We were engaged to audit the accompanying standalone financial statements of Compuage Infocom Limited ("theCompany"), which comprise the Standalone Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2024, the Standalone Statement ofProfit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement ofCash Flows for the year ended on that date, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significantaccounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as “the standalone financialstatements").
We do not express an opinion on the accompanying standalone financial statements of the Company. Because ofthe significance of the matters described in the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion section of our report, we have notbeen able to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence to provide a basis for an audit opinion on these standalonefinancial statements.
Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion
(a) As explained in note 1 to the financial statements, all the directors of the company except two directors, andCompany Secretary have resigned from their positions in the Company prior to commencement of theCorporate Insolvency Resolution Process (“CIRP") on 2nd November 2023 Upon commencement of theCIRP, the powers of the Board of Directors of the Company stand suspended and are exercised by theResolution Professional ("RP"). Since these financial statements belong to the period comprising of both preand post CIRP and hence, as informed to us, these financial statements have been prepared with the same"basis of preparation" as adopted by the erstwhile Board of Directors as enumerated upon the Board underSection 134(5), of the Companies Act, 2013 and related regulations, while highlighting/addressing anymaterial departures as per the current conditions and events which occurred subsequent to the balancesheet date. We have been informed that for the closing balances as on 31s1 March 2023 and period prior toinitiation of CIRP, the RP has relied on the representations and statements made by existing staff/heads ofthe departments and accounts, Finance and Tax team of the Company. We have been given to understandthat RP has signed the attached financial statements solely for the purpose of compliance and discharginghis duty under the CIRP, governed by the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (the "Code").
(b) As mentioned in note 39 to the financial statements, pursuant to the commencement of CIRP of the Companyunder Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016, there are various claims submitted by the financial creditors,operational creditors, employees and other creditors to the RP. The balances of financial creditors in thebooks have been adjusted to match the claims submitted by them. The overall obligations and liabilitiesincluding interest on loans and the principal amount of loans shall be determined upon the successfulresolution of the Company. Pending final outcome of the CIRP, no accounting impact in the books ofaccounts has been made in respect of excess or short claims or non-receipt of claims for operational andfinancial creditors. Hence, consequential impact, if any, is currently not ascertainable and we are unable tocomment on possible financial impact of the same.
(C) On the basis of information and explanations provided to us, as part of RP’s responsibility under the CIRP,the RP has sent recovery notices to certain parties having outstanding trade receivables, has filedapplications under section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 to the extent of cheques availablewith the erstwhile management, and has also filed applications under section 9 of the Insolvency andBankruptcy Code, 2016 as the case may be. The RP has been partially successful in recovery of somemonies through settlements.
(d) As required by Standards on Auditing (SA's), we could not carry out certain mandatory audit procedures likeattending physical verification of inventories, obtaining direct confirmations from banks / trade receivables /trade and other creditors etc. due to various factors. Accordingly, we could not obtain sufficient andappropriate evidence for adequacy and reasonableness of management estimates for various provisions, fairvaluation / net realizable value of various assets etc. These matters can have material and pervasive impacton the financial statements. Consequential impact, if any, of matters described below, on recognition ofcertain components in financial statements including its presentation / disclosure is currently notascertainable.
(e) Books of Accounts
As stated in note 1 to the accompanying standalone financial statements, the books of accounts maintainedon SAP for the previous year ended 31st March 2023 were not accessible due to corruption of the data whichcould not be retrieved till the time of signing of the financial statements and therefore we are unable to obtainsufficient and appropriate audit evidence with respect to the opening balances. Any changes to the openingbalances would materially impact the financial statements including but not limited to the resultant accountingtreatment thereof.
(f) Property, plant and equipment
Pending outcome of CIRP, the Company has not carried out impairment testing of these assets as at thebalance sheet date.
During the year, the Company has closed down all its branches in India. However, the written down valuesof Property, plant and equipment located at these branches and which have ceased to be in the possessionof the Company have not been written off. Impact on the balances of Property, plant and equipment andconsequential impact on depreciation is not ascertainable.
(g) Inventories
Inventories are being carried at Rs. 9,359.07 lakhs out of which Rs. 2,379.70 lakhs are located at SingaporeBranch which is not audited by us. The management was of the view that these inventories continue to remainmarketable. However, due to ongoing default in payment to lenders who hold a hypothecation charge onthese inventories, certain sale restrictions have been imposed. As most of the inventories remain unsold, therealizable value of the inventories is in doubt. We have been informed that the valuation report obtained bythe HP is confidential and cannot be made available to us. In the absence of sufficient and appropriateevidence to support the management’s assessment with respect to realizable value of the inventories, we areunable to comment on whether the inventories are being carried at cost or realizable value, whichever islower as required by Ind AS 2 and the consequent impact, if any, on the carrying value of the aforesaidinventories.
(h) Trade Receivables and Provision for Doubtful Debts
Trade Receivables are being carried at Rs. 44,297.22 lakhs out of which Rs. 171.01 lakhs are of SingaporeBranch which is not audited by us. Provision for Expected Credit Loss on Trade Receivables of Rs. 44,297.22Lakhs has not been made. Furthermore, the said amount has not been debited to the Profit and Loss Accountand has not been reduced from Trade Receivables in the Balance Sheet which is not in accordance with IndAS. As stated in note 1 due to restrictions imposed by lenders on inventory sales, the Company is currentlyunable to make further supplies to customers. This disruption in the purchase-sales-collection cycle hasposed challenges in debt collection and recovery. The expected realization of the amounts outstanding fromcustomers is uncertain. Due to unavailability of confirmations, we are unable to comment on the impact, ifany, on the carrying value of the aforesaid Trade Receivables, its Ageing Schedule and the adequacy ofProvision for Expected Credit Loss. Further, as Provision for Expected Credit Loss of Rs._44,297.22_has notbeen made and not debited to the Profit and Loss Account, the loss has been understated to that extent.
(i) Balances with Government Authorities
Balances with Government Authorities are being carried at Rs. 5,456.11 lakhs. This balance comprises ofVAT paid on account of disputed cases of Rs. 56.64 lakhs, Customs Duty Refund of Rs. 193.73 lakhs, UnjustEnrichment of Rs. 47.82 lakhs and GST Input Credit Available of Rs. 5,157.92 lakhs. The recoverability ofVAT Refund, Customs Duty Refund and Unjust Enrichment depends on the outcome of the cases filed withthe respective government departments. Availability and Utilization of GST Input Credit depends on theoutcome of the CIRP and whether the Company is able make payments to its suppliers and to sell productsin the future. Accordingly, we are unable to comment on the impact, if any, on the carrying value of theaforesaid Balances with Government Authorities.
(j) Trade Payables & Other Payables
Trade Payables are being carried at Rs. 28,740.29 lakhs and Other Payables are being carried at Rs. 546.80lakhs. Certain parties have submitted their claims under CIRP amounting to Rs. 54,091.96 lakhs. Pendingfinal outcome of the CIRP, no adjustments have been made in the books for the differential amount in theclaims admitted. Accordingly, we are unable to ascertain the impact on the carrying value of the aforesaidTrade Payables and Other Payables, its ageing schedule and corresponding impact, on Purchase of stock-in-trade, if any.
(k) Advance to Suppliers
Advances to Suppliers are being carried at Rs. 40.06 lakhs. Due to unavailability of confirmations, we areunable to comment on the impact, if any, on the carrying value of the aforesaid Advances to Suppliers.
(l) Expenses
Expenses have been verified to the extent supporting evidences and documents were made available at thetime of audit.
(m) We have been informed that the report submitted by the Forensic Auditor appointed by Committee ofCreditors is confidential. Further, we have been informed by the Interim Resolution Professional & ResolutionProfessional that certain information including the minutes of meetings of the Committee of Creditors and theoutcome of certain procedures carried out as part of the CIRP are confidential in nature and could not beshared with anyone other than the Committee of Creditors and NCLT. Accordingly, we are unable to commenton the possible financial impact, presentation and disclosures, if any, that may arise if we had been providedaccess to such information.
Material uncertainty related to Going Concern
The financial statements are presented with the assumption that the Company will be able to continue its operationsand that it has the ability to meet its financial obligations and liabilities in the normal course of business. As stated innote 1 to the accompanying standalone financial statements, the business of the Company has been severelydisrupted on account of extremely tight liquidity situation and inadequate support from major vendors and lenders,who have recalled the credit facilities. This situation has been further aggravated by high level of manpower attritionresulting in serious gaps in maintenance of IT systems and records. The Company has defaulted in respect ofinstalments and payment of interest on term loans and dues on account of cash credits from Banks. The Company isundergoing the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process as explained in detail in note 39.
The Resolution Professional has prepared these financial statements using going concern basis of accounting basedon their assessment of the successful outcome of the ongoing CIRP and accordingly no adjustments have been madeto the carrying value of the assets and liabilities and their presentation and classification in the Balance Sheet.
Such events and conditions, along with the matters described in the section of Disclaimer of Opinion in our report,and their possible impact on erstwhile management's assumptions, and other matters as set forth in note 1, indicatethat material uncertainty exists that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a goingconcern. In the absence of sufficient and appropriate evidence, we are unable to comment as to whether the goingconcern basis for the preparation of these financial statements taken by the Resolution Professional is appropriate.
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 ofthe standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separateopinion on these matters.
Except for the matters discussed in the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion Paragraph, there are no other Key AuditMatters to be communicated in the Auditor’s Report.
Responsibility of Management for the standalone financial statements
The Company has been under the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process ("CIRP”) under the provisions of theInsolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“the Code”) vide order dated 2nd November 2023 passed by the NationalCompany Law Tribunal ("NCLT”). The powers of the Board of Directors stand suspended as per Section 17 of theCode and such powers were being exercised by the Interim Resolution Professional (IRP) appointed by the NCLT bythe said order under the provisions of the Code. As per Section 20 of the Code, the management and operations ofthe Company were being managed by the Interim Resolution Professional Mr. Arun Kapoor upon commencement ofCIRP. Subsequently, vide order dated 29th April 2024 passed by NCLT, the IRP Mr. Arun Kapoor was replaced byResolution Professional (RP) Mr. Gajesh Labhchand Jain who is now responsible for the management and operationsof the Company.
The management is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation ofthese standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance,including other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the IndAS and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified undersection 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordancewith the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraudsand other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimatesthat are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls,that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to thepreparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free frommaterial 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 concernbasis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has norealistic alternative but to do so. Under Section 20 of the Code, it is incumbent upon the Resolution Professional tomanage the operations of the Company as a going concern upon initiation of CIRP and the financial statements whichhave been prepared on going concern basis have been considered by the Resolution Professional accordingly.
The management is also responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.
Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
Our responsibility is to conduct an audit of the accompanying standalone financial statements in accordance withStandards on Auditing specified under section 143(10) of the Act, and to issue an auditor's report. However, becauseof the matters described in the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion section of our report, we were not able to obtainsufficient appropriate audit evidence to provide a basis for an audit opinion on these standalone financial statements.We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of CharteredAccountants of India ('ICAI') together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalonefinancial statements under the provisions of the Act and the rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethicalresponsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics.
We have not audited the financial statements and other financial information of one of the branches located outsideIndia.
These financial statements and financial information have been audited by other auditors whose reports have beenfurnished to us by the Management and our opinion on the standalone financial statements, in so far as it relates tothe amounts and disclosures included in respect of the foreign branch and our report in terms of section 143 (3) ofthe Act, insofar as it relates to the aforesaid foreign branch is based solely on the reports of the other auditors. Theauditors of the branch have expressed a disclaimer of opinion for the financial statements of the branch.
The financial statements and other financial information of the foreign branch which is located outside India whosefinancial statements and other financial information has been prepared in accordance with accounting principlesgenerally accepted in that country and which has been audited by other auditors under generally accepted auditingstandards applicable in that country The Company's management has converted the financial statements of thisbranch located outside India from accounting principles generally accepted in its respective country to accountingprinciples generally accepted in India We have audited these conversion adjustments made by the Company'smanagement. Our opinion in so far as it relates to the balances and affairs of the branch located outside India isbased on the reports of other auditors and the conversion adjustments prepared by the Management of the Companyand audited by us.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements, and our report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirementsbelow, is not modified in respect of the above matters with respect to our reliance on the work done and the reportsof the other auditors.
Report on legal and other regulatory requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order”) issued by the Central Government ofIndia in 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, to the extent applicable, which is subject to the possible effects ofthe matters described in the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion section above and the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinionin our separate Report on the Internal Controls over Financial Reporting.
2. As required by section 143 (3) of the Act, based on our audit and on the consideration of the report of the otherauditors on separate financial statements and the other financial information of its foreign branch, as noted in the"other matters" paragraph, we report, to the extent applicable that:
(a) except as described in the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion section above, we have sought and obtained allthe information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for thepurpose of our audit;
(b) the Company has maintained books of account. However due to conditions and the possible effects of thematters described in the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion section above, we are unable to state whether properbooks of account as required by law have been kept by the Company;
(c) the Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Loss including Other Comprehensive Income, Statement ofChanges in Equity and Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books ofaccount;
(d) due to the possible effects of the matters described in the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion section, we areunable to state whether the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Ind AS specified underSection 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 and the Companies (IndianAccounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
(e) the matters described in the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion and in the Material Uncertainty related to GoingConcern section above, in our opinion, may have an adverse effect on the functioning of the Company.
(f) on the basis of written representations received from the suspended directors as on 31st March 2024, noneof the suspended directors are disqualified as on 31SI March 2024 from being appointed as a director in termsof Section 164(2) of the Act;
(g) the reservation relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected therewith are as statedin the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion section above
(h) with respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company andoperating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in Annexure B. Our report expressesdisclaimer opinion on the Company’s internal financial controls over financial reporting for the reasons statedtherein;
(i) with respect to the other matter to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with the requirements ofsection 197(16) of the Act as amended, during the year, the Company has accrued an amount of Rs. 65.83lakhs in the books of account without making payment of remuneration to its directors. Consideringunavailability of requisite documents, we are unable to comment on compliance of provisions of section 197of the Act;
(j) other than the possible effects of the matters described in the Basis for Disclaimer of Opinion paragraphabove, with respect to the other matters to be included in the 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 given to us :
(i) the Company has disclosed the impact on pending litigations on its financial position in its standalonefinancial statements;
(ii) the Company did not have any long term contracts including derivative contracts for which there wereany material foreseeable losses;
(iii) there has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Educationand Protection Fund by the Company.
(iv) (a) 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 advanced or loaned or invested (either fromborrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in anyother person or entity, including foreign entity (“Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whetherrecorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or investin other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company("Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the UltimateBeneficiaries;
(b) The management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (which arematerial either individually or in the aggregate) have been received by the Company from any person orentity, including foreign entity ("Funding Parties”), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing orotherwise, 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 of the funding party (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or
provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
(c) Based on the audit procedures that we have considered reasonable and appropriate in thecircumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representationsunder subclause (a) and (b) above, contain any material mis-statement.
(v) The Company has not declared any dividend during the year;
(vi) Based on our examination which included test checks, the Company has not used accounting softwarefor maintaining its books of account for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024 which has a featureof recording audit trail (edit log) facility.
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