To the members,

Your Directors present the 36^th Annual Report on the business and operations of the Company along with the audited standalone and consolidated financial statements for the year ended 31^st March, 2024.

1. Financial Results

Rs. in Lacs

2. Overview of Company's Financial Performance:

The company's performance during Financial Year 2023-24 on a standalone and consolidated basis were as follows -

A. On standalone basis

The company standalone revenue were Rs. 55646 Lakhs in FY 2023-24 as against Rs.61241 Lakhs FY 2022-23. (-10%) decline from previous year. The Profit before tax for the FY 2023-24 was Rs. 7493 lakhs as against Rs. 9658 Lakhs FY 2022-23. The profit after tax was Rs 5583 lakhs in FY 2023-24 compared to Rs 7088 lakhs in FY 2022-23.

B. Consolidated revenues

The company's consolidated revenue were Rs 89045 lakhs in FY 2023-24 compared to Rs 89537 lakhs in FY 2022-23. The company's profit after tax decreased from Rs. 7088 lakhs in FY 2022-23 to Rs. 5583 lakhs in FY 2023-24. The EBITDA* decreased from Rs 11,801 lakhs in FY 2022-23 to Rs. 9778 lakhs in FY 2023-24. *other Income excluded from EBITDA to show core operational efficiency.

3. Economic scenario

Global economic growth slowed from 3.5% in 2022 to 3.1% in 2023, driven by Asia despite challenges like China's weak recovery, US economic softness, higher European energy costs and geopolitical tensions. Advanced economies' growth fell to 1.5%, with a further decline to 1.4% expected in 2024 due to tighter monetary policies. Emerging markets' growth slightly decreased to 4.0%. Global inflation dropped from 8.7% in 2022 to 6.9% in 2023, projected to fall to 5.8% in 2024. The US Federal Reserve raised interest rates significantly, while global trade in goods decreased by nearly US$2 trillion. Brent crude averaged US$83 per barrel. Major economies showed mixed results, with US GDP growth at 2.5% and China's at 5.2%, while Germany's GDP contracted by 0.3%. Thailand's GDP growth slowed to 1.9%, despite a fourth-quarter boost from exports and consumption, as industrial production remained weak.

4. Prospects and Outlook

Rajratan's outlook is cautiously optimistic despite recent weaknesses. The global expansion, including new US and European sales offices, aims to enhance market visibility and customer confidence. The Thailand plant is expected to run at full capacity this year. Rajratan's shift to a marketing-driven organization, combined with strategic expansions and a global mindset, positions it for sustainable growth, enhanced competitiveness and stronger customer relationships. The company expects improved profitability and reduced debt through increased offtake and operational efficiencies.

5. Dividend

The Board of Directors at their meeting held on 22^nd April, 2024, has recommended dividend payment of Rs. 2/- (Rupees Two Only) per equity share of the face value of Rs.2 (Rupee Two Only) each as final dividend for the financial year ended31^st March, 2024. The payment of final dividend is subject to the approval of the shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Company. The total dividend amount for the financial year 2023-24, including the proposed final dividend, amounts to Rs 1015 Lakhs.

In view of the changes made under the Income-tax Act, 1961, by the Finance Act, 2020, dividends paid or distributed by the Company shall be taxable in the hands of the Shareholders. The Company shall, accordingly, make the payment of the final dividend after deduction of tax at source.

Dividend Distribution Policy

In terms of Regulation 43A of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 ("Listing Regulations"), the Board of Directors of your company has approved and adopted, the Dividend Distribution Policy of the Company and the same is made available on the website of the Company. The same can be accessed on https://rajratan.co.in/ investors/

6. Transfer to Reserves

Consequent to introduction of Companies Act 2013, the requirement of mandatory transfer of a specified percentage of the net profit to general reserve has been withdrawn and the Company can optionally transfer any amount from the surplus of profit or loss account to the General reserves. The Company has transferred Rs. 4000 Lacs to the General Reserve out of the amount available for appropriation.

7. Share Capital

The paid up share capital of the company as on 31^st March, 2024 is Rs. 1015 Lacs. There has been no change in the paid up capital of the Company during the year under review. Your company does not hold any instruments convertible into the equity shares of the Company.

8. Subsidiary Companies

The Company has two foreign subsidiaries viz. Rajratan Thai Wire Co. Ltd. and Rajratan Wire USA Inc. Rajratan Wire USA Inc. is a Private Limited Company (C-Corp), incorporated in the United States of America on 24.01.2024 as a wholly owned subsidiary. However, no investment has been made in the said subsidiary till date. There was no associate company within the meaning of Section 2(6) of the Companies Act, 2013("Act"). There was no change in the nature of the business of the subsidiaries.

Pursuant to Section 129(3) of the Act, a statement containing salient features of the financial statements of the Company's subsidiaries in Form AOC-1 is attached to the financial statements of the company. Pursuant to section 136 of the Act, the financial statements of the Company, consolidated financial statements along with relevant documents and separate audited accounts in respect of the subsidiaries, are available on the website of the company www.rajratan.co.in. Performance of the Rajratan Thai Wire Co. Ltd, Thailand the WOS of the Company during the year, was below

Rajratan Thai Wire Co. Limited, Thailand:

Rajratan Thai Wire Co. Limited, a fully-owned subsidiary of the Company, operates its manufacturing facility in Ratchaburi, Thailand, specializing in bead wire production. During the reviewed year, it witnessed a notable increase in sales volume, increasing by 12,731 MT to reach 42,211 MT, compared to the previous year's figure of 29,480 MT. Net revenues also experienced growth, surging by THB 1,538.88 lakhs to reach THB 14,211.27 lakhs, in contrast to THB 12,672.39 Lakhs recorded in the previous year. Profit after tax, which stood at THB 714.08 Lakhs compared to THB 1,242.76 Lakhs in the previous year.

9. Directors' responsibility statement

Pursuant to Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013, the board of directors, to the best of their knowledge and ability, confirm that:

a) in the preparation of the annual accounts, the applicable accounting standards have been followed and there are no material departures;

b) they have selected such accounting policies and applied them consistently and made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent so as to give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company at the end of the financial year and of the profit of the Company for that period;

c) they have taken proper and sufficient care for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraud and other irregularities;

d) they have prepared the annual accounts on a going concern basis;

e) they have laid down internal financial controls to be followed by the Company and such internal financial controls are adequate and operating effectively;

f) they have devised proper systems to ensure compliance with the provisions of all applicable laws and that such systems were adequate and operating effectively.

10. Deposits:

The Company has not accepted any fixed deposit from the public during the financial year ended 31^st March, 2024 within the meaning of section 73 and 74 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the relevant rules.

11. Listing:

The shares of the Company are listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange Limited and National stock Exchange, and the Company is regular in payment of the listing fees. There was no suspension of trading during the year under review.

12. Conservation of Energy, Technology and Foreign Exchange Earnings and outgo

The particulars as prescribed under Section 134(3)(m) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Accounts of Companies) Rules, 2014 are set out in an "Annexure-I" to this report.

13. Material changes and commitments occurred, if any, affecting the financial position of the company, having occurred since the end of the year and till the date of Report

There have been no material changes and commitments, which affect the financial position of the company which have occurred between the end of the financial year to which the statements relate and the date of this Report.

14. Corporate Social Responsibility

As a part of CSR initiative under the ‘Corporate Social Responsibility' drive, the Company has undertaken projects mainly in the areas education, women empowerment, health care and plantation. The Company works primarily through its CSR trust, the Rajratan Foundation. The Company's CSR policy is available on our website, at www.rajratan.co.in/investors/. The annual report on our CSR activities is appended as ‘Annexure II' to the Board's Report.

15. Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report

A Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report as required under Regulation 34(2) (f) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 has been given in ‘Annexure-VIII'.

16. Directors and key managerial personnel

On the recommendation of Nomination and remuneration committee, the Board at its meeting held on 20^th January, 2024 has re-appointed Mr. Sunil Chordia (DIN: 00144786) as Chairman and Managing Director of the Company for a period of three years, effective from 1^st April, 2024 subject to approval of the members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.

The resolution for re-appointment of Mr. Sunil Chordia as Chairman and Managing Director of the Company forms part of the Notice convening the Annual General Meeting ‘AGM') scheduled to be held on 30^th July 2024.

In accordance with the provisions of Section 152 and other applicable provisions, if any, of the Act and the Articles of Association of the Company, Mr. YAshovardhan Chordia (DIN: 08488886)) Executive Director of the Company, is liable to retire by rotation at the ensuing AGM and being eligible has offered himself for re-appointment. The necessary resolution for re-appointment of Mr. Yashovardhan Chordia forms part of the Notice convening the Annual General Meeting (‘AGM') scheduled to be held on 30^th July 2024.

The Company has received declarations from all the Independent Directors of the Company confirming that:

a) they meet the criteria of independence prescribed under the Act and the Listing Regulations and

b) they have registered their names in the Independent Directors' Databank.

In the Opinion of the Board, all the independent directors fulfills the criteria of the independency as required under the Companies Act, 2013 and the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015. In terms of Section 203 of Companies Act, 2013, Mr. Sunil Chordia, Mr. Hitesh Jain and Mr. Shubham Jain are key managerial personnels of the Company. During the year under review, there were no other changes to the Key Managerial Personnel of the Company.

17. Number of meetings of the board

Four meetings of the Board were held during the year. The details of the meetings of the Board of Directors and its committees, convened during the financial year 2023-24 are given in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of this Annual Report.

18. Board evaluation

In compliance with the Companies Act, 2013 and Regulation 17(10) of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations, 2015, the performance evaluation of the Independent Directors was carried out during the year under review. More details on the same are given in the Corporate Governance Report. The performance of the Board was evaluated after seeking inputs from all the directors on the basis of the criteria such as the Board composition and structure, effectiveness of board processes, information and functioning, etc. The performance of the committees was evaluated by the board after seeking inputs from the committee members on the basis of the criteria such as the composition of committees, effectiveness of committee meetings, etc.

The Board and the Nomination and Remuneration Committee ("NRC") reviewed the performance of the individual directors on the basis of the criteria such as the contribution of the individual director to the Board and committee meetings like preparedness on the issues to be discussed, meaningful and constructive contribution and inputs in meetings, etc. In addition, the Chairman was also evaluated on the key aspects of his role. In a separate meeting of independent Directors, performance of non-independent directors, performance of the Board as a whole was evaluated.

19. Board Committees

Your Company has in place the Committee(s) as mandated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. There are currently five committees of the Board, namely: Audit Committee Nomination & Remuneration Committee Stakeholders' Relationship Committee Corporate Social Responsibility Committee Risk Management Committee Details of the Committees along with their composition and meetings held during the year, are provided in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of this report.

20. Policy on directors' appointment and remuneration and other details

The Company has in place policy for directors' appointment and remuneration and other matters provided in Section 178(3) of the Act which is available on the website of the company at www.rajratan.co.in/investors

21. Managerial Remuneration and particulars of employees

Pursuant to Rule 5 of the Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 a disclosure on remuneration related information of employees, Key Managerial Personnel and directors is annexed herewith and forming part of the report as "Annexure-III." The Chairman and Managing Director of your Company does not receive remuneration from any of the subsidiary of your Company.

22. Transactions with related parties

During the Financial Year 2023-24, all contracts/arrangements/ transactions entered into by your Company with related parties under Section 188(1) of the Act were in the ordinary course of business and at arm's length basis. During the Financial Year 2023-24, your Company has not entered into any contracts/ arrangements/transactions with related parties which could be considered ‘material'. Thus, there are no transactions required to be reported in form AOC-2. The Board has taken on record all transaction with related parties.

Further, during Financial Year 2023-24, there were no materially significant related party transactions made by your Company with the Promoters, Directors, Key Managerial Personnel or other designated persons, which might have potential conflict with the interest of the Company at large. All related party transactions are placed before the Audit Committee and approved through the Omnibus mode in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and Listing Regulations. The policy on Related Party Transactions is uploaded on the Company's website www.rajratan.co.in/investors The details of RPTs during FY 2023-24 are provided in the accompanying financial statements. During the FY 2023-24, the Non-Executive Directors of the Company had no pecuniary relationship or transactions with the Company other than sitting fees, commission and reimbursement of expenses, as applicable.

23. Annual return

The Annual Return of the Company as on 31^st March, 2024 in Form MGT - 7 in accordance with Section 92(3) of the Act read with the Companies (Management and Administration) Rules, 2014, is available on the website of the Company at www.rajratan.co.in/ investors

24. Loans, Guarantees and Investment

The company has given loans and issued guarantee in favor of its wholly- owned subsidiary viz. Rajratan Thai Wire Limited, Thailand which is exempted under the provisions of section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with Rule 11 of the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014. Details of Loans, Guarantees and Investments covered under the provisions of Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 are given in the notes to the Financial Statements.

25. Auditors: a. Statutory Auditors:

At the 34^th AGM held on 21^st June, 2022 the Members approved appointment of M/s Fadnis & Gupte LLP, Chartered Accountants, Indore as Statutory Auditors of the Company to hold office for a period of five years from the conclusion of that AGM till the conclusion of the 39^th AGM, subject to ratification of their appointment by Members at every AGM, if so required under the Act. The requirement to place the matter relating to appointment of auditors for ratification by Members at every AGM has been done away by the Companies (Amendment) Act, 2017 with effect from May 7, 2018. Accordingly, no resolution is being proposed for ratification of appointment of statutory auditors at the 36^th AGM.

There is no audit qualification, reservation or adverse remark for the year under review. b. Secretarial Auditors:

Pursuant to the provisions of Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 and The Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014, the Company has appointed Palash Jain, Company Secretary in Practice (CP No. 18542) to conduct the Secretarial Audit of the Company. The Report of the Secretarial Audit is annexed herewith as "Annexure-IV" The secretarial audit report does not contain any qualification, adverse observations/remarks. c. Cost Auditors:

As per the requirement of Section 148 of the Companies Act, 2013 read with the Companies (Cost Records and Audit), Amendment Rules 2014, your Company is required to get its cost accounting records audited by a Cost Auditor. Further the Board of Directors on the recommendation of Audit Committee, has appointed M/s Dhananjay V. Joshi & Associates, Cost and Management Accountants (Firm Registration No. 000030), Practicing Cost Accountants to conduct the audit of the cost accounting records of the Company for Financial year 2024-25. As required under the Companies Act, 2013 resolution seeking members approval for the remuneration payable to Cost Auditor form part of the notice convening the AGM for their ratification. The Cost Audit Report of the Company for the financial year ended 31^st March, 2023, was filed with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs, New Delhi. d. Internal Auditor

The Company has appointed M/s Mehta Garg & Dhanuka, Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No 019648C) as Internal Auditors to conduct internal audit of the function and activities of the Company. The Audit Committee of the Board of Directors in consultation with the Internal Auditors, formulate the scope, functioning, periodicity and methodology for conducting the internal audit.

26. Internal Control System and their Adequacy, Internal

Financial Controls

Your Company's internal control system is commensurate with its scale of operations designed to effectively control the operations. The internal control systems are designed to ensure that the financial and other records are reliable for the preparation of financial statements and for maintaining assets. Independent Internal Auditors conduct audit covering a wide range of operational matters and ensure compliance with specified standards. Planned periodic reviews are carried out by Internal Audit. The findings of Internal Audit are reviewed by the top management and by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. The Audit Committee reviews the adequacy and effectiveness of internal control systems and suggests ways of further strengthening them, from time to time.

As per Section 134(5)(e) of the Companies Act 2013, the Directors have an overall responsibility for ensuring that the Company has implemented robust system and framework of Internal Financial Controls. This provides the Directors with reasonable assurance regarding the adequacy and operating effectiveness of controls with regards to reporting, operational and compliance risks. The Company has devised appropriate systems and framework including proper delegation of authority, policies and procedures, effective IT systems aligned to business requirements, risk based internal audits, risk management framework and whistle blower mechanism.

27. Risk management

The company has laid down a well defined risk management mechanism covering the risk mapping and trend analysis, risk exposure, potential impact and risk mitigation process. A detailed exercise is being carried out to identify, evaluate, manage and monitor and non-business risks. The Audit Committee and the Board periodically review the risks and suggest steps to be taken to manage/ mitigate the same through a properly defined framework. During the year, a risk analysis and assessment was conducted and no major risks were noticed, which may threaten the existence of the company.

28. Disclosure requirements

a) Corporate Governance:

Your Company is committed to maintain the highest standards of Corporate Governance. Your Directors adhere to the stipulations set out in the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

A separate report of the Board of Directors of the Company on Corporate Governance is an integral part of the Annual Report and included as Annexure ‘V' and the Certificate from M/s Fadnis & Gupte LLP, Chartered Accountants, Indore (ICAI Firm Registration No. 006600C/C400324), Statutory Auditors of the Company, confirming compliance with the requirements of Corporate Governance as stipulated in Regulation 34 read with Schedule V of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirement) Regulations, 2015 is annexed as Annexure ‘VI'.

b) Familiarization Program for Independent Directors

Your Company has in place a Familiarization Program for independent Directors to provide insights into the Company's Business to enable them contribute significantly to its success. The Senior Management makes presentations periodically to familiarize the Independent Directors with the strategy operations and functions of the Company. The details of the familiarization program of the independent directors are available on the website of the Company www. rajratan.co.in/investor/.

c) Dematerialisation of Shares

The shares of your Company are being traded in electronic form and the Company has established connectivity with both the depositories i.e. National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL) and Central Depository Services (India) Limited (CDSL). In view of the numerous advantages offered by the Depository system, Members are requested to avail the facility of dematerialization of shares with either of the Depositories as aforesaid. As on 31^st March, 2024, 99.38% of the share capital stands dematerialized.

d) Policy on determining material subsidiary of the Company is available on the website of the Company www.rajratan.co.in/ investor/.

e) Policy on dealing with related party transactions is available on the website of the Company www.rajratan.co.in/investor/.

f) The Company has formulated and published a Whistle Blower Policy to provide Vigil Mechanism for employees including directors of the Company to report genuine concerns. The provisions are in line with the provisions of the section 177(9) of the Companies Act, 2013 read with regulation 22 of the Listing Regulations.

g) As required under section 134(q) there are no significant and material orders passed by the regulators or courts or tribunals impacting the going concern status and company's operations in future.

h) The Board of Directors has approved a Code of Conduct which is applicable to the Members of the Board and all employees in the course of day to day business operations of the company.

i) The Company has adopted a Code of Conduct for Prevention of Insider Trading in accordance with the requirements of the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulation, 2015 with a view to regulate trading in securities by the Directors and designated employees of the Company. The Code requires pre-clearance for dealing in the Company's shares and prohibits the purchase or sale of Company shares by the Directors and the designated employees while in possession of unpublished price sensitive information in relation to the Company and during the period when the Trading Window is closed. The Board is responsible for implementation of the Code. All Board Directors and the designated employees have confirmed compliance with the Code. The Insider Trading Policy of the Company covering code of practices and procedure for fair disclosure of unpublished price sensitive information and code of conduct for the prevention of insider trading is available on the website of the Company at www. rajratan.co.in/investor.

j) As required by the Sexual Harassment of Women at Work Place (Prevention, Prohibition & Redressal) Act, 2013, the Company has formulated and implemented a policy on prevention of sexual harassment at the workplace with a mechanism of lodging complaints and has formed required committee. During the year under review, no complaints were reported.

k) The details of the Committees of Board are provided in the Corporate Governance Report section of this Annual Report.

l) The details of credit ratings are disclosed in the Corporate Governance Report, which forms part of the Annual Report.

m) In accordance with the provisions of the Act and Listing Regulations read with relevant accounting standards, the consolidated audited financial statement forms part of this Annual Report.

n) The Company has followed applicable Secretarial Standards, issued by the Institute of Companies Secretaries of India.

o) As required under Section 134(3)(a) of the Act, the Annual Return is put up on the Company's website i.e. www.rajratan.co.in/investors

p) As per the provisions of Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 the company has taken unsecured loan from directors during the year and the details of such loans have been disclosed in the ‘Notes to Account'.

29. Management Discussion and Analysis

A detailed report on Management Discussion and Analysis is provided as a separate section in the Annual Report.

30. Cautionary Note:

The management discussion and analysis report containing your Company's objectives, projections, estimates and expectation may constitute certain statements, which are forward looking within the meaning of applicable laws and regulations. The statements in this management discussion and analysis report could differ materially from those expressed or implied. Important factors that could make a difference to the Company's operation include raw material availability and prices, cyclical demand and pricing in the Company's principal markets, changes in the governmental regulations, tax regimes, forex markets, economic developments within India and the countries with which the Company conducts business and other incidental factors.

31. ANNEXURES FORMING A PART OF DIRECTOR'S REPORT

The Annexures referred to in this Report and other information which are required to be disclosed are annexed herewith and form a part of this Report:

32. Human Resources and Industrial Relations:

Your Company has been able to operate efficiently because of a culture of professionalism, integrity, dedication, competence, commitments, high level of people engagement and continuous improvement shown by its employees in all functions and areas of business. Our basic objective is to ensure that a robust talent pipeline and a high-performance culture, centered around accountability is in place. We feel this is critical to enable us retain our competitive edge.

During the year measures for training, development, safety of the employees and environmental awareness received top priority of Management. The Directors wish to place on record their appreciation for the efficient and loyal services rendered by all staff and work force of the Company, without whose wholehearted effort, the satisfactory performance would not have been possible.

33. Appreciation:

Your Board of Directors would like to convey their sincere appreciation for the wholehearted support and contributions made by all the employees at all levels of the Company for their hard work, solidarity, cooperation and dedication during the year. Your Directors sincerely convey their appreciation to customers, shareholders, vendors, bankers, business associates, regulatory and government authorities for their continued support.

For and on behalf of the Board