Mar 31, 2018
Dear Members,
The directors have pleasure in presenting their 34th Annual Report together with the audited financial statements for the financial year ended 31st March, 2018.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS
The Company''s financial performance, for the year ended 31st March, 2018 is summarized below:
(Rs. in Lacs)
Particulars |
Current Year |
Previous Year |
Revenue from operations |
176,274.88 |
173,166.89 |
Profits Before Depreciation, Finance Cost and Tax |
15,430.85 |
21,511.73 |
Less: Depreciation |
6,576.90 |
6,918.70 |
Less: Finance Cost |
7,073.14 |
5,982.38 |
Profits Before Tax |
1,780.81 |
8,610.65 |
Less Tax Expense: |
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Current Year Tax |
413.00 |
1973.00 |
Mat Credit Entitlement |
(413.00) |
-- |
Deferred Tax |
58.67 |
(375.83) |
Profit for the period |
1,722.14 |
7,013.48 |
Other Comprehensive Income |
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Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss |
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i) Re-measurement gains (losses) on defined benefit plans |
238.59 |
(55.87) |
ii) Net gain/(loss) on FVOCI equity instruments |
(949.71) |
1,988.37 |
Deferred Tax effect on the above |
195.08 |
-- |
Total Comprehensive Income for the period |
1,206.10 |
8,945.98 |
2. PERFORMANCE REVIEW
The Company operates in two Business segments i.e. Textile and Sugar as per Indian Accounting Standard (AS)-108 (Operating Segment).
i) Textile: The textile division accounts for 87% (including inter-segment) of the total turnover of the company for the year ended 31st March, 2018. The Business wise performance of this segment is as under:
a. Yarn: The Company has produced 64,350 MTs of yarn as against 68,236 MTs in the previous year.
b. Fabric: The Company has produced 705.29 lacs meters of fabrics (both grey and processed) as against 747.20 lacs meters in the previous year.
The total turnover of this segment (Yarns and Fabrics) has decreased to Rs.1540.37 crores as against Rs.1551.26 crores in the previous year showing a marginal decrease of 0.71%.
ii) Sugar: The Company has produced 5,63,310 Qtls. of sugar as against 4,68,115 Qtls. in the previous year at a Recovery rate of 10.70% (previous year 10.80%). The total turnover of this segment is Rs.224.00 crores as against Rs.176.29 crores in the previous year showing an increase of 27 %.
Overall Performance
The Year under review was tough for the textile industry. Inspite of the challenges, the company has achieved operational income of Rs.1762.74 crores as against Rs.1731.67 crores showing a marginal increase of 1.79 % over the previous year. The company has earned Profit before finance cost, depreciation and tax of Rs. 154.31 crores as against Rs. 215.12 crores in the previous year. After providing for finance cost of Rs.70.73 crores (previous year Rs. 59.82 crores), Depreciation of Rs.65.77 crores (previous year Rs. 69.19 crores) and Tax Expenses of Rs. 0.59 crores (previous year Rs. 15.97 crores) (inclusive of Deferred Tax) the Profit for the year comes to '' 17.22 crores as against Rs. 70.13 crores in the previous year.
The performance of the Company was affected because of increase in price of raw cotton and the challenges of the after effects of demonetization and mid year roll out of the Goods and Service Tax (GST) faced by the textile industry. Under the circumstances, your Company has performed reasonably well.
3. TRANSFER TO RESERVES
Your company has transferred Rs.6.53 crores (previous year Rs.84.12 crores) to the General Reserves out of profits available for appropriation.
4. CREDIT RATING
The Rating Committee of ICRA has reaffirmed the long-term rating for the Companyâs Line of Credit (LOC) at [ICRA] A (pronounced ICRA A). The Outlook on the long-term rating is âStableâ. The Rating Committee of ICRA has also reaffirmed the short-term rating for the Companyâs LOC at [ICRA] A1 (pronounced ICRA A one). The Rating Committee of ICRA has assigned the rating of [ICRA]A1 (pronounced ICRA A one) to the proposed Rs.50 Crore Commercial Paper (CP) Programme of the Company.
5. DIVIDEND
In order to conserve resources for the future, your directors express their inability to recommend dividend for the financial year ended on 31st March, 2018.
6. INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND
Pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Companies Act 2013 and rules framed thereunder, the amount of dividend remaining unpaid or unclaimed for a period of seven years from the date of transfer to the unpaid account is required to be transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) of the Central Government. Accordingly, the Company has transferred Rs.17,52.927/- being the amount of unclaimed dividend for the year 2009-10 to the IEPF. Members who have not yet en-cashed or claimed the dividends, that are yet to be transferred to the IEPF, are requested to contact the Company at the earliest.
In terms of the requirements of Section 124 (6) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016, as amended (''the Rules'') the Company is required to transmit the Shares in respect of which the dividend has remained unpaid or unclaimed for a period of seven consecutive years to the IEFP Account. Members are requested to take note of the same and claim their unclaimed dividend immediately to avoid transmission of the underlying shares to IEPF Account. The shares transmitted to the IEPF Account can be claimed back by the concerned members from the IEPF authority after complying with the procedure prescribed under the rules. During the Financial year 2017-18, the Company has transmitted 11,60,874 Shares to IEPF Account. The list of members whose shares have been transmitted to IEPF Authority is displayed on the web site of the company at web-link www.owmnahar.com/nahar_ie/ transfer-of-equity-shares.php.
7. SHARE CAPITAL
The paid up Equity Share Capital as on 31st March, 2018 is Rs.39,83,51,410/- divided into 3,98,35,141 Equity Shares of the face value of Rs.10/- each. During the year under review, the Company has not issued shares with differential voting rights nor has granted any stock options or sweat equity. As on 31st March, 2018 none of the Promoters / Directors of the Company hold instruments convertible into equity shares of the Company. During the year 2017-18 there is no change i n the Share Capital of the Company.
8. DEPOSITS
During the year, the Company has not accepted any deposit from the public. As such there are no outstanding deposits within the meaning of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
9. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENT BY THE COMPANY
Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are given in the Financial Statements.
10. MATERIAL CHANGES AFFECTING FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY
No changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the company have occurred during the year under review as well as the period between the end of financial year till the date of this report.
11. DIRECTORS
Appointment and Change in Director
- In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Company''s Articles of Association Sh. Dinesh Gogna (DIN: 00498670) and Sh. Navdeep Sharma (DIN: 00454285), Directors of the Company will be retiring by rotation at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and being eligible offer themselves for re-appointment. Accordingly, the requisite resolution(s) are proposed at the ensuing Annual General Meeting for approval.
- The term of appointment of Dr. Vijay Asdhir (DIN: 06671174) comes to an end at this Annual General Meeting. Pursuant to Section 149 (10) of the Companies Act, 2013 the Company is re-appointing Dr. Vijay Asdhir as Independent Director, not liable to retire by rotation, for a further period of three consecutive years i.e. up to the conclusion of 37th Annual General Meeting to be held in the year 2021.
Declaration by Independent Directors
Necessary declaration has been obtained from all Independent Directors under sub-section (6) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013.
Number of Meetings of the Board
During the year four Board Meetings were convened and held on 30.5.2017, 14.8.2017, 14.11.2017 and 14.2.2018. The detail thereof is also given in the Corporate Governance Report. The intervening gap between the meetings was within the period prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013.
Board Evaluation
Pursuant to the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Company has devised a policy for performance evaluation of the board, its committees and all the Directors individually as per the criteria laid down by the Nomination & Remuneration Committee of the Company. The manner of evaluation is stated in the Corporate Governance Report forming an integral part of this report.
Independent Directors Meeting
During the financial year 2017-18, the Independent Directors met on 12th December, 2017, inter-alia, to discuss:-
(i) The performance of Non-Independent Directors and the Board as a whole;
(ii) The performance of the Chairman of the Company taking into account the views of Executive and Non Executive Directors and
(iii) To assess the quality, quantity and timeliness of flow of information between the company management and the board that is necessary for the board to effectively and reasonably perform their duties.
12. DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
To the best of their knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations obtained by them, your Directors make the following statement in terms of Section 134(3)© and (5) of the Companies Act, 2013:-
i) that in the preparation of the Annual Accounts for the year ended on 31st March, 2018, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
ii) that the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2018 and of the profit of the Company for the year ended on that date;
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, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
iv) that annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
v) that the Directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and
vi) that the Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
13. EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
The details forming part of the extract of the Annual Return in Form MGT-9, as required under Section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013 is included in this Report as Annexure-A and forms an integral part of this Report.
14. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During the financial year under review, all transactions entered into with Related parties as defined under the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 were in the ordinary course of business and are at arm''s length basis. The company has not entered into any contract or arrangement with Related parties / Group companies other than in ordinary course of business. The details of Related Party Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee for its review and approval on quarterly basis. These transactions were entered into as per the Company''s policy on Related Party Transactions and are approved by the Audit Committee, Board and also by Shareholders. The company''s policy on Related Party Transactions is available at the web-link: www.owmnahar.com/ nahar_ie/pdf/RPT_ Policy.pdf. The details of Related Parties transactions are given in Note No. 38 of the Notes to Financial Statements. Pursuant to the provisions of section 134(3) Form AOC-2 is annexed herewith in Annexure-B.
15. AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Company has constituted an Audit Committee pursuant to Section 177(8) read with Rule 6 of the Companies (Meetings of the Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. Presently, the Audit Committee consists of Sh. Dinesh Gogna and Dr. (Mrs) Harbhajan Kaur Bal as Members and Dr. Vijay Asdhir is the Chairman of the Audit Committee. The detailed information regarding Audit Committee and its terms of reference is given in Corporate Governance Report forming an integral part of the Directors Report.
16. RISK MANAGEMENT
The Company has laid down a Risk Management Policy and identified threat of such events which if occurs will adversely affect the ability of the company to achieve its objectives. Evaluation of business risk and managing the risk has always been an ongoing process in your company. The Audit Committee has also been delegated the responsibility for assessment, mitigation, monitoring and review of all elements of risks which the Company may be exposed to. The Board also reviews the risk management and minimization procedures.
17. VIGIL MECHANISM/ WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY
The Board adopted a Vigil Mechanism/ Whistle Blower Policy as per SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 to report genuine concerns or grievances about unethical behavior of employees, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Company''s Code of Conduct. The Company''s Vigil mechanism/ Whistle Blower Policy are available at the Company''s website i.e. www.owmnahar.com.
18. INDIAN ACCOUNTING STANDARD (IND AS) AND INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL
The Indian Accounting Standard (Ind AS) became applicable on the Company w.e.f. 01st April, 2016. Accordingly, the Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standard) Rules, 2015 as amended by the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Amendment Rules, 2016.
The Company is having adequate internal financial control systems and procedures which commensurate with the size of the Company. The Company is having Internal Audit Department which ensures optimal utilization and protection of Company''s resources. The Internal Auditor monitors and evaluates the efficiency and adequacy of internal control systems in the company, its compliance with operating systems, accounting procedures and also ensures that the internal control systems are properly followed by all concerned departments of the company. Significant audit observations and corrective actions thereon are presented to the Audit Committee of the Board. The company has engaged an independent agency to access the adequacy of the existing internal financial controls and suggest means for further strengthening the same.
19. COMPLIANCE WITH SECRETARIAL STANDARDS
During the year, the Company has complied with the applicable Secretarial Standards as prescribed under section 118 of the Companies Act, 2013.
20. SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS
There are no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators / Courts that would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations.
21. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)
The company has constituted a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee of the board in accordance with section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013. The Company has adopted a CSR Policy and undertaking CSR programmes/ projects along with group companies under one umbrella through Oswal Foundation (OSF) which is a registered society formed in 2006 having its charitable objects in various fields.
During the year under review, based on the discussion with the Oswal Foundation, the Company had identified a project for setting up of Eye Care Centre in a Charitable Hospital. The Company could not spend an amount of Rs. 68.52 Lacs towards its CSR obligation because of the deferment of the Eye Care project by the charitable medical institution. The Company also made efforts to identify projects in other areas. However, it was not able to identify meaningful projects, finalize implementation agencies and the target beneficiaries which would have created a visible impact on the society.
Due to the aforementioned reasons, the Company was not able to spend its CSR amount till 31st March 2018. The Company remains committed towards the noble cause of social development and has accordingly, decided to carry forward the unspent amount of Rs.68.52 Lacs to the next year. Oswal Foundation has already begun helping to run the charitable hospital for the purposes of diagnosis & treatment besides other charitable activities under CSR already approved. In July, 2018, the Company has issued a cheque amounting to Rs.123.43 Lacs which includes the amount of Rs.54.91 Lacs of CSR liability for the Financial Year 2016-17 in favour of Oswal Foundation for the purposes of CSR including promotion of charitable hospital being run by Mohan Dai Oswal Cancer Treatment & Research Foundation.
The CSR policy of the company has been placed on the Company''s website at web-link http://www.owmnahar. com/nahar_ie/pdf/CSR_Policy_ NIEL.pdf. The report on CSR activities as required under the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility) Rules, 2014 including brief outline of the Company''s CSR policy is annexed herewith marked as Annexure-C.
22. NOMINATION & REMUNERATION POLICY
The Board has, on the recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee, framed a policy for appointment and remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management of the Company. The policy also lays down criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of directors and other matter provided under section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013. The Nomination and Remuneration policy of the company is elaborated in the Corporate Governance Report forming an integral part of this report.
23. AUDITORS
i) Statutory Audit & Auditor''s Report
The shareholders at their 33rd Annual General Meeting (AGM) held on 26th September, 2017 had approved the appointment of M/s. K.R.Aggarwal & Associates, Chartered Accountants, (Firm Registration No. 030088N) as statutory auditors of the Company, to hold office from the conclusion of 33rd AGM up to the conclusion of 38th AGM to be held in the year 2022.
ii) Cost Auditor & Cost Audit Report
Pursuant to Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Cost Records & Audit) Amendment Rules, 2014, the cost audit records maintained by the Company in respect of its textiles and sugar segments are required to be audited. The Company has maintained accounts and cost records with respect to Textile and Sugar business as specified by the Government under Section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013.Your Directors had, on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, appointed M/s. Ramanath Iyer & Co., Cost Accountants, New Delhi to audit the cost accounts of the Company for the financial year 2017-18. The cost audit report for the financial year 2016-17 was filed with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs on 29.12.2017. As required under the Companies Act, 2013, the remuneration payable to the cost auditor is required to be placed before the Members in a general meeting for their ratification. Accordingly, a resolution seeking members'' ratification for the remuneration payable to M/s. Ramanath Iyer & Co., Cost Accountants, is included in the Notice convening the Annual General Meeting.
iii) Secretarial Audit & Secretarial Audit Report
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made there under, the Company had appointed M/s. P.S.Bathla & Associates, a firm of Company Secretaries in Practice (C.P. No. 2585) to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company. The Secretarial Audit Report is attached as Annexure-D and forms an integral part of this Report. There is no secretarial audit qualification for the year under review.
24. KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
As per the provisions of Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013 Sh. Kamal Oswal, Vice Chairman-cum-Managing Director; Sh. Bharat Bhushan Gupta, Chief Financial Officer and Sh. Mukesh Sood, Company Secretary are the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company.
25. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The information required pursuant to Section 197 read with Rule 5(1), 5(2) and 5(3) of Companies (Appointment & Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 (as amended up to date) in respect of employees of the Company, forming part of the Directors'' Report for the year ended 31st March, 2018 is given in Annexure-E to this Report.
26. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The information on conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo stipulated under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(3) of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, is annexed herewith as Annexure-F.
27. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
Your Company continues to follow the principles of good corporate governance. The corporate governance report along with Auditor''s certificate regarding compliance of the conditions of corporate governance as stipulated in SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 confirming compliance is attached herewith as Annexure-G and forms part of this Report.
28. ASSOCIATE/CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT
As on 31st March, 2018 the company had four Associate Companies i.e. Cotton County Retail Limited, J L Growth Fund Limited, Vardhman Investment Limited and Atam Vallabh Financiers Limited, the accounts of which have been consolidated in accordance with the applicable Accounting Standards (Ind AS) and pursuant to Section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. The audited consolidated financial statements are provided in the Annual Report. A statement containing salient features of financial statements of associate companies in Form AOC-1 is annexed with the financial statements. The financials of the associate companies is given below:-
i) Cotton County Retail Limited (CCRL)
The company holds 49.99% equity shares of CCRL. During the year, revenue from operations of company was Rs.4,409.16 lacs as compared to Rs.3680.68 lacs in the previous year. The company has incurred a net loss of Rs.2.82 lacs as against Rs.429.40 lacs in the previous year.
ii) Atam Vallabh Financiers Limited (AVFL)
The company holds 36.85% equity shares of AVFL. During the year, the revenue from operations of the company was Rs.56.45 lacs as compared to Rs.53.92 lacs in the previous year. The company has earned a net profit of Rs.46.29 lacs as against Rs.45.64 lacs in the previous year.
iii) Vardhman Investment Limited (VIL)
The company holds 47.17% equity shares of VIL. During the year, the revenue from operations of the company was Rs.60.58 lacs as compared to Rs.57.77 lacs in the previous year. The company has earned a net profit of Rs.50.40 lacs as against Rs.49.58 lacs in the previous year.
iv) J L Growth Fund Limited (JLGF)
The company holds 41.10% equity shares of JLGF. During the year, the revenue from operations of the company was Rs.86.13 lacs as compared to Rs.74.87 lacs in the previous year. The company has earned a net profit of Rs.79.45 lacs as against Rs.93.89 lacs in the previous year.
29. DISCLOSURE AS PER SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013
The company is committed to create and maintain an atmosphere in which employees can work together, without any fear of exploitation. The Company has complied with the provisions relating to the constitution of Internal Complaints Committee under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. During the financial year 2017-18 the company has not received any complaint on sexual harassment and hence no complaint remains pending as on 31st March, 2018.
30. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Industrial relations throughout the year continued to be very cordial and satisfactory.
31. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your directors would like to express their appreciation for the assistance and co-operation received from financial institutions, banks and shareholders. They also place on record their appreciation for the cooperation of employees at all levels.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Place: Ludhiana Jawahar Lal Oswal
Date: 14th August, 2018 (DIN: 00463866)
Chairman
Mar 31, 2015
Dear Members,
The directors have pleasure in presenting their 31st Annual Report
together with the audited financial statements for the financial year
ended 31st March, 2015.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS
The Company's financial performance, for the year ended 31st March,
2015 is summarised below:
(Rs. in Lacs)
Particulars Current Year Previous Year
Profits Before Depreciation, Finance
Cost and Tax 20,488.29 33,125.58
Less: Depreciation (13,524.06) (12,030.85)
Less: Finance Cost (10,487.93) (10,587.28)
Profits/ (Loss) Before Tax (3,523.70) 10,507.45
Less: Tax Expense:
i. Current Tax 77.06 2,220.70
ii. Deferred Tax (800.08) 1,362.00
Profit / (Loss) for the year (2,800.68) 6,924.75
Surplus/(deficit) in the Statement
of Profit and Loss
Balance as per last Balance Sheet - -
Add: Profit/ (Loss) for the year (2,800.68) 6,924.75
Add : Transfer from Contingent
Liability Reserve 799.02 -
Less: Depreciation pursuant to enactment
of schedule II of the Companies
Act, 2013 (Refer to Note No.-35) 3,348.44 -
Less : Proposed Dividend on Equity shares - 398.35
Less : Corporate Dividend Tax - 70.78
Balance Transferred to General Reserve (5,350.10) 6,455.62
2. PERFORMANCE REVIEW
In view of the Accounting Standard (AS) - 17 (Segment Reporting). The
Company operates in two main segments i.e. Textile and Sugar.
i Textile : The textile division accounts for 93.30% of the total
turnover of the company for the year ended 31st March, 2015. The
Business wise performance of this segment is asunder:
a. Yarn: The Company has produced 69,890 MTs of yarn as against 70,595
MTs in the previous year.
b. Fabric: The Company has produced 702.33 Lacs meters of fabrics
(both grey and processed) as against 728.78 Lacs meters in the previous
year.
The total turnover of this segment (Yarns and Fabrics) has decreased to
Rs. 1,666.85 crores as against Rs.1,704.42 crores in the previous year.
ii. Sugar: The Company has produced 393,430 Qtls. of sugar as against
412,720 Qtls. in the previous year. The total turnover of this segment
is Rs. 119.58 crores as against Rs. 121.66 crores in the previous year.
Overall Performance
During the year the company has achieved operational income of Rs.
1,807.40 crores as against Rs. 1,854.57 crores. The company has earned
Profit before finance cost, Depreciation and tax of Rs. 204.88 crores
as against Rs.331.26 crores in the previous year. After providing for
Finance Cost of Rs.104.88 crores (previous year Rs. 105.87 crores),
Depreciation of Rs. 135.24 crores (previous year Rs. 120.31 crores) and
Tax Expenses of Rs. (7.23) crores (previous year Rs. 35.83 crores)
(inclusive of Deferred Tax) the Profit/(Loss) for the year comes to Rs.
(28.01) crores as against Rs. 69.25 crores in the previous year.
2014-15 was the challenging year for the Indian Textile industry. There
was sluggish demand of the textile products both in the domestic as
well as export market dueto steep decline in export of cotton yarn to
China which hascreated excess supply in the domestic market and the
pressure of finished goods was mounted at mills level, pushed the
Companies to sell its products at lower prices which in turn affected
the Company's financial performance.
The Sugar Unit of the Company had suffered a Cash Loss of Rs. 2,290
Lacs during the year under review in comparison to the Cash Profit of
Rs. 402 Lacs earned during the previous year due to higher MSP of the
Sugar Cane (basic Raw material) fixed by the Govt. Our company could
not even recover its raw material cost in the realized value of the
sugar.
Consequent to the enactment of the Companies Act, 2013 and its
applicability for accounting periods commencing from 1st April, 2014,
the Company has recalculated the remaining useful life of fixed assets
in accordance with the provisions of Schedule-II of the Act. The
depreciation and amortization expenses charged for the year ended 31st
March, 2015 would have been lowered by Rs. 1,966.66 Lacs had the
company continued with the previously prescribed depreciation rates as
per Schedule XIV of the Companies Act, 1956.
3. STATUS OF DISTILLERY PROJECT
The Company is setting up a distillery unit with a capacity of 200 KLPD
and 5 MW co-generation power plant at Village Salana Jeon Singh Wala ,
Tehsil Amloh , District Fatehgarh Sahib in the State of Punjab. After
obtaining all necessary approvals for setting up the unit, orders for
purchase of plant and machinery was placed and civil construction has
also started. Unfortunately, farmers of the nearby area have filed an
appeal in the National Green Tribunal (NGT), Delhi challenging
Environmental Clearance and the central ground water approval regarding
extraction of water through bore- wells. The Tribunal heard the
arguments from both the sides and the order was reserved on 19.3.2015
and the same is pending till date. In the meantime Company has incurred
Rs. 16.61 crore as capital expenditure in the project.
4. CREDIT RATING
The rating committee of ICRA Limited has given long term rating as
[ICRA] A- (pronounced ICRA A minus). The outlook on the long term
rating is stable. The rating committee of ICRA has also given short
term rating as [ICRA] A2 (pronounced ICRA A two plus).
5. DIVIDEND
Your directors express their inability to recommend dividend for the
Financial Year ended on 31st March, 2015 due to loss suffered by the
Company.
6. SHARE CAPITAL
The paid up Equity Share Capital as at 31st March, 2015 stood at Rs.
39,83,51,410/- divided into 3,98,35,141 Equity Shares of the face value
of Rs. 10/- each. During the year under review, the Company has not
issued shares with differential voting rights nor has granted any stock
options or sweat equity. As on 31st March, 2015 none of the Promoters /
Directors of the Company hold instruments convertible into equity
shares of the Company.
7. DEPOSITS
During the year, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the
public. As such, there are no outstanding deposits within the meaning
of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies
(Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
8. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENT BY THE COMPANY
Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the
provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are given in the
Financial Statements.
9. DIRECTORS
Appointment and Change in Directors
- In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies
Act, 2013 and the Company's Articles of Association Sh. Jawahar Lal
Oswal (DIN: 00463866) and Sh. Dinesh Oswal (DIN: 00607290), Directors
of the Company retire by rotation at the forthcoming Annual General
Meeting and being eligible offer themselves for re-appointment.
- During the year under review, Sh. Kanwar Sain Maini (DIN: 00454686),
an Independent Director of the Company, who was associated with the
Company since 30.6.2001 had resigned w.e.f 14.2.2015 from the
directorship of the Company. The Board has placed on record its
appreciation for the services rendered by him during his tenure as a
Director.
- During the year under review, the Company has appointed Dr. Vijay
Asdhir (DIN: 06671174) as Additional Director, in the category of an
Independent Director, in its Board Meeting held on 14.2.2015 to hold
such office up to the date of forthcoming Annual General Meeting of the
Company. In the ensuing Annual General Meeting, the Company is
appointing Dr. Vijay Asdhir as an Independent Director, not liable to
retire by rotation, to hold the office for three consecutive years for
a term upto the conclusion of 34th Annual General Meeting to be held in
calendar year 2018.
- During the current financial year, Sh. Narayan Dass Jain (DIN:
00493334), a Non-Executive Director of the Company, who was associated
with the Company since 30.4.1999 had resigned from the directorship of
the Company w.e.f. 11.08.2015. The Board has placed on record its
appreciation for the services rendered by him during his tenure as a
Director.
- During the current financial year, the Company had appointed Sh.
Navdeep Sharma (DIN: 00454285) as Additional Director, in the category
of Non-Executive Director in its Board Meeting held on 12.8.2015 to
hold such office up to the date of forthcoming Annual General Meeting
of the Company. In the ensuing Annual General Meeting, the Company is
appointing Sh. Navdeep Sharma as a Non-Executive Director, who shall be
liable to retire by rotation as per the provisions of the Companies
Act, 2013.
Declaration by Independent Directors
Necessary declaration has been obtained from all Independent Directors
under sub-section (6) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013.
Number of Meetings of the Board
During the year four Board Meetings were convened and held. The details
thereof are given in the Corporate Governance Report. The intervening
gap between the meetings was within the period prescribed under the
Companies Act, 2013
Appointment and Remuneration Policy
The Board has on recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration
Committee framed a policy for appointment of Directors, Senior
Management and their remuneration. The salient features of this policy
has been stated in the Corporate Governance Report forming an integral
part of the director's report.
Board Evaluation
Pursuant to the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and clause 49 of the
Listing Agreement, the Company has devised a policy for performance
evaluation of Independent Directors and the Board. This policy on board
evaluation is stated in Corporate Governance Report forming an integral
part of the director's report.
Independent Director's Meeting
During the financial year 2014-15, the independent directors met on
30.03.2015 inter-alia to discuss:
(i) the performance of non-independent directors and the Board as a
whole;
(ii) the performance of the chairman of the Company, taking into
account views of executive and non- executive directors and
(iii) to access the quality, quantity and timeliness of flow of
information between the company management and the Board that is
necessary for the Board to effectively and reasonably perform their
duties.
All the independent directors were present at the meeting except Dr.
Amrik Singh Sohi.
10. DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
To the best of their knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations obtained by them, your Directors make the
following statement in terms of Section 134(3)(c) & (5) of the
Companies Act, 2013:- a) that in the preparation of the Annual Accounts
for the year ended on 31st March, 2015, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to
material departures;
b) that the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of the Company as at 31st March, 2015 and of the profit of the Company
for the year ended on that date;
c) 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, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of
the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities;
d) that annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis;
e) that the Directors had laid down internal financial controls to be
followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are
adequate and were operating effectively; and
f) that the Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance
with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were
adequate and operating effectively.
11. EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
The details forming part of the extract of the Annual Return in Form
MGT-9, as required under Section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013 is
included in this Report as Annexure-A and forms an integral part of
this Report.
12. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company has not entered into any contract or arrangement with
Related Parties/ group companies other than in ordinary course of
business. During the financial year under review, all transactions
entered into with Related Parties as defined under the Companies Act,
2013 and clause 49 of the Listing Agreement were in the ordinary course
of business and are at arm's length basis. These transactions were
entered into as per the Company's Policy on Related Party Transactions
and are approved by the Audit Committee, Board and also by
Shareholders. The company's policy on Related Party Transactions is
available at the weblink: www.owmnahar.com/nahar_ie/pdf/RPT_Policy.pdf
The details of Related Parties Transactions are given in note no 38 of
the Notes to Financial Statements. Pursuant to the provisions of
section 134(3) Form AOC-2 is annexed herewith in Annexure-B.
13. AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Company has constituted an Audit Committee pursuant to Section
177(8) read with Rule 6 of the Companies (Meetings of the Board and its
Powers) Rules, 2014 and clause 49 of the Listing Agreement. Presently,
the Audit Committee consists of Sh. Dinesh Gogna and Dr. (Mrs)
Harbhajan Kaur Bal as Members and Dr. Vijay Asdhir is the Chairman of
the Audit Committee. The detailed information regarding Audit Committee
and its terms of reference is given in Corporate Governance Report
forming an integral part of the director's report.
14. RISK MANAGEMENT
The Company has laid down a Risk Management Policy and identified
threat of such events which if occurs will adversely affect the ability
of company to achieve its objectives. The Audit Committee has also been
delegated the responsibility for assessment, mitigation, monitoring and
review of all elements of risks which the Company may be exposed to.
The Board also reviews the risk management and minimization procedures.
15. VIGIL MECHANISM/ WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY
The Board adopted a Vigil Mechanism/ Whistle Blower Policy as per
clause 49 of the Listing Agreement and section 177 of the Companies
Act, 2013 to report genuine concerns or grievances about unethical
behavior of employees, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the
Company's Code of Conduct. The Company's Vigil mechanism/ Whistle
Blower Policy is available at the Company's website i.e.
www.owmnahar.com.
16. INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND THEIR ADEQUACY
The Company is having adequate internal control systems and procedures
which commensurate with the size of the Company. The Company is having
Internal Audit Department which ensures that the internal control
systems are properly followed by all concerned departments of the
Company. Significant audit observations and corrective actions thereon
are presented to the Audit Committee of the Board.
17. SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS
There are no significant and material orders passed by the Regulators /
Courts that would impact the going concern status of the Company and
its future operations.
18. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)
The company has constituted a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Committee of the board with Mr. Kamal Oswal as its Chairman and Mr.
Dinesh Gogna & Mr. Yash Paul Sachdeva as its members. The Corporate
Social Responsibility Committee (CSR) has formulated and recommended to
the board Corporate Social Responsibility Policy (CSR Policy)
mentioning the activities to be undertaken by the Company which has
been approved by the board. The CSR policy may be accessed on the
Company's website i.e. www.owmnahar.com. The Annual Report on CSR
activities is annexed herewith marked as Annexure-C. During financial
year 2014-15 no expenditure was incurred because the board was in the
process of identifying specific projects/ programs for undertaking CSR
activities. The company was undertaking surveys for identifying the
projects in thematic areas. The company, therefore, decided to
undertake its CSR activities in collaboration with our Group companies,
under one umbrella, i.e. through Oswal Foundation, which is a
Registered Society formed in 2006 having its charitable objects in
various fields. Our Company has already started contributing the sum
for the expenditure to be incurred by the said Oswal Foundation on CSR
activities. Till date the Oswal Foundation has incurred the
expenditure on a project to save water pollution on Sidhwan Canal, near
PAU, Ludhiana. The said Society has also adopted two govt. Schools
situated at Giaspura & Dhandari Khurd, Distt. Ludhiana for promoting
education. The said projects will be undertaken in the current
financial year. The Foundation has already obtained permission from the
Education Department in this regard.
19. NOMINATION & REMUNERATION POLICY
The Board has, on the recommendation of Nomination and Remuneration
Committee framed a policy for selection and appointment of Directors,
Senior Management and their remuneration. The Remuneration Policy is
stated in the Corporate Governance Report forming an integral part of
this report.
20. AUDITORS
i. STATUTORY AUDIT & AUDITOR'S REPORT
M/s Raj Gupta & Co., Chartered Accountants, Auditors of the Company
shall retire at the conclusion of the forthcoming Annual General
Meeting and being eligible offer themselves for re-appointment. They
have confirmed their eligibility under Section 141 of the Companies
Act, 2013 and the Rules framed thereunder for reappointment as Auditors
of the Company. As required under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement,
the auditors have also confirmed that they hold a valid certificate
issued by the Peer Review Board of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India. The auditor's report on the accounts of the
Company is self-explanatory and requires no comments.
ii. COST AUDITOR & COST AUDIT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with The
Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Amendment Rules, 2014, the cost
audit records maintained by the Company in respect of its textiles and
sugar segments are required to be audited. Your Directors had, on the
recommendation of the Audit Committee, appointed M/s. Ramanath Iyer &
Co., Cost Accountants, New Delhi to audit the cost accounts of the
Company for the financial year 2015-16. The cost audit report for the
financial year 2013-14 was filed with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs
on 22nd September, 2014.
As required under the Companies Act, 2013, the remuneration payable to
the cost auditor is required to be placed before the Members in a
general meeting for their ratification. Accordingly, a Resolution
seeking Member's ratification for the remuneration payable to M/s.
Ramanath Iyer & Co.,Cost Accountants is included in the Notice
convening the Annual General Meeting.
iii. SECRETARIAL AUDIT
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013
and rules made there under, the Company has appointed M/s. P.S.Bathla &
Associates, a firm of Company Secretaries in Practice (C.P. No. 2585)
to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company. The Secretarial
Audit Report is attached as Annexure-D and forms an integral part of
this Report. There is no secretarial audit qualification for the year
under review.
21. KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
During the period under review, the following persons were
included/appointed in the list of Key Managerial Personnel:
Sr. Name Designation
No.
1. Sh. Kamal Oswal Managing Director
2. Sh. Bharat Bhushan Gupta Chief Financial Officer
3. Sh. Mukesh Sood Company Secretary
22. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The information required pursuant to Section 197 read with Rule 5(1) of
The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)
Rules, 2014 in respect of employees of the Company, forming part of the
Directors' Report for the year ended 31st March, 2015 is given in the
Annexure-E of this Report. None of the employees of the Company is
covered under section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rule
5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial
Personnel) Rules, 2014.
23. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The information on conservation of energy, technology absorption and
foreign exchange earnings and outgo stipulated under Section 134(3)(m)
of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(3) of The Companies
(Accounts) Rules, 2014, is annexed herewith as Annexure-F.
24. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
Your Company continues to follow the principles of good corporate
governance. The corporate governance report along with auditor's
certificate regarding compliance of the conditions of corporate
governance as stipulated in clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the
stock exchanges confirming compliance is attached herewith as
Annexure-G and forms part of this Report.
25. ASSOCIATE COMPANIES
Pursuant to section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 a statement
containing salient features of financial statements of Associate
Companies in Form AOC-1 is annexed with financial Statements.
26. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Industrial relations throughout the year continued to be very cordial
and satisfactory.
27. ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Your directors would like to express their appreciation for the
assistance and co-operation received from financial institutions, banks
and shareholders. They also place on record their appreciation for the
co-operation of employees at all levels.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Place: Ludhiana Jawahar Lal Oswal
Date: 12.08.2015 Chairman
Mar 31, 2014
Dear Members,
The directors have pleasure in presenting their 30th Annual Report
together with audited accounts for the financial year ended 31st March,
2014 and Auditors'' Report thereon.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
The Company''s financial performance, for the year ended 31st March,
2014 is summarised below:
(Rs. in Lacs)
Particulars Current Year Previous Year
Profit before Tax 10,507.45 6,199.48
Less Tax Expense:
i) Current Tax 2,220.70 751.50
ii) Deferred Tax 1,362.00 1,263.50
Profit for the year 6,924.75 4,184.48
Surplus /(deficit) in the
statement of Profit & Loss
Balance as per last Balance sheet -- --
Add : Profit for the year 6,924.75 4,184.48
Add : Transfer from Contingent
Liability Reserve -- 55.12
Less : Proposed Dividend on
Equity shares 398.35 398.35
Less : Corporate Dividend Tax 70.78 64.62
Less : Transfer to General Reserve 6,455.62 3,776.63
PERFORMANCE REVIEW
The company operates in three main business segments viz. Yarn, Fabrics
and Sugar. The textile division (comprises of yarn and fabrics)
accounts for 95.43% of the total turnover (including inter-segment) of
the company for the year ended 31st March, 2014. Sugar and others also
accounts for 4.57% of the total turnover of the company for the year
ended 31st March, 2014.
The business wise performance of each segment is as under:-
- Yarn: The Company has produced 70,595 MTs of yarn as against 67,960
MTs in the previous year. The total turnover of this segment (including
inter-segment) has increased to Rs. 1,589.56 crores as against Rs.
1,428.06 crores in the previous year showing an increase of 11.31%.
- Fabrics: The Company has produced 72,877,934 meters of fabrics (both
grey and processed) as against 74,431,448 meters in the previous year.
The total turnover of this segment (including inter-segment) has
increased to Rs. 1,060.25 crores as against Rs. 946.03 crores in the
previous year showing an increase of 12.07%.
- Sugar: The Company has produced 412,720 Qtls. of sugar as against
402,040 Qtls. in the previous year. The total turnover of this segment
is Rs. 126.01 crores as against Rs. 169.85 crores in the previous year
showing a decrease of 25.81%.
During the year the company has achieved operational income of Rs.
1,854.57 crores as against Rs. 1,716.31 crores showing an increase of
8.06% over the previous year. The company has earned Profit before
finance cost, Depreciation and tax of Rs. 331.26 crores as against Rs.
303.50 crores in the previous year. After providing for Finance Cost of
Rs. 105.87 crores (previous year Rs. 131.03 crores), Depreciation of
Rs. 120.31 crores (previous year Rs. 110.48 crores) and Tax Expenses of
Rs. 35.83 crores (previous year Rs. 20.15 crores) the Profit for the
year comes to Rs. 69.25 crores as against Rs. 41.84 crores in the
previous year.
Indian textile industry has performed extremely well during the year
under review. With growing demand, recovery in export markets, better
realizations, stable cotton prices and better planning, your company
has achieved satisfactory performance.
The overall textile market is depressed since April, 2014 and there is
sluggish demand for textile products. Your management is hopeful that
the company shall be able to meet the challenges ahead and further
improve its performance in the coming periods.
DIVIDEND
The Board of Directors of your company has proposed dividend @ 10%
(i.e. Re. 1/- per share) on the Paid-up Equity Share Capital of the
Company for the Financial Year 2013-14. The dividend will be paid when
declared by the shareholders in accordance with the requirements of
law.
CREDIT RATING
The rating committee of ICRA Limited has given long term rating as
[ICRA]BBB (pronounced ICRA triple B plus). The outlook on the long
term rating is stable. The rating committee of ICRA has also given
short term rating as [ICRA]A2 (pronounced ICRA A two plus).
GREEN INITIATIVE
The members are informed that in accordance with Circulars issued by
Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, the company
proposes to send documents like notice of General Meetings, Audited
Accounts, Directors Report, Auditors Report and other
documents/communications to the members in electronic form by Email.
Members holding shares in dematerialized form are requested to
register/update their Email addresses with their depository
participants. Members holding shares in physical form are requested to
register/update their Email address with the company by sending an
Email at: [email protected] or [email protected]
PUBLIC DEPOSITS
During the year the company has not accepted any deposit within the
meaning of section 58-A of the Companies Act, 1956 and rules made there
under.
DIRECTORS
In terms of the Articles of Association of the Company Sh. Dinesh Oswal
(DIN:00607290) and Sh. Dinesh Gogna (DIN:00498670) , Directors of the
Company shall retire by rotation and being eligible offer themselves
for re-appointment.
The Company is appointing all Independent Directors viz. Dr. (Mrs.)
Harbhajan Kaur Bal (DIN:00008576), Prof. Kanwar Sain Maini
(DIN:00454686), Dr. Yash Paul Sachdeva (DIN:02012337), Dr. Amrik Singh
Sohi (DIN:03575022) and Sh. Ajit Singh Chatha (DIN:02289613) for a
period of 3 (three) years. The Company has received declarations from
all the Independent Directors confirming that they meet with the
criteria of independence as prescribed both under Section 149 of the
Companies Act, 2013 and under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with
the Stock Exchanges.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The company has constituted an Audit Committee pursuant to the
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and clause 49 of the Listing
Agreement. Presently the Audit Committee consists of Sh. Dinesh Gogna
and Dr. (Mrs) Harbhajan Kaur Bal as members and Prof. Kanwar Sain
Maini is the Chairman of the committee. The Committee''s composition
meets with requirements of Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 and
Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 217(2AA) of the Companies
Act, 1956, with respect to Directors'' Responsibility Statement it is
hereby confirmed:
a) That in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation
relating to material departures;
b) That the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the
profits/losses of the Company for that period.
c) That the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of
the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities.
d) That the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going
concern basis.
AUDITORS AND AUDITORS'' REPORT
M/s. Raj Gupta & Co., Chartered Accountants, Auditors of the company
shall retire at the conclusion of the forthcoming Annual General
Meeting and being eligible offer themselves for re-appointment. As
required under the provisions of Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013
the Company has obtained confirmation from the auditors that their
appointment, if made, would be in conformity with the limits specified
in the said section. The auditors report on the accounts of the company
is self-explanatory and requires no comments.
COST AUDITORS
M/s. Ramanath Iyer & Co., Cost Accountants, New Delhi has been
appointed as Cost Auditor for Sugar segment for the year 2014-15 and
their reports will be submitted to Government of India, Ministry of
Corporate Affairs, Cost
Audit Branch in accordance with the requirements of law.
LISTING
The equity shares of the company are listed on BSE Ltd. and National
Stock Exchange of India Ltd. The company has already paid listing fee
for the financial year 2014-15 to both Stock Exchanges.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The information in accordance with the provisions of Section 217(1)(e)
of the Companies Act, 1956 read with Companies (Disclosure of
Particulars in the Report of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 regarding
conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange
earnings & outgo is given in Annexure-I to this report.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
None of the employees of the company is covered under section 217(2A)
of the Companies Act, 1956 read with Companies (Particulars of
Employees) Rules, 1975.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
Your Company continues to follow the principles of good corporate
governance. The corporate governance report along with auditor''s
certificate regarding compliance of the conditions of corporate
governance as stipulated in clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the
stock exchanges is attached herewith as Annexure-II to this report.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Industrial relations throughout the year continued to be very cordial
and satisfactory.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Your directors would like to express their appreciation for the
assistance and co-operation received from financial institutions, banks
and shareholders. They also place on record their appreciation for the
co-operation of employees at all levels.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Place: Ludhiana Jawahar Lal Oswal
Date: 11th August, 2014 Chairman
Mar 31, 2013
Dear Members,
The directors have pleasure in presenting their 29th Annual Report
together with audited accounts for the financial year ended 31st March,
2013 and Auditors'' Report thereon.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
(Rs.in Lacs)
Particulars Current Year Previous Year
Revenue from Operations (Gross) 171,631.39 141,196.74
Less: Excise Duty 587.54 414.40
Revenue from operations (Net) 171,043.85 140,782.34
Add: Other Income 790.02 698.55
Total Revenue 171,833.87 141,480.89
Profit before Finance
Cost, Depreciation & Tax 30,350.36 7,265.41
Less:
i) Finance Cost 13,102.62 9,744.55
ii) Depreciation 11,048.26 8,074.45
Profit/(Loss) before Tax 6,199.48 (10,553.59)
Less Tax Expense:
i) Current Tax 751.50 1.97
ii) Deferred Tax 1,263.50 (2,480.00)
Profit/(Loss) for the year 4,184.48 (8,075.56)
Add : Income Tax (liability)/
Refund of earlier years (net) (362.18)
Add : Transfer from Contingent
Liability Reserve 55.12
Less : Proposed Dividend on Equity shares 398.35
Less : Corporate Dividend Tax 64.62
Less : Transfer to General Reserve 3,776.63 (8,437.74)
PERFORMANCE REVIEW
The company operates in three main business segments viz. Yarn, Fabrics
and Sugar. The textile division (comprises of yarn and fabrics)
accounts for 93.25% of the total turnover (including inter-segment) of
the company for the year ended 31st March, 2013. Sugar and others also
accounts for 6.75% of the total turnover of the company for the year
ended 31st March, 2013.
The business wise performance of each segment is as under: -
- Yarn: The Company has produced 67,960 MTs of yarn as against 61,331
MTs in the previous year. The total turnover of this segment (including
inter-segment) has increased to Rs.1,428.06 crores as against Rs.1,218.71
crores in the previous year showing an increase of 17.18%.
- Fabrics: The Company has produced 74,431,448 meters of fabrics (both
grey and processed) as against 62,392,988 meters in the previous year.
The total turnover of this segment (including inter-segment) has
increased to Rs.946.03 crores as against Rs.773.35 crores in the previous
year showing an increase of 22.32%.
- Sugar: The Company has produced 402,040 Qtls. of sugar as against
400,415 Qtls. in the previous year. The total turnover of this
segment has increased to Rs.169.85 crores as against Rs.94.55 crores
in the previous year showing an impressive increase of 79.64%.
During the year the company has achieved operational income of
Rs.1,716.31 crores as against Rs.1,411.97 crores showing an increase of
21.55% over the previous year. The company has earned Profit before
finance cost, Depreciation and tax of Rs.303.50 crores as against
Rs. 72.65 crores in the previous year. After providing for Finance Cost
of Rs.131.03 crores (previous year Rs.97.45 crores), Depreciation of
Rs.110.48 crores (previous year Rs.80.74 crores) and Tax Expenses of
Rs.20.15 crores (previous year Rs.(24.78) crores) the Profit for the
year comes to Rs.41.84 crores as against Loss of Rs.(80.76) crores in
the previous year.
The Indian Textile Industry has shown considerable improvement in
Financial Year 2012-13 as compared to last year. The industry as a
whole witnessed a tough and challenging 2011-12 due to sluggish demand
caused by domestic fall in yarn prices and piling up of high cost of
inventory. With growing demand, recovery in export markets, better
realizations, stable cotton prices and better planning, your company
has achieved satisfactory performance.
Your management is hopeful that the Company shall be able to meet the
challenges ahead and further improve its performance in the coming
periods.
DIVIDEND
The Board of Directors of your company has proposed dividend @ 10%
(i.e. Rs.1/- per share) on the Paid-up Equity Share Capital of the
Company for the Financial Year 2012-13. The dividend will be paid when
declared by the Share holders in accordance with the requirements of
Law.
CREDIT RATING
The rating committee of ICRA Limited has upgraded the long term rating
from [ICRA]BBB (pronounced ICRA triple B) to [ICRA]BBB (pronounced
ICRA triple B plus). The outlook on the long term rating is stable. The
rating committee of ICRA has also upgraded the short term rating from
[ICRA]A2 (pronounced ICRA A two) to [ICRA]A2 (pronounced ICRA A two
plus).
GREEN INITIATIVE
The members are informed that in accordance with Circulars issued by
Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, the company
proposes to send documents like notice of general meetings, audited
accounts, Directors Report, Auditors Report and other
documents/communications to the members in electronic form by Email.
Members holding shares in dematerialized form are requested to
register/update their Email addressed with their depository
participants. Members holding shares in physical form are requested to
register/update their Email address with the company by sending an
Email at: [email protected] or [email protected]
PUBLIC DEPOSITS
During the year the company has not accepted any deposit within the
meaning of section 58-A of the Companies Act, 1956 and rules made there
under.
DIRECTORS
Sh. Jawahar Lal Oswal, Prof. K.S. Maini and Dr. Y.P. Sachdeva,
Directors of the Company shall retire by rotation and being eligible
offer themselves for re- appointment. During the year the company has
co-opted Sh. A.S. Chatha, IAS Retd., as an Additional Director of the
Company. He holds office up to the date of this Annual General Meeting
at which his appointment would be regularized subject to the approval
of the shareholders. Dr.O.P. Sahni, a Director of the Company, who was
associated with the company since 30.6.2001 was expired on 24.10.2012.
The Board prays to the God to give peace to the departed soul.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The company has constituted an Audit Committee pursuant to the
provisions of section 292A of the Companies Act, 1956 and clause 49 of
the Listing Agreement. During the year the Audit Committee was re-
constituted due to the death of Dr. O.P.Sahni, Chairman of the Audit
Committee. Presently the Audit Committee consists of Sh. Dinesh Gogna
and Dr. (Mrs) H.K.Bal as members and Prof. K.S.Maini is the Chairman of
the committee.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT The Board of Directors of your
Company state:
a) That in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation
relating to material departures;
b) That the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the
profits/losses of the Company for that period.
c) That the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of
the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities.
d) That the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going
concern basis.
AUDITORS AND AUDITORS'' REPORT
M/s. Raj Gupta & Co., Chartered Accountants, Auditor of the Company
retires at the conclusion of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and
being eligible offer themselves for re-appointment. The Company has
received a certificate from the Auditors as required under Section 224
(1B) of the Companies Act, 1956 to the effect that their appointment,
if made, would be within the limits specified in the said section. The
Auditors'' Report on the accounts of the Company is self-explanatory and
requires no comments.
COST AUDITORS
M/s. Ramanath Iyer & Co., Cost Accountants, New Delhi have been
appointed as Cost Auditor for the year 2013-14 and their reports will
be submitted to Government of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs,
Cost Audit Branch in accordance with the requirements of law.
LISTING
The equity shares of the company are listed on BSE Ltd. and National
Stock Exchange of India Ltd. The company has already paid listing fee
for the financial year 2013-14 to both Stock Exchanges.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The information in accordance with the provisions of Section 217(1)(e)
of the Companies Act, 1956 read with Companies (Disclosure of
Particulars in the Report of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 regarding
conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange
earnings and outgo is given in Annexure-I to this report.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
None of the employees of the company is covered under section 217(2A)
of the Companies Act, 1956 read with Companies (Particulars of
Employees) Rules, 1975.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
Your Company continues to follow the principles of good corporate
governance. The corporate governance report along with auditor''s
certificate regarding compliance of the conditions of corporate
governance as stipulated in clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the
stock exchanges is attached herewith as Annexure-II to this report.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Industrial relations throughout the year continued to be very cordial
and satisfactory.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Your directors would like to express their appreciation for the
assistance and co-operation received from financial institutions, banks
and shareholders. They also place on record their appreciation for the
co-operation of employees at all levels.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Place: Ludhiana Jawahar Lal Oswal
Date: 10th August, 2013 Chairman
Mar 31, 2012
The directors have pleasure in presenting their 28th Annual Report
together with audited accounts for the financial year ended 31st March,
2012 and Auditors' Report thereon.
FINANCIAL RESULTS (Rs. in Lacs)
Particulars Current Year Previous Year
Revenue from Operations (Gross) 141,196.74 124,755.56
Less: Excise Duty 414.40 313.48
Revenue from operations (Net) 140,782.34 124,442.08
Add: Other Income 698.55 495.32
Total Revenue 141,480.89 124,937.40
Profit before Finance Cost,
Depreciation & Tax 7,265.41 22,013.61
Less:
i) Finance Cost 9,744.55 9,824.99
ii) Depreciation 8,074.45 7,455.58
Profit/(Loss) before Tax (10,553.59) 4,733.04
Less Tax Expense:
i) Current Tax 1.97 933.17
ii) Deferred Tax (2,480.00) 647.00
Profit/(Loss) for the year (8,075.56) 3,152.87
Surplus/(Deficit) in the Statement
of Profit and Loss Balance as per
Last Balance Sheet - -
Add : Profit/(Loss) for the Year (8,075.56) 3,152.87
Add : Income Tax (liability)/Refund
of earlier years (net) (362.18) 257.95
Add : Transfer from Contingent
Liability Reserve - 2,935.16
Add : Transfer from FCCBs Periodic
Cost Reserves - 1,272.91
Less : Proposed Dividend on Equity Shares - 400.34
Less : Corporate Dividend Tax - 64.95
Less : Transfer to General Reserve (8,437.74) 7,153.60
PERFORMANCE REVIEW
The company operates in three main business segments viz. Yarn, Fabrics
and Sugar. The textile division (comprises of yarn and fabrics)
accounts for 95.38% of the total turnover (including inter-segment) of
the company for the year ended 31st March, 2012. Sugar and others also
accounts for 4.62% of the total turnover of the company for the year
ended 31st March, 2012.
The business wise performance of each segment is as under: -
- Yarn: The Company has produced 61,331 MTs of yarn as against 63,423
MTs in the previous year. The total turnover of this segment (including
inter-segment) has increased to Rs. 1,218.71 crores as against Rs. 1,154.57
crores in the previous year showing an increase of 5.55%.
- Fabrics: The Company has produced 62,392,988 meters of fabrics
(both grey and processed) as against 62,298,331 meters in the previous
year. The total turnover of this segment (including inter-segment) has
increased to Rs. 773.35 crores as againstRs. 658.44 crores in the previous
year showing an increase of 17.45%.
- Sugar: The Company has produced 400,415 Qtls. of sugar as against
305,672 Qtls. in the previous year. The total turnover of this segment
is Rs. 94.55 crores as againstRs. 61.35 crores in the previous year showing
an increase of 54.11%.
During the year the company has achieved operational income ofRs.
1,411.97 crores as againstRs. 1,247.56 crores showing an increase of
13.18% over the previous year. The company has earned Profit before
finance cost, Depreciation and tax of Rs. 72.65 crores as againstRs. 220.14
crores in the previous year. After providing for Finance Cost of Rs.
97.45 crores (previous year Rs. 98.25 crores), Depreciation of Rs. 80.74
crores (previous year Rs. 74.56 crores) and Tax Expenses of Rs. (24.78)
crores (previous yearRs. 15.80 crores) the Profit/(Loss) for the year
comes to Rs. (80.76) crores as againstRs. 31.53 crores in the previous
year.
The textile Industry has witnessed FY 2011-12 a struggling and
challenging year. The Cotton being a seasonal crop is purchased by the
companies for its requirement in the Cotton season. There was sudden
crash in the prices of raw cotton from Rs. 63,000/- per candy in
September 2010 to Rs. 34,000/- per candy in June 2011. There was sharp
reduction in yarn prices and sluggish demand of textile products in
both domestic and exports markets. The mounting pressure of piling up
of finished goods at Mills level pushed the companies to sell its
products at cheaper prices which in turn affected the Company's
financial performance. However, it was only in the second half of the
year when things showed some sign of stabilization.
The cotton prices are expected to be less volatile than last year & it
is expected that company will improve its performance in the current
year. Your Management is putting whole heartedly all its efforts in
cost reduction, quality management, better product mix etc. so as to
improve the efficiencies which in turn will help the company in meeting
the challenges ahead. Besides your Management also expect that the
Government through its policies will take some urgent initiatives so
that the textile industry could survive in the challenging period.
DIVIDEND
Due to loss suffered by the company, your directors express their
inability to recommend dividend for the financial year ended on 31st
March, 2012.
CREDIT RATING
The rating committee of ICRA Limited has revised the long term rating
from "LBBB " (pronounced L triple B plus) to [ICRA]BBB (pronounced
ICRAtriple B). The outlook on the long term rating has been revised
from positive to stable. The rating committee of ICRA has revised the
short term rating from A2 (pronounced A two plus) to [ICRA]A2
(pronounced ICRA A two).
FORFEITURE OF SHARES
During the year the Board of Directors of the Company had forfeited
560,724 equity shares ofRs. 10/- each pursuant to the Articles of
Association of the Company on account of non-payment of amount due on
allotment money from the concerned shareholders. The company has also
cancelled all such shares after forfeiture.
GREEN INITIATIVE
The members are informed that in accordance with Circulars issued by
Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, the company
proposes to send documents like notice of general meetings, audited
accounts, Directors Report, Auditors Report and other
documents/communications to the members in electronic form by Email.
Members holding shares in dematerialized form are requested to
register/update their Email addresses with their depository
participants. Members holding shares in physical form are requested to
register/update their Email address with the company by sending an
Email at : [email protected] or [email protected] or
[email protected].
PUBLICDEPOSITS
During the year the company has not accepted any deposit within the
meaning of section 58-Aof the Companies Act, 1956 and rules made there
under.
DIRECTORS
Sh. Dinesh Gogna, Sh. N.D.Jain and Dr. (Mrs) H.K.Bal, Directors of the
Company shall retire by rotation and being eligible offer themselves for
re-appointment.
AUDITCOMMITTEE
The company has constituted an Audit Committee pursuant to the
provisions of section 292A of the Companies Act, 1956 and clause 49 of
the Listing Agreement. The Audit Committee consists of Sh. Dinesh Gogna
and Dr. (Mrs) H.K.Bal as members and Dr. O.P.Sahni is the Chairman of
the committee.
DIRECTORSRESPONSIBILITYSTATEMENT
The Board of Directors of your Company state:
a) That in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation
relating to material departures;
b) That the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the
profits/losses of the Company for that period.
c) That the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of
the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities.
d) That the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going
concern basis.
AUDITORSAND AUDITORS' REPORT
M/s. Raj Gupta & Co., Chartered Accountants, Auditor of the Company
retires at the conclusion of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and
being eligible offer themselves for re-appointment. The Company has
received a certificate from the Auditors as required under Section 224
(1B) of the Companies Act, 1956 to the effect that their appointment,
if made, would be within the limits specified in the said section. The
Auditors' Report on the accounts of the Company is self-explanatory
and requires no comments.
COSTAUDITORS
M/s. Ramanath Iyer and Co., Cost Accountants, New Delhi have been
appointed as Cost Auditor for the year 2012-13 and their reports will
be submitted to Government of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs,
Cost Audit Branch in accordance with the requirements of law.
LISTING
The equity shares of the company are listed on BSE Ltd. (BSE) and
National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. (NSE). The company has already
paid listing fee for the financial year 2012-13 to both Stock
Exchanges.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS ANDOUTGO
The information in accordance with the provisions of Section 217(1)(e)
of the Companies Act, 1956 read with Companies (Disclosure of
Particulars in the Report of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 regarding
conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange
earnings and outgo is given in Annexure-I to this report.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
None of the employees of the Company is covered under section 217(2A)
of the Companies Act, 1956 read with Companies (Particulars of
Employees) Rules, 1975.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
Your Company continues to follow the principles of good corporate
governance. The corporate governance report along with auditor's
certificate regarding compliance of the conditions of corporate
governance as stipulated in clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the
stock exchanges is attached herewith as Annexure-II to this report.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Industrial relations throughout the year continued to be very cordial
and satisfactory.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your directors would like to express their appreciation for the
assistance and co-operation received from financial institutions, banks
and shareholders. They also place on record their appreciation for the
co-operation of employees at all levels.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Place: Ludhiana JAWAHAR LAL OSWAL
Date: 1st August, 2012 Chairman
Mar 31, 2011
Dear Members,
The directors have pleasure in presenting their 27th Annual Report
together with audited accounts for the financial year ended 31 st
March, 2011 and Auditors' Report thereon.
FINANCIAL RESULTS (Rs In lacs)
Particulars Current Year Previous Year
Operating Income 124,755.56 102,082.19
Less: Excise Duty
Recovered on Sales 313.48 336.02
Add: Other Income 525.48 1,517.16
Total 124,967.56 103,263.33
Profit before Financial
Expenses, 22,043.82 15,649.09
Depreciation,
Non-cash Expenditure & Tax Less:
i) Financial Expenses 9,855.15 5,465.55
ii) Depreciation and Non-cash
Expenditure 7,455.63 7,231.29
Profit before Tax 4,733.04 2,952.25
Less:
i) Provision for Income Tax 931.00 498.00
ii) Provision for Wealth Tax 2.17 1.64
iii) Deferred Tax 647.00 505.16
Profit after Tax 3,152.87 1,947.45
Less: Income Tax Liability /
Refund of Earlier Years (Net) Ã 0.04
Add : Income Tax Liability /
Refund of Earlier Years (Net) 257.95 Ã
Add : Transfer from Contingent
Liability Reserve 2,935.16 417.95
Less: Transfer to FCCBs periodic
Cost Reserve à 219.03
Add : Transfer from FCCBs Periodic
Cost Reserve 1,272.91 Ã
Less: Proposed Dividend on Equity
Shares 400.34 400.34
Less: Corporate Dividend Tax 64.95 68.04
Transfer to General Reserves 7,153.60 1,677.95
PERFORMANCE REVIEW
The company operates in three main business segments viz. Yarn, Fabric
and Sugar. The textile's division (comprises of yarn and fabrics)
accounts for 96.69 % of the total turnover (including inter-segment) of
the company for the year ended 31st March, 2011. Sugar and others also
accounts for 3.31 % of the total turnover of the company for the year
ended 31st March, 2011.
The business wise performance of each segment is as under: -
- Yarn:The Company has produced 63,423 MTs. of yarn as against 65,066
MTs. in the previous year. The total turnover of this segment
(including inter-segment) has increased to Rs. 1,154.57 crores as
against Rs. 827.73 crores in the previous year showing an increase of
39.49 %.
- Fabric: The Company has produced 62,298,331 meters of fabric (both
grey and processed) as against 61,161,735 meters in the previous year.
The total turnover of this segment (including inter-segment) has
increased to Rs. 658.44 crores as against Rs. 536.41 crores in the
previous year showing an increase of 22.75 %.
- Sugar: The Company has produced 305,672 Qtls. of sugar as against
155,530 Qtls. in the previous year. The total turnover of this segment
is Rs. 61.35 crores as against Rs. 100.54 crores in the previous year.
There was no activity in the steel division during the year.
During the year the company has achieved operational income of Rs.
1,247.56 crores as against Rs. 1,020.82 crores showing an increase of
22.21% over the previous year. The company has earned profit before
financial expenses, depreciation, non-cash expenditure and tax of Rs.
220.44 crores as against Rs. 156.49 crores in the previous year. After
providing for depreciation and non-cash expenditure of Rs. 74.56 crores
(previous year Rs. 72.31 crores), Financial expenses of Rs. 98.55
crores (previous year Rs. 54.66 crores) and provision for current tax
of Rs.15.80 crores (previous year Rs. 10.05 crores), the profit after
tax comes to Rs. 31.53 crores as against Rs. 19.47 crores in the
previous year showing an increase of 61.94% over the previous year.
To keep you update, we would also like to share with you the prevailing
textile scenario. Though the performance of the textile industry was
excellent during the last year but things are not moving in the right
direction in the current year. The consequential effects of negative
threats of yester year are still continuing and its effects has already
been witnessed in the financial results of the first quarter of the
current year. The company suffered a heavy loss of Rs.51.93 crores
because of the sudden crash in the prices of raw cotton from
Rs.63,000/- per candy in September, 2010 to Rs.34,000/- per candy in
June, 2011 because of pure speculative activity in cotton at the
commodity markets. The cotton being a seasonable crop is purchased by
the spinning mills for its requirement in the cotton season. The
company purchased the cotton at the high prices during the season and
is currently stuck with the high cost cotton. Besides sharp decline in
the yarn prices coupled with lack of demand in US and European
countries has put additional pressure on the inventory intensive
industry. In case things do not move for betterment the performance of
the textile industry will be adversely affected in the coming periods.
Your Management is putting whole heartedly all its efforts in cost
reduction, quality management, better product mix etc. so as to improve
the efficiencies which in turn will help the company in meeting the
challenges ahead. Besides your Management also expect that the
Government through its policies will take some urgent initiatives in
the form of some relief packages so that the industry could survive in
this challenging period.
DIVIDEND
The board of directors of your company has proposed dividend @ 10%
(i.e. Re. 1/- per share) on the Paid-up Equity Share Capital of the
company for the financial year 2010-11. The dividend will be paid when
declared by the shareholders in accordance with the requirements of
law.
CREDIT RATING
The rating committee of ICRA Limited (ICRA) has reaffirmed the long
term rating at "LBBB " (pronounced as L triple B plus) to the Cash
Credit limit/Rupee term loan limit. The long term rating has been
assigned 'positive' outlook. The rating committee of ICRA has upgraded
the short term rat- ing to "A2 " (pronounced as A two plus) to non-fund
based limits.
REDEMPTION OF FOREIGN CURRENCY CONVERTIBLE BONDS (FCCBs)
The US $ 9.7 Million outstanding FCCBs, which were due for redemption
on maturity date i.e. 16.2.2011, have been redeemed in full along with
redemption premium as per the terms & conditions of the bonds. Thus,
the FCCBs issued by the company in February, 2006 have been
extinguished in full and there are no outstanding bonds as on date.
GREEN INITIATIVE
The members are informed that in accordance with Circular Nos. 17/2011
dated 21.4.2011 and 18/2011 dated 29.4.2011 issued by Ministry of
Corporate Affairs, Government of India, henceforth, the company is
proposing to send documents like notice of general meetings, audited
accounts, Directors Report, Auditors Report and other documents/
communications to the members in electronic form by Email. Members
holding shares in dematerialized form are requested to register/update
their Email addresses with their depository participants. Members
holding shares in physical form are requested to register/update their
Email addresses with the company via Email at: [email protected] or
[email protected] or [email protected].
PUBLIC DEPOSITS
During the year the company has not accepted any deposit within the
meaning of section 58-A of the Companies Act, 1956 and rules made there
under.
DIRECTORS
Sh. Dinesh Oswal, Prof. K.S.Maini and Dr.
Y.P.Sachdeva, Directors of the Company shall retire by rotation and
being eligible offer themselves for re-appointment. During the current
year the company has co-opted Dr. Amrik Singh Sohi as an Additional
Director of the company. He holds office up to the date of this Annual
General Meeting at which his appointment would be regularized subject
to consent of the shareholders. Sh. Amarjeet Singh, a Director of the
company, who was associated with the company since 26.05.2009, was
expired on 30.5.2011. The Board pray to the God to give peace to the
departed soul.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The company has constituted an Audit Committee pursuant to the
provisions of section 292A of the Companies Act, 1956 and clause 49 of
the Listing Agreement. The Audit Committee consists of Sh. Dinesh
Gogna and Dr. (Mrs) H.K.Bal as members and Dr. O.P.Sahni is the
Chairman of the committee.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
The Board of Directors of your Company state:
a) That in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation
relating to material departures;
b) That the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the
profits/losses of the Company for that period.
c) That the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of
the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities.
d) That the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going
concern basis.
AUDITORS AND AUDITORS' REPORT
M/s. Raj Gupta & Co., Chartered Accountants, Auditor of the Company
retires at the conclusion of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and
being eligible offer themselves for re-appointment. The Company has
received a certificate from the Auditors as required under Section 224
(1B) of the Companies Act, 1956 to the effect that their appointment,
if made, would be within the limits specified in the said section. The
Auditors' Report on the accounts of the Company is self-explanatory and
requires no comments.
COST AUDITO RS
M/s. Ramanath Iyer and Co., Cost Accountants, New Delhi have been
appointed as Cost Auditor for the year 2011-12 and their reports will
be submitted to Government of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs,
Cost Audit Branch in accordance with the requirements of law.
LISTING
The equity shares of the company are listed on Bombay Stock Exchange
Ltd. (BSE) and National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. (NSE). The company
has already paid listing fee for the financial year 2011 -12 to both
Stock Exchanges.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The information in accordance with the provisions of
Section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with Companies
(Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of Board of Directors) Rules,
1988 regarding conservation of energy, technology absorption and
foreign exchange earnings and outgo is given in Annexure-I to this
report.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The statement showing particulars of employees under section 217(2A) of
the Companies Act, 1956 read with Companies (Particulars of Employees)
Rules, 1975, as amended, is given in Annexure-II to this report.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
Your Company continues to follow the principles of good corporate
governance. The corporate governance report along with auditor's
certificate regarding compliance of the conditions of corporate
governance as stipulated in clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the
stock exchanges is attached herewith as Annexure-III to this report.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Industrial relations throughout the year continued to be very cordial
and satisfactory.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your directors would like to express their appreciation for the
assistance and co-operation received from financial institutions, banks
and shareholders. They also place on record their appreciation for the
co-operation of employees at all levels.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Place : Ludhiana JAWAHAR LAL OSWAL
Date :12th August, 2011 Chairman
Mar 31, 2010
The directors have pleasure in presenting their 26th Annual Report
together with audited accounts for the financial year ended 31st March
2010 and Auditors Report thereon.
FINANCIAL RESULTS (Rs. In lacs)
Particulars Current Year Previous Year
Operating Income 102082.19 100678.49
Less: Excise Duty
Recovered on Sales 336.02 694.39
Add: Other Income 1517.16 3085.61
Total 103263.33 103069.71
Profit before Financial
Expenses, Depreciation, 15649.09 13811.98
Non-cash Expenditure & Tax Less:
i) Financial Expenses 5465.55 5652.64
ii) Depreciation and
Non-cash Expenditure 7231.29 7730.59
Profit before Taxation 2952.25 428.75
Less:
i) Provision for Income Tax 498.00 38.50
ii) Provision for Wealth Tax 1.64 2.33
iii) Provision for Fringe
Benefit Tax --- 27.50
iv) Deferred Tax 505.16 249.75
Profit after tax 1947.45 110.67
Less : Income Tax Liability/
Refund of Earlier Years (Net) 0.04 1.68
Add : Transfer from General Reserves --- 4962.15
Add : Transfer from Contingent
Liability Reserve 417.95 ---
Less : Transfer to Contingent
Liability Reserve --- 4962.15
Less : Transfer to FCCBs
Periodic Cost Reserve 219.03 ---
Add : Transfer from FCCBs
Periodic Cost Reserve --- 1465.98
Less : Proposed Dividend on
Equity Shares 400.34 400.34
Less : Corporate Dividend Tax 68.04 68.04
Transfer to General Reserve 1677.95 1106.59
OPERATIONAL / PERFORMANCE REVIEW
The company operates in three main business segments viz. Yarn, Fabrics
and Sugar. The textile division comprises of yarn and fabrics are the
largest in terms of sales revenue and capital employed amongst the
business segments of the company. This division accounts for 93.10 % of
the total turnover (including inter-segment) of the company for the
year ended 31st March, 2010. Sugar and others also accounts for 6.90%
of the total turnover of the company for the year ended 31st March,
2010.
During the year the company has achieved opera- tional income of Rs.
1020.82 crores as against Rs. 1006.78 crores in the previous year. The
company has earned cash profit of Rs. 101.83 crores as against Rs.
81.59 crores in the previous year; profit before tax of Rs. 29.52
crores as against Rs. 4.28 crores in the previous year and profit after
tax of Rs. 19.47 crores as against Rs. 1.11 crores in the previous
year.
The business wise performance of each segment is as under: -
- Yarn: The Company has produced 65066 MTs of yarn as against 64715 MTs
in the previous year. The total turnover of this segment (including
inter-segment) has increased to Rs. 827.73 crores as against Rs. 698.56
crores in the previous year showing an increase of 18.49 %.
- Fabrics: The Company has produced 61161735 meters of fabrics (both
grey and processed) as against 59273500 meters in the previous year.
The total turnover of this segment (including inter-segment) has
increased to Rs. 536.41 crores as against Rs. 526.10 crores in the
previous year showing a marginal increase of 1.96 %.
- Sugar: The Company has produced 155530 Qtls. of sugar as against
171900 Qtls. in the previous year. The total turnover of this segment
is Rs. 100.54 crores as against Rs. 100.64 crores in the previous
year.
During the year there was hardly any activities in the steel division.
The total turnover of steel division during the current year is Rs.
0.23 crores.
The textile industry has faced an extremely difficult period during the
last two years due to global recession. After a severe spell of
recession, world economy has shown initial indication of recovery.
However, with the pick-up from the mid 2009 in export demand, improved
liquidity and a growing domestic demand for textile products, the
Indian textile industry is showing signs of recovery. Overall the year
2009-10 has shown considerable improvement in the Indian textile
industry as compared to the preceding two years. Your management is
hopeful that the com- pany shall be able to meet the challenges ahead
and further improve its performance in the coming periods.
DIVIDEND
The board of directors of your company has proposed dividend @ 10%
(i.e. Re. 1/- per share) on the Paid- up Equity Share Capital of the
company for the financial year 2009-10. The dividend will be paid when
declared by the shareholders in accordance with the requirements of
law.
PUBLIC DEPOSITS
During the year the company has not accepted any deposit within the
meaning of section 58-A of the Companies Act, 1956 and rules made there
under.
DIRECTORS
Sh. Jawahar Lal Oswal, Dr. O.P.Sahni and Dr. (Mrs) H.K.Bal, Directors
of the Company shall retire by rotation and being eligible offer
themselves for re-appointment.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The company has constituted an Audit Committee pursuant to the
provisions of section 292A of the Companies Act, 1956 and clause 49 of
the Listing Agreement. The Audit Committee consists of Sh. Dinesh
Gogna and Dr. (Mrs) H.K.Bal as members and Dr. O.P.Sahni is the
Chairman of the committee.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
The Board of Directors of your Company state:
a) That in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation
relating to material departures;
b) That the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the
profits/losses of the Company for that period.
c) That the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of
the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities.
d) That the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going
concern basis.
AUDITORS AND AUDITORS REPORT
M/s. Raj Gupta & Co., Chartered Accountants, Auditor of the Company
retires at the conclusion of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and
being eligible offer themselves for re-appointment. The Company has
received a certificate from the Auditors as required under Section 224
(1B) of the Companies Act, 1956 to the effect that their appointment,
if made, would be within the limits specified in the said section. The
Auditors Report on the accounts of the Company is self-explanatory and
requires no comments.
COST AUDITORS
M/s. Ramanath Iyer and Co., Cost Accountants, New Delhi have been
appointed as Cost Auditor for the year 2010-11 and their reports will
be submitted to Government of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs,
Cost Audit Branch in accordance with the requirements of law.
LISTING
The equity shares of the company are listed on Bombay Stock Exchange
Ltd. (BSE) and National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. (NSE). The company
has already paid listing fee for the financial year 2010-11 to both
Stock Exchanges.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The information in accordance with the provisions of Section 217(1)(e)
of the Companies Act, 1956 read with Companies (Disclosure of
Particulars in the Report of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 regarding
conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange
earnings and outgo is given in Annexure-I to this report.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The statement showing particulars of employees under section 217(2A) of
the Companies Act, 1956 read with Companies (Particulars of Employees)
Rules, 1975, as amended, is given in Annexure-II to this report.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
Your Company continues to follow the principles of good corporate
governance. The corporate governance report along with auditors
certificate regarding compliance of the conditions of corporate
governance as stipulated in clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the
stock exchanges is attached herewith as Annexure-III to this report.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Industrial relations throughout the year continued to be very cordial
and satisfactory.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your directors would like to express their appreciation for the
assistance and co-operation received from financial institutions, banks
and shareholders. They also place on record their appreciation for the
co-operation of employees at all levels.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Place : Ludhiana JAWAHAR LAL OSWAL
Date : 31st July, 2010 Chairman