1. We have audited the accompanying standalone financialstatements of PB Fintech Limited ('the Company'), whichcomprise the Standalone Balance Sheet as at March 31,2025,the Standalone Statement of Profit and Loss (including OtherComprehensive Income), the Standalone Statement of CashFlow and the Standalone Statement of Changes in Equity forthe year then ended, and notes to the standalone financialstatements, including material accounting policy informationand other explanatory information.
2. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according tothe explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone financialstatements give the information required by the Companies Act,2013 ('the Act') in the manner so required and give a true andfair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards('Ind AS') specified under section 133 of the Act read with theCompanies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 andother accounting principles generally accepted in India, of thestate of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2025, and itsprofit (including other comprehensive income), its cash flowsand the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
3. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standardson Auditing specified under section 143(10) of the Act.Our responsibilities under those standards are furtherdescribed in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of theStandalone Financial Statements section of our report. Weare independent of the Company in accordance with the Codeof Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants ofIndia ('ICAI') together with the ethical requirements that arerelevant to our audit of the standalone 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 opinion.
Key Audit Matter
4. Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professionaljudgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalonefinancial statements of the current period. These matters wereaddressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financialstatements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, andwe do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
5. We have determined the matter described below to be the keyaudit matter to be communicated in our report.
Key audit matter
How our audit addressed thekey audit matter
Assessment of carryingvalue of investment insubsidiaries
Our audit procedures toaddress this key audit matterincluded, but were not limitedto the following:
(Refer note 2 for the
a)
Obtained an
accounting policy and note
understanding of
6(a) for disclosures of the
management's process
accompanying standalone
for identification of
financial statements)
indicators of impairmentand impairment testing.
The company has
b)
Evaluated the design
investments in unlisted
and tested the operating
subsidiaries of Rs. 449,257
effectiveness of key
lacs (net of provision
controls around
for impairment of Rs.
identification of
3,927 lacs) as on March
impairment indicators
31,2025 being carried
and impairment testing
at cost in accordance
performed.
with Ind AS 27, Separate
c)
Assessed the
Financial Statements. Such
professional competence
investments are tested for
and objectivity of the
impairment in case any
management's external
impairment indicators are
valuation expert involved
identified in accordance
for performing the
with the requirements of
required valuations to
Ind AS 36, Impairment of
estimate the recoverable
assets ('Ind AS 36').
value of investments.
d)
Tested the mathematical
performed an assessment
accuracy of the
of appropriateness of
management valuation
the carrying amount
workings used for
of the investments ason the balance sheet
impairment assessment.
date by estimating
e)
Involved auditor's
their recoverable value
experts to assess the
using the discounted
appropriateness of the
cashflow model with
valuation model used
the involvement of a
by the management
valuation expert engaged
and reasonableness
by the management. This
of assumptions made
assessment is complex
and requires estimation
relating to discount
and judgment around
rate, risk premium,
the assumptions used
industry growth rate,
therein. Key assumptions
etc. to assess their
used in management's
assessment of the
recoverability.
recoverable amounts
f)
Reconciled the cash
include expected growth
flows used in valuations
rates, estimates of future
to approved business
financial performance,market conditions,
plans and critically
capital expenditure and
challenged the inputs
discount rates, among
used by the management
others, as attributable to
with respect to revenue
such subsidiary. Based
and cost growth trends,
on the management's
among others, for
assessment, impairment
reasonableness thereof
loss amounting to Rs.
basis our understanding
1,438 lacs (net) has been
of the business and
reversed during the yearon such investment.
g)
market conditions.
Performed sensitivity
Considering the materiality
analysis in respect of the
of the amounts involved
key assumptions such
and significant degree of
as discount and growth
judgement and subjectivity
rates to ensure there is
involved in the estimates
sufficient headroom for
and key assumptionsused in determining the
h)
estimation uncertainty.
cash flows used in the
Evaluated the adequacy
impairment evaluation,
of disclosures made
we have determined
by the Company in the
impairment of such
financial statements in
investments and other
view of the requirements
amounts receivable as a
as specified in the Indian
key audit matter.
Accounting Standards.
Information other than the Standalone Financial Statements and
Auditor's Report thereon
6. The Company's Board of Directors are 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. The annual report is expected to bemade available to us after the date of this auditor's report.
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 other informationand, 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 Annual Report, if we conclude thatthere is a material misstatement therein, we are requiredto communicate the matter with those charged withgovernance.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with
Governance for the Standalone Financial Statements
7. The accompanying standalone financial statements havebeen approved by the Company's Board of Directors. TheCompany's Board of Directors are responsible for thematters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respectto the preparation and presentation of these standalonefinancial statements that give a true and fair view of thefinancial position, financial performance including othercomprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows ofthe Company in accordance with the Ind AS specified undersection 133 of the Act and other accounting principlesgenerally accepted in India. This responsibility also includesmaintenance of adequate accounting records in accordancewith the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of theassets of the Company and for preventing and detectingfrauds and other irregularities; selection and applicationof appropriate accounting policies; making judgments andestimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design,implementation and maintenance of adequate internalfinancial controls, that were operating effectively forensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accountingrecords, relevant to the preparation and presentation ofthe financial statements that give a true and fair view andare free from material misstatement, whether due to fraudor error.
8. In preparing the standalone financial statements, the Board ofDirectors is responsible for assessing the Company's abilityto continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable,matters related to going concern and using the going concernbasis of accounting unless the Board of Directors eitherintends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, orhas no realistic alternative but to do so.
9. The Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing theCompany's financial reporting process.
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial
Statements
10. 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 Standards on Auditing will always detect a materialmisstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise fromfraud or error and are considered material if, individually or inthe aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influencethe economic decisions of users taken on the basis of thesestandalone financial statements.
11. As part of an audit in accordance with Standards on Auditing,specified under section 143(10) of the Act 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 expressing ouropinion on whether the Company has adequate internalfinancial controls with reference to financial statementsin place and the operating effectiveness 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 Board of Directors'use of the going concern basis of accounting and, basedon the audit evidence obtained, whether a materialuncertainty exists related to events or conditions thatmay cast significant doubt on the Company's ability tocontinue as a going concern. If we conclude that a materialuncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention inour auditor's report to the related disclosures in thestandalone financial statements or, if such disclosuresare inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusionsare based on the audit evidence obtained up to thedate of our auditor's report. However, future events orconditions may cause the Company to cease to continueas a going concern; and
• 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.
12. 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 we identifyduring our audit.
13. 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.
14. From the matters communicated with those charged withgovernance, we determine those matters that were of mostsignificance in the audit of the standalone financial statementsof the current period and are therefore the key audit matters.We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless lawor regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter orwhen, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that amatter should not be communicated in our report becausethe adverse consequences of doing so would reasonablybe expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of suchcommunication.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
15. As required by section 197(16) of the Act, based on our audit,we report that the Company has paid remuneration to itsdirectors during the year in accordance with the provisions ofand limits laid down under section 197 read with Schedule Vto the Act.
16. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020('the Order') issued by the Central Government of India interms of section 143(11) of the Act we give in the Annexure Ia statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 ofthe Order, to the extent applicable.
17. Further to our comments in Annexure I, as required by section143(3) of the Act based on our audit, we report, to the extentapplicable, that:
a) We have sought and obtained all the information andexplanations which to the best of our knowledge andbelief were necessary for the purpose of our audit of theaccompanying standalone financial statements;
b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required bylaw have been kept by the Company so far as it appearsfrom our examination of those books;
c) The standalone financial statements dealt with by thisreport are in agreement with the books of account;
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financialstatements comply with Ind AS specified under section133 of the Act;
e) On the basis of the written representations receivedfrom the directors and taken on record by the Boardof Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as onMarch 31, 2025 from being appointed as a director interms of section 164(2) of the Act;
f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financialcontrols with reference to financial statements of theCompany as on March 31, 2025 and the operating
effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separatereport in Annexure II wherein we have expressed anunmodified opinion; and
g) With respect to the other matters to be included inthe Auditor's Report in accordance with rule 11 of theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 (as amended),in our opinion and to the best of our information andaccording to the explanations given to us:
i. The Company, as detailed in note 25 and note 29 tothe standalone financial statements, has disclosedthe impact of pending litigations on its financialposition as at March 31,2025;
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contractsincluding derivative contracts for which there wereany material foreseeable losses as at March 31,2025;
iii. There were no amounts which were required to betransferred to the Investor Education and ProtectionFund by the Company during the year ended March31,2025.;
iv. a. The management has represented that, to the
best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosedin note 35(xii) to the standalone financialstatements, no funds have been advancedor loaned or invested (either from borrowedfunds or securities premium or any othersources or kind of funds) by the Company toor in any person(s) or entity(ies), includingforeign entities ('the intermediaries'), withthe understanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the intermediaryshall, whether, directly or indirectly lend orinvest in other persons or entities identifiedin any manner whatsoever by or on behalf ofthe Company ('the Ultimate Beneficiaries') orprovide any guarantee, security or the like onbehalf the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
b. The management has represented that,to the best of its knowledge and belief, asdisclosed in note 35(xiii) to the standalonefinancial statements, no funds have beenreceived by the Company from any person(s)or entity(ies), including foreign entities ('theFunding Parties'), with the understanding,whether recorded in writing or otherwise,that the Company shall, whether directly orindirectly, lend or invest in other persons orentities identified in any manner whatsoeverby or on behalf of the Funding Party('Ultimate Beneficiaries') or provide anyguarantee, security or the like on behalf ofthe Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
v. The Company has not declared or paid any dividendduring the year ended March 31,2025.
vi. Based on our examination which included testchecks, the Company, in respect of financialyear commencing on April 01, 2024, has used anaccounting software for maintaining its books of
account which has a feature of recording audit trail(edit log) facility and the same has been 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 tampered with.Furthermore, the audit trail has been preserved bythe Company as per the statutory requirements forrecord retention.
For Walker Chandiok & Co LLP
Chartered AccountantsFirm's Registration No.: 001076N/N500013
Ankit Mehra
Partner
Membership No.: 507429UDIN: 25507429BMIXFI1285Place: GurugramDate: May 15, 2025