We have audited the audited the financial statements of Asian Fertilizers Limited (“the
Company”), which comprise the Balance sheet as at March 31, 2024, and the Statement of Profit
and Loss (including other comprehensive income), the Statement of Changes in Equity and
Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended, and notes to the financial statements,
including a summary of material accounting policies and other explanatory information
(hereinafter referred to as “Financial Statements”)
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 Companies Act, 2013
(the Act) in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian
Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian
Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended, thereof (“Ind AS”) and other accounting
principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31,
2024, its profit, total comprehensive income, change in equity and its cash flows for the year
ended on that date
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit of the financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing
(SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are
further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the 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 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 made thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with
these requirements and the ICAI’s Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have
obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion on the Financial Statements.
Key Audit matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgement, were of most significance
in our audit of the financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the
context of our audit of the financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and
we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. We have determined the matters described
below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
Description of key Audit Matter
Revenue recognition (refer notes 1 -B-26 and 23 to the Financial Statements)
Revenue is measured net of volume discounts, price concessions, incentives, and returns, if any.
Due to the Company’s presence across different marketing regions within the country and the
competitive business environment, the estimation of the various types of discounts, rebates and
incentives to be recognized based on sales made during the year is material and considered to be
judgmental.
Therefore, there is a risk of revenue being misstated as a result of error in estimations of discounts,
incentives and rebates.
Revenue is recognized when the control of the underlying products has been transferred to the
customer. There is a risk of revenue being overstated due to fraud resulting from the pressure on
management to achieve performance targets at the reporting period end.
How the matters was addressed in our audit procedure included:
• Assessing the appropriateness of the revenue recognition accounting policies, including
those relating to discounts, rebates and incentives.
• Comparing the historical discounts, rebates and incentives. We also considered the
historical accuracy of the Company’s estimates in previous year(s).
• Checking of completeness and accuracy of the data used by the management for the
purpose of calculation of the provision discounts, rebates and incentives and for sales
returns and checking of its arithmetical accuracy.
• Comparison between the estimates in the past with subsequent actuals and analysis of the
nature of any deviations to corroborate the effectiveness of the management estimation
process.
• Considered the adequacy of the Company’s disclosures in respect of revenue.
Information other than the Financial Statements and Auditors’ Report Thereon
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information
comprises the information included in the Management Discussion and Analysis, Board’s Report
including Annexures to Board’s Report and Corporate Governance and Shareholder’s information,
but does not include financial statements, and our auditor’s report thereon.
Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not
expressary from of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other
information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent
with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained during the course of our audit or
otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of
this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this
regard.
Responsibility of Management for 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 the se financial statements
that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other
comprehensive income, change in equity 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. 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 implementation and maintenance of 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 preparations
and presentations of the financial statement that give a true and fair view and are free from
material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the financial statements, management is 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.
Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing t he company’s financial reporting
process.
Auditor’s Responsibility for the Audit of the Financial Statements
Our objectives are 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 financial statements,
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgement and maintain
professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the 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 control relevant to the audit in order to design audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the
Companies Act, 2013, 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 management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s 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 auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the 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 auditor’s r eport. 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 financial statements,
including the disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying
transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the financial statements that, individually or in
aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of
the 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 financial statements.
We communicate with 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.
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 overweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
Report on other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
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 A”, a statement on the matters specified
in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2. As required by section 197(16) of the Act, we report that the Company has paid
remuneration to its directors during the year in accordance with the provisions of and
limits laid down under Section 197 read wiith Schedule V to the Act.
3. Further to our 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 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 Statements of Profit and Loss (including other comprehensive
income), the statement of cash flows and statement of change in equity 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 of March
31, 2024 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is
disqualified as on March 31, 2024 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 over financial
reporting of the Company and operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our
separate Report in “Annexure B”. Our report expresses and unmodified opinion on
the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company’s internal financial
controls over financial reporting.
(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 financial statements- Refer Note no. 34 to the financial statements;
ii. The company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts
for which there were any material foreseeable losses; and
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 (which are material either individually or in the aggregate) 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 person or
entity, including foreign entity (“intermediaries”), with the understanding,
whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the intermediary shall, whether,
directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any
manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or
provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(b) The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and
belief, no funds (which are material either individually or in the aggregate) have
been received by the Company from any person or entity, including foreign entity
(“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 in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of
the Funding Party (“Ultimate Beneficiaries”) or provide any guarantee, security or
the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(c) Based on the audit procedures that have been considered reasonable and
appropriate in the circumstances, nothing has come to our notice that has caused
us to believe that the representations under sub clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as
provided under (a) and (b) above, contain any material misstatement.
v. The Company has not declared and/or paid any dividend during the year. Hence,
compliance of section 123 of the Act is not applicable during the year.
vi. Based on our examination which included test checks, the Company has used an
accounting software for maintain its books of accounts for the financial year ended
March 31, 2024 which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and
the same has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded
in the software. Further, during the course of our audit we did not come across any
instance of audit trail feature being tampered with.
As proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable from
April 1, 2023 reporting under Rule 11(g) of Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules,
2014 on preservation of audit trail as per the statutory requirements for record
retention is not applicable for the financial year ended March 31, 2024.
For Kapoor Tandon & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Regd No. 000952C
Sd/-
(Divyank Nigam)
Place: Kanpur Partner
Date: 30.05.2024 M. No. 438443
UDIN: 24438443BKAVJF8633
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