We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements
of Surani Steel Tubes Limited (the “Company”), which comprise the
standalone Balance Sheet as at 31st March, 2025, the standalone
Statement of Profit and Loss, and the standalone statement of Cash
Flows for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial
statements including a summary of the significant accounting
policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter referred to
as the “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 Accounting Standards prescribed under
Section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Accounting
Standards) Rules, 2021 (“Accounting Standards”) and other
accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of
affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2025, its profit and its cash
flow 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 (SAs) specified under
Section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those SAs 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 (“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 35 of the accompanying statement which
states that “the Company has carried out exercise of balances
confirmation of trade receivable, trade payable, long term and short
term loans and advances, and other current assets and liabilities and
have received confirmations in most of the cases. In few cases, such
balances are subject to confirmation/reconciliation and their
balances are stated as per books of accounts. Adjustments, if any will
be accounted for on confirmation/ reconciliation of the same, which
in the opinion of the management will not have a material impact.”
Our opinion is not qualified in respect of the matter as stated in the
Emphasis of Matter paragraph.
Key Audit Matter
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.
There are no Key Audit Matters Reportable as per SA 701 issued by
ICAI.
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
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.
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 standalone financial position and standalone financial
performance and standalone 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 the Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules,
2021 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 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, the 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 the Board of
Directors 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 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 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 skepticism throughout the
audit. We also:
0 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.
0 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.
0 Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used
and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and
related disclosures made by management.
0 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
0 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.
0 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 auditors' 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 Section 197(16) of the Act, based on our audit
and to the best of our information and according to explanations
given to us, we report that the Company has paid remuneration to its
Directors during the year in accordance with the provisions of and
limits laid down under Section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act.
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 Act, we give in the “Annexure
A” a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the
Order, to the extent applicable.
3. 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 except for the matter
stated in paragraph 3(i)(vi) below on reporting under Rule
11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014
(as amended).
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss and
the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in
agreement with the relevant books of account.
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial
statements comply with the Accounting Standards
specified under Section 133 of the Act read with the
Companies (Accounting Standards) Rules, 2021, as
amended.
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from
the directors as on 31st March, 2025 taken on record by the
Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as
on 31st March, 2025 from being appointed as a director in
terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.
(f) The modification relating to the maintenance of accounts
and other matters connected therewith are as stated in
the paragraph (b) above on reporting under Section
143(3)(b) and paragraph 3(i)(vi) below on reporting under
Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules,
2014 (as amended).
(g) 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”. Our report expresses an
unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating
effectiveness of the Company's internal financial controls
over financial reporting.
(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, 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 as at 31st March 2025. Refer
note 40 to the standalone 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 were no amounts which were required to be
transferred to the Investor Education and Protection
Fund by the Company.
iv. (a) The management has represented that, to the
best of it's knowledge and belief, as disclosed in
note 45(10)(A) 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 person(s) or
entity(ies), 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 on behalf of the
ultimate beneficiaries.
(b) The management has represented, that, to the best of it's
knowledge and belief, as disclosed in note 45(10)(B) to the
standalone financial statements, no funds have been
received by the company from any person(s) or entity(ies),
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 on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
( c) Based on such audit procedures that have been considered
reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing
has come to their notice that has caused them to believe
that the representations under sub-clause (a) and (b)
contain any material misstatement.
v. The Company has not declared or paid dividend
during the financial year 2024- 25, hence, reporting
under Rule 11 (f) of Companies (Audit and Auditors)
Rules, 2014 is not applicable.
vi. Based on our examination which included test
checks, the Company has used an accounting
software for maintaining its books of accounts which
has a features of recording Audit Trail (edit log)
facility and the same has operated throughout the
year for all relevant transactions recorded in the
software except that audit trail feature is not
enabled at the database level and certain master
fields (Asset Master, Customer Master and Vendor
Master) for users with certain privileged access
rights as it related to the accounting software.
Further, during the course of our Audit we did not
come across any instance of the Audit Trail feature
being tampered with. Additionally, the audit trail of
prior year has been preserved by the Holding
Company as per the statutory requirements for
record retention. (Refer note 46 to the financial
statements).
for Anu and Associates
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number 019624N
Place of Signature: Chandigarh CA. Parveen Kumar
Date: May 29, 2025 FCA, Partner
Membership Number 531655
UDIN: 25531655BMHVDU7540
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