The Directors are pleased to present the 14th Annual Report and the
Audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31 st March, 2010
FINANCIAL RESULTS
Sr.No. Particulars 31.03.2010 31.03.2009
(Rs. in Lac) (Rs. in Lac)
1. Sales/Other Income 6484.25 5701.18
2. Profit before Depreciation
& Financial Expenses 832.52 739.81
3. Depreciation 296.68 261.68
4. Financial Expenses 335.23 293.07
5. Profit before Tax 200.61 185.06
6. Profit after Tax 170.32 125.56
The year under review witnessed unprecedented fluctuations in raw
material cost, availability of labour at certain wages and
uninterrupted power supply.
Your directors hereby report that the sales realizations have increased
during the year under review. This has been mainly due to heavy orders
received from the Ministry of Defence by the Company.
There has been increase in depreciation due to addition in Plant &
Machinery and some of the official infrastructural facilities. The
amount of interest paid on loans has also increased. However, the
company has managed to earn profits aftertax of Rs. 170.32 lac as
compared to Rs.125.56 Lac earned during the last financial year.
Your directors are confident that the companys financial position will
improve a lot in the time to come.
DIVIDEND
In view of marginal profits earned by the company and keeping in view
future growth of the Company, your directors regret their inability to
recommend any dividend for the year ended on 31 st March, 2010.
FIXED DEPOSITS
The company has not accepted any deposits during the year ended 31 st
March,2010 under Section 58A and 58AA of the Companies Act, 1956 read
with Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules.
DIRECTORS
Sh. Amit Khanna, Director retires by rotation and being eligible offers
himself for reappointment. Details of his expertise and
directorship/committee memberships held by him is given in Notice of
the Annual General Meeting.
Sh. Sunil Kumar Sharma was appointed as Additional Director on the
Board of the Company w.e.f. 14th May 2010. The term of Sh. Sunil Kumar
Sharma shall be up to the conclusion of next Annual General Meeting.
The Company has received a notice under Section 257 of the Companies
Act, 1956 from a member signifying his intention to propose Sh. Sunil
Kumar Sharma as Director of the company.
Sh. Iqbal Singh Gumber, Director, had resigned on 22nd March, 2010 from
Directorship of the Company due to his personal commitments. Your Board
recorded its gratitude for the guidance and counsel provided by Sh.
Iqbal Singh Gumber during his tenure as Director and accepted his
resignation in its meeting held on 12th August, 2010.
AUDITORS
The Auditor M/s. Brij Aggarwal & Associates, Chartered Accountants
retire at the conclusion of this Annual General Meeting and being
eligible offer themselves for reappointment. They have furnished a
certificate to the effect that the reappointment if made will be in
accordance with sub section (IB) of Section 224 of the Companies Act,
1956
LISTING OF SHARES
The Companys shares are presently listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange
Limited, Mumbai (BSE) and the Annual Listing fees for the year
2010-2011 has been paid to it.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
A separate report on Corporate Governance forms a part of the Annual
Report along with the Auditors Certificate on Compliance.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNING AND OUT GO
Particulars in respect of conservation of energy and technology
absorption and foreign exchange earnings and out go as required under
section 217(1) (e) of the Companies Act. 1956 are provided as under:
A) Conservation of Energy.
The power and fuel expenses during the year have been at Rs. 5858659/-
as against the last yearofRs.7523955/-.
B) Technology absorption, Adaptation & Innovation.
The company is committed to the process involving industry knowledge,
training and adoption.
C) Foreign exchange earning & outgo (Rs. in Lac):
Foreign Exchange earnings: 12.26 Lacs
Foreign Exchange Out go : NIL.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pu rsuant to Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the
Directors confirm that:
i) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed and that there are no material departures;
ii) that appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied
consistently and judgments and estimates that are reasonable and
prudent have been made so as to give a true and fair view of the state
of affairs as at March 31, 2010 and of the net profit earned by the
Company for financial period ended March 31,2010.
iii) they have taken proper and sufficient care, to the best of their
knowledge and ability, 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.
iv) They have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES U/S 217 (2A) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 1956
In terms of provisions of Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956
read with Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules 1975 the
particulars of employees may be treated as NIL.
COMMENTS ON AUDITORS QUALIFICATIONS
The loan repayment ot PFC has been rescheduled and necessary accounting
entries has been made in the current Financial Year. The Company has
sought waiver of interest from L & T Finance Limited and accordingly
account will be reconciled. The company is maintaining register and
details under section 301 (3) of the Companies Act, 1956 have been duly
entered. As there were no transactions falling within the perview of
Section 297 or Section 299 during the year, no entries were required to
be made in the register maintained for the purpose.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Your Directors wish to place on record their appreciation of the
support which the Company has received form its promoters , lenders,
business associates including distributors, vendors and customers of
the company. They further take this opportunity to place on record
their warm appreciation for the invaluable contribution made and the
spirit of dedication shown by the employees at all levels during the
financial year 2009-2010. The Directors also express their deep
gratitude for continued support extended by the shareholders during the
year.
For and on behalf of the
Board of Directors
Dated :2nd September 2010 (Mukesh Juneja)
Place: Jalandhar (Managing Director)
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