Your Directors present the 39th (Thirty-Ninth) Annual Report of the Company together with the Audited Financial Statements for the Financial Yearended March 31, 2025.
(Rs. in Lakhs)
Particulars
Standalone
Consolidated
2024-25
2023-24
Revenue from operations
91,369.78
79,914.31
Other income
727.91
880.95
Total Revenue
92,097.69
80,795.26
Profit before Depreciation and Amortisation expenses, Finance Costs and Taxexpenses
8,997.29
8,971.87
Less: Depreciation and Amortisation expense
1,311.03
1,204.27
EBIT
7,686.26
7,767.60
Less: Finance costs
3,223.25
3,019.96
Profit before tax
4,463.02
4,747.64
Less: Tax expenses
1,274.20
1,276.30
Profit after tax
3,188.82
3,471.34
3,186.79
3,470.98
Other Comprehensive Income
(67.66)
(18.63)
Total Comprehensive Income
3,121.16
3,452.71
3,119.13
3,452.35
Earning per Equity Share of Face Value of Rs.2/- each
Basic and diluted
6.13
6.68
6.67
The financial performance of the Company is as follows:
The total standalone revenue from operations for Financial Year2024-25 was ' 92,097.69 Lakhs as compared to ' 80,795.26 Lakhsin previous Financial Year. During the Financial Year the Companyearned a Standalone profit before tax of ' 4,463.02 Lakhs against Profitof ' 4,747.64 Lakhs in the Previous Year.
The Standalone Net Profit after tax for the Financial Year was ' 3,188.82Lakhs against Profit of ' 3,471.34 Lakhs reported in the Previous Year.
The Consolidated revenue from operations for Financial Year 2024-25was ' 92,097.69 Lakhs and Consolidated Net Profit after tax for theFinancial Year was ' 3,186.79 Lakhs.
There have been no material changes and commitments affecting thefinancial position of the Company which have occurred between end ofthe financial year and the date of this report. Ther remains no changein the nature of the business of the company as well.
The directors of the company at its Board meeting held on May 27th2025, has recommended a dividend of ' 0.20 (10%) per Equity share of' 2.00 each for the financial year ended March 31,2025, subject to theapproval of members of the Company at the ensuing Annual GeneralMeeting (AGM).
The dividend, if approved by the members would entail a gross outflowof ' 104 Lakhs for the Financial Year 2024-2025 and it will be taxablein the hands of the shareholders of the company.
In consonance with the provisions of regulation 43A of SEBI (ListingObligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (“Listing
Regulations”) pertaining to formulation of a Dividend DistributionPolicy (DDR), the company falls out of the ambit of the regulations andtherefore, is not required to formulate a policy. Thus, the company aftermaintaining a balance between profit retention and a fair, sustainableand consistent distribution of profits among its members, declared thedividend.
The Board of Directors of the company has decided not to transfer anyamount to general reserves or to any such reserves during the year.
The Company has does not have any subsidiary company. TheCompany has only one associate Company.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 1 29(3) of the Companies Act,2013 read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, a statementcontaining salient features of financial statements of subsidiaries,associates and joint venture companies in Form AOC-1 is attached tothe report as Annexure D.
Further, no subsidiary, associate, or joint venture company was formedor ceased to exist during the financial year under review.
During the year under review, the company has not issued any equityshares and therefore there is no change in the issued or paid-up sharecapital of the company. There is no issuance of equity shares withdifferential voting rights.
The Company has obtained ratings from India Ratings and ResearchPrivate Limited. They did revise the outlook on Donear IndustriesLimited from Negative to Positive while affirming the Long-Term IssuerRating at ‘IND BBB/Stable'.
The detailed credit rating instrument is outlined in CorporateGovernance Report which is a component of Annual Report.
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board ofDirectors, to the best of their knowledge and ability, confirm that:
a) in preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended31st March, 2025 the applicable accounting standards havebeen followed along with proper explanation relating to materialdepartures, if any;
b) they have selected such accounting policies and applied themconsistently and made judgments and estimates that arereasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of thestate of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year andof the profit and loss of the Company for that period;
c) they have taken proper and sufficient care towards the maintenanceof adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisionsof this Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) they have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
e) they have laid down internal financial controls, which are adequateand are operating effectively;
f) they have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with theprovisions of all applicable laws and such systems are adequateand operating effectively.
Directors and Key Managerial Personnel
Retirement by rotation and subsequent re-appointment
During the year under review, the term of Mr. Kishorsinh Parmar whowas appointed as an Executive Professional Director of the companywith effect from August 10, 2022 was expiring on August 09, 2025.Based on the recommendation of Nomination and RemunerationCommittee (NRC), the re-appointment of Mr. Kishorsinh Parmar as anExecutive Professional Director for another term of three years witheffect from August 10, 2025 was approved by the Board of Directorsat its Board meeting held on May 27th 2025, subject to the approval ofshareholders in the Annual general Meeting.
During the year 2024, Mr. Govind Shrikhande, an Independent Director(DIN : 09692520) of the company was re-appointed in the year 2024for one year with effective from November 11, 2024 , based on therecommendation of Nomination and Remuneration Committee andapproval of Board of Directors in the Board meeting. The approval ofthe shareholders was duly taken for the same vide postal ballot.
During the year 2024-2025, Mrs. Aparna Chaturvedi was appointed asan Additional Director in the category of Non-Executive IndependentDirector based on the recommendation of Nomination andRemuneration Committee and approval of Board of Director in a dulyheld meeting effective from 14 February, 2025.
During the year 2024, Ms. Sejal Shah was appointed as a CompanySecretary and Compliance Officer of the company based on therecommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee andapproval of board of Directors, with effect from October 28, 2024.
After the closure of the financial year 2024-2025, Mrs. AparnaChaturvedi, one of the Independent Director of the company hastendered her resignation from the position vide letter dated May29th 2025 due to her personal commitments and other professionalresponsibilities and the same has been accepted and noted by Boardof Directors of the Company with effect from close of Business hours on29th May 2025. Mrs. Aparna Chaturvedi has also confirmed that there isno other material reasons for her resignation.
It is to be noted that CS Sachin Gupta resigned from the post ofCompany Secretary and Compliance officer with effect from July 31,2024 which was duly noted by the Board of Directors with effect fromthe close of business hours on the same day.
In consonance with the provisions of Section 2(51) and 203 of theCompanies Act, 2013, read with The Companies (Appointment andRemuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the following arethe Key Managerial Personnel of the Company :
Ý Mr. Rajendra Agarwal, Managing Director
Ý Mr. Ajay Agarwal, Whole-time Director
Ý Mr. Ashok Agarwal, Chief Financial Officer and
Ý Mrs. Sejal Shah, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer
After the closure of the financial year 2024-2025, Mrs. Sejal Shah,Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Company hastendered her resignation due to unavoidable personal commitmentsand the same has been accepted and noted by the Board of Directorsof the Company with effect from the close of business hours on 14thAugust 2025. Mrs. Sejal Shah has also confirmed that there is no othermaterial reasons for her resignation.
Mrs. Medha Pattanayak, Mr. Govind Shrikhande and Mr. AniruddhaDeshmukh, Independent Directors, hold office for their respective term.They are not liable to retire by rotation pursuant to section 152(6) ofthe Act.
The Company has received declarations from all the IndependentDirectors of the Company confirming that each of them meet thecriteria of independence as provided in Section 149(6) of the Actalong with Rules framed thereunder and Regulation 16(1 )(b) of theListing Regulations. In opinion of the Board, they fulfil the conditions ofindependence as specified in the Act and the Rules made thereunderand are independent of the management and also possess therequisite integrity, experience, expertise, proficiency and qualifications.There has been no change in the circumstances affecting their statusas Independent Directors of the Company.
The Independent Directors of the Company have undertakenrequisite steps towards the renewal of their names in the data bank ofIndependent Directors maintained with the Indian Institute of CorporateAffairs in terms of Section 150 of the Act read with Rule 6 of theCompanies (Appointment & Qualifications of Directors) Rules, 2014.
During the year under review, the Board has also identified the list ofcore skills, expertise and competencies of the Board of Directors asare required in the context of the business and sector applicable to theCompany and mapped with each of the Directors on the Board. Thesame is disclosed in the Report of Corporate Governance forming partof the Annual Report.
Pursuant to the provisions of the Act and Listing Regulations, the Boardof Directors has carried out an annual evaluation of performance of itsown, the Committees thereof and the Directors.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee, in order to facilitate theperformance evaluation process, laid down the evaluation criteria forthe performance of Executive / Non-Executive / Independent Directors,Chairman of the Board, Committees and the Board as a whole andapproved specific evaluation forms.
These forms were circulated to each of the Director, as applicable,and Directors were requested to provide their valuable feedbacks andsuggestions on the overall functioning of the Board and its Committees.Accordingly, Directors submitted their feedbacks on various parameterssuch as composition, manner of circulating agenda for meetings,participations, frequency of meetings, timeliness and accuracy ofinformation, infrastructure for effective deliberations, flow of informationbetween Board and Management, contribution towards corporateperformance, internal control, management information system, etc.
The performance of individual directors was evaluated on the basisof parameters such as engagement, leadership, analysis, knowledgeand skills, quality of decision making, interactions, ethics and integrity,willingness to devote time and efforts, corporate governance,relationships with stakeholders, relationships with Management,contribution, attendance, independent judgment, etc.
The Independent Directors at their separate meeting held on February14, 2025, reviewed the performance evaluation of Non-IndependentDirectors, the Board as a whole, the Chairperson of the Board aftertaking into account the views of Executive Directors and Non-ExecutiveDirectors of the Company and also assessed the quality, quantity andtimelines of flow of information between the Company Managementand the Board.
The company has curated remuneration policy for the Directors, KeyManagerial Personnel, Senior Management Personnel and otheremployees. The policy is designed on the recommendation of theNomination and Remuneration Committee and approval of the Boardof Directors from time to time. The policy can be availed at Company'swebsite at www.donear.com/investor and is also disclosed in theCorporate Governance Report which forms the part of the AnnualReport.
There were 5 (five) meetings held of Board of Directors of theCompany in financial year 2024-2025. The details of such meetingsand attendance of directors are outlined in the Corporate GovernanceReport which is the component of Annual Report.
There is constitution of the following committees by the Board ofDirectors, viz:
1. Audit Committee
2. Nomination and Remuneration Committee
3. Stakeholder Relationship Committee
4. Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
5. Risk Management Committee
The details of such Committees including their composition, number ofmeetings held, attendance and terms of reference as required underprovisions of the Act and Listing Regulations are disclosed in theCorporate Governance Report, which forms part of this Annual Report.
There remain no instances where the Board had not accepted any ofthe recommendations of the Audit Committee.
The Members of the Company on Thirty Fourth Annual GeneralMeeting of the Company held on September 25, 2020, approvedthe re-appointment of M/s. Kanu Doshi Associates LLP, CharteredAccountants (Firm Registration No. 104746W/W100096), as StatutoryAuditors of the Company for the second term to hold office fromthe conclusion of the Thirty Fourth Annual General Meeting till theconclusion of Thirty Ninth AGM to be held in the year 2025.
The Audit Report certifying the financial statements of the Company forthe Financial year ended March 31,2025 is outlined in the Corporategovernance Report forming a part of this Annual Report. The Reportis without any qualification, reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer.
A total fee of ' 10.52 Lakhs for statutory audit (including out of pocketexpenses) and ' 1.14 Lakhs for other services was paid to M/s. KanuDoshi Associates LLP, Statutory Auditor of the Company.
Pursuant to Section 204 of The Companies Act, 2013 and Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,2014 and Regulation 24A of Listing Regulations, the company isrequired to conduct the secretarial audit of the Company for which M/s.Yogesh Sharma & Co., Practicing Company Secretaries (MembershipNo. F11305 / Certificate of Practice No. 12366) was appointed asSecretarial Auditor.
The Secretarial Audit Report for the Financial Year 2024-25 is markedand attached herewith as Annexure A. Their Audit Report confirmsthat the Company has complied with applicable provisions of theAct and the rules made thereunder, Listing Regulations, other SEBIRegulations and laws applicable to the Company and that thereremains no non-compliance.
As per the requirements of the Section 148 of the Act read with theCompanies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 as amended fromtime to time, the Company is required to maintain cost records andaccordingly, such accounts are prepared and records have beenmaintained relating to Textile Division every year.
The Board of Directors, on the recommendation of the Audit Committeehas re-appointed M/s. Y. R. Doshi & Co., (Firm Registration No.000003), Cost Accountants, Mumbai, as Cost Auditors for undertakingCost Audit for the Financial Year ending March 31, 2026. TheCompany has received their written consent and confirmation that theappointment will be in accordance with the applicable provisions of theAct and rules framed thereunder.
The remuneration payable to Cost Auditors has been approved by theBoard of Directors on the recommendation of the Audit Committee andin terms of the Act and Rules therein. A resolution seeking member'sapproval for ratification of remuneration payable to Cost Auditor formspart of the Notice convening Annual General Meeting.
During the year, the Statutory Auditors, the Cost Auditors and SecretarialAuditors have not reported any instances of frauds committed in thecompany by its Officers or Employees, to the Audit committee undersection 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013.
No significant and material orders was passed by any regulators,courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status of the Companyand its operations in future.
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 135 of the Companies Act,2013, the company has constituted a Corporate Social Responsibility(“CSR”) Committee as the CSR expenditure exceeds 50 Lakhs in thecurrent financial year. The composition and terms of reference of theCSR Committee are detailed in the Corporate Governance Reportforming part of this Annual Report.
The brief outline of the CSR Policy of the Company and the initiativesundertaken by the company to contribute towards CSR during thefinancial year 2024-2025 are set out in a report in the format prescribedin Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014,which is marked and herewith attached as Annexure B to this Report.
The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public asdefined under Chapter V of the Act and as such, no amount on accountof principal or interest on deposits from public was outstanding as onMarch 31, 2025.
Pursuant to Regulation 34(3) read with Schedule V of the ListingRegulations, the Company is required to prepare a CorporateGovernance Report detailing the mechanisms of governance in theorganisation. The same forms a part of Annual Report.
In accordance with Regulation 17 to 27 of Listing Regulations, acertificate from Statutory Auditor of the Company regarding thecompliance with the regulations and applicable provisions of ListingRegulations, is annexed to the Corporate Governance Report forminga part of this Annual Report.
Section 197(12) of Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5 of Companies(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014requires a company to disclose the details regarding the remunerationof the employees. The information pertaining to remuneration and otherdetails thereof are marked and attached as Annexure C, which is partof this Report.
During the year under review, the Company has complied with therequirements of applicable Secretarial Standards issued by the Instituteof Company Secretaries of India (‘ICSI’) in terms of Section 118(10) ofthe Act.
Details of familiarization programs for Independent Directors areavailable on the website of the Company at www.donear.com/investor.
Policy for determining Materiality of Events of the Company is availableon the website of the Company at www.donear.com/investor.
Policy for archival of documents of the Company is available on thewebsite of the Company at www.donear.com/investor.
The code of conduct for Directors and senior management of theCompany is available on the website of the Company at www.donear.com/investor.
There has been no change in the nature of business of the Company.Vigil Mechanism / Whistle Blower Policy
Principle of fairness, transparency, accountability and responsibilityaligned with best management practices and ethical values outlinesthe essence of company's philosophy.
Keeping in view of the same, the company has framed a VigilMechanism/Whistle blower policy for its Stakeholders to report genuineconcerns that could have serious and material impact on the operationsand performance of business of the Company.
The policy curated aims to provide adequate safeguards againstvictimization of directors, employees and other stakeholders who usethis policy / mechanism and contains the provision of direct access tothe Chairperson of the Audit Committee in appropriate or exceptionalcases.
This policy is available on the website of the Company at www.donear.com/investor.
In compliance with Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace(Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013 (“POSH Act”), theCompany has constituted Sexual Harassment Internal ComplaintsCommittee, chaired by Head of Human Resource Department who isgiven the responsibility of creating awareness among the female staffon sexual harassment of women at workplace.
All Women employees whether contractual, permanent or temporary,were made aware of appropriate ways and methods of approachingand responding to sexual harassment concerns and incidents. Further,they were made aware of the present laws protecting them againstany sexual abuse and were motivated to share any incident/instanceswhich seem suspicious and harmful to them relating to their safety.
Complying with the laws, the company has registered their Internalcommittee on She-Box Portal of the government. The annual reportof financial year 2024-25 detailing the composition of committee andthe complaints received is duly uploaded on the portal. During the yearunder review, there were no cases reported to the Board. The companyhas complied with the provisions relating to the constitution of InternalComplaints Committee under the Sexual Harassment of Women atWorkplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 [14 of2013] and the details required under section 134 are as follows -
a) Number of complaints of sexual harassment received in the year - 0
b) Number of complaints disposed off during the year - 0
c) Number of cases pending for more than ninety day - 0
The details of application made or any proceeding pending underthe Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016) during theyear
Pursuant to financial year 2024-2025, there were no applications madeby the company with respect to invoking proceedings under Insolvencyand Bankruptcy Code (IBC), 2016. It is to be noted that no proceedings
are invoked against the Company under the Code and hence thereremains no pending proceeding under the Code during the year.
The Company has complied with the provisions of the MaternityBenefits Act, 1961.
During the year under review, the Company has not made any one-timesettlement for loans taken from the Banks or Financial Institutions, andhence the details of difference between amount of the valuation done atthe time of on time settlement and the valuation done while taking loanfrom the Banks or Financial Institutions along with the reasons thereofis not applicable.
During the year under review, the Company has not made anyinvestment. Further, the Company has not given any loans or corporateguarantee or provided any security during the year.
In accordance with the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI(LODR) Regulations, the company is not required to constitute aRisk Management Committee as the company falls out of top 1000listed entities based on market capitalisation. However for bettertransparency, the company has constituted a Risk ManagementCommittee to identify, manage and control the risks exposed to thecompany. The details of risk management policy, control measures arediscussed in the Management and Discussion Analysis.
In accordance with Section 134(3)(h) of the Act, and Rule 8(2) of theCompanies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, the particulars of the contractsor arrangements with related parties referred to in Section 188(1) ofthe Act, in Form AOC-2, is attached as Annexure E to this Board'sReport. All contracts and arrangements with related parties were atarm's length and in the ordinary course of business of the Company.
The contracts/ arrangements /transactions with the related parties arenecessary in the ordinary course and have a significant role in theCompany's operations.
Moreover, the Company has formulated a Policy on Related PartyTransactions which is available on the website of the Company atwww.donear.com/investor.
Disclosure of transactions with related parties as required under ListingRegulations and the applicable Accounting Standards is given in therelevant note forming part of the Financial Statements.
The particulars as required under Section 134(3)(m) of the Act read withRule 8 of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, relating to conservationof energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings andoutgo, are marked and attached as Annexure F to this report.
During the financial year under review, the Company transferred sharesto the Unclaimed Suspense Account as specified under Schedule Vof the SEBI Listing Regulations. The details of the number of sharestransferred to the Unclaimed Suspense Account are provided in theCorporate Governance Report, which forms part of this Annual Report
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134(3)(a) and Section 92(3)of the Act read with Rule 12 of the Companies (Management andAdministration) Rules, 2014, a copy of the Annual Return of theCompany for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2025 is uploadedon the website of the Company and can be accessed at www.donear.com/investor.
The Board of Directors place on record sincere gratitude andappreciation for all the employees of the Company. Our consistentgrowth was made possible by their hard work, solidarity, cooperation,and dedication during the year.
The Board conveys its appreciation for its customers, shareholders,suppliers as well as vendors, bankers, business associates, regulatoryand government authorities for their continued support.
Managing Director Whole- Time Director
DIN:00227233 DIN:00227279
Place: Mumbai
Date : August 14, 2025