We have audited the financial statements of Bharat Seats Limited (“the Company”), which comprise the Balancesheet as at March 31, 2026, the Statement of Profit and Loss, including the statement of Other ComprehensiveIncome, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to thefinancial statements, including a summary of material accounting policies and other explanatory information in whichare included the returns for the year ended on that date audited by the branch auditor of the Company's brancheslocated at Japan .
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us and based on theconsideration of reports of other auditor on separate financial statements and on the other financial information of thebranch, the aforesaid financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013, as amended(“the Act”) in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generallyaccepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31,2026, its profit including other comprehensiveloss, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit of the financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs), as specifiedunder section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the 'Auditor'sResponsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements' section of our report. We are independent of the Company inaccordance with the 'Code of Ethics' issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethicalrequirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rulesthereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Codeof Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for ouraudit opinion on the financial statements.
Emphasis of Matter - Income Tax Search
We draw attention to Note 27 (A)(iv) of the financial statements which describes the uncertainty relating to outcomeof a search conducted by the Income Tax Department in an earlier year, under Section 132 of the Income Tax Act,1961, at certain premises of the Company including manufacturing locations and residence of few of its employees/key managerial personnel.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of thefinancial statements for the financial year ended March 31,2026. These matters were addressed in the context of ouraudit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separateopinion on these matters. For each matter below, our description of how our audit addressed the matter is providedin that context.
We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report. Wehave fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statementssection of our report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included the performance ofprocedures designed to respond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements.The results of our audit procedures, including the procedures performed to address the matters below, provide thebasis for our audit opinion on the accompanying financial statements.
Key audit matters
How our audit addressed the key audit matter
Revenue recognition including price variations (as described in Note 28 of the financial statements)
Revenue is measured by the Company at the fair valueof consideration received/ receivable from its customersand in determining the transaction price for the sale ofproducts, the Company considers the effects of pricevariations provided to the customer.
Our audit procedures included the following:
• Assessed the Company's accounting policy forrevenue recognition including the policy for recordingprice variations in terms of Ind AS 115.
The Company's business also requires passing on pricevariations to the customer for the sales made by theCompany. The Company at the year end, has providedfor such price variations to be passed on to the customer.The estimated price variations at the year-end are shownunder note 28 to the financial statements.
• Obtained understanding of the revenue process, andthe assumptions used by the management in theprocess of calculation of price variations, includingdesign and implementation of controls, and tested theoperating effectiveness of these controls.
• Tested completeness and arithmetical accuracy of thedata used in the computation of price variations.
We have considered this as a key audit matter on accountof the significant judgement and estimate involved incalculation of price variations to be recorded as at the
• Obtained and reviewed balance confirmationfrom customers to ensure the existence of tradereceivables.
year end
• Tested, on sample basis, debit/ credit notes inrespect of agreed price variations passed on to thecustomers.
Assessed the revenue-related disclosures included inNote 28 to the financial statements
Other Information
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises theinformation included in the Annual report but does not include the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon.
Our opinion on the 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 financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doingso, consider whether such other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledgeobtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, weconclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We havenothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of the Management for the Financial Statements
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to thepreparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performanceincluding other comprehensive loss, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the accountingprinciples generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibility alsoincludes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding ofthe assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and applicationof appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and the design,implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuringthe accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financialstatements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, 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 ofaccounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realisticalternative but to do so.
Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free frommaterial misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion.Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance withSAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and areconsidered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economicdecisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticismthroughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error,design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient andappropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting fromfraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions,misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the 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 internal financial controls with reference to financial statements inplace and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates andrelated disclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based onthe audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may castsignificant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertaintyexists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the financial statementsor, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidenceobtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company tocease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including the disclosures, andwhether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fairpresentation.
• Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial statements/financial information of the branch toexpress an opinion on the financial statements. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performanceof the audit of the financial statements/financial information of the components which have been audited by us. Forthe branch included in the financial statements, which have been audited by other auditors, such other auditorsremain responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the audits carried out by them. We remainsolely responsible for our audit opinion.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timingof the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify duringour audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethicalrequirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that mayreasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of mostsignificance in the audit of the financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2026 and are therefore thekey audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosureabout the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicatedin our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the publicinterest benefits of such communication.
Other Matters
We did not audit the financial statements and other financial information of one branch included in the accompanyingfinancial statements of the Company whose financial statements and other financial information reflect total assets ofRs. 24.57 lakhs as at March 31, 2026 and the total revenues of Rs. NIL, total net loss after tax of Rs. 160.08 lakhs,total comprehensive loss of Rs. 160.08 lakhs and net cash outflow of Rs. 7.10 lakhs for the year ended on that date.The financial statements/information of the branch have been audited by the branch auditor whose reports have beenfurnished to us, and our opinion in so far as it relates to the amounts and disclosures included in respect of the branch,is based solely on the report of such branch auditor. Our opinion is not modified in respect of these matters.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
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 the Act, based on our audit and on the consideration of reportof the branch auditors on separate financial statements and the other financial information of the branch, as notedin the 'Other Matter' paragraph we give in the “Annexure 1” a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3and 4 of the Order.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report to the extent applicable, that:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations 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 and proper returns adequate for the purposes of our audit havebeen received from the branch not visited by us except for the matters stated in the paragraph (k)vi below onreporting under Rule 11(g);
(c) The report on the accounts of the branch office of the Company audited under Section 143(8) of the Act bybranch auditor have been sent to us and have been properly dealt with by us in preparing this report;
(d) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including the Statement of Other Comprehensive Loss,the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement withthe books of account and with the returns received from the branches not visited by us;
(e) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified underSection 133 of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
(f) The matter described in Emphasis of Matter - Income tax search paragraph above, in our opinion, may havean adverse effect on the functioning of the Company.
(g) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2026 taken on recordby the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2026 from being appointed asa director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act;
(h) The modification relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected therewith are as statedin the paragraph 2(b) above on reporting under Section 143(3)(b) and paragraph (k)vi below on reportingunder Rule 11(g)
(i) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements and theoperating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in “Annexure 2” to this report;
(j) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for the year ended March 31, 2026 has been paid / provided bythe Company to its directors in accordance with the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.
(k) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11 of theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, as amended in our opinion and to the best of our informationand according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its financialstatements - Refer Note 27 (A) to the financial statements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there wereany material foreseeable losses;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Educationand Protection Fund by the Company;
iv. a) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in the
note 38(o) to the financial statements, no funds 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(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (“Intermediaries”), with the understanding,whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectlylend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of theCompany (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of theUltimate Beneficiaries;
b) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in the note38(o) to the financial statements, no funds have been received by the Company from any person(s)or entity(ies), including foreign entities (“Funding Parties”), with the understanding, whether recordedin writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in otherpersons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party (“UltimateBeneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;and
c) Based on the audit procedures performed that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in thecircumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representationsunder sub-clause (a) and (b) of Rule 11(e) contain any material misstatement.
v. The final dividend paid by the Company during the year in respect of the same declared for theprevious year is in accordance with section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to payment ofdividend.
As stated in note 38(j) to the financial statements, the Board of Directors of the Company haveproposed final dividend for the year which is subject to the approval of the members at the ensuingAnnual General Meeting. The dividend declared is in accordance with section 123 of the Act to theextent it applies to declaration of dividend.
vi. Based on our examination which included test checks, the Company has used accounting software formaintaining its books of account which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and thesame has operated for all relevant transactions recorded in the software except that the audit trail isnot enabled for direct changes to database using certain access rights, as described in note 38(k) tothe financial statements. Further, during the course of our audit we did not come across any instanceof audit trail feature being tampered with, in respect of accounting software where the audit trail hasbeen enabled.
Additionally, the audit trail of relevant prior years has been preserved by the company as per the statutoryrequirements for record retention, to the extent it was enabled and recorded in those respective years, asstated in note 38(k) to the financial statements
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Place of Signature: GurugramDate: May 06, 2026