Dear Members,
The Directors have the pleasure to present herewith their 103rd Annual
Report with Audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended on 31st
March, 2011. The operating results are as under:
Financial Results For the year ended For the year ended
on 31.3.2011 on 31.3.2010
Rs. in lacs Rs. in lacs
Profit before interest &
depreciation 7,945.63 5,680.23
Less: Interest 989.86 190.15
: Depreciation 156.31 26.58
Profit before Tax 6,799.46 5,463.50
Less: Provision for Taxation 2,417.72 1,573.33
Net Profit for the year 4,381.74 3,890.17
Add: Amount of Profit & Loss
Account brought forward 4,592.05 957.86
Amount available for Appropriation 8,973.79 4,848.03
Less:
Appropriations:
Dividend on Preference
Shares (including tax) - 20.17
Provision for Proposed
Dividend (including tax) 220.82 221.56
Transfer to Capital
Redemption Reserve - 14.25
Balance of Profit & Loss Account
transferred to 8,752.97 4,592.05
Balance Sheet
Review of Operations
During the year, the construction work of ''Tower C'' at ''Peninsula
Techno-park'', Kurla has been completed and the sale proceeds of the
same have been accounted for.
Sale of ''Tower C'' at Kurla and few completed flats at Sewri has enabled
your Company to attain commendable revenue, registering an enhanced
profitability with EBITDA of Rs. 7,945.63 lakhs for current year as
compared to Rs. 5,680.23 lakhs in the previous year, resulting in an
increase of 40%. Net profit for the current year has increased to Rs.
4,381.74 lakhs as compared to Rs. 3,890.17 lakhs in the previous year,
an increase of Rs. 13%.
During the year, the Company has commenced operations at its
state-of-art textile fabric Process House at Ahmedabad. The Company
has also carried out business activities of trading in fabrics during
the year.
Dividend
Considering the better performance and profitability, your Directors
are pleased to recommend for approval of the members, payment of a
dividend at the rate of Rs. 0.20 per Equity Share (10%) on 9,50,00,000
Equity Shares of Rs. 2/- each for the year ended 31st March, 2011. The
amount of dividend and the tax thereon will be Rs. 1,90,00,000/- and
Rs. 30,82,275/- (tax rate being @ 16.2225%) respectively.
Fixed Deposits
The Company has not accepted any fixed deposits from public during the
year under review.
Finance
Your Company has been regular in meeting its obligation towards payment
of Principal/Interest to Banks.
Directors
Mr. Padmanabhan Sugavanam, associated with the Company as a Consultant,
was appointed as an Additional and Whole time Director at the Board
meeting held on 24th September, 2010. Mr. Rajkumar Sukhdevsinhji was
appointed as an Additional Director at the Board meeting held on 15th
November, 2010.
The aforesaid Directors will hold office upto the date of next Annual
General Meeting of the Company. Notices under section 257 of the
Companies Act, 1956 have been received from Members proposing their
appointment as Directors.
Shri Navinbhai C. Dave, Shri Pitamber S. Teckchandani and Shri Shobhan
I. Diwanji, retire by rotation and being eligible, have offered
themselves for re-appointment.
Resolutions for the approval of the Members for the aforesaid
appointments are included in the notice calling the ensuing Annual
General Meeting. As required under clause 49 of the Listing Agreement,
the brief resumes of the Directors are furnished in the Notice of the
Annual General Meeting.
Auditors
The Members are requested to appoint Auditors for the current year and
authorize the Board of Directors to fix their remuneration. The
retiring Auditors M/s. V. R. Renuka & Co., Chartered Accountants, being
eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment.
Auditor''s Report
Report of the auditors read with the notes on accounts is
self-explanatory and need no elaboration.
Particulars of Employees
The particulars required under Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act,
1956, are furnished in the Annexure to the Report.
Corporate Governance
A report on the Corporate Governance, along with a certificate from the
Auditors of the Company, as stipulated under Clause 49 of the Listing
Agreement and certificate from Managing Director of the Company, in
terms of sub-clause (v) of Clause 49 is annexed to this report.
Further, as required under the said Clause 49, your Company has adopted
a ''Code of Conduct and Ethics'' for its Directors and Senior Executives.
Directors'' Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2000,
on the basis of information placed before them, 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, if any;
ii. Appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied
consistently, and the judgments and estimates that
have been made are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair
view of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March 2011 and
of the profit of the Company for the said year;
iii. Proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of
the adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of
the Companies Act, 1956 for safe guarding 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.
Conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange
earnings and outgo
The particulars relating to energy conservation, technology absorption,
foreign exchange earning and outgo, as required to be disclosed under
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 provided in the Annexure to the Report.
Subsidiary
The Company has invested Rs. 99,980/-, (being 99.98% of the share
capital) in the share capital of ''Cardinal Energy & Infrastructure
Private Limited''. However, the Subsidiary Company has not yet started
any commercial activities. As required under section 212 (1) of the
Companies Act, 1956, the final accounts for the year ended 31st March,
2011 of the subsidiary company along with the Report of Directors and
Auditors thereon are attached to the Balance sheet of the Company.
Industrial relations
The relationship with all the concerned continued to remain cordial
throughout the year under review.
Appreciation
The Directors place on record their appreciation for support and timely
assistance from Financial Institutions, Banks, Government Authorities
and above all, its Shareholders, who have extended their valuable
support to the Company. The Directors also wish to appreciate sincere
and dedicated efforts and services by all the employees/staff.
For and On behalf of the Board of Directors
Registered Office: 6,
Feltham House, 2nd Floor,
10, J. N. Heredia Marg,
Ballard Estate, Navinbhai C. Dave
Mumbai, 12th August, 2011 Chairman
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