To
The Members,
CORAL NEWSPRINT LIMITED Delhi 110092
Your Directors take pleasure in presenting herewith 32nd Annual Report on the
working results of the Company together with the Audited Statement of Accounts for the
financial year ended 31st March, 2024.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS (Standalone)
(In Rs ,000)
PARTICULARS |
Year Ended 31st Mach, 2024 |
Year Ended 31st Mach, 2023 |
Gross Revenue Net of Tax |
8635.10 |
107076.79 |
Increase/ (Decrease) in Stock |
267.65 |
1843.19 |
Gross operating profit |
- |
- |
Interest / financial Charges |
- |
- |
Depreciation |
587.44 |
1141.90 |
Profit Before tax ( PBT) |
(6170.66) |
(6953.34) |
Profit after tax (PAT) |
(6170.66) |
(6953.34) |
Earnings per Share |
(1.22) |
(1.38) |
i) Shareholders may note that for current financial year ending 31.03.2024 after
Depreciation Company suffered losses to Rs. (6170.66) Thousands as compared to loss of Rs.
(6953.34) Thousands.
ii) The increase in accumulated losses are due to major affect of covid -19 which
persisted from 2019-2022, resulting shutdown of our manufacturing activities for about two
years. Apart from this UPPCL which is the major power source in Uttar Pradesh, the
generation also got affected due to covid affect poor supply of coal to their generation
and transmissions, Centers.
iii) In October 2003,the company through its Directors entered into share purchase
agreement with Mr. N.P. Jalan and to handover the management of the company in memorandum
of terms dated 16th/17th January 2004. After the investment made by Mr. N P Jalan and he
took over the position of the factory on 1st November 2003, the dispute arose between the
parties and Jalan Group.
The Hon'ble High Court of Delhi vide orded dt 18.08.2005 referred the dispute to sole
Arbitrator. After the settlement award of Rs. 2.40 Crore, company has paid Rs. 1.47 Crore
till 31/03/2024 and thereafter, also deposited Rs. 93.00 Lakhs with Registrar of Hon'ble
Delhi High Court as per order dated 28.04.2023 & now the matter is pending with
Hon'ble Delhi High court mediation and conciliation center.
iv) FUTURE PLANS & OPERATIONS:
Management of the Company has planned to diversified into the other industrial
opportunities or trading business to perform better in the market.
2. DIRECTORS
Details of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel as on 31st March, 2024
NAME OF DIRECTOR |
DIN |
DESIGNATION |
RESIDENTIALADDRESS |
PUSHPENDRA P.S. CHAUHAN |
01871760 |
Whole-time Director & CEO |
D-417, Ila Apartments, B-7, Vasundhra Enclave, Delhi-110096 (India) |
RAM AVTAR BANSAL |
02864100 |
Director |
Ward No. 21, Near Nitin Paints, Mandi Kotala, Chandpur, Bijnor, U.P. - 246725, India |
ATUL KUMAR JAIN |
02069421 |
Director |
275 Ka Near Riyasat Mandir Mohalla Kot Amroha Uttar Pradesh - 244221, India |
YOGESH ALAWADI |
01144813 |
Director |
E 1203, PVSN, SECTOR-67 Gurugram, Haryana, India |
MAHESHKUMARSODHANI |
02293060 |
Director |
FLAT NO. 404,Vidhyadhar Enclave, B-14, Jaipur, Rajasthan-302023, India |
PRADYUTCHAUHAN |
05264826 |
Director |
D-417, Ila Apartments, B-7, Vasundhara Enclave, Delhi-110096 (India) |
VINAYAK CHAUHAN |
08055602 |
Director |
D-202, Nagarjuna Apartment, Mayur Vihar-1, Delhi-110096 |
VINEETA SINGH |
01067813 |
Director |
Flat No.06091,9th Floor ATS Advantage, Ahinsa Khand-1, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad - 201014 |
Priyanka |
ARJPP9129P |
Company Secretary |
KOTDWAR, UTTARAKHAND |
2. Re-Appointment of Directors:
Shri Ram Avtar Bansal, Director of the company who retire by rotation u/s 152 of the
Companies Act, 2013 from the board at the 32nd Annual General Meeting and being eligible
offers themselves for reappointment.
Smt. Vineeta Singh, Director of the company who retire by rotation u/s 152 of the
Companies Act, 2013 from the board at the 32nd Annual General Meeting and being eligible
offers themselves for reappointment
The office of Independent Director shall not be determined for the purpose of
calculating rotational Directors as well as the strength of the Board. The Board is of the
opinion that this Independent director is person of integrity and possesses relevant
expertise and experience.The Board is of the opinion that these Directors are person of
integrity and possess relevant expertise and experience. He had no pecuniary relationship
with Company and its associates except for getting sitting fees for attending Board and
Committee meetings. The Board is of the view that this appointment will be in the interest
of the Company.
Changes in Directorship and Key Managerial Personnel (KMP)
During the year under review there is no change in the composition of board of
Directors WOMEN DIRECTOR:
Company has duly appointed Women Director, Smt. Vineeta Singh as Independent Director
as required under section 149(6) of the Companies Act, 2013.
3. STATUTORYAUDITORS
M/s. L.N. Malik & Co. Chartered Accountants, be and are hereby re-appointed as
Statutory Auditors of the Company and they shall hold the office of the Statutory Auditors
of the Company and they shall conduct the Statutory Audit for the period ended 31st March
2024, on such remuneration as may be fixed by the Board of Directors in consultation with
them."
The notes on accounts and observations of the Auditors in their report on the accounts
of the Company are self-explanatory and therefore, in the opinion of Directors, do not
call for any further explanation
4. DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013, your Directors state that;
In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have
been followed with proper explanation relating to Material aspects.
i. Appropriate accounting policies have been selected and applied consistently and have
made judgment 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 31.03.2024 and of the Loss of the
Company for that period;
ii. Proper and sufficient care has been taken 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;
iii. The annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.
iv. As company is a listed company, Directors had laid down internal financial controls
to be followed by the company and those internal financial controls are adequate and were
operating effectively.
v. Directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all
applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
5. DIVIDEND
For the year under review the Company suffered losses therefore directors of the
company did not declare any dividend for the shareholders of the Company for this year as
well. Directors of the company are hopeful that for next year company will be able to
achieve much better results in compare to this financial year.
6. ENERGY CONSERVATION, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, R & D CELL AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNING & OUTGO.
The details required under the Companies (Disclosure of particulars in the Report of
Board of Directors) Rules, 1988 are annexed to this report as Annexure-I
7. BOARD OF INDUSTRIAL & FINANCIAL RECONSTRUCTION (BIFR)
UPFC wide it's letter dated 05.03.2024, issued no Dues certificate after settlement of
DADP interest and company has paid RS. 753,500/- in Feb 2024. The balance amount of
interest waived off by UPFC after rigorous efforts by the management of the company.
8. PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES & DISCLOUSURE OF INFORMATION
During the year under review, there is no director or employee in respect of whom the
particulars are required to be disclosed under section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 read
with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rule1975, accordingly same is not
applicable.
9. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Your Company has taken adequate steps to ensure legal compliance with the requirements
of corporate governance as prescribed under the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchange
(BSE).
10. INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY
The company has a system of internal controls in place to ensure that all of the
company's transactions are properly recorded. Company's well defined organizational
structure, documented policy guidelines, defined authority matrix and internal controls
ensure efficiency of operations, compliance with internal policies and applicable laws and
regulations as well as protection of resources.
11. HUMAN RESOURCES
The company is of firm belief that the Human Resources are the driving force that
propels a company towards the progress and success. The company has strength of 25
employees at present. The Industrial relations continued to remain cordial during the year
under review with entire force of the company.
12. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURE
Related party transactions-The Company did not enter into any materiality significant
related transactions, which has potential effect with the interest of the company at
large.
13. MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION & ANALYSIS REPORT.
The Management Discussion & Analysis Report as required forms part of this report.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
I. INTRODUCTION
Coral Newsprints Ltd was incorporated as a Public Limited Company. The present
installed capacity of the Company is 12600 Metric Ton per annum. In a constantly changing
business scenario, maintaining a niche becomes even more challenging. In such a situation
only with innovative leadership, state-of- the-art technology and committed people can
make a company steal the lead over competition. Presently, the Company is engaged in
manufacturing of Newsprints and Absorbent Kraft Papers at its existing factory located at
Gajraula, Distt. Amroha (UP). The newsprint is used for the publication of newspaper,
magazines and rough notes & Cheaper books while Absorbent Kraft is used for the
manufacturing of laminated Mica Sheets.
II. INDUSTRY SCENERIO
Broadly, the industry is classified into four main segments - namely, writing and
printing paper, Industrial packaging paper, specialty paper and newsprints. India holds
15th rank among paper producing countries in the world with a total installed capacity of
16 million tonnes. The demand is estimated at 17 million tonnes. The per capita
consumption is around 13 kgs against the Asian average of 26 kgs and World average of 58
kgs. India is considered as the fastest growing market for paper in the world with an
average annual growth of 6%. The domestic consumption is expected to rise to 25 million
tones by 2024-25.
Indian Paper Industry is highly fragmented with over 750 paper mills of varying sizes
spread across the Country. Only 50 mills are of a capacity of 50,000 tpa or more. The
overall capacity utilization is estimated at 80-90 %.
III. MARKETING AND SELLING ARRANGEMENTS
The company is marketing its products all most all over the country through its Dealers
network. At present, the company is having as many as 30 Dealers & Customers. The
company is registered with Ministry of Industry & Commerce, New Delhi, under Newsprint
Control Order 1962. Due to this the company is entitle for 5% GST instead of 12% GST
therefore having penetration in in marketing and selling its newsprint to various reputed
newspaper publishers who are registered with Registrar of Newspaper for India.
IV. THE SUCCESS DRIVERS Environment Management
Coral Newsprint Limited treats environment improvement as a priority area. Continuous
studies are undertaken to reduce the water consumption with improvement in the quality of
effluent. Compliance to pollution control norms and CREP regulations are strictly adhered
to. The mill has implemented several water conservation measures and reduced water
consumption to 25 KL per ton of paper during 2023-24 is one of the lowest in the paper
industry. Continuous efforts are taken to reduce the water consumption to maximum possible
extent at all stages.
V. OUTLOOK, OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
The Indian paper industry has close linkages with economic growth. India's growth in
the fourth quarter of the fiscal year 2020 went down to 3.1% according to the Ministry of
Statistics. This drop is mainly due to the corona virus pandemic effect on the Indian
economy.
Increasing literacy level increases the demand for writing and printing paper while
higher industrial output leads to increased demand for industrial paper for packaging. The
cumulative annual growth rate in paper consumption over the last five years has prompted
Indian paper manufacturers to undertake significant capacity expansions. The cost of input
material, primarily pulp and coal, has increased after remaining subdued for some time,
though coal prices are highly fluctuating. The increase in pulp and waste paper prices
have escalated the cost of production of paper for many mills across the country. This
trend of high input prices is also due to the growing demand in emerging economies. A
strong upswing in the pulp and paper market is being forecast based on the general
improvement in the economic situation and increasing literacy level in the developing
countries.
In spite of the continual focus on digitization, India's requirement for paper is
anticipated to rise 53 percent in the next six years, principally due to a sustained boost
in the number of school-going children in rural areas. Growing consumerism, modern
retailing, rising literacy and the growing use of documentation will continue to increase
the demand for writing and printing paper.
The exponential enlargement of e-commerce in the nation has opened up the latest
horizon and could contribute significantly to the demand where the paperboard is being
predominantly used for packaging.
VI. RISKS AND CONCERNS
Risks and uncertainties are an inherent part of every business, and yet it is important
to identify the risks and take proactive steps to mitigate them. At periodical intervals
'Coral' identifies and evaluates risks and takes preventive measures. Risk management is a
part of the Company's business planning and controlling process.
Depending on the dynamics and severity, risks are categorized functions wise and
classified further as High Risk, Medium Risk and Low risk.
VII. FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE
PARTICULARS |
Year Ended 31st Mach, 2024 |
Year Ended 31st Mach, 2023 |
Gross Revenue Net of Tax |
8635.10 |
107076.79 |
Increase/ (Decrease) in Stock |
267.65 |
1843.19 |
Gross operating profit |
- |
- |
Interest / financial Charges |
- |
- |
Depreciation |
587.44 |
1141.90 |
Profit Before tax ( PBT) |
(6170.66) |
(6953.34) |
Profit after tax (PAT) |
(6170.66) |
(6953.34) |
Earnings per Share |
(1.22) |
(1.38) |
VIII. FUTURE PLANS AND OPERATIONS
Management of the Company has planned to diversify into the other industrial
opportunities or trading business to perform better in the market.
14. FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING & ACCOUNTING STANDARDS:-
The Financial statements have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles (GAAP) and incompliance with all applicable accounting standards and
as per the guidance note on accounting for activities of the company issued by the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, New Delhi (ICAI) and provisions of the
Companies Act, 2013. The financial statements have been prepared under the revised
schedule VI format of the Companies Act, 2013 pursuant to notification of Ministry of
corporate affairs (MCA), Government of India. The Company has followed accounting
treatment as prescribed in accounting standards applicable to the company.
15. WEBSITE:
Website of the company consisting all required particulars and is duly operational is:
http//coralnewsprintslimited.com.
16. CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
The Company is committed to maintain highest standards of Corporate Governance. The
Directors Adhere to the requirements set out by (SEBI). The Securities & Exchange
Board of India's Corporate Governance practices and has implemented all the stipulations
prescribed. The Company has implemented several best corporate Governance practices as
prevalent in India. Company has complied with the mandatory provisions of SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), 2015 as amended from time to time elating to
Corporate Governance requirements. Annual report contains a separate section on Corporate
Governance which forms part of this report.
17. CEO/ CFO CERTIFICATION:
As required by Regulation 17 (8) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements)
Regulations, 2015, the Compliance Certificate as specified in Part B of Schedule II of
the said Regulation duly signed by Shri Pushpendra Pratap Singh Chauhan, CEO was placed
before the Board of Directors at the meeting held on 31.08.2024
18. RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY:
The Company has developed a very comprehensive risk management policy and the same is
reviewed by the Audit Committee at periodical intervals, which in turn, informs the Board
about the risk assessment and minimization procedures adopted by the management.
Suggestions or guidance given by the audit committee members are immediately implemented.
At the corporate level major risks are reviewed by the Whole Time Director and directions
in this regard are issued accordingly.
19. COMPARISON OF REMUNERATION TO DIRECTORS AND EMPLOYEES:
There is no increase in the remuneration payable to the Directors as compared to
previous year.
The salary rise is based on the inflation data. As such the rise in the take away is at
par with other employee of the company. The Performance of the Company has been affected
by Global recession and economic slowdown in the Indian economy.
Comparison to the Remuneration of Directors and other employees is as under:-
1) Median of Directors remuneration Ratio of Salary of Shri Pushpendra P.S. Chauhan
: |
13,23,600 |
2) Median of employees remuneration |
: Rs. 9.87:1 |
Details of significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts or
tribunal:
DADP INTEREST - UPFC
The management of the company was in persistent touch with UPFC & with great
persuation they restored OTS and finally agreed to settle DADP issue and later informing
the company to deposit Rs.753300.00. Consequently, the company deposited this amount and
thereafter, UPFC issued no dues certificate.
20. DEPOSITS:-
(As per the Definition Section 2(31) of the Companies Act, 2013)-During the year under
review company has not accepted any deposits from Public.
The following details of deposits, covered under Chapter V of the act:
I. Deposits Accepted during the year : NIL |
II. Remained unpaid or unclaimed as at the end of the year : NIL |
III. Whether there has been any 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. |
a. At the beginning of the year : NIL |
b. Maximum during the year : NIL |
c. At the end of the year : NIL |
IV. The details of deposits which are not in compliance with the requirements of
Chapter: There is no such Deposit held by the Company.
21. LISTING OF COMPANY' SHARES AT BSE:-
At present company's shares are listed at the Bombay Stock Exchange, the company board
is hopeful for their good performance at the market level.
Company is not paying any commission to its director.
22. SECRETARIAL AUDIT REPORT:
Secretarial Audit Report in prescribed format Form MR-3 given by a Practicing Company
Secretary Mr. Raj Kumar Yadav, Raj Kumar Yadav & Co. is annexed with the Board Report
as Annexure-II.
23. CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) POLICY:
The Company is not falling within the criteria of Section 135 of the Companies Act,
2013 and hence the Company is not required to form CSR committee.
24. NUMBER OF MEETINGS OF THE BOARD
Board of Directors met 5(Five) times during the financial year 2023-24. Details
regarding dates and attendance at the Board meetings are provided in the Report on
Corporate Governance, which forms part of this report.
25. Audit Committee:
As on 31st March 2024, the Audit Committee comprises of three Directors. Members of the
Audit Committee are as follows:
1. Sh. PPS Chauhan |
Chairman |
2. Sh. Ram Avtaar Bansal |
Member |
3. Sh. Mahesh Kumar Sodhani |
Member |
The time gap between two meetings was less than 120 days. The under review on the
details of the Audit Committee is given as unde are given as under:
Attendance record of Audit Committee Meetings:
Name of The Member |
DIN |
Position |
Status |
No. of Meeting Held |
No. of Meeting Attended |
Sitting fees (Rs) |
Ram Avtaar Bansal |
02864100 |
Director |
Active |
4 |
4 |
0.00 |
Mahesh Kumar Sodhani |
02293060 |
Director |
Active |
4 |
4 |
0.00 |
PPS Chauhan |
01871760 |
Director |
Active |
4 |
4 |
0.00 |
26. 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:
During the year, the Board adopted a formal mechanism for evaluating its performance
and as well as that of its Committees and individual Directors, including the Chairman of
the Board. The exercise was carried out through a structured evaluation process covering
various aspects of the Boards functioning such as composition of the Board &
committees, experience & competencies, performance of specific duties &
obligations, governance issues etc. Separate exercise was carried out to evaluate the
performance of individual Directors including the Board Chairman who were evaluated on
parameters such as attendance, contribution at the meetings and otherwise, independent
judgment, safeguarding of minority shareholders interest etc.
The evaluation of the Independent Directors was carried out by the entire Board and
that of the Chairman and the Non-Independent Directors were carried out by the Independent
Directors. The Directors were satisfied with the evaluation results, which reflected the
overall engagement of the Board and its Committees with the company.
27. Nomination & remuneration Committee Policy:
Members of the nomination & remuneration committee are as follows:
1. Mr. Ram Avtaar Bansal
2. Mr. Mahesh Kumar Sodhani
3. Mr. PPS Chauhan
Half yearly /Quarterly declaration of financial performance including summary of
significant events in the last six months is currently not being sent to each household of
shareholders. However, the company publishes its results in national & state level
newspapers having wide circulation. The results area is posted on the website of the
company i.e.: Coralnewsprintslimited.com.
Managerial remuneration -Key managerial of the company are as follows DIRECTOR
REMUNERATION:
S.No. |
NAME OF THE KMP |
Remuneration for Current Year (Amount in Rs.) |
Remuneration for Previous year (Amount in Rs.) |
1. |
Mr. Pradyut Chauhan |
Nil |
Nil |
2. |
Mr. Pushpendra P.S. Chauhan |
13,23,600 |
13,23,600 |
3. |
Mr. Ram Avtar Bansal |
Nil |
Nil |
4. |
Mr. Atul Kumar Jain |
Nil |
Nil |
5. |
Mr. Mahesh Kumar Sodhani |
Nil |
Nil |
6. |
Mr. Yogesh Alawadi |
Nil |
Nil |
7. |
Mr. Vinayak Chauhan |
Nil |
Nil |
8. |
Smt. Vineeta Singh |
Nil |
Nil |
Remuneration is not required to be paid to Independent Directors as per section
149 read with schedule IV of the companies Act, 2013.
28. Disclosure of EstablishmentA Vigil Mechanism:
Fraud free Corruption, free work culture has been core to the company. In view of the
potential risk of fraud and corruption due to rapid growth and geographical spread of
operators. The company has put an even greater emphasis to address this risk.
To meet the objective, a comprehensive fraud risk management (FRM) policy akin to vigil
mechanism of the whistle blower policy has been laid down by the Board of Directors.
29. DISCLOSURE UNDER SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN WORKPLACE (PREVENTION & REDRESSED)
ACT, 2013.
In accordance with the sexual harassment of women at work place (Prevention,
Prohibition & redressal Act, 2013, Coral Newsprints Limited has modified the erstwhile
policy for prevention of sexual harassment of women at workplace.
Wide notification dated December 9, 2013 Ministry of Women and Child welfare have
introduced sexual harassment of women at workplace (Prevention, Prohibition &
redressal rules, 2013. The earlier policy has been amended by incorporating the rules and
procedures as mandated in the said notification. The revised policy shall be in effect
from July, 23, 2014.
Company has appointed Smt .Prem Wati to redress the issues regarding sexual Harassment
at workplace.
30. EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
The Annual Return of the Company can be accessed from its website:
http://www.coralnewsprintslimited.com.
31. PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS
The company has not granted any loans, guarantees and has not made any investment
pursuant to Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013.
32. SUBSIDIARIES AND JOINT VENTURES
As on 31st March, 2024, the Company does not have any subsidiaries and joint ventures.
33. GREEN INITIATIVES:-
During Fiscal year, 2011 we started a sustainability initiative with the aim of going
green and minimizing our impact on the environment, like the previous years, this year
too, we are publishing only the statutory disclosures in the print version of the annual
report. Additional information is available on our website www.coralnewsprintslimited.com.
The company provides e-voting facility to all its members to enable them cast their
votes electronically on all the resolutions set forth in notice. This is pursuant to
section 108 of the companies Act, 2013 and rules 2013 and rule 20 of the companies
(Management & Administration) amendment rules, 2015. The instructions for e voting are
provided in the notice
34. DISCLOSURE RELATED TO COST RECORDS OF THE COMPANY
Maintenance of Cost Records of the Company is not applicable to the Company pursuant to
Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013.
35. ACKNOWLEDGMENT:
Your Directors place on record its sincere appreciation towards the company's valued
customers in India for the support and confidence reposed by them in the organization and
looks forward to the continuance of this mutually supportive relationship in future as
well. The Board also places on record co-operation extended by Financial Institutions
PICUP & UPFC, business associates of the Company, and confidence reposed by the
Shareholders and invaluable staff & workers of the company.
Regd. Office: |
By The Order of The Board, |
A-138, First Floor, Vikas Marg, |
For Coral Newsprints Limited |
Shakarpur, Delhi-ll0092 |
Pushpendra P.S. Chauhan |
Place : Delhi |
(DIRECTOR-WTD) |
Date : 31-08-2024 |
(DIN: 01871760) |
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