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    Narendra Properties Ltd.

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    Market Cap.(`) 28.20 Cr. P/BV 0.75 Book Value (`) 52.85
    52 Week High/Low ( ` ) 56/29 FV/ML 10/1 P/E(X) 30.55
    Book Closure 28/09/2024 EPS (`) 1.30 Div Yield (%) 0.00
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    Board of Directors
    Sr.No.NameDesignation
    1 Mr. Mahendra K MaherChairman & Non Independent Director
    2 Mr. Chirag N MaherManaging Director
    3 Mr. Nishank SakariyaNon Independent Director
    4 Ms. Kavita PatelIndependent Director
    5 Mr. Narendra Kumar LunawathIndependent Director
    6 Mr. Aravind Kumar Ayush JainIndependent Director

    Key Executives
    Sr.No.NameDesignation
    1 Mrs. Khadija Shabbir BharmalCo. Secretary & Compl. Officer
    2 Mr. Jitesh D MaherChief Financial Officer
  • Narendra Properties Ltd.

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    Market Cap.(`) 28.20 Cr. P/BV 0.75 Book Value (`) 52.85
    52 Week High/Low ( ` ) 56/29 FV/ML 10/1 P/E(X) 30.55
    Book Closure 28/09/2024 EPS (`) 1.30 Div Yield (%) 0.00
    You can view full text of the latest Director's Report for the company.
    Year End :2024-03

    Your Directors are pleased to present the 29th Annual Report and the Company's audited financial statement for
    the financial year ended March 31, 2024.

    FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

    The Company's financial performance, for the year ended March 31,2024 is summarised below:

    S.No Details

    Year ended
    31.03.2024
    (in Lakhs)

    Year ended
    31.03.2023
    (in Lakhs)

    1

    Contract receipts

    -

    -

    2

    Sales

    1,863.355

    1,122.225

    3

    Other income

    85.672

    1.368

    Total

    1,949.027

    1,123.593

    4

    Total expenditure

    1,647.687

    559.679

    5

    Interest & finance expenses

    0.009

    71.940

    6

    Depreciation

    1.595

    0.147

    7

    Profit before tax

    299.736

    491.827

    8

    Provision for tax

    - Current year

    (74.858)

    (61.884)

    - Deferred Tax (Asset)

    (0.232)

    (0.141)

    9

    Prior year depreciation adj.

    -

    -

    10

    Profit after tax

    224.646

    429.802

    11

    Add: Surplus from previous year

    2,793.156

    2,363.354

    12

    Amount available for appropriations

    3,017.802

    2,793.156

    13

    Transfer to General Reserve

    NIL

    NIL

    14

    Appropriation for Dividend

    (71.064)

    NIL

    2,946.738

    2,793.156

    TRANSFER TO RESERVES

    Your Directors have not transferred any amount to any reserves during the year.

    DIVIDEND

    The Board of Directors have recommended dividend of Re.1/- (i.e., 10%) (previous year 10%) per equity share of
    Rs.10/- each fully paid up. Dividend is subject to approval of members at the ensuing 29th Annual General
    Meeting (29th aGM) and shall be subject to deduction of income tax at source, to the extent applicable. The
    dividend will be disbursed after the same is approved by the members at their ensuing AGM.

    TRANSFER TO INVESTOR EDUCATION AND PROTECTION FUND

    Your Company does not have any amount to be transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fund as required
    under the provisions of Section 125(2) of the Companies Act, 2013.

    MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

    A. Industry Structure and Developments

    Your Company is a building construction company. It undertakes development projects of residential and
    commercial multi-storied apartment complexes. The operations of the Company are presently confined to
    localities in and around Chennai and its suburbs.

    B. Segmentwise Performance

    Your Company undertakes construction projects at Chennai and its suburb. The activities of your Company
    falls under single segment namely Construction of Buildings (Residential & Commercial).

    C. Financial Performance with Respect to Operational Performance

    Your Company reported a total income of Rs. 1,949.027 lakhs during the year ended 31st March 2024 as
    against Rs. 1,123.593 lakhs during the previous year. The Profit after tax was Rs. 224.646 lakhs for the year
    ended 31.3.2024 as against Profit after tax of Rs. 429.802 lakhs achieved during the previous year.

    The value of contract work-in-progress of projects at cost which are at various stages of progress as on
    31st March 2024 is Rs. 1,725.548 lakhs as against Rs. 3,101.329 lakhs during the previous year and the
    same is disclosed as inventories in the Balance sheet as on 31st March 2024.

    Your Company owns immovable properties at Sholinganallur, Chennai which is a fast growing suburban
    area. The Company proposes to utilize the same as appropriate to enhance shareholder value as per the
    emerging business circumstances.

    D. Outlook

    Your Company will be concentrating in the execution of the existing projects on hand. Launch of further
    projects depends upon the demand in the present market.

    E. Risks & Concerns

    The primary concern is fluctuating market conditions that affect the demand in the luxury market segment.

    F. Internal Control Systems

    Your company has a proper and adequate system of internal controls to ensure that all assets are safeguarded
    and protected against loss from un-authorised use or disposition.

    G. Human resources and industrial relations

    Your company has well qualified and experienced technical, financial and administrative staff to cater to its
    business requirements. The relations with the employees of the company remained cordial throughout the
    year.

    H. Significant changes in Key Financial Ratios

    The Key Financial Ratios applicable to the operations of the Company and changes thereon along with the
    explanation is furnished in Note 30 annexed to Balance sheet as on 31-03-2024.

    Disclosure of Accounting Treatment

    The Company has not made any alternative treatment which is in variance with the Indian Accounting Standard.
    The treatment of various financial items vis-a-vis the prescribed accounting standard is disclosed Note 1 to 3
    annexed to Financial Statements which is self-explanatory.

    CREDIT RATING

    Your Company has not issued any financial instruments requiring to be rated by credit rating agencies during the
    year.

    SUBSIDIARIES, JOINT VENTURES AND ASSOCIATE COMPANIES

    Your Company does not have any subsidiary, joint venture or associate companies.

    DIRECTORS' RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENT

    Your Directors state that:

    i. in the preparation of the annual accounts for the year ended March 31, 2024, the applicable accounting
    standards read with requirements set out under Schedule III to the Act, have been followed and there are no
    material departures from the same;

    ii. the Directors have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments
    and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the
    Company as at March 31, 2024 and of the profit of the Company for the year ended on that date;

    iii. the Directors have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in
    accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing
    and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

    iv. the Directors have prepared the annual accounts on a 'going concern' basis;

    v. the Directors have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and that such internal
    financial controls are adequate and are operating effectively; and

    vi. the Directors have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws
    and that such systems are adequate and operating effectively.

    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

    Your Company has complied with all the material requirements of Corporate Governance prescribed under
    Securities & Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligation and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. A
    report on Corporate Governance as required under regulation 34(3) read along with Schedule V of the said
    regulation is annexed and it forms part of this report.

    CONTRACTS AND ARRANGEMENTS WITH RELATED PARTIES

    The Related Party Transactions which were considered material as per the policy adopted by the Company
    and for which the Company has already obtained the members approval at the previous AGM is disclosed
    in Form AOC-2 annexed to this report.

    The Policy on materiality of related party transactions and dealing with related party transactions as approved
    by the Board was put up on the website of the Company at
    www.narendraproperties.com.

    Your Directors draw attention of the members to Note 24: Notes to the financial statements for the year ended
    March 31, 2024 to the financial statement which sets out related party disclosures.

    RISK MANAGEMENT

    The Company is not under obligation to constitute a Risk Management Committee since it does not form part
    of prescribed group of companies required to do so.

    Your Company has adequate risk management infrastructure in place capable of addressing risks faced by
    the company both internal and external. The Board of Directors periodically reviews the potential risks affecting
    the business of the Company and remedial measures undertaken by the management of the Company in
    mitigating those risks.

    INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS

    The Company has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements. During the
    year, no reportable material weakness has surfaced with regard to those internal controls in place.

    DIRECTORS AND KEY MANAGERIAL PERSONNEL

    The Board of Directors of the Company is duly constituted as per the requirements of section 149 of the Companies
    Act, 2013, and SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015.

    The Independent Directors Mr. Babubhai P Patel and Mr. K S Subramanian have vacated office on 31st March
    2024, upon completion of their tenure of appointment. The Independent Director Ms.Kavita Patel was appointed
    to hold office for a period of five years from 27th December 2021 to 26th December 2026 approved by the
    shareholders vide special resolution passed through Postal Ballot through Electronic Voting on 28th February
    2022. The Independent Directors Mr. Narendra Kumar Lunawath and Mr. Aravind Kumar Ayush Jain was appointed
    to hold office for a period of five years from 10th August 2023 to 9th August 2028 approved by the shareholders
    vide special resolution passed at their 28th Annual General Meeting held on 28th September 2023. The Non¬
    Independent Directors Mr. Narendra C Maher and Mr. Narendra Sakariya retired by rotation at the 28th AGM held
    on 28th September 2023 and have not been re-appointed in deference to their desire.

    The Non-Independent Director Mrs. Preethi S Maher has resigned as Director due to her pre-occupations with
    effect from 31st March 2024.

    Other than the above, none of the other Independent Directors have resigned during the year before the expiry
    of his / her term of appointment and there was no other change in the overall composition of the Board of
    Directors of the Company.

    The Company has in place all the KMPs required to be appointed u/s 203 of the Companies Act, 2013. Mr. Chirag
    N Maher is the Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Jitesh D Maher is the Chief Financial Officer and
    Ms. Khadija Shabbir Bharmal is the Company Secretary appointed u/s 203 of the Companies Act, 2013.

    The Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directors of the Company confirming that they
    meet the criteria of independence as prescribed both under the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (LODR)
    Regulations, 2015.

    A familiarization program was conducted on 7th February 2024 for the Independent Directors wherein the roles,
    rights, responsibilities of the Independent Directors, the business model of the company and the industry related
    developments was apprised and presented to them. All the Directors attended the Familiarization programme.
    The details of the familiarization program conducted for Independent Directors has also been uploaded at the
    website of the Company at
    www.narendraproperties.com.

    The Company has formulated Policy for selection of Directors and determining Directors independence,
    Remuneration Policy for Directors, Key Managerial Personnel and other employees which has been put up on
    the website of the Company at
    www.narendraproperties.com.

    AUDITORS & AUDITORS’ REPORT
    Statutory Audit

    The Statutory Auditors M/s SANJIV SHAH & ASSOCIATES, Chartered Accountants, Chennai, have conducted
    statutory audit for the year ended 31st March 2024 and their report to members is annexed hereto. The Auditors
    have issued an un-modified opinion on the Financial Statements audited by them for the year ended 31st March
    2024.

    Secretarial Audit

    The Board had appointed Mr. Gopikrishnan Madanagopal, Practising Company Secretary, to conduct the
    Secretarial Audit for the financial year 2023-24. The Secretarial Audit Report for the financial year ended March
    31, 2024 is annexed to this report.

    As regards the remarks made by the Secretarial Auditor in the Certificate on Corporate Governance and Secretarial
    Audit Report for the year ended 31st March 2024, the explanation furnished by the Board of Directors is as
    follows:

    Nature of deviation and penalty levied

    Boards' Explanation

    Regulation 20(2) / (2A) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations,
    2015

    Constitution of Stakeholder Relationship Committee
    (SRC) - Appointment of Member in the SRC in the
    place of Directors who have vacated office at the AGM
    held on 28.09.2023 whereas appointment to fill the
    vacancy in the SRC was made only at the Board
    meeting held on 10.11.2023
    BSE Ltd has levied a penalty of Rs.4000 plus
    applicable GST

    The Company is entitled to benefit conferred under
    Regulation 17(IE) of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015,
    which grants a time period of three months for filling
    up any vacancy and accordingly the Company has
    complied within said period.

    The Company has remitted the penalty and have
    made representation to the BSE Ltd to consider
    withdrawing the penal action since they are in
    compliance with the requirements of Regulation 20(2)/
    (2A) to be read along with Regulation 17(1 E) of SEBI
    (LODR) Regulations, 2015.

    Internal Audit

    Mr. R Mugunthan, Independent Practicing Chartered Accountant is the Internal Auditor of the Company as required
    under section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013. The Internal Auditor reports to the Audit Committee and the
    periodical reports submitted by him are reviewed by the Audit Committee and the Board. No adverse findings
    were reported by the Internal Auditor during the year.

    DISCLOSURES

    Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

    Your Board of Directors evaluated the Company's obligation u/s 135(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, to carry out
    CSR activities and are of the opinion that the Company is not falling within the financial criteria laid down under
    section 135(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, and as such is not under obligation constitute Corporate Social
    Responsibility committee and undertake CSR activities during the year ended 31st March 2024. In view of this no
    CSR activities was carried out during the year ended 31st March 2024.

    Audit committee

    The Audit Committee constituted by the Board satisfies the requirements prescribed under section 177 of the
    Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI (LODR) Regulations. All the recommendations made by the Audit Committee
    during the year have been accepted by the Board.

    Vigil Mechanism

    The Company has put in place a vigil mechanism in order to facilitate Directors and Employees to report on
    genuine concerns. The Whistle Blower policy adopted by the Company and the Vigil Mechanism as a part of the
    said policy has been put up on the website of the Company at
    www.narendraproperties.com.

    Meetings of Board

    During the year six meetings of the Board of Directors were held. The dates on which the Board meetings were
    held and the attendance of the Directors therein is furnished in the Corporate Governance Report.

    Particulars of Loans given, Investments made, Guarantees given and securities provided.

    The particulars of Investments made & Loans given Note 5: Notes to Financial Statements.

    The Company has not given any guarantees and has not provided any security during the year.

    Conservation of energy, technology absorption, foreign exchange earnings and outgo.

    As the Company is basically a construction company, the Provisions of Sec. 134 (3) (m) of the Companies Act,
    2013, so far as the information relating to conservation of energy and technology absorption is not applicable to
    the Company. The Company has not earned any revenue in foreign exchange and it has also not incurred any
    expenditure in foreign currency during the year.

    Annual Return

    Pursuant to section 92(3) read with section 134(3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013, the Annual return of the
    Company in Form MGT-7 for FY 2023-24 is available on the Company's website at
    www.narendraproperties.com.

    Particulars of Employees and related disclosures

    In terms of the requirements of Section 197(12) of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rules 5(2) and 5(3) of the
    Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, your Directors wish to state
    that none of the employees are drawing remuneration in excess of the limits set out in the said rules.
    Disclosures pertaining to remuneration and other details as required under Section 197(12) of the Act read with
    Rule 5(1) of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 annexed to
    this report.

    Employees Stock Option Scheme

    The Company has not formulated any Employees Stock Option scheme.

    Disclosure under the Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal)
    Act, 2013.

    The Company has in place Anti Sexual Harassment Policy in line with the requirements of the Sexual Harassment
    of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013. All employees (permanent, contractual,
    temporary, trainees) are covered under this policy. The Company has not received any complaints under the said
    Act during the year.

    General

    Your Directors do not have anything to report or disclose on the following items since there were no transaction
    relating to them during the year:

    i. No deposits were accepted attracting the provisions of section 73 - 76 of the Companies Act, 2013.

    ii. The Company has not issued any equity shares during the year with differential rights as to dividend, voting
    or otherwise.

    iii. The Company has not issued any shares (including sweat equity shares) to any of its employees during the
    year.

    iv. The Company does not have any subsidiary, Joint venture or associate companies and as such the Managing
    Director / Whole time Directors receiving any remuneration from such companies does not arise.

    v. No significant or material orders were passed by the Regulators or Courts or Tribunals which impact the
    going concern status and Company's operations in future.

    vi. There were no material changes and commitments affecting the financial position of the company which
    have occurred between 31st March 2024 and the date of this report.

    vii. The Board has reviewed the system in place to monitor compliance with all the applicable laws relating to
    Company's domain of operation and it has not come across any material non-compliance with such laws
    during the year.

    viii. The Company has not done any valuation or availed any one time settlement of loans from Banks or
    Financial Institutions during the year.

    ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

    Your Directors take this opportunity to thank the various Governmental authorities, the Company's Bankers
    HDFC Bank Limited, Bank of Baroda, Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Limited and all the customers, suppliers and
    contractors who have supported the efforts of the Company at every critical stage.

    Your Directors also wish to place on record the dedicated services rendered by the employees of the Company
    at all levels.

    By Order of the Board,

    For and on behalf of the Board of Directors

    PLACE:CHENNAI MAHENDRA K MAHER

    DATED : 23rd MAY 2024 CHAIRMAN

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