l. Provisions and Contingencies Provisions
Provisions are recognised when there is a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of past event, where it is probable that there will be outflow of resources to settle the obligation and when a reliable estimate of the amount of the obligation can be made. The expense relating to a provision is presented in the statement of profit and loss.
The amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the consideration required to settle the present obligation at the end of the reporting period, taking into account the risks and uncertainties surrounding the obligation.
If the effect of the time value of money is material, provisions are discounted using a current pre-tax rate that reflects, when appropriate, the risks specific to the liability. When discounting is used, the increase in the provision due to the passage of time is recognised as a finance cost.
Contingencies
Contingent liabilities exist when there is a possible obligation arising from past events, the existence of which will be confirmed only by the occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more uncertain future events not wholly within the control of the Company, or a present obligation that arises from past events where it is either not probable that an outflow of resources will be required or the amount cannot be reliably estimated. Contingent liabilities are appropriately disclosed unless the possibility of an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits is remote.
m. Financial Instruments
A financial instrument is any contract that gives rise to a financial asset of one entity and a financial liability or equity instrument of another entity.
Financial Assets
(i) Initial recognition and measurement
Financial assets are classified, at initial recognition, and subsequently measured at
amortised cost, fair value through other comprehensive income (OCI), and fair value through profit or loss.
The classification of financial assets at initial recognition depends on the financial asset’s contractual cash flow characteristics and the Company’s business model for managing them.
With the exception of trade receivables that do not contain a significant financing component or for which the Company has applied the practical expedient, the Company initially measures a financial asset at its fair value plus, in the case of a financial asset not at fair value through profit or loss, transaction costs. Trade receivables that do not contain a significant financing component or for which the Company has applied the practical expedient are measured at the transaction price determined under Ind AS 115. Refer to the accounting policies in section (B)(a) Revenue from contracts with customers.
In order for a financial asset to be classified and measured at amortised cost or fair value through OCI, it needs to give rise to cash flows that are ‘solely payments of principal and interest (SPPI)’ on the principal amount outstanding. This assessment is referred to as the SPPI test and is performed at an instrument level. Financial assets with cash flows that are not SPPI are classified and measured at fair value through profit or loss, irrespective of the business model.
The Company’s business model for managing financial assets refers to how it manages its financial assets in order to generate cash flows. The business model determines whether cash flows will result from collecting contractual cash flows, selling the financial assets, or both. Financial assets classified and measured at amortised cost are held within a business model with the objective to hold financial assets in order to collect contractual cash flows while financial assets classified and measured at fair value through OCI are held within a business model with the objective of both holding to collect contractual cash flows and selling.
Purchases or sales of financial assets that requires delivery of assets within a time frame established by regulation or convention in the marketplace (regular way
trades) are recognised on the trade date, i.e., the date that the Company commits to purchase or sell the asset.
(ii) Subsequent measurement
All recognised financial assets are subsequently measured in their entirety at either amortised cost or fair value, depending on the classification of the financial assets.
(iii) Financial assets at amortised cost
A ‘Financial Asset’ is measured at its amortised cost if both the following conditions are met:
a) The asset is held within a business model whose objective is to hold assets for collecting contractual cash flows, and
b) Contractual terms of the asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest (SPPI) on the principal amount outstanding.
After initial measurement, such financial assets are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the effective interest rate (EIR) method and are subject to impairment as per the accounting policy as applicable to ‘Impairment of financial assets’. Amortised cost is calculated by taking into account any discount or premium on acquisition and fees or costs that are an integral part of the EIR. The EIR amortisation is included in other income in the statement of profit or loss. The losses arising from impairment are recognised in the statement of profit or loss. The Company’s financial assets at amortised cost includes trade receivables and other financial assets.
(iv) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL)
FVTPL is a residual category for financial assets. Any financial assets, which does not meet the criteria for categorization as at amortized cost or as FVTOCI, is classified as at FVTPL. Financial assets included within the FVTPL category are measured at fair value with all changes recognized in the statement of profit and loss.
(v) Equity Instruments
All equity investments in scope of Ind AS
109 are measured at fair value. Equity instruments which are held for trading and contingent consideration recognised by an acquirer in a business combination to which Ind AS 103 applies are classified as at FVTPL. For all other equity instruments, other than investment in Subsidiary, the Company makes an irrevocable election to present in other comprehensive income subsequent changes in the fair value. The Company makes such election on an instrument-by-instrument basis. The classification is made on initial recognition and is irrevocable.
(vi) Derecognition
A financial asset (or, where applicable, a part of a financial asset or part of a company of similar financial assets) is primarily derecognised (i.e., removed from the Company’s balance sheet) when:
- The rights to receive cash flows from the asset have expired, or
- The Company has transferred its rights to receive cash flows from the asset or has assumed an obligation to pay the received cash flows in full without material delay to a third party under a ‘pass-through’ arrangement; and either (a) the Company has transferred substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset, or (b) the Company has neither transferred nor retained substantially all the risks and rewards of the asset, but has transferred control of the asset.
When the company has transferred its rights to receive cash flows from an asset or has entered into a pass-through arrangement, it evaluates if and to what extent it has retained the risks and rewards of ownership. When it has neither transferred nor retained substantially all of the risks and rewards of the asset, nor transferred control of the asset, the company continues to recognise the transferred asset to the extent of the Company’s continuing involvement. In that case, the company also recognises an associated liability. The transferred asset and the associated liability are measured on a basis that reflects the rights and obligations that the Company has retained.
Continuing involvement that takes the form of a guarantee over the transferred asset is measured at the lower of the original
carrying amount of the asset and the maximum amount of consideration that the company could be required to repay.
(vii) Impairment of financial assets
The Company assessed the expected credit losses associated with its assets carried at amortised cost and fair value through profit and loss based on the Company’s past history of recovery, credit worthiness of the counter party and existing and future market conditions.
For all financial assets other than trade receivables, expected credit losses are measured at an amount equal to the 12- month expected credit loss (ECL) unless there has been a significant increase in credit risk from initial recognition in which case those are measured at lifetime ECL. The Company applied the expected credit loss (ECL) model for measurement and recognition of impairment losses on trade receivables. For trade receivables, the Company follows simplified approach for providing expected credit losses as prescribed by Ind AS 109, which permits the use of the lifetime expected loss provision for all trade receivables. The Company has computed expected losses based on a provision matrix which uses historical credit loss experience of the Company and where applicable, specific provision are made for individual receivables.
(viii) Reclassification of financial assets
The Company determines classification of financial assets and liabilities on initial recognition. After initial recognition, no reclassification is made for financial assets which are equity instruments and financial liabilities. For financial assets which are debt instruments, a reclassification is made only if there is a change in the business model for managing those assets.
Financial Liabilities
(ix) Initial recognition and measurement
Financial liabilities are classified, at initial recognition, as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, loans and borrowings, payables, as appropriate.
All financial liabilities are recognised initially at fair value and, in the case of loans and borrowings and payables, net of directly attributable transaction costs.
The Company’s financial liabilities include trade payables, loans and borrowings including bank overdrafts, other financial liabilities and financial guarantee contracts.
(x) Subsequent measurement
The measurement of financial liabilities depends on their classification, as described below:
(xi) Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss
Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss include financial liabilities held for trading and financial liabilities designated upon initial recognition as at fair value through profit or loss. Financial liabilities are classified as held for trading if they are incurred for the purpose of repurchasing in the near term. This category also includes derivative financial instruments entered into by the Company that are not designated as hedging instruments in hedge relationships as defined by Ind AS 109. Gains or losses on liabilities held for trading are recognised in the profit or loss.
(xii) Financial liabilities at amortised cost
After initial recognition, interest-bearing loans and borrowings are subsequently measured at amortised cost using the EIR method. Gains and losses are recognised in the statement of profit and loss when the liabilities are derecognised as well as through the EIR amortisation process.
Amortised cost is calculated by taking into account any discount or premium on acquisition and fees or costs that are an integral part of the EIR. The EIR amortisation is included as finance costs in the statement of profit and loss. This category generally applies to borrowings.
(xiii) Derecognition
A financial liability is derecognised when the obligation under the liability is discharged or cancelled or expires. When an existing financial liability is replaced by another from the same lender on substantially different terms, or the terms of an existing liability are substantially modified, such an exchange or modification is treated as the derecognition of the original liability and the recognition of a new liability. The difference in the respective carrying amounts is recognised
(xiv) Offsetting of financial instruments
Financial assets and financial liabilities are offset and the net amount is reported in the Balance Sheet if there is a currently enforceable legal right to offset the recognised amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis, to realise the assets and settle the liabilities simultaneously.
n. Investment in Associates
An associate is an entity over which the Company has significant influence. Significant influence is the power to participate in the financial and operating policy decisions of the investee but is not control or joint control over those policies.
The Company’s investments in its associates are accounted at cost less impairment. The Company reviews its carrying value of investments carried at cost annually, or more frequently when there is indication for impairment. If the recoverable amount is less than its carrying amount, the impairment loss is recorded in the Statement of Profit and Loss.
When an impairment loss subsequently reverses, the carrying amount of the Investment is increased to the revised estimate of its recoverable amount, so that the increased carrying amount does not exceed the cost of the Investment. A reversal of an impairment loss is recognised immediately in Statement of Profit or Loss.
o. Cash and Cash Equivalents
Cash and cash equivalent in the balance sheet comprise cash at banks and on hand and short¬ term deposits with an original maturity of three months or less, that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and subject to an insignificant risk of changes in value.
For the purpose of the statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents consist of cash and short-term deposits, as defined above, net of outstanding bank overdrafts as they are considered an integral part of the Company’s cash management.
p. Earnings per share (EPS)
Basic EPS is calculated by dividing the profit or loss attributable to equity shareholders of the Company by the weighted average number of equity shares outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is determined by adjusting the profit or loss attributable to equity shareholders and the
weighted average number of equity shares outstanding adjusted for the effects of all dilutive potential equity shares.
q. Segment Reporting
Operating segments are reported based on the internal reporting provided to the chief operating decision maker (CODM). The chief operating decision-maker assesses the financial performance and position of the Company as a whole and makes strategic decisions. The Company operates in one reportable business segment i.e., “Industrial Business”.
r. Borrowing Cost
Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition, construction or production of an asset that necessarily takes a substantial period of time to get ready for its intended use or sale (qualifying asset) are capitalised as part of the cost of the asset. All other borrowing costs are expensed in the period in which they occur. Borrowing costs consist of interest and other costs that an entity incurs in connection with the borrowing of funds. Borrowing cost also includes exchange differences to the extent regarded as an adjustment to the borrowing costs.
s. Current Versus Non-Current Classification
The Company presents assets and liabilities in the balance sheet based on current/ non-current classification. An asset is treated as current when it is:
- Expected to be realised or intended to be sold or consumed in normal operating cycle
- Held primarily for the purpose of trading
- Expected to be realised within twelve months after the reporting period, or
- Cash or cash equivalent unless restricted from being exchanged or used to settle a liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period
All other assets are classified as non-current.
A liability is current when:
- It is expected to be settled in normal operating cycle
- It is held primarily for the purpose of trading
- It is due to be settled within twelve months after the reporting period, or
- There is no unconditional right to defer the settlement of the liability for at least twelve months after the reporting period
The Company classifies all other liabilities as non¬ current.
Deferred tax assets and liabilities are classified as non-current assets and liabilities.
The operating cycle is the time between the acquisition of assets for processing and their realization in cash and cash equivalents. The Company has identified twelve months as its operating cycle.
t. Events after the reporting period
If the Company receives information after the reporting period, but prior to the date of approved for issue, about conditions that existed at the end of the reporting period, it will assess whether the information affects the amounts that it recognises in its separate financial statements. The Company will adjust the amounts recognised in its financial statements to reflect any adjusting events after the reporting period and update the disclosures that relate to those conditions in light of the new information. For non-adjusting events after the reporting period, the Company will not change the amounts recognised in its separate financial statements but will disclose the nature of the non-adjusting event and an estimate of its financial effect, or a statement that such an estimate cannot be made, if applicable.
C. Climate Related Matters:
The Company considers climate-related matters in estimates and assumptions, where appropriate and based on its overall assessment, believes that the climate-related risks might not currently have a significant impact on the Company. However, the Company will continue to closely monitor relevant changes and developments, such as any new climate-related legislation as and when they become applicable.
3. Significant Accounting judgements, estimates and assumptions:
In the application of the Company’s accounting policies, which are described in Note 2, Management is required to make judgements, estimates and assumptions about the revenues, expenses, assets and liabilities and the accompanying disclosures, and the disclosure of contingent liabilities. Uncertainty about these assumptions and estimates could result in outcomes that require a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets or liabilities affected in future periods. The estimates and associated assumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from these estimates.
The estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognised in the period in which the estimates are revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.
Estimates and assumptions
The key assumptions concerning the future and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the reporting date, that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year, are described below. The Company based its assumptions and estimates on parameters available when the Standalone Ind AS financial statements were prepared. Existing circumstances and assumptions about future developments, however, may change due to market changes or circumstances arising that are beyond the control of the Company. Such changes are reflected in the assumptions when they occur.
(a) Estimation of useful life of Property, Plant and Equipment and intangible assets
The Company has estimated useful life of each class of assets based on the nature of assets, the estimated usage of the asset, the operating condition of the asset, past history of replacement, anticipated technological changes, etc. The Company reviews the useful life of property, plant and equipment and intangible assets as at the end of each reporting period. This reassessment may result in change in depreciation and amortisation expense in future periods.
(b) Contingent Liabilities
Management has estimated the possible outflow of resources at the end of each annual reporting financial year, if any, in respect of contingencies / claim / litigations by / against the Company as it is not possible to predict the outcome of pending matters with accuracy. Further details about Contingent Liabilities are given in Note 33.
(c) Estimation of Defined Benefit Obligation
The cost of the defined benefit plan and the present value of the defined benefit obligation are determined using actuarial valuations. An actuarial valuation involves making various assumptions that may differ from actual developments in the future. These include the determination of the discount rate; future salary increases and mortality rates. Due to the complexities involved in the valuation and its long-term nature, a defined benefit obligation is
highly sensitive to changes in these assumptions. All assumptions are reviewed at each reporting date.
The calculation is most sensitive to changes in the discount rate. In determining the appropriate discount rate for plans operated in India, the management considers the interest rates of government bonds where remaining maturity of such bond correspond to expected term of defined benefit obligation.
The mortality rate is based on publicly available mortality tables. Those mortality tables tend to change only at interval in response to demographic changes. Future salary increases and gratuity increases are based on expected future inflation rates. Further details about employee benefit obligations are given in Note 35.
(d) Impairment of Trade Receivables
The Company applies the expected credit loss (ECL) model for measurement and recognition of impairment losses on trade receivables. The Company follows simplified approach to providing for ECL prescribed by Ind AS 109, which permits the use of the lifetime ECL provision for all trade receivables. The Company has computed ECL provision based on a provision matrix which uses historical credit loss experience of the Company. The amount of ECLs is sensitive to changes in circumstances and the Company’s historical credit loss experience may also not be representative of customer’s actual default in the future. Details of impairment provision on other financial assets and trade receivables are given in Note 11.
(e) Fair value measurement of financial instruments
When the fair values of financial assets or financial liabilities recorded or disclosed in the financial statements cannot be measured based
on quoted prices in active markets, their fair value is measured using valuation techniques including the DCF model. The inputs to these models are taken from observable markets where possible, but where this is not feasible, a degree of judgment is required in establishing fair values. Judgements include consideration of inputs such as liquidity risk, credit risk and volatility. Changes in assumptions about these factors could affect the reported fair value of financial instruments. Refer Note 40 for further disclosures.
4. (a) New and amended standards adopted by the
Company:
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) had issued the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) (Amendment) Rules, 2024 amending the following Ind AS, which are effective for annual periods beginning on or after April 1,2024:
- Ind AS 116 ‘Leases’ - This amendment specifies the requirements that seller- lessee uses in measuring the lease liability arising in a sale and leaseback transaction, to ensure the seller-lessee does not recognise any amount of the gain or loss that relates to the right of use it retains.
- Ind AS 117 ‘Insurance Contracts’ - It is a comprehensive new accounting standards which replaces the Ind AS 104 ‘Insurance Contracts’. It applies to all types of Insurance Contracts, regardless of the type of entities that issue them as well as to certain guarantees and financial instruments with discretionary participation features.
These amendments do not have a material impact on the financial statements.
(b) Standards notified but not yet effective:
There are no standards that are notified and not yet effective as on the date.
Footnotes:
1) There is no immovable property (other than properties where the Company is the lessee and the lease agreements are duly executed in favour of the lessee) held by the Company.
2) None of the Company’s Property, plant and equipment, intangible asset and right of use assets were revalued during the year.
3) During the year the company entered intercompany agreement with NRB Bearings Limited for release of the right to use the immovable property. Accordingly, the assets having WDV of Rs. 88.06 lakhs were released as per the Intercompany agreement. This has been considered as exceptional item. Refer Note 42 for details on exceptional item.
4) Assets pledged as security
(i) Loan taken by the Company are secured by a first pari passu charge over immovable property, plant and equipment (buildings), leasehold land of the Company and its movable fixed assets at its factory at Shendra (near Aurangabad) against the sanction fund and non fund based facility of Rs. 1,500 Lakhs. (March 31,2024 Rs. 1,500 Lakhs). Refer Note 17A and Note 17B on Borrowings.
(ii) Loan taken by associate companies NRB - IBC Bearings Private Limited of Rs. 775 Lakhs [outstanding as at March 31, 2025 is Rs. 628.31 Lakhs (as at March 31, 2024 is Rs. 458.98 Lakhs)] and NIBL-Korta Engineering Private Limited of Rs. 300 Lakhs [outstanding as at March 31,2025 is Rs. 290.18 Lakhs (as at March 31,2024 is Rs. 188.94 Lakhs)] are secured by a second pari passu charge over immovable property, plant and equipment (buildings), leasehold land of the Company and its movable fixed assets at its factory at Shendra (near Aurangabad).
5) On transition to Ind AS (April 1, 2016), the Company has elected to consider fair value as deemed cost for plant and machinery recognised as at April 1,2016. For other items of Property, Plant and Equipment, the Company has not elected the exemption of previous GAAP carrying value consequently, cost in respect of other items of Property, Plant and Equipment has been retrospectively remeasured in accordance with Ind AS.
6) Also refer Note 32 (2) for assets given under operating lease to a related party.
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