We have audited the accompanying standalone financialstatements of Galaxy Surfactants Limited (the “Company”),which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2026,and the Statement of Profit and Loss (including OtherComprehensive Income), the Statement of Cash Flows andthe Statement of Changes in Equity for the year ended onthat date, and notes to the financial statements, includinga summary of material accounting policies and otherexplanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and accordingto the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalonefinancial statements give the information required by theCompanies Act, 2013 (the “Act”) in the manner so requiredand give a true and fair view in conformity with the IndianAccounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of theAct, (“Ind AS”) and other accounting principles generallyaccepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at31st March, 2026, its profit and other comprehensive income,its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year endedon that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statementsin accordance with the Standards on Auditing (“SA”s)specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilitiesunder those Standards are further described in the Auditor'sResponsibility for the Audit of the Standalone FinancialStatements section of our report. We are independent ofthe Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issuedby the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (“ICAI”)together with the ethical requirements that are relevant toour audit of the standalone financial statements under theprovisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder, and wehave fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordancewith these requirements and the ICAI's Code of Ethics. Webelieve that the audit evidence obtained by us is sufficientand appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on thestandalone financial statements.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professionaljudgment, were of most significance in our audit of thestandalone financial statements of the current period. Thesematters were addressed in the context of our audit of thestandalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming ouropinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion onthese matters. We have determined the matter described belowto be the key audit matter to be communicated in our report.
Sr. No. Key Audit Matter
Auditor’s Response
1 Fair valuation of financial instruments- Investment in
Principal audit procedures performed:
Preference shares in subsidiary company
•
We assessed the appropriateness of the valuation
(Refer Note 6, sub note (p), (t) of Note 1(B), Note 51
techniques used by the management for valuation
and note 52 to Standalone financial statements of the
of these financial instruments.
Company)
We tested the design and operative effectiveness
The Company's investment in preference shares in the
of the controls over valuation of investments
subsidiary Company amounting to Rs. 107.13 Crores is
including controls over assumptions used by the
considered as a financial asset and is measured at fair
management's expert.
value through Profit & loss in accordance with Ind AS 109.
We obtained the fair valuation report of
In terms of Ind AS 113, Fair value is defined as the price
that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfera liability in an orderly transaction between marketparticipants at the measurement date.
We assessed the objectivity and competence of themanagement's expert.
Management has determined the fair values with theassistance of an external expert (management expert).
We evaluated the reasonableness of the future cashflows considered by the management in respect ofthe preference shares.
The fair value was determined based on the discountedcash flow model. The result of the fair value measurementdepends to a large extent on the management'sassessment of future cash inflows and the discount rateused, and is therefore subject to significant judgement.Due to the estimation uncertainty of the valuation and
We tested the assumptions used by themanagement's expert to determine whether thesewere reasonable and consistently applied. Weinvolved our valuation specialists to assist in ourassessment of the fair value of the preference shares.
due to the fact that changes in assumptions couldaffect the fair value of the financial assets, this matterwas of particular significance in the context of our audit.
• With the assistance of our fair value specialists, weevaluated the reasonableness of the (1) valuationmethodology and (2) discount rate by:
o Testing the source information underlying thedetermination of the discount rate and themathematical accuracy of the calculation.
o Developing a range of independent estimatesand comparing those to the discount rateselected by management.
Information Other than the Financial Statements andAuditor’s Report Thereon
• The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for theother information. The other information comprises theinformation included in the Director's Report includingAnnexures to Director's Report, Management Discussionand Analysis Report, Business Responsibility Report, butdoes not include the consolidated financial statements,standalone financial statements and our auditor's reportthereon.
• Our opinion on the standalone financial statements doesnot cover the other information and we do not expressany form of assurance conclusion thereon.
• In connection with our audit of the standalone financialstatements, our responsibility is to read the otherinformation and, in doing so, consider whether the otherinformation is materially inconsistent with the standalonefinancial statements or our knowledge obtained duringthe course of our audit or otherwise appears to bematerially misstated.
• If, based on the work we have performed, we concludethat there is a material misstatement of this otherinformation, we are required to report that fact. We havenothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of Management and Board ofDirectors for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for thematters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to thepreparation of these standalone financial statements thatgive a true and fair view of the financial position, financialperformance including other comprehensive income, cashflows and changes in equity of the Company in accordancewith the accounting principles generally accepted in India,including Ind AS specified under section 133 of the Act.This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions ofthe Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company andfor preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities;selection and application of appropriate accounting policies;making judgments and estimates that are reasonable andprudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of
adequate internal financial controls, that were operatingeffectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness ofthe accounting records, relevant to the preparation andpresentation of the financial statements that give a true andfair view and are free from material misstatement, whetherdue to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, managementand Board of Directors are responsible for assessing theCompany's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing,as applicable, matters related to going concern and usingthe going concern basis of accounting unless the Board ofDirectors either intend to liquidate the Company or to ceaseoperations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Company's Board of Directors is also responsible foroverseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Auditor’s Responsibility for the Audit of the StandaloneFinancial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance aboutwhether the standalone financial statements as a wholeare free from material misstatement, whether due to fraudor error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes ouropinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance,but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordancewith SAs will always detect a material misstatement when itexists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and areconsidered material if, individually or in the aggregate, theycould reasonably be expected to influence the economicdecisions of users taken on the basis of these standalonefinancial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exerciseprofessional judgment and maintain professional skepticismthroughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatementof the standalone financial statements, whether dueto fraud or error, design and perform audit proceduresresponsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence thatis sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for ouropinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatementresulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting fromerror, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentionalomissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internalcontrol.
• Obtain an understanding of internal financial controlsrelevant to the audit in order to design audit proceduresthat are appropriate in the circumstances. Undersection 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible forexpressing our opinion on whether the Company hasadequate internal financial controls with referenceto standalone financial statements in place and theoperating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policiesused and the reasonableness of accounting estimatesand related disclosures made by the management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's useof the going concern basis of accounting and, basedon the audit evidence obtained, whether a materialuncertainty exists related to events or conditions thatmay cast significant doubt on the Company's abilityto continue as a going concern. If we conclude that amaterial uncertainty exists, we are required to drawattention in our auditor's report to the related disclosuresin the standalone financial statements or, if suchdisclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Ourconclusions are based on the audit evidence obtainedup to the date of our auditor's report. However, futureevents or conditions may cause the Company to ceaseto continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and contentof the standalone financial statements, including thedisclosures, and whether the standalone financialstatements represent the underlying transactions andevents in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the standalonefinancial statements that, individually or in aggregate, makesit probable that the economic decisions of a reasonablyknowledgeable user of the standalone financial statementsmay be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality andqualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of our audit workand in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluatethe effect of any identified misstatements in the standalonefinancial statements.
We communicate with those charged with governanceregarding, among other matters, the planned scope andtiming of the audit and significant audit findings, including anysignificant deficiencies in internal financial controls that weidentify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with astatement that we have complied with relevant ethicalrequirements regarding independence, and to communicatewith them all relationships and other matters that mayreasonably be thought to bear on our independence, andwhere applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged withgovernance, we determine those matters that were of mostsignificance in the audit of the standalone financial statementsof the current period and are therefore the key audit matters.We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless law
or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter orwhen, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that amatter should not be communicated in our report becausethe adverse consequences of doing so would reasonablybe expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of suchcommunication.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, based on our
audit we report that:
a) We have sought and obtained all the information andexplanations which to the best of our knowledgeand belief were necessary for the purposes of ouraudit.
b) In our opinion, proper books of account as requiredby law have been kept by the Company so far as itappears from our examination of those books.
c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit andLoss including Other Comprehensive Income,the Statement of Cash Flows and Statement ofChanges in Equity dealt with by this Report are inagreement with the books of account.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financialstatements comply with the Ind AS specified underSection 133 of the Act.
e) On the basis of the written representations receivedfrom the directors as on 31st March, 2026 takenon record by the Board of Directors, none of thedirectors is disqualified as on 31st March, 2026 frombeing appointed as a director in terms of Section164(2) of the Act.
f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financialcontrols with reference to standalone financialstatements of the Company and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls, refer to our separateReport in “Annexure A”. Our report expresses anunmodified opinion on the adequacy and operatingeffectiveness of the Company's internal financialcontrols with reference to standalone financialstatements.
g) With respect to the other matters to be includedin the Auditor's Report in accordance with therequirements of section 197(16) of the Act, asamended, in our opinion and to the best of ourinformation and according to the explanationsgiven to us, the remuneration paid by the Companyto its directors during the year is in accordance withthe provisions of section 197 of the Act.
h) With respect to the other matters to be included inthe Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11 ofthe Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014,as amended in our opinion and to the best of ourinformation and according to the explanationsgiven to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact ofpending litigations on its financial positionin its standalone financial statements -Refer note 41 to the standalone financialstatements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-termcontracts including derivative contracts forwhich there were any material foreseeablelosses.
iii. There has been no delay in transferringamounts, required to be transferred, to theInvestor Education and Protection Fund by theCompany
iv. (a) The Management has represented
that, to the best of its knowledge andbelief, as disclosed in the note 55 tothe financial statements, no funds havebeen advanced or loaned or invested(either from borrowed funds or sharepremium or any other sources or kindof funds) by the Company to or in anyother person(s) or entity(ies), includingforeign entities (“Intermediaries”), withthe understanding, whether recordedin writing or otherwise, that theIntermediary shall, directly or indirectlylend or invest in other persons or entitiesidentified in any manner whatsoever byor on behalf of the Company (“UltimateBeneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee,security or the like on behalf of theUltimate Beneficiaries.
(b) The Management has represented,that, to the best of its knowledge andbelief, as disclosed in the note 55 tothe financial statements, no funds havebeen received by the Company fromany person(s) or entity(ies), includingforeign entities (“Funding Parties”), withthe understanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the Companyshall, directly or indirectly, lend or investin other persons or entities identifiedin any manner whatsoever by or onbehalf of the Funding Party (“Ultimate
Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee,security or the like on behalf of theUltimate Beneficiaries.
(c) Based on the audit proceduresperformed that have been consideredreasonable and appropriate in thecircumstances, nothing has come to ournotice that has caused us to believe thatthe representations under sub-clause (i)and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as provided under(a) and (b) above, contain any materialmisstatement.
v. The final dividend proposed in the previousyear, declared and paid by the Companyduring the year is in accordance with section123 of the Act, as applicable.
As stated in note B.1 (under Statement ofChanges in Equity) to the standalone financialstatements, the Board of Directors of theCompany has proposed final dividend forthe year which is subject to the approval ofthe members at the ensuing Annual GeneralMeeting. Such dividend proposed is inaccordance with section 123 of the Act, asapplicable.
vi. Based on our examination, which included testchecks, the Company has used accountingsoftware systems for maintaining its booksof account for the financial year ended 31stMarch, 2026 which have the feature ofrecording audit trail (edit log) facility and thesame has operated throughout the year for allrelevant transactions recorded in the softwaresystems. Further, during the course of ouraudit we did not come across any instanceof the audit trail feature being tampered withand the audit trail has been preserved by theCompany as per the statutory requirementsfor record retention.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order,2020 (“the Order”) issued by the Central Government interms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in “AnnexureB” a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3and 4 of the Order.
Chartered Accountants(Firm's Registration No. 117366W/W-100018)
(Partner)
Place: Navi Mumbai (Membership No. 046930)
Date: 14th May, 2026 (UDIN: 26046930DOKOLV6397)