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Kobo Biotech FY24 Loss ₹49.28L, CIRP Initiated Post-Year
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26th Jun 2026
Key Quantitative Figures
- Net Loss for FY24: ₹49.28 lakh (compared to ₹55.53 lakh in FY23)
- Earnings Per Share (EPS): (₹2.07) for FY24 (compared to (₹2.33) in FY23)
- Total Income: ₹152 thousand (only other income, no revenue from operations)
- Total Expenses: ₹494.40 lakh
- Employee Benefits Expense: ₹24.80 lakh
- Depreciation & Amortization: ₹407.14 lakh
- Other Expenses: ₹62.45 lakh
- Paid-up Equity Share Capital: ₹23.82 crore (2,38,25,000 equity shares of ₹10 each)
- Authorized Share Capital: ₹40.00 crore
- Bank Balances: ₹1.377 lakh in cash/cash equivalents + ₹4.29 lakh in other bank balances
- Inventories: ₹180.405 lakh (raw materials, work-in-progress, finished goods, stores & spares)
- Trade Receivables: ₹119.654 lakh
- Non-current Borrowings: ₹317.14 lakh
- Current Borrowings: ₹1,079.771 lakh
- Trade Payables: ₹557.805 lakh
- Other Current Liabilities: ₹38.557 lakh
- Current Tax Liabilities: ₹20.91 lakh
- Deferred Tax Liabilities: ₹299.01 lakh
- Negative Net Worth: (₹1,567.353 lakh) in other equity
Dates of Action
- CIRP Initiation Date: August 13, 2024 (NCLT order date)
- IRP Appointment Date: August 13, 2024 (Mr. Ravindra Chaturvedi)
- RP Change Date: January 17, 2025 (Ms. Namrata Amol Randeri appointed)
- Resolution Plan Approval: May 11, 2026 (by NCLT)
- FY24 Financial Year End: March 31, 2024
- AGM Date: July 24, 2026
- Record Date for AGM: July 17, 2026
- E-voting Period: July 21, 2026 (9:00 AM) to July 23, 2026 (5:00 PM)
Parties Involved
- Resolution Professional: Ms. Namrata Amol Randeri (IBBI Regn. No. IBBI/IPA-001/IP-P01585/2019-2020/12495)
- Interim Resolution Professional: Mr. Ravindra Chaturvedi (IBBI Regn. No. IBBI/IPA-001/IP-P00792/2017-2018/11359)
- Financial Creditor: JM Financial Asset Reconstruction Company Limited
- Successful Resolution Applicant: Beaufond Industries Limited
- Statutory Auditors: M/s. A N Shah & Associates, Chartered Accountants
- Secretarial Auditor: Ms. Riddhi Krunal Shah, Practicing Company Secretary
- Bankers: Indian Overseas Bank, JM Financial Asset Reconstruction Company Ltd.
- RTA: XL Softech Limited
- Committee of Creditors: Approved continuation of statutory auditors
Operational Status
- Manufacturing operations at Solapur plant remained suspended throughout FY24 due to financial and regulatory issues
- No revenue from operations generated during the year
- Company operates in single segment: Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (APIs)
- No subsidiary, joint venture or associate companies
Capital Structure Impact
- No change in share capital during FY24
- Authorized capital: ₹40.00 crore
- Paid-up capital: ₹23.82 crore
- All equity shares are of ₹10 each fully paid
Corporate Governance
- Board met 4 times during FY24
- Board composition as of March 31, 2024: 2 Non-Executive Promoter Directors, 3 Independent Directors
- No KMP appointed as required under Section 203 of Companies Act, 2013
- No internal auditor appointed
- Company complied with SEBI LODR regulations until CIRP commencement
CIRP Developments
- CIRP commenced on August 13, 2024, after FY24 ended
- Moratorium under Section 14 of IBC came into effect
- Powers of Board of Directors suspended and vested with Resolution Professional
- Resolution Plan by Beaufond Industries approved by NCLT on May 11, 2026
- Plan envisages revival of company as going concern
AGM Arrangements
- 31st AGM to be held on July 24, 2026 through VC/OAVM
- Single agenda item: Adoption of audited financial statements
- E-voting facility provided through NSDL
- Physical attendance dispensed with, no proxy facility available
Auditor Qualifications
- Statutory auditors highlighted several issues:
- Non-provision of interest cost as loans assigned to ARC
- Bank balance confirmations not available for all accounts
- Deferred tax calculation not carried out
- Provisions and employee benefit liabilities not verified
- Non-regularity in depositing statutory dues
- Non-appointment of internal auditor and KMP
Secretarial Audit Report
- Secretarial auditor reported non-compliances:
- Non-payment of undisputed statutory dues
- Non-appointment of KMP and internal auditor
- Non-implementation of digital database for insider trading
- Non-payment of listing fees to BSE
- Non-compliance with Structural Digital Database (SDD)