1. We hove audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Indo US Bio-Tech Limited havingCIN: L01122GJ2004PLC043550 (“the Company"), which comprise the Standalone Balance Sheet as at 31stMarch 2025, the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss (including other comprehensive income),Standalone Statement of Cash Flows and Standalone Statement of Changes in Equity for the year thenended, and notes to the Standalone financial statements, including a summary of material accountingpolicies and other explanatory information.
2. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, theaforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 ('theAct') in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with Indian AccountingStandards prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian AccountingStandards) Rules, 2015, as amended (“Ind AS") and the other accounting principles generally acceptedin India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March 2025 and its Profit (financial performanceincluding other comprehensive income), the changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended onthat date.
Basis for Opinion
3. We conducted our audit in accordance with Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143( 10)of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilitiesfor the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of theCompany in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India(ICAI) together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the Standalone financialstatements under the provisions of the Act and the rules there under, and we have fulfilled our other ethicalresponsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the ICAI's Code of Ethics. We believe that theaudit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
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4. Attention is invited to note no 32 in respect of confirmations yet to be received on certain accounts ofTrade Receivable, Trade Payable, Unsecured Loans, Employees, Loans and Advances includingadvances given to growers.
5. In respect of cash sales affected by the company to retail customers/ farmers, the requisite details ofcustomers / farmers could not be made available for our verification. Refer Note No 34 of the Standalonefinancial statements.
6. Attention is drawn to Note No. 2(a)(4), which pertains to the depreciation charged on the company'sassets using the Written Down Value (WDV) method. In the opinion of the management, the value of theassets as reflected as of 31st March 2025 represents their fair value, and no significant impairment in assetvalue is anticipated.
1. Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of mosTsignificance in our audit of the standalone financial statements of the current year. Thesematters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statementsas a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinionon these matters. We have determined the matters described below to be the key auditmatters to be communicated in our reDort.
Key Audit Matters
Audit Procedures
Agricultural Activities
The company is engaged in the production andprocessing of commercial and vegetable seeds atvarious pieces of lands taken on lease from variousland owners/ growers/farmers spread overthroughout India. The company enters into seedproduction agreements with these farmers /growers. The company is compensating thefarmers/growers for various cultivation expensesbased upon the rate agreement entered in to.Thus, the company is engaged in the growing ofvarious kinds of seeds based on the programschalked out by the management depending onthe area, climatic conditions, soil conditions, waterresources, education of farmers, processing facilitiesetc.
We have performed the followingprincipal audit procedures in relationto Agricultural Activities:¬- Evaluation and understanding ofSeed production agreements.
- Verification and evaluation of thedocuments for existence of landowners/farmers/growers of theseeds on sample basis.
- Verification and evaluation ofdocuments on sample basis forthe existence of leasehold land.
- Evaluation of the control /supervision over the crop.
- Evaluating the appropriateness ofthe adequate disclosures inaccordance with the applicableaccounting standards.
Adoption of Ind AS 116 Leases
The Company has long term leasing arrangementsfor lands and premises (Agricultural lands, office,stores, go-down etc.), without lease payment.
Our audit procedures on adoption of
Ind AS 116 include:
- Assessed and tested processes andcontrols in respect of the leaseaccounting standard (Ind AS 116):
- Assessed the company's evaluationon identification of leases based onthe contractual agreements andour knowledge of the business:
- Assessed the key terms andconditions of each lease with theunder lying lease contracts andevaluation of the lease liability.
- Assessed and tested thepresentation and disclosuresrelating to Ind AS 116.
Information other than the Standalone Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report thereon
8. The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The otherinformation comprises the information included in the annual report but does not includethe standalone financial statements and our auditor's report thereon.
9 Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other informationand we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
10. 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 thestandalone financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to bematerially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is materialmisstatement of this other information; we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report inthis regard.
Management's Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
11. The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act withrespect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of thefinancial position, financial performance (including other comprehensive income), changes in equityand cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted inIndia, including the Ind AS specified under section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includesmaintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act forsafeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and otherirregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments andestimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequateinternal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completenessof the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financialstatement that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraudor error.
12. In preparing the standalone financial statements, management 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 of accounting unless management either intends to liquidatethe Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
13. The Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
14. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statementsas a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor'sreport that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guaranteethat an audit conducted in accordance with Standards on Auditing will always detect a materialmisstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if,individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisionsof users taken on the basis of these standalone financial statements.
15. As part of an audit in accordance with Standard on Auditing, we exercise professional judgment andmaintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
a. Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whetherdue to 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 detectinga material 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.
b. Obtain an understanding of internal financial controls relevant to the audit in order to design auditprocedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3) (i) of the Act, we are alsoresponsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company and its subsidiary companies whichare companies incorporated in India, has adequate internal financial controls system in place andthe operating effectiveness of such controls.
c. Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounfingestimates and related disclosures made by management.
d. Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accountingand, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to eventsor conditions that may cast significant doubt on the ability of the Company to continue as a goingconcern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in ourauditor's report to the related disclosures in the standalone financial statements or, if such disclosuresare inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtainedup to the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Companyto cease to continue as a going concern.
e. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements,including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlyingtransactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the standalone financial statements that, individuallyor in aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable userof the standalone financial statements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality andqualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work;and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements in the standalone financial statements.
16. We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the plannedscope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies ininternal control that we identify during our audit.
17. We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevantethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships andother matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable,related safeguards.
18. From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters thatwere of most significance in the audit of the standalone tinancial statements of the current period andare therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless law orregulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, wedetermine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequencesof doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of suchcommunication
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
19. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 (“the Order"), issued by the CentralGovernment of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013, we give inthe “Annexure A" a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extentapplicable. 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 ourknowledge and belief 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 faras it appears from our examination of those books.
(c) The Standalone Balance Sheet, the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss, and the StandaloneStatement of Cash Flow dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Ind AS 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 as on 31st March, 2025 takenon record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 2025 frombeing appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.
(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of theCompany and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in “AnnexureB”.
(g) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, theremuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the year is in accordance with theprovisions of section 197 of the Act.
(h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, 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 itsstandalone financial statements - Refer Note 31 to the standalone financial statements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for whichthere were 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(which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been advanced or loanedor invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind offunds) by the company to or in any other person or entity, including foreign entity(“Intermediaries’'), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that theIntermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entitiesidentified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the company ("UltimateBeneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the UltimateBeneficiaries;
(b) the Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds(which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been received by thecompany from any person or entity, including foreign entities (“Funding Parties"), with theunderstanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the company shall, whether,directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any mannerwhatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide anyguarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and.
(c) Based on audit procedures that have been considered reasonable and appropriate inthe circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that therepresentations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as provided under (a) and (b)above, contain any material mis-statement.
v. In respect of dividend: -
a. Interim dividend is declared and paid by the Company during the year.
b. The Board of Directors of the Company has neither proposed final dividend for the yearended on 31st March 2025 nor proposed and declared final dividend for the year endedon 31st March 2024.
Based on our examination, which included test checks, the Company has used accountingsoftware for maintaining its books of accounts for the financial year ended 31st March 2025which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has been madeoperational throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the software. Further,during our audit we did not come across any instance of the audit trail feature beingtampered with.
For Gautam N AssociatesChartered AccountantsFRN: 103117W
Gautam NandawatPartnerM No: 032742UDIN: 2503274BMJJKY5964
Place: Chhatrapati SambhajinagarDated: 26-05-2025