Dear Members,
Your Directors have pleasure in presenting their 28th Annual Report on
the business and operations of the company together with the Audited
Financial Statements for the year ended 31st March, 2015.
1. Financial Highlights
During the year under review, financial performance of your company was
as under: (Rs. in lakh)
Particulars 2014-2015 2013-14
Sales & other income 949.68 1385.95
Profit Before Interest and Depreciation & Taxes 9.28 5.2
Profit/(Loss) before exceptional item & taxes -8.83 -168.61
Exceptional item - 227.59
Profit/(Loss) before Tax -8.83 58.98
Tax -47.87 -47.80
Profit/(Loss) after taxes 39.04 106.78
The Company achieved gross turnover including other income of Rs.
949.68 Lakh and posted net profit of Rs 39.04 Lakh for the financial
year ended on 31st March, 2015 as against gross turnover including
other income of Rs. 1385.95 Lakh and net profit of Rs. 106.78 Lakh in
the previous financial year.
2. State of Company's Affairs and Future Outlook
Your company's primary business is manufacturing of dairy products. The
company's business was severely affected during the year due to various
constraints. Your company is trying to reposition itself in the
changing business scenario.
Over the past decade, significant transformation took place in the
Indian demographic space which led to heightened consumer interest in
value added products. This shift in the dynamics of the dairy industry
proved beneficial for the manufacturers since value added products have
higher margins.
3. Change in Nature of Business
There was no change in the nature of business of your company during
the year.
4. Dividend
No Dividend was declared for the current financial year.
5. Transfer to Reserves
Your Company has not transferred any amount of profits to reserves.
6. Changes in Share Capital
During the year, your Company had increased the Authorized Share
Capital of the Company from Rs. 12 Corers to Rs. 20 Corers.
Your Company has neither issued any equity shares with differential
rights nor granted any employees stock options/ sweat equity shares to
the Directors, Officers or employees of the company during the year.
7. Deposits from Public
During the year your Company has not accepted any deposits within the
meaning of Sections 73 and 74 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the
Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
8. Extract of Annual Return
In accordance with Sections 134(3) (a) and 92(3) of the Companies Act,
2013 and Rule 12(1) of the Companies (Management and Administration)
Rules, 2014, the details forming part of the extract of the Annual
Return in Form MGT-9 is annexed herewith as "ANNEXURE-A."
9. Number of Board Meetings
During the year 12 (twelve) Board Meetings were held, the details of
which forms part of the Corporate Governance Report.
10. Particulars of Loans, Guarantees and Investments:
Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the
provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are given in the
notes to the Financial Statements.
11. Particulars of Contracts or Arrangements with Related Parties
Disclosures as required under form AOC-2 are contained in Note 30
(Notes to Accounts).There are no Related Party Transactions which are
not at arm's length basis. The policy on Related Party Transactions as
approved by Board is uploaded on the Company's website
www.mahaanfoods.com.
12. Auditors
A. Statutory Auditors':
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 139 of the Act and the rules
framed there under, M/s D. D. Nagpal & Co., Chartered Accountants, were
appointed as statutory auditors of the Company from the conclusion of
the 27th annual general meeting (AGM) of the Company held on September
27, 2014 till the conclusion of the 33rd Annual General Meeting,
subject to ratification of their appointment at every Annual General
Meeting. In terms of the first proviso to Section 139 of the Companies
Act, 2013, the appointment of the auditors shall be placed for
ratification at every Annual General Meeting. Accordingly, the
appointment of M/s D. D. Nagpal & Co, Chartered Accountants, as
statutory auditors of the Company, is placed for ratification by the
shareholders at the 28th Annual General Meeting of the Company. In this
regard, the Company has received a certificate from the auditors to the
effect that if they are reappointed, it would be in accordance with the
provisions of Section 141 of the Companies Act, 2013.
B. Secretarial Auditors':
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013
and The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial
Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Company has appointed Ms. Shakshi Mittal,
Practicing Company Secretary as Secretarial Auditors to undertake the
Secretarial Audit of the Company. The Secretarial Audit Report is
annexed herewith as "ANNEXURE B".
C. Internal Auditors':
M/s Naresh Kumar & Co., Chartered Accountants, New Delhi are Internal
Auditors of the Company.
The Company has filed its Cost Audit Report for the financial year
2013-14 on 13th February, 2015.
13. Explanation to Auditor's Remarks
A. Statutory Auditors
As regards observations contained in the Auditor's Report, the
respective notes to the accounts are self-explanatory and therefore, do
not call for any further comments.
The management reply to Auditors comment in their Auditors Report is as
follows:
Reply to Para 2(e) of the main auditors report
No significant impact is expected on the working results of the Company
on this account.
B. Secretarial Auditors
There were no comments in the Secretarial Auditors Report which
required any explanation from the directors of the company.
14. Material Changes Affecting the Financial Position of the Company
The inordinate delay in implementation of Company Law Board order dated
3rd September, 2010 involving family settlement amongst the promoters
of the company has severely affected the financial position of the
company.
15. Conservation of Energy, Technology, Absorption, Foreign Exchange
Earnings and Outgo
A. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY:
i) Steps taken or impact on conservation of energy:
ii) The steps taken by the company for utilizing alternate sources of
energy
Your Company has taken adequate measures to ensure optimum use of all
equipment's so as to conserve energy.
iii) Capital Investment on energy conservation equipments : Nil
B. TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION
The company strives continuously to upgrade its technology adopted in
all its operations.
C. FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:- Nil
16. Details of subsidiary, joint venture or associates
The Company is having Zeon Life sciences Limited as its associate
company in accordance with Section 2(6) of the Companies Act, 2013,
however, the shareholding held by the company in Zeon Life sciences
Ltd. is subject to inter se transfer of shares between the promoters of
the Company & Zeon Life sciences Ltd. in accordance with the Hon'ble
Company Law Board order dated 03.09.2010. The Company does not have any
subsidiary or Joint venture company.
17. Risk Management
The Audit Committee has additional oversight in the area of financial
risks and controls. Major risks identified by the businesses and
functions are systematically addressed through mitigating actions on a
continuing basis. The Risk Management Policy is available on the
Company Website at: www.mahaanfoods.com
18. Directors & Key Managerial Personnel (KMP)
Mr. Sanjeev Goyal, Chairman cum Managing Director, Mr. G. K. Sharma,
Chief Financial Officer and Mr. Vijay Gupta, Company Secretary are the
Key Managerial Personnel of your Company under the provisions of
Section 2(51) and Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with
Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,
2014.
At the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company held on 27
September, 2014, Ms. Saloni Goyal (DIN - 00400832) was appointed as an
Additional Director of the Company. She holds the office of
directorship up to the date of the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
At the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Company held on 12th
February, 2015, Ms. Moutushi Sengupta (DIN - 07092382) and Mr. Achal
Kumar Khaneja (DIN - 02282489) were appointed as an
Additional/Independent Directors of the Company. The details on their
appointment as directors form part of the notice of the AGM. They hold
the office of directors up to the date of the ensuing Annual General
Meeting. Being eligible, they have also been appointed as Independent
Directors of the Company. They have submitted a declaration that each
of them meets the criteria of independence as provided in Section
149(6) of the Act and there has been no change in the circumstances
which may affect their status as independent director during the year.
During the year under review, Mr. R.K. Dhall, Independent Director
resigned from the company with effect from 28th June, 2014, Mr.
Youdhveer Singh Rawat, Independent Director, resigned from the Company
with effect from 12th February, 2015. The Board places on record
appreciation for valuable contribution made by them to the affairs of
the Company during their tenure as Independent Director of the Company.
19. Details of significant & material orders passed by the regulators
or courts or tribunal
Your Company operations were severely affected on account of inordinate
delay in the settlement of disputes amongst its promoters. The matter
is pending for adjudication before the Arbitrator.
20. Internal Financial Controls
Your Company has a proper and adequate system of internal financial
controls. This ensures that all assets are safeguarded and protected
against loss from unauthorised use or disposition and the transactions
are authorised, recorded and reported correctly. The internal financial
control system has been designed to ensure that the financial and other
records are reliable for preparing financial and other statements and
for maintaining accountability of assets.
Audit Committee periodically reviews the performance of internal audit
function and discusses internal audit reports with the Internal
Auditor.
21. Fraud
Neither the Statutory Auditors nor the Secretarial Auditors have
brought to the notice of the Audit Committee or the Board of Directors
or the Central Government the occurrence or brewing of any fraud in the
Company.
22. Code of conduct for regulating & reporting trading by Insiders and
for Fair Disclosure, 2015
Your Company has adopted the "Code of Conduct for Regulating &
Reporting Trading by Insiders and for Fair Disclosure, 2015" which,
inter alia, prohibits purchase or sale of securities of the Company by
Directors, employees and other connected persons while in possession of
unpublished price sensitive information in relation to the Company.
23. Disclosure of ratio of Remuneration of Directors and Key
Managerial Personnel etc.
The company did not pay any remuneration to the Managing Director and
other directors of the company.
As required under Section 197(12) read with Rule 5 of the Companies
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the
details of the ratio of the remuneration of each director to the median
employee's remuneration and such other details as prescribed therein
are given in "ANNEXURE-C" which is attached hereto and forms a part of
the Directors' Report.
24. Particulars of Employees
The information required pursuant to Section 197 read with Rule 5 of
the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)
Rules, 2014, names and other particulars in respect of employees of the
Company are required to be attached to the Directors' Report. In terms
of Section 136 of the Act, the reports and accounts are being sent to
the members and other entitled thereto, excluding the information on
employees' particulars as there are no employees whose particulars are
required to be disclosed in this report.
25. Code of Conduct
The Board of Directors has approved a Code of Conduct which is
applicable to all the members of the Board & senior management of the
company. The Code has been posted on the Company's website
www.mahaanfoods.com.
26. Audit Committee
The details pertaining to composition of Audit Committee are included
in the Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this report.
27. Corporate Governance
The clause 49 of the listing agreement is not applicable on your
company in view of Securities and Exchange Board of India vide circular
no CIR/ CFD/POLICY CELL/7/2014 dated 15th September, 2014, however a
separate section on Corporate Governance along with a certificate from
the Practicing Company Secretary on its compliance forms an integral
part of this report. Further, Management Discussion and Analysis which
includes review of operations, performance and future outlook of the
Company also forms a part of this report.
28. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
The provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 related to Corporate Social
Responsibility are not applicable on the Company.
29. Formal Evaluation of Board, Committees & Directors' Performance
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 the Board has
carried out an annual performance evaluation of its own performance,
the directors individually as well as the evaluation of the working of
its Committees. A structured questionnaire was prepared after taking
into consideration inputs received from the Directors, covering various
aspects of the Board's functioning such as adequacy of the composition
of the Board and its Committees, Board culture, execution and
performance of specific duties, obligations and governance.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee ("NRC") evaluated the
performance of the individual directors on the basis of the criteria
such as the contribution of the individual director to the Board and
committee meetings like preparedness on the issues to be discussed,
meaningful and constructive contribution and inputs in meetings, etc.
In a separate meeting of independent Directors, performance of
non-independent directors, performance of the board as a whole and
performance of the Chairman was reviewed taking into account the views
of executive directors and non-executive directors of the company.
30. Remuneration Policy
In accordance with the remuneration policy of the company the
Nomination and Remuneration Committee recommend the appointment of
Director and Senior Management Personnel of the Company, and their
appointment or re-appointment, based on their qualifications,
professional experience, positive attributes, view points, skills and
area of expertise. The Remuneration Policy is placed on the Company's
website www.mahaanfoods.com.
31. Whistle Blower/Vigilance Policy
Your Company has established a whistle blower policy/vigil mechanism
for the Directors, employees of the company, to report genuine
concerns, calling the attention of the Audit Committee to some wrong
doing occurring within an organization. Your Company has also provided
adequate safeguards against victimization of whistleblowers who express
their concerns against such wrong doings occurring in the organization.
The Company has also provided direct access to the Chairman of the
Audit Committee in exceptional circumstances.
32. Disclosure under sexual harassment of women at Workplace,
(Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013
Your company did not come across any complaint by any employee during
the year under review relating to the sexual harassment.
33. Directors' Responsibility Statement
Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the board of
directors, to the best of their knowledge and ability, confirm that:
i) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed and there are no material departures;
ii) the directors had selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs
of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit of
the Company for that period;
iii) the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and
for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
iv) the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis;
v) the directors had laid down the internal financial control to be
followed by the company and that such Internal financial control are
adequate and were operating effectively.
vi) the directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with
the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were
adequate and operating effectively.
34. Acknowledgements
Your Directors express their sincere gratitude and deep appreciation
for the co-operation and assistance given by the banks, suppliers and
customers of the Company during the year under report and look forward
to their continued support. Your Directors also thankfully acknowledge
the trust and confidence reposed by you in the Company.
By order of the Board of Directors
Sd/-
Place: New Delhi (Sanjeev Goyal)
Date: 1st September, 2015 Chairman cum Managing Director
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