Annual Report 2022-23
Annual Report 2022-23
Annual Report 2022-23
Index Page
Notice 2
Instructions for e-voting 6
Board’s Report & Annexures 22
Management Discussion and Analysis Report 35
Corporate Governance Report and Shareholder Information 38
Auditors’ Report & Annexures 55
Balance Sheet 65
Statement of Profit and Loss 66
Statement of Changes in Equity 67
Statement of Cash Flows 68
Notes to Financial Statements 69
NOTICE is hereby given that the Thirty Third Annual “RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of Section
General Meeting of the shareholders of Odyssey 152 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Articles of Association
Technologies Limited will be held on Wednesday, the of the Company, Mr. B. Robert Raja [DIN : 00754202], who
14th day of June, 2023 at 3.00 p.m. through Video retires by rotation and being eligible has offered himself
Conferencing (“VC”) / Other Audio Visual Means (“OAVM”) for re-appointment, be and is hereby re-appointed as a
to transact the following business. The venue of the Director of the Company, liable to retire by rotation .”
AGM shall be deemed to be the Registered Office of the
Company at 5th Floor, Dowlath Towers, 63, Taylors Road, SPECIAL BUSINESS
Kilpauk, Chennai-600010.
Item No. 3: Re-appointment of Mr. B. Robert Raja
ORDINARY BUSINESS (DIN : 00754202) as Chairman and Managing Director,
liable to retire by rotation, with effect from 1st April 2023
Item No.1 : Adoption of Financial Statements up to 31st March 2026.
To receive, consider, approve and adopt the Audited To consider and if thought fit, to pass the following
Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended Resolution as Special Resolution:
March 31, 2023, which comprise the Audited Balance
Sheet as at March 31, 2023, the Statement of Profit and “RESOLVED THAT pursuant to the provisions of Sections
Loss (including the statement of other comprehensive 2(54),152,196,197 and 203 read with Schedule V to the
income), Statement of Changes in Equity and Statement of Act and the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration
Cash Flows for the year then ended, notes to the financial of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 and SEBI (Listing
statements, including a summary of significant accounting Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
policies and other explanatory information for the year 2015, as may be amended from time to time and other
ended March 31, 2023 and the reports of the Board of applicable Rules and provisions if any, of the Companies
Directors and Auditors thereon and in this regard, pass the Act, 2013 (including any statutory modification or
following resolution as Ordinary Resolution : re-enactment thereof for the time being in force), the
re-appointment of Mr. B. Robert Raja [DIN:00754202] as
“RESOLVED THAT the Audited Financial Statements of Chairman and Managing Director of the Company for a
the Company for the year ended March 31, 2023, which further period of three years with effect from 1st April, 2023
comprise the Audited Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2023, up to 31st March, 2026, liable to retire by rotation, upon
the Statement of Profit and Loss (including the statement such terms and conditions as set out in the Explanatory
of other comprehensive income), Statement of Changes Statement pursuant to Section 102 of the Companies
in Equity and Statement of Cash Flows for the year then Act, 2013, hereto annexed, be and is hereby approved,
ended, notes to the financial statements, including a confirmed and ratified.”
summary of significant accounting policies and other
explanatory information for the year ended March 31, 2023 “RESOLVED FURTHER THAT the authority be and is
and the reports of the Board of Directors and Auditors hereby granted to the Board of Directors to alter and vary
thereon be and are hereby received, considered, approved the terms and conditions of the said appointment and /
and adopted”. or agreement including authority, from time to time, to
determine the amount of salary, allowances, perquisites
Item No.2 : To appoint a Director in place of Mr. B. Robert and other benefits payable to Mr. B. Robert Raja, as
Raja (DIN : 00754202), who retires by rotation and being recommended by the Nomination and Remuneration
eligible offers himself for re-appointment. Committee, in such manner as may be agreed to between
the Board of Directors and Mr. B. Robert Raja; provided
To consider and if thought fit, to pass the following however that the remuneration payable to him shall not
Resolution as an Ordinary Resolution. exceed the limits prescribed under Section 197 read with
Schedule V of the Companies Act, 2013, including any
Item No. 4: Re-appointment of Mr. B. Antony Raja “RESOLVED FURTHER THAT the Board be and is hereby
(DIN : 00754523) as Whole-time Director & CFO, liable to authorized to do all such acts, deeds, matters and things
retire by rotation, with effect from 1st April 2023 up to and execute all such documents, instruments and
31st March 2026. writings as may be required and to delegate all or any
of its powers herein conferred to any committee of
To consider and if thought fit, to pass the following directors or director(s) to give effect to the aforesaid
Resolution as Special Resolution: resolutions.”
10. The Company is concerned about the environment 14. Members may please note that SEBI vide its Circular
and utilizes natural resources in a sustainable way. No.SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD_RTAMB/P/CIR/2022/8
Members who have not registered their e-mail dated January 25, 2022 has mandated listed
addresses so far or who would like to update their companies to issue securities in dematerialized form
email addresses already registered, are requested only while processing service requests viz. Issue of
to register/ update their email address with their duplicate securities certificate; claim from unclaimed
DP (in respect of shareholders who hold shares in suspense account; renewal / exchange of securities
dematerialized form) and with RTA (for those who certificate; endorsement; sub-division / splitting
hold shares in physical form) to enable us to send you of securities certificate; consolidation of securities
the communications via email. certificates / folios; transmission and transposition.
Accordingly, Members are requested to make service
11. In line with aforesaid MCA Circulars and SEBI requests by submitting a duly filled and signed
Circulars, the Annual Report including Notice of the Form ISR – 4, the format of which is available on the
33rd AGM of the Company inter alia indicating the Company’s website at www.odysseytec.com under
process and manner of e-voting is being sent only investors section. It may be noted that any service
by Email, to all the Shareholders whose Email IDs are request can be processed only after the folio is KYC
registered with the Company/Depository Participant(s) Complaint.
for communication purposes to the Shareholders and
to all other persons so entitled. 15. SEBI vide its notification SEBI/HO/MIRSD/MIRSD_
RTAMB/P/CIR/2022/8 dated January 25, 2022 has
Members may also note that the Notice of the mandated listed companies shall henceforth issue
Thirty Third AGM and the Annual Report 2022-23 securities in dematerialized mode only, while
will also be available on the Company’s website processing requests for transfer of securities including
www.odysseytec.com and website of the Stock transmission and transposition. In view of this, in
Exchange, BSE Ltd., at www.bseindia.com. The Notice order to eliminate all risks associated with physical
of the AGM shall also be available on the website of shares, members holding shares in physical form are
NSDL at www.evoting.nsdl.com. requested to convert their holdings to dematerialized
form. Members can contact the Company’s Registrar
12. Pursuant to Section 72 of the Companies Act, 2013, and Share Transfer Agents, Cameo Corporate Services
shareholders are entitled to make nomination in Ltd. for assistance in this regard.
respect of shares held by them. Shareholders
The e-voting facility is available at the link: A) Login method for e-Voting and joining virtual meeting
www.evoting.nsdl.com for Individual shareholders holding securities in demat
mode
The e-voting facility will be available during the
following voting period: In terms of SEBI circular dated December 9, 2020 on
e-Voting facility provided by Listed Companies, Individual
Commencement
End of e-voting shareholders holding securities in demat mode are allowed
of e-voting
to vote through their demat account maintained with
Depositories and Depository Participants. Shareholders
11th June 2023, Sunday, 13th June 2023, Tuesday,
are advised to update their mobile number and email Id
at 9:00 A.M. (IST) at 5:00 P.M. (IST) in their demat accounts in order to access e-Voting facility.
During this period, shareholders of the Company, Login method for Individual shareholders holding
holding shares either in physical form or in securities in demat mode with NSDL
dematerialized form, as on the cut-off date of 7th June
2023 may cast their vote electronically. The e-voting 1. Existing IDeAS user can visit the e-Services website
module shall be disabled by NSDL thereafter. A of NSDL Viz. https://eservices.nsdl.com either on a
person who is not a member of the Company as on Personal Computer or on a mobile. On the e-Services
cut off date should treat the Notice for information home page click on the “Beneficial Owner” icon under
purpose only. “Login” which is available under ‘IDeAS’ section , this
will prompt you to enter your existing User ID and
Only those Shareholders, who will be present at the Password. After successful authentication, you will
AGM through VC/OAVM facility and who had not be able to see e-Voting services under Value added
How to Log-in to NSDL e-Voting website? (a) If you are already registered for e-Voting, then you
can use your existing password to login and cast your
1. Visit the e-Voting website of NSDL. Open web vote.
browser by typing the following URL: https://www.
evoting.nsdl.com/ either on a Personal Computer or (b) If you are using NSDL e-Voting system for the first
on a mobile. time, you will need to retrieve the ‘initial password’
which was communicated to you. Once you retrieve
2. Once the home page of e-Voting system is launched, your ‘initial password’, you need to enter the ‘initial
click on the icon “Login” which is available under password’ and the system will force you to change
‘Shareholder/Member’ section. your password.
3. A new screen will open. You will have to enter your (c) How to retrieve your ‘initial password’?
User ID, your Password/OTP and a Verification Code
(i) If your email ID is registered in your demat
as shown on the screen.
account or with the company, your ‘initial password’
is communicated to you on your email ID. Trace the
Alternatively, if you are registered for NSDL eservices
email sent to you from NSDL from your mailbox.
i.e. IDEAS, you can log-in at https://eservices.nsdl.com/
Open the email and open the attachment i.e. a .pdf
with your existing IDEAS login. Once you log-in to NSDL
file. Open the .pdf file. The password to open the .pdf
eservices after using your log-in credentials, click on
file is your 8 digit client ID for NSDL account, last 8
e-Voting and you can proceed to Step 2 i.e. Cast your vote
digits of client ID for CDSL account or folio number
electronically.
for shares held in physical form. The .pdf file contains
your ‘User ID’ and your ‘initial password’.
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(ii) If your email ID is not registered, please follow steps 4. Cast your vote by selecting appropriate options i.e.
mentioned below in process for those shareholders assent or dissent, verify/modify the number of shares
whose email ids are not registered. for which you wish to cast your vote and click on
“Submit” and also “Confirm” when prompted.
6. If you are unable to retrieve or have not received the
5. Upon confirmation, the message “Vote cast
“Initial password” or have forgotten your password:
successfully” will be displayed.
(a) Click on “Forgot User Details/Password?”(If you 6. You can also take the printout of the votes cast by you
are holding shares in your demat account with NSDL by clicking on the print option on the confirmation
or CDSL) option available on www.evoting.nsdl.com. page.
7. Once you confirm your vote on the resolution, you
(b) Physical User Reset Password?” (If you are will not be allowed to modify your vote.
holding shares in physical mode) option available on
www.evoting.nsdl.com. GENERAL GUIDELINES FOR SHAREHOLDERS
(c) If you are still unable to get the password by 1. Institutional shareholders (i.e. other than individuals,
aforesaid two options, you can send a request at HUF, NRI etc.) are required to send scanned copy
[email protected] mentioning your demat account (PDF/JPG Format) of the relevant Board Resolution/
number/folio number, your PAN, your name and your Authority letter etc. with attested specimen signature
registered address etc. of the duly authorized signatory(ies) who are
authorized to vote, to the Scrutinizer by e-mail to
(d) Members can also use the OTP (One Time Password) [email protected] with a copy marked to
based login for casting the votes on the e-Voting system [email protected].
of NSDL.
2. It is strongly recommended not to share your
7. After entering your password, tick on Agree to “Terms password with any other person and take utmost
and Conditions” by selecting on the check box. care to keep your password confidential. Login
to the e-voting website will be disabled upon
8. Now, you will have to click on “Login” button. five unsuccessful attempts to key in the correct
password. In such an event, you will need to go
9. After you click on the “Login” button, Home page of through the “Forgot User Details/Password?” or
e-Voting will open. “Physical User Reset Password?” option available on
www.evoting.nsdl.com to reset the password.
Step 2: Cast your vote electronically and join General
Meeting on NSDL e-Voting system. 3. In case of any queries, you may refer the Frequently
Asked Questions (FAQs) for Shareholders and
How to cast your vote electronically and join General e-voting user manual for Shareholders available at
Meeting on NSDL e-Voting system? the download section of www.evoting.nsdl.com or
call on toll free no.: 1800 1020 990 and 1800 22
1. After successful login at Step 1, you will be able to see 44 30 or send a request to Ms. Prajakta Pawle at
all the companies “EVEN” in which you are holding [email protected]
shares and whose voting cycle and General Meeting
is in active status. Process for those shareholders whose email ids are not
2. Select “EVEN” of company for which you wish to registered with the depositories for procuring user id and
cast your vote during the remote e-Voting period password and registration of e mail ids for e-voting for
and casting your vote during the General Meeting. the resolutions set out in this notice:
For joining virtual meeting, you need to click on “VC/
OAVM” link placed under “Join General Meeting”. 1. In case shares are held in physical mode please
provide Folio No., Name of shareholder, scanned
3. Now you are ready for e-Voting as the Voting page
copy of the share certificate (front and back), PAN
opens.
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(self attested scanned copy of PAN card), AADHAR on the day of the AGM shall be the same person
(self attested scanned copy of Aadhar Card) by email mentioned for Remote e-voting.
to [email protected].
INSTRUCTIONS FOR SHAREHOLDERS ATTENDING THE
2. In case shares are held in demat mode, please provide AGM THROUGH VC/OAVM ARE AS UNDER:
DPID-CLID (16 digit DPID + CLID or 16 digit beneficiary
ID), Name, client master or copy of Consolidated 1. Member will be provided with a facility to attend
Account statement, PAN (self attested scanned copy the AGM through VC/OAVM through the NSDL
of PAN card), AADHAR (self attested scanned copy of e-Voting system. Members may access by following
Aadhar Card) to ([email protected]). If you the steps mentioned above for Access to NSDL
are an Individual shareholders holding securities in e-Voting system. After successful login, you can see
demat mode, you are requested to refer to the login link of “VC/OAVM link” placed under “Join General
method explained at step 1 (A) i.e. Login method for meeting” menu against company name. You are
e-Voting and joining virtual meeting for Individual requested to click on VC/OAVM link placed under
shareholders holding securities in demat mode. Join General Meeting menu. The link for VC/OAVM
will be available in Shareholder/Member login where
3. Alternatively shareholder/members may send a the EVEN of Company will be displayed. Please note
request to [email protected] for procuring user that the members who do not have the User ID and
id and password for e-voting by providing above Password for e-Voting or have forgotten the User ID
mentioned documents. and Password may retrieve the same by following the
remote e-Voting instructions mentioned in the notice
4. In terms of SEBI circular dated December 9, 2020 to avoid last minute rush.
on e-Voting facility provided by Listed Companies,
Individual shareholders holding securities in demat 2. Members are encouraged to join the Meeting through
mode are allowed to vote through their demat Laptops for better experience.
account maintained with Depositories and Depository
Participants. Shareholders are required to update their 3. Further, Members will be required to allow Camera
mobile number and email ID correctly in their demat and use Internet with a good speed to avoid any
account in order to access e-Voting facility. disturbance during the meeting.
THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR MEMBERS FOR e-VOTING ON 4. Please note that Participants Connecting from Mobile
THE DAY OF THE AGM ARE AS UNDER:- Devices or Tablets or through Laptop connecting via
Mobile Hotspot may experience Audio/Video loss
1. The procedure for e-Voting on the day of the AGM is due to Fluctuation in their respective network. It is
same as the instructions mentioned above for remote therefore recommended to use Stable Wi-Fi or LAN
e-voting. Connection to mitigate any kind of aforesaid glitches.
2. Only those Members/ shareholders, who will be 5. Shareholders who would like to express their
present in the AGM through VC/OAVM facility and views/have questions may send their questions
have not casted their vote on the Resolutions through in advance mentioning their name demat account
remote e-Voting and are otherwise not barred from number/folio number, email id, mobile number at
doing so, shall be eligible to vote through e-Voting ([email protected]) before 8th June, 2023.
system in the AGM. The same will be replied by the company suitably.
3. Members who have voted through Remote e-Voting 6. Those shareholders who have registered themselves
will be eligible to attend the AGM. However, they will as a speaker will only be allowed to express their
not be eligible to vote at the AGM. views/ask questions during the meeting. The
Company reserves the right to restrict the number of
4. The details of the person who may be contacted for questions and number of speakers, depending upon
any grievances connected with the facility for e-Voting the availability of time as appropriate for smooth
conduct of the AGM.
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General Instructions
a. The remote e-voting shall not be allowed beyond the g. Subject to the receipt of requisite number of votes
abovementioned date and time. through remote e-voting and voting during the
meeting, the Resolutions proposed in the Notice shall
b. Once the vote on the resolution is cast by the be deemed to have been passed on the date of the
shareholder, whether partially or otherwise, the meeting, i.e., Wednesday, 14th June 2023.
shareholder shall not be allowed to change it
subsequently or cast the vote again.
c. Any person who have acquired shares and become By order of the Board of Directors
members of the company after the electronic despatch For Odyssey Technologies Limited
of the notice and holding shares as on cut-off date, i.e.
7th June 2023 and who have updated their PAN with
the Company/DP, should follow the instructions as
above mentioned to vote through e-voting and those Registered Office:
who have not updated their PAN with the Company/
DP, can send a mail to [email protected] 5th Floor, Dowlath Towers,
and [email protected] to obtain sequence 63, Taylors Road, B.Purnima
number and they will have to follow the instructions Kilpauk, Company Secretary &
as above mentioned to vote through e-voting. Chennai-600 010 Compliance Officer
Date : May 8, 2023 Membership No.: ACS 30500
d. The voting rights of members shall be in proportion to
their shares in the paid up equity share capital of the
Company as on cut-off date. A person, whose name is
recorded in the register of members or in the register
of beneficial owners maintained by the depositories
as on the cut-off date only shall be entitled to avail
the facility of remote e-Voting and e-voting during the
AGM .
Item No.3 : Re-appointment of Mr. B. Robert Raja (DIN : 00754202) as Chairman and Managing Director, liable to retire
by rotation, with effect from 1st April, 2023 up to 31st March, 2026
The shareholders of the Company at their 30th Annual General Meeting of the Company (‘AGM’) held on 16th September
2020 had accorded approval for the re-appointment of Mr. B. Robert Raja, Chairman and Managing Director of the
Company for a period of three years with effect from 1st April 2020 up to 31st March 2023, liable to retire by rotation, by
passing a Special Resolution pursuant to the provisions of Sections 2(54), 196,197 and 203 read with Schedule V and
other applicable Rules and provisions of the Act and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2015. The terms and conditions of the above appointment were within the overall limits of Schedule V of the Companies
Act, 2013.
The present tenure of Mr. B. Robert Raja, Chairman and Managing Director of the Company expires on 31st March, 2023.
It is proposed to reappoint Mr. B. Robert Raja as Chairman and Managing Director of the Company, liable to retire by
rotation for a further period of three years with effect from 1st April, 2023 up to 31st March, 2026 upon the terms and
conditions including the remuneration as recommended by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of Directors at
their meeting held on 24th January 2023. Mr.B.Robert Raja will be turning 70 years of age in the final year of his proposed
tenure of reappointment. Section 196 (3)(a) of the Companies Act, 2013 allows him to be reappointed as Chairman and
Managing Director of the Company by passing a Special Resolution along with sufficient justification for such appointment
as required in the explanatory statement.
Mr. B. Robert Raja’s rich and vast experience, expertise in Information Technology industry coupled with the knowledge
of general business management and his strong Board performance and his continuous association as a Director will be
beneficial and to the best interest of the Company even after him attaining age of 70 years during the final year of his term
of appointment.
Regulation 17 (1C) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 stipulates that approval
of shareholders for appointment/reappointment of a person on the Board of Directors (or as a manager) is taken
at the next general meeting or within a time period of three months from the date of appointment, whichever is
earlier. Since Mr.B.Robert Raja’s tenure of appointment commences from 01.04.2023, approval of shareholders is being
sought for within 3 months from such date in this Annual General Meeting.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 196 (4) of the Companies Act, 2013, appointment of a Managing Director and the
terms and conditions of such appointment and remuneration payable shall be approved by the Board of Directors at a
meeting, which shall be subject to the approval of the shareholders by a resolution at the ensuing general meeting of the
company.
Regulation 17 (6) (e) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 requires the approval
of shareholders by special resolution if the aggregate annual remuneration payable to the Executive Directors who are
promoters or members of the promoters group exceed 5% of Net profits of the listed entity (calculated as per Section 198
of the Act). Since, the remuneration payable to CMD and WTD & CFO exceeds the prescribed limit, approval by special
resolution is being sought from the shareholders.
A. Tenure of re-appointment :
The re-appointment of CMD, liable to retire by rotation shall be for a further period of three years with effect from
1st April, 2023 up to 31st March, 2026.
B. Remuneration :
The CMD shall be paid remuneration up to an amount not exceeding Rs.5,43,300/- per month (CTC of Rs.72,00,000/- per
annum) during the period of his tenure effective from 1st April 2023 till 31st March, 2026, which is inclusive of salary,
allowances, perquisites and benefits. The perquisites and benefits shall be valued as per Income Tax Rules, 1962.
Any time during the term of these three years, the remuneration payable to the CMD may be revised by the Board of
Directors of the Company on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, based on the
performance of the Company, performance of the CMD and his contributions to the growth of the Company and the
market standards and the said remuneration, as enhanced, shall not exceed the limits prescribed under Section 197
read with Schedule V of the Companies Act, 2013, including any amendment, modification, variation or re-enactment
thereof.
The CMD, in addition to receiving such remuneration, subject to the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 shall be
entitled to be reimbursed by the Company in respect of any out of pocket expenses incurred by him in discharge of his
bonafide functions / duties on behalf of the Company and in addition he is entitled to the following benefits:-
a. Contribution to Provident Fund, Superannuation or Annuity fund to the extent these either singly or put together
are not taxable,
b. Gratuity at the rate of 15 days salary for each completed year of service at the end of tenure,
c. Encashment of unavailed leave at the end of the tenure,
d. Use of Company’s Car for official purposes, as per the rules of the Company, which shall not be considered as
perquisite.
e. Any other benefit as may be provided by the Company and agreed upon by the Board of Directors of the Company
as per the Employment Rules of the Company, as may be amended from time to time.
Shareholders’ approval is also being sought to empower the Board to vary the terms of employment, including the
remuneration from time to time based on the exigencies of business, but within the limits prescribed by the Companies
Act, 2013.
C. Minimum Remuneration :
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, where in any financial year during the tenure of the
CMD, the Company has no profits or its profits are inadequate, the above remuneration shall be treated as minimum
remuneration payable, subject to further approvals as required under Schedule V of the Act, or any modification(s)
thereto.
D. Nature of Duties
The CMD shall have all powers and authorities which remain vested with him under the Companies Act, 2013 and
Articles of Association of the company and the CMD shall be entitled to the management and control of whole of the
affairs of the company.
(ii) The CMD as long as he functions as such shall not be paid any sitting fees for attending the meeting of the Board
of Directors or committee thereof.
(iii) The appointment may be terminated by either party (the Company or the CMD) by giving to the other party three
calendar months’ prior notice in writing of such termination or the Company paying three month’s remuneration in
lieu of the notice.
Information required under clause (iv) of proviso to paragraph B of Section II of Part II of Schedule V of the
Companies Act, 2013.
I. General information:
(1) Nature of industry:
The Company is engaged mainly in development of software products in the area of information security.
He has over 16 years of experience in various capacities in Government service including the Indian Revenue Services
and his designation was Deputy Commissioner of Income Tax at the time of leaving the service in 1992.
He has also spoken in several conferences at both national and international level on his chosen subject of Information
Security.
He had also participated in some high-profile investigations during his employment with the Government of India that
called for a great deal of Cryptography related skills.
He has built a highly skilled team of research and development personnel for the Company over the years and has
been setting the direction of the Company’s technology and products.
His skill sets are recognized by the Industry and are relevant for generating customer trust that leads to customer
acquisition for the company’s products.
He has also steered the company during its financially difficult product development phase successfully and
maintained the company’s focus.
He has also been actively involved in architecting and building the next generation of technology products for the
company.
Rs.5,43,300/- per month( CTC of Rs.72,00,000/- per annum) during the period of his tenure effective from 1st April 2023
till 31st March, 2026, which is inclusive of Salary, allowances, perquisites and benefits . The perquisites and benefits
are valued as per Income Tax Rules, 1962. In addition the CMD is entitled to the following benefits.
a. Contribution to Provident Fund, Superannuation or Annuity fund to the extent these either singly or put together
are not taxable,
b. Gratuity at the rate of 15 days salary for each completed year of service at the end of tenure,
c. Encashment of unavailed leave at the end of the tenure,
d. Use of Company’s Car for official purposes, as per the rules of the Company, which shall not be considered as
perquisite.
e. Any other benefit as may be provided by the Company and agreed upon by the Board of Directors of the
Company as per the Employment Rules of the Company, as may be amended from time to time.
Any time, during the term of these three years, the remuneration payable to the CMD may be revised by the Board
of Directors of the Company on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, based on the
performance of the Company, performance of the CMD and his contributions to the growth of the Company and the
(5) Comparative remuneration profile with respect to industry, size of the company, profile of the position and person:
Comparable experience profiles attract a minimum remuneration in excess of Rs.1.2 crore per annum in the
Information Security Industry.
(6) Pecuniary relationship directly or indirectly with the company, or relationship with managerial personnel, if any
Other than the remuneration stated above, Mr. B. Robert Raja has no other pecuniary relationship directly or indirectly
with the Company. He holds 72,79,955 equity shares in the Company constituting 46.14% of paid up equity share
capital of the company as on March 31, 2023.
Mr. B. Robert Raja is related to Mr. B. Antony Raja, who is a Whole-time Director & CFO of the Company.
Odyssey is engaged in software product development in the area of information security with particular reference
to PKI based Digital Signature technologies. The entire development was undertaken in-house so that the resultant
Intellectual Properties will be entirely owned by the Company.
Building such products from the ground-up is a resource intensive and time consuming task and Odyssey had
undertaken that with a smaller capital base than is usual for such product development companies.
Product development, gaining market acceptance and then scaling the operations led to a slow but steady growth in
revenues over the last two decades.
(2) Steps taken or proposed to be taken for improvement and expected increase in productivity and profits in
measurable terms :
The products have been continuously improved and market tested over the last few years and have shown steady
market acceptance. The strategy followed so far has been the correct one as evidenced by the customer acceptance
and increasing revenues. The steps that are required are to maintain and grow the technology and customer focus
with rigorous discipline and consistency. The company has already been witnessing reasonable profits from the
financial year 2008-09 onwards and the net profit for the FY 2022-23 is Rs.436.61 lakhs as compared to the net profit
of Rs.459.72 lakhs during the FY 2021–22. The company is expected to become more profitable in the coming years.
In compliance with the provisions of Sections 196, 197 and other applicable provisions of the Act, read with Schedule
V to the Act, the terms of appointment and remuneration of the CMD as specified above are now being placed before
the members for their approval. The Board commends the Resolution at Item No.3 for approval by the members.
Except Mr. B. Robert Raja and his brother Mr. B. Antony Raja [Whole-time Director & CFO of the Company], none of
the other Directors and Key Managerial Personnel of the Company or their relatives are interested in the Resolution
set out in the Notice.
The shareholders of the Company at their 30th Annual General Meeting of the Company held on 16th September 2020
had accorded approval for the re-appointment of Mr. B. Antony Raja, Whole-time Director of the Company for a period
of three years with effect from 1st April 2020 up to 31st March 2023, liable to retire by rotation, by passing a Special
resolution pursuant to the provisions of Sections 2(94), 196, 197 and 203 read with Schedule V and other applicable
Rules and provisions of the Act and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The
terms and conditions of the above appointment was within the overall limits of Schedule V of the Companies Act,
2013.
Since the present tenure of Mr. B. Antony Raja, Whole-time Director & CFO of the Company expires on 31st March,
2023, it is proposed to reappoint Mr. B. Antony Raja as Whole-time Director & CFO of the Company, liable to retire
by rotation for a further period of three years with effect from 1st April, 2023 up to 31st March, 2026 upon the terms
and conditions including the remuneration as recommended by the Nomination and Remuneration Committee of
Directors at their meeting held on 24th January 2023.
Regulation 17 (1C) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 stipulates that
approval of shareholders for appointment/reappointment of a person on the Board of Directors (or as a manager)
is taken at the next general meeting or within a time period of three months from the date of appointment,
whichever is earlier. Since Mr.B.Antony Raja’s tenure of appointment commences from 01.04.2023, approval of
shareholders is being sought for within 3 months from such date in this Annual General Meeting.
Pursuant to the provisions of Section 196 (4) of the Companies Act, 2013, appointment of a Whole-time Director and
the terms and conditions of such appointment and remuneration payable shall be approved by the Board of Directors
at a meeting, which shall be subject to the approval of the shareholders by a resolution at the ensuing general
meeting of the company.
Regulation 17 (6) (e) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 requires the approval
of shareholders by special resolution if the aggregate annual remuneration payable to the Executive Director who are
promoters or members of the promoters group exceed 5% of Net profits of the listed entity (calculated as per Section
198 of the Act). Since, the remuneration payable to CMD and WTD & CFO exceeds the prescribed limit, approval by
special resolution is being sought from the shareholders.
The main terms and conditions of the re-appointment of Mr. B. Antony Raja, [hereinafter referred to as “WTD & CFO”]
are given below:
A. Tenure of re-appointment :
The re-appointment of WTD & CFO, liable to retire by rotation, shall be for a further period of three years with effect
from 1st April, 2023 up to 31st March, 2026.
B. Remuneration :
The WTD & CFO shall be paid remuneration up to an amount not exceeding Rs.3,78,300/- per month (CTC of
Rs.50,00,000/- per annum) during the period of his tenure effective from 1st April 2023 till 31st March, 2026, which is
inclusive of salary, allowances, perquisites and benefits. The perquisites and benefits shall be valued as per Income
Tax Rules, 1962.
Any time during the term of these three years, the remuneration payable to the WTD & CFO may be revised by
the Board of Directors of the Company on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee,
based on the performance of the Company, performance of the WTD & CFO and his contributions to the growth
The WTD & CFO of the Company in addition to receiving such remuneration, subject to the provisions of the
Companies Act, 2013 shall be entitled to be reimbursed by the Company in respect of any out of pocket expenses
incurred by him in discharge of his bonafide functions / duties on behalf of the Company and in addition he is
entitled to the following benefits:-
a. Contribution to Provident Fund, Superannuation or Annuity fund to the extent these either singly or put
together are not taxable,
b. Gratuity at the rate of 15 days salary for each completed year of service at the end of tenure,
d. Use of Company’s Car for official purposes, as per the rules of the Company, which shall not be considered
as perquisite.
e. Any other benefit as may be provided by the Company and agreed upon by the Board of Directors of the
Company as per the Employment Rules of the Company, as may be amended from time to time.
Shareholders’ approval is also being sought to empower the Board to vary the terms of employment from time to
time on the exigencies of business, but within the limits prescribed by the Companies Act, 2013.
C. Minimum Remuneration :
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein contained, where in any financial year during the tenure of the
WTD & CFO, the Company has no profits or its profits are inadequate, the above remuneration shall be treated
as minimum remuneration payable, subject to further approvals as required under Schedule V of the Act, or any
modification(s) thereto.
D. Nature of Duties:-
The WTD & CFO shall, subject to the supervision and control of the Board of Directors perform such duties as
shall from time to time be entrusted to him by the Board and the CMD.
(ii) The WTD & CFO as long as he functions as such shall not be paid any sitting fees for attending the meeting of
the Board of Directors or committee thereof.
(iii) The appointment may be terminated by either party (the Company or the WTD & CFO) by giving to the other
party three calendar months’ prior notice in writing of such termination or the Company paying three month’s
remuneration in lieu of the notice.
I. General information:
(1) Nature of industry:
The Company is engaged mainly in development of software products in the area of information security.
Mr. B. Antony Raja is a technocrat by training and has contributed to successful marketing of the products of the
company which significantly enhanced the performance of the company.
He has over 32 years of experience in handling Finance, Administration, Human Resources and has been managing
the day to day activities of the company since inception of the company.
He has also been actively involved in all matters of compliance by the company. This has been significantly demanding
considering the changes in the legislative and regulatory environment in the last few years.
This resulted in significant operational cost reduction especially when the company was undergoing severe cash flow
problems.
Rs.3,78,300/- per month (CTC of Rs.50,00,000/- per annum) during the period of his tenure effective from 1st April 2023 till
31st March, 2026, which is inclusive of Salary, allowances, perquisites and benefits. The perquisites and benefits are valued
as per Income Tax Rules, 1962. In addition WTD & CFO is entitled to the following benefits:-
a. Contribution to Provident Fund, Superannuation or Annuity fund to the extent these either singly or put together are
not taxable,
b. Gratuity at the rate of 15 days salary for each completed year of service at the end of tenure,
c. Encashment of unavailed leave at the end of the tenure,
d. Use of Company’s Car for official purposes, as per the rules of the Company, which shall not be considered as
perquisite.
e. Any other benefit as may be provided by the Company and agreed upon by the Board of Directors of the Company
as per the Employment Rules of the Company, as may be amended from time to time.
Any time during the term of these three years, the remuneration payable to the WTD & CFO may be revised by the Board
of Directors of the Company on the recommendation of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, based on the
performance of the Company, performance of the WTD & CFO and his contributions to the growth of the Company and the
market standards and the said remuneration, as enhanced, shall not exceed the limits prescribed under Section 197 read
with Schedule V of the Companies Act, 2013, including any amendment, modification, variation or re-enactment thereof.
(5) Comparative remuneration profile with respect to industry, size of the company, profile of the position and person:
Comparable experience profiles attract a minimum remuneration in excess of Rs.80 lakhs per annum in the Information
Security Industry.
(6) Pecuniary relationship directly or indirectly with the company, or relationship with managerial personnel, if any:
Other than the remuneration stated above, Mr. B Antony Raja has no other pecuniary relationship directly or indirectly
with the Company. He holds 5,03,000 equity shares in the Company constituting 3.19% of paid up equity share capital
of the company as on March 31, 2023.
Mr. B. Antony Raja is related to Mr. B. Robert Raja, CMD of the Company.
Odyssey is engaged in software product development in the area of information security with particular
reference to PKI based Digital Signature technologies. The entire development was undertaken in-house so
that the resultant Intellectual Properties will be entirely owned by the Company.
Building such products from the ground-up is a resource intensive and time consuming task and Odyssey had
undertaken that with a smaller capital base than is usual for such product development companies.
Product development, gaining market acceptance and then scaling the operations led to a slow but steady
growth in revenues over the last two decades.
(2) Steps taken or proposed to be taken for improvement and expected increase in productivity and profits
in measurable terms :
The products have been continuously improved and market tested over the last few years and have shown
steady market acceptance. The strategy followed so far has been the correct one as evidenced by the customer
acceptance and increasing revenues. The steps that are required are to maintain and grow the technology
and customer focus with rigorous discipline and consistency. The company has already been witnessing
reasonable profits from the financial year 2008-09 onwards and the net profit for the FY 2022-23 is Rs.436.61
lakhs as compared to the net profit of Rs.459.72 lakhs during the FY 2021–22. The company is expected to
become more profitable in the coming years.
In compliance with the provisions of Sections 196, 197 and other applicable provisions of the Act, read with
Schedule V to the Act, the terms of appointment and remuneration of the WTD & CFO as specified above are
now being placed before the members for their approval. The Board commends the Resolution at Item No.4
for approval by the members.
Except Mr. B. Antony Raja and his brother Mr. B. Robert Raja [CMD of the Company], none of the other Directors
and Key Managerial Personnel of the Company or their relatives are interested in the Resolution set out in the
Notice.
Registered Office:
5th Floor, Dowlath Towers,
63, Taylors Road, B.Purnima
Kilpauk, Company Secretary &
Chennai-600 010 Compliance Officer
Date : May 8, 2023 Membership No.: ACS 30500
04 Expenditure 2,032.90 1,719.16 a. in the preparation of the annual accounts for the year
05 Profit before tax 565.22 637.14 ended 31st March, 2023, the applicable accounting
06 Profit before tax (% of 23.36 28.10 standards have been followed and there are no
revenue) material departures;
07 Tax Expense 128.61 177.42
b. they have selected such accounting policies and
applied them consistently and made judgments and
08 Profit after tax 436.61 459.72
estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to
09 Profit after tax (% of revenue) 18.05 20.27 give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 31st March, 2023 and of the profit of
10 Other Comprehensive Income (32.77) (13.49)
/ (Losses) the Company for the year ended on that date;
c. they have taken proper and sufficient care for the
11 Total Comprehensive Income 403.84 446.23 maintenance of adequate accounting records in
for the period
accordance with the provisions of the Companies
12 Earnings per share (in Rs.) :
Act, 2013 for safeguarding the assets of the Company
- Basic 2.77 2.92 and for preventing and detecting fraud and other
- Diluted 2.74 2.89 irregularities;
d. they have prepared the annual accounts of the
13 Opening Balance of retained 1,028.60 568.88
earnings
Company on a going concern basis;
e. they have laid down internal financial controls to
14 Profit for the period 436.61 459.72 be followed by the Company and that such internal
financial controls are adequate and are operating
15 Closing balance of retained 1,465.21 1,028.60 effectively; and
earnings
f. they have devised proper systems to ensure
compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws
PERFORMANCE REVIEW and that such systems are adequate and operating
effectively.
The Company’s revenue from operations for the year
under review is Rs.2419.30 lakhs as compared to Based on the framework of internal financial controls and
Rs.2267.46 lakhs in the previous year. The Profit after Tax compliance systems established and maintained by the
is at Rs.436.61 lakhs as compared to Rs.459.72 lakhs in the Company, the work performed by the internal, statutory
previous year. and secretarial auditors including audit of internal financial
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Your directors express their grateful appreciation for the
assistance and cooperation received from the Banks,
Government Authorities, Corporate Professionals,
To,
The Members of
ODYSSEY TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
CIN: L51909TN1990PLC019007
5TH FLOOR, DOWLATH TOWERS,
63, TAYLORS ROAD, KILPAUK
CHENNAI – 600 010.
Dear Members,
We have conducted the secretarial audit of the compliance of applicable statutory provisions and the adherence to good
corporate practices by ODYSSEY TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED (hereinafter called the “Company”). Secretarial Audit was
conducted in a manner that provided us a reasonable basis for evaluating the corporate conducts/statutory compliances
and expressing our opinion thereon.
Based on our verification of the Company’s books, papers, minute books, forms and returns filed and other records
maintained by the Company and also the information provided by the Company, its officers, agents and authorized
representatives during the conduct of secretarial audit, we hereby report that in our opinion, the company has, during the
audit period covering the financial year ended on 31st March, 2023 complied with the statutory provisions listed hereunder
and also that the Company has proper Board-processes and compliance-mechanism in place to the extent, in the manner
and subject to the reporting made hereinafter:
We have examined the books, papers, minute books, forms and returns filed and other records maintained by the
Company for the financial year ended on 31st March, 2023 according to the provisions of:
(i) The Companies Act 2013 (The Act) and the rules made thereunder issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs from
time to time;
(ii) The Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (‘SCRA’) and the rules made there under to the extent applicable;
(iii) The Depositories Act, 1996 and the Regulations and Bye-laws framed there under;
(iv) Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 and the rules and regulations made there under to the extent applicable;
(v) The following Regulations and Guidelines prescribed under the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992
(‘SEBI Act’) as amended:
a) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015;
(SEBI LODR)
b) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011;
c) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015;
d) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018;
e) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021;
f) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) Regulations, 2021;
(was not applicable to the company during the period under review)
g) The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Delisting of Equity Shares) Regulations, 2021 (was not applicable to
the Company during the period under review);
We further report that based on the information received, explanations given, process explained, records maintained,
statutory compliance and internal audit reports submitted to the Board/ committee of Board on quarterly basis, there
are adequate systems and processes in the Company commensurate with the size and operations of the Company to
monitor and ensure compliance with applicable labour laws, Goods and Service Tax laws and other applicable Laws,
rules, regulations and guidelines framed by the statutory authorities from time to time. The Company is regular in making
statutory payments and there have been no prosecution or notices issued to the Company or its officers.
We have also examined compliance with the applicable clauses of the following:
(i) Secretarial Standards 1 and 2 issued by The Institute of Company Secretaries of India.
(ii) The Listing Agreement entered into by the Company with BSE Limited;
During the period under review the Company has complied with the provisions of the Act, Rules, Regulations, Guidelines,
and Standards, as mentioned above to the extent applicable to them.
We further report that the Board of Directors of the Company is duly constituted with proper balance of Executive Directors,
Non-Executive Directors and Independent Directors including Woman independent director. There is no change in the
composition of the Board or Key Managerial Personnel during the period under audit.
Adequate notice is given to all directors to schedule the Board Meetings and mandatory committee meetings. The notice,
agenda and detailed notes on agenda were sent at least seven days in advance. A system exists for seeking and obtaining
further information and clarifications on the agenda items before the meeting and for meaningful participation at the
meeting. None of the board or committee meetings were held through video conferencing or other audio visual means.
All decisions were taken unanimously at the Board and committee meetings and with requisite majority at the Annual
General meeting. There was no Extra-ordinary General Meeting convened during the period under review.
We further report that there are adequate systems and processes in the Company commensurate with the size and
operations of the Company to monitor and ensure compliance with applicable laws, rules, regulations and guidelines.
1. The shareholders at the 32nd Annual General Meeting held on 7th September 2022 approved the
re-appointment of M/s Sekar & Co., Chartered Accountants as the statutory auditors of the company from the
conclusion of 32nd Annual General Meeting till the conclusion of 37th Annual General Meeting.
2. The board in its meeting held on 12th May, 2022 approved the increase in remuneration payable to
a. Mr. B. Robert Raja, Chairman and Managing Director of the Company to an amount not exceeding Rs.5,43,300/-
per month with effect from 1st April 2022 till 31st March 2023. The said remuneration is within the limits prescribed
under Section 197 read with Schedule V of the Act and all other terms and conditions of his employment remain
Annual Report 2022-23 28 Odyssey Technologies Limited
the same as reproduced in the Employment contract dated 17th September 2020.
b. Mr. B. Antony Raja, Whole-Time director and CFO of the Company to an amount not exceeding Rs.3,78,300/- per
month with effect from 1st April 2022 till 31st March 2023. The said remuneration is within the limits prescribed
under Section 197 read with Schedule V of the Act and all other terms and conditions of his employment remain
the same as reproduced in the Employment contract dated 17th September 2020.
3. The Nomination and Remuneration committee in its meeting held on 29th October, 2022 allotted 32,600 equity shares
of Rs.10/- each at an exercise price of Rs.15/- each to eligible employees under Odyssey Technologies Limited-
Employees Stock Option Scheme, 2019 (ESOP-2019).
4. The board in its meeting held on 24th January, 2023 approved the re-appointment of
a. Mr. B. Robert Raja as Chairman and Managing Director of the company liable to retire by rotation for a further
period of 3 years with effect from 1st April, 2023 up to 31st March, 2026 subject to the approval of shareholders.
b. Mr. B. Antony Raja as whole time director and chief financial officer of the company liable to retire by rotation
for a further period of 3 years with effect from 1st April, 2023 up to 31st March, 2026 subject to the approval
of shareholders.
Name of Company Secretary in practice: CS Dr. B Ravi
FCS No.: 1810 CP No.: 3318
Managing Partner
B Ravi & Associates
Firm Registration Number: P2016TN052400
Place: Chennai Peer Review Cerificate Number: 930/2020
Date : 05.04.2023 UDIN: F001810E000016541
The Members of
ODYSSEY TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
CIN: L51909TN1990PLC019007
5th Floor, Dowlath Towers,
63, Taylors Road, Kilpauk, Chennai – 600 010
Dear Members,
Sub: Our Report of even date is to be read along with this letter.
1. Maintenance of secretarial records is the responsibility of the management of the company. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these secretarial records based on our audit.
2. We have followed the audit practices and processes as were appropriate to obtain reasonable assurance about the
correctness of the contents of the Secretarial records. The verification was done to ensure that correct facts are
reflected in secretarial records. We believe that the processes and practices followed provide a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
3. We have not verified the correctness and appropriateness of financial records and books of accounts of the company.
4. Wherever required, we have obtained the Management representation about the compliance of laws, rules and
regulations and happening of events etc.,
5. The compliance of the provisions of Corporate and other applicable laws, rules, regulations, standards is the
responsibility of management, our examination was limited to the verification of procedures on test basis.
6. The Secretarial Audit report is neither an assurance as to the future viability of the company nor of the efficacy or
effectiveness with which the management has conducted the affairs of the company.
Name of Company Secretary in practice: CS Dr. B Ravi
FCS No.: 1810 CP No.: 3318
Managing Partner
Place: Chennai B Ravi & Associates
Date : 05.04.2023 Firm Registration Number: P2016TN052400
Annual Report 2022-23 29 Odyssey Technologies Limited
ANNEXURE-II TO BOARD’S REPORT
Form No.AOC-2
[Pursuant to clause (h) of sub-section (3) of Section 134 of the Companies Act, 2013 and
Rule 8(2) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014]
Form for disclosure of particulars of contracts/arrangements entered into by the company with related parties referred
to in sub-section (1) of Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 including certain arm’s length transactions under third
proviso thereto
SN Particulars Details
Note:
There were no material contracts or arrangements or transactions with related parties at arm’s length basis during the
financial year 2022-23 as per the limits prescribed under Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 15 of
Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014, as may be amended from time to time and Policy on Related
Party transactions of the Company framed under Regulation 23 of SEBI Listing Regulations.
(i) the ratio of the remuneration of each director to Mr. B. Robert Raja
the median remuneration of the employees of the 8.00
Chairman & Managing Director
company for the financial year;
Mr. B. Antony Raja
5.56
Whole-time Director & CFO
Ms.B.Purnima
23.26%
Company Secretary
(v) average percentile increase already made in the Average increase in salaries of
salaries of employees other than the managerial employees other than managerial
personnel in the last financial year and its comparison personnel in 2022-23 (in % 24.37
with the percentile increase in the managerial annually)
remuneration and justification thereof and point
% increase in remuneration of
out if there are any exceptional circumstances for 50%*
Chairman & Managing Director
increase in the managerial remuneration;
% increase in remuneration of
19.05%
Whole-time Director & CFO
(vi) affirmation that the remuneration is as per the The Company affirms that the remuneration is as per
remuneration policy of the company. the remuneration policy of the company
A. Conservation of energy:
(i) Steps taken or impact on conservation of energy:
1. Electricity consumption of the company is controlled with efficient monitoring mechanism and employee training in
energy conservation.
2. Electrical infrastructure in the company is fully geared to automatically conserve the valuable energy resources.
3. Electricity consumption has always been under control with judicious consumption.
(ii) Steps taken by the company for utilizing alternate sources of energy: None
B. Technology absorption:
(i) Efforts made towards technology absorption:
As Odyssey is a technology company, its entire efforts are geared towards absorbing and making usable technological
advances as they emerge.
(ii) Benefits derived like product improvement, cost reduction, product development or import substitution:
Odyssey has developed and maintains a set of world-class security products as a result of its technology efforts.
(iii) In case of imported technology (imported during the last 3 years reckoned from the beginning of the
financial year): N.A
(a) Details of Technology imported;
(b) Year of import;
(c) Whether the technology has been fully absorbed;
(d) If not fully absorbed, areas where absorption has not taken place and the reasons thereof;
(a) Capital Rs.34.73 lakhs was spent during the year for purchase of various equipments and other infrastructure
needed for the R&D.
(b) Recurring Rs.694.64 lakhs has been spent during the year for the functioning of R&D department. That includes
cost of development, hardware & software support, port charges and Internet connectivity charges etc.
(c) Total Rs.729.37 lakhs
3. Web link(s) where Composition of CSR committee, CSR policy and CSR projects approved by the board are
disclosed on the website of the company:
CSR Policy: https://www.odysseytec.com/Documents/OtherDocs/Corporate_Social_Responsibility_Policy.pdf
CSR Committee : N.A
CSR Reports : https://www.odysseytec.com/pdf/CSR_Report_FY_2022_23.pdf
4. Executive summary along with web-link(s) of Impact Assessment of CSR Projects carried out in pursuance of
sub-rule (3) of rule 8, if applicable: N.A
(in Rs.)
5.
(a) Average net profit of the company as per section 135(5) Rs.3,18,32,400/-
(b) Two percent of average net profit of the company as per section 135(5) Rs.6,36,648/-
(c) Surplus arising out of the CSR projects or programmes or activities of the previous Nil
financial years
(d) Amount required to be set off for the financial year, if any Nil
(d) Total amount spent for the Financial Year [ (a)+(b)+(c) ] Rs.6,36,648/-
7. Details of Unspent CSR amount for the preceding three financial years: N.A
8. Whether any capital assets have been created or acquired through Corporate Social Responsibility amount spent
in the Financial Year: Yes / No
9) Specify the reason(s), if the company has failed to spend two per cent of the average net profit as per section
135(5): N.A
Pursuant to Regulation 34(3) and Para B of Schedule V of SEBI(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015 and the amendments thereof, details of the Management discussion and analysis are given below:
Six new Certifying Authorities were licensed and commenced operations in India during 2022-23. However, the number of
digital certificates issued has remained more or less at the earlier years’ levels. Consumption of digital certificates also has
remained a prerogative of the Government to Citizen services like the Income Tax and GST, Provident Fund administration,
Ministry of Company Affairs and Government procurement via eTenders.
The eSign market has seen significant growth and eSignature has become the favorite of most one-time eTransactions.
There is some reason to believe that eSign has stopped and reversed the growth of global click-wrapped signature
providers like DocuSign etc. Several Indian players too have started offering online signature services based on eSign.
There is no evidence to show that eSign services have replaced any existing Digital Certificate based signatures. However
there is certainly some impact on the growth of certificate based services owing to the popularity and perceived simplicity
of eSign.
As we mentioned here last year, the CA software provider market has become very crowded exerting serious pressure
on the prices. The company also has seen significant erosion of its revenue from this segment. As the company had been
conscious of this for some years and had already shifted its focus to other value added products based on public key
cryptography, it is neither a surprise nor a worrying factor.
A larger ecosystem, whichever way it obtains, is likely to provide a wider and richer playfield for the company’s unique
and novel xorkee infrastructure and services. Outside the PKI market the overall Information industry also received a
couple of jolts towards the end of the year. Both are related to the Artificial Intelligence segment – one relating to the
surprising effectiveness of the Large Language Models (like the ChatGPT) in mimicking human thought and its expression
and the second relates to actual ease of use of such techniques that may lead to them becoming commonplace techniques
threatening the existing paradigms of Computer Science and Information Technology.
The voices against the development of AI have also been gaining in intensity. The objections have come from a wide
range of scientists, experts and businessmen, the most recent from Geoffrey Hinton, the father of the modern AI and
Google’s chief scientist himself. But these voices are unlikely to impact the growth of this technology – the same way the
voices of Einstein and many of the nuclear scientists did not stop the growth of nuclear technology. It is unlikely that AI
can be contained or slowed by international treaties like the nuclear could be.
The long term impact of AI is difficult for anyone to foresee today. However, in the medium term, as many AI scientists
have opined, it is going to become extremely difficult to differentiate the fake from the original. This will have far reaching
implications for identities and messages. For now, possible help can come only from Public Key Cryptography and we
expect that the importance of Cryptographic techniques in business and society is going to significantly increase in the
next few years.
The ‘xorkeesign’ service launched last year has shown robust growth in the last quarter of the year. Much of this growth
has come from the Government to Citizen (G2C) segment.
The company took a conscious decision to offer a major chunk of the India G2C services free of cost to the users. The
The company sees this as the most important near term opportunity. Simultaneously it is also in the process of launching
additional xorkeesign based services some of which are just not available anywhere else in the world.
The company is also enhancing its marketing activities for the xorkeeAuth service launched during the year. Here, as the
customers are likely to be enterprises rather than end customers, initial growth are halting and measured. This represents
a large medium and long term opportunity.
The company’s primary challenges will be in expanding its marketing footprint and operational infrastructure to support
and sustain the millions of free and paid transactions that are anticipated.
Product-wise performance
A major portion of the company’s revenue still accrued from the legacy products. ‘xorkee’ and related services saw
reasonable user adoption but the revenue from them is not yet significant.
The total revenue for the year was 241.93 million rupees. 66.52% of the revenue came from product related services and
31.39% from product licenses. The balance came from software exports.
Of the service revenue, 12.40% came from Pay As You Go services, 17.50% from customization and implementation and
the rest from Annual Maintenance and onsite services.
The product revenue is composed of 84.05% from Snorkel, 3.69% from Certrix and eSign and 12.26% from AltaSigna as
well as a number of variants of AltaSigna like the NPCI eMandate application.
Outlook
The company’s xorkee offerings have already gained the reputation of being the most user and customer friendly in the
market and adoption has been gaining pace. The company remains extremely optimistic in its outlook.
Availability of quality manpower is of great concern as this is the time for the company to build skills to replicate what it is
now doing in the country to a global scale in the coming years. The company is exploring several options to expand this
highly specific skill set.
As mentioned in the earlier years, restrictive regulatory measures in the country and outside also can be a matter of
concern.
The cost of manpower stood at 152.77 million compared to 120.52 million last year, and continues to be the major cost
component for the company.
Ratios where there has been a significant change from FY 2021-22 to 2022-23 are explained below:
Decline in operating profit margin is due to the increased employee benefits expense during the year.
Increased current ratio is caused by increase in current assets during the year, significant portion of which is held in short
term deposits.
The debt-equity ratio and the debt service coverage ratio are not applicable to the Company since there are no borrowings.
2) Board of Directors
a. Composition and category
The key to good corporate governance is the optimum combination of the executive and non-executive directors on
the Board and extent of their independence. The Board of Directors of the Company consists of six Directors as on 31st
March, 2023; comprising of two Executive Directors and four non-executive Independent Directors including one Woman
Independent Director. There is an appropriate mix of Executive and Independent Directors, in order to maintain the
independence of the Board and to separate its functions of governance and management.
The composition of the Board of Directors of the company as on 31st March 2023 was as under:
1
Mr. B. Robert Raja, Promoter, 2 Nil Nil Nil
(Chairman & Managing Director) Executive
DIN: 00754202
1
Mr. B. Antony Raja Promoter, Nil Nil Nil Nil
(Whole-time Director & CFO) Executive
DIN: 00754523
BGR Energy
Mr. G. Rajasekaran Non-Executive, Systems Limited
1 Nil Nil
DIN: 03194244 Independent (Non-Executive,
Independent)
Notes:
1. Interse relationship between Mr. B.Robert Raja and Mr. B. Antony Raja.
2. Directorships in other companies includes listed, unlisted, foreign and private limited companies.
3. Pursuant to Regulation 26 of SEBI Listing Regulations, the disclosure includes membership/chairpersonship of Audit Committee
and Stakeholders’ Relationship Committee of public limited companies only. All other companies including private limited
companies, foreign companies and companies under Section 8 of the Companies Act, 2013 [“the Act”] have been excluded.
During the year under review, there was no change in the composition of the Board of Directors of the Company.
c. Details of the Directors proposed for re-appointment pursuant to Regulation 36 (3) of SEBI Listing Regulations and
SS-2 issued by ICSI
Brief profile He has over 16 years of experience He is a technocrat by training and has
in various capacities in Government contributed to successful marketing
service including the Indian Revenue of the products of the company which
Services and his designation was Deputy significantly enhanced the performance of
Commissioner of Income Tax at the time the company.
of leaving the service in 1992.
He has been actively involved for more He has more than 32 years of experience
than 30 years in the field of Information in handling Finance, Administration,
Technology with particular reference Human Resources and has been managing
to Information security. He has a rich the day to day activities of the company
research experience in the field of general since inception of the company.
computing, cryptography as well as
experience in management. In Odyssey, He has also been actively involved in all
in addition to his administrative duties, matters of compliance by the company.
he also serves as a primary technology This has been significantly demanding
resource. considering the changes in the statutory,
legislative and regulatory environment in
He has built a highly skilled team of the last few years.
research and development personnel for
the Company over the years and has been
setting the direction of the Company’s
technology and products. He has also
been actively involved in architecting and
building the next generation of
technology products for the company.
Expertise in specific General Computing, Cryptography. Marketing, Finance, Legal & H.R.
functional areas
Date of appointment on
Oct 3, 1992 Apr 06, 1990
the Board of Directors
Date of last reappointment April 1, 2020
April 1, 2020
on the Board of Directors
No. of Board Meetings
attended during the 4 Meetings 4 Meetings
financial year 2022-23
Terms and conditions of The terms and conditions of The terms and conditions of
appointment re-appointment shall be as approved by re-appointment shall be as approved by
the members in the 33rd AGM to be held the members in the 33rd AGM to be held on
on June 14, 2023. June 14, 2023.
Relationship with other He is the brother of Mr. B. Antony Raja, He is the brother of Mr. B. Robert Raja,
Directors/KMP Whole-time Director and CFO. Chairman & Managing Director
The Board of Directors met four times during the financial year 2022-23. The meetings were held on May 12, 2022,
August 05, 2022, October 29, 2022 and January 24, 2023. In order to transact urgent business, approval of the Board/
Committees were taken by passing resolutions through circulation pursuant to Section 175 of the Companies Act, 2013,
which were noted at the subsequent meeting of the Board /Committees, as the case may be.
e. The attendance particulars of each Director at the Board Meetings for the financial year 2022-23 are as under:-
Promoter/Executive Directors
Mr. B Robert Raja 4 Yes
Mr. B Antony Raja 4 Yes
h. Other information
The Company holds at least four meetings of the Board of Directors every year. Information to the Directors is submitted
along with the Agenda well in advance of the Board meetings enabling them to come prepared on the meeting day.
Inputs and feedback of the Board members are taken and considered while preparing the Agenda and Minutes of the
Board meeting. Such meetings are normally held at the Registered Office of the company in Chennai.
The Board in its meeting reviews, analyses and approves the business plan, budgets, capex, quarterly results and limited
review by auditors, minutes of the meetings of sub-committees, regulatory notices and reply, agreements and business
Annual Report 2022-23 41 Odyssey Technologies Limited
partnerships entered into with others, statutory compliances, internal rules, regulations, formalities, ethics & procedures
and other matters in ordinary course of business.
Minutes of the proceedings of such board meetings are promptly recorded and circulated to all the members for their
comments. Within 30 days from the conclusion of the meeting such proceedings are entered in the Minutes book and
signature of the Chairman is obtained on it. Such entered Minutes are usually noted in the next meeting of the Board of
Directors.
During the year, a separate meeting of the independent directors on 24th January 2023 was held inter-alia to review the
performance of non-independent directors and Board as a whole.
Details of the familiarization programmes conducted for the independent directors of the company is available on the
website of the Company (URL:https://www.odysseytec.com/pdf/Familiarization_2022-23.pdf)
The Board has identified the following skills/expertise/competencies fundamental for the effective functioning of the
Company which are currently available with the Board:
Awareness of the existing laws, regulations and policies applicable to the Company
Laws and Policies thereby ensuring proper and timely legal, statutory and regulatory compliances and
appropriate application of the policies to the advantage of the Company.
In compliance with SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 as amended, the specific
areas of focus or expertise of individual Directors have been highlighted in the table below :-
3) Audit Committee
The Audit Committee is constituted in line with the provisions of Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with
Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 and Regulation 18 of SEBI
Listing Regulations, as may be amended from time to time.
Executive/Non-Executive/ Profile
Sl.No. Name of the Member
Independent
Ms. B. Purnima, Company Secretary is the Secretary to the Committee. All the members of the Audit Committee are
financially literate.
The Audit Committee acts in accordance with the terms of reference as specified by the Board, pursuant to the provisions
of Section 177 of the Act read with Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 and Regulation 18 and
Part C of Schedule II of SEBI Listing Regulations, as may be amended. The terms of reference inter-alia include:-
• Recommending the appointment, remuneration and terms of appointment of auditors of the company;
• Examining the financial statement and the auditors’ report thereon;
• Reviewing, with the management, the quarterly financial statements before submission to the Board for approval;
• Approval or any subsequent modification of transactions of the company with related parties;
• Evaluating the internal financial controls and risk management systems;
• Calling for the comments of the auditors about internal control systems, the scope of audit, including the
observations of the auditors and review of financial statement before their submission to the Board and also
discuss any related issues with the internal and statutory auditors and the management of the company.
• Reviewing the functioning of the whistle blower mechanism.
Mr. G. Rajasekaran 4 4
The Nomination and Remuneration Committee is constituted in line with the provisions of Section 178 of the Companies
Act, 2013 read with Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 and Regulation 19 of SEBI Listing
Regulations, as may be amended from time to time.
The committee met three times during the year on May 12, 2022, October 29, 2022 and January 24, 2023. The Composition
of the Committee and attendance particulars are given below:
• To identify persons who are qualified to become directors and who may be appointed in senior management in
accordance with criteria laid down and recommend to the Board their appointment and removal;
• To formulate criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes and independence of a director and recommend
to the Board a policy relating to the remuneration for directors, key managerial personnel and other employees;
• To formulate criteria for evaluation of performance of independent directors and Board of Directors;
• To decide whether to extend or continue the term of appointment of the independent director, on the basis of the
report of performance evaluation of independent directors.
• To carry out the functions enumerated under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Share Based Employee
Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021.
The performance evaluation criteria for independent directors is determined by the Nomination and Remuneration
Committee. An indicative list of factors that are evaluated include participation and contribution by a director, commitment,
effective deployment of knowledge and expertise, effective management of relationship with stakeholders, integrity and
maintenance of confidentiality and independence of behaviour and judgement.
The Remuneration policy is directed towards rewarding performance based on review of achievements on a periodical
basis. The remuneration policy is in consonance with the existing industry practice and is designed to create a high
performance culture. It enables the Company to attract, retain and motivate employees to achieve results. The Company
has made adequate disclosures to the members on the remuneration paid to Directors from time to time. The Company’s
Policy on director’s appointment and remuneration including criteria for determining qualifications, positive attributes,
independence of a director and other matters provided under Section 178 (3) of the Act is available on the website of the
Company at https://www.odysseytec.com/Documents/OtherDocs/Nomination_&_Remuneration_Policy.pdf
The aggregate value of salary and perquisites for the year ended March 31, 2023 paid to the Executive Directors are as
follows:
Mr. B Robert Raja Rs. 72,00,000
Chairman & Managing Director
Mr. B Antony Raja Rs. 50,00,000
Whole-time Director & CFO
Commission / Incentives 0 0
Other annual components 6,80,400 4,60,400
Deferred benefits 0 0
Sitting fees 0 0
The Stakeholders Relationship Committee is constituted in line with the provisions of Section 178 of the Companies Act,
2013 and Regulation 20 of SEBI Listing Regulations, as may be amended from time to time.
The Committee met one time during the year on January 24, 2023.
The composition of the Committee headed by Dr.Rani Radhakrishnan and details of the meetings attended by its members
during the year 2022-23 are given below:
Held Attended
Ms. B. Purnima
Company Secretary & Compliance Officer
Odyssey Technologies Limited
5th Floor, Dowlath Towers,
63, Taylors Road,
Kilpauk, Chennai-600 010.
The Share Transfer Committee is empowered to consider and approve transfer, transmission, issue of duplicate share
certificates, etc,. of shares of the company. Mr. B. Antony Raja, WTD & CFO and Ms. B. Purnima, Company Secretary were
members of this Committee. The Committee met once during the year 2022-23 on 6th May, 2022. The company has not
received any complaints from the shareholders during the year under review.
b) There were no matters requiring approval of the members through Postal Ballot in the year under review.
c) None of the businesses proposed to be transacted at the ensuing AGM requires passing of a special resolution
through postal ballot.
a. Disclosures have been made in the respective financial statements presented in the Annual Report, on materially
significant related party transactions i.e. transactions of the company of material nature, with its Promoters, the
Directors or the Management, their subsidiaries or relatives etc,. The company did not undertake any transaction
with any related party having potential conflict with the interests of the company at large. The Policy on related party
transactions, approved by the Board is available on the website of the Company at http://www.odysseytec.com/
Documents/OtherDocs/Policy_on_Related_Party_Transactions.pdf
b. During the last 3 years there were no instances of non-compliance except unavoidable delay in compliance with
Regulation 17(1) of Listing Regulations due to pandemic times during the financial year 2021-22 in respect of which
BSE had imposed a fine. The Company had applied for full waiver citing lockdown due to pandemic reasons. Except
as mentioned above, there were no instances of non-compliance by the Company, penalties or strictures imposed
on the Company by the Stock Exchange or SEBI or any statutory authority on any other matter relating to the capital
market.
c. The Company has adopted a whistle blower policy, which provides an avenue for the Directors and employees to
raise concerns of any violations of Code of Conduct, incorrect or misrepresentation of any financial statements and
reports, unethical behavior, etc. The policy provides adequate safeguards to employees reporting such violations to
the Company. No employee has been denied access to the Audit Committee. The said Policy is also available on the
website of the Company at http://www.odysseytec.com/Documents/OtherDocs/Whistle_Blower_Policy.pdf
d. The Company has adopted a Policy for determining material subsidiaries. The Company has no subsidiaries at present
and there is no immediate applicability of this Policy. The said Policy is available on the website of the Company at
http://www.odysseytec.com/Documents/OtherDocs/Policy_for_determining_material_subsidiaries.pdf
e. As required under the SEBI Listing Regulations, a certificate has been received from M/s B. Ravi & Associates, Practising
Company Secretaries confirming that none of the Directors on the Board of the Company has been debarred or
disqualified from being appointed or continuing as Directors of companies by the Securities and Exchange Board of
India, Ministry of Corporate Affairs or any such statutory authority. The said certificate is attached to the Corporate
Governance Report.
f. Details pertaining to the fees paid to the Statutory Auditors of the company have been disclosed under Note 20 of the
Financial Statements forming part of the Annual Report 2022-23.
g. Details pertaining to the number of complaints filed and disposed of during the year 2022-23 and pending as on
31st March 2023 in relation to the Sexual Harassment at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013
h. The Company has not extended any loans and advances in the nature of loans to firms/companies in which Directors
are interested.
i. The company has fully complied with the applicable mandatory requirements as prescribed under SEBI Listing
Regulations. The Company has duly fulfilled the following discretionary requirements as prescribed in Part E of
Schedule II of SEBI Listing Regulations :-
i. The Company’s financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2023 does not contain any modified
audit opinion.
ii. In accordance with the provisions of Section 138 of the Companies Act, 2013, the Company has appointed
an Internal Auditor who reports to the Audit Committee. Quarterly Internal Audit Reports are submitted to the
Audit Committee which reviews the audit reports and suggests necessary action.
j. The Company has duly complied with the requirements specified in Regulations 17 to 27 and Clauses (b) to (i) of
sub-regulation (2) of Regulation 46 of the Listing Regulations.
k. During Financial year 2022-23, the Company has not provided ‘Loans and advances in the nature of loans’ to firms/
companies in which the directors are interested.
A certificate obtained from Mr. B Robert Raja, Chairman & Managing Director and Mr. B Antony Raja, Whole-time Director
& CFO, as specified in Part B of Schedule II pursuant to Regulation 17 (8) of SEBI Listing Regulations was placed before the
Board of Directors at their meeting held on 08th May 2023.
9) Means of communication
a. The Quarterly results in the prescribed format are published in the News papers (‘Trinity Mirror’-English and ‘Makkal
Kural’-Tamil) as required under SEBI Listing Regulations.
b. Company’s quarterly financial results and press releases are posted on the company’s website www.odysseytec.com
c. The detailed Management Discussion and Analysis Report forms part of the annual report for the year.
d. Investor FAQs have been uploaded in the website of the Company at http://www.odysseytec.com/investors.The
queries relating to Company’s business received from our various Investors have been collated and answered by the
management in the form of “Investor FAQs”, which are updated from time to time as may be required.
Monday, 12th June, 2023 to Wednesday, 14th June, 2023 (both days inclusive)
The Board has not recommended any dividend for the year under review.
Presently, the shares of our Company [Scrip Code-530175] are listed with BSE Limited.
BSE Limited
Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers
Dalal Street
Mumbai-400 001.
Annual Listing Fee for FY 2022-23 has been paid to BSE Ltd.
e) Stock code
BSE Scrip name - ODYSSEYTEC
Scrip code - 530175
Demat ISIN INE213B01019
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Any correspondence regarding share transfers, share certificates, change of address etc. can be sent to Registrar and
Share Transfer Agents.
According to the Listing Regulations, no shares can be transferred unless they are held in dematerialized mode. Members
holding shares in physical form are therefore requested to convert their holdings into dematerialized mode. Accordingly,
only valid transmission or transposition cases may be processed by the RTA of the Company, subject to compliance with
the guidelines prescribed by SEBI. The Share transfers and transmissions are approved and registered within prescribed
timelines. On a yearly basis, the compliance with the share transfer / transmission formalities is audited by a Practicing
Company Secretary (PCS) in terms of Regulation 40(10) of SEBI (LODR) with the stock exchanges and a certificate to this
effect is filed with the stock exchanges.
A qualified Practicing Company Secretary, Mr. M Damodaran has carried out reconciliation of Share Capital Audit for every
quarter to reconcile the share capital held with depositories and in physical form with the issued/listed capital. The audit
confirms that the total issued/paid-up/listed share capital is in agreement with the aggregate total number of shares in
physical form and the total number of the dematerialized shares held with NSDL and CDSL.
The Company’s shares are traded in dematerialized form in BSE Ltd. Equity shares of the Company representing 99.11%
of the paid up equity share capital of the company are dematerialized as on March 31, 2023.
n) Declaration by the Managing Director under SEBI Listing Regulations regarding compliance with Code of Conduct:
In accordance with SEBI Listing Regulations, I hereby confirm that, all members of the board of directors and senior
management personnel of the company have affirmed compliance with the Code of Conduct, as applicable to them, for
the financial year ended March 31, 2023.
o) Office location
Registered office
5th Floor, Dowlath Towers,
63, Taylors Road, Kilpauk,
Chennai-600 010.
i) Investor correspondence
For transfer/dematerialization of shares, change of address and any other query in relation to the shares of the company,
for the shares held in physical form (concerned DP can be approached for shares held in demat form):
1. We, M/s Sekar & Co., Chartered Accountants, Statutory Auditors of ODYSSEY TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED [“the
Company”] have examined the compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance by the Company for the year ended
on 31st March 2023, as stipulated in Regulations 17 to 27, clauses (b) to (i) of Regulation 46 (2) and paragraphs C, D and E
of Schedule V of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2015 [“SEBI Listing Regulations”].
Management’s Responsibility
2. The compliance of conditions of Corporate Governance is the responsibility of the management of the Company
including the preparation and maintenance of all relevant supporting records and documents. This responsibility includes
the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control and procedures to ensure the compliance with the
conditions of the Corporate Governance stipulated in SEBI Listing Regulations.
Auditor’s Responsibility
3. Our examination was limited to a review of the procedures and implementations thereof, adopted by the Company for
ensuring compliance of the conditions of the Corporate Governance. It is neither an audit nor an expression of opinion on
the financial statements of the company.
4. Pursuant to the requirements of the SEBI Listing Regulations, we have examined the books of account and other
relevant records and documents maintained by the Company for the purpose of providing reasonable assurance on the
compliance with the Corporate Governance requirements by the Company.
5. We conducted our examination in accordance with the Guidance Note on Reports or Certificates for Special Purposes,
Guidance Note on Certification of Corporate Governance, both issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India
(‘ICAI’) and the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, in so far as applicable
for the purpose of this certificate. The Guidance Note on Reports or Certificates for Special Purposes requires that we
comply with the ethical requirements of the Code of Ethics issued by the ICAI.
6. We have complied with the relevant applicable requirements of the Standard on Quality Control (SQC) 1, Quality Control
for Firms that Perform Audits and Reviews of Historical Financial Information, and Other Assurance and Related Services
Engagements.
Opinion
7. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, and the representation
provided by the Management, we certify that the Company has complied with the conditions of Corporate Governance as
stipulated in the above-mentioned SEBI Listing Regulations.
8. We state that such compliance is neither an assurance as to the future viability of the Company nor of the efficiency or
effectiveness with which the management has conducted the affairs of the Company.
Based on the scrutiny of relevant records, forms, returns and information provided by ODYSSEY TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
(the ‘Company’), CIN: L51909TN1990PLC019007, having its registered office at 5th Floor, Dowlath Towers, 63, Taylors
Road, Kilpauk, Chennai- 600010 and verification of disclosures and declarations given by the Directors under applicable
statutes and also based on the verification of facts regarding the Board of Directors of the Company, available in the public
domain, we hereby certify that as on 31.03.2023, none of the Directors on the Board of the Company have been debarred
or disqualified from being appointed or continuing as Director of companies either by the Securities and Exchange Board
of India or the Ministry of Corporate Affairs or any such statutory authority.
Opinion
We have audited the accompanying Ind AS financial statements of ODYSSEY TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED (“the Company”),
which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2023, and the Statement of Profit and Loss,(including the statement
of other comprehensive income), Statement of Changes in Equity and Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended,
and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory
information (hereinafter referred to as “financial statements”).
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial
statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity
with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2022, and
its profit, total comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related
disclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the
audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant
doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we
are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such
disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to
the date of our auditors’ report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue
as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and
whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair
presentation.
• Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the standalone financial statements that, individually or in aggregate,
makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the standalone financial
statements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of
our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements
in the standalone financial statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing
of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during
our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements
regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be
thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most
significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We
describe these matters in our auditors’ report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or
when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because
the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such
communication.
(B) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies
(Audit and Auditor’s) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations
given to us:
(i) there are no pending financial litigations on its financial position in its financial statements.
(ii) there are no long-term contracts for which provisions need to be made.
(iii) the company has no unpaid dividends that is required to be transferred to the Investors Education and
Protection Fund.
(iv) (a) The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (which are material
either individually or in the aggregate) have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds
or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person or entity,
including foreign entity (“Intermediaries”), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise,
that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in
any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee,
security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(b) The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (which are material
either individually or in the aggregate) have been received by the Company from any person or entity, including
foreign entity (“Funding Parties”), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the
Company shall,whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner
whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security
or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(c) Based on the audit procedures that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances,
nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (i) and
(ii) of Rule 11(e), as provided under (a) and (b) above, contain any material misstatement.
(v) The Company has neither declared nor paid any dividend during the year.
(C) With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditor’s Report under Section 197(16) of the Act:
In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the remuneration paid by the Company
to its directors during the current year is in accordance with the provisions of Section 197 of the Act. The remuneration
paid to any director is not in excess of the limit laid down under Section 197 of the Act. The Ministry of Corporate
Affairs has not prescribed other details under Section 197(16) of the Act which are required to be commented upon
by us.
(i) In respect of Company’s Property , Plant and Equipment and Intangible Assets:
(a) (A) The company has maintained proper records showing full particulars including quantitative details and situation
of Property, Plant and Equipment.
(B) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars of intangible assets.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the
Company, the Company has a regular programme of physical verification of its property, plant and equipment by
which all property, plant and equipment are verified in a phased manner over a period of three years. In accordance
with this programme, certain property, plant and equipment were physically verified by the management during the
year. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company
and the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examinations of the records of
the company, the title deeds of immovable properties disclosed in the financial statements are held in the name of
the Company.
(d) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of
the Company, the Company has not revalued its property, plant and equipment (including right of use assets) or
intangible assets or both during the year.
(e) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of
the Company, there are no proceedings initiated or pending against the Company for holding any benami property
under the Prohibition of Benami Property Transactions Act, 1988 and rules made thereunder.
(ii) (a) The Company is a service company, primarily rendering information technology solutions services. Accordingly, it
does not hold any physical inventories. Accordingly, clause 3(ii)(a) of the Order is not applicable
(b) According to the information and explanations are given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records
of the Company, the Company has not been sanctioned working capital limits in excess of five crore rupees, in
aggregate, from banks or financial institutions on the basis of the security of current assets at any point of time
during the year. Accordingly, clause 3(ii)(b) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
(iii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the
Company, the Company has not made any investments in or provided any guarantee or security or granted any loans
or advances in the nature of loans, secured or unsecured, to companies, firms, limited liability partnerships or any
other parties during the year.
(a) The Company has not provided any loans or advances in the nature of loans or stood guarantee, or provided
security to any other entity during the year, and hence reporting under clause 3(iii)(a) of the Order is not applicable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on the audit procedures conducted by us, in
our opinions, the terms and conditions of the grant of all loans and advances in the nature of loans provided are,
prima facie, not prejudicial to the interests of the Company.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of
the Company, in our opinion, in the case of loans and advances in the nature of loans given, the repayment of
principal and payment of interest has been stipulated and the repayments or receipts have been regular.
(iv) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the
Company, the Company has neither made any investments nor has it given loans or provided guarantee or security as
specified under Section 185 of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) and the Company has not provided any security
as specified under Section 186 of the Act. Therefore, paragraph 3 (iv) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
(v) During the year the company has not accepted deposits from the public. Therefore, paragraph 3 (v) of the Order is not
applicable to the Company.
(vi) The Central Government has not specified maintenance of cost records under Section 148(1) of the Companies Act,
2013 for the business activities carried out by the company. Thus, reporting under paragraph 3 (vi) of the Order is not
applicable to the Company.
(vii) (a) According to the records of the Company, the Company is regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including
Provident Fund, Employees’ State Insurance, Income-Tax, Goods and Services Tax (GST), Duty of Customs, Duty
of Excise, Value added Tax, Cess any other statutory dues, as applicable, to the appropriate authorities.According
to the information and explanation given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund,
Employees’ State Insurance, Income-Tax, Goods and Services Tax, Duty of Customs, Duty of Excise, Value added
Tax, Cess and any other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31st March 2023 for a period of more than six
months from the date they became payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations are given to us, there are no dues of Income-tax or Sales tax or
Service tax or Goods and Services tax or duty of Customs or duty of Excise or Value added tax that has not been
deposited by the Company on account of disputes.
(viii) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the
Company, the Company has not surrendered or disclosed any transactions, previously unrecorded as income in the
books of account, in the tax assessments under the Income Tax Act, 1961 as income during the year.
(ix) (a) The Company has not taken any loans or other borrowings from any lender. Hence reporting under clause 3(ix)(a)
of the Order is not applicable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records
of the Company, the Company has not been declared a wilful defaulter by any bank or financial institution or
government or government authority.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us by the management, the Company
has not obtained any term loans during the year and hence, reporting under clause 3(ix)(c) of the Order is not
applicable.
(d) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet of
the Company, we report that no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for long-term purposes by the
Company.
Annual Report 2022-23 60 Odyssey Technologies Limited
(e) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the financial statements
of the Company, we report that the Company has not taken any funds from any entity or person on account of or to
meet the obligations of its subsidiaries, as defined in the Act. The Company does not hold any investment in any
associate or joint venture (as defined in the Act) during the year ended 31st March 2023.
(f) According to the information and explanations given to us and procedures performed by us, we report that the
Company has not raised loans during the year on the pledge of securities held in its subsidiaries (as defined under
the Act) and hence reporting on clause 3(ix)(f) of the Order is not applicable.
(x) (a) The Company has not raised any moneys by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt
instruments) Accordingly, clause 3(x)(a) of the Order is not applicable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of
the Company, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or
partly convertible debentures during the year. Accordingly, clause 3(x)(b) of the Order is not applicable.
(xi) (a) Based on examination of the books and records of the Company and according to the information and explanations
given to us, considering the principles of materiality outlined in the Standards on Auditing, we report that no fraud
by the Company or on the Company has been noticed or reported during the course of the audit.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no report under sub-section (12) of Section 143 of the
Act has been filed by the auditors in Form ADT-4 as prescribed under Rule 13 of Companies (Audit and Auditors)
Rules, 2014 with the Central Government during the year and upto the date of this report..
(c) We have taken into consideration the whistleblower complaints received by the Company during the year while
determining the nature, timing, and extent of our audit procedures and we report that there have been no
whistleblower complaints received by the Company during the year.
(xii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations are given to us, the Company is not a nidhi company.
Accordingly, paragraph 3(xii) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
(xiii) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the
Company, transactions with the related parties are in compliance with sections 177 and 188 of the Act where applicable
and details of such transactions have been disclosed in the financial statements as required by the applicable Ind AS.
(xiv) (a) Based on information and explanations provided to us and our audit procedures, in our opinion, the Company has
an internal audit system commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
(b) We have considered the internal audit reports of the Company issued till date for the period under audit.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the
Company, the Company has not entered into non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected to its
directors and hence provisions of Section 192 of the Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable to the Company.
(xvi) (a) The Company is not required to be registered under Section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
Accordingly, clauses 3(xvi)(a) and 3(xvi)(b) of the Order are not applicable.
(b) The Company is not a Core Investment Company (CIC) as defined in the regulations made by the Reserve Bank of
India. Accordingly, clause 3(xvi)(c) of the Order is not applicable.
(xvii) The Company has not incurred cash losses in the current and in the immediately preceding financial year.
(xviii) There has been no resignation of the statutory auditors during the year. Accordingly, clause 3(xviii) of the Order is
not applicable.
(xix) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of the financial ratios, ageing and
expected dates of realisation of financial assets and payment of financial liabilities, other information accompanying
the financial statements, our knowledge of the Board of Directors and management plans and based on our
examination of the evidence supporting the assumptions, nothing has come to our attention, which causes us to
believe that any material uncertainty exists as on the date of the audit report that the Company is not capable of
meeting its liabilities existing at the date of balance sheet as and when they fall due within a period of one year from
the balance sheet date. We, however, state that this is not an assurance as to the future viability of the Company.
We further state that our reporting is based on the facts up to the date of the audit report and we neither give any
guarantee nor any assurance that all liabilities falling due within a period of one year from the balance sheet date,
will get discharged by the Company as and when they fall due.
(xx) The Company has fully spent the required amount towards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and there are no
unspent CSR amounts for the year requiring transfer to a fund specified in Schedule VII to the Companies Act or
Special Account in compliance with the provisions of Section 135(6) of the said Act. Accordingly, reporting under
clause (xx) of the Order is not applicable for the year.
Report on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013
(“the Act”)
We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of ODYSSEY TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED (“the
Company”) as of 31st March 2023 in conjunction with our audit of the financial statements of the Company for the year
ended on that date.
The Board of Directors of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based
on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components
of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting issued by
the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (‘ICAI’). These responsibilities include the design, implementation and
maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient
conduct of its business, including adherence to company’s policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and
detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of
reliable financial information, as required under the Companies Act, 2013.
Auditors’ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal financial controls over financial reporting based
on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls
over Financial Reporting (the “Guidance Note”) issued by ICAI and the Standards on Auditing, prescribed under Section
143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls. Those Standards and
the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting was established and maintained and
if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.
Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls
system over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over financial
reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting, assessing the risk that
a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based
on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of
material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion
on the Company’s internal financial controls system over financial reporting.
A company’s internal financial control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal financial control over financial reporting
includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately
and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that
Opinion
In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial
reporting, and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at 31st March 2022,
based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential
components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
As at As at
S.No Particulars Note
Mar 31, 2023 Mar 31, 2022
ASSETS
1 Non-current assets
(a) Property, Plant and Equipment 3 933.65 960.25
(b) Other Intangible assets 4 790.71 965.16
(c) Financial Assets
(i) Loans 5 (i) 0.11 0.11
(ii) Other Financial Assets 5 (ii) 16.16 36.61
(d) Income Tax Assets 6 29.91 21.66
(e) Other Non-current Assets 7 26.44 20.02
Total non-current assets 1,796.98 2,003.81
2 Current assets
(a) Financial Assets
(i) Trade receivables 8 (i) 631.40 561.64
(ii) Cash and cash equivalents 8 (ii) 2,378.26 1,802.57
(iii) Loans 8 (iii) 2.91 1.28
(iv) Other Financial Assets 8 (iv) 53.53 40.25
(b) Income Tax Assets 9 119.88 201.47
(c) Other current assets 10 26.39 10.54
Total current assets 3,212.37 2,617.75
Total Assets 5,009.35 4,621.56
EQUITY AND LIABILITIES
Equity
(a) Equity share capital 11 1,577.88 1,574.62
(b) Other Equity 12 3,160.89 2,733.65
Total Equity 4,738.77 4,308.27
LIABILITIES
1 Non-current liabilities
(a) Deferred tax liabilities (Net) 13 (f) 123.03 124.84
Total non-current liabilities 123.03 124.84
2 Current liabilities
(a) Financial Liabilities
Trade Payables
(1) Dues to micro enterprises and small enterprises 14 (i) (a) 3.04 2.87
(2) Dues to creditors other than micro and small enterprises 14 (i) (b) 9.80 11.26
(b) Other current liabilities 15 134.71 174.32
Total current liabilities 147.55 188.45
Total Equity and Liabilities 5,009.35 4,621.56
The accompanying notes form an integral part of the financial statements
As per our report of even date attached For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
for Sekar & Co B Robert Raja B Antony Raja
Chartered Accountants Chairman & Managing Director Whole-time Director & CFO
Firm Regn No : 016269S
Arun Kumar Ghadei B Purnima
Partner Company Secretary
M No : 230158
Place: Chennai
Date : 8th May 2023
IV Expenses
Purchases of stock-in-trade 18 - 0.54
Employee benefits expense 19 1,527.69 1,205.28
Depreciation and amortisation expense 3&4 276.01 316.49
Other expenses 20 229.20 196.85
VI Tax expense
(a) Current tax 130.42 168.48
(b) Deferred tax 13 (1.81) 8.94
(b) Income tax relating to Items that will not be reclassified 6 8.25 3.74
to profit or loss
TOTAL OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME / (LOSS) (VIII) (32.77) (13.49)
B. Other Equity
For the year ended March 31, 2023 Rs.in Lakhs
Balance as at March 31, 2023 1,182.23 587.42 1,465.21 24.37 (98.34) 3,160.89
Balance as at March 31, 2022 1,182.23 571.78 1,028.60 16.61 (65.57) 2,733.65
D Net increase / (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (A)+(B)+(C) 575.69 779.25
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year 1,802.57 1,023.32
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year (Note No.8 (ii)) 2,378.26 1,802.57
Revenue from the resale of distinct third party hardware / Use of significant judgements in revenue recognition
software is recognised at the point in time when control is
The Company’s contracts with customers could include
transferred to the customer.
promises to transfer multiple products and services to a
customer. The Company assesses the products / services
The solutions offered by the Company may include
promised in a contract and identifies distinct performance
supply of third-party equipment or software. In such
obligations in the contract. Identification of distinct
cases, revenue for supply of such third party products are
performance obligation involves judgement to determine
recorded at gross or net basis depending on whether the
the deliverables and the ability of the customer to benefit
Company is acting as the principal or as an agent of the
independently from such deliverables.
customer. The Company recognizes revenue in the gross
amount of consideration when it is acting as a principal
Judgement is also required to determine the transaction
and at net amount of consideration when it is acting as an
price for the contract. The transaction price could be either
agent.
a fixed amount of customer consideration or variable
consideration with elements such as volume discounts,
Revenue is measured based on the transaction price,
service level credits, performance bonuses, price
which is the consideration, adjusted for volume discounts,
concessions and incentives. The transaction price is also
service level credits, performance bonuses, price
adjusted for the effects of the time value of money if the
concessions and incentives, if any, as specified in the
contract includes a significant financing component. Any
contract with the customer. Revenue also excludes taxes
consideration payable to the customer is adjusted to the
collected from customers.
transaction price, unless it is a payment for a distinct product
or service from the customer. The estimated amount of
Contract assets are recognised when there is excess of
variable consideration is adjusted in the transaction price
revenue earned over billings on contracts. Contract assets
only to the extent that it is highly probable that a significant
are classified as unbilled revenue (only act of invoicing is
reversal in the amount of cumulative revenue recognised
pending) when there is unconditional right to receive cash,
will not occur and is reassessed at the end of each reporting
and only passage of time is required, as per contractual
period. The Company allocates the elements of variable
terms.
considerations to all the performance obligations of the
Unearned revenue (“contract liability”) is recognised when
contract unless there is observable evidence that they
there is billings in excess of revenues.
pertain to one or more distinct performance obligations.
Termination benefits (Current services cost) are recognized The company has no investments as on the balance sheet
as an expense as and when incurred. date.
Gross Carrying value as at April 01, 2022 1,116.54 321.82 6.82 29.57 107.61 1,582.36
Gross Carrying value as at March 31, 2023 1,116.54 339.82 7.13 29.57 116.05 1,609.11
Accumulated Depreciation as at April 01, 2022 (266.82) (243.72) (5.78) (21.37) (84.42) (622.11)
Depreciation for the year (42.49) (41.08) (0.44) (2.12) (15.43) (101.56)
Accumulated Depreciation as at March 31, 2023 (309.31) (268.38) (6.22) (23.49) (68.06) (675.46)
Net Carrying Value as at March 31, 2023 807.23 71.44 0.91 6.08 47.99 933.65
75
The changes in the carrying value of property, plant and equipment for the year ended March 31, 2022 are as follows: Rs.in Lakhs
Gross Carrying value as at April 01, 2021 1,116.54 283.54 7.35 28.76 107.61 1,543.80
Gross Carrying value as at March 31, 2022 1,116.54 321.82 6.82 29.57 107.61 1,582.36
Accumulated Depreciation as at April 01, 2021 (222.10) (201.17) (5.52) (18.88) (74.02) (521.69)
Depreciation for the year (44.72) (44.69) (0.76) (2.86) (10.40) (103.43)
Accumulated Depreciation as at March 31, 2022 (266.82) (243.72) (5.78) (21.37) (84.42) (622.11)
Net Carrying Value as at March 31, 2022 849.72 78.10 1.04 8.20 23.19 960.25
* Plant and Machinery includes Computers & Software Tools, Servers & Networks and Electrical Installations.
Intangible Intangible
Particulars Particulars
Asset Asset
Gross Carrying value as at April 01, 2022 1,932.86 Gross Carrying value as at April 01, 2021 1,932.86
Additions - Additions -
Deletions - Deletions -
Gross Carrying value as at March 31, 2023 1,932.86 Gross Carrying value as at March 31, 2022 1,932.86
Amortisation for the year (Note No.2(xi)) (174.45) Amortisation for the year (Note No.2(xi)) (213.06)
Net Carrying Value as at March 31, 2023 790.71 Net Carrying Value as at March 31, 2022 965.16
ASSETS
1. NON CURRENT ASSETS Rs. in Lakhs unless otherwise stated
Financial Assets
Note 5 (i) : Loans
(a) Unsecured, considered good
(i) OTL Employees Group Gratuity Trust 0.11 0.11
Total 0.11 0.11
Financial Assets
Note 8: (i) Trade receivables
(a) Secured, considered good - -
(b) Unsecured, considered good 631.40 561.64
Total 631.40 561.64
Trade Receivables as at 31st March 2023
Outstanding for following periods from due date of payment
Particulars Total
< 6 Months 6 Months - 1 - 2 Years 2 - 3 Years > 3 Years
1 Year
(i) Undisputed Trade
Receivables - 617.50 12.13 1.77 - - 631.40
Considered good
(ii) Undisputed Trade Receivables - which have significant increase in credit risk -
The company has only one class of shares referred to as equity shares having a par value of Rs.10/-. Each holder
of equity shares is entitled to one vote per share.
Note 11 : (ii) Details of Shares held by shareholders holding more than 5% of the aggregate shares in the company
87,35,552 55.36
LIABILITIES
1. NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES
Note 13: Deferred Tax liabilities
(a) Deferred tax liability at the beginning of the year 124.84 115.90
(b) Adjustment on restatement owing to change in rate of Income Tax (15.25) -
(c) Deferred Tax Liability on Fixed Assets 6.91 10.96
(d) Deferred Tax Liability on Amalgamation Exps 2.35 2.60
(e) Deferred Tax Liability / (Asset) on ESOP compensation expenses 4.18 (4.62)
(f) Deferred tax liability at the end of the year 123.03 124.84
Deferred tax for the year ended Mar 31, 2023 relates to origination and reversal of temporary differences on the
value of Fixed Assets and on the amortised expenses in connection with the amalgamation process incurred
during the previous years. As the current tax for the year has been computed under s.115BAA, the applicable rate
of incometax has been adopted for computation of deferred taxes and the effect of restatement of the opening
balance is stated above under 13(b). Deferred tax asset booked on ESOP compensation expenses in FY 2021-22 is
reversed now and the effect of reversal is reported under 13(e) above.
2. CURRENT LIABILITIES
Note 14: (i) (a) Trade payables
Dues to Micro and small enterprises *
(i) Amount due to vendors 3.04 2.87
(ii) Interest due and payable for the year - -
Total 3.04 2.87
* Dues to Micro and Small Enterprises have been determined to the extent such parties have been identified on
the basis of information provided by the vendors. None of the above dues is older than 30 days.
* Portion of the product maintenance revenue billed but recognizable over the contract period that
falls beyond the FY 2022-23
I. INCOME
II EXPENSES
Total - 0.54
Total
229.20 196.85
Diluted EPS amounts are calculated by dividing the profit attributable to equity shareholders by the
weighted average number of equity shares outstanding during the year plus the weighted average number
of equity shares that would be issued on exercise of the outstanding stock options.
Note 22: Disclosure per Para 45 of Ind AS 102: Share - based payment
(ESOP - 2019) for the year ended 31st March 2023
(a) Description of the Arrangement :
(i) FMV of the option (VWAP of the stock on grant date 11th August 2021) 57.97 per share
(ii) Grant Price (Exercise price) 15.00 per share
(iii) Discount / Intrinsic value(57.97-15.00) 42.97 per share
(iv) Grant date 11th August 2021
(v) Mehod of settlement Equity settled
Outstanding Options exercise price Contractual Life Cash receivable upon exercise
(in Rs.)
31300 Rs.15/- 01/04/2023 to 10/08/2023 Rs.4,69,500/-
Additional Information :
(i) Rate of forfeiture on account of resignation (ROF) 15% per annum
(ii) ESOP Compensation expenses for the year Rs.21,77,314/-
Note 23 (a) : Employee Benefits
Contribution to Defined Contribution Plans, recognised as an expense for the year is as under:
Employer’s Contribution to Provident Fund 4.42 3.59
Employer’s Contribution to Employee State Insurance - 0.16
Employer’s Contribution to National Pension Scheme 37.41 19.25
Annual Report 2022-23 84 Odyssey Technologies Limited
Rs. in Lakhs unless otherwise stated
1.5 Expected Benefit Payments in Following Years [ mid - year cash flows ]
Year 1 10.27 8.01
Year 2 97.25 8.72
Year 3 15.57 72.36
Year 4 10.16 13.48
Year 5 10.64 8.70
Next 5 Years 161.03 142.49
No transactions with the KMPs or their relatives other than the remuneration
Note 27: Disclosure on Provisions, Contingent Liabilities & Assets (Ind AS 37)
There is no Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets recognised or reversed during the year.
(a) Current Ratio ( Times ) Current Assets Current 21.77 13.89 56.74
Liabilities
Average
(b) Return on Equity Ratio ( % ) Net Profit after Shareholder’s
9.65 11.28 (14.40)
Tax Equity
(f) Net profit ratio ( % ) Net Profit Net Sales 18.05 20.27 (10.99)
Capital
(g) Return on capital employed ( % ) EBIT Employed 11.63 14.37 (19.11)
Company does not have any debts, inventories and investments during the year and hence the relevant ratios are not
applicable and not disclosed above.
The increase in current assets of the company during the year has resulted in significant improvements in current ratio.
Return on equity ratio, net capital turnover ratio, net profit ratio and the return on capital employed are marginally lower
than the previous year because of the increased operating expenses during the year.
II. Elements used in numerator and denominator in the above table are described as below :
Rs. in Lakhs unless otherwise stated
(a) Amount required to be spent by the company during the year Rs.6,36,648/- -
1) Promotion
of Education,
2) Maintaining quality
of soil, air and water,
(f) Nature of CSR activities 3) Promotion and -
development of
traditional arts and
handicrafts
Note 34: Disclosure under the ‘Micro Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act, 2006’
Disclosures relating to amount unpaid as at the year end as required under the MSMED Act,2006 has
been made to the extent of information received from the vendors regarding their status under the Act.
However, no interest has been paid / payable on such outstanding during the year since none of the
outstanding is older than 30 days
As per our report of even date attached For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
Place: Chennai
Date : 8th May 2023