డైరెక్టర్ల నివేదిక Photon Capital Advisors Ltd.
Your Board of Directors take pleasure in presenting the 41st Annual Report together with Audited Financial
Statements of the Company for the financial year ended 31st March, 2026.
The financial results and performance of your Company for the year ended on 31st March, 2026 is summarized
below:
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PARTICULARS |
2025-26 |
2024-25 |
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Revenue from operations |
144.00 |
- |
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Other Income |
28.64 |
24.54 |
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Total Income |
172.64 |
24.54 |
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Total Expenses |
64.50 |
50.59 |
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Profit/(loss) before tax |
108.14 |
(26.05) |
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Tax Expense: |
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Current Tax |
10.00 |
- |
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Deferred Tax |
9.26 |
24.58 |
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Profit/(loss) after tax |
88.88 |
(50.64) |
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS:
For the financial year 2025-26, your Company recorded a turnover of Rs.144.00 Lakhs and a net profit of
Rs.88.88 Lakhs as compared to the previous year''s Nil turnover and net loss of Rs.50.64 Lakhs.
Your Company has commenced operations in the business of Software Services, Information Technology (IT)
and Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES). The Company is focused on strengthening its presence
in the technology sector and is actively evaluating opportunities in the Data Centre space, including the
provision of components for data centres and critical software services and solutions relating to data centre
operations and allied activities.
The IT and ITES industry in India continues to be one of the fastest-growing sectors, driven by rapid digital
transformation, increasing cloud adoption, advancements in artificial intelligence and the growing demand for
data centre infrastructure. The Indian data centre industry is also witnessing significant growth, supported
by increasing data localisation requirements, expansion of cloud services and various Government initiatives
aimed at strengthening the digital and technology ecosystem.
In this evolving business environment, your Company intends to leverage the emerging opportunities in
the technology and data centre ecosystem by scaling its existing software development and IT consulting
operations, while simultaneously evaluating and pursuing opportunities to provide components and critical
software solutions for data centre operations and allied activities.
The Company remains committed to building sustainable capabilities, identifying new business opportunities
and creating long-term value for its stakeholders through its focus on technology-driven and digitally enabled
business solutions.
For the FY 2025-26, your Board of directors does not recommend any dividend for the financial year.
TRANSFER TO RESERVES
The Company has not transferred any amount to Reserves during the financial year 2025-26.
As on March 31, 2025, the Company had an associate company, Nicosa Consulting Private Limited. During the
financial year 2025-26, the Company transferred its entire holding of 23,96,000 equity shares of face value
?10 each in Nicosa Consulting Private Limited (the "Associate Company") to Mrs. Sobharani Nandury and Ms.
Vennela Nandury, pursuant to the approval of the shareholders obtained at the Extra-Ordinary General Meet¬
ing held on December 5, 2025. Consequently, Nicosa Consulting Private Limited ceased to be an associate of
the Company and, accordingly, the Company is not required to prepare consolidated financial statements for
the financial year 2025-26.
The Share Capital of the Company as on March 31, 2026 stands as follows:
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Sl. No. |
Particulars |
(Amt. in Rs.) |
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Authorised Share Capital: |
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60,00,000 Equity Shares of Rs.10 each |
Rs.6,00,00,000 |
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Issued, Subscribed & Paid up Capital: |
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27,20,694 Equity Shares of Rs.10 each |
Rs.2,72,06,940 |
The Shareholders of the Company, at their Extra-Ordinary General Meeting held on February 19, 2026,
approved the following resolutions:
i. Increase in Authorised Share Capital
As on March 31, 2025, the Authorised Share Capital of the Company was ?4,00,00,000 (Rupees
Four Crore Only) divided into 40,00,000 (Forty Lakh) equity shares of ?10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each.
Pursuant to the approval accorded by the shareholders at the Extra-Ordinary General Meeting held
on February 19, 2026, the Authorised Share Capital of the Company was increased to ?6,00,00,000
(Rupees Six Crore Only) divided into 60,00,000 (Sixty Lakh) equity shares of ?10/- (Rupees Ten
Only) each. The newly created equity shares rank pari passu in all respects with the existing equity
shares of the Company.
ii. Preferential Issue of 12,07,000 Equity Shares
The shareholders approved the issue and allotment of up to 12,07,000 (Twelve Lakh Seven Thou¬
sand) fully paid-up equity shares of face value ?10/- (Rupees Ten Only) each at an issue price of
?115/- (Rupees One Hundred Fifteen Only) per equity share, including a premium of ?105/- (Rupees
One Hundred Five Only) per equity share, aggregating up to ?13,88,05,000/- (Rupees Thirteen
Crore Eighty-Eight Lakh Five Thousand Only). The said issue was approved in accordance with the
provisions of Chapter V of the SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2018 and was made to identified persons on a preferential basis for cash consideration.
Pursuant to the aforesaid approval, the Board of Directors, at its meeting held on March 20, 2026,
allotted 12,07,000 equity shares on a preferential basis. Consequently, the paid-up share capital of
the Company as on March 31, 2026 stood at ?2,72,06,940/- divided into 27,20,694 equity shares
of ?10/- each.
iii. Preferential Issue of 19,90,000 Convertible Warrants
The shareholders further approved the issuance of up to 19,90,000 (Nineteen Lakh Ninety Thou¬
sand) unlisted convertible warrants ("Convertible Warrants") on a preferential basis at an issue price
of ?115/- (Rupees One Hundred Fifteen Only) per warrant, aggregating up to ?22,88,50,000/- (Ru¬
pees Twenty-Two Crore Eighty-Eight Lakh Fifty Thousand Only). Each Convertible Warrant carries an
entitlement to subscribe to and be allotted one equity share of face value ?10/- (Rupees Ten Only)
each upon exercise of the conversion option, in accordance with applicable laws.
Pursuant to the said approval, the Board of Directors, at its meeting held on March 20, 2026, allot¬
ted 19,90,000 Convertible Warrants upon receipt of the minimum subscription amount equivalent to
25% of the issue price, aggregating to ?5,72,12,500/- (Rupees Five Crore Seventy-Two Lakh Twelve
Thousand Five Hundred Only).
Accordingly, assuming full conversion of all the outstanding Convertible Warrants into equity shares,
the diluted paid-up share capital of the Company as on March 31, 2026 would be ?4,71,06,940/- (Ru¬
pees Four Crore Seventy-One Lakh Six Thousand Nine Hundred Forty Only) divided into 47,10,694
equity shares of ?10/- each.
iv. Alteration of Articles of Association
pursuant to the provisions of Section 5, 14 and other applicable provisions of the Companies Act,
2013, the Shareholders approved the adoption of new set of Articles of Association in substitution,
and to the entire exclusion of the regulations contained in the existing Articles of Association of the
Company.
v. Alteration of Memorandum of Association
The Company in order to diversify its business segments, take significant step towards expanding
the Company''s portfolio and tapping into new opportunities for growth, proposed to venture into the
activities of Artificial Intelligence and related technology business altered the Objects of the Compa¬
ny by adding the following clauses
1.J. "To establish, expand, and scale advanced Al-native and data-driven businesses, including
the research, development, deployment, and commercialization of artificial intelligence platforms,
machine learning and deep-learning systems, autonomous decision engines, intelligent automation
solutions, predictive analytics, large-scale data intelligence frameworks, cloud-native technologies,
cybersecurity solutions, and other next-generation digital innovations; and to undertake invest¬
ments in core technology infrastructure, proprietary algorithms, software platforms, tools, licenses,
cloud environments, data assets, and intellectual property necessary to support and advance such
activities and also to hire, train, develop, and retain skilled professionals and technical resources
necessary to support, manage, and execute the aforesaid technology, IT, ITES, cloud, and data-driv¬
en business verticals; including but not limited to engineers, developers, analysts, cybersecurity
specialists, management personnel, and operational teams.
1.K. To fund and undertake strategic acquisitions, mergers, takeovers, investments, and purchases
of equity, securities, businesses, undertakings, or assets of target companies, whether in India or
overseas, engaged in technology, IT, ITES, digital services, financial services, consulting, or other
allied sectors; for the purpose of accelerating growth, driving market expansion, and enhancing
value creation."
OPEN OFFER AND PREFERENTIAL ISSUE OF EQUITY SHARES AND WARRANTS
Mr. Sreeram Reddy Vanga ("Acquirer") entered into a Share Purchase Agreement ("SPA") dated January 20,
2026 with the existing Promoter and Promoter Group of the Company for the acquisition of 9,97,000 equity
shares of the Company held by them.
Further, the Board of Directors, at its meeting held on January 20, 2026, approved the issue and allotment
of 12,07,000 equity shares of face value ?10 each at an issue price of ?115 per equity share and 19,90,000
convertible warrants at an issue price of ?115 per warrant on a preferential basis to the Acquirer and certain
non-promoter investors. Out of the aforesaid securities, 4,85,000 equity shares and 9,90,000 convertible
warrants were allotted to the Acquirer.
Pursuant to the acquisition proposed under the SPA and the preferential allotment made to the Acquirer, Mr.
Sreeram Reddy Vanga filed a Public Announcement on January 20, 2026 with BSE Limited, the Securities
and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI") and the Company, triggering an open offer under the provisions of the
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011,
for the acquisition of up to 7,11,000 fully paid-up equity shares of face value ?10 each from the public share¬
holders of the Company. The Open Offer was made at a price of ?115/- per equity share, payable in cash,
representing 26.13% of the voting capital of the Company.
The preferential issue of equity shares and convertible warrants was approved by the shareholders of the
Company by way of a special resolution passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on February 19,
2026. Pursuant thereto, the allotment of the aforesaid equity shares and convertible warrants was completed
on March 20, 2026.
Subsequent to receipt of the requisite approvals in relation to the open offer, the tendering period commenced
on March 25, 2026 and concluded on April 10, 2026. During the tendering period, 32 (Thirty-Two) equity
shares were tendered by the public shareholders, all of which were accepted by the Acquirer.
CHANGE IN THE NATURE OF BUSINESS, IF ANY:
During the financial year under review, your Company underwent a change in its nature and scope of business
and commenced operations in the areas of Software Services, Information Technology (IT) and Information
Technology Enabled Services (ITES). The change marks the Company''s strategic shift towards technolo¬
gy-driven and digitally enabled business activities.
The shift in the nature of business is in line with the evolving opportunities in the Indian technology sector,
which is witnessing significant growth on account of rapid digital transformation, increasing cloud adoption,
advancements in artificial intelligence and the growing demand for data centre infrastructure. The Company
intends to leverage these emerging opportunities by strengthening its existing technology capabilities and
exploring new avenues in the IT, ITES and Data Centre segments.
Accordingly, during the year under review, the Company transitioned from its earlier business activities to a
technology-focused business model and is presently focused on building sustainable capabilities in the areas
of software services, IT and ITES, while evaluating further opportunities in the Data Centre and allied tech¬
nology ecosystem.
The Company remains committed to identifying new business opportunities, developing technology-driven
solutions and creating sustainable long-term value for its stakeholders.
TRANSFER OF UNCLAIMED DIVIDEND TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND
The provisions of Section 124(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 do not apply to the Company as no dividend has
been declared by the Company since its inception.
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;
Subsequent to the close of the financial year, Ms. Shruti Agarwal resigned from the position of Company
Secretary and Compliance Officer of the Company with effect from April 30, 2026.
Further, pursuant to the change in control of the Company arising from the recent preferential issue of equity
shares and the subsequent Open Offer made by Mr. Sreeram Reddy Vanga, it was considered appropriate to
reconstitute the Board of Directors to align its composition with the revised management structure and further
strengthen the Company''s governance framework.
Consequent to the completion of the Open Offer on April 10, 2026 and the SPA/preferential allotment, Mr.
Sreeram Reddy Vanga has acquired control of the Company and has been classified as the Promoter of the
Company; the erstwhile promoter and promoter group have been reclassified as public shareholders, for
which intimation was made to BSE Limited on June 25, 2026 in terms of Regulation 31A(10) of the Listing
Regulations.
Accordingly, a new Board of Directors and Key Managerial Personnel have been appointed with a view to
leveraging their expertise, experience, and leadership capabilities to support the Company''s future growth
and strategic objectives and Mr. Sreedhar Babu Kanuri resigned from the Office of Chief Financial Officer w.e.f.
June 30, 2026
Except as stated above, no material changes or commitments have occurred between the end of the financial
year to which the financial statements relate and the date of this Report that could have a material impact on
the financial position of the Company.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS:
Pursuant to the provisions of Regulation 34(2) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015 a report on Management Discussion & Analysis is herewith annexed as Annexure - 3 to this
report.
STATEMENT CONCERNING DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF RISK MANAGEMENT POLICY
OF THE COMPANY:
The Company has framed a risk management framework to identify, business risk and challenges across the
Company. The risk framework helps us meet the business objectives by aligning operating controls with the
mission and vision of the Company. After extensive deliberation on the nature of risk and after adequate risk
mitigations steps, the business activities are being carried out under the direct supervision of the Board of
Directors of the Company to ensure that no foreseeable risk involved in such an activity which may threaten
the existence of the Company
DETAILS OF POLICY DEVELOPED AND IMPLEMENTED BY THE COMPANY ON ITS CORPORATE SOCIAL
RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) INITIATIVES
The provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013 pertaining to Corporate Social Responsibility are not
applicable to the Company and as such, the Company has not developed and implemented any such initiative.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS/
OUTGO
The details regarding Energy Conservation, Technology Absorption, Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo as
required under Section 134 (3) (m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Accounts) Rules,
2014 are provided in Annexure - 2 hereto which forms part of this Report.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS MADE UNDER SECTION 186 OF THE
COMPANIES ACT, 2013
Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments made during the Financial Year and / or outstanding as on
March 31, 2026, covered under the provisions of Section 186 of the Act read with Companies (Meetings of
Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014, are provided in the notes to the Financial Statements.
M/s. M. Anandam & Co., Chartered Accountants, Hyderabad, were re-appointed as the Statutory Auditors of
the Company for a term of five consecutive years at the 37th Annual General Meeting and were to hold office
until the conclusion of the 42nd Annual General Meeting of the Company.
Subsequent to the close of the financial year 2025-26, M/s. M. Anandam & Co. resigned as the Statutory
Auditors of the Company with effect from June 25, 2026 thereby creating a casual vacancy in the office of
Statutory Auditors. To fill the said casual vacancy, the Board of Directors has appointed M/s. SNDJ & Co.,
Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No. 014929S), as the Statutory Auditors of the Company to hold
office until the conclusion of this Annual General Meeting, subject to the approval of the shareholders.
Further, based on the recommendation of the Audit Committee, the Board of Directors has recommended the
appointment of M/s. SNDJ & Co., Chartered Accountants, as the Statutory Auditors of the Company for a term
of five consecutive years, commencing from the conclusion of the 41st Annual General Meeting and continuing
until the conclusion of the 46th Annual General Meeting, to conduct the audit of the accounts of the Company
for the financial years commencing from April 1, 2026 and ending on March 31, 2031, subject to the approval
of the shareholders.
AUDITORS REPORT
The Statutory Auditors, M/s. M. Anandam & Co., Chartered Accountants (ICAI Firm Registration No. 000125S),
have issued their report on the financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended March 31,
2026.
The Auditors'' Report for the financial year ended March 31, 2026, does not contain any qualification,
reservation, adverse remark or disclaimer
INTERNAL AUDITORS:
Pursuant to section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013, M/s. Bashetty & Joshi, Chartered Accountants, Hyderabad
was the Internal Auditors of the company for the financial year 2025-26. The Internal Auditors are submitting
their reports on quarterly basis.
SECRETARIAL AUDITOR:
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Appointment and
Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 the Company has appointed GMR & Associates, Company
Secretaries, a firm of Company Secretaries in Practice to undertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company for
the financial year 2025-26.
The Secretarial Audit Report issued by M/s. GMR & Associates for the FY 2025- 26 is enclosed as Annexure
4 to this Report.
The Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year under review contains observations relating to certain
delays in submission of statutory filings with BSE Limited, as detailed below:
1. Corporate Governance Report for the quarter ended December 31, 2015: BSE Limited imposed
a fine of ?5,000 on the Company for delayed submission of the Corporate Governance Report by five
days under Regulation 27(2) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2015. The said fine was paid by the Company on February 18, 2026.
2. Statement of Shareholder Complaints: BSE Limited imposed a fine of ?17,000 on the Company
for non-submission of the statement of shareholder complaints for the Quarter ended March 31, 2026
within the prescribed timeline under Regulation 13(3) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and the applicable circulars. The said fine was paid by the Company
on June 6, 2026.
The Board has taken note of the observations of the Secretarial Auditor and has duly complied with the
requirements pointed out by the Stock Exchange. The Company has also strengthened its internal compliance
and monitoring mechanisms to ensure timely submission of statutory filings and disclosures to the Stock
Exchange and other regulatory authorities.
The Board further confirms that necessary corrective measures have been implemented and the Company
continues to monitor its regulatory and listing compliances closely to minimise the possibility of recurrence of
such instances in future.
except the above, the Secretarial Audit Report confirms that your Company has complied with the provisions
of the Act, Rules, Regulations, and Guidelines and that there were no deviations or non-compliances.
Further, in view of the amendments to Regulation 24A of the Listing Regulations, it is proposed to appoint
P.V. Lakshmi Rajani (C P No.: 22972) as Secretarial Auditor of your Company for a period of 5 (Five) consecutive
financial years i.e., from the FY 2026-27 to FY 2030-31 to undertake Secretarial Audit for each of the said
years. Resolution forms part of Notice attached hereto.
REPORTING OF FRAUDS
During the year under review, there was no instance of fraud, misappropriation which required the Auditors to
report to the Audit Committee and/or Board under the first proviso of Section 143(12) of the Companies Act,
2013 and the rules made thereunder
MAINTENANCE OF COST RECORDS:
The requirement of maintenance of cost records as specified by the Central Government under sub-section
(1) of section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 is not applicable to the Company. Accordingly, the Company
has not maintained such accounts and records for the financial year under review.
COMPLIANCE WITH SECRETARIAL STANDARDS
Your Company has devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all the applicable
Secretarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India and that such systems are
adequate and operating effectively. During the year under review, your Company has complied with the Sec¬
retarial Standards issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL (KMP):
i. Independent and Non-Executive Directors
As per the provisions of section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr. Tejaswy Nandury (DIN:
00041571), Director retired by rotation and was re-appointed in the 40th AGM of the Company
Subsequent to the closure of Financial year, Pursuant to the change in control of the Company
consequent to the preferential issue of equity shares and the subsequent Open Offer made by
Mr. Sreeram Reddy Vanga as mentioned above in this Board Report, a process for reconstitution/
revision of the Board of Directors was undertaken to align the Board composition with the new
management structure and governance requirements. Therefore, the following are the details of
appointments and Resignations of the Directors
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S.No |
Name of the Director |
Designation |
Date of Appointment |
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Appointments: |
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1 |
Mr. Sreeram Reddy Vanga |
Chairman and Managing |
June 25, 2026 |
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2 |
Mr. Venkatareddy Marella |
Non-Executive Independent |
June 25, 2026 |
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3 |
Mr. Navneeth Subramanian |
Non-Executive Independent |
August 08, 2026 |
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4 |
CA Arpitha Mettu |
Non-Executive Independent |
June 25, 2026 |
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5 |
CA Venkata Rao |
Non-Executive Non |
June 25, 2026 |
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6 |
Dr. Lalitha Palle |
Non-Executive Non |
June 25, 2026 |
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S.No |
Name of the Director |
Designation |
Date of Resignation |
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Resignations: |
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1 |
Sobharani Nandury |
Whole-time Director |
June 25, 2026 |
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2 |
Tejaswy Nandury |
Non-Executive Non¬ |
June 25, 2026 |
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3 |
Suchitra Nandury |
Non-Executive Non |
June 25, 2026 |
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4 |
V R Shankara |
Non-Executive Non |
June 25, 2026 |
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5 |
Venkata Subash Lingareddy |
Non-Executive Independent |
June 25, 2026 |
All the Independent Directors of your Company have given declarations under Section 149(7) of
the Act, that they meet the criteria of independence as laid down under Section 149(6) of the Act
and Regulation 16(1)(b) of the Listing Regulations. In terms of Regulation 25(8) of the Listing Reg¬
ulations the Independent Directors have confirmed that they are not aware of any circumstance or
situation, which exists or may be reasonably anticipated, that could impair or impact their ability
to discharge their duties with an objective, independent judgement and without any external influ¬
ence.
In the opinion of the Board, the Independent Directors possess the requisite expertise and experi¬
ence (including proficiency) and are persons of high integrity and repute. They fulfil the conditions
specified in the Act as well as the Rules made thereunder and are independent of the Management.
In terms of Section 150 of the Act read with Rule 6 of the Companies (Appointment and Qualification
of Directors) Rules, 2014, as amended, all the Independent Directors of your Company have got
their names included in the data bank of Independent Directors maintained with the Indian Institute
of Corporate Affairs.
ii. Whole Time Directors & Other Key Managerial Personnel
During the year there were no changes in the Whole-time Director or any other Key Managerial
Personnel.
Subsequent to the closure of Financial Year
⢠Ms. Shruti Bajranglal Agarwal, Company Secretary & Compliance Officer (Membership No.:
A58362) of the Company has tendered her resignation from the services vide her resignation
letter dated April 01, 2026, due to professional opportunities and other pre-occupations. She
was relieved from the services of the Company with effect from the close of business hours on
April 30, 2026.
⢠Mrs. Sobharani Nandury has resigned from the office of Whole-time Director of the Company
w.e.f June 25, 2026 due to change in control of the Company consequent to the recent
Preferential Issue and Open Offer made by Mr. Sreeram Reddy Vanga.
⢠Mr. Sreeram Reddy Vanga was appointed as additional Director in the capacity of Chairman &
Managing Director of the Company w.e.f June 25, 2026 subject to the approval of shareholders
of the Company
⢠Mr. Ankit Singh (M.No: A40794) was appointed as Company Secretary and Compliance Officer
of the Company w.e.f June 25, 2026.
⢠Mr. Sreedhar Babu Kanuri, Chief Financial Officer the Company has tendered his resignation
from the services vide her resignation letter dated June 30, 2026, due to change in control of
Management.
DIRECTORS RETIRING BY ROTATION:
None of the current Directors of the Board are liable to retire by rotation under Section 152 of the Companies
Act, 2013, at the 41st Annual General Meeting of the Company. However, their appointment as Additional
Directors on the Board is subject to shareholders'' approval at the said Meeting.
BOARD MEETINGS:
Seven (07) meetings of the Board of Directors were held during the financial year and the details are given
in paragraph 2 (b) of Corporate Governance report attached to this Annual Report.
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS MEETING
During the Financial Year 2025-26, The Independent Directors of the Company had met on 3(three) times
i.e., on January 20, 2026, March 19, 2026 and March 28, 2026.
In the Independent Directors Meeting held on March 28, 2026, the Independent Directors reviewed
the performance of non-independent directors and the Chairperson of the Company, including overall
assessment on the effectiveness of the Board in performing its duties and responsibilities.
The Board comprises Members having expertise in Technical, Banking and Finance. The Directors evaluate
their performance and contribution at every Board and Committee Meetings based on their knowledge,
experience and expertise on relevant field vis- vis the business of the Company.
COMMITTEES THE BOARD HAS FOLLOWING STATUTORY COMMITTEES:
⢠Audit Committee
⢠Nomination and Remuneration Committee
⢠Stakeholders Relationship Committee
The composition, attendance, powers and role of the Committees are included in the Corporate Governance
Report which forms part of this Annual Report
a. Procedure for Nomination and Appointment of Directors:
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee has been formed in compliance with Regulation 19 of
SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and pursuant to Section
178 of the Companies Act, 2013. The main object of this Committee is to identify persons who are
qualified to become directors and who may be appointed in senior management of your Company, rec¬
ommend to the Board their appointment and removal and shall carry out evaluation of every Director''s
performance, recommend the remuneration package of both the Executive and the Non-Executive
Directors on the Board and also the remuneration of Senior Management, one level below the Board.
The Committee reviews the remuneration package payable to Executive Director(s), makes appro¬
priate recommendations to the Board and acts in terms of reference of the Board from time to time.
On the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, the Board has adopted
and framed a Remuneration Policy for the Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and other Employees
pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Listing Regulations and the same is en¬
closed as Annexure - 5 and the Remuneration Policy is posted on the website of your Company which
may be accessed at link: https://www.photoncapital.in/documents/regulation-46/policies/nomina-
tion-and-remuneration-policy.pdf
The remuneration determined for Executive/Non-Executive Directors is subject to the recommen¬
dation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and approval of the Board of Directors. The
Non-Executive Directors are entitled to sitting fees for attending meetings of the Board and the Com¬
mittees. The remuneration paid to Directors and Key Managerial Personnel and all other employees is
in accordance with the Remuneration Policy of your Company.
Brief terms of Nomination and Remuneration Policy and other matters provided in Section 178(3) of
the Act and Regulation 19 of Listing Regulations are disclosed in the Corporate Governance Report,
which forms part of this Report.
b. Familiarisation/ Orientation program for Independent Directors:
A formal familiarization program was conducted apprising the directors of the amendments in the
Companies Act, rules prescribed thereunder, SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015 and all other applicable laws to your Company and all the directors were also
apprised about the business activities of your Company.
It is the general practice of your Company to notify the changes in all the applicable laws to the
Board of Directors, from time to time. The objective of the program is to familiarize Independent
Directors on the Board with the business of your Company, industry in which your Company operates,
business model, challenges etc. through various programs such as interaction with experts within your
Company, meetings with our business leads and functional heads on a regular basis.
The details of such familiarization programs for Independent Directors are posted on the website of your
Company which may be accessed at link: https://www.photoncapital.in/documents/regulation-46/policies/
familiarisation-programme-for-independent-directors.pdf
FORMAL ANNUAL EVALUATION MADE BY THE BOARD OF ITS OWN PERFORMANCE AND OF ITS
COMMITTEES AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS:
Pursuant to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Board has carried out the annual performance evaluation of its own
performance, the directors individually as well as the evaluation of the working of its Audit, Nomination and
Remuneration and all other committees.
A structured questionnaire was prepared after taking into consideration inputs received from the Directors,
covering various aspects of the Board''s functioning such as adequacy of the composition of the Board and its
Committees, board culture, execution and performance of specific duties, obligations and governance.
A separate exercise was carried out to evaluate the performance of individual Directors including the Chairman
of the Board, who were evaluated on parameters such as level of engagement and contribution, independence
of judgment, safeguarding the interest of your Company and its minority shareholders etc. The performance
evaluation of the Independent Directors was carried out by the entire Board, excluding the Independent
Director being evaluated.
In a separate meeting of Independent Directors, performance of Non-Independent Directors, the Board as
a whole and the Chairman of your Company was evaluated, taking into account the views of the Executive
Directors & Non-Executive Directors who also reviewed the performance of the Secretarial Department. The
Nomination and Remuneration Committee reviewed the performance of individual directors on the basis of
criteria such as the contribution of the individual director to the Board and Committee meetings like prepared¬
ness on the issues to be discussed, meaningful and constructive contribution and inputs in meetings, etc. The
Directors expressed their satisfaction with the evaluation process.
In accordance with Section 134 (3) (a) of the Companies Act, 2013, a copy of Annual Return in the prescribed
format i.e. Form MGT-7 is placed on the website of your Company which may be accessed a https://www.
photoncapital.in/documents/regulation-46/annual-returns/form-mgt-7-fy-2025-26.pdf
DIRECTORS'' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
Pursuant to Section 134 (5) of the Companies Act, 2013, your Directors confirm that to the best of their
knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanation obtained by them,
a. in the preparation of the annual accounts for the financial year ended March 31, 2026, the applicable
accounting standards have 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, 2026 and of the profit or loss of the Company for the financial year
ended on that date;
c. Proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with this
provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting
fraud and other irregularities;
d. The annual accounts for the year 2025-26 have been prepared on a going concern basis.
e. Proper internal financial controls were in place and thatsuch internal financial controls were adequate
and were operating effectively.
f. Devised proper Systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws were in place
and were adequate and operating effectively.
Your Company has neither accepted nor renewed any deposits from the public within the meaning of
Section 73 of the Act and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 and as such, no principal
or interest was outstanding as on the date of the Balance sheet. Further, your Company has not accepted
any loans/advances from any of its Directors during the year under review.
ADEQUACY OF INTERNAL CONTROLS WITH REFERENCE TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
The Board has adopted policies and procedures for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its busi¬
ness, including adherence to your Company''s policies, safeguarding of its assets, prevention and detection
of frauds and errors, accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and timely preparation of
reliable financial disclosures. The Board has ensured that there are adequate Internal Financial Controls
commensurate with the size, nature of operations and requirements.
All related party transactions that were entered into during the financial year were on an arm''s length basis
and were in the ordinary course of business. There are no materially significant related party transactions
made by your Company with Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other related parties which
may have a potential conflict with the interest of your Company at large.
All related party transactions are placed before the Audit Committee and also before the Board for approv¬
al. Prior omnibus approval of the Audit Committee is obtained as per the Act and Listing Regulations for
the transactions which are foreseeable and repetitive in nature. Your Company has developed a Policy on
Related Party Transactions for the purpose of identification and monitoring of such transactions.
Particulars of contracts or arrangements with related parties are provided in Annexure 1 in Form AOC-2
pursuant to section 134(3)(h) of the Act read with rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 and
forms part of this report.
The policy on materiality of Related Party Transactions and dealings in related party transactions, as
approved by the Board is uploaded on the website of your Company and the web link is https://www.
photoncapital.in/documents/regulation-46/policies/rpt-policy.pdf
Disclosures of related party transactions under Regulation 34(3) read with Schedule V of the
Listing Regulations
|
S.No |
In the |
Particulars |
Amount at the |
Maximum amount |
|
1 |
Photon Cap¬ |
(i) Loans and Advances to |
NA |
NA |
|
(ii) Loans and Advances to Joint |
NA |
NA |
||
|
(iii) Loans and advances to firms/ |
NA |
NA |
||
|
2 |
Photon Cap¬ |
Investment by the Loanee in the |
NA |
NA |
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
The information required pursuant to Section 197 of the Companies Act, read with Rule 5 of the Companies
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 in respect of employees of your
Company is herewith annexed as Annexure - 6 to this report.
88.88% of the total paid up equity shares of our Company are in dematerialized form as on 31st March,
2026
SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRIBUNALS
IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS AND COMPANY''S OPERATIONS IN FUURE:
During the year under review, there has been no such significant and material orders passed by the
regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and Company''s operations in future.
DETAILS OF APPLICATION MADE OR ANY PROCEEDING PENDING UNDER THE INSOLVENCY
AND BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016 DURING THE YEAR ALONG WITH THEIR STATUS:
During the year under review, no application is made on Company or by Company and there were no
ongoing/pending proceedings under the provisions of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
THE DETAILS OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMOUNT OF THE VALUATION DONE AT THE TIME OF
ONE TIME SETTLEMENT AND THE VALUATION DONE WHILE TAKING LOAN FROM THE BANKS
OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS:
During the year under review, there are no such cases.
Our Equity Shares are listed on BSE Limited. The listing fee for the FY 2026-27 has been duly paid. You
may further note that the listing/ trading was not suspended at any time during the financial year 2025-26
As the paid-up capital of the Company is less than ?10 Crores and the net worth of the Company is
less than ?25 Crores, the provisions of Regulations 17, 17A, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 24A, 25, 26,
26A and 27, clauses (b) to (i) and (t) of sub-regulation (2) of Regulation 46, and Paragraphs C, D
and E of Schedule V of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015, are not applicable to the Company.
However, the Company has voluntarily disclosed the Corporate Governance Report, along with a certificate
of compliance issued by a Practising Company Secretary, as a part of this Report.
HUMAN RESOURCE & INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS:
No major changes in employee''s recruitment during the financial year under review. The company has not
made significant development in human resources.
INFORMATION AS REQUIRED U/S 22 OF THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORK¬
PLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL), ACT, 2013:
During the financial year under review, the Company has complied with all the provisions of the POSH Act
and the rules framed thereunder. We further state that there were no compliant received/ pending under
the provisions of The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)
Act, 2013. Details are as follow:
|
a. |
Number of complaints of Sexual Harassment received in the Year |
0 |
|
b. |
Number of Complaints disposed off during the year |
0 |
|
c. |
Number of cases pending for more than ninety days |
0 |
The Company is not required to constitute the Internal Complaints Committee under the provisions of
Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 as the total
employees of the Company are not exceeding 10
The Company affirms that it has duly complied with all provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961, and
confirmed that there were no requests received during the year.
The Vigil Mechanism of the Company, which also incorporates a whistle blower policy in terms of the
SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, includes Vigilance and Ethics officer, Senior executive of the Company.
Protected disclosures can be made by a whistle blower through an e-mail, or telephone or a letter to the
officer or to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Policy on vigil mechanism and whistle blower
policy may be accessed on the Company''s website at the link: https://www.photoncapital.in/documents/
regulation-46/policies/vigil-mechanism.pdf
GREEN INITIATIVE IN CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has taken a green initiative in Corporate Governance by allowing
paperless compliances by the Companies and permitted the service of Annual Reports and documents to
the shareholders through electronic mode subject to certain conditions and your Company continues to
send Annual Reports and other communications in electronic mode to the members who have registered
their email addresses with your Company/RTA.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Your directors gratefully acknowledge the support and co-operation extended by all the sharehold-ers,
customers, bankers, mutual funds, share brokers to your company during the financial year and look
forward to their continued support.
Your directors also place on record their appreciation of the dedication and commitment displayed by the
employees of the company.
//On behalf of the Board//
For PHOTON CAPITAL ADVISORS LIMITED
Sd/- Sd/-
Sreeram Reddy Vanga Dr. Lalitha Palle
Chairman & Managing Director Director
DIN: 00654545 DIN:08887909
Place: Hyderabad
Date: August 08, 2026
Your Directors are pleased to present the 40th Annual Report together with audited standalone and
consolidated financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025.
FINANCIAL RESULTS:
(Amount in Lakhs)
|
PARTICULARS |
Standalone |
Consolidated |
||
|
2024-25 |
2023-24 |
2024-25 |
2023-24 |
|
|
Revenue from operations |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Other Income |
24.54 |
25.19 |
24.54 |
25.19 |
|
Total Income |
24.54 |
25.19 |
24.54 |
25.19 |
|
Total Expenses |
50.59 |
58.53 |
50.59 |
58.53 |
|
Profit/(loss) before tax |
(26.05) |
(33.34) |
(44.07) |
27.06 |
|
Tax Expense: |
-'' |
|||
|
Deferred Tax |
24.58 |
225.10 |
24.58 |
225.10 |
|
Profit/(loss) after tax |
(50.64) |
(258.45) |
(68.65) |
(198.04) |
|
Profit/(loss) for the Period |
(50.64) |
(258.45) |
(68.65) |
(198.04) |
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS (STANDALONE):
During the financial year under review, the Company has not made any revenue from its operations,
but earned Rs. 24.54 lakhs from other income and the company has incurred Rs. 50.59 Lakhs as
total expenses and posted a net loss of Rs. 50.64 lakhs as per the audited standalone financial
statements for the financial year 2024-25.
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS(CONSOLIDATED):
During the financial year under review, the Company has not made any revenue from its operations,
but it has earned Rs. 24.54 lakhs from other Income and the company has incurred Rs. 50.59 Lakhs
as total expenses and posted a net loss of Rs. 68.65 Lakhs as per the audited consolidated financial
statements for the financial year 2024-25.
The equity market continues to be very challenging to operate in. During this period of rising rates,
your Company is choosing to watch the direction of inflation and interest rates. If rates become sub¬
stantially higher, it will be a very difficult environment to make gains in debt or equity.
ASSOCIATE COMPANY:
Your Board of Directors has reviewed the affairs of Nicosa Consulting Private Limited, Associate
Company and included the audited consolidated financial statements for the financial year 2024-25
in this Annual Report, as required under section 134 of the Companies Act 2013. The statement con¬
taining the salient features of the financials of company''s associate company in form AOC-1 is en¬
closed as Annexure-I.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS:
Industry structure and developments:
Your Company is presently only passively managing existing cash. Until such time that it begins op¬
erating in an industry, there are no industry structure or developments to report.
Opportunities and threats:
The stock market remains in a risky zone. Risk free assets like fixed deposits are the safest zone for
capital. Your Company is in a cautious stance and is not in a hurry to act.
Segment-wise or product-wise performance:
Since the Company does not operate in multiple sectors/segments, the segment wise performances
of the financials are not applicable.
Outlook:
Your Company is evaluating several business opportunities at the moment. As and when a decision
is made to operate in a certain industry, we will present the outlook for that industry.
Risks and concerns:
Your Company has continued to minimize risks from external factors and has constantly preferred
and adopted methods and systems in its economic activities with low element of risk. In the current
and future years, your Company will further strengthen and bolster its efforts to minimize or negate
all risk factors. However, external factors of foreign currencies and impact of global slowdown, cur¬
rency corrections of other large growing economies do cause concern to all enterprises and your
Company does consider this as a concern. Nevertheless, such factors will be dealt with caution and
adequate foresight.
Internal financial control systems and their adequacy:
The Company has an Internal Control System commensurate with the size, scale and complexity of
its operations. The scope and authority of the Internal Audit (IA) function is defined in the Internal
Audit Charter. To maintain its objectivity and independence, the Internal Audit function reports to
the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board.
The Internal Audit Department monitors and evaluates the efficacy and adequacy of internal control
system in the Company, its compliance with operating systems, accounting procedures and policies
at all locations of the Company and its subsidiaries. Based on the report of internal audit function,
process owners undertake corrective action in their respective areas and thereby strengthen the
controls. Significant audit observations and corrective actions thereon are presented to the Audit
Committee of the Board.
Material developments in Human Resources / Industrial Relations front, including number
of people employed:
No major changes in employee''s recruitment during the financial year under review. The company
has not made significant development in human resources.
DIVIDEND:
During the financial year under review, your board of directors do not recommend any dividend.
TRANSFER TO RESERVES:
During the financial year under review, no amount has been transferred to the reserves.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL (KMP):
During the financial year under review, there is no change in constitution of Board of Directors of
Company.
However, the following changes were taken place after the financial year end as mention below:
1. As per the provisions of section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Mr. Tejaswy Nandury (DIN:
00041571), Director who retires by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being
eligible offer himself for re-appointment. The board recommends his re-appointment.
BOARD MEETINGS:
Four (04) meetings of the Board of Directors were held during the financial year and the details are
given in paragraph 2 (d) of Corporate Governance report attached to this Annual Report.
COMPLIANCE OF SECRETARIAL STANDARDS:
During the period under review, Company has complied with all the applicable secretarial standards,
notified under section 118 (10) of the Companies Act, 2013.
ANNUAL RETURN:
The copy of the annual return is available at www.pcalindia.com .
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS:
The Company has not granted any loans or given any guarantees or made any investments covered
under the provisions of section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:
All transactions entered into with Related Parties as defined under the Companies Act, 2013 and
regulation 23 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, during the financial year were in the ordinary
course of business and on an arm''s length pricing basis. There were no materially significant trans¬
actions with related parties during the financial year which were in conflict with the interest of the
Company. Suitable disclosure as required by the Accounting Standards has been made in the notes
to the financial statements. The details of related party transactions for the Financial Year 2024-25
are enclosed as Annexure-II.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:
In terms of section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, every company having net worth of rupees five
hundred crores or more, or turnover of rupees one thousand crores or more or a net profit of rupees
five crore or more during the immediately preceding financial year shall constitute CSR Committee
and formulate a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy. Since, the Company does not fall un¬
der the said criteria during the immediately preceding financial year, the provisions of section 135 of
the Companies Act, 2013, Schedule VII and the rules made thereunder are not applicable to the
Company. Accordingly, a report on CSR activities as per rule 9 of the Companies (Corporate Social
Responsibility) Rules, 2014 is not applicable.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY, and ABSORPTION & FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUT GO:
The required information as per section 134(3) (m) of the Companies Act 2013, is provided hereunder:
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY:
The Company has been continuously making efforts to reduce energy consumption. The manage¬
ment is striving to achieve cost reduction by economical usage of energy and to bring a general
awareness about energy conservation among employees.
(i) The steps taken or impact on conservation of energy:
The Company does not fall in those lists of industries which consumes high energy resources,
However the company making efforts to reduce the energy consumption.
(ii) The steps taken by the company for utilizing alternate source of energy:
Not applicable
(iii) The capital investment on energy conservation equipment:
No capital investment made as the company is consuming very less energy.
TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION & FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUT GO:
There was no technology absorption and no foreign exchange earnings or out go, during the year
under review. Hence, the information as required under section 134(3) (m) of the Companies Act,
2013 read with The Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is to be regarded as Nil.
The Company has not entered into any technology transfer agreement.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
The Company has not employed any individual whose remuneration exceeds the limits prescribed
under the provisions of section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 5(2) of the Compa¬
nies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
STATUTORY AUDITORS:
M/s. M. Anandam & Co, Chartered Accountants, Hyderabad, have been re-appointed as statutory
auditors of Company for a period of five years in the AGM held for the F.Y. 2022-23. Accordingly,
they will continue as statutory auditors of the company till conclusion of 42nd Annual General Meet¬
ing of the Company.
INTERNAL AUDITORS:
Pursuant to section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board in its meeting held on 30.05.2024
has appointed M/s. Bashetty & Joshi, Chartered Accountants, Hyderabad, as Internal Auditors of the
company for the financial year 2024-25.
SECRETARIAL AUDITOR:
Pursuant to the provisions of section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Board has appointed M/
s. SGP & Associates, Company Secretaries, a firm of Company Secretaries in Practice to undertake
the Secretarial Audit of the Company for the financial year 2024-25 but due to some personal rea¬
sons they tendered resignation vide resignation letter dated 02.05.2025 and the Board has appoint¬
ed M/s. GMR & Associates, Company Secretaries, a firm of Company Secretaries in Practice to un¬
dertake the Secretarial Audit of the Company for the financial year 2024-25 at the Board Meeting
held on 29.05.2025. The Report on the Secretarial Audit for the financial year 2024-25 is enclosed
herewith as Annexure III.
SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRI¬
BUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS AND COMPANY''S OPERATIONS IN FU¬
TURE:
During the year under review, there has been no such significant and material orders passed by the
regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and Company''s operations in
future.
DETAILS OF APPLICATION MADE OR ANY PROCEEDING PENDING UNDER THE INSOLVEN¬
CY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016 DURING THE YEAR ALONG WITH THEIR STATUS:
During the year under review, no application is made on Company or by Company and there were
no ongoing/pending proceedings under the provisions of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
THE DETAILS OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMOUNT OF THE VALUATION DONE AT THE TIME
OF ONE TIME SETTLEMENT AND THE VALUATION DONE WHILE TAKING LOAN FROM THE
BANKS OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS:
During the year under review, there are no such cases.
DETAILS FRAUDS REPORTED BY AUDITORS U/S 143:
The auditors have not reported any frauds pursuant to section 143 (12) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Hence, the information to be provided pursuant to section 134 (3) (ca) of the Companies Act, 2013,
may be treated as NIL.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
The consolidated financial statements of the Company are prepared in accordance with relevant Ac¬
counting Standards issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India which form part of this
Annual Report.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
As a listed Company, necessary measures have been taken to comply with the listing obligatory Dis¬
closure Requirements (LODR Regulations) with the BSE Ltd, Mumbai. A report on Corporate Govern¬
ance, along with a certificate of compliance from the Practicing Company Secretary , forms part of
this Report as Annexure- IV.
STATEMENT ON DECLARATION GIVEN BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS:
Pursuant to section 134 (3) (d) of the Companies Act, 2013, a statement shall be made on declaration
given by Independent Directors under section 149 (6) of the Companies Act, 2013 in the Board report.
The Board has received declarations from the Independent Directors, as required under section 149
(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 stating the fulfilment of criteria mentioned in the sub section (6) of
section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made thereunder and recorded the same in
the board meeting held on 07.05.2024.
NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION POLICY CRITERIA FOR SELECTION AND REMUNERA¬
TION OF DIRECTORS, KMP AND EMPLOYEES:
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee of the Board, comprises Mr. Venkata Subash Lin-
gareddy and Mr. Sarath Kumar Jutur, as Independent Directors and Mr. V R Shankara, as members.
The key features of the Nomination and Remuneration Policy as framed by the Nomination and Re¬
muneration Committee of the company are set out below:
Selection criteria for Directors:
The Company shall consider the following aspects while appointing a person as a Director on the
Board of the Company:
Skills and Experience: The candidate shall have appropriate skills and experience in one or more
fields of finance, law, management, sales, marketing, administration, public administrative services,
research, corporate governance, technical operations or any other discipline related to the Compa¬
ny''s business.
Age Limit: The candidate should have completed the age of twenty-one (21) years and should not
have attained the age of seventy Five (75) years for appointment as Managing Director or Whole
Time Director.
Conflict of Interest: The candidate should not hold Directorship in any competitor Company and
should not have any conflict of interest with the Company.
Directorship: The number of Companies in which the candidate holds Directorship should not ex¬
ceed the number prescribed under the Act.
Independence: The candidate proposed to be appointed as an Independent Director should not
have any direct or indirect material pecuniary relationship with the Company and must satisfy the
requirements imposed under the Act.
The policy provides that while appointing a Director to the Board, due consideration will be given to
approvals of the Board and/or shareholders of the Company in accordance with the Act.
Remuneration for Directors, KMP and other Employees:
The policy provides that the remuneration of Directors, KMP and other employees shall be based on
the following key principles:
⢠Pay for performance: Remuneration of Executive Directors, KMP and other employees is a bal¬
ance between fixed and incentive pay reflecting short and long term performance objectives ap¬
propriate to the working of the Company and its goal. The remuneration of Non-Executive Direc¬
tors shall be decided by the Board based on the profits of the Company and industry bench¬
marks.
⢠Balanced rewards to create sustainable value: The level and composition of remuneration is rea¬
sonable and sufficient to attract, retain and motivate the Directors and employees of the Com¬
pany and encourage behaviour that is aligned to sustainable value creation.
⢠Competitive compensation: Total target compensation and benefits are comparable to peer
companies in the industry and commensurate to the qualifications and experience of the con¬
cerned individual.
⢠Business Ethics: Strong governance processes and stringent risk management policies are ad¬
hered to in order to safeguard our stakeholders'' interest. The Nomination and Remuneration
Policy may be accessed on the Company''s website at the link: http://www.pcalindia.com
REPLIES TO THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE AUDITORS UNDER 134 (3) (f):
Since no qualifications have been reported in the Audit report, the Board of Directors need not give
any replies in the Annual report.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS OCCURRED BETWEEN THE END OF THE FINAN¬
CIAL YEAR AND THE DATE OF THE REPORT AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE
COMPANY:
There were no material changes from the end of the financial year till the date of this report, affect¬
ing the financial position of the Company.
DETAILS OF DEPOSITS UNDER CHAPTER V:
The company has not accepted deposits from the members/public falling within the meaning of sec¬
tion 73 and/or section 76 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits)
Rule, 2014. Accordingly, furnishing of the details of deposits which are not in compliance with the
requirements of Chapter V of the Companies Act, 2013 does not arise.
MAINTENANCE OF COST RECORDS:
The requirement of maintenance of cost records as specified by the Central Government under sub¬
section (1) of section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 is not applicable to the Company. Accordingly,
the Company has not maintained such accounts and records for the financial year under review.
INFORMATION AS REQUIRED U/S 22 OF THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORK¬
PLACE (PREVENTION, PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL), ACT, 2013:
During the financial year under review, the Company has complied with all the provisions of the
POSH Act and the rules framed thereunder. We further state that there were no compliant received/
pending under the provisions of The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohi¬
bition and Redressal) Act, 2013. Details are as follow:
|
a. |
Number of complaints of Sexual Harassment received in the Year |
0 |
|
b. |
Number of Complaints disposed off during the year |
0 |
|
c. |
Number of cases pending for more than ninety days |
0 |
The Company is not required to constitute the Internal Complaints Committee under the provisions
of Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 as
the total employees of the Company are exceeding 10
FORMAL ANNUAL EVALUATION MADE BY THE BOARD OF ITS OWN PERFORMANCE AND OF
ITS COMMITTEES AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS:
Keeping in view the various provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (LODR) Regulations,
2015 in regard to dealing with powers, duties and functions of the Board of Directors of the Compa¬
ny, your Company has adopted criteria for evaluating the performance of its Board, Committees and
other Directors including Independent Directors applicable from the financial year 2024-25. The said
criteria contemplates evaluation of Directors based on their performance as directors apart from
their specific role as independent, non-executive and executive directors as mentioned below:
a. Executive Directors, being evaluated as Directors as mentioned above, will also be evaluated on
the basis of targets / criteria given to executive Directors by the board from time to time as well
as per their terms of appointment.
b. Independent Directors, being evaluated as a Director, will also be evaluated on meeting their obli¬
gations connected with their independence criteria as well as adherence with the requirements of
professional conduct, roles, functions and duties specifically applicable to Independent Directors
as contained in Schedule IV to the Companies Act, 2013.
The criteria also specifies that the Board would evaluate each committee''s performance based on the
mandate on which the committee has been constituted and the contributions made by each member
of the said committee in effective discharge of the responsibilities of the said committee. The Board
of Directors of your company has made annual evaluation of its performance, its committees and
directors for the financial year 2023-24 based on afore stated criteria.
DISCLOSURES:
Enquiry Committee:
The Enquiry Committee comprises three members namely Mr. Sarath Kumar Jutur (Chairman & In¬
dependent Director), Mr. Venkata Subash Lingareddy (Independent Director) and Mr. V R Shankara
(Non-Independent Director).
The Audit Committee comprises three members namely Mr. Sarath Kumar Jutur (Chairman & Inde¬
pendent Director), Mr. Venkata Subash Lingareddy (Independent Director) and Mr. V R Shankara
(Non-Independent Director). All the recommendations made by the Audit Committee were taken
note by the Board.
Vigil Mechanism:
The Vigil Mechanism of the Company, which also incorporates a whistle blower policy in terms of the
SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, includes Vigilance and Ethics officer, Senior executive of the Com¬
pany. Protected disclosures can be made by a whistle blower through an e-mail, or telephone or a
letter to the officer or to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Policy on vigil mechanism and
whistle blower policy may be accessed on the Company''s website at the link: http://
www.pcalindia.com.
DETAILS PERTAINING TO REMUNERATION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 197(12) OF
THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 READ WITH RULE 5(1) OF THE COMPANIES (APPOINTMENT
AND REMUNERATION OF MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL) RULES, 2014
(i) The percentage increase in remuneration of each Director, Chief Financial Officer and Company
Secretary during the financial year 2024-25 and ratio of the remuneration of each Director to
the median remuneration of the employees of the Company for the financial year 2024-25, are
as under:
|
Sl No |
Name of Director/ KMP and |
Remuneration |
% increase in Financial Year |
Ratio of remuneration of |
|
1 |
Mr. Tejaswy Nandury, |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
2 |
Mr. Venkata Subash Lingareddy, |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
3 |
Mr. V.R. Shankara, |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
4 |
Mr. Sarath Kumar Jutur, |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
5 |
Mrs. Sobha Rani Nandury, |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
6 |
Mrs. Suchitra Nandury, |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
7 |
Ms. Shruti Agarwal, |
2,52,000 |
5.00 |
5.57 |
|
8 |
Mr. K Sredhar Babu, |
19,87,200 |
7.81 |
43.92 |
(ii) The median monthly remuneration of employees of the Company during the financial year
was Rs. 45,250/-
(iii) In the financial year, there was an increase of 11.18 % in the median monthly remuneration
of employees;
(iv) There were 4 (Four) permanent employees on the rolls of Company as on March 31, 2025;
(v) Average percentage increase made in the salaries of employees other than the managerial
personnel in the last financial year i.e. 2023-24 was 6.38 % and whereas the increase in the
managerial remuneration for the same financial year was 11.47 % and it is hereby affirmed
that the remuneration paid is as per the Remuneration Policy for Directors, Key Managerial
Personnel and other Employees.
GENERAL:
Your directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following items, as
there were no transactions on these items during the financial year under review:
1. Details relating to deposits covered under Chapter V of the Act.
2. Issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise.
3. Issue of Employee stock option Scheme.
4. Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) to employees of the Company under any scheme.
5. Whole-time Directors of the Company did not receive any remuneration or commission from any
of its subsidiaries.
6. No significant or material orders were passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which im¬
pact the going concern status and Company''s operations in future.
7. Your directors further state that during the financial year under review, there were no cases filed
pursuant to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Re-
dressal Act, 2013).
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
Pursuant to the provisions of section 134(3) (c) of the Companies Act, 2013 the Board of Directors
of your Company hereby certifies and confirms that:
a. In the preparation of the standalone Annual financial statements, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
b. The Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made
judgements 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 loss of the
Company for that financial year;
c. The Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate ac¬
counting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguard¬
ing the Assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregulari¬
ties;
d. The Directors have prepared the Annual financial statements on a going concern basis;
e. The directors, has laid down internal financial control to be followed by the company and that
such internal financial controls are adequate and operating effectively;
f. The directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all ap¬
plicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
MATERNITY BENEFIT:
The Company affirms that it has duly complied with all provisions of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961,
and confirmed that there were no requests received during the year.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Your directors gratefully acknowledge the support and co-operation extended by all the sharehold¬
ers, customers, bankers, mutual funds, share brokers to your company during the financial year and
look forward to their continued support.
Your directors also place on record their appreciation of the dedication and commitment displayed by
the employees of the company.
//On behalf of the Board//
For PHOTON CAPITAL ADVISORS LIMITED
Sd/- Sd/-
V R SHANKARA SOBHARANINANDURY
DIRECTOR WHOLE-TIME DIRECTOR
DIN: 00041705 DIN: 00567002
Place: Hyderabad
Date: 08.08.2025
Your Directors are pleased to present the 39th Annual Report together with audited standalone and
consolidated financial statements of the Company for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024.
(Amount in Lakhs)
FINANCIAL RESULTS:
|
particulars |
Standalone |
Consolidated |
||
|
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
2023-24 |
2022-23 |
|
|
Revenue from operations |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Other Income |
25.19 |
20.62 |
25.19 |
20.62 |
|
Total Income |
25.19 |
20.62 |
25.19 |
20.62 |
|
Total Expenses |
58.53 |
44.68 |
58.53 |
44.68 |
|
Profit/(loss) before tax |
(33.34) |
(24.06) |
27.06 |
(31.50) |
|
Tax Expense: |
3.66 |
3.66 |
||
|
Deferred Tax |
225.10 |
2.09 |
225.10 |
2.09 |
|
Profit/(loss) after tax |
(258.45) |
(29.81) |
(198.04) |
(37.25) |
|
Profit/(loss) for the Period |
(258.45) |
(29.81) |
(198.04) |
(37.25) |
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS:
During the financial year under review, the Company has made revenue of Rs. 25.19 lakhs and the
company has incurred Rs. 58.53 Lakhs as total expenses and posted a net loss of Rs. 258.45 lakhs
as per the audited standalone financial statements for the financial year 2023-24.
During the financial year under review, the Company has made revenue of Rs. 25.19 lakhs and the
company has incurred Rs. 58.53 Lakhs as total expenses and posted a net loss of Rs. 198.04 Lakhs
as per the audited consolidated financial statements for the financial year 2023-24.
The equity market continues to be very challenging to operate in. During this period of rising rates,
your Company is choosing to watch the direction of inflation and interest rates. If rates become sub¬
stantially higher, it will be a very difficult environment to make gains in debt or equity.
ASSOCIATE COMPANY:
Your Board of Directors has reviewed the affairs of Nicosa Consulting Private Limited, Associate
Company and included the audited consolidated financial statements for the financial year 2023-24
in this Annual Report, as required under section 134 of the Companies Act 2013. The statement
containing the salient features of the financials of company''s associate company in form AOC-1 is
enclosed as Annexure-I.
MANAGMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS:
Industry structure and developments:
Your Company is presently only passively managing existing cash. Until such time that it begins op¬
erating in an industry, there are no industry structure or developments to report.
Opportunities and threats:
The stock market remains in a risky zone. Risk free assets like fixed deposits are the safest zone for
capital. Your Company is in a cautious stance and is not in a hurry to act.
Segment-wise or product-wise performance:
Since the Company does not operate in multiple sectors/segments, the segment wise performances
of the financials are not applicable.
Outlook:
Your Company is evaluating several business opportunities at the moment. As and when a decision
is made to operate in a certain industry, we will present the outlook for that industry.
Risks and concerns:
Your Company has continued to minimize risks from external factors and has constantly preferred
and adopted methods and systems in its economic activities with low element of risk. In the current
and future years, your Company will further strengthen and bolster its efforts to minimize or negate
all risk factors. However, external factors of foreign currencies and impact of global slowdown, cur¬
rency corrections of other large growing economies do cause concern to all enterprises and your
Company does consider this as a concern. Nevertheless, such factors will be dealt with caution and
adequate foresight.
Internal financial control systems and their adequacy:
The Company has an Internal Control System commensurate with the size, scale and complexity of
its operations. The scope and authority of the Internal Audit (IA) function is defined in the Internal
Audit Charter. To maintain its objectivity and independence, the Internal Audit function reports to
the Chairman of the Audit Committee of the Board.
The Internal Audit Department monitors and evaluates the efficacy and adequacy of internal control
system in the Company, its compliance with operating systems, accounting procedures and policies
at all locations of the Company and its subsidiaries. Based on the report of internal audit function,
process owners undertake corrective action in their respective areas and thereby strengthen the
controls. Significant audit observations and corrective actions thereon are presented to the Audit
Committee of the Board.
Material developments in Human Resources / Industrial Relations front, including number
of people employed:
No major changes in employee''s recruitment during the financial year under review. The company
has not made significant development in human resources.
DIVIDEND:
During the financial year under review, your board of directors do not recommend any dividend.
TRANSFER TO RESERVES:
During the financial year under review, no amount has been transferred to the reserves.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL (KMP):
During the financial year under review, there is no change in constitution of Board of Directors of
Company.
However, the following changes were taken place after the financial year end as mention below:
1. As per the provisions of section 152 of the Companies Act, 2013, Mrs. Suchitra Nandury (DIN:
00568167), Director who retires by rotation at the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being
eligible offer herself for re-appointment. The board recommends her re-appointment.
2. Mr. J Narasimha Rao (DIN: 00024260), has retired from the position of independent director of
the Company with effect from 01.04.2024.
3. Mr. V R Shankara (DIN: 00041705), has retired from the position of independent director of the
Company with effect from 01.04.2024.
4. Mr. Venkata Subash Lingareddy (DIN: 00125240), appointed as an Additional Director in the ca¬
pacity of Independent Director for a period of five consecutive years w.e.f. 01.04.2024. The
Board recommends his appointment to the members for the approval at the ensuing AGM.
5. Mr. Sarath Kumar Jutur (DIN: 05187764), appointed as an Additional Director in the capacity of
Independent Director for a period of five consecutive years w.e.f. 01.04.2024. The Board recom¬
mends his appointment to the members for the approval at the ensuing AGM.
6. The board recommends the members for re-appointment of Mrs. Sobharani Nandury (DIN:
00567002), as a Whole-time Director of the Company for a period of five years, as she attains
the age of seventy years on the effective date of appointment i.e., 14.11.2024.
7. Mr. V R Shankara (DIN: 00041705), appointed as an Additional Director of the Company by the
Board of Directors with effect from 30.05.2024. The board recommends his re-appointment to
the members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting of the Company.
BOARD MEETINGS:
Five (05) meetings of the Board of Directors were held during the financial year and the details are
given in paragraph 2 (d) of Corporate Governance report attached to this Annual Report.
COMPLIANCE OF SECRETARIAL STANDARDS:
During the period under review, Company has complied with all the applicable secretarial standards,
notified under section 118 (10) of the Companies Act, 2013.
ANNUAL RETURN:
The copy of the annual return is available at www.pcalindia.com.
PARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES OR INVESTMENTS:
The Company has not granted any loans or given any guarantees or made any investments covered
under the provisions of section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013.
RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS:
All transactions entered into with Related Parties as defined under the Companies Act, 2013 and
regulation 23 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, during the financial year were in the ordinary
course of business and on an arm''s length pricing basis. There were no materially significant trans¬
actions with related parties during the financial year which were in conflict with the interest of the
Company. Suitable disclosure as required by the Accounting Standards has been made in the notes
to the financial statements. The details of related party transactions for the Financial Year 2023-24
are enclosed as Annexure-II.
CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY:
In terms of section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, every company having net worth of rupees five
hundred crores or more, or turnover of rupees one thousand crores or more or a net profit of rupees
five crore or more during the immediately preceding financial year shall constitute CSR Committee
and formulate a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Policy. Since, the Company does not fall un¬
der the said criteria during the immediately preceding financial year, the provisions of section 135 of
the Companies Act, 2013, Schedule VII and the rules made thereunder are not applicable to the
Company. Accordingly, a report on CSR activities as per rule 9 of the Companies (Corporate Social
Responsibility) Rules, 2014 is not applicable.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY, and ABSORPTION & FOREIGN EXCHANGE
EARNINGS AND OUT GO:
The required information as per section 134(3) (m) of the Companies Act 2013, is provided hereun¬
der:
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY:
The Company has been continuously making efforts to reduce energy consumption. The manage¬
ment is striving to achieve cost reduction by economical usage of energy and to bring a general
awareness about energy conservation among employees.
(i) The steps taken or impact on conservation of energy:
The Company does not fall in those lists of industries which consumes high energy resources,
However the company making efforts to reduce the energy consumption.
(ii) The steps taken by the company for utilizing alternate source of energy:
Not applicable
(iii) The capital investment on energy conservation equipment:
No capital investment made as the company is consuming very less energy.
TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION & FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUT GO:
There was no technology absorption and no foreign exchange earnings or out go, during the year
under review. Hence, the information as required under section 134(3) (m) of the Companies Act,
2013 read with The Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is to be regarded as Nil.
The Company has not entered into any technology transfer agreement.
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
The Company has not employed any individual whose remuneration exceeds the limits prescribed
under the provisions of section 197 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 5(2) of the Compa¬
nies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014.
STATUTORY AUDITORS:
M/s. M. Anandam & Co, Chartered Accountants, Hyderabad, have been re-appointed as statutory
auditors of Company for a period of five years in the AGM held for the F.Y. 2022-23. Accordingly,
they will continue as statutory auditors of the company till conclusion of 42nd Annual General Meet¬
ing of the Company.
INTERNAL AUDITORS:
Pursuant to section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Board in its meeting held on 30.05.2023
has appointed M/s. Bashetty & Joshi, Chartered Accountants, Hyderabad, as Internal Auditors of the
company for the financial year 2023-24.
SECRETARIAL AUDITOR:
Pursuant to the provisions of section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies
(Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Board has appointed M/
s. SGP & Associates, Company Secretaries, a firm of Company Secretaries in Practice to undertake
the Secretarial Audit of the Company and the Report on the Secretarial Audit for the financial year
2023-24 is enclosed herewith as Annexure III.
SIGNIFICANT AND MATERIAL ORDERS PASSED BY THE REGULATORS OR COURTS OR TRI¬
BUNALS IMPACTING THE GOING CONCERN STATUS AND COMPANY''S OPERATIONS IN FU¬
TURE:
During the year under review, there has been no such significant and material orders passed by the
regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and Company''s operations in
future.
DETAILS OF APPLICATION MADE OR ANY PROCEEDING PENDING UNDER THE INSOLVEN¬
CY AND BANKRUPTCY CODE, 2016 DURING THE YEAR ALONG WITH THEIR STATUS:
During the year under review, no application is made on Company or by Company and there were
no ongoing/pending proceedings under the provisions of Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016.
THE DETAILS OF DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AMOUNT OF THE VALUATION DONE AT THE TIME
OF ONE TIME SETTLEMENT AND THE VALUATION DONE WHILE TAKING LOAN FROM THE
BANKS OR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS:
During the year under review, there are no such cases.
DETAILS FRAUDS REPORTED BY AUDITORS U/S 143:
The auditors have not reported any frauds pursuant to section 143 (12) of the Companies Act, 2013.
Hence, the information to be provided pursuant to section 134 (3) (ca) of the Companies Act, 2013,
may be treated as NIL.
CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
The consolidated financial statements of the Company are prepared in accordance with relevant Ac¬
counting Standards issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India which form part of this
Annual Report.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
As a listed Company, necessary measures have been taken to comply with the listing obligatory Dis¬
closure Requirements (LODR Regulations) with the BSE Ltd, Mumbai. A report on Corporate Govern¬
ance, along with a certificate of compliance from the Auditors, forms part of this Report as Annex¬
ure- IV.
STATEMENT ON DECLARATION GIVEN BY INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS:
Pursuant to section 134 (3) (d) of the Companies Act, 2013, a statement shall be made on declara¬
tion given by Independent Directors under section 149 (6) of the Companies Act, 2013 in the Board
report.
The Board has received declarations from the Independent Directors, as required under section 149
(7) of the Companies Act, 2013 stating the fulfilment of criteria mentioned in the sub section (6) of
section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the rules made thereunder and recorded the same in
the board meeting held on 05.04.2023.
NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION POLICY CRITERIA FOR SELECTION AND REMUNERA¬
TION OF DIRECTORS, KMP AND EMPLOYEES:
During the year under review, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee has been reconstituted
with Mr. Venkata Subash Lingareddy and Mr. Sarath Kumar Jutur, as Independent Directors and Mrs.
Suchitra Nandury, as members with effect from 01.04.2024.
Subsequently, the NRC has been reconstituted with Mr. Venkata Subash Lingareddy and Mr. Sarath
Kumar Jutur, as Independent Directors and Mr. V R Shankara, as members with effect from
05.08.2024.
The key features of the Nomination and Remuneration Policy as framed by the Nomination and Re¬
muneration Committee of the company are set out below:
Selection criteria for Directors:
The Company shall consider the following aspects while appointing a person as a Director on the
Board of the Company:
Skills and Experience: The candidate shall have appropriate skills and experience in one or more
fields of finance, law, management, sales, marketing, administration, public administrative services,
research, corporate governance, technical operations or any other discipline related to the Compa¬
ny''s business.
Age Limit: The candidate should have completed the age of twenty-one (21) years and should not
have attained the age of seventy (70) years for appointment as Managing Director or Whole Time
Director.
Conflict of Interest: The candidate should not hold Directorship in any competitor Company and
should not have any conflict of interest with the Company.
Directorship: The number of Companies in which the candidate holds Directorship should not ex¬
ceed the number prescribed under the Act.
Independence: The candidate proposed to be appointed as an Independent Director should not
have any direct or indirect material pecuniary relationship with the Company and must satisfy the
requirements imposed under the Act.
The policy provides that while appointing a Director to the Board, due consideration will be given to
approvals of the Board and/or shareholders of the Company in accordance with the Act.
Remuneration for Directors, KMP and other Employees:
The policy provides that the remuneration of Directors, KMP and other employees shall be based on
the following key principles:
⢠Pay for performance: Remuneration of Executive Directors, KMP and other employees is a bal¬
ance between fixed and incentive pay reflecting short and long term performance objectives ap¬
propriate to the working of the Company and its goal. The remuneration of Non-Executive Direc¬
tors shall be decided by the Board based on the profits of the Company and industry bench¬
marks.
⢠Balanced rewards to create sustainable value: The level and composition of remuneration is rea¬
sonable and sufficient to attract, retain and motivate the Directors and employees of the Com¬
pany and encourage behaviour that is aligned to sustainable value creation.
⢠Competitive compensation: Total target compensation and benefits are comparable to peer
companies in the industry and commensurate to the qualifications and experience of the con¬
cerned individual.
⢠Business Ethics: Strong governance processes and stringent risk management policies are ad¬
hered to in order to safeguard our stakeholders'' interest. The Nomination and Remuneration
Policy may be accessed on the Company''s website at the link: http://www.pcalindia.com
REPLIES TO THE QUALIFICATIONS OF THE AUDITORS UNDER 134 (3) (f):
Since no qualifications have been reported in the Audit report, the Board of Directors need not give
any replies in the Annual report.
MATERIAL CHANGES AND COMMITMENTS OCCURRED BETWEEN THE END OF THE FINAN¬
CIAL YEAR AND THE DATE OF THE REPORT AFFECTING THE FINANCIAL POSITION OF THE
COMPANY:
There were no material changes from the end of the financial year till the date of this report, affect¬
ing the financial position of the Company.
DETAILS OF DEPOSITS UNDER CHAPTER V:
The company has not accepted deposits from the members/public falling within the meaning of sec¬
tion 73 and/or section 76 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits)
Rule, 2014. Accordingly, furnishing of the details of deposits which are not in compliance with the
requirements of Chapter V of the Companies Act, 2013 does not arise.
MAINTENANCE OF COST RECORDS:
The requirement of maintenance of cost records as specified by the Central Government under sub -
section (1) of section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 is not applicable to the Company. Accordingly,
the Company has not maintained such accounts and records for the financial year under review.
INFORMATION AS REQUIRED U/S 22 OF THE SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN AT WORK¬
PLACE (PREVENTION. PROHIBITION AND REDRESSAL). ACT, 2013:
The Company has complied with provisions relating to the constitution of Internal Complaints Com¬
mittee under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)
Act, 2013.
There were no complaints received/pending under the provisions of The Sexual Harassment of Wom¬
en at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal), Act, 2013.
FORMAL ANNUAL EVALUATION MADE BY THE BOARD OF ITS OWN PERFORMANCE AND OF
ITS COMMITTEES AND INDIVIDUAL DIRECTORS:
Keeping in view the various provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (LODR) Regulations,
2015 in regard to dealing with powers, duties and functions of the Board of Directors of the Compa¬
ny, your Company has adopted criteria for evaluating the performance of its Board, Committees and
other Directors including Independent Directors applicable from the financial year 2023-24. The said
criteria contemplates evaluation of Directors based on their performance as directors apart from
their specific role as independent, non-executive and executive directors as mentioned below:
a. Executive Directors, being evaluated as Directors as mentioned above, will also be evaluated on
the basis of targets / criteria given to executive Directors by the board from time to time as well
as per their terms of appointment.
b. Independent Directors, being evaluated as a Director, will also be evaluated on meeting their obli¬
gations connected with their independence criteria as well as adherence with the requirements of
professional conduct, roles, functions and duties specifically applicable to Independent Directors
as contained in Schedule IV to the Companies Act, 2013.
The criteria also specifies that the Board would evaluate each committee''s performance based on the
mandate on which the committee has been constituted and the contributions made by each member
of the said committee in effective discharge of the responsibilities of the said committee. The Board
of Directors of your company has made annual evaluation of its performance, its committees and
directors for the financial year 2023-24 based on afore stated criteria.
DISCLOSURES:
Enquiry Committee:
The Enquiry Committee comprises three members namely Mr. Sarath Kumar Jutur (Chairman & In¬
dependent Director), Mr. Venkata Subash Lingareddy (Independent Director) and Mr. V R Shankara
(Non-Independent Director).
Audit Committee:
The Audit Committee comprises three members namely Mr. Sarath Kumar Jutur (Chairman & Inde¬
pendent Director), Mr. Venkata Subash Lingareddy (Independent Director) and Mr. V R Shankara
(Non-Independent Director). All the recommendations made by the Audit Committee were taken
note by the Board.
Vigil Mechanism:
The Vigil Mechanism of the Company, which also incorporates a whistle blower policy in terms of the
SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015, includes Vigilance and Ethics officer, Senior executive of the Com¬
pany. Protected disclosures can be made by a whistle blower through an e-mail, or telephone or a
letter to the officer or to the Chairman of the Audit Committee. The Policy on vigil mechanism and
whistle blower policy may be accessed on the Company''s website at the link: http://
www.pcalindia.com.
DETAILS PERTAINING TO REMUNERATION AS REQUIRED UNDER SECTION 197(12) OF
THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 READ WITH RULE 5(1) OF THE COMPANIES (APPOINTMENT
AND REMUNERATION OF MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL) RULES, 2014
(i) The percentage increase in remuneration of each Director, Chief Financial Officer and Company
Secretary during the financial year 2023-24 and ratio of the remuneration of each Director to the
median remuneration of the employees of the Company for the financial year 2023-24, are as
under:
|
Sl No |
Name of Director/KMP |
Remuneration of Director/KMP |
% increase in Financial Year |
Ratio of remuneration of |
|
1. |
Mr. Tejaswy Nandury, |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
2. |
Mr. Venkata Subash Director |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
3. |
Mr. Narasimha Rao |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
4. |
Mr. V.R. Shankara, |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
5. |
Mr. Sarath Kumar Jutur, |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
6. |
Mrs. Sobharani Nandury, |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
7. |
Mrs. Suchitra Nandury, |
Nil |
Nil |
Nil |
|
8. |
Ms. Shruti Agarwal, |
2,40,000 |
5.90 |
|
|
9. |
Mr. K Sreedhar Babu, |
18,43,200 |
5.00 |
45.29 |
(ii) The median monthly remuneration of employees of the Company during the financial year
was Rs. 40,700/-
(iii) In the financial year, there was an increase of 9.50% in the median monthly remuneration of
employees;
(iv) There were 4 (Four) permanent employees on the rolls of Company as on March 31, 2024;
(v) Average percentage increase made in the salaries of employees other than the managerial
personnel in the last financial year i.e. 2022-23 was 10% and whereas the increase in the
managerial remuneration for the same financial year was 6.38% and it is hereby affirmed
that the remuneration paid is as per the Remuneration Policy for Directors, Key Managerial
Personnel and other Employees.
GENERAL:
Your directors state that no disclosure or reporting is required in respect of the following items, as
there were no transactions on these items during the financial year under review:
1. Details relating to deposits covered under Chapter V of the Act.
2. Issue of equity shares with differential rights as to dividend, voting or otherwise.
3. Issue of Employee stock option Scheme.
4. Issue of shares (including sweat equity shares) to employees of the Company under any scheme.
5. Whole-time Directors of the Company did not receive any remuneration or commission from any
of its subsidiaries.
6. No significant or material orders were passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which im¬
pact the going concern status and Company''s operations in future.
Your directors further state that during the financial year under review, there were no cases filed
pursuant to the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal
Act, 2013).
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
Pursuant to the provisions of section 134(3) (c) of the Companies Act, 2013 the Board of Directors
of your Company hereby certifies and confirms that:
a. In the preparation of the standalone Annual financial statements, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
b. The Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made
judgements 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 loss of the
Company for that financial year;
c. The Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate ac¬
counting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 for safeguard¬
ing the Assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregulari¬
ties;
d. The Directors have prepared the Annual financial statements on a going concern basis;
e. The directors, has laid down internal financial control to be followed by the company and that
such internal financial controls are adequate and operating effectively;
f. The directors had devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all ap¬
plicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Your directors gratefully acknowledge the support and co-operation extended by all the sharehold¬
ers, customers, bankers, mutual funds, share brokers to your company during the financial year and
look forward to their continued support.
Your directors also place on record their appreciation of the dedication and commitment displayed by
the employees of the company.
//On behalf of the Board//
For PHOTON CAPITAL ADVISORS LIMITED
Sd/- Sd/-
V R SHANKARA SOBHARANINANDURY
DIRECTOR WHOLE -TIME DIRECTOR
DIN: 00041705 DIN: 00567002
Place: Hyderabad
Date: 06.08.2024
PHOTON CAPITAL ADVISORS LIMITED
The Directors are pleased to present the 29th Annual Report together with Audited Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2014.
FINANCIAL RESULTS (Rs. in Lakhs) Standalone Consolidated PARTICULARS 2013-14 2012-13 2013-14
Income from operations 169.23 20.40 169.23
Other Income 16.50 78.88 19.12
Expenditure 363.64 1,170.03 365.83
Profit/(loss) before tax (181.04) (1,074.26) (180.68)
Provision for tax (50.60) (340.57) (50.43)
Profit/(loss) after tax (130.44) (733.69) (130.24)
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS
The major event that affected equity markets this year was the Indian election. A few months prior to the election the market dropped precipitously. As soon as indications started appearing that a more right-leaning government had a good chance of winning the election, the markets began a rally. This volatile environment led us to believe that there were very few trading opportunities. So we mostly abstained from trading. However, we are always considering and evaluating trading opportunities that might develop.
SUBSIDARIES:
During the year, the Company has acquired an equity interest of 49.5% on 27th March 2014 in Soven Management Associates Private Limited ("Soven"). Since one of the Directors of the Company can control the composition of Board of Directors of Soven, the equity interest so held has been consolidated as per the applicable Accounting Standards.
Your Board of Directors has reviewed the affairs of the Subsidiary Company and included the audited consolidated financial statements for the financial year 2013-14 in this Annual Report as required under Section 212 of the Companies Act 1956 read with Circular No. 2/2011 dated February 8, 2011.The Statement pursuant to Section 212 of the Companies Act, 1956, highlighting the summary of the financial performance of our subsidiaries is annexed to this report.
MANAGMENT DSICUSSION AND ANALYSIS:
Industry Structure and developments:
There have been no substantial changes in the NBFC industry as a whole.
Opportunities and threats:
The new government at the centre appears to be more business friendly but it is not clear what policies it is likely to follow. Until policies are more clearly articulated by the government it is difficult to analyze the opportunities and threats in this market. However, old issues such as a persistently high level of inflation, high deficits and slow down of the economy continue to remain issues. However, the dramatic decline in the Indian rupee against the dollar will create some opportunities. We are particularly hopeful that infrastructure development in India will pick up. This can create dramatic equity investment and trading opportunities.
Outlook:
The exact policy direction of this government is not clear. Therefore it is difficult to ascertain the outlook. However, it appears to be broadly more investment and business friendly than the former. So our hope is that the economy will see a revival. But given that there has been very little policy communication from this government, we cannot speak with certainty about the outlook.
Risks and concerns:
Your Company has continued to minimize risks from external factors and has constantly preferred and adopted methods and systems in its economic activities with low element of risk. In the current and future years, your company will further strengthen and bolster its efforts to minimize or negate all risk factors. However, external factors of foreign currencies and impact of global slowdown, currency corrections of other large growing economies do cause concern to all enterprises and your company does consider this as a concern. Nevertheless, such factors will be dealt with caution and adequate foresight.
DIVIDEND:
As the company incurred loss during the financial year 2013-14, your Board of directors do not recommend any dividend.
PUBLIC DEPOSITS:
Your company has not invited and accepted any deposits falling within the meaning of Sec.58A of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, during the financial year under review.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Appointment of Mrs. Sobha Rani Nandury (DIN : 00567002) as a director
Pursuant to Section 152 of Companies Act, 2013, the Board, in a view to expand the Board and to comply with the provisions of new Companies Act, 2013, recommends the appointment of Mrs. Sobha Rani Nandury as the Director of the Company in the ensuing Annual General Meeting, liable to retire by rotation.
Appointment of Mrs. Suchitra Nandury (DIN : 00568167) as a director
Pursuant to sec 161 of the Companies Act, 2013, in a view to expand the Board and to comply with the provisions of new Companies Act, 2013 the Board appointed Mrs. Suchitra Nandury, as an additional Director of the Company, w.e.f. 29.05.2014 to hold office up to the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The Board of Directors recommend her infusion into the Board, as a Director of the Company in the ensuing Annual General Meeting, liable to retire by rotation.
Appointment of Mr. V. R. Shankara (DIN: 00041705) and Mr. Narasimha Rao Joga (DIN: 00024260) as independent directors
Pursuant to Section 149 of Companies Act, 2013, Mr. V. R. Shankara and Mr. Narasimha Rao Joga will retire in the ensuing Annual General Meeting and being eligible seek re-appointment. The Board of Directors recommend their re-appointment. Sub-section (10) of Section 149 of the Companies Act, 2013, provides that Independent Directors shall hold office for a term of 5 consecutive years on the Board of the Company, and shall be eligible for re-appointment of the said term only by passing a Special Resolution by the shareholders of the Company.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT :
Pursuant to the provisions of Sec.217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956 the Board of Directors of your Company hereby certify and confirm that:
1. In the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
2. 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 at the end of the financial year and of the loss of the Company for that period;
3. The Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 ( to the extent applicable) and the Companies Act, 2013 ( to the extent notified) for safeguarding the Assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;
4. The Directors have prepared the Annual accounts on a going concern basis.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION & FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
The required information as per Sec.217 (1) (e) of the Companies Act 1956 is provided hereunder:
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION:
The Company has been continuously making efforts to reduce energy consumption. The management is striving to achieve cost reduction by economical usage of energy and to bring a general awareness about energy conservation among employees.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO:
Earnings in Foreign Currency : Nil
Expenditure in Foreign Currency : 2,33,780/-
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
No employee of the Company was in receipt of remuneration in excess of the limits as laid down under Sec.217 (2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975.
STATUTORY AUDITORS:
M/s. K. Vijayaraghavan & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Hyderabad, the present statutory auditors of the Company hold office in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, upto the conclusion of the ensuing annual general meeting and are eligible for re-appointment. A written consent letter and certificate under section 139(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 have been received from them. The Board of directors recommends their re-appointment for a period three years.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
As a listed company, necessary measures have been taken to comply with the listing agreement with the Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd, Mumbai. A report on Corporate Governance, along with a certificate of compliance from the Auditors, forms part of this Report as Annexure.
SECRETARIAL AUDITORS:
During the year under review, the Board has appointed M/s. SGP & Associates, Company Secretaries as Secretarial Auditors for issuing Compliance Certificate in terms of Section 383A of the Companies Act, 1956 for the financial year 2013 - 2014. A copy of the Compliance Certificate is annexed to this report.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Your Directors gratefully acknowledge the support and co-operation extended by all the shareholders, customers, bankers, mutual funds, share brokers to your company during the year and look forward to their continued support.
Your Directors also place on record their appreciation of the dedication and commitment displayed by the employees of the company.
//On behalf of the Board// For PHOTON CAPITAL ADVISORS LIMITED
Sd/- Sd/- V R SHANKARA TEJASWY NANDURY Place: Hyderabad DIRECTOR WHOLE-TIME DIRECTOR Date : 30.07.2014 (DIN:00041705) (DIN: 00041571)
The Directors are pleased to present the 27th Annual Report together with Audited Accounts of the Company for the year ended 31st March, 2012.
FINANCIAL RESULTS:
PARTICULARS 2011-12 2010-11 (Rs. in lakhs) (Rs. in lakhs)
Income from operations 1148.13 606.81
Other Income 122.05 52.70
Expenditure 141.38 674.16
Profit/(Loss) before Tax 1128.80 (14.65)
Provision for tax 393.46 6.69
Profit / (Loss) after tax 735.34 (21.34)
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS:
The year presented very few trading opportunities so for most of the year your company adopted a defensive position by staying in bank deposits. Aside from a few small trades, the company did not engage in active trading in order to protect from the operational risk in a year which was highly uncertain with very few directional moves that could be reasonably explained.
MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS:
Industry Structure and developments:
There have been no substantial changes in the NBFC industry as a whole.
Opportunities and threats:
The year ahead is going to be a very interesting one. The world is no longer as stable as it was financially or economically before the excesses in the American housing industry resulted in permanent structural damage. In order to counter the continuing impact of the great recession of 2008, central bankers around the world are embarking
on various types of initiatives. This has resulted in total divergence of policies between the countries of the developed world and the countries in the emerging world. It is the first time since the 1990s that such a wide divergence has emerged in the policies being followed by various countries. Developed countries are trying to counter the possibility of deflation. Since their economies have been so affected by the deleveraging that followed the excesses of the 2003-2008 period, they have embarked on a process of almost continuous "pump priming" by trying to push more and more liquidity into their financial systems. The USA has joined Japan in becoming one of great sources of liquidity through their various quantitative easing programs.
The problem with quantitative easing, as the Japanese have found out, is that no one knows exactly where the liquidity will find a home. The Federal Reserve has hoped that it would find a home in American industry and in creation of new household credit. Though American industry has been doing well, it has hoarded cash rather than invest it because of its experience of the downturn and the fear psychosis that the recession created. Households, on the other hand, have such damaged balance sheets that their willingness to take on more credit, especially in the face of persistent unemployment and potentially reduced disposable income, has been minimal. As a result, the liquidity created by the Federal Reserve found a place in US Treasury bonds and commodities. This resulted in dramatically lowered yields and very high prices of commodities. The abnormal rise in commodity prices resulted in huge inflation in emerging economies such as India and China. Persistent inflation in these countries has created massive divergence in policy between developed countries and these emerging nations. This divergence may now begin to narrow if inflation cools off. However, it is not clear by when inflation will slow and to what extent a growth slowdown is required to curb price rises. Both China and India have adopted an easing stance. It remains to be seen if the developed world will follow.
To add to this confusion, the European Union is showing increasing signs of breakdown. The European Union was created with a single currency but without a common treasury. The underlying economies have widely different characteristics. Germany, an export led powerhouse, shares a currency with countries like Greece and Italy, which are much weaker. The impact of the great recession has been very limited on Germany but PIIGS countries have never really recovered from it. As a result, the fiscal stimulus undertaken in those countries has completely undermined their public finances. PIIGS countries are not able to smoothly roll over their debt at rates that they consider reasonable. Since
they do not have their own currency, they are unable to regain export competitiveness through a fall in their currencies. Since they do not share a treasury with their stronger neighbours, they are unable to use the strength of their neighbours to pay bills that their governments have run up. A quasi treasury is being created through the European Financial Stability Fund but it is not fully funded to handle all the problems that are likely arise from the friction in rollover of debt in the PIIGS countries. Nor is it ever likely to get fully funded because funding it would weaken the strong countries. European politicians are also very reluctant to make decisions that would, in their eyes, lower the prestige of the Eurozone. This complicated set of events makes for a high amount of confusing and destabilizing events to come from Europe for a long time. It appears that the European Union is on course to eventually break up. But the path to breakup will not be smooth and will create enormous instability in global financial markets.
China, meanwhile has begun to slow down appreciably and its central bank is infusing liquidity into its banking system to counteract the government engineered slowdown. Growth in the rate of inflation seems to be abating.
Finally, we arrive at India. India is on the verge of frittering away its opportunities. Through a stroke of luck, our population bomb got transformed into a demographic dividend. The liberalization that occurred in the nineties paved the way for sustained growth over the next two decades. However, with great prosperity came great greed. Our politicians and bureaucrats, never the models of good government, skilful execution or great vision, have become completely focused on enriching themselves at the expense of the entire country. There is an attempt to make the country a welfare state through various subsidy schemes that are going to be impossible to roll back. As a result of the welfare economics model being followed for selfish purposes by our governments, our population is learning that it is possible to live on government largesse without being productive. This is a very dangerous incentive for the future. High inflation, combined with high interest rates is certain to reduce economic growth. Our economy, in any case, lacks the strength that comes from innovative mindsets. While this may seem a grim assessment of the country, it is not an argument that no one in India will prosper. Some individuals and companies will. But unless there is great reform undertaken to dismantle the crony capitalism that is becoming endemic in the country, the growth story that we are so enamoured with will be short lived.
Outlook:
All this creates an uncertain outlook for investments. But great trading opportunities will emerge. If these opportunities are exploited skilfully, it will be possible for your company to grow substantially. But these opportunities will come with a great amount of volatility, which will restrain the ability to exploit it. So our skills in managing trading positions will be tested greatly in the next few months and years.
Risks and concerns:
Your Company has continued to minimize risks from external factors and has constantly preferred and adopted methods and systems in its economic activities with low element of risk. In the current and future years, your company will further strengthen and bolster its efforts to minimize or negate all risk factors. However, external factors of foreign currencies and impact of global slow down, currency corrections of other large growing economies do cause concern to all enterprises and your company does consider this as a concern. Nevertheless, such factors will be dealt with caution and adequate foresight.
DIVIDEND:
Your Board decided to retain the profit with the Company to strengthen the capital base , hence not recommend any dividend.
PUBLIC DEPOSITS:
Your company has not invited and accepted any deposits falling within the meaning of Sec.58A of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, during the financial year under review.
DIRECTORS:
Mr. Madhukar Yarra, Director of the Company retires by rotation and being eligible offers himself for re-appointment.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
Pursuant to the provisions of Sec.217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956 the Board of Directors of your Company hereby certify and confirm that:
1. In the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
2. The Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgements 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 of the Company for that period;
3. The Directors have 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;
4. The Directors have prepared the Annual accounts on a going concern basis.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION & FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUT GO:
The required information as per Sec.217 (1) (e) of the Companies Act 1956 is provided hereunder:
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION:
The Company has been continuously making efforts to reduce energy consumption. The management is striving to achieve cost reduction by economical usage of energy and to bring a general awareness about energy conservation among employees.
FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUT GO:
Earnings in Foreign Currency : Nil
Expenditure in Foreign Currency : Nil
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
No employee of the Company was in receipt of remuneration in excess of the limits as laid down under Sec.217 (2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975.
STATUTORY AUDITORS:
M/s. K.Vijayaraghavan & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Hyderabad, who are statutory auditors of the Company hold office in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, upto the conclusion of the ensuing annual general meeting and are eligible for re-appointment. A certificate under section 224 (1B) of the Companies Act, 1956 has been received from them. The Board of directors recommend their re-appointment.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
As a listed company, necessary measures have been taken to comply with the listing agreement with the Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd, Mumbai. A report on Corporate Governance, along with a certificate of compliance from the Auditors, forms part of this Report as Annexure.
SECRETARIAL AUDITORS:
During the year under review, the Board has appointed M/s. SGP & Associates, Company Secretaries as Secretarial Auditors for issuing Compliance Certificate in terms of Section 383A of the Companies Act, 1956 for the financial year 2011 - 2012. A copy of the Compliance Certificate is annexed to this report.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Your Directors gratefully acknowledge the support and co-operation extended by all the shareholders, customers, bankers, mutual funds, share brokers to your company during the year and look forward to their continued support.
Your Directors also place on record their appreciation of the dedication and commitment displayed by the employees of the company.
For and on behalf of the board of
Photon Capital Advisors Limited
Place: Hyderabad V R Shankara Tejaswy Nandury
Date: 31.07.2012 Director Wholetime Director
FINANCIAL RESULTS:
PARTICULARS 2009-10 2008-09
(Rs.in lakhs) (Rs.in lakhs)
Income from operations 266.35 972.47
Other Income 63.44 64.51
Expenditure 728.47 970.10
Profit / (Loss) before Tax (398.68) 66.88
Provision for tax (0.91) 211.30
Profit / (Loss) after tax (397.77) (144.42)
Profit brought forward (76.25) 68.17
Balance transferred to balance sheet (474.02) (76.25)
REVIEW OF OPERATIONS:
The year 2009-2010 has been a difficult one for your company. Even though the stock market has rebounded from its lows of the previous year, we took a call that the market could not rebound in a very sustainable manner in a very short period of time. We believed that several buying opportunities would emerge as prices stabilized at a low base and did not anticipate the spectacular rally that occurred. As a result, we missed the upside in the markets. However, on investments that we kept, we were able to recoup some of the mark-to-market losses.
Another factor exacerbated the situation. While we did not have a very strong point of view on the outcome of the Indian election, we believed that the rupee was going to depreciate. As a result, we had a long position in USDINR futures, which resulted in a loss created by the massive up move in the markets on the day that the election results were announced. In addition, we were also holding some positions from the previous year that we believed were fundamentally affected by the crash in the stock market. Selling them enabled us to create a tax credit because of the diminution in their value. All in all, we managed to rack up losses in both investing and trading activities. While this was disappointing, this experience has made us change our approach towards our operations, the details of which are discussed in the Management Discussion and Analysis section.
The financial services segment has been discontinued due to lack of opportunities to scale that business.
Dividend:
Your Board of directors do not recommend any dividend due to steep fall in income of the Company and thereby incurred a loss during the year 2009-2010.
PUBLIC DEPOSITS:
Your company has not invited and accepted any deposits falling within the meaning of Sec.58A of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, during the financial year under review.
DIRECTORS:
Mr. V.R. Shankara, Director of your Company retires by rotation and being eligible offer himself for reappointment.
DIRECTORS RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT:
Pursuant to the provisions of Sec.217 (2AA) of the Companies Act, 1956 the Board of Directors of your Company hereby certify and confirm that:
1. In the preparation of the Annual Accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material departures;
2. The Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgements 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 loss of the Company for that period;
3. The Directors have 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;
4. The Directors have prepared the Annual accounts on a going concern basis.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY ABSORPTION & FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUT GO:
The required information as per Sec.217 (1) (e) of the Companies Act 1956 is provided hereunder:
Conservation Of Energy and Technology Absorption:
Since the Company does not own any manufacturing facility, the other particulars relating to conservation of energy and technology absorption stipulated in the Companies (disclosure of particulars) in the Report of the Board of Directors Rules 1988 are not applicable. Foreign Exchange Earnings and Out Go:
Earnings in Foreign Currency : NIL
Expenditure in Foreign Currency : Nil
PARTICULARS OF EMPLOYEES:
No employee of the Company was in receipt of remuneration in excess of the limits as laid down under Sec.217 (2A) of the Companies Act, 1956 read with the Companies (particulars of Employees) Rules, 1975.
AUDITORS:
M/s. K.Vijayaraghavan & Associates, Chartered Accountants, Hyderabad, who are statutory auditors of the Company hold office in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, upto the conclusion of the ensuing annual general meeting and are eligible for re-appointment. A certificate under section 224 (1B) of the Companies Act, 1956 has been received from them. The Board of directors recommend their re- appointment.
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE:
As a listed company, necessary measures have been taken to comply with the listing agreement with the Bombay Stock Exchange Ltd., Mumbai. A report on Corporate Governance, along with a certificate of compliance from the Auditors, forms part of this Report as Annexure.
COMPANY SECRETARY:
During the year under review, the Board has appointed M/s. SGP & Associates, Company Secretaries as secretarial auditors for issuing Compliance Certificate in terms of Section 383A of the Companies Act, 1956 for the financial year 2009-2010. A copy of the Compliance Certificate is annexed to this report.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:
Your Directors gratefully acknowledge the support and co-operation extended by all the shareholders, customers, bankers, mutual funds, share brokers to your company during the year and look forward to their continued support.
Your Directors also place on record their appreciation of the dedication and commitment displayed by the employees of the company.
For and on behalf of the board
Photon Capital Advisors Limited
Sd/- Sd/-
V R Shankara Tejaswy Nandury
Director Wholetime Director
Place: Hyderabad
Date: July 23, 2010
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