We have audited the accompanying Ind AS financialstatements of Page Industries Limited (“the Company”),which comprise the Balance sheet as at March 31, 2025,the Statement of Profit and Loss, including the statementof Other Comprehensive Income/ (loss), the Cash FlowStatement and the Statement of Changes in Equity forthe year then ended, and notes to the Ind AS financialstatements, including a summary of material accountingpolicies and other explanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information andaccording to the explanations given to us, the aforesaidInd AS financial statements give the informationrequired by the Companies Act, 2013, as amended (“theAct”) in the manner so required and give a true andfair view in conformity with the accounting principlesgenerally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of theCompany as at March 31, 2025, its profit including othercomprehensive income/ (loss), its cash flows and thechanges in equity for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the Ind AS 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 Auditof the Ind AS financial statements' section of our report.We are independent of the Company in accordancewith the 'Code of Ethics' issued by the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethicalrequirements that are relevant to our audit of the IndAS financial statements under the provisions of theAct and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled ourother ethical responsibilities in accordance with theserequirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe thatthe audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient andappropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion onthe Ind AS financial statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professionaljudgment, were of most significance in our audit of theInd AS financial statements for the financial year endedMarch 31, 2025. These matters were addressed in thecontext of our audit of the Ind AS financial statements asa whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we donot provide a separate opinion on these matters. For eachmatter below, our description of how our audit addressedthe matter is provided in that context.
We have determined the matters described below tobe the key audit matters to be communicated in ourreport. We have fulfilled the responsibilities described inthe Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the Ind ASfinancial statements section of our report, including inrelation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit includedthe performance of procedures designed to respond toour assessment of the risks of material misstatement ofthe Ind AS financial statements. The results of our auditprocedures, including the procedures performed toaddress the matters below, provide the basis for our auditopinion on the accompanying Ind AS financial statements.
Key audit matters
How our audit addressed the key audit matter
Revenue recognition (as described in note 25 and 2.3 (c) of the Ind AS financial statements)
As described in the accounting policy in note 2.3(c) to the Ind AS financial statements, revenuefrom sale of goods is measured at fair value of theconsideration received or receivable, net of returnsand allowances, trade discounts and volumerebates / incentives.
The Company has various incentive schemes forits retailers and distributors which are based onvolume of sales achieved during the stipulatedperiod. The estimate of sales likely to be achievedby each retailer / distributor requires judgment.
The Company also makes provision for salesreturns, based on historic trends and assessmentof market conditions.
Further, as per Ind AS 115, revenues are deferred incases where the performance conditions have notbeen met.
Considering the judgment and estimates involvedin revenue recognition, it is considered to be a keyaudit matter.
Our audit procedures included, among others the following:
- We have read and evaluated the Company’s accounting policyfor revenue recognition, including the policy for recordingreturns, and discounts in accordance with Ind AS 115 ‘Revenuefrom Contracts with Customers’.
- We assessed and tested on sample basis the design andoperating effectiveness of internal financial controls includingapplication controls of the Company’s system over Company’srevenue recognition process.
- We discussed and obtained an understanding from themanagement on the key assumptions applied and inputs usedin estimating provisions for discounts, sales incentives and salesreturns and compared the same with the past trends and theprovision made by the management.
- We tested on a sample basis invoices raised / credit note issuedprior to year-end and post year end to assess whether revenue isrecognized appropriately based on the performance conditionsmet, in line with Ind AS 115.
- We read and assessed the relevant disclosures made in the IndAS financial statements including disclosures on significantaccounting judgments, estimates and assumptions.
- We performed analytical procedures to identify any unusualtrends and items.
Provision on Inventories (as described in note 10 and 2.3 (j) of the Ind AS financial statements)
The Company held an inventory balance of'8,588.66 million as at March 31, 2025, as disclosedin Note 10 and is a material balance for the Company.Inventory obsolescence allowance is determinedusing policies/ methodologies that the Companydeems appropriate to the business. Significantjudgement is exercised by the managementin identifying the slow-moving and obsoleteinventories and in assessing whether provision forobsolescence should be recognized. Consideringthat the aforesaid assessment process is complexand involves significant estimates and judgementsand the balance of inventory is material, we haveidentified this as a key audit matter.
- We obtained an understanding of how the management identifiesthe slow-moving and obsolete inventories and assesses theamount of allowance for inventories;
- We assessed and tested the design and operating effectivenessof the Company’s internal financial controls over the allowance forinventory obsolescence;
- We observed the inventory count performed by management andassessed the physical condition of the inventories;
- We also assessed the allowance policy based on historical salesperformance of the products and comparing the actual loss tohistorical allowance recognized, on a sample basis;
- We further tested the ageing of the inventories and thecomputation of the obsolescence level on a sample basis;
- We have tested a sample of inventory items for significantcomponents to assess the cost and tested the basis ofdetermination of net realizable value of inventory, on a samplebasis;
- We also assessed the Company’s disclosures concerning this inNote 2.3 (j) on significant accounting estimates and judgementsand Note 10 on Inventories to the Ind AS financial statements.
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, butdoes not include the Ind AS financial statements andour auditor's report thereon. The other information isexpected to be made available to us after the date ofthis auditor's report.
Our opinion on the Ind AS financial statements doesnot cover the other information and we do not expressany form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the Ind AS financialstatements, our responsibility is to read the otherinformation identified above when it becomesavailable 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.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for thematters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect tothe preparation of these Ind AS financial statements thatgive a true and fair view of the financial position, financialperformance including other comprehensive income/(loss), 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 ofthe Act read with the Companies (Indian AccountingStandards) Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibilityalso includes maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions of the Actfor safeguarding of the assets of the Company and forpreventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities;selection and application of appropriate accountingpolicies; 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, relevant tothe preparation and presentation of the Ind AS financialstatements that give a true and fair view and are free frommaterial misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the Ind AS financial statements, managementis responsible for assessing the Company's ability tocontinue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable,matters related to going concern and using the goingconcern basis of accounting unless management eitherintends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations,or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeingthe Company's financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assuranceabout whether the Ind AS financial statements as awhole are free from material misstatement, whether dueto fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report thatincludes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a highlevel of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an auditconducted in accordance with SAs will always detect amaterial misstatement when it exists. Misstatements canarise from fraud or error and are considered material if,individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonablybe expected to influence the economic decisions of userstaken on the basis of these Ind AS financial 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 Ind AS 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 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 reference toInd AS financial statements in place and the operatingeffectiveness 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.If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, weare required to draw attention in our auditor's reportto the related disclosures in the Ind AS 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 Ind AS financial statements, includingthe disclosures, and whether the Ind AS 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 scopeand timing of the audit and significant audit findings,including 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 that wereof most significance in the audit of the Ind AS financialstatements for the financial year ended March 31, 2025and are therefore the key audit matters. We describethese matters in our auditor's report unless law orregulation precludes public disclosure about the matteror when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determinethat a matter should not be communicated in our reportbecause the adverse consequences of doing so wouldreasonably be expected to outweigh the public interestbenefits of such communication.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report)Order, 2020 (“the Order”), issued by the CentralGovernment of India in terms of sub-section (11) ofsection 143 of the Act, we give in the “Annexure 1” a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3
and 4 of the Order.
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 of thosebooks, except that in case of one application, thebackup of the books of account has not beenmaintained on servers physically located in Indiaon daily basis as stated in note 48 of the Ind ASfinancial statements, and for the matters statedin the paragraph (f) and (i(vi)) below on reportingunder Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit andAuditors) Rules, 2014, as amended;
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profitand Loss including the Statement of OtherComprehensive Income/ (loss), the Cash FlowStatement and Statement of Changes in Equitydealt with by this Report are in agreement withthe books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid Ind AS 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 representationsreceived from the directors as on March 31, 2025taken on record by the Board of Directors, none ofthe directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2025from being appointed as a director in terms ofSection 164 (2) of the Act;
(f) The modification relating to the maintenance ofaccounts and other matters connected therewithare as stated in paragraph (b) above on reportingunder Section 143(3)(b) and paragraph (i(vi))below on reporting under Rule 11(g) of theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, asamended;
(g) With respect to the adequacy of the internalfinancial controls with reference to these IndAS financial statements and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls, refer to ourseparate Report in “Annexure 2” to this report;
(h) I n our opinion, the managerial remuneration forthe year ended March 31, 2025 has been paid/ provided by the Company to its directors inaccordance with the provisions of section 197 readwith Schedule V to the Act; and
(i) 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 Ind AS financial statements - Refer Note40(b) to the Ind AS financial statements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-termcontracts including derivative contracts forwhich there were any material foreseeablelosses;
iii. There has been no delay in transferringamounts, required to be transferred, to theInvestor Education and Protection Fund by theCompany;
iv. (a) The management has represented that,to the best of its knowledge and belief andas disclosed in the note 47 (v) to the Ind ASfinancial statements, no funds have beenadvanced or loaned or invested (either fromborrowed funds or share premium or any othersources or kind of funds) by the Companyto or in any other person or entity, includingforeign entity (“Intermediary”), with theunderstanding, whether recorded in writingor otherwise, that the Intermediary shall,whether, directly or indirectly lend or investin other persons or entities identified in anymanner whatsoever by or on behalf of theCompany (“Ultimate Beneficiary”) or provideany guarantee, security or the like on behalf ofthe Ultimate Beneficiary;
b) The management has represented that, to thebest of its knowledge and belief and as disclosedin the note 47 (vi) to the Ind AS financialstatements, no funds have been receivedby the Company from any person or entity,including foreign entity (“Funding Party”), withthe understanding, whether recorded in writingor otherwise, that the Company shall, whether,directly or indirectly, lend or invest in otherpersons or entities identified in any mannerwhatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding
Party (“Ultimate Beneficiary”) or provide anyguarantee, security or the like on behalf of theUltimate Beneficiary; and
c) Based on such audit procedures performedthat have been considered reasonable andappropriate in the circumstances, nothing hascome to our notice that has caused us to believethat the representations under sub-clause (a)and (b) contain any material misstatement.
v. The interim dividend declared and paid by theCompany during the year and until the date ofthis audit report is in accordance with section123 of the Act. Further, no final dividend hasbeen proposed by the Board of Directors ofthe Company.
vi. Based on our examination which included testchecks, the Company has used accountingsoftwares, for maintaining its books of accountwhich has a feature of recording audit trail(edit log) facility and the same has operatedthroughout the year for all relevant transactionsrecorded in the software except that, audittrail feature is not enabled for certain changesmade, if any, using privileged/ administrativeaccess rights as described in note 49 to theInd AS financial statements. Further, duringthe course of our audit we did not comeacross any instance of audit trail feature beingtampered with respect to the accountingsoftwares where audit trail has been enabled.Additionally, the audit trail of prior year(s) hasbeen preserved by the Company as per thestatutory requirements for record retentionto the extent it was enabled and recorded inthe respective years, except in the case of oneapplication where the audit trail has not beenpreserved by the Company as per the statutoryrequirements for record retention as stated innote 49 to the financial statements.
For S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 101049W/E300004
per Sandeep Karnani
Partner
Membership Number: 061207
UDIN: 25061207BMNTVS4132
Place of Signature: Bengaluru, India
Date: May 15, 2025