MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS REPORT The Indian Footwear Industry has demonstrated exponential growth and continues to take advantage of the favorable current economic climate to further leverage growth opportunities. The Government has acted as an important catalyst in bringing greater investment to this sector and has granted fiscal relief and incentives to augment production and exports. Innovation continues to be the focal point in your Company's manufacturing, sales, marketing and various brand-building efforts. The company has manufacturing facility of shoes uppers at Chennai and achieved a turnover of Rs.2,503.26 Lacs during the current year as compared to Rs.2,353.07 Lacs during the brvious year. Your Company is always striving to create a favorable work environment with the available resources at its command and is doing its best to retain the available talents within the company. The Company is having expertise in the product line in which it has been operating. The Company in the past was a continuously profit earning and dividend paying Company. Your company is well aware of the opportunities, threats and risks involved in the business and it takes every effort to convert the threats and risks into opportunities. Your Company annually reviews "risk maps" to help identify potential business threats. The capability of these risk mitigation plans, developed to redress identified threats, is honed to protect the interests of all Shareholders. Crisis management plans are well documented. The Company has a proper and adequate system of internal controls to ensure that all assets are safeguarded and protected against loss from unauthorized use or disposition and that transaction are authorized and reported correctly. |