Your Directors are pleased to present 45th Annual Report covering the operational and financial performance of your Company alongwith the Audited Financial Statements for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2024.
Particulars
2023-24
2022-23
Revenue from operations
10213.48
10368.35
Other Income
0.88
3.61
Total Revenue
10214.36
10371.96
Profit before Depreciation & Tax
593.26
(108.98)
Depreciation
574.75
406.77
Profit before Tax & Exceptional Items
18.51
(515.75)
Current tax inclusive of earlier year tax
3.75
2.46
Deferred Tax Asset/Liability
(81.21)
14.31
Profit after Tax
95.97
(503.90)
Other Comprehensive IncomeRemeasurements of net defined benefit plans
(21.85)
6.85
Income tax relating to above items
5.68
(1.78)
Total Comprehensive Income for the period
79.80
(498.83)
Earning Per Share
0.94
(4.91)
During the period under consideration the revenue of the Company has decreased from Rs. 10371.96 lakh to Rs. 10214.36 lakhshowing the decrease of 1.52% due to lower demand.
The Company has earned the profit of Rs. 95.97 lakh. The company got recovered from the losses incurred in the previous years ofRs.503.90. The net profit after tax of the Company is Rs. 95.97 lakh. The management has resorted to various cost cutting measures dueto which your company could earn profits during the year under review. Your directors hope for better results in the coming financial years.
The company specializes in the production of Mink Blankets. The manufacturing unit has state-of-the- art machinery based on the advancedtechnology which has been specially imported for the production facility. The company has stream lined facilities for knitting, dyeing,processing, printing, finishing and packaging. The complete facility is backed by the team of highly skilled and experienced workforce, whoensure zero defects at every stage of production. It is expected that the company will achieve good growth in times to come.
There are no material changes affecting the affairs of the company which have occurred between the end of the financial year on March31,2024 to which the financial statements relates and the date of this report.
There was no change in the nature of the business during the financial year under review.
In order to meet the working capital requirements of the Company, no dividend has been recommended.
No amount was transferred to General Reserve.
Your Company has no unclaimed / unpaid matured deposit or interest due thereon. Your Company has not accepted any depositscovered under 'Chapter V - Acceptance of Deposits by Companies' under the Companies Act, 2013 during the financial year endedMarch 31,2024, but there was an outstanding loan of Rs. 600.00 Lakh including interest from the Promoter-Directors, of the Companynamely Adeep Gupta HUF, Mrs. Anita Gupta, Ashish Gupta HUF, Daya Kishan Gupta HUF, Mr. Aditya Gupta, Kapil Gupta HUF, KapilGupta, Mrs. Reetika Gupta, Mrs. Rajni Gupta, Mrs. Shalini Gupta, Vijay Kumar Gupta HUF, Vijay Kumar Gupta which is exempted asdeposit under Rule 2(c) (viii) of Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 2014.
The Authorized Share Capital of the Company as on March 31, 2024 was Rs. 12,00,00,000/- divided into 1,20,00,000 equity shares of
Rs. 10/- each. The Subscribed and Paid up Equity Share Capital as at March 31,2024 was Rs. 10,25,97,500/- divided into 1,02,59,750equity shares of Rs. 10/- each fully paid-up.
During the year under review, the Company has neither issued any shares with differential voting rights nor has granted any stockoptions or sweat equity. There was no buy back of shares. As on March 31,2024, none of the Directors of the Company hold instrumentsconvertible into equity shares of the Company.
Management's Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review, as stipulated under Regulation 34(3) read with Schedule V(B) of the Securities of Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements) Regulations, 2015, is presented ina separate section forming part of the Annual Report.
Your company does not have any unlisted/listed subsidiary company or Joint Venture or any Associate Company, pursuant to theprovisions of the Rule 8 of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, therefore, there is no requirement of attachment of Form AOC-1.
Pursuant to section 134(5) of the Companies Act 2013, your Directors state that:
a) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended March 31, 2024, the applicable accounting standards read withrequirements set out under Schedule III to the Act, have been followed and there are no material departures from the same;
b) the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that arereasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2024 and of theprofit of the Company for the year ended on that date;
c) the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with theprovisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing 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 controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls areadequate and are operating effectively; and
f) the Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systemsare adequate and operating effectively.
The Company is committed to maintain the highest standards of corporate governance and adhere to the corporate governancerequirements set out by SEBI. The Company has also implemented several best corporate governance practices as prevalent globally.The report on Corporate Governance as stipulated under the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements) Regulations,2015 forms an integral part of this Report. The requisite certificate from the Statutory Auditors of the Company confirming compliancewith the conditions of corporate governance is attached to the report on Corporate Governance.
All contracts / arrangements / transactions entered by the Company during the financial year with related parties were in the ordinarycourse of business and on an arm's length basis. During the year, the Company had not entered into any contract / arrangement /transaction with related parties which could be considered material in accordance with the policy of the Company on materiality ofrelated party transactions or covered under Section 188 of the Companies act, 2013. Hence, the details of such contracts or arrangementswith its related parties are not disclosed in Form AOC-2 as prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules framed thereunder
All such Related Party Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee for approval, prior omnibus approval for normal businesstransactions is also obtained from the Audit Committee for the related party transactions which are of repetitive nature as well as for thenormal business transactions which cannot be foreseen and accordingly the details of related party transactions entered into by thecompany pursuant to each of the omnibus approval given has been reviewed by audit committee on a quarterly basis in terms of theapproval of the Committee.
The Policy on dealing with related party transactions and on determining materiality of related party transactions as approved by theBoard may be accessed on the Company's website at the link http://prakashwoollen.com/InvestorFiles/Revised%20Policy%202.pdf
In accordance with provisions of Regulation 21 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, theCompany is not required to maintain Risk Management Committee.
The Board has adopted the policies and procedures for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherenceto the Company's policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completenessof the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial disclosures.
The Company's Internal Control Systems are commensurate with the nature of its business and the size and complexity of its operations.It comprises of audit and compliance by internal audit checks by M/s Pulkit Rastogi & Co.-Amroha, Internal Auditors of the Company.
The Internal Auditors independently evaluate the adequacy of internal controls and concurrently audit the financial transactions andreview various business processes. Independence of the Internal Auditors and compliance is ensured by the direct report of InternalAuditors to the Audit Committee of the Board.
Mr. Vijay Kumar Gupta, Whole- Time Director/CFO, retires by rotation and being eligible offer himself for re-appointment. Your Companyis managed and controlled by a Board which is an optimum blend of Executives and Non-Executive Professional DirectorsAs on 1st April, 2023 the Board of Directors of the Company consists of Seven (7) Directors including one (1)Managing Director, one (1)Whole time Director & CFO, one (1) Whole time Director, four (4) Non-executive Directors, out of which one (1) is Chairman & IndependentDirector two (2) are Independent Directors, and one (1) Woman Director (NID).
As on 1st April, 2024 the Board of Directors of the Company consists of Six (6) Directors including one (1)Managing Director, one (1)Whole time Director & CFO, one (1) Whole time Director, three (3) Non-executive Directors, out of which one (1) is Chairman &Independent Director one (1) is Independent Director, and one (1) Woman Director (NID).
The composition of the Board is in conformity with Regulation 17 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations & Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,2015 and the relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013. All the Directors possess the requisite qualifications and experience ingeneral corporate Management, finance, banking and other allied fields which enable them to contribute effectively to the Company intheir capacity as Directors of the Company.
Mr. Mahendra Kumar Agrawal expired on 23.11.2023.
All the Independent directors have submitted their disclosure to the Board that they fulfill all the requirements as to qualify for theirappointment as an Independent Director under the provisions of Section 149 read with Schedule IV of the Companies Act, 2013. TheBoard confirms that the independent directors meet the criteria as laid down under the Companies Act, 2013.
In accordance with the provisions of Schedule IV to the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 25(3) of SEBI (LODR), 2015, a separatemeeting of the Independent Directors of the Company was held on 13th March 2024 to discuss the agenda items as prescribed underthe applicable laws. The meeting was attended by all Independent Directors of the Company.
The Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure requirements) Regulations, 2015 mandates that the Boardshall monitor and review the Board evaluation i.e. evaluation of the performance of: (i) the Board as a whole, (ii) individual directors(including independent directors and Chairperson) and (iii) various Committees of the Board. The Performance evaluation was carriedout by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee based on the “Annual Evaluation Framework” prepared by the Committee.
The framework includes the evaluation of directors on various parameters such as:
• Board dynamics and relationships
• Information flows
• Decision-making
• Relationship with stakeholders
• Company performance and strategy
• Tracking Board and committees' effectiveness
• Peer evaluation
In compliance with the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 17 (10) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirement)Regulations, 2015, the Board has carried out an evaluation of its own performance, Committees and performance of individual Directorsduring the period under review. The aspects covered in the evaluation included the contribution to and monitoring of corporate governancepractices, participation in the long-term strategic planning and the fulfillment of Directors' obligations and fiduciary responsibilities,including but not limited to, active participation at the Board and Committee meetings. Schedule IV of the Companies Act, 2013 statesthat the performance evaluation of independent directors shall be done by the entire Board of Directors, excluding the director beingevaluated. The evaluation involves Self-Evaluation by the Board Members and subsequent assessment by the Board of Directors. TheBoard of Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process.
The details of the framework for performance evaluation of Independent Directors, Board, Committees and other individual Directorsare placed on the website of the company at the link: http://prakashwoollen.com/InvestorFiles/independent%20director.pdfThe details of programs for familiarization of Independent Directors with the Company, their roles, rights, responsibilities in the Company,nature of the industry in which the Company operates, business model of the Company and related matters are put up on the websiteof the Company at the link: http://prakashwoollen.com/InvestorFiles/1.pdfREMUNERATION POLICY
In remuneration policy of the company comprising the appointment and remuneration of the Directors, Key Managerial Personnel andSenior Management Personnel of the Company including the criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence ofa director and other related matters have been provided in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of this report.
CODE OF CONDUCT FOR BOARD OF DIRECTORS, KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT PERSONNELThe Board of Directors has framed a code of conduct for BOD, KMPS, and Senior Management Personnel.
AUDITORSStatutory Auditors
M/s A. Anand & Co., Chartered Accountants, (Firm Registration No. 005147C), Statutory Auditors of the Company, hold office till theconclusion of the ensuing Annual General Meeting and are not eligible for re-appointment due to the completion of their second term.M/s. Harshit Mehrotra and Associates, Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No. 032921C), is recommended to be appointed asthe Statutory Auditors of the Company to hold office from the conclusion of the Forty Fifth AGM till the conclusion of the Fiftieth AGM of
the Company to be held in the year 2030. The said firm is a peer reviewed firm by ICAI. They have confirmed their eligibility to the effectthat their appointment, if made, would be within the prescribed limits under the Act and that they are not disqualified for appointment.Auditors' Report
The Report given by M/s. A. Anand & Co, Statutory Auditors on the financial statement of the Company for the year ended March 2024is part of the Annual Report. There are no qualification, reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer in their Report. During the yearunder review, the Auditors had not reported any matter under Section 143 (12) of the Act, therefore no detail is required to be disclosedunder Section 134 (3)(ca) of the Act.
Cost Auditors
Companies (cost records and audit) (Amendment) Rules, 2015 are not applicable on the Company for the financial year 2023-24.Secretarial Auditor
The Board had appointed Mr. R.S. Bhatia (CP No.2514). Practicing Company Secretary, to carry out Secretarial Audit in accordance withthe provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)Rules, 2014, for the financial year ended March 31, 2024. The Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended March 31, 2024 hasbeen obtained. There are no adverse remarks/ observations given in the Secretarial Audit Report. A copy of Secretarial Audit Report fromMr. R.S. Bhatia for financial year ended March 31,2024 in the prescribed Form No. MR-3 is annexed to this report as Annexure I.
The Board of Directors of the Company has a duly constituted Audit Committee in terms of the provisions of Section 177 of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with the Rules framed thereunder and Regulation 18 of the Listing Regulations. The terms of reference ofthe Audit Committee has been approved by the Board of Directors. Composition of the Audit Committee, number of meetings heldduring the year under review, brief terms of reference and other details have been provided in the Corporate Governance Report whichforms part of this Annual Report.
The Audit Committee comprises two (2) Non-Executive Independent Directors namely Dr. Satish Kumar Raj (Chairman), Mr. Pramod KumarAgarwal and one (1) Whole-Time Director/ CFO namely Mr. Vijay Kumar Gupta as other members. All the recommendations made by theAudit Committee were accepted by the Board.
A Nomination and Remuneration Committee has been constituted under section 178 of the Companies Act 2013 read with the Rulesframed thereunder and Regulation 19 of the Listing Regulations for formulization of the criteria for determining qualifications, positiveattributes and independence of a director and recommend to the Board a policy, relating to the remuneration for the directors, keymanagerial personnel and other employees
The Board of Directors constituted a Nomination and Remuneration Committee comprising two (2) Non-Executive Independent Directorsnamely Mr. Pramod Kumar Agrawal as (Chairman), Dr. Satish Kumar Raj (Member) and one (1) Non- Executive Non IndependentDirector namely Mrs. Rajni Gupta (Member). The function of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee includes recommendationof appointment of KMP(s), Whole-time Director(s)/ Managing Director/Joint Managing Director and recommendation to the Board oftheir remuneration.
The aforesaid policy has been posted on the Website of the Company:- http://prakashwoollen.com/InvestorFiles/PWM_Revised%202.pdfStakeholder Relationship Committee
The Board of Directors constituted a Stakeholder Relationship Committee comprising two (2) Non- Executive Independent Directors namelyDr. Satish Kumar Raj (Chairman), Mr. Pramod Kumar Agarwal and one (1) Non- Executive Non Independent Director namely Mrs. RajniGupta as other members. The Stakeholder Relationship Committee, inter alia, oversees and reviews all matters connected with the investorservices in connection with applications received and shares allotted in the Initial Public Offer, status of refund account, conversion of partlypaid shares into fully paid shares, rematerialization and dematerialization of shares and transfer of shares of the Company.
The Committee oversees performance of the Registrar and Transfer Agents of the Company and recommends measures for overallimprovement in the quality of investor services.
Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
Provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, pertaining to the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is not applicable on thecompany since last year as Company's Net Worth is less than 500 crore, Turnover is less than 1000 crore and Net Profit is less than 5crore and also that there is no unspent amount outstanding.
Your Company does not fall under the aforesaid criteria, so the CSR Committee was dissolved by the Board in the Board meeting heldon 20.07.2024.
Finance Committee
The Board of Directors of the Company has a duly constituted Finance Committee in terms of the provisions of Section 179(3) of theCompanies Act, 2013 read with the Rules framed thereunder. The terms of reference of the Finance Committee has been approved bythe Board of Directors. Composition of the Finance Committee, number of meetings held during the year under review, brief terms ofreference and other details have been provided in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this Annual Report.
The Finance Committee comprises three Executive Directors namely Mr. Vijay Kumar Gupta (Chairman), Mr. Daya Kishan Gupta andMr. Adeep Gupta as other members.
The Vigil Mechanism of the Company, which also incorporates a whistle blower policy in terms of provisions of Section 177 of the
Companies Act, 2013 and Rules framed thereunder read with Regulation 22 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, includes an Ethics & Compliance Task Force comprising senior executives of the Company. The Company has awhistle blower policy/ vigil mechanism for directors and employees to report genuine concerns or grievances.
The whistle Blower policy has been posted on the Website of the Company:-http://prakashwoollen.com/InvestorFiles/Revised%20Whistel%20Blower.pdfMEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Six meetings of the Board of Directors were held during the financial year 2023-24 i.e. on 29.05.2023, 20.07.2023, 10.08.2023, 07.11.2023,03.02.2024 and 22.03.2024. The details of the meetings of the Board held during the financial year 2023-24 forms part of the CorporateGovernance Report. .
The Company has not given loan in terms of section 186 and has not made investment and provided security in terms of section 186 ofthe Companies Act, 2013.
The particulars relating to conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo, as required to bedisclosed under the Act, are provided in Annexure II to this Report.
Pursuant to Sec 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 12 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, thecopy of Annual Return of 2023-2024 can be accessed at Company's website at http://www.prakashwoollen.com/InvestorFiles/AR.pdf
The Company has constituted Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) known as Prevention of Sexual Harassment (POSH) Committee toenquire in to complaints of Sexual Harassment and recommend appropriate action. The Company has not received any complaint ofsexual harassment during the financial year 2023-24.
Your Directors state that during the financial year ended March 31,2024 under review, there were no cases filed pursuant to the SexualHarassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013.
The information required under Section 197 of the Act read with rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of ManagerialPersonnel) Rules, 2014 are given below:
a. The ratio of the remuneration of each director to the median remuneration of the employees of the Company for thefinancial year:
Non-executive directors
Ratio to median Remuneration
Mr. Pramod Kumar Agarwal
0.10
Mr. Mahendra Kumar Agrawal(expired on 23.11.2023)
0.07
Mr. Satish Kumar Raj
0.12
Mrs. Rajni Gupta
0.02
Executive directors
Mr. Vijay Kumar Gupta
13.66
Mr. Daya Kishan Gupta
Mr. Adeep Gupta
b. The percentage increase in remuneration of each director, chief executive officer, chief financial officer, company secretaryin the financial year:
Directors, Chief Executive Officer, ChiefFinancial Officer and Company Secretary
% increase in remunerationin the financial year
- 13.89
-13.89
100
0.00
- 42.86
Ms. Sneha Agarwal
(as she joined during the FY under review)
2326.41
c. The percentage increase in the median remuneration of employees in the financial year: - 0.22%
d. The number of permanent employees on the rolls of Company: 394
e. Average percentile increase already made in the salaries of employees other than the managerial personnel in the lastfinancial year and its comparison with the percentile increase in the managerial remuneration and justification thereofand point out if there are any exceptional circumstances for increase in the managerial remuneration:
The average annual increase was around - 8.07%.
Increase in the managerial remuneration for the year was - 13.89%.
f. Affirmation that the remuneration is as per the remuneration policy of the Company:
The Company affirms remuneration is as per the remuneration policy of the Company.
Information Pursuant to compliance of Section 197 of the Act read with rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
S.
No
Name ofThe Employee
Designation
Nature ofEmployment
Educational
Qualification
Age
Experience(in years)
Date ofJoining
RemunerationPaid ()
Whether employeeis relative of Director
1
Vijay Kumar Gupta
Whole TimeDirector & CFO
Permanent
Commerce
Graduate
71
44
23/08/1979
6200000
Brother of Mr. Daya Kishan Gupta,Uncle of Mr. Adeep Gupta andBrother in law of Mrs. Rajni Gupta
2
Daya Kishan Gupta
Managing Director
75
01/09/2022
Brother of Mr. Vijay Kumar Gupta,Uncle of Mr. Adeep Gupta andHusband of Mrs. Rajni Gupta
3
Adeep Gupta
Whole Time
52
26
15/06/2020
Nephew of Mr. Vijay KumarGupta, Mr. Daya Kishan Guptaand Mrs. Rajni Gupta
4
Kapil Gupta
Vice President-Sales& Marketing
M.Com
49
22
01/06/2004
2640000
Son of Mr. Daya Kishan Gupta
5
Ashish Gupta
Vice President-Finance
45
19
01/7/2004
Son of Mr. Vijay Kumar Gupta
6
Sanjay KumarAgarwal
Manager-
Plant & Operations
Mechanical
Engineer-B.E
63
37
01/12/2021
2310000
NIL
7
Praveen Gupta
Manager Accounts
B.Com, FCA
01/08/2020
2040000
8
Omkar Dongre
General Manager
Diploma in
Industrial
Management
65
42
010/9/2020
1215250
Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following items as there were no transactions on theseitems during the year under review:
1. Details relating to deposits covered under Chapter V of the Act.
2. Issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise.
3. Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares/ ESOP) to employees of the Company under any scheme.
4. Neither the Managing Director nor the Whole-time Directors of the Company receive any remuneration or commission from any of itssubsidiaries.
5. No significant or material
6. Orders were passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which impact the going concern status and Company's operations infuture.
Your Directors would like to express their sincere appreciation for the assistance and co-operation received from the financial institutions,banks, Government authorities, customers, vendors and members during the year under review.
Your Directors proudly acknowledge the contribution and hard work of the employees of the Company and its subsidiaries at all levels,who, through their competence, hard work, solidarity and commitment have enabled the Company to achieve consistent growth.
Place: Vill Amhera (J.P.Nagar) Chairman
Date : 20th July 2024 DIN: 00852221