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Dodla Dairy Ltd.

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Market Cap. (₹) 8757.18 Cr. P/BV 6.79 Book Value (₹) 213.75
52 Week High/Low (₹) 1485/966 FV/ML 10/1 P/E(X) 33.69
Bookclosure 07/07/2025 EPS (₹) 43.09 Div Yield (%) 0.34
Year End :2025-03 

Key audit matters

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

Impairment of Goodwill recognised (as described in note 3(d) and note 6 of the standalone financial statements)

The carrying value of Goodwill aggregates

Our audit procedures included and were not limited to the following:

to Rs. 433.37 million as at March 31, 2025.
Goodwill is annually tested for impairment.

• Assessed the appropriateness of accounting policy for impairment testing
of goodwill with the relevant accounting standards.

The Company performs such assessment
of Goodwill for each cash generating

• Evaluated the design and implementation of key internal financial controls

unit (CGU) to identify any indicators of

of the Company with respect to the impairment assessment of Goodwill

impairment.

and tested operating effectiveness of such controls.

The recoverable amount of the CGUs which

• Gained an understanding of and evaluated the methodology used by

is based on the higher of the value in use

management to prepare its cash flow forecasts and the appropriateness

or fair value less costs to sell, has been

of the assumptions applied. In making this assessment, we also evaluated

determined using discounted cash flow

the competence, professional qualification and objectivity of Company’s

models. These models use several key

personnel involved in the process.

assumptions, including estimates of future

• Tested budgeting procedures upon which the cash flow forecasts were

sales volumes, prices, operational costs,

based. We have also compared the actual past performances with the

capex, terminal value growth rates and the

budgeted figures.

discount rate.

Considering the inherent uncertainty,

• Involved our internal subject matter specialists to evaluate the
appropriateness of key assumptions, key estimates and methodology used

complexity and judgment involved and

by the Company, in particular, those relating to the forecast of the discount

the significance of the value of the asset,

rate and terminal growth rate etc.

impairment assessment of Goodwill has
been considered as a key audit matter.

• Performed sensitivity analysis of the key assumptions (growth rates, sales

forecast, etc.) used to determine which changes to assumptions would
change the outcome of impairment assessment;

• Tested the arithmetical accuracy of the models.

• Assessed the adequacy of the disclosures in the standalone financial
statements.

We have audited the standalone financial statements of
Dodla Dairy Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the
Balance sheet as at March 31,2025, the Statement of Profit
and Loss, including the statement of Other Comprehensive
Income, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of
Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to
the standalone financial statements, including a summary
of material accounting policies and other explanatory
information.

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according
to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone
financial statements give the information required by the
Companies Act, 2013, as amended ("the Act") in the manner
so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with
the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the
state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2025, its
profit including other comprehensive loss, its cash flows and
the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.

BASIS FOR OPINION

We conducted our audit of the standalone financial
statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing
(SAs), as specified under section 143(10) of the Act.
Our responsibilities under those Standards are further
described in the 'Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of
the Standalone Financial Statements’ section of our report.
We are independent of the Company in accordance with
the 'Code of Ethics’ issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements
that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under
the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we
have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance
with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe
that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the
standalone financial statements.

KEY AUDIT MATTERS

Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional
judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the
standalone financial statements for the financial year ended
March 31, 2025. These matters were addressed in the
context of our audit of the standalone financial statements
as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do
not provide a separate opinion on these matters. For each
matter below, our description of how our audit addressed the
matter is provided in that context.

We have determined the matter described below to be the
key audit matters to be communicated in our report. We
have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditor’s
responsibilities for the audit of the standalone financial
statements section of our report, including in relation to this
matter. Accordingly, our audit included the performance of
procedures designed to respond to our assessment of the
risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial
statements. The results of our audit procedures, including
the procedures performed to address the matter below,
provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying
standalone financial statements.

OTHER INFORMATION

The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for
the other information. The other information comprises
the information included in the Annual report, but does
not include the standalone financial statements and our
auditor’s report thereon.

Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not
cover the other information and we do not express any form
of assurance conclusion 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 such other information
is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or
our knowledge 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 have nothing to report in this regard.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF MANAGEMENT AND THOSE
CHARGED WITH GOVERNANCE FOR THE STANDALONE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the
matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the
preparation of these standalone financial statements that
give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial
performance including other comprehensive loss, cash
flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance
with the accounting principles generally accepted in India,
including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified
under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies
(Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of
the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and
for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities;
selection and application of appropriate accounting policies;
making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and

prudent; and the design, implementation and maintenance
of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating
effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness
of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and
presentation 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 continue as a going concern, disclosing, as
applicable, matters related to going concern and using the
going concern basis of accounting unless management
either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease
operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing
the Company’s financial reporting process.

AUDITOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE AUDIT OF THE
STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the standalone financial statements as a whole
are free from 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 will always detect a material misstatement 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
decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone
financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise
professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism
throughout the audit. We also:

• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement
of the standalone 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 appropriate to provide a basis
for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material
misstatement resulting from fraud is higher 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 control relevant to
the audit in order to design audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)
(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing
our opinion on whether the Company has adequate

internal financial controls with reference to financial
statements in place and the operating effectiveness of
such controls.

• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies
used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates
and related disclosures made by management.

• Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use
of the going concern basis of accounting and, based
on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material
uncertainty exists related to events or conditions
that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude
that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to
draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related
disclosures in the financial statements or, if such
disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our
conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained
up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future
events or conditions may cause the Company to cease
to continue as a going concern.

• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content
of the standalone financial statements, including the
disclosures, and whether the standalone financial
statements represent the underlying transactions and
events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

We communicate with those charged with governance
regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and
timing of the audit 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
requirements regarding independence, and to communicate
with them all relationships and other matters that may
reasonably be thought to 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
most significance in the audit of the standalone financial
statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2025
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 or when, in
extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter
should not be communicated in our report because the
adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be
expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such
communication.

REPORT ON OTHER LEGAL AND REGULATORY

REQUIREMENTS

1. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order,
2020 ("the Order"), issued by the Central Government
of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of
the Act, we give in the "Annexure 1 ” a statement on the
matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.

2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report, to
the extent applicable, that:

(a) We have sought and obtained all the information
and explanations which to the best of our
knowledge 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 far as
it appears from our examination of those books
except for the matters stated in the paragraph 2 (i)
(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g);

(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit
and Loss including the Statement of Other
Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement
and Statement of Changes in Equity 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 Accounting Standards
specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with
Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules,
2015, as amended;

(e) On the basis of the written representations
received from the directors as on March 31, 2025
taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of
the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2025
from being appointed as a director in terms of
Section 164 (2) of the Act;

(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal
financial controls with reference to these
standalone financial statements and the
operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to
our separate Report in "Annexure 2" to this report;

(g) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for
the year ended March 31, 2025 has been paid by
the Company to its directors in accordance with
the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule
V to the Act;

(h) The modification relating to the maintenance of
accounts and other matters connected therewith
are as stated in paragraph (b) above on reporting

under Section 143(3)(b) and paragraph 2 (i) (vi)
below on reporting under Rule 11(g).

(i) With respect to the other matters to be included in
the Auditor’s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of
the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014,
as amended in our opinion and to the best of our
information and according to the explanations
given to us:

i. The Company has disclosed the impact of
pending litigations on its financial position
in its standalone financial statements
Refer note 40 to the standalone financial
statements;

ii. The Company did not have any long-term
contracts including derivative contracts for
which there were any material foreseeable
losses;

iii. There were no amounts which were required
to be transferred to the Investor Education
and Protection Fund by the Company.

iv. a) The management has represented

that, to the best of its knowledge and
belief, as disclosed in the note 53 to
the standalone financial statements, no
funds have been advanced or loaned or
invested (either from borrowed funds
or share premium or any other sources
or kind of funds) by the Company to or
in any other person or entity, including
foreign entities ("Intermediaries"), with
the understanding, whether recorded
in writing or otherwise, that the
Intermediary shall, whether, directly
or indirectly lend or invest in other
persons or entities identified in any
manner whatsoever by or on behalf of
the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries”)
or provide any guarantee, security
or the like on behalf of the Ultimate
Beneficiaries;

b) The management has represented that,
to the best of its knowledge and belief, as
disclosed in the note 53 to the standalone
financial statements, no funds have
been received by the Company from
any person or entity, including foreign
entities ("Funding Parties"), with the
understanding, 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 manner whatsoever
by or on behalf of the Funding Party
("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any
guarantee, security or the like on behalf
of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and

c) Based on such audit procedures
performed that have been considered
reasonable and appropriate in the
circumstances, nothing has come to
our notice that has caused us to believe
that the representations under sub¬
clause (a) and (b) contain any material
misstatement.

v. The interim dividend declared and paid by
the Company during the year and until the
date of this audit report is in accordance with
section 123 of the Act.

As stated in note 51 to the standalone
financial statements, the Board of Directors
of the Company have proposed final dividend
for the year which is subject to the approval
of the members at the ensuing Annual
General Meeting. The dividend declared is in
accordance with section 123 of the Act to the
extent it applies to declaration of dividend.

vi. Based on our examination which included test
checks, the Company has used accounting

software for maintaining its books of
account which has a feature of recording
audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has
operated throughout the year for all relevant
transactions recorded in the software except
for direct changes to data made using
certain access rights in the accounting
software, where the audit trail feature is only
enabled from March 03, 2025 to March 31,
2025 as described in note 50 to the financial
statements. Further, during the course of our
audit we did not come across any instance
of audit trail feature being tampered with.
Additionally, the audit trail of prior years has
been preserved by the Company as per the
statutory requirements for record retention
to the extent it was enabled and recorded in
the respective years.

For S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP

Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 101049W/E300004

per Mitesh K Parikh

Partner

Place of Signature: Membership Number: 225333

Hyderabad

Date: May 19, 2025 UDIN: 25225333BMLXLP1038

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