Your directors are pleased to present the 11th Directors Report of the Company for the year ended March 31,2024.
The financial highlights of the company are as follows:- (Rs. In lakhs)
2023-24
2022-23
PARTICULARS
Continued
operations
Discontinued
Total Revenue
209.54
-
20.94
Gross Profit before financial charges & depreciation &exceptional items
141.83
(201.80)
(52.28)
(206.57)
Less: Depreciation
11.85
1.42
3.56
4.71
Financial Charges
77.24
129.59
Exceptional items
90.98
294.90
429.56
Profit / (Loss) before taxation
685.35
(277.12)
358.65
142.74
Tax Expenses
Profit / (Loss) after taxation
During the year under review the company achieved total revenue of Rs. 209.54 lakhs which is higher than that of theprevious year. The operations in the year have ended with a profit of Rs. 408.23 Lakhs as against profit of Rs. 501.39 Lakhsin previous year.
Keeping in view the future growth and expansion of company, The Board of Directors has decided to retain profits. Hencedoes not recommend any dividend during the financial year under review.
The Company has not proposed to transfer any amount to the general reserve for the year ended March, 2024.
During the year, the paid-up share capital of the Company was 34,99,270 Equity Shares of Rs.10 each There is no changein Paid up share capital of the company during the year under review.
The Company has not accepted any deposits covered under Chapter V of the Companies Act, 2013 (‘Act”). Accordingly,there is no disclosure or reporting required in respect of details relating to deposits.
There was no change in nature of business activity during the year under review.
There are no material changes and commitments affecting financial position of the company which have occurred betweenthe end of the financial year of the company to which financial statements relate and date of the report.
The Company during the financial year under review have earned a Net Profit before exceptional item and tax of morethan 5 Crores (Rupees Five Crores) and pursuant to the provisions of Section 135(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 theBoard of Directors in their meeting held on 12th August, 2024 have formed the Corporate Social Rresponsibility Committeecomprising of Sri. Uttam Gupta(Chairman), Sri. Devender Kumar Agarwal (member), and Sri. Adarsh Gupta (member).
The Company has not made any loan, given guarantee or provided security pursuant to the provisions of Section 186 ofCompanies Act, 2013 during the year.
The following policies are placed in company's website at http://www.aanandalakshmi.com
• Policy for determination of materiality
• Policy on code of conduct
• Policy on Code of Fair disclosure
• RPT Policy
• Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading
• Whistle Blower Policy - Vigil Mechanism
• Policy on Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace (POSH) Policy
The Company's paid-up equity share capital is less than Rs. 10 crores and net worth is less than Rs. 25 crores as on the lastday of the previous financial year. As such, according to Regulation 15(2)(a) of the SEBI(Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations,2015, the compliances with respect to Corporate Governance disclosures are not applicableto your Company. However, your Company strives to incorporate the appropriate standards for Corporate Governancein the interest of the stakeholders of the Company.
Your Company's shares are tradable compulsorily in electronic form and your Company has connectivity with both theDepositories i.e. National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) and Central Depository Service (India) Limited (CDSL).As per the SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2018, vide Gazettenotification dated June 8, 2018 & 30th November, 2018 mandated that Share transfer shall be mandatorily carried out indematerialized form only w.e.f. from April 1,2019. In view of the numerous advantages offered by the Depository System,members are requested to avail the facility of Dematerialization of the Company's shares on either of the Depositoriesmentioned as aforesaid.
The Equity shares of the Company are listed on Bombay Stock Exchange Limited, Mumbai.
No Director was appointed or resigned during the year in review.
Subsequent to the year under review, the Board appointed one additional Director Mr. Adarsh Gupta (DIN:00526687) w.e.f. 12th August 2024 and accepted resignation of Manish Gupta from the post of Director w.e.f. 12thAugust 2024.
Mr. Devender Kumar Agarwal, Managing Director, is liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual GeneralMeeting and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment.
None of the directors are disqualified under Section 164(2) of the Act. They are not debarred from holding the officeof Director pursuant to order of SEBI or any other authority.
Further the Certificate from Practicing Company Secretary has been obtained who certified that none of thedirectors of the company disqualified for holding office as director of the Company is enclosed with this Director'sReport as Annexure - III .
As on 31st March, 2024, following are the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company:
i. Mr. Devender Kumar Agarwal- Managing Director & Chief Financial Officer
ii. Ms. Ashu- Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
All Independent Directors of your Company have given a declaration pursuant to Section 149(7) of the CompaniesAct, 2013 and Regulation 25(8) SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 affirmingcompliance to the criteria of Independence as laid down under Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 andRegulation 16(1)(b) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
Based on the declaration(s) of Independent Directors, the Board of Directors recorded its opinion that all IndependentDirectors are independent of the Management and have fulfilled the conditions as specified in the Companies Act,2013 and the Rules made there under.
Independent Directors are not liable to retire by rotation, in terms of Section 149(13) of the Act.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Listing Regulations, the Board has carried outperformance evaluation of its own performance, the Directors (including the Chairman) individually, as well as theevaluation of the working of the Committees. The performance evaluation process has been designed in such amanner which helps to measure effectiveness of the entire Board, its Committees and Directors. Such processeshelp in ensuring the overall performance of the Board and demonstrates a high level of corporate governancestandards. There are various key performance areas and evaluation criteria which are measured and analysed duringthe performance evaluation process.
The Board on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee framed a policy for selection andappointment of Directors, Senior Management and their remuneration as required under Sec 178 of the CompaniesAct, 2013 and Regulation 19(4) read with Schedule II of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements)Regulations, 2015.
The Company has formulated a familiarization program for Independent Directors to provide insights into theCompany's manufacturing, marketing, finance and other important aspects to enable the Independent Directorsto understand its business in depth and contribute significantly to the Company. The details of such program areavailable on the Company's website (www.aanandalakshmi.com)
As on 31st March, 2024, the board of Directors comprises of 4 (Four) Directors of these, 1 (One) is ExecutiveDirector and 3 (Three) are Non Executive Independent Directors. The Chairman is an Executive Director.
The Board of Directors met eight (4) times during the financial year.The intervening gap between the meetings was
within the period prescribed under the Act and Listing Regulations. Details of no. of board meeting and Directors'attendance at Board meetings given below:-
Sr.
No.
Date of Board Meeting
No. of Directors present at meeting
1.
30/05/2023
4
2.
12/08/2023
3.
14/11/2023
4.
13/02/2024
• Disclosure of relationships between directors inter-se:
There is no inter-se relationship between Board Members.
• AUDIT COMMITTEE
As on March 31,2024, the Audit Committee consisted of Mr.Devender Kumar Agarwal, Mr. Uttam Gupta and Mr.Manish Gupta. All the recommendations made by the Audit Committee were accepted by the Board.
The Committee met 4 (four) times during the financial year. Details of no. of Audit Committee meeting and members'attendance at meetings given below:-
Date of Meeting
No. of Members present at meeting
3
*Sri Manish Gupta tendered his resignation, effective from 12th August, 2024. Following this, Sir Adarsh Gupta wasappointed as a member of the Audit Committee, also effective August 12, 2024.
NOMINATION & REMUNERATION COMMITTEE
As on March 31, 2024, the Nomination & Remuneration Committee consisted of Mrs. Sushma Gupta, Mr. UttamGupta and Mr. Manish Gupta. All the recommendations made by the Committee were accepted by the Board.
The Committee met 1 (one) time during the financial year. Details of no. of Nomination & Remuneration Committeemeeting and members' attendance at meetings given below:-
*Sri Manish Gupta tendered his resignation, effective from 12th August, 2024. Following this, Sir Adarsh Gupta wasappointed as a member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, also effective August 12, 2024.
STAKEHOLDERS’ RELATIONSHIP COMMITTEE
Your company has constituted a Stakeholders' Relationship Committee to specifically look into the mechanism ofredressal of grievances of shareholders and other security holders.
As on March 3 1, 2024, the Stakeholders' Relationship Committee of the Board of Directors consisted of Mr.Devender Kumar Agarwal, Mr. Uttam Gupta and Mr. Manish Gupta.
The Committee met one (1) time during the financial year. Details of no. of Stakeholders' Relationship Committeemeeting and members' attendance at meetings given below:-
16/05/2023
*Sri Manish Gupta tendered his resignation, effective from 12th August, 2024. Following this, Sir Adarsh Gupta wasappointed as a member of the Stakeholders' Relationship Committee, also effective August 12, 2024.
During the year under review, a separate meeting of Independent Directors was held on 07th February 2024wherein the performance of Chairman, Board and Executive Directors was evaluated and all Independent Directorswere present at the meeting.
In terms of Section 134(5) of the Act, your Directors state that:
a. Applicable accounting standards have been followed in the preparation of the annual accounts; financial statementsfor the financial year ended 31st March, 2024,
b. Accounting policies have been selected and applied consistently. Judgments and estimates made are reasonable andprudent, so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of FY2024 and of the profitof the Company for that period;
c. Proper and sufficient care has been taken to maintain adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisionsof the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities
d. Annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis;
e. Adequate internal financial controls for the Company to follow have been laid down and these are operatingeffectively; and
f. Proper and adequate systems have been devised to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws andthese systems are operating effectively.
The Company has adopted the policies and procedures for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business,including adherence to the Company's policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of fraudsand errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records and the timely preparation of reliable financialinformation.
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements. The Company'sinternal control systems, including internal financial controls, are commensurate with the nature of its business and thesize and complexity of its operations and the same are adequate and operating effectively. These systems are periodicallytested and no reportable material weakness in the design or operation was observed. The internal auditors of the companyconduct audit on regular basis and the Audit Committee reviews adequacy and effectiveness of the Company's internalcontrol system including internal financial controls.
The Company recognizes that risk is an integral and unavoidable component of business and is committed to managingthe risk in a proactive and efficient manner. The Company as part of business strategy has in place a mechanism to identify,assess, monitor risks and mitigate various risks with timely action.
All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year were on an arm's length basis and were inthe ordinary course of business. Your Company did not enter into any material related party transactions with Promoters,Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated persons during the financial year under review. Hence, the formAOC-2 is not required to be attached to this report separately. Yaur Directors draw attention of the members to Note38 to the financial statement which sets out related party disclosures.
The Company has a ‘Whistle Blower Policy'/‘Vigil Mechanism' in place. The objective of the Vigil Mechanism is to providethe employees, Directors, customers, contractors and other stakeholders of the Company an impartial and fair avenueto raise concerns and seek their redressal, in line with the Company's commitment to the highest possible standards ofethical, moral and legal business conduct and fair dealings with all its stakeholders and constituents and its commitment toopen communication channels. The Company is also committed to provide requisite safeguards for the protection of thepersons who raise such concerns from reprisals or victimization, for whistle blowing in good faith. The Board of Directorsaffirms and confirms that no personnel have been denied access to the Audit Committee. The Policy contains the provisionfor direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee in appropriate or exceptional cases.
The Policy on vigil mechanism cum Whistle Blower may be accessed on the Company's website at the link: https://www.aanandalakshmi.com there were no complaints received during the year 2023-24.
M/s K.S. Rao & Co., Chartered Accountants, Hyderabad (ICAI Firm Registration No.003l09S) were appointed as StatutoryAuditors in the AGM held on 29th September 2017 for a period of 5 years until the conclusion of 9th AGM.
The Company reappointed M/s K.S.Rao & Co., Chartered Accountants as Statutory Auditor for second term of Five yearsin the 9th AGM held on 30th September 2022 until the conclusion of 14th AGM of the company.
Following are the replies / clarifications in respect of the observations made by the Statutory auditor in their auditreport.
1. The management would like to inform that the interest payable on statutory dues would be verified withindividual statutory authorities and all the provisions relating to the same shall be made in the subsequentfinancial year.
2. The management would like to look into the current and future economic conditions impact the amount ofactual loss of trade receivables in the event of customer default in the financial year 2023-24.
3. Though company has not obtained any formal quotes from third parties but the company based on the prevailingmarket prices has paid or received the payments with the transactions carried out with related parties.
There was no fraud in the Company, which was required to be reported by statutory auditors of the Company undersub-section (12) of section 143 of Companies Act, 2013.
During the year, the Company has appointed M/s HSP & Associates LLP Practicing Company Secretaries as SecretarialAuditor in compliance with the provision of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 9 of the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, The Secretarial Audit report in form MR-3 for thefinancial year ended 31st March 2024 is annexed herewith as Annexure I to this Report. The Secretarial Audit Report doesnot contain any qualification or adverse remark.
In compliance with the provisions of Section 138 of the Act read with Rule I3(l)(a) of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.The Board of Directors of the Company has appointed M/s. LANS & Co., Chartered Accountant as Internal Auditors toconduct Internal Audit of the Company for the Financial Year 2024-25.
That Pursuant to section 148 of companies Act 2013 and rules made thereunder the requirement to appoint the CostAuditor is not applicable on the company during the year.
The Company has complied with all the applicable Secretarial Standards issued by The Institute of Company Secretariesof India and notified by the Central Government.
During the financial Ysar, no significant or material orders were passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals whichimpact the going concern status and Company's operations in future.
The Company has in place a policy on Prevention of Sexual Harassment of Employees at workplace in accordance withThe Sexual harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. Internal CompliantCommittee has been set to redress complaints received regarding sexual harassment.
During the year under review, the Company has not received any complaints pertaining to sexual harassment.
None of the employees was in receipt of remuneration in excess of the limits prescribed under Rule 5(2) of the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014. Hence, disclosure with respect to the same, is notrequired to be given.
The information required pursuant to Section 197(12) of Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(1) and Rule 5(2) ofthe Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 in respect of the employees ofthe Company, will be provided upon request. In terms of Section 136 of the Act, the Report and Accounts are beingsent to the members and others entitled thereto, excluding the information on employees' particulars which is availablefor inspection by the members at the Registered Office of the Company during business hours on working days of theCompany up to the date of the ensuing Annual General Meeting. If any member is interested in obtaining a copy thereof,such member may write to the Company Secretary in this regard.
The particulars relating to conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo required tobe given pursuant to the provisions of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Account) Rules,2014 is annexed hereto and marked Annexure II and forms part of this Report.
Management's Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulated under Regulation 34 read withSchedule V of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), 2015 is presented in a separate section forming partof the Annual Report as Annexure - IV.
The manufacturing facility has obtained environmental clearance from the Pollution Control Board concerned and isin compliance with all current environmental legislation. As an integral part of its environment protection drive, theCompany ensures the very minimum quantity of generation of waste, low emission levels and low noise pollution levels
during operations of its manufacturing facility.
The Company is not required to maintain cost records under Section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013.
The Annual Return of the Company as on March 31,2024, in terms of the provisions of Section 134(3)(a) of the Act, isavailable on the Company's website:www.aanandalakshmi.com
Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following items as there were notransactions on these items during the year under review:
• The Company has no subsidiaries, joint ventures or associate companies.
• During the year under review the Company has not given loan to any employee for purchase of its own shares as persection 67(3) (c) of Companies Act, 2013.
• The Company has not issued shares under employee's stock options scheme pursuant to provisions of Section 62read with Rule 12 of Companies (Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014.
• The Company has not issued sweat equity shares pursuant to provisions of Section 54 read with Rule 8 of Companies(Share Capital and Debenture) Rules, 2014 & SEBI (issue of sweat equity) Regulations, 2002 during the Financial Year.
• The Business Responsibility Reporting as required by Regulation 34(2) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations & DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015, is not applicable to your Company for the financial year ending March 31,2024.
• Details in respect of frauds reported by the Auditors under section 143(12) other than those which are reportableto the Central Government, as there were no such frauds reported by the Auditors.
• There was no application made / proceeding pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
Your directors place on record their sincere appreciation for the significant contribution made by your Company'semployees through their dedication, hard work and commitment. The Board of Directors is pleased to place on recordtheir appreciation for the co-operation and support extended by All Financial Institutions, Banks and various State andCentral Government Agencies.
The Board would also like to thank the Company's shareholders, customers, suppliers for the support and the confidencewhich they have reposed in the management.