(b) Terms and rights attached to Equity Shares
The Company has only one class of equity shares having par value of Re.1 per share. Each holder of equity shares is entitled to one vote per share. The Company declares and pays dividends in Indian rupees. The dividend, if any on the equity shares is recommended by the Board and approved by the shareholders at the Annual General Meeting.
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.
(c) The Company has not issued any equity shares as bonus or for consideration other than cash and has not bought back any shares during the period of five years immediately preceding 31st March, 2024.
Nature and purpose of Reserves
Capital Reserve : The amount is largely on account of forfeiture of money received against share warrants and reduction in share capital.
Capital Redemption Reserve : The capital redemption reserve was created for buyback / redemption of shares.
Securities Premium Account : Securities Premium Reserve is used to record the premium on issue of shares and is utilised in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
General Reserve : The general reserves comprises of transfer of profits from retained earnings for appropriation purposes. The reserves can be distributed / utilised by the Company in accordance with the provision of Companies Act, 2013.
Since the Company has been incurring losses in recent past periods in addition to the carried forward losses, the Company has not recognized Deferred Tax Asset as it is not probable that sufficient future taxable profit will be available against which unused tax losses can be utilised.
Deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent it is probable that either future taxable profits or reversal of deferred tax liabilities will be available, against which the deductible temporary differences, and the carry forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses can be utilised.
The Company also has tax losses and unabsorbed depreciation of '11,598.71 lakhs on which deferred tax asset is not recognised. Out of these losses, ' 6,015.42 lakhs does not have any expiry and ' 5,583.28 lakhs will expire over a period of next 8 years.
Details around Security
Cash Credit Facility, from banks is secured by pari passu charge in favour of the bankers by mortgage / hypothecation of Company's immovable and movable properties at Wada, Onida House and Roorkee and immovable properties at Vasai and Chiplun. Loan from NBFC is secured by Registered mortgage of Mahal Industrial Estate property of Company.
In respect of the non-current borrowings, the Company has to comply with certain debt covenants as per the terms of issue of one of the term loans. As at the end of the reporting year, the Company has not met the debt covenants as required by the sanctioned letter. Hence the Company has classified an amount of '1,639.34 lakhs ( 31st March, 2023 - '1,964.60 lakhs) of non-current borrowings as a part of current borrowings as at 31st March 2024.
Trade payables includes acceptances which represents amount payable to banks on due date as per usance period of letter of credit (LC's) issued to material vendors under non fund based working capital facility approved by banks for the Company. The arrangements are interest bearing with a maturity ranging from 0 to 90 days. All other trade payables are non interest bearing and are normally settled on 30 days terms. For liquidity risk related to trade payables refer note 42.
The Company recognises provision for warranties in respect of the products that it sells. These are reviewed at each balance sheet date and adjusted to reflect the current estimates. A provision is recognised for expected warranty claims on products sold during the year, based on past experience of the level of repairs. It is expected that most of these costs will be incurred in the next financial year. Assumptions used to calculate the provision for warranties are based on current sales levels and past trend of the warranty expenses.
36 - Investments
The Company had an investment in Adonis Electronics Pvt. Ltd. (AEPL) Comprising of 2650, 0.01% Cumulative Redeemable Preference shares of '10 each. AEPL has received an order from the National Company Law Tribunal, Mumbai (NCLT) dated 1st February,2024 to reduce its Preference share capital of '0.26 lacs (Comprising of 2650 units of '10 each) to 'Nil by paying the Company '10.50 lakhs againsts settlement of the Preference Shares held by the Company.
37 - Contingent Liabilities and Commitments
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31st March 2024 ' in lakhs
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31st March 2023 ' in lakhs
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Contingent Liabilities
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a) Guarantees given by Bank against which '242.90 lakhs (31st March, 2023'126.49 lakhs) has been deposited as margin money.
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1,551.69
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387.49
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b) Income tax demands in respect of which appeals have been filed
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159.09
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159.09
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c) Excise Duty, Service Tax, VAT and Custom Duty in respect of which appeals have been filed
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6,127.98
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6,627.78
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d) Claims made against the Company not acknowledged as debts
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838.07
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854.61
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Commitments
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Estimated amount of contracts remaining to be executed on capital account and not provided for (net of advances)
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3.58
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In relation to above contingent liabilities, the Company has been advised by its legal counsel that it is possible, but not probable, that the action will succeed and accordingly no provision for liability has been recognised in the financial statements.
Future cash flows in respect of above matters are determinable only on receipt of judgements/decisions pending at various forums/ authorities.
Further to the above, GST audit for the period FY 2017-2018 to FY 2021-2022 was completed and deposition letter for an amount of '1,720 lakhs (including interest of '697 lakhs) on various grounds was raised by the GST authorities on the Company. The Company has paid pre-deposit for an amount of '173 lakhs in this regard.
The Company received notices for the FY 2017-18 and FY 2018-19 for various grounds amounting to '1,243 lakhs (including interest of '546 lakhs) also submitted the responses against the same. The Company have received closure orders for FY 2017-18 and FY 2018-19 and have no outstanding demand against the same.
Further the company has filed Application for Appeal for refund against the order for FY 2017-18 for Pre-deposit made amounting to '39.72 lakhs. The Company is also in the process for filing Application for Appeal for refund of Pre-Deposit made amounting to '64.79 lakhs for FY 2018-19.
The Notices for FY 2019-20 to FY 2021-22 are awaited amounting to ' 477 lakhs, the company shall file its responses once notices are received against the same and are hoping to get favourable order basis the Order received for FY 2017-18 and FY 2018-19.
38 - Employee Benefits
a) Defined contribution plans
The Company has recognised an expense of '222.81 lakhs (31st March, 2023 : '217.79 lakhs) towards defined contribution plans, in respect of Provident Fund.
b) Defined benefit plans Gratuity
The Company has a defined benefit gratuity plan. The gratuity plan is primarily governed by the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. Employees who are in continuous service for a period of five years are eligible for gratuity. The level of benefits provided depends on the member's length of service and salary at the retirement date. Company has covered its gratuity liability by a Group Gratuity Policy named 'Employee Group Gratuity Assurance Scheme' issued by LIC of India. Under the plan, employee at retirement is eligible for benefit which will be equal to 15 days' salary for each completed year of service.
Composition of the plan assets is as follows:
Plan asset is maintained with Life Insurance Corporation of India. In the absence of detailed information regarding plan assets which is funded with Insurance Companies, the composition of each major category of plan assets, the percentage or amount for each category to the fair value of plan assets has not been disclosed.
The sensitivity analysis have been determined based on reasonably possible changes of the respective assumptions occurring at the end of the reporting period, while holding all other assumptions constant.
The sensitivity analysis presented above may not be representative of the actual change in the Defined Benefit Obligation as it is unlikely that the change in assumptions would occur in isolation of one another as some of the assumptions may be correlated. Furthermore, in presenting the above sensitivity analysis, the present value of the Defined Benefit Obligation has been calculated using the projected unit credit method at the end of the reporting period, which is the same method as applied in calculating the Defined Benefit Obligation as recognised in the balance sheet. There was no change in the methods and assumptions used in preparing the sensitivity analysis from prior years.
The weighted average duration of the projected benefit obligation is approximately 6 years (31st March, 2023 : 6 years). The expected contribution to be made by the Company during the financial year 2024-25 is '143.50 lakhs (31st, March, 2023 : ' 140.32 lakhs).
Interest rate risk: A fall in the discount rate which is linked to the G.Sec. Rate will increase the present value of the liability requiring higher provision. A fall in the discount rate generally increases the mark to market value of the assets depending on the duration of asset.
Salary Risk: The present value of the defined benefit plan liability is calculated by reference to the future salaries of members. As such, an increase in the salary of the members more than assumed level will increase the plan's liability.
Investment Risk: The present value of the defined benefit plan liability is calculated using a discount rate which is determined by reference to market yields at the end of the reporting period on government bonds. If the return on plan asset is below this rate, it will create a plan deficit. Currently, for the plan in India, it has a relatively balanced mix of investments in government securities, and other debt instruments.
Mortality risk: Since the benefits under the plan is not payable for life time and payable till retirement age only, plan does not have any longevity risk.
Concentration Risk: Plan is having a concentration risk as all the assets are invested with the insurance Company and a default will wipe out all the assets. Although probability of this is very low as insurance companies have to follow Para 139 (c) Characteristics of defined benefit plans.
Asset Liability Matching Risk: The plan faces the ALM risk as to the matching cash flow. Since the plan is invested in lines of Rule 101 of Income Tax Rules, 1962, this generally reduces ALM risk
Fair Value hierarchy
The Company uses the following hierarchy for determining and/or disclosing the fair value of financial instruments by valuation techniques:
Level 1: Fair value measurement are those derived from quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
Level 2: Fair value measurements are those derived from inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly (i.e. as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices)
Level 3: Fair value measurements are those derived from valuation techniques that include inputs for the asset or liability that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs)
There were no transfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the year.
Terms and conditions of transactions with related parties
The transactions with 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. There have been no guarantees provided or received for any related party receivables or payables. For the year ended 31st March, 2024, the Company has not recorded any impairment of receivables relating to amounts owed by related parties. This assessment is undertaken each financial year through examining the financial position of the related party and the market in which the related party operates.
Loans to Related party
There is no loan outstanding with any related party.
41. Corporate Social Responsibility
The statutory provisions of Section 135(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 with respect to spending in CSR activities are not applicable to the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2024.
42. Financial risk management objectives and policies
The Company's principal financial liabilities comprises of loans and borrowings, trade and other payables, and lease liabilities. The main purpose of these financial liabilities is to finance the Company's operations. The Company's principal financial assets include loans, trade and other receivables and cash and cash equivalents that are derived directly from its operations.
The Company's financial risk management is an integral part of how to plan and execute its business strategies. The Company is exposed to market risk, credit risk and liquidity risk.
The Company's senior management oversees the management of these risks. The senior professionals working to manage the financial risks and the appropriate financial risk governance framework for the Company are accountable to the Board of Directors and Audit Committee. This process provides assurance to Company's senior management that the Company's financial risk-taking activities are governed by appropriate policies and procedures and that financial risk are identified, measured and managed in accordance with Company policies and Company risk objective.
The Board of Directors reviews and agrees policies for managing each of these risks which are summarized as below:
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 prices comprises two types of risk: currency rate risk and interest rate risk. Financial instruments affected by market risks include loans and borrowings, deposits and foreign currency receivables and payables. The sensitivity analysis in the following sections relate to the position as at 31st March, 2024 and 31st March, 2023. The analysis exclude the impact of movements in market variables on the carrying values of gratuity and other post-retirement obligations; provisions; and the non-financial assets and liabilities.
(i) Foreign Currency Risk
Foreign currency risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange rates. The Company's exposure to the risk of changes in foreign exchange rates relates primarily to the Companies operating activities that is buying of Raw Material and Finished Goods from international buyers. The Company evaluates exchange rate exposure arising from foreign currency transactions and follows established risk management policies. The Company manages its foreign currency risk by hedging transactions that are expected to occur within a maximum 12 month period for hedges of purchases. The Company hedges its exposure to fluctuations on the translation into INR of its imports operations. This foreign currency risk is hedged by using foreign currency forward contracts.
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 Company's borrowings are from commercial banks to meet the working capital requirements for operation of the business. The banks generally charge the card rate to the Company based on annual appraisal by internal and external ratings. There is no major fluctuation on those interest rates charged by the bank during the period under audit.
If the interest rates had been 50 basic points higher or lower and all the other variables were held constant, the effect of interest expense for the respective financial years and consequent effect on company's profit in that financial year would have been as below
(b) Credit risk management
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 foreign exchange transactions. The Company generally deals with parties which has worthiness based on Company's internal assessment.
Refer Note 9 for credit risk and other information in respect of trade receivables. Other receivables as stated above are due from the parties under normal course of the business and the Company has made provision as per ECL model. The Company has not acquired any credit impaired asset. There was no modification in any financial assets.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk is defined as the risk that the Company will not be able to settle or meet its obligations on time or at reasonable price. The Company's objective is to at all times maintain optimum levels of liquidity to meet its cash and liquidity requirements. The Company closely monitors its liquidity position and deploys a robust cash management system. Processes and policies related to such risks are overseen by senior management. Management monitors the Company's liquidity position through rolling forecasts on the basis of expected cash flows. The Company assessed the concentration of risk with respect to its debt and concluded it to be low.
The table below summarizes the maturity profile of the Company's financial liabilities based on contractual undiscounted payments.
43 Segment information
The Company considers entire business under one segment i.e. Consumer Durable products. Further, there is no separately identifiable geographical segment and hence no reporting is made for segment. During the year, revenue from three customers (31st March, 2023: two) is more than 25% of total revenue. Revenue from one customer of the Company represents ' 21599.58 lacs for the year ended 31st March, 2024 which is 22.35% of the total revenue.
The Company's exposure to customers is diversified and 12 number of customers contribute more than 77 % of oustanding receivables
44 Details of dues to Micro, Small and Medium enterprises as defined under the Micro Small and Medium enterprises development (MSMED) Act, 2006
Dues to Micro and Small enterprises have been determined to the extent such parties have been identified on the basis of information collected by the Management. This has been relied upon by the auditors.
Amounts unpaid to Micro and Small enterprises vendors on account of retention money have not been considered for the purpose of interest calculation.
45 The Employee Stock Option Plan 2023 ("ESOP 2023") of 83,76,520 (3.63%) Equity Shares (ESOP Pool) was approved by the Board of Directors on 2nd November, 2023 and by the Shareholders of the Company pursuant to the special resolution passed through postal ballot on 17th January, 2024. The Company received In-principal approval for ESOP 2023 from BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited on 12th April, 2024. After receipt of necessary approvals, the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors in their meeting held on 16th April, 2024, approved to grant 38,00,846 (1.65%) Options to 23 employees of the Company.
46 Subsequent events
The Company has evaluated subsequent events from the balance sheet date upto 14th May 2024, the date at which the financial statements were available to be issued, and determined that there are no material items to disclose other than those disclosed above.
48 Other Statutory Information
a) The Company does not have any Benami property, where any proceeding has been initiated or pending against the Company for holding any Benami property.
c) The Company do not have any charges or satisfaction which are yet to be registered with ROC beyond the statutory period,
d) The Company has not traded or invested in Crypto currency or Virtual Currency during the financial year.
e) 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:
i) 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
ii) provide any guarantee, security or the like to or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries
f) 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 Company shall:
i) 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
ii) provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries,
g) The Company does not have any such transaction which is not recorded in the books of accounts 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.
h) The Company has not been declared wilful defaulter by any bank or financial institution or other lendor.
i) The Company has not entered into any scheme of arrangements as approved by the competent authority in terms of section 230 to 237 of the Companies Act, 2013.
j) The Company does not have any subsidiary, associate or joint ventures and hence compliance under clause (87) of section 2 of the Act read with Companies (Restriction on number of layers) Rules, 2017 is not applicable.
k) The Company has been sanctioned working capital limits in excess of rupees five crores in aggregate from banks during the year on the basis of security of current assets of the Company. The quarterly returns/statements filed by the Company with such banks are in agreement with the unaudited books of accounts of the Company.
49 Audit Trail
As per proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 for maintaining books of account using accounting software which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility is applicable to the companies incorporated in India w.e.f. April 1,2023. The Company used accounting softwares for maintaining their books of account which have a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the software, except for the payroll accounting software which does not have the feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility.
The feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility was not enabled at the database level to log any direct data changes for the accounting software used for maintaining the books of accounts.
50 Note on Social Security code
The Code on Social Security, 2020 ('Code') relating to employees benefits during employment and post-employment benefits received Presidential assent in September 2020. The Code has been published in the Gazette of India. However, the date on which the Code will come into effect has not been notified. The draft rules have been released by The Ministry of Labour and Employment on November 13, 2020. The Company will assess the impact of the Code when it comes into effect and will record any related impact in the period the Code becomes effective.
51 Capital Management and Gearing ratio
For the purpose of the Company's capital management, capital includes issued equity capital and all other equity reserves attributable to the equity holders of the Company. The primary objective of the Company's capital management is to maximize 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. From time to time, the Company reviews its policy related to dividend payment to shareholders, return capital to shareholders or fresh issue of shares. The Company monitors capital using gearing ratio, which is net debt divided by total capital plus net debt. The Company's policy is to keep the gearing ratio below 30%. The Company includes within net debt, interest bearing loans and borrowings, less cash and cash equivalents as detailed in the notes below.
The Company's capital management is intended to create value for shareholders by facilitating the meeting of its long-term and short-term goals. Its Capital structure consists of net debt (borrowings as detailed in notes below) and total equity.
(i) Debt is defined as long-term borrowings (including current maturities), short-term borrowings (excluding contingent considerations) and interest accrued.
(ii) Equity is defined as equity share capital and other equity including reserves and surplus.
52 Previous years' figures have been regrouped / reclassified wherever necessary, to conform to current year's classification.
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