To
The Members,
Your Directors have the pleasure in presenting the 18th Annual Report on the business and operations of the Company along with the Audited Financial Statements of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2021.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
Your Companys performance for the financial year ended 31st March, 2021 is summarized below
Sl. No. Particulars | For the financial year ended (Standalon |
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2020-2 | 2019- 0 | |
I Revenue from operation | 31433.77 | 35244.12 |
II. Other income | 46.53 | 208.12 |
III Total income from operation | 31480.30 | 35452.24 |
IV Total expenses | 30966.04 | 35435.85 |
V EBITDA | 1887.79 | 1579.79 |
VI Profit before exceptional items and tax | 514.26 | 16.38 |
VII Exceptional items | - | - |
VIII Profit after exceptional items but before tax | 514.26 | 16.38 |
IX Tax expense | 108.08 | 268.53 |
X Profit for the year | 406.19 | (252.14) |
XI Total other comprehensive income | 14.74 | 774.91 |
XII Total comprehensive income for the year (comprising profit and other comprehensive income for the year) | 420.93 | 522.77 |
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
During the year, the revenue from operations of your Company on standalone basis has decreased to f 31433.77 Lacs as compared to f 35244.12 Lacs during previous financial year 2019-2020. Despite of slight down fall in revenue we had been able to maintain higher EBITDA ratio as company to Fy. 2019-20
The Profit before other income, Finance Cost, Depreciation, Exceptional Items, Tax & Amortization (EBITDA) on standalone basis stood at f 1887.79 Lacs as compared to f 1579.79 Lacs during previous year. The Net profit on standalone basis stood at f 406 Lacs as compared to a net profit of f 252.14 Lacs during previous year. Despite several macroeconomic headwinds, volatile market environment and operational challenges, the Company delivered a robust performance both in terms of profitability and turnover driven by a strong focus on operational excellence and market diversification.
Production at a Glance
Particulars | 31.03.2021 | 31.03.202 d | 31.03.2019 | 31.03.2018 | 31.03. 017 |
Installed capacity | |||||
Sponge Iron MT | 90000 | 90000 | 90000 | 90000 | 90000 |
Steel Billets/Ingots MT | 66000 | 66000 | 66000 | 66000 | 66000 |
Power MW | 11.5 | 11.5 | 11 .5 | 1 1.5 | 11.5 |
Production | |||||
Sponge Iron MT | 65708.580 | 73783.290 | 77627.060 | 61910.050 | 78100.39 |
Steel Billets/Ingots MT | 46379.382 | 47042.290 | 45331.895 | 45597.825 | 56151.699 |
Power in UNITS | 62813400 | 60763000 | 66433500 | 63149900 | 66332400 |
DIVIDEND AND TRANSFER TO RESERVE
In view of conserving resources of the Company for future plan and to strengthen its fund and liquid position, Directors are unable to recommend any dividend. The company has transferred 10% of the pro-fit to general reserve during the financial year 2020-21.
SECRETARIAL STANDARDS
The Directors state that applicable Secretarial Standards, i.e., SS-1 and SS-2, relating to Meetings of the Board of Directors and General Meetings, respectively, have been duly followed by the Company
SHARE CAPITAL
During FY2020-21, there was no change in the Authorised Share Capital of the Company. As at the end of FY2020-21, the Authorised Share Capital of the Company was Rs. 35,00,00,000/- comprising of 3,47,50,000 Equity Shares of Rs.10/- each and 2,50,000 Non Cumulative Preference Shares of Rs.10/- each. The Paid-up Share Capital is Rs. 30,00,00,000/ - comprising of 3,00,00,000 Equity Shares of Rs.10/-each. There was no change in share capital of the Company during the financial year under review.
FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS
As mandated by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, IND AS is applicable to the Company from the Financial Year commencing from April 01, 2017. The estimates and judgments relating to the Financial Statements are made on a prudent basis, so as to reflect in a true and fair manner, the form and substance of transactions and reasonably present the Companys state of affairs, profits and cash flows for the year ended March 31, 2021. Financial Statement has been prepared as per applicable Ind-AS.
CHANGES IN NATURE OF BUSINESS:
The Company has been engaged in the business of manufacturing & trading of Iron Ore Pellets, Sponge Iron, Steel Billets, HB Wires and generation of Power. There is no change in the nature of Business of the Company during the Financial Year 2020-21 .
PUBLIC DEPOSIT
The Company has not accepted any public deposit during the year under review and no amount against the same was outstanding at the end of the year
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY & TECHNICAL ABSORPTION & FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING OUTGO
The information required under section 134(3) (m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, is annexed as ANNEXURE-B to this Directors report
DISCLOSURE IN RESPECT OF VOTING RIGHTS NOT EXERCISED
No disclosure is required under Section 67 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 16(4) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014, in respect of voting rights not exercised directly by the employees of the Company as the provisions of the said Section are not applicable.
COST AUDITORS
In accordance with the provisions of Section 148 of the Act, read with the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014, your Company is required to get its cost accounting records audited by a Cost Auditor. The Board has appointed M/s Sanat Joshi & Associates, Cost Accountants, for this purpose for FY 2020-21. The Company maintains cost records as specified under Section 148 of the Act and gets them audited. The Cost Audit Report for the FY 2019-20 does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark. The remuneration payable to the Cost Auditors for the Financial Year 2020-21 shall be placed for ratification by members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting in terms of Section 148 of the Act read with Rule 14 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.
INTERNAL COMPLAINT REGARDING SEXUAL HARRASSMENT
There were no cases of sexual harassment of woman at work place. Also, there are no instances of child labour/ forced labour/ involuntary labour and discriminatory employment during the year
BOARD COMMITTEES
Details of Audit Committee, Nomination & Remuneration Committee, Stakeholders Relationship Committee, Risk Management Committee & and Committee of Directors have been disclosed under Corporate Governance Report. Board of Directors has reconstituted all the above Committees and the same has been disclosed under Corporate Governance Report.
PARTICULARS OF THE EMPLOYEES
Information pursuant to Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is annexed to this report as Annexure- III. Further, particulars of employees remuneration, as prescribed under section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, are not attached with this report since there was no employee who was in receipt of excess remuneration as prescribed
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES AND INVESTMENTS UNDER SECTION 186
The particulars of loans, guarantees and investments by your Company under Section 186
of the Act are stated in Notes to Accounts, forming part of the Annual Report.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS REPORT
As per SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, a Management Discussion and Analysis report is part of the Annual Report and is annexed herewith as ANNEXURE-I & J. A report on Corporate Governance together with the Auditors Certificate regarding the compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance is part of the Annual Report
DETAILS OF POLICIES
(i) Nomination and Remuneration Policy
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI LODR, the Board of Directors on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee has approved the (i) Policy for nomination and selection of Independent Directors and Non- Executive Non-Independent Directors and (ii) Remuneration Policy is annexed as "Annexure-G" The said policies may be accessed on your Companys website at the link.
(ii) Risk Management Policy
Business Risk Evaluation and Management is an ongoing process within the Organization. Pursuant to Section 134(3)(n) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board has framed a Risk Management Policy for the Company. The Company has in place a mechanism to identify, assess, monitor and mitigate various risks to key business objectives. Major risks identified by the business and functions are systematically addressed through mitigating actions on a continuing basis. At present the company ha s not identified any element of risk which may threaten the business (or) existence of the company. Company has formulated a policy on Risk Management. The Policy is formulated in compliance with Regulation 17(9)(b) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("the Listing Regulations") and provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act"), which requires the Company to lay down procedures about risk assessment and risk minimization. The web link to the Risk Management Policy is as under: https://www.vaswaniindustries .
(iii) Whistle Blower Policy
The Board of Directors have established Whistle Blower Policy and Code of Conduct for the directors & employees of the Company as required under the provisions of Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Meeting of Board and its powers) Rules, 2014. The said Policy has been properly communicated to all the directors and employees of the Company through the respective departmental heads and the new employees shall be informed about the Vigil Policy by the Personnel Department at the time of their joining. Managing Directors declaration regarding compliance of Code of Conduct by Board Members and Senior Management personnel is annexed as "Annexure-A"
SECRETARIAL AUDITORS
The Board has appointed M/s. Satish Batra & Associates Practicing Company Secretaries, to conduct Secretarial Audit for the Financial Year 2020-21. In terms of Regulation 24A of SEBI LODR, the Secretarial Audit Report for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2021 is
annexed herewith as Annexure - II to this Report. The Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark.
ANNUAL EVALUATION OF BOARD, COMMITTEES AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS
During the financial year, formal annual evaluation of the Board, its committees and individual Directors was carried out pursuant to the Board Performance Evaluation Policy of the Company.
T he performance of the Board and committees was evaluated after seeking inputs from all the Directors on the basis of the criteria such as Board/ committee constitutions, frequency of meetings, effectiveness of processes etc. The performance of individual Directors (including Independent Directors) was evaluated by the Board and Nomination & Remuneration Committee (excluding the Director being evaluated) after seeking inputs from all Directors on the basis of the criteria such as thought contribution, business in sights and applied knowledge.
The criteria for the performance evaluation of the Board of Directors includes aspects such as its composition and structure, and the effectiveness of its processes, information flow and functioning. The criteria for the performance evaluation of individual Directors includes aspects, such as the Directors contribution to the Board of Directors and Committee meetings, including preparation on the issues to be discussed as well as meaningful and constructive contribution and inputs during meetings. In addition, the Chairperson is evaluated on the key aspects of his role.
The performance of the committees was evaluated by the board after seeking inputs from the committee members on the basis of criteria such as the composition of committees, effectiveness of committee meetings etc. The Board and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee reviewed the performance of individual directors on the basis of criteria such as the contribution of the individual director to the board and committee meetings like preparedness on the issues to be discussed, meaningful and constructive contribution and inputs in meetings etc.
A separate meeting of Independent Directors was also held to review the performance of Managing Director, performance of the Board as a whole and performance of the Chairperson of the Company, taking into account the views of Executive Directors and Non-Executive Directors.
CODE OF CONDUCT
Your Company has adopted a Code of Conduct for members of the Board (incorporating duties of Independent Directors) and the Se nior Management. The Code aims at ensuring consistent standards of conduct and ethical business practices across the Company. Your Compa ny has received confirmations from all concerned regarding their adherence to the said Code.
Pursuant to Regulation 17(5) of the Securities & Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, Mr, Yashwant Vaswani Chairman & Director and Mr. Mr. Kushal Vawsani , Chief Financial Officer confirmed compliance with the Code by all members of the Board and the Senior Management.
The full text of the Code is hosted on the Companys website www.vaswaniindustries.com
CODE OF CONDUCT FOR PROHIBITION OF INSIDER TRADING
Your Company has adopted a Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading and Code of Practices and procedures for Fair Disclosure of Unpublished Price Sensitive Information (hereinafter referred to as the "Code of Conduct" as per Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015. All Directors, Designated Employees who could have access to the Unpublished Price Sensitive Information of the Company are governed by the Code. During the year under review, there has been due compliance with SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015. The full text of the Code is hosted on the Companys website www.vaswaniindustries.com.
NUMBER OF BOARD MEETINGS
Ten (10) meetings of the Board of Directors of the Company were conducted during the financial year and also 10 Board me etings of the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors were conducted during the financial year. The details of board/committee/shareholders meetings are provided under the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of the Annual Report
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Audit committee of the Company as on the date of this report is constituted of following Directors:
Name | Designation | Categor |
Mr. Ashok Kumar Suri | Chairman | Independent |
Mrs.Satyawati Parashar | Member | Independent |
Mr. Rituraj Peswani | Member | Independent |
Mr. Yashwant Vaswani. | Member | Executive |
Constitution of the Audit Committee is in compliance with requisite provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder, SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and all other applicable laws, rules and regulations.
NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company as on the date of this report is constituted of following Directors
Name | Designation | Catagory |
Mr. Ashok Kumar Suri | Chairman | Independent |
Mrs. S atyawati Parashar | Member | Independent |
Mr. Rituraj Peswani | Member | Independent |
Constitution of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee is in compliance with requisite provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder, SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and all other applicable laws, rules and regulations
STAKEHOLDERS RELATIONSHIP COMMITTEE
The Stakeholders Relationship Committee of the Company as on the date of this report is constituted of following Directors
Name | Designation | Catagory |
Mr. Ashok Kumar Suri | Chairman | Independent |
Mrs. S atyawati Parashar | Member | Independent |
Mr. Rituraj Peswani | Member | Independent |
Constitution of the Stakeholder Relationship is in compliance with requisite provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder, SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and all other applicable laws, rules and regulations
RISK MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
In compliance with the requirements of Regul
ation 21 of the SEBI LODR, Board of Directors of the Company, has constituted the Risk Management Committee with the following Directors:
Name | Designation | Catagory |
Mr. Ash ok Kumar Suri | Chairman | Independent |
Mrs. Satyawati Parashar | Member | Independent |
Mr. Rituraj Peshwani | Member | Independent |
SUBSIDIARIES, ASSOCIATE AND JOINT VENTURE COMPANIES
C.G. Ispat Private Limited is a Associate Company of Vaswani Industries Limited within the meaning of Section 2(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("Act") as on 31st March, 2021. There are no other subsidiary companies or joint venture companies. There has been no material change in the nature of the business of the Associate Company. Pursuant to the provisions of Section 129(3) of the Act, a statement containing salient features of the Financial Statements of the Associate Companies in Form AOC-1 is furnished in " Annexure-E" and is attached to this Report
DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE
REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS AND COMPANYS OPERATIONS IN FUTURE
There are no significant material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunal which would impact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations. However, Members attention is drawn to the statement on contingent liabilities, commitments in the notes forming part of the Financial Statements.
DETAILS OF ESTABLISHMENT OF VIGIL MECHANISM
The Company has formulated a Whistle Blower Policy to establish a vigil mechanism for Directors and employees of the Company to report concerns about unethical behaviour, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Companys code of conduct or ethics policy. The Whistle Blower Policy is available on the website of the Company. The details of establishment of the Vigil Mechanism Policy is displayed on the website of the Company www.vaswaniindustries.com
KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
Ms Jaya Nagdeo, was appointed as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Company w.e.f. November 10, 2020 to fill the vacancy caused due to resignation of Ms. Ragini Shukla, Company Secretary of the Company.
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
The extract of annual return in Form MGT-9 in terms of the provisions of Section 92 (3) of the Companies Act, 2013 is annexed herewith as Annexure D and is also posted on the website of your Company which can be accessed at the link:
DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
Mr. Sanjay Jadhwani, Non-executive Independent Director, ceased to be director of the Company w.e.f. 14.02.2021, and Mr. Rituraj Peswani Appointed as a Non -Executive Independent Director w.e. f 19.05.2021
On the recommendations of NRC, the Board approved the appointment of Mr. Rituraj Peswani , as an Additional Director w.e.f. May 19, 2021 and also, subject to the approval of shareholders, approved his appointment as Independent Director for a period of 5 years w.e.f. May 19, 2021. The Board of Directors, on the recommendations of NRC, approved the appointment of Mr. Rituraj Peswani as an Additional Director in the category of an Independent Director w.e.f. May 19, 2021
Brief resumes of the abovementioned Directors being appointed / re-appointed, nature of their expertise in specific functional areas, details of Directorship in other companies, membership / chairmanship of committees of the board and other details, as stipulated under Regulation 36(3) of SEBI LODR and Secretarial Standard - 2 issued by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India, are given in the Notice forming part of the Annual Report.
All Independent Directors have given declaration to the Company that they meet the criteria of independence as provided in Section 149(6) of the Act, and Regulation 16 of SEBI LODR. The Independent Directors have also confirmed that they have compiled with Companys Code of Conduct for Board Members and Senior Management. Further, all the Directors have also confirmed that they are not debarred to act as a Director by virtue of any SEBI order.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
All related party transactions that were entered and executed during the year under review were at arms length basis. As per the provisions of Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules made thereunder read with Regulation 23 of SEBI LODR, your Company had obtained approval of the Audit Committee under omnibus approval route and / or under specific agenda before entering into such transactions. Particulars of contracts or arrangements entered into by your Company with the related parties referred to in Section 188(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, in prescribed form AOC-2, is attached as Annexure - F to this Report. Your Directors draw attention of the members to notes to the financial statements which inter-alia set out related party disclosures. The Policy on materiality of related parties transactions and dealing with related parties as approved by the Board may be accessed on your Companys website at the link. In terms of Regulation 23 of the SEBI LODR, approval of the members for all material related party transactions will be taken at the ensuing AGM. The details pertaining to transaction with person or entity belonging the promoter/promoter group which holds 10% or more shareholding in the Company is mentioned in the Standalone Financial Statement.
PERSONNEL, INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND MARKETING
The Companys HR philosophy is to establish and build a high performing organization, where each individual is motivated to perform to the fullest capacity: to contribute to developing and achieving individual excellence and departmental objectives and continuously improve performance to realize the full potential of our personnel. Industrial relations have remained harmonious throughout the year.
DECLARATION BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
The Company has received necessary declarations from each Independent Director of the Company confirming that he/ she met with the criteria of independence as laid out in subsection (6) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 and under Regulation 16(1)(B) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015
MATERIAL CHANGES / INFORMATION:
Following material changes have taken place after the closure of the financial year up to the date of this report which may have substantial effect on the business and financial of the Company.
a. Appointment of Mr. Rituraj Peshwani as Independent Director of the Company w.e.f 19th May, 2021.
b. Appointment of Ms. Sunita Thakur, appointed as a company Secretary of the Company w.e.f. 16th July, 2021.
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL SYSTEM AND THEIR ADEQUACY
The details in respect of internal financial control and their adequacy a re included in Management Discussion and Analysis Report, which forms part of this report.
FRAUD REPORTING
There have been no frauds reported by the Auditors of the Company to the Audit Committee or the Board of Directors under sub-section (12) of section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 during the financial year.
ENVIRONMENT AND SAFETY
The Company is conscious of the importance of environmentally clean and safe operations. The Companys policy requires conduct of operations in such a manner so as to ensure safety of all concerned, compliances of environmental regulations and preservation of natural resources
REGULATORY STATEMENT
In conformity with provision of regulation 34(2)(c) & 53(b) of SEBI (LODR), Regulations 2015, the Cash Flow Statement for the year ended 31.03.2021 is annexed hereto. The equity shares of the Company are listed on the BSE Ltd. and the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. (NSE). The Company has paid listing fees for the year 2021-22 to above stock exchanges
BOARD DIVERSITY
A diverse Board enables efficient functioning through differences in perspective and skill, and also fosters differentiated thought processes at the back of varied industrial and management expertise, gender, knowledge and geographical background. The Company follows diverse Board structure.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 with respect to directors responsibility statement, it is hereby confirmed that:
a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
b) the Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2021 and of the profit of the Company for the year ended on that date;
c) the Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the 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 and such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and
f) the Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
STATUTORY AUDITORS AND AUDITORS REPORT
M/s. Amitabh Agrawal & Co., Chartered Accountants, (Firm Regn. No. 006620C) were appointed at the 15 th Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 30th October , 2018, for a period of five consecutive years until the conclusion of the 20th Annual General Meeting of the Company. The ratification of their appointment, pursuant to Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013, is not required, in terms of Notification No. S.O. 1833(E) dated May 7, 2018, issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and accordingly, the item will not be included in the Notice of the ensuing Annual General meeting of the Company. The Statutory Auditors have confirmed that they are not disqualified from continuing as Auditors of the Company. The Notes on financial statement referred to in the Auditors Report are selfexplanatory and do not call for any further comments. The Auditors Report does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark. During the year under review, the Statutory Auditors have not reported any incident related to fraud to the Audit Committee or the Board under section 142 (12) of the Act.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors place on record their sincere appreciation for the valuable support and cooperation as received from government authorities, Financial Institutions and Banks during the year. Directors are also thankful for the support extended by Customers, Suppliers and contribution made by the employees at all level. Directors would also like to acknowledge continued patronage extended by Companys shareholders in its entire endeavo r
By order of the Board of Director | |
For Vaswani Industries Limite d | |
Place: Raipur (C. G.) | Yashwant Vaswani |
Date: 03.09.2021 | (CHAIRMAN) |
DIN: 01627408 |