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BSE: 500696ISIN: INE030A01027INDUSTRY: Personal Care

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Year End :2023-03 

REPORT ON THE AUDIT OF THE STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Opinion

We have audited the standalone financial statements of Hindustan Unilever Limited (the "Company") which comprise the standalone balance sheet as at 31st March, 2023, and the standalone statement of profit and loss (including other comprehensive income), standalone statement of changes in equity and standalone statement of cash flows for the year ended 31st March, 2023, and notes to the standalone financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.

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 ("Act") in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31st March, 2023, and its profit and other comprehensive loss, 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 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 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 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 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 the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.

The key audit matter

How the matter was addressed in our audit

• Examining historical rebate accrual together with our understanding of current year developments to form an expectation of the rebate accrual as at year end and comparing this expectation against the actual rebate accrual, completing further inquiries and obtaining underlying documentation, on a sample basis, as appropriate. Further, we also performed retrospective review to evaluate the precision with which management makes estimates.

• Checking completeness and accuracy of the data used by the Company for accrual of discounts and rebates.

• Testing actualisation of estimated accruals on a sample basis.

• Testing a selection of rebate accruals recorded after 31st March, 2023 and assessing whether the accrual is recorded in the correct period.

• Testing a selection of payments made after 31st March, 2023 and where relevant, comparing the payment to the related rebate accrual.

• Critically assessing manual journal entries posted to revenue, on a sample basis, to identify unusual items and examining the underlying documentation.

Impairment assessment of Food & Refreshment Cash Generating Unit (F&R CGU)

See Note 4 to standalone financial statements

The key audit matter

How the matter was addressed in our audit

As disclosed in note 4 to the standalone financial statements,

Our audit procedures included:

the F&R CGU includes ?17.301 crores of goodwill and ?27.210

crores of indefinite life intangible assets which together

• Understanding the process followed by the Company in

represents 62% of total assets of the Company as at 31st

respect of the annual impairment analysis for F&R CGU.

March, 2023.

• Evaluating the design and implementation and testing the

The recoverable value of the F&R CGU which is based on

operating effectiveness of key internal controls related to

the value in use model, has been derived from discounted

the Company's process relating to review of the annual

cash flow model. This model requires the Company to make

impairment analysis, including controls over determination

significant assumptions such as discount rate, near and

of discount rate, near and long-term revenue growth rate and

long-term revenue growth rate and projected margins which

projected margins.

involves inherent uncertainty since they are based on future

• Challenging the reasonableness of the assumptions,

business prospects and economic outlook.

particularly forecasted revenue growth rate and margins

Due to the materiality of above assets in context of the

based on our knowledge of the Company and market.

standalone financial statements and sensitivity of discount

Assessing historical accuracy by comparing past forecasts to

rate and near and long-term revenue growth rate assumptions

actual results achieved.

where a minor change could have a significant impact on

• Involving the valuation professionals with specialised skills

the recoverable value, we have considered the impairment

and knowledge to assist in evaluating the impairment model

assessment of F&R CGU to be a key audit matter.

used and assumptions (including discount rate and longterm sales growth rate applied by the Company by comparing it to a range of rates that were independently developed using publicly available market indices and market data for comparable entities). Applying additional sensitivities to assess the reasonableness of the above key assumptions.

• Testing data used to develop the estimate for completeness and accuracy.

• Performing a sensitivity analysis to evaluate the impact of change in key assumptions individually or collectively to the recoverable value.

• Evaluating the adequacy of the Company's disclosures in the standalone financial statements in respect of its impairment testing.

Revenue recognition - Discounts and rebates See Note 25 to standalone financial statements

The key audit matter

How the matter was addressed in our audit

As disclosed in note 25 to the standalone financial statements,

Our audit procedures included:

revenue is measured net of any trade discounts and volume rebates to customers ("discounts and rebates").

• Understanding the process followed by the Company to

determine the amount of accrual for discounts and rebates.

Certain discounts and rebates for goods sold during the year are only finalised when the precise amounts are known,

• Evaluating the design and implementation and testing

and revenue therefore includes an estimate of variable

operating effectiveness of Company's general IT controls,

consideration. The variable consideration represents the

key manual and application controls over the Company's

portion of discounts and rebates that are not directly deducted

IT systems including controls over rebates agreements

on the invoice and involves estimation by the Company

/ arrangements, rebate payments / settlements and

in recognition and measurement of such discounts and

Company's review over the rebate accruals.

rebates. This includes establishing an accrual at year end,

• 1 nspecting on a sample basis, key customer contracts.

particularly in arrangements with customers involving varying

Based on the terms and conditions relating to discounts

terms which are based on annual contracts or shorter-term

and rebates, assessing the Company's revenue recognition

arrangements. In addition, the value and timing of promotions for products varies from period to period, and the activity can span beyond the year end. The unsettled portion of the

policies with reference to the requirements of the applicable accounting standards.

variable consideration results in discounts and rebates due to

• Performing substantive testing by selecting samples of

customers as at year end.

discounts and rebates transactions recorded during the year as well as period end discounts and rebates accruals and

Therefore, there is a risk of revenue being overstated due to

matching the parameters used in the computation with the

fraud through manipulation of discounts and rebates accruals recognised, resulting from pressure the Company may feel to achieve performance targets at the year end.

relevant source documents.

We identified the evaluation of accrual for discounts and rebates as a key audit matter.

Provisions and contingent liabilities relating to taxation, litigations and claims See Note 21 and 24 to standalone financial statements

The key audit matter How the matter was addressed in our audit

The provisions and contingent liabilities relate to ongoing Our audit procedures included:

litigations and claims with various authorities and third , , ,,,,,,

parties. These relate to direct tax, indirect tax, transfer • Understandmgthe process fo^wed by the C°mpany f°r

pricing arrangements, claims, general legal proceedings, assessment and dete^rnot™ of the amount of

environmental issues and other eventualities arising in the a"d contingent liabilities relating to taxation, litigations and

regular course of business. .

As at 31st March, 2023, the amounts involved are significant. • Evaluating design and , implementation and testing The determination of a provision or contingent liability operating effecbvenew of key internal controls araund

requires significant judgement by the Company because the recognit'on and ^ure^m of provisions and re

assessment of contingent liabilities.

of the inherent complexity in estimating future costs. The

amount recognised as a provision is the best estimate of the • Involving our tax professionals with specialised skills and

expenditure. The provisions and contingent liabilities are knowledge to assist in the assessment of the value of

subject to changes in the outcomes of litigations and claims significant provisions and contingent liabilities relating to

and the positions taken by the Company. taxation matters, on sample basis, in light of the nature

It involves significant judgement and estimation to of the exposures, applicable regulations and related

determine the likelihood and timing of the cash outflows correspondence with the authorities.

and interpretations of the legal aspects, tax legislations and • Inquiring the status in respect of significant provisions and

judgements previously made by authorities. contingent liabilities with the Company's internal tax and

legal team, including challenging the assumptions and critical judgements made by the Company which impacted the computation of the provisions and inspecting the computation.

• Assessing the assumptions used and estimates of outcome and financial effect, including considering judgement of the Company, supplemented by experience of similar decisions previously made by the authorities and, in some cases, relevant opinions given by the Company's advisors.

• Testing data used to develop the estimate for completeness and accuracy.

• Evaluating judgements made by the Company by comparing the estimates of prior year to the actual outcome.

• Evaluating the Company's disclosures in the standalone financial statements in respect of provisions and contingent liabilities.

Other Information and describe actions applicable under the applicable laws

and regulations.

The Company s Management and Board of Directors are

responsibie for the ^en^rm^n. Theother information Management's and Board of Directors' Responsibilities

compn^ the m^mat,^ mduded m the annual rep^, for the Standalone Financial Statements

but does not include the financial statements and auditor s

report thereon. The annual report is expected to be made The Company s Management and Board of Direct°rs are available to us after the date of this auditor's report. responsible for tire matters stated in Sectori 134(5) of tire

Act with respect to the preparation of these standalone Our °pinn on tire standalone financial statements does financial statements that give a true and fair view of the not cover tire other mfo^ti^ and we wU not express any state of affairs, profit/ loss and other comprehensive form of assurance c°nclusn thereon. income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company

In connection with our audit of the standalone financial in accordance with tine (acc^tmg pmcip^ gei^raUy statements, our responsibility is to read the other accepted m |ndia, including the |ndian Accountmc| information identified above when it becomes available Standards (Ind AS) specified under Sectn 133 of the Act. and, in doing so, consider whether the other information This responsibility also mchjde:; maintenance of adequate is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial accounting records in acc°rdance with the pr°visi°ns of the statements or our knowledge obtained in the audit, or Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for otherwise appears to be materially misstated. preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities;

selection and application of appropriate accounting When we read the annual rep°rt, if wenclude that there policies; making judgements and estimates that are is a material misstatement therein, we are required to reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation and communicate the matter to those charged with g°vernance 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 and Board of Directors are 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.

The Board of Directors is 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 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 judgement 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 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 with reference to financial statements 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 the Management and Board of Directors.

• Conclude on the appropriateness of the Management and Board of Directors use of the going concern basis of accounting in preparation of standalone financial statements 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.

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.

Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements

1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of Section 143(11) 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.

2 A. 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.

c. The standalone balance sheet, the standalone statement of profit and loss (including other comprehensive income), the standalone statement of changes in equity and the standalone statement of cash flows dealt

with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.

d. In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Ind AS specified under Section 133 of the Act.

e. On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31st March, 2023 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st March, 2023 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 financial statements of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure B".

B. 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:

a. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations as at 31st March, 2023 on its financial position in its standalone financial statements - Refer Note 21 and 24 to the standalone financial statements.

b. The Company did not have any long-term contracts for which there were any material foreseeable losses. The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses on derivative contracts - Refer Note 46 to the standalone financial statements.

c. There is an instance of delay of 15 days in transferring an amount of ?1 crore pertaining to Unpaid dividend required to be transferred during the year, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.

d (i) The management has represented that, to the best of it's knowledge and belief, as disclosed in the Note 7(3) 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 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.

(ii) The management has represented that, to the best of it's knowledge and belief, as disclosed in the Note 7(3) 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 directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Parties ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.

(iii) Based on the audit procedures performed that have been 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 (i) and (ii) of Rule 11 (e), as provided under (i) and (ii) above, contain any material misstatement.

e. The final dividend paid by the Company during the year, in respect of the same declared for the previous year is in accordance with Section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to payment of dividend.

The interim dividend declared and paid by the Company during the year and until the date of this audit report is in compliance with Section 123 of the Act.

As stated in Note 36 to the standalone financial statements, the Board of Directors of the Company has proposed final dividend for the year which is subject to the approval of the members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The dividend declared is in accordance with Section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to declaration of dividend.

f. As proviso to rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable for the Company only with effect from 1st April, 2023, reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 is not applicable.

C. With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditor's Report under Section 197(16) of the Act:

In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the remuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the current year is in accordance with the provisions of Section 197 of the Act. The remuneration paid to any director is not in excess of the limit laid down under Section 197 of the Act. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has not prescribed other details under Section 197(16) of the Act which are required to be commented upon by us.

For B S R & Co. LLP

Chartered Accountants Firm's Registration No.: 101248W/W-100022

Aniruddha Godbole

Partner

Place: Mumbai Membership No.: 105149

Date: 27th April, 2023 ICAI UDIN: 23105149BGYFRB8085