The Board of Directors are pleased to present the Company's79th Annual Report on business and operations, together withthe audited financial statements of the Company for the financialyear ended 31st March, 2025.
A summary of the Company's financial results for the FinancialYear 2024-25 are as under:
Particulars
2025
2024
Total Revenue
17409.86
16692.34
Gross profit before interest &depreciation
4367.68
4210.06
Finance Cost
172.70
222.59
Profit before Depreciation &Amortisation
4194.98
3987.47
Depreciation & Amortisation
472.44
502.81
Profit before Tax
3722.54
3484.66
Tax Expenses
1357.62
973.60
Profit after Tax
2544.92
2511.06
Total revenue was ? 17409.86 Lakhs for FY 2024-25 as comparedto ?. 16692.34 Lakhs for FY 2023-24 an increase in revenueof 4.30%. EBITDA stood at ?. 4367.68 Lakhs as compared to4210.06 Lakhs during FY 2023-24 and Net Profit (Loss) afterTax stood at ?. 2544.92 Lakhs for FY 2024-25 as compared to?. 2511.06 Lakhs for FY 2023-24 an increase of 1.35%.
During the financial year under review, there is no change innature of business of the Company.
We would like to inform that your Company is not having anysubsidiary, joint venture or associate company as on March 31,2025.
The Board of Directors has recommended a dividend ofRe. 0.40 (40%) per equity share of Re.1/-each for thefinancial year ending on 31st March, 2025.
The proposed dividend on equity shares is subject to theapproval of the shareholders at the upcoming Annual GeneralMeeting (AGM).
In compliance with the provisions of Section 194 of the IncomeTax Act, 1961, our company is obligated to deduct Tax Deductedat Source (TDS) at a rate of 10% on dividend payments.However, it is important to note that if the aggregate amount of
dividends payable to an individual resident shareholder is up toRs.5000, no TDS is deducted. Furthermore, no TDS is applicablefor dividend payments made to entities such as Life InsuranceCorporation, General Insurance Corporation of India, specifiedinsurers, and Mutual Funds, as mentioned under Section10(23D) of the Income Tax Act.
For non-resident shareholders, as per Section 195 of the IncomeTax Act, 1961, TDS is required to be deducted at a rate of 20%along with the applicable surcharge on dividend payments.
Authorized Share capital
The Authorized Share Capital of the Company stood at Rs.28,45,00,000/- consisting of 26,24,00,000 equity shares of Re.1/-each, 200000 Redeemable Preference Shares of Rs. 100/- each,1000 12% Non-Cumulative Preference Shares of Rs. 100/-eachand 200000 un classified shares of Rs.10/-each.
Paid Up Share Capital
The paid-up Equity Share Capital as at 31st March, 2025 stoodat ? 900.75 Lakhs. The Company has not issued any convertiblesecurities or shares with differential voting rights nor has grantedany stock options or sweat equity or warrants.
During the F. Y 2024-25, there were no changes in the Authorised,Issued, Subscribed and Paid up capital of the Company.
a. None of the Chairman, the Managing Director & ChiefExecutive Officer, or the Executive Director of the Companyreceived any remuneration or commission from any of thesubsidiaries of the Company.
b. The Company has not issued any sweat equity shares to itsdirectors or employees.
c. The Company has not failed to implement any corporateaction during the year under review.
d. The disclosure pertaining to an explanation for any deviationor variation in connection with certain terms of a public issue,rights issue, preferential issue, etc. is not applicable to theCompany.
e. The Company's securities were not suspended during theyear under review.
The Company has not transferred any amount to the GeneralReserve for the year ended 31 March, 2025.
As mandated by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, the financialstatements for the year ended on 31st March, 2025 has beenprepared in accordance with the Indian Accounting Standards(IND AS) notified under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013(hereinafter referred to as “the Act”) read with the Companies
(Accounts) Rules, 2014 as amended from time to time. Theestimates and judgments relating to the Financial Statementsare made on a prudent basis, so as to reflect in a true and fairmanner, the form and substance of transactions and reasonablypresent the Company's state of affairs, profits and cash flowsfor the year ended 31st March, 2025. The Notes to the FinancialStatements adequately cover the standalone Audited Statementsand form an integral part of this Report.
There is no material subsidiary of the company as on31st March, 2025. However, still the Policy of determining materialsubsidiary has been uploaded on the Company's website athttp://www.asigroup.co.in.
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report on theoperations of the Company, as required under the SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015(hereinafter referred to as “Listing Regulations”) is provided in aseparate section and forms an integral part of this Report.
As per Regulation 34(3) read with Schedule V of the ListingRegulations, a separate section on corporate governancepractices followed by the Company, together with a certificatefrom the Company's Auditors confirming compliance forms anintegral part of this Report.
Annual return in Form MGT-7 up to the Financial Year 2023¬24 as required under Section 92 of the Act is available on thecompany's website https://www.asigroup.co.in. Annual returnfor the F.Y. 2024-25 shall be made available on the company'swebsite post the Annual General Meeting of F.Y 2024-25.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Act andthe Company's Articles of Association, Mrs. Anita Jatia, Directorretires by rotation at the forthcoming Annual General Meetingand, being eligible offers herself for re-appointment. The Boardrecommends her re-appointment for the consideration of theMembers of the Company at the forthcoming Annual GeneralMeeting. Brief profile of Mrs. Anita Jatia has been given in theNotice convening the Annual General Meeting.
During year under review as recommended by the Nominationand Remuneration Committee, board of directors at theirmeeting held on 23rd July, 2024 re-appointed Mr. Deepak Jatia asManaging Director and Mr. Tushya Jatia as Whole Time Director( designated as Executive Director ) for a further period of 3 yearsand their re-appointments were approved by the members at the78th Annual General Meeting held on 20th September, 2024.
During the year under review, there are no changes in Board ofdirectors that took place.
All Independent Directors of the Company have givendeclarations that they meet the criteria of independence as laiddown under Section 149(6) of the Act and Regulation 16(1)(b) of the Listing Regulations. The Board is of the opinion thatall Independent Directors of the Company possess requisitequalifications, experience, expertise and they hold higheststandards of integrity. All Independent Directors of the Companyhave registered themselves with the Indian Institute of CorporateAffairs at Manesar ('MCA') as required under Rule 6 of Companies(Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014. Furtherall the Independent Director except Mr. Arunanshu V. Agarwalhave served on the board of listed entities and hence shall notbe required to pass the online proficiency self-assessment testas per the proviso to Rule 6(4) of the Companies (Appointmentand Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014. Mr. Arunanshu V.Agarwal will provide the online proficiency self-assessment testin due course.
The Independent Directors have also confirmed that they havecomplied with the Company's Code of Business Conduct &Ethics.
The details of the number of meetings of the Board held during theFinancial Year 2024-25 forms part of the Corporate GovernanceReport.
Mr. Deepak Jatia- Chairman and Managing Director, Mr. TushyaJatia, Whole-time Director, Mrs. Anita Jatia, Whole-time Director,Mr. Pavan Soni- Chief Financial Officer and Mr. Manish P.Kakrai- Company Secretary and Compliance Officer are the KeyManagerial Personnel of the Company.
No persons were appointed/ceased as Key Managerial Personnelof the Company during the year under review.
The Board of Directors have Audit Committee, Nominationand Remuneration Committee, Stakeholders' RelationshipCommittee and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee.
The details of the Committees along with their composition,number of meetings and attendance at the meetings are providedin the Corporate Governance Report.
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION OF THE BOARD OFDIRECTORS, ITS INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS, AND ITSCOMMITTEES
In terms with the Policy for Evaluation of the Performance ofthe Board of Directors of the Company, we conducted a formalBoard Effectiveness Review, as part of our efforts to evaluatethe performance of our Board and identify areas that needimprovement, in order to enhance the effectiveness of the Board,its Committees, and Individual Directors. This was in line withthe requirements of the Companies Act 2013 and the Securities
and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements Regulations) 2015.
The criteria for Board processes included Board composition,strategic orientation and team dynamics. Evaluation of each ofthe Board Committees covered whether they have well-definedobjectives, the correct composition, and whether they achievedtheir objectives. The criteria for Individual Board Membersincluded skills, experience, level of preparedness, attendance,extent of contribution to Board debates and discussion, andhow each Director leveraged their expertise and networks tomeaningfully contribute to the Company. The criteria for theChairperson's evaluation included leadership style and conductof Board Meetings.
Further, the performance evaluation criteria for IndependentDirectors included a check on their fulfilment of the independencecriteria and their independence from the management.
The performance evaluation of the Directors was completedduring the year under review. The performance evaluation ofthe Chairman and the Non-Independent Directors was carriedout by the Independent Directors and Non-Executive Director.The Board of Directors expressed their satisfaction with theevaluation process.
Performance evaluation of Independent Director was evaluatedby entire Board excluding the director being evaluated.
Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered underthe provisions of Section 186 of the Act are given in the notes toFinancial Statements forming a part of this Annual Report.
The Company has a Whistle Blower Policy to report genuineconcerns or grievances and to provide adequate safeguardsagainst victimization of persons who may use such mechanism.The Whistle Blower Policy has been posted on the website of theCompany at http://www.asigroup.co.in
The Board of Directors has framed a policy which lays downa framework in relation to remuneration of Directors, KeyManagerial Personnel and Senior Management of the Company.The Policy broadly lays down the guiding principles, philosophyand the basis for payment of remuneration to Executive andNon-executive Directors (by way of sitting fees and commission),Key Managerial Personnel, Senior Management and otheremployees. The policy also provides the criteria for determiningqualifications, positive attributes and Independence of Directorand criteria for appointment of Key Managerial Personnel / SeniorManagement and performance evaluation which are consideredby the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and the Boardof Directors while making selection of the candidates. The above
policy has been posted on the website of the Company at http://www.asigroup.co.in
All transactions entered with Related Parties for the year underreview were on arm's length basis and thus a disclosure in FormAOC-2 in terms of Section 134 of the Act is not required. Further,there are no material related party transactions during the yearunder review with the Promoters, Directors or Key ManagerialPersonnel. All related party transactions are mentioned in thenotes to the accounts. The Company has developed a frameworkthrough Standard Operating Procedures for the purpose ofidentification and monitoring of such Related Party Transactions.
All Related Party Transactions are placed before the AuditCommittee for approval. Omnibus approval was obtained on ayearly basis for transactions which are of repetitive nature anda statement giving details of all Related Party Transactions areplaced before the Audit Committee and the Board for review andapproval on a quarterly basis.
The revised Policy on Materiality of and dealing with Related PartyTransactions has been uploaded on the website of the Companyand the same has also been ratified by the Audit Committee andBoard of Directors at their subsequent meeting and the samecan be seen at the link http://www.asigroup.co.in. None of theDirectors has any pecuniary relationship or transactions vis-a-visthe Company except remuneration and sitting fees.
No significant and material order has been passed by theregulators, courts, tribunals impacting the going concern statusand Company's operations in future.
Since the company no longer requires credit rating for borrowingfacilities enjoyed by the Company, no ratings were obtainedduring the F. Y 2024-25.
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 134(3)(c) and 134(5)of the Companies Act, 2013, with respect to the Directors'Responsibility Statement, it is hereby confirmed that:
• In the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended31st March 2025, the applicable accounting standards readwith requirements set out under Schedule III to the Act, havebeen followed and there are no material departures from thesame;
• The Directors have selected such accounting policiesand applied them consistently and made judgements andestimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give atrue and fair view of the state of affairs of your Company asat 31st March, 2025 and of the loss of your Company for theyear ended on that date;
• The Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for themaintenance of adequate accounting records in accordancewith the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets ofyour Company and for preventing and detecting fraud andother irregularities;
• the Directors have prepared annual accounts on a 'goingconcern' basis;
• the Directors have laid down internal financial controls to befollowed by the Company and that such internal financialcontrols are adequate and are operating effectively; and
• the Directors have devised proper systems to ensurecompliance with the provisions of all applicable
• laws and that such systems were adequate and operatingeffectively.
M/s B. L. Ajmera & Co., Chartered Accountants, Jaipur(FRN- 001100C) was appointed as Statutory Auditor of theCompany for a period of five consecutive years at the AnnualGeneral Meeting of the Members held on 30th September,2022 on a remuneration mutually agreed upon by the Boardof Directors and the Statutory Auditors.
The Auditors have also furnished a declaration confirmingtheir independence as well as their arm's length relationshipwith the Company as well as declaring that they have nottaken up any prohibited non-audit assignments for theCompany. The Audit Committee reviews the independenceof the Auditors and the effectiveness of the Audit process.
Further, there are no qualifications or adverse remarks in theAuditors' Report which require any clarification/explanation.The Notes on financial statements are self-explanatory andneed no further explanation. The Statutory Auditors have notreported any frauds under Section 143(12) of the Act.
As required under Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013read with Companies (Appointment and Remunerationof Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Board hasappointed M/s. GMJ & Associates, Company Secretaries,as Secretarial Auditors of the Company for a period of 5financial years commencing from the financial year 2025¬26. The Company has received their consent for suchappointment. The Secretarial Audit Report for the year2024-25 is attached as Annexure-“A”.
There is no secretarial audit qualification for the year underreview.
As per the requirement of the Central Government and pursuant
to Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies
(Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 as amended from time to
time, M/s. N.D. Birla & Co., a firm of Cost Accountants in practicewas appointed to undertake the cost audit for the financial yearended 31st March, 2025. The Company has maintained CostRecord as specified by the Central Government under subsection (1) of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013.
Further, the Board of Directors, on the recommendation of theAudit Committee, have appointed M/s. N.D. Birla & Co., a firmof Cost Accountants to undertake the audit of cost records of theCompany for the financial year ended 31st March, 2026.
Your Company has an effective internal control and risk-mitigationsystem, which are constantly assessed and strengthened withnew/revised standard operating procedures. The Company'sinternal control system is commensurate with its size, scale andcomplexities of its operations. The internal and operational audit isentrusted to M/s L.B.Jha & Co Chartered Accountants. The mainthrust of internal audit is to test and review controls, appraisal ofrisks and business processes, besides benchmarking controlswith best practices in the industry.
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors actively reviewsthe adequacy and effectiveness of the internal control systemsand suggests improvements to strengthen the same. TheCompany has a robust Management Information System, whichis an integral part of the control mechanism.
There was no instance of fraud during the year under review,which required the Statutory Auditors to report to the AuditCommittee and / or Board under Section 143(12) of theCompanies Act, 2013 and Rules framed thereunder.
Your Company recognizes that risk is an integral part of businessand is committed to managing the risks in a proactive and efficientmanner. Your Company periodically assesses risks in the internaland external environment, along with the cost of treating risksand incorporates risk management plans in its strategy, businessand operational plans.
Your Company, through its risk management policy and effectiverisk management process, strive to contain impact and likelihoodof the risks within the risk appetite as agreed from time to timewith the Board of Directors.
There are no risks which in the opinion of the Board threaten theexistence of your Company. However, some of the risks whichmay pose challenges are set out in the Management Discussionand Analysis which forms part of this Report.
As per provision of Section 135 read with Schedule VII of theCompanies Act, 2013 along with the Companies (CorporateSocial Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 and any other statutoryamendment or modification thereof and the Company's CSR
Policy in respect of Corporate Social Responsibility activity, aseparate Report on CSR activities is attached as Annexure “B”to this Report. The CSR Policy has been posted on the websiteof the Company at https://www.asigroup.co.in For further details,also refer Note No. 29(b) notes to accounts of standalonefinancial statement for CSR Expenditure.
The Company is conscious of the importance of environmentallyclean and safe operations. The Company's policy requiresconduct of operations in such a manner so as to ensure safetyof all concerned, compliances of environmental regulations andpreservation of natural resources.
In order to comply with provisions of the Sexual Harassment ofWomen at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)Act, 2013 and Rules framed thereunder, the Company hasformulated and implemented a policy on prevention, prohibitionand redressal of complaints related to sexual harassment ofwomen at the workplace. All women employees either permanent,temporary or contractual are covered under the above policy.The said policy has been uploaded on the internal portal of theCompany for information of all employees. An Internal ComplaintCommittee has been set up in compliance with the said Act.During the year under review, no complaints pertaining to sexualharassment of women employees were reported to the Company.
The Company takes pride in the commitment, competence anddedication of its employees in all areas of the business. TheCompany has a structured induction process at all locationsobjective appraisal systems based on Key Result Areas (KRAs)are in place for senior management staff.
Pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Companies Act,2013, read with IEPF Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer andRefund) Rules, 2016, all unpaid and unclaimed dividends arerequired to be transferred by the Company to IEPF establishedby the Central Government, after the completion of seven years.Further, according to the rules, the shares in respect of whichdividend has not been paid or claimed by the shareholders forseven consecutive years or more shall also be transferred tothe demat account created by the IEPF Authority, accordinglythe Company has transferred unclaimed and unpaid dividendpertaining to FY 2016-17 on 05th November, 2024.
The Company has not accepted any deposits falling under theambit of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rulesframed thereunder, during the year under review. This does notinclude advances against supply of goods within a period of 365
days from the date of acceptance of such advance or any otheramount received not considered as deposit as per rule 2 (1) (c) ofthe Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 2014.
Pursuant to Regulation 39 of SEBI (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the details inrespect of the shares lying in the un-claimed suspense accounttill March 31,2025 are as follow:
No. of
Shareholders
No. ofshare
Aggregate number of shareholdersand outstanding shares held in theUnclaimed Suspense Account as on31st March, 2024
119
461726
Number of shareholders/legal heirswho approached listed entity fortransfer of shares from suspenseaccount during the year
—
Number of shareholders to whomshares were transferred fromsuspense account during the year
_
Aggregate number of shareholdersand the outstanding shares in thesuspense account lying at the endof the year i.e. as on 31st March,2025
Voting rights on these 4,61,726 shares shall remain frozen till therightful owner of such shares claims the shares. Shareholdersmay get in touch with the Company/RTA for any furtherinformation in this matter.
The information on conservation of energy, technology absorptionand foreign exchange earnings and outgo pursuant to Section134(3) (m) of the Act, read with the Rule 8(3) of the Companies(Accounts) Rules, 2014 is attached as Annexure “C” and formsan integral part of this Report.
The Disclosure required under Section 197(12) of the Actread with the Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is attachedas Annexure “'D” and forms an integral part of this Report.
A statement comprising the names of top 10 employees in termsof remuneration drawn and every persons employed throughoutthe year, who were in receipt of remuneration in terms of Rule5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is attached as Annexure“D” and forms an integral part of this report.
In terms of Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read withRule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the statement showing thename of the employees drawing remuneration in excess of the
limit specified in the Rules are not applicable on the Companyas during the period, no employee of the Company was drawingsalary in excess of that drawn by the Managing Director or WholeTime Director or Manager.
The Company has complied with the applicable SecretarialStandards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries ofIndia.
Statements in the Board's Report and the ManagementDiscussion & Analysis Report describing the Company'sobjectives, expectations or forecasts may be forward lookingwithin the meaning of applicable laws and regulations. Actualresults may differ from those expressed in the statements.
THE DETAILS OF APPLICATION MADE OR ANY PROCEEDINGPENDING UNDER THE INSOLVENCY AND BANKRUPTCYCODE, 2016 (31 OF 2016) DURING THE YEAR ALONGWITHTHEIR STATUS AS AT THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR
During the year under review, there is no application made orany proceeding pending under the Insolvency and BankruptcyCode, 2016
MATERIAL CHANGES BETWEEN THE PERIOD FROM ENDOF FINANCIAL YEAR TO THE DATE OF REPORT OF THEBOARD:
There are no material changes between the period from end offinancial year to the date of the report of the Board.
THE DETAILS OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMOUNT OF THEVALUATION DONE AT THE TIME OF ONE TIME SETTLEMENTAND THE VALUATION DONE WHILE TAKING LOAN FROMTHE BANKS OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS ALONG WITHTHE REASONS THEREOF
During the year under review, No one time settlement was takenplace. Hence, the disclosure is not applicable.
Your Directors wish to place on record their appreciation, for thecontribution made by the employees at all levels but for whosehard work, and support, your Company's achievements wouldnot have been possible. Your Directors also wish to thank itscustomers, dealers, agents, suppliers, investors and bankers fortheir continued support and faith reposed in the Company.
Place: Mumbai Chairman & Managing Director
Date: 16th May 2025 DIN: 01068689