1. We have audited the accompanying standalone financialstatements of Astra Microwave Products Limited ("theCompany”), which comprise the Standalone Balance Sheetas at March 31, 2025, and the Standalone Statement ofProfit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income),the Standalone Statement of Changes in Equity and theStandalone Statement of Cash Flows for the year thenended, and notes to the standalone financial statements,including material accounting policy information and otherexplanatory 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 informationrequired by the Companies Act, 2013 ("the 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 the Companyas at March 31, 2025, and total comprehensive income(comprising of profit and other comprehensive income),changes in equity and its cash flows for the year then ended.
3. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standardson Auditing (SAs) specified under Section 143(10) ofthe Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards arefurther 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 together with theethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of thestandalone financial statements under the provisions ofthe Act and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilledour other ethical responsibilities in accordance withthese requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believethat the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient andappropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
4. Key audit matters are those matters that, in ourprofessional judgement, were of most significance in ouraudit of the standalone financial statements of the currentperiod. These matters were addressed in the contextof our audit of the standalone financial statements as awhole and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do notprovide a separate opinion on these matters.
Key audit matter
How our audit addressed the key audit matter
Appropriateness of the expected credit loss ("ECL”) provision
Our procedures, in relation to testing of ECL provision
in respect of trade receivables.
recognized, included the following:
(Refer note 9 and note 39 to the standalone financial
1)
Understanding and evaluating the design and testing the
statements)
operating effectiveness of controls in respect of ECL
The Company has trade receivables aggregating to Rs.
provision for trade receivables.
79,216.51 lakhs as at March 31,2025, in respect of which the
2)
Understanding the basis and assessing the
Company applies the simplified approach permitted by Ind
appropriateness of the ECL provisioning methodology
AS 109 Financial instruments and recognises ECL provision.
which involves the use of historical trends in respect of
The provision for ECL as at March 31, 2025 is Rs. 940.69
receivables categorized by nature and age.
lakhs.
3)
Testing the key inputs/reports used in the model such as
This is determined as a key audit matter as determination
collections, receivable ageing and the computation of the
of ECL provision involved application of judgement bymanagement in respect of various matters includingbucketing of the receivables, determination of period forcredit risk assessment and probability of credit loss
credit loss percentages determined by the management.
5. The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for theother information. The other information comprisesthe information included in the annual report, butdoes not include the standalone financial statementsand our auditor's report thereon. The annual report isexpected to be made available to us after the date of thisauditor's report.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements doesnot cover the other information and we will not express anyform of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financialstatements, our responsibility is to read the otherinformation identified above when it becomes availableand, in doing so, consider whether the other informationis materially inconsistent with the standalone financialstatements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, orotherwise appears to be materially misstated.
When we read the annual report, if we conclude thatthere is a material misstatement therein, we are requiredto communicate the matter to those charged withgovernance and take the appropriate action as applicableunder the relevant laws and regulations.
6. The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for thematters stated in Section 134(5) of the Act with respect tothe preparation of these standalone financial statementsthat give a true and fair view of the financial position,financial performance, changes in equity and cash flowsof the Company in accordance with the accountingprinciples generally accepted in India, including the IndianAccounting Standards specified under Section 133 ofthe Act. This responsibility also includes maintenanceof adequate accounting records in accordance with theprovisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of theCompany and for preventing and detecting frauds and other
irregularities; selection and application of appropriateaccounting policies; making judgments and estimates thatare reasonable and prudent; and design, implementationand maintenance of adequate internal financial controls,that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracyand completeness of the accounting records, relevantto the preparation and presentation of the standalonefinancial statements that give a true and fair view and arefree from material misstatement, whether due to fraudor error.
7. In preparing the standalone financial statements, Boardof Directors is 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 Board ofDirectors either intends to liquidate the Company or tocease operations, or has no realistic alternative but todo so. Those Board of Directors are also responsible foroverseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of thestandalone financial statements
8. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance aboutwhether the standalone financial statements as a wholeare free from material misstatement, whether due tofraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includesour opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level ofassurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conductedin accordance with SAs will always detect a materialmisstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise fromfraud or error and are considered material if, individuallyor in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected toinfluence the economic decisions of users taken on thebasis of these standalone financial statements.
9. As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exerciseprofessional judgement and maintain professionalscepticism throughout the audit. We also:
Ý Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement ofthe standalone financial statements, whether due to fraudor error, design and perform audit procedures responsive
4)
Reviewing minutes of the Board of Directors' meetingsand management budgets to understand if there are anymacro conditions that can have adverse effect on thefinancial performance of the company.
5)
Performing sensitivity analysis by varying the credit losspercentages as determined and assessing the impact ofthe same on computation of ECL.
6)
Assessed the adequacy of disclosures in respect of ECLprovision in the financial statements.
to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficientand appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Therisk of not detecting a material misstatement resultingfrom fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, asfraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions,misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
Ý Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant tothe audit in order to design audit procedures that areappropriate in the circumstances. Under Section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing ouropinion on whether the Company has adequate internalfinancial controls with reference to standalone financialstatements in place and the operating effectiveness ofsuch controls.
Ý Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies usedand the reasonableness of accounting estimates andrelated disclosures made by management.
Ý Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use ofthe going concern basis of accounting and, based on theaudit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertaintyexists related to events or conditions that may castsignificant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as agoing concern. If we conclude that a material uncertaintyexists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor'sreport to the related disclosures in the standalone financialstatements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, tomodify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on theaudit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor'sreport. However, future events or conditions may causethe Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
Ý Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and contentof the standalone financial statements, including thedisclosures, and whether the standalone financialstatements represent the underlying transactions andevents in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
10. We communicate with those charged with governanceregarding, among other matters, the planned scope andtiming of the audit and significant audit findings, includingany significant deficiencies in internal control that weidentify during our audit.
11. 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 on ourindependence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
12. 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's
report 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.
13. 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 theAct, we give in the Annexure B a statement on the mattersspecified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to theextent applicable.
14. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the information andexplanations which to the best of our knowledge andbelief were necessary for the purposes of our audit.
(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, exceptfor the matters stated in paragraph 14(h)(vi) below onreporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Auditand Auditors) Rules, 2014 (as amended).
(c) The Standalone Balance Sheet, the StandaloneStatement of Profit and Loss (including othercomprehensive income), the Standalone Statementof Changes in Equity and the Standalone Statement ofCash Flows dealt with by this Report are in agreementwith the books of account.
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financialstatements comply with the Indian AccountingStandards specified under Section 133 of the Act.
(e) On the basis of the written representations receivedfrom the directors as on April 01, 2025, taken onrecord by the Board of Directors, none of the directorsis disqualified as on March 31, 2025, from beingappointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) ofthe Act.
(f) With respect to the maintenance of accounts andother matters connected therewith, reference is madeto our remarks in paragraph 14(b) above on reportingunder Section 143(3)(b) and paragraph 14(h)(vi) belowon reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Auditand Auditors) Rules, 2014 (as amended).
(g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financialcontrols with reference to standalone financialstatements of the Company and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls, refer to our separateReport in "Annexure A”.
(h) With respect to the other matters to be included inthe Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11 of theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 (as amended),in our opinion and to the best of our information andaccording to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact ofpending litigations on its financial position in itsstandalone financial statements - Refer note 34to the standalone financial statements;
ii. The Company was not required to recognisea provision as at March 31, 2025 under theapplicable law or Indian Accounting Standards, asit does not have any material foreseeable losseson long-term contract. The Company did not haveany long-term derivative contracts as at March31,2025.
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts,required to be transferred, to the InvestorEducation and Protection Fund by the Companyduring the year.
iv. (a) The management has represented that, to the
best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosedin note 43(ix)(A) to the standalone financialstatements, no funds have been advancedor loaned or invested either from borrowedfunds or share premium or any other sourcesor kind of funds by the Company to or inany other person(s) or entity(ies), includingforeign entities ("Intermediaries”), with theunderstanding, whether recorded in writingor otherwise, that the Intermediary shall,whether directly or indirectly, lend or investin other persons or entities identified inany manner whatsoever by or on behalf ofthe Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries”) orprovide any guarantee, security or the like onbehalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(b) The management has represented that,to the best of its knowledge and belief,as disclosed in the note 43(ix)(B) to thestandalone financial statements, no fundshave been received by the Company fromany person(s) or entity(ies), includingforeign entities ("Funding Parties”), withthe understanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the Company shall,whether directly or indirectly, lend or investin other persons or entities identified in anymanner whatsoever by or on behalf of theFunding Party ("Ultimate Beneficiaries”) orprovide any guarantee, security or the like onbehalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
(c) Based on such audit procedures that weconsidered reasonable and appropriate inthe circumstances, nothing has come to ournotice that has caused us to believe that therepresentations under sub-clause (a) and (b)contain any material misstatement.
v. The final dividend paid by the Company duringthe year in respect of the same declared for theprevious year is in accordance with section 123 ofthe Companies Act, 2013 to the extent it appliesto payment of dividend.
As stated in note 41 to the standalone financialstatements, the Board of Directors of theCompany have proposed final dividend for theyear which is subject to the approval of themembers at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.The dividend declared is in accordance withsection 123 of the Act to the extent it applies todeclaration of dividend.
vi. Based on our examination, the Company hasused accounting software SAP and is in theprocess of establishing necessary controls andmaintaining documentation regarding audit trail.Consequently, we are unable to comment onthe audit trail feature of the aforesaid software.Accordingly, the question of our commentingon whether the audit trail feature had operatedthroughout the year or was tampered with doesnot arise. Further, the audit trail, to the extentmaintained in the prior year, has been preservedby the Company as per the statutory requirementsfor record retention.
15. The Company has paid/ provided for managerialremuneration in accordance with the requisite approvalsmandated by the provisions of Section 197 read withSchedule V to the Act.
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Date: May 22, 2025 UDIN: 25220916BMOQGE6734