We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Hindustan Composites Limited ("the Company"), whichcomprises of Balance Sheet as at March 31,2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), theStatement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flow for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements,including a summary of material 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 standalone financialstatements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act) in the manner so required and give a true and fairview in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of the Act read with Companies (IndianAccounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended, (“Ind AS”) and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of thestate of affairs of the Company as at March 31,2025, its profit (including other comprehensive income), changes in equity and itscash flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Ourresponsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the FinancialStatements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by theInstitute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of thestandalone financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder, and we have fulfilled our otherethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics.
We believe that the audit evidence obtained by in terms of their report referred to in the other matters section below, is sufficientand appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone 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 standalonefinancial statements of the current year. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financialstatements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
How our audit addressed the key audit matters
Classification, Valuation and Impairment of unquotedequity instruments /debt Investments: (Refer note 3 & 8 ofthe standalone financial statements)
The Company's -substantial assets are quoted andunquoted investments in equity/debt Instruments. Out of totalinvestments held as on March 31,2025, unquoted investmentsin equity/debt Instruments comprises of ' 43,748.25 Lakhs(representing 45.47%). These Investments are classified andmeasured at Fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL) /fairvalue through other comprehensive income (FVOCI).
Due to their unique structure and terms which involve theuse of judgemental assumptions in valuation/impairment andnot on quoted prices in active markets. Therefore, there issignificant measurement uncertainty involved in this valuation/impairment. As a result, the valuation/impairment of theseinstruments was significant to our audit.
We focused on valuation of these instruments/investments and
have carried out the following key audit procedures:
- Understood the Company's process and procedures andtested controls to ensure proper classification and valuation/impairment of investments.
- Tested recording of investments on sample basis andverified classification of investments.
- Assessed valuation of these investments to examinewhether the same is in accordance with the Company'saccounting policies.
- Tested impairment/provision of investments (includingreversal)
- In respect of unquoted investments, we evaluated theCompany's valuation methodology and assumptionsand corroborated these with internal Investment policiesincluding those related to impairment.
- For any changes in ratings of the investee company, weexamined the Company's assessment with the internalInvestment policies for reclassification and valuation.
- Also obtained external evidence of existence of investmentby getting holding statement from the custodian /statementfrom the fund houses as well through publicly availablefilings from time to time
- We have also perused the relevant internal audit reports oninvestments.
Based on the work carried out, we did not come across anysignificant matter which suggests that the investments werenot properly classified or valued. .
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of other information. The Other information comprises theinformation included in the Board's Report including Annexures to the Board report, Business responsibility report, CorporateGovernance report and Management Discussion and Analysis, but does not include the standalone financial statement and ourauditor's report thereon. As explained, the other information is under preparation by the management till the date of this auditor'sreport.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form ofassurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doingso, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial statements or our knowledgeobtained during the course of our audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
The aforesaid other information is not made available to us as at the date of this auditor's report and therefore, we have nothingto report in this regard.
Responsibilities of Management and those charged with Governance 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 preparationof these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance (includingother comprehensive income), changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principlesgenerally accepted in India, including the accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Actfor safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection andapplication of appropriate accounting policies; making judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design,implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracyand completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statementsthat give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, the management is responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continueas a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accountingunless 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 also responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements are free from materialmisstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assuranceis a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a materialmisstatement when it exists.
Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonablybe 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 judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughoutthe 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 appropriateto provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than forone resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the overrideof internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate inthe circumstances. Under Section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether theCompany has adequate internal financial control system in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and relateddisclosures made by the management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the auditevidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt onthe entity's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to drawattention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the standalone financial statements or, if such disclosures areinadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor'sreport. However, future events or conditions may cause the entity 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 financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fairpresentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the standalone financial statements that individually or in aggregate makesit probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the standalone financial statements may beinfluenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluatingthe 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 auditand 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 requirementsregarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought tobear 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 significancein the audit of the standalone financial statements of the current year and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe thesematters in our auditor's report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rarecircumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences ofdoing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statement and our report on the other legal and regulatory requirements below is notmodified in respect of this matter.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. Pursuant to the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 (“the Order”), issued by the Central Government of India in termsof sub-section (11) of Section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure “A” a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs3 and 4 of the Order.
2. 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 werenecessary 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 fromour examination of those books and records except for the matters stated in the paragraph 2(h)(vi) below on reportingunder Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules 2014 (as amended).
(c) The Balance sheet, the Statement of Profit & Loss (including other comprehensive income), Statement of Changesin Equity and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified underSection 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
(e) On the basis of the written representation received from the directors as on March 31, 2025, taken on records by theBoard of Directors, none of the directors are disqualified as on March 31, 2025 from being appointed as a Directorsin 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 theoperating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in Annexure “B”.
(g) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the remuneration paidby the Company to its directors during the year is in accordance with the provisions of Section 197(16) of the Act.
(h) With respect to the matters to be included in the Auditor's report in accordance with the Rule 11 of the Companies(Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanationsgiven to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone financialstatements, wherever it is quantifiable. [Refer note no 33 to standalone financial statements]
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were anymaterial foreseeable losses.
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education andProtection Fund by the Company.
iv. a) The management has represented that, to the best of their knowledge and belief, no funds (which
are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been advanced or loaned or invested (eitherfrom borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or inany other person or entity, including foreign entity (“Intermediaries”), with the understanding, whetherrecorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest inother persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company (“UltimateBeneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.[Refer note no. 53(e) to standalone financial statements]
b) The management has represented, that, to the best of their knowledge and belief, no funds (which arematerial either individually or in the aggregate) have been received by the Company from any person orentity, including foreign entity (“Funding Parties”), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing orotherwise, that the Company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entitiesidentified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) orprovide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries. [Refer note no. 53(f) tostandalone financial statements]
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 representation under sub clause (i)and (ii) of Rule 11(e) of The Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, as provided under (a) and (b)above, contains any material misstatement.
v. The final dividend paid by the Company during the year declared for the previous year is in accordance withSection 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to payment of dividend.
The Board of Directors of the Company has proposed final dividend for the financial year 2024-25 which issubject to the approval of the Members at the ensuing annual general meeting. The dividend recommended bythe Board is in accordance with Section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to the recommendation of dividend[Refer note no. 46(b) to standalone financial statements].
vi. Based on our examination which included test checks, the Company has used an accounting software formaintaining its books of account which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same hasoperated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the software. Further, during the course ofour audit we did not come across any instance of audit trail feature being tampered with except for the featureof recording audit trail (edit log) facility was not enabled at the database level for one accounting software to logany direct data changes for the accounting software used for maintaining the books of account . Additionally,the audit trail has been preserved by the Company as per the statutory requirements for record retention. (Refernote 55 to the financial statements).
Firm Registration No. 301051E/E300284
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Place: Mumbai Membership No. 044101
Date: May 7, 2025 UDIN: 25044101BMIVLJ8552