1. We have audited the accompanying standalonefinancial statements of TEXMACO RAIL &ENGINEERING LIMITED ("the Company"), whichcomprise the Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2025, theStatement of Profit and Loss (including OtherComprehensive Income), the Statement of Cash Flows,the Statement of Changes in Equity and notes to thefinancial statements for the year then ended on thatdate including a summary of material accountingpolicies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as "Standalone FinancialStatements").
In our opinion and to the best of our information andaccording to the explanations given to us, theaforesaid standalone financial statements give theinformation required by the Companies Act, 2013 ("theAct") in the manner so required and give a true and fairview in conformity with the accounting principlesgenerally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of theCompany as at March 31, 2025, its profit (includingOther Comprehensive Loss), changes in equity and itscash flows for the year ended on that date.
2. We conducted our audit in accordance with theStandards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under thoseStandards are further described in the Auditor'sResponsibilities for the Audit of the FinancialStatements section of our report. We are independentof the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethicsissued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants ofIndia together with the ethical requirements that arerelevant to our audit of the standalone financialstatements under the provisions of the Act and theRules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our otherethical responsibilities in accordance with theserequirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe thatthe audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient andappropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
3. Key Audit Matters are those matters that, in ourprofessional judgment, were of most significance inour audit of the standalone financial statements of thecurrent period. These matters were addressed in thecontext of our audit of the standalone financialstatements as a whole, and in forming our opinionthereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion onthese matters. We have determined the matters
Key Audit Matter
Procedures Performed
Revenue Recognition for long term projects
Our audit procedures included the following:
The Company's significant portion of business is undertaken
•
We evaluated the Company's accounting policies
through long term engineering, procurement and constructioncontracts. Revenue from these contracts is recognized over aperiod of time in accordance with the requirements of Ind AS 115,
pertaining to revenue recognition and assessedcompliance with the policies in terms of Ind AS 115
Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Due to the nature of the
- Revenue from Contracts with Customers.
contracts, revenue recognition involves usage of percentage of
We identified and tested controls related to revenue
completion method which is determined based on proportion of
recognition and our audit procedure focused on
contract costs incurred to date compared to estimated total
determination of progress of completion, recording of
contract costs, which involves significant judgments,
costs incurred and estimation of costs to complete the
identification of contractual obligations and the Company's
remaining contract obligations through inspection of
rights to receive payments for performance completed till date,changes in scope and consequential revised contract price and
evidence of performance of these controls.
recognition of the liability for loss making contracts/ onerousobligations. Accuracy of revenues and onerous obligations,profits may deviate significantly on account of change injudgements and estimates.
We tested on a sample basis, and inspected theunderlying customer contracts, performed retrospectivereview of costs incurred with estimated costs to identifysignificant variations and assessed whether thosevariations were considered in estimating the remainingcosts to complete and consequential determination ofstage of completion, which formed the basis of revenuerecognition under the input method. We reviewed themanagement's evaluation process to recognize revenueover a period of time, the status of completion for projectsand total cost estimates. We analysed the forecast of samplecontracts arising from contract modifications and currentongoing negotiations and settlements that may impair theprofitability of such contracts as well as the collectability ofsuch contracts by reference to the recent credit reviewassessment of the customer prepared by management.
We inspected contracts with exceptions includingcontracts with low or negative margins, loss makingcontracts, contracts with significant changes in plannedcost estimates, probable penalties due to delay in contractexecution and significant overdue net receivable positionsfor contracts with marginal or no movement to determinethe level of provisioning required.
We assessed that the contractual positions and revenue for theyear were presented and disclosed in the financial statements.
Contingent Liabilities
The Company operates in a complex tax environment and is
Principal Audit Procedures
In assessing the exposure of the Company for the tax litigations,
we
have performed the following procedures:
required to discharge direct and indirect tax obligations under
various legislations such as Income Tax Act, 1961, the Finance Act,
Obtained an understanding of the process laid down by the
1994, Goods and Services Tax Acts and VAT Acts ofvarious states.
management for performing their assessment taking intoconsideration past legal precedents, changes in laws and
The tax authorities under these legislations have raised certain
regulations, expert opinions obtained from external tax /
tax demands on the Company in respect of the past periods. TheCompany has disputed such demands and has appealed againstthem at appropriate forums. As at March 31,2025 the Company
legal experts (as applicable);
has an amount of '18,227.59 Lakhs involved in various pending
Assessed the processes and entity level controls
tax litigations.
established by the Company to ensure completeness of
Ind AS 37 requires the Company to perform an assessment of the
information with respect to tax litigations;
probability of economic outflow on account of such disputed tax
Along with our tax experts, we undertook the following
matters and determine whether any particular obligation needs
procedures:
to be recorded as a provision in the books of account or to be
Reading communications with relevant tax authorities
disclosed as a contingent liability. Considering the significant
including notices, demands, orders, etc., relevant to the
degree of judgement applied by the management in making
ending litigations, as made available to us by the
such assessments and the resultant impact on the financialstatements, we have considered it to be an area of significance for
management;
our audit.
Testing the accuracy of disputed amounts from the
underlying communications received from tax authoritiesand responses filed by the Company;
Considered the submissions made to appellate authoritiesand expert opinions obtained by the Company fromexternal tax / legal experts (wherever applicable) whichform the basis for management's assessment;
Assessed the positions taken by the management in thelight of the aforesaid information and based on theexamination of the matters by our tax experts.
Read the disclosures included in the financial statements inaccordance with Ind AS 37.
Other Information
4. The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for theother information. The other information comprises theinformation included in the Management Discussion andAnalysis; Board's Report including Annexures to BoardReport, Business Responsibility Report, CorporateGovernance and Shareholders' Information but does notinclude the standalone financial statements and ourauditor's report thereon. The aforesaid documents areexpected to be made available to us after the date of thisauditor's report.
5. Our opinion on the standalone financial statements doesnot cover the other information and we do not express anyform of assurance conclusion thereon.
6. In connection with our audit of the standalone financialstatements, our responsibility is to read the otherinformation when it becomes available and, in doing so,consider whether the other information is materiallyinconsistent with the standalone financial statements orour knowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appearsto be materially misstated.
7. When we read the aforesaid documents, if we concludethat there is a material misstatement therein, we arerequired to communicate the matters to those chargedwith governance.
Management's Responsibility for the Standalone Financial
Statements
8. The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for thematters stated in section 134(5) of the Companies Act,2013 ("the Act") with respect to the preparation of thesestandalone financial statements that give a true and fairview of the financial position, financial performance,changes in equity and cash flows of the Company inaccordance with the accounting principles generallyaccepted in India, including the accounting Standardsspecified under section 133 of the Act. This responsibilityalso includes maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions of the Act forsafeguarding of the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities;selection and application of appropriate accountingpolicies; making judgments and estimates that arereasonable and prudent; and design, implementation andmaintenance of adequate internal financial controls, thatwere operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy andcompleteness of the accounting records, relevant to thepreparation and presentation of the financial statementthat give a true and fair view and are free from materialmisstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
9. In preparing the financial statements, management isresponsible for assessing the Company's ability to
continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable,matters related to going concern and using the goingconcern basis of accounting unless management eitherintends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations,or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
10. The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeingthe company's financial reporting process.
Auditor's Responsibility for the Audit of the Financial
11. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance aboutwhether the financial statements as a whole are free frommaterial misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, andto issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion.Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but isnot a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordancewith SAs will always detect a material misstatement whenit exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error andare considered material if, individually or in the aggregate,they could reasonably be expected to influence theeconomic decisions of users taken on the basis of thesefinancial statements.
12. As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exerciseprofessional judgment and maintain professionalskepticism throughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatementof the financial statements, whether due to fraud orerror, design and perform audit proceduresresponsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidencethat is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis forour opinion. The risk of not detecting a materialmisstatement resulting from fraud is higher than forone resulting from error, as fraud may involvecollusion, forgery, intentional omissions,misrepresentations, or the override of internalcontrol.
• Obtained an understanding of internal controlrelevant to the audit in order to design auditprocedures that are appropriate in the circumstances.Under Section 143(3) (i) of the Companies Act, 2013,we are also responsible for expressing our opinion onwhether the company has adequate internal financialcontrols system in place and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policiesused and the reasonableness of accountingestimates and related disclosures made bymanagement.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management'suse of the going concern basis of accounting and,based on the audit evidence obtained, whether amaterial uncertainty exists related to events orconditions that may cast significant doubt on theCompany's ability to continue as a going concern. Ifwe conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we arerequired to draw attention in our auditor's report tothe related disclosures in the financial statements or,if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify ouropinion. Our conclusions are based on the auditevidence obtained up to the date of our auditor'sreport. However, future events or conditions maycause the Company to cease to continue as a goingconcern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure andcontent of the financial statements, including thedisclosures, and whether the financial statementsrepresent the underlying transactions and events in amanner that achieves fair presentation.
13. We communicate with those charged with governanceregarding, among other matters, the planned scope andtiming of the audit and significant audit findings,including any significant deficiencies in internal controlthat we identify during our audit.
14. We also provide those charged with governance with astatement that we have complied with relevant ethicalrequirements regarding independence, and tocommunicate with them all relationships and othermatters that may reasonably be thought to bear on ourindependence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
15. From the matters communicated with those charged withgovernance, we determine those matters that were ofmost significance in the audit of the financial statementsof the current period and are therefore the key auditmatters. We describe these matters in our auditor's reportunless law or regulation precludes public disclosure aboutthe matters or when we determine that a matter shouldnot be communicated in our report because the adverseconsequences of doing so would reasonably be expectedto outweigh the public interest benefits of suchcommunication.
16. Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in thestandalone financial statements that, individually or inaggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisionsof a reasonably knowledgeable user of the financialstatements may be influenced. We consider quantitativemateriality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope
of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work;and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identifiedmisstatements in the financial statements.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
17. 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 extentapplicable.
18. 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 and beliefwere necessary for the purposes of our audit.
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by lawhave been kept by the Company so far as it appears fromour examination of those books.
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss(including other comprehensive loss) and the Cash FlowStatement, Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with bythis report are in agreement 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 with Rule 7 ofthe Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
(e) On the basis of the written representations received fromthe directors as on 31st March, 2025 taken on record by theBoard of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on31st March, 2025 from being appointed as a director in termsof Section 164 (2) of the Act;
(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financialcontrols over financial reporting of the Company and theoperating effectiveness of such controls, refer to ourseparate Report in"Annexure B".
(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in theAuditor's Report in accordance with the requirements ofsection 197(16) of the Act, as amended:
According to the information and explanations given to usand the records of the company examined by us, the totalmanagerial remuneration paid as reflected in the financialstatements for the year ended 31st March 2025 is inaccordance with the requisite approvals mandated by theprovisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act, asapplicable.
(h) With respect to the other matters to be included in theAuditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11 of theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion
and to the best of our information and according to theexplanations given to us:
a. The Company has disclosed the impact of pendinglitigations on its financial position in its financialstatements - Refer Note 1.36 of the standalonefinancial statements.
b. The Company did not have any long-term contractsincluding derivative contracts for which there wereany material foreseeable losses.
c. There has been no delay in transferring amounts,required to be transferred, to the Investor Educationand Protection Fund by the Company.
d. (I) The Management has represented that, to the
best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (whichare material either individually or in theaggregate) have been advanced or loaned orinvested (either from borrowed funds or sharepremium or any other sources or kind of funds)by the Company to or in any other person orentity, including foreign entity ("Intermediaries"),with the understanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall,whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest inother persons or entities identified in any mannerwhatsoever by or on behalf of the Company("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide anyguarantee, security or the like on behalf of theUltimate Beneficiaries;
(ii) The Management has represented, that, to thebest of its knowledge and belief, no funds (whichare material either individually or in theaggregate) have been received by the Companyfrom any person or entity, including foreignentity ("Funding Parties"), with theunderstanding, whether recorded in writing orotherwise, that the Company shall, whether,directly or indirectly, lend or invest in otherpersons or entities identified in any mannerwhatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide anyguarantee, security or the like on behalf of theUltimate Beneficiaries;
(iii) Based on the audit procedures that have beenconsidered reasonable and appropriate in thecircumstances, nothing has come to our noticethat has caused us to believe that therepresentations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) of
Rule 11(e), as provided under (i) and (ii) above,contain any material misstatement.
e. (a) The final dividend proposed in the previous year,
declared and paid by the Company during the year isin accordance with Section 123 of the Act, asapplicable.
(b) The Company has neither declared nor paid anyinterim dividend during the year.
(c) The Board of Directors of the Company haveproposed final dividend for the year which is subjectto the approval of the members at the ensuingAnnual General Meeting. The amount of dividendproposed is in accordance with section 123 of the Act,as applicable.
f. Based on our examination which included test checks, thecompany has used accounting software for maintaining itsbooks of account for the financial year ended March 31,
2025 which have the feature of recording audit trail (editlog) facility and the same has operated throughout theyear for all relevant transactions recorded in the softwaresystems. Further, during the course of our audit we did notcome across any instance of audit trail feature beingtampered with and the audit trail has been preserved bythe Company as per the statutory requirements for recordretention.
For L. B. Jha & Co.
Chartered AccountantsFirm Registration No: 301088E
(Ranjan Singh)
Place: Kolkata Partner
Date: 16.05.2025 Membership No. 305423
UDIN: 25305423BMNYXR8285