Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the 56th Annual Report on the business and operations of the Company together with the Audited Accounts for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025.
FINANCIAL RESULTS AND OPERATIONS
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Standalone
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Consolidated
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Particulars
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Current Year 31.03.2025
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Previous Year 31.03.2024
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Current Year 31.03.2025
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Previous Year 31.03.2024
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Total Revenue (Net)
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8824.81
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6955.04
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8825.02
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6869.61
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EBITDA
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1139.43
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996.13
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1117.48
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988.87
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Less (i) Finance Costs
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144.49
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124.50
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187.81
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124.53
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(ii) Depreciation and Amortisation Expenses
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97.42
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107.47
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97.44
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107.59
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Profit before Tax
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1101.70
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1043.52
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1036.62
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950.68
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Less (i) Provision for Taxation
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296.10
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286.93
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296.10
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286.93
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(ii) Deferred Tax Asset
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(4.47)
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(32.05)
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(4.47)
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(32.05)
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(iii) Prior Period Tax Expenses
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(17.58)
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(7.06)
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(17.58)
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(7.06)
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Profit for the year
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827.65
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795.70
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762.57
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702.86
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Add/Less - Other Comprehensive Income for the year
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(25.93)
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(22.76)
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(25.93)
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(22.76)
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Total Comprehensive Income
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801.72
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772.94
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736.64
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680.10
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FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE STANDALONE
During the financial year 2024-25, your Company reported total revenue of ' 8824.81 Lakhs as against ' 6955.04 Lakhs last year thereby reporting a growth of 26.88 % on yearly basis. Earnings before Interest, Tax and Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA) for the year increased by 14.39% to ' 1139.43 Lakhs as compared to ' 996.13 Lakhs last year. Net Profits of the Company increased by 4.02% during the year to ' 827.65 Lakhs as against ' 795.70 Lakhs last year.
CONSOLIDATED
During the financial year 2024-25, your Company reported total revenue of ' 8825.02 Lakhs as against ' 6869.61 Lakhs last year thereby reporting a growth of 28.47 % on yearly basis. Earnings before Interest, Tax and Depreciation and Amortisation (EBITDA) for the year increased by 13.01 % at ' 1117.48 Lakhs as compared to ' 988.87 Lakhs last year. Net Profits for the year increased by 8.50 % during the year to ' 762.57 Lakhs as against ' 702.86 Lakhs last year.
The consolidated financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries for FY25 have been prepared in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Act and as stipulated under Regulation 33 of SEBI Listing Regulations as well as in accordance with the Indian Accounting Standards notified under the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015. The audited consolidated financial statements together with the Independent Auditor's Report thereon forms part of this Annual Report. Pursuant to Section 129(3) of the Act, a statement containing the salient features of the
Financial Statement of the subsidiary companies is attached to the Financial Statement in Form AOC-1.
There are no material changes or commitments affecting the financial position of the Company which have occurred between the end of the financial year and the date of the report.
BRIEF HIGHLIGHTS OF BUSINESSES OF SUBSIDIARY COMPANY
VISICON POWER ELECTRONICS PRIVATE LIMITED
Visicon Power Electronics Private Limited is into the business of Silicon Carbide (SiC) wafers and power electronic devices through Epitaxial process.
The total revenue of Visicon Power Electronics Private Limited for the Financial year was ? 0.22 Lacs and the Company incurred Net Loss of ?65.08 Lacs during the said period.
DIVIDEND
Your Directors are pleased to recommend a Dividend of ' 2/- per equity share of face value of ' 10/- each, (i.e. ' 0.20/- per equity share of face value of ' 2/- each considering ex-bonus and post stock split corporate action) for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025.
The said dividend on equity shares is subject to the approval of the shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company. If approved, the total dividend payout would result in cash outflow of ' 153.47 Lakhs for the financial year 2024-25.
BONUS ISSUE
The Board at its meeting held on 29th May, 2025 recommended issue of Bonus Equity Shares in the proportion of 1:1 i.e. 1 (One) Equity share of ? 10/- each
fully paid up for every 1 (One) existing fully paid up equity share of f 10/- each held by the shareholders of the Company as on record date subject to the approval of shareholders by way of Postal Ballot. The said issue of bonus shares shall be undertaken by capitalization of sums standing to the credit of the Capital Redemption Reserve and/or Securities premium account of the Company.
SUB-DIVISION OF EQUITY SHARES OF THE COMPANY
With a view to enhance liquidity of the Company's Equity Shares and to encourage participation of small investors by making Equity Shares of the Company more attractive to invest, the Board of Directors of the Company at their meeting held on 29th May, 2025, considered and approved, the sub-division of the existing Equity Shares of the Company such that 1 (One) existing Equity Share having face value of f 10/- (Rupees Ten only) each fully paid-up be sub-divided into 5 (Five) equity shares having face value of f 2/- (Rupees Two only) each, fully paid up, ranking pari-passu with each other in all respects with effect from the record date, subject to the approval of shareholders by way of Postal Ballot.
TRANSFER TO RESERVES
During the year under review, no amount of profits was transferred to General Reserve.
EQUITY SHARE CAPITAL
The paid-up Equity Share Capital as on 31st March, 2025 was ' 7,67,37,250/-. During the year under review, the Company has not issued any shares with differential voting rights nor has granted any stock options or sweat equity and does not have any scheme to fund its employees to purchase the shares of the Company.
ISSUE OF EQUITY SHARES UPON CONVERSION PREFERENTIAL WARRANTS INTO EQUITY SHARES
The Company has allotted 7,16,485 Equity Shares to Institutional Investors upon conversion of 7,16,485 Preferential Warrants into Equity Shares of f10/- each fully paid up. The Company has received aggregate consideration of f6125.95 Lakhs from the Institutional Investors towards issue of preferential warrants.
As on the date of this report 2,83,515 Preferential warrants are pending conversion, subject to receipt of balance consideration of ' 641.25/- per warrant (being 75% of the issue price per warrant) from the allottee to exercise conversion option against each such warrant.
DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 of the Act read with the Companies (Appointment and Qualification of Directors) Rules, 2014 and the Articles of Association of the Company, Mrs. Bhavna H. Mehta, Director of the Company, will retire by rotation and being
eligible, offers herself for re-appointment. The Board recommends her re-appointment for the consideration of the members of the Company at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
The Board at its meeting held on 14th November, 2024, appointed Mr. Rajiv Kisan Choksey (DIN: 00191019) and further in its meeting held on 29th May, 2025, appointed Dr. Harshad Mehta (DIN : 11173572) as an Additional Director of the Company pursuant to Section 161 of the Act and Article 147 of the Articles of Association of the Company.
Mr. Rajiv Kisan Choksey (DIN: 00191019) was appointed as an Additional Director under the category of Non¬ Executive, Non-Independent Director, subject to the approval of members. Mr. Rajiv Kisan Choksey holds office as an Additional Director, till the conclusion of the ensuing 56th Annual General Meeting of the Company. A notice under Section 160 of the Act, has been received from a member nominating the candidature of Mr. Rajiv Kisan Choksey for appointment as Non-Executive, Non¬ Independent Director of the Company. The nomination and remuneration committee and the Board have considered and recommended to the members for appointment of Mr. Rajiv Kisan Choksey as Non¬ Executive, Non-Independent Director and a resolution seeking shareholder's approval for his appointment forms part of the Notice of the ensuing 56th AGM.
Dr. Harshad Mehta (DIN : 11173572) was appointed as an Additional Director under the category of Non¬ Executive, Non-Independent Director, subject to the approval of members. Dr. Harshad Mehta holds office as an Additional Director, till the conclusion of the ensuing 56th Annual General Meeting of the Company. A notice under Section 160 of the Act, has been received from a member nominating the candidature of Dr. Harshad Mehta for appointment as Non-Executive, Non¬ Independent Director of the Company. The nomination and remuneration committee and the Board have considered and recommended to the members for appointment of Dr. Harshad Mehta as Non-Executive, Non-Independent Director and a resolution seeking shareholder's approval for his appointment forms part of the Notice of the ensuing 56th AGM.
Mr. N. Ramesh Kumar (Din No. 08257872) Non-Executive, Non-Independent Director resigned w.e.f. 29th May, 2025 due to pre-occupation and personal reasons. The Board records its appreciation for the valuable contribution made by Mr. N. Ramesh Kumar during his tenure of Directorship with the Company.
The Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directors of the Company confirming that they meet the criteria of independence as prescribed under the Act read with the Schedules and Rules issued thereunder as well as Regulation 16(1 )(b) of SEBI Listing Regulations.
Mrs. Bhavna H. Mehta - Managing Director, Mr. Ramesh Trasi - C.E.O. and C.F.O. and Mr. Bhavin P. Rambhia - Company Secretary are the Key Managerial Personnel of your Company in accordance with the provisions of Section 2(51), 203 of the Act read with the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 (including any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s) for the time being in force).
The Company has devised a policy for performance evaluation of Independent Directors, Board, Committees and other individual Directors which includes criteria for performance evaluation of Independent and Non¬ Independent Directors. The board expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process.
PUBLIC DEPOSITS
During the year under review, your Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of Section 73 and 74 of the Act read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 (including any statutory modification(s) or re-enactment(s) for the time being in force).
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS
During the period under review, your Company has given a loan of ' 77.02 Lakhs to Visicon Power Electronics Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary company. Your Company has not granted any guarantee.
The Company has invested an amount of ' 210.38 Lacs in the equity capital of Visicon Power Electronics Private Limited. The particulars of loans and investments covered under the provisions of Section 186 of the Act have been disclosed in the financial statements. On 29th May, 2025, the Board of Directors have approved proposal for selling 100% stake in Visicon Power Electronics Private Limited to Silicon Power Corporation, U.S.A.
AUDITORS
(1) Statutory Auditors :
M/s. Kirtane & Pandit LLP Chartered Accountants, Mumbai (Firm Regn. No. 105215W/W100057) have been re-appointed as the Statutory Auditors of the Company at the 55th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Shareholders of the Company held on Monday, 30th September, 2024, pursuant to Sections 139 to 144 of the Act and Rules 3 to 6 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, for a term of 5 (five) years, to hold office from the conclusion of the 55th AGM, till the conclusion of the 60th AGM. Pursuant to the amendments made to Section 139 of the Act by the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017, effective from May 7, 2018, the reauirement of seeking ratification of
the Members for the appointment of the Statutory Auditors was withdrawn from the Act. Therefore, the approval of the Members for continuation of their appointment at this AGM is not being sought.
(2) Secretarial Auditors :
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Act and the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 and amended Regulation 24A of the SEBI Listing Regulations, the Board has based on the recommendation of Audit Committee approved appointment of M/s. Neetu Agrawal & Co., a peer reviewed firm of Company Secretaries in Practice (C.P. No. 9272) as Secretarial Auditor of the Company for a period of five years, i.e., from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2030, subject to approval of the Shareholders of the Company at the ensuing AGM. The Report of the Secretarial Auditor for FY25 is annexed herewith as Annexure IV to the Directors Report.
The Auditors Report and the Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025 do not contain any qualification, reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer.
ANNUAL RETURN
In accordance with Section 92(3) of the Act, and Rule 12 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules,
2014, the Annual Return of the Company is available on the company's website at https://www.rirpowersemi. com/financial-reports/annual-financial-reports
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
In terms of Regulation 23(1) of SEBI Listing Regulations,
2015, transaction with a related party shall be considered material, if the transaction(s) to be entered into individually or taken together with previous transactions during a financial year, exceeds rupees one thousand crore or ten per cent of the annual consolidated turnover of the listed entity as per the last audited financial statements of the listed entity, whichever is lower.
Material Related Party Transactions with SiCamore Semiconductor Inc. (SiCamore), U.S.A.
The Company sought approval of shareholders for entering into Related Party Transaction. The details are provided hereunder:
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Particulars
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Amount (in ? Lakhs)
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Purchase of process know how related Intellectual Property pertaining to Silicon Carbide Wafer Technology from SiCamore
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? 4200
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The aforesaid transaction was approved by the shareholders (excluding promoter and promoter group and all related party) at the Annual General Meeting held on 30th September, 2024. The resolution was approved with requisite majority i.e., 99.88%. The transactions are permitted to be carried out from the date of approval in AGM i.e., 30th September, 2024.
Disclosure in Form AOC-2, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 134 and 188 of the Act for material related party transactions, is annexed as Annexure II and forms an integral part of this Report. Further, all related party transactions have been disclosed in the notes to the financial statements. There were no Related Party Transactions that have any conflict of interest.
RISK MANAGEMENT
The Company has in place adequate risk management system which takes care of risk identification, assessment and mitigation. Your Company has adopted a Risk Management Policy which establishes various levels of accountability and overview within the Company, while vesting identified managers with responsibility for each significant risk. The risk management framework defines the risk management approach of the Company and includes periodic review of such risks and also documentation, mitigating controls and reporting mechanism of such risks.
There are no risks which in the opinion of the Board threatens the existence of your Company. However, some of the risks which may pose challenges are set out in the Management Discussion and Analysis which forms part of this report.
INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND ADEQUACY
The Company has an effective internal control and risk- mitigation system, which are constantly assessed and strengthened with new/revised standard operating procedures. The Company's internal control system is commensurate with its size, scale and complexities of its operations. The internal and operational audit is entrusted to M/s. Bhandarkar & Kale, Chartered Accountants. The main thrust of internal audit is to test and review controls, appraisals of risks and business processes, besides benchmarking controls with best practices in the industry.
The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors actively reviews the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal control systems and suggests improvements to strengthen the same. The Audit Committee of the Board, Statutory Auditors and the Business Heads are periodically appraised of the internal audit findings and corrective action taken. Audit plays a key role in providing assurance to the Board of Directors. Significant audit observations and corrective actions taken by the management are presented to the Audit Committee of the Board.
NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION POLICY
A Committee of the Board named as "Nomination and Remuneration Committee" has been constituted to comply with the provisions of Section 178 of the Act and to recommend a policy of the Company on Directors' appointment and remuneration, including criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes, independence of a director and other matters and to frame proper systems for identification, appointment of Directors & KMPs, payment of remuneration to them and evaluation of their performance and to recommend the same to the Board from time to time.
BOARD AND COMMITTEE MEETINGS
Six meetings of the board were convened and held during the year.
The Board has constituted an Audit Committee with Mr. Kaushal M. Mehta as Chairman and Mr. N. Ramesh Kumar and Dr. Madhav Manjrekar as members. After cessation of Directorship of Mr. N. Ramesh Kumar, Dr. Harshad Mehta has been appointed as a member of the committee.
There has not been any instance during the year when recommendations of the Audit Committee were not accepted by the Board.
DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILTY STATEMENT
In terms of Section 134 (5) of the Act, the directors of your Company confirm that :
i) in the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
ii) the directors 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 as at 31st March, 2025 and of the profit of the Company for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025;
iii) the directors 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) the directors have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;
v) 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; and
vi) the directors had devised proper system to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such system were adequate and operating effectively.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR)
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 135 of the Act read with the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility) Rules, 2014, as the amount to be spend on CSR activities does not exceed ?50 Lakhs, hence CSR committee has not been constituted and the function of such committee is being discharged by the board of directors of the company.
As part of its initiatives under CSR, the Company has identified various projects / activities in accordance with Schedule VII of the Act.
The details of CSR activities undertaken during the financial year 2024-25, as required under Rule 8 of the Companies (Corporate Social Responsibility) Rules, 2014, are annexed as Annexure - III and forms part of this report.
ENVIRONMENT AND SAFETY
The Company is conscious of the importance of environmentally clean and safe operations. The Company's policy requires conduct of operations in such a manner, so as to ensure safety of all concerned, compliances of environmental regulations and preservation of natural resources.
As required by the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013, the Company has formulated and implemented a policy on prevention of sexual harassment at workplace with a mechanism of lodging complaints. The Policy aims to provide protection to female employees at the workplace and prevent and redress complaints of sexual harassment and for matters connected or incidental thereto, with the objective of providing a safe working environment, where employees feel secure. The Company has also constituted an Internal Complaints Committee to inquire into complaints of sexual harassment and recommend appropriate action.
During the year under review, no complaints were reported to the Board.
VIGIL MECHANISM/ WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY
The Company has adopted a Whistle Blower Policy, to provide a formal mechanism to the Directors and employees to report their concerns about unethical behaviour, actual or suspected fraud or violation of the Company's Code of Conduct or ethics policy. The Policy provides for adequate safeguards against victimization of employees who avail of the mechanism and also provides for direct access to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. It is affirmed that no personnel of the Company has been denied access to the Audit Committee.
OTHER DISCLSOURES
During the year under review:
• no significant and material orders were passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status of the Company and or its operations in future;
• no proceedings are made or pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 and there is no instance of one-time settlement with any Bank or Financial Institution;
• the requirement to disclose the details of the difference between the amount of the valuation done at the time of one-time settlement and the valuation done while taking a loan from the Banks or Financial Institutions along with the reasons thereof, is not applicable;
• no shares with differential voting rights and sweat equity shares have been issued;
• there has been no change in the nature of business of the Company.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The information under Section 134 (3)(m) of the Act read with Rule 8 (3) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 for the year ended 31st March, 2025 is given below and forms part of the Director's Report.
(a) Conservation of Energy :
(i) Steps taken or impact on conservation of energy:
1. Adequate steps for energy conservation, power factor improvement have been taken wherever feasible.
2. For effective treatment of effluents the Company has constructed an effluent treatment plant. Waste water generated from manufacturing process is treated/ recycled at Effluent Treatment Plant and used for internal consumption and plantation.
3. There is adequate provision for the treatment of fumes resulting from the use of Sulphuric, Nitric, Hydrofluoric and other acids required for production.
4. Replacement of the conventional light fittings with LED lighting has resulted in lower power consumption for lighting.
(ii) Steps taken by the Company for utilizing alternative source of energy :
The Company has installed 10Kva three phase Roof Top Solar Panels at Baska Factory
alongwith with online Inverter based system as an alternate means of power and to encourage energy conservation. This solar power plant is based on SPV (Solar Photovoltaic Cells) connected to grid.
(iii) Capital Investment on energy conservation equipments :
The Company continuously makes investments in its facility for better maintenance and safety of the operations. The Company has undertaken efforts to rectify the shortfalls in the existing facilities in order to reduce the energy consumption by setting up efficient facilities.
(b) Technology Absorption
(i) Efforts made towards technology absorption and benefits derived like product improvement, cost reduction, product development or import substitution :
The Company has received complete technical know how for Silicon Rectifiers and Silicon Controlled Rectifiers upto 30 mm devices from M/s. International Rectifier Corporation, California, U.S.A. The erstwhile Orient Semiconductors Pvt. Ltd., now amalgamated with the Company, received technical know how from Silicon Power Corporation, U.S.A. (an ex. General Electric facility) for manufacturing semiconductor devices upto 125 mm.
Efforts towards technology absorption include continued efforts for process improvements and improved product types/ designs in order to improve the efficiency, productivity and profitability of the Company.
(ii) Information regarding technology imported, during last 3 years : 4194.98 (Fy 2024-25) Previous 2 years - NIL
(iii) Expenditure incurred on Research and Development : Nil
(c) Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo
(i) Foreign Exchange earned during the year - ' 1613.96 Lacs
(ii) Outgo of Foreign Exchange during the year - ' 2957.05 Lacs
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
In terms of Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Company does not have any employee who is employed throughout the financial year and in receipt of remuneration of ' 120 Lacs or more, or employees who are employed for part of the year and in receipt of ' 8.50 Lacs or more per month.
The information required pursuant to Section 197 read with rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 in respect of employees of the Company, will be provided upon request. In terms of Section 136 of the Act, the reports and accounts are being sent to the members and others entitled thereto, excluding the information on employees' particulars which is available for inspection by the members at the Registered office of the company during business hours on working days of the Company up to the date of forthcoming Annual General Meeting. If any member is interested in inspecting the same, such member may write to the company secretary in advance.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT
The Management Discussion and Analysis Report forms an integral part of this report and gives details of the overall industry structure, economic developments, performance and state of affairs of your Company's businesses and other material developments during the financial year 2024-25.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT
The Company has complied with the corporate governance requirements under the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI Listing Regulations 2015. A separate section on corporate governance, along with a certificate from the Practising Company Secretary confirming compliance is annexed and forms part of this Report.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The Board wishes to place on record its sincere appreciation for assistance and co-operation received from customers, bankers, regulatory and government authorities during the year. The Directors express their gratitude to the shareholders for reposing their faith and confidence in the Company. The directors also acknowledge the contribution made by the Company's employees at all levels. Our consistent growth was made possible by their hard work, solidarity and support.
For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Place : Mumbai Bhavna H. Mehta
Date : 29th May, 2025 Chairperson
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