The Directors have pleasure in presenting the Sixteenth Annual Report
of the Company together with the Audited Accounts for the year ended
31st March 2011.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
The performance of the Company for the financial year ended 31st March
2011 is summarised below:
(Rs. in Crores)
Particulars 2010/11 2009/10
Turnover 260.66 229.25
Profit before Depreciation,
Interest & Tax (PBDIT) 97.64 86.74
Less: Depreciation 20.61 19.61
Profit Before Interest & Tax 77.03 67.13
Less: Interest 11.30 12.17
Profit Before Tax 65.73 54.96
Less: Provision for
- Current Tax & Wealth Tax 19.22 15.02
- Deferred Tax 3.19 3.84
- Short provision for earlier years (0.02) (0.17)
Profit After Tax 43.34 36.27
Balance brought forward from
previous year 159.12 147.47
Profit available for appropriation 202.46 183.74
Less: Proposed Dividend 12.54 12.54
Dividend Tax on the above 2.03 2.08
Transfer to General Reserve 10.00 10.00
Balance carried over to balance sheet 177.88 159.12
Earnings per Share (Rs.) 6.91 5.78
OPERATIONS / PERFORMANCE
The year 2010-11 saw a slight improvement in the GDP growth in the
country. The Indian economy grew at 8.5% during the year 2010-11. The
last two quarters of the fiscal saw the revival in growth rates across
all sectors.
During the year 2010-11 your Companys turnover increased by 13.70%
from Rs. 229.25 crores to Rs. 260.66 crores. The gross operating profit
(PBDIT) was higher by 12.57% at Rs. 97.64 crores from the previous years
Rs. 86.74 crores and the net profit was higher by 19.49% in the current
year at Rs. 43.34 crores compared to Rs. 36.27 crores of the previous year.
DIVIDEND
Your Directors are pleased to recommend a dividend of 100% (Rs. 2.00 per
equity share) on the Equity Shares of the Company for the financial
year 2010/11. The outflow on account of the dividend would be Rs. 14.57
crores including tax on Dividend.
EXPANSIONS AT HYDERABAD
The civil works and interiors for the new five star hotel project site
at Begumpet, Hyderabad is in advanced stages. As per asset light
strategy of the Company, the owner of land has put up the structure and
the Company is doing the interiors. The project would consist of
around 181 rooms with cost of interiors estimated at around Rs. 100
crores, and is expected to be operational in 2011.
The Company is proposing the construction of a 12000 sq ft spa and an
additional Car parking facility along-with enhanced landscaping and
connecting bridges at the existing premises of Taj Krishna, at an
estimated cost of Rs. 20 Crores. The excavation works have been
completed and the construction work on the car-parking facility has
commenced.
The Company is also planning to enter the value for money segment
through the Ginger brand in Andhra Pradesh. The excavation works on
the first Ginger hotel on a site located near the Shamshabad
International Airport have been completed. The hotel is expected to be
completed over the next two years.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Your Company, growing in a competitive and dynamic environment, places
great importance in the overall training and development of its
employees, who make the decisive difference in the hotel industry.
The total strength of employees of your Company for the year under
review was about 1798, which included executives, bargainable staff,
probationers, trainees, apprentices and contract employees.
Industrial Relations throughout the year continued to remain cordial.
QUALITY
The three properties at Hyderabad and the property at Chandigarh are
HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Points) certified by the
international certification agency BVQI. The 3 properties at Hyderabad
are also ISO 22000:2005 compliant by maintaining the desired norms for
Food Safety Management Systems in Food & Beverage operations.
LISTING
The Equity Shares of your Company are listed on Bombay Stock Exchange
Limited and The National Stock Exchange of India Limited. It may be
noted that there are no payments outstanding to the Stock Exchanges by
way of Listing Fees, etc.
AWARDS
During the year 2011, your Companys Executive Chairman Dr. G V Krishna
Reddy was conferred the prestigious Padma Bhushan award by the
Government of India in the discipline of Trade and Industry from Andhra
Pradesh. He has been a pioneer in private participation in
infrastructure development, mainly in power, roads and urban landscape.
The Padma Bhushan award is the third highest civilian award in the
Republic of India. Dr G V Krishna Reddy is the Chairman of the
diversified GVK Group, which operates also the Mumbai and Bengaluru
Airports.
INTERNAL AUDIT
M/s. A F Fergusson & Company, Chartered Accountants, Hyderabad acting
as the internal auditors, have been conducting periodic audit of the
operations of the Company, and the Audit Committee has reviewed their
findings.
AUDITORS
The Statutory Auditors, M/s. Brahmayya & Co., Chartered Accountants,
Hyderabad, retire at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and have
confirmed their eligibility and willingness to accept office, if
reappointed. Your Directors propose the re-appointment of M/s Brahmayya
& Co., as Statutory Auditors to hold office until the conclusion of the
next Annual General Meeting of the Company.
PUBLIC DEPOSITS
During the year under review, your company has neither invited nor
accepted any deposits from the public.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
Information as required under section 217(2A) of the Companies Act,
1956 read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975
will be made available on request by the Members.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to the provisions of section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act,
1956, the Board of Directors, based on the representations received
from the Operations Management, hereby confirms that:
i. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed and that there are no material departures.
ii. It has in the selection of the accounting policies, consulted the
Statutory Auditors and has 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 as at 31st
March 2011 and of the profit of the Company for that period.
iii. It has taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and
detecting fraud and other irregularities, to the best of its knowledge
and ability. There are however, inherent limitations, which should be
recognised while relying on any system of internal control and records.
iv. It has prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Your Company is committed to maintain the highest standards of
Corporate Governance. As required under Clause 49 of the Listing
Agreement with the Stock Exchanges, the report on Management Discussion
and Analysis, Corporate Governance as well as the Auditors certificate
on the compliance of Corporate Governance are annexed and form part of
the Annual Report.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
Management discussion and analysis of the financial condition and
results of operations of the Company for the period under review as
required under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock
Exchanges, is given in a separate statement in the Annual Report.
IMPACT ON HOSPITALITY BUSINESS
The hospitality business has revived riding on the booming Indian
economy and improving Global economic factors.
OTHER INFORMATION
Disclosure of quantitative data details under section 211(4) of the
Companies Act, 1956 has been notified under general exemption with
effect from for the Financial Year 2010-11.
The Audit Committee of the Company reviewed the financial statements
for the year under review at its meeting held on 28th April 2011 and
recommended the same for the approval of the Board of Directors.
Your Companys effort towards conservation of energy, which results in
savings in consumption of electricity, a significant component of the
energy cost, is an ongoing process.
The Company continues to absorb and upgrade modern technologies and
advanced hotel management techniques in various guest contact areas,
which includes wireless internet connectivity in all the hotels.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
As required under Section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act, 1956, read
with rule 2 of the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report
of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988,
the information relating to foreign exchange earnings and outgo is in
Note Nos.11 (iii) and (iv) of the Notes to Balance Sheet and Profit and
Loss Account.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Your Directors would like to express their grateful appreciation for
the assistance and co-operation received from customers, banks,
suppliers, shareholders, Central and State Governments and other
statutory authorities and others associated with the Company. Your
directors also wish to place on record their deep sense of appreciation
for the excellent contribution made by employees at all levels, which
enabled the Company to achieve sustained growth in the operational
performance during the year under review.
By Order and on behalf of the Board
Place : Hyderabad G V Krishna Reddy
Date : 28th April 2011 Executive Chairman
Registered Office:
Taj Krishna, Road No.1
Banjara Hills
Hyderabad - 500 034.
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