Dear Shareholders,
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the Eighteenth Annual Report
of your Company together with the audited Balance Sheet and Profit and
Loss Account of the Company for the year ended on March 31, 2011.
Financial Results
(Rs. In Lacs)
Year ended 31st March,
2011 2010
Sales 25,961 20,032
Profit before interest, depreciation and 3,742 3,335
taxation
Financial Expenses 675 674
Depreciation 1,108 1,004
Profit before tax 1,959 1,657
Tax Expenses (320) (99)
Profit after Tax 2,279 1,756
Transfer to General Reserve 228 176
Proposed Dividend 634 315
Tax on Dividend 103 54
Performance review & Highlights of the year
During this year your Company has achieved an excellent growth both in
the domestic & export markets.
There has been 30% growth in revenue, from Rs. 200.32 Crores in the year
2010 toRs. 259.61 Crores in 2011 and 30% growth in PAT from Rs. 17.56
Crores in 2010 to Rs. 22.79 Crores in 2011.
The export to domestic ratio for the year has been 54:46. During the
year, your Company did an export business of Rs. 94 Crores from the Suiat
facility.
Acknowledging the good performance of the company, the board has
recommended a doubling of the dividend to 60% as compared to 30% during
the last year.
Responding to the information age that has arrived, your Company has
expanded its vision, from delivering services to delivering solutions.
As pioneers in the communications industry, your Company recognizes
that knowledge and content are the key drivers for the future and in
response to this, your Company has expanded its capabilities to
provide to its customers, solutions to their requirements by investing
in technologies, re-skilling people, expanding capacities and preparing
for the future so that we are ready for the opportunities tomorrow
brings and can provide the benefits of these to our stakeholders.
Your Companys focus on the African Continent continues. Having
understood the nuances of the African educational publishing models,
our solutions are customized to the requirements of different African
countries. During this year your Company has bagged a single biggest
order of Rs. 26 Crores from the Africa market.
The focus during the year has remained range of services for every step
of the value chain, right from content creation up to the product
despatch which includes Content Creation and Management, Designing,
Pre-Press, Printing, Post Press and Logistics. Our state of the art
Digital Facility helps publishers print just the amount of books they
need, personalize each copy and avoid obsolescence.
Your Company understands the growth spurt in the domestic market and
are fully equipped to cater to all the four zones, East, West, North
and South.Your Company has made excellent efforts for penetration in
South India market which will show results in the coming year.
Your Company has a strong and consistent order inflows with a healthy
order book of over Rs. 45 Crores and is confident that we should be able
to sustain the growth in the coming year.
Your Company has bought additional space adjoining its existing plots
at Surat which will increase the capacity and productivity of the Surat
plant.
Your Company is investing heavily in building a world class IT
infrastructure. We are expanding our technological infrastructure to
include digital advances that meet the needs of our clients by setting
up a Web storefront. The EFI Digital Storefront® (DSF)is an online web
storefront serving as a customizable platform for print businesses that
provides a unique shopping experience for customers while also serving
as an order to production workflow. Enterprise Content Management (ECM)
is another system in the process of implementation in order to
facilitate greater in process efficiencies.
During the year your Company is awarded Special Export Award from
CAPEXIL for the year 2009-10 fourth time in a row.
Quality Certifications and Social Audits
Your Company is recognised by Hasbro, Mattel, Disney, Dollar General,
Wal-Mart, FWC and SEDEX qualifications for the highest ethical and
business standards.
Your Company will undergo a re-certification of ISO 9001:2008 in June
2011 for the 4th time in order to continually upgrade its quality
standards.
As a part of the ISO 14001 initiative, both Mahape and Surat plants
became members of the Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) to
discharge excess treated water from the plant.
On the Energy conservation front, both plants were audited for Energy
audit.
ESOPS
Your Company has implemented two Employee Stock Option Schemes namely
Repro India Limited (Employees Stock Option Scheme), 2006 (REPRO ESOS,
2006) and Repro India Limited (Employees Stock Option Scheme), 2010
(REPRO ESOS, 2010) in accordance with the Securities and Exchange Board
of India (Employee Stock Option Scheme and Employee Stock Purchase
Scheme) Guidelines 2009 (the SEBI Guidelines). The Compensation
Committee constituted in accordance with the SEBI Guidelines,
administers and monitors the Scheme.
As the intrinsic value (difference between Market price and Exercise
price) on the date of the grant was nil, no compensation cost has been
recognised in the financial statement.
The applicable disclosures as stipulated under the SEBI Guidelines as
at March 31, 2011 are set out in the Annexure to this Report.
Increase in share capital
During the year, we issued and allotted 64,715 number of equity shares
on the exercise of stock options under the Repro ESOS 2006. As a result
of this, the issued, subscribed and paid up capital of the Company
increased from 10,495,149 shares as at March 2010 to 10,559,864 shares
as at March 31, 2011.
Promoter Group Companies
Pursuant to intimation from the Promoters, the names of Promoters and
the Promoter Group comprising the group as defined in the Monopolies
and Restrictive Trade Practices Act, 1969, have been disclosed in the
Annual Report of the Company, for the purpose of Regulation 3(1 )(e) of
the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations,
1997.
Transfer to Reserves
Your Directors propose to transfer a sum of Rs. 227.92 lacs, being 10% of
the profits of the year under review, to the general reserves of the
company pursuant to the Companies (Transfer of Profits to Reserves)
Rules 1975.
Dividend
Your Directors recommend declaration of dividend of Rs. 6/- per Equity
share of Rs. 10/- for the year ended on March 31, 2011.
Dematerialisation of Shares
The Company has continued its tie up with National Securities
Depository Limited (NSDL) and Central Depository Services of India
Limited (CDSL) for dematerialization of the shares of the Company.
Accordingly, the shares of the Company are available for
dematerialization and can be traded by way of demat.
Auditors Report
The Notes to Accounts referred to by the Auditors in their report are
self-explanatory and do not require any further clarification.
Auditors
The Auditors M/s. S.R. Batliboi & Co., Chartered Accountants, Mumbai,
retire by rotation at the conclusion of the forthcoming Annual General
Meeting, and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment.
Directors
Dr. Jamshed J. Irani and Mr. U.R.Bhat, Directors of the Company, retire
by rotation and being eligible, offer themselves for re- appointment.
The Board of Directors of the Company recommend their respective re
appointments.
Brief resume of the Directors proposed to be reappointed as stipulated
under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges in
India, are provided in the Report on Corporate Governance forming part
of the Annual Report.
Personnel
None of the employees of the Company are covered under the provisions
of Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies
(Particulars of Employees) Rules 1975, as amended till date.
Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange
Earnings and Outgo
Conservation of Energy:
As required under Section 217(1 )(e) of the Companies Act, 1956,
(including any statutory modifications or re-enactment thereof for the
time being in force) read with Rule 2 of the Companies (Disclosure of
Particulars in the Report of Board of Directors) Rules 1988, your
Company is not covered by the Schedule of Industries which are required
to furnish the information in Form A. However, your Company has
continued to lay a special emphasis in creating awareness on
conservation of energy.
Technology Absorption:
The Company does not have any technical collaboration arrangements. The
Company has always used the latest technology available in the
industry. Accordingly, the Company has procured the latest equipment
and its personnel are trained from time to time, on the use, operation
and maintenance of such highly sophisticated equipment.
Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo:
The foreign exchange earnings of the Company during the year were Rs.
14,619 lacs while the outgoings were Rs. 4,516 Lacs (including value of
materials imported).
Report on Corporate Governance
A separate report on Corporate Governance as stipulated under Clause 49
of the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges forms part of the
Annual Report along with the Certificate from Mr.Dinesh Kumar Deora,
Practising Company Secretary confirming compliance of conditions of
Corporate Governance.
The Declaration by the Managing Director regarding compliance by board
members and senior management personnel with the code of conduct also
forms a part of the Annual Report.
Human Resources Activities:
Your Company believes that teamwork is an integral part of an
organisations progress. With this in mind, your Company has put into
place several significant HR initiatives that help us on our path of
expansion.
Progressive policies have been implemented that help streamline
efficiencies by ensuring a culture of responsibility and greater
discipline. A half yearly appraisal system with weightages and a
bell-curve approach for performance measurement have resulted in
greater accountability and therefore, greater efficiencies across the
board. Several measures have been implemented that have benchmarked
best practices leading to greater empowerment of the labour force. A
rigorous re-skilling programme that included outbound training,
workshops and seminars on latest trends, technologies and management
techniques have further enhanced abilities across the board.
Directors Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Directors
confirm that:
a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed and no material departures have been made
from the same;
b) The Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and 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 at the end of the financial year and of the profit of
the Company for that period;
c) 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;
d) The Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis.
Management Discussion and Analysis Report
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report on the operations of the
Company is provided in a separate section and forms a part of this
Report.
Acknowledgements
Your Directors place on record its sincere thanks and appreciation for
the continuing support, co-operation and assistance received from the
Companys customers, suppliers, bankers, Central and State Governments
during the year under review. The Board is also thankful to the
shareholders for your support, and salutes its shareholders for their
undetermined faith in the credentials of the Company. Your Directors
also wish to place on record their appreciation of the devoted and
dedicated service rendered by all the employees of your Company.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
SANJEEV VOHRA
Mumbai, Dated: May 24, 2011 Managing Director
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