Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the Sixty Fifth Annual Report covering the operations for the year ended 31st March 2026together with the accounts and Auditors' Report thereon.
31-03-2026
31-03-2025
(Rs. in Lakhs)
Net Revenue
29,698.36
23,907.82
Profit before Interest, Depreciation and Taxation
2,344.29
1,962.72
Less: Interest
20.65
76.41
Depreciation
812.83
790.06
Profit before Tax
1,510.81
1,096.25
Less : Taxation [including Deferred Tax]
368.64
56.35
Profit after Tax
1,142.17
1,039.90
Other Comprehensive Income
(316.71)
(0.97)
Total Comprehensive Income for the year
825.46
1,038.93
Earnings per share (INR) (Basic & Diluted)
29.86
27.19
Operations:
The market posted a healthy growth during the year. All segments of the Industry posted higher volumes than the previous year.However the growth was skewed towards the last two quarters. The finished vehicle stocks were at a healthy level to service thefestival season purchases. The GST reduction aided in the spurt in demand during the year. Passenger vehicle segmentrecorded a 7.9% growth, Two wheelers 10.7% with scooters alone growing at 18.5%. Commercial vehicles grew by 12.6% withincreased infrastructure spending and rising economic activity. The proliferation of electric vehicles continued to grow with theTwo wheeler segment recording 10% of the monthly sales and three wheelers EV growth was 60% of the total sales. The plantutilization was good throughout the year. The company recorded a product growth of 14%, other segments grew at 17% with anoverall growth of 15% across all segments for the year. The company engaged in a new segment - Engineering & Projectscatering to equipment design and manufacture which added to revenue during the year virtue of stage wise recognition.The last quarter of the year witnessed high price increases in all inputs -steel, non-ferrous metals, petroleum products, gasesdue to the geo-political conflict in the Middle East. Availability was also a serious issue which posed challenges to the Companyin fulfilling its commitments to customers. The outlook for the current year is positive with other product segments also projectedto show growth to add to the core business. The challenges continue to exist with higher levels of prices and issues of shortagesof critical inputs.
Dividend:
Your Directors recommend a dividend of Rs.13.50 per share (previous year: Rs.13.00 per share) amounting toRs.5,16,37,500/- on the paid up capital for the financial year ended 31st March 2026.
Reserves :
Your Directors have not recommended any transfer to the General Reserve for the year ended 31st March 2026 and hence theGeneral Reserve remains at Rs. 14,553.81 Lakhs.
Transfer of Unclaimed Dividend to Investors Education and Protection Fund :
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 125(2) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has transferred the unclaimed dividendamounts referable to the year ended 31st March 2019 to the credit of the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) duringthe year under review well before their respective due dates. The shares on which dividend / corporate action remainedunclaimed for a period of seven years, the Company is in the process of transferring to the designated account of IEPF and willbe transferred at the earliest.
Subsidiaries, Associates and Joint Ventures:
Details of Joint Venture: BBL Daido Private Limited, a Joint Venture Company with Daido Metal Company Ltd., Japan hasachieved a turn-over of Rs. 20,996.64 Lakhs and earned a profit of Rs. 1,267.25 Lakhs and Rs.955.69 Lakhs before and after
taxes respectively for the year 2025-2026 as against a turnover of Rs. 18,404.90 Lakhs and a profit before and after tax ofRs. 1,747.90 Lakhs and Rs. 1,214.32 Lakhs respectively for the previous year 2024-2025. The Investments made by theCompany in the Joint Venture Company have been giving satisfactory returns.
Details of Subsidiaries / Associate Company:
Your Company is not having any subsidiary and hence the disclosure regarding the same will not arise. Pursuant toSection 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, a statementcontaining the salient features of the financial statements of the Company's Joint Venture in Form AOC-1 is attached asAnnexure - H to this report.
Consolidated Financial Statements:
The consolidated financial statements of your Company for the financial year 2025-2026 are prepared in compliance withapplicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Rules issued there under, applicable accounting standards andthe provisions of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The consolidated financialstatements of your Company take into account the financial statement prepared by the management of BBL Daido PrivateLimited, a Joint Venture Company.
Deposits:
The Company did not accept any deposits within the meaning of provisions of Chapter V- Acceptance of Deposits byCompanies under the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 and itssubsequent amendments.
Changes in Directors and Key Managerial Personnel and Independent Directors:
Mr. Anantharamakrishnan Krishnamoorthy, Non-Executive Director and Chairman is liable to retire by rotation in the ensuingAGM to be held on 20th July 2026 and proposed to be re-appointed which is forming part of the notice of the annual generalmeeting.
Mrs. Rashmi Hemant Urdhwareshe was appointed as an independent Director for the second term of 3 years with effect from09th January 2026.
Mr. Vidhya Shankar Krishnamurthy, Company Secretary resigned with effect 28.02.2026 from the Company due to personalreasons. The Company is taking all measures to appoint a Company Secretary in the place of the existing Company Secretarywho resigned. Other than the above there are no changes in the Directors and Key Managerial Personnel during the year.
Declaration by Independent Directors:
All the Independent Directors of the Company have declared that they meet the criteria of Independence in terms of Section149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and the applicable provisions of the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 and there is no changein their status of Independence. Further the disclosures as stipulated under Section 178(3) of the Act, and other applicableprovisions of the Companies Act, 2013 are placed in the Company's website and the necessary disclosures are made in theCorporate Governance Section.
Board Evaluation:
The annual evaluation process of the Board, its committees and individual Directors for the financial year 2025-2026 wasconducted as per the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Listing Regulations. In order to maintain a high level ofconfidentiality, the process was carried out without the participation of the concerned Directors / Members. The Board hasundergone a formal review which comprised Board effectiveness and allied subjects. The Board also reviewed the workings ofthe various committees and sub-committees. Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (LODR)Regulations, 2015, Independent Directors at their meeting held on 13th February 2026 considered / evaluated the Board'sperformance, Committees and performance of the Chairman and other Non-independent Directors. The policy of the Companyon directors' appointment and remuneration, including the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes,independence of a director and other matters, as required under sub-section (3) of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013, isavailable in the web-link www.bimite.co.in/investors/policies.
Board meetings and Committee meetings held during the year:
During the year ended 31st March 2026, Four (4) meetings of the Board of Directors were held. The details of the meetings,composition of the Board, its committees and the attendance by the Directors are furnished in the Corporate GovernanceReport which is attached as Annexure-B to this Report.
Auditors:
M/s. Fraser & Ross LLP, Chartered Accountants (Firm Regn. No.:000829S/S000211) were appointed as Statutory Auditors ofyour Company at the 56th Annual General Meeting held on 21st July 2017 for a term of five consecutive years. Further as per the
provisions of Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013, they were reappointed for a further period of five years and their 2nd termof five years will end at the conclusion of 66th Annual General Meeting to be held in the year 2027.
The Auditors' Report for the financial year 2025-2026 does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark and thesame is attached with the annual financial statements.
Cost Auditors:
The Board of Directors had appointed M/s.C.S.Hanumantha Rao & Co., (Regn. No.: 000216) as Cost Auditors for the financialyear 2026-2027 to carry out the cost audit of the products manufactured by the Company. Your Company is maintaining costrecords as specified by the Central Government under sub- section (1) of section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013. Theratification of remuneration payable to the Cost Auditors for the year 2026-2027 is being placed for the approval of theshareholders. The Cost Audit report for the financial year ended 31st March 2025 was filed in the MCA Website on 9th October2025.
Internal Auditors:
M/s.Gopalaiyer & Subramanian, Chartered Accountants, Coimbatore are the Internal Auditors of the Company for the year2025-2026.
Secretarial Audit:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 9 of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, your Company has engaged the services of M/s. KSR & Co CompanySecretaries LLP to conduct the Secretarial Audit of the Company for the financial year ended 31st March 2026. The Board notedthe remarks made by the Secretarial Auditors and that the delay in transfer of shares to IEPF account is due to administrativeand technical difficulty and steps are being taken and process will be completed at the earliest. The Secretarial Audit Report isattached as Annexure-E to this Report.
Policies:
In accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013, the Listing Agreement and SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015,the Board of Directors of the Company has framed the required policies and the policies wherever mandated, are uploaded onthe Company's website, under the web-link http:www.bimite.co.in/policies. Further details of policies are also furnished in theCorporate Governance report attached as Annexure -B to this report.
Change in the nature of business, material changes and commitments affecting the financial position and materialorders passed :
There were no changes in the nature of the business and commitments affecting the financial position during the year underreview. There were no significant orders passed by Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which would impact the going concernstatus of the Company.
Particulars of Employees and related disclosures:
The disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other details as required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013read with Rule 5(1), (2) & (3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 andhaving regard to the provisions of Section 136(1) read with and its relevant proviso of the Companies Act, 2013, the AnnualReport excluding the aforesaid information is being sent to the members of the Company. The said information is available forinspection at the Registered Office of the Company during working hours and any member if interested in obtaining suchinformation may write to the Chief Financial Officer and the same will be furnished free of cost. Further a comparative analysisof remuneration paid to Directors and employees with the Company's performance is given as Annexure - G to this Report.
Extract of Annual Return:
Copy of the Company's Annual Return filed with the Statutory Authorities in the prescribed form is available on the Company'swebsite at www.bimite.co.in under the web-link https:bimite.co.in/download/annualreport/annualreturn-FY-2025-26 in terms ofthe requirements of Section 134(3) (a) of the Act, read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
Particulars of loans, guarantees or investments under Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013:
The Company has not either given / taken any loans, guarantees or made any investments during the year.
Related Party Transactions:
All transactions entered by the Company with the Related Parties were in the ordinary course of business and at arm's lengthpricing basis. The Audit Committee granted prior approval for the transactions and the same are being reviewed by the AuditCommittee and the Board of Directors at regular intervals. Further during the financial year ended 31st March 2026, thetransactions with BBL Daido Private Limited., have not exceeded 10% of the total turnover (Standalone and Consolidated),requiring to provide details in Form AOC-2 as it does not fall under the category of "material related party transactions" eventhough shareholders approval were obtained in the AGM held on 21st July 2025 considering that the proposed transactionswould exceed the threshold limit requiring the approval of shareholders in terms of Regulation 23(4) of SEBI (LODR)
Regulations, 2015.The details of the transactions with the related parties are given in Note No.38 of the financial statements.Further the Management is proposing to pass an ordinary resolution for getting the approval of the shareholders in respect ofthe transactions to be maintained with BBL Daido Private Limited for the Financial Year 2026-2027 considering that the value oftransactions may exceed the threshold limit as stated in Resolution No.5 of the Notice of Annual General Meeting forming partof this report.
Risk Management:
The Company has constituted a Risk Management Committee. The Committee takes care of the external and internal risksassociated with the Company. The Board of Directors oversees the Risk Management process including risk identification,impact assessment, effective implementation of the mitigation plans and risk reporting.
Internal Financial Control Systems and their Adequacy:
Details of the same are provided in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report attached as Annexure-D to this Report.
Research and Development, Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption, Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo:
Your Company continues to focus on Research and Development activities with specific reference to fuel efficiency, vehicleperformance and study of Tribology of our products. The particulars prescribed under Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013read with Rule 8(3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, relating to Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption,Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo are furnished in Annexure - A to this Report.
Corporate Governance:
Your Company is fully compliant with the Corporate Governance guidelines, as laid out in SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015.The details of the Code of Conduct are furnished in the Corporate Governance Report attached as Annexure-B to this Report.The Secretarial Auditors of the Company have examined the requirements of Corporate Governance with reference to theprovisions of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 and have certified the compliance, as required under SEBI (LODR) Regulations,2015. The Certificate in this regard is attached as Annexure-C to this Report.
Internal Complaints Committee:
The Company has put in place a policy for prevention, prohibition and redressal against sexual harassment of women at thework place to protect women employees and enable them to report sexual harassment at the work place. Following are thedetails of complaints received and disposed off during the year ended 31st March 2026.
i. Number of complaints received : NIL
ii. Number of complaints disposed off : NA
Maternity benefit for employees:
Your Company has complied with the provisions of Maternity Benefits Act, 1961 during the year.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives:
Pursuant to Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules,2014 and its subsequent amendments, your Company framed a Policy on Corporate Social Responsibility and an amount ofRs.25.00 Lakhs was spent towards Corporate Social Responsibility obligations for the year ended 31st March 2026. The AnnualReport on CSR activities and expenditure, as required under sections 134 and 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8of the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 and Rule 9 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014,are provided as Annexure F to this Report. The CSR Policy is also available on the website of the Company.
Vigil Mechanism:
Pursuant to Section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers)Rules, 2014 and SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, the Board of Directors had approved the Policy on Vigil Mechanism whichinter-alia provides a direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. Your Company hereby affirms that no Director /employee has been denied access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee and that no complaints were received during theyear. The relevant details are available at https:bimite.co.in/download/investors/policies.
Directors' Responsibility Statement:
The Board of Directors acknowledges the responsibility for ensuring compliance with the provisions of Section 134(3)(c)read with 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 in the preparation of financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2026and state that:
a. in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable Accounting Standards had been followed along with properexplanation relating to material departures.
b. the Directors had selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and judgments and estimates that arereasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the financialyear and of the Profit of the Company for that period.
c. the Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of the adequate accounting records in accordancewith the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing anddetecting fraud and other irregularities.
d. the Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis.
e. the Directors had laid down proper internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internalfinancial controls are adequate and were operating effectively, and
f. the Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that suchsystems are operating effectively.
Other Statutory Statements:
a. The Auditors of the Company have not reported any fraud as specified under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013.
b. Secretarial Standards - The Company has complied with the applicable Secretarial Standards as amended from time totime.
Acknowledgment:
The Directors wish to express their appreciation for the continued co-operation of the Central and State Governments,
Bankers, Customers, Dealers, Suppliers, Share-holders and also the valuable support received from Daido Metal Company,
Japan. The Directors also wish to thank all the employees for their contribution, support and continued co-operation throughout
the year.
For and on behalf of the BoardA.Krishnamoorthy
27th May 2026 Chairman
Chennai (DIN 00001778)