Dear Shareholders,
The Directors are delighted to present Seventeenth Annual Report of
your Company with the audited statement of accounts for the year ended
March 31, 2011.
Financial Results
Highlights of financial results for the year are as follows:
(Rs. in Lacs)
Current Year Previous Year
Particulars 31.03.2011 31.03.2010
Gross Sales 22858.12 17456.38
Other Income 32.33 78.81
Increase/(Decrease)
in Stock 987.19 332.47
Total Revenue 23877.64 17867.66
Profit before Interest,
Depreciation & Tax 3433.41 2177.36
Interest 1621.97 954.14
Depreciation 550.14 478.31
Profit before Tax 1261.20 744.91
Tax including Deferred
Tax/Fringe Benefit Tax 416.49 178.62
Profit after Tax 844.82 566.29
Balance brought forward
from previous year 2893.66 2454.70
Amount available for
distribution 3738.47 3020.99
Proposed Dividend 84.63 84.63
Tax on Dividend 14.38 14.38
Transfer to Reserves 42.24 28.31
Balance carried to
Balance Sheet 3597.23 2893.66
OPERATIONS
The total income of the Company during the year was Rs. 23877.64 Lac
against Rs. 17867.66 Lac in the previous financial year. The increase
in total income was mainly due to increase in domestic sales and
exports. The total expenditure during the year was Rs. 22616.31 Lac
against Rs. 17122.75 Lac in the previous financial year. The increase
in total expenditure was mainly due to increase in consumption of raw
material, increase in manufacturing expenses, interest and so on.
The profit before tax for the year under review was higher at Rs.
1261.30 Lac from Rs. 744.91 Lac in the previous financial year and the
same was the case of the profit after tax for the year under review at
Rs. 844.82 Lac compared to Rs. 566.29 Lac in the previous financial
year.
The basic and diluted earning per share (EPS) computed in accordance
with the Accounting Standard- 20 issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India was Rs. 4.99 per share respectively as against Rs.
3.34 per share (basic & diluted) for the previous year.
Management Discussion & Analysis Report
Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as
stipulated under clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock
Exchange, is presented in a separate section forming part of the Annual
Report.
Board of Directors
Mr. Nitin Agarwal was appointed as an Additional Director on the Board
w.e.f 10th February, 2011, in accordance with Section 260 of the
Companies Act, 1956. Notices have been received from members pursuant
to Section 257 of the Companies Act, 1956 proposing the appointment of
Mr. Nitin Agarwal as Director on the Board of the Company.
Mr. Jagbir Singh Chaudhary resigned from the Board of Directors of the
Company w.e.f May 30, 2011. The Board places on record the great zeal
and dedication with which Mr. Chaudhary served the company during his
association since May 2008. The Board is deeply grateful for the mature
and professional advice and guidance of Mr. Chaudhary, from which the
company had immensely benefited and acknowledges the role of Mr.
Chaudhary in reaching the Richa Group at its present enviable stature.
In terms of Article 138 of the Articles of Association, Shri Jai
Prakash Malhotra, Director, retires by rotation and being eligible,
offers himself for reappointment at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
Further, pursuant to clause 49 (IV) (E) (iv) of the Listing Agreement,
the shareholders may take note that none of the Non Executive Directors
hold any shares / convertible instruments in the Company as on the date
of this report.
Fixed Deposit
During the year, your Company has not accepted any fixed deposits from
the public under Section 58A or 58AA of the Companies Act, 1956 and is
therefore not required to furnish information in respect of outstanding
deposits under Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 1975.
Dividend
Based on the Company''s performance, the Directors are pleased to
recommend for approval of the members a final dividend of 5% i.e Rs.
0.50 per share for the financial year 2010-11 on the capital of
16,925,554 Equity Shares of Rs. 10 /- each. The final dividend on the
Equity Shares, if approved by the members would involve a cash outflow
of Rs. 8,462,777/- excluding dividend tax. The total cash outflow on
account of dividend including dividend tax for the year 2010-11 would
aggregate to Rs. 9,901,027/- resulting in a payout of 11.72% of the
profit after tax.
Transfer to Reserves
The Company proposes to transfer Rs. 4,224,084 /- to the General
Reserve out of the amount available for appropriations and an amount of
Rs. 359,722,968.43/- is proposed to be retained in the Profit and Loss
Account.
Corporate Governance
The Company complies with the clauses of Listing Agreement entered into
with the Bombay Stock Exchange where the Company''s shares are listed.
Further, in terms of the provisions of Clause 49 of the Listing
Agreement, your Company has complied with the requirements of Corporate
Governance and a Report on Corporate Governance together with
certificate from the Company''s Auditors confirming compliance, is set
out in a statement, which forms part of this Annual Report.
Secretarial Audit Report
Your Company has appointed M/s AGB & Associates (earlier M/s Ajay Garg
& Associates), Practicing Company Secretaries, to conduct limited
purpose Secretarial Audit of the Company for the financial year ended
March 31,2011. The emphasis of the report to see the compliance under
the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, Depositories Act,
1991, Listing Agreement with Bombay Stock Exchange, Securities Contract
(Regulation) Act, 1956, during a particular quarter with reference to
the transaction carried out by the company and all the regulations of
SEBI as applicable to the Company including SEBI (Issue of Capital and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009 and SEBI (Prohibition of
Insider Trading) Regulations, 1992 and the amendments made there under.
Observations of the secretarial auditors raised from time to time are
being addressed by the management.
Auditors and Auditors'' Report
M/s Tayal & Co., Chartered Accountants, Statutory Auditors of the
Company will retire at the conclusion of the ensuing Annual General
Meeting and, being eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment. The
Company has received a certificate from the auditors to the effect that
their re-appointment if made, would be in accordance with the
provisions of section 224(1B) of the Companies Act, 1956. The Directors
recommend the re-appointment of M/s Tayal & Co. as Statutory Auditors
of the Company.
The observations of Statutory Auditors in their report read with notes
to the accounts are self explanatory and do not call for any further
explanation or clarification.
Human Resource Development and Industrial Relation
Your Company strives to provide the best working environment with ample
opportunities to grow and explore. Your Company maintains a work
environment that is free from physical, verbal and sexual harassment.
Every initiative and policy of the Company takes care of welfare of all
its employees. The human resource development function of the Company
is guided by a strong set of values and policies. The details of
initiatives taken by the Company for the development of human resource
are given in Management Discussion and Analysis Report. The Company
maintained healthy, cordial and harmonious industrial relations at all
levels through out the year.
Personnel & Particulars of Employees
The industrial relations with the workers and staff of the Company
remained cordial throughout the year. There was unity of objective
among all levels of employees, continuously striving for improvement in
work practices and productivity. Training and development of employees
continue to be an area of prime importance.
Particulars of the employees as required under section 217 (2A) of the
Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of the
Employees) Amendment Rules, 2011 are not applicable since, none of the
employee of the Company was drawing more than Rs. 60,00,000/- p.a or
Rs. 5,00,000/- p.m for the part of the year. Statement to this effect
is as follows:
Statement pursuant to Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 read
with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Amendment Rules, 2011 and
forming part of the Directors'' Report for the financial year ended 31st
March, 2011
S. No. Name Designation Remuneration Qualifications
& Nature of Gross(Rs.)
duties
Nil
Date of Age in Last
Commencement Years Employment
of Employment
Nil
Awards & Certificates
During the year under report, your Company has earned certificate from
''BSCIC'' ISO 9001:2008 for operating a Quality Management System in
respect of design, development, manufacture and supply of Pre
Engineered Buildings. The company has also received GOTS for its IMT
Division.
Directors'' Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to the requirements under Section 217(2AA) of the Companies
Act, 1956 your Directors hereby state and confirm that:
a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed and that no material departures is made
from the same.
b) we 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 & fair view of the state of affairs of the
Company at the end of the financial year ended March 31, 2011 and of
the profit or loss of the Company for that period;
c) we 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; and
d) we have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
Energy Conservation, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange
Earnings and Outgo
A statement giving details of conservation of energy, technology
absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo, in accordance with
Section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act, 1956, read with the Companies
(Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of the Board of Directors)
Rules, 1988 is given as Annexure I hereto and forms part of this
report.
Acknowledgment
The Board of Directors wishes to place on record its appreciation for
the commitment, dedication and hard work done by the employees in the
Company and the cooperation extended by Banks, Government authorities,
customers and shareholders of the Company and looks forward to a
continued mutual support and co-operation.
By order of the Board of Directors
For Richa Industries Limited
Sushil Gupta
Chairman & Managing Director
Place : Faridabad
Date : May 30, 2011
|