Dear Members,
We are delighted to present the report on our business and operations
for the financial year ended June 30, 2011
I.FINANCIAL RESULTS
The Company''s financial results (consolidated & standalone) for the
year ended June 30, 2011 is provided in the Annual Report.
Consolidated Revenues of the Company for the year ended 30.06.2011 is
R. 484.67 Crores and standalone revenues of the company is R.60.66
Crores due to excellent demand for the Company''s integrated service
approach for IT Infrastructure and Software Services delivery Model.
The Consolidated Profit After Tax of the company for the year ended
30.06.2011 is R.54.42 Crores and Standalone Profit After Tax is R.5.24
Crores. The company has recorded an impressive growth during the year.
The Company has a good year and is poised to continue its growth trend
during the current year.
FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30th JUNE 2011
GSS Infotech Limited GSS Infotech Limited
(Standalone) and its subsidiaries
Particulars Year ended Year ended
(R. In Crores) (R. In Crores)
30.06.2011 30.06.2010 30.06.2011 30.06.2010
Total income 61.22 48.42 485.62 429.31
Gross Profit 26.83 28.45 123.96 113.08
Operating Profit
before interest 12.88 16.88 91.20 84.96
Profit ( )/Loss (-)
from Ordinary
Activities before tax 7.13 14.82 71.27 68.60
Net Profit ( )/
Loss (-) from Ordinary
Activities after tax 5.24 13.80 54.42 56.42
Paid-up equity share capital
(Face Value.
R. 10/- each) 14.13 14.13 14.13 14.13
Reserves and Surplus 274.21 268.98 475.59 431.83
Earnings Per Share 3.70 10.79 38.49 44.10
II. DIVIDEND
The Directors did not recommend any dividend for the period ended 30th
June 2011, keeping in mind the fund requirements for the expansions
under taken by the company
III. FIXED DEPOSITS
During the year under review, the Company has not accepted any deposit
under Sections 58A and 58AA of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the
Companies (acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975.
IV. DIRECTORS
Mr. Keerthy Jaya Tilak, Director of the Company, retire by rotation at
the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offer himsef for
re-appointment.
During the financial year Mr.Ramanan Raghavendran Appointed as
Additional Director on the Board with effect from 14th February 2011
and holds office up to the commencement of forthcoming Annual General
Meeting and in respect of whom the company has received a notice in
writing from a member under section 257 of the Companies Act 1956
proposing his candidature to the office of the Director of the company
be and is hereby appointed as a Director of the company whoshall be
liable as retire by rotation.
It is further informed that, due to certain pre-occupations Mr.Guhan
Subramaniam, tendered the resignation letter to the board, as a nominee
of IL&FS Investment Manager limited the company with effective from
13th may, 2011 and in place of him, your company has received a letter
from the company appointing Mr.Mark Silgardo on the Board of GSS
Infotech Limited in place of Mr.Guhan Subramaniam as a nominee of IL&FS
investment Managers limited with effect from 13th May, 2011.
V. ACQUISITIONS AND INVESTMENTS
Acquisition of a Infovista Technologies, Veloce Group, GCI System and
Technovant Inc
During the year under review, your company has invested 100%
shareholding in Infovista Technologies, Veloce Group, GCI System and
Technovant Inc, by virtue of these investments, the above companies
became the wholly owned subsidiary of the company. The service line of
the above subsidiaries is as under:- Infovista Technologies: The
company is engaged into Delegated database services (onsite, offsite) –
SQL server and Oracle database administration and having operations in
North eastern United States
Veloce Group: The company is engaged into Asset Management Services and
having operations in Minneapolis
GCI Systems: The Company is engaged into Product lead services in End
User Computing and having operations in Minneapolis.
Technovant Inc: The Company is engaged into Enterprise Business
Intelligence and Data Services, Testing Solutions, Enterprise Resource
Planning and Project Management Solutions and having operation in North
America.
VI. AUDITORS
M/s. Sarath & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Statutory Auditors of
the Company have offered themselves for re -appointment at the ensuing
Annual General Meeting and to hold the office from the conclusion of
ensuing Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of the next annual
general meeting.
M/s Sarath & Associates have also expressed their willingness to act as
Auditors of the company, if appointed, and have further confirmed that
the said appointment would be in conformity with the provisions of
section 224(1B) of the companies act, 1956.
VII. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY
ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
The particulars as prescribed under Section 217 (1) (e) of the
Companies Act, 1956, read with the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars
in the Report of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988, are set out in
the Annexure A to this Report.
VIII. AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Company has an Audit Committee comprising of 4 Directors namely,
Mr.P.V.R.K. Prasad, Non-Executive Independent Director, Mr. Keerthy
Jaya Tilak, Non-Executive Independent Director, Mr.L. V. Prasad,
Non-Executive Independent Director and Mr. Bhargav Marepally, Managing
Director.
X. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
None of the employees are covered under section 217(2A) read of the
Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (particulars of employees)
Rules, 1975
XI. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
Your company is committed to benchmark itself with global standards for
providing good corporate governance and has put in place an effective
Corporate Governance System which ensures that the provisions of Clause
49 of the Listing Agreement are duly complied with. A report on
Corporate Governance along with an Auditor Certificate on its
compliance is set out as Annexure B and Annexure C to this Report
XII. EMPLOYEES STOCK OPTION SCHEME (ESOS)
The details of the ESOS as required under the Securities and Exchange
Board of India (Employee Stock Option Scheme and Employee Stock
Purchase Scheme) guidelines 1999 are Annexure D and form part of the
Director''s report.
Xiii. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
A report on Management Discussion and Analysis is set out as Annexure E
to this Report.
XIV. CEO''s DECLARATION
Certificate from the ''Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of
the Company regarding the financial statements as per the Corporate
Governance Norms is given as Annexure F to the report. Further, the
declaration by the Managing Director of the Company declaring that all
the members of the Board and Senior Management Personnel of the Company
have affirmed compliance with the Code of Conduct of the Company is set
out as Annexure G to the Report.
XV. DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
As required under Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the
Directors, based on the representations received from the Operating
Management, and after due enquiry, confirm:
a. That in preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed and there has been no material
departure;
b. That the selected accounting policies were applied consistently and
the Directors 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 as at June 30, 2011 and of the
profit of the Company for the year ended on that date;
c. That proper and sufficient care has been taken 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
d. That the annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern
basis.
XVI. STATEMENT PURSUANT TO EXEMPTION UNDER SECTION 212(8) OF THE
COMPANIES ACT 1956
As per the provisions of the companies act 1956 we are required to
attach the Director''s report, Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss account
of our subsidiaries. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of
India Vide its circular no. 2/2011 dated February 8, 2011 has provided
an exemption to companies from complying with section 212, provided
such companies publish the audited consolidated financial statements in
the annual report. Accordingly the annual report 2010-11 does not
contain the financial statements of our subsidiaries.
The audited annual accounts and related information of our
subsidiaries, where applicable will be made available upon request.
These documents will also be available for inspection during business
hours at registered office of the company. The same will also be
published in our website. www.gssinfotech.com
XVII. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
We are glad to share with you that your company has been successfully
assessed at the highest maturity Level 5 of SEI CMMI -DEV model in
March 2011. GSS is among the top 200 elite group of companies, which
have achieved this distinct recognition of Maturity Level 5 (Optimized
Level) CMMI-DEV v1.2 model developed by SEI.
XVIII.GREEN INITIATIVE
During the financial year we started a sustainability initiative with
the aim of being green and minimizing our impact on the environment.
XIX. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
We thank our customers, vendors, investors and banker for their
continued support during the year. We place on record our appreciation
of the contribution made by our employees at all levels for achieving
the CMMi Level 5 Certification. Our consistent growth was made possible
by their hard work, solidarity, cooperation and support. We thank the
governments of various countries where we have our operations. We also
thank the Government of India, the Central and State Governments and
their various agencies, particularly, the Ministry of Communication &
Information Technology, Software Technology Parks of India, Departments
of Customs and Central Excise, MCA, SEBI, Stock Exchanges, Reserve Bank
of India, and other governmental agencies for extending their support
during the year and look forward to their continued support.
for and on behalf of the Board
Sd/- Sd/-
Mr. Bhargav Marepally Mr.Ramesh Yerramsetti
Place: Hyderabad
Date: December 05, 2011 CEO & Managing
Director Managing Director
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