The Directors have pleasure in presenting the Fifty-Second Annual Report on the business and operations of the Companytogether with the Audited Financial Statements for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025.
2024-25
2023-24
Total Income
20,335.75
20,063.03
Total Expenditure
16,089.03
15,883.30
Finance Cost
185.66
245.46
Depreciation & amortization expenses
633.88
607.51
Profit before Exceptional Item and Tax
3,427.18
3,326.76
Exceptional Item
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Profit before Tax
Tax Expenses :
- Current Tax
851.50
807.00
- Deferred Tax
39.24
45.21
- Taxation in respect of earlier years
6.10
Profit after Tax
2,530.34
2,474.55
Based on the Company's performance, the Directors are pleased to recommend a dividend of ? 10/- per EquityShare of ? 5/- each (i.e. 200%), for the financial year ended March 31, 2025, for approval of the members.
The Board has recommended dividend based on the parameters laid down in the Dividend DistributionPolicy, adopted by the Company pursuant to Regulation 43A of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015.
The dividend on Equity Shares, if approved by the members would involve cash outflow of ? 436.53 Millionand shall be subject to deduction of income tax at source.
During the year under review, the Company does not propose to transfer any amount to the General Reserve.An amount of ? 18,282 Million is proposed to be retained as Retained Earnings.
FY 2024-25 continued to experience negative global headwinds which impacted the overall performance ofsteel industry. These headwinds coupled with fluctuations in China's crude steel output during the year createdvolatility in both raw material prices and Steel prices. Inflation rates across advanced economies came withinrespective central bank's targets allowing them to focus on economic growth and reduce the repo rates afterSeptember, 2024.
Iron ore prices exhibited volatile prices throughout the year starting from USD 111/MT in April, 2024, furtherdropping to USD 94/MT in September, 2024 before marginally recovering and becoming steady subsequently tillMarch, 2025 to USD 102/MT following Chinese government stimulus package announced in September, 2024aimed to revitalize the construction and property sectors. Similar to iron ore prices, coking coal prices exhibitedvolatility in the range of USD 195-268/MT.
The automotive sector is a one of the major contributors to the Company's business portfolio. FY 2025 hasseen passenger vehicles (PV) sales reaching its all-time high at 5.07 Million vehicles at a growth of 4% overFY 2024. Commercial vehicles (CV) sales remained at a similar level to that of previous year at 1.03 Million vehicles.Two wheelers' (2W) sales registered growth of 11% in FY 2025 at 23.8 Million vehicles which is closer to itspre-pandemic sales of 24.4 Million. Three wheelers' (3W) sales crossed 1.04 Million as against a 0.99 Million inFY 2024 registering a growth of mere 5%. Except PV all other types of vehicles are yet to catch up to thepre-covid level.
In April 2025, the United States imposed a new wave of tariffs on a range of imports from multiple tradingpartners, aimed at increasing domestic manufacturing and reduce dependency on foreign supply chains. Amongthe affected nations, China responded with retaliatory measures, which further intensified bilateral trade tensions.
The ongoing trade tensions between the world's two largest economies have raised concerns over global supplychain disruptions, especially in critical sectors like Electronics, Steel, Industrial Machinery, Textiles etc. US hasimposed 26% tariff on India as well which affects a broad range of Indian exports, including pharmaceuticals,Automotive Components, Machinery and Agricultural products among others. However, ongoing negotiationsbetween India and the United States are expected to lead to favorable changes in trade policy strengtheningbilateral economic trade relations.
Despite such a volatile & complex business environment, the Company has delivered extremely well results duringFY 2025.
The Company achieved highest ever Total Income of ? 20,336 Million as against ? 20,063 Million in FY 2024 andhighest ever Profit before tax of ? 3,427 Million as against ? 3,327 Million in FY 2024.
Discussion on the state of Company's affairs has been covered as part of the Management Discussion andAnalysis (MD&A). MD&A for the year under review, as stipulated under Regulation 34 of SEBI (Listing Obligationsand Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, is presented in a separate section forming part of the AnnualReport.
Your Company reaffirms its continued commitment to the highest level of Corporate Governance practices. YourCompany fully adheres to the standards set out by the SEBI for Corporate Governance practices.
The Report on Corporate Governance as stipulated under SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, is presented in a separate section forming part of the Annual Report.
The requisite certificate from Secretarial Auditors of the Company viz. M/s. SVD & Associates, Practicing CompanySecretaries, Pune certifying compliance of the conditions of Corporate Governance is attached to Report onCorporate Governance.
During the year under review, the Company has not accepted any deposit under Chapter V of the Companies Act, 2013.
Mr.S.M. Kheny, Non-Executive Non-Independent Director of the Company resigned on July 15, 2024, due tohis pre-occupation and personal commitments, making it difficult for him to devote time for the Company. As aconsequence, he also creased to be Chairman of the Stakeholders Relationship Committee. The Board placeson record its sincere appreciation of the contributions made by Mr.Kheny during his tenure as a Director of theCompany.
Mr.Arun P Pawar, Independent Director of the Company, completed his Second Term of 5 (Five) years onSeptember 4, 2024 and accordingly ceased to be the Director of the Company with effect from September 5, 2024.The Board places on record its sincere appreciation of the contributions made by Mr.Pawar during his tenure asa Director of the Company.
The Board of Directors at their meeting held on October 28, 2024, based on the recommendation of theNomination and Remuneration Committee, had co-opted Mr.Kartik Bharat Ram, as an Additional Non-ExecutiveNon-Independent Director, of the Company, liable to retire by rotation, subject to approval of the members.The Company sought the approval of the members by way of Postal Ballot (Ordinary Resolution) and the saidappointment was duly approved on December 12, 2024.
The Board of Directors at their meeting held on October 28, 2024, based on the recommendation of the Nominationand Remuneration Committee, had co-opted Mr.Raju S. Tolani, as an Additional Independent Director, for the termof 3 (Three) consecutive years with effect from October 28, 2024 to October 27, 2027, subject to approval ofthe members. The Company sought the approval of the members by way of Postal Ballot (Special Resolution)and the said appointment was duly approved on December 12, 2024.
In terms of the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Articles of Association of the Company,Mrs.Sunita B. Kalyani and Mr.Amit B. Kalyani, Directors of the Company, are retiring by rotation at the ensuingAnnual General Meeting and being eligible, have offered themselves for re-appointment.
The Board of Directors at its meeting held on May 5, 2025, based on the recommendation of the Nomination andRemuneration Committee, had re-appointed Mr.R.K. Goyal, as Managing Director of the Company for the periodof 5 (Five) years i.e. from January 17, 2026 to January 16, 2031.
These re-appointments forms part of the Notice of the Fifty-Second Annual General Meeting and the Resolutionsare recommended for your approval. Profile of these Directors are given in the Report on Corporate Governancefor reference of the members.
The Company has received declarations from all Independent Directors that they meet the criteria of independenceas prescribed under Section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 16(1)(b) of SEBI (Listing Obligationsand Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
The Board of Directors has carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance, Board Committees andindividual Directors pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligationsand Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
The performance of the Board was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from all the Directors on thebasis of criteria such as the board composition and structure, effectiveness of board processes, informationand functioning etc.
The performance of the Committees was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from the committeemembers on the basis of criteria such as the composition of committees, effectiveness of committeemeetings etc.
In a separate meeting of Independent Directors, performance of Non-Independent directors, the Board asa whole and Chairman of the Company was evaluated, taking into account the views of executive directorsand non-executive directors.
The Board and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee reviewed the performance of individual directorson the basis of 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 andinputs in meetings, etc.
The Nomination and Remuneration Policy adopted by the Board on the recommendation of Nominationand Remuneration Committee, provides the criteria for assessment and appointment / re-appointment ofDirectors, Key Managerial Personnel (KMP) and Senior Management Personnel (SMP) on the basis of theirqualifications, experience, independence, professional and functional expertise etc. The Policy also setsout the guiding principles for the compensation to be paid to the Directors, KMP and SMP and undertakeseffective implementation of Board familiarization, diversity and evaluation.
The Policy is available on the website of the Company at http://www.kalyanisteels.com/profile/policies/.
During the Financial Year 2024-25, four Board Meetings were convened and held. Also a separate meetingof Independent Directors as prescribed under Schedule IV of the Companies Act, 2013 was held. The detailsof meetings of Board of Directors are available in the Report on Corporate Governance which forms part ofthis Annual Report.
Pursuant to the requirements under Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, with respect to Directors'Responsibility Statement, it is hereby confirmed that :
i) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended March 31, 2025, the applicable accountingstandards have been followed and that there are no material departures;
ii) the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgmentsand estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairsof the Company as at March 31, 2025 and of the profit of the Company for that period;
iii) 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 theCompany and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
iv) the Directors have prepared the annual accounts for the year ended March 31, 2025, on a going concernbasis;
v) the Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that suchinternal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and
vi) the Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicablelaws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
The information on conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo, asrequired to be disclosed under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of the Companies(Accounts) Rules, 2014 is enclosed herewith as Annexure "A".
The CSR objectives of the Company are designed to serve societal, local and national goals in the locations itoperates and to create a significant and sustained impact on local communities. The Company has been carryingout various Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities in the areas of education. These activities are carriedout in terms of Section 135 read with Schedule VII of the Companies Act, 2013 and Companies (Corporate SocialResponsibility Policy) Rules, 2014.
The Annual Report on CSR Activities undertaken by the Company is enclosed herewith as Annexure "B". The CSRPolicy is available on the Company's website viz. www.kalyanisteels.com/profile/policies/ The details relating tothe composition of the CSR Committee are provided in the Corporate Governance Report, forming part of theAnnual Report.
All contracts / arrangements entered into by and between the Company and Related Parties were on arm's lengthbasis and in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the related party framework formulated andadopted by the Company. All Related Party transactions were placed before the Audit Committee for its reviewand prior approval.
A statement showing the Related Party Transactions entered into by the Company pursuant to the prior approvalis reviewed by the Audit Committee on quarterly basis.
In line with the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, the Company has formulated a Policy on Related Party Transactions and the same can beaccessed on the Company's website at www.kalyanisteels.com/profile/policies/
Pursuant to Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules,2014, the particulars of transactions with related parties, are provided in Form AOC-2, which is enclosed herewithas Annexure "C" Details of related party transactions entered into by the Company, in terms of Ind AS 24 havebeen disclosed in Note No. 38 to the Standalone Financial Statements.
The Board has adopted a Risk Management Policy to identify and categorize various risks, implement measuresto minimize impact of these risks and to monitor them on a regular basis.
Risk Management Policy deals with identifying and assessing risks such as operational, strategic, financial, security,cyber security, property, regulatory, reputational and other risks and the Company has in place an adequate riskmanagement infrastructure capable of addressing these risks.
The Risk Management Committee which oversees the risk management process in the Company, is chaired by anIndependent Director of the Company. The Audit Committee also has additional responsibility to monitor risks inthe area of financial risks and controls.
The policy on Risk Management as approved by the Board is uploaded on the Company's website athttp://www.kalyanisteels.com/profile/policies/
The Company has constituted an Audit Committee in compliance with Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 andRegulation 18 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The Compositionof the Audit Committee in terms of Section 177(8) of the Companies Act, 2013 along with its terms of referenceincorporating its functions are disclosed and available in the Corporate Governance Report forming part of theAnnual Report.
All the recommendations made by the Audit Committee were deliberated and accepted by the Board during theFinancial Year 2024-25.
Pursuant to Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rules made thereunder, M/s. Kirtane & Pandit LLP,Chartered Accountants, Pune (Firm Registration No.105215W / W100057) were appointed as the Auditors ofthe Company for a period of 5 (Five) years to hold office from the conclusion of the Forty-Ninth Annual GeneralMeeting held on August 1, 2022 till the conclusion of the Fifty-Fourth Annual General Meeting to be held in theyear 2027.
The Auditors have confirmed that they are not disqualified to continue as Auditors and are eligible to hold officeas Auditors of the Company.
The Auditors have expressed their unmodified opinion on the Standalone and Consolidated Financial Statementsand their reports do not contain any qualifications, reservations, adverse remarks or disclaimers.
The Notes on Financial Statements referred to in the Auditor's Report are self-explanatory and hence do not callfor any further comments.
During the year under review, the Auditors of the Company have not reported any fraud as specified underSection 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 to the Audit Committee.
The Company is required to maintain cost records under Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014.Accordingly, cost records have been maintained by the Company.
The Board of Directors, on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, has appointed M/s S.R. Bhargave & Co.,Cost Accountants, Pune for conducting the cost audit of the Company for Financial Year 2025-26.
As required under the Companies Act, 2013, the remuneration payable to the Cost Auditors is required to beratified by the members of the Company. Accordingly, resolution seeking members ratification for remunerationto be paid to Cost Auditors is included at Item No.8 of the Notice convening Fifty-Second Annual General Meeting.
Pursuant to provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board had appointed M/s. SVD & Associates,Practicing Company Secretaries, Pune, to undertake Secretarial Audit of the Company for the Financial Year2024-25. The Secretarial Audit Report for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025, is annexed herewith asAnnexure "D". The Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any qualification, reservation, adverse remark ordisclaimer.
The Company is compliant with the Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of Indiaand approved by Central Government under Section 118(10) of the Companies Act, 2013.
In terms of Regulation 24A of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, on thebasis of the recommendations of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors have recommended the appointmentof M/s SVD & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries, Pune (Firm Unique Code P2013MH031900 and PeerReview Certificate No.6357/2025) as the Secretarial Auditors of the Company to hold office for a period of 5 (Five)consecutive years from the conclusion of the ensuing Fifty-Second Annual General Meeting till the conclusionof the Fifty-Seventh Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in 2030. Necessary resolution forappointment of M/s SVD & Associates is placed in the Notice of the ensuing Fifty-Second Annual General Meetingfor consideration of the Members.
The information required pursuant to Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(1) ofthe Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, has been provided inAnnexure "E"
A statement showing details of the employees in terms of Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 has been provided in a separate annexure forming part of theDirectors' Report. In terms of Section 136 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Report and Accounts are being sentto the shareholders excluding the information required under Rule 5(2) and (3) of the Companies (Appointmentand Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014. Any shareholder interested in obtaining the same maywrite to the Company Secretary at investor@kalyanisteels.com
In accordance with Section 92(3) read with Section 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Annual Return ofthe Company as on March 31, 2024, filed with Registrar of Companies, is available on the website of the Companyat www.kalyanisteels.com. The Company shall upload the Annual Return as on March 31, 2025 on the website ofthe Company, once it is filed with Registrar of Companies.
The Company believes in conduct of its affairs in a fair and transparent manner by adopting highest standards ofprofessionalism, integrity and ethical behavior and ensures adherence of these principles across the organization.
The Company has robust vigil mechanism through its Whistle Blower Policy wherein the employees / Directorscan approach the Management of the Company, to report genuine concerns or grievances about unethicalbehavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Company's Code of Conduct or the instances of leakageof unpublished price sensitive information.
The Whistle Blower Policy is approved and adopted by the Board of Directors of the Company in compliance withthe provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015. The Whistle Blower Policy is available on the Company's website at http://www.kalyanisteels.com/profile/policies/
During the year under review, the Company has not received any complaint under the said mechanism.
Particulars of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013, formspart of the notes to the Financial Statements provided in this Annual Report.
The Company has a proper and adequate system of internal financial controls. These controls ensure transactionsare authorized, recorded and reported correctly and assets are safeguarded and protected against loss fromunauthorized use or disposition. In addition, there are operational controls and fraud risk controls, covering theentire spectrum of internal financial controls within the meaning of the Act. An extensive program of internalaudits and management reviews, supplement the process of internal financial control framework. Documentedpolicies, guidelines and procedures are in place for effective management of internal financial controls.
The internal financial control framework design ensures that financial and other records are reliable for preparingfinancial and other statements. In addition, the Company has identified and documented the key risks and controlsfor each process that has a relationship to the financial operations and reporting.
The Company has put in place a compliance management tool / framework, which lists all the applicable laws andcompliances and also monitors the compliance status. The Company believes that a good framework is essentialto track statutory compliances for the successful conduct of business operations and high standards of corporategovernance.
There are no adverse material changes or commitments that occurred after March 31, 2025, which may affectthe financial position of the Company or may require disclosure.
There are no significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the goingconcern status and Company's operations in future.
Detailed presentations are made to the entire Board including independent Directors from time to time on variousmatters such as the Company's operations and business plans, strategic plans, plant operations, regulatory updatesetc. The Functional heads are invited from time to time to present before the Board, key matters pertaining totheir area of expertise.
Apart from the above, the Directors are regularly briefed and updated on the Company's policies and procedures,business model, the industry and operating environment that the Company operates in. For newly appointeddirectors detailed induction program involving the briefing on the Company's philosophy on Governance, Ethicsand Compliance coupled with the Company's policies and interactions with the leadership team is in place.
Additionally, plant visits are organized for the new as well as existing Directors to enable them to understand thebusiness better.
The details of programmes for familiarization of Independent Directors with the Company are put up on websiteof the Company at http://www.kalyanisteels.com/profile/policies/.
As on March 31, 2025, the Company has one Subsidiary, one Associate Company and one Joint Venture Company.A statement containing the salient features of the financial statement of the subsidiary, associate and joint venturein the prescribed format AOC - 1 is annexed hereto as Annexure "F".
The Policy for determining 'Material' subsidiaries has been displayed on the Company's website viz. www.kalyanisteels.com/profile/policies/
In accordance with the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the BusinessResponsibility and Sustainability Report (BRSR) forms a part of this Annual Report describing the initiativestaken by the Company on Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) parameters during the year 2024-25, asannexed hereto as Annexure "G"
Pursuant to provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, read with the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority(Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 (IEPF Rules) the declared dividends, which are unpaid orunclaimed for a period of seven (7) years and the shares thereof, shall be transferred by the Company to theInvestor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) established by the Central Government. The shareholders have anoption to claim the amount of the dividend transferred and / or shares from IEPF. No claim shall be entertainedagainst the Company for the dividend amounts and shares so transferred.
During the year, an amount of ' 1,913,235/- in respect of dividend declared on May 25, 2017 for Financial Year2016-17 was transferred to IEPF along with 25,081 Equity Shares.
Your Company is committed to creating a safe and healthy work environment, where every employee is treatedwith respect and can work without fear of discrimination, prejudice, gender bias or any form of harassment atthe workplace. The Company has in place a Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) Policy which meets therequirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act,2013 and the Rules thereunder. The essence of the policy is communicated to all employees at regular intervalsthrough awareness programs.
The Company has constituted an Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) under the POSH Act, to consider andresolve all sexual harassment complaints received. During the year under review, no complaints were receivedby the Committee.
The Directors wish to convey their deep appreciation for the support and co-operation received from theCentral Government, the Government of Maharashtra, the Government of Karnataka, Karnataka Industrial AreaDevelopment Board, various State Governments in India, Financial Institutions and the Bankers.
The Directors appreciate and value the contribution made by all employees at all levels, resulting in the successfulperformance of the Company during the year.
The Directors also take this opportunity to express their deep gratitude for the continued co-operation andsupport received from its valued shareholders.
The Directors express their special thanks to Mr.B.N. Kalyani, Chairman of the Company, for his persistent actionsfor the progress of the Company.
Date : May 5, 2025 Chairman