The Members,
The Directors take pleasure in presenting their Report as a part of
the 79th Annual Report and the audited Accounts of the Company for the
year ended 30th June, 2011.
2. Financial Results and Appropriations
(Rs. in lacs)
2010-11 2009-10
Gross Sales 91982.79 55498.33
Gross Profit/(Loss)
before Depreciation
and Interest 7972.42 1109.63
Less: Interest 11313.66 8105.81
Depreciation 4111.88 15425.54 4077.30 12183.11
Profit/(Loss) Before Tax (7453.12) (11073.48)
Less: Provision for Tax:
-Current 3.00 3.40
-Deferred Tax Charge
/(Credit) (2343.33) (3684.77)
-MAT Credit
(Entitlement) / Reversal - 836.59
-Income Tax provisions
no longer required
written back 1.34 (3.62)
-Fringe benefit Tax - (2341.67) 2.82 (2845.58)
Profit/(Loss) After Tax (5111.45) (8227.90)
Add: Surplus/(Deficit)
brought forward (4991.38) 1511.40
: Transfer from General Reserve - 1725.12
Amount carried forward to the
Balance Sheet (10102.83) (4991.38)
OPERATING PERFORMANCE
3. A detailed analysis of the Company''s operations, future
expectations and business environment has been given in the Management
Discussions & Analysis , which is attached to and made an integral part
of this Report.
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE 2010-2011
4. The Company had recorded a Net Revenue of Rs. 89,268.46 lacs
(including other income and Agricultural Profit aggregating to Rs.
403.14 lacs) for the year ended 30th June, 2011. The Gross Sales
(inclusive of Excise Duty) of the Company for the year 2010-11
increased by 65.74% to Rs. 91,982.79 lacs from Rs .55,498.33 lacs in
the year 2009-10.
5. The earning before interest, depreciation, tax for the year under
review stood at Rs. 7972.42 lacs representing 8.93% of the net revenue
and showed an increase of 618.47% over previous year''s Rs. 1109.63
lacs. The improvement of EBIDTA of the Company during the year under
review can be attributed to better capacity utilization due to more
availability of sugarcane during the year under review.
6. The sugar industry continued facing difficulties on account of the
negative policies of the Government during the year under review. Sugar
prices remained under severe pressure during the year largely due to
measures taken by the Central Government in its overall policy of
controlling inflation. Sentiment in the free sugar market continues to
be bearish with the continued imposition of restrictions on exports,
stockholding limits on sugar, impending increase in sugar production
and large releases by the government under the monthly release
mechanism.
7. The State Government fixed an exorbitant price of Rs. 205/qtl of
sugarcane based on political criteria. On one hand sugar prices
plummeted and remained under pressure while on the other hand sugarcane
prices was increased by Rs. 40/qtl by the State Government which
resulted in huge losses for the industry as a whole.
8. The performance of the industrial alcohol divisions and the
renewable power divisions of the company improved during the year due
to better availability of molasses and bagasse. The prices of the raw
materials continued to be firm during the year due to strong demand by
these two sectors.
FINANCIAL RESTRUCTURING
9. The Company''s proposal to restructure its debts (CDR proposal) was
approved by the Corporate Debt Restructuring Empowered Group (EG) at
its meeting held on 9th February, 2011. The CDR proposal was prepared
on the basis of no loss to any of the lenders and incorporating
deferment of installments of loan falling due between 1st July, 2010 to
30th June, 2012 and the conversion of interest on term loans also
falling due between this period into funded interest term loan.
CHANGE IN THE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
10. The Authorised Share Capital of the Company was increased from Rs.
40,00,00,000 (Rupees forty crore only), divided into 4,00,00,000 equity
shares of Rs. 10/- each to Rs. 120,00,00,000 (Rupees one hundred twenty
crore only) by creation of an additional 8,00,00,000 unclassified
shares of Rs. 10 each by taking the approval of the Shareholders at the
Extra Ordinary General meeting of the Company held on 2nd May, 2011.
11. In order to augment its resources and reduce the debt burden, the
Board had issued and allotted 5,00,00,000 Cumulative Redeemable
Preference Shares of Rs. 10/- each amounting to Rs. 50,00,00,000 after
classifying equal number of unclassified shares in to such Preference
Shares.
EXPENDITURE ON CANE DEVELOPMENT
12. During the year under review the Company had incurred a sum of Rs.
242.20 lacs on Research & Development activities with an aim to improve
the sugar recovery ratio and in educating the cane growers to cultivate
improved variety of sugarcane with higher sucrose contents.
DIVIDEND
13. The Board of Directors do not recommend any dividend for the year
under review in view of the losses.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
14. Pursuant to Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, Management
Discussion & Analysis, Statement in respect of Conservation of Energy,
the Report on Corporate Governance, Declaration of Managing Director on
Code of Conduct and Auditors'' Certificate on compliance of conditions
of Corporate Governance are all attached to and form integral part of
this Report and are annexed to this Report as Annexure A, B, E,
F and G respectively.
DIRECTORS
15. The Company has nine Non Executive directors having experience in
varied fields and a Chairman cum Managing Director. Two directors Mr.
Ashvin Chinubhai Dalal and Mr. Chand Bihari Patodia shall retire from
the Board by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and they
are eligible for re-appointment.
16. Mr. Chandra Shekhar Nopany was reappointed as the Managing
Director of the Company for a period of 3 years with effect from 1st
July, 2008 and he has been reappointed as the Managing Director for a
further period of 3 years with effect from 1st July, 2011 without any
variation in the remuneration. The shareholders of the Company at its
meeting held on 2nd May, 2011 approved the reappointment of Mr. Chandra
Shekhar Nopany as the Managing Director of the Company for a renewed
period of 3 years.
17. Mr. Pushkar Sahay, a Nominee of State Bank of India and Mr.
Inderpal Singh Kalra, a Nominee of IDBI Bank Limited were taken on the
Board of the Company with effect from 7th May, 2011 and 24th June, 2011
respectively.
18. Other information on the Directors including required particulars
of Directors retiring by rotation is provided in the Report of
Corporate Governance annexed to this Report as Annexure E.
DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
19. Your Directors confirm that -
i) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed and there is no material departures;
ii) such accounting policies have been selected and applied
consistently and judgments and estimates made 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 loss of the
Company for that year;
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 the assets of the Company and for
preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
To ensure this, the Company has established internal control systems,
consistent with its size and nature of operations, in weighing the
assurance provided by any such system of internal controls and in
recognizing its inherent limitations. These systems are reviewed and
updated on an ongoing basis. Periodic internal audits are conducted to
provide reasonable assurance of compliance with these systems. The
Audit Committee meets at regular intervals to review the internal audit
functions;
iv) the annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
AUDITORS, AUDIT QUALIFICATIONS AND BOARD''S EXPLANATIONS
20. The Auditors'' Report is self-explanatory. However, the Auditors
have made an observation regarding recognition of Deferred Tax Assets
amounting to Rs. 5398.01 lacs for the year. The Company''s projections
are that there would be sufficient taxable income in the future to
claim credit of Deferred Ta x Assets.
21. The Auditors, Messrs S. R. Batliboi & Co., Chartered Accountants,
retire at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting of the Company and are
eligible for re-appointment. According to the certificate submitted to
the Company by the said firm of Auditors the said re-appointment, if
made by the Shareholders will be well within the limits prescribed in
Section 224(1B) of the Companies Act, 1956.
22. The Board, on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, has
proposed that Messrs S. R. Batliboi & Co., Chartered Accountants, be
re-appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company for the period
beginning the conclusion of the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the
Company and ending on the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting to
be held next thereafter.
COST AUDITORS
23. In accordance with the directives of the Central Government under
Section 233B of the Companies Act, 1956, M/s. D Radhakrishnan & Co.,
Cost Accountants, have been appointed as Cost Auditor to audit the cost
accounting records for the year ending on 30th June, 2012.
24. Cost Audit Reports for all the applicable products for the year
ended 30th June, 2010 were filed on 7th December, 2010 with cost audit
cell of Ministry of Corporate Affairs department within due dates viz.,
31st December, 2010.
SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
25. The Company has three direct subsidiaries and one step down
subsidiary as per details given below:
i) Hargaon Investment & Trading Company Limited
ii) Champaran Investment & Trading Company Limited
iii) OSM Investment & Trading Company Limited
iv) Hargaon Properties Limited – step down subsidiary
26. In compliance with General Circular No. 2/2011 of Government of
India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs and as per the resolution passed
by the Board of Directors the Company has opted to avail the exemption,
provided under Section 212(8) of the Companies Act, 1956 and
accordingly the Audited statement of Accounts along with the report of
the Board of Directors and Auditor relating to the Company''s
subsidiaries and step down subsidiary are not annexed as required u/s
212(8) of the Companies Act, 1956. However, the Consolidated Financial
Statement conforming to the Accounting Standard 21, 23 and 27 and
including inter alia the financial performance of the said subsidiary
forms an integral part of the annexed Audited Statement of Accounts. A
statement pursuant to section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956 is
attached and marked as Annexure ''D''
27. The Annual accounts of the said subsidiary companies and step down
subsidiary shall also be kept for inspection by any shareholder in the
Registered Office of the holding Company and of the subsidiary
companies and step down subsidiary concerned. The same will also be
published on the website www.birla-sugar.com.
28. The Company shall furnish a hard copy of the detailed accounts of
the subsidiary companies and step down subsidiary to any shareholder on
demand at any point of time.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
29. Particulars of Employees as required under Section 217(2A) of the
Companies Act, 1956 is attached as a separate Annexure C and forms an
integral part of this Report.
ENERGY CONSERVATION, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS & OUTGO
30. Particulars in respect of conservation of energy, technology
absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo as required under
Section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act, 1956 are as per Annexure B
and form part of this Report.
FIXED DEPOSITS
31. As on 30th June, 2011, your Company had 438 depositors with fixed
deposits of Rs. 364.59 lacs. The company had been regular in refunding
the deposits on maturity.
CEO/CFO CERTIFICATION
32. Mr. Chandra Shekhar Nopany, the Chairman cum Managing Director and
Mr. Dilip Patodia, President (Finance) & CFO have submitted a
certificate to the Board as contemplated in Clause 49 of the Listing
Agreement.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
33. Your Directors take this opportunity of recording their
appreciation of the shareholders, financial institutions , bankers,
suppliers and cane growers for extending their support to the Company.
Your Directors are also grateful to the various ministries in the
Central Government and State Governments of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and
Assam, the Sugar Directorate and the Sugar Development Fund for their
continued support to the Company. The Directors also recognize the
valuable contribution made by the employees at all levels to the
Company''s progress.
For and on behalf of the Board
Chandra Shekhar Nopany
Mumbai Chairman-cum-Managing Director
Dated, 10th August, 2011
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