Dear Shareowners,
Sterlite strives to connect our world
In a world obsessed with the need to interact and interconnect, power
and telecommunication are two fundamental infrastructures that make
this possible by augmenting individual and enterprise capabilities.
In both of these critical sectors, Sterlite has remained a significant
contributor to the Indian and global economies by developing
transmission solutions - connecting individuals, connecting enterprises
and connecting nations.
Sterlite has maintained a keen balance in facilitating infrastructure
effectiveness, whilst enhancing its business capabilities in power
conductors, optical fiber, telecommunication cables, OPGW cables, data
cables, telecom solutions and power grid infrastructure.
A mission to make it easier, faster and more cost-effective for service
providers to build telecom and power infrastructure is what drives
Sterlite''s strategic decisions, investments, and organisational
capability building. The Company continues to hone its intrinsic
capabilities through focus on economies of scale, costs and technology
advancements.
During FY11, Sterlite has achieved several noteworthy milestones that
are inline with its long-term growth strategy:
The Company achieved the highest sales volumes historically for its
core businesses - power conductors, optical fibers and cables.
Good Tier-1 clients were added for all businesses, across geographies.
Revenue from international sales in FY11 accounted for Rs. 700 crores,
which is 31% of net revenues in FY10 and this has been achieved with a
right mix of repeat orders from current customers and addition of new
eminent global customers.
The Company has enhanced its intellectual property portfolio with the
grant of 7 more patents, taking the total up to 30.
Sterlite''s business performance
Fiscal year 2010-11 closed with net revenue of Rs. 2,263 crores, EBITDA
of Rs. 282 crores, PAT of Rs. 141 crores and EBITDA margin of 12%. The
telecom business had revenues of Rs. 657 crores
Diluted EPS for the full year stands at Rs. 3.72 against Rs. 7.34 in the
last year. At it''s meeting held on April 29, 2011, the Board of
Directors of the Company recommended a dividend of 25% for the year,
subject to approval from shareholders.
Globally, the power and telecommunication sectors have shown tremendous
resilience, fuelled by large and coordinated stimulus from federal
governments. This heralds the next wave of connectivity through
broadband and power grids across the world.
Sterlite''s achievements have been recognised with 18 awards during the
year for excellence in human resources, financial reporting,
environmental conservation, product sales and system integration. These
awards include the ''5th Employer Branding Awards 2010-11'', ''6th RASBIC
Awards 2010-11'', ''Global HR Excellence Awards 2010-11'', ''LACP Spotlight
Awards 2010'', ''2009/10 Vision Awards'', ''10th Greentech Environmental
Excellence Award 2010'', ''National Telecom Award 2010'', ''Star Performer
Silver Shield'' and ''V&D100 Award 2010''.
Sterlite commences financial year 2011-12 with a strong order book of
about Rs. 2,200 crores which is represented by a balanced mix of orders
from prominent utilities like Power Grid Corporation of India, state
transmission companies, electricity boards and telecommunication
service providers from across the globe. A bulk of this order book
would be executed during FY12.
Sterlite remains committed to develop infrastructure, to make the world
even more connected
Sterlite''s success comes from recognising and capitalising on market
transitions before they occur. Sterlite''s goal is to capture these
market transitions as per applications desired by its clients, and by
recognising major technologies and markets, that would play a crucial
role in the future of power and telecommunications.
Globally, the power and telecommunication sectors have shown tremendous
resilience, fuelled by large and coordinated stimulus from federal
governments. This heralds the next wave of connectivity through
broadband and power grids across the world.
A mission to make it easier, faster and more cost- effective for
service providers to build telecom and power infrastructure is what
drives Sterlite''s strategic decisions, investments and organisational
capability building.
To fuel this growing need for critical transmission solutions, Sterlite
has undertaken capacity enhancements of its power conductors to 200,000
MT and optical fiber to 20 million-km, with project completion well on
track. Further, Sterlite has agreed to form a joint venture company
Jiangsu Sterlite Tongguang Fiber Company Limited in China to
manufacture, market and distribute optical fiber used in the production
of fiber optic cables.
With a resolute belief that the right infrastructure is crucial to
India''s future economic progress, Sterlite recently made its foray in
the transmission grid ownership space. During FY11, the Company won two
new projects for development of India''s transmission systems on ''Build,
Own, Operate and Maintain'' (BOOM) basis. Sterlite now has a portfolio
of three projects with a total value of about Rs. 4,000 crores (~US$ 900
Million) for power transmission systems with a network of about 2,200
km of transmission lines and 2 substations.
To address the critical challenges in improving efficiencies in new
telecom and power infrastructure, Sterlite increased the breadth of its
portfolio by introducing new products and solutions like bend-free
fiber, OPGW cables and fiber connectivity solutions.
Sterlite also entered into a strategic relationship with CTC Cable
Corporation, USA for manufacture specialty ACCC® power conductors for
the Indian market. These conductors would offer India a unique ability
to increase the current carrying capacity of existing lines and to
significantly improve the overall economics on new lines.
Sterlite has had several significant achievements in FY11 that have
paved the path for its sustained growth and for a world that is even
more connected.
Pravin Agarwal Anand Agarwal
Whole time Director Chief Executive Officer
Sterlite Technologies Limited Sterlite Technologies Limited
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