BHARATINVIT — earnings call
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Prepared remarks
INDUS INFRA TRUST
Mohnish you can start now.
Mohnish Dutta: Dear unit holders, good morning.
I am Mohnish Dutta, Compliance
Welcome all of you to the second annual general meeting of the Indus Infra
The meeting is being held virtually without the physical presence of the unit
holders at a common venue in accordance with the framework provided under the SEBI
Master Circular on Infrastructure Investment Trusts.
The requisite quorum for the AGM
May i now introduce the Directors and KMP's of the Investment Manager who
have joined this AGM starting with Mr.
Ajendra Kumar Agarwal he is the chairman and
Non executive Non independent director.
He is joining the meeting from Gurugram.
have with us Mr.
Deepak Maheshwari, Independent Director.
He is joining the meeting
He is also the Chairman of the Audit Committee.
Raghav Chandra he
is an independent director on the board and is joining the meeting from New Delhi.
also the chairman of nomination and remuneration committee and share holder
relationship committee.
Ramesh Chandra Jain, he is non executive, non independent
director and joining the meeting from Gurugram.
I wish to inform that Mr.
Nayak, Non Executive Non independent Director and Mrs.
Swati Kulkarni, Independent
Director are unable to join the meeting due to their other preoccupations.
Kumar Singh, Chief Executive Officer, Mr.
Harshel Sawant and Chief Financial Officer
and I are joining this meeting from Mumbai.
I further wish to inform that representatives
of the statutory auditors, the Trustee and the Scrutinizer are also attending this AGM
through video conference.
Dear unit holders.
The Annual Report and notice of the AGM
have been sent through electronic means to all unit holders whose e-mail IDs were
registered with the Trust, RTA and other depositories.
All documents referred to in the
accompanying explanatory statement are available for inspection at the registered office
and website of the Trust.
May now brief the unit holders with instructions about the E
Since the meeting is being held through electronic means, physical attendance
of the unit holders has been dispensed with. with and the requirement for appointing the
proxy is also not applicable.
The Investment Manager on behalf of the Trust has provided
the facility of remote e voting to the unit holders for casting their votes on the resolutions
as set out in the notice convening this AGM.
The facility for remote e voting was made
available from 9:00 AM July 2025 till 5:00 PM on July 22, 2025.
Further, the E voting
facility will be available during the meeting and will be activated for the unit holders who
had not cast their votes through remote e voting.
I also wish to inform that using the
facilitator to ask questions provided by the Investment Manager, we have received some
unit holder registrations.
The audio and video will be open for such unit holders to speak
at the AGM as per their pre registrations.
To conduct the E voting process in fair and
transparent manner, the Investment Manager has appointed Miss Praksha David,
practicing Company Secretary as the Scrutinizer.
Based on the report given by the
Scrutinizer, the outcome of AGM and voting results shall be disseminated by the
Investment Manager.
Unit holders may please note that as per the requirements, the
proceedings of the AGM are being recorded and it will be made available on the website
of Indus Infra trust at www.indusinvit.com.
May now request the Chairman of the Board,
Ajendra Kumar Agarwal to kindly address our unit holders over to your Ajendra Sir.
Ajendra Kumar Agarwal: Thank you, Mohnish. since the requisite quorum is present.
now start the proceeding of the meeting.
Dear unit holders, other members of the Board
and other attendees of the AGM.
Good morning and i warm Welcome to the Second
Annual General Meeting of Indus Infra Trust.
At the outset, I would like to express my
sincere gratitude on behalf of the entire management of the Investment Manager for your
continued trust.
At the outset, I would like to express my sincere gratitude on behalf of
the entire management of the Investment Manager for your continued trust.
share that in financial year 24-25 following the IPO, our portfolio grew from 7 to 9
operational proto sets and enforcing Indus infra trust position as a trusted infrastructure
platform in India.
As we continue to scale, we remain guided by three core pipelines
The 1st ensures efficient capital use with a within a strong distribution model to support
inorganic growth.
The 2nd focus on asset performance, life cycle planning and regulatory compliance.
The 3rd drive portfolio diversification via the ROFO pipelines from GR infra projects
and strategic acquisition meeting return target speaking of India infrastructure sector, the
sector is gaining strength from supportive policies, institutional backing and raising
investors interest. road and highway remain attractive offering stable and balanced
At Indus Infra trust, we see this not a cyclic obtained, but as the start of structural
shift with a long term value attractive opportunities.
To conclude, I extend my heartfelt
thanks to all our stakeholders who have stood by us with a trust and conviction.
we will continue shaping a platform defined by purpose, driven by progress and built for
Before handing over the proceedings to Mohnish, I wish to inform that the
Investment Manager has provided facility to enable the unit holders to participate and
vote on items being considered in this meeting.
I will now hand over the proceeding to
Mohnish Dutta: Thank you, Ajendra sir, may I now invite Mr.
Amit Kumar Singh, who
is the Chief Executive Officer of the Investment Manager to kindly address our unit
holders. over to you, Amit sir.
Sir you're on mute sir.
Amit Kumar Singh: Thank you, Monish, and very good morning to all the unit holders.
It's a pleasure to welcome you all at the second annual general meeting of Indus Infra
FY25 has been a year of steady progress and a focus execution for us.
worked harder to enhance our operational efficiencies, improve asset performance and
stay true to our goal of delivering predictable cash flows and consistent distributions.
These efforts have helped us strengthen our foundation and position ourselves well for
the future opportunities in an evolving market.
As of March 31st, 2025 our portfolio
includes 9 fully operational ham road projects covering about 617 odd kilometers and
2614 lane kilometers.
Our asset management is backed by strong governance, solid
technical oversight and operational discipline.
Aadharshila Infratech Private Limited
handles day-to-day operations and maintenance with the execution expertise of GR Infra
projects Limited.
Oversight is managed by GR Highways Investment Manager which is
our investor manager firm, ensuring we meet all performance, safety and compliance
The structure keeps our assets reliable, maintenance, steady cash flows and
helps us manage this effectively.
We stayed focused on our strategy goals this year.
the capital front, we struck at a decent balance between rewarding our unit holders and
keeping enough financial flexibility to support future acquisitions.
Operationally, we
emphasized life cycle maintenance, cost control and performance monitoring.
two new road assets during the year which were GR Aligarh Kanpur Highways in
September 2024 and GR Galgalia Bahadurganj in March 2025, bringing our total
numbers of assets to 9.
These additions were carefully chosen to align our focus on value
creation and long term returns.
We are also evaluating a few opportunities from GR as
well as looking at some third party third party assets, all going through detailed due
diligence process to ensure strategic fit and a sound risk management.
On the financial
side, the Trust delivers strong results.
We reported a strong, strong stand alone, a bit of
almost 6666.4 million and a net profit of 5455451.19, which is 545 odd crores reflecting
the strength of our assets and operating model.
Our finance cost stayed within expected
limits and our leverage stood at a conservative level of almost 30.48 percent, which is
well below the 49% threshold showing our disciplined approach to capital and debt.
Looking ahead, we are keeping a close watch on upcoming opportunities for MORTH
and NHAI as enumerated by our Chairman sir, to grow our portfolio further.
developer backed platform gives us great insight into how assets perform and helps us
manage them proactively and effectively.
With a strong portfolio, disciplined execution
and a clear path ahead, we are confident that sustaining strong distributions and
delivering consistent risk adjusted returns in FY26 and beyond.
Finally, I want to
sincerely thank all of you, our unit holders and partners for your continued trust and
With your backing, we are committed to building a platform that creates long
term value growth with purpose and stand strong for the future.
Thank you. over to you
Mohnish Dutta: Thank you Amit sir.
I will now speak of the business to be transacted at
Since the notice of AGM has already been circulated to all the unit holders
with the permission of the Chair, I would like to take the notice conveying the meeting as
There are three resolutions in the notice to be approved by the unit holders i now
read the agenda as set forth in the notice.
Resolution number one to consider and adopt the audited standalone financial
information along with the audited consolidated financial information of the Indus Infra
Trust as of 31st March 2025 together with the report of the statutory auditors there on and
the report on performance of the invit.
Resolution number two to approve and adopt the valuation report of the invit assets for
the financial year ended 31st March 2025.
Resolution number three to consider and approve the appointment of valuer.
the Indus Infra Trust
Questions and answers
INDUS INFRA TRUST
May now request the Moderator to open the floor for question and answer session.
Moderator: Thank you Sir.
The following speakers are registered.
Narender Sahukar, Madam Celestine Elizabeth Mascarenhas, Mr.
Manjeet Singh, Mr.
Sarojeet Singh and Mr.
Dilip Kumar Jain.
None of them have joined the meeting.
since there are no speakers, I am handing over back to you.
Mohnish Dutta: Thank you for the confirmation.
Since the speaker shareholders, unit
holders have not joined this meeting, I will begin with the closing remarks for the for this
annual meeting.
With the permission of the Chair, I will now brief the unit holders who
are attending this meeting with the instructions to vote during the AGM.
containing the notice was circulated.
The unit holders who have not cast their vote
through remote e voting shall be eligible to cast their votes during the AGM through the e
voting system provided by the RTA K Fin Technologies Limited.
Unit holders are
requested to vote by clicking on the e voting icon visible on your screen.
process will continue for next 15 minutes and will be disabled thereafter.
The scrutinizer
will be sharing the consolidated results with us.
Once the voting is completed, the results
will be declared within the prescribed time and the same will be disseminated on the
website of the Trust, K Fin Technologies Limited and the stock exchanges.
the conclusion concluding, I would like to thank our unit holders who are attending this
meeting and the unit holders who are not able to attend this meeting and their families a
very healthy and safe future.
Thank you very much for attending this annual meeting.