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To,The Members of Allcargo Logistics Limited
The Directors take pleasure in presenting the Nineteenth Annual Report
of the Company together with Audited Statement of Accounts for the 15
months period ended March 31, 2012.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Your Company's performance during the period under review is summarized
below:
(Rs. in crores)
Particulars For the Period For the year
Ended Ended
31.03.2012 31.12.2010
(15 months) (12 months)
Sales & Other Income 1,130.49 730.39
Profit Before Interest,
Depreciation and Taxes 360.08 198.43
Interest 50.55 13.32
Depreciation 89.04 40.24
Provision For Tax 36.42 23.74
Profit After Tax 184.07 121.13
Prior Period Adjustments For
Tax and Expenses - 12.38
Profit Brought Forward From
Previous Year 319.38 244.24
Amount Available For Appropriations 503.45 377.75
Appropriations:
Interim Dividend 13.05 6.81
Tax on Interim Dividend 2.12 1.13
Proposed Dividend 6.53 32.63
Tax on Dividend 1.06 5.29
Transfer to General Reserve 18.50 12.50
Profit carried to Balance Sheet 462.19 319.39
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS
The period under review was challenging and opportunistic for your
Company as macroeconomic environment continued to remain unstable and
volatile. In-spite of all odds, your company recorded significant
growth and robust performance at all levels. The growth oriented
performance is grossly attributable to Company's customer-centric
approach and its ability to innovate customer specific solutions, focus
on pricing and aggressive marketing strategy, disciplined project
executions, focused management approach, prudent financial and human
resources management and ensuring better control over cost.
Stand-alone Performance:
Your Company has earned total revenue of Rs. 1,130.49 crore and earned a
net profit of Rs. 184.07 crore as compared to revenue of Rs. 730.39 crore
and net profit of Rs. 121.13 crore in preceding financial year,
representing 24% & 22% growth in revenue and net profit respectively on
annualized basis.
Earnings before interest, tax and depreciation (EBITDA) is Rs. 360.08
crore as compared to Rs. 198.43 crore in preceding financial year,
representing 45% growth on annualized basis.
Consolidated Performance:
Your Company has earned total revenue of Rs. 4,324.52 crore and earned a
net profit after minority interest of Rs. 284.53 crore as compared to
revenue of Rs. 2,889.93 crore and net profit after minority interest of Rs.
165.92 crore in preceding financial year, representing 20% & 37% growth
in revenue and net profit respectively on annualized basis. Earnings
before interest, tax and depreciation (EBITDA) is Rs. 573.53 crore as
compared to Rs. 298.35 crore in preceding financial year, representing
54% growth on annualized basis.
Overall, the company is on a strong growth path and its efforts to
improve efficiency, productivity and profitability will improve overall
returns. For detailed segment wise performance, members are requested
to refer Management Discussion and Analysis Report annexed to this
report.
APPROPRIATIONS
Considering the profitable performance of the Company during the period
under review, your Directors are pleased to recommend final dividend @
25% i.e. Rs. 0.50 per equity share of Rs. 2/- each.
The total dividend, including the interim dividend paid @ 50% in
November 2011, will be 75% i.e. Rs. 1.50 per equity share of Rs. 2/- each.
The Dividend, if approved by the members at the ensuing Annual General
Meeting, together with interim dividend paid in November 2011, will
absorb a sum of Rs. 22.76 crore including dividend distribution tax.
SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES
During the period under review, your Company and its subsidiaries have
made investments / divested investments / discontinued business
operations in the following companies:
- Acquired 100% equity stake in MHTC Logistics Private Limited., a
company engaged in the business of Project Logistics and Freight
Forwarding;
- Acquired 70% equity stake in Universal Container Freight Station
Private Limited (name changed to Transindia Logistic Park Private
Limited), a company engaged in the business of Container Freight
Station / Inland Container Depot Business;
- Acquired 100% equity stake in Amfin Consulting Private Limited, a
company engaged in the business of Trading and Investment, through
Contech Transport Services Private Limited, the wholly owned subsidiary
of the Company;
- Formed Contech Transport Services (Pvt) Ltd, as 100% subsidiary of
Contech Transport Services Private Limited, in Sri Lanka;
- Formed HC Logistics Limited as 100% subsidiary of Hindustan Cargo
Limited, the wholly owned subsidiary of the Company;
- Acquired through Hindustan Cargo Limited, the wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company, 100% equity stake in Credo Shipping Agencies
(I) Private Limited, a company engaged in the Shipping Line business;
- Ecu International NV, subsidiary of Echoed NV, acquired 33.33%
stake in Flamingo Line El Salvador SA de CV With acquisition of balance
stake, Flamingo Line El Salvador SA de CV has become wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company;
- Ecu International NV, subsidiary of Ecuhold NV, acquired 33.33%
stake in Flamingo Line de Guatemala S.A. With acquisition of balance
stake, Flamingo Line de Guatemala S.A. has become wholly owned
subsidiary of the Company;
- Formed a joint venture company Ecu Line Saudi Arabia LLC in which
Ecuhold NV, holds 70% stake;
- Ecuhold NV increased its stake from 51% to 63% in SHE Maritime
Services Limited;
- ECU-TRANS N.V, D & E Transport NV, ECU Heavy Lift, W.L.L., ECU Line
Italy TRC srl, AMI Ventures Limited, ECU Line de Guatemala S.A. step
down subsidiaries, have ceased their operations and accordingly they
are liquidated / dissolved.
The stand-alone audited financial statements of all subsidiaries
operating in India and Overseas are not attached to this report in view
of general exemption granted under Section 212 of the Companies Act,
1956 by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, Government of India vide its
Circular No.51/12/2007- CL-III dated February 8, 2011 and February 21,
2011. The statement pursuant to Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956
relating to the subsidiary companies along with a statement of
financial highlights of subsidiaries operations providing relevant
details are attached and form part of this Annual Report.
The Company will make available the Annual Accounts of the subsidiary
companies and related information to any member of the Company and its
subsidiaries who may be interested in obtaining the same. The annual
accounts of the subsidiary companies will also be kept open for
inspection by any investor at the registered office of the Company and
its subsidiary companies.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
As required under the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges, the
attached Consolidated Financial Statements of the Company and all its
subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with the Accounting
Standard AS-21 -Consolidated Financial Statements read with Accounting
Standard AS 23-Accounting for Investment in Associates and Accounting
Standard AS 27-Financial Reporting of interest in joint Ventures, which
includes financial results of its subsidiaries, joint ventures and
associate companies and forms part of this Annual Report.
EMPLOYEES STOCK OPTION PLAN 2006
Disclosures pursuant to Clause 12 of the SEBI (Employee Stock Option
Scheme and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme) Guidelines, 1999, relating
to the Company's ESOP Scheme as on March 31, 2012 are set out in
Annexure II annexed to this report.
A certificate from the Statutory Auditors of the Company M/s. B S R &
Co., Chartered Accountants, Mumbai and M/s Appan & Lokhandwala
Associates, Chartered Accountants, Mumbai, with respect to the
implementation of Company's ESOP Scheme, will be placed before the
Members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and a copy of the same
shall be available for inspection at the Registered Office of the
Company on all working days, except Saturday and Sunday, between 11.00
a.m. to 2.00 p.m., upto the date of Annual General Meeting.
SHARE CAPITAL AND LISTING OF SHARES
During the period under review, your Company had issued and allotted
30,354 equity shares of Rs. 2/- each to its employees and employee of
overseas subsidiary company against exercise of options granted to them
under "Allcargo Employee Stock Option Plan 2006". Consequently, the
total paid up capital of the Company has increased from Rs. 261,033,936
comprising of 130,516,968 equity shares of Rs. 2/- each to Rs. 261,094,644
comprising of 130,547,322 equity shares of Rs. 2/- each.
The Equity Shares of the Company are listed and traded in compulsory
dematerialized form on BSE Limited and National Stock Exchange of India
Limited. Your Company has paid the Annual Listing fee and Annual
Custody fees to the Stock Exchanges and Depositories up-to-date.
CHANGE OF NAME OF THE COMPANY
The Company was incorporated on August 18, 1993 under the name and
style "All Cargo Movers (India) Private Limited". The name was
subsequently changed to All cargo Global Logistics Private Limited. On
becoming a public company, the name was further changed to All cargo
Global Logistics Limited. The rationale behind the change of name from
All cargo Movers to All cargo Global was to exhibit the global operations
of the Company in its name especially after acquisition of Ecu Line
business in the year 2005 & 2006.
Since the Company has established its global presence and is in the
process of reviewing its brand and has further strengthened the same by
offering wide spectrum of integrated logistic activities and solutions
and further with a view to reflect the integrated logistic activities
in its name, the name of the Company has been changed from All cargo
Global Logistics Limited. to All cargo Logistics Limited w.e.f. July
29, 2011.
DE-MERGER OF PROJECT LOGISTICS BUSINESS BY MHTC LOGISTICS PRIVATE
LIMITED
Your Company acquired 100% equity stake of MHTC Logistics Private
Limited ('MHTC') during the period under review. MHTC is engaged in
the business of Project Logistics and Freight Forwarding. Considering
the business synergy existing in the Project Logistics business of the
Company and MHTC, the Board of Directors of both the companies thought
it prudent in the best interest of both the companies to de- merge the
Project Logistics business of MHTC in favor of the Company with effect
from April 1, 2012 in accordance with provisions of Section 391 to 394
read with Section 78, 100 to 103 of the Companies Act, 1956.
The proposed de-merger of the Project Logistics Business by MHTC in
favor of your Company would have following resultant benefits:
- It would result in managing the Project Logistics Business through
a single network and under one roof. It will thus be possible to
combine the Project Logistics business of MHTC and All cargo under one
umbrella without incurring avoidable expenditure on infrastructure and
will enable All cargo to avail expertise in ventures of an industrial
and commercial nature.
- All cargo will be in a better position to avail of the financial,
human and other capital resources of MHTC and its expertise in the
Project Logistics business. Such an arrangement will enable the Company
to expand the Project Logistics business operations with minimum
additional cost and shortest possible time;
- The financial position of the Company will be better as compared to
that of the stand-alone entities; and
- The integration proposed would enable cost savings, optimum
utilization of available resources which will enhance the management
focus thereby not only leading to higher profitability but will also
increase shareholder's value.
The Scheme of Arrangement comprising of de-merger duly approved by the
Board of Directors of both the companies shall be subject to approval
by the Members and Creditors of both the companies and approval by the
Hon'ble Bombay High Court.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
The period under review was very special for your Company as it has
received many awards and recognitions for the significant contribution
made by your Company in development and growth of the logistic
industry.
* Most Well Diversified Business Enterprise' by City Commercial Bank &
Economic Times
* Freight Forwarder of the Year (Indian)" by the Maritime and Logistics
Awards (MALA) 2011
* Mr. Shashi Kiran Shetty, the Chairman & Managing Director of the
Company, was awarded "Outstanding Logistics Professional of the Year"
by Maritime and Logistics Awards (MALA) 2011
* Mr. Shashi Kiran Shetty, the Chairman & Managing Director of the
Company, was honoured with "CEO of the Year with HR Orientation" Asia's
Best Employer Brand Awards
* Mr. Shashi Kiran Shetty, the Chairman & Managing Director of the
Company, was honoured with a port of Antwerp award for 'Outstanding
Contribution in the commercial and human areas" for strengthening the
relationship between the Port of Antwerp and India.
* LCL Consolidator of the Year" by 3rd South East CEO Conclave & Awards
* Indian Freight Forwarder of the Year" - 1st Northern India
Multimodal Logistics Award
* All cargo has been ranked at No. 223 in the ET 500-2011 list by "The
Economic Times".
Your Company believes that winning of such recognitions was due to the
hard work, passion and spirit of team work of the employees and
thoughtful leaders, whose novel thinking and innovative approach have
led them to attain excellence in their field. These awards are a
testimony to the commitment to the stakeholders of the Company and
seamless integrated logistics solutions.
DIRECTORS
The Board of Directors of the Company has co-opted Mr. Hari L. Mundra
and Mr. Umesh Shetty as Additional Directors on the Board of the
Company under Section 260 of the Companies Act, 1956. Mr. Hari L.
Mundra is a Non Executive Independent Director and Mr. Umesh Shetty is
Executive Director. Mr. Hari L. Mundra and Mr. Umesh Shetty shall hold
their respective offices up to the date of the ensuing Annual General
Meeting. The Company has received notices under Section 257 of the
Companies Act, 1956 proposing their candidature for the office of
Directors at the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company. The
Board recommends their appointment at the ensuing Annual General
Meeting.
Mrs. Arathi Shetty was appointed as Whole Time Director of the Company
for a period of 5 years effective from April 1, 2007. In accordance
with the terms of appointment, her term of office expired on close of
the business hours on March 31, 2012. Due to her pre-occupation, Mrs.
Arathi Shetty has expressed her unwillingness to continue as Whole Time
Director and accordingly her term has not been renewed. However, she
continues to serve on the Board of the Company as a Non Executive
Director of the Company w.e.f April 1, 2012.
In accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and that
of Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. Kaiwan Kalyaniwalla,
Mr. Satish Gupta and Mr. Keki Elavia, Non Executive and Independent
Directors of the Company, retire by rotation at this Annual General
Meeting. Being eligible, they offer themselves for re-appointment. The
Board recommends their re-appointment.
Brief resume of Mr. Hari L. Mundra, Mr. Umesh Shetty, Mr. Kaiwan
Kalyaniwalla, Mr. Satish Gupta and Mr. Keki Elavia as required in terms
of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges, are
included in the Corporate Governance Report annexed to this Annual
Report.
AUDITORS
M/s. B S R & Co., Chartered Accountants, Mumbai (Firm Registration No.
101248W), and M/s. Appan & Lokhandwala Associates, Chartered
Accountants, Mumbai, (Firm Registration No. 117040W) the Statutory
Auditors of the Company, retire at the conclusion of this Annual
General Meeting and are eligible for re-appointment.
The Company has received letters from M/s. B S R & Co. and M/s. Appan
& Lokhandwala Associates to the effect that their appointment, if made,
would be within the prescribed limits under Section 224(1B) of the
Companies Act, 1956. The Audit Committee and Board of Directors
recommend re-appointment of M/s. B S R & Co. and M/s. Appan &
Lokhandwala Associates as Statutory Auditors of the Company to hold
their respective offices from the conclusion of ensuing Annual General
Meeting till the conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting and to
fix their remuneration.
Auditors Observation:
The Statutory Auditors of the Company have made an observation in their
report that the Company has paid remuneration aggregating to Rs. 2.43
crore for the years ended December 31, 2009 and December 31, 2010 to a
relative of a Director and remuneration aggregating to Rs. 3.77 crore for
the period from January 1, 2011 to March 31, 2012 to relatives of
certain Directors, subject to prior approval of the Central Government
as per the requirements of Section 314 of the Companies Act 1956. The
Company is yet to receive Central Government approval in respect of the
same.
The Company has made an application to the Central Government as per
the requirements of Section 314 of the Companies Act, 1956 in respect
of appointment and payment of remuneration to relatives of certain
directors. Pending the Central Government approvals, the Company has
paid remuneration to the appointees as approved by the Members and the
Board of Directors of the Company with a condition that such
remuneration or part thereof shall be refunded if the Central
Government declines to approve or modifies the remuneration payable to
them.
Apart from the above, the observations and comments given by Auditors
in their report read together with notes to accounts are self
explanatory and hence do not call for any further comments.
INTERNAL AUDIT
The Company has an adequate internal audit system implemented by
in-house department and supported by independent Chartered Accountants
firms to carry out audit of various branches and functions of the
Company and its subsidiaries.
Systems, procedures and processes are being upgraded / implemented to
further strengthen the existing internal control measures, procedures
and processes to increase operational efficiencies and to safeguard the
Company from any fraud, misrepresentation and non-compliance with
statutory requirements.
PUBLIC DEPOSITS
During the period under review, your Company has not accepted any
deposits within the meaning of Section 58A and Section 58AA of the
Companies Act, 1956 and rules made there under.
SAFETY, HEALTH AND ENVIORNMENT
Your Company believes in safety and health enrichment of its employees
and committed to provide a healthy and safe workplace for all its
employees at each work location. Successfully managing Health & Safety
risks is an essential component of our business strategy. The Company
has identified Health & Safety risk arising from its activities and has
put proper systems, processes and controls mechanism to mitigate them.
The Company has been taking various safety and welfare measures to
protect its employees, equipments and other assets from any possible
loss and / or damages. To implement such safety and welfare measures,
the Company has formulated various policies such as Drug & Alcohol
Policy, Occupational Health Policy, Driver & Vehicle Safety Policy,
Mobile Telephone Policy, Smoking Policy etc.
The Equipment Hiring Division is Occupational Health & Safety
Management Systems (OHSAS) compliant and a member of the globally
recognized Lifting Equipment Engineers Association (LEEA, UK) and ISO
certified. All Custom Freight Station (CFS) / Inland Container Depot
(ICD) are certified for OHSAS.
The following safety measures are being taken at various locations:
- Fire & Safety drills are conducted for all employees and Security
personnel;
- All Fire hydrants are monitored strictly, as the preparedness for
fire emergency;
- All equipments are tested periodically to verify its safe load
working condition;
- Safety Awareness Campaign and Safety week are being held /
celebrated at each location to improve the awareness of employee;
- O HSAS audits and Fire & Safety audits are conducted by competent
agencies at regular intervals;
- H azMat training is provided to all CFS employees;
- H edical Health check-up of all employees are conducted at regular
intervals;
- CCTV & Safety alarms are installed at each locations;
- Hll equipments are mandatorily ensured with PUC;
- RTG are being put into use instead of Reach Stackers to control
environment pollution caused due to diesel consumption;
- Each equipment is put through comprehensive Quality Audit & Testing
to ensure strong compliance to Maintenance, Safety and Reliability
aspects as per specifications by various OEMs;
- Green initiatives are taken at various locations to protect the
environment.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is basically a concept whereby
companies decide voluntarily to contribute to a better society and a
cleaner environment.
Robert F. Kennedy once said, "The future is not completely beyond our
control. It is the work of our own hands". At All cargo, we invest in
the youth of tomorrow, who is our future, transforming their today, to
empower and create better opportunities for them.
Our Company actively invests in college and school infrastructure,
offering scholarships to under-privileged students based on meritocracy
and accomplishments. We have provided infrastructure funding to schools
in Maharashtra across small towns like Koproli, Panvel and colleges in
Dombivali, New Mumbai and Kalladka in the Bantwal District. We offer
scholarships, donations and provide support for the children from the
lower sections of society, at a college in the Bantwal District, IT
colleges in Mumbai and JNPT (New Mumbai) and to children of our own
contract employees. We initiated the 'Anando program' in Uran, in
collaboration with a NGO 'Light of Life Trust', where we worked with
two schools to decrease the drop out ratio of children, by providing
financial support, guidance, mentoring etc.
All cargo supports social causes and also has a keen focus on preserving
our environment. We make regular contributions to the Cancer Society
and the Mother Teresa Foundation that offers help across various
associations for the blind in India. We have been active participants
of the Mumbai Marathon for the past 3 years, making significant
donations to all noble causes that this marathon has supported. Our
Company has also been active in organizing eye camps and various fund
raisers that support different charities through different Lions and
Rotary clubs in Mumbai. We are the members of the BNHS, an association
which supports and strives for the wild life preservation.
At All cargo, we believe that for an effective CSR, it has to be the
ethos of a Company and built into its value system, reflecting in every
interaction that the organization has with each of its stakeholder. And
we endeavor every year to do more for our society, our youth, our
environment, our stakeholders, in an attempt to change every life that
we touch..
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
Pursuant to Section 217(2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956, the Directors
confirm 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 as at March 31, 2012 and of the profit of the Company
for the period ended on that date;
(c) the Directors had taken proper and sufficient care for the
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the
provisions of the Companies Act,1956, for safeguarding the assets of
the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
irregularities; and
(d) the Directors had prepared the annual accounts on a going concern
basis.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Your Company has been benchmarking itself with well established
Corporate Governance practices besides strictly complying with the
requirements of Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement. Given the emerging
pivotal role of Independent Directors in bringing about good
governance, your Company continues its efforts in utilizing their
expertise and involving them in all critical decision making processes.
A separate report on Corporate Governance together with requisite
certificate from M/s. Mehta & Mehta, Practicing Company Secretaries,
confirming compliances with the provisions of Corporate Governance as
stipulated in Clause 49 of the Listing Agreement is annexed and forms a
part of the Annual Report.
The declaration regarding compliance with the Code of Conduct
prescribed by the Company for Directors and Management Personnel forms
part of report on Corporate Governance.
PARTICULARS OF CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
Information as required under Section 217(1)(e) of the Companies Act,
1956 read with the Companies (Disclosure of particulars in the report
of Board of Directors) Rules, 1988, are set out in Annexure I annexed
to this report.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
In terms of the provisions of Section 217(2A) of the Companies Act,
1956, read with the Companies (Particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975 as
amended, the names and other particulars of the employees are required
to be set out in the Directors Report. However, as per the provisions
of Section 219(1)(b)
(iv) of the Companies Act, 1956 the Annual Report excluding the
aforesaid information is being sent to all the members of the Company
and others entitled thereto. A member, who is interested in obtaining
such particulars, may write to the Company Secretary at the registered
office of the Company.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Your Directors take this opportunity to place on record their gratitude
for the valuable support and co-operation extended during the period by
the Government of India, Governments of various countries, the
concerned State Governments and other Government Departments and
Agencies, the Stakeholders, Business Associates including Bankers,
Financial Institutions, Vendors and Service Providers.
Your Board also wishes to place on record their appreciation for the
dedication and commitment shown by the employees at all levels who have
contributed to the success of your Company.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Shashi Kiran Shetty
Chairman & Managing Director
Place : Mumbai
Date : May 30, 2012
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