To the Members,
On the behalf of the Board of Directors, I have great pleasure in
presenting to you the 32nd Annual Report on the working of the Company
together with the Audited Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2011.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
(Rs. In Lacs)
FINANCIAL Year Ended Year Ended
31st March, 2011 31st March, 2010
Gross Income 1,69,576.41 1,57,343.37
Profit before Interest
and Depreciation 15,709.59 17,453.15
Less: Interest 1577.37 1626.51
Less: Depreciation 3381.47 3306.69
Profit/(Loss) before Tax 10,750.75 12,519.95
Less: Provision for Taxation 3,672.14 4,341.61
Profit/(Loss) after Tax 7078.61 8178.33
Balance of profit brought
forward for appropriation 21107.17 14414.33
Less: Proposed Dividend
on Equity Shares 251.05 502.10
Less: Tax on Dividend 40.73 83.39
Less: Transfer to General Reserves 700.00 900.00
Balance Carried Forward to
Balance Sheet 27194.00 21107.17
PERFORMANCE REVIEW
During the year, Company''s performance was quite satisfactory despite
the increase of the cost of the material, your company continuing with
its growth impetus and achieved a turnover of Rs.1695.76 Crores for the
Year ended March 31st, 2011 as against Rs.1573.43 Crores in the previous
financial year. The inflationar y trend in the economy increased the
input cost. Thereby putting pressure on margins. Thus, your Company
sealed new heights in revenue/ turnover. Company registered profit of
Rs.70.79 Crores.
EPS for the financial year 2010-11 stood at Rs.11.28. On consolidated
basis, the total income of your Company and its subsidiaries stands at
Rs.1752.98 Crores. The Consolidated profit before tax (PBT) and profit
after tax (PAT ) stood at Rs.108.62 Crores and Rs.72.05 Crores
respectively.
The inflationary trend in the economy increased the input cost, thereby
putting pressure on margins.
DIVIDEND
Your Company follows a policy to pay continued dividend considering its
growth of the company after taking into account the financial results
of the Company during the year, have recommended dividend of Rs.0.40 per
share (20%) for the year 2010-
11. The dividend on equity shares, together with the tax on distributed
profits, will absorb a sum of Rs.2.92 Crores and will be paid to those
members of the company who are entitled to receive the same as on the
book closure date.
TRANSFER TO RESERVES
The Company proposes to transfer Rs.7.00 Crores to the General Reserve
out of the amount available for appropriations and an amount of Rs. 60.87
Crores is proposed to be retained in the Profit and Loss Account.
SALES/INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
Your Company has achieved sales/ Income from operations of Rs.1689.55
Crores as compared to Rs.1567.69 Crores in 2010-2011.
PROFIT
Your Company has maintained gross profit of Rs.107.51 Crores and profit
after tax of Rs.70.79 Crores in 2010-11.
RENEWAL OF RATINGS BY CARE
CARE has maintained Company''s rating to CARE PR1 (PR One)/ CARE A1 (A
One).
PR-1 indicates those instruments with this rating have strong capacity
for timely payment of short-term debt obligations and carry lowest
credit risk.
CARE A1, indicates those instruments with rating are considered to have
very strong degree of safety and timely payment of financial
obligations. Such instruments carry lowest credit risk.
PUBLIC DEPOSITS
The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public during the
year under review.
SUBSIDIARIES
As on March 31, 2011, the Company has SIX subsidiaries namely Ahlcon
Ready Mix Concrete Pvt. Ltd., Premsagar Merchants Pvt. Ltd., Splendor
Distributors Pvt. Ltd., Jiwanjyoti Traders Pvt. Ltd., Dipesh Mining
Pvt. Ltd. and Paramount Dealcomm Pvt. Ltd.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs vide its Circular No. 2/2011 dated
February 08th, 2011 has granted general exemption, according to which
the report and accounts of subsidiaries are not required to be attached
to the company''s accounts, subject to fulfillment of conditions
stipulated there under. Therefore the Company is not attaching the
audited accounts of the subsidiary companies to the annual accounts of
your Company for the current year. The annual accounts of the
subsidiary companies and related detailed information will be made
available to any member of the Company or subsidiary company upon
request and are also available for inspection by any member of the
Company, during the business hours, at the registered office of the
company and that of the subsidiary company concerned. The annual
accounts of the subsidiary companies shall also be made available on
the website of the company.
DIRECTORS
In accordance with the provisions of Section 255 and 256 of the
Companies Act, 1956 and the Articles of Association of the Company, Mr.
Shobhit Uppal (DIN: 00305264), Mr. Balbir Singh (DIN: 00328985)and Mr.
Arun K. Gupta (00371289) retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual
General Meeting of the Company and being eligible offer themselves for
reappointment.
Mr. Shobhit Uppal (Dy. Managing Director), aged 44 years. He has about
22 years of experience in handling construction projects. He is an
Engineer by profession. He has been involved in construction business
since 1990 and serving continuously till date. He holds 4308000 equity
shares of the company. He is also member of the Audit committee and
Shareholder''s and Grievance Committee.
Mr. Balbir Singh (Independent Director), aged 76 years. He is a
graduate from IIT-Kharagpur as a Civil Engineer. Since, retired from
the post of Director General CPWD, Mr. Singh has been a part of our
Board. He holds 400 equity shares of the Company.
Mr. Arun K. Gupta (Independent Director), aged 63 years. He is a
Chartered Accountant and Cost and works Accountant by profession. He
has vast experience in Tax planning and Corporate Restructuring and has
been providing management consultancy to companies for many years. He
joined Our Board of Directors in the year 2000. He holds 632 equity
shares of the Company. He is Chairman of Audit committee and member of
Remuneration Committee. He holds Directorship in Satia Synthetics Pvt.
Ltd., Ahlcon Parenterals (India) Ltd. and Enmas Andritz Pvt. Ltd.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILTY STATEMENT
In terms of Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, your
Directors confirm that:
(i) In the preparation of the Annual Accounts, all the applicable
Accounting Standards have been followed along with proper explanation
relating to the material departures.
(ii) The Company has 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 on 31st March, 2011 and of the Profit & Loss Account of
the Company for the year ended on that date.
(iii) The Company has taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate 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) These Accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
LISTING WITH STOCK EXCHANGES
The equity shares of the Company continue to remain listed with the
National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE), Bombay Stock Exchange
Limited (BSE), Jaipur Stock Exchange (JSE), Delhi Stock Exchange (DSE)
and Calcutta Stock Exchange (CSE). The Listing fees payable to all the
exchanges for the financial year 2011-12 have been paid.
HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT
Human resource development continued to be accorded high priority
during the year under review, with emphasis being placed on improving
skill, competence and knowledge through regular training and
in-house/external professional development programmes. Your Company''s
commitment to building harmonious employee''s relations was evident in
successful completion of challenging works. The management had
periodical discussions with employees, with such discussions being
aimed at providing the best possible work environment and facilities to
them. Your
Company has a consultative and participative management style, which
has facilitated achievement of its corporate goals. The morale of
employees continued to remain high during the year under review,
contributing positively to the progress of your Company.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
The constant challenge faced by the Indian Companies across all sectors
is to keep pace with the evolving dynamics of the Markets. Your
Company has a dedicated Research & Development cell, which enables ACIL
to be home to the latest cutting edge technologies and innovative
techniques, ensuring that our clients get the best possible services.
ACIL follows a comprehensive Value Engineering system, constantly
reinventing and improving on every aspect of engineering function. The
Company fully understands and supports the initiatives undertaken to
preserve our ecosystem and accordingly has a dedicated cell which
caters to Waste Material management and designing of Eco friendly
Green Buildings.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVES
Social welfare and community development is at the core of the ACIL''S
CSR philosophy and this continues to be a top priority.
We have tied-up a program with Indian Building Congress regarding
inauguration of Workmen training Centre at Noida for the LOTUS Site.
We have taken this initiative to train the workmen in the category
Masonary of and Shuttering.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as
stipulated under clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock
Exchanges in India, is presented in a separate section forming part of
the Annual Report.
SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL PERFROMANCE
The Company has a defined policy on general health, safety and
environmental conservation. Every employee; especially those in the
field are responsible for the observance of the measures designed to
prevent accidents, promote good health and avoid environmental
pollution.
We create awareness amongst our employees, suppliers and interested
parties through communication and training.
The safety committee members also includes representatives of workers
and executives from various departments. Detailed review is stated in
the Management Discussion Analysis Report.
QA/QC/HSE VERTICAL
- The Company has moved forward in the areas of Quality, Safety, Health
& Environment Practices and opened a new vertical with a Head of the
Department and Senior Quality/ Safety Managers to address the issue PAN
India.
WORKMEN TRAINING
- We have also launched an intensive drive in the field of Training the
Workmen in collaboration with Indian Buildings Congress (IBC).
- Officers from Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) have also contacted
IBC & M/s Ahluwalia Contracts (India) Ltd. for imparting training to
their construction workers at our training centers. Modalities are
being worked out.
- The first batch of our trained masons and shuttering carpenters went
through a grueling skill test at IBC''s Dev Nagar Assessment Centre in
New Delhi. The assessment was carried out by an independent agency on
behalf of DGET, Govt. of India under Modular Employable Skills (MES)
Programme of the Directorate General of Employment & Training (DGET).
Results are likely to be declared shortly after which the successful
candidates will be issued with certificates by Directorate of
Apprenticeship and Training, DGET, GOI. Issue of these certificates
which are valid both in India and abroad will imply a career
progression for the successful construction workers and is likely to
result in an increased output from the individuals on the ground. This
will also motivate fellow construction workers to go in for training
and similar certification and upgrade their skills in the field.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
Pursuant to clause 49 of the Listing Agreements with the Stock
Exchanges, a detailed report on Corporate Governance is included in the
Annual Report. Company Secretary certifying the Company''s compliance
with the requirements of Corporate Governance stipulated under Clause
49 of the Listing Agreement is attached with the Corporate Governance
Report.
AUDITORS
M/s Arun Kumar Gupta & Associates, Chartered Accountants, (Regn. No.
000605N) Auditors of the Company will retire at the conclusion of the
ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible offer themselves for
reappointment. The Company has received a certificate from the Auditors
to the effect that their re-appointment, if made, would be in
accordance with the provisions of Section 224 (1B) of the Companies
Act, 1956.
AUDITORS’ REPORT
The observations of the Auditors in their report read together with the
Notes on Accounts are self explanatory therefore, do not call for any
further explanations.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
No employee was in receipt of remuneration exceeding specified limits
as prescribed under section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 read
with the Companies Act (Particulars of Employees) Rules 1975.
INFORMATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 217 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956
The information required to be disclosed under Section217(1)(e) of the
Companies Act, 1956, read with the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars
in the Report of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 with respect to
conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange
Earnings and Outgo, is given under mentioned and forms a part of this
Report.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION
Since your company does not own any manufacturing facility the
requirements pertaining to disclosure of particulars relating to
conservation of energy, research & development and technology
absorption, as prescribed under the Companies (Disclosure of
Particulars in the Report of Board of Directors) rules, 1988 are not
applicable.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Your Directors would like to express their appreciation for assistance
and cooperation received from Banks, Government Authorities, Clients,
Vendors and members during the year under review. Your Directors also
wish to place on record their deep sense of appreciation for the
committed services by the executives, staff and workers of the Company.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Regd. Office:
Ahluwalia House
4, Community Centre, Saket
New Delhi-110017 (BIKRAMJIT AHLUWALIA)
Dated: 12-08-2011 Chairman-cum-Managing Director
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