The Directors are pleased to present the 22nd Annual Report and the
audited accounts for the financial year ended March 31,2011.
Financial Results
The financial performance of the Company for the financial year ended
March 31,2011 is as follows:
Financial Performance
(Rs./Cr.)
Particulars As on 31st March
2011 2010
Sales & Other Income 134.23 246.19
Operating Profit (EBITDA) (39.43) 23.84
Financial Charges 7.31 17.92
Depreciation 5.26 7.00
Profit before Extra Ordinary Items (52.00) 3.92
Extraordinary ltem(Profit on Slump Sale
of Switchgear Business) 395.13 0.00
Profit before Tax 343.13 0.00
Tax Expense 79.65 1.07
Profit after Tax 263.48 2.85
Add: Profit brought forward from
previous year 3.29 5.94
Profit available for appropriation 266.77 8.79
Appropriation:
i) Transfer to General Reserve 200.00 5.50
ii) Special Interim Dividend on Equity
Shares 16.95 -
iii) Arrears of Preference Dividend 0.40 -
iv) Preference Dividend for current year 0.10 -
v) Corporate Tax on Dividend 2.89 -
vi) Balance carried to Balance sheet 46.42 -
Your Company achieved a turnover and other income of Rs.134.23 Cr. for
the year ended March 31, 2011 as against Rs. 246.19 Cr. in the previous
financial year.
TRANSFER OF BUSINESS
Pursuant to the decision in the meeting of the Board of Directors of
the Company held on 22nd July, 2010 and the approval of the
Shareholders of the Company through Postal Ballot, the Company has
transferred the entire business of developing, manufacturing and
selling Low Voltage Miniature Circuit Breakers, Residual Current
Circuit Breakers, Air Circuit Breakers, Moulded Case Circuit Breakers,
Distribution Boards, Fuses, Fuse Bases, Switches, Feeder Pillars,
Contractors, Thermal Overload Relays(Switchgear Business), which is a
separate segment as per AS 17, Segment Reporting, to a wholly owned
subsidiary of Legrand France SA by way of Slump Sale as defined under
Section 2(42C) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 on a going concern basis
w.e.f. 9th September, 2010 for a total value of Rs.530.00 Crores on a
Cash and Debt free basis.
Consequent upon the Slump Sale of the Switchgear Business, the current
year financial results include the performance of the Switchgear
Business Segment upto 8th September, 2010. Accordingly the operating
results for the year ended 31st March, 2011 are not comparable with
those forthe preceding year.
DIVIDEND
(1) DIVIDEND ON EQUITY SHARES
The Board of Directors at their meeting held on 11th October,2010 had
declared and paid a Special Interim Dividend of Rs. 10/-(100%) per
share. The total amount of Interim dividend for the year ended 31st
March, 2011 is Rs. 16.95 Cr.
In order to conserve the available funds for further growth and
expansion of the Companys business, the Board of Directors do not
recommend any further dividend for the year under review and hence the
interim dividend of 100% per equity share paid during the year shall be
considered as the final dividend.
(2) DIVIDEND ON PREFERENCE SHARES
The Board of Directors at their meeting held on 11th October, 2010 had
approved the payment of arrears of dividend on 1,000,000 10% Cumulative
Redeemable Preference Share of Rs. 10/- each held by the foreign
collaborators for the Financial year 2007 to 2010.
Further the Board of Directors at their meeting held on 17,th March,
2011 had approved the payment of Dividend to 1,000,000 10% Cumulative
Redeemable Preference Share of Rs. 10/-each for the Financial
year2010-2011.
The Tax on Dividend works qut Rs. 2.89 Cr. which has since been paid.
REDEMPTION OF PREFERENCE SHARES
The Board of Directors at their meeting held on 17th March, 2011 had
approved the redemption of 1,000,000 10% Cumulative Redeemable
Preference Shares of Rs. 10/- at par amounting to Rs. 10,000,000/-
(Rupees One Crore only) which were allotted to Heinrich Kopp, GmbH of
Germany. The effect of redemption of Preference shares has been given
in the Annual Accounts of the Company forthe current year.
DIRECTORS
In accordance with the Articles of Association of the Company, Shri A.
K. Ghosh and Shri Vinay Mahendru, Directors are liable to retire by
rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible,
offer themselves for re-appointment. The information required to be
furnished under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement is given in the
Notice of the Twenty Second Annual General Meeting.
There are on other changes in the Composition of the Board of Directors
of the Company.
DIRECTORSRESPONSIBILITY STATEMENTS
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 217(2-AA) of the Companies
Act, 1956, with respect to Directors Responsibility Statement, it is
hereby confirmed:
i. That in the preparation of the Annual Accounts for the Financial
Year ended 31st March, 2011, the applicable accounting standards have
been followed along with proper explanation relating to material
departures, if any;
ii. That the Directors have 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 or loss of the company for the year under review;
iii. That 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;
iv. That the Directors have prepared the Annual Accounts for the
Financial Year ended 31st March, 2011, on a going concern basis.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
In accordance with the Accounting Standard AS-21 on Consolidated
Financial Statements , the audited Consolidated Financial Statements
are annexed to and forming part of this Report.
AUDITORS AND AUDITORS REPORT
M/s. J.C. Bhalla & Co., Chartered Accountants, Statutory Auditors of
the Company, hold office until the conclusion of the ensuing Annual
General Meeting and are eligible for re-appointment.
The Company has received letter from them, to the effect that their
reappointment, if made, would be with in the prescribed limits under
Section 224 (1B) of the Companies Act, 1956 and they are not
disqualified for such re-appointment with in the meaning of Section 226
of the said Act.
The Notes on Accounts referred to in the Auditors Report are
self-explanatory and therefore, do not call for any further comments.
REPORT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Pursuant to Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, a report on the
Corporate Governance for the year under review along with Auditors
Certificate regarding Compliance of Corporate Governance are given in
the Annexure-A and B and form part of this Report.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
Provisions of Section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with
Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 as amended from time
to time are not applicable to the Company, since no employee of the
Company was in receipt of the remuneration in excess of the limits as
specified in the said rules.
PERSONNEL
Personnel relations with all employees and workers remained cordial and
harmonious throughout the year. Your Directors wish to place on record
their sincere appreciation for the devoted services of all the
employees and workers of the Company.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY. TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION. FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING
& OUTGO
Information 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 the Board of Directors) Rules, 1998, as amended form time
to time, is given in Annexure-C and forms part of Directors Report.
SUBSIDIARY COMPANY:
During the financial year 2010-11, IAFL Cables Ltd.(formerly Indo Asian
Cables Ltd.) has become a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The
Annual Accounts of the said Company are annexed to and forming part of
this Report.
Statement pursuant to Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956 relating
to the Subsidiary Company is annexed to and forming part of this
Report. The detailed copy of Annual Report of the subsidiary company
will be made available to the shareholders on request and will also be
kept for inspection by any shareholder at the Registered/Coporate
Office of the your company.
LISTING OF SHARES
The Equity shares of the Company continue to be listed on the Bombay
Stock Exchange Limited (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange of India
Ltd. (NSE).
FIXED DEPOSITS
During the year, the Company has re-paid all the fixed deposits. The
Company has no unclaimed / unpaid deposit.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review as
stipulated under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock
Exchanges is presented in a separate section forming part of the Annual
Report.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors express their appreciation for the support and
co-opearation received from the financial Institutions, Banks,
Government authorities, customers, vendors and members during the year
under review. Your Directors also wish to place on record their deep
sense of appreciation for the committed services by the executives,
staffs and workers of the Company.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
Place: Noida (V.P. Mahendru)
Dated:12th May, 2011 Chairman-cum-Managing Director
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