We have audited the accompanying standalone financialstatements of Muthoot Finance Limited ("the Company"),which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2025, theStatement of Profit and Loss including Other ComprehensiveIncome, the Statement of Changes In Equity and theStatement of Cash Flows for the year then ended, and notesto the standalone financial statements, including a summary ofmaterial accounting policies and other explanatory information(hereinafter referred to as the "standalone financialstatements").
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 ("the Act") in the manner so requiredand give a true and fair view in conformity with the IndianAccounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of theAct read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards)Rules, 2015, as amended, ('Ind AS') and other accountingprinciples generally accepted in India, of the state of affairsof the Company as at March 31, 2025, and its profits, totalcomprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flowsfor the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statementsin accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specifiedunder section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities underthose Standards are further described in the "Auditor'sResponsibilities for the Audit of the standalone FinancialStatements" section of our report. We are independent of theCompany in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by theInstitute of Chartered Accountants of India ('ICAI') togetherwith the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit ofthe standalone financial statements under the provisions ofthe Act and the Rules made thereunder, and we have fulfilledour other ethical responsibilities in accordance with theserequirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that theaudit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriateto provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalonefinancial statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professionaljudgment, were of most significance in our audit of theStandalone Financial Statements of the current year. Thesematters were addressed in the context of our audit of thestandalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming ouropinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinionon these matters. We have determined the matters describedbelow to be the key audit matters to be communicated inour report.
Key Audit Matters
How our audit addressed the Key Audit Matters
1. Allowances for expected credit losses ('ECL'):
As at March 31, 2025, the carrying value of loan assets carried
We have examined the policies approved by the Board of Directors of
at amortised cost, aggregated H 10,86,809.72 million (net of
the Company that articulate the objectives of managing each portfolio
allowance for expected credit loss H 15,730.78 million) constituting
and their business models. We have also checked the methodology
89.63% of the Company's total assets. Significant judgement is
adopted for computation of the ECL Model, including the policies
used in classifying these loan assets and applying appropriate
approved by the Board of Directors, procedures, and controls for
measurement principles. ECL on such loan assets carried at
assessing and measuring credit risk on all lending exposures carried
amortised cost is a critical estimate involving greater level of
at amortised cost, and its compliance with Ind AS 109. Additionally,
Management judgement. As part of our risk assessment, we
we have confirmed that adjustments to the output of the ECL Model
determined that the ECL on such loan assets has a high degree
are consistent with the documented rationale and basis for such
of estimation uncertainty, with a potential range of reasonable
adjustments and that the amount of adjustments have been approved
outcomes for the standalone financial statements. The elements
by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. Our audit procedures
of estimating ECL which involved increased level of audit focus are
related to the allowance for ECL included the following, among others:
the following:
Testing the design and operating effectiveness of the following:
• Qualitative and quantitative factors used in staging the loan
• Completeness and accuracy of the EAD and the classification thereof
assets carried at amortised cost;
into stages consistent with the definitions applied in accordance
• Basis used for estimating probabilities of default ('PD'), loss
with the policy approved by the Board of Directors including the
given default ('LGD') and exposure at default ('EAD') at product
appropriateness of the qualitative factors to be applied;
level with past trends;
• Judgements used in projecting economic scenarios and
• Completeness, accuracy and appropriateness of information
probability weights applied to reflect future economic
used in the estimation of the PD and LGD for the different stages
conditions; and
• Adjustments to model driven ECL results to address emergingtrends.
depending on the nature of the portfolio;
• Accuracy of the computation of the ECL estimate includingreasonableness of the methodology used to determine macro¬economic overlays and adjustments to the output of the ECL
(Refer note no. 8 and 42 to the standalone financial statements).
model; and
Test of details on a sample basis in respect of the following:
• Accuracy and completeness of the input data such as period ofdefault and other related information used in estimating the PD;
• The mathematical accuracy of the ECL computation by using thesame input data as used by the Company.
• Completeness and accuracy of the staging of the loans andthe underlying data based on which the ECL estimates havebeen computed.
• Evaluating the adequacy of the adjustment after stressing theinputs used in determining the output as per the ECL model toensure that the adjustment was in conformity with the overlayamount approved by the Audit Committee of the Company.
2.
Information technology and general controls:
The Company relies heavily on its information technology (IT)
We obtained an understanding of the Company's IT applications,
systems due to the high volume of transactions processed daily
databases and operating systems relevant to financial reporting.
across multiple, discrete platforms. Effective IT application controls
Our focus areas within the IT infrastructure included access security,
are essential to ensure that any changes to applications and the
program change controls, database management, and network
underlying data are implemented appropriately and within a
operations. Specifically:
controlled environment. These controls play a vital role in mitigating
• We tested the design, implementation, and operating effectiveness
the risk of errors or potential fraud arising from unauthorized or
of the Company's general IT controls over systems relevant to
inappropriate changes. Given the pervasive use of IT systems in
financial reporting. This included an assessment of controls related
the Company's financial reporting processes, the evaluation and
to segregation of duties and the provisioning or modification of
testing of general IT controls were considered a key audit matter.
access rights based on appropriately authorized requests.
• We also evaluated key automated business process controls and thelogic of system-generated reports that were relevant to financialreporting or were used in the operation of internal financialcontrols over the standalone financial statements. In addition, weperformed alternate procedures to assess whether any unmitigatedIT risks existed that could materially impact the standalonefinancial statements.
3.
Related Party Transactions:
We identified related party transactions as a key audit matter
• We obtained an understanding of the Company's policies
due to their financial and regulatory significance, the complexity
for identifying and disclosing related party relationships
involved in their identification and approval, and the inherent riskof non-disclosure or misstatement in the financial statements.
and transactions.
• We inspected minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors andthe Audit Committee to assess whether related party transactionswere deliberated, reviewed, and approved in line with regulatoryand governance requirements.
• On a sample basis, we tested related party transactions by examiningunderlying agreements, approvals, and supporting documentationto evaluate whether the transactions were appropriately recorded,disclosed, and conducted in the ordinary course of business and atarm's length.
• We assessed compliance with Sections 177 and 188 of theCompanies Act, 2013 and SEBI (LODR) Regulations—with respectto authorisation, approvals, disclosures, and required reporting.
• We evaluated the completeness and accuracy of related partydisclosures in the financial statements in accordance with Ind AS 24.
The Company's Management and Board of Directors isresponsible for the other information. The other informationcomprises the information included in the Annual Report, butdoes not include the standalone financial statements and ourauditor's report thereon. The Annual Report is expected to bemade available to us after that date of this auditor's report.
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 the other information ismaterially inconsistent with the standalone financial statementsor our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appearsto be materially misstated.
When we read the annual report, if we conclude that there is amaterial misstatement therein, we are required to communicatethe matter to those charged with governance as requiredunder SA 720 'The Auditor's responsibilities Relating to OtherInformation'.
The Company's Management and Board of Directors isresponsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Actwith respect to the preparation of these standalone financialstatements that give a true and fair view of the financialposition, financial performance including other comprehensiveincome, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company inaccordance with the accounting principles generally acceptedin India, including the Ind AS specified under section 133 of theAct read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards)Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibility also includesmaintenance of adequate accounting records in accordancewith the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets ofthe Company and for preventing and detecting frauds andother irregularities; selection and application of appropriateaccounting policies; making judgments and estimates thatare reasonable and prudent; and the design, implementationand maintenance of adequate internal financial controls,that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracyand completeness of the accounting records, relevant to thepreparation and presentation of the standalone financialstatements that give a true and fair view and are free frommaterial misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, managementand Board of Directors' are responsible for assessing theCompany's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing,as applicable, matters related to going concern and using thegoing concern basis of accounting unless management andBoard of Directors' either intends to liquidate the Company orto cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Management and Board of Directors are also responsiblefor overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whetherthe standalone financial statements as a whole are free frommaterial 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 takenon the basis of these standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exerciseprofessional judgment and maintain professional scepticismthroughout 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 financial controlsrelevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures thatare appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i)of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinionon whether the Company has adequate internal financialcontrols with reference to standalone financial statementsin place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies usedand the reasonableness of accounting estimates and relateddisclosures 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 uncertainty
exists related to events or conditions that may cast significantdoubt on the Company's ability to continue as a goingconcern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists,we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report tothe related disclosures in the standalone financial statementsor, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion.Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtainedup to the date of our auditor's report. However, futureevents or conditions may cause the Company to cease tocontinue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of thestandalone financial statements, including the disclosures,and whether the standalone financial statements representthe underlying transactions and events in a manner thatachieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the standalonefinancial statements that, individually or in aggregate, makesit probable that the economic decisions of a reasonablyknowledgeable user of the standalone financial statementsmay be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality andqualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of our audit workand in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluatethe effect of any identified misstatements in the standalonefinancial statements.
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 statementsof the current period and are therefore the key audit matters.We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless lawor regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter orwhen, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that amatter should not be communicated in our report becausethe adverse consequences of doing so would reasonablybe expected to outweigh the public interest benefits ofsuch communication.
The annual standalone financial statements of the Companyfor the year ended March 31, 2024, were audited by erstwhilejoint auditors whose audit report dated May 30, 2024,expressed an unmodified opinion on those annual standalonefinancial statements. Our opinion is not modified in respect ofthis matter.
1. 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 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 andexplanations which to the best of our knowledge andbelief were necessary for the purposes of our audit;
b) I n 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 2(i)(vi) below onreporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Auditand Auditors) Rules, 2014 (as amended). Since thekey operations of the Company are automated withthe key applications integrated to core bankingsystem/MIS, the audit is carried out centrally as allthe necessary records and data required for thepurposes of our audit are available therein.
c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Lossincluding the Statement of Other ComprehensiveIncome, the Statement of Changes in Equity and theStatement of Cash Flows dealt with by this Reportare in agreement with the relevant books of account;
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financialstatements comply with the Ind AS specified underSection 133 of the Act.
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 are disqualified as on March 31, 2025 frombeing appointed as a director in terms of Section164 (2) of the Act.
f) The reservation relating to the maintenance ofaccounts and other matters connected therewith areas stated in the paragraph 2(b) above on reportingunder Section 143(3)(b) of the Act and paragraph(2)(i)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.
g) With respect to the adequacy of the internalfinancial controls with reference to standalonefinancial statements of the Company and theoperating effectiveness of such controls, refer toour separate Report in "Annexure B" to this report.Our report expresses an unmodified opinion onthe adequacy and operating effectiveness of theCompany's internal financial controls with referenceto standalone financial statements.
h) With respect to the other matters to be includedin the Auditors' Report in accordance with therequirements of section 197(16) of the Act, asamended, in our opinion and to the best of ourinformation and according to the explanations givento us, the remuneration paid by the Company to itsdirectors during the year is in accordance with theprovisions of section 197 of the Act.
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, inour 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 inits standalone financial statements - Refer Noteno. 38 to the standalone Financial Statements;
II. The Company has made provision, as requiredunder the applicable law or accountingstandards, for material foreseeable losses,if any, on long-term contracts includingderivative contracts.
III. There has been no delay in transferringamounts, required to be transferred, to theInvestor Education and Protection Fund bythe Company.
IV. (a) The Management has represented
that, to the best of its knowledge and
belief, as disclosed in Note 61 to thestandalone financial statements, nofunds have been advanced or loaned orinvested (either from borrowed fundsor share premium or any other sourcesor kind of funds) by the Company to orin any other person or entity, includingforeign entity ("Intermediaries"), withthe understanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the Intermediaryshall, whether, directly or indirectly lendor invest in other persons or entitiesidentified in any manner whatsoever byor on behalf of the Company ("UltimateBeneficiaries") or provide any guarantee,security or the like on behalf of theUltimate Beneficiaries;
(b) The Management has represented, that,to the best of its knowledge and belief,as disclosed in Note 61 to the standalonefinancial statements, no funds havebeen received by the Company fromany person or entity, including foreignentity ("Funding Parties"), with theunderstanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the Companyshall, whether, directly or indirectly, lendor invest in other persons or entitiesidentified in any manner whatsoever by oron behalf of the Funding Party ("UltimateBeneficiaries") or provide any guarantee,security or the like on behalf of theUltimate Beneficiaries;
(c) Based on the audit procedures thathave been considered reasonable andappropriate in the circumstances, nothinghas come to our notice that has caused usto believe that the representations undersub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), asprovided under (a) and (b) above, containany material misstatement.
V. The dividend declared/paid during the year bythe Company is in compliance with section 123of the Act. The interim dividend declared andpaid by the Company during the year and untilthe date of this audit report is in compliancewith Section 123 of the Act.
VI. Based on our examination which included testchecks, the Company has used accountingsoftware for maintaining its books of accountfor the year ended March 31, 2025, which has afeature of recording audit trail (edit log) facilityand the same has operated throughout theyear for all relevant transactions recorded in thesoftware except that audit trail feature was notenabled at the database level to log any directdata changes.
Further, during the course of our audit wedid not come across any instance of audittrail feature being tampered with, wheresuch functionality was enabled and logswere maintained. Additionally, except for thedatabase-level changes as mentioned above,the audit trail has been preserved by theCompany as per the statutory requirements forrecord retention.
For Krishnamoorthy & Krishnamoorthy For P S D Y & Associates
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants
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R. Venugopal Sreenivasan P R
Partner Partner
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UDIN: 25202632BMIMJF8022 UDIN:25213413BMOWZW5713
Place: Kochi Place: Kochi
Date: May 14, 2025 Date: May 14, 2025