We have audited the standalone financial statements of NACLIndustries Limited (the "Company") which comprise the standalonebalance sheet as at 31 March 2025, and the standalone statementof profit and loss (including other comprehensive income),standalone statement of changes in equity and standalonestatement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to thestandalone financial statements, including material accountingpolicies and other explanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and accordingto the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financialstatements give the information required by the CompaniesAct, 2013 ("Act") in the manner so required and give a true andfair view in conformity with the accounting principles generallyaccepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31March 2025, and its loss and other comprehensive loss, changes inequity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards onAuditing (SAs) specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Ourresponsibilities under those SAs are further described in theAuditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone FinancialStatements section of our report. We are independent of theCompany in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the
Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethicalrequirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalonefinancial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rulesthereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilitiesin accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. Webelieve that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient andappropriate to provide a basis for our opinion on the standalonefinancial statements.
We draw attention to note 43 to the standalone financial statementsfor the year ended 31 March 2025. The Company carried tradereceivables aggregating to ? 7,796 lakhs as at 31 March 2024(netted off with subsequent collections up to the date of theauditor's report for the year ended 31 March 2024), for which wehad received unreliable responses to our independent balanceconfirmation requests, for the audit of the financial statements forthe year ended 31 March 2024, from some of these customers.
Note 43 to the standalone financail statements also describesthe details of subsequent actions taken by the management. Themanagement has estimated the resultant net exposure as ? 1,978lakhs. This exposure is fully provided for in the Company's books ofaccount as of 31 March 2025.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone financialstatements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statements as awhole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
See Note 3.2 and 22 to standalone financial statements
The key audit matter
How the matter was addressed in our audit
The Company recognises revenue from sale of farm inputs based
Our audit procedures included the following:
on the terms and conditions of transactions which vary withdifferent customers.
• Assessed the Company's revenue recognition policies forcompliance with Ind AS.
We identified the recognition of revenue from sale of goods andexistence of trade receivables as a key audit matter due to thefollowing reasons:
• Tested the design, implementation and operatingeffectiveness of key internal financial controls with respect to
recognition of revenue and related receivables.
• Revenue being a key performance metric, it could createan incentive or pressure for revenue to be overstated orrecognized before the control has been transferred.
• Tested on a sample basis using statistical sampling method,
revenue transactions recorded during the year by examiningthe underlying documents such as sales invoices and dispatch
• The Company also accrues for sales returns, rebates
documents/ acknowledged delivery receipts/ shippingdocuments.
and incentives, which require significant judgement and
estimation.
• Tested revenue transactions recorded before the year end
date and revenue reversal transactions recorded after theyear end date, selected on a sample basis using statisticalsampling, to assess whether revenue is recognised in theperiod in which control is transferred.
• Obtained independent customer confirmations on theoutstanding balances on a sample (using statistical sampling)basis. Verified balances obtained from customers withbalances in the books along with applicable reconcilingitems. Inspected subsequent bank receipts from customersand other relevant underlying documentation relating toclosing trade receivable balances, when confirmations arenot received.
• Evaluated manual journals, selecting samples based on higherrisk-based criteria related to revenue to identify unusual orirregular items.
• Assessed the process and assumptions used by managementto estimate accruals for sales returns, rebates and incentives,including reviewing historical data and contractual terms.
• Evaluated the adequacy of disclosures made in the standalonefinancial statements.
The Company's Management and Board of Directors areresponsible for the other information. The other informationcomprises the information included in the annual report, but doesnot include the financial statements and auditor's report thereon.The annual report is expected to be made available to us after thedate of this auditor's report.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does notcover the other information and we will not express any form ofassurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements,our responsibility is to read the other information identified abovewhen it becomes available and, in doing so, consider whether theother information is materially inconsistent with the standalonefinancial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, orotherwise appears to be materially misstated.
When we read the annual report, if we conclude that there is amaterial misstatement therein, we are required to communicatethe matter to those charged with governance as required under SA720 "The Auditor's Responsibilities Relating to Other Information".
The Company's Management and Board of Directors are responsiblefor the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Act with respect tothe preparation of these standalone financial statements that givea true and fair view of the state of affairs, profit/ loss and 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 responsibilityalso includes maintenance of adequate accounting records inaccordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of theassets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraudsand other irregularities; selection and application of appropriateaccounting policies; making judgments and estimates thatare reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation andmaintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were
operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completenessof the accounting records, relevant to the preparation andpresentation of the standalone financial statements that givea true and fair view and are free from material misstatement,whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, the Managementand Board of Directors are responsible for assessing the Company'sability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable,matters related to going concern and using the going concernbasis of accounting unless the Board of Directors either intends toliquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realisticalternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing theCompany's financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whetherthe standalone financial statements as a whole are free frommaterial misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and toissue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonableassurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee thatan audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect amaterial misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arisefrom fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or inthe aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence theeconomic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalonefinancial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professionaljudgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout theaudit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement ofthe standalone financial statements, whether due to fraudor error, design and perform audit procedures responsive tothose risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient andappropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk ofnot detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud ishigher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involvecollusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations,or the override of internal 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 usedand the reasonableness of accounting estimates and relateddisclosures made by the Management and Board of Directors.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of the Managementand Board of Directors use of the going concern basis ofaccounting in preparation of standalone financial statementsand, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether amaterial uncertainty exists related to events or conditionsthat may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability tocontinue as a going concern. If we conclude that a materialuncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in ourauditor's report to the related disclosures in the standalonefinancial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate,to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on theaudit evidence obtained up to 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 of thestandalone financial statements, including the disclosures,and whether the standalone financial statements representthe underlying transactions and events in a manner thatachieves fair presentation.
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 relationshipsand other 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 standalone financial statementsof the current period and are therefore the key audit matters.We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless law orregulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when,in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a mattershould not be communicated in our report because the adverseconsequences of doing so would reasonably be expected tooutweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order,2020 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government ofIndia in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give inthe "Annexure A" a statement on the matters specified inparagraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2. A. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report
that:
a. We have sought and obtained all theinformation and explanations which tothe best of our knowledge and belief werenecessary for the purposes of our audit.
b. In our opinion, proper books of accountas required by law have been kept bythe Company so far as it appears fromour examination of those books exceptfor the matters stated in the paragraph2B(f) below on reporting under Rule 11(g)of the Companies (Audit and Auditors)Rules, 2014.
c. The standalone balance sheet, thestandalone statement of profit and loss(including other comprehensive income), thestandalone statement of changes in equityand the standalone statement of cash flowsdealt with by this Report are in agreementwith the books of account.
d. In our opinion, the aforesaid standalonefinancial statements comply with the Ind ASspecified under Section 133 of the Act.
e. On the basis of the written representationsreceived from the directors as on 31 March2025 taken on record by the Board ofDirectors, none of the directors is disqualifiedas on 31 March 2025 from being appointedas a director in terms of Section 164(2) of theAct.
f. The qualification relating to the maintenanceof accounts and other matters connectedtherewith are as stated in the paragraph2A(b) above on reporting under Section143(3)(b) of the Act and paragraph 2B(f)below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.
g. With respect to the adequacy of theinternal financial controls with referenceto financial statements of the Companyand the operating effectiveness of suchcontrols, refer to our separate Report in"Annexure B".
B. 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, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanationsgiven to us:
a. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations as at 31 March 2025 on its financial position in itsstandalone financial statements- Refer Note 31 to the standalone financial statements.
b. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any materialforeseeable losses.
c. The following are the instances of delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Educationand Protection Fund by the Company.
Nature of amount
Amountin ^ lakhs
Due date
Date of transfer
Delay (in days)
Unpaid dividend
4
13 July 2024
Not yet paid
320 (up to the date
(FY 2016-17)
of this report)
d. (i) The management has representedthat, to the best of its knowledge andbelief, as disclosed in the Note 44 tothe standalone financial statements,no funds have been advanced orloaned or invested (either fromborrowed funds or share premium orany other sources or kind of funds)by the Company to or in any otherperson(s) or entity(ies), includingforeign entities ("Intermediaries"),with the understanding, whetherrecorded in writing or otherwise,that the Intermediary shall directlyor indirectly lend or invest in otherpersons or entities identified inany manner whatsoever by or onbehalf of the Company ("UltimateBeneficiaries") or provide anyguarantee, security or the like onbehalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(ii) The management has representedthat, to the best of its knowledgeand belief, as disclosed in the Note44 to the standalone financialstatements, no funds have beenreceived by the Company from anyperson(s) or entity(ies), includingforeign entities ("Funding Parties"),with the understanding, whetherrecorded in writing or otherwise,that the Company shall directly orindirectly, lend or invest in otherpersons or entities identified in anymanner whatsoever by or on behalfof the Funding Parties ("UltimateBeneficiaries") or provide anyguarantee, security or the like onbehalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(iii) Based on the audit procedures thathave been considered reasonableand appropriate in the circumstances,nothing has come to our notice thathas caused us to believe that the
representations under sub-clause(i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as providedunder (i) and (ii) above, contain anymaterial misstatement.
e. The Company have neither declared nor paidany dividend during the year.
f. Based on our examination which includedtest checks, except for the instancesmentioned below, the Company has usedaccounting softwares for maintaining itsbooks of account which have a feature ofrecording audit trail (edit log) facility andthe same has operated throughout the yearfor all relevant transactions recorded in thesoftware:
(a) The feature of recording audit trail(edit log) facility was not enabled atthe database layer to log any directdata changes and for certain fields/tables of the accounting softwareused for financial reporting.
(b) In the absence of independentauditor's report in relation to controlsat service organisation for accountingsoftware used for maintaining thebooks of account relating to payrollprocess, which is operated by athird-party service provider, we areunable to comment whether audittrail feature of the said software wasenabled and operated throughoutthe year for all relevant transactionsrecorded in the software.
Further, during the course of ouraudit, we did not come across anyinstance of audit trail feature beingtampered with. Additionally, exceptwhere it was not enabled or available,the audit trail has been preservedby the Company as per the statutoryrequirements for record retention.
C. With respect to the matter to be included in theAuditor's Report under Section 197(16) of the Act:
We draw attention to Note 30 to the standalonefinancial statements for the year ended 31March 2025, according to which the managerialremuneration paid to the whole-time directorof the Company (amounting to ? 16 lakhs) andconsequently, the total managerial remunerationfor the financial year (amounting to ? 207 lakhs)
exceed the prescribed limits under Section 197 readwith Schedule V to the Companies Act, 2013 by ? 15lakhs. As per the provisions of the Act, the excessremuneration is subject to the approval of theshareholders, which the Company is in the processof obtaining by means of Postal Ballot. The Ministryof Corporate Affairs has not prescribed other detailsunder Section 197(16) of the Act which are requiredto be commented upon by us.
For B S R and Co.
Chartered AccountantsFirm's Registration No.: 128510W
Baby Paul
Partner
Place: Hyderabad Membership No.: 218255
Date: May 28, 2025 ICAI UDIN: 25218255BMINGW3598