We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of CMI LIMITED (the‘Company’), which comprise the Balance sheet as at 31st March 2025, the Statement ofProfit and Loss, including the statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Statement ofCash Flows and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended and notes tothe standalone financial statements, including a summary of material accounting policies andother explanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given tous, except for the effects of the matter described in the Basis for Opinion paragraph below,the aforesaid financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner sorequired and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generallyaccepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2025, its profit/loss(including other comprehensive income ) changes in equity and its cash flows for the yearended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements in accordance with theStandards on Auditing (SAs), as specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Ourresponsibilities under those Standards are further described in the ‘Auditors’ Responsibilitiesfor the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements’ section of our report. We areindependent of the Company in accordance with the ‘Code of Ethics’ issued by the Instituteof Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant toour audit of the standalone financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rulesthereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with theserequirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained issufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financialstatements.
Based on our review conducted as above, we have noticed the following matters in theaccompanying statement of audited financial results prepared in accordance with applicableaccounting standards and other recognized accounting practices and policies, which arerequired to be disclosed under the Act including the manner in which it is to be disclosed, orthat it contains any material misstatement:
a) The Company is under the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) underthe Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (IBC), and the powers of the Board ofDirectors stand suspended.
b) Going Concern Concept - The accumulated losses of the Company as at 31stMarch 2025 amount to Rs.15,438.89 lakhs as against the paid-up share capital ofRs.1,602.74 lakhs, resulting in complete erosion of the net worth. The Company hasbeen incurring continuous losses for the past several years, creating materialuncertainty regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.
i. The Company has not identified, measured, and disclosed employee benefits suchas gratuity and leave encashment as required under Ind AS 19.
ii. A comprehensive fixed asset register has not been maintained, and no physicalverification report is available; accordingly, property, plant and equipment (PPE)are carried at book values brought forward from earlier years in accordance withthe previous accounting records, and we are unable to verify their existence,ownership, and valuation as required under Ind AS 16 - Property, Plant andEquipment.
iii. Information regarding lease arrangements, if any, has not been disclosed asrequired under Ind AS 116.
iv. Non-disclosure of certain information and notes required under Ind AS 13(Investments) and Ind AS 107 (Financial Instruments - Disclosures).
d) Investments, Loans and Bank Balances - External confirmations for loan accounts,bank accounts and investments have not been obtained, and the balances aresubject to reconciliation.
e) Trade Receivables, Payables and Advances - Confirmations for trade receivablesand trade payables have not been provided by the Company. Likewise, confirmationsand supporting details for advances to suppliers and advances from customers arenot available. Therefore, their genuineness, recoverability, and accuracy cannot beverified.
f) Inventories - Quantitative details and confirmations of inventories are not available.Consequently, existence and valuation could not be independently verified and havebeen taken at book values from previous years.
g) Cash and Cash Equivalents - Cash balances and confirmations of cash equivalentshave not been provided for verification.
h) Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets - Balances are subject toconfirmation and verification; hence, their accuracy and recoverability remainunascertained.
i) Balances of Current Assets and Current Liabilities - These are subject toconfirmation, and the extent of recoverability from current assets has not beenascertained.
j) Litigations and Statutory Liabilities - Details of pending litigations and potentialliabilities with the Income Tax, TDS, and GST Departments are incomplete.Consequently, the financial impact of such matters could not be ascertained.
k) Purchases and Raw Materials - The Company has not provided adequatedocumentary evidence for purchases of raw materials, and hence the genuinenessand completeness of such transactions could not be verified.
l) Revenue from Operations - Supporting evidence for sales transactions has notbeen furnished. Therefore, the occurrence and completeness of revenue could not beconfirmed.
m) Employee Benefits and Expenses - Details and supporting documents for salaries,wages, and other employee-related benefits are not available for verification. Further,expenses relating to workmen and staff welfare could not be verified in the absence ofadequate supporting documentation.
Because of the non-availability of sufficient and appropriate audit evidence in respect of thematters described above, we are unable to determine whether any adjustments might benecessary relating to assets, liabilities, income, or expenses of the Company.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements, and our report on Other Legal andRegulatory Requirements below, are not further modified in respect of the above matters.
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The otherinformation comprises the information included in the Chairman’s letter, ManagementDiscussion and Analysis, Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report, CorporateGovernance and Directors’ Report, but does not include the standalone financial statementsand our auditors’ report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information andwe do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is toread the other information and, in doing so, consider whether such other information ismaterially inconsistent with the standalone financial statements, or our knowledge obtainedin the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we haveperformed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, weare required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of mostsignificance in our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements of the current period. Thesematters were addressed in the context of our audit of the Standalone Financial Statementsas a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion onthese matters. We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit mattersto be communicated.
Key audit matter
How theaudit
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Revenue - Performance Obligations
The company is in the business of
Audit Procedure Applied Our audit includedbut was not limited to the following
manufacturing various types of Cables andsells to customers through institutional globally.Sales contracts contain various performanceobligations and other terms and thedetermination of when significant performanceobligations have been met varies, albeit aspecific point in time can often beestablished. Consequently, the company hasanalyzed its various sales contracts andconcluded on the principles for deciding inwhich period or periods the Company's salestransactions should be recognized asrevenue.
procedures:
• Mapped and evaluated selected systemsand processes for revenue recognitionand tested a sample of key controls.
• Selecting a sample from each type ofcontract with the customers, and testing theoperating effectiveness of the internalcontrol, relating to identification of thedistinct performance obligations anddetermination of transaction price.
• Tested sample of sales transactions forcompliance with the company'saccounting principles.
• Read and assessed the disclosure madein the financial statements for assessingcompliance with disclosure requirements.
Revenue — Variable Consideration
Revenue is recognized in accordance withInd AS 115, net of discounts, incentives, andrebates accrued by customers based onsales.
At the reporting date, the companyestimates and accrues for discounts andrebates they consider as having beenincurred but not yet paid.
Audit Procedure Applied Our audit includedbut was not limited to the followingprocedures:
• Understanding the policies andprocedures applied to revenuerecognition including an analysis of theeffectiveness of controls related torevenue recognition processesemployed by the Company.
• Carrying out substantive analyticalprocedures, analysing the actualperformance of revenue and cost ofsales related to discounts, incentives andrebates etc.
• Considered the terms of the contracts todetermine the transaction priceincluding any variable consideration toverify the transaction price used tocompute revenue and to test thebasic of estimation of the variableconsideration.
• Analyzing and discussing withmanagement significant contractsincluding contractual terms andconditions related to discounts,incentives and rebates used in therelated estimates.
Reviewing disclosures included in the notes tothe accompanying financialstatements.
Emphasis of Matter
Attention is invited to Note 22(ii) under Explanatory Notes to Financial Statements regardingFinancial Liabilities-Non-Current Borrowings. As loan accounts with company's lenders hadturned NPA during the financial year, resultantly the updated loan account statements after theNPA date are not available in some cases hence the liabilities have been recognised on the
basis of latest available loan account statements and balances therein, the company has notaccounted for liabilities towards banks/financial institutions beyond the NPA dates.
The company is in CIRP Process under the insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 ("theIBC") vide order of Hon'ble NCLT dated 28.07.2023. Managements and Board ofDirectors of the Company (Power Suspended) as per the provisions of the IBCworking under authorization of Mr. Deepak Maini, Resolution Professional of the Company,approved the following Responsibility for the Financial Statements
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) ofthe Act with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give atrue and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including othercomprehensive income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordancewith the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian AccountingStandards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (IndianAccounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibility also includesmaintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act forsafeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds andother irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; makingjudgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and the design, implementationand maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively forensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to thepreparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fairview and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, Management is responsible for assessingthe Company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, mattersrelated to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unlessManagement either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has norealistic alternative but to do so.
Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company’s financialreporting process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone financialstatements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error,and to issue an auditors’ report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a highlevel of assurance, but it is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAswill always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraudor 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 thesestandalone financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintainprofessional scepticism throughout the audit. We are also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financialstatements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit proceduresresponsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriateto provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatementresulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involvecollusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override ofinternal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to designaudit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) ofthe Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Companyhas adequate internal financial controls with reference to financial statements in placeand the operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness ofaccounting estimates and related disclosures made by Management
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis ofaccounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertaintyexists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on theCompany’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a materialuncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditors’ report to therelated disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate,to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained upto the date of our auditors’ report. However, future events or conditions may causethe Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financialstatements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financialstatements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner thatachieves fair presentation
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, theplanned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significantdeficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied withrelevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them allrelationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on ourindependence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
1. As required by the Companies (Auditors’ Report) Order, 2020 (the ‘Order’), issued bythe Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act,we disclaim our opinion on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Orderbased on data unavailability.
2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to thebest of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purposes of our audit.
(b) In our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have been kept by theCompany so far as it appears from our examination of those books. Insofar as themodification on maintaining an audit trail in the accounting software is concerned,
refer paragraph (i) (vi) below.
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including the Statement ofOther Comprehensive Income, the Statement of Cash Flows and Statement ofChanges in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books ofaccount.
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with theAccounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read withCompanies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended.
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31March 2025 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors isdisqualified as on 31 March 2025 from being appointed as a director in terms ofSection 164 (2) of the Act.
(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference tothese standalone financial statements and the operating effectiveness of suchcontrols, refer to our separate Report in ‘Annexure 1’ to this report.
(g) During the year, the managerial remuneration for the year ended 31 March 2025has not been paid/provided by the Company to its directors in accordance with theprovisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.
(h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditors’ Report inaccordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, asamended in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to theexplanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financialposition in its standalone financial statements - Refer note 26 to thestandalone financial statements;
ii. The Group and its associate did not have any material foreseeable losses inlong-term contracts including derivative contracts during the year ended 31March 2025:
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred,to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Holding Company andits subsidiaries incorporated in India during the year ended 31 March 2025
iv.
a) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge andbelief and read with note 45(g) to the standalone financial statements, nofunds have been advanced or loaned or invested either from borrowedfunds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds by theCompany to or in any other person or entity, including foreign entities(‘Intermediaries’), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing orotherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend orinvest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by oron behalf of the Company (‘Ultimate Beneficiaries’) or provide anyguarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
b) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge andbelief and read with note 45(h) to the standalone financial statements, nofunds have been received by the Company from any person or entity,including foreign entities (‘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 inany manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party (‘UltimateBeneficiaries’) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of theUltimate Beneficiaries; and
c) Based on such audit procedures performed that were consideredreasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to ournotice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub¬clause (a) and (b) contain any material misstatement.
v. No dividend has been declared or paid during the year by the Company.
vi. Based on our examination which included test checks, the company has usedan accounting software for maintaining its books of account which has afeature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility, however the same has notbeen operated throughout the year, i.e. audit trail feature was starting duringthe year and has been continued for the remaining part of the financial year.Further, during the course of our audit we did not come across any instance ofthe audit trail feature being tampered with. Furthermore, the audit trail hasbeen preserved by the company as per the statutory requirements for recordretention.
For BAGCHI & GUPTAChartered AccountantsICAI Firm Registration Number: 126940W
Sd/-
CA Priyam KejriwalPartner
Membership Number: 418340UDIN: 25418340BMJHXL3495
Place: Nagpur
Date: 07th November 2025