We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of FEDDERS ELECTRIC AND ENGINEERING LIMITED,(“the Company”) which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including OtherComprehensive Income), the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended on thatdate, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatoryinformation (hereinafter referred to as “the financial statements”).
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, except for effects of thematters described in Basis for Qualified Opinion section of our report, the aforesaid standalone financial statements givethe information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) in the manner so required and give a true and fair view inconformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (IndianAccounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended, (“Ind AS”) and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, ofthe state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2025, the profit and total comprehensive income, changes in equity andits cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Qualified Opinion
a. The public shareholding in a listed company should be minimum of 25% which is not complied with theprovision of SEBI Circular number SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD/CIR/P/43/-2018. Share trading of company issuspended, status on BSE is "Suspended due to Penal reasons, suspended due to Procedural reasons”and on NSE is "Temporary Suspended”.
b. Sum of amount Rs 47.65 lakh was required to be transferred to Investor Education and Protection Fundtill 31-03-2025 which is not yet transferred to investor education fund by the company.
c. The company has not maintained proper records (Fixed Assets Register) with respect to Fixed Assetsowned by the company, and depreciation is charged on the best estimates of management of the company.
d. The company has not maintained proper records with respect to inventory of scrap which has beenhanded over at the time of takeover from old management in accordance with the NCLT order.
e. During the year, the Company has issued 0.50% non-convertible redeemable cumulative preferenceshares of ^10 each at a premium of 400% of the Face Value of preference shares, redeemable after 8 years,and 0.50% non-convertible redeemable cumulative preference shares of ^10 each at a premium of 700%of the Face Value of preference shares, redeemable after 4 years. As per the requirements of Ind AS 109 -Financial Instruments, the Company has not determined or disclosed the present value of these financialliabilities, nor has it applied the effective interest method for subsequent measurement. In the absence ofnecessary information, we are unable to quantify the impact of this departure from Ind AS 109 on thefinancial results.
f. During the course of audit, it is found that in respect of tour & travelling expenses payment has been madethrough credit card, however satisfactory supporting documents were not produced to us. In the absenceof such documentation, we are unable to determine the correctness and accuracy of the expensesrecorded. Accordingly, we are unable to quantify the impact, if any, of these matters on the financialresults.
g. As per the provisions of Section 135 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with the Companies (CorporateSocial Responsibility Policy) Rules, 2014, the Company is required to spend a amount of Rs 76.32 Lakhtowards Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activities during the year. However, the Company has notincurred any expenditure towards CSR activities during the year under audit, nor has it transferred theunspent amount to the specified fund as required under sub-section (5) and (6) of Section 135 of theCompanies Act, 2013.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specifiedunder section 143(10) of the Act (SAs). Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor'sResponsibilities for the Audit of the standalone Financial Statements 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 (ICAI) togetherwith the independence requirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalone financial statements under theprovisions of the Act and the Rules made there under, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordancewith these requirements and the ICAI's Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficientand appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of thestandalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of thestandalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinionon these matters. In addition to the matter described in the “Basis for Qualified Opinion” section we have determined thematter described below to be the key audit matter to be communicated in our report.
We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the standalone Ind ASfinancial statements section of our report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included theperformance of procedures designed to respond to our assessment of risks of a material misstatement of standalone IndAS financial statements. The results of our audit procedures, including the procedures performed to address the mattersbelow, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements.
Revenue Recognition
Revenue is measured taking into account discounts and rebates earned by the customers on sales. These arrangementsresult in deductions to gross sales in arriving at turnover and give rise to obligations for the Company to provide customerswith rebates, discounts, allowances.
Obtained an understanding of the policies and procedures applied to revenue recognition including testing the design andoperating effectiveness of controls related to revenue recognition processes employed by the Company.
• Performed procedures by analysing the cost of sales related to discounts, incentives, rebates and margins to total revenuerecognized as compared with prior year.
• Assessed the relevant estimates made by the management in connection with discounts incentives and rebates at year’send.
• Performed procedures for a sample of revenue transactions at the year end to assess whether they were recognized atthe correct period by corroborating the date of revenue recognition to third party support such as bills of lading, lorryreceipt etc.
• Analysed other adjustments and credit notes issued after the reporting date.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises theinformation included in the Management Discussion and Board's Report including Annexure to Board's Report, BusinessResponsibility Report, Corporate Governance and Shareholder's Information, but does not include the standalone financialstatements and our auditor's report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any formof assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and,in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial statements orour knowledge obtained during the course of our audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, weare required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to thepreparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financialperformance, total comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the Ind ASand other accounting principles generally accepted in India. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies;making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance ofadequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of theaccounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true andfair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company's ability tocontinue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basisof accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realisticalternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as a whole are freefrom material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion.Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAswill always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are consideredmaterial if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of userstaken on the basis of these standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticismthroughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraudor error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficientand appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting fromfraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions,misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal financial controls relevant to the audit in order to design audit proceduresthat are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible forexpressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls system in place and theoperating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates andrelated disclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on theaudit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may castsignificant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertaintyexists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor'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's report. However, future events or conditions may cause theCompany to cease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements, including thedisclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a mannerthat achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the standalone financial statements that, individually or in aggregate,makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the standalone financialstatements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope ofour audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatementsin the standalone financial statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timingof the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identifyduring our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethicalrequirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that mayreasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of mostsignificance in the audit of the standalone financial statements of the current year and are therefore the key auditmatters. We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure aboutthe matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in ourreport because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interestbenefits of such communication.
1. During the year internal auditor were appointed for the year, however internal audit report for the half yearlyended 31st March 2025 is not provided to us.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 (“the Order”) issued by the Central Governmentin terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the "Annexure A” a statement on the mattersspecified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required by section 143(3) of the Act, we report that
a) We have sought and except for the possible effects, if any, of the matter described in the Basis forQualified Opinion paragraph, we have obtained all the information and explanations which to the bestof our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our audit;
b) Except for the possible effects, if any, of the matter described in the Basis of Qualified Opinionparagraph, in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Companyso far as it appears from our examination of those books also except for the matters stated inparagraph 2(i)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules,2014;
c) The Standalone Balance Sheet, the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss including OtherComprehensive Income, the Standalone Statement of Changes in Equity and the Standalone statementof Cash Flows dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the relevant books of account;
d) Except for the possible effects, if any, of the matter described in the Basis of Qualified Opinionparagraph above, in our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with Ind ASspecified under Section 133 of the Act, read with relevant rule issued there under.
e) On the basis of written representations received from the Directors as on March 31, 2025, and takenon record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2025, frombeing appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.
f) With respect to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected therewith, reference ismade to our remarks in the paragraph 2(b) above on reporting under Section 143(3)(b) of the Act andparagraph 2(i)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules,2014.
g) With respect to the adequacy of Internal financial controls over financial reporting of the companyand the operating effectiveness of such control, refer to our separate report in “Annexure B” to thisreport.
h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance withrequirement of section 197(16) of the Act, as amended:
I) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given tous, the remuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the year is in accordancewith the provisions of section 197of the Act.
i) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, as amended, in our opinion and to the best of ourinformation and according to the explanation given to us:
I. The Company does not have any pending litigations which would impact its financial position.
II. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which therewere any material foreseeable losses.
III. There has been delay in transferring amounts (Rs.47.65 lacs), which were required to betransferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
IV. (a) The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (whichare material either individually or in the aggregate) have been advanced or loaned or invested(either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by theCompany to or in any other person or entity, including foreign entity (“Intermediaries”), with the
understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether,directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any mannerwhatsoever by or on behalf of the Company (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee,security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(b) The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds(which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been received by the Companyfrom any person or entity, including foreign entity (“Funding Parties”), with the understanding,whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, whether, directly or indirectly,lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf ofthe Funding Party (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like onbehalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(C) Based on the audit procedures that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in thecircumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the
representations under sub-clause iv(a) and iv(b) contain any material misstatement.
V. The Company has not declared or paid any dividend during the year. Hence the compliances withsection 123 of Companies Act 2013, is not applicable.
VI. “According to information and explanations provided by management and Based on ourexamination which included test checks, the company has used an accounting software “BIZSOL”for maintaining its books of account for the year ended 31st March 2025 which has a feature ofrecording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has operated throughout the year for allrelevant transactions recorded in the software. Further, during our audit we did not come acrossany instance of audit trail feature being tampered with and audit trail has been preserved by thecompany as per statutory requirement for record retention.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No. 005755N
CA Om Prakash Aggarwal
Partner
Membership No. 083862
UDIN: 25083862BMFYAZ4262
Place: Sikandrabad, U.P.
Date: 28.05.2025