We have audited the accompanying Financial Statements ofMuthoot Microfin Limited (“the Company”), which comprisethe balance sheet as at 31 March 2025, the statement ofprofit and loss (including other comprehensive income), thestatement of changes in equity and the statement of cash flowsfor the year then ended and notes to the financial statements,including a summary of the material accounting policies andother explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as “thefinancial statements”).
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according tothe explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial statementsgive the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (“theAct”) in the manner so required and give a true and fair viewin conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribedunder Section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (IndianAccounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended, (“Ind AS”)and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, ofthe state of affairs of the Company as at 31 March 2025, its lossincluding other comprehensive income, its cash flows and thechanges in equity for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit of the financial statements in accordancewith the Standards on Auditing (“SA”s) specified under section143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards arefurther described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit ofthe financial statements section of our report. We are independentof the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued bythe Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) together withthe ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financialstatements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder,and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordancewith these requirements and the ICAI’s Code of Ethics. We believethat the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriateto provide a basis for our audit opinion on the financial statements.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professionaljudgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financialstatements for the financial year ended 31 March 2025. Thesematters were addressed in the context of our audit of thefinancial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinionthereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on thesematters. We have determined the matters described below tobe the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
How our audit addressed the key audit matter
1. Impairment of loans as at the balance sheet date
Principal audit procedure performed:
(including determination of expected credit losses)
Our audit procedures included the following:
As at 31 March 2025, the carrying value of loan assets carried
• Considered the Company’s accounting policies for
at amortised cost and fair value to other comprehensive
impairment of loans and assessed compliance of the
income (FVOCI) aggregated Rs 87,401.91 million (net of
policies with Ind AS 109: Financial Instruments and the
allowance for impairment loss for loan assets Rs. 5,769.40
governance framework approved by the Board of Directors
million) constituting approximately 80.50% of the Company’s
pursuant to applicable Reserve Bank of India guidelines,
total assets has been recorded as at reporting date inaccordance with Ind AS 109 - Financial Instruments (‘Ind AS
(“the RBI Guidelines”).
109’).
• Evaluated the reasonableness of the management estimates
The Company provide for impairment of its loans using
by understanding the process of ECL estimation and related
the Expected Credit Loss (“ECL”) model. ECL involves an
assumptions. Tested the internal controls around extraction,
estimation of probability weighted loss on financial assets
validation and computation of the input data used in
over their life, considering reasonable and supportable
such estimation.
information about past events, current conditions, andforecasts of future economic conditions and other factors
• Assessed the criteria for staging of loans based on theirpast-due status to check compliance with requirement of
which could impact the credit quality of the Company’s loans.
Ind AS 109. Tested a sample of performing (stage 1) loans
In the process, a significant degree of judgement has been
to assess whether any SICR or loss indicators were present
applied by the management for:
requiring them to be classified under stage 2 (i.e. default in
a) Staging of loans and defining qualitative/ quantitative
repayment is within the range of 31 to 90 days) or stage or 3
factors for ‘significant increase in credit risk’ (“SICR”)and ‘default’.
(i.e. the default in repayment is more than 90 days).
b) Categorization of borrowers (Joint liability group
•
Tested the arithmetical accuracy of computation of ECL
loans portfolio) based on homogeneity for estimatingprobability of default (“PD”), loss given default (“LGD”)and exposure at default (“EAD”);c) Determining effect of less frequent past events on future
provision performed by the Company.
Assessed the adequacy of disclosures included in thefinancial statements with the relevant requirements of IndAS 107 and 109.
probability of default.
d) Determining macro-economic factors impacting credit
Performed an overall assessment of the ECL provision
quality of loans.
at each stage including management’s assessment on
During the year, the Company created a managementoverlay of Rs. 2,296.53 million to address residual credit
management overlay to determine if they were reasonableconsidering the Company’s portfolio, risk profile and the
risks not fully captured by the ECL model. This was driven
macroeconomic environment etc.
by macroeconomic uncertainty in microfinance industry,Karnataka ordinance on coercive lending, regulatorymeasures by SROs etc. The overlay reflects management’scautious stance and involves significant judgement.
In view of the high degree of management’s judgementinvolved in estimation of ECL, impairment of loans as atthe balance sheet date (including expected credit losse) isconsidered as a key audit matter.
(Note 1 (viii) of the financial statements)
Assessed the rationale, assumptions and methodologyused for determining the management overlay andevaluated the appropriateness of judgments applied.
2. IT systems and controls
Financial accounting and reporting processes, especially in
Tested the design and operating effectiveness of the
the financial services sector, are fundamentally reliant on IT
Company’s IT access controls over the information
systems and IT controls to process significant transaction
systems that are important to financial reporting and
volumes. Hence, we identified IT systems and controls over
various interfaces, configuration and other identified
financial reporting as a key audit matter for the Company.
application controls.
Automated accounting procedures and IT environmentcontrols, which include IT governance, general IT controlsover program development and changes, access toprograms and data and IT operations, are required tobe designed and to operate effectively to ensure reliable
Tested IT general controls (logical access, changesmanagement and aspects of IT operational controls). Thisincluded testing requests for access to systems werereviewed and authorized.
financial reporting.
Tested the Company’s periodic review of access rights. Wealso tested requests of changes to systems for approvaland authorization.
Tested the design and operating effectiveness of certainautomated controls that were considered as key internalcontrols over financial reporting.
The Company’s management and Board of Directors areresponsible for the preparation of the other information. Theother information comprises the information included in theannual report namely Directors' Report, Annexures to BoardReport, Management Discussion and Analysis, CorporateGovernance Report, Business Responsibility Statement, butd oes not include the financial statements and our auditor'sreport thereon. The Reports are expected to be made availableto us after the date of this auditors' report.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover theother information and we do not express any form of assuranceconclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, ourresponsibility is to read the other information identified aboveand, in doing so, consider whether the other information ismaterially inconsistent with the financial statements or ourknowledge obtained during the course of our audit or otherwiseappears to be materially misstated.
When we read the Other Information, if we conclude thatthere is a material misstatement therein, we are required tocommunicate the matter to those charged with governance asrequired under SA 720 (Revised) 'The Auditor's responsibilitiesRelating to Other Information'.
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for thematters stated in Section 134(5) of the Act, with respect tothe preparation of these financial statements that give a trueand fair view of the financial position, financial performance,including other comprehensive income, changes in equityand cash flows of the Company in accordance with the Ind ASand other accounting principles generally accepted in India.This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Actfor safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventingand detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection andapplication of appropriate accounting policies; makingjudgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; anddesign, 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 financialstatements that give a true and fair view and are free frommaterial misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, the management isresponsible for assessing the Company’s ability to continue asa going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related togoing concern and using the going concern basis of accountingunless the management either intends to liquidate the Companyor to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are responsible for overseeing theCompany’s financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance aboutwhether the 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 aggregate, they could reasonably be expectedto influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basisof these 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 of thefinancial statements, whether due to fraud or error, designand perform audit procedures responsive to those risks,and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriateto provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detectinga material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher thanfor one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion,
forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or theoverride 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 system with reference to the 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 financial statements, including the disclosures, andwhether the financial statements represent the underlyingtransactions and events in a manner that achievesfair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the financialstatements that, individually or in aggregate, makes it probablethat the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeableuser of the financial statements may be influenced. We considerquantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning thescope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work;and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements inthe financial statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding,among other matters, the planned scope and timing of theaudit and significant audit findings, including any significantdeficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statementthat we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regardingindependence, and to communicate with them all relationshipsand other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on ourindependence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged withgovernance, we determine those matters that were of mostsignificance in the audit of the financial statements of thecurrent financial year and are therefore 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 mattershould not be communicated in our report because the adverseconsequences of doing so would reasonably be expected tooutweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
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, tothe extent applicable.
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) 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;
c) The Balance sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss(including Other Comprehensive Income), Statementof Changes in Equity, and Statement of Cash Flowsdealt with by this Report are in agreement with thebooks 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 written representations received fromthe directors as on 31 March 2025 taken on recordby the Board of Directors, none of the directors isdisqualified as on 31 March 2025, from being appointedas a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act;
f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financialcontrols over financial reporting of the Company andthe operating effectiveness of such controls, referto our separate Report in “Annexure B”; Our reportexpresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacyand operating effectiveness of the Company’sinternal financial control over financial reporting;
g) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for theyear ended 31 March 2025 has been paid/providedby the Company to its director in accordance with theprovisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act;
h) With respect to the other matters to be includedin the Auditor’s Report in accordance with Rule11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules,2014, as amended, in our opinion and to thebest of our information and according to theexplanations given to us:
i. The Company does not have any pendinglitigation which would impact its financialposition as at 31 March 2025;
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 - Refer Note 14 to thefinancial statements;
iii. There were no amounts which were requiredto be transferred to the Investor Education andProtection Fund by the Company during theyear ended 31 March 2025.
iv. (a) The management has represented to
us that, to the best of its knowledge andbelief, as disclosed in the notes to theaccounts, no funds (which are materialeither individually or in the aggregate)have been advanced or loaned orinvested (either from borrowed funds orshare premium or any other sources orkind of funds) by the Company to or in anyother person(s) or entity(ies), includingforeign entities (“Intermediaries”), withthe understanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the Intermediaryshall, whether, directly or indirectly lend orinvest in other persons or entities identifiedin any manner whatsoever by or on behalfof the Company (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”)or provide any guarantee, security or thelike on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(b) The management has also represented tous, that, to the best of its knowledge andbelief, as disclosed in the notes to theaccounts, no funds (which are materialeither individually or in the aggregate)have been received by the Company fromany person(s) or entity(ies), includingforeign entities (“Funding Parties”), withthe understanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the Company
shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lendto or 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 such audit procedures that wereconsidered reasonable and appropriate inthe circumstances, nothing has come toour notice that has caused us to believethat the representations under sub-clause(i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as providedunder (a) and (b) above, contain anymaterial misstatement.
v. The Company has not declared or paid anydividend during the year and has not proposeda final dividend for the year.
vi. Based on our examination, which included testchecks, the Company has used accountingsoftware for maintaining its books of account
which has a feature of recording audit trail (editlog) facility and the same has been operatedthroughout the year for all relevant transactionsrecorded in the software. Further, during the courseof our audit we did not come across any instanceof the audit trail feature being tampered and theaudit trail has been preserved by the Company asper the statutory requirements for record retention.
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Dated: 08 May 2025 UDIN: 25102306BMHKMV8115