Your directors are pleased to present the 34th Annual Report of the business and operations of yourCompany ASL Industries Limited (hereinafter referred to as the said “Company”) accompanied withAudited Financial Statements for the Financial Year ended on 31st March, 2025.
Financial performance of the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2025, is summarized below:
(Amount Rs. in Hundreds)
Particulars
2024-25
2023-24
Revenue from Operations
-
Other Income
36,315
1,25,252
Total Revenue
Total Expenses
26,904
77,251
Profit Before Tax and Prior PeriodCharges
9,411
48,001
Prior Period Items
Tax Expenses:
Current tax
849
7,452
Deferred tax
4,629
Prior Period Adjustment for Taxes
Profit After Tax
8,562
35,920
There was no operational income during the financial year 2024-25.
Your directors are report that during the year under review, the Company recorded total revenuefrom other income of Rs.36,31,500/- as compared to Rs.1,25,25,200/- in the previous year and thecompany’s profit after tax recorded in the current year is Rs.8,56,200/- as compared toRs.35,92,000/- in the previous year.
During the year under review, your Company neither accepted or renewed any fixed deposits norreceived any deemed deposits falling within the ambit of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 andthe Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
In order to conserve resources for future expansions and for growth agenda of the company, theDirectors have not recommended any dividend for the financial year ended 31st March 2025.
As on 31st March, 2025, the Authorized Share Capital of the Company stood at INR 11,00,00,000/-(Indian Rupees Eleven Crore only) divided into 1,10,00,000 (One Crore Ten Lakhs) Equity Shares ofRs. 10/- each. The paid-up Equity Share Capital of your company stood at Rs.10,41,70,900/- (IndianRupees Ten Crore Forty-One Lakhs Seventy Thousand Nine Hundred only) divided into 1,10,00,000(One Crore Ten Lakhs) Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each.
The Company has not issued any equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting orotherwise, during the year under review.
The Company has not issued any sweat equity shares to its directors or employees during the periodunder review.
The Directors have not transferred any amounts to Reserves for the financial year ended 31st March,2025.
During the financial year under review, there has been no change in the nature of the business of theCompany.
After the closure of the financial year 2024-25 with the prior approval of shareholders through postalballot completed on 3rd May, 2025 the Company has change its main business activity frommanufacturing of forged products and press shop for sheet metal products to information technology& computer service activities.
The Management Discussion and Analysis as required in terms of the Listing Regulations is annexed tothe report as “Annexure II” and is incorporated herein by reference and forms an integral part of thisreport.
The Company has received the necessary declaration from each Independent Director in accordancewith Section 149(7) of the Act and Regulations 16(1)(b) and 25(8) of the SEBI Listing Regulations, thathe/she meets the criteria of independence as laid out in Section 149(6) of the Act and Regulations16(1)(b) of the SEBI Listing Regulations. In the opinion of the Board, there has been no change in thecircumstances which may affect their status as Independent Directors of the Company and the Boardis satisfied of the integrity, expertise, and experience (including proficiency in terms of Section 150(1)of the Act and applicable rules thereunder) of all Independent Directors on the Board. Further, interms of Section 150 read with Rule 6 of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors)Rules, 2014, as amended, Independent Directors of the Company have included their names in thedata bank of Independent Directors maintained with the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs.
In compliance with the requirement of Listing Regulations, the Company has put in place aFamiliarization program for Independent Directors to familiarize them with the working of thecompany, their roles, rights and responsibilities vis-a-vis the Company, the industry in which thecompany operates, business model, etc., along with updating on various amendments in the ListingRegulations and the Companies Act, 2013. The detail of the aforementioned program as requiredunder Regulation 46 of the Listing Regulation is available on the Company’s website athttps://www.aslindustries.in/pdf/ASLFamiliarization%20Programme%20Policy.pdf
In the opinion of the Board, the Independent Directors of the Company possess the integrity, requisiteexperience and expertise, relevant for the industry in which the Company operates. Further, all theindependent directors of the Company have successfully registered with the Independent Director'sdatabank of the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs.
The Board of Directors has carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance, BoardCommittees and individual directors pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and theListing Regulations. The performance of Chairperson of the Board was reviewed by the IndependentDirectors taking into consideration the views of the executive directors. The parameters consideredwere leadership ability, adherence to corporate governance practices etc. The Board evaluated itsperformance after seeking inputs from all the Directors on the basis of such criteria such as Boardcomposition and structure, effectiveness of board processes, information and functioning etc. Theperformance of the committees was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from the committeemembers on the basis of criteria such as the composition of committees, effectiveness of committeemeetings etc. The above criteria are as provided by the Guidance note on Board evaluation issued bythe Securities and Exchange Board of India.
As per the provisions of Rule 4(1) of the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015,Companies whose shares are listed on SME exchange as referred to in Chapter XB of SEBI (Issue ofCapital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018, are exempted from the compulsoryrequirements of adoption of IND-AS w.e.f. 1st April, 2017. As your Company is listed on NSE Emergeplatform, it is covered under the exempted category and is not required to comply with IND-AS forpreparation of Financial Statements.
As per the Share Purchase Agreement signed and Open Offer completed by the Company as perSecurities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations,2011 and other application Act or rules, the changes in the Management of the Company mentionedhereunder:
During the year Ms. Jayshree Goyal resigned w.e.f. 27th August 2024 as a Non-Executive and Non¬Independent Director and Mr. Kiran Dilip Thakore appointed in place of her as an additional Non¬Executive and Non-Independent Director. His regularization approved by the Shareholders in theAnnual general Meeting dated 27th September 2024.
Further during the year Mr. Ankit Goyal Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer has resignedfrom the office w.e.f. 21st October 2024 and Mr. Subhash Shankar Gurav appointment in place of himas a Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer w.e.f. 21st October 2024 Further his resignation wasregularized through shareholders approval dated 19th January 2025.
Further Mr. Murari Lal Khandelwal and Mr. Ashish Lodha resigned on w.e.f. 21st October 2024 as aNon-Executive and Independent Director. During the year Ms. Anupriya Sharma appointed as anadditional Non-Executive and Independent director of the Company. The Directorship of Ms. Anupriyawas regularized by shareholders’ approval dated 19th January 2025.
On 25th February 2025 Ms. Shiksha Sharma appointed as an additional Non-Executive andIndependent director of the Company. The regularization of her appointment was approved byshareholders dated 3rd May 2025.
The Company Secretary Ms. Simi Sen resigned w.e.f. 21st October 2024 and in her place Ms. AnkitaBahety appointed w.e.f. 21st October 2024 as the Company Secretary and Company Officer of theCompany.
The Board Directors of the Company as on the year ending 31st March, 2025 are as under:
Sl. No.
DIN
Name of the Director
Designation
1.
03140791
Kiran Thakore
Non-Executive Director
2.
07620029
Subhash Gurav
Managing Director & CFO
3.
10477666
Anupriya Sharma
Non-Executive Independent Director
4.
10594233
Shiksha Sharma
Independent Director
5.
00033590
Dilip Goyal
During the financial year ended March 31, 2025, eight (8) meetings of the Board of Directors were heldon 28th May, 2024; 27th August 2024; 21st October, 2024; 12th November, 2024; 17th December 2024;26th December, 2024; 25th February, 2024 and 28th March 2025. Details of attendance at these meetingsby the directors of the Company is as under:
Name of the Directors
Meetings during the financial Year 2024-25
Entitled to Attend
Attended
6
5
8
3
1
6.
layshree Goyal
2
7.
Ankit Goyal
8.
Murari Khandelwal
9.
Ashish Lodha
During the Financial year 2024-2025 Four (4) Meetings of the Audit Committee were held in the year2024-2025 on 28th May 2024, 27th August 2024, 12th November, 2024 and 25th February 2025. TheCompany constitution and composition of audit committee is as under:
Name of the Member
Chairperson/Member
No. of Meetingentitled to attend
Meeting AttendedDuring FY 2024-25
Chairperson
Member
Chairperson (w.e.f. 17thDecember 2024)
Member (w.e.f. 25thFebruary 2025)
0
The Board has accepted all recommendations of Audit Committee.
During the Financial year 2024-2025 Five (5) Meetings of the Nomination and RemunerationCommittee were held in the year 2024-2025 on 28th May 2024, 27th August 2024, 21st October, 2024,17th December, 2024 and 25th February 2025. The Company has constituted Nomination andRemuneration Committee and composition of the same is as under:
Meeting AttendedDuring 2024-2025
4
Member (w.e.f. 17thDecember 2024)
Member (w.e.f. 25 thFebruary 2025)
During the Financial year 2024-2025 Two (2) Meetings of the Stakeholder Relationship Committeewere held in the year 2024-2025 on 27th August 2024 and 27th December 2024. The Company hasconstituted Stakeholder Relationship Committee and composition of the same is as under:
During the Financial year 2024-2025 One (1) Meetings of the Stakeholder Relationship Committeewere held in the year 2024-2025 on 28th May 2024. The Company has constituted IndependentDirector Committee and composition of the same is as under:
Chairman/Member
Murari Lal Khandelwal
Chairman
The Company does not have any Subsidiaries, Associates and Joint Ventures as on 31st March, 2025.Thus, Statement on performance of Subsidiary of Company as per Form AOC-1 is not applicable to theCompany.
Your Company has adopted the Internal Code of conduct for Regulating, monitoring and reporting oftrades by Designated persons under the Securities Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of InsiderTrading) Regulation, 2015 (“Code”) for prohibition of insider trading in the securities of the Companyto curb the practice for dealing in the securities while having Unpublished Price Sensitive Information(“UPSI”) by the Insiders of the Company.
The Code, inter alia, prohibits dealing in securities by insiders while in possession of unpublishedprice sensitive information. The said Code has been amended, from time to time, to give effect to thevarious notifications/circulars of Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”) with respect to theSEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015. Your Company has also formulated andadopted the Policy and Procedures for inquiry in case of leak or suspected leak of Unpublished PriceSensitive Information [Under Regulation 9A (5) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Preventionof Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015].
During the year under review, the Company has complied with the provisions of Section 186 of theCompanies Act, 2013, w.r.t any loan, guarantee, security or made any investment covered under theprovisions, to any person or other body corporate.
Related party transactions, if any, that were entered into during the period ended 31st March, 2025,were on an arm’s length basis and were in the ordinary course of business. There are no materiallysignificant related party transactions made by the Company with Promoters, Directors, KeyManagerial Personnel or other designated persons which may have a potential conflict with theinterest of the Company at large. None of the Directors has any pecuniary relationships or transactionsvis-a-vis the Company. The details of the related party transactions as per Accounting Standard 8 areset out in Note No. 21 of the Financial Statement of the Company.
Adequate internal controls, systems, and checks are in place, commensurate with the nature of theCompany’s business and size. The management exercises financial control on the operations through awell-defined budget monitoring process and other standard operating procedures.
The Internal Auditors monitor and evaluate the efficacy and adequacy of internal control in theCompany, and compliance with operating systems, accounting procedures and policies at all locationsof the Company. Based on the reports of Internal Auditors, the management undertakes appropriatecorrective action in their respective areas.
a) Conservation of Energy:
i. The step taken or impacts on conversation of energy - NIL
ii. The steps taken by the Company for utilizing alternative sources of energy - NIL
iii. The capital investment on energy conservation equipment’s - NIL
b) Technology Absorption, Adaptation and Innovation:
During the year Company has close the operations. So, no such operations require significantimport of technology.
c) Foreign Exchange Earning and Outgo:
There were no Foreign Exchange Inflow and Foreign Exchange Outflow during the year under review.
M/s. TDK & Co., Chartered Accountants, (FRN:109804W), were appointed as the Statutory Auditors ofthe company for a period of five years from the conclusion of the 32 nd Annual General Meeting to beheld in the year 2023 till the conclusion of 37th Annual General Meeting to be held in the year 2028.The Independent Auditors’ Report for Financial Year 2024-25 provided by M/s. TDK & Co., CharteredAccountants, (FRN:109804W), Chartered Accountants does not contain any qualification, reservation,or adverse remark. The Independent Auditors’ Report is integrated in the 34th Annual Report.
Further, M/s. TDK & Co., Chartered Accountants, (FRN:109804W) resigned w.e.f. 8th July 2025. On therecommendation of Audit Committee, the board proposed the appointment of M/s. CP Rawka & Co.,Chartered Accountants, (Firm Registration No. 000518C) as the Statutory Auditors of the company forfive consecutive financial years commencing from FY 2025-26 to FY 2029-30, subject to the approvalof Shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting. They have confirmed their eligibility undersection 141 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules framed there under for appointment as Auditorsof company.
During the year under review, the Auditors of the Company have not reported to the Audit Committee,under section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, any instances of fraud committed against theCompany by its Officers or Employees, the details of which would need to be mentioned in the Board'sReport.
Pursuant to provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, M/s. Hemang Satra & Associates, has beenappointed as Secretarial Auditors of the Company for the FY 2024-25. The Secretarial Auditors’ Reportfor fiscal 2025 does not contain any qualification, reservation, or adverse remark. The SecretarialAuditors’ Report is enclosed as “Annexure I” to the Board’s Report, which forms part of thisIntegrated Annual Report.
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to the financialstatement. During the year, such controls were tested and no reportable material weakness in thedesign or operation was noticed. The Audit Committee of the Board periodically reviews the internalcontrol systems with the management and Statutory Auditors. Further, M/s. KSGC & Associates,Chartered Accountants (Firm Reg. No. 021829C) acting as an Internal Auditor of the Company forFinancial Year 2024-25.
Pursuant to Notification dated 28th August, 2020 issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs aspublished in the Gazette of India on 28th August, 2020, the details forming part of the extract of AnnualReturn in Form MGT-9 is not required to be annexed herewith to this report. However, the AnnualReturn will be made available at the website of the Company at www.aslindustries.in
Pursuant to the requirement under clause (c) of sub-section (3) of Section 134 of the Companies Act,2013 (“Act”) with respect to the Directors’ Responsibility Statement, the Board of Directors of theCompany state that:
a. in the preparation of the annual accounts, for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025, theapplicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating tomaterial departures.
b. the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and madejudgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of thestate of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit of the Companyfor that period.
c. the directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions of Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company andfor preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
d. the directors have prepared the annual accounts of the Company on a going concern basis.
e. the directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of allapplicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
25.Statement containing the particulars of employees in accordance with Rule 5 (2) of theCompanies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rule 2014 read withthe Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Amendments Rules2016:
Remuneration to Directors & KMP and the particulars of employees required to be furnished pursuantto Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, is annexed herewith as “Annexure III” to this Report.
The provisions of Section 135 of the Act regarding Corporate Social Responsibility are not applicableto the Company.
As per the Cost Audit Orders and in terms of the provisions of Section 148 and all other applicableprovisions of the Companies Act, 2013, read with the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014,Cost Audit is not applicable to our Company.
In pursuant to the provisions of sections 177(9) & (10) of the Companies Act, 2013, a Vigil Mechanismfor directors and employees to report genuine concerns has been established. The Vigil MechanismPolicy has been uploaded on the website of the Company at www.excellentwiresandpackaging.com.The employees of the Company are made aware of the said policy at the time of joining the Company.
The Company does not fall under the ambit of top 1000 listed entities, determined on the basis ofmarket capitalization as at the end of the immediately preceding financial year. Hence, complianceunder Regulation 21 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 isnot applicable. However, the Company has laid down the procedure to inform the Board about the riskassessment and minimization procedures. These procedures are reviewed by the Board annually toensure that there is timely identification and assessment of risks, measures to mitigate them, andmechanisms for their proper and timely monitoring and reporting.
The shares of the Company were listed on National Stock Exchange of India Limited on Small, MediumEnterprise (“SME”) on 19th April, 2017.
The Company has in place proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of the applicablesecretarial standards issued by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India and such systems areadequate and operating effectively.
The Company’s goal has always been to create an open and safe workplace for every employee to feelempowered, irrespective of gender, sexual preferences and other factors, and contribute to the best oftheir abilities. In line to make the workplace a safe environment, the Company has set up a policy onprevention of sexual harassment in line with the requirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women atWorkplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 (“PoSH Act”). Further, the Company hascomplied with the provisions under the PoSH Act relating to the framing of an anti-sexual harassmentpolicy and the constitution of an Internal Committee.
Nature of Complaints
Received
Disposed-Off
Pending
Sexual Harassment
Workplace Discrimination
Child Labour
Forced Labour
Wages and Salary
Other HR Issues
The provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, are not applicable to the Company during theperiod under review.
During the year under review there were no material changes which would affect the financialposition of the Company.
No amount of unclaimed dividend has been transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund.
Pursuant to Regulation 34(3) and Part F of Schedule V to the SEBI LODR, details of equity shares in thesuspense account are as follows:
Details
Aggregate number ofshareholders whose sharesare lying in demat suspenseaccount at the beginning ofthe year.
NA
Outstanding shares in thesuspense account lying at thebeginning of the year
Number of shareholderswho approached listedentity for transfer of sharesfrom suspense accountduring the year.
Number of shareholders towhom shares weretransferred from suspenseaccount during the year.
Aggregate number ofshareholders whose shareare lying in demat suspenseaccount at the end of theyear
Outstanding shares in thesuspense account lying at theend of the year.
Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following items asthere were no transactions for the same during the year under review:
a. Issue of debentures/bonds/warrants/any other convertible securities.
b. Scheme of provision of money for the purchase of its own shares by employees or by trustees forthe benefit of employees.
c. Instance of one-time settlement with any Bank or Financial Institution.
d. Application or proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
e. Significant and material orders passed by the Regulators / Courts / Tribunals which wouldimpact the going concern status of the Company and its future operations
Your directors wish to place on record their appreciation and acknowledgement with gratitude for thesupport and co-operation extended by all the stakeholders of the Company including customers,vendors, bankers, Government authorities and look forward to their continued support. The Board ofDirectors places on record its appreciation for the committed service of all the employees of theCompany.
For and on behalf of Board of Directorsof ASL Industries LimitedSd/- Sd/-
Kiran Thakore Subhash Gurav
Date: 2nd September 2025 Chairman Managing Director
Place: Kolkata DIN: 03140791 DIN: 07620029