We have audited the accompanying standalone Ind AS financialstatements of MULTI COMMODITY EXCHANGE OF INDIA LIMITED("the Company"), which comprise the balance sheet as at 31stMarch, 2025, the statement of profit and loss (including othercomprehensive income), the statement of changes in equity andthe statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes tothe standalone financial statements, including a summary of thematerial accounting policies and other explanatory information(hereinafter referred to as "standalone financial statements").
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 ("the Act") in the manner so required and give a true andfair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standardsprescribed under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies(Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended, ("Ind AS")and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of thestate of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2025, its profit andtotal comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flowsfor the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards onAuditing, as specified under section 143(10) of the CompaniesAct, 2013. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further
described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the audit of thestandalone financial statements section of our report. We areindependent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethicsissued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to ouraudit of the standalone financial statements under the provisionsof the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules thereunder, and we havefulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with theserequirements and the ICAI's Code of Ethics. We believe that theaudit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate toprovide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financialstatements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professionaljudgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalonefinancial statements of the current period. These matters wereaddressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financialstatements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, andwe do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. For eachmatter below, our description of how our audit addressed thematter 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.
Sr. No. Key Audit Matter
Auditor's Response
1. Legal and Taxation Matters:
Principal Audit Procedures:
Refer note 1.3, note 1.2.Q. and note 30 of standalone
For legal and tax matters our procedures included the following:
financial statements.
• Obtain list of legal and tax cases against the Company and
There are legal and tax cases against the Company and
gained understanding thereof.
demand is raised against the Company. The Company
• Testing key controls surrounding litigation and tax procedures;
has disputed such demands by litigating at relevant
• Performing substantive procedures on the underlying
statutory forum.
calculations supporting the provisions recorded;
For pending litigations against the Company,
• Considering external legal/tax consultants opinions obtained by
high level of management judgement is required
the management on possible outcome of litigation;
to determine whether an obligation exists and a
• Meeting with the management and reading subsequent
provision is required or disclosures, if any.
Companies correspondence;
• Discussing open matters with the Companies litigation and taxteams;
• Assessing the Management's conclusions throughunderstanding precedents set in similar cases; and
The measurement of the provision is based on the
• For the significant provisions made, understood and assessed
best estimate of the expenditure required to settle the
the provisioning methodology. Tested the underlying data
present obligation.
and assumptions used in the determination of the provisions
Considering the judgement and estimate involved,
recorded.
matter is considered as a key audit matter.
• For cases where a provision was not recognized, evaluated theadequacy of disclosure made in the Ind AS financial statements.
2. Valuation of Investments and its impairment:
Quoted investments and unquoted investments
• We assessed the design and implementation of controls over
represent the most significant amount on the balance
valuation and existence of investments.
sheet. The total of these investments aggregating to
• For the fair valuation models, we understood and assessed
? 1,62,877 Lakh represented 70.95% of total assets of
the methodology used. We tested the underlying data and
the Company as at 31st March, 2025.
assumptions used in the determination of the fair value.
There is inherent uncertainty relating to the
• We traced the quantity held from the independent confirmation
assumptions supporting such estimates and risk
provided by the Custodian and Fund houses.
that the fair value of investments is not determined
• We tested the valuation of the quoted and unquoted
appropriately and hence valuation of investments
investments to independent pricing sources.
and its impairment is considered as a key audit
• Assessed appropriateness and arithmetical accuracy of fair
matter.
value disclosures pertaining to investments.
INFORMATION OTHER THAN THE STANDALONEFINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND AUDITOR'S REPORTTHEREON
The Company's Board of Directors are 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. The annualreport is expected to be made available to us after the date of thisauditor's report.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not coverthe other information and we do not express any form of assuranceconclusion 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 inconsistentwith the standalone financial statements or our knowledgeobtained during the course of our audit or otherwise appears tobe materially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there isa material misstatement of this other information, we are requiredto report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF MANAGEMENT ANDTHOSE CHARGED WITH GOVERNANCE FORTHESTANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the mattersstated in section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") withrespect to the preparation of these standalone financial statementsthat give a true and fair view of the financial position, financialperformance, statement of changes in equity and cash flows of theCompany in accordance with the accounting principles generallyaccepted in India, including the accounting Standards specifiedunder section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includesmaintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance
with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets ofthe Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and otherirregularities; selection and application of appropriate accountingpolicies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonableand prudent; and design, implementation and maintenanceof adequate internal financial controls, that were operatingeffectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of theaccounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentationof the standalone financial statements that give a true and fairview and are free from material misstatement, whether due tofraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, the Board ofDirectors is responsible for assessing the Company's ability tocontinue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, mattersrelated to going concern and using the going concern basis ofaccounting unless the Board of Directors either intends to liquidatethe Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternativebut to do so.
Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing theCompany's financial reporting process.
AUDITOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE AUDIT OFTHE STANDALONE FINANCIAL 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. Reasonableassurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee thatan audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect amaterial misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arisefrom fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or inthe aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence theeconomic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalonefinancial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professionaljudgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout theaudit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of thestandalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error,design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks,and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriateto provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting amaterial misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than forone resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery,intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override ofinternal 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 CompaniesAct, 2013, we are also responsible for expressing our opinionon whether the company has adequate internal financialcontrols system in place and the operating effectiveness ofsuch 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 of thegoing concern basis of accounting and, based on the auditevidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty existsrelated to events or conditions that may cast significant doubton the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If weconclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required todraw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosuresin the standalone financial statements or, if such disclosures areinadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are basedon the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor'sreport. However, future events or conditions may cause theCompany to cease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content ofthe standalone financial statements, including the disclosures,and whether the standalone financial statements represent theunderlying transactions and events in a manner that achievesfair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the standalonefinancial statements that, individually or in aggregate, makesit probable that the economic decisions of a reasonablyknowledgeable user of the standalone financial statements maybe influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitativefactors in (i) planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluatingthe results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of anyidentified misstatements in the standalone financial statements.
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
regarding independence, and to communicate with them allrelationships and other matters that may reasonably be thoughtto bear on our independence, and where applicable, relatedsafeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged withgovernance, we determine those matters that were of mostsignificance in the audit of the standalone financial statementsof the current period and are 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, we determine that a mattershould not be communicated in our report because the adverseconsequences of doing so would reasonably be expected tooutweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
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 A' 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 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) In our opinion, proper books of account as required bylaw have been kept by the Company so far as it appearsfrom our examination of those books;
(c) The balance sheet, statement of profit and lossincluding other comprehensive income, the statementof cash flows and statement of changes in equity dealtwith by this report are in agreement with the books ofaccount;
(d) I n our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financialstatements comply with the Indian AccountingStandards specified under Section 133 of the Act, readwith Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules,2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of the written representations receivedfrom the directors as on 31st March, 2025 and taken onrecord by the Board of Directors, none of the directorsis disqualified as on 31st March, 2025 from beingappointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) ofthe Act;
(f) With respect to the adequacy of the Internal FinancialControls over financial reporting of the Company withreference to these standalone financial statements andthe operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to ourseparate report in "ANNEXURE B". Our report expressesan unmodified opinion on adequacy and operative
effectiveness of the Company's internal financialcontrols over financial reporting;
(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in theauditor's report in accordance with the requirements ofsection 197(16) of the Act, as amended.
I n our opinion and to the best of our informationand according to the explanations given to us, theremuneration paid / provided by the Company to itsdirectors during the year is in accordance with theprovisions of section 197 read with Schedule V of 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, inour opinion and to the best of our information andaccording to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact ofpending litigations on its financial position in itsstandalone financial statements - Refer note 30 tothe standalone financial statements;
i i. The Company was not required to recognise
a provision as at 31st March, 2025, under theapplicable law or accounting standards, as it doesnot have any material foreseeable losses on long¬term contracts. The Company did not have anyderivative contracts as at 31st March, 2025 - Refernote 51 to the standalone financial statements;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts,required to be transferred, to the InvestorEducation and Protection Fund by the Company- Refer note 52 to the standalone financialstatements;
iv. A) The management has represented that,
to the best of its knowledge and belief, asdisclosed in the note 45.c.v to the financialstatements, no funds have been advancedor loaned or invested (either from borrowedfunds or share premium or any other sourcesor kind of funds) by the company to or inany other persons or entities, includingforeign entities ("Intermediaries"), with theunderstanding, whether recorded in writingor otherwise, that the Intermediaries shall,whether, directly or indirectly lend or investin other persons or entities identified inany manner whatsoever by or on behalf ofthe company("Ultimate Beneficiaries") orprovide any guarantee, security or the likeon behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
B) The management has represented that,to the best of its knowledge and belief, as
disclosed in the note 45.c.v to the financialstatements, no funds have been received bythe company from any persons or entities,including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"),with the understanding, whether recordedin writing or otherwise, that the companyshall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend orinvest in other persons or entities identifiedin any manner whatsoever by or on behalf ofthe Funding Parties ("Ultimate Beneficiaries")or provide any guarantee, security or the likeon behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
C) Based on the audit procedures that havebeen considered reasonable and appropriatein the circumstances, nothing has come toour notice that has caused us to believe thatthe representation under sub-clause (A) and(B) contain any material misstatement.
v. The final dividend paid by the Company duringthe year which was declared for the previousyear is in accordance with section 123 of the Actto the extent it applies to payment of dividend.As stated in note 44 to the standalone Ind ASfinancial statements, the Board of Directors ofthe Company has proposed final dividend forthe year which is subject to the approval of themembers at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.The dividend declared is in accordance withsection 123 of the Act to the extent it applies todeclaration of dividend.
vi. Based on our examination, which included testchecks, the Company has used accountingsoftware for maintaining its books of account forthe financial year ended 31st March, 2025 whichhas a feature of recording audit trail (edit log)facility and the same has operated throughout theyear for all relevant transactions recorded in thesoftware. Further, during the course of our auditwe did not come across any instance of the audittrail feature being tampered with and the audittrail has been preserved by the Company as perthe statutory requirements for record retention.
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Date: 08 May, 2025 UDIN: 25123088BMIPII1249