1 Post Composite Scheme of Arrangement
Pursuant to the Composite Scheme of Arrangement (the Scheme) under
sections 391 to 394 of the Companies Act, 1956, as approved by the
Honourable High Court of Judicature at Madras vide its Order dated 12th
October 2007, the Company had demerged and transferred its Marine
related business to Teledata Marine Solutions Ltd (TMSL) and its
Technology related business to Teledata Technology Solutions Limited
(TTSL) and merged Sirius Shipping Company Limited (SSCL) with TMSL,
effective from the appointed dated i.e. 1st November, 2006. In view of
the order dated 12th October 2007, the operations from the appointed
date of demerger till the balance sheet date have resulted in payable
to Teledata Marine Solutions Ltd (TMSL) and Teledata Technology
Solutions Ltd (TTSL) of Rs.148.15 Crore and Rs.10.53 Crore
respectively.
2 Secured Loans :
i. The Credit facilities from Bank are secured primarily by current
assets of the Company and further secured by the fixed assets of the
Company.
ii. The Company has offered all its fixed assets other than assets
acquired on Hire Purchase for collateral in respect of the terms loans,
working capital limits, Corporate guarantees given and non funded
limits availed by the Company including those funded and non funded
liabilities demerged to resulting Companies. The Credit facilities of
the Company including fund based and non fund based limits are further
secured by personal guarantees of a Director and a third party,
Corporate guarantees of three Body corporates, collateral of shares
pledged of director/Body corporates, certain land and buildings
belonging to Directors/Body Corporates/third party.
iii. Bank Overdraft is further secured by banks lien against the Fixed
Deposits.
3 Deposits in Bank Account :
Deposits in bank accounts as on the date of Balance Sheet are under
lien to Banks as margin for Bank Guarantee, Letter of Credit and
Overdraft of the Company as per the Scheme.
4.Contingent Liabilities: (Rs. Crore)
Particulars 2009-10 2008-09
i. Bank Guarantee given in the
ordinary course of business (gross) 3.78 6.99
ii. Advance Capital Commitments
net of advance 13.02 17.46
iii. Corporate Guarantee given to
bank against loan taken by wholly
owned 189.54 213.93
subsidiary Baytech Inc B.V.I.
iv. Corporate Guarantees given
in favour of the vendors/banks of
Esys 14.86 16.72
Technologies Pte. Ltd, Singapore
v. Corporate Guarantees given in
favour of the banks 284.76 284.76
vi Claims against the Company not
acknowledged as debt * 20.04 6.88
* The Income Tax Authorities have re-opened Companys income tax
assessments, for the Assessment years 1998-99, 1999- 2000,
2000-2001,2003-2004 ,2004-2005 , 2006-2007 and 2007-2008. The
Authorities have raised demands aggregating to Rs. 20.04 Crore on
various matters including the tax holiday benefits availed in respect
of profits arising from the Export oriented activity of the Company
against which Rs.0.08 Crore was paid till date, under protest.
The Management contends that the Company has sufficient grounds to
defend its position and has filed necessary appeals against such
demands . If the claim of the Income Tax authorities prevail the
Company would be required to make a minimum incremental tax provision
aggregating to Rs.20.04 Crore. The Company is contesting the demand and
the Management, including its tax advisers, believes that its position
will likely be upheld in the appellate process as it has already won
its case for the assessment year 2003-04. The Company is of the opinion
that the tax provision for operations during the year is sufficient and
the contention of the department is not tenable.
5 a. Provision for Taxation:
The Company is eligible for Tax Benefit under section 10B of Income Tax
Act, 1961, accordingly the provision for tax has been computed
considering the deduction allowable under above said section.
The Company follows territorial basis of taxation and provision has
been done in respect of the foreign branches as per law of those
countries. The Company is availing tax exemption under Section 10B of
Income Tax Act, 1961 in respect of its export turnover from India . The
Company has provided Tax on domestic turnover as per its computation on
domestic tax income or Minimum Alternative Tax (MAT) under section
115JB whichever is higher.
F. Quantitative Details
The Company is engaged in development and maintenance of computer
software. The production and sale of such software cannot be expressed
in any generic unit. Hence it is not feasible to give the quantitative
details of sale and other information as required under Part II of
Schedule VI of the Companies Act, 1956.
6 The Company operates non-integral branches in United Arab Emirates
and United States of America whose turnovers are
Rs.59.00 Crore (Previous Year. Rs.109.26 Crore) and Rs. Nil (Previous
Year. Rs.32.73 Crore) respectively and profits Rs.2.87 Crore (Previous
Year. Rs 17.00 Crore) and loss of Rs.0.42 Crore (Previous Year loss of
Rs 0.34 Crore) have been audited by branch auditors.
7 Employee Benefits
The Company has not adopted Accounting Standard 15, Employee Benefits
(revised 2005), issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of
India [the revised AS 15]. The valuation of employee benefits have
been done on actual basis as against the actuarial valuation on
projected unit cost basis.
8 Foreign exchange gain of Rs.63.02 Crores on account of reinstatement
of Debtors, Creditors and Advances during the year, has not been
recognised in the books of accounts, resulting in non-adoption of AS 11
(Revised) The effect of Foreign Exchange Fluctuations issued by ICAI.
9 Accounting for Leases Operating Lease :
Rentals are expensed with reference to lease terms and other
considerations.
10 As per Accounting Standard 18, issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India, the disclosures of transactions with the related
parties as defined in the Accounting Standard are given below:
List of related parties with whom transactions have taken place and
relationships:
(As certified by the management)
Subsidiary Companies
Sl Name of the Related Party Nature of Relationship
1 Insoft Systems Pte Ltd.,
Singapore Wholly Owned Subsidiary
w.e.f
30.08.2004
2 I-Max Networks Limited,
UK Subsidiary of Insoft
Systems Pte. Ltd.
holding 80% up to
31.03.2009
3 FXA World Plc London Investment of Insoft
Systems Pte. Ltd. holding
30% w.e.f 01.04.2009
4 Teledata Education
Management System Wholly Owned Subsidiary
w.e.f 27.06.2006 Limited
5 Baytech Inc. BVI Wholly Owned Subsidiary
w.e.f 23.01.2007
6 Rainforest Trading Ltd (SPV) Subsidiary (held 51%
jointly with Baytech
Inc.)
7 Esys Technologies Pte Ltd,
Singapore Wholly Owned Subsidiary
of Rainforest Trading
Ltd.
8 Net Eng Tel Co. Ltd.,
Thailand Subsidiary holding 80%
9 Kryptos Networks Pvt Ltd Subsidiary holding 80%
10 Teledata Education & Research
Foundation Wholly Owned Subsidiary
Limited
11 Teledata Channel for Instant
Payment Wholly Owned Subsidiary
Systems Limited
12 PT Teledata Energy Services Ltd
Indonesia Subsidiary holding 90%
Associate Companies:
Sl Name of the Related Party Nature of Relationship
1 Teledata Marine Solutions Ltd
2 Teledata Technology Solutions
Limited
3 Complete Agro Biotech Solutions
Pvt. Ltd. Enterprise with Common
Key management
4 Rose Securities Pvt Ltd personnel
5 Silver Harvest Investment
and Trading Pvt Ltd
Key Management Personnel (KMP) with Nature of Relationship
Sl Name of the Related Party Nature of Relationship
1 Gp.Capt. K. Balasubramanian
IAF (Retd.) Chairman
2 K. Padmanabhan Managing Director
3 Gayathri Padmanabhan Relative of KMP
11 Investments /Advance to subsidiaries & Associates
a. During the year 2008-09, the Company divested 3% stake in Rainforest
Trading Limited (SPV), whereas, the divestment did not materialize and
as on date, the Company holds directly (12.14%) and through its wholly
owned subsidiary Baytech Inc. BVI (38.86%), aggregating 51% equity
interest in Rainforest Trading Limited (Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV))
holding eSys Technologies Pte. Limited. The Company has advanced to
its wholly owned subsidiary Baytech Inc BVI of Rs 186.13 Crore towards
repayment of loans taken for acquisition of eSys Technologies Pte
Limited. The company has initiated legal proceedings for the breach of
terms of share purchase agreement against Vikas Goel , The Managing
Director of eSys Technologies Pte Ltd and eSys Technologies Pte Ltd,
Singapore and presently matter is subjuidice. Considering the above ,
the Company has not consolidated results of SPV.
The Company is yet to receive share certificates for equity shares in
respect of its investment of Rs 110.33 Crore (USD 25 Million) in its
name, which currently has been held fully by Baytech Inc. BVI its
wholly owned Subsidiary. In the opinion of the management the same are
held by Baytech Inc as nominee share holders towards beneficial holding
of company in respect of which necessary declaration has been taken
from Baytech Inc. BVI.
b. The Company has pledged its investments in Baytech Inc and
Rainforest Trading Private limited as collateral security and has given
guarantee for loan taken by Baytech Inc. BVI of Rs 189.54 Crore (P.Y
Rs.213.93 Crore) ie USD 41.98 Million (P.Y USD 41.98 Million) for
acquisition of 38.86% stake in Rainforest Trading Limited. The company
has not considered the accounts of susbisidary company during the
current year because of the ongoing litigation.
c. The Companys Investment in share application of Insoft Systems Pte
Ltd, Singapore of Rs.8.24 Crore are still pending allotment and
approvals from authorities concerned. During the year,Insoft Systems
Pte ltd has wirtten off its investment in Imax Networks , London
because of Non performance and consequently, the Companys investment
in Insoft Systems Pte Ltd is written off by Rs.4.02 Crores.
d. Pursuant to the Composite Scheme of Arrangement sanctioned by
Honourable High Court of Madras , Vide its order dated 12th October
2007, Teledata Informatics Ltd was entitled to 2,40,000 Equity Shares
of Rs.2 each against its holding of 1,20,000 Equity Share of Sirius
shipping Company Limited of Rs.10 each ( ie. 2 shares of Rs.2 each for
every one share of Rs 10 held). The Shares are yet to be allotted to
the company in view of the litigation which is pending before
Honourable Company Law Board , Southern Region Branch, Chennai.
12 In pursuance of the announcement dated 29th March, 2008 of the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India on Accounting for
Derivatives, the Company has valued its derivative contracts by marking
them to market. The Company does not have any Forward Contract
Outstanding as on 31st March 2010. All the Derivative Contracts entered
in to by the Company have been settled before 31st March 2010 and the
provision in respect of those Contracts of Rs.20.55 Crore has been
credited to the Profit & Loss A/c. The Company does not hold or issue
derivative financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes
and all the derivative entered into by the Company are to mitigate or
offset the risks that arise from their normal business activities only.
The Company intends to go for adoption of AS - 30 on Financial
Instruments: Recognition and Measurement from 1st April 2011 since it
will take some time on account of associated complexities and
documentation requirements.
13 As of the balance sheet date, the Company has net foreign currency
exposure (other than overseas branches) that are not hedged by a
derivative instrument or otherwise amounting to Rs.654.10 (Previous
Year Rs.320.68 Crore) in respect of payables and Rs 1577.45 Crore
(Previous Year. Rs.1236.59 Crore) in respect of receivables.
14 Balances in sundry debtors, loans and advances and other current
assets are subject to confirmation. The company had initiated the
process of obtaining of confirmations during the year and partially
obtained confirmations from third parties for the balances at the end
of the year.
15 During the year the customers have invoked Inland Bank Guarantee
(BG) amounting to Rs 2.21 Crores for non performance of terms and
conditions of Contract with customer.
16 The Company has made arrangements with certain Overseas Creditors
for necessary collections of receivable from certain Overseas
Customers. The Company has during the year called off the said
arrangement since there was no improvement .
17 The Company has marketing agreement with marketing agents in various
countries through whom products are sold. In the absence of any sales
returns over the past years the revenue is recognised on sale of
products to marketing agencies irrespective of confirmation by the
marketing agents for the sale of products to ultimate customers. The
information in respect of the products lying unsold with the marketing
agencies at the end of the year is not available.
18 The National Stock Exchange of India has suspended the trading in
the shares of the Company with effect from 09th September 2009 due to
non compliances. The Company is taking necessary steps to ensure
compliances in future.
19 The Loan accounts of the Company with State Bank of India, Overseas
Branch, Chennai have been classified as Non Performing Assets (NPA)
during the year and the Company is taking steps to regularise all the
accounts.
20 In the opinion of the management the plantation is subsisting as on
the date of balance sheet and is of the value stated and no impairment
is deemed necessary. The valuation of the plantation being technical
matter the auditors have relied on the representation of the
management.
21 Segment Reporting
As per Accounting Standard 17 - Segment Reporting segment information
has been provided in the Notes to accounts of Consolidated Financial
Statements.
22 The management is currently in the process of identifying
enterprises which have provided goods and services to the company and
which qualify under the definition of Medium and Small Enterprises as
defined under Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act,
2006. Accordingly, the disclosure in respect of the amounts payable to
such medium and small enterprises as at 31st March, 2010 has not been
made in the financial statements.
23 The previous year figures have been reworked, regrouped, rearranged
and reclassified wherever necessary. |