We have audited the standalone financial statements of AlokIndustries Limited ("the Company”), which comprise theBalance sheet as at March 31 2025, the Statement of Profitand Loss, including the statement of Other ComprehensiveIncome, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement ofChanges in Equity for the year then ended, and notes tothe standalone financial statements, including a summaryof material accounting policies and other explanatoryinformation (hereinafter referred to as "the standalonefinancial statements”).
In our opinion and to the best of our information and accordingto the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalonefinancial statements give the information required by theCompanies Act, 2013, as amended ("the Act”), in the mannerso required and give a true and fair view in conformity withthe accounting principles generally accepted in India, of thestate of affairs of the Company as at March 31,2025, its lossincluding other comprehensive loss, its cash flows and thechanges in equity for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financialstatements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing(SAs), as specified under section 143(10) of the Act.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 together with the ethical requirementsthat are relevant to our audit of the financial statementsunder the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder,and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities inaccordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained issufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our auditopinion on the standalone financial statements.
We draw attention to Note 34 of the standalone financialstatements in respect of the resolution plan approved by theNational Company Law Tribunal vide its order dated March8, 2019 under section 31(1) of the Insolvency and BankruptcyCode, 2016. Based on the resolution plan, read with thelegal opinion, the Company has accounted the assigneddebt at cost, overriding the Indian Accounting Standardswhich would require the Company to recognize the assigneddebt at its fair value and accordingly the imputed interestcost over the period of loan. Our opinion is not modified inrespect of this matter.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professionaljudgment, were of most significance in our audit of thestandalone financial statements for the financial year endedMarch 31, 2025. These matters were addressed in thecontext of our audit of the standalone financial statementsas a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we donot provide a separate opinion on these matter For eachmatter below, our description of how our audit addressedthe matter is provided in that context.
We have determined the matters described below to bethe key audit matters to be communicated in our report.We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in theAuditor's responsibilities for the audit of the standalonefinancial statements section of our report, including inrelation to these matter Accordingly, our audit includedthe performance of procedures designed to respond to ourassessment of the risks of material misstatement of thestandalone financial statements. The results of our auditprocedures, including the procedures performed to addressthe matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion onthe accompanying standalone financial statements.
Key audit matters
How our audit addressed the key audit matter
A. Recoverability of loan given to wholly owned subsidiary
The Company had in earlier years given loan to Alok InfrastructureLimited (a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company or "AIL").
Our audit procedures included the following:
•
Obtained and read the audited financial statements of Alok
As at March 31, 2025, the outstanding balance of loan is ' 204.06crores (net of impairment allowance of ' 1,168.93 crores). AIL does
Infrastructure Limited for the year ended March 31, 2025.
not have significant business operations and has made a loss of
Performed inquiry procedures with the auditors of Alok
' 8.08 crores for the year ended March 31, 2025 and has accumulated
Infrastructure Limited and discussed the audit procedures
losses of ' 1,526.03 crores as on March 31, 2025.
performed by them on the valuation report issued by theexternal specialists in respect of the subsidiary's investment
To assess the recoverability of the outstanding loan, the Companyhas considered the valuation of the AIL's investment properties /
properties / inventories.
inventories performed by the subsidiary with the help of external
Assessed key valuation aspects of the investment properties
valuation specialists and has accordingly assessed that there
/ inventories along with sensitivity analysis of assumptions
is no further impairment provision required for the year ended
of Alok Infrastructure Limited by engaging internal valuation
March 31, 2025.
specialists.
Considering the assumptions / judgment used in valuation under
We involved our experts to assess the company's valuation
the sales comparison method of market approach / depreciation
methodology and assumptions around the key drivers of
replacement cost method under cost approach, the same has
the cash flow forecasts used in determining the recoverable
been considered as a key audit matter. Refer Note 6 and 49 of the
amount.
standalone financial statements.
Assessed the disclosures made in the standalone financialstatements.
B. Recoverability of carrying value of property, plant and equipment
As at March 31,2025 the Company has Property, plant and equipmentof ' 4,581.65 crores. In earlier years consequent to the business
plan approved by the re-constituted Board of Directors of the
We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design and tested
Company, the Company had through an external valuation specialist
the operating effectiveness of controls that the Company has
determined the value in use of property, plant and equipment and
in relation to impairment review processes.
recorded an impairment provision of ' 8,152.17 crores in the books.
We assessed the Company's valuation methodology applied
Based on recent business developments and changes in economy,
i n determining the recoverable amount. I n making thi s
the Board has made required revisions to the business plan and
assessment, we evaluated the competence and objectivity of
has accordingly updated the value in use calculations using the
Company's internal specialists involved in the process.
discounted cash flow method with the help of an external valuation
We assessed the assumptions around the key drivers of the
specialist. Based on the same, the Company has determined that
cash flow forecasts including discount rates, expected growth
there are no material adjustments required to the impairmentallowance already recorded. The value in use is sensitive to changes
rates and terminal growth rates used.
in certain inputs / assumptions used for forecasting the discounted
We discussed with the management changes in key drivers as
cash flow projections due to inherent uncertainty involved in these
compared to the previous year to evaluate the reasonableness
assumptions.
of the inputs and assumptions used in the cash flow forecasts.
Accordingly, the same has been considered as a key audit matter.
We have determined that there are no other key audit matters to communicate in our report.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible forthe other information. The other information comprisesthe information included in the Annual report, but doesnot include the standalone financial statements and ourauditor's report thereon.
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 otherinformation and, in doing so, consider whether such otherinformation is materially inconsistent with the financialstatements or our knowledge obtained in the audit orotherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based onthe work we have performed, we conclude that there is amaterial misstatement of this other information, we arerequired to report that fact. We have nothing to report in thisregard.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for thematters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to thepreparation of these standalone financial statements thatgive a true and fair view of the financial position, financialperformance including other comprehensive income, cashflows and changes in equity of the Company in accordancewith the accounting principles generally accepted in India,including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specifiedunder section 133 of the Act read with the Companies(Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended.This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions of theAct for safeguarding of 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 are free from material misstatement,whether due to fraud or error.
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 the
going concern basis of accounting unless management eitherintends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, orhas no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those 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 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 assurance,but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordancewith SAs will always detect a material misstatement whenit exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error andare considered material if, individually or in the aggregate,they could 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 professional skepticismthroughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatementof the standalone financial statements, whether due tofraud or error, design and perform audit proceduresresponsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidencethat 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 relevant tothe audit in order to design audit procedures that areappropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressingour opinion on whether the Company has adequateinternal financial controls with reference to financialstatements in place and the operating effectiveness ofsuch controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policiesused and the reasonableness of accounting estimatesand related disclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's useof the going concern basis of accounting and, basedon the audit evidence obtained, whether a materialuncertainty exists related to events or conditionsthat may cast significant doubt on the Company's
ability to continue as a going concern. If we concludethat a material uncertainty exists, we are required todraw attention in our auditor's report to the relateddisclosures in the financial statements or, if suchdisclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Ourconclusions are based on the audit evidence obtainedup to the date of our auditor's report. However, futureevents or conditions may cause the Company to ceaseto continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and contentof the standalone financial statements, including thedisclosures, and whether the standalone financialstatements represent the underlying transactions andevents in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
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 with astatement that we have complied with relevant ethicalrequirements regarding independence, and to communicatewith them all relationships and other matters that mayreasonably be thought to bear on our independence, andwhere applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged withgovernance, we determine those matters that were ofmost significance in the audit of the standalone financialstatements for the financial year ended March 31, 2025and are therefore the key audit matter 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 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 1 ” a statement on thematters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report, tothe extent applicable, that:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the informationand explanations which to the best of our knowledgeand belief were necessary for the purposes of ouraudit;
(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 Lossincluding the Statement of Other ComprehensiveIncome, the Cash Flow Statement and Statementof Changes 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 Accounting Standardsspecified under Section 133 of the Act, read withCompanies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules,2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of the written representations receivedfrom the directors as on March 31, 2025 takenon record by the Board of Directors, none of thedirectors is disqualified as on March 31, 2025 frombeing appointed as a director in terms of Section164 (2) of the Act;
(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financialcontrols with reference to the standalone financialstatements and the operating effectiveness of suchcontrols, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure 2"to this report;
(g) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for theyear ended March 31,2025 has been paid / providedby the Company to its directors in accordance withthe provisions of section 197 read with Schedule Vto 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 the best ofour information and according to the explanationsgiven to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact ofpending litigations on its financial position inits standalone financial statements - ReferNote 37 to the standalone financial statements;
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;
iii. There were no amounts which were requiredto be transferred to the Investor Education andProtection Fund by the Company;
iv. a) The management has represented that,to the best of its knowledge and belief,other than as disclosed in the note 50to the standalone financial statements,no funds have been advanced or loanedor invested (either from borrowed fundsor share premium or any other sourcesor kind of funds) by the Company to ori n any other person or entity, i nclud ingforeign entities ("Intermediaries"), withthe understanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the Intermediaryshall, whether, directly or indirectly lendor invest in other persons or entitiesidentified in any manner whatsoever byor on behalf of the Company ("UltimateBeneficiaries") or provide any guarantee,security or the like on behalf of theUltimate Beneficiaries;
b) The management has represented that,to the best of its knowledge and belief,other than as disclosed in the note 50 tothe standalone financial statements, nofunds have been received by the Companyfrom any person or entity, includingforeign entities ("Funding Parties"), withthe understanding, whether recorded inwriting 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 theUltimate Beneficiaries; and
c) Based on such audit proceduresperformed that have been consideredreasonable and appropriate in thecircumstances, nothing has come to
our notice that has caused us to believethat the representations under sub¬clause (a) and (b) contain any materialmisstatement.
v. No dividend has been declared or paid duringthe year by the Company.
vi. Based on our examination which included testchecks, the Company has used accountingsoftware for maintaining its books ofaccount which has a feature of recordingaudit trail (edit log) facility and the same hasoperated throughout the year for all relevanttransactions recorded in the software (referNote 51 to the financial statements). Further,during the course of our audit we did not comeacross any instance of audit trail feature beingtampered with. Additionally, the audit trail hasbeen preserved by the Company as per thestatutory requirements for record retention.
Chartered Accountants
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UDIN: 25105497BMKUXH2778
Place of Signature: Mumbai
Date: April 21, 2025