Provisions are recognised when the Companyhas a present obligation (legal or constructive)as a result of a past events and it is probablethat an outflow of resources embodyingeconomic benefits will be required to settlethe obligation and a reliable estimate can bemade of the amount of the obligation.
If the effect of the time value of money ismaterial, provisions are discounted usinga current pre-tax rate that reflects, whenappropriate, the risks specific to the liability.When discounting is used, the increase inthe provision due to the passage of time isrecognised as a finance cost.
Contingent liability is disclosed in the case of:
• a present obligation arising from pastevents, when it is not probable that anoutflow of resources will be required tosettle the obligation;
• a present obligation arising from
past events, when no reliable
estimate is possible
Provisions, contingent liabilities and
contingent assets are reviewed at eachbalance sheet date.
Basic earnings per equity share iscalculated by dividing the net profit for theyear attributable to equity shareholders byweighted average number of equity sharesoutstanding during the year.
For the purpose of calculating dilutedearnings per share, the net profit for theyear attributable to equity shareholders andthe weighted average numbers of sharesoutstanding during the year are adjusted forthe effects of all dilutive potential equity share
Cash and cash equivalent in the balancesheet comprise cash at banks, on hand andshort-term deposits with an original maturityof three months or less, which are subject toan insignificant risk of changes in value.
For the purpose of the statement of cash flows,cash and cash equivalents consist of cashand short-term deposits, as defined above.
r. Financial instruments
A financial instrument is any contract thatgives rise to a financial asset of one entityand a financial liability or equity instrumentof another entity.
The Company classifies financialassets as subsequently measured atamortised cost, fair value through othercomprehensive income or fair valuethrough profit or loss on the basis ofits business model for managing thefinancial assets and the contractualcash flows characteristics of thefinancial asset.
All financial assets are recognisedinitially at fair value plus, in the case offinancial assets not recorded at fair valuethrough profit or loss, transaction coststhat are attributable to the acquisitionof the financial asset. However, TradeReceivables that does not contain asignificant financial component aremeasured at transaction price.
Subsequent measurement
For purposes of subsequentmeasurement financial assets areclassified in below categories:
• Financial assets carried atamortised cost
A financial asset is subsequentlymeasured at amortised cost if it isheld within a business model whoseobjective is to hold the asset in orderto collect contractual cash flows andthe contractual terms of the financialasset give rise on specified dates tocash flows that are solely payments ofprincipal and interest on the principalamount outstanding.
A financial asset is subsequentlymeasured at fair value throughother comprehensive income if itis held within a business modelwhose objective is achieved by bothcollecting contractual cash flowsand selling financial assets and thecontractual terms of the financialasset give rise on specified dates tocash flows that are solely payments ofprincipal and interest on the principalamount outstanding. The Companyhas made an irrevocable election for
its investments which are classifiedas equity instruments to present thesubsequent changes in fair value inother comprehensive income basedon its business model.
A financial asset which is not classifiedin any of the above categories aresubsequently fair valued throughprofit or loss.
A financial asset is primarilyderecognised when the rights toreceive cash flows from the assethave expired or the Company hastransferred its rights to receive cashflows from the asset.
The Company assesses impairmentbased on expected credit losses(ECL) model for measurement andrecognition of impairment loss, thecalculation of which is based onhistorical data, on the financial assetsthat are trade receivables or contractrevenue receivables and all leasereceivables.
b) Financial liabilitiesClassification
The Company classifies all financialliabilities as subsequently measuredat amortised cost, except for financialliabilities at fair value through profitor loss. Such liabilities, includingderivatives that are liabilities, shall besubsequently measured at fair value.
Initial recognition and measurement
All financial liabilities are recognised
initially at fair value and, in the case ofloans and borrowings and payables,net of directly attributable transactioncosts. The Company's financial liabilitiesinclude trade and other payables,loans and borrowings including bankoverdrafts, and derivative financialinstruments.
The measurement of financial liabilitiesdepends on their classification, asdescribed below:
• Financial liabilities at
amortised cost
After initial recognition, interest¬bearing loans and borrowings aresubsequently measured at amortisedcost using the Effective Interest Rate(EIR) method. Gains and losses arerecognised in profit or loss when theliabilities are derecognised as well asthrough the EIR amortisation process.
Amortised cost is calculated bytaking into account any discount orpremium on acquisition and fees orcosts that are an integral part of theEIR. The EIR amortisation is includedas finance costs in the statement ofprofit and loss.
Financial liabilities at fair valuethrough profit or loss include financialliabilities held for trading and financialliabilities designated upon initialrecognition as at fair value throughprofit or loss. Financial liabilitiesare classified as held for trading ifthey are incurred for the purpose ofrepurchasing in the near term. Thiscategory also includes derivative
financial instruments enteredinto by the Company that are notdesignated as hedging instrumentsin hedge relationships as defined byInd AS 109. Separated embeddedderivatives are also classified as heldfor trading unless they are designatedas effective hedging instruments.
Gains or losses on liabilities heldfor trading are recognised in thestatement of profit and loss.
A financial liability is derecognisedwhen the obligation under the liabilityis discharged or cancelled or expires.When an existing financial liability isreplaced by another from the samelender on substantially differentterms, or the terms of an existingliability are substantially modified,such an exchange or modification istreated as the derecognition of theoriginal liability and the recognitionof a new liability. The difference inthe respective carrying amountsis recognised in the statement ofprofit and loss.
c) Offsetting of financial instruments
Financial assets and financial liabilitiesare offset and the net amount isreported in the balance sheet if thereis a currently enforceable legal right tooffset the recognised amounts and thereis an intention to settle on a net basis, torealize the assets and settle the liabilitiessimultaneously
d) Derivative financial instruments
The Company uses derivative financialinstruments, such as forward currencycontracts, interest rate swaps, fullcurrency swaps and forward commodity
contracts, to hedge its foreign currencyrisks, interest rate risks and commodityprice risks, respectively. Such derivativefinancial instruments are initiallyrecognised at fair value on the date onwhich a derivative contract is enteredinto and are subsequently remeasuredat fair value. Derivatives are carried asfinancial assets when the fair value ispositive and as financial liabilities whenthe fair value is negative.
Any gains or losses arising from changesin the fair value of derivatives are takendirectly to statement of profit and loss.
s. Impairment of non-financial assets
At each reporting date, the Companyassesses whether there is any indicationbased on internal/external factors, that anasset may be impaired. If any such indicationexists, the recoverable amount of the assetor the cash generating unit is estimated. Ifsuch recoverable amount of the asset or cashgenerating unit to which the asset belongs isless than its carrying amount. The carryingamount is reduced to its recoverable amountand the reduction is treated as an impairmentloss and is recognised in the statement ofprofit and loss. If, at the reporting date thereis an indication that a previously assessedimpairment loss no longer exists, therecoverable amount is reassessed and theasset is reflected at the recoverable amount.Impairment losses previously recognisedare accordingly reversed in the statement ofprofit and loss.
t. Fair value measurement
The Company measures financial instrumentssuch as derivatives and certain investments,at fair value at each balance sheet date.
All assets and liabilities for which fair valueis measured or disclosed in the financial
statements are categorized within the fairvalue hierarchy, described as follows, basedon the lowest level input that is significant tothe fair value measurement as a whole:
• Level 1 — Quoted (unadjusted) marketprices in active markets for identical assetsor liabilities
• Level 2 — Valuation techniques for whichthe lowest level input that is significant tothe fair value measurement is directly orindirectly observable
• Level 3 — Valuation techniques for which thelowest level input that is significant to the fairvalue measurement is unobservable
• For assets and liabilities that are recognisedin the balance sheet on a recurring basis, theCompany determines whether transfers haveoccurred between levels in the hierarchy byre-assessing categorization (based on thelowest level input that is significant to the fairvalue measurement as a whole) at the end ofeach reporting period.
For the purpose of fair value disclosures, theCompany has determined classes of assetsand liabilities on the basis of the nature,characteristics and risks of the asset orliability and the level of the fair value hierarchyas explained above.
The preparation of the Company's financialstatements requires management to makejudgements, estimates and assumptions that affectthe reported amounts of revenues, expenses, assetsand liabilities, and the accompanying disclosures,and the disclosure of contingent liabilities atthe date of the financial statements. Estimatesand assumptions are continuously evaluatedand are based on management's experienceand other factors, including expectations of
future events that are believed to be reasonableunder the circumstances. Uncertainty aboutthese assumptions and estimates could result inoutcomes that require a material adjustment to thecarrying amount of assets or liabilities affected infuture periods.
In particular, the Company has identified thefollowing areas where significant judgements,estimates and assumptions are required. Furtherinformation on each of these areas and howthey impact the various accounting policies aredescribed below and also in the relevant notes tothe financial statements. Changes in estimates areaccounted for prospectively.
In the process of applying the Company'saccounting policies, management has madethe following judgements, which have the mostsignificant effect on the amounts recognised in thefinancial statements:
Contingent liabilities may arise from the ordinarycourse of business in relation to claims againstthe Company, including legal, contractor,land access and other claims. By their nature,contingencies will be resolved only when one ormore uncertain future events occur or fail to occur.The assessment of the existence, and potentialquantum, of contingencies inherently involves theexercise of significant judgments and the use ofestimates regarding the outcome of future events.
Estimates and assumptions
The key assumptions concerning the future andother key sources of estimation uncertainty atthe reporting date that have a significant risk ofcausing a material adjustment to the carryingamounts of assets and liabilities within thenext financial year, are described below. TheCompany based its assumptions and estimateson parameters available when the standalonefinancial statements were prepared. Existing
circumstances and assumptions about futuredevelopments, however, may change due tomarket change or circumstances arising beyondthe control of the Company. Such changes arereflected in the assumptions when they occur.
(a) Impairment of non-financial assets
The Company assesses at each reportingdate whether there is an indication that anasset may be impaired. If any indicationexists, or when annual impairment testingfor an asset is required, the Companyestimates the asset's recoverable amount. Anasset's recoverable amount is the higher ofan asset's or CGU's fair value less costs ofdisposal and its value in use. It is determinedfor an individual asset, unless the asset doesnot generate cash inflows that are largelyindependent of those from other assets orgroups of assets. Where the carrying amountof an asset or CGU exceeds its recoverableamount, the asset is considered impaired andis written down to its recoverable amount.
In assessing value in use, the estimatedfuture cash flows are discounted to theirpresent value using a pre-tax discount ratethat reflects current market assessments ofthe time value of money and the risks specificto the asset. In determining fair value lesscosts of disposal, recent market transactionsare taken into account. If no such transactionscan be identified, an appropriate valuationmodel is used. These calculations arecorroborated by valuation multiples, quotedshare prices for publicly traded subsidiariesor other available fair value indicators.
(b) Defined benefit plans
The cost of the defined benefit plan and otherpost-employment benefits and the presentvalue of such obligation are determined usingactuarial valuations. An actuarial valuationinvolves making various assumptions thatmay differ from actual developments in thefuture. These include the determination of the
discount rate, future salary increases, mortalityrates and future pension increases. Due tothe complexities involved in the valuationand its long-term nature, a defined benefitobligation is highly sensitive to changesin these assumptions. All assumptions arereviewed at each reporting date.
Management reviews its estimate of theuseful lives of depreciable/amortisableassets at each reporting date, based on theexpected utility of the assets. Uncertaintiesin these estimates relate to technical andeconomic obsolescence that may changethe utility of assets.
When the fair values of financial assets andfinancial liabilities recorded in the balancesheet cannot be measured based on quotedprices in active markets, their fair valueis measured using valuation techniquesincluding the DCF model. The inputs tothese models are taken from observablemarkets where possible, but where this is notfeasible, a degree of judgment is required inestablishing fair values. Judgements includeconsiderations of inputs such as liquidityrisk, credit risk and volatility. Changes inassumptions about these factors could affectthe reported fair value of financial instruments.
(e) Impairment of financial assets
The impairment provisions for financialassets are based on assumptions aboutrisk of default and expected loss rates. TheCompany uses judgments in making theseassumptions and selecting the inputs to theimpairment calculation, based on Company'spast history, existing market conditions aswell as forward looking estimates at the endof each reporting period.
Management judgement is required for thecalculation of provision of income- taxesand deferred tax assets and liabilities. TheCompany reviews at each balance sheetdate the carrying amount of deferred taxassets. The factors used in estimates maydiffer from actual outcome which could leadto adjustment to the amounts reported inthese financial statements.
The Company has exercised judgementin determining the lease term as the nocancellable term of the lease, together withthe impact of options to extend or terminatethe lease if it is reasonably certain to beexercised. Where the rate implicit in thelease is not readily available, an incrementalborrowing rate is applied. This incrementalborrowing rate reflects the rate of interestthat the lessee would have to pay to borrowover a similar term, with a similar security,the funds necessary to obtain an asset of asimilar nature and value to the right-of-use
asset in a similar economic environment.Determination of the incremental borrowingrate requires estimation.
(h) Share based payment transactions
The fair value of employee stock options ismeasured using the Black-Scholes model.Measurement inputs include share price ongrant date, exercise price of the instrument,expected volatility (based on weightedaverage historical volatility), expected life ofthe instrument (based on expected exercisebehaviour), expected dividends, and therisk free interest rate (based on governmentbonds). The details of variables used aregiven in note 43.
E. Recent pronouncements
Ministry of Corporate Affairs (“MCA”) notifiesnew standards or amendments to theexisting standards under Companies (IndianAccounting Standards) Rules as issuedfrom time to time. For the year ended 31March 2025, MCA has not notified any newstandards or amendments to the existingstandards applicable to the Company.
The Company has only one class of equity share having face value of B 1 per share. The holder of the equityshares is entitled to receive dividend as declared from time to time. The dividend proposed by the Board ofDirectors is subject to approval of the shareholders in ensuing annual general meeting. The holder of share isentitled to voting rights proportionate to their share holding.
In the event of liquidation of the Company, the holders of equity shares will be entitled to receive assets ofthe Company remaining after settlement of all liabilities. The distribution will be in proportion to the number ofequity shares held by the shareholders.
The interim dividend for B 5 per share (previous year B 6 per share) has been distributed to the shareholderson approval of Board of Directors. During the year, the final dividend for B 6 per share (previous year B 3 pershare) has been distributed to the shareholders of the Company.
Information relating to Kajaria Ceramics Employee Stock Option Plan, 2015, including details of optionsissued, exercised and lapsed during the financial year and options outstanding at the end of the reportingperiod, is set out in note 43.
The Company has issued equity shares aggregating 334,290 (up to 31 March 2024 : 320,300) shares ofB 1 each fully paid during the financial years 2018-2019 to 2022-23 (2017-18 to 2021-22) on exercise ofoption granted under the employee stock option plan wherein part consideration was received in form ofemployee service.
Nil equity shares (31 March 2024: Nil) bought back pursuant to section 68, 69 and 70 of the Companies Act, 2013The Company has issued Nil equity shares (31 March 2024 : Nil) as fully paid up bonus shares for whichentire consideration not received in cash.
General reserve is created from time to time by way of transfer of profits from retained earnings forappropriation purposes. General reserve is created by a transfer from one component of equity toanother and is not an item of other comprehensive income.
This reserve is used to record the premium on issue of shares. The reserve will be utilised in accordancewith the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
This reserve was created on redemption of preference shares in the financial year 2001-02. The reservewill be utilised in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
d) Share options outstanding account
The reserve is used to recognise the grant date fair value of the options issued to employees underKajaria Ceramics Employee Stock Option Plan, 2015.
The reserve was created on Scheme of Arrangement (the Scheme) between the Company and erstwhileKajaria Securities Private Limited ('KSPL') in financial year 2017-18 and erstwhile Kajaria Tiles PrivateLimited ('KTPL') in the financial year 2021-22.
Created from profit/loss of the Company, as adjusted for distributions to owners in the form of dividendand transfer to other reserve.
The Company has following post-employment benefit plans:
Retirement benefits in the form of provident fund, superannuation fund and national pension scheme aredefined contribution schemes. Company has no obligation, other than the contribution payable to theprovident fund.
The Company's contribution to the provident fund is B11.59 crores (31 March 2024: B10.48 crores)
The Company has defined benefit gratuity plan for its employees where annual contributions aredeposited to an insurer to provide gratuity benefits by taking a scheme of insurance, whereby thesecontributions are transferred to the insurer. Gratuity is computed as 15 days last drawn salary, for everycompleted year of service or part thereof in excess of 6 months and is payable on retirement / termination/ resignation. The benefit vests on the employee completing 5 years of service. The Company makesprovision of such gratuity asset/liability in the books of accounts on the basis of actuarial valuation asper the projected unit credit method. Plan assets also include investments and bank balances used todeposit premiums until due to the insurance company.
The management assessed that fair value of short term financial assets and liabilities significantly approximatetheir carrying amounts largely due to the short term maturities of these instruments. The fair value of thefinancial assets and liabilities is included at the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in acurrent transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced or liquidation sale.
The Company determines fair values of financial assets or liabilities by discounting the contractual cash inflows/ outflows using prevailing interest rates of financial instruments with similar terms. The initial measurement offinancial assets and financial liabilities is at fair value. Further, the subsequent measurements of all assets andliabilities (other then investments in mutual funds) is at amortised cost, using effective interest rate method.
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair values:
The carrying amount of trade receivables, trade payables, capital creditors and cash and cash equivalentsare considered to be same as their fair values, due to short term in nature. The carrying value of the amortisedfinancial assets and liabilities are approximate to the fair values on the respective reporting dates.
Investment in subsidiaries and joint venture as at the close of the year ended March 31,2025 are carried atcost, per the option availed by the Company under the relevant provision of Ind AS.
The following tables present financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value in the statement of financialposition in accordance with the fair value hierarchy. This hierarchy groups financial assets and liabilities intothree levels based on the significance of inputs used in measuring the fair value of the financial assets andliabilities. The fair value hierarchy has the following levels:
Level 1 : quoted (unadjusted) prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities;
Assets of disposal company classified as held for sales (AHFS): AHFS has been valued at fair value ofconsideration receivable from other shareholders of the disposal company as agreed between the Companyand other shareholders of disposal group. Therefore sensitivity analysis is not available and accordinglynot disclosed.
The carrying amount of trade receivables, trade payables, capital creditors and cash and cash equivalentsare considered to be the same as their fair value, due to their short term nature.
The Company's activities expose it to market risk, credit risk and liquidity risk. The Company's managementoversees the management of these risks. The Company's senior management is supported by a RiskManagement Compliance Board that advises on financial risks and the appropriate financial risk governanceframework for the Company. The financial risk committee provides assurance to the Company's managementthat the Company's financial risk activities are governed by appropriate policies and procedures and thatfinancial risks are identified, measured and managed in accordance with the Company's policies and riskobjectives. The management reviews and agrees policies for managing each of these risks, which aresummarised below:
Market risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because ofchanges in market prices. Market risk comprises three types of risk: interest rate risk, currency risk and otherprice risk. Financial instruments affected by market risk include borrowings, trade payables, interest bearingdeposits, loans and derivative financial instruments.
The sensitivity analyses of the above mentioned risk in the following sections exclude the impact of movementsin market variables on the carrying values of gratuity and other post-retirement obligations; provisions;and the non-financial assets and liabilities of foreign operations. The analysis for contingent liabilities isprovided in note 38.
"Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuatebecause of changes in market interest rates. The Company's exposure to the risk of changes in marketinterest rates relates primarily to the Company's debt obligations with floating interest rates. However therisk is very low due to negligible borrowings. The Company manages its interest rate risk by monitoring themovements in the market interest rates closely.
The sensitivity analysis below have been determined based on the exposure to interest rates for financialinstruments at the end of the reporting year and the stipulated change taking place at the beginning of thefinancial year and held constant throughout the reporting period in the case of instruments that have floatingrates. A 50 basis point increase or decrease is based on the currently observable market environment,showing a significantly higher volatility than in prior years.
At the reporting date, the interest rate profile of the entity's interest bearing financial instrument is asits fair value:
The movement in the pre-tax effect on profit and loss is a result of a change in the fair value ofderivative financial instruments not designated in a hedge relationship and monetary assetsand liabilities denominated in INR, where the functional currency of the entity is a currency otherthan INR.
Credit risk refers to risk that a counterparty will default on its contractual obligations resulting in financialloss to the Company. Credit risk arises primarily from financial assets such as trade receivables, otherbalances with banks, loans and other receivables. The Company has adopted a policy of only dealing withcounterparties that have sufficiently high credit rating. The Company's exposure and credit ratings of itscounterparties are continuously monitored and the aggregate value of transactions is reasonably spreadamongst the counterparties.
The Company provides for expected credit losses on financial assets by assessing individual financialinstruments for expectation of any credit losses. Since the assets have very low credit risk, and are for variednatures and purpose, there is no trend that the Company can draw to apply consistently to entire population.For such financial assets, the Company 's policy is to provides for 12 month expected credit losses uponinitial recognition and provide for lifetime expected credit losses upon significant increase in credit risk.The Company does not have any expected loss based impairment recognised on such assets consideringtheir low credit risk nature, though incurred loss provisions are disclosed under each sub-category of suchfinancial assets. The Company's maximum exposure to credit risk is limited to the carrying amount of financialassets recognized at reporting date.
Customer credit risk is managed by each business unit subject to the Company's established policy,procedures and control relating to customer credit risk management. Credit quality of a customer isassessed based on an extensive credit review and individual credit limits are defined in accordance with thisassessment. Outstanding customer receivables are regularly monitored. At the year end the Company doesnot have any significant concentrations of bad debt risk other than that disclosed in note 12.
An impairment analysis is performed at each reporting date on an individual basis for major clients. Thecalculation is based on historical data. The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date is thecarrying value of each class of financial assets disclosed in note 44. The Company does not hold collateralas security. The Company evaluates the concentration of risk with respect to trade receivables as low, as itscustomers are located in several jurisdictions and operate in largely independent markets.
The management considers the credit quality of current accounts and deposits with banks to be good andreviews the banking relationships on an on-going basis.
The Company does not require any security in respect of the above financial assets. There are no impairmentprovisions as at each statement of financial position date against these financial assets, except as disclosedin respect of trade receivables above. The management considers that all the above financial assets thatare not impaired or past due for each of the statement of financial position dates under review are of goodcredit quality.
Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in raising funds to meet commitmentsassociated with financial instruments that are settled by delivering cash or another financial asset. Liquidityrisk may result from an inability to sell a financial asset quickly at close to its fair value.
The Company's objective is to maintain a balance between continuity of funding and flexibility through theuse of bank overdrafts. The table below summarises the maturity profile of the Company's financial liabilitiesbased on contractual undiscounted payments.
The Company's capital management objectives are:
a) to ensure the Company's ability to continue as going concern; and
b) to provide an adequate return to stakeholders
As at 31 March 2025, the Company has only one class of equity shares and has low debt. Consequent tosuch capital structure, there are no externally imposed capital requirements. In order to maintain or achievean optimal capital structure, the Company allocates its capital for distribution as dividend or re-investmentinto business based on its long term financial plans.
No proceedings have been initiated or are pending against the Company for holding any Benami propertyunder the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 (45 of 1988) and the rules made thereunder.
(A) The Company has not advanced or loaned or invested funds to any other person(s) or entity(ies), includingforeign entities (Intermediaries) with the understanding that the Intermediary shall:
a) directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by oron behalf of the Company (Ultimate Beneficiaries) or
b) provide any guarantee, security or the like to or on behalf of the ultimate beneficiaries.
(B) The Company has not received any fund from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (FundingParty) with the understanding (whether recorded in writing or otherwise) that the Company shall:
a) directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by oron behalf of the Funding Party (Ultimate Beneficiaries) or
b) provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the ultimate beneficiaries
The Company has complied with the number of layers prescribed under the Companies Act, 2013.
(iv) Undisclosed income:
There is no income surrendered or disclosed as income during the current or previous year in the taxassessments under the Income Tax Act, 1961, that has not been recorded in the books of account.
The Company has not traded or invested in crypto currency or virtual currency during the current orprevious year.
The Company has not revalued its property, plant and equipment (including right-of-use assets) or intangibleassets or both during the current or previous year.
(vii) The Company do not have any charges or satisfaction which is yet to be registered with Registrar of Companiesbeyond the statutory period.
(viii) The Company is not declared wilful defaulter by any bank or financial institution or government or anygovernment authority.
The details of loans, guarantees and investments under Section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 read withthe Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014 are as follows:
(i) Details of Investments made are given in Note 6.
(ii) Details of guarantees issued or loans given by the Company as at 31 March, 2025 and 31 March, 2024are given in Note 7 and 40.
(B) Disclosure as per Part A of Schedule V of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosures Requirements)Regulations, 2015 as regards the loans granted to subsidiaries, joint ventures and other companies in whichthe directors are interested:
The Board of Directors of the Company have recommended a final dividend of B 4 per share (31 March 2024:B 6 per share) on equity shares of B 1 each for the year ended 31 March 2025, subject to the approval ofshareholders at the ensuing annual general meeting.
58 The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has prescribed a requirement for companies under theproviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 inserted by the Companies (Accounts)Amendment Rules, 2021 requiring companies, which uses accounting software for maintaining itsbooks of account, shall use only such accounting software which has a feature of recording audittrail of each and every transaction, creating an edit log of each change made in the books of accountalong with the date when such changes were made and ensuring that the audit trail cannot be disabled.
56 Corporate social responsibility ('CSR')
As per Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, Schedule VII and Companies (Corporate Social ResponsibilityPolicy) Rules, 2014, the Company was required to spend B 9.69 Crores (31 March 2024: B 9.09 Crores) forCorporate Social Responsibility activities. The Company has incurred CSR expenditure of B 9.25 Croresduring the current financial year (31 March 2024: B 8.43 Crores) on the projects/activities for the benefit ofthe public in general and in the neighbourhood of the manufacturing facilities of the Company. Further theCompany has provided an amounting to B 0.47 Crores (31 March 2024: B 0.60 Crores) against the projects inhand of CSR in accordance with requirements of the Act.
The Company has used accounting software for maintaining its books of account which has a feature of audittrail (edit log) facility and the same was enabled at the application level. During the year ended 31 March2025, the Company has not enabled the feature of recording audit trail (edit log) at the database level for thesaid accounting software to log any direct data changes on account of recommendation in the accountingsoftware administration guide which states that enabling the same all the time consume storage space on thedisk and can impact database performance significantly.
59 The figures of the previous year have been re-classified according to current year classificationwherever required. The impact of the same is not material to the users of the standalone financialstatements.
60 The standalone financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 were approved by the Board ofDirectors on 06 May 2025.
As per our report of even date attached
For Walker Chandiok & Co LLP For and on behalf of the Board of Directors of
Chartered Accountants Kajaria Ceramics Limited
Firm's registration no.
001076N/N500013
Partner Chairman and Managing Director Joint Managing Director Joint Managing Director
Membership no. : 503498 (DIN: 00273877) (DIN: 00273928) (DIN: 00228455)
Ram Chandra Rawat Sanjeev Agarwal
Place: New Delhi COO (A&T) and Company Secretary Chief Financial Officer
Date: 06 May 2025 (FCS No. 5101)