Mar 31, 2015
Dear Members,
The directors present their report and audited accounts for the year
ended 31st March, 2015
Financial Results & Operations Year ended Year ended
31.03.2015 31.03.2014
The key financial results of the
company are as under : (Rs. in lacs)
Revenue from Operations and other income 572 5640
Earning before Interest, Depreciation & Tax (166) (2823)
Finance Cost 1592 1639
Depreciation 1506 1677
Exceptional Item 4000 -
Net Profit/(Loss) after tax for the year (7264) (6248)
In view of the accumulated losses, no dividend is recommended.
Your company was forced to suspend operations during the financial year
2014 -15 due to non availability of working capital and suppliers
credit. With the banks not releasing need based LC limits as envisaged
in the sanctioned scheme, import of glass parts being a critical and
major input, could not be arranged. The company believes that being the
only manufacturer of CPTs in India, there is a good chance to revive,
if working capital support is made available as imports of CPTs from
China are finding its way into India to feed the CPT based TV market.
Further to meet the growing demand for flat panels, the company has
been working on the option of converting one of its production lines to
take up assembly of LCD/ LED modules which are presently being
imported. However non availability of working capital is coming in the
way of moving forward on this proposal also.
The rehabilitation scheme approved by the Board for Industrial &
Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) is under implementation. With the
consent of the secured lenders, the company had moved a modified debt
restructuring seeking approval from BIFR for sale of some surplus
assets and rescheduling the repayments besides other issues. While
sanction for the sale of surplus assets was received, decision is
awaited on the other issues. During the year under review, the company
neither invited nor accepted any deposits. Further, there are no
overdue deposits lying unpaid with the company.
Industry Scenario
Globally the CPT industry has been seeing declining volumes over the
last few years. All major global players have already quit or are on
the verge of quitting. The markets in India have also dropped due to
shift in consumer preference for flat panel TVs. Availability of raw
materials and components are restricted to only few suppliers now.
Directors
Mr. P K Ganguly who was an independent director on the Board passed
away on 8th May, 2015. The Board expresses its condolences on his
demise. The Board also placed on record its appreciation for his
contributions during his tenure as a director on the Board.
Mr. K Jayabharath Reddy was elected as an Independent Director on the
Board pursuant to provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for a
consecutive term of five years at the last AGM. Mr Reddy had declared
that he meets the criteria as laid down in the Companies Act and the
listing agreement .
During the financial year under review, four meetings of the Board of
Directors were held, details of which are mentioned in the Report on
Corporate Governance forming part of this report.
Composition of various Committees of the Board is provided in the
Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of this Report. All the
recommendations made by the Committees were accepted by the Board.
Directors' Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to the requirements under Section 134(3) & (5) of the
Companies Act, 2013 with respect to the Directors' Responsibility
Statement, your Directors state that:
1. In the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year
ended March 31,2015, the applicable accounting standards have been
followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
2. 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 2014-15 and of the loss
of the Company for that period;
3. 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;
4. The Directors have prepared the annual accounts for the financial
year ended March 31, 2015, on a going concern basis;
5. The Directors have duly laid down internal financial controls to be
followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are
adequate and were operating effectively; and
6. The Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with
the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were
adequate and operating effectively.
Key Managerial Personnel
Mr Arjun Thapar ,Managing Director and Mr Gopal Krishnan , Company
Secretary and Mr Samares Bandopadhyay , Head Accounts are the Key
Managerial Personnel as per provisions of the Companies Act , 2013 .
Corporate Governance
Your company has taken adequate steps to ensure compliance with the
provisions relating to Corporate Governance as prescribed . The Report
on Corporate Governance along with a certificate from the Auditors of
the company regarding compliance is enclosed and forms part of the
report.
Risk Management
The Company has identified risks associated with its line of business
and is taking appropriate steps for its mitigation.
Corporate Social Responsibility
The provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 relating to
Corporate Social Responsibility, are not applicable to the Company.
Related party transactions
Details of related party transactions have been disclosed in notes to
the financial statements.
Environment
Your Company was awarded ISO 14000:2004 certification in recognition of
its responsibility towards environment and society. Steps have been
taken to meet the required norms & safeguards and to keep the
environment pollution free. Greenbelt has been created in and around
the factory and water conservation and recycling has been taken up on
priority.
Particular of Employees
The company has no employee who is covered under the Companies
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnal) Rules, 2014
Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange
Earnings and Outgo.
Conservation of Energy :
Energy conservation measures taken:
* Conversion of hot water generator to run on Natural Gas.
* Reduction of power consumption by use of Turbo Ventilators in non
air-conditioned areas to extract heat and also provide natural
illumination.
* Reduction in air conditioning load by re-sizing of process areas.
* Reduction in water consumption through recycling of water and
undertaking rain water harvesting.
Research & Development and Technology Absorption :
a) Research & Development -
i) Areas in which R&D carried out.
Development was carried out in the areas of import substitution,
alternative raw materials, technology up gradation, process development
and quality improvement.
ii) Benefits derived as a result of above activities.
Cost reduction achieved through improvement in design, import
substitution, change in raw material, lower usage and better quality.
iii) Future plan of action.
Continue R&D work for further reducing costs.
iv) Expenditure on R&D.
No significant expenditure involved as these were carried out in house.
b) Technology absorption -
The company has developed capability to manufacture colour picture
tubes and components like deflection yokes & electron guns. The
technology for the ultra slim CPTs has also been absorbed.
Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo :
Foreign exchange outgo during the year - NIL
Foreign exchange earnings during the year - NIL
Industrial Relations
Your company continues to maintain harmonious and cordial relations
with its workforce.
Auditors and Audit Reports
Statutory Auditors :
The auditors Messrs V Sahai Tripathi & Co., Chartered Accountants,
retire at the conclusion of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and
being eligible have expressed their willingness to continue if
appointed. The Board of Directors recommend their appointment for the
next financial year. As per the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013,
an audit firm functioning as auditor of the Company for ten years or
more after the commencement of provisions of Section 139(2) of the Act,
may be appointed in the Company for further period of three years from
April 1,2014.
As regards the observations of the Auditors in their report, the
relevant notes to the accounts i.e. nos. 26, 28 A(b), 29, 30 (d), 33(a)
& 38 are self explanatory and therefore do not require any further
comments.
Secretarial Auditors:
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board had
appointed Ms. Seema Sharma, Company Secretary in practice (PCS
Registration No. 4397) to conduct the Secretarial Audit for the
Financial Year 2014-15. The Secretarial Audit Report for the financial
year ended March 31, 2015 is annexed herewith marked as Annexure-I to
this Report. The observations referred to therein have been explained
in the notes to the accounts and do not require and further comments.
Cost Auditor :
In view of suspension of operations during the year as explained above
no cost audit exercise was undertaken .
In terms of Section 134 of the Companies Act 2013 and provisions of the
Listing Agreement, the Company has an Internal Control System,
commensurate with the size, scale and complexity of its operations. To
maintain its objectivity and independence, the Internal Auditors report
to the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board. Adequate internal
control systems and procedures are in place to ensure compliance with
internal policies & procedures and statutory regulations.
Extract of Annual Return
The information required under Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013
read with Rule 12 of the Companies (Management and Administration)
Rules, 2014, the extracts of Annual Return in form MGT-9 is annexed
herewith marked as Annexure II to this Report.
Acknowledgement
The Board acknowledges the valuable support of various government
agencies, financial institutions, banks, customers, suppliers, business
associates, shareholders and employees and looks forward to their
continued support.
On behalf of the Board
Place : New Delhi Arjun Thapar
Dated : 30th May, 2015 Managing Director
Mar 31, 2014
Dear Members,
The directors present their report and audited accounts for the
year ended 31st March, 2014
Financial Results & Operations Year ended Year ended
31.03.2014 31.03.2013
The key financial results of the company are as under (Rs in lacs
Revenue from Operations and other income 6123 38924
Earning before Interest, Depreciation & Tax (2932) (1450)
Finance Cost 1639 2007
Depreciation 1677 1532
Net Profit/(Loss) for the year (6248) (4989)
In view of the accumulated losses, no dividend is recommended.
Your company faced lot of challenges during the financial year 2013-14.
Non availability of working capital restricted our ability to overcome
some of these challenges. Despite the local demand being 4~5 million
tubes during the year and being the sole supplier in India, your
company was forced to operate at less than rated capacity on many
occasions. From the start of the second quarter the operation had to be
forcibly curtailed on account of non availability of Glass Parts, one
of the most important inputs as the only supplier in India not only cut
down supplies but also did not extend credit on supplies as was being
done earlier. Despite best efforts the company had no option but to
temporarily suspend operations as it did not have enough working
capital to import Glass Parts from suppliers abroad who were ready to
supply but only on advance remittance/LC. The company believes that
being the only manufacturer of CPTs in India, there is a good chance to
revive, if working capital support is made available as imports of CPTs
from China are finding its way into the Indian market to feed the CPT
based TV market.
There was all round increase in prices of all major raw materials,
power/fuel etc which impacted the bottom line. Major volatility in the
forex markets also took its toll on the company''s finances. Radical
steps were taken to reduce costs through process improvements, value
engineering, rationalising manpower, reducing power consumption and
improving productivity to partially offset increase in various input
costs.
The rehabilitation scheme approved by The Board for Industrial &
Financial Reconstruction (BIFR)is under implementation. With the
consent of the secured lenders, the company moved a modified debt
restructuring scheme before BIFR which is under their consideration.
During the year under review, the company neither invited nor accepted
any deposits. Further, there are no overdue deposits lying unpaid with
the company.
Adequate internal control systems and procedures are in place to ensure
optimum utilization of resources, improve performance, compliance with
internal policies & procedures and with statutory regulations.
Industry Scenario
Globally the CPT industry has seen declining volumes over the last few
years. The markets in India have also dropped to around 4-5 million
tubes per annum from the level of 10-12 million an year ago. The shift
in demand preference for flat panel TVs in most markets over
conventional CRT based TVs has seen volumes in the CPT segment coming
down sharply. The markets for CPT based TVs in India are primarily in
the rural and semi urban towns. Availability of raw materials and
components is the biggest challenge as only few manufacturers are left.
The demand of CPTs globally seems to have plateaud for the present, but
steep decline is expected in a some years as major global players have
already quit or in the verge of quitting. In India these still shall be
fairly poised.
Directors
Mr. M M Thapar vacated the office of director in terms of the
provisions of the Companies Act, 2013. The appointment of Mr. K
Jayabharath Reddy, who retires by rotation, is being taken up at the
forthcoming annual general meeting, as he qualifies to become
Independent Director on the Board in terms of the provisions of the
Companies Act, 2013. Mr. P K Ganguly, director retires by rotation at
the forthcoming annual general meeting and being eligible offers
himself for re-appointment.
Directors'' Responsibility Statement
On the basis of compliance confirmation and subject to disclosures in
the annual accounts, as also on the basis of discussion with the
Statutory Auditors, your directors report:
- that in the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended
31st March, 2014, the applicable accounting standards have been
followed alongwith proper explanation relating to material departures;
- 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 for the financial year ended 31st March, 2014 and of the
loss of the company for the year under review.
- that proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies
Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing
and detecting fraud and other irregularities has been taken.
- that the annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
Corporate Governance
Your company has taken adequate steps to ensure compliance with the
provisions relating to Corporate Governance as prescribed under the
listing agreement with the Stock Exchanges. The Report on Corporate
Governance along with a certificate from the Auditors of the company
regarding compliance is enclosed and forms part of the report. Other
Information
The information required under section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act,
1956 read with Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of
the Board of Directors) Rules 1988 is given in the Annexure and forms
part of this Report. The information required to be provided in terms
of the provisions of Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 and
rules framed there under forms part of this report. The same is not
being sent alongwith this report to the members of the company in line
with the provisions of the said Act and will be made available on
request by any member of the company.
Environment
Your Company has been awarded ISO 14000:2004 certification in
recognition of its responsibility towards environment and society.
Steps have taken to upgrade its capability to meet the required norms
and safeguards and to keep the environment pollution free. Significant
initiatives have been taken to reduce the consumption of energy and
shift to more eco-friendly fuels. Lot of greenery has been created in
and around the factory. Water conservation and recycling has be in
focus and has yielded good results Industrial Relations
Your company continues to maintain harmonious and cordial relations
with its workforce.
Auditors
The auditors Messrs V Sahai Tripathi & Co., Chartered Accountants,
retire at the conclusion of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and
being eligible have expressed their willingness to continue if
appointed. The Board of Directors recommend their appointment for the
next financial year.
As regards the observations of the Auditors in their report, notes nos.
28 A(b) & A(f), 29, 30 (c) & 33(a) to the accounts are self explanatory
and do not require any further comments.
Cost Auditors
Audit of the cost accounting records has been made mandatory for our
company. Your company has appointed M/s Balaji and Associates, Cost
Accountants to conduct the cost audit exercise for the financial year
ending 31st March, 2014.
Acknowledgement
The Board acknowledges the valuable support of various government
agencies, financial institutions, banks, customers, suppliers, business
associates, shareholders and employees and looks forward to their
continued support.
On behalf of the Board
Place : New Delhi Arjun Thapar
Dated : 28th May, 2014 Managing Director
Mar 31, 2013
The directors present their report and audited accounts for the year
ended 31st March, 2013
Financial Results & Operations Year ended Year ended
31.03.2013 31.03.2012
The key financial results of the
company are as under: (Rs. in lacs)
Revenue from Operations and other income 38923 24099
Earning before Interest,
Depreciation & Tax (1709) (2403)
Finance Cost 2007 2324
Depreciation 1531 1535
Net Profit/(Loss) after tax for
the year (4984) (6262)
In view of the accumulated losses, no dividend is recommended.
The financial year 2012-13 was a difficult year for the company. Non
availability of working capital restricted our ability to source
critical raw material which was a major impediment in not being able to
meet the targets for production. The company was forced to operate only
one line and that too at less than rated capacity on some occasions.
Despite the imposition of anti dumping duties, influx of tubes from
abroad continued, which impacted margins as the company had to match
the landed prices. Besides the increase in prices of all major raw
materials, power/fuel also impacted the TP bottom line. Major emphasis
was placed on reducing the power & fuel cost thru energy conservation,
buying power thru trading to take advantage of lower prices and
recycling water. Your company also took steps to reduce costs through
process improvements, value engineering, rationalising manpower and
improving productivity to partially offset increase in various input
costs.
The market demand in FY 2013-14 is expected to be around 7 million
tubes. The present market scenario may not be favorable for the CPT
industry in India at large as anti dumping restrictions on CPT imports
from China gets removed after June, 2013. There is a serious threat on
that account as CPTs from China are likely to find their way in the
rapidly shrinking Indian market.
The rehabilitation scheme approved by The Board for Industrial &
Financial Reconstruction is under implementation, including the sale of
various surplus assets, as approved by them.
During the year under review, the company neither invited nor accepted
any deposits. Further, there are no overdue deposits lying unpaid with
the company.
Directors
Nomination of Mr. Arun Ramanathan, as special director, was withdrawan
by BIFR effective from 8th February, 2013.
Mr. P K Ganguly, director retires by rotation at the forthcoming annual
general meeting and being eligible offers himself for re-appointment.
Directors'' Responsibility Statement
On the basis of compliance confirmation and subject to disclosures in
the annual accounts, as also on the basis of discussion with the
Statutory Auditors, your directors report:
i) that in the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended
31st March, 2013, the applicable accounting standards have been
followed alongwith proper explanation relating to material departures;
ii) 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 for the financial year ended 31st March, 2013
and of the loss of the company for the year under review.
iii) that proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies
Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing
and detecting fraud and other irregularities has been taken.
iv) that the annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern
basis.
Corporate Governance
Your company has taken adequate steps to ensure compliance with the
provisions relating to Corporate Governance as prescribed under the
listing agreement with the Stock Exchanges. The Report on Corporate
Governance along with a certificate from the Auditors of the company
regarding compliance is enclosed and forms part of the report.
Other Information
The information required under section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act,
1956 read with Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of
the Board of Directors) Rules 1988 is given in the Annexure and forms
part of this Report.
The information required to be provided in terms of the provisions of
Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 and rules framed thereunder
forms part of this report. The same is not being sent alongwith this
report in line with the provisions of Section 219(1 )(b)(iv) of the
said Act and will be made available on request by any member of the
company.
Environment
Your Company has been awarded ISO 14000:2004 certification in
recognition of its responsibility towards environment and society.
Steps have taken to upgrade its capability to meet the required norms
and safeguards and to keep the environment pollution free. Significant
initiatives have been taken to reduce the consumption of energy and
shift to more eco-friendly fuels. Lot of greenery has been created in
and around the factory.
Industrial Relations
Your company continues to maintain harmonious and cordial relations
with its workforce.
Auditors
The auditors Messrs V Sahai Tripathi & Co., Chartered Accountants,
retire at the conclusion of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and
being eligible have expressed their willingness to continue if
appointed. The Board of Directors recommend their appointment for the
next financial year.
As regards the observations of the Auditors in their report and the
relevant notes to the accounts i.e. nos. 29 A(b) & (f), 30, 31 (c),
34(a) are self explanatory and therefore do not require any further
comments.
Cost Auditors
In terms of circular issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs,
effective from 1st April, 2012 audit of the cost accounting records has
been made mandatory for our company. Accordingly, your company decided
to appoint M/s Balaji and Associates, Cost Accountants to conduct the
cost audit exercise for the financial year ending 31st March, 2013.
They were also appointed to submit the Cost Compliance report for the
Financial Year ended 31st March, 2012 which has been filed with the
Ministry of Company Affairs.
Acknowledgement
The Board acknowledges the valuable support of various Government
Agencies, Financial Institutions, Banks, Customers, Suppliers, Business
Associates, Shareholders and Employees and looks forward to their
continued support.
On behalf of the Board
Place : New Delhi Arjun Thapar
Dated : 28th May, 2013 Managing Director
Mar 31, 2012
The directors present their report and audited accounts for the year
ended 31st March, 2012
Financial Results Year ended Year ended
31.03.2012 31.03.2011
The key financial results of the
company are as under: (Rs. in lacs)
Revenue from Operations and other
income 24099 51508
Earning before Interest,
Depreciation & Tax (2403) 2283
Finance Cost 2324 2614
Depreciation 1535 1655
Net Profit/Loss) for the year (6262) (1986)
Net Profit/(Loss) after tax
for the year (6262) (1986)
In view of the accumulated losses, no dividend is recommended.
Operations
The financial year 2011-12 was indeed a testing period for the company.
Non availability of working capital restricted our ability to source
critical raw material and was a major impediment in not being able to
meet the targets for production & bottom line taken for the year. Need
based LC limits as per the sanctioned scheme was not made available
which resulted in the company operating only one line and running to
less than its rated capacity till January, 2012. Thereafter, with the
help of some supplier's credit, the company started running both lines
and crossed 3 lac production per month. Despite the imposition of anti
dumping duties, influx of tubes from abroad continued to pose a threat,
which impacted margins as the company had to match the landed prices.
The volatility seen in the foreign exchange markets during the year has
also impacted the prices of inputs. Besides the upward movement in
prices of all major raw materials and the power and fuel have also been
impacted on account of increase in gas & fuel prices. All this has put
our margins under pressure. Major focus is on reduction of power and
utility costs by conserving energy, increasing own generation and
recycling water. Your company has taken steps to reduce costs through
process improvements, value engineering, rationalising manpower and
improving productivity.
Your company had entered into a technical tie up with Samsung Corp.
Korea during the year for transfer of technology for the Ultra Slim
Tubes in view of the growing market for them. Work on absorption of
technology for the 14th pin free ' ultra slim tubes was started during
the last quarter of FY 2011-12. Changes have been carried out in the
some of the equipments and processes and commercial production is
expected during the FY 2012-13. Work on the 21st pin free ultra slim
tubes has also started. With the market preference shifting to ultra
slim tubes, we have geared up our facilities to take up production
commercially.
Outlook
The market demand is expected to be around 10-12 million tubes in FY
2012-13 which should help the company run both lines to capacity in the
months ahead. The present market scenario may not be favorable for the
CPT industry at large but in India and in our case this is the ideal
time to ramp up production as there is virtually no competition. The
threat from Imports has since diminished with the weakening of the
rupee as the landed cost of imports has shot up. Further, major
exporters of tubes to India has since closed their plants. This is not
only providing a great opportunity for the Indian market but export
orders have also started to come.
Directors
Allahabad Bank have nominated Mr. Umesh Wamorkar, Sr. Vice President &
Group Head - ARCIL, on the Board in place of Mrs. Neeta Mukerji with
effect from 1 6th August, 2012 . Nomination of Mrs. Neeta Mukerji was
withdrawn on 10th May, 2012.
Mr. M M Thapar, director retires by rotation at the forthcoming annual
general meeting and being eligible offers himself for re-appointment.
Fixed Deposit
During the year under review, the company neither invited nor accepted
any deposits. Further, there are no overdue deposits lying unpaid with
the company.
Directors' Responsibility Statement
On the basis of compliance confirmation and subject to disclosures in
the annual accounts, as also on the basis of discussion with the
Statutory Auditors, your directors report:
- that in the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended
31st March, 2012, the applicable accounting standards have been
followed alongwith proper explanation relating to material departures;
- 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 for the financial year ended 31st March, 2012 and of the
loss of the company for the year under review.
- that proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies
Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing
and detecting fraud and other irregularities has been taken.
- that the annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
Corporate Governance
Your company has taken adequate steps to ensure compliance with the
provisions relating to Corporate Governance as prescribed under the
listing agreement with the Stock Exchanges. The Report on Corporate
Governance along with a certificate from the Auditors of the company
regarding compliance is enclosed and forms part of the report.
Other Information
The information required under section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act,
1956 read with Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of
the Board of Directors) Rules 1988 is given in the Annexure and forms
part of this Report.
The information required to be provided in terms of the provisions of
Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 and rules framed thereunder
forms part of this report. The same is not being sent alongwith this
report to the members of the company in line with the provisions of
Section 219(1)(b)(iv) of the said Act and will be made available on
request by any member of the company.
Environment
Your Company has been awarded ISO 14000:2004 certification in
recognition of its responsibility towards environment and society.
Steps have taken to upgrade its capability to meet the required norms
and safeguards and to keep the environment pollution free. Significant
initiatives have been taken to reduce the consumption of energy and
shift to more eco-friendly fuels. Lot of greenery has been created in
and around the factory.
Industrial Relations
Your company continues to maintain harmonious and cordial relations
with its workforce.
Auditors
The auditors Messrs V Sahai Tripathi & Co., Chartered Accountants,
retire at the conclusion of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and
being eligible have expressed their willingness to continue if
appointed. The Board of Directors recommends their appointment for the
next financial year.
As regards the observations of the Auditors in their report and the
relevant notes to the accounts i.e. nos. 29(h), 30, 31 (c), 34(a) & (b)
are self explanatory and therefore do not require any further comments.
Acknowledgement
The Board acknowledges the valuable support of various government
agencies, financial institutions, banks, customers, suppliers, business
associates, shareholders and employees and looks forward to their
continued support.
On behalf of the Board
Arjun Thappar
Mannaging Director
Place : New Delhi
Dated : 16th August, 2012
Mar 31, 2011
Dear Members,
The directors present their report and audited accounts for the year
ended 31st March, 2011
Financial Results Year ended Year ended
The key financial results of the
company are as under: 31.03.2011 31.03.2010
(Rs. in lacs)
Gross Sales including other income 51,263 52,811
Earning before Interest, Depreciation & Tax 2,368 2,876
Interest & Financing Charges 2,614 2,384
Depreciation 1,655 1,686
Expenses/depreciation relating to prior period 32 61
Net Profit/(Loss) for the year (1,933) (1,255)
Fringe Benefit Tax relating to prior period 53 -
Net Profit/(Loss) after tax for the year (1,986) (1,255)
In view of the accumulated losses, no dividend is recommended.
Operations
The financial year 2010-11 again witnessed demand for GPT based CTVs
crossing the level of 18 million units inclusive of imports, which was
marginally lower than the earlier financial year. Though the Industry
has seen growth over the last few years on account of various factors,
including the orders from Tamil Nadu Government, the local CPT industry
suffered due to large scale imports from South East Asia.
Production during the financial year 2010-11 was 4.21 million CPTs as
against 4.30 million in the previous financial year from its Vadodara
unit, which only is in operation. Sales during the financial year
2010-11 was 4.31 million CPTs as compared to 4.23 million in the year
before. But for the imports, the production and sales would have been
higher than the previous year.
Outlook
World over the demand for CPTs is expected to decline, resulting in lot
of capacities getting vacated. However, the Indian market is expected
to remain steady in view of low penetration of TVs in the rural and
semi urban areas, though the overall market for CRT based CTVs in India
is expected to decline slowly as the LCD & LED technology based CTVs
gain momentum. The company has created flexibility in its production
lines to cater to the market requirements for various sizes. With the
market preference shifting to ultra slim tubes, we have geared up our
facilities to take up its production commercially.
Despite the imposition of anti dumping duties, influx of tubes from
abroad continue to pose a threat to the local industry. The surge in
imports impacted margins as the company had to match the landed prices,
which despite the anti dumping duty, had fallen on account of the
dollar depreciating. To offset the shrinking margins, your company has
taken steps to reduce costs through process improvements, value
engineering, rationalising manpower and improving productivity. Besides
the upward movement in prices of all major raw materials, the supply of
some critical inputs is now concentrated in the hands of few suppliers,
which also makes us more vulnerable on the supply chain front. The
power and fuel costs have also been impacted on account of increase in
gas & fuel prices. Major focus is on reduction of power and utility
costs by conserving energy, increasing own generation and recycling
water.
Directors
Allahabad Bank have nominated Mrs. Neeta Mukerji, President & COO -
Asset Reconstruction Company (India) Limited (ARCIL), on the Board in
place of Mr. S K Kalra with effect from 9th February, 2011.
Mr. K Jayabharath Reddy, director retires by rotation at the
forthcoming annual general meeting and being eligible offers himself
for re-appointment.
Directors' Responsibility Statement
On the basis of compliance confirmation and subject to disclosures in
the annual accounts, as also on the basis of discussion with the
Statutory Auditors, your directors report:
- that in the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended
31st March, 2011, the applicable accounting standards have been
followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
- 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 for the financial year ended 31st March, 2011 and of the
loss of the company for the year under review.
- that proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies
Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing
and detecting fraud and other irregularities has been taken.
- that the annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
Corporate Governance
Your company has taken adequate steps to ensure compliance with the
provisions relating to Corporate Governance as prescribed under the
listing agreement with the Stock Exchanges. The Report on Corporate
Governance along with a certificate from the Auditors of the company
regarding compliance is enclosed and forms part of the report.
Fixed Deposit
During the year under review, the company neither invited nor accepted
any deposits. There are no overdue deposits lying unpaid with the
company.
Other Information
The information required under section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act,
1956 read with Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of
the Board of Directors) Rules 1988 is given in the Annexure and forms
part of this Report. The information required to be provided in terms
of the provisions of Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 and
rules framed there under forms part of this report. The same is not
being sent along with this report to the members of the company in line
with the provisions of Section 219(1)(b)(iv) of the said Act and will
be made available on request by any member of the company.
Environment
Your Company has been awarded ISO 14000 certification in recognition of
its responsibility towards environment and society. The Company has
been continuously upgrading its capability to meet the required norms
and safeguards and to keep the environment pollution free. Lot of
greenery has been created in and around the factory. Significant
initiatives have been taken to reduce the consumption of energy and
shift to more eco-friendly fuels.
Industrial Relations
Your company continues to maintain harmonious and cordial relations
with its workforce.
Auditors
The auditors Messrs V Sahai Tripathi & Co., Chartered Accountants,
retire at the conclusion of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and
being eligible have expressed their willingness to continue if
appointed. The Board of Directors recommend their appointment for the
next financial year.
As regards the observations of the Auditors in their report, the
relevant notes to the accounts i.e. nos. 6(h), 7, 8(a) & (b) and 11(a)
& (b) are self explanatory and therefore do not require any further
comments.
Acknowledgement
The Board acknowledges the valuable support of various government
agencies, financial institutions, banks, customers, suppliers, business
associates, shareholders and employees and looks forward to their
continued support.
On behalf of the Board
Place : New Delhi Arjun Thapar
Dated : 4th, August, 2011 Managing Director
Mar 31, 2010
The directors present their report and audited accounts for the year
ended 31st March, 2010
Financial Results Year ended Year ended
31.03.2010 31.03.2009
(Rupees in lacs)
Gross Sales including other income 52,954 44,451
Earning before Interest, Depreciation & Tax 2,876 (3,906)
Interest & Financing Charges 2,384 1,608
Depreciation 1,686 1,628
Expenses/depreciation relating to prior period 61 258
Net Profit/(Loss) for the year (1,255) (7,401)
Provision for Tax - -
Net Profit/(Loss) after tax (1,255) (7,401)
In view of the accumulated
losses, no dividend is recommended.
Operations
The financial year 2009-10 witnessed demand crossing the level of 18
million units inclusive of imports showing a growth of over 10% over
the previous year. The Industry has seen sustained growth over the last
couple of years on account of impressive growth in GDP, increased
purchasing power in the hands of consumers more so in the tier 2 & 3
cities and also free distribution of TVs by the Tamil Nadu Government.
Production during the financial year 2009-10 was 4.30 million CPTs as
against 3.45 million CPTs in the previous year. Sales during the
financial year was also higher at 4.23 million CPTs as compared to 3.47
million CPTs the year before. Presently operations are continuing only
at the Vadodara unit as the Mohali unit continues to be shut.
Your Directors are pleased to state that most of the stipulations of
the rehabilitation scheme sanctioned by the Board for Industrial &
Financial Reconstruction have been complied with, except for the sale
of land at Mohali for which efforts are on to get necessary clearances.
Outlook
The current financial year is likely to see continued growth in demand
on account of major sporting events like the just concluded soccer
world cup, the common wealth games to be held in Delhi and big orders
from Tamil Nadu Govt. which have significantly contributed to the
growth in the domestic CTV Industry. Based on these projections, the
production target taken for the financial year 2010-11 is around 5
million tubes.
The pure flat segment which had gained market share as against the
conventional tubes will see a flat demand in the year ahead. With major
TV players introducing ultra slim CRT based CTVs, the company is
gearing up for launch of these tubes as it sees a sizable market coming
up. After trials and sampling, it is proposed to commercially launch
these tubes towards end of 2010. In the conventional segment, 20" tube
is expected to hold on to its market share. The 14" tube is expected
to see a dip in the market share, post completion of the order from
Tamil Nadu Government. The company has enhanced its manufacturing
capabilities by creating flexibility in its production lines to
manufacture products of various sizes depending on market requirements.
With the imports continuing despite the imposition of anti dumping, the
margins will continue to be under pressure. The upward movement in
prices of all major raw materials is also putting pressing on the
margins. With the supply of major materials now concentrated in the
hands of few suppliers, there is constant threat of price increase.
Efforts are being made through value engineering to keep the impact of
the increase at the minimum level. In house Deflection Yokes and
Electron Guns being very cost effective, enhancement of manufacturing
capabilities of these vital components is being aggressively pursued.
The power and fuel costs have also been impacted on account of increase
in gas & fuel prices. Major focus is on reduction of power and utility
costs by conserving energy, increasing own generation and recycling
water.
Directors
The Board for Industrial & Financial Reconstruction have appointed Mr.
Arun Ramanathan, former Finance Secretary to the Union Government, as a
Special Director on the Board of the Company with effect from 30th
June, 2010.
IFCI Limited (IFCI) has also recently nominated Mr. S V Venkatakrishnan
on the Board with effect from 18th August, 2010.
Mr. P K Ganguly, director retires by rotation at the forthcoming annual
general meeting and being eligible offers himself for re-appointment.
Directors Responsibility Statement
On the basis of compliance confirmation and subject to disclosures in
the annual accounts, as also on the basis of discussion with the
Statutory Auditors, your directors report:
- that in the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended
31st March, 2010, the applicable accounting standards have been
followed alongwith proper explanation relating to material departures;
- 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 for the financial year ended 31st March, 2010 and of the
profit/loss of the company for this period.
- that 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 has been taken.
- that the annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
Corporate Governance
Your company has complied with the provisions relating to Corporate
Governance as prescribed under the listing agreement with the Stock
Exchanges. The Report on Corporate Governance along with necessary
certificates are enclosed and forms part of the report.
Fixed Deposit
During the year under review, the company has neither invited nor
accepted any deposits. There are no overdue deposits lying unpaid with
the company.
Other Information
The information required under section 217 (1)(e) of the Companies Act,
1956 read with Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of
the Board of Directors) Rules 1988 is given in the Annexure and forms
part of this Report.
The information required to be provided in terms of the provisions of
Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 and rules framed thereunder
forms part of this report. The same is not being sent alongwith this
report to the members of the company in line with the provisions of
Section 219(1)(b)(iv) of the said Act. These documents will be made
available on request by any member of the Company.
Environment
Your Company recognizes its responsibility towards environment and
society and in line with the same top priority has been accorded in
continuously upgrading its capability to meet the required norms and
safeguards. Significant initiatives have been taken to not only reduce
the consumption of energy but also switch over to more eco-friendly
fuels. Lot of greenery has been created in and around the factory to
keep the environment pollution free.
Industrial Relations
Industrial relations remained satisfactory throughout the year. Great
emphasis has been laid on educating and upgrading the skills of its
human resources.
A fresh wage agreement with the workers at Vadodara unit, valid for two
years, has recently been entered.
Auditors
The auditors Messrs V Sahai Tripathi & Co retire at the conclusion of
the 33rd Annual General Meeting and being eligible have expressed their
willingness to continue, if appointed. The Board of Directors recommend
their appointment for the next financial year.
The observations of the Auditors in their report and the relevant notes
to the accounts (Note 7, 8 & 11) are self explanatory and therefore do
not require any further comments.
Acknowledgement
The Board acknowledges the valuable support of various government
agencies, financial institutions, banks, customers, suppliers, business
associates, shareholders and employees and looks forward to their
continued support.
On behalf of the Board
Arjun Thapar
Managing Director
Place : New Delhi
Dated : 18th August, 2010
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