Provisions are recognised when the Company hasa present obligation (legal or constructive) as aresult of a past event, it is probable that an outflowof resources embodying economic benefits willbe required to settle the obligation and a reliableestimate can be made of the amount of theobligation. If the effect of the time value of money ismaterial, provisions are discounted using a current
pre-tax rate that reflects, when appropriate, the risksspecific to the liability. When discounting is used,the increase in the provision due to the passage oftime is recognised as a finance cost.
Disclosure of contingent liability is made when thereis a possible obligation arising from past events,the existence of which will be confirmed only bythe occurrence or non-occurrence of one or moreuncertain future events not wholly within the controlof the Company or a present obligation that arisesfrom past events where it is either not probablethat an outflow of resources embodying economicbenefits will be required to settle or a reliableestimate of amount cannot be made.
i) Short-Term Employee Benefits
The undiscounted amount of short-term employeebenefits expected to be paid in exchange for theservices rendered by employees are recognised asan expense during the period when the employeesrender the services.
a) Defined Contribution Plans
The Company recognises contribution payable tothe provident fund scheme and ESI scheme as anexpense, when an employee renders the relatedservice. If the contribution payable to the schemefor service received before the balance sheetdate exceeds the contribution already paid, thedeficit payable to the scheme is recognised as aliability. If the contribution already paid exceeds thecontribution due for services received before thebalance sheet date, then excess is recognised as anasset to the extent that the pre-payment will lead toa reduction in future payment or a cash refund.
b) Defined Benefit Plans
The liability in respect of gratuity and other postemployment benefits is calculated using theProjected Unit Credit Method and spread over theperiod during which the benefit is expected to bederived from employees' services.
Remeasurement gains and losses arising fromadjustments and changes in actuarial assumptionsare recognised in the period in which they occur inOther Comprehensive Income.
The Company recognises the employee separationcost when the scheme is announced, and theCompany is demonstrably committed to it.
a) Basic Earnings Per Share:
Basic Earnings per share is calculated by dividingthe Profit attributable to Owners of the Companyby the weighted average number of equity sharesoutstanding during the financial year.
Diluted Earnings per Share adjusts the figures usedin determination of basic earnings per share to takeinto account:
- the after income tax effect of interest andother financing costs associated with dilutivepotential equity shares, and
- the weighted average number of additionalequity shares that would have been outstandingassuming conversion of all dilutive potentialequity shares.
2.9.1. Ministry of Corporate Affairs ("MCA") notified newstandards or amendments to the existing standardsunder Companies (Indian Accounting Standards)Rules as issued from time to time. During the yearended March 31, 2025, MCA has notified Ind AS117 - Insurance Contracts and amendments to IndAs 116 - Leases, relating to sale and lease backtransactions, applicable from April 1, 2024. TheCompany has assessed that there is no significantimpact on its financial statements.
2.9.2. On May 9, 2025, MCA notified the amendmentsto Ind AS 21 - Effects of Changes in ForeignExchange Rates. These amendments aim toprovide clearer guidance on assessing currencyexchangeability and estimating exchange rateswhen currencies are not readily exchangeable.The amendments are effective for annual periodsbeginning on or after April 1, 2025. The Companyhas assessed that there is no significant impact onits financial statements.
Primary Security:
Exclusive charge on current assets of the Company by way of hypothecation of stock, receivables and Plant &Machinery purchased out of bank finance.
Equitable mortgage of 17762.80 sq. yds and 56047.2 sq. yds unit land and building at G. Ragampeta at R S No209/2 and R S no 210/4 G at the factory location in the name of the company.
Equitable mortgage of Factory land and building and plant and machinery situated vide Survey No.214, 271/5,271/4 at Panasapadu village, Achampeta Panchayat, Samalkota Mandal that are taken as principal security forthe earlier term loans which were closed but continued as collateral security for the working capital limit.
Personally guaranteed by two directors.
20(ii) Six Charges (PY Four) amounting to C 9,338.25 Lakhs (PY C9,191.45 Lakhs) in respect of one lender withROC Andhra Pradesh are yet to satisfied, pending NOC from the lender for filing the satisfaction.
20(iii) The Company has not been declared wilful defaulter by any bank or financial institution or government orany government authority.
20(iv) The Company has obtained borrowings from bank on basis of security of current assets wherein thequarterly returns/ statements of current assets as filed with bank are in agreement with the books.
The company provides gratuity, as per defined benefit retirement plan ("the Gratuity plan") covering eligibleemployees. The Gratuity Plan provides a lump-sum payment to vested employees at retirement, death,incapacitation or termination of employment, of an amount based on the respective employee's salary andthe tenure of employment with the company. Contributions are invested in a scheme with the Life InsuranceCorporation of India as permitted by Indian law.
The plan provides for lumpsum payment after retirement/ super annuation as set out in rules of each fundand includes death and disability benefits.
Liabilities with regard to these defined benefit plans are determined by actuarial valuation, performed by anexternal actuary, at each balance sheet date using the projected unit credit method. These defined benefitplan expose the company to actuarial risks, such as longevity risk, currency risk, interest rate risk and marketrisk.
The following tables set out the funded status and the amounts recognized in the company's financialstatements as at March 31, 2025 and March 31, 2024:
The Present value of Defined Benefit Obligation for a change of 100 Basis Points from the assumedassumption is given below:
Significant Actuarial Assumptions for the determination of the defined benefit obligation are discount rate,expected salary increase. The sensitivity analysis below, have been determined based on reasonablypossible changes of the assumptions occurring at end of the reporting period, while holding all otherassumptions constant. For presenting the sensitivities, the present value of the Defined Benefit Obligationhas been calculated using the projected unit credit method at the end of the reporting period, which is thesame as that applied in calculating the Defined Benefit Obligation presented above. There was no changein the methods and assumptions used in the preparation of the Sensitivity Analysis from previous year.
behalf of the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of theUltimate Beneficiaries.
No funds have been received by the Company from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities("Funding Parties"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shalldirectly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or onbehalf of the Funding Parties ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf ofthe Ultimate Beneficiaries.
37. (c). The Company has not traded or invested in Crypto Currency or Virtual Currency during the financial year.37. (d). The Company did not have any transactions with companies struck off.
37 (e). The company has not granted any Loans or Advances in the nature of loans to promoters, directors, KMPs andthe related parties (as defined under Companies Act, 2013,) either severally or jointly with any other person, that arerepayable on demand or without specifying any terms or period of repayment.
*The remuneration paid by the Company to its Executive chairman, Managing Director and Whole time Director (hereinafter referto "Key Managerial Personnel") for the year ended March 31, 2024 is in excess by C63.57 lakhs, C51.17 Lakhs and C30.07 Lakhsrespectively vis-a-vis the limits specified in section 197 of Companies Act, 2013 ('the Act') read with Schedule V thereto as theCompany does not have adequate profits. The excess remuneration was ratified and approved by the members at the 12th AGM.
39. Previous year figures have been regrouped / reclassified wherever necessary to conform to this year'sclassification."
The Company's financial strategy aims to support its strategic priorities and provide adequate capital to itsbusinesses for growth and creation of sustainable stakeholder value. The company sets the amount of capitalrequired on the basis of annual business and long term operating plans which include capital and other strategicinvestments. The funding requirements are met through a mixture of equity, internal fund generation and borrowedfunds. The company tries to maintain an optimal capital structure to reduce cost of capital and monitors capitalon the basis of debt-equity ratio.
The Company has leased out its property under operating lease for initial period of 6 years. The remaining expiryas at the year end is 1 year and 7 months. There are no variable lease payments. The details of income from suchleases are disclosed under Note 23. The Company does not have any risk relating to recovery of residual valueof property at the end of leases considering the business requirements and other alternatives.
The undiscounted minimum lease payments to be received over the remaining non-cancellable term on anannual basis are as follows:
The company has suspended the shrimp aquaculture farming operation in 2021 during the Covid-19 period.However, to preserve the aquaculture ponds, and to use it effectively, in the later years, the company has giventhese ponds on lease for shrimp aquaculture. The company is procuring the shrimp harvest from the lessee.As this property is held for future use and the lease of the land having aquaculture farm is only to preserve theponds hence, land is not considered as an Investment property though it is leased out.
Grant recognised in respect of duty waiver on procurement of capital goods under EPCG scheme ofCentral Government which allows procurement of capital goods including spares for pre productionand post production at zero duty subject to an export obligations of 6 times of the duty saved oncapital goods procured. The amount of EPCG grant waived during the year is C Nil (PY: 20.62 Lakhs)and unamortized capital grant amount as on March 31, 2025 is C Nil lakhs (PY: 251.87 ). The companyhas satisfied the export obligation to an extent of C251.87 lakhs (PY: 5.09 Lakhs) as at the year end.The company is treating this government grant as capital grant and deducts the grant from the carryingamount of the asset. The company has satisfied the performance obligation in respect of the same andawaiting redemption of the licence.
a. Company is entitled for Duty Draw Back on the FOB value of Exports made. The amount receivedunder duty drawback is recognized as income under other operating revenue.
b. Company is entitled for Remission of Duties and Taxes on Exported Products scheme (RoDTEP)which is introduced from January, 2021. The incentive is in the form of grant of Duty Credit Scripfrom D.G.F.T. The said Scripts are in turn, encashed by way of sale to importers. The entitlement ofscrips for the exports made during the year is recognised as income under other operating revenue.
The company's activities expose it to variety of financial risks: market risk, credit risk, interest rate risk andliquidity risk. Within the boundaries of approved Risk Management Policy framework.
Market risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate becauseof changes in market prices.
Foreign currency risk is the risk that the Fair Value or Future Cash Flows of an exposure will fluctuatebecause of changes in foreign currency rates. Exposures can arise on account of the various assetsand liabilities which are denominated in currencies other than Indian Rupee.
The following table shows foreign currency exposures in US Dollar on financial instruments at the endof the reporting period.
Credit risk is the risk that a customer or counterparty to a financial instrument fails to perform or pay theamounts due causing financial loss to the company. Credit risk arises from company's activities of dealing inemployee loans and advance and receivables from customers. The Company ensure that sales of productsare made to customers with appropriate creditworthiness. Credit information is regularly monitored byfinance function, with a framework in place to quickly identify and respond to cases of credit deterioration.Credit is extended in business interest in accordance with guidelines and business-specific credit policiesthat are consistent with such guidelines. Exceptions are managed and approved by appropriate authorities,after due consideration of the counterparty's credentials and financial capacity, trade practices andprevailing business and economic conditions.
The company has a prudent and conservative process for managing its credit risk arising in the course of itsbusiness activities. Credit risk is actively managed through Letters of Credit, Bank Guarantees and advancepayments to the company to avoid concentration of risk.
The Company's historical experience of collecting receivables and the level of default indicate that creditrisk is low and generally uniform across markets; consequently, trade receivables are considered to be asingle class of financial assets. All overdue customer balances are evaluated taking into account the ageof the dues, specific credit circumstances, the track record of the counterparty etc. Loss allowances andimpairment is recognized, where considered appropriate by the management.
Liquidity risk arises from the Company's inability to meet its cash flow commitments on the due date.The company maintains sufficient stock of cash and committed credit facilities. Treasury monitors rollingforecasts of the company's cash flow position and ensures that the company is able to meet its financialobligation at all times including contingencies.
The company's liquidity is managed centrally with operating units forecasting their cash and liquidityrequirements. Treasury pools the cash surpluses from across the different operating units and then
Final dividend on equity shares( FV of C10 each) of C2 (PY C2.) Per share amounting to C625 Lakhs (PY C 625Lakhs) has been proposed by the board of directors.
Proposed dividend on equity shares is subject to approval at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and are notrecognised as a liability as at 31 March 2025.
49. The financial statements were approved for issue in accordance with a resolution of the board of directors on29th May 2025.
As per our report of even date attached For and on behalf of the Board of directorsFor Padmanabhan Ramani & Ramanujam
Chartered AccountantsRegistration No.002510S
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P. Ranga Ramanujam K. S. Chowdary K. Neelima Devi
Partner Managing Director and Chief financial officer Whole time Director
Membership No. 22201 DIN No: 03619259 DIN No: 06765515
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Kakinada B. Swathi Reddy
Dated : 29th May, 2025 Company Secretary