We have audited the accompanying financial statements ofACKNIT INDUSTRIES LIMITED (“the Company”),whichcomprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31st, 2025, theStatement of Profit and Loss (including Other ComprehensiveIncome), the Statement of Changes in Equity, and the CashFlows Statement for the year then ended, and a summary ofthe significant accounting policies and other explanatoryinformation.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and accordingto the explanations given to us, the aforesaid financialstatements give the information required by the CompaniesAct, 2013 (“the Act”) in the manner so required and give a trueand fair view in conformity with the Indian AccountingStandards prescribed under section 133 of the Act read withthe Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, asamended, (“Ind AS”) and other accounting principles generallyaccepted in India, of the State of Affairs of the Company as atMarch 31st, 2025, and its Profit, total Comprehensive Income,the Changes in Equity and its Cash Flows for the year ended onthat date.
We conducted our audit of the financial statements inaccordance with the Standards on Auditing specified undersection 143(10) of the Act (SAs). Our responsibilities underthose Standards are further described in the Auditor'sResponsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statementssection of our report. We are independent of the Company inaccordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute ofChartered Accountants of India (ICAI) together with the ethicalrequirements that are relevant to our audit of the financialstatements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules madethere under, and we have fulfilled our other ethicalresponsibilities in accordance with these requirements and theICAI's Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidenceobtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basisfor our audit opinion on the financial statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professionaljudgment, were of most significance in our audit of thestatements of the current period. These matters wereaddressed in the context of our audit of the financial statementsas a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do notprovide a separate opinion on these matters. We havedetermined the matters described below to be the key auditmatters to be communicated in our report.
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Auditor's Response
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Revenue Recognition
Revenue from the sale ofgoods (hereinafter referred toas “Revenue”) is recognisedwhen the Company performsits obligation to its customersand the amount of revenuecan be measured reliably andrecovery of the considerationis probable. The timing of suchrecognition in case of sale ofgoods is when the control overthe same is transferred to thecustomer, which is mainlyupon delivery. The timing ofrevenue recognition isrelevant to the reportedperformance of the Company.The management considersrevenue as a key measure forevaluation of performance.There is a risk of revenuebeing recorded before controlis transferred.
Refer Note 1 to the FinancialStatements - SignificantAccounting Policies
Principal Audit Procedures
Our audit approach was acombination of test of internalcontrols and substantiveprocedures including:
• Assessing theappropriateness of theCompany's revenuerecognition accountingpolicies in line with Ind AS 115(“Revenue from Contracts withCustomers”) and testingthereof.
• Evaluating the integrity ofthe general information andtechnology controlenvironment and testing theoperating effectiveness of keyIT application controls.
• Evaluating the design andimplementation of Company'scontrols in respect of revenuerecognition.
• Testing the effectiveness ofsuch controls over revenue cutoff at year-end.
• Testing the supportingdocumentation for salestransactions recorded duringthe period closer to the yearend and subsequent to theyear end, includingexamination of credit notesissued after the year end todetermine whether revenuewas recognised in the correctperiod.
• Performing analyticalprocedures on current yearrevenue based on monthlytrends and where appropriate,conducting further enquiriesand testing.
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Litigations -Contingencies
The Company is periodicallysubject to challenges/scrutinyon range of matters relating todirect tax, indirect tax.
Further, potential exposuresmay also arise from generallegal proceedingsenvironmental issues etc. inthe normal course ofbusiness.
Assessment of contingentliabilities disclosure requiresManagement to makejudgements and estimates inrelation to the issues andexposures.
Whether the liability isinherently uncertain, theamounts involved arepotentially significant and theapplication of accountingstandards to determine theamount, if any, to be providedas liability, is inherentlysubjective.
Our audit proceduresincluded:
•We tested the effectivenessof controls around therecording and re-assessmentof contingent liabilities.
•We used our subject matterexperts to assess the value ofmaterial contingent liabilitiesin light of the nature ofexposures, applicableregulations and relatedcorrespondence with theauthorities.
•We discussed the status andpotential exposures in respectof significant litigation andclaims with the Company'sinternal legal team includingtheir views on the likelyoutcome of each litigation andclaim and the magnitude ofpotential exposure andsighted any relevant opinionsgiven by the Company'sadvisors.
•We assessed the adequacyof disclosures made.
•We discussed the status inrespect of significantprovisions with the Company'sinternal tax and legal team.•We performed retrospectivereview of managementjudgements relating toaccounting estimate includedin the financial statement ofprior year and compared withthe outcome.
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Capitalisation of property,plant and equipment.
During the year ended March31, 2025, the Company hasincurred significant capitalexpenditure. Total additions toproperty, plant and equipmentwas ' 352.40 Lakhs in thecurrent year.
Our audit procedures includedand were not limited to thefollowing:
• Assessed the nature of theadditions made to property,plant and equipment andcapital work-in-progress on atest check basis to test thatthey meet the recognitioncriteria as set out in para 16 to22 of Ind AS 16, including anysuch costs incurredspecifically for trial run.Reviewed the projectcompletion/handovercertificate provided by themanagement to determinewhether the asset is in thelocation and conditionnecessary for it to be capableof operating in the mannerintended by the management.
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Allowance for Credit Losses
The Company determines theallowance for credit lossesbased on historical lossexperience adjusted to reflectcurrent and estimated futureeconomic conditions. TheCompany considered currentand anticipated futureeconomic conditions relatingto industries the Companydeals with and the countrieswhere it operates. Incalculating expected creditloss, the Company has alsoconsidered credit reports andother related creditinformation for its customersto estimate the probability ofdefault in future.
We identified allowance forcredit losses as a key auditmatter because the Companyexercises significant judgmentin calculating the expectedcredit losses.
Our audit procedures relatedto the allowance for creditlosses for trade receivablesand unbilled revenue includedthe following, among others:We tested the effectiveness ofcontrols over the:
(1) development of themethodology for theallowance for credit losses,including consideration of thecurrent and estimated futureeconomic conditions
(2) completeness andaccuracy of information usedin the estimation of probabilityof default and
(3) computation of theallowance for credit losses.For a sample of customers:We tested the input data suchas credit reports and othercredit related information usedin estimating the probability ofdefault by comparing them toexternal and internal sourcesof information.
We tested the mathematicalaccuracy and computation ofthe allowances by using thesame input data used by theCompany.
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for thepreparation of the other information. The other informationcomprises the information included in the ManagementDiscussion and Analysis, Board's Report including Annexuresto Board's Report, Business Responsibility Report, CorporateGovernance and Shareholder's Information, but does notinclude the financial statements and our auditor's reportthereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover theother information and we do not express any form of assuranceconclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, ourresponsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so,consider whether the other information is materiallyinconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledgeobtained during the course of our audit or otherwise appears tobe 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 in thisregard.
Management's Responsibility for the Financial Statements:
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for thematters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to thepreparation of these financial statements that give a true andfair view of the financial position, financial performance,including other comprehensive income, changes in equity andcash flows of the Company in accordance with the Ind AS andother accounting principles generally accepted in India. Thisresponsibility also includes maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Actfor safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventingand detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection andapplication of appropriate accounting policies; makingjudgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; anddesign, implementation and maintenance of adequate internalfinancial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuringthe accuracy and completeness of the accounting records,relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financialstatements that give a true and fair view and are free frommaterial misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, management isresponsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue asa going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related togoing concern and using the going concern basis of accountingunless management either intends to liquidate the Company orto cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are responsible for overseeing theCompany's financial reporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance aboutwhether the financial statements as a whole are free frommaterial misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and toissue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonableassurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guaranteethat an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will alwaysdetect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatementscan arise from fraud or error and are considered material if,individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably beexpected to influence the economic decisions of users takenon the basis of these financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exerciseprofessional judgment and maintain professional scepticismthroughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of thefinancial statements, whether due to fraud or error, designand perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, andobtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to
provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting amaterial misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than forone resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion,forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or theoverride of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal financial controlsrelevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures thatare appropriate in the circumstances. Under section143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressingour opinion on whether the Company has adequate internalfinancial controls system in place and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies usedand the reasonableness of accounting estimates andrelated disclosures made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's use ofthe going concern basis of accounting and, based on theaudit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertaintyexists related to events or conditions that may castsignificant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as agoing concern. If we conclude that a material uncertaintyexists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor'sreport to the related disclosures in the financial statementsor, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion.Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtainedup to the date of our auditor's report. However, future eventsor conditions may cause the Company to cease to continueas a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content ofthe financial statements, including the disclosures, andwhether the financial statements represent the underlyingtransactions and events in a manner that achieves fairpresentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the financialstatements that, individually or in aggregate, makes it probablethat the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeableuser of the financial statements may be influenced. Weconsider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i)planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluating theresults of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of anyidentified misstatements in the financial statements.
We communicate with those charged with governanceregarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timingof the audit and significant audit findings, including anysignificant deficiencies in internal control that we identify duringour 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 of mostsignificance in the audit of the financial statements of thecurrent period and are therefore the key audit matters. Wedescribe these matters in our auditor's report unless law orregulation precludes public disclosure about the matter orwhen, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that amatter should 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 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
a. We have sought and obtained all the information andexplanations which to the best of knowledge andbelief were necessary for the purpose of our audit;
b. In our opinion proper books of account as required bylaw have been kept by the Company so far asappears from our examination of those books;
c. The Balance Sheet, Statement of Profit and Lossincluding Other Comprehensive Income, Statementof Changes in Equity and Cash Flows Statementdealt with by this Report are in agreement with thebooks of account;
d. In our opinion, the aforesaid Financial Statementscomply with the IndAS specified under Section 133 ofthe Act.
e. On the basis of written representations received fromDirectors as on March 31,2025, and taken on recordby the Board of Directors, none of the Directors isdisqualified, as on March 31st, 2025, from beingappointed as a director in terms of section 164(2) ofthe Companies Act, 2013.
f. With respect to the adequacy of the internal financialcontrols over financial reporting of the Company andthe operating effectiveness of such controls, refer toour separate Report in Annexure - A 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 provision of section 197 read with Schedule V tothe Act.
h. With respect to the other matters to be included in theAuditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11 of theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in ouropinion and to the best of our information andaccording to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact ofpending litigations on its financial position in itsfinancial statements.
ii. The Company has made provision, as requiredunder the applicable law or accountingstandards, for material foreseeable losses.
iii. There has been no delay in transferringamounts which were required to be transferredto the Investor Education and Protection Fundby the Company.
iv. a. The management has represented that, tothe best of it's knowledge and belief, no fundshave been advanced or loaned or invested(either from borrowed funds or share premiumor any other sources or kind of funds) by thecompany to or in any other persons or entities,including foreign entities ("Intermediaries"), withthe understanding, whether recorded in writingor otherwise, that the Intermediary shall,whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest inother persons or entities identified in anymanner whatsoever by or on behalf of thecompany ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provideany guarantee, security or the Iike on behalf ofthe Ultimate Beneficiaries.
b. The management has represented, that, tothe best of its knowledge and belief, no fundshave been received by the company from anypersons or entities, including foreign entities("Funding Parties"), with the understanding,whether recorded in writing or otherwise, thatthe company shall, whether, directly orindirectly, lend or invest in other persons orentities identified in any manner whatsoever byor on behalf of the Funding Party ("UltimateBeneficiaries") or provide any guarantee,security or the like on behalf of the UltimateBeneficiaries; and
c. Based on such audit procedures asconsidered reasonable and appropriate by us inthe circumstances, nothing has come to ournotice that has caused us to believe that therepresentations under sub-clause (a) and (b)contain any material miss- statement.
v. As per Statement of Changes in Equity to thefinancial statements :-
(a) The dividend proposed in the previous year,declared and paid by the Company during theyear is in accordance with Section 123 of theAct, as applicable.
(b) The Board of Directors of the Companyhave proposed a dividend for the year which issubject to the approval of the members at theensuing Annual General Meeting. The amountof dividend proposed is in accordance withsection 123 of the Act, as applicable.
vi. Based on our examination which included testchecks, the company has used an accountingsoftware for maintaining its books of accountwhich has a feature of recording audit trail (editlog) facility and the same has operatedthroughout the year for all relevant transactionsrecorded in the software. Further, during thecourse of our audit we did not come across anyinstance of audit trail feature being tamperedwith. [Additionally, the audit trail has beenpreserved by the company as per the statutoryrequirements for record retention.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order,2016 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government interms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in "AnnexureB" a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3and 4 of the Order.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Reg. No. : 310009E
(Partner)
Membership No.068186
UDIN: 25068186BMHOEF7754
Place: Kolkata
Date: 28th May, 2025