The Directors commend the Resolution for your approval as an Ordinary
Resolution.
DIRECTORS'' REPORT
Your Directors take pleasure in presenting the 19th Annual Report to
the Shareholders together with the Audited Ac- counts for the year
ended 30th September, 2011.
FINANCIALS (Rs.in Lakhs)
PARTICULARS 2010-11 2009-10
Income 13461.43 14505.01
Expenditure 12320.65 13223.78
Profit before Interest
and Depreciation 1140.78 1281.23
Interest 747.63 908.89
Depreciation 53.92 56.72
Profit before Tax 339.23 315.62
Provision for tax 87.68 105.56
Profit after Tax 251.55 210.06
Previous year provision for
dividend added back 74.80 -
APPROPRIATIONS
Proposed Dividend 86.00 74.80
Payment of Dividend for
Previous year 4.30
Balance profit carried forward 240.35 130.96
PERFORMANCE
The Company''s total Income is Rs.135 crores during the financial year
2010-11 as against Rs.145 crores in the previous year 2009- 10. The
Profit after tax (PAT) for the financial year is Rs.2.52 crores compared
to previous year profit of Rs.2.10 crores. On consolidated basis, the
total income of your Company and its subsidiaries and Joint venture
stands at Rs.201.74 crores and consolidated profit after tax (PAT) stood
at Rs. 0.90 crores. The earnings per Share (EPS) basic and diluted
stands at Rs.2.93 considering the total equity capital of Rs.8.60
crores (86,00,000 equity shares of Rs.10/- each) as on 30th September,
2011.Sales has come down during the year. With stringent market
condition, competition and the strict funding from Banks and Financial
Institutions, your Company has made a profit of Rs.2.52 crores during
the financial year.
A more detailed discussion and analysis on the performance of the
Company in retrospect as well as the outlook is detailed in the
Management Discussion and Analysis Report.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
`The Management Discussion and Analysis Report as required under clause
49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges is presented in a
separate section forming part of the Annual Report.
PROJECTS
The Company recognises that conceiving, developing and implementing
projects aimed at growth and meeting market requirements, in a cost
effective and time bound manner, will always remain a key business
policy of the Company. The Company''s Project managers are guided by
this policy and principle in the successful implementation and
completion of various projects.
Project Details
ONGOING PROJECTS
Project name Location Area (Sqft)
Villa Viviana
Township Project GST Road,
In association with Chennai 13,00,000
J P Morgan India
Property Fund
ARIHANT AmARA Poonamallee
Residential Complex High Road, 1,45,000
Chennai
NORTH TOWN
ESTATES
Township Project Perambur,
In association with Chennai 21,26,880
PVP Ventures Ltd
and Unitech Ltd.
ARIHANT -
FRANGIPANI Pudupakkam,
Residential Complex Chennai 2,80,000
ARIHANT - Arumbakkam,
PANACHE Chennai 1,05,400
ARIHANT - Jashn Egmore
(Mixed Chennai 36,831
development)
Green Wood Thazambur
Plotted development Chennai 39.665
Acres
DIVIDEND
Your directors pleased to recommend final dividend for the financial year
ended 30th September, 2011 @ 10% i.e. Rs.1.00 per equity share on the
paid-up equity shares of Rs.10 each for the financial year ended 30th
September 2011, which if approved at the ensuing Annual General Meeting
, will be paid to:
i) all those shareholders whose name appears in the Register of Members
as on 22nd March 2012 and;
ii) all those whose name appears on that date as beneficial owners as
furnished by National Securities Depository Limited and Central
Depository Services Limited.
DEPOSITS
The Company has outstanding fxed deposits of Rs.1,40,28,560 as on
30.09.2011, which is 0.87 % of aggregate of paid up capital and free
reserves of the Company.
SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES AND IT''S ACCOUNTS
There are four subsidiaries of your Company as on 30th September, 2011.
The financial details of the Subsidiary Companies as well as the extent
of holdings therein are provided in a separate section of the Annual
Report pursuant to Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956. Ministry of
Corporate Affairs vide its general circular no.2/2011 dated 8th
February, 2011 has issued a direction under Section 212(8) of the
Companies Act, 1956 granting general exemption with respect to the
provision of section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956. With the consent
of the Board and following the aforesaid direction, the annual accounts
and other details of Subsidiary Companies are not attached. However
these documents will be made available upon request by any member of
the Company interested in obtaining the same.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with the Accounting Standard AS-21 on consolidated
financial statements read with Accounting Standard AS-27 on financial
reporting of interest in Joint Venture, auditors report on the
consolidated financial statements, audited consolidated Balance Sheet,
Profit and Loss account and Cash fow statements are provided in the
Annual Report.
CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE
Issued and Paid up Share Capital: On 3rd February, 2011, your Company
allotted 11,20,000 fully paid-up equity shares of Rs.10/- each to
Persons forming part of Promoter Group. and a body corporate upon
conversion of remaining 11,20,000 convertible equity warrants (out of
total 1550000 convertible equity warrants originally allotted on
05.08.2009 to persons forming part of Promoter Group and Body
Corporate) on a preferential basis at a total exercise price of Rs.89/-
(including premium of Rs.79/- ) in terms of Chapter VII of SEBI (Issue
of Capital & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009. The issued and
paid-up capital of the Company enhanced from Rs.74,80,000 equity shares
of Rs.10/- each to 86,00,000 equity shares of Rs.10/- each.
REPORT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Your Company ensures good corporate governance by implementing and
complying with the polices, standards set out by Securities and
Exchange Board of India and other regulatory authorities. The requisite
certificate issued by M/s. B.P Jain & Co., Chartered Accountants
confirming compliance with the conditions of Corporate Governance as
stipulated under clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, is attached to
this Report.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN - EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO.
The necessary details are furnished in Notes to Accounts, point no.10.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES UNDER SECTION 217(2A)
During the period under review, no employee was in receipt of
remuneration in excess of the limits laid down in Subsection (2A) of
Section 217 of the Companies Act, 1956.
DIRECTORS
In accordance with the relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956
and Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. Vimal Lunawath and Mr.
Bharat Jain, Directors are liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing
Annual General Meeting and, being eligible, offer themselves for
reappointment. The brief resume of directors, who are to be
re-appointed as stipulated under clause 49(IV) of the Listing
Agreement, are furnished in the Corporate Governance Report forming
part of the Annual Report.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to the requirements under Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies
Act, 1956, the Board of Directors of the Company hereby state and
confirm that:
i. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed along with the proper explanations
relating to the material departures;
ii. The Directors 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 affairs of the
company at the end of the financial year and of the profit or loss of the
company for that period.
iii. Proper and sufficient care have been taken to maintain adequate
accounting records in accordance with the pro- visions of this Act to
safeguard the assets of the company and to prevent and detect fraud and
other irregularities.
iv. The annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
AUDITORS
M/s B.P Jain & Co., Chartered Accountants, Auditors of the Company hold
office until the conclusion of the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The
Company has received a letter from them to the effect that they offer
themselves for reappointment and if appointed, it would be within the
prescribed limits under Section 224(1B) of the Companies Act, 1956.
INVESTOR RELATIONS
Your Company always endeavors to keep the time of response to
shareholders'' requests/ grievances at the minimum. Priority is accorded
to address all the issues raised by the shareholders and provide them a
suitable reply at the earliest possible time. The Shareholders'' and
Investors'' Grievance Committee of the Board met to re- view the
redressal of investors grievances. The shares of your Company are
continued to be traded in Electronic Form and the dematerialisation
arrangement exists with both the depositories, viz., National
Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) and Central Depository Services
(India) Limited (CDSL). As on 30th September, 2011, 6599420 (Sixty fve
lakhs Ninety nine thousands Four hundred and twenty only) shares have
been dematerialised, represent- ing 76.74% of the subscribed capital.
LISTING
The shares of your Company are listed in Madras Stock Exchange Limited,
Bombay Stock Exchange Limited and National Stock Exchange of India
Limited. The Company has paid the listing fees for the Financial Year
2011-2012 to the Stock Exchanges where its securities are listed.
During the year, 11,20,000 equity shares allotted upon conversion of
11,20,000 convertible warrants. These shares were listed at NSE on
13.04.2011 and BSE on 19.07.2011 respectively. The listed capital of
the Company with BSE and NSE is 86,00,000 fully paid-up equity shares
of Rs.10/- each. The Company had made a re- quest to Madras Stock
Exchange Ltd for delisting its en- tire securities (70,00,000 equity
shares of Rs.10/- each) voluntarily after obtaining the approval of
shareholders at the 15th Annual General Meeting of the Company held on
28.03.2008. Delisting approval from MSE is awaited. The Company has
also complied with the amendments in list- ing agreement from time to
time.
TRANSFER OF UNPAID DIVIDEND TO IEPF (INVES- TOR EDUCATION AND
PROTECTION FUND)
Pursuant to the provision of Section 205A (5) of the Com- panies Act,
1956, the amount transferred to the unpaid dividend account which
remains unpaid or unclaimed for a period of seven years from the date
of such transfer shall be transferred to the Investor Education
Protection Fund established under Sub- section (1) of Section 205C of
the Companies Act, 1956.
Unclaimed dividend amount of Rs.60,760/- relating to final dividend
for the financial year end 30th September, 2003 was transferred to
Investor Education and Protection Fund on 08.11.2011.
Details of unclaimed Dividend:
Financial Date of Unpaid Due date for
Year Declaration Dividend transfer to IEPF.
of dividend as on 30.09.10
amount.(Rs.)
2004-05 24-03-2006 8,453.20 22-04-2013
2005-06 23-03-2007 90,856.00 21-04-2014
2006-07 28-03-2008 1,93,944.00 26-04-2015
2007-08 20-03-2009 65,057.00 18-04-2016
2008-09 26-03-2010 1,44,331.00 24-04-2017
The Shareholders are requested to claim their unclaimed dividends
before the aforementioned due dates. The unpaid dividend transferred to
IEPF, cannot be claimed by the Shareholders.
PERSONNEL
The Board wishes to place on record its appreciation of all employees
of the Company, for their wholehearted efforts and impressive
contribution to the high level of performance and growth of the Company
during the Year.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Your Directors place on record their gratitude for the support and co-
operation received from CMDA, Corporation of Chennai, ELCOT, Banks and
Financial Institutions, Customers, Suppliers and Shareholders and for
their continued support. The Board also wish to place its sincere
appreciation to the dedicated and committed team of employees.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Arihant Foundations & Housing Limited
sd/- sd/-
(KAMAL LUNAWATH) (VIMAL LUNAWATH)
Managing Director Wholetime Director
Place : Chennai
Date: 29.11.2011 |