On the basis of information requested from vendors with regards to their registration (filing of Memorandum) under 'The Micro,Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006 (27 of 2006)'and in view of the terms of payaments not exceeding 45 days ,which has been promptly paid, no liability exists as at 31 March 2024 and 31 March 2023 and hence no disclosures have been made in this regard.
b Terms/rights attached to equity shares
The Company has only one class of equity shares having a par value of C 10 per share. Each holder of equity shares is entitled to one vote per share. The interim dividend declared by the Board of Directors and the dividend proposed by the Board of Directors and approved by the shareholders in the annual general meeting is paid in Indian rupees. In the event of liquidation of the Company, the holders of equity shares will be entitled to receive remaining assets of the Company, after distribution of all preferential amounts. The distribution will be in proportion to the number of equity shares held by the shareholders.
Nature and purpose of reserve
General reserve : General reserve comprises of transfer of profits from retained earnings for appropriation purposes. The reserve can be distributed / utilised by the Company in accordance with the Companies Act, 2013.
Retained earnings : Retained earnings represents the surplus in Profit and Loss Account that the Company has earned till date, less any transfers to general reserve, special reserve, dividends or other distributions paid to shareholders, reclassification of gain/(loss) on sale of FVTOCI equity instruments and balance of remeasurement of net defined benefit plans. Retained earnings is a free reserve.
Equity instruments through other comprehensive income : The Company has elected to recognise changes in the fair value of certain investment in equity securities in other comprehensive income.
These changes are accumulated in FVTOCI reserve within equity. The Company transfers amounts from this reserve to retained earnings when relevant equity securities are derecognised
* The Company had tendered equity shares in buyback by Bajaj Auto Ltd. 84,944 shares were accepted in buyback. Net of transaction costs, the proceeds received on buyback of shares by the Company and profit thereon are C 8,474 lakh and C 8,375 lakh respectively.
31 Employee benefits
Liability for employee benefits has been determined by an actuary, appointed for the purpose, in conformity with the principles set out in the Ind AS 19, the details of which are as hereunder.
Funded schemes Gratuity
The Company provides for gratuity payments to employees. The gratuity benefit payable to the employees of the Company is greater of the provisions of the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972 and the Company's gratuity scheme. Employees who are in continuous service for a period of 5 years are eligible for gratuity. The gratuity plan is a funded plan and the Company makes contributions to approved gratuity fund.
Sensitivity analysis
Gratuity is a lump sum plan and the cost of providing these benefits is typically less sensitive to small changes in demographic assumptions. The key actuarial assumptions to which the benefit obligation results are particularly sensitive to are discount rate and future salary escalation rate. The following table summarises defined benefit obligation at the end of the reporting period arising on account of an increase or decrease in the reported assumption by 100 basis points.
These sensitivities have been calculated to show the movement in defined benefit obligation in isolation and assuming there are no other changes in market conditions at the accounting date. There have been no changes from the previous periods in the methods and assumptions used in preparing the sensitivity analyses.
Funding arrangement and policy
The money contributed by the Company to the fund to finance the liabilities of the plan has to be invested.
The trustees of the plan have outsourced the investment management of the fund to insurance companies.
The insurance companies in turn manage these funds as per the mandate provided to them by the trustees and the asset allocation which is within the permissible limits prescribed in the insurance regulations.
There is no compulsion on the part of the Company to fully pre fund the liability of the Plan. The Company's philosophy is to fund the benefits based on its own liquidity and tax position as well as level of under funding of the plan.
The expected contribution payable to the fund under the plan next year is C 13 lakh
The compensated absences cover the Company's liability for earned leave.
Entire amount of the provision is presented as current, since the Company does not have an unconditional right to defer settlement for any of these obligations. However, based on past experience, the Company does not expect all employees to take the full amount of accrued leave or require payment within the next 12 months. The following amounts reflect leave that is not expected to be taken or paid within the next 12 months.
32 Segment information
Segment wise revenue, results and capital employed for the year ended 31 March 2024
The Company's Management has identified two reportable operative business segments. The performance of which reviewed by the Management on periodic basis and hence considered as individual operative segments as under;
ii) Fair value hierarchy
This section explains the judgments and estimates made in determining the fair values of the financial instruments that are (a) recognised and measured at fair value and (b) measured at amortised cost and for which fair values are disclosed in the financial statements. To provide an indication about the reliability of the inputs used in determining fair value, the Company has classified its financial instruments into the three levels prescribed under the accounting standard. An explanation of each level follows underneath the table.
Level 1: Level 1 hierarchy includes financial instruments measured using quoted prices in active markets. Quotes would include rates/values/valuation references published periodically by BSE, NSE etc. basis which trades take place in a linked or unlinked active market. This includes traded bonds and mutual funds, as the case may be, that have quoted price/rate/value.
Level 2: The fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market are determined using valuation techniques which maximise the use of observable market data (either directly as prices or indirectly derived from prices) and rely as little as possible on entity-specific estimates. If all significant inputs required to fair value an instrument are observable, the instrument is included in level 2.
Level 3: If one or more of the significant inputs is not based on observable market data, the instrument is included in level 3. This is the case for unlisted equity securities, contingent consideration and indemnification asset included in level 3.
Valuation techniques used to determine fair value
Valuation techniques used to determine fair value include
• Liquid mutual funds and certain bonds and debentures at NAV's/rates declared and/or quoted
• For other bonds and debentures, values with references to prevailing yields to maturity matching tenures, quoted on sites of credible organisation such as ICRA (Investment Information and Credit Rating Agency)
• Commercial papers and certificate of deposits, being short term maturity papers, amortised cost is assumed to be the fair value
The carrying amounts of commercial papers, certificate of deposits, trade receivables, trade payables, other financial assets/liabilities, loans and cash and cash equivalents are considered to be the same as their fair values, due to their short-term nature.
35 Financial risk management
The Company operates, at present, only in India. Whilst risk is inherent in the Company's activities, it is managed through a risk management framework, including ongoing identification, measurement and monitoring subject to risk limits and other controls. The Company's activities expose it to credit risk, liquidity risk and market risk
This note explains the sources of risk which the Company is exposed to and how the entity manages the risk.
The Board of Directors provide guiding principles for overall risk management, as well as policies covering specific areas, such as, credit risk, liquidity risk, and investment of available funds. The Company's risk management is carried out by its Risk Management Committee as per such policies approved by the Board of Directors. Accordingly, Company's Risk Management Committee identifies, evaluates and manages financial risks.
A. Credit risk
Credit risk refers to the risk that a counterparty may default on its contractual obligations leading to a financial loss to the Company. Credit risk primarily arises from cash equivalents, financial assets measured at amortised cost, financial assets measured at FVTPL and trade receivables
Credit risk management
In regard to Trade receivables, which are typically unsecured, credit risk is managed through credit approvals, establishing credit limit and continuously monitoring the credit worthiness of customers to whom credit is extended (substantially through debt securities) in the normal course of business.
With regards to financial assets represented substantially by investments, the Company has an Investment Policy which allows the Company to invest only with counterparties having a credit rating equal to or above AA and P1 . The Company reviews the creditworthiness of these counterparties on an on-going basis. Counter party exposure limits maybe updated as and when required, subject to approval of Board of Directors.
B. Liquidity risk
The Company's principal sources of liquidity are cash and cash equivalents, investments in money market instruments' and cash flows that are generated from operations. The Company believes that its working capital is sufficient to meet the financial liabilities within maturity period.
C. Other risk (Market risk)
The Company has deployed its surplus funds in debt and money market instruments (including through funds). The Company is exposed to price risk on such investments; which arises on account of movement in interest rates, liquidity and credit quality of underlying securities.
As an unregistered CIC, the Company must invest at least 90% of its net assets in Group companies, of which at least 60% must be through equity investments. Therefore, 10% of its net assets are currently invested in liquid fixed income securities such as certificate of deposits and liquid mutual funds to ensure adequate liquidity is available. Hence temporary market volatility, if any, is not considered to have material impact on the carrying value of these Investments. Nevertheless, the Company has invested its surplus funds primarily in debt instruments of its subsidiary with CRISIL AAA and STABLE A1 rating and thus the Company does not have significant risk exposure.
36 Capital management a) Risk Management
The Company is cash surplus and has no capital other than Equity. The Company is not exposed to any regulatory imposed capital requirements.
The cash surpluses are currently invested in income generating debt instruments (including through mutual funds) and money market instruments depending on economic conditions in line with the guidelines set out by the Management. Safety of capital is of prime importance to ensure availability of capital for operations. Investment objective is to provide safety and adequate return on the surplus funds.
38 Analytical ratios
The Company is termed as an Unregistered Core Investment Company (CIC) as per Reserve Bank of India Guidelines dated 13 August 2020 and is not exposed to any regulatory imposed capital requirements. Thus, the following analytical ratios are not applicable to the Company:
1. Capital to risk-weighted assets ratio (CRAR)
2. Tier I CRAR
3. Tier II CRAR
4. Liquidity Coverage Ratio
39 Other notes
a. The Company has performed an assessment to identify transactions with struck off companies as at 31 March 2024 and no such company was identified.
b. No funds (which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ('Intermediaries'), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company ('Ultimate Beneficiaries') or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
c. No funds (which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been received by the Company from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ('Funding Parties'), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party ('Ultimate Beneficiaries') or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
d. The Company has not traded or invested in crypto currency or virtual currency during the financial year.
e. The Company does not have any Benami property, where any proceeding has been initiated or pending against the Company for holding any Benami property.
40 Miscellaneousa. Events after the reporting date
The Board of Directors has approved today a voluntary separation scheme for employees at the Company's Satara factory. This has no impact on the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024.
b. Other
Previous year figures have been regrouped wherever necessary.
Amounts less than C 50,000 have been shown at actual against respective line items statutorily required to be disclosed.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements
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