Online-Trading Portfolio-Tracker Research Back-Office MF-Tracker
BSE Prices delayed by 5 minutes... << Prices as on Apr 30, 2024 >>   ABB 6542.35 [ 1.41 ]ACC 2531.3 [ 0.20 ]AMBUJA CEM 619.7 [ -1.60 ]ASIAN PAINTS 2877.05 [ 0.31 ]AXIS BANK 1166.15 [ 0.58 ]BAJAJ AUTO 8907.75 [ 1.69 ]BANKOFBARODA 281.6 [ 3.26 ]BHARTI AIRTE 1322.85 [ -0.78 ]BHEL 281.65 [ 1.75 ]BPCL 607.75 [ -1.77 ]BRITANIAINDS 4770.6 [ -0.63 ]CIPLA 1401.2 [ -0.45 ]COAL INDIA 454.3 [ 0.24 ]COLGATEPALMO 2824.7 [ -0.06 ]DABUR INDIA 507.55 [ 0.18 ]DLF 892 [ 0.65 ]DRREDDYSLAB 6205.1 [ -1.40 ]GAIL 209 [ -0.26 ]GRASIM INDS 2410.8 [ 0.95 ]HCLTECHNOLOG 1367.55 [ -1.41 ]HDFC 2729.95 [ -0.62 ]HDFC BANK 1517.05 [ -0.77 ]HEROMOTOCORP 4542.4 [ 1.88 ]HIND.UNILEV 2230.7 [ 0.17 ]HINDALCO 643.9 [ -0.97 ]ICICI BANK 1152.05 [ -0.58 ]IDFC 121.7 [ 0.04 ]INDIANHOTELS 576.75 [ -1.09 ]INDUSINDBANK 1515.6 [ 1.87 ]INFOSYS 1421.1 [ -0.97 ]ITC LTD 435.6 [ -0.55 ]JINDALSTLPOW 931.1 [ -1.15 ]KOTAK BANK 1623.75 [ -1.01 ]L&T 3594.15 [ -1.09 ]LUPIN 1645.45 [ 0.48 ]MAH&MAH 2156.3 [ 4.53 ]MARUTI SUZUK 12806.45 [ 0.87 ]MTNL 38.95 [ 3.56 ]NESTLE 2506.05 [ -0.18 ]NIIT 105.75 [ -1.90 ]NMDC 254.3 [ -0.24 ]NTPC 363.1 [ 0.00 ]ONGC 282.85 [ -0.16 ]PNB 141.1 [ 2.81 ]POWER GRID 301.65 [ 2.71 ]RIL 2931.15 [ 0.02 ]SBI 825.7 [ -0.05 ]SESA GOA 397.9 [ -2.07 ]SHIPPINGCORP 227.7 [ -2.04 ]SUNPHRMINDS 1502.3 [ -1.29 ]TATA CHEM 1072.3 [ -2.43 ]TATA GLOBAL 1107.85 [ 0.81 ]TATA MOTORS 1007.85 [ 0.74 ]TATA STEEL 164.95 [ -1.46 ]TATAPOWERCOM 449.1 [ 0.22 ]TCS 3822.6 [ -1.24 ]TECH MAHINDR 1261.95 [ -2.08 ]ULTRATECHCEM 9966.75 [ 0.05 ]UNITED SPIRI 1176 [ -0.39 ]WIPRO 462.3 [ -0.14 ]ZEETELEFILMS 147 [ -1.57 ] BSE NSE
You can view full text of the latest Auditor's Report for the company.

BSE: 540064ISIN: INE752P01024INDUSTRY: Retail - Departmental Stores

BSE   ` 2.27   Open: 2.38   Today's Range 2.27
2.47
-0.11 ( -4.85 %) Prev Close: 2.38 52 Week Range 1.98
3.93
Year End :2019-03 

Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements

Opinion

We have audited the accompanying Standalone Financial Statements of Future Retail Limited, ("the Company") which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2019, 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 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 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, 2019, 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 of the Standalone Financial Statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under section 143(10) of the Act (SAs). 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 (ICAI) together with the independence 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 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 ('KAM') 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. We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.

Sr.

No.

Key Audit Matter

Auditor's Response

1

Revenue Recognition Accuracy of recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosures of revenues and other related balances in view of adoption of Ind AS 115 "Revenue from Contracts with Customers".

Principal Audit Procedures We assessed the appropriateness of the revenue recognition accounting policies, including those relating to discounts by comparing with new revenue accounting standard.

Tested the relevant information technology system's access and change management controls which govern revenue recognition interfaces between different systems and key management controls over revenue recognition to assess the completeness of the revenue entries being recorded in the accounting system.

We performed substantive testing by selecting samples of discount transactions recorded during the year and comparing the parameters used in the calculation of the discounts with the relevant source documents (including schemes) to assess whether the methodology adopted in the calculation of the discounts was in accordance with the terms and conditions defined in the corresponding schemes. Performed analytical procedures for reasonableness of revenues.

2

Valuation of Inventory

We identified this matter as key in our audit due to the materiality of the value of inventories, and the numerous SKUs and high volume of movement in the inventory.

Principal Audit Procedures Assessment of the design, implementation and operational effectiveness of the relevant controls in place in the inventory management and measurement process.

Evaluation of the inventory costing methodology and valuation policy established by management, including compliance with the applicable accounting standard.

Assessment of the inventory costing methodology and valuation policy maintained and applied in the IT system. Assessing the analysis and assessment made by the management with respect to slow moving and obsolete inventory. Verification of the determination of net realizable value on a representative sample basis

Information Other than the Standalone Financial Statements and Auditor's Report Thereon

The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Management Discussion and Analysis, Board's Report including Annexures to Board's Report, Business Responsibility Report, Corporate Governance and Shareholder's Information, 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 during the course of our 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 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 Ind AS 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 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.

The Board of Directors are 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 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 financial 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 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 year 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.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements.

1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2016 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government 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.

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 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;

c. The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including Other Comprehensive Income, the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;

d. In our opinion, the aforesaid Standalone Financial Statements comply with Ind AS specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with relevant rule issued there under.

e. On the basis of written representations received from the Directors as on March 31, 2019, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2019, from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.

f. With respect to the adequacy of Internal financial controls over financial reporting of the company and the operating effectiveness of such control, refer to our separate report in "Annexure B" our report express an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the company's internal financial control over financial reporting.

g. With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's in the Auditor's Report in accordance with requirement of section 197(16) of the Act, as amended:

i. In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the remuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the year 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, as amended, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanation given to us:

i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its 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.

(Referred to in Paragraph 1 under the "Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements" section of our report to the Members of Future Retail Limited of even date)

i. a. The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.

b. The Company has a program of verification to cover all the items of fixed assets in a phased manner which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. Pursuant to the program, certain fixed assets were physically verified by the management during the year. According to the information and explanations given to us, no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.

c. According to the information and explanations given to us and the records examined by us and based on the examination of the registered sale deed, transfer deed, conveyance deed provided to us, we report that, the title deeds, comprising the immovable properties of land, are held in the name of the Company as at the Balance Sheet date.

ii. The management has conducted physical verification of inventory at regular intervals during the year. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The discrepancies noticed on verification between physical stocks and the book records were not material having regard to the size of the operations of the company.

iii. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to Companies, Firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013. Therefore, paragraph 3 (iii) of the order is not applicable.

iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records, the Company has complied with the provisions of section 185 and 186 of the Act, with respect to guarantee given.

v. The Company has not accepted deposits during the year and does not have any unclaimed deposits as at March 31, 2019. Therefore, paragraph 3 (v) of the order is not applicable.

vi. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, maintenance of cost records has not been specified by the Central Government under section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013 for the business activities carried out by the Company. Therefore, paragraph 3(vi) of the order is not applicable.

vii. a. According to the information and explanations given to us, in our opinion, the Company is generally regular in depositing undisputed statutory dues, including Provident Fund, Employees' State Insurance, Income Tax, Goods and Service Tax, Cess and other material statutory dues applicable to it with the appropriate authorities.

b. According to the information and explanations given to us, there were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Employees' State Insurance, Income Tax, Goods and Service Tax, Customs Duty, Cess and other material statutory dues in arrears as at March 31, 2019 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

c. Details of dues of Sales Tax, Value Added Tax and Stamp Duty which have not been deposited as at March 31, 2019 on account of dispute are given below:

Name

Nature of

Amount

Period

Forum where

of the

the dues

(Rs. In

to which

dispute is

Stat-

Crore)

the

pending

ute

amount

relates

The

Stamp

9.53*

FY:

District Collec-

Indian

Duty

2008-09;

tor of Stamp,

Stamp

FY:

Gautambudh-

Act,

2015-16

nagar, U.P.;

1899

Collector of Lucknow; ADM (F & R),; The Collector of Stamps Preet Vihar, Delhi

Central

Central

17.22*

FY:

Dy.

Sales

Sales Tax

2011-12;

Commissioner

Tax Act

and Local

FY:

of Sales

and

Sales Tax

2013-14;

Tax; Joint

Local

(including

FY:

Commissioner

Sales

Value

2014-15;

of commercial

Tax

Added

FY:

Taxs, Appeal-3;

Act

Tax)

2015-16; FY:

2016-17; FY:

2017-18.

Comm. Tax Circle-P, Jammu ; Tribunal

*Net of amount paid under protest

viii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowings from banks. The Company has not taken any loans from Government or any Financial Institution and debenture holders.

ix. Based on our audit procedure and on the basis information and explanation given by the management, we are of the opinion that money raised by company by way of term loan have been applied for the purpose for which they were raised. The company did not raise any money by way of Initial Public offer or further public offer.

x. To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the information and explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company was noticed or reported during the year, although there were some instances of fraud on the Company noticed by the Management, the amounts whereof were not material in the context of the size of the Company and the nature of its business and the amounts were adequately provided for.

xi. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has paid/ provided managerial remuneration in accordance in accordance with the provisions of section 197 of the Act.

xii. In our opinion and according to the information given to us, the Company is not a Nidhi Company. Therefore, paragraph 3(xii) of the order is not applicable.

xiii. According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records of the Company, transactions with the related parties are in compliance with sections 177 and 188 of the Act where applicable and details have been disclosed in the Financial Statements as required by the applicable accounting standard.

xiv. According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records, Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year. Therefore, paragraph 3(xiv) of the order is not applicable.

xv. According to the information and explanations given to us and based on our examination of the records, Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with the directors or persons connected with him. Therefore, paragraph 3(xv) of the order is not applicable.

xvi. The Company is not required to be registered under section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934.

Report on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act")

We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of Future Retail Limited ("the Company") as of March 31, 2019 in conjunction with our audit of the Standalone Financial Statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.

Management's Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls

The Company's management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India ('ICAI'). These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to company's policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Companies Act, 2013.

Auditors' Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company's internal financial controls over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting (the "Guidance Note") and the Standards on Auditing, issued by ICAI and deemed to be prescribed under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls, both applicable to an audit of Internal Financial Controls and, both issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting was established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.

Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls system over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditor's judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the Standalone Financial Statements, whether due to fraud or error.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Company's internal financial controls system over financial reporting.

Meaning of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting

A Company's internal financial control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of Standalone Financial Statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A Company's internal financial control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the Company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of Standalone Financial Statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the Company are being made only in accordance with authorisations of management and directors of the Company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorised acquisition, use, or disposition of the Company's assets that could have a material effect on the Standalone Financial Statements.

Limitations of Internal Financial Controls over Financial Reporting

Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Opinion

In our opinion, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at March 31, 2019, based on the internal control over financial reporting criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

For NGS & Co. LLP

Chartered Accountants

Firm Registration No. : 119850W

Ashok A. Trivedi

Mumbai Partner

May 25, 2019 Membership Number: 042472