We have audited the accompanying Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements of W.S. Industries (India) Limited (“theCompany”), which comprise the standalone balance sheet as at 31st March 2025, the standalone statement ofProfit and Loss (Including Other Comprehensive Income), the standalone cash flow statements and the standalonestatement of changes in equity for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements, includinga summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standaloneInd AS financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013, as amended (“the Act”) in themanner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted inIndia, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31,2025, its loss including other comprehensive income, itscash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit of standalone Ind AS financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing(SAs), as specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further describedin the ‘Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements’ section of our report.We are independent of the Company in accordance with the ‘Code of Ethics’ issued by the Institute of CharteredAccountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalone Ind ASfinancial statements under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules thereunder, and we havefulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believethat the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on thestandalone Ind AS financial statements.
Emphasis of Matter
Without qualifying our report, we draw attention to
a. Note No. 34 to the standalone Ind AS financial statements, which explains that amount payable to overseascustomers/suppliers aggregating to ? 5.55 crores written back during the earlier years pertains to erstwhileElectro-porcelain products division (since discontinued) and management is in the process of obtaining necessaryapprovals from the competent authorities. The impact if any arising on account of such write back of amountspending approvals is not ascertainable at this point of time.
b. The company is engaged in implementation of construction contracts, which envisage maintenance of costbudgets associated with the implementation of projects which are prepared and periodically reviewed in order tohave an overall view of project outcome from time to time. Though the cost budgets and revisions are managementestimates, this process envisages implementation of control based budgetary process, pending which the currentprocess for arriving at the project outcomes which may be susceptible for deviations and the impact if any arisingtherefrom, will be ascertainable only upon completion of the projects, hence no adjustments have been made inthe financial statements.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance in our audit of thestandalone Ind AS financial statements for the financial year ended March 31,2025. These matters were addressedin the context of our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinionthereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. We have determined the matters describedbelow to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report. For each matter below, our description of howour audit addressed the matter is provided in that context.
Key Audit Matter
Audit Procedures
Contract revenue amounting to ?238.09 croresfor construction contracts which usually extendsover a period of 1-2 years and are fixed pricecontract and in few cases the contracts enablevariance claims subject to acceptance.
In either case the contract revenue is measuredbased on the proportion of contract costsincurred for work performed to date relative to theestimated total contract costs.
This method requires the Company to performan initial assessment of total estimated costand further, reassess the total construction costat each reporting period end to determine theappropriate percentage of completion.
We considered the estimation of constructioncontract cost as a key audit matter giventhe involvement of significant managementjudgement which has consequential impact onrevenue recognition.
Our procedures over the recognition of constructionrevenue included the following:
• Understood and evaluated the design and testedeffectiveness of key internal financial controls,including those related to review and approval ofestimated project cost and review of provision forestimated loss by the authorised representatives.
• We obtained the percentage of completioncalculations, agreed key contractual terms to thesigned contracts, tested the mathematical accuracyof the cost to complete calculations and re-performedthe calculation of revenue recognized during theyear based on the percentage of completion.
• For costs incurred to date, we tested samplesto appropriate supporting documentation andperformed cut off procedures.
• To test the forecast cost to complete, we obtained thebreakdown of costs forecasts and tested elementsof the forecast by obtaining executed purchaseorders and agreements, evaluating reasonablenessof management’s judgements.
• Checked the related disclosures in the financialstatements.
Based on the above procedures performed, weconsidered the manner of estimation of contract costand recognition of revenue to be reasonable.
For the year under audit all the ongoing contractsthe Company has undertaken are with its relatedparties which are stated to be at arm’s length.These contracts envisage that in relation to back-to-back contracts obtained by related partiesas the principal contractors have subcontractedto the company. In addition, the company isengaged in transactions relating to receipt ofloans, procurement of materials and hiring ofequipment from related parties, etc. which aredisclosed in Note No.40 to the standalone Ind ASfinancial statements.
- Obtained and read the Company’s policies,processes and procedures in respect of identifyingrelated parties, obtaining approval, recording anddisclosure of related party transactions.
- Read minutes of shareholder meetings, boardmeetings and minutes of meetings of those chargedwith governance, as applicable, in connection withCompany’s assessment of related party transactionsbeing in the ordinary course of business and atarm’s length pricing (ALP) keeping in view of theindustry’s practices and ALP justification valuationreports obtained by the company from certifiedstructural engineer and registered governmentvaluer.
We identified the commercial arrangementsand pricing mechanism between the relatedparties and its disclosure as set out in respectivenotes to the standalone financial statementsas a key audit matter due to the significance oftransactions with related parties and associatedregulatory compliances thereon in relation todisclosures and arm’s length pricing.
- Tested, on a sample basis, related party transactionswith the underlying contracts, confirmation lettersand other supporting documents
- Agreed the related party information disclosed inthe standalone Ind AS financial statements withthe underlying supporting documents, on a samplebasis on the basis of information and relevantrecords made available to us.
The Company’s Management and Board of Directors are responsible for the preparation of the other information.The other information comprises the information included in the Company’s Annual Report, but does not include theFinancial Statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The above reports are expected to be made available to usafter the date of the auditor’s report.
Our opinion on the standalone Ind AS financial statements does not cover the other information and we do notexpress any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements, our responsibility is to read the otherinformation identified above when it becomes available and, in doing so, consider whether the other information ismaterially inconsistent with the standalone Ind AS financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit orotherwise appears to be materially misstated.
When we read the above reports, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are required tocommunicate the matter to those charged with governance and describe actions applicable under the applicable lawsand regulations.
The Company’s Management and Board of Directors are responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of theAct with respect to the preparation of these Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements that give a true and fair viewof the financial position, financial performance including Other Comprehensive Income, cash flows and changesin equity of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including theIndian Accounting Standards (IND AS) specified under section 133 of the Act read with relevant rules issuedthereunder. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with theprovisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds andother irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and the estimatesthat are reasonable and prudent; and the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financialcontrols, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records,relevant to the preparation and presentation of the Standalone Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fairview and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone Ind AS financial statements, Management and Board of Directors are responsible forassessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to goingconcern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Companyor to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone Ind AS financial statements as awhole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an Auditor’s report that includesour opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted inaccordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud orerror and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influencethe economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone Ind AS 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 Ind AS financial statements, whether dueto fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence thatis sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatementresulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentionalomissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the 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 expressingour opinion on whether the company has adequate internal financial controls system in place and the operatingeffectiveness 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, basedon the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that maycast significant doubt on the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a materialuncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financialstatements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the auditevidence 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 Ind AS financial statements, includingthe disclosures, and whether the standalone Ind AS financial statements represent the underlying transactionsand events in a manner that 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 Ind AS financial statements of the financial year ended March 31,2025and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor’s report unless law or regulation
precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a mattershould not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably beexpected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (“the Order”), issued by the Central Governmentof India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the “Annexure A” a statement on thematters specified 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 obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge andbelief were necessary for the purposes of our audit of the aforesaid Standalone Financial Statements.
b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law for preparation of the aforesaid StandaloneFinancial Statements have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of thosebooks except for the matters stated in the paragraph 2(h)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of thecompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.
c) The Standalone Balance Sheet, the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss including other comprehensiveincome, the Standalone Cash Flow Statement and the Standalone Statement of Changes in Equity dealtwith by this Report are in agreement with the books of accounts.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements comply with the Ind AS specified underSection 133 of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standard) Rules, 2015, as amended.
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31st March, 2025 taken onrecord by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 2025 from beingappointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.
f) The modifications relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected therewith are asstated in the paragraph 2(b) above on reporting under Section 143(3)(b) of the Act and paragraph 2(h)(vi)below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014
g) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Companywith reference to these standalone Ind AS financial statements and the operating effectiveness of suchcontrols, refer to our separate Report in “Annexure B” to this report.
h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the 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 informationand according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standaloneInd AS financial statements - Refer Note No.36 to standalone Ind AS financial statements.
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which therewere any 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, during the year
no funds (which are material either individually or in the aggregate) other than those disclosed inthe notes to accounts, have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds orshare premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other personor 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 inother 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 personor entity, including foreign entity (“Funding Parties”), with the understanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the Company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in otherpersons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party (“UltimateBeneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the ultimate beneficiaries;
(c) Based on the audit procedures that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in the
circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representationsunder sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as provided under (a) and (b) above, contain any materialmisstatement.
v. The company has not declared any dividend during the current year and the previous year, hence theclause regarding the compliance with section 123 of the Act is not applicable.
vi. According to the information and explanation given to us and based on our examination which includedtest checks, the Company uses an accounting software for maintaining its books of account, which hasa feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same was enabled on 08th May 2024 and hasoperated since then throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the software and we didnot come across any instance of audit trail feature being tampered with during the course of our audit.
According to the information and explanations provided to us, other than the periods where audit trail wasnot enabled in the current financial year and previous financial year, the audit trail has been preserved bythe company as per the statutory requirements for record retention.
3. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the remuneration provided by the
Company to its directors during the current year is in accordance with the provisions of section 197 of the Act.
For Brahmayya & Co.,Chartered AccountantsFirm Regn No: 000511S
Place: Chennai
Date: 27-05-2025
N. Sri KrishnaPartner
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