Your Directors are pleased to present 30th Annual Report and the company's audited financial statement for the financialyear ended March 31, 2024.
The Company's financial performance for the year ended March 31, 2024 is summarized below:
PARTICULARS
Year ended on31st March 2024
Year ended on31st March 2023
Revenue from Operations
DDOOC
299.41
211.25
Other Income
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213.23
3.65
Total Revenue
512.64
214.91
Profit /(Loss) before Exceptional Item & Tax
209.64
(65.12)
Add: Exceptional Items
0
Profit/(Loss) Before Tax
Less: Deffered Tax
24.04
(0.06)
Net Profit/(Loss) after Tax
185.60
(65.06)
Net Profit/(Loss) carried to Balance Sheet
Earnings Per Share
PROOF
Basic:
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Diluted:
3.09
(1.08)
During the year under review, the Company has achieved revenue from operations to the tune of 299.41 Lakhs against211.25 Lakhs in the previous year. The Net Profit of the year is 185.60 Lakhs for the current year as against the NetLoss of (65.06) Lakhs of the previous year.
Company Plans to revive its existing plant and machinery so no amount is transferred to General Reserve during theyear.
The Company has not recommended any dividend for current year.
There have been no material changes and commitments which affect the financial position of the Company that haveoccurred between the end of the financial year to which the financial statements relate and the date of this report.
There are no significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concernstatus and company's operations in future.
There have been no disqualifications, reservations, adverse remarks or disclaimers in the auditor's reports, requiringexplanation or comments by the Board.
There was no instance of fraud during the year under review, which required the Statutory Auditors to report to the AuditCommittee and / or Board under Section 143(12) of Act and Rules framed thereunder.
The Company has taken adequate insurance to cover the risks to its employees, workers plants and machineries,buildings and other assets, profit and third parties.
Risk management is embedded in your company's operating framework. Your company believes that managing riskhelps in maximizing returns. The company's approach to addressing business risk is comprehensive and includesperiodic review of such risks and a framework for mitigating controls and reporting mechanism of such risks. The riskmanagement framework is reviewed periodically by the Board and the Audit Committee. Some of the risks that thecompany is exposed to are:
• Commodity Price Risks
The Company is exposed to the risk of price fluctuation of raw material as well as finished goods. The companyproactively manages these risks through forward booking, Inventory management and proactive vendor developmentpractices. The Company's reputation for quality, product differentiation and service, coupled with existence ofpowerful brand image with robust marketing network mitigation the impact the impact of price risk on finishedgoods.
• Regulatory Risks
The company is exposed to risks attached to various statues and regulations including the company Act. Thecompany is mitigating these risks through regular review of legal compliances carried out through internal as wellas external compliance audits.
Retaining the existing talent pool and attracting new talent are major risks. The company has initialed variousmeasures including rolling out strategic talent management system, training and integration of learning anddevelopment activities.
• Strategic Risks
Emerging businesses, capital expenditure for capacity expansion, etc., are normal strategic risk faced by thecompany. However, the company has well-defined processes and procedures for obtaining approvals for investmentsin new business and capacity expansion etc.
The Company has a good system of internal controls in all spheres of its activity. The internal control system issupplemented by effective internal audit being carried out by an external firm of Chartered Accountants. The Auditcommittee regularly reviews the findings of the internal auditors and effective steps to implement the suggestion /observation of the Auditors are taken and monitored regularly. In the opinion of the Board, an effective internal controlsystem adequate to the size of the Company exists.
DEPOSITS: rnoOr
Your Company has not accepted any deposits which fall under Chapter V and Section 73 to Section 76 of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
Particulars of loans given, investments made, guarantees and securities provided under section 186 of the CompaniesAct, 2013 are provided in the notes of Standalone Financial Statement. (Please refer to Note 4 and 5 to financialstatement).
Subsidiaries/ Joint Venture/ Associate Companies:
Company has no subsidiary/joint ventures/associate companies. As there are no subsidiaries, associates and jointventures companies, no consolidated financial statements required to be given.
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (including any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s) forthe time being in force), the Directors of our Company confirm that:
i) In the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended 31st March 2024, the applicable accountingstandards had been followed and that there are no material departures;
ii) The Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments andestimates that were reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Companyat the end of the financial year and of the profit / loss of the Company for the year under review;
iii) Proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordancewith the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (including any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s) for thetime being in force) for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and otherirregularities;
iv) The directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
v) The directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internalfinancial controls are adequate and were operating effectively;
vi) The directors had devised proper systemtoensurecompliancewiththe provisions of all applicable laws and thatsuch system were adequate and operating effectively.
As per Regulation 15(2) of SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosures requirement) Regulation, 2015, Report on CorporateGovernance is not applicable on the Company as the Company is not having the paid up share capital exceeding Rs.10 crores and Net worth is exceeding Rs. 25 crores as on the last date of previous Financial Year.
As the Company's net worth, turnover or net profits are below the limit prescribed under section 135 of the CompaniesAct 2013 and hence CSR is not applicable to your Company.
All the related party transactions are being entered on arm's length basis, in ordinary course of business and incompliance with the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and relevant Regulations of the SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. There were no materially significant related party transactionsmade by the Company with Promoters, Directors or Key Managerial Personnel etc. which may have potential conflictwith the interest of the Company at large.
All the related party transactions are presented to the Audit Committee and the Board. Omnibus approval has beenobtained from Audit Committee, Board of Directors and members for the transactions with the related parties.
Moreover your Directors draw your attention to Note to the financial statement which sets out related party disclosures.
All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year were on an arm's length basis and werein the ordinary course of business. There were no materially significant related party transactions made by the Companywith Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated persons which may have a potential conflictwith the interest of the Company at large. Particulars of the contracts or arrangement with related parties referred intoSection 188 (1) of the Companies Act, 2013, in prescribed Form AOC -2 is attached as “Annexure - D.
Necessary disclosures required under the Ind AS 24 have been made in Note No. 30 of the Notes to the FinancialStatements for the year ended March 31, 2024.
In accordance with the provisions of the Act and the Articles of Association of the Company, Mrs. Mudraben Pathak(DIN: 06688937), Non-executive & Non independent director, will retire by rotation and being eligible, has offered herselffor re-appointment. Pursuant to Regulation 17 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, details of Directors retiring by rotationis provided under explanatory statement of the Notice of the Annual General Meeting.
In Addition to above Mr. Anish Shah has been appointed with the effect from 13th August, 2024 in the capacity ofadditional Non-Executive Independent Director for a further period of Five Years subject to approval of Shareholders.
All Independent Directors (IDs) have given declaration that they meet the criteria of independence as laid down undersection 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 16(1 )(b) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015.
Ms.Jenish Joshi has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer of the Company by the Board with effect from March1, 2015.
Ms.Parakh Patel has been appointed as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Company by the Board witheffect from September 01, 2017.
The Board of Directors has an optimum combination of Executive and Non-Executive Directors and Independent directorsin accordance with the provisions of the Act. The composition of the Board of Directors of the company is as under:
Sl.No.
Name
Designation
Executive/ Non Executive
1.
Mr.Shailesh M. Joshi
Chairman & Managing Director
Executive
2.
Mr. Kamlesh Shah
Non-Executive Director
Non Executive
3.
Mrs.Mudraben Pathak
Women Director Non Executive
4.
Mr. Anish Shah
Independent Director O
5.
Mr. Rajesh Sutaria
Independent Director
06 (Sixth) Board meetings and an AGM were held during the year. The details of Board Meetings are given below:
Date of meeting
No. of directors present
29/05/2023
5
10/07/2023
14/08/2023
31/08/2023
21/09/2023 (AGM)
10/11/2023
25/01/2024
27/03/2024 (Ind. Director)
3
The Composition of Committee is as under:
Position in Committee
01
Chairman
02
Member
03
Mrs. Mudraben Pathak
Non Executive Director
The composition of committee inter alia meets with the requirement of Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013.
After the completion of year, the company has reconstituted its Audit Committee the Composition of the Committeeis as under w.e.f. 29th May, 2024.
Sr.No.
Name of the Member
Designation in the Committee
1
2
The Committee shall have discussions with the auditors periodically about internal control systems, the scope of auditincluding observation of the auditors and review of financial statement before their submission to the Board and discussany related issue with internal and statutory auditors and the management of the company.
In discharging the function of the Audit Committee, the committee shall have the authority to investigate into any matterin relating to any terms specified in Section 177 or referred to it by the Board.
The Committee may assign any matter of importance nature relating to the accounts, finance, taxation, inspection and
investigation from time to tome and may require submitting a report to the Board on such matters within the stipulated
time.
The committee on any matter relating to financial management including audit report shall submit a report to the Board
from time to time.
The Board has accepted all the recommendation made by the Audit Committee.
- To formulate the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and independence of a director andrecommend to the board of directors a policy relating to, the remuneration of the directors, key managerialpersonnel, Senior Management and other employees;
- To formulate the criteria for evaluation of performance of independent directors and the board of directors;
- To devise a policy on diversity of board of directors;
- To identify persons who are qualified to become directors and who may be appointed in senior management in
accordance with the criteria laid down, and recommend to the board of directors their appointment and removal.
- To determine whether to extend or continue the term of appointment of the independent director, on the basisof the report of performance evaluation of independent directors.
- To recommend to the board, all remuneration, in whatever form, payable to senior management.
- To review HR Policies and Initiatives.
The Committee shall, while formulating the policy, ensure the following:
- The level and composition of remuneration is reasonable and sufficient to attract, retain and motivate Directorsof the quality required to run the Company successfully;
- Relationship of remuneration to performance is clear and meets appropriate performance benchmarks; andRemuneration to Directors, KMP and Senior Management involves a balance between fixed and incentive payreflecting short and long term performance objectives appropriate to the working of the Company and its goals.
After the completion of year the company has reconstituted its Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Compositionof the Committee is as under we f 29th May 2024
Mr. Rajesh Chinubhai Sutaria
The existing Investor Grievance Committee has been reconstituted and re-named as Stakeholders Relationship Committee.The composition of the Committee is in accordance with the Companies Act, 2013. The Composition of the Committeeis as under:
Basic Responsibilities of the Committee:
• Considering and resolving the grievance of shareholders of the Company with respect to transfer of shares, nonreceipt of annual report etc.
• Ensuring expeditious share transfer process in line with the proceedings of the Share Transfer Committee.
• Evaluating performance and service standards of the Registrar & Share Transfer Agent of the Company.
• Providing guidance and making recommendation to improve service levels for investors.
• Complaints status for the period 01-04-2023 to 31-03-2024.
Number of complaints received
Number of complains pending
Number of complains resolved
After the completion of year the company has reconstituted its Stakeholders Relationship Committee, the Compositionof the Committee is as under w.e.f. 29th May, 2024.
DETAILS OF THE MEETING AND ITS ATTENDANCE ARE GIVEN AS UNDER:
Audit
Committee
Nomination &Remuneration Committee
StakeholdersRelationship Committee
No. of Meetings held
Attendance
4
-
Mr. Atul Thakkar
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board has carried out an annual performance evaluationof its own performance, the directors individually as well as the evaluation of the working of its Audit, Nomination &Remuneration and Stakeholders Relationship Committee.
Various aspects of the Board's functioning were evaluated such as adequacy of the composition of the Board and itsCommittees, Board culture, execution and performance of specific duties, obligations and governance.
A separate exercise was carried out to evaluate the performance of individual Directors including the Chairman of the Board,who were evaluated on parameters such as level of engagement and contribution, independence of judgment, safeguardingthe interest of the Company and its minority shareholders etc. The performance evaluation of the Independent Directorswas carried out by the entire Board. The performance evaluation of the Chairman and the Non Independent Directors wascarried out by the Independent Directors. The Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process.
All Independent Directors have given declarations that they meet the criteria of independence as laid down under Section149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and sub-regulation (8) of Regulation of 25 SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015.
The Independent Directors have complied with the Code of Conduct for Independent Directors prescribed in ScheduleIV of the Companies Act, 2013.
As per Section 92(3) of Companies Act, 2013, the draft copy of Annual Return of company in form MGT - 7 has beenuploaded on the website of Company and web link of the same is www.Bobshell.net Return-2024.pdf.
The remuneration paid to Directors, Non-Executive Directors and Independent Directors are disclosed in the AnnexureC to the Board Report.
Pursuant to the provisions of section 177(9) & (10) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 22 of SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, a Vigil Mechanism or 'Whistle Blower Policy' for directors,employees and other stakeholders to report genuine concerns has been established. The Audit committee reviews thefunctioning of the Whistle Blower mechanism on a quarterly basis. Due to changes in SEBI (Prohibition of InsiderTrading) Regulations, 2015.
The Policy has a systematic mechanism for directors and employees to report concerns about unethical behavior, actualor suspected fraud or violation of the Company's Code of Conduct or policy.
The paid up share Capital of the Company is Rs.537.39 Lacs. During the year there are no issue of equity shares withdifferential rights, no issue of sweat equity shares, no issue of employee stock options and no provision of money bycompany for purchase of its own shares by employees or by trustees for the benefit of the employees, the detailsrequired to be given under various rules issued under the Companies Act 2013 is NIL.
As stipulated by the SEBI, a qualified Practicing Company Secretary/Chartered Accountant carries out the Reconciliationof Share Capital Audit to reconcile the total admitted share capital with National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL)and Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL) and total Issued and Paid-Up Share Capital of the Company.This audit is carried out every quarter. The audit, inter alia, confirms that the Listed and Paid-Up Share Capital of theCompany is in agreement with the aggregate of the total number of shares in dematerialized form held with NSDL andCDSL and the total number of shares in physical form.
In terms of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors of your Company has appointed M/s. J.DKhatnani & Associates & Co., Practicing Company Secretaries, Ahmedabad as a Secretarial Auditor to conduct an Auditof secretarial records and compliances, for the financial year ending on March 31, 2024.
The Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended on March 31, 2024 is annexed herewith as Annexure-F to thisreport and the same does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remarks.
MAAK & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Ahmedabad (FRN: 135024W) a Firm of Chartered Accountant have beenappointed by the Board of Directors of the Company for the Financial year 2024-25.
M/s MAAK & Associates with FRN :135024W shall hold office up to the conclusion of the next Annual General Meetingand they shall conduct the Statutory Audit for the Financial Year ending 31.03.2025
There are no specific qualifications, reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer made by the statutory auditors in theirauditor's report. If
The Company believes that a strong internal control framework is necessary for business efficiency, managementeffectiveness and safeguarding assets. The Company has a well-defined internal control system in place, which isdesigned to provide reasonable assurance related to operation and financial control. The Management of the Companyis responsible for ensuring that Internal Financial Control has been laid down in the Company and that controls areadequate and operating adequately.
The audit scope, reporting framework is defined in charter of the Internal Audit, which is approved by the Audit Committeeof the Board of Directors. The Internal Auditors evaluates the efficacy and adequacy of internal control system, itscompliance with operating systems and policies of the Company and accounting procedures at all the locations of theCompany. Based on the report of the Internal Auditors, process owners undertake corrective action in their respectiveareas and thereby strengthen the controls. Significant audit observations and corrective actions thereon are placedbefore the Audit Committee of the Board. The Internal Audit also continuously evaluates the various processes beingfollowed by the Company and suggests value addition, to strengthen such processes and make them more effective.
The Company has in place a Prevention of sexual harassment policy in line with the requirements of the SexualHarassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
Internal Complaints Committee has been set up to redress complaints received regarding sexual harassment. Allemployees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered under this policy.
Your Company has adopted a policy on prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment at the workplacein line with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)Act, 2013 and Rules made there under. Your Company has constituted an Internal Complaints Committee to handleall clearing and forwarding Agency where our employees are working and Manufacturing site.
Disclosures in relation to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)Act, 2013:
a. number of complaints filed during the financial year : Nil
b. number of complaints disposed of during the financial year : Nil
c. number of complaints pending as on end of the financial year : Nil
The Company has no employee drawing the remuneration of Rs.5 Lacs PM. or Rs.60 Lacs p.a.
However the information required pursuant to Section 197 read with Rule, 5 (1) of The Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 in respect of employees of the Company, has been provided inAnnexure-E.
In terms of Section 136 of the Act, the Report and Accounts are being sent to the Members and others entitled thereto,excluding the information on employees' particulars which is available for inspection by the Members at the RegisteredOffice of the Company during business hours on working days of the Company up to the date of the ensuing AnnualGeneral Meeting. If any Member is interested in obtaining a copy thereof, such Member may write to the SecretarialDepartment at the Regd. Office of the Company.
The Company has complied with Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India on Boardmeetings and Annual General Meetings.
Listing of Shares:
The Company's Equity Shares are at present listed at Bombay Stock Exchange Limited. The Equity Shares of theCompany are freely tradable on at BSEs and trading thereof have not been suspended at any time during the year underreview. The Company has been regularly and timely making all compliances of the various clauses of the ListingAgreement and SEBI Regulations from time to time. The Company has duly paid the annual Listing Fees of the StockExchange for and up to the financial year ending on 31.03.2024.
ISIN of the Company : INE896B01011
Share Transfer System:
Share transfers are registered and returned within a period of 15 days from the date of receipt, provided documents arecorrect and valid in all respect. Thereby the average time taken in transfer of shares is 15 days. The depositories directlytransfer the dematerialized shares to the beneficiaries.
Section 148 of the Act read with the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 as amended from time to timeis not applicable to your company hence, your Company is not required to maintain cost records.
Post-employment benefit plans:
Gratuity for employees in India is as per the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. Employees who are in continuous servicefor a period of 5 years are eligible for gratuity. The amount of gratuity payable on retirement/termination is the employeeslast drawn basic salary per month computed proportionately for the number of years of service. Company will pay theGratuity payable as and when due.
The Company has not made any application nor any proceeding under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ispending, and hence this disclosure is not applicable to the Company.
The details of difference between 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:
During the year under review, the Company has not any obligations towards any Banks or Financial Institutions, hencethis disclosure is not applicable to the Company.
Acknowledgment:
Your Directors wish to place on record their deep sense of gratitude to Banks for their continued support and cooperation.Our sincere thanks are also due to our esteemed customers, suppliers and finally to employees of the Company fortheir untiring efforts and commitment to their duties.
Date : August 13, 2024 For and on behalf of board of Directors
Place : Ahmedabad BOBSHELL ELECTRODES LIMITED
Shailesh M JoshiChairman & Managing DirectorDIN:01453505