We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of CYBER MEDIA RESEARCH & SERVICES LIMITED (“theCompany”), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31,2024, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other ComprehensiveIncome), the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended on that date and a summary ofsignificant accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as the “standalone financial statements”).
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the 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 and fair viewin conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian AccountingStandards) Rules, 2015, as amended, (“Ind AS”) and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of theCompany as at March 31,2024 and its profit, total comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended onthat date.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (“SA” s) specified underSection 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Auditof the Standalone Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethicsissued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (“ICAI”) together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit ofthe standalone financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethicalresponsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the ICAI’s Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence obtained by usis sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Key audit matters (‘KAM’) are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalonefinancial statements for the financial year ended 31st March, 2024. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of thestandalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on thesematters. We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
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Key Audit Matters
How our audit addressed the key audit matter
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Revenue Recognition
• The timing of revenue recognition is relevant tothe reported performance of the Company.
• We identified revenue recognition as a keyaudit matter because of quantum of revenueand the time and audit effort involved in auditingthe terms of the customers contract and therevenue recognised.
• Accuracy of recognition, measurement,presentation and disclosures of revenuesand related balances in view of IND AS 115“Revenue from Contracts with Customers”.Ind AS 115 requires certain key judgementsincluding identification of distinct performanceobligations and transaction price.
• We assessed the compliance of the revenue recognition accountingpolicies against the requirements of Ind AS.
• We evaluated the design and operating effectiveness of the relevantkey financial controls with respect to revenue recognition on selectedtransactions.
• Using sampling, we tested the terms of the revenue contracts againstthe recognition of revenue based on the underlying documentationand records.
• We tested the accuracy of revenue recognised around year end. Ona sample basis, we evaluated the revenue being recognised in thecorrect accounting period.
• We assessed the adequacy of disclosures in the standalone financialstatements against the requirements of Ind AS 115, Revenue fromcontracts with customers.
• We assessed the Company’s process of identification of distinctperformance obligations and transaction price and for the samewe selected a sample of contracts, covering all types of revenuerecognized by the Company and performed the following procedures:
> Considered the terms of the contracts to determine thetransaction price specially to ascertain if there is anyfinancing component in the arrangement where advanceshave been received from the customers.
> Read, analysed and identified the distinct performanceobligations in these contracts.
> Compared these performance obligations with that identifiedand recorded by the Company.
> Performed analytical procedures for reasonableness ofrevenues disclosed by type and service offerings. Based onwork performed, we found the management’s assessmentof determination of transaction price and identification ofdistinct performance obligation is reasonable.
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Impairment of Trade Receivables
• The Company has applied a simplified ECLmodel to determine the impairment againsttrade receivables at the reporting date. Theexpected credit loss (ECL) model involvesthe use of various assumptions and studyof historical observed defaults rates overthe expected life of trade receivables. Thesignificant judgments include the assessmentfor the forward-looking estimates. Due tothe significance of trade receivables and thesignificant judgment involved in determining theECL, the impairment of trade receivables wasconsidered to be Key audit matter
• We have assessed the design and implementation and tested theoperating effectiveness of the Company’s relevant key financialcontrols around the ECL allowance.
• We critically assessed the ECL model developed by the Companyand verified with requirement of Ind AS 109.
• Tested Key assumptions and judgments, such as those used toassess the likelihood of default and loss on default by comparing twohistorical data
• We considered the adequacy of the disclosures in the standalonefinancial statements against the requirement of Ind As 109, FinancialInstruments and Ind AS 107, Financial Instruments Disclosures
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information includedin the Company’s annual report, but does not include the consolidated financial statements, standalone financial statements and ourauditor’s report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assuranceconclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so,consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial statements or our knowledge obtainedduring the course of our audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required toreport that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charges with Governance for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of thesestandalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance, including other comprehensiveincome, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the Ind AS and other accounting principles generallyaccepted in India. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of theAct for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and applicationof appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation andmaintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of theaccounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view andare free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a goingconcern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless managementeither intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.
Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financial statements as a whole are free from materialmisstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a highlevel of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement whenit exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonablybe expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit.We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, designand perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basisfor our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, asfraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal financial control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate inthe circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Companyhas adequate internal financial controls system in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosuresmade by the management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidenceobtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s abilityto continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’sreport to the related disclosures in the standalone financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion.Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditionsmay cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements, including the disclosures, and whetherthe standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the standalone financial statements that, individually or in aggregate, makes it probablethat the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the standalone financial statements may be influenced. We consider
whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or onbehalf of the Company (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the UltimateBeneficiaries;
(b) The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (which are material eitherindividually or in the aggregate) have been received by the Company from any person or entity, including foreign entity(“Funding Parties”), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, whether,directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf ofthe Funding Party (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the UltimateBeneficiaries;
(c) Based on the audit procedures that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing hascome to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), asprovided under (a) and (b) above, contain any material misstatement.
v. The Board of Directors of the Company have proposed final dividend for the year which is subject to the approval of themembers at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The amount of dividend proposed is in accordance with section 123 of theAct, as applicable.
vi. Based on our examination, which included test checks, the Company has used accounting software for maintaining its booksof account for the financial year ended March 31,2024 which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and thesame has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the software. Further, during the course ofour audit we did not come across any instance of the audit trail feature being tampered with.
As proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable from April 1, 2023, reporting under Rule 11(g) of theCompanies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 on preservation of audit trail as per the statutory requirements for record retention is notapplicable for the financial year ended March 31,2024
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Date: 28-05-2024