Dear Shareholders
Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 54th Annual Report on the
Audited Statement of Accounts for the Financial Year ended 31 March 2015.
Financial Results
Key aspects of your Company's financial performance for the year 2014-15 are tabulated
below:-
(Rs in million)
Particular |
2014-2015 |
2013-2014 |
Gross Income |
1,807.53 |
1,676.93 |
Profit Before Interest and Depreciation |
152.20 |
161.54 |
Finance Charges |
71.87 |
72.43 |
Provision for Depreciation |
36.17 |
25.55 |
Net Profit Before Tax |
44.16 |
63.25 |
Provision for Tax |
20.50 |
20.47 |
Net Profit After Tax |
23.66 |
42.78 |
Balance of Profit brought forward |
: 290.28 |
270.73 |
Balance available for appropriation |
313.94 |
313.51 |
Proposed Dividend on Equity Shares |
7.08 |
7.08 |
Tax on proposed Dividend |
1.45 |
1.45 |
Transfer to General Reserve |
10.00 |
15.00 |
Surplus carried to Balance Sheet . |
295.40 |
290.28 |
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS .
The Indian economy has not shown the expected aggressive growth momentum that was
targeted at the beginning of FY15.The net turnover of the Company showed marginal
improvement of 7.6% from INR1674 million in 2013-14 to INR 1801 million in 2014-15.The
Company is facing a tough time in maintaining margins as there are a lot of inter linked
factors which are putting severe pressure on cash flows and bottom lines. In view of the
current economic conditions, the Company is hopeful of overall better performance during
the current year.
DIVIDEND AND RESERVES
Your directors have recommended, for consideration of shareholders at the Annual
General Meeting, dividend @ 15% (Re.0.30/- per share of Re.2each),on 2,36,25,878 equity
shares. The dividend will be paid in compliance with applicable regulations.
Out of the profits available for appropriation, an amount of Rs. 10 million has been
transferred to the General Reserve and the balance has been carried forward to the Profit
& Loss Account.
SHARE CAPITAL
The Paid-up Equity Share Capital of the Company as on 31 March, 2015 is Rs.47.25
million, comprising of 2,36,25,878 shares of Rs.2/- each. During the year under review,
the Company has not issued any equity shares.
DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
Mr.Govind Kumar Saraf, Executive and Non-Independent Director, retires by rotation at
the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offers himself for
reappointment.
During theyear,Mrs.Payal Agarwal has been appointed as an Additional Director with
effect from 30"' May,2015.
Further Mr. Shankarlal Agarwal and Mr. Sanwarmal Agarwal were reappointed as the
Managing Director and Executive Director of the Company respectively with effect from 1
"January,2015.
Also Mr. Ashok Kumar was redesignated as the Chairman of the Company with effect from
30th May, 2015.
DIRECTORS'RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Section 134(3) (c) & 134(5) of the Companies Act,2103, the Board of
Directors of the Company hereby confirms that:
(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have
been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
(b) the directors have 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 and loss of the company for that period;
(c) the directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the
assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
(d) the directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis,-and
(e) the directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the
company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating
effectively.
(f) the directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions
of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
PARTICULARS OF MANAGERIAL REMUNERATION
The information required pursuant to Section 197 read with Rule 5 of the Companies
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 in respect of employees
of the Company, is enclosed as Annexure land forms part ofthis Report.
NUMBER OF BOARD MEETINGS
A calendar of meetings is prepared and circulated in advance to the Directors. During
the year, eight Board Meetings were convened and held,the details of which are given in
the Corporate Governance Report. The intervening gap between the meetings was within the
period prescribed under the Companies Act,2013 and the Listing Agreement.
BOARD EVALUATION
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of the Listing
Agreement, 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. The Directors expressed satisfaction with the evaluation process. The
manner in which the evaluation has been carried out has been explained in the Corporate
Governance Report.
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
The Independent Directors have submitted their disclosure to the Board that they
fulfill all the requirements as to qualify for their appointment as Independent Director,
under the provisions of section 149 of the Companies Act,2013 as well as Clause 49 of the
Listing Agreement.
NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION POLICY
The Board of Directors has framed a policy which lays down a framework in relation to
remuneration of Directors. This policy also lays down criteria for selection and
appointment of Board Members. The details of this policy are provided on the Company's
website on the:www.qeelimited.com
DETAILS OF SUBSIDIARY/JOINTVENTURES/ASSOCIATE COMPANIES
The Company does not have any subsidiary company and has not entered into joint venture
with any other company.
STATUTORY AUDITORS' AND AUDITORS'REPORT
At the Annual General Meeting held on August 2,2014, M/s Ford, Rhodes, Parks &
Associates, Chartered Accountant were appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company to
hold office till the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting to be held in Calendar year
2016. In the 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 Ford, Rhodes, Parks & Associates,
Chartered Accountants, as Statutory Auditors of the Company, is placed for ratification by
the Shareholders. In this regard to 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.
Auditors Report as issued by M/s Ford, Rhodes, Parks & Co Chartered Accountants,
Auditors of the Company is self explanatory and need not call for any explanation by your
Board.
COST AUDIT
As per the Cost Audit Orders and in terms of the provisions of Section 148 and all
other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, read with the Companies (Audit and
Auditors) Rules, 2014, M/s. Ajekar Shivaraya Kini. Cost Accountants, have been appointed
as Cost Auditors to conduct the audit of cost records of your company for the financial
year 2015-16. As required under the Companies Act, 2013, a resolution seeking members'
approval for the remuneration payable to the Cost Auditor forms part of the Notice
convening the Annual General Meeting.
APPOINTMENT OF COMPANY SECRETARY
The Company is in process of appointing Company Secretary in whole time employment
pursuant to Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of the Companies
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
SECRETARIAL AUDIT
In terms of Section 204 of the Act and Rules made there under, M/s. Deep Shukla &
Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries, Mumbai have been appointed as the Secretarial
Auditors of the Company for the F.Y 2014-2015.The Secretarial Audit Report is enclosed as
Annexure V to this report.
INTERNALAUDIT&CONTROLS
The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to the
financial statement. The Audit Committee of the Board periodically reviews the internal
control systems with the management and Statutory Auditors. Significant internal audit
findings are discussed and follow-ups are taken thereon.
COMPOSITION OF AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Audit Committee of the Company as on 3T March, 2015 comprised of two
Independent Directors, namely Mr. Sujit Sen and Mr. Rakesh Mundra and one Non-Executive
Non-Independent Director, Mr. Utsav Kapadia. Mr. Sujit Sen is the Chairman of the
Committee. All members of the Audit Committee possess strong knowledge of accounting and
financial management. The Managing Director, Executive Director and Director (Finance) are
regularly invited to attend the Audit Committee meetings. The other details of the Audit
Committee are given in the Corporate Governance Report, appearing as a separate section in
this Annual Report.
PARTICULARS of the EMPLOYEES AND RELATED DISCLOSURES:
Disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other details as required under Section
197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of
Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014form part of this Report as per Annexure I.
As per the provisions specified in Chapter XIII of Companies (Appointment &
Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 none of the employees of the Company are
in receipt of remuneration exceeding Rs. 60,00,000/- per annum, if employed for whole of
the year or Rs. 5,00,000/- per month, if employed for part of the year.
EMPLOYEES'STOCK OPTION PLAN *
The Company has not provided stock options to any of its employees.
VIGIL MECHANISM
In pursuant to the provisions of section 177(9) & (10) o1 Companies Act, 2013, a
Vigil Mechanism for directors and employees to report genuine concerns has been
established. The Vigil Mechanism Polk, .as been uploaded on the website of the Company at
www.geelimited.com.The employees of the Company are made aware of the said policy at the
time of joining the Company.
RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY
The Company has laid down the procedure to inform the Board about the risk assessment
and minimization procedures. These procedures are reviewed by the Board annually to ensure
that there is timely identification and assessment of risks, measures to mitigate them,
and mechanisms for their proper and timely monitoring and reporting.
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN:
The details forming part of the Extract of the Annual Return in Form MGT-9,as required
under Section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013 is included in this Report as Annexure II and
forms part of this Report.
DEPOSITS
The Company has not accepted nor renewed any fixed deposits during the FY 2014-15 as on
3111 March,2015.
LOANS& GUARANTEES
During the year under review, the Company has not provided any loan, guarantee,
security or made any investment covered under the provisions of Section 186 of the
Companies Act,2013 to any person or other body corporate.
INSURANCE
The properties/assets of the Company are adequately insured.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During FY 2014-15, the Company entered into certain Related Party Transactions which
are in the ordinary course of business and at arm's length basis, with approval of the
Audit Committee. The Audit Committee grants omnibus approval for the transactions which
are of foreseen and repetitive nature. A detailed summary of Related Party Transactions is
placed before the Audit Committee & the Board of Directors for their review every
quarter.
There are no materially significant Related Party Transactions executed between the
Company and its Promoters, Directors, key Managerial Personnel or other designated
persons, that may have a potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large.
Related Party Transactions entered into by the Company were in ordinary course of
business and were on an arm's length basis, the details of which are provided as Annexure
IV; Form AOC 2.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CERTIFICATE
A Report on Corporate Governance along with a certificate from the Auditors of the
Company regarding the compliance of conditions of corporate governance as stipulated under
Clause49 of the Listing Agreement forms a part of this Annual Report.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report, which gives a detailed state of affairs
of the Company's operations forms a part of this Annual Report. CORPORATE SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) .
The Company is committed to discharging its social responsibility as a good corporate
citizen. ,
-The composition of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee is covered under
the Corporate Governance Report, which is annexed to this Report asAnnexurelll.
During the year out of the budgeted expenditure of Rs. 1.6 Million, entire amount has
been spent on the projects approved by the Committee and no amount remains unspent as on
31 "March, 2015.The Annual Report on CSR activities is annexed hereto as Annexure
III.
CONSERVATION 0FENERGY.RESEARCHANDDEVEL0PMENT.TECHN0L0GY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE
Energy Conservation continued to be priority area for the Company for effective control
on electricity and fuel consumption at all the Units. The Company continues its efforts in
upgradation of systems and equipment, with a view to improving the quality of the
products, minimizing manufacturing wastages, cost reduction in terms of better
productivity and customer satisfaction through better product performance. The Company has
in-house laboratories and development departments which diligently work on the technical
composition of each consumable manufactured on the shop floor. The development department
is continuously working on making specific tailor made products for specialized uses in
end applications.
All the plants have been certified by DNV.The Kolkata Plant is ISO 9001:2008,14000 and
18000 certified by DNV and Kalyan Plant is ISO 9001-2008 certified by DNV. All the plants
of the Company also adhere to the guidelines of the respective state PCBs and CPCB.
During the year, the total foreign exchange used was Rs. 1917.83 lakh and the total
foreign exchange earned was Rs.635.74 lakh.
TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND
The Company did not have any funds lying unpaid or unclaimed fora period of seven
years. Therefore there were no funds which were required to be transferred to Investor
Education and Protection Fund (IEPF).
Pursuant to the provisions of the Investor Education Protection Fund (Uploading of
information regarding unpaid and unclaimed amounts lying with companies) Rules, 2012, the
Company has already filed the necessary form and uploaded the details of unpaid and
unclaimed amounts lying with the Company,as on the date of last AGM (i.e. August
2nd,2014), with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
GENERAL
During the year under review, no revision was made in the financial statement of the
Company.
During the year ended 31s' March, 2015, there were no cases filed /reported
pursuant to the Sexual Harassment of women at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and
Redressal) Act, 2013.
The Company confirms that it has paid the Annual Listing Fees for the year 2015-2016 to
BSE where the Company's Shares are listed.
During the year under review, no significant and material orders were passed by the
regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and Company's
operations.
HUMAN RESOURCES
Your Company treats its Human Resources as one of its most important assets.
Your Company continuously invests in attraction, retention and development of talent on
an ongoing basis. A number of programs that provide focused people attention are currently
underway. Your Company thrust is on the promotion of talent internally through job
rotation and job enlargement.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
The Directors would like to thank all shareholders, customers, bankers, suppliers and
everybody else with whose help, cooperation and hard work the Company is able to achieve
the results. The Directors would also like to place on record their appreciation of the
dedicated efforts put in by the employees of the Company.
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For and on behalf of the Board of Directors |
Place:Kalyan |
ASHOK KUMAR |
Date: August 6,2015 |
CHAIRMAN |
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DIN:013692171 |