We have audited the accompanying standalonefinancial statements of Chemfab Alkalis Limited
(the "Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheetas at 31 March 2025, and the Statement of Profit andLoss (including Other Comprehensive Income), theCash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changesin Equity for the year ended on that date, and notesto the financial statements, including a summary ofmaterial accounting policies and other explanatoryinformation.
In our opinion and to the best of our informationand according to the explanations given to us, theaforesaid standalone financial statements givethe information required by the Companies Act,2013 (the "Act") in the manner so required and givea true and fair view in conformity with the IndianAccounting Standards prescribed under Section 133of the Act, ("Ind AS")and other accounting principlesgenerally accepted in India, of the state of affairsof the Company as at 31 March 2025, and its profit,
total comprehensive income, its cash flows and thechanges in equity for the year ended on that date.
BASIS FOR OPINION
We conducted our audit of the standalone financialstatements in accordance with the Standards onAuditing ("SA"s) specified under Section 143(10) ofthe Act. Our responsibilities under those Standardsare further described in the Auditor's Responsibilityfor the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statementssection of our report. We are independent of theCompany in accordance with the Code of Ethicsissued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants ofIndia ("ICAI") together with the ethical requirementsthat are relevant to our audit of the standalonefinancial statements under the provisions of the Actand the Rules made thereunder, and we have fulfilledour other ethical responsibilities in accordance withthese requirements and the ICAI's Code of Ethics.We believe that the audit evidence obtained by us issufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for ouraudit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
KEY AUDIT MATTERS
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our auditof the standalone financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context ofour audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do notprovide a separate opinion on these matters. We have determined the matters described below to be the keyaudit matters to be communicated in our report.
Sr. Key Audit MatterNo.
Auditor's Response
1 Impairment assessment of Identified
We performed the following principal audit procedures in
Cash Generating Unit (CGU) relating to
relation to management's assessment of impairment of
Property, Plant and Equipment (PP&E)
identified CGU:
The Company has performed an
a. Evaluated the design and implementation and
assessment of its CGU and have
tested the operating effectiveness of the internal
identified each of its group of salt fields
controls relating to managements identification
as separate CGUs. As at 31 March
of CGU, assessment of impairment indicators and
2025, there were impairment indicators
determination of the recoverable amount.
for one of the CGU which had a carryingvalue of ' 2,173.15 Lakhs, considering the
b. Obtained an understanding of the work of the
unfavourable weather conditions and
management's expert and evaluated competence,
other operational impediments leading
capability and objectivity.
to a poor performance of the said
c. Involved internal valuation experts to assist in
CGU. Management has determined the
evaluating the appropriateness of the method
recoverable amount based on market
used for valuation of the identified CGU and for
approach by using an external valuer. We
validating the assumptions used for determining the
considered this to be a key audit matter
recoverable value.
due to the significance of the carryingvalue of the said CGU and the judgments
d. Evaluated disclosures made in the standalone
adopted in assessing the recoverable
financial statements and the related compliance
amount.
with the requirements of the applicable accounting
Refer note 1.25 for accounting policies.
standards.
INFORMATION OTHER THAN THE FINANCIALSTATEMENTS AND AUDITOR'S REPORTTHEREON
• The Company's Board of Directors is responsiblefor the other information. The other informationcomprises the information included in theManagement Discussion and analysis, Board'sreport including annexures to the Board's reportand Corporate Governance, but does notinclude the consolidated financial statements,standalone financial statements and our auditor'sreport thereon. The Management Discussion andanalysis, Board's report including annexures tothe Board's report and Corporate Governanceis expected to be made available to us after thedate of this auditor's report.
• Our opinion on the standalone financialstatements does not cover the other informationand will not express any form of assuranceconclusion thereon.
• In connection with our audit of the standalonefinancial statements, our responsibility is to readthe other information identified above when itbecomes available and, in doing so, considerwhether the other information is materiallyinconsistent with the standalone financialstatements or our knowledge obtained duringthe course of our audit or otherwise appears tobe materially misstated.
• When we read the Management Discussion andanalysis, Board's report including annexures to theBoard's report and Corporate Governance, if weconclude that there is a material misstatementtherein, we are required to communicate thematter to those charged with governance asrequired under SA 720 'The Auditor's responsibilitiesRelating to Other Information'.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF MANAGEMENT ANDBOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE STANDALONEFINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company's Board of Directors is responsiblefor the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Actwith respect to the preparation of these standalonefinancial statements that give a true and fair view ofthe financial position, financial performance includingother comprehensive income, cash flows andchanges in equity of the Company in accordancewith the accounting principles generally accepted inIndia, including Ind AS specified under Section 133 ofthe Act. This responsibility also includes maintenanceof adequate accounting records in accordance withthe provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets ofthe Company and for preventing and detecting fraudsand other irregularities; selection and application ofappropriate accounting policies; making judgmentsand estimates that are reasonable and prudent;and design, implementation and maintenanceof adequate internal financial controls, that were
operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy andcompleteness of the accounting records, relevantto the preparation and presentation of the financialstatements that give a true and fair view and are freefrom material misstatement, whether due to fraud orerror.
In preparing the standalone financial statements,management and Board of Directors are responsiblefor assessing the Company's ability to continue asa going concern, disclosing, as applicable, mattersrelated to going concern and using the going concernbasis of accounting unless the Board of Directorseither intend to liquidate the Company or to ceaseoperations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Company's Board of Directors is also responsiblefor overseeing the Company's financial reportingprocess.
AUDITOR'S RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEAUDIT OF THE STANDALONE FINANCIALSTATEMENTS
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assuranceabout whether the standalone financial statementsas a whole are free from material misstatement,whether due to fraud or error, and to issue anauditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonableassurance is a high level of assurance, but is not aguarantee that an audit conducted in accordancewith SAs will always detect a material misstatementwhen it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud orerror and are considered material if, individually or inthe aggregate, they could reasonably be expected toinfluence the economic decisions of users taken onthe basis of these standalone 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 materialmisstatement of the standalone financialstatements, whether due to fraud or error, designand perform audit procedures responsive tothose risks, and obtain audit evidence that issufficient and appropriate to provide a basis forour opinion. The risk of not detecting a materialmisstatement resulting from fraud is higherthan for one resulting from error, as fraud mayinvolve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions,misrepresentations, or the override of internalcontrol.
• Obtain an understanding of internal financialcontrols relevant to the audit in order to designaudit procedures that are appropriate in thecircumstances. Under Section 143(3)(i) of the Act,we are also responsible for expressing our opinionon whether the Company has adequate internalfinancial controls with reference to standalonefinancial statements in place and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accountingpolicies used and the reasonableness ofaccounting estimates and related disclosuresmade by the management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness ofmanagement's use of the going concern basisof accounting and, based on the audit evidenceobtained, whether a material uncertainty existsrelated to events or conditions that may castsignificant doubt on the Company's ability tocontinue as a going concern. If we conclude thata material uncertainty exists, we are requiredto draw attention in our auditor's report to therelated disclosures in the standalone financialstatements or, if such disclosures are inadequate,to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are basedon the audit evidence obtained up to the dateof our auditor's report. However, future events orconditions may cause the Company to cease tocontinue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure andcontent of the standalone financial statements,including the disclosures, and whether thestandalone financial statements represent theunderlying transactions and events in a mannerthat achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in thestandalone financial statements that, individually orin aggregate, makes it probable that the economicdecisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of thestandalone financial statements may be influenced.We consider quantitative materiality and qualitativefactors in (i) planning the scope of our audit workand in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) toevaluate the effect of any identified misstatements inthe standalone financial statements.
We communicate with those charged withgovernance regarding, among other matters, theplanned scope and timing of the audit and significantaudit findings, including any significant deficiencies ininternal financial controls that we identify during ouraudit.
We also provide those charged with governance witha statement that we have complied with relevantethical requirements regarding independence, andto communicate with them all relationships and othermatters that may reasonably be thought to bear onour independence, and where applicable, relatedsafeguards.
From the matters communicated with those chargedwith governance, we determine those matters thatwere of most significance in the audit of the standalonefinancial statements of the current period and aretherefore the key audit matters. We describe thesematters in our auditor's report unless law or regulationprecludes public disclosure about the matter or when,in extremely rare circumstances, we determine thata matter should not be communicated in our report
because the adverse consequences of doing sowould reasonably be expected to outweigh the publicinterest benefits of such communication.
REPORT ON OTHER LEGAL AND REGULATORYREQUIREMENTS
1. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, based on
our audit, we report that:
a) We have sought and obtained all theinformation and explanations which tothe best of our knowledge and belief werenecessary for the purposes of our audit.
b) In our opinion, proper books of accountas required by law have been kept by theCompany so far as it appears from ourexamination of those books, except for notkeeping backup on a daily basis of suchbooks of account maintained in electronicmode in a server physically located in Indiaas referred in 51 (xiii) to the standalonefinancial statements and not complying withthe requirement of audit trail as stated in (i)(vi) below.
c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profitand Loss including Other ComprehensiveIncome, the Cash Flow Statement andStatement of Changes in Equity dealt with bythis Report are in agreement with books ofaccount.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalonefinancial statements comply with the Ind ASspecified under Section 133 of the Act.
e) On the basis of the written representationsreceived from the directors as on 31March 2025 taken on record by theBoard of Directors, none of the directorsis disqualified as on 31 March 2025 frombeing appointed as a director in terms ofSection 164(2) of the Act.
f) The modification relating to the maintenanceof accounts and other matters connectedtherewith, are as stated in paragraph (b)above.
g) With respect to the adequacy of theinternal financial controls with referenceto standalone financial statements of theCompany and the operating effectivenessof such controls, refer to our separate Reportin "Annexure A". Our report expresses anunmodified opinion on the adequacy andoperating effectiveness of the Company'sinternal financial controls with reference tostandalone financial statements.
h) With respect to the other matters to beincluded in the Auditor's Report in accordance
with the requirements of Section 197(16) of theAct, as amended, in our opinion and to thebest of our information and according to theexplanations given to us, the remunerationpaid by the Company to its directors duringthe year is in accordance with the provisionsof Section 197 of the Act.
i) With respect to the other matters tobe included in the Auditor's Report inaccordance with Rule 11 of the Companies(Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, asamended in our opinion and to the bestof our information and according to theexplanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impactof pending litigations on its financialposition in its standalone financialstatements - Refer note 38 to thestandalone financial statements.
ii. The Company did not have any long¬term contracts including derivativecontracts for which there were anymaterial foreseeable losses.
iii. There has been a delay in transfer ofamounts required to be transferred tothe Investor Education and ProtectionFund by the Company, of ' 2.99 Lakh,which has not yet been transferredto the said Fund - Refer note 26 to thestandalone financial statements.
iv. (a) The Management has represented
that, to the best of its knowledgeand belief, other than as disclosedin the note 51 (viii) to the financialstatements, no funds have beenadvanced or loaned or invested(either from borrowed fundsor share premium or any othersources or kind of funds) bythe Company to or in any otherperson(s) or entity(ies), includingforeign entities ("Intermediaries"),with the understanding, whetherrecorded in writing or otherwise,that the Intermediary shall, directlyor indirectly lend or invest in otherpersons or entities identified inany manner whatsoever by or onbehalf of the Company ("UltimateBeneficiaries") or provide anyguarantee, security or the like onbehalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(b) The Management has represented,that, to the best of its knowledgeand belief, other than as disclosedin the note 51 (ix) to the financialstatements, no funds have beenreceived by the Company from anyperson(s) or entity(ies), including
foreign entities ("Funding Parties"),with the understanding, whetherrecorded in writing or otherwise,that the Company shall, directlyor indirectly, lend or invest in otherpersons or entities identified in anymanner whatsoever by or on behalfof the Funding Party ("UltimateBeneficiaries") or provide anyguarantee, security or the like onbehalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(c) Based on the audit proceduresperformed that have beenconsidered reasonable andappropriate in the circumstances,nothing has come to our notice thathas caused us to believe that therepresentations under sub-clause(i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as providedunder (a) and (b) above, containany material misstatement.
v. The final dividend proposed in theprevious year, declared and paid bythe Company during the year is inaccordance with Section 123 of the Act,as applicable.
As stated in note 50 to the standalonefinancial statements, the Board ofDirectors of the Company has proposedfinal dividend for the year which is subjectto the approval of the members at theensuing Annual General Meeting. Suchdividend proposed is in accordancewith Section 123 of the Act, as applicable.
vi. Based on our examination, whichincluded test checks, the Companyhas used accounting software formaintaining its books of account for theyear ended 31 March 2025, which hasa feature of recording audit trail (editlog) facility and the same has operatedthroughout the year for all relevanttransactions recorded in the softwareexcept that:
• in respect of a software operatedby a third-party software serviceprovider, for maintaining payrollrecords, in the absence of anindependent auditor's Systemand Organization Controls reportcovering the audit trail requirementfor the period from 1 April 2024 till31 March 2025, we are unable tocomment whether the audit trailfeature of the said software wasenabled and operated during thisperiod, for all relevant transactionsrecorded in the software andwhether there was any instance
of the audit trail feature beentampered with.
• in respect of a software managedby a third-party software serviceprovider, for maintaining financialrecords, in the absence of anindependent auditor's Systemand Organization Controls reportcovering the audit trail requirementfor the period from 1 January 2025till 31 March 2025, we are unable tocomment whether the audit trailfeature of the said software wasenabled and operated during thisperiod, for all relevant transactionsrecorded in the software andwhether there was any instanceof the audit trail feature beentampered with.
Further, during the course of ouraudit, we did not come across anyinstance of the audit trail featurebeing tampered with, in respectof said accounting software forthe period for which the audit trailfeature was enabled and operating.
Additionally, the audit trail that wasenabled and operated for the yearended 31 March 2024, has beenpreserved by the Company asper the statutory requirements forrecord retention, as stated in note51 (xiii) to the financial statements.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditor'sReport) Order, 2020 ("the Order") issued by theCentral Government in terms of Section 143(11)of the Act, we give in "Annexure B" a statementon the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4of the Order.
For Deloitte Haskins & Sells LLP
Chartered Accountants(Firm's Registration No. 117366W/W-100018)
P Usha Parvathy
Partner
Place: Chennai Membership No. 207704
Date: 14 May 2025 UDIN: 25207704BMOCZU6868