The Directors are pleased to present the Twenty Ninth Annual Report
along with the Audited Accounts for the financial year ended 31st March
2011:
PERFORMANCE
FINANCIAL RESULTS 2010-11 2009-10
(Rupees in Lakhs)
Net Sales 50,740.71 31,960.79
PBIDT 14,381.33 2,311.01
Profit Before Taxes (PBT) 12,920.12 999.01
Less: Provision for Taxes 4,228.55 309.32
Profit After Taxes (PAT) 8,691.57 689.69
Less: Prior Year Adjustments 2.19 0.63
Add: Profit brought forward from
previous years 2,149.07 1,825.37
Profit Available for appropriation 10,838.45 2,514.43
Special Dividend on Equity Shares 2,088.03 -
Dividend Tax on Special Dividend 346.80 -
Final Dividend on Equity Shares 522.00 261.00
Dividend Tax on Final Dividend 86.70 44.36
Transfer to General Reserve 5,000.00 60.00
Surplus Carried to Balance Sheet 2,794.92 2,149.07
DIVIDEND
Your Directors recommend a dividend of 30% (Rs.3.00 per share) for the
financial year 2010-11 against 15% (Rs. 1.50 per share) of previous
year. During the year, the Company has already declared and paid a
special silver jubilee dividend of Rs. 12.00 per share, thereby the
total dividend for the year amounts to Rs. 15/- per share.
OPERATIONS
During the year, the Company recorded Net Sales of Rs.507.40 crores as
against Rs.319.61 crores in 2009-10 registering a growth of 59%. Profit
Before Tax (excluding extra-ordinary items) increased to Rs. 20.43
crores during the year 2010-11 from Rs. 9.99 crores in 2009-10
representing an increase of 104%. The production during the year was
76734 MT, compared to the previous years 60761 MT.
Buoyancy in the domestic market especially in the Automobile sector
helped the Company to achieve this excellent growth. The Company has
utilized the full opportunity available in the market and registered
substantial growth both in Turnover & Profit.
EXTRA-ORDINARY ITEM
During the year the company has made a substantial profit after tax of
Rs. 75.09 Cr due to sale of shares held in Nelcast Energy Corporation
Ltd. This extra-ordinary item has helped the Company to increase its
net worth substantially.
OUTLOOK
The Indian economy is strongly on track and expected to grow
continuously. The Company is expected to maintain a steady growth and
use the opportunity available in the Automobile industry. The
combination of effective manufacturing costs with good quality systems
would give an edge to the Company in terms of pricing and quality.
INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND THEIR ADEQUACY
The Company has an Audit Committee to oversee the Companys financial
reporting process, disclosure of financial information, related party
transactions, and internal control system etc. The Company has well
defined internal control systems which aim at better efficiency of
operations, compliances with legal obligations and Companys policies
and procedures.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company has prepared Consolidated Financial Statements of Nelcast
Ltd and its subsidiary Nelcast USA Inc as at March 31, 2011, in
accordance with Accounting Standard 21 (AS 21) on Consolidated
Financial Statements, issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants
of India. As required by Clause 41 of the Listing Agreement with the
Stock Exchanges, the audited Consolidated Financial Statements are
circulated with the Annual Report.
QUALITY AND CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
The Company totally adheres to the TS 16949 norms, and continuously
strives to achieve world class quality by strictly adhering to the
quality standards. During the year the Company has been awarded ISO
14001 & 18001 for Environmental Management Systems.
The Company has been receiving continuous support from its customers
like Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, TAFE, Mahindra & Mahindra, VE
Commercial, ITL etc., and in exports Arvin Meritor, Dobbie Dico,
Danfoss and ZF Industries. The Company is closely working with all
customers in terms of new product development, improvement in quality
levels etc. to meet the expectation of customers.
DEPOSITS
The Company has accepted public deposits during the year. Its deposits
as at 31st March 2011 stand at Rs.115.31 lakhs.
DIRECTORS
Mr. D. Sesha Reddy, is due to retire by rotation and being eligible
offers himself for re-appointment.
During the year Mr. S. Radhakrishnan has been appointed as Additional
Director of the Company and he would hold office till the date of the
ensuing Annual General Meeting. The Company has received a notice from
a shareholder signifying his intention to propose the appointment of
Mr. S. Radhakrishnan as Director of the Company at the ensuing Annual
General Meeting. He has also been appointed as Managing Director of the
Company in the Board Meeting held on 17.01.2011.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Your Directors hereby make the following statement in terms of Section
217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956 with respect to Directors
Responsibility.
We confirm that:
In the preparation of the Annual Accounts for the year ended 31st March
2011, all the applicable Accounting Standards had been followed.
Such Accounting Policies have been selected and applied consistently
supported by management 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 at the end of the financial year and of the Profit and
Loss of the Company for that period.
Proper and sufficient care had been taken for the maintenance of
adequate Accounting Records, in accordance with the provisions of this
Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and
detecting fraud and other irregularities.
The Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2011 have been prepared on
a going concern basis.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
The Company has been pro-active in following the principles and
practices of good Corporate Governance. The Company has taken adequate
steps to ensure that the conditions of Corporate Governance as
stipulated in Clause 49 of the Listing agreements with the Stock
Exchanges are complied in its letter and spirit. The matters relating
to Corporate Governance as per the Listing Agreement are attached to
this report. A management discussion and analysis report as required by
listing agreement is also enclosed which forms part of this report.
AUDITORS
Your Companys Auditors, M/s. J.B.REDDY & CO., Chartered Accountants,
will retire at the conclusion of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting
and they have consented to be re-appointed for the financial year
2011-12. The Company has received a letter from M/s. J.B.REDDY & CO.,
stating that their appointment as auditors, if made, would be within
the limits specified under Section 224 (1-B) of the Companies Act,
1956.
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
The employee relations have remained cordial through out the year and
industrial harmony was maintained. Measures for the safety, training
and development of the employees continued to receive top priority. The
Directors place on record their appreciation of the valuable
contribution made by the employees of the Company at all levels towards
the performance and growth of the Company.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
Information required as per Section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act, 1956
read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees), Rule 197, as
amended from time to time is given in the Annexure.
DISCLOSURE OF PARTICULARS
The information required under Section 217 (1) (e) of the Companies
Act, 1956 read with Companies (Disclosures of particulars in the Report
of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 is given in the Annexure forming
part of this Report.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Directors again would like to express their sincere appreciation
for the dedicated efforts of the employees and co-operation of
associates, suppliers and customers. We also express our sincere thanks
to Companys Bankers namely State Bank of India, IDBI Bank Ltd and
Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd for their trust and continued support.
For and on behalf of the Board
P. Radhakrishna Reddy
Chairman
Date : 13th May 2011
Place: Chennai
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