Your Directors have pleasure in presenting their 33rd Annual Report on the business and operations of the Company and the accounts for the Financial Year ended 31st March, 2025.
1. Financial summary
The financial results for the year are as under: [Rupees in Lacs]
Particulars
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Year ended 31.03.2025
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Year ended 31.03.2024
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Sales and other Income
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18,322.42
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22,652.64
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Profit before depreciation, amortization and exceptional items
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2781.19
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4,561.72
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Less: Depreciation and amortization
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387.92
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275.77
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Less: Exceptional items
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0.00
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0.00
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Profit before tax
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2393.27
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4,285.95
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Less: Provision for tax
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593.69
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1,241.06
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Provision for deferred tax
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-2.94
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-168.45
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Profit after taxation
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1802.52
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3,213.34
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2. Dividend
Your Board had considered Interim dividend declared @ Rs. 6.00 (INR Six Only) per equity share (i.e. 60%) of Rs. 10 on 9th March, 2024 as final dividend for the financial year 2023-24 at the annual general meeting of the Company held on 1st August, 2024 as per recommendation of the Board of Directors on 3rd May, 2024.
Your Board had declared interim dividend @ Rs. 5.00 (INR Five Only) per equity share (i.e. 50%) of Rs. 10 for the financial year 2024-25, at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on 15th March, 2025.
The Board further recommended additional dividend of Rs. 6.00 (INR Six only) per equity share (i.e. 60%) of Rs. 10 for the financial year 2024-25, at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on 16th July, 2025.
Accordingly, the Board recommended total dividend @ Rs. 11.00 (INR Eleven only) per equity share (i.e. 110%) for the financial year 2024-25 as final dividend for the financial year 2024-25 for according consent of the members at the annual general meeting of the company to be conducted for the financial year 2024-25.
As stipulated in Regulation 43A of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulation, 2015, the Company has adopted dividend distribution policy and the same can be viewed at: https://axtelindia.com/userfiles/corporate_governance/document/1629293145.pdf
3. Reserves
Your Board does not propose to carry to any reserves for the financial year 2024-25.
4. Brief description of the Company's working during the year/State of Company's affair
Total turnover during the year 2024-25 was Rs. 17,855.87 lacs compared to Rs. 22,333.30 lacs of previous year 2023-24 which shows decrease of Rs. 4477.43 lacs (20.05%). There is profit of Rs. 1,802.52 lacs (after tax) during the year 2024-25 compared to profit of Rs. 3,213.34 lacs (after tax) during the year 2023-24.
5. Change in the nature of business, if any
There is no change in the nature of business during the financial year 2024-25.
6. 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
No material changes occurred subsequent to the close of the financial year of the Company to which the balance sheet relates and the date of the report.
7. 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
No 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 financial year and or subsequent to the close of the financial year of the Company to which the balance sheet relates and the date of the report.
8. Details in respect of adequacy of internal financial controls with reference to the Financial Statements.
The Company has appointed internal auditor for adequacy of internal financial controls and your Board has taken adequate care for financial control.
9. Details of Subsidiary/Joint Ventures/Associate Companies
Your Company has no Subsidiary/Joint Ventures/Associate Companies during the year.
10. Performance and financial position of each of the subsidiaries, associates and joint venture companies included in the consolidated financial statement, if any.
Your Company has no Subsidiary/Joint Ventures/Associate Companies during the year.
11. Deposits
Your Company has not accepted any deposit during the year and there was no deposit at the beginning of the year. Therefore the details relating to deposits, covered under Chapter V of the Act is not applicable.
12. Statutory Auditors & Internal Auditors Statutory Auditors:
M/s. VRCA & Associates, Chartered Accountants has been appointed for a period five years pursuant to the provisions of section 139 of the Companies Act 2013 at the AGM held on 29th September, 2022 and is eligible to act as statutory auditor for the current financial year.
Internal Auditors:
M/s. Sharp & Tannan, Chartered Accountants were appointed at the meeting of the board of directors held on 18th May, 2024 for FY 2024-25 for conducting internal audit of the Company.
13. Auditors' Report
The observations of the Auditors are explained, wherever necessary, in an appropriate note to the Audited Statement of Accounts. No qualification, reservation or adverse remark or disclaimer has been made by the auditor in their auditors' report for the year 2024-25.
14. Share Capital
During the year under review, the Company has not issued any securities nor has granted any stock option or sweat equity.
Employee Stock Option Schemes
With a view to attract, reward and retain talented and key employees in the competitive environment and encourage them to align individual performance with Company objectives, the Company has introduced 'Axtel Industries Ltd Employee Stock Option Plan 2024' (hereinafter referred to as "ESOP 2024" / the "Scheme" or the "Plan").
The ESOP Scheme is in compliance with the Act and SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021 and the disclosures relating to the ESOP Schemes as required under the abovementioned SEBI Regulations are available on the Company's website www.axtelindia.com.
The certificate of Secretarial Auditor confirming compliance of the ESOP Schemes with the Act and abovementioned SEBI Regulations is given in Annexure H to this Report.
15. Annual return
As per latest amendment in section 92 of the Companies Act, 2013, a copy of annual return will be displayed on Company's web site i.e. www.axtelindia.com after filing annual return, on completion of ensuing annual general meeting, with the Registrar of Companies within the time stipulated in said Section 92 of Act.
16. Conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo
The details of conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo are attached herewith (Annexure-A)
17. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
The Company is required to spend towards corporate social responsibility under section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013. The Annual report on CSR Activities for the year under review as per Annexure II inserted vide MCA notification dated 22nd January, 2021 in terms of section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 is attached in Annexure D.
18. Directors & Key Managerial Personnel
A) Following changes incorporated during the financial year 2024-25:
1. Mr. Paresh Jaisinh Rajda have been appointed as an Additional Independent Director of the Company with effect from 3rd May, 2024 for a period of five years, subject to shareholders approval at the ensuing general meeting.
2. Mr. Paresh Jaisinh Rajda (DIN: 00680340), Additional Independent Director of the Company regularized as Independent Director of the Company with effect from 3rd May, 2024 to hold office for five consecutive years at the annual general meeting of the Company held on 1st August, 2024.
3. Mr. Ameet Nalin Parikh (DIN 00007036), retires by rotation, reappointed at the annual general meeting of the Company held on 1st August, 2024.
B) Mr. Ajitsingh Mohansingh Bubber (DIN 00454111), retires by rotation at the ensuing annual general meeting and being eligible offered himself for re-appointment as Director.
C) Declaration by an Independent Director(s) and re- appointment, if any Declarations
A declaration, by Independent Directors that they have met the criteria provided in sub-section (6) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013, have been received.
The Independent Directors of the Company have also confirmed compliance of relevant provisions of Rule 6 of the Companies (Appointments and Qualifications of Directors) Rules, 2014.
Re-appointments:
Mr. Ajitsingh Mohansingh Bubber (DIN 00454111), Director of the Company and eligible for re-appointment has given his consent and declaration under Form DIR-8 pursuant to Section 164(2) read with Rule 14(1) of Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014.
Details of Mr. Ajitsingh Mohansingh Bubber, Director seeking re-appointment as per Regulation 36 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulation, 2015 with the Bombay stock exchange is already annexed to the notice of the annual general meeting.
D) Formal Annual Evaluation
The Company has devised a policy for performance evaluation of Independent Directors, Board, Committees and individual Directors which includes criteria for performance evaluation of executive directors and non-executive directors.
In evaluating the suitability of individual Board members, the Committee may take into account factors, such as:
i. General understanding of the Company's business;
ii. Educational back ground and experience:
iii. Personal and professional ethics, integrity and values;
iv. Willingness to devote sufficient time and energy in carrying out their duties and responsibilities effectively.
E) Opinion of the Board:
Your Board is of opinion that independent directors of the Company, possess requisite qualifications, experience and expertise and they hold good standard of integrity in various fields.
19. Number of meetings of the Board of Directors
During the year from 1st April, 2024 to 31st March, 2025, the Board of Directors met seven times on the following dates:
Sr No.
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Date
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Board Strength
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No. of Directors Present
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1
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03-05-2024
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6
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6
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2
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18-05-2024
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7
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7
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3
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27-06-2024
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7
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7
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4
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07-08-2024
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7
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7
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5
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25-10-2024
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7
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7
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6
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30-01-2025
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7
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6
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7
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15-03-2025
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7
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7
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The intervening gap between the Meetings was within the period prescribed under Companies Act, 2013 and the Securities Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, read with the erstwhile Listing Agreement.
20. Audit Committee
The Audit Committee was reconstituted w.e.f. 3rd May, 2024 due to cessation of Mr. Sandeep Gul Lalwani as Independent Director and appointment of Mr. Paresh Jaisinh Rajda as an Independent Director of the Company:
Sr. No.
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Name of Director
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Designation
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1
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Mr. Paresh Jaisinh Rajda
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Non-Executive Independent Director
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2
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Mr. Nimish Patel
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Non-Executive Independent Director
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3
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Mr. Ameet Nalin Parikh
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Non-Executive Director
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4
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Mrs. Deepti Sharma
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Non-Executive Independent Director
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There was no occasion regarding non-acceptance of any recommendation of the Audit Committee during the year. The Audit Committee Meetings were duly convened during the year ended 31st March, 2025 on following dates:
• 03-05-2024, 07-08-2024, 25-10-2024 & 30-01 -2025.
21. Details of establishment of vigil mechanism for directors and employees
The Board has appointed the following persons as members of vigil committee:
Sr. No.
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Name of Director
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Designation
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1
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Mr. Ajay Naishad Desai
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Whole-time Director
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2
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Mr. Paresh Jaisinh Rajda
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Non-Executive Independent Director
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3
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Mr. Ameet Nalin Parikh
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Non-Executive Director
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The Company has framed a whistle blower policy in terms of listing agreement and the same may be accessed on the Company’s website.
22. Nomination and Remuneration Committee
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee was reconstituted w.e.f. 3rd May, 2024 due to cessation of Mr. Sandeep Gul Lalwani as an Independent Director and appointment of Mr. Paresh Jaisinh Rajda as an Independent Director of the Company:
No.
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Name of Director
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Designation
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1
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Mr. Nimish Patel
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Non-Executive Independent Director
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2
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Mrs. Deepti Sharma
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Non-Executive Independent Director
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3.
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Mr. Paresh Jaisinh Rajda
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Non-Executive Independent Director
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The Committee was further reconstituted on 18th May, 2024 to appoint Mr. Ameet Nalin Parikh as member of the Committee and have following members:
No.
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Name of Director
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Designation
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1
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Mr. Nimish Patel
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Non-Executive Independent Director
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2
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Mrs. Deepti Sharma
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Non-Executive Independent Director
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3.
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Mr. Paresh Jaisinh Rajda
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Non-Executive Independent Director
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4.
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Mr. Ameet Nalin Parikh
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Non-Executive Director
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The policy formulated by nomination and remuneration committee:
The terms of reference of the committee inter alia include succession planning for Board of Directors and Senior Management Employees, identifying and selection of candidates for appointment of Directors/Independent Directors based on certain laid down criteria, identifying potential individuals for appointment of Key Managerial personnel and other senior managerial position and review the performance of the Board of Directors and Senior Management personnel including Key managerial personnel based on certain criteria approved by the Board. While reviewing the performance, the committee ensures that the remuneration is reasonable and sufficient to attract, retain and motivate the best managerial talents, remuneration commensurate with the performance of individual and group and also maintains a balance between both short and long-term objectives of the company.
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee Meeting was held on 01-05-2024, 18-05-2024 & 29-03-2025 during the year ended 31st March, 2025.
23. CSR Committee
The CSR Committee was reconstituted w.e.f. 3rd May, 2024 due to cessation of Mr. Sandeep Gul Lalwani as Independent Director and appointment of Mrs. Deepti Sharma as member of the Committee:
No.
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Name of Director
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Designation
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1
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Mrs. Deepti Sharma
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Non-Executive Independent Director
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2
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Mr. Ajay Nalin Parikh
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Whole-time Director
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3
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Mr. Ameet Nalin Parikh
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Non-Executive Director
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The Corporate Social Responsibility Committee Meeting was held on 03-05-2025 during the year ended 31st March, 2025. 24. Stakeholders Committee:
The members of stakeholders Committee of the Company as on 31st March, 2025 are as under:
No.
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Name of Director
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Designation
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1
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Mr. Ajay Naishad Desai
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Executive Director
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2
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Mr. Ajay Nalin Parikh
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Executive Director
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3
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Mrs. Deepti Sharma
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Independent Director
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The Stakeholders relationship Committee Meetings were duly convened during the year ended 31st March, 2025 on following dates:
• 03-05-2024, 07-08-2024, 25-10-2024 & 30-01 -2025.
25. Risk Management Committee:
The Risk Management Committee was reconstituted w.e.f. 3rd May, 2024 due to cessation of Mr. Sandeep Gul Lalwani as Independent Director and appointment of Mrs. Deepti Sharma as member of the Committee:
No.
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Name of Director
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Designation
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1
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Mr. Ameet Nalin Parikh
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Non- Executive Director
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2
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Mr. Ajay Nalin Parikh
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Executive Director
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3
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Mrs. Deepti Sharma
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Independent Director
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i he Risk Management Committee Meeting was held on 07-08-2024 & 05-03-2025 during the year ended 31st March, 2025.
26. Particulars of loans, guarantees or investments under section 186:
The Company has not given any loan, guarantees or made investments under section 186 to any person or body corporate except loan to employees of the Company as per Company's policy for employees and investment in mutual funds.
27. Particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties:
The Company has entered into contract or arrangement with related party referred to in sub-section (1) of section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 with Morphis Business Advisory LLP, Bombay with effect from 1 st April, 2023 which has been approved by the Board of Directors at the meeting, held on 18th May, 2023 for a period of five years.
Form No. AOC -2 regarding transactions under section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 is enclosed herewith (Annexure-B).
28. Managerial Remuneration
Disclosures pursuant to section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 5(1), 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 are enclosed herewith (Annexure-C).
29. Secretarial Audit Report
The Secretarial Audit Report pursuant to section 204(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 given by M/s. DRP & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries has been enclosed herewith along with Annual Secretarial Compliance Report as required under Regulation 24A of LODR Regulations, 2015. (Annexure-E).
The Secretarial Audit Report does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark.
30. Corporate Governance Report
A detailed corporate governance report including compliance certificate received from M/s. DRP & Associates, Practicing Company Secretaries, regarding compliance of conditions of corporate governance as stipulated in Schedule V of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulation, 2015 is attached as Annexure F.
The management discussion and analysis report as stipulated in Regulation 34 (2) (e) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulation, 2015 has been annexed to Directors' report as Annexure G.
The requirement of submitting Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting as stipulated in Regulation 34 (2) (f) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulation, 2015 is applicable to top 1000 listed companies on the basis of market capitalization and shall continue to apply for a period of three consecutive years as per Regulation 3 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2025. The Company does not fall under top 1000 listed companies on basis of market capitalization from FY 2021-22 and have remained outside the applicable threshold for a period of three consecutive years, therefore the Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reporting as stipulated in Regulation 34 (2) (f) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulation, 2015 is not applicable to the Company from the financial year 2024-25.
31. Code of Conduct
The Company has adopted a code of conduct for its directors and senior designated management personnel. All the Board members and senior management personnel have affirmed their compliance of code of conduct.
32. Risk management policy
In today's economic environment, risk management is a very important part of business. The main aim of risk management is to identify, monitor and take precautionary measures in respect of the events that may pose risks for the business. Your Company's risk management is embedded in the business processes. Your company has identified the following risks:
Key Risk
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Impact to Axtel Industries Ltd
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Mitigation Plans
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Commodity Price Risk
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Risk of price fluctuation on basic raw materials like steel, components, power as well as finished goods used in the process of manufacturing.
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The Company commands excellent business relationship with the buyers. In case of major fluctuation either upwards or downwards, the matter will be mutually discussed and compensated both ways. Also by focusing on new value added products helps in lowering the impact of price fluctuation in finished goods.
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Uncertain global economic environment - slow growth in global economy
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Impact on demand and realization of exports of food processing plant and machinery.
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The people do not compromise on food and it will not affect much.
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Interest Rate Risk
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Any increase in interest rate can affect the finance cost.
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Dependence on debt is very minimum and Company has enough funds to meet the need arises.
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Foreign Exchange Risk
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Any volatility in the currency market can impact the overall profitability.
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The Company has potentiality in domestic market. In case of major fluctuation either upwards or downwards, the effect will be minimal.
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Human Resources Risk
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Your Company’s ability to deliver value is dependent on its ability to attract, retain and nurture talent. Attrition and non-availability of the required talent resource can affect the overall performance of the Company
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By continuously benchmarking of the best HR practices and carrying out necessary improvements to attract and retain the best talent. Company does not anticipate any major issue for the coming years.
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Competition Risk
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Every company is always exposed to competition risk. The increase in competition can create pressure on margins, market share etc.
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By continuous efforts to enhance the brand image of the Company by focusing on quality, cost, timely delivery and customer service. By introducing new product range commensurate with demands, your company plans to mitigate the risks so involved.
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Compliance Risk - Increasing regulatory Requirements.
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Any default can attract penal provisions.
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By regularly monitoring and review of changes in regulatory framework.
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Industrial Safety, Employee Health and Safety Risk.
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The engineering industry is exposed to accidents and injury risk due to human negligence.
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By development and implementation of critical safety standards across the various departments of the factory, establishing training need identification at each level of employee.
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33. Directors’ Responsibility Statement
Your Directors’ state that—
a. In the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards had been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
b. 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 at the end of the financial year and of the profit and loss of the company for that period;
c. the directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of this Act for safeguarding the assets of the company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d. the directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
e. the directors had laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the company and that such internal financial controls are adequate and were operating effectively;
f. 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.
34. Compliance with Secretarial Standards and SEBI (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirement) Regulations 2015:
The Company has complied with secretarial standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirement) Regulations 2015 from time to time.
35. Cost Audit.
M/s. K. H. Shah & Co., Cost Accountants, were appointed with the approval of the Board to carry out the cost audit for F.Y. 2024-25.
Based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, M/s. K. H. Shah & Co., Cost Accountants, being eligible, have also been
appointed by the Board of Directors in their meeting held on 13-05-2025 as the Cost Auditors for F.Y. 2025-26. The remuneration
to be paid to M/s. K. H. Shah & Co., for F.Y. 2025-26 is subject to ratification by the shareholders at the ensuing AGM.
Cost records as specified by the Central Government under sub-section 1 of section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013, are maintained by the Company for the financial year 2024-25.
36. Details of fraud reported by auditors under sub-section (12) of section 143 other than those which are reportable to the Central Government.
There was no fraud reported by auditors under sub-section (12) of section 143 other than those which are reportable to the Central Government.
37. Details of proceedings under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016
There was no proceeding pending against the Company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 during the year under review.
38. Disclosure under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013:
The Company has been employing about 8 women employees in various cadres within the factory premises. The Company has in place an anti-harassment policy in line with the requirements of the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. Internal Complaint Committee has been set up to redress complaints received regularly and are monitored by women line supervisors who directly report to the Executive Director. All employees (permanent, contractual, temporary, trainees) are covered under the policy.
During the year, the number of complaints received and disposed is mentioned below:
Sr. No.
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Grievance Details
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(a)
|
number of complaints of sexual harassment received in the year;
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0
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(b)
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number of complaints disposed off during the year;
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0
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(c)
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number of cases pending for more than ninety day
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0
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39. Compliance with Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
The Company is in compliance with Maternity Benefit Act, 1961. Current Leave policy of the company is in line with provisions of Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 and other applicable labour laws and rules made thereunder. All employees are covered under the said policy.
40. Acknowledgements
The Board of Directors gratefully acknowledge the assistance and co-operation received from the Bank of Baroda and all other statutory and non-statutory agencies for their co-operation. The Board of Directors also wish to place on record their gratitude and appreciation to the members for their trust and confidence shown in the Company. The Board of Directors would like to especially thank all the employees of the Company for their dedication and loyalty.
By Order of the Board of Directors
Ajay Naishad Desai Ajay Nalin Parikh
Date: 16-07-2025 Executive Director Executive Director
Registered Office: DIN: 00452821 DIN: 00453711
Vadodara-Halol Highway,
Baska, Panchmahal-389350, Gujarat
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