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The University of Madras has introduced the Institutional Project for the department

of Corporate Secretaryship. This Institutional training gives practical knowledge and

experience of working in a company.

I am glad to submit this project report which I had done in the department of

Finance&Accounts of L&T Ltd ± ECC Division, Chennai. This report contains all the

information about the company and its financial position till previous financial year

2008-09.

I hope this project will gives me good response from all the persons who view this

report. I dedicated this report to all my teachers who gives me immense knowledge to

complete this project.


 

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If the words are considered as symbol of love and token of acknowledgement, then let

the words play the heralding role of expressing my gratitude to all those who have helped

me directly and indirectly during the research work.

I thank   +% ++0 #00. (M. Com., M. Phil., Ph. D) Head of the

Department of corporate secretaryship, Guru Nanak College and   5%+6% for

their motivation and encouragement to complete this project successfully.

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I want to thank all the faculty members of L&T Finance & Accounts Department who

gave me valuable input, advice, constant support and motivated me to complete the

project successfully.

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The University of Madras expects all the students who are studying B.Com Corporate

Secretaryship course to undergo training in a public limited Company. Therefore, I have

undergone training at Larsen & Toubro Limited at Chennai for a period of 45 days.

Institutional Training is a progress which enables the students to know about day-to-

day operation in the company. This training programme eliminates the gap between

theory and practical knowledge in the company. Training eliminates the fear of working

in a new environment and also enables the candidates to build up their communication

skills.

I am very grateful to the management for providing wonderful information required in

preparation of this project. This training session have taught me many useful things for

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Larsen & Toubro Limited is the biggest legacy of two Danish engineers, who

built a world-class organization that is professionally managed and a leader in India¶s

engineering and construction industry. It was the business of cement that brought the

young Mr. Henning Holck- Larsen and Mr. S.K. Toubro into India. They arrived on

Indian shores as representatives of the Danish engineering firm F L Smidth & Co in

connection with the merger of cement companies that later grouped into the Associated

Cement Companies.

Together, Mr. Holck-Larsen and Mr. Toubro founded the partnership firm of

L&T in 1938, which was converted into limited company on February 7, 1946. Today,

this was metamorphosed into one of India¶s biggest success stories. The company has

grown from humble origins to a large conglomerate spanning engineering and

construction. ECC was conceived as Engineering Construction Corporation Limited in

April 1944 and incorporated as wholly owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro for ECC. It

has today emerged as India¶s leading construction organization.

Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) is a technology, engineering, construction and

manufacturing company. It is one of the largest and most respected companies in India's

private sector.
 ECC ± the Engineering Construction and Contracts Division of L&T is India¶s largest

construction organisation with over 60 years of experience and expertise in the field.

ECC figures among the World¶s Top Contractors and ranks 35th among top global

contractors and 60th among international contractors as per the survey conducted by

Engineering News Record USA(August 2008).

Many of the country¶s prized landmarks ± its exquisite buildings, tallest structures,

largest airports/ industrial projects, longest flyovers, highest viaducts, longest pipelines

including many other benchmark projects have been built by ECC. ECC¶s leading edge

capabilities cover every discipline of construction: civil, mechanical, electrical and

instrumentation engineering and services extend to all core sector industries and

infrastructure projects.

ECC is equipped with the requisite expertise and wide-ranging experience to

undertake Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) projects with single source

responsibility. Contracts are executed using state of the art design tools and project

management techniques from concept to commissioning.

ECC today is organised in to four Operating Companies to allow for more in-depth

technology and business development as well as to focus attention on domestic and

international project execution. Each Operating Company is further split into different

Business Units (BUs) to take care of the specific needs of various customers. The

Operating Companies (OC) includes:

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? L&T shall be a professionally-managed Indian multinational, committed

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? L&T-ites shall be an innovative, entrepreneurial and empowering team

constantly creating value and attaining global benchmarks.

? L&T shall foster a culture of caring, trust and continuous expectation of

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< SGCCI Golden Jubilee Memorial Trust Award - for outstanding

performance in Export of Engineering Goods for 2004-05. This Award

highlights L&T's export of high-tech, custom-built equipment worldwide.

‡ Greentech Safety Awards (2005) - by the New Delhi-based non-profit

organization, Greentech Foundation, for the effort in industrial safety and

environmental management.
 ‡ Ethics is Good Business award - from the New Delhi based PHD Chamber

of Commerce & Industry (PHDCCI).

‡ India Manufacturing Excellence Award from Frost & Sullivan, 2004.

‡ Environment Excellence Award 2003-04, Greentech Foundation.

‡ Business world¶s survey on "India's Most Respected Companies", ranked

L&T first in infrastructure sector.

‡ L&T was ranked first in "India's Best Managed Companies" in a 2008

survey published by Business Today, India's leading business periodical.

Forbes Global 2000 Ranking - 2008

The Forbes Global 2000 list for the year 2008 ranked Larsen & Toubro at

961[2]. Also in last year Mr.A.M.Naik has got businessman of year award in

Delhi. This year Mr.A.M.Naik received Padma Bhushan from President of

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A.M.Naik Chair man& Managing Director

J.P.Nayak  Whole-time Director & President

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Y.M.Deosthalee Whole-time Director & chief financial officer

K. Venkataramanan  Whole-time Director & President

(Engineering & Construction Projects)

R.N.Mukhija  Whole-time Director & President

(Electricals & Electronics)

K.V.Rangaswami  Whole-time Director & President

(Construction)

V.K.Magapu  Whole-time Director & Senior Executive

Vice President (IT & Technology Services)

M.V.Kotwal Whole-time Director & Senior Executive

Vice President (Heavy Engineering)


S.Rajgopal  Non-Executive Director

S.N.Talwar  Non-Executive Director

M.M.Chitale  Non-Executive Director

Thomas Mathew T. Nominee-LIC

N.Mohan Raj Nominee-LIC

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A company will comprises of many departments which includes Purchase

department, Production Department, Sales Department, Personnel Department, Finance

Department, Secretarial Department, Planning Department, Quality Department etc.,

Each Department will defer from the nature of the company. Some companies will

have Purchase department but will not have production works. Some companies will buy

finished goods from other companies and sell it to the customers.

The following are the departments which prevail in L&T.

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through a series of production processes. The Production Manager is responsible for

making sure that raw materials are provided and made into finished goods effectively. He

or she must make sure that work is carried out smoothly, and must supervise procedures

for making work more efficient and more enjoyable.

The index of Industrial Production for 2008-09 showed a growth of around 2.3% as

compared to the growth of 8.5% in the previous year.

Design and Engineering strengths in the sphere of manufacturing constitute a major

competitive advantage for L&T. It is these strengths that enable L&T to set new

benchmarks in terms of scale, sophistication and speed. The company has dedicated

engineering centres at each of the manufacturing locations of process plant equipment

and defence related equipment. Two technology Development Centres have been setup,

tasked with development of new products and of new manufacturing technologies. L&T

also has collaboration agreements with the India Space Research Organization as well as

other niche players to bolster its capabilities in the strategic sectors of aerospace, defence

and nuclear power.

L&T¶s rich technology base secures widespread public recognition successfully

manufactures equipment that set bold new precedents. Recently, for instance, L&T

manufactured one of the world¶s largest FCC regenerators, with an internal diameter of

16.3 metres and weight of over 1320 tonnes. Earlier, L&T engineers had also
manufactured the world¶s largest reactors in the metal composition of chrome

Molybdenum Vanadium.

Manufacturing facilities of the company and its Groups are located at Ahmednagar,

Bangalore, Chennai, Coimbatore, Faridabad, Hazira (Surat), Kansbahal (Rourkela),

Mumbai, Mysore, Pithampur, Puducherry, Pune, Vadodara and Visakhapatnam; and in

Australia, China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Oman, Saudi Arabia and U.A.E.

 






Talent Management has been a prime mover in the company¶s ambitious business

plans. The HR Strategy dovetails personal growth aspirations of employees with business

needs. A variety of HR interventions give the division a strong competitive edge. A menu

of career growth options and training are offered to young aspiring professionals for

achieving excellence in engineering and project management skills. Setting up of L&T

Project Management Institute at Vadodara complemented by the GLOPAT programme,

mentoring of new joinees, recognition of excellence, strategy workshops and team

building programs are some important initiatives undertaken during the year.






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 recognizes that people are the real source of competitive advantage. It is

through people that ECC delivers total customer satisfaction. These values are reflected

in our Human Resources practices which have earned national recognition several times.

ECC-ites go through a process of continuous learning, assisted by training

programmes. Apart from on-the-job training and technical training, over 100

programmes on general management and behavioral topics are conducted each year.

Interactive CD-ROM based programmes have enabled employees learn at their pace.

ECC has always believed in experimentation with and implementation of new ideas.

HR practices such as collaborative performance appraisal, career & succession

planning, team rewards have been institutionalized.

An extensive and rigorous recruitment process ensures quality induction. L&T's

Graduate Engineer Trainee recruitment process covers India's major engineering colleges

and institutions. Programmes, plant visits and comprehensive information-sharing

facilitate induction.

ECC Division has an ongoing organization development programme, which is one of the

longest sustaining OD efforts in India.

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The basic principles of ECC's Human Resources policies include

ÿ? Recruitment based solely on merit by following well-defined and systematic

selection procedures without discrimination

ÿ? Sustain motivated and quality work force through appropriate and fair

performance evaluation, reward and recognition systems

ÿ? Identify training needs within the Organisation and design and implement those

need based training programmes resulting in continuous upgradation of

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certain questions from the above statements. However, by expressing the items in the

financial statements, in relation to each other we can get meaningful information.

Analysis of financial statement has been defined as ³a process of evaluating the

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understanding of a firm¶s position and performance´.

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2004-05 8838.23 5599.39 1.57

2005-06 9536.52 6911.62 1.38

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Activity ratios indicate the performance of the business. The performance of a

business is judged with its sales (turnover) or cost of goods sold. These ratios are

thus referred to as Turnover ratios. A few important activity ratios are discussed

below:

1.? Capital turnover ratio

2.? Fixed assets turnover ratio

3.? Stock turnover ratio

4.? Debtors turnover ratio

5.? Creditors turnover ratio

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This shows the number of times the capital has been rotated in the process of
carrying on business. Efficient utilization of capital would lead to higher

profitability. The relationship between sales and Capital employed is known as

Capital Turnover Ratio. The ratio is calculated as:

Capital Turnover Ratio = Sales/Capital Employed

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long term funds of the concern i.e., Equity share capital, preference share capital,

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2004-05 13091.82 5323 2.45

2005-06 14652.92 6171 2.37

2006-07 17578.84 7931 2.21

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turnover ratio has reduced from 1.88 to 1.76 that is by 0.12. This is because of the

decrease in the sales in percentage when compared to last year showing that 41% in

2007-08 to 35% in 2008-09.

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concern. The relationship between Sales and fixed assets is known as fixed assets

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2004-05 13091.82 1082.83 12.09

2005-06 14652.92 1604.52 9.13

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2008-09 33646.57 5194.6 6.48


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whether stock has been efficiently used or not. It establishes a relationship

between the cost of goods sold during a particular period and the average amount

of stock in the concern. The ratio is calculated as:


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2005-06 13340.76 2235.76 5.96

2006-07 15575.39 2605.70 5.97

2007-08 21701.26 3653.52 5.93

2008-09 29707.47 5055.48 5.87


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through sales. In 2007-08 the company has high inventory turnover ratio but in 2008-09 it

has reduced to 0.10 times. This shows that the company¶s inventory management

technique is less efficient as compare to last year.

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receivable. Debtors¶ turnover ratio indicates the efficiency of the business concern

towards the collection of amount due from debtors. The ratio is calculated as:

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2005-06 14652.92 4420.86 3.31

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The higher the values of debtors turnover, the more efficient is the management of credit.

But in the company the debtor turnover ratio is increased by year to year. This shows that

company is utilizing its debtor¶s efficiency.

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accounts payable. Creditors¶ turnover ratio indicates the period in which the

payments are made to creditors. The ratio is calculated as:

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2005-06 11590.33 2968.40 3.90

2006-07 13078.24 3505.34 3.73

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The company¶s Secretarial Department which provides secretarial services and

investor services for the company and its subsidiary and Associate companies is ISO

9001:2000 certified.

As stipulated by SEBI, a Qualified Practicing Company Secretary carries out

Secretarial Audit to reconcile the total admitted capital with National Securities

Depository Limited (NSDL) and Central Depository Services (India) Limited(CSDL) and

the total issued and listed capital. This audit is carried out every quarter and the report

thereon is submitted to the stock Exchanges. The Audit confirms that the total listed and

paid up capital is in agreement with the aggregate of the total number of shares in

dematerialized form and in physical form.

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? To participate in formulation of the Company strategy and objectives

? To organize and provide secretarial support to full board, all board committee,
management committee and Annual General Meeting.

? To ensure Company compliance with statutory and regulatory Requirements

including good corporation governance practices.

? To maintain minutes book, statutory register and executing instruction of the

board.

? To deal with all matters relating to registration transfer, transmission and disposal
of shares. 
? To manage communication on behalf of the company as directed by the board and
the Chief Executive Officers. To ensure effective support for public and investor

relations and thus to coordinate activities of public relations and social

responsibilities.

? To Co-ordinate all administrative functions of the company related to purchasing

and stores, transport and maintenance. 

The Company secretary of Larsen & Toubro Limited at present is

Mr. N. HARIHARAN.
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he R&D Group set up in July 1998, was formed to address the developmental needs

of the organisation. Its cardinal mission centers on a theme that calls for continuous

improvement in efficiency, productivity and economy. Poised to ensure continuous value

addition to our services, this department, since its inception has effectuated significant

improvements and automation in design processes for all major disciplines of the

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ÿ? Identify Potential Areas for Development

ÿ? Delineate Existing Processes needing Improvements.

ÿ? Infuse State of the Art Technology in Business

Processes. 

ÿ? Develop Efficient Tools to address the development

needs in totality.

ÿ? Highlight achievements in various national &

international forums.?

The mission of R&D department is to translate technological development into design

and process innovations that will not only answer but also exceed customer expectations.

The Product Development Department has introduced several products which combine

indigenous design and international technological features. L&T was the first switchgear
manufacturer in the private sector to build a full-fledged short circuit test station in India.??

Testing facilities at L&T's Electrical R&D Centre include:

ÿ? 70kA short circuit test station.

ÿ? On-line data acquisition system for automatically acquiring and analyzing test

results

ÿ? Temperature-rise test facilities for currents up to 6400A

ÿ? Environment chambers to test performance in hostile environment

ÿ? Electrical and mechanical endurance testing facilities

ÿ? Extensive prototype making and testing facilities

ÿ? CAD workstations with 3D capability

ÿ? EMI test facilities.

Integration of computer-aided designing and concurrent engineering has led to the

development of designs, which keep pace with the changing demands of industry. L&T

also collaborates with the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) and the International Electro

technical Commission (IEC) in developing standards for the industry.


 

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L&T is globalising its operations, with increasing focus on international business

opportunities. Over the years, L&T has outgrown its national barriers and extended its

activities into the outstretched arms of the Indian Ocean Rim countries. L&T¶s

international presence is increasing, with worksites in 20 countries that encompass

South Asia, South East Asia, the Middle East, Russia, CIS countries including African

countries.

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Larsen & Toubro International FZE (LTIFZE) is a wholly owned subsidiary of

Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T) incorporated in 2001 at The Hamriyah Free Zone,

Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. It is the investment arm of L&T for all International

Joint Ventures and provides resource for International projects. LTIFZE is licensed

to carry out activities like hiring of Plant & Machinery, repairs & maintenance of

Plant & Machinery, project consultancy services and general trading.



 

Larsen & Toubro (Oman) LLC (LTO) is a Joint Venture between L&T

International FZE and The Muscat Trading Co. LLC, one of the leading business
groups in the Sultanate of Oman. This ISO 9001 accredited company commenced its

operations in 1994 and offers quality products and services in the construction field,

with specialisation in turnkey projects.




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Larsen & Toubro Ready-Mix Concrete Industries LLC (L&T RMC) is a JV

between L&T International FZE and Mr.Shukri Saleh Yahya Al Braik, an UAE

National.

L&T RMC was incorporated in the year 2006 in order to capture the vast boom

of the construction/Ready Mix Concrete industry in Dubai. The company offers the

complete design solutions for all the grades of concrete including specialized

concrete such as HPC, SCC and Colored Concrete.



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Larsen & Toubro Camp Facilities was formed in association with Al-Berek

Investments in the year 2007. Main objective of this company is to Own / Take on

Lease labour camps and provide accommodation facilities to the group companies of

L&T and AL-Berek.

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1. Audco India Limited

2. Ewac Alloys Limited

3. L&T-Chiyoda Limited

4. L&T-Komatsu Limited

5. L&T-Ramboll Consulting Engineers Limited

6. L&T-Case Equipment Pvt. Ltd.

7. L&T-Crossroads Private Limited

8. Gujarat Leather Industries Limited

9. The Dhamra Port Company Limited

10. Vizag IT Park Limited

11. NAC Infrastructure Equipment Limited

12. International Seaports (Haldia) Private Ltd

13. Second Vivekananda Bridge Tollway Company Private Ltd.

14. TNJ Moduletech Private Limited

15. Salzer Electronics Limited

16. Feedback Ventures Private Limited

17. L&T Camp Facilities LLC

18. Larsen & Toubro Qatar & HBK Contracting LLC

19. L&T Arun Excello Realty Private Limited

20. L&T Bombay Developers Private Limited

21. JSK Electricals Private Limited

22. Asia Alloys Precicasters Private Limited

23. Rishi Consfab Private Limited

24. International Seaport Dredging Limited

 


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L & T has consistently demonstrated the ability to set and surpass industry bench

marks. Here is a glimpse of some of the records set by L & T. the list is by no means

exhaustive and only serves to indicate the diversity of L & T achievement in engineering,

construction and manufacturing across several industry sectors.

ÿ? India¶s largest single-stream PTA plant built for Indian oil corporation¶s refinery

in Panipat

ÿ? The world¶s largest continuous catalyst Reactor for the world¶s largest refinery

ÿ? The world¶s biggest fluid catalytic cracking regenerator

ÿ? India¶s biggest marine equipment an oil and gas process platform

ÿ? The world¶s longest LPG pipeline from Jamnagar in Gujarat to Loni in Uttar

Pradesh, across a distance of 1270 km

ÿ? India¶s widest range of low tension switchgear

ÿ? The world¶s lightest contactor

ÿ? The first power distribution products and system engineered for a tropical

environment

ÿ? India¶s longest coal conveyor

ÿ? India¶s first open sea jetty

ÿ? India¶s first IT park built by L&T at Bangalore

ÿ? Construction of Asia¶s largest blast furnace at Visakhapatnam

ÿ? Construction of a cold rolling mill for a steel plant in Jamshedpur 26 months

 

 
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Larsen & Toubro Limited is still going on with excellent progress and they are

declaring with foreign Countries also. Their work perfection is good and that is the main

thing is their sellers in obtaining such a well reputed name in India.

Larsen & Toubro finally started to take over the corporation on such and carrying on.

The wholesellers and Management structure is well designed which makes them so

perfect. Hence the Larsen & Toubro Limited Company established its branches in all

over the country.

Larsen & Toubro Limited Company has the main aim on its work buildings,

Construction, Bridges, Dams, and Tracks etc., In the above paragraphs the Larsen &

Toubro Limited Company¶s Main objectives has been explained. Larsen & Toubro

Limited Company¶s version and mission excellence in work and Complete Customer¶s

satisfication. It helps them to ascertain their goal in their present and Furture.

Larsen & Toubro has grown for a long ways as compared to its previous years.

Henning Holck-Larsen and Mr.S.K. Toubro were the main persons who laid a strong

foundation to this Company.