The Directors have great pleasure in presenting their Twenty Sixth
Annual Report together with the Audited Financial Statements of the
Company and Auditors'' Report for the year ended March 31st, 2011.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
The highlights of the financial results for the year 2010-2011 are as
follows : (Amount in Rs.)
Year Ended Year Ended
31.03.2011 31.03.2010
Sales & Other Income 6397,976,514 5,233,334,258
Total Expenditure 5,728,384,592 4,772,266,240
Gross Profit before Interest,
depreciation & Tax 669,591,922 461,068,018
Less: Interest & Finance Charges 143,520,089 56,991,397
Gross Profit after Interest but
before Depreciation and Taxation 526,071,833 404,076,621
Less: Depreciation 45,802,123 35,491,782
Profit before Tax 480,269,710 368,584,839
Less: Provision for Tax 118,000,000 122,500,000
Provision for Deferred Tax 41,863,037 4,676,736
Prior Period Adjustment 225,129 -
Profit after Tax 320,181,544 241,408,103
Add: Surplus brought forward 83,220,252 327,088,336
Surplus Available 803,401,796 568,496,439
Appropriation :
Transfer to General Reserve 25,000,000 25,000,000
Proposed Dividend 79,524,560 51,690,964
Tax on Proposed Dividend 12,900,872 8,585,223
Balance carried to Balance Sheet 685,976,364 483,220,252
OPERATIONS
The Company has achieved a growth of 22.80% in Sales & Income from
Operations during the year under review over the previous year. The
Sales & Income from Operations including other income during the year
under review is Rs. 6,397,976,514 as against Rs. 5,233,334,258 in the
previous year. Your Company has also achieved a growth of 45.23% in
Gross Profit before Interest, Depreciation and Tax & 32.63% in Profit
after Tax respectively during the period under review over the previous
year. The Gross Profit before Interest Depreciation and Tax during the
year under review is Rs. 669,591,922 as compared to Rs. 461,068,018 in
the previous year. The Profit after Tax for the year under review is
Rs. 320,181,544 as againstRs. 241,408,103 in the previous year.
SUBSIDIARY
Your Company has Wholly Owned Subsidiaries -
M/s Euro Fashion Inners International Private Ltd which is engaged in
selling hosiery products under the brand name EURO which are premium
products designed for the taste of upper-class consumers.
M/s Imoogi Fashions Private Limited which is engaged in manufacturing,
processing and selling hosiery and outer fashion wear products,
especially for children between the age of 0-12 years under the brand
name Imoogi.
DIVIDEND
Considering the financial performance of your Company during the
Financial Year 2010-2011 and with a view to meet the twin objectives of
rewarding shareholders adequately and retaining resources to meet your
Company''s business requirements, your Directors are pleased to
recommend a dividend of Rs. 1.00 per share (100%) for the Financial Year
2010-2011 (Previous year 65%).
DEPOSITS
Your Company has not accepted any deposit within the meaning of Section
58A of the Companies Act, 1956 and the rules made there under.
AUDITORS''REPORT
The notes to the accounts referred to in the Auditors'' Report are
self-explanatory and, therefore, do not call for any further comments.
DIRECTORS
Mr. Radhe Shyam Agarwal, Mr. Sushil Patwari and Mr. Dharam Chand Jain
retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being
eligible, have offered themselves for re-appointment.
REPORT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Pursuant to Clause 49 of the Listing Agreements with the Stock
Exchanges, the following form part of this Annual Report:
i) Management Discussion and Analysis;
ii) Corporate Governance Report;
iii) Auditors'' Certificate regarding compliance of conditions of
Corporate Governance.
iv) Declaration duly signed by Mr. Kunj Bihari Agarwala, Managing
Director to the effect that all Board Members and Senior Management
Personnel of the company have affirmed compliance with the code of
conduct as laid down by the Company.
AUDITORS
The Auditors M/s. L B. Jhain & Co., retire at the ensuing Annual General
Meeting and being eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment.
DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, Your Directors
state that:
(a) in the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed and that there are no material
departures;
(b) they 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 and fair view of the State of Affairs of
the Company at the end of the financial year 2010-2011, and of the
profit of the Company for that period ;
(c) they 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 Annual Accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
Remuneration of Chairman, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director is given
under Corporate Governance Report. Except Chairman, Vice-Chairman and
Managing Director, none of the employees of the Company was in receipt
of remuneration which requires disclosures under Section 217(2A) of the
Companies Act, 1956 and the Rules made therein.
ENERGY CONSERVATION, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS
AND OUTGO
As required under Section 217(l)(e) of the Companies Act,1956 and the
Rules made therein, the concerned details relating to energy
conservation, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and
outgo are given in Annexure -1 attached hereto ,which forms part of
this Directors'' Report.
PARTICULARS REQUIRED AS PER LISTING AGREEMENT WITH STOCK EXCHANGE
A statement containing necessary information as required under the
Listing Agreements with the Stock Exchanges is annexed hereto as
Annexure ''II''.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Your Directors express their deep and sincere appreciation for the
continued cooperation and support extended to the Company by the
Government authorities, Company''s Bankers, Financial Institutions,
Vendors, Customers and Shareholders during the year under review. Your
Directors also express and convey their warm appreciation to all
employees for their diligence and contribution to the growth of the
Company.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Place : Kolkata Prahlad Rai Agarwala
Dated : The 30th day of May, 2011 Chairman
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