Your Directors are pleased to present the 32nd Annual Report together with Audited Accounts of theCompany for the year ended 31st March, 2025.
As mandated by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, your company has prepared the financial statements(standalone) for the year ended March 31, 2025 as per Indian Accounting Standard ('IND AS') notifiedunder Sec 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with notification no. G.S.R. 111(E) dated 16.02.2015 asamended from time to time.
PARTICULARS
2024-25
2023-24
Total Income
27882.21
26705.58
Gross Profit before interest depredation and tax
2841.78
2537.87
Less: Financial expenses
1136.06
1119.49
Less: Depreciation and preliminary exp. written off
686.66
544.85
PROFIT BEFORE TAX
1019.05
873.53
Less: Provision for tax
(247.72)
(220.18)
PROFIT AFTER TAX
771.33
653.35
Other Comprehensive Income
3.47
(9.44)
Net profit available for equity shareholders
774.80
643.91
Add: Balance brought forward
5884.64
5399.22
Amount available for appropriation(s)
6659.44
6043.13
Appropriation:
-Proposed Dividend on Equity shares @ Rs. 0.02/- per Equity Share (i.e.2%) (Refer Note (i) below)
48,01
14.65
- Right Issue Expenses
52.20
62.72
- Earlier years amount transferred
14.31
81.13
Balance carried to Balance Sheet
'6444.67
Note: (i) Proposed Dividend on Equity Share
Proposed Dividend for the year ended 31st March, 2025 @ Rs. 0.02/-per Equity Share (i.e. 2%)
48.01
Earnings Per Share(Rs.)Basic
0.32
0.40
Diluted
0.36
0.42
'The Board of Directors of the Company has proposed final dividend of Rs. @ Rs. 0.02/- per Equity Share(i.e. 2%), which is subject to the approval by the shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. Inaccordance with the revised Indian Accounting Standard - 'Contingencies and Events occurring after theBalance Sheet Date' (effective from 01.04.2016), proposed dividend for the year has not been recognized
as a distribution of profit in the current year's accounts."
During the year 2024-25, your Company was able to achieve turnover of Rs. 27882.21 Lacs as against Rs.26705.58 Lacs in the previous year, showing an increase of 4.41% from the previous year. The Profits afterTax of the Company for the year ended 31.03.2025 has been at Rs. 771.33 Lacs as against Rs. 653.35 Lacs inthe previous year showing an increase in profit of 18.06% in comparison to the previous year.
The Exports of the Company during the financial year were Rs 1355.98 Lacs as against Rs. 1234.02 Lacs inthe previous year, showing the an increase of 9.88% over the previous year.
The issued and paid up Equity Share Capital of the Company as on March 31, 2025 was Rs. 24,00,49,652 /-comprising 24,00,49,652 fully paid Equity shares of Rs. 1/- each. During the year under review, theCompany has raised its Share Capital by way of Rights Issue of 7,66,11,591 Equity shares of Rs.l/- each at apremium of Rs. 5.26 per share and allotment was made on 03.08.2024 as approved by BSE i.e. DesignatedStock Exchange.
Your directors are pleased to recommend the dividend of 2% i.e. Rs. 0.02/- per Share of face value Rs. 1/-for the year 2024-25, (Previous year 2023-24 @ 2% i.e. Rs. 0.02/- per share of face value of Rs. 1/- each.)subject to the approval of the shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The Final Dividend, ifdeclared, shall be distributed to the members within 30 days from the date of AGM.
As per Regulation 43A of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, top1000 listed entities based on market capitalization are required to formulate a Dividend Distribution Policy.However, your company has been classified by the stock exchanges as small cap and hence this regulationdoes not apply to the Company.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 124 and 125 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with IEPF Authority(Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules,. 2016 ('the Rules'), all unpaid or unclaimed dividends arerequired to be transferred by the Company to the IEPF; established by the Central Government after thecompletion of seven years from the date of transfer to the Unpaid Dividend Account of the Company. Theshareholders whose dividend has been transferred to tHe IEPF Authority can claim their dividend from theauthority.
The unclaimed or unpaid dividend relating to the financial year 2017-2018 is due for remittance in themonth of November, 2025 to Investor Education and Protection Fund established by the CentralGovernment. The Company has already sent email / notices in due course to the members informingthem to claim the Unclaimed Dividend / Shares before such transfer of dividend to the IEPF Authority.
During the year 2024-25, the unclaimed or unpaid dividend relating to the financial year 2016-2017 hasbeen remitted to Investor Education and Protection Fund established by the Central Government. Furtheraccording to the Rules, the shares in respect of which dividend has not been paid or claimed byshareholders for seven consecutive years or more shall also be transferred to the IEPF Authority.
The Company proposes to transfer amount to the general reserves of the Company.
Particulars
Amount
Net Profit for the year
Balance of Reserves at the beginning of the year
Share Premium Reserves
6181,41
Genera! Reserves
288.05
Less: Appropriation of Profits
Less: Earlier years amounts transferred
Less : Right Issue Expenses
Balance of Reserves at the end of the Year
12914.12
The report on Corporate Governance as stipulated under the SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015 forms an integral part of this Report. The requisite certificate from theStatutory Auditors of the Company confirming compliance with the conditions of corporate governance isattached to the report on Corporate Governance.
Management Discussion and Analysis Report for the year under review as stipulated under Regulation34(2)(e) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations,2015 is presented in a separate section forming part of this Annual Report.
• Appointments
During the F.Y. 2024-25 following appointments/ re-appointment were made:
1. Mr. Rohit Kumar Chhabra (DIN: 11131326) was appointed as the Additional Non-Executive IndependentDirector of the Company for a term of 5 years w.e.f. 30th May, 2025 to 29th May, 2030 subject to theapproval of members in ensuing Annual General Meeting to be held on 28.08.2025.
2. Ms. Sharon Arora (DIN: 09450764) was appointee! as the Additional Non-Executive IndependentDirector of the Company for a term of 5 years w.e.f: 30th May, 2025 to 29th May, 2030 subject to theapproval of members in ensuing Annual General Meeting to be held on 28.08.2025.
3. Ms Shilpa Tiwari was appointed as Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of the Company w.e.f. 2nd
April, 2024. j j
• Retirement bv rotation
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Articles of Association of the Company,Mr. Rajesh Kumar (DIN:05160964), Director, retires by|rotation and is eligible for reappointment.
• Resianations/Cessation
During the F.Y. 2024-25 following Resignations were made:
1. Mr. Daljeet Singh, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer of the company resigned from the post ofCompany Secretary & Compliance Officer w.e.f. 1st April, 2024.
2. There is cessation of the post of Mr. Surinder Kumar Kapoor as an Independent Director of the Companyw.e.f, 30th May, 2025 due to the expiry of tenure of his Independent Directorship.
The Independent Directors have submitted their disclosures to the Board that they fulfil all therequirements as stipulated in section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 so as to qualify themselves tobe appointed as Independent Directors under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and therelevant rules thereof.
Your Board confirms that in its opinion the Independent Directors possess the requisite integrity,experience, expertise, proficiency and qualifications. All the Independent Directors on the Board of theCompany are registered with the Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Manesar, Gurgaon (MCA) asnotified by the Central Government under section 150(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 and, if applicable,shall undergo online proficiency self-assessment test within the time prescribed by the MCA.
Your Company has formulated Familiarization Programme for all the Board members in accordance withRegulation 25 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and theSchedule IV of the Companies Act, 2013 which provides that the Company shall familiarize the IndependentDirectors with the Company, their roles, rights, responsibilities in the Company, nature of Industry in whichthe Company operates, business model of the Company, etc. through various programs.
The Familiarization Programme for Board members may be accessed on the Company's website at thelink: h ttos://www. bhandariexoort. com/Ddfs/vp/BHEL-Familiarization-Proaramme-for-Inctependent-
Directors.pdf
The Board has carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance, the directors and alsocommittees of the Board based on the guideline formulated by the Nomination & RemunerationCommittee. Board composition, quality and timely flow of information, frequency of meetings, and levelof participation in discussions were some of the parameters considered during the evaluation process. Anote on the familiarizing programme adopted by the Company for the orientation and training of theDirectors and the Board evaluation process undertaken in compliance with the provisions of theCompanies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 isprovided in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this Report.
Further, a Separate Meeting of the Independent Directors of the Company was held once during the yearon 13.02.2025 which also reviewed the performance of the Non-executive directors, Chairman of theCompany and performance of the Board as a whole. ,
In compliance with Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013; and Regulation 19 of SEBI (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Nomination and Remuneration Policy of the Company hasbeen duly approved and adopted by the Board pursuant to recommendations of Nomination andRemuneration Committee of the Company and may be accessed on the website of the Company at the link:h ttos;//www.bhandariexDort. com/odfs/vo/BHEL-Nomination-and-Remuneration -Policy, pdf.
As mandated by proviso to Section 178(4) of the Companies Act, 2013, Salient feature of Nomination andRemuneration Policy are annexed herewith as Annexure A.
During the year, 5 Board Meetings and 5 Audit Corpmittee Meetings were convened and held. Thedetails are given in the Corporate Governance Report;, The intervening gap between the two Meetingswas within the period prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013.
In compliance with the provisions of Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Key ManagerialPersonnel of the Company as on 31st March, 2025 are Mr. Nitin Bhandari, Chairman & ManagingDirector, Mr. Deepak Sharma, Chief Financial Officer and Ms. Shilpa Tiwari, Company Secretary &Compliance Officer.
The Company has not directly or indirectly -
a) given any loan to any person or other body corporate other than usual advances envisaged for supply ofmaterials if any,
b) given any guarantee or provided security in connection with a loan to any other body corporate orperson and
c) Acquired by way of subscription, purchase or otherwise, the securities of any other body corporate. Thedetails of loans from Banks/FIs/ Directors, as required are given in Financial Statements and Notes thereto.
Your company has not invited/ accepted deposits from public as envisaged under Sections 73 to 76 of •Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Acceptance of Deposit) Rules, 2014.
Composition of Audit Committee:
The Audit Committee comprises of Ms. Komal Bhalia, Independent Director, Ms. Alka Gambhir,Independent Director and Mr. Nitin Bhandari, Executive Director. Ms. Komal Bhalia is the Chairperson ofthe Committee and Company Secretary of the Company is the Secretary of the Committee. All therecommendations made by the Audit Committee were accepted by the Board.
Vigil Mechanism:
Pursuant to the provisions of section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has establisheda"Vigil Mechanism" incorporating Whistle Blower Policy in terms of SEBI (Listing Obligations and DisclosureRequirements) Regulations, 2015, for employees and Directors of the Company, for expressing the genuineconcerns of unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the codes of conduct by way ofdirect access to the Chairman/ Chairman of the Audit Committee.
The information relating to conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings &outgo as required under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8(3) of theCompanies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is Annexed herewith as "Annexure - D".
All contracts/arrangements/transactions entered into by the Company during the financial year withrelated parties were in the ordinary course of business and on an arm's length basis. During the year, theCompany had not entered into any contract/arrangement/transaction with related parties which could beconsidered material in accordance with the provisions of Regulation 23 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations andDisclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. Accordingly, the disclosure of Related Party Transactions asrequired under Section 134(3) (h) of the Companies Act, 2013 in Form AOC-2 is not applicable. The policyon Materiality of and dealing with Related Party transactions as approved by the Board is uploaded on theCompany's website i.e. www.bhandariexaort.com
There are no significant and material orders passed by the Reguiators/Courts which would impact thegoing concern status of the Company and its future operations.
M/s Raj Gupta & Co., Chartered Accountants, (Firm Registration No. 000203N), had been appointed asStatutory Auditors of the Company at the 29th Annual General Meeting held on September 30, 2022 to holdoffice up to the conclusion of 34th Annual General Meeting of the Company.
The Auditor's report on the Annual Accounts of the Company for the year under review is self-explanatoryand requires no comments. Further, there are no adverse remarks or qualifications in the report that callsfor Board's explanation.
During the year under review, there were no frauds reported by auditors under Section 143(12) ofCompanies Act, 2013.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Appointmentand Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Company had appointed M/s Rajeev Bhambri& Associates, Company Secretaries, a firm of Company Secretaries in Practice, to undertake the SecretarialAudit of the Company. Secretarial Audit Report as per Section 204 of Companies Act 2013 is placed asAnnexure - B to this report.
As per Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (ThirdAmendment) Regulations, 2024, Subject to the approval of members in Annual Genera! Meeting, the Boardof Directors at their meeting held on 30th May, 2025, has appointed M/s Rajeev Bhambri & Associates,Company Secretaries, Ludhiana as Secretarial Auditor of the Company for 5 years (i.e. from FY 2025-26 to2029-30) to hold office until the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held inyear 2030 on such remuneration as may be fixed by the Board of Directors.
No Cost Auditor was appointed during the financial year as there is no statutory requirement imposed formandatoriiy according to the size and nature of the business.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITIONOF THE COMPANY WHICH HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN MARCH 31, 2025 ANDDATE OF THE REPORT
There were no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company betweenthe end of financial year and the date of the Report.
The Auditors' Report is self-explanatory and do not; call for further comments as there are no adverseremarks in the Auditors'Report. !
The Company has in accordance with the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, appointed M/sRajeev Bhambri & Associates, Practicing Company Secretary (C.P. No. 9491), Ludhiana as the SecretarialAuditors. The Company has appointed M/s V.V. Bhalla & Company, Chartered Accountants, (MembershipNo. 0811198, Firm Registration No. 002928N) as the Internal Auditors.
At present, the securities of the Company are listed on BSE Ltd. (BSE) and National Stock Exchange of IndiaLimited (NSE). The Company has paid the Listing Fees to the BSE and NSE upto the financial year 2025-26.
Human resource is considered as the most valuable of all resources available to the Company. TheCompany continues to lay emphasis on building and sustaining an excellent organization climate based onhuman performance. The Management has been continuously endeavouring to build high performanceculture on one hand and amiable work environment on the other hand.
The industrial relations remained very cordial and responsive during the year under review.
Considering gender equality, the Company has zero tolerance for sexual harassment at workplace. TheCompany has an Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy in line with the requirements of The Sexual Harassment ofWomen at the Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. The following is a summary ofcpyua! haraQcmpnt rnmnlainK rprpiv/pd and dtennqpd of during the vear 2024-25:
Sr. No.
Category
No. of complaints during financialyear 2024-25
No. of complaintspending as at endof year 2024-25
1.
Child labour/ forced labour/involuntary labour
The Company does not hire ChildLabour, Forced Labour or InvoluntaryLabour.
No case reported
Not Applicable
2.
Sexual Harassment
Not applicable
3.
Discriminatorv employment
Further, The Company affirms that it has duly complied with the provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act,1961, as amended from time to time. The Company ensures that all eligible women employees areprovided maternity benefits in accordance with the statutory requirements.
The Company remains committed to upholding the rights and welfare of its employees and adherestrictly to all applicable labour and employment laws.
As per the Audited Financial Statements of the Company for the year 2024-25, the provisions of Section135, read with Schedule VII and Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility) Rules, 2014 of the CompaniesAct, 2013, has become applicable to the Company. So in accordance with the provisions of Section 135 ofthe Companies Act, 2013 read with schedule VII of the Said Act and further read Companies (CorporateSocial Responsibility) Rules, 2014, "Corporate Social Responsibility Committee" had been re-constitutedw.e.f. 14.02.2025 consisting of following persons as Members/ Chairman:
Name of The Director
Designation
Mr. Nitin Bhandari (Chairman & Managing Director)
Chairman
Mr. Vikas Nayar (Director)
Member
Ms. Komal Bhalla (Independent Director) j
During the year 2024-25, the Company had identified certain projects/activities on which the CSRexpenditure for the financial year 2024-25 was made.: The activities included promoting health careincluding preventive health care, improvement in education which includes special education andemployment strengthening vocation skills among children, women, elderly and the differently-abled andlivelihood enhancement projects, facilities for senior citizens and measures for reducing inequalities facedby socially and economically backward groups, animal welfare etc. Details about the CSR policy andinitiatives taken by the Company during the year are available on your company's websitewww.bhandariexDort.com The Report on CSR activities is given in Annexure-Bforming part of this Report.
The Company has an innate desire and zeal to contribute towards the welfare and social uplifting of thecommunity. The Company continues to abide by its general Social Responsibility and maintain followingcertifications:
BSCl (Business Social Compliance InitiativeJ CERTIFICATION
The Company heading towards good Corporate Social Responsibility also has s BSCl (Business SocialCompliance Initiative) Certification. European retail companies and associations have developed a commonmonitoring system simplifying and standardizing the requirements and individual monitoring procedures.The BSCl is based on the labour standards of the International Labour Organization (ILO) and otherimportant international regulations like the UN Charter for Human Rights, as well as on nationalregulations. The Initiative aims at continuously improving the social performance of suppliers, leading toBest Practice like SA8000 certification or equivalents and thus sustainably enhancing working conditions infactories worldwide. The Certification achieved by the Company in the true sense reflects the true spirit ofthe Company in improving working conditions, social health, safety, welfare and good corporate practices.The company would be able to get the confidence of EU based customers by ensuring good social compliance.
Bhandari Hosiery Exports Limited is certified for compliance to GOTS, the worldwide leading textileprocessing standard for organic fibres, including ecological and social criteria, backed up by independentcertification. It ensures organic status of textiles, from harvesting of the raw materials, throughenvironmentally and socially responsible manufacturing up to labelling in order to provide a credibleassurance to the end consumer. This certification enables Bhandari Hosiery Exports Limited to supplycertified organic garments to customers worldwide,
SMETA is the world's most widely used audit. Businesses use SMETA to understand and makeimprovements to working conditions and environmental performance in their business and supply chain.Bhandari Hosiery Exports Limited got conducted Sedex Members Ethical Trade Audit and got certification.The Audit was conducted to understand standards of labour, health and safety, environmentalperformance, and ethics within own operations of the Company. The SMETA audit conducted by BhandariHosiery Exports Limited ensures protection of workers from unsafe conditions, overwork, discrimination,low pay, and forced labour.
There is no Subsidiary /Associate Company of the Company.
In terms of Section 92(3) and 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Annual Return of the Company isAvailable on the website of the Company at the link: www.bhandariexport.com
The information and other details required under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read withRule 5 of the Companies (Appointment & Remuneration bf Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is given inthe Statement annexed herewith at “Annexure- C".
The Company has designed and implemented a process driven framework for Internal Financial Controls.For the year ended on 31st March 2025, the Board is of the opinion that the Company has sound InternalFinancial Controls commensurate with the size, scale and complexity of its business operations. During theyear, such controls were tested and no material weakness in their operating effectiveness was observed.The Company has a process in place to continuously monitor the same and identify gaps, if any, andimplement new and/ or improved controls whenever the effect of such gaps would have a material effecton the Company's operations.
Statements in this report, describing the Company's objectives, expectations and/or anticipations may beforward looking within the meaning of applicable Securities Law and Regulations. Actual results may differmaterially from those stated in the statement. Important factors that could influence the Company'soperations include global and domestic supply and demand conditions affecting selling prices of finishedgoods, availability of inputs and their prices, changes in the Government policies, regulations, tax laws,economic developments within the country and outside and other factors such as litigation and industrialrelations.
The Company assumes no responsibility in respect of the forward-looking statements, which may undergochanges in future on the basis of subsequent developments, information or events.
To the best of their knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations obtained bythem, in terms of the Section 134(3)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013, your Directors confirm that:
a) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended 31st March 2025, the applicableIndian accounting standards had been followed and there were no material departures;
b) the directors had 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 affairs ofthe company at the end of the financial year as at 31st March 2025 and of the profit and loss of thecompany for that period;
c) the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting recordsin accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventingand detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
e) the directors, had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that suchinternal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively.
f) the directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable lawsand that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
During the, CRISIL Limited has reviewed the external credit rating of the company and gives credit rating ofCRISILBBB Stable.
Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and senior management of the Company have confirmed compliancewith the Code of Conduct applicable to the Directors and employees of the Company and the declaration inthis regard made by the Managing Director & Chairman of the Company forms part of this Annual Report.The said code is available at the Company's website i.e. www.bhandari export,com
Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following items as therewere no transaction on these items during the year under! review:
1. Issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise.
2. There is no proceeding pending under the Insolvency ;and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
3. There was no instance of one time settlement with any Bank or Financial Institution.
Your Directors place on record their appreciation of the continued assistance and co-operation extended tothe Company by the Government of India, Government of Punjab, State Bank of India, South Indian Bank,HDFC Bank and Union Bank of India, the large family of shareholders, businessassociates/customers/buyers, the dedicated employees and all other business constituents, who arecontinuing to assist your Company.
By Order of the Board of DirectorsFor Bhandari Hosiery Exports Limited
Place: Ludhiana Sd/-
Date: 24.07.25 Nitin Bhandari
Chairman & Mg. Director