1. We have audited the accompanying standalonefinancial statements of Britannia Industries Limited(‘the Company’), which comprise the Balance Sheet asat 31 March 2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss(including Other Comprehensive Loss), the Statementof Cash Flows and the Statement of Changes in Equityfor the year then ended, and notes to the standalonefinancial statements, including material accountingpolicy information and other explanatory information.
2. In our opinion and to the best of our information andaccording to the explanations given to us, the aforesaidstandalone financial statements give the informationrequired by the Companies Act, 2013 (‘the Act’) in themanner so required and give a true and fair view inconformity with the Indian Accounting Standards (‘IndAS’) specified under Section 133 of the Act read with theCompanies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015and other accounting principles generally acceptedin India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at31 March 2025, its profit (including othercomprehensive loss), its cash flows and the changes inequity for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
3. We conducted our audit in accordance with theStandards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10)of the Act. Our responsibilities under those standardsare further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilitiesfor the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statementssection of our report. We are independent of theCompany in accordance with the Code of Ethics issuedby the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India(‘ICAI’) together with the ethical requirements that arerelevant to our audit of the financial statements underthe provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder,and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilitiesin accordance with these requirements and the Codeof Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we haveobtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide abasis for our opinion.
Key Audit Matters
4. Key audit matters are those matters that, in ourprofessional judgment, were of most significance inour audit of the standalone financial statements ofthe current period. These matters were addressed inthe context of our audit of the standalone financialstatements as a whole, and in forming our opinionthereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion onthese matters.
5. We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
Key audit matter
How our audit addressed the key audit matter
Revenue Recognition (refer note 3(h) and 26 to thestandalone financial statements)
The revenue of the Company consists primarily of sale offood products that are sold through distributors, moderntrade and direct sale channels amongst others.
Revenue is recognized when the control of products istransferred to the customer and there is no unfulfilledobligation.
Owing to the volume of sales transactions, size of thedistribution network and varied terms of contracts withcustomers, revenue is determined to be an area involvingsignificant risk in line with the requirements of theStandards on Auditing and hence, requiring significantauditor attention.
Our key audit procedures around revenue recognition
included, but were not limited to, the following:
• Assessed the appropriateness of the revenue recognitionaccounting policies of the Company including thoserelating to rebates and trade discounts, by evaluatingcompliance with the applicable accounting standards.
• Evaluated the design and tested the operatingeffectiveness of the key controls with respect torevenue recognition including general and specificinformation technology controls.
• Performed substantive testing on selected samplesof revenue transactions recorded during the year bytesting the underlying documents including contracts,invoices, goods dispatch notes, shipping documentsand customer receipts, wherever applicable.
The management is required to make certain key judgementsaround determination of transaction price in accordancewith the requirements of Ind AS 115, “Revenue fromContracts with Customers” on account of considerationpayable to customers in the form of various discountschemes, returns and rebates.
The Company and its external stakeholders focus on revenueas a key performance indicator and this could create anincentive for revenue to be overstated or recognised beforecontrol has been transferred.
Considering the aforesaid significance to our audit andthe external stakeholders, revenue recognition has beenconsidered as a key audit matter for the current year’s audit.
• Understood and evaluated the Company’s process forrecording of the accruals for discounts and rebatesand ongoing incentive schemes and on a test basis,verified the year end provisions made in respect ofsuch schemes.
• Performed analytical review procedures on revenuerecognised during the year to identify any unusualand/or material variances.
• Performed confirmation and alternative procedureson selected invoices outstanding as at the year end.
• Tested a select sample of revenue transactions recordedbefore the financial year end date to determine whetherthe revenue has been recognised in the appropriatefinancial period.
• Tested a sample of manual journal entries posted torevenue ledgers to identify any unusual items.
• Evaluated the appropriateness and adequacy ofdisclosures in the standalone financial statements inrespect of revenue recognition in accordance with theapplicable requirements.
Litigations, provisions and contingencies (refer note 25,35 and 36 to the standalone financial statements)
The Company is involved in various direct tax, indirect taxand other litigations (‘litigations’) that are pending withdifferent statutory authorities.
Provisions are recognized when the Company has a presentobligation (legal/ constructive) as a result of a past event forwhich it is probable that a cash outflow will be required,and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of theobligation.
A disclosure for contingent liabilities is made where thereis a possible obligation or a present obligation that mayprobably not require an outflow of resources. When thereis a possible or a present obligation where the likelihood ofoutflow of resources is remote, no provision or disclosureis made.
The aforesaid assessment requires the Management to makejudgements and estimates in relation to the matters andexposures arising from a range of matters relating to directtax, indirect tax, claims, general legal proceedings and otherclaims against the Company arising in the regular course ofbusiness.
Our key audit procedures around litigations, provisionsand contingencies included, but were not limited to, thefollowing:
• Assessed the appropriateness of the Company’saccounting policies relating to provisions andcontingent liabilities by comparing with the applicableaccounting standards.
• Evaluated the design and tested the operatingeffectiveness of the key controls around the recordingand assessment of litigations, provisions andcontingent liabilities.
• Engaged subject matter specialists to gain anunderstanding of the current status of litigations andmonitored changes in the disputes, if any, throughdiscussions with the management and by readingexternal advice received by the Company from legalcounsel, where relevant, to validate management’sconclusions.
The level of management judgement associated withdetermining the need for, and the quantum of, provisionsfor any liabilities and disclosures of any contingent liabilitiesarising from these litigations is considered to be high.
This judgement is dependent on a number of significantassumptions and assessments which involves interpretingthe various applicable rules, regulations, practices andconsidering precedents in the various jurisdictions, forwhich the management uses various subject matter experts.
In view of the uncertainty relating to the outcome of theselitigations, the significance of the amounts involved, andthe subjectivity involved in management’s judgement, thismatter has been considered as a key audit matter for thecurrent year audit.
• Obtained and assessed the Company’s assumptionsand estimates in respect of litigations, including theliabilities or provisions recognized or contingentliabilities disclosed in the standalone financialstatements. This involved comparing the same tothe assessment of our subject matter specialists andassessing the probability of an unfavourable outcomeof a given proceeding and the reliability of estimates ofrelated amounts.
• On a test basis, performed substantive procedures onthe underlying calculations supporting the provisionsrecorded.
• Assessed the appropriateness and adequacy of thedisclosures made in relation to related provisions andcontingencies in the standalone financial statements.
Information other than the Standalone Financial
Statements and Auditor’s Report thereon
6. The Company’s Board of Directors are responsiblefor the other information. The other informationcomprises the information included in the BoardReport, but does not include the standalone financialstatements and our auditor’s report thereon, whichwe obtained prior to the date of this auditor’s report,and the Annual report, which is expected to be madeavailable to us after that date.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statementsdoes not cover the other information and we do notexpress any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalonefinancial statements, our responsibility is to read theother information and, in doing so, consider whetherthe other information is materially inconsistent withthe standalone financial statements or our knowledgeobtained in the audit or otherwise appears to bematerially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed on the otherinformation that we obtained prior to the date of thisauditor’s report, we conclude that there is a materialmisstatement of this other information, we are requiredto report that fact. We have nothing to report in thisregard.
When we read the Annual report, if we concludethat there is a material misstatement therein, we arerequired to communicate the matter to those chargedwith governance.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with
Governance for the Standalone Financial Statements
7. The accompanying standalone financial statementshave been approved by the Company’s Board ofDirectors. The Company’s Board of Directors areresponsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5)of the Act with respect to the preparation andpresentation of these standalone financial statementsthat give a true and fair view of the financial position,financial performance including other comprehensiveloss, changes in equity and cash flows of the Companyin accordance with the Ind AS specified under Section133 of the Act and other accounting principlesgenerally accepted in India. This responsibilityalso includes maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions of theAct for safeguarding of the assets of the Companyand for preventing and detecting frauds and otherirregularities; selection and application of appropriateaccounting policies; making judgments and estimatesthat are reasonable and prudent; and design,implementation and maintenance of adequate internalfinancial controls, that were operating effectivelyfor ensuring the accuracy and completeness of theaccounting records, relevant to the preparation andpresentation of the standalone financial statementsthat give a true and fair view and are free from materialmisstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
8. In preparing the standalone financial statements, theBoard of Directors is responsible for assessing theCompany’s ability to continue as a going concern,
disclosing, as applicable, matters related to goingconcern and using the going concern basis ofaccounting unless the Board of Directors either intendto liquidate the Company or to cease operations, orhas no realistic alternative but to do so.
9. The Board of Directors is also responsible foroverseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.
Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone
Financial Statements
10. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assuranceabout whether the standalone financial statements asa whole are free from material misstatement, whetherdue to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s reportthat includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance isa high level of assurance but is not a guarantee thatan audit conducted in accordance with Standards onAuditing will always detect a material misstatementwhen it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud orerror and are considered material if, individually or inthe aggregate, they could reasonably be expected toinfluence the economic decisions of users taken on thebasis of these standalone financial statements.
11. As part of an audit in accordance with Standards onAuditing, specified under Section 143(10) of theAct we exercise professional judgment and maintainprofessional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of materialmisstatement of the standalone financialstatements, whether due to fraud or error,design and perform audit procedures responsiveto those risks, and obtain audit evidence that issufficient and appropriate to provide a basis forour opinion. The risk of not detecting a materialmisstatement resulting from fraud is higherthan for one resulting from error, as fraud mayinvolve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions,misrepresentations, or the override of internalcontrol;
• 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 tofinancial statements in place and the operatingeffectiveness 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 to therelated disclosures in the standalone financialstatements or, if such disclosures are inadequate,to modify our opinion. Our conclusions arebased on the audit evidence obtained up to thedate of our auditor’s report. However, futureevents or conditions may cause the Company tocease to continue as a going concern; and
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure andcontent of the standalone financial statements,including the disclosures, and whether thestandalone financial statements represent theunderlying transactions and events in a mannerthat achieves fair presentation.
12. We communicate with those charged with governanceregarding, among other matters, the planned scopeand timing of the audit and significant audit findings,including any significant deficiencies in internalcontrol that we identify during our audit.
13. We also provide those charged with governance witha statement that we have complied with relevantethical requirements regarding independence, and tocommunicate with them all relationships and othermatters that may reasonably be thought to bear onour independence, and where applicable, relatedsafeguards.
14. From the matters communicated with those chargedwith governance, we determine those matters thatwere of most significance in the audit of the standalonefinancial statements of the current period and aretherefore the key audit matters. We describe thesematters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulationprecludes public disclosure about the matter or when,in extremely rare circumstances, we determine thata matter should not be communicated in our report
in any manner whatsoever by oron behalf of the Company (‘theUltimate Beneficiaries’) or provideany guarantee, security or the like onbehalf the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
b. The management has representedthat, to the best of its knowledgeand belief, as disclosed in note 49 tothe standalone financial statements,no funds have been received by theCompany from any person(s) orentity(ies), including foreign entities(‘the Funding Parties’), with theunderstanding, whether recordedin writing or otherwise, that theCompany shall, whether directly orindirectly, lend or invest in otherpersons or entities identified in anymanner whatsoever by or on behalfof the Funding Party (‘UltimateBeneficiaries’) or provide anyguarantee, security or the like onbehalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;and
c. Based on such audit proceduresperformed as considered reasonableand appropriate in the circumstances,nothing has come to our noticethat has caused us to believe thatthe management representationsunder sub-clauses (a) and (b) abovecontain any material misstatement.
because the adverse consequences of doing so wouldreasonably be expected to outweigh the public interestbenefits of such communication.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
15. As required by Section 197(16) of the Act basedon our audit, we report that the Company has paidremuneration to its directors during the year inaccordance with the provisions of and limits laid downunder Section 197 read with Schedule 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 I, a statement on thematters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order,to the extent applicable.
17. Further to our comments in Annexure I, 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 the informationand explanations which to the best of ourknowledge and belief were necessary for thepurpose of our audit of the accompanyingstandalone financial statements;
b) In our opinion, proper books of account asrequired by law have been kept by the Companyso far as it appears from our examination of thosebooks except for the matters stated in paragraph17(h)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g)of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules,2014 (as amended);
c) The standalone financial statements dealt withby this report are in agreement with the books ofaccount;
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financialstatements comply with Ind AS specified underSection 133 of the Act;
e) On the basis of the written representationsreceived from the directors and taken on recordby the Board of Directors, none of the directorsis disqualified as on 31 March 2025 from beingappointed as a director in terms of Section164(2) of the Act;
f) The modification relating to the maintenance ofaccounts and other matters connected therewithare as stated in paragraph 17(b) above on
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 financialstatements of the Company as on 31 March 2025and the operating effectiveness of such controls,refer to our separate report in Annexure IIwherein we have expressed an unmodifiedopinion; and
h) With respect to the other matters to be includedin the Auditor’s Report in accordance withRule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors)Rules, 2014 (as amended), in our opinion and tothe best of our information and according to theexplanations given to us:
i. The Company, as detailed in notes 25,35 and 36 to the standalone financialstatements, has disclosed the impact ofpending litigations on its financial positionas 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 has been no delay in transferringamounts, required to be transferred, to theInvestor Education and Protection Fundby the Company during the year ended 31March 2025;
iv. a. The management has represented
that, to the best of its knowledge andbelief, as disclosed in note 49 to thestandalone financial statements, nofunds have been advanced or loanedor invested (either from borrowedfunds or securities premium or anyother sources or kind of funds) bythe Company to or in any person(s)or entity(ies), including foreignentities (‘the intermediaries’),with the understanding, whetherrecorded in writing or otherwise,that the intermediary shall, whether,directly or indirectly lend or investin other persons or entities identified
v. The final dividend paid by the Companyduring the year ended 31 March 2025 inrespect of such dividend declared for theprevious year is in accordance with Section123 of the Act to the extent it applies topayment of dividend.
vi. Based on our examination whichincluded test checks, in respectof financial year commencing on01 April 2024, the Company has used anaccounting software for maintaining itsbooks of account which has a feature ofrecording audit trail (edit log) facility andthe same has been operated throughout theyear for all relevant transactions recorded inthe software except that, audit trail featurewas not enabled at the database level forthe accounting software to log any directdata changes. Further, during the courseof our audit we did not note any instanceof the audit trail (edit log) feature beingtampered with on accounting softwareand has been preserved by the Companyas per the statutory requirements for therecord retention, where this feature hasbeen enabled.
For Walker Chandiok & Co LLP
Chartered AccountantsFirm’s Registration No.: 001076N/N500013
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Aasheesh Arjun SinghPartner
Place : Bengaluru Membership No.: 210122
Date : 8 May 2025 UDIN: 25210122BMONBQ5963