We have audited the accompanying Standalone Financial Statements of Simplex Infrastructures
Limited (the "Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2026, 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 ended on that date, and notes to the Standalone Financial Statements including a summary of the significant accounting policies and other explanatory information which includes 13 (Thirteen) joint operations (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 and based on the consideration of reports of other auditors on separate financial statements and on the other financial information of the joint operations, the aforesaid Standalone Financial Statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013, as amended (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 March 31, 2026, and its profit (including Other Comprehensive Income), changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on the date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs), as 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 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 together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Standalone 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 Standalone Financial Statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2026. 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. For each matter below, our description of how our audit addresses the matter is provided in that context.
We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the Standalone Financial Statements section of our report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included the performance of procedure designed to response to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the Standalone Financial Statements. The results of our audit procedures, including the procedures performed to address the matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying Standalone Financial Statements.
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Key Audit Matter
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Auditor's Response
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Assessment of going concern basis of accounting
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The Company has reported net profit of H3,772 Lacs (PY Profit H963 Lacs) during the year ended 31st March, 2026 and as of that date has accumulated losses aggregating H1,11,835 Lacs (PY Loss H1,15,533 Lacs) resulting improvement of its operation.
While the above factors indicate doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, the Company has taken into consideration the following mitigating factors in its assessment for going concern basis of accounting in preparation of the accompanying Standalone Financial Statements:
• The Company has entered into a Master Restructuring Agreement ("MRA") with NARCL towards restructuring of its debt and matters incidental thereto.
• Time bound monetization of certain non-core assets; and
• One Time Settlement (OTS) with the remaining one non-assigned lenders.
We have considered the assessment of management's evaluation of going concern basis of accounting as a key audit matter due to the positive networth impact thereof on the Standalone Financial Statements and the significant judgements and assumptions that are inherently subjective and dependent on future events, involved in preparation of cash flow projections and determination of the overall conclusion by the management.
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Our audit procedures included but were not limited to, the following in relation to assessment of appropriateness of going concern basis of accounting:
• Obtained an understanding of the process followed by management for identifying events or conditions that could impact the Company's ability to continue as a going concern and process followed to assess the corresponding mitigating factors existing against such events or conditions. Also, obtained an understanding around the methodology adopted by the Company to assess their future business performance of a cash flow forecast for the business;
• Evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of key controls relating to management's assessment of going concern as above;
• Assessed the appropriateness and adequacy of the disclosures made by the management in respect of going concern in accordance with the applicable accounting standards.
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Correctness of Project Revenue recognition - Construction Contracts (as described in Note 1.14(i) and 32(i) of the Standalone Financial Statements)
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Revenue from construction contracts is recognised over a period of time in accordance with the requirements of Ind AS 115, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Revenue recognition involves usage of percentage of completion method which is determined based on proportion of contract costs incurred to date compared to estimated total contract costs, which involves significant judgements, reliable estimation of total project cost, identification of contractual obligations in respect of Company's right to receive payments for performance completed till date, estimation of period of recovery of receivables, changes in scope and consequential revised contract price and recognition of the liability for loss making contracts/onerous obligations.
Project Revenue recognition is significant to the financial statements based on the quantitative materiality and the degree of management judgement required to apply the percentage of completion method. Management has also considered this area to be a key accounting estimate as disclosed in the 'critical estimates and judgements' Note 1A to the Standalone Financial Statements. We therefore determined this to be a key audit matter.
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Our procedures included:
• Testing of the design and implementation of controls involved for the determination of the estimates used as well as their operating effectiveness;
• Testing the relevant information technology system's access and change management controls relating to contracts and related information used in recording and disclosing revenue in accordance with the new revenue accounting standard;
• Testing a sample of contracts for appropriate identification of performance obligations;
• For the sample selected, reviewing for amendments of orders and the impact on the estimated costs to complete;
• Performed analytical procedures for reasonableness of revenues disclosed by type and service offerings.
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Key Audit Matter
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Unbilled Revenue balance, Trade Receivables and Retention Money relating to construction contracts of the Company (as described in Note 7(b) and Note 9 of the Standalone Financial Statements)
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Unbilled Revenue balance, Trade Receivables and Retention Money of the Company aggregates H1,60,161 Lacs (PY H2,06,687 Lacs) as at March 31, 2026.
The recoverability of above balances is a key element of the Company's working capital management. In assessing the recoverability of the aforesaid balances, management's judgement involves consideration of status of the project, the likelihood of collection based on the terms of the contract and evaluation of litigations, if any.
We considered this as key audit matter due to the materiality of the amounts and significant estimates and judgements as stated above.
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As part of our audit procedures:
• Testing of the design and implementation of controls involving management's assessment of recoverability of Unbilled Revenue balance, subsequent billing to client, Trade Receivables and Retention Money relating to construction contracts.
• We performed test of details and tested relevant contracts and documents on the basis of materiality for Unbilled Revenue balance subsequent billing to client, Trade Receivables and Retention Money balances.
• We also carried out additional test procedures, in respect of long outstanding balances, i.e. tested subsequent documents with customers with respect to recoverability of the same.
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• We tested contracts to determine the provisioning requirement for loss making contracts/onerous obligations, on an overall basis if any.
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Pending litigations (as described in Note 34 of the Standalone Financial Statements)
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Number of claims and litigations including arbitrations, mainly with customers and tax authorities are going on. The assessment of the likely outcome of these matters is judgemental due to the uncertainty inherent in their nature.
This area is of significant importance to our audit, since the accounting and disclosure of claims and litigations are complex in nature from case to case basis and judgemental, and the amounts involved are, or may be, material to the Standalone Financial Statements.
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Principal Audit Procedures:
Our audit approach was a combination of test of internal controls and substantive procedures including:
• Assessing the appropriateness of the design and implementation of the Company's controls over the assessment of litigations and completeness of disclosures. Supporting documentations are tested to assess the status of Arbitration/legal proceedings with reference to related counselors' views for likely outcome of these matters.
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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 comprises the information included in the Annual Report, but does not include the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements and our auditor's report thereon.
Our opinion on the Standalone Ind AS 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 Ind AS Financial Statement, 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 during the course of our Audit or our knowledge obtained in the 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.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance 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, 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. 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 Standalone Financial Statements 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, the 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 the Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Auditor's Responsibilities 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 judgement and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks ofmaterial 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 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.
• 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 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.
• 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.
Other Matters
a) We did not audit the financial statement and other financial information, in respect of 10 joint
operations whose annual financial statements and other financial information reflects total assets of H7,062 Lacs as at March 31, 2026 and total revenues of H489 Lacs, total profit/(loss) after tax of H308 Lacs and total comprehensive income/(loss) of H308 Lacs for the year ended on that date and net cash inflows of H69 Lacs for the year ended March 31, 2026 as considered in the financial statements which have been audited by the other auditors.
The financial information of 10 joint operations have been audited by the other auditor. The reports of such auditors on annual financial statements and other financial information of the said joint operations have been furnished to us and our opinion on the Statement, in so far as it relates to the amounts and disclosures included in respect of the said joint operations, is based on the reports of such other auditors and the procedures we have performed to obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence, that the work of the other auditor is adequate.
Our opinion on the Statement is not modified in respect of above matter with respect to our reliance on the work done by the other auditor and report thereon.
b) We have audited the annual financial statement and other financial information, in respect of 3 joint operations whose annual financial statements and other financial information reflects total assets of H675 Lacs as at March 31, 2026 and total revenues of H10 Lacs, total profit/(loss) after tax of H4 Lacs and total comprehensive income/(loss) of H4 Lacs for the year ended on that date and net cash inflows of H161 Lacs for the year ended March 31, 2026 as considered in the financial statements.
c) We draw attention to the following notes to the statement-
(i) Note 11(D) of the Standalone Financial Statements regarding the Company entering into a Master Restructuring Agreement ("MRA") with NARCL towards restructuring of its debt and matters incidental thereto, including accompanying aspects thereof.
(ii) Note 36 of the Standalone Financial Statements regarding exceptional items.
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 Section 143(11) of the Act based on our audit and on the consideration of report of the other auditor on separate financial statement and the other financial information of joint operations, as noted in the "Other Matters" paragraph, we give in "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 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 accounts 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 the Statement of Cash Flow dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the relevant books of account;
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2026 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2026 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 these Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure B" to this report;
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, as amended, in our opinion and to the best of our knowledge & belief 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- [Refer Note No.34 to the accompanying Standalone Financial Statements].
ii. The Company has made provision as required under applicable law or accounting standards for material foreseeable losses. The Company did not have any long-term derivative contracts.
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts which were required to be transferred to the Investors 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 loan given 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:
• 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 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:
• 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 from or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
c. Based on such audit procedures
performed 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 (a) and (b) contain any material misstatement.
v. The Company has not declared any dividend during the year.
vi. Based on our examination which includes test checks, the Company has used accounting software for maintaining its books of account for the financial year ended March 31,2026 which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has operated effectively 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. Additionally, the audit trail has been preserved by the Company as per the statutory requirements for record retention.
3) In our opinion, the management remuneration
for the year ended March 31, 2026 has been paid/ provided by the Company to its directors in accordance with the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act:
For Binayak Dey & Co.
Chartered Accountants (FRN: 328896E)
Binayak Dey
(Proprietor)
Place: Kolkata Membership No: 062177
Date: 28th May, 2026 (UDIN:26062177FUPXCE2982)
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