Dear Members,
The Directors are pleased to present the 18th Annual Report of your
Company with the Audited Accounts for the financial year 2010-11.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Standalone financial highlights of A. K. Capital Services Limited
(Rs. in crore except per share data)
Particulars Current year Previous year
Total income 156.63 158.74
Profit before tax 81.45 80.00
Provision for taxes 27.10 25.75
Profit after tax 54.34 54.26
Net worth 235.10 185.91
Dividend including interim dividend 3.96 3.96
Earning per share (face
value Rs. 10 per share)
Basic (in Rs.) 82.34 82.53
Diluted (in Rs.) 82.34 82.53
Consolidated financial highlights of A. K. Capital Services Limited and
its subsidiaries
(Rs. in crore except per share data)
Particulars Current year Previous year
Total income 166.40 164.29
Profit before tax 84.79 82.99
Provision for taxes 27.77 26.83
Profit after tax & minority interest 57.43 56.14
Net worth 243.02 188.86
Earning per share (face value
Rs. 10 per share)
Basic (in Rs.) 87.02 85.39
Diluted (in Rs.) 87.02 85.39
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
The financial performance of your Company is elaborated in the
Management Discussion and Analysis Report which forms part of this
Annual Report and has been prepared in accordance with Clause 49 of the
Listing Agreement of the stock exchange where the shares of the Company
are listed.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
Your Company has won the 15th National Level Entrepreneurship
Excellence Award - for Development of Indian Bond Market. The
conference empowering Indian SMEs - Vision 2020 was organized by the
SME Chamber of India and India International Trade Centre (IITC-India)
and, was supported by the Government of Maharashtra.
DIVIDEND ON EQUITY SHARES
Your Directors recommend a final dividend of 30 % i.e. Rs. 3 per equity
share (face value of Rs. 10 per equity share) on 6,600,000 equity
shares for the financial year 2010-11. The amount of dividend on equity
shares and tax thereon aggregates to Rs. 2.30 crore.
The payment of the aforesaid dividend is subject to the approval of the
Members to be obtained at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and shall
be paid to all those equity shareholders whose names appear in the
Register of Members as on September 14, 2011, Wednesday. The Register
of Members and Share Transfer Books will remain closed from September
15, 2011, Thursday, to September 17, 2011, Saturday, both days
inclusive. The Annual General Meeting of the Company is scheduled to be
held on September 17, 2011, Saturday.
During the financial year 2010-11 the Company declared and paid an
interim dividend of 30% i.e. Rs. 3 per equity share (face value of Rs.
10 per equity share). The total dividend including interim dividend for
the financial year 2010-11 is 60% i.e. Rs. 6 per equity share (face
value of Rs. 10 per equity share).
TRANSFER TO RESERVES
The Company proposes to transfer Rs. 6 crore to the General Reserve and
retain Rs. 150.14 crore to the profit and loss account.
SUBSIDIARIES
The Company had three subsidiaries at the beginning of the financial
year 2010-11 namely:
A. K. Stockmart Private Limited
A. K. Capital Corporation Private Limited
A. K. Capital Finance Private Limited
One subsidiary namely A. K. Wealth Management Private Limited has been
acquired during the financial year 2010-11. Consequently, the total
number of subsidiaries as on March 31, 2011 is four.
On consolidated basis, your Company posted consolidated revenue of Rs.
166.40 crore and a consolidated profit after tax (after minority
interest) of Rs. 57.43 crore.
In terms of the general exemption granted by the Ministry of Corporate
Affairs vide Circular No. 2/2011 dated February 8, 2011, the Board of
Directors of the Company had at their meeting held on August 10, 2011
approved attaching the Consolidated Financials of all the Subsidiaries
of the Company along with that of the Company.
Pursuant to the aforesaid Circular, the copies of the Balance Sheet,
Profit and Loss Account, Directors'' Report and Auditors'' Report of each
of the Subsidiary Companies has not been attached to this Annual
Report. The Company will make available these documents/ details upon
written request by any Member of the Company. These documents/details
will also be available for inspection by any Members of the Company at
the Registered Office of the Company and also at the Registered Office
of the concerned Subsidiaries. The financial information of the
Subsidiaries has been furnished under ''Statement pursuant to Section
212 of the Companies Act, 1956, related to Subsidiary Companies'' and
forms part of this Annual Report.
The Consolidated Financial Statements has been prepared in accordance
with the Accounting Standard 21- Consolidated Financial Statements
prescribed by the Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules, 2006 and
forms part of this Annual Report.
A statement pursuant to Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956 is set
out as an annexure to this Annual Report.
DIRECTORS
In terms of relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and Articles
of Association of the Company, Mr. Subhash Chandra Bhargava and Mrs.
Anshu, Directors of the Company, retire by rotation and being eligible,
offer themselves for re-appointment at the ensuing Annual General
Meeting.
A brief resume of these Directors along with the nature of their
expertise in specific functional areas, names of Companies in which
they hold directorship and/or Membership/Chairmanship of Committees of
the Board and the number of shares held by them in the Company, as
stipulated under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement is given in the
notice of the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
In pursuance of Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, with
respect to Directors'' Responsibility Statement, the Directors confirm
that:
1. the Company has, in the preparation of the annual accounts,
followed the applicable accounting standards along with proper
explanation relating to material departures, if any;
2. the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgments and estimates that were reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of the Company as at March 31, 2011 and of the profit of the Company
for the financial year 2010-11;
3. the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care to the best of
their knowledge and ability, for the maintenance of adequate accounting
records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956,
for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and
detecting fraud and other irregularities;
4. the annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
VOLUNTARY DELISTING FROM DELHI STOCK EXCHANGE LIMITED (DSE)
Pursuant to resolution passed at the Board Meeting of the Company on
November 1, 2010, and in accordance with the Securities and Exchange
Board of India (Delisting of Equity Shares) Regulations, 2009, the
Company has voluntarily delisted its equity shares from Delhi Stock
Exchange Limited (DSE) with effect from March 4, 2011. The equity
shares of the Company are and will continue to be listed on exchange
having nationwide terminals, Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (BSE).
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
In accordance with Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, the Management
Discussion and Analysis Report for the financial year 2010-11 forms
part of this Annual Report.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Pursuant to Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, a separate section on
Corporate Governance forms part of this Annual Report.
A certificate from the Auditors of the Company M/s. Suresh Surana &
Associates, Chartered Accountants, confirming the compliance with the
conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated under the aforesaid
Clause 49, is annexed to this Annual Report.
AUDITORS
M/s. Suresh Surana & Associates, Chartered Accountants, (Firm
Registration Number 121750W), Statutory Auditors of the Company, hold
office until the conclusion of the ensuing Annual General Meeting and
are eligible for re-appointment.
The Company has received a confirmation from M/s. Suresh Surana &
Associates, Chartered Accountants to the effect that their appointment,
if made, would be within the limits prescribed under Section 224(1B) of
the Companies Act, 1956.
The observations and comments given by Auditors in this report read
together with notes to accounts are self-explanatory and do not call
for any further comments under Section 217 of the Companies Act, 1956.
PUBLIC DEPOSITS
The Company has neither accepted nor renewed any public deposits during
the financial year 2010-11.
CONVERSION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The provisions of Section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act, 1956 read
with the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of Board of
Directors) Rules, 1988, relating to conservation of energy and
technology absorption are not applicable to the Company.
The Company has no foreign exchange earnings during the financial year
2010-11. The information on foreign exchange outgo is furnished in the
Notes to Accounts – Schedule O, forming part of this Annual Report.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
The information required under Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act,
1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975, as
amended from time to time, is set out as separate annexure which forms
part of this Annual Report. The Annual Report of the Company is being
sent to all the Members of the Company along with the aforesaid
annexure.
APPRECIATION
The Board of Directors take this opportunity to express their sincere
appreciation for the support and co-operation from the government,
regulators, stock exchanges, bankers, other statutory bodies, etc.
The Board of Directors also put on record their sincere appreciation of
the hard work and commitments put in by the management and employees of
the Company and thank them for another good year for the Company.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
A. K. Mittal
Managing Director
Place : Mumbai
Date : August 10, 2011
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