1. We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Capri Global Capital Limited ('the Company'), which comprise the standalone balance sheet as at 31 March 2024, the standalone statement of profit and loss (including other comprehensive income), the standalone statement of cash flow and the standalone statement of changes in equity for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements, including a summary of the material accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as the 'standalone financial statements').
2. I n our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 ('the Act') in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards ('Ind AS') specified under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015,the relevant circulars, guidelines and directions issued by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) from time to time ('RBI Guidelines') and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 March 2024, and its profit (including
other comprehensive income), its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
3. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ('ICAI') together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalone financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Key Audit Matter
4. 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.
5. W e have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
Key Audit Matter
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How our audit addressed the key audit matter
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Impairment of loans and advances to customers
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(Refer Note 2.05G for material accounting policies and Note 53A for credit risk disclosures)
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As at 31 March 2024, the Company has reported gross loan
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Our audit focused on assessing the appropriateness
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assets of ' 98,285.70 millions against which an impairment
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of management's judgment and estimates used in the
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loss of ' 2,052.87 millions has been recorded. The Company
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impairment analysis through procedures that included, but
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recognized impairment provision for loan assets based on the
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were not limited to, the following:
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Expected Credit Loss ("ECL") approach laid down under 'Ind AS 109 - Financial Instruments'.
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• Wbtained an understanding of the modelling
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techniques adopted by the Company including the key
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The estimation of ECL on financial instruments involves
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inputs and assumptions;
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significant management judgement and estimates and the use of different modelling techniques and assumptions which could have a material impact on reported profits. Significant management judgement and assumptions involved in measuring ECL is required with respect to:
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• Konsidered the Company's accounting policies for estimation of expected credit loss on loans and assessing compliance with the policies in terms of Ind AS 109;
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• ensuring completeness and accuracy of the data considered for assumptions used in the model.
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• K nderstanding management's updated processes, systems and controls implemented in relation to impairment allowance process;
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• determining the criteria for a significant increase in
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• Accuracy of the computation of the ECL estimate
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credit risk.
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including reasonableness of the methodology and assumption used to determine macro-economic overlays;
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Key Audit Matter
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How our audit addressed the key audit matter
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• factoring of future economic variables
• techniques used to determine probability of default, loss
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Tested the design and operating effectiveness of key controls over completeness and accuracy of the key inputs and assumptions considered for calculation,
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given default and exposure at default.
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recording, monitoring of the impairment loss recognized
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These parameters are derived from the Company's internally
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and staging of assets. Also evaluated the controls
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developed statistical models and where sufficient internal
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over the modelling process, validation of data and
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experience is not available, then proxy of comparable data.
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related approvals;
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On the basis of an estimate made by the management, an
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Assessed the critical assumptions and input data used in
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overlay of ' 208.12 millions has been carried by the Company as at 31 March 2024 on loans basis their performance and
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the estimation of expected credit loss models for specific
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outstanding position. The basis of estimates and assumptions
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key credit risk parameters, such as the movement logic
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involved in arriving at the overlay are monitored by the
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between stages, Exposure at default (EAD), probability
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Company periodically and significantly depend on future developments in the economy.
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of default (PD) or loss given default (LGD);
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Disclosure
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Performed test of details over calculations of ECL, in
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The disclosures regarding the Company's application of Ind AS 109 are key to explaining the key judgements and material
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relation to the completeness and accuracy of data;
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inputs to the Ind AS 109 ECL results. Further, disclosures to be provided as per RBI circulars with regards to nonperforming assets and provisions is also an area of focus. Considering the significance of the above matter to the
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Obtained written representations from management on whether they believe significant assumptions used in calculation of expected credit losses are reasonable; and
Assessed the appropriateness and adequacy of the
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overall financial statements and extent of management s
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related presentation and disclosures of Note 53
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estimates and judgements involved, it required auditor's
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significant attention. Accordingly, we have identified this as a
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"Risk Dislcosures" disclosed in the accompanying
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key audit matter.
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financial statements in accordance with the applicable accounting standards and related RBI circulars and Resolution Framework.
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Information other than the Financial Statements and Auditor's Report thereon
6. The Company's management and the Board of Directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information to be included in the Annual Report, but does not include the standalone financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The Annual Report is expected to be made available to us after the date of this auditor's report.
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 identified above when it becomes available and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
When we read the Annual Report, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matter to those charged with governance.
Board of Directors' Responsibilities for the Standalone Financial Statements
7. The accompanying standalone financial statements have been approved by the Company's Board of Directors. The Company's Management and the Board of Directors are responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation and presentation of these standalone 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 Ind AS specified under section 133 of the Act, RBI Guidelines 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 standalone financial statements
that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
8. I n preparing the standalone financial statements, the Board of Directors and management are responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Board of Directors either intend to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
9. The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
10. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with 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 standalone financial statements.
11. As part of an audit in accordance with Standards on Auditing, specified under section 143(10) of the Act we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control;
• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3) (i) of the Act we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls system with reference to the standalone financial statements in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls based on our audit;
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management and the Board of Directors;
• Conclude on the appropriateness of Board of Directors and 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 standalone financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation; and
• Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the standalone financial statements of the Company to express an opinion on the standalone financial statements.
12. 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.
13. 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.
14. From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
15. 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.
16. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 ('the Order') issued by the Central Government of
India in terms of section 143(11) of the Act, we give in the Annexure I, a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
17. Further to our comments in Annexure I, 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 purpose of our audit of the accompanying standalone financial statements;
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 paragraph 17(g)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 (as amended) ("the Rules");
c) the standalone financial statements dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account;
d) in our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with Ind AS specified under section 133 of the Act;
e) on the basis of the written representations received from the directors and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2024 from being appointed as a director in terms of section 164(2) of the Act;
f) with respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements of the Company as on 31 March 2024 and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in Annexure II wherein we have expressed an unmodified 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. The Company, as detailed in note 38 to the standalone financial statements, has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position as at 31 March 2024;
ii. The Company, as detailed in note 59.11to the standalone financial statements, has made provision as at 31 March 2024, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company during the year ended March 31,2024;
iv. a. The management has represented
that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in note 62.6 to the standalone financial statements, no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or securities premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any person or entity, including foreign entities ('the 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 ('the 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, as disclosed in note 62.7 to the standalone financial statements, no funds have been received by the Company from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities ('the 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 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.
v. The final dividend paid by the Company during the year in respect of the same declared for the previous year is in accordance with section 123 of the Act, to the extent it applies to payment of dividend; and
vi. Based on our examination, which included test checks, the Company has used various accounting software for maintaining its books of account which have a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility, which have operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the software, except in respect of customer masters in two accounting software and databases maintained in accounting software where the audit trail feature was not enabled throughout the year and non-availability of sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding recording of audit trail in respect of two sunset software which were discontinued during the year. Based on our procedures performed, we did not notice any instance of the audit trail feature being tampered with except in respect of one accounting software where
the Company could not provide sufficient appropriate audit evidence that audit trail feature has not been tempered anytime during the year. In respect of the aforesaid masters, databases and software, in the absence of audit trail for the said period, the question of our commenting on whether the audit trail was tampered with, does not arise. Refer note 63 to the standalone financial statements.
For M M Nissim & Co LLP
Chartered Accountants Firm's Registration No: 107122W/W100672
Manish Singhania
Partner
Membership No. 155411 ICAI UDIN: 24155411BKGYBV3799 Mumbai 08 May 2024
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