The Directors have pleasure in presenting the 1 2th Annual Report
together with the audited statement of accounts of the Company for the
financial year ended March 31, 2011.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
The highlights of the financial results of the Company for the
financial year ended March 31, 2011.
Amount (Rs.)
Particulars Year ended Year ended
March 31, 2011 March 31, 2010
Profit before Depreciation 8,002,196,292 4,016,193,840
Less: Depreciation / Amortisation 93,452,717 73,708,770
Profit before Tax 7,908,743,575 3,942,485,070
Less: Provision for Tax 1,821,833,936 1,300,882,293
Profit after Tax 6,086,909,639 2,641,602,777
Add brought forward balance 1,183,418,805 1,234,774,798
Amount available for appropriation 7,270,328,444 3,876,377,575
Appropriation
Dividend paid on preference Shares - 78,217,802
Proposed Final Dividend on Equity
Shares 1,555,132,650 1,549,472,605
Interim Dividend paid on Equity Shares 1,552,642,450 -
Dividend for previous year on Equity
Shares issued after the year end
pursuant to
ESOPS Allotment 408,290 1,806,605
Corporate Dividend Tax on:
- Dividend paid on Preference Shares - 13,293,116
- Proposed Final dividend on Equity
Shares 252,281,394 257,348,031
- Interim Dividend on Equity Shares 257,874,504 -
Dividend for previous year on Equity
Shares issued after the year end 66,235 300,055
pursuant to ESOPS Allotment
Transfer to General Reserve 608,700,000 264,200,000
Transfer to Special Reserve
(U/s 36(1)(viii) of Income Tax Act, 1961) 190,000,000 -
Transfer to Reserve Fund (U/s
45IC of RBI Act, 1934) 1,21 7,381,928 528,320,556
Balance of Profit Carried Forward 1,635,840,993 1,183,418,805
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS
- Return on Equity (ROE) has grown to 17%. The Company intends to grow
the ROE to over 20% by achieving an overall business growth of 30%.
- 250% final dividend of Rs. 5/- per share of face value of Rs. 2/- has
been proposed.
- Proposed total dividend for FY 2010-11 (including interim dividend of
Rs. 5/-, already paid) is Rs. 10/- (500%) per share of face value of
Rs. 2/-.
- Growth in Long-Term, Low-Risk Mortgage Loans, Diversified &
Long-Duration Liabilities, Decreasing Cost-Income Ratio and Falling
Delinquency Levels
have boosted the Companys revenues and profits in FY 2010-11.
ASSET GROWTH
- On the back of a strong and steady demand for Home Loans, the Company
has seen sustained growth in its Assets Under Management by an average
of Rs. 2,200 Cr per quarter for the last 4 quarters.
STRONG CUSTOMER SERVICE FOCUS
Awards and Accolades
The Company has won the MCHI award for Excellence in Customer
Information & Responsiveness.
Customer Service and Customer Convenience
The Company has launched a web portal for customers to access account
details, download tax certificates, track changes in rates of interest,
track their statement of accounts and make payments online.
IMPROVING LIABILITY PROFILE
- The Company has been successful in diversifying its sources of
funding and has raised long-term bonds and bank loans to match the
increasing share of long-term assets.
- 69% of the borrowings come from long-term bank loans and the
dependence on short-term money is only 11%, well within the target of a
maximum of 15%.
DIVERSIFIED BORROWING PROGRAMME
- During the course of the year, the Company has been successful in
widely diversifying its funding sources. Amongst its lenders, the
Company now counts 54 strong relationships: 21 PSU banks, 11 Private
and Foreign banks and 22 other Mutual Funds, Provident Funds, Pension
Funds and Insurance Companies.
HEADROOM FOR GROWTH
- With a Net Gearing of only 3.13, the Company is one of the better
capitalized NBFCs and has the balance sheet strength to support an
expanding loan book.
- Capital Adequacy of 20.09% as of March 31, 2011.
IMPROVING COST-INCOME RATIO
- Continuing improvement in cost-income ratio due to increasing
efficiency in operations and build-up of long-term assets
STABLE ASSET QUALITY
- In Q4 of FY 201 0-11, the Company has made a Floating Provision of
Rs. 50 Cr to mitigate cyclicality and to build a buffer that can be
drawn down in adverse circumstances.
- In Q3 and Q4 of FY 201 0-11, the Company has created Rs. 39.74 Cr of
Standard Asset provisions as prescribed by RBI in its circular dated
January 17, 2011.
- Six quarters of continuous reduction in Gross and Net NPA levels as
low-risk mortgage portfolio increases the asset base, while
contributing very low incremental delinquencies.
- Total provisions are 4.19 times the regulatory requirement.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY INITIATIVES
- Indiabulls Foundation plans to set up a hospital for the poor, for
treatment of life threatening diseases. The foundation also aims to
work at a district level on transformation projects specifically in the
areas of education and healthcare infrastructure.
- The Company will actively support Indiabulls Foundation. In FY
2010-11, the Company has contributed Rs. 8.8 Cr to Indiabulls
Foundation.
- Other CSR Initiatives: the Company has partnered with Novartis to
launch a Drug Access Programme for Cancer Patients. Indiabulls lends
its expertise by assessing the financial status of the patients to
approve access to Free Drugs under the programme.
DIVIDEND
In keeping with the Companys policy to reward its shareholders, the
Board of Directors of the Company has recommended a final dividend of
250% i.e. Rs. 5/- per share on the face value of Rs. 2I- per share, for
the financial year 2010-2011, which if approved at the ensuing Annual
General Meeting, would be paid to those members whose names appear in
the Companys Register of Members as on the book closure date,
appearing in the notice convening the Annual General Meeting which
forms a part of the Annual Report and to all those members whose names
appear as beneficial owners in the records of the Depositories i.e.
National Securities Depository Limited and Central Depository Services
(India) Limited, as on the said date. Interim dividend @ Rs. 5/- per
share (250%) was declared on October 21, 2010 and paid for the said
financial year. Thereby total dividend paid/recommended for the said
financial year is Rs. 10/- per share (500%).
EMPLOYEES STOCK OPTIONS
The disclosures required to be made in the Directors Report in respect
of the stock options granted under various employee stock option
schemes i.e. (i) IBFSL-ICSL Employees Stock Option Plan -2006 (ii)
IBFSL-ICSL Employees Stock Option Plan 11-2006 and (iii) Employees
Stock Option Plan - 2008 in force in the Company, in terms of the
format prescribed under SEBI (Employee Stock Option Scheme and Stock
Purchase Scheme) Guidelines, 1 999, are set out in the Annexure forming
a part of this report.
The Shareholders of the Company have approved the launch of a new ESOP
Scheme titled as IBFSL ESOP- 2010. However, no option has yet been
granted under this Scheme.
During the current financial year, the Company has allotted an
aggregate 116,070 (One Lac Sixteen Thousand and Seventy) Equity shares
of face value Rs. 2/- each under various stock option schemes on April
08, 2011 and May 03, 2011, as a result of which the equity capital of
the Company stands increased from Rs. 621,984,236/- divided into
310,992,118 Equity shares of face value Rs. 2I- each to Rs.
622,216,376/- divided into 311,1 08,1 88 Equity shares of face value
Rs. 2/- each.
SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT DURING THE YEAR
Issuance of Warrants convertible into Equity Shares of the Company
During the year under review, 27,500,000 warrants were issued, to the
Qualified Institutional Buyers under Qualified Institutions Placement
basis, at an issue price of Rs.5/- per warrant, with a right
exercisable by the warrant holder to exchange each warrant with one
equity share of the Company of face value Rs.2/- each, any time before
the expiry of 60 months from the date of allotment of the warrants, at
a Warrant Exercise Price of Rs.225/- per equity share. The Issue Price
of Rs.5/- per warrant is neither adjustable with the Warrant Exercise
Price, nor refundable by the Company. These warrants have been listed
on the National Stock Exchange of India Limited and Bombay Stock
Exchange Limited.
Revision in Ratings
CARE has upgraded Companys rating to CARE AA+ [Double A Plus] from
its earlier assigned rating CARE AA [DOUBLE A] to its Long Term Debt
Programme (including NCDs and Bank Borrowings).
CRISIL has upgraded our rating to AA/Stable (pronounced Double A
rating with stable outlook) from its earlier assigned rating
AAVPositive (pronounced Double A minus rating with positive
outlook) to the Companys Long Term Debt Programme (including NCDs and
Bank Borrowings).
ICRA, an Associate of Moodys Investors Service, as assigned LAA
(pronounced L Double A) Rating with a stable outlook to the Companys
Non Convertible Debentures programme.
Grant of Certificate of Registration to Indiabulls Mutual Fund
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has granted its
Certificate of Registration on March 24, 2011 to Indiabulls Mutual
Fund, sponsored by the Company. SEBI has also granted its approval to
Indiabulls Asset Management Company Limited, a 100% subsidiary of the
Company to act as Asset Management Company to Indiabulls Mutual
Fund.
PUBLIC DEPOSITS
The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public during the
year under review.
SUBSIDIARIES
The statement pursuant to Section 21 2(1 )(e) of the Companies Act,
1956 relating to subsidiary companies forms a part of the financial
statements.
In terms of the circular no.2/2011 dated February 8, 2011 issued by the
Ministry of Corporate Affairs for granting general permission for not
attaching certain prescribed documents including annual accounts of the
Subsidiaries to the Balance Sheet of the Holding Company, as required
to be attached in terms of Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956, and
accordingly as approved by the Board of Directors in its meeting held
on April 11, 2011, copies of the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss
Account, Reports of the Board of Directors and Auditors of the
subsidiaries of the Company as of March 31, 2011 havenot been attached
with the Balance Sheet of the Company. These documents will be made
available upon request by any Member of the Company interested in
obtaining the same. The annual accounts of the subsidiary companies are
also kept for inspection by any shareholders in the head office of the
holding company and of the subsidiary companies concerned. However, in
terms of the said circular, information desired to be disclosed in
respect of the each of the subsidiary company, has been disclosed, in
the notes to accounts of the Consolidated Balance Sheet forming part of
the Annual Report. Further, pursuant to Accounting Standard AS-21
issued by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Consolidated
Financial Statements presented by the Company includes financial
information of its subsidiaries.
DIRECTORS
In accordance with the provisions of Section 255 and 256 of the
Companies Act, 1 956 and the Article 1 29 of the Articles of
Association of the Company, Mr. Saurabh K. Mittal (DIN: 01175382) and
Mr. Shamsher Singh Ahlawat, (DIN: 0001 7480) retire by rotation at the
ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company and being eligible offer
themselves for reappointment.
Brief resume of the Directors seeking reappointment, nature of their
expertise in specific functional areas and names of companies in which
they hold directorships and memberships/ chairmanships of Board
Committees, as stipulated under Clause 49 of Listing Agreement with the
Stock Exchanges in India, are provided in the Report on Corporate
Governance forming part of the Annual Report.
LISTING WITH STOCK EXCHANGES
The equity shares of the Company continue to remain listed with the
Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (BSE) and
the National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE). The listing fees
payable to both the exchanges for the financial year 2011-2012 have
been paid. The Global Depository Receipts issued by the Company
continue to be listed on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
Managements Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review,
as stipulated under clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock
Exchanges in India, is presented in a separate section forming part of
the Annual Report.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
Pursuant to clause 49 of the Listing Agreements with the Stock
Exchanges, a detailed report on Corporate Governance is included in the
Annual Report. A Practicing Company Secretarys Certificate certifying
the Companys compliance with the requirements of Corporate Governance
stipulated under clause 49 of the Listing Agreement is attached with
the Corporate Governance Report.
AUDITORS & AUDITORS REPORT
M/s Deloitte Haskins & Sells, Chartered Accountants, (Regn. No. 11
7366W) Auditors of the Company will retire at the conclusion of the
ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible offer themselves for
reappointment. The Company has received a certificate from the
Auditors to the effect that their re-appointment, if made, would be in
accordance with Section 224(1 B) of the Companies Act, 1 956. The Board
recommends their re-appointment.
The Notes to the Accounts referred to in the Auditors Report are self
- explanatory and therefore do not call for any further explanation.
INFORMATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 217 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956
The information required to be disclosed 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 with
respect to conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and Foreign
Exchange Earnings and Outgo, is given in the Annexure and forms a part
of this Report.
In terms of the provisions of Section 21 7 (2A) of the Companies Act, 1
956 read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 as
amended, the names and other particulars of the employees are set out
in the Annexure to the Directors Report. However, having
regard to the provisions of Section 219(1) (b) (iv) of the said Act,
the Annual Report excluding the aforesaid information is being sent to
all the Members of the Company and others entitled thereto. Any member
who is interested in obtaining such particulars may write to the
Company Secretary at the Registered Office of the Company.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
As required under Section 21 7 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, your
Directors confirm that:
1. in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed and that there are no material
departures from the same;
2. 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 as at 31st March, 2011 and the profit of the Company for
the year ended on that date;
3. the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for maintaining
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
4. the Directors have prepared the Annual Accounts of the Company on a
going concern basis.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors wish to express their gratitude for the continuous
assistance and support received from the investors, clients, bankers,
regulatory and government authorities, during the year. Your Directors
also wish to place on record their deep sense of appreciation for the
contributions made and committed services rendered by the employees of
the Company at various levels, to the growth & success of the Company.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Date : May 31, 2011 Sameer Gehlaut
Place: New Delhi Chairman
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