To the Members,
The Board of Directors of Sejal Glass Limited ("the Company")
have pleasure in presenting the 26th Annual Report along with the Audited
Financial Statements (Standalone and Consolidated) for the financial year ended March
31,2024.
1. FINANCIAL SUMMARY
The financial performance (Standalone and Consolidated) of the Company
for the financial year ended March 31,2024 ("year under review") is as follows:
(Rs. In Lakhs)
Particulars |
Standalone
31.03.2024 |
Standalone
31.03.2023 |
Consolidated
31.03.2024 |
Consolidated
31.03.2023 |
Gross revenue from operations |
5952.51 |
4642.70 |
16379.93 |
4642.70 |
Total expenditure before finance cost, depreciation/
Amortizations. |
5395.98 |
4292.26 |
14341.94 |
4276.84 |
Operating Profit/(Loss) |
556.53 |
350.44 |
2037.99 |
365.86 |
Other income |
147.18 |
17.61 |
92.98 |
17.61 |
Profit / (Loss) before finance cost, depreciation,exceptional
items and taxes |
703.71 |
368.05 |
2130.97 |
383.47 |
Less: Finance costs |
555.71 |
230.50 |
1254.61 |
230.50 |
Profit / (Loss) before depreciation, exceptional items and
taxes |
148.00 |
137.55 |
876.36 |
152.97 |
Less : Depreciation/Amortisation |
97.31 |
89.30 |
559.29 |
89.30 |
Profit / (Loss) before exceptional items & tax |
50.70 |
48.25 |
317.06 |
63.67 |
Exceptional Items (Refer note) |
0.00 |
(92.57) |
0.00 |
(92.57) |
Profit / (Loss) before taxes |
50.70 |
(44.32) |
317.06 |
(28.90) |
Share of Profits/(Loss) of Associates |
0.00 |
0.00 |
16.23 |
(88.99) |
Net Profit/Loss for the period |
50.70 |
(44.32) |
333.31 |
(117.89) |
Deferred Tax Expense |
0.00 |
(903.00) |
0.00 |
(903.00) |
Other Comprehensive income: |
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(i) items that will not be reclassified to Profit or loss |
(8.23) |
0.00 |
(8.23) |
0.00 |
(ii) Foreign Currency Translation Reserves |
0.00 |
0.00 |
(54.07) |
0.00 |
Total Comprehensive income for the period |
42.47 |
858.68 |
271.02 |
785.11 |
2. OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE:
The Highlights of the Company's performance (Standalone) for the
Financial Year Ended March 31, 2024, are as under:
Total Sales of the Company increased by 28.21 % to Rs. 5952.51
lakhs from Rs. 4642.70 lakhs in the previous year. The other income during the period
under review stood at Rs. 147.18 lakhs as compared to the previous financial year figures
of Rs. 17.61 lakhs.
The reported Profit before Tax for the year was Rs. 50.70 lakhs
as compared to Loss (after exceptional item) of Rs. 44.32 lakhs in previous financial
year.
The Net Profit after Tax was Rs. 50.70 lakhs as compared to Rs.
858.68 lakhs in the previous financial year.
The Highlights of the Company's performance (Consolidated) for the
Financial Year Ended March 31,2024, are as under:
The Company achieved a consolidated revenue of Rs. 16379.93
lakhs during the year under review as against Rs. 4642.70 lakhs for the previous financial
year. The other income during the period under review stood at Rs. 92.98 lakhs.
The Net Profit was positive at Rs. 317.08 lakhs as against Rs.
63.67 lakhs in previous financial year.
The share of profit from Associates was to the extent of Rs.
16.23 lakhs as against loss Rs.88.99 lakhs in the previous financial year.
Profit from operations before and after exceptional items was to
the extent of Rs. 333.31 lakhs.
3. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS, IF ANY, AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL
POSITION OF THE COMPANY WHICH HAVE OCCURRED BETWEEN THE END OF THE FINANCIAL YEAR OF THE
COMPANY TO WHICH THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS RELATES AND THE DATE OF THE REPORT
There were no material changes and commitments, affecting the financial
position of the Company which have occurred between the end of the financial year of the
Company to which the Financial Statements relate and the date of the report.
4. DIVIDEND
The Board of Directors of the Company ("Board") has not
recommended any dividend for the year under review.
5. SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT VENTURES OR ASSOCIATE COMPANIES
As on March 31,2024, the Company has one Direct Subsidiary and one
Associate LLP. During the year under review, the Company acquired 99.01% equity share
capital of Sejal Glass & Glass Manufacturing Products LLC ("Sejal UAE"),
a Company incorporated under the laws of UAE w.e.f May 19, 2023.
Sejal Glass Ventures LLP (SGV LLP) is an Associate of the Company. The
Company holds 44.99% of the Capital Contribution in the said LLP.
The Consolidated Financial Statements presented by the Company for the
year under review is prepared in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Act,
Indian Accounting Standards (Ind-AS) and the Securities and Exchange Board of India
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("SEBI Listing
Regulations, 2015") which forms part of this Annual Report.
The operations of the Subsidiary and the Associate for the financial
year ended March 31,2024, and its performance/contribution to overall performance of the
Company is reported in the Consolidated Financial Statement of the Company for the
financial year under review. A gist of financial highlights/performance of the Subsidiary
and Associate is contained in Form AOC-1 and forms part of this report and annexed
as Annexure-1.
6. SHARE CAPITAL
As on March 31,2024, the Authorised Capital of the Company was Rs.
60,00,00,000/- (Rupees Sixty Crore only) comprising of 1,50,00,000 (One Crore Fifty Lakhs)
Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten) each and 45,00,000 (Forty Five Lakhs) Preference
Shares of Rs. 100/- (Rupees One Hundred) each.
During the financial year under review the Company, issued and allotted
20,00,000 (Twenty Lakhs) Non- Convertible Non-Cumulative Redeemable Preference Shares
(RPS) of Rs. 100/- (Rupees One Hundred only) each at par aggregating to Rs. 20,00,00,000/-
(Rupees Twenty Crores only) to below mentioned allottees (under category Promoter and
Affiliate of Promoter/Promoter Group respectively) in the following manner;
Name of the Allottee |
Address |
No of Shares |
Amount (Rs) |
M/s Dilesh Roadlines Pvt. Ltd. |
B/402, Hill Residency, Amar Nagar, GG Singh
Road, Mulund (West),Mumbai 400082 |
15,00,000 |
15,00,00,000/- |
M/s Dilesh Logistics (India) Private Limited |
B/402, Hill Residency, Amar Nagar, GG Singh
Road, Mulund (West),Mumbai 400082 |
5,00,000 |
5,00,00,000/- |
The RPS are not listed on any of the Stock Exchanges in India or
abroad.
7. DEBENTURES
During the financial year under review, the Company has not issued or
allotted any Debentures and does not have any outstanding Debentures.
8. PUBLIC DEPOSITS
During the year under review, the Company has not accepted any fixed
deposits from the public falling under Section 73 of the Companies Act, 2013, (the Act)
read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014.
9. SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS
OR TRIBUNALS
The Company has received orders from Income Tax Authorities raising
demand for the period prior to the Hon'ble NCLT Order dated March 26, 2021 (Pre-CIRP
period) approving the Resolution Plan submitted by the Successful Resolution Applicants.
The details of the orders passed are given herein below;
Sr. No. Brief details of litigation viz.
name(s) of the opposing party, court / tribunal / agency where litigation is filed, brief
details of dispute / litigation |
Expected financial implications, if any,
due to compensation, penalty etc. |
Quantum of claims, if any |
1. Income Tax department has raised a Penalty demand under
u/s 271(1)(C) pertaining to AY 2012-13, for an |
NIL |
Rs. 38.52 crore |
amount of Rs. 38.82 crores on account of the Company
furnishing inaccurate particulars of income by wrongly claiming Long Term Capital Gain as
Short Term Capital Gain and also by claiming wrong set-off of unabsorbed depreciation
against the Short Term Capital Gain. |
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2. Income Tax department has raised a demand under u/s 147 rw
144B pertaining to AY 2018-19, for an amount of Rs. 1.57 crore on account of the addition
of unexplained Credit of an amount of Rs. 14,47,773/-. |
NIL |
Rs. 1.57 crore |
3. Income Tax department has raised a demand under u/s 147 rw
144B pertaining to AY 2019-20, for an amount of Rs. NIL on account of the addition of
unexplained Credit of an amount of Rs. 22,31,015/-. |
NIL |
NIL |
The Company was admitted to undergo Corporate Insolvency Resolution
Process (CIRP) under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, on February 12, 2019, the
National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) on March 26, 2021 (Order date) approved the
Resolution Plan submitted by the Successful Resolution Applicant/s.
Consequent upon the approval of the Resolution Plan by the Hon'ble
NCLT u/s 31(1) of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code 2016, all the claims not forming part of
the approved Resolution Plan stand extinguished. The claim raised by the Income Tax
department pertains to Pre-CIRP period and hence stands extinguished.
The Company is in the process of approaching the appropriate
authorities for relief against the said order and in view of the above explanation the
Company strongly opines that it has a strong case to defend the demand raised and the
Company is hopeful that the demand will be set aside.
Due to this, there is no impact on financial, operations or other
activities of the Company.
10. INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL SYSTEMS:
The Company has an Internal Financial Control System commensurate with
the size and scale of its operations and the same has been operating effectively. The
Internal Auditor evaluates the efficacy and adequacy of Internal Control System,
accounting procedures and policies adopted by the Company for efficient conduct of its
business, adherence to Company's policies, safeguarding of Company's assets,
prevention and detection of frauds and errors and timely preparation of reliable financial
information etc.
Based on the report of internal audit function, process owners
undertake corrective action in their respective areas and thereby strengthen the controls.
Significant audit observations and corrective actions thereon were presented to the Audit
Committee of the Board
11. DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL (KMP)
As on March 31, 2024, the Board of Directors of the Company comprised
of One Executive Director (Whole-time Director), Four Non- Executive Independent Directors
and One Non- Executive Director/ Chairman (details of the same are provided in the
Corporate Governance Report which forms part of this Annual Report).
During the year under review no changes took place in the Board of
Directors.
Retirement by Rotation at ensuing Annual General Meeting:
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Act and
Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. Surji D. Chheda, Director, retires by rotation
at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and being eligible has offered himself for
re-appointment.
The Board recommends his re-appointment in the ensuing 26th
Annual General Meeting.
Independent Directors' Declaration:
The Company has received declarations from all the Independent
Directors of the Company under section 149(7) of the Act and Regulation 25(8) of the SEBI
Listing Regulations, 2015, confirming that:
a) they meet the criteria of independence stipulated under section
149(6) of the Act and Regulation 16(1)(b) of the SEBI Listing Regulations, 2015.
b) they are in compliance with the Code for Independent Directors
prescribed under Schedule IV of the Act.
Key Managerial Personnel
In terms of Section 203 of the Act, the Key Managerial Personnel of the
Company as on March 31,2024 were: Mr. Chandresh R. Rambhia as Chief Financial Officer and
Mr. Ashwin S. Shetty as Vice President Operations & Company Secretary of the Company.
There were no changes in the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company
during the financial year under review.
12. DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to the requirements under Section 134(3)(c) of the Act, the
Board of Directors, to the best of their knowledge and ability, state and confirm that:
(a) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year
ended March 31,2024, the applicable accounting standards have been followed and a proper
explanation has been provided in relation to any material departures;
(b) such accounting policies have been selected and applied
consistently and judgments and estimates have been made that are reasonable and prudent to
give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the
financial year ended March 31,2024 and of the profit of the Company for the year under
review;
(c) proper and sufficient care has been taken 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 annual accounts for the financial year ended March 31,2024 have
been prepared on a going concern basis;
(e) internal financial controls were laid down to be followed by the
Company and such internal financial controls were adequate and are operating effectively;
and
(f) there were proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions
of all applicable laws and such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
13. NUMBER OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
During the year under review, Seven (7) Board Meetings were convened
and held, the details of which are given in the Corporate Governance Report. The
intervening gap between these meetings was within the period prescribed under section 173
of the Act and Regulation 17 of the SEBI Listing Regulations, 2015 and Secretarial
Standard on Meetings of the Board of Directors.
14. COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD
The Company has duly constituted the Committees required under the Act
read with applicable Rules made there under and the SEBI Listing Regulations, 2015.
As on March 31,2024, the Board had following Committees:
a. Audit Committee
b. Nomination and Remuneration Committee
c. Stakeholders' Relationship Committee
The details of composition of each Committee, terms of the reference
and number of meetings held during the year under review are given in the Corporate
Governance Report.
15. NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION POLICY
The Company's Nomination and Remuneration Policy is in conformity
with the requirements of Section 178(3) of the Act and SEBI Listing Regulations, 2015.
16. VIGIL MECHANISM CUM WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY
In terms of Section 177(9) of the Act read with the SEBI Listing
Regulations, 2015, the Company has adopted a Vigil Mechanism cum Whistle Blower Policy to
deal with instances of fraud and mismanagement, if any.
Through this Policy, the Company seeks to provide a mechanism to the
whistleblower to disclose any misconduct, malpractice, unethical and improper practice
taking place in the Company for appropriate action and reporting, without fear of any kind
of discrimination, harassment, victimization or any other unfair treatment or employment
practice being adopted against the whistleblower. No person is denied access to the
Chairman of the Audit Committee.
The policy is available on the website of the Company viz.
www.sejalglass.co.in
17. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
During the year under review, all related party transactions entered
into by the Company, were approved by the Audit Committee and were on an arm's length
basis and in the ordinary course of business. Prior omnibus approval was obtained for
related party transactions which were of repetitive nature and entered in the ordinary
course of business and on an arm's length basis. The statement giving details of all
Related Party Transactions were placed before the Audit Committee and the Board for review
and approval on a quarterly basis.
During the year under review, the Company has entered into material
related party transactions and in terms of Section 134 of the Act, details of the same are
stated in Form AOC-2 in Annexure- 2 of this report. The material related
party transactions entered by the Company are within the limits and in terms of the
approval sought from the members by way of postal ballot through remote e-voting held on
March 22, 2024. All related party transactions are mentioned in the notes to the accounts.
The "Policy on Materiality of Related Party Transactions and also
on dealing with Related Party Transactions" (the Policy'), as amended and
approved by the Board of Directors has been uploaded on the website of the Company viz:
https://www.sejalglass.co.in. The Policy intends to ensure that proper reporting, approval
and disclosure processes are in place for all transactions between the Company and Related
Parties. This Policy specifically deals with the review and approval of Related Party
Transactions, keeping in mind the potential or actual conflicts of interest that may arise
because of entering into these transactions.
18. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS
Details of Investments, Loans and Guarantees as covered under the
provisions of Section 186 of the Act are given in the notes forming part of the audited
financial statements.
19. AUDITORS
a. Statutory Auditors
M/s. Gokhale & Sathe, Chartered Accountants (FRN 103264W) were
appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company for a term of 5 (five) consecutive
years, at the 23rd AGM, held on September 30, 2021. The Company has received confirmation
from them to the effect that they are not disqualified from continuing as Statutory
Auditors of the Company.
The Notes on financial statement referred to in the Statutory
Auditors' Report are self-explanatory and do not call for any further comments. The
Statutory Auditors' Report on the standalone and consolidated financial statements of
the Company for the Financial Year ended March 31, 2024, forms part of this Annual Report
and does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark.
b. Secretarial Auditors:
Section 204 of the Act inter-alia requires every listed Company to
annex to its Board's Report, a Secretarial Audit Report given by a Company
Secretaries in Practice. The Board of Directors of the Company, in compliance with Section
204 of the Act, appointed Mr. Harshad Pusalkar, Proprietor of Pusalkar & Co.,
Practicing Company Secretaries, as the Secretarial Auditor to conduct the Secretarial
Audit of the Company for Financial Year 2023-24. The Secretarial Audit Report for the
financial year 2023 - 24 in Form MR-3 is annexed as Annexure-3.
c. Internal Auditors:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 138 of the Act, read with the
Rules made thereunder, M/s. Joisher & Associates, Chartered Accountants were appointed
as Internal Auditors of the Company for the Financial Year 2023-24 and had been entrusted
with the internal audit of the Company.
20. COMPLIANCE WITH SECRETARIAL STANDARDS
During the year under review, the Company has complied with Secretarial
Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India being SS-1:
"Meetings of Board of Directors" and SS- 2: "General Meetings" as
applicable.
21. Risk Management
The Company has a Risk Management Policy duly adopted by the Board of
Directors. The Policy is tailored to appropriately appraise the state of the
Company's business risks. Management is empowered to identify, assess and leverage
business opportunities and manage risks effectively.
The Company recognizes that the emerging and identified risks need to
be managed and mitigated to protect its shareholders and other stakeholder's
interest, achieve its business objective and enable sustainable growth.
The Board oversees the Enterprise Risk Management framework to ensure
execution of decided strategies with focus on action and monitoring of risks arising out
of unintended consequences of decisions or actions related to performance, operations,
compliance, incidents, processes and systems, transactions and the same are managed
appropriately. Further, major risks have been identified by the Company and its mitigation
process/measures have been formulated in the areas such as business, production, product
quality, market, litigation, logistics, operational, financial, human resources,
environment and statutory compliance. These process/ measures are reviewed and updated
from time to time as required.
22. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY. TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO
In accordance with Section 134(3)(m) of the Act read with the Rule 8(3)
of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, as amended, the information on conservation of
energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo are annexed as Annexure
- 4 hereto and forms an integral part of this Report.
23. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES AND RELATED DISCLOSURES
The statement containing particulars of employees as required under
197(12) of the Act, read along with Rule 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and
Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is not applicable to the Company as no
employees were in receipt of remuneration above the limits specified in Rule 5(2) of the
Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
24. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS REPORT
A detailed analysis of the Company's performance is discussed in
the Management Discussion and Analysis Report, which forms part of this Annual Report and
annexed as Annexure - 5 .
Certain statements in the Management Discussion and
Analysis' section may be forward-looking and are stated as required by applicable
laws and regulations. Many factors may affect the actual results, which would be different
from what the Directors envisage in terms of the future performance and outlook. Investors
are cautioned that this discussion contains forward looking statement that involve risks
and uncertainties including, but not limited to, risks inherent in the Company's
growth strategy, dependence on certain businesses, dependence on availability of qualified
and trained manpower and other factors discussed. The discussion and analysis should be
read in conjunction with the Company's financial statements and notes on accounts.
25. EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
As required under Section 134(3)(a) of the Act, the extract of the
Annual Return for the Financial Year 2023- 24 is put up on the Company's website viz.
www.sejalglass.co.in
26. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
The Company constantly endeavours to follow the Corporate Governance
guidelines and best practice sincerely and disclose the same transparently. The Board is
conscious of its inherent responsibility to disclose timely and accurate information on
the Company's operations, performance, material corporate events as well as on the
leadership and governance matters relating to the Company. Your Company has complied with
the requirements of SEBI Listing Regulations, 2015 regarding Corporate Governance.
A report on the Corporate Governance practices followed by the Company,
together with certificate(s) regarding compliance is given as Annexure- 6 to this
report.
27. DISCLOSURE AS PER THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE
(PREVENTION- PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013.
Your Company has adopted a policy on Prevention, Prohibition and
Redressal of Sexual Harassment at the Workplace, in line with the provisions of the Sexual
Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the
Rules made thereunder.
During the year 2023-24, your Company did not receive any complaint of
sexual harassment at workplace.
28. DETAILS OF FRAUD
There are no instances of fraud reported by the Auditors under section
143(12) of the Act and Rules made thereunder, during the year under review to the Central
Government or the Board or the Audit Committee.
29. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY POLICY
Your Company does not fall under the purview of Section 135 of the Act
during the year under review. Thus, disclosure regarding Corporate Social Responsibility
(CSR) Policy under Section 134 (3) (o) of the Act, read with Rule 9 of the Companies
(Accounts) Rules, 2014, is not applicable.
30. GENERAL DISCLOSURE
General disclosures as per section 134 of the Act read with Rules made
thereunder:
a) The Company is not required to maintain the cost records as per
section 148(1) of the Act. However, the cost record audit is not applicable to the Company
for the year under review.
b) No application has been made or any proceeding is under pendency
under Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 during the year under review.
c) There was no instance of one-time settlement with any Bank or
Financial Institution.
d) There has been no change in the nature of business of the Company.
e) The financial statements of the Company were not revised.
f) The Company has not bought back its shares, pursuant to the
provisions of Section 68 of Act and the Rules made thereunder.
31. CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS:
Statements in this Report and the Management Discussion and Analysis
may be forward looking within the meaning of the applicable laws and regulations. Actual
results may differ materially from those expressed in the statement. Certain factors that
could affect the Company's operations include increase in price of inputs,
availability of raw materials, changes in Government regulations, tax laws, economic
conditions and other factors.
32. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Board of Directors wish to place on record their gratitude to the
Authorities, Banks, Business Associates, Shareholder's, Customers, Dealers, Agents,
and Suppliers for their unstinted support, assistance and co- operation and faith reposed
in the Company. The Board of Directors would also place on record their deep appreciation
to Employees at all levels for their hard work, dedication and commitment.
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For and on behalf of the
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Jiggar L. Salva |
Surji D. Chheda |
Date : April 19, 2024 |
Whole-time Director |
Chairman & Director |
Place : Mumbai |
DIN:09055150 |
DIN: 02456666 |