I am happy to present on behalf of the Board of Directors, the Annual
Report of your Company and the audited statement of accounts for the
year ended 31st March 2011.
Financial Performance
Key aspects of your Company''s Financial Performance for the financial
years 2010-2011 and 2009-2010 are tabulated below:
(Rs. In Millions)
ITEMS YEAR YEAR
ENDED ENDED
31.03.2011 31.03.2010
1 Net Sales 5460.14 4589.77
2 Other Income 23.83 6.16
3 Total Expenditure 3596.86 2915.50
4 Interest 168.48 50.20
5 Gross Profit/Loss after Interest but 1718.63 1630.23
before depreciation
6 Depreciation 407.46 303.64
7 Net Profit/Loss before tax 1311.16 1326.59
8 Tax Expenses 88.88 127.07
9 Deferred tax liability 0.249 -
10 Net Profit/Loss after tax 1222.28 1199.52
11 Extra Ordinary Items - -
12 Net Profit for the period 1222.28 1199.52
13 Appropriations
(a) Proposed/ Interim Dividend 34.36 68.72
(b) Corporate Tax on distributed 5.71 11.68
dividend
(c) Transfer to General Reserve 122.23 250.00
14 Reserves & Surplus 9163.26 7981.05
15 Book value/share 67.67 59.65
Operations
During the current year under review your company has achieved a total
turnover of Rs. 5460.14 millions as compared to that of Rs. 4589.77
millions in the previous year. So, our sales for the current year grew
by 18.96% over the previous year. During the year under review the
company has earned a net profit of Rs 1222.28 millions as compared to
net profit of Rs.1199.52 millions in previous year. Therefore, our net
profit for the current year grew by 1.86% over the previous year.
Dividend
Your Directors proposed final dividend of Rs. 0.25 per equity share of
Rs. 1/- each for the financial year 2010-11 for your approval, if
approved then the record date for the purpose of payment of dividend is
fix as on 16th September, 2011 and payable to its shareholders who were
on the register of members of our company as at the closing hours of
record date. Future prospects
Guar gum polymers global market is expanding at a CAGR @ 15%. Its main
demand is increasing in the food and oil and gas segment. Guar gum
polymers demand in the food segment is increasing @ 7 to 8% in the
developed countries whereas it is showing an increase of 12-15% in the
developing countries. Demand of Guar polymers for oil and gas wells
drilling and fracturing is increasing day by day as the global crude
oil prices are on increase. Company''s R&D is constantly involved in
developing newer guar products for food and other industrial
applications for the effective control of processing problems and the
same is conducive in expanding global guar polymers market.
International market for certified organic guar polymer is also on
increase at a robust rate of 25% per annum. Taking all these prospects
together, the demand for guar polymers is bound to increase in the
years ahead. So the future prospects are expected to be even better.
International Quality Standards and their certifications-
(A) An ISO 9001:2000 - Certified Company-
100% EOU units of the company have been certified as ISO 9001:2000 by
DNV - a Norvagian Company. So the company is meeting all the quality
control parameters as set out by DNV.
(B) Hazards Analysis of Critical Control Points (HACCP)-
The product manufactured by the company is also used in the food
production as thickening and binding agent. The user customers are
multinational (MNCs) food producers viz. Nestle (Friskies), Mars
(Master Food), Heinz, Sara lee, Unilever, and CSM. To source their key
raw materials, these MNCs prefer HACCP certified vendors. Employing
HACCP in the production system one can check the following
contaminations:
- Physical
- Chemical
- Microbial
(C) Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
Company''s 100% EOU units are certified WHO Good Manufacturing Practices
(WHO-GMP). Guar Polymers produced using GMP is included in the Food
Chemical Codex (FCC) and approved for food use. Therefore, GMP ensures
the customers that the products are manufactured in good and hygienic
conditions. Foreign Exchange Earning and Outgoings
The detail of foreign exchange earnings and outgoings is provided in
page no. 10 of the annual report. Conservation of Energy
The information on Conservation of Energy 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 is provided in page 10 of the annual report. Directors''
re-appointment
Mrs. Bimla Devi Jindal retires by rotation and being eligible offer
themselves for re-appointment at this Annual General Meeting. The
Board Governance Committee has recommended their re- appointment for
consideration of the shareholders. A brief profile of Mrs Bimla Devi
Jindal is given in the notice of Annual General Meeting.
Mr. Kishan Lai retires by rotation and being eligible offer themselves
for re-appointment at this Annual General Meeting. The Board Governance
Committee has recommended their re-appointment for consideration of the
shareholders. A brief profile of Mr Kishan Lai is given in the notice
of Annual General Meeting. Mr. R A Mittal retires by rotation and
being eligible offer themselves for re-appointment at this Annual
General Meeting. The Board Governance Committee has recommended their
re-appointment for consideration of the shareholders. A brief profile
of Mr R A Mittal is given in the notice of Annual General Meeting. Mr.
Vishnu Bhagwan retires by rotation and being eligible offer themselves
for re-appointment at this Annual General Meeting. The Board
Governance Committee has recommended their re- appointment for
consideration of the shareholders. A brief profile of Mr. Vishnu
Bhagwan is given in the notice of Annual General Meeting.
auditors'' Appointment
M/ s B S R & Co., Chartered Accountants, Gurgaon, Statutory Auditor of
the company, being eligible, offers himself for appointment.
Fixed Deposits
During the year under review, your Company has neither invited nor
accepted any fixed deposits from the public or its employees within the
meaning of section 58A of the Companies Act, 1956 and Rules made
there under.
Related Party Transactions
Related party transactions have been disclosed in the notes to the
accounts.
Particulars of Employees
There are no employees in the Company whose particulars are required to
be given under Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the
Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975, as amended from time
to time.
Directors Responsibility Statement
On behalf of the Directors I confirm that as required under Section 217
(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956:-
(a) In the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed and that no material departures
is made from the same;
(b) we have selected such accounting policies and applied them
consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and
prudent so as to give true and fair view of the state of affairs of the
Company at the end of the financial year and of the profits of the
Company for the period;
(c) we have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for
preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities; and
(d) we have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
Corporate Governance
We believe Corporate Governance is at the heart of Shareholder value
creation. Our governance practices are described separately at page 11
of the Annual Report. We have obtained a certification from a
practicing company secretary on compliance with clause 49 of the
listing agreement with Indian Stock Exchanges. The certificate is given
at page 14.
Industrial Relations
The relation with employees at all levels has been cordial throughout
the year. The Company has no employee drawing remuneration above the
limit mentioned 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 and accordingly no
statement is annexed.
Observation by Auditors
We explained in detail of all observation made by the Statutory
Auditors on Financial Accounts in Notes on Accounts at page 30.
Acknowledgments
Your Directors take this opportunity to thank all stake holders,
customers, vendors, banks, regulator and governmental authorities, and
Stock Exchanges for their continued support. Your Directors also
acknowledge with thanks, the support extended by Financial
Institutions. The Board also place on record their appreciation for the
wholehearted co-operation received from its employees.
By Order of the Board of Directors
For VIKAS WSP LIMITED
Sd/-
Date: 30.01.2012 (B. D. Agarwal)
Place: Sri Ganganagar Managing Director |