Your Directors have pleasure in presenting their Thirty Third Annual Report on theBusiness and Operations of the Company together with the Audited Statement of Accountsof the Company for the financial year ended on 31st March, 2024.
The financial results are summarized below:
(Amount in hundreds)
Particulars
For the year ended31st March 2022
For the year ended31st March 2023
A
Total Revenue
3,50,107.70
1,56,690.34
B
Total Expenses
3,21,039.17
1,33,809.65
C
Profit/(Loss) Before Tax
29,068.53
22,880.69
D
Tax expense- Current Tax
7,700.00
5,700.00
- Tax for earlier years
(80.13)
(23.86)
- Deferred Tax
117.81
134.07
E
Profit/(Loss) after Tax
21,330.85
17,070.48
During the year, the Company has earned Total Revenue of Rs 3,50,107.70. hundreds incomparison to Rs. 1,56,690.34 hundreds during the previous year. The total expenseshave been increased from Rs. 1,33,809.65 hundreds to Rs. 3,21,039.17 hundreds. As thereis increase in revenue income there was a Net Profit after tax of Rs.21,330.85 hundredsin comparison with Rs. 17,070.48 hundreds of the previous year. Your directors arehopeful of better performance in forthcoming year.
There is no change in the nature of business carried on by the Company during the financialyear ended March 31,2024
Your Directors have not recommended any dividend on Equity Shares for the year underreview in order to conserve the resources for the future growth of the Company. Noamount of profit earned during the year was transferred to General Reserve.
The Company is engaged into trading of medical essentials. There are no material changesbetween the end of the financial year and the date of the report which may affect the financialposition of the Company. Management Discussion & Analysis report is being given underCorporate Governance Report.
The Equity Shares of the Company are listed on BSE Limited (“BSE”).
97.40% of Company’s paid-up Equity Share Capital is in dematerialized form as on 31stMarch, 2024 and the balance 2.60% is in physical form.
The Company’s Registrar and Transfer Agent is M/s. Purva Sharegistry (India) PrivateLimited having their registered office at Unit No.9, Shiv Shakti Industrial Estate, Gr Floor,J R Boricha Marg, Lower Parel, Mumbai - 400 011.
Your Board has devised systems, policies, and procedures/ frameworks, which arecurrently operational within the Company for ensuring the orderly and efficient conductof its business, which includes adherence to policies, safeguarding its assets, preventionand detection of frauds and errors, accuracy and completeness of the accounting recordsand timely preparation of reliable financial information. In line with the best practices,the Audit & Risk Management Committee and the Board reviews these internal controlsystems to ensure they remain effective and are achieving their intended purpose.
During the year, such controls were tested and no reportable material weaknesses in thedesign or operation were observed.
The Company does not have any Subsidiary/ Associate Companies/ Joint Ventures.
Your Company has not accepted any deposits from the public during the year underreview, falling within the ambit of Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013 (“Act”) readwith the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
The Board after assessing the capital buffers and liquidity levels, the Company did not raiseany finance by issue of any securities during the year. Company has adequate financialresources at its disposal for carrying on its business.
Your company is required to prepare financial statements under Indian AccountingStandards (Ind AS) prescribed under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 read withRule 3 of the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015.
The estimates and judgments relating to financial statements are made on prudent basis, soas to reflect in a true and fair manner, the form and substance of transactions reasonablypresent the Company’s state of affairs and profit for the Financial Year 2023-24.
(a) The members of the Company at the 31st Annual General Meeting held on 29thSeptember, 2022 appointed M/s. Satya Prakash Natani & Co ((having FirmRegistration No. 115438W), Chartered Accountants, Mumbai, as the StatutoryAuditors of the Company for a term of 5 years and accordingly they hold their officetill the conclusion of Annual General Meeting to be held in the year 2027.
(b) The Auditors’ Report is unmodified i.e. it does not contain any qualification,reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer.
(a) Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and theCompanies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014,M/s. Abhilasha Chaudhary & Associates, Practicing Company Secretary, have beenappointed as the Secretarial Auditors of the Company.
(b) The Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended March 31, 2024 is annexedas Annexure A. As regards the qualification in the Report, we submit that that due totechnical issues, certain entries were not adequately made in SDD software in realtime basis.
(a) The internal audit function provides an independent view to the Board of Directors,the Audit Committee and the Senior Management on the quality and efficacy of theinternal controls, governance systems and processes.
(b) Pursuant to the provisions of Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules madethereunder, M/s. P N S V & Co., Chartered Accountants has been appointed as InternalAuditors of the Company.
During the year, the Statutory Auditors and Secretarial Auditor have not reported, anyincident of fraud committed in your Company by its Officers or Employees, to the AuditCommittee and / or to the Board under Section143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013.
The Company has not received any loan (secured/ unsecured) from the Directors of thecompany during the year under review.
Pursuant to Section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 12 of the Companies(Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, the copy of Annual Return is madeavailable at Company’s website www.nexusmed.co.in.
The Company has incurred expenditure in foreign exchange equivalent to Rs. 1,01,417.13hundreds in the current year as compared to Rs. 11,517.80 hundreds in previous year.
Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(3) of the Companies(Accounts) Rules, 2014 requires disclosure of particulars regarding conservation of Energyand Technology absorption. The Company is not having manufacturing facilities of its own.Therefore, information required under this clause is not applicable to the Company.
The Company does not fall under the prescribed class of companies’ u/s 135(2) of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility)Rules, 2014. Hence CSR is not applicable to the Company.
Our Company has always aspired to build a culture that demonstrates standards in safety,environment and sustainability. People are our most valuable asset and we are committedto provide all our employees, a safe and healthy work environment. Our cultureexemplifies our core values and nurtures innovation, creativity and diversity.
We ensure alignment of business goals and individual goals to enable our employees togrow on personal as well as professional front. It is through the passion and continueddedication of our people that our Company continues to succeed and we have alwaysunequivocally and firmly believed in rewarding our people for their consistent effortsthrough our best-in-class and globally benchmarked people practices and rewardprograms.
The Board of Directors of the Company duly met four (4) times during the Financial Year2023-24. Details of the meetings and attendance thereat form part of the CorporateGovernance Report.
The gap between two Board meetings was within the limit prescribed under Section173(1) of the Act and Regulation 17(2) of the SEBI Listing Regulations.
During the year, the Company has received Form DIR-8 from all Directors as required underthe provisions of Section 164(2) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies(Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 that none of the Directors of yourCompany is disqualified to hold office as director and debarred from holding the office of aDirector.
a) Mr. Rajesh Babulal Sodani (holding DIN 05010096), Independent Director ofthe Company, has completed his second and final term as an IndependentDirector and consequently ceased to be a Director of the Company with effectfrom 30th May, 2024.
b) Mr. Avanish Kumar Ardawatia (holding DIN 02108302), Independent Directorof the Company, has completed his second and final term as an IndependentDirector and consequently ceased to be a Director of the Company with effectfrom 30th May, 2024.
a) The Board of Directors of the Company appointed Mr. Surya Kant Modi(holding DIN 10647013), as an Additional Director (Independent Non¬executive Director) on the Board with effect from 30th May, 2024.
b) The Board of Directors of the Company appointed Mr. Ashish DurgaprasadMishra (holding DIN 10014935), as an Additional Director (Professional Non¬executive Director) on the Board with effect from 30th May, 2024.
Mr. Ram Swaroop Mahadev Joshi (holding DIN 07184085), Director of theCompany, will retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and beingeligible offers himself for reappointment.
All Independent Directors of the Company have given declarations under Section149(7) of the Act, that they meet the criteria of independence as laid down underSection 149(6) of the Act read with Rules made thereunder and Regulation 16(1)(b)of the SEBI Listing Regulations.
Further, in terms of Regulation 25(8) of the Listing Regulations, the IndependentDirectors have also confirmed that they are not aware of any circumstance orsituation, which exists or may be reasonably anticipated, that could impair or impacttheir ability to discharge their duties with an objective independent judgement andwithout any external influence.
In the opinion of the Board, the Independent Directors possess the requisiteexpertise and experience and are persons of high integrity and repute. Based on theaforesaid declarations received from Independent Directors, the Board of Directorsconfirms that Independent Directors of the Company fulfill conditions specified inSection 149(6) of the Act read with Rules made thereunder and Regulation 16(1)(b)of the SEBI Listing Regulations and are independent of the Management.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 177 of the Act and Regulation 22 of the SEBIListing Regulations, the Company has adopted a Vigil Mechanism to provide a platformto the Directors and Employees of the Company to raise concerns regarding anyirregularity, misconduct or unethical matters/ dealings within the Company. The same isdetailed in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this report. The VigilMechanism Policy is available on the Company’s website.
Your Company has in place Remuneration Policy for Directors, Key ManagerialPersonnel (KMPs), Senior Management and other Employees of the Company in termsof the provisions of Section 178 of the Act read with Rules made thereunder andRegulation 19 of the SEBI Listing Regulations. The Policy is available on the website ofthe Company. The Policy includes, inter-alia, the criteria for appointment andremuneration of Directors, KMPs, Senior Management and other employees of theCompany.
Particulars of Loans, Guarantees, Securities and Investments covered under theprovisions of Section 186 of the Act are given in the Notes to the Standalone FinancialStatements.
All contracts / arrangements / transactions entered into by the Company with its relatedparties during the financial year were in the ordinary course of business and on an arm’slength basis. During the year, the Company has not entered into any material contract / /arrangement / transaction with related parties. The details of transactions with related partiesare provided in the notes to the financial statements. There were no transaction requiringdisclosure under Section 134(3)(h) of the Companies Act, 2013. Hence, Form AOC-2 doesnot form part of this Report.
The Company has adequate internal controls in place at various functional levels and doesnot foresee any major risk such as financial, credit, legal, regulatory and other risk keepingin view the nature and size of its business. There is no risk, which in the opinion of the Boardwhich may threaten the existence of the Company. Pursuant to Section 134 (3) (n) of theCompanies Act, 2013 it is stated that at present the company has not identified any elementof risk which may threaten the existence of the Company.
During the Financial Year 2023-24, there were no significant and material orders passed byRegulators or Courts or Tribunal impacting the going concern status of the Company and itsfuture operations.
No material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Companyoccurred between the end of the financial year to which this financial statement relates onthe date of this report.
The Board of Directors carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance,performance of Board Committees and individual Directors pursuant to the provisions ofthe Act and the Listing Regulations.
The performance of the Board, the Committees, individual Directors and the Chairmanwas evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from all the Directors wherein theDirectors evaluated the performance on a scale of one to five based on the followingcriteria:
a) Criteria for Board performance evaluation includes degree of fulfilment of keyresponsibilities, Board structure and composition, establishment, and delineation ofresponsibilities to Committees, effectiveness of Board processes, information andfunctioning, Board Culture and Dynamics, Quality of relationship between the Boardand the Management.
b) Criteria for Committee performance evaluation includes degree of fulfilment of keyresponsibilities, the adequacy of Committee Composition, the effectiveness ofmeetings, committee dynamics, Quality of Relationship of the Committee with theBoard, and the management.
c) Criteria for performance evaluation of individual Directors include fulfilment of theindependence criteria as specified in the Listing Regulations and their independencefrom the Management, Attendance, Contribution at meetings, guidance, and supportfor Management outside Board/Committee meetings.
The NRC also reviewed the performance of the Individual Directors. In a separatemeeting of Independent Directors, performance of Non-Independent Directors and theperformance of the Board was evaluated. Additionally, the views of the Non-ExecutiveDirectors and Executive Director were also taken. The Board and the NRC reviewed theperformance of individual Directors on the basis of criteria such as the contribution of theindividual Directors to the Board and Committee meetings like preparedness on the issuesto be discussed, meaningful and constructive contributions and inputs in meetings, amongothers.
32. Safety:
The Company has in place anti-sexual harassment policy on ‘Prevention, Prohibition andRedressal of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace’ in accordance with the SexualHarassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013(“POSH”) and Rules made thereunder.
During the year, there were no cases filed pursuant to the Sexual Harassment of Women atWorkplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 118 of the Act, 2013 during Financial Year 2023¬24, the Company has adhered with the applicable provisions of the Secretarial Standards(“SS-1" and “SS-2") relating to ‘Meetings of the Board of Directors’ and ‘GeneralMeetings’ issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (“ICSI") and notifiedby MCA.
The Audit Committee is comprised of three Directors. The composition of the AuditCommittee is as follows:
Name
Designation
Category
Mr. Rajesh Babulal Sodani 1
Chairman
Non-Executive IndependentDirector
Mr. Avinash Kumar Ardawatia 1
Member
Mr. Surya Kant Modi 2
Ms. Neha Kailash Bhageria 2
Mr. Ram Swaroop Mahadev Joshi
Managing Director
1 Upto 30th May, 2024 2 From 30th May, 2024
All the recommendations made by the Audit Committee were accepted by the Board ofDirectors.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee is comprised of three Directors. Thecomposition of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee is as follows:
Ms. Neha Kailash Bhageria
Chairperson 3
Mr. Ashish Durgaprasad Mishra 2
Non-Executive ProfessionalDirector
1 Upto 30th May, 2024 2&3 From 30th May, 2024
All the recommendations made by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee wereaccepted by the Board of Directors.
Good corporate governance underpins the way we conduct business. Your directorsreaffirm their continued commitment to the highest level of corporate governancepractices. Your Company fully adheres to the standards set out by the SEBI for corporategovernance practices.
Your Company is consistent in maintaining the exemplary standards of corporategovernance in the management of its affairs and ensuring its activities reflect the culturewe wish to nurture with our colleagues and other stakeholders.
As part of commitment to the various stakeholders, the Company follows global bestpractices. To meet its obligations towards its shareholders and other stakeholders, theCompany has a corporate culture of conscience and consciousness, integrity,transparency and accountability for efficient and ethical conduct of business.
Our disclosures seek to attain the best practices in international corporate governance,and we constantly endeavor to enhance long-term shareholder value. Our CorporateGovernance Report for Financial Year 2023-24 forms part of this Annual Report.
The information required pursuant to Section 197(12) read with Rule 5 of the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 and Companies(Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975, in respect of employees of the Company andDirectors is furnished hereunder:
Name and Designation
Remuneration forthe F.Y. 2023-24
% increasefrompreviousyear
Ratio / Times perMedian ofEmployeeRemuneration
Ram Swaroop Joshi(Managing Director)
4800
Nil
1.60
Pawankumar Choudhary(Director)
Monika Choudhary(Company Secretary)
3600
1.20
The particulars of the employees as required under Rule 5(2) and Rule 5(3) of Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are not applicableto the Company as none of the employees of the Company was in receipt of remunerationas prescribed under the said Rules.
The Company has not bought back any of its securities during the year.
The Company has not issued any Sweat Equity Shares during the year.
No Bonus Shares were issued during the year.
The Company has not provided any stock option plan during the year.
According to the provisions of section 134(3)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013, the directors
confirm that:
a) in the preparation of annual accounts for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024,the applicable accounting standards read with requirements set out under Schedule IIIto the Act, have been followed and there are no material departures from the same;
b) the accounting policies as selected are consistently applied and made judgments andestimates that are reasonable and prudent manner so as to ensure true and fair view ofthe state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2024 and of the profit of theCompany for the year ended on that date;
c) adequate accounting records are maintained in accordance with the provisions of theAct for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraudand other irregularities;
d) financial statements have been drawn up on a going concern basis
e) the Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by theCompany and that such internal financial controls are adequate and are operatingeffectively; and
f) the Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisionsof all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
Cyber security governance includes a board member overseeing the cybersecurity
strategy and the executive management team, accountable for managing cybersecurity.
The Senior Management track all the recent happenings related to cyber security risks on
ongoing and periodical basis and solves the related issues
Your Company’s organizational culture upholds professionalism, integrity and continuousimprovement across all functions, as well as efficient utilization of the Company’s resourcesfor sustainable and profitable growth.
Your Directors wish to place on record their appreciation for the sincere services renderedby employees of the Company at all levels and also wish to place on record their appreciationfor the valuable co-operation and support received from the various GovernmentAuthorities, Banks/ Financial Institutions and other stakeholders such as members,customers and suppliers, among others. Your Directors also commend the continuingcommitment and dedication of employees at all levels, which has been critical for theCompany’s success and look forward to their continued support in future.
Gala No. 4, Saarthak,
Building No. 1,
Square Industrial Park,
Tungarphata, Vasai (East),
Palghar - 401 208. sd/- sd/-
Ram Swaroop Joshi Pawankumar ChoudharyPlace: Vasai DIN: 07184085 DIN: 03125806
Date: 25th July, 2024 Managing Director Director