1. We have audited the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements of M/s. Austin Engineering Company Limited, Junagadh(CIN:L27259GJ1978PLC003179) (the "Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 March, 2025, the Statement of Profitand Loss, the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows for theyear ended on that date, and a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred toas "the standalone Ind AS financial statements").
2. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS 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 ofthe Company as at 31 March, 2025, the Profit ,total comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended onthat date.
Basis for Opinion
1. We conducted our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified undersection 143(10) of the Act (the "SAs"). Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilitiesfor the Audit of the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordancewith the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (the "ICAI") together with the independence requirementsthat are relevant to our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the ICAI's Code of Ethics. Webelieve that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standaloneInd AS financial statements.
Key Audit Matters
1. Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the financial statementsfor the financial year ended 31 March, 2025. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the financial statements as awhole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. For each matter below, ourdescription of how our audit addressed the matter is provided in that context.
2. We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report. We have fulfilled theresponsibilities described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report, including inrelation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included the performance of procedures designed to respond to our assessment of therisks of material misstatement of the financial statements. The results of our audit procedures, including the procedures performed toaddress the matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying financial statements.
Key audit matters
How our audit addressed the key audit matter
The Company has revenue from saleof products which includes finishedgoods and scrap sales. The Companyis engaged in manufacturing of forgedand machined bearing rings andautomotive components as perspecification provided by thecustomers and based on theschedules from the customers.
The Company recognizes revenuefrom sale of goods at a point in timewhen control of the goods istransferred to the customer, based onthe terms of the contract withcustomers which varies for eachcustomer. Determination of point intime includes assessment of timing
We performed the following audit procedures, amongst others:
• Obtained an understanding of the Company's sales process, including design andimplementation of controls over timing of recognition of revenue from sale of goods andtested the operating effectiveness of these controls
• Reviewed the Company's accounting policies for revenue recognition in context of theapplicable accounting standard.
• Obtained customer contracts on sample basis and read the terms to assess variousperformance obligations in the contract, the point in time of transfer of control and pricingterms.
• Tested on a sample basis sales invoice for identification of point in time for transfer ofcontrol and terms of contract with customers. Further, we performed procedures to test ona sample basis whether revenue was recognized in the appropriate period by testing shippingrecords, good inwards receipt of customer, sales invoice, Inco-terms etc. and testing themanagement assessment involved in the process, wherever applicable.
• Obtained documentation relating to inventory count performed by the management at year-end.
of transfer of significant risk andrewards of ownership, establishingthe present right to receive paymentfor the products, deliveryspecifications including Inco terms,timing of transfer of legal title of theasset and determination of the pointof acceptance of goods by customer.Further, the pricing of the products isdependent on metal indices andforeign exchange fluctuation makingthe price volatile.
Due to judgments relating todetermination of point in time insatisfaction of performanceobligations with respect to sale ofproducts, this matter has beenconsidered as key audit matter.
• Circulated the confirmations for outstanding trade receivables on sample basis on yearend, and performed alternate procedures for the confirmations not received.
• We also performed various analytical procedures to identify any unusual sales trends forfurther testing
We assessed the disclosure is in accordance with applicable accounting standards.
1. The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of the other information. The other information comprises theinformation included in the Management Discussion and Analysis, Board's Report including Annexure to Board's Report, BusinessResponsibility Report, Corporate Governance and Shareholder's Information, but does not include the standalone Ind AS financialstatements and our auditor's report thereon.
2. Our opinion on the standalone Ind AS financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form ofassurance conclusion thereon.
3. 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 Ind AS financial statements or our knowledgeobtained during the course of our audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
4. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information; we are requiredto report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Management’s Responsibility for the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements
1. The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation ofthese standalone Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance, totalcomprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the Ind AS specified under Section 133 ofthe act and other accounting principles generally accepted in India. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting fraudsand other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonableand prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively forensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalonefinancial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
2. In preparing the standalone Ind AS financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue asa going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unlessmanagement either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
3. The Board of Directors are responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
1. Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone Ind AS financial statements as a whole are free frommaterial misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assuranceis a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a materialmisstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate,they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone Ind AS financialstatements.
2. As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout theaudit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone Ind AS financial statements, whether due to fraud or error,design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate toprovide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for oneresulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internalcontrol.
• Obtain an understanding of internal financial controls relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriatein the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(I) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether theCompany has 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 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'sability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in ourauditor's report to the related disclosures in the standalone financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modifyour opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However, futureevents or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure, and content of the standalone Ind AS financial statements, including the disclosures,and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fairpresentation.
3. We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit andsignificant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
4. We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regardingindependence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on ourindependence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
5. From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in theaudit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe thesematters in our auditor's report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rarecircumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing sowould reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 (the "Order"), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub¬section (11) of section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013, we give in the Annexure-B, a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, based on our audit we report that:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessaryfor the purposes of our audit.
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by the Company so far as it appears from our examinationof those books except for the matters stated in sub-paragraph (k)(h) below on reporting under clause (g) of Rule 11.
(c) The Company has no branch, and therefore reporting under this Clause is not applicable.
(d) The standalone balance sheet, the standalone statement of profit and loss statement and other comprehensive income, thestandalone statement of changes in equity and the standalone statement of cash flows dealt with by this Report are in agreementwith the books of account.
(e) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements comply with the Ind AS specified under Section 133 of the Act,read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
(f) In our opinion, there are no observations or comments on financial transactions or matters which have any adverse effect on thefunctioning of the Company.
(g) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31 March, 2025 taken on record by the Board ofDirectors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March, 2025 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2)of the Act.
(h) The qualifications relating to the maintenance of accounts and other matters connected therewith are as stated in sub-paragraph(B) above on reporting under clause (b) of sub-section (3) of section 143 and sub-paragraph (k)(h) below on reporting under clause(g) of Rule 11.
(i) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectivenessof such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure-A". Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy andoperating effectiveness of the Company's internal financial controls over financial reporting.
(j) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the remuneration paid by theCompany to its directors during the year is in accordance with the provisions of section 197of the Act read with schedule V of theact.
(k) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit andAuditors) Rules, 2014, as amended in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
(a) The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone financial statements.
(b) The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts; for which there were any material foreseeablelosses.
(c) There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fundby the Company.
(d) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in the Note No. 60 of thefinancial statements attached herewith, no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds orshare premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other person/s or entity/ies includingforeign entity/ies ("Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recoded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediariesshall, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of theCompany ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on the behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(e) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in the Note No. 61 of thefinancial statements attached herewith, no funds have been received by the Company from any person/s or entity/ies includingforeign entity/ies ("Funding Party/ies"), with the understanding, whether recoded in writing or otherwise, that the Companyshall, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of theFunding Party/ies ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on the behalf of the UltimateBeneficiaries.
(f) Based on the audits procedures performed that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances,nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that representations under sub-clauses (i) and (ii) of clause (e)of Rule 11 contain any material misstatement.
(g) No dividend has been declared or paid during the year by the Company.
(h) Based on our examination, the company has used an accounting software for maintaining its books of account, which has afeature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactionsrecorded in the software. Further, during the course of our audit, we did not come across any instance of audit trail featurebeing tampered with.
Further, as the proviso to sub-rule (1) of Rule 3 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 became applicable from April 1,2023, the reporting requirement under sub-rule (g) of Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, regardingthe preservation of audit trails as a statutory requirement for record retention, is now in effect. Accordingly, the Company haspreserved the audit trail records for the period during which they have been maintained.
Chartered AccountantsFRN: 108647W
Place: Rajkot (Ketan Y. Sheth)
Date:29 May, 2025 Partner
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