We have audited the accompanying Standalone Financial Statements of MAHALAXMI FABRIC MILLS LIMITED ("the Company"), which
comprise of the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2025 and the statement of profit and loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the
Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended and a summary of significant accounting policies
and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as " Standalone Financial Statements".
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 Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards)
Rules, 2015, as amended, ("Ind AS") and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as
at 31 March 2025, and its profit, total comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under section
143(10) of the Act (SAs). Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibility 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 (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 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 obtained by us is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Standalone Financial Statements.
Emphasis of Matter
We draw attention to Note 47 of the financial statements, which describes the impact of a major fire incident that occurred at the Company's
factory.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the Standalone Financial
Statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the Standalone 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.
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Key Audit Matters
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How our audit addressed the key audit matter
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Major fire incident at factory
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In this regard, our audit procedures included:
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During the year, a major fire occurred at the Company's
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Evaluated the Company's process for identifying and recording
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primary manufacturing factory, resulting in significant damage
to fixed assets, inventory, goods received from third parties
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losses and related insurance claims.
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Verified the impairment of affected fixed assets and the write-down
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for job work and disruption of operations. The Company has
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of inventory.
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recognised impairment losses on fixed assets and write-down
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of inventory, and disclosed the estimated losses and expected
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Reviewed communications with insurance providers and legal
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insurance claims receivable and payable to third parties under
Notes 47 to the financial statements.
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advisors.
Assessed the adequacy and transparency of disclosures in the
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We considered this a key audit matter due to the magnitude
of the impact on the financial statements, the significant
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financial statements.
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management judgment involved in assessing asset
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Considered the implications for the Company's ability to continue
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impairments and estimating recoveries from insurance, and
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as a going concern.
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the importance of related disclosures.
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Assessing the appropriateness of the accounting policy for revenue
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Revenue Recognition:
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recognition with relevant accounting standards;
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Company's revenue is derived primarily from sale of goods.
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Evaluating the design and implementation of the Company's key
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Revenue from sale of goods is recognised when control of the
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internal financial controls in relation to timing of revenue recognition
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products being sold is transferred to the customer and there
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and tested the operating effectiveness of such controls for selected
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are no longer any unfulfilled performance obligations. The
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samples
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performance obligations in the contracts are fulfilled at the
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Performing detailed testing by selecting samples of revenue
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time of dispatch, delivery or upon formal customer acceptance
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transactions recorded during the year and around the year end date
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depending on customer terms.
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using statistical sampling. We assessed fulfilment of performance
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Inappropriate assessment could lead to risk of revenue being
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obligations during the year by verifying the underlying documents.
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recognized before transfer of control.
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These documents included contract specifying terms of sale,
invoices, goods dispatch notes, customer acceptances and shipping
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In view of the above and since revenue is a key performance
indicator of the Company, we have identified timing of revenue
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documents;
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recognition from sale of goods as a key audit matter.
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Testing, on a sample basis using specified risk based criteria, journal
entries affecting revenue recognised during the year to identify
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Valuation of Inventories
The Company is a traditional textile manufacturer and the
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unusual items.
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inventory primarily comprises of grey fabric, dyed and printed
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In this regard, our audit procedures included:
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fabric etc. Inventories are valued at lower of cost and net
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Assessing the appropriateness of the accounting policy for
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realisable value. The Company maintains its inventory levels
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inventories with relevant accounting standards:
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based on forecast demand and expected future selling prices.
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Evaluating the design and implementation of the Company's key
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There is a risk of inventories being measured at values which
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internal financial controls over valuation of inventories and testing
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are not representative of the lower of costs and net realisable
value ('NRV')
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the operating effectiveness of such controls for selected samples;
Observing the physical verification of inventory on a sample basis. In
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The Company exercises high degree of judgment in assessing
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this regard, we have considered the physical condition of inventory
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the NRV of the inventories on account of estimation of
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by way of obsolescence or wear and tear, wherever relevant and
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future market and economic conditions. The carrying value
of inventories is material in the context of total assets of the
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applicable, in determining the valuation of such inventory.
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Company. We identified the valuation of inventories as a key
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For NRV testing, selecting inventory items, on a sample basis
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audit matter.
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at reporting date and compared their carrying value to their
subsequent selling prices as indicated in sales invoices subsequent
to the reporting date.
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Information other than the Standalone Financial Statements and Auditor's report thereon
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information obtained at the date of this auditor's
report is information included in the Directors' Report including the Annexures to the Directors' report, but does not include the Standalone
Financial Statements and our auditor's report thereon.
Our opinion on the Standalone Financial Statements does not cover the other information and we do not express any form of assurance
conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so,
consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the Standalone 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 on the other information that we obtained prior to the date of this auditor's report, 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.
Management's Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these
Standalone Financial Statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance including other comprehensive
income, cash flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance with the Ind AS and other accounting principles generally accepted
in India.
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 judgments 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 statement that give a true and fair view and are free from material
misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the Standalone 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 the Company's financial reporting process.
Auditor's Responsibility for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the Standalone 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.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit.
We also:
i) 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.
ii) Obtain an understanding of internal financial control 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.
iii) Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures
made by the management.
iv) 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 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 auditor's report. However, future events or
conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
v) 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 achieves fair presentation.
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.
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 our audit.
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.
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
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 the section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure "A", a statement on the matters specified in the paragraph 3 and 4
of the Order, to the extent applicable.
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 the best 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 the Company, so far as it appears from our
examination of those books;
(c) The balance sheet, the Statement of profit and loss including Other Comprehensive Income, Statement of Changes in Equity and
Statement of Cash Flow 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 relevant rules issued there under.
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2025 and taken on record by the Board of
Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 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 over financial reporting of the Company and the operating
effectiveness of such control, refer to our separate report in the Annexure-B . Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the
adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company's internal financial controls over financial reporting.
(g) With respect to the matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with the requirements of section 197(16)
of the Act, as amended, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the
remuneration paid / provided by the Company to its directors during the year is in accordance with the provisions of section 197
of the Act.
(h) 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,as amended, 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.
ii. The company has made provision, as required under the applicable law or Ind AS, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on
long term contracts including derivative contracts.
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, 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, to the Standalone Financial
Statements, 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, to the Standalone Financial
Statements, 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 Parties 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-clause h(iv) (a) & (b) contain any material
mis-statement
v. The Company has not declared any dividend during the year.
vi. Based on our examination which included test checks, the Company has used accounting software for maintaining its books
of account 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. However, the audit trail feature is not enabled for certain direct changes
to data when using certain access rights and at the database level for the accounting software, as described in note to the
Standalone Financial Statements. Further, during the course of our audit we did not come across any instance of audit trail
feature being tampered with in respect of the accounting software.
For BHANWAR JAIN & CO.,
Chartered Accountants.
Firm Registration No.117340W
(B. M. JAIN)
Proprietor.
M. No. 034943
Ahmedabad: 29th May,2025. UDIN:25034943BMLLRF5372
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