Mar 31, 2017
1. The Directors present the 31st Annual Report and the Audited Statement of Accounts of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2017.
2. Financial Results:
(Rs. in Crores)
Description |
Current Year |
Previous Year |
Revenue from operation & other Income |
118.60 |
112.03 |
Profit / Loss for the year before tax |
(155) |
(6.93) |
Add/(Less) : Provision for tax (including deferred tax) |
- |
0.25 |
Profit / Loss after tax |
(1.55) |
(6.68) |
Add/(Less): Balance brought forward from previous year. |
16.41 |
23.09 |
Balance available for appropriations. |
14.86 |
16.41 |
3. Dividend
The Directors do not recommend any dividend on equity shares on account of loss incurred during the financial year ended 31st March, 2017.
4. Transfers to Reserves:
In view of inadequate profits for the year under review, no amount has been transferred to the Reserves.
5. Operations 5.1. General -
The Revenue from operations and other income during the year was at Rs.119 Cr as compared to Rs.112 Cr in the previous year.
5.2 Engineering -
5.2.1 The Revenue from engineering operations during the year was Rs.110 Cr as against Rs.106 Cr in previous year. During the year execution of many projects particularly Electrical Projects of BHEL and NTPC were prolonged as synchronization of power plants unit was deferred. Further due to delay in completion has increased the cost. The Company has lodged claims for cost and time overruns which are under active consideration. As per the policy of the Company, these will be considered for revenue recognition only on acceptance by client.
5.2.2 During the year Company received an order of Rs.26.66 Cr for Electrical Erection and Commissioning works for 2 Nos. 600 MW Units at KMPCL, Chattisgarh from SEPCO, a Chinese Company.
5.3 Infotech -
Revenue from Infotech Segment during the year remained at Rs. 5.40 Cr same as in the previous year.
6. Fixed Deposits
The Company can accept Fixed Deposits up to 35% of aggregate of the paid up share capital, free reserves and securities premium account in terms of Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 only from its members. Deposits accepted during the year amounted to Rs.8.73 Crs, re-paid during the year amounted to Rs.5.55 Crs and matured & unclaimed deposits as at the end of the year were Rs.0.30 Crs. The Company held Rs.17.66 Crs as Fixed Depoist as of March 31, 2017.There has been no default in repayment of deposits or payment of interest thereon during the year. There are no deposits which are not in compliance with the requirements of Chapter V of the Companies Act, 2013.
7. Corporate Governance
Pursuant to Regulation 27(2)(b) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirement), Regulations 2015 (â LODR Regulations , 2015â)a report on Corporate Governance (Annexure-IV), along with Auditorâs Certificate regarding compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance and Management Discussion and Analysis is separately given in this Report as Annexure-I.
8. Extract of Annual Return
An extract of the Annual Return as provided under sub-section (3) of section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013 in the prescribed Form MGT - 9 is annexed to this report. Refer Annexure - II.
9. Meetings of the Board and its Committees.
During the year under review 4 (four) Meetings of the Board of Directors of the Company were convened and held. The relevant details, including composition of the Board, date of meetings, attendance and composition of various Committees of the Board are given in the Corporate Governance Report forming part of this report. The details regarding the composition of various committees are also available on the Companyâs website www.mukandengineers.com
10. Disclosure Regarding Companyâs policies under Companies Act, 2013 and (LODR) Regulations, 2015.
The Company has framed various policies as per LODR Regulations, 2015 & Companies Act, 2013; viz i) Remuneration ii) Determining material subsidiary iii)Performance evaluation of the Board, Committees and Directors, iv) Materiality of Related Party transactions, v) Whistle Blower/Vigil Mechanism vi) Archival Policy for disclosure vii) Board diversity and viii) code of conduct for Directors are displayed on the website of the Company www.mukandengineers.com.
11. Particulars of Loans, Guarantees and Investments
The particulars of loans, guarantee or investments given or made by the Company under section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are disclosed at Note No.28 of the financial statements.
12. Vigil Mechanism
The purpose of the policy is to provide a framework to promote responsible and secure Whistle Blowers and to protect Directors/employees wishing to raise a concern about serious irregularities within the Company. During the year under review, no reporting under Vigil Mechanism was made by any employee or Director of the Company.
13. Board Evaluation
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and LODR Regulations, 2015 structured questionnaire was prepared after taking into consideration the various aspects of the Boardâs functioning, composition of the Board and its Committees, culture, execution and performance of specific duties, obligations and governance. The Board of Directors expressed its satisfaction with the evaluation process.
14. Other Information
14.1 As the Company does not own an undertaking where manufacturing operations are carried out, the requirement of information to be furnished under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 is not applicable.
14.2 Details as required under Section 134(3)(h) and Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 in Form No. AOC-2 is attached as Annexure-III.
14.3 During the year under review there were neither any foreign exchange earnings nor expenditure in foreign currency incurred.
14.4 There are no employees covered under Section 197 (12) read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
14.5 None of the Directors is paid any Remuneration other than sitting fees for attending Board /other Committee meetings of the Company.
14.6 Details relating to remuneration of Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) is available in MGT-9 (Annexure-II). As per provision of Section 136(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 these particulars will be made available to a Shareholder on request.
14.7 The paid-up equity share capital as on March 31, 2017 is '' 12.58 Cr. During the year under review, the Company has neither issued shares with differential voting rights nor has granted stock options/sweat equity.
14.8 There were no significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts or tribunal during the year under review which would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.
14.9 There have been no material changes and commitments, affecting the financial position of the Company, which have occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company and up to the date of this report.
15. Risk Management
Risk management is embedded in your Companyâs operating framework. Your Company believes that managing risks helps in maximizing returns. The Companyâs approach to addressing business risks is comprehensive and includes periodic review of such risks and a framework for mitigating and reporting mechanism of such risks. The risk management framework is reviewed periodically by the Board & Audit Committee.
16. Directorsâ Responsibility Statement
As required by Section 134 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company hereby state and confirm that:
a) In the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ending March 31, 2017, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
b) the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimated 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 or loss of the Company for that period;
c) the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) the Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
e) the Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and
f) the Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively
17. Directors and Key Managerial Personnel
(a) Directors retiring by Rotation
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Articles of Association of the Company, Ms Anna Usha Abhram (DIN: 07072268), Director of the Company, will retire in the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offers herself for re-appointment. The Board of Directors recommends her re-appointment.
(b) Independent Directors
The Independent Directors have submitted their Declaration of Independence, for the current year as required pursuant to Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013, stating that they meet the criteria of independence as provided in sub-section 149 (6) of the Companies Act, 2013.
(c) Key Managerial Personnel (KMP)
During the year under review the Company has complied with the provisions of Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the information of the KMP is available on the website of the Company
18. Related Party Transactions
There were no Related Party Transactions (RPT) entered into by the company during the financial year, which attracted the provisions of section 188 of Companies Act, 2013. However, there were material RPT, which got covered as material RPTâs under Regulation 23 of LODr Regulations, 2015.
During the year 2016-17, pursuant to Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 23(3) of LODR Regulations,2015 all RPTâs were placed before Audit Committee for its prior / omnibus approval. The disclosure regarding the same in Form AOC- 2 is furnished in Annexure Ill.
19. Details in respect of Internal Financial controls with reference to financial statements:
Adequate systems for internal controls provide assurances on the efficiency of operations, security of assets, statutory compliance, appropriate authorization, reporting and recording of transactions. The scope of the audit activity is broadly guided by the annual audit plan approved by the top management and audit committee. The Internal Auditor prepares regular reports on the review of the systems and procedures and monitors the actions to be taken.
20. Familiarization Programme for Independent Directors:
The Company familiarizes not only the Independent Directors but any new appointee on the Board, with a brief background of the Company, their roles, rights, responsibilities in the Company, nature of the industry in which the Company operates, operations of the Company, etc. They are also informed of the important policies of the Company, including the Code of Conduct for Board Members and Senior Management Personnel and the Code of Conduct to Regulate, Monitor and Report Trading in securities by Insiders, etc. The particulars of familiarization programme for Independent Director can be accessed through the website of the Company
21. Statutory Auditors
M/s. K. K. Mankeshwar & Co., Chartered Accountants, Auditors, Mumbai, (Registration No.106009W) were appointed as Auditors of the Company from the conclusion of 29th Annual General Meeting held on August 12, 2015 until the conclusion of 34th Annual General Meeting. This appointment is subject to ratification by the Members at each Annual General Meeting. M/s. K. K. Mankeshwar & Co., Chartered Accountants, Auditors, Mumbai, are eligible for re-appointment for the Financial Year 2017-18.
22. Auditorâs Report
The notes referred to in the Auditorâs Report are self-explanatory and hence, do not call for any comments under Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013.
23. Secretarial Auditors and Secretarial Audit Report
The Board has appointed M/s. Ragini Chokshi &Co, (C.P.No1436) Company Secretaries in whole-time practice, to carry out Secretarial Audit under the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 for the financial year 2016-17. The report of the Secretarial Auditors is annexed to this Report as Annexure-V. The report does not contain any qualification.
24. Acknowledgement:
The Board of Directors thanks the Banks, Central and State Government Authorities, Shareholders, Customers, Suppliers, Employees and Business Associates for their continued co-operation and support to the Company.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Rajesh V. Shah
Chairman
DIN: 00033371
Mumbai, May 24, 2017
Mar 31, 2016
TO THE MEMBERS,
1. The Directors present the 30th Annual Report and the Audited Statement of Accounts of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2016.
2. Financial Results:
(Rs. in Lacs)
Description |
Current Year |
Previous Year |
Income from operation and other Income |
11,203 |
14,136 |
Profit / (Loss) for the year before tax |
(693) |
137 |
Add/(Less) : Provision for tax (including deferred tax) |
(25) |
(41) |
Profit / (Loss) after tax |
(668) |
178 |
Add/(Less):Balance brought forward from previous year. |
2,309 |
2,131 |
Balance available for appropriation |
1,641 |
2,309 |
3. Dividend
The Directors do not recommend any dividend on equity shares on account of losses incurred during the financial year ended 31st March, 2016.
4. Operations 4.1. General -
The income from operations and other income during the year was at Rs. 112 Crores as compared to Rs. 141 Crores in the previous year.
4.2 Engineering -
4.2.1 The income from Engineering operation during the year was Rs. 106 Crores as against Rs. 134 Crores in previous year. During the year Electrical Projects of BHEL and NTPC were not completed due to non availability of fronts as synchronization of power plants unit were deferred, due to which there was increase in the fixed expenses. Further due to stiff competition in the market margins have shrunk. The Company has lodged claims for cost and time overrun which are under active consideration by the client. As per the policy of the Company these will be considered only on acceptance by client. The Management expects to close these projects in all respects by first half of the current financial year 2016-17 and to expedite the escalation claims which on realization will reflect positive results.
4.2.2 During the year Company received orders of Rs. 19.35 Crores from NTPC Barh, Patna and BHEL Suratgarh, Rajasthan. The orders on hand will be executed during the Financial Year 2016-17 and beyond.
4.3 Infotech -
Income from Infotech Segment during the year was Rs. 5.40 Crores as compared to Rs. 5.04 Crores in the previous year.
5. Fixed Deposits
The Company held Rs. 14.51 Crores as Public Deposits as of March 31, 2016 out of which deposits aggregating to Rs. 0.34 Crores have matured but remain unclaimed as on that date. The Company sends reminder letters to the Fixed Deposit Holders before the date of Maturity of their Fixed Deposits. According to the provisions of Section 73 of the Companies Act 2013, the Company can accept deposits only from its Members and not from Public. Further Section 74 of the said Act, provides that all deposits accepted and outstanding as on March 31, 2014 under the erstwhile Companies Act, 1956 were required to be repaid latest by March 31, 2015, or such further time as allowed by the Company Law Board (CLB) on application made to it, irrespective of the date/s of maturity. In compliance of the above provisions, the Company is not accepting deposits from the Public and deposits from the Members are being accepted to the extent the limit is available. The Company has also submitted an application to CLB to allow it to retain the deposits accepted under the erstwhile Companies Act, 1956, till their maturity. CLB vide its Order dated May 19, 2015 has granted permission to the Company to repay the Fixed Deposits as per due dates.
6. Corporate Governance
Pursuant to Regulation 27(2)(b) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirement), Regulations 2015, SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, a Report on Corporate Governance, along with Auditorâs Certificate regarding compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance and Management Discussion and Analysis is separately given in this Report as Annexure-I.
7. Extract of Annual Return
An extract of the Annual Return as provided under subsection (3) of Section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013 in the prescribed Form MGT - 9 is annexed to this Report as Annexure - II.
8. Meetings of the Board and its Committees.
During the year, four Meetings of the Board of Directors of the Company were convened and held. The relevant details, including composition of the Board, date of meetings, attendance and various Committees of the Board are given in the Corporate Governance Report forming part of this Report. The details regarding the composition of various committees are also available on the Companyâs website www.mukandengineers.com.
9. Disclosure Regarding Companyâs policies under Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (LodR) Regulations, 2015.
The Company has framed various Policies as per SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 and Companies Act, 2013; viz Remuneration Policy, Policy on determining material subsidiary, Performance evaluation of the Board, Committees and Directors, Materiality of Related Party transactions, Whistle Blower/Vigil Mechanism, Archival Policy for disclosure, Policy on Board diversity and Code of Conduct for Directors and these policies are displayed on the website of the Company
10. Particulars of Loans, Guarantees and Investments
The particulars of loans, guarantee or investments given or made by the Company under Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are disclosed at Note nos. 11 & 28 of the financial statements
11. VIGIL MECHANISM
The Board approved Vigil Mechanism of the Company at its meeting held on 10th November, 2014. The purpose of the policy is to provide a framework to promote a responsible and secure Whistle Blowing and to protect Directors/employees wishing to raise a concern about serious irregularities within the Company. During the year under review, no reporting under Vigil Mechanism was made by any employee or Director of the Company.
12. Other Information
12.1 As the Company does not own an undertaking where manufacturing operations are carried out, the information to be furnished under Section 134(3) (m) of the Companies Act 2013, is not applicable.
12.2 Details as required under Section 134(3)(h) and Rules 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 in Form No. AoC-2 is attached as Annexure-III
12.3 During the year, there were niether foreign exchange earnings nor any expenditure incurred.
12.4 There are no employees covered under Section 197 (12) read with Rule 5 (1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
12.5 None of the Directors is paid any Remuneration other than sitting fees for attending Board/other Committee meetings of the Company.
Details of remuneration of Key Management Personnel (KMP) as compared to median remuneration of the employees and other details are as under:
i) The ratio of the remuneration of each (KMP) to the median remuneration of the employees of the Company for the Financial Year 201516 and percentage increase in remuneration over last Financial Year.
Name and Designation of KMP |
Ratio of remuneration of KMP with respect to median remuneration of employees |
Percentage increase in remuneration over last Financial Year |
K. P. Jotwani, Manager |
7.36:1 |
11% |
R. G. Golatkar, Chief Financial Officer |
2.84:6 |
20% |
P. R. Dhruva/ Dhawal J. Vora Company Secretary |
2.82:0 |
- |
ii) The percentage increase in the median remuneration of employees in the financial year is 6.6%.
iii) There are 190 permanent employees on the rolls of the Company as on March 31, 2016.
12.6. The paid-up equity share capital as on March 31, 2016 is Rs. 12.58 Crores. During the year, the Company has neither issued shares with differential votingâs rights nor has granted stock options / sweat equity.
12.7 There were no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunal during the year under review which would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.
13. Director''s Responsibility Statement
As required by Section 134 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company hereby state and confirm that:
a) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ending March 31, 2016, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
b) the Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimated 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 loss of the Company for that period;
c) the Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) the Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
e) the Directors, in the case of a listed Company, had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and
f) the Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
14. Directors and Key Managerial Personnel
14(a) Directors retiring by Rotation
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 and other applicable provision of the Companies Act, 2013 and Articles of Association of the Company, Shri Rajesh V. Shah (DIN: 00033371), Director of the Company, will retire in the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment. The Board of Directors recommends his re-appointment.
14(b) Independent Directors
The Companies Act, 2013 provides for the appointment of Independent Directors. Further, Section 149(10) of the Act provides that Independent Directors shall hold office for a term of up to five consecutive years on the Board of a Company; and shall be eligible for re-appointment on passing of a Special Resolution by the Members of the Company. Accordingly, the Board appointed Shri Prakash V. Mehta (DIN:00001366), Shri R. Sankaran (DIN:00381139) and Shri N. Ramanathan (DIN:01566914) as Independent Directors, for a period of five years (not liable to retire by rotation) under Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 till the 33rd Annual General Meeting, which was approved by the Shareholders in their Annual General Meeting held on August 13, 2014.
The Independent Directors have submitted their Declaration of Independence, for the current Financial Year as required pursuant to Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013, stating that they meet the criteria of independence as provided in Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013.
14(c) Key Managerial Personnel
In accordance with Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013 Mr. Dhawal J. Vora was appointed as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer on August 17, 2015 of the Company in place of Shri P.R. Dhruva who got superannuated from the Company.
During the year under review the Company has complied with the provisions of Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013 which provides for the appointment of Key Managerial Personnel details of which are also available on the website of the Company.
15. Related Party Transactions
There were no Related Party Transactions (RPTs) entered into by the Company during the financial year, which attracted the provisions of Section 188 of Companies Act, 2013. However, there were material RPTs, which got covered as material RPTs under Regulation 23 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015.
During the year 2015-16, pursuant to Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 23(3) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, all RPTs were placed before Audit Committee for its prior / omnibus approval. The disclosure regarding the same in Form AOC- 2 is furnished in Annexure- III.
The policy on RPTs as approved by Board is uploaded on the Companyâs website.
16. Details in respect of Internal Financial Controls with reference to financial statements:
Adequate systems for internal controls provide assurances on the efficiency of operations, security of assets, statutory compliance, appropriate authorization, reporting and recording of transactions. The scope of the audit activity is broadly guided by the annual audit plan approved by the top management and audit committee.
The Internal Auditor''s prepares regular reports on the review of the systems and procedures and monitors the actions to be taken.
17. Statutory Auditors
M/s. K. K. Mankeshwar & Co., Chartered Accountants, Auditors, Mumbai, (Registration No.106009W) were appointed as Auditors of the Company at the 29th Annual General Meeting held on August 12, 2015 until the conclusion of 34th Annual General Meeting. This appointment is subject to ratification by the Members at every subsequent Annual General Meeting. M/s. K. K. Mankeshwar & Co., Chartered Accountants, Auditors, Mumbai, are eligible for re-appointment for Financial Year 2016-17.
18. Auditor''s Report
The notes referred to in the Auditorsâ Report are self-explanatory and hence, do not call for any comments under Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013.
19. Secretarial Auditors and Secretarial Audit Report The Board has appointed M/s. Ragini Chokshi & Co (C.P. No: 1436), Company Secretaries in whole-time practice, to carry out Secretarial Audit under the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 for the Financial Year 2015-16. The report of the Secretarial Auditors is annexed to this Report as Annexure-IV. The Report does not contain any qualification.
20. Acknowledgement:
The Board of Directors thanks the Banks, Financial Institutions, Central and State Government Authorities, Shareholders, Customers, Suppliers, Employees and Business Associates for their continued co-operation and support to the Company.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Rajesh V. Shah
Chairman
DIN: 00033371
Mumbai, May 20, 2016.
Mar 31, 2015
TO THE MEMBERS,
1. The Directors present the Twenty Ninth Report and the Audited
Statement of Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31st March,
2015.
2. Financial Results: (Rs. in lacs)
Description Current Year Previous Year
Income from operation and 14135.94 8850.34
other Income
Profit for the year before tax 136.68 271.57
Add/(Less) : Provision for tax 40.91 (89.91)
(including deferred tax)
Profit after tax 177.58 181.66
Add/(Less):Balance brought 2232.74 2198.17
forward from previous year.
(Less) : Depreciation 100.99 -
Balance available for 2309.40 2379.83
appropriation
3. Dividend
The Company has made profit during the year, however to conserve
resources required to execute the large orders on hand your directors
do not recommend payment of dividend on the equity shares.
4. Operations
4.1. General -
The income from operations and other income during the year was higher
at Rs.141.36 Cr as compared to Rs. 88.50 Cr in the previous year.
4.2 Engineering -
4.2.1 The income from Engineering operation during the year was Rs.
134.25 Cr as against Rs. 80.68 Cr in previous year, Engineering
operations earned profit before interest & tax of Rs. 8.25 Cr during the
year under review as compared to profit of Rs. 8.61 Cr in the previous
year. Despite higher inflationary pressure witnessed in the economy
resulting in higher cost of execution of the contracts during the year,
the Company has been able to maintain its profit level through
increased turnover.
4.2.2 During the year major part of income accrued from Supplies for
Steel Projects and a part of income accrued from Erection work of Power
and Steel Projects.
4.2.3 New orders amounting to Rs. 98 Cr were received during the year and
the outstanding orders as at the end of the year were Rs. 302.52 as
against Rs. 344.54 Cr at the beginning of the year. During the year
Company received direct order of Rs. 85 Cr from NTPC Odisha for
Electrical work.
The orders on hand will be executed during the Financial Year 2015-16
and beyond. The Company continued to book new orders consistently
during this year as well.
4.3 Infotech -
Income from Infotech Segment during the year was Rs. 5.04 Cr as compared
to Rs.4.80 Cr. in the previous year
5. Fixed Deposits
The Company held Rs.17,64,88,000/- as Public Deposits as of 31st March
2015. Deposits aggregating to Rs. 27,07,000/- have matured but remain
unclaimed as on that date. The Company sends reminder letters to the
Fixed Deposit Holders before the date of Maturity of their Fixed
Deposits. According to the provisions of Section 73 of the Companies
Act 2013, the Company can accept deposits only from its Members and not
from Public. Further Section 74 of the said Act, provides that all
deposits accepted and outstanding as on 31-3-2014 under the erstwhile
Companies Act, 1956 were required to be repaid latest by 31-3-2015, or
such further time as allowed by the Company Law Board (CLB) on
application made to it, irrespective of the date/s of maturity. In
compliance of the above provisions, the Company is not accepting
deposits from the Public and deposits from the Members are being
accepted to the extent the limit is available. The Company has also
submitted an application to CLB to allow it to retain the deposits
accepted under the old Act, till their maturity. CLB vide its Order
dtd. 19.5.2015 has granted permission to the Company to repay the
Fixed Deposits as per due dates.
6. Corporate Governance
Pursuant to Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, a report on Corporate
Governance, along with Auditor's Certificate regarding compliance of
conditions of Corporate Governance and Management Discussion and
Analysis is separately given in this Report as Annexure-I.
7. Extract of Annual Return
The details forming part of the extract of the Annual Return in Form
MGT-9 is separately given as Annexure-II
8. Other Information
8.1 As the Company does not own an undertaking where manufacturing
operations are carried out, the information to be furnished under
Section 134(3) of the Companies at 2013 is not applicable.
8.2 Details as required under Section 134(3)(4) and Rules 8(2) of the
Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 in Form No. AOC-2 is attached as
Annexure-II
8.3 During the year under review there were no foreign exchange
earnings. Expenditure in foreign currency incurred Rs.2.34 Cr.
8.4 There are no employees covered under Section 197 (12) read with
Rule 5 (1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial
Personnel) Rules 2012.
8.5 None of the Directors is paid any Remuneration other than sitting
fees for attending Board/other Committee meetings of the Company.
Details of remuneration of Key Management Personnel (KMP) as compared
to median remuneration of the employees and other details are as under:
i) The ratio of the remuneration of each (KMP) to the median
remuneration of the employees of the Company for the Financial Year
2014-15 and percentage increase in remuneration over last Financial
Year.
Name and Ratio of Percentage
Designation of remuneration increase in
KMP of KMP with remuneration
respect over last
to median Financial Year
remuneration
of employees
K P Jotwani, Manager 14.47:1 19%
R G Golatkar 4.31:1 19%
Chief Financial Officer
P R Dhruva 5.21:1 23%
Company Secretary
ii) The percentage increase in the median remuneration of employees in
the financial year: 8%.
iii) There are 198 permanent employees on the rolls of the Company as
on March 31,2015.
9. Directors' Responsibility Statement
As required by Section 134 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of
Directors of the Company hereby state and confirm that:
(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed;
(b) appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied
consistently, and have made judgments and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of the Company as at 31st March 2015 and of the profit of the Company
for the year ended 31st March 2015.
(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 going concern basis.
(e) the Directors had laid down internal financial controls to be
followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are
adequate and were operating effectively and
(f) the Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with
the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were
adequate and operating effectively.
10. Directors and Key Managerial Personnel Directors retiring by
Rotation
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 and other applicable
provision of the Companies Act, 2013 and Articles of Association of the
Company Shri Niraj Bajaj, Director of the Company, will retire in the
ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offers himself for
re-appointment. The Board of Directors recommends his re-appointment.
Independent Directors
The Companies Act, 2013 provides for the appointment of Independent
Directors. Further, Section 149(10) of the Act provides that
Independent Directors shall hold office for a term of upto five
consecutive years on the Board of a Company; and shall be eligible for
re-appointment on passing of a Special Resolution by the Members of the
Company. Accordingly, the Board appointed Shri Prakash V. Mehta
(DIN:00001366), Shri R. Sankaran (DIN:00381139) and Shri N. Ramanathan
(DIN:01566914) as Independent Directors, for a period of five years
(not liable to retire by rotation) under Section 149 of the Companies
Act, 2013 till the 33rd Annual General Meeting, which was approved by
the Shareholders in their Annual General Meeting held on 13th August,
2014.
The Independent Directors have submitted their Declaration of
Independence, for the current year as required pursuant to Section
149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013, stating that they meet the criteria
of independence as provided in sub-section (6) of the Companies Act,
2013.
Appointment
Ms. Anna Usha Abraham (DIN:- 07072268) has been appointed as a
Non-Executive Non-Independent Additional Women Director under Section
161 of the Companies Act, 2013 w.e.f 11th February, 2015. More details
about her appointment are given in the Notice concerning the meeting.
As an Additional Director, Ms. Anna Usha Abraham shall hold
office upto the date of the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The
Company has received a notice as per the provisions of Section 160(1)
of the Companies Act, 2013 from a member proposing her appointment as
Director liable to retire by rotation. The Board of Directors
recommends her appointment. Key Managerial Personnel
During the year under review the Company has complied with the
provisions of Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013 which provides for
the appointment of Key Managerial Personnel details of which are
available on the website of the Company.
11. Postal Ballot/ Related Party Transactions
During the year under review, the Company had conducted Postal Ballot
for approval of Material Related Party Transactions to ratify/ approve
all existing contracts/ arrangements / agreements entered/ to be
entered into Contract/ Transaction with Mukand Limited- a Group
Company. This disclosure is being made as a matter of prudence. A
detailed report on Postal Ballot is incorporated in the Corporate
Governance Report.
All the Related Party Transactions are presented to the Audit Committee
and the Board. Omnibus approval is obtained for the transactions which
are foreseen and repetitive in nature. Related Party Transactions
entered during the year are shown in the Annual Accounts of the Company
which are up-loaded on the Company's web-site.
12. Evaluation of Board's Performance
In compliance with the Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of the Listing
Agreement, the performance evaluation of the Board was carried out
during the year under review. More details on the same is given in the
Corporate Governance Report.
13. Remuneration Policy
The Company does not pay any remuneration to its Directors except
sitting fees for attending Board/other Committee meeting and follows a
policy on remuneration of Senior Management Employees. The policy is
approved by the Nomination & Remuneration Committee and the Board. More
details on the same is given in the Corporate Governance Report.
14. Auditors
M/s. K. K. Mankeshwar & Co., Chartered Accountants, Auditors of the
Company will retire at the ensuing Annual General Meeting after
completing their first term of 5 years and being eligible, offer
themselves for re-appointment. The Company proposes to appoint them for
their second term of 5 years under Section 139 of the Companies Act,
2013 i.e. for the financial year 2015-16 to 2019-20 subject to
ratification by shareholders at every Annual General Meeting.
15. Auditors' Report
The notes referred to in the Auditors' Report are self-explanatory and
hence, do not call for any comments under Section 134 of the Companies
Act, 2013.
16. Secretarial Auditors and Secretarial Audit Report
The Board has appointed M/s. Ragini Chokshi & Co, Company Secretaries
in whole-time practice, to carry out Secretarial Audit under the
provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 for the financial
year 2014-2015. The report of the Secretarial Auditors is annexed to
this Report as Annexure-IV. The report does not contain any
qualification.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Place: Mumbai Niraj Bajaj R. Sankaran
Date : 28th May, 2015 Director Director
Mar 31, 2014
TO THE MEMBERS,
1. The Directors present the Twenty Eight Report and the Audited
Statement of Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31st March
2014.
2. Financial Results Rs in lacs
Current Year Previous Year
Income from operation and other Income 8850.34 7810.53
Profitfortheyearbeforetax 271.57 532.01
Add/(Less) : Provision for (89.91) (170.42)
tax (including deferred tax) Profitaftertax 181.66 361.59
Add/(Less):Balance brought 2198.17 1982.70
forward from previous year.
Balance available for appropriation 2379.83 2344.29
3. Dividend
Directors are pleased to recommend dividend of 10% on equity shares.
The dividend & tax thereon shall absorb Rs. 147.09 lacs from surplus
generated from the operations during the year.
4. Operations
4.1. General -
The income from operations, and other income during the year was higher
at Rs. 88.50 Cr as compared to Rs. 78.11 Cr in the previous year.
4.2 Engineering -
4.2.1 The income from Engineering operation during the year was Rs. 80.68
Cr as against Rs. 71.22 Cr in previous year, Engineering operations
earned profit before interest & tax of Rs. 8.61 Cr during the year under
review as compared to profit of Rs. 10.43 Cr in the previous year.
Despite higher inflationary pressure witnessed in the economy resulting
in higher cost of execution of the contracts during the year, the
Company has been able to maintain its profit level through increased
turnover.
4.2.2 During the year major part of income accrued from power projects,
steel and aluminium projects and a part of income accrued from
supplies.
4.2.3 New orders amounting to Rs. 105.59 Cr were received during the year
and the outstanding orders as at the end of the year were Rs. 344.54 Cr
as against Rs. 338.12 Cr at the beginning of the year.
The orders on hand will be executed during the FY 2014-15 and
FY2015-16. The Company continued to book new orders consistently during
this year as well.
4.3 Infotech -
Income from Infotech Segment during the year was Rs. 4.80 Cr same as
previous year.
5. Fixed Deposits
The Company held Rs. 19.67 Cr as Public deposits as of 31st March 2014.
Deposits aggregating Rs. 0.16 Cr have matured but remain unclaimed as on
that date. The Company sends reminder letters to the Fixed Deposit
Holders before the date of Maturity of their Fixed Deposits.
6. Corporate Governance
Pursuant to Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, a report on Corporate
Governance, along with Auditor''s Certificate regarding compliance of
conditions of Corporate Governance and Management Discussion and
Analysis is separately given in this Report.
7. Other Information
7.1 As the Company does not own an undertaking where manufacturing
operations are carried out, the information to be furnished under the
Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of Board of
Directors) Rules, 1988 is not applicable.
7.2 During the year under review there were no foreign exchange
earnings.Expenditure in foreign currency incurred Rs. 38.33 lacs.
7.3 There are no employees covered under the provisions of Section 217
(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of
Employees) Rules, 1975.
8. Directors'' Responsibility Statement
As required by Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Board
of Directors of the Company hereby state and confirm that:
(i) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed;
(ii) Appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied
consistently, and have made judgments and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of the Company as at 31st March 2014 and of the profit of the Company
for the year ended 31st March 2014.
(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.
9. Directors
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and
Articles of Association of the Company Shri Rajesh V. Shah, will retire
in the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, seek
re-appointment. The Board of Directors recommends his re-appointment.
The Companies Act, 2013 provides for the appointment of Independent
Directors. Further, Section 149(10) of the Act provides that
Independent Directors shall hold office for a term of upto five
consecutive years on the Board of a Company; and shall be eligible for
re-appointment on passing a Ordinary Resolution by the Members of the
Company.
Accordingly, Shri Prakash V. Mehta, Shri R. Sankaran and Shri N.
Ramanathan will be appointed as Independent Directors, for a period of
five years (not liable to retire by rotation) subject to the approval
of Members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
10. Cost Compliance
The Company has appointed M/s .Joshi Apte & Associates, Cost Accountant
to verify cost compliance report for the period 1st April 2013 to 31st
March 2014 as prescribed under the Companies (Cost Accountants Record)
Rules 2011. The Compliance Report for FY 2012-13 was filed within the
stipulated date.
11. Auditors
Messrs. K K Mankeshwar & Co., Chartered Accountants, Auditors of the
Company retire at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being
eligible, offer themselves for re- appointment.
12 Auditors'' Report
The notes referred to in the Auditors'' Report are self- explanatory and
hence, do not call for any comments under Section 134 of the Companies
Act, 2013.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Place : Mumbai Rajesh V. Shah
Date : 28th May, 2014 Chairman
Mar 31, 2013
TO THE MEMBERS,
1. The Directors present the Twenty Seventh Report and the Audited
Statement of Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31st March,
2013.
2. Financial Results
(Rs. in lacs)
Current Year Previous Year
Income from operations and
other Income 7808.43 6865.78
Profit for the year before tax 532.01 534.23
Add/(Less) : Provision for tax
(including deferred tax) (170.42) (205.28)
Profit after tax 361.59 328.95
Add/(Less) : Balance brought
forward from previous year. 1982.70 1799.88
Balance available for
appropriation 2344.29 2128.83
3. Dividend
Directors are pleased to recommend dividend of 10% on equity shares.
The dividend and tax thereon shall absorb Rs. 146.12 lacs from surplus
generated from the operations during the year.
4. Operations
4.1 General-
The income from operations, and other income during the year was higher
at Rs. 78.08 Cr as compared to Rs. 68.66 Cr in the previous year.
4.2 Engineering
4.21 The income from Engineering operation during the year was Rs.
71.22 Cr as against Rs. 60.55 Cr in previous year, Engineering
operations earned profit before interest and tax of Rs. 10.43 Cr during
the year under review as compared to profit of Rs. 10.69 Cr in the
previous year. Despite higher inflationary pressure witnessed in the
economy resulting in higher cost of execution of the contracts during
the year, the Company has been able to maintain its profit level
through increased turnover.
4.22 During the year major part of income came from power projects,
mechanical projects and aluminium projects,
4.23 New orders amounting to Rs. 255.17 Cr were received during the
year and the orders on hand as at the end of the year were Rs. 338.12
Cr as against Rs. 90.49 Cr at the beginning of the year. These orders
will be executed during the F.Y. 2013-14 and F.Y. 2014-15. The Company
has been able to book new orders consistently during this year as well.
4.3 Infotech-
Income from Infotech Segment during the year was Rs. 4.80 Cr as against
the previous year Rs. 4.58 Cr.
5. Fixed Deposits
The Company held Rs. 19.03 Cr as Public deposits as of 31st March 2013.
Deposits aggregating Rs. 0.20 Cr have matured but remain unclaimed as
at 31st March 2013. The Company sends reminder letters to the Fixed
Deposit Holders before the date of Maturity of their Fixed Deposits.
6. Corporate Governance
Pursuant to Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, a report on Corporate
Governance, along with Auditor''s certificate regarding compliance of
conditions of Corporate Governance and Management Discussion and
Analysis is separately given in this Report.
7. Other Information
7.1 As the Company does not own an undertaking where manufacturing
operations are carried out, the information to be furnished under the
Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of Board of
Directors) Rules, 1988 is not applicable.
7.2 Net foreign exchange earnings Nil Foreign exchange expenditure /
Outgo Rs. 1.64 lacs
7.3 There are no employees covered under the provisions of Section 217
(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of
Employees) Rules, 1975.
8. Directors'' Responsibility Statement
As required by Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Board
of Directors of the Company hereby state and confirm that:
(i) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed.
(ii) appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied
consistently, and have made judgments and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of the Company as at 31st March, 2013 and of the profit of the Company
for the year ended 31st March, 2013.
(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.
9. Directors
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and
Articles of Association of the Company Shri Niraj Bajaj and Shri
Prakash V Mehta, Directors of the Company retire by rotation and are
eligible for re-appointment.
10. Cost Compliance
The Company has appointed M/s Joshi Apte & Associates, Cost Accountants
to verify cost compliance report for the period 1st April, 2012 to 31st
March, 2013 as prescribed under the Companies (Cost Accountants Record)
Rules 2011. The compliance report for F.Y. 2011-12 was filed within
the stipulated date.
11. Auditors
Messrs. K. K. Mankeshwar & Co., Chartered Accountants, Auditors of the
Company retire at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and are eligible
for re-appointment.
12. Auditors'' Report
The notes referred to in the Auditors'' Report are self- explanatory
and hence, do not call for any comments under section 217 of the
Companies Act, 1956.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Place : Mumbai Rajesh V. Shah
Date : 23rd May, 2013 Chairman
Mar 31, 2012
1. The Directors present the Twenty Sixth Report and the Audited
Statement of Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31st March,
2012
2. Financial Results
(Rs lacs)
Current Year Previous Year
Income from operations and
other Income 6865.78 7855.88
Profit for the year before tax 534.23 949.93
Add/(Less) : Provision for tax
(including deferred tax) (205.28) (297.80)
Profit after tax 328.95 652.13
Add/(Less):Balance brought
forward from previous year. 1799.88 1399.53
Balance available for appropriation 2128.83 2051.66
3. Dividend
Due to lower profit after tax as compared to previous year, the
Directors recommend dividend of 10% on equity shares. The dividend &
tax thereon shall absorb Rs 146.12 lacs from surplus generated from the
operations during the year.
4. Operations
4.1 General
The income from operations, and other income during the year was lower
at Rs 68.66 Cr compared to Rs 78.56 Cr in the previous year. In the
Current Year due to delay by the clients to offer adequate work fronts
as per the original schedule of the contract, the Erection activities
were slow. During the Previous Year, contract completion was higher as
our supply component was as per schedule.
4.2 Engineering
4.21 The income from Engineering operations during the year was Rs 60.55
Cr as against Rs 71.46 Cr in previous year. Engineering operations
earned profit before interest of Rs 10.69 Cr during the year under
review as compared to profit of Rs 14.77 Cr in the previous year.
4.22 During the year major part of income accrued from power projects,
hydro carbon project and aluminium projects, a part of the income was
from supplies to power projects.
4.23 New orders amounting to Rs 90.49 Cr were received during the year
and the outstanding orders as at the end of the year were Rs163.86 Cr as
against Rs 150.10 Cr at the beginning of the year.
4.24 We have received a further Order for Rs 215.00 Cr in April 2012
from NMDC Ltd to be executed by March 2015.
4.3 Infotech
Income from Infotech Segment remained same as in the previous previous
year.
5. Fixed Deposits
The Company held Rs 18.19 Cr as Public deposits as of 31st March, 2012,
out of which, deposits aggregating Rs 0.26 Cr have matured but remain
unclaimed as on that date. The Company sends reminder letters to the
Fixed Deposit Holders before the date of Maturity of their Fixed
Deposits.
6. Corporate Governance
Pursuant to Clause 49 of the listing agreements, a report on Corporate
Governance, along with Auditor's certificate regarding compliance of
conditions of Corporate Governance and Management Discussion and
Analysis is separately given in this Report.
7. Other Information
7.1 As the Company does not own an undertaking where manufacturing
operations are carried out, the information to be furnished under the
Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of Board of
Directors) Rules, 1988 is not applicable.
7.2 During the year under review there were neither foreign exchange
earnings nor foreign exchange outgo.
7.3 There are no employees covered under the provisions of Section 217
(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of
Employees) Rules, 1975.
8. Directors' Responsibility Statement
As required by Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Board
of Directors of the Company hereby state and confirm that:
(i) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed;
(ii) appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied
consistently, and has made judgments and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of the Company as at 3181 March, 2012 and of the profit of the Company
for the year ended 31s1 March, 2012;
(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.
9. Directors
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and
Articles of Association of the Company Shri Rajesh V Shah and Shri N
Ramanathan, Directors of the Company retire by rotation and are
eligible for re-appointment.
Shri T S Anand, Director of the Board expired on 101h November, 2011.
The Board places on record its deep sense of appreciation for the
immense contribution made by him in the growth of the Company during
his tenure as a Director.
The Board appointed Shri R. Sankaran as an Additional Director of the
Company with effect from 07/02/2012. As an Additional Director Shri R
Sankaran holds office till the ensuing Annual General meeting of the
Company. Accordingly, his appointment as a Director of the Company has
been included at item no.6 and in the Explanatory Statement to the
Notice.
10. Auditors
M/s. K K Mankeshwar & Co., Chartered Accountants, Auditors of the
Company retire at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being
eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment.
11. Auditors' Report
The notes referred to in the Auditors' Report are self- explanatory and
hence, do not call for any comments under Section 217 of the Companies
Act, 1956.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Place : Mumbai, Rajesh V. Shah
Date : 23rd May, 2012. Chairman
Mar 31, 2011
1.The Directors present the Twenty Fifth Report and the Audited
Statement of Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31st March
2011.
2. Financial Results:
(Rs. Million)
Current Year Previous Year
Profit for the year before tax 95.88 123.47
Less: Provision for Tax
(including deferred tax) 29.28 41.55
Profit for the year after Tax 66.60 81.92
Less: Short Provision for
Tax for earlier years 0.50 -
Less: Prior Period Adjustment (Net) 0.89 -
Profit after Tax and Prior
Period Adjustment 65.21 81.92
Balance brought forward from
previous year 139.95 84.12
Balance available for appropriations 205.16 166.04
Appropriations:
Proposed Dividend and Tax thereon 21.92 21.99
Transfer to General Reserve 3.26 4.10
Balance carried to the Balance Sheet 179.98 139.95
3. Dividend:
The Directors recommend dividend of 15 % on equity shares. The
dividend and tax thereon shall absorb Rs. 21.92 million from surplus
generated from the operations during the year.
4. Operations:
4.1 General
The income from operations, and other income during the year was Rs.
822.80 Million compared to Rs. 1316.41 Million in the corresponding
previous year. Income from operations was lower due to non availability
of work fronts from client as per the original schedule of the
contract. This resulted in lower profit of Rs. 65.21 Million during the
year as compared to Rs. 81.92 Million in the previous year.
4.2 Engineering
4.2.1 The income from Engineering operation during the year was Rs.
747.17 Million as against Rs. 1213.18 Million in previous year.
Engineering operations earned profit before interest of Rs. 147.67
Million during the year under review as compared to profit of Rs.
123.57 Million in the previous year.
4.2.2 New orders amounting to Rs. 344.99 Million were received during
the year and the outstanding orders as at the end of the year were Rs.
1500.97 Million as against Rs. 1714.86 Million at the beginning of the
year.
The infrastructure industry is growing and the investment in expansion
/ new projects of Petroleum, Steel & Power is also increasing. This
will increase demand for Engineering work in the coming year.
4.3 Infotech
The Income from Infotech operations remained same. Infotech operations
earned profit before interest of Rs. 22.87 Million during the year
under review as compared to Rs. 26.21 Million in the previous year.
5 Fixed Deposits
The Company held Rs. 159.42 Million as Public deposits as of 31st March
2011, out of which, deposits aggregating Rs. 2.26 Million have matured
but remain unclaimed as on that date. The Company sends reminder
letters to the Fixed Deposit Holders before the date of Maturity of
their Fixed Deposits and also if the Fixed Deposit Receipt/s / Interest
Warrants etc. are returned undelivered. Company also follows up with
such cases to ensure that the Investors get their money.
6. Corporate Governance:
Pursuant to Clause 49 of the listing agreement, a report on Corporate
Governance, along with Auditors certificate regarding compliance of
conditions of Corporate Governance and Management Discussion and
Analysis is separately given in this Report.
7. Other Information:
7.1 As the Company does not own an undertaking where manufacturing
operations are carried out, the information to be furnished under the
Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of Board of
Directors) Rules, 1988 is not applicable. However, the Company is in
the process of implementing "Systems Applications and Products in Data
Processing" (popularly known as "SAP"), a Computerized Program in its
accounting system.
7.2 During the year under review there are neither foreign exchange
earnings nor foreign exchange outgo.
7.3 There are no employees covered under the provisions of Section 217
(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of
Employees) Rules, 1975.
8. Directors Responsibility Statement:
As required by Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Board
of Directors of the Company hereby state and confirm that:
(i) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed;
(ii) appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied
consistently, and have made judgments and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of the Company as at 31st March 2011 and of the profit of the Company
for the year ended 31st March 2011.
(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.
9. Directors:
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and
Articles of Association of the Company Shri Niraj Bajaj and Shri
Prakash V Mehta, Directors of the Company retire by rotation and are
eligible for re-appointment.
10. Auditors:
Messrs. K. K. Mankeshwar & Co., Chartered Accountants, Auditors of the
Company retire at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being
eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment.
11. Auditors Report:
The notes referred to in the Auditors Report are self-explanatory and
hence, do not call for any comments under Section 217 of the Companies
Act, 1956.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Rajesh V. Shah
Chairman
Place : Mumbai,
Date : 26th May, 2011.
Mar 31, 2010
1 The Directors present the Twenty Fourth Report and the Audited
Statement of Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31st March
2010.
2. Financial Results: (Rs. in Million)
Current Year Previous Year
Profit for the year before tax 123.47 46.15
Add / (Less). Provision for tax
(including deferred tax) (41.55) (6.26)
Profit after tax 81.92 39.89
Add /(Less). Excess provision
for taxation -- 0.08
Add /(Less). Balance brought forward
from previous year. 84.12 44.15
Balance carried to the Balance Sheet 166.04 84.12
3. Dividend
The Directors recommend dividend of 15 % on equity shares. The dividend
and tax thereon shall absorb Rs 21.99 million from surplus generated
from operations during the year.
4. Operations
4.1 General
The income from operations and other income has more than doubled
during the year to Rs.1,316.41 Million as compared to Rs.560.22 Million
in the corresponding previous year. The Company earned a profit after
tax of Rs. 81.92. Million during the year under review as compared to
Rs. 39.89 Million in the previous year.
4.2 Engineering
The infrastructure industry has shown positive growth and the
investment in expansion / new projects of Power, Petroleum &
Engineering is increasing.
4.21 The income from Engineering operation during the year was
Rs.1,213.18 Million as against Rs.485.50 Million in the previous year.
Engineering operations earned profit before interest of Rs.123.57
Million during the year under review as compared to Rs.37.63 Million in
the previous year.
4.22 New orders amounting to Rs.1,035.30 Million were received during
the year and the outstanding orders as at the end of the year were
Rs.1,714.86 Million as against Rs.2,025 Million at the beginning of the
year.
4.23 During the FY 09-10 the Company has taken package projects
covering supply, erection and commissioning. The Company expects to get
more orders for project packages which will improve the Turnover and
the Profitability.
4.3 Info Tech
The Income from InfoTech operations remained same. Infotech operations
earned profit before interest of
Rs.26.21 Million during the year under review as compared to Rs.26.57
Million in the previous year.
4.4 Finance
4.41 The Company has received enhanced Fund based facility of Rs.20
Crores and Non-Fund based facility of Rs.45 Crores.
4.42 The Company has received Rs.25.48 Million by way of interest and
installments against debt purchased from Commerzbank AG.
4.43The Company has recovered an amount of Rs.27.78 Million during the
year from the loans of Rs.179.45 million given to other companies.
The Company has granted time upto 31.03.2012 to these Companies to
repay the balance loan and interest due of Rs.151.68 Million and
Rs.62.33 Million respectively.
The Company continues to waive interest due on these loans.
5. Fixed Deposits
The Company held Rs.141.94 Million as Public deposits as of 31st March
2010, out of which, deposits aggregating Rs.2.29 Million have matured
but remain unclaimed as on that date.
6. Corporate Governance
Pursuant to Clause 49 of the listing agreement, a report on Corporate
Governance, along with Auditors certificate regarding compliance of
conditions of Corporate Governance and Management Discussion and
Analysis is separately given in this Report.
7. Other Information
7.1 As the Company does not own an undertaking where manufacturing
operations are carried out, the information to be furnished under the
Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of Board of
Directors) Rules, 1988 is not applicable.
7.2 During the year under review there are no foreign exchange
earnings. The Company has incurred traveling expenditure amounting to
Rs.0.123 Million in foreign currency.
7.3 A Statement showing details of employees covered within the purview
of section 217 (2A) of The Companies Act, 1956 read with Companies
(Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 is given in the Annexure to the
Report.
8. Directors Responsibility Statement
As required by Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Board
of Directors of the Company hereby state and confirm that:
(i) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed;
(ii) appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied
consistently, and have made judgments and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of the Company as at 31st March 2010 and of the profit of the Company
for the year ended 31st March 2010;
(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.
9. Directors
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and
Articles of Association of the Company, Shri Rajesh V Shah and Shri N.
Ramanathan, Directors of the Company, retire by rotation and are
eligible for re- appointment.
10. Auditors
Messrs. Dalai & Shah, Chartered Accountants, Auditors of the Company
retire at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
However, they have expressed their desire not to seek re-appointment in
view of the new SEBI guidelines with regard to Corporate Governance.
The Directors wish to put on record their appreciation to the services
rendered by the Auditors.
The Company has received a notice from a member proposing the
appointment of Messrs. K .K.Mankeshwar & Co. Chartered Accountants as
Statutory Auditors of the Company to hold office from conclusion of the
ensuingg Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of next Annual
General Meeting. They have confirmed their eligibility and have given
their consent for the proposed appointment. Members are requested to
appoint Auditors at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
11. Auditors Report
The notes referred to in the Auditors Report are self- explanatory and
hence, do not call for any comments under section 217 of the Companies
Act, 1956.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Rajesh V. Shah
Place: Mumbai, Chairman
Date: 25th May, 2010