The Members of
Patel Integrated Logistics Limited.
The Directors have pleasure in presenting their 49th Annual Report and
the Audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2011.
FINANCIAL RESULTS :
The financial results are as under:
(Rs. in lakhs)
Year ended Year ended
31st March, 2011 31st March, 2010
Profit before Interest,
Depreciation & Tax 1630.89 1565.12
Less : Interest 740.49 575.81
Profit before Depreciation 890.40 989.31
Less : Depreciation 388.76 372.11
Profit before tax 501.64 617.20
Less : Provision for tax 191.50 163.00
Less : Deferred Tax (7.43) (4.03)
Less : (Excess)/Short
Provision of Income
Tax for earlier years (1.23) 2.00
Profit after tax 318.80 456.23
Add : Balance of Profit
from previous year 1175.15 894.76
TOTAL 1493.95 1350.99
APPROPRIATIONS:
Equity Dividend 150.79 150.79
Tax on Dividend 24.46 25.05
Transfer to General
Reserve 200.00 -
Balance carried to
Balance Sheet 1118.70 1175.15
TOTAL 1493.95 1350.99
PERFORMANCE REVIEW:
Your Company is a ''Total Logistics Solutions Provider'' with products
like Conventional Road Transport, Co-Loading of Air Freight and
Consolidation of Cargo, both Domestic and International, Logistics and
Retail Cargo movement, under its belt.
Total income earned by the Company during the year under consideration
stood at Rs.43086.70 Lacs. The Profit Before Tax is Rs. 501.64 lacs and
Profit After Tax is Rs. 318.80 lacs.
The Net Worth of your Company is Rs. 8698.33 lacs while the fixed
assets base is Rs.4592.33 lacs. The Earning Per Share is Rs.2.11
DIVIDEND :
For the year under consideration, the Board of Directors have
recommended a dividend of Re.1/- per share on the equity share capital
of the Company.
FUTURE PLANS AND OUTLOOK:
The outlook of transportation and logistics industry is bright as our
Indian economy is growing steadily. With the global express service
industry riding its growth on the wave of surge in global trade, there
is very bright future for express service industry in India.
Your Company has entered into its 50th Year of existence. Your Company
plans to spread its wings in the Express Retail segment and increase
its market share. The strategies have been drawn to increase the
business of Patel Retail in the financial year 2011-12.
Keeping in mind our business strategy for Retail Express, we have
upgraded our major hubs and now we intend to introduce mechanized
operations and mechanized stacking systems. This will be supported by
strong marketing campaign and training programmes for operating people.
We are also moving towards the expansion of our warehousing business
and 3PL logistics business in 2011-12 and have plans to build our
assets base for long term perspective.
The Air Cargo Industry in India is poised for significant growth in the
year 2011-12. With further liberalization of the economy and
declaration of open sky policy by the Government the air traffic in
India is experiencing a boom. There is significant growth across all
categories of traffic, aircraft movement, cargo traffic, etc. The
country is witnessing a double-digit growth in air traffic this year.
This growth refects the improved economic scenario in the country. This
growth when compared to the comparative data of world airports is
significant and the current trend continues to be more growth oriented.
The growth in the economy also brings in higher foreign exchange
reserves, high inflow of foreign capital, and increase in the country’s
percentage of world trade, which also contributes to the overall
growth.
Currently around 50 carriers operate Cargo and passenger services to
and from India. Few more have announced their intention to enter the
growing Indian market. With India increasingly acquiring the status of
a manufacturing base, the cargo segment is hoping to achive all round
further growth.
With the open sky policy, with about 100 airports in the country, and
development and growth of a number of export promotion zones, better
infrastructural facilities, with all-round economic growth will provide
further impetus for growth of Air Cargo Industry. Our Company if taking
full advantage of the situation and is poised to hit the targeted
growth figure as in the past.
SUBSIDIARY:
The Company does not have any Subsidiary Company as on date of this
report.
FIXED DEPOSITS:
Fixed Deposits accepted by the Company stood at Rs.792.05 lacs as on
31st March 2011. There were no unpaid or overdue deposits as on 31st
March 2011, other than unclaimed Deposits aggregating Rs.15.46 lacs.
During the year under consideration, amount of Rs.8,615/- being
unclaimed fixed deposits and interest accrued thereon, has been
transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund.
In the current year i.e. 2011-2012, unclaimed matured fixed deposit
with interest accrued thereon aggregating to Rs.74,798/- was
transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund on 20th May
2011.
DIRECTORS :
Mr. Asgar S. Patel, Director of the Company, retires by rotation at the
ensuing Annual General Meeting and, being eligible, has offered himself
for re-appointment as the Director.
AUDITORS:
M.S.P. & Company retire as the Auditors of the Company at the ensuing
Annual General Meeting and, being eligible, offer themselves for
re-appointment.
The Company has received a letter from the Auditors to the effect that
their appointment, if made would be within the prescribed limits under
section 224 (1B) of the Companies Act, 1956 and that they are not
disqualified for such re-appointment within the meaning of section 226
of the said Act.
AUDITORS’ REPORT:
Your Directors refer to observations made by the Auditors in their
Report and wish to state that the related notes forming part of the
Accounts are provide sufficient explanations and hence no further
comments are required on the observations of Auditors.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
To comply with conditions of Corporate Governance, pursuant to clause
49 of the Listing Agreements with the Stock Exchanges, a Management
Discussion and Analysis Report, Corporate Governance Report and
Auditors’ Certificate on the compliance of conditions of Corporate
Governance, are included in this Annual Report.
SECRETARIAL AUDIT REPORT:
As a measure of good corporate governance practice, the Board of
Directors of the Company appointed Mr. Dinesh Kumar Deora, Practicing
Company Secretary, to conduct Secretarial Audit of records and
documents of the Company. The Secretarial Audit Report for the
financial year ended 31st March, 2011 is provided in the Annual Report.
PARTICULARS REQUIRED TO BE FURNISHED UNDER THE COMPANIES (DISCLOSURE OF
PARTICULARS IN THE REPORT OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS) RULES, 1988
PART A - CONSERVATION OF ENERGY:
The Company continues its in-house programme of enlightening and
educating its commercial vehicle drivers for greater fuel effciencies.
All the vehicles owned by the Company undergo an intensive Planned
Preventive Maintenance (PPM) drill to keep the vehicles in top running
condition with special emphasis on fuel conservation.
PART B - TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION: Not Applicable
PART C - FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
(Rs. in lakhs) (Rs. in lakhs)
Year ended 31st Year ended 31st
March, 2011 March, 2010
Earnings in Foreign Exchange
Air Freight Billing, and other
expenses (Net) 4.03 3.66
TOTAL . 4.03 3.66
Expenditure in Foreign Currency
Freight Charges 1.17 4.27
Travelling 10.45 5.33
TOTAL . 11.62 9.60
PERSONNEL & HUMAN RESOURCES :
The Directors sincerely appreciate efforts put in by employees of the
Company at all levels and thank them for their contribution in
achieving the overall results during the year.
The information required under the provisions of Section 217(2A) of the
Companies Act, 1956, read with Companies (Particulars of Employees)
Rules, 1975, as amended to date, is not applicable to the Company as
during the year under consideration, there were no employees who were
in receipt of remuneration which exceeds the limits laid down under the
said section.
DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
The Directors would like to inform the Members that the Audited
Accounts for the financial year ended 31st March 2011 are in full
conformity with the requirement of the Companies Act, 1956. The
Financial Results are audited by the Statutory Auditors M/s MSP & Co.
The Directors further confirm that:
1) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed;
2) the accounting policies are consistently applied and reasonable,
prudent judgement and estimates are made 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 profits of the Company for that period;
3) the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care 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) the Annual Accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
The Directors place on record their appreciation of the continued
assistance and support received from the Bankers, Clients, Stakeholders
and Fixed Deposit Holders.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
A.S. PATEL - Chairman
A. A. PATEL - Executive Vice Chairman
P. S. G. NAIR - Director
Registered Office :
Patel House, 5th Floor, Plot No. 48,
Gazdarbandh, North Avenue Road,
Santacruz (West)
Mumbai - 400 054.
Mumbai, 30th August 2011
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