Disclosure in board of directors report explanatory BOARD REPORT Dear Members, Your Directors have pleasure in presenting this 22ndAnnual report on the affairs of the Company together with the Audited Statement of Accounts for the year ended on 31st March, 2017. 1. Financial Summary or performance of the company: 1A. Standalone Financial Summary or performance of the company: (In Lacs)Particulars | Year Ended 31.03.2017 | Year Ended 31.03.2016 | Revenue from operations (Net) | 58,280.54 | 55,595.90 | Other Income | 150.30 | 957.01 | Total Income | 58430.84 | 56,552.91 | Profit before Financial Expenses, Depreciation and Taxation | 6117.37 | 7,827.26 | Less: Financial expenses(Finance Cost) | 442.77 | 437.26 | Less: Depreciation | 2110.78 | 1,896.59 | Profit before Taxation | 3563.82 | 5,493.41 | Less : Provision for Taxation (Deferred and Current) | 1111.42 | 1,621.21 | Profit for the year | 2452.40 | 3,872.20 | Surplus Brought Forward | 12148.48 | 8,620.91 | Less:-Impact of transitional provision as per note 7(b) of Schedule II of Companies Act, 2013 (net of tax) | 0.00 | 0.00 | Amount Available for Appropriation | 14,600.88 | 12,493.11 | APPROPRIATION | | | Interim Dividend | -286.34 | -286.34 | Dividend Distribution Tax | -58.29 | -58.29 | Net Surplus in Profit and Loss | 14256.25 | 12,148.48 | Capital Reserve | 143.66 | 143.66 | Security Premium Account | 5301.72 | 5,301.72 | Total Reserves and Surplus Carried to Balance Sheet | 19,701.63 | 17,593.86 |
1B. Consolidated Financial Summary or performance of the company: (In Lacs)Particulars | Year Ended 31.03.2017 | Year Ended 31.03.2016 | Revenue from operations (Net) | 61995.39 | 58258.60 | Other Income | 129.69 | 937.17 | Total Income | 62125.08 | 59195.77 | Profit before Financial Expenses, Depreciation and Taxation | 7031.80 | 8423.24 | Less: Financial expenses(Finance Cost) | 506.65 | 547.32 | Less: Depreciation | 2417.97 | 2184.55 | Profit before Taxation | 4107.18 | 5691.36 | Less : Provision for Taxation (Deferred and Current) | 1297.61 | 1697.84 | Profit After Tax | 2809.57 | 3993.52 | Share in Net profit of Associate | 3.10 | 2.94 | Profit After Tax and Share of Profit of Associates | 2812.67 | 3996.46 |
2. Operations The Company has reported total income of 58,430.84 Lacsfor the current year as compared to 56,552.91 Lacs in the previous year. The Net Profit for the year under review amounted to 2452.40Lacsas compared to 3872.20 Lacs in the previous year. Though the income of the Company increased the net profit got reduced because there was an increase in the price of the major raw materials like Meda, Sugar and Vanaspati. 3. Transfer to reserves The Company has not transferred any amount to reserves. 4. Dividend Your Company in the month of February, 2017 declared an Interim Dividend of Re. 1 per equity share of face value of INR 10 each amounting to Rs. 2,86,33,811 for the current Financial Year 2016-2017to the shareholders, who were on the register of members of the Company as on the closing hours of business on 28thFebruary, 2017, being the record date fixed by the Board of Directors for this purpose. The dividend distribution tax wasRs. 58,29,169, therefore the total outflow of the Company amounted toRs. 3,44,62,980. The Board of Directors recommend this interim dividend paid as the final dividend for the Financial Year 2016-2017. To use the financial resources for the future growth of the company, your directors do not recommended any other dividend for financial period 2016-17. 5. Material Changes between the date of the Board report and end of financial year. There have been no 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 relate and the date of the report.6. Significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and company's operations in future: During the year under review there has been no such significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and company's operations in future 7. Subsidiary Company/Joint Venture/Associate Company. At the close of financial year 2016-17, the company has two subsidiary companies i.e. i. Bakebest Foods Private Limited ii. Mrs. Bectors English Oven Limited At the close of financial year 2016-17, the companyalso has one associate company i.e. Cremica Agro Foods Limited As required under the provisions of section 129(3) read with Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, a consolidated financial statement of the company and its subsidiary has been prepared and attached to the standalone financial statement of the company. The consolidated financial statement has been prepared in accordance with the relevant accounting standards. A separate statement containing the salient features of the financial statement of subsidiary for the financial year 2016-17, in form AOC-1, (Annexure- D) has been attached along with the financial statement of the company. A copy of separate audited financial statements in respect of the subsidiary shall be provided upon request by a shareholder. 8. Statutory Auditor and Audit Report: M/s B S R and Co, LLP Chartered Accountants, (Firm Registration No.101248W/W-100022) were appointed by the shareholders at the 20th Annual General Meeting as Statutory Auditors of the Company to hold office for the period of four years from Financial year 2015 to 2019 i.e. (from conclusion of this (20th Annual General Meeting) till (24th Annual General meeting) subject to ratification by shareholders at each Annual General Meeting. The resolution is therefore placed at this annual general meeting to ratify their appointment. The Company hasreceived a certificate from the statutory auditors to the effect that their re-appointment, if made, would be within the limits prescribed.There are no qualifications or observations or remarks made by the Auditors in their Report. 9. Change in the nature of business: As required to be reported pursuant to Section 134(3)(q) read with Rule 8(5) (ii) of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, There is no change in the nature of business carried on by company during the financial year 2016-17.10. Details of directors and key managerial personnel; 1. Mr. Anoop Bector is the Managing Director and the key Managerial personnel of the Company. 2. Mr. Parveen Kumar Goel is the Chief Financial officer and Executive Director of the Company. 3. Mr. Ishaan Bector is the Whole-time Director of the Company. 4. Mr. Nem Chand Jain (DIN 02894923)wasappointed as Independent directors of the Company in compliance with provision of sub section 4 of the Companies Act 2013 read with rule 4 of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of directors) Rules 2014. 5. Mrs. Archana Bhargava (DIN02505308) has resigned from directorship with effect from 15.11.2016. 6. Mr. Subhash Agarwal (DIN 02782473) was appointed as Additional directors w.e.f. 10.02.2017 to fill the casual vacancy created due to resignation of Mrs. Archana Bhargava. 7. Mr. Ankur Gauba (ACS-29405), Company secretary and Key Managerial personnel of the company has resigned with effect from 10.07.2016 and in his place, Mr. AtulSud (ACS-28172) has been appointed as Company secretary and Key Managerial personnel of the company with effect from 13.08.2016. 8. Mr. Dharamvir Bector (Din no. 00108654) and Mrs. RajniBector (Din no. 00108730)are Directors of the Company. 9. Mr. Anoop Bector and Mr. Ishaan Bector (Directors who have been longest in office since their last appointment) shall retire by rotation at Annual General Meeting of the Company pursuant to the provisions of Articles of Association of the company, and being eligible, offers himself for re-appointment. 10. Mr. TarunKhanna and Mr. Rahul Goswami are the Nominee Directors of the Company. 11. Deposits: (In Rupees)Deposits accepted during the year(including renewed during the year) | Nil | Deposits remained unpaid or unclaimed as the end of the year | Nil | Default in repayment of deposits or payment of interest thereon during the year and if so number of such cases and the total amount involved ( i) at the beginning of the year; (ii) maximum during the year (iii) at the end of the year | Nil | Deposits which are not in compliance with requirement of chapter V of the Companies Act 2013 | Nil |
12. Conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo: The information on conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo stipulated under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule, 8 of The Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is attached herewith as Annexure -A13. Corporate Social Responsibility:The Board of directors constituted has already constituted Corporate Social Responsibility Committee pursuant to sub section 135 of the Companies Act 2013, in its meeting held on 19th March 2015 consisting of Mr. AnoopBector (Managing Director) Mr. DharamvirBector (Non- ExecutiveDirector) and Mrs. ArchanaBhargava (Independent Director). Due to resignation of Mrs. ArchanaBhargava on 15.11.2017, Mrs. Nem Chand Jain has been appointed as member in the committee in her place. The Committee met four times during the year i.e., on 25.04.2016, 14.07.2016, 15.11.2016 and 07.03.2017 and recommended to the board a list of activities relating to cleanliness, Education and promoting health care, poverty and malnutrition which has been stipulated in schedule VII of the Companies Act 2013 and to spend at least two percent of the average net profits of the Company made during the three immediately preceding financial years. AVERAGE NET PROFIT OF THE COMPANY FOR LAST THREE FINANCIAL YEARS. Average Net Profit of the Company for last three financial yearsRs.43,40,42,050 (Rupees Forty ThreeCroreForty Lakhs Forty Two thousand Fifty only) calculated according to provisions of section 198 of the Companies Act 2013 PRESCRIBED CSR EXPENDITURE (TWO PER CENT OF THE AMOUNT AS IN ITEM 3 ABOVE) Prescribed CSR Expenditure is Rs.86,80,841/-(Rupees Eighty Six Lakhs Fifty EightyThousand Eight HundredForty One Only). DETAILS OF CSR SPENT DURING THE FINANCIAL YEAR. During the year under review, the company has spent Rs. 21.84 Lakhs on the beautification of the chowk in front of RakhBagh. The total amount as spent by the Company on the said project till 01.08.2017 is 34.94 Lakh and another 10.06 lakhs will be spent in the Coming days. The total cost of the project of beautification of the chowk is about 45 Lakhs. The remaining amount has been spent on the chowk in the current financial year. The Company was not able to spend the full amount of two percent of the average net profit of the last three financial years as recommended under the CSR Rule.CSR Committee met 4 times during the period under review and made a policy to provide scholarship to poor students and for the eradication of poverty for eligible persons. Howeverthe company could not implement the policy due to non-availability of implementing agency, the company is in a better position now to implement its CSR policy effectively. However, the Company is already paying all its taxes on time whereby it is contributing to the society. 14. Number of meeting of the Board: During the year 2016-17, the Board of Directors met Seven times on 25th April 2016; 17thJune 2016; 14th July 2016; 23rd September 2016, 28thNovember 2016, 20thFebruary, 2017 and 28th February, 2017. 15. Directors' Responsibility Statement: Pursuant to the requirement under section 134(3)(C)of the Companies Act, 2013 with respect to Directors' Responsibility Statement, it is hereby confirmed that: (i) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended 31st March, 2017, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures; (ii) the directors had 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 March 31, 2017 and of the profit and loss of the company for that period; (iii) the directors had 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) the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis; and (vi) the directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively. 16. Declaration by Independent Directors The Independent directors furnished a declaration that they meet the criteria of Independence as provided in sub section 6 of the section 149 of the Companies Act 2013 at Board meeting held on 31st day of March 2017. 17. Company's policy on directors' appointment and remuneration including criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a director and other matters provided under sub-section (3) of section 178; The Board of directors has constituted Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board consisting of Mrs. ArchanaBhargava (Independent Director)- Chairman, Mr. Nem Chand Jain (Independent Director) and Mr. TarunKhanna(Nominee Director)- Members, in terms of 178 of the Companies Act 2013 read with rule 6 of the Companies (Meeting of Board and its Power) Rules 2014. After the resignation of Mrs. ArchanaBhargava on 15.11.2016 the committee has been reconstituted, Mr. Nem Chand Jain (Independent Director) has been made the Chairman, Mr. TarunKhanna (Nominee Director) and Mr. SubhashAgarwal (Additional Independent Director) are the Members of the Committee. The Committee does directors Performance evaluation. The Company considers human resources as its invaluable assets. Policy on nomination and remuneration of Directors, Key Managerial Personnel (KMPs) and other employees has been formulated in terms of the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 in order to pay equitable remuneration to the Directors, KMPs and employees of the Company and to harmonise the aspirations of human resources consistent with the goals of the Company.Objective and purpose of the policy The objectives and purpose of this policy are: a. To formulate the criteria for determining qualifications, competencies, positive attributes and independence for appointment of a Director (Executive and Non-Executive) and recommend to the Board policies relating to the remuneration of the Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and other employees; b. To formulate the criteria for evaluation of performance of all the Directors on the Board; c. To devise a policy on Board diversity; and d. To lay out remuneration principles for employees linked to their effort, performance and achievement relating to the Company's Goals. A Company's policy on directors' appointment and remuneration including criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes, and independence of a director recommended by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board and approved by the Board of directors attached herewith as Annexure -C. 18. Particulars of Employee: There is only one employees of the Company who have received remuneration exceeding the limit as stated in rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 Name of the employee | Age | Qualification | Experience ( in yrs. ) | Nature of employment | Designation | Remuneration for the year ( Rs. ) | Date of Appointment | Previous Employment | | A. Persons employed throughout the financial year and was in receipt of remuneration in the aggregate not less than Rs. One Crore and two lakh p.a. | | | | | | | | Mr. AnoopBector | 55 | B.Com | 26
| Permanent | Managing Director | 2,45,18,000 | 19.09.1995 | He was appointed as Managing director in Cremica Agro Foods Ltd on 06.09.1989 and has a rich experience in the family business of Food processing. |
19 .Extract of the annual return in form MGT-9: Pursuant to section 92(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rule 12(1) of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules 2014 is attached with this report as Annexure -G 20. Secretarial Audit Report:M/s. Anuj Bansal and Associates, Company Secretaries Jalandhar has been appointed to conduct Secretarial Audit of the Company pursuant to section 204 of the Companies Act 2013 read with rule 9 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules 2014. A report submitted by them attached herewith as Annexure -F.There was no qualification, reservation or adverse remarkin the Report of the Secretarial Auditor. 21. Related Party Transactions:Details of related party transactions in Form AOC-2 pursuant to section 134 of the Companies Act 2013 read with rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules 2014 attachedherewith as Annexure -E. Further the Complete set of related party transactions are also mentioned in the Note No. 32 of the Notes to Financial Statements. 22. Share Capital and provision of money by Company for purchase of its own shares by trustees or employees for the benefit of employees: Your Company has not issued any equity shares with differential rights, sweat shares, employee stock options and made any provision of money for purchase of its own shares by trustees or employees for the benefit of employees. 23. Audit Committee and Vigil Mechanism As required under Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rule 6 of the Companies (Meeting of Board and its Powers) Rules 2014, the Board of Directors have already constituted Audit committee, consisting of Mr. Nem Chand Jain, Independent Director as Chairman, Mr. Tarun Khanna, Nominee Director as Member and Mr. Subhash Agarwal, Additional Independent Director as Member. During the year 2016-2017 Mrs. Archana Bhargava, Independent Director acted as Chairman, and Mr. Nem Chand Jain, Independent Director as members. Because of the Resignation received from Mrs. Archana Bhargava, the vacancy so caused was filled up with the appointment of Mr. Subhash Agarwal, Additional Independent Director as member of Audit Committee on 10.02.2017 and Mr. Nem Chand Jain, Independent Director was made as the Chairman of the Audit Committee. Mr. Ankur Gauba who was the secretary of the Committee has resigned and his resignation has been accepted by Board w.e.f. 10th July, 2016. To fill the vacancy, the Board in its meeting held on 14th August, 2016 has appointed Mr. AtulSud as Company Secretary cum Compliance Officer w.e.f. 13th August, 2016. The committee held five meetings during the year under review. The Board of directors established a vigil mechanism to redress the genuine concerns/grievances of the employee and directors of the Company. Mr. Jogindersingh, Factory Manager has been designated to hear the grievances of the employees and directors of the Company; however offences of serious nature may be brought to the attention of the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Company who shall after hearing the concerned person award appropriate punishment to the offender. 24. Risk Management PolicyThe Company has a Risk Management Policy with an objective to formalize the process of identification of potential risk and adopt appropriate risk mitigation measures through a risk management structure. The Risk Management Policy is a step taken by the Company towards strengthening the existing controls. The Business of the Company solely depends upon the agricultural produce which is highly seasonal and this is a major element of risk which may threaten the existence of the Company. 25. Disclosure regarding Issue of Equity Shares with Differential RightsThe company under the provision of Section 43 read with Rule 4(4) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 has not issued any equity shares with differential rights.26. Disclosure regarding issue of Sweat Equity SharesThe company under the provision Section 54 read with Rule 8(13) of the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 has not issued any sweat equity shares.27. Disclosure regarding issue of Employee Stock OptionsThere is no issue of employee stock option during the year.The Board of directors, shall, inter alia, disclose in the Directors' Report for the year, the details as provided in rule 12 (9) of Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014.Particulars | Details | Approval | Not Applicable | Options granted | Not Applicable | Options vested | Not Applicable | Options exercised | Not Applicable | Total number of shares arising out of exercise of options | Not Applicable | Options forfeited/lapsed/cancelled | Not Applicable | Variations of terms of options | Not Applicable | Money realized by exercise of options | Not Applicable | Total number of options in force | Not Applicable |
Notes: -1. Details of options granted during the fiscal Year 2012 to 2017Particulars | | (a) Directors and key managerial personnel | Not Applicable | 1. Mr. Dharamvir Bector | Not Applicable | 2. Mrs. RajniBector | Not Applicable | 3. Mr. Anoop Bector | Not Applicable | 4. Mr. Ishaan Bector | Not Applicable | 5. Mr. Parveen Kumar Goel | Not Applicable | 6. Mr. TarunKhanna | Not Applicable | 7. Mrs. ArchanaBhargava | Not Applicable | 8. Mr. Rahul Goswamy | Not Applicable | 9. Mr. SubhashAgarwal | Not Applicable | 10. Mr. Ankur Gauba | Not Applicable | 11. Mr. Atulsud | Not Applicable | (b) Any other employee who received a grant in any one year of options amounting to 5% or more of the options granted during the year (includes employees and group company employees) | Not Applicable | (c) Identified employees who are granted options, during any one year equal to exceeding 1% of the issued capital (excluding outstanding warrants and conversions) of the Company at the time of grant | Not Applicable |
28. Voluntary Revision of Financial Statements or Board's Report The Company is complying with the provisions of Section 129 or 134 of Companies Act, 2013, so there was no voluntary revision done by the company during financial year 2016-17. 29. Statement in Respect of Adequacy of Internal Financial Control with Referenceto the Financial Statements Pursuant to Section 134 (3)(q) read with Rule 8(5) (viii) of Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, and ICAI guidance note on adequacy on internal financial controls with reference to financial statements - it is stated that there is adequate internal control system in the Company. The Company has an effective and reliable internalcontrol system commensurate with the size of itsoperations. The internal control system provides forwell-documented policies and procedures that arealigned with global standards and processes. 30. Receipt of any commission by MD / WTD from a Company or for receipt of commission / remuneration from it Holding or subsidiary The Company has not paid any Commission to the Directors of the Company for the Financial Year 2016-17 from it Holding or subsidiary. 32. Statement Indicating the Manner in which Formal Annual Evaluation has been made by the Board of its own Performance, its Directors, and that of its Committees In line with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board has carried out the annual performance evaluation of the Board as a whole, its Committees, the Chairman and the Directors. A structured questionnaire was circulated to the Board Members in this connection. The feedback from the Directors was summarized and ideas for further improving effectiveness of the Board processes, etc. were discussed. 33. Fraud Reporting There was no fraud committed by company during the year. 34. Particulars of Loan, Guarantees and Investments (LGSI) under Section 186. The Company has not given any loans, or made any investments, or provided any guarantees, or security as specified under section 185 and 186 of the Act. 35. Internal Auditors and Internal financial control The Board has adopted the policies and procedures for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to the Company's policies, the safeguarding of its assets, theprevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial disclosures. Pursuant to the provisions of section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, the Company has appointed Grand Thornton India LLP, Gurgaon, India as Internal Auditors for financial year 2017-18 to conduct internal audit and internal financial controls audit for the financial year 2017-2018. The Company has an Internal Audit Department to test the adequacy and effectiveness of Internal Control Systems laid down by the management and to suggest improvement in the systems. Internal Audit Reports are discussed with the management and are reviewed by the Audit Committee of the Board.During the year, Company's Internal Controls were tested by M/s. Grand Thornton India LLP, Gurgaon, India, the Internal Auditors of the Company for the financial year 2016-17, who not onlyconducted internal audit but also conducted internal financial controls audit and no reportable weakness in the system was observed. 36. Cost AuditorsIn view of the same 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, appointment of Cost Auditor is not applicable to our company.37. Remuneration PolicyThe Remuneration Policy of the Company is prepared by board is fair and according to the provisions of Companies Act, 2013.38. Statutory Disclosures.In terms of the provisions of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013, the names and other particulars of the employees are set out in the annexure to the Directors' Report. However, as per the provisions of Section 219 (b) (iv) of the said Act, the Annual Report excluding the aforesaid information is being sent to all the members of the Company and others entitled thereto. Any member interested in obtaining such particulars may write to the Company at the registered office of the Company.
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