On behalf of the Board of Directors of your Company, it is our
privilege to present the 24th Annual Report on the business and
operations of the Company together with the Audited Statement of
Accounts for the fnancial year ended March 31, 2010 and Auditor’s
Report thereon.
Results of Operations
(Rs. In lacs, except per share data)
Year Ended March 31st 2010 2009
Particulars Consol Stand Consol Stand
-idated -alone -idated -alone
Operating Income 19513.74 10837.70 16067.23 9790.00
Net Proft before Tax 1765.37 1061.85 1307.35 906.15
Net Proft after Tax/
Amount available for 1150.48 695.17 840.42 595.32
Appropriation
Amount transferred to
General Reserve 51.90 174.00 14.90 149.00
Balance retained in
Proft & Loss Ac- 1198.80 750.62 629.55 384.45
count
Dividend 65.18 65.18 167.50 167.50
Earning Per Share-Basic
& Diluted 6.66 4.02 5.02 3.55
Performance
The year under review witnessed an improved Turnover as compared to the
previous year fgure and the Proft after Tax and consequently, Earning
per Share (EPS) of the Company has also increased as compared to
previous year. A brief comparison of year on year (YoY) is as under:
Consolidated Results
Total Income for the year ended March 31, 2010 was Rs. 19,705.32 Lacs
as compared to Rs. 16,284.89 Lacs re- corded during the previous fscal,
an increase of 21%. Proft after Tax increased from Rs. 840.42 Lacs for
the year ended March 31, 2009 to Rs. 1,150.48 Lacs for the year ended
March 31, 2010 an increase of 36.90%. Earnings per Share (EPS) increase
from Rs.5.02/- per share in March 31, 2009 to Rs.6.66/- per share in
March 31, 2010, an increase of 32.67%.
Standalone Results
Total Income for the year ended March 31, 2010 was Rs. 11,225.95 Lacs
as compared to Rs. 10,179.43 Lacs recorded during the previous fscal,
an increase of 10.28%. Proft after Tax increased from Rs. 595.32 Lacs
for the year ended March 31, 2009 to Rs. 695.17 Lacs for the year ended
March 31, 2010 an increase of 16.77%. Earnings per Share (EPS)
increase from Rs.3.55/- per share in March 31, 2009 to Rs.4.02/- per
share in March 31, 2010, an increase of 13.24%.
Business Overview
Your Company achieved important mile stones in the year 2009-10. During
the year, the Company has scaled new heights and set several benchmarks
in terms of networth, turnover and profts.
In order to meet the capital requirements for various expansions in
business, your Company has made an allotment of 1,697,812 Equity Shares
of Rs. 10 each for cash at a premium of Rs. 77.76 per Share vide its
Board Meeting dated December 8, 2009 to M/s. Madison India Capital HC,
Mauritius and the consent of the shareholders in the form of Special
Resolution in terms of Section 81(1A) of the Companies Act, 1956 has
been obtained at the Extra- ordinary General Meeting of the Company
held on 9th November, 2009.
A detailed discussion on the same and future opportunities is provided
in the Management Discussion and Analysis Statement is presented in a
separate section forming part of Annual Report.
Subsidiaries
Your Company has two Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries, M/s Net 4 Singapore Pte
Limited and M/s Net 4 Communications Limited.
Net 4 Singapore Pte Limited
Net 4 Singapore Pte Limited was incorporated primarily to manage the
Companies’ proposed International Whole- sale VoIP Business. The
Company has already been awarded with the Service Based Operator (SBO)
License in Singapore in the previous year. However, the Company is yet
to start its business operations.
Net 4 Communications Limited
Net 4 Communications Limited was incorporated in the year 2005 having
its Registered Offce at Kolkata. During the year under review, Total
Income of the Company increased to Rs. 8,682 Lacs from 6,235.70 Lacs,
at a growth rate of 39.23%. The Proft after Tax increased from Rs.
297.32 Lacs to Rs. 459.73 Lacs an increase of 54.62%.
Particulars under Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956
As per Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956, we are required to
attach the Directors’ Report, Balance Sheet, and Proft and Loss Account
of our subsidiaries to the Balance Sheet of the Company. As per the
requirement of Section 212 (1) of the Companies Act, 1956, the
documents of the Subsidiary Companies has been attached to the Balance
Sheet of M/s Net 4 India Limited. These documents will also be
available for inspection during business hours at our Registered Offce
and also at the Registered Offce of the concerned Subsidiaries.
Dividend
The Board of Directors of your Company have recommended Dividend @ 10%
(Rupee 1 per Share) for the year 2009-10 (previous year 10%) to the
shareholders other than Promoters and Promoter’s group, subject to the
ap- proval of shareholders in their ensuing Annual General Meeting.
Directors
During the year Mr. Surya S. Chadha was appointed as a Non-Executive
Director of the Company vide Extra- ordinary General Meeting of the
members of the Company held on November 9, 2009.
Thereafter, Ms. Biba Sawhney resigned as Director from the Board of
Directors of the Company w.e.f. December 8, 2009 due to some other
pre-occupations. The Board placed on record deep sense of appreciation
for the valuable contribution made by Ms. Biba Sawhney during her
tenure as a Director of the Company.
Further, in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956
read with Articles of Association of the Com- pany, Mr. Sandip K. Ghosh
and Mr. Brijesh Chand Mathur, Directors of the Company are retiring by
rotation at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and being eligible,
offer themselves for re-appointment. The Board recom- mends the
appointment of the above Directors.
Directors Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 217(2AA) of the Companies
Act, 1956, with respect to Directors’ Re- sponsibility Statement, it is
hereby confrmed that:
(i) in the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicable
accounting standards had been followed and wherever required, proper
explanations relating to material departures have been given;
(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, 2010 and of the proft of the Company for
the year ended on that date;
(iii) the Directors have taken proper and suffcient care for
maintenance of adequate accounting records in ac- cordance 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.
Human Resource
Net4 takes pride in its highly motivated and competent human resource
that contributed its best to bring the Com- pany to its present
heights. The productivity of the employees is refected in the
consistent improvement over the years. We have also set up a scalable
recruitment and human resources management process, which enables us to
attract and retain high caliber employees.
Your Company provides an environment which encourages initiative,
innovative thinking and rewards performance without regard to various
external factors such as race, sex, color, creed, religion, national
origin, citizenship, age, marital status or orientation.
Your Company ensures and focused on training and development of its
personnel through various internal and ad- vanced training programs,
succession planning, participation at national and international
conferences, job rotation, on-the-job training, and various workshops.
Fixed Deposit
During the year under review your Company has accepted deposits within
the meaning of Section 58 A of the Com- panies Act, 1956 read with
Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 1975 for Rs. 3,88,14,000/-. In
terms of the provisions of Investor Education and Protection Fund
(IEPF) Rules, 2001, there was no unclaimed interest and / or principal
amount due for transfer to Investors Education & Protection Fund,
established by the Central Government under Section 205C(1) of the
Companies Act, 1956 for the year ended March 31, 2010.
Corporate Governance
Your Company is committed to maintain the highest standards of
Corporate Governance. The Company adheres to the requirements set out
by the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s Corporate Governance
practices and the requirements of the Listing Agreement and has
implemented all the mandatory stipulations prescribed there under.
Report on Corporate Governance for the year ended March 31, 2010 in
terms of Clause 49 of the Listing Agree- ments entered into with the
Stock Exchanges in India forms part of the Annual Report. Certifcate
from the Auditors of the Company, M/s. Sandy Associates, Charatered
Accountants, New Delhi confrming compliance of conditions of Corporate
Governance as stipulated under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, is
annexed to this Report.
Management Discussion and Analysis Statement
Management Discussion and Analysis Statement on the Company’s
performance, industry trends and other mate- rial changes with respect
to the Company and its Subsidiaries, wherever applicable is attached to
this Report.
Code of Conduct
In terms of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, the Company has
formulated a Code of Conduct for the Directors and Senior Managerial
Personnel. All the Board Members and Senior Managerial Personnel have
given their con- sent to adhere to the Code of Conduct to the
Compliance Offcer of the Company. As per the requirement of Listing
Agreement, the Code of Conduct is also available on Company’s website
www.net4.in.
The Company has also formulated a ‘Code of Internal Procedures and
Conduct for prevention of Insider Trading in Shares of the Company’ as
per the provisions of SEBI (Prevention of Insider Trading Regulations)
2000, as amend- ed from time to time, providing guidelines to the
designated employees while dealing in shares of the Company.
Listing Information
Your Company is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (Scrip Code:
532912) and Delhi Stock Exchange (Scrip Code: 113089). The listing fee
for the year 2009-10 has been paid to both the Stock Exchanges. The
application with the National Stock Exchange had already been fled for
listing and the same is pending for its approval.
Auditors and Auditors’ Report
M/s. Sandy Associates, Statutory Auditors of the Company, retire at the
ensuing Annual General Meeting and have confrmed their eligibility and
willingness to accept the offce, if re-appointed.
The Auditors’ Report and Notes to on Accounts referred to in the
Auditors’ Report are self-explanatory and therefore, does not call for
any further comments.
Energy Conservation, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange
Earnings & Outgo
Information as required under the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars
in the Report of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 in respect of Energy
Conservation, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange Earnings and
Outgo is en- closed and marked as Annexure I to this Report.
Particulars of the Employees
In terms of the provisions of Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act,
1956, read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 as
amended, the names and other particulars of the employees are given in
Annexure II to the Directors’ Report.
Mr. Jasjit Singh Sawhney, Chairman & Managing Director and Mr. Amarjit
Singh Sawhney, Whole Time Director of the Company are relatives and
particulars in respect thereof are given in Corporate Governance
Report. None of other employee is relative of any of the Directors of
the Company.
Acknowledgements
The Directors place on record the appreciation and gratitude for the
co-operation and assistance extended by vari- ous departments of the
Union Government, State Government, Bankers and Financial Institutions.
The Directors also place on record their appreciation of dedicated and
sincere services of the employees of the Company at all levels.
The Company will make every effort to meet the aspirations of its
Shareholders and wish to sincerely thank them for their whole hearted
co-operation and support at all times.
For and on behalf of
the Board of Directors
Sd/-
Jasjit Singh Sawhney
Place: Noida
Chairman & Managing Director
Dated: August 31, 2010 (DIN: 00111020)
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