We have audited the Standalone financial statements of AvenueSupermarts Limited (“the Company”), which comprise theStandalone Balance sheet as at March 31 2026, the StandaloneStatement of Profit and Loss, including the statement of OtherComprehensive Income, the Standalone Cash Flow Statementand the Standalone 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 accordingto the explanations given to us, the aforesaid Standalone financialstatements give the information required by the Companies Act,2013, as amended (“the Act”) in the manner so required and givea true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principlesgenerally accepted in India, of the standalone state of affairs ofthe Company as at March 31,2026, its standalone profit includingother comprehensive income/loss, its standalone cash flows andthe standalone changes in equity for the year ended on 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
Assessment of impairment of investment in subsidiary: Avenue E-Commerce Limited (“AEL”)
(as described in note 1.b of the standalone financial statements)
The Company has an investment amounting to Rs 1,488.11 crore as at
Our audit procedures in respect of assessment impairment of
March 31,2026 in its subsidiary Avenue E-Commerce Limited.
Investment in Avenue E-Commerce Limited included the following:
This subsidiary commenced business ten years back and has hadcontinued losses, which provides an indicator for impairment in theinvestment.
We assessed the Company's valuation methodology applied indetermining the fair market value of equity shares. In making thisassessment, we evaluated the objectivity and independence ofCompany's specialists involved in the process;
Management has used external specialist to support the recoverable
amounts of its investment based on fair market value of equity shares
We involved valuation expert to assist in evaluating the key inputs and
of AEL as at March 31,2026.
assumption used by the Company along with comparable transaction
We determined this area as a key audit matter because of thejudgmental factors involved in testing for impairment and the significant
multiples of peers of the Company available in the public domain anddiscount applied on multiples considered for valuation purpose;
carrying value of the investment.
We obtained and read the audited financial statements of thesubsidiary to determine the net worth, cash flows and other financialindicators;
We also assessed the Company's disclosures concerning this inNote 1.b on significant accounting estimates and judgements andNote 6 of Investments to the standalone financial statements.
Inventory existence and allowance for inventory
(as described in note 1.j and 1.r of the standalone financial statements)
As at March 31, 2026, the carrying amount of inventories amountedto Rs 5,630.44 crore after considering allowances for Inventorytowards shrinkages and slow moving inventory of Rs 70.08 crore.These inventories are held at the stores and distribution centres of theCompany.
The management undertakes the physical verification of inventory atperiodic intervals during the year and shrinkages if any are recorded inthe books. The total amount of shrinkage and damage recorded duringthe year amounts to Rs 275.24 crore
Basis the actual shrinkages recorded, the management estimates theexpected allowance for Inventory shrinkage from the date of the lastphysical verification till the balance sheet date.
Our procedures over existence and allowance for inventory includedthe following:
We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design, and tested the
operating effectiveness of controls that the Company has in relationto the inventory count process and allowance for inventory;
We performed testing on the Company's controls over the inventory
count process. In testing these controls, we observed the inventorycount process at selected store and distribution centres on a sample
basis, inspected the results of the inventory count and confirmed
variances including damaged and shrinkages were accounted forand approved by management;
Assessed the stock shrinkage provision by assessing the level ofinventory write downs during the period and applying the shrinkagerate as determined location wise to the year end stock. We tested ona sample basis the shrinkage rate used to calculate the provision foreach store and distribution center;
Further, there are a number of judgements required in assessingthe appropriate level of allowance for slow moving inventory. Suchjudgements include management's expectations of forecast inventorydemand, product expiry dates and plans to dispose of inventories thatare close to expiry.
We evaluated the assumptions made by management, and
Considering the widespread inventory of the Company and the
particularly the key assumption that in assessing stock obsolescence
judgements applied for determining the allowance, we consider the
provisions through an analysis of inventory items by category and
existence and allowance for inventories to be a key audit matter.
age and the level of inventory write downs in these categories duringthe period;
We assessed the Company's disclosures concerning this in Note1.j and 1.r on significant accounting estimates and judgements andNote 9 Inventories to the standalone financial statements.
Capital expenditure in respect of land and buildings
(as described in note 1.c and 2 of the standalone financial statements)
The Company has incurred significant expenditure on purchase of land
Our audit procedures included the following:
and construction of building as reflected by the total value of additions
in property, plant and equipment and capital work in progress in notes
We obtained understanding, evaluated the design and tested
2 in the standalone financial statements.
the operating effectiveness of financial controls related to capitalexpenditure of land and buildings;
The Company is in the process of constructing new stores across
locations for which land has been purchased and buildings are being
We obtained the list of land parcels purchased during the year and
constructed. These stores take substantial period of time to get ready
traced the amounts of capitalization with the title deeds and traced
for its intended use.
the expenses capitalized along with the land cost to the underlyinginvoices;
We considered capital expenditure in respect of land and building as a
key audit matter due to significance of amount incurred on such items
For samples selected, we obtained the approvals of the authorized
during the year.
signatory for the purchase of land parcel;
We performed control testing on a sample basis for each element ofcapitalized costs of building and reconciliation of material performedby management including verification of underlying supportingevidence and understanding nature of the costs capitalized;
We compared the total cost of addition of sample stores withmanagement budgets;
We obtained understanding on management assessment relatingto progress of projects and their intention to bring the asset to itsintended use.
We have determined that there are no other key audit matters tocommunicate in our report.
Information Other than the Financial Statements andAuditor’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 notcover the other information and we do not express any form ofassurance conclusion 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 Management for the StandaloneFinancial Statements
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the mattersstated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparationand presentation of these Standalone financial statements thatgive a true and fair view of the standalone financial position,standalone financial performance including other comprehensiveincome, standalone cash flows and standalone changes in equityof the Company in accordance with the accounting principles
generally 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 the StandaloneFinancial 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. Reasonable
assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee thatan audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detecta material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arisefrom fraud or error and are considered material if, individually orin the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influencethe economic decisions of users taken on the basis of theseStandalone financial 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 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 ofnot detecting 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 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 continue as agoing concern. If we conclude that a material uncertaintyexists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor'sreport to the related disclosures in the financial statementsor, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion.Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtainedup to the date of our auditor's report. However, future eventsor conditions may cause the Company to cease to continueas 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 determinethat a matter should not be communicated in our report becausethe adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably beexpected to outweigh the public interest benefits of suchcommunication.
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 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) I n 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 Standalone Balance Sheet, the StandaloneStatement of Profit and Loss including the Statementof Other Comprehensive Income, the Standalone CashFlow Statement and Standalone Statement of Changesin Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement withthe books of account maintained for the purpose ofpreparation of the standalone financial statements;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid Standalone financialstatements comply with the Accounting Standardsspecified under Section 133 of the Act, read withCompanies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules,2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of the written representations receivedfrom the directors as on March 31, 2026 taken onrecord by the Board of Directors, none of the directorsis disqualified as on March 31 , 2026 from beingappointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) ofthe 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”to this report;
(g) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for the yearended March 31, 2026 has been paid / provided bythe 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 of pendinglitigations on its financial position in its Standalonefinancial statements - Refer note 36 to the Standalonefinancial statements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contractsincluding derivative contracts for which there were anymaterial foreseeable losses;
iii. There were no amounts which were required to betransferred to the Investor Education and ProtectionFund by the Company;
iv. a) The management has represented that, to the
best of its knowledge and belief, 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, whether, directly or indirectlylend or invest in other persons or entities identifiedin any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of theCompany (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provideany guarantee, security or the like on behalf ofthe Ultimate Beneficiaries;
b) The management has represented that, tothe best of its knowledge and belief, no fundshave been received by the Company from anyperson(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities
(“Funding Parties”), with the understanding,whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that theCompany shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lendor invest in other persons or entities identified inany manner whatsoever by or on behalf of theFunding Party (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provideany guarantee, security or the like on behalf of theUltimate Beneficiaries; and
c) Based on such audit procedures performedthat have been considered reasonable andappropriate in the circumstances, nothing hascome to our notice that has caused us to believethat the representations under sub-clause (a) and(b) contain any material misstatement;
v. No dividend has been declared or paid during the yearby the Company;
vi. Based on our examination which included test checks,the Company has used accounting software formaintaining its books of account including privilegedaccess management tool which has a feature ofrecording audit trail (edit log) facility and the samehas operated throughout the year for all relevanttransactions recorded in the software (refer note 54 tothe standalone financial statements). Further, duringthe course of our audit we did not come across anyinstance of audit trail feature being tampered with.Additionally, the audit trail has been preserved by theCompany as per the statutory requirements for recordretention.
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Thane, May 02, 2026