The Directors are pleased to present herewith the Integrated Annual Report of Jay Ushin Limited ('the Company') along with the Audited Financial Statements for the Financial Year ('FY') ended March 31, 2025.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS & STATE OF AFFAIRS (Rs. In Lakhs)
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Particulars
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2024-25
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2023-24
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Revenue from operations
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85,519.91
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72,625.19
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Total expenditure
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85,152.05
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72,518.42
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Other Income
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1,363.45
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1,523.02
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Profit before interest, depreciation, amortization, and tax
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5,080.51
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4,081.92
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Finance cost
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1,649.91
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1,398.60
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Profit before depreciation, amortization and tax
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3,430.60
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2,683.32
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Depreciation and amortization
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1,699.29
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1,053.53
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Profit/(loss) before tax
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1,731.31
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1,629.79
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Tax expenses (net)
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505.49
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200.56
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Profit/(loss) after tax
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1,225.82
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1,429.23
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Other comprehensive income/(loss)
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(37.36)
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(16.49)
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Total Other comprehensive income/(loss) for the year
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1,188.46
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1,412.74
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COMPANY PERFORMANCE
During the Financial Year 2024-25, the Company has achieved operating income of Rs. 85,519.91 Lakhs as compared to Rs. 72,625.19 Lakhs in FY 2023-24. The profit before tax for FY 2024-25 stood at Rs. 1,731.31 Lakhs compared to Rs. 1,629.79 Lakhs achieved in FY 2023-24. The profit after tax stood at Rs. 1,225.82 Lakhs for FY 2024-25 as compared to Rs. 1,429.23 Lakhs for the previous year.
The performance of the Company has been comprehensively covered in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report, as stipulated under Regulation 34 of the Listing Regulations with the Stock Exchange, which forms part of the Directors' Report.
DIVIDEND
Your Directors recommend a dividend of 40%, i.e. Rs.4.00 (Rupees Four only) per equity share of Rs. 10.00 each for the financial year ended March 31, 2025, absorbing a sum of Rs. 154.58 lakhs, subject to the approval of shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and U-shin Ltd, Japan.
In view of the changes made under the Income Tax Act, 1961, by the Finance Act, 2020, dividend paid or distributed by the Company shall be taxable in the hands of the shareholders. Your Company shall, accordingly, make the payment of the dividend after deduction of tax at source at appropriate rates applicable to resident and non-resident shareholders as the case may be.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS
There were no material changes affecting the financial position of the Company, subsequent to the date of this Report REPORT ON PERFORMANCE OF SUBSIDIARIES, ASSOCIATES AND JOINT VENTURE COMPANIES There is no Subsidiary, Associate Company and Joint Venture of the Company.
CREDIT RATINGS
CRISIL assigned long term loan facilities credit rating BBB-/Stable and for the short term loan facilities credit rating A3.
TRANSFER TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND
Pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013, read with the IEPF Authority (Accounting, Audit, Transfer and Refund) Rules, 2016 (“the IEPF Rules”), all unpaid or unclaimed dividends are required to be transferred by the Company to the IEPF, established by the Government of India, after the completion of seven years. Further, according to the IEPF Rules, the shares on which dividend has not been paid or claimed by the shareholders for seven consecutive years or more shall also be transferred to the demat account of the IEPF Authority.
During the year under review, the Company has transferred the unclaimed dividend of Rs. 2,55,542 (Rupees Two Lakhs Fifty Five Thousand Five Hundred Forty Two) for the year 2016-17 to IEPF. Year-wise amounts of unpaid / unclaimed dividends transferred to IEPF and the corresponding shares are available on Company's website at www.jpmgroup.co.in.
The details of the nodal officer appointed by the Company under the provisions of IEPF Rules are available on the website of the Company i.e. https://jpmgroup.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/02.pdf.
DEPOSITS
During the year under review, your Company has neither invited nor accepted any deposit from public.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS
The Company has not made any investments or given loan or provided guarantee/security during the year under review in terms of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS
The Management Discussion and Analysis, as required in terms of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, is annexed as Annexure I to this Report.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Pursuant to Regulation 34 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, Report on Corporate Governance is annexed as Annexure -II to this Report.
The Auditor's Certificate certifying the Company's compliance as stipulated under Schedule V of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 is annexed Annexure-II-A to the Board Report.
CHANGES IN CAPITAL
During the year under review, there was no change in the Capital of the Company.
DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
During the year under review, there were following changes took place in the composition of the Board and Key Managerial Personnel of the Company.
Cessation of Director
1. Dr. Ravinder Kumar Malhotra was appointed as Non Executive Independent Director w.e.f. May 8, 2024 and resigned from the Board w.e.f. July 26, 2024 due to his personal reasons.
2. Mr. Deepak Jain was appointed as Non Executive Independent Director w.e.f. August 14, 2024 and resigned from the Board w.e.f. October 20, 2024 due to his personal reasons.
Your Board has placed on record its appreciation of the valuable guidance during his respective tenure on the Board and wished him a good health to enable them to continue to lead an active life in the years to come.
Appointment of Director
Mr. Anirudh Minda was appointed as Non Executive Director w.e.f May 8, 2024 Retirement by Rotation
Mrs. Vandana Minda (DIN No. 03582322), Non-Executive Director of the Company, retires by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting, being eligible, has offered herself for re-appointment.
Declaration from Independent Directors
The Independent Directors of your Company have certified their independence to the Board, stating that they meet the criteria for independence as mentioned under Section 149(6) of the Act.
The Board is of the opinion that the Independent Directors of the Company have fulfilled the conditions as specified in SEBI Listing Regulations, are independent of the management, possess requisite qualifications, experience, proficiency and expertise and they hold highest standards of integrity.
POLICY ON DIRECTOR'S APPOINTMENT AND REMUNERATION
The Board of Directors has devised a policy with lays down a framework in relation to Directors' appointment and remuneration, including the criteria for determining qualification, positive attributes, independence of directors and other matters are given on the website of the Company at https://jpmgroup.co.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/id.pdf.
Meetings of the Board
The Board of Directors held 5 (five) meetings during the year. For details, please refer to the Report on Corporate Governance, which forms part of this Report.
Committees of the Board
The Committees of the Board focus on certain specific areas and make informed decisions in line with the delegated authority.
The following Committees constituted by the Board function according to their respective roles and defined scope:
• Audit Committee
• Nomination and Remuneration Committee
• Corporate Social Responsibility Committee
• Stakeholders' Relationship Committee
• Share T ransfer Committee
The Composition, terms of reference and number of meetings of the Board Committees is described in Corporate Governance Report as stipulated under Listing Regulations, which forms integral part of this Report.
RISK MANAGEMENT
Your Company is operating in a dynamic, uncertain and complex environment. To manage the risks during all stages of its operations and with a view to create long-term stakeholders' value, and protect Company's assets, a robust risk management framework, keeping in view the size of the Company has been established. This framework is in compliance with regulations and industry best-practices. The purpose of our risk management framework is to ensure accountability and competence for managing risks across the organization. It also lays down activities for risk identification, monitoring, review, control and risk prioritization, along with development of a risk response plan.
Risk Management Policy of the Company may be accessed at Company's website at https://jpmgroup.co.in/wp-content/ uploads/2024/05/riskmanagment_2024.pdf.
DIRECTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
As required under Section 134 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013, The Board of Directors, to the best of their knowledge and ability, confirm that:
a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been adhered, along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
b) appropriate accounting policies have been considered and applied consistently and judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent have been made so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs as at March 31, 2025 and of the profit and loss of your Company for the financial year ended March 31, 2025;
c) they have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of your Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
d) the annual accounts for the financial year ended March 31, 2025 have been prepared on a going concern basis;
e) they have laid down proper Internal Financial Controls laid by them were followed by the Company and that such Internal Financial Controls are adequate and were operating effectively; and
f) they have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES
Personnel and industrial relations were cordial and satisfactory during the year under review. There were no employees of the company who have drawn remuneration in excess of the limits set out under Section 197(12) of the Act read with Rules 5(2) and 5(3) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is annexed as Annexure- III and forms integral part of this report.
RELATED PARTIES TRANSACTIONS
The Board of Directors has formulated a Related Party Transaction Policy for determining material related party transactions. The Related Party Transaction Policy is available on the website of the Company at http://jpmgroup.co.in/document/rptp.pdf. A statement of all particulars of Contracts or Arrangements with related parties referred to in Section 188(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, is annexed as Annexure -IV and forms integral part of this Report.
All related party transactions that were entered into during the year under report were on arm's length basis. There were no materially significant related party transactions which could have potential conflict with interest of the Company at large.
Related Party Transactions are placed before the Audit Committee as also before the Board, wherever required, for their approval. The Company's management ensures total adherence to the approved Policy on Related Party Transactions to establish Arm's Length Basis without any compromise.
INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS
The Company's internal control systems are commensurate with the nature of its business, the size and complexity of its operations and such internal financial controls with reference to the Financial Statements are adequate. Please refer to the paragraph on Internal Control Systems and their Adequacy in the Management Discussion & Analysis section for detailed analysis.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION, FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The information on conservation of energy, technology absorption and foreign exchange earnings and outgo stipulated under Section 134(3)(m) of the Act, read along with Rule 8 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, is annexed herewith as Annexure - V.
EXTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
Pursuant to Section 92(3) of the Act and Rule 12 of the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, the Annual Return (e-form MGT-7) of the Company is available on the website of the Company at www.jpmgroup.co.in.
AUDITORS AND AUDITORS' REPORT
Statutory Auditors:
M/s. NSBP & Co., Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No. 001075N) were appointed as Statutory Auditor of the Company for
a tenure of 5 years commencing from the conclusion of the 36th AGM of the Company until the conclusion of the 41st AGM to be held in the year 2027. The Auditors' Report does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remarks.
Cost Auditor
As per Section 148 of the Act, the Company is required to have the audit of its cost records conducted by a Cost Accountant. The Board of Directors of the Company based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, approved the appointment of M/s. Ahuja Sunny & Co., Cost Accountants, (Firm Registration No. 101411) as the Cost Auditors of the Company to conduct cost audits for relevant products prescribed under the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 for 2025-26. M/s. Ahuja Sunny & Co., Cost Accountants, have, under Section 139(1) of the Act and the Rules framed thereunder furnished a certificate of their eligibility and consent for appointment.
The Board on recommendations of the Audit Committee have approved the remuneration payable to the Cost Auditor, subject to ratification of their remuneration by the Members at this AGM. The resolution approving the above proposal is being placed for approval of the Members in the Notice for this AGM.
The cost accounts and records of the Company are duly prepared and maintained as required under Section 148(1) of Act. 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 Regulation24A of the SEBI Listing Regulations, the Board has based on the recommendation of Audit Committee approved appointment of M/s. RSM & Co., (Firm Registration No. P1997DE017000), a peer reviewed firm of Company Secretaries in Practice as Secretarial Auditors 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 2024-25 is annexed herewith as Annexure - VI. The observations of the Auditors are self explanatory and therefore, do not call for any further comments.
SIGNIFICANT & MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS
There are no significant material orders passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals impacts the going concern status of the company and its future operations.
CHANGE IN NATURE OF BUSINESS
During the year under review, there are no change in the Company's nature of business.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
The brief outline of the Corporate Social Responsibility ('CSR') Policy of the Company and the initiatives undertaken by the Company on CSR activities during the year in the format prescribed in the Companies ('CSR Policy') Rules, 2014 are set out in Annexure-VII of this Report. The CSR Policy is available on Company's website at www.jpmgroup.co.in
LISTING OF EQUITY SHARES
The Company's equity shares are listed on the BSE Ltd. Listing fees have been paid up to 31st March, 2025. More details about the Transfer of Shares and Listing of Shares are given in the Corporate Governance Report.
ANNUAL EVALUATION OF THE BOARD, ITS COMMITTEES AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and as per Guidance Note on Board Evaluation issued by SEBI on 5th January, 2017, the Board has carried out annual performance evaluation of its own performance, the Directors individually as well as evaluation of the working of its Committees.
At the board meeting that followed the meeting of the independent directors and meeting of Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the performance of the Board, its Committees, and individual directors was also discussed. Performance evaluation of independent directors was done by the entire Board, excluding the independent director being evaluated.
ACCOUNTING TREATMENT IN PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Ind-AS notified under the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015.
VIGIL MECHANISM / WHISTLE BLOWER POLICY
Creating a fraud and corruption free culture has always been the core factor of your Company. In view of the potential risk of fraud, corruption and unethical behavior that could adversely impact the Company's business operations, performance and reputation, the Company has emphasized even more on addressing these risks. To meet this objective, a comprehensive vigil mechanism named Whistle Blower Policy, in compliance with the provisions of Section 177(10) of the Act and Regulation 22 of Listing Regulations, is in place. The details of the Whistle Blower Policy is posted on the website of the Company at https://jpmgroup.co.in/wp-content/ uploads/2022/11/wb.pdf.
No frauds have been reported by the Auditors under Section 143(12) of the Companies Act, 2013 requiring disclosure in the Board's Report.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORKPLACE
Your Company believes in providing and ensuring a workplace free from discrimination and harassment based on gender.
Your Company has an appropriate Sexual Harassment Policy in place to provide clarity around the process. An Internal Committee in line with the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 is in place. Regular Training sessions are organized to make associates aware of the policy and to avoid occurrence of such incidences in the Company. During the year there was no complaint of sexual harassment that was reported.
CODE OF CONDUCT AND ETHICS
The Board of the Company has adopted a Code of Conduct and Ethics for the Directors and Senior Executives of the Company. The object of the Code is to conduct the Company's business ethically with responsibility, integrity, fairness & transparency. The framework sets out a guiding policy for concerned person's conduct in dealing with/ for the Company, fellow Directors and Employees. This Code is available on the Company's website and can be accessed by link: https://jpmgroup.co.in/code-of-conduct. A declaration signed by Managing Director and CEO of the Company with regard to the compliance with the Code by the Members of the Board and Senior Executives is annexed as Annexure-IX and forms part hereof.
A Certificate of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of the Company in terms of Regulation 17(8) of the Listing Regulations is also annexed as Annexure-X.
SECRETARIAL STANDARDS
During the Financial Year, your Company has complied with the mandatory Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
OTHER DISCLOSURES
a) There is no proceeding pending under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
b) There was no instance of one time settlement with any Bank or Financial Institutions.
c) The Company has complied with the provisions relating to the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961 for the year under review. APPRECIATION
The Directors wish to convey their appreciation to all the employees of the Company for their contribution towards the Company's performance. The Directors would also like to thank the all valuable stakeholders, Dealers, Vendors, Banks, Joint venture partner i.e. U-shin Ltd., Japan, government authorities, business partners, customers, financial institutions, other business associates for their excellent support and co-operation and help rendered during the year and all other stakeholders.
For and on behalf of the Board Jay Ushin Limited
Place: Gurugram Ashwani Minda Vandana Minda
Date: May 29, 2025 Chairman, Managing Director & CEO Director
DIN: 00049966 DIN: 03582322
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