The Directors are pleased to present the 15th Annual Report on the
business and operations of the Company together with the audited
accounts for the financial year ended 31st March, 2011.
1. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
(Rs. In Lacs)
Particulars 2010-11 2009-10
Gross sales and other receipts 1,92,276 1,59,958
Profit before interest, depreciation, 1,64,374 1,25,680
amortisation and taxation
Interest 57,796 51,642
Depreciation and Amortisation 725 510
Operational profit before tax 1,05,853 73,528
Less: Exceptional items 450 -
Less: Provision for Tax and other 15,667 13,862
adjustments
Profit afiter taxation and 89,736 59,666
other adjustments
Balance brought forward 58,292 60,542
Profit available for appropriation 1,48,028 1,20,208
Less: Transferred to General Reserve 58,292 -
Less: Debentures Redemption Reserve 43,334 61,916
Profit carried to Balance Sheet 46,402 58,292
Net Worth 9,63,709 7,11,774
2. OPERATIONS
The Turnover of the Company increased by 20.20% and stood at Rs. 1,92,276
lacs as against Rs. 1,59,958 Lacs in the previous year. The Companys
Profit from Operations for the year ended 31st March, 2011 increased by
43.35 % to Rs. 1,05,403 lacs as against Rs. 73,528 lacs in the
corresponding period of the previous year. Company launched
Residential as well as Commercial projects admeasuring 57,40,218 sq.
fit. of saleable area. Details of Projects forms part of the
Managements Discussion and Analysis forming part of the report
appearing separately in the annual report.
During the year under review there was accidental fire on 18th
November, 2010 at the office premises due to this, the equipments,
computer systems, statutory records, registers, correspondence and
drawing plans were extensively damaged. Exceptional loss of Rs. 450 lacs
represents net write off to Profit and Loss Account on account of
accidental fire. There was no casualty in the said mishap.
3. DIVIDEND
With a view to control Inflationary trend, Government/RBI has
implemented such policy that restricts the investments in the real
estate sector, thereby, affecting availability of liquidity in the
business. Given the circumstances, Board deems it fit not to recommend
payment of any Dividend for the year and conserve resources.
4. MANAGEMENTS DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
A detailed review of the operations, performance and future outlook of
the Company and its businesses is given in the Managements Discussion
and Analysis, which forms part of this Report as Annexure II.
5. SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
As at 31st March, 2011, Your Company had 10 subsidiaries as listed
below:
1. Blue Star Realtors Private Limited;
2. BKC Developers Private Limited;
3. Excel Arcade Private Limited;
4. Guruashish Construction Private Limited;
5. HDIL Commercial Properties Private Limited (formerly known as HDIL
Leisure Pvt. Ltd.)
6. HDIL Entertainment Private Limited;
7. Lashkaria Construction Private Limited; (w.e.f. 12th October, 2010)
8. Mazda Estates Private Limited;
9. Privilege Power and Infrastructure Private Limited and
10. Ravijyot Finance and Leasing Private Limited
All the above companies are non-material, non-listed subsidiary
companies as defined under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreements entered
into with the stock exchanges.
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) vide its Circular No.
5/12/2007 – CL-III dated 8th February, 2011 has granted general
exemption under Section 212(8) of the Companies Act, 1956 to companies
from attaching the accounts of their subsidiaries in their annual
reports subject to fulfillment of certain conditions prescribed. The
Board of Directors of the Company at its Meeting held on 27th May, 2011
noted the provisions of the circular of MCA and passed the necessary
resolution granting the requisite approvals for not attaching the
Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account, report of the board of
directors and report of the auditors of each of the subsidiary
companies to the accounts of the Company for fiscal 2011. The Company
will make available these documents/details upon request by any Member
of the Company at its Registered Office and also at the registered
offices of the concerned subsidiaries. As required by Accounting
Standard–21 (AS – 21) issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants
of India, the Companys consolidated financial statements included in
this Annual Report incorporate the accounts of its subsidiaries. A
summary of key financials of the HDIL Subsidiaries is also included in
this Annual Report.
6. DEBENTURES
During the year under review, the Company has issued on private
placement basis Secured Non-Convertible Redeemable Debentures of Rs. 10
lacs each aggregating to Rs. 35,000 lacs to various financial
institutions/banks. Debentures amounting to Rs. 157,500 lacs out of total
Debentures aggregating to Rs. 1,66,750 lacs are listed at Bombay Stock
Exchange Limited (BSE). During the year, Non-Convertible Redeemable
Debentures aggregating to Rs. 28,820 lacs have been redeemed. The
Companys debt has been rated by CARE with A+ rating.
An amount of Rs. 43,334 lacs has been transferred to Debenture Redemption
Reserve.
7. SHARE CAPITAL
During the year 2010-2011, your Companys issued, subscribed and paid
up share capital has increased in the following manner:
1. On 29th July, 2010, Company has allotted 50,00,000 equity shares of
Rs. 10/- each at a premium of Rs. 230/- per equity share from the balance
50,00,000 warrants issued to Mr. Rakesh Kumar Wadhawan, Promoter of the
Company on preferential basis as per SEBI (ICDR) Regulations, 2009.
Subsequent to the issue of Equity Shares to Mr. Rakesh Kumar Wadhawan,
the paid up Share Capital of the Company has been increased from Rs.
36,684.26 lacs to Rs. 37,184.26 lacs.
2. On 17th September, 2010, Company has allotted 43,161,310 equity
shares of Rs. 10/- each at a premium of Rs. 258.18/- per equity share
aggregating to Rs. 1,15,750 lacs to Qualified Institutional Buyers.
Subsequent to the issue of Equity Shares to the Qualified Institutional
Buyers, the paid up Share Capital of the Company has been increased
from Rs. 37,184.26 lacs to Rs. 41,500.40 lacs.
Pursuant to the approval of shareholders in the 14th Annual General
Meeting for issue of Convertible Warrants to Mr. Sarang Wadhawan, your
Company have allotted 2,60,00,000 Convertible Warrants of Rs. 10/- each
at a premium of Rs. 265/- per Warrant to Mr. Sarang Wadhawan, Promoter of
the Company. Company has received the subscription amount as prescribed
under SEBI (ICDR), Regulations, 2009 from Mr. Sarang Wadhawan.
The Paid-up Share Capital of your Company as on 31st March, 2011 was Rs.
41,500.40 lacs comprising of 41,50,03,986 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each.
The Equity Shares of your Company continue to be listed on the Bombay
Stock Exchange Limited (BSE) and National Stock Exchange of India
Limited (NSE).
8. DIRECTORS
Mr. Sarang Wadhawan has been re-appointed as a Managing Director of the
Company for the period of five years with effect from 1st April,
2011.The terms and conditions of his re-appointment, including his
remuneration, are subject to approval of the Members.
At the 15th Annual General Meeting, Mr. Lalit Mohan Mehta, Mr. Shyam
Sunder Dawra and Mr. Sunil Behari Mathur retire by rotation and being
eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment.
The above re-appointments form part of the Notice of the forthcoming
15th Annual General Meeting and the respective resolutions are
recommended for your approval.
Profile of the Directors, as required under Clause 49 of the Listing
Agreement, is part of the explanatory statement to the Notice of the
15th Annual General Meeting.
9. GROUP
The names of the Promoters and entities comprising the group are
disclosed in the Annual Report for the purpose of the SEBI (Substantial
Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 1997 as Annexure
IV.
10. RESERVES
Your Company has transferred Rs. 43,334 lacs to Debenture Redemption
Reserve and Rs. 58,292 lacs to General Reserve. With this addition, the
total General Reserves of the Company stood at Rs. 3,27,662 lacs.
During the year, due to issue of equity shares by way of QIP/ allotment
of warrants there has been addition of Rs. 1,38,462 lacs to Securities
Premium Account.
11. CASH FLOW STATEMENT
In conformity with the provisions of Clause 32 of the Listing Agreement
with the Stock Exchanges, the cash flow statement for the year ended
31st March, 2011 is annexed hereto.
12. FIXED DEPOSITS
The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within the
meaning of Section 58A of the Companies Act, 1956, during the year
under review.
13. DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies
Act, 1956, with respect to Directors responsibility statement, it is
hereby confirmed:
a) That in the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended
31st March, 2011, the applicable accounting standards have been
followed and no material departures have been made from the same.
b) That the Directors have selected such accounting polices 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 and of the profit of
the Company for the year.
c) 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.
d) That the Directors have prepared the annual accounts for the year
ended 31st March, 2011 on a going concern basis.
14. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
We adhere to the principles of Corporate Governance mandated by the
Securities and Exchange Board of India and have implemented all the
prescribed stipulations. As required by Clause 49 VI of the Listing
Agreement, a detailed report on Corporate Governance forms part of this
Report as Annexure III. The Auditors Certificate on compliance with
Corporate Governance requirements by the Company is attached to the
Corporate Governance Report.
The Board of Directors has perused the Corporate Governance Voluntary
Guidelines 2009 issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and have
already adopted most of the recommendations of the guidelines and
recognises the importance of continuous assessment of governance
practices to create long-term value for the stakeholders. The board
would consider adopting the remaining provisions of the said guidelines
as and when deemed appropriate.
15. SECRETARIAL AUDIT
As per SEBI requirement, Secretarial Audit is being carried out at
specific periodicity by a practicing Company Secretary. The findings of
the audit have been satisfactory.
16. LISTING FEES
The equity shares of the Company are listed at the Bombay Stock
Exchange Limited (BSE) and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited
(NSE). The Company has paid the applicable listing fees to the above
stock exchanges up to date. The Companys shares are also traded in the
dematerialised segment for all investors compulsorily and the Company
had entered into agreements with the Central Depository Services
(India) Limited (CDSL) and National Securities Depository Limited
(NSDL) for custodial services.
17. AUDITORS
M/s. Thar & Co., Chartered Accountants, the Statutory Auditors of the
Company retires at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and offers
themselves for re-appointment. A Certificate from them has been
received to the effect that their re-appointment as Statutory Auditors
of the Company, if made, would be within the limits prescribed under
Section 224(1B) of the Companies Act, 1956.
18. INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY
The management continuously reviews the internal control systems and
procedures for the efficient conduct of the Companys business. The
Company adheres to the prescribed guidelines with respect to the
transactions, financial reporting and ensures that all its assets are
safeguarded and protected against losses. The Internal Auditor of the
Company conducts the audit on regular basis and the Audit Committee
actively reviews internal audit reports and effectiveness of internal
control systems.
Internal Control Systems are implemented to safeguard the Companys
assets from loss or damage, to keep constant check on the cost
structure, to prevent revenue leakages, to provide adequate financial
and accounting controls and implement accounting standards.
19. INVESTORS RELATION AND GRIEVANCES
Investors relations have been cordial during the year. As a part of
compliance, the Company has formed Investor Grievance and Share
Transfer Committee to deal with the issues relating to investors. There
were no investors grievances pending as on 31st March, 2011. A
confirmation to this effect has been received from the Companys
Registrar and Share Transfer Agent.
Green Initiative
Recently Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has initiated
correspondences by Corporates to shareholder through electronic mode;
the Company has decided to participate wholeheartedly in the said
initiative. All the shareholders are requested to join the said program
by sending their preferred e-mail addresses to the Registrar and Share
Transfer Agent.
20. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGICAL
ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
Information in terms of Section 217(1) (e) of the Companies Act, 1956
read with Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of Board
of Directors) Rules, 1988, are set out in the Annexure I to this
report.
21. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
Your Directors place on record their deep appreciation for the
contribution made by the employees of the Company at all levels.
Relations between employees and the management continued to be cordial
during the year.
Information in accordance with the provisions of Section 217(2A) of the
Companies Act, 1956, read with Companies (Particulars of Employees)
Rules, 1975, as amended, forms part of this Report. However, as per
the provisions of Section 219 (1) (b) (iv) of the Companies Act, 1956,
this Report and Accounts are being sent to all the Members of the
Company, excluding the Statement of Particulars of Employees. Any
member interested in obtaining a copy of the said statement may write
to the Company Secretary of the Company.
22. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors sincerely appreciate the high degree of professionalism,
commitment and dedication displayed by the employees of the Company and
its subsidiaries at all levels and wish to convey their appreciation to
the Banks, Financial Institutions, Government Authorities, customers
and other business associates for the excellent assistance and
co-operation received and wish to place on record their gratitude to
the members for their trust, support and confidence.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Date: 27th May, 2011 Rakesh Kumar Wadhawan
Place: Mumbai Executive Chairman
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