Your Directors take pleasure in presenting the NINETEENTH Annual Report of the Company together with Audited FinancialStatements for the financial year ended on 31st March, 2024.
The brief financial results are as under:
(Rs. In lakhs)
Particulars
2023-24
2022-23
Gross Revenue from Operation
15150.30
14856.41
Other income
44.86
56.67
Total revenue
15195.16
14913.08
Profit/(Loss) before Depreciation and Tax
178.83
110.53
Less: Depreciation
74.43
55.32
Profit/(Loss) Before Tax and Extra Ordinary Items
104.40
55.21
Less: Extra Ordinary Items
Nil
Less: Current Tax
(21.36)
(12.70)
Deferred Tax
6.06
0.90
Profit/(Loss) After Tax
76.98
41.61
Add: previous year Profit/(Loss)
1655.34
1613.73
Balance Carried to Balance Sheet
1732.32
The Gross revenue from operations of the Company for the year 2023-24 has increased from Rs. 14856.41 Lakhs to Rs.15150.30 Lakhs. Moreover, profit before Depreciation and Tax stands increased from Rs. 110.53 Lakhs to Rs. 178.83 Lakhs.
The Company does not have any Subsidiary Companies or Joint Venture Company or Associate Company.
There were no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company which have occurredbetween the end of financial year of the Company to which the financial statements relate and the date of the report.
During the year, the financial statement or report was not revised. Hence further details are not applicable.
In order to conserve resources, your Directors express their inability to declare any dividend.
Your Directors find it prudent not to transfer any amount to General Reserve.
The Board of Directors at their meeting held on 14th July, 2023 have approved to offer and issue equity shares by way of RightsIssue and obtained In-Principle approval dated 18th September, 2023 from NSE. Subsequently, the Board at its meeting heldon 1st May, 2024 have approved the terms of Rights Issue and also approved the Final Letter of Offer for Rights Issue of8633850 equity shares of Rs. 10/- each at the price of Rs. 18/- each aggregating to Rs. 15.54 Crores in ratio of 1 Right equityshare for every 2 equity shares held by the existing equity shareholders as on the Record date i.e. 7th May, 2024. The RightsIssue remained open for subscription from 15th May, 2024 to 27th May, 2024. The Company is awaiting approval of NSE for thebasis of allotment for allotment of Rights Equity Shares as on the date of this report.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 Mr. Vijaysinh D. Chavda (DIN: 00479413), Whole TimeDirector of the Company retires by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, has offered himself to bere-appointed as Director of the Company. The Board recommends the re-appointment of Mr. Vijaysinh D. Chavda as Directorof the Company liable to retire by rotation.
There was no change in Director or Key Managerial Personnel during the year.
The Company is likely to receive proceeds of Rs. 15.54 Crores upon successful completion of its proposed Rights issue. Theutilization of proceeds of the Rights issue will be reported after its deployment in due course.
Pursuant to the requirement of Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, with respect to Directors' Responsibility Statement,it is hereby confirmed:
1. that in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with properexplanation relating to material departures;
2. that the Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimatesthat are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of thefinancial year and of the profit or loss of the Company for that period;
3. that the Directors had 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 detecting fraud and otherirregularities;
4. that the Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; and
5. that the directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internal financialcontrols are adequate and were operating effectively.
6. that the directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that suchsystems were adequate and operating effectively.
The Company has complied with applicable Secretarial Standards during the year under review.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirement)Regulations, 2015, the Board has carried out an annual performance evaluation of its own performance, the directors individu¬ally as well as the evaluation of the working of Audit and Nomination & Remuneration Committees based on the criteria andframework adopted by the Board.
The Board of Directors duly met 5 (Five) times on 18th April, 2023, 14th July, 2023, 16th August, 2023, 13th October, 2023 and 11thJanuary, 2024.
The Company has received necessary Declaration from each Independent Director/s under section 149(7) of the CompaniesAct, 2013 that they meet the criteria of Independence laid down in section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The Board of Directors is of the opinion that the IndependentDirectors fulfils the criteria of independence and are independent from the management of the Company.
Regarding proficiency, the Company has adopted requisite steps towards the inclusion of the names of all IndependentDirectors in the data bank maintained with the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Manesar (‘IICA'). Accordingly, all theIndependent Directors of the Company have registered themselves with IICA for the said purpose. In terms of Section 150 of theAct read with the Companies (Appointment & Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014, as amended vide Notification No.GSR.774(E), dated 18.12.2020, since majority of the Independent Directors of the Company have served as Directors for aperiod of not less than three (3) years on the Board of Listed Company as on the date of inclusion of their names in the databaseexcept Mr. Pramodsinh Dabhi, they are not required to undertake online proficiency self-assessment test. Mr. Pramodsinh D.Dabhi has informed the Company that he has duly passed the online assessment test.
During the year, the Company has not issued any equity shares with differential voting rights or sweat equity shares or sharesunder employee stock option scheme. Hence disclosure regarding the same is not given.
M/s. Devpura Navlakha & Co., Chartered Accountants, the existing Auditors of the Company were appointed as StatutoryAuditors of the Company at 14th AGM for holding the office from the conclusion of that 14th AGM till the conclusion of 19th AGM.However, the term of appointment of five years of M/s. Devpura Navlakha & Co., Chartered Accountants ending at this AnnualGeneral Meeting. Hence, the Company needs to appoint any other Statutory Auditor for a term of five years.
The Company has received a Special Notice u/s 140 (4) of the Companies Act, 2013 from a member of the Company forappointing M/s. B. K. Chavda & Co., Chartered Accountant, Gandhinagar as Statutory Auditor of the Company. Further M/s B.K. Chavda & Co., Chartered Accountants are Peer reviewed Auditors and hence the Company will not require to Audit theAccounts separately from Peer Reviewed Auditors. Moreover, M/s. B. K. Chavda & Co., Chartered Accountant, Gandhinagarhave given their consent to act as Statutory Auditor of the Company and also provided declaration that their appointment, ifmade shall be within the limit prescribed.
The members are requested to consider the matter of appointment of Auditors and also to fix their remuneration.
The Board has duly reviewed the Statutory Auditor's Report on the Accounts. The observations comments and notes of Auditorare self-explanatory and do not call for any explanation /clarification.
Pursuant to Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors on recommendation of Audit Committee haveappointed M/s. A G Tulsian & Co., Cost Accountants, as Cost Auditors of the Company for the financial year 2023-24. M/s A. G.Tulsian & Co. have confirmed that their appointment is within the limits of the Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 and havealso certified that they are free from any disqualifications specified under Section 141 of the Companies Act, 2013.
The Audit Committee has also received a certificate from the Cost Auditor certifying their independence and arm's lengthrelationship with the Company. The Cost Audit Report for the financial year 2022-23 was filed with the Ministry of CorporateAffairs on 4th September, 2023.
As required under the Companies Act, 2013 the remuneration payable to the Cost Auditor is required to be placed before theMembers in the General Meeting for their ratification. Accordingly necessary resolution seeking Member's approval for ratifica¬tion of remuneration payable to the Cost Auditor was approved by the members of the Company.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, Company has appointed M/s. Manoj Hurkat & Associates, firm of Company Secretaries inPractice to undertake Secretarial Audit of the Company. The Secretarial Audit Report is annexed herewith as “Annexure- 1”.
The Audit Committee consists of the following Directors:
1. Mr. Jagdishkumar Thakor Chairperson
2. Mr. Faiyazkhan Pathan Member
3. Mr. Vijaysinh Chavda Member
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee consists of the following Directors:
1. Mr. Faiyazkhan Pathan Chairperson
2. Mr. Jagdishkumar Thakor Member
3. Mr. Pramodsinh D. Dabhi Member
The Stakeholders Relationship Committee consists of the following Directors:
It may please be noted that as per the applicable requirement of Companies Act, 2013 a risk management policy/plan of theCompany is developed and implemented for creating and protecting the Shareholder's value by minimizing threats or lossesand to identify and provide a framework that enables future activities of a Company to take place in a consistent and controlledmanner.
The Company has a vigil mechanism for its directors and employees, to deal with instance of fraud/ mismanagement, if any andto report concerns about unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Company's code of conduct or ethicspolicy. The details of the policy are posted on the website of the Company.
The Company has laid down a Code of Conduct (COC) which is applicable to all the Board members and Senior Managementof the Company. The COC is available on the website of the Company https://www.sanginitachemicals.co.in/Investor-Rela-tion/d-01.pdf. All the members of the Board and Senior Management have affirmed compliance with the Code.
The Company has in place an Anti-Sexual Harassment measures in line with the requirements of The Sexual Harassment ofWomen at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013. During the year, there were no complaints receivedunder the said act. The Company has complied with all the applicable provisions of the said Act including the constitution ofinternal complaints committee.
The Board has, on the recommendation of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee framed a policy for selection andappointment of Directors, Senior Management and their remuneration.
The Company's shareholders may refer the Company's website i.e. https://www.sanainitachemicals.co.in/Investor-Relation/Other-Policies/Other-Policies-02.pdf for the detailed Nomination & Remuneration Policy of the Company on the appointmentand remuneration of Directors including criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a Director;and other matters provided under sub-section (3) of Section 178.
The Company's remuneration policy is directed towards rewarding performance based on review of achievements periodi¬cally. The remuneration policy is in consonance with the existing industry practice.
The details of remuneration paid to Directors and Key Managerial Personnel is given in extract of Annual Return placed on thewebsite of the Company i.e. www.sanginitachemicals.co.in.
Disclosure/details pursuant to provisions of Section 197(12) of the Companies Act 2013 read with Companies (appointmentand Remuneration of managerial personnel) Rules, 2014 are given as follows:
Names and Positions
[A] Ratio of Directors’Remuneration to themedian Remuneration ofEmployees
[B] Percentage (%)increase in Remuneration
Mr. Dineshsinh B. Chavada (Chairperson & Managing Director)
3.33
Mr. Vijaysinh D. Chavda (Whole Time Director)
4.41
Mrs. Hansaben D. Chavada (Director)
0.65
Mr. Faiyazkhan Y. Pathan (Independent Director)
Mr. Jagdishkumar V. Thakor (Independent Director)
Mr. Pramodisnh D. Dabhi (Independent Director)
The median remuneration of employees of the Company during the financial year was Rs. 153036/- p.a.
[C] Percentage increase/(decrease) in the medianRemuneration of Employees
4.03%
[D] Number of permanent Employees on the rollsof Company
60 (Sixty)
[E] Average percentile increase already made in thesalaries of employees other than the managerialpersonnel in the last financial year and itscomparison with the percentile increase in themanagerial remuneration and justification thereof
There was increase of 0.47% in the average salaries ofemployees other than managerial personnel in the year2023-24. There was decrease in the Managerial Remu¬neration in the year 2023-24 in view of the fact that theremuneration was not paid to some of the managerial per¬sonnel for some part of the financial year in view of mutualunderstanding between the Company and the respectiveManagerial Personnel.There was no significant change inthe remuneration to CFO and CS in the year 2023-24.
It is hereby affirmed that the remuneration is as per remuneration policy of the Company.
The statement showing the names of the top ten employees in terms of remuneration drawn is given as “Annexure - 2.”
There are no employees of the Company drawing remuneration requiring disclosure of information under Section 134 of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment & Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,2014.
(i) All elements of the remuneration package such as salary, benefits, bonuses, stock options and pension: The details aregiven in Annual Return placed on the website of the Company.
(ii) Details of fixed component and performance-linked incentives, alongwith the performance criteria:
The details are given in Annual Return placed on the website of the Company and performance criteria is linked with netprofit of the Company.
(iii) Service contracts, notice period and severancefees:
The term of Managing Director and Whole Time Director is valid till 22nd November, 2024. Notice period is 6 months oneither side or the Company paying 6 months remuneration in lieu of such notice and no severance fees.
(iv) Stock option details, if any, and whether these have been issued at a discount, as well as the period over which theyaccrued and how they are exercisable:
The Company has not granted any stock option.
During the year, there were no significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting thegoing concern status and Company's operations in future.
As the requirement of CSR Committee is not applicable to the Company, no further details/disclosure required to be given inthis regard.
(A)
Conservation of energy
(i) the steps taken or impact on conservation ofenergy
The Company accords high priority to conservation ofenergy. However, there are no specific steps taken inthis regard.
(ii) the steps taken by the company for utilizing alternatesources of energy
The Company is not utilizing alternate sources ofenergy.
(iii) the capital investment on energy conservationequipments
NIL
(B)
Technology absorption
(i) the efforts made towards technology absorption
(ii) the benefits derived like product improvement,cost reduction, product development or importsubstitution
(iii) in case of imported technology (imported during thelast three years reckoned from the beginning of thefinancial year)
(a) the details of technology imported;
(b) the year of import;
(c) whether the technology been fully absorbed;
(d) if not fully absorbed, areas where absorption hasnot taken place, and the reasons thereof; and
The Company has not imported any technology duringthe year. Hence, there are no details to be furnishedunder each of the sub clauses in this clause.
(iv) the expenditure incurred on Research andDevelopment
There are no expenditure incurred on Research andDevelopment by the Company.
(C)
Foreign exchange earnings and Outgo
The Foreign Exchange earned in terms of actual inflowsduring the year and
Rs. 1240.25 Lakhs
Ihe Foreign Exchange outgo during the year in terms ofactual outflows
The Directors has laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controlsare adequate and have been operating effectively.
During the year under report, your Company has not accepted any deposits pursuant to Section 73 of the Companies Act,2013. Hence further details are not given.
Details of money accepted (if any during the year) by the Company from the Directors and/or the relatives of Directors of theCompany are given in the notes to the Financial Statements and the same are not deposit as per the applicable provisions ofCompanies Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder.
The Corporate Governance Report forms an integral part of this Report and annexed hereto as “Annexure 3”, together with theCertificate from the Practicing Company Secretary regarding compliance with the requirements of Corporate Governance asstipulated in Part C of Schedule V to the SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirement) Regulations 2015.
In Compliance to the provisions of Section 92 and Section 134 of the Act read with Rule 12 of the Companies (Managementand Administration) Rules, 2014, the copy of the Annual Return of the Company for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024has been available on the Company's website at www.sanginitachemicals.co.in.
There are no Loans, Investments or Guarantees /Security given by the Company during the year under Section 186 of theCompanies Act, 2013; hence no particulars are required to be given.
Necessary Management Discussion and Analysis Report, pursuant to Regulation 34(2)(e) of The SEBI (LODR) Regulations,2015 is appended as “Annexure - 4” to Director's Report.
There are no particulars of contacts or arrangements with related parties referred to in Section 188(1) of the Companies Act,2013 which are required to be reported in the prescribed form AOC-2. The details of related party transactions as per IND AS-24 are otherwise reported in the financial statements. The related party transactions are otherwise carried out in the ordinarycourse of business and on arm's length basis and the same are in the best interest of the Company. The related partytransactions are due to business exigencies.
Your Directors wish to place on record their sincere appreciation for significant contribution made by the employees at all thelevels through their dedication, hard work and commitment, thereby enabling the Company to boost its performance during theyear under report.
Your Directors also take this opportunity to place on record the valuable co-operation and continuous support extended by itsvalued business associates, Practicing Company Secretary, Auditors, Supplier, Customers, Banks / Financial Institutions,Government authorities and the shareholders for their continuously reposed confidence in the Company and look forward tohaving the same support in all its future endeavors.
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Place : Gandhinagar Dineshsinh B Chavda
Date :30th May, 2024 (DIN: 01497977)
Chairperson & Managing Director