The Directors take pleasure in presenting the Thirty Sixth Annual
Report on business and operations of the company along with the Audited
Statement of Accounts for the financial year ended 31st March, 2011.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
Performance of the company, on stand alone basis, for the financial
year ended 31st March, 2011 is as summarized below:
(Rs. in Million)
2010-11 2009-10
Gross Turnover 24,608 20,633
Profit before tax 1,674 1,444
Provision for taxation including
deferred tax (565) (525)
Profit after tax 1,109 919
Excess/(Short) Provision of Taxes for
earlier years - (9)
Balance b/f from previous year 2,461 1,741
Balance in Profit & Loss A/c of
Amalgamating company - 6
Profit available for appropriation 3,570 2,657
Proposed dividend 123 82
Tax on proposed dividend 20 14
Transfer to General Reserve 120 100
Transfer to Debenture Redemption Reserve 604 -
Balance carried to Balance Sheet 2,703 2,461
PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
- Gross turnover for the year under review increased by 19.26% to
Rs.24,608 million, as against Rs.20,633 million, during the previous
year.
- Profit after tax grew by 20.66% to Rs.1,109.09 million as against
Rs.919.17 million, in the previous year.
- During the year, record supply of towers and structures at 150,985
MT, as against 118,555 MT in the previous year, was achieved by the
company.
- Order backlog at the end of the year was at Rs.43,270 million as
compared to Rs.41,000 million at the end of the previous year.
- The company is in the final stage of completing a 1,000 Km long, 500
kV High Voltage Direct Current transmission line project for a private
sector client in India in a record time.
- Despite experiencing challenges in execution of the first contract in
South Africa, companys subsidiary has secured two more contracts from
the same customer. These contracts are progressing satisfactorily. The
company is now on firm ground in this emerging African market.
DIVIDEND
Your Directors recommend a dividend of Rs.1.10 per share for the year
ended 31st March, 2011 on 8,21,33,540 equity shares of Rs. 2 each.
In addition, your Directors also recommend a special dividend of
Re.0.40 per share for the company crossing Rs.100 crores net profit for
the first time. Thus, total dividend recommended for the year ended
31st March, 2011 is Rs.1.50 per share.
In the previous year, the company paid a dividend of Re.1 per equity
share of Rs. 2 each.
SHARE CAPITAL AND LISTING OF SHARES
During the year under review, your company allotted 121,700 equity
shares of Rs. 2 each to its employees against exercise of options
granted to them under Employees Stock Option Scheme.
During the year, your company issued and allotted 10,072,005
Non-Convertible Debentures of face value of Rs.120 each aggregating to
Rs.1,208.64 million with 20,144,010 Detachable Warrants on Rights
basis.
The proceeds of the Rights Issue have been utilized towards the
repayment / pre-payment of working capital loans obtained from banks.
The securities of the company are listed and traded in compulsory
dematerialized form on the Bombay Stock Exchange Limited and the
National Stock Exchange of India Limited. Your company has paid the
Annual Listing fees to the Stock Exchanges and Depositories.
SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
During the year under review, your company has formed 100% wholly owned
subsidiary company viz. Jyoti Holdings Inc. in United States of America
and formed a step down subsidiary company viz. Jyoti Americas LLC.
Jyoti Americas LLC is setting up an ultra-modern tower manufacturing
facility near Houston, Texas. The facility will have a production
capacity of 3,000 MT per month on two shift basis.
In view of the general exemption granted by the Ministry of Corporate
Affairs from applicability of the provisions of Section 212 of the
Companies Act, 1956 (Act), the stand alone audited financial statements
of the subsidiary companies are not attached to this report. As per the
general exemption, a statement containing brief financial details of
the companys subsidiaries for the year ended 31st March, 2011 is
included in the Annual Report.
Copies of annual report of the subsidiary companies and related
information, will be made available free of cost to the shareholders,
on request.
Annual Accounts of the subsidiary companies are available for
inspection at registered office of the company.
Audited Consolidated Financial Statements prepared in accordance with
prescribed accounting standards, form part of this Annual Report.
DIRECTORS
In accordance with provisions of Section 260 of the Act, effective 1st
November, 2010 Mr. T. C. Venkat Subramanian was co-opted as an
additional director of the company. The company has received requisite
notice in writing from a member proposing his candidature for the
office of Director.
In accordance with provisions of the Act and that of Articles of
Association of the company, Mr. S. D. Kshirsagar and Mr. G. L.
Valecha, Directors of the company, retire by rotation and being
eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment.
Brief profiles of Mr. T.C. Venkat Subramanian and Directors seeking
re-appointment form part of Report on Corporate Governance.
The Board of Directors recommends the appointment / re-appointments of
all the above Directors at the ensuing general meeting.
AUDITORS AND AUDITORS REPORT
M/s. R. M. Ajgaonkar & Associates, statutory auditors of the company
retire and offer themselves for re-appointment as statutory auditors of
the company, pursuant to Section 224 of the Companies Act, 1956.
Auditors comments on your companys accounts for the year ended 31st
March, 2011 are self-explanatory in nature and do not require any
explanation as per provisions of Section 217 (3) of the Companies Act,
1956.
DEPOSITS
The company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of Section
58 A of the Act, during the year under review.
PARTICULARS AS PER SECTION 217 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956
The information required under Section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act,
1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975
forms part of this report. However, as per the provisions of Section
219 (1) (b) (iv) of the Act, the report and accounts are being sent
excluding the statement containing the particulars to be provided under
Section 217 (2A) of the Act. Any member interested in obtaining such
particulars may write to Company Secretary for a copy thereof.
A Statement pursuant to 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 forms part of this report, as Annexure.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Pursuant to Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, the Managements
Discussion and Analysis, the Corporate Governance Report, together with
Auditors Certificate on compliance with the conditions of Corporate
Governance as laid down, forms part of this report, as an Annexure.
CODE OF CONDUCT
Your company is committed to conducting its business in accordance with
the applicable laws, rules and regulations and the highest standards of
business ethics. In recognition thereof, the Board of Directors have
implemented a Code of Conduct for adherence by the Directors and Senior
Management Personnel of the company. This helps in dealing with ethical
issues and also in fostering a culture of accountability and integrity.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)
Occupational Health & Safety and Environmental Policy
Your company accords high priority to Environment, Health & Safety and
have adopted Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) and Environmental
Policies
- to improve the safety of employees and contractors;
- to make the organisation a safe work place; and
- to comply with environmental standards and legislations.
All the manufacturing units have received certificate for ISO:1401:2004
and all units have been awarded OHSAS:18001:2007 certification for
health and safety system.
Across all locations, safety standards and procedures are in place to
ensure safety of man & machines.
Social Welfare and Community Development
Your company is committed to CSR and continues to support the following
social welfare and community development measures:
- development of village roads;
- maintenance of parks;
- providing water supply connections to villagers;
- imparting training and providing employment to locals; and
- organizing blood donation camps.
EMPLOYEES STOCK OPTION SCHEME
Pursuant to the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Board of
India (Employee Stock Option Scheme and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme)
Guidelines, 1999 as amended, the details of Stock Options as on 31st
March, 2011 under the Jyoti Structures Limited Employees Stock Option
Scheme form part of this report, as Annexure.
To attract, reward, motivate, retain and to remain competitive in the
talent market, your company plans to introduce Employees Stock Option
Scheme - 2011. Details of the scheme are provided in the accompanying
notice.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
As stipulated in section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, your
Directors subscribe to the Directors Responsibility Statement and
confirm that:
i in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed along with proper explanations relating to
material departures;
ii 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 and of the profit or
loss of the company for that period;
iii the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care of the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of this Act for safeguarding assets of the company and for
preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
iv the Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Your Directors would like to acknowledge contribution and place on
record their sincere appreciation of the continued support and
co-operation received from all stakeholders including customers,
shareholders, suppliers, bankers and financial institutions.
The Directors recognize and appreciate the efforts and hard work of all
the employees of the company and their continued
contribution to success of your company.
For and on behalf of the Board
S. D. KSHIRSAGAR
Chairman
Mumbai; 27th May, 2011
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