We have audited the accompanying financial statements of
ACKNIT INDUSTRIES LIMITED (“the Company”),which
comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31st, 2025, the
Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive
Income), the Statement of Changes in Equity, and the Cash
Flows Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of
the significant accounting policies and other explanatory
information.
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
March 31st, 2025, and its Profit, total Comprehensive Income,
the Changes in Equity and its Cash Flows for the year ended on
that date.
Basis for Opinion:
We conducted our audit of the financial statements in
accordance with 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 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 provisions of the Act and the Rules made
there under, 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
obtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis
for our audit opinion on the financial statements.
Key Audit Matters:
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional
judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the
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 to be communicated in our report.
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Revenue Recognition
Revenue from the sale of
goods (hereinafter referred to
as “Revenue”) is recognised
when the Company performs
its obligation to its customers
and the amount of revenue
can be measured reliably and
recovery of the consideration
is probable. The timing of such
recognition in case of sale of
goods is when the control over
the same is transferred to the
customer, which is mainly
upon delivery. The timing of
revenue recognition is
relevant to the reported
performance of the Company.
The management considers
revenue as a key measure for
evaluation of performance.
There is a risk of revenue
being recorded before control
is transferred.
Refer Note 1 to the Financial
Statements - Significant
Accounting Policies
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Principal Audit Procedures
Our audit approach was a
combination of test of internal
controls and substantive
procedures including:
• Assessing the
appropriateness of the
Company's revenue
recognition accounting
policies in line with Ind AS 115
(“Revenue from Contracts with
Customers”) and testing
thereof.
• Evaluating the integrity of
the general information and
technology control
environment and testing the
operating effectiveness of key
IT application controls.
• Evaluating the design and
implementation of Company's
controls in respect of revenue
recognition.
• Testing the effectiveness of
such controls over revenue cut
off at year-end.
• Testing the supporting
documentation for sales
transactions recorded during
the period closer to the year
end and subsequent to the
year end, including
examination of credit notes
issued after the year end to
determine whether revenue
was recognised in the correct
period.
• Performing analytical
procedures on current year
revenue based on monthly
trends and where appropriate,
conducting further enquiries
and testing.
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Litigations -Contingencies
The Company is periodically
subject to challenges/scrutiny
on range of matters relating to
direct tax, indirect tax.
Further, potential exposures
may also arise from general
legal proceedings
environmental issues etc. in
the normal course of
business.
Assessment of contingent
liabilities disclosure requires
Management to make
judgements and estimates in
relation to the issues and
exposures.
Whether the liability is
inherently uncertain, the
amounts involved are
potentially significant and the
application of accounting
standards to determine the
amount, if any, to be provided
as liability, is inherently
subjective.
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Principal Audit Procedures
Our audit procedures
included:
•We tested the effectiveness
of controls around the
recording and re-assessment
of contingent liabilities.
•We used our subject matter
experts to assess the value of
material contingent liabilities
in light of the nature of
exposures, applicable
regulations and related
correspondence with the
authorities.
•We discussed the status and
potential exposures in respect
of significant litigation and
claims with the Company's
internal legal team including
their views on the likely
outcome of each litigation and
claim and the magnitude of
potential exposure and
sighted any relevant opinions
given by the Company's
advisors.
•We assessed the adequacy
of disclosures made.
•We discussed the status in
respect of significant
provisions with the Company's
internal tax and legal team.
•We performed retrospective
review of management
judgements relating to
accounting estimate included
in the financial statement of
prior year and compared with
the outcome.
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Capitalisation of property,
plant and equipment.
During the year ended March
31, 2025, the Company has
incurred significant capital
expenditure. Total additions to
property, plant and equipment
was ' 352.40 Lakhs in the
current year.
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Our audit procedures included
and were not limited to the
following:
• Assessed the nature of the
additions made to property,
plant and equipment and
capital work-in-progress on a
test check basis to test that
they meet the recognition
criteria as set out in para 16 to
22 of Ind AS 16, including any
such costs incurred
specifically for trial run.
Reviewed the project
completion/handover
certificate provided by the
management to determine
whether the asset is in the
location and condition
necessary for it to be capable
of operating in the manner
intended by the management.
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Allowance for Credit Losses
The Company determines the
allowance for credit losses
based on historical loss
experience adjusted to reflect
current and estimated future
economic conditions. The
Company considered current
and anticipated future
economic conditions relating
to industries the Company
deals with and the countries
where it operates. In
calculating expected credit
loss, the Company has also
considered credit reports and
other related credit
information for its customers
to estimate the probability of
default in future.
We identified allowance for
credit losses as a key audit
matter because the Company
exercises significant judgment
in calculating the expected
credit losses.
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Principal Audit Procedures
Our audit procedures related
to the allowance for credit
losses for trade receivables
and unbilled revenue included
the following, among others:
We tested the effectiveness of
controls over the:
(1) development of the
methodology for the
allowance for credit losses,
including consideration of the
current and estimated future
economic conditions
(2) completeness and
accuracy of information used
in the estimation of probability
of default and
(3) computation of the
allowance for credit losses.
For a sample of customers:
We tested the input data such
as credit reports and other
credit related information used
in estimating the probability of
default by comparing them to
external and internal sources
of information.
We tested the mathematical
accuracy and computation of
the allowances by using the
same input data used by the
Company.
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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 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 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's Responsibility for the 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 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 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 financial
statements that give a true and fair view and are free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, management is
responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as
a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to
going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting
unless management either 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 the Financial
Statements:
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the financial statements as a whole are free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to
issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable
assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee
that an audit conducted in accordance with 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.
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 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 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 financial
statements that, individually or in aggregate, makes it probable
that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable
user of the financial statements may be influenced. We
consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i)
planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluating the
results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any
identified misstatements in the financial statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance
regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing
of the audit and significant audit findings, including any
significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during
our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a
statement that we have complied with relevant ethical
requirements regarding independence, and to communicate
with them all relationships and other matters that may
reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and
where applicable, related safeguards.
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
1. 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 knowledge and
belief were necessary for the purpose of our 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, Statement of Profit and Loss
including Other Comprehensive Income, Statement
of Changes in Equity and Cash Flows Statement
dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the
books of account;
d. In our opinion, the aforesaid Financial Statements
comply with the IndAS specified under Section 133 of
the Act.
e. On the basis of written representations received from
Directors as on March 31,2025, and taken on record
by the Board of Directors, none of the Directors is
disqualified, as on March 31st, 2025, from being
appointed as a director in terms of section 164(2) of
the Companies Act, 2013.
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 to this report;
g. In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for the
year ended March 31,2025 has been paid/provided
by the Company to its directors in accordance with
the provision of section 197 read with Schedule V to
the Act.
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, 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.
ii. The Company has made provision, as required
under the applicable law or accounting
standards, for material foreseeable losses.
iii. There has been no delay in transferring
amounts which were required to be transferred
to the Investor Education and Protection Fund
by the Company.
iv. a. The management has represented that, to
the best of it's knowledge and belief, 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 persons or entities,
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 Iike on behalf of
the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
b. The management has represented, that, to
the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds
have been received by the company from any
persons or entities, including foreign entities
("Funding Parties"), with the understanding,
whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that
the company shall, whether, directly or
indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or
entities identified in any manner whatsoever by
or on behalf of the Funding Party ("Ultimate
Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee,
security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate
Beneficiaries; and
c. Based on such audit procedures as
considered reasonable and appropriate by us in
the circumstances, nothing has come to our
notice that has caused us to believe that the
representations under sub-clause (a) and (b)
contain any material miss- statement.
v. As per Statement of Changes in Equity to the
financial statements :-
(a) The dividend proposed in the previous year,
declared and paid by the Company during the
year is in accordance with Section 123 of the
Act, as applicable.
(b) The Board of Directors of the Company
have proposed a dividend for the year which is
subject to the approval of the members at the
ensuing Annual General Meeting. The amount
of dividend proposed is in accordance with
section 123 of the Act, as applicable.
vi. Based on our examination which included test
checks, the company has used an accounting
software for maintaining its books of account
which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit
log) facility and the same has operated
throughout the year for all relevant transactions
recorded in the software. Further, during the
course of our audit we did not come across any
instance of audit trail feature being tampered
with. [Additionally, the audit trail has been
preserved by the company as per the statutory
requirements for record retention.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order,
2016 ("the Order") 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 SRB & Associates
Chartered Accountants
Firm Reg. No. : 310009E
Biswanath Paul
(Partner)
Membership No.068186
UDIN: 25068186BMHOEF7754
Place: Kolkata
Date: 28th May, 2025
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