MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

25.03.2013

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

HINDALCO INDUSTRIES LIMITED

 

 

Registered Office :

Century Bhavan, 3rd Floor, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai – 400 025, Maharashtra

 

 

Country :

India

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.03.2012

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

15.12.1958

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

11-011238

 

 

Capital Investment / Paid-up Capital :

Rs.1914.800 Millions

 

 

CIN No.:

[Company Identification No.]

L27020MH1958PLC011238

 

 

TAN No.:

[Tax Deduction & Collection Account No.]

MUMI05060G

 

 

PAN No.:

[Permanent Account No.]

AAACH1201R

 

 

Legal Form :

Public Limited Liability Company. The Company’s Shares are Listed on the Stock Exchanges

 

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Aluminium Products.

 

 

No. of Employees :

12000 (Approximately)

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Aa (75)

 

RATING

STATUS

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

Large

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 1281000000

 

 

Status :

Excellent

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Regular          

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

Comments :

Subject is a part of Aditya Birla Group. It is a well established and a reputed    company having fine track record. Financial position of the company appears to be sound. Fundamentals are strong and healthy. Trade relations are reported as fair. Business is active. Payments are reported to be regular and as per commitments.

 

The company can be considered good for any normal business dealings at usual trade terms and conditions.

 

NOTES :

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail : infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List – June 30, 2012

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(31.03.2012)

Current Rating

(30.06.2012)

India

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low

 

A2

Moderate

 

B1

High

 

B2

Very High

 

C1

Restricted

 

C2

Off-credit

 

D

 

 

INDIAN ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

India is developing into an open-market economy, yet traces of its past autarkic policies remain. Economic liberalization, including industrial deregulation, privatization of state-owned enterprises, and reduced controls on foreign trade and investment, began in the early 1990s and has served to accelerate the country's growth, which has averaged more than 7% per year since 1997. India's diverse economy encompasses traditional village farming, modern agriculture, handicrafts, a wide range of modern industries, and a multitude of services. Slightly more than half of the work force is in agriculture, but services are the major source of economic growth, accounting for more than half of India's output, with only one-third of its labor force. India has capitalized on its large educated English-speaking population to become a major exporter of information technology services and software workers. In 2010, the Indian economy rebounded robustly from the global financial crisis - in large part because of strong domestic demand - and growth exceeded 8% year-on-year in real terms. However, India's economic growth in 2011 slowed because of persistently high inflation and interest rates and little progress on economic reforms. High international crude prices have exacerbated the government's fuel subsidy expenditures contributing to a higher fiscal deficit, and a worsening current account deficit. Little economic reform took place in 2011 largely due to corruption scandals that have slowed legislative work. India's medium-term growth outlook is positive due to a young population and corresponding low dependency ratio, healthy savings and investment rates, and increasing integration into the global economy. India has many long-term challenges that it has not yet fully addressed, including widespread poverty, inadequate physical and social infrastructure, limited non-agricultural employment opportunities, scarce access to quality basic and higher education, and accommodating rural-to-urban migration.

Source : CIA

 

 

EXTERNAL AGENCY RATING

 

Rating Agency Name

CRISIL

Rating

AA+ (Long Term Ration)

Rating Explanation

High degree of safety. It carry very low credit risk.

Date

07.01.2013

 

 

Rating Agency Name

CRISIL

Rating

A1+ (Short Term Rating)

Rating Explanation

Strongest degree of safety. It carry lowest credit risk.

Date

07.01.2013

 

 

RBI DEFAULTERS’ LIST STATUS

 

Subject’s name is not enlisted as a defaulter in the publicly available RBI Defaulters’ list.

 

 

EPF (Employee Provident Fund) DEFAULTERS’ LIST STATUS

 

Subject’s name is not enlisted as a defaulter in the publicly available EPF (Employee Provident Fund) Defaulters’ list as of 31-03-2012.

 

LOCATIONS

 

Registered Office/

Marketing Head Office:

Century Bhavan, 3rd Floor, Dr. Annie Besant Road, Worli, Mumbai – 400 025, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-24308491 / 92 / 93 / 66626666

Fax No.:

91-22-24227586 / 24362516

E-Mail :

hindalco.rkt@rmjsprintrpg.ems.vsnl.net.in

ajjhala@hindalco.com

pragnyaram@adityabirla.com

rkasliwal@adityabirla.com

ajjhala@adityabirla.com

careers@adityabirla.com

sangram@adityabirla.com

a.malik@adityabirla.com

anil.malik@adityabirla.com

Website :

http://www.adityabirla.com/hindalco 

http://www.hindalco.com

 

 

Corporate Office 1/ - Marketing Head Office  (Copper) :

Aditya Birla Centre, III Floor, B Wing, S. K. Ahire Marg, Worli, Mumbai – 400030, Maharashtra, India

Tel No.:

91-22-66525000 / 24995000

Fax No.:

91-22-66525847 / 24995841

Email :

bm.sharma@adityabirla.com

Website:

http://www.birlacopper.com

 

 

Corporate Office 2:

Foil and  Packaging Business, Kalwa Works, Thane Belapur Road, Near Vitawa Village, Kalwa, Thane-400 605, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-25347151

Fax No. :

91-22-24227586

Email :

amalik@adityabirla.com

 

 

Regional Office – Aluminium :

Ahura Centre, 1st Floor, 82, Mahakali Caves Road, Mumbai-400093, Maharashtra, India

Tel. No.:

91-22-66917031 / 30 / 37 / 40 /00

Fax No. :

91-22-66917070

 

 

Principal Office and Works / Renusagar Power Division

District Sonbhadra, P. O. Renukoot – 231217, Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Tel. No.:

91-5446-252077-9/ 272501-5

Fax No.:

91-5446-252107 / 252427/ 272382

E-Mail :

hindalco.rkt@adityabirla.com

 

 

Birla Copper Division:

P. O. Dahej, Lakhigam, District Bharuch - 392130, Gujarat, India

Tel. No.:

91-2641-256004-06/251009

Fax No.:

91-2641-251002-3

E-Mail :

birlacopper@adityabirla.com

 

 

Foil and Wheels Division:

 

Village Khutli, Khanvel, Silvassa – 396 230, Union Territory of Dadara and Nagar Haveli, India

Tel. No.:

91-260-2677021-4

Fax No.:

91-260-2677025

 

 

Export Office:

9/1, R. N. Mukherjee Road, Kolkata - 700 001, West Bengal, India

Tel. No.:

91-33-22480949 / 22200464

Fax No.:

91-33-22200214

Email:

hindalco@cal2.vsnl.net.in

 

 

Factory :

ALUMINIUM AND POWER

 

Renukoot Plant

P.O. Renukoot -231217, District Sonbhadra Uttar Pradesh, India

Tel : 91-5446-252077-9

Fax: 91-5446-252107

 

Renusagar Power Division

P. O. Renusagar, District Sonbhadra Uttar Pradesh, India

Tel : 91-5446-272502-5

Fax: 91-5446272382

 

Alupuram Smelter

Alupuram P.B. No. 30, Kalamassery 683 104, District: Ernakulam, Kerala, India

Tel: 91-484-2532441

Fax: 91-484-2532468

 

Hirakud Smelter

Hirakud 768 016, District Sambalpur, Orissa, India

Tel: 91-663-2481307

Fax: 91-663-2481356

 

Hirakud Power

Post Box No.12, Hirakud 768 016, District: Sambalpur, Orissa Alupuram, India

Tel: 91-663-2481408

Fax: 91-663-2481342

 

COPPER:

 

Birla Copper Division

P.O. Dahej, Lakhigam Post, District. Bharuch – 392 130, Gujarat, India

Tel: 91-2641- 256004-06/ 251009

Fax: 91-2641- 251002-3

 

CHEMICALS:

 

Muri Alumina

Post Chotamuri-835 101, District Ranchi, India

Phone: 91-6522- 244396

Fax: 91-6522-244231

 

Belgaum Alumina

Village Yamanapur , Belgaum 590 010 39, Karnataka, India

Tel: 91-831-2472716

Fax: 91-831-2472728

 

 

MINES

 

Chandgad Mines

At Post: Chandgad 416509, District: Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India

Tel/Fax: (02320) 213342

 

Durgmanwadi Mines

At Post Radhanagri, District: Kolhapur, Maharashtra - 416 212, India

Tel: 91-2321-260036

Fax: 91-2321-260037

 

Lohardaga Mines

Dist: Lohardaga 835 302, Jharkhand

Tel:  91-6526-224446

Fax: 91-6526-224446

 

Talabira Mines

Talabira-1, Qrs. No. A6/1, Saraswati Vihar, P.O. Sankarma, District Sambalpur, Orissa, India

Tel: 91-663-2230573

 

SHEET, FOIL, WHEEL, PACKAGING AND EXTRUSIONS

 

Foils and Wheels Division, Village Khutli, Khanvel, Silvassa-396230, U.T., India

Tel: 91-260-2677021/4

Fax: 91-260-2677025

 

Belur Sheet

39, Grand Trunk Road, Belurmath 711 202, District: Howrah, West Bengal, India

Tel: 91-33-26547210

Fax: 91-33-26549982

 

Taloja Sheet

Plot 2, MIDC Industrial Area, Taloja A.V., District: Raigad, Navi Mumbai - 410 208, Maharashtra, India

Tel: 91-22-27412261/ 66292929

Fax: 91-22-27412430

  

Alupuram Extrusions

Alupuram, P.B. No.30, Kalamassery - 683 104, District: Ernakulam, Kerala, India

Tel: 91-484-2532441

Fax: 91-484- 2532468

 

Mouda Unit

Village Dahali, Ramtek Road, Mouda, Nagpur – 441 104, Maharashtra, India

Tel: 91-7115-660777/786

 

Kollur Works

Village- Kollur, Re Puram Mandal, Via Mutangi, Medak District, Andhra Pradesh – 502 300, India

Tel: 91-8413- 234300/ 234204/05

Fax: 91-8455-288829

 

 

Regional Office :

Also Located At:

 

  • New Delhi
  • Kolkata
  • Bangalore

 

 

DIRECTORS

 

AS ON 31.03.2012

 

Name :

Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla

Designation :

Chairman

Address :

16-A, IL-Palazzo, Little Gibbs Road, Mumbai – 400 006, Maharashtra, India

Date of Appointment :

16.11.1992

 

 

Name :

Mrs. Rajashree Birla

Designation :

Non-Executive Director

Address :

16-A, IL- Palazzo, Little Gibbs Road, Mumbai – 400 006, Maharashtra, India

Date of Appointment :

15.03.1996

 

 

Name :

Mr. Askaran K. Agarwala

Designation :

Non-Executive Director

Address :

“Haveli”, Flat No.3, L.D. Ruparel Marg, Mumbai – 400 006, Maharashtra, India

Date of Appointment :

11.09.1998

 

 

Name :

Mr. Chaitan Manbhai Maniar

Designation :

Non-Executive Director

Address :

Garden House, 1st Floor, Dadyseth, 2nd Cross Lane, Chowpatty Band Stand, Mumbai – 400 007, Maharashtra, India

Date of Appointment :

08.03.1983

 

 

Name :

Mr. Meleveetil Damodaran

Designation :

Non Executive Directors

 

 

Name :

Mr. Madhukar Manilal Bhagat

Designation :

Non Executive Directors

 

 

Name :

Mr. Kailash Nath Bhandari

Designation :

Non Executive Directors

 

 

Name :

Mr. Narendra Jamnadas Jhaveri

Designation :

Non Executive Directors

 

 

Name :

Mr. Ram Charan

Designation :

Non Executive Directors

 

 

Name :

Mr. Jagdish Khattar

Designation :

Non Executive Directors

 

 

Name :

Mr. Debnaranyan Bhattacharya

Designation :

Managing Director

 

 

KEY EXECUTIVES

 

Name :

Mr. Anil Malik

Designation :

Company Secretary

 

 

Name :

Mr. Dilip Gaur

Designation :

Group Executive President, Copper

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sachin Satpute

Designation :

Chief Marketing Officer, Aluminium

 

 

Name :

Mr. Satish Mohan Bhatia

Designation :

President (Foil and Packaging)

 

 

Name :

Mr. Raghavendra Dhulkhed

Designation :

Senior President (Operations)

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sanjay Sehgal

Designation :

President (Chemicals and International Trade)

 

 

Name :

Mr. Dinesh Kumar Kohly

Designation :

Chief Operating Officer (Renukoot and Renusagar Units)

 

 

Name :

Mr. Praveen Maheshwari

Designation :

Chief Financial Officer

 

CORPORATE

 

Name :

Mr. Bharat Bhushan Jha

Designation :

Senior President (Corporate Projects and Procurement)

 

 

Name :

Mr. Vineet Kaul

Designation :

Chief People Officer

 

NOVELIS INC

 

Name :

Mr. Debnarayan Bhattacharya

Designation :

Vice Chairman

 

 

Name :

Mr. Philip Martens

Designation :

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

UTKAL ALUMINA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED

 

Name :

Mr. Surya Kanta Mishra

Designation :

Chief Executive Officer

 

ADITYA BIRLA MINERALS LIMITED

 

Name :

Mr. Debnarayan Bhattacharya

Designation :

Chairman

 

 

Name :

Mr. Sunil Kulwal

Designation :

Chief Executive Officer and MD

 

 

MAJOR SHAREHOLDERS / SHAREHOLDING PATTERN

 

AS ON 31.12.2012

 

Category of Shareholder

No. of Shares

% of No. of Shares

(A) Shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group

 

 

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Individuals / Hindu Undivided Family

2398696

0.14

Bodies Corporate

595082362

33.91

Any Others (Specify)

16316130

0.93

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16316130

0.93

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifhttp://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gif Sub Total

613797188

34.98

(2) Foreign

 

 

Total shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group (A)

613797188

34.98

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(1) Institutions

 

 

Mutual Funds / UTI

44762626

2.55

Financial Institutions / Banks

77621650

4.42

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gifCentral Government / State Government(s)

699695

0.04

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158612168

9.04

Foreign Institutional Investors

520039433

29.63

Sub Total

801735572

45.68

(2) Non-Institutions

 

 

http://www.bseindia.com/include/images/clear.gif Bodies Corporate

124039997

7.07

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Individual shareholders holding nominal share capital up to Rs. 0.100 Million

155719679

8.87

Individual shareholders holding nominal share capital in excess of Rs. 0.100 Million

10514594

0.60

Any Others (Specify)

49126150

2.80

Non Resident Indians

10833411

0.62

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3583741

0.20

Foreign Corporate Bodies

32554920

1.86

Trusts

1982873

0.11

Sub Total

339400420

19.34

Total Public shareholding (B)

1141135992

65.02

Total (A)+(B)

1754933180

100.00

(C) Shares held by Custodians and against which Depository Receipts have been issued

0

0.00

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14542309

0.00

(2) Public

145103579

0.00

Sub Total

159645888

0.00

Total (A)+(B)+(C)

1914579068

0.00

 

 

BUSINESS DETAILS

 

Line of Business :

Manufacturer of Aluminium Products.

 

 

Products :

Item Code No. (ITC Code)

Product Description

7601

Aluminium Ingots

7606

Aluminium Rolled Products

7605

Aluminium Redraw Rods

740311

Copper Cathodes

740710

Continuous Cast Copper Rods

 

PRODUCTION STATUS [AS ON 31.03.2011]

 

Class of goods

Installed   Capacity

[Qty]

Actual  Production

[Qty]

Aluminium Metal

506400*

537935

Rolled Products

205000

199821#

Extruded Products

31000

35865@

Conductor Redraw Rods

56400

94307$

Aluminium Foil

40000

17698

Aluminium Wheel

--

--

 

PCS

PCS

Hydrate and Alumina

1500000

1352877

Electricity

1109.200 MW

9213 MU

Electricity (Co-generation)

248.8 MW

1463 MU

Continuous Cast Copper Rods (CCR)

142200

144553

Copper cathodes

500000

335598

Sulphuric Acid

1670000

1097158

Phosphoric Acid

180000

102167

DAP and complexes

400000

219805

Gold

15

6960

Silver

150

45076

 

NOTE:

 

  1. * Installed capacity of Hirakud Smelter increased.

 

  1. # Includes 56 T (Previous Year 7 T) converted from outside party, 4134 T (Previous year 3618 T) being production out of customers’ material and 23126 (Previous year 21461 T) transferred for captive consumption.

 

  1. @ Include Nil T (Previous year 1 T) converted from outside party and 319 T (Previous year 67 T) transferred for captive consumption.

 

  1. $ Include 13 T (Previous year Nil T) transferred for captive consumption.

 

  1. Alumina includes 1059478 T (1053571 T) transferred for own consumption/ further processing.

 

  1. Production of CCR, Copper cathodes, Sulphuric acid, and Phosphoric acid include 533 T, 142,926 T, 318,495 T and 102,167 T (Previous year 1182 T, 148,424 T, 251,654 T and 85,187 T) respectively which have been captively consumed / to be consumed. Copper cathodes also include 10,707 T (Previous Year Nil T) being production out of customers’ material.

 

  1. During the year production and standardization loss of DAP and complexes is 360 T (Previous Year is 302 T).

 

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

 

No. of Employees :

12000 (Approximately)

 

 

Bankers :

  • UCO Bank, Mumbai
  • State Bank of India, Mumbai
  • Allahabad Bank, Mumbai 
  • American Express Bank Limited, Mumbai
  • Bank of America, Mumbai
  • Citibank N. A., Mumbai
  • ABN Amro Bank N.V., Mumbai
  • Union Bank of India, Mumbai
  • IDBI Bank Limited, Mumbai
  • Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited
  • Standard Chartered Grindlays Bank, Plc, 19, N. S. Road, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

 

 

Facilities :

Secured Loan

 

Rs. In Millions

31.03.2012

Rs. In Millions

31.03.2011

Term Loans:

 

 

From Banks

110337.600

51429.900

From Other Parties

783.500

0.000

From Banks:

 

 

Cash Credit, Export Credit etc

1640.500

273.200

 

 

 

TOTAL

112761.600

51703.100

 

NOTES

 

(a)   Term Loans from Banks Rs. 51429.900 Millions (Previous year Rs. 51429.900 Millions) is secured by the first ranking pari-passu charge on all immovable properties (except Greenfield projects i.e. Mahan Aluminium Project, Aditya Aluminium Project, and Aluminium project in the state of Jharkhand) of the company both present and future, and hypothecation of all movable assets (except book debt and current assets and movable assets of Greenfield projects) both present and future of the Company. This loan carries interest at the rate of IDBI Bank’s base rate plus 1.25%.

 

As per original loan agreement Rs. 21466.600 Millions, Rs. 25714.900 Millions and Rs.  4248.400 Millions are repayable in FY14, FY15 and FY16, respectively. However, in exercise of its prepayment option without payment of any fees or penalty, the Company has served a notice on all lenders to prepay this loan on June 29, 2012.

 

(b)   Term Loans from Banks Rs. 58907.700 Millions (Previous year Rs. Nil) and from other parties Rs. 783.500 Millions (Previous year Rs. Nil) are secured by a first ranking charge / mortgage/ security interest in respect of all the immovable and movable properties and assets and all intangible assets for the Mahan Aluminium Project, both present and future, except Current Assets, Cash and investments and a second ranking charge / mortgage/ security interest, in respect of the Current Assets and Cash.

 

Above loans carries interest at the rate of State Bank of India’s base rate plus 1.75% and is repayable in 42 quarterly installments commencing from September 30, 2013 and ending on December 31, 2023. The repayment in each financial year in percentage is 4.25, 7.75, 9, 9, 10, 10, 10, 10, 10.75, 11 and 8.25 of the loan amount.

 

Post Commercial Operation Date of the Mahan Project, the Company will have an option to prepay all or any portion of this Loan, without payment of Prepayment Penalty within 15 (fifteen) days after any annual Margin Reset Date.

 

(c)   Deferred Payment Liabilities represent sales tax deferral which is payable in yearly installment by FY 2018.

 

(a)   Cash Credit, Export Credit etc. granted under the Consortium Lending Arrangement are secured by a first pari passu charge in the form of hypothecation of the entire stocks of raw materials, work-in process, finished goods, consumable stores and spares and book debts pertaining to the Company’s Aluminium business. Working Capital Loan of State Bank of India for the Copper business is secured by a first charge by way of hypothecation of stocks of raw materials, work-in-process, finished goods and consumable stores and spares of Copper business, both present and future, and second charge on the immovable properties of the Copper business.

 

(b)   Payable under Trade Financing Arrangements comprise of unsecured credit availed from Banks for payment to suppliers for raw materials purchased by the Company. The arrangements are interest bearing and are normally payable within 180 days.

 

 

 

Banking Relations :

--

 

 

Auditors :

 

Name :

Singhi and Company

Chartered Accountant

Address :

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

 

 

Cost Auditors :

 

Name :

R. Nanabhoy and Company

Chartered Accountant

Address :

Mumbai, Maharashtra India

 

 

Name :

Mani and Company

Chartered Accountant

Address :

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

 

 

Joint Ventures :

  • Mahan Coal Limited
  • Hydromine Global Minerals (GMBH) Limited

 

 

Trust of the Company :

Trident Trust

 

 

Subsidiaries :

  • Indal Exports Limited (dissolved on 4th March, 2011)
  • Minerals and Minerals Limited
  • Aditya Birla Chemicals (India) Limited
  • Utkal Alumina International Limited
  • Suvas Holdings Limited
  • Renukeshwar Investments and Finance Limited
  • Renuka Investments and Finance Limited
  • Dahej Harbour and Infrastructure Limited
  • Lucknow Finance Company Limited
  • Hindalco-Almex Aerospace Limited
  • HAAL USA Inc.
  • Tubed Coal Mines Limited
  • East Coast Bauxite Mining Company Private Limited
  • Mauda Energy Limited
  • Birla Resources Pty Limited
  • Aditya Birla Minerals Limited
  • Birla Maroochydore Pty Limited
  • Birla Nifty Pty Limited
  • Birla Mt. Gordon Pty Limited
  • AV Minerals (Netherlands) B.V.
  • AV Metals Inc.
  • AV Aluminum Inc. (merged with Novelis Inc. w.e.f. 29th September, 2010)
  • Novelis Inc.
  • Albrasilis - Aluminio do Brazil Industria e Commercial Ltda
  • Novelis do Brasil Ltda.
  • 4260848 Canada Inc.
  • 4260856 Canada Inc.
  • Novelis Cast House Technology Limited
  • Novelis No. 1 Limited Partnership
  • Novelis Foil France SAS
  • Novelis Lamines France SAS
  • Novelis PAE SAS
  • Novelis Aluminium Beteiligungs GmbH
  • Novelis Deutschland GmbH
  • Novelis Aluminium Holding Company
  • Novelis Italia SpA
  • Novelis Luxembourg SA
  • Aluminum Company of Malaysia Berhad
  • Alcom Nikkei Specialty Coatings Sdn Berhad
  • Al Dotcom Sdn Berhad
  • Novelis (India) Infotech Limited
  • Novelis de Mexico SA de CV
  • Novelis Korea Limited
  • Novelis AG
  • Novelis Switzerland SA
  • Novelis Europe Holdings Limited
  • Novelis UK Limited
  • Aluminum Upstream Holdings LLC (Delaware)
  • Eurofoil, Inc. (USA) (New York)
  • Logan Aluminium Inc. (Delaware)
  • Novelis Corporation (Texas)
  • Novelis Madeira, Unipessoal, Limited
  • Novelis Services Limited
  • Novelis Brand LLC (Delaware)
  • Novelis PAE Corp (Delaware)
  • Novelis South America Holdings LLC
  • Evermore Recycling LLC
  • 8018227 Canada Inc.
  • 8018243 Canada Limited
  • Novelis Acquisitions LLC (Delaware)
  • Novelis North America Holdings Inc. (Delaware)
  • Novelis Delaware LLC (Delaware)

 

 

Associates :

  • Aditya Birla Science and Technology Company Limited
  • Idea Cellular Limited
  • Aluminium Norf GmbH
  • Consorcio Candonga
  • MiniMRF LLC (Delaware)
  • Deutsche Aluminium Verpackung Recycling GmbH
  • France Aluminium Recyclage SA

 

 

CAPITAL STRUCTURE

 

AS ON 31.03.2012

 

Authorised Capital :

 

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

2100000000

Equity Shares

Rs.1/- each

Rs. 2100.000 Millions

25000000

Redeemable Cumulative Preference Shares

Rs.2/- each

Rs. 50.000 Millions

 

TOTAL

 

Rs. 2150.000 Millions

 

Issued, Subscribed & Paid-up Capital :

 

No. of Shares

Type

Value

Amount

 

 

 

 

1915088557

Equity Shares

Rs.1/- each

Rs. 1915.100 Millions

Less – 546249

Face Value of Equity Shares Forfeited

 

Rs. 0.500 Million

Add

Forfeited Shares (Amount Originally Paid Up)

 

Rs. 0.200 Million

 

TOTAL

 

Rs. 1914.800 Millions

 

NOTES

 

(a)   Issued Equity Share Capital includes 7,397 Equity Shares (Previous year 7,397 Equity Shares) of Rs.1/- each issued on Rights basis kept in abeyance due to legal case pending.

 

(b)   Reconciliation of shares outstanding at the beginning and at the end of the reporting period:

 

 

 

2011-2012

 

Numbers

Rs. In Millions

Equity Shares outstanding at the beginning of the period

1,914,397,914

1914.400

Equity Shares allotted pursuant to exercise of ESOP

144,394

0.20

Equity Shares allotted, earlier kept in abeyance due to legal case pending

--

--

Equity Shares outstanding at the end of the period

1,914,542,308

1914.600

 

(c)   Rights, preferences and restrictions attached to Equity Shares:

 

The Company has one class of equity shares having a par value of Rs. 1/- per share. Each shareholder is eligible for one vote per share held. The dividend proposed by the Board of Directors is subject to the approval of the shareholders in the ensuing Annual General Meeting, except in case of interim dividend. In the event of liquidation, the equity shareholders are eligible to receive the remaining assets of the Company after distribution of all preferential amounts, in proportion to their shareholding.

 

(d)   Details of shareholders holding more than 5% equity Shares in the Company on reporting date:

 

 

2011-2012

 

Numbers of Shares Held

Percentage of Holdings

(i) IGH Holdings Private Limited

228,963,487

11.96

(ii) Turquoise Investment and Finance Limited

99,012,468

5.17

(iii) Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York (represents GDRs)

160,747,995

8.40

(iv) Life Insurance Corporation of India and its Associates

190,713,686

9.96

 

(e)   Shares reserved for issue under options:

 

The Company has reserved equity shares for issue under the Employee Stock Option Scheme. The Company has also reserved equity shares for issue against warrants allotted on preferential basis to the Promoter Group.

 

 “Share Based Payment” for details of Employee Stock Option Scheme and on “Money received against Share Warrants” for details of share warrants allotted to the Promoter Group.

 

(f)    Details of shares allotted without payment being received in cash during five years immediately preceding the Balance Sheet date are given below:

 

 

Year Ended

 

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

31.03.2009

31.03.2008

Equity Shares:

 

 

 

 

 

Shares allotted as fully paid up pursuant to contract without payment

being received in cash - (i)

--

--

--

376

--

Preference Shares:

 

 

 

 

 

Shares allotted as fully paid up pursuant to contract without payment being received in cash - (i)

--

--

--

2,032,734

--

Shares redeemed - (i)

--

--

2,032,734

--

--

 

(i)             During the year ended 31st March, 2009, the Company has allotted 376 Equity Shares of Rs. 1/- each and 2,032,734 6% Redeemable Cumulative Preference Shares of Rs. 2/- each fully paid-up to the shareholders of erstwhile Indian Aluminium Company, Limited pursuant to a Scheme of   Amalgamation without payment being received in cash. However, 2,032,734 6% Redeemable Cumulative Preference Shares, allotted as above, has been redeemed on 1st April, 2009.


 

FINANCIAL DATA

[all figures are in Rupees Millions]

 

ABRIDGED BALANCE SHEET

 

SOURCES OF FUNDS

 

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

SHAREHOLDERS FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Share Capital

1914.800

1914.600

1913.700

2] Money Received Against Share Warrants

5413.100

0.000

0.000

3] Reserves & Surplus

312996.800

295086.400

277156.100

4] (Accumulated Losses)

0.000

0.000

0.000

5] Employee Stock Exchange

0.000

0.000

39.900

NETWORTH

320324.700

297001.000

279109.700

LOAN FUNDS

 

 

 

1] Secured Loans

112761.600

51703.100

51539.000

2] Unsecured Loans

32957.500

38675.800

12030.000

TOTAL BORROWING

145719.100

90378.900

63569.000

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES

12245.600

12874.900

13664.400

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

478289.400

400254.800

356343.100

 

 

 

 

APPLICATION OF FUNDS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FIXED ASSETS [Net Block]

71502.000

75843.800

77348.200

Capital work-in-progress

162569.400

60304.100

37027.900

 

 

 

 

INVESTMENT

180871.000

182467.500

214808.300

DEFERREX TAX ASSETS

0.000

0.000

0.000

Other Non Current Assets

78.100

1.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

CURRENT ASSETS, LOANS & ADVANCES

 

 

 

 

Inventories

77428.600
76514.000

59214.100

 

Sundry Debtors

14274.500
12554.900

13118.700

 

Cash & Bank Balances

7223.000
2333.900

1402.100

 

Other Current Assets

3557.800
2470.800

534.300

 

Loans & Advances

38971.800
52873.400

14373.700

Total Current Assets

141455.700

146747.000

88642.900

Less : CURRENT LIABILITIES & PROVISIONS

 

 

 

 

Sundry Creditors

46597.700
40829.500

29662.300

 

Other Current Liabilities

19517.100
13444.100

24607.000

 

Provisions

12072.000
10835.000

7214.900

Total Current Liabilities

78186.800

65108.600

61484.200

Net Current Assets

63268.900
81638.400

27158.700

 

 

 

 

MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES

0.000

0.000

0.000

 

 

 

 

TOTAL

478289.400

400254.800

356343.100

PROFIT & LOSS ACCOUNT

 

 

PARTICULARS

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

 

SALES

 

 

 

 

 

Income

265967.800

238592.100

195220.900

 

 

Other Income

6157.900

3474.900

2598.500

 

 

TOTAL                                     (A)

272125.700

242067.000

197819.400

 

 

 

 

 

Less

EXPENSES

 

 

 

 

 

Purchase of Stock –in – Trade

2059.800

5222.200

719.900

 

 

Cost of Material Consumed

178430.800

155309.400

172554.300

 

 

Employees Benefits Expenses

11133.500

10403.900

0.000

 

 

Power and Fuel

28706.700

22214.800

0.000

 

 

Other Expenses

18662.500

17841.600

0.000

 

 

Impairment

0.000

0.000

(41.500)

 

 

Increase / Decrease in Stocks

(4073.100)

(3946.700)

(7552.500)

 

 

TOTAL                                     (B)

234920.200

207045.200

165680.200

 

 

 

 

 

Less

PROFIT BEFORE INTEREST, TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION (A-B)     (C)

37205.500

35021.800

32139.200

 

 

 

 

 

Less

FINANCIAL EXPENSES                                    (D)

2936.300

2199.600

2780.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX, DEPRECIATION AND AMORTISATION (C-D)                                       (E)

34269.200

32822.200

29359.200

 

 

 

 

 

Less/ Add

DEPRECIATION/ AMORTISATION                     (F)

6899.700

6874.800

6713.600

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT BEFORE TAX (E-F)                              (G)

27369.500

25947.400

22645.600

 

 

 

 

 

Less

TAX                                                                  (H)

4997.500

4578.200

3489.300

 

 

 

 

 

 

PROFIT AFTER TAX (G-H)                                (I)

22372.000

21369.200

19156.300

 

 

 

 

 

Add

PREVIOUS YEARS’ BALANCE BROUGHT FORWARD

NA

3000.000

3000.000

 

 

 

 

 

Add

TRANSFER FROM DEBENTURE REDEMPTION RESERVE

NA

0.000

875.000

 

 

 

 

 

Less

APPROPRIATIONS

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer to General Reserve

NA

17531.600

17019.100

 

 

Proposed Dividend on Equity Shares

NA

2871.700

2583.200

 

 

Tax on Proposed Dividend

NA

465.900

429.000

 

BALANCE CARRIED TO THE B/S

NA

3500.000

3000.000

 

 

 

 

 

 

EARNINGS IN FOREIGN CURRENCY

 

 

 

 

 

Export of Goods on FOB

78566.000

70960.000

52675.800

 

 

Others

0.400

11.400

110.600

 

TOTAL EARNINGS

78566.400

70971.400

52786.400

 

 

 

 

 

 

IMPORTS

 

 

 

 

 

Raw Materials

150812.900

143931.800

115214.200

 

 

Coal and Fuel

2590.300

1787.600

1369.700

 

 

Components and Spare Parts

896.200

490.200

2423.600

 

 

Capital Goods

13002.500

9006.200

890.100

 

 

Trading Goods

2047.000

3966.400

719.900

 

TOTAL IMPORTS

169348.900

159182.200

120617.500

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings Per Share (Rs.)

11.68

11.17

10.82

 

QUARTERLY RESULTS

 

PARTICULARS

30.06.2012

 

30.09.2012

31.12.2012

 

1st Quarter

2nd Quarter

3RD Quarter

Net Sales

60279.400

61635.200

68717.200

Total Expenditure

55648.200

56482.100

62896.600

PBIDT (Excl OI)

4631.200

5153.100

5820.600

Other Income

3014.300

1323.700

3180.800

Operating Profit

7645.500

6476.800

9001.400

Interest

814.700

278.600

1689.800

Exceptional Items

0.000

0.000

0.000

PBDT

6830.800

6198.200

7311.600

Depreciation

1704.800

1727.500

1883.500

Profit Before Tax

5126.000

4470.700

5428.100

Tax

878.300

881.900

1092.900

Provisions and contingencies

0.000

0.000

0.000

Profit After Tax

4247.700

3588.800

4335.200

Extraordinary Items

0.000

0.000

0.000

Prior Period Expenses

0.000

0.000

0.000

Other Adjustments

0.000

0.000

0.000

Net Profit

4247.700

3588.800

4335.200

 

KEY RATIOS

 

PARTICULARS

 

 

31.03.2012

31.03.2011

31.03.2010

PAT / Total Income

(%)

8.22

8.83

9.68

 

 

 

 

 

Net Profit Margin

(PBT/Sales)

(%)

10.29

10.72

11.59

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Total Assets

(PBT/Total Assets}

(%)

12.85

11.66

13.64

 

 

 

 

 

Return on Investment (ROI)

(PBT/Networth)

 

0.09

0.09

0.08

 

 

 

 

 

Debt Equity Ratio

(Total Debt /Networth)

 

0.45

0.30

0.23

 

 

 

 

 

Current Ratio

(Current Asset/Current Liability)

 

1.81

2.25

1.44

 

 

LOCAL AGENCY FURTHER INFORMATION

 

Sr. No.

Check List by Info Agents

Available in Report (Yes / No)

1]

Year of Establishment

Yes

2]

Locality of the firm

Yes

3]

Constitutions of the firm

Yes

4]

Premises details

No

5]

Type of Business

Yes

6]

Line of Business

Yes

7]

Promoter's background

No

8]

No. of employees

Yes

9]

Name of person contacted

No

10]

Designation of contact person

No

11]

Turnover of firm for last three years

Yes

12]

Profitability for last three years

Yes

13]

Reasons for variation <> 20%

-----

14]

Estimation for coming financial year

No

15]

Capital in the business

Yes

16]

Details of sister concerns

Yes

17]

Major suppliers

No

18]

Major customers

No

19]

Payments terms

No

20]

Export / Import details (if applicable)

Yes

21]

Market information

-----

22]

Litigations that the firm / promoter involved in

-----

23]

Banking Details

Yes

24]

Banking facility details

Yes

25]

Conduct of the banking account

-----

26]

Buyer visit details

-----

27]

Financials, if provided

Yes

28]

Incorporation details, if applicable

Yes

29]

Last accounts filed at ROC

Yes

30]

Major Shareholders, if available

No

31]

Date of Birth of Proprietor/Partner/Director, if available

No

32]

PAN of Proprietor/Partner/Director, if available

No

33]

Voter ID No of Proprietor/Partner/Director, if available

No

34]

External Agency Rating, if available

Yes

 

 

Unsecured Loan

 

Rs. In Millions

31.03.2012

Rs. In Millions

31.03.2011

Deferred Payment Liabilities

30.200

45.500

From Banks:

 

 

Buyers Credit

26644.300

10023.400

Packing Credit

5997.900

4873.000

Payable under Trade Financing Arrangements

285.100

17683.900

Others

0.000

6050.000

 

 

 

TOTAL

32957.500

38675.800

 

STANDALONE RESULTS

 

Standalone Revenues for the year crossed the Rs. 250000.000 Millions mark and stood at Rs. 265970.000 Millions driven by higher volume and realization.

 

Profit before Interest and Depreciation was Rs. 37210.000 Millions, an increase of over 6% compared to FY11, driven by higher volumes in the Aluminium business and higher TcRc in the Copper Business, along with improved efficiencies and higher other income.

 

In the Aluminium Business, there has been a significant increase in costs, especially in case of Coal (by 20%), Furnace oil (by 40%), Caustic Soda (by 25%) and Carbon (30%). The cost surge was partly offset by assets weating and improving operational efficiencies, coupled with better realization. The Profit before Interest and Taxes was at Rs. 18220.000 Millions for FY12 compared to Rs. 20040.000 Millions in FY11.

 

In the Copper Business, revenues stood at Rs. 175600.000 Millions compared to Rs. 158970.000 Millions in FY11, due to higher LME and by-product revenue. Profit before interest and taxes was higher by 33% to Rs. 8020.000 Millions, due to improved efficiencies, higher TCRC and byproduct credit, notwithstanding higher energy costs and a planned shutdown in FY12.

 

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

 

The Company’s Consolidated Revenue crossed Rs. 800000.000 Millions up 12% and Consolidated Net Income is at a record Rs. 33970.000 Millions reflecting a rise of 38%

 

SEGMENT PERFORMANCE

 

Of the total annual revenue of Rs. 808210.000 Millions, Aluminium Business contributed to Rs. 620590.000 Millions, up 10% over the last year. Aluminium EBIT for FY12 remained flat at Rs. 44950.000 Millions vis-a-vis to Rs. 44690.000 Millions in FY11. The results were impacted by lower profits in Indian Aluminium operation due to macro-economic conditions.

 

In the Copper Business, revenue is higher at Rs. 183640.000 Millions, a rise of 16% from Rs. 158820.000 Millions in FY11, mainly on account of higher volumes, higher copper LME and by-product credits. EBIT of Rs. 11190.000 Millions vs. Rs.  10820.000 Millions in FY11.

 

FINANCE

 

PREFERENTIAL WARRANTS

 

The Company has allotted 150,000,000 warrants on a preferential basis to the promoters on March 22, 2012, entitling them to apply for and obtain allotment of one equity share of Rs. 1 each at a price of Rs. 144.35 per share against each such warrant at any time on or before the expiry of 18 months from the date of allotment in one or more tranches. The Company has received an amount equal to 25 per cent of the price of each such warrant.

 

DEBENTURE ISSUE

 

To further augment it’s financial resources, the Company has issued 10 year 9.55 per cent Secured Redeemable Non-Convertible Debentures for a total amount of Rs. 30000.000 Millions on private placement basis on April 25, 2012. These debentures are listed on the wholesale debt market segment of National Stock Exchange (NSE).

 

TERM LOANS FROM BANKS RS. 51429.900 MILLIONS :

 

As per original loan agreement Rs. 21466.600 Millions, Rs. 25714.900 Millions and Rs. 4248.400 Millions are repayable in FY14, FY15 and FY16, respectively. However, in exercise of its prepayment option without payment of any fees or penalty, the Company has served a notice on all lenders to prepay this loan on June 29, 2012.

 

NOVELIS INC. (WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY)

 

Novelis reported strong operating results in FY12 despite challenging market conditions globally. Its premium product portfolio, longterm customer base and focused business model enabled Novelis to produce solid results for the year.

 

Net sales for FY12 were $11.1 billion, a 5% increase compared to the $10.6 billion reported for the same period a  year ago, mainly the result of favourable conversion premiums across all regions and an increase in the average aluminum prices.

 

Novelis’s robust business model, good cost management and focus on premium products resulted in a record EBITDA per tonne of $371 for the year and the second straight year of $1 billion plus adjusted EBITDA. Shipments of aluminium rolled products totaled 2,838 Kt for FY12, compared to 2,969 Kt in FY11. The decrease in shipments was primarily a result of the overall economic slowdown and de-stocking by customers. The continued optimization of Novelis’s footprint will improve its competitive position; these include the divesture of three foil plants in Europe and closure of an aluminum sheet mill in Canada. During the year, Novelis invested in major recycling initiatives in all four operating regions, including advanced equipment and technology to process diversified scrap inputs, which will enable the Company to achieve recycled content of 50 percent in its products by 2015.

 

During FY12, Novelis completed the acquisition of 31.3 percent of the outstanding shares of its Korean subsidiary for $ 344 million raising Novelis’s ownership of the Korean subsidiary to 99%.

 

ADITYA BIRLA MINERALS LIMITED [51% SUBSIDIARY]

 

The production of Copper remained flat at 59.7 Kt in FY12. Net profit for the year was AUD 27 million against AUD 57 million in FY11, impacted by lower production at Nifty on account of the decline in the mine grade (which was in line with the mining plan) and slower-than-expected ramp-up at Mt Gordon.

 

MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS

 

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

 

FY 12 started on a positive note amidst hopes of consolidation of global economic recovery that had gathered momentum. At the start of the fiscal, an air of optimism was prevalent; although amidst cautionary environment. Doubts had been raised about the sustainability of this recovery, especially in the face of perceptible head winds

in the form of rising inflationary concerns in emerging economies, seeming signs of overheating in some economies, sovereign debt concerns in Europe and Geopolitical instability in the Middle East post Arab Spring. However, very few at that point in time, expected a rapid meltdown in commodities.

 

The major commodity demand driver China, (that accounts for over 40% of global demand in Aluminium and Copper) slowed down considerably on fears of hard landing for the economy. India too, suffered on account of monetary tightening and subdued investment and growth climate with industry/GDP growth slowing down considerably.

 

In such uncertain environment, the only commodity that maintained its upward momentum was crude.

 

Geo-political uncertainty and strong demand ensured that crude and its derivatives and other energy prices remained strong throughout the year thus ensuring strong cost pressures for the end use industries. In India, coal prices continued upward march.

 

Against this backdrop, FY12 once again tested the Company’s resilience and determination to deliver in the face of significant macroeconomic challenges. The Company’s unique business model with a portfolio of businesses comprising steady conversion businesses and volatile yet highly profitable upstream businesses once again yielded desired results helping the company outperform the industry peers by miles. Depressed commodity prices and severe cost push impacted aluminium and copper mining businesses severely, especially in the second half. But copper smelting business made a strong contribution and Novelis continued to deliver a steady, robust performance ensuring healthy operational cash flows in a challenging environment.

 

BUSINESS HIGHLIGHTS

 

• The Company’s Consolidated Revenue at Rs. 808210.000 Millions has been the highest ever, a growth of 12% Year-on-Year, aided by better product mix and depreciation of Rupee.

 

• Profit before depreciation, interest and taxes stood at Rs. 89730.000 Millions as against Rs. 84410.000 Millions in FY11.

 

• Net profit attributable to the shareholders increased to Rs. 33970.000 Millions, up by 38% over FY11. The increase in profit is primarily attributable to the strong performance at Novelis and Copper Business in India highlighting their strengths emanating from their balanced portfolio approach, low cost operation and strong value added downstream operations.

 

• Of the total annual revenue of Rs. 808210.000 Millions, Aluminium Business contributed Rs. 620590.000 Millions, up 10% over the last year. Aluminium EBIT for FY12 remained flat at Rs. 44950.000 Millions compared to Rs. 44690.000 Millions in FY11. The results were impacted by lower profits in Indian Aluminium operation due to macro-economic conditions.

 

• In the Copper Business, revenue was higher at Rs. 183640.000 Millions, a rise of 16% from Rs. 158820.000 Millions in FY11, mainly on account of higher volumes, higher copper LME and co-product credits. The Copper EBIT was Rs. 11190.000 Millions vs. Rs. 10820.000 Millions in FY12.

 

This was an exceptional performance on all counts and was achieved on the back of strong operating efficiencies, enhanced product mix, focused value creation through waste-to-wealth initiatives and higher co-product margins.

 

• They continued with further financing initiatives to strengthen their Balance Sheet.

 

• The Company raised Rs. 30000.000 Millions through secured non convertible debentures, the single largest issuance by a private corporate in India in the recent times at a very attractive pricing in a deal that was widely termed as market reviving deal. The Company took advantage of the better than expected 50bps rate cut to close such a large capital raising in a challenging market. These debentures are listed on the wholesale debt market segment of National Stock Exchange.

 

• The Company allotted 150,000,000 warrants on a preferential basis to the Promoters on March 22, 2012, entitling them to apply for and obtain allotment of one equity share of Rs. 1 each at a price of Rs. 144.35 per share against each such warrant at any time on or before the expiry of 18 months from the date of allotment in one or more tranches. The Company has received an amount equal to 25% of the price of each such warrant.

 

HINDALCO STANDALONE:

 

STRONG FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE NOT WITHSTANDING SEVERE COST CHALLENGES:

 

For the year ended March 31, 2012, net sales at Rs. 265970.000 Millions were almost 11% higher than the previous year’s sales. Highest ever aluminium volumes, better product and geographic mix, strong co-product credit and higher realizations led by higher commodity prices enabled the company clock an impressive top line growth.

 

PBITDA for FY12 stood at Rs. 37210.000 Millions as against Rs. 35020.000 Millions in FY11 despite sharp rise in costs and drop in LME in the second half. Higher PBIDTA was on account of higher volumes in Aluminium Business and better TCRC in Copper Business, along with improved efficiencies and higher other income. Copper business with its thrust on multiple value drivers and pass through model, more than made up for the squeeze in aluminium business margins in the face of unprecedented cost pressures. A sharp rise in coal costs and crude prices severely impacted the margins of aluminium business, which performed creditably showing enormous resilience in such challenging times.

 

OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS:

 

This year witnessed highest ever production of aluminium in the history of the company. The focus on producing more metal through asset sweating and through de-bottlenecking at Renukoot and return to normalcy after last year’s production setback at Hirakud helped the company produce 574 KT, almost 36 KT higher than previous year’s production of 538 KT of hot metal.

 

Aluminium sales at Rs. 90370.000 Millions were up 14%, on the back of better realization and higher sales volumes.

 

The other proactive measures taken to maximize revenue were

 

1. Higher special Alumina sales despite lower feedstock availability due to captive consumption

 

2. Focus on domestic sales to increase realizations. The EBIT margin of the Aluminium business continues to be amongst the highest relative to domestic and global peers, which underlines their strategic thrust and commitment to combine cost leadership and portfolio de-risking.

 

The Copper smelting business delivered yet another sterling performance. The sales increased by 11% to Rs. 175600.000 Millions on the back of higher LME, by-product prices and improved product mix. The PBIT registered an even impressive growth of 33% despite rising cost pressures underpinning the robustness of the business model. The PBIT stood at Rs. 8020.000 Millions as compared with Rs. 6020.000 Millions in FY11.

 

NOVELIS:

 

Robust numbers in a year fraught with multiple challenges stemming out of macroeconomic uncertainty especially in the Novelis’ core markets viz US and Europe.

 

NOVELIS REGISTERED

 

• Net income, excluding special items, of $ 218 million, up 6% YoY.

 

• Adjusted EBITDA of $ 1.053 billion, down 2% YoY.

 

 • Record Free Cash Flow before Capex of $ 614 million.

 

• Solid Liquidity of $ 1.021 billion.

 

Despite economic uncertainty driving slightly lower shipments in fiscal 2012, their solid business model, good cost management and focus on premium products allowed them to report a record EBITDA per tonne of $ 371 for the year – over 100% increase in last 3 years.

 

Shipments of aluminum rolled products totaled 2,838 kilotonnes for fiscal 2012 compared to shipments of 2,969 kilotonnes for fiscal 2011. The decrease in shipments was primarily a result of customer destocking due to economic uncertainty and continued weakness in the Company’s electronics business. Floods in Thailand and decline in fortunes of Electronic consumer goods market impacted the overall volumes in Asia.

 

Net sales for fiscal 2012 were $ 11.1 billion, a 5 percent increase compared to the $ 10.6 billion reported last year, mainly the result of favorable conversion premiums across all regions and an increase in average aluminum prices compared to the same period last year.

 

This performance is a testimony to their ongoing and unwavering commitment to cost reduction, improvements in manufacturing, operational efficiency, restructuring initiatives; and product mix rationalization along with successful negotiation of more favourable contract terms with major customers.

 

The Company’s management have recently taken some initiatives which will improve its competitive position; these include the divesture of three foil plants in Europe and closure of the Saguenay sheet mill in Canada.

 

ADITYA BIRLA MINERALS

 

FY12 was a challenging year for Aditya Birla Minerals, the Company’s 51% own subsidiary on several counts.

 

• The realizations suffered on account of 10.5% appreciation of Australian Dollar vis-à-vis USD. Even though average copper prices during FY12 were slightly higher than the previous year in USD terms, prices were weaker in terms of Australian Dollar.

 

• There was a decline in the mine grade at Nifty. While this was in line with the mining plan, it did affect the output.

 

• And third, even though Mt Gordon operations were taken out of care and maintenance during the year, the ramp up fell short of what they would have liked it to be.

 

Against the backdrop of these varied challenges, the company delivered a respectable performance. Overall copper production was maintained at the previous year’s level despite output from Nifty mines suffering due to lower grade.

 

The consolidated revenue at A$ 496 million was 7% higher than in the previous year. The Company continued its various initiatives on cost rationalization and operational efficiencies, which largely offset the continued inflationary pressures that the Australian resource industry has been facing. Total site cost at Nifty was almost

maintained at last year’s level although the cost per ton increased on account of lower volumes. Earnings before interest, depreciation and tax were at A$ 82 million, lower than the level of A$ 132 million in the previous year.

 

Their safety record today is above the industry benchmark. This is possible through continuous safety awareness initiatives and through review and upgrade of the Occupational Health and Safety policies and procedures with particular focus on training.

 

Fundamentally, the future of the copper industry continues to be promising. To ride on these opportunities, Aditya Birla Minerals continues to invest significantly in exploration activities at the existing properties and so far has achieved significant success both in terms of expanding the existing resource and in identifying new resources. The Company is also on the lookout for other growth opportunities and is in a position to leverage its strong balance sheet – indeed, a key strength in these times.

 

PROJECTS

 

The Company has embarked on an aspirational growth path towards which, three new Aluminium Smelters and two new Alumina Refineries are being set up in the states of Odisha, Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand. During the last year, the first-wave projects – including Utkal refinery and Mahan and Aditya smelters – have progressed significantly, notwithstanding extremely challenging local conditions. These projects are getting ready for commissioning in near future.

 

These state-of-the-art facilities are designed to have an extremely attractive cost structure and are based on captive bauxite / coal mines integration structure. Together with the Aditya refinery and Jharkhand smelter project in the second wave, these projects will treble Hindalco’s aluminium capacity to 1.7 million tonnes.

 

CORPORATE

 

The Standalone basic and diluted Earnings Per Share were at Rs. 11.7 per share in FY12 as compared with Rs. 11.2 in FY11. The Consolidated EPS was Rs. 17.7 per share as compared with Rs. 12.8 per share last year.

 

BUSINESS PERFORMANCE REVIEW:

 

ALUMINIUM BUSINESS

 

INDUSTRY REVIEW

 

Global economic growth slowed after a brief consolidation phase amidst fear of sovereign defaults. The Greece crisis and related problems with other countries not only affected the Euro zone but also the rest of the world, including India.

 

A tightening monetary environment across emerging markets especially in China and India clamped the growth trajectory; in the process, severely impacting the end user demand across the sectors. The growing uncertainty in Europe that prompted ECB’s liberal stand and subsequent enhanced liquidity in the financial system did raise some recovery hopes in the interim, but risk aversion episodes in the financial markets have continued at a recurring frequency.

 

China, the dominant global commodity driver too is showing signs of slowing down, which has implications for demand for most commodities. as the macro policies aimed at inflation control showing their impact thus propelling the commodity downward spiral towards the end of the year.

 

The above factors have caused a steep decline in prices of many commodities, including Aluminium. The global aluminium inventory, including the off-exchange stocks, has been estimated at over 10 million tonnes, which has been an additional overhang on the prices.

 

Amidst the weak global environment and certain country-specific challenges, India’s economic growth also moderated with GDP growing by 7.1% in comparison to 8.3% in the previous financial year. While there was slower consumption growth, investment recorded a sharp slowdown. Average inflation at 9% remained high during the year. This led to policy interest rate hikes by RBI which further deteriorated the domestic investment scenario. The Indian rupee weakened sharply in the second half of FY11-12 as current account deficit widened and capital inflows reduced.

 

ALUMINIUM DEMAND AND MARKET:

 

In CY 2011, the world aluminium consumption stood at around 45 Million tonnes, a strong increase of around 10% over 41 Million tonnes consumption in CY 2010. The CY11 production stood marginally higher at 45.6 Million

tonnes against production of 42 Million tonnes in CY 10.

 

As in the past, China continued to be the global demand driver with Chinese consumption growing at a robust 16% accounting for almost 43% of the global consumption. India too witnessed a healthy growth rate growing at

around 9.2%. However, the surprise in the pack was North American growth; the North American consumption registered a strong growth of 8.5%. A strong pick up in the demand from transportation sector (accounting for around 36% of total demand) was the main driver for this North American consumption, which also showed some pick up in building and construction activities. The market has also benefitted from some restocking through the supply pipe-line.

 

However, this growth seems to be tapering with global uncertainty playing out, and the recent growth has been muted in comparison. European consumption that grew at almost 5.5% in CY 11 is expected to be stagnant in the wake of worsening Euro macroeconomic climate. China too has been showing signs of weariness in demand.

 

The production also increased strongly at around 9% - almost matching the consumption with strong growth from China and the Middle East, which grew at 13% and 26% respectively. Middle eastern production increased with ramp up of some of the new capacities; while in China swing smelters came to the fore with improvement in aluminium LME during CY 2011.

 

Globally aluminium inventory continued to remain high as low interest regime continued to incentivise carry trade with contango still significantly higher than carry cost. This helped continue the movement of more and more physical aluminium towards warehouses. As a result, despite the LME remaining depressed, premiums continued to be high thus supporting the producers to a certain extent.

 

European, US and Japan ingot premiums are at record levels; sustained by warehouse financing deals rather than physical demand.

 

Power prices continued to exert upward pressure on the aluminium cost curve, especially in Europe. Aluminium smelters have been hit hard by recent fuel price increases, as well as carbon emission costs, which are set to grow further in the coming years.

 

Given the pincer movement of LME and cost pressures, recent times have witnessed several capacity curtailment announcements in the industry globally; and some of the players have already stopped production.

 

The cost push continued unabatedly on the back of rising fuel and energy costs. Brent crude oil made the largest gains. This is not surprising given the increase in tensions between Iran and the rest of the world.

 

Chinese aluminium production is to a great extent dependent on imported alumina and in recent times on even imported bauxite. This demand has been rising strongly in the past. The fact that Chinese aluminium production will continue to depend on imported alumina or bauxite. This gains significance importance in the light of proposed ban on bauxite exports from Indonesia.

 

Indian smelters too witnessed a sharp increase in cost of production with sharp rise in the coal prices. A depreciating rupee too increased the costs related to imported crude derivatives.

 

OPERATIONAL REVIEW

 

On this backdrop, the Company’s aluminium business operational performance was truly exceptional and recorded a strong production performance.

 

 

ALUMINA

 

Alumina production at 1.35 Million tonnes was at the same levels as previous year despite suffering on account of deteriorating bauxite quality and interruptions in sourcing of bauxite.

 

 

PRIMARY METAL

 

Primary aluminium production increased by 7% to 574 KT. This was the highest ever production so far, achieved through brown field asset sweating and improvement in operating efficiencies.

 

 

VALUE ADDED PRODUCTS (VAP)

 

The value added downstream sales grew marginally over the last year.

 

(Kt)                            FY12              FY11

Downstream Sales        231                 230

 

 

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

 

The turnover of the aluminium domestic business increased by 14 per cent to Rs. 90370.000 Millions vis-à-vis Rs. 79620.000 Millions in the previous year, on the back of higher metal volumes, improved product mix and marginally higher average LME.

 

Profit before interest and taxes (PBIT) though was marginally lower at Rs. 18220.000 Millions as compared with Rs. 20040.000 Millions in FY 11 as increased input costs negated most of the gains from higher realizations. This was a creditable performance in the face of strong cost inflation in a year that witnessed coal prices increasing by over 20% and furnace oil going up by as much as 40%. The company also witnessed cost push on account of declining bauxite quality.

 

The cost pressures were to some extent neutralized through multiple initiatives, including:

 

• Optimization of the sales mix,

• Higher sale of special hydrate / alumina,

• Continuous improvement in efficiencies.

 

The sustainability of the company’s profitability is reflected in healthy EBIT margins of 20% despite these adversities. Thanks to the multiple initiatives taken in the last few years, Hindalco’s operations remain amongst the lowest on the global cost curve – notwithstanding the India specific incremental cost pressures that have been experienced. Hindalco also has the most profitable Aluminium operations among global peers in terms of EBITDA margins.

 

ALUMINIUM OUTLOOK:

 

In 2012, aluminium demand is expected to increase at around 5% to around 47 Million tonnes. As in the recent past, China and India would lead Asia’s demand growth, which is expected to grow at around 8% this year. This global growth rate though significantly lower than close to double digit growth rate in CY 2011 is still in line with recent growth trends. Elsewhere, North America is expected to grow at a healthy 4-5% rate, while Europe having lost the way is expected to register a negative growth rate. Of late concerns over slower growth in China, and the debt crisis in the euro zone have cast their shadow on the market. India too has been mired with several issues and has slowed down. Despite all these, the physical demand continues to remain robust.

 

In contrast to the uncertain short-term outlook, the medium term prognosis is good and over long term aluminium prospects seem bright especially on the back of growing demand from emerging economies. Emerging economies’ demand is expected to ride on growing urbanization and changing demographic preferences.

 

In India, the demand will continue to increase as the country builds its power infrastructure and aluminium being the preferred conductor. The demand growth shall continue from packaging, automobile, construction (increased usage) electronics (cell phone, laptop bodies) etc and this will continue to keep the growth rate high.

 

The Global demand outlook for FRP (Flat rolled products) is extremely bullish with rising demand from automobile segment (with increased emphasis on weight reduction). This segment in the recent past has witnessed strong growth with regulatory amendments advocating stress on high fuel efficiency vehicles and aluminium being the preferred choice to reduce weight of these vehicles.

 

With technological advances, this trend is fast catching up as more and more, higher end cars are being made out of aluminium. The demand from other high end FRP products and beverage cans too is expected to see a sharp pull especially from the emerging markets. All this augur well for the industry in general and Novelis in particular.

 

The long term fundamentals for Aluminium are, thus, strong with its emergence as an eminent metal with applications touching several aspects of human life.

 

Coming to the supply side of the global Aluminium Industry, many global players have announced capacity curtailments as mentioned earlier. China, India and the Middle East will be the focus of capacity additions in the coming years. In China, however, smelters will be challenged by the issues in sourcing alumina / bauxite, especially considering the recent restrictions on bauxite export from Indonesia.

 

Current projections suggest that the global industry supply will continue to exceed the demand in the next couple of years. The warehoused inventory is likely to be unwound only gradually as the low interest rate regime in the developed world is expected to continue for some years. The physical market tightness and high premia are, therefore, likely to continue. Based on considerations of the cost curve, LME should eventually move higher than the current levels, though the near-term prospects remain subject to the global macroeconomic environment and the risk aversion episodes in the financial markets.

 

BUSINESS OUTLOOK

 

The Company has successfully demonstrated benefit of integrated approach with low cost upstream operations and significant abilities and reach in downstream business. The robustness of Novelis’ de-risked business model by virtue of its geographic spread – strong presence in emerging markets, product portfolio – with a strong proportion of recession proof and yet high potential beverage cans in the product mix and focused approach to leverage the status of preferred vendor to global auto majors have withstood these uncertain times. Hindalco’s aggressive expansion programme has made a significant headway, despite tough ground conditions at its project locations.

 

GREENFIELD PROJECTS

 

Greenfield Projects have made significant progress during the year despite tough ground conditions at the project locations.

 

UTKAL ALUMINA INTERNATIONAL LIMITED (UAIL):

 

The construction of the alumina refinery, along with a 90 MW captive co-generation plant is in progress at UAIL, a 100% subsidiary of the Company. The output from UAIL would be sufficient to feed alumina to the Mahan and the Aditya Smelters.

 

MAHAN ALUMINIUM PROJECT:

 

This 359 KTPA Aluminium Smelter, along with 900 MW CPP, is coming up in Bargwan, Madhya Pradesh. The project is on the verge of commissioning.

 

Mahan Aluminium project and Utkal Alumina project are now close to the stage of commissioning. These projects will re-define Hindalco’s aluminium business since all these projects will have a world beating cost structure.

 

The Group of Ministers constituted by the Government of India to consider environmental and developmental issues related to coal mining etc, has reported to have recommended granting of forest clearance by the Ministry of Environment and Forest [MoEF] for Mahan Coal block on certain conditions.

 

THE ADITYA ALUMINIUM AND REFINERY PROJECT:

 

A 359 ktpa, Aluminium smelter along with a 900 MW captive power plant, identical to the Mahan Project, is coming up in Odisha. The project is slated for completion in 2013. A coal block has been allotted for this project jointly with Mahanadi Coal Fields Limited and Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited. Alumina Refinery along with a cogen plant, is also coming up.

 

THE JHARKHAND ALUMINIUM PROJECT:

 

Aluminium smelter along with a captive power plant is coming up in Sonahatu, Jharkhand. The land acquisition process has already begun. For this project the Tubed coal mine has been allotted to the project jointly with Tata Power.

 

 

BROWNFIELD PROJECTS:

 

There were important developments in India w.r.t. the Company’s strategic goal of higher VAP proportion.

 

The Hirakud FRP project has made a significant progress. This project, which involved relocation of some equipments from a closed facility of Novelis, will be the first and the only facility that will have the capability to produce canbody stock in India. This facility will take Hindalco’s FRP play on a higher plateau in terms of capability and profitability in the coming years.

 

NOVELIS:

 

After a spectacular transformational turnaround, Novelis is now in the consolidation phase with some exceptionally value accretive expansion plans that would enable it to build on this solid foundation. All of their major strategic expansions in Brazil, South Korea and the United States are progressing well. They have also announced their entry into China with a plant that will initially focus on automotive sheet finishing capabilities, solidifying their global automotive leadership position.

 

Projects in Brazil, Korea and US are on schedule. FY12 was the first year in Novelis’ history when its capex crossed $0.5 billion. It is planning to raise the spend to $0.65-0.70 bn in the current fiscal. The capex initiatives of Novelis have a clear tilt towards emerging markets, auto industry applications and recycling – which are aligned to

the key trends in Aluminium industry globally and will place Novelis in a very strong position to benefit from these trends as they evolve further in future.

 

Novelis invested in major recycling initiatives in all four operating regions, including advanced equipment and technology to process diversified scrap inputs, which will enable the company to achieve recycled content of 50%  in its products by 2015.

 

COPPER BUSINESS REVIEW

 

Global Refined copper consumption continued to grow albeit at a modest rate, after a sterling show in CY 10. Consumption rose to a level of 19.8 million tonnes in CY 11 clocking a growth of around 3% over CY 10.

 

As with the most metals China continued to be the major demand driver, growing at around 8% in 2010. The only other region that witnessed reasonable growth was North American region, which grew at 3%.

 

Rest of the world largely ran out of steam. The growth rate in Asia, excluding China slowed down sharply with near stagnant growth with consumption at 1.8 Mn tonnes. While Western Europe, Japan and Latin America slowed down marginally.

 

Global refined copper production recorded a growth of 4% in CY11 over CY 10 after lagging behind consumption for almost 3 years. As a result, deficit declined marginally.

 

The refined copper prices remained at elevated levels during most part of the CY11, with average prices remaining at around 8,800 $/t levels in CY 11 - over 15% higher as compared with previous year’s average. With emergence of commodities as an asset class, copper prices are also influenced significantly by the fund flows and financial market sentiment, besides the demand-supply dynamics. In 2012, copper prices have softened to some extent reflecting the overall macroeconomic situation.

 

The treatment and refining charges (TC/RC) for the CY 2011, were better than CY 10, as a slowdown in demand provided a window of opportunity to the custom smelters. In CY 11, TC/RC were 20% higher than CY 2010 benchmark.

 

Spot TcRc showed a significant volatility throughout the year partly on account of natural calamities such as earth quake in Japan followed by Tsunami, Chilean earth quake and other geo-political issues affecting market sentiments. The smelters also suffered on account of incessant cost push primarily driven by rising energy costs.

 

BUSINESS PERFORMANCE:

 

Copper business faced two critical challenges during the year. First related to input cost pressures, especially the sharp increase in the cost of coal versus the previous year. Secondly, there is a declining trend in the grade of copper concentrate. Given the global dynamics in the copper mining industry, it was a challenge to secure high-quality copper concentrate, necessitating use of low-grade, high-impurity concentrates.

 

Despite the latter factor, copper production at Dahej (330 kt) was largely maintained at the previous year’s level. The Tc/Rc for the year was marginally better and their strategic exposure to spot TC/RC also enabled us to improve the margins.

 

Further, the Business leveraged the multiplevalue- driver model that it has cultivated consciously. This meant deriving more value out of the non-traditional value-drivers, including DAP, Selenium, and waste-to-wealth initiatives such as sale of gypsum and slag. Operational efficiencies also continued to improve. On the back of all

these factors, Copper business delivered the highest ever profitability in FY12.

 

Today, the Company’s Dahej operation ranks in the top quartile of the Global smelter cost curve and has become a much more robust, predictable and globally competitive business.

 

COPPER FINANCIALS:

 

The strong rise in LME coupled with improved product mix led to higher revenues despite marginal decline in volumes. However, for custom smelters like the company, copper prices are just a pass through and the margins are largely determined by Tc/Rc and other value drivers for co-products.

 

As a result of higher TC/RC, improved product and market mix, and better operating efficiencies, copper business delivered a robust performance and recorded a 33% higher EBIT as compared with previous year. The EBIT for the year stood at Rs. 8020.000 Millions a Rs. 2000.000 Millions increase over previous year’s EBIT.

 

COPPER OUTLOOK:

 

The global refined copper demand is expected to increase by around 3 % in CY2012. Long term demand for copper is expected to be strong on the back of infrastructural demand from India, China and moderate demand growth from the western world.

 

Indian refined copper consumption is expected to remain subdued in the short-term given the industrial slowdown amidst inflationary pressures, high interest rates and weak investment climate. The annual consumption growth is expected to be around 4% with growth in power, automobile and manufacturing sector. The long term fundamentals, however, are strong and the copper consumption is expected to increase with renewed thrust on power sector reforms and urban housing.

 

In the last few years, the trend in TC/RC was subdued. However, with some of the large mining projects coming on stream, the trend is likely to turn in the next 1/2 years, which augurs well for the Company’s Copper smelting operations at Dahej.

 

 

FINANCIAL REVIEW AND ANALYSIS:

 

The Company’s Consolidated Revenue at Rs. 808210.000 Millions has been the highest ever, a growth of 12 % Year-on-Year, aided by better product mix and depreciation Rupee. Profit before depreciation, interest and taxes stood at Rs. 89730.000 Millions as against Rs.84410.000 Millions in FY11.

For the year ended March 31, 2012, Standalone revenue crossed the Rs. 250000.000 Millions mark and stood at Rs. 265970.000 Millions driven by higher volume and realization.

 

In FY12, the Company’s Net profit increased by Rs. 1000.000 Millions to Rs. 22370.000 Millions. PBITDA for FY12 stood at Rs. 37210.000 Millions as against Rs. 35020.000 Millions in FY11. FY12 improvement was despite adverse impact of input cost pressures, especially coal and energy related.

 

Consolidated Net profit stood at Rs. 35580.000 Millions. Net profit attributable to the shareholders increased to Rs. 33970.000 Millions, up by 38% over FY11. Profit before depreciation, Interest and taxes stood at Rs. 89730.000 Millions as against Rs. 84410.000 Millions in FY11. The underlying performance of the current year sets a new record, reflecting the inherent strength of the Company’s low cost business model, operational excellence, superior product mix and a balanced and de-risked portfolio.

 

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

 

Several accolades have been conferred upon the Company, in recognition of its contribution in diverse fields. A selective list:

 

1. Hindalco: CII-EXIM Bank Award 2011 (Commendation Certificate) for Business Excellence.

 

2. Birla Copper Dahej: IMC Ramakrishna Bajaj Quality Award 2011 (Commendation Certificate).

 

3. Renukoot: Non-Ferrous Best Performance Award 2010-11 by the Indian Institute of Metals, Non-Ferrous Division.

 

4. Birla Copper Dahej: Environment Protection Award 2011, for NP/NPK Complex Fertilizer Plants, including captive Acids, presented by the Fertilizer Association of India.

 

5. Renukoot: National Energy Conservation Award 2011, (2nd Prize), presented by the Ministry of Power, Government of India.

 

6. Renukoot: Greentech Environment Platinum Award 2011 for outstanding achievement in Environment Management, presented by the Greentech Foundation, New Delhi.

 

7. Renusagar: Golden Peacock National Quality Award 2011 in the Service category.

 

8. Renusagar: Greentech Gold Safety Award 2011 in the Power Plant category for exemplary efforts towards occupational health and safety, presented by Greentech Foundation, New Delhi.

 

9. Renusagar: Greentech Environment Excellence Gold Award.

 

10. Birla Copper Dahej: Greentech Environment Gold Award.

 

11. Hirakud Smelter: Odisha State Safety Conclave Award 2011

 

12. Hirakud Power: CII Odisha State Award (1st Prize) for best practices in Environment, Health, Safety (ESH) for

2011.

 

13. Belgaum Alumina Works: Government of Karnataka State Export Excellence Award for the years 2009-10 and 2010-11, presented in March 2012.

 

14. Quality Circle Teams of Renukoot, Renusagar, Birla Copper Dahej and Hirakud Complex :National Quality Convention 2011 for Excellence and Distinguished performance awards.

 

15. Durgmanwadi, Chandgad and Lohardaga Mines Division: Awards at regional / state level, during the Mines, Safety Productivity Week, Environment Conservation Week and other such programmes.

 

 

FIXED ASSETS:

 

  • Mining Rights
  • Leasehold Land
  • Freehold Land
  • Buildings
  • Plant and Machinery
  • Vehicles and Aircraft
  • Furniture and Fittings
  • Railway Sidings
  • Live Stock
  • Computer Software
  • Technological Licenses

 

 

STATEMENT OF STANDALONE UNAUDITED RESULTS FOR THE QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 2012

 

(Rs. in millions)

Sr.

No.

Particular

Quarter Ended

Nine Month Ended

 

 

31.12.2012

(Unaudited)

30.09.2012

(Unaudited)

31.12.2012

(Unaudited)

1.

Income from Operations

 

 

 

 

Net Sales

67899.000

61147.100

188687.200

 

Other Operating Income

818.200

488.100

1944.600

 

Net Sales/Income from Operations

68717.200

61635.200

190631.800

 

 

 

 

 

2.

Expenditure

 

 

 

 

Cost of Material Consumed

43522.600

46188.000

126203.000

 

Purchase of Stock In Trade

--

--

3.800

 

Change in Inventories of Finished Goods, Work-In-Progress and Stock In Trade

3047.800

(6203.400)

(701.000)

 

Employee Benefits Expenses

3082.300

3129.000

9113.100

 

Power and Fuel

7548.600

8064.900

23186.800

 

Depreciation and Amortization Expenses

1883.500

1727.500

5315.800

 

Other Expenses

5695.300

5303.600

17221.200

 

f) Total

3937.100

3425.600

10289.100

 

 

 

 

 

3.

Profit From Operations before Other Income, Interest and Exceptional Items (1-2)

3937.100

3425.600

10289.100

 

 

 

 

 

4.

Other Income

3180.800

1323.700

7518.800

 

 

 

 

 

5.

Profit Before Interest and Exceptional Items (3+4)

7117.900

4749.300

17807.900

 

 

 

 

 

6.

Interest

1689.800

278.600

2783.100

 

 

 

 

 

7.

Profit After Interest but before Exceptional Items (5-6)

5428.100

4470.700

15024.800

 

 

 

 

 

8.

Exceptional Items

--

--

--

 

 

 

 

 

9.

Profit from Ordinary Activities before Tax (7+8)

5428.100

4470.700

15024.800

 

 

 

 

 

10.

Tax Expense

1092.900

881.900

2853.100

 

 

 

 

 

11.

Net Profit from Ordinary Activities after Tax (9-10)

4335.200

3588.800

12171.700

 

 

 

 

 

12.

Extraordinary Item (net of expense)

--

--

--

 

 

 

 

 

13.

Net Profit for the period (11-12)

4335.200

3588.800

12171.700

 

 

 

 

 

14.

Paid-up Equity Share Capital (Face Value of Rs.10/- Each)

1914.800

1914.800

1914.800

 

 

 

 

 

15.

Reserves Excluding Revaluation Reserve

--

--

--

 

 

 

 

 

16.

Basic and Diluted Earning Per Share (EPS) (Rs.)-Not Annualised

 

 

 

 

a) Basic

2.26

1.87

6.36

 

b) Diluted

2.26

1.87

6.36

 

 

 

 

 

17.

Public Shareholding

 

 

 

 

-Number of Shares

1141135992

1142339940

1141135992

 

- Percentage of Shareholding

59.60%

59.67%

59.60%

 

 

 

 

 

18.

Promoters and Promoter Group Shareholding

 

 

 

 

a) Pledged/Encumbered

 

 

 

 

- Number of Shares

--

--

--

 

- Percentage of Shares (as a % of the Total Shareholding of promoter and promoter group)

--

--

--

 

- Percentage of Shares (as a % of the Total Share Capital of the Company)

--

--

--

 

 

 

 

 

 

b) Non Encumbered

 

 

 

 

- Number of Shares

613797188

613797188

613797188

 

- Percentage of Shares (as a % of the Total Shareholding of Promoter and Promoter Group)

100.00%

100.00%

100.00%

 

- Percentage of Shares (as a % of the Total Share Capital of the Company)

32.06%

32.06%

32.06%

 

Particulars

Quarter Ended 31.12.2012

Pending at the beginning of the quarter

Nil

Received during the quarter

9

Disposed of during the quarter

9

Remaining unresolved at the end of the quarter

Nil

 

 

SEGMENT-WISE REVENUE, RESULTS AND CAPITAL EMPLOYED FOR THE QUARTER AND NINE MONTHS ENDED 31ST DECEMBER, 2012

 

(Rs. in millions)

Sl.

No.

 

 

Particulars

 

Quarter Ended

Nine Months Ended

 

31/12/2012

30/09/2012

31/12/2012

 

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

(Unaudited)

1

 

Segment Revenue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aluminium

22154.500

21049.000

63829.300

 

 

Copper

46608.400

40656.700

126986.200

 

 

 

68762.900

61705.700

190815.500

 

 

Less : Inter Segment Revenue (Net of Excise)

(45.700)

(70.500)

(183.700)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revenue from Operations

68717.200

61635.200

190631.800

 

 

 

 

 

 

2

 

Segment Results

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aluminium

2064.000

1698.000

6463.200

 

 

Copper

2252.000

2085.300

5094.400

 

 

 

4316.000

3783.300

11557.600

 

 

Less: Finance Costs

(1689.800)

(278.600)

(2783.100)

 

 

 

2626.200

3504.700

8774.500

 

 

Add: Other unallocated Income net of unallocated Expenses

2801.900

966.000

6250.300

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Profit before Tax

5428.100

4470.700

15024.800

 

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

Capital Employed

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aluminium

298214.800

288501.800

298214.800

 

 

Copper

57648.100

61985.100

57648.100

 

 

 

355862.900

350486.900

355862.900

 

 

Unallocated/ Corporate

231484.500

350486.900

355862.900

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Capital Employed

587347.400

577102.900

587347.400

 

NOTES

 

  1. The Hon’ble Supreme Court vide its order dated 10th February, 2012 has granted a stay, subject to certain conditions, on the Order of Hon’ble Allahabad High Court upholding the validity of entry tax on the Company under UP Tax on Entry of Goods into Local Areas Act, 2007. In view of above and as per legal opinion obtained by the Company, no provision has been made for an estimated amount of Rs. 2580.000 Millions (including Rs. 130.000 Millions and Rs. 390.000 Millions for the current quarter and nine months respectively)

 

  1. Pursuant to directions of Dispute Resolution Panel (DRP) disposing of the objections filed by the Company against the draft assessment order for AY 2008-09, the Assessing Officer (AO) has framed the assessment by making adjustment, inter alia, amounting to Rs. 2700.000 Millions to total income on account of purported arms length fee of Corporate Guarantee provided to foreign banks for granting loan to wholly owned subsidiary AV Minerals B.V. at Netherlands. Based on expert view, no provision is deemed necessary and the Company has filed an appeal before Hon’ble ITAT.

 

  1. As per transfer pricing order dated 30th January, 2013 for AY 2009-10, following past precedence, the Transfer Pricing officer (TPO) has made adjustment of Rs 10630.000 Millions, inter alia, by imputed guarantee fee of 11.84% and 9.79% on two corporate guarantees provided by the Company to foreign banks for granting loan to wholly owned subsidiary AV Minerals B.V. at Netherlands. As of now we have not received any demand. The Company has not made any provision for the reasons as stated in paragraph 2 above.

 

  1. Other Income for the quarter and also for nine months ended 31st December, 2012 includes Rs.1440.000 Millions income of non-recurring nature.

 

  1. Figures of previous periods have been regrouped / reclassified wherever necessary

 

  1. The above results have been reviewed by the Audit Committee of the Board and have been taken on record at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on Friday, 8th February, 2013. Limited Review has been carried out by the statutory auditors of the Company.

 

 

WEBSITE DETAILS

 

BUSINESS DESCRIPTION:

 

Subject is an India-based company. The Company operates in two segments: aluminum and copper. It is a company of the Aditya Birla Group. Aluminum comprises of hydrate and alumina, aluminum and aluminum products. Copper comprises of continuous cast copper rods, copper cathode, sulphuric acid, DAP and Complexes, gold and silver. The Company’s aluminium units across India encompass the entire gamut of operations, from bauxite mining, alumina refining, aluminium smelting to downstream rolling, extrusions and recycling. The Company’s projects include Greenfield projects and Brownfield projects. Greenfield expansion projects include Mahan Aluminium Project in Madhya Pradesh; the Aditya Alumina and Aluminium Project and the Utkal Alumina Project, both in Orissa, and the Jharkhand Aluminium Project. Subject Brownfield expansion projects include primary metal in Hirakud and alumina capacities in Belgaum and Muri. For the fiscal year ended 31 March 2010, Subject revenues decreased 8% to RS610.45B. Net income applic to common totaled RS39.25B, up from RS4.84B. Revenue reflect a significant decrease in income from Aluminium segments and a fall in income from others business segment. Net income was offset by a significant fall in trade purchase, lower manufacturing and other expenses and a decrease in depreciation expenses.

 

 

BOARD OF DIRECTORS:

 

MADHUKAR MANILAL BHAGAT - NON-EXECUTIVE INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

 

Mr. Madhukar Manilal Bhagat serves as the Non-Executive Independent Director of Subject. He holds B.Com, A.C.I.I (London), A.I.I.I. Passed Part- I of Fellowship Exams of Chartered Insurance Institute, London, Passed Intermediate Exam of Chartered Institute of Secretary, London. He is a Director of Aditya Birla Insurance Brokers Limited, Zenith Exports Limited, VCK Share and Stock Broking Services Limited, VCK Capital Market Services Limited

 

RAM CHARAN - NON-EXECUTIVE INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

 

Mr. Ram Charan is Non-Executive Independent Director of Subject. Mr. Ram Charan has an acclaimed engineering degree and holds a MBA degree and a Doctorate from Harvard Business School. He has also served as a faculty of Harvard Business School.

 

JAGDISH KHATTAR - NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

 

Dr. Jagdish Khattar has been appointed as the Non-Executive Director of Subject. He has started his career as an IAS officer. He has also served as a Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Maruti Suzuki India Limited (formerly Maruti Udyog Limited) from 1999 to December, 2007.

 

CHAITAN M. MANIAR - NON-EXECUTIVE INDEPENDENT DIRECTOR

 

Mr. Chaitan M. Maniar serves as the Non-Executive Independent Director of Subject. He is an Advocate and Solicitor. He holds B.Com, M.A., L.L.B. He has been a Director of Foods and Inns Limited, Godfrey Phillips India Limited, Gujarat Ambuja Exports Limited, Varun Shipping Company Limited, Indo-Euro Investment Company Limited, Indian Card Clothing Company Limited, Multi Commodity Exchange of India Limited, Vadilal Industries Limited, Pioneer Investcorp Limited, Sudal Industries Limited, TCPL Packaging Limited, Machine Tools (India) Limited, MCX Stock Exchange Limited, Financial Technologies India Limited, Utkal Alumina International Limited.

 

 

NEWS

 

PRESS RELEASE  

HINDALCO'S ADITYA ALUMINIUM PROJECT: FINANCIAL CLOSURE ACHIEVED

17 September 2012

Hindalco Industries Limited has achieved financial closure for its Rs.131950.000 Millions greenfield Aditya Aluminium smelter project at Lapanga in Odisha. The project has been funded in a debt equity ratio of 75:25 with a debt component of Rs.98960.000 Millions. The debt carries a tenor of 12.5 years and is priced at the SBI base rate plus 125 bps, which presently works out to 11.25 per cent p.a. SBI Capital Markets and IDBI Bank led the debt syndication, which saw a huge participation from almost the entire banking community with a total of 28 commercial banks and financial institutions participating in the transaction.

 

At the rupee loan agreement signing held in Bhubaneswar on 17th September 2012, Mr. Praveen Maheshwari, CFO, expressed gratitude for the enthusiastic support lent to the project by the participating lenders. He added that at a time when most companies are shying away from committing capex, Hindalco has chosen to stay its course and is delivering on its long term strategic objective. Mr. Maheshwari further stated that development of Aditya Aluminium Project is a strategic step forward for Hindalco Industries, towards achievement of its long term vision and post stabilisation this plant with a proposed annual aluminium production capacity of 359,000 tonnes and backed by captive power plant of 900 MW will be amongst the lowest cost producers globally.

 

Mr. Alphonso Richard Das, President Finance at Hindalco, said that recently the company has successfully tapped both the domestic bond market as well as the loan market to meet its financing needs. In both cases, it has achieved benchmark financing terms. The pricing of this loan once again demonstrates Hindalco's credit profile and the strong sense of partnership that it enjoys with the lending community.

 

Ms. Arundhati Bhattacharya, Managing Director of SBI Capital Markets, said that the amount raised is a demonstration of the confidence that the banking community has shown in Hindalco and the manufacturing industry in general. The rupee term loan facility got oversubscribed 2.25 times even as this facility represents one of the largest debt syndications launched in the recent times.

Speaking during the signing ceremony, Ms. Mythili B, Chief General Manager, IDBI said investment in big manufacturing projects like these will not only help in the development of the surrounding areas, but also revive the investor confidence in Indian markets.

 

 

 


CMT REPORT (Corruption, Money Laundering & Terrorism]

 

The Public Notice information has been collected from various sources including but not limited to: The Courts, India Prisons Service, Interpol, etc.

 

1]         INFORMATION ON DESIGNATED PARTY

No exist designating subject or any of its beneficial owners, controlling shareholders or senior officers as terrorist or terrorist organization or whom notice had been received that all financial transactions involving their assets have been blocked or convicted, found guilty or against whom a judgement or order had been entered in a proceedings for violating money-laundering, anti-corruption or bribery or international economic or anti-terrorism sanction laws or whose assets were seized, blocked, frozen or ordered forfeited for violation of money laundering or international anti-terrorism laws.

 

2]         Court Declaration :

No exist to suggest that subject is or was the subject of any formal or informal allegations, prosecutions or other official proceeding for making any prohibited payments or other improper payments to government officials for engaging in prohibited transactions or with designated parties.

 

3]         Asset Declaration :

No records exist to suggest that the property or assets of the subject are derived from criminal conduct or a prohibited transaction.

 

4]         Record on Financial Crime :

            Charges or conviction registered against subject:                                                           None

 

5]         Records on Violation of Anti-Corruption Laws :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                        None

 

6]         Records on Int’l Anti-Money Laundering Laws/Standards :

            Charges or investigation registered against subject:                                                        None

 

7]         Criminal Records

No available information exist that suggest that subject or any of its principals have been formally charged or convicted by a competent governmental authority for any financial crime or under any formal investigation by a competent government authority for any violation of anti-corruption laws or international anti-money laundering laws or standard.

 

8]         Affiliation with Government :

No record exists to suggest that any director or indirect owners, controlling shareholders, director, officer or employee of the company is a government official or a family member or close business associate of a Government official.

 

9]         Compensation Package :

Our market survey revealed that the amount of compensation sought by the subject is fair and reasonable and comparable to compensation paid to others for similar services.

 

10]        Press Report :

            No press reports / filings exists on the subject.

 


 

CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

 

MIRA INFORM as part of its Due Diligence do provide comments on Corporate Governance to identify management and governance. These factors often have been predictive and in some cases have created vulnerabilities to credit deterioration.

 

Our Governance Assessment focuses principally on the interactions between a company’s management, its Board of Directors, Shareholders and other financial stakeholders.

 

 

CONTRAVENTION

 

Subject is not known to have contravened any existing local laws, regulations or policies that prohibit, restrict or otherwise affect the terms and conditions that could be included in the agreement with the subject.

 

 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

Rs. 53.33

UK Pound

1

Rs. 82.55

Euro

1

Rs. 70.10

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Report Prepared by :

DPT


 

SCORE & RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

SCORE FACTORS

 

RANGE

POINTS

HISTORY

1~10

7

PAID-UP CAPITAL

1~10

8

OPERATING SCALE

1~10

8

FINANCIAL CONDITION

 

 

--BUSINESS SCALE

1~10

9

--PROFITABILIRY

1~10

9

--LIQUIDITY

1~10

9

--LEVERAGE

1~10

8

--RESERVES

1~10

9

--CREDIT LINES

1~10

8

--MARGINS

-5~5

-

DEMERIT POINTS

 

 

--BANK CHARGES

YES/NO

YES

--LITIGATION

YES/NO

NO

--OTHER ADVERSE INFORMATION

YES/NO

NO

MERIT POINTS

 

 

--SOLE DISTRIBUTORSHIP

YES/NO

NO

--EXPORT ACTIVITIES

YES/NO

YES

--AFFILIATION

YES/NO

YES

--LISTED

YES/NO

YES

--OTHER MERIT FACTORS

YES/NO

YES

TOTAL

 

75

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)            Ownership background (20%)                  Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                   Market trend (10%)                                Operational size (10%)

 


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

-

NB

                                       New Business

-

 

 

 

 

 

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