1. We have audited the accompanying standalone financialstatements of Dabur India Limited ('the Company'),which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 March2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including OtherComprehensive Income), the Statement of Cash Flows, theStatement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended,notes to the standalone financial statements and materialaccounting policies and other explanatory information.
2. In our opinion and to the best of our information andaccording to the explanations given to us, the aforesaidstandalone financial statements give the information requiredby the Companies Act, 2013 ('the Act') in the manner sorequired and give a true and fair view in conformity withthe Indian Accounting Standards ('Ind AS') specified undersection 133 of the Act read with the Companies (IndianAccounting Standards) Rules, 2015 and other accountingprinciples generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs ofthe Company as at 31 March 2025, and its profit (includingother comprehensive income), its cash flows and the changesin equity for the year ended on that date.
3. We conducted our audit in accordance with theStandards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section
143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those SAsare further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities forthe Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements sectionof our report. We are independent of the Company inaccordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Instituteof Chartered Accountants of India ('ICAI') together withthe ethical requirements that are relevant to our auditof the financial statements under the provisions of theAct and the rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled ourother ethical responsibilities in accordance with theserequirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe thatthe audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient andappropriate to provide a basis for our opinion on thestandalone financial statements.
4. 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.These matters were addressed in the context of our auditof the standalone financial statements as a whole, and informing our opinion thereon, and we do not provide aseparate opinion on these matters.
5. We have determined the matters described below tobe the key audit matters to be communicated in ourreport.
Key audit matter
How our audit addressed the key audit matter
A. Revenue recognition
Our key procedures included, but were not limited to, the following:
Refer note 34 to the standalone financial
a) Assessed the appropriateness of the Company's revenue recognition
statements.
accounting policies, including those relating to rebates and trade
The Revenues of the Company consists
discounts by comparing with the applicable accounting standards;
primarily of sale of products and is
b) Tested the design and operating effectiveness of the general IT control
recognized when control of products being
environment and the manual controls for recognition of revenue,
sold is transferred to customer and there is
calculation of discounts and rebates;
no unfulfilled obligation.
c) Performed test of details:
Revenue is measured at fair value of the
i. Tested, on a sample basis, sales transactions to the underlying
consideration received or receivable and
supporting documentation which includes goods dispatch notes and
is accounted for net of rebates and tradediscounts.
shipping documents;
ii. Reviewed, on a sample basis, sales agreements and the underlyingcontractual terms related to delivery of goods and rebates to assessthe Company's revenue recognition policies with reference to therequirements of the applicable accounting standards;
The estimation of discounts, incentives and
iii.Assessed the Company's process for recording of the accruals for
rebates recognized, related to sales made
discounts and rebates as at the year-end for the prevailing incentive
during the year, is material and considered
schemes;
to be complex and subject to judgments. The
iv. Tested, on a sample basis, discounts and rebates recorded during the
complexity mainly relates to various discounts,
year to the relevant approvals and supporting documentation which
incentives and scheme offers, diverse range
includes assessing the terms and conditions defined in the prevalent
of market presence and complex contractual
schemes and customer contracts;
agreements/commercial terms across thosemarkets. Therefore, there is a risk of revenuebeing misstated as a result of inaccurate
v. Obtained supporting documentation for a sample of credit notes issuedafter the year end to determine whether the transaction was recognized
estimates of discounts and rebates.
in the correct accounting period; and
The Company also focuses on revenue asa key performance measure, which couldcreate an incentive for overstating revenueby influencing the computation of rebatesand discounts.
d) Compared the discount, incentives and rebates of the current year withthe prior year for variance/trend analysis and where relevant, conductedfurther inquiries and testing to corroborate the variances by consideringboth internal and external benchmarks, overlaying our understanding ofindustry practices and recent changes in economic environment; and
Considering the materiality of amountsinvolved, significant judgements related toestimation of rebates and discounts, the same
e) Assessed the appropriateness of the Company's description of theaccounting policy, disclosures related to discounts, incentives and rebatesand whether these are adequately presented in the standalone financial
has been considered as a key audit matter.
B. Litigations and claims - provisions and
Our key procedures included, but not limited to, the following:
contingent liabilities
a) Assessed the appropriateness of the Company's accounting policies
Refer note 46A and 49 to the standalone
relating to provisions and contingent liability by comparing with the
financial statements.
applicable accounting standards;
The Company is involved in direct, indirect
b) Assessed the Company's process and the underlying controls for
tax and other litigations ('litigations') that are
identification of the pending litigations and completeness for financial
pending with different statutory authorities.
reporting and also for monitoring of significant developments in relation
The level of management judgement
to such pending litigations;
associated with determining the need for,
c) Assessed the Company's assumptions and estimates in respect of
and the quantum of, provisions for any
litigations, including the liabilities or provisions recognized or contingent
liabilities arising from these litigations is
liabilities disclosed in the standalone financial statements. This involved
considered to be high. This judgement
assessing the probability of an unfavorable outcome of a given proceeding
is dependent on a number of significant
and the reliability of estimates of related amounts;
assumptions and assessments which involves
d) Performed substantive procedures on the underlying calculations
interpreting the various applicable rules,
supporting the provisions recorded;
regulations, practices and consideringprecedents in the various jurisdictions.
e) Assessed the management's conclusions through understanding relevantjudicial precedents in similar cases and the applicable rules and regulations;
This matter is considered as a key auditmatter, in view of the uncertainty regardingthe outcome of these litigations, the
f) Obtained legal opinions from the Company's external legal counsel,where appropriate;
significance of the amounts involved and
g) Engaged subject matter specialists to gain an understanding of the current
the subjectivity involved in management's
status of litigations and monitored changes in the disputes, if any, through
judgement as to whether the amount
discussions with the management and by reading external advice received
should be recognized as a provision or
by the Company, where relevant, to validate management's conclusions;
only disclosed as contingent liability in the
and
standalone financial statements.
h) Assessed the appropriateness of the Company's description of the
accounting policy, disclosures related to litigations and whether these areadequately presented in the standalone financial statements.
C. Identification of Material AccountingPolicies
Refer note 5A and 5B to the standalonefinancial statements.
Following amendment of Ind AS 1, specialattention was laid for identification ofmaterial accounting policies.
a) Identification of entries treatment of which are permissible for variousmeans of treatment through evaluation in item specific context. Thecompany's treatment disclosed therefor under broad head of materialaccounting policies.
D. Appropriate accounting of financialinstruments:
Financial instruments warranting in-depthscrutiny include investment in equityinstruments, debt instruments, tenancydeposit etc.
Investments in equity instrument arepredominantly related to group companies.Debt instruments are predominantly relatedto premises occupied by the companyunder long arrangement.
Tenancy deposit predominantly relates topremises occupied by the company underlong term tenancy arrangement.
Key audit procedure included:
a) Verification of equity instruments which are held at cost as laid downunder Ind AS for investment in group companies.
b) Listed debt instruments, when proposed to be held till maturity are carriedat amortized cost, quantum of amortization being verified depending onyears of maturity of the bonds.
c) Tenancy deposit since relates to premises taken under lease arrangementwere verified in application of Ind AS-116 with the differences betweengross deposit and discounted value of same treated as ROU which isamortized during lease period under straight line method.
Statements and Auditor's Report thereon
6. The Company's Board of Directors are responsible forthe other information. The other information comprisesthe information included in the Management Discussionand Analysis, Report on Corporate Governance, BusinessResponsibility and Sustainability Report and Directors'Report, but does not include the standalone financialstatements and our auditor's report thereon.
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 in theaudit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If,based on the work we have performed, we conclude thatthere is a material misstatement of this other information,we are required to report that fact. We have nothing toreport in this regard.
Governance for the Standalone Financial Statements
7. The accompanying standalone financial statements have
been approved by the Company's Board of Directors.The Company's Board of Directors are responsible forthe matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respectto the preparation and presentation of these standalonefinancial statements that give a true and fair view of thefinancial position, financial performance including othercomprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flowsof the Company in accordance with the Ind AS specifiedunder section 133 of the Act and other accountingprinciples generally accepted in India. This responsibilityalso includes maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions of the Actfor safeguarding of the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities;selection and application of appropriate accountingpolicies; making judgments and estimates that arereasonable and prudent; and design, implementation andmaintenance of adequate internal financial controls, thatwere operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy andcompleteness of the accounting records, relevant to the
preparation and presentation of the financial statementsthat give a true and fair view and are free from materialmisstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
8. In preparing the financial statements, the Board ofDirectors are responsible for assessing the Company'sability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, asapplicable, matters related to going concern and usingthe going concern basis of accounting unless the Boardof Directors either intend to liquidate the Company or tocease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to doso.
9. Those Board of Directors are also responsible foroverseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Financial Statements
10. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assuranceabout whether the standalone financial statements as awhole are free from material misstatement, whether dueto fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report thatincludes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a highlevel of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an auditconducted in accordance with Standards on Auditingwill always detect a material misstatement when it exists.Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and areconsidered material if, individually or in the aggregate,they could reasonably be expected to influence theeconomic decisions of users taken on the basis of thesestandalone financial statements.
11. As part of an audit in accordance with Standards onAuditing, specified under section 143(10) of the Act weexercise professional judgment and maintain professionalskepticism throughout the audit. We also:
Ý Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement ofthe financial statements, whether due to fraud or error,design and perform audit procedures responsive tothose risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficientand appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.The risk of not detecting a material misstatementresulting from fraud is higher than for one resultingfrom error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery,intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or theoverride of internal control;
Ý Obtain an understanding of internal control relevantto the audit in order to design audit proceduresthat are appropriate in the circumstances. Undersection 143(3)(i) of the Act we are also responsible
for expressing our opinion on whether the Companyhas adequate internal financial controls system withreference to financial statements in place and theoperating effectiveness of such controls;
Ý Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policiesused and the reasonableness of accounting estimatesand related disclosures made by management;
Ý Conclude on the appropriateness of Board ofDirectors' use of the going concern basis ofaccounting and, based on the audit evidenceobtained, whether a material uncertainty existsrelated to events or conditions that may castsignificant doubt on the Company's ability to continueas a going concern. If we conclude that a materialuncertainty exists, we are required to draw attentionin our auditor's report to the related disclosures inthe financial statements or, if such disclosures areinadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusionsare based on the audit evidence obtained up to thedate of our auditor's report. However, future eventsor conditions may cause the Company to cease tocontinue as a going concern; and
Ý Evaluate the overall presentation, structure andcontent of the financial statements, including thedisclosures, and whether the financial statementsrepresent the underlying transactions and events in amanner that achieves fair presentation.
12. Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in thestandalone financial statements that, individually orin aggregate, makes it probable that the economicdecisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of thestandalone financial statements may be influenced. Weconsider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in(i) planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluatingthe results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect ofany identified misstatements in the standalone financialstatements.
13. We communicate with those charged with governanceregarding, among other matters, the planned scopeand timing of the audit and significant audit findings,including any significant deficiencies in internal controlthat we identify during our audit.
14. We also provide those charged with governance witha statement 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.
15. From the matters communicated with those charged withgovernance, we determine those matters that were ofmost significance in the audit of the standalone financialstatements of the current period and are therefore the keyaudit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor'sreport unless law or regulation precludes public disclosureabout the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances,we determine that a matter should not be communicatedin our report because the adverse consequences of doingso would reasonably be expected to outweigh the publicinterest benefits of such communication.
16. Further to our comments in Annexure A, as required bysection 143(3) of the Act based on our audit, we report,to the extent applicable, that:
a) We have sought and obtained all the information andexplanations which to the best of our knowledge andbelief were necessary for the purpose of our audit ofthe accompanying standalone financial statements;
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 standalone financial statements dealt with by thisreport are in agreement with the books of account;
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financialstatements comply with Ind AS specified undersection 133 of the Act;
e) On the basis of the written representations receivedfrom the directors and taken on record by the Boardof Directors, none of the directors is disqualifiedas on 31 March 2025 from being appointed as adirector in terms of section 164(2) of the Act;
f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financialcontrols with reference to financial statements of theCompany as on 31 March 2025 and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls, refer to our separateReport in "Annexure B" wherein we have expressedan unmodified opinion; and
g) 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 explanations givento us:
i. The Company, as detailed in note 46 to thestandalone financial statements, has disclosed
the impact of pending litigations on its financialposition as at 31 March 2025;
ii. The Company did not have any long-termcontracts including derivative contracts for whichthere were any material foreseeable losses as at31 March 2025;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts,required to be transferred, to the InvestorEducation and Protection Fund by the Companyduring the year ended 31 March 2025;
iv. (a) The management has represented that,
to the best of its knowledge and belief,other than as disclosed in the notes to theaccounts, no funds have been advanced orloaned or invested (either from borrowedfunds or securities premium or any othersources or kind of funds) by the Companyto or in any person or entity, includingforeign entities ('the intermediaries'), withthe understanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the intermediaryshall, whether, directly or indirectly lend orinvest in other persons or entities identifiedin any manner whatsoever by or on behalf ofthe Company ('the Ultimate Beneficiaries')or provide any guarantee, security or thelike on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;iv. (b) The management has represented that,to the best of its knowledge and belief,other than as disclosed in the notes to theaccounts, no funds have been received bythe Company from any person or entity,including foreign entities ('the FundingParties'), with the understanding, whetherrecorded in writing or otherwise, thatthe Company shall, whether directly orindirectly, lend or invest in other personsor entities identified in any mannerwhatsoever by or on behalf of the FundingParty ('Ultimate Beneficiaries') or provideany guarantee, security or the like on behalfof the Ultimate Beneficiaries; andiv. (c) Based on such audit procedures performedas considered reasonable and appropriatein the circumstances, nothing has come toour notice that has caused us to believethat the management representations undersub-clauses (a) and (b) above contain anymaterial misstatement.
v. The final dividend paid by the Company during theyear ended 31 March 2025 in respect of dividenddeclared for the previous year is in accordance withsection 123 of the Act, as applicable. Further, theinterim dividend declared and paid by the Companyduring the year ended 31 March 2025 and until thedate of this audit report is in compliance with section123 of the Act. Further, as stated in note 45 to theaccompanying standalone financial statements, theBoard of Directors of the Company have proposedfinal dividend for the year ended 31 March 2025which is subject to the approval of the members atthe ensuing Annual General Meeting. The dividenddeclared is in accordance with section 123 of theAct, as applicable;
vi. Based on our examination which included testchecks, the company has used accountingsoftwares for maintaining its books of accountwhich, along with change log management,have a feature of recording audit trail (edit log)facility and the same has operated throughoutthe year for all relevant transactions recorded inthe softwares. Further, during the course of ouraudit we did not come across any instance ofaudit trail feature being tampered with.
Further, the audit trail, to the extent maintainedin the prior year, has been preserved by theCompany as per the statutory requirements forrecord retention.
17. As required by section 197(16) of the Act based on ouraudit, we report that the Company has paid remunerationto its directors during the year in accordance with theprovisions of and limits laid down under section 197 readwith Schedule V to the Act.
18. 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.
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Date : 07 May 2025 UDIN: 25051717BMOXQF4130