Your Directors are pleased to present the 49th Annual Report and the Company's audited financial statement (Standaloneand Consolidated) for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025.
The Company's financial performance, for the year ended 31st March, 2025 is summarized below:
Amount in Rs. Lakhs
Particulars
Consolidated
Standalone
2024-25
2023-24
Revenue from Operations
3,22,658
3,13,057
2,57,817
2,45,773
Operating profit (PBIDT)
34,689
31,328
29,400
24,990
Profit before tax (PBT)
15,840
13,142
12,134
7,978
Income Tax and Deferred Tax
3,895
3,307
2,954
2,051
Profit after tax (PAT)
11,945
9,835
9,180
5,927
Other Comprehensive income/(Loss)
267
14
-248
-215
Total Comprehensive income for the year
12,212
9,849
8,932
5,712
Net profit attributable to Owners of the company
12,194
9,848
Profit brought forward from previous year
70,647
60,813
62,423
56,496
Surplus available for appropriation
82,574
71,603
Balance of profit carried to Balance Sheet
Your company has generated a consolidated net revenueof Rs. 3,22,658 Lakhs, EBITDA at Rs. 34,689 Lakhs, PAT at Rs.11,945 Lakhs for the financial year 2024-25.
Consolidated Financial Statement:
The Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company, itssubsidiaries prepared in accordance with the CompaniesAct, 2013 and applicable Indian Accounting Standardsalong with all relevant documents and the Auditors'Report form part of this Annual Report. The ConsolidatedFinancial Statements presented by the Company includethe financial results of its subsidiary companies. TheFinancial Statements as stated above are also availableon the website of the Company and can be accessed at thewebsite viz., www.pennarindia.com.
Subsidiaries':
The following are five subsidiaries of the company as on 31stMarch, 2025.
a. Pennar Global, Inc. USA
b. Pennar GmbH, Germany
c. Enertech Pennar Defense and Engineering SystemsPrivate Limited
d. Pennar Metals Private Limited
e. Pennar FZCO, Dubai
The performance of the subsidiaries is as hereunder:
Pennar Global Inc. is in the business of providingengineering services and marketing Pennar Productsacross the United States of America. The company hasrecorded a consolidated net revenue of 81.86 MillionUSD for the financial year 2024-25.
Pennar Gmbh is in the business of providingengineering services to our European clients. Thecompany has recorded a net revenue of 2.21 millionEuros for the financial year 2024-25.
(c) Enertech Pennar Defense and Engineering SystemsPrivate Limited
Enertech Pennar Defence and Engineering SystemsPrivate Limited has recorded a net revenue of Rs. 14.17crores for the financial year 2024-25.
Pennar Metals Private Limited has recorded a netrevenue of Rs. 1.08 crores for the financial year 2024¬25.
Pennar FZCO, a wholly owned subsidiary, wasincorporated on 15th November 2024. The subsidiary iscurrently in the process of establishing its operationsand has not commenced business activities as of thereporting date.
The financial position of each of the subsidiaries, asper the Companies Act, 2013 is annexed. The Policy fordetermining material subsidiaries may be accessedon the Company's website at the link: https://www.pennarindia.com/policy-determining-material.php.The information on subsidiaries pursuant to Section129(3) of the Act read with rule 5 of the Companies(Accounts) Rules, 2014 is annexed herewith asAnnexure - A in Form AOC - 1.
The following are six step-down subsidiaries of thecompany as on 31st March, 2025.
a. Pennar Global Metals, LLC
b. Ascent Buildings, LLC
c. Cadnum SARL
d. Pennar Global Investments, LLC
e. Pennar Americas Engineering, LLC
f. Pennar Americas Hydraulics, LLCJoint Venture:
During the year the company formed a joint venturecompany viz., ZAP91 Solar India Private Limited.
Material Changes and Commitments if any affecting thefinancial position of the company which have occurredbetween the end of the financial year of the company towhich the financial statements relate and the date of thereport
There are no material changes and commitments affectingthe financial position of the Company.
Dividend, Fixed Deposits and General Reserves:
The company has been investing in new capital to expandits product profile and increase the markets. This has alreadyshown results by achieving highest sales and EBIDTA. Mostof these activities are planned through internal sources.Therefore, your Directors are not recommending dividendon equity shares. Your Company has not accepted anyfixed deposits and no amount has been carried to GeneralReserves during the year.
Your company share capital as on 31st March, 2025 is Rs.6,747.31 lakhs (13,49,46,231 equity shares of Rs. 5 each).
Particulars of Loans given, Investments made, Guaranteesgiven and Securities provided:
Particulars of loans given, investments made, guaranteesgiven and securities provided along with the purpose for
which the loan or guarantee or security is proposed to beutilized by the recipient are provided in the standalonefinancial statement.
Internal Financial Controls:
The details in respect of internal financial control and theiradequacy are included in the Management Discussion &Analysis, which forms part of this report.
Contract and Arrangement with Related Parties:
All contracts / arrangements / transactions entered by theCompany during the financial year with related parties werein the ordinary course of business and on an arm's lengthbasis. During the year, the Company had entered intocontract / arrangement / transaction with material relatedparty which could be considered material in accordancewith the policy of the Company on materiality of relatedparty transactions. The Policy on materiality of related partytransactions and dealing with related party transactions asapproved by the Board may be accessed on the Company'swebsite at the link: https://www.pennarindia.com/policy-related-party-transactions.php
The Information on transactions with related partiespursuant to Section 134(3)(h) of the Act read with rule8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are annexedherewith as Annexure - B in Form AOC-2.
Change in the nature of business, if any:
There is no material change in the nature of businessaffecting the financial position of the Company for the yearended 31st March, 2025.
Credit Rating:
CARE has reaffirmed the 'CARE A' Stable (Single A; Outlook:Stable) with rating assigned to long term bank facilities.Further, CARE has reaffirmed the 'CARE A1' (A One) rating toshort term bank facilities of the Company.
Your company has undertaken a number of steps tomaintain strong liquidity levels. The consolidated cashprofit is at Rs. 188.34 Crores. Your company continues tofocus on generating strong cash flows to meet its futuregrowth plans and is comfortable with its current liquiditypositions.
Board of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel:
None of the Directors of the company are disqualified underthe provisions of the Act or under the Listing Regulations.
Mr. Aditya Rao who retire by rotation and being eligibleoffer himself for re-appointment. Your Board recommendshis appointment. Pursuant to the provisions of ListingRegulations, brief particulars of the Directors who areproposed to be appointed/re-appointed are provided asan annexure to the notice convening the Annual GeneralMeeting.
The Company has received declarations from all the
Independent Directors of the Company confirming thatthey meet with the criteria of independence as prescribedboth under sub-section (6) of Section 149 of the CompaniesAct, 2013 and under SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015. The Company hasdevised a Policy for performance evaluation of IndependentDirectors, Board, Committees and other individual Directorswhich includes criteria for performance evaluation of theNon-Executive Directors and Executive Directors. The detailsof programmes for familiarisation of Independent Directorswith the Company, their roles, rights, responsibilities in theCompany, nature of the industry in which the Companyoperates, business model of the Company and relatedmatters are put up on the website of the Company at thelink: https://www.pennarindia.com/policy-familiarization-programme.php
Five meetings of the Board of Directors were held during theyear. For further details, please refer the same in CorporateGovernance report in this Annual Report.
In terms of Section 134 (3)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013, theBoard of Directors state that:
a) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the yearended 31st March, 2025, the applicable accountingstandards have been followed and there are nomaterial departures from the same;
b) the Directors have selected such accounting policiesand applied them consistently and made judgementsand estimates that are reasonable and prudent so asto give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of theCompany as at 31st March, 2025 and of the profit of theCompany for the year ended on that date;
c) the Directors have taken proper and sufficient carefor the 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) the Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a'going concern' basis;
e) the Directors have laid down internal financial controlsto be followed by the Company and that such internalfinancial controls are adequate and are operatingeffectively; and
f) the Directors have devised proper systems to ensurecompliance with the provisions of all applicable lawsand that such systems are adequate and operatingeffectively.
Corporate Governance:
The Company is committed to maintain the highest standardof corporate governance and adhere to the corporategovernance requirements set out by Securities Exchange
Board of India. The Report on corporate governanceas stipulated under the Listing Regulations is annexedherewith as Annexure - C. The requisite certificate from afirm of Chartered Accountants confirming compliance withthe conditions of corporate governance is annexed herewithas Annexure - D.
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR):
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 135 and Schedule VIIof the Companies Act, 2013, CSR Committee of the Boardof Directors had framed the policy on Corporate SocialResponsibility. The same is hosted on the website of theCompany viz., https://www.pennarindia.com/csr-policy.php. The Company has a CSR Committee to monitoradherence to Corporate Social Responsibility Policyand to track transactions related to CSR activities etc. Adetailed report on the CSR activities inter- alia disclosingthe composition of CSR Committee and CSR activities isattached as Annexure - E to this Report.
Nomination and Remuneration Policy:
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of theCompany identifies the persons, who are qualified tobecome Directors of the Company / who may be appointedin Senior Management in accordance with the criteria laiddown and recommend to the Board for their appointmentand removal. The Committee also carries out evaluationof every Director's performance. The Committee hasformulated the criteria for determining qualifications,attributes, independence of the Directors and recommendto the Board a Policy, relating to the remuneration for theDirectors, Key Managerial Personnel and other employees.
Risk Management:
Pursuant to section 134 (3) (n) of the Companies Act, 2013and SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, the company hasformulated a policy on risk management and constituteda Risk Management Committee which lays down variousrisk mitigating practices that your Company is required toimplement in the Company. At present, the company hasnot identified any element of risk which may threaten theexistence of the company. The risk management policy ishosted on the website of the Company viz., https://www.pennarindia.com/risk-management-policy.php
Statutory Auditors:
M/s. M S K A & Associates, Chartered Accountants (FirmRegistration No. 105047W) were appointed as the StatutoryAuditors of the Company to hold office for a term of fiveconsecutive years from the conclusion of the AnnualGeneral meeting held in the year 2022 till the conclusion ofthe Annual General Meeting to be held in the year 2027. TheAuditors' Report is unmodified i.e. it does not contain anyqualification, reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 148(1) of theAct, read with the Companies (Cost Records and Audit)
Rules, 2014, the Company is required to maintain the costrecords in respect of its business and accordingly suchaccounts and records are made and maintained.
The Board has appointed M/s. Kandikonda & Associates.,Cost Accountants, Hyderabad as the Cost Auditors ofthe Company for auditing the cost accounting recordsmaintained by the Company in respect of the applicableproducts for the financial year 2025-26. Necessaryresolution for ratification of their remuneration in respectof the aforesaid terms of appointment for the financial year2025-26 forms part of the Notice for the ensuing AnnualGeneral Meeting, which the Board recommends for theshareholders' approval.
The Board has appointed Mr. Subhash Kishan Kandrapu,Practicing Company Secretary, to conduct Secretarial Auditfor the financial year 2024-25. The Secretarial Audit Reportfor the financial year ended 31st March, 2025 is annexedherewith as Annexure - F. The Secretarial Audit Reportdoes not contain any qualification, reservation or adverseremark.
The details pertaining to composition of audit committeeare included in the Corporate Governance Report, whichforms part of annual report.
Pursuant to Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013read with Rule 7 of Companies (Meetings of Board andits Powers) Rules, 2014, the Company has established aWhistle Blower Policy to deal with instance of fraud andmismanagement, if any. The details of the Whistle BlowerPolicy are explained in the Corporate Governance Report.The Policy on vigil mechanism and whistle blower policymay be accessed on the Company's website at the link:https://www.pennarindia.com/vigil-mechanism.php andhttps://www.pennarindia.com/whistle-blower-policy.php.
Conservation of energy, technology absorption andforeign exchange earnings and outgo:
The particulars relating to conservation of energy,technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings andoutgo, as required to be disclosed under the Act, is annexedherewith as Annexure - G.
Extract of Annual Return:
Extract of Annual Return of the Company is annexedherewith as Annexure - H.
The Company complies with all applicable secretarialstandards issued by the Institute of Company Secretariesof India.
Particulars of Employees and related disclosures:
The information required under section 197 of the
Companies Act, 2013 read with rule 5(1) of the Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)Rules, 2014 is annexed herewith as Annexure - I.
Disclosure under Sexual Harassment of Women atWorkplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act,2013:
The Company has zero tolerance for sexual harassmentof women at workplace and has adopted a Policy forprevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassmentat workplace, in terms of provisions of the Sexual Harassmentof Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition andRedressal) Act, 2013 and the rules framed thereunder andconstituted Internal Complaint Committee (ICC) for safeworking environment where all employees treat each otherwith courtesy, dignity and respect, irrespective of theirgender, race, caste, creed, religion, place of origin, sexualorientation, disability, economic status or position in thehierarchy.
The following is the summary of sexual harassmentcomplaints received and disposed off during the year:
i) No. of complaints received : nil
ii) No. of complaints disposed off: nil
The Company has not made any application and nor anyproceedings are pending against the Company under theInsolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 during the financialyear.
Loan Settlement
The Company has not done any one-time settlement withany of the Banks or Financial Institution during the periodunder review.
Listing of Equity Shares:
The Company's equity shares are listed at the BombayStock Exchange Limited, National Stock Exchange of IndiaLimited.
Dematerialisation of Shares:
99.54% of the company's paid-up equity share capital isin dematerialized form as on 31st March, 2025 and balance0.46% is in physical form.
Pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 17 of the SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, a declaration by the Vice-Chairmanand Managing Director of the company declaring that allthe members of the board and the senior managementpersonnel of the company have affirmed compliance withthe Code of Conduct of the company is annexed herewith asAnnexure - J. The CFO certification to the board pursuant toRegulation 15 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015 is annexed herewithAnnexure - K.
Personnel / Industrial Relations:
The Company maintained cordial and harmonious relationsat all levels at the offices and plants of the Company and itssubsidiaries throughout the year under review.
The details of significant and material orders passed bythe Regulators or Courts or Tribunals impacting the goingconcern status and company's operations in future:
In terms of sub rule 5(vii) of Rule 8 of Companies (Accounts)Rules, 2014, there are no significant material orders passedby the Regulators / Courts which would impact the goingconcern status of the Company and its future operations.
Reporting of frauds by auditors:
During the year under review, neither the statutoryauditors nor the secretarial auditor has reported to theaudit committee, under Section 143 (12) of the CompaniesAct, 2013, any instances of fraud committed against theCompany by its officers or employees, the details of whichwould need to be mentioned in the Board's report.
Statement of deviation(s) or variation(s) in the use ofproceeds:
Pursuant to Regulation 32(1)(b) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations,this is to state that this Regulation is not applicable to theCompany since the Company has not made public issue,rights issue or preferential issue during the year underreview and accordingly there are no deviations or variationsin the use of proceeds from the objects stated in the offerdocument or explanatory statement to the notice for thegeneral meeting, as applicable.
Insurance:
All properties and insurable interests of the Companyincluding buildings, plant and machinery and stocks havebeen fully insured.
Management Discussion and Analysis:
The "Management Discussion and Analysis Report”highlighting the industry structure and developments,opportunities and threats, future outlook, risks andconcerns etc. is furnished separately and forms part of thisBoard's Report.
Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR):
The Listing Regulations mandate the inclusion of the BRSRas part of the Annual Report for top 1000 listed entitiesbased on market capitalization. In accordance with theListing Regulations, we have integrated BRSR disclosuresinto our Annual Report.
Dividend Distribution Policy:
The web link of the Dividend Distribution Policy has beenprovided below for the perusal of the shareholders. https://www.pennarindia.com/dividend-distribution-policy.php
Appreciation:
Your directors take this opportunity to express theirappreciation for the co-operation to all the suppliers andcustomers who have been associated with the Companyas partners. The Directors would also like to take thisopportunity to thank the financial institutions, banks,regulatory and government authorities as well as theshareholders for their continued co-operation and support.The Directors also wish to place on record their appreciationof the devoted and dedicated services rendered by allemployees of the Company. We look forward to furthersupport.
By Order of the Boardfor Pennar Industries Limited
RVS Ramakrishna
Place : Hyderabad Chairman-Non-Executive
Date : 13.08.2025 Independent Director
DIN No: 00009421