Dear Members,
The Directors have great pleasure in presenting their 17th annual
report on the business and operations of the Company, for the financial
year ended 31st March 2011.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
(Rs. in Millions) (Rs. in Millions)
For the year ended For the year ended
31.03.2011 31.03.2010
Profit Before Depreciation 2707.6 2090.2
Less : Depreciation 19.6 17.8
Profit after depreciation 2688.0 2072.4
Less : Provision for taxation 208.1 138.3
Deferred taxation for the year
Profit after taxation 2479.9 1934.1
Add : Balance as per last account 1067.7 443.5
Profit available for appropriation 3547.6 2377.6
Less : Transfer to general reserves 3000.0 1000.0
Less : Proposed dividend including
tax on Dividend 226.5 309.9
Balance surplus transferred to Balance Sheet 321.1 1067.7
OPERATIONS
Your Directors are pleased to report that your Company''s total income
during the period under review stood at a record all time high of Rs.
208643.8 Million compared to that of Rs. 185294.4 Million during the
previous year. As a result, the net profit for the year under review,
after provision for depreciation and income tax was Rs. 2479.9 Million.
The Company has transferred an amount of Rs. 3000.0 Million to the
general reserves. As a result, the total reserve of the Company has
moved up to Rs. 15672.5 Million.
DIVIDEND
Your Directors have recommended a dividend of 60 % for the year ended
31.03.2011.
DIRECTORS
Mr. Y. Venu Madhava Reddy, Director of your Company, retires by
rotation; and being eligible offers himself for reappointment.
AUDITORS
M/s. P. K. Rungta & Co, Chartered Accountants, Bangalore, retire at the
ensuing Annual General Meeting and are eligible for reappointment. They
have confirmed that their reappointment as auditors of the Company, if
made, would be in accordance with the limits specified under section
224 (IB) of the Companies Act, 1956.
DIRCTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to the requirement under section 217 (2AA) of the Companies
Act 1956, with respect to Directors responsibility statement, it is
hereby confirmed:
1. That for the compilation of the annual accounts for the financial
year ended 31.03.2011, the applicable accounting standards have been
followed along with proper explanation relating to the material
departures.
2. That 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 at the end of the financial year under review
and of the profit of the Company for that period.
3. That the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Act, for safeguarding the assets of the Company and
for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
4. That the Directors have compiled the accounts for the financial
year ended 31.03.2011 on a going concern basis.
LISTING
The shares of the Company continue to be listed at the National Stock
Exchange of India Ltd, Mumbai, and the Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd,
Mumbai. The annual listing fees for National Stock Exchange of India
Ltd and Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd have been paid.
Company''s (Disclosure of particulars in the report of Board of
Directors) Rules, 1988
A) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION
Your Company has the largest and one of the finest R&D units in
jewellery industry. The research and development team of the Company
comprise of some of the finest designers, metallurgists, chemists and
senior craftsman. The Company has been instrumental in developing and
introducing several widely acclaimed jewellery designs. The Company has
also developed various new systems, procedures and techniques in
jewellery manufacturing.
B) FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS
During the year the Company has reported foreign exchange earnings of
Rs. 154341.50 Million (Previous year: Rs. 162536.0 Million). The
foreign exchange outgo on account of import amounted to Rs. 161070.70
Million (Previous year: Rs. 183969.60 Million).
C) PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
During the year under review, there were no employees who were drawing
remuneration in excess of Rs. 60 Lakhs per annum or Rs. 5 lakhs per
month, if employed for a part of the year.
D) NEW DIVISION
During the year, company opened a new Branch office in Mumbai, situated
at Rajesh Export Limited, 4A, Trishla Premises, 122, Shaikh Memon
Street, Zaveri Bazar, Mumbai - 400 002.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Your directors specially wish to place on record, their sincere
appreciation to the employees of the Company for their dedication and
hard work, which has resulted in the overwhelming success of the
Company during the year under report. Your directors place on record
their gratitude to Canara Bank, State Bank of Hyderabad, UCO Bank and
IDBI Bank for their continued support. Your Directors also thank all
the Shareholders, Consultants, Customers, Vendors, Service providers
and Government & Statutory authorities for their continued support in
successful running of company''s business and its continued progress.
For and on behalf of the Board
Sd/-
Place : Bangalore RAJESH MEHTA
Date : 12-8-2011 Chairman
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