We have audited the accompanying financial statements ofMangalam Cement Limited ("the Company"), which comprise theBalance sheet as at March 31 2026, the Statement of Profit andLoss including Other Comprehensive Income, the Statement ofChanges in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the yearthen ended, and notes to the financial statements, including asummary of material accounting policies and other explanatoryinformation (hereinafter referred to as "the financial statements").
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according tothe explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial statementsgive the information required by The Companies Act, 2013 ("theAct") in the manner so required and give a true and fair view inconformity with the accounting principles generally accepted inIndia, ofthe state of affairs ofthe Company as at March 31,2026,its profit including other comprehensive income, the changes inequity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit ofthe financial statements in accordancewith the Standards on Auditing (SAs), as specified under section143(10) ofthe Act. Our responsibilities underthose Standards arefurther described in the 'Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit ofthe Financial Statements' section of our report. We are independentofthe Company in accordance with the 'Code of Ethics' issued bythe Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ("ICAI") togetherwith the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of thefinancial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rulesthereunder, and we have fulfilled ourotherethical responsibilitiesin accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. Webelieve that the audit evidence obtained by us is sufficient andappropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the financialstatements.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professionaljudgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financialstatements for the financial year ended March 31, 2026. Thesematters were addressed in the context of our audit ofthe financialstatements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and wedo not provide a separate opinion on these matters. We havedetermined the matters described below to be the key audit mattersto be communicated in our report.
Key audit matters
How our audit addressed the key audit matters
A. Inventories
Refer Notes 2 and 10 to the financial statements.
As at March 31, 2026, the total carrying amount ofinventories was Rs. 31,866.68 Lakhs. The assessmentof impairment of inventories involves significantestimation uncertainty, subjective assumptions and theapplication of significant judgment.
Reviews are made periodically by management oninventories for obsolescence and decline in netrealizable value below cost. Allowances are recordedagainst the inventories for any such declines based onhistorical obsolescence and slow-moving history. Keyfactors considered include the nature of the inventory,its ageing, shelf life and turnover rate. Accordingly, dueto complexity/judgement involved in inventory valuation,inventory valuation was determined to be a key auditmatter in our audit ofthe financial statements.
We have analyzed the ageing ofthe inventories, reviewed the historicaltrend on whetherthere were significant inventories written offor reversalofthe allowances for inventories obsolescence. We conducted a detaileddiscussion with the key management and considered their views on theadequacy of allowances for inventories obsolescence considering thecurrent economic environment. We have also verified the subsequentselling prices in the ordinary course of business and compared againstthe carrying amounts of the inventories on a sampling basis at thereporting date.
We found management's assessment of the allowance for inventoryobsolescence to be reasonable based on available evidence.
B. Evaluation of uncertain positions of duty and taxes
Refer Notes 43.2 to the financial statements.
The Company has material uncertain positions of dutyand taxes including matters under dispute whichinvolves significant judgment to determine the possibleoutcome of these disputes.
There are several pending duty and taxes demandsagainst the Company across various jurisdictions.Accordingly, management exercises its judgement inestimation of provision required in respect of suchcases. The evaluation of management's judgements,including those that involve estimations in assessingthe likelihood that a pending claim will succeed, or aliability will arise, and the quantification of the rangesof potential financial settlement have been a matterof most significance during the current year audit.
We have obtained details ofcomplete duty and taxes assessments anddemands raised till signing of this report from management. We consideredmanagement's assessment of the validity and adequacy of provisionsfor uncertain positions of duty and taxes, evaluating the basis ofassessment and reviewing relevant correspondence and legal advicewhere available including any information regarding similar cases withthe relevant tax authorities. We have discussed the management'sassumptions in estimating the provisions and the possible outcome ofthe disputes.
In respectofvarious duty and taxes demands and liabilities, we assessedthe appropriateness of management's assumptions, estimates anddisclosure / adjustments in the financial statements.
Accordingly, due to complexity/judgement involved inoutcome ofthese dispute. Uncertain positions ofdutyand taxes were determined to be a key audit matter inour audit ofthe financial statements.
C. Provision for Doubtful Advance
Refer Notes 41 to the financial statements.
As at March 31,2026,the Company has an outstandingadvance against material of Rs. 4104.91 Lakhs paid toa foreign supplier for supply of petroleum coke, againstwhich the counterparty failed to deliver. As abundantcaution, the Company has recognised provision fordoubtful advance of Rs. 2052.45 Lakhs (50% of carryingamount) under Ind AS 37, disclosed as an exceptionalitem. The matter involved significantjudgement in: (a)classifying the advance as a non-monetary, non-financialasset under Ind AS 21 para 16 rather than a financialasset under Ind AS 32/109 - a determination that directlyimpacts whether an unrealised foreign exchange gainis recognised on a doubtful balance; (b) the quantumof provision, given the cross-border recovery uncertaintyand the geopolitical disruption caused by the Red Seashipping crisis. Accordingly, this matter was determinedto be a key audit matter in our audit of the financialstatements.
We evaluated management's classification of the advance against thedefinition of a financial asset under Ind AS 32 para 11 and verified,through general ledger inspection, that no year-end restatement at theclosing exchange rate was applied to the outstanding balance. Weindependently assessed the adequacy ofthe provision by evaluating allrecovery channels i.e. post-dated cheques, marine cargo insurancepolicies, personal guarantee ofthe counterparty's proprietor, and DubaiCourt enforcement proceedings. Our independent estimate of theunrecoverable portion confirming management's provision to beconservative. As a further validation, an illustrative Expected Credit Losscomputation under Ind AS 109 yielded lower than management's provisionwhich confirm that no under-provisioning under any methodology.
In respect of provision for doubtful advance, we assessed theappropriateness of management's assumptions, estimates and disclosure/ adjustments in the financial statements.
Other Information
The Company's Board of Directors are responsible for the otherinformation. The other information comprises the information includedin the Report ofthe Directors, Management Discussion & Analysis,Corporate Governance Report and Business Responsibility andSustainability Reporting including Annexures, but does not includethe financial statements and our auditor's reports thereon. Ouropinion on the financial statements does not cover the otherinformation and we do not express any form of assurance conclusionthereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, ourresponsibility is to read the other information identified above whenit becomes available and, in doing so, consider whether the otherinformation is materially inconsistent with the financial statementsor our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to bematerially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, weconclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information,we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in thisregard.
Responsibilities of Management forthe Financial Statements
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the mattersstated in Section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparationof these financial statements that give a true and fair view of thefinancial position, financial performance including othercomprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of theCompany in accordance with the accounting principles generallyaccepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (IndAS) specified under Section 133 of the Act. This responsibility alsoincludes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordancewith the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of theCompany and for preventing and detecting frauds and otherirregularities; selection and application of appropriate accountingpolicies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable andprudent; and design, implementation and maintenance ofadequateinternal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuringthe accuracy and completeness ofthe accounting records, relevant
to the preparation and presentation of the Financial statements thatgive a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement,whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, management is responsiblefor assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern,disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and usingthe going concern basis ofaccounting unless management eitherintends to liquidate the Company orto cease operations, or has norealistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing theCompany's financial reporting process.
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the FinancialStatements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whetherthe financial statements as a whole are free from materialmisstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor'sreport that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a highlevel of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conductedin accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatementwhen it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and areconsidered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they couldreasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions ofusers taken on the basis ofthese financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professionaljudgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit.We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of thefinancial statements, whether due to fraud or error, designand perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, andobtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate toprovide 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, orthe 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 Act, weare also responsible for expressing our opinion on whetherthe Company has adequate internal financial controls withreference to financial statements in place and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used andthe reasonableness of accounting estimates and relateddisclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use ofthe going concern basis of accounting and, based on theaudit evidence 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. Ifwe conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are requiredto draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosuresin the financial statements or, if such disclosures areinadequate, to modifyouropinion. Ourconclusions are basedon the audit evidence obtained upto 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 financial statements, including the disclosures, and whetherthe financial statements represent the underlying transactionsand events in a mannerthat achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the financialstatements that, individually or in aggregate, makes it probable thatthe economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of thefinancial statements may be influenced. We consider quantitative,materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of ouraudit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) toevaluate the effect of any identified misstatements in the financialstatements.
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 regardingindependence, and to communicate with them all relationships andother matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on ourindependence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged withgovernance, we determine those matters that were of mostsignificance in the audit of the financial statements of the currentperiod and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe thesematters in our auditor's report unless law or regulation precludespublic disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rarecircumstances, we determine that a matter should not becommunicated in our report because the adverse consequences ofdoing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the publicinterest benefits ofsuch 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 interms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, wegivein the "Annexure A" a statement on the matters specified inparagraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. A. Asrequired bySection 143(3)oftheAct,wereportthat:
(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 except for thematters stated in paragraph 2B(f) below on reportingunder Rule 11(g) ofthe Companies (Audit and Auditors)Rules, 2014;
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Lossincluding Other Comprehensive Income, the Statementof Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flowsand dealt with by this Report are in agreement with thebooks of account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements complywith the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specifiedunder Section 133 of the Act, read with Companies(Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amendedfrom time to time;
(e) On the basis of the written representations receivedfrom the directors as on March 31,2026 taken on recordby the Board of Directors, none of the directors isdisqualified as on March31,2026 from being appointedas a director in terms of Section 164 (2) ofthe Act;
(f) The modifications relating to the maintenance ofaccounts and other matters connected therewith areas stated in the paragraph 2A(b) above on reportingunder Section 143(3)(b) of the Act and paragraph 2B(f)below onreportingunderRule11(g) of the Companies(Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014;
(g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financialcontrols with reference to these financial statementsofthe Company and the operating effectiveness ofsuchcontrols, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure B"to this report;
B. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor'sReport in accordance with Rule 11 ofthe Companies (Auditand Auditors) Rules, 2014, as amended in our opinion and tothe best ofour information and according to the explanationsgiven to us:
a. The Company has disclosed the impact of pendinglitigations on its financial position in its financialstatements - Refer Note 43.2 to the financial statements;
b. The Company did not have any material foreseeablelosses in long-term contracts including derivativecontracts;
c. There has been no delay in transferring amounts,required to be transferred, to the Investor Educationand Protection Fund by the Company;
d. (i). Themanagementhasrepresentedtousthat,to
the best of it's knowledge and belief, as disclosedin the Note 46(a) to the financial statements, nofunds have been advanced or loaned or invested(either from borrowed funds or share premiumor any other sources or kind of funds) by theCompany to or in any other persons or entities,including foreign entities ("Intermediaries"), withthe understanding, whether recorded in writingor otherwise, that the Intermediaries shall, whether,directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons
or entities identified in any manner whatsoeverby or on behalf of the Company ("UltimateBeneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, securityorthe like on behalfofthe Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(ii) . The management has represented to us, that, to
the best of it's knowledge and belief, as disclosedin the Note 46(a) to the financial statements, nofunds have been received by the Company fromany persons or entities, including foreign entities("Funding Parties"), with the understanding,whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that theCompany shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lendor invest in other persons or entities identified inany manner whatsoever by or on behalf of theFunding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provideany guarantee, security or the like on behalf ofthe Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(iii) . Based on such audit procedures, we have
considered reasonable and appropriate in thecircumstances, nothing has come to our noticethat has caused us to believe that therepresentations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) ofrule 11(e), as provided under d(i) and d(ii) above,contain any material misstatement;
e. As stated in Note 43.13 to the financial statements
i. The dividend proposed in the previous year,declared and paid by the Company during theyear is in accordance with Section 123 oftheAct,as applicable.
ii. The Board of Directors of the Company haveproposed dividend for the year which is subjectto the approval of the members at the ensuingAnnual General Meeting. The amount of dividend
proposed is in accordance with Section 123 ofthe Act, as applicable.
f. Based on our examination, which included test checks,the Company has used accounting software (SAP) formaintaining its books of account for the year endedMarch 31,2026,which have a feature ofrecording audittrail (edit log) facility and the same has operatedthroughout the year for all relevant transactions recordedin accounting software, except for audit trail feature atthe database level to log any direct data changes.Further, during the course of audit we did not comeacross any instance of audit trail feature being tamperedwith.Additionally,the audittrail has been preserved bythe company as per the statutory requirements forrecord retention.
C. With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditor'sReport under Section 197(16)ofthe Act:
In our opinion and according to the information andexplanations given to us, the managerial remuneration paid/provided bythe Companyfortheyearended March 31,2026is in accordance with the reporting under section 197 readwith Schedule V to the Act;
For Singhi & Co.
Chartered AccountantsFirm Reg. No. 302049E
Rishhabh SuranaPartner
Date: May 16,2026 Membership No.: 530367
Place: Kolkata UDIN: 26530367AADOLB5458