s. Sundar & Associates.

Auditor''s Report

The comments/observations of the Auditors are self-explanatory and the Company''s explanations thereto have been given in relevant notes in the Notes to Accounts. Further explanations in regard to the reservations/qualifications in the Auditors Report are furnished below:

Para (i) of Basis of Qualified Opinion of Auditors

The Company has sought written confirmation from all its vendors to let us know if they are either micro, small or medium enterprises. Once these details are updated, particulars of dues to micro, small and medium enterprises could be ascertained. This is a continuous process and the management would intensify its efforts to collect the required details.

Para (ii) of Basis of Qualified Opinion of Auditors and Para 4 of the Annexure to the Auditors Report

Confirmation is ongoing process. The Company has initiated certain actions to approach these parties and to get the written confirmations.

However it has no impact on financial results of the Company.

Para (NO of Basis of Qualified Opinion of Auditors and Para 2(e) of Auditors'' Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements and Para 4 of the Annexure to the Auditors'' Report

The relevant details of inventory are available for verification .The Company has made good progress in this subject and initiated several actions to address this observation. The Company regularly undertakes physical verification of inventory at all the locations & differences, if any, identified are suitably adjusted in the books. The majority of inputs used by the Company do have long shelf life and the Company is of the opinion that such inputs, if in inventory, are useable. The company will continue with its efforts to bring in the necessary changes so that the valuation of work in progress is in line with Accounting Standard 2, however it has no impact on financial results of the Company.

Para (iv) of Basis of Qualified Opinion of Auditors

The Company has used and relied upon its market intelligence to judge the realizable value of assets held for sale. The estimated realizable value is judged to be in line with the market valuation.

Para 2(a) of the Annexure to the Auditors'' Report

Confirmations have been received from some parties and from some they are expected. This is a continuous process and the management would intensify its efforts to collect the required details.

Para 2 (c) and Para 8 of the Annexure to the Auditors'' Report

During the year, the Company has completed implementation of SAP ECC 6 System at the remaining units. SAP is an integrated software where all the inventory records are maintained. The Company has from time to time taken physical inventory at all locations. Since the valuation of inventory was done on the basis of physical inventory count performed as on 31 st March, 2013, the discrepancies, if any, have been properly dealt with in the books of accounts. The discrepancies were not material in nature.

Fixed Deposits

26 persons had not claimed repayment of their matured deposits amounting to Rs. 22.80 lakhs as at 31st March, 2013. Out of the above upto the date of this report, 10 Fixed Deposit amounting to Rs. 9 lakhs has been repaid and Fixed Deposit amounting to Rs. 8.60 lakhs has been renewed and balance 8 Fixed Deposit amounting to Rs. 5.2 lakhs had not been claimed.

Acknowledgements

The Board of Directors take this opportunity to express its sincere appreciation for the continued support and confidence received from the Company''s Bankers, Financial Institutions, Customers, Suppliers, Depositors, Shareholders and Employees.

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors

Place: Bangalore Vijay R Kirloskar

Date : September 2, 2013 Chairman & Managing Director


Mar 31, 2012

The Directors present the Company's 65th Annual Report with the Audited Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2012 and Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st March, 2012.

Results of Operations Rs in Million

2011-12 2010-11

Income 8717.4 8238.7

Expenditure 6558.6 6330.9

Gross Profit 2158.8 1907.8

Operating expenses 1548.6 1444.4

Operating Profit before interest and depreciation 610.2 463.4

Interest 383.0 317.1

Depreciation, amortisation and provisions 183.9 161.9

Operating profit before tax and extraordinary items 43.3 (15.6)

Other income (net) 57.6 36.9

Net profit before tax and extraordinary items 100.9 21.3

Extraordinary Income (Expenditure)

Net profit before tax and after extraordinary items 100.9 21.3

Provision for taxation 5.2 0.2

Net profit after tax and after extraordinary items 95.7 21.1

Company Performance

During the year under report, your Company has achieved a turnover (Gross) of Rs. 8.72 billion (previous year Rs. 8.24 billion). The operations have resulted in a net profit of Rs.95.7 million (previous year Rs. 21.1 million).

Industry Outlook

Indian Economy performed relatively well against the backdrop of weak global atmosphere. Global economies appear to be going through a phase which is having greater share of volatility than that of stability. There are signs of inertia in Indian Economy as well. Your Company has taken several steps to mitigate the impact of this, rather to have better results by stress upon actions oriented towards goals and performance which should enable the Company to do well, barring unforeseen circumstances.

Appropriations

Dividend

In order to conserve resources for Company's growth, your Directors regret their inability to declare any dividend for the year under report. The Company has not transferred any amount to its General Reserve.

Subsidiary - Kirsons B.V.

The operations of Kirsons B.V.,your subsidiary have resulted in net loss of Euro 0.071million.

Subsidiary Companies

The Company as of March 31, 2012 had one subsidiary, viz., Kirsons B.V., Netherlands (Kirsons). Kirsons is having two subsidiaries - Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH & Co. KG, Germany and Lloyd Beteiligungs-GmbH, Germany. Pursuant to section 212 of the Companies Act, the annual accounts of subsidiary companies for the year ended 31st March, 2012 along with the statements referred to in the said section, are attached with Consolidated Financial Statements as required. Further, pursuant to Accounting Standard - 21 (AS-21) prescribed under the Companies (Accounting Standard) Rules, 2006, Consolidated Financial Statement presented by the Company includes financial information about its subsidiaries.

Environment, Safety and Energy Conservation

As required by the Companies (Disclosure of particulars in the Report of Directors) Rules, 1988, the relevant data pertaining to conservation of energy, technology absorption and other details are given in the Annexure to this report.

Particulars of Employees

In terms of the provisions of Section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act, 1956, read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975, the names and other particulars of specified employees are set out in the Annexure to the Directors Report. However having regard to the provisions of section 219(1 )(b)(iv) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Annual Report is being sent to all members of the Company, excluding the aforesaid information. Any member interested in obtaining these particulars may write to the Company Secretary at the Registered Office of the Company.

Corporate Governance

Pursuant to the requirements of the Listing Agreements with Stock Exchanges, your Directors are pleased to annex the following :

1. Management Discussion and Analysis Report

2. Report on Corporate Governance

3. Auditors Certificate regarding compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance

4. CEO & CFO Certificate

5. CEO Certificate regarding compliance with the Code of Conduct.

These annexures form part of this report.

Directors

Mr.Berthold Groeneveld, Mr. D.Devender Singh and Mrs.Meena Kirloskar retire by rotation and being eligible offer themselves for re-appointment. Directors' Responsibility Statement

Pursuant to the Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Directors confirm that :

1. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been generally followed.

2. Appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied consistently and Directors have 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 as at 31st March, 2012 and of the Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st March, 2012.

3. Proper and sufficient care has been taken 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.

4. The annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.

Human Resources

The Company considers its employees as its most valuable asset. Employees at all levels have put in their best to the services of the Company and the Board puts on record the sincere appreciation of their dedication and loyalty. The Company focuses on building an organization through induction and development of talent to meet current and future needs. Various HR initiatives have been taken to align the HR Policies of the Company with the growth projections of the Company.

Segmentwise Operational Performance Rotating Machines Group

During the year under review the sales under Rotating Machines Group amounted to Rs. 6356.60 million as against Rs. 6401.65 million in 2010-11.

Power Generation and Distribution Group

During the year under review the sales under Power Generation and Distribution Group amounted to Rs. 4636.97 million as against Rs. 4646.76 million in 2010-11.

Others

During the year under review the sale of other Electrical Products amounted to Rs.691.67 million as against Rs. 535.90 million in 2010-11. Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH & Co. KG, Germany (LDW)

As you are aware the Company holds approximately 95% stake in Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH & Co. KG, Germany and the entire shareholding in Lloyd Beteiligungs-GmbH, Germany through its subsidiary in The Netherlands - Kirsons B.V. Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH & Co. KG, Germany is a limited partnership existing in accordance with the laws of Germany which owns an electrical machine manufacturing plant at Bremen, which is being operated by the said limited liability firm. During the year ended 31st March, 2012 Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH & Co. KG, had turnover of Euros 33.333 ( Rs.222 crores ){ Previous year -Euros 43.509 million (Rs.263 crores)} with a net loss after tax of Euros 0.550 million ( Rs.3.10 crores ) {Previous year net profit Euros 1.270 million (Rs.9.06 crores)}.

AUDITORS' REPORT

The comments/observations of the Auditors are self-explanatory and the Company's explanations thereto have been given in relevant notes in the Notes to Accounts. Further explanations in regard to the reservations/qualifications in the Auditors Report are furnished below :-

Para 10(i) of the Auditors' Report

The Company has sought written confirmation from all its vendors to let us know if they are either micro, small or medium enterprises. Once these details are updated, particulars of dues to micro, small and medium enterprises could be ascertained.

Para 10 (ii) of the Auditors' Report

Confirmations have been received from some parties and from some they are expected. Confirmation is an ongoing process. However, this has no impact on financial results of the Company.

Para 8 and Para 10 (iii) of the Auditors' Report.

This has no impact on the accounts. The Company has complied with Accounting Standard 2 in respect of valuation of raw materials, stores and components and in respect of work in progress and finished goods. The Company has from time to time initiated steps to bring the valuation of inventory at all units in line with Accounting Standard -2 (Valuation of Inventory). The relevant details of inventory are available for verification.

Para 10 (iv) of the Auditors' Report.

The Company has used and relied upon its market intelligence to judge the realizable value of assets held for sale. The estimated realizable value is judged to be in line with the market valuation.

Para 10 (v) of the Auditors' Report

The Company is confident of realising the amounts due from certain companies referred to therein.

Para 2 a of the Annexure to the Auditors' Report

Confirmations have been received from some parties and from some they are expected. Confirmation is an ongoing process.

Para 2 b of the Annexure to the Auditors' Report

The Company has already identified the key focus areas and has started taking the necessary steps to make the inventory verification reasonable and adequate.

Para 2 c and Para 8 of the Annexure to the Auditors' Report

During the year, the Company has completed implementation of SAP ECC 6 System at certain units and it will implement it at the remaining units in phased manner in the current year. SAP is an integrated software where all the inventory records are maintained. The company has from time to time taken physical inventory at all locations. Since the valuation of inventory was done on the basis of physical inventory count performed as at 31st March 2012, the discrepancies, if any, have been properly dealt with in the books of accounts. The discrepancies were not material in nature.

Para 5 a of the Annexure to the Auditors' Report

The Company is in the process of applying to the Central Government to seek its approval in respect of these contracts.

Para 7 of the Annexure to the Auditors' Report

The Company appointed an independent reputed professional agency to perform internal audit of operations of the Company. The scope of the internal audit is decided considering the risk assessment carried out by the Company. The internal audit work at several of its plants, branches and offices are at advanced stage of completion and the final report is expected soon.

Para 9 b of the Annexure to the Auditors' Report

The Company has made necessary arrangements to pay these dues.

Auditors

M/s. B. K. Ramadhyani & Co., Chartered Accountants and M/s. Sundar & Associates, Chartered Accountants, are the retiring Auditors in India and Malaysia respectively. They are eligible for re-appointment. The required certificates to the effect that the re-appointments, if made, will be within the limit specified in Section 224(1-B) of the Companies Act, have been received from M/s. B. K. Ramadhyani & Co., and M/s. Sundar & Associates.

Fixed Deposits

12 persons had not claimed repayment of their matured deposits amounting to Rs.5.94 lakhs as at 31st March, 2012.

Acknowledgements

The Directors takes this opportunity to express its sincere appreciation for the continued support and confidence received from the Company's Bankers, Financial Institutions, Customers, Suppliers, Depositors and Shareholders. Your Directors place on record their appreciation of the efforts of employees at all levels and look forward to their continued support in the future as well.

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors,

Bangalore Vijay R Kirloskar

Date : May 28, 2012 Chairman


Mar 31, 2011

The Shareholders

The Directors present the Company's 64th Annual Report with the Audited Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2011 and Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st March, 2011.

Results of Operations Rs. in miliion

2010-11 2009-10

Income 8238.7 8407.3

Expenditure 6330.9 6151.3

Gross Profit 1907.8 2256.0

Operating expenses 1482.3 1499.7

Operating Profit before interest and depreciation 425.5 756.3

Interest 257.6 225.7

Depreciation, amortisation and provisions 182.5 175.6

Operating profit before tax and extraordinary items (14.6) 355.0

Other income (net) 36.9 119.5

Net profit before tax and extraordinary items 22.3 474.5

Extraordinary Income (Expenditure) (1) 6.4

Net profit before tax and after extraordinary items 21.3 480.9

Provision for taxation 0.2 105.0

Net profit after tax and after extraordinary items 21.1 375.9

Company Performance

During the year under report, your Company has achieved a turnover (Gross) of Rs. 8.24 billion (previous year Rs. 8.41 billion). The operations have resulted in a net profit of Rs. 21.1 million (previous year Rs. 375.9 million).

Industry Outlook

The Electrical Industry has been witnessing consistent growth during last few years but for a lull during 2008-09 on account of worldwide recession, which affected all industries. The performance of the industry is directly related to the country's GDP growth. If the monsoon is good, forecast for which is "normal", the Electrical Industry should perform well in 2011-12 also.

Appropriations

Dividend

In order to conserve resources for Company's growth, your Directors regret their inability to declare any dividend for the year under report. The Company has not transferred any amount to its General Reserve.

Subsidiary - Kirsons B.V.

The operations of Kirsons B.V.,your subsidiary have resulted in net profit of Euro 3.947 million after accounting for profits of its subsidiaries.

Subsidiary Companies

The Company as of March 31, 2011 had one subsidiary, viz., Kirsons B.V., Netherlands (Kirsons). Kirsons is having two subsidiaries - Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH & Co. KG, Germany and Lloyd Beteiligungs-GmbH, Germany. Pursuant to section 212 of the Companies Act, the annual accounts of subsidiary companies for the year ended 31st March, 2011 along with the statements referred to in the said section, are attached with Consolidated Financial Statements as required. Further, pursuant to Accounting Standard - 21 (AS-21) prescribed under the Companies (Accounting Standard) Rules, 2006, Consolidated Financial Statement presented by the Company includes financial information about its subsidiaries.

Environment, Safety and Energy Conservation

As required by the Companies (Disclosure of particulars in the Report of Directors) Rules, 1988, the relevant data pertaining to conservation of energy, technology absorption and other details are given in the Annexure to this report.

Particulars of Employees

In terms of the provisions of Section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act, 1956, read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975, the names and other particulars of specified employees are set out in the Annexure to the Directors Report. However having regard to the provisions of section 219(1)(b)(iv) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Annual Report is being sent to all members of the Company, excluding the aforesaid information. Any member interested in obtaining these particulars may write to the Company Secretary at the Registered Office of the Company.

Corporate Governance

Pursuant to the requirements of the Listing Agreements with Stock Exchanges, your Directors are pleased to annex the following :

1. Management Discussion and Analysis Report

2. Report on Corporate Governance

3. Auditors Certificate regarding compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance

4. CEO & CFO Certificate

5. CEO Certificate regarding compliance with the Code of Conduct. These annexures form part of this report.

Directors

Mr.A.S.Lakshmanan, Mr. S.N.Agarwal and Mr.Sarosh J Ghandy retire by rotation and being eligible offer themselves for re-appointment.

The Board of Directors have at their meeting held on 23rd September, 2010 appointed Mr.Anuj Pattanaik as additional director and have also appointed him as Deputy Managing Director for a period of five years from 23.9.2010, subject to approval of shareholders and such other approvals as may be required.

Mr.Anuj Pattanik is a B.Tech in Mettalurgical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur with rich experience of over three decades of working with well known national and international organizations.

Mr.P.S.Malik, Joint Managing Director, retired from the services of the Company during the year under review, after over 13 years of service in the Company. Your Directors place on record their appreciation of the valuable services rendered by Mr.Malik during his tenure as a Director of the Company.

Directors' Responsibility Statement

Pursuant to the Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Directors confirm that:

1. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been generally followed.

2. Appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied consistently and they have 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 as at 31s' March, 2011 and of the Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st March, 2011.

3. Proper and sufficient care has been taken 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.

4. The annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.

Human Resources

Employees at all levels have put in their best to the services of the Company and the Board puts on record the sincere appreciation of their dedication and loyalty. The Company considers its employees as its most valuable asset. The Company focuses on building an organization through induction and development of talent to meet current and future needs. Various HR initiatives have been taken to align the HR Policies of the Company with the growth projections of the Company.

Mr.R.K.Gupta, CFO, left the services of the Company during the year under review for personal reasons, after a long distinguished service.

Segmentwise Operational Performance Rotating Machines Group

During the year under review the sales under Rotating Machines Group amounted to Rs. 6401.65 million as against Rs. 7536.26 million in 2009-10.

Power Generation and Distribution Group

During the year under review the sales under Power Generation and Distribution Group amounted to Rs. 4646.76 million as against Rs. 4496.14 million in 2009-10.

Others

During the year under review the sale of other Electrical Products amounted to Rs. 535.90 million as against Rs. 444.49 million in 2009-10.

Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH & Co. KG, Germany (LDW)

As you are aware the Company holds approximately 95% stake in Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH & Co. KG, Germany and the entire shareholding in Lloyd Beteiligungs-GmbH, Germany through its subsidiary in The Netherlands - Kirsons B.V. Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH & Co. KG, Germany is a limited partnership existing in accordance with the laws of Germany which owns an electrical machine manufacturing plant aKBremen, which is being operated by the said limited liability firm. During the year ended 31s' March, 2011 Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH & Co. KG, had turnover of Euros 43.509 million ( Rs. 263 crores ) with a net profit after tax of Euros 1.270 Million (Rs. 9.06 crores).

Auditors' Report

The comments/observations of the Auditors are self-explanatory and the Company's explanations thereto have been given in relevant notes in the Notes to Accounts. Further explanations in regard to the reservations/qualifications in the Auditors Report are furnished below :-

Para 10 (i) of the Auditors Report and Para 4 of the Annexure to the Auditors Report

Confirmations have been received from some parties and from some they are expected. Confirmation is ongoing process. However, this has no impact on financial results of the Company.

Para 8 and Para 10 (ii) of the Auditors Report

This has no impact on the accounts. The Company has complied with Accounting Standard 2 in respect of valuation of raw materials, stores and components and in respect of work in progress and finished goods. The Company has from time to time initiated steps to bring the valuation of inventory at all units in line with Accounting Standard-2 (Valuation of Inventory).

Para 10 (iii) of the Auditors Report

The Company has used and relied upon its internal market intelligence to estimate the realizable value of assets held for sale. The estimated realizable value is judged to be in line with the market valuation.

Para 10 (iv) of the Auditors Report

The Company is confident of realising the amounts due from certain companies referred to therein.

Para 2 a of the Annexure to the Auditors' Report

Confirmations have been received from some parties and from some they are expected. Confirmation is an ongoing process.

Para 2 b of the Annexure to the Auditors' Report

The Company has already identified the key focus areas and has started taking the necessary steps to make the inventory verification reasonable and adequate.

Para 2 c and Para 8 of the Annexure to the Auditors Report

During the year, the Company has completed implementation of SAP ECC 6 System at certain units and it will implement it at the remaining units in phased manner in the current year. SAP is an integrated software where all the inventory records are maintained. The Company has from time to time taken physical inventory at all locations. Since the valuation of inventory was done on the basis of physical inventory count performed as at 31st March 2011, the discrepancies, if any, have been properly dealt with in the books of accounts. The discrepancies were not material in nature.

Para 7 of the Annexure to the Auditors' Report

The Company has started the initiatives to strengthen the internal audit system to make it commensurate with the size and nature of its business.

Para 9 b of the Annexure to the Auditors' Report

The Company has made necessary arrangements to pay these dues.

Auditors

M/s. B. K. Ramadhyani & Co., Chartered Accountants and M/s. Sundar & Associates, Chartered Accountants, are the retiring Auditors in India and Malaysia respectively. They are eligible for re-appointment. The required certificates to the effect that the re-appointments, if made, will be within the limit specified in Section 224(1-B) of the Companies Act, have been received from M/s. B. K. Ramadhyani & Co., and M/s. Sundar & Associates.

Fixed Deposits

7 persons had not claimed repayment of their matured deposits amounting to Rs.. 2.44 lakhs as at 31s' March, 2011.

Acknowledgements

The Directors place on record their appreciation of efforts of employees at all levels. They would like to place on record their sincere appreciation for the continued co-operation and support provided by the Bankers, Financial Institutions, Customers, Suppliers, Depositors and Shareholders.

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors,

Bangalore Vijay R Kirloskar

Date : May 28, 2011 Chairman


Mar 31, 2010

The Directors present the Companys 63rd Annual Report with the Audited Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2010 and Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st March, 2010.

Results of Operations

Rs. in million

2009-10 2008-09

Income 8407.3 8666.6

Expenditure 6151.3 6674.9

Gross Profit 2256.0 1991.7

Operating expenses 1499.7 1340.2

Operating Profit before interest and depreciation 756.3 651.5

Interest 225.7 225.3

Depreciation, amortisation and provisions 175.6 165.1

Operating profit before tax and extraordinary items 355.0 261.1

Other income (net) 119.5 87.4

Net profit before tax and extraordinary items 474.5 348.5

Extraordinary Income(Expenditure) 6.4 0

Net profit before tax and after extraordinary items 480.9 348.5

Provision for taxation 105.0 46.4

Net profit after tax and after extraordinary items 375.9 302.1



Company Performance

During the year under report, your Company has achieved a turnover (Gross) of Rs.9.05 billion (previous year Rs. 9.63 billion. The operations have resulted in a net profit of Rs. 375.93 million (previous year Rs. 302.12 million).

Industry Outlook

The Electrical Industry has been witnessing consistent growth during last few years but for rather dull performance during 2008-09 on account of worldwide recession, which affected all industries. The performance of the industry is directly related to the countrys GDP growth. If the monsoon is good and the industrial revival is sustained, the Electrical Industry can perform well.

Appropriations

Dividend

In order to conserve resources for Companys growth, your Directors regret their inability to declare any dividend for the year under report. The Company has not transferred any amount to its General Reserve.

Subsidiary - Kirsons B.V.

Kirsons B.V.,your subsidiary has achieved a turnover of Euro 0.93 lakhs. The operations have resulted in net loss of Euro 3.51 lakhs.

Subsidiary Companies

The Company as of March 31, 2010 had one subsidiary, viz., Kirsons B.V., Netherlands (Kirsons). Kirsons is having two subsidiaries - Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH & Co. KG, Germany and Lloyd Beteiligungs-GmbH, Germany. Pursuant to section 212 of the Companies Act, the annual accounts of subsidiary companies for the year ended 31st March, 2010 along with the statements referred to in the said section, are attached with Consolidated Financial Statements as required. Further, pursuant to Accounting Standard - 21 (AS-21) prescribed under the Companies (Accounting Standard) Rules, 2006, Consolidated Financial Statement presented by the Company include financial information about its subsidiaries.

Environment, Safety and Energy Conservation

As required by the Companies (Disclosure of particulars in the Report of Directors) Rules, 1988, the relevant data pertaining to conservation of energy, technology absorption and other details are given in the Annexure to this report.

Particulars of Employees

In terms of the provisions of Section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act, 1956, read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975, the names and other particulars of specified employees are set out in the Annexure to the Directors Report. However, having regard to the provisions of Section 219 (1) (b) (iv) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Annual Report is being sent to all members of the Company, excluding the aforesaid information. Any member interested in obtaining these particulars may write to the Company Secretary at the Registered Office of the Company.Corporate Governance Pursuant to the requirements of the Listing Agreements with Stock Exchanges, your Directors are pleased to annex the following :

1. Management Discussion and Analysis Report

2. Report on Corporate Governance

3. Auditors Certificate regarding compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance

4. CEO & CFO Certificate

5. CEO Certificate regarding compliance with the Code of Conduct. These annexures form part of this report.

Directors

Mr.V.P.Mahendra, Mr. Kamlesh Gandhi and Mr.Anil Kumar Bhandari retire by rotation and being eligible offer themselves for reappointment.

The Board of Directors have at their meeting held on 10th July, 2010 re-appointed Mr.Vijay R Kirloskar as Managing Director for a period of five years from 17.8.2010, subject to approval of shareholders and such other approvals as may be required.

Directors Responsibility Statement

Pursuant to the Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Directors confirm that :

1. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been generally followed.

2. Appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied consistently and they have 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 as at 31st March, 2010 and of the Profit and Loss Account for the year ended 31st March, 2010.

3. Proper and sufficient care has been taken 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.

4. The annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.

Human Resources

The Company considers its employees as its most valuable asset. The Company focuses on building an organization through induction and development of talent to meet current and future needs. Various HR initiatives have been taken to align the HR Policies of the Company with the growth projections of the Company.

Segmentwise Operational Performance

Rotating Machine Group

During the year under review the sales under Rotating Machine Group amounted to Rs. 7536.26 million as against Rs. 6436.84 million.

Power Generation Equipment Group

During the year under review the sales under Power Generation Equipment Group amounted to Rs. 4496.14 million as against Rs. 4933.07 million.

Others

During the year under review the sale of other Electrical Products amounted to Rs. 444.49 million as against Rs. 510.13 million.

Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH & Co. KG, Germany (LDW)

As you are aware the Company holds approximately 95% stake in Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH & Co. KG, Germany and the entire shareholdings in Lloyd Beteiligungs-GmbH, Germany through its subsidiary in The Netherlands – Kirsons B.V. Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH & Co. KG, Germany is a limited partnership existing in accordance with the laws of Germany which owns an electrical machine manufacturing plant at Bremen, which is being operated by the said limited liability firm. During the year ended 31st March, 2010 Lloyd Dynamowerke GmbH & Co. KG, had turnover of Euros 50.83 million with a net profit after tax of Euros 1.91 Million.

Auditors Report

The comments/observations of the Auditors are self-explanatory and the Company’s explanations thereto have been given in relevant notes in the Notes to Accounts. Further explanations in regard to the reservations/qualifications in the Auditors Report are furnished below:- Para 8 of the Auditors Report, Para 2 c and 8 of the Annexure to the Auditors Report.

The Company has implemented MYSAP ECC 6.0 in all the major manufacturing units and rest will be covered in phased manner . SAP is an integrated software where all the inventory records will be maintained and the valuation configured in SAP is in line with Accounting Standard –2 (Valuation of Inventory) by this we will be complying with Accounting Standard –2. However, this has no impact on the accounts.

Para 10 (i) of the Auditors Report and 4 of the Annexure to the Auditors Report

Confirmation have been received from some parties and from some they are expected. Confirmation is ongoing process. However, this

has no impact on financial results of the Company.

Para 10 (ii) of the Auditors Report

The Company has complied with Accounting Standard 2 in respect of valuation of raw materials, stores and components and in respect of work in progress and finished goods. The Company has initiated steps to bring the valuation of work in progress and finished goods at all units in line with Accounting Standard –2 (Valuation of Inventory). However, this has no impact on the accounts.

Para 10 (iii) of the Auditors Report

As mentioned in Note 26 b) the Company is confident of realising the amounts due from certain companies referred to therein.

Para 2 a of the Annexure to the Auditors Report

Confirmation have been received from some parties and from some they are expected. Confirmation is an ongoing process.

Auditors

M/s. B. K. Ramadhyani & Co., Chartered Accountants M/s. Sundar & Associates, Chartered Accountants, are the retiring Auditors in India and Malaysia respectively. They are eligible for re-appointment. The required certificates to the effect that the re-appointments, if made, will be within the limit specified in Section 224(1-B) of the Companies Act, have been received from M/s. B. K. Ramadhyani & Co., and M/s. Sundar & Associates.

Fixed Deposits

7 persons had not claimed repayment of their matured deposits amounting to Rs. 2.44 lakhs as at 31st March, 2010.

Acknowledgements

The Directors place on record their appreciation of efforts of employees at all levels. They would like to place on record their sincere appreciation for the continued co-operation and support provided by the Bankers, Financial Institutions, Customers, Suppliers, Depositors and Shareholders.

For and on behalf of the Board of Directors,

Bangalore Vijay R Kirloskar

Date : 10th July, 2010 Chairman

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