The Members
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the 32nd Annual Report
together with the Audited Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2011.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
The Financial Results for the year ended 31st March, 2011 are
summarised below:
(Rs in Lakhs)
Particulars 2010-11 2009-10
Income (Sale and 10308.69 12628.75
other Income)
Profit before Depreciation, 1163.28 2339.45
Interest & Taxes
Depreciation 742.61 803.60
Interest 34.42 57.09
Provision for Taxation 131.00 516.82
Provision for Deferred (135.90) (157.16)
Taxation
Profit after Taxation 391.15 1119.10
Profit brought forward 8655.41 7931.06
from Previous year
APPROPRIATIONS
Transfer to 40.00 150.00
General Reserve
Proposed Dividend 209.89 209.89
Corporate Tax 34.05 34.86
on Dividend
Balance carried over to 8762.62 8655.41
Balance Sheet
Segment-wise performance has been furnished under Notes on Accounts.
DIVIDEND
Your Directors are pleased to recommend for your consideration a
Dividend of Rs 2.70 per equity share for the year ended 31.03.2011, as
against Rs 2.70 per equity share in the previous year aggregating an
amount of Rs 243.94 lakhs including Dividend Distribution Tax.
PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW
Cement Division:
During the year under review, the Cement Division has produced 2,52,992
MT of cement as against 2,58,863 MT of cement for the previous year.
The profit for the Division was Rs 830.46 lakhs as against Rs 980.65
lakhs for the previous year.
Sugar Division:
The Sugar Division crushed 1,24,458 MT of sugarcane for the current
season as against 48,575 MT for the previous season. The recovery rate
was 9.53% compared to 9.19% for the previous season. The loss for the
Division was Rs 747.86 lakhs as against Rs 154.26 lakhs profit for the
previous year.
Power Division:
During the year under review, the Power Division has generated
6,11,34,753 KWH against 4,69,03,336 KWH of power for the previous year.
The Profit for the Division was Rs 303.65 lakhs as against Rs 343.85
lakhs for the previous year.
CURRENT YEAR OUTLOOK:
Cement Division:
In the first three months of the current year i.e. April - June 2011,
the production of cement was 62,020 MT as against 64,122 MT of the
first three months of the previous year. Your Directors expect that
current price realisations will sustain during the remaining part of
the current year.
Sugar Division:
Sugarcane crop in the factory zone is likely to improve and estimated
to crush around 2,00,000 MT during the crushing season 2011-12.
Power Division:
The matters relating to down ward revision of tariff by the APERC on
the Power sales to APTRANSCO, and PLF ceiling, contested in the Courts
by the Company are pending.
FIXED DEPOSITS:
The aggregate amount of deposits accepted by the Company as on
31.03.2011 stood at Rs 20.06 lakhs. There were no fixed deposits, which
were matured but not paid, other than unclaimed deposits, as on that
date.
INSURANCE:
All the properties of the Company including its buildings, Plant and
Machinery and Stocks wherever required have been adequately insured.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
The information required under Section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act,
1956 read with Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules 1975, as
amended, forms part of this Report. However, the report and accounts
are being sent to all the shareholders of the company excluding the
above information. Those shareholders, who desire to obtain these
particulars, would be provided the same upon receiving such request.
DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
The Board of Directors of the Company hereby declares and states that -
1. In the preparation of annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed and there were no material departures
therefrom.
2. The Directors had 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 status of the
Company as on 31st March, 2011 and Profit & Loss Account of the Company
for the year ended as on 31st March, 2011.
3. 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 preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities.
4. The accounts were prepared on a going concern basis.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION:
The Company consciously makes efforts to preserve the environment and
control the pollution from time to time.
Planting of saplings and seedlings in and around the factories and
colonies is being done on a continuous basis, so as to develop green
belt around the plant to improve the environment.
AUDITORS:
M/s. M. ANANDAM & CO., Chartered Accountants, Secunderabad, the
Auditors of the Company retire at the conclusion of this Annual General
Meeting and they are eligible for re-appointment.
COST AUDIT:
For the year ended 31st March 2011, with the approval of Central
Government, M/s. Narasimha Murthy & Co., Cost Accountants, Hyderabad
have been appointed to conduct the Cost Audit. In respect of financial
year 2009-2010 Cost Audit Report was filed on 27.09.2010. In respect of
2010-2011 it will be filed before the due date i.e. 30th September
2011.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Your Directors thank the State Bank of India, Industrial Finance
Branch, Somajiguda, Hyderabad and Andhra Bank, Specialised Corporate
Finance Branch, Somajiguda, Hyderabad for extending the support towards
working capital to meet the requirements of its operations.
Your Directors appreciate the support and the cooperation received from
the State Government, NEDCAP, APTRANSCO and the Central Government for
the Company''s growth and development.
Your Directors would like to convey the deep appreciation to all the
employees and workers of the Company for their sustained effort and
wholehearted co-operation throughout the year.
Your Directors thank the Distributors, Dealers and Suppliers for their
continuous support and active involvement.
Finally your Directors record their deep sense of gratitude to all the
Shareholders for the abundant confidence reposed in the Board of
Directors.
For and on behalf of the Board
P. VENKATESWARLU
Place : Hyderabad Chairman &
Date : 24.08.2011 Managing Director
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