To
The Members of JINDAL COTEX LTD.
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of JINDAL COTEX LTD. ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2016, and the Statement of Profit and Loss and Cash Flow Statement for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management’s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
The Management and board of directors of the company are 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 Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014. This responsibility 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 judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that are 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.
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 under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under. 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 misstatement.
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 management and Board of 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 audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the 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:
a) In the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2016;
b) In the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the Loss for the year ended on that date; and
c) In the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Emphasis of Matter We draw our attention on the following:
a) Note No. 39 to the financial statements which indicate that the company has accumulated losses of Rs.227.64 Crores as at 31st March 2016 and has eroded its peak level net worth by more than 50% and has become potentially sick company. Reference under the provisions of Section 23 of Sick Industrial Company (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 (SICA) has been generated on 22nd January, 2016. Hence, there are conditions indicating an uncertainty on the going concern. However, the financial statements have been prepared by the management on a going concern basis for the reason stated in the said note.
b) Note no.10 to 12 to the financial statements regarding the company’s Non-current investments, Non-current assets and long term loans/advances including amount recoverable from Jindal International FZE, its foreign subsidiary company, carried in the balance sheet at Rs.157.69 crores. The amount is long outstanding. There is uncertainty regarding realization of this amount. Management should have booked provision against this amount.
c) Manufacturing facilities, at present, all location of the company (Except Wind Mill) have been suspended due to severe financial constraints. Company has leased out one of its unit.
d) There is non-submission of various statutory returns acknowledged by the respective authorities, non provision/deposition of various overdue statutory liabilities like PF/Service Tax/TDS/ Vat & CST/WCT/TCS/ESI & related over dues (Interest and penalty), non-deduction of TDS on provisional expenses and as explained by management exact amount of which could not be ascertained in present scenario.
e) Since all the accounts of the company have been declared sub-standard over a period of time, the banks have started recovery action against the Company under SAR FAESI Act. In the absence of any information on interest on outstanding dues to the bank, the provision of interest has been made on the basis of assumptions which are not certain. Hence balances with banks are subject to confirmation.
f) Note No. 36 to the financial statement on various litigations/suits pending in the court of law at different levels. There is uncertainty regarding the outcome of law suits filed against the company.
g) Actuarial valuation of employee benefits was not conducted during the year.
h) There is diminution in value of investments in current year of Rs. 5.51Crore.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2016 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure A statement on the matters Specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
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 appears from our examination of those books
c) The Balance Sheet & Statement of Profit and Loss and 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 applicable Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules 2014.
e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2016, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2016, 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 the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in "Annexure "B"; and
g) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, we report as under with respect to other matters to be included in the Auditor’s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014::
i. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts; as such the question of commenting on any material foreseeable losses thereon does not arise.
ii. There has not been an occasion in case of the Company during the year under report to transfer any sums to the Investor Education and Protection Fund. The question of delay in transferring such sums does not arise.
iii. The company has disclosed the impact of its pending litigations on its financial position in its financial statements refer note no 36 to financial statements.
ANNEXURE A TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
Referred to in Paragraph 1 under the heading "Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements."
On the basis of such checks as we considered appropriate and according to the information and explanations given to us during the course of our audit, we report that:
I. In respect of fixed assets:
(a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) As explained to us the Fixed Assets have been physically verified by the management in a phased manner, designed to cover all the items over a period of regular intervals, which in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the company and nature of its business.
(c) According to information and explanation given to us, the title deeds of immovable
Property is held in the name of the company.
ii. In respect of Inventories :-
(a) According to information and explanations given to us, the inventories have been physical verified during the year by the management. In our opinion, the frequency of verification is reasonable.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the 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 has maintained proper records of inventory. Since all the manufacturing activities have been suspended, it does not hold any kind of raw material and finished stock; it is only engaged in trading activity & hold Inventory of stock in trade.
iii. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies, firms, Limited Liability partnerships or other parties covered in the Register maintained under section 189 of the Act. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 3 (iii) (a) to (C) of the Order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, there is adequate internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its business, for the purchase of fixed assets and for the sale of material. Further, on the basis of our examination of the books and records of the Company and according to the information and explanations given to us, no major weakness has not been noticed or reported.
v. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the company has not accepted any deposit from the public covered under Section 73 to 76 of the Companies Act, 2013. However, for the repayment of the fixed deposits received in earlier years by the company from the public, the company has taken permission from the Hon’ble Company Law Board, New Delhi, for extension of time for repayment of fixed deposits as the company was unable to repay the same on due dates due to financial crisis.
vi. We have broadly reviewed the records maintained by the company pursuant to the rules prescribed by the central government for maintenance of cost records under sub-section (l) of section 148 of the act and are of the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts have been prepared and maintained. However we have not made the detailed examination of records.
vii. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and based on the records of the company examined by us, the company is not regular in depositing the undisputed statutory dues, including Provident Fund, Employees’ State Insurance, Income-tax, Sales-tax, Service Tax, Custom Duty, Excise Duty and other material statutory dues, as applicable, with the appropriate authorities in India as follows;
TDS Rs.1960978, TCS Rs.534001, VAT Rs.8325251, CST Rs.466303, PF Payable Rs.5768010 & ESI Payable Rs.3850029.
(b) There has not been an occasion in case of the Company during the year under report to transfer any sums to the Investor Education and Protection Fund. The question of reporting delay in transferring such sums does not arise.
viii The company has accumulated losses at the end of the financial year which has exceeded 50% peak level net worth of the company in the preceding 4 financial years. As such company has become potentially sick. However, the company has not incurred any cash losses during the current financial year covered by our audit as compared to the immediately preceding financial year.
ix. According to the records of the Company examined by us and the information and explanations given to us, the Company has defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowings to banks and financial institution and also has not issued debentures during the year. The Company has also not taken any fresh loans or borrowings from Government.
x. Based on our audit procedures and according to the information and explanations given to us, we are of the opinion the company has defaulted in repayment of dues to financial institutions or banks. During the year 2013-14 CDR cell had approved the debt restructuring of the company and CDR package was implemented with cutoff date as 1st April, 2013.However, during the year end review, the accounts of the company with all the banks have been slipped into the sub standard category due to which the bankers’ of the company have sent mandate to CDR cell for withdrawal of CDR package to the company which was approved by CDR cell in its meeting held on 27 Nov, 2014. Banks have recalled entire outstanding of the company and started recovery proceedings under SARFAESI ACT.
xi. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not given any guarantee for loan taken by others from a bank or financial institution during the year . However Company has outstanding corporate guarantees of Rs.327.20 crore for loan outstanding by its subsidiaries from banks and financial institutions.
xii. The Company did not raise any money by way of initial public offer or further public offer (including debt instruments) and term loans during the year. Accordingly, paragraph 3 (ix) of the Order is not applicable.
xiii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is not a Nidhi company. Accordingly, paragraph 3(xii) of the Order is not applicable.
xiv. According to the information and explanations give to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year.
xv. According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, the Company has not entered into non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with him. Accordingly, paragraph 3(xv) of the Order is not applicable.
xvi. During the course of our examination of the books and records of the company, carried in accordance with the auditing standards generally accepted in India, we have neither come across any instance of fraud on or by the Company noticed or reported during the course of our audit nor have we been informed of any such instance by the Management.
xvii. Based upon the audit procedures performed and the information and explanations given by the management, all transactions with the related parties are in compliance with section 177 and 188 of Companies Act, 2013 where applicable and the details have been disclosed in the Financial Statements as required by the applicable accounting standards.
Annexure - B to Independent Auditors’ Report (Referred to in our report of even date) Report on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act")
We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of JINDAL COTEX LTD. as of 31st March 2016 in conjunction with our audit of the financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
Management’s Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
The Company’s management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (’ICAI’).
These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to company’s policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Companies Act, 2013.
Auditors’ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal financial controls over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting (the "Guidance Note") and the Standards on Auditing, issued by ICAI and deemed to be prescribed under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both applicable to an audit of Internal Financial Controls and, both issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.
Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting was established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.
Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls system over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. 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.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Company’s internal financial controls system over financial reporting.
Meaning of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting
A company’s internal financial control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal financial control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with Authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable Assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting
Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected.
Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
Opinion
In our opinion, the Company is not fully in operation so we cannot assure the effectiveness of internal financial controls system over financial reporting and give reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with Authorizations of management and directors of the company.
For Raj Gupta & Co
Chartered Accountants
FRN: 000203N
Place: Ludhiana Raj Kumar Gupta
Date : 30/05/2016 (Partner)
Membership No.: 017039
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