Disclosure in board of directors report explanatory To The Members,Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 6th Annual Report, together with the audited Statement of Accounts of the Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2014.Financial Results:A snapshot of the financial performance of the Company for the Financial Year ended March 31,2014 is as under: (Rupees in Crore) Particulars | Amount FY2013-14 | AmountFY 2012-13 | Gross Income | 429.71 | 361.14 | Gross Profit / (Loss) | 66.22 | 42.18 | Less: Depreciation | 0.18 | 0.16 | Profit before tax | 66.04 | 42.02 | Provision for Taxation | 22.66 | 14.54 | Net Profit | 43.39 | 27.48 | Less: Cumulative Preference Dividend | 0.00 | 0.29 | Dividend Distribution Tax | 0.00 | 0.04 | Add: Profit / (Loss) brought forward from the previous year | 79.82 | 58.16 | Profit available for Appropriation | 123.21 | 85.31 | Transfer to Special Reserve Fund | 8.68 | 5.49 | Balance carried forward | 114.53 | 79.82 |
Financial Performance and Review of Business: The Company's gross income for the financial year ended March 31, 2014 increased to Rs. 429.71 Crore from Rs.361.82 Crore in the previous year recording a growth of 18.76 per cent. The gross profit amounted to Rs.66.04 Crore registering an increase of 57.16% against the previous year. Depreciation increased minutely to Rs. 0.18 Crore. The provision for taxation during the year was Rs.22.66 Crore. The net profit for the year was Rs.43.39 Crore. During the year, company did not declare any dividend. An amount of Rs. 8.68 Crore was transferred to the Special Reserve Fund pursuant to section 29-C of the National Housing Bank Act, 1987, during the year under review.Resources and Liquidity:We understand that liquidity in balance sheet has to balance between earning adequate returns and the need to cover financial and business risks. During the year under review, the Company has raised Rs.750 Crore as Term Loans from various Banks. It has repaid Rs. 531.26 Crore worth of Term Loans from the balance outstanding as at the beginning of the year. The company redeemed commercial papers of Rs. 310.00 Crore and issued commercial papers worth Rs. 495 Crore during the current year. The company has also issued Secured Non Convertible Debentures of Rs.216.80 Crore and Unsecured Non Convertible Debentures of Rs.30.00 Crore during the current financial year which has been listed on Wholesale Debt Segment (WDM) of Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE)Limited.Deposits: The Company is registered with National Housing Bank as a Housing Finance Institution not accepting public deposits and hence, has not accepted any public deposits during the year.Directors:Shri Soumen Ghosh, Director of the Company, who retires by rotation as per the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.Audit Committee: As per the requirements of section 292A of the Companies Act, 1956, the Company has an Audit Committee comprising of the following Directors:Shri Soumen GhoshShri Gautam B DoshiShri Padmanabh P. VoraDuring the Financial Year 2013-14, the Audit Committee of the Board met 4 times, once in every quarter. Directors' Responsibility Statement:Pursuant to the requirement under Section 217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, with respect to Directors' Responsibility Statement, it is hereby confirmed that: -(i) in the preparation of the accounts for the financial year ended March 31, 2014, 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 were reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2014, and of the profit of the Company for the year under review;(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, 1956, for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities; and(iv) the Directors have prepared the accounts for the financial year ended March 31, 2014 on a 'going concern' basis.Auditors and Auditors' Report: M/s Chaturvedi & Shah, Chartered Accountants, hold office as Statutory Auditors of the Company until the conclusion of the ensuing Annual General Meeting and are eligible for reappointment. The Company has received letters from M/s Chaturvedi & Shah, Chartered Accountants to the effect that they are not disqualified for such appointment within the meaning of section 141 (3) (g) of the Companies Act, 2013. The notes to the accounts referred to in the Auditors' Report are self explanatory. Particulars of Employees:The provisions of section 217(2A) of the Companies Act, 1956, read with Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 and the Companies (Particulars of Employees), 2011, the names and other particulars of employees are set out in the Annexure to the Directors' Report. Conservation of Energy, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo: Particulars required to be furnished under the Companies (Disclosure of Particulars in the Report of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988, are as under:(1) Part A and B pertaining to conservation of energy and technology absorption are not applicable to the Company. (2) Foreign Exchange earnings and outgo - During the year under review, company has not made any foreign exchange payment. Acknowledgements: Your Directors take this opportunity to thank the National Housing Bank, National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL), Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and other regulatory authorities, Company's Bankers
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