We have audited the accompanying standalone financialstatements of Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri Limited ("theCompany"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31stMarch, 2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss (includingOther Comprehensive Income), the Cash Flow Statementand the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year thenended, and notes to the financial statements, includinga summary of significant accounting policies and otherexplanatory information. (Hereinafter referred to as"standalone financial statements")
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, ("the Act") inthe manner so required and give a true and fair viewin conformity with the Indian Accounting Standardsprescribed under section 133 of the Act read with theCompanies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015,as amended, ("Ind AS") and other accounting principlesgenerally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of theCompany as at 31st March, 2025, its profit including othercomprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes inequity for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standardson Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of theAct. Our responsibilities under those Standards are furtherdescribed in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit ofthe Standalone Financial Statements section of our report.We are independent of the Company in accordance withthe Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of CharteredAccountants of India ("ICAI") together with the ethicalrequirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalonefinancial statements under the provisions of the Act andthe Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethicalresponsibilities in accordance with these requirements andthe ICAI's Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidencewe have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide abasis for our opinion on the financial statements.
Key Audit Matter
Key audit matter is this matter that, in our professionaljudgment, were of most significance in our audit of thestandalone financial statements for the financial yearended 31st March, 2025. This matter was addressed in thecontext of our audit of the standalone financial statementsas a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and wedo not provide a separate opinion on this matter. We havedetermined the matter described below to be the key auditmatter to be communicated in our report.
Key audit matter
How our audit addressed the key audit matter
Existence and valuation of Inventories
The carrying values of Inventories of the Company are? 1,46,297.42 lakh as at 31st March, 2025 (Refer no. 12 ofstandalone financial statements) which constitutes 82.28 %of the Company's total assets. The Company's inventoriesmainly comprised of gold, diamond, silver and platinumin the distribution centers and retail outlets. Valuationof inventories is at lower of cost and net realizable value.Significant portion of inventories costs includes golddiamond, platinum and silver which are subject to riskof changes in the market value. The assessment of netrealizable value of inventories is based on estimates andjudgments by the management in respect of, among others,the economic condition, sales forecast, marketability ofproducts and the quality of gold and diamond used tomake jewellery products. Furthermore, there is higherinherent risk of theft and pilferage given the high intrinsicvalue and portable nature of individual inventory items.
Our audit procedures over existence and valuation ofinventories included the following:
• We evaluated the design, implementation andtested the operating effectiveness of key controlsthat the Company has in relation to safeguardingand physical verification of inventories includingthe appropriateness of the Company's standardoperating procedures for conducting, recording andreconciling physical verification of inventories andtested the implementation thereof.
• Participated and observed the physical verificationof inventory conducted by the management at retailoutlet on sample basis as at 31st March, 2025.
Considering the above, we concluded that existence and
• We compared the net realizable values on sample
valuation of inventories as a key audit matter for our audit.
basis of gold, silver and platinum inventoriescalculated based on the current market price withtheir carrying value of inventories.
• We compared the results of independentgemological appraisal report of selected samplesto the weight and purity of diamond jewellery withrecords in the inventories system.
• We evaluated the independence and objectivity ofthe gemologist appointed by management.
Information Other than the Financial Statements andAuditor's Report Thereon
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for theother information. The other information comprises theinformation included in the Annual report but does notinclude the standalone financial statements and ourauditor's report thereon. The Annual report is expectedto be made available to us after the date of this auditor'sreport.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements doesnot cover the other information and we do not express anyform of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financialstatements, our responsibility is to read the otherinformation and, in doing so, consider whether such otherinformation is materially inconsistent with the standalonefinancial statements or our knowledge obtained during thecourse of our audit or otherwise appears to be materiallymisstated.
When we read the other information identified above, if weconclude that there is a material misstatement therein weare required to communicate the matter to those chargedwith governance.
Responsibilities of Management for the StandaloneFinancial Statements
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 statementsthat give a true and fair view of the financial position,financial performance including other comprehensiveincome, cash flows and changes in equity of the Companyin accordance with the accounting principles generallyaccepted in India, including the Indian AccountingStandards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act.This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions ofthe Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company andfor preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities;selection and application of appropriate accounting
policies; making judgments and estimates that arereasonable 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, relevantto the preparation and presentation of the standalonefinancial statements that give a true and fair view and arefree from material misstatement, whether due to fraud orerror.
In preparing the standalone financial statements,management is responsible for assessing the Company'sability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, asapplicable, matters related to going concern and using thegoing concern basis of accounting unless managementeither intends to liquidate the Company or to ceaseoperations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeingthe Company's financial reporting process.
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of theStandalone Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance aboutwhether the standalone financial statements as a wholeare free from material misstatement, whether due to fraudor error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes ouropinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurancebut is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordancewith SAs will always detect a material misstatement when itexists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and areconsidered material if, individually or in the aggregate, theycould reasonably be expected to influence the economicdecisions of users taken on the basis of these standalonefinancial statements.
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 standalone financial statements, whether dueto fraud or error, design and perform audit proceduresresponsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence
that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basisfor our opinion. The risk of not detecting a materialmisstatement resulting from fraud is higher than forone resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion,forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, orthe override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevantto the audit in order to design audit procedures thatare appropriate in the circumstances. Under section143(3)(i) of 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.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policiesused and the reasonableness of accounting estimatesand related disclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management'suse of the going concern basis of accounting and,based on the audit evidence obtained, whethera material 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, weare required to draw attention in our auditor's reportto the related disclosures in the standalone financialstatements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, tomodify our opinion. Our conclusions are based onthe audit evidence obtained up to the date of ourauditor's report. However, future events or conditionsmay cause the Company to cease to continue as agoing concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure andcontent of the standalone financial statements,including the disclosures, and whether the standalonefinancial statements represent the underlyingtransactions and events in a manner that achieves fairpresentation.
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 weidentify during our audit.
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.
From the matters communicated with those charged withgovernance, we determine those matters that were of
most significance in the audit of the standalone financialstatements for the financial year ended 31st March, 2025and are therefore the key audit matter. We describe thismatter in our auditor's report unless law or regulationprecludes public disclosure about the matter or when, inextremely rare circumstances, we determine that a mattershould not be communicated in our report because theadverse consequences of doing so would reasonably beexpected to outweigh the public interest benefits of suchcommunication.
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 A", a statement onthe matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of theOrder.
2. Further to our comment in the Annexure A, as requiredby section 143 (3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the informationand explanations which to the best of ourknowledge and belief were necessary for thepurposes of our audit;
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account asrequired by law have been kept by the Companyso far as it appears from our examination ofthose books;
(c) The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit andLoss including Other Comprehensive Income,the Cash Flow Statement and Statement ofChanges in Equity dealt with by this Report arein agreement with the books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financialstatements comply with the AccountingStandards specified under Section 133 of the Act;
(e) On the basis of the written representationsreceived from the directors as on 31st March,2025, taken on record by the Board of Directors,none of the directors is disqualified as on 31stMarch, 2025, from being appointed as a directorin terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act;
(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internalfinancial controls with reference to standalonefinancial statements of the Company and theoperating effectiveness of such controls, referto our separate Report in "Annexure B" to thisreport;
(g) With respect to the other matters to be includedin the Auditor's Report in accordance with therequirements of section 197(16) of the Act, as
amended, in our opinion and to the best of ourinformation and according to the explanationsgiven to us, the remuneration paid by theCompany to its directors during the year is inaccordance with the provisions of section 197 ofthe 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 and as represented bythe managements:
i) The Company has disclosed the impact ofpending litigations on its financial position inits standalone financial statements - Refer Note39.3 to the standalone financial statements;
ii) The Company did not have any long-termcontracts including derivative contracts forwhich there were any material foreseeable losses
iii) There has been no delay in transferring amounts,required to be transferred, to the InvestorsEducation and Protection Fund by of theCompany
iv) (a) Management has represented to us that,
to the best of it's knowledge and belief,as disclosed in the notes to standalonefinancial statements, no funds have beenadvanced or loaned or invested (eitherfrom borrowed funds or share premiumor any other sources or kind of funds) bythe Company to or in any other personsor entities, including foreign entities("Intermediaries"), with the understanding,whether recorded in writing or otherwise,that the Intermediary shall, whether,directly or indirectly lend or invest in otherpersons or entities identified in any mannerwhatsoever by or on behalf of the Company("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide anyguarantee, security or the like on behalf ofthe Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(b) Management has represented to us that,to the best of it's knowledge and belief,as disclosed in the notes to standalonefinancial statements, no funds havebeen received by the Company fromany person(s) or entity(ies), includingforeign entities ("Funding Parties"), withthe understanding, whether recorded in
writing 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 the UltimateBeneficiaries;
(c) Based on our audit procedure performedthat have been considered reasonable andappropriate in the circumstances, nothinghas come to our attention that cause usto believe that the representation givenby the management under paragraph(2) (h) (iv) (a) & (b) contain any materialmisstatement.
v) The final dividend paid by the Company duringthe year which was declared for the previousyear is in accordance with section 123 of theCompanies Act 2013 to the extent it applies topayment of dividend.
As stated in note no 39.8 to the standalonefinancial statements, the Board of Directors ofthe Company have proposed final dividendfor the year which is subject to the approval ofthe members at the ensuing Annual GeneralMeeting. The dividend declared is in accordancewith section 123 of the Act to the extent itapplies to declaration of dividend.
vi) Based on our examination, which includedtest checks, the company has used accountingsoftware for maintaining its books of accountfor the financial year ended 31st March, 2025which has a feature of recording audit trail(edit log) facility and the same has operatedthroughout the year for all relevant transactionsrecorded in the softwares. Further, during thecourse of our audit we did not come across anyinstance of audit trail feature being tamperedwith. Additionally, the company has preservedthe audit trail as per statutory record retentionrequirements.
For Chaturvedi & Shah LLP
Chartered AccountantsRegistration Number: 101720W/W100355
Vijay Napawaliya
Partner
Place: Mumbai Membership Number: 109859
Date: 22nd May, 2025 UDIN: 25109859BMMJQF7463