We have audited the accompanying Standalone financial statements of “M/s. Forcas Studio Limited” which comprisesthe Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Statement of Cash Flow for the periodthen ended, Statement of changes in equity and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significantaccounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as “the standalone financial statements”).
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalonefinancial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 in the manner so required and give a trueand fair view in conformity with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of theCompanies (Accounts) Rules, 2014, Companies (Accounting Standards) Amendment Rules 2016 and other accountingprinciples generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2025, and its profit, and itscash flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of theCompanies Act, 2013. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities forthe Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordancewith the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) together with the ethicalrequirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalone financial statements under the provisions of the CompaniesAct, 2013 and the Rules there under, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with theserequirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate toprovide a basis for our opinion.
Key audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of thefinancial statements of the current period. These matters were 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. Foreach matter below, our description of how our audit addressed the matter is provided in that context.
We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report. We havefulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditors’ responsibilities for the audit of the Financial Statements section ofour report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included the performance of procedures designedto respond our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the Financial Statements. The results of our auditprocedures, including the procedures performed to address the matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion onthe accompanying Financial Statements.
Description of Key Audit Matter
How our audit addressed the key audit matter
Revenue Recognition and Sales Returns in Online Business
The Company is engaged in the business ofonline sales of [apparel/fashion/lifestyleproducts]. Revenue is a significant item in thefinancial statements. In the online retailmodel, there is an inherent risk relating to:
• Accurate recognition of revenueconsidering the cut-off at year end.
• Recording of sales net of returns andensuring appropriate provision forexpected returns.
• Ensuring compliance with AS 9“Revenue from Operation withCustomers”.
• Given the high volume oftransactions, dependence on ITsystems, and the nature of onlinesales where customer returns arecommon, revenue recognition andprovisioning for sales returnsrequired significant auditor judgmentand was therefore considered to be akey audit matter.
Our audit procedures included, among others:
• Evaluated the Company’s revenue recognition policyand its compliance with the applicable accountingstandards.
• Tested the design and operating effectiveness ofinternal controls relating to online sales and returntransactions.
• Performed substantive testing on a sample of salestransactions to ensure revenue was recorded in thecorrect period and at the correct amount.
• Verified year-end cut-off procedures for sales andreturns.
• Assessed the adequacy of provision for sales returnsby analyzing historical trends and post year-end returnpatterns.
• Evaluated the appropriateness of disclosures made inthe financial statements in respect of revenuerecognition and returns.
Based on the above procedures, we found the management’srevenue recognition and related provisioning for sales returns tobe reasonable.
Existence and Valuation of Inventories
As at 31st March 2025, the Company’s
inventories comprise raw materials, work-in-
progress, and finished goods stored at the
• Obtained an understanding of the inventory accounting
Company’s manufacturing facilities, third-
policies and assessed compliance with the applicable
party warehouses, and at
accounting standards (AS 2 - Valuation of
customer/consignment locations. Inventories
Inventories).
are material to the financial statements.
• Evaluated the design and tested the operating
effectiveness of controls over inventory recording and
Key audit risks include:
valuation.
• Participated in year-end physical verification of
• Existence: physical verification at
inventories at selected locations and performed roll-
multiple locations (including third-
forward/roll-back procedures where required.
party warehouses) and reliance on
• For inventories lying with third parties, obtained direct
confirmations.
confirmations and/or performed alternate procedures
• Valuation: appropriate application of
(including reconciliation with subsequent movements).
cost formula (FIFO), overhead
• Verified costing methodology including allocation of
absorption, and comparison with net
overheads and tested a sample of inventory valuation
realizable value.
workings.
• Cut-off and accuracy: ensuring
• Assessed the reasonableness of management’s
purchases, consumption, and finished
estimates regarding net realizable value by examining
goods are recorded in the correct
selling prices and subsequent sales after year-end.
period.
• Evaluated adequacy of disclosures relating to
inventories in the financial statements.
Given the quantum, geographical spread, and
judgment involved in valuation and NRV
Based on the above procedures, we found management’s
assessment, inventories have been considered
assessment of existence and valuation of inventories to be
a key audit matter.
reasonable.
Information Other than the Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report Thereon.
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises theinformation included in the Board’s report including Annexure to Board’s but does not include the standalone FinancialStatements and our auditor’s report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone Financial Statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any formof assurance 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 the other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone Financial Statements orour knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, weare required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibility of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (“theAct”) with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financialposition, financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generallyaccepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act. This responsibility alsoincludes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of theassets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application ofappropriate implementation and maintenance of accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonableand prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operatingeffectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and
presentation of the financial statement that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether dueto fraud or error.
In preparing the Standalone financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company’s ability tocontinue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basisof accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realisticalternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the company’s financial reporting processAuditor’s Responsibility for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Standalone financial statements as a whole are freefrom material 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 with SAswill always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are consideredmaterial if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions ofusers taken on the basis of these Standalone Financial Statement.
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 standalone financial statements, whether dueto fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain auditevidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting amaterial misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud mayinvolve 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 thatare appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Companies Act, 2013, we are alsoresponsible for expressing our opinion on whether the company has adequate internal financial controlssystem in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of Board of Directors use of the going concern basis of accounting and,based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events orconditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If weconclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to therelated disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify ouropinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report.However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimatesand related disclosures made by management.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the Standalone financial statements, includingthe disclosures, and whether the Standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactionsand events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of theaudit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during ouraudit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirementsregarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thoughtto 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 of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. Wedescribe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter orwhen, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because theadverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected 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 (Revised 2022), issued by the Central Government ofIndia in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act (hereinafter referred to as the “Order”), and on the basis ofsuch checks of the books and records of the Company, we give in the “Annexure A” statement on the mattersspecified in the paragraph 3 and 4 of the order, to the extent applicable.
2. As required by Section 143 (3) of the Act, we report 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;
c. the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flow dealtwith by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
d. in our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified underSection 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
e. On the basis of the written representations received from the directors for period 31st March, 2025 taken onrecord by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified for the period 31st March, 2025 frombeing appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act; and
f. With respect to unfavourable or qualified audit report of the company, refer to our audit report,
g. With respect to adequacy of internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and theoperating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in “Annexure B”.
h. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’s Report in accordance with the requirementsof section 197(16) of the Companies Act, 2013, as amended, in our opinion and to the best of our informationand explanation given to us, the remuneration paid by company to its directors during the year is inaccordance with provisions of section 197 of the Act.
i. IPO Proceeds Utilisation:
The Company has raised ?37.44 crores via IPO on 22nd August, 2024. On examination of books of accountsand other documents, we certify that the proceeds were utilised in accordance with the objects of the issue:
Object
Original Allocation(? lakhs)
Utilised(? lakhs)
Remarks
Upgradation ofwarehouse
165.67
100.02
Balance ordered; bills of?20.22 lakhs receivedpost BS date
Prepayment/repaymentof loans
1300.00
Fully utilised
Working capitalrequirements
1200.00
General corporatepurposes
843.33
Total
3509
3443.35
j. 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, in our opinion and to the best of our information and accordingto the explanations given to us:
i. The Company does not have any pending litigations which would impact its financial position.
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which therewere any material foreseeable losses.
iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education andProtection Fund by the Company.
iv. (a)The management has represented that to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds have beenadvanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sourcesor kind of funds) by the company to or in any other person(s) or entities, including foreign entities("Intermediaries"), with the understanding that the intermediary shall whether directly or indirectlylend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner by or on behalf of the company(Ultimate Beneficiaries) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of ultimatebeneficiaries;
(b) The management has represented that to the best of its knowledge and belief no funds have beenreceived by the company from any person(s) or entities including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"with the understanding that such company shall whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in
other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the funding party(ultimate beneficiaries) or provide guarantee, security or the like on behalf of theUltimate beneficiaries; and
(c) Based on the audit procedures adopted that have been considered reasonable and appropriate inthe circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that therepresentations made by the Management under sub clause (a) and (b) above, contain any materialmisstatement.
(v) No dividend declared or paid during the year by the Company as per section 123 of Companies Act2013.
(vi) Based on our examination which included test checks, the Company has used an accountingsoftware for maintaining its books of account which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log)facility except that audit trail was not enabled at the database level to log any direct changes for theaccounting software used for maintaining the books of account. For accounting software for whichaudit trail feature is enabled, the audit trail facility has been operating throughout the year for allrelevant transactions recorded in the software and we did not come across any instance of audit trailfeature being tampered with during the course of our audit.
For Agarwal Khetan & CoChartered AccountantsFirm Reg. No. 330054E
FCA Ritesh Agarwal(Partner)
M. No. 311866
Place: Kolkata
Date: 27-05-2025
UDIN: 25311866BMIJZN8619