rajesh exports ltd Management discussions

The company performed well in its business and posted an impressive profit after tax of Rs. 14,325.12 million and excellent revenues of Rs. 33,96,895.05 million in comparison to previous year revenue Rs. 2,431,279.37 million, in spite of the challenges brought by post-Covid 19 scenario and economic turmoil due to war in Europe.

Company is concentrating its efforts towards increasing its presence in the retail space to ensure increased profitability, this has yielded results. We are confident that Company will emerge as a dominant retail force in the jewellery sector in the times to come. The team of the Company will keep working towards further growth of profit margins by aggressively expanding its retail foot print and by adding more and better value added products to its global design portfolio. With its global positioning and with its innovative and relentless efforts Company will aggressively grow in the coming years both in terms of revenue and profit. We have also been launching new products across different lines and at different price points in the retail segment, regularly, so that our customers have a wide range of products to select from to suit their price points. REL is consistently working towards its goal of being the first and the only global company, which would be seamlessly integrated from mining to consumer in a sizeable manner. Currently REL is a seamlessly integrated company with a small front end and a large middle end of the operations. REL is working towards strengthening its front end operations, wherein it would be growing its retail presence by increasing the number of its showrooms globally and by launching an E-commerce platform for global distribution of its product.

Opportunities & Threats

There is a huge opportunity to move the gold business from unorganized to organized space in many countries including India and China. The organized segment has tremendous growth prospects. Growing consciousness of branded jewellery, increasing purchasing power in the Tier I & II locations, and increasing demand for diamond jewellery are major opportunities for the next 10 to 15 years. The major threat could be changes in government policy with regard to import and export of gold products.

Risk & Concern

The Company has successfully been in gold business for more than three decades and has developed systems to mitigate most of the perceivable risks. The Company has ambitious expansion plans in retail to increase its profitability, these plans require large scale and meticulous execution capabilities. Even though the company has planned its execution strategy, there would always be a concern and risk of execution.

MANAGEMENT

The Board of Directors head the Management of the Company, which also includes Whole Time Directors. The following is the composition of the Board of Directors of the Company as on 31.03.2023.

Sl. No.	Name	Designation	Profession
01.	Mr. Rajesh Mehta	Executive Chairman	He is responsible for the overall functioning of the company, in addition to being specifically in-charge of the finance marketing functions. He has an experience of over 35 years in functioning and management of the jewellery trade and has traveled extensively within India and abroad for establishing a strong network in the industry. In addition to his post as
			Executive Chairman of REL he is a member of the Export Trade Advisory Committee of the Bangalore Jewellers Association.
			He is also the president of the Karnataka
			Jewellery Exports Association.
02.	Mr. Suresh Kumar	Managing Director	He is an expert in jewellary retail business.
			He has been involved in jewellary retail business for last two decades, especially in the retail expansion programe of the Company.
03.	Mr. Prashant Sagar	Non-Executive & Independent Director	He is an expert in production of jewellery and retail business matters.
04.	Ms. Vijaya Lakshmi	Non-Executive &	She has a vast experience in Human
		Independent Director	Resource Management, and is an asset to the Company on this aspect.
05.	Ms. Asha Mehta	Non-Executive &	She is an expert in jewellery retail business.
		Independent Director	She has been involved in retail jewellery business for last 2 decades.
06	Joseph T. D.	Non-Executive & Non- Independent Director	He has experience over 25 years in administration and management
07.	Mr. Vijendra Rao	Chief Financial Officer	He has an experience of over 35 years in the field of finance and accounting.
			He is incharge of financial policies of the Company.
08.	Mr. Akash Bhandari	Company Secretary	He is a qualified Company Secretary and is incharge and head of the Secretarial Department of the Company. (w.e. from April 01, 2023)

The Board of Directors areefficientlycomplemented in the day-to-day functioning by a team of highly qualified professionals with considerable experience and expertise in their respective fields.

HUMAN RESOURCES

The one single major reason which can be attributed to the growth of Rajesh Exports Limited is its people. Rajesh Exports Limited recognizes the importance of its people, Rajesh Exports Limited has a unique culture of equality wherein each individual focuses on his task with utmost responsibility. The Company has a HR policy which emphasizes the need of attaining organizational goals through individual growth and development. Staff audit and performance appraisal are the key areas of the Companys HR Policy.

DISCLAIMER

Statements made in Management Discussion and Analysis report may include forward looking statements and may differ from the actual situation. The important factors that would make a difference to the Companys operations include market factors, government regulations and policies, developments within and outside the country etc.

ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

a) Key financial Indicators:

	2022-2023	2021-2022
Return on Net Worth	9.73%	8.11%
PAT to Sales	0.42%	0.42%
Turnover (Times)/ Fixed Assets	284.90	360.45
Sales / Total Assets (Times)	14.85	10.17

b) Revenues:

The business operations of Rajesh Exports Ltd. for the year 2022-23 resulted in the Company achieving total revenue of Rs. 3,396,895.05 Million as against Rs. 2,431,279.37 Million during the previous year.

(Rs. in Million)

	2022-2023	2021-2022
Operating Revenue	3,396,895.05	2,431,279.37
Other Income	242.18	402.59
Total Revenue	3,397,137.23	2,431,681.96

c) Operating Income:

Operating income (excluding other income) for the year 2022-23 has been Rs. 3,396,895.05 Million as compared to Rs. 2,431,279.37 Million in the previous year.

d) Cost of Revenue:

Cost of goods sold for 2022-23 has been Rs. 3,375,999.01 Million as compared to Rs. 2,415,096.65 Million in the previous year.

e) Provision for Taxation:

The provision for taxation for 2022-23 has been Rs. 461.74 Million as compared to Rs. 291.45 Million during the previous year.

f) Debt:

The Company is a debt free Company.

g) Fixed Assets:

The book value of fixed assets for the year ended 31.03.2023 after providing for depreciation has been Rs 11,923.29 Million.

h) Loans and Advances:

The loans and advances as on 31st March 2023 were Rs. 4,381.03 Million as compared to Rs. 5,371.47

Million during the previous year..

i) Cash and Bank Balances:

REL continues to be a cash positive Company. As on 31st March 2023 the Company had Rs. 20,963.51 Million (Net) as cash and bank balances.

j) Current Liabilities:

The current liabilities as on 31.03.2023 have been Rs. 80,392.00 Million.

	For and on behalf of the Board
	Sd/-
Place : Bengaluru	RAJESH MEHTA
Date : May 30, 2023	Chairman