We have audited the accompanying standalone financialstatements of UCAL LIMITED ("the Company"), whichcomprise the Standalone Balance Sheet as at March 31,2025, the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss (includingOther Comprehensive income), the Standalone Statementof Changes in Equity and the Standalone Statement ofCash Flows for the year then ended, including a summaryof the Material 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, ("Ind AS") and other accountingprinciples generally accepted in India, of the state of affairsof the Company as at March 31, 2025, total comprehensiveincome (comprising of profit and other comprehensive loss),the changes in equity, and its cash flows for the year thenended.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standardson Auditing (SAs) specified under Section 143(10) of theAct. Our responsibilities under those standards are further
described in the "Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of theStandalone Financial Statements" section of our report. Weare independent of the Company in accordance with the Codeof Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants ofIndia ("ICAI") together with the ethical requirements that arerelevant to our audit of the standalone financial statementsunder the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder,and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities inaccordance with these requirements and the ICAI's Code ofEthics. We believe that the audit evidence obtained by us issufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinionon the standalone financial statements.
We draw attention to Note 38 (b) forming part of theStandalone Financial Statements for the year in connectionwith the pending RBI approval for the write-off made duringthe year 2017-18 in respect of Trade Receivable and Loanreceivable aggregating to ?15,191.85 lakhs due from theCompany's wholly owned subsidiary (UCAL Holdings Inc.,(USA), formerly Amtec Precision Products Inc.,)
Our opinion is not modified in respect of the above matter.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professionaljudgment, were of most significance in our audit of thestandalone financial statements of the current period. Thesematters were addressed in the context of our audit of thestandalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming ouropinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinionon these matters. We have determined the matters describedbelow to be the key audit matters to be communicated in ourreport.
The following have been considered as Key Audit Matters:
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Key Audit Matter
Auditors' Response
1
Evaluation of uncertain tax positions
Principal Audit Procedures:
The Company has material uncertain tax
ii. We obtained details of completed tax assessments
positions including matters under dispute
and demands for the year ended March 31, 2025 from
which involves significant judgment to
management.
determine the possible outcome of thesedisputes.
ii. We involved our internal experts to analyse the management's
underlying assumptions in estimating the tax provision andthe possible outcome of the disputes.
iii. We also considered legal precedence and other rulings inevaluating management's position on these uncertain taxpositions.
2
Valuation of inventories:
At the balance sheet date, the carrying amount
To address the risk of material error on inventories, our audit
of inventory amounted to ' 5,651.97 lakhs
procedures included amongst others:
representing 7.85% of total assets. As per theaccounting policy adopted by the Company,Inventories are valued at the lower of cost andnet realisable value.
i. Evaluated the compliance of company's accounting policieswith respect to inventory for compliance with applicableAccounting Standards
ii. Evaluated the internal controls governing accounting of
inventory and its valuation
iii. Performed substantive audit procedures including observationof physical inventory count and sample verification of inventoryvaluation.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for thepreparation of the other information. The other informationcomprises the information included in the Directors' Reportincluding Annexures to Directors' Report but does not includethe Standalone Financial Statements and our Auditors' reportthereon. The other information is expected to be madeavailable to us after the date of this Auditors' report.
Our opinion on the Standalone Financial Statements does notcover the other information and we do not express any formof assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the Standalone FinancialStatements, our responsibility is to read the other informationidentified above when it becomes available and, in doingso, consider whether the other information is materiallyinconsistent with the Standalone Financial Statements or ourknowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to bematerially misstated.
On receipt of other information, if we conclude that thereis a material misstatement therein, we are required tocommunicate the matter to those charged with governanceand we shall:
(a) If the material misstatement is corrected, performnecessary procedure to ensure the correction; or
(b) If the material misstatement is not corrected aftercommunicating the matter to those charged withgovernance, take appropriate action considering our legalrights and obligations, to seek to have the uncorrectedmaterial misstatement appropriately brought to theattention of users for whom this Auditors' report isprepared.
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 Statementsby the Management that give a true and fair view ofthe financial position, financial performance (includingOther Comprehensive Loss), changes in equity and cashflows of the Company in accordance with the accountingprinciples generally accepted in India, including the Ind AS.This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions of theAct for the safeguarding of the assets of the Company andfor preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities;selection and application of appropriate accounting policies;
making judgments and estimates that are reasonable andprudent; and design, implementation, and maintenance ofadequate internal financial controls, that were operatingeffectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness ofthe accounting records, relevant to the preparation andpresentation of the Standalone financial statements that givea true and fair view and are free from material misstatement,whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the Standalone Financial Statements, the Boardof Directors is responsible for assessing the Company's abilityto continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable,matters related to going concern and using the going concernbasis of accounting unless Board of Directors either intendsto liquidate the Company or to cease operations or has norealistic alternative but to do so.
These Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeingthe Company's financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance aboutwhether the Standalone Financial Statements as a wholeare free from material misstatement, whether due to fraudor error and to issue an auditor's report that includes ouropinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurancebut is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordancewith SAs will always detect a material misstatement when itexists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and areconsidered material if, individually or in the aggregate, theycould reasonably be expected to influence the economicdecisions of users taken on the basis of these StandaloneFinancial 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 misstatementof the Standalone Financial Statements, whether dueto fraud or error, design and perform audit proceduresresponsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidencethat is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basisfor our opinion. The risk of not detecting a materialmisstatement resulting from fraud is higher than forone resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion,forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, orthe override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal financial controlrelevant to the audit in order to design audit proceduresthat are appropriate in the circumstances. Undersection 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for
expressing our opinion on whether the Company has anadequate 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 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 continueas a going concern. If we conclude that a materialuncertainty exists, we are required to draw attentionin our auditor's report to the related disclosures in theStandalone Financial Statements or, if such disclosuresare inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusionsare based on the audit evidence obtained up to thedate of our auditor's report. However, future events orconditions may cause the Company to cease to continueas a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure, and contentof the Standalone Financial Statements, including thedisclosures, and whether the Standalone FinancialStatements represents the underlying transactions andevents in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in theStandalone Financial Statements that, individually or inaggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions ofa reasonably knowledgeable user of the Standalone FinancialStatements may be influenced. We consider quantitativemateriality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope ofour audit work and evaluating the results of our work; and (ii)to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements in theStandalone Financial 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, andwhere applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged withgovernance, we determine those matters that were ofmost significance in the audit of the Standalone Financial
Statements of the current period and are therefore the keyaudit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor'sreport unless law or regulation precludes public disclosureabout the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances,we determine that a matter should not be communicated inour report because the adverse consequences of doing sowould reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interestbenefits of such communication.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order,2020 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government ofIndia in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of theAct, we give in "Annexure-I" a statement on the mattersspecified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the said Order, to theextent applicable.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
a. We have sought and obtained all the informationand explanations which to the best of our knowledgeand belief were necessary for the purposes of ouraudit;
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 Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit andLoss (including Other Comprehensive Income), theStatement of Changes in Equity, and the Statementof Cash Flows dealt with by this Report are inagreement with the books of account;
d. In our opinion, the aforesaid Standalone FinancialStatements comply with the Ind AS;
e. On the basis of the written representations receivedfrom the Directors as on March 31, 2025 takenon record by the Board of Directors, none of theDirectors is disqualified as on March 31, 2025from being appointed as a Director in terms ofSection 164(2) of the Act. There is no qualification,reservation, or adverse remark relating to themaintenance of accounts and other mattersconnected therewith;
f. With respect to adequacy of the internal financialcontrols with reference to Standalone FinancialStatements of the Company and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls, we give ourreport in "Annexure-II". Our report expresses anunmodified opinion on the adequacy and operatingeffectiveness of the Company's internal financial
controls over financial reporting with reference toStandalone Financial Statements;
g. With respect to the other matters to be includedin the Auditor's Report in accordance with therequirements of section 197 (16) of the Act, asamended: In our opinion and to the best of ourinformation and according to the explanationsgiven to us, the remuneration paid by the Companyto its directors during the year is in accordance withthe provisions of section 197 of the Act.;
h. With respect to the other matters to be includedin the Auditors' Report in accordance with Rule 11of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014,as amended, in our opinion and to the best of ourinformation and according to the explanations givento us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact ofpending litigations on its financial position inits Standalone Financial Statements - Refer toNote 46 to Standalone Financial Statements;
ii. The Company is not required to recognizeany provision as at March 31, 2025 under theapplicable Law or Accounting Standards, as itdoes not have any material foreseeable losseson long term contracts. The Company does nothave any derivative contracts
iii. There has been no delay in transferringamounts, required to be transferred, to theInvestor Education and Protection Fund by theCompany;
iv. (a ) The Management has represented that,
to the best of its knowledge and belief, nofunds (which are material either individuallyor in the aggregate) have been advanced orloaned or invested (either from borrowedfunds or share premium or any othersources or kind of funds) by the Companyto or in any other person or entity, includingforeign entity ("Intermediaries"), withthe understanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the Intermediaryshall, whether, directly or indirectly lend orinvest in other persons or entities identifiedin any manner whatsoever by or on behalfof the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries")or provide any guarantee, security or thelike on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(b) The Management has represented, that,to the best of its knowledge and belief, nofunds (which are material either individuallyor in the aggregate) have been received bythe Company from any person or entity,including foreign entity ("Funding Parties"),with the understanding, whether recordedin writing or otherwise, that the Companyshall, whether, directly or indirectly, lendor invest in other persons or entitiesidentified in any manner whatsoever by oron behalf of the Funding Party ("UltimateBeneficiaries") or provide any guarantee,security or the like on behalf of the UltimateBeneficiaries; and
(c) Based on the audit procedures thathave been considered reasonable andappropriate in the circumstances, nothinghas come to our notice that has caused usto believe that the representations undersub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), asprovided under (a) and (b) above, containany material misstatement.
v. As disclosed in Note 49 to the Standalone
Financial Statements, the Board of Directors,at its meeting held on May 29, 2024, did notrecommend any dividend for the financial year
2023-24. Furthermore, no dividend has beenproposed for the financial year 2024-25 by theBoard at its meeting held on May 30,2025.
vi. The reporting under Rule 11(g) of theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014is applicable from 1 April 2023. Based on ourexamination which includes test checks, thecompany has used an accounting software formaintaining its books of account which has afeature of recording audit trail (edit log) facilityand the same has operated throughout theyear for all relevant transactions recorded inthe software. Further, during the course of ouraudit, we did not come across any instance ofaudit trail feature being tampered with.
Chartered AccountantsICAI Firm Regn. No. 004137S/S200041
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Place : Chennai M No. 021888
Date: May 30, 2025 UDIN: 25021888BMMBJA3002