We have audited the standalone financial statements of BoschLimited (“the Company”), which comprise the Balance sheetas at March 31 2026, the Statement of Profit and Loss, includingthe statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash FlowStatement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the yearthen ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements,including a summary of material accounting policies and otherexplanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according tothe explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financialstatements give the information required by the CompaniesAct, 2013, as amended (“the Act”) in the manner so required andgive a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principlesgenerally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Companyas at March 31, 2026, its profit including other comprehensiveincome, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year endedon that date.
BASIS FOR OPINION
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statementsin accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs), as specifiedunder section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under thoseStandards are further described in the 'Auditor's Responsibilitiesfor the Audit of the Standalone 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 Accountantsof India together with the ethical requirements that are relevantto our audit of the financial statements under the provisions ofthe Act and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our otherethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements andthe Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we haveobtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for ouraudit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
KEY AUDIT MATTERS
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professionaljudgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalonefinancial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2026.These matters 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 opinion onthese matters. For each matter below, our description of how ouraudit addressed the matter is provided in that context.
We have determined the matters described below to be the keyaudit matters to be communicated in our report. We have fulfilledthe responsibilities described in the Auditor's responsibilitiesfor the audit of the standalone financial statements section ofour report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly,our audit included the performance of procedures designed torespond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatementof the standalone financial statements. The results of our auditprocedures, including the procedures performed to address thematters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on theaccompanying standalone financial statements.
Key audit matters
How our audit addressed the key audit matter
Revenue recognition for sale of goods (as described in Note 7(b) and 32 of the standalone financial statements)
Revenue from sale of goods is recognized upon the
Our audit procedures included the following:
transfer of control of the goods sold to the customer.The Company uses a variety of shipment terms across itsoperating markets and this has an impact on the timing of
•
We evaluated the Company’s accounting policies pertaining to revenuerecognition in terms of Ind AS 115 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
revenue recognition.
We performed test of controls of management’s process of recognizing
Revenue is measured by the Company at the transactionprice of consideration received/ receivable from itscustomers and in determining the transaction price for
the revenue from sales of goods with regard to the timing of the revenuerecognition as per the sales terms with the customers and management’sprocess and the assumptions used in calculation of price variations.
the sale of products , the Company considers the effects
We performed audit procedures on a representative sample of the sales
of various factors such as volume-based discounts,
transactions to test that the revenues and related trade receivables
price adjustments to be passed on to the customers
are recorded taking into consideration the terms and conditions of the
based on various parameters like negotiations savings
sale orders, including the shipping terms. Also, tested, on sample basis,
on materials/ share of business, rebates etc provided to
debit/ credit notes in respect of agreed price variations passed on to the
the customers. The Company at the year end, provides
customers.
for such price variations to be passed on to the customer.
We performed audit procedures relating to revenue recognition by agreeing
There is a risk that revenue could be recognized at
deliveries occurring around the year end to supporting documentation to
incorrect amount on account of the significant judgement
establish that sales and corresponding trade receivables are recorded in
and estimate involved in calculation of price variations
the correct period.
to be recorded as at the year end and in the incorrectperiod on account for sales transactions occurring on andaround the year end. Therefore, revenue recognition hasbeen identified as a key audit matter.
We tested completeness, arithmetical accuracy and plausibility of the dataused in the computation of price adjustments as per customer contractsand tested, on sample basis, credit notes issued and payment made as percustomer contracts / agreed price negotiations;
We assessed the adequacy of revenue related disclosures in the Standalonefinancial statements.
INFORMATION OTHER THAN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTSAND AUDITOR’S REPORT THEREON
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the otherinformation. The other information comprises the informationincluded in the Annual report, but does not include the standalonefinancial statements and our auditor's report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not coverthe other information and we do not express any form of assuranceconclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements,our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so,consider whether such other information is materially inconsistentwith the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in theaudit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based onthe work we have performed, we conclude that there is a materialmisstatement of this other information, we are required to reportthat fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE MANAGEMENT FOR THESTANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the mattersstated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparationof these standalone financial statements that give a true and fairview of the financial position, financial performance includingother comprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equityof the Company in accordance with the accounting principlesgenerally accepted in India, including the Indian AccountingStandards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act readwith the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015,as amended. This responsibility also includes maintenance ofadequate accounting records in accordance with the provisionsof the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selectionand application of appropriate accounting policies; makingjudgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; andthe design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internalfinancial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring theaccuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevantto the preparation and presentation of the standalone financialstatements that give a true and fair view and are free from materialmisstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, management isresponsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as agoing concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to goingconcern and using the going concern basis of accounting unlessmanagement either intends to liquidate the Company or to ceaseoperations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing theCompany's financial reporting process.
AUDITOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE AUDIT OF THESTANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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 guarantee thatan audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect amaterial misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arisefrom fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or inthe aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence theeconomic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalonefinancial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professionaljudgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout theaudit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement ofthe standalone financial statements, whether due to fraudor error, design and perform audit procedures responsive tothose risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient andappropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of notdetecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud ishigher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involvecollusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations,or the override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to theaudit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriatein the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, weare also responsible for expressing our opinion on whetherthe Company has adequate internal financial controls withreference to financial statements in place and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies usedand the reasonableness of accounting estimates and relateddisclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of thegoing concern basis of accounting and, based on the auditevidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty existsrelated to events or conditions that may cast significant doubton the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If weconclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are requiredto draw attention in our auditor's report to the relateddisclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosuresare inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions arebased on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of ourauditor's report. However, future events or conditions maycause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of thestandalone financial statements, including the disclosures,and whether the standalone financial statements representthe underlying transactions and events in a manner thatachieves fair presentation.
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 deficienciesin internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statementthat we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regardingindependence, and to communicate with them all relationshipsand other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on ourindependence, and where applicable, 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 statements forthe financial year ended March 31, 2026 and are therefore the keyaudit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor's reportunless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about thematter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine thata matter should not be communicated in our report because theadverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expectedto outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
REPORT ON OTHER LEGAL AND REGULATORYREQUIREMENTS
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020(“the Order”), issued by the Central Government of India interms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we givein the “Annexure 1” a statement on the matters specified inparagraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report, to theextent applicable, 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 required bylaw have been kept by the Company so far as it appearsfrom our examination of those books.
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Lossincluding the Statement of Other ComprehensiveIncome, the Cash Flow Statement and Statementof Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are inagreement with the books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financialstatements comply with the Accounting Standardsspecified under Section 133 of the Act, read with theCompanies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015,as amended;
(e) On the basis of the written representations receivedfrom the directors as on March 31,2026 taken on recordby the Board of Directors, none of the directors isdisqualified as on March 31,2026 from being appointedas a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act;
(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financialcontrols with reference to these standalone financialstatements and the operating effectiveness of suchcontrols, refer to our separate Report in “Annexure 2” tothis report;
(g) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for theyear ended March 31, 2026 has been paid / providedby the Company to its directors in accordance with theprovisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to theAct;
(h) With respect to the other matters to be included inthe Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11 ofthe Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014,as amended in our opinion and to the best of ourinformation and according to the explanations given tous:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact ofpending litigations on its financial position in itsstandalone financial statements - Refer Note 37to the standalone financial statements;
ii. The Company has made provision, as requiredunder the applicable law or accounting standards,for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-termcontracts including derivative contracts - ReferNote 15 to the standalone financial statements;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts,required to be transferred, to the InvestorEducation and Protection Fund by the Company;
iv. a) The management has represented that,
to the best of its knowledge and belief, asdisclosed in the note 42(v) to the standalonefinancial statements, no funds have beenadvanced or loaned or invested (eitherfrom borrowed funds or share premiumor any other sources or kind of funds) bythe Company to or in any other person(s)or entity(ies), 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 otherpersons or entities identified in any mannerwhatsoever by or on behalf of the Company(“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide anyguarantee, security or the like on behalf ofthe Ultimate Beneficiaries;
b) The management has represented that,to the best of its knowledge and belief,as disclosed in the note 42(vi) to thestandalone financial statements, no fundshave been received by the Company fromany person(s) or entity(ies), includingforeign entities (“Funding Parties”), withthe understanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the Companyshall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend orinvest in other persons or entities identifiedin any manner whatsoever by or on behalf ofthe Funding Party (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”)or provide any guarantee, security or the likeon behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
c) Based on such audit procedures performedthat have been considered reasonable andappropriate in the circumstances, nothinghas come to our notice that has caused usto believe that the representations undersub-clause (a) and (b) contain any materialmisstatement.
v. The final dividend paid by the Company duringthe year in respect of the same declared for theprevious year is in accordance with section 123of the Act to the extent it applies to payment ofdividend.
As stated in note 31(b) to the standalonefinancial statements, the Board of Directors ofthe Company have proposed final dividend forthe year which is subject to the approval of themembers at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.The dividend declared is in accordance withsection 123 of the Act to the extent it applies todeclaration of dividend.
vi. Based on our examination which included testchecks, the Company has used accounting
software for maintaining its books of accountwhich has a feature of recording audit trail (editlog) facility and the same has operated throughoutthe year for all relevant transactions recordedin the software, refer note 44 to the standalonefinancial statements. Further, during the courseof our audit we did not come across any instanceof audit trail feature being tampered with .Additionally, the audit trail has been preservedas per the statutory requirements for recordretention.
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Place of Signature: BengaluruDate: May 20, 2026