We have audited the financial statements of Tata ElxsiLimited (the "Company”) which comprise the balancesheet as at 31 March 2025, and the statement of profitand loss (including other comprehensive income),statement of changes in equity and statement ofcash flows for the year then ended, and notes to thefinancial statements, including material accountingpolicies and other explanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our informationand according to the explanations given to us, theaforesaid financial statements give the informationrequired by the Companies Act, 2013 ("Act”) in themanner so required and give a true and fair view inconformity with the accounting principles generallyaccepted in India, of the state of affairs of theCompany as at 31 March, 2025 and its profit andother comprehensive loss, changes in equity and itscash flows for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit in accordance with theStandards on Auditing (SAs) specified underSection 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities underthose SAs are further described in the Auditor’sResponsibilities for the Audit of the FinancialStatements section of our report. We are independentof the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethicsissued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants ofIndia together with the ethical requirements that arerelevant to our audit of the financial statements underthe provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder,and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilitiesin accordance with these requirements and the Codeof Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we haveobtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide abasis for our opinion on the financial statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in ourprofessional judgment, were of most significance inour audit of the financial statements of the currentperiod. These matters were addressed in the contextof our audit of the financial statements as a whole,and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do notprovide a separate opinion on these matters.
Key audit matter
The key audit matter
How the matter was addressed in our audit
Amount of revenue recognition in respect of fixedprice contracts (Refer Note 2.4 to the financialstatements)
In view of its significance, we applied the followingaudit procedures in this matter, among others to obtainsufficient appropriate audit evidence:
The Company enters into fixed-price contracts, withcustomers where, revenue from such contract isrecognized based on percentage of completion. Thisinvolves computation of actual cost incurred andestimation of total cost on each contract to measureprogress towards completion as per the input method.
(a) Obtained an understanding of the IT systems,processes and controls implemented by thecompany for recording and computing revenue,provision for onerous contract, and the associatedcontract assets, Contract liabilities balances.
Amount of revenue recognition in respect of fixed price
(b)
1 nvolving Information technology ('IT’) specialists
contracts has been identified as a Key Audit Matter
to assess the design and operating effectiveness
considering that:
of key IT controls relating to revenue recognition
- there is an inherent risk and presumed fraud risk
and in particular:
around the accuracy, existence and valuation of
•
IT environment in which the business systems
revenues recognized considering the customized
operate, including access controls, program
and complex nature of these contracts and
change controls, program development controls
significant inputs from IT systems.
and IT operation controls;
- application of revenue recognition accounting
Completeness and Accuracy over various cost and
standard (Ind AS 115, Revenue from Contracts with
revenue reports generated by system;
customers) is complex and involves a number of
Access and application controls pertaining to
key judgments and estimates in mainly identifying
allocation of resources and budgeting systems
performance obligations, related transaction price
which prevent the unauthorized recording /
and estimating the future cost-to- completion
changes to costs incurred.
of these contracts, which is used to determinethe percentage of completion of the relevantperformance obligation.
- these contracts require estimation of future cost-to completion of each contract as well as criticalestimates to make provision for onerous contract,which requires critical assessment of foreseeablelosses to be made by the company.
- at year-end, a significant amount of work inprogress - contract assets and contract liabilitiesrelated to each contract is to be identified.
(c)
For selected samples of fixed contracts -Evaluated the contractual terms to identify theperformance obligation and assessed the basisof revenue recognition; Checked the approval forestimates of cost to completion by authorizedpersonnel of the Company;
Carried out a retrospective assessment of costsincurred with estimated costs to identify anysignificant variation and checked whether thosevariations have been considered in estimating theremaining costs to complete the contract;
Verified the contract assets and contract liabilitieson balance sheet by evaluating the underlyingdocumentation to identify possible delays inachieving milestones which require changein estimated costs to complete the remainingperformance obligations; and
Checked journal entries impacting the revenuerecognition for the period selected based onspecified risk-based criteria.
(d)
Checked the adequacy and appropriateness ofprovision in respect of onerous contracts.
The Company’s Management and Board of Directorsare responsible for the other information. The otherinformation comprises the information included inthe Company’s annual report, but does not includethe financial statements and auditor’s report thereon.The Company’s annual report is expected to be madeavailable to us after the date of this auditor’s report.Our opinion on the financial statements does notcover the other information and we will not expressany form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements,our responsibility is to read the other informationidentified above when it becomes available and, indoing so, consider whether the other information ismaterially inconsistent with the financial statementsor our knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwiseappears to be materially misstated.
When we read the annual report, if we concludethat there is a material misstatement therein, weare required to communicate the matter to thosecharged with governance and take necessary actions,as applicable under the relevant laws and regulations.
The Company’s Management and Board of Directorsare responsible for the matters stated in Section134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation ofthese financial statements that give a true and fairview of the state of affairs, profit/ loss and othercomprehensive loss, changes in equity and cash flowsof the Company in accordance with the accountingprinciples generally accepted in India, including theIndian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specifiedunder Section 133 of the Act. This responsibilityalso includes maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions of theAct for safeguarding of the assets of the Companyand for preventing and detecting frauds and otherirregularities; selection and application of appropriateaccounting policies; making judgments and estimatesthat are reasonable and prudent; and design,
implementation and maintenance of adequate internalfinancial controls, that were operating effectivelyfor ensuring the accuracy and completeness of theaccounting records, relevant to the preparationand presentation of the financial statements thatgive a true and fair view and are free from materialmisstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, theManagement and Board of Directors are responsiblefor assessing the Company’s ability to continue asa going concern, disclosing, as applicable, mattersrelated to going concern and using the going concernbasis of accounting unless the Board of Directorseither intends to liquidate the Company or to ceaseoperations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.The Board of Directors is also responsible foroverseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assuranceabout whether the financial statements as a wholeare free from material misstatement, whether dueto fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s reportthat includes our opinion. Reasonable assuranceis a high level of assurance, but is not a guaranteethat an audit conducted in accordance with SAswill always detect a material misstatement when itexists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or errorand are considered material if, individually or in theaggregate, they could reasonably be expected toinfluence the economic decisions of users taken onthe basis of these financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exerciseprofessional judgment and maintain professionalskepticism throughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of materialmisstatement of the financial statements, whetherdue to fraud or error, design and perform auditprocedures responsive to those risks, and obtainaudit evidence that is sufficient and appropriateto provide a basis for our opinion. The risk ofnot detecting a material misstatement resulting
from fraud is higher than for one resulting fromerror, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery,intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or theoverride of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal controlrelevant to the audit in order to designaudit procedures that are appropriate in thecircumstances. Under Section 143(3)(i) of theAct, we are also responsible for expressing ouropinion on whether the company has adequateinternal financial controls with reference tofinancial statements in place and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accountingpolicies used and the reasonableness ofaccounting estimates and related disclosuresmade by the Management and Board of Directors.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of theManagement and Board of Directors use of thegoing concern basis of accounting in preparationof financial statements and, based on theaudit evidence obtained, whether a materialuncertainty exists related to events or conditionsthat may cast significant doubt on the Company’sability to continue as a going concern. If weconclude that a material uncertainty exists, weare required to draw attention in our auditor’sreport to the related disclosures in the financialstatements or, if such disclosures are inadequate,to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are basedon the audit evidence obtained up to the date ofour auditor’s report. However, future events orconditions may cause the Company to cease tocontinue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure andcontent of the financial statements, including thedisclosures, and whether the financial statementsrepresent the underlying transactions and eventsin a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged withgovernance regarding, among other matters, theplanned scope and timing of the audit and significantaudit findings, including any significant deficienciesin internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance witha statement that we have complied with relevantethical requirements regarding independence, and tocommunicate with them all relationships and othermatters that may reasonably be thought to bear onour independence, and where applicable, relatedsafeguards.
From the matters communicated with those chargedwith governance, we determine those matters thatwere of most significance in the audit of the financialstatements of the current period and are thereforethe key audit matters. We describe these mattersin our auditor’s report unless law or regulationprecludes public disclosure about the matter orwhen, in extremely rare circumstances, we determinethat a matter should not be communicated in ourreport because the adverse consequences of doingso would reasonably be expected to outweigh thepublic interest benefits of such communication.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report)Order, 2020 ("the Order”) issued by the CentralGovernment of India in terms of Section 143(11) ofthe Act, we give in the "Annexure A” a statementon the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2 A. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, wereport that:
a. We have sought and obtained all theinformation and explanations which tothe best of our knowledge and beliefwere necessary for the purposes ofour 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 Rule11(g) of the Companies (Audit andAuditors) Rules, 2014.
c. The balance sheet, the statementof profit and loss (including othercomprehensive income), the statementof changes in equity and the statementof cash flows dealt with by this Reportare in agreement with the books ofaccount.
d. I n our opinion, the aforesaid financialstatements comply with the Ind ASspecified under Section 133 of the Act.
e. On the basis of the writtenrepresentations received from thedirectors as on 01 April 2025 to 06 April2025 taken on record by the Boardof Directors, none of the directors isdisqualified as on 31 March 2025 frombeing appointed as a director in termsof Section 164(2) of the Act.
f. The reservation relating to themaintenance of accounts and othermatters connected therewith are asstated in the paragraph 2A(b) aboveon reporting under Section 143(3)(b) of the Act and paragraph [2B(f)]below on reporting under Rule 11(g) ofthe Companies (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 tobe included in the Auditor’s Report inaccordance with Rule 11 of the Companies(Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in ouropinion and to the best of our informationand according to the explanations givento us:
a. The Company has disclosed the impactof pending litigations as at 31 March,2025 on its financial position in its
financial statements - Refer Note 33 tothe financial statements.
b. The Company did not have any long¬term contracts including derivativecontracts for which there were anymaterial foreseeable losses.
c. There has been no delay in transferringamounts to the Investor Educationand Protection Fund by the Companyduring the year ended March 31, 2025except for INR 2.67 lakhs due to legaldisputes with regard to ownership thathave remain unresolved.
d (i) The management has representedthat, to the best of it’s knowledgeand belief, as disclosed in the Note44 to the financial statements, nofunds have been advanced or loanedor invested (either from borrowedfunds or share premium or anyother sources or kind of funds) bythe 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 it’s knowledgeand belief, as disclosed in the Note44 to the financial statements,no funds have been received bythe Company from any person(s)or entity(ies), including foreignentities ("Funding Parties”), withthe 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 proceduresthat have been consideredreasonable and appropriate in thecircumstances, nothing has cometo our notice that has caused usto believe that the representationsunder sub-clause (i) and (ii) ofRule 11(e), as provided under (i)and (ii) above, contain any materialmisstatement.
e. The final dividend paid by the Companyduring the year, in respect of the samedeclared for the previous year, is inaccordance with Section 123 of the Actto the extent it applies to payment ofdividend.
As stated in Note 45 to the financialstatements, the Board of Directorsof the Company has proposed finaldividend for the year which is subjectto the approval of the members at theensuing Annual General Meeting. Thedividend declared is in accordance withSection 123 of the Act to the extent itapplies to declaration of dividend.
f. Based on our examination whichincluded test checks, the Company hasused an accounting software whichis operated by a third party softwareservice provider for maintaining itsbooks of account which has a feature ofaudit trail (edit log) facility and the samehas been operated during the period 01April 2024 to 31 December 2024 for allrelevant transactions recorded in thesoftware except that the audit trail was
not enabled at the database level to logany direct data changes and we did notcome across any instance of the audittrail feature being tampered with duringthat period, further, in the absence ofan Independent auditor’s report forthe said service organisation from01 January 2025 to 31 March, 2025, weare unable to comment whether audittrail feature of the said software wasenabled and operated for all relevanttransactions recorded in the accountingsoftware. Additionally, we are unable tocomment whether the audit trail hasbeen preserved by the company as perthe statutory requirements for recordretention.
C. With respect to the matter to be included inthe Auditor’s Report under Section 197(16)of the Act:
In our opinion and according to theinformation and explanations given to us,the remuneration paid/payable by theCompany to its directors during the currentyear is in accordance with the provisions ofSection 197 of the Act. The remunerationpaid to any director is not in excess of thelimit laid down under Section 197 of theAct. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs hasnot prescribed other details under Section197(16) of the Act which are required to becommented upon by us.
For B S R & Co. LLP
Chartered AccountantsFirm’s Registration No.:101248W/W-100022
Ashish Chadha
Partner
Place: Bengaluru Membership No.: 500160
Date: 17 April, 2025 ICAI UDIN:25500160BMLILK5622