The Directors have pleasure in placing before you the Twenty first
Annual Report of the Company together with the Audited Accounts for the
year ended 31st March 2011.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
(Rs. in Crores)
Particulars 2010-11 2009-10
Net Sales 1305.44 929.29
Other operating income 13.08 17.36
Other income 25.52 13.33
Total Income 1344.04 959.98
Expenditure 809.46 517.43
PBDIT 534.58 442.55
Finance charges 2.18 2.76
Depreciation 53.35 51.45
Profit before tax (PBT) 479.05 388.34
Provision for tax
Current Tax 39.20 31.20
MAT Credit Utilisation 1.28 9.60
Deferred Tax 3.00 3.34
Profit after tax (PAT) 435.57 344.20
Earnings per Share (EPS)
a) Basic 32.90 26.40
b) Diluted 32.88 26.35
During the year, Divi achieved a turnover of Rs.1305 crores as against
Rs.929 crores during the previous year resulting in a growth of 41%.
Exports constituted 93% of total turnover as against 91% during the
last year. Profit after Tax (PAT) for the year amounted to Rs.436
crores as against Rs. 344 crores during the last year, a growth of 27%.
Business has grown satisfactorily across all the segments, especially
during the second half. The issue of destocking of inventory at our
customers seen during the last year is done with and we see normal flow
of business across the product portfolio of the company.
DIVIDEND
Your Directors are pleased to recommend a dividend of Rs.10/- per
equity share of Rs.2/- each, i.e., 500% for the year 2010-11 subject to
approval of members.
TAXATION
We made a provision of Rs. 40.48 crores towards Income-tax this year
(including MAT credit utilization of Rs.1.28 crores. Provision for
last year amounted to Rs.40.80 crores including a MAT credit
utilization of Rs.9.60 crores.
An amount of Rs. 3.00 crores has been provided towards Deferred Tax
Liability during the year as against Rs. 3.34 crores during the
previous year.
EQUITY CAPITAL
During the year, we allotted 4,50,965 equity shares of Rs.2 each to
employees on exercise of their stock options.
As a result of the the allotment of shares under ESOP scheme, the
paid-up equity capital of the company has increased by Rs.0.09 crores
to Rs.26.52 crores and an addition of Rs. 7.59 crores to the Share
Premium Account.
EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION SCHEME
The Employee Stock Option Scheme (ESOP 2006) approved by the company
provided for vesting of stock options in 4 tranches. The fourth/last
tranche under this Scheme was vested on 13th March, 2010 and a majority
of the options have been exercised by the employees. There are 1,39,180
outstanding options yet to be exercised as at the end of the year.
As per the provisions of Securities and Exchange Board of India
(Employee Stock Option Scheme and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme),
Guidelines, 1999, disclosures with respect to Scheme are given in the
Annexure - I to this report.
SUBSIDIARIES
Your company has two wholly owned subsidiaries viz., M/s. Divis
Laboratories (USA) Inc., in USA and M/s. Divis Laboratories Europe AG
in Switzerland for marketing its nutraceutical products and a greater
reach to customers within these regions. While loss for current year at
Divis Laboratories (USA) is Rs.0.63 crores, the loss at Divis
Laboratories Europe is Rs.5.66 crores.
Auditors of these subsidiaries have observed that they have negative
networth and suffer from deficiency of cash for continuing operations
as a going-concern without the support of the parent. The losses in the
subsidiaries are on account of low level of operations at the
subsidiaries. With the expected increase in the level of operations,
the subsidiaries would be getting into cash profits shortly.
During the year, we have enhanced the equity capital in Divis
Laboratories (USA) Inc., by converting Rs.2.23 crores from out of the
loans given to the subsidiary into equity capital. We would also be
increasing the equity capital of Divis Laboratories Europe AG during
the next fiscal.
In accordance with the general circular issued by the Ministry of
Corporate Affairs, Government of India, the Balance Sheet, Profit and
Loss Account and other documents of the subsidiary companies are not
being attached with the Balance Sheet of the Company. Shareholders who
wish to have a copy of the full report and accounts of the subsidiaries
will be provided the same on receipt of a written request from them.
These documents will be put up on the website of the company viz.,
www.divislaboratories.com and will also be available for inspection at
the Registered Office of the Company and that of the respective
subsidiary companies on any working day during business hours. The
Consolidate Financial Statements presented by the Company include the
financial results of its subsidiary companies.
CONSOLIDATED ACCOUNTS
As stipulated in the listing agreement with the stock exchanges, the
consolidated financial statements have been prepared by the Company in
accordance with the relevant accounting standards under the Companies
Act, 1956. The audited consolidated financial statements together with
Auditors Report thereon form part of the Annual report. The
consolidated net profits after tax of the company and its subsidiaries
for the year amounted to Rs.429.27 crores as compared to Rs.340.33
crores in the previous year representing a basic earning per share of
Rs.32.42 and Rs.32.41 per share on diluted basis for the current year
as against Rs. 26.11 and Rs. 26.06 respectively for the previous year.
DIRECTORS
Sri G.Venkata Rao, Dr. G. Suresh Kumar and Sri Madhusudana Rao Divi
will retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and,
being eligible, offer themselves for re- appointment.
Dr. P. Gundu Rao has resigned from his whole-time employment with the
company as he wishes to relocate to the U.S.A. to spend time with his
family. Dr. Gundu Rao will, however, continue as a Non-Executive
Director of the company.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY REPORT
As required under Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956,
Directors of your company hereby state and confirm that:
a) the applicable accounting standards have been followed in the
preparation of the annual accounts
b) the accounting policies selected were applied consistently and the
judgements and estimates made are reasonable and prudent so as to give
a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st
March, 2011 and its profit for the year ended on that date;
c) proper and sufficient care has been taken 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 fraud and other irregularities.
d) the annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
AUDITORS
The Auditors, M/s. P.V.R.K. Nageswara Rao & Co., Chartered Accountants,
Hyderabad retire at the ensuing Annual General meeting and, being
eligible, offer themselves for reappointment.
COST AUDIT
Pursuant to Section 233B of the Companies Act, 1956, the Central
Government has prescribed Cost Audit for the company. Based on
recommendations of the audit committee and subject to the approval of
the Central Government, M/s. EVS & Associates, Cost Accountants,
Hyderabad have been appointed as Cost Auditors for the year.
The relevant cost audit report for the financial year 2009-10 was filed
within the due date on 20th August, 2010. The due date for filing the
report was 27th September, 2010.
MANAGEMENT DISUCSSION AND ANALYSIS
A report on Management Discussion & Analysis is provided as part of
this Annual Report.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND SHAREHOLDERS INFORMATION
A report on Corporate Governance is included as a part of this Annual
Report.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
As a matter of policy, your Company carries out transactions with
related parties on an arms-length basis. Statement of these
transactions is given in the Notes to Accounts attached in compliance
of Accounting Standard No. AS-18.
FIXED DEPOSITS
Your Directors wish to inform that the Company has not accepted any
deposits from public covered by provisions of Section 58A of the
Companies Act, 1956.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION
Particulars required under Section 217 (1) (e) of the Companies Act,
1956 read with Rule 2 of the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in
the Report of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 is given in the Annexure
- II to this report.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Particulars of employees required to be furnished under Section 217
(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of
Employees) Rules, 1975 are given in the Annexure - III attached and
forms part of this Report.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
We thank all our customers, suppliers and investors for their continued
support. We also gratefully acknowledge the continued assistance and
co-operation extended by Government authorities, financial institutions
and banks to the company. The Board expresses its appreciation for the
dedication and commitment extended by its employees and their
contribution to the growth and progress of the company.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Hyderabad Dr. Murali K. Divi
20th May, 2011 Chairman & Managing Director
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