The Directors have pleasure in presenting this Thirteenth Annual
Report together with the Audited Accounts of the Company ENIL] for
the financial year ended March 31, 2012.
I. Financial Highlights
Amount in Rs
Financial Year Financial Year
2011-2012 2010-2011
Income 3,129,475,246 2,846,848,316
Profit before Tax &
Exceptional item 797,466,918 609,734,330
Profit on sale of Long
Term Investment - 126,848,239
Tax expense 232,371,797 214,493,272
Profit after Tax 565,095,121 522,089,297
Profit brought Forward 1,475,081,244 952,991,947
Equity 476,704,150 476,704,150
Transfer to General Reserve - -
Surplus carried to
Balance Sheet 2,040,176,365 1,475,081,244
1. Financial Performance
Your Company retained its position as the market leader in Private FM
Radio Broadcasting Industry. Total income of the Company increased from
Rs 2,846,848,316 during the previous year to Rs 3,129,475,246 during the
year under review. Profit after tax was higher at Rs 565,095,121. The
performance is discussed in detail in the Management Discussion and
Analysis Report which forms part of the Annual Report: ''
2. Operations
The year has been a challenging one for the media industry. The
slowdown in the economy with the GDP growth at 6.1% in the 3rd quarter
of FY12 and the uncertainty about any recovery happening soon has lead
to advertisers curtailing or deferring ad spends. This has impacted
your Company as well. ENIL''s total income grew by a modest 9.9% this
year to Rs 312.9 crs. Your Company''s EBITDA grew by 17,3% and crossed
the Rs 112.2 crs. milestone for the first time. Your Company''s net
profit stood atRs 56.5 crs., a growth of 43.0% (without exceptional
items). In these trying times, your Company has maintained its revenue
market share amongst private broadcasters at 33-35%.
The challenging conditions motivated your Company to focus on
developing more innovative sales propositions and go-to market
solutions for the advertisers. Your Company significantly ease us
in union building so as to keep the listenership lead
intact. Your Company has maintained its leadership in listenership this
year as well. ENIL remained the number one brand in each of the
quarterly IRS reports of the year. It also showed strong results in
research conducted by RAM (Radio Audience Measurement).
You will be happy to know that your Company was recognized by FICCI,
for the third continuous year, as the most successful radio company of
the year. The strength of the Radio Mirchi brand and the prowess of its
programming and marketing teams were also recognized at the Excellence
in Radio Advertising (ERA) awards function at this year''s India Radio
Forum (IRF), where ENIL received the maximum number of awards. Your
Company also received several other awards during the year, in
recognition of its strong performance.
During the year, your Company entered the UAE through a tie-up with the
Abu Dhabi Media Company (ADMC). Radio Mirchi can now be heard in Dubai,
Al Ain, Abu Dhabi and the other emirates in the UAE. The initial
reports from the UAE are very encouraging. As always, we are committed
to providing the best entertainment to our listeners, wherever they are
present.
Your Company made progress on the Digital side of the business also. As
you know, the internet is fast expanding its presence in India with
more than 120 million Indians using it for emails, social networking,
e-commerce, entertainment, etc. This number is expected to grow to
more than 300 million in the next 2-3 years. Keeping this in mind, your
Company has made Digital very much a part of its overall programming
and business strategy. Your Company launched two internet radio
stations - Purani Jeans and Meethi Mirchi. You may access them on
www.radiomirchi.com. Your Company also expanded the Mirchi Mobile
service by adding a Bhojpuri radio feed created especially for the
mobile platform.
Your Company continued its support to and appreciation of the highly
creative music fraternity this year also. This year, we had , an even
bigger Hindi Mirchi Music Awards (MMA) function. In its 4th year, the
awards saw even higher participation from the music fraternity. We feel
proud that through these awards, your Company is giving the artists the
true respect they deserve. We extended this reverence to the music
fraternity in the four southern states two years back. This year, we
launched the first edition of the Bangla Mirchi Music Awards.
Your Company is confident about the future. This confidence comes from
recognizing the challenges that lie ahead, identifying the continuous
changes in listener tastes and remaining sensitive to advertisers''
needs. This confidence comes from constantly directing our efforts and
resources towards creating a stronger, digitally robust and
continuously innovating brand.
After getting unexpectedly delayed in FY12, we are hopeful that the
Phase 3 policy will move ahead in FY13 with the auctioning process
expected to begin in FY13. Phase 3 is an exciting opportunity for your
Company to grow. The management has prepared detailed plans for
participation in the auctions and the Directors of your Company are
guiding management in the making of these plans.
4. Divided
In order to conserve the resources for future growth, your Directors do
not recommend any dividend for the financial year 2011-2012.
5. Fixed Deposits
The Company has not accepted any fixed deposits and, as such, no amount
of principal or interest was outstanding as on the date of the Balance
Sheet.
6. Director!''
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, read with
the Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. Vineet Jain and Mr.
Ravindra Kulkarni retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General
Meeting and being eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment.
Brief resume of the Directors proposed to be re-appointed, nature of
their expertise in specific functional areas, names of the companies in
which they hold directorships and the memberships / chairmanships of
Committees of the Board and their shareholding in the Company, as
stipulated under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement entered into with
the Stock Exchanges, are set out in the Annexure to the Notice forming
part of the Annual Report.
7. Audit Committee
The Audit Committee of the Company presently comprises Mr. N. Kumar
(Chairman), Mr. Ravindra Dhariwal, Mr. Ravindra Kulkarni and Mr.
Richard Saldanha. The Internal Auditors of the Company report directly
to the Audit Committee. Brief description of the terms of reference of
the Audit Committee has been furnished in the Report on Corporate
Governance.
8. Auditors
Messrs Price Waterhouse & Co., Chartered Accountants, the Statutory
Auditors of the Company retire at the conclusion of the Thirteenth
Annual General Meeting and have confirmed their eligibility and
willingness to accept office, if appointed. ''
Members are requested to appoint Messrs Price Waterhouse & Co.'',
Chartered Accountants, as the Statutory Auditors of the Company for the
period commencing from the conclusion of the Thirteenth Annual General
Meeting until the conclusion of the Fourteenth Annual General Meeting
and to fix their remuneration.
9. Cost Auditor
The Company is required to comply with the relevant provisions of the
Cost Accounting Records (Telecommunication Industry) Rules 2011,
notified on December 7, 2011. Effective date of implementation of the
aforesaid Rules is April 1, 2012. The Company is in the process of
appointing the Cost Auditor as per the General Circular No. 15/ 2011
dated April 11, 2011 issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Cost
Audit Branch, read with the Companies (Cost Audit Report) Rules, 2011
for cost audit of the cost records. The cost audit requirements of the
cost records of the Company will be applicable from the financial year
2012-2013 onwards.
10. Buy-Back of Shares
During the financial year under review, the Company has not offered to
buy-back any of its outstanding shares.
11. Conservation of Energy cl Technology Absorption
The Company is in the business of FM Radio Broadcasting. Hence, most
of the information required to be provided under Section 217(1 )(e) of
the Companies Act, 1956, read with the Companies (Disclosure of
Particulars in the Report of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988, is not
applicable.
However the information, as applicable, is given hereunder:
(i) Conservation of Energy:
The operations of the Company are not energy intensive.
Nevertheless, continuous efforts are being made by the
Company and its employees to reduce the wastage of scarce energy
resources.
(ii) Technology Absorption:
Whenever there is requirement, the Company evaluates the best
technology available globally for improving the '' productivity and
quality of its operations.
The Company is currently implementing Customer
- Relationship Management (CRM) by leveraging the existing SAP
landscape to improve process control and sales efficiency. This will
not only help the current 32 radio stations, but will also aid the
future expansion.
(iii) Research & Development:
The Company is scaling up its digital and mobile presence in a
significant way. The Company already streams 2 music feeds through
Gaana.com platform. In mobile space, the Company offers 15 radio feeds
on a dial-in IVR platform
. which is available across telecom networks. .
12. Foreign:
Statement pursuant to Section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act, 1956,
read with the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of
Board of Directors) Rules, 1988:
(i) Activities relating to export, initiatives to increase exports,
developments of new export markets for products and . services and
export plan:
The Company is actively exploring profitable business opportunities in
the overseas market.
(ii) -Total foreign exchange earned and used:
Amount in Rs
Financial Yieal Financial Year
2011-2012 2010-2011
Foreign exchange earnings 13,164,105 -
Foreign exchange outgo 8,122,585 7,454,160
13. Particulars of Employ
Particulars of the employees as required under the provisions of
Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956, read with the Companies
(Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975, as amended, are given in the
annexure appended hereto and forms part of this report. In terms of
Section 219(1) (b)(iv) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Annual Report
and Accounts are being sent to all the Members excluding the aforesaid
annexure. Any Member interested in obtaining a copy of the said
annexure may write to the Company Secretary at the Registered Office of
the Company.
14. Share Capital & Listing of Securities
The equity shares of the Company are listed and admitted to dealings on
BSE Limited (BSE) and National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE)
effective from February 15, 2006. Annual Listing Fee has been paid to
each exchange.
15. Management Discussion and Analysis Report:
Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the financial year under
review as stipulated in Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement entered into
with the Stock Exchanges is set out in a separate section forming part
of the Annual Report.
16 Corporate Government
The Company is adhering to good corporate governance practices in every
sphere of its operations. The Company has taken adequate steps to
comply with the applicable provisions of Corporate Governance as
stipulated in Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement entered into with the
Stock Exchanges. A separate report on Corporate Governance is enclosed
as a part of the Annual Report along with the Certificate from the
Practicing Company Secretary confirming compliance with the conditions
of Corporate Governance. Observation of the
Practicing Company Secretary in the aforesaid Certificate has been
adequately dealt with in the report on Corporate Governance, which
forms part of the Annual Report.
17. Directors'' Responsibility Statement:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act,
1956, the Directors, based on the representations received from the
Operating Management, hereby confirm that:
(i) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed and that there are no material
departures;
(ii) they have, in the selection of the accounting policies, consulted
the Statutory Auditors and have applied the suggested accounting
policies 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 for the financial year ended on March 31,
2012 and of the profit of the Company for that period;
(iii) 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, to the best of
their knowledge and ability;
(iv) they have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
18. Subsidiary Company
Alternate Brand Solutions (India) Limited (ABSL) is engaged in the
business of events. ABSL classifies events into two types- '' Managed
Events in which ABSL manages its clients'' events on their behalf and
IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) events in which ABSL builds its own
event brands.
During the year, ABSL decided not to carry out Managed Events on
account of poor margins and excessive competition from the unorganized
sector. Consequently, the results of this year are not comparable with
those of the previous years. The total income recorded by ABSL during
FY12 was Rs 11.2 crs. with an EBITDA loss of Rs 0.3 crs. ABSL ensured
that its receivables position was handled satisfactorily.
As per Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956, the Company is required
to attach the Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account (Statement of
Profit and Loss) and other documents of its subsidiary companies to the
Balance Sheet of the Company. Vide General Circular No. 2/ 2011 dated
February 8, 2011 issued by the Government of India (Ministry of
Corporate Affairs), general exemption has been granted to companies
from attaching financial statements of subsidiaries, subject to
fulfillment of conditions stated in the said circular. Accordingly, the
Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account (Statement of Profit and
Loss) and other documents of the Subsidiary Company are not attached to
the Balance Sheet of the Company.
Relevant financial information of the Subsidiary Company is disclosed
in the Annual Report. The Company shall make available the Annual
Accounts and the related detailed information of its subsidiary to any
Member of the Company or its subsidiary who may be interested in
obtaining the same at any point of time. These documents will also be
available for inspection during business hours at the Registered
Office. The Consolidated Financial Statements presented by the Company
include financial results of its subsidiary companies.
19. Consolidated Financial r: lnaccordancewiththeAccountingStandard21
on Consolidated Financial Statements, the audited Consolidated
Financial Statements are annexed and form part of the Annual Report.
20, Acknowledgements
Your Directors take this opportunity to convey their appreciation to
all the members, listeners, advertisers, media agencies, dealers,
suppliers, bankers, regulatory and government authorities and all other
business associates for their continued support and confidence in the
management of the Company. Your Directors are pleased to place on
record their appreciation of the consistent contribution made by
employees at all levels through their hard work, dedication, solidarity
and cooperation and acknowledge that their efforts have enabled the
Company to achieve new heights of success.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Vineet Jain
Mumbai, May 25, 2012 Chairman
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