The Directors have pleasure in presenting the 17th Annual Report
together with the audited accounts for the financial year ended March
31, 2011.
Financial highlights
2010 – 11 2009- 10 per cent growth/
increase
(Rs. in lakh) (Rs. in lakh)
Total income 141,491.34 124,596.68 13.56
Profit before tax 17,913.50 17,047.54 5.08
Profit after tax 12,563.19 12,184.59 3.11
Basic EPS (in Rs.) 26.44 25.87 2.20
Review of operations
For the financial year ended March 31, 2011, your Company made a
significant growth and reported a total income of Rs. 141,491.34 lakh,
showing a growth of 13.56 per cent over 2009-10.
The Company recorded a net profit of Rs. 12,563.19 lakh, signifying a
growth of 3.11 per cent over the previous year 2009-10.
Operating performance of infrastructure projects and services was
significantly better than 2009-10, while that of embedded products has
shown a decline. For detailed analysis of the performance, please refer
to the managements discussion and analysis section of the Annual
Report.
New innovations and product improvements:
New innovations and product improvements/additions to the product base,
during the year under review are given below:
A. SCADA/DMS:
1. Field Remote Terminal Unit-126
2. Data Concentrator Unit-126
B. Energy meter and derivatives:
1. Smart Trivector Meter LT/HT with built in load connection/
disconnection
2. Smart Trivector Meter with Power Line Carrier communication
3. Smart Trivector Meter with DLMS communication
4. Smart Trivector Meter with tamper-detection features like (CTR,
PTM, LPF, Magnet, CT short, CT open/by pass, Neutral Disturbance, Cover
Open)
5. Smart Energy Meter with all tamper feature like Reverse, Earth,
Magnet, Neutral Missing, Cover Open, HSD (upto 35KV)
6. Smart Energy Meter with prepaid facility (Card Read, PLCC,
Keyboard)
7. Pole top panel mountable Energy Meters (Single Phase)
8. Smart Trivector Meter LT with configurable Display Parameter, CT
ratio, TOD, MD IP, Load Survey.
9. Smart Trivector Meter HT with configurable Display Parameter, CT/PT
ratio, TOD, MD IP, Load Survey.
10. Equipment for billing:
• Spot -billing machine
• Common meter-reading instrument •Ticket-issuing machine
C. AMR:
1. IAMR 6.2
2. Data concentrator with in-built web server and RTOS (MODBUS/DLMS)
3. IAMR with transmission line fault detection
4. IAMR with PLCC for theft detection
5. IAMR with PLCC for prepaid through scratch card
6. IAMR with RFID for LT/HT connection
7. IAMR 7.0 with FOTA
8. Smart adaptor
Smart Energy Meter manufacturing facility:
During the year under review, your Company has started a state-of-
the-art Smart Energy Meter manufacturing facility near Hyderabad at
Pashyamylaram.
Changes in capital structure
Details of changes in equity structure during the year under review:
Serial Date of Particulars Number of
number allotment shares allotted
1 March 31, 2010 Equity share capital
as on March 31, 2010 –
2 June 9, 2010 Allotment of equity
shares representing 25
per cent 62,496
of stock options
granted under Employee
Stock Option Scheme 2006,
allotted at the discounted
price of Rs. 70 per equity
share of Rs. 2 each
3 July 1, 2010 Allotment of equity shares
representing the final 75,000
tranche of 25 per cent of
stock options granted
under Employee Stock
Option Scheme 2005, allotted
at the discounted price of
Rs. 60 per equity share of
Rs. 2 each
4 July 14, 2010 Allotment of equity shares
representing 30 per cent 150,000
of stock options granted
under Employee Stock Option
Scheme 2008, allotted at the
discounted price of Rs. 26
per equity share of Rs. 2
each
5 March 4, 2011 Allotment of equity shares
representing the final
tranche of 35 per cent of
stock options granted under
Employee Stock Option
Scheme 2007, allotted at the
discounted price of Rs. 25
per equity share of Rs. 2
each 175,001
March 31, 2011 Equity share capital as
on March 31, 2011 -
Serial Number Total Number of equity
Shares post alloted
1. 47,288,488 shares of Rs. 2 each
2. 47,350,984 shares of Rs.2 each
3. 47,425,984 shares of Rs. 2 each
4. 47,575,984 shares of Rs. 2 each
5. 47,750,985 shares of Rs. 2 each
47,750,985 shares of Rs. 2 each
Recognition and ranking
1 Business Standard has ranked ICSA at:
i. 352 by net sales (last year it was 461) ii. Industry-wise IT rank
at 10
2 Business Today ranked ICSA at:
i. At 329 by total assets (last year at 341);
ii. 300 by sales (last year at 304);
iii. 259 by net profit (last year at 161);
3 ICSA has been ranked 62nd in Asia and 7th in India by Forbes Asia in
“Asias 200 Best Under A Billion”
4 Data Quest July 15, 2010 ranked ICSA at 106 among the top 200
companies in 2009-10 in the IT Sector
5 Mint newspaper has ranked ICSA at 10 among the top 500 best-
performing mid-size firms in India.
Conversion of FCCBs into equity shares
Out of USD 46 mn FCCBs issued by the Company, USD 25 mn FCCBs were
converted into equity upon exercise of conversion rights by bond
holders in the earlier years and an amount of USD 21 mn FCCBs were
outstanding as on March 31, 2011.
Subsidiary
Singapore: The financials of Singapore-based subsidiary - “ICSA
International PTE LTD” are included in this Annual Report.
Dividend
Your Board of Directors recommended a dividend of Rs. 1.80 (90 per
cent) per equity share of Rs. 2 each for the financial year 2010-11, as
against Rs. 1.60 (80 per cent) per equity share of Rs. 2 each paid for
the previous financial year 2009-10.
Fixed deposits
The Company did not invite any fixed deposits from the public during
the year.
Insurance
The Companys properties and assets are adequately insured.
Directors responsibility statement
Pursuant to Section 217 (2AA) as incorporated by the Companies
(Amendment) Act, 2000, in the Companies Act, 1956, your Directors
confirm:
1. That in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards were followed along with proper explanation
relating to material departures;
2. That the Directors selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgments and estimates that were 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 the profit of the
Company for the year under review;
3. That the Directors took proper and sufficient care to maintain
adequate accounting records in accordance with provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956, for safeguarding the Companys assets and for
preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
4. That the Directors prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis.
Directors
Shri Y.V.Ramana Reddy retires by rotation and being eligible offers
himself for reappointment.
Auditors
M/S. VDNR & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Hyderabad, the retiring
Statutory Auditors, being eligible, offer themselves for reappointment
at remuneration to be fixed by the Board.
Employees
The information required under Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act,
1956, and the rules made there under is given in the annexure to this
Report which forms part of this Report.
Listing at stock exchanges
The Companys equity shares continue to be listed on the Bombay Stock
Exchange Ltd. and the National Stock Exchange Ltd. The annual listing
fee for the years 2010-11 and 2011-12 have been paid to these
exchanges.
Report on Corporate Governance
Your Company has been practicing the principles of good Corporate
Governance over the years and it is a continuous and on-going process.
A detailed Report on Corporate Governance is given as Annexure A to
this Report. Report on Corporate Governance including Auditors
Certificate on compliance with the code of Corporate Governance under
Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement is enclosed as Annexure to this
Report.
Employee stock options
As required by Clause 12 of SEBI (Employee Stock Option Scheme and
Employee Stock Purchase Scheme) Guidelines, 1999, the details of the
options granted and other disclosures are furnished as Annexure-C.
Conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign-exchange
earnings and outgo
Information as required to be furnished under the provisions of the
Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of the Board of
Directors) Rules, 1988 are as hereunder:
Conservation of energy
Energy conservation measures taken up:
ICSA uses electrical energy for its equipment such as air-conditioners,
computer terminals, lighting and utilities at work places. As an
on-going process, we continue to undertake the following measures to
conserve energy.
- Incorporating new technologies in the air-conditioning system of the
upcoming facilities to optimise power consumption
- Identifying and replacing low-efficient machinery (AC) in a phased
manner
- Identifying and replacing outdated and low-efficient UPS systems in a
phased manner
The Company also has in place the internal control procedures by which
the cost of the electricity will be identified with the project and
thereby, there will be an incentive for the concerned department to
consume optimum power.
Additional investment and proposals for reduction of consumption of
energy: Nil.
Total energy consumption requirement: Not applicable, as the Company is
not engaged in any of the specified industries specified in Schedule 1
to the Companies (Disclosures of Particulars in the Report of the Board
of Directors) Rules, 1988.
Research and Development
The Company is committed to continue its efforts in Research and
Development. Our Research and Development activities will help us gear
up for future opportunities. We invest and encourage continuous
innovation.
Technology absorption, adoption and innovation
Efforts made in technology absorption : Enclosed - Form B
Acknowledgements
Your Directors thank all investors, customers, vendors, banks and
service providers as well as regulatory and government authorities for
their continuous support. Your Directors greatly appreciate and thank
the significant contributions of employees in the initiatives of the
Company.
By the order of the Board of Directors
for ICSA (INDIA) LIMITED
Sd/-
G. Bala Reddy
Chairman-cum-Managing Director
Place: Hyderabad
Date : May 20, 2011
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