To the Members of the Company,
The Directors have pleasure in presenting the Twenty Sixth Annual
Report on the business and operations of your Company with Audited
Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2011. The financial results of
the Company are summarized below:
FINANCIAL RESULTS:
PARTICULARS 2010-11 2009-10
AMOUNT (RS.) AMOUNT (RS.)
Profit Before Depreciation & 9923324.00 13290681.00
Taxation
LESS: Depreciation 1601456.00 648849.00
Profit For The Year Before 8321868.00 12641832.00
Taxation
Less: Provision for taxation
Current tax 3015747.00 3675000.00
Deferred tax (387553.00) (69,533.00)
Fringe Benefit Tax - -
Excess Provision of Income Tax - 4213.00
reversed
Profit After Tax 5693674.00 9032153.00
Less: Provision for Dividend - 2572500.00
Less: Provision for Corporate - 437196.00
Dividend Tax
Profit After Tax & Dividend 5693674.00 6022457.00
Add: Brought forward from last 12344491.00 6322035.00
year
Net Profit Carried to Balance 18038165.00 12344491.00
Sheet
FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE:
During the year under review, your company recorded total income of Rs.
153.84 Crore, as against Rs. 51.31 Crore in the previous year. Net
Profit for the financial year ended March 31, 2011 was Rs. 56.94 Lakhs.
Your Directors are optimistic of higher business volumes and
profitability in the coming years.
DIVIDEND:
In order to retain liquidity, your Directors do not recommend payment
of any dividend during the year.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS AND CORPORATE GOVENRANCE;
As required under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, Reports on
Management Discussion and Analysis and Corporate Governance together
with the Certificate of Auditors on Corporate Governance are provided
separately in the Annual Report and forms part of Directors'' Report.
DIRECTORS:
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the
Articles of Association, Mr. Ramesh Gorantla and Mr. Harish N Sureka
retires by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being
eligible, offers themselves for re-appointment.
Mr. Sanjiv H Kathuria, Director of the Company has resigned with effect
from 23rd October, 2010. Mr. Dileep Vastimal Mehta, Dr. Beharam Shavak
Pardiwalla and Mr. Asokan Ganapathy, were appointed as Additional
Directors of the Company on 23rd October, 2010. Further, Mrs. Mumtaz
Fazal Shaikh and Mr. Jaaved Jaaferi, were appointed as Additional
Directors of the Company w.e.f 01st January, 2011 and Mrs. Yogita
Muralidharan, who was appointed as Additional Director of the Company
on 12th February, 2011.
It is proposed to appoint Mr. Dileep Vastimal Mehta, Dr. Beharam
Shavak Pardiwalla, Mr. Asokan Ganapathy, Mrs. Mumtaz Fazal Shaikh, Mr.
Jaaved Jagdeep Jaaferi and Mrs. Yogita Muralidharan as Directors liable
retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT: Pursuant to provisions of Section
217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956 the 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). Appropriate accounting policies have been selected and the
directors have 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 and loss of the Company for the
period;
(iii). Proper and sufficient care has been taken 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;
(iv). The annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
FIXED DEPOSIT:
The Company has not invited or accepted any deposits during the
financial year 2010-2011
AUDITORS:
M/s. P. Jitender Reddy & Co, the Statutory Auditors of the Company,
retires at the conclusion of the ensuing Annual General Meeting and
being eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment. The Company has
received a letter from them to the effect that their appointment, if
made, would be within the prescribed limit under section 224 (1) (B) of
the Companies Act, 1956. Your Directors recommend re-appointment M/s.
P. Jitender Reddy & Co, as Auditors of the Company, at the ensuing
Annual General Meeting
COMMENTS ON AUDITOR''S REPORT:
As regards Point 7 of the annexure to the Auditors report, the
directors are looking after the day-to-day business of the Company and
expenditure on formal internal audit system is not warranted. However
your company is in process of appointing an internal auditor or will
setup a separate internal audit system.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES UNDER SENCTION 217(2A):
The Provisions of Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with
the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules 1988, as amended are not
applicable to the Company, as there are no employees whose remuneration
is in excess of the limits prescribed under the afore said provison.
LISTING:
The Equity Shares of the Company are at present listed with the Bombay
Stock Exchange Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited.
The Company is regular in payment of listing fee.
CASH FLOW STATEMENT:
In conformity with the provisions of Clause 32 of the Listing Agreement
and requirements of Companies Act, 1956, the Cash Flow Statement for
the F.Y ended 31.3.2011 is annexed here to.
SUBSIDIARIES:
Your Company has two subsidiaries namely Amsol Inc., USA and United
Consultancy Services Inc., USA and there has been no material change in
the nature of business of the subsidiaries.
According to the provisions of Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956,
the Balance sheet of above subsidiaries attached to this report.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY:
Although the operations of the Company are not energy intensive, the
management is highly conscious of the criticality of the conservation
of energy at all operational levels. The requirement of disclosure of
particulars with respect to conservation of energy as prescribed in
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 not applicable to the Company and hence are not provided.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING AND
EXPENDITURE
Foreign exchange used NIL
(Previous Year Rs 2,08,42,371/-)
Foreign exchange earned NIL
(Previous Year Rs.Nil)
CHANGE IN NAME OF THE COMPANY:
As the members may be aware that your company has ventured into
Information Technology related business and to reflect name with the
current activities of the Company, the name of the company was changed
from Spectacle Industries Limited to Spectacle Infotek Limited by way
of special resolution passed at an Extra Ordinary General Meeting held
on October 16, 2010 and also complied with the necessary formalities
with the Registrar of Companies and with the Stock Exchange(s).
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
Your directors take this opportunity to place on record their warm
appreciation of the valuable contribution, unstinted efforts and the
spirit of dedication by the employees and officers at all levels in the
progress of the Company during the year under review.
Your directors also express their deep gratitude for the assistance,
co-operation and support extended to your company by the bankers,
customers as well as the investing community and look forward to their
continued support.
For and behalf of the Board of Directors
Sd/- Sd/-
Tejesh Kumar Shaikh Fazal
Kodali Mehmood
Chairman & Vice Chairman &
Managing Director Jt. Managing Director
Place: Mumbai
Dated: 30/05/2011
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