Dear Members,
The Directors have pleasure in submitting the Annual Report and
Audited Statements of Account of the Company for the year ended
31st March, 2011.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
(Rs million)
FY11 FY10
Net Sales Turnover 6668 21543
Profit before interest, 879 5117
depreciation and
tax (EBITDA)
Less: Interest and Financial Charges 481 1756
Profit before depreciation and tax 398 3361
(PBDT)
Less: Depreciation 394 1320
Profit/(Loss) Before tax (PBT) 4 2041
Provision for current tax 1 67
Provision for tax - earlier years 4 -
Provision for deferred tax (32) 604
Fringe Benefit tax - -
Profit after Tax(PAT) 31 1370
Add:(i) Surplus brought forward 8067 70911
(ii)Transfer from Debenture 1251 -
Redemption Reserve
Balance 8098 8586
Less: Transfer pursuant to Scheme of 4022 -
Arrangement
Profit available for appropriation 4076 8586
APPROPRIATIONS:
General Reserve 1 200
Debenture Redemption Reserve (net) 31 129
Interim/Proposed Dividend 20 162
Dividend Distribution tax thereon 3 27
Balance carried forward 4021 8068
4076 8586
The results for the year under review are not comparable with that of
theearlierpreviousyear on account of the implementation of the Scheme
of Arrangement, detailed herein below
DIVIDEND
Despite the lower profits, your Directors recommend payment of a final
dividend @ 12.5%, i.e. Rs 0.25 per equity share as against a dividend
of Rs 21- per equity share paid last year.
OPERATIONS AND BUSINESS PERFORMANCE
Please refer to the chapter onManagement Discussion and Analysis
for a detailed analysis of the
performance of the Company during 2010-11. In addition, working results
for key businesses have been provided as an annexure to this report
(Annexure -A).
SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT
With a view to effectively and efficiently cater to the growth
Plans of the business segments, the Board of Directors of the Company
approved a Scheme of Arrangement between the Company, Dalmia Bharat
Enterprises Limited, Avnija Properties Limited and DCB Power Ventures
Limited under which certain business undertakings like the refractory,
cement and the captive thermal power businesses together with certain
subsidiaries were to be demerged into Dalmia Bharat Enterprises
Limited, Avnija Properties Limited(now known as Dalmia Cement (Bharat)
Limited) and DCB Power Ventures Limited. The said Scheme of Arrangement
was sanctioned by the Madras High Court by its order dated 29-7-2010
and was made effective from 1-9-2010. Consequently the operating
results for the year 2010-11 comprise the remaining businesses, viz.,
sugar, Magnesite, travel agency and wind power.
CHANGE IN NAME OF COMPANY
The name of the Company was changed from Dalmia Cement (Bharat) Limited
to Dalmia Bharat Sugar and Industries Limited with the approval of the
Shareholders in the last Annual General Meeting held on 27th August,
2010. The Registrar of Companies, Tamil Nadu, has approved the said
change in the name and had issued the Fresh Certificate of
Incorporation consequent upon Change in the Name on 7th September,
2010.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Company''s corporate governance practices have been detailed in a
separate chapter and is annexed to and forms part of this Report. The
Auditors certificate on the compliance of Corporate Governance Code
embodied in Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement is also attached as
annexure and forms part of this Report.
LISTING OF SHARES
The Company''s shares continue to be listed on the Madras
Stock Exchange, National Stock Exchange and Bombay Stock
Exchange.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Barring a two months strike by the workers at Salem, the industrial
relations during the year under review remained harmonious and cordial.
The Directors wish to place on record their appreciation for the
excellent cooperation received from all employees at various units of
the Company.
EMPLOYEES'' PARTICULARS
The statement giving particulars of employees who were in receipt of
remuneration in excess of the limits prescribed under Section 217(2A)
of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Rules and Notifications made
thereunder, is annexed. However, in terms of the proviso (b)(iv) to
Section 219(1) of the Companies Act, 1956 the Report and Accounts are
being
sent to the Members excluding the aforesaid Annexure, Any Member
interested in obtaining copy of the same may write to the Company
Secretary at the Registered Office.
ENERGY CONSERVATION, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE
TRANSACTIONS
A statement giving details of Conservation of Energy, Technology
Absorption and Foreign Exchange transactions, in accordance with the
Companies (Disclosure of particulars in the Report of the Board of
Directors) Rules, 1988, forms a part of this report as Annexure - B.
SUBSIDIARIES
The Central Government vide Notification 5/12/2007 -- CL III, dated
8-2-2011 has exempted all Companies in terms of Section 212(8) of the
Companies Act, 1956 from attaching the Annual Reports of its
Subsidiaries. Accordingly, the Directors'' Report and audited accounts
of the Company s Subsidiaries, Himshikhar Investment Limited, Dalmia
Solar Power Limited and Dalmia Sugar Ventures Limited, for the year
ended 31st March 2011 are not being enclosed with this Annual Report.
Any Member desiring to inspect the detailed Annual Reports of any of
the aforementioned subsidiaries may inspect the same at the Head Office
of the Company and that of the subsidiaries concerned. In event a
Member desires to obtain a copy of the Annual Report of any of the
aforementioned subsidiaries, he may write to the Registered Office of
the Company specifying the name of the subsidiary whose Annual Report
is required. The Company shall supply a copy of such Annual Report to
such Member. The Annual Report of the aforementioned Subsidiaries are
available at the Company''s website www. dalmiacement.com.
FIXED DEPOSITS
As at the end of the year, the total amount of deposits remaining due
for payment and not claimed by the depositors as on 31st March 2011 was
Rs NIL million.
DIRECTORS
The following Directors retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual
General Meeting:.
1. Shri J.S. Baijal; and
2. Shri Donald M. Peck.
Shareholdings in the Company by its Directors as at 31-3-2011, are as
under:
Name of the Director No.of Shares of Rs21-each held
Shri Jai H.Dalmia 1,635,010
Shri Y.H.Dalmia 751880
Shri Gautam Dalmia 751,990
Shri Puneet Yadu Dalmia 742.055
Shri T. Venkatesan 2,000
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.
CEO/CFO REPORT ON ACCOUNTS
As required under clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, the CEO/CFO''s
Report on the Accounts is attached.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
In terms of the provisions of Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act,
1956 your Directors declare that:
a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable Accounting
Standards have been followed and no departures have been made there
from;
b) the Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them
consistently and made judgements 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 of the
Company for that period;
c) the Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and
for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; and
d) the Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis.
AUDITORS
M/s. S.S, Kothari Mehta & Co., Chartered Accountants the Auditors of
the Company retire at the conclusion of the ensuing Annual General
Meeting and are eligible for re-appointment. As required under Section
224 of the Companies Act, 1956, the Company has obtained from them a
certificate to the effect that their re-appointment, if made, would be
in conformity with the limits prescribed in the said Section.
For and on behalf of the Board
Jai H. Dalmia PuneetYadu Dalmia
Vice Chairman Managing Director
Place:New Delhi
Dated :23rd May, 2011
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