To the Members,
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the 72nd Annual Report and
the Audited Accounts of your Company for the period of fifteen months
ended 30th June 2011.
FINANCIAL RESULTS (Rs in crores)
Current Period Previous Year
2010-11 2009-10
(15 Months) (12 Months)
Gross Sales 70.91 323.27
Net Sales 62.98 294.57
PBITD (16.50) 12.28
Interest 13.31 5.66
Depreciation 1.28 1.23
Operating Profit /(Loss) (31.09) 5.40
Deferred Tax (Liability)/Asset 6.49 42.29
Net Profit / (Loss) (24.60) 47.69
DIVIDEND
The plants of the Company have been non-operational for substantial
period of the reporting period. In view of the losses incurred during
the period under review, the Directors regret their inability to
recommend dividend on equity share capital of the Company.
OPERATIONS
During the period under review, the Company and the industry have been
going through a very challenging phase of slackening demand and
expanding capacity leading to reduction in price realization. The DCW
plant of the Company was in production primarily till the end of the
first quarter of the period and production at VCW plant could not be
continued from the beginning of September, 2010 due to disruptions by
labor. The production activities remained suspended thereafter and
could not have since been resumed. Consequent to this, the Company is
facing severe liquidity crisis leading to stoppage of supply of
material and services, disconnection of power and termination of
agreement thereof, non-payment of employee related costs, statutory and
other obligations and thereby affecting the business operation of the
Company.
The above plants produced 2.23 lacs tons of cement in aggregate during
the period.
PROPOSED FUND INFUSION BY JAYPEE GROUP AND CHANGE IN MANAGEMENT
The Company has been going through a severe financial crisis and the
production at its plants are suspended since July 2010 at DCW plant and
since September 2010 at VCW plant. It requires huge capital infusion
and other assistance to revive and restructure its business. In order
to overcome the situation and to revive the production of the Company,
the promoters have since entered into an agreement on 15th November,
2011 to transfer the controlling stake to Jaypee Development
Corporation Limited (JDCL), a company belonging to Jaypee Group. JDCL
has also agreed to subscribe for 14,75,00,000 equity shares of Rs.10
each of the Company at a premium of Rs 2 per share aggregating to
Rs.177 crores on preferential basis and the same will be utilized for
reviving, restructuring and meeting the requirements of the Company’s
business. Necessary board resolution for giving effect to said
arrangement has been passed on 15th November, 2011 and steps for making
the consequential Open Offer etc. have since been taken.
OUTLOOK FOR CEMENT INDUSTRY
The Indian Economy continues to be vibrant and has emerged as a
resilient player compared to other countries. The performance of the
Cement Industry was a clear reflection of the general sloth prevailing
in the Industrial sector as a whole. The cement industry which
registered a decent growth over the last few years entered a phase of
deceleration with the demand easing during the period under review.
According to the experts, this eccentricity in the growth is mainly due
to the general slow down in the infrastructure and real estate sectors
lead by rising cost of finance. While there has been a decline in the
demand, the cement industry has seen a growth in the capacity additions
on All India basis and specifically in the Southern Region
The southern region witnessed a decline in growth as compared to
previous year and the State of Andhra Pradesh, which is an important
market segments for the Company, had witnessed negative growth mainly
due to lower infrastructure spending and slow-down in the realty
sector.
The industry also had to survive increase in price of fuel and cost of
some of raw materials resulting in high production cost. The immediate
outlook for cement industry continues to remain sluggish with over
capacity wielding pressure on prices.
ALLOTMENT OF EQUITY SHARES TO HDFC & IDFC
The Company has issued and allotted 69,97,077 equity shares of Rs 10
each at a premium of Rs 14 per shares aggregating to Rs. 16.79 crores
to M/s. Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC) and M/s
Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited (IDFC), upon
conversion of outstanding obligation (i.e. interest and other charges)
payable to them by the Company, on preferential issue as per the SEBI
(ICDR) Regulation 2009.
NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE (NSE) - LISTING
During the period under review your Company’s Equity Shares enlisted at
National Stock Exchange (NSE) w.e.f. 08.11.2010 vide NSE circular Ref.
No. NSE/LIST/C/2010/1062, dt. 03.11. 2010. The Equity Shares of the
Company (Symbol: ANDHRACEMT) shall be traded in the normal market
segment (Rolling Settlement) in compulsory demat for all investors.
STATUS OF BIFR
Your Company implemented the Rehabilitation Scheme(MS-8) and the
Hon’ble BIFR discharged the Company from the purview of Sick Industrial
Companies (Special Provisions) Act,1985 vide its Order dated 22nd
January 2010. In terms of the said order, the unimplemented provisions
of MS-8 would be implemented by the concerned agencies.
DIRECTORS
Shri P.K. Goyenka, submitted resignation from the office of Executive
Directorship / Directorship of the Company and ceased to be Executive
Director of the Company w.e.f. 27.07.2010.
Shri Shrivardhan Goenka, submitted resignation from the office of
Executive Directorship w.e.f 08.10.2010 and from Directorship w.e.f
15.02.2011 and ceased to be Director of the Company from that date.
Shri M.S Ramakrishna, submitted resignation from the office of
Directorship of the Company and ceased to be Director of the Company
w.e.f. 17.11.2010.
Shri Amitava Mondal, submitted resignation from the office of
Directorship of the Company and ceased to be Director of the Company
w.e.f. 12.07.2011.
Shri J. Jayaraman, submitted resignation from the office of
Directorship of the Company and ceased to be Director of the Company
w.e.f. 07.10.2011.
Your Directors wish to place on record their sincere appreciation for
the valuable services rendered by them during their tenure on the
Board.
Shri K.N. Bhandari and Shri R.K. Bhargava, Directors of the Company who
retire by rotation and being eligible offer themselves for
re-appointment.
Shri Vinayak Mavinkurve was appointed as Nominee Director by IDFC w.e.f
09.11.2011.
Shri Sain Ditta Mal Nagpal and Shri Radha Krishna Pandey were inducted
as Additional Directors on the Board with effect from 15.11.2011. They
will hold office till the date of Annual General Meeting and are
eligible for re-appointment.
HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENT
Since the production at both the plants of the Company being suspended
during the substantial period under review, the Health, Safety and
Environment measures could not be properly followed by the Company. The
Company took anti-pollution measures by installing bag filters and bag
house to control the pollution which has substantially reduced the
impact of industrial process on the environment.
AUDITORS
M/s. Lodha & Co, Chartered Accountants and M/s. Chaturvedi & Partners,
Chartered Accountants will retire at the ensuing Annual General
Meeting. M/s Lodha & Co, and M/s. Chaturvedi & Partners, Chartered
Accountants, expressed their willingness and eligibility to continue in
office, if appointed by the members as joint auditors for the current
year. The proposed auditors have furnished the requisite certificate
of eligibility under section 224 (1B) of the Companies Act, 1956.
Members are requested to appoint the Auditors and to fix their
remuneration.
The observations in para 3 & 4 of the Auditors’ Report, which have been
explained in the respective notes of Schedule “O”, are further
explained by the Management as follows: Para 4 - since the production
activities were suspended during the substantial part of the period and
there being limitation & constrains and non-availability of employees &
their support, confirmation/verification, reconciliation of various
assets and liabilities could not be carried out. These shall be carried
out upon resumption of normal production. Adjustments with respect to
advances, debtors, claims, interest and other charges/expenses etc.
shall be accounted for after negotiation/settlement/finalization of the
related matters as explained in Note no. 21(a) and 21(b); interest on
borrowing has been capitalised and necessary allocation/adjustment
shall be carried out on completion of the project and certain bills,
claims relating to project supplies/services shall also be accounted
for on complete documentation, negotiation, etc as explained in Note
no. 23(a) and 23(b); employees’ and other personnel expenses, etc shall
be accounted for and disclosed in terms of AS-15 on determination of
the same on finalization/settlement of amount payable thereon as stated
in Note no. 24 & 39; as stated in Note no. 38, in view of the proposed
recommencement of production as mentioned in Note no. 22(a) and
emerging certainty with respect to the profitability, there would be
sufficient taxable income to claim the deferred tax credit. The
statutory dues and delay in making interest payments to financial
institution and debenture-holders as given in para 3(ix) and (xi) were
due to liquidity crisis. The dues to financial institutions to a
certain extent have been discharged by conversion into equity shares of
the Company as detailed herein above and partly by transferring shares
pledged there against as explained in Note no. 19.
COST AUDITOR
Pursuant to the directives of the Central Government and provisions of
section 233 B of the Companies Act 1956, M/s Parankusam & Co. Cost
Accountants, have been appointed as Cost Auditor to conduct the Cost
Audit for the period of fifteen months ended 30th June 2011.
INSURANCE
During the period under review, all the properties of the Company
including its buildings, plant and machinery and stocks are adequately
insured (except capital work-in-progress)
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
A report on Corporate Governance together with Management Discussion
and Analysis Reports and the certificate of compliance from the
Practicing Company Secretary regarding compliance with clause 49 of the
Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchange are annexed to this Report.
DIRECTORS’ RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act,
1956, the Directors hereby confirm:
a. that in the preparation of the accounts in respect of the period
under report, the applicable accounting standards have been followed
along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
b. that they have 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 the end of the reporting period and of the loss for
the period ended 30th June, 2011;
c. that they have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance
of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Companies Act 1956 for safe guarding the assets of the Company and for
preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities, and
d. that the accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
REDEMPTION OF PREFERENCE SHARES
Preference Shares of par value of Rs. 1.92 lacs remain unclaimed. It
has not been possible to locate the addresses of the shareholders,
despite notices being published in daily newspapers. These are being
paid as and when claimed. There is no liability for dividend on these
shares.
REPAYMENT OF FIXED DEPOSITS
In accordance with the Modified Rehabilitation Scheme (MS-08), the
Company is settling the claims lodged by fixed deposit holders. During
the period Fixed Deposits claims amounting to Rs. 0.20 lacs were
settled.
REDEMPTION OF DEBENTURES
In terms of MS-08, Debentures amounting to Rs. 0.81 lacs were redeemed
during the period. An amount of Rs.196.41 lacs being balance of
principal, remain unclaimed and deposited with bank, under lien
infamous of Debenture Trustees.
INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND
As repayment of the matured fixed deposits and debentures are covered
by the BIFR Sanctioned Scheme, are not remained unclaimed and unpaid
for a period of seven years from the date they became due for payment,
and hence, no amounts were required to be transferred to the Investor
Education and Protection Fund.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS/OUTGO
The information required under Section 217(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 those matters is
appended hereto and forms part of this Report.
EMPLOYEES
The DCW plant of the Company was in production primarily till the end
of the first quarter of the period and operations at VCW plant could
not be continued from the beginning of September, 2010 due to
disruptions by labor.
Information in accordance with the provisions of Section 217(2A) of the
Companies Act, 1956, read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees)
Rules, 1975 as amended, regarding employees is given in Annexure to
this Report.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Your Directors express their sincere gratitude for the continued
support and guidance received by the Company from the various State &
Central Governments Authorities and other regulatory agencies.
Your Directors would like to acknowledge the continued support and
co-operation extended by Government of Andhra Pradesh, Financial
Institutions, Banks, Vendors, Distributors, Dealers, valued Customers
and the Employees.
For and on behalf of the Board
Place :New Delhi (K. N. Bhandari) (R.K. Bhargava)
Date :27.11.2011 Director Director
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