The Shareholders,
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the 31 st Annual Report of
the company together with the Audited Accounts for the year
ended on31st March 2011.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
The financial performance of the company for the financial year ended
31st March 2011 along with figures of previous financial
year is summarized below:
Rs.In lacs
2010-11 2009-10
Sales and other Income 8509.78 8187.28
Operating Profit: 1225.26 1226.43
Profit before tax, Depreciation
and interest (Excluding
extraordinary income and Foreign
exchange Gain/Loss)
Interest 327.98 311.28
Foreign exchange (Gain)/Loss (7.88) (61.51)
Extraordinary (lncome)/Loss - -
Profit before Depreciation 905.16 976.66
Depreciation 233.44 208.60
Profit before tax 671.72 768.06
Provision of tax -Current 223.00 250.00
- Deferred Tax (13.49) (7.40)
- Fringe Benefit Tax - -
Prior period adjustments 4.48 (13.49)
including provision for tax
Profit for the year 457.73 538.95
Balance brought forward 793.50 411.12
Amount available for appropriation 1251.23 950.07
APPROPRIATIONS
Proposed Dividend 72.76 86.82
Dividend Distribution tax 11.80 14.75
Transfer to General Reserve 45.75 55.00
Balance carried forward 1120.92 793.50
1251.23 950.07
DIVIDEND
Your directors have recommended Re. 1.00 per share as dividend for the
financial year ending 31st March 2011 agreegating to Rs. 84.56 Lacs
including dividend distribution tax.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
A report on Corporate Governance as stipulated under clause 49 of the
Listing Agreement forms part of the Annual Report.
The certificate from the Auditors of the company M/s Haribhakti & Co
confirming compliance with the conditions of Corporate Governance is
attached to this Report.
DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Your Directors confirm that:
(i) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed along with proper
explanation relating to material departures;
(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 affairs
of the Company at the end of the financial year ended 31st March 2011
and of the profit of the Company for that year;
(iii) the Directors had 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;
(iv) the Directors have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis.
FIXED DEPOSITS
At the close of the year, there were no fixed deposits due for payment
that remained either unclaimed or unpaid. There were no claims as
against the deposits outstanding as at the close of the year and the
Company had complied with all the requirements of the Companies
(Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY
The particulars are as per Annexure ''B''
TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNING & OUTGO
The particulars are as per Annexure C
DIRECTORS
Ms Lataben P Desai, Mr Sanjay N Mehta andMrKamleshPat.el, Directors of the
company retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and
being eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment.
CAUTIONARY STATEMENT
Statements in this Report, particularly those which relate to
Management Discussion and Analysis and the Corporate Governance Report,
describing the Company s objectives, projections, estimates and
expectations may constitute forward looking statement within the
meaning of applicable laws and regulations. Actual results may differ
materially from those either expressed or implied in the statement
depending on the circumstances.
AUDITORS AND AUDITORS''REPORT
M/S Haribhakti & Co, Chartered Accountants , the auditors of the
company are eligible for their reappointment. The directors recommend
their reappointment for the current year.
The Notes on accounts, referred to in the Auditor''s Report, are self
explanatory and therefore do not call for any further comments.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors are happy to place on record their appreciation of the
whole-hearted co-operation and hard work of all members of SPAN family.
The Directors would like to place on record a deep sense of gratitude
to the Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited and Government Authorities for their
co-operation and assistance rendered to the Company.
For and on behalf of the Board
Ms.Lata P.Desai V. P. Desai
Chairperson Managing Director
Place : Surat
Dated :20th May 2011
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