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Hence the requirement to furnish BRSR is not applicable to the company.' NCL therefore did NOT publish a BRSR for FY 2024-25. No Section A / B / C / Principle 1-9 disclosures exist in the Annual Report.", "RECOMMENDED ACTION: Exclude NCLIND from v1.0 anchor sample, on the same precedent as HeidelbergCement India (Section 2.3). Methodology Section 2.1 requires BRSR-disclosure-bearing entities; absent any BRSR, the entity cannot contribute to the 200-field benchmark. Net effect: sample frame reduces from 14 → 13 entities, or NCLIND is documented as a fourth exclusion (alongside HEIDELBERG, plus the two flagged corporate-action entities INDIACEM and ORIENTCEM which DO have FY 2024-25 BRSRs).", "IDENTITY CORRECTION vs pre-filled brief: CIN is L33130TG1979PLC002521 (NOT L26... as the brief speculated). NIC code disclosed in CIN is 33130 (manufacture of cement, lime and plaster — likely the older NIC 1987 / NIC 2004 code; NIC 2008 maps cement under 2394). Promoter group is NOT 'Reddy / Madhusudhan family'; it is the founding co-promoter group: late K. Ramachandra Raju (founder, established 1979) + Vinodrai Goradia + G. Somaraju (now 3rd generation). Current MD K. Gautam and EVC K. Ravi are from the Raju family; ED Utkal B. Goradia from the Goradia family. Pre-filled state Telangana confirmed correct.", "CEMENT REVENUE SHARE: 80.51% of total turnover (MDA Section C Segment-wise Performance, line 3109). NCL therefore meets methodology Section 2.1(iv) criterion (cement ≥ 50% of revenue) — the inclusion failure is due to BRSR-filing exemption, NOT segment-mix.", "OPERATIONAL DATA AVAILABLE BUT NOT BRSR-SOURCED: Annual report discloses cement production 2.71 MT FY 2024-25, total employees 999, hydel power capacity 16 MW (generated 34.44 MU FY 2024-25), WHR plant commissioned 2022, solar units commissioned 2021. These are MDA-section and corporate-info-section disclosures, not BRSR Section C Principle 6 disclosures — so they do not feed BRSR-comparable benchmarking tables (different scope, no Scope 1/2/3 split, no kL water units, no DQS-scoreable methodology citation).", "Cement-only revenue: Cement Division Gross Turnover ₹1,739.68 cr (line 1700). Standalone net revenue ₹1,410.84 cr; gross revenue ₹2,160.75 cr (line 4729-4732). Standalone revenue includes other segments — cement segment alone (₹1,739.68 cr gross) is the dominant contributor.", "Acquisition note: NCL acquired Vishwamber Cements Ltd in 2023 (Milestones, line 298) and Tern Distilleries Pvt Ltd in 2021. No FY 2024-25 corporate action requiring disclosure flag for sample purposes." ], "notes_audit_2026_05_28": { "audit_date": "2026-05-28", "auditor": "Ravi + Claude — direct PDF read of NCL Industries Limited FY 2024-25 Annual Report; NO BRSR audited (exemption confirmed)", "source_pdf": "/Users/ravi/Downloads/NCL-AR-2025-Final.pdf (152 pp, 9.0 MB) — NCL Industries Limited 43rd Annual Report 2024-25", "ar_structure_no_brsr_section": "TOC pp 1-152 has NO BRSR section — confirmed exempt entity; sections include Founder/What We Do/Chairman/MD Message/Milestones/Corporate Info/Board/Nagarjuna Cement Performance Overview/Bison Panel/RMC/Doors/Renewable Energy/Consolidated Financial Highlights/CSR FY25/Notice/44th Board's Report/Corporate Governance/MD&A/Standalone Auditor's Report/Financials/Consolidated Auditor's Report/Consolidated Financials", "brsr_exemption_verbatim_p33": "Your company did not figure in the top 1000 listed entities based on market capitalization as on 31st December,2024 as per notification issued by Securities Exchange Board of India vide Gazette notification dated17th May,2024 under SEBI (LODR)(Amendment) Regulations, 2024. Hence the requirement to furnish BRSR is not applicable to the company.", "brsr_exemption_location": "44th Board's Report, page 33 (printed), under heading 'BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY REPORT (BRSR)'", "company_identifiers": { "name": "NCL Industries Limited", "annual_report_year": "43rd Annual Report FY 2024-25 (incorporated 16 February 1984 — commercial operations start)", "five_operating_segments": [ "Cement (Nagarjuna Cement)", "Boards (Bison Panel CBPB)", "Hydel Power", "Ready Mix Concrete (RMC)", "Readymade Doors" ], "founder": "Mr. K. Ramachandra Raju (1934-2008) — pioneered mini cement plants industry", "foreign_collaborations": [ "BISON WERKE Germany (Bison Panel CBPB)", "AGT Turkey (Readymade Doors)" ] }, "board_composition": { "total_directors": 12, "independent_directors_count": 6, "ids_named": [ "Dr. R. Kalidas (Chairman; tenure ending 13 August 2025)", "Lt. General (Retd) T. A. DCunha PVSM (tenure ending 13 August 2025)", "Mr. P. Rajagopal Reddy", "Mr. S K Subramanian", "Mrs. P. Sudha Reddy", "Mrs. Renu Challu (additional director w.e.f. 8 August 2025; Chairperson designate w.e.f. 14 August 2025)" ], "executive_directors_count": 5, "eds_named": [ "Mr. K. Ravi (Executive Vice Chairman)", "Mr. K. Gautam (Managing Director)", "Mr. N.G.V.S.G. Prasad (Executive Director & CFO; reappointed 1 October 2025 for 5 years)", "Mrs. Roopa Bhupatiraju (Executive Director)", "Mr. Utkal B. 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May 2023 SPA at ₹16.24 cr total; holds 322.06 acres limestone mining lease; planned merger as captive mines", "tern_distilleries_p_ltd": "Wholly-owned subsidiary (WOS); land near Visakhapatnam to be utilised for new GRINDING UNIT setup (approval + GoI clearances received; civil works in progress)", "ncl_buildtek_ltd_jv": "Consortium JV with NCL Buildtek bagged order ₹1,863 cr for supply of pre-painted GI Steel Window Frame with Glazed Shutters + GI Powder Coated Door Frames to Andhra Pradesh State Housing Corporation Ltd (APSHC); only ₹46.07 cr executed so far", "rpt_entities": [ "NCL Buildtek Ltd", "NCL Homes Ltd", "Kakatiya Industries (P) Ltd", "Vikram Chemicals (P) Ltd", "Deccan Nitrates (P) Ltd", "Tern Distilleries (P) Ltd (100% subsidiary)", "NCL Holdings (A&S) Ltd", "Viswambhar Cements Ltd", "Hampi Energy Ltd" ], "rpt_sales_inr_lakhs": "NCL Buildtek 1,914.61 + NCL Homes 348.26 + Kakatiya Industries 1.79", "rpt_purchases_inr_lakhs": "NCL Buildtek 82.71 + Kakatiya Industries 131.46", "rpt_interest_paid_inr_lakhs": "Viswambhar Cements + Tern Distilleries 34.62 (lease) + 32.61 (lease of land)", "rpt_icd_paid_inr_lakhs": "NCL Holdings 735.00 + Hampi Energy 35.00", "rpt_icd_received_inr_lakhs": "Hampi Energy 35.00 ICDs received back" }, "renewable_energy_initiatives_voluntary_non_brsr": { "hydel_capacity_mw": 15.75, "whrs_capacity_mw_third_party": 8.00, "solar_capacity_third_party_pp": "Solar power systems with third party — capacity not separately disclosed", "purpose_quote_md_a": "Aligned with its vision of promoting green energy for a sustainable future, your Company established 8.00 MW capacity waste heat recovery system and set up solar power systems with third party to reduce the power costs in cement division. Your company is looking for new avenues and opportunities in renewable power by expanding Energy division.", "small_hydro_power_category": "SHP — projects up to 25 MW station capacity per GoI categorisation; estimated India SHP potential ~20,000 MW; NCL self-described as 'marginal player'", "structural_finding": "NCL voluntarily discloses 15.75 MW hydel + 8.00 MW WHRS + third-party solar in MD&A despite NO BRSR mandate — partial energy-transition disclosure even at exempt-entity level" }, "csr_section_135_disclosure_non_brsr": { "csr_committee_chair": "Mr. P. Rajagopal Reddy, Independent Director", "csr_committee_members": [ "Mrs. P. Sudha Reddy (ID)", "Mr. K. Gautam (MD)" ], "mandatory_csr_obligation_inr_lakhs_fy24_25": 240.26, "mandatory_csr_calc_basis": "2% of 3-year average net profit (₹12,970.39 lakhs avg) = ₹259.41 lakhs; less ₹19.15 lakhs set-off carried forward", "actual_csr_spent_inr_lakhs": 240.26, "csr_projects_count": 4, "csr_geographic_focus": "Concentrated in Mattapalli village (Suryapet district, Telangana) + Malkapur (Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district, Telangana) — captive plant-village footprint", "csr_projects": [ "NCL High School & NCL Junior College (Education) — ₹173.69 lakhs — through NCL Education & Welfare Society", "Sri K. Ramachandra Raju Health Center (Medical & Health) — ₹57.92 lakhs — through NCL Education & Welfare Society", "Village toilets + street lights (Rural Development) — ₹8.65 lakhs — direct implementation", "NCL Skill Development Centre (Vocational skills) — Malkapur, Yadadri Bhuvanagiri district — direct" ], "implementing_agency_captive": "NCL Education & Welfare Society (own foundation) — 96% of CSR through captive entity; 4% direct", "impact_assessment_required": false, "set_off_carried_forward_inr_lakhs": "₹19.15 lakhs available for set-off in succeeding years" }, "cement_marquee_clients_b2b": [ "Tata Projects", "Shapoorji Pallonji", "Larsen & Toubro (L&T)", "ITC Limited", "IJM", "Indian Railways", "NTPC", "NCC", "MEIL", "GHMC", "BHEL" ], "cross_sample_classification_as_brsr_exempt": { "brsr_filing_obligation": "EXEMPT — Top-1,000 market-cap cut-off as on 31 December 2024 (SEBI LODR Amendment Regulations 2024 dated 17 May 2024 Gazette)", "cement_revenue_share_inclusion_intent": "80.51% cement-segment revenue confirms NCL meets every BRSR-applicable inclusion criterion of the sector benchmark study except the BRSR-filing obligation itself", "size_vs_brsr_cohort": "Cement capacity 3.30 MTPA places NCL in mid-cap cement segment; FY 24-25 cement production 2.71 MT (compare: Sagar 4.0+ MT, Star 4.0+ MT — both BRSR-mandated; NCL just below Top-1,000 by market cap)", "no_scope_3": "No Scope 1/2/3 disclosed (not BRSR-mandated)", "no_lca": "No LCA (not BRSR-mandated)", "no_assurance": "No external ESG assurance (not mandated)", "no_water_unit_disclosure": "No water KL units; no LTIFR per million person-hours; no methodology citation — all BRSR-format disclosures absent", "voluntary_esg_disclosures_present": "MD&A discloses 15.75 MW hydel + 8.00 MW WHRS + third-party solar + 4 CSR projects — partial sustainability narrative even without BRSR mandate", "audit_method": "Annual Report read only — NO BRSR Section A/B/C disclosures exist for FY 2024-25" }, "article_corrections_required": [ "Article Section 8 currently states '16 MW Tungabhadra hydel' — correct to **15.75 MW** (two Mini-Hydel projects, per AR p18 + MD&A Section A p54); the article's 16 MW approximation should be sharpened", "Article Section 8 'cement production of 2.71 MT' — verbatim CONFIRMED", "Article Section 8 '999-employee headcount' — verbatim CONFIRMED per MD&A Section H p56", "Article Section 8 'cement-revenue share confirms inclusion intent' at 80.51% — verbatim CONFIRMED per MD&A Section C Segment-wise table p55", "Article Section 8 'BRSR-exempt' quote — verbatim CONFIRMED per Board's Report p33" ], "key_strengths_as_exempt_entity": [ "Voluntary disclosure of 15.75 MW hydel + 8.00 MW WHRS + third-party solar in MD&A despite BRSR exemption — partial energy-transition narrative", "Comprehensive 5-segment disclosure (Cement / Boards / Hydel / RMC / Doors) — broader than typical pure-play cement disclosure", "25% female board representation (3 of 12) — strong for exempt entity", "CSR ₹240.26 lakhs spent in full + ₹19.15 lakhs set-off carryforward — clean Section 135 compliance", "Foreign collaboration disclosure (BISON WERKE Germany + AGT Turkey)", "VCL acquisition with 322.06 acres limestone lease for captive mining transition documented", "B2B marquee-client list including Indian Railways + NTPC + L&T + Tata Projects + ITC + GHMC + BHEL", "Tern Distilleries WOS land utilised for new grinding unit near Visakhapatnam — capacity expansion plan disclosed" ], "key_concerns_and_signals_as_exempt_entity": [ "Cement segment Net Profit Margin collapsed -68% YoY (4.53% → 1.43%); RoCE -63% (14.00% → 5.21%); RoNW -73% (11.00% → 2.95%) — significant cement-cycle stress signal", "Doors division loss-making PBT ₹-1,259.01 lakhs despite +34% revenue growth (₹42.60 cr → ₹57.18 cr) — production costs rising faster than revenue", "Inventory Turnover Ratio -35% YoY (12.74 → 8.34); Interest Coverage -43% (9.83 → 5.59) — working capital + leverage signals", "NO BRSR exists — for benchmark comparability with Top-1,000 cohort, all 9 BRSR Core attributes are absent; cannot compute DQS, intensity-per-tonne rankings, Scope-1/2/3 splits, LTIFR per million person-hours, POSH attribution, P7 CCI exposure, BRSR Section C governance signals", "CSR captive — 96% routed through own NCL Education & Welfare Society Foundation (vs Sagar's broader implementer mix)", "NO cement-cartel CCI disclosure derivable from AR (NCL was NOT a named party in the 2016-17 CCI cement-cartel orders) — clean per available evidence but cannot be tested against BRSR P7 Q2 transparency lens" ], "structural_finding_for_methodology": "NCL's FY 2024-25 Annual Report is the cleanest documented evidence in the audited sample of the SEBI Top-1,000 BRSR mandate boundary — a mid-cap cement entity (3.30 MTPA capacity, 2.71 MT FY24-25 production, 80.51% cement revenue share, 999 employees, 12 directors including 3 women, 15.75 MW hydel + 8.00 MW WHRS + third-party solar voluntary disclosures, Section 135 CSR ₹240.26 lakhs) that meets every sector-materiality criterion BUT falls outside the SEBI Top-1,000 by 31 December 2024 market-cap — and therefore publishes NO BRSR Section A/B/C disclosures. The exemption-cliff structural finding (Section 8 of the anchor article) is reinforced by NCL's voluntary partial-ESG disclosure in MD&A: even at exempt level, NCL discloses 15.75 MW renewable capacity and 8.00 MW WHRS — suggesting market pressure for cement-sector ESG transparency exceeds the SEBI mandate floor, but the disclosure quality, comparability, and assurance rigour are not regulator-driven and therefore not benchmark-grade.", "audit_completeness": { "ar_pages_audited": "TOC p2 + Founder p1 + Board p8-9 + Nagarjuna Cement p10-11 + Doors p16-17 + Renewable Energy p18 + 44th Board's Report pp 31-33 (incl. BRSR exemption quote) + Annexure A-1 Item 8 GD p29-30 + Annexure A-2 RPT pp 52-53 + Annexure B MD&A pp 54-56 + Annexure C CSR pp 57-58", "brsr_audit_method": "NO BRSR — exemption confirmed verbatim p33; AR-only audit", "completeness": "15/15 cement-sector audit complete (14 BRSR-mandated + 1 exempt artefact)" } }, "cross_validation_completed_date": "2026-05-28" } }