Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 56th Annual Report on the business and operations of the Companytogether with the Audited Accounts for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025.
Standalone
Consolidated
Particulars
Current Year31.03.2025
Previous Year31.03.2024
Total Revenue (Net)
8824.81
6955.04
8825.02
6869.61
EBITDA
1139.43
996.13
1117.48
988.87
Less (i) Finance Costs
144.49
124.50
187.81
124.53
(ii) Depreciation and Amortisation Expenses
97.42
107.47
97.44
107.59
Profit before Tax
1101.70
1043.52
1036.62
950.68
Less (i) Provision for Taxation
296.10
286.93
(ii) Deferred Tax Asset
(4.47)
(32.05)
(iii) Prior Period Tax Expenses
(17.58)
(7.06)
Profit for the year
827.65
795.70
762.57
702.86
Add/Less - Other Comprehensive Income for the year
(25.93)
(22.76)
Total Comprehensive Income
801.72
772.94
736.64
680.10
During the financial year 2024-25, your Companyreported total revenue of ' 8824.81 Lakhs as against' 6955.04 Lakhs last year thereby reporting a growth of26.88 % on yearly basis. Earnings before Interest, Taxand Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) for the yearincreased by 14.39% to ' 1139.43 Lakhs as comparedto ' 996.13 Lakhs last year. Net Profits of the Companyincreased by 4.02% during the year to ' 827.65 Lakhs asagainst ' 795.70 Lakhs last year.
During the financial year 2024-25, your Companyreported total revenue of ' 8825.02 Lakhs as against' 6869.61 Lakhs last year thereby reporting a growth of28.47 % on yearly basis. Earnings before Interest, Taxand Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) for the yearincreased by 13.01 % at ' 1117.48 Lakhs as comparedto ' 988.87 Lakhs last year. Net Profits for the yearincreased by 8.50 % during the year to ' 762.57 Lakhs asagainst ' 702.86 Lakhs last year.
The consolidated financial statements of the Companyand its subsidiaries for FY25 have been prepared incompliance with the applicable provisions of the Actand as stipulated under Regulation 33 of SEBI ListingRegulations as well as in accordance with the IndianAccounting Standards notified under the Companies(Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015. The auditedconsolidated financial statements together with theIndependent Auditor's Report thereon forms part ofthis Annual Report. Pursuant to Section 129(3) of theAct, a statement containing the salient features of the
Financial Statement of the subsidiary companies isattached to the Financial Statement in Form AOC-1.
There are no material changes or commitmentsaffecting the financial position of the Company whichhave occurred between the end of the financial year andthe date of the report.
Visicon Power Electronics Private Limited is into thebusiness of Silicon Carbide (SiC) wafers and powerelectronic devices through Epitaxial process.
The total revenue of Visicon Power Electronics PrivateLimited for the Financial year was ? 0.22 Lacs and theCompany incurred Net Loss of ?65.08 Lacs during thesaid period.
Your Directors are pleased to recommend a Dividendof ' 2/- per equity share of face value of ' 10/- each,(i.e. ' 0.20/- per equity share of face value of ' 2/- eachconsidering ex-bonus and post stock split corporateaction) for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025.
The said dividend on equity shares is subject to theapproval of the shareholders at the ensuing AnnualGeneral Meeting of the Company. If approved, the totaldividend payout would result in cash outflow of ' 153.47Lakhs for the financial year 2024-25.
The Board at its meeting held on 29th May, 2025recommended issue of Bonus Equity Shares in theproportion of 1:1 i.e. 1 (One) Equity share of ? 10/- each
fully paid up for every 1 (One) existing fully paid upequity share of f 10/- each held by the shareholders ofthe Company as on record date subject to the approvalof shareholders by way of Postal Ballot. The said issueof bonus shares shall be undertaken by capitalization ofsums standing to the credit of the Capital RedemptionReserve and/or Securities premium account ofthe Company.
With a view to enhance liquidity of the Company's EquityShares and to encourage participation of small investorsby making Equity Shares of the Company more attractiveto invest, the Board of Directors of the Company attheir meeting held on 29th May, 2025, considered andapproved, the sub-division of the existing Equity Sharesof the Company such that 1 (One) existing Equity Sharehaving face value of f 10/- (Rupees Ten only) each fullypaid-up be sub-divided into 5 (Five) equity shares havingface value of f 2/- (Rupees Two only) each, fully paid up,ranking pari-passu with each other in all respects witheffect from the record date, subject to the approval ofshareholders by way of Postal Ballot.
During the year under review, no amount of profits wastransferred to General Reserve.
The paid-up Equity Share Capital as on 31st March, 2025was ' 7,67,37,250/-. During the year under review, theCompany has not issued any shares with differentialvoting rights nor has granted any stock options orsweat equity and does not have any scheme to fund itsemployees to purchase the shares of the Company.
The Company has allotted 7,16,485 Equity Shares toInstitutional Investors upon conversion of 7,16,485Preferential Warrants into Equity Shares of f10/- eachfully paid up. The Company has received aggregateconsideration of f6125.95 Lakhs from the InstitutionalInvestors towards issue of preferential warrants.
As on the date of this report 2,83,515 Preferentialwarrants are pending conversion, subject to receipt ofbalance consideration of ' 641.25/- per warrant (being75% of the issue price per warrant) from the allottee toexercise conversion option against each such warrant.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 ofthe Act read with the Companies (Appointment andQualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 and the Articlesof Association of the Company, Mrs. Bhavna H. Mehta,Director of the Company, will retire by rotation and being
eligible, offers herself for re-appointment. The Boardrecommends her re-appointment for the considerationof the members of the Company at the ensuing AnnualGeneral Meeting.
The Board at its meeting held on 14th November, 2024,appointed Mr. Rajiv Kisan Choksey (DIN: 00191019) andfurther in its meeting held on 29th May, 2025, appointedDr. Harshad Mehta (DIN : 11173572) as an AdditionalDirector of the Company pursuant to Section 161 of theAct and Article 147 of the Articles of Association of theCompany.
Mr. Rajiv Kisan Choksey (DIN: 00191019) was appointedas an Additional Director under the category of Non¬Executive, Non-Independent Director, subject to theapproval of members. Mr. Rajiv Kisan Choksey holdsoffice as an Additional Director, till the conclusion of theensuing 56th Annual General Meeting of the Company. Anotice under Section 160 of the Act, has been receivedfrom a member nominating the candidature of Mr. RajivKisan Choksey for appointment as Non-Executive, Non¬Independent Director of the Company. The nominationand remuneration committee and the Board haveconsidered and recommended to the members forappointment of Mr. Rajiv Kisan Choksey as Non¬Executive, Non-Independent Director and a resolutionseeking shareholder's approval for his appointmentforms part of the Notice of the ensuing 56th AGM.
Dr. Harshad Mehta (DIN : 11173572) was appointedas an Additional Director under the category of Non¬Executive, Non-Independent Director, subject to theapproval of members. Dr. Harshad Mehta holds office asan Additional Director, till the conclusion of the ensuing56th Annual General Meeting of the Company. A noticeunder Section 160 of the Act, has been received froma member nominating the candidature of Dr. HarshadMehta for appointment as Non-Executive, Non¬Independent Director of the Company. The nominationand remuneration committee and the Board haveconsidered and recommended to the members forappointment of Dr. Harshad Mehta as Non-Executive,Non-Independent Director and a resolution seekingshareholder's approval for his appointment forms partof the Notice of the ensuing 56th AGM.
Mr. N. Ramesh Kumar (Din No. 08257872) Non-Executive,Non-Independent Director resigned w.e.f. 29th May, 2025due to pre-occupation and personal reasons. The Boardrecords its appreciation for the valuable contributionmade by Mr. N. Ramesh Kumar during his tenure ofDirectorship with the Company.
The Company has received declarations from all theIndependent Directors of the Company confirming thatthey meet the criteria of independence as prescribedunder the Act read with the Schedules and Rulesissued thereunder as well as Regulation 16(1 )(b) of SEBIListing Regulations.
Mrs. Bhavna H. Mehta - Managing Director,Mr. Ramesh Trasi - C.E.O. and C.F.O. and Mr. Bhavin P.Rambhia - Company Secretary are the Key ManagerialPersonnel of your Company in accordance with theprovisions of Section 2(51), 203 of the Act read withthe Companies (Appointment and Remuneration ofManagerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 (including anystatutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s) for the timebeing in force).
The Company has devised a policy for performanceevaluation of Independent Directors, Board, Committeesand other individual Directors which includes criteriafor performance evaluation of Independent and Non¬Independent Directors. The board expressed theirsatisfaction with the evaluation process.
During the year under review, your Company has notaccepted any deposits within the meaning of Section 73and 74 of the Act read with the Companies (Acceptanceof Deposits) Rules, 2014 (including any statutorymodification(s) or re-enactment(s) for the time being inforce).
During the period under review, your Company hasgiven a loan of ' 77.02 Lakhs to Visicon Power ElectronicsPrivate Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary company.Your Company has not granted any guarantee.
The Company has invested an amount of ' 210.38 Lacsin the equity capital of Visicon Power Electronics PrivateLimited. The particulars of loans and investmentscovered under the provisions of Section 186 of the Acthave been disclosed in the financial statements. On29th May, 2025, the Board of Directors have approvedproposal for selling 100% stake in Visicon PowerElectronics Private Limited to Silicon Power Corporation,U.S.A.
(1) Statutory Auditors :
M/s. Kirtane & Pandit LLP Chartered Accountants,Mumbai (Firm Regn. No. 105215W/W100057) havebeen re-appointed as the Statutory Auditors ofthe Company at the 55th Annual General Meeting(AGM) of the Shareholders of the Company heldon Monday, 30th September, 2024, pursuant toSections 139 to 144 of the Act and Rules 3 to 6 ofthe Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014,for a term of 5 (five) years, to hold office from theconclusion of the 55th AGM, till the conclusionof the 60th AGM. Pursuant to the amendmentsmade to Section 139 of the Act by the Companies(Amendment) Act, 2017, effective from May 7,2018, the reauirement of seeking ratification of
the Members for the appointment of the StatutoryAuditors was withdrawn from the Act. Therefore,the approval of the Members for continuation oftheir appointment at this AGM is not being sought.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 ofthe Act and the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,2014 and amended Regulation 24A of the SEBIListing Regulations, the Board has based on therecommendation of Audit Committee approvedappointment of M/s. Neetu Agrawal & Co., a peerreviewed firm of Company Secretaries in Practice(C.P. No. 9272) as Secretarial Auditor of theCompany for a period of five years, i.e., from April1, 2025 to March 31, 2030, subject to approval ofthe Shareholders of the Company at the ensuingAGM. The Report of the Secretarial Auditor forFY25 is annexed herewith as Annexure IV to theDirectors Report.
The Auditors Report and the Secretarial AuditReport for the financial year ended 31st March,2025 do not contain any qualification, reservation,adverse remark or disclaimer.
In accordance with Section 92(3) of the Act, and Rule 12 ofthe Companies (Management and Administration) Rules,
2014, the Annual Return of the Company is available onthe company's website at https://www.rirpowersemi.com/financial-reports/annual-financial-reports
In terms of Regulation 23(1) of SEBI Listing Regulations,
2015, transaction with a related party shall be consideredmaterial, if the transaction(s) to be entered intoindividually or taken together with previous transactionsduring a financial year, exceeds rupees one thousandcrore or ten per cent of the annual consolidated turnoverof the listed entity as per the last audited financialstatements of the listed entity, whichever is lower.
The Company sought approval of shareholders forentering into Related Party Transaction. The details areprovided hereunder:
Amount (in ? Lakhs)
Purchase of process know howrelated Intellectual Propertypertaining to Silicon Carbide WaferTechnology from SiCamore
? 4200
The aforesaid transaction was approved by theshareholders (excluding promoter and promoter groupand all related party) at the Annual General Meeting heldon 30th September, 2024. The resolution was approvedwith requisite majority i.e., 99.88%. The transactions arepermitted to be carried out from the date of approval inAGM i.e., 30th September, 2024.
Disclosure in Form AOC-2, pursuant to the provisionsof Sections 134 and 188 of the Act for material relatedparty transactions, is annexed as Annexure II andforms an integral part of this Report. Further, all relatedparty transactions have been disclosed in the notes tothe financial statements. There were no Related PartyTransactions that have any conflict of interest.
The Company has in place adequate risk managementsystem which takes care of risk identification, assessmentand mitigation. Your Company has adopted a RiskManagement Policy which establishes various levels ofaccountability and overview within the Company, whilevesting identified managers with responsibility foreach significant risk. The risk management frameworkdefines the risk management approach of the Companyand includes periodic review of such risks and alsodocumentation, mitigating controls and reportingmechanism of such risks.
There are no risks which in the opinion of the Boardthreatens the existence of your Company. However,some of the risks which may pose challenges are setout in the Management Discussion and Analysis whichforms part of this report.
The Company has an effective internal control and risk-mitigation system, which are constantly assessed andstrengthened with new/revised standard operatingprocedures. The Company's internal control systemis commensurate with its size, scale and complexitiesof its operations. The internal and operational auditis entrusted to M/s. Bhandarkar & Kale, CharteredAccountants. The main thrust of internal audit is to testand review controls, appraisals of risks and businessprocesses, besides benchmarking controls with bestpractices in the industry.
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directorsactively reviews the adequacy and effectiveness of theinternal control systems and suggests improvementsto strengthen the same. The Audit Committee of theBoard, Statutory Auditors and the Business Heads areperiodically appraised of the internal audit findingsand corrective action taken. Audit plays a key role inproviding assurance to the Board of Directors. Significantaudit observations and corrective actions taken by themanagement are presented to the Audit Committee ofthe Board.
A Committee of the Board named as "Nomination andRemuneration Committee" has been constituted tocomply with the provisions of Section 178 of the Act andto recommend a policy of the Company on Directors'appointment and remuneration, including criteriafor determining qualifications, positive attributes,independence of a director and other matters and toframe proper systems for identification, appointmentof Directors & KMPs, payment of remuneration to themand evaluation of their performance and to recommendthe same to the Board from time to time.
Six meetings of the board were convened and heldduring the year.
The Board has constituted an Audit Committee withMr. Kaushal M. Mehta as Chairman and Mr. N. RameshKumar and Dr. Madhav Manjrekar as members. Aftercessation of Directorship of Mr. N. Ramesh Kumar,Dr. Harshad Mehta has been appointed as a member ofthe committee.
There has not been any instance during the year whenrecommendations of the Audit Committee were notaccepted by the Board.
In terms of Section 134 (5) of the Act, the directors ofyour Company confirm that :
i) in the preparation of the annual accounts forthe financial year ended 31st March, 2025, theapplicable accounting standards have beenfollowed along with proper explanation relating tomaterial departures;
ii) the directors have selected such accounting policiesand applied them consistently and made judgmentsand estimates that are reasonable and prudent soas to give a true and fair view of the state of affairsof the Company as at 31st March, 2025 and of theprofit of the Company for the financial year ended31st March, 2025;
iii) the directors have taken proper and sufficientcare for the maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions of theAct for safeguarding the assets of the Companyand for preventing and detecting fraud andother irregularities;
iv) the directors have prepared the annual accounts ona going concern basis;
v) the directors had laid down internal financialcontrols to be followed by the Company and thatsuch internal financial controls are adequate andwere operating effectively; and
vi) the directors had devised proper system to ensurecompliance with the provisions of all applicablelaws and that such system were adequate andoperating effectively.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 135 of the Act readwith the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility)Rules, 2014, as the amount to be spend on CSR activitiesdoes not exceed ?50 Lakhs, hence CSR committeehas not been constituted and the function of suchcommittee is being discharged by the board of directorsof the company.
As part of its initiatives under CSR, the Company hasidentified various projects / activities in accordance withSchedule VII of the Act.
The details of CSR activities undertaken during thefinancial year 2024-25, as required under Rule 8 of theCompanies (Corporate Social Responsibility) Rules,2014, are annexed as Annexure - III and forms part ofthis report.
The Company is conscious of the importance ofenvironmentally clean and safe operations. TheCompany's policy requires conduct of operations insuch a manner, so as to ensure safety of all concerned,compliances of environmental regulations andpreservation of natural resources.
As required by the Sexual Harassment of Women atWorkplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act,2013, the Company has formulated and implemented apolicy on prevention of sexual harassment at workplacewith a mechanism of lodging complaints. The Policyaims to provide protection to female employees atthe workplace and prevent and redress complaintsof sexual harassment and for matters connected orincidental thereto, with the objective of providinga safe working environment, where employees feelsecure. The Company has also constituted an InternalComplaints Committee to inquire into complaints ofsexual harassment and recommend appropriate action.
During the year under review, no complaints werereported to the Board.
The Company has adopted a Whistle Blower Policy,to provide a formal mechanism to the Directors andemployees to report their concerns about unethicalbehaviour, actual or suspected fraud or violation of theCompany's Code of Conduct or ethics policy. The Policyprovides for adequate safeguards against victimizationof employees who avail of the mechanism and alsoprovides for direct access to the Chairman of the AuditCommittee. It is affirmed that no personnel of theCompany has been denied access to the Audit Committee.
During the year under review:
• no significant and material orders were passed bythe regulators or courts or tribunals impacting thegoing concern status of the Company and or itsoperations in future;
• no proceedings are made or pending under theInsolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 and there isno instance of one-time settlement with any Bank orFinancial Institution;
• the requirement to disclose the details of thedifference between the amount of the valuationdone at the time of one-time settlement and thevaluation done while taking a loan from the Banksor Financial Institutions along with the reasonsthereof, is not applicable;
• no shares with differential voting rights and sweatequity shares have been issued;
• there has been no change in the nature of businessof the Company.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGYABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGSAND OUTGO
The information under Section 134 (3)(m) of the Act readwith Rule 8 (3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014for the year ended 31st March, 2025 is given below andforms part of the Director's Report.
(i) Steps taken or impact on conservationof energy:
1. Adequate steps for energy conservation,power factor improvement have beentaken wherever feasible.
2. For effective treatment of effluents theCompany has constructed an effluenttreatment plant. Waste water generatedfrom manufacturing process is treated/recycled at Effluent Treatment Plantand used for internal consumptionand plantation.
3. There is adequate provision for thetreatment of fumes resulting from the useof Sulphuric, Nitric, Hydrofluoric and otheracids required for production.
4. Replacement of the conventional lightfittings with LED lighting has resulted inlower power consumption for lighting.
(ii) Steps taken by the Company for utilizingalternative source of energy :
The Company has installed 10Kva threephase Roof Top Solar Panels at Baska Factory
alongwith with online Inverter based system asan alternate means of power and to encourageenergy conservation. This solar power plantis based on SPV (Solar Photovoltaic Cells)connected to grid.
(iii) Capital Investment on energy conservationequipments :
The Company continuously makes investmentsin its facility for better maintenance andsafety of the operations. The Company hasundertaken efforts to rectify the shortfallsin the existing facilities in order to reducethe energy consumption by setting upefficient facilities.
(i) Efforts made towards technology absorptionand benefits derived like product improvement,cost reduction, product development or importsubstitution :
The Company has received complete technicalknow how for Silicon Rectifiers and SiliconControlled Rectifiers upto 30 mm devicesfrom M/s. International Rectifier Corporation,California, U.S.A. The erstwhile OrientSemiconductors Pvt. Ltd., now amalgamatedwith the Company, received technical knowhow from Silicon Power Corporation, U.S.A. (anex. General Electric facility) for manufacturingsemiconductor devices upto 125 mm.
Efforts towards technology absorption includecontinued efforts for process improvementsand improved product types/ designs in orderto improve the efficiency, productivity andprofitability of the Company.
(ii) Information regarding technology imported,during last 3 years : 4194.98 (Fy 2024-25)Previous 2 years - NIL
(iii) Expenditure incurred on Research andDevelopment : Nil
(i) Foreign Exchange earned during the year -' 1613.96 Lacs
(ii) Outgo of Foreign Exchange during the year -' 2957.05 Lacs
In terms of Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointmentand Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,2014, the Company does not have any employee who isemployed throughout the financial year and in receipt ofremuneration of ' 120 Lacs or more, or employees whoare employed for part of the year and in receipt of ' 8.50Lacs or more per month.
The information required pursuant to Section 197read with rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 inrespect of employees of the Company, will be providedupon request. In terms of Section 136 of the Act, thereports and accounts are being sent to the members andothers entitled thereto, excluding the information onemployees' particulars which is available for inspectionby the members at the Registered office of the companyduring business hours on working days of the Companyup to the date of forthcoming Annual General Meeting.If any member is interested in inspecting the same, suchmember may write to the company secretary in advance.
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report formsan integral part of this report and gives details of theoverall industry structure, economic developments,performance and state of affairs of your Company'sbusinesses and other material developments during thefinancial year 2024-25.
The Company has complied with the corporategovernance requirements under the Companies Act,2013 and the SEBI Listing Regulations 2015. A separatesection on corporate governance, along with a certificatefrom the Practising Company Secretary confirmingcompliance is annexed and forms part of this Report.
The Board wishes to place on record its sincereappreciation for assistance and co-operation receivedfrom customers, bankers, regulatory and governmentauthorities during the year. The Directors express theirgratitude to the shareholders for reposing their faithand confidence in the Company. The directors alsoacknowledge the contribution made by the Company'semployees at all levels. Our consistent growth was madepossible by their hard work, solidarity and support.
Date : 29th May, 2025 Chairperson