We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Tamil Nadu Steel
Tubes Limited (“the Company”), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2024, the
Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Changes
in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended on that date, and a
summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter
referred to as the “standalone financial statements”).
In 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, 2013in 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
31stMarch,2023 and the Profit and total comprehensive income, changes in equity and its
cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit of the Standalone financial statements in accordance with the
Standards on Auditing specified under section 143(10) of the Act (SAs). 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 independence requirements that are relevant to
our audit of the standalone financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules
made 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 audit opinion on the
standalone financial statements.
Information Other than the Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report Thereon
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of the other
information. The other information comprises the information included in the Management
Discussion and Analysis, Board’s Report including Annexures to Board’s Report, Business
Responsibility Report, Corporate Governance and Shareholder’s Information, but does not
include the standalone 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 or conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the
other information 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.
Management Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of
the Act with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a
true and fairview of the financial position, financial performance, including other
comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with
the INDAS 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 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 fairview and are free from material mis statement,whether due to fraudor 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
intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but
to do so.
The Board of Directors are responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting
process.
Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of Financial Statements
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 the
SAs will always deduct 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.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgement and
maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of 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 financial controls 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 in place and
the operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness
of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis
of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material
uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt
on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a
material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s
report to the related disclosures in the standalone financial statements or, if such
disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on
the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However,
future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going
concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial
statements, including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements
represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair
presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the standalone financial statements that,
individually or in aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably
knowledgeable user of standalone 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 standalone
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 safeguards.
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
1. As required by Section 143 (3) of the Act, based on our audit 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 ofour audit.
b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been
kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those
books.
c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including Other
Comprehensive Income, Statement of changes in Equity and the
Statement of Cash Flow dealt with by this Report are in agreement with
the relevant books of account.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply
with the Ind AS specified under section 133 of the Act, read with Rule
7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as
on March31, 2023, taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of
the directors isdisqualifiedas on March31, 2023, from being appointed
as a director in terms of
Section 164 (2) of the Act.
f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over
financial reporting of the company and the operating effectiveness of
such controls, refer to our separate report in “Annexure A”. Our
report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating
effectiveness of the Company’s internal financial controls over
financial reporting.
g) 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, Inour opinion and to the best of our information and
according to the explanations given to us, the remuneration paid/
provided by the Company to its directors during the year is in
accordance with the provisions of section 197 of the Act.
h) With respect to the other matters included in the Auditor’s Report in
accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rule,
2014, as amended, in our opinion and to the best of our information
and according to the explanation given to us:
i) The company has disclosed the impact of pending litigation on its
financial position in its standalone financial statement vide Note No.1.12
ii) The company did not have any long-term contracts including
derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable
losses.
iii) No amounts were required to be transferred, to the Investor’s
Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
iv) a) The Management has represented that, to the best of its
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 or entity, including
foreign entity (“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, no funds (which are material either individually or in the
aggregate) have been received by the Company from any person or
entity, including foreign entity (“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;
c) Based on the audit procedures that have been considered reasonable
and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice
that has caused us 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.
d) The Company has not declared or paid any dividend during the year.
Hence, we have no comments on the compliance with section 123 of
the Companies Act, 2013.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (“theOrder”)
issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in
“Annexure B” a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the
Order.
For DPV & Associates
Chartered Accountants
Firm’s Registration No:011688S
CA Vaira Mutthu K
Partner
Place: Chennai M.No.218791
Date:30-May-2024
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