We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of M/s. SKM EGG PRODUCTS EXPORT (INDIA)LIMITED, (“the Company”) (Registered Office at 133, 133/1, Gandhiji Street, Erode - 638 001), which comprise theBalance Sheet as at March 31,2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss (Including Other Comprehensive Income), theStatement of changes in equity and Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended and a summary of the significantaccounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as “standalone financial statements”).
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 the mannerso required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended, (“Ind AS”) and otheraccounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2025; theProfit and total comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
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'sResponsibilities for 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 together withthe ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalone financial statements under the provisions of theCompanies Act, 2013 and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordancewith these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient andappropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of theStandalone Financial Statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit ofStandalone Financial Statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon and we do not provide a separateopinion on these matters. We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to becommunicated in our report.
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Key Audit Matter
How our audit addressed the key audit matter
1
Inventory Existence and Valuation:
As on 31st March 2025, the Company carriesinventories to the tune of Rs.99.79 crores.
We considered the amount of inventories as a keyaudit matter given the relative size of the balance in thefinancial statements.
Also there are complexities and manual processinvolved in determining inventory quantities on handand valuation of the same due to the diverse &numerous inventory products and stocks held inoverseas branch and price fluctuations of products.Therefore inventory quantities and valuation isidentified as a key audit matter.
• We have attended inventory counts for certainproducts, which we have selected based onfinancial significance and risk, observedmanagement's inventory count procedures toassess the effectiveness, selected a sample ofinventory products and compared the quantitiescounted to the quantities recorded and ensuredinventory adjustments, if any, are recorded in thebooks of accounts.
• With regard to the stocks held in the overseasbranch, we have received the certificate from theoverseas branch auditor and obtainedmanagement representation and verified therelevant documents relating to goods sent fromhead office to the branch.
• Reviewed the internal audit report regardingphysical verification of inventories and tracedadjustments on sample basis.
• Comparative analysis of inventory as at the endof the year with the inventory at the beginning ofthe year.
• We assessed whether the management'scontrols relating to inventory's valuation areappropriately designed and implemented andverified the correctness of valuation made by themanagement on a sample basis, with regard tothe cost and net realizable value of inventory.
2
Amortisation of livestock:
For the company, the primary raw material is the egg,for which the company is operating the poultry farmowned by the company as well as certain additionalpoultry farms and feed mills by taking the same onlease.
• Examined the method used to amortize thelivestock expenses with reference to thecompany's historical experience and technicalevaluation by internal experts (doctors)appointed by management.
• Evaluated the rationale in arriving at theamortization rate with regard to the number ofeggs expected from birds during the layingstage, residual value of culled birds, manner andtiming of amortization.
Auditor's Response
The amortization of livestock during the year amountsto 20.78 crores. Also there are complexities andmanual process involved in arriving at theamortization rate considering a variety of factors suchas age, productivity of the birds, life of birds, residualvalue, if any, etc., Therefore amortization of livestockis identified as a key audit matter.
• Analyzed the flow of transactions starting fromaccumulating the various expenditure incurredfor raising the birds such as feeds, medicines,vaccines, growing and supervision charges,etc., till the birds attain laying stage. After thebirds star t laying eggs, the expenses soaccumulated are amortized over the useful life ofthe birds in proportion to the eggs laid afteradjusting for the residual value of culled birds onthe basis of past experiences and estimation.
• Assessed the objectivity and competence of theCompany's internal experts involved in theprocess.
3
Evaluation of Contingent liabilities:
The company has an uncertain direct & indirect taxposition and other contingent liabilities in respect ofbills discounted which involve significant judgmentto determine the possible outcome of thesematters.
• Obtained the details of completed direct &indirect tax assessments and demands as on31.03.2025 from the management.
• We have also reviewed the company'scorrespondences and appellate documents andconsidered legal precedence and other rulings inevaluating management's position on theseuncertain tax positions
• In respect of bills discounted, analyzed thehistory of the business transactions of thecompany with the debtors whose bills werediscounted and the trend of payments made bythe debtors in the past and also had taken intoaccount the transactions occurring after thebalance sheet date in assessing therecoverability of debtors for the bills discounted.
• Ascertained the chances of crystallization ofliability are probable / possible / remote andensured appropriate disclosure under Notes onaccounts.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the informationincluded in the holding company's annual report, but does not include the standalone financial statements and our auditor'sreport thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form ofassurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, indoing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial statements or ourknowledge 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, we are required to report that fact. We havenothing to report in this regard.
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, total comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company inaccordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified underSection 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with theprovisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and otherirregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that arereasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that wereoperating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation andpresentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement,whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continueas a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis ofaccounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternativebut to do so.
Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the company's financial reporting process.
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 SAs willalways 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 of userstaken on the basis of these financial statements.
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 due to fraud orerror, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient andappropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud ishigher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions,misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal controls relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that areappropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing ouropinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls system in place and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and relateddisclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on theaudit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significantdoubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that material uncertainty exists, we arerequired to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the standalone financial statements or, ifsuch disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained upto the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the company to cease to continueas a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements, including thedisclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in amanner 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 our audit.
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 standalone financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters.We describe 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.
We did not audit the financial statements / information of 1 branch (Foreign branch) (In Russia) included in the standalonefinancial statements of the Company whose financial statements / financial information reflect total assets ofRs.3,64,96,215/- as at 31st March, 2025 and total revenues of Rs.45,00,65,231/- for the year ended on that date, asconsidered in the standalone financial statements. The financial statements/information of this branch have not been auditedby us and has been audited by Russian Auditor whose audit report has been furnished to us and our opinion is based on thoseFinancial Statements received from the Branch Office and certified by the Russian Auditor. Our opinion is not qualified /modified in respect of this matter.
1) 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 and beliefwere necessary for the purpose of our audit.
b) In our opinion proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appearsfrom our examination of those books and proper returns adequate for the purposes of our audit have beenreceived from the branches not visited by us.
c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), Statement ofChanges in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flow dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books ofaccount and with the returns received from the branches not visited by us.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standardsspecified under Section 133 of the Act read with relevant rules issued thereunder.
e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31,2025 taken on record by theBoard of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31,2025, from being appointed as a directorin terms of Section 164(2) of the Act.
f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements ofthe company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in “Annexure A”;
g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with the requirements ofsection 197(16) of the Act, as amended, in our opinion and according to the information and the explanationsgiven to us, the remuneration paid / provided by the company during the year to its directors is in accordance withthe provisions 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 11 of theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according tothe explanations given to us:
I. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its StandaloneInd AS financial statements - Also Refer Note number 2(ii) of Notes on Accounts to the Standalone IndAS financial statements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there wereany material foreseeable losses.
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Educationand Protection 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 sources or kindof funds) by the Company to or in any other persons or entities, including foreign entities (“Intermediaries”),with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the intermediary shall:
• directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever(“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) by or on behalf of the Company or
• provide any guarantee, security or the like to or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
b) The management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds have beenreceived by the holding company from any persons or entities, including foreign entities (“Funding Parties”),with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the holding company shall:
•directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever(“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) by or on behalf of the Funding Party or
•provide any guarantee, security or the like from or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
c) Based on such audit procedures as considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothinghas come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (iv) (a) and(iv) (b) contain any material mis-statement.
v. The final dividend proposed, declared and paid by the company during the year is in compliance with Section 123of the Act, as applicable.
vi. Based on our examination which included test checks, the Company has used accounting softwares formaintaining its books of account, which have a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same hasoperated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the respective software.
Further, for the periods where audit trail (edit log) facility was enabled and operated throughout the year for therespective accounting software, we did not come across any instance of the audit trail feature being tamperedwith and the audit trail has been preserved by the company as per the statutory requirements for record retention.
2) 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 Companies Act, 2013, we give in the “Annexure - B” a statement on thematters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
N.C. Rajagopal & Co.,
Chartered Accountants,N.C.VIJAY KUMAR, PARTNERMembership No : 208276
Place :Erode FRN : 003398S
Date : 30.05.2025 UDIN : 25208276BMILWF7478