Dear Members,
Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 54th Annual
Report together with the Audited Statement of Accounts of your Company for the financial
year ended March 31, 2024.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
The Company's financial performance for the year ended March 31,
2024 is summarized below:
Particulars |
Year Ended 31st
March, 2024 |
Year Ended 31st
March, 2023 |
Gross Revenue |
5,408.44 |
5289.70 |
Profit before Interest,
Depreciation & tax |
49.04 |
93.24 |
Less : Interest |
40.30 |
45.60 |
Less : Depreciation |
49.58 |
77.06 |
Profit before exceptional items
and tax |
(138.92) |
(29.42) |
Add : Exceptional Items |
57.17 |
120.17 |
Profit before Tax |
(81.75) |
90.75 |
Less : Provision for Tax |
43.58 |
88.29 |
Less: Provision for Dividend |
- |
- |
Profit after tax & dividend |
(258.00) |
2.46 |
Add : Profit/(Loss) brought
forward from previous year |
(2496.37) |
(2498.83) |
Balance carried to Balance Sheet |
(2754.37) |
(2496.37) |
STATE OF AFFAIRS/HIGHLIGHTS
The Company is having spinning plant for manufacturing of cotton yarn.
With effect from 08/11/2023, the Company had discontinued its major manufacturing
activities and presently doing trading activity.
(Amount Rs. in Lakhs)
RESULT OF OPERATION
During the year under review, the Company recorded gross revenue of
Rs.5,408.44 Lakhs as compared to Rs.5,289.70 Lakhs in the previous year. The Company had
discontinued the business of manufacturing of Cotton yarn and presently Company is engaged
in trading of Cotton and Cotton Yarn. The Company made profit/loss before exceptional item
and tax of Rs. (138.92) lakhs as compared to Rs. (29.42) lakhs in the previous year. After
Exceptional items, Provision of Tax & Provision for Dividend, the Net Profit/Loss
after tax of the Company for the year stood at Rs. (258.00) lakhs against Net Profit/Loss
of Rs. 2.46 lakhs in the previous year.
JOINT VENTURE, ASSOCIATE & SUBSIDIARIES
The Company does not have Joint Venture, Associate and Subsidiaries as
per rule 6 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. Hence, no reporting of the same in
Form AOC-1 has been made.
RESERVES
The Board of Directors of your Company has decided not to transfer any
amount for the year under review to the Reserves.
DIVIDEND
During the year under review, the Directors have recommended payment of
0.01% on NonCumulative Non-convertible Redeemable Preference Shares of the face value of
Rs. 100 (Rupees one hundred only) each as dividend for the financial year 2023-24, for
approval of shareholders at the ensuing 54th Annual General Meeting of the
Company.
Directors have not recommended any dividend for equity shares of the
Company.
MAJOR EVENTS OCCURRED DURING THE YEAR AND SUBSEQUENT TO THE DATE OF
FINANCIAL STATEMENT
* In ICRA's recently published research note on the domestic
cotton spinning industry , the rating agency expects demand for the industry to improve by
close to 12-14% in volume terms in FY2024 on a yearly basis, with yarn exports likely to
increase by a sharp 85% to 90%, on the back of a shift in sourcing preference away from
China, and the expectations of demand improving for the spring/summer season in the US and
the EU regions that will drive domestic demand from apparel and home textile
manufacturers. However, a sharp moderation in cotton prices, leading to lower yarn
realisations, is likely to translate to a 9-10% year-on-year (YoY) decline in revenues to
~Rs. 33,465 crore in FY2024.
Commenting on this, Mr. Jayanta Roy, Senior Vice President & Group
Head, Corporate Sector Ratings, ICRA, said: "Despite the increase in cotton yarn
volumes, ICRA expects the operating income of Indian cotton spinning companies to decline
by 9-10% and operating margins to shrink by 200-240 bps in FY2024 amid a significant drop
in realisation and lower gross contribution levels. Nevertheless, in-house power
generation capacities recently added by select players are likely to alleviate margin
pressures in the medium term".
(*Source:https://www.icra.in/CommonService/OpenMedia?Key=8493db3b-dd82-4973-b60f-
651937506dff)
ISSUE OF SWEAT EQUITY SHARES / ISSUE OF EQUITY SHARES WITH DIFFERENTIAL
VOTING RIGHTS
During the year under review, your Company has not issued any Sweat
Equity Shares / Equity Shares with differential voting rights.
CAPITAL STRUCTURE
As on date of the Report, the Authorized Capital of the Company was Rs.
30,00,00,000/- (Rupees Thirty Crore only) divided into 1,00,00,000 (One Crore) Equity
Shares of Rs. 10/- each and 20,00,000/- (Rupees Twenty Lakhs) Non Convertible Non
Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares of Rs. 100/- each and the issued, subscribed and
paid-up share capital of the Company was Rs. 14,09,32,000/- (Rupees Fourteen Crores Nine
Lakhs Thirty Two Thousand only) divided into 45,93,200 (Forty Five Lakhs Ninety Three
Thousands Two Hundreds) Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- each and 9,50,000 (Nine Lakhs Fifty
Thousands) Non Convertible Non Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares of Rs. 100/- each.
There was no change in the Capital Structure of the Company during the
Financial Year under review.
RATIO OF THE REMUNERATION OF EACH DIRECTOR TO THE MEDIAN
EMPLOYEE'S REMUNERATION
Ratio of the Remuneration of each Director to the Median
Employee's Remuneration for the Financial Year ended on 31st March, 2024
is enclosed to this report and marked as "Annexure II".
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
As required under Regulation 34 read with Schedule V (B) of SEBI
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2018, report on
"Management Discussion and Analysis" is attached and forms a part of this Report
as "Annexure III".
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
Pursuant to Section 92 and Section 134, the Ministry of Corporate
Affairs (MCA) has notified the Companies (Management and Administration) Amendment Rules,
2020, wherein the Companies are no longer required to attach extracts of Annual Return. In
compliance of the above amendment the Annual Return as on March 31, 2024 will be available
on the website of the Company: https://premiersyntheticsltd.com/
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
Pursuant to Regulation 15 of Securities and Exchange Board of India
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, since the equity paid
up share capital of the Company and net worth is below the threshold limits prescribed
under SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 Corporate Governance provision is not applicable to
the Company for the year
under review.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)
The Company has not developed and implemented any Corporate Social
Responsibility initiative as the provisions of Section 135 of Companies Act, 2013 are not
applicable to the Company.
DETAILS OF MEETING OF THE BOARD AND ITS COMMITTEES
Board Meetings:
The Board of Directors met four (4) times during the financial year
2023-24, and the intervening gap between the meetings was within the period prescribed
under the Companies Act, 2013. The details of which are given below:
Name of Director |
Category of
Director |
Date of Board
Meeting and Attendance of Directors |
29/05/2023 |
12/08/2023 |
10/11/2023 |
13/02/2024 |
Gautamchand
Surana |
Managing
Director |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Sanjay Majethia |
Executive Director |
No |
Yes |
No |
No |
Sunny Singhi |
Non-Executive
Director |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Sachin Kansal |
Independent
Director |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Jayesh Jain |
Independent
Director |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Anusha Maheshwary |
Independent
Director |
Yes |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
All Board Meetings were held at the Registered Office of the Company.
The Agenda along with the Notes were sent in advance to all the Directors.
The Fifty Third Annual General Meeting was held on September 27, 2023
at the Registered Office of the Company.
Pursuant to requirements of Regulation 26 of the Listing Regulations,
none of the Company's Director is a member of more than 10 committees or Chairman of
more than 5 committees across all Public companies in which he/she is a Director.
Independent Directors Meeting:
During the year under review, the Independent Directors met on 29th
March, 2024, inter alia to discuss over all operations, Business Strategy and Medium/ Long
term plans.
All the Independent Directors were present at the meeting. Pursuant to
the requirements of the Listing Regulations and Schedule IV of the Companies Act, 2013 on
Code of Conduct of the Independent Directors, the Independent Directors had reviewed and
evaluated the performance of Non-Independent Directors and the Board as a whole and the
same was found satisfactory.
Committees' Meetings:
The Audit Committee met four (4) times during the financial year
2023-24, and the details of the meeting are as follows:
Date of Meeting |
Attendance of Members |
19/05/2023 |
Chairman & all other
Members were present |
12/08/2023 |
Chairman & all other
Members were present |
10/11/2023 |
Chairman & all other
Members were present |
13/02/2024 |
Chairman & all other
Members were present |
The Nomination & Remuneration Committee met Three (3) times during
the financial year 2023-24, and the details of the meeting are as follows:
Date of Meeting |
Attendance of Members |
29/05/2023 |
Chairman & all other
Members were present |
12/08/2023 |
Chairman & all other
Members were present |
13/02/2024 |
Chairman & all other
Members were present |
The Stakeholder Relationship Committee and Investor Grievance Committee
met Four (4) times during the financial year 2023-24, and the details of the meeting are
as follows:
Date of Meeting |
Attendance of Members |
29/05/2023 |
Chairman & all other
Members were present |
12/08/2023 |
Chairman & all other
Members were present |
10/11/2023 |
Chairman & all other
Members were present |
13/02/2024 |
Chairman & all other
Members were present |
Committees' Composition:
The compositions of Audit Committee, Stakeholder Relationship Committee
& Nomination & Remuneration Committee are as follows:
Audit Committee:
The Composition of the Audit Committee is in alignment with the
provisions of Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rules issued there under
and Regulation 18 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015.
Sr. No. Name |
Chairman/Member |
1. Mr. Sachin Kansal |
Chairman |
2. Mr. Jayesh Jain |
Member |
3. Mr. Sunny Sunil Singhi |
Member |
All the recommendations made by the Audit Committee were accepted by
the Board of Directors of the Company. The Board of Directors has appointed M/s. Sanket S.
Shah & Associates, Chartered Accountants (FRN No.155308W), as Internal Auditors of the
Company to conduct the internal audit of the various areas of operations and records of
the Company. The periodical reports of the said internal auditors were regularly placed
before the Audit Committee along with the comments of the management.
Nomination and Remuneration Committee Composition:
The Composition of Nomination and Remuneration Committee is as follows:
Sr. No. Name |
Chairman/Member |
1. Mr. Jayesh Jain |
Chairman |
2. Mr. Sachin Kansal |
Member |
3. Mr. Sunny Sunil Singhi |
Member |
In view of the amended provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act,
2013, the performance of Board, its committees and each Director (excluding the director
being evaluated) has been evaluated by the Board on the basis of engagement, leadership,
analysis, decision making, communication, governance, interest of stakeholders etc.
Stakeholders and Investor Grievance Committee:
The Company has constituted the Stakeholders Relationship and
Investors' Grievance Committee in accordance with the provisions of the Companies
Act, 2013 and the Listing Regulations. The Composition of the said Committee is as
follows:
DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
Sr. No. Name of the Person |
Designation |
1. Mr. Gautamchand Surana |
Managing Director |
2. *Mr. Ajeet Ranka |
Chief Financial Officer |
3. # Mr. Narayand D. Choudhary |
Chief Financial Officer |
3. Mr. Vismay Makwana |
Company Secretary |
Sr. No. Name |
Chairman/Member |
1. Mr. Sachin Kansal |
Chairman |
2. Miss. Anusha Maheshwary |
Member |
3. Mr. Sunny Sunil Singhi |
Member |
* Mr. Ajeet Ranka has given resignation from the post of Chief
Financial Officer w.e.f. 13/02/2024
# Mr. Narayan D. Choudhary has been appointed as Chief Financial
Officer w.e.f. 29/04/2024
EVALUATION BY BOARD OF ITS PERFORMANCE AND THAT OF ITS COMMITTEES AND
INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS
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 the
Committees of the Board. The Board performance was evaluated based on inputs received from
all the Directors after considering criteria such as Board composition and structure,
effectiveness of Board/ Committees processes, and information provided to the Board etc.
The Board and the individual Directors have also evaluated the performance of Independent
and Non- Independent Directors, fulfillment of their independence criteria and their
independence from the management, performance of the Board as a whole and that of the
chairman of the meeting.
CHANGE IN DIRECTORSHIP/ KMP
> Mr. Ajeet Ranka has given resignation from the post of Chief
Financial Officer w.e.f. 13/02/2024
> Mr. Narayan D. Choudhary has been appointed as Chief Financial
Officer w.e.f. 29/04/2024
POLICY ON APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS INCLUDING
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS, KMP AND SENIOR MANAGEMENT
The Company has a Nomination and Remuneration policy for the
performance evaluation of the Chairman, individual Directors, Board and its Committees.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee is responsible for identifying persons who are
qualified to become Directors and who may be appointed on senior management in accordance
with the criteria laid down in the Nomination and Remuneration Policy. The Committee also
reviews the policy regarding the criteria for appointment and remuneration of Directors
including Independent Directors, Key Managerial Persons and Senior Management. The
Committee also recommends to the Board, the appointment of any new Directors/Key
Managerial Personnel or removal of the existing Directors/ Key Managerial Personnel. The
Committee recommends to the Board as to whether to extend or continue the term of
appointment of the Independent Directors, on the basis of the report of performance
evaluation of Independent Directors. After carefully evaluating and analyzing the
recommendations of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors of
the Company decide whether to appoint a new Director/Key Managerial Personnel or remove an
existing Director/ Key Managerial Personnel, as the case may be. The Nomination and
Remuneration Committee of the Company oversees the implementation of the Nomination and
Remuneration policy of the Company. The composition of the Nomination and Remuneration
Committee and other relevant details are provided in this report.
The salient features of the Nomination and Remuneration policy are as
follows:
a. The policy has been framed in accordance with the relevant
provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
b. The policy spells out the criteria for determining qualifications,
positive attributes and independence of a Director and the remuneration of Directors, Key
Managerial Personnel and Senior Management including functional heads.
c. The Committee has the discretion to decide whether qualification,
expertise and experience possessed by a person are sufficient/ satisfactory for the
concerned position.
d. The Director, KMP and Senior Management shall retire as per the
applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the prevailing policy of the Company.
The Board will have the discretion to retain the Director, KMP, Senior Management in the
same position/ remuneration or otherwise even after attaining the retirement age, for the
benefit of the Company.
e. The remuneration/ commission shall be in accordance with the
statutory provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made there under for the
time being in force.
f. Deviations on elements of this policy in extraordinary
circumstances, when deemed necessary in the interests of the Company, will be made if
there are specific reasons to do so in an individual case.
DECLARATION BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
The Company has received declarations from all the Independent
Directors confirming that they meet the criteria of Independence as prescribed under the
provisions of the Companies Act, 2013
read with the Schedules and Rules made there under as well as
Regulation 16 of Listing Regulations (including any statutory modification(s) or
re-enactment(s) thereof for the time being in force).
PUBLIC DEPOSITS:
In terms of Section 73 to 76 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Companies
(Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014, your Company has not accepted any public deposits or
no amount of principal or interest was outstanding as on date of the Balance sheet during
the year under review.
LOANS, GUARANTEE AND INVESTMENTS
The particulars of loans, guarantee or investment made under Section
186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are given in the Notes forming part of the Financial
Statements for the year ended March 31, 2024.
PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES
All the related party transactions that were entered into during the
financial year in the ordinary course of business and the prices were at arm's length
basis. Hence, the provisions of Section 188(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 are not
attracted. Further no materially significant related party transactions were entered by
the Company with Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated
persons which may have potential conflict with interest of the company at large. Hence
reporting in AOC-2 is not made. All related party transactions are placed before the Audit
Committee and Board of Directors for their review. The Company's Board approved
Related Party Transactions Policy has been hosted on the website of the Company at:
https://premiersyntheticsltd.com/codes-policy.php
BOARD'S COMMENT ON THE AUDITORS' REPORT
The observations of the Statutory Auditors, when read together with the
relevant notes to the accounts and accounting policies are self-explanatory and do not
call for any further comment.
STATUTORY AUDITORS AND AUDITORS REPORT
M/s. Purushottam Khandelwal & Co., Chartered Accountants (FRN
No.123825W), was appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company at the 51st
Annual General Meeting (AGM) till the conclusion of the 56th Annual General
Meeting (AGM).
M/s. Purushottam Khandelwal & Co., Chartered Accountants (FRN
No.123825W) have confirmed their eligibility and qualification under Section 139, 141 and
other applicable provisions of the Companies Act 2013 and Rules issued there under
(including and statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s) thereof for the time being in
force).
The Auditors' Report for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2024
on the financial statements of the Company is a part of this Annual Report. The
Auditors' Report for the financial year ended March 31, 2024 does not contain any
qualification, reservation, or adverse remark.
SECRETARIAL AUDITOR AND SECRETARIAL AUDIT REPORT
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 M/s. Jigar Trivedi & Co., Practicing Company Secretaries (C.P.
No.18483) to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company for the financial year
2023-24. The Secretarial Audit Report in the form "MR-3'' is annexed
herewith as "Annexure IV". The Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any
qualification, reservation or adverse remark.
INTERNAL AUDITOR
The Internal Auditor of the Company M/s. Sanket S. Shah &
Associates, Chartered Accountants (FRN No.155308W), has conducted the internal audit of
the Company for the F.Y.2023-24. The reports and findings of the Internal Auditor are
periodically reviewed by the Audit Committee.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNING
AND OUTGO
The Information under Section 134 (3) (m) of the Companies Act, 2013
read with Rule 8 (3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 for the year ended on 31st
March, 2024 is given below and forms the part of the Boards Report.
A. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY:
The Company continues to meet the growing energy demand, while working
towards minimizing the environmental footprint of its ongoing operations, as well as
future projects. The Company is continually exploring new ways to make its operations more
efficient by putting technology to use for direct energy savings and increasing renewable
energy sources.
Improving efficiency of electricity use
Lighting: Due to its nature of operations, the share of lighting in
electricity use is relatively high. It is important to re- examine whether the light
source is utilized in the most efficient way and take electricity saving measures.
Electric motor: The textile industry uses a vast number of relatively
small electric motors. While a conventional machine was driven by a single motor with the
generated mechanical power transmitted to various parts of the machine in a collective
manner, many modern machines utilize multiple motors with a control board controlling the
movement of each motor, which is directly coupled to a machine part to drive it
independently from others.
Electric heating: In the textile industry, electric heating has largely
been replaced by other methods (steam, gas heating, or direct or indirect fired heating)
for some time in order to achieve cost reductions
Non-conventional sources of energy
The different alternative renewable sources of energy are biomass,
tidal energy, geothermal energy, solar energy and wind energy. The technology is easy and
straightforward to control, with nearly very little maintenance cost. There will not be
any drawback of air pollution.
The Capital investment on energy conservation equipment
During the year under review, Company has not incurred any capital
expenditure on energy conservation equipment.
B. TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION:
Efforts, in brief, made towards technology absorption,
adaptation & innovation:
The Company is taking necessary steps to replace certain existing
equipment's by installing new equipments having better technology. In addition to
this, the company has installed plant for re-processing for its waste material.
Benefit derived as a result of above efforts:
The benefits of technology upgraded equipments will be visible in
future working. Further, the Company has imported machinery spare parts to maintain the
products quality and life of machine.
Expenditure incurred on Research and Development:
During the year under review, Company has not incurred any Expenditure
on Research and Development.
C. FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
During the year under review, the Company has foreign exchange outgo as
mentioned below:-
(Rs. In Lakhs)
Particulars |
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
Foreign Exchange Earned |
NIL |
NIL |
Foreign Exchange Used |
2.24 |
0.31 |
INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND ITS ADEQUACY:
The Company has an effective internal control and risk mitigation
system, which is reviewed and constantly updated. The internal controls including the
internal financial control of the Company are managed and reviewed by the Audit Committee
and apart from the staff employed by the Company, the Company has also appointed Internal
Auditors (M/s. Sanket S. Shah & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Ahmedabad) of the
Company to review and monitor the internal financial controls and their adequacy. The
Internal Financial Controls of the Company are adequate and commensurate with the size and
nature of business of the Company.
RISK MANAGEMENT
Your Company has a well-defined Risk Management System in place, as a
part of good governance practice. The risks are identified at various departmental levels
and suitable mitigation measures are thereafter adopted. The business risk framework
defines the risk management approach across the enterprise at various levels including
documentation and
reporting. These are further subjected to a quarterly review. The
framework has different risk models which help in identifying risk trends, exposure and
potential impact analysis at a Company level as also separately for business segments.
Risk management forms an integral part of the Company's planning cycle. At present
the Company has not identified any element of risk which may be of threat to the existence
of the Company.
REPORTING OF FRAUDS
There was no instance of fraud during the financial year under review,
which required the Statutory Auditors to report to the Audit Committee and / or Board
under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act 2013 and Rules framed there under.
VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY
In order to address the genuine concerns and grievances of the
Directors and Employees of the Company, the Company has established a Vigil Mechanism/
Whistle Blower Policy for Directors and employees pursuant to Section 177(9) of the
Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 22 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The Vigil Mechanism provides adequate safeguards against
victimization of Director(s) or employee(s) or any other person who avails the mechanism
and also provides for direct access to the Chairperson of the Audit Committee in
appropriate or exceptional cases. Further, the policy has been posted on the website of
the Company. It is pertinent to note that no fraud case has been reported in the year
under review. The policy of Vigil Mechanism/ Whistle Blower Policy is available on
Company's website: https://premiersyntheticsltd.com/codes-policy.php
SIGNIFICANT/ MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATOR/ COURTS/ TRIBUNAL:
There are no significant / material orders passed by the Regulator /
Courts / Tribunal impacting the going concern status of your Company and its operations in
future.
HUMAN RESOURCES AND POLICY ON PREVENTION OF SEXUAL HARASSMENT
("POSH") AT WORKPLACE:
Your Company is committed to provide and promote a safe, healthy and
congenial atmosphere irrespective of gender, caste, creed or social class of the
employees. However the Company does not have female employee as mentioned in the
provisions of The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition &
Redressal) Act, 2013 and therefore the Internal Complaints Committees (ICC) cannot be
constituted due to the lack of number of female employees.
COMPLIANCE WITH THE SECRETARIAL STANDARDS OF ICSI
The Company is in compliance with the Secretarial Standard on Meetings
of the Board of Directors (SS-1) and General Meeting (SS-2) issued by the Institute of
Company Secretaries of India and approved by the Central Government.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134(5) of the Act, your Directors
confirm, to the best of their knowledge and belief:
(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed and that there are no material departures;
(b) they 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 of the Company for that period;
(c) they have 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;
(d) they have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
(e) they have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by
the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and are operating
effectively;
(f) they have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the
provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating
effectively.
FINANCE AND ACCOUNTS
During the year under review, the Rating Agency CARE Ratings Limited
maintained the "B" rating for the Company's Non Cumulative Non Convertible
Redeemable Preference shares.
As mandated by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, the financial
statements for the year ended on March 31, 2024 has been prepared in accordance with the
Indian Accounting Standards (IND AS) notified under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013
read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. The estimates and judgments relating to
the Financial Statements are made on a prudent basis, so as to reflect in a true and fair
manner, the form and substance of transactions and reasonably present the Company's
state of affairs, profits and cash flows for the year ended March 31, 2024.
FAMILIARIZATION PROGRAMME TO INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
The Company provides suitable familiarization programme to Independent
Directors to help them familiarize themselves with the nature of the industry in which the
company operates and the business model of the company in addition to regular presentation
on expansion plans and their updates, business operations and financial statements. In
addition to the above, Directors are periodically advised about the changes effected in
the Corporate Law, Listing Regulations about their roles, rights and responsibilities as
Directors of the company. There is a regular interaction of Directors with the Key
Managerial Personnel of the Company.
The policy on familiarization programme to Independent Directors is
available on website of the Company on: https://premiersyntheticsltd.com/codes-policy.php
RETIREMENT BY ROTATION AND SUBSEQUENT RE-APPOINTMENT:
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 and other applicable
provisions, if any, of the Companies Act, 2013, read with the Companies (Appointment and
Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 (including any statutory modification(s) or
re-enactment(s) thereof for the time being in force), Mr. Sunny Sunil Singhi (DIN:
07210706) Director, is liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting
(AGM) and being eligible have offered himself for reappointment.
CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS:
The Company is engaged in the manufacturing of Cotton Yarn used by
denim industry. The raw material prices i.e. Cotton is highly fluctuating whereas demand
of denim yarn has reduced substantially due to lower demand in export market. In addition
to this, the credit period demanded by buyers is more than 90-120 days while raw material
is only available on immediate payment basis. This requires large working capital which is
not available with the Company and shortage of finance resulted in to big losses on
working of plant and also reduction in number of working days. In this situation, it is
very difficult to compete with the large units since our Company is MSME Unit and looking
to this situation we have decided to close the unit. The workers were also getting reduced
amount of wages and therefore the workers have resigned from time to time and Company has
settled all dues of workers including gratuity and retrenchment compensation as and when
they have resigned.
DISCLOSURES WITH RESPECT TO DEMAT SUSPENSE ACCOUNT / UNCLAIMED SUSPENSE
ACCOUNT
During the years under review, no shares were held in demat suspense
account or unclaimed suspense account of the Company.
INSURANCE
The Company has taken all the necessary steps to insure its properties
and insurable interest, as deemed appropriate and as required under the various
legislative enactments. There were no major incidents or accidents to warrant insurance
claims during the year under review.
SYSTEM DRIVEN DISCLOSURES (SDD) UNDER SEBI (SAST) REGULATIONS, 2011
Pursuant to the provisions of SEBI circular dated December 01, 2015,
December 21, 2016, September 09, 2020, October 28, 2022, January 25, 2023 and March 16,
2023 with reference to Regulation 3(5) and 3(6) of SEBI (PIT) Regulations, 2015 which
inter alia required (System Driven Disclosures) SDD to be maintained by the company. In
this regard, Company has installed SDD software dated 11th November, 2022 and
is maintaining the same on regular basis as and when any such events occur as per the
provisions of SEBI (PIT) Regulations, 2015
INITIATIVE
Your Directors would like to draw your attention to Section 20 of the
Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014,
as may be amended from time, which permits paperless compliances and also service of
notice / documents (including
annual report) through electronic mode to its members. To support this
green initiative of the Central Government in full measure, we hereby once again appeal to
all those members who have not registered their e-mail addresses so far are requested to
register their e-mail address in respect of electronic holdings with their concerned
depository participants and / or with the Company.
DETAILS OF APPLICATION MADE OR PROCEEDING PENDING UNDER INSOLVENCY AND
BANKRUPTCY CODE 2016:
During the year under review, there were no applications made or
proceedings pending in the name of the Company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code,
2016.
PENALTIES/ PUNISHMENT/ COMPOUNDING OF OFFENCES:
There were no Penalties/ punishments/ compounding of offences for the
year ended March 31, 2024.
DETAILS OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VALUATION AMOUNT ON ONE TIME SETTLEMENT
AND VALUATION WHILE AVAILING LOAN FROM BANKS AND FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS:
During the year under review, there has been no One Time Settlement of
Loans taken from Banks and Financial Institutions.
ANNEXURES
The lists of annexure forming part of the Board Report are as follows:
Annexure |
Annexure No. |
Certificate of Non
Disqualification of Directors |
I |
Ratio of the remuneration of
each director to the median employee's remuneration |
II |
Management Discussion and
Analysis Report |
III |
Secretarial Audit Report
(MR-3) |
IV |
ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Your Directors place on record their sincere appreciation for the
assistance and guidance provided by the Regulators, Stock Exchanges, other statutory
bodies and the Company's bankers for the assistance, cooperation and encouragement
extended to the Company. Your Directors wish to place on record their appreciation for the
contributions made by the employees of
Premier Synthetics Limited at all levels for their efforts, hard work
and support, which are indispensible for smooth functioning of the Company. Your
involvement as Shareholders is also greatly valued and your Directors look forward to your
continued support.
ANNEXURE-I
CERTIFICATE OF NON-DISQUALIFICATION OF DIRECTORS
(Pursuant to Regulation 34(3) and Schedule V Para C clause (10)(i) of
the SEBI (Listing Obligations
and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015)
To,
The Members of
Premier Synthetics Limited
(CIN: L70100GJ1970PLC100829)
I have examined the relevant registers, records, forms, returns and
disclosures received from the Directors of Premier Synthetics Limited having CIN:
L70100GJ1970PLC100829 and having registered office at Surana House, B/h. Klassic Chamber,
Opp. Narnarayan Complex, Near Swastik X Road, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380009 (hereinafter
referred to as the Company'), produced before me by the Company for the purpose
of issuing this Certificate, in accordance with Regulation 34(3) read with Schedule V Para
C Sub clause 10 (i) of the Securities Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
verifications (including Directors Identification Number (DIN) status at the portal (www.mca.gov.in)
as considered necessary and explanations furnished to us by the Company & its
officers, We hereby certify that none of the Directors on the Board of the Company as
stated below for the Financial Year ending on 31st March, 2024 have been
debarred or disqualified from being appointed or continuing as Directors of Companies by
the Securities and Exchange Board of India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs, or any such
other Statutory Authority.
Sl. No. Name of
Director |
DIN |
Date of Appointment in
Company |
1 GautamchandKewalchandSurana |
00955362 |
10/02/2016 |
2 Sanj aykumarV inodbhaiMaj
ethia |
06555488 |
10/02/2016 |
3 Sunny Sunil Singhi |
07210706 |
06/04/2017 |
4 SachinKanwarlalKansal |
03566139 |
10/02/2016 |
5 AnushaMaheshwary |
07761325 |
06/04/2017 |
6 JayeshRajmal Jain |
07427867 |
10/02/2016 |
Ensuring the eligibility of for the appointment/continuity of every
Director on the Board is the responsibility of the management of the Company. Our
responsibility is to express an opinion on these based on our verification. This
certificate is neither an assurance as to the future viability of the Company nor of the
efficiency or effectiveness with which the management has conducted the affairs of the
Company.
ANNEXURE - II
Information required under Section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013 read
with Companies (Appointment and remuneration) Rules, 2014
(i) The ratio of the remuneration of Directors and Key Managerial
Personnel to
the median remuneration of the employees of the Company for the
financial year 202324:
Sl. No. Name of
Director and KMP |
Designation |
Ratio of the remuneration
of each
Director/KMP to median
remuneration of employees |
% increase in Remuneration |
1 Sanjaykumar Majethia |
Executive Director |
- |
- |
2 Gautamchand Surana |
Managing Director |
- |
- |
3 Sunny Singhi |
Non-Executive Director |
- |
- |
4 SachinKansal |
Independent Director |
- |
- |
5 Jayesh Jain |
Independent Director |
- |
- |
6 Anusha Maheshwary |
Independent Director |
- |
- |
7 Pranavkumar Parikh * |
Independent Director |
- |
- |
8 Ajeet Ranka # |
Chief Financial Officer |
1.17 |
- |
9 Vismay Makwana |
Company Secretary |
1.40 |
- |
10 Narayan D. Choudhary $ |
Chief Financial Officer |
- |
|
* Mr. Pranavkumar Parikh has been appointed as Additional Director
(Independent- Non-Executive) w.e.f. 14/08/2024
# Mr. Ajeet Ranka has given resignation w.e.f. 13/02/2024 from the post
of Chief Financial Officer and leave period is considered in percentage increase in
remuneration in above table
$ Mr. Narayan D. Choudhary has been appointed as Chief Financial
Officer w.e.f. 29/04/2024
None of the Directors took any remuneration/sitting fees in the F. Y.
2023-24.
a. The percentage increase in the median remuneration of the employees
of the Company for the Financial Year 2023-24 is not calculated since the major employees
resigned before 31st December, 2023.
b. The number of permanent employees on the rolls of the Company: 5
c. Average percentage increase already made in the salaries of
employees other than the key managerial personnel in financial year 2023-24 and its
comparison with the percentage increase in the managerial remuneration:
(Amount in Rs.)
Remuneratio n paid to
employees (excluding managerial personnel) for the FY 2022-23 |
Remuneratio n paid to
employees (excluding managerial personnel) for the FY 2023-24 |
(%) Change in
remuneratio n paid to employees (excluding managerial personnel) |
Remuneratio n paid to
managerial personnel for the FY 202223 |
Remuneratio n paid to
managerial personnel for the FY 202324 |
(%) change in
remuneratio n paid to managerial personnel |
65,78,039 |
60,81,673 |
(7.55%) |
10,20,000 |
7,70,000 |
(24.51%)* |
*The percentage change in remuneration paid to managerial person is due
to leave by KMP during the current financial year
(ii) Affirmation that the remuneration is as per the remuneration
policy of the Company The remuneration is as per the Remuneration Policy of the
Company.
MANAGING DIRECTOR/CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER CERTIFICATION To,
The Board of Directors Premier Synthetics Limited
I, Gautamchand Surana, Managing Director of the Company and I, Mr.
Narayan D. Choudhary, Chief Financial Officer of the Company do hereby confirm and certify
that:
(a) We have reviewed financial statements and the cash flow statement
for the year ended March 31st, 2024 and that to the best of our
knowledge and belief, we state that:
i) these statements do not contain any materially untrue statements or
omit any material fact or contain statements that might be misleading;
ii) these statements together present a true and fair view of the
Company's affairs and are in compliance with existing accounting standards,
applicable laws and regulations.
(b) We further state that to the best of our knowledge and belief, no
transaction entered into by the Company during the year, which are fraudulent, illegal or
violative of the Company's code of conduct.
(c) We accept responsibility for establishing and maintaining internal
controls and that we have evaluated the effectiveness of the internal control systems of
the Company and we have disclosed to the auditors and the Audit Committee, deficiencies in
the design or operation of internal controls, if any, of which we are aware and the steps
have been taken or propose to take rectify these deficiencies.
(d) We have indicated to the Auditors and the Audit Committee:
i) significant changes, if any, in internal control over financial
reporting during the year;
ii) significant changes, if any, in accounting policies during the year
and that the same have been disclosed in the notes to the financial statements; and
iii) Instances of significant fraud of which we have become aware and
the involvement therein, if any, of the management or an employee having a significant
role in the Company's internal control system over financial reporting.