Mar 31, 2019
REPORT ON THE AUDIT OF STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Alicon Castalloy Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2019, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended on that date, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as âthe standalone financial statementsâ).
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ) in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended, (âInd ASâ) and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2019, the profit and total comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
BASIS FOR OPINION
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditorâs Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) together with the independence requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the ICAIâs Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
KEY AUDIT MATTERS
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period.These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
Sr. No. |
Key Audit matter |
Auditorâs Response |
1 |
Accuracy of cost of Goods Sold We identified Cost of Goods Sold area as a key audit matter because it is the most significant cost to the Company, which comprises of the cost of materials and other direct costs of production and the same has significant impact on the profitability of the Company. |
We assess the Companyâs process to verify the Cost of Goods Sold incurred during the year. Our audit approach consisted of testing of the design and operating effectiveness of the internal controls and substantive testing as follows: - Overall evaluation and testing of controls related to corresponding business processes, viz. âProcurement to Payment (P2P), Production Process, Material Requirement Planning (MRP), Inventory policy and stores procedures - Review of overall operations and production process of materials into finished products. - Review the standard operating procedures for COGS to ensure the correctness and completeness of COGS. - Physical verification of inventory items on random sampling basis with reference to book inventory for accuracy and controls including review of internal period-end inventory procedures and reconciliations |
Reviewing completeness and overall accuracy of system generated material consumption and reconciling with General Ledger, including manual accounting entries relating to material consumption |
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- Review of inventory valuation, material consumption in accordance with applicable Indian Accounting Standards |
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- Review of Reconciliations of Inventory General ledger and Materials Management Module of SAP System. |
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- Evaluate the procedures for identifying slow moving items and their accounting estimates made by management. |
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2 Accuracy and Completeness of Capital Expenditure Capital Expenditure (CAPEX) has been considered as a key audit matter in view of the complexity, peculiarities of business and being one of the important elements of costs. |
We assessed the Companyâs process to verify the Capital Expenditure incurred during the year including significant acquisitions of manufacturing facility Our audit approach consisted of testing of the design and operating effectiveness of the internal controls and substantive testing as follows : |
- Review of CAPEX business process, flow of documents/ information and their controls effectiveness |
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Substantive Tests on random sampling basis for all the major additions, deletions to the assets by applying all the characteristics of capital expenditure, proper classification of the same, with reference to the companyâs policy and accounting standards |
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- Scrutiny of relevant general ledger accounts to assess if the expenditure has been correctly accounted for |
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Physical verification of test basis, review of physical verification carried out by the Management with respect to book records, review of Internal audit reports findings relating to Capex, if any and implementation of the suggestions of the same. |
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We have assessed the competency, objectivity and capabilities of management experts and for a sample of valuations, we evaluated the adequacy and appropriateness of their work. |
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Review of compliance done with respect to Companies Act, Income Tax Act, Customs duty, and GST Act, particularly for accounting of additions, deletions, depreciation and of carrying amounts thereof. |
INFORMATION OTHER THAN THE STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND AUDITORâS REPORT THEREON
The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of the other information. The other information comprises the Management Discussion and Analysis, Boardâs Report including Annexures to Boardâs Report but does not include the financial statements and our auditorâs report thereon.
Management Discussion and Analysis, Boardâs Report including Annexures to Boardâs Report and Shareholderâs Information is expected to be made available to us after the date of this auditorâs report, hence our opinion base on Standalone Financials Statement only.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial statements or our knowledge obtained during the course of our audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
When we read Management Discussion and Analysis, Boardâs Report including Annexures to Boardâs Report, If we conclude that there is material misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matter to those charged with governance.
MANAGEMENTâS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance, total comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the Ind AS and other accounting principles generally accepted in India. This responsibility also includes 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 frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Companyâs ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are responsible for overseeing the Companyâs financial reporting process.
AUDITORâS RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE AUDIT OF THE STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditorâs report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
- Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
- Obtain an understanding of internal financial controls relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls system in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
- Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
- Conclude on the appropriateness of managementâs use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Companyâs ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditorâs report to the related disclosures in the standalone financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditorâs report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
- Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the standalone financial statements that, individually or in aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the standalone financial statements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements in the standalone financial statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditorâs report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
REPORT ON OTHER LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
1. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, based on our audit we report that:
a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit.
b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books.
c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including Other Comprehensive Income, Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flow dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the relevant books of account.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Ind AS specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2019 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2019 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.
f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in âAnnexure Aâ. Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Companyâs internal financial controls over financial reporting.
g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditorâs Report in accordance with the requirements of section 197(16) of the Act, as amended:
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the remuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the year is in accordance with the provisions of section 197 of the Act.
h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditorâs Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, as amended in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its financial statements - Refer Note 44 to the standalone financial statements
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses.
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2016 (âthe Orderâ) issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in âAnnexure Bâ a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
(Referred to in paragraph 1(f) under âReport on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirementsâ section of our report to the Members of Alicon Castalloy Limited of even date)
REPORT ON THE INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING UNDER CLAUSE (I) OF SUB- SECTION 3 OF SECTION 143 OF THE COMPANIES ACT, 2013 (âTHE ACTâ)
We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of ALICON CASTALLOY LIMITED (âthe Companyâ) as of March 31, 2019 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
MANAGEMENTâS RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS
The Board of Directors of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to respective companyâs policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Companies Act, 2013.
AUDITORâS RESPONSIBILITY
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the âGuidance Noteâ) issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Standards on Auditing prescribed under Section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting was established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.
Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls system over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditorâs judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained, is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the internal financial controls system over financial reporting of the Company.
MEANING OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS OvER FINANCIAL REpORTING
A companyâs internal financial control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A companyâs internal financial control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company;
(2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorisations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorised acquisition, use, or disposition of the companyâs assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
LIMITATIONS OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
OPINION
In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, maintained adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting as of March 31, 2019, based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Companyâs internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as of March 31, 2019.
(Referred to in paragraph 2 under âReport on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirementsâ section of our report to the Members of ALICON CASTALLOY LIMITED of even date)
i. In respect of the Companyâs property, plant and equipment:
(a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of property, plant and equipment.
(b) As explain to us, considering the nature of the Fixed Asset, the same have been physically verified by the management at reasonable intervals during the year as per verification plan adopted by the Company, which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regards to size of the Company and the nature of the its assets. According to information and explanation give to us and the records produced to us for our verification, there were no discrepancies noticed during such physical verification;
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, the title deeds, comprising all the immovable properties of land and buildings which are freehold, are held in the name of the Company.
I n respect of immovable properties been taken on lease and disclosed as property, plant and equipment in the standalone financial statements, the lease agreements are in the name of the Company.
ii. As informed to us, the physical verification of inventory has been conducted by the management at reasonable intervals and the discrepancies noticed during such physical verification were not material. The discrepancies noticed on physical verification of Inventory as compared to the book records have been properly dealt with the Books of Account.
iii. The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to Companies, Firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Companies Act. Accordingly, paragraph 3(iii) of the Order is not applicable.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company does not have any transactions to which the provisions of section 185 of the Act apply. There are investments by the Company in its wholly owned subsidiaries outside India, appropriately disclosed under note 4 of the attached standalone financial statements which along with guarantees provided by the Company in connection with loans taken by the subsidiaries, are within the limits prescribed under section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 and accordingly the provisions of section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 have been complied with by the Company.
v. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the company has complied with the directives of the Reserve Bank of India and the provision of Sections 73 to 76 of the Companies Act 2013, and the rules framed there under, wherever applicable. As informed to us, no order has been passed against the Company, by the Company Law Board, the National Company Law Tribunal, RBI, or any court or any tribunal.
vi. According to the information and explanations given to us and in our opinion, maintenance of cost records has not been specified by the Central Government under sub section (1) of section 148 (1) of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014. Accordingly, paragraph 3(vi) of the Order is not applicable.
vii. According to the information and explanations given to us, in respect of statutory dues:
(a) The Company has generally been regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues, including Provident Fund, Employeesâ State Insurance, Income Tax, Goods and Service Tax, Customs Duty, Cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it with the appropriate authorities.
There were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Employeesâ State Insurance, Income Tax, Goods and Service Tax, Customs Duty, Cess and other material statutory dues in arrears as at March 31, 2019 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(b) Details of dues of Income Tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax, Excise Duty and Value Added Tax which have not been deposited as at March 31, 2019 on account of dispute are given below:
Sl. No. |
Name of the statute |
Nature of the dues |
Amount involved (Rs. In lakhs) |
Period(s) to which the amount relate |
Forum where such dispute is pending |
1 |
Sales Tax |
MVAT |
22.51 |
2009-10 |
Joint. Commissioner of Sales Tax, Pune |
2 |
Central Excise Duty |
Central Excise Duty |
55.40 |
2008-09 |
C.Ex. Commissioner, Pune (Call Book) |
3 |
Income Tax |
Income Tax |
18.74 |
2009-10 |
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) Mumbai |
4 |
Central Excise Duty |
Cenvat Credit |
142.01 |
2012-13 & 2013-14 |
C.Ex. Commissioner, Pune |
5 |
Sales Tax |
C-Form Liability |
193.68 |
2012-13 |
Dy. Commissioner of Sales Tax, Pune |
6 |
Sales Tax |
C-Form Liability |
677.70 |
2013-14 |
Dy. Commissioner of Sales Tax, Pune |
7. |
Sales Tax |
C-Form Liability |
248.79 |
2014-15 |
Dy. Commissioner of Sales Tax, Pune |
according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in the repayment of loans or borrowings to banks. The Company did not have any outstanding loans or borrowings from financial institutions or government and there are no dues to debenture holders during the year.
ix. I n our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the term loans taken by the Company have been applied for the purpose for which they were raised. The Company had not raised money by way of further public offer (including debt instruments) during the year.
x. According to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company or on the Company by its officers or employees has been noticed or reported during the year.
xi. I n our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has paid/ provided managerial remuneration in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.
xii. The Company is not a Nidhi Company and hence reporting under paragraph 3 (xii) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
xiii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is in compliance with Section 177 and 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 where applicable, for all transactions with the related parties and the details of related party transactions have been disclosed in the standalone financial statements as required by the applicable accounting standards.
xiv. During the year the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures and hence reporting under paragraph 3(xiv) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
xv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, during the year the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with its directors or persons connected with him. Accordingly, paragraph 3(xv) of the Order is not applicable.
xvi. The Company is not required to be registered under section 45-I of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.
For Kirtane & Pandit LLP
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No.105215W/W100057
Parag Pansare
Partner
Membership No.: 117309
Pune, April 19, 2019
Mar 31, 2015
1. We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of
Alicon Castalloy Limited ('the Company') which comprise the Balance
Sheet as at March 31, 2015, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the
Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended and a summary of
significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management's Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements.
2. The Company's Board of Directors & the Company's management are
responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Companies
Act, 2013 ('the Act') with respect to the preparation of these
standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the
financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Company
in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in
India including the Accounting Standards specified un deer section 133
of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules 2014.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting
records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding
of the assets of the Company and for prevention and detection of fraud
and other regularities, selection and application of appropriate
accounting policies, making judgments and estimates that are reasonable
and prudent and design, implementation and maintenance of internal
financial controls, that are operating effectively for ensuring the
accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the
preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a
true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due
to fraud or error.
Auditors' Responsibility
3. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone
financial statements based on our audit. We have taken into account the
provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and
matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the
provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing
specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Those standards require
that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit
to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements
are free from material misstatement.
4. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence
about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The
procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgment, including the
assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial
statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk
assessments, the auditor considers internal financial controls relevant
to the Company's preparation of the financial statements that give true
and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate
in the circumstances but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion
on whether the Company has in place an adequate internal financial
control system over financial reporting and operating effectiveness of
such controls. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of
accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting
estimates made by the Company's Board of Directors & the Company's
management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the
financial statements.
5. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient
and appropriate, to provide a basis for our audit opinion on these
standalone financial statements.
Opinion
6. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial statements give
the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give
a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India of the state of affairs of the Company as
at March 31, 2015, and its profit and its cash flows for the year ended
on that date.
7. Emphasis of Matter
We draw attention to the following matters of corporate information,
summary of significant accounting policies and other notes forming part
of the standalone financial statements for the year ended March 31,
2015
(a) The attached financial statements include the financials of Casting
Business Undertaking of Atlas Castalloy Limited (the Transferor
Company), as the Hon'ble High Court of Bombay has approved the scheme
of arrangement (the Scheme) between Atlas Castalloy Limited (the
Transferor Company) and Alicon Castalloy Limited (the Transferee
Company) and their respective shareholders & creditors under section
391 to 394 of the Companies Act, 1956.
As a result and upon this Scheme coming into effect, i.e. from
29/11/2015, the Casting Business Undertaking of the Transferor Company
stood transferred to and vested in the Transferee Company, as a going
concern with effect from the Appointed Date, which is 01.04.2014.
(b) We draw attention to para (ii) & (iii) of sub-note 9 of the
attached statement of accounting policies in respect of 'Depreciation
and Amortization' : The useful lives followed by the Company for some
of its fixed assets / class of assets as listed in the table given
alongside para (ii), i.e. Plant & Machinery, Dies & Patterns,
Electrical Equipments & Computes, are different than the ones specified
under part C of schedule II to the Companies Act, 2013. The
justifications provided by the Company's in-housed technical personnel
for deviations has been given alongside the table.
Further, we are informed that the Company's management has physically
verified significant portion of its fixed assets during the year and
the assets have been tested for impairment & their further useful
lives. We are further informed that there are no material discrepancies
noticed on physical verification of assets and therefore the Company's
management is of the view that all above would not result in any
additional amount of provision (over and above the amount of
depreciation already provided in the books of account) either on
account of impairment or otherwise. Considering the above, and the
matter of technical nature, we have relied upon management
representations.
(c) We draw attention to footnote** under Note 16 to the financial
statements: "The Company's management has confirmed that all trade
receivables are good and realizable in the ordinary course of the
Company's business and no provision is required over and above the
amount already provided for in the books of account."
We have relied upon management confirmation for recoverability or
otherwise of the debts wherever few customer's balance confirmations
and reconciliations were not made available to us.
(d) We draw attention to footnote under Note 9 to the financial
statements: "The Company has no dues to suppliers covered under 'MSMED
Act', 2006."
We have relied upon management confirmation for the list of suppliers
covered under the Act, dues payable to them etc.
(e) The provisions of the Company's Act 2013 require the Company to
comply with the various requirements under the Act and the rules made
and notifications issued there under. We are informed by the Company's
management that the provisions applicable to the Company have been
complied with,. We are also informed that the Company has appointed
secretarial auditor to do the secretarial audit and issue his report as
required under the Act. We, thus have not extensively reviewed the
secretarial & other compliances which the secretarial auditor should be
covering in his report.
Our opinion is not modified respect of these matters.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
8. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2015, ('the
Order') issued by the Central Government in terms of section 143 (11)
of the Act, we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters
specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the said Order.
9. As required by section 143 (3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) Except for the matter described under 'Emphasis of Matter' in
paragraphs above, we have sought and obtained all the information and
explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were
necessary for the purpose of our audit;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of
those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash
Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the
books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply, in all
material aspects, with the Accounting Standards specified under section
133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules 2014
unless otherwise referred to in statement of accounting policies.
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as on March 31,2015 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors of the Company is disqualified as on
31st March 2015 from being appointed as a director in terms of section
164 (2) of the Act.
(f) With respect to other matters to be included in the Auditor's
Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors)
Rules 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and
according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has, disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its
financial position in its financial statements, (refer Note 27 (8) of
the standalone financial statements).
ii. The Company did not have any any material foreseeable losses on
long-term contracts long -term contracts including derivative contracts
iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the
Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company for the year
under audit.
(Referred to in Paragraph 8 under the heading 'Report on Other Legal
and Regulatory Requirements of our report of even date on the financial
statements of Alicon Castalloy Limited ('the Company') for the year
ended March 31, 2015)
On the basis of such checks of books and records of the Company, as we
considered appropriate and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we state that:
(i) (a) The Company is maintaining records in respect of its fixed
assets, with comprehensive fixed asset register showing full
particulars, including quantitative and situation of fixed assets,
asset numbers /codes, certifications for commissioning of the plants
etc , However it needs to be strengthened in respect of assets
transferred from casting business of Atlas Castalloy Limited, the
Transferee Company under the scheme of arrangement approved by the
Hon'ble High Court of Bombay.
(b) As informed to us, significant part of the fixed assets has been
physically verified by the management during the year. We are also
informed that, the discrepancies noticed on physical verification of
the fixed assets, which were not material, have been properly dealt
with in the books of account.
(ii) (a) The inventories comprising semi-finished goods, raw materials,
stores and spares etc. have been physically verified by the Company's
management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of
verification is reasonable.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventories
followed by the Company's management are reasonable and adequate in
relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) In our opinion and on the basis of our examination of records, the
Company has maintained records of its inventories which need to be
improved particularly in respect of semi- finished and finished goods.
The closing inventory is established on the basis of year-end physical
verification. As informed to us, the discrepancies noticed on physical
verification of inventory as compared to book records were not material
and have been properly dealt with in the books of account.
(iii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, during the year, the Company has not granted any loans,
secured or unsecured, to companies, firms or other parties covered in
the register under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013. Hence, the
provisions of clause (iii) (a) & (b) paragraph 3 of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us and having regard to special nature of some capital goods
and some inventory for which comparable alternative quotations are not
available, there exists internal control system which needs to be
suitably strengthened to be commensurate with the growing size of
Company and the nature of its business.
(v) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company, has not accepted any deposit within the
meaning of provisions of section 73 to 76 of the Act and rules framed
there under and do not have any unclaimed deposits. Hence, the
provisions of clause (v) of paragraph 3 of the Order are not applicable
to the Company.
(vi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the requirement for maintenance of cost records pursuant
to the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 specified by the
Central Government of India under section 148 of the Companies Act,
2013 are not applicable to the Company for the year under audit.
(vii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
as per records of the Company made available to us, the Company is
generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including
provident fund, income-tax, wealth- tax, service tax, duty of customs,
duty of excise, sales-tax, value added tax, cess and other material
statutory dues as applicable to it with the appropriate authorities
during the year.
(b) According to the records of the Company made available to us, and
according to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of statutory dues referred above
were in arrears as at 31st March 2015 for a period of more than six
months from the date on which those became payable.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
are no dues of income-tax, wealth-tax, service tax, duty of customs,
duty of excise, sales-tax, value added tax, cess which have not been
deposited on account of any dispute other than reported below.
Particulars Period to which Amount involved Forum where dispute
the amount (Rs, in lakhs) is pending
relates
Sales
Tax/MVAT 2007-08 80.95 The Joint Commis-
sioner of Sales
Tax (Appeals-
F-002), Pune
Sales
Tax/MVAT 2007-08 818.84 The Joint Commis
sioner of Sales
Tax (Appeals-
F-002), Pune
Sales
Tax/MVAT 2008-09 8.22 Commissioner of
Sales Tax
(Appeals), Pune
Sales
Tax/MVAT 2009-10 57.65 Dy. Commissioner of Sales Tax, Pune
Sales
Tax/CST 2009-10 156.93 Dy. Commissioner
of Sales Tax,
Pune
Central
Excise Duty 2008-09 55.40 C.Ex. Commis-
sioner, Pune
(Call Book)
Central
Excise Duty 2002-03 6.88 C.Ex. Commis
sioner, Pune
(Call Book)
Income Tax 2009-10 18.74 Commissioner of
Income Tax
(Appeals) Mumbai.
1203.61
(d) The provisions as to transferring the amount to Investor Education
and Protection Fund in accordance with the relevant provisions of the
Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) and rules made there under are not
applicable to the Company for the year under audit.
(viii) The Company has no accumulated losses as at the end of the
financial year. The Company has also not incurred cash losses in the
financial year covered by our audit and in the immediately preceding
financial year.
(ix) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to the
banks during the year and did not have any amount outstanding to the
financial institutions or debenture holders.
(x) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from bank
or financial institutions during the year.
(xi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us the term loans have been applied, on an overall basis, for
the purposes for which those were obtained.
(xii) During the course of our examination of books and records of the
Company carried out in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in India, and to the best of our knowledge and belief and
according to the information and explanations given to us, no material
fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the
year.
For Asit Mehta & Associates
Chartered Accountants
Registration No. 100733W
Sanjay S. Rane
(Partner)
Membership No.100374
Mumbai, November 30, 2015
Mar 31, 2014
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Alicon
Castalloy Limited (''the Company'') which comprise the Balance Sheet as
at 31st March, 2014, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow
Statement for the year then ended and a summary of significant
accounting policies and other explanatory information.
MANAGEMENT''S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Management is responsible for the preparation of these financial
statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position,
financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with
the accounting principles generally accepted in India including the
accounting standards notified under the Companies Act, 1956 (''the
Act'') read with the General Circular 15/2013 dated 13.09.2013 of the
Ministry of Corporate Affairs in respect of section 133 of the
Companies Act, 2013. This responsibility includes the design,
implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the
preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a
true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due
to fraud or error.
AUDITORS'' RESPONSIBILITY
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance
with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India. Those standards require that we comply with
ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures
selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of
the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether
due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor
considers internal control relevant to the Company''s preparation and
fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances but not for the
purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company''s
internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness
of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
OPINION
1) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial statements give
the information required by the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so
required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the
accounting principles generally accepted in India:
(i) In the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 31st March, 2014;
(ii) In the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit for
the year ended on that date; and
(iii) In the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
EMPHASIS OF MATTER
2) (a) We draw attention to footnote under Note 9 to the financial
statements: The Company has no dues to suppliers covered under ''MSMED
Act'', 2006.'''' We have relied upon management confirmation for the
suppliers covered under the Act, dues payable to them etc.
(b) We draw attention to footnote under Note 16 to the financial
statements: "The management of the Company has confirmed that all
trade receivables are good and realisable in the ordinary course of the
Company''s business." We have relied upon management confirmations.
Wherever, individual confirmations were not made available to us.
(c) We draw attention to sub-note 8 of Note 1 to the financial
statements: "At times, impairment loss is charged to revenue in the
year in which the loss is crystalized and quantified with ease." We
have relied upon management confirmation to the effect, on a global
basis, the recoverable value of assets is the same at which those are
being carried in the balance sheet though these have remained to be
tested for impairment, if any.
Our opinion is not qualified in respect of these matters.
REPORT ON OTHER LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
3) As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003, (as
amended) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as
the ''Order'') and on the basis of such checks of the books and records
of the Company, as we considered appropriate and according to the
information and explanations given to us, we give in the Annexure a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order.
4) As required by section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) We have obtained all the information and explanations which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our
audit;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of
those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash
Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the
books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss
and the Cash Flow Statement read with and subject to summary of
accounting policies dealt with by this report comply in all material
respects, with the Accounting Standards notified under the Companies
Act, 1956 (''the Act'') read with the General Circular 15/2013 dated
13.09.2013 of the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in respect of section
133 of the Companies Act, 2013;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as on 31st March, 2014 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors of the Company is disqualified as on
31st March, 2014 from being appointed as a director, in terms of clause
(g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act.
Annexure to Independent Auditors'' Report
(Referred to in Paragraph 3 under the heading ''Report on Other Legal
and Regulatory Requirements of our report of even date on the financial
statements of Alicon Castalloy Limited (''the Company'') for the year
ended 31st March, 2014).
(i) (a) The Company is maintaining records showing particulars
including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) As informed to us, some part of the fixed assets has been
physically verified by the management during the year. As per
information given to us, no material discrepancies were noticed on
physical verification of some part of the fixed assets. We have relied
upon management confirmation in the absence of specific details.
However, in our opinion, the Company needs to undertake a comprehensive
programme of physical verification covering all fixed assets.
(c) The Company has not disposed off any substantial part of its fixed
assets so as to affect its going concern status.
(ii) (a) The inventories comprising semi-finished goods, raw materials,
stores and spares etc. have been physically verified by the management
during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventories
followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) The Company has maintained inventory records which need to be
improved particularly in respect of semi-finished and finished goods.
The closing inventory is established on the basis of year-end physical
verification. The discrepancies noticed on physical verification of
inventory as compared to book records were not material and have been
properly dealt with in the accounts.
(iii) (a) In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, during the year, the Company has not granted
any loan, secured or unsecured, to companies, firms or other parties
covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4 (iii) (a) (b) (c)
(d) the Order are not applicable to the Company.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, during the year, the Company has not taken any loan,
secured or unsecured, from companies, firms or other parties covered in
the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4 (iii) (e), (f) & (g) of the
Order are not applicable to the Company.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there exists internal control system commensurate with the
size of Company and the nature of its business for the purchase of
inventory, fixed assets and for the sale of goods and services.
However, in our opinion, the existing internal control system needs to
be further strengthened particularly in respect of fixed assets.
During the course of our audit, we have not observed any continuing
failure to correct major weaknesses in internal control system of the
Company.
(v) (a) In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of
contracts or arrangements that need to be entered in the register
maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been
entered.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us and having regard to special nature of capital goods for
which comparable quotations are not available, the transactions made in
pursuance of contracts or arrangements entered in the register
maintained under section 301 of the Act and exceeding the value of
rupees five lakhs in respect of each party during the year have been
made at prices which are prima facie reasonable having regard to the
prevailing market prices at the relevant time.
(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of sections 58A, 58AA of the Act and rules framed there
under.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has internal audit system
commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
(viii) We have broadly reviewed the cost records maintained by the
Company pursuant to the Companies (Cost Accounting Records) Rules, 2011
prescribed by the Central Government under section 209(1) (d) of the
Act and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed cost
records have been made and maintained. We, however, have not made
detailed examination of the records with a view to determine whether
they are accurate and complete.
(ix) (a) According to the records of the Company produced before us,
the Company is generally regular in depositing with the appropriate
authorities undisputed amount of statutory dues including Provident
Fund, Investor Education and Protection Fund, Profession Tax,
Income-tax, Wealth-tax, Sales-tax, Value Added Tax, Service Tax, Excise
Duty, cess and any other material statutory dues as applicable to it.
(b) According to the records of the Company produced before us and
according to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of the aforesaid statutory dues
were in arrears and outstanding as at 31st March, 2014 for a period of
more than six months from the date those became payable.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
are no dues, to the extent applicable, of Income-tax, Sales-tax, Value
Added Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Custom Duty, Excise Duty and cess
which have not been deposited on account of any dispute except those
given in the table below.
Name of Nature of the Amount Forum where
the Statue dues (Rs. ) dispute is pending
MVAT Act, Assessment 8,094,557/- The Joint
2005 dues for the Commissioner of
year 2007-08 Sales Tax (Appeals-
F-002), Pune
Under CST Assessment 81,884,443/- The Joint
Act dues for the Commissioner of
year 2007-08 Sales Tax (Appeals-
F-002), Pune
Total 89,979,000/-
(x) The Company does not have any accumulated losses as at the end of
the financial year under audit.
The Company has not incurred cash losses during the financial year
covered by our audit and in the immediately preceding financial year.
(xi) Based on our audit procedures and according to the information and
explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that the
Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to the banks and
financial institutions. The Company has not borrowed money in the form
of debentures.
(xii) Based on our examination of records and according to the
information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted
loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares,
debentures and other securities.
(xiii) The Company is not a chit fund or nidhi/mutual benefit
fund/society and therefore provisions of clause 4 (xiii) of the Order
are not applicable to the Company.
(xiv) In our opinion, the Company is not dealing or trading in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the
provisions of clause 4 (xiv) the Order are not applicable to the
Company.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from bank
or financial institutions. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4 (xv)
of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
(xvi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us the term loans have been applied, on an overall basis, for
the purposes for which those were obtained
(xvii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us and on overall examination of the balance sheet read with
notes thereon of the Company, no funds raised on short-term basis have
prima facie been used for long-term investment.
(xviii) During the year under audit, the Company has not made any
preferential allotment of shares to parties and companies covered in
the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(xix) The Company has not issued any debentures during the year and
does not have any debentures outstanding as at the beginning and as at
end the year. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4 (xix) of the
Order are not applicable to the Company.
(xx) The Company has not raised any money by way of public issues
during the year. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 4 (xx) of the
Order are not applicable to the Company.
(xxi) During the course of our examination of the books and records of
the Company carried out in accordance with the generally accepted
auditing practices in India, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of
fraud of material amount on or by the Company, noticed or reported
during the year, nor have we been informed of such case by the
management.
For Asit Mehta & Associates
Chartered Accountants
Registration No.100733W
Sanjay Rane
Partner
Membership No.100374
Place : Pune
Date : April 30, 2014
Mar 31, 2013
REPORT ON THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Alicon
Castalloy Limited (''the Company'') which comprise the Balance Sheet as
at March 31, 2013, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow
Statement for the year then ended and a summary of significant
accounting policies and other explanatory information.
MANAGEMENT''S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Management is responsible for the preparation of these financial
statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position,
financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with
the accounting principles generally accepted in India including the
Accounting Standards referred to in Section 211 (3C) of the Companies
Act, 1956 (''the Act''). This responsibility includes the design,
implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to the
preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a
true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due
to fraud or error.
AUDITORS'' RESPONSIBILITY
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance
with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India. Those standards require that we comply with
ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures
selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of
the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether
due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor
considers internal control relevant to the Company''s preparation and
fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also
includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and
the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by management, as
well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial
statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
OPINION
1) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial statements give
the information required by the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so
required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the
accounting principles generally accepted in India:
(i) In the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2013;
(ii) In the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit for
the year ended on that date; and
(iii) In the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
EMPHASIS OF MATTER
2) (a) We draw attention to footnote under Note 8 of the financial
statements: The Company has no dues to suppliers covered under ''MSMED
Act'', 2006. We have relied upon management confirmations in respect of
the same.
(b) We draw attention to footnote under Note 15 of the financial
statements: The management of the Company has confirmed that all trade
receivables are good and realisable in the ordinary course of its
business and thus no provision is called for doubtful debts. We have
relied upon management confirmationin the absence customer
confirmations at large.
Our opinion is not qualified in respect of these matters.
REPORT ON OTHER LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
3) As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003, (as
amended) (''the Order'') issued by the Central Government of India in
terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Act, we give in the
Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of
the said Order.
4) As required by section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) We have obtained all the information and explanations which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our
audit;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of
those books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash
Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the
books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss
and the Cash Flow Statement comply with the Accounting Standards
referred to in Section 211 (3C) of the Act;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as on March 31,2013 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors of the Company is disqualified as on
March 31,2013 from being appointed as a director, in terms of clause
(g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act.
(f) Since the Central Government has not issued any notification as to
the rate at which cess is to be paid under section 441A of the
Companies Act, 1956 nor it has issued any Rules under the said section,
prescribing the manner in which such cess is to be paid, no cess is due
and payable by the Company.
(Referred to in Paragraph 3 under the heading ''Report on Other Legal
and Regulatory Requirements of our report of even date on the financial
statements of Alicon Castalloy Limited (''the Company'') for the year
ended March 31, 2013).
On the basis of such checks of the books and records of the Company, as
we considered appropriate and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we state that:
(i) (a) The Company is maintaining records showing quantitative details
and situation of fixed assets. However, asset numbering exercise has
remained to be completed.
(b) As informed to us, substantial part of the fixed assets has been
physically verified by the management during the year. We are informed
that the discrepancies noticed on physical verification of the fixed
assets have been properly dealt with in the books of account.
(c) The Company has not disposed off any substantial part of its fixed
assets so as to affect its going concern status.
(ii) (a) The inventories comprising semi-finished goods, raw materials,
stores and spares etc. have been physically verified by the management
during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventories
followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) The Company has maintained inventory records. However, the closing
inventory is established on the basis of year-end physical
verification.
(iii) (a) In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, during the year, the Company has not granted
any loan, secured or unsecured, to companies, firms or other parties
covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956. Hence, the provisions of clause (iii) (a) (b) (c) (d) of
paragraph 4 of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, during the year, the Company has not taken any loan,
secured or unsecured, from companies, firms or other parties covered in
the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
Hence, the provisions of clause (iii) (e), (f) & (g) of paragraph 4 of
the Order are not applicable to the Company.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there exists internal control system commensurate with the
size of Company and the nature of its business for the purchase of
inventory, fixed assets and for the sale of goods. During the course of
our audit, we have not observed any continuing failure to correct major
weaknesses in internal control system of the Company.
(v) (a) In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of
contracts or arrangements that need to be entered in the register
maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been
entered.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or arrangements
entered in the register maintained under section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956 and exceeding the value of rupees five lakhs in respect of
any party during the year have been made at prices which are prima
facie reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the
relevant time, to the extent information available with the Company.
(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.
Therefore, the provisions of clause (vi) of Paragraph 4 of the Order is
not applicable to the Company.
(vii) The Company has internal audit system commensurate with its size
and nature of its business.
(viii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the cost records required to be maintained under section
209(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956 have been made and maintained. We,
however, have not made detailed examination of the records.
(ix) (a) According to the records of the Company and information and
explanations given to us, the Company is generally regular in
depositing with the appropriate authorities undisputed amount of
statutory dues including Provident Fund, Investor Education and
Protection Fund, Profession Tax, Income Tax, Wealth Tax, Sales Tax,
Value Added Tax, Service Tax, Custom Duty, Excise Duty, cess and any
other material statutory dues as applicable to it.
(b) According to the records of the Company and according to the
information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable
in respect of the aforesaid statutory dues were in arrears and
outstanding as at March 31, 2013 for a period of more than six months
from the date those became payable.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
are no dues, to the extent applicable, of Income Tax, Sales Tax, Value
Added Tax, Wealth Tax, Service Tax, Custom Duty, Excise Duty and cess
which have not been deposited on account of any dispute except those
given in the table below.
Name of Nature of the Amount Forum where
the Statue Dues (Rs.) dispute is pending
MVAT Act, Assessment 80,94,557/- The Joint
2005 dues for the Commissioner of
year 2007-08 Sales Tax (Appeals-
F-002), Pune
(x) The Company does not have any accumulated losses as at the end of
the financial year under audit. The Company has not incurred cash
losses during the financial year covered by our audit and in the
immediately preceeding financial year.
(xi) Based on our audit procedures and according to the information and
explanations given by the management, we are of the opinion that the
Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to the banks and
financial institutions. The Company has not borrowed money in the form
of debentures.
(xii) Based on our examination of records and according to the
information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted
loans and advances on the basis of security by way of pledge of shares,
debentures and other securities.
(xiii) The Company is not a chitfund or nidhi/mutual benefit fund/
society and therefore provisions of clause (xiii) of paragraph 4 of the
Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003, as amended are not applicable
to the Company.
(xiv) The Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities,
debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the provisions of clause
(xiv) of paragraph 4 of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others from bank
or financial institutions. Therefore, the provisions of clause (xv) of
paragraph 4 of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
(xvi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us and on overall examination of the Balance Sheet read with
notes thereon of the Company, the term loans have prima-facie been
applied for the purposes for which they were obtained.
(xvii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us and on overall examination of the Balance Sheet read with
notes thereon of the Company, no funds raised on short-term basis have
prima facie been used for long-term investment.
(xviii) During the year under audit, the Company has not made any
preferential allotment of shares to parties and companies covered in
the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
xix) The Company has not issued debentures during the year. The Company
also did not have any debentures outstanding as at the end the year.
(xx) The Company has not raised any money by way of public issue during
the year.
(xxi) During the course of our examination of the books and records of
the Company carried out in accordance with the generally accepted
auditing practices in India, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we have neither come across any instance of
fraud of material amount on or by the Company, noticed or reported
during the year, nor have we been informed of such case by the
management.
For Asit Mehta & Associates
Chartered Accountants
Registration No.100733W
Sanjay S. Rane
Partner
Membership No.100374
Place: Pune
Date : April 30th, 2013
Mar 31, 2012
1.We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Alicon Castalloy
Limited (the Company) as at March 31, 2012, the Statement of
Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow Statement of the Company
for the year ended on that date annexed thereto. These financial
statements are the responsibility of the Company's management.
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit.
2. We conducted our audit in accordance with the auditing standards
generally accepted in India. Those standards require that we plan
and perform audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether
the financial statements are free from material misstatement. An
audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the
amounts and disclosure in the financial statements. An audit also
includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
financial statements presentation. We believe that our audit
provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003, (as
amended by DCA Notification G.S.R. 766(E), dated November
25, 2004) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we
enclose in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in
paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.
4.Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph
(3) above, we report that:
a. We have obtained all the information and explanations,
which to the best of our knowledge and belief were
necessary for the purposes of our audit unless stated otherwise;
b. In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination
of those books unless stated otherwise;
c. The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the
books of account;
d. In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss
and Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply in all material respects with the Accounting Standards (AS) referred to in sub-section
(3C) of Section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956, unless stated otherwise in statement of significant accounting policies and notes to accounts;
e. On the basis of written representations received from the
directors as on March 31, 2012 and taken on record by the Board
of Directors, we report that none of the Directors is disqualified
as on March 31, 2012 from being appointed as a director in terms
of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Companies
Act, 1956.
f. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according
to the explanation given to us, the said accounts read together
with and subject to the significant accounting policies and notes
thereon, give the information required by the Companies Act,1956
in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in
conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in
India:
i. In the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2012;
ii. In the case of the Statement Profit and Loss, of the profit of the
Company for the year ended on that date; and
iii. In the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for
the year ended on that date.
On the basis of such checks of the books and records of the
Company, as we considered appropriate and according to the
information and explanations given to us, we state that: (reference
of the phrase 'during the year' hereinafter should be read and
understood as 'during the year ended March 31 2012')
I. a. The Company has maintained records showing details and
situation of fixed assets. However, asset numbering exercise is
stated to be under completion.
b. As informed to us, the Company has a phased programme of
verification of its fixed assets by which all assets get physically
verified by the management over a period of three years, which,
in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the
company and the nature of its assets. We are informed that no
material discrepancies were noticed on such physical verification.
c. The Company has not disposed off any substantial part of its
fixed assets so as to affect its going concern status.
II. a. The inventories comprising semi-finished goods, raw materials,
stores and spares etc. have been physically verified by the
management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of
verification is reasonable.
b. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventories
followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in
relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
c.The Company needs to improve its inventory records so as to
contain all details of each transaction and for each item of the
stock. The closing inventory is established on the basis of year-end
physical verification.
III. a. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, during the year, the Company has not granted any
loan, secured or unsecured, to companies, firms or other parties
covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956.
b. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, during the year, the Company has not taken any loan,
secured or unsecured, from companies, firms or other parties
covered in the register maintained under section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there exists adequate internal control system
commensurate with the size of Company and the nature of its
business with regard to purchase of inventory, fixed assets and
for the sale of goods. During the course of our audit, we have not
observed any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in
internal control system of the Company.
v. a. In our opinion and according to information and explanations
given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements that need
to be entered in the register maintained under section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956 have been entered.
According to the information and explanations given to us, the
transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or arrangements
entered in the register maintained under section 301 of the
Companies Act, 1956 and exceeding the value of rupees five
lakhs in respect of any party during the year have been made
at prices which are prima facie reasonable having regard to the
prevailing market prices at the relevant time, to the extent that
such comparative prices are available and where items purchased/
sold are of special nature for which suitable alternative sources do
not exist.
vI. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not accepted any deposit from the
public during the year. We are informed that no order has been
passed by Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal
or Reserve Bank of India or any Court or any other Tribunal in
this regard.
vII. The Company has an internal audit system commensurate with
its size and nature of its business.
vII. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the cost records required to be maintained under
section 209(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956 have been made and
maintained. We, however, have not made detailed examination of
the records.
IX. a. According to the records of the Company and information and
explanations given to us, the Company is generally regular in
depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed amount of
statutory dues including Provident Fund, Investor Education and
Protection Fund, Workmen Compensation, Income-tax, Wealth-tax
Sales-tax, Value Added Tax, Custom Duty, Excise Duty and any
other statutory dues applicable to it.
b. According to the information and explanation given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of the aforesaid dues
were outstanding as at March 31, 2012 for a period more than six
months from the date those became payable.
According to the information and explanations given to us, there
are no dues, to the extent applicable, of Sales-tax,/ Income-tax//
Customs Duty/ Wealth Tax / Excise Duty /Cess, which have not
been deposited on account of any dispute, except assessment
dues of Rs.80,94,557/- for the year 2007-08 under MVAT Act
against which, we are informed, the Company has preferred
the appeal with the Joint Commissioner of Sales Tax (Appeals-
F-002), Pune
x. The Company does not have any accumulated losses as at the end
of the financial year under audit. The Company has not incurred
cash losses during the financial year covered by our audit and in
the immediately preceding financial year.
xI. Based on our audit procedures and according to the information
and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in
repayment of dues to the banks and the financial institutions. The
Company has not borrowed money in the form of debentures.
xII. Based on our examination of records and according to the
information and explanations given to us, the Company has not
granted loans and advances on the basis of security by way of
pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
xIII. The Company is not a chit/nidhi/mutual benefit fund/society
and therefore provisions of clause 4 (xiii) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xiv. The Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities,
debentures and other investments.
xv. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not given any guarantee for loans taken by others
from banks or financial institutions.
xvi. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us and on overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the
Company, we report that, the term loans have prima-facie been
applied for the purpose for which they were obtained.
xvii. According to the information and explanations given to us and on
overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company read
with notes theupon, we are of the opinion that no funds raised
on short-term basis have prima facie been used for long-term
investment.
xviii. During the year under audit, the Company has not made any
preferential allotment of shares to parties and companies covered
in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956.
xix. The Company has not issued debentures during the year. The
Company did not have any outstanding debentures as at the end
the year.
xx. The Company has not raised any money by way of public issues
during the year.
xxi. During the course of our examination of the books and records
of the Company, carried out in accordance with the generally
accepted auditing practices in India, and according to the
information and explanations given to us, we have neither come
across any instance of material fraud on or by the Company,
noticed or reported during the year, nor have we been informed of
such case by the management.
For Asit Mehta & Associates
Chartered Accountants
Firm Regn No. 100733W
Sanjay Rane
Partner
Membership No 100374
Place: Shikrapur
Date: May 30, 2012
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