i. Provisions
Provisions are recognised when the Company has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. The expense relating to a provision is presented in the statement of profit and loss. Provisions are measured at the present value of management’s best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the present obligation at the end of the reporting period.
j. Retirement and other employee benefits
(i). Gratuity
The Company provides for gratuity, a defined benefit retirement plan (‘the Gratuity Plan’) covering eligible employees. The Gratuity Plan provides a lump-sum payment to vested employees at retirement, death, incapacitation or termination of employment, of an amount
based on respective employee’s salary and tenure of employment with the Company.
Liabilities with regard to Gratuity Plan are determined by actuarial valuation, performed by an independent actuary, at each Balance Sheet date using projected unit credit method. The Company contributes all ascertained liabilities to the Gulf Oil Lubricants India Limited employees group gratuity cum life assurance Scheme (‘the Trust’). Trustees administer contributions made to the Trusts and contributions are invested in insurer managed fund.
The Company recognises the net obligation of a defined benefit plan in its Balance Sheet as an asset or liability.
Gains and losses through premeasurements of the net defined benefit liability/(asset) are recognised in other comprehensive income. The actual return of the portfolio of plan assets, in excess of the yields computed by applying the discount rate used to measure the defined benefit obligation is recognised in other comprehensive income.
The effect of any plan amendments or curtailments are recognised in net profit in Statement of Profit and Loss as past service costs.
(ii) Superannuation
Certain employees of the Company are participants in a defined contribution plan. The Company has no further obligations to the plan beyond its contributions which are periodically contributed to the Gulf Oil Lubricants India Limited employees group superannuation scheme, the corpus of which is invested in the insurer managed fund.
(iii) Provident fund
The Company pays provident fund contributions to publicly administered provident fund as per local regulations. The
Company has no further payment obligations once the contributions have been paid. The contributions are accounted for as defined contribution plans and the contributions are recognised as employee benefit expense when they are due.
(iv) Compensated absences
The liabilities for earned leave that are not expected to be settled wholly within 12 months after the end of the period in which the employees render the related service are recognised as liability at the present value of liability as at Balance sheet date. Company has determined its liability using projected unit credit method based on Actuarial valuation carried out at the Balance sheet date. Actuarial gains and losses are recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss.
(v) Share-based payments
Share-based compensation benefits are provided to employees under “GOLIL Employee Stock Option Plan”. The fair value of equity settled employee stock options is calculated at grant date using a valuation model and recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss, together with a corresponding increase in shareholders’ equity, on a straight-line basis over the vesting period, based on an estimate of the number of options that will eventually vest. The impact of the revision to original estimates, if any, shall be recognised in profit or loss, with a corresponding adjustment to equity.
(vi) Short term employee benefits
Short term employee benefits that are expected to be settled wholly within 12 months from the end of the period in which employee render service are recognised as an expense at the undiscounted amount in the Statement of Profit and Loss of the year in which the related service is rendered. The liabilities are presented as current employee benefit obligation in the Balance sheet.
k. Foreign currencies
(i) Functional currency
The functional currency of the Company is the Indian rupee. These financial statements are presented in Indian rupees (rounded off to lakhs).
(ii) Transactions and balances
Foreign currency transactions are recorded in the functional currency by applying to the foreign currency amount the exchange rate between the functional currency and the foreign currency at the date of the transaction. All foreign currency monetary assets and monetary liabilities as at the Balance Sheet date are translated into the functional currency at the applicable exchange rates prevailing on that date. All exchange differences arising on translation, are recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss. Non-monetary assets and non-monetary liabilities denominated in foreign currency and measured at historical cost are translated at the exchange rate prevalent at the date of the transaction.
Foreign exchange differences regarded as an adjustment to borrowing costs are presented in the statement of profit and loss, within finance costs. All other foreign exchange gains and losses are presented in the statement of profit and loss on a net basis within other income/expenses.
Gain or losses upon settlement of foreign currency transactions are recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss for the period in which the transaction is settled.
l. Interest income
Interest income is recorded using the Effective Interest Rate (EIR) for debt instruments carried at amortised cost. EIR is the rate that exactly discounts the estimated future cash receipts over the expected life of the financial instrument to the gross carrying amount of the financial asset.
m. Taxes
Income tax expense comprises current income tax and deferred income tax. Income tax expense is recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss except to the extent it relates to items recognised directly in equity, in which case it is recognised in other comprehensive income or other equity as the case may be.
Current income tax : Current tax is the amount of tax payable based on the taxable profit for the year as determined in accordance with the applicable tax rates and the provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
Deferred tax : Deferred tax is recognised on temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in the Financial Statements and the corresponding tax bases used in the computation of taxable profits.
Deferred tax liabilities are generally recognised for all taxable temporary differences. Deferred tax assets are recognised for all deductible temporary differences, the carry forward of unused tax credits and any unused tax losses to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary differences, and the carry forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses can be utilised. Such deferred tax assets and liabilities are not recognised if the temporary difference arises from the initial recognition of assets and liabilities in a transaction (other than in a business combination) that affects neither the taxable profit nor the accounting profit.
The carrying amount of deferred tax assets is reviewed at each reporting date and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow all or part of the deferred tax asset to be utilised. Unrecognised deferred tax assets are re-assessed at each reporting date and are recognised to the extent that it has become probable that future taxable profits will allow the deferred tax asset to be recovered. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the
year when the asset is realised or the liability is settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are offset when there is a legally enforceable right to offset current tax assets and liabilities and when the deferred tax balances relate to the same taxation authority. Current tax assets and tax liabilities are offset where the entity has a legally enforceable right to offset and intends either to settle on a net basis, or to realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
n. Dividend Payable
The Company recognises a liability to make cash distributions to equity holders when the distribution is authorised and the distribution is no longer at the discretion of the Company. As per the corporate laws in India, a distribution is authorised when it is approved by the shareholders. A corresponding amount is recognised directly in equity.
o. Contingent liabilities
A contingent liability is a possible obligation that arises from past events whose existence will be confirmed by the occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more uncertain future events beyond the control of the Company or a present obligation that is not recognised because it is not probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation. A contingent liability also arises in extremely rare cases where there is a liability that cannot be recognised because it cannot be measured reliably. The Company does not recognize a contingent liability but discloses its existence and other required disclosures in notes to the financial statements, unless the possibility of any outflow in settlement is remote.
p. Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates
The investments in subsidiary and associates are carried in the financial statements at historical cost except when the investment, or a portion thereof, is classified as held for sale, in which case measured at lower of carrying amount and fair value less costs to sell. When the Company
is committed to a sale plan involving disposal of an investment, or a portion of an investment, in any subsidiary or associate, the investment or the portion of the investment that will be disposed of is classified as held for sale when the criteria described above are met. Any retained portion of an investment in a subsidiary or a associate that has not been classified as held for sale continues to be accounted for at historical cost.
Investments in subsidiary and associates are carried at cost are tested for impairment in accordance with Ind AS 36 Impairment of Assets.
The Company reviews its carrying value of investments carried at cost annually, or more frequently when there is indication for impairment. If the recoverable amount is less than its carrying amount, the impairment loss is recorded in the Statement of Profit and Loss.
When an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the Investment is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the cost of the Investment. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in Statement of Profit or Loss.
2.6 Other Accounting Policies
a. Cash and cash equivalents
For the purpose of presentation in the statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents includes cash on hand, deposits held at call with financial institutions, other short-term, highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less that are readily convertible to known amounts of cash and which are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value, and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown within borrowings in current liabilities in the balance sheet.
b. Earnings per share
(i) Basic earnings per share
Basic earnings per share is calculated by dividing:
• the profit attributable to owners of the Company
• by the weighted average number of equity shares outstanding during the financial year, adjusted for bonus elements in equity shares issued during the year.
(ii) Diluted earnings per share
Diluted earnings per share adjusts the figures used in the determination of basic earnings per share to take into account:
• the after income tax effect of interest and other financing costs associated with dilutive potential equity shares, and
• the weighted average number of additional equity shares that would have been outstanding assuming the conversion of all dilutive potential equity shares.
c. Segment Reporting
An operating segment is a component of the Company that engages in business activities from which it may earn revenues and incur expenses, whose operating results are regularly reviewed
by the Company Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”) to make decisions for which discrete financial information is available. The Company prepares its segment information in conformity with the accounting policies adopted for preparing and presenting the financial statements of the Company as a whole. The CODM assesses the financial performance and position of the Company and makes strategic decisions. Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the CODM.
The Managing Director & CEO and Chief Financial Officer (CODM) are responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the operating segments of the Company.
d. Rounding off amounts
All amounts dosclosed in the financial statements and notes have been rounded off to the nearest lakhs as per the requirement of schedule III, unless otherwise stated.
Nature and purpose of Reserves
1. Securities premium is used to record the premium on issue of shares. The reserve can be utilised in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013
2. The Company has created capital reserve pursuant to the scheme of arrangement between GOCL Corporation Limited (Formerly known as Gulf Oil Corporation Limited) and the Company.
3. General reserve reflects amount transferred from Statement of profit and loss in accordance with the regulations of the Companies Act, 2013.
4. As per Companies Act, 2013, capital redemption reserve is created when company purchases its own shares out of free reserves or securities premium. A sum equal to the nominal value of the shares so purchased is transferred to capital redemption reserve. The reserve is utilised in accordance with the provisions of section 69 of the Companies Act, 2013.
5. The share based payment account is used to recognize the grant date fair value of options issued to employees under Gulf Oil Lubricants India Limited - Employees Stock Option Scheme - 2015.
6. Retained earnings are the profits that the Company has earned till date, less any transfers to general reserve, dividends or other distributions paid to shareholders.
7. The Company has elected to recognize changes in the fair value of certain investments in equity securities in other comprehensive income. These changes are accumulated within the FVOCI equity investments within equity.
8. Refer standalone statement of changes in equity for movements in Other equity.
Note 1 :
Working capital facilities from banks under multiple banking arrangement are secured by hypothecation of all current assets of the Company including raw materials, finished goods, stock-in-process, stores and spares (not relating to plant & machinery) and present and future book debts of the Company and also secured by collateral security by way of First Pari-passu charge on Land & Building, Plant & Machinery at Masat Industrial Estate, Khanvel Road, Masat Village, Silvassa within Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and on all other Plant, property and equipment owned by the Company (excluding Plant, property and equipment located at Chennai plant). The Company has filed quarterly returns or statements with banks which are in agreement with books of account of the Company for the borrowings which have been sanctioned on the basis of security of current assets.
Working Capital loan from banks includes Buyers Credit and Suppliers credit from banks which are USD denominated loans carrying variable rate of interest of 3 to 6 months LIBOR/SOFR plus spread and is repayable within one year from the date of each disbursement.
Note 36 - Leases (Contd..)
The total cash outflow for leases for the year ended 31 March 2025 was H3,055.78 Lakhs (March 31, 2024 : H2,662.70 Lakhs).
(iii) Variable lease payments
Some property leases contain variable payment terms that are linked to sales generated from a warehouse. For individual warehouses, lease payments are on the basis of variable payment terms with percentages on sales quantity. Variable lease payments that depend on sales are recognised in profit or loss in the period in which the condition that triggers those payments occurs.
(iv) Extension and termination options
Extension and termination options are included in a number of leases across the Company. These are used to maximise operational flexibility in terms of managing the assets used in the Company’s operations.
(v) Critical judgements in determining the lease term
In determining the lease term, management considers all facts and circumstances that create an economic incentive to exercise an extension option, or not exercise a termination option. Extension options (or periods after termination options) are only included in the lease term if the lease is reasonably certain to be extended (or not terminated).
For leases of warehouses and Office premises, the following factors are normally the most relevant:
• If there are significant penalties to terminate (or not extend), the Company is typically reasonably certain to extend (or not terminate).
• If any leasehold improvements are expected to have a significant remaining value, the Company is typically reasonably certain to extend (or not terminate).
• Otherwise, the Company considers other factors including historical lease durations and the costs and business disruption required to replace the leased asset.
Most extension options in leases have not been included in the lease liability, because the Company could replace the assets without significant cost or business disruption. The lease term is reassessed if an option is actually exercised (or not exercised) or the company becomes obliged to exercise (or not exercise) it. The assessment of reasonable certainty is only revised if a significant event or a significant change in circumstances occurs, which affects this assessment, and that is within the control of the Company.
Note 37 - Segment Information
(a) Description of segments and principal activities
Operating segments are reported in a manner consistent with the internal reporting provided to the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) of the Company. The Managing Director & CEO and Chief Financial Officer (CODM) are responsible for allocating resources and assessing performance of the operating segments of the Company.
The Company has integrated its organisation structure with respect to its automotive and non-automotive business considering that the synergies, risks and returns associated with business operations are not predominantly distinct. The Company has aligned its internal financial reporting system in line with its existing organisation structure. As a result the Company’s reportable business segment consists of a single segment of “Lubricants” in terms of Ind AS 108.
Note 40 - Employee benefits
Company has classified the various benefits provided as under:-
1) Defined Contribution Plans
The Company has certain defined contribution plans. Contributions are made to Provident Fund in India for employees at the rate of 12% of basic salary as per regulations. The contributions are made to registered provident fund administered by the government. The obligation of the company is limited to the amount contributed and it has no further contractual nor any constructive obligation.
The Company has the following contribution plans :
a) Provident Fund
b) Employees’ Pension Scheme, 1995
c) Superannuation Fund
During the financial year, the Company has incurred and recognised the following amounts in the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss:
2) Defined Benefit Plan:
A) General Description of defined benefit plans
i) Gratuity
The Company operates a gratuity plan wherein every employee is entitled to the benefit equivalent to fifteen days salary last drawn for each completed year of service depending on the date of joining. The same is payable on termination of service, retirement or death, whichever is earlier. The benefit vests after five years of continuous service in accordance with Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. The Company has a defined benefit gratuity plan in India (funded).
Note 40 - Employee benefits (Contd..)
G. Risk Exposure
Through its defined benefit plans, the company is exposed to number of risks, the most significant of which is asset volatility. The plan liabilities are calculated using a discount rate set with reference to bond yields: if plan assets underperform this yield, this will create a deficit. The plan assets are invested by the company in Insurer managed funds. The Company intends to maintain these investments in the continuing years.
3) Compensated absences
The Company has a policy on compensated absences which is applicable to its executives joined upto a specified period and all workers. The expected cost of accumulating compensated absences is determined by actuarial valuation performed by an independent actuary at each Balance Sheet date using projected unit credit method on the additional amount expected to be paid as a result of the unused entitlement that has accumulated at the Balance Sheet date. The leave obligations cover the Company’s liability for earned leave which are classified as other long-term benefits.
Note 41 - Share based payments
The Company offers equity based award plan to its employees, officers through Company's stock option plan. In respect of those options granted under the Gulf Oil Lubricants India Limited - Employees Stock Option Scheme - 2015, in accordance with the guidelines issued by Securities and Exchange Board of India [(Share Based Employees Benefits) Regulations, 2014], the fair value of options is accounted as deferred employee compensation, which is amortized on a straight - line basis over the vesting period.
The fair values were calculated using Black Scholes Model as permitted by the SEBI Guidelines and also Ind AS 102 in respect of stock options granted. The inputs to the model include the share price on date of grant, exercise price, expected option life, expected volatility, expected dividends, expected terms and the risk free rate of interest.
Foreign currency risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of an exposure will fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange rates. The Company’s exposure to the risk of changes in foreign exchange rates relates primarily to the Company’s operating activities (primarily material costs are denominated in a foreign currency). The Company manages its foreign currency risk by hedging certain material costs that are expected to occur within a range of 2 to 4 months period for hedged purchases of base oil and additives. At March 31, 2025 and March 31,2024 the Company hedges approximately ~ 85-90% and ~ 55-60% respectively of its expected foreign currency purchases for 2 to 4 months. This foreign currency risk is hedged by using a combination of foreign currency options and forward contracts. Details are as given below:
A3 Commodity Price Risk
The Company’s exposure to market risk with respect to commodity prices primarily arises from the fact that the company is a purchaser of base oil. This is a commodity product whose prices can fluctuate sharply over short periods of time. The prices of base oil generally fluctuate in line with commodity cycles. Material purchase forms the largest portion of the company's operating expenses. The Company evaluates and manages commodity price risk exposure through operating procedures and sourcing policies. The Company has not entered into any commodity derivative contracts.
Sensitivity: 0.1% increase in commodity rates would have led to approximately an decrease in profit by C 121.23 lakhs (March 31, 2024 C 114.82 lakhs). 0.1% decrease in commodity rate would have led to an equal but opposite effect.
Credit risk is the risk of financial loss to the Company if a customer or counter-party fails to meet its contractual obligations thus leading to a financial loss.
Trade Receivables
The Company’s customer mainly consists of its distributors and Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs). The Company has a credit policy, approved by the Management that is designed to ensure that consistent processes are in place to measure and control credit risk. The Company has trade relationships only with reputed third parties. The receivable balances are constantly monitored, resulting in an insignificant exposure of the Company to the risk of non-collectible receivables. Credit risk is managed through credit approvals, establishing credit limits, obtaining collaterals from the customers in the form of deposits and continuously monitoring the creditworthiness of customers to which the Company grants credit terms in the normal course of business. The maximum credit exposure associated with financial assets is equal to the carrying amount.
Concentrations of credit risk with respect to trade receivables are limited, due to the Company's customer base being large and diverse. All trade receivables are reviewed and assessed for default on a quarterly basis. Company's historical experience of collecting receivables, supported by the level of default, is that credit risk is low. Refer Note 9 for ageing of trade receivable and Loss Allowance/expected credit loss.
For some trade receivables the Company may obtain security in the form of letter of credit and bank gurantees which called upon if the the counterparty is in default under the terms of the agreement.
Other financial assets
The Company maintains exposure in cash and cash equivalents, term deposits with banks, investments in mutual funds. Individual risk limits are set for each counter-party based on financial position, credit rating and past experience. Credit limits and concentration of exposures are actively monitored by the Company's Treasury department. The Company’s maximum exposure to credit risk as at March 31,2025 and March 31,2024 is the carrying value of each class of financial assets as disclosed in the financial statements.
Level 1
Level 1 hierarchy includes financial instruments measured using quoted prices. This includes listed equity instruments and mutual funds that have quoted price. The fair values of all equity instruments which are traded in the stock exchanges are valued using the closing price as at the reporting period.
Level 2
The fair values of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market is determined using valuation techniques which maximise the use of observable market data and rely as little as possible on entity specific estimates. If all significant inputs required to fair value an instrument are observable, the instrument is included in level 2.
Level 3
If one or more of the significant inputs are not based on observable market data, the instrument is included in level 3. This is the case for unlisted equity securities, contingent consideration and indemnification asset in level 3.
Note 45 - Capital Management
A Risk Management
The Company’s objectives when managing capital are to:
- Safeguard their ability to continue as a going concern, so that they can continue to provide returns for shareholder's and benefits for other stakeholder's, and
- Maintain an optimal capital structure to reduce the cost of capital.
In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, the company may adjust the amount of dividends paid to shareholders, return capital to shareholders, issue new shares or sell assets to reduce debt.
For the purpose of the Company’s capital management, capital includes issued equity capital and all other equity reserves attributable to the equity holders of the Company.
Note 51 - Other regulatory information required by Schedule III (Contd..)
(v) Compliance with number of layers of companies
The Company has complied with the number of layers prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013, read with the Companies (Restriction on no. of layers) Rules, 2017.
(vi) Compliance with approved scheme(s) of arrangements
The Company has not entered into any scheme of arrangement which has an accounting impact on current or previous financial year.
(vii) Utilisation of funds
The Company has not advanced or loaned or invested funds to any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (Intermediaries) with the understanding that the Intermediary shall:
a. 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
b. provide any guarantee, security or the like to or on behalf of the ultimate beneficiaries
The Company has not received any fund from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (Funding Party) with the understanding (whether recorded in writing or otherwise) that the Company shall:
a. 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
b. provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the ultimate beneficiaries
(viii) Undisclosed income
There is no income surrendered or disclosed as income during the current or previous year in the tax assessments under the Income Tax Act, 1961, that has not been recorded in the books of account.
(ix) Details of crypto currency or virtual currency
The Company has not traded or invested in crypto currency or virtual currency during the current or previous year.
(x) Valuation of Property, Plant and Equipment and Intangible asset
The Company has not revalued its property, Plant and Equipment (including right-of-use assets) or intangible assets or both during the current or previous year
(xi) Title deeds of immovable properties not held in name of the Company
The title deeds of all the immovable properties (other than properties where the Company is the lessee and the lease agreements are duly executed in favour of the lessee), as disclosed in notes to the financial statements, are held in the name of the Company.
(xii) Registration of charges or satisfaction with Registrar of Companies
There are no charges or satisfaction which are yet to be registered with the Registrar of Companies beyond the statutory period.
(xiii) Utilisation of borrowings availed from banks and financial institutions
The borrowings obtained by the Company from banks and financial institutions have been applied for the purposes for which such loans were taken.
Note 54
The Company has used SAP 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 relevant transactions recorded in the software except that the audit trail is not maintained for any direct database changes and for certain specific access rights. There has been no instance of tampering with the audit trail feature in the accounting software(s) where this functionality is available. Audit trail records for prior financial years are preserved, in compliance with applicable statutory requirements, to the extent the audit trail was available and recorded during those periods.
Note 55
Previous period figures have been re-grouped/reclassified wherever necessary, to conform to this period classification.
Note 56
The Board of Directors of the Company, at its meeting held on August 27, 2023, approved the acquisition of 51% controlling stake in Tirex Transmission Private Limited (Tirex), a manufacturer of DC fast chargers for electric vehicles, for which the Company entered into share purchase cum share subscription agreement dated August 31,2023. The consideration for acquisition of 51% stake in Tirex is H10,250.88 Lakhs. As per the agreement, the Company completed the above acquisition on October 30, 2023, upon fulfillment of conditions precedent to the acquisition. Accordingly, Tirex has become a subsidiary of the Company effective from October 30, 2023.
In terms of our report attached For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
For S R B C & CO LLP
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration Number: 324982E/E300003
Manish Kumar Gangwal Ravi Shamlal Chawla Sanjay G. Hinduja
Chief Financial Officer Managing Director & CEO Chairman
DIN: 02808474 DIN: 00291692
per Anil Jobanputra Ashish Pandey
Partner Company Secretary
Membership No. 110759 FCS No.6078
Place: Mumbai Place: Mumbai
Date: May 21,2025 Date: May 21,2025
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