The Members,
The Directors have the pleasure in presenting the Twenty Second Annual
Report together with the audited statement of accounts for the year
ended March 31, 2011.
Financial Results (Rs. in crores)
Current Year Previous Year
2010-2011 2009-2010
Income from Operations 2209.17 1256.93
Profit before Interest, Depreciation & Tax 245.30 154.31
Less : Interest & Finance Charges 42.69 33.09
Depreciation 26.86 23.25
Profit before Tax 175.75 97.97
Less : Provision for tax 57.56 29.70
Provision for deferred tax liability/(asset) 1.99 3.08
Profit after Tax 116.20 65.19
Add : Excess (Short) provision for taxation
of earlier years 3.39 (11.35)
Net Profit for the year 119.59 53.84
Balance brought forward from last year 172.56 137.05
Amount available for Appropriations 292.15 190.89
Appropriations
Transfer to General Reserve 12.00 6.50
Transfer to Debenture Redemption Reserve 6.00 6.00
Proposed Dividend 8.99 5.00
Tax on Proposed Dividend 1.49 0.83
Balance carried to Balance Sheet 263.66 172.56
Dividend
The Directors are pleased to recommend for approval of the shareholders
dividend of 60% (Rs. 0.60 per equity share of Re 1 each) for the
financial year ended March 31, 2011. The final dividend, if approved,
will absorb a sum of Rs. 8.99 Crores and dividend tax of Rs 1.49
Crores.
Business Overview
The total income from operations during the year under review was Rs.
2209.17 Crores against Rs. 1256.93 Crores for the previous year
recording the growth of 75.76% . Operating Profit (PBDIT) for the
current year is Rs.245.30 Crores (Rs.154.31 Crores in previous year)
thereby recording the growth of 58.96 %. Net Profit after tax is
amounted to Rs.119.59 Crores (Rs 53.84 Crores in previous year )
thereby recording a growth of 122.12 %.
Operations
Ongoing Works
The following major works are under execution and the same are
progressing satisfactorily.
(Rs. in crores)
Sector No. of
projects Work order Work done Work on hand
Roads & Highways 13 7505.31 2871.18 4634.13
Irrigation 12 1457.10 324.63 1132.47
Mining Operation 9 1527.61 707.46 820.15
Total 34 10490.02 3903.27 6586.75
The Company''s order book (pending execution) shows work on hand
amounting to Rs. 6586.75 Crores as on the June 30, 2011.
New contracts / projects
Your Company has been awarded following new contracts/projects during
the year and up to the date of this report.
Road Sector
1. Improvement/Upgradation Strengthening/Widening of
Govindpur-Sahibganj State Road Project (Govindpur-Jamtara Contract
Package No. I) by Road construction Department, Govt. of Jharkhand for
contract price of Rs. 229.91 crores in joint venture with GKC Projects
Ltd.-Hyderabad. Company is leading the joint venture with 50%
participation share i.e. for Rs. 114.95 cores.
2. Rehabilitation and Up-gradation to 2-lane with paved shoulders and
maintenance of Multai-Chhindwara-Seoni Section of NH-69A and
Narsinghpur-Amarwara-Saoner Section of NH-26B in Madhya Pradesh and
Maharashtra including construction and maintenance of Ring Road and
connecting roads in Chhindwara Town by NHAI for price of Rs. 1411.36
cores.
Irrigation Sector
1. Execution of Omkareshwar Right Bank Lift Canal including its
distribution network up 40 Ha. Chak for culturable command areas (CCA)
of about 29947 Ha. on Turn Keybasis from RD 51.281 to 125. Km
(excluding V.R.B. at RD 51.281 Km Wasvi-Sirsodia Road) by Narmada
Development Division 20, M.P. for contract value of Rs.349.30 crores in
joint venture with GKC Projects Limited Hyderabad. Company is leading
the joint venture with 60% participation share.
2. Execution of Omkareshwar Right Bank Lift Canal including its
distribution network up 40 Ha. Chak for culturable command areas (CCA)
of about 28073 Ha. on Turn Keybasis from RD 0.00 Km to 51.281. Km
(including V.R.B. at RD 51.281 Km Wasvi- Sirsodia Road) by Narmada
Development Division 20, M.P. for contract value of Rs. 519.93 crores
in joint venture with GKC Projects Limited Hyderabad. Company is
leading the joint venture with 40% participation share.
3. Work of EPC contract for construction of Radhanpur Sub Branch
Canal, Manpura Sub Branch Canal, Distributaries & Minors of Radhanpur
Branch Canal, RSBC & MSBC (Earthwork, lining, Structures, Service Road,
CR/Escape/HR, Gates, Stop logs, Control Cabin) including Geo Tech
investigation, Design of structures and Operation and maintenance for
the same for five (5) years for contract price of Rs. 236.20 crores in
joint venture with GKC Projects Limited Hyderabad. Company will lead
the joint venture with 52% participation share.
Mining Sector
1. Blast hole drilling, controlled blasting with shock tube initiation
(Nonels), excavation, loading, transportation, dumping, spreading and
leveling etc., of 436.50 LBCM over burden, at Manugur OC-II Extension
(Phase-II) Project by The Singareni Collieries Company Limited for
contract amount of Rs. 182.50 crores in joint venture with GKC Projects
Limited – Hyderabad. Company is leading the joint venture with 51%
participation share i.e. for Rs. 93.07 crores of which work amounting
to Rs. 26.01 crores has been completed.
Transfer of BOT Projects
Company has entered into Agreement with M/s Norwest Venture Partners
(NVP)& The Xander Group Inc (Investors) wherein over a period of time,
subject to necessary approvals, consents to the extend required from
various authorities shares held by Company in nine of the subsidiaries/
joint venture companies have been/ would be transferred to Sadbhav
Infrastructure Project Limited (SIPL) a subsidiary of Company.
Investors have invested a sum of Rs. 400.00 croes for acquiring 22.22%
stake on fully diluted basis in SIPL. This re-structuring and fund
raising would help Company to leverage its finance more effectively and
raising funds for the new project would now be done through SIPL.
Company now holds around 83% equity in SIPL and accounts of SIPL along
with subsidiaries/ joint venture companies have been consolidated with
the financials of Company. Brief summary of each of the Project is as
under :
Name of the Details of Project Cost of the
Company Project
(Rs. in
Crores)
Mumbai-Nasik Vadape-Gonde 4 Lane BOT project 794.58
Expressway Limited for widening the existing two-lane
(MNEL) of 99.50 Kms to four lanes and its
operation and maintenance.
Ahmedabad Ring 4-laning the present 76.21 km two- 500.80
Road
Infrastructure lane ring road around Ahmedabad
Ltd. (ARRIL) city and its operation & maintenance
Aurangabad-Jalna Widening the existing two-lane 277.00
Tollway Ltd. stretch of 65.80 kms to four lanes
(AJTL) and its operation and maintenance
Nagpur Seoni - Rehabilitation and upgrading to 489.70
Expressway Ltd. four lane from km. 596/750 to km.
(NSEL) 653/225 on NH-7 in the state of
Madhya Pradesh under North-
South Corridor (NHDP Phase II)
on BOT-Annuity basis.
- The project is a 51:49 joint
venture between the Company & its
associates and SREI Infrastructure
Finance Limited.
Dhule Palesner - Design, Engineering, Finance, 1420.00
Tollway Ltd. Procurement, Construction,
(DPTL) Operation and Maintenance of 4/6
laning of MP/ Maharashtra Border-
Dhule section of NH- 3 from km
168.500 to km 265.000 in the
State of Maharashtra under NHDP
Phase IIIA on BOT (Toll) Basis
- The project is in joint venture
between the Hindustan
Construction Company Ltd., John
Laing Investment Ltd and Company
& its associates in a ratio of
37:36:27 respectively
Maharashtra Border - Modernization and computerization 1426.37
Check Post Network of integrated border check posts
Ltd. (MBCPL) at 22(Twenty Two) locations in
the State of Maharashtra on Build
Operate and Transfer (BOT) Basis.
- The project is in joint venture
between Company & its associates,,
SREI Infrastructure Finance Limited
and SREI Sahaj e-village Limited in
ratio of 90:05:05 respectively
Hyderabad-Yadgiri - Design, Engineering, Construction, 480.22
Tollway Pvt. Ltd. Development, Finance, Operation
and Maintenance of four laning of
Hyderabad- Yadgiri Section from
km 18.600 to km 54.000 of NH-202
in the state of Andhra Pradesh
under NHDP Phase-III on DBFOT
(Toll) Basis Package No. NHDP-III/
BOT/AP/04.
- Equity component of the project
shared by Sadbhav Infrastructure
Project Ltd., and GKC Projects Ltd
in ratio of 60:40 respectively
Rohtak-Panipat Four laning of Rohtak to Panipat 1213.40
Tollway Pvt. Ltd. Section of NH-71A from km 0.000
Km 63.30 of NH-10 to km 80.858
Km 83.50 of NH-1 in the state of
Haryana on BOT basis under NHDP
Phase-III
Bijapur-Hungund - Project consists of four laning of 1257.10
Tollway Pvt. Ltd. Bijapur – Hungund Section of
NH-13 from km 102.000 to km
202.000 in the state of Karnataka
on Design, Build, Finance, Operate
and Transfer (DBFOT), Toll basis
under NHDP Phase-III Package No.
NHDP-III/BOT/KNT/05
- Equity component of the project
shared by Sadbhav Infrastructure
Project Ltd., and Monte Carlo
Construction Ltd. in ratio of 77:23
respectively.
Name of the
Company Status Toll Revenue % Shareholding
as on of the
SEL SIPL
30/06/2011 F.Y. 2010-11
(Rs. in
Crores)
Mumbai-Nasik
Expressway Limited
(MNEL) Completed 51.26 20 -
(except one
ROB for
which Work
In Progress)
Ahmedabad Ring
Road Infrastructure
Ltd. (ARRIL) Completed 63.42 - 80
Aurangabad-Jalna
Tollway Ltd.
(AJTL) Completed 23.69 - 51
(except ROB
for which
Work In
Progress)
Nagpur Seoni
Expressway Ltd.
(NSEL) Expenditure - 51 -
to the
extent of Rs.
292.89 Crore
has been
incurred.
Project
is under
suspension
and matter is
subjudice.
Dhule Palesner
Tollway Ltd.
(DPTL) 949.00 - 27 -
(as on 15th
July 2011)
Maharashtra Border
Check Post Network
Ltd. (MBCPL) 475.39 - 63 27
Hyderabad-Yadgiri
Tollway Pvt. Ltd. 232.99 - - 60
Rohtak-Panipat
Tollway Pvt. Ltd. 149.12 - - 100
Bijapur-Hungund
Tollway Pvt. Ltd. 790.06 - - 77
Joint Ventures
The Company has the following joint ventures –
SEL- GKC Joint Venture :
Over and above the Road, Irrigation and Mining Projects as mentioned
above, Company is executing following projects in Joint Venture with
GKC Project Ltd.
1. Earth work excavation, forming embankment and construction of CD &
CM works of main canal and distributory system upto water course level
and CC lining to main canal and other allied works including
investigation, designing and estimation of Gouravelly right side canal
from km 0.000 to 47.725 and left side canal in Karimnagar District. The
cost of the project is Rs. 166.88 croes of which company''s share is 52
% i.e. Rs.86.78 crores of which work amounting to Rs.36.93 crores has
been completed.
2. Investigation, design and execution of Canal Network System
including Earth work Excavation and Forming Embankment, Construction of
CM & CD Works and lining of canals up to sub minors and formation of
Field Channels including Structures to serve an ayacut of 58800 Acres
in Karimnagar Dist under Kodlmial, Potharam Surampet Lachupet and New
tanks at 450 and its Concerned Gravity Canals ( Canal Network Package
III). The cost of project is Rs. 99.31 crores of which company''s share
is 52% i.e Rs. 51.64 crores of which work amounting to Rs. 16.33 crores
has been completed.
3. Investigation, Survey, Design and Construction of Bus Rapid Transit
System (BRTS) corridor from Pendurthi to DRM Office (PTC Corridor) via
NAD Jn, Kancharapalem, Railway Station with 2 years defect liability
period under EPC(Design & Build) system. The cost of project is Rs.
165.54 crores of which company''s share is 50% i.e. Rs. 82.77 crores of
which work amounting to Rs. 47.46 crores has been completed.
Sub Division of Equity Shares :
Pursuant to the approval of Shareholders through the process of Postal
Ballot nominal value of Equity Share of Rs. 10/- has been sub-divided
in to 10 Equity Shares of Re 1/- each.
Right Issue :
Through letter of offer dated August 04,2010 Company made Right Issue
of 6,25,000 equity shares of Rs. 10 each for cash at premium of Rs. 715
per equity share aggregating Rs. 45.31 crores . As per terms of offer,
allottees in Right Issue were also allotted 3 Detachable Warrants for
every one equity share. Right Issue which opened for subscription on
August 18,2010 closed on September 6, 2010 was oversubscribed.
Allotment of 6,25,000 equity shares were made on September 16,2010.
The details of utilization of fund v/s projection made in Letter of
offer dated August 04, 2010 are as under :
(Rs. in crores)
Particulars Proposed Utilized
up to Balance
Utilization 31/03/
2011 Funds
Investment in projects directly or
through Subsidiaries/Joint Ventures/Spvs 18.48 18.48 0.00
Margin Money/ investment for
purchase of Capital Equipment 16.45 4.27 12.18
General Corporate Purposes 8.66 8.66 0.00
Issue Expenses 1.72 1.44 0.28
Total 45.31 32.85 12.46
As per the terms of offer document, untilised balance fund has been
utilized towards working capital requirement.
Allotment of Detachable Warrants :
As per the terms of Right Issue, Company has issued and allotted
18,75,000 the Detachable Warrants convertible in to equal number of
Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each on September 16,2010, which were due for
conversion into Equity Shares between December 16,2010 to March 15,2012
(Warrant Exercise Period) at an exercise price of Rs. 425/-. The said
Detachable Warrants were subsequently adjusted to 1,87,50,000
Detachable Warrants convertible in to equal number of Equity Shares of
Re 1/- each at price of Rs. 42.50/- per share on account of split of
the face value of Equity Share from Rs. 10 each to Re 1/- per share.
Thereafter as per letter of offer, on December 18, 2010, Board of
Directors exercised Call Option for compulsory conversion of Detachable
Warrants into Equity Shares.
The details of the allotment made on exercise of conversion of the
Detachable Warrants by warrant holders are as under :
Particulars No. of Equity
Shares Allotted Date of
Allotment
Voluntary Conversion- First Tranche 1278120 5/1/2011
Voluntary Conversion- Second Tranche 2524490 19/01/2011
Compulsory Conversion- Exercise of
Call Option 14823190 24/02/2011
Total 18625800
No of Warrants lapsed since not applied
for conversion 124200
Total 18750000
Company received Rs. 79.16 crores towards subscription of Detachable
Warrants.
Employee Stock Option Scheme :
The Company implemented the ''Sadbhav Employee Stock Option Scheme 2008
(ESOS Scheme 2008) pursuant to the resolution passed by the members at
the 19th Annual General Meeting held on September 27, 2008. The
Remuneration Committee of Board at its meeting held on October 04, 2010
granted 2,50,000 Employee Stock Options exercisable into 2,50,000
Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each, to eligible employees at a price of
Rs.500/- per share. The said 2,50,000 Employee Stock Options were
subsequently sub-divided in to 25,00,000 to match the reduced nominal
value of Re 1. Remuneration Committee administers and monitors the
Scheme.
The applicable disclosures as stipulated under SEBI (Employee Stock
Option Scheme & Employee Stock Purchase Scheme) Guidelines, 1999, is
provided in Annexure-I forming part of this report.
Company has received certificate from Auditors of Company confrming that
scheme has been implemented in accordance with SEBI Guidelines and
resolution passed by Shareholders. Auditors certificate would be placed
at Annual General Meeting for inspection by members.
Search and Seizure Operation under Income Tax Act :
During the period under review search and seizure operation under
section 132 of the Income Tax Act, 1961 had taken place in the premises
of the Company and its Directors. During the course of search no
seizure was made by the Income tax department and the Company has not
disclosed any undisclosed income. No demand notice of income tax has
been served on Company till date pursuant to the said search.
Subsidiary Company
Pursuant to the General Exemption granted by Central Government vide
General Circular No. 2/2011 dated February 08, 2011 and the resolution
passed by the Board of Directors on April 20, 2011, copies of Balance
Sheet, Profit and Loss Account, Report of Board of Directors and the
Report of the Auditors of subsidiary companies have not been attached
with the Annual Accounts of the Company under Section 212 of Companies
Act 1956. As required under the circular statement giving required
details is enclosed with the consolidated balance sheet. The Company
will keep these documents at the Registered Office of the Company and
its subsidiaries and make them available upon the request by any
shareholder of Company.
Consolidation of Accounts
Further pursuant to the Accounting Standard AS-21 issued by the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Consolidated Financial
Statement presented by the Company includes the financial statement of
its subsidiaries which have commenced activities.
Fixed Deposit
The company has not accepted any deposits as defined under Section 58A
of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (Acceptance of
Deposits) Rules, 1975, as amended, during the year under review.
Directors
Shri Atul N. Ruparel and Shri Sandip V. Patel are the directors liable
to retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and, being
eligible, offer themselves for reappointment.
Directors'' Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 217(2AA) of the Companies
Act, 1956, with respect to Directors'' Responsibility
Statement, it is hereby confrmed that –
(i) in the preparation of the annual accounts, accounting standards
have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material
departure;
(ii) such accounting policies have been selected and applied
consistently and have made judgments and estimates reasonable and
prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of
the Company at March 31, 2011 and the Profit of the Company for the
year ended on that date;
(iii) proper and sufficient care has been taken 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
(iv) the accounts have been prepared on a ''going concern'' basis.
Auditors :
M/s. Shashikant Patel Associates, Chartered Accountants, the Statutory
Auditors, retire at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and are eligible
for re-appointment. Your Directors have recommended the re-appointment
of M/s. Shashikant Patel Associates, Chartered Accountants as Auditor
of the Company. The Auditor''s have confrmed that their appointment, if
made, would be within limit prescribed under Section 224(1B) of the
Companies Act, 1956 and they are not disqualified, within the meaning of
Sub- sections (3) and (4) of Section 226 of the Companies Act, 1956.
Auditors'' Report :
The Auditors'' have not made any adverse comments / remarks which
requires clarification from the Directors of Company and accordingly no
further explanation has been provided by the directors in term of
section 217 of the Companies Act, 1956.
Corporate Governance
The Company has been proactive in following the principles and
practices of good corporate governance. The Company has ensured that
the Corporate Governance requirements as stipulated in Clause 49 of the
Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges are duly complied with. A
report on Corporate Governance along with a certificate from the
Auditors regarding compliance of Clause 49 of Listing Agreement is
annexed.
Industrial Relations
The Company enjoyed cordial relations with the employees during the
year under review and the Management appreciates the employees of all
cadres for their dedicated services to the Company.
Particulars of Employees
Information as per Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with
the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 as amended, is
given in the Annexure-II and forms part of this Report.
Energy Conservation, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange Earning
and Outgo
The rules regarding conservation of Energy and Technology Absorption
are not applicable to the Company. The particulars of the expenditure
in Foreign Currency and earning in Foreign Exchange are given in Notes
to Accounts (Schedule 23).
Acknowledgements
The Directors wish to express their appreciation for the support and
co-operation of the Central and State Government, Bankers, Financial
Institutions, Suppliers, Vendors, Associates, Subcontractors and
Shareholders during the year under review. Your Directors wish to place
on record their appreciation for the employees of the Company at all
levels for their commitment, dedication and continued support to the
Company.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Place : Ahmedabad Vishnubhai M. Patel
Date : July 30, 2011 Chairman
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