INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
To,
The Members of,
VALUE INDUSTRIES LIMITED 1. Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of VALUE INDUSTRIES LIMITED (“the Company”), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2016, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow Statement for the 15 months period ended on that date, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
2. Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”) with respect to the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
3. Auditors’ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatements. An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditor’s judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Company’s preparation of the financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on whether the Company has in place an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and the operating effectiveness of such controls. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Company’s Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the financial statements.
4. Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2016, and its loss and its cash flows for the period ended on that date.
5. Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
A. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2015 (“the Order”) issued by the Central Government of India in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
B. As required by section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
a) W have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose 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 examination of those books;
c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014;
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31st March, 2016 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 2016 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act;
f) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
i) The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its financial statements - Refer Note No. 34 to the financial statements.
ii) The Company did not have any long term contracts including derivatives contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses.
iii) There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company during the period ended 31st March, 2016.
(Referred to in paragraph 5A of Independent Auditors’ Report of even date to the Members of VALUE INDUSTRIES LIMITED (“the Company”) on the Financial Statements as of and for the 15 months period ended 31st March, 2016)
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particular including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) As per the information and explanations given to us, the physical verification of fixed assets, has been carried out by the management at reasonable intervals in terms of the phased programme of verification adopted by the Company and no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable, having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(ii) (a) As per the information and explanation given to us, the inventories
have been physically verified during the period by the management at reasonable intervals. In our opinion, having regard to the nature and location of stocks, the frequency of the physical verification is reasonable.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, procedures of physical verification of inventories followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventories. As per the information and explanations given to us, the discrepancies noticed on physical verification of stocks were not material in relation to the operations of the Company and the same have been properly dealt with in the books of account.
(iii) As per the information and explanation given to us, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured, to companies, firms or other parties covered in the register maintained under Section 189 of the Act.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business with regard to purchases of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods and services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any major weakness or continuing failure to correct any major weakness in the internal control system of the Company in respect of these areas.
(v) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not accepted deposits from the public. Therefore, paragraph 3(v) of the Order is not applicable to the Company.
(vi) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company in respect of products where, pursuant to the rules made by the Central Government of India, the maintenance of cost records has been specified under sub-section (1) of section 148 of the Act, and are of the opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. We have not, however, made a detailed examination of the records with a view to determine whether they are accurate or complete.
(vii) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and the records examined by us, the Company is regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including Provident Fund, Employees’ State Insurance, Income tax, Sales tax, Wealth tax, Service tax, Custom duty, Excise duty, Value added tax, Cess and other statutory dues applicable to it. According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed arrears of statutory dues were outstanding as at 31st March,2016 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(b) According to the records of the Company examined by us and information and explanations given to us, the particulars of dues of Income tax, Sales tax, Wealth tax, Service tax, Custom duty, Excise duty, Value added tax, Cess which have not been deposited on account of any disputes, are given below:
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Name of Statute
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Nature of the
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Amount
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Forum where dispute is
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Dues
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(' In Millions)
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pending
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1. Customs Act, 1962
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Custom Duty
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2.54
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CESTAT
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(including
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4.37
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Commissioner
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Penalty)
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5.46
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Deputy Commissioner
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2. Central Excise Act,
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Excise Duty
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1.00
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CESTAT
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1944
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(including
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66.06
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Commissioner
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Penalty)
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2.81
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Addl. Commissioner
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0.50
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Asst. Commissioner
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3. Finance Act,
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Serene Tax
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1.00
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Asst. Commissioner
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1994 (Service tax
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Provisions)
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4. Sales Tax Act of
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Sales Tax
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0.54
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Commissioner
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various States
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3.58
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Dy. Commissioner (Appeal)
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0.12
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Joint Commissioner
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49.27
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Deputy Commissioner
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2.36
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High-Court
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5. Income Tax Act,
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Income Tax
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66.82
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CIT Appeal
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1961
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(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the amounts required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 (1 of 1956) and rules made there under has been transferred to such fund within time.
(viii) There are accumulated losses of ' 1,250.82 Million as on 31st March, 2016 which are not more than fifty percent of its net worth. The Company has not incurred cash losses during the financial period and the immediately preceding financial year.
(ix) Based on our audit procedures and the information and explanations given to us, it is observed that, the Company has defaulted in repayment of dues to financial institutions or banks or debenture holders which are summarized below:
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Particulars
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Principal Amount (' in Millions)
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Interest Amount (' in Millions)
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Delay in Days - Range
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Amount paid before the period end
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32.32
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184.51
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1 to 13 Days
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Amount outstanding as at 31st March, 2016 and subsequently paid
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6.00
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13.87
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1 to 30 Days
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(x) According to the information and explanations given to us, the terms and conditions of guarantees / securities given by the Company for loans taken by others from banks or financial institutions are prima facie not prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
(xi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the term loans raised during the period were applied, on an overall basis, for the purposes for which the loans were obtained.
(xii) According to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the period.
For KHANDELWAL JAIN & CO. For KADAM & CO.
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants
(Firm Registration No. 105049W) (Firm Registration No. 104524W)
BHUPENDRA Y. KARKHANIS U. S. KADAM
Partner Partner
Membership No.:108336 Membership No.:31055
Place : Mumbai
Date : 30th May, 2016
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