Mar 31, 2018
The Members,
The Directors have pleasure in presenting their 10th Annual Report on the business and operations of your Company together with the Audited Financial Statements and the Auditor''s Report for the year ended 31st March, 2018.
1. Financial summary or highlights/Performance of the Company (Standalone and Consolidated) (Amount in Rs. Lakh)
Particulars |
Standalone |
Consolidated |
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2017-18 |
2016-17 |
2017-18 |
2016-17 |
|
Turnover |
25232.00 |
28,393.93 |
25829.82 |
32,172.97 |
Profit before Interest, Depreciation and Tax Less Interest Less Depreciation |
1327.00 660.77 531.17 |
1447.01 731.05 664.85 |
1313.16 660.77 531.17 |
1424.87 731.05 664.85 |
Profit before tax Less Provision for tax Current tax Deferred tax Excess provision for earlier year |
135.06 32.71 73.92 0.03 |
51.11 55.32 (52.84) 161.06 |
121.22 32.71 73.91 0.03 |
28.97 55.32 (52.84) 161.06 |
Profit after tax Prior year adjustment |
28.41 |
(112.43) |
14.57 |
(134.57) |
Profit after tax & prior year adjustments |
28.41 |
(112.43) |
14.57 |
(134.57) |
Profit after adjustment of discontinued operations |
28.41 |
(112.43) |
15.50 |
(134.22) |
Balance of profit brought forward from earlier years |
(1205.42) |
(1078.71) |
1936.99 |
2085.48 |
Transferred from Revaluation Reserve |
12.47 |
7.79 |
12.47 |
7.79 |
Adjustment relating to Fixed Assets (net of Deferred Tax) |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Unamortized cost written off on discounting of loans to subsidiary |
(24.83) |
(22.99) |
(1.84) |
(22.99) |
Other comprehensive income |
(12.61) |
0.93 |
(12.61) |
0.93 |
Exchange difference on translation of financial statements of foreign operations |
- |
- |
(0.66) |
- |
Profit available for Appropriations: |
(1201.98) |
(1205.42) |
1949.85 |
1936.99 |
Appropriations Transfer to General Reserves Proposed dividend: Equity Preference |
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Profit carried to Balance Sheet |
(1201.98) |
(1205.42) |
1949.85 |
1936.99 |
During the year under review, the Company recorded total revenue of Rs. 25788.67 Lakh as compared to Rs.28870.62 Lakh in the previous year which is declined by 10.67%. The Company has earned a net profit of Rs. 28.41 Lakh as against loss of Rs. 112.43 Lakh in the previous year. Your Directors are hopeful that the company may be able to show better performance in coming year.
Your company recorded Production of 22886.08 MT for the year ended 31st March, 2018 as against 22205.65 in the previous year which shows a increase to 3.06%.
2. Adoption of Indian Accounting Standards (IND-AS)
Pursuant to Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, IND-AS have become applicable to your Company with effect from 1st April, 2017, accordingly the Company has prepared all its financial statements in compliance with IND-AS. Figures of previous financial year 2016-17 have also been restated as per applicable IND-AS. Impacts of first time adoption of IND-AS and various reconciliations are provided in the Standalone financial statements (please refer to Note 43 to the standalone financial statement).
3. Implementation of SAP 9.2
The Company has implemented SAP 9.2 a leading ERP solution with effect from 1st April, 2017 by switching over from existing ERP. The implementation of SAP 9.2 shall integrate all the business process across the organization. The new Regime of SAP shall bring discipline by transforming the work culture thereby bringing transparency and structured information system.
4. Change in nature of Business
During the year under review, there has been no change in the nature of business of the Company.
5. Dividend
Your Directors do not recommended any dividend for the year ended 31st March, 2018 and the available surplus be retained to strength the net worth of the company.
6. Transfer to Reserves
Your Directors do not proposed any amount to be transferred to the Reserves for the year ended 31st March, 2018.
7. Details of Subsidiary/Associate Companies
The Company had two subsidiaries namely Tapti Pipes & Products Limited FZE (Overseas Subsidiary). Another subsidiary was Texmo Petrochemicals LLP.
Texmo Petrochemicals LLP has ceased to be subsidiary of the Company, during the year under review w.e.f 10.01.2018.
The consolidated financial statements of your Company for the financial year 2017-18, are prepared in compliance with applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, Accounting Standards and SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015. The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of audited financial statements of the Company, its subsidiaries, as approved by their respective Board of Directors.
A separate statement in Form AOC-1 containing the salient features of financial statements of subsidiaries of your Company forms part of consolidated financial statements in compliance with Section 129 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013.
8. Commission received by Directors from Subsidiary
During the year under review none of the directors of the company are inreceipt of the commission or remuneration from subsidiary of the Company, as provided under section 197 (14) of the Companies Act, 2013.
9. Particulars of Employees
The Company has not appointed any employee(s) in receipt of remuneration exceeding the limits specified under Rule 5(2) of Companies (Appointment & Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
10. Details relating to remuneration of Director, KMPs and employees
Disclosure pertaining to remuneration and other details as required Section 197(12) of the Companies Act 2013 read with rule 5 (1) and 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is provided in Annexure A.
11. Particulars of loans, guarantees, investments outstanding during the financial year
Particulars of loans given, investments made, guarantees given and securities provided along with the purpose for which the loan or guarantee or security is proposed to be utilized by the recipient are provided in the standalone financial statement (Please refer to Note 7 and 8 to the standalone financial statement).
12. Extract of the annual return
In terms of provision of Section 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013, the extract of the Annual Return as provided under sub-section (3) of the Section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013 in Form MGT-9 forming part of this Board''s Report and is annexed as Annexure -B.
13. Deposits
Your company has not invited/accepted any deposit within the meaning of Section73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made there under, during the year under review.
14. Conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo
A statement giving details of conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and out-go, in accordance with the requirement of the Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rule 8 of the Companies (Account) Rules, 2014 forms part of this Board''s Report and is annexed as Annexure-C.
15. Particulars of contracts or arrangements 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 arm''s 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. The particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties referred to in section 188(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 for the financial year 2017-18 in the prescribed format, AOC 2 has been enclosed with the report as Annexure-D.
The Policy on materiality of related party transactions and manner of dealing with related party transactions as approved by the Board may be accessed on the Company''s website at the link: www.texmopipe.com.
16. Auditors:
A. Statutory Auditors:
M/s. Pankaj Somaiya & Associates LLP, Chartered Accountants, Burhanpur (M.P.), (Firm Registration No. 010081C/C400001), the Statutory Auditors of the Company, hold office till the conclusion of the 10th Annual General Meeting of the Company. The Board has recommended the appointment of M/s Anil Kamal Garg & Co; Chartered Accountants, Indore (Firm Registration No. 004186C) as the Statutory Auditors of the Company in their place, for a term of five consecutive years, from the conclusion of this Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of the 15th Annual General Meeting of the Company. The company has received from M/s Anil Kamal Garg & Co; Chartered Accountants, Indore (Firm Registration No. 004186C) an eligibility letter under section 141 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder that they are not disqualified.
B. Secretarial Auditor:
Pursuant to provisions of section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Company has appointed CS Dinesh Kumar Gupta, Company Secretary in Practice, Indore (M.P), to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company for the Financial Year 2018-19.
C. Cost Auditors:
During the year under review, M/s Sushil Kumar Mantri & Associates, Cost Accountants (Firm Registration No 101049) have tendered their resignation for Financial Year 2017-18 due to their personal reason. The Board of Directors, on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, has appointed M/s Saurabh Parikh and Associates, Cost Accountants, (Firm Registration No. 101495), as Cost Auditors to audit the cost accounts of the Company for the Financial Year 2017-18.
The Board of Directors, on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, has appointed M/s Saurabh Parikh and Associates, Cost Accountants, (Firm Registration No. 101495), as Cost Auditors to audit the cost accounts of the Company for the Financial Year 2018-19. In accordance with the provisions of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, the remuneration payable to the Cost Auditors require ratification by the shareholders of the company.
17. AUDITORâS REPORTS
A. Statutory Auditorâs Report:
The Notes on financial statement referred to in the Auditors'' Report are self-explanatory and do not call for any further comments. The Auditors'' Report does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark.
B. Secretarial Auditorâs Report:
Pursuant to the provisions of section 204 (1) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personal) Rules, 2014, the Company has obtained a Secretarial Audit Report in the prescribed From MR-3, from CS Dinesh Kumar Gupta, Company Secretary in practice, Indore (M.P.). The Secretarial Auditor'' Report is annexed herewith as Annexure -E
18. Details in respect of frauds reported by Auditors other than those which are reportable to the Central Government
The Statutory Auditors, Cost Auditors or Secretarial Auditors of the Company have not reported any frauds to the Audit Committee or to the Board of Directors under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, including rules made there under.
19. Share Capital
During the Financial Year 2017- 18, there has been increase in paid-up share capital of the Company from Rs. 23,82,00,000/- to Rs. 25,02,00,000/-, pursuant to allotment of 12,00,000 Equity shares of face value of Rs. 10/- at a premium of Rs. 12/- each on preferential basis to Shree Padmavati Irrigations LLP, Promoter Group entity.
The Company has complied all the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 & Rules made thereunder, SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, SEBI (ICDR) Regulations, 2009, SEBI (SAST) Code and all other applicable provisions including obtaining all requisite approvals from National Stock Exchange of India Ltd & BSE Ltd where the shares of the Company are listed.
20. Disclosure regarding issue of employee stock options
The Company has not issued any shares under employee''s stock options scheme pursuant to provisions of Rule 12(9) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014.
21. Disclosure regarding issue of sweat equity shares
The Company has not issued sweat equity shares pursuant to provisions of Section 54 read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014 during the Financial Year.
22. Details of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Smt. Rashmi Devi Agrawal (DIN 00316248), retires by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible offers herself for re-appointment. Smt. Rashmi Devi Agrawal has given declaration in terms of Section 164(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 to the effect that she is not disqualified from being reappointed as a Director of the Company.
During the Financial Year under review there is no change has taken place in Directors or KMPs of the Company.
23. Declaration given by Independent Director(s) and reappointment.
In compliance with section 149(7) of the Act, all Independent Directors have given declaration that they meet the criteria of independence as laid down under Section 149(6) of the Act and Regulation 16(1)(b) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
24. Internal Financial Controls
The Company believes that internal control is necessary principle of prudent business governance that freedom of management should be exercised within a framework of appropriate checks and balances. The Company remains committed to ensuring an effective internal control environment that inter alia provides assurance on orderly and efficient conduct of operations, security of assets, prevention and detection of frauds/errors, accuracy and completeness of accounting records and the timely preparation of reliable financial information.
The Company''s independent and Internal Audit processes, both at the Business and Corporate levels, provide assurance on the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls, compliance with operating systems, internal policies and regulatory requirements.
The Financial Statements of the Company are prepared on the basis of the Significant Accounting Policies that are carefully selected by management and approved by the Board. These, in turn are supported by a set of divisional Delegation Manual & Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that have been established for individual units/ areas of operations.
The Company uses SAP Systems as a business enabler and also to maintain its Books of Account. The SOPs in tandem with transactional controls built into the SAP Systems ensure appropriate segregation of duties, tiered approval mechanisms and maintenance of supporting records. The systems, SOPs and controls are reviewed by Senior management and audited by Internal Auditor whose findings and recommendations are reviewed by the Audit Committee of Board of Directors and tracked through to implementation.
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to the Financial Statements. Such controls have been tested during the year and no reportable material weakness in the design or operation was observed. Nonetheless the Company recognizes that any internal financial control framework, no matter how well designed, has inherent limitations and accordingly, regular audit and review processes ensure that such systems are reinforced on an ongoing basis.
25. Number of meetings of Board of Directors and committees
The details of Board and Committee meetings are given in the Corporate Governance Report. The intervening gap between the Meetings was within the period as prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013.
26. Audit Committee
The Audit Committee comprises of 4 (four) Members of which 3 (three) are independent including Chairman. All recommendations made by the Audit Committee were accepted by the Board during FY 2017-18.
27. Familiarization Programme
The Company has conducted the programme through its Managing Director, Whole-time Director, Company Secretary and other Senior Managerial Personnel to familiarize the Independent Directors with Company in following areas:- Familiarization with the Company;
- Independent directors'' roles, rights and responsibilities;
- Board dynamics & functions;
- Nature of the Industry in which the Company operates;
- Business Model of the Company;
- Compliance management.
The Policy on Familiarization Programme may be accessed on the Company''s website at the link: WWW.texmopipe.com.
28. Corporate Social Responsibility
The provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 is not applicable to the Company, therefore the company has not developed and implemented any Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives.
29. Corporate Governance
The Company continue to imbibe and emulate the best corporate governance practices aimed at building trust among all stakeholders -shareholders, employees, customers, suppliers and others. The Company believes that fairness, transparency, responsibility and accountability are the four key elements of corporate governance. The Corporate Governance Report presented in a separate section forms an integral part of this Annual Report as Annexure - F.
30. Details of establishment of vigil mechanism for directors and employees
The Vigil Mechanism of the Company, which also incorporates a whistle blower policy in terms of the Listing Regulation, includes an Ethics & Compliance Task Force comprising senior executives of the Company. Protected disclosures can be made by a whistle blower through an email, or dedicated telephone line or a letter to the Task Force or to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Policy on vigil mechanism and whistle blower policy may be accessed on the Company''s website at the link www.texmopipe.com. During the year no complaint was received on vigil mechanism.
31. Nomination and Remuneration Policy
The Company framed a policy for Nomination and Remuneration of all Directors& KMPs etc in accordance with provisions of section 178 of Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder and other applicable provisions of Companies Act, 2013, provisions of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, to harmonize the aspirations of human resources consistent with the goals of the Company. Board of Directors of the Company approved and updated the said policy as and when required.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee works with the entire Board to determine the appropriate characteristics, skills and experience required for the Board as a whole and for individual members. Members are expected to possess the required qualifications, integrity, expertise and experience for the position. They should also possess the deep expertise and insights in sectors / areas relevant to the Company and ability to contribute to the Company''s growth.
32. Risk Management Policy
The Company, like any other enterprise, is exposed to business risk which can be an internal risks as well as external risks. One of the key risks faced by the Company in today''s scenario is the wide and frequent fluctuations in the prices of its raw material. Any further increase in prices of raw materials could create a strain on the operating margins of the Company. Inflationary tendencies in the economy and deterioration of macroeconomic indicators can impact the spending power of the consumer because of which down trading from branded products to non-branded can occur which can affect the operating performance of the Company.
Any unexpected changes in regulatory framework pertaining to fiscal benefits and other related issue can affect our operations and profitability.
However the Company is well aware of the above risks and as part of business strategy has put in mechanism to ensure that they are mitigated with timely action. The Company has a robust Business Risk Management (BRM) framework to identify, evaluate business risks and opportunities. This framework seeks to create transparency, minimize adverse impact on the business objectives and enhance the Company''s competitive advantage.
In the opinion of the Board of Directors, none of the aforementioned risks affect and/or threaten the existence of the Company.
33. Transfer to Investor Education and Protection Fund
During the year under review the Company has transferred Rs 20,250/- (Rupees Twenty Thousand Two Hundred Fifty only) to Investor Education and Protection Fund, said amount were pertains to application money and remained unclaimed for previous seven years. The Company has followed the requisite procedure and complied all relevant provisions in this regard.
34. Management Discussion and Analysis Report
Management Discussion and Analysis, as required under Regulation 34(3) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 read with Schedule V of said Regulations, forms part of this Board''s report as Annexure-F.
35. Directors'' Responsibility Statement
In terms of provisions of Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors Confirm that:-
(i) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year 2017-18, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
(ii) the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the company for that period;
(iii) the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(iv) the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
(v) 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
(vi) 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.
36. Material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company.
There have been no material changes and commitments affecting financial position of the Company that have occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company to which the financial statements relate and the date of this report.
37. Details of significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts or tribunal
There were no significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts or tribunal impacting the going concern status and Company''s operations in future.
38. Anti sexual harassment policy
The Company has in place an Anti Sexual Harassment Policy in line with the requirements of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013. An Internal Committee has been set up to redress the complaints received regarding sexual harassment at workplace. All employees including trainees are covered under this policy.
The following is the summary of sexual harassment complaints received and disposed off during the current financial year.
Number of Complaints received: Nil
Number of Complaints disposed off: Nil
39. Acknowledgement
Your Directors would like to gratefully acknowledge and place on record their sincere appreciation for the cooperation and assistance received from its stakeholders, advisors, valued customers, suppliers, banks, consultants, financial institutions, government authorities and stock exchanges. The Directors also wish to place on record their sincere appreciation of the devoted and dedicated services rendered by all Executives, Staff Members and Workmen of the Company.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Place:- Burhanpur Sanjay Kumar Agrawal Vijay Prasad Pappu
Date:- 25.08.2018 Managing Director Whole Time Director cum CFO
(DIN 00316249) (DIN 02066748)
Mar 31, 2016
To,
The Members,
The Directors have pleasure in presenting their 8th Annual Report on the business and operations of your Company together with the Audited Financial Statements and the Auditor''s Report for the year ended 31st March, 2016.
1-Financial summary or highlights/Performance of the Company (Standalone and Consolidated)
(Amount in Rs-Lac)
Particulars |
Standalone |
Consolidated |
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2015-16 |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
2014-15 |
|
Turnover |
27,903.28 |
26604.07 |
27903.28 |
33352.60 |
Profit before Interest, Depreciation |
1813.15 |
1845.13 |
1769.45 |
1855.64 |
and Tax |
771.96 |
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Interest |
771.96 |
833.63 |
550.62 |
833.63 |
Depreciation |
550.62 |
525.44 |
525.44 |
|
Profit before tax |
490.57 |
486.06 |
446.88 |
496.57 |
Provision for tax |
||||
- Current tax |
137.59 |
148.74 |
137.60 |
149.23 |
- Deferred tax |
(20.72) |
8.97 |
(20.56) |
8.65 |
Excess provision for earlier year |
- |
(2.14) |
(2.14) |
|
Profit after tax |
373.70 |
330.50 |
329.85 |
340.84 |
Prior year adjustment |
- |
- |
- |
|
Profit after tax & prior year |
373.70 |
330.50 |
329.85 |
340.84 |
adjustments |
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Balance of profit brought forward |
2,573.35 |
2248.07 |
2588.04 |
2,252.42 |
from earlier years |
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Adjustment relating to Fixed Assets |
- |
(5.22) |
- |
(5.22) |
(net of Deferred Tax) |
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Profit available for Appropriation |
2,947.06 |
2573.35 |
2917.89 |
2,588.03 |
Appropriations |
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Transfer to General Reserves |
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Proposed dividend: |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- Equity |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- Preference |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Profit carried to Balance Sheet |
2947.06 |
2573.35 |
2917.89 |
2,588.03 |
On a standalone basis your company recorded a turnover of Rs-27,903.28 Lac for the year ended 31st March, 2016 as against Rs.26,604.07 Lac in the previous year which shows an increase of 4.88%.
On a standalone basis, the profit before interest, depreciation and tax for the financial year is Rs-1813.15 Lac as against Rs-1845.13 Lac recorded in the previous year-The profit before tax for the financial year stood at Rs-490.57 compared to Rs-486.06 Lac of the previous year-The profit after tax, before exceptional item for the financial year at Rs-373.70 Lac compared to Rs-330.50 Lac of the previous year.
On a standalone basis your company recorded Production of 22532.71 MT for the year ended 31st March, 2016 as against 21213.03 MT in the previous year which shows an increase of 6.22%.
2- Change in nature of Business
During the year under review, there has been no change in the nature of business of the Company
3- Dividend
Your Directors do not recommended any dividend for the year ended 31 st March, 2016 and the available surplus be retained to strength the net worth of the company.
4- Transfer to Reserves
Your Directors do not proposed any amount to be transferred to the Reserves for the year ended 31st March, 2016.
5- Details of Subsidiary/Associate Companies
We have one subsidiary Company namely Tapti Pipes & Products Limited FZE (Overseas Subsidiary)-Another subsidiary Company namely Texmo Petrochemicals Private Limited has been converted in to Texmo Petrochemicals LLP w.e.f-18th September, 2015.
The consolidated financial statements of your Company for the financial year 2015-16, are prepared in compliance with applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, Accounting Standards and SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015-The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of audited financial statements of the Company, its subsidiary, as approved by their respective Board of Directors.
A separate statement in Form AOC-1 containing the salient features of financial statements of subsidiary of your Company forms part of consolidated financial statements in compliance with Section 129 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013.
6- Commission received by Directors from Subsidiary
During the year under review none of the directors of the company are in receipt of the commission or remuneration from subsidiaries of the Company, as provided under section 197 (14) of the Companies Act, 2013.
7- Particulars of Employees
The Company has not appointed any employee(s) in receipt of remuneration exceeding the limits specified under Rule 5(2) of Companies (Appointment & Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014
8- Details relating to remuneration of Director, KMPs and employees
Disclosure pertaining to remuneration and other details as required Section 197(12) of the Companies Act 2013 read with rule 5 (1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is provided in Annexure A.
9- Particulars of loans, guarantees, investments outstanding during the financial year
Particulars of loans given, investments made, guarantees given and securities provided along with the purpose for which the loan or guarantee or security is proposed to be utilized by the recipient are provided in the standalone financial statement (Please refer to Note 12 and 13 to the standalone financial statement).
10- Extract of the annual return
The Extract of the Annual Return as provided under sub-section (3) of the Section 92 in form MGT-9, forms part of this Boardâs Report and is annexed as Annexure B.
11- Deposits
Your company has not invited/accepted any deposit within the meaning of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made there under, during the year under review.
12- Conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo
A statement giving details of conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and out-go, in accordance with the requirement of the Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rule 8 of the Companies (Account) Rules, 2014 forms part of this Boardâs Report and is annexed as Annexure-C
13- Particulars of contracts or arrangements 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-The particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties referred to in section 188(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 for the financial year 2015-16 in the prescribed format, AOC 2 has been enclosed with the report as Annexure-D.
The Policy on materiality of related party transactions and manner of dealing with related party transactions as approved by the Board may be accessed on the Companyâs website at the link: www.texmopipe.com.
14- Auditors:
A- STATUTORY AUDITORS:
M/S Pankaj Somaiya & Associates LLP, Chartered Accountants, Burhanpur(M.P), (Firm Registration No-010081C)
Statutory Auditors of the company, were appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company at 7th Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 26th September, 2015 to hold office from the conclusion of 7th Annual General Meeting until the conclusion of the 10th Annual General Meeting subject to ratification of the appointment by the members at every Annual General Meeting-The Board of Directors recommended ratification of appointment of M/S Pankaj Somaiya & Associates LLP, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS, Burhanpur (M.P.), as the Statutory Auditors of the Company-The company has received an eligibility letter under section 141 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made there under that they are not disqualified.
B- SECRETARIAL AUDITOR:
Pursuant to provisions of section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 the Company has appointed CS Dinesh Kumar Gupta, Company Secretary in Practice, Indore (M.P.), to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company.
C- COST AUDITORS:
The Board of Directors, on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, has appointed M/s Sushil Kumar Mantri & Associates, Cost Accountants, (Firm Registration No-101049), as Cost Auditors to audit the cost accounts of the Company for the Financial Year 2016-17-In accordance with the provisions of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, the remuneration payable to the Cost Auditors require ratification by the shareholders of the company.
15- Auditorâs Reports
A- STATUTORY AUDITORâS REPORT:
The Notes on financial statement referred to in the Auditorsâ Report are self-explanatory and do not call for any further comments-The Auditorsâ Report does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark.
B- SECRETARIAL AUDITORâS REPORT:
Pursuant to the provisions of section 204 (1) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personal) Rules, 2014, the Company has obtained a Secretarial Audit Report in the prescribed From MR-3, from CS Dinesh Kumar Gupta, Company Secretary in practice, Indore (M.P.)-The Secretarial Auditorâ Report is annexed herewith as Annexure -E
16- Details in respect of frauds reported by Auditors other than those which are reportable to the Central Government
The Statutory Auditors, Cost Auditors or Secretarial Auditors of the Company have not reported any frauds to the Audit Committee or to the Board of Directors under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, including rules made there under.
17- Share Capital
There has been no change in the capital structure of the Company during the year under review.
18- Disclosure regarding issue of employee stock options
The Company has not issued any shares under employeeâs stock options scheme pursuant to provisions of Rule 12(9) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014.
19- Disclosure regarding issue of sweat equity shares
The Company not issued sweat equity shares pursuant to provisions of Section 54 read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014 during the Financial Year.
20- Details of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Smt-Rashmi Devi Agrawal (DIN 00316248), retires by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible offers herself for re-appointment-Smt-Rashmi Devi Agrawal has given declaration in terms of Section 164(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 to the effect that she is not disqualified from being reappointed as a Director of the Company.
Mr-Ravi Patidar Company Secretary and Compliance Officer (ACS No 32328) of the Company resigned from the services of Company with effect from 16th October, 2015 and Mr-Shyam Sunder Agrawal (ACS No 24489) has been appointed as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Company with effect from 2nd November, 2015-Mr-Satyendra Rathi CFO resigned from the services of Company with effect from 1st February, 2016 and Mr-Vijay Prasad Pappu has been appointed as CFO of the Company along with his original capacity of Whole Time Director with effect from 8th February, 2016.
21- Declaration given by Independent Director(s) and reappointment,
In compliance with section 149(7) of the Act, all Independent Directors have given declaration that they meet the criteria of independence as laid down under Section 149(6) of the Act and Regulation 16(1 )(b) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
22- Internal Financial Controls
The Company believes that internal control is necessary principle of prudent business governance that freedom of management should be exercised within a framework of appropriate checks and balances-The Company remains committed to ensuring an effective internal control environment that inter alia provides assurance on orderly and efficient conduct of operations, security of assets, prevention and detection of frauds/errors, accuracy and completeness of accounting records and the timely preparation of reliable financial information-The Company''s independent and Internal Audit processes, both at the Business and Corporate levels, provide assurance on the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls, compliance with operating systems, internal policies and regulatory requirements-The Financial Statements of the Company are prepared on the basis of the Significant Accounting Policies that are carefully selected by management and approved by the Board-These, in turn are supported by a set of divisional Delegation Manual & Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) that have been established for individual units/ areas of operations-The Company uses SAP Systems as a business enabler and also to maintain its Books of Account-The SOPs in tandem with transactional controls built into the SAP Systems ensure appropriate segregation of duties, tiered approval mechanisms and maintenance of supporting records-The systems, SOPs and controls are reviewed by Senior management and audited by Internal Audit whose findings and recommendations are reviewed by the Board of Directors and tracked through to implementation-The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to the Financial Statements-Such controls have been tested during the year and no reportable material weakness in the design or operation was observed-Nonetheless the Company recognizes that any internal financial control framework, no matter how well designed, has inherent limitations and accordingly, regular audit and review processes ensure that such systems are reinforced on an ongoing basis.
23- Number of meetings of Board of Directors and committees
The details of Board and Committee meetings are given in the Corporate Governance Report-The intervening gap between the Meetings was within the period as prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013.
24- Audit Committee
The Audit Committee comprises of 4 (four) Members of which 3 (three) are independent including Chairman-All recommendations made by the Audit Committee were accepted by the Board during FY 2015-16.
25- Familiarization Programme
The Company has conducted the programme through its Managing Director, Whole-time Director, Company Secretary and other Senior Managerial Personnel to familiarize the Independent Directors with Company in following areas:
- Familiarization with the Company;
- Independent directorsâ roles, rights and responsibilities;
- Board dynamics & functions;
- Nature of the Industry in which the Company operates;
- Business Model of the Company;
- Compliance management.
The Policy on Familiarization Programme may be accessed on the Companyâs website at the link: www.texmopipe.com.
26- Corporate Social Responsibility
As per section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, all Companies having net worth of Rs-500 crore or more, or turnover of Rs-1000 crore or more, or a net profit of Rs-5 crore or more during any financial year are required to constitute a CSR Committee of the Board of Directors comprising three or more Directors, at least one of whom should be an independent director and such company shall spend at least 2% of the average net profit of the Companyâs three immediately preceding financial year-The Company is not covered under the above mentioned limits of the act-However it has taken voluntary initiative by forming CSR Committee comprising of two independent directors and an executive director as member-As and when Company meets the required threshold limits of CSR policy further action will be taken accordingly in such respect.
27- Corporate Governance
The Company continue to imbibe and emulate the best corporate governance practices aimed at building trust among all stakeholders -shareholders, employees, customers, suppliers and others-The Company believes that fairness, transparency, responsibility and accountability are the four key elements of corporate governance-The Corporate Governance Report presented in a separate section forms an integral part of this Annual Report as Annexure F.
28- Details of establishment of vigil mechanism for directors and employees
The Vigil Mechanism of the Company, which also incorporates a whistle blower policy in terms of the Listing Regulation, includes an Ethics & Compliance Task Force comprising senior executives of the Company-Protected disclosures can be made by a whistle blower through an e-mail, or dedicated telephone line or a letter to the Task Force or to the Chairman of the Audit Committee-The Policy on vigil mechanism and whistle blower policy may be accessed on the Companyâs website at the link: www.texmopipe.com
29- Nomination and Remuneration Policy
The Company framed a policy for Nomination and Remuneration of all Directors & KMPs etc in accordance with provisions of section 178 of Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made there under and other applicable provisions of Companies Act, 2013, provisions of SEBI Listing Regulations, 2015, to harmonize the aspirations of human resources consistent with the goals of the Company-Board of Directors of the Company approved and updated the said policy as and when required-The Nomination and Remuneration Committee works with the entire Board to determine the appropriate characteristics, skills and experience required for the Board as a whole and for individual members-Members are expected to possess the required qualifications, integrity, expertise and experience for the position-They should also possess the deep expertise and insights in sectors / areas relevant to the Company and ability to contribute to the Companyâs growth.
30- Risk Management Policy
The Company, like any other enterprise, is exposed to business risk which can be an internal risks as well as external risks-One of the key risks faced by the Company in todayâs scenario is the wide and frequent fluctuations in the prices of its raw material-Any further increase in prices of raw materials could create a strain on the operating margins of the Company-Inflationary tendencies in the economy and deterioration of macroeconomic indicators can impact the spending power of the consumer because of which down trading from branded products to non-branded can occur which can affect the operating performance of the Company.
Any unexpected changes in regulatory framework pertaining to fiscal benefits and other related issue can affect our operations and profitability.
However the Company is well aware of the above risks and as part of business strategy has put in mechanism to ensure that they are mitigated with timely action-The Company has a robust Business Risk Management (BRM) framework to identify, evaluate business risks and opportunities-This framework seeks to create transparency, minimize adverse impact on the business objectives and enhance the Companyâs competitive advantage-In the opinion of the Board of Directors, none of the aforementioned risks affect and/or threaten the existence of the Company.
31- Management Discussion and Analysis Report
Management Discussion and Analysis, as required under Regulation 34(3) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 read with Schedule V of said Regulations, forms part of this Boardâs report as Annexure-G.
32- Directorsâ Responsibility Statement
In terms of provisions of Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors Confirm that:-
(i) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
(ii) the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the company for that period;
(iii) the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(iv) the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; and
(v) 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.
(vi) 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.
33- Material Changes And Commitments Affecting The Financial Position Of The Company
There has been no material changes and commitments affecting financial position of the Company that have occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company to which the financial statements relates and date of this report.
34- Details of Significant And Material Orders Passed By The Regulators Or Courts Or Tribunal
There were no significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts or tribunal impacting the going concern status and Company''s operations in future.
35- Anti sexual harassment policy
The Company has in place an Anti Sexual Harassment Policy in line with the requirements of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)Act2013-An Internal Committee has been set up to redress the complaints received regarding sexual harassment at workplace-All employees including trainees are covered under this policy.
The following is the summary of sexual harassment complaints received and disposed off during the current financial year-Number of Complaints received: Nil Number of Complaints disposed off: Nil
36- Acknowledgement
Your Directors would like to gratefully acknowledge and place on record their sincere appreciation for the cooperation and assistance received from its stakeholders, valued customers, suppliers, banks, consultants, financial institutions, government authorities and stock exchanges-The Directors also wish to place on record their sincere appreciation of the devoted and dedicated services rendered by all Executives, Staff Members and Workmen of the Company.
Forand on behalf of the Board of Directors
Place:-Burhanpur Sanjay Agrawal Vijay Prasad Pappu
Date :-09.08.2016 Managing Director Whole Time Director cum CFO
(DIN 00316249) (DIN 02066748)
Mar 31, 2014
Dear Shareholders,
The directors are pleased to present the Sixth Annual Report and the
Audited Financial Statements for the financial year ended 31st March,
2014.
PerformanceHighlights
The highlights of the financial results of the Company for the year
ended 31st March, 2014 is summarized below
Rs in Lacs
Standalone
Particulars 2013-14 2012-13
Profit before Interest, Depreciation and Tax 1516.58 1462.00
Interest 716.57 727.72
Depreciation 548.90 511.72
Profit before tax 251.11 222.56
Provision for tax
-Current tax 52.70 41.75
-Deferred tax 16.38 30.46
Profit after tax 182.03 150.35
Prior year adjustment -- 27.47
Profit after tax & prior year adjustments 182.03 122.88
Balance of profit brought forward from earlier 2066.05 1943.17
years
Profit available for appropriation
Appropriaions: 2248.08 2066.05
Proposed dividend:
-Equity ------- -------
-Preference ------- -------
Balance of profit 2248.08 2066.05
Paticular Consolidated
2013-14 2012-13
Profit before Interest, Depreciation and Tax 1519.81 1465.43
Interest 716.57 727.72
Depreciation 548.90 511.72
Profit before tax 254.34 225.99
Provision for tax
-Current tax 52.77 41.81
-Deferred tax 16.38 30.46
Profit after tax 185.20 153.72
Prior year adjustment -- 27.47
Profit after tax & prior year adjustments 185.20 126.25
Balance of profit brought forward from earlier 2067.22 1940.96
Year
Profit available for appropriation
Appropriaions: 2252.42 2067.22
Proposed dividend:
-Equity ------- -------
-Preference ------- -------
Balance of profit 2252.42 2067.22
On a standalone basis your company recorded a turnover ofRs 19,730.83
Lac for the year ended 31st March, 2014 as against Rs 16,880.69 Lac in
the previous year which shows an increase of 16.88%. Company had
recorded a Manufacturing turnover ofRs 19,361.19 Lac for the year ended
31st March, 2014 as against Rs 16,615.33 Lac in the previous year which
shows an increase of 16.53%.
On a standalone basis, the profit before interest, depreciation and tax
for the financial year is 1516.58 Lac- as against Rs 1462.00 Lac
recorded in the previous year. The profit before tax for the financial
year stood atRs 251.11 Lac compared to Rs 222.56 Lac of the previous
year. The profit after tax, before exceptional item for the financial
year atRs 182.03 Lac compared toRs 122.88 Lac of the previous year.
On a consolidated basis, your Company has recorded Profit before tax
ofRs 254.34 Lac during the year and Profit after tax stood atRs 185.20
Lac.
Dividend
With a view of augmenting the financial resources for generating stable
growth the Board of Directors of the company has decided to carry
forward entire profit and hence they did not propose any dividend for
the financial year on equity shares.
Industrial relations
The Board of Directors is happy to report that the industrial relations
have been extremely cordial at all levels throughout the year.
Directors
Smt. Rashmi Agrawal (DIN 00316248) is liable to retire by rotation at
the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offers herself
for re-appointment.
Mr. Chakradhar Bharat Chhaya (DIN 00968966), Mr. Shantilal Badera (DIN
02295033) and Mr. Sunil Kumar Maheshwari (DIN 03304103) Non executive
Directors of the Company are Independent Directors as per Clause 49 of
the Listing Agreement with Stock Exchanges. In terms of Section 149 and
any other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, the
aforesaid persons are proposed to be appointed as Independent Directors
for five consecutive years for a term upto March 31, 2019. Notice has
been received from a member proposing the aforesaid Directors as
candidates for the office of Director of the Company. In the opinion of
the Board, aforesaid persons fulfils the conditions specified in the
Companies Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder for their appointment as
an Independent Directors of the Company and are independent of the
management. The Board considers that their continued association would
be of immense benefit to the Company and it is desirable to continue to
avail services of the aforesaid Directors as Independent Director.
Accordingly, the Board recommends appointments of Mr. Chakradhar Bharat
Chhaya (DIN 00968966), Mr. Shantilal Badera (DIN 02295033) and Mr.
Sunil Kumar Maheshwari (DIN 03304103) as Independent Directors, for the
approval by the shareholders of the Company.
All the appointments of the Directors of the Company are in compliance
with the provisions of section 164 (2) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Deposits
During the year under review, your Company has not accepted any fixed
deposits under Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013.
Insurance
The assets of the Company are adequately insured against the loss of
fire, natural calamities and such other risk considered by management
of the Company.
Subsidiaries
Your Company has two wholly owned subsidiary companies viz., Tapti
Pipes & Products Limited FZE, Sharjah and Texmo Petrochemicals Private
Limited, Burhanpur.
Tapti Pipes & Products Limited (Over seas Subsidiary)
Tapti Pipes & Products Limited, a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the
Company in FZE, Sharjah, UAE. It is engaged in the business of general
trading. However during the year Company mainly traded in polymers,
chemicals, metal and related products. During the year, your company
invested USD nil towards share capital and total investment in said
subsidiary till date amounted to USD 9620 . The said subsidiary company
registered Net Profit for the year ended March 31, 2014USD4987.
Texmo Petrochemicals Private Limited (Indian Unlisted Subsidiary)
Texmo Petrochemicals Private Limited, a wholly-owned Subsidiary of the
Company. Total investment in said subsidiary till date amounted to Rs
2,00,00,000 The said subsidiary company registered Net Profit for the
year ended March 31, 2014 Rs14,600/-
Management Discussion and Analysis
The Management''s Discussion andAnalysis of operations for the year
under review, as stipulated under clause 49 of the listing agreement
with the stock exchanges, is provided in annexure attached to this
report.
Consolidated Financial Statements
A statement containing brief financial details of the Subsidiary
Companies for the year ended 31st March, 2014 is included in the notes
on the consolidated financial statement. As required under the
Companies Act, 1956 and Companies Act, 2013 and Listing Agreements with
the Stock Exchanges, the Company has prepared the Consolidated
Financial Statements of the Company and its Subsidiaries as per
Accounting Standard (AS) - 21 and form part of the Annual Report
andAccounts.
In terms of General Circular No. 2/2011 dated February 08, 2011 issued
by the Government of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs granting
general exemption under Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956 and
consent of the Board of Directors vide their resolution passed at the
Board Meeting, the Company has not attached with its Balance Sheet as
at March 31,2014, copies of the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and
Loss and reports of the Board of Directors and Auditors of the
Company''s subsidiaries and has disclosed the requisite information in
the Consolidated Balance Sheet as at March 31,2014.
Pursuant to the General CircularNo: 2/2011 dated February 08,2011 the
Company hereby undertakes that:
I. Annual accounts of the subsidiary companies and the related detailed
information shall be made available to shareholders of the Company and
subsidiary companies seeking such information at any point of time.
II. The annual accounts of the subsidiary companies shall also be kept
for inspection by any shareholders in the registered office of the
Company and of the subsidiary companies concerned.
III. The Company shall furnish a hard copy of details of accounts of
subsidiaries to any shareholder on demand.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Corporate Social Responsibility forms an integral part of the Company''s
business activities. CSR activities have been formalized this year with
identification of regional coordinators and finalization of CSR
calendar for the year. The Company provides safe and healthy working
environment to its employees.
Appointment ofCost Auditor
As per the Companies (Cost Records andAudit) Rules, 2014the Company has
appointed M/s. Sushil Kumar Mantri & Associates, Cost Accountants,
Indore (M.P.), as the Cost Auditors for the purpose of conduct of Cost
Audit of the CostAccounting Records of the Company for the Financial
Year 2014-2015.
Directors'' Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act,
1956 as amended, with respect to the director''s responsibility
statement, it is hereby confirmed that:
(a) in the preparation of accounts for the year ended March 31,2014 the
applicable Accounting standards had been followed along with proper
explanation relating to the material departures;
(b) the directors of the Company had selected such accounting policies
and applied them consistently and made judgements 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 March 31,2014 and profit of the
Company for the year ended March 31,2014.
(c) the directors of the Company had taken proper and sufficient care
for the maintenance of proper accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of
the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities; and
(d) the directors of the Company had prepared the accounts of the
Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2014 on a going concern
basis.
Code of conduct
The Board has laid down a code of conduct for all Board members and
Senior Management personnel of the Company. Board members and senior
management personnel have affirmed compliance with the said code of
conduct for the financial year 2013-14.
Listing
The equity shares of the Company are listed with Bombay Stock Exchange
and National Stock Exchange. There are no arrears on account of payment
of listing fees to the Stock Exchanges.
Auditor s & Auditor''s Report
The Company''s Statutory Auditors, M/s Pankaj Somaiya and Associates,
LLP, Burhanpur (M.P.) will retire at the ensuingAnnual General Meeting
of the company and being eligible offers themselves for re-appointment.
The Company has received a certificate from M/s. Pankaj Somaiya &
Associates LLP to the effect that their appointment, if made, would be
within the limits prescribed under Section 141 of The CompaniesAct,
2013. The Board of Directors recommends to the shareholders the
appointment of M/s. Pankaj Somaiya & Associates LLP as Statutory
Auditors of the Company.
The Auditors'' Report is self explanatory and therefore, does not call
for any further information or explanation under Section217(3)ofthe
CompaniesAct, 1956.
Particulars of Employees
The Company has not paid any remuneration attracting the provisions of
the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 read with
sub-section (2A) of Section 217 of the Companies Act, 1956, hence
statement containing particulars of employees falling under aforesaid
is not required to be appended to this Report.
Conservation of Energy, Research and Development, Technology
Absorption, Foreign exchange Earning and outgo
The details regarding Energy Conservation, Technology Absorption,
Foreign Exchange Earning and outgo as required by section 134 (3m) of
the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014
are given in Annexure-1 and forms part of this report.
Corporate Governance
The Company has been practicing the principles of good Corporate
Governance during the year. As required under Clause 49 of the Listing
Agreement with the Stock Exchanges, the report on Management Discussion
and Analysis, Corporate Governance as well as the Auditors certificate
on corporate governance form part of the Annual Report. Your Company is
also following the Secretarial Standard norms issued by the Institute
of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI).
Acknowledgement
Your Directors place on record their sincere appreciation for
significant contribution made by employees through their dedication,
hard work and commitment.
Your Directors also acknowledge the support extended by the bankers,
government agencies, shareholders and investors at large and look
forward to receive the same support for our endeavor to grow
consistently.
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Date: 14th August, 2014
Place: Burhanpur Managing Director Whole Time Director
Mar 31, 2012
The directors are pleased to present the fourth Annual Report and the
Audited Accounts for the financial year ended31st March,2012.
Performance Highlights
Your directors hereby report that on a standalone basis your company
recorded a turnover of Rs.16526.19 Lacs for the year ended 31 st March,
2012 as against Rs. 13376.19 Lacs in the previous year which shows an
increase of 23.55%.
The highlights of the financial results of the Company for the year
ended 31st March, 2012 is summarized below:
(Rs in Lacs)
Standalone Consolidated
Particulars 2011-12 2010-11 2011-12
Profit before Interest,
Depreciation and Tax 1917.62 1680.05 1917.20
Interest 834.10 523.92 835.89
Depreciation 483.14 179.66 483.14
Profit before tax 600.38 976.47 598.17
Provision for tax
- Current tax 145.71 207.42 145.71
- Deferred tax 33.56 101.47 33.56
Profit after tax 421.11 667.58 418.90
Prior year adjustment 0.09 11.86 0.09
Profit after tax & prior
year adjustments 421.02 679.44 418.81
Balance of profit brought
forward from earlier 1522.15 842.71 1522.15
years
Profit available for
appropriation
Appreciations: 1943.17 1522.15 1940.96
Proposed dividend:
- Equity
- Preference
Balance of profit 1943.17 1522.15 1940.96
On a standalone basis, the profit before interest, depreciation and tax
for the financial year is Rs. 1917.62 lacs which was against Rs. 1680.05
lacs in the previous year. The profit before tax for the financial year
stood at Rs. 600.38 lacs compared to Rs. 976.47 lacs of the previous year.
The profit after tax, before exceptional item for the financial year at
Rs. 421.02 lacs compared to Rs. 679.44 lacs of the previous year.
On a standalone basis, the profit before interest, depreciation and tax
for the financial year is showed hike of 14.14% as compared to previous
year 2010-11 However due to additional interest cost and higher
depreciation, the profit before tax for the current year is less than
previous year.
On a consolidated basis, your Company has recorded Profit before tax of
Rs. 598.17 Lacs during the year under the report and Profit after tax
stood at Rs. 418.90 Lacs.
Dividend
With a view of augmenting the financial resources for generating stable
growth the Board of Directors of the company has decided to carry
forward entire profit and hence they did not propose any dividend for
the financial year on equity shares.
Industrial relations
The Board of Directors is happy to report that the industrial relations
have been extremely cordial at all levels throughout the year.
Directors
Mr. Sunil Kumar Maheshwari is liable to retire by rotation at the
ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offers himself for
re-appointment.
Your Directors recommend his reappointment.
A brief write-up on the director seeking re-appointment on account of
retirement by rotation has been given in this Annual Report under the
section "Corporate Governance.
All the appointments of the Directors of the Company are in compliance
with the provisions of Section 274 (l)(g)of The Companies Act, 1956.
Deposits
During the year under review, your Company has not accepted any fixed
deposits under Section 58 A of the Companies Act, 1956.
Global Depository Receipts (GDRs)
During the year your Company had issued 6,27,500 Global Depositary
Receipts (GDRs) representing 1,25,50,000 underlying equity shares.
Above issue GDRs are listed and traded at Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
Subsidiary Company
Your Company has incorporated one wholly owned subsidiary company M/s.
Tapti Pipes & Products Limited at FZE, Sharjah in March 2011. Your
Company holds 100% of the total equity share capital of the said
subsidiary company.
Further your Company has incorporated in the month of November 2011, a
new wholly owned subsidiary company known as M/s. Texmo Petrochemicals
Private Limited Registered office at 98, Bahawalpur Road, Burhanpur
(M.P.).
A statement containing brief financial details of the Subsidiary
Companies for the year ended 31st March, 2012 is included in the notes
under consolidated financial statement. As required under the Listing
Agreements applicable with the Stock Exchanges, the Company has
prepared the Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and its
Subsidiaries as per Accounting Standard (AS)-21 and form part of the
Annual Report and Accounts.
The Annual Accounts of the Subsidiary Companies and other related
information in detail will be made available to the Shareholders of the
Company seeking such information. The Annual Account of the Subsidiary
Companies are also kept for inspection by any investor at the
Registered Office of the Company.
Management Discussion and Analysis
The Management's Discussion and Analysis of operations for the year
under review, as stipulated under clause 49 of the listing agreement
with the stock exchanges, is provided in annexure attached to this
report.
Consolidated Financial Statements
As per Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956, we are required to attach
the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss account, the Reports of the Board of
Directors and Auditors of the subsidiary companies with the Balance
Sheet of the Company. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of
India vide its circular no. 2/2011 dated February 8,2011 has provided
an exemption to companies from complying with Section 212, provided
such companies publish the audited consolidated financial statements in
the annual report. Accordingly, the annual report of financial year
2011-12 contains the consolidated financial statements of the Company
instead of the separate financial statements of all our subsidiaries.
The audited annual accounts and related information of our subsidiaries
will be made available upon request. The annual accounts of the
subsidiary companies shall be available for inspection during business
hours at our head office and registered office and at the registered
office of the respective subsidiary.
Appointment of Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
Mr. Satyendra Rathi has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer
of the company w.e.f. 16th July 2012. Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR)
Corporate Social Responsibility forms an integral part of the
Company's business activities. CSR activities have been formalized
this year with identification of regional coordinators and finalization
of CSR calendar for the year. The Company provides safe and healthy
working environment to its employees and a Policy in this regard has
been implemented during the year.
Appointment of Cost Auditor
The Government of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Cost Audit
Branch vide its Order dated January 24, 2012 bearing no. F. No.
52/26/CAB-2010 has directed all Companies to which the Companies (Cost
Accounting Records) Rules, 2011 apply, to get their cost accounting
records, in respect of each of its financial year commencing on or
after April 1,2012 and for every financial year thereafter, audited by
a Cost Auditor. In compliance with the said directive, the Company has
appointed M/s. Sarah Parikh & Associates, Cost Accountants, Indore
(M.P.), as the Cost Auditors for the purpose of conduct of Cost Audit
of the Cost Accounting Records of the Company for the F financial Year
2012-2013.
Directors' Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to provisions of Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956,
as amended, with respect to the directors' responsibility statement,
it is hereby confirmed:
(i) That in the preparation of the annual accounts of the company for
the financial year ended 31st March 2012, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed along with a proper explanation relating
to material departures;
(ii) That the Directors have selected such accounting policies and
applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are
reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state
of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the
profit of the Company for that period;
(iii) That the Directors had taken proper and sufficient care to the
best of their knowledge and ability for the maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies
Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing
and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(iv) That the Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a 'going
concern' basis.
Code of Conduct
The Board has laid down a code of conduct for all Board members and
Senior Management personnel of the Company. Board members and senior
management personnel have affirmed compliance with the said code of
conduct for the financial year 2011 -12.
Auditors & Auditor's Report
The Company's Statutory Auditors, M/s. Pankaj Somaiya and Associates,
Chartered Accountants, Burhanpur will retire at the ensuing Annual
General Meeting of the company and being eligible offers themselves for
re-appointment.
The Company has received certificates from M/s. Pankaj Somaiya &
Associates to the effect that their appointment, if made, would be
within the limits prescribed under Section 224(1B) of The Companies
Act, 1956. The Board of Directors recommends to the shareholders the
appointment of M/s. Pankaj Somaiya & Associated as Statutory Auditors
of the Company.
The comments on the statement of account referred in the report of the
Auditors are self explanatory and are explained in the notes to
accounts.
Particulars of Employees
The information required under section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act,
1956, read with Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975, is
provided in an Annexure-1 forming part of this Report. In terms of
Section 219(l)(b)(iv) of the Act, the Reports and Accounts are being
sent to the Shareholders excluding the aforesaid Annexure. Any
Shareholder interested in obtaining a copy of the same may write to the
Company Secretary at Registered office of the company.
Dematerialization of Shares
The company's shares have been made available for dematerialization
through the Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL)
and National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL).
Conservation of Energy, Research and Development, Technology
Absorption, Foreign exchange Earning and outgo
The details regarding Energy Conservation, Technology Absorption,
Foreign Exchange Earning and outgo as required by section 217(l)(e) of
the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (Disclosure of the
particulars in the report of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 are
given in Annexure-2 and forms part of this report.
Corporate Governance
The Company has been practicing the principles of good Corporate
Governance during the year. As required under Clause 49 of the Listing
Agreement with the Stock Exchanges, the report on Management Discussion
and Analysis, Corporate Governance as well as the Auditors certificate
on corporate governance form part of the Annual Report. Your Company is
also following the Secretarial Standard norms issued by the Institute
of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI).
Acknowledgment
Your Directors place on record their sincere appreciation for
significant contribution made by employees through their dedication,
hard work and commitment.
Your Directors also acknowledge the support extended by the bankers,
government agencies, shareholders and investors at large and look
forward to receive the same support for our endeavor to grow
consistently.
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Date: 16th August 2012 Sanjay Agrawal
Place: Burhanpur Chairman
Managing Director
Mar 31, 2011
Dear Shareholders,
The directors have pleasure in presenting to you the Third Annual
Report of the Company together with the Audited Accounts for the
financial year ended 31st March,2011.
Performance Highlights
Your directors here by report that the company recorded a turnover of
Rs.13376.20 Lacs fortheyear ended 31st March, 2011 as against
Rs.8213.79 Lacs as the previous year of the Company which shows 63%
increase from the previous year.
The highlights of the financial results of the Company areas follows:
(Rupees in Lacs)
Particulars 2010-11 2009-10
Profit before Depreciation and Interest 1.63 1.6056
Interest 603.50 353.63
Depreciation 179.66 82.00
Profit before tax 976.7 624.93
Provision for tax
- Current tax 207.42 167.86
- Deferred tax 101.47 44.55
Profit after tax 667.58 412.52
Prior year adjustment -11.85 12.31
Profit after tax & prior year adjustments 679.43 400.21
Balance of profit brought forward from
earlier 842.71 442.50
years
Profit available for
appropriation
Appreciations: 1,522.14 842.71
Proposed dividend: -- --
- Equity -- --
- Preference
Baknce of profit 1,522.14 842.71
During the year under review, the profit before depreciation and
interest for the year at Rs. 1,759.63 lacs was against Rs. 1060.56 lacs
in the previous year. The profit after depreciation for the year at
Rs.1,579.97 lacs as against Rs.978.56 lacs in the previous year. The
profit aftertax, before exceptional item for the year at Rs. 679.43
lacs was higher compared to Rs.400.21 lacs of the previous year
signifying a growth of 69.77%.
Dividend
With a vision of augmenting financial resourced for generating stable
growth, the Board of Directors has decided to carryforward the profit
forthe business of the company and hence did not propose any dividend
on equity shares for the year under review
Changes in share capital
During the year the Company has increased its Authorized Share Capital
from Rs. 15.00 Crores to Rs. 30.00 Crores.
Company allotted 1,25,50,000 equity shares of the face value of Rs.
10/- each on the exercise of Global Depository Receipts dated on 11th
April 2011 and consequently the number of issued, subscribed and paid
up equity shares has increased from 1,12,70,000 equity shares to
2,38,20,000 equity shares of Rs. 10/- each.
Industrial relations
The Board of Directors is happy to report that the industrial relations
have been extremely cordial at all levels throughout the year.
Directors
Mr. RajeshSelot resigned as Director of the company with effect from
12.11.2010. YourDirectors place on record their appreciation for
guidance given by him during his period.
During the year, Mr. Sunil Kumar Maheshwari was appointed as Additional
Director w.e.f. 22.11.2010 of the Company by the Board in terms of
Section 260 of the Companies Act, 1956. He holds office up to the date
of the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company. The Company has
received notice in terms of Section 257 of the Companies Act, 1956 for
appointment of Shri Sunil Kumar Maheshwari as Director liable to retire
by rotation.
Mr. Chakradhar Bharat Chhaya is liable to retire by rotation at the
ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offers himself for
re-appointment.
Your Directors recommend their appointment/reappointment for your
approval.
All the appointments of the Directors of the Company are in compliance
with the provisions of Section 274 (1)(g) of The Companies Act,1956.
Deposits
During the year under review, the Company neither accepted nor invited
any deposits from the public in terms of section 58A of the Companies
Act, 1956 read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975.
Therefore the information relating thereto is NIL.
Global Depository Receipts (GDRs)
The Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) issued by the Company are listed
and traded at Luxembourg Stock Exchange. As on date total outstanding
GDRs is 6,27,500 representing 1,25,50,000 number of equity shares of
Rs.10/-each.
Proceedings of GDRs are not repatriated to India. The Company has
arised total fund of USD $ 99,96,075 and fund are invested in money
market transaction in overseas.
Subsidiary Company
Company has incorporated its Wholly Owned Subsidiary Company (WOS) viz.
Tapti Pipes and Products Limited FZE at Sharjah on 13th March 2011.
As on date of this report the Tapti Pipes and Products Limited FZE has
not started any business activity. Statement as per section 212 is
enclosed herewith in Annexare-1 Part of this report.
Directors' Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to provisions of Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956,
as amended, with respect to the directors' responsibility statement, it
is hereby confirmed:
(i) that in the preparation of the accounts for the year ended 31st
March 2011, the applicable accounting standards have been followed
along with a proper explanation relating to material departures;
(ii) that our Directors have selected such accounting policies and
applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are
reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state
of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the
profit of the Company for that period;
(iii) that the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of
the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities;
(iv) that the Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a 'going
concern' basis.
Code of conduct
The Board has laid down a code of conduct for all Board members and
Senior Management personnel of the Company. Board members and senior
management personnel have affirmed compliance with the said code of
conduct for the financial year 2010-11.
Auditors & Auditors Report
The Company's Statutory Auditors, M/s Pankaj Somaiya and Associates,
Chartered Accountants, Burhanpur will retire at the ensuing Annual
General Meeting of the company and being eligible offers themselves for
re-appointment.
The Company has received certificates from M/s. Pankaj Somaiya &
Associates to the effect that their appointment, if made, would be
within the limits prescribed under Section 224(1 B) of The Companies
Act, 1956.
The Board of Directors recommends to the shareholders the appointment
of M/s. Pankaj Somaiya & Associated as Statutory Auditors of the
Company.
The comments on the statement of account referred in the report of the
Auditors are self explanatory and are explained in the notes to
accounts.
Particulars of Employees
Company does not have any employee who was in receipt of remuneration
of Rs. 5.00 lacs per month or Rs. 60.00 lacs per year during the year
under review. Particulars of employees as required under Section
217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 and the Companies (Particulars of
Employees) Rules 1975 as amended upto date is not required to be
circulated as part of this report.
Human Resource Management
The key resource for the company is its employees. The company has been
able to create a favorable work environment that encourages innovation
and meritocracy The efforts of the company in the area of employee
management and HR practices have been proved effective in Human
Resource Management.
Dematerialization of Shares
The company's shares have been made available for dematerialization
through the Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL) and
National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL).
Conservation of Energy, Research and Development, Technology
Absorption, Foreign exchange Earning and outgo
The details regarding Energy Conservation, Technology Absorption,
Foreign Exchange Earning and outgo as required by section 217(1)(e) of
the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (Disclosure of the
particulars in the report of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 are
given in Annexure-1 and forms part of this report.
Corporate Governance
The Company has been practicing the principles of good Corporate
Governance during the year. A detailed report on Corporate Governance
Practices followed by the Company is provided separately with this
Report.
Acknowledgement
Your Directors place on record their sincere appreciation for
significant contribution made by employees
throughtheirdedication,hardworkand commitment.
Your Directors also acknowledge the support extended by the bankers,
government agencies, shareholders and investors at large and look
forward to having the same support for our endeavour to grow
consistently.
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Date : 11th, August 2011
Place: Burhanpur Sd/-
Sanjay Agrawal
Chairman cum Managing Director
Mar 31, 2010
The directors have pleasure in presenting to you the second Annual
Report of the company together with the Audited Accounts for the
financial year ended 31 st March, 2010.
1. Performance Highlights
Your directors hereby report that the company achieved a turnover of
Rs. 82.13 crores up to 31 st March, 2010 which shows 69.06 % increase
from the previous nine months of operation i.e. from 03rd July, 2008
to 31 st March, 2010.
The highlights of the financial results are as follows:
(Rupees in Lakhs)
Particulars 2009-10 2008-09
(9 Months)
Profit before Depreciation and Interest 1060.56 831.08
Interest 353.63 183.51
Depreciation 82.00 46.96
Profit before tax 624.93 600.61
Provision for tax
- Current tax 167.86 133.94
- Deferred tax 44.55 26.59
- Fringe benefit tax 1.02
Profit after tax 412.52 439.06
Prior year adjustment 12.31 -
Profit after tax & prior year adjustments 400.21 439.06
Balance of profit brought forward from earlier
years 442.50 3.44
Profit available-for appropriation
Appreciations: 842.71 442.50
Proposed dividend:
- Equity -- --
- Preference -- --
"Balance of profit 842.71 442.50
During the year profit before depreciation and interest increase at Rs.
1060.56 Lacs as against Rs.831.06 Lacs (for the period of 9 months from
3rd July, 2008 to 31st March, 2009) in the previous year. The profit
after depreciation of your company stood at Rs. 978.56 Lacs as against
Rs. 784.12 Lacs (for the period of 9 months from 3rd July, 2008 to 31st
March, 2009) in the previous year. The profit after tax, before
exceptional item was lower to Rs. 400.21 Lacs as against Rs. 439.06
Lacs (for the period of 9 months from 3rd July, 2008 to 31 st March,
2009) in the previous year.
2. Dividend:
The strength of the company lies in identification, execution and
successful implementation of the manufacturing and supply of the pipes
in the market. To strengthen the long term prospects and ensuring
sustainable growth in assets and revenue, it is important for the
company to evaluate various opportunities in the different business
verticals in which the company operates. The company currently has
several orders under completion and continues to explore newer
opportunities. The Board of Directors considers this to be in the
strategic interest of the company and believe that this will greatly
enhance the long term shareholders value. The Company expected better
results for the coming year. In order to fund these orders in its
development and implementation stages, conservation of fund is of vital
importance. Therefore, your Directors have not recommended any
dividend for the financial year 2009-10.
3. Changes in share capital:
During the year the company allotted 50,00,000 equity shares of the
face value of Rs. 10/- each on the exercise of IPO and consequently the
number of issued, subscribed and paid up equity shares has increased
from 62,70,000 equity shares to 1,12,70,000 equity shares of Rs. 10/-
each aggregating Rs. 11,27,00,000.
4. Industrial relations:
The Board of Directors is happy to report that the industrial relations
have been extremely cordial at all levels throughout the year.
5. Directors:
Shri Shanti Lai Badera, is liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing
Annual General Meeting and being eligible offers himself for
re-appointment. Except above there were no other changes in the Board
of Directors of the Company. None of the directors of the company are
disqualified under section 274(l)(g) of the companies Act, 1956 from
being appointed as a Director of any other public company. The Board
recommends his reappointment for your approval.
6. Deposits-
During the year under review, the company neither accepted nor invited
any deposits from the public in terms of section 58A of the Companies
Act, 1956 read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975.
Therefore the information relating thereto is NIL.
7. Directors Responsibility Statement:
Pursuant to provisions of Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956,
the Directors, based on the representations received from the operating
management, confirm that:
a. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standard have been followed and that no material departure
have been made from the same;
b. That they have selected such accounting policies and applied them
consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and
prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of
the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit or loss
of the Company for that period;
c. That they have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance
of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for
preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities; and
d. That they have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis.
8. Code of conduct:
The Board has laid down a code of conduct for all Board members and
Senior Management personnel of the Company. Board members and senior
management personnel have affirmed compliance with the said code of
conduct for the financial year 2009-10.
9. Auditors:
The Companys Auditors, M/s Pankaj Somaiya and Associates, Chartered
Accountants, Burhanpur will retire at the ensuing Annual General
Meeting of the company and being eligible offers themselves for
re-appointment.
10. Particulars of Employees
Particulars of employees as required under Section 217(2A) of the
Companies Act, 1956 and the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules
1975 as amended forms a part of this report. However, in pursuance of
Section 219(l)(b)(iv) of the Companies Act 1956 this report is being
sent to all the shareholders of the Company excluding the aforesaid
information and said particulars are made available at the Registered
Office of the Company. The Members interested in obtaining such
particulars may write to the Manager Accounts of the Company at the
Registered Office of the Company.
11. Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo
During the financial year 2009-10 there is Rs. 892.33 lacs foreign
outflow. The Company is still in set up process and putting its efforts
to generate foreign exchange out of its activities.
12. Human Resource Management:
The key resource for the company is its employees. The company has been
able to create a favorable work environment that encourages innovation
and meritocracy. The efforts of the company in the area of employee
management and HR practices have been proved effective in Human
Resource Management.
13. Dematerialization of Shares:
The companys shares have been made available for dematerialization
through the Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL) and
National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL).
14. Conservation of Energy, Research and Development, Technology
Absorption, Foreign exchange Earning and outgo:
The details regarding Energy Conservation, Technology Absorption,
Foreign Exchange Earning and outgo as required by section 217(l)(e) of
the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (Disclosure of the
particulars in the report of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 are
given in Annexure-2 and forms part of this report.
15. Corporate Governance:
The Company has been practicing the principles of good Corporate
Governance during the year. A detailed report on Corporate Governance
Practices followed by the Company is provided separately with this
Report.
16. Acknowledgement:
The Directors wish to place on record their sincere appreciation and
gratitude to the various offices of Central and State Governments,
Reserve Bank of India, the Registrar of Companies, Bankers and the
Employees who had given utmost co- operation and full devotion towards
the success of the Company.
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD
Sd/-
SANJAYAGRAWAL
CHAIRMAN &
MANAGING DIRECTOR
DATE: 10/08/2010 P
LACE: BURHANPUR
Mar 31, 2009
The directors hereby present First Annual Report together with the
Audited Accounts for the financial year ended 31st March, 2009.
1. Companys performance:
Your directors hereby report that the company achieved a turnover of
Rs. 4,441 lakhs upto 31st March, 2009 consisting of 9 months from 03
July 2008 to 31st March 2009.
The highlights of the financial results are as follows: (Rupees in
Lakhs)
Particulars 2008-09
(9 Months)
Profit before Depreciation
and Interest 807.18
Interest 159.31
Depreciation 46.96
Profit before tax 600.61
Provision for tax
-Current tax 133.94
- Deferred tax 26.59
- Fringe benefit tax 1.02
Profit after tax 439.06
Prior year adjustments --
Profit after tax & prior year adjustments439.06
Balance of profit brought forward
from earlier years 3.44
Profit available for appropriation
Appreciations: 442.50
Proposed dividend: ------
Equity --------
Preference
Balance of profit 442.50
2. Dividend:
The strength of your company lies in identification, execution and
successful implementation of the manufacturing and supply of the pipes
in the market. To strengthen the long term prospects and ensuring
sustainable growth in assets and revenue, it is important for your
company to evaluate various opportunities in the different business
varticals in which your company operates. Your company currently has
several orders under completion and continues to explore newer
opportunities both domestic and international. Your Board of Directors
considers this to be in the strategic interest of the company and
believe that this will greatly enhance the long term shareholders
value. The Company expected better results for the coming year. In
order lo fund these
Therefore, your Directors have not recommended any dividend for the
financial year 2008-09.
3. Industrial relations:
Your Board of Directors are happy to report that the industrial
relations have been extremely cordial at all levels throughout the
year.
4. Directors:
Shri Sanjay Agarwal and Shri Vijay Kumar Pappu were appointed as
Managing Director and whole- time directors of the Company during the
year and are not liable to retire by rotation. Shri Shanti Lal Badera,
Mr. Rajesh Salot and Mr. Chakradhar Chhaya were appointed as Additional
Directors on the Board with effect from August 14,2008 and in
accordance with Section 269 of the Companies Act, 1956, read with
Article 141 of the ensuing Articles of Association of the Company, will
hold their office upto the date of Annual General Meeting of the
Company. Being eligible, they offer themselves for re-election. The
Board recommends their reappointment for your approval.
5. Directors Responsibility Statement:
Pursuant to provisions of Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956,
the Directors, based on the representations received from the operating
management, confirm that:
a. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standard have been followed and that no material departure
have been made from the same; r b. That they have selected such
accounting policies and applied them consistently and made
j udgments 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 or loss of the Company for that
period;
c. That they taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for
preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities; and
d. That they have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis.
6. Code of conduct:
The Board has laid down a code of conduct for all Board members and
Senior Management of the Company. Board members and senior management
personnel have affirmed compliance with the said code of conduct for
the financial year 2008-09.
7. Auditors:
The Companys Auditors, M/s Pankaj Somaiya and Associates, Chartered
Accountants, Burhanpur will retire at the ensuing Annual General
Meeting of the Company and being eligible offers themselves for
re-appointment.
8. Particulars of Employees:
Particulars of employees as required under Section 217(2 A) of the
Companies Act, 1956 and the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules
1975 as amended is given as Annexure-1 to this report. However, in
pursuance of Section 219(1 )(b)(iv) of the Companies Act 1956 this
report is being sent to all the shareholders of the Company excluding
the aforesaid information and said particulars are made available at
the Registered Office of the Company. The Members interested in
obtaining such particulars may write to the Manager Accounts of the
Company at the Registered Once of Company.
9. Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo:
During the financial year 2008-09 there is neither foreign inflow nor
foreign outgo. The Company is still in set up process and putting its
efforts to generate foreign exchange out of its activities.
10. Human Resource Management:
The key resource for your company is its employees. Your company has
been able to create a favorable work environment that encourages
innovation and meritocracy. The efforts of your company in the area of
employee management and HR practices have been proved effective in
Human Resource Management.
11. Dematerialization of Shares:
Your companys shares have been made available for dematerialization
through the Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL) and
National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL).
12. Deposits:
The Company has not accepted any fixed deposits within the meaning of
Section 58A of the Companies Act, 1956.
13. Conservation of Energy, Research and Development, Technology
Absorption, Foreign exchange Earning and outgo:
The details regarding Energy Conservation, Technology Absorption,
Foreign Exchange Earning and outgo as required by section 217(1 )(e) of
the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (Disclosure of the
particulars in the report of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 are
given in Annexure-2 and forms part of this report.
14. Corporate Governance:.
Your Company has been practicing the principles of good Corporate
Governance during the year. A detailed report on Corporate Governance
Practices followed by the Company is provided separately with this
Report. During the year Audit Committee, Shareholders/Investors
Grievance Committee and Remuneration Committee was constituted to adopt
good corporate governance practices and for identifying and following
best corporate governance practices.
15. Explanations to any qualifications in Auditors Report:
There are no adverse remarks in the Auditors Report dated 14th August,
2009.
16. Acknowledgement:
The Board of Directors of the Company extends their sincere
appreciation to the Government, Bankers, Financial Institutions and
others for their kind support. On behalf of the Company, the Board of
Directors thanks the employees for their valuable efforts and the
shareholders for their undaunted faith in the Company.
BURHANPUR By Order of the Board
DATE: 14th August 2009 SANJA Y AGRAWAL
Chairman