Your Directors are pleased to present this Forty First Annual Report of the Company together with the AuditedFinancial Statements and Auditors’ Report thereon for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2024.
Financial Results
2023-24
2022-23
Net Sales
17,924.53
20,695.38
Other Income
51.41
36.32
Profit before finance costs, depreciation and tax
447.05
826.33
Finance costs
68.58
27.35
Depreciation and amortization expense
152.37
121.29
Tax expense
78.32
34
Profit/(Loss) before exceptional and extra-ordinaryitems
147.78
643.69
Exceptional item
0
Net Profit/(Loss)
Balance to be carried forward to next year’s account
The Explosive Unit of the company is located at Village Koti, Sukhwa & Prithi Pura, Babina, Distt. Jhansi TheCompany has achieved a total turnover of Rs 17,924.53/- during the year under scrutiny.
Production of Class 2 explosives (Slurry & Emulsion cartridge explosives) was 32260 MT as against 28555 MT inprevious year thereby an increase of 13%. The company has successfully executed several orders in theinfrastructure segment and institutional sector.
Similarly, the production of Detonating cord was 91.26 Million mtrs during the year 2023-24 as against 59.5Million mtrs in previous year thus, an increase of 53%.
The company has also started selling its product PETN and it was 58.35 MT during the year 2023-24 and there wasno sale of PETN during the previous year and the company is looking for substantial growth in the production andsale of this product in the coming years.
The Turnover of the company was Rs. 179.75 crores as compared to Rs. 207.31 crores in previous year therebythere has been a reduction in turnover by 13.29% as compared to previous year. It may be noted that in terms ofquantity the production and sale of the company has gone up substantially, however, the turnover in terms of valuehas come down mainly due to a huge reduction in the prices of Ammonium Nitrate which is the basic raw materialfor manufacturing of Slurry and Emulsion Explosives and thereby reduction in the selling prices of this product.
In spite of all odds and the competitive scenario of the market, the company has been successful in achieving amarginal profit of 2.26 crores before tax and 1.48 crores after tax
The paid up Equity Share Capital of the Company as on March 31, 2024 was 95,67,000/- divided into 9567000equity shares of ''1/- each fully paid up. There was no change in the Share Capital during the year under review.
b) Transfer to Reserves
The company retained the entire surplus in the Profit and Loss Account and hence no transfer to General Reservewas made during the year.
c) Finance
The Company has not defaulted on payment of any dues to the financial lenders.
In view of marginal Profit by the Company, the Directors regret for their inability to recommend dividend for theyear under review.
During the year, the Company has not accepted any deposits from the public falling within the ambit of Section 73of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
During the year, there was no change in the nature of business of the company.
There were no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the company which haveoccurred between the end of the financial year of the Company to which these financial statements relate and thedate of this Report.
The Company has not lent out any loans given, Investments made, Guarantees given or Securities provided coveredunder the provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 for the year under review.
Pursuant to Section 152 and other applicable provisions of Companies Act, 2013, Mr. Rajesh Jain is liable to retireby rotation. Further being eligible he has offered himself to be re-appointed. The Board has re-appointed him as theDirector of the Company.
The Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directors of the Company confirming that theymeet the criteria of independence as prescribed under Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations, 2015.Resume and other information regarding thedirector seeking appointment/ reappointment as required by Listing Regulations and Secretarial Standard-2 hasbeen given in the Notice convening the ensuing Annual General Meeting and Statement pursuant to Section 102 ofthe Act.
The Board of Directors recommends the above appointment(s)/ reappointment(s) at the ensuing Annual GeneralMeeting.
The Company at regular intervals familiarizes its Independent Directors with the Company, their roles, rights,responsibilities in the Company, nature of the industry in which the Company operates, business model of theCompany, etc. The Familiarisation programme for Independent Directors is disclosed on the Company’s website atwww.indogulfind.com
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Directors state that:
i. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along withproper explanation relating to material departures,;
ii. The Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments andestimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of theCompany at the end of the financial year and of the loss of the Company for that period;
iii. The Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records inaccordance with provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing anddetecting fraud and other irregularities;
iv. The Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
v. The Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internalfinancial controls are adequate and are operating effectively; and
vi. There is a proper system to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systemsare adequate and operating effectively.
As per Regulation 15(2) of Listing Regulations, as the Paid up equity share capital of the Company is Rs. 95,67,270and net worth is not exceeding Rupees Twenty Five Crores as on the last day of the previous financial year, thecompliance with the corporate governance provisions as specified in Regulations 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25,26, 27, 46(2)(b) - 46(2)(i) and para C, D and E of Schedule V of SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015 are not mandatory. Therefore, the Company has not enclosed the ComplianceReport on Corporate Governance and the Certificate on the compliance of the Corporate Governance.
Pursuant to Para B of Schedule V of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 theManagement Discussion and Analysis Report is attached and forms part of this Report.
A statement in terms of the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rules 5(1), 5(2) and 5(3) of theCompanies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 (as amended), is annexedherewith as Annexure - ‘I’.
Further, One Director was paid remuneration during the year 2023-24.
The manufacturing units of the Company at Babina, Jhansi commenced operation from November 2018.The totalunits of electricity consumed during the financial year 1st April, 2023 to 31st March, 2024 was 12,29,035 KVAHamounting to Rs. 1,10,78,525/-. As the plant started in November 2018 therefore, no steps were taken forconservation of energy, capital investment in energy conservation equipment and technology absorption.Expenditure on research and development was nil. There were no foreign exchange earnings and outgo during theyear.
Mr. Sanjay Chaudhary, Managing Director, resigned from the position w.e.f. 15th August, 2023. There were noother changes in the Key managerial Personnel’s during the financial year under review.
The Board met 5 times on 30.05.2023, 11.08.2023, 04.09.2023, 10.11.2023, 24.12.2023, 13.02.2024 during theFinancial Year 2023-2024. The gap between any two consecutive meetings was not exceeding 120 days.
Number of Board meetings attended by the directors are as under:
Name of the Directors
Category
No. of meetings attended
Mr. Rajesh Jain
Non-Independent, Non-ExecutiveDirector
6
Mr. Ashok Sarkar
Independent, Non-Executive Director
Ms. Shivani Naithani
Mr. Sanjay Chaudhary
Non-Independent, Executive Director
1
Mr. Guarav Kumar
The Audit Committee of the Company is entrusted with the responsibility to supervise the Company’s internalcontrols and financial reporting process and perform the following functions: overseeing the Company’s financialreporting process and disclosure of financial information to ensure that the financial statement are correct, sufficientand credible, reviewing and examining with management the quarterly and annual financial results and the auditors’report thereon before submission to the Board for approval, reviewing, approving or subsequently modifying anyRelated Party Transactions in accordance with the Related Party Transaction Policy of the Company, recommendingthe appointment, remuneration and terms of appointment of Statutory Auditors of the Company and approval forpayment of any other services.The Audit Committee constituted by the Company has the terms of reference asprovided in the Companies Act, 2013 and Listing Regulations. The committee composition is:
1) Mr. Rajesh Jain Chairman
2) Mr. Ashok Sarkar Independent
3) Ms. Shivani Naithani Independent
During the financial year ended 31st March 2024, there were no instances of the Board not accepting the
recommendations of the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee met 4 times on 30.05.2023, 11.08.2023,10.11.2023, 13.02.2024 during the financial year 2023-24. The Statutory Auditors of the Company are invited tothe Audit Committee meetings for discussing the financial results and financial statements.
Number of Audit Committee meetings attended by the directors:
Position
Chairman
4
Member
The Company has in place a whistleblower policy to deal with unethical behavior, victimization, fraud and othergrievances or concerns, if any.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee is responsible for evaluating the balance of skills, experience,independence, diversity and knowledge on the Board and for drawing up selection criteria,
ongoing succession planning and appointment procedures for both internal and external appointments The Board ofDirectors of the Company have constituted “Nomination and Remuneration Committee” in terms of Section 178 ofthe Companies Act, 2013 and as per Regulation 19 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015. Nomination and Remuneration Committee comprising of the following Committee Members:
Mr. Rajesh Jain Chairman/ Executive Director
Mr Ashok Sarkar Non Executive, Independent
Ms. Shivani Naithani Non Executive, Independent
The Nomination & Remuneration Committee did not me during the Financial Year 2023-24.
The Share Transfer Committee constituted by the Board looks into matters such as transfer of shares, transmissionof shares, etc,
The Share Transfer Committee did not met during 2023-24 as there were no share transfer during the year.Corporate Social responsibility committee
The Board at its Meeting held on 11th August, 2023 constituted the Corporate Social Responsibility Committee(CSR Committee). The committee met two times during the year under review on the following dates: 10.11.2023and 13.02.2024.
The CSR committee comprised of the following members:
2
Independent Director
Mr. Gaurav Kumar
Managing Director
However, the company could not identify any project to make the CSR contribution. The were unable to meet therequired infrastructure to deliver the project.
The company has ongoing discussions with several NGOs for new projects to execute in the upcoming years.
The Company’s policy on directors’ appointment and remuneration including criteria for determining qualifications,positive attributes, independence of a Director and other matters provided under sub section (3) of Section 178 ofthe Companies Act, 2013 is annexed in Nomination and Remuneration Policy.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board has carried out an annual evaluation of its ownperformance, of the individual directors as well as the working of its Audit Committee, Nomination &Remuneration Committee and Stakeholders’ Relationship Committee. The Nomination & RemunerationCommittee also reviewed the performance of all directors. Evaluation was done on the basis of questionnaireprepared, covering various aspects of the Board’s functioning such as adequacy of the composition of the Boardand its Committees etc.
Independent Directors in its separate meeting also reviewed the performance of the Chairperson and the Board ofdirectors as a whole and also assessed the quality, quantity and timeliness of flow of information between theCompany Management and the Board. There are no non-independent directors, so review of the performance ofNon-Independent Directors in its separate meeting was not required.
Pursuant to Section 92(3) and Section 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has placed a copy ofthe Annual Return as of March 31, 2024, on its website at www.indogulfind.com.
There are no significant/material orders passed by any regulator/court/tribunal which could impact on the goingconcern status of the Company and its future operations.
In accordance with the requirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition &Redressal) Act, 2013 (“POSH Act”) along with the Rules made thereunder the Company has in place a policy in linewhich mandates no tolerance against any conduct amounting to sexual harassment of women at workplace. InternalComplaints Committee (ICC) has been set up to redress any complaints received regarding sexual harassment. Allemployees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered under this Policy. No complaint was receivedduring the year and no complaint was pending to be resolved as on 31.03.2024.
The Company has a robust vigil mechanism through its Whistle Blower Policy approved and adopted by the Boardof Directors of the Company in compliance with the provisions of Section 177(10) of the Act and Regulation 22 ofthe Listing Regulations. Your Company’s Whistleblower Policy encourages Directors and employees to bring toyour Company’s attention, instances of illegal or unethical conduct, actual or suspected incidents of fraud, actionsthat affect the financial integrity of your Company, or actual or suspected instances of leak of unpublished pricesensitive information that could adversely impact your Company’s operations, business performance and/ orreputation. The Policy requires your Company to investigate such incidents, when reported, in an impartial mannerand take appropriate action to ensure that the requisite standards of professional and ethical conduct are alwaysupheld.
The Company has complied with all the applicable provisions of Secretarial Standard on Meetings of Board ofDirectors (SS-1), Revised Secretarial Standard on General Meetings (SS-2) and other voluntarily adopted SecretarialStandards such as Secretarial Standard on Dividend (SS-3), Secretarial Standard on Report of the Board of Directors(SS-4) issued by Institute of Company Secretaries of India
The Corporate Social Responsibility Committee had formulated and recommended to the Board, a Corporate SocialResponsibility Policy (CSR Policy) which was subsequently adopted by it and is being implemented by theCompany.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013, M/s Samir Bhatnagar & Companny,Practicing Company Secretary, was appointed to undertake the secretarial audit for the financial year 2023-24. TheSecretarial Audit Report for the financial year 2023-24 is attached as Annexure “II” and forms a part of the reportof the Board. In relation to observations made in the Secretarial Audit Report, we inform that the Company duringthe year, had no operations and all the units of the Company are closed. Consequently, the Company has incurredcash losses during the year under review. Therefore, in view of the non-availability of funds, the Company couldnot comply with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Listing Regulations.
The observations of Auditors in their Report dated 30th May, 2024 read with the relevant notes to accounts are self¬explanatory and do not require any further explanation.
M/s Hemant Arora & Co. LLP Chartered Accounts were appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company till theconclusion of 44th AGM i.e till the conclusion of Annual General Meeting Scheduled to be held in the year 2026-27.
In terms of Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board of Directors of the Company has appointed M/s.Amit Mohan & Associates, Chartered Accountants, as Internal Auditors to conduct Internal Audit of the Companyfor the financial year 2024-25.
There was no qualification, reservation or adverse remark disclaimer in the auditors report, cost audit report.
The Company has maintained cost records for relevant products prescribed by the Central Government under theCompanies Act, 2013 and Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014. These records have been audited byM/s. ASGC & Associates LLP, Cost Accountants during the financial year 2023-24.
The Board of Directors of the Company, on the recommendations of the Audit Committee, have
re-appointed M/s ASGC & Associates LLP Cost Accountants, as the Cost Auditors of the Company to conduct the
audit of the cost records of certain products for the financial year for 2024-25 and M/s. ASGC & Associates LLP,
Cost Accountants being eligible have consented to act as the Cost Auditors of the Company for the financial year
2024-25.
As per the provisions of Section 148(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, the remuneration of the Cost Auditors has tobe ratified by the Members and accordingly the resolution relating to the Cost Auditors'' remuneration is beingplaced before the Members for their ratification
a) The Risk Management committee assists the Board in ensuring that all material risks including but notlimited to the risks related to business operations, cyber security, safety, compliance and control financialshave been identified, assessed and adequate risks mitigation control are in place. It takes into considerationthe nature, scale and complexity of the business. Policy on risk assessment and minimization procedures isannexed as Annexure-III
a) The Company is not required to constitute CSR Committee under the provisions of the Companies Act,2013.
b) The Company has disclosed its related party transactions which may have potential conflict with theinterests of the Company at large. Thus, disclosure in Form AOC-2 is Annexed as Annexure-IV
c) There were no material changes and commitments between the end of financial year and date of report.
d) The Company has in place adequate internal financial control with reference to the financial statements.
Green Initiatives
Electronic Copies of the Annual Report 2023-24 and Notice of the 41st Annual General Meeting are sent to all themembers whose email addresses are registered with the Company/ Depository Participant(s).
Acknowledgements
Your directors wish to place on record their appreciation for co-operation and support extended by all concernedstakeholders.
By order of the Board
For INDO GULF INDUSTRIES LIMITED
Place: New Delhi
Date: 30.05.2024 Sd/- Sd/-
Gaurav Kumar Rajesh Jain
Managing Director Director
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