b) There is no change in share Capital during the year under review or in the earlier yearc) Rights, preferences and restrictions attached to equity shares :
The Company has one class of equity shares having a par value of ? 5/- per share. Each shareholder is eligible for one vote per share held. The dividend proposed by the Board of Directors is subject to the approval of the shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting, except in case of interim dividend. In the event of liquidation, the equity shareholders are eligible to receive the remaining assets of the Company after distribution of all preferential amounts, in proportion to their shareholding.
d) Equity shares movement during 5 years preceding 31 March 2024
i) The Company bought back 7.66.616 equity shares for an aggregate amount of ? 42.16 crore being 5.93% of the total paid up equity share capital at ? 550 per equity share. The equity shares bought back were extinguished on 20 October 2021.
ii) The Company bought back 9.00.000 equity shares for an aggregate amount of ? 49.50 crore being 6.51% of the total paid up equity share capital at ? 550 per equity share. The equity shares bought back were extinguished on October 24, 2019.
16.1 Description of the nature and purpose of each reserve within equity is as follows:a) Capital Reserve
It represents the gains of capital nature on forfeiture of shares.
b) Capital Redemption Reserve
It represents reserve created during buy back of Equity Shares and it is a non-distributable reserve.
c) Retained Earnings
Retained earnings are the profits that the Company has earned till date and is net of amount transferred to other reserves such as general reserves etc., amount distributed as dividend and adjustments on account of transition to Ind AS.
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Particulars
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As at 31 March 2024
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As at 31 March 2023
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A
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Contingent Liabilities
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a)
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Claims against the Company not acknowledged as debt :
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i)
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Excise / Service Tax matters under disputes
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11.22
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177.68
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ii)
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Sales Tax demand under disputes
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25.23
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25.23
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b)
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Counter Guarantees given by the Company to the bankers for Bank Guarantees
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125.00
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125.00
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c)
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Letter of Credits issued by Bank
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18.82
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d)
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The Code on Social Security 2020 has been notified in the Official Gazette on 29th September 2020, which may impact the contributions by the company towards certain employment benefits. The effective date from which the changes are applicable is yet to be notified, and the rules are yet to be framed. Impact if any of the changes will be assessed and accounted for in the period of notification of the relevant provisions
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B
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Commitments
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Estimated amount of contracts (net of advances) remaining to be executed on capital account and not provided for on Tangible assets.
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128.60
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(4) Tangible net worth Deferred tax Liabilities Lease Liabilities
(a) Due to reduction in interest and Lease liabilities
(b) Due to increase in Closing Inventories
(c) Due to reduction in working capital b) Other Information
(i) The title deeds of immovable properties (other than immovable properties where Company is the lessee and the lease agreements are duly executed in favour of the lessee) disclosed in the financial statement are held in the name of the Company.
(ii) The Company has not revalued its Property, Plant and Equipment's or Intangible Assets or both during the current year or previous year.
(iii) The Company does not have any Benami property, where any proceeding has been initiated or pending against the Company for holding any Benami property.
(iv) The Company does not have any transaction with companies struck off under section 248 of the Companies Act, 2013 or section 560 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(v) The Company does not have any such transactions which is not recorded in the books of account that has been surrendered or disclosed as income during the year in the tax assessments under the income tax act, 1961 (such as search or survey or any other relevant provisions of the Income Tax Act 1961).
(vi) The Company do not have any charges or satisfaction which is yet to be registered with ROC beyond the statutory period.
(vii) The Company has not traded or invested in Crypto currency or Virtual Currency during the financial year.
(viii) The Company has not been declared as a wilful defaulter by any bank or financial institution (as defined under Companies Act, 2013) or consortium thereof, in accordance with the guidance on wilful defaulters issued by Reserve Bank of India.
(ix) The Company has complied with the number of layers prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013.
(x) The Company has not advanced or loaned or invested funds to any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (Intermediaries) with the understanding that the Intermediary shall :
(a) directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the company (Ultimate Beneficiaries) or
(b) provide any guarantee, security or the like to or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries
(xi) The Company has not received any fund from any person(s) or entity (ies), including foreign entities (Funding Party) with the Understanding (whether recorded in writing or otherwise) that the Group shall:
(a) directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party (Ultimate Beneficiaries) or
(b) provided any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries
(xii) Other Information's as required pursuant to Notification dated 24 March 2021 under Schedule III are applicable to the extent are given.
35 EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
As required by Ind AS 19 ‘Employee Benefits' the disclosures are as under : a) Defined Contribution Plans
Company offers its employees defined contribution plans in the form of Provident Fund (PF) and Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS) with the government, and certain state plans such as Employees' State Insurance (ESI). PF and EPS cover substantially all regular employees and the ESI covers certain employees. Contributions are made to the Government's funds. While both the employees and Company pay predetermined contributions into the Provident Fund and the ESI Scheme, contributions into the Pension fund is made only by Company. The contributions are normally based on a certain proportion of the employee's salary. During the year, Company has recognised the following amounts in the Accounts :
b) Defined Benefit Plans
Gratuity : Company makes annual contributions to Employees' Group Gratuity-cum Life Assurance (Cash Accumulation) Scheme of LIC, a funded defined benefit plan for qualifying employees. The scheme provides for payment to vested employees as under :
On normal retirement / early retirement / withdrawal / resignation :
As per the provisions of Payments of Gratuity Act, 1972 with vesting period of 10 years of service.
On the death in service :
As per the provisions of Payments of Gratuity Act, 1972 without any vesting period.
Death Benefit : Company provides for death benefit, a defined benefit plan (death benefit plan) to certain categories of employees. The death benefit plan provides a lump sum payment to vested employees on death being compensation received from the insurance company and restricted to limits set forth in the said plan. The death benefit plan is non-funded.
Although the analysis does not take into account full distribution of cash flows expected under the plan, it does provide an approximation of sensitivity of assumptions. The estimated of future increase in compensation levels, considered in the actuarial valuation, have been taken on account of inflation, seniority, promotion and other relevant factors such as supply and demand in the employment market.
The expected contributions for Defined Benefit plan for the next financial year will be in line with FY 2023-24.
e) Leave Encashment:
Company's employees are entitled for compensated absences which are allowed to be accumulated and encashed as per Company's rule. The liability of compensated absences, which is non-funded, has been provided based on report of independent actuary using “Projected Unit Credit Method”.
Accordingly ? 13.56 Lakhs (Previous Year ? 27.35 Lakhs) being liability as at the year end for compensated absences as per actuarial valuation has been provided in the accounts.
36 SEGMENT REPORTING
Operating Segment are those components of the business whose operating results are regularly reviewed by the chief operating decision making body in the Company to make decisions for performance assessment and resource allocation. Accordingly, the Company operates in manufacturing of Steel Tubes / Nuts and generation of Wind Power. However, the operating segment in respect of Nuts and generation of Wind Power do not meet the quantitative thresholds for disclosure under Ind AS 108 “Operating Segments” and hence aggregated.
37 PROPOSED DIVIDEND
The Board of Directors have recommended dividend of ? 13.00 [260%] (Previous Year ? 12.00 [240%]) for equity share for the financial year ended 31 March 2024. The dividend is subject to the approval by the shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company and therefore, has not been recognized as a liability as at the Balance Sheet date in line with Ind AS 10 on “Events after reporting period”
38 REVENUE (Ind AS 115)
(a) The operation of the Company are limited to primarily one segment viz, Seamless, ERW Precision Steel Tubes, Steel Nuts and Sleeves. Revenue from contract with customers is from sale of manufactured goods and Wind Mills operations. Sale of goods are made at a point in time and revenue is recognised upon satisfaction of the performance obligation which is typically upon dispatch/delivery depending on the terms of sale. The Company has credit evaluation policy based on which the credit limit for the trade receivables are established. There is no significant financing components as the credit period provided by the Company not significant.
i) Amounts received before the related performance obligation is satisfied are included in the balance sheet (Contract Liability) as “Advances received from Customers ? 15.88 under Other Current Liabilities (Refer Note 23). Amounts billed but not yet paid by the customer are included in the balance sheet under Trade Receivables (Refer Note 10).
ii) There were no significant changes in the composition of the contract liabilities and Trade Receivables during the reporting period other than on account of periodic invoicing and revenue recognition.
43 CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
For the purpose of the Company's Capital Management, Capital includes issued Equity Capital and all Other Reserves (including Capital Redemption Reserve created on buy back of Equity Shares) attributable to the Equity shareholders of the Company. The Primary objective of the Company's Capital Management is to maximise the shareholders' value. The Company's Capital Management objectives are to maintain equity including all reserves to protect economic viability and to finance any growth opportunities that may be available in future so as to maximise shareholder's value.
44 FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS - FAIR VALUES AND RISK MANAGEMENT A Fair value measurements
i) Fair value of financial assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis
Fair value of the financial assets and liabilities are defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between the market participants at the measurement date.
Valuation
The Fair values of investments in units of mutual fund units is based on the net asset value ('NAV') as stated by the issuers of these mutual fund units in the published statements as at the Balance Sheet date. NAV represents the price at which the issuer will issue further units of mutual fund and the price at which issuers will redeem such units from the investors.
The Fair values of investments in Bonds which are quoted, are based on the quoted price of those bonds on the measurement date.
Fair Value measurement hierarchy
The fair value of financial instruments as referred below have been classified into three categories depending on the method used in the valuation technique.
The hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1
ii) Financial Instruments measured at amortised cost :
The carrying amount of financial assets and financial liabilities measured at amortised cost in the financial statements are a reasonable approximation of their fair value since the Company does not anticipate that the carrying amounts would be significantly different from the values that would eventually be received or settled.
B Financial Risk Management and Policies
The Company's financial risk management is an integral part of how to plan and execute its business strategies. The risk management policy is approved by the Company's Board. The Company's principal financial liabilities comprise of trade and other payables. These financial liabilities form part of the Company's working capital. The Company's principal financial assets include trade and other receivables, and cash and cash equivalents that derive directly from its operations and investments. The Company is exposed to market risk, credit risk, liquidity risk, etc. The objective of the Company's financing policy are to secure solvency, limit financial risks and optimise the cost of capital, if any. The Company's capital structure is managed using only equity as part of the Company's financial planning.
Company has exposure to following risk arising from financial instruments:
Credit risk Liquidity risk Market risk
a) Credit Risk
Credit risk refers to risk that a counterparty will default on its contractual obligations resulting in financial loss to the Company. Credit risk arises primarily from financial assets such as trade receivables, investments in units of mutual funds, other balances with banks, deposits and other receivables.
i) Trade Receivable
Customer credit risk managed by Company's established policy, procedure and control relating to customer credit risk management. Outstanding customer receivables are regularly monitored. Management believes that the unimpaired amounts that are past due by more than 60 days are still collectables in full, based on historical payment behaviours and analysis of customer credit risk.
ii) Financial instruments
The Company limits its exposure to credit risk by investing mainly in units of debt funds issued by mutual funds and that too have higher credit rating. The Company monitors changes in credit risk by tracking published external credit ranking.
b) Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is the risk that Company may not be able to meet its present and future cash and collateral obligations without incurring unacceptable losses. Company's objective is to, at all times maintain optimum levels of liquidity to meet its cash and collateral requirements. Company closely monitors its liquidity position and deploys a robust cash management system. Working capital requirements are adequately addressed by internally generated funds. Trade receivables are kept within manageable levels. The Company has no outstanding bank borrowings. The Company believes that the working capital is sufficient to meet its current requirements.
The Company aims to maintain the level of its cash and cash equivalents and other highly marketable debt investments at an amount in excess of expected cash outflows on financial liabilities. The ratio of cash and cash equivalents and other investments to outflow is 1.03 times as at 31 March 2024 and 3.63 times as at 31 March 2023.
The maturity of all financial liabilities of the Company is less than one year or on demand.
c) Market Risk
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. Financial instruments affected by market risk include loans and borrowings, deposits, investments and derivative financial instruments. The Company does not have any loan or borrowing. The Company has designed risk management frame work to control various risks effectively to achieve the business objectives. This includes identification of risk, its assessment, control and monitoring at timely intervals.
C Foreign Currency Risk :
The Company is subject to the risk that changes in foreign currency values impact the exports and other payables. The Company is exposed to foreign exchange risk arising from various currency exposures, primarily with respect to Us Dollar.
45 PREVIOUS YEAR FIGURES
Previous year figures have been regrouped, rearranged and reclassified, wherever necessary to correspond with the current year's classification / disclosure.
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