Provision is recognized when the company has apresent legal or constructive obligation as a resultof past events, it is probable that an outflow ofresources will be required to settle the obligationand the amount can be reliably estimated.
Provisions are measured at the present value ofmanagement's best estimate of the expenditurerequired to settle the present obligation at the endof the reporting period.
These provisions are reviewed at the end of eachreporting period and are adjusted to reflect thecurrent best estimates.
The Company uses significant judgements toassess contingent liabilities. Contingent liabilitiesare recognized when there is a possible obligationthat arises from past events and whose existencewill be confirmed only by the occurrence or non¬occurrence of one or more uncertain future eventsnot wholly within the control of the entity or apresent obligation that arises from past events butis not recognized because
(a) it is not probable that an outflow of resourcesembodying economic benefits will be requiredto settle the obligation; or
(b) the amount of the obligation cannot bemeasured with sufficient reliability a disclosureis made by way of contingent liability.
Contingent assets are neither recognised nordisclosed in the standalone financial statements.
As the Company is operating in only one segment (i.e)in the business of manufacturing and sale of automotivecomponents, there is no disclosure to be providedunder IND AS 108 "Operating Segments." The Companyprimarily operates in India and there are no othersignificant geographical segments.
For the purpose of presentation in the statement ofcash flows, cash comprises cash on hand and cashequivalents are short- term, highly liquid investmentsthat are readily convertible to known amounts of cashwhich include, deposits held with financial institutionswith original maturities of three months or less that arereadily convertible to known amounts of cash and whichare subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value,and bank overdrafts. Bank overdrafts are shown underborrowings in current liabilities in the balance sheet.
A financial instrument is any contract that gives rise toa financial asset of one entity and a financial liability orequity instrument of another entity. Financial assets andfinancial liabilities are recognized when the companybecomes a party to the contractual provisions of therelevant instrument and are initially measured at fair valueexcept for trade receivables which are initially measuredat transaction price. Transaction costs that are directlyattributable to the acquisition or issue of financial assetsand financial liabilities (other than financial assets andfinancial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss) areadded to or deducted from the fair value measured oninitial recognition of financial asset or financial liability.
The company classifies its financial assets in the followingcategories:
• Those to be measured subsequently at fair value(either through other comprehensive income, orthrough profit or loss), and
• Those measured at amortized cost
The classification depends on the entity's business modelfor managing the financial assets and the contractualterm of the cash flow.
All financial assets are initially recognized at fair valueand are subsequently measured at amortized cost or fairvalue based on their classification.
Financial assets are subsequently measured at amortisedcost if these financial assets are held within a businesswhose objective is to hold these assets in order to collectcontractual cash flows and the contractual terms of thefinancial assets give rise on specified dates to cash flowsthat are solely payments of principal and interest on theprincipal amount outstanding.
Financial assets are measured at fair value through othercomprehensive income if these financial assets are heldwithin a business whose objective is achieved by bothcollecting contractual cash flows on specified datesthat are solely payments of principal and interest onthe principal amount outstanding and selling financialassets. The Company has made an irrevocable electionto present subsequent changes in the fair value of equityinvestments not held for trading in other comprehensiveincome.
Financial assets are measured at fair value through profitor loss unless they are measured at amortised cost or atfair value through other comprehensive income on initialrecognition. The transaction costs directly attributableto the acquisition of financial assets and liabilities at fairvalue through profit or loss are immediately recognisedin statement of profit and loss.
Transaction costs arising on acquisition of a financialasset are accounted as below:
Subsequent measurement of debt instrumentsdepends on the company's business model formanaging the asset and the cash flow characteristicsof the asset. The following are the measurementcategories into which the company classifies itsdebt instruments.
Assets that are held for collection of contractualcash flows where those cash flows represent solelypayments of principal and interest are measured atamortized cost. A gain or loss on debt instrumentthat is subsequently measured at amortizedcost and is not a part of a hedging relationship isrecognized in profit or loss when the asset is de¬recognized or impaired. Interest income on thesefinancial assets is included in finance income usingeffective interest rate method.
Assets that do not meet the criteria for measurementat amortized cost are measured at Fair valuethrough other comprehensive income unless thecompany elects the option to measure the sameat fair value through profit or loss to eliminate anaccounting mismatch.
The company subsequently measures allinvestments in equity instruments other thaninvestments in subsidiary companies at fair value.Gain/Loss arising on fair value is recognized in thestatement of profit and loss. Dividend from suchinvestments are recognized in profit or loss asother income when the company's right to receivepayments is established.
Investments in subsidiary companies are measuredat cost less provision for impairment, if any.
Trade receivables are measured at amortized costand are carried at values arrived after deductingallowances for expected credit losses andimpairment, if any.
The company accounts for impairment of financialassets based on the expected credit loss model. Thecompany measures expected credit losses on a caseto case basis.
A financial asset is derecognized only when:
a) The contractual right to receive the cash flowsof the financial asset expires or
b) The company has transferred the rights toreceive cash flows from the financial asset or
c) The company retains the contractual rights toreceive the cash flows of the financial asset butassumes a contractual obligation to pay thecash flows to one or more recipients.
Further a financial asset is derecognized onlywhen the company transfers all risks and rewardsassociated with the ownership of the assets.
The gross carrying amount of a financial assetis directly reduced and an equal expenditure isrecognized when the entity has no reasonableexpectations of recovering a financial asset in itsentirety or a portion thereof. A write-off constitutesa derecognition event.
Financial Liabilities are initially recognised at fair value,net of transaction cost incurred. Financial Liabilities aresubsequently measured at amortised cost (unless theentity elects to measure it at Fair Value through Profit andLoss Statement to eliminate any accounting mismatch).Any difference between the proceeds (net of transactioncost) and the redemption amount is recognised in profitor loss over the period of the liability, using the effectiveinterest method. Financial Liabilities are removed fromthe balance sheet when the obligation specified inthe contract is discharged, cancelled, or expired. Thedifference between the carrying amount of a financialliability that has been extinguished or transferred toanother party and the consideration paid, including anynon-cash assets transferred or liabilities assumed, isrecognised in profit or loss as other gain / (loss). FinancialLiabilities are classified as current liabilities unless thecompany has an unconditional right to defer settlementof the liability for at least 12 months after the reportingperiod.
r) Borrowing costs consist of interest and other coststhat an entity incurs in connection with the borrowingof funds. Borrowing costs (net of interest earned ontemporary investments) directly attributable to theacquisition, construction or production of an asset thatnecessarily takes a substantial period of time to get readyfor its intended use or sale are capitalized as part of thecost of the asset. Interest is computed using respectiverates of interest of loans taken for acquisition of specificassets (i.e. qualifying assets) for which the loans havebeen granted. All other borrowing costs are expensed inthe year in which they occur
The company has equity investment aggregating to ' 20,877.28 lakhs in UCAL Holdings Inc., USA (previously AmtecPrecision Products Inc.,) a wholly owned subsidiary. The management carried out an impairment test of this investmentand concluded that a provision for impairment was necessary. Accordingly, a provision of ' 10,509 lakhs has been createdtowards impairment of this investment during the year 2019-20.
Electricity charges debited to Profit & Loss account for the year ended 31st March, 2025 is net of ' 127.15 Lakhs (Previousyear ' 128.17 lakhs) being the electricity generated through company owned Wind Turbine Generators.
Managerial Remuneration provided/ paid for the year ended 31st March 2025 based on the approval of the shareholdersstands at ' 454.66 lakhs.
During the year ended 31st March 2025, the company has created a deferred tax liability of ' 754.60 lakhs.
Significant component of Deferred Tax asset is the set off benefits likely to accrue on account of unabsorbed depreciation /business loss under the Income Tax Act, 1961 towards trade receivables & loan due from wholly owned foreign subsidiarywritten off in FY 2017-18, and provision for impairment of investment in the said subsidiary created in the FY 2019-20.
Other components of deferred tax Asset and deferred tax liability are furnished under Note No.5. Based on the orders onhand and expected improvements in the performance of the company as a whole, in the view of the Management, thecompany will have adequate taxable income in future to utilize the carried forward tax losses.
The Company has elected to exercise the option given under section 115BAA of the Income Tax Act,1961 as introduced bythe Taxation Laws (Amendment) Ordinance, 2019 (since replaced by the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2019) to avail atax rate of 22% plus surcharge of 10% and cess of 4%. Consequently, the Company has become ineligible to carry forwardMAT Credit which has resulted in write-off of MAT Credit amounting to ' 1,563.80 Lakhs. Further, Deferred Tax Asset (DTA)has been reduced by '707.07 Lakhs as a result of the combined effect of not being eligible to utilise the tax credits relatingto carried forward additional depreciation and change in tax rates. Thus, the tax charge for the year has increased by'2,270.88 Lakhs. On account of the Company exercising the said option, no tax needs to be paid on book profit undersection 115JB (MAT Tax) of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and based on the tax workings, no provision for tax is considerednecessary for the year under audit. Accordingly, the provision for MAT Tax created during the year until December 31, 2023has been written back
Fair Value Hierarchies as per Indian Accounting Standard 113 - Fair Value measurement:
Level 1: Level 1 inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that the entity canaccess at the measurement date. The assets included in this hierarchy are listed equity shares that are carried at fair valueusing the closing prices of such instruments as at the close of the reporting period.
Level 2: Level 2 hierarchy uses inputs that are inputs other than quoted prices included within level 1 that are observablefor the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. As on the balance sheet date there were no assets or liabilities for whichthe fair values were determined using Level 2 hierarchy.
Level 3: Level 3 hierarchy uses inputs that are not based on observable market data (unobservable inputs). Fair values aredetermined in whole or in part using a valuation model based on assumptions that are neither supported by prices fromobservable current market transactions in the same instrument nor are they based on available market data.
There were no transfers between fair value hierarchies during the reported years. The company's policy is to recognizetransfers in and transfers out of fair value hierarchy levels as at the end of the reporting period.
The company is exposed primarily to risks in the form of Market Risk, Foreign Currency Risk, Liquidity Risk, Interest Rate Risk,Equity Price Risk and Credit Risk. The risk management policies of the company are monitored by the board of directors. Thefocus of the management is to assess the unpredictability of the financial environment and to mitigate potential adverseeffects on the financial performance of the Company.
The nature and extent of risks have been disclosed in this note.
a) Market Risk
The risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in marketprices. . Such changes in the values of financial instruments may result from changes in the foreign currency exchangerates, interest rates, credit, liquidity and other market changes. The Company's Market risk is primarily on account of:currency risk, interest rate risk and other price risk.
i. Currency Risk:
The company has foreign currency receivable and payables denominated in currency other than INR exposing thecompany to currency risk. The company's significant foreign currency exposures at the end of the reporting periodexpressed in INR is as below:
Liquidity risk is the risk that an entity will encounter difficulty in meeting obligations associated with financialliabilities that are settled by delivering cash or another financial asset. The objective of liquidity risk managementis to maintain sufficient liquidity and ensure that funds are available for use as per requirements. The companyhas obtained fund and non-fund based working capital limits from various bankers which is used to manage theliquidity position and meet obligations on time.
*Holding all other variable constant. In management's opinion, the sensitivity analysis is unrepresentative of theinherent foreign exchange risk because the exposure at the end of the reporting period does not reflect the exposureduring the year.
ii. Interest Rate Risk:
Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because ofchanges in market interest rates. The company has availed loans at floating interest rate exposing the company tointerest rate risk. The company has not hedged its interest rate risk using interest rate swaps and is exposed to the risk.The total exposure of the company to interest rate risks at the balance sheet date has been disclosed below:
Credit Risk is the risk that one party to a financial instrument will cause a financial loss for the other party byfailing to discharge an obligation. The management evaluates the Credit Risk of individual financial assets ateach reporting date. An expected credit loss is recognized if the Credit Risk has increased significantly since theinitial recognition of the financial instrument. In general, the Company assumes that there has been a significantincrease in Credit Risk since initial recognition if the amounts are 30 days past due from the initial or extended duedate. However, in specific cases the Credit Risk is not assessed to be significant even if the asset is due beyond aperiod of 30 days depending on the credit history of the customer with the Company and business relation withthe customer. A default on a financial asset is when the counter party fails to make contractual payments within1 year from the date they fall due from the initial or extended due date. The definition of default is adopted giventhe industry in which the entity operates.
To the extent a financial asset is irrecoverable, it is written off by recognizing an expense in the statement of profit andloss. Such assets are written off after obtaining necessary approvals from appropriate levels of management when it isestimated that there is no realistic probability of recovery and the amount of loss has been determined. Subsequentrecoveries, if any of amounts previously written off are recognized as an income in the statement of profit and loss inthe period of recovery.
The company considers the following to be indicators of remote possibility of recovery:
a) The counterparty is in continuous default of principal or interest payments
b) The counterparty has filed for bankruptcy
c) The counterparty has been incurring continuous loss during its considerable number its past accounting periods
The company assesses changes in the credit risk of a financial instrument taking into consideration ageing of billsoutstanding on the reporting date, responsiveness of the counterparty towards requests for payment, forward lookinginformation including macroeconomic information and other party specific information that might come to the noticeof the company. In general, it is assumed that the counterparty continues his credit habits in future.
During the year 2017-18, the company wrote off ' 2,854.06 Lakhs of Trade Receivables and '12,337.79 Lakhs of loanreceivable from Ucal Holding Inc., (Previously Amtec Precision Products Inc), wholly owned subsidiary. The company isawaiting approval from RBI for the said write off.
The company does not hold any security/collateral against its trade receivables, lease receivables, loans, and deposits.Overview of Expected Credit Loss (ECL) principles:
In accordance with Ind AS 109, the Company uses ECL model, for evaluating impairment of financial assets other thanthose measured at fair value through profit and loss (FVTPL).
An expected credit loss is recognized if the Credit Risk has increased significantly since the initial recognition of thefinancial instrument. In general, the Company assumes that there has been a significant increase in Credit Risk sinceinitial recognition if the amounts are 30 days past due from the initial or extended due date. However, in specific casesthe Credit Risk is not assessed to be significant even if the asset is due beyond a period of 30 days depending on thecredit history of the customer with the Company and business relation with the customer. A default on a financial assetis when the counter party fails to make contractual payments within 1 year from the date they fall due from the initialor extended due date. The definition of default is adopted given the industry in which the entity operates.
Trade receivables are measured at amortized cost and are carried at values arrived after deducting allowances forexpected credit losses and impairment, if any. Purchase orders are released by customers after due verification fromcompanies end in line with the discussion and development undertaken with individual customers. The Invoices areraised after PO is received from individual customers.
The company has no instances of credit loss or receivable becoming non-recoverable based on the practices followedby the company. There are certain deductions in the invoices raised from the customers which are in respect of (i)Shortage of quantity received, (ii) Price differentials, (iii) Warranty debits, and (iv) line rejections as and when reported.
All the above reported instances except for the warranty deduction are related to certain procedural laps at and insome cases customer end and it can be addressed only after occurrence of loss and company cannot forecast thesame. Internal controls have been strengthened to avoid such recurrences and also the extent of such recoveries havereduced during the current financial year.
In respect of warranty deduction, company has already documented guidelines for accounting expected credit loss.
As the company follows the practice of raising purchase orders based on the customer requirements and producingthe desired quantities based on customers' orders in hand the customer deduction and rejections are properly beenaccounted in the books of account as and when the same arises and the same are adjusted against future receipts andinvoices with customer. The risk of expected credit loss on this front is NIL except for warranty recoveries.
Investments of surplus funds are made only with approval of Board of Directors. Investments primarily includeinvestments in equity instruments of various listed entities and power generation companies. The Company does notexpect significant credit risks arising from these investments.
39. Capital Management:
The company manages its capital to ensure the continuation of going concern, to meet the funding requirements and tomaximize the return to its equity shareholders. The company is not subject to any capital maintenance requirement bylaw. Capital budgeting is being carried out by the company at appropriate intervals to ensure availability of capital andoptimization of balance between external and internal sources of funding. The capital of the company consists of equityshares and accumulated internal accruals. Changes in the capital have been disclosed with additional details in the Statementof Changes in Equity.
The company's objectives when managing capital are to
• Safeguard their ability to continue as a going concern, so that they can continue to provide returns for shareholders andbenefit for other stakeholders, and
• Maintain an optimal capital structure to reduce the cost of capital.
The company monitors capital on the basis of the following gearing ratio: Net Debt (Total borrowings net of cash and cashequivalents) divided by Total 'Equity' (as shown in the balance sheet). The company strategy is to maintain an optimumgearing ratio. The gearing ratios were as follow:
a) The title deeds (including those that have been deposited with banks whose duplicate deeds are held by the Company)of all the immovable properties (other than properties where the company is the lessee and the lease agreements areduly executed in favour of the lessee) as disclosed in the Standalone Financial Statements are held in the name of theCompany as at the Balance Sheet date.
b) The Company does not have any Benami property, where any proceeding has been initiated or pending against theCompany for holding any Benami property.
c) The company has not revalued any of its property plant and equipment,intangible assets during the year
d) The Company has not traded or invested in Crypto currency or virtual currency during the financial year.
e) The Company has not advanced or loaned or invested funds to any persons or entities, including foreign entities(Intermediaries) with the understanding that the Intermediary shall:
• Directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or onbehalf of the company (Ultimate Beneficiaries) or,
• Provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries
f) The Company has not received any fund from any persons or entities, including foreign entities (Funding Party) with theunderstanding (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 onbehalf of the Funding Party (Ultimate Beneficiaries) or,
• Provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
g) The Company does not have any transaction which is not recorded in the books of accounts that has been surrenderedor disclosed as income during the year in the tax assessments under the Income Tax Act, 1961 (such as, search orsurvey or any other relevant provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961) There are no previously unrecorded income andrelated assets in the books of accounts during the year.
h) The Company does not have any transactions with companies struck off under Section 248 of the Companies Act, 2013or Section 560 of Companies Act, 1956.
i) The Company has not entered into any scheme of arrangement which has an accounting impact on current or previousfinancial year.
54. The Company is operating in only one segment (i.e) in the business of manufacturing and sale of automotive components.The Company primarily operates in India and there are no other significant geographical segments. Hence, there is nodisclosure to be provided under IND AS 108 "Operating Segments.
55. In the absence of confirmation of balances pertaining to Trade Receivables and Trade Payables, the book balances of thesame have been adopted.
56. The Company is not declared as a willful defaulter by any bank or financial institution or other lender.
57. There are no charge or satisfaction yet to be registered with Registrar of Companies beyond the statutory period.
58. Cash flows are reported using the indirect method, whereby profit before tax is adjusted for the effects of transactions ofa non-cash nature , any deferrals or accruals of past or future operating cash receipts or payments and item of income orexpenses associated with investing or financing cash flows. Cash flows from operating, investing and financing activities aredisclosed separately.
59. Previous year's figures have been regrouped wherever necessary to conform to current year's grouping.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements
As per our Report Attached of even date For and on behalf of the Board of Directors
For M/s R. Subramanian and Company LLP RAM RAMAMURTHY JAYAKAR KRISHNAMURTHY
Chartered Accountants Whole-Time Director Chairman and Managing Director
ICAI Regd. No. 004137S/S200041 DIN: 06955444 DIN: 00018987
KUMARASUBRAMANIAN R S. NARAYAN M. MANIKANDAN
Partner Company Secretary Chief Financial Officer
Membership No.021888 Membership No. A15425 Membership No. 231640
Place: Chennai
Date: 30th May 2025
UDIN : 25021888BMMBJA3002