Dear Members,
The Directors present the Thirty eighth Annual Report of Financial
Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2011.
1. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
(Rs. in Crores)
Particulars F.Y. F.Y.
2010-2011 2009-2010
Turnover 2441.82 1938.93
Profit before Interest, 181.93 129.56
Depreciation & Taxation (EBIDTA)
Interest 60.54 48.71
Depreciation 51.24 27.09
Profit before tax (PBT) 70.15 53.76
Tax Including Deferred Tax 3.42 8.59
Profit after taxation(PAT) 66.73 45.17
Balance brought forward from the 154.44 121.76
earlier year
Profit available for appropriations 221.17 166.93
Proposed Equity Dividend 6.57 5.57
Tax on Distributed Profits 1.06 0.92
Transferred to General Reserve 7.00 6.00
Balance carried to Balance Sheet 206.54 154.44
In the fiscal year under review, the turnover of your Company increased
to Rs.2441.82 crores from Rs.1938.93 crores last year, registering an
increase of 25.94%. The Profit After Tax is increased to Rs. 66.73
crores as compared to Rs. 45.17 crores last year registering a growth
of 47.73% during this period. The export turnover during the year under
review is Rs.275.36 crores as compared to Rs. 245.45 crores in
previous year. The performance of various divisions of the Company is
given below:
STEEL DIVISION
During the year under review, the turnover of the division is Rs.
1520.17 crores as compared to Rs 1337.44 crores in the last financial
year, registering an increase of 13.66%. The export turnover of the
division is Rs.247.92 crores in comparison to Rs.217.72 crores in the
last financial year. The Company has continued a series of Dealer,
Retailer, Plumber & Architect / Builder / Consultants Conferences along
with Press conferences & Brand awareness campaigns, which has increased
the demand potential substantially.
During the year under review the company has commissioned one 1.75 MW
Gas Gen Set during the year which has improved In- house generation of
power. The Gas Gen Set has reduced our power cost and also contributed
in emission reduction.
LIGHTING DIVISION
The Lighting Division has witnessed a remarkable growth in turnover.
During the year under review, the turnover of the division increased to
Rs. 824.61 crores as compared to Rs. 601.41 crores last year, an
increase of 37.11 % over the previous year growth of 29.65%.
During the year, Malanpur Unit has installed on Ribbon Machine a
Stirrer system from SORG, Germany for better glass / quality of shells
and further one assembly building was built to accommodate all the 8
CFL assembly lines, thereby improving the MHR and reduction in
wastages.
HIGH MAST DIVISION
During the year under review, the division has achieved a production of
24112 MT of ERW pipes and 1025 MT of High Mast and Poles.. The turnover
of the division is Rs. 97.04 crores .
During the year company has commissioned High Mast Fabrication
Machinery and the state of Art Galvanizing plant of High Mast/ Poles
and ERW pipes. Furthermore , the division has started production of
High Mast and Poles and produced 1025 MT during the year. High masts up
to the height of 40 meters and various types of Decorative Octagonal
poles are manufactured to the best satisfaction of the customers.
2. DIVIDEND
The Board considering the Company''s performance and financial position
for the year under review, recommended payment of dividend of Rs. 1.50
per equity share of Rs.10 each on the 43,83,12,500 Equity Share Capital
of the Company, for the year ended 31st March,2011, subject to the
approval of the members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
Together with Corporate Tax on dividend, The total outflow on account
of equity dividend will be Rs. 7.64 crores, vis-a vis Rs.6.49 crores
paid for fiscal 2009-10.
The dividend on Equity Shares, if approved at the Annual General
Meeting, will be payable to those shareholders whose names appear on
the company''s register of members on 9th September, 2011. In respect of
shares held in dematerialised form, the dividend shall be payable on
the basis of beneficial ownership as at the end of 5th September, 2011,
as per the details furnished by National Securities Depository Ltd./
Central Depository Services (India) Ltd. for the purpose, as on that
date.
3. SUBSIDIARY
Company has a non-listed Indian Subsidiary Company named as Surya
Global Steel Tubes Limited and as on 31st March, 2011, the company had
a total investment of Rs. 50,00,00,000 which is 53.73% of its
subscribed Equity Capital.
In the Subsidiary Company during the year under review, two phases of
Spiral Mill with capacity of 60,000 M.T & 1,40,000 MT respectively and
ERW Pipe Project with capacity of 100000 MT per annum has been
completed and commissioned successfully and commercial production has
been started at Anjar, Bhuj ( State of Gujarat).
The Turnover of the Subsidiary Company for the year ended 30th
September, 2010 is Rs.9879.59 Lakhs and Profit after tax stood at Rs.
73.52 Lakhs.
4. FUTURE PROSPECTS
STEEL DIVISION
India has become the global pipe manufacturing hub primarily due to the
benefits of its low costs, higher quality and geographical advantages.
The global accreditations and certifications that the Indian companies
possess have made them preferred suppliers for many leading oil and gas
companies in the world and particularly those in Middle East, North
America and Europe. The expanding infrastructure, oil & gas and
construction sectors have been the main growth drivers for steel
industry that includes steel pipes. Indian pipe manufacturers are
greatly benefited after commencement of the Exploration & Production
(E&P) projects for oil and gas companies that were earlier kept on hold
or revoked because of the global financial crisis. This new spurt in
demand will impact positively on the future growth. Existing oil
refineries are expanding their capacities and new refineries are coming
up burgeoning as a result the demand for steel pipes.
LIGHTING DIVISION
Lighting is always a prime necessity in the modern world. With the
increase in residential houses, the demand for lighting and
consequently the lighting industries are growing at tremendous pace.
With growing demand for lighting products, the Lighting industry is is
on a strong wicket As per ELCOMA (Electric Lamp and Component
Manufacturer''s Association of India) the industry registered a growth
of around 13% during the year 2010. Value-wise, the Lighting Industry
in India stood at around Rs. 8000 Crores Segment wise, growth of CFL
was 25%, GLS 4%, FTL 9%. Against the above rates of growth of Industry
SURYA has registered a remarkable growth in CFL 31%, GLS 10% and FTL
16%.
LUMINAIRE BUSINESS GROUP
The Luminaire Business Group (LBG) of the Lighting Division has made
good progress in the year under review In the year LBG focused on
extending its existing range of products by introducing :
- Prismatic High Bays
- New Range of Commercial Luminaires for variousapplications of T5 & T8
- Integrated version of 2 x 400 W Floodlights in new shapes
- T5 Retrofit product
- Sensor Controlled streetlights
Luminaire Business Group is moving Beyond just '' Me - Too towards an
exclusive Range of Products :
- LED - Down Lighters / Street Lights
- Induction - Commercial / Industrial Luminaries Lamps Solar Street
Lights
- Sensor Controlled Streetlights
- Outdoor Designer Range - High end Street / Flood Lights
Luminaire Business Group has entered into a strategic tie- up with AEC
of Italy for marketing of their LED based street lights in India. LBG
group has revamped and is further expanding its Dealer Network Range
from a current level of 425 dealers to 600 active dealers during the
first half of this year. Various marketing initiative will be taken to
further enhance the growth of this segment.
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
Electric light, the third eye for human being, is the only possible way
to make things visible for the accomplishment of human activities
especially when sun goes down. Hence the search is on for greater
lighting efficiency as well as optimum energy consumption of light
sources.
Surya Roshni Ltd, a leading body in the lighting industries, has taken
steps to bring the revolution in the world of lighting by the process
of setting-up a modern, world-class, in house Research & Development
centre in Noida for carrying out research & development in the field of
energy efficient Light Sources and Luminaires & its application
including LED Lighting System.
STIC (RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTRE) will be equipped with the most
advanced photometric laboratory which houses High Speed automatic
Mirror Gonio-photometer from LMT for light measurement & optical
evaluation for conventional Lighting System as well as LED
measurements.
Apart from photometric laboratory, STIC have Environmental, Electrical,
Electronic, Thermal and Mechanical laboratories all are high speed
computerized equipments for the prediction, evaluation and further
improve in terms of mechanical, electrical, thermal & environmental
behavior of the product.
This will be a Green Building with LEED certification and it will be
accredited by NABL as well. It will definitely act as catalyst for the
growth of Luminaires Business Group of Surya Roshni Limited .
HIGH MAST DIVISION
The High Mast project has an installed capacity of 75000 MT per annum
of ERW pipes and 11000 MT per annum High Mast / Poles. The plant has
manufactured ERW pipes from ½ to 8 in different thicknesses as per
the market demand and has achieved a production of 24112 MT.
For the current year, the division has a healthy order book and with
the present trend it is expected to achieve the installed capacity by
September 2011. After reaching a monthly target of 200 High Masts and
2000 poles the division is planning for further expansion of the
Fabrication line
Further, the division has planned to introduce a new product range of
Sectional pipes during the current year and has already ordered the
required tools for manufacturing of the Sectional pipes. Introduction
of sectional pipes in the product range will help expanding the
customer base. The division is expected to achieve the installed
production capacity by 30th June 2011.
5. FIXED DEPOSITS:
The Public response towards the Company''s fixed deposit scheme
continued to be encouraging during the year under review. At the close
of the year, 169 deposit holders, whose deposits, aggregating to
Rs.80.14 lacs, had become due for payment, did not claim or renewed
their deposits. Since then, deposits aggregating to Rs. 46.08 lacs have
either been claimed or renewed. The principal amount and interest were
duly paid for all other deposits, which matured during the year.
6. PARTICULARS REGARDING CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION
AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
Information in accordance with the provisions of 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 regarding
conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange
earnings and outgo is given in the statement annexed (Annexure ''A'')
hereto forming part of the report.
7. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES AND DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION
The Information required under Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act,
1956, read with Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 as
amended and information as per Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in
the Report of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988, are given as Annexure
''B'' to the Directors'' Report.
8. DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
The Board of Directors of the Company confirm:
i. that in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanations
relating to material departures;
ii. that the Directors had selected such accounting policies and
applied them consistently and made judgements 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 and of the
profit of the Company for that period;
iii. that the Directors had taken proper and sufficient care 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. that the Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going
concern basis.
9. DIRECTORS
As per Article 101 of the Articles of Association of the Company, Shri
Vineet Garg , Sh. B B Chadha and Smt. Urmil Agarwal, retire by
rotation and, being eligible, offer themselves for reappointment.
Change in Directorship
During the year under review, Sh. Shanker Singal and Sh. Mukesh
Tripathi have resigned from the Board w. e. f 19th October, 2010 and
11th February, 2011 respectively. Your Directors placed on record the
high sense of appreciation for the wise counsel and valuable services
rendered by them during their tenure on the Board.
During the year under review, the Board of Directors has inducted Sh.
Utpal Kumar Mukhopadhyay and Shri Tara Sankar Bhattacharya as
additional directors of the Company with effect from 14th February,
2011.
Appointment of Sh. Utpal Kumar Mukhopadhyay will strengthen the Board.
He is retired from Indian
Administrative Services (IAS) and has a rich experience of over 35
years in formulating public policies in the department of Transport ,
energy, environment tourism and home. His deep rooted knowledge and
experience is vital for the growth and success of the Company.
Appointment of Sh. Tara Sankar Bhattacharya will strengthen the Board.
He retired as the Managing Director of State Bank of India and carried
with him a rich experience of over 38 years of Banking. He holds
Membership of Indian Institute of bankers. His deep rooted knowledge
and experience is vital for the growth and success of the Company.
10. AUDITORS
The Statutory Auditors, M/s Sastry K.Anandam & Company, Chartered
Accountants (Firm Registration no-00179N) hold office till the
conclusion of the ensuing Annual General Meeting and are recommended
for re-appointment. The Certificate from the auditors have been
received to the effect that their re-appointment , if made ,would be
within the prescribed limit under section 224(1B) of the Companies Act
,1956.The observations of the Auditors have been suitably dealt with in
the notes on accounts
11. COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE
As per Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges, the
compliance certificate from Chairman and Managing Director and Deputy
Managing Director and CFO is given as Annexure ''C'' to the Directors''
Report.
12. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Your company has complied with the requirements of clause 49 of the
Listing Agreement regarding Corporate Governance. A Report on the
Corporate Governance
practices, the Auditors'' certificate on compliance of mandatory
requirements thereof and Management Discussions and Analysis are
forming part of Annual Report.
13. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS & APPRECIATION
The Board places on record their appreciation for the continued support
from Financial Institutions, Bankers, Central and State Government
Bodies , Legal Advisers, Consultants, Dealers, Retailers, other
Business Constituents and Investing Public.
The Board also wish to place on record once again, their appreciation
for the contribution made by the workers, staff and executives at all
levels, to the continued growth and prosperity of the Company. The
overall industrial relations remained cordial at all the
establishments.
for and on behalf of
the Board of Directors
J P AGARWAL
Chairman and Managing Director
Place : New Delhi
Dated : 05th May, 2011
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