15 Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets:
A provision is recognised if, as a result of a past event, the group has a present legal or constructive obligation that can be estimated reliably, and it is probable that an outflow of economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation.
Provisions for onerous contracts are recognized when the expected benefits to be derived by the Company from a contract are lower than the unavoidable costs ofmeeting the future obligations under the contract.
A disclosure for contingent liabilities is made where there is a possible obligation or a present obligation that may probably not require an outflow ofresources or an obligation for which the future outcome cannot be ascertained with reasonable certainty. When there is a possible or a present obligation where the likelihood of outflow of resources is remote, no provision or disclosure is made.
Contingent assets are neither recognized nor disclosed in financial statements.
26 Financial instruments
The fair values of the financial assets and liabilities are included at the amount at which the instrument could be exchanged in a current transaction between willing parties, other than in a forced or liquidation sale.
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair values:
1. Fair value of cash and short-term deposits, trade and other short term receivables, trade payables, other current liabilities, short term loans from banks and other financial institutions approximate their carrying amounts largely due to short term maturities of these instruments.
2. Financial instruments with fixed and variable interest rates are evaluated by the Company based on parameters such as interest rates and individual credit worthiness of the counterparty. Based on this evaluation, allowances are taken to account for expected losses of these receivables. Accordingly, fair value of such instruments is not materially different from their carrying amounts.
The Company uses the following hierarchy for determining and disclosing the fair value of financial instruments by valuation technique:
Level 1: Quoted (unadjusted) prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
Level 2: Other techniques for which all inputs which have a significant effect on the fair value are observable, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3: Techniques which use inputs that have a significant effect on the recorded fair value that are not based on observable market data.
Fair value estimation
For financial instruments measured at fair value in the Balance Sheet, a three level fair value hierarchy is used that reflects the significance of inputs used in the measurements. The hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements).
The categories used are as follows:
• Level 1: quoted prices for identical instruments
• Level 2: directly or indirectly observable market inputs, other than Level 1 inputs; and
• Level 3: inputs which are not based on observable market data.
For assets and liabilities which are carried at fair value, the classification of fair value calculations by category is
27 Financial risk factors
The Company's principal financial liabilities comprise loans and borrowings, advances and trade and other payables. The purpose of these financial liabilities is to finance the Company’s operations and to provide to support its operations. The Company’s principal financial assets include Investments (Strategic and Non Strategic), loans, trade and other receivables, and cash and cash equivalents that derive directly from its operations.
The Company's activities exposes it to Liquidity Risk, Market Risk and Credit risk. The Board ofDirectors reviews and agrees policies for managing each of these risks, which are summarised as below.
(a) Liquidity risk
The risk that an entity will encounter difficulty in meeting obligations associated with financial liabilities that are settled by delivering cash or another financial asset. Liquidity risk management implies maintenance sufficient cash including availability of funding through an adequate amount ofcommitted credit facilities to meet the obligations as and when due.
The Company manages its liquidity risk by ensuring as far as possible that it will have sufficient liquidity to meet its short tem and long term liabilities as and when due. Anticipated future cash flows are expected to be sufficient to meet the liquidity requirements of the Company. The Company does not have any undrawn borrowing facilities with the Banks/ Financial institutions.
(b) Market risk
Market risk is the risk that the fair value offuture cash flows ofa financial instrument will fluctuate because ofchanges in market prices. Market risk comprises three types ofrisk: interest rate risk, currency risk and other price risk, such as equity price risk and commodity risk. Financial instruments affected by market risk includes investment, deposits, foreign currency receivables and payables. The Company's Management and related team manages the Market risk, which evaluates and exercises independent control over the entire process of market risk management.
(i) Foreign currency risk
Foreign currency risk can only arise on financial instruments that are denominated in a currency other than the functional currency in which they are measured. The Company's functional and presentation currency is INR. The Company does not have any foreign currency transactions and hence is not exposed to the Foreign Currency Risks.
(ii) Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of the financial instruments will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. The Company does not have any long term borrowings. Hence, the Company is not exposed to the interest rate risk.
(ii) Price Risk
The Company’s exposure to equity securities price risk arises from investments held by the Company and classified in the balance sheet either at fair value through OCI or at fair value through profit and loss. To manage its price risk arising from investments in equity securities, the Company offsets its risk through strong research policies practice followed.
Sensitivity
The table below summarizes the impact of increases/(decreases) of the BSE index on the Company’s equity and Gain/ (Loss) for the period. The analysis is based on the assumption that the index has increased by 5 % or decreased by 5 % with all other variables held constant, and that all the Company’s equity instruments moved in line with the index .
(d) Capital risk management
The Company’s objectives when managing capital are to :
(i) safeguard their ability to continue as a going concern, so that they can continue to provide returns for shareholders and benefits for other stakeholders, and
(ii) maintain an optimal capital structure to reduce the cost of capital
In order to maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Company may issue new shares, adjust the amount of dividends paid to shareholders etc. The Company's policy is to maintain a stable and strong capital structure with a focus on total equity so as to maintain investor, creditors and market confidence and to sustain future development and growth of its business.
The Company will take appropriate steps in order to maintain, or if necessary adjust, its capital structure.
28 The Company did not have any long- term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses.
29 The Company has complied with number of layers of subsidiaries as prescribed under Section 186(1) of the Companies Act read with Companies (Restriction on number of layers) Rules, 2017.
30 The company does not have transactions with the companies struck off under section 248 of Companies Act ,2013.
31 The Company does not have any Benami property, where any proceeding has been initiated or pending against the Company for holding any Benami property.
32 The Company does not have any charges or satisfaction which is yet to be registered with ROC beyond the statutory period.
33 The Company has not been declared wilful defaulter by any bank or financial institution or government or any government authority.
34 The Company has not any such transaction which is not recorded in the books of accounts that has been surrendered or disclosed as income during the year in the tax assessments under the Income Tax Act, 1961 (such as, search or survey or any other relevant provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961).
35 There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
36 The financial statements were approved for issue by the Board of Directors on 23rd May, 2024
37 The figures of the previous year's have been regrouped or reclassified wherever necessary to make them comparable.
38 Figures have been rounded off to the nearest lacs of rupees.
Material Accounting Policy 1C
As per our report of even date
For V. N. Purohit & Co. For and on behalf of the
Chartered Accountants Escorp Asset Management Limited
Firm Regn No. 304040E
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O. P. Pareek Shripal Shah Shreyas Shah
Partner Director & CFO Director
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Place : New Delhi Date : 23rd May, 2024 Date : 23rd May, 2024
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Reenal Khandelwal
Company Secretary ACS: 65348 Place : Mumbai Date : 23rd May, 2024
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