To
The Members,
Angel One Limited
Your Director's are pleased to present the 28th Annual Report on
the business and operations of Angel One Limited together with the audited financial
statements for the financial year ended 31 March, 2024.
1. FINANCIAL SUMMARY OF YOUR COMPANY:
A summary of the standalone and consolidated financial performance of
your Company, for the financial year ended 31 March, 2024, is as under:
( in million)
|
Standalone |
|
Consolidated |
|
Financial Highlights |
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
(A) Total Income |
42,548.99 |
30,016.76 |
42,797.88 |
30,211.18 |
(B) Finance Costs |
1,367.24 |
902.58 |
1,359.45 |
902.76 |
(C) Fees and Commission Expense |
8,107.00 |
6,406.70 |
8,107.00 |
6,406.70 |
(D) Total Net Income (D=A-B-C) |
33,074.75 |
22,707.48 |
33,331.43 |
22,901.72 |
(E) Operating Expenses |
17,396.81 |
10,602.52 |
17,694.83 |
10,680.90 |
(F) Earnings Before Depreciation, Amortisation and Tax |
15,677.94 |
12,104.96 |
15,636.60 |
12,220.82 |
(F=D-E) |
|
|
|
|
(G) Depreciation, Amortization and Impairment |
492.73 |
293.79 |
499.30 |
302.64 |
(H) Profit Before Tax (H=F-G) |
15,185.21 |
11,811.17 |
15,137.30 |
11,918.18 |
(I) Total Income Tax Expense |
3,854.54 |
2,993.73 |
3,881.41 |
3,016.26 |
(J) Profit For The Year From Continuing Operations |
11,330.67 |
8,817.44 |
11,255.89 |
8,901.92 |
(J=H-I) |
|
|
|
|
(K) Loss After Tax From Discontinued Operations |
- |
- |
0.61 |
2.38 |
(L) Profit For The Year (L=J-K) |
11,330.67 |
8,817.44 |
11,255.28 |
8,899.54 |
(M) Basic EPS (H) |
135.11 |
105.90 |
134.21 |
106.88 |
(N) Diluted EPS (H) |
132.70 |
104.13 |
131.81 |
105.09 |
(O) Opening Balance of Retained Earnings |
15,395.36 |
10,346.77 |
|
|
(P) Closing Balance of Retained Earnings |
23,466.51 |
15,395.36 |
|
|
2. OVERVIEW OF COMPANY'S FINANCIAL
PERFORMANCE:
FY2024 has been another momentous year for your
Company, as it delivered its historic best operating and financial
performance.
(i) Your Company continued to gain market share in demat accounts,
incremental demat accounts, NSE active clients and overall equity turnover.
(ii) On a standalone basis, your Company's total revenues
increased by 41.8% over the previous year to H42,549 million in FY2024. Profit after tax
increased by 28.5% over the previous year to H 11,331 million in FY2024. (iii) On
consolidated basis, your Company's total revenues increased by 41.7% over the
previous year to H42,798 million in FY24, whilst profit after tax from continuing
operations for FY2024 increased by 26.4% over the previous year to H11,256 million.
3. SCHEME OF ARRANGEMENT:
The Board of Directors of the Company, basis the recommendation of the
Audit Committee and Committee of
Independent Directors of the Company, at its meeting held on 09 August,
2023, approved the Scheme of Arrangement between Angel One Limited (Transferor
Company) with
Angel Securities Limited (ASL/Transferee Company 1) and
Angel Crest Limited (ACL/Transferee Company 2) and their respective
shareholders under Section 230 to 232 and other applicable provisions, if any of the
Companies Act,
2013, Presently our broking operations is operated under our direct
business unit, will be transferred into Angel Crest Limited, while our broking operations,
presently operated under our assisted business unit, will be transferred into Angel
Securities Limited.
This scheme of arrangement is subject to requisite
Shareholder and regulatory approvals. We are in the process of
obtaining prior approval from the regulators before submitting the scheme to the National
Company Law
Tribunal. The proposed restructuring will strategically enable us to
expand our product offerings across the financial services landscape of India.
4. DIVIDEND:
The Board of Directors (Board) of your Company have
reviewed and approved the Dividend Distribution Policy (Policy) in
accordance with the terms of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015 (Listing Regulations). The Policy was adopted on 16 April,
2018 and was reviewed and approved on 28 January, 2021, 5 May, 2021 and 13 October, 2022
respectively. Further, pursuant to the requirement of Regulation 43A of the Listing
Regulations, the Dividend Distribution Policy of your Company is appended as
Annexure I to this Report and the same is also made available on the website
of your Company. The same can be accessed at www.angelone.in.
The Dividend payout for the Financial Year under review is in
accordance with your Company's Dividend Distribution Policy.
Your Board of Directors had declared and paid three (03) interim
dividends and one (01) Final Dividend as on the date of the report:
Sr. No. |
Date of the Board Meeting in which the
Interim/Final Dividend were declared |
Dividend per share |
Dividend paid as a percentage of the face
value of equity share |
1 |
17 April, 2023 |
4.00 |
40.00% |
2 |
13 July, 2023 |
9.25 |
92.50% |
3 |
12 October, 2023 |
12.70 |
127.00% |
4 |
15 January, 2024 |
12.70 |
127.00% |
The Company has appointed Ms. Naheed Patel, Company Secretary, as the
Nodal Officer for the purpose of co- ordination with Investor Education and Protection
Fund Authority. Details of the Nodal Officer are available on the website of the Company
at www.angelone.in.
5. RESERVE & SURPLUS:
The Board of Directors have decided to retain the entire amount of
profit under Retained Earnings. Accordingly, your Company has not transferred any amount
to General
Reserves for the year ended 31 March, 2024.
6. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF YOUR COMPANY'S
WORKING DURING THE YEAR:
Your Directors take immense pleasure to inform you that your
Company's strategy of focusing on penetrating deeper into Tier 2, 3 and beyond cities
to provide millennial and Gen Z clients access to financial products through its digital
platforms, has yielded significant positive results in FY2024, as highlighted below:
Highest Gross Client Addition: 8.8 million
Highest Client Base: 22.2 million (+86% y-o-y)
Historic best share in India's Demat Accounts:
14.7% (+266 bps y-o-y)
Historic best share in India's Incremental
Demat Accounts:
22.9% (+453 bps y-o-y)
Highest ever NSE Active Clients:
6.1 million (+43% y-o-y)
Historic best share in NSE Active Clients:
15.0% (+188 bps y-o-y)
Highest ever Executed Orders:
1,409 million (+52% y-o-y)
Highest ever Overall ADTO:
J33.2 trillion (+143% y-o-y)
Overall Retail Equity Turnover Market Share:
17.1%*
As India has been progressively scaling up its digital infrastructure,
to expand its coverage of services to all people across the country. The increasing
accessibility of digital services provides enormous growth potential, which your Company
is using to progressively move ahead and garner greater market share. Investments by your
Company in its digital acquisition strategies and engagement journey's are enabling
it to continuously expand its horizon, thus enabling a significant penetration and
broadening of the addressable market.
The onboarding of younger digital natives and adoption of Super App,
reflects a significant achievement in its growth strategy. The Super App offers our
clients with a wide range of services on a single platform. Riding on the back of its
success, your Company is poised to expand its product bouquet to provide clients with
access to financial products that will serve their needs through their lifetime.
Your Company is on the right track to capitalize on the digital
transformation happening in India and to continue its journey towards success.
Your Company's FY2024 consolidated total income grew by 41.7%
y-o-y to H42,798 million against H30,211 million in FY2023, whilst the consolidated profit
after tax from continuing operations increased by 26.4% y-o-y to H11,256 million in FY2024
against H 8,902 million in FY2023.
During the year, your Company generated robust operating profit before
working capital changes of H17.4 billion, which was offset by higher trade receivables,
client funding book and other financial and non financial assets, indicating robust client
activity. The Company commissioned its disaster recovery data center and continued to
invest in augmenting its technology infrastructure. These investments were focused towards
gearing the business to be future ready as the volumes increase. This led to negative free
cash flow generation for your Company during the year, which was bridged through higher
net borrowings.
Your Company, with technologically advanced and best-in-class product
suite, most competitive pricing plan, aggressive client acquisition strategy and a healthy
balance sheet, is well positioned to capture the immense growth opportunities, going
forward.
7. LISTING FEES:
Your Company has paid the requisite Annual Listing Fees to National
Stock Exchange of India Limited
(Symbol: ANGELONE) and BSE Limited(Scrip Code: 543235),
where its securities are listed.
8. DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
Pursuant to section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 the
Board of Directors of your Company, to the best of their knowledge,
belief and ability and explanations obtained by them, confirm that: a) in the preparation
of the annual financial statements for the financial year ended 31 March, 2024, the
applicable accounting standards have been followed; and there are no material departures
from prescribed accounting standards; b) Your Company has 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 your
Company, at the end of the financial year; and of the profit and loss
of your Company, for that period; c) proper and sufficient care has been taken for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the
Companies
Act, 2013, for safeguarding the assets of your Company and for
preventing and detecting fraud; and other irregularities; d) the annual financial
statements have been prepared on a going concern basis;
(e) the directors, have laid down internal financial controls to be
followed by your 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. g) The aforesaid statement has also been reviewed and confirmed by
the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company.
9. CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF BUSINESS:
There was no change in the nature of the business of your
Company during the financial year.
10. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS
AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF YOUR COMPANY:
There were no material changes and commitments affecting the financial
position of your Company between the end of FY 2023-24 and the date of this report, which
could have an impact on your Company's operation in the future or its status as a
Going Concern.
11. CREDIT RATING:
The details of credit rating obtained from the Credit Rating agencies
during the financial year are as under:
Sr. No. |
Instruments |
Ratings |
Type of Rating |
Name of the Credit Rating
Agency |
1. |
Bank Loan Facility H ( 4,500
Crore) |
CRISIL AA- (Positive)
(Reaffirmed) CRISIL A1+ (Reaffirmed) |
Long Term Rating Short Term
Rating |
CRISIL Ratings Limited |
2. |
Non-Convertible Debentures H
( 500 Crore) |
CRISIL AA- (Positive) |
Long Term Rating |
|
3. |
Commercial Papers |
CRISIL A1+ (Reaffirmed) |
Short Term Rating |
|
|
H ( 750 Crore) |
CARE A1+ (Reaffirmed)CARE
Ratings Limited |
12. AWARD AND RECOGNITIONS:
The Company received various awards and recognitions during the year.
Details of the same form part of this report, on page number 34.
13. ANNUAL RETURN:
Pursuant to the requirement under Section 92(3) of the Companies Act,
2013, copy of the annual return can be accessed on our website www.angelone.in
14. BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
The composition of the Board of Directors of the Company is in
accordance with the provisions of Section 149 of the Act and Regulation 17 of the Listing
Regulations, with an appropriate combination of Executive, Non-Executive and Independent
Directors.
The Board of the Company has 9 (Nine) Directors comprising of 1 (One)
Managing Director, 2 (Two) Whole-Time Directors, 1 (One) Non-Executive Director and 5
(Five) Independent
Directors. The complete list of Directors of the Company has been
provided in the Report on Corporate Governance forming part of this Annual Report.
During the year under review, Mr. Kamalji Sahay and Mr. Uday Sankar Roy
ceased to be Independent Directors of the Company upon completion of their term of 5
(five) consecutive years on 14 May, 2023. The Board places on record its sincere
appreciation for the valuable contribution made by them during their long tenure as
director on the Board of the Company.
During the year under review, the Board of Directors of the
Company appointed Mr. Amit Majumdar (DIN: 01633369) as a Whole-Time
Director of the Company w.e.f. 17 April, 2023 for a term of 5 years i.e. 17 April, 2023 to
16 April, 2028. Further, his appointment as a Whole-Time Director was approved by the
shareholders in the Annual General Meeting of the
Company held on 23 June, 2023.
During the year under review, the Board of Directors of the Company
appointed Mr. Arunkumar Nerur Thiagarajan (DIN: 02407722) as an Independent
Director of the Company w.e.f. 13 July, 2023 for a term of 5 years i.e. 13 July, 2023 to
12 July, 2028. Further, his appointment as an Independent
Director was approved by the shareholders through postal ballot of the
Company the results of which were announced on
15 September, 2023.
Further in opnion of the Board Mr. Arunkumar Nerur Thiagarajan who was
appointed as an Independent Director during the financial year 2023-24 is a person of
integrity and have the relevant expertise, experience and proficiency as required under
sub-section (1) of section 150 of the Companies Act, 2013.
15. RETIREMENT BY ROTATION:
In terms of Section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr. Dinesh Thakkar
(DIN: 00004382) would retire by rotation at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM)
and being eligible for re-appointment has offered himself for re-appointment till the next
Annual general meeting. Your
Directors have recommended his appointment for the approval of the
shareholders, in the ensuing Annual General Meeting of your Company.
Further, based on performance evaluation and recommendation of the
Audit and Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board of Directors recommends his
re-appointment as a Chairman and Managing Director of the Company, liable to retire by
rotation.
16. DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENT
DIRECTORS:
All the Independent Directors of your Company have submitted their
declarations of independence, as required, pursuant to the provisions of Section 149(7) of
the Act, stating that they meet the criteria of independence, as provided in Section
149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 16(1)(b) of the Listing Regulations and
they have complied with the Code for Independent Directors prescribed under Schedule IV to
the Act; and are not disqualified from continuing as Independent Directors of your
Company.
Except Ms. Mala Todarwal, none of the Non-Executive Directors hold any
equity shares of your Company. Refer Corporate Governance Report for detail of
shareholding of directors. Except as mentioned in the Corporate Governance Report, none of
the other Directors hold any shares in the Company.
None of the Directors had any relationships inter-se. Further, all the
Independent Directors of your Company have confirmed their registration / renewal of
registration, on Independent Directors' Databank.
17. FAMILIARIZATION PROGRAMMES:
Your Company has familiarized the Independent Directors, with regard to
their roles, rights, responsibilities, nature of the industry in which your Company
operates, the business model of your Company etc.
The Familiarization Programme was imparted to the Independent Directors
during the meetings of the Board of Directors.
The Familiarization Programme for Independent Directors is uploaded on
the website of your Company, and is accessible at www.angelone.in
18. CODE OF CONDUCT:
Your Company has in place, a Code of Conduct for the Board of Directors
and Senior management personnel, which reflects the legal and ethical values to which your
Company is strongly committed. The Directors and Senior management personnel of your
Company have complied with the code as mentioned hereinabove.
The Directors and Senior management personnel have affirmed compliance
with the Code of Conduct applicable to them, for the financial year ended 31 March, 2024.
The said code is available on the website of your Company at www.angelone.in
19. MEETING OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND
COMMITTEES:
The Board met 7 times during the financial year 2023-24, the details of
which are given in the Corporate Governance Report forming part of the Annual Report. The
maximum interval between any two meetings did not exceed 120 days, as prescribed in the
Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015.
Information on the Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration
Committee, Stakeholders' Relationship Committee, Risk Management Committee, Corporate
Social Responsibility Committee, Environment Social and Governance Committee, Information
and Technology
Committee and Technology and Cyber Security Committee and meetings of
those Committees held during the year is given in the Corporate Governance Report.
20. AUDITORS AND COMMENTS ON AUDITORS
REPORT:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 139(2) of the Act and the rules
made thereunder, the members at their Twenty Sixth (26th ) Annual General
Meeting (AGM) of your Company held on
31 May, 2022, approved the appointment of M/s. S. R. Batliboi & Co.
LLP (Firm Registration Number - 301003E/E300005) as the Statutory Auditors of your
Company, for a period of 5 (five) years i.e. till the conclusion of your Company's
Thirty First (31st ) Annual General Meeting for FY 2026-27.
Pursuant to the notification issued by the Ministry of
Corporate Affairs dated 07 May, 2018, ratification of appointment of
auditors is not required, when auditors are appointed for a period of five years.
The Statutory Auditors have confirmed that they satisfy the criteria of
independence, as required under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
The Statutory Auditors of the Company have not reported any fraud to
the Audit Committee or to the Board of Directors under Section 143(12) of the Companies
Act, 2013 read with Rule 13 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014. The
Auditors' observation, if any, read with Notes to Accounts are self-explanatory and
therefore do not call for any comment.
21. COST AUDIT:
Your Company is not required to maintain cost accounting records as
specified under Section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Cost
Records and Audit) Rules, 2014.
22. INTERNAL AUDITOR:
The Board of Directors at their meeting held on 17 April, 2023 has
appointed KPMG Assurance and Consulting Services LLP as Internal Auditors of
the Company for the period of one year up to 31 March, 2024 under Section 138 of the
Companies Act, 2013 as per the scope provided by the Audit Committee.
The periodic reports of the said internal auditors are regularly placed
before the Audit Committee along with the comments of the management on the action taken
to correct any observed deficiencies on the working of the various departments.
23. SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES:
As on 31 March, 2024, your Company had 9 (nine) direct subsidiaries.
During the financial year, your Board of Directors reviewed the affairs of the
subsidiaries. The consolidated financial statements of your Company are prepared in
accordance with Section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013; and forms part of this Annual
Report. A statement containing the salient features of the financial statements of the
subsidiaries, in the prescribed format
AOC-1, is appended as Annexure II to the Directors'
Report.
The statement also provides the details of the performance and
financial positions of each of the subsidiaries.
During the year under review, your Company incorporated following
Companies as given below:
Sr. No. |
Name of the Company |
Type |
Objective |
1. |
Angel Crest Limited |
Wholly Owned Subsidiary |
The Company is formed with the objective to
provide broking services across equities, commodities and currency derivative segments,
margin trading facility, research analyst and investment advisory services, depository
services, and distribution of third-party financial products, through the digitally
advanced mobile application, tablet and web platforms of the Transferor Company, to its
clients. |
2. |
Angel One Asset Management Company Limited |
Wholly Owned Subsidiary |
The Company is formed with the objective to
carry on the activities of raising or acquiring funds for, and managing any and acting as
managers, consultants, advisors, administrators, attorneys, agents or representatives or
nominees of or for any mutual funds, offshore funds, insurance funds, unit trusts, venture
capital funds, investments funds or any other pool or portfolio of securities, assets or
investments of any kind, including any pension, provident fund or superannuation fund,
etc. |
3. |
Angel One Trustee Limited |
Wholly Owned Subsidiary |
The Company is formed with the objective to
act as trustee for mutual funds, off-shore funds, ventures capital funds, investment
trusts, pension funds, provident funds, insurance funds, alternate investment funds,
Infrastructure Investment Trust/ funds, real estate investment trust/ funds, collective or
private investment schemes, employee welfare or compensation schemes or anyother trusts,
schemes, employee welfare or compensation schemes, or assets of any kind any pension,
provident fund or superannuation fund or any other trusts, schemes, bonds, deposits, or
debentures and as security trustees/ agents or any related trustee / agency activities as
may be permitted / mandated/regulated/required by applicable laws. |
4. |
Angel One Wealth Limited (Formerly known as
Angel One Wealth Management Limited) |
Wholly Owned Subsidiary |
The Company is formed with the objective of
providing all kind of distribution services, advisory services in investment, wealth
management, insurance products [including life, general and health] and financial planning
products in accordance with the applicable laws and to carry on the business of advising
on investments in stocks, shares, securities, debentures, bonds, warrants, depository
receipts, commodities, currency, real estate, options, derivatives and all kinds of
financial instruments including portfolio management services mutual funds, market linked
debentures, fixed income products, structured products, Alternate Products, Corporate
Fixed Deposits, Gold Related Products, Primary & Secondary Market Corporate Bonds,
Small Savings Investment Plans, Retirement Plans, IPOs, REITs, INVITs, unit linked
policies, insurance policies, and any other wealth management products either onshore or
offshore and providing financial and investment advisory services. |
The separate audited financial statements in respect of each of the
subsidiary companies are open for inspection and are also available on the website of your
Company at www.angelone.in
Pursuant to the requirements of Regulation 34 (3) read with Schedule V
of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations, 2015, the
details of Loans/
Advances made to and investments made in the subsidiary have been
furnished in Notes forming part of the Accounts.
Further, the Company does not have any joint venture or associate
companies during the year or at any time after the closure of the year and till the date
of the report.
24. PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR
ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES:
All related party transactions that were entered with your
Company, during the financial year were on arm's length basis and
were in the ordinary course of the business. In terms of the Act, there were no materially
significant related party transactions entered into by your Company with its
Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and its wholly owned
subsidiary companies, or other designated persons, which may have a potential conflict
with the interest of your Company at large, except as stated in the Financial Statements.
Hence, the disclosure of related party transactions as required under
Section 134(3)(h) of the Companies Act, 2013 in Form AOC 2 is not applicable to your
Company. Member may refer to note no. 43 for standalone and consolidated financial
statement respectively, which sets out related party disclosures pursuant to IND AS-24 As
per the policy on Related Party Transactions as approved by the Board of Directors, your
Company has entered into related party transactions based upon the omnibus approval
granted by the Board of Directors on the recommendation of the Audit Committee of your
Company. On quarterly basis, the Audit Committee reviews such transactions, for which such
omnibus approval was given. The policy on Related
Party Transactions was revised during the year in view of amendments in
applicable rules.
The policy on Related Party Transactions as amended and approved by the
Board of Directors, is accessible on your Company's website at www.angelone.in.
25. DETAILS OF POLICY DEVELOPED AND
IMPLEMENTED BY YOUR COMPANY, ON ITS CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
(CSR) INITIATIVES:
Your Company strives to be a socially responsible Company and strongly
believes in development, which is beneficial for the society at large, as a part of its
Corporate Social
Responsibility (CSR) initiatives. Through the CSR program,
your Company sets the goal of reaching a balance that integrates human, environmental and
community resources.
By means of integrating and embedding CSR into its business operations
and participating proactively in CSR initiatives, your Company intends to contribute
continuously to global sustainable development efforts.
As per the Companies Act, 2013, as prescribed, companies are required
to spend at least 2% of their average net profits for three immediately preceding
financial years.
Accordingly, your Company has spent H 160.40 million, towards the CSR
activities during FY 2023-24. Your Company has undertaken CSR activities for Promoting
Education by supporting Financial and Digital Literacy and Promoting Livelihood
Enhancement Projects by skill development of youth through Implementing agency like Raah
Foundation, Shram Sarathi, Trust for Retailers and Retail Associates of India (TRRAIN),
NIIT Foundation, Aajevika Bureau Trust and Kherwadi Social Welfare Association, for an
amount of H160.40 million.
Details about the CSR policy are available on our website
www.angelone.in
The report on the CSR activities of your Company is appended as
Annexure III to the Directors' Report.
26. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
The information under Section 197(12) and Rule 5(1) of the Companies
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is as follows:
The ratio of the remuneration of each director to the median
remuneration of the employees of the Company and percentage increase in remuneration of
each Director,
Chief Executive Officer, Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary
in the financial year
Name |
Ratio to median
remuneration |
% increase in
remuneration in the financial year |
Executive Directors |
|
|
Mr. Dinesh Thakkar |
178.89 |
25.45% |
Mr. Ketan Shah |
49.81 |
14.35% |
Mr. Amit Majumdar |
49.81 |
- |
Chief Financial Officer |
|
|
Mr. Vineet Agrawal |
49.81 |
14.35% |
Company Secretary |
|
|
Ms. Naheed Patel |
9.11 |
17.82% |
Percentage increase in the median remuneration of employees in
the financial year: 16.79%
The number of permanent employees on the rolls of the
Company as at 31 March, 2024: 3,650
average percentile increase already made in the salaries of
employees other than the managerial personnel in the last financial year and its
comparison with the percentile increase in the managerial remuneration and justification
thereof and point out if there are any exceptional circumstances for increase in the
managerial remuneration: None
It is affirmed that the remuneration paid is as per the remuneration
policy of the Company. Yes In terms of the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Act read
with Rules 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial
Personnel) Rules, 2014, a statement showing the names of the top ten employees in terms of
remuneration drawn and names and other particulars of the employees drawing remuneration
in excess of the limits set out in the said rules forms part of this Report.
Having regard to the provisions of the second proviso to Section 136(1)
of the Act and as advised, the Annual Report excluding the aforesaid information is being
sent to the members of the Company. Any member interested in obtaining such information
may address their email to investors@angelbroking.com.
27. REPORT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
As required by Regulation 34 of the Securities and Exchange Board of
India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (Listing
Regulations'), a detailed Report on Corporate Governance is included in the Annual
Report.
M/s. MMJB & Associates LLP, Company Secretaries, have certified
your Company's compliance requirements in respect of Corporate Governance, in terms
of Regulation 34 of the Listing Regulations; and their Compliance Certificate is annexed
to the Report on Corporate Governance.
28. BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY REPORT:
The Business Responsibility Report prepared pursuant to SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, forms part of this Report.
29. SECRETARIAL AUDITOR AND SECRETARIAL
AUDIT:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013
read with the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014
and Regulation 24A of SEBI Listing Regulations, MMJB &
Associates LLP, Practicing Company Secretaries were appointed as
Secretarial Auditor on 17 April, 2023, to undertake the secretarial audit of your Company
for FY23. The report of the Secretarial Auditor, in the prescribed Form MR-3 is annexed to
this report as Annexure IV. The Secretarial Auditors' Report for FY23
does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark, except as mentioned in
the form MR-3 which is annexed to this report as Annexure IV.
Your Company does not have any material subsidiary.
Therefore, the provisions relating to the Secretarial Audit of material
subsidiary, as mentioned in Regulation 24A of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements), 2015, do not apply to your Company.
A certificate has been received from MMJB & Associates
LLP, Practicing Company Secretaries, that none of the Directors on the
Board of the Company have been debarred or disqualified from being appointed or continuing
as Directors of companies by SEBI, Ministry of Corporate Affairs or any such statutory
authority. The certificate is annexed to the Report on Corporate Governance.
30. COMPANY'S POLICY RELATING TO
DIRECTORS APPOINTMENT, PAYMENT OF REMUNERATION AND DISCHARGE OF THEIR
DUTIES:
Your Company has adopted a policy relating to appointment of Directors,
payment of managerial remuneration, Directors qualifications, positive attributes,
independence of Directors and other related matters as provided under section 178 (3) of
the Companies Act, 2013.
31. SIGNIFICANT & MATERIAL ORDERS
PASSED BY THE REGULATORS:
During the year under review, NSE vide its MCSGFC (Member and Core
Settlement Guarantee Fund Committee) Order dated 14 July ,2023 had found certain lapses in
the activities of AP
(Authorised Person). The Company has further strengthened its control
mechanism on AP and has completed inspection of all the active AP's as per the prescribed
regulatory guidelines.
Penalty of Rs.1,66,89,000 was paid on 25 September, 2023 and the
company has filed its reply vide letter dated 20 December,2023 to NSE by adhering to the
directives as specified in the MCSGFC order dated 14 July ,2023. The matter stands closed.
32. BOARD EVALUATION:
The Nominations and Remuneration Policy of your Company empowers the
Nominations and Remuneration Committee to formulate a process for effective evaluation of
the performance of Individual Directors, Committees of the
Board and the Board as a whole.
The Board of Directors formally assess their own performance based on
parameters which, inter-alia, include performance of the Board on deciding long term
strategies, rating the composition and mix of Board members, discharging of governance and
fiduciary duties, handling critical and dissenting suggestions, etc.
The parameters for performance evaluation of the Directors include
contributions made at the Board meeting, attendance, instances of sharing best and next
practices, domain knowledge, vision, strategy, engagement with senior management etc.
The Chairperson(s) of the respective Committees based on feedback
received from the Committee members on the outcome of performance evaluation exercise of
the
Committee(s), share their report to the Board of Directors.
The Independent Directors, at their separate meeting, review the
performance of non-independent directors and the Board as a whole.
Based on the outcome of the performance evaluation exercise, areas for
further development are identified for the Board to engage itself with; and the same would
be acted upon.
The details of the evaluation process are set out in the
Corporate Governance Report, which forms a part of this Annual Report.
The Board Evaluation policy is available in the public domain i.e. on
the website of your Company at www.angelone.in
33. CHANGES IN SHARE CAPITAL:
Your Company had made following allotments during FY 2023-24:
Date |
No. of shares |
Remarks |
27 April, 2023 |
278,813 |
Fresh allotment of fully paid-up equity
shares was made to an employee under ESOP Plan 2021 |
27 April, 2023 |
87,160 |
Fresh allotment of fully paid-up equity
shares was made to an employee under ESOP Plan 2018 |
25 May, 2023 |
27,042 |
Fresh allotment of fully paid-up equity
shares was made to an employee under ESOP Plan 2021 |
Date |
No. of shares |
Remarks |
21 June, 2023 |
6,647 |
Fresh allotment of fully paid-up equity
shares was made to an employee under ESOP Plan 2021 |
27 July, 2023 |
38,904 |
Fresh allotment of fully paid-up equity
shares was made to an employee under ESOP Plan 2021 |
24 August, 2023 |
10,885 |
Fresh allotment of fully paid-up equity
shares was made to an employee under ESOP Plan 2021 |
22 September, 2023 |
20,000 |
Fresh allotment of fully paid-up equity
shares was made to an employee under ESOP Plan 2018 |
22 September, 2023 |
4,345 |
Fresh allotment of fully paid-up equity
shares was made to an employee under ESOP Plan 2021 |
27 October, 2023 |
9,463 |
Fresh allotment of fully paid-up equity
shares was made to an employee under ESOP Plan 2021 |
23 November, 2023 |
40,800 |
Fresh allotment of fully paid-up equity
shares was made to an employee under ESOP Plan 2021 |
22 December, 2023 |
6,654 |
Fresh allotment of fully paid-up equity
shares was made to an employee under ESOP Plan 2021 |
30 January, 2024 |
6,468 |
Fresh allotment of fully paid-up equity
shares was made to an employee under ESOP Plan 2021 |
22 February, 2024 |
13,558 |
Fresh allotment of fully paid-up equity
shares was made to an employee under ESOP Plan 2021 |
22 February, 2024 |
37,708 |
Fresh allotment of fully paid-up equity
shares was made to an employee under ESOP Plan 2018 |
The authorized share capital of your Company as on
31 March, 2024 was H1,200,000,000 (Rupees One Hundred
Twenty Crore only)
The paid up share capital of your Company as on
31 March, 2024 was 840,081,880 (Rupees Eighty Four Crore Eighty One
Thousand Eight Hundred Eighty only).
34. QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL PLACEMENT:
As on the date of this report, on 2 April, 2024, the Company had
allotted and issued 5,870,818 equity shares of 10 each at an issue price of 2,555.01 per
equity share, aggregating to 1499.99 Crores (including securities premium of 1494.13
Crores). The aforesaid issuance of equity shares was made through a Qualified Institutions
Placement (QIP) in terms of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital
and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018 (SEBI Regulations) as amended, Section 42,
Section 62, and other relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
35.PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES
OR INVESTMENTS, UNDER SECTION 186 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013:
Details of loans, guarantees and investments covered under the
provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are as set out in the notes to the
accompanying financial statements of your Company.
36. DEPOSITS:
Your Company has not accepted any fixed deposits; and as such, no
amount of principal or interest was outstanding as of its balance sheet date.
37. REPORTING OF FRAUD:
There are no frauds on or by your Company, which are required to be
reported by the Statutory Auditors of your Company.
38.DISCLOSURE UNDER THE SEXUAL
HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND
REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013:
Your Company has in place a policy for prevention of sexual harassment
in accordance with the requirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013.
Your Company has constituted its Internal Complaints and the
Appeals Committees, set up to redress complaints received in regards to
sexual harassment at workplace. The constitution of the Internal Complaints and the
Appeals
Committees as on date of this report are as follows:
INTERNAL COMPLAINTS COMMITTEE:
Sr. No. |
Name |
Designation |
Position Held |
1. |
Meenal Shah |
Group General |
Chairperson/ er Offic Maheshwari Counsel
Presiding |
2. |
Nidhi Patade |
Senior Lead - HR Compliance |
Member |
3. |
Anup Sarma |
Senior Vice President |
Member |
4. |
Amar Singh |
Senior Vice President |
Member |
5. |
Sumati Atre |
External Member |
Member |
All employees (permanent, contractual, temporary and trainees) are
covered under this policy.
Following are the details of the complaints received by your Company
during FY 2023-24
Sr. No. |
Particulars |
Number |
1. |
No. of complaints received |
1 |
2. |
No. of complaints disposed of |
1 |
5. |
No. of cases pending for more than 90 days |
0 |
39. WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY/ VIGIL
MECHANISM:
Pursuant to Rule 7 of the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers)
Rules, 2014 read with Section 177(10) of the Companies Act, 2013 (Act) and
Regulations 22 of the Listing Regulations your Company has adopted a Vigil Mechanism
Framework (Framework), under which the Whistle Blower Investigation Committee
(the Committee) has been set up. The objective of the Framework is to
establish a redressal forum, which addresses all concerns raised on questionable practices
and through which the Directors and employees can raise actual or suspected violations.
The mechanism framed by your Company is in compliance with requirement
of the Act and available on the website www.angelone.in.
40. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY
ABSORPTION AND FOREGIN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
(A) Information on Conservation of energy as prescribed under Section
134(3) (m) of the Companies Act, 2013, read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is
not applicable to the present activities of your Company and hence no annexure forms part
of this report.
(B) Technology Absorption: The management keeps itself abreast of the
technological advancements in the industry and has adopted best in class transaction,
billing and accounting systems alongwith robust risk management solutions.
(C) Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo for the period under review was
as under:
1. Foreign Exchange Earning: Nil
2. Outgo J 294.68 million
41. INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL:
The Board of Directors of your company have adopted policies and
procedures for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including
adherence to your Company's policies, safeguarding of its assets, prevention and
detection of frauds and errors, accuracy and completeness of the accounting records and
timely preparation of reliable financial disclosures.
42. ANGEL BROKING EMPLOYEE STOCK
OPTION PLAN, 2018 AND ANGEL BROKING EMPLOYEE LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
2021:
During the financial year 2023-24, 588,447 equity shares were allotted
to the ESOP grantees who had exercised the option attached to the Angel Broking Employee
Stock Option Plan, 2018 and Angel Broking Employee Long Term Incentive Plan
2021respectively.
During FY 2023-24 the Board has granted Nil stock options under ESOP
Plan 2018 and 27,411 stock options, 903,771 Restrictive Stock Units (RSUs) and
784,080 Performance Stock Units (PSUs) under LTI Plan 2021, to eligible
employees of your Company and its subsidiaries.
The particulars required to be disclosed pursuant to the SEBI (Share
Based Employee Benefits) Regulations, 2014 and Rule 12(9) of the Companies (Share Capital
and Debentures) Rules, 2014 are appended as Annexure V to the Directors'
Report.
43. BUSINESS RISK MANAGEMENT:
Risk Management plays a key role in business strategy and planning
discussions. The same has been extensively covered in the Management Discussion and
Analysis on page
54 of the Annual Report.
The Risk Management policy is available on the website of your Company
at www.angelone.in
44. GENERAL CONFIRMATIONS:
Our directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in
respect of the following matters as there were no transactions on these items during the
year under review:
1. Issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend,
voting or otherwise as per Section 43(a)(ii) of the Companies Act, 2013;
2. The Company does not have any scheme of provision of money for the
purchase of its own shares by employees or by trustees for the benefit of employees;
3. Neither the Managing Director nor the Whole-time
Directors of the Company receive any remuneration or commission from
any of its subsidiaries;
4. Issue of Shares including Sweat Equity Shares to the employees of
the Company under any scheme as per provisions of Section 54(1)(d) of the Companies Act,
2013;
5. No instances of non-exercising of voting rights in respect of shares
purchased directly by employees under a scheme pursuant to Section 67(3) of the Companies
Act, 2013.
45. COMPLIANCE WITH SECRETARIAL
STANDARDS:
Your Company is in compliance with the applicable Secretarial
Standards, issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and approved by the
Central Government under Section 118(10) of the Act.
46.MD AND CFO CERTIFICATION:
As required under Regulation 17(8) of the SEBI Listing Regulations, the
MD and CFO of your Company have certified the accuracy of the Financial Statements, the
Cash Flow Statement and adequacy of Internal Control Systems for financial reporting for
the financial year ended 31 March, 2024. Their Certificate is annexed to this
Directors' Report.
47.APPRECIATION AND
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Your Directors express their heartfelt gratitude to all the
stakeholders of the business, who have wholeheartedly supported the Company, in its
prolific journey, over more than 25 years.
Your Directors also wish to place on record their deep sense of
acknowledgment for the devoted and efficient services rendered by each and every employee
of the Angel
Family, without whose whole-hearted efforts, the overall satisfactory
performance would not have been possible.
Your Directors look forward to the long-term future with confidence.
For and on behalf of the Board
Angel One Limited
Dinesh Thakkar
Chairman and Managing Director
(DIN: 00004382)
Place: Mumbai
Date: 15 July, 2024