Dear Stakeholders,
Your Directors present the 30th Annual Report of the Company along with
the Audited Financial Statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2024 for your
approval.
Financial Results
Following is the summaryofStandaloneandconsolidatedfinancialresults of
the Company including its subsidiaries, associate and joint ventures.
Particulars |
Standalone |
Consolidated |
|
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
Financial Performance |
|
|
|
|
Operational Incomes |
760 |
1,000 |
108,014 |
212,036 |
EBIDTA |
364 |
(74) |
92,664 |
131792 |
Other Income |
1,208 |
786 |
7,499 |
5,870 |
Finance Costs |
- |
- |
53,373 |
107,371 |
Depreciation |
11 |
11 |
22,702 |
39,974 |
Exceptional item (net) |
- |
- |
- |
324,200 |
Impairment of Deemed investment |
2,284 |
- |
- |
- |
Share of loss of jointly controlled entity |
- |
- |
(71) |
(225) |
Profit / (Loss) from ordinary activities |
(1,451) |
701 |
24,017 |
314,292 |
Profit/(Loss) before tax |
(1,451) |
701 |
24,017 |
314,292 |
Tax expense/(credit) |
343 |
55 |
2,896 |
7,184 |
Profit/(Loss) for the period from continuing
operations |
- |
- |
21,121 |
307,108 |
Profit/(Loss) before Tax for the period from
discontinuing Operations |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Tax expense of discontinuing operations |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Profit/(Loss) for the period from
discontinuing operations |
|
|
- |
- |
Profit / Loss for the Period |
(1,794) |
646 |
21,121 |
307,108 |
Other comprehensive (expense)/income - |
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
90 |
(39) |
Continuing operations |
|
|
|
|
Other comprehensive (expense)/income - |
|
|
|
|
|
|
- |
- |
- |
Discontinuing operations |
|
|
|
|
Total other comprehensive (expense)/income |
(1,794) |
646 |
90 |
(39) |
Total comprehensive (expense)/income for the
period |
- |
- |
21,121 |
307,069 |
Owners of the company |
- |
- |
2,128 |
2,43,839 |
Non controlling interests |
- |
- |
19,083 |
63,230 |
EPS (Rupees): |
|
|
|
|
Weighted Average no. of Equity Shares |
1,57,92,10,400 |
1,57,92,10,400 |
1,57,92,10,400 |
1,57,92,10,400 |
Basic and Diluted earnings per share in Rs |
|
|
|
|
- Continuing operations |
(0.11) |
0.04 |
0.13 |
15 |
- Discontinuing operations |
|
- |
|
- |
- Total operations |
(0.11) |
0.04 |
0.13 |
15 |
Financial Position: |
|
|
|
|
Fixed Assets (Net of depreciation) |
23 |
46 |
351,308 |
373,433 |
Cash and Bank balance |
3,936 |
4,676 |
50,458 |
50,808 |
Net current assets |
(14,497) |
(5,757) |
(1,39,219) |
(1,16,128) |
Total Assets |
263,959 |
256,554 |
780,922 |
768,937 |
Equity |
15,792 |
15,792 |
15,792 |
15,792 |
Other equity |
69,711 |
71,505 |
(134,041) |
(130,924) |
Net worth |
85,503 |
87,297 |
56,277 |
45,301 |
Market Capitalisation |
153,973 |
32,690 |
153,973 |
32,690 |
Our consolidated total income for the year stood at Rs. 108,014 Lakhs
compared to Rs. 212,036 Lakhs in the previous year. The net profit after tax, share of
profit from associate, share of profit from joint venture and non-controlling interest
stood at Rs. 21,121 Lakhs as against net profit of Rs. 307,108 Lakhs in theprevious year.
Dividend
The Board of Directors of your Company has not recommended any dividend
for the FY 2023-24
Transfer to Reserves
During FY 2023-24, there are no funds that are required to be
transferred to Reserves.
Share Capital
The paid up equity share capital of the Company as on March 31, 2024 is
Rs. 157.92 Crore. There was no public issue, rights issue, bonus issue or preferential
issue etc., during the year. The Company has not issued any shares with differential
voting rights, sweat equity shares nor has it granted any stock options during the year
under review.
Management Discussion and Analysis
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report highlighting the industry
structure and developments, opportunities and threats, future outlook, risks and concerns
etc. is furnished separately and forms part of this Annual Report.
Corporate Governance
As in the past, your Company continues to follow best of Corporate
Governance policies. As stipulated under the requirements of the Listing Regulations, a
report on Corporate Governance is appended for the information of the Members. A
Certificate from Mr. G Narender, a Practicing Company Secretary confirming compliance with
the conditions of the to the Directors Report.
Subsidiaries and Consolidated Financial Statements
As on March 31, 2024 your Company has 7 direct Subsidiaries, 8 step
down subsidiaries as per Companies Act, 2013.
During the period under review, GVK Airports International PTE LTD, the
wholly owned subsidiary of the Company have been struck off from the register of
Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority of Singapore with effect from 4th September,
2023, accordingly it is no more the subsidiary of the company
Scheme of Amalgamation
On 31-03-2022, the Company had duly filed all the requisite documents
with NCLT, Hyderabad Bench for its approval to a Scheme of Amalgamation for amalgamation
of the following companies with GVK Power & Infrastructure Limited.
A. GVK Airport Services Pvt Ltd B. GVK Power (Khadur Sahib) Pvt Ltd C.
GVK Shivpuri Dewas Expressway Pvt Ltd. D. Sutara Roads & Infra Ltd
Further, due to the inordinate delay that has taken place in getting
NCLT approvals for the said scheme, it was decided to withdraw the scheme and the
withdrawal decision has been communicated to NCLT.
During the year, there has been no material change in the nature of the
business of the Company. Details of the subsidiaries of the Company and their business
operations during the year under review are covered in the Management Discussion and
Analysis Report. A statement containing salient features of the financial statement of
these companies as required to be provided under section 129(3) of the Act, are enclosed
herewith in the specified form, as Annexure A. Accordingly, this annual report does not
contain the reports and other statements of the subsidiary companies. Any member intends
to have a certified copy of the Balance Sheet and other financial statements of these
subsidiaries may write to the Company Secretary. These documents are available for
inspection during business hours at the registered office of the Company and that of the
respective subsidiary companies. The Policy for determining material subsidiaries as
approved may be accessed on the Company's website at the link:
https://www.gvk.com/files/investorrelations/ investors/corpgovernance/policy_
for_determining_material_subsidiaries_gvk_pil.pdf.
Directors
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Companies Act,
2013 read with the Articles of Association of the Company and Regulation 36(3) of Listing
Regulations, 2015, Dr. GVK Reddy, Chairman & Non-executive Director of the Company
will retire by rotation at this ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, your
Board recommends his re- appointment. Chairman being a Non-Executive Director, the Board
of your Company has an optimum mix of Executive, Non-Executive and Independent Directors
which is in compliance with the Companies Act, 2013 read with the SEBI (LODR) Regulations,
2015, as amended.
Further, Mr. Anumolu Rajasekhar, Independent Director of the Company
resigned from the Board with effect from 25th April, 2024 and Mr. N Anil Kumar Reddy, Ms
Rama Rao & Mr Ilyas Ghulam Hussain Ghouse resigned from the Board with effect from 4th
October, 2024
Key Managerial Personnel
During the year under review, Mr. P V Rama Seshu, Company Secretary
& Compliance Officer of
Company with effect from 1st September, 2023 and Mr. T Ravi Prakash has
been appointed as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Company from 1st
September 2023.
During the year under review, Mr. A Issac George, Whole-time Director
& CFO of the Company resigned from the Company with effect from 31st August, 2023 and
Mr. Sanjeev Kumar Singh has been appointed as CFO of the Company with effect from 26th
September, 2023
Declaration by Independent Directors
Each of the Independent Directors have given a declaration to the
Company that they meet the criteria of independence as required under section 149(7) of
the Companies Act, 2013 read with amended Regulation 16(1)(b) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations,
2015. An exclusive meeting of the Independent Directors of the Company has been held on
27th March, 2024 which was attended by all the Independent Directors. They have reviewed
the performance of the non-independent directors and the Board as a whole, performance of
chairperson and quality of information to the Board as provided under Schedule IV of the
Companies Act, 2013. Based on the recommendations of the Nomination and Remuneration
Committee, the Board of Directors have formulated and adopted a policy on appointment /
remuneration of directors including criteria for determining qualifications, positive
attributes, independence of the Directors and other matters. This policy also covers the
performance evaluation of all directors, Board, Committees and Key Managerial Personnel.
The Company has adopted a program on familiarisation of Independent
Directors with the Company, their roles, rights, responsibilities in the Company, nature
of business and the industry in which the Company operates among other things. The same is
put up on the website of the Company at the link https://www.gvk.com/files/investor
relations/investors/corpgovernance/
Familiarisation_Programme_for_Independent_Directors.pdf
Evaluation of Board
Board evaluation is in line with the Corporate Governance Guidelines of
the Company. Annual Performance Evaluation was conducted for all directors along with the
working of the Board and its Committees. This evaluation was led by the Chairman of the
Nomination and Remuneration Committee with specific focus on the performance and effective
functioning of the Board. The Board evaluation framework has been designed in compliance
with the requirements under the Companies Act, 2013 and the Listing Regulations, and in
consonance with Guidance Note on Board Evaluation issued by SEBI in January 2017.
The Board evaluation was conducted through questionnaire having
qualitative parameters and feedback based on ratings. Evaluation of the Board was based on
criteria such as composition and role of the Board, Board communication and relationships,
functioning of Board Committees, review of performance and compensation to whole-time
director, etc. Evaluation of Directors was based on criteria such as participation and
contribution in Board and Committee meetings, representation of shareholder interest and
enhancing shareholder value, experience and expertise to provide feedback and guidance to
top management on business strategy, governance and risk, understanding of the
organization's strategy, risk and environment, etc.
Evaluation of Committees was based on criteria such as adequate
independence of each Committee, frequency of meetings and time allocated for discussions
at meetings, functioning of Board Committees and effectiveness of its
advice/recommendation to the Board, etc. The Nomination & Remuneration Committee and
the Board duly evaluates the performance of every director. The
Board has received improved ratings on its overall effectiveness,
including higher rating on Board communication, relationships and Board Committees. The
Board has also noted areas requiring more focus in the future.
Policy on Director's Appointment and Remuneration
The Board has, on the recommendation of the Nomination &
Remuneration Committee, framed a policy for selection and appointment of Directors
including determining qualifications and independence of a Director, Key Managerial
Personnel, Senior Management
Personnel and their remuneration as part of its charter and other
matters provided under Section 178(3) of the Companies Act, 2013. Salient features of the
Remuneration Policy is set out in the Corporate Governance Report. The Remuneration Policy
is available on the Company's website at
https://www.gvk.com/files/investorrelations/investors/ corpgovernance/Remuneration-
Policy.pdf.
Board Meetings
During the year 2023-24, Five Board Meetings were held, the details of
which are given in the Corporate Governance Report.
Board Committees
All Committees of the Board of Directors are in line with the
provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the applicable SEBI (LODR)
Regulations, 2015, as amended
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee as on 31st March 2024 comprises of Mr. Anil Kumar
Reddy, Mr. Anumolu Rajasekhar and Ms Rama Rao as members and all of whom are Independent
Directors. All the periodic recommendations made by the Audit Committee were accepted by
the Board.
Directors' Responsibility Statement
Based on the framework of internal financial controls and compliance
systems established and maintained by the Company, work performed by the internal and
secretarial auditors and the reviews performed by Management and the relevant Board
Committees, including the Audit Committee, the Board is of the opinion that the
Company's internal financial controls were adequate and effective during the
financial year 2023-24. However, the auditors have qualified their opinion for operating
effectiveness over internal financial controls over use of assumptions for analysis for
asset impairments.
Pursuant to the requirements under Section 134(5) of the Companies Act,
2013, with respect to the Directors' Responsibilities Statement, it is hereby
confirmed that; i) in the preparation of the annual accountsforthefinancialyear ended
March 31, 2024, the applicable Accounting Standards have been followed along with proper
explanations relating to material departures; ii) the directors had 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 as at March 31, 2024 and of the profit or loss of the Company for the said
period; iii) that the directors had taken proper and sufficientcare for the maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for
safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities; iv) the directors had prepared the annual accounts for the financial year
ended March 31, 2024 on a "going concern" basis; v) they have laid down internal
financial controls in the Company that are adequate and were operating effectively and vi)
they have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all
applicable laws and these are adequate and are operating effectively.
Secretarial Auditors
The Board had appointed Mr. G Narender of Narender & Associates, a
firm of Practicing Company Secretaries, to carry out the
Secretarial Audit under the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies
Act, 2013 and the Rules made thereunder. The report of the Secretarial Auditor in Form
MR-3 is enclosed to this report as Annexure B. The Secretarial Auditor Report does
not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remarks.
Statutory Auditors
Pursuant to the Notification issued by the Ministry of Corporate
Affairs on 7th May, 2018, amending section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013, the mandatory
requirement for ratification of appointment of Auditors by the Members at every AGM has
been omitted and hence your Company has not proposed any such a ratification, at the
forthcoming AGM.
Cost Records
Your Company is not required to maintain cost audit records for any of
the services of the Company as per Section 148(1) of the Act.
Management's response on the qualifications made by the Statutory
Auditors in their Audit Reports
The Management's response on the qualifications made by the
Statutory Auditors in their respective audit report on the Standalone
Financial Statements and the Consolidated Financial Statements are
appended hereto as Annexure 1 & 2 to the Board report which were already
reported to the stock exchanges and made available to public on 28-05-2024 while
announcing the audited financial statements for the FY ended 31-03-2024.
Particulars of Loans, Guarantees or Investments
Particulars of loans and guarantees given, investments made and
securities provided under Section 186 of the Companies Act,
2013 are given under the Notes to the financial statements and forms
part of this Annual Report.
Contracts and Arrangements with the Related Parties
All the related party transactions that were entered during the
financial year were on an arm's length basis and were in the ordinary course of
business. These transactions are placed before the Audit Committee and the Board for their
prior approvals. During the year, the Company had not entered into any contract /
arrangement / transaction with related parties which could be considered material in
accordance with the policy of the Company on a materiality of related party transactions.
The policy on related party transactions is available on our website under the following
link https://www.gvk.com/files/investorrelations/
investors/corpgovernance/relatedpartytransactionpolicy.pdf The Company has not entered
into any transactions with any person or entity belonging to the Promoter / Promoter Group
holding 10% or more shareholding in the Company.
Particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties referred
to in Section 188(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 in the prescribed Form AOC-2, is
appended as Annexure C to the Board's report.
Annual Return
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 92(3) and Section 134(3) of the
Act read with Rule 12 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014 as
amended from time to time, the Annual Return of the Company as on 31st March, 2024 is
available on the Company's website and can be accessed at www.gvk.com
Internal Financial Control Systems and their adequacy
The Management continuously reviews the internal control systems and
procedures for the efficient conduct of the Company's business. The Company adheres
to the prescribed guidelines with respect to the transactions, financial reporting and
ensures that all its assets are safeguarded and protected against losses. The Internal
Auditor of the Company conducts the audit on regular basis and the Audit Committee
periodically reviews internal audit reports and effectiveness of internal control systems.
Public Deposits
During the year under review, your Company has neither invited nor
accepted any deposits from the public.
Vigil Mechanism/Whistle Blower Policy
In terms of section 177(9) & (10) of the Companies Act, 2013 read
with Regulation 22 of the Listing Regulation a Vigil Mechanism for Directors and employees
to report genuine concerns has been established by the Board along with the whistle blower
policy. The Vigil Mechanism and whistle blower policy have been uploaded on the website of
the Company. The same can be accessed at the link
https://www.gvk.com/files/investorrelations/investors/corp
governance/Whistle-Blower-Policy.pdf Under this policy, your Company encourages its
employees toreportanyfraudulentfinancialor other information to the stakeholders, and any
conduct that results in violation of the Company's code of business conduct, to the
management (on an anonymous basis, if employees so desire). Further, your Company has
prohibited discrimination, retaliation or harassment of any kind against any employees
who, based on the employee's reasonable belief that such conduct or practice have
occurred or are occurring, reports that information or participates in the investigation.
The Audit Committee periodically reviews the functioning of this mechanism. No personnel
of the Company was denied access to the Audit Committee.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Since, there are no adequate average net profits during
theprecedingthreefinancialyears, there are no specific funds that are required to be set
aside and spent by the Company during the year under review towards CSR obligations.
Members can access the CSR Policy on the website of the Company at link
https://www.gvk.com/files/investorrelations/investors/corpgovernance/ CSR_ Policy_final_
copy.pdf
Particulars of employees and related disclosures
During the year under review, none of the employees are in receipt of
remuneration which is in excess of the limits as specified in Rules 5(2) and 5(3) of the
Companies (Appointment & Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, as amended
from time to time.
Disclosures relating to remuneration and other details as required
under Section 197(12) read with Rule 5(1) of Companies
(Appointment & Remuneration of Managerial personnel) Rules, 2015.
Name of the Director/ KMP and
Designation |
Remuneration of Director/KMP
for financial year 2023-24 (Rs In lakhs) |
% Increase in Remuneration
in the Financial year 2023-24 |
Ratio of remuneration of
each director/ median remuneration of employees |
Comparison of the
Remuneration of the KMP against the performance of the Company |
1. Dr. GVK Reddy Chairman |
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2. P V Prasanna Reddy Whole Time Director |
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Other than CS (Upto August 31, 2023) and |
3. A Issac George (upto August 31, 2023)
Whole-time Director & CFO |
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|
|
CFO (from September 26, 2023) no other |
4. Sanjeev Kumar Singh (From Sepetember 26,
2023) CFO |
87.39 |
|
|
KMP or any Director is being paid any
remuneration. |
5. P V Rama Seshu (upto August 31, 2023)
Company Secretary |
58.43 |
|
|
Hence not applicable |
4. T Ravi Prakash (w.e.f. September 1, 2023
Company Secretary |
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|
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Particulars regarding Conservation of energy, Research and Development
and Technology Absorption
Details of steps taken by your Company to conserve Energy, Research and
Development and Technology Absorption have been disclosed as part of the MD&A Report.
Foreign exchange earnings and Outgo
In accordance with the provisions of Section 134(3) (m) of the
Companies Act, 2013, read with the Rule 5 of the Companies
(Accounts) Rules, 2014, the information relating to foreign exchange
earnings and outgo is provided under Notes to the Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss
Account.
Material Changes and Commitments Affecting the Financial Position of
the Company
There have been no material changes and commitments, affecting the
financial position of the Company which occurred between the end of the financial year to
which the financial statements relate and the date of this report.
Details of Significant and Material Orders Passed by the
regulators/Courts/Tribunals Impacting the
Going Concern Status and the Company's Operations in Future
There are no significant and material orders passed by the
Regulators/Courts/Tribunals which would impact the going concern status of the Company and
its future operations.
Reporting of frauds by Auditor
During the year under review, neither the statutory auditor nor the
secretarial auditor has reported any instance of fraud committed against the Company by
its officers or employees under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013. Further, M/s.
T R Chadha & Co LLP, Statutory Auditors of the Company have submitted the Statement on
impact of Audit qualification for Standalone and consolidated financials with a disclaimer
of opinion
Information Required under Sexual Harassment of Women at Work place
(Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013
Your Company has a policy and framework for employees to report sexual
harassment complaints at workplace and its process ensures complete anonymity and
confidentiality of information. Ethics Committee of the Company monitors the complaints,
if any, which are dealt with in compliance of this policy. During the year under review,
there were no complaints filed pursuant to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. The Policy is available on the website
of the Company at https://www.gvk.com/investorrelations/ investors/otherdisclosures.aspx
Acknowledgements
Your Directors take this opportunity to thank every shareholders,
suppliers, bankers, business partners/ associates, financial institutions and Central and
State Governments for their consistent support and encouragement to the Company. I am sure
you will join our Directors in conveying our sincere appreciation to all employees of the
Company and its subsidiaries and associates for their hard work and commitment. Their
dedication and competence has ensured that the Company continues to be a significant and
leading player in the Infrastructure industry.
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For and on behalf of the Board of Directors |
Place : Hyderabad |
Dr GVK Reddy |
Date : 14th November, 2024 |
Non-Executive Chairman |
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