Your Directors are pleased to present the 68th (Sixty Eighth) Annual Report of Duroply Industries Limited along with the Audited FinancialStatements for the financial year ended March 31,2025.
Particulars
As on 31.03.2025
As on 31.03.2024
Turnover
37179.15
32342.30
Profit before finance charges, Tax, Depreciation/ Amortization (PBITDA)
1789.69
1285.46
Less: Finance Charges
740.50
814.44
Profit before Depreciation/ Amortization (PBTDA)
1049.19
471.02
Less: Depreciation
467.73
370.12
Profit before Tax and Exceptional Items
581.46
100.90
Exceptional Items
104.29
-
Net profit before taxation (PBT)
685.75
Provision for taxation
(91.25)
0.15
Profit/ (Loss) after Taxation (PAT)
777.00
100.75
Other Comprehensive Income
(54.36)
(50.86)
Total Comprehensive Income
722.64
49.90
During the year under review, the Company has achieved aturnover of H371 .79 Crore as against H323.42 Crore in thepreceding financial year, an increase of 15%. Profit before Tax isH6.86 Crore as against H1 Crore in the preceding year. Profit afterTax is H7.77 Crore as against H1 Crore in the preceding year.
During the year under review, the Directors regret their inabilityto recommend any dividend for the financial year ended March31,2025.
The Reserves and Surplus of your Company has increased toH123.68 Crore in the year 2024-25 as compared to H116.58Crore in the year 2023-24. No amount has been proposed to betransferred to the General Reserve for the financial year endedMarch 31, 2025.
As on March 31,2025 the paid-up capital of the Company wasRs 9.86 Crore comprising of 98,63,078 Equity Shares of Rs 10each. 9,85,220 equity share warrants are pending for conversionwhich were allotted by the Board of Directors on March 27,2024, to the Non-Promoter Public Category of shareholders.
During the year under review, there was no change in the paid-upshare capital of the Company..
Further, the funds raised through the preferential issue ofequity shares & share warrants in 2024 has been used forthe stated purpose i.e. working capital requirements andgeneral corporate purposes. There is no deviation in theuse of the proceeds.
There was no change in the nature of the business of theCompany during the year.
The total borrowings stood at H52.1 1 Crore as at March 31,2025 as against H41.03 Crore as on March 31, 2024, i.e. anincrease of H11.08 Crore.
The Company has not accepted any deposits from public duringthe year and as such, there is no outstanding deposit in terms ofCompanies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
The Company recognizes the value of being a socially responsiblecorporate and strongly believes in giving back to the society. TheCSR policy of the Company can be accessed at www.duroply.in.
The Company has constituted a CSR Committee in compliancewith provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013 andSEBI Listing Regulations, with Mr. Sudeep Chitlangia as Chairmanand Mr. Akhilesh Chitlangia and Mr. Kulvin Suri as members.
The provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 arenot applicable to the Company for the financial year 2024-25,as the profit of the Company was less than H5 Crore in thefinancial year 2023-24. However, the said provisions would beapplicable to the Company during the financial year 2025-26 asthe Profit of the Company is more than H5 Crore in the financialyear 2024-2025.
As required under Regulation 34(2) of the Securities andExchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015 (hereinafter referred as the"Listing Regulations"), the Management Discussion and AnalysisReport is attached herewith as "Annexure-1".
Directors
Retirement by Rotation
Mr. Sudeep Chitlangia (DIN: 00093908), Executive Director ofthe Company, retires by rotation at the ensuing Annual GeneralMeeting and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointmentin accordance with the provisions of Section 152(6) and otherapplicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
Appointment / Re-appointment of Directors
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 149 and 152 read withSchedule IV of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules madethereunder, the shareholders at the Annual General Meetingheld on 09th August, 2024, inter alia, confirmed appointment ofMr. Shivram Sethuraman (DIN: 07946245) as an IndependentDirector on the Board of the Company and Mr. Anup KumarAgarwal (DIN:07571695) as a Non-Executive Investor Directorof the Company, not liable to retire by rotation, for a term of fiveyears from 17th May, 2024 to 16th May, 2029
Key Managerial Personnel
Mr. Pawan Kumar Verma had resigned from the post of CFOwith effect from the closure of the business hours on February28, 2025 and Mr. Vijay Kumar Yadav has been appointed as theCFO of the Company with effect from 13th May, 2025.
In terms of Section 2(51) and Section 203 of the Companies Act,2013 read with the Companies (Appointment and Remunerationof Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the key managerialpersonnel of the Company are as follows:
Ý Mr. Sudeep Chitlangia, Chairman
Ý Mr. Akhilesh Chitlangia, Managing Director & CEO
Ý Ms. Komal Dhruv, Company Secretary
Ý Mr. Vijay Kumar Yadav, CFO
The Company has received declaration from each of theIndependent Directors under Section 149(7) of the CompaniesAct, 201 3 that, they meet the criteria of independence laid downin Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation16(1)(b) of the Listing Regulations.
The Board is of the opinion that the Independent Directors ofthe Company possess requisite qualifications, experience andexpertise in the fields of finance, people management, strategy,auditing, tax and risk advisory services, banking, financialservices, investments; and they hold highest standards of integrity.
The Independent Directors of the Company have registeredthemselves with the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, ('IICA')as required under Rule 6 of Companies (Appointment andQualification of Directors) Rules, 2014.
During the year under review, five Board Meetings wereconvened and held. The details of which are given in CorporateGovernance Report forming part of this Report. The provisionsof the Companies Act, 2013 and the Listing Regulations wereadhered to while considering the time gap between two meetings.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015, the Board, in consultation with its Nomination andRemuneration Committee, has formulated a framework containing,inter-alia, the criteria for annual performance evaluation processof Board, Committees and individual Directors.
The annual performance evaluation was conducted in accordancewith the framework and each board member completed thequestionnaire, sharing vital feedback and identified areas thatshowed scope for improvement.
The overall outcome of the performance evaluation was positivewith the Board identifying key areas for focus going forward andimproving the effectiveness of discussions at the meetings.
The information required pursuant to Section 197(12) read withRule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 in respect of managerialpersonnel and employees of the company are attached herewithas "Annexure-2".
As on March 31,2025 the company is not having any associate,subsidiary or joint venture.
All related party transactions that were entered into during thefinancial year under review were at arm's length basis andwere in the ordinary course of business. There are no materiallysignificant related party transactions made by the Companywith Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or otherdesignated persons which may have a potential conflict withthe interest of the Company at large. Accordingly, there is notransaction to be reported in Form AOC-2.
All related party transactions are placed before the AuditCommittee for approval. The detail of the policy on Related PartyTransactions as approved by the Board of Directors and AuditCommittee is available on the Company's website www.duroply.in.
The Company has in place a Vigil Mechanism/Whistle BlowerPolicy to deal with unethical behavior and to provide a frameworkto promote responsible and secured reporting of undesiredactivities. The Vigil Mechanism/ Whistle Blower Policy is availableon the website of the Company at www.duroply.in. During theyear, no case was reported under this policy.
Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered underSection 186 of the Companies Act, 2013, are given in the notesto the financial statements.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee reviews andrecommends to the Board of Directors about remuneration forDirectors, Key Managerial Personnel, Senior Management andother employees. The Company does not pay any remunerationto the Non-Executive Directors of the Company other than sittingfee for attending the Meetings of the Board of Directors andCommittees of the Board. Remuneration to Executive Directors isgoverned under the relevant provisions of the Act and approvals.
The Company has devised the Nomination and RemunerationPolicy for the appointment, re-appointment and remuneration ofDirectors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior ManagementPersonnel. All the appointment, re-appointment and remunerationof Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior ManagementPersonnel are as per the Nomination and Remuneration Policy ofthe company. The policy is available on the Company's websitewww.duroply.in and is enclosed herewith as "Annexure-3".
The Company has a defined risk management frameworkto identify, assess, monitor and mitigate risks involved in itsbusiness. The Company understands that risk evaluation andrisk mitigation is an ongoing process within the organizationand is fully committed to identify and mitigate the risks in thebusiness. The Company has formulated and implemented arisk management policy in accordance with Listing Regulations,to identify and monitor business risk and assist in measures tocontrol and mitigate such risks. In accordance with the policy, therisk associated with the Company's business is always reviewed bythe management team and placed before the Audit Committee.The Audit Committee reviews these risks on periodical basis andensures that mitigation plans are in place. The Board is briefedabout the identified risks and mitigation plans undertaken.
The risk management policy as approved by the Board ofDirectors is available on the Company's website www.duroply.in.
The Company has adequate internal control procedurescommensurate with its size and nature of business. The objectiveof these procedures is to ensure efficient use and protection of theCompany's resources, accuracy in financial reporting and duecompliance of statutes and corporate policies and procedures.The Internal Financial Control (IFC) system ensures recordingand providing reliable financial and operational information,compliance with applicable laws, executing transactions withproper authorization and compliance with corporate policies.
The Board of Directors of the Company is responsible forensuring that Internal Financial Controls have been laid downby the Company and that such controls are adequate andoperating effectively.
Necessary certification by the Statutory Auditors in relation toInternal Financial Control u/s 143(3) (i) of the Companies Act,2013 forms part of the Audit Report.
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 134(3)(c) of theCompanies Act, 2013, with respect to Directors' ResponsibilityStatement, it is hereby confirmed:
(i) That in the preparation of the accounts for the year endedMarch 31,2025, the applicable accounting standards havebeen followed along with proper explanation relating tomaterial departures, if any;
(ii) That the Directors have selected such accounting policiesand applied them consistently and made judgments andestimates that were reasonable and prudent so as to give atrue and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as atMarch 31,2025 and of the profit/loss of the Company forthe year on that date;
(iii) That the Directors have taken proper and sufficient carefor the maintenance of adequate accounting records inaccordance with the provisions of the Companies Act,2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(iv) That the Directors have prepared the accounts for the yearended March 31,2025 on a 'going concern' basis.
(v) That the Directors have laid down internal financial controlsto be followed by the Company and such internal financialcontrols are adequate and are operating effectively.
(vi) That the Directors incorporated proper systems to ensurecompliance with the provisions of all applicable laws was inplace and were adequate and operating effectively.
The Corporate Governance Report giving the details as requiredunder the Listing Regulations is given separately as 'Annexure-4"and a Certificate on Corporate Governance compliance forthe financial year ended on March 31, 2025 issued by CAVivek Agarwal, partner of M/s S K Agrawal and Co Chartered
Accountants LLP, Chartered Accountants, Statutory Auditors of theCompany, is also attached herewith as "Annexure-5".
Certificate pursuant to Regulation 17(8) of the Listing Regulationsis attached herewith as "Annexure-6".
The Board has seven Committees out of which three have beenmandatorily constituted in compliance with the requirements ofCompanies Act, 2013 and the Listing Regulations while fournon-mandatory Committees have been constituted to assist it inthe management of the day-to-day affairs of the Company andto increase the efficacy of governance. The Board has adoptedcharters setting forth the roles and responsibilities of each of theCommittees. The Board has constituted following Committeesto deal with matters and to monitor activities falling within theirrespective terms of reference:
Ý Audit Committee
Ý Nomination and Remuneration Committee
Ý Stakeholders Relationship Committee
Ý Investor Committee
Ý Finance Committee
Ý Allotment Committee
Ý CSR Committee
Details of composition of the above Committees, their terms ofreference, number of meetings held during the year, attendancetherein and other related aspects are provided in the CorporateGovernance Report forming part of the Annual Report. Therehas been no instance where the Board has not accepted therecommendations of its Committees.
AUDITORSSTATUTORY AUDITORS
The statutory auditors of your Company namely, M/s. S K Agrawaland Co Chartered Accountants LLP, Chartered Accountants, (FirmRegistration No. 306033E/E300272) (Formerly known as : M/s.S K Agrawal & Co.) were appointed for a period of five yearsat the Annual General Meeting held on September 28, 2022.The statutory auditor confirmed their eligibility and submittedthe certificate in writing that they are not disqualified to hold theoffice of the statutory auditors.
The report of the Statutory Auditor forms part of the Annual Report2024-25. The said report does not contain any qualification,reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer. During the year underreview, the Auditors did not report any matter of fraud underSection 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, therefore nodetail is required to be disclosed under Section 134(3)(ca) of theCompanies Act, 2013.
SECRETARIAL AUDITORS
Pursuant to provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act,201 3 read with Companies (Appointment and Remunerationof Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, Mr. Sumantra Sinha,Practicing Company Secretary (ACS: 11247), was appointed toconduct the Secretarial Audit for the Financial Year 2024-25.The Secretarial Audit report for the financial year ended March31,2025 is attached herewith as "Annexure-7". The said reportdoes not contain any reservation, qualification or adverse remark.
Complying with the provisions of the SEBI Listing Regulationsand considering the performance of Mr. Sumantra Sinha asthe Secretarial Auditor of the Company during his presenttenure, the Board of Directors, based on the recommendationof the Audit Committee, propose to appoint Mr. SumantraSinha as Secretarial Auditor of the Company, for a term of fiveconsecutive financial years, i.e., 2025-2026 to 2029-2030. TheCompany has received written consent for such appointmentfrom Mr. Sumantra Sinha and a confirmation that he is a PeerReviewed Company Secretary.
Therefore, approval for appointment of Secretarial Auditor isbeing sought from the Members of the Company at the ensuingAGM. Accordingly, requisite resolution forms part of the Noticeconvening the 68th AGM.
COST AUDITORS
Maintenance of Cost Records and the requirement of Cost Auditis not applicable for the business carried out by the Company.
INTERNAL AUDITORS
M/s G.P. Agrawal & Co., Chartered Accountants, has beenappointed as the Internal Auditors to carry out internal audit ofthe Company.
The provisions of Section 125(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 isnot applicable for the Company as no dividend was declared inthe last financial year.
The Equity Shares of the Company are listed at the BSE Limited.The Company confirms that the annual listing fees has been paidto the BSE Limited upto financial year 2025-26.
The information pertaining to Conservation of Energy, TechnologyAbsorption and Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo asrequired under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013read with Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 isfurnished in "Annexure-8" attached herewith.
ANNUAL RETURN
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 92(3) read with Section134(3) (a) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Annual Return ason March 31, 2025 is available at the web link: https://www.duroply.in/investor/img/document/1343471111.pdf
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IFANY, AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITIONOF THE COMPANY WHICH HAVE OCCURREDBETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAROF THE COMPANY TO WHICH THE FINANCIALSTATEMENTS RELATE AND THE DATE OFTHE REPORT
There were no material changes and commitment affecting thefinancial position of the Company since the close of the financialyear i.e. March 31,2025 till the date of this Report.
SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSEDBY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS
There were no significant and material order passed by theRegulators/Courts which would impact the going concern statusof the Company and its future operations.
PROCEEDING UNDER THE INSOLVENCY ANDBANKRUPTCY CODE 2016
There are no proceedings, either filed by the Company or againstthe Company, pending under the Insolvency and BankruptcyCode, 201 6 as amended, before the National Company LawTribunal or other Courts as on 31st March, 2025.
SETTLEMENTS WITH BANKS OR FINANCIALINSTITUTIONS
During the year under review, no settlements were made by theCompany with any Banks or Financial Institutions.
DISCLOSURE UNDER SEXUAL HARASSMENTOF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION,PROHIBITION & REDRESSAL) ACT 2013
The Company provides a safe and conducive work environmentto its employees and has adopted a policy on prevention,prohibition, and redressal of sexual harassment at workplace inline with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women atWorkplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 andthe rules framed thereunder. Internal Complaints Committeeshave been constituted to enquire into complaints and torecommend appropriate action, wherever required in compliancewith the provisions of the said Act.
During the year under review, no complaint was reported tothe Committee. There is no complaint lying unresolved as on31.03.2025.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECRETARIAL STANDARDS
During the financial year, your Company has complied withapplicable Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute ofCompany Secretaries of India.
ISO CERTIFICATION
The Company's factory at Rajkot, Gujarat have been certified ISO14001:2015 for Environmental Management Systems Standards.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors place on record their gratitude to the dealers,agents, suppliers, investors and bankers for their continuedsupport, co-operation and their valuable guidance to theCompany and for their trust reposed in the Company'smanagement. Your Directors also place on record their sincereappreciation to employees at all levels for their hard work,dedication and continuous contribution to the Company.
Registered Office: For and on behalf of the Board
9, Parsee Church Street,
Kolkata - 700001
AKHILESH CHITLANGIA SUPARNA CHAKRABORTTI
Date: May 13, 2025 Managing Director & CEO Director
Place: Kolkata (DIN: 03120474) (DIN: 07090308)