1. We have audited the accompanying Standalone FinancialStatements of PC Jeweller Limited (hereinafter referred to asthe "Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31stMarch 2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including othercomprehensive income), the Statement of changes in equityand Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended and Notesto the standalone financial statements including a summaryof significant accounting policies and other explanatoryinformation (hereinafter referred to as 'the standalonefinancial statements').
In our opinion and to the best of our information andaccording to the explanations given to us, the aforesaidstandalone financial statements gives a true and fair view inconformity with the applicable Indian Accounting Standards('Ind AS') prescribed under Section 133 of the Companies Act,2013 ('the Act'), read with relevant rules issued there under,and other accounting principles generally accepted in India,of the standalone net profit and total comprehensive income,change in equity and its cash flow for the year ended on thatdate and other financial information of the company for theyear ended 31st March, 2025 except for the possible effects ofthe matter described in para 4 below.
3. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standardson Auditing ("SAs") specified under Section 143(10) of theCompanies Act, 2013 ("the Act"). Our responsibilities underthose Standards are further described in 'paragraph 12Auditor's Responsibilities' for the audit of the standalonefinancial statements section of our report. We are independentof the Company in accordance with the Code of ethics issuedby the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ("the ICAI")together with the ethical requirements that are, relevant toour audit of the Standalone Financial statements for theyear ended March 31st, 2025 under the provisions of theCompanies Act 2013 and the Rules there under, and we havefulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance withthese requirements and the ICAI's Code of Ethics. We believethat the audit evidence obtained by us is sufficient andappropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
(i) As explained in Note No. 50 to the accompanyingstandalone financial statements, the company duringthe financial year ended 31st March 2019 had provideddiscounts of ' 513.65 Crore to its export customers whichhad been adjusted against the revenues for the said year.The company had initiated the process to comply withthe requirements of the Master Directions on Exports ofGoods and Services issued by the Reserve Bank of India.Subsequently the company has obtained the approvals
from the authorized dealer banks for reduction inreceivables corresponding to discounts amounting to '330.49 Crore.
For the remaining discounts of ' 183.16 Crore, in theabsence of requisite approvals and material evidencerelated to such transactions, we are unable to ascertainany consequential effect of the above, if any, on theaccompanying Statement.
Auditor's opinion for the year ended 31st March 2019,31st March 2020, 31st March 2021, 31st March 2022,31st March 2023, 31st March 2024, were also modified inrespect of this matter.
(ii) As explained in Note No. 51 of the accompanyingstandalone financial statements, with respect to provisionfor the expected credit loss / impairment relating tooverdue overseas Trade Receivables of the company asrequired under Ind-As 109, Trade receivables as at 31stMarch 2025, inter alia, include outstanding from exportcustomers net amounting '1512.03 crore. The exportreceivables have been outstanding for more than 9months and have been restated as per the RBI exchangerate as on 31st March 2025. The Company has filednecessary applications with the requisite authority as perthe regulations of the Foreign Exchange ManagementAct, 1999 for condonation of delays in repatriation offunds by its customers. However, as a mark of prudentaccounting practices the company has computed andapplied cumulative ECL on the outstanding exportreceivables of '265.10 crore as on 31st March 2025.
Due to no realization as per scheduled expecteddates from the export receivables and considering theinitiation of legal route for recovery, we are unable toexamine adequacy of the provision of expected creditloss and its consequential impact and adjustments onthe accompanying statement.
Auditor's opinion for the year ended 31st March 2023,31st March 2024 was also modified in respect of thismatter.
(iii) A portion of the Company's inventory is under thecustody of secured lenders pursuant to orders of theHon'ble DRT / DRAT and is not physically accessible forverification by the management or by us as auditorsas at the Balance Sheet date. Accordingly, the physicalverification/ inspection of the inventory at these locationscould not be conducted neither by the managementnor by the auditors as on the Balance Sheet date. Hencethe inventory valuation is based on determination ofestimated net realizable value or cost whichever is lowerin accordance with the Indian Accounting Standards. Therelease of this inventory is contingent upon compliancewith the terms of the Settlement Agreement executedwith the secured lender(s) (which is expected to be
released in upcoming quarters). Regarding Valuation ofsuch stock, based on recent assessments and prevailingmarket conditions, there has been a positive movementin its estimated net realizable value. We have reliedupon the valuation of the Inventory as certified anddetermined by the management which is in accordancewith the Indian Accounting Standards.
In view of the above, we are unable to examine and expressan opinion on inventory value and its consequentialimpact and adjustments on the accompanying financialstatements.
We draw attention to:
(i) As per Note No. 51 of the accompanying standalonefinancial statements, there is delay in receipt of proceedsdenominated in foreign currency against export ofgoods made by the company to its overseas customersnet amounting ' 1512.03 Crore as on 31st March 2025beyond the timelines stipulated under the ForeignExchange Management Act, 1999. The management ofthe company has filed the necessary applications withthe appropriate authority for condonation of such delaysto regularize the default. Pending condonation of suchdelay by the appropriate authority, management is ofthe view that the possible penalties that may be leviedare currently unascertainable and would not be material;accordingly, no consequential adjustments have beenmade to the accompanying statement with respect tosuch delay/default. In adherence to prudent accountingpractices and as a precautionary measure, the Companyhas recognized a cumulative Expected Credit Loss (ECL)on outstanding receivables amounting to '265.10 croresas at 31st March 2025.
(ii) As per Note No. 8 of the accompanying standalonefinancial statements, due to significant increase in theoperation efficiency of the company post one timesettlement (OTS) management is confident that thereis no such uncertainty w.r.t future taxable profits whichexisted before as a result company has recognisedDeferred Tax Asset during the year ended 31st March2025.
(iii) As per Note No. 30 of the accompanying financialstatements, during the financial year ending 31st March2025, the Company entered into a Joint SettlementAgreement dated 30th September 2024 with itsConsortium Lenders. The Company did not recognizeany finance costs for the nine months period ending 31stDecember 2024, as the settlement and related obligationswere settled through the One Time Settlement(OTS) approvals and the final agreement executed in
September 2024. Accordingly, the Company made apayment of the Cash Consideration to the ConsortiumLenders that it had to pay as per the timelines mentionedin the settlement agreement. In addition to this cashconsideration, an interest component totalling '42.04crore, as stipulated in the terms of the Agreement, wasrecognized and recorded as a finance cost for the yearending 31st March 2025.
We draw attention to Note No. 19 (iii) of theaccompanying financial statements, wherein it is statedthat the outstanding financial liability as per books ofaccounts is recognized net of payments made as perthe terms of Joint Settlement Agreement and continuesto be recognized pending final discharge in accordancewith the applicable accounting standards.
a. As per Note No. 15 of the accompanying financialstatements, for the year ended 31st March 2025, theBoard of Directors of the Company vide a resolutionpassed by circulation on 17th March 2025, madepreferential allotment of 51,71,14,620 fully paid-upequity shares having face value of ' 1/- each at anissue price of ' 29.20 /- per share to the ConsortiumLenders comprising of 14 Banks, against part oftheir outstanding debts amounting to ' 1509.97crores pursuant to the terms of the Joint SettlementAgreement dated 30th September 2024 enteredinto amongst the Company and ConsortiumLenders.
(iv) As per Note No. 15 during the financial year ended 31stMarch 2025, the Company's preferential issue of FullyConvertible Warrants ("Warrants") to Promoter Group andNon-Promoter, Public category entities were successfullycompleted.The issue was almost fully subscribed (99.89%)
i.e. 48,08,02,500 Warrants amounting to an issue size of '2,702.11 crore. After receipt of stipulated amount i.e. 25%of the Issue Price per Warrant as subscription amountin accordance with the provisions of the SEBI (Issue ofCapital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018,the Company allotted 11,50,00,000 Warrants on 30thSeptember 2024 and 36,58,02,500 Warrants on 11thOctober 2024.
(v) As per Note No. 15 during the financial year ended 31stMarch 2025, the Board of Directors of the Company bymeans of resolutions passed by circulation on i) 15thOctober 2024 allotted 4,35,972 equity shares (face value' 10/- each); ii) 30th October 2024 allotted 3,38,85,000equity shares (face value ' 10/- each); iii) 12th November2024 allotted 3,63,75,000 equity shares (face value ' 10/-each); iv) 29th November 2024 allotted 39,87,900 equityshares (face value ' 10/- each); and v) 19th December2024 allotted 43,72,91,800 equity shares (face value '1/- each), upon conversion of Warrants after receipt ofbalance 75% of the Issue Price per Warrant.
(vi) We draw attention to Note No.23 and Note No. 25 of thefinancial statements, which describe that the Company'sunpaid income tax liability of '81.26 crores as of 31 March2024 has been adjusted against income tax refundsrelating to Assessment Years 2015-16, 2016-17, and 2017¬18. Additionally, interest income of '51.39 crores on suchrefunds has been recognized in the Statement of Profitand Loss for the year ended 31st March 2025.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of all these matters.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professionaljudgment, were of most significance in our audit of thestandalone financial statements of the current period. Thesematters were addressed in the context of our audit of thestandalone financial statements as a whole, and in formingour opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separateopinion on these matters.
In addition to the matters described in the Basis for QualifiedOpinion as mentioned in para 4 section, we have determinedthat there are no other key audit matters to be communicatedin our report.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for thepreparation of other information. The other informationcomprises the information included in the managementdiscussion and analysis, Boards Report, but does not includethe standalone financial statements and our auditor's reportthereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does notcover the other information and we do not express any formof assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financialstatements, our responsibility is to read the other informationidentified above when it becomes available and, in doingso, consider whether the other information is materiallyinconsistent with the standalone financial statements or ourknowledge obtained during the course of audit, or otherwiseappears to be materially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude thatthere is a material misstatement of this other information, weare required to report that fact. We have nothing to report inthis regard.
The Company's Board of Director is responsible for thematters stated in section 134(5) of the Companies Act2013 ("the Act") with respect to the preparation of thesestandalone financial statements that give a true and fair viewof the financial position, financial performance and cash flowsof the Company in accordance with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India, including the Indian accountingstandard specified under section 133 of the Act.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions ofthe Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities;selection and application of appropriate accounting policies;making judgments and estimates that are reasonable andprudent; and the design, implementation and maintenanceof adequate internal financial controls that were operatingeffectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness ofthe accounting records, relevant to the preparation andpresentation of the Standalone Financial Statements that givea true and fair view and is free from material misstatement,whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the StandaloneFinancial Statements, the Board of Directors is responsiblefor assessing the Company's ability, to continue as a goingconcern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to goingconcern and using the going concern basis of accountingunless the Board of Directors either intends to liquidate theCompany or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternativebut to do so. The Board of Directors are also responsible foroverseeing the financial reporting process of the Company.
a) Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance aboutwhether the Standalone Financial Statements for theyear ended March 31st, 2025 as a whole is free frommaterial misstatement, whether due to fraud or error,and to 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 misstatementwhen it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud orerror and are considered material if, individually or inthe aggregate, they could reasonably be expected toinfluence the economic decisions of users taken on thebasis of this Standalone Financial Statements.
b) As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exerciseprofessional judgment and maintain professionalscepticism throughout the audit we also: -
1. Identify and assess the risks of materialmisstatement of the Annual Standalone FinancialStatements, whether due to fraud or error, designand perform audit procedures responsive to thoserisks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficientand appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.The risk of not detecting a material misstatementresulting from fraud is higher than for one resultingfrom error as fraud may involve collusion, forgery,intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or theoverride of internal control.
2. 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 Companies Act, 2013, we are alsoresponsible for expressing our opinion on whetherthe company has adequate financial controls withreference to Standalone Financial Statementsin place and the operating effectiveness of suchcontrols.
3. Evaluate the appropriateness of accountingpolicies used and the reasonableness of accountingestimates made by management.
4. Conclude on the appropriateness of themanagement's use of the going concern basisof accounting and, 'based on the audit evidenceobtained, whether a material uncertainty existsrelated to events or conditions that may castsignificant doubt on the ability of the Company tocontinue as a going concern. If we conclude thata material uncertainty exists, we are required todraw attention in our auditor report to the relateddisclosures in the Statement or, if such disclosures areinadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusionsare based on the audit evidence obtained up to thedate of our auditor's report. However, future eventsor conditions may cause the company to cease tocontinue as a going concern.
5. Evaluate the overall presentation, structure andcontent of the Annual Standalone FinancialStatements, including the disclosures, and whetherthe Annual Standalone Financial Statementsrepresent the underlying transactions and events ina manner that achieves fair presentation.
6. Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidenceregarding the Annual Standalone FinancialStatements of the Company to express an opinionon the Annual Standalone Financial Statements.
c) Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in
the Annual Standalone Financial Statements that,
individually or in aggregate, makes it probable that theeconomic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable userof the Annual Standalone Financial Statements may beinfluenced. We consider quantitative materiality andqualitative factors in:
1. Planning the scope of our audit work and inevaluating the Statements of our work; and
2. To evaluate the effect of any identified misstatementsin the Annual Standalone Financial Statements.
d) We communicate with those charged with governanceregarding, among other matters, the planned scopeand timing of the Audit and significant audit findingsincluding any significant deficiencies in internal controlthat we identify 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 chargedwith governance, we determine those matters thatwere of most significance in the audit of the standalonefinancial statements of the current period and aretherefore the key audit matters. We describe thesematters 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.
1. As required by section 197(16) of the Act, based on ouraudit and to the best of our information and according tothe explanations given to us, we report that the Companyhas paid remuneration to its directors during the year inaccordance with the provisions of and limit prescribedunder Schedule V of the Act.
2. 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.
3. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
a. We have sought and obtained all the informationand explanations which to the best of our knowledgeand belief were necessary for the purpose of ouraudit of the accompanying standalone financialstatements, and proper books of account asrequired by law have been kept by the Companyso far as it appears from our examination of thosebooks the aforesaid standalone financial statementscomply with Ind AS specified under section 133 ofthe Act except for the matter described in the Basisfor Qualified Opinion section in para 4.
b. The Standalone Balance Sheet, the StandaloneStatement of Profit and Loss (including othercomprehensive income), the Standalone Statementof Changes in equity and the Standalone Cash FlowStatement dealt with by this report are in agreementwith the books of accounts;
c. On the basis of the written representations receivedfrom the directors and taken on record by the Boardof Directors, none of the directors is disqualified
as on 31st March 2025 from being appointed as adirector in terms of section 164(2) of the Act;
d. The qualifications relating to the maintenance ofaccounts and other matters connected therewithare as stated in the Basis for Qualified Opinionsection.
e. With respect to the adequacy of the internalfinancial controls over financial reporting of thecompany and the operating effectiveness of suchcontrols, refer to our Report in "Annexure B"
f. The management has represented that, to the bestof its knowledge and belief, MSME creditors willbe paid within regulatory time limits and that anynecessary adjustments will be made accurately. Incase of late payments, management must applyinterest charges as required by regulations oragreements, ensuring fair compensation for delays.Management is also responsible for monitoringpayment schedules and addressing any issuespromptly.
g. With respect to the other matters to be includedin the Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014(as amended), in our opinion and to the best ofour information and according to the explanationsgiven to us:
i. The company, as detailed in Note 44 of thestandalone financial statements, has disclosedthe impact of pending litigations on its financialposition as at 31st March 2025;
ii. The Company did not have any long-termcontracts including derivative contracts forwhich there were any material foreseeablelosses as at 31st March 2025.
iii. There has been no delay in transferringamounts, required to be transferred to theInvestor Education and Protection Fund bythe company during the year ended as at 31stMarch 2025.
4. a. The Management has represented that, to thebest of its knowledge and belief, 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 orin any other person or entity, including foreignentities ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding,whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that theIntermediary shall whether:
a. directly or indirectly lend or invest in otherpersons or entities identified in any manner
whatsoever by or on behalf of the company("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or
b. provide any guarantee, security or the like onbehalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
b. The management has represented, that, to thebest of its knowledge and belief, no funds havebeen received by the company from any personsor entities, including foreign entities ("FundingParties"), with the understanding, whether recordedin writing or otherwise, that the company shallwhether:
a. directly or indirectly, lend or invest in otherpersons or entities identified in any mannerwhatsoever by or on behalf of the FundingParty ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or
b. provide any guarantee, security or the like onbehalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
c. Based on the audit procedures that have beenconsidered reasonable and appropriate in thecircumstances, nothing has come to our notice thathas caused us to believe that the representationsunder sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as providedunder (a) and (b) above, contain any material mis¬statement.
5. No dividend has been declared or paid during the year bythe company.
6. The reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Auditand Auditors) Rules, 2014 is applicable from 1st April2023.
Based on our examination which included test checks,the Company has used accounting software systems formaintaining its books of account for the financial yearended 31st March 2025, which have a feature of recordingaudit trail (edit log) facility and the same has operatedthroughout the year for all relevant transactions recordedin the software. Further, during the course of audit, wedid not come across any instance of the audit trailfeature being tampered with and the audit trail has beenpreserved by the company as per statutory requirementsfor record retention.
Chartered AccountantsFRN: 009452N
Sd/-
FCA Navdeep Gupta
Partner
M.No. : 091938
Place : New DelhiDated : 25-05-2025
UDIN : 25091938BMJGFJ8469