(All amounts in rupees thousands, unless otherwise specified)
1 BACKGROUND
ALSTOM Projects India Limited (APIL or the Company) is a publicly
owned Company, incorporated on 2 September 1992 as Asea Brown Boveri
Management Limited, registered with the Registrar of Companies,
Maharashtra.
Its business includes a composite range of activities engineering,
procurement, manufacturing, construction and servicing etc. of power
plants and power equipments and transportation systems covering
traction, signalling and train control for the railways and metros.
2 CONTINGENT LIABILITIES NOT PROVIDED FOR
a) Demand raised by sales tax and excise authorities levying sales tax
/ works contract tax / excise duty in cases of disputes regarding
divisibility of contracts with the customers for supply and erection /
installation of goods and others - Rs. 250,637 thousand (previous year
- Rs. 251,604 thousand)
b) Demand raised by Durgapur Power Limited on delayed payment of
electricity bills - Nil (previous year - Rs. 19,000 thousand).
c) Various other claims not acknowledged as debts Rs. 1,373 thousand
(previous year - Rs. 6,250 thousand).
Based on the favourable decision in similar cases / legal opinions
taken by the Company / discussions with the solicitors etc., the
Company believes that it has good cases in respect of all the items
listed under (a) and (c) above and hence no provision there against is
considered necessary.
3 SEGMENT INFORMATION
3.1 Primary segment reporting - Business segments
The Companys business segments are classified into Power and
Transport.
3.1.1 Power segment
This segment is engaged in the business of engineering, procurement and
construction of power plants. It also manufactures steam raising plant,
ancillary equipment, parts of steam generator, pressures vessels and
pulverizers.
3.1.2 Transport segment
This segment is engaged in the business of designing, manufacturing,
supplying and supporting large scale transportation systems including
traction, signalling and train control.
3.2 Inter segment transfers
Segment revenues, segment expenses and segment results include
transfers between business segments, that are made based on negotiation
between segments with reference to the costs, market prices and
business risks, within the overall optimisation objective for the
Company and are comparable with competitive market prices charged to
external customers. Inter-segment transfers are eliminated on
consolidation.
3.3 Allocation of common costs
Common allocable costs are allocated to each segment according to the
relative contribution of each segment to the total common costs.
3.4 Unallocated items
Includes general corporate income and expense items, which are not
allocated to any business segment.
3.5 Secondary segment reporting -- Geographical segments
The analysis of geographical segments is based on the geographical
location of the customers.
4 RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES
4.1 List of related parties
4.1.1 Parties with whom control exists:
ALSTOM Holdings (Ultimate Holding Company)
ALSTOM Finance BV (Holding Company)
4.1.2 Parties controlled by the Company (Subsidiaries)
ALSTOM Power Boilers Services Limited
4.1.3 Other related parties with whom transactions have taken place
during the year (fellow subsidiaries)
ALSTOM (Switzerland) Ltd, ALSTOM Asia Pacific Sdn Bhd, ALSTOM Austria
GmbH, ALSTOM Belgium SA, ALSTOM Bharat Forge Power Limited, ALSTOM
Brasil Energia E Transporte Ltda, ALSTOM Bulgaria Eood, ALSTOM
Deutschland AG, ALSTOM Egypt Power & Transp Projects SAE, ALSTOM
Ferroviaria S.P.A, ALSTOM Finance BV, ALSTOM General Turbo SA, ALSTOM
Holdings, ALSTOM Hydro (Switzerland) Ltd, ALSTOM Hydro Austria GmbH,
ALSTOM Hydro Equipamentes, ALSTOM Hydro France, ALSTOM Hydro R&D India
Limited, ALSTOM Hydro Spain S.L., ALSTOM i.ydro Sweden Ab, ALSTOM India
Limited, ALSTOM Information Tech. Centre SAS. ALSTOM Ltd, ALSTOM
Mexicana S.A. De C.V., ALSTOM Norway AS, ALSTOM Power Centrales,
France, ALSTOM Power Consulting AG, ALSTOM Power Hydraulique, ALSTOM
Power Inc USA, ALSTOM Power Inc., ALSTOM Power Italia Spa, ALSTOM Power
Nederland B.V., ALSTOM Power Romania, ALSTOM Power Service, ALSTOM
Power Service (Hong Kong) Limited, ALSTOM Power Service (Pty) Limited,
ALSTOM Power Service GmbH, ALSTOM Power Sp.Z O.O., ALSTOM Power Sweden
AB, ALSTOM Power Systems GmbH, ALSTOM Power Systems SA, ALSTOM SA,
ALSTOM Services Sdn Bhd, ALSTOM Signalling Inc., ALSTOM Hydro R&D India
Limited, ALSTOM Technical Service Shanghai, ALSTOM Technology Ltd,
ALSTOM Transport (S) Pte Ltd, ALSTOM Transport BV, ALSTOM Transport SA,
ALSTOM Vannkraft AS, Areva T&D India Limited, NTPC ALSTOM Power
Services Private Ltd, Pt ALSTOM Power Energy Systems Indonesia, Tianjin
ALSTOM Hydro Co. Ltd.
4.1.4 Key managerial personnel (KMP)
Mr. Francois Carpentier - Vice Chairman & Managing Director
Mr. S.M. Momaya - Whole-time Director & Chief
Financial Officer
5 LEASE COMMITMENTS
5.1 Operating leases
Lease payments of Rs. 374,640 thousand (previous year - Rs. 375,173
thousand) have been recognised as an expense in the profit and loss
account for the year ended 31 March 2011.
There is no contingent rent in the lease agreements. The lease term is
for 1-9 years and is renewable at the mutual agreement of both the
parties. There is no escalation clause in the lease agreements (other
than those disclosed above). There are no restrictions imposed by
lease arrangements. There are no subleases.
6 SUPPLEMENTARY PROFIT AND LOSS DATA 9.1 Capacities, production and
stock
The Companys products are exempt from licensing requirement under the
new industrial policy by virtue of notification No 477 (E) of 25.07.91
Previous year figures are in brackets
Capacities
Installed capacities are as certified by the management, but not
verified by the auditors, being a technical matter.
Production
a) Production of finished goods is inclusive of production for captive
use.
b) Others represent internally manufactured components, meant for
sale. Since the quantitative denominations of these items are
dissimilar, it would be impracticable to disclose the quantitative
information in respect thereof.
Inventories
The finished goods and work-in-progress at the beginning of the year
amounted to Rs. 4,290 thousands and Rs. 1,806,211 thousands
respectively (previous year Rs. 4,683 thousands and Rs. 436,533
thousands).
7. Managerial remuneration
Whole time directors are covered under the Companys gratuity and leave
encashment scheme along with the other employees of the Company. The
gratuity/ leave encashment liability is determined for all employees on
an independent actuarial valuation. The specific amount of gratuity/
leave encashment for whole time directors cannot be ascertained
separately and accordingly the same has not been included above.
8. Acceptances
Total outstanding dues to creditors other than Small and Micro
enterprises include acceptances Rs. 124,321 thousand (previous year Rs.
60,673 thousand).
9 GRATUITY AND OTHER POST-EMPLOYMENT BENEFIT PLANS
The Company has a defined benefit gratuity plan. Every employee who has
completed five years or more of service gets a gratuity on departure at
15 days salary (last drawn salary) for each completed year of service.
The scheme is funded with an insurance company in the form of a
qualifying insurance policy.
The following tables summarise the components of net benefit expense
recognised in the profit and loss account and the funded status and
amounts recognised in the balance sheet for the respective plans.
included in the head Contribution to Provident and Other Funds.
Notes:
a) Information relating to experience adjustment in the actuarial
valuation of gratuity as required by Para 120(n)(ii) of the Accounting
Standard 15 on Employee Benefits is not available with the Company.
b) The Companys expected contribution to the fund in the next year is
not presently ascertainable and hence, the contribution expected to be
paid to the plan during the annual period beginning after the balance
sheet date as required by para 120 (o) of the Accounting Standard - 15
on Employee Benefits are not disclosed.
c) Pending issuance of the Guidance Note from the Actuarial Society of
India, the companys actuary has expressed his inability to reliably
measure the provident fund liability. Accordingly, no additional
disclosures as required by Paragraph 120 of AS 15 have been furnished.
10 DISCLOSURE REQUIRED BY ACCOUNTING STANDARD (AS) 29 PROVISIONS,
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES AND CONTINGENT ASSETS
Description Opening Balance Provisions made Provisions utilised /
Closing Balance during the year reversed during the year Provision for
Warranty 155,248 157,089 (73,087) 239,250
Provision for Warranty represents estimated costs that the Company is
likely to incur during warranty periods as per the contract obligations
in respect of completed construction contracts accounted under AS 7
(Revised) Construction Contracts. Warranty costs are estimated on
the basis of contractual agreement, technical evaluation and past
experience. The timing of outflows is expected to be as per warranty
periods as specified in various contracts.
11 PRIOR YEAR COMPARATIVES
Previous year amounts have been regrouped/reclassified, wherever
necessary, to conform with current years presentation.
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