Provisions are recognized when the Company has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result ofa past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required tosettle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. The expenserelating to any provision is presented in the statement of profit or loss, net of any reimbursement. If theeffect of the time value of money is material, provisions are discounted using a current pre-tax rate thatreflects, where appropriate, the risks specific to the liability. Where discounting is used, the increase in theprovision due to the passage of time is recognized as part of finance costs.
A contingent liability is a possible obligation that arises from past events whose existence will beconfirmed by the occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more uncertain future events beyond thecontrol of the Company or a present obligation that is not recognized because it is not probable that anoutflow of resources will be required to settle the obligation. A contingent liability also arises in extremelyrare cases where there is a liability that cannot be recognized because it cannot be measured reliably. TheCompany does not recognize a contingent liability but discloses its existence in the financial statements.
The Company does not recognise contingent assets.
Dividends paid (including income tax thereon) is recognized in the period in which the interim dividendsare approved by the Board of Directors, or in respect of the final dividend when approved by Shareholders.
Cash and cash equivalent in the balance sheet comprise cash at banks and on hand and short-termdeposits with an original maturity of three months or less, which are subject to an insignificant risk ofchanges in value.
For the purpose of the statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and short-termdeposits, as defined above, net of outstanding cash credit as they are considered an integral part of theCompany's cash management.
Financial assets and financial liabilities are recognized when the Company becomes a party to thecontractual provisions of the relevant instrument and are initially measured at fair value. Transaction coststhat are directly attributable to the acquisition or issue of financial assets and financial liabilities (otherthan financial assets and financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss) are added to ordeducted from the fair value on initial recognition of financial assets or financial liabilities.
Financial assetsRecognition
Financial assets include Investments, Trade receivables, Advances, Security Deposits, Cash and cashequivalents. Such assets are initially recognized at transaction price when the Company becomes partyto contractual obligations. The transaction price includes transaction costs unless the asset is being fair
valued through the Statement of Profit and Loss. Investment in Subsidiary is carried at cost.Classification
Management determines the classification of an asset at initial recognition depending on the purposefor which the assets were acquired. The subsequent measurement of financial assets depends on suchclassification. Financial assets are classified as those measured at:
a. amortised cost, where the financial assets are held solely for collection of cash flows arising frompayments of principal and/ or interest.
b. fair value through other comprehensive income (FVTOCI), where the financial assets are held notonly for collection of cash flows arising from payments of principal and interest but also from the saleof such assets. Such assets are subsequently measured at fair value, with unrealised gains and lossesarising from changes in the fair value being recognized in other comprehensive income.
c. fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL), where the assets are managed in accordance with anapproved investment strategy that triggers purchase and sale decisions based on the fair value ofsuch assets. Such assets are subsequently measured at fair value, with unrealised gains and lossesarising from changes in the fair value being recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss in theperiod in which they arise.
Trade receivables, Advances, Security Deposits, Cash and cash equivalents etc. are classified formeasurement at amortised cost while investments may fall under any of the aforesaid classes.However, in respect of particular investments in equity instruments that would otherwise bemeasured at fair value through profit or loss, an irrevocable election at initial recognition may bemade to present subsequent changes in fair value through other comprehensive income.
Impairment
The Company assesses at each reporting date whether a financial asset (or a group of financial assets) suchas investments, trade receivables, advances and security deposits held at amortised cost and financialassets that are measured at fair value through other comprehensive income are tested for impairmentbased on evidence or information that is available without undue cost or effort. Expected credit lossesare assessed and loss allowances recognized if the credit quality of the financial asset has deterioratedsignificantly since initial recognition.
When and only when the business model is changed, the Company shall reclassify all affected financialassets prospectively from the reclassification date as subsequently measured at amortised cost, fair valuethrough other comprehensive income, fair value through profit or loss without restating the previouslyrecognized gains, losses or interest and in terms of the reclassification principles laid down in the Ind ASrelating to Financial Instruments.
Financial assets are derecognized when the right to receive cash flows from the assets has expired, or hasbeen transferred, and the Company has transferred substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership.Concomitantly, if the asset is one that is measured at:
a. amortised cost, the gain or loss is recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss;
b. fair value through other comprehensive income, the cumulative fair value adjustments previouslytaken to reserves are reclassified to the Statement of Profit and Loss unless the asset represents anequity investment in which case the cumulative fair value adjustments previously taken to reserves
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Interest income is recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss using the effective interest method.Dividend income is recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss when the right to receive dividend isestablished.
Financial Liabilities
Borrowings, trade payables and other financial liabilities are initially recognized at the value of therespective contractual obligations. They are subsequently measured at amortised cost. Any discount orpremium on redemption / settlement is recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss as finance costover the life of the liability using the effective interest method and adjusted to the liability figure disclosedin the Balance Sheet. Financial liabilities are derecognized when the liability is extinguished, that is, whenthe contractual obligation is discharged, cancelled or on expiry.
Offsetting Financial Instruments
Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount is included in the Balance Sheet where thereis a legally enforceable right to offset the recognized amounts and there is an intention to settle on a netbasis or realise the asset and settle the liability simultaneously.
Equity Instruments
Equity instruments are recognized at the value of the proceeds, net of direct costs of the capital issue.
The preparation of standalone financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accountingprinciples requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts ofassets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent liabilities at the date of the standalone financial statementsand the results of operations during the reporting period end. Although these estimates are based uponmanagement's best knowledge of current events and actions, actual results could differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accountingestimates are recognized in the period in which the estimate is revised if the revision affects only that period,or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
The following are the key assumptions concerning the future, and other key sources of estimation uncertaintyat the end of the reporting period that may have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to thecarrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year.
I Useful lives of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets
Management reviews the useful lives of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets at leastonce in a year. Such lives are dependent upon an assessment of both the technical lives of the assets andalso their likely economic lives based on various internal and external factors including relative efficiencyand operating costs. Accordingly depreciable lives are reviewed annually using the best informationavailable to the Management.
II Actuarial Valuation
The determination of Company's liability towards employee benefits in the nature of gratuity and unpaidleave balance is made through independent actuarial valuation including determination of amounts tobe recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss and in other comprehensive income. Such valuationdepend upon assumptions determined after taking into account inflation, seniority, promotion and otherrelevant factors such as supply and demand factors in the employment market. Information about suchvaluation is provided in notes to the standalone financial statements.
16.3 During the year ended 31st March 2019, the Company had issued 4,417 equity shares of ' 10 each on exerciseof employee stock options. For details refer Note 43.
16.4 During the previous year, the Company had issued 4,08,768 fully convertible equity share warrants at ' 365each on a preferential basis to one Promoter and two Non-Promoters. The said warrants were convertible intofully paid-up equity shares of ' 10 at a premium of ' 355 each. Pursuant to the issue, the promoter had paid' 60.00 millions in full towards 1,64,384 share warrants which were then duly converted into an equivalentnumber of equity shares. The remaining 2,44,384 share warrants were issued to two non-promoters and wereoutstanding for conversion as on 31st March 2024. Subsequently, the said warrants were converted duringthe current financial year and 1,64,384 and 80,000 equity shares were issued on 29th May 2024 and 19th July2024 respectively.
The Company has one class of Equity Shares having a face value of ' 10/- per share. Each shareholder is eligiblefor one vote per share held. The Dividend proposed by the Board of Directors is subject to the approval of theShareholders in the Annual General Meeting, except in case of Interim Dividend. In the event of liquidation,the Equity shareholders are eligible to receive the remaining assets of the Company after distribution of allpreferential amounts, in proportion to their shareholding.
1 Primary security - Hypothecation charge on inventory, receivables and all other current assets of theCompany, both present and future, on second pari-passu basis with other working capital memberbanks under the consortium.
Collateral security - Equitable mortgage of properties at Serampore, Salt Lake, KG Road, Bangalore andCivil Station, Bangalore on second pari-passu basis with other working capital members banks under theconsortium, lien on fixed deposit on second pari-passu basis, and equitable mortgage of properties atKasba and Gariahat
2 Primary security - Same as State Bank of India Term loan (Refer Note 1 above).
Collateral security - Equitable mortgage of properties at Serampore, Salt Lake, KG Road, Bangaloreand Civil Station, Bangalore, and lien on fixed deposit on pari-passu basis with other working capitalmembers banks under the consortium, equitable mortgage of properties at Chandannagar, RashbehariAvenue and Madhyamgram.
3 First charge on specific immovable and movable property, plant and equipment of the company andpersonal guarantee of promoter.
19.2 (i) The Company has recognised expenses of ' 62.45 millions (Previous year - ' 55.11 millions) in relation to
short-term leases and recorded as 'Rent expenses' and 'Commission and Discount expenses' of ' 59.36millions and ' 3.09 millions respectively for the year ended 31st March 2025 under 'Other Expenses' inNote 33.
19.2 (ii) The Company has recognised expenses of ' 2.73 millions (Previous Year - ' 3.08 millions) as variable lease
payment for commissioned outlets and ' Nil (Previous Year - ' 0.36 millions) for leased outlet for the yearended 31st March 2025 and recorded as 'Commission and Discount' under Other Expenses in Note 33.
The Company has also recognised expenses of ' 4.71 millions (Previous Year - ' 4.71 millions) as variablelease payment on account of Solar Power generated for the year ended 31st March 2025 and recordedas 'Power & Fuel'' under Other Expenses' in Note 33.
1 Primary security - Hypothecation charge on inventory, receivables and all other current assets of theCompany, both present and future, on pari-passu basis with other working capital member banks underthe consortium.
Collateral security - Equitable mortgage of properties at Serampore, Salt Lake, KG Road, Bangaloreand Civil Station, Bangalore, and lien on fixed deposit on pari-passu basis with other working capitalmembers banks under the consortium, equitable mortgage of property at Kasba and Gariahat, personalguarantee of promoter and corporate guarantee of group company.
2 Primary security - Same as State Bank of India Cash Credit (Refer Note 1 above).
Collateral security - Equitable mortgage of properties at Serampore, Salt Lake, KG Road, Bangaloreand Civil Station, Bangalore, and lien on fixed deposit on pari-passu basis with other working capitalmembers banks under the consortium, equitable mortgage of property at Howrah, lien on fixed deposit,personal guarantee of promoter and corporate guarantee of group company.
3 Primary security - Same as State Bank of India Cash Credit (Refer Note 1 above).
Collateral security - Equitable mortgage of properties at Serampore, Salt Lake, KG Road, Bangalore andCivil Station, Bangalore, and lien on fixed deposit on pari-passu basis with other working capital membersbanks under the consortium, equitable mortgage of properties at Chandannagar, Rashbehari Avenueand Madhyamgram, personal guarantee of promoter and corporate guarantee of group company.
4 Primary security - Same as State Bank of India Cash Credit (Refer Note 1 above).
Collateral security - Equitable mortgage of properties at Serampore, Salt Lake, KG Road, Bangaloreand Civil Station, Bangalore, and lien on fixed deposit on pari-passu basis with other working capitalmembers banks under the consortium, personal guarantee of promoter and corporate guarantee ofgroup company.
The Board of Directors of the Company, at its meeting dated 29th September 2023, had approved a Schemeof Arrangement between Khadim India Limited (KIL) and KSR Footwear Limited (KFL) and their respectiveshareholders and creditors under sections 230 to 232, 66 and other relevant provisions of the Companies Act,2013. Pursuant to the Scheme, KIL shall demerge its distribution business, as a going concern, into KFL. Postthe Scheme becoming effective, the existing paid up equity share capital i.e., ' 1,00,000/- divided into 10,000equity shares of face value ' 10/- each of KFL shall stand reduced and cancelled pursuant to section 66 andother applicable provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and KFL will issue 1 (one) equity share of face valueof ' 10/- each fully paid up for every 1 (one) equity share of face value ' 10/- each fully paid up held by equityshareholders of KIL. KFL will reflect a mirror shareholding as that of KIL and thereafter it will function as anindependent listed Company. The Hon'ble National Company Law Tribunal, Kolkata Bench (NCLT), vide Orderdated 27 March, 2025, has sanctioned the Scheme of Arrangement. Accordingly the Appointed Date andEffective Date of the Scheme is 1st April 2025 and 1st May 2025 respectively.
The Company has recognized, in the Statement of Profit and Loss for the year ended 31st March 2025 anamount of ' 22.88 millions (Previous Year - ' 22.67 millions) as expenses under defined contribution plans(Employer's Contribution to Provident and Other Funds) under Note 31.
The employees' gratuity fund scheme is managed by Life Insurance Corporation Of India (LICI) as a definedbenefit plan. The present value of obligation is determined by actuarial valuation using the Projected UnitCredit Method , which recognizes each period of service as giving rise to additional unit of employee benefitentitlement and measures each unit separately to build up the final obligation.
Risk Management
The Defined Benefit Plans expose the Company to risk of actuarial deficit arising out of investment risk, interestrate risk and salary cost inflation risk.
Investment Risks: This may arise from volatility in asset values due to market fluctuations and impairment ofassets due to credit losses. These Plans primarily invest in debt instruments such as Government securities andhighly rated corporate bonds - the valuation of which is inversely proportional to the interest rate movements.
Interest Rate Risk: The present value of Defined Benefit Plans liability is determined using the discount ratebased on the market yields prevailing at the end of reporting period on Government Bonds. Decrease in yieldswill increase the fund liabilities and vice-versa.
Salary Cost Inflation Risk: The present value of the Defined Benefit Plan liability is calculated with referenceto the future salaries of participants under the Plan. Increase in salary due to adverse inflationary pressuresmight lead to higher liabilities.
Longevity Risk: The present value of the Defined Benefit Plan liability is calculated by reference to the bestestimate of the mortality of plan participants both during and after their employment. An increase in the lifeexpectancy of the plan participants will increase the plan's liability.
The sensitivity analysis below has been determined based on reasonably possible change of the respectiveassumptions occurring at the end of the reporting period, while holding all other assumptions constant.These sensitivities show the hypothetical impact of a change in each of the listed assumptions in isolation.While each of these sensitivities holds all other assumptions constant, in practice such assumptions rarelychange in isolation and the asset value changes may offset the impact to some extent. For presenting thesensitivities, the present value of the Defined Benefit Obligation has been calculated using the projectedunit credit method at the end of the reporting period, which is the same as that applied in calculating theDefined Benefit Obligation presented above. There was no change in the methods and assumptions used inthe preparation of the Sensitivity Analysis from previous year.
42.1 Refer Note 22.1 in respect of guarantees given for loans taken by the Company.
42.2Post employment benefits are actuarially determined on overall basis and not included above.
42.3Mr.Siddhartha Roy Burman was re-designated from 'Chairman and Managing Director' to 'Managing Director'on 29 September 2024 and then to 'Executive Chairman' on 1st April 2025.
42.4 Mr.Rittick Roy Burman was re-designated from 'Wholetime Director' to 'Managing Director' on 1st April 2025.
42.5Prof.(Dr.) Surabhi Banerjee was re-designated from 'Non-Executive Independent Director' to 'Chairperson,Independent Director' on 29th September 2024 and then to 'Non-Executive Independent Director' on31st March 2025
42.6Mrs.Upma Mukherjee was re-designated from “Non-Executive Non-Independent Director” to "Non-ExecutiveIndependent Director” of the Company on 1st April 2025
42.7 Mr.Indrajit Chaudhuri was re-designated from 'Chief Financial Officer' to Group Chief Financial Officer' on 29thSeptember 2024
42.8 Mr.Abhijit Dan was re-designated from 'Company Secretary and Head Legal' to 'Group Company Secretaryand Head Legal' on 29th September 2024.
The Company's activities expose it to a variety of financial risks, including market risk, credit risk and liquidityrisk. The Company's financial risk management process seeks to enable the early identification, evaluationand effective management of key risks facing the business. Backed by strong internal control systems, thecurrent risk management framework rests on policies and procedures issued by appropriate authorities;process of regular reviews to set appropriate risk limits and controls; monitoring of such risks and complianceconfirmation for the same.
As majority of the financial assets and liabilities of the Company are either non-interest bearing or fixedinterest bearing instruments, the Company's net exposure to interest risk is negligible.
The Company invests its short term funds primarily in debt mutual fund. Accordingly, these do not pose anysignificant price risk.
Liquidity risk refers to the risk that the Company cannot meet its financial obligations. The Companymanages liquidity risk by maintaining adequate reserves, banking facilities and reserve borrowing facilities,by continuously monitoring forecast and actual cash flows and by matching the maturity profiles of financialassets and liabilities. The Company consistently generated strong cash flows from operations by ensuringtimely collections of its trade receivables and this together with the available cash and cash equivalentsprovides adequate liquidity in short terms as well in the long term.
The Company's customer base is diverse limiting the risk arising out of credit concentration. Further, creditis extended in business interest in accordance with guidelines issued centrally and business-specific creditpolicies. All overdue customer balances are evaluated taking into account the age of the dues, specific creditcircumstances, the track record of the counterparty etc. Loss allowances and impairment are recognized,where considered appropriate by responsible management.The Company has adopted a simplified approachby computing the expected credit loss allowance for trade receivables based on a provision matrix taking intoaccount historical credit loss experience.
Of the trade receivables balance at the end of the year, no dues from any one customer exceeded 20 per centof gross financial assets. The Company does not have significant credit risk exposure to any single counterpartyor any group of counterparties having similar characteristics.
The Company undertakes transactions denominated in foreign currency (mainly US Dollar, Euro and PoundSterling) which are subject to the risk of exchange rate fluctuations. Financial assets and liabilities denominatedin foreign currency are also subject to reinstatement risks.
The aforesaid contracts have a maturity of less than 1 year from the year end.
Fair value of the financial instruments is classified in various hierarchies based on the following three levels:Level 1: Quoted prices (unadjusted) in active market for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2: Inputs other than quoted price included within level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability,either directly (i.e.as prices) or indirectly (i.e. derived from prices)
The fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market is determined using marketapproach and valuation techniques which maximise the use of observable market data and rely as little aspossible on entity-specific estimates. If significant inputs required to fair value an instrument are observable,the instrument is included in Level 2.
Level 3: Inputs for the assets and liabilities that are not based on observable market data (unobservableinputs).
If one or more of the significant inputs is not based on observable market data, the fair value is determinedusing generally accepted pricing models based on a discounted cash flow analysis, with the most significantinputs being the discount rate that reflects the credit risk of counterparty.
The fair value of trade receivables, current investments, trade payables, other current financial assets andliabilities and short-term borrowings are considered to be equal to the carrying amounts of these items dueto their short-term nature and accordingly not included in the below table. Where such items are Non-currentin nature, the same has been classified as Level 3 and fair value determined using discounted cash flow basis.Similarly, unquoted equity instruments where most recent information to measure fair value is insufficient, orif there is a wide range of possible fair value measurements, cost has been considered as the best estimate offair value.
There has been no change in the valuation methodology for Level 3 inputs during the year. The Companyhas not classified any material financial instruments under Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. There were notransfers between Level 1 and Level 2 during the year.
47 In respect of borrowings from banks on the basis of security of current assets, there are no material discrepanciesbetween the quarterly returns or statements of current assets filed by the Company with banks and the booksof account.
49 The financial statements were approved for issue by the Board of Directors on 20th May 2025.
50 Previous year's figures have been regrouped/rearranged wherever necessary to make them comparable withthose of current year.
For and on behalf of Board of Directors
Siddhartha Roy Burman Rittick Roy Burman
Executive Chairman Managing Director
DIN: 00043715 DIN: 08537366
Abhijit Dan Indrajit Chaudhuri
Place: Kolkata Group Company Secretary & Head - Legal Group Chief Financial Officer
Date: 20th May 2025 Membership No.: ACS 21358 Membership No.:FCA 61162