We have audited the accompanying Standalone financial statements of M/s VIVIMED LABS LIMITED ("the Company") which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2024, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including other comprehensive income), the Statement of changes in equity, Statement of cash flows for the year ended and Notes to 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, except for the effects of the matters described in the "Basis for Qualified Opinion" section of our report, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013("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
1. As disclosed in Note 28 of financial statements, The Company has not recognized interest on an accrual basis, amounting to C453.34 Millions, which is not in compliance with the applicable Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS). Consequently, the reported loss for the period is understated by C453.34 Million. This deviation from Ind AS requirements impacts the accuracy of the financial statements, particularly affecting the reported loss for the period.
Further, the Company is engaged in negotiations with Bankers for settlement. As these negotiations have not yet materialized, any potential adjustments arising from a finalized settlement have not been accounted for in the financial statements. Considering the uncertainties, we are unable to ascertain/quantify the amount of impact which is required to be stated in the financial statements.
2. The balances related to Trade payables (Note no 21), Trade Receivables (Note no 8), Other Financial Assets (Note no 11), Other
Current Assets (Note no 13) and Banks including borrowings are subject to confirmation, as the Company has not provided external confirmations for these balances. In the absence of such confirmations, we are unable to verify the accuracy, completeness, and validity of these balances.
3. As disclosed in the Note 6 of standalone financial statements, investment carrying amounts are reduced from C 1,543.91 Million (31/03/2023) to C560.58 Million (31/03/2024). However, the details of diminution, including the assumptions, methodology, and supporting evidence used by management to determine the value for these investments, was not provided to us for verification.
In the absence of sufficient documentation and evidence, we are unable to evaluate whether the diminution has been appropriately adjusted in the financial statement.
Going Concern Section Uncertainty Relating to Going Concern
We draw attention to the certain factors that may indicate potential uncertainities regarding the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. During the finnancial year, the Company has incurred cash losses, has defaulted on its borrowings, and is reporting negative fincial ratios as at the reporting date. These conditions indicate a concern on company ability to continue as a going concern.
In evaluting of the going concern assumption, management has considered factors such as future business prospects, cost cutting measures and plans to restructure borrowings to improve liquidity (Refer Notes 2.7A). Based on these actions, management is optimistic that the Company will be able to meet its obligations and continue its operations in the foreseeable future. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the 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
We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report:
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Key audit matters
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How the matter was addressed in our audit
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Contingent Liabilities and litigation Matters
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Refer note 2.17 of the basis of preparation of financial statements and
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Our audit procedures included the following:
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Note 33 to the standalone financial statements.
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Evaluating the design and testing the effectiveness of controls over the
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The Company is subject to number of significant litigations. Major risks
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recognition and measurement of provisions for litigation and claims.
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identified by the Company in that area are related to Income Tax . The amount of litigation may be significant and estimates of the amounts of
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Corroborating management's assessment by:
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provisions or contingent liabilities are subject to significant Management
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• Conducting enquiries with the Company's in-house legal counsel.
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judgment.
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• Reviewing relevant correspondence, orders, and appeals related to
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These provisions are based on judgements and accounting
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ongoing litigation.
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estimates made by management reflect in determining the likelihood and magnitude of an unfavourable outcome on the claims.
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• Obtaining confirmations from internal legal counsel, where
applicable, and/or assessing any external legal opinions obtained by
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Accordingly, unexpected adverse outcomes could significantly impact
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management.
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the Company's reported profit and balance sheet position
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• Reviewing significant adjustments to legal provisions during the
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year to identify any indication of management bias.
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• Assessing the adequacy of disclosures provided in Note 33 to the
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standalone financial statements to ensure they are comprehensive and accurate.
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Information Other than the Standalone Financial Statements and Auditor's Report Thereon:
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Management Discussion and Analysis, Board's Report including Annexure to Board's Report, Business Responsibility Report, Corporate Governance report and Shareholder's Information, 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 during the course of our 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 and Those Charged with Governance for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of "the Act" with respect to the preparation of these
standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance, total comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the Ind AS and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the accounting Standards 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 the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the 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 is also responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of Standalone Financial statements
Our objective is to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements free from material misstatements, 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 it is not guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with the Standards on Auditing 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 economic decisions of users taken the basis of these standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the 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 Companies Act, 2013, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the company has adequate internal financial controls system in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of 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 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 financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our 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.
Emphasis of Matter paragraph
1. We draw attention to Note 7 and Note 23 of the financial statements, which describe the disposal of inventory at the Company's Bidar plant amounting to ?269.18 Million. Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
2. Company has received questionnaire from SEBI and is in the process of compiling/consolidating/drafting the reply. Our opinion is not modified in this matter.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by section 197(16) of the Act based on our audit, we report that the Company has paid remuneration to its directors during the year in accordance with the provisions of and limits laid down under section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order"), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub¬ section (11) of Section 143 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.
3. As required by section 143(3) of the Act based on our audit, 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 including the manner prescribed in Rule 3(1) of Companies (Accounts) Rules,2014, except that
the audit trail feature was not enabled as reported under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 (as amended).
c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including Other Comprehensive Income, Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flow dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the relevant books of account.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 as amended except as reported in the "Basis for qualified opinion" paragraph.
e) 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 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 B" wherein we have expressed modified opinion; and.
g) 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 (as amended), in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. As detailed in note 33 to standalone financial statements, the company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position as at 31 March 2024.
ii. As detailed in note 35.1, the Company did not have any long¬ term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses as at 31 March 2024;
iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
iv. The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, other than as disclosed in the notes
to 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 ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") by or on behalf of the Company or provide any guarantee, security or the like to or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
v. The management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, other than as disclosed in the notes to 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 ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") by or on behalf of the Funding Party or provide any guarantee, security or the like from or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
vi. Based on such audit procedures performed as considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the management representations under sub- clauses (a) and (b) above contain any material misstatement.
vii. The company has not declared or paid any dividend during the year.
viii. The Company uses accounting software for maintaining its books of account which has a feature of recording Audit Trial (edit log) facility, but the same was not enabled in the software during the year.
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Date: 14-11-2024 UDIN: 24213487BKHRAH1614
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