Dear Shareholders,
The Board of Directors of your Company takes pleasure in presenting
25th Annual Report and audited accounts of your Company for the
financial year ended 31st March, 2011.
Performance /result
In the year 2010-11 also, the company was on the track of growth. The
company
has registered a growth of 18.77% in terms of sales & 5.15% in terms of
profit before tax. The net worth of the company has increased by 21% in
the year 2011. The Company''s net profit rose to the tune of Rs, 16.49
cr. higher by 0.44 cr. in comparison to the last year''s performance.
During the year the company''s net debt liability (secured as well as
unsecured) has been reduced by 5.27 cr. whereas in the previous year
the company was net borrower to the tune of Rs. 38.18cr. The financial
highlight of your company is given as follows:
(Rs in Cr.)
Particulars 2010 - 11 2009 - 10
Gross Turnover 611.09 514.42
Earning before interest, tax & depreciation 39.55 38.56
Interest 11.40 12.14
Depreciation 4.07 3.52
Profit before tax 24.08 22.90
Profit after tax 16.49 16.05
Amount available for appropriation 61.82 50.72
Appropriation:
General Reserve 3.00 3.00
Dividend 0.56 0.56
Dividend Tax 0.09 0.09
Balance carried forward to next year 58.17 47.07
Expansion Plan 2011-12
It is always endeavor of the management of the company to maximize its
returns. With this view, higher value added products have been
continuously included in the product portfolio, which has significantly
improved the bottom line of the company.
Working on the same line the management has decided to add new capacity
in the form of HROP line in CR section of company. Keeping this in
consideration, the company is investing approx. 4.41 cr. in this
expansion cum modernization program. This will add over Rs. 5 cr. per
annum to the bottom line of the company. The company has also planned
to invest approx. Rs. 8.20 cr. in its auto tube division. The demand of
the auto tube is continuously increasing and to match the gap between
demand and production, the company is increasing the capacity of auto
tube division by adding a new auto tube mill and balancing equipments
to the existing machinery. This new mill may add roughly Rs. 40 cr. to
the top line and around Rs 6.00 cr in EBITA margin of the company.
After the completion of ongoing expansion the company is planning to
add new value added products of bright bar it its Engineering division.
Considering the vast demand and huge export potential of bright bar
products, the management has decided to set up a new Bright Bar plant
with the annual capacity of 12,000 mt. This expansion will be done in
existing factory premises. The company is already involved in the
trading of rolled bars, which acts as a raw material for the proposed
plant of Bright Bar. The basic stainless steel bright bar applications
and uses are found in machined components, Pump Shafts, Valves,
Fasterners, Machine Tools, Dairy Equipments, surgical & medical parts.
The expansion program in engineering division will involve a capital
outlay of approx. Rs. 14 cr. and is expected to add over Rs. 100 cr. to
the revenue and over Rs. 7.00 cr. to the profit of the company
annually.
Management further intends to increase capacity of these highly value
added products gradually and also intend to include more value added
products to the product line in small-2 expansion plans from the
internal accrual to improve the bottom line and EBITA margin of the
company. This shows the vision and thrust of the management to improve
the bottom line of the company with low investment and minimum risk.
Transfer to general reserves
Out of the total profit for the financial year 2010-11, an amount of
Rs. 3.00 Crore is proposed to be transferred to the General Reserve.
Dividend
Your Directors are pleased to recommend a dividend of Rs. 0.30 (15%)
per equity share of Rs. 2/- each for the financial year 2010-11. The
dividend, if approved at the ensuing Annual General Meeting, will be
paid to those shareholders whose names appear on the register of
members of the Company as on the Book Closure date. The financial
dividend on the Equity Shares, if declared as above would involve an
outflow of Rs. 0.56 cr. towards dividend and Rs. 0.09 cr. towards
dividend tax resulting in a total outflow of Rs. 0.65 cr.
Depository system and listing of shares
Details of the depository system and listing of shares are given in the
section “General Shareholder Information”, which forms a part of the
Corporate Governance Report and is attached with the Annual Accounts.
Registrar and share transfer agent
M/s. Mas Services Limited, Delhi, is the Registrar and Share Transfer
Agent of the Company. Details of the depository system and listing of
shares are given in the section “General Shareholder Information”,
which forms a part of the Corporate Governance Report and is attached
with the Annual Accounts.
Directors
Mr. Rahul Goel, and Mr. Anurag Agarwal, Directors of the company retire
by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible
offer themselves for re- appointment.
Auditors
The statutory auditors of the Company, M/s. Sanjeev Anand & Associates,
Chartered Accountants, retire at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
M/s. Sanjeev Anand & Associates, Chartered Accountants has confirmed
its eligibility and willingness to accept office of Auditor.
The Audit Committee and the Board of Directors therefore recommend M/s.
Sanjeev Anand & Associates, Chartered Accountants as statutory auditor
of the Company for 2011-12 for the approval of shareholders.
Corporate governance and additional information to shareholders
The Company is committed to maintain high standards of corporate
governance. A separate report on Corporate Governance, pursuant to
Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the stock exchange(s),
Auditors'' Certificate on its compliance, including the Management
Discussion and Analysis, and shareholders'' information forms a part of
this report.
Fixed Deposit
The Company has not accepted any public deposits and, as such, no
amount on account of principal or interest on public deposits was
outstanding as on the date of the Balance Sheet.
Particulars of Employees
Information as required under Section 217(2A) of the Act, read with the
Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975, as amended, are not
applicable to the company as there was no person in the employment of
the company who is in receipt of an aggregate remunerations of Rs.
60,00,000/- or more per annum where employed through out the year or
Rs. 5,00,000/- or more per month, where employed for part of the year.
Conservation Of Energy, Technology Absorption, Foreign Exchange
Earnings And Outgo
Details of energy conservation and research and development activities
undertaken by the Company along with the information in accordance with
the provisions of 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, are given in Annexure ''A'' to the Directors''
Report.
Directors'' Responsibility Statement
As required by Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956 the
Directors'' Responsibility Statement is given hereunder :
i) that in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed long with proper explanation
relating to material departures;
ii) that 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 March 31,
2011 and of the Profit of the Company for that period.
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 on a going
concern basis.
Appreciation
Your Directors would like to express their appreciation for assistance
and co-operation 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,
staff and workers of the Company.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
M. C. GARG
Chairman
Ghaziabad, 30th May, 2011
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