to the Members
Your Directors have pleasure in presenting the Sixty-fourth Annual
Report, together with the Audited Accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2025.
1. FINANCIAL RESULTS
(Rs. in Lakh)
| Particulars |
Standalone |
Consolidated |
|
Year ended 31st March, 2025 |
Year ended 31st March, 2024 |
Year ended 31st March, 2025 |
Year ended 31st March, 2024 |
| Total Income |
3,86,886 |
3,81,516 |
3,85,970 |
3,81,209 |
| Profit before Depreciation & Tax |
18,921 |
29,010 |
17,992 |
28,690 |
| Depreciation |
2,358 |
2,275 |
2,421 |
2,316 |
| Exceptional Income |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Profit/(Loss) before Tax |
16,563 |
26,735 |
15,571 |
26,375 |
Provision for Taxation: |
|
|
|
|
| Current |
3,738 |
5,815 |
3,797 |
5,815 |
| Deferred |
575 |
491 |
582 |
483 |
| Provision for Taxation no longer required |
(127) |
- |
(127) |
- |
| Profit/(Loss) for the year after Tax |
12,377 |
20,429 |
11,320 |
20,076 |
| Other Comprehensive Income |
(113) |
(46) |
(113) |
(46) |
| Balance brought forward from previous year |
1,61,613 |
1,43,995 |
1,61,261 |
1,43,995 |
| Profit available for appropriation |
1,73,877 |
1,64,377 |
1,72,467 |
1,64,025 |
Appropriations: |
|
|
|
|
| Dividend |
2,742 |
2,764 |
2,742 |
2,764 |
| Tax on Dividend/Tax on buy-back of equity
shares |
849 |
- |
849 |
- |
| General Reserve |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| Balance carried to Balance Sheet |
1,70,285 |
1,61,613 |
1,68,876 |
1,61,261 |
2. SHARE CAPITAL
P ost completion of buy-back of 5,40,000 fully equity shares in the
month of September, 2024, the paid-up equity share capital of your Company stands at
13,71,20,830/-.
3. DIVIDEND
Y our Directors at the Board Meeting held on th May,19 2025
have recommended dividend @200% ( 4 per equity share of 2/- each), as against 200%
dividend for the previous year, on the paid-up Equity Share Capital of 1,371.20 Lakh,
resulting in an outgo of 2,742.41 Lakh for your Company ( 2,742.41 Lakh for previous
year).
4. RE SERVES paid The Reserves of your Company stood increased to
1,662 crore on standalone basis at the end of the year under review as against 1,611
crore for the previous year.
5. OPER ATIONS
During the year under review, on standalone basis, your Company
achieved sales volume at 4,40,136 KLs/MTs as against 4,18,404 KLs/MTs achieved during FY
2023-2024. Your Company's sales turnover increased during the FY 2024-2025 which
stood at 3,787 crore against 3,708 crore in the
FY 2023-2024. Your Company achieved net profit before tax of 166
crore during the FY 2024-2025 as against 267 crore during the previous year.
The drop in profits was primarily due to a fall in prices of Base Oils
which are the main raw materials for your Company, which adversely impacted your
Company's inventory holdings. Further, your Company's international business was
impacted by logistic challenges with escalated freights and limited frequency on routes
due to global uncertainties during the year.
During the FY 2024-2025, your Company's Wind
Power Plants situated in the states of Maharashtra,
Karnataka and Tamil Nadu generated a total of 80.40
MU against 86.73 MU generated in the previous year. During the year
under review, your Company did not add any new projects to its Wind Portfolio.
6. SUB SIDIARY COMPANIES, JOINT
AND ASSOCIATE COMPANIES
A s onst March,31 2025, your Company had one subsidiary
company viz. Savita GreenTec Limited. There has been no material change in the nature of
business of the subsidiary company during FY 2024-2025.
The report on the financial position of the subsidiary company as per
Section 129(3) of the Companies Act,
2013 is provided in Form No. AOC-1, which is enclosed as a separate
annexure to the Financial Statements.
7. P UBLIC DEPOSITS
Y our Company has not accepted any deposits from public or its
employees during the year under review.
8. P ARTICULARS OF LOANS, GUARANTEES INVESTMENTS
D etails of Loans, Guarantees and covered under the provisions of
Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are given in the notes to the Financial Statements.
9. C ORPORATE GOVERNANCE
C orporate Governance Report along with
Certificate from the Secretarial Auditors of your
Company regarding compliance of the conditions of Corporate Governance
pursuant to requirements as stipulated by Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 is annexed hereto and forms
part of this Report.
10. DIREC TORS
A s per provisions of Section 152 of the Companies in Act, 2013, Mr.
Vishal Sood (DIN: 10734919), Director of the Company retires by rotation at the ensuing
Annual General Meeting of your Company and being eligible offers himself for
re-appointment.
Profile of Mr. Vishal Sood has been detailed in the
Explanatory Statement annexed to the Notice of the ensuing Annual
General Meeting. Your Directors recommend re-appointment of Mr. Vishal Sood as the
Whole-time Director of your Company.
Your Company has received declarations from all the
Independent Directors of your Company confirming that they meet with
the criteria of Independence as prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
11. KE Y MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL
During the year under review, Mr. Gautam N.
Mehra, Managing Director of your Company,
Mr. Siddharth G. Mehra, Whole-time Director, Mr. Vishal Sood,
Whole-time Director, Mr. Uday C. Rege, Company Secretary & Chief Legal Officer and Mr.
Sanjeev Madan, Chief Financial Officer were the
Key Managerial Personnel of your Company.
Remuneration and other details of the said Key
Managerial Personnel for the financial year ended the 31st
March, 2025 are attached to the Board's Report.
12. BO ARD COMMITTEES
OR All decisions pertaining to the constitution of
Committees, appointment of Members and fixing of terms of
reference/role of the Committees are taken by the Board of Directors of your Company.
Details of the role and composition of the Committees of the Company,
including the number of meetings held during the financial year and attendance at a
meetings, are provided in the Corporate Governance Section of the Annual Report.
13. NUMBER OF MEETINGS
The Board of Directors of your Company met 6 times during FY 2024-2025.
The Board Meetings were held on 1st April, 2024, 11th May, 2024, 3rd
August, 2024, 27th August, 2024, 12th November, 2024 and
13th February, 2025. The maximum time gap between any two
consecutive meetings did not exceed one hundred and twenty days.
Audit Committee of your Company met 4 times on
11th May, 2024, 3rd August, 2024, 12th
November, 2024 and 13th February, 2025 during the FY 2024-2025.
Stakeholders' Relationship Committee of your
Company met 4 times on 11th May, 2024, 3rd
August, 2024, 12th November, 2024 and 13th February, 2025 during the
FY 2024-2025.
Nomination and Remuneration Committee of your Company met 2
times on 11th May, 2024 and 3rd August, 2024 during the FY
2024-2025.
Risk Management Committee of your Company met
2 times on 11th May, 2024 and 12th November, 2024
during the FY 2024-2025.
CSR & ESG Committee of your Company met 2 times on 11th
May, 2024 and 12th November, 2024 during the FY 2024-2025.
14. DIREC TORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT
In ac cordance with the provisions of Section the Companies Act, 2013,
your Directors confirm that:
a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting
standards have been followed along with proper explanation relating to material
departures, if any;
b) the selected accounting policies were applied consistently and the
Directors made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a
true and fair view of the state of affairs of your Company as at 31 st March,
2025 and of statement of profit and loss of your
Company for the year ended on that date;
c) proper and sufficient care has been taken for the maintenance of
adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013
for safeguarding the assets of your Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and
other irregularities;
d) the annual accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis;
e) the internal financial controls have been laid down to be followed
by your Company and such controls are adequate and are operating effectively;
f) proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all
applicable laws have been devised and such systems are adequate and are operating
effectively.
15. PERF ORMANCE EVALUATION
Pur suant to the provisions of Section 134(3)(p), 149(8) and Schedule
IV of the Companies Act, 2013 and relevant provisions of SEBI (Listing Obligations and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, annual performance evaluation of the Directors
as well as of the Audit Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee and
Stakeholders' Relationship Committee for the FY 2024-2025 was carried out by your
Company.
For the FY 2024-2025, the performance evaluation of the Independent
Directors was carried out by the entire Board and the performance evaluation of the
Chairman and Non-Independent Directors was carried out separately by the Independent
Directors.
The Directors expressed their satisfaction with the 134(5) of
evaluation process.
16. INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS' MEETING
During the year under review, the Independent Directors of your Company
met on 13th February, 2025 interalia, to discuss:
i) Evaluation of performance of Non-Independent
Directors and the Board of Directors of your Company as a whole;
ii) Evaluation of performance of the Chairman of your Company, taking
into views of Executive and Non-Executive Directors;
iii) Evaluation of the quality, content and timelines of flow of
information between the Management and the Board that is necessary for the Board to
effectively and reasonably perform its duties.
17. MANA GERIAL REMUNERATION
The information required under Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment
and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 is provided as a separate annexure.
The information as required under Rule 5(2) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration
of Managerial Personnel) Rules,
2014 will be provided upon request by any Member of your Company. In
terms of Section 136(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Report and the Accounts are being
sent to the Members excluding the aforesaid Annexure. Any Member interested in obtaining
copy of the same may write to the Company Secretary at the Registered Office of your
Company.
18. NOMINATION AND REMUNERATION POLICY
The r evised Nomination and Remuneration recommended by the Nomination
and Remuneration Committee and approved by the Board of Directors of your Company in its
Meeting held on 1st April, 2024 is adopted by your Company. The Remuneration
Policy of your Company is attached to this Report as a separate annexure and the same can
be accessed by clicking on the weblink https://www.savita.com/
about/remuneration-policy.php
19. C SR POLICY
The r evised Corporate Social Responsibility recommended by the CSR
Committee and approved by the Board of Directors of your Company in its Meeting held on 19th
May, 2025 is adopted by your
Company. The same can be accessed by clicking on the weblink
https://www.savita.com/about/ corporate-social-responsibility.php
The disclosure relating to the amount spent on Corporate Social
Responsibility activities for the financial year ended 31 st March, 2025 is
attached to this Report as a separate annexure.
20. L ISTING AND OTHER REGULATORY
AGAINST YOUR COMPANY, IF ANY
Y our Company's shares continue to be listed on
Limited and National Stock Exchange of India Limited. The Listing Fees
to these two Stock Exchanges for the FY 2025-2026 have been paid by your
Company on time.
There were no significant or material orders passed by any of the
regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and your
Company's operations in future.
21. TR ANSFER TO INVESTOR EDUCATION
PROTECTION FUND
During the year, your Company has transferred
12.44 Lakh towards unclaimed Dividend as against 5.41 Lakh towards
unclaimed Dividend in the previous year to the Investor Education and Protection Fund,
which amount was due and payable for the FY 2016-2017 and remained unclaimed and unpaid
for a period of 7 years, as provided in Section 125 of the Companies Act, 2013.
Your Company has intimated to the Shareholders who had not claimed
dividends for the past 7 years to claim the dividends forthwith failing which their shares
would stand transferred to the IEPF Authority after 15 th October, 2025.
22.PolicyKE Y FINANCIAL RATIOS
K ey Financial Ratios for the financial year 31st March,
2025, are provided in the Management Discussion and Analysis Report which is annexed
hereto and forms a part of the Board's Report.
23. S TATUTORY AUDITORS
The Members of your Company, at the 61st Annual General
Meeting held on 29th September, 2022 had re-appointed G. D. Apte & Company,
Chartered
Accountants (Firm Registration No. 100515W) as the Policy Statutory
Auditors of the Company for the second term of 5 years to hold office from the conclusion
of the ensuing 61st Annual General Meeting until the conclusion of the 66th
Annual General Meeting of the Company.
24. A UDITORS' REPORT
The Auditors' Report to the Members on the of your Company for the
financial year ended
31st March, 2025 is attached to this Report and does not
contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark. No fraud has been reported by
the Auditors to the Audit Committee or Board.
25. SECRE TARIAL AUDIT REPORT
BSE Secr etarial Audit for the FY 2024-2025 was by MP & Associates,
Company Secretaries in Practice in accordance with the provisions of Section 204 of the
Companies Act, 2013. The Secretarial Audit Report is attached as a separate annexure to
this Report and does not contain any qualification, reservation or adverse remark. The
Company has complied with the applicable provisions of Secretarial Standards.
In compliance with Regulation 24A of SEBI (Listing Obligations and
Disclosure Requirements) AND Regulations, 2015, the Audit Committee and Board of
Directors at their respective meetings held on 19th May, 2025, subject to
approval of the Shareholders, recommended the appointment of MP & Associates, Company
Secretaries in Practice as
Secretarial Auditors of the Company to hold office for a term of 5
(five) years commencing from the financial year 2025-2026 till the financial year
2029-2030.
MP & Associates, Company Secretaries in Practice confirmed their
eligibility and qualification required under the Companies Act, 2013 for holding the
office as Secretarial Auditors of the Company.
26. C OST AUDIT
Kale & Associates, Cost Accountants resigned as Cost
Auditors of your Company for FY 2024-2025 due to
domesticreasonsoftheproprietor,Mrs.SampadaKale, vide resignation letter dated 6th
May, 2025. The Board of Directors places on record its appreciation for the services
provided by Kale & Associates over the years to your Company as Cost Auditors.
In compliance with the provisions of Section 148 of the Companies Act,
2013, the Board of Directors of your Company at its meeting held on 19th May,
2025 has appointed M/s. Kishor Bhatia and Associates, Cost Accountants (Firm Registration
No. 000294) as Cost
Auditors of your Company for the FY 2024-2025 and FY 2025-2026. In
terms of the provisions of Section
148(3) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 14(a)(ii) of The
Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, the remuneration of the Cost Auditors has to
be ratified by the Members. Accordingly, necessary resolutions are proposed at the ensuing
Annual
General Meeting for ratification of the remuneration payable to the
Cost Auditors for the FY 2024-2025 and FY 2025-2026. The Company has prepared and
maintained the cost records as specified by the
Central Government under Section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013.
27. RI SK MANAGEMENT
In ac cordance with the provisions of SEBI Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements)
Regulations, 2015, your Company has Risk
Management Committee in operation to oversee the Risk Management of
your Company in line with your Company's Risk Framework and a detailed Policy to
cover risk assessments, identification of various significant risks and mitigation plans
to address the identified risks. Your Company's Risk
Management Policy continues to be displayed on the website and the same
can be accessed by clicking on the weblink https://www.savita.com/about/
risk-management-policy.php
28. INTERNAL CONTROL SYSTEMS AND THEIR ADEQUACY
Y our Company's internal control systems are in with size, scale
and complexity of its operations. The Audit Committee has been vigilant and has supervises
the scope and authority of the Internal Audit function in your Company as a continuing
exercise. Your Company also hires services of external agency for periodically carrying
out internal audit in areas identified by the Audit Committee from time to time, as is
prescribed under the law. Such internal audit reports are considered at each of the Audit
Committee Meetings where significant audit observations are discussed in detail and action
plans narrating corrective actions are then suggested to be taken thereon by the concerned
departments. The actions taken are reviewed by the
Audit Committee at their subsequent meetings.
29. VIGIL MECHANISM
Y our Company has a vigil mechanism policy to deal with instances of
fraud and mismanagement, if any. The Whistle Blower Policy framed for the purpose is
uploaded on the website and the same can be accessed by clicking on the weblink https://
www.savita.com/about/whistle-blower-policy.php
30. DIVIDEND DISTRIBUTION POLICY
In accordance with the provisions of Regulation 43A of the SEBI
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, your Company has
formulated a Dividend Distribution Policy of your Company. The Dividend Distribution
Policy is uploaded on the website and the same can be accessed by clicking on the weblink
https://www.savita.com/ uploads/Dividend-Distribution-Policy.pdf
31. REL ATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
The Audit Committee scrutinises and approves all (Listing related party
transactions attracting compliance under Section 188 and/or Regulation 23 of the SEBI
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 before placing them
for Board's approval. Prior omnibus approval of the Audit Committee is also sought
for transactions which are of a foreseen and repetitive nature.
The Policy on materiality of related party transactions and dealing
with related party transactions as approved by the Board of Directors of your Company is
uploaded on the website and the same can be accessed by clicking on the weblink https://
www.savita.com/about/policy-for-dealing-with-related-party.php
line The disclosures on related party transactions too are made in the
Financial Statements of your Company from time to time.
32. E XTRACT OF ANNUAL RETURN
The web link for the Annual Return in prescribed MGT-7 is uploaded on
the website of your Company i.e., www.savita.com. The same can be accessed by clicking on
the web link https://www.savita.com/
investors/pdfs/Draft-Form-MGT-7-Annual-Return-for-FY-2024-25.pdf
33. BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY REPORT
In c ompliance with the relevant provisions (Listing Obligations and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, the Business Responsibility and
Sustainability Report describing the initiatives taken by your Company
from an environmental, social and governance perspective is attached herewith as a
separate Annexure.
34. SE XUAL HARASSMENT GRIEVANCES
During the year under review, there were no grievances reported under
the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and
Redressal) Act, 2013.
(a) number of complaints of sexual harassment received in the year
Nil
(b) number of complaints disposed off during the year Nil
(c ) number of cases pending for more than ninety days
Nil
35. MA TERNITY BENEFIT ACT, 1961
Y our Company has complied with the of the Maternity Benefit Act, 1961
during the year under review.
36. INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS
Form The industrial relations continued to be generally peaceful and
cordial during the year.
37. C ONSERVATION OF ENERGY, TECHNOLOGY
ABSORPTION AND FOREIGN EXCHANGE EARNINGS AND OUTGO
The information relating to the Conservation of Energy, Technology
Absorption and Foreign Exchange Earnings and Outgo as required to be disclosed under of
SEBI the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, is given as an annexure forming part of this
Report.
38. MATERIAL CHANGES
Ther e have been no material changes and commitments affecting the
financial position of your Company since the close of the financial year i.e., 31st
March, 2025. Further, it is hereby confirmed that there has been no change in the nature
of the business of your Company.
39. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Y our Directors are grateful for the encouragement, support and
co-operation received from all stakeholders of your Company including members, customers,
suppliers, government authorities, banks and all other associates and also wish to thank
them for the trust reposed in the Management. Your Directors are also grateful to all the
employees for their commitment and contribution to the welfare of your Company.
| For and on behalf of the Board |
Gautam N. Mehra |
| Managing Director |
| (DIN:00296615) |
| Mumbai |
| 7th August, 2025 |