We have audited the standalone financial statements ofAXISCADES Technologies Limited ("the Company"), whichcomprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2025, theStatement of Profit and Loss, including the statement ofOther Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement andthe Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended,and notes to the standalone financial statements, including asummary of material accounting policies and other explanatoryinformation.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and accordingto the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalonefinancial statements give the information required by theCompanies Act, 2013, as amended ("the Act") in the mannerso required and give a true and fair view in conformity withthe accounting principles generally accepted in India, of thestate of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2025, its profitincluding other comprehensive loss, its cash flows and thechanges in equity for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statementsin accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs), asspecified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilitiesunder those Standards are further described in the 'Auditor'sResponsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone FinancialStatements' section of our report. We are independent of
the Company in accordance with the 'Code of Ethics' issuedby the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India togetherwith the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit ofthe financial statements under the provisions of the Act andthe Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethicalresponsibilities in accordance with these requirements and theCode of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we haveobtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for ouraudit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professionaljudgment, were of most significance in our audit of thestandalone financial statements for the financial year endedMarch 31, 2025. These matters were addressed in the contextof our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole,and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide aseparate opinion on these matters. For each matter below, ourdescription of how our audit addressed the matter is providedin that context.
We have determined the matters described below to be the keyaudit matters to be communicated in our report. We have fulfilledthe responsibilities described in the Auditor's responsibilitiesfor the audit of the standalone financial statements section ofour report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly,our audit included the performance of procedures designed torespond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatementof the standalone financial statements. The results of our auditprocedures, including the procedures performed to address thematters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on theaccompanying standalone financial statements.
Key audit matters
How our audit addressed the key audit matter
Revenue Recognition - unbilled revenue (as describeestatements
1 in note 2.2(f), note 6 and note 21 of the standalone financial
Revenue from sale of services for the year ended March
Our audit procedures included the following:
31, 2025 amounted to Rs. 39,712.02 lakhs and unbilledreceivables as at March 31,2025 amounted to Rs. 3,258.36lakhs
• We evaluated the Company's accounting policy for revenuerecognition and assessed its compliance with Ind AS 115,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers;
Revenue from time and material contracts related toengineering services are recognised over time as therelated services are performed, which is pursued based
• We assessed the design and tested the operating effectivenessof internal controls related to revenue.
on the efforts spent and agreed rate with the customer.
• We performed sample test of revenue transactions of unbilled
Billing is done basis customer acceptances. Revenue from
revenue at the year-end and traced those to underlying
the end of last invoicing to the reporting date is recognized
terms agreed with customers, proof of service delivery and
as unbilled revenue.
approvals. Also, tested, on a sample basis, invoices raised
Considering significant amount and volume of transactions,
subsequent to year end.
there is an inherent risk related to the occurrence of
• We assessed aging of unbilled revenue as on the balance
unbilled revenue at the year-end date. Accordingly, we
sheet date and in case of aged items obtained reasons for
have determined this area to be key audit matters in our
delays and expected timelines for invoicing of the same;
audit of the standalone financial statements.
• Assessed the relevant disclosures in the standalone financial
statements as per the relevant accounting standards.
Assessment of impairment of investment in subsidiaries (as described in note 2.2(a) and note 5 of the standalone financial
statements)
As at March 31, 2025, the carrying value of investment in
Our
audit procedures included the following:
subsidiaries in the standalone balance sheet aggregates Rs.41,617.65 lakhs, net of impairment.
•
We understood, evaluated and tested Management's keycontrols over the process of assessment of impairment in
The Management assesses annually the existence of
investments;
impairment indicators in respect of its investment insubsidiaries and such investments are subject to impairmenttest.
We assessed the Company's valuation methodology appliedin determining the recoverable amount. In making thisassessment, we also assessed the objectivity and independence
For the purpose of the above assessment, recoverable
of Company's specialists involved in the process;
amount has been determined by forecasting anddiscounting future cash flows. Furthermore, the recoverableamount is based on Management's assumptions ofvariables and market conditions such as volume growthrates, future operating expenditure, discount rates andlong-term growth rates.
We engaged experts to assess the assumptions around thekey drivers of the cash flow forecasts including discountrates, expected growth rates and terminal growth rates andmethodologies used by the Management to determine therecoverable amount;
Determination of the recoverable amount of theinvestment in subsidiaries involved judgment due to
We tested the arithmetical accuracy of the impairment testingmodels; and
inherent uncertainty in the assumptions supporting the
We have assessed the disclosure in the standalone financial
recoverable amount of these investments and accordingly,the assessment of impairment of investment in subsidiarieswere determined to be a key audit matter in our audit ofthe standalone financial statements.
We have determined that there are no other key audit mattersto communicate in our report.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the otherinformation. The other information comprises the informationincluded in the Annual report, but does not include thestandalone financial statements and our auditor's reportthereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does notcover the other information and we do not express any form ofassurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financialstatements, our responsibility is to read the other informationand, in doing so, consider whether such other information ismaterially inconsistent with the financial statements or ourknowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to bematerially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed,we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this otherinformation, we are required to report that fact. We havenothing to report in this regard.
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 statements thatgive a true and fair view of the financial position, financialperformance including other comprehensive income, cash flowsand changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the
accounting principles generally accepted in India, including theIndian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under Section133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian AccountingStandards) Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibility alsoincludes maintenance of adequate accounting records inaccordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding ofthe assets of the Company and for preventing and detectingfrauds and other irregularities; selection and application ofappropriate accounting policies; making judgments andestimates that are reasonable and prudent; and the design,implementation and maintenance of adequate internalfinancial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuringthe accuracy and completeness of the accounting records,relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalonefinancial statements that give a true and fair view and are freefrom material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, managementis responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continueas a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related togoing concern and using the going concern basis of accountingunless management either intends to liquidate the Company orto cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing theCompany's financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whetherthe standalone financial statements as a whole are free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and toissue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonableassurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guaranteethat an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will alwaysdetect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatementscan arise from fraud or error and are considered material if,individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably beexpected to influence the economic decisions of users taken onthe basis of these standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exerciseprofessional judgment and maintain professional skepticismthroughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement ofthe standalone financial statements, whether due to fraudor error, design and perform audit procedures responsiveto 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.
• 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 financial statements inplace and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies usedand the reasonableness of accounting estimates andrelated disclosures made by management.
• 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 financial statementsor, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify ouropinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidenceobtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However,future events or conditions may cause the Company tocease to continue as a going concern.
• 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.
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 we identifyduring our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with astatement that we have complied with relevant ethicalrequirements regarding independence, and to communicatewith them all relationships and other matters that mayreasonably be thought to bear on our independence, andwhere applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged withgovernance, we determine those matters that were of mostsignificance in the audit of the standalone financial statementsfor the financial year ended March 31, 2025 and are thereforethe key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor'sreport unless law or regulation precludes public disclosureabout the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, wedetermine that a matter should not be communicated in ourreport because the adverse consequences of doing so wouldreasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefitsof such communication.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
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 ofthe Act, we give in the "Annexure 1" 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, to theextent applicable, that:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the informationand explanations which to the best of our knowledgeand belief were necessary for the purposes of ouraudit;
(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 the paragraph (i) (vi) belowon reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies(Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, as amended;
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Lossincluding the Statement of Other ComprehensiveIncome, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement ofChanges in Equity dealt with by this Report are inagreement with the books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financialstatements comply with the Accounting Standardsspecified under Section 133 of the Act, read withCompanies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules,2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of the written representations receivedfrom the directors as on March 31, 2025 takenon record by the Board of Directors, none of thedirectors is disqualified as on March 31, 2025 frombeing appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act;
(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financialcontrols with reference to these standalone financial
statements and the operating effectiveness of suchcontrols, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure2" to this report;
(g) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for theyear ended March 31,2025 has been paid / providedby the Company to its directors in accordance withthe provisions of Section 197 read with Schedule Vto the Act;
(h) The modification relating to the maintenance ofaccounts and other matters connected therewith areas stated in paragraph (b) above on reporting underSection 143(3)(b) and paragraph (i)(vi) below onreporting under Rule 11(g);
(i) With respect to the other matters to be included inthe 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 givento us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact ofpending litigations on its financial position in itsstandalone financial statements - Refer note 45to the standalone financial statements;
ii. Provision has been made in the standalonefinancial statements, as required under theapplicable law or accounting standards, formaterial foreseeable losses, if any, on long-termcontracts including derivative contracts - Refernote 16 to the standalone financial statements;
iii. There were no amounts which were requiredto be transferred to the Investor Education andProtection Fund by the Company during theyear ended March 31, 2025.
iv. (a) The management has represented that, to the
best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosedin the note 50(v) to the standalone financialstatements, no funds have been advanced orloaned or invested (either from borrowed fundsor share premium or any other sources or kindof funds) by the Company to or in any otherpersons or entities, including foreign entities("Intermediaries"), with the understanding,whether recorded in writing or otherwise,that the Intermediary shall, whether, directlyor indirectly lend or invest in other persons orentities identified in any manner whatsoeverby or on behalf of the Company ("UltimateBeneficiaries") or provide any guarantee,security or the like on behalf of the UltimateBeneficiaries;
b) The management has represented that, to thebest of its knowledge and belief, as disclosedin the note 50(vi) to the standalone financial
statements, no funds have been received bythe Company from any persons or entities,including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"),with the 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 performedthat have been considered reasonable andappropriate in the circumstances, nothing hascome to our notice that has caused us to believethat the representations under sub-clause (a)and (b) contain any material misstatement.
v. No dividend has been declared or paid duringthe year by the Company.
vi. The Company has used two accountingsoftware for maintaining its books of account.Based on our examination which included testchecks, the softwares has a feature of recordingaudit trail (edit log) facility and the same hasoperated throughout the year for all relevanttransactions recorded in the softwares, exceptas also described in note 49 to the financialstatements, the audit trail feature is notenabled for one software i) for the changesmade to the master data from April 1, 2024 toMay 31, 2024; and ii) for direct changes madeto data when using certain access rights. Audittrail features have not been tampered with inrespect of accounting software where the audittrail has been enabled. Additionally, the audittrail of prior year has been preserved by theCompany as per the statutory requirements forrecord retention to the extent it was enabledand recorded in the prior year.
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 101049W/E300004
Sd/-
per Pradip Agarwal
Partner
Membership Number: 065537
UDIN: 25065537BMLFUQ3157
Place of Signature: Bengaluru
Date: May 26, 2025