Mar 31, 2018
DIRECTORSâ REPORT TO THE SHAREHOLDERS
Dear Members,
The Directors take pleasure in presenting the 27th Annual Report with Audited Accounts for the year ended March 31, 2018. Financial Highlights
(RS, in Lakhs)
Standalone |
Consolidated |
||||
2017-18 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2016-17 |
||
1. |
Total Revenue |
14967.92 |
15374.81 |
33472.67 |
37991.97 |
2. |
Less-expenditure |
12844.70 |
12779.06 |
27958.09 |
28278.76 |
3. |
Profit/(Loss) Before tax and extra-ordinary items |
2123.22 |
2595.75 |
5514.58 |
9713.22 |
4. |
Tax expenses |
476.47 |
666.37 |
870.75 |
1992.62 |
5. |
Profit /(Loss)After Tax from continuing operations |
1646.75 |
1929.38 |
4643.83 |
7720.60 |
6. |
Profit/(Loss)After Tax from discontinuing operations |
(420.05) |
(687.72) |
(429.97) |
(695.09) |
7. |
Profit after tax for the year |
1226.70 |
1241.66 |
4213.86 |
7025.51 |
8. |
Total other comprehensive Income/(Loss) net of tax |
45.58 |
41.29 |
52.88 |
33.13 |
9. |
Total comprehensive Income/(Loss) |
1272.29 |
1282.95 |
4266.74 |
7058.64 |
net profit for the year from continuing operations March 31, 2018 decreased from RS, 1929.39 Lakhs to RS, 1646.75 Lakhs, showing a decline of 14.65%.The net profit for the year after discontinuing operations March 31, 2018 decreased from RS, 1241.66 Lakhs to RS, 1226.70 Lakhs, showing a decline of 1.20%.
On a consolidated basis, during the financial year under review, the Company achieved revenue of RS, 33472.67 Lakhs as against RS, 37991.97 Lakhs in the previous year, thereby registering a decline of 11.90%. EBIDTA for the year under review was RS, 10294.66 Lakhs, as against RS, 14639.48 Lakhs representing a decline of 29.68 %. The net profit for the year from continuing operations March 31, 2018 decreased from RS, 7720.60 Lakhs to RS, 4643.83 Lakhs, showing a decline of 39.85 %. The net profit for the year after discontinuing operations March 31, 2018 decreased from RS, 7025.51 Lakhs to RS, 4213.86 Lakhs, showing a decline of 40.02%.The decreased bottom line translated into decline earnings per share from RS, 22.66 in 2016-17 to RS, 13.59 in 2017-18 on a consolidated basis.
Subsiidary Company
PESL
Wholly owned subsidiary, Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited (PESL), to embark on a greenfield project to expand production capacity by 130%. The company completes purchase of 39 acres of land for proposed greenfield project. Land is strategically situated at 25 kms from the Rajiv Gandhi International airport, also at close proximity to inland container depot, Hyderabad and well connected by roads to key domestic ports.
Dividend
The Directors are pleased to recommend the dividend of RS, 0.60 per equity share for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2018. The dividend is subject to the approval of the Members at the Annual General Meeting (âAGMâ) scheduled on 14 September, 2018. The total dividend payout works out to 15.15% (Financial Year 2016-17: 15%) of the net profit for the standalone results.
The Register of Members and Share Transfer Books will remain closed from September 08, 2018 to September 14, 2018 (Both days inclusive) for the purpose of payment of the dividend for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2018 and the AGM.
Transfer to Reserves
At standalone level no amount is proposed for transfer to the general reserve and an amount of RS, 1002.81 Lakhs after dividend and tax on dividend RS, 223.89 Lakhs is proposed to be retained in the profit and loss account. At consolidated level an amount of RS, 4122.72 Lakhs is proposed to be retained in P&L account after transfer from Debenture Redemption reserve RS, 132.75 Lakhs and dividend and tax on dividend RS, 223.89 Lakhs.
Overview and the State of the Company Affairs
During the financial year under review, on a standalone basis, the Company achieved revenue of RS, 14967.92 Lakhs as against RS, 15374.81 Lakhs in the previous year, thereby registering a decline of 2.65%. EBIDTA for the year under review was RS, 3850.19 Lakhs, as against RS, 4182.73 Lakhs representing a decline of 7.95%. The
Directorsâ Responsibility Statement
Based on the framework of internal financial controls and compliance systems established and maintained by the Company, work performed by the internal, statutory, cost and secretarial auditors and the reviews performed by the relevant Board Committees, including the Audit Committee, the Board is of the opinion that the Companyâs internal financial controls were adequate and effective during the
financial year 2017-18. Accordingly, pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors, to the best of their knowledge and ability, confirm that:
- in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed and that there are no material departures;
- that they have, in the selection of the accounting policies, consulted the Statutory Auditors and have applied their recommendations 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 financial year and of the profit of the Company for that period;
- they have taken proper and sufficient care to the best of their knowledge and ability, for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
- they have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
- they have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and
- a proper system has been devised to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
Subsidiaries, Associates and Joint Venture Companies
Pursuant to AS-21 issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Consolidated Financial Statements presented by the Company include the financial information of Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited (âPESLâ), the wholly owned subsidiary company. The Company had no joint venture or associate during the financial year 2017-18.
As per the requirement of Section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, a separate statement containing the salient features of the financial statements of the subsidiary in prescribed Form AOC-1 is attached to the financial statements of the Company. The Audited Accounts of the subsidiary companies will be available on the website of the Company - www.pokarna.com. The financial performance of PESL is given below:
During the financial year under review, Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited achieved revenue of 18505.55 Lakhs as against 22617.33 Lakhs in the previous year, thereby registering a decline of 18.18%. EBIDTA for the year under review was 6434.56 Lakhs as against 10449.38 Lakhs in the previous year, representing a decline of 38.42%. The net profit for the year March 31, 2018 decrease from 5783.85 Lakhs to 2987.16 Lakhs, showing a decline of 48.35%.
Consolidated Financial Statement
In accordance with the Act, read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 and Accounting Standard (AS)-21 on Consolidated Financial Statements, the Audited Consolidated Financial Statement is provided in the Annual Report.
Corporate Governance
The Directors reaffirm their commitment to good corporate governance practices. During the year under review, the Company was in compliance with the provisions relating to corporate governance as provided under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (âthe Listing Regulationsâ). The compliance report is provided in the Corporate Governance section of this Annual Report. The auditorâs certificate on compliance with the conditions of corporate governance of the Listing Regulations is given in Annexure to this Report.
The Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of the Company have issued necessary certificate pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 17(8) of the Listing Regulations and the same forms part of this Report.
Management Discussion & Analysis Report
Managementâs Discussion & Analysis Report for the year under review is presented in a separate section forming part of the Annual Report.
Business Responsibility Report
The Business Responsibility Reporting as required by Regulation 34(2) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, is not applicable to your Company for the financial year ending March 31, 2018.
Corporate Social Responsibility
The Company is a caring corporate citizen and lays significant emphasis on the development of the host communities around which it operates. The Company, with this intent, has identified projects relating to Health Care, Sanitation, Rural development and Education during the year and initiated various activities in neighboring villages around its plant location. The Corporate Social Responsibility Policy is available on your Companyâs website, http://www.pokarna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/CSR-Policy.pdf
The Annual Report on CSR activities is given in Annexure II to this Report
At the end of the year, there is an unspent CSR amount of H 97,18,889 Company proposes to accumulate the CSR funds, in order to take up the large projects, which would benefit the public at large.
Directors and Key Managerial Personnel
a. Director(s) retire by rotation
In accordance with provisions of section 152 of the Companies Act, and Articles of Association of the Company Mr. Rahul Jain, director (DIN:00576447) at the forthcoming annual general meeting of the Company and being eligible, offer himself for re-appointment
b. Key Managerial Personnel
In terms of section 203 of the Companies Act,2013 the following are the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company
i. Mr.Gautam Chand Jain ,Chairman & Managing director
ii. Mr . Rahul Jain, Managing Director
iii. Mr. M. Vishwanath Reddy . Chief financial officer
iv. *Mr. Vinay Paruchuru , Company Secretary upto:06-12-
2017.
*During the year under review Mr. Vinay Paruchuru Company secretary has resigned w.e.f 06-12-2017 and the Company has appointed Mr. Mahesh Inani as Company Secretary ( w.e.f 28 05-2018).
During the financial year 2017-18, Mr. Gautam Chand Jain, Chairman & Managing Director has received the following commission or remuneration from the subsidiary Company, Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited, in his capacity as the Managing Director of Subsidiary:
Mr. Rahul Jain, Managing Director and Mrs. Apurva Jain, Executive Director have not received any commission or remuneration from the Subsidiary Company, during the year under review.
c. Independent directors
In terms of sections 149, 152, Schedule IV and all other applicable provisions of the Companies Act,read with Companies (Appointment and Qualification of directors) Rules,2014 (Including any statutory modification(s) or reenactment thereof for the time being in force), the independent Director can hold office for a term of up to five (5) consecutive years on the board of directors of the Company and shall not liable to retire by rotation
All independent directors have given declaration that they meet the criteria of independence laid down under section 149(8) of the Act read with regulation 16(b) 0f SEBI (LODR) Regulations,2015
D Formal Annual Evaluation
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Listing Regulations, the Board has carried out an evaluation of its own performance, Committees, and performance of individual Directors. The performance of the Board, Committees, and individual directors was evaluated by seeking inputs from all Directors. The performance of the individual Directors, including Independent Directors performance and role of the Board / Committees were also discussed at the Board Meeting.
Committees of The Board Audit Committee
The Audit Committee comprises of Mr. Meka Yugandhar, Mr. Thati Venkataswamy Chowdary, Mr. Vinayak Rao Juvvadi and Mr. Mahender Chand, all Independent Directors. Further, details relating to the Audit Committee are provided in the Corporate Governance Report forming part of this Annual Report.
Nomination and Remuneration Committee
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee(âNRCâ) comprises of Mr. Meka Yugandhar, Mr. Thati Venkataswamy Chowdary, Mr. Mahender Chand, Independent Directors and Mr. Prakash Chand Jain, Non-Executive Director. Further, details relating to the NRC are provided in the Corporate Governance Report forming part of this Annual Report.
Stakeholder Relationship Committee
The Stakeholder Relationship Committee (âSRCâ) comprises of Mr. Meka Yugandhar, Mr. Thati Venkataswamy Chowdary, Independent Directors and Mr. Rahul Jain, Managing Director. Further, details relating to the SRC are provided in the Corporate Governance Report forming part of this Annual Report.
S. No. |
Particulars |
Amount (RS, ) |
1. |
Salary |
12000000 |
2. |
Perquisites |
1110973 |
3. |
Commission |
5000000 |
4. |
Total |
18110973 |
Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
The Corporate Social Responsibility Committee(âCSRCâ) comprises of Mr. Meka Yugandhar, Mr. Vinayak Rao Juvvadi, Independent Directors, and Mr. Gautam Chand Jain, Chairman and Managing Director. Further, details relating to the CSRC are provided in the Corporate Governance Report forming part of this Annual Report.
Loans Committee:
The Loans Committee (âLCâ) comprises of Mr. Meka Yugandhar, Independent Director, Mr. Gautam Chand Jain, Chairman and Managing Director and Mr. Prakash Chand Jain, Non-executive Director. Further, details relating to the LC are provided in the Corporate Governance Report forming part of this Annual Report.
Risk Management Policy
In terms of provisions of Section 134(3)(n) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has framed and put in place a Risk Management policy to mitigate the risks, both internal and external, which the Company is exposed to. The risk management policy of the Company is uploaded on the website of the Company i.e.http://www.pokarna.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Risk-Management-Policy.pdf
Business Risk Assessment procedures have been set in place for self-assessment of business risks, operating controls and compliance with the Corporate Policies. The Company manages, monitors and reports on the principal risks and uncertainties that can impact the ability to achieve the objectives. This is an ongoing process to track the evaluation of risks and delivery of mitigating action plans.
There is no identification of risks which in the opinion of the Board may threaten the existence of the Company.
Related Party Transactions
All transactions entered with Related Parties for the year under review were on armâs length basis and there are no material related party transactions as per the provisions of Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules made thereunder. Thus, disclosure in form AOC-2 in terms of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 is not required. The Company has developed a framework through Standard Operating Procedures for the purpose of identification and monitoring of such Related Party Transactions.
All Related Party Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee as also to the Board for approval. Transactions entered into pursuant to omnibus approval are placed before the Audit Committee and the Board for review and approval on a quarterly basis.
The policy on Related Party Transactions as approved by the Board of Directors has been uploaded on the website of the Company http://www.pokarna.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/RPT-policy.pdf
Internal Financial Controls
The Board of Directors âBoardâ has devised systems, policies and procedures / frameworks, which are currently operational within the Company for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, which includes adherence to Companyâs policies and standard operating procedures, safeguarding assets of the Company, prevention and detection of frauds and errors, accuracy and completeness of the accounting records and timely preparation of reliable financial information. In line with best practices, the Audit Committee and the Board reviews these internal control systems to ensure they remain effective and are achieving their intended purpose. Where weaknesses, if any, are identified as a result of the reviews, new procedures are put in place to strengthen controls. These controls are in turn reviewed at regular intervals.
The Companyâs internal financial control system comprises in-house Internal Audit Division, supplemented by internal audit checks from M. Murali Jaganmohan, Chartered Accountant, the Internal Auditors. The Companyâs system of internal audit includes: covering quarterly verification of inventory, a monthly review of accounts and a quarterly review of critical business processes. The Internal Auditors also concurrently audit the majority of the transactions in value terms.
The Company developed web based comprehensive legal compliance tool that tracks compliances across factories, mines and other places of business. This tool drills down from the CMD to the executive level person who is responsible for compliance.
Due to the limitations, inherent in any risk management system, the process for identifying, evaluating, and managing the material business risks is designed to manage, rather than eliminate risk. Besides it is created to provide reasonably, but not absolute assurance against material misstatement or loss.
Since the Company has strong internal control systems which get further accentuated by review of SEBI Regulations, Companies Act, 2013, the CMD and CFO give their recommendation for strong internal financial control to the Board.
Based on the information provided, nothing has come to the attention of the Directors to indicate that any material breakdown in the function of these controls, procedures or systems occurred during the year under review. There have been no significant changes in the Companyâs internal financial controls during the year that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect its internal financial controls.
There are inherent limitations to the effectiveness of any system of disclosure, controls and procedures, including the possibility of human error and the circumvention or overriding of the controls and procedures. Accordingly, even effective disclosure controls and procedures can only provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives. Moreover, in the design and evaluation of the Companyâs disclosure controls and procedures, the management was required to apply its judgment in evaluating the costâbenefit relationship of possible controls and procedures.
Audit and Audit Reports Statutory Auditors
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 139 of the Act and the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014,
M/s. K. C. Bhattacharjee & Paul Chartered Accountants ( Reg. No. 303026E), the Statutory Auditors of the Company, hold office up to the conclusion of the ensuing AGM are eligible for re-appointment.
The consent of the M/s. K. C. Bhattacharjee & Paul Chartered Accountants and certificate u/s 139 of the Act have been obtained from the Auditors to the effect that their appointment, if made, would be in accordance with the prescribed conditions and that they are eligible to hold the office of the Auditors of the Company.
Cost Auditors
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 148 of the Act read with the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014, as amended, Notifications/ Circulars issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs from time to time, your Board has appointed M/s. DZR & Co., Cost Accountants, Cost Accountants, Hyderabad, as the Cost Auditors to conduct the cost audit of the quarrying operations of the Company for the financial year 2018-19 at a remuneration as mentioned in the Notice convening the AGM.
Secretarial Auditors
During the year, Secretarial Audit was carried out by Mr. K. V. Chalamareddy Practicing Company Secretary, the Secretarial Auditor of the Company for the financial year 2017-18. There were no qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks given by Secretarial Auditors of the Company. The detailed report on the Secretarial Audit is appended as an Annexure IV to this Report.
Disclosures
Vigil Mechanism / Whistleblower Policy
Your Company has established a robust Vigil Mechanism for reporting of concerns through the Whistleblower Policy of the Company. Adequate safeguards are provided against victimization to those who avail of the mechanism and access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee in exceptional cases is provided to them. The details of the Vigil Mechanism is also provided in the Corporate Governance Report and the Whistleblower Policy has been uploaded on the website of the Company http://www.pokarna.com/wp-content/ uploads/2014/07/Whistle-Blower-Policy.pdf
Meetings of the Board
The Board of Directors of your Company met Five times during the year to deliberate on various matters. The meetings were held on May 08, 2017, August 03, 2017, September 14, 2017, December
06, 2017 and February 02, 2018. Further details on the Board of Directors are provided in the Corporate Governance Report forming part of this Annual Report.
Particulars of Loans, Guarantees and Investments
Details of loans given, investments made, guarantees given and securities provided and investments covered under the provisions of Section 186 of the Act are covered under notes to financial statements
Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption, Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo
Information relating to the conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo, as stipulated under Section 134(3)(m) of the Act read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, is given in Annexure âVâ to this Report.
Extract of Annual Return
The extract of annual return in Form MGT-9 as required under Section 92(3) and Rule 12 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 is given in Annexure âIâ to this report.
Material Changes and Commitments Affecting the Financial Position of the Company "Which Have Occurred Between the End of the Financial Year to Which the Financial Statement Relates and the Date of the Report
Except as disclosed elsewhere in this Report, no material changes and commitments which could affect the Companyâs financial position have occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company and the date of this Report.
Particulars of Employees
None of the employees of the company was in receipt of remuneration in excess of limits prescribed under Rule 5(2) read with Rule 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
The Disclosure required under Section 197(12) of Companies Act
2013 read with the Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is given in Annexure âIIIâ to this Report.
Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace
As required by the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, the Company has formulated and implemented a policy on prevention of sexual harassment at the workplace with a mechanism of lodging complaints. During the year under review, no complaints were reported to the Committee.
Deposits
During the year under review, the Company has not accepted or renewed any amount falling within the purview of provisions of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014. Hence, the requirement for furnishing details of deposits which are not in compliance with Chapter V of the Act is not applicable.
Human Resources
Your Company believes that Human Resources will play a significant role in its future growth. With an unswerving focus on nurturing and retaining talent, your Company provides avenues for learning and development through functional, behavioral and leadership training programs, knowledge exchange conferences, communication channels for information sharing to name a few.
General
The Company has adopted the policies in line with new governance requirements including the Policy on Related Party Transactions, Policy on Material Subsidiaries, CSR Policy and Whistleblower Policy. These policies are available on the website of the Company at www.pokarna.com.
As on March 31, 2018, none of the Directors of the Company hold instruments convertible into equity shares of the Company.
During the year under review, the Company has not issued shares with differential voting rights nor has granted any stock options or sweat equity.
There are no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators/Courts that would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.
Acknowledgment
Directors place on record their deep appreciation to employees at all levels for their hard work, dedication and commitment. The enthusiasm and unstinting efforts of the employees have enabled the Company to attain this position. The Board places on record its appreciation for the support and co-operation your Company has been receiving from its Suppliers, Distributors, Business partners and others associated with the Company. It will be the Companyâs endeavour to build and nurture strong links with the trade based on mutuality of benefits, respect for and cooperation with each other, consistent with client interests.
The Directors also take this opportunity to thank all Investors, Customers, Vendors, Banks, Government and Regulatory Authorities and Stock Exchange, for their continued support.
For and on behalf of the Board
Sd/-
Gautam Chand Jain
Date :May, 28 2018 Chairman & Managing Director
Place: Secunderabad (DIN: 00004775)
Mar 31, 2014
Dear Members,
The Directors are pleased to present the 23rd Annual report together
with the audited accounts of your company for the financial year ended
31st March, 2014. The summarized consolidated and standalone financial
performance of your company is as under;
(Amount Rs. in Lacs)
SUMMARY OF THE FINANCIAL RESULTS
Standalone
Particulars 2013- 14 2012-13
Total income 17049.25 16022.87
Less-expenditure 16325.25 15508.99
Profit/(Loss) Before tax and extra- 724.00 513.88
ordinary items
Total tax expenses 236.13 149.37
Extra-ordinary item (refer note. 2.23 - -
in consolidated financial statements).
Profit after tax and Extra-ordinary 487.87 364.51
item
Balance of Profit & Loss account, 2877.12 888.14
brought forward.
Amount transferred from FCCB 3035.26 1624.47
redemption Reserve
Amount transferred to General 36.60 -
Reserve
Proposed dividend (including tax) 145.10 -
Balance carried to balance sheet 6218.55 2877.12
Particulars Consolidated
2013- 14 2012-13
Total Income 23170.70 20867.02
Less-Expenditure 23643.50 22540.68
Profit/Loss Before Tax and extra (472.80) (1673.66)
Ordinary items
Total tax Expenses (892.89) 149.37
Extra ordinary item (refer note 2.23 747.63 1158.75
in consolidated financial statements).
Profit after tax and extra oridnary 1167.72 (664.28)
Item
Balance of Profit &Loss account, (4613.58) (5573.77)
brought forward.
Amount transferred from FCCB 3035.26 1624.47
redemption Reserve
Amount Transferred to General Reserve 36.60 -
Proposed dividend (including tax) 145.10 -
Balance carried to blance sheet (592.30) (4613.58)
BUSINESS REVIEW
In the Granite Division, during the year 2013-14 your Company has
achieved revenues ofRs. 1,549 million and PBIT of Rs. 295 million
registering a growth of 10% and 24% respectively. Domestic Export mix
stood at Rs. 482 million & Rs. 1067 million respectively with major export
contribution coming from USA i.e., Rs. 494 million, contributing 46% to
export revenues. During the year 2013-14 your Company executed various
projects including supplies to Reliance ADAG Head Quarters - Mumbai,
Rajiv Gandhi International Airport - Hyderabad, IREO Â Gurgaon,
Prestige  Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Chennai, One Market - USA, Barwa
Financial District - Qatar, U.S. Consulate - Indonesia.
PESL has achieved revenues ofRs. 615 million and PBIT ofRs. 98 million.
Domestic Export mix stood at Rs. 37 million & Rs. 578 million respectively
with major export contribution from USA i.e., Rs.440 million contributing
76% to export revenues. During the year 2013 -14 PESL supplied quartz
to various projects including Mumbai International Airport (T2),
Continental Hospitals - Hyderabad, Dew Flower, Sobha Developers -
Bengaluru, Arlington Downs  USA, Marriott Irvine - USA, Amli Ballard -
USA, Amway Specialty Suites  USA.
During the year, Apparel Division of the Company achieved revenues
ofRs.143 million and PBIT ofRs. (118) million. Entire revenue during the
year was achieved from the domestic market.
In granite business, your Company is one of the leading manufacturers &
providers of choicest and exclusive range of Indian & Imported
granites. Your Company has developed long-term relationships with
several niche customers in India & abroad. Over the years, your Company
has evolved in response to changing customer demands and aspirations.
Aggressive marketing and rational utilization of resources has helped
granite division of your Company record improved results for the year
under review. In line with outlook for the sector, your company is
contemplating undertaking an expansion programme in its granite
processing facilities and quarries.The feasibility study for the same
is under progress.
Your Company is well known in the trade for prospecting, discovering
and mining granite. Your Company has over two decades of experience in
scientific and sustainable mining, mine planning and development Your
Company-owned and/or operated mines have since its inception, met
substantial raw material needs of the Company''s granite processing
facilities. Currently, Your Company owns and/or operates granite mines
in the States of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamilnadu.Your Company''s
long-term strategy is to have greater control over raw material
resources (granite blocks) and to achieve this, your Company has also
made several applications for grant of new mining lease(s) in different
states.
Apparel business of Your Company continues to be under pressure. In
line with the performance and near term outlook, your Company has
moderated its Stanza retail stores roll-out plan. Some of the Stanza
stores have also been resized with intent to improve store
productivity, efficiency and reducing store operation costs. At
locations that weren''t performing up to the mark, your company has
decided to rationalise spaces by reducing the area or full closure of
stores.
Going forward, we will continue to focus on long term value creation in
the businesses we know and understand better. In Granite and Quartz,
though pleased with our progress, we know there remains abundant
opportunity to expand our national and international presence, while
continuing to enhance our offering and achieve higher levels of
productivity in our operations. It remained a challenging year for your
Company''s Apparel business, which suffered from sluggish demand and
lower capacity utilization. In essence, the Company''s growth in short
to medium term will be driven by the Granite business and subsidiary''s
Quartz business will become a key contributor to earnings in future.
SUBSIDIARY & CFS
In view of the general exemption granted by the Ministry of Corporate
Affairs in 2011, the annual accounts of the subsidiary of the Company
for the financial year ended 31 March, 2014 are not being attached with
this Annual Report of the Company and certain financial highlights of
the subsidiary are disclosed in the Annual Report, as part of the
Consolidated financial statements. The audited Annual Accounts and
related information of the subsidiary will be made available, upon
request by any shareholder of the Company, for inspection at the
registered office.
FOREIGN CURRENCY CONVERTIBLE BONDS (FCCB''s)
Provision has been retained towards premium payable on redemption of
FCCB''s which were matured on 29.03.2012 as per the subsisting terms and
conditions. As on date bonds have been redeemed to the extent of 9539
bonds as per the negotiated terms with the said bond holders.The gain /
benefit, cost, charges including foreign exchange gain / loss at the
close of the year are transferred to Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited
(subsidiary) as per the Scheme of Arrangement sanctioned by Hon''ble
Andhra Pradesh High Court and agreement thereto.The corresponding
receivable arising thereof is disclosed under the head''Loans and
Advances to Subsidiary''. The Company expects no further liability other
than provided for in the books.
DIVIDEND
Looking into the improved financial performance, the Board of Directors
is pleased to recommend dividend of Rs. 2.00 per equity share ofRs. 10
(20%) for the year ended 31.3.2014. The dividend payout for the year
under review, inclusive ofTax on Dividend distribution, is Rs. 145.10
Lacs, resulting in a pay-out of 29.74% of the profits of the Company on
a stand-alone basis.
DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 217(2AA) of the Companies
Act, 1956, with respect to Directors responsibility statement, your
directors confirm that:
- in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed and no material departures have been made
from the same;
- such accounting policies have been selected and applied them
consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and
prudent so as to give 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;
- proper and sufficient care have been taken for the maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 and 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the company
and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
- the annual accounts are prepared on a going concern basis.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
In terms of the requirement of clause 49 of the listing agreement with
the Bombay Stock Exchange and Section 292A of the Companies Act, 1956
and Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013, your company has
constituted Audit committee.The composition of the committee & other
details are given in the corporate governance report which forms part
of this annual report.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Your company is committed to maintain the highest standards of
corporate governance. As required under Clause 49 of the listing
agreement with the Stock exchange, a report on corporate governance as
well as Auditors certificate on the compliance of conditions on
corporate governance are annexed and form part of this annual report.
All board members and senior management personnel have affirmed
compliance with the Code of conduct for the year 2013-14. A declaration
to this effect signed by the Chairman & Managing Director of your
company is annexed to this annual report.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
''Management''s Discussion and Analysis Report'' is provided in a separate
Section and forms part of this annual report.
AUDITORS
Statutory Auditors
The Statutory Auditors of the Company, M/s. S. Daga & Co., Chartered
Accountants ( Reg. No. 000669S), retire at the conclusion of the
ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible offer themselves for
re-appointment as per the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013. The
Audit Committee and the Board of Directors of the Company recommend the
reappointment of S. Daga & Co., Chartered Accountants, as Statutory
Auditors of the Company.
The Board has duly reviewed the Statutory Auditors Report on the
Accounts.The Auditors without qualifying the report have made some
observations, such observations are self explanatory and therefore do
not call for any further comments or further explanation by the Board.
Cost Auditors
In terms of Cost Audit Orders issued by Ministry of Corporate Affairs
in 2012, M/s. DZR & Co., Cost Accountants were appointed as Cost
Auditors of the Company for conducting cost audit of Apparel Division
of the Company for the financial year 2013 -14, the Cost Auditor Report
for the financial year 2013 Â 14 has been submitted to the Board on
09th August, 2014.
The due date for filing of the Cost Audit Report with the Ministry of
corporate affairs, for the financial year 2013-14 is 27th September
2014 (as per Rules, report need to be filed within 180 days from the
date of closing of respective financial year). Company will ensure that
the said report will be filed within due date.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
In line with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made
there under ("the Act"), a Corporate Social Responsibility ("CSR")
Committee has been formed by the Board of Directors, Mr. Gautam Chand
Jain, Mr. Meka Yugandhar and Mr.Vinayak Rao Juwadi are the members of
the CSR Committee.Your Company has identified Health, Sanitation,
Education and Environment as thrust areas for CSR activities.
DIRECTORS
Ms.ApurvaJain has been appointed as the Additional Director (whole
time) of the Company with effect from August 9th, 2014 and she shall
hold office up to the date of the ensuing Annual General Meeting, The
Company has received requisite notice in writing from a member
proposing Ms.ApurvaJain for appointment as a Whole time Director.
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 Mr. Rahul
Jain, Executive Director of the Company is liable to retire by rotation
at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offered
himself for re-appointment. Board of Directors recommends his
re-appointment.
Further the Board of Directors recommends the re-appointment of all the
existing Independent Directors of the Company for a futher period from
15th September, 2014 to 31" March, 2019 pursuant to Section 149 of the
Companies Act, 2013.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
None of the employees of the company was in receipt of remuneration in
excess of limits prescribed under Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act,
1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 as
amended till date during the year under report.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO
Disclosure under "Form A" pursuant to Companies (Disclosure of
Particulars in the Report of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 are
applicable to the Apparel division of the company, hence the
information pertaining to that division is provided below:
A.Power & Fuel Consumption 2013-14 2012-13
1. Electricity
a) Purchased power
Units 269106 303188
Total amount (In Rupees) 2950193 2362806
Rate per unit (In Rupees) 10.96 7.79
b) Own Generation Through Diesel Generator
Litres of Diesel utilized 3000 15670
Total cost of Diesel utilized (In Rupees) 171446 759513
Units per litre generated 3.69 3.69
Cost Per unit 15.49 13.12
B. Consumption per unit of production (i.e one shirt / one trouser).
2013-14 2012-13
Electricity (in number of units) 3.51 2.82
Note: During the year under review FSA charges ofRs. 5,27,532, have been
levied, on the apparel division of the Company.
FORMB
(Disclosure of particulars with respect to technology absorption)
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R & D)
1. Specific areas in which R&D carried out by the company  Not
applicable having regard to the nature of the industry.
2. Benefits derived as a result of the above R&D Â Not applicable.
3. Future plan of action  Not applicable.
4. Expenditure on R & D: Nil
Company maintains a high level of information flow with various
companies. Through visits of executives to developed countries, your
company keeps abreast with the advanced technological developments and
through specific program, introduces, adopts and implements them. This
has resulted in higher production, accuracy and perfection in
excavation of rough granite blocks, processing of random granite slabs,
tiles and manufacturing of apparel.
Your company generally exports granite to countries like Algeria,
Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia,
Finland, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Jamacia, Jordan, Libya,
Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Qatar, Russia, Slovenia,
Switzerland, UK, USA andVietnam.
Your company is continuously exploring possibilities of exporting new
markets.
During the year under review, the total standalone foreign exchange
earnings was Rs. 10581.42 Lacs and expenditure of your company was Rs.
2187.82 Lacs.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Your Directors express their appreciation for the support, trust and co
operation received from the banks, Government authorities, customers,
suppliers, shareholders and other stakeholders during the year under
review.The Board is also very thankful to the holders of Foreign
Currency Convertible Bonds for their support.
Your Directors acknowledge with gratitude the commitment and dedication
of the employees at all levels, which has contributed to the growth and
success of the company.
Your Directors look forward to the continued support from all of you in
the years to come.
For and on behalf of the Board
Place : Aliabad Gautam Chand Jain
Date : 09th August, 2014 Chairman & Managing Director
(DIN: 00004775)
Registered Office:
105, First Floor, Surya Towers,
S. P. Road,
Secunderabad- 500 003.
CIN: L14102TG1991PLC013299
Tel: 040-27842182 Fax:040-2784 2121
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.pokarna.com
Mar 31, 2013
Dear Members,
The Directors are pleased to present the 22nd Annual report together
with the audited accounts of your company for the f nancial year ended
31st March, 2013. The summarized consolidated and standalone f nancial
performance of your company is as under;
(Amount in Lacs)
Standalone Consolidated
Particulars 2012-2013 2011-2012 2012-2013 2011-2012
Total income 16022.87 14294.12 20867.02 18433.01
Less-expenditure 15508.99 14144.18 22540.68 21477.86
Prof t/(Loss) Before tax and 513.88 149.94 (1673.66) (3044.85)
Extra-ordinary items
Total tax expenses 149.37 48.74 149.37 48.80
Extra-ordinary item
(refer note. 2.23 Nil Nil 1158.75 Nil
in consolidated financial
statements).
Profit after tax and 364.51 101.20 (664.28) (3093.65)
Extra-ordinary item
Balance of Profit
brought forward. 888.14 2630.51 (5573.77) (636.55)
Appropriation
FCCB redemption reserve (1624.47) 1843.57 (1624.47) 1843.57
Balance carried to
balance sheet 2877.12 888.14 (4613.58) (5573.77)
The company performed reasonably well during the financial year
2012-13. The highlights of the f nancial (standalone) performance is as
follows:
- The total income for the f nancial year 2012 - 2013 stood at Rs.
16022.87 Lacs as compared to previous year''s total income ofRs. 14294.12
Lacs registering a growth of 12.09%.
- Net Prof ts for the f nancial year under report increased to Rs.364.51
Lacs as compared to Rs. 101.20 Lacs in the previous year, registering a
growth of 260%.
- The Apparel division of your company continued to suf er another
rough year, while the Granite division has demonstrated much improved
results for the year.
SUBSIDIARY & CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Pursuant to the General Circular no. 2/ 2011 issued by the Ministry of
Corporate Af airs, Government of India, the provisions of Section 212
of the Companies Act, 1956, shall not apply in relation to Pokarna
Engineered Stone Limited, wholly owned subsidiary company , in view of
your company meeting to all the requirements mentioned in the said
circular. The consolidated f nancial statements of the holding and the
subsidiary companies have been prepared in strict compliance with
applicable accounting standards and the Listing Agreement, which are
duly audited by the statutory auditors and form part of this annual
report. The audited annual accounts and related detailed information of
Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited, wholly owned subsidiary company,
shall be made available at any point of time to the shareholders of the
company, on request. Further, your company shall furnish hard copies of
the details of the accounts of Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited as and
when requested. The audited annual accounts shall be kept open at the
registered of ce of both companies for inspection by any shareholder of
either company.
FOREIGN CURRENCY CONVERTIBLE BONDS (FCCB''s):
During the year under review and during period from 01st April 2013 to
till the date of this report, company had redeemed 9539 units of FCCB''s
having face value of USD 1000 each at a price of USD 8.244 million. As
on the date of this report, 2461 bonds having face value of USD 1000
each are due for redemption.
AUDITORS OBSERVATIONS
The Auditors without qualifying the report have made some observations,
such observations are self explanatory and therefore do not call for
any further comments or further explanation.
DIVIDEND
The Board of directors of your company has decided not to recommend
dividend for the f nancial year 2012 -2013, with a view to conserve the
resources.
DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 217(2AA) of the Companies
Act, 1956, with respect to Directors responsibility statement, your
directors conf rm that:
- in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed and no material departures have been made
from the same;
- such accounting policies have been selected and applied them
consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and
prudent so as to give true and fair view of the state of af airs of the
company at the end of the f nancial year and of the prof t of the
company for that period;
- proper and suf cient care have 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;
- the annual accounts are prepared on a going concern basis.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
In terms of the requirement of clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with
the Bombay Stock Exchange and Section 292A of the Companies Act, 1956,
your company has constituted Audit Committee. The composition of the
committee & other details are given in the Corporate Governance Report
which forms part of this annual report.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Your company is committed to maintain the highest standards of
corporate governance. as required under clause 49 of the Listing
Agreement with the Stock exchange, a report on corporate governance as
well as auditors certif cate on the compliance of conditions on
corporate governance are annexed and form part of this annual report.
With a view to strengthen the corporate governance framework, the
Ministry of Corporate Af airs has issued a set of voluntary Guidelines
in December 2009 for adoption by companies. Your company is already
complying with various requirements of the Guidelines and further, will
review its corporate governance parameters in the context of the
recommendations under the Guidelines for appropriate action.
All board members and senior management personnel have af rmed
compliance with the Code of conduct for the year 2012-13. A declaration
to this ef ect signed by the Chairman & Managing Director (CEO) of your
company is annexed to this annual report.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
A separate section titled ''Management''s Discussion and Analysis Report''
forms part of this Annual Report.
AUDITORS
Statutory auditors
M/s. S. Daga & Co., Chartered accountants (Reg. 000669S), who are the
statutory auditors of the company hold of ce until the ensuing annual
general meeting. It is proposed to re-appoint them to audit the
accounts of the company for the f nancial year 2013-14. As required
under the provisions of Section 224 of the Companies Act, 1956, your
company has obtained a written certif cate from M/s. S. Daga & Co.,
Chartered accountants to the ef ect that their re-appointment, if made,
would be in conformity with the limits specif ed in the said section.
Members are requested to reappoint auditors for the period from the
conclusion of the ensuing annual general meeting till the conclusion of
the next annual general meeting and authorize Board to f x their
remuneration.
Cost auditors
In pursuance to Central Government Order no. 52/26/CAB Â 2010 dated
24th January 2012 read with the provisions of Section 233B of the
Companies Act, 1956, your company has appointed M/s DZR & Co, Cost
accountants, Hyderabad, as cost auditors of your company to conduct
cost audit of the cost accounting records of Apparel division of your
company for the f nancial year 2013 - 2014. As required under the
provisions of Section 224 of the Companies Act, 1956, your company has
obtained a written certif cate from M/s DZR & Co, Cost Accountants to
the ef ect that their appointment was in conformity with the limits
specif ed in the said section.
The due date for f ling of the cost audit report with the Ministry of
corporate af airs, for the f nancial year 2012-13 is 27th September
2013 (as per rule cost audit report need to be f led within 180 days
from the date of closing of respective f nancial year). Company will
ensure that the said report will be f led within due date.
DIRECTORS
In terms of the provisions of Sections 255 and 256 of the Companies
Act, 1956 Mr. Meka Yugandhar, Mr. Thati Venkataswamy Chowdary, Mr.
Dhanji Lakhamshi Sawla & Mr. Mahender Chand Chordia, Directors of your
company, shall retire at the ensuing Annual General meeting and being
eligible, of er themselves for re-appointment. Previous term of Mr.
Gautam Chand Jain, Chairman & Managing Director of your company expired
on 30th June, 2013, he has been reappointed as Chairman & Managing
Director by the Board of directors in the Board meeting held on 22nd
May 2013, for a further period of 5 years with ef ect from 01st July
2013, subject to the ratif cation of his reappointment by the
shareholders .Board recommends the reappointment of aforementioned
Directors.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
None of the employees of the company was in receipt of remuneration in
excess of limits prescribed under Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act,
1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 as
amended till date during the year under report.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO
Disclosure under "Form A" pursuant to Companies (Disclosure of
Particulars in the Report of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 are
applicable to the Apparel division of the company, hence the
information pertaining to that division is provided below:
FORM B
(Disclosure of particulars with respect to technology absorption)
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (R & D)
1. Specific areas in which R & D carried out by the company  Not
applicable having regard to the nature of the industry.
2. Benefits derived as a result of the above R&D Â Not applicable.
3. Future plan of action  Not applicable.
4. Expenditure on R & D: Nil
Company maintains a high level of information flow with various
companies. Through visits of executives to developed countries, your
company keeps abreast with the advanced technological developments and
through specific program, introduces, adopts and implements them. This
has resulted in higher production, accuracy and perfection in
excavation of rough granite blocks, processing of random granite slabs,
tiles and manufacturing of apparel.
Your company generally exports granite to countries like Austria,
Barbados, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, China, Croatia,
Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Italy, Jamaica, Jordan,
Libya, Malaysia, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Panama,
Poland, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Switzerland, Taiwan, UK, USA and
Venezuela.
Your company is continuously exploring possibilities of exporting new
markets.
During the year under review, the total standalone foreign exchange
earnings was Rs.. 9259 Lacs and expenditure of your company was Rs.. 1570
Lacs.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Your Directors express their appreciation for the support, trust and co
operation received from the banks, Government authorities, customers,
suppliers, shareholders and other stakeholders during the year under
review. The Board is also very thankful to the holders of Foreign
Currency Convertible Bonds for their support.
Your Directors acknowledge with gratitude the commitment and dedication
of the employees at all levels, which has contributed to the growth and
success of the company.
Your Directors look forward to the continued support from all of you in
the years to come.
For and on behalf of the Board
Place : Secunderabad Gautam Chand Jain
Date : 14.08.2013 Chairman & Managing Director
Mar 31, 2012
The Directors are pleased to present the Twenty-first Annual Report
and the audited annual accounts of your company for the financial year
ended 31st March, 2012.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
(Rupees in Lacs)
Standalone Consolidated
Particulars 2011-2012 2010-2011 2011-2012 2010-2011
Total Income 14294.12 13702.67 18433.01 16842.21
Less-Expenditure 14144.18 13597.51 21477.86 19018.60
Profit/(Loss)
Before Tax 149.94 105.16 (3044.85) (2176.39)
Provision for Taxation 48.74 (23.28) 48.80 (23.28)
Net Balance of Profit 101.20 128.44 (3093.65) (2153.11)
Balance of Profit
brought forward 2630.51 3538.29 (636.55) 2552.78
Appropriation
FCCBs Redemption
Reserve 1843.57 1036.22 1843.57 1036.22
Balance Carried to
Balance Sheet 888.14 2630.51 (5573.77) (636.55)
The total income of your company for the financial year 2011 Ã 2012
stood at Rs.14294.12 Lacs as compared to previous year's total income
of Rs.13702.67 Lacs registering a marginal growth of 4.32 percent.
However, the Net Profits for the financial year under report dipped to
Rs.101.20 Lacs as compared to Rs. 128.44 Lacs in the previous year. The
Granite division of your company continued to suffer on account of the
prevailing recession while the textile and apparel industry continued
to undergo another rough year with increasing cost of raw materials.
The bottom-line of this business division of your company continued to
be severely affected due to lower capacity utilisation at
manufacturing, price rationalization and higher discounting at the
apparel retailing.
SUBSIDIARY & CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Pursuant to the General Circular no. 2/ 2011 issued by the Ministry of
Corporate Affairs, Government of India, the provisions of Section 212
of the Companies Act, 1956, shall not apply in relation to Pokarna
Engineered Stone Limited, wholly owned subsidiary company, in view of
your company meeting to all the requirements mentioned in the said
circular. The consolidated financial statements of the holding and the
subsidiary companies have been prepared in strict compliance with
applicable Accounting Standards and the Listing Agreement, which are
duly audited by the statutory auditors and form part of this Annual
Report. The audited annual accounts and related detailed information of
Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited, wholly owned subsidiary company,
shall be made available at any point of time to the shareholders of the
company, on request,. Further, your company shall furnish hard copies
of the details of the accounts of Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited as
and when requested. The audited annual accounts shall be kept open at
the head offices (i.e. Registered offices) of both companies for
inspection by any shareholder of either companies.
FOREIGN CURRENCY CONVERTIBLE BONDS (FCCBs)
The FCCBs have become due for redemption on 29th March, 2012 and thus,
the redemption premium of Rs. 2731.14 Lacs has become payable along with
principal amount of Rs. 6138.78 Lacs. However, the FCCBs have not been
redeemed by the company on the due date due to financial constraints.
The management is in constant discussion with the FCCB Holders for
restructuring of the FCCBs and they were offered various options.
However, the negotiation has not yielded any result as on the date of
the report. The company has provided for these liabilities in its Books
of account. Further, due to the redemption default, there will be a
default interest payable on the overdue sum at the rate of 7.5 percent
per annum from the due date of redemption. No provision for default
interest has been made in the Books of account.
AUDITORS' OBSERVATIONS
The Auditors without qualifying their report have made certain
observations. Such observations are self explanatory and therefore, do
not call for any further comments or explanation.
DIVIDEND
The Board of Directors of your company has decided not to recommend
dividend for the financial year 2011 -2012. DIRECTORS'
RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 217(2AA) of the Companies
Act, 1956, with respect to Directors Responsibility Statement, your
Directors confirm that:
- in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed and no material departures have
been made from the same;
- such accounting policies have been selected and applied them
consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and
prudent so as to give 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;
- proper and sufficient care have 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;
- the annual accounts are prepared on a going concern basis.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
In terms of the requirement of clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with
the Bombay Stock Exchange and Section 292A of the Companies Act, 1956,
your company has constituted Audit Committee. The composition of the
committee & other details are given in the Corporate Governance Report
which forms part of this Annual Report.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Your company is committed to maintain the highest standards of
Corporate Governance. As required under Clause 49 of the Listing
Agreement with the Stock Exchange, a report on Corporate Governance as
well as Auditors Certificate on the compliance of conditions on
Corporate Governance are annexed and form part of this Annual Report.
With a view to strengthen the Corporate Governance framework, the
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has issued a set ofVoluntary Guidelines
in December 2009 for adoption by companies.Your company is already
complying with various requirements of the guidelines and further, will
review its Corporate Governance parameters in the context of the
recommendations under the Guidelines for appropriate action.
All board members and senior management personnel have affirmed
compliance with the Code of Conduct for the year 2011-12. A
declaration to this effect signed by the Chairman & Managing Director
(CEO) of your company is annexed to this Annual Report.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
A separate section titled 'Management's Discussion and Analysis
Report' forms part of this Annual Report.
AUDITORS
M/s. S. Daga & Co., Chartered Accountants, who are the Statutory
Auditors of the company hold office until the ensuing Annual General
Meeting. It is proposed to re-appoint them to audit the accounts of the
company for the financial year 2012-13. As required under the
provisions of Section 224 of the Companies Act, 1956, your company has
obtained a written certificate from M/s. S. Daga & Co., Chartered
Accountants to the effect that their re-appointment, if made, would be
in conformity with the limits specified in the said section.
Members are requested to reappoint auditors for the period from the
conclusion of the ensuing Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of
the next Annual General Meeting and authorize the Board to fix their
remuneration.
DIRECTORS
In terms of the provisions of Sections 255 and 256 of the Companies
Act, 1956 Mr. Prakash Chand Jain & Mr. Vinayak Rao Juvvadi, Directors
of your company, shall retire at the ensuing Annual General meeting
and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment. The term of
Mr. Rahul Jain, Executive Director of your company expired on 30th
July, 2012. His reappointment as Executive Director on the Board and
the reappointment of the retiring Directors are proposed in the notice
convening the Twenty First Annual General Meeting of the company.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
None of the employees of the company was in receipt of remuneration in
excess of limits prescribed under Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act,
1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 as
amended till date during the year under report.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO
Disclosure under "Form A" pursuant to Companies (Disclosure of
Particulars in the Report of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 is not
applicable to the company.
Company's quarrying operations, granite processing plants and apparel
manufacturing plants are designed to achieve higher efficiency in
utilizing energy. The key areas with regard to reduction of energy have
been identified and necessary steps are taken to minimize the use and
conservation of energy . Company has no specific research & development
department.
FORM B
(Disclosure of particulars with respect to technology absorption)
Research and Development (R & D)
1. Specific areas in which R & D carried out by the company à Not
applicable having regard to the nature of the industry.
2. Benefits derived as a result of the above R&D Ã Not applicable.
3. Future plan of action à Not applicable.
4. Expenditure on R & D:
(a) Capital - Nil
(b) Recurring - Nil
(c) Total - Nil
(d) Total R&D expenditure as a percentage of total turnover à Nil
Company maintains a high level of information flow with various
companies. Through visits of executives to developed countries, your
company keeps abreast with the advanced technological developments and,
through specific programmes introduces, adopts and implements them.
This has resulted in higher production, accuracy and perfection in
excavation of rough granite blocks, processing of random granite slabs
and tiles and manufacturing of apparel.
Your company generally exports granite to countries like Australia,
Belgium, Canada, China, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong,
Israel, Italy Korea, Libya Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Poland,
Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Pain, St. Lucia, Switzerland, Turkey,
Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America,
Venezuela, Vietnam, Columbia, Slovenia.
Your company is continuously exploring possibilities of exporting new
markets.
During the year under review, the total standalone foreign exchange
earnings and expenditure of your company was Rs.8133.74 Lacs and Rs.
131.45 Lacs, respectively.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Your Directors express their appreciation of the support, trust and
co-operation received from the banks, Government authorities,
customers, suppliers, shareholders and other stakeholders during the
year under review. The Board is also very thankful to the holders of
Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds for their support.
Your Directors acknowledge with gratitude the commitment and dedication
of the employees at all levels, which has contributed to the growth and
success of the company.
Your Directors look forward to the continued support from all of you in
the years to come.
For and on behalf of the Board
Place : Secunderabad Gautam Chand Jain
Date : 11th August, 2012 Chairman & Managing Director
Mar 31, 2011
Dear members,
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the Twentieth Annual Report
together with the audited annual accounts of your Company and the
Auditors' Report thereon for the financial year ended 31st March, 2011.
The summarised consolidated and standalone financial performance of
your Company is as under:
FINANCIAL RESULTS
Rupees in Lakhs
Particulars Standalone
2010-2011 2009-2010
Total Income 13702.67 13561.58
Less-Expenditure 13597.51 13941.39
Profit / (Loss) Before Tax 105.16 (379.81)
Provision for Taxation (23.28) 2.35
Net Balance of Profit / (Loss) 128.44 (382.16)
Balance of Profit brought 3538.28 4723.77
forward
Appropriation
FCCB Redemption Reserve 1036.22 803.33
Balance Carried to Balance 2630.50 3538.28
Sheet
Rupees in Lakhs
Particulars Consolidated
2010-2011 2009-2010
Total Income 16842.20 14451.11
Less-Expenditure 19018.59 15822.19
Profit / (Loss) Before Tax (2176.39) (1371.08)
Provision for Taxation (23.28) 0.31
Net Balance of Profit / (Loss) (2153.11) (1371.39)
Balance of Profit brought 2552.78 4727.50
forward
Appropriation
FCCB Redemption Reserve 1036.22 803.33
Balance Carried to Balance (636.55) 2552.78
Sheet
Your Board is pleased to report improved performance and profit for the
financial year 2010 Ã 2011 compared to the loss in previous year. This
was possible despite the persistence of recession and challenging
conditions in the international market. Your Company achieved a
turnover of Rs.13237.11 lakhs for the year under review compared to
Rs.13197.19 lakhs in the previous year and net profit after tax of
Rs.128.44 lakhs during 2010-11 when compared to loss of Rs.382.16 lakhs
in 2009 - 2010. The year under review saw higher margins with improved
bottom-line in comparison to the margins of the previous year and,
therefore, your Company could report profit after tax. This was
possible due to greater efficiency in managing every aspect of the
business in the current competitive conditions. The granite business
continued to suffer on account of the prevailing downturn and recession
in the international market, more particularly, in U.S and European
markets and hostile price trends. The top-line of the apparel division
of your Company was affected with a dip in sales to Rs.1931.97 lakhs in
the financial year 2010-11 from Rs.2920.33 lakhs in the previous
financial year.
SUBSIDIARY & CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Pursuant to the General Circular no. 2/2011 issued by the Ministry of
Corporate Affairs, Government of India, the provisions of Section 212
of the Companies Act, 1956, shall not apply in relation to Pokarna
Engineered Stone Limited, wholly owned subsidiary company, in view of
the Company meeting to all the requirements mentioned in the said
circular. The consolidated financial statements of the holding and the
subsidiary companies have been prepared in strict compliance with
applicable Accounting Standards and the Listing Agreement which are
duly audited by the statutory auditors and forms part of this Annual
Report. The audited annual accounts and related detailed information of
Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited, shall be made available at any point
of time to the shareholders of the Company on request. Further, the
Company shall also furnish hard copies of the details of the accounts
of Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited as and when requested. The audited
annual accounts shall be kept open at the head offices (i.e. registered
offices) of both companies for inspection by any shareholder of either
companies.
DIVIDEND
The Board of Directors of your Company has decided not to recommend
dividend for the financial year.
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 217(2AA) of the Companies
Act, 1956, with respect to Directors Responsibility Statement, your
Directors confirm that:
- in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed and no material departures have been made
from the same;
- such accounting policies have been selected and applied them
consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and
prudent so as to give 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;
- proper and sufficient care have 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;
- the annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
In terms of the requirement of clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with
the Bombay Stock Exchange Limited and Section 292A of the Companies
Act, 1956, your Company has constituted Audit Committee. The
composition of the committee & other details are given in the Corporate
Governance Report which forms part of this Annual Report.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Your Company is committed to maintain the highest standards of
Corporate Governance. As required under Clause 49 of the Listing
Agreement with the Stock Exchange, a Report on Corporate Governance as
well as Auditors Certificate on the compliance of conditions on
Corporate Governance are annexed and form part of this Annual Report.
With a view to strengthen the Corporate Governance framework, the
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has issued a set of Voluntary Guidelines
in December 2009 for adoption by companies. Your Company is already
complying with various requirements of the guidelines and further, will
review its Corporate Governance parameters in the context of the
recommendations under the Guidelines for appropriate action.
All board members and senior management personnel have affirmed
compliance with the Code of Conduct for the year 2010-11. A declaration
to this effect signed by the Chairman & Managing Director (CEO) of the
Company is annexed to this Annual Report.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
A separate section titled 'Management's Discussion and Analysis Report'
forms part of this Annual Report.
AUDITORS
M/s. S. Daga & Co., Chartered Accountants, who are the Statutory
Auditors of the Company hold office until the ensuing Annual General
Meeting. It is proposed to re-appoint them to audit the accounts of the
Company for the Financial Year 2011-12. As required under the
provisions of Section 224 of the Companies Act, 1956, the Company has
obtained a written certificate from M/s. S. Daga & Co., Chartered
Accountants to the effect that their re-appointment, if made, would be
in conformity with the limits specified in the said section.
The members are requested to appoint auditors for the period from the
conclusion of the ensuing Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of
the next Annual General Meeting and authorize Board of Directors to fix
their remuneration.
DIRECTORS
In terms of the provisions of Sections 255 and 256 of the Companies
Act, 1956 Mr. Meka Yugandhar, Mr. Thati V. Chowdary, Mr. Mahender Chand
Chordia & Mr. Dhanji Lakhamsi Sawla, Directors of the Company, shall
retire at the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company and, being
eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment. Their re-appointment is
proposed in the Notice convening the Twentieth Annual General Meeting
of the Company. Mr. Siddharth Jain, Executive Director of the Company,
has resigned from his office as Executive Director and Director of the
Company effective from 8th August, 2011. The Board places on record its
appreciation for the invaluable services rendered by him during his
tenure.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
None of the employees of the Company was in receipt of remuneration in
excess of limits prescribed under Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act,
1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 as
amended till date during the year under report.
PROMOTER GROUP
Pursuant to intimation from Jain Family Promoters of your Company, the
names of Jain Family Promoters and Companies comprising the "group" as
defined in the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969,
have been disclosed in the Annual Report of the Company for the purpose
of Regulation 3(1) (e) of the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares
and Takeovers) Regulations, 1997:
1. Gautam Chand Jain & Family
2. Ashok Chand Jain & Family
3. Prakash Chand Jain & Family
4. Dilip Kumar Jain & Family
5. Raaj Kumar Jain & Family
6. Rahul Jain & Family
7. Siddharth Jain & Family
8. Neha Jain
9. Ekta Jain
10. Sneha Jain
11. Pokarna Fabrics Limited *
12. Pokarna Marketing Limited*
13. Pokarna Fashions Limited *
Family for this purpose includes spouse, dependent children and
parents.
(* Company owned and controlled by the Jain Family. These companies are
not Member(s) / Shareholders' of the Pokarna Limited or its
Subsidiary.)
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO
Disclosure under "Form A" pursuant to Companies (Disclosure of
Particulars in the Report of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 is not
applicable to the Company.
Company's quarrying operations, granite processing plants and apparel
manufacturing plants are designed to achieve higher efficiency in
utilising energy. The key areas with regards to reduction of energy
have been identified and necessary steps are taken to minimize the use
of energy. The Company has no specific research & development
department.
FORM B
(Disclosure of particulars with respect to Technology Absorption)
Research and development (R & D)
1. Specific areas in which R & D Not applicable having regard
carried out by the company to the nature of the industry.
2. Benefits derived as a Not Applicable.
result of the above R&D
3. Future plan of action Not Applicable.
4. Expenditure on R & D:
a) Capital à Nil
b) Recurring à Nil
c) Total à Nil
d) Total R&D expenditure as a percentage of total turnover à Nil
The Company maintains a high level of information flow with various
companies. Through visits of executives to developed countries, your
Company keeps abreast with the advanced technological developments and
through specific programmes introduces, adopts and implements them.
This has resulted in higher production, accuracy and perfection in
excavation of rough granite blocks, processing of random granite slabs
and tiles and manufacturing of apparel.
Your Company generally exports granite to countries like Australia,
Belgium, Canada, China, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong,
Israel, Italy Korea, Libya Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Poland,
Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Spain, St. Lucia, Switzerland, Turkey,
Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America,
Venezuela, Vietnam, Columbia, Slovenia.
Your Company is continuously exploring possibilities of exporting to
new markets.
During the year under review, the total standalone foreign exchange
earnings and expenditure of your Company was Rs.8362 lakhs and Rs.216
lakhs, respectively.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Your Directors would like to express their grateful appreciation for
the excellent support and co-operation received from the Banks,
Government Authorities, Customers, Suppliers, Shareholders and other
Stakeholders during the year under report. The Board is also thankful
to the holders of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds for their support.
Your Directors acknowledge with gratitude the commitment and dedication
of the employees at all levels, which has contributed to the growth and
success of the Company.
The Directors take the opportunity to record their appreciation for
those who have contributed to the success of the Company and look
forward to their continued support in the years to come.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Gautam Chand Jain
Chairman & Managing Director
Place : Secunderabad
Date : 8th August, 2011
Mar 31, 2010
The Directors are pleased to present the 19th Annual Report together
with the Audited Accounts of Your Company for the fnancial year ended
31st March, 2010. The summarised consolidated and standalone fnancial
performance of Your Company is as under:
FINANCIAL RESUTS
Rupees in Lakhs
Standalone Consolidated
Particulars 2009-2010 2008-2009 2009-2010 2008-2009
Total income 13561.58 14627.08 14451.11 14628.59
Less-Expenditure 13941.39 14511.86 15822.19 14512.69
Proft/(Loss)
Before Tax (379.81) 115.22 (1371.08) 115.90
Prior Period
items - - - -
Provision for
Taxation 2.35 84.33 0.31 84.54
Net Balance of
Proft/(Loss) (382.16) 30.89 (1371.39) 31.36
Balance of
Proft brought 4723.77 6181.37 4727.50 6184.64
forward
Appropriation
Dividend - - - -
Corporate
Dividend Tax - - - -
Transfer to
General Reserve - - - -
FCCB Redemption
Reserve 803.33 1488.49 803.33 1488.49
Balance Carried
to Balance 3538.28 4723.77 2552.78 4727.51
Sheet
The decrease in granite business was primarily driven by continued
weakness in the export markets and more particularly the U.S and Europe
market and unfavorable price and product mix as customers preference
shifted to lower priced products. The current downturn in the U.S. and
other economies, along with the housing markets in such economies, has
negatively impacted the dimension stone industry and Your Companys
granite business.
The bottom-line of the apparel division of Your Company continues to be
severely afected due to lower capacity utilisation at manufacturing
(contract exports) and lower consumer footfalls and higher discounting
at the apparel retailing (STANZA brand) part of the business.
SUBSIDIARY & CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Iin terms of the Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956, a copy of the
Balance Sheet, Proft and Loss Account, Report of the Board of Directors
and Report of the Auditors of Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited have
been attached to the Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31st
March, 2010 and forms part of this annual report. The Statement as
required under Section 212(3) also forms part of this Annual Report.
Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with Accounting
Standard-21 issued by The institute of Chartered Accountants of india
have been provided in the Annual Report. These Consolidated Financial
Reports provide fnancial information about Your Company and its
Subsidiary as a single economic entity. The Consolidated Financial
Statements form part of this Annual Report.
DIVIDEND
In view of the loss for the fnancial year 2009-10, the Board of
Directors of Your Company has decided not to recommend payment of
dividend for the year under review.
DIRRCTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 217(2AA) of the Companies
Act, 1956, with respect to Directors Responsibility Statement, the
Directors confrm that :
In the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed and no material departures have been made
from the same;
They had selected such accounting policies and applied them
consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and
prudent so as to give true and fair view of the state of afairs of the
company at the end of the fnancial year and of the proft of the company
for that period;
They had taken proper and sufcient care for the maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies
Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing
and detecting fraud and other irregularities; and
They have prepared the Annual Accounts on a going concern basis.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
in consonance with the requirement of Clause 49 of the Listing
Agreement entered into with Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd., and Section
292A of the Companies Act, 1956, Your Company has constituted Audit
Committee. The Composition of the Committee is given else where in the
report.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Pursuant to Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with Bombay Stock
Exchange Limited, a separate section titled ÃCorporate Governance, and
the report on ÃManagement Discussion and Analysisforms part of the
Annual Report. A certifcate from Auditors of the Company regarding
compliance of the conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated
under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement is given in the Annual Report.
The Ministry of Corporate Afairs has issued Corporate Governance
Guidelines in December, 2009.While these Guidelines are recommendatory
in nature, the Company has already adopted most of the Guidelines. The
Company will be reviewing its Corporate Governance parameters in the
context of the other recommendations under the said Guidelines for
appropriate adoption.
All Board Members and Senior Management Personnel have afrmed
compliance with the Code of conduct for the year 2009-10. A declaration
to this efect signed by the Chairman & Managing Director (CEO) of the
company is annexed to this report.
The CEO and Chief Financial Ofcer (CFO) have certifed to the Board with
regard to the fnancial statements and other matters as required in
clause 49 of the Listing Agreement.
AUDITOR
M/s. S. Daga & Co., Chartered Accountants, who are the Statutory
Auditors of the Company hold ofce until the ensuing Annual General
Meeting. it is proposed to re-appoint them to examine and audit the
accounts of the Company for the Financial Year 2010-11. As required
under the provisions of Section 224 of the Companies Act, 1956, the
Company has obtained a written certifcate from M/s. S. Daga & Co.,
Chartered Accountants to the efect that their re-appointment, if made,
would be in conformity with the limits specifed in the said section.
The members are requested to appoint auditors for the period from the
conclusion of the ensuing Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of
the next Annual General Meeting and authorize Board to fx their
remuneration.
DIRECTORATE
Shri. Prakash Chand Jain and Shri. Vinayak Rao Juvvadi retire by
rotation and, being eligible, ofer themselves for re-appointment.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The particulars of employees as required to be disclosed in accordance
with the provisions of Section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 read
with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 (as amended)
are annexed to the Directors Report. However as per the provisions of
Section 219(1) (b) (iv) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Report and the
Accounts are being sent to all shareholders of the Company excluding
the aforesaid information. Any shareholders interested in obtaining
such particulars may write to the Company Secretary at the Registered
Ofce of the Company.
PROMOTER GROUP
Pursuant to intimation from Jain Family Promoters of Your Company, the
names of Jain Family Promoters and Companies comprising the Ãgroupà as
defned in the Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969,
have been disclosed in the Annual Report of Your Company for the
purpose of Regulation 3(1) (e) of the SEBi (Substantial Acquisition of
Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 1997:
1. Gautam Chand Jain & Family
2. Ashok Chand Jain & Family
3. Prakash Chand Jain & Family
4. Dilip Kumar Jain & Family
5. Raaj Kumar Jain & Family
6. Rahul Jain & Family
7. Siddharth Jain
8. Neha Jain
9. Ekta Jain
10. Sneha Jain
11. Pokarna Fabrics Limited *
12. Pokarna Marketing Limited*
13. Pokarna Apparels Limited *
14. Pokarna Fashions Limited *
Family for this purpose includes spouse, dependent children and
parents.
* Company owned and controlled by the Jain Family. These companies are
not Member(s)/Shareholders of the Pokarna Limited or its Subsidiary.
CONSERAVTION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREING EXCGABGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO
Disclosure under "Form A" pursuant to Companies (Disclosure of
Particulars in the Report of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 is not
applicable to the Company.
Companys quarrying operations, granite processing plants and apparel
manufacturing plant are designed to achieve high efciency in the
utilisation of energy. The key areas with regards to reduction of
energy have been identifed by us and necessary steps initiated. The
Company has no specifc Research & Development department.
FORM B
(Disclosure of particulars with respect to Technology Absorption)
Research and development (R & D)
1. Specifc areas in which R & D carried out by the company à Not
applicable having regard to the nature of the industry.
2. Benefts derived as a result of the above R&D - Not applicable
having regard to the nature of the industry.
3. Future plan of action - 0 Not applicable having regard to the nature
of the industry.
4. Expenditure on R & D:
a) Capital - Nil
b) Recurring - Nil
c) Total - Nil
d) Total R&D expenditure as a percentage of total turnover - Nil
The Company maintains a high level of information fow with various
companies. Through visits of Executives to developed countries, the
Company keeps abreast with the advanced Technology Developments and
through specifc programmes introduces, adopts and absorbs these
sophisticated technologies. This has resulted in higher production,
accuracy and perfection in excavation of rough granite blocks,
processing of random granite slabs and tiles, and, manufacturing of
apparel.
Your Company is at present exporting granite to Australia, Bahrain,
Belgium, Canada, China, Croatia, Colombia, France, Germany, Greece,
Hong Kong, ireland, israel, italy, Jordan, Korea, Libya,
Liechitenstein, Mauritius, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Poland,
Puerto Rico, Qatar, Republic of Panama, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia,
Spain, St. Lucia, South Africa, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, Uganda,
United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America,
Venezuela and Vietnam.
Your Company is at present exporting apparel to Canada, Germany, italy,
Netherlands, Romania, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States of
America.
Your Company is continuously exploring possibilities of exporting to
diferent markets.
During the year under review, the total standalone foreign exchange
earnings and expenditure of Your Company was Rs. 9073 Lakhs and Rs.1601
Lakhs respectively.
ACKnoWleDGements
Your Directors would like to express their grateful appreciation for
the excellent support and co-operation received from the Banks,
Government Authorities, Customers, Suppliers, Shareholders and other
Stakeholders during the year under review.The Board is also thankful to
the holders of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds for their support.
Your Directors acknowledge with gratitude the commitment and dedication
of the employees at all levels, that has contributed to the growth and
success of the Company.
For and on behalf of the Board
Place : Secunderabad Gautam Chand Jain
Date : 7th August, 2010 Chairman & Managing Director