DIRECTORS' REPORT Your Directors have pleasure in submitting the Thirtieth Annual Report and Financial Statements for the year ended March 31, 2015. Year in Retrospect During the year under review revenues (Net of Excise Duty) declined from Rs. 1,11,864 Lacs to Rs. 1,05,203 Lacs, due to softening of the raw material prices from second half onwards, while maintaining capacity utilization at the same levels. In terms of requirements of Schedule II of Companies Act, 2013, the useful life of existing fixed assets was revised and additional depreciation of Rs. 980 Lacs has been charged to Profit & Loss Account. Profit after Tax for the year was lower at Rs. 1994 Lacs as compared to Rs. 3,261 Lacs (including reversal of deferred tax of Rs. 863 Lacs) during the preceding year. During the year Company commissioned Off-line Coater at Bazpur and Rice Husk Heater at Khatima and twin screw extruder at aggregate capital expenditure of Rs. 4,987 Lacs. During the year under review consolidated operations increased from Rs. 3,17,223 Lacs to Rs. 3,20,416 Lacs (Net of Excise Duty). Increase in revenue is mainly attributable to ramp up of capacity at Thailand and US locations for film plants and simultaneous decline in raw material prices. During the year there is Foreign Exchange Fluctuation Gain of Rs. 7,858 Lacs as against Foreign Exchange Fluctuation Loss of Rs. 6,725 Lacs during the previous year. In addition, there is an exceptional loss of Rs. 4,775 Lacs on account of sale of 100% stake in Polyplex Resins Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi, Turkey, by subsidiaries. Profit after Tax (after minority interest) is Rs. 3,795 Lacs as against Loss of Rs. 683 Lacs in the preceding year. Dividend and Transfer to Reserves Your Board has recommended a Final Dividend of Rs. 2.50 per share, which would be paid after its declaration by the members in the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The Board of Directors have transferred a sum of Rs.199.38 Lacs from the current year's profit to General Reserves. Change in the nature of business, if any There is no change in the nature of business of your company during the year under review. Material Changes and Commitments There are no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of your Company have occurred between the end of the financial year of the company to which financial statements relate and on the date of this report. Management Discussion and Analysis Report As required by clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges, a detailed 'Management Discussion & Analysis Report' (MDA) is presented in a separate section forming part of the Annual Report. More details on operations and a view on the outlook for the current year are given in the 'Management Discussion & Analysis Report', which forms part of the Annual Report. Subsidiary Companies During the year Company had following subsidiaries/ stepdown subsidiaries whose performance are included in the consolidated financial statement viz. Polyplex (Thailand) Public Company Limited, Thailand, EcoBlue Limited, Thailand, Polyplex (Asia) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, Polyplex (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore , Polyplex Europa Polyester Film Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi, Turkey, Polyplex Resins Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi, Turkey, Polyplex Paketleme Cozumlere Sanayi Ve Tickaret Anonim Sirketi, Turkey, Polyplex Europe B.V., Netherlands, PAR LLC, USA, Polyplex America Holdings Inc., USA, Polyplex USA LLC. USA, Polyplex Trading (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. China and Peninsula Beverages and Foods Company Private Limited. Polyplex Resins Sanayi Ve Ticaret Anonim Sirketi, Turkey ceased to be a subsidiary during the year w.e.f. 2nd March, 2015. As required by Section 129 of the Companies Act, 2013, and other applicable Laws, Consolidated Financial Statement of the Company and its subsidiaries are prepared in accordance with applicable Accounting Standard(s) issued by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) of India, forms part of the Annual Report. A separate statement containing the salient features of the Financial Statements of the subsidiary companies in Form AOC-I is attached to the Financial Statements and forms part of the Annual Report. Performance of various subsidiaries is discussed in detail in MDA. The Financial Statement of the subsidiary companies will be made available on request and will also be kept at the Registered Office of the Company for inspection by any member of the Company. Particulars of Loans, Guarantees and Investments Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 ('the Act') are given in the notes attached to Financial Statements. Deposits from public The Company has not accepted any deposit from public during the financial year 2014-2015. There were no unclaimed deposits as at March 31, 2015. Directors' Responsibility Statement As required under Section 134(3) of the Act, in relation to the Financial Statements for the Financial Year 201415, the Board of Directors state that :- i) In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed and there are no 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 on March 31, 2015 and of the profit of the Company for the year ended on March 31, 2015; iii) The Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities; iv) Annual accounts have been prepared on a 'going concern' basis; v) The Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and are operating effectively; and vi) The Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively. DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL Independent Directors and Declaration by Independent Directors During the year four Independent Directors viz. Mr. Brij Kishore Soni, Mr. Jitender Balakrishnan, Dr. Suresh Inderchand Surana and Ms. Pooja Haldea served on the Board of the Company. All the Independent Directors have given the requisite declaration that they meet the criteria of independence as prescribed under the Act and Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement. Ms. Pooja Haldea was appointed as an Additional Director w.e.f. March 30, 2015 in the Independent Directors category and holds office upto the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The Board of Directors on the recommendations of Nomination and Remuneration Committee have proposed to appoint her as an Independent Director upto March 29, 2020. Non-Independent Directors and Directors Retiring by Rotation During the year four Non-Independent Directors (including one Whole Time Director) served on the Board viz. Mr. Sanjiv Saraf, Mr. Sanjiv Chadha, Mr. Rakesh Awasthi and Mr. Pranay Kothari (WTD). Mr. Sanjiv Saraf retires by rotation and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment. Mr. Pranay Kothari's term as Whole Time Director designated as Executive Director (KMP) is upto September 6, 2015. The Board of Directors on the recommendations of Nomination and Remuneration Committee have proposed to reappoint him for a term of three years w.e.f. September 7, 2015 on the terms and conditions contained in the resolution contained in the Notice of ensuing Annual General Meeting. A brief resume and other relevant details of the Directors proposed to be appointed/reappointed are given in the Explanatory Statement to the Notice convening ensuing Annual General Meeting. Key Managerial Personnel Pursuant to the provisions of Section 203 of the Act, Mr. Pranay Kothari, Whole Time Director, Mr. Manish Gupta, Chief Financial Officer and Mr. Ashok Kumar Gurnani, Company Secretary are the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company. Number of meetings of the Board During the Financial Year 2014-15, six meetings of the Board were held and the gap between two meetings was not more than 120 days. Details about the attendance at these meetings are given in the Corporate Governance Report attached. A separate meeting of the Independent Directors was held on August 7, 2015, without the attendance of non-independent directors and members of management. Policy on Directors Appointment and Remuneration The Nomination and Remuneration Committee (NRC) constituted by the Board of Directors has laid down the criteria and process of identification/ appointment of Directors and payment of remuneration. These include possession of requisite qualification, experience, ethics, integrity and values, absence of conflict with present or potential business operations of the company, balanced and maturity of judgement, willingness to devote sufficient time and energy, high level of leadership, vision and ability to articulate a clear direction for an organisation. While selecting or recommending appointment of any Director, NRC shall have regard to the total strength of the Board prescribed under the Articles of Association and the Act, composition of the Board with respect to Executive and Non-Executive Directors and Independent and Non-Independent Directors and gender diversity. Appointment of Independent Directors must satisfy the criteria laid down under the Act and the Listing Agreements with Stock Exchanges. Components of remuneration for Executive Directors would include normal Salary structure including perquisites as applicable to senior employees as per policies / schemes of the company. The appointment and overall remuneration as far as possible be within the statutory ceilings and subject to requisite approvals of the Members of the Company and Central Government, if required. Non-executive directors would be entitled to payment of sitting fee for attending a meeting of the Board or Committee thereof of such amount as may be approved by the Board of Directors keeping in view the ceiling prescribed under the Act or Rules framed thereunder. Further, Non-executive directors may also be paid commission upto 1% of the Net Profits of the Company subject to requisite approval of the Board and Members. Board, Committees and Directors Evaluation The Board of Directors has carried out an annual evaluation of its own performance, Board committees and individual directors pursuant to the provisions of the Act and the Corporate Governance requirements prescribed under Clause 49 of the Listing Agreements. The performance of the Board and Committees was evaluated by the Board after seeking inputs from all the directors on the basis of following criteria : a) Degree of achievement of key responsibilities. b) Structure and Composition. c) Establishment and delineation of responsibilities to Committees. d) Effectiveness of Board processes, information and functioning. e) Board culture and dynamics. f) Quality of relationship between Board and Management. g) Efficacy of communication with external stakeholders. The performance of individual directors was evaluated on following criteria : a) Participation at Board/ Committee Meetings. b) Knowledge and Skill. c) Managing Relationships. d) Personal Attributes. Independent Directors of the Company in their separate meeting held on August 7, 2015 reviewed the performance of non-independent directors and the Board as a whole as also the performance of Chairperson of the Company. Managerial Remuneration Disclosures pertaining to Managerial 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, 2014 are given in the Annexure A and B as also in the Corporate Governance Report. Board Committees Pursuant to the requirements under the Act and Listing Agreement, the Board of Directors have constituted various committees of Board such as Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee, Stakeholders' Relationship Committee and Corporate Social Responsibility Committee. The details of composition and terms of reference of these committees are mentioned in the Corporate Governance Report. Audit Committee The Audit Committee comprises of Mr.Brij Kishore Soni, Independent Director (Chairman), Mr. Rakesh, Awasthi Nominee Director of IDBI Bank Ltd., Dr. Suresh Inderchand Surana and Ms. Pooja Haldea, Independent Directors. The Board of Directors have accepted all the recommendation of the Audit Committee. The details of the number of meetings held and attendance of members thereof are provided in detail in the Corporate Governance report attached. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Initiatives The Board of Directors has constituted a CSR Committee comprising of Mr. Sanjiv Saraf (Chairman), Mr. Brij Kishore Soni and Dr. Suresh Inderchand Surana and formulated CSR Policy of the Company. Corporate Social Responsibility Report pursuant to Section 134(3)(o) of the Act and Rule 9 of Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014 forms part of this Report and is marked as Annexure C. The details of the number of meetings held and attendance of members thereof are provided in detail in the Corporate Governance report attached. Corporate Governance Corporate Governance Report forms part of this Annual Report. Certificate of the Auditors regarding compliance with the conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated in Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement is attached. Whistle Blower Policy - Vigil Mechanism The Company has formulated Whistle Blower Policy in line with the provisions of the Sub-sections 9 and 10 of Section 177 of the Act and the Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement. This Policy establishes a vigil mechanism for Directors and employees to report genuine concerns regarding unethical behavior, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Company's Code of Conduct.A copy of the Policy is available on the website of the Company at www.polyplex.com AUDITORS Statutory Auditors The Company's Auditors M/s. Lodha & Co., Chartered Accountants, (Firm Registration No. 301051E) retire at the forthcoming Annual General Meeting. A certificate from the said Auditors has been received to the effect that they are eligible to act as Auditors of the Company under Section 141 of the Act read with Rules made thereunder. Based on the recommendations of the Audit Committee, your Directors recommend the appointment of M/s. Lodha & Co., Chartered Accountants, as Auditors of the Company from the conclusion of the ensuing Annual General Meeting until the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting. In the Auditors Report to the members for the year 2014-15 there are no qualifications, reservations or adverse remarks or disclaimers requiring any explanation. Internal Auditors The Board of Directors on the recommendations of the Audit Committee have approved the reappointment of M/s. Jain Pramod Jain & Co., Chartered Accountants as the Internal Auditors of the Company for the Financial Year 2015-16. Cost Auditors The Board of Directors on the recommendations of the Audit Committee have approved the appointment of M/s. Sanjay Gupta & Associates, Cost Accountants as Cost Auditors to audit the Cost Records of the Company for the Financial Year 2015-16 in respect of products manufactured by the Company falling under Central Excise Tariff Heading 3907 and 3920. In terms of Rule 14 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, the remuneration payable to the Cost Auditor is required to be ratified by the Members. Accordingly, a resolution seeking ratification of the remuneration payable to M/s Sanjay Gupta & Associates by the members has been included in the Notice convening the 30th Annual General Meeting. Secretarial Auditors The Board of Directors have approved the appointment of M/s. R S M & Co., Company Secretaries, New Delhi, as Secretarial Auditors of the Company for the Financial Year 2014-15. Secretarial Audit Report received from them is annexed herewith as attached and marked as Annexure D. There are no qualifications or observations or other remarks in the Secretarial Audit Report. Other Statutory Information Details relating to conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo prescribed under Section 134(3)(m) of the Act read with Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 are given in Annexure E. Particulars of employees as required to be furnished pursuant to Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules 2014, are given in the Annexure A and B. Extract of Annual Return The extract of the Annual Return in Form MGT-9 is given in Annexure F. Related Party Transactions None of the transactions with any of related parties were in conflict with the Company's interest. Suitable disclosure as required by the Accounting Standard (AS) 18 has been made in the notes to the Financial Statements. All related party transactions are negotiated on an arms-length basis and are in the ordinary course of business. Therefore, the provisions of Section 188(1) of the Act are not applicable. The Related Party Transactions Policy as approved by the Board is available on the website of the Company at www.polyplex.com . The details of the transactions with Related Parties are provided in the accompanying financial statements. Risk Management A detailed note has been provided under the Management Discussion and Analysis Report. Internal Financial Control The Company has laid down well defined and documented Internal Financial Controls. The Company has an overall framework for managing the risks in terms of the Enterprise Risk Management Policy. In the opinion of Board Internal Financial Controls affecting the financial statements are adequate and are operating effectively. Significant and material orders There are no significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals during the year impacting the going concern status and Company's operations in future. Human Resources Your Company is committed towards creation of opportunities for its employees that help attract, retain and develop a diverse workforce. Company lays due importance to conducive work culture for its employees. To reinforce core values and belief of the Company, various policies for employees' empowerment have been framed to enrich their professional, personal and social life. Company has also laid down Code of Conduct for Directors and Senior Management Personnel, Whistle Blower Policy. Company has also laid down a Policy under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. During the year no complaint was filed pursuant to the said policy/that Act. Listing of Shares and Depository System Your Company's equity shares are listed on the BSE Ltd. and the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. Your Company's equity shares are being traded in 'demat' form since April 30, 2001. Shareholders of the Company who are still holding shares in physical form are advised to get their physical shares dematerialised by opening an account with one of the Depository Participants. Acknowledgement Your Directors wish to place on record their appreciation of the wholehearted and sincere cooperation the Company has received from the various departments of Central/State Governments, Financial Institutions and the Bankers to the Company. Your Directors also wish to place on record their appreciation of the dedicated and sincere services rendered by the employees of the Company. For and on behalf of the Board Sanjiv Saraf Chairman Place : Noida Date : August 14, 2015 |