Mar 31, 2018
The Directors have pleasure in presenting their 25th Twenty Fifth Annual Report together with the Audited Accounts of the company for the year ended 31st March 2018.
Financial results:
The Companyâs financial performance, for the year ended is31st March 2018.Summarized below:
(Rs. In Lakhs)
Particulars |
31stMarch, 2018 |
31 stMarch,2017 |
Gross Sales |
6460.69 |
6122.96 |
Less : Excise duty& GST |
985.17 |
758.69 |
Net Sales |
5475.52 |
5364.27 |
Other Income |
81.48 |
81.29 |
Total |
5557.01 |
5445.57 |
Profit before depreciation & taxation |
601.47 |
526.64 |
Less : Depreciation |
433.25 |
431.75 |
Less : Provision for taxation |
84.84 |
0 |
Less: Prior period adjustment (Taxation) |
0 |
0.43 |
Add: Deferred Tax withdrawn |
-27.72 |
-31.64 |
Profit after taxation |
111.11 |
62.78 |
Add: Balance brought forward from previous year/Other Equity |
4809.11 |
4772.98 |
Surplus available for appropriation |
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Appropriations |
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General Reserve |
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Proposed Dividend |
62.33 |
62.33 |
Tax on Dividend |
12.69 |
12.69 |
Additional depreciation on fixed asset as per Companies Act, 2013 |
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Balance carried to Balance sheet |
4809.11 |
4772.98 |
Total |
4884.13 |
4848.00 |
The Change in the Nature of Business, if any:
There was no change in nature of business for the period under review.
Transfer to reserves:
The company does not propose to transfer any amount to the General Reserves.
Dividend:
Based on the performance of the Company and the need for conservation of internal accruals, while maintaining the dividend for the shareholders, your Directors are pleased to recommend a final dividend of Rs. 1 per equity share at the rate of 10 % subject to the approval of members. The dividend, if approved by the Members, will result in the out flow of Rs.62.33 lakhs from the company in addition to Rs. 12.69 lakhs by way of dividend distribution tax. Dividend if declared will be paid to the Members whose names appear in the Register of Members as on the record date as on 14th September 2018. Transfer of Unclaimed Dividend to Investor Education and Protection Fund
In terms of the Companies Act, any unclaimed or unpaid Dividend relating to the financial year 2010-11, will be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund established by the Central Government, after the conclusion of 25th Annual General Meeting.
Share capital:
During the year under consideration, there was no change in the paid up capital. The present share capital stands at Rs. 6,23,27,000 Comprising of 62,32,700 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- only each. Further, the company has not made any fresh issue of shares for the Financial Year 2017-18.
Extract of Annual Return:
As per the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013, the extract of annual return in the prescribed Form MGT 9 is annexed hereto as Annexure - 1 forming part of this report.
Board Meetings and Its Committees Conducted During The Period Under Review:
Board Meeting No. Present |
Date of Board Meeting |
Board Strength |
No. of Directorâs |
120th |
Saturday, 27th May 2017 |
8 |
6 |
121st |
Wednesday, 9th August 2017 |
8 |
8 |
122nd |
Saturday, 04th November 2017 |
8 |
7 |
123rd |
Monday, 29th January 2018 |
8 |
7 |
Further details of the same have been enumerated in the Corporate Governance Report annexed in Annexure-5to this report.
Fixed Deposits:
Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
Particulars of Loans, Guarantees or Investments:
The company has not given any loans or guarantees covered 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.
Internal control systems and their adequacy:
Internal financial controls means the policies and procedures adopted by the company for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to companyâs policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information; The Company has adequate internal control systems to monitor business processes, financial reporting and compliance with applicable regulations. The systems are periodically reviewed for identification of control deficiencies and formulation of time bound action plans to improve efficiency at all the levels. The Audit Committee of the Board constantly reviews internal control systems and their adequacy, significant risk areas, observations made by the internal auditors on control mechanism and the operations of the Company and recommendations made for corrective action through the internal audit reports. The Committee reviews the statutory auditorsâ report, internal audit reports, secretarial audit reports, project repots, quarterly budgets, significant processes and accounting policies and other key issues from time to time.
Directorsâ Responsibility Statement
The Directors confirm that -
(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed and there are no material departures from those standards.
(b) They have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit of the Company for that period;
(c) They have taken proper and sufficient care for maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(d) They have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
(e) The directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such system were adequate and operating effectively. Based on the framework of internal financial controls established and maintained by the Company, work performed by the Internal, Statutory and Secretarial Auditors, reviews performed by the management and the relevant Board Committees, the Board, in concurrence with the Audit Committee, is of the opinion that the Companyâs internal financial controls were adequate and effective as on March 31, 2018.
(f) They have duly complied with Secretarial Standards issued by Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) from time to time.
Information Pertaining to Auditors and Other Allied Matters:-
Details In Respect Of Frauds Reported By Auditors under Section 143(12) Other Than Those Which Are Reportable To the Central Government
There were no instances of frauds identified or reported by the Statutory Auditors during the course of their audit pursuant to Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Explanation and Comments on Auditor Reports:
The reports of the Statutory Auditors (annexed elsewhere in the Annual Report) and that of the Secretarial Auditors (annexed hereto as Annexure - 2)and the explanations on the observations of Secretarial Audit Report is given below:
Comments/Observations of the Secretarial Auditor: |
Companyâs Response/Explanations: |
a) The Company has not provided/spent the amount as prescribed under sec. 135 of the Companies Act 2013 and the rules framed thereunder, relating to Corporate Social Responsibility. |
The company has spent part amount of Rs.1.5 Lakhs and is in the process of identifying proper areas of CSR. |
b) There were some delays in filing of some of the e-forms with the Registrar of Companies. |
Due to technical snag in the system, there was a delay in filing few e-forms with the Registrar of Companies, however the same was filed with additional fees and there was no instance of penalty/compounding. |
c) The Company has received notice from Bombay Stock Exchange for delayed filing of some of the returns as per SEBI LODR Regulations, 2015 for non-compliance for earlier period 2013 to 2016 levying total penalty of Rs 49450/- which has since been paid by the Company. |
The said delay was due to inadvertence and the penalty was paid within stipulated time. |
Statutory Auditors:
M/sP. ChandrasekarLLP, Chartered Accountants, were appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company for a term of five consecutive years at the 24thAnnual General Meeting held on 29th August 2017 subject to annual ratification by shareholders. However with the advent of Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 the requirement of annual ratification of the appointment of the Statutory Auditors of the Company by the shareholders at the Annual General meeting has been done away with. Accordingly,
M/s P. ChandrasekarLLP, Chartered Accountants will continue to be the Statutory Auditors of the Company for the FY 2018-19 and thereafter, hence, no resolution is proposed for ratification of the appointment of Auditors, who were appointed at the Annual General Meeting, held on 29th August 2017.
Secretarial Auditors:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 (as amended from time to time) the Company has appointed SriR. Parthasarathi, Company Secretary in practice to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company. The Secretarial Audit report is annexed herewith as Annexure - 2.
Cost Auditors
The provisions of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Amendment Rules, 2014(as amended from time to time) is currently not applicable to the company.
Significant and Material Orders Passed By the Regulators or Courts:
There are no significant material orders passed by the Regulators / Courts which would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.
Declaration of Independent Directors:
The Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directors of the Company confirming that they meet the criteria of independence as stipulated in Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 so as to qualify themselves to act as Independent Directors under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the relevant rules.
Directors:
Shri.Laxminarayan Mundra and Smt. Jyoti Mundra, Directors retire by rotation and being eligible, offer themselves for 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 and Regulation 25(3) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirement) Regulations, 2015. All Directors have given declaration relating to compliance with code of conduct.
Nomination and Remuneration Committee and Policy:
As per the requirements of the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, a Nomination and Remuneration Committee of Directors was constituted by the Board of Directors and the details of the Members of the Committee are disclosed elsewhere in this Annual Report. The Board has, on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee framed a policy on Directorâs appointment and remuneration including criteria for determining qualification, positive attributes, independence of a Director and other matters provided under sub-section (3) of Section 178. The said Policy is available on the website of the Company, various web links of the companyâs policy is detailed under the head Policy.
Related Party Transactions:
All transactions of the Company with the related parties were in the ordinary course of business and on an armâs length pricing basis. There were no material significant related party transactions having potential conflict with the interest of company.
Name of the related party and nature of relationship where control exists:
Name of Related Party Nature of Relationship
M/s Mundra Enterprises Entity in which Director or KMP is related:
Shri.Sunil L Mundra
Shri.Laxminarayan Mundra
Shri.Sathyanaraya Mundra
(B) (i) Related Party Transactions:
Name of Related Party |
Nature of Transaction |
Amount of Transaction |
Amount Outstanding at the end of year Credit (Rs.) Debit (Rs.) Current Year Current Year (Previous Year) (Previous Year) |
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M/s Mundra Enterprises |
Operating Lease Rental Payments |
6,48,000 |
58,320 |
Material Changes and Commitments Affecting the Financial Position ofthe Company:
There is no material change or commitments after the closure of the financial year as on 31st March 2018 and till the date of this report.
Conservation Of Energy, Technology Absorption, Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo:
The information pertaining to conservation of energy, technology absorption, Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgoas required under section 134 (3) (m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts)Rules, 2014 (as amended from time to time) is attached herewith as Annexure - 3 to this report.
Risk Management:
The Company follows a comprehensive and integrated risk management process. The risk management process is designed to safeguard the organization from various risks through adequate and timely actions. It is designed to anticipate, evaluate and mitigate risks in order to minimize its impact on the business. The potential risks are inventoried and integrated with the management process such that they receive the necessary consideration during decision making and are periodically reviewed and revised by the Board of Directors.
Corporate Social Responsibility:
The Board has constituted a CSR Committee comprising of Shri Dr. C.M.Gurumurthy,Shri Sunil L Mundraand ShriSushil Kumar Mundra. The Annual Report on Companyâs CSR activities of the Company is furnished in the prescribed format as Annexure - 4 and attached to this report.
Board Evaluation:
The Companies Act, 2013 states that a formal annual evaluation needs to be made by the Board of its own performance and that of its committees and individual directors. Schedule IV of the Companies act, 2013, states that the performance evaluation of independent directors shall be done by the entire Board of Directors, excluding the director being evaluated. Pursuant to the provisions of the Act, the Board has carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance, the individual Directors (including the Chairman) as well as an evaluation of the working of all Board Committees. The performance evaluation was carried out on the basis of inputs received from all the Directors / Members of the Committees, as the case may be.
The Independent Directors of the Company have also convened a separate meeting for this purpose. All the results of evaluation have been communicated to the Chairman of the Board of Directors.
SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, mandates that the Board shall monitor and review the Board evaluation framework. The framework includes the evaluation of directors on various parameters such as:
- Board dynamics and relationships
- Information flows
- Decision-making
- Relationship with stakeholders
- Company performance and strategy
- Tracking Board and committees effectiveness
- Peer evaluation
The evaluation process has been explained in the corporate governance report. The Board approved the evaluation results as collated by the nomination and remuneration committee.
Corporate Governance:
Pursuant to Regulation 34 of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, Management Discussion and Analysis Report, Report on Corporate Governance and Auditors Certificate regarding compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance provided in Annexure-5 in this Report and the same forms part of the Directorsâ Report.
Composition of Audit Committee and Vigil Mechanism / Whistle Blower Policy:
The Board has constituted an Audit Committee, details of which are enumerated in the Corporate Governance Report. The Company has devised a vigil mechanism in the form of a Whistle Blower Policy in pursuance of provisions of Section 177(10) of the Companies Act, 2013 and the policy is explained in corporate governance report. During the year under review, there were no complaints received under this mechanism.
Disclosure under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013:
The Company has in place a policy on Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace in line with the requirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. An Internal Compliant Committee has been set up to redress complaints received. All employees (permanent, contractual ,temporary, trainees) are covered under this policy. There were no complaints received from any employee during the financial year 2017 - 18.
Particulars of Employees:
Disclosures with respect to the remuneration of Directors and employees as required under Section 197 of Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 has been appended as Annexure - 6to this Report.
Subsidiaries, Joint Ventures and Associate Companies:
The Company does not have any joint venture, subsidiary or associate company.
Management Discussion and Analysis Report:
Industry structure and developments:
During the year under review, Indian Pharma Industry has faced challenges in both domestic and international fronts. However despite these challenges, industry has grown by around 3 %. On domestic front, industry faced challenges due to Introduction of GST during first quarter of Financial Year-2018; price control on many finished formulations had impacted the industry. Bigger Pharma companies had faced challenges of pricing in regulated markets, however stiff competition in these markets has given increased market share to Indian companies who have been more adept in handling the pricing pressure. At the same time exports to other countries were affected due to challenges of currency depreciation, hard currency availability etc. Your company during the Financial Year 2017-18 had a gross turnover of Rs. 5232.32Lakhs as against Rs. 5136.66Lakhs in the previous year, a marginal growth of 1.82%. Profit before depreciation and taxation was Rs. 168.22 Lakhs as against Rs.90.00 lakhs in the previous year. The net profit of the Company for the year under review was placed at Rs. 111.111Lakhs as against Rs. 62.78Lakhs previous year. Due to continuing challenges on export front and pricing pressure in domestic front and increase in other input costs, margins remained in lower percentages. Despite these challenges Profit after tax has increased by 43.49 % during the year under review.
Opportunities and threats:
a). Opportunities
1. Opening of export opportunities for HPMC capsules in various countries.
2. Increase in demand for HPMC capsules within the country due to trend of conversion of many products from gelatin to HPMC capsules.
3. New dosage formulations using hard capsules.
4. Companyâ new API project will market products which are currently being imported and hence will have good demand and margins.
b). Threats:
1. Aggressive expansion & price competition from Chinese suppliers.
2. Increase in prices of raw material due to short supply in domestic market and higher import costs due to devaluation of Indian currency.
3. Slowdown in exports due to challenges in international economy.
Segment -wise or product wise performance is not relevant in view of the company having single product.
c). Outlook:
Based on the companyâs performance up to the date of this report, orders on hand and realizing the incremental capacity post up gradation of machines, your company is hopeful of achieving a turnover of around Rs. 58 to 60 crores in the current year. However due to increase in input costs, company may still earn lower margins as compared to earlier years. New API project once commissioned will give a big boost to companyâs revenue and profits.
d.) Risks & Concerns
Risk of competition and exchange fluctuations may have an adverse impact on the projections. Risk of delay in receiving payments for both local & international customers can lead to higher finance cost. Risk of short supplies of raw material can cause loss of business to some extent. Internal Control Systems and Their Adequacy:
The Company has an adequate Internal Control System commensurate with its size and operations. Management has overall responsibility for the Companyâs Internal Control System to safeguard the assets and to ensure reliability of financial records. Audit Committee reviews all financial statements and ensures adequacy of internal control systems. The Company has engaged the services of an Independent Chartered Accountant to carry out the internal audit and ensure that recording and reporting are adequate and proper, the internal controls exist in the system and that sufficient measures are taken to update the internal control system. The system also ensures that all transaction are appropriately authorized, recorded and reported. Exercises for safeguarding assets and protection against unauthorized use are undertaken from time to time. The company has also installed an extensive CCTV Surveillance system to cover the entire factory premises. All these measures are continuously reviewed by the management and as and when necessary improvements are affected.
Discussions on financial performance with respect to operational performance:
The Net Sales during the year was Rs.5475.52lakhs and your Company could make Net Profit of Rs.111.11 Lakhs after tax.
No. of Employees:
31-03-2017 |
31-03-2018 |
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PLACE |
REGULAR |
TRAINEE |
TOTAL |
PLACE |
REGULAR |
TRAINEE |
TOTAL |
HO |
24 |
0 |
24 |
HO |
22 |
0 |
22 |
UNIT-1 |
31 |
0 |
31 |
UNIT-1 |
29 |
0 |
29 |
UNIT-2 |
74 |
12 |
86 |
UNIT-2 |
73 |
10 |
83 |
Acknowledgement;
The Board acknowledges the continued assistance from the Bankers, State Governments, Local Bodies, Customers, Suppliers, Executives, Staffs, workers at all levels and the Shareholders for their continuous cooperation and assistance.
For and on Behalf of the Board
Sd/- Sd/-
Place: Bengaluru Sunil L Mundra S Gopalan
Date : May 18th 2018 Managing Director Chairman
Mar 31, 2016
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the twenty third Annual Report together with the Audited Accounts of the company for the year ended 31st March 2016.
FINANCIAL RESULTS:
The Companyâs financial performance, for the year ended March 31, 2016 is summarized below:
(Rs. In Lakhs)
Particulars |
March 31, 2016 |
March 31, 2015 |
Gross Sales |
6,683.18 |
7,194.38 |
Less : Excise duty |
477.88 |
462.30 |
Net Sales |
6,205.31 |
6,732.08 |
Other Income |
123.23 |
79.45 |
Total |
6,328.53 |
6,811.53 |
Profit before depreciation & taxation |
1,024.24 |
1,155.07 |
Less : Depreciation |
416.77 |
402.67 |
Less : Provision for taxation |
167.59 |
236.11 |
Less: Prior period adjustment (Taxation) |
0.29 |
6.37 |
Add: Deferred Tax withdrawn |
1.85 |
53.68 |
Profit after taxation |
433.88 |
564.92 |
Add: Balance brought forward from previous year |
3,593.01 |
3,247.99 |
Surplus available for appropriation |
4,026.89 |
3,812.91 |
Appropriations |
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General Reserve |
21.69 |
28.25 |
Proposed Dividend |
90.19 |
78.64 |
Tax on Dividend |
18.36 |
16.01 |
Additional depreciation on fixed asset as per Companies Act, 2013 |
- |
97.00 |
Balance carried to Balance sheet |
3,896.65 |
3,593.01 |
Total |
4,026.89 |
3,812.91 |
The company proposes to transfer an amount of Rs. 21.69 lakhs to the General Reserves. An amount of Rs. 3,896.65 lakhs is proposed to be retained in the statement of Profit & Loss account.
OPERATIONAL REVIEWS:
The company had a gross turnover of Rs. 6,683.18 lakhs as against Rs. 7,194.38 lakhs in the previous year, a decline of 7.65%. Profit before depreciation and taxation was Rs. 1,024.24 lakhs against Rs. 1,155.07 lakhs in the previous year. After providing for depreciation and taxation of Rs. 416.77 lakhs & 167.59 lakhs respectively, the net profit of the Company for the year under review was placed at Rs. 433.88 lakhs as against Rs. 564.92 lakhs previous year.
Due to tough market conditions, increase in cost of inputs and reduction in margins, there was decline in profits as compared to the previous year. Accordingly, the profit after tax has reduced by 30.20% during the year under review.
DIVIDEND:
Based on the performance of the Company and the need for conservation of internal accruals, while maintaining the dividend for the shareholders, your Directors are pleased to recommend a final dividend of Rs. 1.50 per equity share at the rate of 15 % subject to the approval of members. The dividend, if approved by the Members, will result in the out flow of Rs.90.19 lakhs from the company in addition to Rs.18.36 lakhs by way of dividend distribution tax. Dividend if declared will be paid to the Members whose names appear in the Register of Members as on the date of the AGM.
SHARE CAPITAL:
During the year under consideration, the paid up capital increased from Rs. 524.27 lakhs to 579.27 lakhs. by conversion of 2,20,000 share warrants into equity (which formed part of earlier preferential issue of equity shares to promoter group in the financial year 2014-15) and issue of additional 3,30,000 equity shares of Rs. 10/- each (at a premium of Rs. 70/- per equity share) by the way of preferential issue to non promoters. The company has also issued 11,00,000 convertible securities / equity share warrants to both promoters and non promoters on preferential basis. The company has obtained Listing approval for the preferential issue of equity shares and equity share warrants / Convertible securities from Bombay Stock Exchange.
FINANCE:
Cash and cash equivalents as at March 31, 2016 was Rs.19.25 lakhs. The company continues to focus on judicious management of its working capital, Receivables, Inventories and other working capital parameters were kept under strict check through continuous monitoring.
FIXED DEPOSITS:
Your company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS:
The company has not given any loans or guarantees covered under the provisions of section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013. There was an investment of Rs. 507.36 lakhs made by company during the year in part payment for acquiring 40% equity shares of M/S. Supreem Pharmaceuticals (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd for total investment of Rs. 1,171.02 lakhs.
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 auditor reports to the chairman of the audit committee and to the Chairman & Managing Director of the Company.
The Audit Committee monitors and evaluates the efficacy 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 auditor, process owners undertake corrective action in their 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.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVES:
As part of its initiatives under âcorporate social responsibilityâ (CSR), the CSR committee has taken steps to find out such activities to contribute. The CSR committee has calculated the CSR fund amounting to Rs. 29.09 lakhs for the year ending as on March 31, 2016 and the amount will be spent on the CSR activities to be identified shortly. Identification of CSR activities is under process.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY:
Company ensures that the manufacturing operations are conducted in the manner whereby optimum utilization and maximum possible savings of energy is achieved. The particulars as per Form A are attached to this report.
TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION:
Company''s products are manufactured by using in-house know how and no outside technology is being used for manufacturing activities. Therefore no technology absorption is involved. The company constantly strives for maintenance and improvement in quality of its products and entire Research & Development activities are directed to achieve the aforesaid goal. The company is having ongoing research and development activity to develop value added products as per details given in Form-B attached to this report.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUT-GO:
During the period under review, your company has gained Rs. 33.73 lakhs owing to foreign exchange fluctuations. Export revenue constituted 29.77% of Total Revenue as against 31.41% in the previous year.
Foreign Exchange Earnings : Rs. 17,77,80,687/
Foreign Exchange Outgo : Rs. 4,41,21,240/
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS:
During the year under review, your company enjoyed cordial relationship with workers and employees at all levels.
EXPANSION:
During the year company commissioned a pilot machine to manufacture HPMC capsules at Bangalore plant which has a capacity of about 400 million capsules per annum.
Board of Directors in its 113th meeting held on 29th October, 2015, had approved a scheme of conversion of three existing gelatin capsules lines to HPMC manufacturing lines at a total cost of Rs. 24 Crores to be completed in 30 months. Work on this proposal is likely to start at the end of this current financial year.
DIRECTORS:
Mr. Laxminarayan Moondra and Mrs. Jyoti Mundra, Directors retire by rotation and being eligible, offer themselves for 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 and Regulation 25(3) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirement) Regulations, 2015.
Board Evaluation
SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, mandates that the Board shall monitor and review the Board evaluation framework. The framework includes the evaluation of directors on various parameters such as:
- Board dynamics and relationships
- Information flows
- Decision-making
- Relationship with stakeholders
- Company performance and strategy
- Tracking Board and committeeâs effectiveness
- Peer evaluation
The Companies Act, 2013 states that a formal annual evaluation needs to be made by the Board of its own performance and that of its committees and individual directors. Schedule IV of the Companies act, 2013, states that the performance evaluation of independent directors shall be done by the entire Board of Directors, excluding the director being evaluated.
The evaluation of all the directors and the Board as a whole was conducted based on the criteria and framework adopted by the Board. The evaluation process has been explained in the corporate governance report. The Board approved the evaluation results as collated by the nomination and remuneration committee.
Independent Directors meeting:
Independent directors held a separate meeting on 27th January, 2016. They have evaluated the performance of executive directors and conducted thorough business review affecting the performance of the company as per the requirements of statues.
Listing Agreement
The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), on September 2, 2015, issued SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 with the aim to consolidate and streamline the provisions of the Listing Agreement for different segments of capital markets to ensure better enforceability. The said regulations were effective from December 1, 2015. Accordingly, all listed entities were required to enter into the Listing Agreement within six months from the effective date. The company entered into Listing Agreement with BSE Limited during January, 2016.
Policies
We seek to promote and follow the highest level of ethical standards in all our business transactions guided by our value system. The SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 mandated the formulation of certain policies for all listed companies. All our corporate governance policies are available on our website (http://www.naturalcapsules.com/pages/policies.html). The policies are reviewed periodically by the Board and updated based on need and new compliance requirement.
Name of the policy |
Brief description |
Web link |
Whistle blower Policy (Policy on vigil Mechanism) |
The company has adopted the whistle blower mechanism for directors and employees to report concerns about unethical behaviour, actual or suspected fraud, or violation of the Companyâs code of conduct and ethics. There has been no change to the Whistle blower Policy adopted by the Company during fiscal 2016. No employee has been denied access to the audit committee. |
http://www.naturalcapsules.com/ pdf/vigil-mechanism-and-whistle- blowers-policy.pdf |
Nomination and Remuneration policy |
This policy formulates the criteria for determining qualifications, competencies, positive attributes and independence for the appointment of a director (executive/non-executive) and also the criteria for determining the remuneration of the directors, key managerial personnel and other employees |
http://www.naturalcapsules.com/ pdf/nomination-and-remuneration- policy.pdf |
Corporate Social Responsibility Policy |
The policy outline the Companyâs strategy to bring about a positive impact on society through programs relating to hunger, poverty, education, healthcare, environment and lowering its resource footprint. |
http://www.naturalcapsules.com/ pdf/corporate-social-responsibility- policy.pdf |
Determination of materiality for disclosures Policy |
The information covered by this Policy shall include âinformation related to the Companyâs business, operations or performance which has a significant effect on securities investment decisionsâ that the company is required to disclose in a timely and appropriate manner by applying the guidelines for assessing materiality. |
http://www.naturalcapsules.com/ pdf/Determination-of-Materiality-for- Disclosures.pdf |
Related Party Transaction Policy |
The Policy regulates all transactions between the Company and its related parties. |
http://www.naturalcapsules.com/ pdf/policy-on-related-party- transactions.pdf |
Insider Trading Policy |
The policy provides the framework in dealing with securities of the Company |
http://www.naturalcapsules.com/ pdf/Code-of-Conduct-Insider- Trading.pdf |
Document Retention and Archival Policy |
The policy deals with the retention and archival of corporate records of Natural capsules limited. |
http://www.naturalcapsules.com/ pdf/Document-Retention-and- Archival-Policy.pdf |
Meetings
During the year Seven Board Meetings and Four audit committee meetings were convened and held. The details of which are given in the corporate governance report. The intervening gap between the meetings was within the period prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013.
DIRECTORâS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
In terms of Section 134 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the directors would like to state that:
i) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed.
ii) The directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that were 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 or loss of the company for the year under review.
iii) The directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
iv) The directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
v) The directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are operating effectively.
vi) The directors had devised proper system to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such system were adequate and operating effectively.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:
All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year were on armâs length basis and were in the ordinary course of the business. There are no materially significant related party transactions made by the company with promoters, key managerial personnel or other designated persons which may have potential conflict with interest of the company at large.
A) Name of the related party and nature of relationship where control exists:
Name of Related Party Nature of Relationship
M/s Mundra Enterprises Entity in which Director or KMP is Related
M/s. Balurghat Technologies Ltd Entity in which Director or KMP is Related
M/s.Minakshi Enamels Entity in which Director or KMP is Related
Mr. Sunil L Mundra Key Management Personnel
Mr. Laxminarayan Moondra Key Management Personnel
Mr. Satyanarayan Mundra Key Management Personnel
(B)(i) Related Party Transactions:
Name of Related Party |
Nature of Transactions |
Amount of Transactions Current Year\ (Previous Year) |
Amount Outstanding at the end of year |
|
Credit (Rs.) Current Year\ (Previous Year) |
Debit (Rs.) Current Year\ (Previous Year) |
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M/s Mundra Enterprises Mr. Sunil L Mundra Mr. Laxminarayan Moondra Mr. Satyanarayan Mundra M\s Minakshi Enamels M/s. Balurghat Technology Ltd |
Operating Lease Rental Payments Managerial Remuneration Managerial Remuneration Managerial Remuneration Purchase of Copper Rivets Travelling Agency |
5,76,000 (5,40,000) 40.50.000 (37.60.000) 27.45.000 (19.50.000) 27.90.000 (26.10.000) 19,085 (36,481) 2,36,557 (5,25,920) |
43,200 2,32,144 (4,64,704) 1,67,308 1,65,730 - - - - - - |
- - - - - - - - - - - |
There were no material significant related party transactions having potential conflict with the interest of company. The disclosures relating to holding vs. Subsidiary companies are not relevant.
SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES:
The company does not have any subsidiary.
CODE OF CONDUCT:
The Board of Directors has approved a code of conduct which is applicable to the members of the Board/committees and all employees in the course of day to day business operations of the company. The company believes in âZero Toleranceâ against bribery, corruption and unethical dealings / behaviours of any form and the Board has laid down the directives to counter such acts. The code laid down by the Board is known as âcode of business conductâ which forms an appendix to the code. The code has been posted on the company''s website www.naturalcapsules.com.
The code lays down the standard procedure of business conduct which is expected to be followed by the Directors and the designated employees in their business dealings and in particular on matters relating to integrity in the work place, in business practices and in dealing with stakeholders. The code gives guidance through examples on the expected behaviour from an employee in a given situation and the reporting structure.
All the Board members and the senior management personnel have confirmed compliance with the code. All management staff was given appropriate training in this regard.
PREVENTION OF INSIDER TRADING:
The Board of Directors has adopted the Insider Trading Policy in accordance with the requirements of the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulation, 2015. The Insider Trading Policy of the Company lays down guidelines and procedures to be followed and disclosures to be made while dealing with shares of the Company, as well as the consequences of violation. The policy has been formulated to regulate, monitor, and ensure reporting of deals by employees and to maintain the highest ethical standards of dealing in Company securities. The Insider Trading Policy of the Company covering code of practices and procedures for fair disclosure of unpublished price sensitive information and code of conduct for the prevention of insider trading is available on our website http:// www.naturalcapsules.com/pdf/Code-of-Conduct-Insider-Trading.pdf
All Directors and the designated employees have confirmed compliance with the Code.
AUDITORâS REPORT / SECRETARIAL AUDIT REPORT:
The observation made in the Auditors'' Report read together with relevant notes thereon are self explanatory and hence, do not call for any further comments under Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013.
As required under section 204 (1) of the Companies Act, 2013 the Company has obtained a secretarial audit report. Certain observations made in the report with regard to non filing of some forms were mainly due to ambiguity and uncertainty of the applicability of the same for the relevant period. However, the company would ensure in future that all the provisions are complied with the fullest extent.
AUDITORS:
The Auditors M/S. Gnanoba & Bhat, Chartered Accountants, Bangalore, continues to be eligible as company''s statutory auditors and it is proposed to ratify their appointment for the financial year 2016-17 on the same remuneration in this AGM.
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.Parthasarathi, company Secretary in practice to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company for the financial year 2016-17 in the board meeting held on 27th May, 2016. The Secretarial Audit report for the financial year 2015-16 is annexed herewith as âAnnexure Bâ
Regarding auditors remarks relating to not spending CSR expenditure, the management is still in the process of identifying the areas for expenditure and the same is likely to be spent in the current year.
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN:
The details forming part of the extract of the Annual Return in form MGT-9 is annexed herewith as âAnnexure Câ.
BUSINESS RISK MANAGEMENT:
Pursuant to section 134 (3) (n) of the Companies Act, 2013 & Regulation 17(9) (b) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, the company has constituted a business risk management committee. 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 threaten the existence of the company.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
The information required pursuant to Section 197 read with rule 5 (1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 in respect of Directors and KMP are given in CORPORTE GOVERNANCE REPORT, which form an integral part of this Report, are set out as separate Annexure.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS REPORTS
The Corporate Governance and Management Discussion & Analysis Report, which form an integral part of this Report, are set out as separate Annexure, together with the Certificate from the auditors of the Company regarding compliance with the requirements of Corporate Governance as stipulated in Scheduled V(E) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirement) Regulations, 2015.
There were no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the company from the end of financial year 20152016 up to the date of this report.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Your Company and its Directors wish to extend their sincerest thanks to the Members of the Company, Bankers, State Government, Local Bodies, Customers, Suppliers, Executives, Staff and workers at all levels for their continuous cooperation and assistance.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Bangalore Sunil L Mundra Satyanarayan Mundra
July 30, 2016 Managing Director Whole Time Director
Mar 31, 2015
DEAR MEMBERS,
The Directors have pleasure in presenting their twenty second Annual
Report together with the Audited Accounts of the company for the year
ended 31st March 2015.
FINANCIAL RESULTS:
The Company's financial performance, for the year ended March 31,2015
is summarized below:
(Rs. In Lacs)
Particulars March31,2015 March31,2014
Gross Sales 7194.38 6239.95
Less : Excise duty 462.30 386.97
Net Sales 6732.08 5852.98
Other lncome 79.45 89.14
Total 6811.53 5942.12
Profit before depreciation & 1156.39 1104.02
taxation
Less:Depreciation 402.67 361.36
Less:Provisionfortaxation 236.11 170.93
Less: Prior period adjustment (Taxation) 6.37 nil
Add:Deferred Tax withdrawn 53.68 (115.53)
Profit aftertaxation 564.92 456.19
Add: Balance brought forward from
previous year 3247.99 2902.17
Surplus available for appropriation 3812.91 3358.36
Appropriations
General Reserve 28.25 22.81
Proposed Dividend 78.64 75.34
Tax inDividend 16.01 12.22
Additional depreciation on fixed asset
asper Companies Act,2013 97.00 nil
Balance carried to Balance sheet 3593.01 3247.99
Total 3812.91 3358.36
The company proposes to transfer an amount of Rs. 28.25 lacs to the
General Reserves. An amount of Rs. 3593.01 lacs is proposed to be
retained in the statement of Profit & Loss account.
OPERATIONAL REVIEWS:
Gross revenues increased to Rs. 7194.38 lacs, a growth of around 15.30%
against Rs. 6239.95 lacs in the previous year. Profit before
depreciation and taxation was Rs. 1156.39 lacs against Rs. 1104.02 lacs
in the previous year. After providing for depreciation and taxation of
Rs. 402.67 lacs & 236.11 lacs respectively, the net profit of the
Company for the year under review was placed at Rs. 564.92 lakhs as
against Rs. 456.19 lacs previous year.
Due to tough market conditions, increase in cost of inputs and
reduction in margins, the percentage increase in profit has not been
proportionate to the increase in turnover. However, the profit after
tax has increased by 23.83% during the year under review.
DIVIDEND:
Based on the performance of the Company and the need for conservation
of internal accruals, your Directors are pleased to recommend a final
dividend of Rs.1.5 per equity share at the rate of 15% subject to the
approval of members. The dividend, if approved by the Members, will
result in the out flow of Rs. 78.64 lacs from the company in addition
to Rs. 16.01 lacs by way of dividend distribution tax. Dividend if
declared will be paid to the Members whose names appear in the Register
of Members as on the date of the AGM.
SHARE CAPITAL:
During the year under consideration, the paid up capital increased from
Rs. 502.27 lacs to 524.27 lacs, by conversion of share warrants into
equity (which formed part of earlier preferential issue of equity
shares to promoter group in the financial year 2013- 14). The
additional equity was issued at a premium of Rs. 26/- per equity share.
In principle approval for additional issue of equity shares was
obtained from Bombay Stock Exchange. The company has made application
for filing listing and the approval for the same is awaited from Bombay
Stock Exchange.
FINANCE:
Cash and cash equivalents as at March 31,2015 was Rs. 16.56 lacs. The
company continues to focus on judicious management of its working
capital, Receivables, Inventories and other working capital parameters
were kept under strict check through continuous monitoring.
FIXED DEPOSITS:
Your company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of
Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of
Deposits) Rules, 2014.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS:
The company has not given any loans orguarantees covered under the
provisions of section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013. There were no
investments made by company during the year under consideration.
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 auditor reports
to the chairman of the audit committee and to the Chairman & Managing
Director of the Company.
The Audit Committee monitors and evaluates the efficacy 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 auditor, process owners
undertake corrective action in their respective areas and thereby
strengthen the controls. Significant audit observations and
recommendations along with corrective actions thereon are presented to
the Audit Committee ofthe Board.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVES:
As part of its initiatives under "corporate social responsibility"
(CSR), the CSR committee has taken steps to find out such activities to
contribute. The CSR committee has calculated the CSR fund amounting to
Rs. 28.41 lacs for the year ending as on March 31,2015 and the amount
will be spent on the CSR activities to be identified shortly.
Identification of CSR activities is under process.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY:
Company ensures that the manufacturing operations are conducted in the
manner whereby optimum utilization and maximum possible savings of
energy is achieved. The particulars as per Form A are attached to this
report.
TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION:
Company's products are manufactured by using in-house know how and no
outside technology is being used for manufacturing activities.
Therefore no technology absorption is involved. The company constantly
strives for maintenance and improvement in quality of its products and
entire Research & Development activities are directed to achieve the
aforesaid goal. The company is having ongoing research and development
activity to develop value added products as per details given in Form-B
attached to this report.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUT-GO:
During the period under review, your company has gained Rs. 21.59 lacs
owing to foreign exchange fluctuations. Export revenue constituted
31.41 % of Total Revenue as against 26.75% in the previous year.
Foreign Exchange Earnings : Rs. 21,39,58,939/-
Foreign Exchange Outgo : Rs. 2,44,45,628/-
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS:
During the year under review, your company enjoyed cordial relationship
with workers and employees at all levels.
EXPANSION:
During the year company commissioned the last machine after
modification at Pondicherry plant. With the commissioning of this
machine the installed capacity of both units put together has increased
to 7.8 Billion capsules per annum.
Further company started work for installation of an additional modified
capsule line along with other required utilities at Bangalore unit for
manufacture of HPMC capsules, and the same is likely to get
commissioned during first quarter of next year.
DIRECTORS:
Mr. Sushil Kumar Mundra and Mr. Sathyanarayan Mundra, Directors retire
by rotation and being eligible, offer themselves for re appointment.
Mrs.Jyoti Mundra (relative of Promoter Directors) was appointed as an
Additional Director (Woman Director) in consonance with the requirements
of Sec.149 of companies Act, 2013 and clause 49 of Listing Agreement.
Accordingly, she vacates office at this AGM. Being eligible, a notice
has been received from a member proposing her appointment as a regular
non executive Director. It is proposed to appoint heras a Director.
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.
Board Evaluation
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of
the listing agreement, the Board has carried out an evaluation of its
own performance, the directors individually as well as the evaluation
of the working of its Audit, Appointment & Remuneration Committees. The
manner in which the evaluation has been carried out has been explained
in the corporate governance report.
Remuneration Policy
The Board has, on the recommendation of the Appointment & Remuneration
Committee framed a policy for selection and appointment of Directors,
Senior Management and their remuneration. The remuneration policy is
stated in the corporate governance report and has been posted in
company's website www.naturalcapsules.com
Meetings
During the year seven Board Meetings and four audit committee meetings
were convened and held. The details of which are given in the corporate
governance report. The intervening gap between the meetings was within
the period prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013.
DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
In terms of Section 134 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the directors
would like to state that:
i) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed.
ii) The directors have selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgments and estimates that were 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 or
loss of the company for the year under review.
iii) The directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and
for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
iv) The directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis.
v) The directors have laid down internal financial controls to be
followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are
operating effectively.
vi) The directors had devised proper system to ensure compliance with
the provisions of all applicable laws and that such system were
adequate and operating effectively.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:
All related party transactions that were entered into during the
financial year were on arm's length basis and were in the ordinary
course of the business. There are no materially significant related
party transactions made by the company with promoters, key managerial
personnel or other designated persons which may have potential conflict
with interest of the company at large.
SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES:
The company does not have any subsidiary.
CODE OF CONDUCT:
The Board of Directors has approved a code of conduct which is
applicable to the members of the Board/committees and all employees in
the course of day to day business operations ofthe company. The company
believes in "Zero Tolerance" against bribery, corruption and unethical
dealings / behaviours of any form and the Board has laid down the
directives to counter such acts. The code laid down by the Board is
known as "code of business conduct" which forms an appendix to the
code. The code has been posted on the company's website
www.naturalcapsules.com.
The code lays down the standard procedure of business conduct which is
expected to be followed by the Directors and the designated employees
in their business dealings and in particular on matters relating to
integrity in the work place, in business practices and in dealing with
stakeholders. The code gives guidance through examples on the expected
behaviour from an employee in a given situation and the reporting
structure.
All the Board members and the senior management personnel have
confirmed compliance with the code. All management staff was given
appropriate training in this regard.
VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY:
The company has a vigil mechanism policy to deal with instances offraud
and mismanagement, ifany. In staying true to our values of strength,
performance and passion and in line with our vision of being one of the
respected companies in India, the company is committed to the high
standards of corporate governance and stakeholder responsibility.
The company has a fraud risk management policy to deal with instances
offraud and mismanagement, ifany. The policy ensures that strict
confidentiality is maintained whilst dealing with concerns and also
that no discrimination will be meted out to any person for a genuinely
raised concern.
High level committee has been constituted which looks into the
complaints raised. The committee reports to the audit committee and the
Board.
PREVENTION OF INSIDER TRADING:
The Company has adopted a Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider
Trading with a view to regulate trading in securities by the Directors
and designated employees of the Company. The Code requires
pre-clearance for dealing in the Company's shares and prohibits the
purchase or sale of Company shares by the Directors and the designated
employees, while in possession of unpublished price sensitive
information in relation to the Company and during the period when the
Trading Window is closed. The Board is responsible for implementation
of the Code.
All Board of Directors and the designated employees have confirmed
compliance with the Code.
AUDITOR'S REPORT/ SECRETARIAL AUDIT REPORT:
The observation made in the Auditors' Report read together with
relevant notes thereon are self explanatory and hence, do not call for
any further comments under Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013.
As required under section 204 (1) of the Companies Act, 2013 the
Company has obtained a secretarial audit report. Certain observations
made in the report with regard to non filing of some forms were mainly
due to ambiguity and uncertainty of the applicability of the same for
the relevant period. However, the company would ensure in future that
all the provisions are complied with the fullest extent.
AUDITORS:
The Auditors M/S. Gnanoba & Bhat, Chartered Accountants, Bangalore,
continues to be eligible as company's statutory auditors and it is
proposed to ratify their appointment for the financial year 2015-16 on
the same remuneration in this AGM.
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.Parthasarathi, Company
Secretary in practice to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the
Company. The Secretarial Audit report is annexed herewith as "Annexure
B"
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN:
The details forming part of the extract of the Annual Return in form
MGT-9 is annexed herewith as "Annexure C".
BUSINESS RISK MANAGEMENT:
Pursuant to section 134 (3) (n) of the Companies Act, 2013 & Clause 49
of the listing agreement, the company has constituted a business risk
management committee. 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
threaten the existence of the company. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
The information required pursuant to Section 197 read with rule 5 (1)
of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)
Rules, 2014 in respect of Directors and KMP are given in CORPORATE
GOVERNANCE REPORT BELOW, which form an integral part of this Report,
are set out as separate Annexure.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS REPORTS
The Corporate Governance and Management Discussion & Analysis Report,
which form an integral part of this Report, are set out as separate
Annexure, together with the Certificate from the auditors of the
Company regarding compliance with the requirements of Corporate
Governance as stipulated in Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Your Company and its Directors wish to extend their sincerest thanks to
the Members of the Company, Bankers, State Government, Local Bodies,
Customers, Suppliers, Executives, Staff and workers at all levels for
their continuous cooperation and assistance.
For and on behalf of the
Board of Directors
Bangalore Sunil L Mundra Satyanarayan Mundra
May30,2015 Managing Director Whole Time Director
Mar 31, 2014
Dear Members,
The directors hereby present the twentieth Annual Report together with
the Audited Accounts of the company for the year ended 31st March 2014.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS:
The Comparative financial results for the period are as under:
2013-14 2012-13
(Rs. In lacs) (Rs. In lacs)
Sales & other income 5,942.12 5,418.89
PBDI 1,196.57 1,163.97
Depreciation & Preliminary exp 361.36 311.13
Interest 92.26 123.43
Profit/(Loss) before tax 742.65 729.41
Provision for taxation 170.92 190.05
Deferred tax 115.53 (20.99)
Prior period taxes 0.0 (72.75)
Profit/(Loss) after tax 456.19 633.11
Amount transferred to reserves 22.81 31.66
2. PERFORMANCE & PROSPECTS:
During the year under review, the company''s turnover was Rs. 5942.12
lacs and the company has earned a Net profit (before tax) of Rs 742.65
lacs as against the corresponding net profit of Rs 729.42 lacs in the
previous year. An amount of Rs.440.55 lacs was ploughed back from
profits for funding the ongoing expansion at Pondicherry. The exports
of the company has increased by 10.96% due to continuous efforts being
made by sales team. Even though the overall sales turnover has
increased by 9.46%, the profit before tax has increased by 1.82% only,
due to higher input costs.
3. FLUCTUATION IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE:
The Company has benefited to an extent of Rs 43.24 lacs owing to
foreign exchange fluctuation.
4. PERFORMANCE CREDIT RATING:
Your Directors are pleased to inform you that the Company has obtained
"ICRA" rating of "A3 " indicating short term and long term financial
stability. This has helped in reduction in interest rate charged by the
Company''s bankers.
5. Dividend:
While considering the need for conservation of resources for ongoing
expansion, your Directors are pleased to recommend a dividend of Rs
1.50 per equity share of Rs 10/- each for the year ended 31-3-2014 for
the members whose names appear in the register of members as on the
date of AGM viz. 27.08.2014.
6. CAPITAL:
During the year under review, the authorized capital increased, from Rs
5 crs to Rs 6 crs and paid up has increased from Rs 450.27 lakhs to Rs
502.27 Lakhs. The additional equity was issued at a premium of Rs 135.2
lakhs. In principle approval for additional issue of equity shares was
obtained. The company has made application for filing listing and the
approval for the same is awaited from Bombay Stock Exchange.
7. EXPANSION:
During the year under consideration the company has commissioned all
but one of the imported machines after modification. With the
commissioning of all these machines the installed capacity of the
company has increased to 7.35 billion capsules per annum. Recently
Company has also procured one more generator and imported Auto Capsule
Inspecting machines to monitor the quality of products.
8. DIRECTORS:
Mr V. Subramony has resigned as a Director effective from 15/05/2013
due to his ill health and Mr V. Balaji Bhat, has resigned on 02-09-2013
citing personal reasons. The Board wishes to place on record their
valuable contribution to the company in their capacity as Directors.
Mr Laxminarayana Mundra ceased as Whole-time Director on 31-05-2014 on
attaining the age of 70 years. However, considering his business
experience and major contribution as Promoter Director and Whole time
Director towards progress of the Company, and the need to his
continuous contribution for sustaining and furthering the growth
prospects of the Company, it is proposed to reappoint him as a
Whole-time Director of the Company for a period of three years w.e.f
01-09-2014. He is otherwise eligible for re-appointment.
Mr S Gopalan, Mr C P Rangachar and Dr C M Gurumurthy were functioning
as Independent Directors. Considering their educational, business back
ground and immense contribution towards progress of the Company, as
required by new Companies Act 2013 and being eligible, it is proposed
to appoint them as Independent Directors for a period of 5 years as
recommended by Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
In view of the tenure of Managing Director, Mr Sunil L Mundra and
Mr.Satyanarayan Mundra, Whole-Time Director, and considering their
business background and immense contribution towards the progress of
the Company the Board of Directors have re-appointed them for a further
period of five years w.e.f 01.06.2014 subject to the approval of
Members. They are otherwise eligible for re-appointment.
9. DISCLOSURE OF PARTICULARS AS PER BOARD''S REPORT RULES 1988:
A. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY:
The particular as per Form A is attached to this report.
B RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION:
Company is having an ongoing research and development activity to
develop value added products as per details given in Form-B attached to
this report.
C. FOREIGN EXCHANGE, EARNINGS & OUTGO DURING THE YEAR:
Foreign exchange earning: Rs. 1537.40 Lacs
Foreign exchange outgo : 30.43 Lacs
D. EXPORTS;
During the year the export turnover was Rs 1,590 lakhs as against Rs
1,432 lakhs in previous year. Company hopes to improve upon the last
year''s performance.
10. DIRECTOR''S RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
A) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
Standards have been followed.
B) The directors have selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgements and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit of
the company for the period.
C) The directors have taken proper and sufficient care for 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 the fraud and other irregularities.
D) The directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis.
11. AUDITORS:
M/S. Gnanoba & Bhat, Chartered Accountants, Bangalore retire at the
ensuing Annual General Meeting. Being eligible for re- appointment, it
is proposed to re-appoint them for a period of 3 years as per the
provisions of new Companies Act 2013.
12. REPORT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
A separate report on Corporate Governance is given in the Annexure A &
B.
13. Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement:
a. During the year under report the trading of the company''s securities
has not been suspended by the Stock Exchanges with which the shares are
listed.
b. The names and addresses of the Stock Exchanges with which the
company''s Securities are listed are as follows:
i) Bangalore Stock Exchange Ltd, 51, Stock Exchange Towers, 1st Cross,
J C Road, Bangalore 560 027
ii) The Stock Exchange Mumbai, PJ Towers, Dalai street, Mumbai-400 001
c. The annual listing fees of the above Stock Exchanges have been paid.
14. FIXED DEPOSITS:
During the year under consideration, your Company has not accepted any
deposits from the Public as per the provisions of the Companies Act
2013.
15. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
There is no employee drawing a remuneration of Rs.5 Lakhs and above per
month or Rs.60 lakhs per annum, as per the provisions of the Companies
Act.
13. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
The Management wishes to place on record its sincere thanks and
appreciation to State Bank of India, Specialised Commercial Branch,
Bangalore-1, for their continued financial support and guidance, and
its appreciation for the excellent co-operation extended by the staff &
workers of the company. Management also wishes to place on record its
appreciation for the valuable support extended by various Government
agencies at Bangalore and Pondicherry.
For & on behalf of the Board
Place: Bangalore
Date: 28th May, 2014 S.GOPALAN
CHAIRMAN
Mar 31, 2013
TO THE MEMBERS
The directors hereby present the twentieth Annual Report together with
the Audited Accounts of the company for the year ended 31s''March 2013.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS:
The Comparative financial results for the period are as under:
2012-13 2011-12
(Rs. In lacs) (Rs. In lacs)
Sales & other income 5,418.89 4,459.17
PBDI 1,163.97 1,177.29
Depreciation & Preliminary exp 311.13 270.30
Interest 123.43 134.73
Profit/(Loss) before tax 729.41 772.26
Provision for taxation 190.05 232.55
Deferred tax (20.99) 10.53
Prior period taxes (72.75) 22.29
Profit/(Loss) after tax 633.11 506.87
Amount transferred to reserves 31.66 25.34
2. PERFORMANCE & PROSPECTS:
During the year under review, the company''s turnover increased by
22.22% and the company has earned a Net profit (before tax) of Rs
729.41 lacs as against the corresponding net profit of Rs 772.26 lacs
in the previous year. An amount of Rs.554.62 lacs was ploughed back
from profits for funding the ongoing expansion at Pondicherry. The
export turnover of the company has increased significantly due to
continuous efforts being made by sales team. At the same time even
though the overall sales turnover has increased by 22.22%, the profit
before tax has decreased by 5.54%, mainly due to increase in all input
costs.
3. FLUCTUATION IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE: The
Company has benefitted to an extent of Rs 23.16 lacs owing to foreign
exchange fluctuation.
4. PERFORMANCE CREDIT RATING:
Your Directors are pleased to inform you that the Company has obtained
"ICRA" rating of "A3 " indicating short term and long term financial
stability. This has helped in reduction in interest rate charged by the
Company''s bankers.
5. Dividend:
While considering the need for conservation of resources for ongoing
expansion, your Directors are pleased to recommend a dividend of Rs
1.50 per equity share of Rs 10/- each for the year ended 31 -3- 2013
for the members whose names appear in the register of members as on the
date of AGM viz., 25.7.2013.
6. EXPANSION:
During the year under consideration the company has commissioned one of
the imported machines after modification. Company is yet to commission
2 machines out of 9 machines imported earlier. With the commissioning
of all these machines the installed capacity of the company will
increase to 7.35 billion capsules per annum.
7. DIRECTORS:
Mr V. Subramony has resigned as a Director effective from 15/05/2013
due to his ill health and the Board wishes to place on record his
invaluable contribution to the company in his capacity as Director. Dr
C M Gurumurthy and Mr Sushilkumar Mundra, Directors,retire at this
Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offer themselves for
re-appointment.
8. DISCLOSURE OF PARTICULARS AS PER BOARD''S REPORT RULES 1988:
A. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY:
The particular as per Form Ais attached to this report.
B. RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION:
Company is having an ongoing research and development activity to
develop value added products as per details given in Form-B attached to
this report.
C. FOREIGN EXCHANGE, EARNINGS & OUTGO DURING THE YEAR:
Foreign exchange earning: Rs.1,211.53Lacs Foreign exchange outgo : Rs.
51.43 Lacs
9. DIRECTOR''S RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
A) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
Standards have been followed.
B) The directors have selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgements and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit of
the company for the period.
C) The directors have taken proper and sufficient care for 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 the fraud and other irregularities.
D) The directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis.
9. AUDITORS:
M/S. Gnanoba & Bhat, Chartered Accountants, Bangalore retire at the
ensuing Annual General Meeting. Being eligible for re-appointment, it
is proposed to re-appoint them.
10. REPORT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
A separate report on Corporate Governance is given in theAnnexure A&B.
11. Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement:
a. During the year under report the trading of the company''s
securities has not been suspended by the Stock Exchanges with which the
shares are listed.
b. The names and addresses of the Stock Exchanges with which the
company''s Securities are listed are as follows:
i) Bangalore Stock Exchange Ltd, 51, Stock Exchange Towers, 1st cross,
JC Road, Bangalore 560027.
ii) The Stock Exchange Mumbai, PJ Towers, Dalai Street, Mumbai-400001.
c. Coimbatore Stock Exchange Ltd. with whom company''s Securities were
listed earlier, has informed the Company that they have ceased to exist
from4thApril2013.
d. The annual listing fees of the above Stock Exchanges have been paid.
12. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
The Management wishes to place on record its sincere thanks and
appreciation to State Bank of India, Specialised Commercial Branch,
Bangalore-1, for their continued financial support and guidance, and
its appreciation for the excellent co-operation extended by the staff &
workers of the company. Management also wishes to place on record its
appreciation for the valuable support extended by various Government
agencies at Bangalore and Pondicherry.
For & on behalf of the Board
S.GOPALAN CHAIRMAN
Place: Bangalore *
Date: 25th May, 2013
Mar 31, 2012
The directors are pleased to present the Nineteenth Annual Report
together with the Audited Accounts of the company for the year ended
31stMarch 2012.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS:
The Comparative financial results for the period are as under:
2011-12 2010-11
(Rs. In lacs) (Rs. In lacs)
Sales & other income 4,459.17 3,453.96
Profit before Depreciation
and interest 1,177.29 931.87
Depreciations Preliminary exp 270.30 187.33
Interest 134.73 80.76
Profit/(Loss) before tax 772.26 663.79
Provision for taxation 232.55 174.51
Deferred tax 10.53 40.92
Prior period expenses 22.29 1.60
Profit/(Loss) after tax 506.87 446.76
Amount transferred to reserves 25.34 11.17
2. PERFORMANCE & PROSPECTS :
During the year under review, the company's turnover increased by 29%
and the company has earned a Net profit (before tax) of Rs. 772 lacs as
against the corresponding net profit of Rs. 664 lacs in the previous
year. An amount of Rs. 539 lacs was ploughed back from profits for
funding the ongoing expansion at Pondicherry. The exports of the
company has remained almost at same level due to difficult situations
on international front. Though the sales turnover has increased by
29%, the profit after tax has increased by only 16% mainly due to
increase in raw material costs, depreciation, interest, fuel and power
costs etc.
3. FLUCTUATION IN FOREIGN EXCHANGE.
The Company has benefited to an extent of Rs. 28 lacs owing to foreign
exchange fluctuation.
4. PERFORMANCE CREDIT RATING:
Your Directors are pleased to inform you that the Company has obtained
"CRISIL" rating of "SME-1" indicating HIGHEST PERFORMANCE CAPACITY AND
HIGH FINANCIAL STRENGTH for fourth successive year.
5. DIVIDEND:
While considering the need for conservation of resources for ongoing
expansion, your Directors are pleased to recommend a dividend of Rs.
1.50 per equity share of Rs 10/- each for the year ended 31-3-2012, to
the members whose names appear in the register of members as on the
date of AGM viz., 26-7-2012.
6. EXPANSION:
During the year under consideration, the company has improvised /
modified one of the imported machines and installed it as Pilot plant.
Company is yet to commission 3 machines out of 9 machines imported
ealrier. With the commissioning of all these machines the installed
capacity of the company will increase to 7.35 billion capsules per
annum.
7. DIRECTORS:
Mr. S. Gopalan and Mr. V. Balaji Bhat, Directors retire at this Annual
General Meeting and being eligible, offer themselves for
re-appointment.
8. DISCLOSURE OF PARTICULARS AS PER BOARD'8 REPORT RULES1988:
A. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY:
The particulars as per form 'A' is attached to this report.
B. RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION:
Company is having an ongoing research and development activity to
develop value added products as per details given in Form-B attached to
this report.
9. DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
A) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
Standards have been followed.
B) The directors have selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgements and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit of
the company for the period.
C) The directors have taken proper and sufficient care for 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 the fraud and other irregularities.
D) The directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis.
10. AUDITORS:
M/S. Gnanoba & Bhat, Chartered Accountants, Bangalore retire at the
ensuing Annual General Meeting. It is proposed to re-appoint them.
11. REPORT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
A separate report on Corporate Governance is given in the Annexure A&B.
12. Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement:
a. During the year under report the trading of the company's
securities has not been suspended by the Stock Exchanges with which the
shares are listed.
b. The names and addresses of the Stock Exchanges with which the
company's Securities are listed are as follows:
i) Bangalore Stock Exchange Ltd, 51, Stock
Exchange Towers, 1st cross, JC Road, Bangalore 560027
ii) The Stock Exchange Mumbai, PJ Towers, Dalai street, Mumbai-400 001
iii) Coimbatore Stock Exchange Ltd, Stock exchange building, CSX Towers,
683-686,Trichy road, Singanallur, Coimbatore-641 005.
c. The annual listing fees of the above Stock Exchanges have been paid.
13. AUDITOR'S REMARKS:
(a) Reg. Para 9(b), (c) of Annexure to Auditors Report,
relating to disputed excise and income tax liabilities, the management
is of the view that the Company is likely to win the appeal. (b) Reg.
Para 9 (d) of the report, the managements of the view that the
liability on account of above said statutory dues are insignificant.
14. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
The Management wishes to place on record its sincere thanks and
appreciation to State Bank of India, Specialised Commercial Branch,
Bangalore-1, for their financial support and guidance, and its
appreciation for the excellent co-operation extended by the staff &
workers of the company. Management also wishes to place on record its
appreciation for the valuable support extended by various Government
agencies at Bangalore and Pondicherry.
For & on behalf of the Board
S.GOPALAN
CHAIRMAN
Place: Bangalore
Date : 26th May, 2012
Mar 31, 2011
TO THE MEMBERS:
The directors hereby present the Eighteenth Annual Report together
with the Audited Accounts of the company for the year ended 31" March
2011.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS:
The Comparative financial results for the period are as under:
2010-11 2009-10
(Rs. In lacs) (Rs. In lacs)
Sales & other income 3,453.96 2,948.98
Profit before Depreciation
and interest 931.87 817.41
Depreciation & Preliminary exp 187.33 145.87
Interest 80.76 30.53
Profit/(Loss) before tax 663.79 641.00
Provision for taxation 174.51 205.72
Deferred tax 40.92 8.71
Prior period expenses 1.60 -
Profit/(Loss) after tax 446.76 426.56
Amount transferred to reserves 11.17 10.66
2. PERFORMANCE & PROSPECTS :
During the year under review, the company's turnover increased by 17%
and the company has earned a Net profit (before tax) of Rs 663.79lacs
as against the corresponding net profit of Rs 641 .00 lacs in the
previous year. An amount of Rs.665 lacs was ploughed back from profits
for funding the ongoing expansion at Pondicherry. The exports of the
company has increased by 21 % during the year under consideration.
Though the sales turnover has increased by 17%, there was slight dip in
profit as compared to previous year, mainly due to increase in
depreciation and interest on account of commissioning of New machines
and credit facilities.
3. PERFORMANCE CREDIT RATING:
Your Directors are pleased to inform you that the Company has obtained
"CRISIL" rating of "SME-1" indicating HIGHEST PERFORMANCE CAPACITY AND
HIGH FINANCIAL STRENGTH for third successive year
4. DIVIDEND:
While considering the need for conservation of resources for ongoing
expansion, your Directors are pleased to recommend a dividend of Rs
1.20 per equity share of Rs 10/- each for the year ended 31-3-2011 the
members whose names appear in the register of members as on the date of
AGM viz., 27-7-2011.
5. EXPANSION:
During the year under consideration, the company has installed four
imported machinery at Pondicherry. 5 out of 9 machines have been
commissioned and balance 4 are at various stages of commissioning. With
the commissioning of all these machines the installed capacity of the
company will increase to 7.35 billion capsules per annum.
6. DIRECTORS:
Mr C P Rangachar and Dr C M Gurumurthy, Directors retire at this Annual
General Meeting and being eligible, offer themselves for
re-appointment.
7. DISCLOSURE OF PARTICULARS AS PER BOARD'S REPORT RULES1988:
A. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY:
The particular as per form A is attached to this report.
B. RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION:
Company is having an ongoing research and development activity to
develop value added products.
C. FOREIGN EXCHANGE, EARNINGS & OUTGO:
Foreign exchange earning : Rs. 563.65
lacs Foreign exchange outgo Rs. 16.95 "
8. DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
A) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
Standards have been followed.
B) The directors have selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgements and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of the company at the end of the financial, year and of the profit of
the company for the period.
C) The directors have taken proper and sufficient care for 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 the fraud and other irregularities.
D) The directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis.
9. AUDITORS:
M/S. Gnanoba & Bhat, Chartered Accountants, Bangalore retire at the
ensuing Annual General Meeting. It is proposed to re-appoint them.
10. REPORT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
A separate report on Corporate Governance is given in the Annexure A&B.
11. Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement:
a. During the year under report the trading of the company's securities
has not been suspended by the Stock Exchanges with which the shares are
listed.
b. The names and addresses of the Stock Exchanges with which the
company's Securities are listed are as follows:
i) Bangalore Stock Exchange Ltd, 51, Stock ExchangeTowers, 1 "cross, JC
Road, Bangalore 560 027
ii) The Stock Exchange Mumbai, PJ Towers, Dalai street,Mumbai-400001
iii) Coimbatore Stock Exchange Ltd, Stock exchange building.CSX Towers,
683-686,Trichy road, Singanallur,Coimbatore-641 005.
c. The annual listing fees of the above Stock Exchanges have been
paid.
12. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
The Management wishes to place on record its sincere thanks and
appreciation to State Bank of India, Specialised Commercial Branch,
Bangalore-1, for their financial support and guidance, "and its
appreciation for the excellent co-operation extended by the staff &
workers of the company. Management also wishes to place on record its
appreciation for the valuable support extended by various Government
agencies at Bangalore and Pondicherry.
For & on behalf of the Board
S.GOPALAN
CHAIRMAN
Place: Bangalore
Date: 28th May, 2011
Mar 31, 2010
The directors hereby present the Seventeenth Annual Report together
with the Audited Accounts of the company for the year ended 31 st March
2010.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS:
The Comparative financial results forthe period are as under:
2009-10 2008-09
(Rs. In lacs) (Rs. In lacs)
Sales & other income 2,948.98 2605.64
Profit before Depreciation
and interest 817.41 745.06
Depreciation & Preliminary exp 145.87 118.19
Interest 30.53 9.84
Profit/(Loss) before tax 641.00 616.33
Provision for taxation 205.72 213.72
Deferred tax 8.71 5.12
Profit/(Loss) aftertax 426.56 397.51
Amount transferred to reserves 10.66 9.94
2. PERFORMANCE & PROSPECTS :
During the year under review, the companys turnover increased by 13%
and the company has earned a Net profit (before tax) of Rs.641.00 lacs
as against net profit of Rs.616.33 lacs in the previous year. An amount
of Rs.565.00 lacs was ploughed back from profits for funding the
ongoing expansion at Pondicherry. The export of the company has
increased by 33% during the year under consideration. Though there is
drop in sales realization due to rupee appreciation, with the
commissioning of new machineries in phases in the current year your
Directors are hopeful of maintaining the performance.
3. PERFORMANCE CREDIT RATING:
Your Directors are pleased to inform you that the Company has obtained
"CRISIL" rating of "SME-1" indicating HIGHEST PERFORMANCE CAPACITY AND
HIGH FINANCIAL STRENGTH for second successive year.
4. DIVIDEND:
While considering the need for conservation of resources for ongoing
expansion, your Directors are pleased to recommend a dividend of Rs
1.20 per equity share of Rs 10/-each for the year ended 31-3-2010for
the members whose names appear in the register of members as on the
date of AGM viz., 28.9.2010.
5. EXPANSION:
During the year under consideration, the company has already installed
one imported machinery at Pondicherry and other 8 machines are in
various stages of installation. With the commissioning of all the
machines, the installed capacity of company will increase to 7.35
billion capsules per annum.
6. DIRECTORS:
Mr. V.Subramony and Mr SushilkumarMundra retire at this Annual General
Meeting and being eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment.
7. DISCLOSURE OF PARTICULARS AS PER BOARDS REPORT RULES1988:
A. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY:
The particular as per form Ais attached to this report.
B. RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION:
Company is having an ongoing research and development activity to
develop value added products.
C. FOREIGN EXCHANGE, EARNINGS & OUTGO:
Foreign exchange earning :Rs. 507.90 lacs
Foreign exchange outgo :Rs. 8.88 "
8. DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
A) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
Standards have been followed.
B) The directors have selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgements and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit of
the company for the period.
C) The directors have taken proper and sufficient care for 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 any fraud or other Irregularities.
D) The directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis.
9. AUDITORS:
M/S. Gnanoba & Bhat, Chartered Accountants, Bangalore retire at the
ensuing Annual General Meeting. It is proposed to re-appoint them.
10. REPORT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
A separate report on Corporate Governance is given in the Annexure A&
B.
ll.CLAUSE 49 OF THE LISTING AGREEMENT:
a. During the year under report the trading of the companys
securities has not been suspended by the Stock Exchanges with which the
shares are listed.
b. The names and addresses of the Stock Exchanges with which the
companys Securities are listed are as follows:
i) Bangalore Stock Exchange Ltd, 51, Stock Exchange towers, 1st cross,
JC Road, Bangalore - 560 027 ii) Bombay Stock Exchange Mumbai, PJ Towers,
Dalai street, Mumbai-400 001 iii) Coimbatore Stock Exchange Ltd, Stock
exchange building, CSX Towers, 683-686,Trichy road, Singanallur,
Coimbatore - 641 005 c. The annual listing fees of the above Stock Exchanges
have been paid.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS:
The Management wishes to place on record its sincere thanks and
appreciation to State Bank of India, Specialised Commercial Branch,
Bangalore-1, for their financial support and guidance, and its appreciation
for the excellent co-operation extended by the staff & workers of the
company. The Management also wishes to place on record its apprecitation
for the valuable support extended by various Government agencies at Bangalore
and Pondicherry.
For & on behalf of the Board
Place: Bangalore
Date: 22nd May, 2010
S.GOPALAN*
CHAIRMAN