Your directors have pleasure in presenting the Forty Third Annual Report of Fortune International Limited along withthe Standalone and Consolidated Audited Financial Statement of the Company for the year ended on 31st March, 2025.
Fortune International Limited is a BSE Listed Company which act as Trading House, Agents, business consultants,give advice, to engage in dissemination of information in all aspects of business, organization and industry andto advise upon the means and methods for extending and developing systems or processes relating to variousactivities of the business which includes export, production, storage, distribution, marketing and securing of ordersfor sale of goods in India and abroad and/or relating to the rendering of such services.
(in Rs.)
Standalone
Consolidated
Particulars
Year Ended31-Mar-25
Year Ended31-Mar-24
Revenue from Operations
-
Other Income
94,27,174
92,80,982
4,39,674
2,93,482
Profit / (Loss) BeforeDepreciation, Finance cost,Exceptional Items & Tax Expenses
79,22,632
75,98,976
(10,64,868)
(13,88,525)
Less: Depreciation/amortization/Impairment
2,08,179
Profit / (Loss) Before Financecost, Exceptional Items & TaxExpenses
73,90,797
(15,96,703)
Less- Finance Cost
Profit / (Loss) Before ExceptionalItems & Tax Expenses
Add/(Less) Exceptional Items
Profit / (loss) Before Tax Expenses
Less: Tax Expenses
Current Tax
19,93,968
19,12,572
Deferred Tax
0
Profit After Tax Expenses
59,28,664
54,78,225
(30,58,836)
(35,09,275)
Add: Share in (loss)/Profit ofAssociates
4,50,43,483
5,40,25,155
Profit / (Loss) for the year (1)
4,19,84,648
5,05,15,880
Other Comprehensive Income (2)
6,81,102
3,01,979
Total (1 2)
4,26,65,750
5,02,13,902
Balance of Profit/Loss for earlieryears
(2,91,91,893)
(3,46,70,118)
32,02,59,586
26,97,43,706
Less: Transfer to General Reserve
Less: Dividend Paid
Less: Dividend Distribution Tax
Add/(Less): Excess / (Short)Provision of Tax
Profit Carried Forward to nextyear
(2,32,63,228)
36,32,46,392
32,05,80,642
During the year under review, the Company was unable to generate its operating revenue, however, the Companyreceived Rs. 89.87 lakhs in respect of Dividend, therefore, the Company was able to earn a Profit of Rs. 59.28 lacsbefore sharing in profit/loss of associate Company "Fortune Stones Limited" and of Rs. 419.84 Lacs after sharingin profit/loss of Fortune Stones limited.
The Company doesn't propose to transfer any amount into the general reserve.
In view of unavailability of sufficient profits, the Board of Directors of the Company regrets their inability torecommend any dividend for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025.
The Equity shares of the Company continue to remain listed on BSE Limited and the Calcutta Stock ExchangeLimited.
The Company has not accepted any deposit within the meaning of Sections 2(31) and 73 of the Companies Act,2013 and the rules framed there under during the Financial Year 2024-25.
The Company does not have any subsidiary company at present.
Further, Fortune Stones Limited is the Associate of the Company. A statement containing salient features of thefinancial statements of the Associate Company is given in form AOC-1 annexed as Annexure 'A'.
Particulars of loans, guarantees and investments under Section 186 of the Act as at the end of the Financial Year2024-25 have been disclosed in the notes to the Financial Statements.
The Particulars relating to Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption, Foreign Exchange Earning and Outgo asrequired to be disclosed under clause (m) of sub- section (3) of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 read withrule 8 of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, are furnished herein below:
Although the operation of the Company is not energy intensive, it continues to adopt energy conservationmeasure at all operational levels.
Your Company has not imported any technology during the year under review.
During the year under review, there were no transactions in Foreign Currency.
In terms of the provisions of Regulation 34 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Management's discussion and analysis, as approved by the Boardof Directors, is set out in this Annual Report.
Corporate Governance is about maximizing shareholder value legally, ethically and sustainably. At Fortune, thegoal of Corporate Governance is to ensure fairness for every stakeholder. We always seek to ensure that ourperformance is driven by integrity. Our Board exercises its fiduciary responsibilities in the widest sense of term.
Our Corporate Governance Report for the fiscal year 2025 forms part of this Annual Report.
a) In accordance with section 152(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and clause 91 & 92 of Articles of Association ofthe Company, Mrs. Ruchika Bharadwaj (DIN: 00288459), Director of the Company is liable to retire by rotationat the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company. Mrs. Ruchika Bharadwaj is eligible and offers herselfto get re-appointed at the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company.
b) During the year, the Non-Executive Directors of the Company had no pecuniary relationship or transactionswith the Company.
c) Consequent to the resignation of Mr. Sanjay Seth w.e.f. 11th July, 2024, Mrs. Sarika Jain was appointed as anAdditional Director of the Company in Independent Capacity with effect from 08th October, 2024.
The Company has received necessary declarations from all the Independent Directors in accordance with theprovisions of Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 that they meet the criteria of independence laid downin Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 25 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015.
Also, Independent Directors have complied with the Code for Independent Directors prescribed in Schedule IV tothe Act.
SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, mandates that the Board shall monitorand review the Board Evaluation framework. The Companies Act, 2013 states that a formal annual evaluation needsto be made by the Board of its own performance and that of its Committees and individual Directors. Schedule IVof the Companies Act, 2013 states that the performance evaluation of Independent Directors shall be done by theentire Board of Directors, excluding the director being evaluated.
The evaluation of all the Directors and the Board as a whole was conducted based on the criteria and frameworkadopted by the Board.
During the year, Five Board Meetings were held, the details of which are given in the Corporate GovernanceReport. Maximum gap between the meetings is well within the limits prescribed under Companies Act, 2013 andSEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
The Board Meetings were held on 30th May, 2024, 14th August, 2024, 08th October, 2024, 14th November, 2024, and13th February, 2025 and the necessary quorum was present for all the meetings.
The Board based on recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee, has formulated a policy onremuneration, of directors, Key Managerial Personnel and other employees. The policy covers the appointmentincluding criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence and remuneration of itsdirectors, KMPs and other employees of the Company and other matters provided under sub-section (3) of section178 of the Companies Act, 2013 adopted by the Board is appended as Annexure-B to the Directors' Report.
The Board of Directors has adopted the Insider Trading Policy in accordance with the requirements of SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The insider trading policy of the Company lays downguidelines and procedure to be followed, and disclosure to be made while dealing with shares of the Company, aswell as the consequences of violation. The Policy has been formulated to regulate, monitor and ensure reportingof deals by employees and to maintain the highest ethical standards of dealing Company Securities.
Currently there are 5 Committees: The Audit Committee, The Nomination and Remuneration Committee, TheStakeholders Relationship Committee, Risk Management Committee and Whistle Committee. A detailed note onthe composition of Board and its committees is provided in Corporate Governance Report, section of this AnnualReport.
As per the provisions of Sections 139, 142 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013(the Act) and the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, M/s. D. Kothary & Co., Chartered Accountants(Firm Registration No. 105335W), was appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company for a term offive years and Statutory Auditors of the Company for another term of 5 years i.e. from the conclusion of 40thAGM till the conclusion of 45th AGM of the Company to be held in the year 2027, at such remuneration andout of pocket expenses as may be mutually agreed between the Board of Directors of the Company and theStatutory Auditors.
As per section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013, and the Companies (Appointment and Remunerationof Managerial Personnel) Rules 2014, the Company had appointed M/s. Vishakha Harbola & Associates,Practicing Company Secretary, as Secretarial Auditor for carrying out the secretarial audit. The SecretarialAudit Report in the prescribed form is annexed as "Annexure- C" to this report. There are no qualifications,reservations, adverse remarks or disclaimer made by the Secretarial Auditors in their report.
As per section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 13 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. TheCompany had appointed M/s. Bansi Khandelwal & Co. as an Internal Auditor of the Company.
The Company has formulated Vigil Mechanism /Whistle Blower Policy for employees and Directors to keep highstandards of ethical behaviour and provide safeguards to whistle blower.
Your Company has a Policy on Sexual Harassment to provide direction and rules for governing the conduct ofemployees to ensure a work place free from sexual harassment. The Company has not received any complaint ofsexual harassment during the financial year 2024-25.
Disclosures with respect to the remuneration of Directors and employees as required under Section 197 ofCompanies Act, 2013 and Rule 5 (1) Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,2014 has been appended as "Annexure- D" to this Report.
Details of employee remuneration as required under provisions of Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013 andRule 5(2) & 5(3) of Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are availableat the Registered Office of the Company for inspection through electronic mode, during working hours before 21days of the Annual General Meeting and shall be made available to any shareholder on request.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 134(3)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013, your directors confirm that:
(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts (standalone and consolidated) for the Financial Year ended March31, 2025, the applicable accounting standards have been followed and there are no material departures;
(b) they have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgements andestimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of thecompany at the end of the financial year and of the profit of the company for that period;
(c) they have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordancewith the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detectingfraud and other irregularities;
(d) they have prepared the annual accounts (standalone and consolidated) for the Financial Year ended March31, 2025 on a going concern basis;
(e) Proper internal financial controls were in place and these internal financial controls were adequate andoperating effectively.
(f) they have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and thatsuch systems were adequate and operating effectively.
According to the provisions of Section 92(3) and 134 (3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013, the prescribed Form MGT-9(Extract of Annual Return) is annexed as "Annexure-E" and forms an integral part of this report.
The Company has formulated a Risk Management Policy which reflects the overall risk management philosophy,the Company's overall approach to risk management and the role and responsibilities for risk management. Riskmanagement forms an integral part of the business planning and review cycle. The Company's Risk ManagementPolicy is designed to provide reasonable assurance that objectives are met by integrating management control intothe daily operations, by ensuring the compliance with legal requirements and by safeguarding the integrity of theCompany's financial reporting and its related disclosures.
All the transactions done with related parties for the year under review were on arm's length basis and are incompliance with the applicable provisions of the Act. There are no material significant related party transactionsmade by the Company with Promoters, Directors or Key Managerial Personnel etc. which may have potentialconflict with the interest of the Company at large. Transactions with related parties were entered by the Companyin the normal course of business of the Company. The particulars of contracts entered during the year are shownin Form AOC- 2, which is annexed to this report as "Annexure- F".
The Directors would like to place on record their gratitude for the valuable guidance and support received fromthe Reserve Bank of India, Securities and Exchange Board of India, Registrar of Companies and other governmentand regulatory agencies and to convey their appreciation to customers, bankers, lenders, vendors and all otherbusiness associates for the continuous support given by them to the Company. The Directors also place on recordtheir appreciation of the commitment, commendable efforts, teamwork and professionalism of all the employeesof the Company.
The Directors appreciate and value the contributions made by every member of FIL Family.
Nivedan Bharadwaj Ruchika Bharadwaj
Managing Director Director
(DIN-00040191) (DIN-00288459)
Date: 14th August, 2025Place: New Delhi
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