We have audited the financial statements of KMS MEDISURGI LIMITED ("the Company"), whichcomprise the balance sheet as at 31 March, 2024, the statement of profit and loss, statement of cashflows for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements, including a summary ofsignificant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us,except for the possible effects of the matters described in the "basis of qualified opinion" section ofour report, the aforesaid financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act,2013 in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accountingprinciples generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 March, 2024,and its profit, and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
The company has provided for Post-Employment Benefits and other long term employee benefitsunder Defined Benefit Plans on accrual basis on the basis of group gratuity report provided by LIC.This method of accounting of Post-Employment Benefits and other long term employee benefitsunder Defined Benefit Plans constitutes a departure from AS - 15 on Employee Benefits. As there isno actuarial report or basis of calculation available with the management of such Post-EmploymentBenefits and other long term employee benefits, the quantum of deviation cannot be ascertained.
As described in notes 13 to the accounts, the Company has commenced maintaining certain stockrecords for material items from mid of the year under report. The Company is in process ofreconciling these stock records with books of accounts. The closing stock as on year end has beenphysically verified and valued by the management and accordingly accounted in the books ofaccounts. Shortage and excess, if any, compared to the book stock will be accounted in the year inwhich discrepancies are identified. Accordingly, we are unable to comment on the movement ofstock and value of closing stock of Rs. 208.94 (in 'lacs) as on year end.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013. Our responsibilities under those Standards are furtherdescribed in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of ourreport. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by theInstitute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevantto our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and theRules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with theserequirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained issufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our qualified opinion.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance inour audit of the consolidated financial statements of the current period. These matters wereaddressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming ouropinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters except for the mattersdescribed in "Basis for Qualified Opinion" section. We have determined that there are no other keyaudit matters to communicate in our report.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other informationcomprises the information included in the board report as per section 134 of the act, but does notinclude the financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. The other information is expectedto be made available to us after the date of this auditor's report
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not expressany form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the otherinformation and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent withthe financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to bematerially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a materialmisstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing toreport in this regard.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of theCompanies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect to the preparation of these financial statements thatgive a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance, and cash flows of theCompany in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including theAccounting Standards specified under section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includesmaintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act forsafeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and otherirregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments andestimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance ofadequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy andcompleteness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of thefinancial statement that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whetherdue to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the Board of Directors is responsible for assessing theCompany's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to goingconcern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Board of Directors either intendsto liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reportingprocess.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as awhole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor'sreport that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not aguarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a materialmisstatement 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 theeconomic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgement and maintainprofessional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due tofraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain auditevidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of notdetecting 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 control relevant to the audit in order to design auditprocedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the CompaniesAct, 2013, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company hasadequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting in place and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accountingestimates and related disclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accountingand, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related toevents or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as agoing concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to drawattention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if suchdisclosures 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 conditionsmay cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the financial statements, including thedisclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions andevents 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 reasonablyknowledgeable user of the standalone financial statements may be influenced. We considerquantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of our audit work and inevaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements inthe standalone financial statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the plannedscope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies ininternal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied withrelevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them allrelationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, andwhere applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those mattersthat were of most significance in the audit of the financial statements of the current period and aretherefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless law orregulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances,we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverseconsequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits ofsuch communication.
1) As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 ('the Order'), issued by theCentral Government of India, in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give inthe Annexure 'A' a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, tothe extent applicable.
2) As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
a) We have sought and except for the matter described in the Basis for Qualified paragraphabove, obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledgeand belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;
b) Except for the effects/possible effects of the matters described in the Basis for QualifiedOpinion paragraph above, in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law havebeen kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examination of those books;
c) Except for the effects/possible effects of the matters described in the Basis for QualifiedOpinion paragraph above, The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss and theCash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account
d) Except for the effects/possible effects of the matters described in the Basis for QualifiedOpinion paragraph above, in our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply withthe Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, and rules madethereunder, as applicable.
e) The matter described in the Basis for Qualified Opinion paragraph above, in our opinion,may not have an adverse effect on the functioning of the Company;
f) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31 March,2024 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on31 March, 2024 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.
g) The qualifications relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connectedtherewith are as stated in the Basis for Qualified Opinion paragraph above.
h) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to thefinancial statements of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls,refer to our separate Report in "Annexure B". Our report expresses a modified opinion onthe adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company's internal financial controls withreference to the financial statements.
i) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation provided to us, theremuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the year is in accordance withthe provisions of section 197 of the Act. The remuneration paid to any director is not inexcess of the limit laid down under section 197 of the Act.
j) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordancewith Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, as amended, in ouropinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company does not have any pending litigations which would impact its financialposition.
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts forwhich there were any material foreseeable losses.
iii. Though the dividend payment was delayed beyond 30 days, it was transferred to thebeneficiaries account and hence as explained to us, no amount is payable to Investor'sEducation Fund.
iv. a) The management has represented that to the best of its knowledge and belief,other than as those disclosed in the notes to the accounts, no funds have beenadvanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or anyother sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person(s) orentity(ies), including foreign entities ("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 anymanner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") orprovide 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,other than as those disclosed in the notes to the accounts, no funds have beenreceived by the Company from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities("Funding Parties"), other than as disclosed in the notes to the accounts, with theunderstanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall,whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified inany manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party ("Ultimate
Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the UltimateBeneficiaries.
c) Based on our audit procedures that we have considered reasonable and appropriatein the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believethat the representations under sub-clause (a) and (b) contain any material mis¬statement.
v. During the year, the proposed dividend for FY 2022-23 of Rs. 0.05 per share wasdeclared; the sum whereof transferred to a separate designated account after 5 daysand it was paid to registered shareholders of the company belatedly i.e. after expiry of30 days which is not within timelines prescribed under section 123 of the CompaniesAct, 2013
vi. Based on our examination, which included test checks, the company has used anaccounting software for maintaining its books of account for the financial year ended31March 2024, which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the samehas operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the software.Further, during the course of our audit we did not come across any instance of audit trailfeature being tampered with.
As per the provisions to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicablefrom 1 April 2023, reporting under Rule11(g) of the companies (Audit and Auditors)Rules, 2014 on preservation of audit trail as per the statutory requirements for recordretention is not applicable for the financial year ended 31 March 2024.
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