We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of M/s. SKM EGG PRODUCTS EXPORT (INDIA) LIMITED, (“the Company”) (Registered Office at 133, 133/1, Gandhiji Street, Erode - 638 001), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31,2025, 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 a summary of the 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 31st March, 2025; the Profit and total comprehensive income, changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion:
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under Section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013. 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 standalone financial statements under the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Rules thereunder, 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 of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of 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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How our audit addressed the key audit matter
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Inventory Existence and Valuation:
As on 31st March 2025, the Company carries inventories to the tune of Rs.99.79 crores.
We considered the amount of inventories as a key audit matter given the relative size of the balance in the financial statements.
Also there are complexities and manual process involved in determining inventory quantities on hand and valuation of the same due to the diverse & numerous inventory products and stocks held in overseas branch and price fluctuations of products. Therefore inventory quantities and valuation is identified as a key audit matter.
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• We have attended inventory counts for certain products, which we have selected based on financial significance and risk, observed management's inventory count procedures to assess the effectiveness, selected a sample of inventory products and compared the quantities counted to the quantities recorded and ensured inventory adjustments, if any, are recorded in the books of accounts.
• With regard to the stocks held in the overseas branch, we have received the certificate from the overseas branch auditor and obtained management representation and verified the relevant documents relating to goods sent from head office to the branch.
• Reviewed the internal audit report regarding physical verification of inventories and traced adjustments on sample basis.
• Comparative analysis of inventory as at the end of the year with the inventory at the beginning of the year.
• We assessed whether the management's controls relating to inventory's valuation are appropriately designed and implemented and verified the correctness of valuation made by the management on a sample basis, with regard to the cost and net realizable value of inventory.
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Amortisation of livestock:
For the company, the primary raw material is the egg, for which the company is operating the poultry farm owned by the company as well as certain additional poultry farms and feed mills by taking the same on lease.
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• Examined the method used to amortize the livestock expenses with reference to the company's historical experience and technical evaluation by internal experts (doctors) appointed by management.
• Evaluated the rationale in arriving at the amortization rate with regard to the number of eggs expected from birds during the laying stage, residual value of culled birds, manner and timing of amortization.
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Auditor's Response
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The amortization of livestock during the year amounts to 20.78 crores. Also there are complexities and manual process involved in arriving at the amortization rate considering a variety of factors such as age, productivity of the birds, life of birds, residual value, if any, etc., Therefore amortization of livestock is identified as a key audit matter.
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• Analyzed the flow of transactions starting from accumulating the various expenditure incurred for raising the birds such as feeds, medicines, vaccines, growing and supervision charges, etc., till the birds attain laying stage. After the birds star t laying eggs, the expenses so accumulated are amortized over the useful life of the birds in proportion to the eggs laid after adjusting for the residual value of culled birds on the basis of past experiences and estimation.
• Assessed the objectivity and competence of the Company's internal experts involved in the process.
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Evaluation of Contingent liabilities:
The company has an uncertain direct & indirect tax position and other contingent liabilities in respect of bills discounted which involve significant judgment to determine the possible outcome of these matters.
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• Obtained the details of completed direct & indirect tax assessments and demands as on 31.03.2025 from the management.
• We have also reviewed the company's correspondences and appellate documents and considered legal precedence and other rulings in evaluating management's position on these uncertain tax positions
• In respect of bills discounted, analyzed the history of the business transactions of the company with the debtors whose bills were discounted and the trend of payments made by the debtors in the past and also had taken into account the transactions occurring after the balance sheet date in assessing the recoverability of debtors for the bills discounted.
• Ascertained the chances of crystallization of liability are probable / possible / remote and ensured appropriate disclosure under Notes on accounts.
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Information Other than the 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 holding company's annual 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 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.
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 Companies Act, 2013 (“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, total comprehensive income, changes 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 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 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, 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 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 financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment 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 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 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.
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:
We did not audit the financial statements / information of 1 branch (Foreign branch) (In Russia) included in the standalone financial statements of the Company whose financial statements / financial information reflect total assets of Rs.3,64,96,215/- as at 31st March, 2025 and total revenues of Rs.45,00,65,231/- for the year ended on that date, as considered in the standalone financial statements. The financial statements/information of this branch have not been audited by us and has been audited by Russian Auditor whose audit report has been furnished to us and our opinion is based on those Financial Statements received from the Branch Office and certified by the Russian Auditor. Our opinion is not qualified / modified in respect of this matter.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements:
1) 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 and proper returns adequate for the purposes of our audit have been received from the branches not visited by us.
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 books of account and with the returns received from the branches not visited by us.
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 thereunder.
e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on March 31,2025 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 with reference to standalone financial statements of the company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in “Annexure A”;
g) With respect to the other 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 according to the information and the explanations given to us, the remuneration paid / provided by the company during the year to its directors is in accordance with the provisions of section 197 of the Act.
h) 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 Ind AS financial statements - Also Refer Note number 2(ii) of Notes on Accounts to the Standalone Ind AS 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 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, 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 holding company from any persons or entities, including foreign entities (“Funding Parties”), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the holding 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; and
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 (iv) (a) and (iv) (b) contain any material mis-statement.
v. The final dividend proposed, declared and paid by the company during the year is in compliance with Section 123 of the Act, as applicable.
vi. Based on our examination which included test checks, the Company has used accounting softwares for maintaining its books of account, which have a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the respective software.
Further, for the periods where audit trail (edit log) facility was enabled and operated throughout the year for the respective accounting software, we did not come across any instance of the audit trail feature being tampered with and the audit trail has been preserved by the company as per the statutory requirements for record retention.
2) 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 - B” a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
N.C. Rajagopal & Co.,
Chartered Accountants, N.C.VIJAY KUMAR, PARTNER Membership No : 208276
Place :Erode FRN : 003398S
Date : 30.05.2025 UDIN : 25208276BMILWF7478
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