We have audited the accompanying Financial Statements of RESTILE CERAMICS LIMITED ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2024, the Statement of Profit and Loss, Statement of Changes in Equity and Statement of Cash flows for the year then ended, and a summary of the 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, except for the effect of the matters described in the Basis for qualified opinion paragraph, the aforesaid Ind AS financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules 2015, as amended, ("Ind AS") and other Accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2024, the loss and total comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Qualified Opinion
(i)The Company has generated negative cashflows from operations, incurred substantial operating losses and significant deterioration in value of assets used to generate cash flows all of which indicate existence of material uncertainty in the Company's ability to continue as a going concern for a reasonable period of time. The attached financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result had the above uncertainties been known.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013. Our responsibilities under those Standards 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 Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our qualified opinion.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statements of the current year. 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. We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
Key Audit Matter Description
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Response to Key Audit Matter
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A. Revenue Recognition
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Principal Audit Procedures
Audit procedures relating to revenue comprised
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Reference may be made to note 1B.6 of
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of test of controls and substantive procedures
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Material accounting policies and note 38 to
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including the following:
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the financial statements of the Company. Revenue recognition is inherently an area of
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audit risk, which we have substantially
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i. We performed procedures to assess the design
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and internal controls established by the
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focused on mainly covering the aspects of
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cut off. Considering the impact of Ind AS 115
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management and tested the operating
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effectiveness of relevant controls related to the
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and cut-off are key audit matters
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recognition of revenue.
ii. Selected a sample of continuing and new contracts, and tested the operating effectiveness of the internal control, relating to identification of the distinct performance obligations and determination of transaction price. We carried out a combination of procedures involving enquiry and observation, reperformance and inspection of evidence in respect of operation of these controls.
iii. We have tested, on a sample basis, whether specific revenue transactions around the reporting date has been recognised in the appropriate period by comparing the transactions selected with relevant underlying documentation, including goods delivery notes, customer acknowledgement/proof of acceptance and the terms of sales.
iv. We have also validated subsequent credit notes and sales returns up to the date of this Report to ensure the appropriateness and accuracy of the revenue recognition.
v. We have tested journal entries on a sample basis to identify any unusual or irregular items.
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vi. We also considered the adequacy of the disclosures in Company's financial statements in relation to Ind AS 115 and were satisfied they meet the disclosure requirements.
Conclusion
Based on the procedures performed above, we did not find any material exceptions with regards to timing of revenue recognition and were satisfied they meet the disclosure requirements of Ind AS 115 Revenue From contracts with Customer.
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B. Inventory valuation
Reference may be made to note 1C of Material accounting policies and note 22 to the financial statements of the Company.
> Under Ind AS 2 Inventories, materials and other supplies held for use in production are not written down below cost if the finished goods in which they will be incorporated are expected to be sold at or above cost. The valuation of raw material and other supplies held for production have been an area of our focus in view of loss incurred and the inability to have operating margins. The valuation of finished goods has also been focused upon in view of the production of goods having ceased and the passage of time that has lapsed.
Considering the above risks valuation of Inventory in accordance with Ind AS 2 has thus been considered as a key audit matter.
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Principal Audit Procedures
Our audit procedures comprised of the following:
1. We performed procedures to assess the design and internal controls established by the management and tested the operating effectiveness of relevant controls related to the valuation of inventory.
2. We have selected a sample of items of Raw materials and other supplies held for production to check whether the rate per unit adopted for valuation is reflective of the last purchase rate (Realizable price). Similarly, the rate per unit of various finished goods have been checked on a sample basis as to whether they reflect the net sale price (Realizable price).
3. Also obtained management's assessment of impairment in the value of inventory carried in the books of accounts.
Conclusion:
Based on the procedures performed above, we have concluded that management has complied with the measurement and disclosure requirements of IND AS 2 "Inventories".
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C. Impairment of Property Plant and Equipment
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Principal Audit Procedures
We have performed the following list of audit procedures
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The recoverable value of the Property Plant and Equipment requires significant judgment of the management and hence considered to be a significant matter.
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1. Evaluated the design and effectiveness of internal controls established by the Company relating to assessment of the impairment
2. Obtained and evaluated the management's assessment of impairment.
3. Obtained the valuation report obtained by the Company.
Conclusion:
Based on the procedures performed above, we have concluded that management has complied with the measurement and disclosure requirements of IND AS 16.
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D. Non-Payment/belated payment of Statutory Dues
Company has not paid/paid belatedly various Undisputed Statutory dues including Income Tax and applicable Value Added Tax.
Payment of statutory dues regularly and within time reflects on the health of the company apart from the need for us to report on issues of non-compliance to members.
We have, therefore, considered payment of statutory dues as a key audit matter.
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Principal Audit Procedures
We have performed the following list of audit procedures.
1. Evaluated the design and effectiveness of internal controls established by the Company relating to compliance with statutory dues.
2. Obtained details of payment of various statutory dues to be paid by company.
3. Verified that whether company has been regular in payment of statutory dues.
Conclusion:
Based on the above procedures performed, we noted that
The payment of statutory dues depended upon availability of funds and is being paid with applicable interest and delays noted are disclosed elsewhere in this report.
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Information other than the Financial Statements and Auditor's Report thereon
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual report but does not include the financial statements and our report thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information 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. 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.
Responsibilities of Management for the Financial Statements
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect to the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance, total comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the Ind AS and other accounting principles generally accepted in India. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
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:
• 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 financial control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Companies Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls systems in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the 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.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the financial statements that, individually or in aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the financial statements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (I) planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements in the financial statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the 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 Section143 (3) of the Companies Act, 2013, 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 except for the matters stated in the paragraph 1(i)(vi) 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, except for matters described in the Basis of Qualified Opinion Paragraph, the aforesaid Financial Statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of the Act read with the relevant rules issued thereunder.
(e) The matters described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion paragraph above, in our opinion, may have an adverse effect on the functioning of the Company.
(f) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2024 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31,2024 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section164(2) of the Companies Act, 2013.
(g) With respect to the adequacy of the Internal Financial Controls with references to Financial Statements of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in Annexure “A". Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company's internal financial controls with references to Financial Statements.
(h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with requirements of section 197(16) of the Act, as amended, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, no remuneration other than applicable sitting fees has been paid by the Company to its directors during the year and hence the compliance with the provisions of the section 197 does not arise.
(i) 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 explanation given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its Financial Statements. (Refer Note 35)
ii. The company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses as at March 31,2024.
iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
iv. (a) The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person or entity, including foreign entity ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, 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 on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(b) The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been received by the Company from any person or entity, including foreign entity ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, whether, 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 on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(c) Based on the audit procedures 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 (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as provided under (a) and (b) above, contain any material misstatement.
v. There was no dividend declared / paid during the year by the company.
vi. Based on our examination which include test checks, the company has used an accounting software for maintaining its books of account which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility which has however not been enabled Consequently, we are unable to comment on audit trail feature of the said software.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order,2020 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act we give in "Annexure B" a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
For R. SUNDARARAJAN & ASSOCIATES
Chartered Accountants Registration No. 08282S Sd/-
S. Krishnan-Partner Membership No. 026452 UDIN: 23026452BGUSIP2624 May 23, 2024 Chennai
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