Dear Members,
The Board of Directors present their 42nd Annual Report on
the business and operations of your Company along with the audited financial statements
for the financial year ended on 31st March, 2024.
The Financial Statement, Auditors' Report, Board's Report and
attachment thereto have been prepared in accordance with the provisions contained in
Section 134 of Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS
|
Standalone |
Consolidated |
Particulars |
Financial Year ended 31st March,
2024 |
Financial Year ended 31st March,
2023 |
Financial Year ended 31st March,
2024 |
Financial Year Ended 31st March,
2023 |
Revenue from Operations (Share Trading) |
28.47 |
28.50 |
3851.14 |
2529.25 |
Other Income |
25.42 |
25.30 |
57.72 |
38.34 |
Total Income |
53.90 |
53.79 |
3908.86 |
2567.59 |
Total Expenditure |
47.57 |
39.13 |
3741.35 |
2459.18 |
Gross Profit/(Loss) before Depreciation and Tax |
6.32 |
14.67 |
167.51 |
108.41 |
Less: Depreciation |
- |
- |
71.94 |
45.12 |
Profit/(Loss) before tax |
6.32 |
14.67 |
95.57 |
63.29 |
Less: Tax expense |
3.28 |
3.68 |
27.12 |
19.60 |
Other comprehensive income for the year |
|
|
(0.47) |
|
Profit/(Loss) for the year |
3.04 |
10.98 |
67.99 |
43.69 |
2. RESERVES
The Company has not transferred any amount to General Reserves.
3. PERFORMANCE AND AFFAIRS OF THE COMPANY
The performance of your Company has been steadily improving. The
Company is hopeful that it can leverage improvements in the business environment while
also implementing expense controls to enhance its performance.
4. DIVIDEND
Directors do not recommend any dividend for the current year under
review.
5. SHARE CAPITAL
The Authorised Share Capital of the Company is Rs. 10 Cr/- (Rupees Ten
Crores Only).
During the year the company allotted-
a. 13,47,805 Equity Shares of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each fully
paid up with a premium of Rs. 19/- (Rupees Nineteen Only) per share on 14th
August, 2023 upon conversion of 13,47,805 warrants on preferential basis.
b. 40,00,000 bonus equity shares in the proportion of 1 (One) new fully
paid-up equity share of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each for every 1 (One) existing fully
paid-up equity share of Rs. 10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each to the shareholders of the
Company.
Considering the changes in paid up capital as stated above, the paid-up
capital of the Company has been increased from Rs. 2.6522 Cr/- (Rupees Two Crores
Sixty-Five Lakhs Twenty-Two Thousand Only) to Rs. 8 Cr/- (Rupees Eight Crores Only).
6. MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION
No material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of
the Company have occurred between the end of the financial year of the Company on 31st
March, 2024 and on the date of this report.
7. PROMOTERS
There were no changes in the promoters of the Company during the
financial year.
8. CHANGE(S) IN THE NATURE OF BUSINESS
There were no material changes with regard to the nature of business of
the Company.
9. PUBLIC DEPOSITS
During the financial year under review, the company has not accepted
any deposits from public and shareholders and as such, no amount on account of principal
on deposits from public was outstanding as on the date of the Balance Sheet.
10. REPORT ON PERFORMANCE OF SUBSIDIARIES, ASSOCIATES AND JOINT VENTURE
COMPANIES
The Company has Two Wholly owned Subsidiaries i.e., SPNP Paper and Pack
Private Limited and Yug Fashion Garments Private Limited and one step-down Subsidiary
i.e., Fine Papyrus Private limited as on 31st March, 2024 and there has been no
material changes in the nature of the business.
In accordance with Section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013, your
Company has prepared consolidated financial statements of the Company, which form part of
the Annual Report.
A Statement in Form AOC-1 (Annexure-A) of Associate Company as
prescribed under section 129(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5 of Companies
(Accounts) Rules, 2014 is annexed and is forming part of the Annual Report.
The Company is not having any associate and joint venture Company.
11. BOARD MEETINGS
During the Financial year, total 8 (Eight) meetings of the Board of
Directors were held on 10th May, 2023, 29th May, 2023, 14th
August, 2023, 11th September, 2023, 6th October, 2023, 13th
November, 2023, 14th February, 2024 and 15th March, 2024. The
attendance record of all Directors is as under:
Name of the Directors |
No. of Board Meetings |
Attendance at last AGM held on 22nd
July, 2023 |
|
Held |
Attended |
|
Mr. Darpan Shah |
8 |
8 |
Yes |
Mr. Devan Pandya |
8 |
8 |
Yes |
Mrs. Shreya Pandya |
8 |
8 |
Yes |
Mr. Amit Sinkar |
8 |
8 |
Yes |
Mr. Amit Patankar |
8 |
8 |
Yes |
The proceedings were properly recorded and signed in the minutes book
maintained for the purpose. The maximum gap between any two meetings was less than 120
days.
During the year the Annual General Meeting (AGM) was held on 22nd
July, 2023 and the proceedings of the meetings were properly recorded and signed in the
Minutes Book maintained for the purpose.
12. DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
(i) Directors and Key Managerial Personnel
Ms. Swapna Shivashankaran was appointed as Company Secretary and
Compliance Officer of the Company with effect from 1st October, 2023.
(ii) Directors retire by rotation
In accordance with the provisions of the Act and the Articles of
Association of the Company, Mr. Darpan Shah, Managing Director, Mr. Devan Pandya, Director
and Chairperson and Mrs. Shreya Pandya, Director of the Company, are directors who are
liable retire by rotation at Annual General Meeting. In terms of Section 152 of the
Companies Act, 2013, Mr. Devan Pandya, retires by rotation at the ensuing Annual General
Meeting and is eligible for re-appointment. Mr. Devan Pandya has confirmed that he is not
disqualified for appointment as director under Section 164 of the Act and has offered
himself for re-appointment. Details of the Director proposed to be re-appointed at the
ensuing Annual General Meeting, as required by Regulation 36(3) of the SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("SEBI (LODR), Regulation
2015") and SS-2 (Secretarial Standards on General Meetings) are provided in the
Notice convening the 42nd Annual General Meeting of the Company.
(iii) Declaration by Independent Directors(s)
The Company has complied with Regulation 25 of SEBI (LODR), Regulation
2015 and pursuant to the provisions of section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013, the
Company has also obtained declarations from all the Independent Directors pursuant to
section 149(7) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Further, the Independent Directors possess integrity and necessary
expertise and experience (including the proficiency) which bring tremendous value to the
Board and to the Company
(iv) Annual Evaluation of Board
In compliance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and
Regulation 25 of SEBI (LODR), Regulation 2015, the Board has carried out the annual
performance evaluation of its own performance and other Directors. A separate exercise was
carried out to evaluate the performance of individual Directors including the Chairperson
of the Company, who were evaluated on parameters such as level of engagement and
contribution, independence of judgment, promotion of participation by all directors and
developing consensus amongst the directors for all decisions.
13. DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
To the best of their knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations obtained by your Directors they make the following statements
in terms of Section 134(3)(c) of the Companies Act, 2013 and hereby confirm that: -
(i) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable
accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material
departures;
(ii) the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied
them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as
to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st
March, 2024 and of the profit of the Company for the year ended on that date;
(iii) the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act
for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and
other irregularities;
(iv) the Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis;
(v) the Directors have laid down proper systems for financial controls
to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and
were operating effectively;
(vi) 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.
14. COMMITTEES AND POLICIES OF THE COMPANY
(1) Audit Committee
The Audit Committee of Directors was constituted pursuant to the
provisions of Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013. The Audit Committee comprises of:
1. Mr. Darpan Shah - Managing Director
2. Mr. Amit Sinkar- Independent Director
3. Mr. Amit Patankar - Independent Director
The scope and terms of reference of the Audit Committee have been
amended in accordance with the Act. Internal Auditors and Statutory Auditors are permanent
invitees to the Audit Committee meetings.
The Audit Committee met Five (5) times during the year on 29th
May, 2023, 14th August, 2023, 13th November, 2023, 14th
February, 2024, 15th March, 2024.
Name of the Member |
No of Meetings attended |
Mr. Darpan Shah |
5 |
Mr. Amit Sinkar |
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Mr. Amit Patankar |
5 |
(2) Nomination and Remuneration Committee
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of Directors was constituted
pursuant to the provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013. The Nomination and
Remuneration Committee comprises of:
1. Mrs. Shreya Pandya-Director
2. Mr. Amit Sinkar- Independent Director
3. Mr. Amit Patankar - Independent Director
The Board has in accordance with the provisions of sub-section (3) of
Section 178 of the Companies Act, 2013, formulated the policy setting out the criteria for
determining qualifications, attributes, independence of a Director and policy relating to
remuneration for Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and other employees.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee met on 11th
September, 2023 during the year.
Name of the Member |
No of Meetings attended |
Mrs. Shreya Pandya |
1 |
Mr. Amit Sinkar |
1 |
Mr. Amit Patankar |
1 |
(3) Risk Management
The Board of Directors of the Company have a mechanism for Risk
Management to avoid events, situations or circumstances which may lead to negative
consequences on the Company's businesses and define a structured approach to manage
uncertainty and to make use of these in their decision-making pertaining to all business
divisions and corporate functions. Key business risks and their mitigations are considered
in the annual/strategic business plans and in periodic management reviews. At present
there is no identifiable risk which, in the opinion, of the Board may threaten the
existence of the Company.
(4) Whistle Blower/ Vigil Mechanism
Your Company has established a whistle Blower/Vigil Mechanism pursuant
to the provisions of Section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Rule 7 of the
Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 through which its Employees and
Directors can report the genuine concern about unethical behaviors, actual or suspected
fraud or violation of the Company's code of conduct or ethics policy. The said policy
provides for adequate safeguards against victimization and also direct access to the
higher levels of supervisions. No case was reported to the Audit Committee during the year
under review.
(5) Disclosure Under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013
The Disclosure under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace
(Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013 is not applicable to your Company.
(6) Corporate social responsibility
The provisions of the Section 135 the Act, are not applicable to the
Company.
15. LISTING OF SHARES AND DEPOSITORIES
Your Company's shares are listed on BSE Limited (BSE). Your Directors
wish to state that the Equity Shares of your Company are compulsorily traded in the
dematerialized form. Presently Equity Shares held by Promoters are in
electronic/dematerialized form.
16. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND REPORT THEREON
Pursuant to Regulation 15(2) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 the
compliance with the Corporate Governance provisions as specified in Regulations 17 to 27
clauses (b) to (i) and (t) of sub-regulation (2) of regulation 46 and para-C, D and E of
Schedule V is not applicable to the Company as the paid- up share capital is less than Rs.
10/- Crores (Rupees Ten Crores Only) and net worth is also less than Rs. 25/- Crores
(Rupees Twenty-Five Crores Only) as on the last day of previous financial year. Hence,
Corporate Governance Report is not furnished.
17. STATEMENT SHOWING THE DETAILS OF EMPLOYEES OF THE COMPANY PURSUANT
TO SECTION 197(12) OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 READ WITH RULE 5(2) OF THE COMPANIES
(APPOINTMENT & REMUNERATION OF MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL) RULES, 2014:
None of the employees of the Company is in receipt of remuneration
prescribed under Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(2) of the
Companies (Appointment & Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules 2014.
18. ANNUAL RETURN
Annual Return for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024
is available on the website of the Company i.e. www.nidhigranites.com.
19. AUDITORS
(i) STATUTORY AUDITOR
The Statutory Auditors of your Company namely, M/s. Jogin Raval &
Associates, Chartered Accountant were appointed for a period of five years at the Annual
General Meeting held on 29th September, 2021. Auditors had confirmed their
eligibility and submitted the Certificate in writing that they are not disqualified to
hold office of the Statutory Auditor. There were no reservations / qualifications or
adverse remarks contained in Auditor's Report.
(ii) SECRETARIAL AUDITOR
Pursuant to provision of Section 204 of the Act and the rules framed
there under, the Board has appointed Dholakia & Associates LLP, Company Secretaries in
whole time Practice to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company for the financial
year 2023-24. The Report of the Secretarial Audit Report is annexed herewith as
"Annexure B".
(iii) COST AUDITOR
The Company is not required to appoint Cost Auditor as it is not
required to submit cost audit report or maintain cost records pursuant to the provisions
of the Companies (Cost Record and Audit) Rules, 2014.
(iv) INTERNAL AUDITOR
The Company has appointed Mr. D. N. Joshi., Chartered Accountant having
RN NO: 17226 as an Internal Auditor of the Company for the Financial year 2023-2024.
20. MAINTENANCE OF COST RECORDS
Maintenance of cost records as specified by Central Government under
Section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, is not applicable to the Company.
21. ADEQUACY OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS WITH REFERENCE TO THE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Internal Financial Controls with reference to financial statements
as designed and implemented by the Company are adequate. During the year under review, no
material or serious observations has been received from the internal Auditor of the
Company for inefficiency or inadequacy of such controls.
22. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES AND INVESTMENT
(i) Details of loans, guarantees and securities
The company has not granted any loans or given guarantees during the
year under review.
(ii) Details of investments
The details of investments covered under the provisions of Section 186
of the Companies Act, 2013 are disclosed in the financial statements under note no 3.
23. PARTICULARS OF CONTRACTS OR ARRANGEMENT WITH RELATED PARTIES
All the related party transactions are entered on arm's length basis,
in the ordinary course of business and are in compliance with the applicable provisions of
the Companies Act, 2013 and the Listing Regulations. There are no materially significant
related party transactions made by the Company with Promoters, Directors or Key Managerial
Personnel etc. which may have potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large
or which warrants the approval of the shareholders. Accordingly, no transactions are being
reported in Form AOC-2 in terms of Section 134 of the Act read with Rule 8 of the
Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. However, the details of the transactions with Related
Party are provided in the Company's financial statements in accordance with the Accounting
Standards under note no. 21 Approval is obtained for the transactions which are foreseen
and repetitive in nature. A statement of all related party transactions is presented
before the Audit Committee on a
quarterly basis, specifying the nature, value and terms and conditions
of the transactions and to the Board as well.
24. HEALTH, SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Your Company has complied with all the applicable environmental laws
and labour laws. The Company has been complying with the relevant laws and has been taking
all necessary measures to protect the environment and maximize worker/employee protection
and safety.
25. ENVIRONMENT AND SAFETY
The Company is conscious of the importance of being environmentally
clean and has safe operations. The Company's policy requires conduct of operations in such
a manner, so as to ensure safety of all concerned, compliance of environmental regulations
and preservation of natural resources. There was no accident during the year.
26. BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY REPORT
The Business Responsibility Reporting as required by Regulation 34(2)
(f) of the Listing Regulations is not applicable to your Company for the financial year
ended 31st March, 2024.
27. CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The particulars as required under the provisions of Section 134(3) (m)
of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 in
respect of conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and
outgo etc. are given as under:
Energy Conservation: N.A.
Technology Absorption: N.A.
Foreign Exchange Earnings and outgo: Nil
28. INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS:
Adequate internal control systems commensurate with the nature of the
Company's business, size and complexity of its operations are in place. It has been
operating satisfactorily. Internal control systems comprising of policies and procedures
are designed to ensure reliability of financial reporting, timely feedback on achievement
of operational and strategic goals, compliance with policies, procedure, applicable laws
and regulations and that all assets and resources are acquired economically, used
efficiently and adequately protected.
29. GREEN INITIATIVES
Pursuant to Sections 101 and 136 of the Companies Act, 2013, the
Company has been transmitting Annual Report through electronic mode (e-mail) to all the
shareholders who have registered their
e-mail addresses with the Company or with the Depository to receive
Annual Report through
electronic mode. This will help reduce consumption of paper.
30. SECRETARIAL STANDARDS
It is hereby confirmed that the Company has generally complied with the
provisions of all applicable
Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of
India.
31. GENERAL DISCLOSURES
Your Directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in
respect of the following items as
there were no transactions on these items during the year under review:
1. The Company has not issued any shares with differential rights and
hence no information as per provisions of Section 43(a)(ii) of the Act read with Rule 4(4)
of the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 is furnished.
2. The Company has not issued any sweat equity shares during the year
under review and hence no information as per provisions of Section 54(1)(d) of the Act
read with Rule 8(13) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 is
furnished.
3. The Company has not issued any equity shares under Employees Stock
Option Scheme during the year under review and hence no information as per provisions of
Section 62(1)(b) of the Act read with Rule 12(9) of the Companies (Share Capital and
Debentures) Rules, 2014 is furnished.
4. During the year under review, there were 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 Act read with Rule 16(4) of Companies (Share
Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014, hence no information is furnished.
5. No order has been passed by any regulator or Court or Tribunal which
can have an impact on the going concern status and the Company's operations in future.
6. The details of difference between amount of the valuation done at
the time of one-time settlement and the valuation done while taking loan from the Banks or
Financial Institutions along with the reasons thereof - Not Applicable
7. The details of application made or any proceeding pending under the
Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (31 of 2016) during the year along with their status
as at the end of the financial year - Not Applicable.
32. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your Directors wish to thank various stakeholders, for their
co-operation, support and valuable guidance to the Company. Your Directors also wish to
place on record their appreciation for the committed services of all the Employees of the
Company.