Ashnisha Industries Ltd Management Discussions

• INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE AND DEVELOPMENT:

Steel industry in the country is coming out of the recession and the prospects are very bright for the steel sector in the country. Indias economic growth is contingent upon the growth of the Indian steel industry. Robust industrialization and increase in the population have led to the demand for housing, properties, and other commercial developments. On the same note, the government is striving to improve infrastructures like railway, road, and communication. Due to this rise in demand for steel for all these developments, Indias Steel Industry is not going down anytime soon. The growth in the Indian steel sector has been driven by domestic availability of raw materials such as iron ore and cost-effective labour. The Government has taken various steps to boost the sector including the introduction of National Steel Policy 2017 and allowing 100 per cent Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the steel sector under the automatic route, which has significantly increased Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in steel sector. The Company is in business of trading of steel products, electronics goods. However Competition in the industry is perpetually escalating and management is taking steps to maintain in the budding high tech market.

• OVERVIEW:

The Financial Statements have been prepared in compliance with the Indian Accounting Standards (IND-AS) issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) which have been notified under the Companies

(Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 (‘IND AS Rules), of the Companies Act, 2013. The management of the

Company accepts responsibility for the integrity and objectivity of these financial statements have been made on a prudent and reasonable basis, in order that the financial statements reflect in a true and fair manner the form and substance of transactions, and reasonably present the Companys state of affairs and loss for the year.

• OPPORTUNITY & THREATS:

Opportunities:

Various initiatives are taken by the Government such as Steel Scrap Recycling Policy to reduce import, levy of export duty on iron ore to ensure supply to domestic steel industry, focus on infrastructure and restarting road projects aiding the demand for steel etc. These will generate a lot of opportunities for the Company which will ultimately lead to achieve the organisations set goals. Besides this, huge infrastructure demand, rapid urbanization and increasing demand for consumer durables also generate a lot of opportunities for the Company.

Threats:

Spurts of price wars and heavy trade discounts has impacted the Indian Steel Industry. The competition from domestic and international steel companies located in India is also increasing which has eventually exposed enormous strain to the company to survive in this competitive market.

• COMPETITION:

Competition in the market has strengthened and forced the players to adopt hostile marketing strategy and promotional campaigns to capture and protect their market shares, The Company has the plans to penetrate better in to world market, especially through the patrons retention and business enlargement in the regions which have not been tapped.

Sharp oscillation in value of the Indian Rupee and the increasing inventory prices have put strain on the effectiveness of the Company.

• SEGMENT WISE AND PRODUCT WISE PERFORMANCE:

Details on segment wise performance of the Company is provided separately in Notes to Accounts.

• RISK AND CONCERN:

The company has vigorous Risk Management framework that identifies and evaluates business risks and opportunities to guard the interest of stakeholders and shareholders with a view to achieve the business objective successfully. The Risk Management System in the company is a fundamental part of the broad planning, controlling and reporting systems. Risk assessment is undertaken based on probability of occurrence and possible impact on the operation of the company. It reviews, assesses the quality, integrity and effectiveness of the Risk Management plan and systems and ensures that the risk policies and strategies are effectively managed by the management.

However, the changes in the tax laws, Government policies and regulatory requirement might affect the companys business. Uncontrolled variation in price of input materials could impact the companys profitability to the extent that the same are not absorbed by the market through price increase and / or could have a negative impact on the demand in the market.

The company closely scrutinize the potential risks and opportunities that arise from Political, Economic & Regulatory environment, Technology Changes, Environment and Competition. We also countered the economic risks with proactive production planning, structural alteration and cost litheness.

• INITIATIVES BY THE COMPANY:

The Company has taken the following initiatives:

• Concentration on lessening of costs by undertaking precise exercise in diverse fields. ? Concentration on Operational Efficiency and tactical extension. ? Concentration in Increase of Shareholders affluence and revenue of the Company.

The Company is quite convinced that the overall productivity, profitability would improve in a sustainable manner, as an outcome of this strategy.

• OUTLOOK:

In the recent years, the steel industry has seen crucial precariousness. The profit margins in the industry are under pressure. However, the Company has taken remedial measures. The Company is confident to meet the challenges with its strength in marketing network, its strategic planning, Research & Development, productivity improvement and cost reduction exercise. The market outlook is expected to progress, but with a sluggish growth.

• INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY:

Your Company places significant emphasis and efforts on the internal control systems. The Company has appointed an independent firm of Chartered Accountant for the same with such powers and responsibilities that are required to ensure the adequacy of the internal Control System.

• HUMAN RESOURCE:

The Company recognizes the value and input of its employees and solemnly gratitude to create a responsive organization with emphasis on performance with responsibility and answerability. Continuous evaluation of the competencies of the personnel in line with job needs is carried out to aid higher levels of output and productivity. Developing skills and capabilities of workforce to improve manpower deployment and labour yield is a key thrust area of Human Resource Management (HRM) in the Company

• HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION:

Your Company has complied with all the applicable environmental laws and labour laws. The Company has been complying with the pertinent laws and has taking all essential measures to protect the environment. Various programmes have been taken to reduce environmental footprint and enhancement of operational efficiency have led to noteworthy augmentation in environmental parameters as well as techno-economic efficiency

• CAUTIONARY STATEMENT

The statements in the "Management Discussion and Analysis Report" section portrays the Companys objectives, projections, estimates, expectations and predictions, which may be "forward looking statements" within the connotation of the applicable laws and regulations. The yearly results can be at variance materially from those expressed or implied, depending upon the economic and climatic conditions, Government policies and other supplementary factors.

• DISCUSSION ON FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE WITH RESPECT TO OPERATIONAL REPFORMANCE:

In terms of performance, FY 2022-23 has been a reasonable year. Company is focussed on the task on hand in terms of better reliability of operations and more focussed market efforts. Our financial performance reflected the pragmatic operational performance. Although the entity had Earned profit of 80.01 Lakhs, the company had generated any revenue from operations of Rs.653.28 Lakh, Cash and cash equivalents at the end of year stood at Rs. 20.81 Lakhs.

• DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN KEY FINANCIAL RATIOS:

Particulars	Consolidated		Standalone
	2022-23	2021-22	2022-23	2021-22
Debtors Turnover Ratio	2.15	1.25	0.86	0.00
Inventory Turnover Ratio	0.18	6.11	0.00	0.00
Interest coverage ratio	275.82	212.59	3,532.06	-41.79
Current Ratio	4.59	5.32	3.63	8.12
Debt Equity Ratio	0.03	0.04	0.07	0.15
Operating Profit Margin	-0.63	-0.63	0.00	0.00
Net Profit Margin	4.58	4.68	10.28	0.00
Return on Net worth	1.35	0.70	3.81	-1.13
P/E Ratio	114.17	1.06	152.74	-3.30

? DETAILS OF ANY CHANGE IN RETURN ON NET WORTH AS COMPARED TO THE IMMEDIATELY PREVIOUS FINANCIAL YEAR ALONG WITH A DETAILED EXPLANATION THEREOF:

Even though the Company has rational retribution but due to adjustment of past years losses, your Company fall short to earn significant sum as return on Net Worth.

• DISCLOSURE OF ACCOUNTING TREATMENT

The Financial statements have been prepared in compliance with the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) issued by The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) which have been notified under the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 (‘Ind AS Rules), of the Companies Act, 2013. The financial statements have been prepared on accrual basis under the historical cost convention.