The Directors have pleasure in submitting the Twenty-seventh Annual
Report and Audited Accounts for the year ended March 31, 2012.
1. Financial Highlights and Operations
The standalone financial performance of the Company for the year ended
March 31, 2012 is summarized below:
(Rs. in Lacs)
2011-12 2010-11
Gross Revenue 1,04,719.54 98,720.06
Profit before Finance Cost,
Depreciation & Amortisation and
Tax and Exceptional Items 22,774.16 31,871.25
Less : Finance Costs 3,250.75 3,529.91
Less : Depreciation & Amortisation 7,369.85 3,221.42
Profit before Tax and Exceptional
Item 12,153.56 25,119.92
Add: Exceptional Item- Gain/(Loss) (7078.80) -
Profit before Tax but after
Exceptional Item 5,074.76 25,119.92
Tax expenses & prior period
adjustment (2,524.67) 7,466.70
Profit after Tax (PAT) 7,599.43 17,653.22
Add : Surplus brought forward 21,768.83 9,616.65
Profit available for Appropriations 29,368.26 27,269.87
Appropriations:
Transfer to General Reserve 760.00 1,780.00
Interim Dividend - 959.54
Proposed Final Dividend 1,279.38 2,238.92
Corporate Dividend Tax 207.55 522.58
Balance surplus carried to
Balance Sheet 27,121.33 21,768.83
2. Consolidated Working Results
(Under Indian GAAP)
(Rs. in Lacs)
2011-12 2010-11
Gross Revenue 2,48,818.49 2,46,034.72
Profit before Finance Cost,
Depreciation & Amortisation and
Tax and Exceptional Items 47,087.07 90,962.47
Less : Finance Costs 4,139.59 4,734.18
Less : Depreciation & Amortisation 13,082.12 8,387.28
Profit before Tax and Exceptional
Item 29,865.36 77,841.01
Add : Exceptional Item -
Gain/(Loss) (11,045.78) 63,687.01
Profit before Tax but after
Exceptional Item 18,819.58 1,41,528.02
Tax expenses & prior period
adjustment (1,989.37) 7,874.39
Profit after Tax before
Minority Interest 20,808.95 1,33,653.63
Less : Minority Interest 11,410.52 28,096.69
Profit after Tax and Minority
Interest 9,398.43 1,05,556.94
Earnings Per Share of
Rs. 10/- Each (Rs.) (Basic) 29.38 330.03
Earnings Per Share of
Rs. 10/- Each (Rs.) (Diluted) 29.38 330.03
3. Year in Retrospect
During the year under review, Company was able to maintain Consolidated
Gross revenue by increasing sales volume despite sharp decline in
selling prices and margins in PET Films in comparison to the
exceptionally higher prices witnessed during the Previous Year. The
fall in selling prices was due to creation of new PET Film capacity
globally as also the ban imposed on usage of plastic films for
packaging of Gutka and Pan Masala in India.
Consolidated Net Income (before taxes, exceptional items and minority
interest) for the year under report Rs. 298.65 Crores as against Rs.
778.41 Crores during the Previous Year.
With a much stronger financial position on consolidated basis, the
Company is implementing several new projects across Thailand, USA and
Turkey. These new projects/locations are expected to provide further
impetus to growth and profitability in years to come besides enabling
your Company to provide a much wider range of plastic films & resins to
its customers.
More details on operations and a view on the outlook for the Current
Year are given in the ''Management Discussion & Analysis Report'', which
forms part of the Annual Report.
4. Dividend
The Board has recommended a Final Dividend of Rs.4/- per share (tax
free in the hands of shareholders), which would be paid after its
approval by the shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
5. Subsidiary Companies
A large proportion of your Company''s consolidated revenues and earnings
pertain to the investments in subsidiaries outside India. The
performance of the subsidiaries during the year has been satisfactory.
Following three companies registered in United States of America viz.
PAR LLC, Polyplex America Holdings Inc., and Polyplex USA LLC, as also
another Company registered in Turkey viz. Polyplex Resin Sanayi Ve
Ticaret AS became step-down subsidiaries during the year under report.
In terms of General Circular No. 2/2011 dated February 8, 2011, issued
by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India, Companies
have been granted general exemption from the provisions of Section 212
of the Companies Act, 1956 from attaching accounts of its subsidiaries,
subject to fulfilment of conditions mentioned therein. In terms of the
said circular, financial data is given in the ''Details of the
Subsidiary Companies'' in this report.
6. Consolidated Financial Statements
Audited Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended March 31,
2012 under Indian GAAP are attached.
7. Directors'' Responsibility Statement
As required under Section 217 (2AA), which was introduced by the
Companies (Amendment) Act, 2000 your Directors confirm that :- i) In
the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicable Accounting
Standards have been followed;
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 on March 31, 2012 and of the profit of the Company
for the year ended on March 31, 2012.
iii) 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.
iv) The Directors have prepared the Annual Accounts on a ''going
concern'' basis.
8. Other Statutory Information
Information as required by Section 217 (1)(e) of the Companies Act,
1956 read with Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of
the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 is attached.
Particulars of employees as required to be furnished pursuant to
Section 217 (2A) of the Companies Act, 1956, read with Companies
(Particulars of Employees) Rules 1975, forms part of this report. As
per the provisions of Section 219(1)(b)(iv) of the Companies Act, 1956,
the Report and Accounts, excluding the statement of particulars of
employees, are being sent to all the shareholders of the Company. Any
shareholder interested in obtaining a copy may write to the Company
Secretary of the Company.
9. Directors
Shri S.G. Subrahmanyan ceased to be Director of the Company due to his
demise on December 27, 2011. Shri S.G. Subrahmanyan was associated with
the Company since October 16, 1986. . He was the Chairman of the
Company from October 16,
1986 to May 28, 2002 and Vice Chairman w.e.f. May 29, 2002. He was
also the Chairman of the Audit Committee. Your directors place on
record their appreciation for the contribution made by Shri S.G.
Subrahmanyan during his association with the Company.
Shri Sanjiv Saraf and Shri Sanjiv Chadha retire by rotation and being
eligible have offered themselves for re-appointment.
The tenure of Shri Pranay Kothari as Whole Time Director designated as
Executive Director expires on September 6, 2012. Your Directors propose
to re-appoint him for another term of three years on the terms and
conditions contained in the Notice of the ensuing Annual General
Meeting.
10. Auditors
The Company''s Auditors M/s. Lodha & Co., Chartered Accountants,
(Registration No. 301051E) retires at the ensuing Annual General
Meeting, and have confirmed their eligibility and willingness to be
re-appointed.
11. Cost Auditors
In terms of Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Cost Audit Branch,
Government of India Order dated January 24, 2012, the Board of
Directors of the Company on the recommendations of Audit Committee have
appointed M/s. Sanjay Gupta & Associates, Cost Accountants to audit the
Cost Accounts of the Company for the Financial Year 2012-13 in respect
of products manufactured by the Company falling under Chapter Heading
39 under the Central Excise Tariff Act, 1985.
12. Depository System
Your Company''s equity shares are being traded in ''demat'' form since
April 30, 2001. Shareholders of the Company who are still holding
shares in physical form are advised to get their physical shares
dematerialised by opening a demat account with one of the Depository
Participants.
13. Acknowledgement
Your Directors wish to place on record their appreciation for the
wholehearted and sincere cooperation the Company has received from the
various departments of Central/State Governments, Financial
Institutions and the Bankers to the Company. Your Directors also wish
to place on record their appreciation for the dedicated and sincere
services rendered by the employees of the Company.
For and on behalf of the Board
Sanjiv Saraf
Chairman
Place : Noida
Date : August 14, 2012 |