We have audited the accompanying standalone financialstatements of Pennar Industries Limited ("the Company"),which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2025,and the Statement of Profit and Loss including OtherComprehensive Income, Statement of Changes in Equity andStatement of Cash Flows for the year then ended, and notesto the standalone financial statements, including materialaccounting policy information 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 give the informationrequired by the Companies Act, 2013 ("the 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 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, andprofit including other comprehensive income, changes inequity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financialstatements in accordance with the Standards onAuditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of theAct. Our responsibilities under those Standards arefurther described in the 'Auditor's Responsibilities for theAudit of the Standalone Financial Statements' sectionof our report. We are independent of the Company inaccordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Instituteof Chartered Accountants of India ("ICAI") together withthe ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit ofthe standalone financial statements under the provisionsof the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilledour other ethical responsibilities in accordance with theserequirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that theaudit evidence obtained by us is sufficient and appropriateto provide a basis for our opinion.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professionaljudgment, were of most significance in our audit of thestandalone financial statements for the year ended March31, 2025. These matters were addressed in the context ofour audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole,and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not providea separate opinion on these matters. We have determined
the matter described below to be the key audit matter to becommunicated in our report:
Revenue Recognition - (Refer note 2.11 of StandaloneFinancial Statements):
Company recognises the sale of goods based on the termsand conditions of transactions which varies with differentcustomers.
In respect of sale transactions executed there are significantmanagement judgements and estimations involved inchecking whether the control of goods has transferred to thecustomers and there are no unfulfilled obligations in regardto these sales. Accordingly cut off for revenue is consideredas a significant account balance for audit consideration.
Our audit procedures in respect of this matter included thefollowing but not limited to:
1. Evaluated the appropriateness of the revenuerecognition accounting policies in compliance withthe accounting standards.
2. Obtained an understanding of process and tested thedesign, implementation and operating effectiveness ofkey controls around the timely and accurate recordingof sales transactions.
3. Obtained contracts with customers and basis whichrevenue is recognised and verified the underlyingdocuments and evidence for transfer of control andfulfilment of performance obligations.
4. Performed analytical procedures on revenuerecognised during the year to identify and inquire onunusual variances, if any.
5. Obtained evidence in respect of sales transactionsrecorded near balance sheet date, to determineappropriateness of timing of revenue recognition,based on underlying documents and evidence fortransfer of control and fulfilment of performanceobligations.
6. Tested, on sample basis journal entries relating torevenues to identify and inquire on unusual items ifany.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for theother information. The other information comprises theinformation included in the Management Discussionand Analysis, Director's report, Report on CorporateGovernance, Business Responsibility and SustainabilityReport (hereinafter referred to as the "other information")but does not include the standalone financial statementsand our auditor's report thereon. The other information is
expected to be made available to us after the date of thisauditor's report.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements doesnot cover the other information and we will not express anyform of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financialstatements, our responsibility is to read the otherinformation identified above when it becomes availableand, in doing so, consider whether the other informationis materially inconsistent with the standalone financialstatements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, orotherwise appears 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 governanceunder SA 720 'The Auditor's responsibilities Relating toOther 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 standalone financial statementsthat give a true and fair view of the financial position,financial performance, changes in equity and cash flows ofthe Company in accordance with the accounting principlesgenerally accepted in India, including the AccountingStandards specified under section 133 of the Act. Thisresponsibility 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 accountingpolicies; making judgments and estimates that arereasonable and prudent; and design, implementation andmaintenance of adequate internal financial controls, thatwere operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy andcompleteness of the accounting records, relevant to thepreparation and presentation of the standalone financialstatement that give a true and fair view and are free frommaterial misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
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 to goingconcern and using the going concern basis of accountingunless the Board of Directors either intends to liquidatethe Company or to cease operations, or has no realisticalternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeingthe Company's financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance aboutwhether the standalone financial statements as a whole
are 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 assurance,but 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.
We give in "Annexure A” a detailed description of Auditor'sresponsibilities for Audit of the Standalone FinancialStatements.
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 "Annexure B” 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 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, except for the matters stated in theparagraph 2h (vi) below on reporting under Rule
11(g).
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit andLoss including other comprehensive income,the Statement of Changes in Equity and theStatement of Cash Flow dealt with by this Reportare in agreement with the books of account.
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalonefinancial statements comply with the AccountingStandards specified under Section 133 of the Act.
(e) On the basis of the written representationsreceived from the directors as on March 31, 2025,taken on record by the Board of Directors, noneof the directors are disqualified as on March 31,2025, from being appointed as a director in termsof 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, refer toour separate Report in "Annexure C”.
(g) The reservation relating to the maintenance ofaccounts and other matters connected therewithare as stated in paragraph 2(b) above on reporting
under Section 143(3)(b) and paragraph 2h (vi)below on reporting under Rule 11(g).
(h) 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,in our opinion and to the best of our informationand according to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact ofpending litigations on its financial positionin its standalone financial statements -Refer Note 30 to the standalone financialstatements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-termcontracts including derivative contracts forwhich there were any material foreseeablelosses.
iii. There were no amounts which were requiredto be transferred to the Investor Educationand Protection Fund by the Company. orThere has been no delay in transferringamounts, required to be transferred, to theInvestor Education and Protection Fund bythe Company.
iv. 1) The Management has represented that,
to the best of its knowledge and belief,no funds have been advanced or loanedor invested (either from borrowed fundsor share premium or any other sources orkind of funds) by the Company to or in anyother person(s) or entity(ies), includingforeign entities ("Intermediaries”), with theunderstanding, whether recorded in writingor otherwise, that the Intermediary shall,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.
2) The Management has represented, that,to the best of its knowledge and belief, nofunds have been received by the Companyfrom any person(s) or entity(ies), includingforeign entities (Funding Parties), withthe understanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, as on the date ofthis audit report, that the Company shall,directly or indirectly, lend or invest in otherpersons or entities identified in any mannerwhatsoever by or on behalf of the FundingParty ("Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provideany guarantee, security or the like on behalfof the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
3) Based on the audit procedures performedthat have been considered reasonableand appropriate in the circumstances,and according to the information andexplanations provided to us by theManagement in this regard nothing hascome to our notice that has caused us tobelieve that the representations under sub¬clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e) as providedunder (1) and (2) above, contain any materialmis-statement.
v. The Company has neither declared nor paidany dividend during the year.
vi. Based on our examination which includedtest checks, the Company has used twoaccounting software's for maintaining itsbooks of account which has a feature ofrecording audit trail (edit log) facility, exceptthat no audit trail feature was enabled at thedatabase in one of the accounting software'sto log any direct data changes. Further, theaudit trail (edit log) facility was not enabledat the both the levels for another accountingsoftware's.
Further, where enabled, audit trial featurehas been operated for all the relevanttransactions recorded in the accountingsoftware. Also, during the course of our audit,we did not come across any instance of audittrail feature being tampered with in suchaccounting software. Additionally, the audittrail of prior year has been preserved by theCompany as per the statutory requirementsof record retention to the extent of it wasenabled and recorded in respective years.
3. In our opinion, according to information, explanationsgiven to us, the remuneration paid/provided by theCompany to its directors is within the limits laidprescribed under Section 197 read with Schedule V ofthe Act and the rules thereunder.
For M S K A & Associates
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration No. 105047W
Ananthakrishnan Govindan
Partner
Membership No. 205226
UDIN: 25205226BMKTRR2626
Place: Hyderabad
Date: May 30, 2025