Dear Members,
The Directors take pleasure in presenting the Seventeenth Annual
Report together with the audited statement of accounts of the Company
for the year ended March 31, 2011.
Financial results
(Rs. in Lacs)
Particulars 2010-11 2009-10
Income from operations 15,194.14 15,282.41
Total expenditure 16,162.93 15,340.87
Operating profit /(loss) (968.79) (58.46)
Interest - -
Depreciation 1,117.82 1,033.43
Operating profit /(loss)after
interest and
depreciation (2,086.61) (1,091.89)
Other income 1,654.62 3,317.16
Profit before tax (431.99) 2,225.27
Provision for taxation 91.61 706.18
Net profit after tax (340.38) 1,519.09
Balance brought forward from
previous year 19,427.53 18,290.55
Appropriations
Disposable profits 19,087.15 19,809.64
Proposed dividend 130.42 195.63
Corporate dividend tax 21.66 33.26
Transfer to general reserve - 153.22
Balance carried to Balance
Sheet 18,935.07 19,427.53
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
For the year ended March 31, 2011, the Company earned total revenue of
Rs. 16,848.76 Lacs, a decrease of 9.41% over the previous year''s Rs.
18,599.57 Lacs. As per the consolidated accounts, the total revenues
have increased by 9.70% from Rs. 19,190.54 Lacs to Rs. 21,052.27 Lacs in
the year under review. The Company incurred net loss of Rs. 340.38 Lacs
during the year under review as compared to a net profit of Rs. 1,519.09
Lacs in the previous year.
A detailed discussion on the business performance is presented in the
Management Discussion and Analysis section of the Annual Report.
APPROPRIATION
Dividend
In accordance with the provisions of Companies (Declaration of Dividend
out of Reserves) Rules, 1975, the Directors recommend a final dividend
of Rs. 0.20 per share (10 per cent on a par value of Rs. 2 per share) for
the approval of the members. The final dividend, if declared as above,
would involve an outflow of Rs. 130.42 Lacs towards the dividend
(previous year Rs. 195.63 Lacs) and Rs. 21.66 Lacs towards dividend tax
(previous year Rs. 33.26 Lacs), resulting in a total outflow of Rs. 152.08
Lacs.
Transfer to Reserves
Since the Company has incurred losses during the year, no amount has
been transferred to the General Reserve. Dividend has been declared
out of the accumulated profits available for distribution. Post
proposed dividend, an amount of Rs. 18,935.07 Lacs has been retained in
the Profit and Loss Account.
Subsidiary
The Company has one wholly owned subsidiary i.e. Balaji Motion Pictures
Limited (BMPL), incorporated in March 2007, to handle the filmed
entertainment business.
The year has been an eventful one for BMPL. The box office blockbuster,
''Once Upon A Time in Mumbai'', emerged as one of the most celebrated
films of the year, bagging multiple awards in various categories.
Subsequent to the financial year end, ''Short in the City'', the most
acclaimed film of the season, and ''Raging MMS'', an unconventional
paranormal thriller, were both released successfully, and established
the company''s Alt brand, which stands for new-age commercial cinema
with alternate sensibilities.
In April 2011, BMPL forayed into regional cinema with its maiden
Marathi co- production, ''Taryanche Bait'', which received an
overwhelming response from the media and audiences alike, and set new
precedents at the box office.
BMPL is currently filming its forthcoming multi-starrer, ''The Dirty
Picture'', which is due for a release later this year.
A number of other projects are under active discussion. The Company
expects to release as many as five films in 2012-2013, compared to four
in 2011-2012 and two in 2010-2011.
BMPL achieved a turnover of Rs. 4204.71 Lacs as against Rs. 592.17 Lacs
during the previous fiscal. In the current financial year, BMPL has
reported profit of Rs. 288.86 Lacs against a loss of Rs. 889.90 Lacs for
the previous fiscal.
Directors
Mr. Ashutosh Khanna and Mr. Tusshar Kapoor were appointed as Additional
(Non-Executive) Directors of the Company with effect from August 27,
2010. As per the provisions of section 260 of the Companies Act, 1956,
they will hold office upto the date of the ensuing Annual General
Meeting of the Company.
The Company has received notices under section 257 of the Companies
Act, 1956, together with requisite deposit proposing appointment of Mr.
Ashutosh Khanna and Mr. Tusshar Kapoor as Directors of the Company.
Mr. Akshay Chudasama and Mr. Pradeep Sarda retire by rotation at the
ensuing Annual General Meeting. Mr. Akshay Chudasama and Mr. Pradeep
Sarda being eligible, offer themselves for re- appointment.
The brief resume/details relating to the Directors who are to be
appointed/re- appointed are furnished alongwith the notice convening
the Annual General Meeting.
MANAGEMENT
Mr. Manuj Agarwal was appointed as Chief Executive Officer -
Television, effective July 30, 2010. Mr. Uday Sodhi, Chief Executive
Officer – New Media, resigned effective September 18, 2010 and Mr.
Punyashlok Bhakta was appointed as Chief Executive Officer – New Media,
effective April 4, 2011.
AUDITORS
M/s. Deloitte Haskins and Sells, Chartered Accountants, Mumbai and M/s.
Snehal & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Mumbai, the Joint Auditors
of the Company retire at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being
eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment. They have also confirmed
their eligibility and willingness for re-appointment if made the Joint
Auditors of the Company and confirmed that, if appointed as auditors
for the year 2011–12, their appointment will be within the limits
prescribed under Section 224(1B) of the Companies Act, 1956.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In compliance with the Accounting Standard 21 on Consolidated Financial
Statements, this Annual Report also includes Consolidated Financial
Statements for the financial year 2010-11.
PARTICULARS UNDER SECTION 212 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956
As per Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956, we are required to
attach certain documents of our subsidiary. We have attached the
Directors'' Report, Auditor''s Report, Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss
Account of Balaji Motion Pictures Limited, the wholly owned subsidiary
of the Company and the statement under section 212 of the holding
company''s interest in the subsidiary. The Company also presents the
audited consolidated financial statements in the Annual Report. We
believe that the consolidated accounts present a full and fair picture
of the state of affairs and financial condition, and are accepted
globally.
AUDITORS REPORT
The observations of Auditors in their report read with the relevant
notes to accounts in Schedule 15 are self-explanatory and do not
require further explanation.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY
Energy conservation measures taken by the Company
Our operations are not energy intensive. However, significant measures
are taken to reduce energy consumption by using energy-efficient
computers and by purchasing energy-efficient equipment. We purchase
computers, laptops, air conditioners etc. that meet environmental
standards, wherever possible, and regularly upgrade old equipment with
more energy- efficient equipment. Currently, we use CFL fixtures to
reduce the power consumption in the illumination system.
Additional investments and proposals, if any, being implemented for
reduction of consumption of energy We regularly conduct a survey of our
existing infrastructure and assess the need to adopt newer energy
efficient technologies.
Impact of the measures and consequent impact on the cost of production
of goods
Energy costs comprise a miniscule part of our total expenditure and the
financial impact of these measures is not material.
Total energy consumption
Since the Company does not form part of the list of industries
specified in the schedule, the same is not applicable to the Company.
TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION
The Company''s research and development initiative mainly consists of
ideation of new subjects for our content production business, which are
used in the creation of new storyline and tracks. The expenses incurred
on such initiatives are not practically quantifiable.
The Company is an integrated player in the entertainment industry and
our business is such that there is limited scope for new technology
absorption, adaptation and innovation. However, the Company uses the
latest technology, wherever possible to deliver better production
value, as a regular process.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
There was no foreign exchange earnings and the outgo is Rs. 55.92 Lacs,
as given in Point 15 in Schedule 15 (statement of significant
accounting policies and notes forming part of accounts) of the
Financial Statements.
FIXED DEPOSITS
The Company has not accepted any fixed deposits and as such, no amount
of principal or interest was outstanding as on the balance sheet date.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
A separate section on corporate governance and a certificate from
Auditors of the Company regarding compliance of the conditions of
corporate governance as stipulated under clause 49 of the listing
agreement with the stock exchanges forms part of this Annual Report.
Certificate of CEO / CFO, inter alia, confirming the correctness of the
financial statements, adequacy of the internal measures and reporting
of matters to the audit committee in terms of the clause 49 of the
listing agreements with stock exchanges, is also attached as a part of
this Annual Report.
DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies
Act, 1956 and based on the representation received from the operating
management, the Directors hereby confirm
- That in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed and no material departures have
been made from the same;
- Thatthey 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 at the end of the financial year and of the profit or loss
of the Company for that period;
- 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 safeguarding the assets of the Company and for
preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
- That they have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Your Directors take this opportunity to express their sincere
appreciation for the excellent support and co-operation extended by the
shareholders, bankers and other business associates. Your Directors
further wish to place on record their appreciation of the exemplary
contribution made by the employees at all levels, who, through their
competence, hard work, solidarity, cooperation and support enabled the
Company to achieve consistent growth
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Jeetendra Kapoor
Chairman
May 23, 2011
Mumbai
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