Dear Shareholders,
The Directors take pleasure in presenting the 16th Annual Report and
the Audited Accounts for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2011.
Financial Results Rs. in Lakhs
PARTICULARS 2010-2011 2009-2010
Gross Income (including other income) 106378.75 90663.08
Profit before interest and depreciation 13810.39 11579.07
Less: Interest and financial charges 782.23 699.08
Profit Before depreciation 13028.16 10879.99
Less: Depreciation 4055.01 2617.52
Profit before tax 8973.15 8262.47
Provision for tax
(including Wealth Tax and Deferred Tax ) 2666.20 2692.16
Profit after tax 6306.95 5570.31
Less: Prior year taxes and adjustments 624.43 542.24
Net Profit for the year 5682.52 5028.07
Profit brought forward from previous year 13436.04 9571.03
Profit available for appropriation 19118.56 14599.10
Appropriations:
Transfer to General Reserve 580.00 505.00
Dividend 562.47 562.47
Dividend tax 91.25 95.59
Balance carried forward 17884.84 13436.04
Paid –up capital 2812.35 2812.35
Reserves and Surplus 32919.07 27890.35
REVIEW OF PERFORMANCE:
Your company continues to be in the business of work contracts
specializing in Roads and Bridges and other infrastructure projects
like irrigation projects. During the year under consideration, your
company has achieved a turnover (on stand alone basis) of Rs 105127.32
Lakhs as against Rs 89917.27 Lakhs in the previous year, thus
registering an increase of 17 %. The company has earned a gross profit
of Rs. 13810.39 Lakhs before interest and depreciation as against Rs
11579.07 Lakhs in the previous year, thus registering a growth of 19 %.
After deducting an interest of Rs 782.23 Lakhs, providing for Rs.
4055.01 Lakhs towards depreciation, Rs 2666.20 Lakhs towards provision
for income tax, wealth tax, and deferred tax, Rs 624.43 Lakhs towards
prior period items and taxes, the operations resulted in a net profit
of Rs 5682.52 Lakhs as against Rs. 5028.07 Lakhs last year, registering
a growth of 13 %.
Following are the major works awarded to our Company from April 2010 to
March 2011
Sl. Particulars of the Project Amount
No. (Rs. In Millions)
1 4 Laning of Bijapur - Hungund Section 8250
of NH-13 from Km 102.00 to km 202.00 in the
Satate of Karnataka under NHDP Phase III
On Design, Build, Finance, Operate and
Transfer IDBFOT) Toll Basis from Bijapur
Hungund Tollway Private Limited, Sadbhav
Engineering Limited
2 Nagpur - Saoner - Betul Project – 3330
Construction Contract 01: Four
Laning of KM 76.000 to KM 117.500 of
Nagpur – Saoner – Betual Section of
NH-69” in the State of Madhya Pradesh
to be completed within a period
of 23 Months from the Appointed Date.
on subcontract basis from
Oriental Structural Engineering Private
Limited
With the above new orders, the order book position as on 31st March
2011 stands at Rs. 14433.64 Millions.
Dividend
Your Directors have recommended a divided of Rs. 2/- per Equity share
for the financial year ended 31st March 2011, amounting to Rs. 562.47
Lakhs. The dividend will be paid to the members whose names appear in
the Register of Members as on 22nd September 2011 in respect of shares
held in the dematerialized form, it will be paid to members whose names
are furnished by National Securities Depository Limited and Central
Depository Services (India) Limited as beneficial owners as on that
date.
The dividend pay out for the year under review has been formulated in
accordance with the Company''s policy linked with long term performance,
keeping in view the company''s need for capital for its growth plans and
the intent to finance such plans through internal accruals to the
maximum.
Reserves
It is proposed to transfer Rs. 580.00 Lakhs to the General Reserves of
the Company, constituting 10.21 % of the profit made during the year.
Directors
In accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act, 1956 Shri K
Jalandhar Reddy, Shri L B Reddy and Shri J S R Chandramouli Directors
of the Company are liable to retire by rotation at the Annual General
Meeting and, being eligible, offer themselves for reappointment at the
ensuring Annual General Meeting
Brief resume of the Directors proposed to be reappointed, nature of
their expertise in specific functional areas, names of the companies in
which they hold directorships and relationships between directors
inter-se, as stipulated under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with
the Stock Exchanges in India, are provided in the Report on Corporate
Governance.
Auditor and Auditors Report:
M/s. Sukumar Babu & Co., Chartered Accountants, Statutory Auditors of
the company holds office until the conclusion of the ensuring Annual
General Meeting and is eligible for reappointment.
The Company has received letter from the Statutory Auditors to this
effect that their reappointment, if made, would be within the
prescribed limits under the Section 224(IB) of the Companies Act, 1956
and they are not disqualified for such reappointment within the meaning
of Section 226 of the said Act.
Subsidiaries of the Company
Your company has the following subsidiaries:
a. KNR Agrotech & Beverages Private Limited
b. KNR Infrastructure Projects Private Limited (we.f 28.03.2011)
c. KNR Constructions LLC, Oman
d. KNRCL FZE, Ras Al Khaima, UAE (w.e.f 29.11.2010)
The Statement pursuant to Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956 is at
Annexure B. The summarized financial performance of the subsidiaries is
at Annexure C.
Consolidated Financial Statements:
In accordance with the Accounting Standards AS-21 and AS-27 on
Consolidated Financial Statements read with the Accounting Standard
AS-23 on Accounting for Investments in Associates, the Audited
Consolidated Financial Statements are provided in the Annual Report.
Management''s Discussion and Analysis Report
Management''s Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review,
as stipulated under Clause 49 of Listing agreement with the Stock
Exchanges in India, is presented in a separate section forming part of
the Annual Report.
Fixed Deposits:
The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public in terms of
Section 58A of the Companies Act, 1956
Particulars of Employees:
The particulars of employees whose details need to be provided under
section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies
(Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 is presented as an Annexure A to
this report.
Directors Responsibility Statement:
Pursuant to the requirements under Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies
Act, 1956, with respect to Directors'' Responsibility Statement, it is
hereby confirmed that:
i) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards read with requirements set out under Schedule VI to the
Companies Act, 1956, have been followed and there are no material
departure from the same;
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 as at March 31, 2011 and profit for the year ended on
that date;
iii) 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 for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities and
iv) the Directors have prepared the annual accounts of the Company on a
‘going concern'' basis.
Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange
Earnings and Out Go:
The particulars to relating Conservation of Energy, Technology
absorption, Foreign Exchange earnings and outgo as required under
section 217 (1) (e) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with Companies
(Disclosure of particulars in the Report of Board of Directors) Rules,
1988 are as follows
a) Conservation of Energy
The Company has taken suitable measures for conservation of energy. The
core activity of the company is civil construction which is not an
energy intensive activity.
b) Technology absorption, Adoption and Innovation
There is no information to be furnished regarding Technology Absorption
as your Company has not undertaken any research
and development activity in any manufacturing activity nor any specific
technology is obtained from any external sources which needs to be
absorbed or adopted.
Innovation is a culture in the Company to achieve cost efficiency in
the construction activity to be more and more competitive in the
prevailing environment that cannot be quantified.
Foreign Exchange earnings and outgo
Foreign Exchange Inwards
a) Advances from KNR Constructions LLC Rs. 189.58 Lakhs ( PY. Nil)
Foreign Exchange outgo towards
a) Travel - Rs. 3.38 lakhs (P.Y Rs. 8.92 lakhs)
b) Import of capital goods Rs. 1243.73 lakhs (P.Y Rs. 158.31 Lakhs)
c) Investment - Rs. Nil (P.Y Rs. 206.07)
d) Advance / Loan to Subsidiaries - Rs. 46.67 lakhs ( P.Y Nil)
e) Term Loan Repayment - Rs. 5.95 Lakhs ( P.Y Nil)
Corporate Governance:
In pursuance of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement entered into with
the stock exchanges, a separate section on Corporate Governance has
been incorporated in the annual report for the information of
shareholders. A certificate from the auditors of the Company regarding
compliance with the conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated
under Clause 49 also forms part of the annual report.
Acknowledgements:
Your Directors wish to place on record their gratitude to the Company''s
shareholders, customers, vendors and bankers for their continued
support to KNRCL''s growth initiatives Your Directors also wish to place
on record, their appreciation of the contribution made by employees at
all levels, who through their competence, sincerity, hard work,
solidarity and dedicated support, have enabled your Company to make
rapid strides in its business initiatives Your Directors also thank the
Central and State Government and their various agencies, particularly,
the National Highway Authority of India and other Governmental agencies
for extending their support during the year, and look forward to their
continued support.
On behalf of the Board of Directors
of KNR Constructions Limited
Sd/- Sd/-
K Narasimha Reddy K Jalandhar Reddy
Managing Director Executive Director
Place: Hyderabad
Date : 08.08.2011
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