COMPANY OVERVIEW
M/s Vegetable Products Ltd. was established & started working in the year 1953 vide Corporate Identity No. L01122WB1953PLC021090, with manufacturing of vegetable edible oil products under the “PRATAP VANASPATI” brand name. The Company after experiencing decades of ups & downs and facing tough competitive macroeconomic environment in the industrial sector of Indian economy today M/s Vegetable Products Ltd. stands as a professionally managed company wherein the overall management is vested in the Board of Directors, comprised of qualified and experienced persons. We currently have Six Directors on our Board comprise of one Managing Director and 2 Non Executive Director including one women director and the other 3 are Nonexecutive Independent Directors. In a country that cooks from the heart, food is more than just nourishment for the body. It is a bond that brings families together and friends closer. At “VPL” we believe it is what upholds the tradition of true Indian hospitality. That’s why we offered widest range of edible oils that helps India indulge in its passion for food, without the guilt. We shall be foraying into a wider range of agro products besides edible oils. Our dedication to quality, innovation and the promise of uncompromised health for the people of India shall shot us to top 10 positions in the Indian vegetable edible oil industry, by 2020. As a brand we are bound to meet the consumer’s changing requirements. This will make us the most respectful brands in the nation. Any complain from our customers are sincerely looked into and this is the reason behind our products popularity in the state of West Bengal and in other States. For us Quality Control is not a just routine, but is a mission. Our Esteemed Directors have the vision, courage and leadership qualities. His efforts to place the Company in a most modernized unit with upgraded process & latest equipment and machineries will surely bring success to the company.
Terms and rights attached to equity shares :
The Company has only one class of equity share having par value of Rs. 1/- per share. Each holder of Equity share is entitled to one vote per share.
In the event of liquidation of the company, the holder of equity shares will be entitled to receive remaining assets of the Company after distribution of all preferential amounts. The Distribution will be in proportion to the number of equity share held by the shareholders.
* Excludes Financial Assets Measured at Cost (Refer Note 3(a)]
Level 1: Level 1 hierarchy includes financial instruments measured using quoted prices. This includes listed equity instruments, traded bonds and mutual funds that have quoted price. The fair value of all equity instruments (including bonds) which are traded in the stock exchanges is valued using the closing price as at the reporting period. The mutual funds are valued using the closing NAV.
Level 2: The fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market (for example, traded bonds, over-the- counter derivatives) is determined using valuation techniques which maximise the use of observable market data and rely as little as possible on entity-specific estimates. If all significant inputs required to fair value an instrument are observable, the instrument is included in level 2.
Level 3: If one or more of the significant inputs is not based on observable market data, the instrument is included in level 3. This is the case for unlisted equity securities, contingent consideration and indemnification asset included in level 3.
Note 1 : FIRST TIME IND AS ADOPTION RECONCILIATIONS Transition to Ind AS
These are the Entity’s first standalone financial statements prepared in accordance with Ind AS.
The accounting policies set out in note 1 have been applied in preparing the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2018, the comparative information presented in these financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2017 and in the preparation of an opening Ind AS balance sheet at 1 April 2016 (the Entity’s date of transition). In preparing its opening Ind AS balance sheet, the Group has adjusted the amounts reported previously in financial statements prepared in accordance with the accounting standards notified under Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules, 2006 (as amended) and other relevant provisions of the Act (previous GAAP or Indian GAAP). An explanation of how the transition from previous GAAP to Ind AS has affected the group’s financial position, financial performance and cash flows is set out in the following tables and notes.
A. Exemption and exception availed
Set out below are the applicable Ind AS 101 optional exemptions and mandatory exceptions applied in the transition from previous GAAP to Ind AS.
A.1 Ind AS optional exemptions A.1.1 Deemed cost
Ind AS 101 permits a first-time adopter to elect to continue with the carrying value for all of its property, plant and equipment as recognised in the financial statements as at the date of transition to Ind AS, measured as per the previous GAAP and use that as its deemed cost as at the date of transition after making necessary adjustments for de-commissioning liabilities.
Accordingly, the entity has elected to measure all of its property, plant and equipment at their previous GAAP carrying value.
A.1.2 Designation of previously recognised financial instruments
Ind AS 101 allows an entity to designate investments in equity instruments at FVOCI on the basis of the facts and circumstances at the date of transition to Ind AS. The Entity has elected to apply this exemption for its investment in equity investments.
A.2 Ind AS mandatory exceptions A.2.1 Estimates
Ind AS 101 An entity’s estimates in accordance with Ind ASs at the date of transition to Ind AS shall be consistent with estimates made for the same date in accordance with previous GAAP (after adjustments to reflect any difference in accounting policies), unless there is objective evidence that those estimates were in error.
Ind AS estimates as at 1 April 2016 are consistent with the estimates as at the same date made in conformity with previous GAAP. The Entity made estimates for following items in accordance with Ind AS at the date of transition as these were not required under previous GAAP:
- Investment in equity instruments carried at FVPL or FVOCI.
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