And
Accounts
For the Year Ended
June 30, 2014
C O N T E N T S
Our Mission
To understand and satisfy customers wants and needs, we always try to add value, reduce costs and
provide innovative thinking for improvement of our product quality, with world class compliance and
working standards.
Our Values
To our customers we offer
A commitment to provide best quality product and timely delivery
Production of world-class quality leather, meet the requirements of customers with competitive
price and up to date fashion trends
Quick response to the expectations of our valued customers in terms of quality and product
development
OUR VISION, MISSION, VALUES AND OBJECTIVES
Our Objectives
100 % on time delivery of the services to our valued customers
100 % accuracy in documentation
100 % customers acceptance of our services as valid and usables in accordance with their
requirements
Overall reduction of cost by 2% every year
Reduction of customer complaints by 10 % every year.
CORPORATE DIRECTORY
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Chairman
Syed Manzur Elahi
Managing Director
Md. Rahmatullah
Directors
Syed Nasim Manzur
Md. Hedayetullah
Md. Fayekuzzaman
Faruq Ahmad Siddiqi
AUDIT COMMITTEE
Chairman CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AUDITOR
Faruq Ahmad Siddiqi
ARTISAN
Members Chartered Accountants
Syed Nasim Manzur
Md. Hedayetullah CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
Anup Kumar Mukherjee
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
Chairman TAX ADVISER
Syed Manzur Elahi Khandker Fazlul Quadir
Members
Md. Rahmatullah LEGAL ADVISER
Md. Hedayetullah Mohsen Rashid
M. Abdul Majed Advocate, Supreme Court
Ansarul Islam
Anup Kumar Mukherjee
BANKERS
Agrani Bank Ltd. CORPORATE DIRECTORY
HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE
Amin Court Branch, Motijheel C/A,
Chairman Dhaka-1000
Md. Hedayetullah
Members REGISTERED OFFICE
M. Abdul Majed 127 Hazaribagh T/A
Ansarul Islam Dhaka-1209
Anup Kumar Mukherjee
Md. Golam Sarwar FACTORY
Unit I
COMPANY SECRETARY 127 Hazaribagh T/A,
Jagadish Kumar Bhanja Dhaka-1209
AUDITORS Unit II
Chowdhury Bhattacharjee & Co. Shafipur
Chartered Accountants Kaliakoir, Gazipur
Directors' Profile
Directors' Profile
Directors' Profile
Past Responsibilities
Deputy Managing Director, Agrani Bank Limited
General Manager, Investment Corporation of
Bangladesh
Education
B.Com (Hons), M.Com in Management. Post
Graduation Studies in Investment Planning,
Appraisal and management of Developement
Finance Institution in Bradford University,Bradford,
United Kingdom. Attended Cambridge Leadership
Program arranged by the Columbia University,USA.
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DEAR SHAREHOLDERS
On behalf of your Directors, I have the pleasure in submitting the Report and Financial Statements
for the year ended June 30, 2014.
PERFORMANCE
+ Increase
Previous
This Year - Decrease
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%
Sales (Taka in 000) 3,793,167 3,248,799 16.76
Raw Cowhides purchase price (Taka/sft) 102.84 99.66 3.19
Raw Goatskins purchase price 69.46 74.19 (6.38)
Cow leather selling price 155.91 166.85 (6.56)
Goat leather selling price 118.85 118.65 0.17
Chemical cost 31.48 39.78 (20.86)
Gross profit (Taka in 000) 225,764 253,309 (10.87)
Operating expenses 156,958 153,270 2.41
INVENTORIES
We normally purchase huge quantities of raw hides and skins during the Eid-ul-Azha festival, so that
our production is not adversely affected due to low supply during the rest of the year. We feel that
the inventory holding shows a positive trend because this years inventory represents 46 days of
production as compared to 50 days last year.
FINANCIAL RESULTS
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DIVIDENDS
During the year EPS of your Company was Taka 5.51 Directors decided in the Board Meeting held
on August 10, 2014 to recommend dividend of Taka 4.50 per share of Taka 10/- each. After your
approval in this General Meeting, the dividend will be paid to the Shareholders.
EMPLOYMENT
Although the labour situation in the RMG sector was unsatisfactory, if not violent sometimes, the
labour environment in the leather sector was quiet. Labour relation in your Company was cordial and
morale of the workers was high. The breakdown of your Companys human resources are:
Management 32 32
Traditionally, the market for leather has always been in Europe, mainly Italy. As you are aware, the
recession in Europe is still continuing with no hope for improvement in the near future. Accordingly,
the leather industry in Bangladesh diverted most of their exports from Europe to China. The economy
of China continues to be strong and the local demand for goods and services shows an upward trend
due to the rise of the middle class. Purchasing power has increased, resulting in increased domestic
consumption of all kinds of goods, shoes being one of them. Consequently, the demand for leather
has increased amongst the local shoe industry.
As a result of this over dependence on China, Bangladeshs leather industry faces a risky situation.
Environment is a big issue globally. The main concern of the leather industry is how quickly we are
able to relocate to Savar. The international media reports about Bangladeshs leather industry are
very negative. They are continuously writing reports against Bangladesh leather industry. Even local
media and population are highly critical as to how Hazaribag have destroyed the environment. We
only hope and pray that the CETP at Savar goes into operation by early 2015, otherwise export of
leather from Bangladesh will become difficult.
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DIRECTORS
Md. Hedayetullah retires from the Board in terms of Articles of Association, and being eligible, offers
himself for re-election.
The Board of Directors nominated Faruq Ahmad Siddiqi for appointment as an Independent Director
in this AGM as required under BSEC Corporate Governance Notification.
AUDIT COMMITTEE
The Audit Committee was set up to review the financial results, audit and compliance with the
statutory and regulatory requirements. The Committee recommended to the Board of Directors, the
appointment of the Companys auditors and reviewed the scope of internal audit. Audit committee
report is annexed.
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SHARE HOLDING
In accordance with the requirement of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission, pattern
of shareholdings as of 30th June 2014 are given in Annexure I.
REMUNERATION OF DIRECTORS
in accordance with the requirement of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission,
remuneration of directors for the year ended 30th June 2014 are given in note number 36.
In accordance with the requirement of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission,
Corporate Governance Compliance Report is annexed.
AUDITORS
Chowdhury Bhattacharjee & Co., Chartered Accountants, Auditors retires at this Annual General
Meeting and being eligible, offer themselves for re-appointment for the year 2014-2015.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The Directors take this opportunity to acknowledge the continued support and efforts of all members
of the company, as well as all customers, suppliers and associates during the past year. Our
performance would not have been possible without their support.
August 10, 2014 Syed Manzur Elahi
Dhaka. Chairman.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
Taka in thousand
Market value per share at year end (Taka) 142.60 86.70 103.10 136.20 148.50
Net Asset value per share (Taka) 71.67 69.38 66.44 60.10 56.25
Net operating cash flow per share (Taka) 4.97 31.12 9.35 (4.48) 22.68
200 179
143
150 132
119 126
108 107
97 100
100 84 Prot before tax (Tk. in Million)
Net Prot after tax (Tk. in Million)
50
0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
80 69.38 71.67
66.44
56.25 60.10
60
20
103.10
100 86.70
Market value per share (Tk.) at year end
50
0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
8 7.51
6 5.01
4.33
4 3.54 Components of EPS (Tk.)
3.03 2.96
2.03 2.06 2.55
1.86 Net operating income
2
Net other income
0
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
60% 50%
6%
10%
22%
20%
4%
8% 12%
8%
To Employees & workers 60% To Employees & workers 49%
To Banks 6% To Banks 10%
To Shareholders 22% To Shareholders 20%
Retained for reinvestment 4% Retained for reinvestment 13%
To Government 8% To Government 8%
2014 2013
Board of Directors
The Board of Directors comprises of 06 (Six) members including the Independent Director. All
Directors have sound knowledge in the area of tannery, managerial expertise and sound academic
and professional knowledge. They are well conversant with corporate governance.
Audit Committee
The Audit Committee was established as a sub-committee of the Board and has jurisdiction over
Apex Tannery Limited. The audit committee is comprised of three members of the Board including an
Independent Director who is the Chairman of the Committee. The Audit Committee assists the Board.
Company Secretary
Jagadish Kumar Bhanja has been appointed as the Company Secretary of the Company. He provides
legal matters to the Board. Among other functions, the Company Secretary:
Bridges between the Board of Directors and Shareholders on strategic and statutory decision.
Acts as a quality assurance agent in all information towards the Shareholders and Board
Is responsible for ensuring that the appropriate Board procedures are followed.
Acts as the Disclosure Officer of the Company and monitors the compliance of the Acts,
rules, regulations, notifications, guidelines, orders/directives etc issued by the Bangladesh
Securities and Exchange Commission, Stock Exchange (s) applicable to the conduct of the
business activities of the Company.
The Company Secretary keeps the records of the Companys compliance / noncompliance status of the
conditions imposed by the BSEC which has been shown in the compliance report on BSEC Notification.
Anup Kumar Mukherjee has been appointed as the Chief Financial Officer of the Company. He looks
after the overall financial affairs of the Company. Among other functions, the Chief Financial Officer:
Prepares Quarterly, Half yearly and Yearly financial statements
Financial reporting procedures in line with the requirement of Bangladesh Accounting Standards
Reports financial position of the Company in its Board meeting
Purchase Committee
A purchase committee is functioning with a group of executives, headed by a senior most executive to
examine the purchase proposal of goods. Among others, the followings are the main responsibilities
of the Committee:
To evaluate the received proposal and find out the effectiveness of each proposal.
To prepare a report on the basis of evaluation of the purchase proposal with recommendation
and sent to concerned departments for obtaining approval from the competent authority.
To supervise the entire activities against procurement
Statutory Audit
Internal Audit
Internal Audit support the Company to achieve its objectives by bringing a systematic, disciplined
approach to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of its risk management and control. Internal
Audit activity is governed by the Internal Team, which is approved by the Board.
Internal Control
The Company has an Internal Audit department consisting of five members and headed by the Head
of Internal Auditor. The Internal control system is maintained and reviewed by an internal audit
function that reports to Management and the Audit Committee.
Internal Control mechanism is built by the Companys systems and procedures to reduce the risk of
error and fraud. It may be able to reduce the risk that financial statement contains. The Board of
Directors ensures sound internal control to provide reasonable assurance regarding the achievement
of the Company objectives in the areas of:
Effectiveness and efficiency of operations
Reliability of financial reporting
Compliance with laws and regulations
Code of Conduct
Apex Tannery Limited has adopted Codes of Conduct for securing good business ethics and conduct
in all aspects of the Companys activities. The Code of Conduct is properly communicated to and with
all employees and other activities, and is strictly required to abide by it.
Management Committee
The day- to- day Management of the Company is entrusted with the Managing Director and the
Management Committee. The Management Committee serves the interest of the Company and
achieves sustainable growth. The members of the Management Committee are jointly accountable
for the entire management of the Company and decide on the basic issues of business policy and
corporate strategies.
Going Concern
The Company has adequate resources to continue operational existence for the future. For this reason,
the Company continues to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial statements.
Shareholders
Accountable to
REPORT ON CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
Board of Directors
Accountable to
Management
The Company encourages communication with shareholders throughout the year and welcomes their
participation at shareholders meeting. The Company is transparent with the stakeholders, including
the owners of the Company. Four times each year, Apex Tannery Limited reports to its shareholders
regarding its business, financial position and earnings. These include:
In additional information, the Company is under a legal and regulatory requirement to publish via
the newspaper. Apex Tannery Limited believes in transparency and accountability to the society as a
whole through establishment of an efficient and effective Corporate Governance procedure.
(ii) i) Not been convicted for a criminal offence involving moral Complied
turpitude;
(iv) The post of Independent Director can not remain vacant for Complied
more than 90 (ninety) days;
(v) Board shall lay down a code of conduct of all Board members Complied
and annual compliance of the code to be recorded;
(iv) Discussion on cost of goods sold, Gross Profit Margin and Net Complied
profit Margin;
(v) Discussion on continuity of any Extra-ordinary gain or loss; Not
applicable
(vi) Disclosure for related party transactions; Complied
(vii) Utilization of proceeds from public issues, rights issues and/ Not
or through any others; applicable
(viii) Explanation if the financial results deteriorate after the Not
company goes for IPO, RPO, Rights Offer and Direct Listing; applicable
(ix) Explanation about significant variance occurs between Not
Quarterly Financial performance and Annual Financial applicable
Statements;
(x) Remuneration to directors including independent directors; Complied
(xi) Fairness of financial statement; Complied
(xii) Maintenance of proper books of account; Complied
(xiii) Application of appropriate accounting policies and estimates; Complied
(xiv) Followed IAS, BAS, IFRS, and BFRS in preparation of the Complied
financial statements;
(xv) Soundness of internal control system; Complied
(xvi) Ability to continue as a going concern; Complied
(xvii) Significant deviations from the last year; Complied
(vi) Review the quarterly and half yearly financial statements Complied
before submission to the board for approval;
(vii) Review the adequacy of internal audit function; Complied
(viii) Review statement of significant related party transactions; Complied
(ix) Review Management Letters/ Letter of Internal Control Complied
weakness issued by statutory auditors;
(x) Disclosure about the uses/ applications of funds raised by Complied
IPO/RPO/ Right Issue;
3.4.1 Reporting of the Audit Committee:
(i) The Audit Committee shall report on its activities to the Complied
Board of Directors;
(ii) a) Report on conflicts of interest to the Board of Directors; Not
applicable
(ii) b) Will report any suspected or presumed fraud or irregularities Complied
or material defect in the internal control system to the Board;
(ii) c) Will report any suspected infringement of laws, including Not
securities related laws, rules and regulations to the Board; applicable
(ii) d) Will report any other matters which shall be disclosed to the Not
Board of Directors immediately; applicable
3.4.2 Reporting to the Authorities (BSEC): Not
If any materials impact on the financial condition & results of applicable
operation, unreasonably ignored by the management;
Dear Sir,
(1) We have reviewed financial statements of the company for the year ended 30th June,
2014 and to the best of our knowledge and belief:
(a) These statements do not contain any materially untrue statements or omit any
material fact or contain statements that might be misleading.
(b) These statements together present true and fair view of the companys affairs
and are in compliance with Bangladesh Accounting Standards (BAS) and other
applicable laws.
(2) There are, to the best of our knowledge and belief, no transaction entered into by
the company during the year which is fraudulent, illegal or violation of the companys
code of conducts.
CEO AND CFO's CERTIFICATION TO THE BOARD
The responsibility for compliance with the conditions of Corporate Governance Guideline is that of
the Board of Directors of the Company. Our responsibility is to review, to the extent where such
compliance can be objectively verified, whether the statement of compliance reflects the status of the
Based on our review, we certify that nothing has come to our attention which causes us to believe
that the Statement of Compliance does not appropriately reflect the Companys compliance, in all
material respects, with the best practices contained in the conditions of Corporate Governance as
applicable to the Company for the year ended June 30, 2014.
PATTERN OF SHAREHOLDING
As of June 30, 2014
Annexure-1
(b) Directors, Chief Executive Officer, Company Secretary, Chief Financial Officer, Head
of Internal Audit and their spouses and minor children (name wise details):
Shares held by
SL Number of
Name Name of Spouse the spouse/
No. Shareholding
Children
01 Directors
05 Company Secretary
PATTERN OF SHAREHOLDING
(c) Executives (Top five salaried employees of the company, other than the Directors,
Chief Executive Officer, Company Secretary, Chief Financial Officer and Head of
Internal Audit):
Md. Hedayetullah, Director & Head of Internal Audit Member of Audit Committee
The Chief Financial Officer attends the meeting by invitation only as and when necessary. The Company
Secretary functions as the Secretary of the Audit Committee.
Meeting
During the year ended 30th June 2014, the Audit Committee held three meetings. Proceedings of
the Audit Committee Meetings were reported regularly to the Board of Directors. The details of
attendance of the Audit Committee Members have been shown as below:
Audit committee meeting and attendance during the year ended 30th June 2014
Summary of Activities
The Audit Committee carried out the following activities during the financial year ended June 30, 2014
Regulatory Compliance
The Committee examined whether the Companys procedures are in place to ensure compliance with
the laws and regulations framed by the regulatory Authorities (BSEC, DSE , CSE and RJSC)
Internal regulations approved by the Board of Directors
The Company is duly following the rules and regulation of the Regulatory Bodies and also strictly
follows areas with conflict of interest. The Committee was satisfied that the Company substantially
complied with these regulatory requirements.
Financial Reporting
The Committee assisted the Board of Directors and the management to carryout their responsibilities of
preparing true and fair financial statements in accordance with the books of accounts and Bangladesh
Accounting Standards by:
Reviewing the adequacy and effectiveness of the internal control system and procedures in order
to provide reasonable assurance that all transactions are accurately and completely recorded in
the books of account
Reviewing the integrity of the process by which financial statements are prepared from the books
of account
Reviewing the process by which compliance of provision of Bangladesh Accounting Standards.
The quarterly, half yearly and interim financial statements of the Company prior to recommending
them for the approval by the Board
The annual audited financial statements of the company with external auditors prior to submission
to the Board for approval. The review focused particularly on changes of accounting policy and
compliance with applicable accounting standards as adopted in Bangladesh and other legal &
regulatory requirements
Internal Control
The Committee examined whether the management has set up the appropriate compliance culture
across the Company in order to ensure that all employees have a clear understanding of their
roles and responsibilities. The Committee reviewed the arrangements made by the management for
AUDIT COMMITTEE REPORT
building up a suitable Management Information System (MIS) including computerized systems and
its applications there of.
Internal Audit
The Committee reviewed and discussed the relevant reports of special investigations which were
submitted by the Audit Team. They are as follows:
The annual audit plan for adequacy of scope and comprehensive coverage of these activities of
the Company.
the audit programs resource requirements for the year and assessed the performance of the
internal audit functions
The internal audit reports, audit recommendations and management responses to these
recommendations and actions taken to improve the system of internal control and procedures.
Exercise Internal Audit of Apex Tannery Limited. Review the effectiveness of Internal Audit
functions including performance and compliance with professional standards. Examine audit
findings and material weakness and monitor implementation of audit action plans.
The Committee advised the management to take effective steps for rectification of all the lapses and
weaknesses identified by internal audit and to take utmost care, so that such weaknesses and lapses
shall not be repeated in future. Department heads attended the meetings when their reports were
discussed.
External Audit
The Committee met with the external auditors at the conclusion of the annual audit and exchanged
views on their Audit Report. The Committee reviewed the findings and recommendations made by
the external auditors in order to remove the weaknesses as detected in the external auditing process.
The Committee reviewed the performance of the External Auditors and recommended to the Board
on their appointment and fees.
The Board approved the same at its 270th meeting held on 10th August 2014.
Acknowledgement
The Audit Committee expressed of sincere thanks to the Chairman and members of the Board,
management and the Auditors for their support in carrying out its duties and responsibilities
effectively.
AUDITORS REPORT
To The Shareholders of Apex Tannery Limited
We have audited the accompanying Financial statements of Apex Tannery Limited which
comprises the statement of financial position as of 30 June 2014, statement of Comprehensive
Income, Statement of Changes in Equity and Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended and a
summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory notes.
Auditors Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We
conducted our audit in accordance with Bangladesh Standards on Auditing (BSA). Those standards
require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures
in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors judgment, including the
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or
error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal control relevant to the entitys
preparation and fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit procedures
that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the
effectiveness of the entitys internal control. An audit also includes evaluating appropriateness of
accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis
for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion, the Financial Statements prepared in accordance with Bangladesh Financial Reporting
Standards, give a true and fair view of the state of the companys affairs as of 30 June, 2014 and of
the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended and comply with the companies
Act 1994, the Securities and Exchanges Rules 1987 and other applicable laws and regulations.
belief were necessary for the purpose of our audit and made due verification thereof;
2. In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by Apex Tannery
Limited so far as it appeared from our examination of those books;
3. The companys Statement of Financial Position, Statement of Comprehensive Income and its
Statement of Cash Flows dealt with by the report are in agreement with the books of account
and returns;
4. The expenditure incurred was for the purpose of the companys business.
Taka in thousand
Notes As of As of
June 30, 2014 June 30, 2013
Assets
Non current assets
Property, plant and equipment 4 277,953 280,531
Investments 5 51,957 40,078
Deferred tax assets 6 5,045 3,182
334,955 323,791
Current assets
Inventories 7 450,624 401,762
Trade and other receivables 8 161,361 184,763
Advances, deposits and prepayments 9 171,187 171,037
Cash & cash equivalents 10 366,897 354,794
1,150,069 1,112,356
Total Assets 1,485,024 1,436,147
Taka in thousand
Year Ended Year Ended
Notes June 30, 2014 June 30, 2013
Cost of sales
Cost of goods sold 21 (3,497,402) (2,929,880)
Freight & forwarding 22 (70,001) (65,610)
(3,567,403) (2,995,490)
Gross profit 225,764 253,309
Operating expenses
Administrative expenses 23 (34,515) (34,808)
Marketing expenses 24 (107,080) (105,359)
Directors remuneration (8,550) (6,840)
Legal & audit fees 25 (513) (492)
Depreciation 4A (6,300) (5,771)
(156,958) (153,270)
Operating Profit 68,806 100,039
Bank interest expenses & charges 26 (18,595) (29,954)
Non operating income
Other income 27 62,064 62,262
Profit for the year 112,275 132,347
Contribution to workers profit participation fund (5,344) (6,300)
Profit before income tax 106,931 126,047
Income tax
Current tax expenses 28 (24,770) (26,115)
Deferred tax income 29 1,863 225
(22,907) (25,890)
Net profit after tax 84,024 100,157
STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
Taka in thousand
Year Ended Year Ended
June 30, 2014 June 30, 2013
A. Cash flow from operating activities:
Collections from turnover/bills receivable and other income 3,876,454 3,301,658
Payments for purchase of leather, chemicals, spare-parts,
payments of creditors and other expenses (3,734,631) (2,753,756)
Payments to workers profit participation fund (18,595) (29,954)
Interest paid (6,350) (6,546)
Income tax paid (41,177) (37,181)
Net cash generated by operating activities 75,701 474,221
Taka in thousand
Dividend Fair
Share Share Retained
Particulars equalization Valuation
Capital Premium Earnings Total
Fund Surplus
1. Reporting entity
a) Company profile
Apex Tannery is the largest tannery in Bangladesh and one of the largest in South Asia. It is a
100% export oriented company. The company is using state of the art machineries from Italy,
France and Germany. Apex Tannery Limited was incorporated as a private limited company
on 26th day of July 1976 under Companies Act 1913 and was converted into a public limited
company in 1986. The shares of the Company are publicly traded at Dhaka Stock Exchange
Limited and Chittagong Stock Exchange Limited. The address of the registered office is 127
Hazaribagh T/A, Dhaka-1209.
b) Nature of business
The principal activities of Apex Tannery are to produce high quality leather, by using Italian
chemicals, technology, complying with world fashion standards and specifications. Its annual
capacity is about 26 million Sft. of finished goat and cow leather. Apex exports to Europe,
China, South America and all major leather market of the world. It has two manufacturing
facilities; Unit I situated at Hazaribagh and Unit II situated at Shafipur, Gazipur both engaged
in processing and finishing cow and goat leather for 100% export. U nit II has been leased out
to Apex Footwear Ltd. for 10 years from 01.10.2011.
f) Reporting period
The reporting period of the company covers one year from July 1, 2013 to June 30, 2014
II. Subsequent cost: The costs of the day-to-day servicing of PPE are recognized in the
Statement of Comprehensive Income. The costs of replacing of PPE are recognized in the carrying
amount of the item if it is probable that the future economic benefits embodied within the part will
flow to the Company and its cost can be measured reliably.
III. Depreciation: The Company uses reducing balance method to depreciate property, plant
& equipment. No depreciation is charged on Land and Land development. Full year depreciation is
charged when the PPE is placed in service regardless of which month the PPE is placed in service. In
case of disposals, no depreciation is charged during the year of its disposal. The annual depreciation
rates applicable to the principal categories are:
Building 10%
Plant & machinery 15%
Furniture & fittings 10%
Vehicles 20%
Depreciation has been charged to cost of goods sold & administrative expenses consistently.
b. Inventories
Inventories comprise of raw materials, work-in-progress and finished goods, chemicals and
spare-parts. They are stated at a lower of cost and net realizable value, in accordance with BAS 2
Inventories. The cost of inventories is measured by using the weighted average cost formula. The
cost of inventories represents all costs of purchase, costs of conversion and other costs incurred in
bringing the inventories to their present location and condition. Net realizable value is the estimated
selling price in the ordinary course of business less the estimated cost of completion and selling
expenses.
These are carried at original invoice value considered good and collectible.
f. Income Taxes
g. Employee Benefits
The Company maintains both defined contribution plan (provident fund) and defined benefit plan
(gratuity) for its eligible permanent employees.
j. Comparative information
Figures of the year 2012-2013 have been rearranged whenever considered necessary to ensure
comparability with the current period.
l. Revenue recognition
i. Sales of Goods The Company recognizes revenue when risk and rewards associated with
ownership has been transferred to the buyer, which satisfied all the conditions for the revenue
recognition as provided in BAS 18 Revenue Recognition.
ii. Dividend
iii. Interest
iv. Rental Income Recognition when accrued on the Tenancy agreement basis
q. Segment reporting:
As there is a single business and geographic segment within which the company operates as such
no segment reporting is felt necessary
COST
Unit I 134,847,790 41,031,128 327,444,749 25,590,224 87,937,628 616,851,519 596,784,431
Unit II 12,769,246 121,196,341 113,940,412 883,041 486,500 249,275,540 249,275,540
147,617,036 162,227,469 441,385,161 26,473,265 88,424,128 866,127,059 846,059,971
DEPRECIATION
Unit I 0 36,948,173 259,334,024 20,826,688 64,852,715 381,961,600 363,187,889
Unit II 0 98,791,081 106,215,850 722,764 483,122 206,212,817 202,341,533
0 135,739,254 365,549,874 21,549,452 65,335,837 588,174,417 565,529,422
Carrying Value 147,617,036 26,488,215 75,835,287 4,923,813 23,088,291 277,952,642 280,530,550
COST
1 As at 01.07.13 134,847,790 40,643,128 316,042,161 25,313,724 79,937,628 596,784,431 534,677,629
2 Addition this year - 388,000 11,402,588 276,500 8,000,000 20,067,088 62,106,802
3 As at 30.6.14 (1+2) 134,847,790 41,031,128 327,444,749 25,590,224 87,937,628 616,851,519 596,784,431
4 Carrying value
as at 30.06.13
134,847,790 4,148,617 68,727,676 5,016,317 20,856,142 233,596,542 189,850,514
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
DEPRECIATION
5 Charged on (2+4) 134,847,790 4,536,617 80,130,264 5,292,817 28,856,142 253,663,630 251,957,316
6 Rate (%) 0 10 15 10 20
7 During the year 0 453,662 12,019,539 529,281 5,771,228 18,773,711 18,360,775
8 As at 30.06.13 0 36,494,511 247,314,485 20,297,407 59,081,487 363,187,889 344,827,114
9 As at 30.06.14 (7+8) 0 36,948,173 259,334,024 20,826,688 64,852,715 381,961,600 363,187,889
10 Carrying value
as at 30.06.14
134,847,790 4,082,955 68,110,725 4,763,536 23,084,913 234,889,919 233,596,542
Addition of plant & machinery represents purchase of dyeing and measuring machine
Vehicle purchased for management
Addition of furniture & fittings represent purchase of computer, printer and ancillaries
There are no intangible assets
Depreciation has been charged on reducing balance method
There is no contract for capital expenditure to be executed and not provided for in the financial statements
COST
4 Carrying value
as at 30.06.13 12,769,246 24,894,733 9,087,720 178,086 4,222 46,934,007 51,324,647
DEPRECIATION
6 Rate (%) 0 10 15 10 20
As of As of
5. INVESTMENTS
Apex Footwear Limited (136,700 shares @ 338.30) 46,245,610 34,366,380
51,957,420 40,078,190
Investment in shares of apex footwear limited has been recorded at fair value as per BAS-39. the quoted price was
taka 338.30 per taka 10 each share as at june 30, 2014 and companys cost price for 136,700 shares was taka
13.49 per taka 10 each share.
As of As of
June 30, 2014 June 30, 2013
Taka Taka
6. DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES / (ASSETS)
(5,045,074) (3,181,848)
Deferred tax assets (10,957,144) (9,260,579)
Deferred tax liabilities 5,912,070 6,078,731
7. INVENTORIES
Total Taka Total Taka
as of as of
Sft. June 30, 2014 June 30, 2013
Goatskins
- Raw 185,325 12,694,732 10,084,368
- Wetblue 420,355 32,577,536 25,587,284
- Work in Process 108,498 8,625,566 7,004,582
- Crust/Finished 426,891 40,341,171 31,103,374
Cowhides
- Raw 293,641 29,951,337 33,467,431
- Wetblue 634,948 73,812,674 80,571,997
- Work in Process 108,606 14,471,718 14,464,470
- Crust/Finished 508,886 75,442,329 81,460,434
Chemicals 139,461,034 106,324,950
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Inventories are valued at lower of cost price and net realizable value.
Inventories at the end of the year are equivalent to 46 days consumption based on current years
cost of goods sold.
A team, consisting of Auditors and Management staff, carried out physical verification of the
inventories as of June 30, 2014.
Inventories were hypothecated to Agrani Bank, Amin Court branch as security of working capital loan.
Most of the above bills receivable remained from the sales of June 2014 and were considered
good which will be collected within 90 days.
Rental income receivable from Apex Footwear Limited.
L/C accounts (goods-in-transit) represent cost incurred on import of chemicals, spare parts
which will be adjusted against respective inventory items
Advance income taxes are made to statutory authorities
Rental agreement made with Rana Leather Industries Ltd. for using their premises
Advance due from staff & workers are regularly being realized through their salaries
Advances to suppliers mainly given to suppliers of rawhides and skins. Advances considered
good but have no security other than personal security of the concerned parties
In the opinion of the Directors, all current assets, investments, loans and advances have, on
realization in the ordinary course of business, a value at least equal to the amounts at which
they are stated in the Statement of Financial Position
There is no amount of loans and advances due for payment for a period of more than 12
months from the date of Statement of Financial Position
There is no aggregate amount due from Directors, Officers of the Company or by any
associated companies
Cash in hand
Head Office 3,560,827 8,013,016
Factory 242,262 249,036
Cash at Banks
Agrani Bank Ltd. 24,996,762 48,904,443
Rupali Bank Ltd. 10,010,186 2,416
Mercantile Bank Ltd. 5,554,296 4,637,318
Mutual Trust Bank Ltd. 163,729 140,186
State Bank of India 5,749,650 3,869,163
FDR 316,619,345 288,977,872
366,897,057 354,793,450
Cash balances were physically verified and bank balances were reconciled
Distribution schedule showing the number of shareholders and their share holdings in percentage has
been disclosed below:
Number
Total
Of share Range of Holdings %
Holdings
Holders
8,726 Less than & equal 5,000 shares 3,646,000 23.92
180 5,001 shares to 50,000 shares 2,309,450 15.15
8 50,001 shares to 100,000 shares 635,400 4.17
5 100,001 shares to 200,000 shares 761,200 5.00
- 200,001 shares to 300,000 shares - -
4 300,001 shares to 400,000 shares 1,319,400 8.66
- 400,001 shares to 500,000 shares - -
2 500,001 shares to 1000,000 shares 1,628,100 10.68
2 over 1000,000 share 4,940,450 32.42
8927 15,240,000 100.00
Short-term loan taken from Agrani Bank Ltd., Amin Court Branch, Motijheel C/A, Dhaka-1000 as
KORBANI ADVANCE for procurement of raw hides and skins after Korbani. This loan was sanctioned by
Agrani Bank Ltd. against existing fixed assets and inventory as securities.
The company has taken cash-credit (hypothecation) facilities from Agrani Bank, Amin Court Branch, Motijheel
C/A, Dhaka-1000 against existing fixed assets and inventories as securities. Apart from the above, company
has no other short term credit facilities.
The proposed dividend is not recognized as a liability at the Statement of Financial Position date in accordance
with Bangladesh Accounting Standard (BAS) 10 Events after the Reporting Date
Bangladesh Accounting Standard (BAS) 1 Presentation of Financial Statements also require that the dividend
proposed after the Statement of Financial Position date but before the financial statements are authorized for
issue, be disclosed either on the face of the Statement of Financial Position as a separate component of equity
or in the notes to the financial statements
The provision of Companies Act, 1994, requires that dividend stated to be in respect of period covered by
the financial statements and that are proposed or declared after the Statement of Financial Position date but
before approval of the financial statements should be either adjusted or disclosed
Considering the requirements of BAS-1, BAS-10 and Companies Act 1994, proposed dividend has been
disclosed in the financial statements and not shown as liability
20. SALES
Cost of production
Goatskins consumed 31 407,255,243 402,058,324
Cowhides consumed 32 2,002,540,536 1,370,197,819
Chemicals 33 806,964,567 775,822,098
Spare parts 34 14,842,900 23,639,389
Packing materials 5,636,400 3,734,552
Direct labour 95,595,704 74,388,959
Depreciation 4A 12,473,201 12,589,371
Factory overhead 35 155,312,488 138,088,400
3,500,621,039 2,800,518,912
22. FREIGHT & FORWARDING 70,001,293 65,610,421
Freight and forwarding represents cost of shipment of finished leather.
Sales commission:
We certify that the local & foreign agents, whose details are given below, have no connection whatsoever
with any Director.
Cash dividend amounting Taka 2,179,803 included cash dividend from Apex Footwear Limited Tk.
751,850 and Tk. 1,427,953 from Central Depository Bangladesh Limited. Rental income of Unit II was
received / receivable from Apex Footwear Limited as monthly rent @ Tk. 2,500,000.
Per Year
Name Designation Remarks
Amount (Taka)
Syed Manzur Elahi Chairman 3,000,000 Full time work
Md. Rahmatullah Managing Director 3,000,000 Full time work
Md. Hedayetullah Director 2,550,000 Full time work
Ansarul Islam Executive Director 2,479,200 Full time work
M. Abdul Majed Executive Director 2,479,200 Full time work
Syed Manzur Elahi is the Chairman of the associate companies of Apex Tannery Group but as a full time
Director, he draws remuneration from Apex Tannery Limited.
Number of employees and their salary and wages range are given below:
No. of
Employees
Equal and above Taka 3000 per month 946
Below Taka 3000 per month -
39. All shares have been fully called and paid up.
40. There were no preference shares issued by the company.
41. There was no bank guarantee issued by the company on behalf of their directors or the company
itself except bank loans.
42. No expense was paid as royalty and salary to Technical Experts etc. [as para-8 (KHA) of part-II] in
foreign currencies.
43. No brokerage was paid against sales during the year under audit.
Notice is hereby given that the 38th Annual General Meeting of Apex Tannery Limited will be held on
Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Dhaka Ladies Club, 36 Eskaton Garden, Dhaka-1000
to transact the following business:
1 To receive and adopt the Audited Accounts for the year ended June 30, 2014 and the Reports
of the Auditors and Directors thereon
2 To declare dividend
3 To elect Director
5 To appoint auditors for the year 2014-2015 and fix their remuneration
Notes:
1. August 27, 2014 is the record date. Shareholders whose names will appear in the Members register of the Company or in the
Depository Register on that date will be eligible to attend the Annual General Meeting and receive dividend
2. A member entitled to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting may appoint a proxy in his stead. The proxy form, duly
stamped with a revenue stamp of Tk. 10.00 must be deposited at the Corporate Office of the Company not later than 48
(forty eight) hours before the time fixed for the meeting. Annual Report & Proxy Form can be available on the website www.
apextannery.com
3. Admission to the hall will be only on production of the attendance slip sent with the notice
4. In compliance with the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission Circular No. SEC/CMRRCD/2009-193/154 dated 24
October, 2013 no Gift / Gift Coupon / Food Box/ Biscuit Box/Cash or Cash kinds shall be distributed at the Annual General
Meeting.
5. The Shareholders are requested to send their 12 digit e- TIN Certificate copy within 25 September, 2014 for deduction of
Tax @10% otherwise Tax will be deducted @15% on dividend as per Finance Act 2014.
PROXY FORM
I/We
of
being Member of Apex Tannery Limited, hereby appoint
of
as my /our proxy to attend and vote for me/us and on my/our behalf at the 38th Annual General
Meeting of the Company to be held on Tuesday, September 23, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. and/or at any
adjournment thereof.
Affix
Signature of Proxy
Revenue
Stamp of Tk.
10.00
Signature of the Shareholder
PROXY FORM
Note : A Member entitled to attend and vote at the General Meeting may appoint a proxy to attend and vote on his behalf. The
proxy form duly completed must be deposited at the registered office of the Company not later than 48 hours before the time
fixed for the meeting.
ATTENDANCE SLIP
ATTENDANCE SLIP
I hereby record my attendance at the 38th Annual General Meeting being held on Tuesday, September
23, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. at Dhaka Ladies Club, 36 Eskaton Garden, Dhaka-1000.
Name of member/proxy
Register Folio/BO ID No.
Signature
Note: Shareholders attending meeting in person or proxy are requested to complete the attendance slip and hand it over at the
entrance of the meeting hall.