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4.65 (2.1%)
1.85 (0.83%) Dear Shareholders,
The directors take great pleasure in presenting the Nineteenth Annual
Report on the business and operations of R Systems International
Limited (R Systems or the Company) together with the audited
statements of accounts for the year ended December 31, 2012.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS
a. Standalone fnancial results of R Systems
(Rs. in lakhs)
Particulars Financial Year ended
31.12.2012 31.12.2011
Total income 23,314.88 19,768.03
Proft before depreciation, 3,696.62 1,671.59
exceptional items and tax
Less : Depreciation and 624.01 881.24
amortisation
Proft before tax 3,072.61 790.35
Less : Current tax (net of MAT 954.02 477.24
credit)
Less : Deferred tax 65.82 (333.40)
Proft after tax 2,052.77 646.51
Surplus in the statement of proft and loss
Balance as per last fnancial 8,050.09 7,982.43
statements
Add: Proft for the current 2,052.77 646.51
year
Less: Appropriations
Proposed dividend 939.05 443.41
Tax on proposed dividend 152.34 70.79
Final dividend* 3.50 -
Tax on fnal dividend* 0.57 -
Interim dividend 1,991.95 -
Tax on interim dividend 323.14 -
Transfer to general reserve 595.29 64.65
Total appropriations 4,005.84 578.85
Net surplus in the 6,097.02 8,050.09
statement of proft and loss
*It relates to fnal dividend paid for the year 2011, on account of
97,220 additional equity shares issued under ESOP after the approval of
previous year accounts but before the book closure dates.
b. Consolidated fnancial results of R Systems and its subsidiaries
(Rs. in lakhs)
Particulars Financial Year ended
31.12.2012 31.12.2011
Total income 47,001.32 41,505.98
Proft before depreciation, 3,894.30 3,403.76
exceptional items and tax
Less : Depreciation and 1,008.94 1,311.85
amortisation
Proft before tax 2,885.36 2,091.91
Less : Current tax (net of MAT 949.86 857.44
credit)
Less : Deferred tax 99.30 (416.78)
Proft after tax 1,836.20 1,651.25
Surplus in the statement of proft and loss
Balance as per last fnancial 7,991.05 6,918.65
statements
Add: Proft for the current 1,836.20 1,651.25
year
Less: Appropriations
Proposed dividend 939.05 443.41
Tax on proposed dividend 152.34 70.79
Final dividend* 3.50 -
Tax on fnal dividend* 0.57 -
Interim dividend 1,991.95 -
Tax on interim dividend 323.14 -
Transfer to general reserve 595.29 64.65
Total appropriations 4,005.84 578.85
Net surplus in the 5,821.41 7,991.05
statement of proft and loss
Previous Year fgures have been regrouped / recasted, wherever
necessary.
2. RESULTS OF OPERATIONS Standalone Accounts
- Total income during the year 2012 increased to Rs. 23,314.88 lakhs as
against Rs. 19,768.03 lakhs during the year 2011, a growth of 17.94%.
- Proft after tax was Rs. 2,052.77 lakhs during the year 2012 as
compared to Rs. 646.51 lakhs during 2011, a growth of 217.51%.
- Basic earnings per share was Rs. 16.50 for the year 2012 as compared
to Rs. 5.25 for the year 2011, a growth of 214.35%.
Consolidated Accounts
- Consolidated total income during the year 2012 increased to Rs.
47,001.32 lakhs as against Rs. 41,505.98 lakhs during the year 2011, a
growth of 13.24%.
- Proft after taxes was Rs. 1,836.20 lakhs during the year 2012 as
compared to Rs. 1,651.25 lakhs during 2011, a growth of 11.20%.
- Basic earnings per share were Rs. 14.76 for the year 2012 as compared
to Rs. 13.41 for the year 2011, a growth of 10.12%.
3. APPROPRIATIONS AND RESERVES
Dividend
The Board of Directors on the occasion of Company having entered into
20th year of its business since incorporation, at its meeting held on
May 18, 2012 declared the special dividend in the form of interim
dividend at the rate of Rs. 16/- (Rupees Sixteen only) per equity share
of Rs. 10/- each.
Taking into consideration the operating profts for the year 2012 and a
positive outlook for the future, the Board of Directors (the Board)
is pleased to recommend a fnal dividend of Rs. 7.50 per equity share,
being 75% on the par value of Rs. 10 per share (previous year Rs. 3.60
per share, being 36% on the par value of Rs. 10 per share), to be
appropriated from the profts of the Company for the fnancial year 2012
subject to the approval of the shareholders at the ensuing Annual
General Meeting. The dividend, if approved, will be paid to all the
equity shareholders whose names appear in the Register of Members of
the Company as of the opening business hours on May 03, 2013 after
giving efect to all valid share transfers in physical form which would
be received by the Company''s registrar and share transfer agent M/s
Link Intime India Private Limited up to the end of business hours on,
May 02, 2013 and to those whose names appear as benefcial owners in the
records of National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) and Central
Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL) as of the said date.
The register of members and share transfer books shall remain closed
from May 03, 2013 to May 11, 2013, both days inclusive.
Transfer to Reserves
It is proposed to transfer a sum of Rs. 20,527,701/- (Rupees Two Crore
Five Lakhs Twenty Seven Thousand Seven Hundred and One only) from the
current year proft and Rs. 39,001,591/- (Rupees Three Crore Ninety Lakh
One Thousand Five Hundred and Ninety One only) from the carried forward
surplus in Statement of Proft and Loss to the General Reserve in
compliance with the Companies (Transfer of Profts to Reserves) Rules,
1975.
4. BUSINESS
R Systems is a leading provider of outsourced product development
services, business process outsource services and also ofers own
product suite in BFSI, Manufacturing & Logistic verticals. R Systems
diversifed ofering includes:
IPLM Services Group
Under IPLM Services, R Systems delivers solutions and services in the
area of Information Technology and Information Technology enabled
services. The IT services cover application development, systems
integration and support and maintenance of applications. Under the ITES
we cover managed services, BPO services covering both technical support
for IT and Hi-Tech electronic gadgets, high-end Quality Process
Management and Revenue and Claims Management using our global delivery
model in 18 languages.
Products Group
R Systems products group consists of Indus solutions and ECnet Supply
Chain products.
Indus solutions oferings include an integrated enterprise
multi-portfolio lending suite for banking and fnancial services, credit
management and revenue collection for telecom companies, iPerSyst for
insurance companies which helps in timely policy renewal and customer
retention along with other IT services to banking and fnancial service
clients.
ECnet Supply Chain products provide solutions for holistic management
of the complex interaction between an organisation and its trading
partners. The integrated solution aims to reduce all supply chain costs
through improved collaboration and optimisation.
R Systems is focused on key business verticals - Telecommunication and
Digital Media, BFSI, Hi-Tech Manufacturing and Logistics, Government
and Health Care and invested in building capabilities and domain
knowledge around these focused verticals. This has helped in providing
innovative and cost efcient solutions or services under chosen
verticals.
Customers and Delivery Centres
R Systems rapidly growing customer list includes a variety of Fortune
1000, government and mid-sized organizations across a wide range of
industry verticals including Banking and Finance, High Technology,
Independent Software Vendors, Telecom and Digital Media, Government,
HealthCare, Manufacturing and Logistic Industries. R Systems maintains
thirteen development and service centres and using our global delivery
model, we serve customers in the US, Europe, South America, the Far
East, the Middle East and Africa.
There were no changes in the nature of the Company''s business and
generally in the classes of business in which the Company has an
interest and in the business carried on by the subsidiaries during the
year under review. For details of Company''s subsidiaries please refer
note number 14 relating to subsidiaries.
5. QUALITY
R Systems has continuously invested in processes, people, training,
information systems, quality standards, frameworks, tools and
methodologies to mitigate the risks associated with execution of
projects. Adoption of quality models and practices such as the Software
Engineering Institute''s - Capability Maturity Model Integrated
(SEI-CMMi) and Six Sigma practices for processes have ensured that
risks are identifed and mitigated at various levels in the planning and
execution process. R Systems journey for various quality certifcations
/ standards for the development and service centres in India is
provided below:
In the year 2012, Noida centre of the Company is appraised at PCMM
Level 5 (Ver 2.0).
As of the date of this report, Noida IT centre is SEI-CMMi level 5,
PCMM Level 5, ISO 9001 : 2008 and ISO 27001 : 2005 certifed; Noida BPO
centre is PCMM Level 5, ISO 9001 : 2008 and ISO 27001 : 2005 certifed.
Pune and Chennai development centres are SEI-CMM Level 5, ISO 9001 :
2008 and ISO 27001 : 2005 certifed. The continuing compliance with
these standards demonstrates the rigor of R Systems processes and
diferentiates us to keep our competitive edge in service and product
oferings.
To maintain and strengthen competitive strengths, R Systems continues
to make investments in its unique and proprietary with best practices,
tools and methodologies for fawless execution and consistent delivery
of high quality software. The pSuite framework ofers services along the
entire software lifecycle that includes technology consulting,
architecture, design and development, professional services, testing,
maintenance, customer care and technical support. R Systems expects
that its technology focus, investment in processes, talent and
methodologies will enable it to distinguish itself from competition as
it seeks to provide services to technology / product companies.
6. ACQUISITION
During the year under review, ECnet Limited, Singapore, a 99.56%
subsidiary of the Company has entered into defnitive agreement with
Nikko Computer Systems (s) Pte Ltd. (NCS) for acquisition of its ERP
business. This acquisition has been completed by ECnet Limited,
Singapore on March 13, 2013.
NCS provides ERP implementation and support services primarily to
Japanese companies located in Singapore and Malaysia. This business
acquisition will strengthen our ERP business and customer base in South
East Asia under our subsidiary ECnet Limited, Singapore. The
acquisition will provide a good Japanese client base and help to grow
our business in the South East Asia region.
7. DIRECTORS
During the year under review, the following changes took place in the
ofce of directors of the Company.
Lt. Gen. Baldev Singh (Retd.) and Mr. Raj Swaminathan were reappointed
as directors liable to retire by rotation and Lt. Gen. Baldev Singh
(Retd.) was further re-appointed as President & Senior Executive
Director of the Company for a period of three years w.e.f. April 01,
2012 at the previous Annual General Meeting held on May 04, 2012.
The Board of Directors at its meeting held on July 28, 2012 has
appointed Mr. Anuj Kanish as an alternate Director to Mr. Gurbax Singh
Bhasin. Further, at the meeting of Board of Directors held on September
16, 2012 Mr. Raj Swaminathan has been re-appointed as Director & Chief
Operating Ofcer of the Company for a period of three years i.e. w.e.f.
September 29, 2012 to September 29, 2015 subject to the approval of the
Central Government, if applicable and the shareholders at the ensuing
Annual General Meeting of the Company.
At the ensuing Annual General Meeting, Mr. Raj Kumar Gogia and Mr.
Gurbax Singh Bhasin directors of the Company are liable to retire by
rotation in accordance with the provisions of Section 255 and 256 of
the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Articles of Association of the
Company and being eligible, ofer themselves for reappointment as
directors of the Company.
None of the directors of the Company are disqualifed as per the
provisions of Section 274(1)(g) of the Companies Act, 1956. The
directors of R Systems have made necessary disclosures, as required
under various provisions of the Act and Clause 49 of the Listing
Agreement.
8. EMPLOYEES STOCK OPTION PLANS / SCHEMES
The industry in which R Systems operates is people intensive and R
Systems believes that human resources play a pivotal role in the
sustainability and growth of the Company. R Systems has always
believed in rewarding its employees with competitive compensation
packages for their dedication, hard work, loyalty and contribution
towards better performance of the Company. To enable more and more
employees to be a part of the fnancial success of the Company, retain
them for future growth and attract new employees to pursue growth, R
Systems has set up employees stock option plans / schemes from time to
time for its employees and for the employees of its subsidiaries. As on
the date of this report, the prevailing stock option plans of R Systems
are as follows:
(a) R Systems International Ltd. - Year 2004 Employee Stock Option Plan
: For the employees of R Systems and its subsidiaries other than ECnet
Limited.
(b) R Systems International Ltd. - Year 2004 Employee Stock Option Plan
– Ecnet : For the employees of ECnet Limited, a subsidiary of R
Systems.
(c) Indus Software Employees Stock Option Plan - Year 2001 : Initially
formulated for the employees of Indus Software Private Limited which
got amalgamated with R Systems and the plan continues as per the scheme
of amalgamation approved by the Hon''ble High Courts of Delhi and
Mumbai. As on the date of this report, no stock options are in force
under this plan.
(d) R Systems International Limited Employee Stock Option Scheme 2007 :
For the employees of R Systems and its subsidiaries.
As required under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Employee
Stock Option Scheme and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme), Guidelines,
1999 as amended, details relating to options approved, granted, vested,
exercised, lapsed, in force etc. under the prevailing employees stock
option plans / schemes during the year ended December 31, 2012 are as
follows:
S. Particulars R Systems R Systems
No. International International Ltd.-
Ltd. Year - 2004 Year 2004 Employee
Employee Stock Stock Option Plan -
Option Plan ECnet
(a) (b)
a. Total number of 199,500 200,000
shares covered under
the plan
b. Pricing Formula Prevailing Price Prevailing Price
once
once the
Company''s the Company''s shares
shares are
listed and are listed and at
the
at the Fair
Market Fair Market Value
Value as per the as per the terms of
terms of R
Systems R Systems
International
International
Ltd. - Ltd. - Year 2004
Year 2004
Employees Employees Stock
Stock Option
Plan on Option Plan -
ECnet on
the date such
option the date such
option
is granted
when the is granted when the
Company''s
shares are Company''s shares
are
not listed. not listed.
c. Options granted Nil Nil
during the year
d. Options vested Nil Nil
during the year
S.No Indus Software R Systems International Limited
Employees Stock Employee Stock Option Scheme
Option Plan Year 2007
2001
(c) (d)
a. 73,898 650,000
b. As approved under Exercise Price means the market
the Scheme of price which is payable for
exercising
Amalgamation the options and Market Price
means
of Indus Software the latest available closing
price,
Private Limited with prior to the date of the meeting
of the
the Company by Board of Directors / Compensation
the Hon''ble High Committee, in which options are
Courts of Delhi and granted, on the stock exchange on
Mumbai. which the shares of the Company
are listed. If the shares are
listed on more than one stock
exchange, then the stock
exchange where there is highest
trading volume on the said
date shall be considered.
c. Nil Nil
b. Nil Nil
S. Particulars R Systems R Systems
No. International International Ltd.-
Ltd. Year - 2004 Year 2004 Employee
Employee Stock Stock Option Plan -
Option Plan ECnet
(a) (b)
e. Options exercised Nil Nil
during the year
f. The total number of Nil Nil
shares arising as a
result of exercise of
options during the year
g. Options lapsed 5,890 600
during the year
h. Variation of terms of Nil Nil
options during the year
i. Money realised by Nil Nil
exercise of options
during the year (Rs.)
j. Total number of 56,035 6,200
options in force at the
end of the year
k. Employee wise details of options granted to (during the year)
(i) Senior managerial Nil Nil
personnel
(ii) Any other employee Nil Nil
who receives a grant in
any one year of options
amounting to 5% or more
of options granted during
that year
(iii)Identifed employees Nil Nil
who were granted options,
during any one year,
equal to or exceeding 1%
of the issued capital
(excluding outstanding
warrants and conversions)
of the Company at the
time of grant
l. Diluted Earnings Per N.A. N.A.
Share (EPS) pursuant to
issue of shares on
exercise of options
S.No Indus Software R Systems International Limited
Employees Stock Employee Stock Option Scheme
Option Plan Year 2007
2001
(c) (d)
e. Nil 203,822
f. Nil 203,822
g. Nil 15,500
h. Nil Nil
i. Nil 24,601,315.40
j. Nil 255,678
k.
(i) Nil Nil
(ii) Nil Nil
(iii)Nil Nil
l. N.A. 16.50
Please note that the details given above for plan (a), (b) and (c) are
after making the required adjustments in relation to consolidation of
each of the 5 equity shares of Rs. 2 each into 1 equity share of Rs. 10
each as approved by the shareholders in the year 2006.
During the year ended December 31, 2012, R Systems had not granted any
options under any of the aforementioned plans.
All options granted under Indus Software Employees Stock Option Plan -
Year 2001 have already been vested and exercised or lapsed and no
options were in force as on December 31, 2012.
For options granted during the earlier years under plan (a), (b) and
(c), R Systems used the fair value of the stock options for calculating
the employees compensation cost.
For the purpose of valuation of the options granted during earlier
years, the management obtained fair value of the options at the date of
grant under respective schemes from a frm of Chartered Accountants, to
determine accounting impact, if any, of options granted over the
periods. In the considered opinion of the valuer, the fair value of
option determined using ''Black Scholes Valuation Model'' under each of
above schemes is Nil and thus no accounting thereof is required.
The assumptions used for the purpose of determination of fair value are
stated below:
Assumptions Unit Scheme Scheme Scheme Comments by the
(a) * (b) ** (c)*** valuer
Strike price Rs. 42 154 26
Current share Rs. 16 140 16 Taken on the basis
of
price NAV and PECV method
of valuation.
Expected No. of 5 2.5 5 Being half of the
option life Years maximum option life.
Volatility % 1 0.5 1 In case of unlisted
shares, the
volatility may be
taken as zero.
Verma committee
also recommends
this.
Risk free % 7 11.3 7 Zero coupon rate
return estimated from
trading government
securities for a
maturity
corresponding to
expected life of
option - taken
from sites of NSE
and / or BSE.
Expected % - 15 - Company has no set
dividend policy so dividend
taken
Yield as zero.
In case of Indus
plan, as the
dividend had been
paid by the
erstwhile company,
it has been
assumed at 15%.
* R Systems International Ltd. - Year 2004 Employee Stock Option Plan
under which the price was based on Rs. 2 per share.
** Indus Software Employees Stock Option Plan - Year 2001 under which
originally the price was based on Rs. 10 per share for 21,967 shares.
As a result of amalgamation of Indus Software Private Limited into R
Systems, R Systems had issued 206,822 equity shares of Rs. 2 each
pursuant to the swap ratio approved by Hon''ble High Courts of Delhi and
Mumbai.
*** R Systems International Ltd. - Year 2004 Employee Stock Option Plan
- ECnet under which the price was based on Rs. 2 per share.
The above information is based on Rs. 2 per share prior to
consolidation of 5 equity shares of Rs. 2 each into one equity share of
Rs. 10 and subsequent allotment of bonus shares in the ratio of 1 : 1.
Further, for the purpose of valuation of the options granted during the
year 2005 under R Systems International Ltd. - Year 2004 Employee Stock
Option Plan, the management obtained fair value of the options at the
date of grant from a frm of Chartered Accountants, to determine
accounting impact, if any, of options granted. In the considered
opinion of the valuer, the fair value of these options determined using
''Black Scholes Valuation Model'' is Nil and thus no accounting thereof
is required.
The assumptions used by the valuer for the purpose of determination of
fair value are stated below:
Assumptions Unit Scheme Comments by the valuer
Stfrike price Rs. 42
Current share Rs. 13.58 Taken on the basis of NAV and
price PECV method of valuation.
Expected option No. of 5 Being half of the maximum
life Years option life.
Volatility % 1 In case of unlisted shares, the
volatility may be taken as zero.
Verma committee also recommends
this.
Risk free
return % 7.42 Zero coupon rate estimated
from trading government
securities for a maturity
corresponding to expected life
of option - taken from sites of
NSE.
Expected % - Company has no set policy so
dividend Yield dividend taken as zero.
The above information is based on Rs. 2 per share prior to
consolidation of 5 equity shares of Rs. 2 each into one equity share of
Rs. 10 and subsequent allotment of bonus shares in the ratio of 1 : 1.
For the purpose of valuation of the options granted during the year
ended December 31, 2007 under R Systems International Limited Employee
Stock Option Scheme 2007, the compensation cost relating to Employee
Stock Options, calculated as per the intrinsic value method is nil.
The management obtained fair value of the options at the date of grant
from a frm of Chartered Accountants. In the considered opinion of the
valuer, the fair value of these options determined using ''Black Scholes
Valuation Model'' is Rs. 50.73 per option.
The assumptions used by the valuer for the purpose of determination of
fair value are stated below:
Assumptions Unit Scheme Comments by the valuer
Strike price Rs. 120.701
Current share Rs. 118.50 Price on the date of grant by
price Board of Directors i.e. closing
price on July 11, 2007.
Expected No. of 4 Being the vesting period.
option life Years
Volatility % 44 On the basis of industry
average.
Risk free % 7 Zero coupon rate estimated from
return trading government securities
for a maturity corresponding to
expected life of option - taken
from site of NSE.
Expected % 0.86 Company has declared Dividends
dividend Yield of 12% in the past. Assuming
that it will continue declaring
similar dividends in future.
The stock based compensation cost calculated as per the intrinsic value
method for the fnancial year 2011 and 2012 was nil. If the stock based
compensation cost was calculated as per fair value method prescribed by
SEBI, the total cost to be recognised in the fnancial statements for
the year 2012 would be Rs. (-)786,296/- (Previous year Rs.
(-)585,874/-). The efect of adopting the fair value method on the net
income and earnings per share is presented below:
Pro Forma adjusted Net Income and Earnings Per Share
(Amont in Rs.)
Particulars Year ended Year ended
December 31, December 31,
2012 2011
Net Income as reported 205,277,009 64,651,348
Add : Intrinsic Value Compensation Cost - -
Less : Fair Value (786,296) (585,874)
Compensation Cost*
Adjusted Pro-forma Net 206,063,305 65,237,222
Income
Earnings Per Share Basic
- As reported 16.50 5.25
- Proforma 16.57 5.30
Diluted
- As reported 16.50 5.19
- Proforma 16.57 5.24
*Figures in brackets represent income due to options lapsed during the
year.
Weighted average exercise price of options granted during the year
S. Particulars Scheme Scheme Scheme Scheme
No. (a) (b) (c) (d)
1. Exercise price equals N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
market price
2. Exercise price is N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
greater than market price
3. Exercise price is less N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
than market price
Weighted average fair value of the options granted during the year
S. Particulars Scheme Scheme Scheme Scheme
No. (a) (b) (c) (d)
1. Exercise price equals N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
market price
2. Exercise price is N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
greater than market price
3. Exercise price is less N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
than market price
Scheme (a): R Systems International Ltd. - Year 2004 Employee Stock
Option Plan.
Scheme (b): Indus Software Employees Stock Option Plan -Year 2001.
Scheme (c): R Systems International Ltd. - Year 2004 Employee Stock
Option Plan -ECnet.
Scheme (d): R Systems International Limited Employee Stock Option
Scheme 2007.
As no options are granted during the year under Scheme (a), Scheme (b),
Scheme (c) and Scheme (d), hence the required information is not
applicable.
9. LIQUIDITY AND BORROWINGS - CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENT
Cash and bank balance, including bank deposits as of December 31, 2012
was Rs. 8,893.91 lakhs against Rs. 9,495.54 lakhs as of December 31,
2011. Decrease was mainly on account of payment of special dividend in
the form of interim dividend along with the frst earn out payment to
the ex-shareholder of subsidiary as ofset by cash generated from
operations during the year. The cash and bank balance per share as of
December 31, 2012 was Rs. 71.46 against Rs. 77.56 as of December 31,
2011.
The consolidated cash and cash equivalent as at December 31, 2012 were
Rs. 5,241.42 lakhs as against Rs. 5,719.82 lakhs as on December 31,
2011. Net cash generated from operating activities was Rs. 3,451.84
lakhs for the year ended December 31, 2012 compared to Rs. 3,391.84
lakhs for the year ended December 31, 2011.
Cash fow generated from operating activities is the signifcant source
of funding for investing and fnancing activities.
During the year, R Systems paid Rs. 1,121.47 lakhs deferred
compensation to the ex-shareholder of a subsidiary, Rs. 858.73 lakhs
for the purchase of fxed assets. The interest received during the year
2012 was Rs. 445.91 lakhs against Rs. 552.05 lakhs during the year
2011.
Cash used in fnancing activities during the year 2012 was Rs. 2,603.18
lakhs mainly due to payment of dividend of Rs. 2,432.90 lakhs
(including special dividend in the form of interim dividend) and Rs.
395.64 lakhs for dividend distribution tax as ofset by proceeds from
issuance of share capital pursuant to exercise of employee stock
options amounting to Rs. 246.01 lakhs.
R Systems'' policy is to maintain sufcient liquidity to fund the
anticipated capital expenditures, operational expenses and investments
for strategic initiatives.
R Systems has a credit facility from the Axis Bank amounting to Rs.
1,850 lakhs (including non-fund based credit limit of Rs. 1,050 lakhs).
As at December 31, 2012, the total credit balance was nil under the
said line of credit. The total liability of R Systems for motor
vehicles purchased against the loan was Rs. 56.32 lakhs as at December
31, 2012. R Systems primary bankers in India are Axis Bank, State Bank
of India, ICICI Bank Limited and HDFC Bank Limited. In U.S.A., U.K.,
Singapore, Netherland and Japan, the primary bankers are California
Bank & Trust, Natwest Bank, Citibank N.A., ABN Amro Bank N.V. and
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation respectively.
10. CHANGES IN THE CAPITAL STRUCTURE
As of December 31, 2012, the authorised share capital of the Company
was Rs. 200,000,000 divided into 20,000,000 equity shares of Rs. 10
each and the issued, subscribed and paid up share capital was Rs.
125,207,080/- divided into 12,520,708 equity shares of Rs. 10 each.
During the year under review, the Company has allotted 203,822 equity
shares of Rs. 10/- each pursuant to exercise of Stock Options under R
Systems International Limited Employee Stock Options Scheme 2007, at an
exercise price of Rs. 120.70 per share.
Further subsequent to the year end, the Company has allotted 50,100
equity shares of Rs. 10/- each on February 22, 2013 at a price of Rs.
120.70 per equity share pursuant to exercise of options by employees of
the Company in terms of R Systems
International Limited Employee Stock Option Scheme 2007. With the said
allotment, the paid-up capital of the Company stands increased to Rs.
125,708,080/- divided into 12,570,808 fully paid up equity shares of
Rs. 10/- each.
11. CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING
Pursuant to the scheme of corporate restructuring of its two
subsidiaries based in Singapore for their revival and growth namely,
ECnet Limited and R Systems (Singapore) Pte Limited as was approved by
the Board of your company, loan given by the Company to ECnet Limited
has been converted into equity investment during the previous year i.e.
2011. Further implementation of the said corporate restructuring is
under process.
Following the corporate restructuring strategy for growth, earlier the
Board has also approved liquidation of R Systems NV, Belgium (wholly
owned subsidiary) and closure of Branch Ofce of the Company in London,
United Kingdom, subject to required statutory and corporate approvals
in India and the respective countries and the same is under process.
12. MATERIAL CHANGES AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY
Further to the year-end 2012, the Company has allotted 50,100 equity
shares of Rs. 10/- each at a price of Rs. 120.70 per share pursuant to
the exercise of stock option by employees under R Systems
International Limited Employee Stock option Scheme 2007. With this
allotment, the paid-up equity capital of the Company has increased to
Rs. 125,708,080/- divided into 12,570,808 fully paid up equity shares
of Rs. 10/- each.
Except as detailed above, there were no other signifcant events
subsequent to the balance sheet date till the date of this report which
would materially afect the fnancial position of the Company.
13. PARTICULARS OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
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 for the year ended
December 31, 2012 are as follows:
A. Conservation of Energy
During the year ended December 31, 2012 R Systems continued its'' action
plans to curtail the energy bills by adopting various energy
conservation options / technologies as identifed by Federation of
Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry (FICCI) through a detailed
Energy Audit carried out by FICCI for R Systems Noida operations in the
year 2007. Signifcant measures were taken to reduce energy consumption
by using energy efcient equipment and devices. R Systems constantly
evaluates new technologies and makes appropriate investments to be
energy efcient. Currently, the Company uses CFL fttings and electronic
ballasts to reduce power consumption of fuorescent tubes. The air is
conditioned with energy efcient compressors for central air
conditioning and with split air conditioning for localized areas. R
Systems is always in search of innovative and efcient energy
conservation technologies and applies them prudently. However, R
Systems being in the software industry, its operations are not energy
intensive and energy costs constitute a very small portion of the total
cost, therefore, the fnancial impact of these measures is not material.
Form A of the said Rules is not applicable to the software industry.
B. Technology Absorption
The particulars with respect to technology absorption are given below:
(a) Research and Development (R & D)
1. Specifc areas in which R & D carried out by the Company
R Systems continues to invest in developing new versions of its
proprietary products to operate in diferent environments and in
developing new tools in CRM, RMA and other processes to serve the
customers. In addition, R Systems carries out research, makes
investment in developing new prototypes in varied areas like digital
media, mobility, WiMax etc. to demonstrate to its clients.
2. Benefts derived as a result of the above R & D
Research and development has helped R Systems in fulflling clients''
needs, winning new engagements from existing clients, winning new
customers, growing revenues and enhancing the quality of services. We
have been beneftted in product improvement, cost reduction, better
product development, import substitution etc. which has resulted in
high product quality and increased business potential.
3. Future plan of action
The Company continues to focus its eforts on innovations in software
development processes, methodologies and tools.
4. Expenditure on R & D
The Company''s R & D activities are part of its normal software
development process. There is no separate R & D department and hence
there is no specifc capital or recurring R & D expenditure. It is not
practical to identify R & D expenditure out of the total expenditure
incurred by the Company.
(b) Technology absorption, adaptation and innovation
1. Eforts made towards technology absorption, adaptation and
innovation
The Company has established practice streams in specifc technologies to
analyze their implications and the benefts they can provide to the
Company''s customers. These steps enable the Company to fnd and execute
the most appropriate solutions for its clients.
2. Benefts derived as a result of the above eforts
The benefts derived from the above mentioned eforts are fulflling
customer needs, efciency in operations, improvement in quality and
growth in revenues.
3. Technology imported during the last 5 years
Not applicable, as no technology has been imported by the Company.
C. Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo (Accrual Basis)
A signifcant percentage of R Systems revenues are generated from
exports. The development and service centres in Noida, Pune and Chennai
are registered with the Software Technology Park of India in their
respective areas as 100% Export Oriented Undertakings. All eforts of
the Company are geared to increase the business of software exports in
diferent products and markets. We have made investments in sales and
marketing activities in various growing markets.
The total foreign exchange used and earned by R Systems during the year
as compared with the previous year is as follows:
(Rs. in lakhs)
Particulars Financial Year ended
31.12.2012 31.12.2011
(a) Earnings (Accrual 20,822.06 17,626.93
Basis)
(b) Expenditure (Accrual 3,776.85 3,637.97
Basis)
(c) CIF value of imports 91.16 158.19
14. SUBSIDIARIES
During the year under review, the Company has set up a wholly owned
subsidiary in Canada i.e. Systémes R. International Ltée, Canada.
As on December 31, 2012, R Systems has twenty two subsidiaries. The
names and country of incorporation of those subsidiaries are as
follows:
S. Name of the Subsidiaries Country of
No. Incorporation
1. R Systems (Singapore) Pte Limited Singapore
2. R Systems, Inc. U.S.A.
3. Indus Software, Inc. U.S.A.
4. ECnet Limited Singapore
5. R Systems Solutions, Inc. U.S.A.
6. R Systems NV Belgium
7. R Systems Europe B.V. The Netherlands
8. R Systems S.A.S. France
9. Computaris International Limited U.K.
10. Systémes R. International Ltee Canada
11. ECnet (M) Sdn. Bhd. # Malaysia
12. ECnet, Inc. # U.S.A.
13. ECnet (Hong Kong) Limited # Hong Kong
14. ECnet Systems (Thailand) Company Limited# Thailand
15. ECnet Kabushiki Kaisha # Japan
16. ECnet (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. # People''s Republic
of China
17. ICS Computaris International Srl @ Moldova
18. Computaris Malaysia Sdn.Bhd. @ Malaysia
19. Computaris Polska sp z o.o. @ Poland
20. Computaris Romania SRL @ Romania
21. Computaris USA, Inc. (formerly known as U.S.A.
Computaris USA, LLC) @
22. Computaris Limited @ U.K.
# wholly owned subsidiaries of ECnet Limited, Singapore being 99.56%
(previous year 99.55%) subsidiary of R Systems.
@ wholly owned subsidiaries of Computaris International Limited being
100% subsidiary of R Systems.
All the aforementioned twenty two subsidiaries are incorporated and
based outside India. In addition to providing services to various
international clients these subsidiaries also help to generate revenues
for R Systems. The Board of Directors of the Company regularly reviews
the afairs of these subsidiaries.
As per Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956, we are required to
attach the Directors'' Report, Balance Sheet and Proft and Loss Account
(referred to as Financial Statements) of our subsidiaries. The Ministry
of Corporate Afairs, Government of India vide its General Circular No.
2/2011 dated 8th February, 2011 has provided an exemption to companies
from complying with Section 212, provided such companies publish the
audited consolidated fnancial statement in the Annual Report.
Accordingly, the Annual Report 2012 does not contain the Financial
Statements of our twenty two subsidiaries. As directed under the said
Circular, information in aggregate in respect of each subsidiaries
including subsidiaries of subsidiaries i.e. (a) capital (b) reserves
(c) total assets (d) total liabilities (e) details of investments
(except in case of investment in subsidiaries) (f) turnover (g) proft
before taxation (h) provisions for taxation (i) proft after taxation
and (j) proposed dividend for each subsidiary has been disclosed in
brief abstract forming part of the consolidated balance sheet.
Further, the audited annual accounts and related detailed information
of our subsidiaries, where applicable, will be made available to
shareholders seeking such information at any point of time. The annual
accounts of the subsidiary companies will also be available for
inspection by any shareholder at Registered Ofce of R Systems i.e.
B-104 A, Greater Kailash-I, New Delhi – 110 048 and Corporate Ofce of R
Systems i.e. C-40, Sector 59, Noida – 201 307 and Registered Ofces of
the subsidiary companies concerned during business hours. The same will
also be hosted on R Systems'' website, www.rsystems.com.
15. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
As required under the provisions of Section 217 (2A) of the Companies
Act, 1956, read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules,
1975, as amended by notifcation dated March 31, 2011, the names and
other particulars of employees are set out in Annexure A to this
report.
16. DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 217(2AA) of the Companies
Act, 1956 with respect to directors'' responsibility statement, your
directors hereby confrm that:
(i) In the preparation of the annual accounts for the fnancial year
ended December 31, 2012, the applicable accounting standards had been
followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures,
wherever applicable;
(ii) 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 afairs
of the Company at the end of the fnancial year and of the proft or loss
of the Company for the year under review;
(iii) The directors had taken proper and sufcient 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;
(iv) The directors had prepared the annual accounts for the fnancial
year ended December 31, 2012 on a going concern basis.
17. AUDITORS
M/s S. R. Batliboi & Co. LLP (formerly M/s S. R. Batliboi & Co.),
Chartered Accountants, the statutory auditors of the Company will
retire at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and are eligible for
reappointment. The Company has received letter from Auditors to the
efect that their appointment, if made, shall be in accordance with
Section 224(1B) of the Companies Act, 1956 and that they are not
dis-qualifed for such re-appointment within the meaning of Section 226
of the said Act.
Further, the auditors'' report being self-explanatory, does not call for
any further comments by the Board of Directors.
18. AUDIT COMMITTEE
R Systems has a qualifed and independent Audit Committee. During the
year under review there was no change in composition of the Audit
Committee except that Mr. Anuj Kanish was appointed as a member of the
Audit Committee as an Alternate Director to Mr. Gurbax Singh Bhasin on
August 05, 2012.
The constitution of the Committee is in compliance with the provisions
of the Companies Act, 1956 and the Listing Agreement entered into with
the stock exchanges.
The terms of reference and role of the Committee are as per the
guidelines set out in the Listing Agreement with the stock exchanges
read with Section 292A of the Companies Act, 1956 and includes such
other functions as may be assigned to it by the Board from time to
time. The Committee has adequate powers to play an efective role as
required under the provisions of the statute and Listing Agreement.
19. DETAILS OF UTILISATION OF IPO PROCEEDS
Pursuant to the Initial Public Ofer, the Company collected Rs. 7,062.50
lakhs (net of selling shareholders'' proceeds). For details of
utilisation of IPO proceeds, please refer note no. 35 under Notes to
the standalone fnancial statements and note no. 34 under Notes to the
consolidated fnancial statements for the year ended December 31, 2012.
Please note that entire proceeds of the IPO has already been fully
utilized by the Company before the year under review and as on December
31, 2012 the Company has no balance of unutilized IPO proceeds.
20. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
As required under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement entered into with
the stock exchanges, the detailed report on corporate governance is
given as Annexure B to this report and the certifcate obtained from a
practicing company secretary regarding compliance of the conditions of
corporate governance as stipulated in the said clause is annexed as
Annexure C to this report.
Further, the disclosure as required pursuant to Section II Clause C of
Part II of Schedule XIII to the Companies Act, 1956 and in terms of
Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement entered into with the stock
exchanges for all the directors is given in the detailed report on
corporate governance which forms part of this report and annexed as
Annexure B to this report.
21. DEPOSITS
The Company has neither invited nor accepted any deposits from the
public within the meaning of Section 58A of the Companies Act, 1956 and
as such, no amount of principal or interest was outstanding on the date
of the balance sheet.
22. CUSTOMER RELATIONS
R Systems recognises that the customers have a choice of service
providers and the directors would like to place on record their
gratitude on behalf of the Company for the business provided by them.
The Company''s quality policy mandates that the Voice of the Customer is
obtained on a regular basis. We constantly review the feedback and
incorporate its impact into our delivery systems and communications.
23. EMPLOYEE RELATIONS
R Systems is inspired by its customers and its employees transform that
inspiration and customers'' needs into value for all stakeholders. We
thank all R Systems employees worldwide for their hard work,
commitment, dedication and discipline that enables the Company to
accomplish its customer commitments and commitments to all its
stakeholders. R Systems conducts regular employee satisfaction
surveys, and open house meetings to get employee feedback. R Systems
is constantly validating key employee data with industry and peer group
business. These practices have helped the Company achieve many of its
business goals and have been recognised in many industry surveys over
the last few years. The open door policy of our senior management team
ensures that the feedback loop is completed promptly.
We thank our shareholders for their continuous support and confdence in
R Systems. We are aware of our responsibilities to our shareholders to
provide full visibility of operations, corporate governance and
creating superior shareholder value and we promise to fulfll the same.
24. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
In terms of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement entered into with the
stock exchanges, management discussion and analysis report is given as
Annexure D to this report.
25. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Your directors once again take this opportunity to thank the employees,
investors, clients, vendors, banks, business associates, regulatory
authorities including stock exchanges, Software Technology Park of
India, the Central Government, State Government of Delhi, Uttar
Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu for the business support, valuable
assistance and co-operation continuously extended to R Systems. Your
directors gratefully acknowledge the trust and confdence and look
forward for their continued support in the future.
On behalf of the Board
For R Systems International Limited
Sd/-
Place : CA, U.S.A. Satinder Singh Rekhi
Date : April 15, 2013 (Chairman and Managing Director) |
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