DIRECTORS' REPORT Dear Shareholders Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 54th Annual Report on the Audited Statement of Accounts for the Financial Year ended 31st March 2015. REVIEW OF OPERATIQNS The Indian economy has not shown the expected aggressive growth momentum that was targeted at the beginning of FY15.The net turnover of the Company showed marginal improvement of 7.6%from INR1674 million in 2013-14 to INR1801 million in 2014-15The Company isfacing a tough time in maintaining margins as there are a lot of interlinked factors which are putting severe pressure on cash flows and bottom lines. In view of the current economic conditions, the Company is hopeful of overall better performance during the current year. DIVIDEND AND RESERVES Your directors have recommended, for consideration of shareholders at the Annual General Meeting dividend @ 15% (Re.0.30/- per share of Re.2each),on 2,36,25,878 equity shares.The dividend will be paid in compliance with applicable regulations. Out of the profits available for appropriation, an amount of Rs. 10 million has been transferred to the General Reserve and the balance has been carried forward to the Profit & Loss Account. SHARE CAPITAL The Paid-up Equity Share Capital of the Company as on 31 March,2015 is Rs.47.25 million, comprising of 2,36,25,878 shares of Rs.2/- each During the year under review the Company has not issued any equity shares. DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL Mr.Govind Kumar Saraf, Executive and Non-independent Director, retires by rotation at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offers himself for reappointment. During theyear,Mrs.Payal Agarwal has been appointed as an Additional Director with effect from 30"' May,2015. Further Mr. Shankarlal Agarwal and Mr. Sanwarmal Agarwal were reappointed as the Managing Director and Executive Director of the Company respectively with effect from 1" January,2015. Also Mr. Ashok Kumar was redesignated as the Chairman of the Company with effect from 30th 'May,2015. DIRECTORS'RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT Pursuant to Section 134(3) (c) & 134(5) of the Companies Act,2103,the Board of Directors of the Company hereby confirms that: (a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures; (b) 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 at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the company for that period; (c) 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; (d) the directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;and (e) the directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the 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. PARTICULARS OF MANAGERIAL REMUNERATION The information required pursuant to Section 197 read with Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 in respect of employees of the Company is enclosed as Annexure I and forms part of this Report. NUMBEROF BOARD MEETINGS A calendar of meetings is prepared and circulated in advance to the Directors. During the year, eight Board Meetings were convened and held, the details of which are given in the Corporate Governance Report. The intervening gap between the meetings was within the period prescribed under the Companies Act,2013 and the Listing Agreement. BOARD EVALUATION Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement, the Board has carried out an annual performance evaluation of its own performance, the directors individually as well as the evaluation of the working of its Committees. The Directors expressed "satisfaction with the evaluation process. The manner in which the evaluation has been carried out has been explained in the Corporate Governance Report. INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS The Independent Directors have submitted their disclosure to the Board that they fulfill all the requirements as to qualify for their appointment as Independent Director,under the provisions of section 149 of the Companies Act,2013 as well as Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement. t NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION POLICY The Board of Directors has framed a policy which lays down a framework in relation to remuneration of Directors. This policy also lays down criteria for selection and appointment of Board Members. The details of this policy are provided on the Company's website on the:www.qeelimited.com . DETAILS OF SUBSIDIARY/JOINT VENTURES/ASSOCIATE COMPANIES The Company does not have any subsidiary company and has not entered into joint venture with any other company. . STATUTORY AUDITORS'AND AUDITORS'REPORT At the Annual General Meeting held on August 2,2014,M/s Ford, Rhodes,Parks & Associates, Chartered Accountant were appointed as Statutory Auditors of the Company to hold office till the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting to be held in Calendar year 2016.ln the terms of the first proviso to Section 139 of the Companies Act, 2013, the appointment of the Auditors shall be placed for ratification at every Annual General Meeting. Accordingly, the appointment of M/s Ford, Rhodes, Parks & Associates, Chartered Accountants, as Statutory Auditors of the Company, is placed for ratification by the Shareholders. In this regard to the Company has received a Certificate from the Auditors to the effect that if they are reappointed, it would be in accordance with the provisions of Section 141 of the Companies Act,2013. Auditors Report as issued by M/s Ford, Rhodes, Parks & Co Chartered Accountants, Auditors of the Company is self explanatory and need not call for any explanation by your Board. COST AUDIT As per the Cost Audit Orders and in terms of the provisions of Section 148 and all other applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, read with the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules,2014, M/s. Ajekar Shivaraya Kini. Cost Accountants, have been appointed as Cost Auditors to conduct the audit of cost records of your company for the financial year 2015-16. As required under the Companies Act, 2013,a resolution seeking members' approval for the remuneration payable to the Cost Auditor forms part of the Notice convening the Annual General Meeting. APPOINTMENT OF COMPANY SECRETARY The Company is in process of appointing Company Secretary in whole time employment pursuant to Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,2014. SECRETARIAL AUDIT In terms of Section 204 of the Act and Rules made there under, M/s. Deep Shukla & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries, Mumbai have been appointed as the Secretarial Auditors of the Company for the FY 2014-2015.The Secretarial Audit Report is enclosed as Annexure V to this report. INTERNAL AUDIT & CONTROLS The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to the financial statement. The Audit Committee of the Board periodically reviews the internal control systems with the management and Statutory Auditors. Significant internal audit findings are discussed and follow-ups are taken thereon. COMPOSITION OF AUDIT COMMITTEE The Audit Committee of the Company as on 31!t March,2015 comprised of two Independent Directors, namely Mr. Sujit Sen and Mr. Rakesh Mundra and one Non-Executive Non-independent Director, Mr. Utsav Kapadia. Mr. Sujit Sen is the Chairman of the Committee. All members of the Audit Committee possess strong knowledge of accounting and financial management. The Managing Director, Executive Director and Director (Finance) are regularly invited to attend the Audit Committee meetings. The other details of the Audit Committee are given in the Corporate Governance Report appearing as a separate section in this Annual Report. PARTICULARS OF THE EMPLOYEES AND RELATED DISCLOSURES: Disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other details as required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,2014form part of this Report as per Annexure I. As per the provisions specified in Chapter XIII of Companies (Appointment & Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules,2014 none of the employees of the Company are in receipt of remuneration exceeding Rs. 60,00,000/- per annum, if employed for whole of the year or Rs. 5,00,000/- per month, if employed for part of the year. EMPLOYEES'STOCK OPTION PLAN The Company has not provided stockoptions to any of its employees. VIGIL MECHANISM In pursuant to the provisions of section 177(9) & (10) o1 jmpanies Act, 2013, a Vigil Mechanism for directors and employees to report genuine concerns has been established.The Vigil Mechanism Polk, .as been uploaded on the website of the Company at www.qeelimited.com.The employees of the Company are made aware of the said policy atthe time of joining the Company. RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY The Company has laid down the procedure to inform the Board about the risk assessment and minimization procedures.These procedures are reviewed by the Board annually to ensure that there is timely identification and assessment of risks, measures to mitigate them, and mechanisms for their proper and timely monitoring and reporting. EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN: The details forming part of the Extract of the Annual Return in Form MGT-9,as required under Section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013 is included in this Report as Annexure II and forms part of this Report. DEPOSITS The Company has not accepted nor renewed any fixed deposits during the FY 2014-15 as on 31" March,2015. LOANS & GUARANTEES During the year under review, the Company has not provided any loan, guarantee, security or made any investment covered under the provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act,2013 to any person or other body corporate. INSURANCE The properties/assets of the Company are adequately insured. RELATED PARTYTRANSACTIONS During FY 2014-15, the Company entered into certain Related Party Transactions which are in the ordinary course of business and at arm's length basis, with approval of the Audit Committee.The Audit Committee grants omnibus approval for the transactions which are of foreseen and repetitive nature. A detailed summary of Related Party Transactions is placed before the Audit Committee & the Board of Directors for their review every quarter. There are no materially significant Related Party Transactions executed between the Company and its Promoters, Directors, key Managerial Personnel or other designated persons, that may have a potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large. Related Party Transactions entered into by the Company were in ordinary course of business and were on an arm's length basis, the details of which are provided as Annexure IV; Form AOC 2. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CERTIFICATE A Report on Corporate Governance along with a certificate from the Auditors of the Company regarding the compliance of conditions of corporate governance as stipulated under Clause49 of the Listing Agreement forms a part of this Annual Report. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS The Management Discussion and Analysis Report, which gives a detailed state of affairs of the Company's operations forms a part of this Annual Report. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY(CSR) The Company iscommitted to discharging its social responsibility as a good corporate citizen. -The composition of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Committee is covered under the Corporate Governance Report, which is annexed to this Report as Annexurelll. During the year out of the budgeted expenditure of Rs. 1.6 Million, entire amount has been spent on the projects approved by the Committee and no amount remains unspent as on 31" March, 2015The Annual Report on CSR activities is annexed hereto as Annexure III. CONSERVATION OFENERGY.RESEARCHANDDEVELOPMENTJECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION ANDFOREIGN EXCHANGE Energy Conservation continued to be priority area for the Company for effective control on electricity and fuel consumption at all the Units. The Company continues its efforts in upgradation of systems and equipment, with a view to improving the quality of the products, minimizing manufacturing wastages, cost reduction in terms of better productivity and customer satisfaction through better product performance. The Company has in-house laboratories and development departments which diligently work on the technical composition of each consumable manufactured on the shop floor. The development department is continuously working on making specific tailor made products for specialized uses in end applications. All the plants have been certified by DNV.The Kolkata Plant is ISO 9001:2008,14000 and 18000 certified by DNV and Kalyan Plant is ISO 9001-2008 certified by DNV.AII the plants of the Company also adhere to the guidelines of the respective state PCBs and CPCB. During the year, the total foreign exchange used was Rs. 1917.83 lakh and the total foreign exchange earned was Rs.635.74 lakh. TRANSFER OF AMOUNTS TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND The Company did not have any funds lying unpaid or unclaimed for a period of seven years. Therefore there were no funds which were required to be transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF). Pursuant to the provisions of the Investor Education Protection Fund (Uploading of information regarding unpaid and unclaimed amounts lying with companies) Rules, 2012, the Company has already filed the necessary form and uploaded the details of unpaid and unclaimed amounts lying with the Company, as on the date of last AGM (i.e. August 2nd,2014), with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. GENERAL During the year under review, no revision was made in the financial statement of the Company. During the year ended 31st March, 2015, there were no cases filed /reported pursuant to the Sexual Harassment of women at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. The Company confirms that it has paid the Annual Listing Fees for the year 2015-2016 to BSE where the Company's Shares are listed. During the year under review, no significant and material orders were passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and Company's operations. HUMAN RESOURCES Your Company treats its"Human Resources"as one of its most important assets. Your Company continuously invests in attraction, retention and development of talent on an ongoing basis. A number of programs that provide focused people attention are currently underway. Your Company thrust is on the promotion of talent internally through job rotation and job enlargement. ACKNOWLEDGMENT The Directors would like to thank all shareholders, customers, bankers, suppliers and everybody else with whose help, cooperation and hard work the Company is able to achieve the results.The Directors would also like to place on record their appreciation of the dedicated efforts put in by the employees of the Company. For and on behalf of the Board of Directors ASHOK KUMAR CHAIRMAN [DIN:013692171 Place:Kalyan Date: August 6,2015 |