Sr.
No
Key Audit Matters
How the Key Audit Matters was addressed in our audit
1
Revenue Recognition from Sale of Metalsand Metal Products
Description of the matter:
The Company’s revenue arises primarilyfrom the sale of lead, copper and aluminium,together with their related products,to customers across diverse contractarrangements. Revenue is recognised ata point in time upon transfer of controlof goods to the customer, measured atthe transaction price allocated to eachperformance obligation, net of priceadjustments and quality claims.
Our audit procedures in respect of revenue recognitionincluded the following:
• Obtained an understanding of the Company’srevenue recognition policies, end-to-end order-to-cash process, and controls over contract review andrevenue cut-off.
• Evaluated the design and tested the operatingeffectiveness of key internal controls over revenuerecognition, including authorisation of customercontracts, dispatch and delivery confirmation, andrecording of price and quality claims.
We identified revenue recognition as a Key
• Tested a sample of revenue transactions by agreeing
Audit Matter for the following reasons:
recorded revenues to underlying customer contracts,
• The Company operates under diversecontractual arrangements withcustomers, involving varying delivery
sales invoices, dispatch records, lorry receipts/bill oflading, and customer acknowledgements, to verifythat control had transferred at the point of recognition.
terms, price adjustment clauses, and
• Performed cut-off testing around the financial year-
quality claim provisions, each of which
end to assess whether revenues were recognised in
affects the timing and quantum of
the correct accounting period, including review of
revenue recognised.
goods dispatched but not yet delivered and goods
• Revenue recognition requires
returned post year-end.
management judgement in
• Assessed the appropriateness of variable consideration
determining: (i) the point at which
recorded, including price claim adjustments and
control transfers to the customer; (ii)
quality deductions, by examining credit notes issued,
the transaction price, particularly where
claim correspondence with customers, and historical
variable consideration such as price
settlement patterns.
claims and quality deductions applies;and (iii) the allocation of transactionprice to performance obligations.
• Performed analytical procedures on revenue byproduct line (lead, copper, aluminium) and comparedrecognised volumes and realisations against market
• Given the materiality of revenues
price indices and prior period trends to identify
to the financial statements and the
unexpected movements warranting further inquiry.
judgement involved in applying IndAS 115 - Revenue from Contracts withCustomers, this area carries significantrisk of misstatement, whether due toerror or otherwise.
• Assessed whether the disclosures in the financialstatements in respect of revenue recognition policies,significant judgements, and disaggregation ofrevenue are in accordance with the requirements ofInd AS 115.
(Refer Note 22 to the standalone financialstatements)
We have audited the accompanying standalonefinancial statements of Jain Resource RecyclingLimited(Formerly known as Jain Resource RecyclingPrivate Limited) ("the Company”), which comprisethe Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2026, and theStatement of Profit and Loss, including OtherComprehensive loss, Statement of Changes inEquity and Statement of Cash Flows for the yearthen ended, and notes to the standalone financialstatements, including material accounting policiesand other explanatory information (hereinafterreferred to as the "standalone financial statements”).
In our opinion and to the best of our informationand according to the explanations given to us, theaforesaid standalone financial statements give theinformation required by the Companies Act, 2013("the Act”) in the manner so required and give atrue and fair view in conformity with the IndianAccounting Standards prescribed under section 133of the Act read with Companies (Indian AccountingStandards) Rules, 2015, as amended ("Ind AS”) andother accounting principles generally acceptedin India, of the state of affairs of the Companyas at March 31, 2026, and profit (including othercomprehensive loss), changes in equity and its cashflows for the year ended on that date.
BASIS FOR OPINION
We conducted our audit of the standalone financialstatements in accordance with the Standards onAuditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of theAct. Our responsibilities under those Standards arefurther described in the ‘Auditor’s Responsibilities forthe Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements’section 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 theAct and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilledour other ethical responsibilities in accordance withthese requirements and the Code of Ethics. Webelieve that the audit evidence obtained by us issufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for ouropinion.
KEY AUDIT MATTERS
Key audit matters are those matters that, in ourprofessional judgment, were of most significance in
our audit of the standalone financial statements ofthe current period. These matters were addressed inthe context of our audit of the standalone financialstatements as a whole, and in forming our opinionthereon, and we do not provide a separate opinionon these matters. We have determined the mattersdescribed below to be the key audit matters to becommunicated in our report.
INFORMATION OTHER THAN THE STANDALONEFINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND AUDITOR’SREPORT THEREON
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsiblefor the other information. The other informationcomprises the information included in theDirector’s report, Management Discussion andAnalysis including annexures to the Board Report,Corporate Governance and Business Responsibilityand Sustainability Reporting but does not includethe financial statements and our auditor’s reportthereon. The Director’s report, ManagementDiscussion and Analysis including annexures to theBoard Report, Corporate Governance and BusinessResponsibility and Sustainability Reporting isexpected to be made available to us after the dateof this auditor’s report.
Our opinion on the financial statements does notcover the other information and we will not expressany form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financialstatements, our responsibility is to read the otherinformation identified above when it becomesavailable and, in doing so, consider whether theother information is materially inconsistent with thefinancial statements or our knowledge obtainedin the audit, or otherwise appears to be materiallymisstated.
When we read the Director’s report, ManagementDiscussion and Analysis including annexures to theBoard Report, Corporate Governance and BusinessResponsibility and Sustainability Reporting, if weconclude that there is a material misstatementtherein, we are required to communicate thematter to those charged with governance under SA720 ‘The Auditor’s responsibilities Relating to OtherInformation’.
RESPONSIBILITIES OF MANAGEMENT ANDBOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE STANDALONEFINANCIAL STATEMENTS
The Company’s Management and Board of Directorsare responsible for the matters stated in section134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparationof these standalone financial statements thatgive a true and fair view of the financial position,financial performance, changes in equity andcash flows of the Company in accordance with theaccounting principles generally accepted in India,including the Accounting Standards specifiedunder section 133 of the Act. This responsibility alsoincludes maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions of theAct for safeguarding of the assets of the Companyand for preventing and detecting frauds andother 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 wereoperating effectively for ensuring the accuracy andcompleteness of the accounting records, relevant tothe preparation and presentation of the standalonefinancial statement that give a true and fair viewand are free from material misstatement, whetherdue to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements,the Board of Directors are responsible for assessingthe Company’s ability to continue as a goingconcern, disclosing, as applicable, matters relatedto going concern and using the going concernbasis of accounting unless the Board of Directorseither intends to liquidate the Company or to ceaseoperations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors is also responsible foroverseeing the Company’s financial reportingprocess.
AUDITOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE AUDIT OFTHE STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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 issuean auditor’s report that includes our opinion.Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance,but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted inaccordance with SAs will always detect a materialmisstatement when it exists. Misstatements
can arise from fraud or error and are consideredmaterial if, individually or in the aggregate, theycould reasonably be expected to influence theeconomic decisions of users taken on the basis ofthese standalone financial statements.
We give in "Annexure A” a detailed description ofAuditor’s responsibilities for Audit of the StandaloneFinancial Statements.
REPORT ON OTHER LEGAL AND REGULATORYREQUIREMENTS
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report)Order, 2020 ("the Order”), issued by the CentralGovernment of India in terms of sub-section (11)of section 143 of the Act, we give in "AnnexureB” a statement on the matters specified inparagraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extentapplicable.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, wereport 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 that inthe absence of Independent Auditors SOC2 report for the period March 01, 2026 toMarch 31, 2026, we are unable to commentwhether back-up of the books of accountand other books and papers maintained inelectronic mode, have been kept in serversphysically located in India on a daily basisfor the period March 01, 2026 to March 31,2026 and matters stated in paragraph 2(h)(vi) below on reporting under Rule 11(g).
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profitand Loss including other comprehensiveloss, the Statement of Changes in Equityand the Statement of Cash Flows dealtwith by this Report are in agreement withthe books of account maintained for thepurpose of preparation of the financialstatements.
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalonefinancial statements comply with the IndAS specified under Section 133 of the Act.
(e) On the basis of the written representationsreceived from the directors as on March31, 2026 taken on record by the Boardof Directors, none of the directors aredisqualified as on March 31, 2026 frombeing appointed as a director in terms ofSection 164 (2) of the Act.
(f) The reservation relating to the maintenanceof accounts and other matters connectedtherewith are as stated in paragraph 2(b)above on reporting under Section 143(3)(b)and paragraph 2(h)(vi) below on reportingunder Rule 11(g).
(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 separateReport in "Annexure C”.
(h) 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, in ouropinion and to the best of our informationand according to the explanations given tous:
i. The Company has disclosed theimpact of pending litigations on itsfinancial position in its standalonefinancial statements - Refer Note 36 tothe standalone financial statements;
ii. The Company did not have any long¬term contracts including derivativecontracts for which there were anymaterial foreseeable losses.
iii. There were no amounts which wererequired to be transferred to theInvestor Education and ProtectionFund by the Company.
iv. A. The Management has represented
that, to the best of it’s knowledgeand belief, as disclosed in Note52 to the standalone 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 other
person(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 identifiedin any manner whatsoever byor on behalf of the Company("Ultimate Beneficiaries”) orprovide any guarantee, security orthe like on behalf of the UltimateBeneficiaries.
B. The Management has
represented, that, to the bestof it’s knowledge and belief,as disclosed in Note 52 to thestandalone financial statements,no funds have been received bythe Company from any person(s)or entity(ies), including foreignentities (Funding Parties), withthe understanding, whetherrecorded in writing or otherwise,that the Company shall, directly orindirectly, lend or invest in otherpersons or entities identified inany manner whatsoever by oron behalf of the Funding Party("Ultimate Beneficiaries”) orprovide any guarantee, security orthe like on behalf of the UltimateBeneficiaries.
C. Based on the audit proceduresperformed that have beenconsidered reasonable andappropriate in the circumstances,and according to the informationand explanations provided to usby the Management in this regardnothing has come to our noticethat has caused us to believethat the representations undersub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e)as provided under (A) and (B)above, contain any material mis¬statement
. The Company has neither declared
nor paid any dividend during the year.
vi. Based on our examination, whichincluded test checks, the Companyhas used two accounting softwares formaintaining its books of account, one ofwhich is managed and maintained bya third-party software service providerand was implemented from April 01,2025. Both the softwares have a featureof recording audit trail (edit log) facilityat application level and the same hasoperated throughout the year for allrelevant transactions recorded in thesoftware’s at application level. Further,in respect of one accounting softwarethere is no feature of recording audittrail(edit log) facility at database level.
In respect of the other accountingsoftware, in absence of adequatecoverage on the audit trail (edit log)in the Independent Auditors SOC 2report for the period April 01, 2025 to
February 28, 2026 and in the absenceof the Independent Auditors SOC 2report for the period March 01, 2026to March 31, 2026, we are unable tocomment on the audit trail feature atthe database level.(Refer Note 56 tothe standalone financial statements)
Further, during the course of ouraudit, we did not come across anyinstance of audit trail feature beingtampered with. Additionally, the audittrail of prior years has been preservedby the Company as per the statutoryrequirements for record retention tothe extent it was enabled and recordedin prior years.
3. In our opinion, according to information,explanations given to us, the remuneration paidor provided by the Company to its directors iswithin the limits laid prescribed under Section197 of the Act.
For M S K C & Associates LLP
Chartered AccountantsICAI Firm Registration Number - 001595S/S000168
Geetha Jeyakumar
Partner
Place: Chennai Membership No. 029409
Date: May 18, 2026 UDIN: 26029409YQBHZB5718