Dear Members,
The Directors are pleased to present their report on the business and
operations of your Company together with the Audited Statement of
Accounts and the Auditors'' Report for the financial year ended June 30,
2011. The Financial highlights for the year under review are given
below:
CORPORATE RESULTS
(in Rs. Crore)
Consolidated
Financial Year ended Financial Year ended
June 30, 2011 June 30, 2010
Revenue 1,805.62 1,532.67
Other Income 134.43 27.93
Revenue and Other Income 1,940.05 1,560.60
Profit before depreciation & tax 794.12 563.60
Less: Depreciation 330.02 267.91
Profit before tax 464.10 295.69
Less: Provision for tax 62.52 40.56
Profit after tax 401.58 255.13
Add: Balance of profit of
earlier years 839.54 820.34
Balance available for
appropriation 1,241.12 1,075.47
APPROPRIATIONS
Less -General Reserve 45.91 36.67
Less . FCCB Redemption Reserve 138.00 138.00
Less : Dividend 56.49 52.39
Less : Tax on Dividend 9.16 8.87
Balance carried to Balance Sheet 991.55 839.54
Financial Performance
The Company has continued to transform its business model from a
portfolio that is service-centric to one that is increasingly
IP-centric. The Company remains a strong player in the Enterprise
Geospatial and Defense Solutions (EGDS), Enterprise Design and
Operation Solutions (EDOS) and Enterprise IT Solutions (EITS) domains.
The Company has developed innovative solutions incorporating its own
Intellectual Properly which serve as differentiators enabling the
Company to position itself more effectively at the higher level of
value chain for the enterprise. The Company has effectively integrated
its various acquisitions and has leveraged the expertise, IP, software
assets and track-record so acquired in transforming its business model,
as above.
The Company''s total consolidated revenue for the year 2010-11 was Rs.
1,805.62 Cr representing a growth of 17.8% (Rs. l,532.67Cr for the
previous year ended June 30, 2010). The Net Profit after provision for
taxation for the year ended June 30, 2011 was Rs. 401.58 Cr. as against Rs.
255.13 Cr, registering a year-on-year increase of 57.4%. The basic
earnings-per-share for the year was Rs. 24.90, computed
by considering the weighted average number of shares outstanding during
the year as per the provisions of Accounting Standard -AS- 20'' issued
by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
The Company''s net worth increased to Rs. 1,898.97 Cr. as on June 30, 2011
from Rs. 1,609.11 Cr. in June 2010, reflecting the inherent strength of
the Company. The book value per share as on June 30, 2011 is Rs. 117.71
as against Rs. 99.82 at the end of June 30 of last year signifying
substantial enhancement in shareholder value.
Your Directors are pleased to inform you that the Company''s standalone
revenue registered steady growth and was Rs. 1,448.75 Cr. for the year
ended June 30, 2011 as against Rs. 1,170.44 Cr. in the previous year,
signifying a growth of 23.8%. The standalone net profit after tax for
the year ended June 30, 2011 was at Rs. 495.36 Cr. as against Rs. 360.50
Cr. in the previous accounting year reflecting a increase of 37.4%.
(in Rs. Crore)
Standalone
Financial Financial
Year ended Year ended June
June 30, 2011 30, 2010
Revenue 1,448.75 1,170.44
Other Income 150.32 29.43
Revenue and Other Income 1,599.07 1,199.87
Profit before depreciation & tax 879.23 659.42
Less: Depreciation 321.36 259.42
Profit before tax 557.87 400.00
Less: Provision for tax 62.51 39.50
Profit after tax 495.36 360.50
Add: Balance of profit of earlier years 1,153.59 1,028.23
Balance available for appropriation 1,648.95 1,388.73
APPROPRIATIONS
Less : General Reserve 49.54 36.05
Less : FCCB Redemption Reserve 138.00 138.00
Less : Dividend 56.49 52.39
Less : Tax on Dividend 9.16 8.70
Balance carried to Balance Sheet 1,395.75 1,153.59
Consolidated Financial Results under International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS)
In continuation of its pursuit of high standards of corporate
governance, and to provide transparent and additional information in
compliance with the regulation of the London Stock Exchange wherein the
Company''s GDRs have been listed, the Company has also prepared its
consolidated Accounts for the year ended June 30, 2011 drawn under the
International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), duly audited in
accordance with International Standards on Auditing by M/s Grant
Thornton, a leading International Accounting firm.
As per the consolidated accounts drawn under IFRS, the Company recorded
revenues ofRs. 1,805.62 Cr. for the financial year ended June 30, 2011,
whilst the net profit aftertax for the year was Rs. 351.91 Cr.
The difference in the net profit as arrived under the Generally
Accepted Accounting Practices in India, and net profit under IFRS was Rs.
49.67 Cr. mainly on account of the following factors: variation in the
method of accounting for depreciation/amortization amounting to Rs. 1.76
Cr.; share based payments to employees Rs. 5.42 Cr.; redemption premium
payable on FCCBs Rs. 27.79 Cr. and deferred taxation Rs. 14.70 Cr.
SWRL JV stake sale to SHAW Group
The Company during the year sold its 50% share in Shaw Rolta Limited
(SWRL) to its joint venture partner, Stone & Webster, Inc. — a
subsidiary of The Shaw Group, Inc. The effective date of this
transaction was December 3 1, 2010.
The Company has been able to unlock substantial value in SWRL to its
best advantage. For its 50% shares that had a face value of Rs. 50 Lacs
(approximately US$ 100,000) Rolta received a sum of US$ 27.5 Million
(about Rs. 125 Crores), and in addition, about US$ 8.0 Million (Rs. 36
Crores) spread over the next two years, for defined services,
aggregating to about US$ 35.5 Million (nearly Rs. 160 Crores) as total
consideration as per the agreement. SWRL paid a dividend of Rs. 1 Crore
each to Rolta and Shaw for the last financial year ending on March 3 1,
2010.
Dividend
Your Directors are pleased to recommend dividend of Rs. 3.50 per share,
increased from Rs. 3.25 per share which was paid in the previous year.
The total quantum of dividend, if approved by members, will be Rs. 56.49
Cr, while Rs. 9.16 Cr. will be paid by the Company towards dividend tax
and surcharge on the same. Dividend in the hands of the shareholders
will be tax-free.
The Register of Members and share transfer books will remain closed
from November 14, 2011 to November 21, 2011, both days inclusive. The
dividend will be paid to those shareholders whose names appear on the
Register of Members of the Company on November 11, 2011.
Financial Statements
The Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company along with those
of its subsidiaries and Joint Venture Company Shaw Rolta Limited (for
the period upto December 30, 2010) prepared as per Accounting Standards
AS-21 and AS-27 of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India form
part of the Annual Report.
Pursuant to a General Circular no. 2/2011 dated 8th February, 2011, the
Ministry of Corporate Affairs has provided an exemption from complying
with Section 212 provided such companies publish the audited
consolidated financial statements in the Annual Report. Accordingly,
the Annual Report 2010-11 does not contain the financial statements of
our subsidiaries. The audited annual accounts and related information
of our subsidiaries, where applicable, will be made available upon
request. These documents will also be kept for inspection by any
shareholders during business hours in the head office of the Company in
Mumbai.
The particulars as prescribed under Section 217(1) (e) of the Companies
Act, 1956, read with the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the
Report of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988, are also annexed and form
part of this report.
BUSINESS OPERATIONS OVERVIEW AND OUTLOOK
According to the Annual Report 2010-11 of the Department of Information
Technology, Ministry of Communications and Information Technology,
Government of India, the Indian software and services exports including
ITeS-BPO are estimated at US $ 59.0 billion (Rs. 2,696 billion) in year
2010-11 as compared to US $ 50.0 billion (Rs. 2370 billion) in year
2009-10, a 18.0% growth in dollar terms and 13.8% in rupee terms. IT
services segment within exports exhibited fastest growth of 22.7% in
dollar terms (12.3% in rupee terms) in 2010-11. This segment has
contributed US $ 33.5 billion (Rs. 1,53,095 Crore) in 2010-11 as against
US $ 27.3 billion (Rs. 1,29,402 Crore) in 2009-10. The revenue from the
domestic IT market (excluding hardware) is expected to grow to about US
$ 17.1 billion (Rs. 78,700 Crore) in 2010-11 as compared to US $ 14.2
billion (Rs. 67,800 Crore) in 2009-10 showing a growth of 20.4% in dollar
terms and 16% in rupee terms.
2Despite economic uncertainties in the US and Europe, India''s software
body NASSCOM is confident of a 16-18% growth rate of the country''s
information technology (IT) industry with the sector slated to bring in
about US $ 68-70 billion revenue in 2011-12. The growth in the
domestic market is estimated at 15-17%, with revenues of about US $
19-20 billion.
The Company has maintained its leadership in the Indian Defense and
Security markets by expanding its range of Command, Control,
Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, Target
Acquisition and Reconnaissance (C4ISTAR) solutions to address
sophisticated and large requirements of the Indian Defence Services,
across the ''sensor-to-shooter'' chain. Similarly, in the area of
Homeland and Maritime Security, the Company has expanded its
comprehensive portfolio by acquiring cutting edge technologies for
maritime safety & security and field proven homeland security
applications.
While the Company is strongly positioned in its traditional areas of
business in Geospatial Defence, its capabilities have strengthened
significantly and as a result the Company today serves markets that are
much larger than ever before. Hence, the size of the Company''s
addressable market has grown from about US$ 100 million p. a. to a few
billion US dollars, in the mid-term. With its ever increasing
capabilities, including a strong track-record, cutting-edge
technologies, world-class partners and tremendous domain expertise, the
Company is very well positioned to address the large, Defense and
Security modernization programs, like Tactical Communication Systems,
Battlefield Management Systems, Digital Soldier, Vehicle Systems, Crime
& Criminal Tracking Network Systems, etc.
The Company provides comprehensive, Earth Science solutions with some
of the most advanced Geo-Imaging & Photogrammetry capabilities like
automatic change detection, etc. The Company''s unique brand of Rolta
Geospatial Fusion™ framework is a state-of- the-art geospatial
enterprise integration and business intelligence solution.
Infrastructure investments in emerging markets like the middle-east and
India are driving the need for base mapping, earth sciences and
intelligent 3D city models. While the developed markets like US, demand
enterprise integration and business intelligence. The Company is very
well placed to capture growth opportunities both these markets through
its IP led solutions, huge services infrastructure and established
track-record.
The Company continues to strengthen and build its EITS portfolio and
capabilities and now has the full stack of IT solutions with top-
of-the-line offerings, which bring together the latest technologies of
Business Intelligence, Business Analytics, Cloud Computing, SOA and
Enterprise Application Integration. The Company continues to further
develop and enhance its innovative solution Rolta iPerspective™ Suite —
a world-class, rapid application development workbench focused on EAI
for creating, building and deploying integration components
automatically, drastically reducing the effort required for enterprise
application integration.
In the Engineering domain, the Company has opened up a much larger
market space by positioning its Rolta One View™ solution across a
spectrum of Owner-Operators, to address on-going Opex requirements, in
the Oil & Gas Power Generation, Petrochemicals, Chemicals and
Utilities/Telecom sectors. This is an innovative Business Intelligence
solution with field-proven benefits for plant operators to
significantly improve operational efficiencies and reliability. Rolta
OneView™ has been deployed successfully in multiple refineries of one
of the world''s largest Oil companies and has now been extended to
additional industries, as above, which opens up significant
opportunities across thousands of plants worldwide. The Company enjoys
a dominant market share in India for Engineering Design Automation
tools and services. With its unique combination of Engineering and IT
expertise the Company provides comprehensive solutions to EPCs and
plant Owner-Operators, from ''concept to completion'' and for ongoing
operations.
To further strengthen its offerings, the Company has acquired key
technologies and assets of reputed companies, in the recent past.
Worldwide, the Company, with its innovative and high performance BI
solutions, is a Platinum Partner for Oracle. Similarly, the Company is
a strong partner of world-leading technology companies like SAP,
Microsoft, CA, IBM, ESRI and Intergraph. Additionally, in the Defence &
Security domain, the Company has established many strategic
partnerships with world-leading Companies, like, Selex Elsag (Italy),
Rheinmetall (Germany), Thales (France), Qioptiq (UK), Cobham (UK),
Controp (Israel), Karel (Turkey), Transvaro (Turkey) and ECIL (India).
The Company''s global acquisitions, partnerships and collaborations have
helped the Company develop a solid understanding of international
geographies, constantly evolving technologies and to capture the higher
end of the value chain.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs, has released a set of voluntary
guidelines on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in December 2009.
The Company is proactively practicing the guidelines laid down. Some of
the activities carried out by the Company as a part of its CSR
initiatives are briefly described separately in the Annual Report.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Rolta continues to be committed to good corporate governance aligned
with the best practices. It has complied with all the standards set out
by SEBI and the Stock Exchanges.
A separate Report on Corporate Governance along with Auditors''
Certificate on compliance with the conditions of Corporate Governance
as per Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges is
provided as a part of this Annual Report, besides the Management
Discussion and Analysis, Risk Management and Shareholders Information.
As per circular no. SEBI/Cir/ISD/3/2011 dated 17th June 2011 issued by
the Securities and Exchange Board of India, all listed companies are
required to dematerialize 100% of the Promoters and Promoter''s group
Shareholding including pledge/usage as collateral, to remain listed in
normal segment of the Stock Exchange. This requirement of SEBI has been
met with by the company.
The Company has achieved dematerialization of 98.11 % of its equity
shares held in the electronic mode with NSDL and CDSL.
In order to expedite the process of share transfer and in line with
Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, the Company has delegated the power
of share transfer to R&T Agent M/s. Link Intime India Pvt. Ltd.
Rolta accords high priority to the dissemination of information to
investors by posting its Annual Report, Quarterly Results, and Press
Releases on its website. The Company has initiated various investor
friendly measures as elaborated elsewhere in this Annual Report.
HUMAN RESOURCES
The Company continues to be an employer of choice attracting talent
from globally reputed organizations. The organization offers a unique
opportunity to master various technologies as it is one of the few
companies in the IT space that offer both product development and
consulting opportunities to employees. Concern for employees'' needs and
empowering work environment along with good compensation, result based
appraisals and rewards, focus on learning and grooming and multiple
career growth avenues are just some of the incentives available to
Roltaites. Roltaites and Industry experts have continuously rated Rolta
as a great place to work. We are pleased to inform you that Rolta has
been ranked at the 2nd position in the 2011 Dataquest Survey of Best
Employers in the IT Sector. The Company has improved its standing from
a commendable 4th position in the previous year to an even better 2nd
overall rank this year with 85.53 points, merely 0.01 points behind the
#1 rank!
In the above survey, the Company has scored # 1 ranking on preferred
employer and gender inclusivity, # 2 ranking on parameters such as
Dream Company to work with, managing slow down, employee satisfaction
and training and scored # 3 ranking in parameters of image, Company
culture, appraisals and salary.
The Company has an Employee Stock Option Plan in accordance with the
guidelines issued by SEBI. The Company has currently the foil owing
approved plans of stock options: ESOP 2005, ESOP 2007, ESOP 2008 and
ESOP 2009. The details of the options granted and outstanding up to
June 30, 2011, as required by clause 12 of the SEBI (Employees Stock
Option Scheme and Employees Stock Purchase Scheme) Guidelines, 1999,
are set out in the Annexure to this Report.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
Rolta is presenting the abridged accounts under section 219 of the
Companies Act 1956, Pursuant to the rules and forms read with section
219 of the Companies Act 1956 and in terms of the provisions of section
217(2A) of the Companies Act 1956, read with the Companies (Particulars
of Employees ) Rules, 1975 as amended, the names and other particulars
of the employees as required to be set out in the annexure to the
Directors'' Report have been set out in the annexure to this Report.
However, as per provisions of Section 219(l)(b)(iv) of the said Act,
the annual report excluding the said annexure is being sent to all the
members of the Company and others entitled thereto. Any member
interested in obtaining such particulars may write to the Company
Secretary at the registered office of the Company.
DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
As required by Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act 1956 your
Directors confirm that;
In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed along with proper explanations regarding
material departures, if any.
The Directors had 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 2010-11 and of the profit
of the Company for that financial year.
The Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance
of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of
this Act, for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing
and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
The Directors have prepared the Annual Accounts on a ''going concern
basis''.
The Company has adequate internal systems and controls in place to
ensure compliance of laws applicable to the Company.
FIXED DEPOSITS
The Company has not accepted any deposits and, as such, no amount of
principal or interest was outstanding on the date of the Balance Sheet.
TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED AMOUNTS TO IEPF
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 205A (5) of the Companies Act,
1956, the dividends declared by the Company on equity shares, which
have remained unclaimed for a period of seven years, have been
transferred by the Company to the Investor Education and Protection
Fund (IEPF) established by the Central Government pursuant to Section
205C of the said Act, last such unclaimed Dividend amount of Rs.
1,08,65,628 for the financial year 2002-03 was transferred on January
24, 2011. The unclaimed Dividend amount for the next financial year
2003-04 , will be transferred in the month of January 2012.
DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors of the Company is broad based and comprises of
individuals drawn from various fields. In terms of the Corporate
Governance norms the Board of the Company comprises of 11 Directors,
six of whom are Independent Directors. In accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the Company''s Articles of
Association, Mr. Adarshpal Singh, Mr. V K. Agarwala and Mr. V K. Chopra
, retire by rotation in the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. Being
eligible, Mr. Adarshpal Singh Mr. V K. Agarwala and Mr. V K. Chopra
have offered themselves for re-appointment. The
Board has re-appointed Mr. Kamal K. Singh as Chairman & Managing
Director and Mr. Atul D. Tayal as Joint Managing Director of the
Company w.e.f. 1st July 2012 and 17th February, 2012 respectively.
During the period under review, Dr. Aditya K. Singh did not offer
himself for reappointment as Director and Mr. Behari Lai stepped down
as Director of the Board and also as Member of the Audit Committee of
the Board of Directors of the Company with effect from 06.05.2011 due
to health reasons. Mr. Adarshpal Singh retired from the position of
Joint Managing Director w.e.f 1st July, 2011. However, he continues to
be a Member on the Board of the Company. The Board placed on record its
deep appreciation for the valuable services rendered by Mr. Adarshpal
Singh and also Mr. Behari Lai during their tenure of service as Joint
Managing Director and as Director respectively with the Company.
AUDITORS
The Auditors of the Company, M/s Khandelwaljain &Co. Chartered
Accountants, retire at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and have
confirmed their eligibility and willingness to accept office, if
re-appointed.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Your Directors thank all the shareholders, customers, vendors, other
business partners, Joint Venture Partner and banks for the support
extended by them. We also thank the Central Government, the concerned
State Governments, and other Government authorities for their support.
Your Directors also wish to place on record their appreciation of the
contribution made by ROLTAites at all levels but for whose hard work,
solidarity and support your Company''s consistent growth would not have
been possible.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors,
Mumbai Kamal K Singh
November 1, 2011 Chairman & Managing Director
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