Mar 31, 2019
Report on the Audit of the Financial Statements
Opinion
We have audited the financial statements of Automotive Stampings and Assemblies Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the balance sheet as at 31 March 2019, and the statement of profit and loss (including other comprehensive income), statement of changes in equity and statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
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, 2013 (âActâ) 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 31 March 2019, and loss and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those SAs 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 together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Material Uncertainty Related to Going Concern
We draw attention to Note 4.4 in the financial statements, which indicates that the Company incurred a net loss of Rs. 1,262.75 lakhs during the year ended 31 March 2019, and, as of that date, the Companyâs total liabilities exceeded its total assets by Rs. 4,155.07 lakhs. As stated in note 4.4, these events or conditions, along with other matters as set forth in note 4.4 indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Companyâs ability to continue as a going concern.
Our opinion is not modified is respect of this matter.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
Description of Key Audit Matter
The key audit matter |
How the matter was addressed in our audit |
Going Concern As of 31 March 2019, the Companyâs total liabilities exceeded its total assets by Rs. 4,155.07 lakhs. Note 4.4 to the financial statements explains how the directors of the Company have formed a judgement that the going concern basis is appropriate in preparing the financial statements. The directors of the Company made their assessment of going concern by preparing a cash flow forecast in which some key assumptions were applied. These key assumptions included forecasts of sales volumes, average selling prices, raw material costs and the availability of banking and other financing facilities as well as financial support from the Holding company. We identified going concern as a key audit matter because a significant degree of management judgement is involved in making this assessment and in forecasting the future cash flows of the Company which are inherently uncertain and because the management judgement and inherent uncertainties could have significant impact on the basis of preparation of the financial statements and could be subject to management bias. |
Our audit procedures included: - Walking through the business planning process and assessing the design, implementation and operating effectiveness of managementâs key internal controls over the assessment of going concern, including the preparation of cash flow forecasts. - Inspecting letters of financial support from the Holding Company and assessing the ability of the Holding Company to provide such financial support by inspecting available financial information. - Evaluating the key assumptions in the cash flow forecasts (including future revenue, gross profit, operating expenses and capital expenditure) with reference to historical production information, current performance, internal investment and production plans, and market and other external available information; - Considering the accuracy and reliability of cash flow forecasts made by management in prior years by comparing them with the current year''s results; - Assessing the availability of banking and other financing facilities and arrangements by inspecting underlying documentation, which included banking facility agreements signed before and after the reporting period end, and assessing the impact of any covenants and other restrictive terms therein - We also checked if any waivers were obtained from the financial institutions from which borrowings are made. Based on our procedures we noted that the key assumptions used in the forecasts were within a reasonable range of our expectations. |
Revenue Recognition |
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The Company''s revenue is derived from the sale |
Our audit procedures to assess the recognition of |
of sheet metal stampings, welded assemblies and |
revenue included the following: |
modes for the automotive industry. The Company recognises revenue when the control is transferred to the customer. |
- evaluating the design, implementation and operating effectiveness of key internal controls over the existence, accuracy and timing of |
The terms set out in the Company''s sales contracts |
revenue recognition; |
relating to goods acceptance by customers are varied. Accordingly, the terms and conditions of sales contracts may affect the timing of recognition of sales to customers as each sales contract could have different terms relating to customer acceptance of the goods sold. |
- performed substantive test of details over revenue recognized throughout the period by selecting a sample of transactions to ensure that the samples selected meet the revenue recognition criteria and are appropriately recorded; |
We identified the recognition of revenue as a key audit matter because revenue is one of the key performance indicators of the Company and is, therefore, subject to an inherent risk of misstatement to meet targets or expectations and because errors in the recognition of revenue could |
- tested sample transactions around the period end to ensure they were recorded in the correct period; and tested journal entries posted to revenue accounts focusing on unusual or irregular items, if any. |
have a material impact on the Company. |
Information Other than the Financial Statements and Auditorsâ Report Thereon
The Company''s management and Board of Directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Company''s annual report, but does not include the financial statements and our auditorsâ report thereon. The said other information is expected to be made available to us after the date of this auditor''s report.
Our opinion on the 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 financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information identified above when it becomes available and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
Managementâs Responsibility for the Financial Statements
The Company''s management and Board of Directors are responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs, profit/loss and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act. 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 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 financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, management and Board of Directors are responsible for assessing the Company''s 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.
Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing the Companyâs financial reporting process.
Auditorâs Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors'' 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 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 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 control 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 with reference to financial statements 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 management''s 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 auditors'' report to the related disclosures in the 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 auditors'' 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 financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
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 financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditors'' 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 the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016 (âthe Orderâ) issued by the Central Government in terms of section 143 (11) of the Act, we give in the âAnnexure Aâ a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, 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), the statement of changes in equity and the statement of cash flows dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the specified under section 133 of the Act.
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2019 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 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 with reference to financial statements of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in âAnnexure Bâ.
g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditors'' 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 as at 31 March 2019 on its financial position in its financial statements - Refer Note 36 to the 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;
iv. The disclosures in the financial statements regarding holdings as well as dealings in specified bank notes during the period from 8 November 2016 to 30 December 2016 have not been made in these financial statements since they do not pertain to the financial year ended 31 March 2019.
3. With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditorsâ Report under section 197(16):
In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the remuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the current year is in accordance with the provisions of Section 197 of the Act. The remuneration paid to any director is not in excess of the limit laid down under Section 197 of the Act. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has not prescribed other details under Section 197(16) which are required to be commented upon by us.
Annexure A to Independent Auditorsâ Report
Referred to in paragraph 1 in Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements of the Independent Auditorsâ Report of even date to the Members of the Company on the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2019, we report that:
i. (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) The Company has a regular programme of physical verification of its fixed assets by which all fixed assets are verified once every year. In accordance with this programme, all fixed assets were verified during the year and no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets.
(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 of immovable properties are held in the name of the Company except for leasehold land at Bhosari MIDC, which is in the name of JBM Tools Limited (name changed to Automotive Stampings and Assemblies Limited). The Company is in the process of transferring the title deeds in the name of the Company.
ii. In our opinion and according to information and explanation given to us, and on the basis of our examination of records of the Company, the inventory except inventories lying with third parties and goods-in-transit have been physically verified at reasonable intervals by the management. In respect of inventory lying with third party, these have substantially been confirmed by them and with respect of goods-in-transit, subsequent goods receipt have been verified by the management. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and book records were INR 221.58 lakhs (net). According to the information and explanation given to us, the said differences are mainly on account of pending bill of material correction and try outs for new projects, and the same has been accounted in the books of accounts. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
iii. According to the information and explanations given to us, 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, 2013 (âActâ). Accordingly, paragraph 3(iii) (a), (b) and (c) of the Order are not applicable.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans, made any investments or provided any guarantees or securities to which provisions of section 185 and 186 of the Act apply. Accordingly, paragraph 3(iv) of the Order is not applicable.
v. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public in terms of directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India and the provisions of Sections 73 to 76 of the Act and the rules made there under.
vi. The Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under Section 148(1) of the Act read with the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 for the goods sold and services rendered by the Company.
vii. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records of the Company examined by us, in our opinion, the Company is regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including Provident fund, Employeesâ state insurance, Income-tax, Duty of customs, Goods and service tax and other material statutory dues as applicable, with the appropriate authorities, except for provident fund dues referred to in note 36 to the financial statements. As explained to us, the Company did not have any dues on account of Sales tax, Service tax, Duty of excise, Value added tax and Cess.
According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident fund, Employees'' state insurance, Income-tax, Duty of customs, Goods and Service Tax and other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 March 2019, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable. We draw attention to note 36 to the financial statements which more fully explains the matter regarding non-payment of provident fund contribution pursuant to Supreme Court judgment dated 28 February 2019.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of Income-tax, Sales- tax, Service tax, Duty of customs, Duty of excise, Value added tax and Goods and service tax which have not been deposited on account of any dispute except for the following:
Name of statue |
Nature of dues |
Amount* (in Rs. Lakhs) |
Amount paid under protest (in Rs.Lakhs) |
Period to which the amount relates |
Forum where the dispute is pending |
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
Penalty |
14.38 |
- |
2007-2011 |
Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
Duty and Penalty |
21.53 |
0.80 |
2007-2009 |
Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
Penalty |
5.25 |
5.25 |
2001-2004 |
Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
Duty |
31.00 |
- |
1998-2009 |
Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
Duty |
123.96 |
- |
2008-2009 |
Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
Penalty |
9.31 |
- |
2005-2006 |
Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
Penalty |
83.82 |
69.75 |
2006-2011 |
Bombay High Court |
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
Duty |
357.37 |
- |
2002-2005 |
Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
Bombay Sales Tax Act, 1959 |
Sales Tax |
2.92 |
- |
2002-03 |
Joint Commissioner (Appeals) |
Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 |
Sales Tax |
66.58 |
8.57 |
2011-12 |
Joint Commissioner (Appeals) |
Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 |
Sales Tax |
22.23 |
5.57 |
2012-13 |
Joint Commissioner (Appeals) |
Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 |
Sales Tax |
186.45 |
10.95 |
2013-14 |
Joint Commissioner (Appeals) |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Income Tax |
30.08 |
- |
2002-03 |
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) |
Name of statue |
Nature of dues |
Amount* (in Rs. Lakhs) |
Amount paid under protest (in Rs. Lakhs) |
Period to which the amount relates |
Forum where the dispute is pending |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Income Tax |
7.65 |
- |
2008-09 |
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Income Tax |
10.69 |
- |
2009-10 |
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Income Tax |
17.78 |
- |
2005-06 |
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Income Tax |
6.94 |
- |
2011-12 |
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) |
* Amount disclosed above excludes interest and penalty wherever applicable.
viii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in the repayment of loans or borrowings to any financial institution or banks. The Company does not have any loans or borrowings from Government or debentures holders as at the balance sheet date.
ix. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not raised any money by way of initial public offer, further public offer (including debt instruments) or by way of term loans during the year. Accordingly, paragraph 3(ix) of the order is not applicable.
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. In our opinion and according to the information and explanation given to us, managerial remuneration has been paid or provided in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of section 197 read with schedule V to the Act (refer note 45).
xii. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a Nidhi Company as per the Act. Accordingly, paragraph 3(xii) of the order is not applicable.
xiii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, all transactions with related parties are in compliance with section 177 and 188 of the Act and the details, as required by the applicable accounting standards have been disclosed in the financial statements.
xiv. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partially convertible debentures during the year.
xv. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with them during the year.
xvi. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not required to register under section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India, 1934.
Annexure B to Independent Auditorsâ Report on the financial statements of Automotive Stampings and Assemblies Limited for the year ended 31 March 2019
Report on the internal financial controls with reference to the aforesaid financial statements under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013
(Referred to in paragraph 2(f) under âReport on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements'' section of our report of even date)
Opinion
We have audited the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements of Automotive Stampings and Assemblies Limited (âthe Companyâ) as of 31 March 2019 in conjunction with our audit of the financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements and such internal financial controls were operating effectively as at 31 March 2019, based on the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements 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 (the âGuidance Noteâ).
Managementâs Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
The Company''s management and the Board of Directors are responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note. 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 company''s 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 (hereinafter referred to as âthe Actâ).
Auditorsâ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company''s internal financial controls with reference to financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note and the Standards on Auditing, prescribed under section 143(10) of the Act, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls with reference to financial statements. 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 with reference to financial statements were established and maintained and whether 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 with reference to financial statements and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls with reference to financial statements included obtaining an understanding of such internal financial controls, 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 auditor''s judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the 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 Company''s internal financial controls with reference to financial statements.
Meaning of Internal Financial controls with Reference to Financial Statements
A company''s internal financial controls with reference to financial statements 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 company''s internal financial controls with reference to financial statements include 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 company''s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial controls with Reference to Financial Statements
Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls with reference to financial statements, 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 with reference to financial statements to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
For B S R & Co. LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 101248W/W-100022
Swapnil Dakshindas
Place: Pune Partner
Date : April 24, 2019 Membership Number 113896
Mar 31, 2018
Report on the Audit of the Ind AS Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying Ind AS financial statements of Automotive Stampings And Assemblies Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2018, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended, and summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Managementâs Responsibility for the Ind AS Financial Statements
The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ) with respect to the preparation of these Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs, profit/loss (including other comprehensive income), changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) prescribed under section 133 of the Act.
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 Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the 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.
Auditorsâ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these Ind AS 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 thereunder.
We conducted our audit of the Ind AS financial statements 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 Ind AS financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the Ind AS financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditorâs judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the Ind AS financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Companyâs preparation of the Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Companyâs Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the Ind AS financial statements.
We are also responsible to 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 entityâs ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in the auditorsâ report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify the opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of the auditorsâ report. However, future events or conditions may cause an entity to cease to continue as a going concern.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Ind AS financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid Ind AS 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 31 March 2018, its loss (including other comprehensive income), changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Material Uncertainty Related to Going Concern
We draw attention to note 4.4 in the financial statements, which indicates that the Company incurred a net loss of Rs. 4,647.91 Lakhs during the year ended 31 March 2018 and, as of that date, the Companyâs liabilities exceeded its total assets by Rs.2,891.04 Lakh. As stated in note 4.4, these events or conditions, along with other matters as set forth in note 4.4, indicate that a material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Companyâs ability to continue as a going concern.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Other Matter
The comparative financial information of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2017 prepared in accordance with Ind AS included in these Ind AS financial statements have been audited by the predecessor auditor who had audited the financial statements for the relevant periods. The report of the predecessor auditor on the comparative financial information dated 28 April 2017 expressed an unmodified opinion.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditorsâ Report) Order, 2016 (âthe Orderâ) issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in âAnnexure Aâ a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, 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, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid Ind AS financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of the Act.
e) The going concern matter described under the Material Uncertainty Related to Going Concern paragraph above, in our opinion, may have an adverse effect on the functioning of the Company.
f) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2018 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2018 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act.
g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in âAnnexure Bâ.
h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditorsâ 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 Ind AS financial statements - Refer note 36 to the Ind AS financial statements;
ii. The Company has long-term contracts as at 31 March 2018 for which there were no material foreseeable losses. The Company did not have any long-term derivative contracts as at 31 March 2018;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company; and
iv. The disclosures in the financial statements regarding holdings as well as dealings in specified bank notes during the period from 8 November 2016 to 30 December 2016 have not been made since they do not pertain to the financial year ended 31 March 2018. However amounts as appearing in the audited Ind AS financial statements for the period ended 31 March 2017 have been disclosed.
Referred to in paragraph 1 in Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements of the Independent Auditorsâ Report of even date to the Members of the Company on the Ind AS financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2018, we report that:
i. (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) The Company has a regular programme of physical verification of its fixed assets by which all fixed assets are verified once every year. In accordance with this programme, all fixed assets were verified during the year and no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets.
(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 of immovable properties are held in the name of the Company.
ii. In our opinion and according to information and explanation given to us, and on the basis of our examination of records of the Company, the inventory except inventories lying with third parties and goods-in-transit have been physically verified at reasonable intervals by the management. In respect of inventory lying with third party, these have substantially been confirmed by them and with respect of goods-in-transit, subsequent goods receipt have been verified by the management. The discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and book records were not material. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
iii. According to the information and explanations given to us, 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, 2013 (âActâ). Accordingly, paragraph 3(iii) (a), (b) and (c) of the Order are not applicable.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans, made any investments or provided any guarantees or securities to which provisions of Section 185 and 186 of the Act apply. Accordingly, paragraph 3(iv) of the Order is not applicable.
v. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public in terms of directives issued by the Reserve Bank of India and the provisions of Sections 73 to 76 of the Act and the rules made there under.
vi. The Central Government has not prescribed the maintenance of cost records under Section 148(1) of the Act read with the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014 for the goods sold and services rendered by the Company.
vii. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, amounts deducted / accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed statutory dues including Provident Fund, Employeesâ State Insurance, Income-Tax, Sales-Tax, Service-Tax, Duty of Customs, Duty of Excise, Value Added Tax, Goods and Service Tax and any other statutory dues have generally been regularly deposited during the year by the Company with the appropriate authorities. As explained to us, the Company did not have any dues on account of cess.
According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Employeesâ State Insurance, Income-Tax, Sales- Tax, Service-Tax, Duty of Excise, Duty of Customs, Value Added Tax, Goods and Service Tax and other statutory dues were in arrears, as at 31 March 2018, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of Income-Tax, Sales-Tax, Service Tax, Duty of Customs, Duty of Excise, Value Added Tax and Goods and Service Tax which have not been deposited on account of any dispute except for the following:
Name of statue |
Nature of dues |
Amount* (in Rs. Lakhs) |
Amount paid under protest (in Rs.Lakhs) |
Period to which the amount relates |
Forum where the dispute is pending |
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
Penalty |
14.38 |
- |
2007-2011 |
Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
Duty and Penalty |
21.53 |
0.80 |
2007-2009 |
Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
Penalty |
5.25 |
5.25 |
2001-2004 |
Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
Duty |
31.37 |
- |
1998-2009 |
Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
Duty |
123.96 |
- |
2007-2009 |
Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
Penalty |
9.31 |
- |
2002-2004 |
Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
Penalty |
83.82 |
69.75 |
2006-2011 |
Bombay High Court |
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
Duty |
357.37 |
- |
2002-2005 |
Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
Bombay Sales Tax Act, 1959 |
Sale Tax |
2.92 |
- |
2002-03 |
Joint Commissioner (Appeals) |
Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 |
Sale Tax |
66.58 |
5 |
2011-12 |
Joint Commissioner (Appeals) |
Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 |
Sale Tax |
22.23 |
5 |
2012-13 |
Joint Commissioner (Appeals) |
Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 |
Sale Tax |
186.45 |
10.95 |
2013-14 |
Joint Commissioner (Appeals) |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Income Tax |
30.08 |
- |
2002-03 |
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Income Tax |
7.65 |
- |
2008-09 |
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Income Tax |
10.69 |
- |
2009-10 |
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Income Tax |
17.78 |
- |
2005-06 |
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Income Tax |
6.94 |
- |
2011-12 |
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) |
* Amount disclosed above excludes interest and penalty wherever applicable.
viii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in the repayment of loans or borrowings to any financial institution or banks or Government or due to debentures holders as at the balance sheet date.
ix. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, term loans taken by the Company have been applied for the purpose for which they were raised. The Company has not raised moneys by way of initial public offer or 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. In our opinion and according to the information and explanation given to us, managerial remuneration has been paid or provided in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of Section 197 read with schedule V to the Act.
xii. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a Nidhi Company as per the Act. Accordingly, paragraph 3(xii) of the order is not applicable.
xiii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, all transactions with related parties are in compliance with Section 177 and 188 of the Act and the details, as required by the applicable accounting standards have been disclosed in the Ind AS financial statements.
xiv. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partially convertible debentures during the year.
xv. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with them during the year.
xvi. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not required to register under Section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India, 1934.
Referred to in paragraph 2(g) in Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements of the Independent Auditorsâ Report to the members of Automotive Stampings And Assemblies Limited on the Ind AS financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2018, we report that:
Report on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause (i) of Sub-Section 3 of Section 143 of the Act
We were engaged to audit the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Automotive Stampings And Assemblies Limited (âCompanyâ) as of 31 March 2018 in conjunction with our audit of the Ind AS financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
Managementâs Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
The Companyâs management 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 (âthe Guidance Noteâ) issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (âICAIâ). 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 the 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 Act.
Auditorsâ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Companyâs internal financial controls over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note and the Standards on Auditing, issued by ICAI and deemed to be prescribed under Section 143(10) of the Act, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both applicable to an audit of Internal Financial Controls and, both issued by the ICAI. 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 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 Companyâs internal financial controls system over financial reporting.
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.
Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Control 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, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at 31 March 2018, 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 issued by the ICAI.
For B S R & Co. LLP
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration Number: 101248W/W-100022
Swapnil Dakshindas
Place: Pune Partner
Date : April 26, 2018 Membership Number 113896
Mar 31, 2017
INDEPENDENT AUDITORSâ REPORT
TO THE MEMBERS OF AUTOMOTIVE STAMPINGS AND ASSEMBLIES LIMITED Report on the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) Financial Statements
1. We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Automotive Stampings and Assemblies Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2017 the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Managementâs Responsibility for the Ind AS Financial Statements
2. The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ) with respect to the preparation of these Ind AS financial statements to give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance (including other comprehensive income), cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards specified in the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 (as amended) under Section 133 of the Act. 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 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 Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditorsâ Responsibility
3. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these Ind AS financial statements based on our audit.
4. We have taken into account the provisions of the Act and the Rules made hereunder including 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.
5. We conducted our audit of the Ind AS financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act and other applicable authoritative pronouncements issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards and pronouncements require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Ind AS financial statements are free from material misstatement.
6. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the Ind AS financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditorsâ judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the Ind AS financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Companyâs preparation of the Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view, in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Companyâs Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the Ind AS financial statements.
7. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Ind AS financial statements.
Opinion
8. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid Ind AS 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, 2017, and its loss (including other comprehensive income), its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
Other Matter
9. The financial information of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2016 and the transition date opening balance sheet as at April 1, 2015 included in these Ind AS financial statements, are based on the previously issued statutory financial statements for the years ended March 31, 2016 and March 31, 2015 prepared in accordance with the Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules, 2006 (as amended) which were audited by us, on which we expressed an unmodified opinion dated April 28, 2016 and April 22, 2015 respectively. The adjustments to those financial statements for the differences in accounting principles adopted by the Company on transition to the Ind AS have been audited by us.
Our opinion is not qualified in respect of this matter.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
10. As required by the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2016, issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act (âthe Orderâ), 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 B a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
11. As required by Section 143 (3) of the Act, 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), the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid Ind AS financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act.
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2017 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2017 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 Annexure A.
(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditorsâ Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact, if any, of pending litigations as at March 31, 2017 on its financial position in its Ind AS financial statements - Refer Note 36;
ii. The Company has long-term contracts as at March 31, 2017 for which there were no material foreseeable losses. The Company does not have any long-term derivative contracts as at March 31, 2017.
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company during the year ended March 31, 2017.
iv. The Company has provided requisite disclosures in the financial statements as to holdings as well as dealings in Specified Bank Notes during the period from November 8, 2016 to December 30, 2016. Based on audit procedures and relying on the management representation we report that the disclosures are in accordance with books of account maintained by the Company and as produced to us by the Management - Refer Note 41;
Annexure A to Independent Auditorsâ Report
Referred to in paragraph 11(f) of the Independent Auditorsâ Report of even date to the Members of Automotive Stampings and Assemblies Limited on the IND AS financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2017
Report on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Act
1. We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of Automotive Stampings and Assemblies Limited (âthe Companyâ) as of March 31, 2017 in conjunction with our audit of the IND AS financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
Managementâs Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
2. The Companyâs management 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 (ICAI). 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 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 Act.
Auditorsâ Responsibility
3. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Companyâs internal financial controls over financial reporting 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) and the Standards on Auditing deemed to be prescribed under section 143(10) of the Act to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both applicable to an audit of internal financial controls and both issued by the ICAI. 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.
4. 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 judgments, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the IND AS financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.
5. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Companyâs internal financial controls system over financial reporting.
Meaning of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
6. 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 IND AS 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 IND AS financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the companyâs assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
7. 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
8. In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at March 31, 2017, 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.
Referred to in paragraph 10 of the Independent Auditorsâ Report of even date to the Members of Automotive Stampings and Assemblies Limited on the financial statements as of and for the year ended March 31, 2017.
i. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of fixed assets.
(b) The fixed assets of the Company have been physically verified by the Management during the year and no material discrepancies have been noticed on such verification. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable.
(c) The title deeds of immovable properties, as disclosed in Note 5 on fixed assets to the financial statements, are held in the name of the Company.
ii. The physical verification of inventory excluding stocks with third parties have been conducted at reasonable intervals by the Management during the year. In respect of inventory lying with third parties, these have substantially been confirmed by them. The discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventory as compared to book records were not material.
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 Act. Therefore, the provisions of Clause 3(iii), (iii)(a), (iii)(b) and (iii)(c) of the said Order are not applicable to the Company.
iv. The Company has not granted any loans or made any investments, or provided any guarantees or security to the parties covered under Section 185 and 186. Therefore, the provisions of Clause 3(iv) of the said Order are not applicable to the Company.
v. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within the meaning of Sections 73, 74, 75 and 76 of the Act and the Rules framed there under to the extent notified.
vi. The Central Government of India has not specified the maintenance of cost records under sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Act for any of the products of the Company.
vii. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records of the
Company examined by us, in our opinion, the Company is regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employeesâ state insurance, income tax, sales tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues, as applicable, with the appropriate authorities.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records of the Company examined by us, the particulars of dues of income tax, sales tax, service tax, duty of excise duty, and value added tax as at March 31, 2017 which have not been deposited on account of a dispute, are as follows:
Name of the statute |
Nature of dues |
Amount (Rs, Lakhs) |
Period to which the amount relates |
Forum where the dispute is pending |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Income Tax |
4.37 |
2010-2011 |
Assistant Commissioner, Income Tax (CPC) |
Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 |
Sales Tax |
61.49 |
2011-2012 |
Joint Commissioner (Appeals). |
Sales Tax |
24.10 |
2012-2013 |
Joint Commissioner (Appeals) |
|
Bombay Sales Tax Act, 1959 |
Sales Tax |
2.92 |
2002-2003 |
Joint Commissioner (Appeals) |
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
Duty and Penalty |
31.37 |
1998-2009 |
Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
Penalty |
9.31 |
2002-2004 |
Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
|
Duty and Penalty |
0.44 |
2005-2009 |
Commissioner of Central Excise (Appeals) |
|
Duty and Penalty |
13.99 |
2006-2011 |
Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
|
Duty and Penalty |
123.96 |
2007- 2009 |
Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
|
Duty and Penalty |
14.38 |
2007-2011 |
Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
|
Duty and Penalty |
20.72 |
2007- 2009 |
Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
viii. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the information and explanation given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowings to any financial institution or bank or Government or dues to debenture holders as at the balance sheet date.
ix. The Company has not raised any moneys by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments). In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the moneys raised by way of term loans have been applied for the purposes for which they were obtained.
x. 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 by the Company or on the Company by its officers or employees, noticed or reported during the year, nor have we been informed of any such case by the Management.
xi. The Company has paid/ provided for managerial remuneration in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.
xii. As the Company is not a Nidhi Company and the Nidhi Rules, 2014 are not applicable to it, the provisions of Clause 3(xii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
xiii. The Company has entered into transactions with related parties in compliance with the provisions of Sections 177 and 188 of the Act. The details of such related party transactions have been disclosed in the financial statements as required under Indian Accounting Standard (Ind AS) 24, Related Party Disclosures specified under Section 133 of the Act.
xiv. The Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year under review. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 3(xiv) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
xv. The Company has not entered into any non cash transactions with its directors or persons connected with him. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 3(xv) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
xvi. The Company is not required to be registered under Section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 3(xvi) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
For Price Waterhouse
Firm Registration Number: 301112E
Chartered Accountants
Amit Borkar
Place: Pune Partner
Date : April 28, 2017 Membership Number 109846
Mar 31, 2016
TO THE MEMBERS OF AUTOMOTIVE STAMPINGS AND ASSEMBLIES LIMITED Report on the Financial Statements
1. We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Automotive Stampings and Assemblies Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2016, the Statement of Profit and Loss, the Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
2. The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect to the preparation of these financial statements to 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 under 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 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 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 financial statements based on our audit.
4. We have taken into account the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under including the accounting standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report.
5. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act and other applicable authoritative pronouncements issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards and pronouncements 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.
6. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and the disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors'' 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 control relevant to the Company''s preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view, in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Company''s Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
7. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the financial statements.
Opinion
8. 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, 2016, and its loss and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
9. As required by ''the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016'', issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 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 B a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
10. As required by Section 143 (3) of the Act, 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, 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 with the Accounting Standards 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,
2016 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2016 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 Annexure A.
(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditors'' Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations given to us:
I. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations as at March 31, 2016 on its financial position in its financial statements - Refer Note 27.
ii. The Company has long-term contracts as at March 31, 2016 for which there were no material foreseeable losses. The Company did not have any derivative contracts as at March 31, 2016.
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company during the year ended March 31, 2016.
Referred to in paragraph 10 of the Independent Auditors'' Report of even date to the members
of Automotive Stampings and Assemblies Limited on the financial statements for the year ended
March 31, 2016.
Report on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the
Act
1. We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of Automotive Stampings and Assemblies Limited ("the Company") as of March 31, 2016 in conjunction with our audit of the financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
Management''s Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
2. The Company''s management 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 (ICAI). 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 company''s 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 Act.
Auditors'' Responsibility
3. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company''s internal financial controls over financial reporting 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 Note") and the Standards on Auditing deemed to be prescribed under section 143(10) of the Act to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both applicable to an audit of internal financial controls and both issued by the ICAI. 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.
4. 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 auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.
5. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Company''s internal financial controls system over financial reporting.
Meaning of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
6. A company''s 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 company''s 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 authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company''s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
7. 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
8. In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at March 31, 2016, 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.
Referred to in paragraph 9 of the Independent Auditors'' Report of even date to the members of Automotive Stampings and Assemblies Limited on the financial statements as of and for the year ended March 31, 2016
i. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of fixed assets.
(b) The fixed assets of the Company have been physically verified by the Management during the year and no material discrepancies have been noticed on such verification. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable.
(c) The title deeds of immovable properties, as disclosed in Note 11 on fixed assets to the financial statements, are held in the name of the Company.
ii. The physical verification of inventory excluding stocks with third parties has been conducted at reasonable intervals by the Management during the year. In respect of inventory lying with third parties, these have substantially been confirmed by them. The discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventory as compared to book records were not material.
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 Act. Therefore, the provisions of Clause 3(iii), (iii)(a), (iii)(b) and (iii)(c) of the said Order are not applicable to the Company.
iv. The Company has not granted any loans or made any investments, or provided any guarantees or security to the parties covered under Section 185 and 186. Therefore, the provisions of Clause 3(iv) of the said Order are not applicable to the Company.
v. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within the meaning of Sections 73, 74, 75 and 76 of the Act and the Rules framed there under to the extent notified.
vi. The Central Government of India has not specified the maintenance of cost records under subsection (1) of Section 148 of the Act for any of the products of the Company.
vii. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records of the Company
examined by us, in our opinion, the Company is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues in respect of Income-Tax deducted at source, though there has been a slight delay in a few cases, and is regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues, including provident fund, employees'' state insurance, Profession Tax, sales tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues, as applicable, with the appropriate authorities.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records of the Company examined by us, the particulars of dues of income tax, sales tax, service tax, duty of excise duty or value added tax as at March 31, 2016 which have not been deposited on account of a dispute, are as follows:
Name of the statute |
Nature of dues |
Amount (Rs. Lakhs) |
Period to which the amount relates |
Forum where the dispute is pending |
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Income Tax |
4.37 |
2010-2011 |
Assistant Commissioner, Income Tax (CPC) |
Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 |
Sales Tax |
133.02 |
2008-2009 |
Joint Commissioner (Appeals) |
Bombay Sales Tax Act, 1959 |
Sales Tax |
2.92 |
2002-2003 |
Joint Commissioner (Appeals) |
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
Duty and Penalty |
31.37 |
1998-2009 |
Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
Penalty |
9.31 |
2002-2004 |
Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
Duty and Penalty |
0.44 |
2005-2009 |
Commissioner of Central Excise (Appeals) |
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
Duty and Penalty |
13.99 |
2006-2011 |
Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
Duty and Penalty |
123.96 |
2007- 2009 |
Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal |
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
Duty and Penalty |
20.66 |
2007-2011 |
The Company is in the process of filling an appeal with Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal. |
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
Duty and Penalty |
21.53 |
2007- 2009 |
The Company is in the process of filling an appeal with Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal. |
Maharashtra Value Added Tax Act, 2002 |
Sales Tax |
66.49 |
2011-2012 |
The Company is in the process of filing an appeal with Commissioner (Appeals) |
viii. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the information and explanation given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowings to any financial institution or bank or Government or dues to debenture holders as at the balance sheet date.
ix. The Company has not raised any moneys by way of initial public offer and further public offer (including debt instruments). In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the moneys raised by way of term loans have been applied for the purposes for which they were obtained.
x. 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 by the Company or on the Company by its officers or employees, noticed or reported during the year, nor have we been informed of any such case by the Management.
xi. The Company has paid/ provided for managerial remuneration in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.
xii. As the Company is not a Nidhi Company and the Nidhi Rules, 2014 are not applicable to it, the provisions of Clause 3(xii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
xiii. The Company has entered into transactions with related parties in compliance with the provisions of Sections 177 and 188 of the Act. The details of such related party transactions have been disclosed in the financial statements as required under Accounting Standard (AS) 18, Related Party Disclosures specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
xiv. The Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year under review. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 3(xiv) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
xv. The Company has not entered into any non- cash transactions with its directors or persons connected with him. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 3(xv) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
xvi. The Company is not required to be registered under Section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 3(xvi) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
For Price Waterhouse
Firm Registration Number: 301112E
Chartered Accountants
Amit Borkar
Mumbai Partner
April 28, 2016 Membership Number 109846
Mar 31, 2015
Report on the Financial Statements
1. We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Automotive
Stampings and Assemblies Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the
Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2015, the Statement of Profit and Loss,
the Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of the
significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
2. The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters
stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with
respect to the preparation of these financial statements to 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 under 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 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 financial statements that give a true and fair view
and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditor''s Responsibility
3. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit.
4. We have taken into account the provisions of the Act and the Rules
made thereunder including the accounting standards and matters which
are required to be included in the audit report.
5. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing
specified under Section 143(10) of the Act and other applicable
authoritative pronouncements issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India. Those Standards and pronouncements 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.
6. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence
about the amounts and the 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 control relevant
to the Company''s preparation of the financial statements that give a
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 controls system over financial reporting and the operating
effectiveness of such controls. An audit also includes evaluating the
appropriateness of the accounting policies used and the reasonableness
of the accounting estimates made by the Company''s Directors, as well as
evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
7. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient
and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the
financial statements.
Opinion
8. 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 loss and its cash flows for the year ended
on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
9. As required by ''the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2015'',
issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11)
of section 143 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 3 and 4 of the Order.
10. As required by Section 143 (3) of the Act, 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, 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 with the
Accounting Standards 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, 2015 taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2015
from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the
Act.
(f) With respect to the 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 knowledge and belief
and according to the information and explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations as at
March 31, 2015 on its financial position in its financial statements -
Refer Note 27.
ii. The Company has long-term contracts including derivative contracts
as at March 31, 2015 for which there were no 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 during the year ended March 31, 2015.
Annexure to Independent Auditors'' Report
Referred to in paragraph 9 of the Independent Auditors'' Report of even
date to the members of Automotive Stampings and Assemblies Limited on
the financial statements as of and for the year ended March 31, 2015
i. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets of the Company have been physically verified by
the Management during the year. The discrepancies noticed on such
verification were not material and have been properly dealt with in the
books of account. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
ii. (a) The inventory excluding stocks with third parties has been
physically verified by the Management during the year. In respect of
inventory lying with third parties, these have substantially been
confirmed by them. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
(b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verification of
inventory followed by the Management are reasonable and adequate in
relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) On the basis of our examination of the inventory records, in our
opinion, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventory as compared
to book records were not material.
iii. The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 189 of the Act. Therefore, the provisions of Clause
3(iii), (iii)(a) and (iii)(b) of the said Order are not applicable to
the Company.
iv. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business for the
purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods and
services. Further, on the basis of our examination of the books and
records of the Company, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we have neither come across, nor have been
informed of, any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in the
aforesaid internal control system.
v The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within the
meaning of Sections 73, 74, 75 and 76 of the Act and the rules framed
there under to the extent notified.
vi. The Central Government of India has not specified the maintenance
of cost records under sub-section (1) of Section 148 of the Act for any
of the products of the Company.
vii. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records of the Company examined by us, in our opinion, the Company
is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues in respect
of Income tax, and Profession Tax, though there has been a slight delay
in a few cases, and is regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues,
including employees'' state insurance, Provident Fund, sales tax, wealth
tax, service tax, duty of customs, duty of excise, value added tax,
cess and other material statutory dues, as applicable, with the
appropriate authorities.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, the particulars of dues of
income tax, sales tax, service tax, duty of excise or value added tax
as
Annexure to Independent Auditors'' Report
Referred to in paragraph 9 of the Independent Auditors'' Report of even
date to the members of Automotive Stampings and Assemblies Limited on
the financial statements as of and for the year ended March 31, 2015
at March 31, 2015 which have not been deposited on account of a
dispute, are as follows:
Name of the statute Nature of dues Amount Period to which
(Rs. lakhs) the amount
relates
Income Tax Act, 1961 Income Tax 4.37 2010-2011
Maharashtra Value Sales Tax 133.02 2008-2009
Added Tax Act, 2002
Bombay Sales Tax Sales Tax 2.92 2002-2003
Act, 1959
Central Excise Duty and Penalty 31.37 1998-2009
Act, 1944
Central Excise Duty and Penalty 0.44 2005-2009
Act, 1944
Central Excise Duty and Penalty 13.99 2006-2011
Act, 1944
Central Excise Duty and Penalty 123.96 2007- 2009
Act, 1944
Name of the statute Forum where the dispute is pending
Income Tax Act, 1961 Assistant Commissioner, Income Tax (CPC)
Maharashtra Value Joint Commissioner (Appeals)
Added Tax Act, 2002
Bombay Sales Tax Joint Commissioner (Appeals)
Act, 1959
Central Excise Act, 1944 Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate
Tribunal
Central Excise Act, 1944 Commissioner of Central Excise (Appeals)
Central Excise Act, 1944 Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate
Tribunal
Central Excise Act, 1944 Custom, Excise and Service Tax Appellate
Tribunal
c) The amount required to be transferred to Investor Education and
Protection Fund has been transferred within the stipulated time in
accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the rules
made thereunder.
viii. The Company has accumulated losses exceeding fifty percent of
its networth as at the end of the financial year and it has also
incurred cash losses during the financial year ended on that date. The
Company has not incurred cash losses in the immediately preceding
financial year.
ix. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the
information and explanation given to us, the Company has not defaulted
in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank or debenture
holders as at the balance sheet date.
x. In our opinion, and 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 during the year.
Accordingly, the provisions of Clause 3(x) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xi. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the term loans have been applied for the purposes for
which they were obtained.
xii. 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 any such case by the Management.
For Price Waterhouse
Firm Registration Number: 301112E
Chartered Accountants
Amit Borkar
Pune Partner
April 22, 2015 Membership Number 109846
Mar 31, 2013
1. We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Automotive
Stampings and Assemblies Limited (the "Company"), which comprise
the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2013, and the Statement of Profit and
Loss and Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of
significant accounting policies and other explanatory information,
which we have signed under reference to this report.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
2. The Company''s 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 Standards referred to in sub-section
(3C) of section 211 of ''the Companies Act, 1956'' of India (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
3. 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.
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 auditors'' 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 auditors consider 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.
5. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient
and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
6. In our opinion, and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the accompanying 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:
(a) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at March 31, 2013;
(b) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the loss for
the year ended on that date; and
(c) in the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
7. As required by ''the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2003'', as
amended by ''the Companies (Auditor''s Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004'',
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.
8. 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, 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 with the
Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of section 211 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 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.
Annexure to Independent Auditors'' Report
Referred to in paragraph 7 of the Independent Auditors'' Report of even
date to the members of Automotive Stampings and Assemblies Limited on
the financial statements for the year ended March 31, 2013.
i. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets are physically verified by the Management
according to a phased programme designed to cover all the items over a
period of 3 years which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to
the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. Pursuant to the
programme, a portion of the fixed assets has been physically verified
by the Management during the year and no material discrepancies have
been noticed on such verification.
(c) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed
off by the Company during the year.
ii. (a) The inventory has been physically verified by the Management
during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
(b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verification of
inventory followed by the Management are reasonable and adequate in
relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) On the basis of our examination of the inventory records, in our
opinion, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventory as compared
to book records were not material.
iii. The Company has not granted/taken any loans, secured or unsecured,
to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act. Therefore, the provisions of Clause
4(iii)(b),(c) and (d) /(f) and (g) of the said Order are not applicable
to the Company.
iv. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business for the
purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods and
services. Further, on the basis of our examination of the books and
records of the Company, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we have neither come across, nor have been
informed of, any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in the
aforesaid internal control system.
v (a) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
have been no contracts or arrangements that need to be entered in the
register maintained under Section 301 of the Act.
(b) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are no transactions made in pursuance of such
contracts or arrangements exceeding the value of Rupees Five Lakhs in
respect of any party during the year.
vi. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules framed
there under.
vii. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and the nature of its business.
viii. We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company in respect of products where, pursuant to the rules made by the
Central Government of India, the maintenance of cost records has been
prescribed under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of the
Act, and are of the opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed accounts
and records have been made and maintained. We have not, however, made
a detailed examination of the records with a view to determine whether
they are accurate or complete.
ix. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records of the Company examined by us, in our opinion, the Company
is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues in respect
of provident fund and employees state insurance, though there has been
a slight delay in a few cases, and is regular in depositing undisputed
statutory dues, including investor education and protection fund,
income tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs duty, excise duty and
other material statutory dues, as applicable, with the appropriate
authorities.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, the particulars of dues of
income tax, sales tax and excise duty as at March 31, 2013 which have
not been deposited on account of a dispute, are as follows:
Name of the statute Nature of Amount Amount paid
dues (Rs. Lakhs) under protest
(Rs. Lakhs)
Income Tax Income Tax 4.37 -
Act, 1961
Maharashtra Value Sales Tax 153.02 -
Added Tax Act, 2002
Bombay Sales Tax Sales Tax 2.92 -
Act, 1959
Gujarat Value Added Sales Tax 39.89 5.00
Tax Act, 2003
Central Excise Act, Duty and 35.84* 0.59
1944 Penalty
Central Excise Act, Duty and 2.58 -
1944 Penalty
Central Excise Act, Duty and 83.82 69.83
1944 Penalty
Central Excise Act, Penalty 30.05 30.05**
1944
Name of the Statute Period to which Forum where
the amount the dispute
relates is pending
Income Tax Act, 1961 2010-11 Assistant Commissioner,
Income Tax (CPC)
Maharashtra Value Added
Tax Act, 2002 2008-09 Joint Commissioner
(Appeals)
Bombay Sales Tax Act, 1959 2002-03 Joint Commissioner
(Appeals)
Gujarat Value Added Tax
Act, 2003 2007-08 Deputy Commissioner of
Commercial Taxes
Appeals- 4, Baroda
Central Excise Act, 1944 1998-09 Customs, Excise and
Service Tax Appellate
Tribunal
Central Excise Act, 1944 2005-09 Commissioner (Appeals)
Central Excise Act, 1944 2006-11 Customs, Excise and
Service Tax Appellate
Tribunal
Central Excise Act, 1944 2005-06 Customs, Excise and
Service Tax Appellate
Tribunal***
* stay received by the Company for Rs. 30.57 lakhs
** amount paid subsequent to the year end
*** Company is in process of filing appeal with CESTAT
x The Company has no accumulated losses as at the end of the financial
year and it has not incurred any cash losses in the financial year
ended on that date or in the immediately preceding financial year.
xi. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the
information and explanation given to us, the Company has not defaulted
in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank or debenture
holders as at the balance sheet date.
xii. The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
Therefore, the provisions of Clause 4(xii) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xiii. As the provisions of any special statute applicable to chit
fund/ nidhi/ mutual benefit fund/ societies are not applicable to the
Company, the provisions of Clause 4(xiii) of the Order are not
applicable to the Company.
xiv. In our opinion, the Company is not dealing in or trading in
shares, securities, debentures and other investments. Accordingly, the
provisions of Clause 4(xiv) of the Order are not applicable to the
Company.
xv In our opinion, and 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 during the year.
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 they were obtained.
xvii. According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we report
that the Company has used funds raised on short-term basis for
long-term investment. The Company has obtained short term borrowings
and trade payables amounting to Rs.3,556.71 lakhs on a short term
basis, which has been used for fixed assets and other long term assets.
xviii. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares
to parties and companies covered in the register maintained under
Section 301 of the Act during the year. Accordingly, the provisions of
Clause 4(xviii) of the Order are not applicable to the Company.
xix. The Company has not issued any debentures during the year and does
not have any debentures outstanding as at the beginning of the year and
at the year end. 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 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, except as specified in Note 34 regarding a
fraud against the Company involving theft of material, aggregating Rs.
5,856 (''000), by a house keeping employee hired on contract basis in
collusion with the Company''s outsourced security guards for which the
Management has since taken appropriate steps, 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 Price Waterhouse
Firm Registration Number: 301112E
Chartered Accountants
Jeetendra Mirchandani
Place: Mumbai Partner
Date: May 6, 2013 Membership Number: 48125
Mar 31, 2012
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Automotive Stampings
and Assemblies Limited (the "Company") as at March 31, 2012, and
the related Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement for
the year ended on that date annexed thereto, which we have signed under
reference to this report. 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 the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures 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 statement
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 the Companies (Auditor's Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004
(together the "Order"), issued by the Central Government of India
in terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of 'The Companies Act,
1956' of India (the 'Act') 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. 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;
(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, 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 with the
accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of
the Act;
(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, 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 Act;
(f) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said financial statements together
with the notes thereon and attached thereto give, in the prescribed
manner, the information required by the Act, 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 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.
ANNEXURE TO AUDITORS' REPORT
[Referred to in paragraph (3) of the Auditors' Report of even date to
the members of Automotive Stampings and Assemblies Limited on the
financial statements as of and for the year ended March 31, 2012]
1. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets are physically verified by the Management
according to a phased programme designed to cover all the items over a
period of 3 years which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to
the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. Pursuant to the
programme, a portion of the fixed assets has been physically verified
by the Management during the year and no material discrepancies between
the book records and the physical inventory have been noticed.
(c) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed
of by the Company during the year.
2. (a) The inventory (excluding stocks with third parties) has been
physically verified by the Management during the year. In respect of
inventory lying with third parties, these have substantially been
confirmed by them. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
(b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verification of
inventory followed by the Management are reasonable and adequate in
relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) On the basis of our examination of the inventory records, in our
opinion, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventory as compared
to book records were not material.
3. (a) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act.
(b) The Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured, from
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act.
4. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business for the
purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods and
services. Further, on the basis of our examination of the books and
records of the Company, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we have neither come across, nor have been
informed of, any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in the
aforesaid internal control system.
5. According to the information and explanations given to us, there
have been no contracts or arrangements referred to in Section 301 of
the Act during the year to be entered in the register required to be
maintained under that Section. Accordingly, the question of commenting
on transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or arrangements
does not arise.
6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within the
meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules framed there
under.
7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and the nature of its business.
8. We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company in respect of products where, pursuant to the rules made by the
Central Government of India, the maintenance of cost records has been
prescribed under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of the
Act, and are of the opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed accounts
and records have been made and maintained. We have not, however, made
a detailed examination of the records with a view to determine whether
they are accurate or complete.
9. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records of the Company examined by us, in our opinion, the Company
is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues in respect
of provident fund, employees' state insurance, income tax, sales tax,
though there has been a slight delay in a few cases, and is regular in
depositing undisputed statutory dues, including investor education and
protection fund, income tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs duty,
excise duty and other material statutory dues, as applicable, with the
appropriate authorities.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, the particulars of dues of
income tax, sales tax, wealth tax, service tax, customs duty and excise
duty as at March 31, 2012 which have not been deposited on account of a
dispute, are as follows:
Name of Nature of Amount Period Forum where
the statute
dues (Rs. Lakhs) to which the the dispute
amount relates is pending
Bombay Sales Tax Sales tax 2.92 2002-2003 Joint
Commissioner
Act, 1959 (Appeals)
Central Excise
Act, 1944 Duty and 35.58 1998-2009 Customs, Excise
and
Penalty Service Tax
Appellate
Tribunal
Central Excise
Act, 1944 Duty and 2.58 2005-2009 Commissioner
Penalty (Appeals)
Maharashtra
Value Sales
tax 153.02 2008-2009 The Joint
Added Tax, 2002 Comissioner of
Sales Tax
(Appeal)
Gujarat Value
Added Sales
tax 39.89 2007-2008 Deputy
Tax Act, 2003 Comissioner of
Commercial Taxes,
Appeals-4, Baroda
Central Excise
Act, Duty
and 11.21 2006-2011 Customs Excise
1944 Penalty and Service Tax
Appelate Tribunal
10. The Company has no accumulated losses.
11. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the
information and explanation given to us, the Company has not defaulted
in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank or debenture
holders as at the balance sheet date.
12. The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
13. The provisions of any special statute applicable to chit fund/
nidhi/ mutual benefit fund/ societies are not applicable to the
Company.
14. In our opinion, the Company is not a dealer or trader in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments.
15. In our opinion, and 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 during the year.
16. 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 they were obtained.
17. On the basis of an overall examination of the balance sheet of the
Company, in our opinion, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, funds raised on a short-term basis,
aggregating Rs. 1,491.55 Lakhs, have been used for long-term
investment.
18. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
parties and companies covered in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Act during the year.
19. The Company has not issued any debentures during the year; and does
not have any debentures outstanding as at the year end.
20. The Management has disclosed the end use of money raised by public
issues [Refer Note 2(6)], which we have verified.
21. 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 on or by the Company, noticed or reported during the year, nor
have we been informed of any such case by the Management.
For Price Waterhouse
Firm Registration Number: 301112E
Chartered Accountants
Jeetendra Mirchandani
Place: Mumbai Partner
Date: April 24, 2012 Membership Number: 48125
Mar 31, 2011
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Automotive Stampings
and Assemblies Limited (the "Company") as at March 31, 2011, and the
related Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement for the year
ended on that date annexed thereto, which we have signed under
reference to this report. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Companys 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 the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures 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 statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003, as
amended by the Companies (Auditors Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004
(together the "Order"), issued by the Central Government of India in
terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of ÃThe Companies Act, 1956
of India (the ÃAct) 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. 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;
(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, Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement
dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and Cash
Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the accounting
standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Act;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as on March 31, 2011 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2011
from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of
sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act;
(f) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said financial statements together
with the notes thereon and attached thereto give, in the prescribed
manner, the information required by the Act, 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, 2011; (ii) in the case of the Profit and Loss
Account, 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.
ANNEXURE TO AUDITORS REPORT
[Referred to in paragraph 3 of the Auditors Report of even date to the
members of Automotive Stampings and Assemblies Limited on the financial
statements for the year ended March 31, 2011]
1. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets are physically verified by the Management
according to a phased programme designed to cover all the items over a
period of 3 years which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to
the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. Pursuant to the
programme, a portion of the fixed assets has been physically verified
by the Management during the year and no material discrepancies between
the book records and the physical inventory have been noticed.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed
of by the Company during the year.
2. (a) The inventory (excluding stocks with third parties) has been
physically verified by the Management during the year. In respect of
inventory lying with third parties, these have substantially been
confirmed by them. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
(b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verification of
inventory followed by the Management are reasonable and adequate in
relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) On the basis of our examination of the inventory records, in our
opinion, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventory as compared
to book records were not material.
3. (a) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act.
(b) The Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured, from
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act.
4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business for the
purchase of inventory, fixed assets and for the sale of goods and
services. Further, on the basis of our examination of the books and
records of the Company, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we have neither come across nor have been
informed of any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in the
aforesaid internal control system.
5. (a) In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements
referred to in Section 301 of the Act have been entered in the register
required to be maintained under that section.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or
arrangements and exceeding the value of Rupees Five Lakhs in respect of
any party during the year are of special nature for which comparative
market prices are not available.
6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules framed
thereunder.
7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
8. We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company in respect of products where, pursuant to the Rules made by the
Central Government of India, the maintenance of cost records has been
prescribed under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of the
Act, and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts
and records have been made and maintained.
We have not, however, made a detailed examination of the records with a
view to determine whether they are accurate or complete.
9. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records of the Company examined by us, in our opinion, the Company
is generally regular in depositing the undisputed statutory dues
including provident fund, investor education and protection fund,
employees state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, wealth tax, service
tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other material statutory dues
as applicable with the appropriate authorities. .
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, the particulars of dues of
income-tax, sales-tax, wealth-tax, service-tax, customs duty, excise
duty and cess as at March 31, 2011 which have not been deposited on
account of a dispute are as follows:
Name of the
statute Nature of Amount Period Forum where
dues (Rs. to which the the dispute
thousand) amount relates is pending
Bombay Sales
Tax Sales tax 292 2002-2003 Joint Commissioner
Act, 1959 (Appeals)
Central Excise
Act, 1944 Duty and 39,370 1998-2009 Customs, Excise and
Penalty Service Tax
Appellate Tribunal
Central Excise
Act, 1944 Duty and 258 2005-2009 Commissioner
Penalty (Appeals)
10. The Company has no accumulated losses as at March 31, 2011 and it
has not incurred any cash losses in the financial year ended on that
date or in the immediately preceding financial year.
11. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the
information and explanation given to us, the Company has not defaulted
in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank or debenture
holders as at the balance sheet date.
12. The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
13. The provisions of any special statute applicable to chit fund /
nidhi / mutual benefit fund/ societies are not applicable to the
Company.
14. In our opinion, the Company is not a dealer or trader in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments.
15. In our opinion and 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 during the year.
16. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, on an overall basis, the term loans have been applied for
the purposes for which they were obtained.
17. On the basis of an overall examination of the balance sheet of the
Company, in our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, funds raised on a short-term basis,
aggregating to Rs. 197,435 thousand have been used for long-term
investment.
18. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
parties and companies covered in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Act during the year.
19. 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 on or by the Company, noticed or reported during the year, nor
have we been informed of such case by the Management.
20. The other clauses, (xix) and (xx) of paragraph 4 of the Companies
(Auditors Report) Order 2003, as amended by the Companies (Auditors
Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004,are not applicable in the case of the
Company for the year, since in our opinion there is no matter which
arises to be reported in the aforesaid Order.
For Price Waterhouse
Firm Registration Number: 301112E
Chartered Accountants
Jeetendra Mirchandani
Place: Pune Partner
Date: April 22, 2011 Membership Number: 48125
Mar 31, 2010
1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Automotive Stampings
and Assemblies Limited (the ÃCompanyÃ) as at March 31, 2010 and the
related Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement for the year
ended on that date annexed thereto, which we have signed under
reference to this report. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the CompanyÃs 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 the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the
financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit
includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures 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 statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
3. As required by the Companies (AuditorÃs Report) Order, 2003, as
amended by the Companies (AuditorÃs Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004
(together the ÃOrderÃ), issued by the Central Government of India in
terms of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of ÃThe Companies Act, 1956Ã
of India (the ÃActÃ) 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. 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;
(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, Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement
dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and Cash
Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the accounting
standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Act;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the
directors, as on March 31, 2010 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2010
from being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of
sub-section (1) of Section 274 of the Act;
(f) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said financial statements together
with the notes thereon and attached thereto give, in the prescribed
manner, the information required by the Act, 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, 2010;
(ii) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, 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.
ANNEXURE TO AUDITORSÃ REPORT
[Referred to in paragraph 3 of the Auditorsà Report of even date to the
members of Automotive Stampings and Assemblies Limited on the financial
statements for the year ended March 31, 2010]
1. (a) The Company is maintaining proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation, of fixed
assets.
(b) The fixed assets are physically verified by the Management
according to a phased programme designed to cover all the items 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.
Pursuant to the programme, a portion of the fixed assets has been
physically verified by the Management during the year and no material
discrepancies between the book records and the physical inventory have
been noticed.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, a substantial part of fixed assets has not been disposed
of by the Company during the year.
2. (a) The inventory (excluding stocks with third parties) has been
physically verified by the Management during the year. In respect of
inventory lying with third parties, these have substantially been
confirmed by them. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is
reasonable.
(b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verification of
inventory followed by the Management are reasonable and adequate in
relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) On the basis of our examination of the inventory records, in our
opinion, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on physical verification of inventory as compared
to book records were not material.
3. (a) The Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act.
(b) The Company has not taken any loans, secured or unsecured, from
companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Act.
4. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business for the
purchase of inventory, fixed assets and for the sale of goods and
services. Further, on the basis of our examination of the books and
records of the Company, and according to the information and
explanations given to us, we have neither come across nor have been
informed of any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in the
aforesaid internal control system.
5. (a) In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements
referred to in Section 301 of the Act have been entered in the register
required to be maintained under that section.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of such contracts or
arrangements and exceeding the value of Rupees Five Lakhs in respect of
any party during the year are of special nature for which comparative
market prices are not available.
6. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of Sections 58A and 58AA of the Act and the rules framed
there under.
7. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with its size and nature of its business.
8. We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company in respect of products where, pursuant to the Rules made by the
Central Government of India, the maintenance of cost records has been
prescribed under clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of the
Act, and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts
and records have been made and maintained.
We have not, however, made a detailed examination of the records with a
view to determine whether they are accurate or complete.
9. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records of the Company examined by us, in our opinion, the Company
is generally regular in depositing the undisputed statutory dues
including provident fund, investor education and protection fund,
employeesà state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, wealth tax, service
tax, customs duty, excise duty, cess and other material statutory dues
as applicable with the appropriate authorities.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us and the
records of the Company examined by us, there are no dues of income-tax,
wealth-tax, service-tax, and customs duty which have not been deposited
on account of any dispute. Particulars of dues of sales tax, excise
duty and cess as at March 31, 2010 which have not been deposited on
account of a dispute, are as follows:
Name of the
statute Nature of
dues Amount
(Rs.) Financial year
to which
the amount
relates Forum where
the dispute
is pending
Central
Excise Act,
1944 Duty and
Penalty 40,906,718 1998-2006 Customs,
Excise and
Service Tax
Appellate
Tribunal
Central
Excise
Act, 1944 Duty
and
Penalty
293,716 2005-2008 Commissioner
(Appeals)
Bombay Sales
Tax Act,
1959 Sales tax 291,885 2002-2003 Joint
Commis
sioner
(Appeals)
Gujarat Sales
Tax Act, 1969
and Central
Sales Tax Act,
1956
Sales tax 116,638 2004-2006 Deputy
Commis
sioner
(Appeals)
10. The Company has no accumulated losses as at March 31, 2010 and it
has not incurred any cash losses in the financial year ended on that
date or in the immediately preceding financial year.
11. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the
information and explanation given to us, the Company has not defaulted
in repayment of dues to any financial institution or bank or debenture
holders as at the balance sheet date.
12. The Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
13. The provisions of any special statute applicable to chit fund /
nidhi / mutual benefit fund/ societies are not applicable to the
Company.
14. In our opinion, the Company is not a dealer or trader in shares,
securities, debentures and other investments.
15. In our opinion and 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 during the year.
16. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, on an overall basis, the term loans have been applied for
the purposes for which they were obtained.
17. On the basis of an overall examination of the balance sheet of the
Company, in our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, there are no funds raised on a short-term
basis which have been used for long-term investment.
18. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
parties and companies covered in the register maintained under Section
301 of the Act during the year.
19. 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, except as indicated in Note 15 on Schedule 16
regarding a fraud against the Company that involved theft of scrap,
aggregating Rs 4,911 (Ã000), by a scrap dealer in collusion with the
CompanyÃs outsourced security guard during the current year and for
which the Company has taken appropriate steps (including termination of
services of the security agency, recovery of part dues from the
concerned dealer and further strengthening of internal controls in this
area) upon detection of the incidence during the year, we have not come
across any instance of fraud on or by the Company, noticed or reported
during the year.
20. The other clauses, (xix) and (xx) of paragraph 4 of the Companies
(AuditorÃs Report) Order 2003, as amended by the Companies (AuditorÃs
Report) (Amendment) Order, 2004, are not applicable in the case of the
Company for the year, since in our opinion there is no matter which
arises to be reported in the aforesaid Order.
For Price Waterhouse
Firm Registration Number: 301112E
Chartered Accountants
Jeetendra Mirchandani
Place: Pune Partner
Date: April 28, 2010 Membership Number F - 48125