Your Directors hereby present the 9th Board’s Report on the Business and Operations of theCompany together with the Audited Financial Statements along with the Auditor’s Report for theFinancial Year ended on 31st March, 2024.
1. financial results:
The financial performance of the Company for the Financial Year ended on 31st March, 2024 issummarized as below:
(Rs. in Lakhs)
Particulars
2023-24
2022-23
Revenue from Operations
876.28
906.61
Other Income
28.32
48.68
Total Income
904.60
955.29
T otal Expenses
802.45
923.74
Profit / Loss Before Exceptional and Extra Ordinary Itemsand Tax
102.15
31.55
Exceptional and Extra Ordinary Items
0.00
Profit / Loss Before Tax
Tax Expense: Current Tax
26.56
7.00
Deferred Tax
1.75
Profit / Loss for the Period / After Tax
73.84
24.55
Earnings Per Share (EPS)
Basic
1.52
1.59
Diluted
1.78
0.53
Total revenue for Financial Year 2023-24 is Rs. 904.60 Lakhs compared to the total revenue of Rs.955.29 Lakhs of previous Financial Year. The Company has incurred profit before tax for theFinancial Year 2023-24 of Rs. 102.15 Lakhs as compared to Profit before tax of Rs. 31.55 Lakhs ofprevious Financial Year. Net Profit after Tax for the Financial Year 2023-24 is Rs. 73.84 Lakhs asagainst Net Profit after tax of Rs. 24.55 Lakhs of previous Financial Year.
The Directors are continuously looking for the new avenues for future growth of the Company andexpect more growth in the future period.
3. change IN nature of business, if ANY:
During the Financial Year 2023-24 there was no changes in nature of Business of the Company.
4. WEBLINK of ANNUAL return:
Pursuant to Section 92(3) read with Section134(3)(a) of the Act, the Annual Return as on March 31,2024 is available on the Company’s website at www.magentamattresses.com.
The authorised Equity share capital of the Company as on 31st March, 2024 is Rs.7,00,00,000/- (Rupees Six Crores Fifty Lakhs Only) divided into 70,00,000 (Seventy Lakhs)Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each.
The paid-up Equity share capital of the Company as on 31st March, 2024 is Rs. 4,86,99,360/-(Rupees Four Crores Eighty Six Lakhs Ninety Nine Thousand Three Hundred Sixty Only)divided into 48,69,936 (Forty Eight Lakhs Sixty Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Thirty Six)equity shares of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only).
To conserve the resources for future prospect and growth of the Company, your directors do notrecommend any dividend for the Financial Year 2023-24 (Previous Year - Nil).
Pursuant to Section 124 of the Companies Act, 2013, the amount of dividend remaining unpaid orunclaimed for a period of seven years shall be transferred to the Investor Education and ProtectionFund (“IEPF”). During the year under review, there was no unpaid or unclaimed dividend in the“Unpaid Dividend Account” lying for a period of seven years from the date of transfer of suchunpaid dividend to the said account. Therefore, there were no funds which were required to betransferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund.
The profit of the Company for the Financial Year ending on 31st March, 2024 is transferred to profitand loss account of the Company under Reserves and Surplus.
9. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY, AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITIONOF THE COMPANY WHICH HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR TOWHICH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATES AND THE DATE OF THE REPORT:
A major highlight for the year under review was that the Company successfully came out with anInitial Public Offer of equity shares of the Company aggregating to Rs. 700.00 Lakhs. The issue wasentirely Fresh Issue of equity shares. The Company had filed Draft Prospectus with the Securitiesand Exchange Board of India (“the SEBI”) on October 31, 2023 in accordance with the Securitiesand Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018. TheCompany filed the Prospectus on May 29, 2024. The issue was open for subscription from June 5,2024 to June 7, 2024. The Company received listing and trading approval from BSE Limited (“theBSE”) on June 12, 2024.
Your directors believes that the listing of the Company would provide the right platform to take itsbrand(s) to greater heights, enhance visibility and provide liquidity to the shareholders. TheCompany’s IPO received an overwhelming response and was oversubscribed by 983.19 times,reflecting an investor appetite for the issue. The Equity Shares of the Company were listed with asubstantial gain from its offer price.
We are gratified and humbled by the faith shown in the Company by the market participants. Weare also grateful to our customers for their trust shown in our capabilities to consistently deliverhigh-quality services.
10. significant & material orders passed by the regulators or courts ortribunals:
There are no significant material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunal, whichwould impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operation.
11. meetings of the board of directors:
The Directors of the Company met at regular intervals at least once in a quarter with the gapbetween two meetings not exceeding 120 days to take a view of the Company’s policies andstrategies apart from the Board Matters.
During the year under the review, the Board of Directors met 12 (Twelve) times viz. 12th May,2023, 2 3rd May, 2023, 26* May, 2023, 12* June, 2023, 20* June, 2023, 7* July, 2023, 18* July, 2023,6th September, 2023, 11th September, 2023, 15th October, 2023, 30th December, 2023 and 30thMarch, 2024.
12. directors responsibility statement:
In accordance with the provisions of Section 134 (3)(c) and Section 134(5) of the Companies Act,2013, to the best of their knowledge and belief the Board of Directors hereby submit that:
a. In the preparation of the Annual Accounts, for the year ended on 31st March, 2024 theapplicable accounting standards read with requirements set out under Schedule III to the Act,have been followed and there are no material departure from the same;
b. The Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and madejudgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view ofthe state of affairs of the Company at the end of financial year and of the profit of the Companyfor the financial year ended on 31st March, 2024;
c. The Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 for safeguardingthe assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d The Directors had prepared the Annual Accounts on a going concern basis;
e. The Directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company andthat such internal financial controls are adequate and are operating effectively and
f. The Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of allapplicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
13. corporate social responsibility (CSR):
The provisions of section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 is not applicable to your Company as theCompany does not fall under the criteria limits mentioned in the said section of the Act.
Hence, the Company has not taken voluntary initiative towards any activity mentioned forCorporate Social Responsibility.
14. explanations / comments by the board on every qualification, reservationor adverse remark or disclaimer made:
The observations of the Statutory Auditor, when read together with the relevant notes to theaccounts and accounting policies are self-explanatory and do not calls for any further comment.
The observation of the Secretarial Auditor, as per Secretarial Report i.e. MR-3 are self-explanatoryand do not calls for any further comment.
15. particulars of loans, guarantees, securities covered or investments madeunder section 186 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013:
The details of loans, investment, guarantees and securities covered under the provisions of section186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are provided in the financial statement.
16. particulars of contracts or arrangements made with related PARTIES:
All transactions to be entered by the Company with related parties will be in the ordinary course ofbusiness and on an arm's length basis. However, the Company has not entered into any relatedparty transaction, as provided in Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013, with the related party.Hence, Disclosure as required under Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 is not applicable to theCompany.
17. management discussion and analysis REPORT:
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report as required under Regulation 34 and Schedule Vof the SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 forms an integralpart of this Report, and provides the Company’s current working and future outlook as perAnnexure - 1.
18. internal financial control systems and THEIR adequacy:
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to financialstatement across the organization. The same is subject to review periodically by the internal auditcell for its effectiveness. During the financial year, such controls were tested and no reportablematerial weaknesses in the design or operations were observed. The Statutory Auditors of theCompany also test the effectiveness of Internal Financial Controls in accordance with the requisitestandards prescribed by ICAI. Their expressed opinion forms part of the Independent Auditor’sreport.
Internal Financial Controls are an integrated part of the risk management process, addressingfinancial and financial reporting risks. The internal financial controls have been documented,digitized and embedded in the business processes.
Assurance on the effectiveness of internal financial controls is obtained through managementreviews, control self-assessment, continuous monitoring by functional experts. We believe thatthese systems provide reasonable assurance that our internal financial controls are designedeffectively and are operating as intended.
During the year, no reportable material weakness was observed.
(Amount in Lakhs)
Sr. No.
Amount
1.
Balance at the beginning of the year
366.58
2.
Securities Premium account
(243.75)
4.
Current Year’s Profit / Loss
73.85
Total
196.68
20. statement concerning development and implementation of the riskmanagement policy of the company:
The Company has framed formal Risk Management framework for risk assessment and riskminimization for Indian operation which is periodically reviewed by the Board of Directors toensure smooth operations and effective management control. The Audit Committee also reviewsthe adequacy of the risk management frame work of the Company, the key risks associated with thebusiness and measures and steps in place to minimize the same.
21. conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchangeearnings and outgo:
The details of conservation of energy, technology absorption etc. as required to be given undersection 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act 2013 read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, isnot given as the Company has not taken any major step to conserve the energy etc.
There were no foreign exchange earnings or outgo during the year under review.
Foreign exchange earnings and outgo
F.Y. 2023-24
F.Y. 2022-23
Foreign exchange earnings
Nil
CIF value of imports
3.
Expenditure in foreign currency
Value of Imported and indigenous Raw Materials,Spare-parts and Components Consumption
The Remuneration policy is directed towards rewarding performance based on review ofachievements on a periodical basis. The remuneration policy is in consonance with the existingindustry practice and is designed to create a high-performance culture. It enables the Company toattract, retain and motivate employees to achieve results. The Company has made adequatedisclosures to the members on the remuneration paid to Directors from time to time. TheCompany's Policy on director's appointment and remuneration including criteria for determiningqualifications, positive attributes, independence of a director and other matters provided underSection 178 (3) of the Act is available on the website of the Company at
www.magentamattresses.com.
The Company does not have any Holding / Subsidiary/Associate Company and Joint Venture.
During the year under review, the Company has complied with the applicable Secretarial Standardsissued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI). The Company has devised propersystems to ensure compliance with its provisions and is in compliance with the same.
During the year under review, neither the Statutory nor the Secretarial Auditors has reported tothe Audit Committee under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 any instances of fraudcommitted against the Company by its officers or employees, the details of which would need to bementioned in the Board's Report.
Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulated in Regulation34(2)(e) of SEBI Listing Regulations is given as a separate part of the Annual Report. It contains adetailed write up and explanation about the performance of the Company.
The Board evaluated the effectiveness of its functioning, that of the Committees and of individualDirectors, pursuant to the provisions of the Act and SEBI Listing Regulations. The Board sought thefeedback of Directors on various parameters including:
• Degree of fulfillment of key responsibilities towards stakeholders (by way of monitoringcorporate governance practices, participation in the long-term strategic planning, etc.);
• Structure, composition, and role clarity of the Board and Committees;
• Extent of co-ordination and cohesiveness between the Board and its Committees;
• Effectiveness of the deliberations and process management;
• Board / Committee culture and dynamics; and
• Quality of relationship between Board Members and the Management.
The above criteria are broadly based on the Guidance Note on Board Evaluation issued by theSecurities and Exchange Board of India on January 5, 2017.
The Chairman of the Board had one-on-one meetings with each Independent Director and theChairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee had one-on-one meetings with eachExecutive and Non-Executive, Non-Independent Directors. These meetings were intended to obtainDirectors' inputs on effectiveness of the Board/ Committee processes.
In a separate meeting of Independent Directors, performance of Non-Independent Directors, theBoard as a whole, and the Chairman of the Company was evaluated, taking into account the viewsof Executive Directors and Non-Executive Directors.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee reviewed the performance of the individualdirectors and the Board as a whole.
In the Board meeting that followed the meeting of the independent directors and the meeting ofNomination and Remuneration Committee, the performance of the Board, its committees, andindividual directors was discussed.
The evaluation process endorsed the Board Members’ confidence in the ethical standards of theCompany, the resilience of the Board and the Management in navigating the Company duringchallenging times, cohesiveness amongst the Board Members, constructive relationship betweenthe Board and the Management, and the openness of the Management in sharing strategicinformation to enable Board Members to discharge their responsibilities and fiduciary duties.
The Board carried out an annual performance evaluation of its own performance and that of itscommittees and individual directors as per the formal mechanism for such evaluation adopted bythe Board. The performance evaluation of all the Directors was carried out by the Nomination andRemuneration Committee.
The performance evaluation of the Chairman, the Non-Independent Directors and the Board as awhole was carried out by the Independent Directors. The exercise of performance evaluation wascarried out through a structured evaluation process covering various aspects of the Boardfunctioning such as composition of the Board & committees, experience & competencies,performance of specific duties & obligations, contribution at the meetings and otherwise,independent judgment, governance issues etc.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligation and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board has carried out the annual performance evaluation ofthe Directors individually as well as evaluation of the working of the Board by way of individualfeedback from directors.
The evaluation frameworks were the following key areas:
a) For Non-Executive & Independent Directors:
• Knowledge
• Professional Conduct
• Comply Secretarial Standard issued by ICSI Duties
• Role and functions
b) For Executive Directors:
• Performance as leader
• Evaluating Business Opportunity and analysis of Risk Reward Scenarios
• Key set investment goal
• Professional conduct and integrity
• Sharing of information with Board.
• Adherence applicable government law
The Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process.
28. managing the risks of fraud, corruption and unethical business practices:a. vigil mechanism / whistle blower policy:
The Company has established vigil mechanism and framed whistle blower policy forDirectors and employees to report concerns about unethical behavior, actual or suspectedfraud or violation of Company’s Code of Conduct or Ethics Policy.
B. business conduct policy:
The Company has framed “Business Conduct Policy”. Every employee is required toreview and sign the policy at the time of joining and an undertaking shall be given foradherence to the policy. The objective of the policy is to conduct the business in anhonest, transparent and in an ethical manner. The policy provides for anti-bribery andavoidance of other corruption practices by the employees of the Company.
The provisions of Rule 5(2) & (3) of the Companies (Appointment & Remuneration of ManagerialPersonnel) Rules, 2014 are not applicable to the Company as none of the Employees of theCompany has received remuneration above the limits specified in the Rule 5(2) & (3) of theCompanies (Appointment & Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 during thefinancial year 2023-24.
During the year under review, the Company has not entered into any materially significant relatedparty transactions which may have potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large.Suitable disclosures as required are provided in AS-18 which is forming the part of the notes tofinancial statement.
31. DIRECTORS and key managerial personnel:
The Directors and Key Managerial Personnel of the Company are summarized below:
Name
Designation
din/pan
Mr. Divyesh Modi1
Managing Director
02016172
Ms. Khyati Modi
Non-Executive Director
06727195
Ms. Chinu Kalal2
Independent Director
09568622
Mr. Nandish Jani3
09565657
5.
Mr. Malvik Mehta4
CFO
AMVPM0170G
6.
Ms. Anita Kumawat5
Company Secretary
ESBPK8372N
7.
Mr. Vipinchandra Modi
09824996
8.
Ms. Nidhi Bansal6
09693120
1 Change in designation of Mr. Divyesh Modi to Managing Director in the Board Meeting w.e.f. 6th September, 2023.
2 Ms. Chinu Kalal had been appointed as Independent Director w.e.f. 26th May, 2023 and has resigned from the post ofIndependent Director of the Company w.e.f. 6th September, 2024.
3 Mr. Nandish Jani had been appointed as Independent Director w.e.f. 7th July, 2023.
4 Mr. Malvik Mehta had been appointed as Chief Financial Officer w.e.f. 7th July, 2023.
5 Ms. Anita Kumawat had been appointed as Company Secretary w.e.f. 7th July, 2023.
6 Ms. Nidhi Bansal had been appointed as Independent Director of the Company w.e.f. 6th September, 2024.
Apart from the above changes, there were no other changes in the composition of the Board ofDirectors of the Company during the Financial Year 2023-24 and till the date of Board's Report.
As per Companies Act, 2013, the Independent Directors are not liable to retire by rotation.
Mr. Nandish Jani and Ms. Chinu Kalal, Independent Directors of the Company have confirmed to theBoard that they meet the criteria of Independence as specified under Section 149 (6) of theCompanies Act, 2013 and they qualify to be Independent Director. They have also confirmed thatthey meet the requirements of Independent Director as mentioned under Regulation 16 (1) (b) ofSEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The confirmations werenoted by the Board.
Since the Company has listed its specified securities on the SME Exchange therefore by virtue ofRegulation 15 of SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 thecompliance with the corporate governance provisions as specified in regulations 17 to 27 andclauses (b) to (i) of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 46 and Para C, D and E of Schedule V are notapplicable to the Company. Hence, Corporate Governance does not form part of this Board’s Report.
As per Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has neither accepted norrenewed any deposits during the financial year. Hence, the Company has not defaulted inrepayment of deposits or payment of interest during the financial year.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder, the Board hascarried the evaluation of its own performance, performance of Individual Directors, BoardCommittees, including the Chairman of the Board on the basis of attendance, contribution towardsdevelopment of the Business and various other criteria as recommended by the Nomination andRemuneration Committee of the Company. The evaluation of the working of the Board, itscommittees, experience and expertise, performance of specific duties and obligations etc. werecarried out. The Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process and outcome.
In a separate meeting of Independent Directors, the performances of Executive and Non - ExecutiveDirectors were evaluated in terms of their contribution towards the growth and development ofthe Company. The achievements of the targeted goals and the achievements of the expansion planswere too observed and evaluated, the outcome of which was satisfactory for all the Directors of theCompany.
M/s. S S R V & Associates, Chartered Accountants, (Firm Registration No. 135901W),Mumbai, were appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company.
The Auditor’s report for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2024 has been issued with anunmodified opinion, by the Statutory Auditor.
The Board of Directors pursuant to Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 9of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014,has appointed Ms. Shilvi Patel, Proprietor of M/s. Shilvi Patel & Associates, Company
Secretaries, Ahmedabad, as a Secretarial Auditor of the Company to conduct SecretarialAudit for the Financial Year 2023-24.
The Secretarial Audit Report for the Financial Year 2023-24 is annexed herewith asAnnexure - 2 in Form MR-3. There are no adverse observations in the Secretarial AuditReport which call for explanation.
During the year under review, meetings of members of the Audit committee as tabulatedbelow, was held on 6th September, 2023, 15th October, 2023, 30th December, 2023, 30th March,2024 the attendance records of the members of the Committee are as follows:
Status
No. of the CommitteeMeetings entitled
No. of the CommitteeMeetings attended
Mr. Nandish lani
Chairman
4
Member
Ms. Nidhi Bansal1
NA
1 Ms. Nidhi Bansal had been appointed as Member of the Audit Committee w.e.f. 6th September, 2024.
2 Ms. Chinu Kalal has resigned as Member of the Audit Committee w.e.f. 6th September, 2024.
During the year under review, meetings of the members of the Nomination and Remunerationcommittee, as tabulated below, was held on 11th September, 2023 and 30th December, 2023and the attendance records of the members of the Committee are as follows:
Chairperson
2
Mr. Nandish Jani
1 Ms. Nidhi Bansal had been appointed as Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee w.e.f. 6th September,2024.
2 Ms. Chinu Kalal has resigned as Member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee w.e.f. 6th September, 2024.
During the year under review, meetings of members of Stakeholders’ Relationship committeeas tabulated below, was held on 11th September, 2023 and 30th December, 2023 and theattendance records of the members of the Committee are as follows:
1 Ms. Nidhi Bansal had been appointed as Member of the Stakeholders' Relationship Committee w.e.f. 6th September,2024.
2 Ms. Chinu Kalal has resigned as Member of the Stakeholders’ Relationship Committee w.e.f. 6th September, 2024.
38. disclosures under sexual harassment of women at workplace(prevention, prohibition & REDRESSAL) act, 2013:
The Company has always been committed to provide a safe and conducive work environment to itsemployees. Your Directors further state that during the year under review there were no cases filedpursuant to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition andRedressal) Act, 2013 as confirmed by the Internal Complaints Committee as constituted by theCompany.
The Directors are pleased to report that the relations between the employees and the managementcontinued to remain cordial during the year under review.
According to information and explanation given to us, the Central Government has not prescribedmaintenance of cost records under section 148(1) of the Act in respect of activities carried out bythe Company.
41. the details of application made or any proceeding pending under theINSOLVENCY AND bankruptcy code, 2016:
During the year under review, there were no applications made or proceedings pending in thename of the Company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016.
During the year under review, there has been no one time settlement of Loans taken from Banksand Financial Institutions.
Your Directors would like to express their sincere appreciation for the co-operation and assistancereceived from the Bankers, Regulatory Bodies, Stakeholders including Financial Institutions,Suppliers, Customers and other business associates who have extended their valuable sustainedsupport and encouragement during the year under review.
Your Directors take this opportunity to recognize and place on record their gratitude andappreciation for the commitment displayed by all executives, officers and staff at all levels of theCompany. We look forward for the continued support of every stakeholder in the future.
N P Patel Estate, A & T Padamla, Magenta Lifecare Limited
Vadodara, Gujarat, India, 391350