We are pleased to present the 33rd Annual Report together with the Audited Accounts of your Company for the year ended 31stMarch 2025
2024-2025(K in Mn.)
2023-2024(K in Mn.)
Revenue from operations
2397.73
1711.14
Other operating income
148.40
128.32
Expenses
Employee benefits expense
1399.89
1243.11
Finance Costs
100.06
83.24
Depreciation
62.09
67.29
Other expenses
404.74
355.46
Profit/(Loss) before tax
362.22
36.97
Current Tax
83.57
2.15
Deferred Tax Income/expense
11.91
7.97
Profit/(Loss) for the year
262.95
26.85
Other Comprehensive IncomeA (i) Items not reclassified to profit/loss
Remeasurement of defined benefit plans
(4.04)
1.59
Income tax relating to items not reclassifiedDeferred taxon remeasurement
1.02
(0.40)
B (i) Items reclassified to profit/loss
Changes in FV of equity instruments
(5.39)
(1.56)
Income tax relating to items reclassifiedDeferred tax on FV changesTotal comprehensive income for the vear
0.77
255.31
0.39
26.83
ASM Technologies, along with its subsidiaries, leverages over three decades of experience, ASM has been supportingcustomers in the areas of Engineering Design led Manufacturing. Our successful Offshore Development and Support Centers,located in India and overseas, cater to our esteemed global clientele.
During the financial year, ASM explored new growth opportunities and achieved expansion in both domestic and internationalmarkets. This performance underscores ASM's strategic journey to reposition itself as a unique technology solutions provider.We are dedicated to developing innovative platforms that empower our customers to gain a competitive edge through ourfuture-ready digital transformation initiatives.
On the standalone front, ASM registered a total revenue of 12397.73 million for the year ended 31st March 2025. Domesticsales contributed 11381.31 million, while export sales accounted for 1474.86 million. The EBITDA stood at 1432.39 million, witha net profit after tax of 1262.95 million.
On a consolidated basis, the total revenue for the year ended 31st March 2025 was 12888.10 million. The EBITDA was 1505.42million, and the net profit after tax was 1250.63 million.
During the year 2024-25 the company declared an Interim dividend of 11.00/- on 12th February, 2025 keeping with the Dividendpolicy your Directors are pleased to recommend for approval of the members a final dividend of 13.00/- per equity share of110/-each for the financial year 2024-2025. The dividend amount paid/payable if approved by shareholders will be 139.09 Mn.
The dividend payout for the year under review has been formulated in accordance with the Company's policy to paysustainable dividend linked to long term growth objectives of the company to be met by internal cash accruals and theshareholders' aspirations.
Your Company has not transferred any amount to reserve for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2025.
The consolidated Accounts of your Company and its subsidiaries viz., ASM Digital Technologies Pte Ltd (Formely knownas Advanced Synergic Pte Ltd), Singapore, ASM Digital Technologies Inc (Formely known as Pinnacle Talent Inc), USA, ASMTechnologies KK, Japan, RV Forms & Gears LLP,ASM Digital Engineering Pvt Ltd, ASM HHV Engineering Pvt Ltd and ASMEngineering Pvt Ltd( Formely Known as Semcon Engineering Pvt Ltd), UK duly audited, are presented as part of this Reportin accordance with Indian Accounting Standards ( IndAs) and the Listing Regulations with the Stock Exchange, whereverapplicable. The statement pursuant to the provisions to Section 129(3) of the Companies Act 2013, containing salientfeatures of the financial statement of the Company's Subsidiaries in Form AOC1 is given in Annexure -II. The Accounts ofthe Subsidiaries audited for the purpose of consolidation shall be placed on your Company's website and made available forinspection by any Shareholder at the Company's Registered Office and at the respective registered offices of the Subsidiarycompanies. Copies can be made available on request, to the shareholders of the Company.
Your Company has formulated and adopted a "Policy for determining Material Subsidiaries" so that your company couldidentify such subsidiaries and formulate governance framework for them. The Policy for determining 'material' subsidiariesis posted on Company's website: https://www.asmltd.com/policy-disclosures
This has been provided in else in this annual report.
Management Discussion and Analysis Report as required under Regulation 34 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements ) Regulations 2015, is disclosed separately in the Annual Report.
During the year under review the Board of Directors held 6 meetings, on 27.05.2024, 20.07.2024, 11.08.2024, 04.10.2024,09.11.2024, and 12.02.20243 The maximum interval between two meetings did not exceed 120 days.
As per the provision of companies Act 2013 Mr. Shekar Viswanathan( DIN:01202587)Director, retires by rotation and beingeligible, offers himself for re-appointment at the ensuing Annual General Meeting (AGM). The Board recommends hisappointment for consideration of members of the Company. Brief profile of Mr. Shekar is given in the notes to the Notice ofthe ensuing AGM.
Directors confirm that the Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India, have beencomplied with.
Your Company has laid down procedures to be followed for familiarizing the Independent Directors with your Company,their roles, rights, responsibilities in your Company and to impart the required information and training to enable themcontribute significantly to your Company. All the Independent Directors of the Company have given declarations that theymeet the criteria of independence as laid down under section 149(6) of the Act and Regulation 16(1)(b) of Listing Regulations.The Independent Directors have also confirmed that they have complied with the Company's Code of Conduct. All theIndependent Directors of the Company have given declarations that they meet the criteria of independence as laid downunder section 149(6) of the Act and Regulation 16(1)(b) of Listing Regulations.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134 (5)of the Companies Act 2013, the Directors hereby confirm that:
a) in the preparation of the annual financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2025 the applicable accountingstandards has been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures:
b) the Directors have 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;
c) the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordancewith the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud andother irregularities;
d) the Directors have prepared annual accounts of the company on a going concern basis.
e) the Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financialcontrols are adequate and were operating effectively.
f) The Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that suchsystems were adequate and operating effectively.
There are no significant material orders passed by the Regulators/Courts which would impact the going concern status of thecompany and its future operations. There are no material changes and commitments, if any, affecting the financial positionof the company which occurred between the end the financial year of the company to which the financial statements relateand the date of this report.
The Audit committee met four times during the financial year under review and all its recommendations were accepted bythe Board.
Your Company has established the Vigil Mechanism, an Ombuds process which is a channel for receiving and redressingof employees complaints. This mechanism covers questionable financial or accounting matters and reporting fraudulentfinancial information to the shareholders, the government or any other legal authority. This meets the requirement underSection 177(9) and(10) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 22 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee has framed a policy for selection and appointment of Directors includingdetermining qualifications of Independent Director, Key Managerial Personnel, Senior Management Personnel and theirremuneration as part of its charter and other matters provided under Section 178(3) of the Companies Act, 2013. A copy ofthe policy forms part of this report vide Annexure- I. The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of a company has beenobligated under Section 178 of the Act to formulate a policy for recommending to the Board of directors of the company forsetting the criteria based on which the performance of every Director including the performance of the Board as a wholeshall be assessed by the Board of Directors of the Company.
The Company has put in place an induction and familiarisation programme for all its Directors including the IndependentDirectors. The familiarisation programme for Independent Directors in terms of provisions of Regulation 46(2)(i) of ListingRegulations, is uploaded on the website of the Companv.-https://www.asmltd.com/policv-disclosures
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and The Companies (Appointment and Remunerationof Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Company has appointed BMP & Co., LLP, Company Secretaries, to undertake theSecretarial Audit of the Company. The Report of the Secretarial Audit in Form MR3 for the financial year ended March 31,2025 is annexed as Annexure - III to the Report. There are no qualifications, reservations or adverse marks made by SecretarialAuditor in the Report.
Further, it is proposed to appoint M/s BMP & Co., LLP,, Company Secretaries as Secretarial Auditors of your Company for aperiod of 5 (Five) consecutive financial years i.e., from the FY 2025- 26 to FY 2029-30 to undertake Secretarial Audit for eachof the said years and to issue i) Secretarial Audit Report and ii) Secretarial Compliance Report for the corresponding periods.Resolution forms part of Notice attached hereto
There are no qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks made by M/s B K Ramadhyani & Co, LLP, Chartered AccountantsStatutory Auditors, in their report for the financial Year ended 31st March, 2025. The Statutory Auditors have not reported anyincident of fraud under Section 143(12) of the Act and the rules made thereunder to the Audit Committee of the company inthe year under review.
There were no such instances during the financial year 2024-25, wherein the board had not accepted the recommendation(s)made by any committees of the board.
In compliance with the provisions of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations,2015 (as amended from time to time) and to preserve the confidentiality and prevent misuse of unpublished price sensitiveinformation, the Company has adopted a Code of Conduct for regulating, monitoring and reporting of trading by insiders.This Code also provides for periodical disclosures from the designated Persons and their immediate Relatives as well as pre¬clearance of transactions by such persons as per the thresholds mentioned in the code. The code is applicable to DesignatedPersons and their Immediate relatives who are likely or may reasonably be expected to have access to the unpublished pricesensitive information relating to the Company and the same is being implemented as a self-regulatory mechanism. The saidcode of conduct may be accessed at https://asmltd.com/policy-disclosures/
Details of utilization of funds raised through preferential allotment or qualified institutions placement as specified underRegulation 32 (7A), is disclosed separately in the report.
The company's operations involve low energy consumption. However the efforts to conserve and optimize the use of energythrough improved operational method and other means will continue.
The company has not imported any technology. Foreign exchange earnings and outgo
During the financial year under review 24.04% of the revenue came from export of Engineering Service and DLM resulting ina foreign exchange inflow of 1576.38 Mn and the foreign exchange outgo on account of overseas salaries, traveling etc was1284.05 Mn.
Your Company has not accepted any deposits from the public during the financial year under review.
Your Company has in place a Prevention of Sexual Harassment ( POSH) Policy in line with the requirements of Sexualharassment of Women at Workplace ( Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act 2013. Your Company has through the Policyconstituted a committee and has established a grievance procedure for protection against victimization. Your Company iscommitted to provide a healthy environment to all employees conducive to work without the fear of prejudice and genderbias. During the year under review, there were no cases filed pursuant to the said Act.
Number of complaint filed during the financial year 2024-25 Nil
Number of complaint disposed off during the financial year 2024-25 Nil
Number of complaint pending as end of the financial year Nil
Your Company has deployed adequate Internal Control Systems in place to ensure a smooth functioning of its business. Theprocesses and systems are reviewed constantly and improved upon to meet the changing business environment. The ControlSystems provide a reasonable assurance of recording the transactions of its operations in all material aspects and of providingprotection against misuse or loss of Company's assets. The Internal auditors periodically review the internal control systems,policies and procedures for their adequacy, effectiveness and continuous operation for addressing risk management andmitigation strategies.
During the Financial Year under review, the details The particulars of loans, guarantees and investments as per Section 186of the Act by the Company, have been disclosed in the financial statements.
The Risk management Policy of your company continuously evaluates the various risks surrounding business and seeks toreview and upgrade its risk management process. To further the endeavour your Board constantly formulates strategiesdirected at mitigating these risks which get implemented at the Executive Management level and a regular update is providedto the Board.
The details in respect of internal financial control and their adequacy are included in the Management Discussion and Analysis,which is a part of this report.
Pursuant to Section 92(3) read with Section 134(3)(a) of the Act, the Annual Return as on March 31, 2025 is available on theCompany's website at https://asmltd.com/quarterly-reports/
(a) credit rating obtained in respect of various securities: NA
(b) name of the credit rating agency; NA
(c) date on which the credit rating was obtained: NA
(d) revision in the credit rating: NA
(e) reasons provided by the rating agency for a downward revision, if any: NA
Your company has formulated CSR policy which is posted on the website at https://www.asmltd.com/policy-disclosures.In pursuance to the provisions of Section 135 and Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 the company constituted a CSRCommittee of the Board to (a) formulate and recommend a CSR policy (b) recommend the amount of expenditure to beincurred on the CSR activities and (c) monitor implementation of the CSR policy from time to time. The terms of reference ofthe CSR committee are in accordance with Section 135 of the Companies Act 2013. The Annual Report on CSR in the prescribedformat is enclosed to this Report as Annexure-IV.
The company has in place formulated a Policy on materiality of Related Party transactions for dealing with such transactionsin line with the requirements of the Listing Regulations with the Stock Exchange. The policy on related party transactions isavailable on the Company's website at -https://www.asmltd.com/policy-disclosures.
Particulars of contracts or Arrangements with related parties referred to in Section 188(1) of the Companies Act 2013 in theformat specified as Form AOC2 forms part of this Report as Annexure- V
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Listing Regulations, the Board is required to monitor andreview the Board evaluation framework. In line with the Corporate Governance Guidelines, Annual Performance Evaluationis conducted for all Board Members as well as the working of the Board and its Committees. The Board works with theNomination and Remuneration committee to lay down the evaluation criteria for the performance of executive/nonexecutive/independent directors through a peer evaluation, excluding the director being evaluated through a Board effectivenesssurvey. The questionnaire of the survey forms an integral part of reviewing the functioning and effectiveness of the Boardand for identifying possible paths for improvement. Each Board member is required to evaluate the effectiveness of the Boardand its committees on various parameters and feed back on each Director is part of the survey. The outcome of the Boardevaluation for the financial year 2024-25 was discussed by the Board at their meeting held on 12th February 2025.
Details/Disclosures of ratio of remuneration to each Director to median employee's remuneration as required pursuant toSection 197(12) of the Companies Act 2013 read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of ManagerialPersonnel) Rules, 2014 and details of remuneration paid to Employees vide Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is given as Annexure- VI
Your Company has taken adequate steps to adhere to all the stipulations as laid down in Pursuant to Schedule V (C) ofSEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations 2015. As required, a Report on Corporate Governance isprovided elsewhere in this Annual Report along with Auditor's Certificate on compliance thereof.
M/s. B K Ramadhyani & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants, were re-appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company at the30th Annual General Meeting ('AGM') held on July 16, 2022 for a period of 5 years, up to the conclusion of 35th AGM. M/s. B KRamadhyani & Co. LLP have given their consent for their re-appointment as Statutory Auditors of the Company and has issuedcertificate confirming that their re-appointment, if made, will be within the limits prescribed under the provisions of Section139 of the Companies Act, 2013 ('the Act') and the rules made thereunder. M/s. B K Ramadhyani & Co. LLP have confirmed thatthey are eligible for the proposed appointment under the Act, the Chartered Accountants Act, 1949 and the rules or regulationsmade thereunder. As confirmed to Audit Committee and stated in their report on financial statements, the Auditors havereported their independence from the Company and its subsidiary according to the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute ofChartered Accountants of India ('ICAI') and the ethical requirements relevant to audit. Based on the recommendations of theAudit Committee and the Board of Directors, it is hereby proposed to re-appoint M/s. B K Ramadhyani & Co. LLP, CharteredAccountants, having registration No.0028785/S200021, as the Statutory Auditors of the Company for the second and finalterm of five consecutive years, who shall hold office from the conclusion of this 30th AGM till the conclusion of the 35th AGMof the Company. The requirement for the annual ratification of auditors' appointment at the AGM has been omitted as perCompanies (Amendment) Act 2017 notification on May 7 2018.
Total fees for all services paid by the Company and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, to the statutory auditor and allentities in the network firm/network entity of which the statutory auditor is a part is given below:
Payment to Statutory Auditors
K in Mn.FY 2024-25
Audit Fees
2.51
Others Service
0.65
Total
3.16
Your Directors take this opportunity to express their gratitude to -
Our esteemed customers, shareholders, vendors, business partners, advisors and consultants for their unstinted support. Thecontribution made by our employees at all levels. Our consistent growth was made possible by their solidarity, cooperationand support.
• State Bank of India, (India), HSBC Bank Ltd (India), Axis Bank Ltd., (India), Indian Bank, (Singapore), HSBC Bank, (USA) andFirst Federal Bank, (USA), for their support and guidance.
• Customs, Reserve Bank of India, Software Technology Parks (STPI) and NASSCOM, Central & State Governments, SoftwareTechnology Park (STPI) and NASSCOM for their continued support.
For and on behalf of the Board of DirectorsASM Technologies Ltd.
Place : Bangalore M. R. Vikram Rabindra Srikantan
Date : 18.05.2025 Chairman Managing Director