To the Members
Your directors have pleasure in submitting their second Board Report (Post listing) of
the Company together with the Audited Financial Statements for the financial year ending
31st March 2025.
1. Performance and Financial & other highlights
The financial highlights of company during the financial year ended 31st
March 2025 on standalone basis are given below:
(Amount in Rs. Lakh)
Particulars |
Current Year (2024-25) |
Previous Year (2023-24) |
Gross Income |
5826.37 |
6314.88 |
Profit before interest and depreciation |
2105.60 |
2249.69 |
Financial charges |
08.16 |
09.53 |
Gross profit / (Loss) |
2110.82 |
2311.64 |
Provision for depreciation |
87.79 |
88.27 |
Net profit before tax |
2009.65 |
2151.89 |
Provision for tax (net) & deferred tax |
541.56 |
547.46 |
Net profit after tax |
1468.08 |
1604.43 |
Balance of profit brought forward (net after adj. -5.48) |
7319.98 |
5796.02 |
Balance available for appropriation |
8788.06 |
7400.45 |
Amount of proposed Dividend |
339.90 |
113.30 |
Amount proposed to be carried to reserve |
33.99 |
11.33 |
Transfer from general reserve |
0.00 |
0.00 |
Surplus carried to balance sheet |
8448.16 |
7287.15 |
During the year under report, the Company achieved gross turnover of Rs. 5826.37 lakh
as against Rs. 6314.88 lakh previous year. Operating profit (before interest and
depreciation) stood at Rs. 2105.60 lakh as against Rs. 2249.69 lakh in previous year. Net
profit (after interest, depreciation, income tax and deferred tax) was Rs. 1468.08 lakh as
against Rs. 1604.43 lakh in previous year. Considering global disturbances, the management
considers overall performance to be satisfactory.
2. Dividend & Transfer to reserves
During the financial year 2024-25, the Board declared the interim dividend of Rs. 5 per
equity share i.e. 50% of face value of Rs. 10 each fully paid up in their meeting held on
25-01-2025. The Company had transferred Rs. 22.66 lakh to reserves. The interim dividend
had already been paid within timeline prescribed under the law.
The Board is pleased to propose final dividend of Rs. 2.50 per equity share i.e. 25% of
face value of Rs. 10 each fully paid-up of the Company for the financial year 2024-25 to
be paid out of profits of that year and transfer Rs. 11.33 lakh to reserves. Final
dividend is subject to approval of members at the ensuing AGM and shall be subject to
deduction of income tax at source.
The total outflow towards dividend for the financial year 2024-25 will be Rs. 339.9
lakh as against Rs.
113.3 lakh for the previous financial year.
3. Material changes between the end of financial year and the date of the Board Report
and future prospects
No material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company
have occurred between the end of the financial year to which the financial statements
relate and the date of this Board Report.
Industrial Gauges & Equipment' are classified as capital goods. These are generally
bought by paper, plastic, steel and galvanizing industry. Revenues and consequent profits
from industrial gauges, depend on growth of these industries. In case of a downward trend
in the economy, investment in capital goods is the last priority of an enterprise. The
Company has an order book position sufficient
to cater to the demand for the next three months, with more orders trickling in.
Ongoing global disturbances and tariff wars across the globe may impact the sales during
financial year 2025-26.
4. Changes among Directors & Key Managerial Personnel
During the year under report, the following changes took place amongst directors and
key managerial personnel:
a) Non-Executive & Non-Independent Directors appointed:
Shri Rishit Garg was appointed as non-executive & non-independent director w.e.f
25-01-2025. Shri Rishit Garg, aged 24 years, is a Bachelor of Science in Materials Science
& Engineering from the University of Washington, USA.
b) Retiring director seeking re-appointment:
Shri Manish Garg, a non-independent director retires by rotation at the ensuing AGM
and, being eligible, has offered himself for re-appointment in the same capacity.
5. Annual Return
The Annual Return of the Company will be available at the website of the Company after
it is filed with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (ROC).
6. Subsidiaries, Consolidated Accounts and materiality
The Company did not have any subsidiary, joint ventures or associate companies either
at the beginning or at end of the year.
7. Deposits
The Company has not invited/accepted any deposits from the public during the year ended
31st March 2025. There were no deposits outstanding at the beginning or the end of the
year.
8. Internal Audit, Internal Financial Control Systems & their adequacy
During the year the Company had engaged services of M/s Vishal G. Goel & Co,
Chartered Accountants as Internal Auditors for the Financial Year 2024-25. The scope of
their work included review of processes for safeguarding the assets of Company,
effectiveness of systems and processes and assessing the internal control strengths in all
areas. Management is having tight control on all the operations of the Company. All
expenses are scrutinized and approved by the top management. The Company has adequate
system so as to have proper check and control on every department. Deviation from
established system, if any, are placed before Audit Committee of the Board for review and
corrective action to be taken, if any.
9. Cost Audit & Cost Record
Neither provisions related to the Cost Audit nor of maintenance of cost records as
specified in Section 148 of the Companies Act 2013 were applicable to the Company during
the year under report.
10. Disclosure pursuant to Section 22 of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013
In accordance with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition
& Redressal) Act, 2013, the Company has a policy on prevention of and affirmative
action for sexual harassment of women, about which all the employees are communicated
periodically. For this purpose, the Company has also constituted an Internal Complaints
Committees. At the beginning or end of the financial year under report, no cases were
pending and during the year, no cases were filed or disposed of under that Act.
11. Corporate Social Responsibility
The Company does not fall under the purview of Section 135(1) of the Companies Act
2013, hence it is not required to constitute a Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
and also not required to formulate policy on corporate social responsibility.
12. Particulars of Specified Employees
Details of employees whose particulars are required to be disclosed in the Directors'
Report pursuant to the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel)
Rules, 2014 are given in Annexure C.
13. Board & Board Committee Meetings
The Board of Directors is the apex body constituted by shareholders for overseeing the
Company's overall functioning. The Board provides and evaluates the Company's strategic
direction, management policies and their effectiveness and ensures that stakeholders'
long-term interests are being served. The Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) provides
overall direction and guidance to the Board.
The Board has constituted three Committees, namely Audit Committee, Nomination and
Remuneration Committee and Stakeholders' Relationship Committee and is empowered to
constitute additional functional Committees from time to time, depending on business
needs.
For statements on composition of the Board, Audit Committee, Nomination &
Remuneration Committee ("NRC"), Stakeholders Relationship Committee and their
meetings held during the year; Independent Directors, their brief resume, the declarations
of Independence given by them and appointment of Key Managerial Personnel, please refer to
Annexure A (Corporate Governance Report). Terms and conditions of appointment of
Independent Directors can be accessed from the website of the Company at the following web
link: Details of Board and Committee Meetings held during the year under report are given
in the annexed Corporate Governance Report.
14. Evaluation of Board, its Committees and individual Directors
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Securities Exchange Board
of India (Listing Obligations & Other Disclosure) Regulations, 2015 (hereinafter
called the "Listing Regulations), the Board carries out periodic evaluation of its
own performance, that of the directors individually as well as that of its Committees as
per the criteria suggested by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and adopted by
the NRC and the Board, which includes knowledge of directors' duties and responsibilities;
understanding of Company's vision, mission, strategic plan and key issues, diligence and
participation in Board, Committee and General Meetings and leadership traits.
15. Company's Policy on Appointment and Remuneration and other matters relating to
Directors
For a policy on Directors' appointment, remuneration and criteria for determining their
qualifications, positive attributes, independence and evaluation, required to be disclosed
under Section 178(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and under the Listing Regulations, please
refer to Annexure B.
16. Disclosure under Section 197(12) of the Act and Rule 5 of the Companies
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 Schedule V, Part II
Section II
The requisite details relating to ratio of remuneration, percentage increase in
remuneration, etc. of managerial personnel, as stipulated under the Section/Rules
mentioned in the above sub- heading, are annexed as Annexure C to this Report. Disclosure
pursuant to Schedule V, Part II, Section II relating to remuneration and other details of
directors are given in the attached Corporate Governance Report (Annexure A).
17. Statutory Auditor, Audit & Audit Report
M/s Mittal & Mittal Associates, Chartered Accountants, who have subjected
themselves to a peer review, have carried out statutory audit of Company's financial
accounts for the year. The report given by them (Auditors' Report) is self- explanatory
and does not contain any qualification, reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer. There
is no matter reportable under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013.
18. Secretarial Audit & Secretarial Auditors' report
During the financial year under Report, the Company subjected itself to Secretarial
Audit by Independent Secretarial Auditors, M/s G Aakash & Associates, Company
Secretaries and their report in Form MR-3 is at Annexure D.
19. Vigil Mechanism
Pursuant to the provisions of section 177(9) & (10) of the Companies Act, 2013, a
Vigil Mechanism for directors and employees to report genuine concerns has been
established. The Vigil Mechanism Policy has been uploaded on the website of the Company at
20. Risk management policy
A statement indicating business risks and the management policy to manage the risks,
forms part of Management Discussion & Analysis Report attached with Directors' Report
as Annexure F.
21. Loans, Guarantees and Investments
As required under Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013, full particulars of loans and
guarantees given, investments made and security provided during the year under Report are
contained in the accompanying financial statements.
22. Related Party Transactions
On the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors of the Company has
adopted a policy to regulate transactions between the Company and parties related to it.
This Policy has been uploaded on the website of the Company at under the link
Investors>Policies. All the related party transactions that were entered during the
financial year were on arm's length basis and were in the ordinary course of the business.
The Audit Committee had granted prior omnibus approval to certain related party
transactions and the same were subsequently placed before the Audit Committee on quarterly
basis for its approval or modification, as the case may be.
Disclosures pursuant to Section 134(3)(h) & Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013,
Regulation 34(3) & 53(f) of the Listing Regulations and other applicable provisions of
laws are contained in the enclosed in Form AOC-2 as Annexure - E to the Board Report and
also in Note 37 to Restated Financial Statements. There were no material related party
transactions with the Company's Promoters, Directors, Management or their relatives, which
could have had a potential conflict with the interests of the Company.
23. Corporate Governance Report & Certificate
The Company is committed to maintaining the highest standards of corporate governance
and adhering to the corporate governance requirements set out by SEBI. Corporate
Governance Report, together with requisite certificate from the Independent Practicing
Company Secretaries, confirming compliance with the conditions of corporate governance as
stipulated under the Listing Regulations is attached.
24. Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption, Foreign Exchange Earnings &
Outgo
Information required under section 134 (3) (m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with
Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, is given in Annexure G to this report.
25. Management Discussion and Analysis Report
For Management Discussion & Analysis Report, please refer to Annexure F.
26. ISO certification
The Company has ISO 9001:2015 certification for Quality Standards.
27. Listing
The Equity Shares of the Company are listed at the BSE Limited. Scrip Id is 544112.
28. Status of Annexures to Directors' Report
All the Annexures mentioned in this Report form an integral part of the Board Report.
29. Directors Responsibility Statement
Your Directors state that:
a. in the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended March 31, 2025, the
applicable accounting standards read with requirements set out under Schedule III to the
Act have been followed and there are no material departures from the same;
b. the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently
and made judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and
fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31,2025 and of the profit of
the Company for the year ended on that date;
c. the Directors 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. the Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
e. the Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the
Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and are operating
effectively; and
f. the Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions
of all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
30. Appreciation
Your directors wish to place on record their appreciation of the devoted services
rendered by the
workers, the staff, the executives of the Company, the professionals associated with
the Company and
for the continued support from its Bankers and other stakeholders.
By order of the Board of Directors For Jasch Gauging Technologies Limited
Place: Sonipat |
Jai Kishan Garg |
Date: 20th May 2025 |
Chairman |