Mar 31, 2018
The Directors are pleased to present the 54th Annual Report and the audited accounts for the financial year ended 31st March 2018.
Financial Highlights
Year ended 31.03.2018 |
Year ended 31.03.2017 |
|
Rs. in lakhs |
Rs. in lakhs |
|
Revenue from Operations |
1,30,417.33 |
1,04,724.53 |
Earnings Before Taxes, Finance Costs, Depreciation and Amortization |
11,337.22 |
3,118.00 |
Less : Finance Costs |
119.91 |
201.53 |
Less : Depreciation and Amortisation expense |
352.27 |
328.06 |
Profit Before Exceptional Item and Tax |
10,865.04 |
2,588.41 |
Exceptional Item |
- |
- |
Profit Before Tax |
10,865.04 |
2,588.41 |
Less : Tax Expense |
3,902.33 |
952.39 |
Profit After Tax |
6,962.71 |
1,636.02 |
Other Comprehensive Income (net of tax) |
(88.40) |
(88.64) |
Total Comprehensive Income |
6,874.31 |
1,547.38 |
Opening balance in Retained Earnings |
2,141.87 |
1,564.78 |
AMOUNT AVAILABLE FOR APPROPRIATION |
9,016.18 |
3,112.16 |
Dividend distributed during the year - Final |
960.00 |
640.00 |
Dividend Distribution Tax on above |
195.43 |
130.29 |
Transfer to General Reserve |
2,500.00 |
200.00 |
Closing Balance in Retained Earnings |
5,360.75 |
2,141.87 |
Dividend
Your Directors recommend a dividend of 600 % (Rs. 60.00 per share of Rs.10 each) for the year ended 31st March, 2018, out of the profits of the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2018, absorbing a total amount of Rs.23,14,66,164 (including dividend distribution tax and cess thereon). The dividend of Rs.60 per equity share of Rs.10 each as recommended by the Board of Directors of the Company at their meeting held on 30th May, 2018, if approved at the ensuing annual general meeting, will be paid to those shareholders, whose names appear in the Companyâs register of members as on 31st August, 2018. In respect of equity shares held in dematerialised form, the dividend will be paid to those beneficial owners of the equity shares as at the end of business hours on 24th August, 2018 as per the details furnished by the depositories for this purpose.â
The dividend payout for the year 2017-18 has been decided in accordance with the Companyâs policy to pay sustainable dividend linked to long term growth objectives of the Company to be met out of internal cash accruals.
Unpaid Dividend
Pursuant to Section 124 and 125 of Companies Act, 2013, the Company has transferred the unpaid or unclaimed dividend up to and including for the financial year 2009-10 on due date to the Investor Education and Protection Fund administered by the Central Government.
Pursuant to the provisions of Investor Education and Protection Fund (Uploading of information regarding unpaid and unclaimed amounts lying with companies) Rules, 2012, the Company has uploaded the details of unpaid and unclaimed dividends lying with the Company as on August 31, 2017 (date of last Annual General Meeting) on the website of the Company (http://www.kselimited.com/investordetails.aspx), as also on the website of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
We give below a table providing the dates of declaration of Dividend since 2010-11 and the corresponding dates when unclaimed dividends are due to be transferred to the Central Government.
Financial Year |
Date of Declaration of Dividend |
Last date for claiming unpaid dividend |
Unclaimed amount as on 31st March 2018 |
Due date for Transfer to Investor Education and Protection Fund |
2010-11 (Final Dividend) |
28 July, 2011 |
27 July, 2018 |
4,42,900 |
27 August, 2018 |
2011-12 (Final Dividend) |
31 July, 2012 |
30 July, 2019 |
5,56,006 |
30 August, 2019 |
2012-13 (Final Dividend) |
31 July, 2013 |
30 July, 2020 |
5,45,370 |
30 August, 2020 |
2013-14 (Final Dividend) |
25 September, 2014 |
24 September, 2021 |
13,52,480 |
24 October, 2021 |
2014-15 (Interim Dividend) |
12 February, 2015 |
11 February, 2022 |
6,50,600 |
14 March, 2022 |
2014-15 (Interim Dividend) |
25 March, 2015 |
24 March, 2022 |
11,97,240 |
24 April, 2022 |
2014-15 (Final Dividend) |
19 September, 2015 |
18 September, 2022 |
11,11,520 |
19 October, 2022 |
2015-16 (Final Dividend) |
31 August, 2016 |
30 August, 2023 |
14,16,500 |
30 September, 2023 |
2016-17 (Final Dividend) |
31 August, 2017 |
30 August, 2024 |
22,00,350 |
30 September, 2024 |
Transfer to Reserves
The Company proposes to transfer Rs.2500 lakhs to the General Reserve out of amount available for appropriations and an amount of Rs.5,360.75 lakhs is proposed to be retained as Surplus.
Operating Results and Business Operations
During the year ended 31st March, 2018, the Revenue from Operations for the year 2017-18 improved by 24.50 % to Rs.1304 crores from Rs.1047 crores. The over-all profit after tax improved to Rs.69.63 crores in year 2017-18 compared to Rs.16.36 crores in the previous year.
The year 2017-18 was the most favourable year in the history of the Company. All the factors controlling the margins of the Company was in favour of the Company for most part of the year. The cost of ingredients for the animal feed has declined considerably, compared to that in previous year, and remained steady for the major part of the year. The selling price of feed was reduced to ease the difficulty of the farmers, but still the feed division could generate Rs.66.64 crores as divisional profit compared to previous year figure of Rs.10.74 crores. The sales volume of feed also increased by 14.60 % on an year to year basis, from 4.65 lakhs tons to 5.33 lakhs tons.
In the cake processing division, the availability of local copra cake was highly limited as the yield of coconut has been highly affected in Kerala as well as in Tamil Nadu. Copra cake price went upto Rs.29,500 per ton in January, 2018 in tune with the increase in the coconut oil price. We had to mainly depend on imports, as local arrivals were limited and we catered about 50% of our requirement from imports. The imported copra cake was cheaper throughout the year, compared to local cake. But the quality of imported cake is relatively inferior against the quality of local cake. The market price of coconut oil during 2017-18 gradually increased from around '' 120/kg. in the year beginning and went up to above Rs.190/kg. in January, 2018 and then eased at around Rs.180/kg. level. Along with the increase in the sales volume of animal feed, the quantity of cake processed in year 2017-18 also improved by 4.80 % from 92,273 tons in the previous year to 96,709 tons in the year under report. Thus, the cake processing division reported a profit of Rs.38.84 crores for the year 2017 -18 compared to a profit of Rs.15.81 crores in the previous year.
The volume of sales of ice cream also improved by 7.20 % to 1217 kl. in 2017-18 compared to 1135 kl. in the previous year, by effective marketing, even though the margins on ice cream were under strain. The sustained margin in milk sales helped to improve the profit of Dairy division to Rs.197.51 lakhs compared to previous year profit of Rs.83.07 lakhs. We are taking all efforts to improve the production and sale volume of ice cream.
In February, 2017 the Government of Kerala had revised the price of milk by 10 %. This has increased the purchasing power of our customers, who are rearing cattle, and in turn the cattle population in Kerala has increased as the industry became profitable. There is a slight tendency for the prices of raw materials to increase, even though the same remains more or less steady. We are having sustained demand for our cattle feed and are hopeful of suitable correction of selling price in tune with ingredient prices.
We do not expect further reduction in the cost of cattle feed ingredients in the immediate future. We firmly believe that the sales volume of cattle feed will further improve in the current financial year. With this expectation, we have added one more outsourced production facility at Kanjikode for meeting the increased demand of feed. One more feed plant is envisaged in Karnataka for meeting future demand and explore the Karnataka market. We expect to maintain our performance in Animal feed division, by optimising the feed formulation and making suitable adjustments in the selling prices to match the ingredient prices.
In the current year 2018-19 the availability of local copra cake is limited, though the price has eased a little bit due to reduced demand from other competitors. As such, we have to supplement with imported copra cake for meeting our requirements. The imports of copra cake is at present available in sufficient quantity at reasonable price. As such, we do not expect any shortage of supply of copra cake. The market price of coconut oil is around '' 180/kg. at present, which is encouraging. However, entry of coconut oils mixed with spurious cheaper oils may destroy the market for genuine coconut oil. The Government of Kerala is taking strict measures to stop such spurious oils entering the market. If the price of coconut oil continues at this level, we will be able to better our margins on cake processing and we can present in year 2018-19 a better performance in Cake Processing Division.
We are taking all steps to widen the market for ice cream by appointing new dealers in untapped areas to improve the volume of sales and thereby utilise more of the unused production capacity. We expect to improve the volume of sale of ice cream and thereby better the margins of Dairy division.
More information relating to the operations of the Company has been furnished in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report attached to and forming part of this Report as provided by SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
Awards and Recognitions
The Company has won the SEA Award constituted by Solvent Extractorsâ Association of India for highest processor of coconut oil cake for the year 2016-17. This Award is being received by the Company for the past 27 years consecutively since the inception of the award.
Number of meetings of the Board
Twelve meetings of the board were held during the year. For details of the meetings of the board, please refer to the corporate governance report, which forms part of this report.
Directors and Key Managerial Personnel
After the last year Boardâs Report, quite a few changes has happened in the Board of Directors. Mr. M.C. Paul retired as Managing Director on 22nd October, 2017 on completion of his term of appointment. His resignation from the Board was also accepted on 23rd October, 2017. Mr. M.C. Paul later passed away on 13th February, 2018.The resignation of Mr. John Francis from the Board was accepted on 23rd October, 2018. Mr. M.P Jackson and Mr. Paul Francis joined the Board as Additional Directors in the Board meeting held on 14th November, 2017.
In the Board Meeting held on 14th November, 2017, Mr. A.P. George, who was Executive Director of the Company, was elevated as Managing Director of the Company for the remaining period of his appointment upto 30th September, 2018, subject to approval of shareholders at general meeting. Later, Mr. M.P Jackson was appointed in the Board Meeting held on 12th February, 2018, as Executive Director of the Company, subject to approval of the shareholders at general meeting.
On 19th April, 2018 Dr. K.C. Vijayaraghavan, a member of the Board from year 1990 suddenly passed away. In the Board meeting held on 30th May, 2018 the resignation of Mr. T. R. Raghulal from the Board was accepted. In place of Dr. K.C. Vijayaraghavan, we are recommending the shareholders to appoint Dr. Pyarelal K.C. as a Director. In place of Mr. Raghulal T.R., the Board recommends to the shareholders to appoint Ms. Danesa Raghulal as a Director.
In accordance with Section 196, 197 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, three resolutions, seeking approval of the shareholders, on the following matters, have been incorporated in the Notice convening the forthcoming annual general meeting:
1. for the elevation and remuneration of the then Executive Director, Mr. A.P George, as Managing Director of the Company, with effect from 14th November, 2017 and upto 30th September, 2018, the date of expiry of his current term of appointment.
2. for the reappointment and remuneration of Mr. A.P George as Managing Director of the Company, for a period of three years from 1st October, 2018, since his current term of appointment expires on 30th September 2018.
3. for the appointment and remuneration of Mr. M.P Jackson as Executive Director of the Company, for a period of three years, with effect from 12th February, 2018.
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. PD. Anto and Mrs. Marykutty Varghese will retire by rotation at the ensuing annual general meeting and being eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment.
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Rules issued thereunder, the Listing Regulations and the Articles of Association of the Company, the Independent Directors, the Managing Director and Executive Director of the Company are not liable to retire by rotation.
The period of appointment of Mr. M.P Jackson and Mr. Paul Francis as Additional Directors of the Company will expire on the date of ensuing Annual General Meeting and they are eligible for reappointment as Directors. In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors recommend for the appointment of Mr. M.P Jackson, Mr. Paul Francis, Dr. Pyarelal and Ms. Danesa Raghulal as Directors of the Company.
Dr. Jose Paul Thaliyath, Mr. Joseph Xavier, Mrs. Sathi A. Menon and Mr. Paul John were appointed as Independent Directors of the Company and they hold that office for a fixed term of five years up to 25.09.2019 and are not liable for retirement by rotation, as provided in Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013. In accordance with Section 149 (7) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has received declarations from all the independent directors of the Company confirming that they meet the criteria of independence as prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013 and as per SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
Mr. A.P George, Managing Director, Mr. M.P Jackson, Executive Director and Mr. R. Sankaranarayanan, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary are the Key Managerial Personnel of your Company in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2(51) and 203 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
Condolences
As mentioned above Mr. M.C. Paul, who was Managing Director of the Company up to 22nd October, 2017, has later passed away on 13th February, 2018. Mr. M.C. Paul was one of the Founder Director of the Company. He had, after putting in meritorious services to the Company as Whole-time Director and then as Executive Director, became the Managing Director of the Company. He served as Managing Director of the Company for a long innings for about 23 years. Under his able management, the activities of the Company have grown manifold both segmentally and geographically. We, the members of the Board, wish to place on record our profound grief and deep sense of sorrow at the sad demise of Shri M.C. Paul.
Dr. K.C. Vijayaraghavan, a member of the Board from year 1990, suddenly passed away on 19th April, 2018. He was closely associated with KSE Limited for about 28 years as Director of this Company, as member of Audit Committee from 28-09-2002 to 13-11-2017, as Chairman of CSR Committee from 06-10-2014 till his death. His active participation in the discussions and his learned and valuable advices have contributed much to the progress of the Company. We, the members of the Board, wish to place on record our profound grief and deep sense of sorrow at the sad demise of Dr. K.C. Vijayaraghavan.
Policy on directorsâ appointment and remuneration and other details
Remuneration policy in the Company is designed to create a high performance culture. It enables the Company to attract, retain and motivate employees to achieve results. The Company pays remuneration by way of salary, benefits, perquisites and allowances to its Managing Director and the Executive Director. During the year 2017-18, the sitting fees payable to the non-executive directors has been enhanced with effect from 1st February, 2018 from '' 12,000 to '' 15,000 per meeting of the Board and from '' 7,000 to '' 10,000 per meeting of committees of the Board attended by them. The Nomination and Remuneration Policy for the Members of Board and Executive Management is attached to this report as âAnnexure Aâ which forms part of the Boardâs Report.
Evaluation of Board, Committees and Individual Directors
The Company has devised a Policy for performance evaluation of Independent and other directors, Board as a whole and Committees thereof which include criteria for performance evaluation of the executive and non-executive directors. The Policy for evaluation of performance of the Board of Directors are attached to this report as âAnnexure Bâ which forms part of the Boardâs Report.
In terms of provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rules issued thereunder and as per SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board of Directors have evaluated the effectiveness of the Board during the financial year ended 31st March, 2018. The evaluation was based on questionnaire and feedback from all the Directors on the Board as a whole, Committees and self-evaluation. Directors, who were designated, held separate discussions with each of the Directors of the Company and obtained their feedback on overall Board effectiveness as well as each of the other Directors. The evaluation of the Directors was based on various aspects which, inter alia, included the level of participation in the Board Meetings, understanding of their roles and responsibilities, business of the Company along with the environment and effectiveness of their contribution.
A separate meeting of the independent directors was convened, which reviewed the performance of the Board (as a whole), the non-independent directors and the Chairman.
Internal financial control systems and their adequacy
Adequate internal financial controls are in place with reference to the financial statements. Internal financial control systems of the Company have been designed to provide reasonable assurance with regard to recording and providing reliable financial and operational information, complying with applicable Accounting Standards. Such controls were tested annually and during the year no reportable material weakness in the design or operation were observed. The details in respect of internal financial control and their adequacy are included in the Management Discussion and Analysis, which forms part of this report.
Risk Management
Your Company recognizes that risk is an integral part of business and is committed to managing the risks in a proactive and efficient manner. Your Company periodically assesses risks in the internal and external environment, along with the cost of treating risks and incorporates risk treatment plans in its strategy, business and operational plans. The Board members are informed about the risk assessment and minimization procedures. The Board is responsible for framing, implementing and monitoring the risk management plan for the company. The Company manages, monitors and reports on the principal risks and uncertainties that can impact its ability to achieve its strategic objectives. The Companyâs management systems, organizational structures, processes, standards, code of conduct and behaviours together govern the business of the Company and manage associated risks.
There are no risks which in the opinion of the Board threaten the existence of your Company. However, some of the risks which may pose challenges are set out in the Management Discussion and Analysis which forms part of this Report.
Vigil Mechanism
Your Company believes in the conduct of the affairs of its constituents in a fair and transparent manner by adopting highest standards of professionalism, honesty, integrity and ethical behaviour. The Company is committed to developing a culture where it is safe for all employees to raise concerns about any poor or unacceptable practice and any event of misconduct. Accordingly, the Board of Directors have formulated a Whistle Blower Policy which is in compliance with the provisions of Section 177 (10) of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The policy provides for a framework and process whereby concerns can be raised by its employees against any kind of discrimination, harassment, victimization or any other unfair practice being adopted against them. More details on the vigil mechanism and the Whistle Blower Policy of your Company have been outlined in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this report. The âKSEL Whistle Blower Policy and Vigil Mechanismâ can be accessed on the Companyâs website at the link : http://kselimited.com/whistleblower.aspx.
Directorsâ Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to Section 134(3)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Directors confirm that:
(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended 31st March, 2018, the applicable accounting standards and Schedule III of the Companies Act, 2013, have been followed and there are no material departures from the same;
(b) 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 your Company as at 31st March, 2018 and of the profit of the Company for the financial year ended 31st March, 2018;
(c) proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(d) the annual accounts have been prepared on a âgoing concernâ basis;
(e) proper internal financial controls laid down by the Directors were followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and
(f) proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws were in place and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance Report, Management Discussion and Analysis Report and Certificate from Auditors on Corporate Governance have been furnished separately and form part of this report. The disclosures made in these reports may be considered as compliance of various disclosures prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder.
Corporate Social Responsibility
The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee has been formed in conformity with Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014. The composition, terms of reference and attendance details of the CSR Committee are incorporated in the Corporate Governance Report. The Annual Report on CSR activities for the year ended 31st March, 2018 is given separately as âAnnexure Câ, forming part of this Report.
Public Deposits
Your Company is accepting deposits as per the provisions of Sections 73 and 76 of the Companies Act, 2013 read together with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014. The details relating to such deposits as provided under Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are provided in âAnnexure Dâ.
The Company is not accepting any other deposits which are not in compliance with the requirements of Chapter V of the Companies Act, 2013.
Particulars of loans, guarantees and Investments
The particulars of loans, guarantees and investments have been disclosed in the financial statements.
Transactions with related parties
All contracts/arrangements/transactions entered by the Company during the financial year with related parties were in the ordinary course of business and on an armâs length basis. During the year, the Company had not entered into any contract/arrangement/transaction with related parties which could be considered material in accordance with the policy of the Company on materiality of related party transactions. None of the transactions with related parties falls under the scope of Section 188(1) of the Act. Full disclosure of related party transactions as per Accounting Standard Ind AS 24 issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is given under Note No. 33.10 of Notes to the Annual Accounts.
The policy and procedures on related party transaction as approved by the Board may be accessed on the Companyâs website at the link: http://kselimited.com/transactionpolicy.aspx. Information on transactions with related parties pursuant to Section 134(3)(h) of the Act read with Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are given in âAnnexure Eâ in Form AOC-2 and the same forms part of this report.
Extract of annual return
As provided under Section 92(3) of the Act, the extract of annual return is given in âAnnexure Fâ in the prescribed Form MGT-9, which forms part of this report.
Statutory Auditors
In accordance with the provisions of Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in the 53rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 31st August, 2017, M/s. S. S. AYYAR & Co., Chartered Accountants (ICAI Firm Registration No. 050012S) were appointed as statutory auditors of the Company, in place of retiring auditors M/s. Varma & Varma, Chartered Accountants (ICAI Firm Registration No. 004532 S), to hold office from the conclusion of the 53rd AGM until the conclusion of the 58th AGM to be held in the year 2022. M/s. S. S. AYYAR & Co., (ICAI Firm Registration No. 050012S) has confirmed their eligibility and qualification required under Section 139, 141 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder.
The Auditorsâ Report for the financial year 2017-18 on the financial statements of the Company is part of this Annual Report. The Auditorsâ Report for the year ended 31st March, 2018 does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark.
Cost Auditors
With the prior approval of Central Government, M/s. A. R. Narayanan & Co., Cost Accountants, Ernakulam (firm registration number 101421) have been appointed as Cost Auditors for the financial year 2017-18 and they will be submitting their Cost Audit Report within the time limit stipulated. The Board of Directors of the Company, on the recommendations made by the Audit Committee, has appointed M/s. A. R. Narayanan & Co., Cost Accountants, Ernakulam (firm registration number 101421) as the Cost Auditor of the Company to conduct the audit of cost records for the financial year 2018-19. The Remuneration proposed to be paid to the Cost Auditor, subject to ratification by shareholders of the Company at the ensuing 54th Annual General Meeting, has been fixed at Rs.2,00,000 excluding taxes and out of pocket expenses. The Company has received consent from M/s. A. R. Narayanan & Co., Cost Accountants, to act as the Cost Auditor for conducting audit of the cost records for the financial year 2018-19, along with certificate confirming their independence and armâs length relationship.
Secretarial Audit
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, your Company has appointed CS. Sathish V., Practicing Company Secretary to conduct the Secretarial Audit of your Company for the financial year ended 31st March, 2018. The Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended 31st March, 2018 is annexed herewith as âAnnexure Gâ to this Report. The Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark.
Disclosure as per Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
The Company has zero tolerance for sexual harassment at workplace. During the financial year 2017-18, the Company has not received any complaints on sexual harassment and no complaints remain pending as of 31st March, 2018.
Disclosure relating to Remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and particulars of employees
The information required under Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made there-under, in respect of employees of the Company, is provided in âAnnexure Hâ forming part of this report. None of the employees are in receipt of remuneration in excess of the limits specified under clause (2) of Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
Energy Conservation, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo
The particulars as prescribed under Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, are set out in âAnnexure Iâ to this Report.
Capital Expenditure
A memorandum of understanding has been arrived at to purchase land and buildings of an existing industrial unit at Nanjangud near Mysore, which if materialised, will likely to be used for production of cattle feed and thus cater to the northern districts of Kerala and also expand the market for our feed in Karnataka.
Other Disclosures
No disclosure is made in respect of the following items as there were no events during the year calling for reporting on these items:
1. There was no issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise.
2. There was no issue of shares (including sweat equity shares and ESOP) to employees of the Company under any scheme.
3. Your Company do not have any subsidiary, associate, joint venture company or holding company and disclosures required in that respect were not dealt with.
4. No significant or material orders were passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which impact the going concern status and Companyâs operations in future.
5. No frauds have been reported by auditors to the Audit Committee or Board under Sub-section (12) of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013.
6. There are no material changes or commitments affecting the financial position of the Company which have occurred between the end of the financial year under report and the date of this report.
Acknowledgement
Your Directors wish to place on record their sincere appreciation for the assistance and co-operation received from shareholders, bankers, especially ICICI Bank, Registrars and Share Transfer Agents, customers, distributors and suppliers. Board also acknowledge the valuable committed services of the executives, staff and workers of the Company.
By Order of the Board
Sd/-
Irinjalakuda Dr. Jose Paul Thaliyath
May 30, 2018 (DIN : 01773031)
Chairman
Mar 31, 2016
The Directors are pleased to present the 52nd Annual Report and the audited accounts for the financial year ended 31st March 2016 Financial Highlights
Year ended 31.03.2016 Rs.in lakhs |
Year ended 31.03.2015 Rs.in lakhs |
||||
Profit before Finance costs, Depreciation and |
|||||
amortization expenses and Tax expenses |
1,784.30 |
6,173.90 |
|||
Less : Finance costs |
131.34 |
194.49 |
|||
Depreciation and amortization expenses |
426.88 |
558.22 |
636.19 |
830.68 |
|
Profit before exceptional items and tax |
1,226.08 |
5,343.22 |
|||
Add : Exceptional item - Profit on sale of landed property at Mysore |
|
â |
1,045.71 |
||
Profit before tax |
1,226.08 |
6,388.93 |
|||
Less : Tax expenses |
468.01 |
2,025.52 |
|||
Profit after tax for the current year |
758.07 |
4,363.41 |
|||
Add : Opening balance of Surplus |
962.68 |
339.70 |
|||
Sub-Total |
1,720.75 |
4,703.11 |
|||
Less : Appropriations |
|||||
Transition Adjustment relating to fixed assets |
â |
118.20 |
|||
Transfer to General Reserve |
100.00 |
1,700.00 |
|||
Interim Equity dividend |
â |
960.00 |
|||
Proposed dividend |
640.00 |
640.00 |
|||
Dividend distribution tax |
130.29 |
870.29 |
322.23 |
3,740.43 |
|
Closing balance of Surplus |
850.46 |
962.68 |
|||
Dividend
Your Directors recommend a dividend of 200 % (Rs.20.00 per share of Rs.10 each) for the year ended 31st March, 2016, out of the profits of the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2016 and also from the accumulated profits as on that date as allowed by Rule 3 of the Companies (Declaration and Payment of Dividend) Rules, 2014, absorbing a total amount of Rs.7,70,28,894 (including dividend distribution tax and cess thereon). The dividend of Rs.20 per equity share of Rs.10 each as recommended by the Board of Directors of the Company at their meeting held on 30th May, 2016, if approved at the ensuing annual general meeting, will be paid to those shareholders, whose names appear in the Companyâs register of members as on 31st August, 2016. In respect of equity shares held in dematerialized form, the dividend will be paid to those beneficial owners of the equity shares as at the end of business hours on 24th August, 2016 as per the details furnished by the depositories for this purpose.â
The dividend payout for the year 2015-16 has been decided in accordance with the Companyâs policy to pay sustainable dividend linked to long term growth objectives of the Company to be met out of internal cash accruals.
Unpaid Dividend
Pursuant to Section 124 and 125 of Companies Act, 2013, the Company has transferred the unpaid or unclaimed dividend up to and including for the financial year 2007-08 on due date to the Investor Education and Protection Fund administered by the Central Government.
Pursuant to the provisions of Investor Education and Protection Fund (Uploading of information regarding unpaid and unclaimed amounts lying with companies) Rules, 2012, the Company has uploaded the details of unpaid and unclaimed dividends lying with the Company as on September 19, 2015 (date of last Annual General Meeting) on the website of the Company (http://www.kselimited.com/investordetails.aspx), as also on the website of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
We give below a table providing the dates of declaration of Dividend since 2008-09 and the corresponding dates when unclaimed dividends are due to be transferred to the Central Government.
Financial Year |
Date of Declaration of Dividend |
Last date for claiming unpaid dividend |
Unclaimed amount as on 31st March 2016 |
Due date for Transfer to Investor Education and Protection Fund |
2008-09 (Final Dividend) |
27 August, 2009 |
26 August, 2016 |
384600 |
26 September, 2016 |
2009-10 (Final Dividend) |
29 July, 2010 |
28 July, 2017 |
621690 |
28 August, 2017 |
2010-11 (Final Dividend) |
28 July, 2011 |
27 July, 2018 |
639330 |
27 August, 2018 |
2011-12 (Final Dividend) |
31 July, 2012 |
30 July, 2019 |
798446 |
30 August, 2019 |
2012-13 (Final Dividend) |
31 July, 2013 |
30 July, 2020 |
757970 |
30 August, 2020 |
2013-14 (Final Dividend) |
25 September, 2014 |
24 September, 2021 |
1863680 |
25 October, 2021 |
2014-15 (Interim Dividend) |
12 February, 2015 |
11 February, 2022 |
910400 |
14 March, 2022 |
2014-15 (Interim Dividend) |
25 March, 2015 |
24 March, 2022 |
1731040 |
24 April, 2022 |
2014-15 (Final Dividend) |
19 September, 2015 |
18 September, 2022 |
1879720 |
19 October, 2022 |
Transfer to Reserves
The Company proposes to transfer Rs.100 lakhs to the General Reserve out of amount available for appropriations and an amount of Rs.850.46 lakhs is proposed to be retained as Surplus.
Operating Results and Business Operations
The over-all profit after tax is Rs.758.07 lakhs in year 2015-16 compared to Rs.4,363.41 lakhs in the previous year. The profit for the year 2014-15 include profit on sale of landed property at Mysore amounting to Rs.1045.71 lakhs. The turnover of the Company improved by 2.78 % from Rs.900 crores to Rs.925 crores during the year ended 31st March, 2016.
As stated in our earlier Report, year 2014-15 was extremely favourable for the Company in all fronts. The cost of ingredients for the animal feed was steady throughout that year and there was no call for disturbing the selling prices of the feed and this in turn helped to improve the sales volume of animal feed in that year. In year 2014-15, the coconut oil price was ruling above Rs.120 per kg. and for a few months, it was between Rs.145 and Rs.150 a kg. The purchase cost of copra cake was also very reasonable, as the availability was very good in that year. The scenario has totally changed in year 2015-16 and we have to struggle hard to keep the Company out of red.
In the animal feed division the price of all major ingredients shot up in year 2015-16 by over 20% and we had to make correction in our selling prices of feed at short intervals. We could retain the gain in sales volume of around 10% in the previous year and could add another 2 % increase in the volume of feed sales in year 2015-16. Obviously, for the reasons narrated above, our margin in the Animal feed division thinned down to Rs.212.63 lakhs in year 2015-16 compared to a bountiful profit of Rs.2,580.57 lakhs in the previous year.
In the cake processing division the copra cake was available at steady rates, as we partially depended on imports, and thus could reduce the heat in the market generated by excessive demand. However, there was steady downfall in the selling price of coconut oil after June, 2015, and it crashed below Rs.100 a kg. and then remained around Rs.75 a kg. for the balance period of the year. We could improve the volume of cake processed by 27 % from 68,500 tons in the previous year to 87,400 tons in the year under report. Thus, the cake processing division reported a profit of Rs.951.86 lakhs for the year 2015 -16 compared to a profit of Rs.2,956.03 lakhs in the previous year.
In the Dairy division the volume of sale of ice cream registered a dip from 1088 kl. in the previous year to 973 kl. as a result of considered decision to cut short the sale of cheaper varieties of ice cream, wherein the margin is almost nil. The difference in procurement price of milk in Tamil Nadu and the selling price of milk in Kerala helped us to generate profits in Dairy division. Dairy division reported a profit of Rs.161.68 lakhs compared to previous year figure of Rs.19.98 lakhs.
Since April, 2016, the ingredient prices are going up. We are having sustained demand for our cattle feed and are hopeful of suitable correction of selling price in tune with ingredient prices. We do not expect further reduction in the cost of cattle feed ingredients in the immediate future. We firmly believe that the sales volume of cattle feed will further improve in the current financial year. We expect to maintain our performance in Animal feed division, by optimizing the feed formulation and making suitable adjustments in the selling prices to match the ingredient prices.
In the current year 2016-17 arrival of local copra cake has improved and it is available in sufficient quantity at reasonable price. The price of Indonesian and Philippine copra cake has firmed up and at this point of time we cannot rely on imports. However, we do not expect any shortage of supply of copra cake. The market price of coconut oil is around Rs.75/kg. at present. If the price of coconut oil continues at this level, our margins on cake processing will be very thin and this may affect our performance in Cake Processing Division.
We are taking all steps to widen the market for ice cream by appointing new dealers in untapped areas to improve the volume of sales and thereby utilize more of the unused production capacity. We expect to improve the volume of sale of ice cream and thereby better the margins of Dairy division.
More information relating to the operations of the Company has been furnished in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report attached to and forming part of this Report as provided by SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
Awards and Recognitions
The Company has won the SEA Award constituted by Solvent Extractorsâ Association of India for highest processor of coconut oil cake for the year 2014-15. This Award is being received by the Company for the past 25 years consecutively since the inception of the award.
Number of meetings of the Board
Twelve meetings of the board were held during the year. For details of the meetings of the board, please refer to the corporate governance report, which forms part of this report.
Condolence
We, the Members of the Board, wish to place on record our profound grief and deep sense of sorrow at the sad demise of Shri PK. Varghese, Executive Director on 12th July, 2015, who was in the Board as a Director since 29th December, 1970.
We also record our appreciation on the exemplary and selfless service rendered by him for the growth and development of the Company, during his tenor as a Director and then as an Executive Director.
Directors and Key Managerial Personnel
Consequent to the death of Mr. PK. Varghese on 12th July, 2015, on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors, in their meeting held on 22nd September, 2015, appointed Mr. A.P George, who is a director in the Board from the formation of the Company, as Executive Director with effect from 1st October, 2015. In accordance with Section 196 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, Resolution seeking approval of the shareholders for the appointment of Mr. A.P. George as Executive Director of the Company, has been incorporated in the Notice convening the forthcoming annual general meeting of the Company.
In the vacancy arising out of the sudden death of Mr. PK. Varghese, Mrs. Marykutty Varghese was appointed as Additional Director with effect from 1st October, 2015, in the category of Non-Executive - Non-Independent Director. In accordance with Section 161 of the Companies Act, 2013, Mrs. Marykutty Varghese hold office up to the date of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and being eligible offer her candidature for appointment as Director. Your approval for her appointment as Director in the category of Non-Executive -Non-Independent Director has been sought in the Notice convening the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company.
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. PD. Anto and Dr. K.C. Vijayaraghavan will retire by rotation at the ensuing annual general meeting and being eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment.
Dr. Jose Paul Thaliyath, Mr. Joseph Xavier, Mrs. Sathi A. Menon and Mr. Paul John were appointed as Independent Directors of the Company and they hold that office for a fixed term of five years up to 25.09.2019 and are not liable for retirement by rotation, as provided in Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013. In accordance with Section 149 (7) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has received declarations from all the independent directors of the Company confirming that they meet the criteria of independence as prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013 and as per SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
Mr. M.C. Paul, Managing Director, Mr. A.P George, Executive Director and Mr. R. Sankaranarayanan, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary are the Key Managerial Personnel of your Company in accordance with the provisions of Sections 2(51) and 203 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
Policy on directorsâ appointment and remuneration and other details
Remuneration policy in the Company is designed to create a high performance culture. It enables the Company to attract, retain and motivate employees to achieve results. The Company pays remuneration by way of salary, benefits, perquisites and allowances to its Managing Director and the Executive Director. During the year 2015-16, the Company paid sitting fees to its non-executive directors at Rs.10,000 per meeting of the Board and Rs.5,000 per meeting of committees of the Board attended by them. The Nomination and Remuneration Policy for the Members of Board and Executive Management is attached to this report as âAnnexure Aâ which forms part of the Boardâs Report.
Evaluation of Board, Committees and Individual Directors
The Company has devised a Policy for performance evaluation of Independent and other directors, Board as a whole and Committees thereof which include criteria for performance evaluation of the executive and non-executive directors. The Policy for evaluation of performance of the Board of Directors are attached to this report as âAnnexure Bâ which forms part of the Boardâs Report.
In terms of provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rules issued there under and as per SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board of Directors have evaluated the effectiveness of the Board during the financial year ended 31st March, 2016. The evaluation was based on questionnaire and feedback from all the Directors on the Board as a whole, Committees and self-evaluation. Directors, who were designated, held separate discussions with each of the Directors of the Company and obtained their feedback on overall Board effectiveness as well as each of the other Directors. The evaluation of the Directors was based on various aspects which, inter alia, included the level of participation in the Board Meetings, understanding of their roles and responsibilities, business of the Company along with the environment and effectiveness of their contribution.
A separate meeting of the independent directors was convened, which reviewed the performance of the Board (as a whole), the non-independent directors and the Chairman.
Internal financial control systems and their adequacy
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to the financial statements. Such controls were tested annually and during the year no reportable material weakness in the design or operation were observed. The details in respect of internal financial control and their adequacy are included in the Management Discussion and Analysis, which forms part of this report.
Risk Management
Your Company recognizes that risk is an integral part of business and is committed to managing the risks in a proactive and efficient manner. Your Company periodically assesses risks in the internal and external environment, along with the cost of treating risks and incorporates risk treatment plans in its strategy, business and operational plans. The Board members are informed about the risk assessment and minimization procedures. The Board is responsible for framing, implementing and monitoring the risk management plan for the company. The Company manages, monitors and reports on the principal risks and uncertainties that can impact its ability to achieve its strategic objectives. The Companyâs management systems, organizational structures, processes, standards, code of conduct and behaviours together govern the business of the Company and manage associated risks.
There are no risks which in the opinion of the Board threaten the existence of your Company. However, some of the risks which may pose challenges are set out in the Management Discussion and Analysis which forms part of this Report.
Vigil Mechanism
Your Company believes in the conduct of the affairs of its constituents in a fair and transparent manner by adopting highest standards of professionalism, honesty, integrity and ethical behaviour. The Company is committed to developing a culture where it is safe for all employees to raise concerns about any poor or unacceptable practice and any event of misconduct. Accordingly, the Board of Directors have formulated a Whistle Blower Policy which is in compliance with the provisions of Section 177 (10) of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The policy provides for a framework and process whereby concerns can be raised by its employees against any kind of discrimination, harassment, victimization or any other unfair practice being adopted against them. More details on the vigil mechanism and the Whistle Blower Policy of your Company have been outlined in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this report. The âKSEL Whistle Blower Policy and Vigil Mechanismâ can be accessed on the Companyâs website at the link : http://kselimited.com/whistleblower.aspx.
Directorsâ Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to Section 134(3)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Directors confirm that:
(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended 31st March, 2016, the applicable accounting standards and Schedule III of the Companies Act, 2013, have been followed and there are no material departures from the same;
(b) 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 your Company as at 31st March, 2016 and of the profit of the Company for the financial year ended 31st March, 2016;
(c) proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(d) the annual accounts have been prepared on a âgoing concernâ basis;
(e) proper internal financial controls laid down by the Directors were followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and
(f) proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws were in place and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance Report, Management Discussion and Analysis Report and Certificate from Auditors on Corporate Governance have been furnished separately and form part of this report. The disclosures made in these reports may be considered as compliance of various disclosures prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made there under.
Corporate Social Responsibility
The Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee has been formed in conformity with Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014. The composition, terms of reference and attendance details of the CSR Committee are incorporated in the Corporate Governance Report. The Annual Report on CSR activities for the year ended 31st March, 2016 is given separately as âAnnexure Câ, forming part of this Report.
Public Deposits
Your Company is accepting deposits within the meaning of Sections 73 and 76 of the Companies Act, 2013 read together with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014. The details relating to such deposits as provided under Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are provided in âAnnexure Dâ.
The Company is not accepting any other deposits which are not in compliance with the requirements of Chapter V of the Companies Act, 2013.
Particulars of loans, guarantees and Investments
The particulars of loans, guarantees and investments have been disclosed in the financial statements.
Transactions with related parties
All contracts/arrangements/transactions entered by the Company during the financial year with related parties were in the ordinary course of business and on an armâs length basis. During the year, the Company had not entered into any contract/arrangement/transaction with related parties which could be considered material in accordance with the policy of the Company on materiality of related party transactions. None of the transactions with related parties falls under the scope of Section 188(1) of the Act. Full disclosure of related party transactions as per Accounting Standard 18 issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is given under Note No. 29.9 of Notes to the Annual Accounts.
The policy and procedures on related party transaction as approved by the Board may be accessed on the Companyâs website at the link: http://kselimited.com/transactionpolicy.aspx. Information on transactions with related parties pursuant to Section 134(3)(h) of the Act read with rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are given in âAnnexure Eâ in Form AOC-2 and the same forms part of this report.
Extract of annual return
As provided under Section 92(3) of the Act, the extract of annual return is given in âAnnexure Fâ in the prescribed Form MGT-9, which forms part of this report.
Statutory Auditors
M/s. Varma & Varma, Chartered Accountants have been appointed as Auditors of the Company in the annual general meeting held on 25th September, 2014 for a period of three years till the conclusion of 53rd annual general meeting to be held in financial year 2017, subject to ratification of their appointment at every annual general meeting. The Auditorsâ Report for the financial year 2015-16, does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark.
Cost Auditors
With the prior approval of Central Government, M/s. A. R. Narayanan & Co., Cost Accountants, Ernakulam have been appointed as Cost Auditors for the financial year 2015-16 and they will be submitting their Cost Audit Report within the time limit stipulated.
Secretarial Audit
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, your Company has appointed CS. Sathish V., Practicing Company Secretary to conduct the Secretarial Audit of your Company for the financial year ended 31st March, 2016. The Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended 31st March, 2016 is annexed herewith as âAnnexure Gâ to this Report. The Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark.
Disclosure as per Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
The Company has zero tolerance for sexual harassment at workplace. During the financial year 2015-16, the Company has not received any complaints on sexual harassment and no complaints remain pending as of 31st March, 2016.
Disclosure relating to Remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and particulars of employees
The information required under section 197 of the Act and rules made there-under, in respect of employees of the Company, is provided in âAnnexure Hâ forming part of this report. None of the employees are in receipt of remuneration in excess of the limits specified under clause (2) of Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
Energy Conservation, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo
The particulars as prescribed under Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, are set out in âAnnexure Iâ to this Report.
Other Disclosures
No disclosure is made in respect of the following items as there were no events during the year calling for reporting on these items:
1. There was no issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise.
2. There was no issue of shares (including sweat equity shares and ESOP) to employees of the Company under any scheme.
3. Your Company do not have any subsidiary, associate, joint venture company or holding company and disclosures required in that respect were not dealt with.
4. No significant or material orders were passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which impact the going concern status and Companyâs operations in future.
5. No frauds have been reported by auditors to the Audit Committee or Board under sub-section (12) of section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013.
6. There are no material changes or commitments affecting the financial position of the Company which have occurred between the end of the financial year under report and the date of this report.
Acknowledgement
Your Directors wish to place on record their sincere appreciation for the assistance and co-operation received from shareholders, bankers, especially ICICI Bank, Registrars and Share Transfer Agents, customers, distributors and suppliers. Board also acknowledge the valuable committed services of the executives, staff and workers of the Company.
By Order of the Board
Sd/-
Irinjalakuda Dr. Jose Paul Thaliyath
May 30, 2016 (DIN : 01773031)
Chairman
Mar 31, 2014
Dear members,
The Directors are pleased to present the 50th Annual Report and the
audited accounts for the financial year ended 31st March 2014.
Financial Highlights (Rs.in lakhs)
For the year For the year
ended 31.03.2014 ended 31.03.2013
Profit before Finance costs,
Depreciation and
amortisation expenses and Tax
expenses 2,956.30 1,401.84
Less : Finance Costs 236.66 313.65
Depreciation and amortisation
expenses 375.77 422.10
Tax expenses 806.51 1,418.94 200.79 936.54
Profit after tax for the
current year 1,537.36 465.30
Opening balance of Surplus 251.11 260.19
1,788.47 725.49
Appropriations:
Transfer to General Reserve 700.00 100.00
Dividend 640.00 320.00
Dividend distribution tax 108.77 1,448.77 54.38 474.38
Closing balance of Surplus 339.70 251.11
Dividend
To celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the Company and also considering the
profits for the current year, your Directors recommend a dividend of
200 % (Rs. 20.00 per share of Rs. 10 each) for the year ended 31st
March, 2014 which, if approved at the ensuing annual general meeting,
will be paid to those members whose names appear in the Register of
Members of the Company as on 25.09.2014. In respect of shares held in
dematerialised form, the dividend will be paid on the basis of
beneficial ownership as per the details furnished by the Depositories
for this purpose at the end of business hours as on 09.09.2014.
Operations
The over-all profit after tax is Rs. 1537.36 lakhs in year 2013-14
compared to Rs. 465.30 lakhs in the previous year. The turnover of the
Company improved by 16 % from Rs. 697 crores to Rs. 806 crores during
the year ended 31st March, 2014.
During the second half of 2013-14, large numbers of cattle were
affected by wide spread disease which resulted in a drop of aggregate
demand for cattle feed in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. This in turn had an
impact on our expected volume of growth in sales. However, we could
maintain the previous year volume through excellent quality of the
product and effective after sales service. Cattle feed sales volume
improved marginally from 3.99 lakhs tonnes to 4.01 lakhs tonnes in the
same period. There was abnormal increase in the price of raw materials
for cattle feed in the first half of the year and we had managed to
avoid loss during that period by revising the selling price of feed
suitably. In the second half of the year the ingredient prices had
eased and we could generate good margins. The Animal feed division
generated a profit of Rs. 1701.50 lakhs against Rs. 882.03 lakhs in the
previous year.
The volume of cake processing had decreased from 73,000 tonnes in the
previous year to 64,000 tonnes in the year under report. The copra cake
was not available in sufficient quantity and we could not fall back on
imports due to lack of price parity. However, the increase in the
market price of coconut oil helped us to improve the profitability of
cake processing division. The cake processing division reported in year
2012-13 a loss of Rs. 46.88 lakhs and this year we reported a profit of
Rs. 784.44 lakhs in that Division.
In the Dairy division, the volume of sale of ice cream improved to 1123
kl. against 967 kl. in the previous year, registering a growth of 14 %.
The profit of Dairy division for the year 2013-14 is Rs. 159.69 lakhs,
which was at Rs. 163.96 lakhs in the previous year. There was an
advantage for us on the difference in milk procurement price in Kerala
and Tamil Nadu. Off late the gap between the two price has narrowed to
almost nil and this may affect the profitability of the Dairy division
as a whole in year 2014-15 unless there is upward correction in the
selling price of milk.
After the downward trend, the ingredient prices is going up in the
current year. We are having good demand for our cattle feed and are
hopeful of suitable correction of selling price in tune with ingredient
prices. We do not expect further reduction in the cost of cattle feed
ingredients in the immediate future. We firmly believe that the sales
volume of cattle feed will further improve in the current financial
year. We expect to better our performance in Animal feed division, by
optimising the feed formulation and making suitable adjustments in the
selling prices to match the ingredient prices.
Since there is shortage in the availability of copra cake locally, we
have made arrangements for import of copra cake to adjust the shortage
of local supply. The market price of coconut oil is above Rs. 150/kg.
The price of coconut oil, if continues on the higher side, will improve
our margins and we are hopeful of a better performance of Cake
Processing Division.
We are taking all steps to improve the market for ice cream by
appointing new dealers in untapped areas to improve the volume of sales
and thereby utilise more of the unused production capacity. We expect
to improve the volume of sale of ice cream and thereby better the
margins of Dairy division in the current year.
More information relating to the operations of the Company has been
furnished in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report, as per
Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement.
Awards and Recognitions
The Company has won the SEA Award constituted by Solvent Extractors''
Association of India for highest processor of coconut oil cake for the
year 2012-13. This Award is being received by the Company for the past
23 years consecutively since the inception of the award.
Directors
Shri. K.C. Vijayaraghavan, Shri PD. Anto and Shri John Francis K. will
retire by rotation at the ensuing annual general meeting and being
eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment. The Board commend the
appointment of Shri K.P John, Shri Jose Paul Thaliyath and Shri Joseph
Xavier, the existing independent directors of the Company, as per
Section 149 of Companies Act, 2013.
Board also commend the appointment of Mrs. Sathi A. Menon, a practicing
chartered accountant, as Independent Director of the Company. With her
appointment in the Board, the requirement of a woman director in the
Board as per Section 149 of Companies Act, 2013 will also be complied
with.
Directors'' Responsibility
Pursuant to Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956 the Directors
confirm that:
(i) in the preparation of the annual accounts the applicable accounting
standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to
material departures.
(ii) accounting policies have been selected and applied 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
year.
(iii) proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for
preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
(iv) the annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance Report, Management Discussion and Analysis Report
and Certificate from Auditors on Corporate Governance have been
furnished separately and form part of this report.
Auditors
M/s. Varma & Varma, Chartered Accountants will retire at the
forthcoming Annual General Meeting and are eligible for re-appointment.
With the prior approval of Central Government, M/s. A. R. Narayanan &
Co., Cost Accountants, Ernakulam have been appointed as Cost Auditors
for the financial year 2013-14 and they will be submitting their Cost
Audit Report with in the time limit stipulated.
Disclosure of Particulars
Information as per the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the
Report of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 are given in Annexure ''A''
forming part of this report.
Particulars of employees
As there are no employees who are drawing the specified remuneration,
particulars of employees under Section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act,
1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 are
not given.
Acknowledgement
Your Directors wish to place on record their sincere appreciation for
the assistance and co-operation received from shareholders, bankers,
especially ICICI Bank, Registrars and Share Transfer Agents, customers,
distributors and suppliers. Board also acknowledge the valuable
committed services of the executives, staff and workers of the Company.
By Order of the Board
Sd/-
Irinjalakuda M.C. Raul
May 29, 2014 Chairman and Managing Director
Mar 31, 2013
The Directors are pleased to present the 49th Annual Report and the
audited accounts for the financial year ended 31st March 2013.
Financial Highlights (Rs. in lakhs)
For the year For the year
ended
31.03.2013 ended
31.03.2012
Profit before Finance costs,
Depreciation and
amortisation expenses and
Tax expenses 1,401.84 2,291.78
Less : Finance Costs 313.65 245.27
Depreciation and
amortisation expenses 422.10 459.47
Tax expenses 200.79 936.54 542.11 246.85
Profit after tax for the
current year 465.30 1,044.93
Opening balance of Surplus 260.19 224.36
725.49 1,269.29
Appropriations:
Transfer to General reserve 100.00 600.00
Dividend 320.00 352.00
Dividend distribution tax 474.38 1,009.10
Closing balance of Surplus 251.11 260.19
Dividend
Considering the profits for the current year, your Directors recommend
a dividend of 100 % (Rs. 10.00 per share of Rs. 10 each) for the year ended
31st March, 2013 which, if approved at the ensuing annual general
meeting, will be paid to those members whose names appear in the
Register of Members of the Company as on 31.07.2013. In respect of
shares held in dematerialised form, the dividend will be paid on the
basis of beneficial ownership as per the details furnished by the
Depositories for this purpose at the end of business hours as on
23.07.2013.
Operations
The turnover of the Company improved by 29 % from Rs. 542 crores to Rs. 697
crores during the year ended 31st March, 2013. Cattle feed sales volume
improved by 9 % from 3.66 lakhs tonnes to 3.99 lakhs tonnes in the same
period. Unprecedented increase in the price of raw materials for cattle
feed had affected the performance of the Animal feed division. That
division was under loss till the third quarter. In the last quarter,
the ingredient prices stabilised and then the Division could cover up
the loss incurred during the first three quarters and earn profit for
the year under report. The Animal feed division generated a profit of Rs.
882.03 lakhs against Rs. 1445.52 lakhs in the previous year.
The volume of cake processing improved from 73,000 tonnes in the
previous year to 77,000 tonnes in the year under report. However, due
to the low price for coconut oil and high cost for copra cake, the
performance of cake processing division was seriously affected. The
cake processing division had reported a loss of Rs. 46.88 lakhs compared
to a profit of Rs. 283.99 lakhs during the year 2011-12. In the Dairy
division, the volume of sale of ice cream improved to 960 kl. against
865 kl. in the previous year, registering a growth of 11 %. The profit
of Dairy division for the year 2012-13 is Rs. 163.96 lakhs, which was at
Rs. 96.95 lakhs in the previous year. The over-all profit after tax is Rs.
465.30 lakhs in year 2012-13 compared to Rs. 1,044.93 lakhs in the
previous year.
After the downward trend in the ingredient prices in the last quarter
of year 2012-13, the prices are going up again. We do not expect
further reduction in the cost of cattle feed ingredients in the
immediate future. We have adjusted the selling prices of feed, to match
the increase in ingredient prices. We firmly believe that the sales
volume of cattle feed will further improve in the current financial
year. We expect to better our performance in Animal feed division, by
optimising the feed formulation and making suitable adjustments in the
selling prices to match the ingredient prices.
At present we are getting sufficient quantity of local copra cake at
reasonable price. If sufficient quantity of copra cake is available in
the market at reasonable rates and fetches a better realisation for
coconut oil in the current year, we can better the performance of Cake
Processing Division.
We are taking all steps to improve the market for ice cream. We are
appointing new dealers in untapped areas to improve the volume of sales
and thereby utilise more of the unused production capacity. We expect
to improve the volume of sale of ice cream and thereby better the
margins of Dairy division in the current year.
More information relating to the operations of the Company has been
furnished in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report, as per
Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement.
Capital Expenditure
For the future development and expansion of Irinjalakuda Unit, around
72 Ares of land adjacent to Irinjalakuda Unit has been purchased with a
total capital outlay of Rs. 5.60 crores. In Palakkad Unit facilities for
manufacture of cattle feed in pellet form has been set up by investing
around Rs. 70 lakhs. We have entered into a third party arrangement for
production of cattle feed in Trivandrum to cater the nearby markets and
the production has started.
Awards and Recognitions
The Company has won the SEA Award constituted by Solvent Extractors''
Association of India for highest processor of coconut oil cake for the
year 2011-12. This Award is being received by the Company for the past
22 years consecutively since the inception of the award.
Directors
Shri. A.P. George, Shri Jose Paul Thaliyath and Shri Joseph Xavier will
retire by rotation at the ensuing annual general meeting and being
eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment.
Directors'' Responsibility
Pursuant to Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956 the Directors
confirm that:
(i) in the preparation of the annual accounts the applicable accounting
standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to
material departures.
(ii) accounting policies have been selected and applied 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
year.
(iii) proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for
preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
(iv) the annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance Report, Management Discussion and Analysis Report
and Certificate from Auditors on Corporate Governance have been
furnished separately and form part of this report.
Auditors
M/s. Varma & Varma, Chartered Accountants will retire at the
forthcoming Annual General Meeting and are eligible for re-appointment.
With the prior approval of Central Government, M/s. A. R. Narayanan &
Co., Cost Accountants, Ernakulam have been appointed as Cost Auditors
for the financial year 2012-13 and they will be submitting their Cost
Audit Report with in the time limit stipulated.
Disclosure of Particulars
Information as per the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the
Report of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 are given in Annexure ''A''
forming part of this report.
Particulars of employees
As there are no employees who are drawing the specified remuneration,
particulars of employees under Section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act,
1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 are
not given.
Acknowledgement
Your Directors wish to place on record their sincere appreciation for
the assistance and co-operation received from shareholders, bankers,
especially ICICI Bank, Registrars and Share Transfer Agents, customers,
distributors and suppliers. Board also acknowledge the valuable
committed services of the executives, staff and workers of the Company.
By Order of the Board
Sd/-
Irinjalakuda M.C. Paul
May 29, 2013 Chairman and Managing
Director
Mar 31, 2012
The Directors are pleased to present the 48th Annual Report and the
audited accounts for the financial year ended 31st March 2012.
Financial Highlights (Rs in lakhs)
For the year For the year
ended
31.03.2012 ended
31.03.2011
Profit before Finance costs,
Depreciation and amortisation
expenses and Tax expenses 2,387.83 1,446.98
Less : Finance Costs 341.32 323.82
Depreciation and amortisation
expenses 459.47 455.85
Tax expenses 542.11 1,342,90 217.50 997.17
Profit after tax for the
current year 1,044.93 449.81
Opening balance of Surplus 224.36 246.46
1,269.29 696.27
Appropriations:
Transfer to General reserve 600.00 100.00
Dividend 352.00 320.00
Corporate Dividend tax 57.10 1009.10 51.91 471.91
Closing balance of Surplus 260.19 224.36
Dividend
Considering the profits for the current year, your Directors recommend
a dividend of 110% (Rs 11.00 per share of Rs 10 each) for the year ended
31st March, 2012 which, if approved at the ensuing annual general
meeting, will be paid to those members whose names appear in the
Register of Members of the Company as on 31.07.2012. In respect of
shares held in dematerialised form, the dividend will be paid on the
basis of beneficial ownership as per the details furnished by the
Depositories for this purpose at the end of business hours as on
23.07.2012.
Operations
The turnover of the Company improved from Rs 454 crores to Rs 542 crores
during the year ended 31st March, 2012, thus registering an increase of
19 % over that of previous year. Cattle feed sales volume improved from
3.20 lakhs tonnes to 3.66 lakhs tonnes by recording a growth of 14 %.
The Animal feed division generated a profit of Rs 1533.88 lakhs against
Rs 397.73 lakhs in the previous year. The volume of cake processing
improved from 62,000 tonnes in the previous year to 73,000 tonnes in
the year under report. However, as a result of fall in the price of
coconut oil by around 40 % at a time when we had around 10,000 tonnes
of imported copra cake on hand, the profit of cake processing division
experienced a fall in profit from Rs 481.30 lakhs in the previous year
to Rs 291.64 lakhs during the year 2011-12. In the Dairy division, the
volume of sale of ice cream remained more or less at the same levels
that of previous year at 865 kl. The profit of Dairy division for the
year 2011-12 is Rs 96.99 lakhs, which was at Rs 145.03 lakhs in the
previous year. The over-all profit after tax thereby improved from Rs
449.81 lakhs in year 2010-11 to Rs 1,044.93 lakhs in the year under
report.
As a result of increase in railway freight and introduction of service
tax on railway freight in March, 2012, the prices of major ingredients
have gone up by around Rs 750 per tonne. We do not expect a significant
fall in the cost of cattle feed ingredients in the immediate future. We
have adjusted the selling prices of feed, to match the increase in
ingredient prices. We firmly believe that the sales volume of cattle
feed will further improve in the current financial year. We expect to
better our performance in Animal feed division, by optimising the feed
formulation and making suitable adjustments in the selling prices along
with the ingredient prices.
At present we are getting sufficient quantity of local copra cake at
reasonable price. If the price of coconut oil and copra cake remains at
this level and sufficient quantity is available in the market for
processing, in the current year, we expect to better our performance.
We are taking all steps to improve the market for ice cream. We are
appointing new dealers in untapped areas to improve the volume of sales
and thereby utilise more of the unused production capacity. We expect
to improve the volume of sale of ice cream and thereby better the
margins of Dairy division in the current year.
More information relating to the operations of the Company has been
furnished in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report, as per
Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement.
Capital Expenditure
The office of Koratty Unit has been shifted to the new administrative
building costing Rs 66 lakhs in November, 2011. A new silo for storage
of material costing Rs 35 lakhs has been added in Irinjalakuda Unit. A
new tailor made ERP has been implemented in all Units and an amount of
Rs 101 lakhs has been incurred thereto including hardware.
For the future development and expansion of Irinjalakuda Unit,
negotiations for acquiring adjacent properties of around 72 Ares are at
final stages, which may involve a capital outlay of around Rs 5.70
crores.
Awards and Recognitions
The Company has won the SEA Award constituted by Solvent Extractors'
Association of India for highest processor of coconut oil cake for the
year 2010-11. This Award is being received by the Company for the past
21 years consecutively since the inception of the award.
Directors
Shri. K. P John, Shri John Francis K. and Shri T.R. Ragulal will retire
by rotation at the ensuing annual general meeting and being eligible,
offer themselves for re-appointment.
Directors' Responsibility
Pursuant to Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956 the Directors
confirm that:
(i) in the preparation of the annual accounts the applicable accounting
standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to
material departures.
(ii) accounting policies have been selected and applied 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
year.
(iii) proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for
preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
(iv) the annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance Report, Management Discussion and Analysis Report
and Certificate from Auditors on Corporate Governance have been
furnished separately and form part of this report.
Auditors
M/s. Varma & Varma, Chartered Accountants will retire at the
forthcoming Annual General Meeting and are eligible for re-appointment.
Disclosure of Particulars
Information as per the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the
Report of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 are given in Annexure 'A'
forming part of this report.
Particulars of employees
As there are no employees who are drawing the specified remuneration,
particulars of employees under Section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act,
1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 are
not given.
Acknowledgement
Your Directors wish to place on record their sincere appreciation for
the assistance and co-operation received from shareholders, bankers,
especially ICICI Bank, Registrars and Share Transfer Agents, customers,
distributors and suppliers. Board also acknowledge the valuable
committed services of the executives, staff and workers of the Company.
By Order of the Board
Sd/-
Irinjalakuda M.C. Paul
May 30, 2012 Chairman and Managing Director
Mar 31, 2011
Dear Members,
The Directors have pleasure in presenting their 47th Annual Report
together with the audited accounts for the financial year ended 31st
March 2011.
Financial Highlights (Rs. in lakhs)
For the year For the year
ended 31.03.2011 ended 31.03.2010
Profit before depreciation 1123.15 1650.45
Depreciation 455.84 384.31
Taxation including deferred tax 217.50 438.87
Profit after tax 449.81 827.27
Surplus brought forward 246.46 204.24
Transfer to General Reserve 100.00 411.90
Dividend 320.00 320.00
Corporate Dividend Tax 51.91 53.15
Dividend
Considering the profits for the current year, your Directors recommend
a dividend of 100% (Rs. 10.00 per share of Rs. 10 each) for the year
ended 31st March, 2011 which, if approved at the ensuing Annual General
Meeting, will be paid to those members whose names appear in the
Register of Members of the Company as on 28.07.2011. In respect of
shares held in dematerialised form, the dividend will be paid on the
basis of beneficial ownership as per the details furnished by the
Depositories for this purpose at the end of business hours as on
18.07.2011.
Operations
The turnover of the Company improved from Rs. 371 crores to Rs. 454
crores during the year ended 31st March, 2011, thus registering an
increase of 22 % over that of previous year. Though a portion thereof
may be attributed to the increase in the selling price of cattle feed,
there is considerable volumewise growth in sale of cattle feed. Cattle
feed sales volume improved by 12% when it grew from 2.86 lakhs tonnes
in the previous year to 3.20 lakhs tonnes in the current year under
report. This is despite a loss of production in Vedagiri Unit for six
months due to deliberate slowing down of production by a section of
workers and consequent lock-out of the Unit. In the first three
quarters of the year under report, we had incurred loss due to the
abnormal increase in the price of ingredients for cattle feed unmatched
with the upward revision in selling prices. However, we could make good
the loss in the last quarter as the price of ingredients eased and
consequently our margins improved. The mismatch in the prices for feed
ingredients and finished products resulted in to a slide in the profits
after tax, from Rs. 827.27 lakhs in year 2009-10 to Rs. 449.81 lakhs in
the year under report.
The volume of oil cake processing also was maintained more or less at
the same levels as that of previous year. This is mainly due to
nonavailability of copra cake locally at reasonable price during the
last quarter of the current year and also due to postponement of
delivery schedule of copra cake imports. During the year under report,
though there is a narrow fall of 2.65% in oil cake processing volume,
the Oil Cake Processing Division presented a slight improvement in its
profits. Your Company could present a reasonable bottom line with the
help of Oil Cake Processing Division, where the profit was maintained
at the same levels as that of previous year. The better realisation on
coconut oil coupled with strategic imports helped the Oil Cake
Processing Division to match previous year performance despite the
sudden spurt in the price of copra cake.
The sales volume of ice cream is 861 kl compared to previous year
figure of 890 kl. In the year 2009-10, we achieved a 12.50% growth in
ice cream sales. During the year under report, we concentrated on
consolidation of volume and better margins. The Dairy Division excelled
its performance by improving the profits from that division by 43%
compared to that of previous year.
Cattle Feed and Solvent industries are passing through a very
challenging period. The average cost of cattle feed ingredients more
than doubled over the last five years. We do not expect a significant
fall in the cost of cattle feed ingredients in the immediate future, at
the same time also not expecting a sudden spurt. By optimising the feed
formulation and adjusting suitably the selling price in tune with the
ingredient prices, we expect to better our performance in the next
year.
The availability of local copra cake is still experiencing short supply
and high price. We have made arrangements to cover up the shortfall by
import of copra cake from Philippines and Indonesia at comparatively
economical price. The price of coconut oil had surpassed Rs. 100 a kg.,
which has almost doubled compared to the price a year before, and this
is expected to rule for another five to six months. If the price of
coconut oil rules at this level as expected, we could present good
working results in the next year also.
We had commissioned another ice cream plant with 2000 lpd capacity at
Vedagiri in March, 2011. Though there is stiff competition from other
local brands, we are aiming to better the performance of Dairy Division
with the additional capacities.
More information relating to the operations of the Company has been
furnished in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report, as per
Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement.
Capital Expenditure
The ice cream manufacturing Unit adjacent to our existing cattle feed
plant at Vedagiri has been commissioned on 28.03.2011. The capital
outlay of the new ice cream unit is Rs. 127 lakhs as on 31.03.2011
excluding the value of land already owned by the Company.
Awards and Recognitions
The Company has won the SEA Award constituted by Solvent Extractors'
Association of India for highest processor of coconut oil cake for the
year 2009-10. This Award is being received by the Company for the past
20 years consecutively since the inception of the award. Your Company
has also won the Best Productivity Performance Awards instituted by the
National Productivity Council, New Delhi in the category of animal feed
processing industry continuously for ten years beginning with 1996-97.
Directors
Shri. A.P. George, Shri P.D. Anto and Dr. K.C. Vijayaraghavan will
retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being
eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment.
Shri. Joseph Xavier, appointed by the Board in its meeting held on 29th
January, 2010 pursuant to Section 262 of the Companies Act, 1956 and
Article 110 of the Articles of Association of the Company as a Director
of the Company in the casual vacancy arising out of the death of Shri
T.C. Mathew, vacates his office as Director of the Company at the
ensuing Annual General Meeting by virtue of the provisions of the said
Section. Your Company has received notice in writing under his hand
signifying his candidature for the office of Director along with a
deposit of Rs. 500 as per the provisions of Section 257 of the
Companies Act, 1956.
Directors' Responsibility
Pursuant to Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956 the Directors
confirm that:
(i) in the preparation of the annual accounts the applicable accounting
standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to
material departures.
(ii) accounting policies have been selected and applied 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
year.
(iii) proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for
preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
(iv) the annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance Report, Management Discussion and Analysis Report
and Certificate from Auditors on Corporate Governance have been
furnished separately and form part of this report.
Auditors
M/s. Varma & Varma, Chartered Accountants will retire at the
forthcoming Annual General Meeting and are eligible for re-appointment.
Disclosure of Particulars
Information as per the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the
Report of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 are given in Annexure ÃA'
forming part of this report.
Particulars of employees
As there are no employees who are drawing the specified remuneration,
particulars of employees under Section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act,
1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 are
not given.
Acknowledgement
Your Directors wish to place on record their sincere appreciation for
the assistance and co-operation received from Shareholders, Bankers,
especially ICICI Bank, Registrars and Share Transfer Agents, Customers,
Distributors and Suppliers. Board also acknowledge the valuable
committed services of the executives, staff and workers of the Company.
By Order of the Board
Sd/-
M.C. Paul
Chairman and Managing Director
Irinjalakuda
May 30, 2011
Mar 31, 2010
The Directors have pleasure in presenting their 46th Annual Report
together with the audited accounts for the fnancial year ended 31st
March 2010.
Financial Highlights (Rs. in lakhs)
For the year For the year
ended 31.03.2010 ended 31.03.2009
Proft before depreciation 1650.45 759.77
Depreciation 384.31 259.03
Taxation including deferred tax 438.87 180.20
Proft after tax 827.27 320.54
Surplus brought forward 204.24 102.99
Transfer to General Reserve 411.90 32.10
Dividend 320.00 160.00
Corporate Dividend Tax 53.15 27.19
Dividend
Considering the profts for the current year, your Directors recommend a
dividend of 100 % (Rs. 10.00 per share of Rs.10 each) for the year
ended 31st March, 2010 which, if approved at the ensuing Annual General
Meeting, will be paid to those members whose names appear in the
Register of Members of the Company as on 29.07.2010. In respect of
shares held in dematerialised form, the dividend will be paid on the
basis of benefcial ownership as per the details furnished by the
Depositories for this purpose at the end of business hours as on
19.07.2010.
Operations
The turnover of the Company improved from Rs. 350 crores to Rs. 371
crores during the year ended 31st March, 2010, thus registering an
increase of 6 % over that of previous year. The improvement in turnover
is mainly due to the increase in the selling price of cattle feed and
due to substitution of higher quality feed in place of low end
products. Quantitywise the sale of cattle feed maintained at the same
levels as that of previous year. The volume of cake processing also was
maintained at the same levels that of previous year. The volume of ice
cream sales enhanced from 791 kl to 890 kl recording a growth of 12.50
%. In respect of cattle feed, despite the decline in the cattle
population in Kerala, due to uneconomical dairy farming operations and
high rate of decease in animals, we could maintain the same level of
volume of sales as that of previous year. The Company could present an
outstanding result compared to that of previous year because of the
excellent performance in the cake processing division, which was in the
previous year in the negative. The profts after tax improved from
Rs.320.54 lakhs in year 2008-09 to Rs. 827.27 lakhs in the year under
Report recording an increase of 158.09 % over that of previous year.
We had reported last year that the Cattle Feed and Solvent industries
are passing through very challenging and diffcult period for the past
few years. Inspite of frequent increase in the ingredient prices and
other overhead costs, mainly the labour cost, your Company could
maintain the sales volume and generate reasonable profts through
continuous improvement of the operational effciencies and by passing on
these increase in costs to customers in bearable doses. The average
cost of cattle feed ingredients almost doubled over the last four years
registering an increase by Rs. 3870 per tonne. It is likely that the
cost of the cattle feed ingredients will rule at these high levels in
the next year also. By optimising the feed formulation and adjusting
suitably the selling price in tune with the ingredient prices, we
expect to better our performance in the coming year also.
The Company could marginally improve the quantity of oil cake processed
during the fnancial year 2009-10 in the Oil Cake Processing Division.
In the year 2008-09 the coconut oil cake price was totally imbalanced
compared to the price of coconut oil. Thereby that division had
incurred considerable loss during the year 2008-09. During the year
under report the coconut oil cake price was in tune with the coconut
oil price and the cake processing division could generate reasonable
profts.
Dairy Division has started generating profts as a result of revamping
of milk operations and concentrating more on ice cream. 1000 lpd
production capacity of ice cream added in Thalayathu Unit has started
giving results. Another ice cream production unit in Vedagiri is being
under erection and will start operations by August, 2010. Your
Directors envisage more production units nearer to the identifed
potential markets in future.
The negotiation with a reputable company, engaged in property
development, for sale of Mysore property which was going on for nearly
two years was terminated at the fnal stages due to their inability to
continue with the deal as a result of recession in their industry.
Efforts to locate another prospective buyer is going on. In the opinion
of the Board, there is no urgency for sale of the said property and the
value thereto will only appreciate in future.
More information relating to the operations of the Company has been
furnished in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report, as per
Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement.
Capital Expenditure
The 500 tpd cattle feed plant in Irinjalakuda with all critical
equipments thereof being imported from internationally renowned
machinery manufacturers has been commissioned on 14.07.2009. Your
Company has so far invested Rs. 13.37 crores for the said project. An
ice cream production unit is under construction in Vedagiri adjacent to
our existing cattle feed plant with an estimated capital outlay of Rs.
80 lakhs.
Awards and Recognitions
The Company has won the SEA Award constituted by Solvent ExtractorsÃ
Association of India for Highest Processor of Coconut Oil Cake for the
year 2008-09. This Award is being received by the Company for the past
19 years consecutively since the inception of the award. Your Company
has also won the Best Productivity Performance Awards instituted by the
National Productivity Council, New Delhi in the category of Animal Feed
Processing Industry continuously for ten years beginning with 1996-97.
Condolence
We, the Members of the Board, wish to place on record our profound
grief and deep sense of sorrow at the sad demise of Shri T.C. Mathew on
13th December, 2009, who was a Director of the company from 29.12.1970
and a member of the Audit Committee from the constitution of the same
on 28.09.2002 till his death.
We also record our appreciation on the exemplary and selfess service
rendered by him for the growth and development of the Company, since he
joined as a Director of the Company.
Directors
Sri. John Francis K., Sri. T.R. Ragulal and Dr. Jose Paul Thaliyath
will retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being
eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment.
Consequent to the death of Shri T.C. Mathew, the Board, in its meeting
held on 29st January, 2010, has appointed Sri. Joseph Xavier as a
Director of the Company in the casual vacancy arising out of the death
of Shri T.C. Mathew pursuant to Section 262 of the Companies Act, 1956,
and Article 110 of the Articles of Association of the Company, to hold
offce till the date Late Sri. T.C. Mathew otherwise would have hold
offce.
Directorsà Responsibility
Pursuant to Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956 the Directors
confrm that:
(i) in the preparation of the annual accounts the applicable accounting
standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating dto
material departures.
(ii) accounting policies have been selected and applied 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 fnancial year and of the proft of the Company for that
year.
(iii) proper and suffcient care has been taken for the maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for
preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
(iv) the annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
Corporate Governance
Corporate Governance Report, Management Discussion and Analysis Report
and Certifcate from Auditors on Corporate Governance have been
furnished separately and form part of this report.
Auditors
M/s. Varma & Varma, Chartered Accountants will retire at the
forthcoming Annual General Meeting and are eligible for re-appointment.
Disclosure of Particulars
Information as per the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the
Report of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 are given in Annexure ÃAÃ
forming part of this report.
Particulars of employees
As there are no employees who are drawing the specifed remuneration,
particulars of employees under Section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act,
1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 are
not given.
Acknowledgement
Your Directors wish to place on record their sincere appreciation for
the assistance and co-operation received from Shareholders, Bankers,
especially ICICI Bank, Registrars and Share Transfer Agents, Customers,
Distributors and Suppliers. Board also acknowledge the valuable
committed services of the executives, staff and workers of the Company.
By Order of the Board
Sd/-
Irinjalakuda M.C. Paul
May 29, 2010 Chairman and Managing Director