Dear Members,
The Directors present the Twenty Sixth Annual Report together with
Audited Accounts for the year ended March 31, 2011.
(Rs. in lacs)
FINANCIAL RESULTS YEAR ENDED PERIOD ENDED
31/03/2011 31/03/2010
(12 MONTHS) (9 months)
Sales & Other Income 35587.83 13406.96
Profit before financial charges &
Depreciation 4468.73 751.26
Less: Financial Charges 594.44 301.65
Profit before Depreciation 3874.29 449.61
Less : Depreciation 441.65 367.90
Net Profit before tax 3432.64 81.71
Deferred Tax Expenses 490.37 NIL
Net Profit Before Adjustment 2942.27 81.71
Prior period Adjustment (Net) 52.43 11.24
Capital surplus on waiver of principal
liabilities by term lenders / banks 351.00 758.22
Waiver of Interest NIL 276.22
Profit/(Loss) after adjustments 3345.70 1127.39
Transfer to capital reserve (351.00) (758.22)
Profit / (Loss) for the year / period 2994.70 369.17
Profit & Loss balance brought forward
from the previous year (4859.53) (5228.70)
Balance carried to Balance Sheet (1864.83) (4859.53)
1. RESERVE AND DIVIDEND
In view of accumulated losses, your Directors regret their inability to
recommend any dividend for the year under review.
During the year under review, the company has created capital reserve
of Rs. 351 Lacs being capital surplus arising out of waiver of
principal liability in respect of term loan from lender.
During the year under review, the company has allotted 1,21,36,187
equity shares of Rs. 10/- each at a premium of Rs. 20/- per share.
Accordingly, share premium reserve has been increased by Rs. 2427.24
Lacs.
2. REVIEW OF OPERATIONS
The company manufactures phosphatic fertilizers viz., Single Super
Phosphate (SSP) in both Powder and Granular form along with Mixed
Fertilizers, Sulphuric Acid and Soya oil.
It may be pertinent to note that Govt. of India thankfully finalized
the revised Nutrient Based Subsidy (NBS) Policy effective from 1st May,
2010 and this placed SSP industry at par with other complex
manufacturers. Moreover, the main objective of shifting from
product-based subsidy (PBS) to nutrient- based subsidy (NBS) regime was
to restore soil health by addressing the nutrient imbalances since
sulphur has also been considered as one of the nutrients, which was
neglected till now.
The average capacity utilization of SSP industry for financial year
ended March 2011 has remained at 49.50%. The capacity utilization of
SSP during the year was 79.61% as against 70.22% reported during the
previous financial year, which is considered to be highest in the
industry of our size and operations. This increased capacity
utilization was mainly due to availability of raw material and
de-bottlenecking activities carried out at plants with active support
from consortium members bank and better management of working capital
though the working capital at the disposal of company remained at
comparatively lower level as against peers in the industry.
Due to expectant better realization on SSP with limited availability of
working capital, the company focused its attention mainly on SSP
segment which is its core competence. Hence the company made little
focus on other products like mixed fertilizers – NPK, which require
higher working capital and soya oil. However, during the current year
the Company decided to concentrate on – NPK , Sulphuric acid, Oleum and
Sulphur Trading activities etc with the sanction of additional working
capital.
Due to this, during the year ended March 31, 2011 your company has
achieved remarkable sales turnover of Rs. 35,425.71Lacs whilst
fertilizer and chemicals division contributed Rs. 30,780.79 Lacs and
soya division contributed Rs. 4644.92 Lacs. EBIDTA of the company stood
at Rs. 3874.29 Lacs. This achievement is unparallel in the entire
operation since inception of the company.
During the year under review, the company has decided to utilize soya
facilities depending on economic viability. Moreover, throughout the
year, there was no parity in soya oil business which compelled the
company to go slow in this regard to avoid losses.
During the year, subsequent to negotiation with term lender and with
thrust on debt reduction exercise, the term liability has been reduced
by Rs. 1160 Lacs which will improve liquidity position in the long
term.
Your Directors are hopeful that with the continuance of NBS Policy with
additional contribution from soya division and with the additional
support from working capital bankers, the performance of the company
would improve in the current year.
3. CAPITAL RESTRUCTURE
In accordance with the DRS sanctioned by Hon. BIFR, the company has
allotted to promoters 1,21,36,190 equity shares of Rs. 10/- each at a
premium of Rs. 20/-per share which has resulted in increase of equity
base from present level of Rs.5.55 crores to Rs. 17.69 Crores. These
shares have been listed in Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) with lock-in
period as per SEBI Guidelines.
4. EXPANSION ACTIVITY
At Udaipur, the production of SSP will increase from 1.32 lac MT to
1.81 lac MT in the current year. At the same time, company is also in
the process of increasing capacity of GSSP from 0.66 lac MT to 1.66 lac
MT. The related expansion work is going on as per schedule.
At Indore, company has already applied for environmental clearances for
expansion of SSP capacity by 1.00 lac MT.
Moreover, at Pune unit with the de-bottlenecking, capacity would
further increase.
At Soya oil division, company has floated enquiry for Lecithin plant
which will generate value-added product.
5. DICHARGE FROM THE PURVIEW OF SICA Your Directors are glad to put on
record that Hon. BIFR has discharged the company from the purview of
Sick Industries Company Act (SICA) 1985 subsequent to the net worth of
the company becomes positive. Your Directors are thankful to respective
stake holders for unstinted support during difficult phase of the
company.
6. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
A Report on Corporate Governance along with the Auditor''s Certificate
regarding Compliance of the conditions of Corporate Governance as also
a Management Discussion and Analysis Report pursuant to clause 49 of
the Listing Agreement are annexed hereto.
7. DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956 the Directors
confirm that:
1. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed;
2. Appropriate policies have been selected and applied consistently
and have made judgements 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 at March 31, 2011 and of the Profit of the Company for the
year ended March 31, 2011;
3. 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; and
4. The financial accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
8. AUDIT COMMITTEE
In accordance with the provisions of Section 292A of the Companies Act,
1956 and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, the Company has
constituted an Audit Committee comprising of the following Directors
viz. Mr. C R Malaviya (Chairman), Mr. Deonath Singh and Mr. H.D.
Ramsinghani . Audit Committee acts in accordance with the terms of
reference specified from time to time by the Board.
9. SAFETY, ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL & PROTECTION
The Company has taken all the necessary steps for safety and
environmental control & protection at its plants at Indore, Udaipur and
Pune.
10. DISCLOSURE OF PARTICULARS
Information as required under the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars
in the Report of the Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 relating to the
conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earning
and outgo is annexed hereto and forms a part of this Report.
11. PERSONNEL
There were no employees who were employed during the period under
review or part thereof and who were in receipt of remuneration in
excess of the limits specified under Section 217 (2A) of the Companies
Act, 1956 read with Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 as
amended to date.
12. DIRECTORS
The Hon''ble Board for Industrial & Financial Reconstruction (BIFR) ,
vide its Order dated December 12, 2010, has discharged the Company from
the purview of SICA / BIFR. Consequent to this the Hon''ble BIFR had
withdrawn the nomination of Mr. K. Raghuraman from the Board of
Directors of the Company with immediate effect. The Board places on
record its sincere appreciation of the valuable contribution made by
Mr. Raghuraman during his association with the company.
Bank of India has withdrawn the nomination of Mr. A. P. Mohanty from
the Board of Directors of the company w.e.f. 10/08/2011 and Mr. P. K.
Srivastava was nominated the Nominee Director w.e.f. 10/08/2011. The
Board places on record its sincere appreciation of the valuable
contribution made by Mr. A. P. Mohanty during his association with the
company.
Shri D.N. Singh retires from the Board of Directors by rotation and is
eligible for re-appointment.
13. AUDITORS REPORT
Your Directors refer to the observations made by the Auditors in their
Report and wish to state as follows:
In respect of ascertainment of dues with micro small and medium
enterprises, the Company is revising procedure for purchase so that
relevant information can be easily made available. As regards interest
free loan given to sick company and its subsidiary in earlier years,
the Company has made provision in the books of accounts and at the same
time the Company is making full efforts for recovery of these dues.
14. AUDITORS
M/s. Dayal & Lohia, the Auditors of the Company retire at the
conclusion of the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and being eligible
to offer themselves for reappointment. The Company has received a
certificate from them certifying that their appointment, if made, would
be within the limits specified under Section 224(1-B) of the Companies
Act, 1956.
15. COST AUDIT
The Cost Account Records maintained by the Company for Fertilizers
and Sulphuric Acid are subject to yearly audit by qualified Cost
Auditors. The Company has appointed Mr R S Raghavan, a qualified Cost
Auditor for conducting the Cost Audit of such records for the financial
year 2011-12.
16. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
The Industrial Relations remained cordial at all the units of the
Company during the year under review.
17. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors sincerely record their appreciation with gratitude for
the continued support and assistance extended to the Company by the
Financial Institutions, Banks and various Government Departments and
Agencies and Creditors. The Directors place on record their
appreciation for continued support of shareholders of the company. The
Directors also wish to place on record the appreciation to the team of
executives, staff and workers, who have shown devotion and efficiency
in performing their jobs.
For and on behalf of the Board
Place : Mumbai D J RAMSINGHANI
Dated : August 12, 2011 CHAIRMAN & MANAGING DIRECTOR
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