We have audited the financial statements of AutomobileCorporation of Goa Limited (the "Company”) which comprisethe balance sheet as at 31 March 2025, and the statementof profit and loss (including other comprehensive income),statement of changes in equity and statement of cashflows for the year then ended, and notes to the financialstatements, including material accounting policies and otherexplanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information andaccording to the explanations given to us, the aforesaidfinancial statements give the information required by theCompanies Act, 2013 ("Act”) in the manner so required andgive a true and fair view in conformity with the accountingprinciples generally accepted in India, of the state of affairsof the Company as at 31 March 2025, and its profit and othercomprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flowsfor the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standardson Auditing (SAs) specified under Section 143(10) of the Act.Our responsibilities under those SAs are further describedin the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the FinancialStatements section of our report. We are independent of theCompany in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued bythe Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together withthe ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of thefinancial statements under the provisions of the Act and theRules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethicalresponsibilities in accordance with these requirements andthe Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence wehave obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basisfor our opinion on the financial statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professionaljudgment, were of most significance in our audit of thefinancial statements of the current period. These matterswere addressed in the context of our audit of the financialstatements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon,and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
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The key audit matter
How the matter was addressed in our audit
The Company is in the business of manufacturing and saleof bus bodies and pressing products. Revenue from the saleof products is recognised upon the transfer of control tothe customer. The Company and its external stakeholdersfocus on revenue as a key performance metric whichcontains significant related party transactions.
Revenue recognition has been identified as a key auditmatter as there could be an incentive or external pressuresto meet expectations resulting in revenue being overstatedor recognized before the control has been transferred.
This also includes judgement involved in assessing arms'length, completeness of disclosures, assessing compliancewith statutory regulations (Companies Act, 2013 and SEBIRegulations) governing related party relationships.
In view of the significance of the matter we applied the followingaudit procedures in this area, among others to obtain sufficientappropriate audit evidence:
• We assessed the appropriateness of Company's accountingpolicies for revenue recognition by comparing with applicableaccounting standards.
• We evaluated the design, implementation and operatingeffectiveness of key internal controls over recognitionof revenue (including related party transactions) andcompliance with statutory regulations governing relatedparty relationships.
• On a sample basis, we tested the revenue transactionsrecorded during the year by verifying the underlyingdocuments to assess whether revenue is recognisedappropriately when control is transferred.
• We tested, on a sample basis specific revenue transactionsrecorded before and after the financial year-end date toassess whether revenue is recognised in the correct financialperiod in which control is transferred.
• For revenue from sale of goods to the related parties, weverified the Company's analysis in relation to arm's lengthassessment and involved our internal specialists.
• We obtained and verified independent confirmations fromrelated parties.
• We assessed management's evaluation of compliancewith the provisions of Section 177 and Section 188 of theCompanies Act, 2013 and SEBI (LODR) 2015.
• We verified journal entries on revenue recognised duringthe year, on specified risk-based criteria, to detect unusualor irregular items.
• We assessed the adequacy of disclosure made in thefinancial statements with respect to revenue recognisedduring the year and related party transactions as requiredby applicable Ind AS.
The Company's Management and Board of Directors areresponsible for the other information. The other informationcomprises the information included in the Company's annualreport, but does not include the financial statements andauditor's report thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not coverthe other information and we do not express any form ofassurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, ourresponsibility is to read the other information and, in doingso, consider whether the other information is materiallyinconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledgeobtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materiallymisstated. If, based on the work we have performed, weconclude that there is a material misstatement of this otherinformation, we are required to report that fact. We havenothing to report in this regard.
The Company's Management and Board of Directors areresponsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Actwith respect to the preparation of these financial statementsthat give a true and fair view of the state of affairs, profit/loss and other comprehensive income, changes in equityand cash flows of the Company in accordance with theaccounting principles generally accepted in India, includingthe Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified underSection 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includesmaintenance of adequate accounting records in accordancewith the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assetsof the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds andother irregularities; selection and application of appropriate
accounting policies; making judgments and estimates thatare reasonable and prudent; and design, implementationand maintenance of adequate internal financial controls,that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracyand completeness of the accounting records, relevant tothe preparation and presentation of the financial statementsthat give a true and fair view and are free from materialmisstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the Managementand Board of Directors are responsible for assessing theCompany's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing,as applicable, matters related to going concern and usingthe going concern basis of accounting unless the Board ofDirectors either intends to liquidate the Company or to ceaseoperations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing theCompany's financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance aboutwhether the 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 takenon the basis of these financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exerciseprofessional judgment and maintain professional skepticism
throughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement ofthe financial statements, whether due to fraud or error,design and perform audit procedures responsive to thoserisks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient andappropriate 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 control relevant tothe audit in order to design audit procedures that areappropriate in the circumstances. Under Section 143(3)
(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing ouropinion on whether the company has adequate internalfinancial controls with reference to financial statementsin place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies usedand the reasonableness of accounting estimates andrelated disclosures made by the Management and Boardof Directors.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of the Managementand Board of Directors use of the going concern basisof accounting in preparation of financial statements and,based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a materialuncertainty exists related to events or conditions thatmay cast significant doubt on the Company's abilityto continue as a going concern. If we conclude that amaterial uncertainty exists, we are required to drawattention in our auditor's report to the related disclosuresin the financial statements or, if such disclosures areinadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions arebased on the audit evidence obtained up to the date ofour auditor's report. However, future events or conditionsmay cause the Company to cease to continue as a goingconcern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and contentof the financial statements, including the disclosures,and whether the financial statements represent theunderlying transactions and events in a manner thatachieves fair presentation
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 a
statement 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 of mostsignificance in the audit of the financial statements of thecurrent period and are therefore the key audit matters. Wedescribe these matters in our auditor's report unless law orregulation precludes public disclosure about the matter orwhen, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine thata matter should not be communicated in our report becausethe adverse consequences of doing so would reasonablybe expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of suchcommunication.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order,2020 ("the Order”) issued by the Central Governmentof India in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give inthe "Annexure A” a statement on the matters specified inparagraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2 A. 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 required
by law have been kept by the Company so far as itappears from our examination of those books, exceptfor the matter stated in the paragraph 2B(f) below onreporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Auditand Auditors) Rules, 2014.
c. The balance sheet, the statement of profit andloss (including other comprehensive income), thestatement of changes in equity and the statement ofcash flows dealt with by this Report are in agreementwith the books of account.
d. In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statementscomply with the Ind AS specified under Section 133of the Act.
e. On the basis of the written representations receivedfrom the directors as on 1 April 2025 and 27 April2025 taken on record by the Board of Directors, noneof the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2025from being appointed as a director in terms of Section164(2) of the Act.
f. the modification relating to the maintenance ofaccounts and other matters connected therewith areas stated in the paragraph 2A(b) above on reportingunder Section 143(3)(b) of the Act and paragraph 2B(f)below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies(Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.
g. With respect to the adequacy of the internal financialcontrols with reference to financial statements of theCompany and the operating effectiveness of suchcontrols, refer to our separate Report in "AnnexureB”.
B. With respect to the other matters to be included in
the Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the
Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our
opinion and to the best of our information and according
to the explanations given to us:
a. The Company has disclosed the impact of pendinglitigations as at 31 March 2025 on its financialposition in its financial statements - Refer Note 29 tothe financial statements.
b. The Company did not have any long-term contractsincluding derivative contracts for which there wereany material foreseeable losses. - Refer note 42 tothe financial statements.
c. There has been no delay in transferring amounts,required to be transferred, to the Investor Educationand Protection Fund by the Company.
d (i) The management has represented that, to the bestof their knowledge and belief, as disclosed in theNote 51 to the financial statements, no funds havebeen advanced or loaned or invested (either fromborrowed funds or share premium or any othersources or kind of funds) by the Company to or inany other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreignentities ("Intermediaries”), with the understanding,whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that theIntermediary shall directly or indirectly lend or investin other persons or entities identified in any mannerwhatsoever by or on behalf of the Company ("UltimateBeneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security orthe like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(ii) The management has represented that, to the bestof their knowledge and belief, as disclosed in theNote 52 to the financial statements, no funds havebeen received by the Company from any person(s)or entity(ies), including foreign entities ("FundingParties”), with the understanding, whether recordedin writing or otherwise, that the Company shall
directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other personsor entities identified in any manner whatsoeverby or on behalf of the Funding Parties ("UltimateBeneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security orthe like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(iii) Based on the audit procedures that have beenconsidered reasonable and appropriate in thecircumstances, nothing has come to our notice thathas caused us to believe that the representationsunder sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as providedunder (i) and (ii) above, contain any materialmisstatement.
e. The interim dividend declared and paid by the
Company during the year and until the date of thisaudit report is in compliance accordance with Section123 of the Act.
The final dividend paid by the Company during theyear, in respect of the same declared for the previousyear, is in accordance with Section 123 of the Act tothe extent it applies to payment of dividend.
As stated in Note 53 to the financial statements, theBoard of Directors of the Company has proposed finaldividend for the year which is subject to the approvalof the members at the ensuing Annual GeneralMeeting. The dividend declared is in accordancewith Section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies todeclaration of dividend.
f. Based on our examination which included testchecks, except for the instances mentioned below,the Company has used accounting software formaintaining its books of account which have a featureof recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the samehas operated throughout the year for all relevanttransactions recorded in the respective software:
(i) The feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facilitywas not enabled throughout the year for certainfields at the application layer of the accountingsoftware used for maintaining general ledgersrelating to journal entries, sales, purchases, inventoryand consumption, property, plant and equipment andpayroll records.
(ii) The feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facilitywas not enabled at the database level to log anydirect data changes in the accounting software usedfor maintaining the books of account.
Further, where audit trail (edit log) facility was enabled
and operated, we did not come across any instance of
the audit trail feature being tampered with. Additionally,
where the audit trait (edit Log) facility was enabled in theprevious year, the audit trail has been preserved by theCompany as per the statutory requirements for recordretention.
C. With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditor'sReport under Section 197(16) of the Act:
In our opinion and according to the information andexplanations given to us, the remuneration paid by theCompany to its directors during the current year is inaccordance with the provisions of Section 197 of the Act.The remuneration paid to any director is not in excessof the limit laid down under Section 197 of the Act.The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has not prescribedother details under Section 197(16) of the Act which arerequired to be commented upon by us.
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Date: 08 May 2025