The Company has only one class of equity shares having par value of INR 2 per share. Each holder of equity shares is entitled to one vote per share.
In the event of liquidation of the Company, the holders of equity shares will be entitled to receive remaining assets of the Company, after distribution of all preferential amounts. The distribution will be in proportion to the number of equity shares held by the shareholders.
(i) Intercompany Loan from HT Media Limited along with outstanding interest was due for repayment in December 2022 (First Tranche) and in March 2023 (Second Tranche). The same has got extended for period of 5 years and are due for repayment after 5 years from the original due date along with rate of interest of Overnight MIBOR 655 bps compounded on monthly basis.
(ii) Intercompany loan from HT Digital Streams Limited was drawn in various tranches at an interest of 1 year MIBOR 435 bps compounded annually repayable within 60 months from drawn date.
Note 26: Earnings per Share (EPS) computation
Basic EPS amounts are calculated by dividing the profit for the year attributable to equity holders by the weighted average number of equity shares outstanding during the year.
Diluted EPS amounts are calculated by dividing the profit attributable to equity holders by the weighted average number of equity shares outstanding during the year plus the weighted average number of equity shares that would be issued on conversion of all the dilutive potential equity shares into equity shares.
The Company has a defined benefit gratuity plan in India. The gratuity plan is governed by the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. Under the act, employee who has completed five years of service is entitled to specific benefit. The level of benefits provided depends on the member's length of service and salary at retirement age.
The following tables summaries the components of net benefit expense recognised in the statement of profit or loss and amounts recognised in the balance sheet for the respective plans:
Changes in the defined benefit obligation as at March 31,2024 :
Refer Note 29
The safes to and purchases from related parties are made on terms equivalent to those that prevail in arm's length transactions. Outstanding balances at the year-end are unsecured and interest free and settlement occurs in cash (other than Inter-corporate Deposit taken Refer note 13).
Note 31 : Capital management
For the purpose of the Company's capital management, capital includes issued equity capital, share premium and all other equity reserves. The primary objective of the Company's capital management is to maximise the shareholder value.
The Company manages its capital structure and makes adjustments in light of changes in economic conditions and the requirements of the financial covenants. To maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Company may adjust the dividend payment to shareholders, return capital to shareholders or issue new shares. The Company monitors capital using a gearing ratio, which is net debt divided by total capital and net debt. The Company includes within net debt and interest bearing loans and borrowings.
The management assessed that fair value of trade receivables, cash and cash equivalents, other bank balances, other current financial assets, trade payables and other current financial liabilities approximate their carrying amounts largely due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.
investments in quoted equity shares are valued at closing price of stock on recognised stock exchange.
Note 33 : Segment Information
The Company operations comprise of only one segment i.e. “Entertainment & Digital Innovation Business". The Chief operating decision maker (CODM) uses “Entertainment and Digital Business" as single segment to assess performance and for allocating resources. In view of the same separate segment information is not required to be given as per the requirement of Ind AS 108 on “Operating Segments".
There is one customer which represent 10% or more of the Company's total revenue with total amounting to H 31 lakhs for the year ended March 31,2024 and two customer (including related party) with total amounting to H 50 lakhs for the year ended March 31, 2023 respectively."
Note 34: Financial risk management objectives and policies
The Company's principal financial liabilities comprise loans and borrowings, trade and other payables. The main purpose of these financial liabilities is to finance the company's operations and to support its operations. The company's principal financial assets include loans, trade and other receivables, and cash and cash equivalents that derive directly from its operations.
Market risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market prices. Market risk comprises three types of risk: interest rate risk, currency risk and other price risk, such as equity price risk and commodity risk.
Foreign currency risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of an exposure will fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange rates. Currently, the Company does not have any foreign currency risk exposure.
Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. The companies exposure to the risk of changes in market interest rates relates primarily to long-term Borrowings with floating interest rates (refer note 14) .
The sensitivity to a reasonably possible change in interest rates on that portion of loans and borrowings affected, with all other variables held constant, on floating rate borrowings is as follows:
The Company invests in listed and non-listed equity securities which are susceptible to market price risk arising from uncertainties about future values of the investment securities. The Group manages the equity price risk through diversification and by placing limits on individual and total equity instruments. Reports on the equity portfolio are submitted to the Company's senior management on a regular basis. The Company's Investment Committee reviews and approves all equity investment decisions.
Credit risk is the risk that counterparty will not meet its obligations under a financial instrument or customer contract, leading to a financial loss. The Company is exposed to credit risk from its operating activities (primarily trade receivables) and from its financing activities, including deposits with banks and financial institutions.
An impairment analysis is performed at each reporting date on an individual basis for major clients. The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date is the carrying value of each class of financial assets disclosed in Note 6 and Note 8B. The Company does not hold collateral as security.
The Company evaluates the concentration of risk with respect to trade receivables and other financial assets as low, as its customers are located in several jurisdictions and industries and operate in largely independent markets.
Credit risk from balances with banks and financial institutions is managed by the Company's treasury department in accordance with the Company's policy. Investments of surplus funds are made as per guidelines and within limits approved by Board of Directors. Board of Directors/ Management reviews and update guidelines, time to time as per requirement. The guidelines are set to minimize the concentration of risks and therefore mitigate financial loss through counterparty's potential failure to make payments.
The Company monitors its risk of a shortage of funds using a Liquidity planning tool.
Loan will mature in less than one year at March 31, 2024 based on the carrying value of borrowings reflected in the financial statements.
Note 35 : Statutory Information
(i) No proceeding has been initiated or pending against the company for holding any benami property under the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 (45 of 1988) and rules made thereunder.
(ii) The Company has not been declared as wilful defaulter by any bank or financial Institution or other lender.
(iii) The Company has not entered into any transactions with companies struck off under section 248 of the Companies Act, 2013 or section 560 of Companies Act, 1956.
(iv) There are no transaction which has been surrendered or disclosed as income during the year in the tax assessments under the Income Tax Act, 1961.
(v) There are no charges or satisfaction yet to be registered with ROC beyond the statutory period.
(vi) There are no funds which have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other persons or entities, including foreign entities (“Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall:
a) directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever (“Ultimate Beneficiaries") by or on behalf of the Company or
b) provide any guarantee, security or the like to or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(vii) There are no funds which have been received by the Company from any persons or entities, including foreign entities (“Funding Parties"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall:
a) directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever (“Ultimate Beneficiaries") by or on behalf of the Funding Party or
b) provide any guarantee, security or the like from or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(viii) The Group (as per the provisions of the Core Investment Companies (Reserve Bank) Directions, 2016) has one CICs as part of the Group but is exempted from registration with RBI being not a Systemically Important Core Investment Company (SI-CIC).
Note 36 : During the year ended March 31, 2023, HT Digital Streams Limited (HTDSL), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, has carried out buy back of its 23.05 lacs fully paid up equity shares of INR 10 each held by the Company (representing 12.92% of total equity share capital of HTDSL), at a price of INR 86.75 per equity share. Impact of the buy back had been considered in Company's standalone financial statements. The aforesaid buy-back had not entailed any change in the shareholding pattern of HTDSL, as it continued to be a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company.
Note 37: Standards issued but not yet effective:
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (“MCA") notifies new standard or amendments to the existing standards. There is no such notification which would have been applicable from April 1,2024.