E2E Networks Limited
Report on the Financial Statements
OPINION
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of E2E Networks Limited (“the Company”), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31st March,2024, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including other comprehensive income),Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flow for the year ended, and the notes to financial statements including a summary of the material accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as “financial statement”).
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial statements gives 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 accounting principles generally accepted in India including Indian Accounting standards (‘Ind AS’) specified under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended, (“Ind AS”), of the state of affairs of the Company (financial position) as at 31stMarch, 2024, and its profit (financial performance including other comprehensive income), the changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
BASIS FOR OPINION
We conducted our audit of the financial statements in accordance with standard on auditing specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibility 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 Accountant of India (“ICAI”) together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder, and we have fulfilled our ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the ICAI’s Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence obtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the financial statements.
KEY AUDIT 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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Key Audit Matter
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Auditor’s Response
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Revenue Recognition
The Company recognizes revenue upon transfer of control of promised services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration the Company expects to receive in exchange for those services.
The Company provides cloud platform and configuration services, including but not limited to smart dedicated servers, graphics processing units, object storage, content delivery network service and continuous data protection back up services (“Services”) to its customers.
Significant judgment is exercised by the Company in determining revenue recognition for these customers, and includes the following:-
a) The pattern of delivery (i.e., timing of when revenue is recognized) for each distinct performance obligation.
b) Identification and treatment of contract terms that may impact the timing and amount of revenue recognized (e.g., variable consideration, optional purchases, and free services).
c) Determination of stand-alone selling prices for each distinct performance obligation and for products and services that are not sold separately.
Given these factors and due to the volume of transactions, the related audit effort in evaluating management’s judgments in determining revenue recognition for these customer contracts was extensive and required a high degree of auditor judgment.
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Our audit procedures included the following:
Obtained an understanding of the systems, processes and controls implemented by the company for recording and computing revenue and the associated contract assets, unearned and deferred revenue balances.
Our principal audit procedures related to the Company’s revenue recognition for included the following:
• We tested the effectiveness of controls related to the identification of distinct performance obligations, the determination of the timing of revenue recognition, and the estimation of variable consideration.
• We tested the mathematical accuracy of management’s calculations of revenue and the associated timing of revenue recognized in the financial statements.
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Revaluation of Intangible assets
Management has estimated the fair value of the certain class of Company’s intangible assets viz. IP addresses, to be INR 986.24 lakhs as at March 31, 2024 with a revaluation loss for the year ended March 31, 2024 recorded in the statement of profit or loss of INR 349.81 lakhs. Independent external valuations were obtained in respect of the value of intangible assets fair valued by the Company in order to support management’s estimates. The valuations are dependent on certain key assumptions that require significant management judgement including technological environment and availability of active market. The increase in fair values mainly relates to movements in prices of intangibles in the active market.
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Our audit procedures included the following:
Our procedures in relation to management’s valuation
of intangibles included:
a) Evaluation of the independent external valuers’ competence, capabilities and objectivity;
b) Assessing the methodologies used and the appropriateness of the key assumptions based on our knowledge of the technology industry, discussion with management, discussion with technology professionals; and
c) Checking, on a sample basis, the accuracy and relevance of the input data used, including the visit of websites where these intangibles are traded.
We found the key assumptions were supported by the
available evidence.
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INFORMATION OTHER THAN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND AUDITOR’S REPORT THEREON
The company’s management and board of directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in Management Discussion and Analysis, Board’s Report including Annexures to Board’s Report, Business Responsibility Report and Corporate Governance Report, but does not include the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The Management Discussion and Analysis, Board’s Report including Annexures to Board’s Report, Business Responsibility Report and Corporate Governance Report are 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 report 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 Management Discussion and Analysis, Board’s Report including Annexures to Board’s Report, Business Responsibility Report and Corporate Governance Report, if we conclude that there is material misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matter to those charged with governance and if required issue a revised Audit report on financial statement.
RESPONSIBILITY OF MANAGEMENT FOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in sub-section 5 of Section 134 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 including other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act read with relevant rules issued thereunder.
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 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 intend to liquidate the company or to cease operation, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The board of directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.
AUDITORS’ RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE AUDIT OF 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 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 the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with Standards on Auditing, 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 explaining 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 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 concerned.
• 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 safe guards.
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 exercise of powers conferred by sub-section 11 of section 143 of the Act, we enclose in the “Annexure A” a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required by sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Act, we report that:
a. We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit.
b. In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books.
c. The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including other comprehensive income), the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.
d. In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, as applicable, read with relevant rules issued thereunder.
e. On the basis of the written representation received from the Directors as on 31stMarch, 2024, taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the Directors is disqualified as on 31stMarch, 2024 from being appointed as a Directors 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”. Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company’s internal financial control over financial reporting.
g. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditors’ Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its financial statement in accordance with the generally accepted accounting practice. Company does not have any pending litigation in the financial year 2023-24
ii. The Company did not have any long- term contracts including derivative contracts, other than those which have already been provided for which there were no material foreseeable losses.
iii. There has been no delay in transferring the amounts required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
a) The management has represented in Note 40(3)that, to the best of it’s 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 share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the company to or in any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (“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 in Note 40(4), that, to the best of it’s knowledge and belief, other than as disclosed in the notes to the accounts, no funds (which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been received by the company from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (“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; and
c) Based on such audit procedures that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused them 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.”
iv. Since, the Company has neither paid or declared any dividend during the year nor proposed any dividend for the year, hence, reporting requirement of clause (f) of rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 are not applicable on the Company.
v. Based on our examination which included 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 and the same has operated throughout the year for all the relevant transactions recorded in the software. Further, during the course of our audit we did not come across any instance of audit trail feature being tampered with.
h. As required by section 197(16) of the Act, we report that the company has paid remuneration to its directors during the year in accordance with the provisions and limits laid down under section 197 read with schedule V to the act.
For GSA and Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration No.: 000257N/N500339
Tanuj Chugh
Partner
Membership No. 529619
UDIN: 24529619BKBOQH3448
Place: New Delhi
Date: May 24, 2024
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