We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of MFS Intercorp Limited (the "Company"), whichcomprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2024, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other ComprehensiveIncome), the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended on that date and asummary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as the"standalone financial statements").
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaidstandalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (the -Act-) in the mannerso required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended, ("Ind AS") and otheraccounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2024 and itsLoss, total comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing ("SA.'s)specified under section 143 (10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in theAuditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements section of our report. We areindependent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountantsof India ("ICAI") together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalone financialstatements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under, and we have fulfilled our other ethicalresponsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the ICAI's Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidenceobtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financialstatements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of thestandalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of thestandalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separateopinion on these matters.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises theinformation included in the Management Discussion and Analysis, Board's Report including Annexure to Board's Reportand Shareholder's Information, but does not include the standalone financial statements and our auditor's reportthereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express anyform of assurance or conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other informationand in doing so consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone financialstatements or our knowledge obtained during the course of our audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.If based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information;we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134 (5) of the Act with respect to thepreparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financialperformance, including other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordancewith the Ind AS and other accounting principles generally accepted in India. This responsibility also includesmaintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assetsof the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application ofappropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design,implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuringthe accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of thestandalone financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether dueto fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company's ability tocontinue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concernbasis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has norealistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as a whole arefree from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes ouropinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not guarantee that an audit conducted in accordancewith SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and
are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence theeconomic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticismthroughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraudor error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficientand appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting fromfraud is higher than for one resulting from error. As fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions,misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal financial control relevant 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 expressingour opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls system in place and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates andrelated disclosures made by the management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on theaudit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may castsignificant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertaintyexists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the standalonefinancial statements or if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on theaudit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may causethe Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements, including thedisclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events ina manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the standalone financial statements that, individually or in aggregate,makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the standalone financialstatements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (I) planning the scopeof our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identifiedmisstatements in the standalone financial statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timingof the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identifyduring our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethicalrequirements regarding independence. And to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that mayreasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of mostsignificance in the audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key auditmatters. We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure aboutthe matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in ourreport because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interestbenefits of such communication.
1) As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, based on our audit we report that:
a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations 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 required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appearsfrom our examination of those books.
c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including Other Comprehensive Income, Statement ofChanges in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the booksof account.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Ind AS specified under Section133 of the Act.
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2024 taken onrecord by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2024 from beingappointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.
f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Companyand operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure B". Our reportexpresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company's Internalfinancial controls over financial reporting.
g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with the requirementsof section 197 (16) of the Act, as amended:
As the company has not paid remuneration to its directors during the year under reference hence thereporting under section 197(16) of the Act is not applicable.
h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11 of theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules. 2014, as amended, in our opinion and to the best of our informationand according to the explanations given to us:
i) The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations (as applicable) on its financial positioning onits standalone financial statements.
ii) The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, formaterial foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts.
iii) There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the investor Education and protectionFund by the Company.
iv) (a) The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, nofunds (which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have been advanced or loaned orinvested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by theCompany to or in any other person or entity, including foreign entity ("Intermediaries"), with theunderstanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directlyor indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or onbehalf of the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalfof the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(b) The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (which arematerial either individually or in the aggregate) have been received by the Company from any person orentity, including foreign entity ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writingor otherwise, that the Company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons orentities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party ("UltimateBeneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(c) Based on the audit procedures that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in thecircumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representationsunder sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11 (e), as provided under (a) and (h) above, contain any materialmisstatement.
2) As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020(the "Order") issued by the Central Government interms of Section 143(11)of the Act, we give in "Annexure A" a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs3 and 4 of the Order.
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