Your Directors are pleased to present their Twenty Eighth Annual Report along with the Audited Statement of Accounts forthe Financial Year 2023-24
CORPORATE RESULTS
(' in Million)
Particulars
Standalone
Consolidated
2023-24
2022-23
Revenue from operations
685,386.09
597,614.46
698,290.57
603,075.80
Other Income
14,566.63
11,185.52
14,732.68
11,290.62
Total Income
699,952.72
608,799.98
713,023.25
614,366.42
Expenses
(a) Cost of materials consumed
512,979.91
445,086.35
(b) Purchase of stock-in -trade
4,334.27
6,564.16
(c) Changes in inventories of finished goods, stock in trade & WIP
(1,384.74)
(1,351.21)
(d) Employee benefits expenses
17,316.30
15,522.23
19,754.88
17,662.26
(e) Finance costs
1,579.67
1,422.19
1,580.79
1,424.01
(f) Depreciation & amortisation
21,724.22
21,552.15
22,079.31
21,898.66
(g) Other expenses
62,988.68
57,787.85
71,820.52
60,098.70
(a) Cost of vehicles for own use
(540.43)
(472.26)
Total expenses
618,997.88
546,111.46
630,624.51
550,910.67
Profit Before Taxes
80,954.84
62,688.52
82,398.74
63,455.75
Less: tax expense
(a) Current tax
22,554.58
18,178.75
22,965.26
18,414.53
(b) Deferred tax (net)
(1,142.80)
(2,028.70)
(1,166.96)
(2,051.28)
Total Tax Expenses
21,411.78
16,150.05
21,798.30
16,363.25
Profit for the year
59,543.06
46,538.47
60,600.44
47,092.50
Other comprehensive income / (loss)
Items that will not be reclassified to profit and loss
Re-measurements of net defined benefit liability / (asset)
(153.15)
(236.13)
(178.57)
(230.33)
Income tax relating to the above
38.55
59.43
44.95
57.97
Total comprehensive income /(loss)
(114.60)
(176.70)
(133.62)
(172.36)
Total comprehensive Income for the year
59,428.46
46,361.77
60,466.82
46,920.14
Earnings Per Share (?)
Basic (Face Value of ?10 each)
73.28
57.28
74.58
57.96
Diluted (Face Value of ?10 each )
India retained the tag of fastest growing major economy with8.2% GDP growth for FY24 beating RBI estimate of 7.6%,driven by robust growth in manufacturing sector and netindirect taxes. Manufacturing sector has benefited fromhigher domestic demand as well as pick-up in exports. Indianeconomy continued to remain resilient despite geo-politicaltensions. Although growth moderated due to uneven rainfalland softer agriculture.
GDP growth may moderate to 7.0% in FY25 due to slower globalgrowth and higher base effect.
Inflation remained elevated during FY24 owing to higher foodprices despite lower core inflation. Unpredictable supply sideshocks and its impact on agricultural production, geo-political
tensions and its spillover to trade and commodity marketsbring uncertainty to inflation outlook. However, indication ofnormal monsoon and lower fuel prices likely to ease inflationto 4.5% in FY25.
RBI will continue to maintain disinflationary policy to ensureinflation remains within acceptable range through activeliquidity and interest rate management.
After a strong GDP growth in the past three fiscals, GDP growth isexpected to moderate to 6.8% in Fiscal 2025. The transmission ofpast rate hikes by the RBI to the broader lending rates continues.Rising borrowing costs and regulatory measures to clamp downrisky lending could moderate domestic demand next fiscal. On theother hand, another spell of normal monsoon and easing inflationcan revive rural demand. The lowering of fiscal deficit will mean
curtailed fiscal impulse to growth, but good quality of spendingwould provide some support to the investment cycle and ruralincomes. Uneven economic growth in key trade partners such asthe United States and the European Union, and an escalation ofthe ongoing Red Sea tensions can act as drag on exports.
Despite slowdown in the near term, India's growth is expectedto outperform over the medium run. GDP growth is expected toaverage at 7.0% between Fiscals 2025 and 2029, compared with3.2% globally as estimated by the IMF (International MonetaryFund). India's economic outlook remains positive, supported bystructural reforms aimed at positioning it as one of the fastest-growing major economies. According to Finance Ministry, Indiais expected to become the 3rd largest economy in the worldwith a GDP of US$ 5 trillion by Fiscal 2028.
In Fiscal 2023, the PV industry grew at a rate of 27% y-o-y, whichwas more than double the rate of 13% y-o-y witnessed duringFiscal 2022, owing to the healthy pent-up demand created bytwo years of slump in sales volume.
The order books of auto OEMs were further supported byseveral new launches in the growing SUV category, whichsaw higher traction, along with multiple facelifts of existingmodels and easing supply of semiconductors.
In fact, overall wholesale volume reached a historic high of 3.9million units in the fiscal.
During Fiscal 2024, growth momentum of the industrycontinued, albeit at a slower pace, backed by the continuedtraction for the SUV segment, intermittent launches andimprovement in disposable income.
The PV industry value witnessed a healthy growth from Fiscal2019 to 2023 period, growing at 11% CAGR. The average vehiclefactory prices (ex-factory prices) rose at 8% CAGR during Fiscals2019 to 2023 period led by rising share of premium vehicles.Additionally, price hikes undertaken by OEMs for compliancewith emission norms and due to increase in raw material costsprovided an added push to average prices.
A sharp rise at a CAGR of 12% in average prices amidstpremiumisation trend lent further support to industry size byvalue during Fiscals 2021 to 2023 period. Overall, the industryvalue grew at 36%.
The SUV segment, which traditionally appealed to customersvaluing larger seating capacity and its ability to drive on roughterrain, has increasingly gained customer preference over theyears. The compact SUV segment, especially, provided themuch-desired SUV body styling at competitive rates bringingSUV segment within the reach of the common consumers.
Recognising the changing consumer preferences, OEMsalso launched higher number of vehicles in the SUV segmentcompared to other segments providing a further fillip to theSUV share expansion.
All of this has led to the share of SUVs in overall domestic PVsales to more than double from 23% in Fiscal 2019 to 50% inFiscal 2024 (April to February). During the last 5 years, whileindustry witnessed a growth at 5% CAGR, the SUV segmentgrew at more than 4 times growth rate of 23% CAGR. Withinthe SUV segment, compact SUVs (length <4m) grew in line (at23% CAGR) with the overall SUV segment keeping its sharesteady within the SUV segment.
Amid rising environmental concerns, electric vehicles (EVs)are gaining traction globally, including in India. The country isone of the signatories to the Paris Agreement under the UnitedNations Framework Convention on Climate Change. It is alsopart of the EV30@30 campaign, targeting a 30% sales sharefor EVs by 2030. To accelerate EV adoption, the governmenthas been incentivizing consumers by extending support viaFAME (Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of (Hybrid & ElectricVehicles in India) subsidy as well as tax cuts.
These schemes alongside the Production Linked Incentive(PLI) schemes, scrappage policy, Battery Waste ManagementRules 2022 as well as the Make in India initiative is setting upthe roadmap for widespread EV manufacturing and adoption.
Government support, coupled with rising awareness aboutEVs, environmental concerns, expansion in EV infrastructure aswell as increasing EV model portfolio is driving electrificationin India. The EV segment received a real thrust in the last twoyears backed by model launches at competitive rates, pricehikes in ICE vehicles and elevated petrol and diesel costs.While EVs bring several cost benefits and have evolved intoa desirable powertrain choice today, the public perceptiontowards electric vehicles and awareness against pollutionfrom ICE vehicles also played a major role behind the rise inEV adoption across the country.
Your company is also accelerating its electrification strategyto become a market leader in the EV ecosystem.
FY 2023-24 was a busy year for your Company. 5 New modelsincluding Exter and 2 limited editions (Alcazar & Creta) modelswere launched. Production capacity was increased and stepswere taken to accelerate growth in the coming years throughstrategic investments including the acquisition of a productionfacility. We are expanding our manufacturing capabilities inIndia with the recent acquisition of a manufacturing plant inTalegaon, Maharashtra (“Talegaon Manufacturing Plant”) whichis expected to commence commercial operations partly in thesecond half of Fiscal 2026.
a. Revenue from operations on a standalone basis increasedto ?6,85,386.09 Million as against ?5,97,614.46 Million inthe previous year with a growth of 14.69%.
b. Cost of goods sold as a percentage to revenue fromoperations decreased to 86.29% as against 87.09% inthe previous year.
c. Employee cost as a percentage to revenue from operationsdecreased to 2.53% (?17,316.30 Million) as against 2.60%(?15,522.23 Million) in the previous year.
d. Other expense as a percentage to revenue from operationsdecreased to 9.19% (?62,988.68 Million) as against 9.67%(?57,787.85 Million) in the previous year.
e. Profit before exceptional items and tax for the currentyear is ?80,954.84 Million as against ?62,688.52 Millionin the previous year - a growth of 29.14%.
f. Profit after tax for the current year is ?59,543.06 Million asagainst ?46,538.47 Million in the previous year - a growthof 27.94%.
The total production of your Company for the FY 23-24 was
7.87 lakh units as against 7.27 lakh units in the previous year,
an increase of approx. 8.2%.
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FY 20-21
FY 21-22
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We currently operate two integrated manufacturing plantsat the Chennai Manufacturing Plant. In December 2023, weacquired a new manufacturing plant located in Talegaon, Pune,Maharashtra (“Talegaon Manufacturing Plant”) to support our
expanding operations. The redevelopment of the TalegaonManufacturing Plant and expansion of our manufacturingcapabilities requires significant capital expenditures over arelatively short period.
As of March 31, 2024, we have funded the redevelopmentof the Talegaon Manufacturing Facility with cash and cashequivalents, however, we may need to incur additional financingin the future.
Your Company registered its highest ever sales in FY 24. Allthe Marquee Hyundai models like CRETA, VENUE, EXTER,ALCAZAR, TUCSON, AURA and Grand i10 NIOS registered theirhighest ever annual numbers in FY 23-24.
The domestic sales during the year was 6.14 lakh units asagainst 5.67 lakh units in the previous year, registering animpressive growth of 8.3%.
On the export front, your company sales increased from 1.53lakh units to 1.63 lakh units, a growth of 6.5%.
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7,77,876
6,55,170
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The standalone profit before tax and profit after tax for FY 23¬24 was ?80,954.84 million and ?59,543.06 million respectivelyas compared to ?62,688.52 million and ?46,538.47 millionrespectively for the FY 22-23, recording an increase of 29.14%in PBT and 27.94% in PAT respectively.
The consolidated profit before tax and profit after tax for FY 23¬24 was ?82,398.74 million and ?60,600.44 million respectivelyas compared to ?63,455.75 million and ?47,092.50 millionrespectively for the FY 22-23, recording an increase of 29.85%in PBT and 28.68% in PAT respectively.
Your Directors had approved an Interim Dividend of ? 13,270(Rupees Thirteen Thousand Two Hundred and Seventy Only)per equity share, on the paid up capital of the Company i.e.,81,25,411 (Eighty One Lakhs Twenty Five Thousand FourHundred and Eleven Only) Equity Shares of ? 1,000/- (RupeesOne Thousand Only) per share aggregating to ? 107,82,42,03,970(Rupees Ten Thousand Seven Hundred and Eighty Two CroresForty Two Lakhs Three Thousand Nine Hundred and SeventyOnly) including withholding tax, which was paid to the Memberswhose name appears in the Register of Members as on 14thMarch 2024.
The Company has not proposed for any final dividend for theFY 2023-24.
Your Company has formulated and adopted a DividendDistribution Policy in the board meeting held on 12th June, 2024to establish the parameters to be considered before declaringor recommending dividend by the Board of Directors of theCompany and lay down a broad framework for decisions tobe made with regard to (i) Distribution of Dividend and (ii)Retaining profits so as to maintain a consistent approach ofreturning cash to shareholders and for further developmentof business.
Our Chennai Manufacturing Plant had an annual productioncapacity of 824,000 units as of March 31, 2024. LeveragingHyundai Autoever, HMC's “smart factory” platform, we wereable to produce flexibly customised passenger vehicles andparts using automated manufacturing processes.
We are expanding our manufacturing capabilities in India withthe recent acquisition of a manufacturing plant in Talegaon,Maharashtra (“Talegaon Manufacturing Plant”) which isexpected to commence commercial operations partly in thesecond half of Fiscal 2026. We expect our annual productioncapacity across the Chennai and Talegaon manufacturingplants in aggregate to increase to 994,000 units when theTalegaon Manufacturing Plant is partly operational and to1,074,000 units once the Talegaon Manufacturing Plant isfully operational.
Our Company entered into an asset purchase agreement datedAugust 16, 2023 with General Motors, pursuant to which ourCompany agreed to purchase and accept the transfer andassignment of certain assets of General Motors including, landand buildings, certain machinery, equipment, right, interestand title to General Motor's Talegaon plant, located in Pune(“Acquisition”). Further, the Agreement also mandated thesale of the product distribution centre (“PDC”) warehouse, ofChevrolet Sales India Private Limited (“CSIPL”), situated at thesame plant. Pursuant to the First Amendment dated October 17,
2023, Second Amendment dated October 31, 2023, and ThirdAmendment dated December 5, 2023, the original long stopdate under the Agreement was extended to December 29, 2023.The Fourth Amendment dated December 18, 2023, amongothers, added the PDC warehouse to the list of original assetsproposed to be transferred under the Agreement. Pursuantto the Deed of Guarantee dated December 5, 2023, GeneralMotors Holdings LLC, being the principal holding company ofGeneral Motors, has provided an undertaking to our Companyand our Promoter to ensure performance by General Motors ofits indemnity obligations under the Agreement and to provideindemnity, in the event and to the extent that, indemnityobligations of General Motors are outstanding, if any, underthe Agreement. Our Company has paid a consideration of?7,871.80 million to General Motors, towards such Acquisitionand the Acquisition is effective from December 29, 2023.
Your Directors take immense pleasure in sharing the followingachievements of your Company:
? ICOTY 2024 Winner
? ‘2024 Micro SUV' - The One That Matters Awards byAcko Insurance
? ‘Urban Car of the Year 2023' - Jagran Hi-tech Awards
? ‘Car of the Year' - Zee Auto Awards 2023IONIQ 5
? ‘Green Car Award 2024' by ICOTY
? ‘Coveted EV of the Year 2024' - ABP Auto Awards
? ‘Car Design of the Year 2024' - The One That MattersAwards by Acko Insurance
? ‘Electric Car of the Year 2023' - Jagran Hi-tech Awards
? ‘Green Car of the Year' and ‘Hi-Tech Car of the Year' - ZeeAuto Awards 2023
? ‘Premium Electric SUV of the Year' - Top Gear Awards 2023VERNA
? ‘The One That Matters Awards 2024' - Acko Insurance
? ‘Compact Car' - Car&Bike Awards 2024
? ‘Car of the Year 2024' - ABP Auto Awards
? ‘Sedan of the Year 2024' - ABP Auto Awards
? ‘Design of the Year 2024 (Budget Car)' - Zee AutoAwards 2023
? ‘Car of the Year' - Acer FASTER Awards 2023OTHER AWARDS
? ‘Most Trusted Brand Award' - Zee Auto Awards 2023
? Motor India Foundation - Acer FASTER Awards 2023
? ‘6th Social Impact Award' - the Indian Chambersof Commerce
? ‘Excellence in Manufacturing in 2023- 3rd edition' - CIIPinnacle Awards
? ‘Excellence in Manufacturing' under the category of LargeEnterprise - CII Pinnacle Awards
? ‘Most Trusted Brand of the Year - 4 Wheeler' - theAuto Awards
? ‘Shield of Trust' - at the World Auto Forum AwardsFINANCE
The Company continued to maintain the highest credit rating ofA1 for its short term borrowings and Long Term credit rating ofAAA (stable) from CRISIL. The rating emphasizes the financialstrength of the Company in terms of the highest safety withregard to timely fulfillment of its financial obligations.
Upon transition to Ind AS, the Company had elected tocontinue with the carrying value of all of its property, plantand equipment recognized as of April 1, 2015 (transition date)measured as per the previous GAAP and use that carrying valueas its deemed cost as at the transition date.
Consequently, the gross book as at 31st March 2024 presentedin the standalone financial statements (refer Note 4 of thestandalone financial statements) represents the deemed cost asof April 1, 2015 (Written down value as of April 1, 2015) adjustedfor the additions & deletions till 31st March 2024. The summaryof impact of changes in the Gross investment is given below:
As at31.03 2024
As at31.03.2023
Original Gross Investment (Refer Annexure E for detailed breakup)
PPE
273,566.81
245,274.52
Intangibles
15,262.29
14,584.58
Total
288,829.10
259,859.11
Gross book value under Ind AS (Refer Note 4 & 6 accompanying theStandalone Financial Statements for detailed break up)
209,174.90
180,142.71
13,368.84
12,691.12
222,543.74
192,833.83
During the year, your Company has made Additional Investmentof ?30,760.05 Million. Cumulative Gross Investment in Property,Plant & Equipment and Intangibles is given in Annexure E tothe Board's Report. CWIP as on 31st March 2024 stood at?6,391.15 Million.
Your Company does not propose to transfer any amount to theGeneral Reserves out of the amount available for appropriation.
The Company has an adequate Internal Financial Control Systemover financial reporting and such controls were operatingeffectively as at 31st March 2024, based on the internal controlcriteria stated in the Guidance Note issued by the Institute ofChartered Accountants of India.
During the year under review, your Company did not accept orrenew any deposits within the meaning of provisions of ChapterV - Acceptance of Deposits by Companies of the CompaniesAct, 2013 (“Act”) read with the Companies (Acceptance ofDeposits) Rules, 2014.
Pursuant to Section 186 of the Act, your Company has notprovided any loan / guarantee/ security in connection with suchloan to any person or any other body corporate, nor acquiredsecurity of any other body corporate.
Your Company has following subsidiaries as on March 31, 2024:
Sl. No. Name of the Subsidiary
1. Hyundai Motor India Engineering Private Limited
2. Hyundai India Insurance and Broking Private Limited
As on March 31, 2024, your Company does not have anyAssociate/Joint Venture as defined under the provisions ofthe Act.
The Consolidated Financial Statements are presented as part ofthis Report in accordance with the Companies Act, 2013 and IndAS wherever applicable. The statement pursuant to the section129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, containing salient featuresof the Financial Statements of the Company's Subsidiaries(including their performance and financial position) in FormAOC-1 is annexed to this report as “Annexure - A (i).”
Further, contribution of subsidiary(ies) to the overallperformance of your Company is outlined in Note No. 44 ofthe Consolidated Financial Statements.
Further, pursuant to the provisions of Section 136 of theAct, the financial statements of the Company, consolidated
financial statements along with relevant documents andseparate audited financial statements in respect of subsidiaries,are available on the website of the Company at https://www.hyundai.com/in/en
Your Company has a “Policy on Material Subsidiaries,” so thatyour Company could identify such Subsidiaries and set out agovernance framework for them. The Policy is put up on thewebsite at https://www.hyundai.com/in/en/investor-relations/corporate-governance/codes-policies
In line with the requirements under Companies Act, 2013 andSEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 [Listing Regulations], yourcompany has formulated a Policy on Related Party Transactionsand the same can be accessed using the following link https://www.hyundai.com/in/en/investor-relations/corporate-governance/codes-policies
This Policy is intended to ensure timely identification of aRelated Party Transaction (“RPT”), and its salient terms andconditions, detail the approval process, outline the disclosureand reporting requirements thereof, and ensure transparencyin the conduct of RPTs, so that there is no conflict of interest.
In pursuance to Section 134(3)(h) of the Act and Rule 8(2) ofthe Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, the Board's Reportshall disclose particulars of contracts/arrangements enteredinto by the company with related parties referred to in Sec188(1) of the Act.
Your Company has not entered into any transaction with relatedparties which are not at arm's length basis. All transactionsentered into by the Company were in the Ordinary Course ofBusiness and at Arm's Length basis.
During the year under review there were no materialtransactions entered by the Company with any of its relatedparties necessitating approval of the members.
The material transactions at arm's length basis that requiresmention in the Form AOC-2 has been provided in AnnexureA(ii) to the Board Report.
The details of transactions with all Related Parties u/s 188 ofthe Act, as well as under IND AS 24 are provided in Note 37.2 ofthe Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements and hencenot repeated here, for the purpose of brevity.
As on the date of this Report, the Board of Directors comprisesof 8 Directors, comprising of 4 Executive Directors and 4Independent Directors including 2 Woman Directors.
The Board of Directors at their meeting held on 12th June, 2024,appointed Mr. Unsoo Kim (DIN: 09470874), Managing Director,as the permanent Chairperson to Chair all the Board Meetingswith immediate effect. He shall remain as Chairperson of theBoard unless otherwise decided by the Board.
? Mr. Ajay Tyagi was appointed as Additional Director anddesignated as Independent Director for a period of threeyears with effect from June 07, 2024.
? Ms. Sree Kirat Patel was appointed as Additional Directorand designated as Independent Director for a period ofthree years with effect from June 07, 2024.
? Ms. Shalini Puchalapalli was appointed as AdditionalDirector and designated as Independent Director for aperiod of four years with effect from June 07, 2024.
? Mr. John Martin Thompson was appointed as AdditionalDirector and designated as Independent Director for aperiod of three years with effect from September 10, 2024.
? Mr. Jae Wan Ryu was appointed as an Additional Directorand designated as Whole Time Director for a period ofthree years with effect from February, 02, 2024.
? Mr. Wangdo Hur, Chief Financial Officer of the Companywas appointed as Additional Director and designated asWhole Time Director for a period of three years with effectfrom September, 10, 2024.
? Ms. Divya Venkat was appointed as Company Secretaryof the Company with effect from 18th December 2023 andfurther appointed as Compliance Officer of the Companywith effect from 07th June 2024.
? Mr. Tarun Garg was re-appointed as Director and WholeTime Director for a further period of three years witheffect from the 24th August, 2023 and his re-appointmentwas approved by the shareholders at the Annual GeneralMeeting held on 07th August, 2023.
? Mr. Kuen Han Yi was re-appointed as Non-ExecutiveDirector for a further period of one year with effect from04th February, 2024 and his re-appointment was approvedby the shareholders at the Extraordinary General Meetingheld on 01st March 2024.
? Ms. Hyunju Kim who was appointed as Additional Director(Non - Executive - Women) by the Board of Directors ofthe Company in their meeting held on 10th March, 2023was regularised as Director in the annual general meetingheld on 07th August, 2023.
? Mr. Jae Wan Ryu who was appointed as AdditionalDirector and designated as Whole Time Director by theBoard of Directors of the Company in their meeting heldon 02nd February, 2024 was regularised as Director anddesignated as Whole Time Director at the ExtraordinaryGeneral Meeting held on 01st March 2024.
? Mr. Ajay Tyagi who was appointed as Additional Director -Independent (Non - Executive) by the Board of Directors ofthe Company in their meeting held on 07th June, 2024 wasregularised as Director - Independent (Non - Executive) inthe extraordinary general meeting held on 07th June, 2024.
? Ms. Sree Kirat Patel who was appointed as Additional Director
- Independent (Non - Executive) by the Board of Directors ofthe Company in their meeting held on 07th June, 2024 wasregularised as Director - Independent (Non - Executive) inthe extraordinary general meeting held on 07th June, 2024.
? Ms. Shalini Puchalapalli who was appointed as AdditionalDirector - Independent (Non - Executive) by the Boardof Directors of the Company in their meeting held on 07thJune, 2024 was regularised as Director - Independent(Non - Executive) in the extraordinary general meetingheld on 07th June, 2024.
? Mr John Martin Thompson who was appointed asAdditional Director - Independent (Non - Executive) bythe Board of Directors of the Company in their meetingheld on 10th September 2024 was regularised as Director
- Independent (Non - Executive) in the extraordinarygeneral meeting held on 10th September 2024.
? Mr. Wangdo Hur who was appointed as AdditionalDirector and designated as Whole Time Director by theBoard of Directors of the Company in their meeting heldon 10th September, 2024 was regularised as Director anddesignated as Whole Time Director at the ExtraordinaryGeneral Meeting held on 10th September, 2024.
? Mr. Gang Hyun Seo, who was the Director - Non Executiveof the Company resigned from the Board effective from08th December 2023, as he had to return to South Korea.
? Mr. Dae Han Choi, who was appointed as AlternateDirector to Mr. Gang Hyun Seo, ceased from the Boardeffective from 08th December 2023 consequent to theresignation of Mr. Gang Hyun Seo.
? Mr. Dosik Kim, Whole Time Director resigned from theBoard with effect from 01st January 2024 as he had toreturn to South Korea.
? Mr. Jae Wan Ryu who was the Whole Time Director,resigned from the Board effective from 07th June 2024 dueto change in Board Structure.
? Mr. Jong Hoon Lee who was the Whole Time Director,resigned from the Board effective from 07th June, 2024due to change in Board Structure.
? Ms. Kuen Han Yi who was the Non-Executive Director,resigned from the Board effective from 07th June, 2024due to change in Board Structure.
? Ms Hyunju Kim who was the Non-Executive Director(women), resigned from the Board effective from 07thJune, 2024 due to change in Board Structure.
? Mr. Wangdo Hur who was the Whole Time Director& CFO of the Company resigned from the position ofWhole Time Director effective from 07th June, 2024 dueto change in Board Structure and continue to be the CFOof the Company and further re-appointed as Whole TimeDirector w.e.f. 10th September 2024.
? Ms. Vidya MV has ceased from the position of CompanySecretary effective from 01st November 2023 dueto retirement.
The Board takes this opportunity to once again thank all theDirectors who have resigned from the Board during the year,for their guidance and valuable support during their tenureas Director.
? Mr. CS Gopalakrishnan being the longest servingDirectors retire by rotation at the forthcoming AnnualGeneral Meeting and being eligible, offer himself for re¬appointment.
The Board, on the recommendation of the Nomination &Remuneration Committee, recommended his re-appointmentat the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
The Independent Directors of the Company are not liable toretire by rotation
Mr. Unsoo Kim, Managing Director., Mr. Tarun Garg, WholeTime Director, Mr. Gopalakrishnan CS, Whole Time Director,Mr. Wangdo Hur, Whole Time Directors & CFO and Ms. DivyaVenkat, Company Secretary, are the Key Managerial Personnel(“KMP”) of the Company in accordance with the provision of
Sections 2(51) and 203 of the Act read with the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)Rules, 2014.
The changes to the KMP during the year under review and uptothe period of this report has been mentioned above.
The Company is under no obligation to appoint any IndependentDirectors for the Financial Year 2023-24.
Pursuant to listing prerequisites, the Company appointedMr. Ajay Tyagi, Ms. Shalini Puchalapalli, and Ms. Sree Kirat Patelas Independent Directors during the board meeting convenedon 7th June, 2024 and appointed Mr. John Martin Thompson inthe Board meeting convened on 10th September 2024.
The appointments of Mr. Ajay Tyagi, Ms. Shalini Puchalapalli,and Ms. Sree Kirat Patel as Independent Directors were dulyregularized at the extraordinary general meeting held on 7thJune, 2024 and appointment of Mr. John Martin Thompsonas Independent Director was regularized at the extraordinarygeneral meeting held on 10th September, 2024, in accordancewith regulatory requirements.
The Board met 9 (Nine) times during the financial year. Theintervening gap between any two meetings was within thetime limits prescribed by the Companies Act, 2013 read withthe relevant Rules and amendments as applicable from timeto time.
As per the Companies Act, 2013 and Listing Regulations, thecompany has constituted /reconstituted following mandatorycommittees on to fulfil the pre requirements of listing:
1. Audit Committee
2. Risk Management Committee
3. Stakeholder Relationship Committee
4. Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Pursuant to change in Board Structure and in order to complywith Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules andregulations made thereunder, the company has re-constitutedthe Corporate Social Responsibility Committee.
Further, Company has Voluntary constituted IPO Committee forthe purposes of approving and undertaking various activitiesin relation to the Offer and listing of Equity Shares on theStock Exchanges.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 177 of the CompaniesAct, 2013, read with Rule 6 of the Companies (Meetings of theBoard and its Powers) Rules, 2014 and Regulation 18 of ListingRegulations, the Audit Committee of the Board comprises of:
? Ms. Shalini Puchalapalli (DIN: 07820672),
Independent Director (Chairperson);
? Ms. Sree Kirat Patel (DIN: 03554790),
Independent Director (Member); and
? Mr. Wangdo Hur (DIN: 10039866),
Whole-time Director & CFO (Member)
Pursuant to Regulation 21 of Listing Regulations, the RiskManagement Committee of the Board comprise of:
? Mr. Unsoo Kim (DIN 09470874),
Managing Director (Chairperson);
Independent Director (Member) and
? Mr. Tarun Garg (DIN 00045669),
Whole-time Director (Member).
Pursuant to Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 andRegulation 20 of Listing Regulations, the StakeholderRelationship Committee of the Board comprises of:
? Mr. Ajay Tyagi (DIN: 00187429),
Whole-time Director (Member); and
? Mr. Gopalakrishnan C S (DIN 09679256),
Whole-time Director (Member);
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 178 of the CompaniesAct, 2013 read with Rule 6 of the Companies (Meetings of theBoard and its Powers) Rules, 2014 and Regulation 19 of ListingRegulations, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee ofthe Board comprises of:
Independent Director (Member);
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 135 of the CompaniesAct, 2013, the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee ofthe Board comprises of:
? Mr. John Martin Thompson, (DIN: 10746036),
Whole-time Director;
Independent Director (Member)
The IPO Committee of the Board comprises of:
? Mr. Unsoo Kim (DIN: 09470874),
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013,the Board has carried out an annual evaluation of its ownperformance and that of its Committee as well as performanceof the Directors individually for the Financial Year 2023-24.Inputs were sought on various aspects of Board/CommitteeGovernance for evaluation.
The aspects covered in the evaluation included thecontribution to and monitoring of corporate governancepractices, participation in the long-term strategic planningand the fulfillment of Directors' obligations and fiduciaryresponsibilities, including but not limited to, active participationat the Board and Committee Meetings
As per Companies Act, 2013 and Listing Regulations, thecompany has now formulated a policy on evaluation ofthe Performance of Board of Directors and also formed anomination and remuneration committee who will evaluatethe performance of Board of Directors, Committee of Board ofDirectors and Individual Directors and Chairperson includingIndependent Directors on annual basis.
Your company has also formulated a Nomination andRemuneration policy to consider matters relating to theremuneration, appointment and removal of the Directors, KeyManagerial Personnel, and Senior Management.
In compliance with the provisions of Section 134 (3) (c) of theCompanies Act, 2013, relating to the Directors’ ResponsibilityStatement, the Directors hereby confirm that:
? in the preparation of the accounts for the financialyear ended 31st March 2024, the applicable accountingstandards had been followed along with proper explanationrelating to material departures if any;
? the Directors had selected such accounting policies andapplied them consistently and made judgements andestimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give atrue and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company atthe end of the financial year 2023-2024 and of the profit ofthe Company for the year under review;
? the Directors had taken proper and sufficient care forthe maintenance of adequate accounting records inaccordance with the provisions of the Companies Act,2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
? the Directors had prepared the accounts for the financialyear ended 31st March 2024 on a ‘going concern’ basis; and
? the Directors had devised proper systems to ensurecompliance with the provisions of all applicable laws andthat such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
Corporate Social Responsibility continues to remain animportant focus area of the Company. To be aligned withcommunity needs and Corporate Standards Company hasamended its CSR policy in the board Meeting held on 17th May,2024 as per the recommendation of CSR Committee.
A broad outline of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)Policy of the Company and other details required to be providedas per the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy)Rules 2014 as amended are given in the prescribed format inAnnexure B.
Further, pursuant to changes in the Board structure of theCompany, CSR committee of the Board has been re-constitutedon 07th June, 2024.
Pursuant to Section 134(3) and Section 92(3) of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with Rule 12(1) of the Companies(Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, a draft copyof the Annual Return for the FY 2023-24 will be placed inthe Company's website www.hyundai.com/in post AnnualGeneral Meeting.
As required under Section 118 (10) of the Companies Act, 2013,the Company has complied with the Secretarial Standardsissued by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
There are no significant and material orders passed by theregulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concernstatus and Company's operations in future.
There were no material changes and commitments affectingthe financial position of the Company between the end offinancial year (March 31, 2024) and the date of the Report.However, after the end of the Financial Year, till the date of thisReport the following were the material changes that occurred:
? The Company vide approval of the Board and theShareholders at their respective meetings held on 17thMay, 2024, had approved subdivision of shares of theCompany from Rs. 1000/- (Rupees One Thousand Only)per share to Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) per share.
? The Company vide approval of the Board in its meetingheld on 17th May, 2024 had approved the proposal forundertaking Initial Public Offer (IPO) by way of an offerfor sale of 14,21,94,700 [Fourteen Crores Twenty - OneLakhs Ninety -Four Thousand and Seven Hundred] Equityshares of Rs. 10/- [Rupees Ten only] each by the PromoterSelling Shareholder.
? Further, on account of the proposed IPO, your Companyvide approval of the Board and the Shareholders at theirrespective meetings held on 17th May, 2024, had amendedthe Articles of Association of the Company for aligning itwith the listing regulations.
? The Company vide approval of the Board in its meetingheld on 17th May, 2024 had appointed Kotak MahindraCapital Company Limited, Citigroup Global Markets IndiaPrivate Limited, HSBC Securities and Capital Markets(India) Private Limited, J.P. Morgan India Private Limitedand Morgan Stanley India Company Private Limited asBook Running Lead Manager to the offer.
? The Company has filed a Draft Red Herring Prospectus(DRHP) with SEBI and Stock Exchanges on 14th June, 2024to list its securities.
? The Company had submitted applications with NSE andBSE for in-principle approval on June 24, 2024 and July1, 2024 respectively and the Company had received in¬principle approval from both NSE and BSE on August16, 2024.
There were no changes in the nature of business during theyear under review.
The Company has in place a robust Internal Audit function,which is led by Mr. Raja R, Vertical Head - Audit Group, as theInternal Auditor of the Company.
He was appointed at the Board Meeting held on 28th July, 2022from FY 2022-23 onwards.
M/s B S R & Co., LLP, Chartered Accountants (ICAI Firm No.101248W/W-100022), Chennai, were re-appointed as StatutoryAuditors of the Company for a period of five years from theconclusion of the 26th Annual General Meeting until theconclusion of the 31st Annual General Meeting to be held in2027 by the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting heldon 8th August 2022.
The Auditor's report on the Standalone and Consolidatedfinancial statements for the year ended 31st March 2024 tothe Board on even date, does not contain any qualification,reservation or adverse comment.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 148(3) of the CompaniesAct, 2013, the Board of Directors had appointed M/s. Geeyes& Co., (Firm Registration No: 00044), as Cost Auditors ofthe Company, for conducting the audit of cost records forthe financial year ended 31st March 2024. The Cost AuditReport for FY 2023-24 has been provided in Annexure F tothe Board Report. The Cost Audit Report will be filed with theMinistry of Corporate Affairs within the prescribed period. Theremuneration of the Cost Auditors for the FY 23-24 has beenapproved by the Board of Directors in their meeting held on11th July 2023 and subsequently approved by the Shareholdersat the Annual General Meeting held on 07th August 2023.
The Cost records as specified by the Central Government undersub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Act as required by theCompany are maintained by the Company.
M/s. B Chandra and Associates, Practicing CompanySecretaries were appointed to conduct the Secretarial Auditof the Company for the FY 2023-24, as required under Section204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules thereunder. TheSecretarial Audit Report for FY 2023-24 forms part of the AnnualReport as Annexure C to the Board's Report. The Companyhad complied with the provisions of the Acts and Rules madethere under that are applicable to the Company. As regards
the comments made in the Secretarial Auditor's Report, theBoard is of the opinion that the same are self-explanatory anddo not require further clarification.
During the Financial Year 2023-24, there was no change in theauthorised, issued, subscribed, and paid-up share capital ofthe Company.
However, after the end of the Financial year 2023-24, the sharesof the Company were subdivided from Rs. 1000/- (Rupees OneThousand Only) per share to Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) pershare after obtaining the approval of the Board of Directorsand the shareholders at their respective meetings held on 17thMay, 2024. The said subdivision of shares does not impact theshare capital of the company.
The Authorised share Capital of the Company post subdivisionof Equity Share Capital was Rs. 14,00,00,00,000 (Rupees OneThousand Four Hundred Crores) divided into 140,00,00,000(One Hundred and Forty Crores Only) equity shares of facevalue of Rs. 10 (Rupees Ten Only) each.
With regard to the downstream investments in IndianSubsidiaries, the Company is in compliance with applicableRules and Regulations under Foreign Exchange ManagementAct, 1999.
The Board has adopted the policies and procedures forensuring orderly and efficient conduct of its business, includingadherence to the Company's policies, safeguarding of its assets,prevention and detection of frauds and errors, accuracy andcompleteness of the accounting records and timely preparationof reliable financial disclosures.
The Company has established a Risk Management Policy. ThePolicy outlines the risk management framework to minimizethe impact of uncertainty on the Company's strategic goals.The framework enables a structured and disciplined approachto risk management including risk identification, impactassessment, effective implementation of risk mitigation plansand risk reporting.
The Company is exposed to the risks associated withfluctuations in foreign exchange rates mainly on import ofcomponents, royalty payments and export of vehicles. TheCompany adopts natural hedge strategy and discounting ofexport bills to minimize currency fluctuation risk.
The Company has updated the Risk Management Policy andadopted the same in the board meeting held on 12th June,2024 to ensure that all the current and future material risk
exposures of the Company are identified, assessed, quantified,appropriately mitigated, minimized and managed i.e. to ensureadequate systems for risk management and to establish aframework for identification of internal and external risksspecifically faced by the Company, in particular includingfinancial, operational, sectoral, sustainability (particularly,ESG-related risks), information, cyber security risks, or anyother risk as may be determined by the Risk ManagementCommittee for the company's risk management process andto ensure its implementation.
During the year under review, neither the statutory auditorsnor the secretarial auditor has reported any instances of fraudcommitted against the Company by its officers or employees.
As per Companies Act, 2013 and Listing Regulations, companyhas revised and amended its Vigil Mechanism/ Whistle BlowerPolicy on 12th June, 2024 and the same is hosted on the websiteof the Company which can be accessed at https://www.hyundai.com/in/en/hyundai-story/corporate-governance .
This Policy inter-alia provides a direct access to the Chairpersonof the Audit Committee in appropriate or exceptional cases.
Your Company hereby affirms that no Director/ employee hasbeen denied access to the Managing Director.
Company has received 16 complaints, out of which 15 complaintswere resolved and one complaint is under investigation.
DISCLOSURE UNDER THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OFWOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITIONAND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013
Your Company has a policy of zero tolerance in line with theprovisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. Brief detailsabout the policy which inter-alia includes the constitutionof Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) is hosted on thewebsite of the Company which can be accessed at https://www.hvundai.com/in/en.
During FY 2023-24, ICC received three complaints, out ofwhich two were resolved and one complaint was pending atthe enquiry stage. The pending Complaint was subsequentlyresolved as on date.
Your Company continues to focus on Research and Developmentactivities with specific reference to emission conformance, fuelefficiency, vehicular performance and enhancement of safety,aesthetics & ride comfort and green initiatives. Expenditureincurred by way of capital and revenue on these activities isshown separately.
The particulars prescribed under Section 134 of the CompaniesAct, 2013 read with Rule 8 (3) of the Companies (Accounts)Rules, 2014, relating to Conservation of Energy, TechnologyAbsorption, Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo are furnishedin Annexure D to this Report.
Your Company has dematerialized all the shares issued andnow the shares are being held by the shareholders only indematerialized form. The Company had appointed M/s. KFinTechnologies Limited as the Registrar and Share Transfer Agent(RTA).
There are no significant and material orders passed by theRegulators or Courts or Tribunals impacting the going concernstatus of the Company and its operations in the future.
? Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed a penaltyon our Company, for violation of Section 3 and 4 of theCompetition Act along with directions to cease anti¬competitive conduct. The said order has been appealedby the Company to the National Company Law AppellateTribunal (NCLAT), which issued an interim order requiringpayment of 10% of the penalty. Subsequently, on appealmade by the Company with the Supreme Court, an interimstay has been granted on the penalty and directed theNCLAT to adjudicate the appeal, which is currently pending
? Competition Commission of India (CCI) imposed a penaltyon our Company and the Company has subsequentlyappealed before the NCLAT and the said order passed byCCI was set aside. CCI has now appealed before SupremeCourt, which is now pending
? No application has been made under the Insolvencyand Bankruptcy Code, 2016. Hence, the requirementto disclose the details of the application made or anyproceeding pending under the said Code during the yearalong with their status as at the end of the financial year isnot applicable.
? The requirement to disclose the details of the differencebetween the amount of the valuation done at the time ofone-time settlement and the valuation done while taking aloan from the Banks or Financial Institutions along with thereasons thereof, is not applicable.
? The remuneration paid to the Directors, Key ManagerialPersonnel and senior management is in accordance withSection 198 of the Act.
Your Directors take this opportunity to acknowledge thecontinuous support of Hyundai Motor Company, South Korea.
Your Directors would like to express their appreciation for theassistance and co-operation received from the Governmentauthorities, Financial Institutions, Banks, Customers, Dealers,Vendors, Employees Union and all other business associates.
The Directors also wish to place on record their deep sense ofappreciation for the committed services by all the employeesof the Company.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Unsoo Kim Wangdo Hur
Managing Director Whole Time Director & CFO
DIN: 09470874 DIN: 10039866
Place: Gurugram
Date: 20th September 2024