Mar 31, 2025
We have audited the financial statements of Prataap
Snacks Limited (the "Company")for the year ended March
31, 2025 [in which are included the financial statements
of Prataap Snacks Employees Welfare Trust (the ''Trust'')],
which comprise the balance sheet as at March 31, 2025,
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 material
accounting policies and other explanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and
according to the explanations given to us, and based on
the consideration of the report of the other auditor on
the financial statements of the Trust which was audited
by the other auditor, the aforesaid financial statements
give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013
("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, 2025, and its loss and other
comprehensive loss, changes in equity and its cash flows
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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 Auditor''s 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 obtained by us along with the
consideration of report of the other auditor referred to
in paragraph (a) of the "Other Matters" section below,
is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our
opinion on the financial statements.
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.
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Revenue Recognition |
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The key audit matter |
How the matter was addressed in our audit |
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Revenue from the sale of goods is recognized |
In view of the significance of the matter we applied the following |
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when control is transferred to the customer and |
audit procedures in this area, among others to obtain sufficient |
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is measured net of discounts, rebates, incentives |
appropriate audit evidence: |
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⢠Assessed the appropriateness of revenue recognition |
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accounting policy in accordance with relevant accounting |
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Significant estimation is involved in recognition |
standard including those relating to discounts and rebates. |
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includes estimating the amount of consideration to |
⢠Tested the design, implementation and operating |
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which the company will be entitled in exchange for |
effectiveness of key internal controls over revenue recognition |
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transferring the goods to the customer based on |
including anti-fraud controls, general IT controls and key IT |
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historical experience and the specific terms of the |
application controls. |
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unrecorded accruals for variable consideration. |
⢠Performed substantive testing by selecting samples using |
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statistical sampling for revenue transactions recorded during |
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Revenue is also an important element of how the |
the year by vouching to underlying documents like Invoices, |
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There is therefore a risk of revenue being overstated |
⢠Performed test of specific revenue transactions recorded |
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because of fraud, resulting from the pressure |
during the year end to determine that revenue is recognised |
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in correct period. |
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Revenue Recognition See Note 2.2 and 25 to financial statements |
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The key audit matter |
How the matter was addressed in our audit |
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Accordingly, we identified revenue recognition |
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including estimation of variable consideration as a |
to identify unusual variances. ⢠Performed substantive testing over discounts and rebates i. For samples, read the terms of contract and incentive ii. Evaluated the assumptions used in estimation of variable iii. Assessed the accuracy of prior period accruals for variable iv. Performed test of discount and rebate expense recorded ⢠Obtained independent confirmations from sample customers ⢠Tested manual journal entries posted to revenue including ⢠Assessed the adequacy of the disclosures in accordance with |
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 auditor''s report thereon.
The Company''s annual report 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 will 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.
When we read the annual report, if we conclude that
there is a material misstatement therein, we are required
to communicate the matter to those charged with
governance and take necessary actions, as applicable
under the relevant laws and regulations.
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 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. The respective Management and Board of Directors
of the Company/Board of Trustees of the Trust are
responsible for maintenance of adequate accounting
records in accordance with the provisions of the
Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company/
the Trust 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, the respective
Management and Board of Directors of the Company/
Board of Trustees of the Trust are responsible for assessing
the ability of the Company/ the Trust to continue as a
going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related
to going concern and using the going concern basis of
accounting unless the respective Board of Directors of the
Company/ Board of Trustees of the Trust either intends to
liquidate the Company/Trust or to cease operations, or
has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The respective Board of Directors of the Company/ Board
of Trustees of the Trust are responsible for overseeing the
financial reporting process of the Company/ the Trust.
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 auditor''s 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 the Management
and Board of Directors.
⢠Conclude on the appropriateness of the Management
and Board of Directors use of the going concern basis
of accounting in preparation of financial statements
and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether
a material uncertainty exists related to events or
conditions that may cast significant doubt on the
Company''s ability to continue as a going concern.
If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we
are required to draw attention in our auditor''s 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 auditor''s
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.
⢠Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding
the financial statements of the Trust of the Company
to express an opinion on the financial statements. For
the Trust included in the financial statements, which
has been audited by other auditor, such other auditor
remain responsible for the direction, supervision and
performance of the audit carried out by them. We
remain solely responsible for our audit opinion. Our
responsibilities in this regard are further described in
paragraph (a) of the section titled "Other Matters" in
this audit report.
We communicate with those charged with governance
of the Company 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 auditor''s 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.
a. We did not audit the financial statements of the Trust
included in the financial statements of the Company
which reflect total assets (before consolidation
adjustments) of '' 1,707.08 Lakhs as at March 31, 2025,
total revenue (before consolidation adjustments) of
'' 85.41 Lakhs, total net profit after tax of '' 4.71 Lakhs,
total comprehensive income (before consolidation
adjustments) of '' 4.71 Lakhs and net cash outflows
(before consolidation adjustments) amounting
to '' 13.81 Lakhs for the year ended on that date, as
considered in the financial statements. The financial
statements of the Trust has been audited by the
other auditor whose report has been furnished to us,
and our opinion in so far as it relates to the amounts
and disclosures included in respect of the Trust, is
based solely on the reports of such other auditor.
b. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report)
Order, 2020 ("the Order") issued by the Central
Government of India in terms of Section 143(11) of
the Act, we give in the "Annexure A" a statement on
the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the
Order, to the extent applicable.
2 A. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we
report, to the extent applicable, 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 and the report
of the other auditor except for the matters
stated in the paragraph below on reporting
under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit
and Auditors) Rules, 2014.
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 Ind AS
specified under Section 133 of the Act.
e. On the basis of the written representations
received from the directors on April 3, 2025
and April 9, 2025 respectively, taken on
record by the Board of Directors, none of
the directors is disqualified as on March 31,
2025 from being appointed as a director in
terms of Section 164(2) of the Act.
f. the modifications relating to the
maintenance of accounts and other
matters connected therewith are as
stated in the paragraph [2A(b)] above on
reporting under Section 143(3)(b) of the Act
and paragraph [2B(f)] below on reporting
under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit
and Auditors) Rules, 2014.
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
"Annexure B".
B. 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
information and according to the explanations
given to us:
a. The Company has disclosed the impact
of pending litigations as at March 31, 2025
on its financial position in its financial
statements - Refer Note 36 and 37 to the
financial statements.
b. The Company did not have any long-term
contracts including derivative contracts
for which there were any material
foreseeable losses.
c. There were no amounts which were required
to be transferred to the Investor Education and
Protection Fund by the Company.
d (i) The management has represented
that, to the best of its knowledge and
belief, as discussed in the Note 48 to the
financial statements, no funds have been
advanced or loaned or invested (either
from borrowed funds or share premium
or any other sources or kind of funds) by
the Company to or in any other persons
or entities, including foreign entities
("Intermediaries"), with the understanding,
whether recorded in writing or otherwise,
that the Intermediary shall:
⢠directly or indirectly lend or invest in
other persons or entities identified
in any manner whatsoever by or on
behalf of the Company ("Ultimate
Beneficiaries") or
⢠provide any guarantee, security
or the like to or on behalf of the
Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(ii) The management has represented, that,
to the best of its knowledge and belief, as
disclosed in the Note 48 to the financial
statements, no funds have been received
by the Company from any persons or
entities, including foreign entities ("Funding
Parties"), with the understanding, whether
recorded in writing or otherwise, that the
Company shall:
⢠directly or indirectly, lend or invest in
other persons or entities identified
in any manner whatsoever by or on
behalf of the Funding Party ("Ultimate
Beneficiaries") or
⢠provide any guarantee, security
or the like from or on behalf of the
Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(iii) Based on the audit procedures that
have been considered reasonable
and appropriate in the circumstances
performed by us, nothing has come
to our notice that has caused us to
believe that the representations under
sub-clause (d) (i) and (d) (ii) contain any
material mis-statement.
e. The final dividend paid by the Company during
the year, in respect of the same declared for the
previous year, is in accordance with Section 123
of the Act to the extent it applies to payment
of dividend.
As stated in Note 16 to the financial statements,
the respective Board of Directors of the
Company have proposed final dividend for
the year which is subject to the approval of the
respective members at the ensuing Annual
General Meeting. The dividend declared is in
accordance with Section 123 of the Act to the
extent it applies to declaration of dividend.
f. Based on our examination which included test
checks, except for the instances mentioned
below, the Company has used accounting
softwares for maintaining its books of account,
which have a feature of recording audit trail
(edit log) facility and the same has operated
throughout the year for all relevant transactions
recorded in the respective software:
(i) The feature of recording audit trail (edit
log) facility was not enabled at the
application layer to log any data changes
in the following:
a. certain fields/tables of the accounting
software related to the revenue
process and certain non-editable
fields/tables of the accounting
software relating to general ledger
from April 1, 2024 to June 13, 2024.
b. certain fields/tables of the accounting
software related to the payroll process
during the period April 1, 2024 to June 13,
2024/ February 25, 2025, as applicable.
c. certain non-editable fields/tables
of the accounting software used for
maintaining inventory records during
the period April 1, 2024 to June 13, 2024/
February 25, 2025, as applicable.
(ii) The feature of recording audit trail (edit
log) facility was also not enabled during
the period from April 1, 2024 to June 13,
2024 for another software used by the
Company for maintaining certain records
related to procurement, inventory and
revenue process.
iii) The feature of audit trail was not enabled
at the database level for the accounting
software used for maintaining the books
of account to log any direct data changes.
Further, wherever the audit trail (edit log)
facility was enabled and was operating
for the respective accounting software,
we did not come across any instance of
the audit trail feature being tampered
with. Additionally, the audit trail has been
preserved by the Company as per the
statutory requirements for record retention.
. With respect to the matter to be included in the
Auditor''s Report under Section 197(16) of the Act:
We draw attention to Note 38 to the financial
statements for the year ended March 31, 2025
according to which the remuneration paid or
payable to its directors is in excess of the limit
laid down under Section 197 of the Act. As per the
provisions of the Act, the excess remuneration is
subject to approval of the shareholders through
special resolution which the company has obtained
through postal ballot on May 23, 2023. The Ministry
of Corporate Affairs has not prescribed other details
under Section 197(16) of the Act which are required to
be commented upon by us.
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Mar 31, 2024
To the Members of Prataap Snacks Limited
REPORT ON THE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTSOPINION
We have audited the financial statements of Prataap Snacks Limited (the "Company")for the year ended 31 March 2024 [in which are included financial statements of Prataap Snacks Employees Welfare Trust (the ''Trust'')], which comprise the balance sheet as at 31 March 2024, 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 material accounting policies and other explanatory information .
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, and based on the consideration of report of the other auditor on financial statements of the Trust which was audited by the other auditor, the aforesaid financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 ("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 2024, and its profit and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
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 Auditor''s 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 obtained by us along with the consideration of report of the other auditor referred to in paragraph (a) of the "Other Matters" section below, is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion on the financial statements.
We draw attention to Note 50 of the financial statements which describes the effect of change in the accounting policy to include the financial statements of the Trust in the financial statements of the Company. Accordingly, the figures for the corresponding periods ended 31 March 2023 have been restated by the management in accordance with the requirements of applicable standards for change in accounting policy.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
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.
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Revenue Recognition See Note 2.2 and 25 to financial statements |
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Revenue from the sale of goods is recognized when control is transferred to the customer and is measured net of discounts, rebates, incentives and other similar items (collectively ''discounts and rebates''). Significant estimation is involved in recognition and measurement of rebates and discounts. This includes estimating the amount of consideration to which the company will be entitled in exchange for transferring the goods to the customer based on historical experience and the specific terms of the scheme. This involves a risk of error in estimation, unrecorded accruals for variable consideration. |
In view of the significance of the matter we applied the following audit procedures in this area, among others to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence: ⢠Assessed the appropriateness of revenue recognition accounting policy in accordance with relevant accounting standard including those relating to discounts and rebates. ⢠Tested the design, implementation and operating effectiveness of key internal controls over revenue recognition including anti-fraud controls, general IT controls and key IT application controls. |
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Revenue is also an important element of how the Company |
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measures its performance. The Company focuses on revenue as |
statistical sampling for revenue transactions recorded |
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Invoices, Lorry Receipts, Customer acknowledgement etc. |
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management may feel to achieve performance targets. |
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Performed substantive testing over discounts and rebates including the following procedures: i. For samples, read the terms of contract and incentive schemes as approved by authorized personnel ii. Evaluated the assumptions used in estimation of variable consideration by comparing with the past trends, actual claims etc. iii. Assessed the accuracy of prior period accruals for variable consideration by reference to actual claims presented by the customer. iv. Performed test of discount and rebate expense recorded subsequent to the year end to determine the completeness of discount and rebate expense. |
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Obtained independent confirmations from sample customers and reconciled the balance with the amounts recorded in the books. |
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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 auditor''s report thereon. The Company''s annual report 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 will 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.
When we read the Company''s annual report, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matter to those charged with governance and take necessary actions, as applicable under the relevant laws and regulations.
MANAGEMENT''S AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS''/ BOARD OF TRUSTEES'' RESPONSIBILITIES 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 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. The respective Management and Board of Directors of the Company/Board of Trustees of the Trust are responsible for maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company/ the Trust 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, the respective Management and Board of Directors of the Company/ Board of Trustees of the Trust are responsible for assessing the ability of the Company/ the Trust to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the respective Board of Directors of the Company/ Board of Trustees of the Trust either intends to liquidate the Company/ the Trust or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The respective Board of Directors of the Company/ Board of Trustees of the Trust are responsible for overseeing the financial reporting process of the Company/ the Trust.
AUDITOR''S 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 auditor''s 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:
⢠I dentify 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 the Management and Board of Directors.
⢠Conclude on the appropriateness of the Management and Board of Directors use of the going concern basis of accounting in preparation of financial statements and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor''s 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 auditor''s 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.
⢠Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial statements of the Trust of the Company to express an opinion on the financial statements. For the Trust included in the financial statements, which has been audited by other auditor, such other auditor remain responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the audit carried out by them. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion. Our responsibilities in this regard are further described in paragraph (a) of the section titled "Other Matters" in this audit report.
We communicate with those charged with governance of the Company 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 auditor''s 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.
a. We did not audit the financial statements the Trust included in the financial statements of the Company whose financial statements reflect total assets (before consolidation adjustments) of '' 1,644.74 lakhs as at 31 March 2024, total revenue (before consolidation adjustments) of '' 88.48 lakhs, total net profit after tax of '' 4.06 lakhs, total comprehensive income (before consolidation adjustments) of '' 4.06 Lakhs and net cash inflows (before consolidation adjustments) amounting to '' 15.35 lakhs for the year ended on that date, as considered in the financial statements. The financial statements of the Trust has been audited by the other auditor whose report has been furnished to us, and our opinion in so far as it relates to the amounts and disclosures included in respect of the Trust, is based solely on the reports of such other auditor.
b. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
REPORT ON OTHER LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in the "Annexure A" a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2A. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report, to the extent applicable, 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 and the report of the other auditor except for the matters stated in the paragraph below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.
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 Ind AS specified under Section 133 of the Act.
e. On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2024 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2024 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act.
f. the modifications relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected therewith are as stated in the paragraph [2A(b)] above on reporting under Section 143(3)(b) and paragraph [2B(f)] below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.
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 "Annexure B".
B. 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 information and according to the explanations given to :
a. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations as at 31 March 2024 on its financial position in its financial statements - Refer Note 36 and 37 to the financial statements.
b. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses.
c. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
d. (i) The management has represented that, to the
best of its knowledge and belief, as discussed in the Note 48 to the accounts, no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other persons or entities, including foreign entities ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall:
⢠directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or
⢠provide any guarantee, security or the like to or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(ii) The management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in the Note 48 to the accounts, no funds have been received by the Company from any persons or entities, including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall:
⢠directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or
⢠provide any guarantee, security or the like from or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(iii) Based on the audit procedures that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances performed by us, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (d) (i) and (d) (ii) contain any material mis-statement.
e. The final dividend paid by the Company during the year, in respect of the same declared for the previous year, is in accordance with Section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to payment of dividend.
As stated in Note 16 to the financial statements, the Board of Directors of the Company have proposed final dividend for the year which is subject to the approval of the members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The dividend declared is in accordance with Section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to declaration of dividend.
f. Based on our examination which included test checks, except for the instances mentioned below, the Company has used accounting softwares for maintaining its books of account, which have a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the respective software:
(i) I n respect of the accounting software used for maintaining the books of accounts, the feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility was not enabled at the application layer of the accounting software used for maintaining the books of accounts to log any data changes in certain fields/tables of the accounting software relating to payroll and revenue process and certain noneditable fields/tables of the accounting software used for maintaining records related to inventory and general ledger.
(ii) The feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility was also not enabled for another software used by the Company for maintaining certain records related to procurement, inventory and revenue process.
Further, where audit trail (edit log) facility was enabled and operated throughout the year for the respective accounting software, we did not come across any instance of the audit trail feature being tampered with.
C. With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditor''s Report under Section 197(16) of the Act:
In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the remuneration paid/ payable 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 by the Company 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) of the Act which are required to be commented upon by us.
For B S R & Co. LLP
Chartered Accountants Firm''s Registration No.:101248W/W-100022
Ashwin Bakshi
Partner
Place: Indore Membership No.: 506777
Date: 20 May 2024 ICAI UDIN:24506777BKGXFQ6595
Mar 31, 2023
We have audited the standalone financial statements of Prataap Snacks Limited (the "Company") which comprise the standalone balance sheet as at 31 March 2023, and the standalone statement of profit and loss (including other comprehensive income), standalone statement of changes in equity and standalone statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements, including a summary of 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 standalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 ("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 2023, and its profit and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
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 Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone 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 standalone 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 on the standalone financial statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
Revenue Recognition
See Note 2.2 and 26 to standalone financial statements
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How the matter was addressed in our audit |
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Revenue from the sale of goods is recognized when control is |
In view of the significance of the matter we applied the following |
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transferred to the customer and is measured net of discounts, |
audit procedures in this area, among others to obtain sufficient |
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rebates, incentives and other similar items (collectively |
appropriate audit evidence: |
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''discounts and rebates''). |
⢠Assessed the appropriateness of revenue recognition |
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Significant estimation is involved in recognition and |
accounting policy in accordance with relevant accounting |
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measurement of rebates and discounts. This includes estimating |
standard including those relating to discounts and rebates. |
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the amount of consideration to which the company will be entitled in exchange for transferring the goods to the customer based on historical experience and the specific terms of the scheme. This involves a risk of error in estimation, unrecorded accruals for variable consideration. |
⢠Tested the design, implementation and operating effectiveness of key internal controls over revenue recognition including anti-fraud controls, general IT controls and key IT application controls. |
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There is a risk of revenue being overstated because of fraud, resulting from the pressure local management may feel to achieve performance targets. |
⢠Performed substantive testing by selecting samples using statistical sampling for revenue transactions recorded during the year by vouching to underlying documents like Invoices, Lorry Receipts, Customer acknowledgement etc. |
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⢠Performed test of specific revenue transactions recorded |
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during the year end to determine that revenue is recognised in correct period. |
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The key audit matter |
How the matter was addressed in our audit |
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Revenue is also an important element of how the company measures its performance. The Company focuses on revenue as a key performance measure, which could create an incentive for revenue to be recognized before control has been transferred. |
⢠Performed substantive analytical procedures over revenue and discounts to identify unusual variances. ⢠Performed substantive testing over discounts and rebates including the following procedures: |
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Accordingly, we identified revenue recognition including estimation of variable consideration as a key audit matter. |
i. For samples, read the terms of contract and incentive schemes as approved by authorized personnel |
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ii. Evaluated the assumptions used in estimation of variable consideration by comparing with the past trends, actual claims etc. |
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iii. Assessed the accuracy of prior period accruals for variable consideration by reference to actual claims presented by the customer. |
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iv. Performed test of discount and rebate expense recorded subsequent to the year end to determine the completeness of discount and rebate expense. |
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⢠Obtained independent confirmations from sample customers and reconciled the balance with the amounts recorded in the books. |
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⢠Tested manual journal entries posted to revenue including discount and rebates which are unusual in nature. |
Measurement of deferred tax and MAT credit
See Note 2.2 and 20 to standalone financial statements
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The key audit matter |
How the matter was addressed in our audit |
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As at 31 March 2023, the Company has recognized a deferred |
In view of the significance of the matter we applied the following |
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tax liability (net) of '' 802.45 lakhs (including Minimum Alternate |
audit procedures in this area, among others to obtain sufficient |
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Tax (MAT) credit receivable of '' 1,713.61 lakhs). |
appropriate audit evidence: |
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Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019 (new tax regime) |
⢠Assessed the appropriateness of Company''s accounting |
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provides an option to pay income tax at reduced rates but |
policies with respect to recognition and measurement |
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opting for such concessional rates would result in loss of |
of deferred tax balances in accordance with relevant |
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availability of MAT credit. |
accounting standard. |
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Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the |
⢠Obtained an understanding, tested the design, |
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average rates that are expected to apply to the taxable profit |
implementation and operating effectiveness of the internal |
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(tax loss) of the periods in which the temporary differences are |
controls over the measurement of deferred tax balances. |
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expected to reverse. The Company has measured its deferred tax balances basis expected financial year when the Company is likely to move to the new tax regime. |
⢠Evaluated the reasonableness of the estimate of expected financial year when the Company is likely to move to the new tax regime by performing following key procedures: |
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i. Obtained management''s evaluation of expected financial year when the Company is likely to move to the new tax regime. |
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The key audit matter |
How the matter was addressed in our audit |
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The measurement of MAT credit receivable and deferred tax |
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Involved tax specialists to evaluate the Company''s tax |
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balances involves estimation of the year of transition to the new |
positions basis the tax law. |
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tax regime which involves significant estimate of the financial |
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Inspected the future business plans and approved |
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projections, availability of sufficient taxable income in the future and tax positions adopted by the Company. |
financial projections |
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Evaluated and challenged the key assumptions used in the financial projections based on historical data and economic and industry forecasts. |
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Tested the determination of temporary differences which are expected to reverse before and after the date when the Company is expected to move to new tax regime. |
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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 auditor''s report(s) thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
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 standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs, profit 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 standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, the 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 the Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing the Company''s financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor''s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
⢠I dentify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
⢠Obtain an understanding of internal 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 the Management and Board of Directors.
⢠Conclude on the appropriateness of the Management and Board of Directors use of the going concern basis of accounting in preparation of standalone financial statements and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor''s report to the related disclosures in the standalone financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor''s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
⢠Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor''s 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, 2020 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in the "Annexure A" a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2 A. 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 standalone balance sheet, the standalone statement of profit and loss (including other comprehensive income), the standalone statement of changes in equity and the standalone statement of cash flows dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.
d. In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Ind AS specified under Section 133 of the Act.
e. On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2023 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2023 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 "Annexure B".
B. 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 information and according to the explanations given to us:
a. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations as at 31 March 2023 on its financial position in its standalone financial statements - Refer Note 37 to the standalone financial statements.
b. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses.
c. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
d. (i) The management has represented that, to
the best of its knowledge and belief, as discussed in the Note 49 to the accounts, no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other persons or entities, including foreign entities ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall:
⢠directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or
⢠provide any guarantee, security
or the like to or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(ii) The management has represented, that,
to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in the Note 49 to the accounts, no funds have been received by the Company from any persons or entities, including
foreign entities ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall:
⢠directly or indirectly, lend or invest in
other persons or entities identified
in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or
⢠provide any guarantee, security or the like from or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(iii) Based on the audit procedures that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances performed by us, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (d) (i) and (d) (ii) contain any material mis-statement.
e. The final dividend paid by the Company during the year, in respect of the same declared for the previous year, is in accordance with Section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to payment of dividend.
As stated in Note 16 to the standalone financial statements, the Board of Directors of the Company have proposed final dividend for the year which is subject to the approval of the members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The dividend declared is in accordance with Section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to declaration of dividend.
f. As proviso to rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable for the Company only with effect from 1 April 2023, reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 is not applicable.
g. We draw attention to Note 38 to the standalone financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023 according to which the remuneration paid or payable by the Company to its directors is in excess of the limit laid down under Section 197 of the Act. As per the provisions of the Act, the excess remuneration is subject to approval of the shareholders through special resolution which the Company has obtained through postal ballot subsequently on 23 May 2023. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has not prescribed other details under Section 197(16) of the Act which are required to be commented upon by us.
For B S R & Co. LLP
Chartered Accountants Firm''s Registration No.:101248W/W-100022
Vikram Advani
Partner
Place: New Delhi Membership No.: 091765
Date: 26 May 2023 ICAI UDIN:23091765BGYZJP1313
Mar 31, 2022
report on the audit of the standalone financial statementsopinion
We have audited the standalone financial statements of Prataap Snacks Limited (the âCompany"), which comprise the standalone balance sheet as at 31 March 2022, and the standalone statement of profit and loss (including other comprehensive income), standalone statement of changes in equity and standalone statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements, including a summary of 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 standalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (âAct") 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 2022, and its profit and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
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 Auditor''s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone 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 standalone 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 obtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
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Description of Key Audit Matter Revenue Recognition See note 2.2 and 28 to the standalone financial statements |
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The key audit matter |
How the matter was addressed in our audit |
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Revenue from the sale of goods is recognized when control is |
In view of the significance of the matter we applied the following |
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transferred to the customer and is measured net of discounts, |
audit procedures in this area, among others to obtain sufficient |
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rebates, incentives and other similar items (collectively ''discounts |
appropriate audit evidence: |
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and rebates''). |
⢠Assessed the appropriateness of revenue recognition |
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Significant estimation is involved in recognition and measurement of rebates and discounts. This includes estimating the amount of consideration to which the company will be entitled in exchange for transferring the goods to the customer based on historical experience and the specific terms of the scheme. This involves a risk of error in estimation, unrecorded accruals for variable consideration. |
accounting policy in accordance with relevant accounting standard including those relating to discounts and rebates. ⢠Tested the design, implementation and operating effectiveness of key internal controls over revenue recognition including anti-fraud controls, general IT controls and key IT application controls. |
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There is a risk of revenue being overstated because of fraud, resulting from the pressure local management may feel to achieve performance targets. |
⢠Performed substantive testing by selecting samples using statistical sampling for revenue transactions recorded during the year by obtaining independent confirmations from customers or underlying documents like Invoices, Lorry |
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Receipts, Customer acknowledgement etc. |
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The key audit matter |
How the matter was addressed in our audit |
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Revenue is also an important element of how the company |
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Performed test of specific revenue transactions recorded |
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measures its performance. The Company focuses on revenue as |
during the year end to determine that revenue is recognised |
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a key performance measure, which could create an incentive for |
in correct period. |
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revenue to be recognized before control has been transferred. |
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Performed substantive analytical procedures over revenue |
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Accordingly, we identified the revenue recognition including |
and discounts to identify unusual variances. |
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estimation of variable consideration as a key audit matter. |
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Performed substantive testing over discounts and rebates including the following procedures: |
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a. For samples, read the terms of contract and incentive |
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schemes as approved by authorized personnel |
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b. Evaluated the assumptions used in estimation of |
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variable consideration by comparing with the past trends, actual claims etc. |
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variable consideration by reference to actual claims presented by the customer. |
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Examined the customer reconciliations performed by the management to determine completeness of balances recorded in the books. |
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Obtained independent confirmations from sample customers and reconciled the balance with the amounts recorded in the books. |
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Tested manual journal entries posted to revenue including discount and rebates which are unusual in nature. |
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Measurement of deferred tax assets and MAT credit See note 2.2 and 22 to the standalone financial statements |
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The key audit matter |
How the matter was addressed in our audit |
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As at 31 March 2022, the Company has recognized a deferred |
In view of the significance of the matter we applied the following |
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tax asset (net) of '' 1,677.91 lakhs (including Minimum Alternate |
audit procedures in this area, among others to obtain sufficient |
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Tax (MAT) credit receivable of '' 1,767.54 lakhs). |
appropriate audit evidence: |
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Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019 (new tax regime) provides |
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Assessed the appropriateness of Company''s accounting |
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an option to pay income tax at reduced rates but opting for such |
policies with respect to recognition and measurement of |
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concessional rates would result in loss of availability of MAT credit. |
deferred tax balances in accordance with relevant accounting |
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Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using the average |
standard. |
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rates that are expected to apply to the taxable profit (tax loss) |
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Obtained an understanding, tested the design, |
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of the periods in which the temporary differences are expected |
implementation and operating effectiveness of the internal |
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to reverse. The Company has measured its deferred tax balances |
controls over the measurement of deferred tax balances. |
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basis expected financial year when the Company is likely to move to the new tax regime. |
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Evaluated the reasonableness of the estimate of expected financial year when the Company is likely to move to the |
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The measurement of MAT credit receivable and deferred tax balances involves estimation of the year of transition to the new tax regime which involves significant estimate of the financial projections, availability of sufficient taxable income in the future and tax positions adopted by the Company. |
new tax regime by performing following key procedures: |
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The key audit matter |
How the matter was addressed in our audit |
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Obtained management''s evaluation of expected financial year when the Company is likely to move to the new tax regime. |
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I nvolved our tax specialists to evaluate the Company''s tax positions basis the tax law. |
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Inspected the future business plans and approved financial projections |
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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 standalone financial statements and our auditor''s report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
management''s and board of directors'' responsibilities for the standalone 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 standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs, profit 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 standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, the 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 the Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing the Company''s financial reporting process.
auditor''s responsibilities for the audit of the standalone financial statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor''s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a
material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
⢠I dentify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
⢠Obtain an understanding of internal 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 the Management and Board of Directors.
⢠Conclude on the appropriateness of the Management and Board of Directors use of the going concern basis of accounting in preparation of standalone financial statements and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company''s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor''s report to the related disclosures in the standalone financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor''s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
⢠Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the
audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor''s 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.
The standalone financial statements of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2021 were audited by the predecessor auditor who had expressed an unmodified opinion on 28 May 2021.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of Section 143 (11) of the Act, we give in the "Annexure A" a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2. (A) 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 standalone balance sheet, the standalone statement of profit and loss (including other comprehensive income), the standalone statement of changes in equity and the standalone statement of cash flows dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Ind AS specified under Section 133 of the Act.
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2022 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2022 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 "Annexure B".
(B) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor''s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditor''s) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
a) The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations as at 31 March 2022 on its financial position in its standalone financial statements - Refer Note 39 to the standalone financial statements.
b) The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses.
c) There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
d) (i) The management has represented that, to
the best of its knowledge and belief, as discussed in the Note 51 to the accounts, no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other persons or entities, including foreign entities ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall:
⢠directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or
⢠provide any guarantee, security or the like to or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(ii) The management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in the Note 51 to the accounts, no funds have been received by the Company
from any persons or entities, including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall:
⢠directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or
⢠provide any guarantee, security or the like from or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(iii) Based on the audit procedures performed that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (d) (i) and (d) (ii) contain any material mis-statement.
e) The final dividend paid by the Company during the year in respect of the same declared for the previous year is in accordance with section 123 of the Companies Act 2013 to the extent it applies to payment of dividend.
As stated in note 17 to the financial statements, the Board of Directors of the Company have proposed final dividend for the year which is subject to the approval of the members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The dividend declared is in accordance with section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to declaration of dividend.
(C) With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditor''s Report under Section 197(16) of the Act:
I n 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) of the Act which are required to be commented upon by us.
For B S R & Co. LLP
Chartered Accountants Firm''s Registration No. 101248W/W-100022
Vikram Advani
Partner
Place: Indore Membership No. 091765
Date: 20 May 2022 UDIN : 22091765AJHMHX1572
Mar 31, 2018
REPORT ON THE STANDALONE IND AS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
We have audited the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements of Prataap Snacks Limited (formerly known as Prataap Snacks Private Limited) (âthe Companyâ) which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2018, the Statement of Profit and Loss, including the statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
MANAGEMENTâS RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE STANDALONE 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 standalone Ind AS financial statements that 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 accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act, read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. 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 the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial control 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.
AUDITORâS RESPONSIBILITY
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone 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 standalone Ind AS financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing, issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, as specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditorâs judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone 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 standalone 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 accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Companyâs Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the standalone Ind AS financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone Ind AS financial statements.
OPINION
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the standalone 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, 2018, its profit including other comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
REPORT ON OTHER LEGAL AND REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS
1. As required by the Companies (Auditorâs report) Order, 2016 (âthe Orderâ) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure 1 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 purpose of our audit;
(b) I n 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, Statement of Profit and Loss including the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, 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 standalone Ind AS financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2018 and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2018, 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 2 to this report;
(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditorâs Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, 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 standalone Ind AS financial statements - Refer Note 38(IV) to the standalone Ind AS 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 were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company;
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) All fixed assets have not been physically verified by the management during the year but there is a regular programme of verification which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the title deeds of immovable properties included in property, plant and equipment and investment property are held in the name of the Company
(ii) The inventory has been physically verified by the management during the year. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable. No material discrepancies were noticed on such physical verification. Inventories lying with third parties have been confirmed by them as at March 31, 2018 and no material discrepancies were noticed in respect of such confirmations.
(iii) (a) The Company has granted loans to two parties covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Act. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the terms and conditions of the grant of such loans are not prejudicial to the Companyâs interest.
(b) The Company has granted loans that are re-payable on demand, to two parties covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Act. We are informed that the Company has not demanded repayment of any such loan during the year and thus, there has been no default on the part of the parties to whom the money has been lent. The payment of interest has been regular.
(c) There is no amounts of loans granted to companies, firms or other parties listed in the register maintained under section 189 of the Act which are overdue for more than ninety days.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, provisions of section 185 and 186 of the Act in respect of loans to directors including entities in which they are interested and in respect of loans and advances given have been complied with by the Company.
(v) The Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of sections 73 to 76 of the Act and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 (as amended). Accordingly, the provisions of clause 3(v) of the Order are not applicable.
(vi) To the best of our knowledge and as explained, the Central Government has not specified the maintenance of cost records under section 148(1) of the Act, for the products of the Company
(vii) (a) Undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employeesâ state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, goods and services tax, duty of custom, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and other statutory dues have generally been regularly deposited with the appropriate authorities though there has been a slight delay in a few cases.
(b) 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, goods and services tax, duty of custom, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and other statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us, there are no dues of income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, goods and services tax, customs duty, excise duty, value added tax and cess which have not been deposited on account of any dispute.
(viii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to banks. As informed, the Company does not have any borrowings from a financial institution or by way of debentures or from Government.
(ix) In our opinion and according to information and explanations given by the management, monies raised by the Company by way of initial public offer were applied for the purpose for which they were raised, though idle funds which were not required for immediate utilisation have been gainfully invested in liquid investments payable on demand. The maximum amount of idle funds invested during the year was Rs.15,823.1 1 lakhs, of which Rs.12,623.10 lakhs was outstanding at the end of the year. According to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not raised any money by way of term loans during the year.
(x) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and according to the information and explanations given by the management, we report that no fraud by the Company or no fraud on the Company by the officers and employees of the Company has been noticed or reported during the year.
(xi) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the managerial remuneration has been paid / provided in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.
(xii) In our opinion, the Company is not a nidhi company. Therefore, the provisions of clause 3(xii) of the order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.
(xiii) According to the information and explanations given by the management, transactions with the related parties are in compliance with section 177 and 188 of Act where applicable and the details have been disclosed in the notes to the financial statements, as required by the applicable accounting standards.
(xiv) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has complied with provisions of section 42 of the Act in respect of the private placement of shares during the year. According to the information and explanations given by the management, we report that the amounts raised, have been used for the purposes for which the funds were raised except for idle funds amounting to Rs.1,300.00 lakhs which were not required for immediate utilization and which have been gainfully invested in liquid investments payable on demand. The maximum amount of idle funds invested during the year was Rs.1,300.00 lakhs and the same was outstanding at the end of the year
(xv) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not entered into any noncash transactions with directors or persons connected with him as referred to in section 192 of the Act.
(xvi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the provisions of section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 are not applicable to the Company.
REPORT ON THE INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS UNDER CLAUSE (I) OF SUB-SECTION 3 OF SECTION 143 OF THE ACT
We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company as of March 31, 2018 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone 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 issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to 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.
AUDITORâS 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 on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the âGuidance Noteâ) and the Standards on Auditing as specified under section 143(10) of the Act, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls and, both issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. 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 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 CONTROLS OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING
Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
OPINION
In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at March 31, 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 on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
For S R B C & CO LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 324982E/E300003
per Abhishek Agarwal
Partner
Membership No.: 112773
Place: Mumbai
Date: May 16, 2018
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