We have audited the accompanying standalone financialstatements of Balu Forge Industries Limited(the "Company"),which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2025, theStatement of Profit and Loss (including Other ComprehensiveIncome), the Statement of Changes in Equity and theStatement of Cash Flows for the year ended and notes tothe standalone Financial Statements including a summaryof significant accounting policies and other explanatoryinformation (hereinafter referred to as the "standalonefinancial statements").
In our opinion and to the best of our information and accordingto the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalonefinancial statements give the information required by theCompanies Act, 2013 (the "Act") in the manner so requiredand give a true and fair view in conformity with the IndianAccounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of theAct read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards)Rules,2015, as amended, ("IndAS")and other accountingprinciples generally accepted in India, of the state of affairsof the Company as at 31st March 2025, and its profit and totalcomprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flowsfor the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statementsin accordance with the Standards on Auditing ("SA"s) specifiedunder section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities underthose Standards are further described in the Auditor's
Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone FinancialStatements section of our report. We are independent of theCompany in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by theInstitute of Chartered Accountants of India ("ICAI") together withthe ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of thestandalone financial statements under the provisions of the Actand the Rules made thereunder, and we have fulfilled our otherethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirementsand the ICAI's Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidenceobtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basisfor our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professionaljudgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalonefinancial statements of the current period. These matters wereaddressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financialstatements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, andwe do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. We havedetermined the matters described below to be the key auditmatters to be communicated in our report.
We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditor'sresponsibilities for the audit of the standalone financialstatements section of our report, including in relation to thesematters. Accordingly, our audit included the performance ofprocedures designed to respond to our assessment of therisks of material misstatement of the standalone financialstatements. The results of our audit procedures, including theprocedures performed to address the matters below, providethe basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying standalonefinancial statements.
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Key Audit MatterNo.
Auditor's Response
1 Capital Work-in-Progress (CWIP) and related CapitalExpenditure funded through Preferential Capital (as
described in Note 5.3 of the standalone Ind AS financialstatements)
The Company has made substantial investments in Plant &
How our audit addressed the Key Audit Matter
Our audit procedures included:
• Evaluating whether the expenditure tested met the
recognition criteria under Ind AS 16 and was appropriatelyclassified as CWIP.
Machinery with a significant portion lying under Capital Work-in-Progress (CWIP) as on the reporting date. The balance
• Comparing actual project expenditure against budgets
of CWIP is material to the financial statements. During the
and plans to assess progress and identify any delays
current and previous financial year, the Company has raised
or cost overruns.
funds through preferential capital issues, of which, certainportions were earmarked for meeting its capital expenditurerequirements.
• Reviewing management's impairment assessmentfor CWIP and considering whether any impairmentindicators existed.
No.
Key Audit Matter
Assessing whether the proceeds of preferential capital havebeen appropriately utilized for capital expenditure, ensuringthat costs have been accurately capitalized in line with Ind AS16 Property, Plant and Equipment, and the capitalization ofcosts, allocation of overheads, determination of useful lives,and assessment of impairment indicators involve significantmanagement judgment. Given the magnitude of investmentand management's estimation involved, this area carries arisk of material misstatement
There is also a risk that expenditure may be misclassifiedbetween CWIP and expenses or Property, Plant andEquipment (PPE), or that the utilization of preferential capitalproceeds is not in line with intended purposes. Accordingly,this has been considered a key audit matter.
• Performing analytical procedures on movements in CWIPduring the year, including reconciliation with preferentialcapital proceeds.
• Assessing the adequacy of related disclosures in thestandalone/consolidated financial statements in respectof CWIP and preferential capital.
Based on the above procedures, we found that the Company'saccounting for CWIP and utilization of preferential capitalproceeds were reasonable and disclosures were appropriate.
2
Trade Receivables and Recoverability
(as described in Note 15 of the standalone Ind AS financialstatements)
The Company has significant trade receivables outstandingat the year-end. The assessment of recoverability,determination of expected credit losses (ECL), and adequacyof provisions involve significant judgment by management,particularly in relation to customers facing financial stress orwhere collection has been long outstanding. Considering themateriality and judgment involved, this area was considereda key audit matter.
How the Matter was Addressed in Audit
Our audit procedures included, among others:
• Evaluating the Company's policy for impairment ofreceivables and its compliance with Ind AS 109.
• Assessing the ageing profile of debtors and testingsubsequent collections on a sample basis.
• Discussing with management the status of key overdueaccounts and evaluating correspondence with customers.
• Reviewing historical recovery trends and consideringcurrent economic conditions in assessingprovision adequacy.
• Testing management's ECL model, including keyassumptions such as probability of default andloss given default.
• Assessing the adequacy of related disclosures in thefinancial statements.
3
Revenue recognition
(as described in Note 5(e) of the standalone Ind AS financialstatements)
Revenue from sales is recognized when control of theproducts has transferred, being when the products aredelivered to the customer, the customer has full discretionover the channel and price to sell / consume the products,and there is no unfulfilled obligation that could affect thecustomer's acceptance of the products. Delivery occurs whenthe products have been shipped to the specific location, therisks of obsolescence and loss have been transferred to thecustomer, and either the customer has accepted the productsin accordance with the sales contract or the acceptanceprovisions have lapsed.
During the year ended 31st March 2024, the Company hasrecognised revenue amounting to Rs 42,761.46 lakhs fromexport sale of goods and Rs 15,366.22 lakhs from domesticsale of goods & services (incl. merchant export).
In the view of the significance of the matter we addressed thekey audit matter by applying the following audit procedures.Principal Audit Procedures
• 1Considered Company's revenue recognition policy andits compliance in terms of Ind AS 115 ‘Revenue fromcontracts with customers'.
• Assessed the design and tested the operatingeffectiveness of internal controls related torevenue recognition.
• Tested samples of individual sales transaction andtraced to sales invoices, sales orders, (received fromcustomers) and other related documents.
Further, in respect of the samples tested, checked recognitionof revenue in accordance with the terms / when the conditionsfor revenue recognitions are satisfied.
Auditor’s Response
Terms of sales arrangements, including the timing of transfer
How our audit addressed the key audit matter
of control, delivery specifications including in co-terms
Selected sample of sales transactions made pre-
and
in case of exports, timing of recognition of sales requiresignificant judgment in determining revenues. The risk is,therefore, that revenue may not get recognised in the correctperiod. Accordingly, due to the significant risk associatedwith revenue recognition in accordance with terms of Ind
post-year end, agreed the period of revenue recognition tounderlying documents.
1) Performed procedures to identify any unusual trends ofrevenue recognition.
AS 115 ‘Revenue from contracts with customers', it hasbeen determined to be a key audit matter in our audit of thestandalone Ind AS financial statements.
2) Assessed the relevant disclosures made withinstandalone Ind AS financial statements.
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The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the otherinformation. The other information comprises the informationincluded in the Management Discussion and Analysis, Board'sReport including Annexures to Board's Report, Business Report,Chairman's report on Corporate Governance and Shareholder'sInformation, but does not include the standalone financialstatements and our auditor's report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does notcover the other information and we do not express any form ofassurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financialstatements, our responsibility is to read the other informationidentified above and, in doing so, consider whether theother information is materially inconsistent with thestandalone financial statements or our knowledge obtainedduring the course of our audit or otherwise appears to bematerially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there isa material misstatement of this other information, we are requiredto report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for thematters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect tothe preparation of these standalone financial statements thatgive a true and fair view of the financial position, financialperformance, including other comprehensive income, changesin equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with theInd AS and other accounting principles generally accepted inIndia. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Actfor safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventingand detecting frauds and other irregularities; selectionand application of appropriate accounting policies; makingjudgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; anddesign, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal
financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuringthe accuracy and completeness of the accounting records,relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalonefinancial statements that give a true and fair view and are freefrom material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, managementis responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continueas a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related togoing concern and using the going concern basis of accountingunless management either intends to liquidate the Company orto cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing theCompany's standalone financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whetherthe standalone financial statements as a whole are free frommaterial misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and toissue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonableassurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guaranteethat an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will alwaysdetect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatementscan arise from fraud or error and are considered material if,individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably beexpected to influence the economic decisions of users taken onthe basis of these standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exerciseprofessional judgment and maintain professional skepticismthroughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement ofthe standalone financial statements, whether due to fraudor error, design and perform audit procedures responsiveto those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficientand appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The riskof not detecting a material misstatement resulting fromfraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraudmay involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions,misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal standalone financialcontrol relevant to the audit in order to design auditprocedures that are appropriate in the circumstances.Under section143(3)(i)of the Act, we are also responsiblefor expressing our opinion on whether the Company hasadequate internal financial controls system in place andthe operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies usedand the reasonableness of accounting estimates andrelated disclosures made by the management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use ofthe going concern basis of accounting and, based on theaudit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertaintyexists related to events or conditions that may castsignificant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as agoing concern. If we conclude that a material uncertaintyexists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor'sreport to the related disclosures in the standalonefinancial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate,to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on theaudit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor'sreport. However, future events or conditions may causethe Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and contentof the standalone financial statements, including thedisclosures, and whether the standalone financialstatements represent the underlying transactions andevents in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the standalonefinancial statements that, individually or in aggregate, makesit probable that the economic decisions of a reasonablyknowledgeable user of the standalone financial statementsmay be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality andqualitative factors in(i) planning the scope of our audit workand in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluatethe effect of any identified misstatements in the standalonefinancial statements.
We communicate with those charged with governanceregarding, among other matters, the planned scope andtiming of the audit and significant audit findings, includingany significant deficiencies in internal control that we identifyduring our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with astatement that we have complied with relevant ethicalrequirements regarding independence, and to communicatewith them all relationships and other matters that mayreasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and whereapplicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged withgovernance, we determine those matters that were of mostsignificance in the audit of the standalone financial statementsof the current period and are therefore the key audit matters.We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless law orregulation 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 adverseconsequences of doing so would reasonably be expected tooutweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order,2020 ("the Order"), issued by the Central Governmentof India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 ofthe Companies Act, 2013, we give in the ‘Annexure A' astatement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the information andexplanations which to the best of our knowledge andbelief were necessary for the purposes of our audit.
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as requiredby law have been kept by the Company so far as itappears from our examination of those books.
(c) The standalone Balance Sheet, the standaloneStatement of Profit and Loss including OtherComprehensive Income, the standalone Statementof Changes in Equity and the standalone Cash FlowStatement dealt with by this Report are in agreementwith the books of account.
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financialstatements comply with the IndAS specified underSection 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of theCompanies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
(e) On the basis of the written representations receivedfrom the directors as on 31st March 2025 takenon record by the Board of Directors, none of thedirectors is disqualified as on 31st March 2025 frombeing appointed as a director in terms of Section164(2) of the Act.
(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financialcontrols over financial reporting of the Company andthe operating effectiveness of such controls referto our separate Report in "Annexure B". Our reportexpresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacyand operating effectiveness of the Company'sinternal financial controls over financial reporting.
(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in theAuditor's Report in accordance with the requirementsof section 197(16) of the Act as amended in our opinionand to the best of our information and according tothe explanations given to us the remuneration paidby the Company to its directors during the year is inaccordance with the provisions of section 197 readwith Schedule V of the Act.
(h) With respect to the other matters to be includedin the Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule11 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 ofpending litigations on its financial position in itsstandalone financial statements;
ii. The Company has made provision, as requiredunder the applicable law or accountingstandards, for material foreseeable losses,if any, on long-term contracts includingderivative contracts.
iii. There were no amounts which were requiredto be transferred to the Investor Education andProtection Fund by the Company during theyear ended 31st March 2025.
iv. The Management has represented that to thebest of its knowledge and belief as disclosedin the notes to the accounts no funds (whichare material either individually or in theaggregate) have been advanced or loanedor invested (either from borrowed funds orshare premium or any other sources or kindof funds) by the Company to or in any otherperson(s) or entity(ies) including foreign entities("Intermediaries") with the understandingwhether recorded in writing or otherwise thatthe Intermediary shall directly or indirectly lendor invest in other persons or entities identifiedin any manner whatsoever by or on behalfof the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") orprovide any guarantee security or the like onbehalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
v. The Management has represented that to thebest of its knowledge and belief as disclosedin the notes to accounts no funds (which arematerial either individually or in the aggregate)have been received by the Company from anyperson(s) or entity(ies)including foreign entities("Funding Parties") with the understandingwhether recorded in writing or otherwise thatthe Company shall directly or indirectly lend
or invest in other persons or entities identifiedin any manner whatsoever by or on behalf ofthe Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") orprovide any guarantee security or the like onbehalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
vi. Based on the audit procedures that has beenconsidered reasonable and appropriate inthe circumstances nothing has come to ournotice that has caused us to believe that therepresentations under sub-clause (i) and (ii)of Rule 11(e) as provide under (a) &(b) abovecontain any material mis-statement.
vii. The Company has not declared dividend or paiddividend during the year and has not proposedfinal dividend for the year.
viii. Based on our examination which included testchecks, the Company has used an accountingsoftware for maintaining its books of accountwhich has a feature of recording audit trail(edit log) facility and the same has operatedthroughout the year for all relevant transactionsrecorded in the software. Further, during thecourse of our audit we did not come across anyinstance of audit trail feature being tamperedwith. Additionally, the audit trail has beenpreserved by the Company as per statutoryrequirements for record retention.
For M. B. Agrawal & Co.
Chartered Accountants(Firm's Registration No.100137W)
Leena Agrawal
Partner
(Membership No.061362)
Place: Mumbai
Date: 14th May, 2025
UDIN: 25061362BMLWWU9172