Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 8th Annual Report on the business & operations of the Company together with the Audited Statement of Financial Accounts for the Year ended 31st March 2025.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
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For the year ended 31st March 2025
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For the year ended 31st March 2024
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Net Sales
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78,048
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66,935
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Other Income
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1,251
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1,574
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Total Income
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79,299
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68,509
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EBITDA
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13,022
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12,310
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Depreciation
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1,106
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975
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Financial Expenses
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699
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375
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Profit before Tax
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11,217
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10,960
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Provision for Taxes
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2,907
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1,996
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Profit After Tax
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8,310
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8,964
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Other Comprehensive Income
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(26)
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(21)
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Total Comprehensive Income
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8,284
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8,943
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PERFORMANCE
During the year under review, the Company has achieved Net Sales of C780.48 crore as against C669.35 crore in the previous financial year reflecting growth of 17%. The EBITDA for the year was C130.22 crore as against C123.10 crore in the previous financial year, up by 6%. After providing for interest, depreciation and tax, the profit after tax of the Company is C83.10 crore as against C89.64 crore in the previous financial year.
During the year, the PVC pipes & fittings division registered sales volume of 42,632 MT, up by ~3% over the previous financial year despite weak demand scenario on account of lower infra spending than envisaged and consequent destocking in the distribution pipeline. Going forward, the growing government CAPEX spending and improved rural consumption supported by a strong cropping season is expected to boost the demand in future. Also, as a step towards expanding the product portfolio, during the year the division has successfully commissioned HDPE Barrel capacity at its plant. The product is sold in B2B market and used for packaging, storing and transportation of industrial products.
During the year, the Flexible packaging division achieved highest ever sales volume of 15,458 MT, registering growth of ~28% over previous financial year. Looking at the growing demand for extrusion coated and laminated packaging material, the Company has successfully commissioned its 3rd extrusion coating and lamination line. Further, the division also successfully commissioned Nordmeccanica Supercombi 5000 laminator during the year to meet with the growing demand for value added solutions such as HSL coating, water based adhesive lamination, in-register cold seal adhesive and foil-to-foil based lamination. In view of the state of art machineries added in the line, the division is now focusing more on export orders which have higher margins.
FUTURE PROSPECTS
The Indian PVC pipe industry is projected to see continued growth in FY2026, with focus on infrastructure development besides increasing demand for housing, urbanization, agricultural irrigation and better water accessibility. The Union Budget for 2025-26 has also made allocation of more than C80 bn to the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY), reinforcing the government's commitment to enhancing irrigation facilities and improving water-use efficiency in India's agriculture sector. These factors are expected to result in the PVC Pipe industry growth of 10¬ 12% in the fiscal 2026.
The flexible packaging market in India is projected to experience significant growth through fiscal 2026, driven by rapid growth of e-commerce, shifting consumer preference towards online shopping and innovation and technological advancements in the packaging solutions. The flexible packaging market in Indian is expected to reach a value of US$ 15.6 billion by 2028, with a CAGR of 12.7%.
DIVIDEND
The Board of Directors of your Company are pleased to recommend a dividend of C2.40 per Equity Share of the face value of C10 each (i.e. @ 24%) payable to shareholders whose names appear in the Register of members as on book closure/record date.
The dividend, if approved by the members, would involve a cash outflow of C574 lakhs.
ENVIRONMENT
Your Company remains firmly committed to its environmental responsibilities toward society, including its customers, clients, employees, workers and the broader public. We actively promote environmental awareness among our workforce and encourage environmentally responsible behaviour at all levels of operation. By ensuring
strict compliance with all applicable environmental regulations at our manufacturing facilities, we are able to maintain safe, healthy and sustainable workplaces for our employees.
The Company is a leader in implementing initiatives for Plastic Waste Management, actively engaging in the recycling, reprocessing and reuse of plastic waste generated on the shop floor. These efforts are in line with the guidelines on Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) under the Plastic Waste Management Rules (PWMR), 2016, issued pursuant to the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (Act No. 29 of 1986), through the notification dated 18th March 2016, as amended from time to time.
In addition to complying with all applicable environmental laws and regulations, Company is committed to:
Ý 100% recycling of PVC Pipes Rejects/Process Waste in PVC Pipes and Fittings Division
Ý 100% recycling of Polyethylene film Rejects/Wastage
Ý Re-processing of Multilayer Plastic Rejects/Wastage for use in other applications.
Ý Maintaining Zero Liquid Discharge through Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) for treatment of waste water and re-use.
Ý Maintaining for zero air pollution through installation of biomass based thermic fluid heater with bag filters and other pollution control systems.
Ý Adopt the latest environment improvement and management technologies i.e. high efficient emission & effluent control devices for environment conservation.
Ý Optimum use of the resources by increasing efficiency and implementing the energy conservation and water conservation practices
The Company is responsibly disposing plastic wastes either by re-processing in-house or through certified plastic recyclers.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE COMPANY
There were no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the Company between the end of the financial year and the date of the report.
DETAILS OF SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS AND COMPANY'S OPERATIONS IN FUTURE
There were no significant and material orders passed by any Regulators or Courts or Tribunal impacting
the going concern status of the Company during the financial year 2024-25.
CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS, IF ANY
There is no change in the nature of business in the financial year 2024-25.
DETAILS OF SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES, JOINT VENTURES AND ASSOCIATE COMPANIES
During the year ended 31st March 2025 there were no Subsidiary, Joint Venture and Associate Company of Prakash Pipes Limited.
AMOUNT CARRIED TO ANY RESERVE (IF ANY)
During the financial year ended 31st March 2025 the Company had not carried any amount to any reserve from its Profit & Loss account
AMOUNT TRANSFERRED TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND (IEPF)
Pursuant to applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (“Act") read with the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 (“IEPF Rules") during the financial year under review, Company had transferred C1,15,756.78 for the dividend on 79,211 shares transferred to IEPF.
BOARD EVALUATION
During the year, the evaluation of the annual performance of individual directors including the Chairman of the Company and the Independent Directors, Board and Committees of the Board was carried out from time to time under the provisions of the act and relevant rules and the corporate governance requirements as prescribed under Regulation 17 of Listing Regulations, 2015 and the circular issued by SEBI with respect to guidance note on board evaluation.
In a separate meeting of Independent Directors, performance of Non Independent Directors and performance of the Board as a whole was evaluated. Further, they also evaluated the performance of the Chairman of the Company, taking into account the views of the Executive Directors and Non¬ executive Directors.
THE BOARD AND COMMITTEES OF THE BOARD AND MEETINGS THEREOF
The Board and Committees of the Board of Directors are constituted in line with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and applicable regulations of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
The details of the Meetings of the Board and Committees held during the financial year 2024-25 are given in the separate section of Corporate Governance Report.
DECLARATION BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
The Company has received declaration from all the Independent Directors of the Company confirming that they meet with the criteria of independence as prescribed under sub-section (6) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with rule 6 of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Director) Rules, 2014 and Regulation 25(8) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
FAMILIARISATION PROGRAMME FOR THE INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS
In compliance with the requirements of Regulation 25(7) of the Listing Regulations, 2015, the Company has put in place a Familiarisation Programme for the Independent Directors to familiarise them with the Company, their roles, rights, responsibilities in the Company, nature of the industry in which the Company operates and business model of the Company etc. The details of familiarisation programs held during the year are available on the website of the Company viz. www.prakashplastics.in.
DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
The following persons are the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company as per the provisions of Section 203 of the Companies Act, 2013.
i) Shri Kanha Agarwal, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
ii) Shri Dalip Kumar Sharma, Chief Financial Officer
iii) Shri Jagdish Chandra, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Articles of Association of the Company, Shri Vikram Agarwal retires by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible, offers himself for reappointment.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Corporate Social Responsibility has also been an integral part of the Company's business. The Company's initiatives towards fulfilling its Corporate Social Responsibility include providing food to needy people and safe drinking water facilities around its plant, environmental sustainability and generating employment opportunities for local people.
In compliance with the requirements of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014, the Board of Directors have constituted a Corporate Social Responsibility Committee. The details of membership of the committee
and the meetings held are detailed in the Corporate Governance Report, forming part of this report.
The Annual Report on Corporate Social Responsibility activities is annexed to this report as Annexure I.
Corporate Social Responsibility policy of the company is available on the website of the company viz. www.prakashplastics.in.
DEPOSITS
Company has not accepted any deposits during the year under review.
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Section 134 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (Act), the Board of Directors, to the best of their knowledge and ability, confirm that:
I. in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable standards have been followed and there are no material departures,
II. they 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 at the end of the financial year and of the profit of the Company for that period,
III. they have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities,
IV. they have prepared the accounts on a going concern basis,
V. They have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively.
VI. they have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively
AUDITORS & AUDITORS REPORTS
i) Statutory Auditor
The Board of Directors have re-appointed Chaturvedi & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants, (FRN:302137E/E300286) as Statutory Auditors of the Company for a period of five years beginning from the conclusion of Sixth (6th) Annual General Meeting of the Company upto the conclusion of the Eleventh (11th) Annual General Meeting of the Company to be held in 2028.
The Notes on financial statement referred to in the Auditors' Report are self-explanatory and therefore, do not call for any further explanation or comments from the Board under section 134(3) of the Companies Act, 2013.
ii) Secretarial Auditors
Pursuant to recent amendments in Regulation 24A of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirement) Regulations, 2015, the appointment of Secretarial Auditor of the Company is required to be approved by the members of the Company. Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee and subject to the approval of members, the Board of Directors at the Board meeting held on 30th May 2025, appointed M/s. B K Bohra & Associates, Practicing Company Secretary, as Secretarial Auditor, to conduct Secretarial Audit of the Company for 5 consecutive financial year effective from the financial year 2025-26.
The Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year 2024¬ 25 is annexed herewith as Annexure II in prescribed format MR- 3 as per Companies Act, 2013 and under SEBI Listing Regulations.
iii) Cost Auditors
Pursuant to Section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 Company is required to maintain cost records as specified by the Central Government and accordingly such accounts and records are made and maintained.
Accordingly, the Board of Directors in its meeting held on 30th May 2025 has appointed M/s. SKG & Co. (FRN: 000418) Cost & Management Accountants, on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, for auditing the cost records of the Company for the financial year 2025-26. Appropriate resolution seeking ratification of the remuneration of Cost Auditors, is included in the Notice convening the 8th AGM of the Company.
CHANGES IN CAPITAL STRUCTURE
During the financial year 2024-25, there is no change in the Authorised and Paid-up Capital structure of the Company.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS
Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013, if any, are given in the notes to the financial statements.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Company, during the financial year, entered into contracts or arrangements with related parties which were on arm's length basis. These transactions are not falling under the provisions of Section 188(1) of the Act.
All RPT's are placed before the Audit Committee for review on a quarterly basis. All related party transactions entered during the year were in ordinary course of business and on arm's length basis and the same have been disclosed under separate section of the Notes to Financial Statements.
No material related party transactions arising from contracts/ arrangements with related parties referred to in the Section 188(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 were entered during the year by the Company. Accordingly, the disclosure of related party transactions as required under Section 134(3) (h) of the Companies Act, 2013 and rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 in Form AOC-2 is not applicable.
The Policy on materiality of related party transactions and dealing with related party transactions is available on the Company's website viz. www.prakashplastics.in.
The details of the related party transactions as required under Section 134(3) (h) r/w Rule 8 (2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 and under Regulation 34(3) & 53(f), Para A of Schedule V of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 are attached as Annexure III.
VIGIL MECHANISM AND WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY
To create enduring value for all stakeholders and ensure the highest level of honesty, integrity and ethical behavior in all its operations, the Company has adopted voluntarily a 'Whistle Blower Policy'. The details of the Vigil Mechanism and Whistle Blower Policy are available on the website of the Company viz. www.prakashplastics.in.
NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION POLICY
For the purpose of selection of any Director, the Nomination & Remuneration Committee identifies persons of integrity who possess relevant expertise, experience and leadership qualities required for the position. The Committee also ensures that the incumbent fulfills such other criteria with regard to age and other qualifications as laid down under the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 or other applicable laws. The Board has voluntarily framed a policy for selection, appointment/ reappointment and remuneration of Directors & Senior Management, which is available on the website of the Company viz. www.prakashplastics.in.
ANNUAL RETURN
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 134 (3) (a) of the Companies Act, 2013, draft Annual Return for the financial year ended 31st March 2025 made under the provisions of Section 92(3) of the Act is available on the website of the Company viz. www.prakashplastics.in.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES AND RELATED DISCLOSURES
Disclosure pertaining to remuneration and other details required under provisions of Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, are attached as Annexure IV to this report.
In terms of the provisions of Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rules 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, during the financial year 2024-25 there was no employee drawing remuneration in excess of the limits set out in the said rules.
DISCLOSURE UNDER THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL) ACT, 2013
The Company has adopted a policy on prevention, prohibition and redressal of sexual harassment at workplace in line with the provisions of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 and the Rules thereunder which is available on the website of the Company viz. www.prakashplastics.in. During the financial year ended 31st March 2025, no complaint pertaining to sexual harassment was received by the Company.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Report on Corporate Governance and Certificate of Practicing Company Secretaries regarding compliance of the conditions of Corporate Governance as stipulated in Part C of Schedule V of the Listing Regulations, 2015 with the Stock Exchanges, are enclosed as Annexure V & V-A and V-B respectively to this report.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
The Management Discussion and Analysis on the operations of the Company as prescribed under Part B of Schedule V read with regulation 34 (3) of the Listing Regulations, 2015 is provided in separate section in page 12-17.
INTERNAL AUDIT AND INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROL AND ITS ADEQUACY
The Company believes that internal control is a prerequisite of the principle of Governance and that freedom should be exercised within a framework of checks and balances. The Company has a well-established internal control framework, which is designed to continuously assess the adequacy, effectiveness and efficiency of financial and operational controls. The management is committed to ensure an effective internal control environment, commensurate with the size and complexity of the business, which provides an assurance on compliance with internal policies, applicable laws, regulations and protection of resources and assets.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
As required under the provisions of section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 a statement showing the information relating to Conservation of Energy, Research and Development, Technology Absorption and Foreign Exchange Earning and Outgo annexed as Annexure VI.
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Your Directors wish to thank all stakeholders, employees and business partners and Company's bankers for their continued support and valuable co-operation. The Directors also wish to express their gratitude to investors for the faith that they continue to repose in the Company.
By Order of the Board
Kanha Agarwal Vikram Agarwal
Date: 30th May 2025 Managing Director & CEO Director
Place: New Delhi DIN: 06885529 DIN: 00054125
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