In the Companys twentieth year of uncompromised standards of service
and with a motto of Creation, not Construction as the foundation of
our every endeavor, we have grown strength by strength in the last two
decades. Your Directors take great pleasure in presenting the Twentieth
Annual Report on the business and operations of the Company, together
with the audited Financial Statements for the financial year ended on
31st March, 2011.
The Company is engaged in various segments namely Real Estate
Development, Hospitality and Retail. However, in the financial year
2010-2011, there was only one reportable segment namely Real Estate
Development.
Financial Highlights
(Rs. in Lakhs)
Particulars 2010-2011 2009-2010
Net Sales and Other Income 15,144.50 9,021.93
Less: Expenditure 7,074.80 4,957.04
Less: Financial Charges 466.27 639.29
Less: Depreciation/Amortization 116.56 112.71
Profit Before Tax 7,486.86 3,312.89
Less: Provision for taxation 2,222.29 547.26
Profit After Tax 5,264.57 2,765.63
Add: Prior Period adjustments - (5.49)
Add: Balance of Profit and Loss Account
brought forward from the previous year 26,349.29 24,654.02
Profit available for appropriation 31,613.87 27,414.16
Appropriations:
Transfer to General Reserve 400.00 180.00
Proposed Dividend (includes tax on dividend) 1,409.08 884.86
Balance carried to Balance Sheet 29,804.79 26,349.29
Performance Review
Your Company has always endeavored to conceptualize projects, keeping
in mind a wide array of customer requirements such as affordable
housing, luxury incarnate, eco-friendly homes, etc.
We believe in the concept of - A Home for Everyone, from providing
facilities for simple living to providing a bouquet of amenities; we
try to cater the needs of every class/category of buyers.
During the financial year under review, the total sales, other
operating income and other income increased from Rs. 9,021.93 Lakhs to
15,144.50 Lakhs, a net increase of 68%. Similarly, the Profit before
tax showed a phenomenal jump of 126%, rising from Rs. 3,312.89 Lakhs to
Rs. 7,486.86 Lakhs and Profit after tax recorded a significant growth
of 90% to Rs. 5,264.57 Lakhs from Rs. 2,765.63 Lakhs.
During the financial year 2010-2011, the Company amended its Main
Objects Clause and Other Objects Clause of Memorandum of Association so
as to cover the ancillary activities in Real Estate Development
Business. Members of the Company accorded their consent through Postal
Ballot for the said amendment and the resolutions were passed as
Special Resolutions. Registrar of Companies, Pune has issued the
Certificate of Registration of the Special Resolution confirming
alteration of Objects Clause(s) of the Memorandum of Association on 3rd
January,
2011. Also, the members passed an Ordinary Resolution by way of Postal
Ballot authorizing the Board of Directors of the Company to mortgage
and / or charge the properties of the Company to secure borrowings
availed / to be availed not exceeding Rs. 600 Crores.
Dividend
Considering the financial position of the Company, your Directors have
recommended a dividend of Rs.1.60 per equity share on 7,57,74,909
Equity Shares of the Company.
Projects
Green Olive is a 2 and 3 BHK Luxurious Apartments project which is
located at Hinjewadi, where style and luxury merge beautifully to form
the perfect home for you. This project has been launched recently and
has received an overwhelming response.
Glitterati is an ongoing project of the Company which is located just 4
kms away from Punes major IT hub, Hinjewadi Infotech Park, offers
irresistible super lavish couture homes, flaunting unfathomable
reservoir of luxury, style and beauty.
City Bay is a commercial project of the Company situated at Boat Club
Road, Pune with total saleable area of approximately 95,000 sq.ft. Your
Company has received an outstanding response to this new commercial
project.
Alyssa is a commercial project of the Company situated at Richmond
Road, Bengaluru with saleable area of approximately 43,475 sq. ft. Your
Company has received good response for the project.
Koramangala project is a commercial project situated at Koramangala,
Bengaluru with saleable area of approximately 1,98,000 sq. ft.
Joint Venture Projects
Corolla Realty Private Limited
Corolla Realty Private Limited is coming up with a project in Wagholi,
Pune. The project consists of Twin Bungalows, Row Houses, Affordable
Homes, Mid Income Group Housing, Residential cum Commercial Building,
etc. During the year under review, the Company had received a good
response for its affordable housing scheme Umang Homes. The delivery
of Umang Homes Phase-I is expected by July 2011, will see a boost for
sale of the new phases in future. The Company had launched its new
scheme IVY Estate consisting of Villas, Twin Bungalows, Row Houses
and Luxury Apartments for which Company had received good response.
Kolte-Patil I-Ven Townships (Pune) Private Limited
Kolte-Patil I-Ven Townships (Pune) Private Limited is coming up with a
residential project in Jambhe, Pune. During the year under review, the
Company had pre-launched its Township Project Phase-I (approximately
150 acres) consisting Row Houses, Twin Bungalows and 1/2/3 BHK
Apartments. During the pre-launch of the project, the Company had
received a good response for the project.
Directors
During the year under review, there was no change in the composition of
the Board of Directors of the Company.
Pursuant to Section 256 of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the
Article 167 of Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. G. L.
Vishwanath and Mr. Jayant Pendse; Directors, retire by rotation and
being eligible, have offered themselves for re-appointment at the
ensuing Annual General Meeting. The brief profile of the Directors
seeking re-appointment has been annexed to the Notice of the Annual
General Meeting.
Subsidiary Companies
The Company has 13 Subsidiary Companies as on 31st March, 2011 namely,
Regenesis Project Management Company Private Limited, Yashowardhan
Promoters and Developers Private Limited, Sylvan Acres Realty Private
Limited, I-Ven Kolte-Patil Projects (Pune) Private Limited, Lilac
Hospitality Private Limited, Olive Realty Private Limited, Bellflower
Properties Private Limited, Jasmine Hospitality Private Limited,
Oakwoods Hospitality Private Limited, Regenesis Facility Management
Company Private Limited, PNP Retail Private Limited, Kolte-Patil Real
Estate Private Limited and Snowflower Properties Private Limited.
Particulars under Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956
As per Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956, the Company is required
to attach the Directors Report, Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss
Account of its subsidiaries to its Annual Report. However, Ministry of
Corporate Affairs has vide its General Circular No. 2/2011 dated 8th
February, 2011 granted exemption for not attaching Annual Report of
Subsidiary Companies provided that, such Companies publish the Audited
Consolidated Financial Statement in the Annual Report. Your Company has
complied with all the requirements of the circular of Ministry and
accordingly, the Annual Report does not contain the Financial
Statements of the above Subsidiary Companies. The Consolidated
Financial Statements present a full and fair picture of the state of
affairs and the financial condition. The audited annual accounts and
related information of subsidiaries will be made available upon
request. These documents will also be available for inspection during
business hours at our Registered Office in Pune, Maharashtra, India.
The financial details of the Subsidiary Companies, as well as the
extent of holdings therein as required under the aforesaid General
Circular, are provided in Annexure III to the Directors Report.
A brief summary of the activities carried out by the Subsidiary
Companies are as follows:
Kolte-Patil Real Estate Private Limited is a Joint Venture Company and
the School project i.e Victorious Kidss Educares School, (IB School)
is nearing completion with regard to its construction activities. The
various other residential and commercial projects of the Company at
Kharadi, Pune are ongoing and approvals from various authorities are
expected in due course.
I-Ven Kolte-Patil Projects (Pune) Private Limited is a Joint Venture
Company which is coming up with a residential project- Tuscan Estate
admeasuring approximately 12 acres in Kharadi, Pune. The project is
located on the eastern side of the Pune city, having many IT companies
in vicinity. The proposed project consists of 3 BHK Luxury Apartments
and 4 BHK Penthouses. During the year under review, the Company had
launched the project and had received a good response, especially
because of the cost being between Rs. 70 to 85 Lakhs bracket for a
quality product and at a central location. As it is just not an
apartment but a blend of various other factors; the project is being
promoted as Collage Homes which is collage of many features like
location, internal planning, specifications, elevation, landscaping,
etc.
Bellflower Properties Private Limited is a Joint Venture Company and
has started Phase –II of its residential project namely Margosa
Heights, at Mohammadwadi, NIBM annex Pune. This project offers
ambience of natural beauty while being closely connected to the
essential necessities of life.
Yashowardhan Promoters and Developers Private Limited was a Joint
Venture Company. However, during the year under review, your Company
acquired further 40% stake in this Subsidiary Company and consequently,
this Company became the Wholly Owned Subsidiary of your Company. This
Company has successfully completed its commercial project namely
Shoppers Orbit at Vishrantwadi, Pune and has successfully launched
Phase - II i.e. Row Houses for the residential project Dew Drops.
PNP Retail Private Limited is a Subsidiary Company. PNP Retails are
neighborhood stores that cater to the daily and weekly top-up shopping
needs of customers regarding fruits and vegetables, food and non-food
fast moving consumer goods, staple and frozen food items, personal and
home care products. The Company proposes to expand its operations
through chain of retail stores.
Regenesis Project Management Company Private Limited is a Wholly Owned
Subsidiary which has been set up primarily to provide project
management services.
Sylvan Acres Realty Private Limited is a Joint Venture Company set up
for investment in Township project at Pune.
Lilac Hospitality Private Limited is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary set up
for providing hospitality management services to hotel projects.
Olive Realty Private Limited is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary set up, to
carry on the business of real estate development at Phursungi, Pune.
Jasmine Hospitality Private Limited is a Joint Venture Company set up
for developing a hotel at Bengaluru.
Oakwoods Hospitality Private Limited is a Joint Venture Company set up
for developing a hotel at Pune.
Regenesis Facility Management Company Private Limited is a Wholly Owned
Subsidiary Company set up to provide facility management and property
maintenance services.
Snowflower Properties Private Limited is a Wholly Owned Subsidiary
Company which proposes to invest in land in order to start its new real
estate project.
Fixed Deposits
Your Company had launched Fixed Deposit Scheme and has been accepting
Fixed Deposits for a period of 1 year, 2 years and 3 years. The Company
has received an overwhelming response from the investors since
Shareholders of the Company, Senior Citizens, Flat Owners of
Kolte-Patil Group, Handicapped Persons, Armed Force Personnel and
Employees of Kolte-Patil Group are entitled to receive additional 0.50%
rate of interest on the deposits invested with the Company. The
Management of the Company is thankful to all the investors for
participating in the scheme and for the faith reposed in the Company.
Fixed Deposits accepted as on 31st March, 2011 stood at Rs. 610.10
Lakhs as against Rs. 158.00 Lakhs in the previous year. For the year
ended 31st March, 2011, your Company has mobilized deposits aggregating
to Rs. 602.10 Lakhs (Previous year Rs. 158.00 Lakhs). None of the
deposits which have matured, have remained unpaid.
Employees Stock Option Scheme 2006 (ESOS)
During the year, Kolte-Patil ESOS, 2006 was concluded. The Company is
in the process of introducing the new Employees Stock Option Scheme for
the permanent employees of the Company and its Subsidiary Companies
pursuant to the Special Resolution passed by the members of the Company
in the Nineteenth Annual General Meeting.
Disclosures in respect of Kolte-Patil ESOS, 2006 in compliance with
Clause 12 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Employee Stock
Option Scheme and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme) Guidelines, 1999, as
amended, are set out in Annexure IV to this Report.
Investors Relations and Grievances
Investor Relations have been cordial during the year. The Company has a
Shareholders and Investors Grievance Committee which addresses the
issues relating to investors. There were no investor grievances pending
as on 31st March, 2011. A confirmation to this effect has been obtained
from the Companys Registrar and Share Transfer Agent. The details
regarding the investor complaints received and resolved during the
year, are mentioned in the Report on Corporate Governance annexed to
this report.
Directors Responsibility Statement
In accordance with the provisions of Section 217(2AA) of the Companies
Act, 1956, your Directors state that:
i) in the preparation of accounts, the applicable accounting standards
have been followed and no significant departures have been made from
the same.
ii) accounting policies selected were applied consistently. Reasonable,
prudent judgments and estimates were made so as to give a true and fair
view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of 31st March,
2011 and of the Profit of the Company for the year ended on that date.
iii) proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding of assets of the Company and for
preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities.
iv) the annual accounts of the Company have been prepared on a going
concern basis.
Auditors
The Auditors of the Company M/s. S P C M & Associates (Firm
Registration No. 112165W), Chartered Accountants, Pune (Formerly known
as Bora Kasat & Co.) retire at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. They
have confirmed their eligibility and willingness to accept appointment,
if re-appointed. Your Directors recommend their re- appointment.
Human Resources
Your Company has always considered employees as assets for the
organization. The Company endeavors to encourage innovation and
meritocracy and hence, (HR) policies and practices are constantly
reviewed to keep abreast with the market changes and your Company has
also embarked upon several initiatives to focus on creating a positive
work environment that provides employees with ample growth and
development opportunities as well as ensuring high levels of motivation
and commitment.
The Top Management with their clear vision, has set down strategic
business goals for the entire organization. Thus, to achieve this we
have restructured the organization, i.e. we have introduced SBU
(Strategic Business Unit) Structure to carry out the operations
geographically, wherein each SBU has its own business goals and clear
set of roles and responsibilities.
We have also set up scalable recruitment, performance appraisal system,
training and development for organization development and we also offer
them stock options which enable us to attract and retain high caliber
employees. One of the most important objective of the organization is;
growth of its employees.
To bring in new talent in our organization we have also started
recruiting management trainees from renowned management institutes.
This new talent brings in new ideas and out of the box thinking and
helps us rise above the traditional mindset.
We at Kolte-Patil are continuously striving for employee satisfaction
for better productivity.
The total employees strength at group level, as on 31st March, 2011
was 539 as compared to 360 in the previous year.
Conservation of Energy, Technology absorption, Foreign Exchange
Earnings and Outgo
A statement giving information of Conservation of Energy, Technology
absorption, Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo as required under
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 is annexed hereto as Annexure I and it forms a part of this
Report.
Particulars of the Employees
A statement required under Section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act, 1956
has been furnished herein as Annexure II and forms a part of this
Report.
Management Discussion and Analysis Report
Management Discussion and Analysis Report as stipulated under Clause 49
of the Listing Agreement is annexed hereto and forms a part of this
Report.
Report on Corporate Governance
Your Directors adhere to the requirements set out in Clause 49 of the
Listing Agreements with the Stock Exchanges. Report on Corporate
Governance as stipulated in the said Clause is annexed and forms a part
of this Report.
Acknowledgments
The Directors would like to express their appreciation for the
assistance and co-operation received from Customers, Fixed Deposit
Holders, Vendors, Stakeholders, Central and State Government
Authorities, Business Associates, and Bankers of the Company. Your
Directors take this opportunity to thank all the employees for
rendering high quality service to all the Companys Customers. The
employees have worked with the principles of honesty, integrity, fair
play and helped ensure a sustained excellence in performance of the
Company. Finally, the Directors would like to convey their gratitude to
the members and look forward to their continued support in future.
For and on Behalf of the Board
Rajesh Patil
Chairman and Managing Director
Place: Pune
Date: May 30, 2011
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