Your Directors 'are pleased to present the Thirtieth Annual Report together with the Audited Statement of Accounts for the yearended 31st March 2025.
The financial results of the Company during the year under review are summarized as under:
Particulars
| Standalone
| Consolidated |
2024-25
2023-24
Revenue from Operations
46,428.17
43,575.11
55,591.29
43,567.16
Other Income
107.44
265.49
154.32
265.15
Total Income
46,535.61
43,840.60
55,745.61
43,832.31
Profit Before Financial expenses &Depreciation
2,335.14
2,439.91
2,342.20
2,423.51
Less: Depreciation & AmortizationExpenses
464.49
441.35
1,338.90
446.75
Less: Finance Costs
809.66
742.56
1,774.11
745.03
Profit before tax
1,060.99
1,256.01
(770.81)
1,231.73
Current Tax
317.00
403.00
Taxes for earlier year
20.73
43.35
Deferred Tax
(64.60)
80.12
(372.75)
75.53
Profit after tax
787.86
729.53
(735.80)
709.84
Other Comprehensive Income
(25.91)
61.87
Total Comprehensive Income
761.95
791.40
(761.70)
771.71
The highlights of the Company's performance are asunder:
The Company's total Income during the year under reviewwas Rs. 46,428.17 lakh as compared to Rs. 43,575.11 lakh inprevious year. The Profit after Tax for the year is Rs. 787.86lakh as compared to Rs. 729.53 lakh in previous year.
Net worth increased to Rs. 11,933.66 lakh at the end of theyear 2025 from Rs. 11,171.72 lakh at the end of previousyear 2024.
The Company's Total Income during the year under revieware Rs. 55,591.29 lakh. The Profit after Tax for the year is Rs.(735.80) lakh.
Global supply chain and logistics disruption, containercapacity constraints and geo-political tensions resultedin an increase in the freight costs and delivery times andhigher commodity prices (e.g. Raw material).
Despite such a situation, the Company's plant operationscontinued to run smoothly, while ensuring adherence tonecessary safety measures.
During the Financial year 2024-25, the Company hasproposed no amount transfer to reserves.
During the financial year, there has been no change in thebusiness of the company or in the nature of business carriedby the Company during the financial year under review.
Keeping in view to further improving the capacityutilization and consolidate its existing facilities, the Boardhas considered prudent to conserve and retain the profitfor further improvement. The Board regrets its inability torecommend any dividend.
The paid up equity capital as on March 31, 2025 was ?19,86,50,000. The Company has not issued shares withdifferential voting rights nor granted stock options norsweat equity during the year.
As on March 31, 2025, the Company has one (1) wholly-owned subsidiary company viz. Archidpanel IndustriesPrivate Limited (AIPL)".
Development/Performance and Financial Position ofthe Subsidiary is presented below:
Archidpanel Industries Private Limited (AIPL)(CIN:U20299UR2022PTC013589), a wholly ownedsubsidiary company was incorporated on February 12,2022.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 129(3) of theCompanies Act, 2013, a statement containing salientfeatures of financial statement of subsidiary in Form AOC-1 is attached herewith as Annexure A.
The separate audited financial statements in respect ofthe subsidiary company are open for inspection and arealso available on the website of your Company at www.archidply.com.
Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation 34 (3) readwith Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements), Regulations, 2015, the detailsof Loans/Advances made to, and investments made in thesubsidiary have been furnished in notes forming part ofthe accounts.
M/s Archidpanel Industries Private Limited is consideredas the material subsidiary of the Company in terms of theprovisions of Regulation 16 of the SEBI (Listing Obligationsand Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. TheSecretarial Audit Report of Archidpanel Industries PrivateLimited in Form MR-3 for the financial year ended March31,2025, is part of the annual report.
In terms of the Regulation 46(2)(h) of the SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015, the policy for determining material subsidiaries isplaced on the website of the Company at www.archidply.com.
Further, the Company does not have any joint venture orassociate company during the year or at any time after theclosure of the year and till the date of the report.
Cash and cash equivalents and bank balances other thancash and cash equivalent as at March 31, 2025 was Rs.18.48 lakh and Rs. 51.89 Lakh respectively. The companycontinues to focus on judicious management of its workingcapital, receivables, inventories and other working capitalparameters under strict monitoring.
During the financial year under review, the company didnot accept any deposit covered under chapter V of theCompanies Act, 2013 and Section 73 of the CompaniesAct, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits)Rules, 2014.
Particulars of loans given, investments made, guaranteesgiven and securities provided along with the purposeare given in the Notes to the Financial Statement of thecompany forming part of this Annual Report.
There have been no other material changes andcommitments affecting the financial position of theCompany between the close of the year till the date of thisreport.
As such there is no significant and material order by theregulator/court/tribunal/ impacting the going concernstatus and the Company operation in future.
Internal Financial Controls are an integrated part of the riskmanagement process, addressing financial and financialreporting risks. The internal financial controls have beenembedded in the business processes and continuousmonitoring of the internal financial control systems bythe internal auditors during the course of their audits. Webelieve that these systems provide reasonable assurancethat our internal financial controls are designed effectivelyand are operating as intended. To maintain its objectivityand independence, the Internal Audit function reports tothe Chairman of the Audit Committee and the ManagingDirector of the Board.
During the financial year ended March 31, 2025, all thecontracts or arrangements or transactions entered intoby the Company with the related parties were in theordinary course of business and on 'arm's length' basisand were in compliance with the applicable provisions ofthe Companies Act, 2013, read with Regulation 23 of SEBI(LODR), 2015.
In accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act,2013 and Listing Regulations, 2015, your Company has aPolicy on Related-Party Transactions placed on the websiteof the Company at www.archidply.com. All related-partytransactions are placed before the Audit Committee forreview and approval. Prior omnibus approval of the AuditCommittee and the Board is obtained for the transactionswhich are of a foreseen and repetitive nature. A statementgiving details of all related-party transactions is placedbefore the Audit Committee for their noting/approval everyquarter. There were no materially significant transactionswith related parties (i.e. transactions exceeding 10% ofthe annual consolidated turnover) during the year asper the last audited financial statements. Accordingly,the disclosure of transactions entered into with relatedparties pursuant to the provisions of Section 188(1) ofthe Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 8(2) of the Companies(Accounts), Rules 2014 in Form AOC-2 is not applicable.
All related-party transactions are mentioned in the notes tothe accounts. The Directors draw attention of the membersto the Notes to the financial statements which sets out thedisclosure for related-party transactions.
CRISIL had reaffirmed the rating of BBB- / Stable forthe bank loan facilities of Rs 100.50 Crore of ArchidplyIndustries Ltd. on 05 December, 2024.
The details of the CSR Committee are provided in theCorporate Governance Report, which forms part of thisIntegrated Annual Report. The CSR policy is available onthe website of your Company at www.archidply.com.The annual report on our CSR activities is appended asAnnexure B to the Board's report.
Your Company has spent 2% of the average net profitsof the Company, during the three years immediatelypreceding financial year.
The Chief Financial Officer of your Company has certifiedthat CSR spends of your Company for FY 2024-25 havebeen utilized for the purpose and in the manner approvedby the Board.
The particulars relating to conservation of energy,technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings andoutgo, as required to be disclosed under the Act, areprovided in Annexure C to this Report.
During the year under review, your Company enjoyed acordial relationship with workers and employees at alllevels.
During the year, the Board of Director's, on therecommendations of the Nomination and RemunerationCommittee ('NRC'), in its meeting held on April 26, 2025approved and recommended to the shareholders fortheir approval, the appointment of Mrs. Anchal Mittal(DIN: 00721036) as Women Independent Director of theCompany, not liable to retire by rotation, to hold office fora period of five (5) consecutive years w.e.f. April 26, 2025.The Company received the approval of the members ofthe Company on June 01, 2025, by way of Postal Ballot,for the appointment of Mrs. Anchal Mittal as a WomenIndependent Director of the Company.
Pursuant to Section 152 and other applicable provisionsof the Act, read with the Articles of Association of theCompany, one-third of the Directors, as are liable to retireby rotation, shall retire every year and, if eligible, may offerthemselves for reappointment at every AGM. Accordingly,one of the Directors, other than an Independent Director,would be liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing AGM.
Mr. Deen Dayal Daga (DIN: 00497806), Executive Chairman& Whole Time Director of the company, will retire byrotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and beingeligible offers himself for re-appointment.
Brief resume of the Directors proposed to be appointed/reappointed, the nature of their expertise in specificfunctional areas and the names of the companies inwhich they hold the directorship and Chairmanship /Membership of Board Committees etc. are provided in theNotice to Members and report on Corporate Governanceforming part of this Annual Report.
During the year, Mrs. Shanti V Mallar had completed Her secondterm of 5 (five) consecutive years at the close of business hourson March 10, 2025 and hence, ceased to be an IndependentDirector of the Archidply Industries Limited. The Board placeson record its sincere appreciation for the valuable contributionby him.
None of the Directors of your Company is disqualified as perprovisions of Section 164(2) of the Companies Act, 2013. TheDirectors of the Company have made the necessary disclosuresas required under various provisions of the Companies Act.
All independent directors have given declarations that theymeet the criteria of independence as laid down under section149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and as per the requirementof SEBI (LODR) Regulation 2015.
There have been no changes to the Key Managerial Personnelsince last annual general meeting.
Our corporate governance report for financial year 2024-25forms part of this Annual Report. The requisite certificatefrom the Secretarial Auditor of the Company confirmingcompliance with the conditions of corporate governanceas stipulated under SEBI LODR is annexed to the corporategovernance report.
The Company has laid down a process for evaluation ofthe Board and Committees of Board as also evaluation ofthe performance of each of the Directors. The evaluation isconducted and monitored by the Chairperson, Nomination& Remuneration Committee (NRC) in consultation withthe members of the committee. Each of the Directors aregiven a self-assessment Questionnaire, covering degreeof fulfillment of their responsibilities, Board structure andcomposition, Responsibilities of Committee, effectivenessof the Board process, information and functioning, Boardculture and dynamics, quality of relationship between theBoard and Management etc.
The evaluation process inter alia considers attendance ofDirectors at Board and committee meetings, acquaintancewith business, communicating inter se board members,effective participation, domain knowledge, compliancewith code of conduct, vision and strategy, benchmarksestablished by global peers, etc., which is in compliancewith applicable laws, regulations and guidelines.
The Board carried out annual performance evaluation ofthe Board, Board Committees and Individual Directorsand Chairperson. The Chairman of the respective BoardCommittees shared the report on evaluation with therespective Committee members. The performance of eachCommittee was evaluated by the Board, based on reporton evaluation received from respective Board Committees.
The reports on performance evaluation of the IndividualDirectors were reviewed by the Chairman of the Board.
The board met four times during the financial year 2024¬25. For details of meetings of the Board, please refer tothe Corporate Governance Report which is a part of thisAnnual Report.
Based on the framework of internal financial controlsestablished and maintained by the Company, workperformed by the internal, statutory and secretarialauditors and reviews performed by Management inconcurrence with the Audit Committee, the Board is of theopinion that the Company's internal financial controls wereadequate and effective during the financial year 2024-25
In Compliance with section 134(5) of the Companies Act,2013, the Board of Directors to the best of their knowledge
and hereby confirm the following:
(a) In the preparation of the annual accounts, theapplicable accounting standards had been followedalong with proper explanation relating to materialdepartures;
(b) The directors had selected such accounting policiesand applied them consistently and made judgmentsand estimates that are reasonable and prudent so asto give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of thecompany at the end of the financial year and of theprofit and loss of the company for that period;
(c) The directors had taken proper and sufficientcare for the maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions of thisAct for safeguarding the assets of the companyand for preventing and detecting fraud and otherirregularities;
(d) The directors had prepared the annual accounts on agoing concern basis;
(e) The directors had laid down internal financial controlsto be followed by the Company and that suchinternal financial controls are adequate and operatingeffectively.
(f) The directors have devised proper systems to ensurecompliance with the provisions of all applicable lawsand that such systems are adequate and operatingeffectively.
The details of the familiarisation programme undertakenhave been provided in the Corporate Governance Reportand also available on the website of the Company i.e.www. archidply.com
The Code lays down the standard procedure of businessconduct which is expected to be followed by the directorsand the designated employees in their business dealingsand in particular on matters relating to integrity in thework place, in business practices and in dealing withstakeholders. The Code gives guidance through exampleson the expected behavior from an employee in a givensituation and the reporting structure.
All the Board Members and the Senior Managementpersonnel have confirmed compliance with the Code.
Your Company has established a "Vigil Mechanism" forits employees and directors, enabling them to reportany concerns of unethical behavior, suspected fraud orviolation of the Company's 'Code of Conduct' To this effect,the Board has adopted a 'Whistle Blower Policy, which isoverseen by the Audit Committee. The policy providessafeguards against victimisation of the Whistle Blower.Employees and other stakeholders have direct accessto the Chairperson of the Audit Committee for lodgingconcerns if any, for review. The Whistle Blower Policy ofyour Company is posted on the website of the Companywww.archidply.com
The Report given by M/s. GRV & PK, Chartered Accountants(Firm Regn. No. 008099S), Statutory Auditors on thefinancial statement of the Company for the year 2024-25is part of Annual Report. There has been no qualification,reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer in their Report.
During the year under review, there were no material orserious instances of fraud falling within the purview ofSection 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 and rulesmade thereunder, by officers or employees reported by theStatutory Auditors of the Company during the course ofthe audit conducted and therefore no details are requiredto be disclosed under Section 134(3)(ca) of the Act.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Act andthe Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Board of Directorsof the Company had appointed M/s. Rajneesh Sharma & Co,Practicing Company Secretary to undertake the SecretarialAudit of the Company for the financial year 2024-25. TheSecretarial Audit Report is annexed as Annexure D.
There has been Notie received from the NSE & BSEimposing the fine on the Company and there have beenthe following remarks given by the Secretarial Auditors intheir report and the management explanation as below :
Compliance
Requirements
Deviations
Observations / remarks by theSecretarial Auditors
Management Response
Regulation 17(1)of SEBI (LODR)Regulations,2015
1) One third/Halfof the board is notIndependent
2) No Woman Directoron the Board
3) No WomanIndependent Directoron the Board
14) Number of the boardmember is less than six
There has been delay in appointmentof non-executive independentwomen director. The Companyhas appointed the Independentnon -executive women DirectorMs. Anchal Mittal With effect from26.04.2025. The Company hasrectified the deviation.
The fine of Rs. 105000(excluding ofGST) each payable to BSE and NSE.
Ms. Shanti Mallar has completed her tenureon 10.03.2025 and in the next board meetingheld on 26.042025,the new women directorMs.Anchal Mittal has been appointed andthe compliance has been done.
The Company has filed its response inconnection with the said notices to BSEand NSE and seek a waiver of fines as perthe process prescribed by BSE and NSE.
Reg. 18(1) ofSEBI (LODR)Regulations,2015 :
Compositionof AuditCommittee
Chairperson of theAudit committee is notindependent director
The Company has reconstitutedthe committees in their Boardmeeting held on 29th January,2025 and has complied with it.
The fine of Rs. 42000 (excludingof GST) each payable to BSEand NSE.
The Company has appointed Mr.Rohit Pareek, independent Director asChairman.
Reg. 19 ofSEBI (LODR)Regulations,2015:
Composition of
Nomination
and
Remuneration
Committee
Number of members isless than three
The Company has reconstitutedthe committees in their Boardmeeting held on 29th January,2025 and has complied with it
The fine of Rs. 42000 (excludingof GST) each payable to BSEand NSE
The Company has appointed Mr. ShyamDaga, Non-executive Director asMember
The Company has complied with it.
The Company has filed its response inconnection with the said notices to BSEand NSE and seek a waiver of fines as perthe process prescribed by BSE and NSE.The Company has filed its response inconnection with the said notices to BSEand NSE and seek a waiver of fines as perthe process prescribed by BSE and NSE.
M/s. Rajneesh Sharma & Co, Practicing Company Secretary,had undertaken the Secretarial audit of the Company'smaterial subsidiary, Archidpanel Industries PrivateLimited, for the financial year 2024-25. The SecretarialAudit report confirms that the material subsidiary hascomplied with the provisions of the Companies Act,Rules, Regulations and Guidelines as applicable, and thatthere were no deviations or noncompliance. As requiredunder Regulation 24A of the SEBI Listing Regulations, thereport of the Secretarial Audit is annexed to this report.The observations of Secretarial Auditors mentioned in theSecretarial Audit Report of said material subsidiary are self¬explanatory.
Further, pursuant to amended Regulation 24A of SEBIListing Regulations, and subject to your approval beingsought as the ensuing AGM CS Rajneesh Sharma,Practicing Company Secretary (C. P. No. 24210); (Peerreviewed certificate no. 5544/2024) has been appointedas a Secretarial Auditor to undertake the Secretarial Auditof your Company for the first term of five consecutivefinancial years from FY 2025-26 till FY 2029.30. CS RajneeshSharma, Practicing Company Secretary has confirmedthat he is not disqualified to be appointed as a SecretarialAuditor and is eligible to hold office as Secretarial Auditorof your Company.
The Board appointed M/s Girdhari Sharma & Company,Chartered Accountants as an Internal Auditor of theCompany to carry out internal audit of branches, officesand manufacturing units of the Company. Internalauditors periodically report on the design deficiency andoperational inefficiency, if any, apart from recommendingfurther improvement measures, to accomplish theCompany' objectives more efficiently. The observationsand agreed action plans are presented quarterly, tothe Audit Committee that reviews the adequacy of thecontrols implemented by the Management.
The Audit Committee quarterly reviews the Internal Auditreports.
A certificate from M/s Rajneesh Sharma & Co. (MembershipNo. 5549, COP No. 24210), Practicing Company Secretaryto the effect that none of the Directors of the Companyhave been debarred or disqualified from being appointedor continuing as Directors of the Company by the Board/Ministry of Corporate Affairs or any such statutory authorityis attached at the end of this report
M/s. KFin Technologies Limited (Formerly Kfin TechnologiesPrivate Limited) is the R&T Agent of the Company. Theircontact details are mentioned in the Report on CorporateGovernance.
The Annual Return of the Company as on March 31, 2025is available on the Company's website and can be accessedat www.archidply.com .
Your Company has an elaborate Risk ManagementFramework, which is designed to enable risks to beidentified, assessed and mitigated appropriately. On thebasis of risk assessment criteria, the Company has beenentrusted with the responsibility to assist the Board in:
(a) Overseeing and approving the Company's RiskManagement Framework; and
(b) Overseeing that all the risks that the organisation facessuch as financial, credit, market, liquidity, security,property, IT, legal, regulatory, reputational and otherrisks have been identified and assessed and there is anadequate risk management infrastructure is in place,capable of addressing those risks.
Management's Discussion and Analysis Report for theyear under review, as stipulated under the Securities
and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("ListingRegulations") is presented in a separate section formingpart of the Annual Report.
Disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other detailsas required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act,2013, read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointmentand Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.Particulars of employees remuneration, as required undersection 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, read withRule 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014,forms a part of this report as Annexure E. Considering firstproviso to Section 136(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, theAnnual Report, excluding the said information, was sent tothe members of the Company and others entitled thereto.The said information is available for inspection at theregistered office of the Company during working hoursup to the date of ensuing annual general meeting. Anymember interested in obtaining such information maywrite to the Company Secretary in this regard.
33. EQUAL OPPORTUNITY, PREVENTION OF SEXUALHARRASMENT AND COMPLIANCE OF THE PROVISIONSRELATING TO THE MATERNITY BENEFIT ACT 1961
The Company has always provided a congenial atmospherefor work to all employees that is free from discriminationof any kind. It has provided equal opportunities ofemployment to all without regard to the nationality,religion, caste, colour, language, marital status and sex.
The Company has also framed policy on 'Prevention ofSexual Harassment' at the workplace. We follow a gender-neutral approach in handling complaints of sexualharassment and we are compliant with the law of theland wherever we operate. Following complaint related tosexual harassment during the calendar year are as follows:
(a) number of complaints of sexual harassment receivedin the year - Nil
(b) number of complaints disposed off during the year -Nil
(c) number of cases pending for more than ninety days -Nil
This is to certify and declare that the Company has compliedwith all the applicable provisions of the Maternity BenefitAct, 1961 and the rules made thereunder.
Currently, the board has four Committees: the AuditCommittee, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee,the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee and theStakeholders Relationship Committee. The majority of themembers of these committees are Independent and non¬executives.
A detailed note on the composition of the board andother committees is provided in the corporate governancereport section of this Annual Report.
Pursuant to the Listing Regulations, the CEO and CFO
certification is attached with the Annual Report. TheManaging Director & CEO and the Chief Financial Officeralso provide quarterly certification on financial resultswhile placing the financial results before the Board interms of the SEBI LODR Regulations.
The Board of Directors affirms that during the Financial Year
2024- 25, the Company has complied with the applicableSecretarial Standards issued by the Institute of CompanySecretaries of India i.e. SS-1 and SS-2 relating to 'Meetingsof the Board of Directors' and 'General Meetings' respectivelyand approved by the Central Government under Section118(10) of the Companies Act, 2013. In the preparation ofthe Financial Statements, the Company has also appliedthe Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specifiedunder Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013, read withCompanies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015.
The Equity shares of the Company are listed with BombayStock Exchange Ltd. (BSE) & National Stock Exchangeof India Limited (NSE). The annual listing fee for the year
2025- 26 was paid within the scheduled time to BSE & NSE.
As notified under Regulation 40(1) of SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015, except in case of transmission or transposition ofsecurities, requests for effecting transfer of securities shallnot be processed unless the securities are held in thedematerialised form with a depository.
Considering the goods manufactured and servicesrendered by the Company, the Central Government hasnot prescribed maintenance of cost records under sub¬section (1) of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013and hence, there was no Cost Auditor appointed by theCompany during the year under review.
Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting isrequired in respect of the following matters as there wereno transactions on these items during the year underreview:
1. Issue of equity shares with differential rights as todividend, voting or otherwise as per Section 43(a)(ii)of the Companies Act, 2013;
2. The Company does not have any scheme of provisionof money for the purchase of its own shares byemployees or by trustees for the benefit of employees;
3. Neither the Managing Director nor the Whole-timeDirectors of the Company receive any remunerationor commission from any of its subsidiaries;
4. No fraud has been reported by the Auditors to theAudit Committee or the Board;
5. Issue of Shares including Sweat Equity Shares to theemployees of the Company under any scheme asper provisions of Section 54(1)(d) of the CompaniesAct,2013;
6. No instances of non-exercising of voting rights inrespect of shares purchased directly by employeesunder a scheme pursuant to Section 67(3) of theCompanies Act, 2013.
7. Disclosure of reason for difference between valuationdone at the time of taking loan from bank and at thetime of one time settlement. There was no instanceof onetime settlement with any Bank or FinancialInstitution.
The Board of Directors would like to express their sincereappreciation for the assistance and co-operation receivedfrom the financial institutions, banks, Government authorities,customers, vendors and members during the year underreview. The Boards of Directors also wish to place on record itsdeep sense of appreciation for the committed services by theCompany's executives, staff and workers.
Place: DelhiDate: 26.07.2025