The Directors have great pleasure in presenting the 22nd Annual Report
together with the Audited statements of Accounts of your Company for
the financial year ended on 31st March 2010.
FINANCIAL RESULTS:
(Amount in Lacs)
Particulars Financial Year Financial Year
2009-10 2008-09
Sales 22762.16 16907.60
Depreciation 451.89 464.88
Profit/(Loss) before Taxation 84.07 367.76
Provision for taxation current year 66.00 150.00
Profity(Loss) after Tax 39.22 234.42
Add. Balance Brought forward from
Previous year 1052.42 818.00
Amount available for Appropriation 1091.65 1052.42
Less: Proposed Dividend on Equity Shares Nil Nil
Less: Dividend Tax Nil Nil
Balance transferred to Balance Sheet 1091.65 1052.42
OPERATIONS:
During the year under review, the Companys total Sales was Rs.
22762.16 lacs as against the previous year sales of Rs. 16907.60 lacs.
The Company has earned net profit of Rs.39.22 lacs as against the
previous net profit of Rs. 234.42 lacs after providing depreciation of
Rs. 451.89 and provision for taxation (current year) of Rs. 66.00 lacs
for the financial year ended on 31st March, 2010.
OUTLOOK FOR THE CURRENT YEAR 2009-10
Yours Directors and top management have taken all measures to improve
upon the performance of the
Company by increasing revenues in finance and securities market as well
as infrastructure activities. The Company is also in the process of
implementing various cost effective measures to improve the operating
margins. The management of the Company is planning to introduce new
system of work control for effective results and also initiate a
special Customer Relationship Module (CRM). For this, a special
Business Process Department shall be set up.
DIVIDEND:
The Board is of the view that the Company should utilize its funds
towards debt repayment and improving its working capital to the maximum
extent possible. Accordingly, the directors do not recommend any
dividend for the year ended March 31, 2010. The director submits that
this will increase Shareholders value in long term.
FIXED DEPOSIT:
The Company has not accepted any deposit from the public pursuant to
the provisions of Section 58A of the Companies Act, 1956.
DIRECTORS:
Mr. Radheshyam T Agarwal Director of the Company who retires by
rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting, being eligible and
offers him-self for re-appointment.
Mr. Purshottam R. Agarwal was appointed as Additional Director of the
Company with effect from 04.12.2009 is eligible for re-appointment as
director of the Company at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.
Ms. Anjani R. Agarwal and Mr. Ramniwas K. Pandya were appointed as
Additional Director of the Company with effect from 28.12.2009 are
eligible for re-appointment as director of the Company at the
forthcoming Annual General Meeting.
Mr. Mukesh H. Agarwal, Director and Mr. Rambhagat R. Agarwal, Managing
Director were resigned with effect from 05.10.2009 and 02.11.2009
respectively. The Board takes on record the valuable contributions made
by them.
AUDITORS AND THEIR REPORTS:
Auditors of the Company M/S. Nahta Jain & Associates, Chartered
Accountants, Ahmedabad retires at the ensuing Annual General Meeting of
the Company and are eligible for re-appointment. The Shareholders are
requested to appoint the auditors and fix their remuneration.
The observations made by the Auditors in their Auditors report and
the notes appearing in the accounts with regard to it are
self-explanatory and do not requires further clarification by the
Board.
ADDITIONAL DISCLOSURES:
In line with the requirements of the Listing Agreement with the Stock
Exchanges and Accounting Standard of i the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India, your Company has made additional disclosures in
the notes on accounts for the year under review in respect of Related
Party Transactions, Deferred Tax Liability, etc.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT:
Your Company perceives Corporate Governance as an endeavor for
transparency and a wholehearted approach towards continuous enhancement
of shareholders value. Your Company has been complying with the
conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated in Clause 49 of the
Listing Agreement. Further, the Board of Directors of your Company
constituted a Committee known as Corporate Governance Committee, which
recommends the best practices in the Corporate Governance.
A separate report on Corporate Governance along with Auditors
Certificate on compliance with the Corporate Governance norms and
stipulated in Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, forming part of this
report is annexed herewith.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
The statement showing particulars of employees under section 217{2A) of
the Companies Act, 1956, read with the companies (Particulars of
Employees) Rules, 1975, as amended, is not required to be given as
there were no employees coming within the purview of this section.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNING AND OUTGO:
Information pursuant to 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 the foregoing matters is
given hereunder.
a) Conservation of energy Rs. 10,56,34,658
b) Technology absorption, research & development Rs. 71,394
c) FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
Foreign Exchange Earnings during the year Rs. -
Foreign Exchange Outgo during the year Rs. 3,23,84,080
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act,
1956, the Directors of your Company confirm that:
i) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to
material departures;
ii) 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 at the end of the financial year and of the profit or
loss of the Company for that period;
iii) the Directors have 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) the Directors have prepared the accounts on a going concern
basis.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Your Directors acknowledge their valuable contribution and appreciate
the co-operation received from the bankers, customers and financial
institutions for their continued assistance and support extended to the
Company.
Your Directors also express their appreciation to all the employees of
the Company for their sustained contribution throughout the period.
Yours Directors wish to thank the shareholders for their continued
support, encouragement and the confidence reposed in the Management.
FOR AND ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
place: ahmedabad. Chairman
DATE: 01.08.2010
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