Your Directors are pleased to present the 32nd annual report of Asian Energy Services Limited ('AESL' or 'the Company')along with its audited financial statements for the financial year ended March 31,2025. The consolidated performance of theCompany and its subsidiaries has been referred to wherever required.
The Company’s financial performance, for the year ended March 31,2025 is summarized below:
Particulars
Consolidated
Standalone
2024-25
2023-24
Revenue from operations
46,503.81
30,506.48
46,408.24
30,506.40
Other Income
541.44
622.00
541.99
455.94
Total Revenue
47,045.25
31,128.48
46,950.23
30,962.34
Profit/(Loss) before exceptional items and tax
5,617.69
3,052.82
5,502.59
3,180.04
Exceptional items
-
(185.10)
Profit/(Loss) before tax
2,867.72
Tax expenses
1,401.33
312.97
1,398.65
309.74
Net Profit/(Loss) after tax
4,216.36
2,554.75
4,103.94
2,870.30
The Board of Directors are pleased to recommend dividend@ 10% of the Face Value i.e., ' 1/- per equity share (facevalue of ' 10/- each) for the year under review subject to theapproval of members at the ensuing Annual General Meetingof the Company.
The Company does not propose to transfer any amount toreserves out of the profits earned during the financial year2024-25.
There has been no change in the nature of business of yourCompany during the Financial Year 2024-25. Our Companyis engaged as a service provider to the energy and mineralsectors, offering end-to-end services which extends acrossthe value chain, including geophysical data acquisition,material handling, coal handling, operation and maintenance('O&M').
We are one amongst the few companies in India providingend-to-end services in the upstream oil segment, acrossthe value chain. The Company specializes in servicing thevalue chain entirely, right from seismic data acquisition, dataanalysis, building oil & gas facility to undertaking the O&M ofproduction facilities.
Pursuant to the provisions of section 129(3) of the CompaniesAct, 2013 ('the Act’) read with the rules framed thereunder,a Statement containing the salient features of the financialStatements of your Company's subsidiaries and associatesin form AOC-1 is annexed as Annexure A and forms a partof the financial statement. The statement provides thedetails of performance and financial position of each of thesubsidiaries and associates. In accordance with section 136of the Act, the Audited financial statements, including theconsolidated financial statement, audited accounts of all thesubsidiaries and other documents attached thereto.
The Company has 5 (Five) subsidiaries, 1 (one) step downsubsidiary and 4 (four) joint ventures as on March 31,2025.There has been no material change in the nature of businessof the subsidiaries.
The consolidated financial statements reflect the operationsof all the subsidiaries (including one step down subsidiary)viz. Asian Oilfield & Energy Services DMCC, AOSL PetroleumPte. Ltd., AOSL Energy Services Limited, Optimum Oil & GasPrivate Limited, Cure Multitrade Private Limited and IvoreneOil Services Nigeria Ltd (step down subsidiary) and four jointventures viz. Zuberi Asian Joint Venture, AESL FFIL JointVenture, Asian Indwell Joint Venture and Asian Oilmax JointVenture.
In terms of section 136 of the Act, the financial statementsof the Company, consolidated financial statements alongwith relevant documents and separate audited accounts inrespect of subsidiaries, are also kept at the registered officeof the Company and are available on the website of theCompany.
Particulars of loans, guarantees given and investmentsmade during the year, as required under section 186 of theAct and schedule V of the Securities and Exchange Boardof India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015 ('SEBI LODR’ or 'Listing Regulations’),are provided in the notes 7 to 9 of the standalone financialstatements.
Your Company has historically adopted the practice ofundertaking related party transactions only in the ordinaryand normal course of business and at arm’s length as partof its philosophy of adhering to highest ethical standards,transparency, and accountability. In line with the provisionsof the Act and SEBI LODR, the Company has a policy forrelated party transactions which is also available on thewebsite of the Company (www.asianenergy.com).
All the related party transactions are placed for priorapproval of the audit committee as well as the shareholdersfor transactions which are material in nature.
All related party transactions that were entered into duringthe financial year were on arm’s length basis and were inthe ordinary course of Company’s business. Disclosure ofRelated Party Transactions, which are material in nature, asrequired under Section 134(3)(h) of the Act in form AOC-2enclosed to this report as Annexure B.
Related party transactions under Accounting Standard -AS-18 are disclosed in the notes to the financial statements.
To the best of their knowledge and information and basedon the information and explanations provided to them by theCompany, your Directors make the following statement interms of section 134(5) of the Act:
a. that in preparation of the annual accounts for theyear ended March 31, 2025, the applicable accountingstandards have been followed and there are no materialdepartures from the same;
b. that the Directors have selected such accountingpolicies and applied them consistently and madejudgments and estimates that are reasonable and
prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state ofaffairs of the Company at the end of the financial yearMarch 31, 2025 and of the profit of the Company forthat period;
c. that proper and sufficient care has been taken forthe maintenance of adequate accounting recordsin accordance with the provisions of the Act forsafeguarding the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities.
d. that the directors have prepared the annual accountsfor the financial year ended March 31,2025 on a goingconcern basis.
e. They have laid down internal financial controls tobe followed by the Company and that such internalfinancial controls are adequate and are operatingeffectively; and
f. They have devised proper systems to ensurecompliance with the provisions of all applicable lawsand that such systems are adequate and operatingeffectively.
Mr. Aman Garg retires by rotation and being eligible offershimself for re-appointment.
Mr. Aman Garg (DIN: 10415263) was appointed as Non¬Executive Non-Independent Director w.e.f. May 03, 2024and Mr. Anil Kumar Jha (DIN: 06645361) was appointed asIndependent Director w.e.f. May 14, 2024.
There has been no other change in the directors and keymanagerial personnel during the year under review since thelast report. Detailed information on the directors is providedin the Corporate Governance Report.
The Company has received necessary declaration from allIndependent Directors of the Company confirming that theymeet the criteria of independence laid down in Section 149(6)of the Act as well as under regulation 16(1)(b) of SEBI LODR.There has been no change in the circumstances, which mayaffect their status as independent director during the year.
The Board of directors have carried out an annual evaluationof its own performance, Board committees, and individualdirectors pursuant to the provisions of the Act and thecorporate governance requirements as prescribed by theSEBI LODR.
The performance of the Board was evaluated by the Board,after seeking inputs from all the directors on the basisof criteria such as the board composition and structure,
effectiveness of Board processes, information andfunctioning, etc. as provided by the guidance note on Boardevaluation issued by the Securities and Exchange Board ofIndia ('SEBI') on January 05, 2017.
The performance of the committees was evaluated by theBoard after seeking inputs from the committee members onthe basis of criteria such as the composition of committees,effectiveness of committee meetings, etc.
The Board and the nomination and remuneration committeereviewed the performance of individual directors on the basisof criteria such as the contribution of the individual directorto the Board and committee meetings like preparedness onthe issues to be discussed, meaningful and constructivecontribution and inputs in meetings, etc.
In a separate meeting of independent directors, performanceof non-independent directors and the Board as a wholeand Chairman of the Company was evaluated, taking intoaccount the views of executive directors and non-executivedirectors. The same was discussed in the Board meetingthat followed the meeting of the independent directors,at which the performance of the Board, its committees,and individual directors was also discussed. Performanceevaluation of independent directors was done by the entireBoard, excluding the independent director being evaluated.
In compliance with the requirements of SEBI LODR, theCompany has put in place a familiarization program forthe independent directors to familiarize them with theirrole, rights and responsibilities as directors, the workingof the Company, nature of the industry in which theCompany operates, business model, etc. The details ofthe familiarization program are explained in corporategovernance report.
The familiarization program for the independent directors isplaced on the website of the Company at www.asianenergy.com.
The current policy is to have an appropriate mix of executive,non-executive and independent directors to maintain theindependence of the Board and separate its functionsof governance and management. The details of Boardand committee composition, tenure of directors, areas ofexpertise and other details are available in the corporategovernance report that forms part of this Annual Report.
The policy of the Company on directors’ appointmentand remuneration, including the criteria for determining
qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a directorand other matters, as required under sub-section (3) ofSection 178 of the Act, is available on our website at www.asianenergy.com.
The Board of Directors of the Company met 5 (five) timesduring the year on May 05, 2024, August 12, 2024, August27, 2024, November 12, 2024, and February 12, 2025 todeliberate on various matters. The details of the meetingsof the Board and its committees held during the year arestated in the corporate governance report forming part ofthis Annual Report.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY,AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANYWHICH HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN THE END OFFINANCIAL YEAR OF THE COMPANY TO WHICH THEFINANCIAL STATEMENT RELATE AND THE DATE OF THEREPORT:
There have been no material changes and commitmentswhich affect the financial position of the Company that haveoccurred between the end of the financial year to which thefinancial statements relate and the date of this report.
In terms of the provisions of Regulation 34 of the SEBI LODR,the management Discussion and analysis has been givenseparately and forms part of this report.
The Company’s Internal Financial Controls ('IFC’) iscommensurate with the size and operations of the businessand is in line with the requirements of the Act. This frameworkincludes well-documented policies, procedures andStandard Operating Procedures ('SOP’), specific to respectiveprocesses. Regular management review processes evaluatevarious policies for the dynamic and evolving businessenvironment. Furthermore, our internal auditors undertakerigorous testing of the control environment of the Company.
In terms of the provisions of Section 135 of the Act readwith the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy)Rules, 2014, ('CSR Rules’) the Board of Directors of yourCompany has constituted a Corporate Social Responsibilitycommittee chaired by Mr. Nayan Mani Borah, IndependentDirector. Other Members of the Committee are Mr. MukeshJain, Non-executive Director and Dr. Rabi Narayan Bastia,
Non-Executive Director. Your Company also has in place aCSR Policy which is available at www.asianenergy.com.
Your Company's CSR activities include promoting education,healthcare, eradicating hunger, poverty and malnutrition,empowering women and rural development projects. TheAnnual Report on CSR activities and expenditure, as requiredunder sections 134 and 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 readwith Rule 8 of the Companies (Corporate social ResponsibilityPolicy) Rules, 2014 and Rule 9 of the Companies (Accounts)Rules, 2014, is provided as Annexure C.
The Company’s commitment to excellence in health andsafety is embedded in the Company’s core values. TheCompany has a stringent policy of 'safety for all', whichdrives all employees to continuously break new groundin safety management for the benefit of people, property,environment and the communities where we operate onsites.
The Company respects human rights, values its employeesand the communities that it interfaces with. The Companyis aware of the environmental impact of its operations, andit continually strives to reduce such impact by investing intechnologies and solutions for economic growth.
The Company considers safety, environment and health asthe management responsibility. Regular employee trainingprograms are in place throughout the Company on safety,environment and health and has well identified and widelycovered safety management system in place for ensuring,not only the safety of employees but surrounding populationof the project sites as well.
The Company has zero tolerance for sexual harassmentat the workplace and has adopted a policy on prevention,prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment at theworkplace, in line with the provisions of the SexualHarassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibitionand Redressal) Act, 2013 and the Rules made thereunder.The policy aims to provide protection to employees at theworkplace and prevent and redress complaints of sexualharassment and for matters connected or incidental thereto,with the objective of providing a safe working environment,where employees feel secure.
The Company has not received any complaint of sexualharassment during the financial year 2024-25.
We have embodied the mechanism in the code of conductof the Company for employees to report concerns aboutunethical behaviour, actual or suspected fraud or violationof our code of conduct. This mechanism also provides foradequate safeguards against victimization of employeeswho avail of the mechanism and also provide for directaccess to the chairman of the audit committee in exceptionalcases and no personnel have been denied access to the auditcommittee. The Board and audit committee are informedperiodically on the cases reported, if any, and the status ofresolution of such cases.
There are no significant and material orders which havebeen passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals whichwould impact the going concern status of the Company andits future operations.
As per SEBI LODR, corporate governance report with acertificate from Practicing Company Secretary ('PCS’)thereon and management discussion and analysis areattached, which form part of this report.
The human resource plays a vital role in the growth andsuccess of an organization. The Company has maintainedcordial and harmonious relations with employees acrossvarious locations.
The Company continuously invest in attraction, retentionand development of talent on an ongoing basis. A number ofprograms that provide focused people attention are currentlyunderway. Your Company’s thrust is on the promotion oftalent internally through job rotation and job enlargement.
The Company has not accepted any deposits from publicand as such, no amount on account of principal or intereston deposits from public, was outstanding or unpaid as onthe date of the balance sheet.
The particulars as prescribed under section 134(3)(m) of theAct read with Rule 8 of The Companies (Accounts) Rules,2014, are:
a. Conservation of Energy : NIL
b. Technology Absorption : NIL
c. Foreign exchange earning & outgo:
Sr.
No.
a.
Foreign Exchangeearnings
Consultancy Services
--
Dividend
Interest on loan toSubsidiary
b.
Foreign Exchange outgotowards
Repairs and Maintenance
118.01
133.94
Rent
14.13
Machinery Hire Charges
637.06
Equipment Purchased
839.53
Consumable Items
114.39
604.73
License Expenses
3.78
5.05
Membership andsubscription charges
2.90
2.72
Consultancy
136.27
32.05
Custom Clearance charges
8.86
7.29
The information required under section 197(12) of the Actread with Rule 5 (2) and (3) of the Companies (Appointmentand Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 isprovided in the Annexure D forming part of the Report.
M/s. Walker Chandiok & Co., Chartered Accountantswere appointed as the Statutory Auditors of theCompany in the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of theCompany held in the year 2020 for second term for aperiod of 5 years till the conclusion of the ensuing AGMto be held in year 2025.
Further, as per the provisions of section 139(2), a listedcompany shall not appoint or re-appoint an audit firmas auditor for more than two terms of five consecutiveyears. Accordingly, the tenure of M/s. Walker Chandiok& Co. will come to an end in the ensuing AGM of theCompany.
Now, it is proposed to appoint M/s. SGCO & Co. LLP,Chartered Accountants as the Statutory Auditors ofthe Company for a term of five consecutive years fromconclusion of ensuing 32nd Annual General Meeting till
the conclusion of the 37th Annual General Meeting tobe held in the year 2030. The appointment is subjectto the approval of members at the ensuing AnnualGeneral Meeting.
Pursuant to section 141 of the Act, the statutoryauditors have represented that they are not disqualifiedand continue to be eligible to act as the auditor of theCompany.
The Statutory Auditors have issued an Audit Report withunmodified opinion on Standalone and ConsolidatedResults for the period ended March 31,2025.
(2) Secretarial Auditors:
Pursuant to the provisions of section 204 of the Actand the Companies (Appointment and Remunerationof Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Board ofdirectors of the Company had appointed Mr. HemanshuKapadia of Hemanshu Kapadia & Associates, PracticingCompany Secretaries to undertake the secretarial auditof the Company for the year ended March 31,2025. Thesecretarial audit Report is annexed as Annexure E.
The following observations were noted by theSecretarial Auditors:
i. Intimation of Declaration of unmodified opinionfor the financial year ended March 31,2024 wasfiled with delay.
ii. XBRL intimation for appointment of Mr. AmanGarg as Non-executive, non- independent Directorwas filed with delay. However, intimation in PDFmode was filed in due time.
The Company regrets the inadvertent delay in filing ofthe above-mentioned submissions. Going forward, theCompany will ensure that the documents are submittedwithin the prescribed timelines.
Cost records and cost audit:
Maintenance of cost records and requirement of costaudit as prescribed under the provisions of section 148of the Act are not applicable for the business activitiescarried out by the Company.
During the year under review, neither the statutoryauditors nor the secretarial auditor has reported to theaudit committee, under Section 143(12) of the Act, anyinstances of fraud committed against the Company byits officers or employees, the details of which wouldneed to be mentioned in the Board’s report.
The paid-up equity share capital as on March 31,2025was ' 44.77 Crores. During the year under review,38,50,000 convertible warrants were converted intoequity shares. Accordingly, the paid-up equity sharecapital increased from ' 40.92 Crores to ' 44.77 Crores.The Company has not issued shares with differentialvoting rights.
Your Company has instituted various employees’ stockoptions plans from time to time to motivate and rewardemployees. The ESOP compensation committeeadministers these plans. The stock option plans arein compliance with the Securities and Exchange Boardof India (Share Based Employee Benefits and SweatEquity) Regulations, 2021, as amended from time totime. ('Employee Benefits Regulations’).
The members at their meeting held on September 27,2021 and through Postal Ballot passed on March 16,2024 had approved the Asian Energy Services Limited- Employee Stock Option Plan - 2021 ("AESL ESOP2021") & Asian Energy Services Limited - EmployeeStock Option Plan - 2024 ("AESL ESOP 2024")respectively ("together referred to as "ESOP Plans")authorizing grant of not exceeding 3,80,744 (Three LakhEighty Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-four) options tothe eligible employees under each plan.
Details of AESL ESOP 2021 are as follows:
Options granted during FY 2022-23
3,80,000
Un-granted Options as on March 31,2023
744
Total
3,80,744
Options exercised during FY 2023-24
1,09,183
Options exercised during FY 2024-25
2,00,643
Total Options lapsed during FY 2024¬25
70,174
Options re-granted during FY 2024-25
70,231
Un-granted Options as on March 31,2025
687
Options outstanding as on March 31,2025
Under AESL ESOP 2024, 3,80,744 stock options weregranted to the employees on January 25, 2025. Since,the options have not yet been vested, no options were
exercised under AESL ESOP 2024 as on March 31,2025.
Appropriate disclosure prescribed under the saidRegulations with regard to the ESOP Plans is availableon the Company’s website at www.asianenergy.com.
The Company has complied with all the applicableprovisions of secretarial standards - 1 and secretarialstandards - 2 relating to 'Meetings of the Board ofDirectors’ and 'General Meetings’, respectively issuedby the Institute of Company Secretaries of India. ('ICSI’)
Pursuant to section 92(3) and section 134(3)(a) of theAct, the Company has placed a copy of the annualreturn as at March 31, 2025 on its website at www.asianenergy.com.
Your directors state that disclosure or reporting is notrequired in respect of the following items as there wereno transactions relating to these items during the yearunder review:
a) issue of equity shares with differential rights as todividend, voting or otherwise.
b) details relating to deposits covered under chapterV of the Act.
c) voting rights which are not directly exercisedby the employees in respect of shares for thesubscription / purchase of which loan was givenby the Company (as there is no scheme pursuantto which such persons can beneficially holdshares as envisaged under section 67(3)(c) of theAct).
d) the details of application made or any proceedingpending under the Insolvency and BankruptcyCode, 2016 (31 of 2016) during the year along withtheir status as at the end of the financial year.
e) t he details of difference between amount of thevaluation done at the time of one-time settlementand the valuation done while taking loan fromthe banks or financial institutions along with thereasons thereof.
The Board places on record its deep appreciation for the continued support received from various clients, vendors,suppliers and technical partners, bankers, government authorities, employees at all levels and stakeholders, in furtheringthe interest of the Company.
On behalf of the Board of Directors ofAsian Energy Services Limited
Place: Mumbai Chairman
Date: August 12, 2025 DIN: 00489006