The Members
The Directors have pleasure in submitting the Seventeenth Annual Report
together with the Audited Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2011.
Operating Results
(INR Million)
31-03-2011 31-03-2010
Gross Receipts 24.83 85.02
Profit before Interest,
Depreciation & Tax 3.90 13.32
Less: Interest - -
Less: Depreciation and Amortization 72.01 21.77
Less: Tax (Savings) (10.54) (2.83)
Net Profit (Loss) after Tax (57.57) (5.62)
Assets Written Off - (2.06)
Prior period expenses (0.01) -
Profit (Loss) after
Extraordinary Items (57.57) (7.68)
Profit (Loss) Brought Forward (46.44) (40.18)
Dividend and Tax thereon - -
Transfer to Reserves - -
Provisions (Excess Provisions
Written Back) (0.07) (1.42)
Provision for Doubtful Advances 0.90 -
Profit Carried to Balance Sheet (104.85) (46.44)
Earnings Per Share (EPS) (0.52) (0.05)
Dividend
In view of inadequacy of profits during the financial year under
review, the Board of Directors expresses its inability to recommend any
Dividend.
Subsidiary Companies
The Company is not a subsidiary of any other Company. The Company has a
wholly owned subsidiary viz M/s Kohinoor Broadcasting Corporation FZE
situated at Hamriyah Free Zone, Sharjah - UAE. The main object of the
Subsidiary Company has been set out as General Trading. The Company
proposes to use the subsidiary Company as its distribution arm in
Middle East. The Accounts of the Subsidiary Company has been drawn in
accordance with UAE Commercial Companies Laws and has been duly audited
by M/s Bin Shabib, Chartered Accountants, Dubai, UAE, the Statutory
Auditors of the Company.
During the financial year under review, the Company has incorporated an
Indian wholly owned subsidiary under the name of M/s KBC Power
Corporation Limited. The Subsidiary company obtained its Certificate of
Incorporation on 18th August 2010. The company will be engaged in the
business of manufacture of solar cell and solar modules. The Subsidiary
company has not yet started its commercial production. Hence the
financial results in that respect at the close of the financial year
2010-2011 are Nil.
In terms of General Circular No. 2/2011 dated 8th February 2011 read
together with General Circular No. 3/2011 dated 21st February 2011,
issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs under Section 212(8) of the
Companies Act, 1956, granting general exemption to companies from
attaching financial statements of subsidiaries, subject to the
fulfillment of conditions stated in the circular, copies of Balance
Sheet , Profit and Loss Account, Report of Board of Directors and
Auditors thereon of the subsidiary companies for the year ended on 31st
March 2011 are not attached to the Balance Sheet of the Company as the
company shall fulfill the following conditions:
(i) The Board of Directors of the company has vide Board resolution
dated 14th May, 2011 consented for not attaching the Balance Sheet (s)
of the concerned subsidiaries.
(ii) The Company has presented in its Annual Report, the consolidated
financial statements of holding company and all of its subsidiaries
duly audited by its statutory auditors.
(iii) The Consolidated financial statements has been prepared in strict
compliance with applicable accounting standards and where applicable,
Listing Agreement as prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Board of
India.
(iv) The Company has disclosed in its consolidated Balance Sheet the
following information in aggregate
for each subsidiary :- (a) Capital (b) Reserves (c ) Total Assets (d)
Total Liabilities (e ) details of investment (except in case of
investment in subsidiaries) (f) Turnover (g) Profit before taxation (h)
provision for taxation (i) Profit after taxation (j) proposed dividend,
as applicable. (v) The annual accounts and other related detailed
information of the subsidiaries viz., M/s Kohinoor Broadcasting
Corporation FZE and M/s KBC Power Corporation Limited shall be made
available to the shareholders of the holding company and subsidiary
companies seeking such information at any point of time.
(vi) Further, the annual accounts of the subsidiary companies shall
also be kept for inspection by any shareholder at the Head
office/Registered Office of the company and of the subsidiary companies
concerned and the Company shall furnish a hard copy of the details of
accounts of subsidiaries to any shareholder on demand.
(vii) The holding as well as subsidiary companies in question shall
regularly file such data to the various regulatory and Government
authorities as may be required by them.
(viii) The Company has given Indian rupee equivalent of the figures
given in foreign currency appearing in the accounts of the subsidiary
companies along with the exchange rate as on closing day of the
financial year.
As a good Corporate Governance practice, a statement pursuant to
Section 212(3) and 212(5) of the Companies Act 1956 containing the
details of subsidiaries of the company, forms part of the Annual
accounts of the company.
Listing
The Ordinary Equity Shares of the Company are listed at Bombay Stock
Exchange Limited. The Global Depositary Receipts issued by the Company
are listed at Luxembourg Stock Exchange. The Company has applied for
listing of its Equity Shares at National Stock Exchange, Mumbai and is
awaiting the approval of the same.
Consolidated Financial Statements
The Audited Consolidated financial statements of the Company have been
drawn as per Accounting Standard (AS-21) issued by the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India and has been attached with the Annual
Report.
Investment
The total value of the Investment translated in to INR in the wholly
owned subsidiary M/s Kohinoor Broadcasting Corporation FZE, registered
at Hamriyah Free Trade Zone, Sharjah – UAE amounted to INR 840.53
Million {US$ 18.83 Million} till the close of the financial year.
During the year, the Company has received back its investment to the
tune of INR 63.53 Million {US$ 1.6 Million}.
During the year under review, the company made fresh investments in M/s
KBC Power Corporation Limited (Indian Subsidiary) to the tune of INR
3.68 Million and in M/s Tagore Theatres Private Limited (Entity over
which Key Managerial persons are able to exercise significant
influence) to the tune of INR 9.02 Million.
Public Deposits
The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within the
meaning of Section 58-A of the Companies Act, 1956 and rules there
under.
Insurance
All the properties of the Company including its buildings, equipment
etc. are adequately insured.
Directors
The Board of Directors of the Company is duly constituted as per the
requirements of Corporate Governance. There was no change in the board
during the financial year under review. Mr. Mangal Singh retires by
rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible
offers himself for re-appointment.
The Board of Directors appointed Mr. Shivinder Pal Singh as Additional
Director and Independent Director of the company w.e.f. 12th August,
2011. Mr. Shivinder Pal Singh shall cease to hold office at the ensuing
Annual General meeting. The company has received notice u/s 257 of the
Companies Act, 1956 from a member signifying his intention to propose
Mr. Shivinder Pal Singh as a candidate for the office of Director at
the forthcoming Annual General Meeting.
The company has received notice u/s 257 of the Companies Act, 1956 from
a member signifying his intention to propose Mr. Gunjot Singh as a
candidate for the office of Whole-time Director at the forthcoming
Annual General Meeting.
A brief profile of all these Directors seeking appointment/
re-appointment containing details of their qualifications, expertise,
other directorships and committee memberships etc. has been disclosed
in the Notice of the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company.
Human Resources & Industrial Relations
The Company has not had any strikes or labour disputes since its
inception. The Company''s employees do not belong to any labour unions
or other employee union. The Company emphasizes flexibility and
innovation. Employees are, therefore, selected on the basis of
individual ability to learn as well as on academic/professional
achievement, conceptual knowledge, and temperament for, and fit with,
the Company''s corporate culture. The employees, members of the
administrative, management and supervisory bodies of the Company do not
hold any shares in the Company. There is no provision and/or scheme of
the Company to offer any stock option for involving any employee,
members of the administrative, management, supervisory bodies or staff
in the capital of the Company.
Public Takeovers and Exchange Offers
During the financial year 2010-2011, no public takeover or exchange
offers by the third parties have been made in respect of the Company''s
shares. Further, during the financial year 2010-2011, no public
exchange offers have been made by the Company in respect of the shares
of other Companies.
Details of the Interruptions in the Business of the Company
There has been no interruption in the business of the Company, which
may have any significant effect on the Company''s financial position.
However, the Company could not escape from the impact of global
recession.
Arrangement to Enable Directors to Acquire Shares and Debentures
Neither at the end nor at any time during the financial year was the
Company a party to any arrangement, whose object is to enable the
Directors to acquire benefits by means of acquisition of shares or
Debentures of the Company or other body corporate.
Nature and Extent of the Interests of the Members of the Company
There are no unusual transactions, with regard to the interests of the
administrative, management and supervisory bodies, which are unusual in
their nature or conditions during the preceding financial year and the
current financial year.
Directors'' Interest in Shares and Debentures of the Company
The interest of Directors, holding office at the end of the financial
year, in the Shares and Debentures of the Company, according to the
Register of Directors'' Shareholdings were as follows:-
Equity Shares of %age of Total Capital
Rs. 10 Each
Beginning End of year Beginning End of year
Mr. Mangal Singh
(Managing
Director) 400000 400000 0.36% 0.36%
Total 400000 400000 0.36% 0.36%
Except as disclosed in this report, no Director, who held office at the
end of the Financial year, had interest in Shares, Debentures, warrants
or Share options of the Company either at the beginning (or date of
appointment if later) and at the end of the Financial year.
Directors'' Receipt and Entitlement to Contractual Benefits
During the year, no Director has, either directly or indirectly,
received or become entitled to receive a benefit which requires
disclosure under the Companies Act 1956 by reason of a contract made by
the Company or a related corporation with the Director or a firm of
which he is a member or with a Company in which he has a substantial
financial interest except as disclosed in the financial Statement.
Company Secretary
During the financial year under review, the Company Secretary and
Compliance Officer, Ms. Priya Jain resigned from the company due to her
medical condition. Ms. Nidhi Verma was appointed as the new Company
Secretary & Compliance Officer vide Board Resolution dated 13th
November, 2010.
Change in Shares Capital of the Company
There is no change in the Share Capital of the Company during the year.
The Authorized Share Capital of the Company remained at Rs.
1,160,000,000 divided into 116,000,000 Equity Shares of Rs.10 each both
at the beginning and at the end of the year.
Corporate Governance
A separate report on Corporate Governance is included in Annual Report
and the Certificate from Company''s Auditors confirming the compliance
of conditions on Corporate Governance as stipulated in the Clause 49 of
the listing agreement with the stock exchange is annexed thereto.
Management Discussion and Analysis
The report on the Management Discussion and Analysis is enclosed and
forms part of this Report.
Trading Pattern of Company''s Shares at BSE
The Company''s Equity Shares are listed and traded on the BSE. The
prices for Equity Shares as quoted in the official list of the BSE are
expressed in Indian Rupees. The following table sets forth the reported
high and low share prices quoted in Rupees for the Equity Shares and
the Trade Volume in terms of number of shares and number of trades for
the Equity Shares of the Company for the last five financial years.
(Source: www.bseindia.com)
Financial Year Share Price (in Rs.) Volume
High Low No. of Shares No. of Trades
2006-2007 19.25 4.5 108057655 103111
2007-2008 20.75 2.58 175786590 138600
2008-2009 9.91 2.00 80256640 65793
2009-2010 9.88 1.93 197089694 159113
2010-2011 3.19 1.15 55596534 25908
Auditors
M/s Amit K Arora & Co., Chartered Accountants, Panchkula, who are the
Statutory Auditors of the Company to hold office until the conclusion
of the ensuing Annual General Meeting and are eligible for
re-appointment. They have u/s 224(1) of the Companies Act, 1956
furnished a certificate of their eligibility for re-appointment along
with the certificate received from the Peer Review Board of the ICAI.
Ownership of the Properties of the Company
All the assets of the Company are registered in the name of the
Company.
Events Occurring After the Balance Sheet Date
There were no significant events occurred after the Balance Sheet date,
which require adjustment in the figures as on the Balance Sheet date.
Particulars of Employees Pursuant to Section 217 (2A)
None of the employees is covered under Section 217 (2A) of the
Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees)
Rules, 1975 as amended.
There was no employee of the Company who, if employed throughout the
year, was in receipt of remuneration of Rs. 60,00,000 or more per annum
and who, if employed for part of the year, was in receipt of
remuneration of Rs. 5,00,000 or more per month.
Particulars regarding conservation of energy, technology absorption and
foreign exchange earnings and outgo
The Company is in to Service Industry and is not significant user of
Power. The particulars required to be furnished under the Companies
(Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of Board of Directors) Rules,
1988 to the extent applicable to the Company are as follows:
A) Conservation Of Energy:
a) Energy conservation measures taken/under implementation. Nil
b) Additional investments and proposals, if any, being implemented for
reduction in Nil consumption of energy.
c) Impact of measures at (a) and (b) above for reduction in energy
consumption and Nil consequent impact on the cost of production of
goods.
d) The total energy consumption and energy consumption per unit of
production. N.A.
B) Technology Absorption:
a) Research and Development Nil
b) Technology absorption, adaptation and innovation Nil
Replies to the comments of auditors
The Directors have pleasure in reporting that the Statutory Auditors of
the Company have not made any adverse remarks which require comments of
the Directors.
Acknowledgements
Your Directors take this opportunity to place on record their
appreciation of the dedication and commitment of employees at all
levels in maintaining the sustained growth of your Company and remain
in forefront of media and entertainment business. Your Directors thank
and express their gratitude for the support and co-operation received
from Central and State Governments mainly the Ministry of Information
and Broadcasting and the Department of Telecommunication and other
stakeholders including, producers, venders, banks, investors, service
providers as well as regulatory and governmental authorities.
For and on behalf of the Board
For Kohinoor Broadcasting Corporation Ltd.
(Mangal Singh)
Managing Director
(Harjinder Singh)
Chandigarh, 12th August, 2011 Director
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