1. We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Shyam Century Ferrous Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance sheet as at 31 March 2024, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Cash Flows and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of material accounting policies and other explanatory information.
2. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid 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 31 March 2024, its profit and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows for the year then ended.
Basis for Opinion
3. We conducted our audit of the financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those SAs are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the 'Code of Ethics' issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ("ICAI") together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the relevant provisions of the Act and Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the ICAI's Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion on the financial statements.
Key Audit Matters
4. 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.
We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters:
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Revenue Recognition
(Refer Note no. 25 to the Financial Statements and Note 1.17 (A) of the material accounting policies of the Financial Statements).
The Company recognizes revenue when the Company performs its obligation and control of the goods is transferred to the customer at an amount that reflects the consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods. Delivery occurs when the product has been dispatched to the specific location and the risk of obsolescence / loss has been transferred and there is no unfulfilled obligation that could affect the buyer's acceptance of the product as per the terms of the contract and no significant uncertainty exists regarding the amount of the consideration that will be derived from the sale of goods.
Revenue is recognised based on the price and as per terms specified in the contracts, net of the estimated volume discounts. Revenue is only recognised to the extent that it is highly probable that a significant reversal will not occur.
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Our principal audit procedures to assess the
appropriateness of revenue recognised included the
following:
• Obtained an understanding of and evaluated the design, implementation and operating effectiveness of the Company's key internal controls over the revenue recognition process.
• Evaluated the appropriateness of the Company's accounting policy for revenue recognition as per requirements of Ind AS 115 "Revenue from Contracts with Customers".
• End to end checking of sample sales transaction and tracing the same to sales order, invoices, customers' lorry receipts and collection from debtors to determine whether these were recorded appropriately.
• Read, analyzed and identified the distinct performance obligations in selected sample contracts.
• Obtained management's calculations for discounts and rebates.
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The terms of sales arrangements, including the timing of transfer of control, the nature of discount and rebates arrangements and delivery specifications, create complexity and judgment in determining sales revenues and accordingly, it was determined to be a key audit matter in our audit of the financial statements of the Company.
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• Examined of significant contracts entered into close to year end to ensure revenue recognition is made in the correct period.
Our testing as described above showed that revenue has been recorded in accordance with the terms of applicable contracts and accounting policy in this area.
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Impairment assessment of Captive Power Plant
(Refer Note 1.4 of the material accounting policies of the Financial Statements).
The Company has a material operational asset, Captive Power Plant (CPP) relating to generation of power.
The CPP has been non-operational for a substantial period of time and the Company is meeting its power requirements from Meghalaya Power Distribution Corporation Limited and Instinct Infra and Power Limited.
As at 31 March, 2024, the carrying amount of all assets related to the CPP stands at Rs. 631 Lakhs which is approx. 31.52 % of total PPE of Rs. 2002.16 Lakhs.
The Company assesses at the end of each reporting period whether there is any indication that the Property, Plant & Equipment (PPE) may be impaired by considering internal and external sources of information. The management assesses recoverable amount of each of the assets where such indications exist, based on the evaluation of the present market value with reference to current replacement cost, life span utilized and future expected life span.
Based on the valuation done by the management's expert, the recoverable value of CPP is more than its book value as at 31 March, 2024 and hence there is no indication of impairment.
The management is contemplating a reoperation plan aimed at restoring the CPP to its full capacity, as part of which the Company had participated in a coal auction and entitlement of coal is subject to the execution of the Fuel Supply Agreement.
We considered this as a key audit matter as the carrying value of PPE requires impairment assessment based on the recoverable value associated with the power plant and it involves significant management assumption and judgement.
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Our principal audit procedures to assess the appropriateness of provisions and adequacy of disclosures included the following:
• Obtained an understanding of the process, evaluated the design, and tested the operating effectiveness of the key internal controls over the management's assessment of impairment indicators and where impairment indicators exist, the control over the management's estimate for the recoverability of these assets.
• Assessment of the Company's accounting policy with respect to impairment in accordance with Ind AS 36 "Impairment of Assets"
• Obtained an understanding of the circumstances and reasons for the CPP's inoperability, including discussions with management and relevant personnel.
• Examined the valuation of the net block of the CPP as of 31 March, 2024, including reviewing the basis for determining the carrying amount and assessing its reasonableness.
• Assessed the valuation report regarding the recoverable amount of the CPP, issued by the independent valuer engaged by the management including a review of their methodology, assumptions, and calculations and compared the recoverable amount to the carrying value of the CPP as on 31 March, 2024.
• Examined the Board Resolution passed by the Company for participation in the coal auction process, the Scheme Document for auction of coal linkages in the CPP sub-sector by Coal India Limited and other relevant documents.
On the basis of the above procedures performed, we considered the management's assessment of not considering any impairment in respect of its CPP as adequate and reasonable.
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Litigations, Claims and Contingent Liabilities
(Refer Note no. 42 to the Financial Statements and Note 1.21 of the material accounting policies of the Financial Statements).
The Company is subject to certain legal, regulatory and tax cases for which final outcome cannot be easily predicted and which could potentially result in significant liabilities. The Company's management has assessed that the probability of success of the demand is remote and accordingly has not provided for the disputed demands.
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Our principal audit procedures to assess the appropriateness of provisions and adequacy of disclosures included the following:
• Gained an understanding of outstanding litigations against the Company from the Company's in-house legal counsel and other key managerial personnel who have knowledge of these matters.
• Reviewed the outstanding litigations against the Company for consistency with the previous years. Enquired and obtained explanations for movement during the year.
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The assessment of whether a liability is recognized as a provision or disclosed as a contingent liability in the financial statements is inherently subjective and requires significant management judgement in determination of the cash outflows from the business, interpretation of applicable laws and regulations and careful examination of pending assessments at various levels of regulatory authorities. These estimates could change significantly over time as new facts emerge and each legal case progresses.
This has been considered a key audit matter in view of the uncertain outcome of the litigations and involvement of significant management interpretations and judgement in assessing the probability of outflow of economic resources.
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• Read the correspondence from Court authorities and considered legal opinion obtained by the Company from legal counsel.
• Examined the Company's legal expenses and read the minutes of the board meetings, in order to ensure all cases have been identified.
• With respect to tax matters, discussed with the Company's tax officers, their views and strategies on significant cases, as well as the related technical grounds relating to their conclusions based on applicable tax laws.
• Considered the adequacy and completeness of the Company's disclosures with regard to those matters where management concluded that no provisions should be recorded.
On the basis of the above procedures performed, we considered the management's assessment in respect of contingencies and provision for taxes and other litigations and claims to be reasonable and disclosures to be appropriate.
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Information Other than the financial statements and Auditor's Report Thereon
5. The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Board's Report including Annexures to Board's Report, Management Discussion Analysis, and Report on Corporate Governance, but does not include the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information identified above and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the 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 financial statements
6. 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 financial statements that give a true and fair view of the
financial position, financial performance, including other comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity 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 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 the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements 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.
7. In preparing the financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the financial statements
8. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
9. As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism 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 expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls system with reference to financial statements 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 the management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit
evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
13. 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" statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
14. As required by Section 143(3) 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 except for the matters stated in paragraph 14 (h)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11 (g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Cash Flows and the Statement of Changes in Equity 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, read with relevant rules issued thereunder.
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2024 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) The modification relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected therewith as are stated in paragraph 14 (b) above on reporting under section 143 (3) (b) of the Act and paragraph 14 (h)(vi) below on reporting under Rules 11 (g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.
(g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure B" wherein we have expressed an unmodified opinion.
(h) 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 has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its financial statements-Refer Note No.42 to the financial statements.
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses.
iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company during the year ended 31 March, 2024
iv. (a) The Management has represented that,
to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in Note No. 50 (i) to the financial statements, 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 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, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in Note No. 50(ii) to the financial statements, no funds 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, 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 (i) and (ii) of Rule(e), as provided under (a) and (b) above, contain any material misstatement.
v. The Board of Directors of the Company have not proposed/ paid any dividend for the year ended 31 March, 2024, hence, no compliance of section 123 of the Act was required.
vi. Based on our examination, which included test checks, and other generally accepted audit procedures performed by us, we report that 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 not operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the software except for the period from 1st April, 2023 to 9th May, 2023. Further, during the course of our audit, we did not come across any instance of audit trail feature being tampered with.
As proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable from 1st April, 2023, reporting under Rule 11 (g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 on preservation of audit trail as per the statutory requirements for record retention is not applicable for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024.
15. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with the requirements of Section 197(16) of the Act, as amended:
In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the remuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the current year is in
accordance with the provisions of Section 197 of the Act.
For D K Chhajer & Co.
Chartered Accountants Firm Registration No. 304138E
Neha Maheshwari
Partner
Membership No. 308616 UDIN: 24308616BKFVYX5194
Place: Kolkata Date: 22nd May, 2024
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