The Board of Directors are pleased to present the Company’s Annual Report and the Company’saudited financial statements for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025.
The operating results of the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2025 are as follow:
Particulars
Year ended 31stMarch 2025
Year ended 31stMarch 2024
Revenue from Operations
1,199.40
1006.85
Profit before tax from continuing operations
16.26
(28.59)
Tax Expenses (Including Deferred Tax)
(3.55)
(0.22)
Profit /Loss after T ax
19.81
(28.81)
Total Income for the year
There are no transfers to any specific reserves during the year.
During the year under review, your Company achieved total revenue from operations of Rs.1,199.40Lakhs (previous year Rs. 1006.85Lakhs) resulting in an increase of 19.13% over theprevious year.
The Profit after tax (including other comprehensive income) is at Rs. 19.81 Lakhs as compared toprevious year Loss after tax of Rs. 28.81 Lakhs.
Your directors do not recommend any dividend for the financial year ended 31st March 2025.
As required under Regulation 34 of the Listing Regulations, a Cash Flow Statement andconsolidated Financial Statement is part of the Annual Report.
There is no change in the nature of business of the Company.
There was no transfer during the year to the Investor Education and Protection Fund in terms ofSection 125 of the Companies Act, 2013.
The information pertaining to conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchangeearnings and outgo as required under Section 134 (3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with
Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is furnished as Annexure A to Director’sReport.
The Company has in place a mechanism to identify, assess, monitor and mitigate various risks tokey business objectives. Major risks identified by the businesses and functions are systematicallyaddressed.
The Company’s internal controls system has been established on values of integrity andoperational excellence and it supports the vision of the Company “To be the most sustainable andcompetitive Company in our industry”. The Company’s internal control systems arecommensurate with the nature of its business and the size and complexity of its operations.These are routinely tested and certified by Statutory as well as Internal Auditors and theirsignificant audit observations and follow up actions thereon are reported to the Audit Committee.
During the year under review, your Company has not made any investment, given any loan orguarantee falling within the meaning of section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rulesmade thereunder.
All the related party transactions are entered on arm’s length basis, in the ordinary course ofbusiness and are in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 andthe SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. There are nomaterially significant related party transactions made by the Company with Promoters, Directorsor Key Managerial Personnel etc. which may have potential conflict with the interest of theCompany at large or which warrants the approval of the shareholders.
The transactions are being reported in Form AOC-2 i.e. Annexure B in terms of Section 134 ofthe Act read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
However, the details of the transactions with Related Party are provided in the Company’sfinancial statements (note 29) in accordance with the Accounting Standards.
All Related Party Transactions are presented to the Audit Committee and the Board. Omnibusapproval is obtained for the transactions which are foreseen and repetitive in nature.
The Company has zero tolerance towards sexual harassment at the workplace and towards thisend, has adopted a policy in line with the provisions of Sexual Harassment of Women atWorkplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the Rules there under. Allemployees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered under the said policy.
The Company has complied with provisions relating to the constitution of Internal ComplaintsCommittee under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition andRedressal) Act, 2013 which redresses complaints received on sexual harassment. During thefinancial year under review, the Company has not received any complaints of sexual harassmentfrom any of the women employees of the Company.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 92(3) of Companies Act, 2013 following is the link forAnnual Return Financial Year 2024-25.https: //www.misquitaengg.com/investors.php
During the financial year, the Board met 8 times on 30/05/2024, 27/06/2024, 14/08/2024,06/09/2024 , 14/11/2024, 27/12/2024 , 11/02/2025 and 13/03/2025.
In terms of Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 The Board of Directors of the Companyhereby confirm:
• That in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have beenfollowed and there has been no material departure.
• That the selected accounting policies were applied consistently and the Directors madejudgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of thestate of affairs of the Company as on 31st March, 2025, and that of the profit of the Company forthe year ended on that date.
• That proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, for safeguarding the assetsof the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
• That the annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
• The Board has laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and thatsuch internal financial controls are adequate and are operating effectively.
• The directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of allapplicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
The Company has neither accepted nor renewed any deposits during the year under review.
The information required under section 197 of the Act read with rule 5(1) of the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is given as Annexure C tothis report. In terms of provisions of Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rules5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,2014, a statement showing the names and other particulars of employees drawing remunerationin excess of the limits set out in the said Rules, if any, forms part of the Report.
The policy is available on the Company’s website.www.misquitaengg.com.
Mr. Thomas Constance Avinash Misquitaare liable to retire by rotation in this ensuing AnnualGeneral Meeting and being eligible they had offered themself for reappointment.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 149 of the Act, the Independent Directors have submitteddeclarations that each of them meet the criteria of independence as provided in Section 149(6) ofthe Act along with Rules framed thereunder and Regulation 16(1)(b) of the SEBI ListingRegulations.
There has been no change in the circumstances affecting their status as Independent Directors ofthe Company.
The Nomination & Remuneration Committee of Directors have approved a Policy for Selection,Appointment and Remuneration of Directors which inter-alia requires that composition andremuneration is reasonable and sufficient to attract, retain and motivate Directors, KMP andsenior management employees and the Directors appointed shall be of high integrity with relevantexpertise and experience so as to have diverse Board and the Policy also lays down the positiveattributes/criteria while recommending the candidature for the appointment as Director.
The Independent Directors have submitted their disclosures to the Board that they fulfil all therequirements as stipulated in Section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 so as to qualitythemselves to be appointed as Independent Directors under the provisions of the Companies Act,2013 and the relevant rules.
M/S Jay Gupta and Associates, (Erstwhile Gupta Agarwal & Associates)Chartered Accountants,(Firm Registration No. 329001E), is appointed as Statutory Auditor of the Company AnnualGeneral Meeting held on 30th September 2021, for a term of five years.
M/s YogeshBhuva & Co. Chartered Accountants, were appointed as internal auditors by theBoard for the financial year 2024-25 and who have issued their reports on Quarterly/half yearlybasis.
The Company has appointed M/s. JayminModi& Co. Company Secretaries, as SecretarialAuditors of the Company to carry out the Secretarial Audit for the Financial Year 2024-2025 andto issue Secretarial Audit Report as per the prescribed format under rules in terms of Section204(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 9 of the Companies (Appointment and Remunerationof Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
The Secretarial Audit Report for the FY 2024-25 is annexed herewith and forms part of this reportas Annexure D. Secretarial Audit is not applicable to the Subsidiary, not being a materialsubsidiary.
The provision of the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 is not applicable to theCompany. Maintenance of cost records as prescribed under the provisions of Section 148(1) of theCompanies Act, 2013 was not applicable for the business activities carried out by the Companyfor the FY 2024-25accordingly; such accounts and records are not made and maintained by theCompany for the said period.
25. EXPLANATION OR COMMENTS ON QUALIFICATIONS, RESERVATIONS OR ADVERSEREMARKS OR DISCLAIMERS MADE BY THE AUDITORS AND THE PRACTICING COMPANYSECRETARY IN THEIR REPORTS
There are no qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks or disclaimers made by the auditorsand the practicing company secretary in their reports.
The Management’s Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulated underregulation 34 (3) and Part B of schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015 is annexed to this Annual Report as Annexure E.
The Company does not have any holding, subsidiary and associate Company.
The Company has established a vigil mechanism policy to oversee the genuine concernsexpressed by the employees and other Directors. The Company has also provided adequatesafeguards against victimisation of employees and Directors who express their concerns.
The Vigil Mechanism Policy is available at the website of the Company: www.misquitaengg.com.
During the year under review, the Internal Auditors, Statutory Auditors and Secretarial Auditorhave not reported any instances of frauds committed in the Company by its Officers or Employeesto the Audit Committee under section 143(12) of the Act, details of which needs to be mentionedin this Report.
In compliance with the Companies Act, 2013, and Regulation 17 of the Listing Regulations, theperformance evaluation of the Board and its Committees were carried out during the year underreview.
31. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY, AFFECTING THE FINANCIALPOSITION OF THE COMPANY WHICH HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN THE END OF THEFINANCIAL YEAR OF THE COMPANY TO WHICH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATEAND THE DATE OF THE REPORT
There are no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Companyoccurred during the financial year.
32. THE DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THEREGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS ANDCOMPANY’S OPERATIONS IN FUTURE.
During the year there has been no significant material orders passed by the Regulators or Courtsor Tribunals impacting the going concern status and company’s operations in future.
In accordance with the Companies Act, 2013, the Board has formed a Risk ManagementCommittee. There are currently 3 Committees of the Board, as follows:
The Audit Committee of the Company is constituted in line with the provisions of Section 177 ofthe Companies Act, 2013 read with regulation 18 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015. The Audit Committee as on the date of the report comprises of3 Non-Executive Independent Directors.
Rahul Chandrakant Naik : Independent Director, Chairman
Noel LuizinhoQuadros : Independent Director, Member
Edgar Maximiano Do Rosario Cotta : Independent Director, Member
During the year there were in total 2 Audit committee meetings held on 30/05/2024,14/11/2024.
The Chairperson of the Audit Committee was present in the previous AGM held on 30/09/2024 toanswer shareholder’s queries.
Broad terms of reference of the Audit Committee are as per following:
The role of the audit committee shall include the following:
1 Oversight of the listed entity’s financial reporting process and the disclosure of its financialinformation to ensure that the financial statement is correct, sufficient and credible;
2 Recommendation for appointment, remuneration and terms of appointment of auditors of thelisted entity;
3 Approval of payment to statutory auditors for any other services rendered by the statutoryauditors;
4 Reviewing with the management, the quarterly financial statements before submission to theboard for approval;
5 Reviewing and monitoring the auditor’s independence and performance and effectiveness of theaudit process.
7 Approval or any subsequent modification of transactions of the listed entity with related parties.
8 Evaluation of internal financial controls and risk management systems.
9 Reviewing, with the management, performance of statutory and Internal Auditors, adequacy ofthe internal control systems.
10 Reviewing the adequacy of internal audit function, if any, including the structure of theinternal audit department, staffing and seniority of the official heading the department, reportingstructure coverage and frequency of internal audit.
11 Discussion with internal auditors of any significant findings and follow up there on.
12 Reviewing the findings of any internal investigations by the internal auditors into matterswhere there is suspected fraud or irregularity or a failure of internal control systems of a materialnature and reporting the matter to the board.
13 Discussion with statutory auditors before the audit commences, about the nature and scope ofaudit as well as post-audit discussion to ascertain any area of concern.
14 To review the functioning of the whistle blower mechanism.
15 Approval of appointment of chief financial officer after assessing the qualifications, experienceand background, etc. of the candidate.
16 Carrying out any other function as is mentioned in the terms of reference of the auditcommittee
•Nomination and Remuneration Committee
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Company is constituted in line withthe provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with regulation 19 of the
SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
The Committee comprises of 3 Non-Executive Directors.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee met Once in the Financial Year 2024-25 on22/06/2024.
The necessary quorum was present in the said meetings.
The Chairman of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee was present at the last AnnualGeneral Meeting of the Company held on 30/09/2024.
The composition of the Committee and the details of meetings held and attended by the Directorsare as under:
Edgar Maximiano Do Rosario Cotta : Independent Director, ChairmanNoel LuizinhoQuadros : Independent Director, Member
Rahul ChandrakantNaik : Independent Director, Member
Role of nomination and remuneration committee, inter-alia, include the following:
(1) Formulation of the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and independenceof a director and recommend to the Board of Directors a policy relating to, the remuneration ofthe directors, key managerial personnel and other employees;
(2) Formulation of criteria for evaluation of performance of independent directors and the board ofdirectors;
(3) Devising a policy on diversity of board of directors;
(4) Identifying persons who are qualified to become directors and who may be appointed in seniormanagement in accordance with the criteria laid down and recommend to the board of directorstheir appointment and removal.
(5) Whether to extend or continue the term of appointment of the independent director, on thebasis of the report of performance evaluation of independent directors.
(6) To recommend to the Board all remuneration, in whatever form, payable to seniormanagement.
The policy on directors’ appointment and remuneration including criteria for determiningqualifications, positive attributes, independence of a director and other matters is available on thecompany's website.
Remuneration of Directors
The remuneration of the Managing Director and Whole- Time Director is recommended by theRemuneration Committee and then approved by the Board of Directors and subsequently by theshareholders in general meeting within the limits prescribed in Companies Act, 2013.
Criteria for making payments
Non-Executive Directors of the Company are paid sitting fees for attending Board and CommitteeMeetings and no Commission is drawn by either of them during the year.
Performance evaluation criteria for Independent Directors:
1) Attendance and participation in the meetings.
2) Preparing adequately for the board meetings.
3) Contribution towards strategy formation and other areas impacting company performance
4) Rendering independent, unbiased opinions and resolution of issues at meetings.
5) Safeguard of confidential information.
6) Initiative in terms of new ideas and planning for the Company.
7) Timely inputs on the minutes of the meetings of the Board and Committee’s.
8) Raising of concerns to the Board
Remuneration Policy
The Nomination and Remuneration Policy devised in accordance with Section 178(3) and (4) of theCompanies Act, 2013 is available at the website of the Company: www.misquitaengg.com Further,criteria of making payments to non-executive directors, the details of remuneration paid to all theDirectors and the other disclosures required to be made under SEBI (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 have been published below:
•Stakeholder Relationship Committee
The Stakeholder Relationship Committee of the Company is constituted in line with Regulation 20of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The Committeecomprises of 3 Non-Executive Independent Directors.
The committee looks into the shareholders and investors grievances that are not settled at thelevel of Compliance Officer and helps to expedite the share transfers and related matters. TheCommittee periodically reviews the status of stakeholders’ grievances and redressal of the same.
The Committee met on 19/07/2024, 18/10/2024, 20/01/2025 and 29/04/2025.
The necessary quorum was present for all the meetings. The Chairman of the Committee waspresent at the last Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 30th September 2024.
The composition of the Committee during Financial Year 2024-25 and the details of meetings heldand attended by the Directors are as under:
Following are the members of the Committee.
Noel LuizinhoQuadros : Independent Director, Chairman
The role of the committee shall inter-alia include the following:
(1) Resolving the grievances of the security holders of the listed entity including complaintsrelated to transfer/ transmission of shares, non-receipt of annual report, non-receipt of declareddividends, issue of new/ duplicate certificates, general meetings etc.
(2) Review of measures taken for effective exercise of voting rights by shareholders.
(3) Review of adherence to the service standards adopted by the listed entity in respect of variousservices being rendered by the Registrar & Share Transfer Agent.
(4) Review of the various measures and initiatives taken by the listed entity for reducing thequantum of unclaimed dividends and ensuring timely receipt of dividend warrants/annualreports/ statutory notices by the shareholders of the Company.
A separate meeting of the independent directors (“Annual ID Meeting’) was convened on17/03/2025, which reviewed the performance of the Board (as a whole), the Non-IndependentDirectors and the Chairman. Post the Annual ID Meeting, the collective feedback of each of theIndependent Directors was discussed by the Chairperson with the Board covering performance ofthe Board as a whole, performance of the Non-Independent Directors and performance of theBoard Chairman. All Independent Directors have given declarations that they meet the criteria ofindependence as laid down under Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation16(1) (b) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 andthere is no change in their status of Independence. As required under Section 149(7) of theCompanies Act, 2013.
On appointment, the concerned Director is issued a Letter of appointment setting out in detail,the terms of appointment, duties, responsibilities and expected time commitments. Each newlyappointed Independent Director is taken through an induction and familiarization programincluding the presentation and interactive session with the Committee Members and otherFunctional Heads on the Company’s finance and other important aspects.
Your(Company always places a major thrust on managing its affairs with diligence, transparency,responsibility and accountability thereby upholding the important dictum that an Organization’scorporate governance philosophy is directly linked to high performance. The Companyunderstands and respects its fiduciary role and responsibility towards its stakeholders andsociety at large and strives to serve their interests, resulting in creation of value for all itsstakeholders. In terms of Regulation 34 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, furnishing of CorporateGovernance Report is not applicable to the company.
The Company does not have any Employees Stock Option Scheme in force and hence particularsare not furnished, as the same are not applicable. No proceedings against the Company isinitiated or pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016. The details of differencebetween amount of the valuation done at the time of one-time settlement and the valuation donewhile taking loan from the Banks or Financial Institutions along with the reasons thereof - NotApplicable.
The Company seeks to promote the highest levels of ethical standards in the normal businesstransactions guided by the value system. The SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015 mandates formulation of certain policies for listed companies.The Policies are reviewed periodically by the Board and are updated based on the need andcompliance as per the applicable laws and rules and as amended from time to time. The policiesare available on the website of the Company.
Your Directors hereby confirm that the Company has complied with the necessary provisions ofthe revised Secretarial Standard 1 and Secretarial Standard 2 to the extent applicable to theCompany.
Your Company firmly believes that its success, the marketplace and a good reputation are amongthe primary determinants of value to the shareholder. The organisational vision is founded on theprinciples of good governance and delivering leading-edge products backed with dependable aftersales services. Following the vision your Company is committed to creating and maximising long¬term value for shareholders.
The provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act relating to Corporate Social Responsibility arenot applicable as the Company is having Net worth less than rupees Five Hundred Crore,Turnover less than rupees One Thousand Crore and Net Profit less than rupees Five Crore.
Your Directors take this opportunity to express their sincere appreciation and gratitude for thecontinued cooperation extended by shareholders, employees, customers, banks, suppliers andother business associates.
Place: GoaDate:06.09.2025
By order of the BoardFor Misquita Engineering Limited
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Thomas Constance AvinashMisquita Gail Lucia Misquita
Managing Director Wholetime Director
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