The Board of Directors hereby submits the report of the business and operations of your Company (“the Company”or “MIL”), along with Audited Financial Statements for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025. The Consolidatedperformance of the Company and its subsidiaries has been referred to wherever required.
(Rs. In Lakhs, except per equity share data)
Particulars
Standalone
Consolidated
For the year ended31st March
2025
2024
Revenue from Operations
6712.98
4403.68
9601.52
7135.54
Other Income
50.77
41.66
35.59
40.14
Total Income
6763.75
4445.34
9637.12
7175.69
Less: Total Expenses
(6283.41)
(4142.79)
(8759.42)
(6553.85)
Profit/Loss before Depreciation, FinanceCosts, Exceptional items and Tax expenses
480.34
302.55
877.70
621.84
Less:- Depreciation/Amortization/ Impairment
(55.57)
(17.83)
(80.83)
(28.67)
Profit/Loss before Finance Costs,Exceptional items and Tax expenses
424.77
284.72
796.87
593.17
Less: - Finance Costs
(67.22)
(22.29)
(99.55)
(49.31)
Profit/Loss before Exceptional items andTax expenses
357.55
262.43
697.32
543.85
Add/(Less): - Exceptional Items
0.00
Profit/Loss before Tax expenses
Less: - Tax Expense (Current & Deferred)
(100.97)
(72.73)
(191.59)
(149.14)
Profit/Loss for the year (1)
256.58
189.70
505.73
394.71
Other Comprehensive Income/Loss (2)
Total (1 2)
Earnings Per Share (Basic & Diluted)
2.57
1.90
5.06
3.95
The total income of the Company was Rs. 6763.75 Lakhs during current year as against Rs. 4445.34 Lakhsin the previous year. The Company has reported net profit of Rs. 256.58 Lakhs during the year under reviewas against profit of Rs. 189.70 Lakhs in the previous year. Your Company has performed well and your Directorsare relentlessly striving for the betterment of the business and simultaneously your Directors are optimisticabout the future and expect the business to perform much better in the forthcoming years.
There is no change in the nature of the business during the year under review.
During the year under review, Authorized capital of the Company has been increased, details of the sameare as follows:
Share Capital of the Company as on March 31, 2024 was as follows:
Authorized Capital - Rs. 10,00,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Crores only) divided into 1,00,00,000 (One Crore Only)Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each.
Issued, Subscribed and Paid-Up Capital - Rs. 10,00,00,000/- (Rupees Ten Crores only) divided into
1.00. 00.000 (One Crore Only) Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each.
Share Capital of the Company as on March 31, 2025 was as follows:
Authorized Capital - Rs. 20,00,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty Crores only) divided into 2,00,00,000 (Two CroresOnly) Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each.
The Board of Directors has not recommended any dividend for the financial year ended on March 31, 2025as the Board have considered it financially prudent in the long-term interest of the company so as to reinvestthe profits into the business of the company and to build its strong reserve base and assure the growthof the Company in long run.
Members are hereby informed that under the Act, the Company is required to transfer the dividend whichremains unpaid or unclaimed for a period of seven consecutive years or more to the IEPF. The Companyhas declared dividend for the first time in previous year 2022-23, therefore, there is no such amount of Unpaidor Unclaimed dividend to be transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF).
Amount of Unpaid / Unclaimed Dividend has been transferred into the unpaid Dividend a/c as per the requirementof Companies Act, 2013.
Members who have not encashed the dividend warrants so far in respect of the aforesaid period(s) are requestedto make their claim to Purva Sharegistry (India) Private Limited, RTA. Further, the Company sends a voluntaryreminder to the shareholders who have not claimed their dividends, on an annual basis.
During the period under review, the company has transferred profit of Rs. 256.58 Lakhs to the Reserves ofthe Company.
The Company has invested funds of Rs. 5.93 Cr into Calborn Lifescience Private Limited and taken 51% stakein Calborn Lifescience Private Limited. Pursuant to this investment, Calborn Lifescience Private Limited willbecome subsidiary of the Company w.e.f. 7th April, 2025. Calborn Lifescience Private Limited is having uniqueproduct portfolio of Vitamin D3 and object of the said investment is due to Company's interest in thePharmaceutical and Allied sector in line with the proposed objects of the company.
Other than this, there were no Material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Companywhich have occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company and the date of the report.
The company has not accepted any deposits from the public and as such, no amount on account of principalor interest on deposits from public was outstanding as on the date of the balance sheet for the FinancialYear 2024-2025.
Further, for exempted deposits, Company has filed Form DPT-3 as on March 31, 2025 as per the notificationissued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) within due course of time.
The particulars of loans, guarantees and investments have been disclosed in the financial statements whichalso form part of this report.
The company has not developed and implemented any Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives as per theprovisions of section 135(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Corporate Social ResponsibilityPolicy) Rules, 2014 as the aforesaid provisions are not applicable to the Company.
The particulars as prescribed under sub-section (3)(m) of section 134 of the Companies Act, 2014 read withRule 8(3) of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are annexed herewith at “Annexure-I”.
The Board has adopted policies and procedures for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business,including adherence to the Company's policies, safeguarding of its assets, prevention and detection of fraud,error reporting mechanisms, accuracy and completeness of the accounting records and timely preparation ofreliable financial disclosures. The details with respect to internal control systems and internal Audit has beenbriefed in Management Discussion and Analysis Report, which is annexed herewith as “Annexure-II”.
The current policy is to have an appropriate mix of Executive, Non-Executive and Independent Directors tomaintain the independence of the Board, and separate its functions of governance and management.
Further, pursuant to Corporate Governance provisions, the Board of Directors framed and approved the Nominationand Remuneration Policy of the Company which now captures and explains the principles of the overallremuneration including short-term incentive and the long-term incentive payable to the Executive Directors, KeyManagerial Personnel, Senior Management, and other employees of the Company.
The Policy also provides guidance on selection and nomination of Directors to the Board of the Companyand appointment of the Senior Management Personnel of the Company. The remuneration paid to the ExecutiveDirectors, Key Managerial Personnel and Senior Management is in accordance with the Nomination andRemuneration Policy formulated in accordance with Section 178 of the Act and the Listing Regulations.
Details pertaining to composition and re-constitution of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee are includedin the Report on Corporate Governance. All the recommendations made by the Nomination and RemunerationCommittee were accepted by the Board.
To comply with the requirement of the Companies Act, 2013 and Articles of Association of the Company,Mrs. Tanvi Samir Shah shall retire by rotation at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. Being eligible,she offers herself for re-appointment. Following change occurred during the financial year ended 31st March,2025:
- Mr. Nikul Dipakbhai Shah (DIN: 09582627), Independent Director of the Company resigned from theCompany w.e.f. 25th April, 2024.
- Mr. Parshwa Kaushal Shah (DIN: 07400081) has been appointed as an Additional Independent Directorw.e.f. 10th May, 2024.
- Mr. Parshwa Kaushal Shah (DIN: 07400081) has been regularized as an Independent Director of theCompany pursuant to approval of members through postal ballot w.e.f. 13th June, 2024.
Mr. Samir Shah continues to be the Managing Director of the Company.
Mr. Dilipkumar Bhogilal Shah continues to be the Chief Executive Officer of the Company.
Mr. Jay Sharadkumar Shah continues to be the Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
Ms. Puneeta Sharma continues to be the Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of the Company.
The Company has received necessary declaration from each independent director under Section 149(7) of theCompanies Act, 2013, that he / she meets the criteria of independence as laid down in Section 149(6) ofthe Companies Act, 2013.
In terms of provisions of Companies Act, 2013 read with rules issued there under and SEBI (LODR) Regulations2015, the Board of Directors on recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, have evaluatedthe effectiveness of the Board/Director's for the Financial Year 2024-25.
The performance and functioning of the board were evaluated by the board after seeking inputs from all thedirectors on the basis of the criteria such as the board composition and structure, effectiveness of boardprocesses, information and functioning, etc.
The committees of the Board were assessed after seeking inputs from the committee members on the basisof the criteria such as the composition of committees, effectiveness of committee meetings, etc.
The board and the nomination and remuneration committee reviewed the performance of the individual directorson the basis of the criteria such as the contribution of the individual director to the board and committeemeetings like preparedness on the issues to be discussed, meaningful and constructive contribution and inputsin meetings, etc. In addition, the Chairperson was also evaluated on the key aspects of her role.
Separate meeting of independent directors has been held on February 14, 2025 for the FY 2024-25 to evaluatethe performance of non-independent directors, performance of the board as a whole and performance of theChairperson.
During the year, the Board met 06 (Six) times to deliberate on various matters. The dates, attendance ofthe Directors and other details of the meetings are given in the Report on Corporate Governance. The maximuminterval between any two meetings did not exceed 120 days, as prescribed by the Act and Listing Regulations.
Details pertaining to composition and re-constitution of the Audit Committee are included in the Report onCorporate Governance. All the recommendations made by the Audit Committee were accepted by the Board.
Details pertaining to composition and re-constitution of the Stakeholders and Relationship Committee are includedin the Report on Corporate Governance.
Particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties referred to in section 188(1) of the CompaniesAct, 2013 read with Rule 8(2) of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 in prescribed Form AOC-2 is annexedherewith at Annexure III.
During the period under review, the Company is having 4 (four) Wholly Owned Subsidiary Companies namely:
1. Ritz Formulations Private Limited
2. Sungrace Pharma Private Limited
3. Azillian Healthcare Private Limited
4. Evagrace Pharma Private Limited
Therefore, provisions of section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 relating to preparation of consolidated financialstatements are applicable to the Company. Further, we have prepared the consolidated financial Statementsof the Company, which forms part of this Annual Report.
A Statement containing salient features of the financial statement of our subsidiaries in the prescribed formatAOC-1 as appended as Annexure IV. In accordance with Section 136 of the Companies Act, 2013, the auditedfinancial statements including the consolidated financial statements and related information of the Companyare available on our website www.medicointercontinental.com.
Further, the Company has invested in a Joint Venture in F.Y 2024-25 namely:
1. Medico Lab
Further, the Company does not have any Associate Company.
As per the provision of Section 177(9) of the Act and Regulation 22 of the Listing Regulations, the Companyis required to establish a Vigil Mechanism. The Company's Code of Conduct, Whistle blower and otherGovernance Policies lays out the principles of highest ethical standards. The details of the Whistle blowerPolicy are provided in the Report on Corporate Governance forming part of this Report.
The Information & Statement of Particulars of employees pursuant to Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013and Rule 5 (1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 isannexed as Annexure V.
In terms of section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, your Directors state that: -
(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed;
(b) the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments
and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs ofthe company at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the company for that period;
(c) the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting recordsin accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the companyand for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(d) the Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
(e) the Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such
internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively
(f) the Directors have devised proper system to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicablelaws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
During the period under review, no material orders have been passed by the regulators or courts or tribunalsimpacting the going concern status and company's operation in future.
Statutory Auditors
Pursuant to the provisions of section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013, the members at the annual generalmeeting of the Company held on 27th September, 2024 re-appointed V Goswami & Co, Chartered Accountants,Ahmedabad (Firm Registration No. 128769W) as statutory auditors of the Company for the second term of
5 consecutive years i.e., from the conclusion of Fortieth Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of FortyFifth Annual General Meeting, covering one term of five consecutive years.
They have confirmed their eligibility under Section 141 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules framedthere under for appointment as Auditors of the Company.
The Auditors' Report for FY 2024-25 does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark. TheAuditors' Report is enclosed with the financial statements in this Annual Report.
Secretarial Auditor
In terms of Section 204 of the Act and Rules made there under, the Company has re-appointed Yash Mehta
6 Associates, Practicing Company Secretary (Membership No. F12143 & COP 16535) to undertake theSecretarial Audit of the Company. Secretarial Audit Report for the FY 2024-25 issued by him in the prescribedform MR-3 is annexed as Annexure-VI to this report.
Further, as per the applicable provisions of Corporate Governance, there is a requirement to undertake SecretarialAudit of material unlisted subsidiaries. One of the subsidiaries of the Company, Azillian Healthcare PrivateLimited is a material subsidiary; therefore, the Company has appointed Yash Mehta & Associates, PracticingCompany Secretary (Membership No. F12143 & COP 16535) to undertake the Secretarial Audit of theCompany. Secretarial Audit Report for the FY 2024-25 issued by him in the prescribed form MR-3 is annexedas Annexure-VII to this report.
The Secretarial Audit Report of the Company and its material unlisted subsidiary Company does not containany qualification, reservation or adverse remark.
Internal Auditor
MJV & Co, Chartered Accountants, Ahmedabad was re-appointed as an Internal Auditor of the Company for
the Financial Year 2024-25 and the consent regarding such appointment was received from the auditor in thisregard.
Maintenance of cost records and requirement of cost audit as prescribed under the provisions of Section 148(1)of the Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable to our Company.
During the year under review, neither the statutory auditors nor the secretarial auditor has reported to theaudit committee under section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, any instances of fraud committed againstthe Company by its officers or employees, the details of which would need to be mentioned in the Board'sReport.
Pursuant to Section 92(3) read with Section 134(3)(a) of the Act, the Annual Return as on March 31, 2025is available on the Company's website at www.medicointercontinental.com.
As required under Regulation 34 of the Listing Regulations, a Report on Corporate Governance along witha Certificate of Compliance from the Practicing Company Secretary is part of this Report.
In terms of the provisions of Regulation 34(2) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligationsand Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Management's discussion and analysis is set out inthis Annual Report & marked as Annexure-II.
The state of the affairs of the business along with the financial and operational developments has been discussedin detail in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report.
Risk Management is the process of identification, assessment and prioritization of risks followed by coordinatedefforts to minimize, monitor and mitigate/control the probability and/or impact of unfortunate events or to maximizethe realization of opportunities. The Company has laid down a comprehensive Risk Assessment and MinimizationProcedure which is reviewed by the Board from time to time. These procedures are reviewed to ensure thatexecutive management controls risk through means of a properly defined framework. The major risks havebeen identified by the Company and its mitigation process/measures have been formulated in the areas suchas business, project execution, event, financial, human, environment and statutory compliance.
The Company has in place a Prevention of Sexual Harassment Policy in line with the requirements of theSexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. An InternalCommittee has been set up to redress complaints received regarding sexual harassment. All employees(permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered under this policy.
During the year 2025, the Company did not receive any complaint of alleged sexual harassment. As on March31, 2025 no complaints related to sexual harassment are pending for disposal.
The Company has neither made any application nor any proceedings pending under The Insolvency andBankruptcy Code, 2016 during the year under review. Therefore, there are no details required to be disclosed,as the said clause is not applicable as on year ended 31st March, 2025.
Electronic Copies of the Annual Report 2024-25 and the notice of the 41st AGM are sent to all memberswhose email addresses are registered with the Company / depository participant(s). For members who havenot registered their email addresses, Company has provided facility to register/update the email addresseswith the RTA of the Company on https://www.purvashare.com/. For members who have not registered theiremail addresses and ask for physical copies, physical copies are sent in the permitted mode.
Statement in the Annual Report, particularly those which relate to Management Discussion and Analysis,describing the Company's objectives, projections, estimates and expectations, may constitute forward lookingstatements within the meaning of applicable laws and regulations. Although the expectations are based onreasonable assumptions, the actual results might differ.
Your Directors place on record their deep appreciation to employees at all levels for their hard work, dedicationand commitment. The enthusiasm and unstinting efforts of the employees have enabled the Company to beas industry leaders.
The Board places on record its appreciation for the support and co-operation your Company has been receivingfrom its business partners and others associated with the Company. It will be the Company's endeavour tobuild and nurture strong links with the trade based on mutuality of benefits, respect for and co-operationwith each other, consistent with consumer interests. The Directors also take this opportunity to thank all Investors,Clients, Vendors, Banks, Government and Regulatory Authorities for their continued support.
For and on behalf of the BoardMedico Intercontinental Limited
Place : Ahmedabad Samir Shah Tanvi Shah
Date : August 14, 2025 Managing Director Director
DIN: 03350268 DIN: 08192047