The Directors have pleasure in presenting the Thirty -Fourth Annual
Report and Audited Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31st
March, 2011. (Rs in Lacs)
Year ended Year ended
- WORKING RESULTS: 2010-2011 2009-2010
Profit subject to
Depreciation
& Taxation 4,605,02 3,896.50
Less: Depreciation, net of
transfer from Revaluation
Reserve 1,483.98 1,292.42
Profit Before Tax 3.121.22 2.604.08
Less: Provision for Taxation
Current Tax 620.91 523.33
Deferred Tax 54.18 138.73
Wealth Tax 2.86 677.95 4.00 666.06
Profit After Tax 2.443.27 1,938.02
Add: Profit brought forward from
the previous year 8.880.91 7,830.33
Amount available for
Appropriation 11.324.18 9.768.35
APPROPRIATIONS
Proposed Dividend 592.71 592.71
Tax on Proposed Dividend 96.17 100.73
General Reserve 245.00 933.88 194.00 887.44
Balance in Profit & Loss Account 10.390.30 8.880.91
11.324.18 9.768.35
2010-2011- THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW:
Your company records a turnover of Rs.501.30 crores for the year ended
31st march 2011 as against Rs.451.70 crores in the previous year
domestic sales stood at Rs.314.64 crores. expert sales to Rs.186.66
crores achieving year on year growth of 22.5% this rise in experts is
attributable to the continuation of successful implementation of the
company s marketing strategy aimed at demand creation with focus on
value -added new products tapping new markets addition of new customers
etc. despite the trend if rising oil prices over the year resulting in
increased raw material cost the company earned net profit after tax of
Rs24.43 crores as compared to Rs.19.38 crores in the previous year with
year on year growth of 26 %.
DIVIDEND:
Your Directors have recommended a dividend at 25% (Rs2.5 per share) for
the year 2010-2011 for your consideration. The proposed dividend will
absorb (including Dividend tax) an amount of Rs688.8 Lacs.
DIRECTORS:
Pursuant to Article 133 of the Articles of Association of the Company,
Mr.S.M. Kuvelker and MS .Divya Garware Ibanez retire by rotation and
being eligible, offer themselves for re- appointment.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
Pursuant to Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Directors
confirm:
1. that in the preparation of the annual accounts, they have followed
the applicable accounting standards;
2. that they have selected such accounting policies and applied them
consistently, and made judgments and estimate that 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 of the profit of the Company for
the year ended 31st March, 2011;
3. that 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; and
4. that they have prepared annual accounts on a going concern basis.
FIXED DEPOSITS:
The Company did not accept any fixed deposits during the year under
review. There are no claimed unpaid deposits.
INFORMATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 217(I)(e) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956:
Information in accordance with Section 217( I )(e) of the Companies
Act, 1956, read with the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the
Report of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 and forming part of the
Directors Report is given at Annexure.
PERSONNEL:
The relations with employees at all levels continued to be cordial
throughout the year.
- PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
Information in accordance with the provisions of Section 2I7(2A) of the
Companies Act, 1956, read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees)
Rules, 1975, as amended, is enclosed at Annexure II and forms part of
the Directors Report.
-JOINT VENTURE :
the company plans to enter into environmental services business allied
to the company s geo technical business towards this end the company
and waste management pacific pvt. ltd Australia (WMP), (a wholly owned
subsidiary of transpacific industries group ltd Australia ) have
entered into joint venture agreement inter alia providing equality
share capital holder in the ratio of 50:50 in the garware environment
services private company (GESPL). the company and WMP have invested in
the equity capital of the GESPL accordingly- GESPL is yet to start its
commercial operations.
- CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
Pursuant to Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock
Exchanges, a separate section on Management Discussion and Analysis,
Corporate Governance as well as the Auditors Certificate regarding
compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance is set out in Annexure
forming part of this report.
- CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:
As a part of Social Responsibility, your Company has been supportive
and is actively participating in various activities of social benefit &
cause. The sphere of activities includes organizing health camps, blood
donations camps, summer vacation camps, tree plantation drive etc. The
Company also supports the schools and colleges by providing them
educational equipments and its own manufactured sport nets.
- ACKNOWLEDGMENT:
Your Directors gratefully acknowledge the support given by the
Customers, Dealers, Distributors, Suppliers, Bankers, various
departments of the Central and State Governments, Local Authorities and
also the Shareholders of the Company.
Your Directors would further like to record their appreciation for the
unstinted efforts put-in by all employees of the Company during the
year.
On behalf of the Board of Directors,
Pune, R.B. GARWARE
28th May, 2011 Chairman & Managing Director |