The Directors hereby present their 31st Annual Report on the business
and operations of the Company together with the Audited Financial
Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2012.
Financial Performance (Rs. In Lakhs)
Particulars 2011-12 2010-11
Profit before Interest, Depreciation,
Taxes & Exceptional Items (102) 182
Less : Interest 178 18
Depreciation 3 1
Less: Exceptional Item - 1753
Profit before taxes (283) (1590)
Less: Provision for Taxation (78) 55
Net Profit after Tax (205) (1645)
As required under the Accounting Standards, related party transactions,
calculation of earnings per share, provision of deferred tax liability
and Consolidated Accounts of the Company and its four subsidiaries are
made a part of the Annual Report. The consolidated statements of the
company have been prepared in accordance with Accounting Standard 21 on
Consolidated Financial Statements.
Company Performance
During the year under review, the Company has incurred a loss of Rs.
205 lakhs from Loss of Rs. 1645 in last year. Your Directors are
continuously looking for avenues for future growth of the Company.
The Company launched a digital radio business under the India One
brand. The application is available on all i-pad, i-phone and most
recently to blackberry OS7 users.
Dividend
In view of the losses during the year and in order to preserve cash for
the operating businesses, your Directors do not recommend any dividend
for the financial year 2011-2012.
Fixed Deposits
Your company has not accepted any fixed deposits and, as such, no
amount of principal or interest was outstanding as of the balance sheet
date.
Directors
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and
Articles of Association, Mr. I. Venkat, and Mr. Dilip Cherian,
Directors retire by rotation and are eligible for re-appointment.
Corporate Governance
As per Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges, a
separate section on Corporate Governance Practices followed by the
Company together with a certificate from the Company''s Auditors
confirming compliance is set out in the Annexure forming part of this
Report.
Directors'' Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Directors
based on the representations received from the Operating Management,
confirm that-
1. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed and that there are no material
departures.
2. They have, in selection of the accounting policies, consulted the
Statutory Auditors and have 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 at the end of
the financial year and of the profit of the Company for that year;
3. They have taken proper and sufficient care to the best of their
knowledge and ability, 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;
4. They have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
Auditors
The auditors, M/s Haribhakti & Co., Chartered Accountants, retire as
auditors of the Company at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and have
confirmed their eligibility and willingness to accept office, if
re-appointed.
Auditors'' Observation in their Report
The company''s exposure in its subsidiary Radio One Ltd. (Formerly
known as Radio Mid-Day West (India) Ltd) through
investments and loans aggregate Rs. 1,531,400,334 (investment Rs.
1,382,491,498 and loan Rs. 148,908,836). Though net worth of the
subsidiary is substantially eroded and the company has been incurring
constant losses, however no provision for impairment on this account is
considered necessary by the management taking in to consideration the
nature of Radio business and gradual improvement in performance of the
subsidiary.
As on March 31, 2012, the Company has accounted for Rs. 85,40,663/-
Lacs as Deferred Tax Asset. The company has started digital business in
current year and losses during the year were on account of setting up
of new business and which is expected to generate substantial revenue
going forward. The Board reviews the carrying amount of Deferred Tax
Assets at each Balance Sheet date and reviews the performance of the
Company vis-a-vis the plan to arrive at a conclusion for carrying
forward and creating a further Deferred Tax Asset.
As the Board is virtually certain that there will be sufficient future
taxable income against which the Deferred Tax Asset can be realized,
the Company has decided to recognize the Deferred Tax Asset for the
carry forward loss.
Employee Stock Option Scheme
The management is in the process of formulating Combined ESOP Scheme
for the company and its subsidiaries. Subsidiary Companies
As required under section 212 (1) (e) of the Companies Act, 1956, the
audited statements of accounts, along with the report of the Board of
Directors relating to the Company''s subsidiaries, Radio One Ltd
(Formerly Radio Mid Day West (India) Limited), Digital One Private Ltd
(Formerly Mid Day Broadcasting South (India) Private Limited), One
Audio Limited (Formerly Mid Day Radio North (India) Limited), Next
Outdoor Ltd (Formerly Mid Day Outdoor Limited) and respective
Auditor Reports thereon for the year ended March 31, 2012 are
annexed.
Particulars of Employees
Since there are no eligible employees, the provisions laid down in
Section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies
(Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 shall not be applicable.
Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange
earning and outgo
a) Conservation of Energy : NIL
b) Technology Absorption : NIL
c) Foreign Exchange Earning : NIL
d) Foreign Exchange Outgo : NIL
Acknowledgement
Your Directors take this opportunity to express their grateful
appreciation for the excellent assistance and co- operation received
from the banks, customers, advertisers, advertising agencies, bankers,
Government Authorities and all the local authorities. Your Directors
also thank all the shareholders for their continued support and all the
employees of the Company for their valuable services during the year.
For and on behalf of the Board
Tarique Ansari
Chairman & Managing Director
Place : Mumbai
Date: May 8, 2012 |