Dear Members,
The Directors have pleasure in presenting this 51st Annual Report
together with the Audited Statements of Accounts for the year ended on
March 31, 2011.
Your Directors always try to maximize the value to the share holders.
We have maintained our tradition of coming forth with high quality
content and services. Our tradition in no way inhibits our capacity for
innovations.
As trustees of the Company, we share our vision of growth with you. Our
guiding principles are a blend of realism and optimism which has been
and will be the guiding force of all our future endeavours.
The summary of operating results for the year and appropriation of
divisible profits is given below:
Standalone financial performance
For the year ended on 31st March, 2011, the
Company has achieved Turnover ofRs. 11,772.09 Mn. and Net Profit ofRs.
879.21 Mn. as against the Turnover of Rs. 10,463.70 Mn. and Net Profit of
Rs. 661.75 Mn. respectively during the previous year, representing
increase in Turnover of 12.50% and increase in Net Profit by 32.86%.
The Company holds total unexecuted orders worthRs. 13,840 Mn. Out of
whichRs. 10,590 Mn. is for the MHE division and Rs. 3,250 Mn. is for the
Gear Division as of March 31, 2011. This will help us to continue to
have sustainable growth in coming years. Your Company has ability to
attend substantial live enquiries with excellence.
Consolidated operations
In compliance with the applicable Clauses of the Listing Agreements
with the Stock Exchanges, the Company has prepared Consolidated
Financial Statements as per the Accounting Standard on Consolidated
Financial Statements (AS 21, AS 23 & AS 27) issued by the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India. The Audited Consolidated Financial
Statements along with the Auditors'' Report have been annexed to
(Rs. in Mn)
Year Ended March 31, Standalone Consolidated
2010-11 2009-10 2010-11
Profit Before Tax, Interest,
Depreciation & 2049.42 1743.26 2121.86
Adjustments for previous year
Less: Interest 458.26 508.89 485.46
Depreciation 384.26 331.20 406.38
Profit Before Tax 1206.90 903.17 1230.02
Less: Provision for Tax 319.63 166.64 337.02
Deferred Tax 8.06 74.78 6.31
FBT -
Profit After Tax 879.21 661.75 886.69
Add:
Share of Profits of Associates - - 12.89
Adjustment of Previous Years 7.74 -
Previous Year Balance Brought Forward 207.94 200.87 203.75
PROFIT AVAILABLE FOR APPROPRIATION 1087.15 870.36 1103.33
APPROPRIATIONS:
Proposed Dividend 167.15 139.29 167.15
Income Tax on Dividend 27.12 23.13 27.74
Transfer to General Reserve 650.00 500.00 667.45
Balance Carried Forward 242.88 207.94 240.99
this Annual Report.
This is the first year of consolidation. Your Company''s total
consolidated revenue for the year 2010- 11 was t 12,876.14 Mn. The Net
Profit after provision for taxation for the year ended 31st March, 2011
was Rs. 899.58 Mn. The basic earnings per share for the year was Rs. 9.69.
Your Company''s consolidated net worth is Rs. 4,147.58 Mn. as on 31 March,
2011.
Your Directors are pleased to recommend dividend ofRs. 1.80 per share
(previous year Rs. 1.50 per share on 9,28,61,510 equity shares ofRs. 2/-
each) on 9,28,61,510 equity shares of Rs. 21- each for the year ended on
31st March, 2011.
Directors'' Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, with respect
to the Directors'' Responsibility Statement, it is hereby confirmed
that:
- in the preparation of the annual accounts of the Company for the year
ended on March 31, 2011, the applicable accounting standards have been
followed;
- 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 the state of affairs of
the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit of the
Company for the year ended on that date;
- 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; and
- the accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
Retire by rotation
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the
Articles of Association of the Company, Shri Pradip M. Patel and Shri
Chirayu Amin, Directors retire by rotation at the forthcoming Annual
General Meeting of the Company and being eligible, offer themselves for
reappointment.
Re-appointment of Shri Prayasvin B. Patel as Chairman and Managing
Director
The tenure of Shri Prayasvin B. Patel, Chairman & Managing Director of
the Company will expire on 30th June, 2011. The Remuneration Committee
and the Board of Directors at their respective meetings held on 24th
May, 2011 recommended and approved the re- appointment of and payment
of remuneration to Shri Prayasvin B. Patel as Chairman & Managing
Director of the Company for a further period of three years w.e.f. 1st
July, 2011, subject to the approval of Shareholders. Terms and
conditions for his re-appointment are contained in the Explanatory
Statement forming part of the notice of the ensuing Annual General
Meeting.
Appointment of Shri Prashant C. Amin as an Executive Director
Shri Prashant C. Amin has been appointed as Director liable to retire
by rotation w.e.f. 29th July, 2008. The Remuneration Committee and the
Board of Directors at their respective meetings held on 24th May, 2011
recommended and approved the appointment of and payment of remuneration
to Shri Prashant C. Amin as Executive Director of the Company for a
period of three years w.e.f. 1st June, 2011, subject to the approval of
Shareholders. Terms and conditions for his re-appointment are contained
in the Explanatory Statement forming part of the notice of the ensuing
Annual General Meeting.
The Company''s Auditors M/s. Thacker Butala Desai, Chartered
Accountants, Navsari retire as Statutory Auditors at the ensuing Annual
General Meeting of the Company and being eligible offer themselves for
reappointment.
Subsidiary Companies
During the year under review, the Company has incorporated a Wholly
Owned Subsidiary, (WOS) in Mauritius, namely, Elecon Transmission
International Ltd. to acquire the business of Benzlers-Radicon Group, a
Sub-Group of David Brown Gear Systems Group, UK. the said WOS has
executed Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) to acquire 100% stake in the
business of 1) David Brown Systems Sweden AB (Sweden), 2) Applied
Transmission Products Division of David Brown Geared Systems Limited
(U.K) and 3) Geared Motor Division of Cone Drive Operations Inc. (U.S)
(the Business) of the David Brown Gear Systems Group. The WOS has
also paid the acquisition consideration to the Seller on 26.11.2010.
The following eleven subsidiaries were set up / acquired during the
year:
1. Elecon Transmission International Ltd., Mauritius.
2. Radicon Transmission UK Ltd.
3. Elecon USA Transmission Ltd.
4. David Brown Systems Sweden AB
5. AB Benzlers, Sweden
6. Benzler Technisch Buro Aandrijftechniek B.V. (The Netherlands)
7. Benzler Transmission A.S. (Denmark)
8. Benzler Andtriebstech nik GmbH (Germany)
9. Oy Benzler AB (Finland)
10. Benzlers Antriebstechnik Gesmbh, Austria
11. Benzlers Malaysia, Malaysia
Radicon Transmission UK Ltd.
Warehouse and offices currently located at DB site, Huddersfield, UK
Warehousing, service, assembly, sales office Engineering: design and
applications There are total 58 Employees at present Relocation to
alternative premises in November 2011
Elecon USA Transmission Ltd
Site located in Traverse City, Michigan Warehousing, Assembly, Testing
Growth opportunities through regional focus, product expansion, sales
team focus
AB Benzlers, Sweden
Plant located in Helsingborg, Sweden Property owned by AB Benzlers
Manufacturing , Assembly, Testing, Warehousing ; Engineering: Design
and Applications ; At present, there are total 99 Employees Satellite
service centre in Orebro (central Sweden) opens April 2011
Benzler Technisch Buro Aandrijftechniek B.V. (The Netherlands)
- Site located in Venlo, Netherlands Warehousing, service, assembly,
sales office Well positioned to serve Centra! Europe
Benzlers-Radicon Intellectual Property acquired: Brands :
Products & Range Designs
Series G Industrial Reducer Series H Industrial Reducer Series BD Screw
Jacks Series BS Worm Drive Series BTM Shaft Mount Reducer Series A Mid
Worm Drive Series J Shaft Mount Reducer Series X Couplings Roloid Gear
Pump Kibo Taper Release System
By virtue of this acquisition, your Company can expand its operations
in various Countries across the globe either directly or through its
Subsidiary Companies.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, vide General
Circular No. 2/2011 dated 8th February, 2011, exempt Companies from
attaching to its Balance Sheet,
the individual Annual Reports of its subsidiary companies. As per the
Circular, the consolidated financial statements of the Company and all
its subsidiaries duly audited by its statutory auditors are included in
the Annual Report.
Shareholders interested in obtaining the statement of Company''s
interest in the subsidiaries or stand-alone financial statements of the
subsidiary Companies may obtain the same by writing to the Company
Secretary of the Company.
The annual accounts of subsidiary Companies are available for
inspection by any investor at the registered office of the Company.
Ringspann GmbH, Germany, a joint venture partner in Ringspann Elecon
(India) Ltd., a Joint Venture Company (JVC) has made divestment of
their entire shareholding by selling their stake to Elecon Group of
Companies. In view of the said divestment, the said JVC has applied for
the change of name. The JVC will continue to use the technology of the
outgoing German partner for its captive consumption.
As per Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, a report on Corporate
Governance, together with Management Discussion and Analysis and a
certificate from the Company''s Auditors form part of this report.
Your Company, acknowledging its corporate responsibility, has
voluntarily obtained a Secretarial Compliance Report from Mr. Ashwin
Shah, Company Secretary in whole-time practice, which is annexed to
this Report.
Your Company is committed to maintain the highest standards of
Corporate Governance, reinforcing the valuable relationship between the
Company and its Stakeholders.
During the year under review, your Company has not accepted any fixed
deposits under the provisions of Section 58A of the Companies Act, 1956
read with Companies (Acceptance of Public Deposits) Rules, 1975. There
are no unclaimed deposits as on 31st March, 2011.
Statement as per Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with
the Companies (particulars of employees) Rules, 1975 as amended is
annexed to this Report as Annexure A, forming part of this Report.
The particulars required to be furnished under Section 217(l)(e) read
with the Companies (Disclosure of particulars in the report of Board of
Directors) Rules, 1988 are given in Annexure B, forming part of this
report.
None of the Directors of your Company is disqualified as per provisions
of Section 274(1 )(g) of the Companies Act, 1956. Your Directors have
made necessary disclosures, as required under various provisions of the
Act and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement.
The Company takes a very pragmatic approach towards insurance. Adequate
cover has been taken for all movable and immovable assets for various
types of risks.
Your Company is committed to upholding its excellent reputation in the
field of Industrial relations. Through continuous efforts the Company
invests and improvises development programmes for its employees.
As trustees of the Company, the Directors acknowledge the unstinted
support received from Vendors, Traders, Customers, Banks, Financial
Institutions, Shareholders and the society at large.
The Directors also acknowledges the support of the Bankers, Auditors,
Central and State Government Officials, Solicitors, Advisors, Business
Partners and Members of Elecon family. The growth of the Company would
not have been possible without their unfailing support.
Your Directors look forward to having a long and fruitful relationship
with all of them.
For and on behalf of Board of Directors
Prayasvin B. Patel
Chairman & Managing Director
Vallabh Vidyanagar, May 24, 2011
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