1. We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of ASK Automotive Limited (‘the Company’),which comprise the Standalone Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025, the Standalone Statement of Profit andLoss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Standalone Statement of Cash Flow and the StandaloneStatement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements,including material accounting policy information and other explanatory information.
2. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaidstandalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (‘the Act’) in themanner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards (‘Ind AS’)specified under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 andother accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 March2025, and its profit (including other comprehensive income), its cash flows and the changes in equity for the yearended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
3. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under section 143(10) of the Act.Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit ofthe 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 theAct and the rules thereunder, 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 andappropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
4. Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our auditof the standalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context ofour audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do notprovide a separate opinion on these matters.
5. We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
Key audit matters
Revenue recognition
The Company’s revenue is derived primarily from manufacturing and sale of advance braking systems, aluminiumlight weighting precision solutions and safety control cables (“products”) recognised in accordance with theaccounting policy described in note 2.2(o) to the accompanying standalone financial statements. Refer note 24and 44 for details of revenue recognised during the year.
Revenue recognition for sale of products and services in accordance with the principles of Ind AS 115 ‘Revenuefrom contracts with customers’ (Ind AS 115) involves certain keyjudgements such as identification of performanceobligations, determination of transaction price of the identified performance obligations including variableconsideration in the form of volume discounts, turnover discounts, scheme discounts and cash discountsoffered by the Company, assessment of satisfaction of the performance obligations using an appropriate basis tomeasure the transfer of control of the products sold and services rendered to the customers.
Further, the Company recognises revenue from the sale of goods based on the agreed terms with the customerswhich includes accruals/reversals relating to change in price of the products from customers on a periodic basisdue to change in material cost. These accruals/reversals form part of the revenue from the sale of goods inaccordance with the Ind AS 115 “Revenue from Contracts with Customers”.
The Company and its external stakeholders focus on revenue as a key performance measure, which could be anincentive or external pressures to meet expectations resulting in revenue being overstated or recognised beforecontrol has been transferred. There were considerable auditor efforts involved in testing the revenue recognitionfor the revenue recorded during the year.
Revenue is also a key performance indicator of the Company and is identified as a significant audit risk inaccordance with the standards on auditing primarily as there is a risk that revenue is recognised on sale ofproducts or services before the control is transferred. Accordingly, occurrence of revenue is a key focus area.Considering the materiality of the amounts involved, the nature of arrangements and time involved in the initiationand finalisation of amount with the customers, considerable auditor efforts involved in testing the revenuerecognition for the revenue recorded during the year and accordingly, the matter has been identified as KAM.Impairment assessment of investment in joint venture
Refer note 2.2(j) to the accompanying standalone financial statements for accounting policies and note 5 forfinancial disclosures with respect to carrying value of investment in joint venture.
The Company has made investment in joint venture whose carrying amount as at 31 March 2025 is Rs. 43.12 crores.As at 31 March 2025, the carrying amount of investment in the joint venture is higher than the proportionate shareof net worth of the joint venture, which has been identified as an impairment indicator by the management inaccordance with the principles of Ind AS 36, Impairment of Assets (‘Ind AS 36’).
Accordingly, the management has performed detailed impairment testing for such investment in joint ventureby carrying out a valuation with the help of an independent valuation specialist as a management’s expert usingdiscounted cash flow (‘DCF’) method in order to determine the recoverable value of investment in such joint venture.The impairment assessment of this investment is complex and highly judgmental due to the significantestimation required to determine the value-in-use (VIU). In particular, the determination of the VIU is sensitiveto significant assumptions, such as changes in the discount rate, revenues, operating margin and terminalvalue, which are affected by expectations about future market or economic conditions and other challenges.Accordingly, the matter has been identified as a key audit matter for the current year.
How our audit addressed the key audit matters
Our audit procedures, related to revenue recognition, included, but were not limited, to the following:
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Obtained an understanding of the management’s processes and controls relating to revenue recognition.
Assessed the appropriateness of the accounting policy for revenue recognition adopted by the Company inaccordance with Ind AS 115.
Evaluated the design and implementation and tested the operating effectiveness of relevant key controlsrelating to revenue recognition.
Performed substantive testing of revenue transactions recorded during the year using statistical sampling byverifying the underlying supporting documents such as invoices, customer contracts, purchase orders, salesorder, proof of dispatch and delivery, etc.
Performed testing of samples of revenue transactions recorded closer to the year-end by verifying underlyingdocuments, to assess the accuracy of the period in which revenue was recognised.
Performed analytical procedures which include variance analysis of current year revenue with previous yearrevenue and corroborating the variance considering both qualitative and quantitative factors.
Performed substantive testing of accruals/reversals relating to change in price of the products on samplebasis for (i) the credit / debit notes issued during the year to ensure the accuracy of price changes and (ii)customer- wise verification of such provision for price adjustment recorded at year-end.
Assessed appropriateness and adequacy of the disclosures made in the accompanying standalone financialstatements in accordance with the requirements of applicable financial reporting framework
Our audit procedures in relation to the impairment assessment of investment in joint venture included, but werenot limited to the following:
Obtained an understanding of the management’s processes and controls for determining the recoverablevalue of the investment including the identification of possible impairment indicators and assessed the samein accordance with the accounting standards.
Assessed the appropriateness of the accounting policy adopted by the management in accordancewith Ind AS 36.
Evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of controls around management’s assessmentof the impairment indicators and the testing performed.
Obtained from the management of the Company, the approved future business plans of the joint ventureand held detailed discussions with the management to understand the assumptions used and estimatesmade by them for determining the cash flow projections.
Obtained the independent valuation report as at 31 March 2025 given by the management expert for thefair value of the investment in joint venture and evaluated the objectivity, independence and competenceof such expert.
Involved auditor’s expert to assess the appropriateness of the valuation methodology used for calculation ofthe recoverable value in the valuation report obtained by the management.
Performed sensitivity analysis on management’s calculated recoverable value by changing the significantassumptions used in the calculation.
Assessed the appropriateness and adequacy of the related disclosures in the standalone financial statementsin accordance with the applicable accounting standards.
6. The Company’s Board of Directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises theinformation included in the Annual Report, but does not include the standalone financial statements and ourauditor’s report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not expressany form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the otherinformation and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the standalonefinancial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
The Annual Report is not made available to us at the date of this auditor’s report. We have nothing to reportin this regard.
7. The accompanying standalone financial statements have been approved by the Company’s Board of Directors. TheCompany’s Board of Directors are responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to thepreparation and presentation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financialposition, financial performance including other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of theCompany in accordance with the Ind AS specified under section 133 of the Act and other accounting principlesgenerally accepted in India. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records inaccordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing anddetecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; makingjudgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance ofadequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness ofthe accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements thatgive a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
8. In preparing the standalone financial statements,the Board of Directors is responsible for assessingthe Company’s ability to continue as a goingconcern, disclosing, as applicable, matters relatedto going concern and using the going concernbasis of accounting unless the Board of Directorseither intends to liquidate the Company or to ceaseoperations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
9. The Board of Directors is also responsiblefor overseeing the Company’s financialreporting process.
10. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assuranceabout whether the standalone financial statementsas a whole are free from material misstatement,whether due to fraud or error, and to issue anauditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonableassurance is a high level of assurance, but is not aguarantee that an audit conducted in accordancewith Standards on Auditing will always detect amaterial misstatement when it exists. Misstatementscan arise from fraud or error and are consideredmaterial if, individually or in the aggregate, theycould reasonably be expected to influence theeconomic decisions of users taken on the basis ofthese standalone financial statements.
11. As part of an audit in accordance with Standardson Auditing, specified under section 143(10) ofthe Act we exercise professional judgment andmaintain professional skepticism throughout theaudit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of materialmisstatement of the standalone financialstatements, whether due to fraud or error,design and perform audit proceduresresponsive to those risks, and obtain auditevidence that is sufficient and appropriate toprovide a basis for our opinion. The risk of notdetecting a material misstatement resultingfrom fraud is higher than for one resulting fromerror, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery,intentional omissions, misrepresentations, orthe override of internal control;
• Obtain an understanding of internal controlrelevant to the audit in order to designaudit procedures that are appropriate in thecircumstances, Under section 143(3)(i) of theAct we are also responsible for expressing ouropinion on whether the Company has adequateinternal financial controls with reference tostandalone financial statements in place andthe operating effectiveness of such controls;
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accountingpolicies used and the reasonableness ofaccounting estimates and related disclosuresmade by management;
• Conclude on the appropriateness of Board ofDirectors’ use of the going concern basis ofaccounting and, based on the audit evidenceobtained, whether a material uncertainty existsrelated to events or conditions that may castsignificant doubt on the Company’s ability tocontinue as a going concern. If we conclude thata material uncertainty exists, we are requiredto draw attention in our auditor’s report tothe related disclosures in the standalonefinancial statements or, if such disclosuresare inadequate, to modify our opinion. Ourconclusions are based on the audit evidenceobtained up to the date of our auditor’s report.However, future events or conditions maycause the Company to cease to continue as agoing concern; and
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure andcontent of the standalone financial statements,including the disclosures, and whether thestandalone financial statements representthe underlying transactions and events in amanner that achieves fair presentation.
12. We communicate with those charged withgovernance regarding, among other matters,the planned scope and timing of the audit andsignificant audit findings, including any significantdeficiencies in internal control that we identifyduring our audit.
13. We also provide those charged with governance witha statement that we have complied with relevantethical requirements regarding independence, andto communicate with them all relationships andother matters that may reasonably be thought tobear on our independence, and where applicable,related safeguards.
14. From the matters communicated with thosecharged with governance, we determine thosematters that were of most significance in theaudit of the standalone financial statements ofthe current period and are therefore the key auditmatters. We describe these matters in our auditor’sreport unless law or regulation precludes publicdisclosure about the matter or when, in extremelyrare circumstances, we determine that a mattershould not be communicated in our report becausethe adverse consequences of doing so wouldreasonably be expected to outweigh the publicinterest benefits of such communication.
15. As required by section 197(16) of the Act, basedon our audit, we report that the Company haspaid remuneration to its directors during theyear in accordance with the provisions of andlimits laid down under section 197 read withSchedule V to the Act.
16. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report)Order, 2020 (‘the Order’) issued by the CentralGovernment of India in terms of section 143(11) ofthe Act we give in the Annexure A a statement onthe matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of theOrder, to the extent applicable.
17. Further to our comments in Annexure A, as requiredby section 143(3) of the Act based on our audit, wereport, to the extent applicable, that:
a) We have sought and obtained all theinformation and explanations which to the bestof our knowledge and belief were necessary forthe purpose of our audit of the accompanyingstandalone financial statements;
b) Except for the matters stated in paragraph 17(h)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014(as amended), in our opinion, proper booksof account as required by law have been keptby the Company so far as it appears from ourexamination of those books;
c) The standalone financial statements dealtwith by this report are in agreement with thebooks of account;
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalonefinancial statements comply with Ind ASspecified under section 133 of the Act;
e) On the basis of the written representationsreceived from the directors and taken onrecord by the Board of Directors, none of thedirectors is disqualified as on 31 March 2025from being appointed as a director in terms ofsection 164(2) of the Act;
f) The modification relating to the maintenanceof accounts and other matters connectedtherewith are as stated in paragraph 17(b) aboveon reporting under section 143(3)(b) of the Actand paragraph 17(h)(vi) below on reportingunder Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit andAuditors) Rules, 2014 (as amended);
g) With respect to the adequacy of the internalfinancial controls with reference to standalonefinancial statements of the Company as on 31March 2025 and the operating effectivenessof such controls, refer to our separate reportin Annexure B wherein we have expressed anunmodified opinion; and
h) With respect to the other matters to be includedin the Auditor’s Report in accordance with rule11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules,2014 (as amended), in our opinion and to thebest of our information and according to theexplanations given to us:
i. The Company, as detailed in note 37 tothe standalone financial statements, hasdisclosed the impact of pending litigationson its financial position as at 31 March 2025;
ii. The Company did not have any long-termcontracts including derivative contracts forwhich there were any material foreseeablelosses as at 31 March 2025;
iii. There were no amounts which wererequired to be transferred to theInvestor Education and ProtectionFund by the Company during the yearended 31 March 2025.
iv. a. The management has represented
that, to the best of its knowledge andbelief, as disclosed in note 45(c) to thestandalone financial statements, nofunds have been advanced or loaned orinvested (either from borrowed funds orsecurities premium or any other sourcesor kind of funds) by the Company to orin any person(s) or entity(ies), includingforeign entities (‘the intermediaries’),with the understanding, whetherrecorded in writing or otherwise,that the intermediary shall, whether,directly or indirectly lend or invest inother persons or entities identifiedin any manner whatsoever by oron behalf of the Company (‘theUltimate Beneficiaries’) or provide anyguarantee, security or the like on behalfthe Ultimate Beneficiaries;
b. The management has representedthat, to the best of its knowledgeand belief, as disclosed in note45(d) to the standalone financialstatements, no funds have been
received by the Company from anyperson(s) or entity(ies), includingforeign entities (‘the FundingParties’), with the understanding,whether recorded in writing orotherwise, that the Company shall,whether directly or indirectly, lendor invest in other persons or entitiesidentified in any manner whatsoeverby or on behalf of the FundingParty (‘Ultimate Beneficiaries’) orprovide any guarantee, security orthe like on behalf of the UltimateBeneficiaries; and
c. Based on such audit proceduresperformed as considered reasonableand appropriate in the circumstances,nothing has come to our notice thathas caused us to believe that themanagement representations undersub-clauses (a) and (b) above containany material misstatement.
v. As stated in note 14 to the accompanyingstandalone financial statements, theBoard of Directors of the Company haveproposed final dividend for the year ended31 March 2025 which is subject to theapproval of the members at the ensuingAnnual General Meeting. The dividenddeclared is in accordance with section123 of the Act to the extent it applies todeclaration of dividend.
vi. As stated in Note 46 to the standalonefinancial statements and based on ourexamination which included test checks,except for the instances mentioned below,the Company, in respect of financial yearcommencing on 1 April 2025, has used anaccounting software for maintaining its
books of account which has a feature ofrecording audit trail (edit log) facility andthe same has been operated throughoutthe year for all relevant transactionsrecorded in the software. Further, duringthe course of our audit we did not comeacross any instance of audit trail featurebeing tampered with other than theconsequential impact of the exceptiongiven below. Furthermore, the audit trailhas been preserved by the Companyas per the statutory requirements forrecord retention.
For Walker Chandiok & Co LLP
Chartered Accountants
Firm’s Registration No.: 001076N/N500013
Anamitra Das
Partner
Membership No.: 062191UDIN: 25062191BMMMIF5263
Place: GurugramDate: 13 May 2025
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