Mar 31, 2025
Your Director''s have pleasure in presenting the Fifty fourth Annual Report of the Company together with the audited
accounts for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025.
FINANCIAL RESULT
(Rupees in lakhs)
|
Particulars |
2024-25 |
2023-24 |
|
Revenue from Operation |
40297.79 |
37342.86 |
|
Add: Other Income |
402.50 |
249.26 |
|
Total Income |
40700.29 |
37592.12 |
|
Profit before Depreciation and Tax (PBDT) |
2344.01 |
1941.6 |
|
Less: Depreciation & Amortisation |
1053.40 |
971.14 |
|
Profit Before Tax before Exceptional Item |
1290.61 |
970.46 |
|
Exceptional Item |
- |
- |
|
Profit Before Tax (PBT) |
1290.61 |
970.46 |
|
Less: Taxes |
||
|
(a) Current Year Tax |
176.20 |
41.67 |
|
(b) Tax Relating to Earlier Years |
- |
- |
|
(c) Deferred Tax |
138.61 |
217.62 |
|
Profit After Tax |
975.80 |
711.17 |
|
Dividend |
20% |
20% |
|
Earnings per Shares (Rs. 2/- each) (Basic & Diluted) |
11.67 |
9.04 |
Your Board had declared final dividend @ Rs. 0.40
(INR Forty Paisa Only) per equity share (i.e.20%)
of Rs. 2 for the Financial Year 2023-24 as per
recommendation of the Board of Directors at the
annual general meeting of the Company held on 30
September, 2024.
The Board of Directors of your company is pleased to
recommend a dividend of Rs. 0.50/- per equity share of
the face value of Rs.2/-each (@ 25%), payable to those
Shareholders whose names appear in the Register of
Members as on the cut-off date i.e 20.08.2025.
Your Board does not propose to carry any amount to
any reserves for the financial year 2024-25.
Total turnover during the year is Rs. 40,700.29 Lakh
(Previous Year Rs. 37342.86 Lakh). We have made a
Profit after tax of Rs. 975.80 Lakh (Previous Year Rs.
711.17 Lakh).
There is no change in the nature of business during
the financial year 2024-2025.
occurred between the end of the Financial Year of
the Company to which the Financial Statements
relate and the date of the Report.
There have been no material changes and
commitments, which affect the financial position of
the company which have occurred between the end
of the financial year to which the financial statements
relate and the date of this Report.
7. Details of significant and material orders passed
by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting
the going concern status and company''s operations
in future
No significant and material orders passed by the
regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going
concern status and company''s operations in future
during the financial year and or subsequent to the
close of the financial year of the Company to which
the balance sheet relates and the date of the report.
The Company has appointed internal auditor for
adequacy of internal financial controls and your
Board has taken adequate care for financial control.
During the financial year, the Company entered into
a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Agreement and
agreed to subscribe to the capital contribution of M/s
Himforge Rings LLP, a newly incorporated entity,
which is considered a subsidiary in accordance with
the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
10. Performance and financial position of each of
the subsidiaries, associates and joint venture
companies included in the consolidated financial
statement.
During the financial year, the Company entered into
a Limited Liability Partnership (LLP) Agreement
and agreed to subscribe to the capital contribution
of M/s Himforge Rings LLP, a newly incorporated
entity, which is considered a subsidiary in accordance
with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
The LLP has not commenced any operations or
business activities; no financial transactions are
recorded in the LLP and neither the Company nor
any other Partners of the LLP have made any capital
contributions. In view thereof no consolidated
financial statements have been prepared as de-facto
the standalone financial statements are replica of
consolidated financial position.
Your Company has not accepted any deposits from
public during the year and there was no deposit
at the beginning of the year. Therefore, the detail
relating to deposits, covered under Chapter V of the
Act is not applicable.
Statutory Auditors:
The present statutory auditor M/s. PR A
ASSOCIATES, Chartered Accountants has been
appointed for the Second Term for a period five
years pursuant to the provisions of section 139 of the
Companies Act 2013 at the Annual General Meeting
held on 29th September, 2022 and is eligible to act as
statutory auditor for the current financial year.
For the year 2024-2025, the Board has appointed M/s
CA A S Raghuvanshi & Co (part year)& M/s Anand
Saklecha & Co. (part Year) as Internal Auditors
of the Company for Pithampur Units (Madhya
Pradesh), M/s S. LAL BANSAL & CO. and M/s
JHS & Associates Chartered Accountants as Internal
Auditors of the Company for, Gear Division,
Manpura Unit & Unit-IV, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh
and Vadodara Unit, Gujarat respectively in terms of
Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules &
regulations, made there under.
For the Financial Year 2025-2026, the Board of
Directors, on the recommendation of the Audit
Committee and in accordance with the provisions of
Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules
made thereunder, has appointed M/s S. Lal Bansal
& Co., Chartered Accountants, as Internal Auditors
for the Gear Division, Manpura Unit and Unit-IV,
Baddi, Himachal Pradesh; M/s JHS & Associates,
Chartered Accountants, as Internal Auditors for the
Vadodara Unit, Gujarat; and M/s Anand Saklecha &
Co., Chartered Accountants, as Internal Auditors for
the Pithampur Units, Madhya Pradesh â all vide
Board Meeting held on 12th February 2025.
No qualification, reservation or adverse remark or
disclaimer has been made by the Auditors in their
Auditors'' Report for the year 2024-2025.
Authorised, Issued, Subscribed and Paid-Up
Capital
During the period under review, the Authorised
Share Capital of the Company Remain same at
^31,00,00,000 (Rupees Thirty-One Crores only),
comprising 15,21,25,000 (Fifteen Crores Twenty-
One Lakhs Twenty-Five Thousand) Equity Shares
of ^2/- each, 7,500 (Seven Thousand Five Hundred)
9.5% Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares of
L100/- each, and 5,00,000 (Five Lakhs) Unclassified
Shares of L10/- each.
At the beginning of the financial year, the Issued,
Subscribed and Paid-Up Share Capital of the
Company was ^1,57,32,032 divided into 78,66,016
Equity Shares of ^2/- each. During the year, the
Company allotted 8,25,800 Equity Shares and
16,39,200 Share Warrants (each convertible into
one fully paid-up Equity Share of Rs. 2/- each) on
a preferential basis on 17th September 2024. Out of
these, 80,000, 40,000, and 6,59,600 Share Warrants
were converted into Equity Shares on 07th November
2024, 14th November 2024, and 27th March 2025,
respectively.
Accordingly, as on 31st March 2025, the Paid-Up
Equity Share Capital of the Company stood at
^1,89,42,832. The Listed Capital as on 31st March
2025 was ^ 1,76,23,632/-. The Company received
trading approval for the 6,59,600 Equity Shares on
15th May 2025, which became effective from 16th May
2025.
During the year under review, the Company has
not bought back any of its securities, nor issued any
Sweat Equity Shares, Shares with Differential Voting
Rights, or shares under any Employee Stock Option
Plan. There has been no change in the voting rights
of shareholders.
A. Pursuant to provisions of Sections 23(1)(b), 42,
62(1)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Chapter
V of the Securities and Exchange Board of India
(Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2018 and Special Resolution passed in
Extra-Ordinary General Meeting dated 28th August,
2024, the Company had issued 8,25,800 (Eight lakh twenty-five thousand eight hundred) equity shares of the
Company of face value of Rs. 2/- (Rupees Two only) at a price of Rs.175/- (Rupees One Hundred and Seventy-
Five Only) each at a premium of Rs. 173/- per share aggregating to Rs. 14,45,15,000 /- (Rupees Fourteen Crores
Forty-Five Lakhs Fifteen Thousand Only) on a preferential basis to persons / entities listed below:
|
Sr. No. |
Name of Proposed Allottees |
Category of the |
Number of Equity |
|
1. |
Harish Kumar Agarwal |
Non-Promoter |
2,30,000 |
|
2. |
Raieev Gupta |
Non-Promoter |
30,000 |
|
3. |
M/s North West Metals |
Non-Promoter |
85,000 |
|
4. |
Aashish Agarwal |
Non-Promoter |
1,14,000 |
|
5. |
Aayushi Agarwal |
Non-Promoter |
28,500 |
|
6. |
Krish Automotive Sales and Services Private Limited |
Non-Promoter |
50,000 |
|
7. |
Ashish Chugh HUF |
Non-Promoter |
30,000 |
|
8. |
Talib Zafar |
Non-Promoter |
14,300 |
|
9. |
Rakesh Kumar Bansal |
Non-Promoter |
11,000 |
|
10. |
Shazia Shuiaul |
Non-Promoter |
11,000 |
|
11. |
Dhruv Goel |
Non-Promoter |
30,000 |
|
12. |
Raianidevi S Jain |
Non-Promoter |
14,500 |
|
13. |
Abhishek Chhaied Jain |
Non-Promoter |
14,500 |
|
14. |
Ashika Global Finance Private Limited |
Non-Promoter |
30,000 |
|
15. |
Guttikonda Vara Lakshmi |
Non-Promoter |
30,000 |
|
16. |
Meenakshi Agarwal |
Non-Promoter |
14,500 |
|
17. |
Mittul Navin Kalawadia |
Non-Promoter |
14,500 |
|
18. |
Devansh Ventures LLP |
Non-Promoter |
14.500 |
|
19. |
Dimple Pritesh Vora |
Non-Promoter |
8,500 |
|
20. |
Ashish Jain HUF |
Non-Promoter |
5,500 |
|
21. |
Arneisha Advisory LLP |
Non-Promoter |
11,000 |
|
22. |
Kunal Mahendra Bhakta |
Non-Promoter |
14,500 |
|
23. |
Anmol Sekhri Consultants Private Limited |
Non-Promoter |
20,000 |
|
Total |
8,25,800 |
||
B. Pursuant to Sections 23(1)(b), 42, 62(1)(c) of Companies Act, 2013 and Chapter V of the Securities and Exchange
Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018 and Special Resolution passed
in Extra-Ordinary General Meeting dated 28th August, 2024, the Company had issued 16,39,200 (Sixteen lakhs
Thirty-Nine Thousand two hundred only) Convertible Warrants of the company, at a price of Rs. 175/- (Rupees
One Hundred Seventy-Five Only) per warrant each convertible into, or exchangeable for, 1 (one) fully paid-up
equity share of the Company having face value Rs. 2/- (Rupees Two only), each at a premium of Rs. 173/- per
share aggregating to Rs. 28,68,60,000/- (Rupees Twenty-Eight Crores Sixty-Eight Lakhs and Sixty Thousand
only) on a preferential basis to persons / entity listed below:
|
Sr. No. |
Name of the Allottees |
Category |
Number of convertible |
|
1. |
Asha Aggarwal |
Promoter Group |
3,25,000 |
|
2. |
Nitin Aggarwal |
Promoter Group |
25,000 |
|
3. |
Ankur Aggarwal |
Promoter Group |
25,000 |
|
4. |
Manan Aggarwal |
Promoter Group |
25,000 |
|
5. |
Mrinal Aggarwal |
Promoter Group |
25,000 |
|
6. |
Urmil Aggarwal |
Promoter Group |
3,00,000 |
|
7. |
Anju Aggarwal |
Promoter Group |
6,50,000 |
|
8. |
Aditya Aggarwal |
Promoter Group |
25,000 |
|
9. |
Sanmati Advisors |
Non-Promoter |
1,19,200 |
|
10. |
Sara Singal |
Non-Promoter |
40,000 |
|
11. |
Prem Kumar |
Non-Promoter |
20,000 |
|
12. |
Udit Mittal |
Non-Promoter |
30,000 |
|
13. |
Kanav Mittal |
Non-Promoter |
30,000 |
|
TOTAL |
16.39.200 |
||
C. As on the closure of the financial year on 31st March 2025, a total of 8,59,600 share warrants remained outstanding,
each convertible into an equivalent number of equity
shares.
Pursuant to Section 134(3)(a) and Section 92(3) of
the Act read with Companies (Management and
Administration) Rules, 2014, the Annual Return of
the Company in Form MGT-7 will be been placed
on the Company''s website i.e. www.himteknoforge.
com after filing annual return on completion of
ensuing Annual General Meeting with the Registrar
of Companies within the stipulated time.
The details of conservation of energy, technology
absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo
are attached herewith
(Annexure-A).
The Company is required to spend towards
corporate social responsibility under section 135
of the Companies Act, 2013.The details on the CSR
activities are enclosed as (Annexure-B).
A) Changes in Directors and Key Managerial
Personnel (KMP):
During the financial year 2024-2025 there is
no change in Directors and Key Managerial
Personnel of the company.
B) Declaration by an Independent Director(s)
and re-appointments, if any:
Declarations:
Declaration by Mr. RaviKant Dhawan, Mr.
Harpal Singh, Mr. Kuldip Narain Gupta and
Mrs. Kiran Raghuvinder Singh, Independent
Directors submitted by them to the Company
discloses that they meet the criteria of
independence as provided in sub-section (6) of
Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 .
Re-appointments, if any:
Mr. Vijay Aggarwal (DIN 00094141), Director of
the Company retiring by rotation and eligible
for re-appointment has given his consent
and declarations under Form DIR-8 pursuant
to Section 164(2) read with Rule 14(1) of
Companies (Appointment and Qualification of
Directors) Rules, 2014.
The three-year term of Mr. Vijay Aggarwal
(DIN:00094141) is ending on 30.01.2026 as a
managing director of the company and Based
on the recommendation of the Nomination
and Remuneration Committee, the Board of
Directors has re-appointed Mr. Vijay Aggarwal
as an Managing Director for a term of Three
consecutive years commencing from 31st January
2026, subject to the approval of the shareholders
at the ensuing general meeting.
The three-year term of Mr. Rajiv Aggarwal
(Din: 00094198) is ending on 13.08.2026 as a
Joint managing director of the company Based
on the recommendation of the Nomination
and Remuneration Committee, the Board of
Directors has re-appointed Mr. Rajiv Aggarwal
as an Joint Managing Director for a term of Three
consecutive years commencing from 14th august
2026, subject to the approval of the shareholders
at the ensuing general meeting.
C) Formal Annual Evaluation.
The Company has devised a policy for
performance evaluation of Independent
Directors, Board, Committees and individual
Directors which includes criteria for
performance evaluation of executive directors
and non-executive directors. The Board has
carried out an annual performance evaluation of
its own performance, the Directors individually
as well as the evaluation of the working of its
committees. The Board of Directors has expressed
their satisfaction with the evaluation process.
Opinion of the Board:
Your Board is of opinion that independent
directors of the Company, possess requisite
qualifications, experience and expertise and
they hold good standard of integrity in various
fields.
An agenda of Meetings is prepared and circulated
in advance to the Directors. During this year, Five
(5) Board meetings, Five (5) Audit Committee
Meetings, One (1) CSR Committee meetings, One
(1) Stakeholder Committee and Two (2) Nomination
and Remuneration Committee 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 Companies Act,
2013 and the Securities Exchange Board of India
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations,2015, read with the erstwhile Listing
Agreement.
Statement indicating the manner in which formal
annual evaluation has been made by the Board of
its own performance and that of its committees and
individual directors has been given in the Corporate Governance Report.
The members of the Audit Committee of the Company as on 31st March, 2025 are as under:
|
No. |
Name of Director |
Designation |
Position in Committee |
Date Of appointment |
|
1 |
Mr. Ravi Kant Dhawan |
Independent Director |
Chairperson |
29.09.2023 |
|
2 |
Mr. Rajiv Aggarwal |
Executive Director |
Member |
11.09.2013 |
|
3 |
Mr. Kuldeep Narain Gupta |
Independent Director |
Member |
10.02.2024 |
There was no occasion regarding non acceptance of any recommendation of the Audit Committee during the year.
The Audit Committee Meetings were duly convened during the year ended 31st March, 2025 on following dates:
? 30-05-2024, 31-07-2024, 03-09-2024, 07-11-2024 and 12-02-2025.
The members of Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company as on 31st March, 2025 are as
under:
|
S.No |
Name |
Category of Director |
Position in |
Date Of |
|
1 |
Mr. Ravikant Dhawan |
Independent Director |
Chairperson |
29-09-2023 |
|
2 |
Mr. Kuldeep Narain Gupta |
Independent Director |
Member |
26-12-2020 |
|
3 |
Mrs. Kiran Raghuvinder Singh |
Independent Director |
Member |
29-09-2023 |
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Meeting was held Two time on 30-05-2024 and 31¬
07-2024 during the year ended 31st March, 2025.
The terms of reference of the committee inter
alia include succession planning for Board of
Directors and Senior Management Employees,
identifying and selection of candidates for
appointment of Directors/Independent
Directors based on certain laid down criteria,
identifying potential individuals for appointment
of Key Managerial personnel and other senior
managerial position and review the performance
of the Board of Directors and Senior Management
personnel including Key managerial personnel
based on certain criteria approved by the Board.
While reviewing the performance, the committee
ensures that the remuneration is reasonable and
sufficient to attract, retain and motivate the best
managerial talents, remuneration commensurate
with the performance of individual/group and
also maintains a balance between both short and
long-term objectives of the company.
The Company has not given loans or guarantee or
made an investment during the financial year 2024¬
2025.
Particulars of contracts or arrangements with
related parties are given in Form AOC-2 enclosed as
(Annexure-C).
Disclosures pursuant to section 197(12) of the
Companies Act,2013 read with Rule 5(1), 5(2) and 5(3)
of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration
of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are enclosed
here with (Annexure-D).
The Secretarial Audit Report pursuant to section
204(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 given by M/s.
DRP & Associates, Company Secretaries in practice
is enclosed herewith (Annexure- E).
Management Reply toward the Advisory provided
in Secretarial audit report:
1. The Company has already submitted the
necessary ROC forms along with additional
fees. These fees were incurred due to procedural
delays in filing the forms after the due date,
which were beyond the Company''s control.
The Company has been following the principles and
practices of good Corporate Governance and has
ensured compliance of the requirements stipulated
under Regulation 34 of the Securities Exchange
Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
A detailed report on Corporate Governance as
required under Regulation 34 of the Securities
Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, is
appended along with the certificate on Corporate
Governance, issued by M/s. DRP & Associates,
Company Secretaries, Vadodara, Gujarat, the
Secretarial Auditors, confirming the compliance of
conditions on Corporate Governance forms part of
the Board Report with (Annexure-F).
A report on Management Discussion and
Analysis, as required in terms of Regulation
34(2) of the Securities Exchange Board of India
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015, forms part of this Report and it
deals with the Business Operations and Financial
Performance, Research &Development, Expansion
& Diversification, Risk Management, Marketing
Strategy, Safety & Environment, Human Resource
Development, etc is enclosed (Annexure -G).
The Management has put in place adequate and effective system and man power for the purposes of risk
management.
|
Key Risk |
Impact to Company |
Mitigation Plans |
|
Commodity Price |
Risk of price fluctuation on basic raw |
The Company commands excellent business |
|
Uncertain |
Risk of decreasing export revenue due |
Company maintains strong relations with |
|
Foreign Exchange |
Any volatility in the currency market |
The Company has a strong customer base in |
|
Human Resources |
Your Company''s ability to deliver |
By continuously benchmarking of the best |
|
Competition Risk |
Every company is always exposed |
By continuous efforts to enhance the brand |
|
Compliance Risk - |
Any default can attract penal |
By regularly monitoring and review of |
|
Industrial Safety, |
The engineering industry is exposed to |
By development and implementation of critical Proper training at regular intervals for the shopfloor |
Your Directors make the following statements in
terms of Section 134(3) (c) of the Companies Act,
2013:
(a) that in the preparation of the annual accounts,
the applicable accounting standards had been
followed along with proper explanation relating
to material departures;
(b) that the directors had selected such accounting
policies and applied them consistently and
made judgments and estimates that are
reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and
fair view of the state of affairs of the company at
the end of the financial year and of the profit of
the company for that period;
(c) that the directors had taken proper and
sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of this Act for safeguarding the
assets of the company and for preventing and
detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(d) that the directors had prepared the annual
accounts on a going concern basis;
(e) that the directors had laid down internal
financial controls to be followed by the company
and that such internal financial controls are
adequate and were operating effective ly; and
(f) that the directors had devised proper systems
to ensure compliance with the provisions of
all applicable laws and that such systems were
adequate and operating effectively.
32. Disclosure under the Sexual Harassment of
Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition
and Redressal) Act,2013.
The Company has zero tolerance towards sexual
harassment at the workplace and towards this end,
has adopted a policy in line with provisions of Sexual
Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention,
Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and rules
made thereunder. All employees (permanent,
contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered under
the said policy. Internal Complaints Committee has
also been set up to redress complaints received on
sexual harassment.
|
Sr. No. |
Grievance Details |
|
|
(a) |
Number of complaints of sexual |
0 |
|
(b) |
Number of complaints disposed off |
0 |
|
(c) |
Number of cases pending for more |
0 |
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 124(5) the
Companies Act, 2013, read with the IEPF Authority
(Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules,
2016 (''the Rules''), all unpaid or unclaimed dividends
are required to be transferred by the Company to the
IEPF established by the Central Government, after
the completion of seven (7) years.
There were no amounts which were required to be
transferred to the Investor Education and Protection
Fund by the Company as company has not declared
dividend for financial year 2016-2017.
M/s. S. K. Jain & Co. Cost Accountants were
appointed with the approval of the Board to carry
out the cost audit for F.Y. 2024-2025. Based on the
recommendation of the Audit Committee, M/s. S.
K. Jain & Co., Cost Accountants, being eligible, have
also been appointed by the Board of Directors in their
meeting held on 12.02.2025 as the Cost Auditors for
F.Y. 2025-2026.
The remuneration to be paid to M/s. S.K. Jain &
Co., for F.Y. 2025-2026 is subject to ratification by
the shareholders at the ensuing Annual General
Meeting . Cost records as specified by the Central
Government under Sub-Section (1) of Section 148 of
the Companies Act, 2013 are made and maintained
by the Company.
32. Details of fraud reported by auditors under sub¬
section (12) of section 143 other than those which
are reportable to the Central Government.
There was no fraud reported by auditors under sub¬
section (12) of section 143 other than those which are
reportable to the Central Government.
The Company has adopted a code of conduct for
its directors and senior designated management
personnel. All the Board members and senior
management personnel have affirmed their
compliance of code of conduct.
There was no proceeding pending against the
Company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy
Code, 2016 during the year under review.
35. Compliance with Secretarial Standards and SEBI
(Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirement)
Regulations 2015:
The Company has complied with secretarial
standards issued by the Institute of Company
Secretaries of India and SEBI (Listing Obligations
and Disclosure Requirement) Regulations 2015 from
time to time.
The Company Leave Policy is in compliance with
Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, current Leave policy of
the company is in line with provisions of Maternity
Benefit Act, 1961 and other applicable labour laws
and rules made thereunder. All employees are
covered under the said policy.
The Board of Directors gratefully acknowledges the
assistance and co-operation received from the Banks
and Financial Institutions and all other statutory
and non-statutory agencies for their co-operation.
The Board of Directors also wish to place on record
their gratitude and appreciation to the members for
their trust and confidence shown in the Company.
The Board of Directors would like to especially
thank all the employees of the Company for their
dedication and loyalty.
Vijay Aggarwal
Chairman
Place: Chandigarh IN:00094141
Dated: 26.07.2025
Mar 31, 2024
Your Director''s have pleasure in presenting the Fifty Third Annual Report of the Company together with the audited accounts for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2024.
|
Particulars |
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
|
Revenue from Operation |
37342.86 |
40645.80 |
|
Add: Other Income |
249.26 |
626.32 |
|
Total Income |
37592.12 |
41272.12 |
|
Profit before Depreciation and Tax (PBDT) |
1941.6 |
2584.06 |
|
Less: Depreciation & Amortisation |
(971.14) |
(936.47) |
|
Profit Before Tax before Exceptional Item |
970.46 |
1647.59 |
|
Exceptional Item |
- |
(92.68) |
|
Profit Before Tax (PBT) |
970.46 |
1554.91 |
|
Less: Taxes |
||
|
(a) Current Year Tax |
41.67 |
382.00 |
|
(b) Tax Relating to Earlier Years |
- |
4.90 |
|
(c) Deferred Tax |
217.62 |
99.92 |
|
Profit After Tax |
711.17 |
1068.09 |
|
Dividend |
20% |
20% |
|
Earnings per Shares (Rs. 2/- each) (Basic & Diluted) |
9.04 |
13.58 |
Your Board had declared final dividend @ Rs. 0.40(INR Forty Paisa Only) per equity share (i.e.20%) of Rs. 2 for the financial year 2022-23 as per recommendation of the Board of Directors at the annual general meeting of the Company held on 29 September, 2023.
The Board of Directors of your company is pleased to recommend a dividend of Rs. 0.40/- per equity share of the face value of Rs.2/-each (@ 20%), payable to those Shareholders whose names appear in the Register of Members as on the cut-off date i.e 23.09.2024.
3. Reserves.
Your Board does not propose to carry to any reserves for the financial year 2023-24.
Total turnover during the year is Rs. 37342.86 Lakh (Previous Year Rs. 40645.80 Lakh). We have made a Profit after tax of Rs. 711.17 Lakh (Previous Year Profit of Rs. 1068.09 Lakh).
There is no change in the nature of business during the financial year 2023-2024.
6. Material changes and commitments, if any, affecting the Financial Position of the Company which have occurred between the end of the Financial Year of the Company to which the Financial Statements relate and the date of the Report.
There have been no material changes and commitments, which affect the financial position of the company which have occurred between the end of the financial year to which the financial statements relate and the date of this Report.
No significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and company''s operations in future during the financial year and or subsequent to the close of the financial year of the Company to which the balance sheet relates and the date of the report.
The Company has appointed internal auditor for adequacy of internal financial controls and your Board has taken adequate care for financial control.
Your Company has no Subsidiary/Joint Ventures/Associate Companies during the year.
10. Performance and financial position of each of the subsidiaries, associates and joint venture companies included in the consolidated financial statement.
No details are given as your Company has no Subsidiary/Joint Ventures/Associate Companies during the year.
Your Company has not accepted any deposits from public during the year and there was no deposit at the beginning of the year. Therefore, the detail relating to deposits, covered under Chapter V of the Act is not applicable.
Statutory Auditors:
The present statutory auditor M/s. PRA ASSOCIATES, Chartered Accountants has been appointed for the Second Term for a period five years pursuant to the provisions of section 139 of the Companies Act 2013 at the AGM held on 29th September, 2022 and
is eligible to act as statutory auditor for the current financial year.
For the year 2023-2024, the Board has appointed M/s Anand Saklecha & Co., M/s S. LAL BANSAL & CO. and M/s JHS & Associates Chartered Accountants as Internal Auditors of the Company for Indore Units, Madhya Pradesh, Gear Division, Manpura Unit & Unit-IV, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh and Vadodara Unit, Gujarat respectively in terms of Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules & regulations, made there under,
For the Financial Year 2024-2025 by the Board of Directors, on recommendation of the Audit Committee has appointed, M/s S. LAL BANSAL & CO. and M/s JHS & Associates Chartered Accountants as Internal Auditors of the Company, Gear Division, Manpura Unit & Unit-IV, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh and Vadodara Unit, Gujarat respectively vide Board Meeting Dated 10.02.2024 and M/s CA A S Raghuvanshi & Co on recommendation of audit committee for Indore Units, Madhya Pradesh for Indore Units, Madhya Pradesh vide Board meeting Dated 30.05.2024 in terms of Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules & regulations, made there under.
No qualification, reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer has been made by the Auditors in their Auditors'' Report for the year 2023-2024.
During the year under review, the Company has not issued any securities nor has granted any stock option or sweat equity.
As per latest amendment in section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013, a copy of annual return will be displayed on Company''s website i.e. www.himteknoforge.com after filing annual return on completion of ensuing Annual General Meeting with the Registrar of Companies within the time stipulated in said section 92 of Act.
The details of conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo are attached herewith(Annexure-A).
The Company is required to spend towards corporate social responsibility under section135 of the Companies Act, 2013.The details on the CSR activities are enclosed as (Annexure-B).
A) Changes in Directors and Key Managerial Personnel (KMP):
During the financial year 2023-2024 following change were made in Directors and Key Managerial Personnel:
No. Managerial Personnel Appointment Cessation
1. Nominee Director-Canbank
Mr. Sanjay Kumar Non-Executive Nominee Director VCF - 04.05.2023
2. Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Nominee Director-Canbank
Non-Executive Nominee Director 11.05.2023 19.01.2024
3. Mrs. Indu Gupta Non-Executive Nominee Director Nominee Director-IFCI VCF 29.05.2023 01.12.2023
4. Mr. Himanshu Kalra Company Secretary KMP 30.05.2023 -
5. Mr. RaviKant Dhawan Non-Executive Independent Director Independent Director 29.09.2023 -
6. Mr. Harpal Singh Non-Executive Independent Director Independent Director 29.09.2023 -
Declaration by Mr. RaviKant Dhawan, Mr. Harpal Singh, Mr. Kuldip Narain Gupta and Mrs. Kir an Raghuvinder Singh, Independent Directors that they meet the criteria of independence as provided in sub-section (6) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 have submitted.
Re-appointments, if any:
Mr. Rajiv Aggarwal (DIN 00094198), Director of the Company retiring by rotation and eligible for re-appointment has given his consent and declarations under Form DIR-8 pursuant to Section 164(2) read with Rule 14(1) of Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014.
C) Formal Annual Evaluation.
The Company has devised a policy for performance evaluation of Independent Directors, Board, Committees and individual Directors which includes criteria for performance evaluation of executive directors and non-executive directors. The Board has carried out an annual performance evaluation of its own performance, the Directors individually as well as the evaluation of the working of its committees. The Board of Directors has expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process.
Your Board is of opinion that independent directors of the Company, possess requisite qualifications, experience and expertise and they hold good standard of integrity in various fields.
An agenda of Meetings is prepared and circulated in advance to the Directors. During this year, Eight (8) Board meetings, Five (5) Audit Committee Meetings, One (1) CSR Committee meetings, One (1) Stakeholder Committee and Three (3) Nomination and Remuneration Committee 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 Companies Act, 2013 and the Securities Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015, read with the erstwhile Listing Agreement.
Statement indicating the manner in which formal annual evaluation has been made by the Board of its own performance and that of its committees and individual directors has been given in the Corporate Governance Report.
The members of the Audit Committee of the Company as on 31st March, 2024 are as under:
|
No. |
Name of Director |
Designation |
Position in Committee |
Date Of appointment |
|
1 |
Mr. RaviKant Dhawan |
Independent Director |
Chairperson |
29.09.2023 |
|
2 |
Mr. Rajiv Aggarwal |
Executive Director |
Member |
11.09.2013 |
|
3 |
Mr. Kuldeep Narain Gupta |
Independent Director |
Member |
10.02.2024 |
There was no occasion regarding non acceptance of any recommendation of the Audit Committee during the year.
During the year the Audit Committee is reconstituted two times i.e. on 29.09.2023 and 10.02.2024. Details of reconstitution is provided under corporate governance report.
The Audit Committee Meetings were duly convened during the year ended 31st March, 2024 on following dates:
? 30-05-2023, 14-08-2023, 14-11-2023, 16-01-2024 & 10-02-2024.
The members of Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company as on 31st March, 2024 are as under:
|
S.No |
Name |
Category of Director |
Position in Committee |
Date Of appointment |
|
1 |
Mr. Ravikant Dhawan |
Independent Director |
Chairperson |
29-09-2023 |
|
2 |
Mr. Kuldeep Narain Gupta |
Independent Director |
Member |
26-12-2020 |
|
3 |
Mrs. Kiran Raghuvinder Singh |
Independent Director |
Member |
29-09-2023 |
During the Financial year Nomination and Remuneration Committee is reconstituted on 29.09.2023 and Details are provided under corporate governance report.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee Meeting was held three time on 30-05-2023, 25-09-2023 and 10-02-2024 during the year ended 31st March, 2024.
The policy formulated by nomination and remuneration committee:
The terms of reference of the committee inter alia include succession planning for Board of Directors and Senior Management Employees, identifying and selection of candidates for appointment of Directors/Independent Directors based on certain laid down criteria, identifying potential individuals for appointment of Key Managerial personnel and other senior managerial position and review the performance of the Board of Directors and Senior Management personnel including Key managerial personnel based on certain criteria approved by the Board. While reviewing the performance, the committee ensures that the remuneration is reasonable and sufficient to attract, retain and motivate the best managerial talents, remuneration commensurate with the performance of individual/group and also maintains a balance between both short- and long-term objectives of the company.
The Company has not given loans or guarantee or made an investment during the financial year 2023-2024.
Particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties are given in Form AOC-2 enclosed (Annexure-C).
Disclosures pursuant to section 197(12) of the Companies Act,2013 read with Rule 5(1), 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are enclosed here with (Annexure-D).
The Secretarial Audit Report pursuant to section 204(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 given by M/s. DRP & Associates., Company Secretaries in practice is enclosed herewith (Annexure- E).
Management Reply toward the Advisory provided in Secretarial audit report:
1. The Company was of bonafide belief that appointment of nominee director was not required to be approved by the shareholders within 3 months. However, as soon as it came to the notice of the company by clarification of SEBI in month of April, 2023 the Company has taken the corrective action for the same. The Company has made intimation to Stock Exchange regarding cessation of Director on 23/05/2023.
2. The Company has already submitted the necessary ROC forms along with additional fees. These fees were incurred due to procedural delays in filing the forms after the due date, which were beyond the Company''s control.
The Company has been following the principles and practices of good Corporate Governance and has ensured compliance of the requirements stipulated under Regulation 34 of the Securities Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
A detailed report on Corporate Governance as required under Regulation 34 of the Securities Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, is appended along with the certificate on Corporate Governance, issued by M/s. Dinesh Mehta &Co., Company Secretaries, Vadodara, Gujarat, the Secretarial Auditors, confirming the compliance of conditions on Corporate Governance forms part of the Board Report with (Annexure-F).
A report on Management Discussion and Analysis, as required in terms of Regulation 34(2) of the Securities Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, forms part of this Report and it deals with the Business Operations and Financial Performance, Research & Development, Expansion & Diversification, Risk Management, Marketing Strategy, Safety & Environment, Human Resource Development, etc is enclosed (Annexure -G),
The Management has put in place adequate and effective system and man power for the purposes of risk management.
|
Key Risk |
Impact to Company |
Mitigation Plans |
|
Commodity Price Risk |
Risk of price fluctuation on basic raw materials like steel, components, power used in the process of manufacturing. |
The Company commands excellent business relationship with the buyers. In case of major fluctuation either upwards or downwards, the matter is mutually discussed and compensated both ways. Also development of New value added products helps in lowering the impact of price fluctuations in all the inputs. |
|
Uncertain global economic environment - slow growth in global economy |
Risk of decreasing export revenue due to a slow global economy |
Company maintains strong relations with its global customers. Also, Company is constantly developing new products to cater to the export market which helps in reducing this risk. |
|
Foreign Exchange Risk |
Any volatility in the currency market can impact the overall profitability. |
The Company has a strong customer base in domestic market. Also, the Company takes forward cover for its exports which minimizes the risk. In case of major fluctuation either upwards or downwards, the effect will be minimal. |
|
Human Resources Risk |
Your Company''s ability to deliver value is dependent on its ability to attract, retain and nurture talent. Attrition and non-availability of the required talent resource can affect the overall performance of the Company |
By continuously benchmarking of the best HR practices and carrying out necessary improvements to attract and retain the best talent. Company does not anticipate any major issue for the coming years. |
|
Competition Risk |
Every company is always exposed to competition risk. The increase in competition can create pressure on margins, market share etc. |
By continuous efforts to enhance the brand image of the Company by focusing on quality, cost, timely delivery and customer service. By introducing new product range commensurate with demands, your company plans to mitigate the risks so involved. |
|
Compliance Risk - Increasing regulatory Requirements. |
Any default can attract penal provisions. |
By regularly monitoring and review of changes in regulatory framework, and keeping itself fully updated with any changes in the law, the company is able to mitigate the same. |
|
Industrial Safety, Employee Health and Safety Risk. |
The engineering industry is exposed to accidents and injury risk due to human negligence. |
By development and implementation of critical safety standards across the various departments of the factory, establishing training need identification at each level of employee. |
|
Proper training at regular intervals for the shopfloor employees is carried out at all the facilities. |
Your Directors make the following statements in terms of Section
134(3) (c) of the Companies Act, 2013:
(a) that in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
(b) that the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit of the company for that period;
(c) that the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(d) that the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
(e) that the directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and
(f) that the directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
31. Disclosure under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
The Company has zero tolerance towards sexual harassment at the workplace and towards this end, has adopted a policy in line with provisions of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder. All employees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered under the said policy. Internal Complaints Committee has also been set up to redress complaints received on sexual harassment.
During the financial year under review, the committee of all
units has not received any complaints of sexual harassment from any of the women employee of the Company.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 124(5) the Companies Act, 2013, read with the IEPF Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 (''the Rules''), all unpaid or unclaimed dividends are required to be transferred by the Company to the IEPF established by the Central Government, after the completion of seven (7) years. Consequently, your Company has transferred Rs. 66,546 /- during the year to the Investor Education and Protection Fund, lying with it for a period of seven years pertaining to year 2015-16.
M/s. S. K. Jain & Co. Cost Accountants were appointed with the approval of the Board to carry out the cost audit for F.Y. 2023-2024. Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, M/s. S. K. Jain & Co., Cost Accountants, being eligible, have also been appointed by the Board of Directors in their meeting held on 10.02.2024 as the Cost Auditors for F.Y. 2024-2025.
The remuneration to be paid to M/s. S.K. Jain & Co., for F.Y. 20242025 is subject to ratification by the shareholders at the ensuing AGM. Cost records as specified by the Central Government under Sub-Section (1) of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 are made and maintained by the Company.
34. Details of fraud reported by auditors under sub-section (12) of section 143 other than those which are reportable to the Central Government.
There was no fraud reported by auditors under sub-section (12) of section 143 other than those which are reportable to the Central Government.
The Company has adopted a code of conduct for its directors and senior designated management personnel. All the Board members and senior management personnel have affirmed their compliance of code of conduct.
There was no proceeding pending against the Company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 during the year under review.
The Company has complied with secretarial standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirement) Regulations 2015 from time to time.
The Board of Directors gratefully acknowledges the assistance and co-operation received from the Banks and Financial Institutions and all other statutory and non-statutory agencies for their cooperation.
The Board of Directors also wish to place on record their gratitude and appreciation to the members for their trust and confidence shown in the Company.
The Board of Directors would like to especially thank all the employees of the Company for their dedication and loyalty.
Vijay Aggarwal Chairman
Place: Baddi DIN:00094141
Dated: 03.09.2024
Mar 31, 2023
Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the Fifty Second Annual Report of the Company together with the audited accounts for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2023.
|
Particulars |
2022-23 |
2021-22 |
|
Revenue from Operation |
40645.80 |
35164.88 |
|
Add: Other Income |
626.32 |
596.99 |
|
Total Income |
41272.12 |
35761.87 |
|
Profit before Depreciation and Tax (PBDT) |
2584.06 |
2175.14 |
|
Less: Depreciation & Amortisation |
936.47 |
945.50 |
|
Profit Before Tax before Exceptional Item |
1647.59 |
1229.64 |
|
Exceptional Item |
92.68 |
- |
|
Profit Before Tax (PBT) |
1554.91 |
1229.64 |
|
Less: Taxes |
||
|
(a) Current Year Tax |
382.00 |
250 |
|
(b) Tax Relating to Earlier Years |
4.90 |
1.93 |
|
(c) Deferred Tax |
99.92 |
94.64 |
|
Profit After Tax |
1068.09 |
883.07 |
|
Dividend |
20% |
20% |
|
Earnings per Shares (Rs. 2/- each) (Basic & Diluted) |
13.58 |
11.23 |
The Board of Directors of your company is pleased to recommend a dividend of Rs. 0.40/- per equity share of the face value of Rs.2/-each (@ 20%), payable to those Shareholders whose names appear in the Register of Members as on the Book Closure.
3. Reserves.
No amount has been transferred to General Reserve.
Total turnover during the year is Rs. 40645.80 Lakh (Previous Year Rs. 35164.88 Lakh). We have made a Profit after tax of Rs. 1068.09 Lakh (Previous Year Profit of Rs. 883.07Lakh).
There is no change in the nature of business during the financial
year 2022-2023.
6. Material changes and commitments, if any, affecting the Financial Position of the Company which have occurred between the end of the Financial Year of the Company to which the Financial Statements relate and the date of theReport.
There have been no material changes and commitments, which affect the financial position of the company which have occurred between the end of the financial year to which the financial statements relate and the date of this Report.
The Company has appointed internal auditor for adequacy of internal financial controls and your Board has taken adequate care for financial control.
Your Company has no Subsidiary/Joint Ventures/Associate
Companies during the year.
9. Performance and financial position of each of the subsidiaries, associates and joint venture companies included in the consolidated financial statement.
No details are given as your Company has no Subsidiary/Joint Ventures/ Associate Companies during the year.
Your Company has not accepted any deposits from public during the year and there was no deposit at the beginning of the year. Therefore, the detail relating to deposits, covered under Chapter V of the Act is not applicable.
Statutory Auditors:
The present statutory auditor M/s. PRA ASSOCIATES, Chartered Accountants has been appointed for the Second Term for a period five years pursuant to the provisions of section 139 of the Companies Act 2013 at the AGM held on 29th September, 2022 and is eligible to act as statutory auditor for the current financial year.
For the year 2022-2023, the Board in the board meetings dated 11.02.2023 has appointed M/ s Anand Saklecha &Co., M/s S. LAL BANSAL & CO. and M/s JHS & Associates Chartered Accountants as Internal Auditors of the Company for Indore Units, Madhya Pradesh, Gear Division, Manpura Unit & Unit-IV, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh and Vadodara Unit, Gujarat respectively in terms of Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules & regulations, made there under. And for the Financial Year 2023-2024 by the Board of Directors in its meeting held on 13th February, 2023, upon recommendation of the Audit Committee has appointed M/s Anand Saklecha &Co., M/ s S. LAL BANSAL & CO. and M/s JHS & Associates Chartered Accountants as Internal Auditors of the Company for Indore Units, Madhya Pradesh, Gear Division,
Manpura Unit & Unit-IV, Baddi, Himachal Pradesh and Vadodara Unit, Gujarat respectively in terms of Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules & regulations, made there under
No qualification, reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer has been made by the Auditors in their Auditors'' Report for the year 2022-2023.
During the year under review, the Company has not issued any securities nor has granted any stock option or sweat equity.
As per latest amendment in section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013, a copy of annual return will be displayed on Company''s website i.e. www.himteknoforge.com
completion of ensuing Annual General Meeting with the Registrar of Companies within the time stipulated in said section 92 of Act.
The details of conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo are attached herewith (Annexure-A).
The Company is required to spend towards corporate social responsibility under section135 of the Companies Act, 2013.The details on the CSR activities are enclosed as (Annexure-B).
A) Changes in Directors and Key Managerial Personnel (KMP):
During the financial year 2022-2023 following change were made in Directors and Key Managerial Personnel:
|
Sr. No. |
Name of Director/Key Managerial Personnel |
Designation |
Category |
Date of Appointment |
Date of Cessation |
|
1. |
Mr. Harsh Khurana |
Chief Financial Officer |
KMP |
25.04.2022 |
- |
|
2. |
Mrs. Bhavna Rao |
Non-Executive Nominee Director |
Nominee Director-IFCI VCF |
- |
28.01.2023 |
|
3. |
Mrs. Indu Gupta |
Non-Executive Nominee Director |
Nominee Director-IFCI VCF |
28.01.2023 |
- |
|
4. |
Mr. Abhishek Mishra |
Company Secretary |
KMP |
- |
18.02.2023 |
*Mr. Himanshu Kalra has been Appointed as Company Secretary and Compliance officer of the company after Closing of financial year w.e.f. 30.05.2023
Declaration by Mr. Pradeep Kumar, Mr. Purshotam Lal Sharma, Mr. Kuldip Narain Gupta and Mrs. Kiran Raghuvinder Singh, Independent Directors that they meet the criteria of independence as provided in sub-section (6) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 have submitted.
Re-appointments, if any:
Mr. Vijay Aggarwal (DIN 00094141), Director of the Company retiring by rotation and eligible for re-appointment has given his consents and declarations under Form DIR-8 pursuant to Section 164(2) read with Rule 14(1) of Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014. (Annexure-I)
C) Formal Annual Evaluation.
The Company has devised a policy for performance evaluation of Independent Directors, Board, Committees and individual Directors which includes criteria for performance evaluation of executive directors and non-executive directors. The Board has carried out an annual performance evaluation of its own performance, the Directors individually as well as the evaluation of the working of its committees. The Board of Directors has expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process.
D) Opinion of the Board:
Your Board is of opinion that independent directors of the Company, possess requisite qualifications, experience and expertise and they hold good standard of integrity in various fields.
An agenda of Meetings is prepared and circulated in advance to the Directors. During this year, Eight (8) Board meetings, Six (6) Audit Committee Meetings, One (1) CSR Committee meetings, One (1) Stakeholder Committee and Four (4) Nomination and Remuneration Committee 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 Companies Act, 2013 and the Securities Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015, read with the erstwhile Listing Agreement.
Statement indicating the manner in which formal annual evaluation has been made by the Board of its own performance and that of its committees and individual directors has been given in the Corporate Governance Report..
The policy formulated by nomination and remuneration committee:
The terms of reference of the committee inter alia include succession planning for Board of Directors and Senior Management Employees, identifying and selection of candidates for appointment of Directors/Independent Directors based on certain laid down criteria, identifying potential individuals for appointment of Key Managerial personnel and other senior managerial position and review the performance of the Board of Directors and Senior Management personnel including Key managerial personnel based on certain criteria approved by the Board. While reviewing the performance, the committee ensures that the remuneration is reasonable and sufficient to attract, retain and motivate the best managerial talents, remuneration commensurate with the performance of individual/group and also maintains a balance between both short and long term objectives of the company.
The Company has not given loans or guarantee or made an investment during the financial year 2022-2023.
Particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties are given in Form AOC-2 enclosed as (Annexure-C).
Disclosures pursuant to section 197(12) of the Companies Act,2013 read with Rule 5(1), 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are enclosed here with (Annexure-D).
The Secretarial Audit Report pursuant to section 204(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 given by M/s. DRP & Associates, Company Secretaries in practice is enclosed herewith (Annexure- E).
The Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any qualification,
reservation or adverse remark.
The Company has been following the principles and practices of good Corporate Governance and has ensured compliance of the requirements stipulated under Regulation 34 of the Securities Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
A detailed report on Corporate Governance as required under Regulation 34 of the Securities Exchange Board of India (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, is appended along with the certificate on Corporate Governance, issued by M/s. Dinesh Mehta &Co., Company Secretaries, Vadodara, Gujarat, the Secretarial Auditors, confirming the compliance of conditions on Corporate Governance forms part of the Board Report with (Annexure-F).
A report on Management Discussion and Analysis, as required in A report on Management Discussion and Analysis, as required in terms of Regulation 34(2) of the Securities Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, forms part of this Report and it deals with the Business Operations and Financial Performance, Research &Development, Expansion & Diversification, Risk Management, Marketing Strategy, Safety & Environment, Human Resource Development, etc is enclosed (Annexure -G).
The Management has put in place adequate and effective system and man power for the purposes of risk management.
|
Key Risk |
Impact to Company |
Mitigation Plans |
|
Commodity Price Risk |
Risk of price fluctuation on basic raw materials like steel, components, power used in the process of manufacturing. |
The Company commands excellent business relationship with the buyers. In case of major fluctuation either upwards or downwards, the matter is mutually discussed and compensated both ways. Also development of New value added products helps in lowering the impact of price fluctuations in all the inputs. |
|
Uncertain global economic environment - slow growth in global economy |
Risk of decreasing export revenue due to a slow global economy |
Company maintains strong relations with its global customers. Also, Company is constantly developing new products to cater to the export market which helps in reducing this risk. |
|
Foreign Exchange Risk |
Any volatility in the currency market can impact the overall profitability. |
The Company has a strong customer base in domestic market. Also, the Company takes forward cover for its exports which minimizes the risk. In case of major fluctuation either upwards or downwards, the effect will be minimal. |
|
Human Resources Risk |
Your Company''s ability to deliver value is dependent on its ability to attract, retain and nurture talent. Attrition and non-availability of the required talent resource can affect the overall performance of the Company |
By continuously benchmarking of the best HR practices and carrying out necessary improvements to attract and retain the best talent. Company does not anticipate any major issue for the coming years. |
|
Competition Risk |
Every company is always exposed to competition risk. The increase in competition can create pressure on margins, market share etc. |
By continuous efforts to enhance the brand image of the Company by focusing on quality, cost, timely delivery and customer service. By introducing new product range commensurate with demands, your company plans to mitigate the risks so involved. |
|
Compliance Risk - Increasing regulatory Requirements. |
Any default can attract penal provisions. |
By regularly monitoring and review of changes in regulatory framework, and keeping itself fully updated with any changes in the law, the company is able to mitigate the same. |
|
Industrial Safety, Employee Health and Safety Risk. |
The engineering industry is exposed to accidents and injury risk due to human negligence. |
By development and implementation of critical safety standards across the various departments of the factory, establishing training need identification at each level of employee. |
|
Proper training at regular intervals for the shopfloor employees is carried out at all the facilities. |
Your Directors make the following statements in terms of Section 134(3) (c) of the Companies Act, 2013:
(a) that in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to materialdepartures;
(b) that the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit of the company for thatperiod;
(c) that the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safe guarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(d) that the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
(e) that the directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effective ly;and
(f) that the directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
The Company has zero tolerance towards sexual harassment at the workplace and towards this end, has adopted a policy in line with provisions of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder. All employees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered under the said policy. Internal Complaints Committee has also been set up to redress complaints received on sexual harassment.
During the financial year under review, the committee of all units has not received any complaints of sexual harassment from any of the women employee of the Company.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 124(5) the Companies Act, 2013, read with the IEPF Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 (''the Rules''), all unpaid or unclaimed dividends are required to be transferred by the Company to the IEPF established by the Central Government, after the completion of seven (7) years. Consequently, your Company has transferred Rs.71,662/- during the year to the Investor Education and Protection Fund, lying with it for a period of seven years pertaining to year 2014-15.
M/s. S. K. Jain & Co. Cost Accountants were appointed with the approval of the Board to carry out the cost audit for F.Y. 20222023. Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, M/s. S. K. Jain & Co., Cost Accountants, being eligible, have also been appointed by the Board of Directors in their meeting held on 13.02.2023 as the Cost Auditors for F.Y. 2023-2024. The Company has received a letter from them to the effect that their appointment would be within the limits prescribed under Section 141(3)(g) of the Companies Act, 2013 and that they are not disqualified for such appointment within the meaning of Section 141 of the Companies Act, 2013. The remuneration to be paid to M/s. S.K. Jain & Co., for F.Y. 2023-2024 is subject to ratification by the shareholders at the ensuing AGM. Cost records as specified by the Central Government under Sub-Section (1) of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 are made and maintained by the Company.
32. Details of fraud reported by auditors under sub-section (12) of section 143 other than those which are reportable to the Central Government.
There was no fraud reported by auditors under sub-section (12)
of section 143 other than those which are reportable to the Central Government.
The Company has adopted a code of conduct for its directors and senior designated management personnel. All the Board members and senior management personnel have affirmed their compliance of code of conduct.
There was no proceeding pending against the Company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 during the year under review.
The Company has complied with secretarial standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirement) Regulations 2015from time to time.
The Board of Directors gratefully acknowledges the assistance and co-operation received from the Banks and Financial Institutions and all other statutory and non-statutory agencies for their co-operation.
The Board of Directors also wish to place on record their gratitude and appreciation to the members for their trust and confidence shown in the Company.
The Board of Directors would like to especially thank all the employees of the Company for their dedication and loyalty.
V ij ayAggarwal Chairman
Place:Baddi DIN:00094141
Mar 31, 2018
The Members,
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the 47th Annual Report of the Company together with the audited accounts for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2018.
1. Financial summary or highlights/Performance of the Company
FINANCIAL RESULTS: (Rupees in lacs)
|
Particular |
2017-2018 |
2016-2017 |
|
Revenue from Operations |
27375.43 |
25135.06 |
|
Add: Other Income |
345.21 |
112.78 |
|
Total Income |
27720.64 |
25247.84 |
|
Profit before Depreciation and Tax (PBDT) |
1827.93 |
1678.43 |
|
Less: Depreciation |
735.16 |
657.30 |
|
Profit Before Tax (PBT) |
1092.77 |
1021.13 |
|
Less: Taxes |
||
|
(a) Current Year Tax |
234.87 |
272.00 |
|
(b) Taxes for Earlier Years |
- |
(0.13) |
|
(c) Deferred Tax |
(193.87) |
33.78 |
|
Profit after Tax |
1051.77 |
715.48 |
|
Dividend |
20% |
- |
|
Earnings per Share''s (Rs. 2/- each) (Basic & Diluted) |
Rs. 13.37 |
Rs.9.10 |
(Financial Results for the year ended 31st March, 2018 are in compliance with Indian Accounting Standard (Ind AS) prescribed under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 and previous year figures for the year ended 31st March 2017, have been restated to make them Comparable.)
2. DIVIDEND
The Directors are pleased to recommend a dividend of Rs. 0.40 (20%) per Equity Share of Rs. 2/- each for the financial year ended on 31st March, 2018.
3. RESERVES
No amount has been transferred to General Reserve.
4. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE COMPANY''S WORKING DURING THE YEAR/STATE OF COMPANY''S AFFAIRS
The total turnover during the year is Rs. 27375.43 Lacs (Previous Year Rs. 25135.06 Lacs). We have made a Profit after depreciation and interest of Rs. 1092.77 Lacs (Previous Year Rs. 1021.13 Lacs).
5. CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF BUSINESS, IF ANY
There is no change in the nature of business during the financial year 2017-18.
6. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY, AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY WHICH HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR OF THE COMPANY TO WHICH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATE AND THE DATE OF THE REPORT
The Company has entered into Scheme of Amalgamation which affects the financial position of the Company during the Financial Year. The details of the same are mentioned below:
The Scheme of Amalgamation has been executed pursuant to the Order dated 9th January, 2018 of Hon''ble National Company Law Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench ("NCLT") for merger of Him Teknoforge Limited (Transferor Company) with Gujarat Automotive Gears Limited (Transferee Company).
7. DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS AND COMPANY''S OPERATIONS IN FUTURE
Hon''ble National Company Law Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench ("NCLT"), in the matter of Amalgamation of Him Teknoforge Limited (Transferor Company) with Gujarat Automotive Gears Limited (Transferee Company), under Section 230-232 read with Section 66 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, vide its Order dated 9th January, 2018 approved the Scheme of Amalgamation of Him Teknoforge Limited with Gujarat Automotive Gears Limited.
8. IN THE MATTER OF AMALGAMATION OF HIM TEKNOFORGE LIMITED (TRANSFEROR COMPANY) WITH GUJARAT AUTOMOTIVE GEARS LIMITED (TRANSFEREE COMPANY), UNDER SECTION 230-232 READ WITH SECTION 66 AND OTHER APPLICABLE PROVISIONS OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013
Hon''ble National Company Law Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench ("NCLT"), in the matter of Amalgamation of Him Teknoforge Limited (Transferor Company) with Transferee Company, under Section 230-232 read with Section 66 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, vide its Order dated 5th May, 2017 directed the meeting of secured creditors, unsecured creditors and shareholders of the company on 23rd June, 2017.
As directed by the NCLT the meetings of secured creditors, unsecured creditors and shareholders of the company were held on 23rd June, 2017 at Chandigarh and the matter of Amalgamation as stated above was passed with the requisite majority respectively.
Upon receipt of requisite approval as mentioned above the second motion petition was filed with the NCLT on 6th July, 2017 for sanction of scheme of amalgamation and NCLT vide its order dated 13th July, 2017 fixed 24th August, 2017 as the date of hearing for the same.
Hon''ble National Company Law Tribunal, Chandigarh Bench ("NCLT"), in the matter of Amalgamation of Him Teknoforge Limited (Transferor Company) with Gujarat Automotive Gears Limited (Transferee Company), under Section 230-232 read with Section 66 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, vide its order dated 9th January, 2018 approved the Scheme of Amalgamation of Him Teknoforge Limited with Gujarat Automotive Gears Limited.
9. DETAILS IN RESPECT OF ADEQUACY OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS WITH REFERENCE TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS The Company has appointed internal auditors for adequacy of internal financial controls and your Board has taken adequate care for financial controls.
10. DETAILS OF SUBSIDIARY/JOINT VENTURES/ASSOCIATE COMPANIES
Your Company has no Subsidiary/Joint Venture/Associate Company during the year.
11. PERFORMANCE AND FINANCIAL POSITION OF EACH OF THE SUBSIDIARIES, ASSOCIATES AND JOINT VENTURE COMPANIES INCLUDED IN THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT
No details are given as your Company has no Subsidiary/Joint Venture/Associate Company during the year.
12. DEPOSITS
Your Company has not accepted any deposit during the year and there was no deposit at the beginning of the year. Therefore the details relating to deposits, covered under Chapter V of the Act is not applicable.
13. AUDITORS
- Statutory Auditors:
M/S M. L. BHUWANIA AND CO. LLP (FRN: 101484W/W100197) and M/S PRA ASSOCIATES (FRN: 2355N), Chartered Accountants, were appointed as the Joint Auditors of the Company for the period of 5(five) years who shall hold the office as Joint Auditors of the Company till 51st Annual General Meeting of the company to be held in the year 2022.
However, M/S M. L. BHUWANIA AND CO. LLP (FRN: 101484W/W100197), Chartered Accountants, expressing their disability to continue due to their pre occupation voluntarily resigned as Joint Statutory Auditors w.e.f. 3rd August, 2018. Whereas, M/S. PRA ASSOCIATES (FRN: 2355N) shall continue to act as Statutory Auditors of the Company.
- Internal Auditors:
M/s. Ashish Mehta and Associates, Chartered Accountants, Vadodara for Baroda Unit and M/s Anand Saklecha & Co., Chartered Accountants, for Indore Units, have been appointed as Internal Auditors of the Company in terms of Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules , made thereunder, for the Financial Year 2018-19 by the Board of Directors, upon recommendation of the Audit Committee.
14. AUDITORS'' REPORT
No qualification, reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer has been made by the auditors in their auditors'' report for the year 2017-18.
15. SHARE CAPITAL
Consequent to the merger in pursuance of approval of Scheme of Amalgamation of Him Teknoforge Limited (Transferor Company) with Gujarat Automotive Gears Limited (Transferee Company), the changes in Share Capital of the Company are mentioned below:
As per the Scheme, 5,65,285 Equity Shares of Rs. 2/- each held by Him Teknoforge Limited (Transferor Company) in Gujarat Automotive Gears Limited (Transferee Company) stands cancelled and there is corresponding change in the Share Capital of Gujarat Automotive Gears Limited (transferee company) taking into account the cancellation of the shares of transferor company.
Further , pursuant to the said Scheme, the Board of Directors of the Company have allotted 66,81,301 Equity Shares of Rs. 2/- each to the Shareholders of Transferor Company on 30th March, 2018 and accordingly the present paid-up share capital is Rs.157.32 lacs comprising of 78,66,016 Equity Shares of Rs. 2/- each (fully paid).
16. EXTRACT OF THE ANNUAL RETURN
The extract of the annual return in Form No. MGT - 9 forming part of the Board''s Report is attached herewith as Annexure-A.
17. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The details of conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo are attached herewith as Annexure-B.
18. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)
The details on the CSR activities are enclosed as Annexure-C.
19. DIRECTORS
A) Changes in Directors and Key Managerial Personnel
The following changes in Directors and Key Managerial Personnel were made during the financial year 2017-18:
|
Sr. No. |
Name of Director/ Key Managerial Personnel |
Designation |
Category |
Date of Appointment |
Date of Cessation |
|
1 |
Mr. Vijay Aggarwal [DIN: 00094141] |
Managing Director |
Promoter Group |
31.01.2018 |
-- |
|
2 |
Mr. Pradeep Kumar [DIN: 03052477] |
Non-Executive Director |
Independent |
31.01.2018 |
-- |
|
3 |
Mr. Purshotam Lal Sharma [DIN: 03509280] |
Non-Executive Director |
Independent |
31.01.2018 |
|
|
4 |
Mr. Baskaran Kesavareddiyar* [DIN: 07176788] |
Non-Executive Director |
Nominee Director |
31.01.2018 |
|
|
5 |
Ms. Bhavna Rao [DIN: 00956209]# |
Non-Executive Director |
Nominee Director |
30.05.2018 |
-- |
|
5 |
Mr. Chintankumar Doshi |
Company Secretary |
-- |
-- |
06.01.2018 |
|
6 |
Ms. Snehal Atulkumar Chokshi** |
Company Secretary |
-- |
01.06.2018 |
-- |
*Mr. Baskaran Kesavareddiyar has been appointed as Nominee Director of Canbank Venture Capital Fund Limited, with effect from 31st January, 2018.
# Ms. Bhavana Rao has been appointed as Nominee Director of IFCI Venture Capital Funds Limited, with effect from 30th May, 2018
** Appointment of Ms. Snehal Atulkumar Chokshi as Company Secretary of the Company with effect from 1st June, 2018.
B) Declaration by Independent Director(s):
Declarations by Independent Directors - Mr. Rajendra Prasad, Mr. Ravikant Dhawan, Mr. Pradeep Kumar and Mr. Purshotam Lal Sharma that they meet the criteria of independence as provided in sub-section (6) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 have been given.
The Board of Directors declares that the Independent Directors Mr. Rajendra Prasad, Mr. Ravikant Dhawan, Mr. Pradeep Kumar and Mr. Purshotam Lal Sharma in the opinion of the Board are:
a) persons of integrity and they possess relevant expertise and experience;
b) not a promoter of the Company or its holding, subsidiary or associate company;
c) not related to promoters or directors of the company or its holding, subsidiary or associate company;
d) have/had no pecuniary relationship with the company, or its holding or subsidiary or associate company or promoters or directors of the said companies during the two immediately preceding financial years or during the current financial year;
e) none of their relatives have or had pecuniary relationship or transactions with the company or its holding or subsidiary or associate company or promoters or directors of the said companies amounting to two percent or more of its gross turnover or total income or fifty lakh rupees whichever is lower during the two immediately preceding financial years or during the current financial year;
f) neither they nor any of their relatives -
i. hold or have held the position of a key managerial personnel or are or have been employees of the Company or its holding, subsidiary, associate company in any of the three financial years immediately preceding the current financial year.
ii. are or had been employee or proprietor or a partner in any of the three financial years immediately preceding the current financial year of
a) a firm of auditors or company secretaries in practice or cost auditors of the company or its holding, subsidiary or associate company or
b) any legal or consulting firm that has or had any transaction with the company, its holding, subsidiary or associate company amounting to ten percent or more of gross turnover of the said firm;
iii) hold together with their relatives two percent or more of the total voting power of the company or
iv) is a Chief Executive or director of any non-profit organization that receives twenty-five percent or more of its receipts from the company, any of the promoters or directors of the company or its holding, subsidiary or associate company or that holds two percent or more of the total voting powers of the company;
g) Possess qualifications prescribed in Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014.
C) Formal Annual Evaluation.
The Company has devised a policy for performance evaluation of Independent Directors, Board Committees and Individual Directors which include criteria for performance evaluation of executive directors and non-executive directors. The Board has carried out an annual performance evaluation of its own performance, the Directors individually as well as the evaluation of the working of its committees. The Board of Directors has expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process.
20. MEETINGS
An agenda of Meetings is prepared and circulated in advance to the Directors. During this year, five (5) Board and four (4) 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 Companies Act, 2013 and the Securities Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, read with the erstwhile Listing Agreement.
Statement indicating the manner in which formal annual evaluation has been made by the Board of its own performance and that of its committees and individual directors has been given in the Report of Corporate Governance.
21. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS UNDER SECTION 186
The Company has provided Guarantee to the SIDBI on behalf of one of its dedicated Job-work vendor- Gee Ess Precision Engineering Pvt. Ltd. for the loans availed by it. The Company has complied with provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 in respect of the same.
22. PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEM ENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES
Particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties are given in Form AOC-2 enclosed as Annexure-D.
23. MANAGERIAL REMUNERATION
Disclosures pursuant to Section 197(12) of the Companies Act,2013 read with Rule 5(1), 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are enclosed herewith as Annexure-E.
24. SECRETARIAL AUDIT REPORT
The Secretarial Audit Report pursuant to Section 204(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 given by M/s. Dinesh Mehta & Co., Company Secretaries in practice is enclosed herewith as Annexure- F.
The Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark.
25. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
The Company has been following the principles and practices of good Corporate Governance and has ensured compliance of the requirements stipulated under Regulation 34 of the Securities Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
A detailed report on Corporate Governance as required under Regulation 34 of the Securities Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, is appended along with the certificate on Corporate Governance, issued by M/s. Dinesh Mehta & Co., Company Secretaries, Vadodara (Gujarat), the Secretarial Auditors, confirming the compliance of conditions on Corporate Governance forms part of the Board Report and is enclosed as Annexure-G.
26. MANAGEM ENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
A report on Management Discussion and Analysis, as required in terms of Regulation 34(2) of the Securities Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, forms part of this Report and it deals with the Business Operations and Financial Performance, Research & Development, Expansion & Diversification, Risk Management, Marketing Strategy, Safety & Environment, Human Resource Development, etc. and is enclosed as Annexure - H.
27. RISK MANAGEMENT
The Management has put in place adequate and effective system and man power for the purposes of risk management. In the opinion of the Board, there are no risks which would threaten the existence of the Company.
28. DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Your Directors make the following statement in terms of Section 134(3) (c) of the Companies Act, 2013:
(a) that in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
(b) that the directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the company for that period;
(c) that 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;
(d) that the directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
(e) that the directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and operating effectively; and
(f) that the directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
29. DISCLOSURE UNDER THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOM EN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013
The Company has zero tolerance towards sexual harassment at the workplace and towards this end, has adopted a policy in line with provisions of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder. All employees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered under the said policy. Internal Complaints Committee has also been set up to redress complaints received on sexual harassment.
During the financial year under review, the Company has not received any complaints of sexual harassment from any of the women employee of the Company.
30. INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND
Transfer of Unpaid Dividend:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 124(5) the Companies Act, 2013, read with the IEPF Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 (''the Rules''), all unpaid or unclaimed dividends are required to be transferred by the Company to the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) established by the Central Government, after the completion of seven (7) years. Consequently, your Company has transferred Rs.79,890/- during the year to the Investor Education and Protection Fund, lying with it for a period of seven years pertaining to year 2009-10.
31. COST AUDIT
During the year under review, the Company had not been mandatorily required to get its Cost Records audited in terms of provisions of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Amendment Rules, 2014 notified by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) on 31 December, 2014, as the Industry under which the Company falls has been exempted from the Cost Audit under the said rules.
Pursuant to the Scheme of Amalgamation of Him Teknoforge Limited (Transferor Company) with Gujarat Automotive Gears Limited (Transferee Company), overall annual turnover of the Company from all its products and services exceeds Rs. 100 crore and the aggregate turnover of the individual product or products or service or services for which cost records are required to maintained exceeds Rs. 35 Crores, thus the Board of the company has appointed Cost Auditor for the Cost Audit purpose for the Financial Year 2018-19 in its meeting held on 30th May, 2018.
32. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Board of Directors gratefully acknowledge the assistance and co-operation received from the Banks & Financial Institutions and all other statutory and non-statutory agencies for their co-operation.
The Board of Directors also wish to place on record their gratitude and appreciation to the members for their trust and confidence shown in the Company.
The Board of Directors would like to especially thank all the employees of the Company for their dedication and loyalty.
For and on behalf of Board
Date : 14.08.2018 Sd/-
Place: Baddi Rajiv Aggarwal
Joint Managing Director
Mar 31, 2016
DIRECTORSâ REPORT
To,
The Members,
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the 45th Annual Report of the Company together with the audited accounts for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2016.
1. Financial summary or highlights/Performance of the Company
FINANCIAL RESULTS: (Rupees in lacs)
|
Particular |
2015-2016 Rs. |
2014-2015 Rs. |
|
Operating Profit |
645.92 |
742.81 |
|
Less : Depreciation |
28.77 |
39.02 |
|
Total Profit for the year after depreciation but before tax |
617.15 |
703.79 |
|
Less : Provision for taxation |
207.00 |
231.98 |
|
Less : Provision for deferred tax assets / liabilities |
0.21 |
-3.34 |
|
Profit after tax |
409.94 |
475.15 |
|
Balance of profit brought forward from previous year |
1973.33 |
1564.74 |
|
Profit available for appropriation |
2383.27 |
2039.89 |
|
Less : Proposed dividend |
12.25 |
12.25 |
|
Less : Tax on proposed dividend |
2.49 |
2.51 |
|
Less : Transferred to general reserve |
41.07 |
47.55 |
|
Less : Depreciation charged to Reserve & Surplus (P&L A/c) |
-- |
4.25 |
|
Net profit carried forward to balance sheet |
2327.46 |
1973.33 |
2. Dividend
The Directors are pleased to recommend for the approval of the shareholders a dividend at the rate of 35% per share (i.e. Rs 0.70 per share) each on the paid-up equity share capital of the Company with respect to the financial year 2015-2016 maintaining the same rate as that of F.Y. 2014-15.
3. Reserves
The Company proposes to carry Rs.41.07 lakhs to general reserve from net profit of the Company.
4. Brief description of the Companyâs working during the year/State of Companyâs affair
Total turnover during the year is Rs.2562.78 Lac (Previous Year Rs. 3049.51 Lac) showing decrease of 15.96% over the previous year and a profit after depreciation and interest of Rs. 617.15 Lac (Previous Year Profit of Rs. 703.79 Lac). Exports during the year were Rs. 2482.84 Lac as against Rs. 2925.01 Lac during the previous year. During the current year export sales are 96.88% of total turnover.
As in the past, during the coming years more focus will be on exports with regular visits to customers and tapping new customers at trade fairs and exhibitions.
5. Change in the nature of business, if any
There is no change in the nature of business during the financial year 2015-16.
6. Material changes and commitments, if any, affecting the financial position of the company which have occurred between the end of the financial year of the company to which the financial statements relate and the date of the report
No material changes occurred subsequent to the close of the financial year of the Company to which the balance sheet relates and the date of the report.
7. Details of significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and companyâs operations in future
In the knowledge of Board no significant and material orders have been passed by any regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and company''s operations in future during the financial year and or subsequent to the close of the financial year of the Company to which the balance sheet relates and the date of the report.
8. Details in respect of adequacy of internal financial controls with reference to the Financial Statements.
The Company has appointed internal auditor for adequacy of internal financial controls and your Board has taken adequate care for internal financial controls.
9. Details of Subsidiary/Joint Ventures/Associate Companies
Your Company has no Subsidiary/Joint Ventures/Associate Companies during the year.
10. Performance and financial position of each of the subsidiaries, associates and joint venture companies included in the consolidated financial statement.
No details are given as your Company has no Subsidiary/Joint Ventures/Associate Companies during the year.
11. Deposits
Your Company has not accepted any deposit during the year and there was no deposit at the beginning of the year. Therefore the details relating to deposits, covered under Chapter V of the Act is not applicable.
12. Statutory Auditors
M/s. Kanu Doshi Associates LLP, Chartered Accountants, bearing FRN: 104746W, Auditors of the Company retire at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and are eligible for reappointment.
The Company has obtained a letter of consent and also a certificate under section 139 and 141 of the Companies Act, 2013 from the Auditors to the effect that, their appointment, if made would be within the limits prescribed in the said section.
13. Auditorsâ Report
No qualification, reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer has been made by the Auditors in their Auditors'' Report for the year 2015-16. The directors confirm that no frauds were reported by auditor under subsection (12) of section 143.
14. Share Capital
During the year under review, the Company has not issued any securities nor has granted any stock option or sweat equity.
15. Extract of the annual return
The extract of the annual return in Form No. MGT - 9 forming part of the Board''s report is attached herewith as (Annexure-A).
16. Conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo
The details of conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo are attached herewith (Annexure-B).
17. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
The details on the CSR activities are enclosed as (Annexure-C).
18. Directors
A) Changes in Directors and Key Managerial Personnel
The following changes in Directors and Key Managerial Personnel were made during the financial year 2015-16:
|
Sr. No. |
Name of Director/ Key Managerial Personnel |
Designation |
Category |
Date of Appointment |
Date of Cessation |
|
1 |
Anju Aggarwal [DIN: 00094267] |
Additional Director [Non Executive Director] |
Promoter Group |
31.03.2015 |
30.05.2015 |
|
2 |
Diya Aggarwal [DIN: 07158255] |
Additional Director [Non Executive Director] |
Promoter Group |
13.08.2015 |
29.09.2015 |
|
3 |
Ankit Jain1 [DIN: 02918898] |
Non Executive Director |
Independent |
29.09.2015 |
-- |
|
4 |
Rajendra Prasad Sinha* [DIN: 02129566] |
Non Executive Director |
Independent |
29.09.2015 |
-- |
|
5 |
Ravikant Dhawan* [DIN: 00101878] |
Non Executive Director |
Independent |
29.09.2015 |
-- |
|
6 |
Anju Aggarwal [DIN: 00094267] |
Additional Director [Non Executive Director] |
Promoter Group |
28.12.2015 |
B) Declaration by an Independent Director(s):
Declarations by Mr. Ankit Jain, Mr. Rajendra Prasad Sinha and Mr. Ravikant Dhawan Independent Directors that they meet the criteria of independence as provided in sub-section (6) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 have been given.
The Board of Directors declares that the Independent Directors Mr. Ankit Jain, Mr. Rajendra Prasad Sinha and Mr. Ravikant Dhawan in the opinion of the Board are:
a) persons of integrity and they possess relevant expertise and experience;
b) not a promoter of the Company or its holding, subsidiary or associate company;
c) not related to promoters or directors of the company, or its holding, subsidiary or associate company;
d) have/had no pecuniary relationship with the company, its holding or subsidiary or associate company or promoters or directors of the said companies during the two immediately preceding financial years or during the current financial year;
e) none of their relatives have or had pecuniary relationship or transactions with the company, its holding, subsidiary or associate company or promoters or directors of the said companies amounting to two percent or more of its gross turnover or total income or fifty lakh rupees whichever is lower during the two immediately preceding financial years or during the current financial year;
f) neither they nor any of their relatives -
i. hold or have held the position of a key managerial personnel or are or have been employees of the Company or its holding, subsidiary, associate company in any of the three financial years immediately preceding the current financial year.
ii. are or had been employee or proprietor or a partner in any of the three financial years immediately preceding the current financial year of
a) a firm of auditors or company secretaries in practice or cost auditors of the company or its holding, subsidiary or associate company
or
b) any legal or consulting firm that has or had any transaction with the company, its holding, subsidiary or associate company amounting to ten percent or more of gross turnover of the said firm;
iii) hold together with their relatives two percent or more of the total voting power of the company or
iv) is a Chief Executive or director of any non-profit organization that receives twenty-five percent or more of its receipts from the company, any of the promoters or directors of the company or its holding, subsidiary or associate company or that holds two percent or more of the total voting powers of the company;
g) possess qualifications prescribed in Rule 5 of The Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014.
C) Formal Annual Evaluation.
The Company has devised a policy for performance evaluation of Independent Directors, Board, Committees and individual Directors which includes criteria for performance evaluation of executive directors and non-executive directors. The Board has carried out an annual performance evaluation of its own performance, the Directors individually as well as the evaluation of the working of its committee. The Board of Directors has expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process.
19. Number of meetings of the Board of Directors
|
Name of the Director |
Category of the Director |
Date of Board Meeting and attendance |
|||
|
30.05.2015 |
13.08.2015 |
05.11.2015 |
10.02.2016 |
||
|
Rajiv Aggarwal |
Chairman & Managing Director |
/ |
/ |
/ |
/ |
|
Ankit Jain |
[Non Executive] Independent Director |
/ |
/ |
- |
/ |
|
Ravikant Dhawan |
[Non Executive] Independent Director |
/ |
/ |
/ |
/ |
|
Rajendra Prasad Sinha |
[Non Executive] Independent Director |
/ |
/ |
/ |
- |
|
Anju Aggarwal |
Additional Non Executive Director |
- |
- |
- |
/ |
|
Diya Aggarwal [13.08.2015 to 29.09.2015] |
Additional Non Executive Director |
- |
- |
- |
- |
20. Audit Committee
Audit Committee comprising of the following Directors of the Board:
|
Name |
Category |
Status |
No. of Meeting Attended. |
|
Mr. Ankit Jain |
[Non Executive] Independent Director |
Chairman |
4/5 |
|
Mr. Rajiv Aggarwal |
Managing Director |
Member |
5/5 |
|
Mr. Ravikant Dhawan |
[Non Executive] Independent Director |
Member |
5/5 |
During the year from 01st April, 2015 to 31st March, 2016 the Audit Committee met five times on 30.05.2015, 13.08.2015, 05.11.2015, 10.02.2016, and 29.03.2016.
21. Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Nomination and Remuneration Committee comprising of the following Directors of the Board:
|
Name |
Category |
Status |
No. of Meeting Attended. |
|
Mr. Ankit Jain |
[Non Executive] Independent Director |
Chairman |
3/3 |
|
Mr. Rajendra Prasad Sinha |
[Non Executive] Independent Director |
Member |
2/3 |
|
Mr. Ravikant Dhawan |
[Non Executive] Independent Director |
Member |
3/3 |
The Committee met on 30.05.2015, 13.08.2015 and 10.02.2016 during the year 01st April, 2015 to 31st March, 2016.
The policy formulated by nomination and remuneration committee:
The terms of reference of the committee inter alia include succession planning for Board of Directors and Senior Management Employees, identifying and selection of candidates for appointment of Directors/Independent Directors based on certain laid down criteria, identifying potential individuals for appointment of Key Managerial personnel and other senior managerial position and review the performance of the Board of Directors and Senior Management personnel including Key managerial personnel based on certain criteria approved by the Board. While reviewing the performance, the committee ensures that the remuneration is reasonable and sufficient to attract, retain and motivate the best managerial talents, remuneration commensurate with the performance of individual/group and also maintains a balance between both short and long term objectives of the company.
22. Stakeholders Relationship Committee
Stakeholders Relationship Committee comprises of the following Directors of the Board.
|
Name |
Category |
Status |
No. of Meeting Attended. |
|
Mr. Ravikan Dhawan |
[Non Executive] Independent Director |
Chairman |
1/1 |
|
Mr. Rajiv Aggarwal |
Managing Director |
Member |
1/1 |
|
Mr. Ankit Jain |
[Non Executive] Independent Director |
Member |
1/1 |
The Committee met once on 10.02.2016 during the year 01st April, 2015 to 31st March, 2016.
23. Details of establishment of whistle blower policy for directors and employees.
The Company has framed a whistle blower policy in terms of Companies Act, 2013 and the same may be accessed on the Company''s website. And that the every employee of the Company can directly report to the Chairman of the Audit Committee when she / he become aware of any actual or possible violation of the Code or an event of misconduct, act of misdemeanor or act not in the company''s interest.
24. Particulars of loans, guarantees or investments under section 186
The Company has given loans or guarantee or made an investment in the following manner during the financial year 20152016:
|
Sr. no. |
Particulars of Loan, Guarantee or investment |
Amount In Rs. |
Approved at Board meeting dated |
1. % of Paid up Capital Free reserves Securities premium account or 2. % of Free reserves Securities premium account |
Whether approval of Members vide SR taken |
Other Details |
|
|
1. |
Loan given to Him Teknoforge Limited. |
Till the year end i.e. as on 31.03.2016 loan amount is Rs. 25.50 Crores. |
Approval of loan amount exceeding Rs. 18 crore @ 12% p.a. for sum not exceeding Rs. 30 Crore by Board resolution dated 13.03.2015 |
1. 94.20% of Paid up Capital Free reserve Securities Premium Account. 2. 95.43% of Free reserves Securities Premium Account. |
Members approved loan amount upto Rs. 50 crore by Special Resolution dated 11.02.2015 through postal ballot. |
During the year Company earned interest of Rs. 2,52,89,865 on given loan. |
|
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As on 31.03.2015 loan amount is Rs. 17 Crores. |
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Approval of loan amount up to Rs. 18 crore @ 11% p.a. by Board resolution dated 14.05.2014 |
|
Further the Company states that the loan is given at a rate of interest not lower than the prevailing yield of one year, three year, five year or ten year government security closest to the tenor of loan.
The Company has not given guarantee or made an investment during the financial year 2015-16.
25. Particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties:
Particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties are given in Form AOC-2 enclosed as (Annexure-D).
26. Managerial Remuneration:
Disclosures pursuant to section 197(12) of the Companies Act,2013 read with Rule 5(1), 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are enclosed herewith (Annexure-E).
27. Secretarial Audit Report_
The Secretarial Audit Report pursuant to section 204(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 given by M/s. Dinesh Mehta & Co., a company secretary in practice enclosed herewith (Annexure- F).
The Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark.
28. Corporate Governance Report (Clause 49)
The paid up share capital of the Company is below Rs. 10 crore and Net worth is below Rs. 25 Crore as per the audited Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2015, and therefore, the compliance with the corporate governance provisions as specified in regulations 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, and clauses (b) to (i) of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 46 and para C, D, and E of schedule V of Securities And Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations And Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 as notified by Securities and Exchange Board of India vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NR0/GN/2015-16/013 dated 2nd September, 2015 is not applicable to our Company during the financial year 2015-16.
29. Risk management policy
The Management has put in place adequate and effective system and man power for the purposes of risk management. In the opinion of the Board, there are no risks which would threaten the existence of the Company.
30. Directorsâ Responsibility Statement
Your Directors make the following statements in terms of Section 134(3)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013:
(a) that in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
(b) that the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the company for that period;
(c) that the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(d) that the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
(e) that the directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively and
(f) that the directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
31. Disclosure under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013: The Company has zero tolerance towards sexual harassment at the workplace and towards this end, has adopted a policy in line with provisions of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and rule there under. All employees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered under the said policy. Internal Complaints Committee has also been set up to redress complaints received on sexual harassment.
During the financial year under review, the Company has not received any complaints of sexual harassment from any of the women employee of the Company.
32. Acknowledgements
The Board of Directors gratefully acknowledge the assistance and co-operation received from the State Bank of India and all other statutory and non-statutory agencies for their co-operation.
The Board of Directors also wish to place on record their gratitude and appreciation to the members for their trust and confidence shown in the Company.
The Board of Directors would like to especially thank all the employees of the Company for their dedication and loyalty.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Dated : 11.08.2016 Rajiv Aggarwal
Place : Vadodara Chairman & Managing Directo
Mar 31, 2015
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the 44th Annual Report of
the Company together with the audited accounts for the Financial Year
ended March 31, 2015.
1. Financial summary or highlights/Performance of the Company
FINANCIAL RESULTS: (Rupees in lacs)
Particular 2014-2015 2013-2014
Operating Profit 742.81 736.76
Less: Depreciation 39.02 44.47
Total Profit for the year after
depreciation but before tax 703.79 692.29
Less: Provision for taxation 231.98 228.63
Less: Provision for deferred tax
assets / liabilities -3.34 -0.92
Profit-after tax 475.15 464.58
Balance of profit brought forward
from previous year 1564.74 -1159.14
Profit available for appropriation 2039.89 1623.72
Less: Proposed dividend 12,25 10.50
Less: Tax on proposed dividend 12.25 1.78
Less: Transferred to general reserve 47.55 46.70
Less: Depreciation charged to
Reserve & Surplus (P&L A/c) 4.25 --
Net profit carried forward to
balance sheet 1973.33 1564.74
2. Dividend
The Directors are pleased to recommend for the approval of the
shareholders a dividend at the rate of 35% per share of Rs. 2 (i.e. of
Rs 0.70/- per share) each on the paid-up equity share capital of the
Company with respect to the financial year 2014-2015.
3. Reserves
The Company proposes to carry Rs.2277.22 Lac to the Reserves which is
left after paying dividend of Rs 12.25 Lac from net profits of Rs.
475.15 Lac.
4. Brief description of the Company's working during the year/State of
Company's affair Total Turn Over during the year is Rs.3049.51 Lac
(Previous Year Rs. 2862.97 Lac) showing increase of 6.51% over the
previous year. We have made a Profit after depreciation and interest of
Rs. 703.79 Lac (Previous Year Profit of Rs. 692.29 Lac). Exports
during the year were Rs. 2813.03 Lac as against Rs. 2642.12 Lac during
the previous year. During the current year our export sales are 92.25%
of our total sales.
As in the past, during the coming year more focus will be on exports
with regular visits to customers and tapping new customers at trade
fairs and exhibition.
5. Change in the nature of business, it any There is no change in the
nature of business during the financial year 2014-15.
6. Material changes and commitments, if any, affecting the financial
position of the company which have occurred between the end of the
financial year of the company to which the financial statements relate
and the date of the report No material changes occurred subsequent to
the close of the financial year of the Company to which the balance
sheet relates and the date of the report.
7. Details of significant and material orders passed by the regulators
or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and company's
operations in future No significant and material orders passed by the
regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status
and company's operations in future during the financial year and or
subsequent to the close of the financial year of the Company to which
the balance sheet relates and the date of the report.
8. Details in respect of adequacy of internal financial controls with
reference to the Financial Statements.
The Company has appointed internal auditor for adequacy of internal
financial controls and your Board has taken adequate care for financial
control.
9. Details of Subsidiary/Joint Ventures/Associate Companies Your
Company has no Subsidiary/Joint Ventures/Associate Companies during the
year.
10. Performance and financial position of each of the subsidiaries,
associates and joint venture companies included in the consolidated
financial statement.
No details are given as your Company has no Subsidiary/Joint
Ventures/Associate Companies during the year.
11. Deposits
Your Company has not accepted any deposit during the year and there was
no deposit at the beginning of the year. Therefore the details relating
to deposits, covered under Chapter of the Act is not applicable.
12. Statutory Auditors
M/s. Kanu Doshi Associates, Chartered Accountants, bearing FRN:
104746W, Auditors of the Company retire at the ensuing Annual General
Meeting and are eligible for reappointment.
The Company has obtained a letter of consent and also a certificate
under section 139 and 141 of the Companies Act, 2013 from the Auditors
to the effect that, their appointment, if made would be within the
limits prescribed in the said section.
13. Auditors Report
No qualification, reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer has been
made by the auditors in their auditors' report for the year 2014-15.
14. Share Capital
During the year under review, the Company has not issued any securities
nor has granted any stock option or sweat equity.
15. Extract of the annual return
The extract of the annual return in Form No. MGT - 9 forming part of
the Board's report is attached herewith as (Annexure-A).
16. Conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange
earnings and outgo The details of conservation of energy, technology
absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo are attached herewith
(Annexure-B).
17. Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) The details on the CSR activities are enclosed as (Annexure-C).
18. Directors
A) Changes in Directors and Key Managerial Personnel
The following changes in Directors and Key Managerial Personnel were
made during the financial year 2014-15:
Sr.
nO. Name of Director/
Key Designation Category Date of Date of
Managerial
Personnel Appoint-
ment Cessa-
tion
1 Ramkisan A
Devidayal Non Execu-
tive
Director indepen-
dent
Director 14.05.
2014 08.08.
2014
[DIN:
00238853]
2 AnjuAggarwai Non Execu-
tive
Director Promoter
Group 31.03.
2015 30.05.
2015
[DIN:
00094267]
3 Shailesh
Gandhi Chief
Financial
Officer N.A. 01.02.
2015 --
4 Chintan
Doshi Company
Secretary N.A. 13.03.
2015 --
6) Declaration by an Independent Directors) and re- appointment, if
any_ A declaration by Mr. Ankit Jain, Mr. Rajendra Prasad and Mr.
Ravikant Dhawan Independent Directors that they meet the criteria of
independence as provided in sub-section (6) of Section 149 of the
Companies Act, 2013 have been given.
The Board of Directors declare that the Independent Directors Mr. Ankit
Jain, Mr. Rajendra Prasad and Mr. Ravikant Dhawan in the opinion of the
Board are:
a) persons of integrity and they possess relevant expertise and
experience;
b) not a promoter of the Company or its holding, subsidiary or
associate company;
c) not related to promoters or directors of the company, or its
holding, subsidiary or associate company;
d) have/had no pecuniary relationship with the company, its holding or
subsidiary or associate company or promoters or directors of the said
companies during the two immediately preceding financial years or
during the current financial year;
e) none of their relatives have or had pecuniary relationship or
transactions with the company, its holding, subsidiary or associate
company or promoters or directors of the said companies amounting to
two percent or more of its gross turnover or total income or fifty lakh
rupees whichever is lower during the two immediately preceding
financial years or during the current financial year;
f) neither they nor any of their relatives -
i. hold or have held the position of a key managerial personnel or are
or have been employees of the Company or its holding, subsidiary,
associate company in any of the three financial years immediately
preceding the current financial year.
ii. are or had been employee or proprietor or a partner in any of the
three financial years immediately preceding the current financial year
of
a) a firm of auditors or company secretaries in practice or cost
auditors of the company or its holding, subsidiary or associate company
or
b) any legal or consulting firm that has or had any transaction with
the company, its holding, subsidiary or associate company amounting to
ten percent or more of gross turnover of the said firm;
iii. hold together with their relatives two percent or more of the
total voting power of the company or
iv. is a Chief Executive or director of any non-profit organization
that receives twenty-five percent or more of its receipts from the
company, any of the promoters or directors of the company or its
holding, subsidiary or associate company or that holds two percent or
more of the total voting powers of the company;
g) possess qualifications prescribed in Rule 5 of The Companies
(Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014.
Mr. Ankit Jain, Mr. Rajendra Prasad and Mr. Ravikant Dhawan are
eligible for re-appointment at the ensuing annual general meeting.
C) Formal Annual Evaluation
The Company has devised a policy for performance evaluation of
Independent Directors, Board, Committees and individual Directors which
includes criteria for performance evaluation of executive directors and
non-executive directors. The Board has carried out an annual
performance evaluation of its own performance, the Directors
individually as well as the evaluation of the working of its committee.
The Board of Directors has expressed their satisfaction with the
evaluation process.
19. Number of meetings of the Board of Directors
Name of the Director Category of the Director No of Board Meeting
Attended
Mr. Rajiv Aggarwal Chairman & Managing
Director 7/7
Mr. Ankit Jain [Non Executive] Independent
Director 7/7
Mr. Ravikan Dhawan [Non Executive] Independent
Director 5/7
Mr. Rajendra
Prasad Sinha [Non Executive] Independent
Director 2/7
Mr. Ramkisan A
Dayai (14.05.14
to 08.08.14) [Non Executive] Independent
Director --
Mrs. Anju Aggarwal
(31.03.15 to
30.05.15) Non Executive Director --
During the year from 01st April, 2014 to 31st March, 2015 the Board of
Directors met seven times on 14/05/2014, 18/06/2014, 08/08/2014,
11/11/2014, 29/12/2014, 30/01/2015 and 13/03/2015.
20. Audit Committee
Audit Committee comprising of the following Directors of the Board:
Name Category Status No. of Meeting
Attended.
Mr. Ankit Jain [Non Executive]
Independent
Director Chairman 4/4
Mr. Rajiv
Aggarwal Managing
Director Member 4/4
Mr. Ravikant
Dhawan [Non Executive]
Independent
Director Member 3/4
During the year from 01st April, 2014 to 31st March, 2015 the Audit
Committee met four times on 14/05/2014,08/08/2014,11/
11/2014,30/01/2015.
21. Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Nomination and Remuneration Committee comprising of the following
Directors of the Board:
Name Category Status No. of Meeting Attended
Mr. Ankit
Jain [Non Executive]
Independent
Director Chairman 3/3
Mr. Rajendra
Prasad
Sinha [Non Executive]
Independent
Director Member 1/3
Mr. Ravikant
Dhawan [Non Executive]
Independent
Director Member 2/3
The Committee met on 14/05/2014, 30/01/2015 and 13/03/2015 during the
year 01st April, 2014 to 31st March, 2015.
The policy formulated by nomination and remuneration committee:
The terms of reference of the committee inter alia include succession
planning for Board of Directors and Senior Management Employees,
identifying and selection of candidates for appointment of
Directors/Independent Directors based on certain laid down criteria,
identifying potential individuals for appointment of Key Managerial
personnel and other senior managerial position and review the
performance of the Board of Directors and Senior Management personnel
including Key managerial personnel based on certain criteria approved
by the Board. While reviewing the performance, the committee ensures
that the remuneration is reasonable and sufficient to attract, retain
and motivate the best managerial talents, remuneration commensurate
with the performance of individual and group and also maintains a
balance between both short and long term objectives of the company.
22. Stakeholders Relationship Committee
Stakeholders Relationship Committee comprises of the following
Directors of the Board.
Name Category Status No. of Meeting
Attended
Mr.Ravikan
Dhawan [Non Executive]
Independent
Director Chairman 1/1
Mr, Rajiv
Aggarwal Managing
Director Member 1/1
Mr. Ankit
Jain [Non Executive]
Independent
Director Member 1/1
The Committee met once on 30.01.2015 during the year 01st April, 2014
to 31st March, 2015.
23. Particulars of loans, guarantees or investments under section 186
The Company has given loans or guarantee or made an investment in the
following manner during the financial year
2014-2015:
Sr. Particulars of Amount In Rs. Approved at Board meeting % of
Paid up Capital Whether approval Other No. Loan, Guarantee dated
Free reserves of Members vide Details
or investment Securities premium SR taken
account or % of Free reserves Securities premium account
1. Loan given to Till the year end Approval of loan amount up to Loan
amount approved Members Him Tek no forge loan amount is Rs. 18 crore @
11 % p.a. by by Board is 98.81% of approved loan Limited. Rs. 17
Crores. Board resolution dated free reserve. amount upto 50
14.05.2014 crore by Special
Approval of loan amount
exceeding Rs. 18 crore @ 12% 1 Rs,
p.a. for sum not exceeding Rs. thro Postal
30 Crore by Board resolution Dated"01-
dated 13.03.2015
Further the Company states that the loan is given at a rate of interest
not lower than the prevailing yield of one year, three year, five year
or ten year government security closest to the tenor of loan.
The Company has not given guarantee or made an investment during the
financial year 2014-15.
25. Particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties:
Particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties are given
in Form AOC-2 enclosed as (Annexure-D).
26. Managerial Remuneration:
Disclosures pursuant to section 197(12) of the Companies Act,2013 read
with Rule 5(1), 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and
Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are enclosed herewith
(Annexure-E).
27. Secretarial Audit Report.
The Secretarial Audit Report pursuant to section 204(1) of the
Companies Act,2013 given by M/s. Dinesh Mehta &Co., a company secretary
in practice enclosed herewith (Annexure- F).
The Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any qualification,
reservation or adverse remark except
i. Annual general meeting was conducted at Vill. : Billanwali,
Baddi-173205 District: Solan (HP) before approval form INC 22 for
change of registered office.
ii. FormMGT-14, Form66, Form20B, Form23AC-ACA XBRL and Form DIR-12
were filed after due date with additional fee.
Explanation:
i. The Regional Director [NWR], in its order dated 18.06.2014 had
approved shifting of Register office of the Company in the state of
Himachal Pradesh from the state of Gujarat. Thereafter Form INC 22 for
change of registered was also submitted on time, but on raising of
query by the ROC, Gujarat, the said Form INC 22 could not be
re-submitted due to technical error and the ROC office, Gujarat was
also approached to resolve the matter. As per the verbal advice from
the ROC, Gujarat office, the Form INC 28 was filed again to resolve the
matter, but after approval of Form !NC 28 second time, the Form INC 22
could not be uploaded for the reason showing invalid SRN of form INC
28. Thereafter form 22 was filed, but was not approved due to technical
error by the ROC Office, Gujarat. However, with the expectation that
certificate for change of registered office by ROC, Gujarat would be
issued before the date of AGM, the annual general meeting was conducted
at Village Billanwali, Baddi-173205 District: Solan (Himachal Pradesh).
ii. The issuance of certificate for change of registered office of the
Company from Gujarat to Himachal Pradesh was pending with the ROC,
Gujarat. However, the Regional Director [NWR], in its order dated
18.06.2014 had already approved shifting of Register office of the
Company in the state of Himachal Pradesh from the state of Gujarat, and
filing of above mentioned forms could create technical error due to the
pendency of issue with ROC, Gujarat and therefore Company decided to
file above mentioned forms after the issuance of Certificate for change
of registered office of the Company, and therefore Form MGT-14, Form66,
Form20B, Form23AC-ACA XBRL and Form DIR-12 were filed after the due
date with additional fees.
28. Corporate Governance Report (Clause 49)
The paid up share capital of the Company is below Rs. 10 crore and Net
worth is below Rs. 25 Crore as per the audited Balance Sheet as at 31s1
March 2014, and therefore, the amended clause 49 relating to Corporate
Governance of the listing agreement with Bombay Stock Exchange is not
applicable to Company as per the circular no. CIR/CFD/POLICY
CELL/7/2014 dated 15"1 September, 2014 of the Securities and Exchange
Board of India.
29. Risk management policy
The Management has put in place adequate and effective system and man
power for the purposes of risk management. In the opinion of the Board,
there are no risks which would threaten the existence of the Company.
30. Directors' Responsibility Statement Your Directors state thatÂ
(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation
relating to material departures;
(b) the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and
loss of the company for that period;
(c) the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and
for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities,
(d) the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis; and
(e) the directors had laid down internal financial controls to be
followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are
adequate and were operating effectively,
(f) the directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with
the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were
adequate and operating effectively.
31. Disclosure under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013:
The Company has in place an anti-harassment policy in line with the
requirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. Internal Complaint
Committee has been set up to redress complaints received regularly and
are monitored by women line supervisors who directly report to the
Chairman & Managing Director. All employees (permanent, contractual,
temporary, trainees) are covered under the policy. There was no
compliant received from any employee during the financial year 2014-15
and hence no complaint is outstanding as on 31.03.2015 for redressal.
32. Acknowledgements
The Board of Directors gratefully acknowledge the assistance and
co-operation received from the State Bank of India and all other
statutory and non-statutory agencies for their co-operation.
The Board of Directors also wish to place on record their gratitude and
appreciation to the members for their trust and confidence shown in the
Company.
The Board of Directors would like to especially thank all the employees
of the Company for their dedication and loyalty.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Dated: 13.08.2015
Viil.: Billanwali, Baddi -173205 Rajiv Aggarwal
Distt: Solan (HP) Chairman & Managing Director
Mar 31, 2014
Dear Members,
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the Forty Third annual
Report of the Company together with the audited accounts for the year
ended on March 31, 2014
FINANCIAL RESULTS: (Rupees in lacs)
Particular 2013-2014 2012-2013
Rs. Rs.
1 Operating profit 736.78 648.10
2 Add :Profit on sale of assets 0 1.74
3 Total Profit 736.76 649.84
4 Less : Depreciation 44.47 44.58
5 Total profit for the year after
depreciation but before tax 692.29 605.26
6 Less : Provision for taxation 228.63 185.00
7 Less Provision for deferred tax assets /
liabilities -0.92 12.36
8 Profit after tax 464.58 407.90
9 Balance of profit brought forward from
previous year 1159.14 804.31
10 Profit available for appropriation 1623.72 1212.21
11 Less : Proposed dividend 10.50 10.50
12 Tax on proposed dividend 1.78 1.78
13 Transferred to general reserve 46.70 40.79
14 Net profit carried forward to balance sheet 1564.74 1159.14
OPERATIONS:
Total Turn over during the year is Rs.2862.97 Lac (Previous Year Rs.
2410.09 Lac) showing increase of 18.79 % over the previous year. We
have made a Profit afler depreciation and interest of Rs.692.29 Lac
(Previous Year Profit of Rs. 605.26 Lac). Exports during the year was
Rs. 2795.22 laces as against Rs. 2325.22 Laces during Previous year
showing a growth of 20.21%.
During current year the exchange rate of rupee against US Dollars &
Euro has been stable compared to previous year. Also during the current
year our export sales are 97.63 % of our total sales
As in the past, during the coming year more focus will be on exports
with regular visits to customers and tapping new customers at trade
fairs and exhibitions.
Director''s Responsibility Statement: Your Board States that
I) In the preparation of the annual account for the year ended on 31st
March. 2014 the applicable, accounting standards had been followed and
there had been no material departures from the said standard.
II) The directors had selected such accounting policies and applied it
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 as at 31st March. 2014 and of the profits of the company
for the year ended on that day
III) The directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance and adequate accounting statement in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act. 1956 for safeguarding the assets of
the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities.
IV) The directors had prepared annual accounts for the year ended 31st
March 2014 on a going concern basis.
DIVIDEND:
The Board recommends 30% dividend (i.e. Rs. 0.60 per share of Rs. 2)
for the year ended 31st March, 2014
DIRECTORS:
Mr. Naresh Kothari, Mr. Niranjan Unadkat. (Mrs.) T.N. Kothari, Mr.A.H.
Patel and Mr. M.D. Patel resigned during the year due to handing over
the management to others.
Mr. Vijay Aggarwal, Mr.Rajiv Aggarwal, Mr. Rajendra Prasad Sinha, Mr.
Ravikant Tilakraj Dhawan, Mr. Ankit Jain and Mr. Jayvant Mehta were
appointed as additional Directors during the year. Mr. Ramkisan
Amirchand Devidayal was appointed as additional Director on 14th May,
2014
Mr. Vijay Aggarwal, Mr. Jayvant Mehta and Mr. Ramkisan Amirchand
Devidayal resigned due to their personal reasons.
The Company has received notice under section 160 of the Companies
Act,2013 for the appointment of Mr. Rajiv Aggarwal, Mr. Rajendra
Prasad Sinha, Mr. Ravikant Tilakraj Dhawan and Mr. Ankit Jain as
Directors of the Company. The Board recommend to appoint them.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
Information 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 regarding employees is NIL
PUBLIC DEPOSITS:
The company has not accepted deposits U/S 58 A of the Companies Act,
1956 during the year.
AUDITORS'' REPORT:
The observation of the Auditors, if any, is explained by way of
appropriate notes to the accounts.
AUDITORS:
Messrs Kanu Doshi Associates, the Auditors of your Company retire at
the ensuing Annual General Meeting and are eligible for re-appointment.
SECRETARIAL COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE:
Secretarial Compliance Certificate of M/s Dinesh Mehta & Co., Company
Secretaries as required under the provision of section 383A(1) of the
companies Act,1956 is annexed herewith.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
A statement containing the necessary information in accordance with
Section 217 (i)(e) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies
(Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of Board of Directors) Rules,
1988 is annexed hereto and marked annexure A to this report.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Your Directors convey their deep sense of gratitude to the employees
for their co-operation.
Registered Office:
Village Billanwali, Baddi-173205 By Order of the Board
Dis Solan (Himachal Pradesh)
Date :08.08.2014 Rajiv Aggarwal
Chairman & Managing Director
Mar 31, 2013
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the Forty-Second Annual
Report of the Company together with the audited accounts for the Year
ended on March 31, 2013
FINANCIAL RESULTS: 2012-2013 2011-2012
Rs. Rs.
Total Profit 64983792 57076469
Less :Loss/Profit on sale of assets 173818 201739
Operating Profit 64809974 56874730
Less: Depreciation 4457559 3581442
Operating Profit for
the Year after
depreciation but
before tax 60352415 53293288
Total Profit before Taxation(2 3 6) 60526233 53495027
Less: Provision For Taxation 18500000 17500000
Less :Provision for Deferred
Tax Assets/Liabilities 1236084 86136
Profit After Tax 40790149 35908891
Balance Of Profit Brought
Forward From Previous Year 80431306 68452242
Profit Available for Appropriation 40790149 35908891
Less: Proposed Dividend 1050000 17500000
Tax On Proposed dividend 178448 2838938
Transferred to General Reserve 4079015 3590890
Net Profit Carried
Forward to Balance Sheet 115913992 80431306
OPERATIONS:
Total Turn over during the year is Rs.2410.09 Lac (Previous Year Rs.
2240.24 Lac) showing increase of 7.58 % over the previous year. We have
made a Profit after depreciation and interest of Rs.605.26 Laces (Pre-
vious Year Profit of Rs 534.95 Laces). Exports during the year was Rs.
2325.22 Laces as against Rs. 2137.70 Laces during Previous year
showing a growth of 8.77%.
During current year the exchange rate of rupee against US Dollars &
Euro has been stable compared to pervious year. Also during the current
year our export sales are 96.67 % of our total sales.
The slowdown in Italy, Germany, USA, economics which are our major
markets is likely to have bearing on our sales for next year. Our
efforts will be to maintain sales level in these markets and also try
to increase our sales by targeting other markets.
As in the past, during the coming year more focus will be on exports
with regular visits to customers and taping new customers at trade
fairs and exhibitions.
Director''s Responsibility Statement: Your Board States that
I) In the preparation of the annual account for the year ended on 31st
March, 2013 the applicable, accounting standards had been followed and
there had been no material departures from the said standard.
II) The directors had selected such accounting policies and applied it
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 as at 31st March, 2013 and of the profits of the company
for the year ended on that day.
HI) The directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance and adequate accounting statement in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of
the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities.
iv) The directors had prepared annual accounts for the year ended 31st
March 2013 on a going concern basis.
DIVIDEND:
The Board recommends 30 % dividend (i e Rs 3.00 pr share) for the year
endued 31st March, 2013.
DIRECTORS:
MrAH.PATEL and Mr M D PATEL, Directors shall retire pursuant to article
132 of the Articles of Association of the Company and are eligible for
re-appointment.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
Information 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 regarding employees is NIL
PUBLIC DEPOSITS:
The company has not accepted deposits U/S 58 A of the Companies Act,
1956 during the year.
AUDITORS'' REPORT:
The observation of the Auditors, if any, is explained by way of
appropriate notes to the accounts.
AUDITORS:
Messrs Kanu Doshi Associates, the Auditors of your Company retire at
the ensuing Annual General Meeting and are eligible for re-appointment.
SECRATERIAL COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE:
Secretarial Compliance Certificate of M/s Dinesh Mehta & Co., Company
Secretaries as required under the provision of section 383A(1) of the
companies Act,1956 is annexed herewith.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARN-
INGS AND OUTGO:
A statement containing the necessary information in accordance with
Section 217 (i)(e) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies
(Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of Board of Directors) Rules,
1988 is annexed hereto and marked annexure A to this report.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Your Directors convey their deep sense of gratitude to the employees
for their co-operation.
for and on behalf of the Board
Place : VADODARA. Naresh Kothari
Date : 25-04-2013 Chairman & Managing Director
Mar 31, 2012
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the Forty-First Annual
Report of the Company together with the audited accounts for the Year
ended on March 31, 2012
FINANCIAL RESULTS : 2011-2012 2010-2011
Rs. Rs.
Total Profit 57076469 80513606
Less :Loss/Profit on sale of
assets 201739 278341
Profit on sale of land 0 52155872
Operating Profit 56874730 28079393
Less: Depreciation 3581442 2885939
Operating Profit for the Year
after depreciation but before tax 53293288 25193454
Total Profit before Taxation(2 3 6) 53495027 77627667
Less: Provision For Taxation 17500000 19000000
Less: Provision for Deferred
Tax Assets/Liabilities 86136 (385854)
Less: Short Provision of Tax 0 43674
Profit After Tax 35908891 58969847
Balance Of Profit Brought Forward
From Previous Year 68452242 35718318
Profit Available for Appropriation 35908891 94688165
Less: Proposed Dividend 17500000 17500000
Tax On Proposed dividend 2838938 2838938
Transferred to General Reserve 3590890 5896985
Net Profit Carried Forward to
Balance Sheet 80431306 68452242
OPERATIONS:
Total Turn over during the year is Rs. 2240.24 Lac (Previous Year Rs.
1763.13 Lac) showing increase of 27.06 % over the previous year. We
have made a Profit after depreciation and interest of Rs. 532.93 Laces
(Previous Year Profit of Rs 251.93 Laces). Exports during the year was
Rs. 2137.70 Laces as against Rs. 1657.21 Laces during Previous year
showing a growth of 28.99 %.
During the current year the exchange rate of Rupee was weak against US
Dollar & Euros resulting in favourable realization on export sales
which constituted 96 % of our total sales.
During the coming year focus on export will be primary with regular
visits to customers for providing better service and also visiting
various fairs and exhibitions for taping of new customer.
Europe being our single largest market, we expect a little slow down
from our customers and hopefully would be able to cover any decline in
European market by enhancing and finding new customers in other market
specially more focused on North America and Far East Market.
Director's Responsibility Statement: Your Board States that
I) In the preparation of the annual account for the year ended on 31st
March, 2012 the applicable, accounting standards had been followed and
there had been no material departures from the said standard.
II) The directors had selected such accounting policies and applied it
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 as at 31st March, 2012 and of the profits of the company
for the year ended on that day.
III) The directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance and adequate accounting statement in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of
the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities.
iv) The directors had prepared annual accounts for the year ended 31st
March 2012 on a going concern basis.
DIVIDEND:
The Board recommends 500 % dividend (i e Rs 50.00 Per Share) for the
year ended 31st March, 2012.
DIRECTORS:
Mr.D.C.Daftari and Mrs.Tejas Kothari, Directors shall retire pursuant
to Article 132 of the Articles of Association of the Company and are
eligible for re-appointment.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
Information 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 regarding employees is NIL
PUBLIC DEPOSITS:
The company has not accepted deposits U/S 58 A of the Companies Act,
1956 during the year. AUDITORS' REPORT:
The observation of the Auditors if any is explained by way of
appropriate notes to the accounts.
AUDITORS:
M/s Kanu Doshi Associates, the Auditors of your Company retire at the
ensuing Annual General Meeting and are eligible for re-appointment.
SECRETARIAL COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE:
Secretarial Compliance Certificate of M/s Dinesh Mehta & Co. Company
Secretaries as required under the Provision of section 383A(1) of the
companies Act,1956 is annexed herewith.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
A statement containing the necessary information in accordance with
Section 217 (i)(e) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies
(Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of Board of Directors) Rules,
1988 is annexed hereto and marked annexure A to this report.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Your Directors convey their deep sense of gratitude to the employees
for their co-operation.
for and on behalf of the Board
Naresh Kothari
Chairman & Managing Director
Place : Kalali, VADODARA.
Date : 14-05-2012
Mar 31, 2011
Dear Members,
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the Fortieth Annual Report
of the Company together with the audited accounts for the Year ended on
March 31, 2011
FINANCIAL RESULTS : 2010-2011 2009-2010
Rs. Rs.
Profit 80513606 23701144
Less :Loss/Profit
on sale of assets 278341 (256562)
Profit on sale of land 52155872 0
Operating Profit 28079393 23957706
Less : Depreciation 2885939 2731865
Operating Profit for the
Year after 25193454 21225841
depreciation but
before tax
Total Profit before taxation (2 3 6) 77627667 20969279
Less : Provision For Taxation 19000000 7450000
Less :Provision for Deferred (385854) (141392)
Tax Assets / Liabilities
Less : Short Provision Of Tax 43674 262894
Profit After Tax 58969847 13397777
Balance Of Profit Brought Forward
From Previous Year 35718318 24884711
Profit Available for Appropriation 94688165 38282488
Less : Proposed Dividend 17500000 1050000
Tax On Proposed dividend 2838938 174392
Transferred to General Reserve 5896985 1339778
Net Profit Carried Forward to
Balance Sheet 68452242 35718318
OPERATIONS:
Total Turn over during the year is Rs.1763.13 Lacs (Previous Year Rs.
1443.47 Lacs) showing increase of 22.14 % over the previous year. We
have made a Profit after depreciation and interest of Rs.251.93
Lacs (Previous Year Profit of Rs. 212.26 Lacs). Exports during the year
was Rs. 1657.21 Lacs as against Rs. 1371.79 Lacs during Previous year
showing a growth of 20.80%.
The Company has sold part of the surplus land during the year and
earned profit of Rs.521.55 Lacs.
Focus on exports with regular visits to existing customers Providing
better services to increase volumes as well as better realization and
also tapping of new markets has resulted in Growth of export sales,
Such efforts will continue with more vigorous follow up and frequent
Customer visits .
Director's Responsibility Statement: Your Board States that
I) In the preparation of the annual account for the year ended on 31st
March, 2011 the applicable, accounting standards had been followed and
there had been no material departures from the said standard.
II) The directors had selected such accounting policies and applied it
consistently and made judg- ments and estimates that are reasonable and
prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of
the company as at 31st March, 2011 and of the profits of the company
for the year ended on that day.
III) The directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance and adequate accounting statement in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of
the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities.
iv) The directors had prepared annual accounts for the year ended 31st
March 2011 On a going concern basis.
DIVIDEND:
The Board recommends 500 % dividend (i e Rs 50.00 Per Share) for the
year ended 31st March, 2011.
DIRECTORS:
Mr. M D PATEL and Mr. A.H.PATEL shall retire pursuant to Article 132 of
the Articles of Association of the Company and are eligible for
re-appointment.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
Information 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 regarding employees is NIL
PUBLIC DEPOSITS:
The company has not accepted deposits U/S 58 A of the Companies Act,
1956 during the year.
AUDITORS' REPORT:
The observation of the Auditors if any is explained by way of
appropriate notes to the accounts.
AUDITORS:
Messrs Kanu Doshi Associates, the Auditors of your Company retire at
the ensuing Annual General Meeting and are eligible for
re-appointment.Meeting and are eligible for re-appointment.
SECRETARIAL COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE:
Secretarial Compliance Certificate of M/s Dinesh Mehta & Co. Company
Secretaries as required under the Proven of section 383A(1) of the
companies Act,1956 is annexed herewith.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXPHANrp
EARNINGS AND OUTGO: runtiON EXCHANGE
A statement containing the necessary information in accordance with
Section 217 (i)(e) of the Complains Act,1956 read with the companies
(Disclosures of particulars in the Report of Board of Director)
Rules,1988 is annexed hereto and marked annexure A to this report.
Direct)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Your Directors convey their deep sense of gratitude to the employees
for their co-operation.
for and on behalf of the Board
Naresh Kothari
Chairman & Managing Director
Place : Kalali, VADODARA.
Date : 26-05-2011
Mar 31, 2010
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the Thirty-Nineth Annual
Report of the Company together with the audited accounts for the Year
ended on March 31, 2010
FINANCIAL RESULTS: 2009-2010 2008-2009
Rs. Rs.
Profit 23444582 20568179
Less :Loss/Profit on sale of assets (256562) 25763
Operating Profit 23701144 20542416
Less: Depreciation 2731865 2717404
Profit for the Year 20969279 17825012
Less: Provision For Taxation 7450000 5533000
Less Provision for Deferred
Tax Assets / Liabilities (141392) 606845
Less : Short Provision Of Tax 262894 --
Fringe Benefit Tax -- 253078
Profit After Tax 13397777 11432089
Balance Of Profit Brought Forward
From Previous Year 24884711 15824280
Profit Available for Appropriation 38282488 27256368
Less: Proposed Dividend 1050000 1050000
Tax On Proposed dividend 174392 178448
Transferred to General Reserve 1339778 1143209
Net Profit Carried Forward to
Balance Sheet 35718318 24884711
OPERATIONS:
Total Turn over during the year is Rs. 1443.47 Lacs (Previous Year Rs.
1281.46 Lacs) showing increase of 12.65 % over the previous year. We
have made a Profit after depreciation and interest of Rs.209.69 Lacs
(Previous Year Profit of Rs 178.25 Lacs). Exports during the year was
Rs.1371.79 Lacs as against Rs. 1225.83 Lacs during Previous year
showing a growth of 11.91%.
Focus on export sales with regular visits to existing customers has
lead to increase in volumes as well as better realization and also
tapping of new markets has resulted in higher percentage of export
sales which will be continued.
Directors Responsibility Statement: Your Board States that
I) In the preparation of the annual account for the year ended on 31st
March, 2010 the applicable, accounting standards had been followed and
there had been no material departures from the said standard.
II) The directors had selected such accounting policies and applied it
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 as at 31st March, 2010 and of the profits of the company
for the year ended on that day.
III) The directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance and adequate accounting statement in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of
the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities.
iv) The directors had prepared annual accounts for the year ended 31st
March 2010 On a going concern basis.
DIVIDEND:
The Board recommends 30% dividend (i e Rs 3.00 Bar Share) for the year
ended 31st March, 2010.
DIRECTORS:
Mr D C Daftari and Mrs. Tejas Kothari shall retire pursuant to Article
132 of the Articles of Association of the Company and are eligible for
re-appointment.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
Information 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 regarding employees is NIL
PUBLIC DEPOSITS:
The company has not accepted deposits U/S 58 A of the Companies Act,
1956 during the year.
AUDITORS REPORT:
The observation of the Auditors if any is explained by way of
appropriate notes to the accounts.
AUDITORS:
Messrs Kanu Doshi Associates, the Auditors of your Company retire at
the ensuing Annual General Meeting and are eligible for re-appointment.
SECRETARIAL COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE:
Secretarial Compliance Certificate of M/s Dinesh Mehta & Co. Company
Secretaries as required under the Provision of section 383A(1) of
the companies Act,1956 is annexed herewith.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
A statement containing the necessary information in accordance with
Section 217 (i)(e) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies
(Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of Board of Directors) Rules,
1988 is annexed hereto and marked annexure A to this report.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Your Directors convey their deep sense of gratitude to the employees
for their co-operation.
for and on behalf of the Board
Naresh Kothari
Chairman & Managing Director
Place : Kalali, VADODARA.
Date : 1-05-2010
Mar 31, 2000
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the Twenty Nineth Annual
Report of the Company together with the audited accounts for the Year
ended on March 31, 2000.
1999-2000 1998-99
FINANCIAL RESULTS : Rs. Rs.
Operating Profit 5961377 2339407
ADD :
Profit on sale of assets 88253 (-) 32647
6049630 2306760
LESS :
Depreciation 1831654 1602655
Profit before Tax 4217976 704105
Less: Provision for Taxation 1200000 300000
Less: Prior Period adjustment 14148 NIL
Profit After Tax 3032124 404105
Balance of profit brought forward 3260651 2856546
from previous year
Profit available for Appropriation 6292775 3260651
APPROPRIATION
General Reserve 304000 NIL
Proposed Dividend 1050000 NIL
Tax on Dividend 115500 NIL
Net Profit Carried to 4823275 3260651
Balance Sheet
OPERATIONS :
Inspite of adverse market condition in Heavy Vehicle Industry the
turnover during the year was Rs. 632.45 lakh (Previous Year Rs. 482.25
Lakhs) showing a growth of 31.15% over previous year and net profit
after depreciation and interest during the year was Rs. 42.18 lakh
against profit of Rs. 7.04 lakh during the previous year. However
exports during the year was Rs. 106.00 lakh against export of Rs.
74.88 lakh during previous year showing rise of 41.56% over previous
year. This could be achieved due to vigourous marketing and personal
follow up with overseas buyers. For the next year greater emphasis
would be made for maintaining better growth levels on exports.
DIVIDEND: The Board recommends 30% dividend (inclusive of interim
dividend) for the year ended on 31st March 2000. The Board has already
declared interim divided @30% for the year ended 31st March, 2000 and
the same will be paid after the record date 16th May, 2000.
DIRECTORS : Shri M. D. Patel and Shri A. H. Patel shall retire pursuant
to Article 132 of the Articles of Association of the Company and are
eligible for re-appointment.
Mr. A. J. Kothari, Director of the Company has tendered his resignation
from the office of the Directors for personal reason. The Board
appreciates the service rendered by him during his tenure as Director
of the Company.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES: Information 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 regarding employees
is NIL
PUBLIC DEPOSITS : The company has not accepted any deposit U/s 58 A of
the Companies Act 1956 during the year.
AUDITORS REPORT : The observation of the Auditors, if any, are
explained by way of appropriate notes to the accounts.
AUDITORS : Messrs Kanu Doshi Associates, the Auditors of your Company
retire at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and are eligible for
re-appointment.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FORlElGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO : A statement containing the necessary informations
in accordance with Section 217 (i) (e) of the Companies Act, 1956 read
with the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of Board of
Directors) Rules, 1988 is annexed hereto and marked annexure A to this
report
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT : Your Directors convey their deep sense of gratitude
to the employees and Companys Bankers - IDBI Bank Limited, for their
excellent co-operation and assistance.
for and on behalf of the Board
Naresh Kothari
Managing Director
M. D. Patel
Directors
Place : Kalali, BARODA
Date : 25/04/2000
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