1. CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
a) Guarantees given by the Company''s bankers against counter guarantees
given by the Company Rs. 4,215,744 (previous year ended March 31, 2010
Rs. 4,055,000)
b) Corporate Guarantee of up to Rs. NIL (USD, Nil) (previous year ended
March 31, 2010 Rs. 361,120,000 (USD 8,000,000)) in respect of a loan
availed by its subsidiary secured by mortgage of immovable property of
the Company at Pune in favour of Citibank, N.A. or its agents or
trustees. As at March 31, 2011 Rs. Nil (USD, Nil) (previous year ended
March 31, 2010 Rs. 108,336,000 (USD 2,400,000)) has been drawn under
the credit agreement.
c) Claims against the Company not acknowledged as debt:
i) Rs. 178,109,364/- (previous year ended March 31, 2010, Rs.
59,502,103) in respect of disputed demand of income tax against which
the Company has preferred an appeal.
ii) Rs. 5,016,619/- (previous year ended March 31, 2010, Rs. 5,013,818)
in respect of disputed demand of excise and customs duty against which
the Company has preferred an appeal.
iii) Rs. 8,372,875 (previous year ended March 31, 2010, Rs. 8,538,871)
in respect of a sales tax assessment of previous years against which
the Company has applied for cancellation.
iv) Suit filed against the Company in India claiming damages of Rs.
1,118,000,000/- (previous year ended March 31, 2010, Rs.
1,118,000,000/-) for alleged breach of a non-recruitment provision in
an agreement. A similar case has already been dismissed by a Court of
law in Virginia, USA.
v) Suit filed against the Company in India for non payment of contract
fee of Rs. 171,187 as per the agreement (previous year ended March 31,
2010,Rs. Nil)
2. MERGER
Pursuant to the merger agreement dated March 30,2010 between Geometric
Technologies Inc. and Geometric
Americas Inc., two wholly owned subsidiaries of the Company, the
approval of the board of directors dated April 26, 2010 and the
approvals of the Commissioners of the respective states of Arizona and
Delaware, Geometric Technologies Inc., was merged with Geometric
Americas Inc. effective end of day March 31, 2010. Consequent to the
merger, the Company''s investment of 7,583 shares in Geometric
Technologies Inc. has been extinguished and 1,000 shares in Geometric
Americas Inc. have been received as consideration on merger.
3. CAPITAL COMMITMENTS
a) Tangible Assets:
Estimated amount of contracts remaining to be executed on capital
account to the extent not provided for (net of advances) Rs.
8,462,473/- (previous year ended March 31, 2010 Rs. 8,139,417).
b) Intangible Assets:
Estimated amount of contracts remaining to be executed on capital
account to the extent not provided for (net of advances) Rs. Nil
(previous year ended March 31, 2010 Rs. 2,520,655).
4. SECURED LOANS
Working capital facilities are secured by a pari passu charge on book
debts of the Company, both present and future.
5. DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
a) The Company has adopted the principles of Cash Flow Hedging as laid
down in Accounting Standard AS-30 Financial Instruments: Recognition
and Measurement issued by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of
India. Changes in the fair value of those forward foreign exchange
contracts which are designated and effective as hedges of the future
cash flows are recognised directly under Shareholder''s Funds in the
Cash Flow Hedging Reserve and the ineffective portion is recognised
immediately in the Profit and Loss Account.
b) The Company uses forward exchange contracts to hedge its foreign
exchange exposure. Following are outstanding foreign exchange
contracts, which have been designated as Cash Flow Hedges as on March
31, 2011 for hedge of future expected sales:
(c) In the opinion of the Board, the aforesaid loans to subsidiaries
and debts due from the subsidiaries have a value on realisation in the
ordinary course of business at least equal to the amount at which they
are stated, based on the improvements observed in the working of the
subsidiaries pursuant to the cost reduction measures implemented and
revamping of the business . The management is confident of
restructuring the investments and repatriation of the dues within a
reasonable period.
6. CURRENT LIABILITIES
The amount of dues owed to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises as on
March 31, 2011 amounted to Rs. 41,595/- (previous year ended March 31,
2010 : Rs. Nil). This amount has not been outstanding for more than 45
days at the Balance Sheet date. The information regarding Micro, Small
and Medium Enterprises has been determined to the extent such parties
have been identified on the basis of information available with the
Company. This has been relied upon by the auditors.
7. EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTIONS
The position of the existing Employee Stock Options Schemes is
summarized as under:
Notes:
a) The number of options disclosed above has been adjusted for
subdivision of the Company''s shares from face value of ? 10 each into
five equity shares of face value of ? 2 each on August 9, 2005 and on
account of issue of bonus shares on August 6, 2004.
b) The surrendered options can be reissued as per the terms of Schemes
2003, 2006,2009 & 2009 - (Directors and Employees).
c) In the event of any further rights or bonus issue of equity shares
prior to conversion, the entitlement of shares shall be suitably
revised. In the event of a bonus issue, the number of shares shall be
increased proportionately and the price revised downwards. The options
vest in the employees to whom they are granted subject to the employee
being in employment of the Company and his/her performance.
d) The employee share based payment plans have been accounted based on
the intrinsic value method and no compensation expense has been
recognized since the market price of the underlying share at the grant
date is the same/ less than the exercise price of the option, the
intrinsic value thereof being Nil.
8. DEFERRED INCOME TAX
The Company accounts for taxes on income to include the effect of
timing differences in the tax expenses in the Profit and Loss Account
and deferred tax asset/liability in the Balance Sheet. The tax holiday
under Section 10A of Income-tax Act, 1961, is available to the Company
in respect of two units of the Company. In view of this, the deferred
tax asset/ liability in respect of timing differences that originate
and reverse during tax holiday period is ignored and deferred tax
liability in respect of timing differences that originate during tax
holiday period but reverse after the tax holiday period is recognised.
9. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:
A. Related Partes and their Relationships
a) Subsidiary Companies: 1. 3D PLM Software Solutions Ltd.
2. Geometric Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd.
3. Geometric China Inc.
4. Geometric Americas Inc.
5. Geometric SAS.
6. Geometric Romania SRL.
7. Geometric Europe GmbH.
b) Associates: 1. Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd.
c) Key Management Personnel: 1. Mr. Manu Parpia, Founder &
Vice-Chairman
2. Mr.RavishankarG.,MD&CEO
(Resigned w.e.f. April 8, 2011)
d) Directors Having
Substantial Interest: 1. Cerebrus Consultants Pvt. Ltd.
10. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
a) DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLANS
i) Provident Fund:
The Company makes contributions of a specified percentage of the
payroll costs towards the retirement benefit plan of its employees.
ii) Superannuation:
The Company has maintained a Group Superannuation Scheme for its senior
executives through a Master Policy with the Life Insurance Corporation
of India towards which monthly premiums are paid and charged against
revenue.
b) DEFINED BENEFIT PLAN
i) Gratuity:
The Company has maintained a Group Gratuity Cum Life Assurance Scheme
through a Master Policy with the Life Insurance Corporation of India
towards which annual premiums as determined by an actuarial valuation
are paid and charged against revenue. Under the gratuity plan every
employee is entitled to the benefit equivalent to fifteen days final
salary last drawn for each completed year of service depending on the
date of joining. The same is payable on termination of service or
retirement, whichever is earlier. The benefit vests after five years of
continuous service.
ii) Leave Encashment:
The employees are entitled to receive certain benefits in lieu of the
annual leave not availed of during service, at the time of leaving the
services of the Company. The benefits payable are expressed by means of
a formulae which takes into account the salary and the leave balance to
the credit of the employees on the date of exit. These benefits are
administered on a Pay-As-You-Go basis.
c) Basis Used to Determine Expected Rate of Return on Assets:
The expected return on plan assets is determined based on several
factors like the composition of plan assets held, assessed risks of
asset management, historical results of the the return on plan assets
and the Company''s policy for plan asset management.
d) Amounts Recognised as Expense:
i) Defined Contribution Plans
Employer''s Contribution to Provident Fund amounting to Rs. 49,317,807
(previous year ended March 31, 2010, Rs. 37,847,356) and contribution
to Superannuation Fund amounting to Rs. 15,222,776 (previous year
ended March 31, 2010, Rs. 13,351,767) has been included in Schedule 14
under Personnel Expenses - Contribution to Provident and Other Funds.
ii) Defined Benefit Plan
Gratuity cost amounting to Rs. 27,084,438 (previous year ended March
31, 2010, Rs. 8,156,889) has been included in Schedule 14 under
Personnel Expenses - Contribution to Provident and Other Funds.
11. GENERAL
a) Figures for the previous year have been regrouped/restated wherever
necessary to conform to current year''s presentation.
b) Other information required by Schedule VI to the Companies Act,
1956, has been given only to the extent applicable. |