1. We have audited the accompanying Standalone FinancialStatements of JM Financial Limited (‘the Company’),which comprise the Standalone Balance Sheet as atMarch 31,2025, and the Standalone Statement of ProfitAnd Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income),Standalone Statement of Changes in Equity andStandalone Statement of Cash Flows for the year endedon that date, and notes to the Standalone FinancialStatements, including a summary of material accountingpolicy information and other explanatory information(‘the Standalone Financial Statements’).
2. In our opinion and to the best of our information andaccording to the explanations given to us, the aforesaidStandalone Financial Statements give the informationrequired by the Companies Act, 2013 (‘Act’) in the mannerso required and give a true and fair view in conformity withthe Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian AccountingStandards) Rules, 2015, as amended, (‘Ind AS’) and otheraccounting principles generally accepted in India, of theState of Affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2025,and its Profit and Other Comprehensive Loss, Changes inEquity and its Cash Flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
3. We conducted our audit in accordance with theStandards on Auditing (‘SAs’) specified under section143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those SAsare further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilitiesfor the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statementssection of our report. We are independent of the
Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issuedby the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (‘ICAI’)together with the ethical requirements that are relevantto our audit of the Standalone Financial Statementsunder the provisions of the Act, and the rules thereunder,and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilitiesin accordance with these requirements and the Codeof Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we haveobtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basisfor our opinion on the Standalone Financial Statements.
Emphasis of Matter
4. Attention is drawn to note 49 to the Standalone FinancialStatements regarding interim order dated March 7, 2024issued by Securities and Exchange Board of India (‘SEBI’)followed by its confirmatory order dated June 20, 2024which barred the Company from accepting new leadmanager mandates and acting as a lead manager in anypublic issue of debt securities till March 31,2025 or suchother date as may be specified by SEBI. This matter ispending conclusion from SEBI, and therefore the impactof the same cannot be determined with reasonablecertainty. The financial impact shall be assessed basedon the outcome thereof in the appropriate future period.Our opinion on the Standalone Financial Statements isnot modified in respect of this matter.
Key Audit Matters
5. Key audit matters are those matters that, in ourprofessional judgment, were of most significance inour audit of the Standalone Financial Statements of thecurrent year. These matters were addressed in the contextof our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements as awhole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do notprovide a separate opinion on these matters.
Key Audit Matter
How the matter was addressed in our audit
Revenue Recognition from Investment Banking Services (Refer to theAccounting Policies Note 2.6 & 22 to the Standalone Financial Statements)
Revenue recognition from investment banking services involves complexfee arrangements, which often include milestone-based, achievementdependant or contingent revenue tied to the successful completionof specific performance obligations. As per Ind AS 115 “Revenue fromContracts with Customers”, revenue is recognized when control of thecontracted services are provided through satisfaction of performanceobligations, which normally span across multiple stages of service deliverye.g. advisory, structuring, compliance and/or syndicated activities.
We performed the following audit procedures to assess theappropriateness of revenue recognition under Ind AS 115:
• Evaluation of Accounting Policy: We assessed the Company’srevenue recognition policies for compliance with Ind AS 115,specifically the identification of performance obligations and therecognition of revenue upon satisfaction of underlying obligations.
Revenue is often recognized upon the completion of key milestones,such as the successful closing of a deal or transaction. However, certainfees are contingent on future events, such as the successful outcomeof a capital raise or asset sale. The variability in fee structures and theprocess of determining the satisfaction of performance obligations atreporting date involve significant judgements and estimates. Therefore,this area of revenue recognition is considered a key audit matter.
• Testing of controls: We tested the design and operationaleffectiveness of internal controls over the revenue recognitionprocess, focusing on contract review, milestone achievement,and appropriate timing of revenue recognition.
• Mandate Review: We examined samples of investment bankingmandates to verify the proper identification of performanceobligations and the timing of revenue recognition in accordancewith the terms and conditions.
• Variable consideration assessment: We evaluated management’sassessment of variable consideration for contingent fees ifrevenue was recognized only when the related performanceobligations are performed and no significant reversalswere anticipated.
• Cut-off procedures: We performed cut-off testing around year-end to ensure that revenue was recognized in the appropriateaccounting period, reflecting the correct recognition of revenuefor completed transactions.
• Disclosure review: We evaluated the adequacy of the Company’sdisclosures related to revenue recognition, ensuring transparencyand compliance with the requirements of Ind AS 115.
These procedures provided sufficient evidence to conclude that
revenue recognition was in line with the requirements of Ind AS 115
and properly reflected the satisfaction of performance obligations.
Other Information
6. The Company’s Management and Board of Directorsare responsible for the other information. The otherinformation comprises the information included in theCompany’s annual report but does not include theStandalone Financial Statements and our auditors’report thereon.
7. Our opinion on the Standalone Financial Statementsdoes not cover the other information and we do notexpress any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
8. In connection with our audit of the Standalone FinancialStatements, our responsibility is to read the otherinformation identified above and, in doing so, considerwhether the other information is materially inconsistentwith the Standalone Financial Statements, or ourknowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appearsto be materially misstated. If, based on the work wehave performed, we conclude that there is a materialmisstatement of this other information, we are required toreport that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with
Governance for the Standalone Financial Statements
9. The Company’s Management and Board of Directors areresponsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of theAct, with respect to the preparation of these StandaloneFinancial Statements that give a true and fair view of theState of Affairs, profit and Other Comprehensive Loss,Changes in Equity and Cash Flows of the Companyin conformity with the Indian Accounting Standardsprescribed under section 133 of the Act read with theCompanies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015,as amended and other accounting principles generallyaccepted in India. This responsibility also includesmaintenance of adequate accounting records inaccordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguardingof the assets of the Company and for preventing anddetecting frauds and other irregularities; selection andapplication of appropriate accounting policies; makingjudgments and estimates that are reasonable andprudent; and design, implementation and maintenance ofadequate internal financial controls, that were operating
effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completenessof the accounting records, relevant to the preparationand presentation of the Standalone Financial Statementsthat give a true and fair view and are free from materialmisstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
10. In preparing the Standalone Financial Statements, theManagement and Board of Directors are responsible forassessing the Company’s ability to continue as a goingconcern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related togoing concern and using the going concern basis ofaccounting unless the Board of Directors either intendsto liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or hasno realistic alternative but to do so.
11. The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeingthe Company’s financial reporting process.
Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the Standalone
Financial Statements
12. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assuranceabout whether the Standalone Financial Statements asa whole are free from material misstatement, whetherdue to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report thatincludes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a highlevel of assurance but is not a guarantee that an auditconducted in accordance with SAs will always detect amaterial misstatement when it exists. Misstatements canarise from fraud or error and are considered material if,individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonablybe expected to influence the economic decisions ofusers taken on the basis of these Standalone FinancialStatements. As part of an audit in accordance withSAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintainprofessional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
12.1. Identify and assess the risks of material misstatementof the Standalone Financial Statements, whetherdue to fraud or error, design and perform auditprocedures responsive to those risks, and obtainaudit evidence that is sufficient and appropriateto provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of notdetecting a material misstatement resulting fromfraud is higher than for one resulting from error,as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentionalomissions, misrepresentations, or the override ofinternal control.
12.2. Obtain an understanding of internal control relevantto the audit in order to design audit proceduresthat are appropriate in the circumstances. Under
section 143(3)(i) the Act, we are also responsible forexpressing our opinion on whether the Company hasadequate internal financial controls with referenceto Standalone Financial Statements in place and theoperating effectiveness of such controls.
12.3. Evaluate the appropriateness of accountingpolicies used and the reasonableness of accountingestimates and related disclosures made bythe Management.
12.4. Conclude on the appropriateness of theManagement’s use of the going concern basis ofaccounting and, based on the evidence obtained,whether a material uncertainty exists related toevents or conditions that may cast significantdoubt on the Company’s ability to continue asa going concern. If we conclude that materialuncertainty exists, we are required to draw attentionin our auditor’s report to the related disclosuresin the Standalone Financial Statements or, if suchdisclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion.Our conclusions are based on the audit evidenceobtained 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.
12.5. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure andcontent of the Standalone Financial Statements,including the disclosures, and whether theStandalone Financial Statements represent theunderlying transactions and events in a manner thatachieves fair presentation.
13. We communicate with those charged with governanceregarding, among other matters, the planned scopeand timing 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 witha statement that we have complied with relevantethical requirements 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 Standalone FinancialStatements of the current year and are therefore thekey audit matters. We describe these matters in our
Parties’), with the understanding, whether recordedin writing or otherwise, that the Company shall,whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest inother persons or entities identified in any mannerwhatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party(‘Ultimate Beneficiaries’) or provide any guarantee,security or the like on behalf of the UltimateBeneficiaries.
19.6 Based on audit procedures performed, that havebeen considered reasonable and appropriate in thecircumstances, performed by us, nothing has cometo our notice that has caused us to believe that therepresentation under para (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e),as provided under paragraph 19.4 and 19.5 above,contain any material misstatement.
19.7 In our opinion and according to the informationand explanations given to us, the dividend paidduring the year by the Company and proposed finaldividend declared which is subject to approval of themembers at the ensuing Annual General Meeting,is in compliance with Section 123 of the Act to theextent applicable.
auditor’s report unless law or regulation precludes publicdisclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rarecircumstances, we determine that a matter should notbe communicated in our report because the adverseconsequences of doing so would reasonably beexpected to outweigh the public interest benefits ofsuch communication.
Other Matter
16. The Standalone Financial Statements of the Companyfor the year ended March 31, 2024 were audited byerstwhile Statutory auditors whose reports dated May24, 2024 expressed an unmodified opinion on thoseFinancial Statements. Our opinion is not modified inrespect of this matter.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
17. 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 A’ a statement on thematters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, tothe extent applicable.
18. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
18.1. 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.
18.2. In our opinion, proper books of accounts as requiredby law have been kept by the Company so far as itappears from our examination of those books.
18.3. The standalone balance sheet, the standalonestatement of profit and loss including OtherComprehensive Income, the Statement of Changesin Equity and the Standalone Cash Flow Statementdealt with by this Report are in agreement with thebooks of account.
18.4. In our opinion, the aforesaid Standalone FinancialStatements comply with the Ind AS specifiedunder Section 133 of the Act read with the relevantrules thereunder.
18.5. 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 Section164(2) of the Act.
18.6. With respect to the adequacy of the internal financialcontrols with reference to Standalone FinancialStatements of the Company and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls, refer to our separateReport in ‘Annexure B’.
18.7. In our opinion and according to the information andexplanations given to us, the remuneration paid bythe Company to its directors during the current yearis in accordance with the provisions of Section 197of the Act. The remuneration paid to any director isnot in excess of the limit laid down under Section197 of the Act.
19. 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 (asamended), in our opinion and to the best of our informationand according to the explanations given to us:
19.1 The Company has disclosed the impact of pendinglitigations as at March 31, 2025 on its financialposition in its Standalone Financial Statements - Noteno. 30.1 to the Standalone Financial Statements.
19.2 The Company did not have any long-term contractsincluding derivative contracts for which there wereany material foreseeable losses.
19.3 There has been no delay in transferring amounts,required to be transferred, to the Investor Educationand Protection Fund by the Company.
19.4 The Management has represented, to best oftheir knowledge and belief, that no funds havebeen advanced or loaned or invested (either fromborrowed funds or share premium or any othersources or kind of funds) by the Company to or inany other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreignentities (‘Intermediaries’), with the understanding,whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that theIntermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectlylend or invest in other persons or entities identifiedin any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of theCompany (‘Ultimate Beneficiaries’) or provide anyguarantee, security or the like on behalf of theUltimate Beneficiaries.
19.5 The Management has represented, to best of theirknowledge and belief, that no funds have beenreceived by the Company from any person(s) orentity(ies), including foreign entities (‘Funding
19.8 Based on our examination which included testchecks, the company has used an accountingsoftware for maintaining its books of account whichhas a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility,and the same has operated throughout the year forall relevant transactions recorded in the software.Further, during the course of our audit we did notcome across any instance of audit trail feature beingtampered with. Additionally, the audit trail has beenpreserved by the Company as per the statutoryrequirements for record retention.
For KKC & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants(formerly Khimji Kunverji & Co LLP)Firm Registration Number: 105146W/W100621
Hasmukh B Dedhia
Partner
Place: Mumbai ICAI Membership No: 033494
Date: May 12, 2025 UDIN: 25033494BMJKEM5299