Aimco Pesticides Limited
Report on the audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
Opinion
1. We have audited the accompanying Standalone Financial Statements of Aimco Pesticides Limited ('the Company'), which comprise the standalone Balance Sheet as at 31 March, 2025, the standalone Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the standalone Cash Flow Statement and the standalone Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and a summary of material accounting policy information and other explanatory information ('the Standalone Financial Statements').
2. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid Standalone Financial Statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 ('the Act') in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including Indian Accounting Standards ('Ind AS') specified under Section 133 of the Act, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 March, 2025, its loss, total comprehensive loss, cash inflows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
3. We conducted the audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing ('SAs') specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibility under those Standards is further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (''the ICAI'') together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements under the provisions of the Act and the rules thereunder. We have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.
Key Audit Matter
4. Key audit matter is the matter that, in our professional j udgment, was of the most significance in the audit of the Standalone Financial Statements of the current period. This matter was addressed in the context of the audit of the Standalone Financial Statements as a whole and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on this matter.
5. We have determined the matter described below to be the key audit matter to be communicated in our report.
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Key audit matter
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How the matter was addressed in the audit
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1. Existence and Valuation of Inventories
The Company's inventories at year-end was Rs.7,285.06 lakhs, representing 41.47% of the Company's total assets. (See Note 13 of the Standalone Financial Statements) The Company manufactures goods based on estimated demand. Thus, inventory consists of the goods which may have been manufactured in earlier years requiring adjustment in its value on account of cost variation and possible obsolescence.
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In response to this key matter, the audit included, amongst others, the following principal audit procedures:
A) Obtaining an understanding of and assessing the design, implementation and operating effectiveness of management's key internal controls relating to physical verification of inventories by the management, identification of obsolete and slow-moving inventories and assessment of provisioning and of net realizable values.
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These inventories are assessed and
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B)
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For a representative sample, verification that
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recognized by the management in the
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the finished goods inventories were correctly
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Standalone Financial Statements based on
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measured, using a re-calculation of the
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their estimation as at end of the reporting
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measurement of those inventories based on the
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period. Significant degree of judgment is
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cost of acquiring them from suppliers and
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thereby required to assess the net realizable
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considering the costs directly attributable to
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value of the inventories and appropriate level of provisioning for items which may be
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such goods.
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ultimately sold below cost.
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C)
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An assessment of the consistency of the accounting principles and the rules applied by
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We identified this matter as key matter in
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the Company to measure its inventories as at
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the audit, due to the importance of the
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31 March 2025 with the applicable regulatory
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j udgements and assumptions applied by the
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financial reporting framework.
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Company to determine the cost and
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D)
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Assessment of the key estimates used by the
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recoverable amount.
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management to determine the net realisable value.
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2. Trade Receivables
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In
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view of the significance of the matter, we applied
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The Company's Trade receivables as at the
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the following audit procedures among others, to
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year-end is Rs.4,997.58 lakhs, representing
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obtain sufficient and appropriate audit evidence:
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28.45% of the Company's total assets. (See
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A)
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Evaluating the design and implementation of controls over credit risk
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Note 15 of the Standalone Financial
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assessment and provisioning for trade
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Statements) Trade receivables are significant
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receivables;
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to the financial statements and involve a
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B)
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Testing a sample of trade receivables with the
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degree of j udgment, particularly in relation
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parties' confirmation as well as realisation of
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to the recoverability of outstanding balances
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debts during subsequent period, to assess
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and the adequacy of the provision for
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C)
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recoverability;
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expected credit losses. The Company has customers across various geographic
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Reviewing the ageing of receivables and testing the accuracy of the ageing report;
Assessing the reasonableness of the Company's
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regions, some of which may be more
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provisioning methodology, including
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vulnerable to economic downturns or
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evaluating key assumptions such as historical
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specific sector challenges. Given the magnitude of the trade receivables balance and the estimation involved in assessing credit risk and provisioning, we considered
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E)
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loss rates, forward-looking information, and customer-specific factors;
Discussing with management and evaluating the rationale for significant or overdue balances and the related provisions;
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this as one of the key audit matter.
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F)
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Evaluating the adequacy of the disclosures in the financial statements relating to trade receivables and associated credit risk.
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Information other than the Standalone Financial Statement and Auditor's Report thereon
6. The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Annual Report but does not include the Financial Statements and auditors' report thereon. The other information as above is expected to be made available to us after the date of this auditors' report.
7. Our opinion on the Standalone Financial Statements does not cover the other information and we will not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
8. In connection with our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements, our responsibility is to read the other information identified above, when it becomes available and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the Standalone Financial Statements, or knowledge obtained during the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
When we read the Other Information and conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matter to those charged with governance.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Standalone Financial Statements
9. The Company's Management and Board of Directors are responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of the Standalone Financial Statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Ind AS specified under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015.
10. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accounting policies; making j udgments 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 Standalone Financial Statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
11. In preparing the Standalone Financial Statements, the Company's Management and Board of Directors are responsible for assessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
12. The Management and Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Auditor's Responsibility for the audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
13. Our objective is to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Financial Statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement 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 Financial Statements.
14. As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional j udgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the Standalone 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 to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control;
• Obtain an understanding of internal controls relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company 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 disclosures made by the Management and the Board of Directors;
• Conclude on the appropriateness of the Management and the Board of Directors use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our report to the related disclosures in the Standalone Financial Statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern;
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the Standalone Financial Statements, including the disclosures, and whether the Standalone Financial Statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieve fair presentation.
15. Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the Standalone Financial Statements that, individually or in aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the Standalone Financial Statements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements in the Standalone Financial Statements.
16. We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during the audit.
17. We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
18. From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the Standalone Financial Statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
19. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 ('the Order') issued by the Central Government of India in terms of section 143(11) of the Act, a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order is given, to the extent applicable, in 'Annexure A'.
20. As required by Section 197(16) of the Act we report that in our opinion and according to the information and explanation given, the remuneration paid by the Company to its directors is in accordance with the provisions of Section 197 of the Act.
21. Further to the comments in Annexure A, 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 the best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of the 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 the examination of those books.
c) The Standalone Financial Statements dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid Standalone Financial Statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standard) Rules, 2015 as amended.
e) On the basis of the written representation received from the directors as on 31 March, 2025, taken on record by the Board of Directors, 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.
f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to the Standalone Financial Statements of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in 'Annexure B'. Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company's internal financial controls with reference to the Standalone Financial Statements.
g) 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 Standalone Financial Statements in Note 41.2 to the Standalone Financial Statements.
ii. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses.
iii. There were no amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
iv. (a) The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds have
been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the Company to or in any other persons or entities, including foreign entities ('Intermediaries'), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall:
• directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever ('Ultimate Beneficiaries') by or on behalf of the Company; or
• provide any guarantee, security or the like, to or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(b) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds have been received by the Company from any persons or entities, including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall:
• directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") by or on behalf of the Funding Party; or
• provide any guarantee, security or the like from or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(c) Based on such audit procedures as considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clauses (iv) (a) and (iv) (b) contain any material misstatement.
v. Since the Company has not declared or paid any dividend during the year, the provisions of Section 123 of the Act are not applicable to the Company.
vi. Based on our examination, which included test checks, the Company has used accounting software for maintaining its books of account which has the feature of recording audit trail (edit logs) facility and the same has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the respective software. Further, during the course of our audit we did not come across any instances of audit trail feature being tampered with. Additionally, the audit trail has been preserved by the Company as per the statutory requirement for record retention.
For C N K & Associates LLP Chartered Accountants FRN: 101961W/W-100036
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Vijay Mehta Partner
Membership No.: 106533 UDIN: 25106533BMMKWV1202
Place: Mumbai Date: 29th May 2025
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