The Members
The Directors are pleased to present the 17th Annual report and Audited
Statement of Accounts for the financial year ended 31st March, 2011
FINANCIAL RESULTS
(Rs. in lacs)
2009-10
2010-11
Gross Turnover 70,759 43,783
Excise Duty 2,111 1,071
Net Turnover 68,648 42,712
Other Income 1,390 687
Total Income 70,038 43,399
Profit before Depreciation
Interest and Tax 6,473 4,060
Less:
Depreciation 689 525
Interest 352 258
Provision for Taxation 1,373 833
Net Profit after Tax 4,059 2,444
Profit brought forward 1,604 1,208
Profit available for Appropriations 5,663 3,652
Appropriations:
Dividend (Interim & Final) 1,858 899
Tax on Dividend 308 149
Transferred to General Reserve 1,000 1,000
Profit carried to Balance Sheet 2,497 1,604
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
During the year the gross turnover of the Company has increased to Rs.
70759 lacs from Rs. 43783 lacs for the year ending 31.3.2010,
indicating a growth of 62% on year over year basis. The profit before
tax has increased from Rs. 3277 Lacs for financial year ending
31.3.2010 to Rs. 5432 Lacs for current financial year ending 31.3.2011,
a growth of 66%.
The growth momentum created in the company in financial year 2011 led
to increase in the numbers for all product categories and the same
shall be carried forward going ahead. The company is focused on
reducing its costs and increasing its market share in all the products.
DIVIDEND
During the current financial year, Directors had declared and
distributed interim Dividend of 50 % i.e. Rs. 1 on equity shares of Rs.
2 each, absorbing an aggregate amount of Rs. 929 lacs (excluding
Dividend Tax of Rs.154 lacs). The Board has recommended a final
Dividend of 50 % i.e. Rs. 1 on equity share of Rs. 2 each which will be
paid after your approval at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The
final Dividend will absorb an aggregate amount of Rs. 929 lacs
(excluding Dividend Tax of Rs. 154 lacs).
Thus, the total dividend distributed for the year is 100%.
CHANGE IN SHARE CAPITAL
During the year the Authorised Share Capital of the Company was
increased from Rs. 2000 lacs to Rs. 2400 lacs.
PREFRENTIAL ALLOTMENT
During the year the Company has issued 30 lacs equity shares on
Preferential Allotment to Reliance Capital Limited.
SHARE WARRANTS
The Company has also issued 50 lacs convertible warrants to the
promoters of the Company. The Company has received an aggregate sum of
Rs. 518 lacs equivalent to 25% of the total subscription amount on the
aforesaid warrants.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
The Management Discussion and Analysis of the financial condition and
result of operations separately form part of this report
SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES AND CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Your Company has a wholly owned overseas subsidiary (WOS) Company at
Cyprus viz M/s FRESTED LIMITED, and through it, your Company acquired
89.50% equity stake in a Romanian Company viz. SC FORMA SA, Romania.
Your Company also has a Wholly-owned Subsidiary Company viz. Action
Developers Ltd. Therefore, in compliance of the Listing Agreement with
the Stock Exchanges and Accounting Standard issued by The Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India, your Company has consolidated the
Accounts incorporating the Accounts of all these three Subsidiary
Companies. The audited Consolidated Financial Statements together with
Auditors'' Report thereon, form part of the Annual Report.
Ministry of Company Affairs, Government of India, vide its Circular No.
2/2011 dated 08th February, 2011 has exempted the Companies from
attaching the Annual Report and other particulars of its Subsidiary
Companies along with the Annual Report of the Company u/s 212 of the
Companies Act, 1956, if certain conditions mentioned are fulfilled.
Therefore, the said Reports of the above Subsidiary Companies are not
attached here with. However, a statement giving certain information as
required under the circular is placed along with the Consolidated
Accounts.
The Annual Accounts of the subsidiary companies and the related
detailed information will be made available to the members of the
holding and subsidiary Companies seeking such information at any point
of time. The Annual Accounts of the Subsidiary Companies is also kept
for inspection by any member at its Registered Office
DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act,
1956, your Directors hereby confirm that :
I) That Directors have followed in the preparation of Annual Accounts,
the applicable Accounting Standards with proper explanation relating to
material departures if any;
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 at the end of the financial year and of the
profit of the Company for the year under review;
III) 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;
IV) That the Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going
concern basis.
DIRECTORS
Shri Subhash Chandra Verma and Dr. Amar Singhal, Directors are liable
to retire by rotation in ensuing Annual General Meeting and being
eligible offer themselves for re- appointment. Your Directors recommend
for their re- appointment. None of the Directors of your Company is
disqualified as per provisions of Section 274(1) (g) of the Companies
Act, 1956.
INTER-SE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DIRECTORS
As per latest amendment made in Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement,
your Company has to report Inter-se relationship between the Directors
in the Annual Report of the Company. The following are the details of
Inter-se relationship between the Directors:-
Shri Vijay Agarwal, Chairman and Managing Director is husband of Smt.
Mona Agarwal, Whole-time Director and Father of Shri. Sorab Agarwal,
Executive Director of the Company.
All other Directors of the Company, act in there Independent capacities
and do not have any inter-se relationship among themselves.
ADEQUACY OF INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS
The Company has well defined internal control system which aims at the
protection of the Company''s resources, efficiency of operations,
compliances with the legal obligations and company''s policies and
procedures. In a phased manner, the internal audit function covers and
reviews the internal controls and the procedures in all the plants and
warehouses of the Company.
AUDITORS
The Auditors of the Company, M/s. Rajan Chhabra & Co., Chartered
Accountants, will retire at the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the
Company. They are eligible for re- appointment and have furnished a
certificate to this effect that the proposed appointment, if made, will
be in accordance with Section 224 (1B) of the Companies Act, 1956.
AUDITORS'' OBSERVATION
Observations of the Auditors, if any when read together with the
relevant notes on accounts and accounting policies are self-explanatory
and do not require any further comments.
DEPOSITS
Your Company has not accepted any public deposit during the year under
review.
QUALITY CERTIFICATION
Your Company has got CE Certification for most of its manufactured
products. After getting this Certification, products of your Company
are being well accepted in the International Market. Your Company is
already ISO 9001 certified Company by CVI (Conformity Verification
International), which is internationally recognized for the production,
quality control and other qualities. This ensures that its standards of
design, development, procurement, manufacturing, testing, installation
and product support meet the most stringent norms. The ISO
Certification gives international recognition and will help the
Company, to boost its export turnover.
HUMAN RESOURCES
In spite of a challenging year when demands of the products is
increasing by more than 60 %, cordial industrial relations environment
prevailed at all the manufacturing units of the Company during the
year.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
Any shareholder interested in obtaining a copy of statement of
particulars of employees referred to in section 217(2A) of the
Companies Act, 1956, may write to the Company Secretary at the
Registered Office of the Company.
HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION
The Company sustained its initiatives to maintain a pollution year
environment, by elimination of waste, optimum utilization of power and
preventive maintenance of equipments and machineries to keep them in
good condition. Safety and health of the people working in and around
manufacturing facilities is top priority of the Company and we are
committed to improving this performance year after year.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Your Company is committed to the belief that it exists not just to run
business and generate profits, but also to fulfill its duties as a
responsible corporate citizen. At ACE, we define Corporate Social
Responsibility as continuing commitment for operating the core
business in a socially responsible way, complemented by investment in
communities to produce an overall positive impact on the society. The
focus areas of your Company''s CSR activities are: Environment
Protection, Infrastructure, Planting trees and Health /Medical
facilities.
Your Company regularly conducts Yoga training program for its
employees. Your Company is particularly cautious of the health of its
employees and aims at providing good basic facilities and hygienic
conditions to work for its employees.
Your company believes that a cleaner environment maintained today by
the Company would be a precious gift to the upcoming generation. Your
Company believes in growing trees in the premises of the Company as
well as in nearby localities, thus maintaining a balance between
environment and corporate growth.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Pursuant to Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock
Exchanges, Corporate Governance Certificate from practicing company
secretary regarding compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance
forms part of the Annual Report.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
The Company is in continuous process of improving quality of its
product. For that purpose, the Company has established an In-house
Research and Development Centre, which continuously carries out
Research and developments which can ultimately improve the quality of
products, making them more economical, cost effective and user
friendly.
Your Company has received recognition for its In-house Research and
Development Centre from Govt. of India. With this recognition, the
Company will be entitled to avail various incentives and benefits
(including income tax benefits) being provided by the Govt.
PARTICULARS ON CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORBTION AND
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING AND OUTGO
Information pursuant to Section 217 (1)(e) of the Companies Act, 1956
read with companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of the
Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 is annexed and forms a part of this
report.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Directors wish to place on record their sincere appreciation for
the committed and dedicated services of the employees of the Company,
who have ensured that the company continues to grow at a faster pace.
The Board also wishes to thank Government of India, various State
Governments and the Company''s Bankers for all the help and
encouragement they extend to the Company. Your Directors deeply
acknowledge the continued trust and confidence that the Shareholders,
Customers, the Dealers and the Suppliers have placed in your Company.
For and on behalf of the Board of
Action Construction Equipment Ltd.
Vijay Agarwal
Chairman & Managing Director
Place: Ballabgarh
Date: 30th May, 2011
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