1. Corporate Information:

B. N. Rathi Securities Limited (“BNRSL” or “the Company”) is a listed public company domiciled in India and is incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 (“the Act”) on September 30, 1985. The registered office of the company is located at 6-3-652, IV Floor, Kautilya Amrutha Estates, Somajiguda, Hyderabad, Telangana - 500 082.

The Company is primarily engaged in the business of broking in securities. The Company also deals in depository operations and institutional equities. The Company is listed on Bombay Stock Exchange Limited (“BSE”).

(a) Rights, preferences and restrictions attached to equity shares: The company has one class of equity shares having a par I value of Rs.10 per share. Each shareholder is eligible for one vote per share held. The dividend proposed by the Board of Directors is subject to the approval of the shareholders in the ensuing annual general meeting. However, interim dividend can be declared by the Board of Directors subject to the provisions of the Companies Act 2013, relevant rules and regulations thereunder.

Nature and purpose of Other Equity:

(a) Capital Reserve

This represents surplus amount on forfeiture of shares and premium on issue of shares.

(b) Securities Premium

Securities premium reserve is used to record the premium on issue of shares. The reserve is utilised in accordance with provisions of the Act.

(c) General Reserve

This represents appropriation of profit by the company.

(d) Retained Earnings

Retained earnings comprise of the company’s accumulated undistributed earnings.

2. Employee Benefits

The Company has a defined benefit gratuity plan. The scheme is funded with an insurance company in the form of a qualifying insurance policy.

The following tables summarize the components of net benefit expense recognized in the statement of profit and loss and the funded status and amounts recognized in the balance sheet:

The estimates of future salary increases, considered in actuarial valuation, take account of inflation, seniority, promotion and other relevant factors, such as supply and demand in the employment market.

The overall expected rate of return on assets is determined based on the market prices prevailing on that date, applicable to the period over which the obligation is to be settled.

3. Segment information

The company is operating in financial service sector in India. Thus, there are no reportable segments as defined in Ind AS 108 “Operating Segments”. The company earns its entire “revenue from external customers” in India, being company’s country of domicile. All non-current assets other than financials instruments and deferred tax assets are located in India. There are no single major customers on whom the company’s revenue is dependent upon and revenue from none of the single customer is more than or equal to 10% of the company’s revenue.

4. Balance Confirmations

Confirmations of receivables and payable balances have not been received by the Company, hence, reliance is placed on the balances as per books. In the opinion of the management, the amounts are realizable/payable in the ordinary course of business.

5. Due to Micro and Small Enterprises

The Company has no dues to Micro and Small Enterprises as at March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018 in the financial statements based on information received and available with the company.

6. During FY 2012-13, company entered into an agreement for sale of land with Mrs. Hari Gayathri, wife of Mr. Venkata Appa Rao Yeleswarapu, client of the company. Mr. Venkata Appa Rao is liable to pay Rs. 34,43,070 to the company as on January 31, 2013. In the process of recovery, the company entered into an agreement for sale of land on February 01, 2013 with his wife for a consideration of Rs. 14,74,864. The consideration is to be treated as advance receivable by her from the company against the amount payable by her husband. The registration of land in the favour of company is pending. The company has decided to disclose the consideration under the head “Long term loans & advances” as ‘Property pending for registration & possession.’ The company has filed a suit for specific performance for the same. The status of the case is ‘pending’ and recovery of the same is doubtful.

7. Fair Value Measurements

i. Fair value hierarchy

Financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value in the statement of financial position are grouped into three levels of a fair value hierarchy. The three levels are defined based on the observability of significant inputs to the measurement, as follows:

Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for financial instruments.

Level 2: The fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market is determined using valuation techniques which maximize the use of observable market data rely as little as possible on entity specific estimates.

Level 3: If one or more of the significant inputs is not based on observable market data, the instrument is included in level 3.

The Company’s principal financial liabilities comprise loans and borrowings, trade and other payables. The main purpose of these financial liabilities is to finance the Company’s operations. The Company’s principal financial assets include loans, trade and other receivables, and cash and cash equivalents that derive directly from its operations. The Company also holds FVTPL investments and investment in its subsidiaries.

The Company is exposed to market risk, credit risk and liquidity risk. The Company’s Board of Directors oversees the management of these risks. The Company’s Board of Directors is supported by the senior management that advises on financial risks and the appropriate financial risk governance framework for the Company. The senior management provides assurance to the Company’s board of directors that the Company’s financial risk activities are governed by appropriate policies and procedures and that financial risks are identified, measured and managed in accordance with the Company’s policies and risk objectives.

The carrying amounts reported in the statement of financial position for cash and cash equivalents, trade and other receivables, trade and other payables and other liabilities approximate their respective fair values due to their short maturity.

8. Financial Instruments Risk Management

i. Market Risk

Market risk is the risk that changes in market prices, such as foreign exchange rates, interest rates and equity prices, which will affect the company’s income or the value of its holdings of financial instruments. The objective of market risk management is to manage and control market risk exposures within acceptable parameters, while optimizing the return.

a. Interest rate risk

Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. The company has exposure only to financial instruments at fixed interest rates. Hence, the company is not exposed to significant interest rate risk.

b. Price Risk

The company’s exposure to equity securities price risk arises from investments held by the company and classified in the balance sheet either at fair value through OCI or at fair value through profit and loss. The majority of the company’s equity instruments are publicly traded.

c. Sensitivity analysis - Equity price risk

The table below summarizes the impact of increase/decrease of the equity indexes on the Company’s profit for the period. The analysis is based on the assumption that the equity indexes had increased/decreased by 5% with all the other variables held constant and that of the company’s equity instruments moved in line with the index.

ii. Credit Risk

Credit risk is the risk that a counterparty fails to discharge an obligation to the Company, leading to a financial loss. The Company is mainly exposed to the risk of its balances with the bankers and trade and other receivables.

iii. Liquidity Risk

Prudent liquidity risk management implies maintaining sufficient cash and marketable securities and the availability of funding through an adequate amount of committed credit facilities to meet obligations when due. Due to the nature of the business, the Company maintains flexibility in funding by maintaining availability under committed facilities.

Management monitors rolling forecasts of the Company’s liquidity position and cash and cash equivalents on the basis of expected cash flows. The Company takes into account the liquidity of the market in which the entity operates. The Company’s principal sources of liquidity are the cash flows generated from operations. The Company has no long-term borrowings and believes that the working capital is sufficient for its current requirements. Accordingly, no liquidity risk is perceived.

The tables below analyses the Company’s financial liabilities into relevant maturity groupings based on their contractual maturities for all non-derivative financial liabilities. The amounts disclosed in the table are the contractual undiscounted cash flows. Balances due within 12 months equal their carrying balances as the impact of discounting is insignificant.

9. Capital Risk Management

The Company’s objective when managing capital is to safeguard the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern in order to provide returns for shareholders and benefits for stakeholders. The Company also proposes to maintain an optimal capital structure to reduce the cost of capital. Hence, the Company may adjust any dividend payments, return capital to shareholders or issue new shares. Total capital is the equity as shown in the statement of financial position. Currently, the Company primarily monitors its capital structure on the basis of gearing ratio. Management is continuously evolving strategies to optimize the returns and reduce the risks. It includes plans to optimize the financial leverage of the Company.