s. Provisions and Contingent liability Provisions General
Provisions are recognised when the Company has a present obligation (legal or constructive) as a result of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. When the Company expects some or all of a provision to be reimbursed, for example, under an insurance contract, the reimbursement is recognised as a separate asset, but only when the reimbursement is virtually certain. The expense relating to a provision is presented in the statement of profit and loss net of any reimbursement.
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.
Contingent Liability
Contingent liability is:
(a) a possible obligation arising from past events and whose existence will be confirmed only by the occurrence or non-occurrence of one or more uncertain future events not wholly within the control of the entity or
(b) a present obligation that arises from past events but is not recognized because;
- it is not probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation, or
- the amount of the obligation cannot be measured with sufficient reliability
The Company does not recognize a contingent liability but discloses its existence and other required disclosures in notes to the financial statements, unless the possibility of any outflow in settlement is remote.
t. Segment Reporting
The Executive Management Committee is the Chief Operating Decision Maker (CODM) and monitors the operating results of its business units separately for the purpose of making decisions about resource allocation and performance assessment. Segment performance is evaluated based on profit or loss and is measured consistently with profit or loss in the standalone financial statements. The Company's loan given to subsidiaries and Investment made, interest receivables, finance income and income taxes, deferred tax are managed on a Company basis and are not allocated to operating segments.
Transfer prices between operating segments are on an arm's length basis in a manner similar to transactions with third parties. Also refer note 2.3 for change in accounting policies.
u. 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, which are 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 as they are considered an integral part of the Company's cash management.
v. Earnings per share
Basic earnings per share are calculated by dividing the net profit or loss (after tax) for the year attributable to equity shareholders by the weighted average number of equity shares outstanding during the year.
Diluted earnings per share when applicable are calculated by dividing the net profit or loss (after tax) for the year attributable to equity shareholders by the weighted average number of equity shares
which would be issued on the conversion of all the dilutive potential equity shares into equity shares. Dilutive potential equity shares when applicable are deemed converted as of the beginning of the period, unless they have been issued at a later date.
w. Share Based Payments
Employees (including senior executives) of the Company and its one subsidiary, receive remuneration in the form of share-based payments, whereby employees render services as consideration for equity instruments (equity- settled transactions).
Equity-settled transactions
The cost of equity-settled transactions is determined by the fair value at the date when the grant is made using an appropriate valuation model. Further details are given in Note 42.
That cost is recognised, together with a corresponding increase in share-based payment (SBP) reserves in equity, over the period in which the performance and/or service conditions are fulfilled in employee benefits expense. The cumulative expense recognised for equity-settled transactions at each reporting date until the vesting date reflects the extent to which the vesting period has expired and the Group's best estimate of the number of equity instruments that will ultimately vest. The expense or credit in the statement of profit and loss for a period represents the movement in cumulative expense recognised as at the beginning and end of that period and is recognised in employee benefits expense.
With respect to ESOP granted to employee of subsidiary Company, the same has been treated as deemed investment in the financial statements of the Company and equity contribution in the financial statements of subsidiary company.
Service and non-market performance conditions are not taken into account when determining the grant date fair value of awards, but the likelihood of the conditions being met is assessed as part of the Group's best estimate of the number of equity instruments that will ultimately vest. Market performance conditions are reflected within the grant date fair value. Any other conditions attached to an award, but without an associated service requirement, are considered to be non-vesting conditions. Non-vesting conditions are reflected
in the fair value of an award and lead to an immediate expensing of an award unless there are also service and/or performance conditions.
No expense is recognised for awards that do not ultimately vest because non-market performance and/or service conditions have not been met. Where awards include a market or non-vesting condition, the transactions are treated as vested irrespective of whether the market or non-vesting condition is satisfied, provided that all other performance and/or service conditions are satisfied.
When the terms of an equity-settled award are modified, the minimum expense recognised is the grant date fair value of the unmodified award, provided the original vesting terms of the award are met. An additional expense, measured as at the date of modification, is recognised for any modification that increases the total fair value of the share-based payment transaction, or is otherwise beneficial to the employee. Where an award is cancelled by the entity or by the counterparty, any remaining element of the fair value of the award is expensed immediately through profit or loss.
The dilutive effect of outstanding options is reflected as additional share dilution in the computation of diluted earnings per share.
x Climate - related matters
The Company considers climate-related matters in estimates and assumptions, where appropriate. This assessment includes a wide range of possible impacts on the Company due to both physical and transition risks. Even though the Company believes its business model and products will still be viable after the transition to a low-carbon economy, climate-related matters increase the uncertainty in estimates and assumptions underpinning several items in the financial statements. Even though climate-related risks might not currently have a significant impact on measurement, the Company is closely monitoring relevant changes and developments, such as new climate-related legislation.
2.1 New and amended Standard adopted by the
Company
The Company applied for the first-time certain
standards and amendments, which are effective for
annual periods beginning on or after 1 April 2024. The Company has not early adopted any standard, interpretation or amendment that has been issued but is not yet effective.
(i) Ind AS 117 Insurance Contracts
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) notified the Ind AS 117, Insurance Contracts, vide notification dated 12 August 2024, under the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Amendment Rules, 2024, which is effective from annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 April 2024.
Ind AS 117 Insurance Contracts is a comprehensive new accounting standard for insurance contracts covering recognition and measurement, presentation and disclosure. Ind AS 117 replaces Ind AS 104 Insurance Contracts. Ind AS 117 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; a few scope exceptions will apply. Ind AS 117 is based on a general model, supplemented by:
• A specific adaptation for contracts with direct participation features (the variable fee approach)
• A simplified approach (the premium allocation approach) mainly for short-duration contracts
The application of Ind AS 117 does not have material impact on the Company's separate financial statements as the Company has not entered any contracts in the nature of insurance contracts covered under Ind AS 117.
(ii) Amendments to Ind AS 116 Leases - Lease Liability in a Sale and Leaseback
The MCA notified the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Second Amendment Rules, 2024, which amend Ind AS 116, Leases, with respect to Lease Liability in a Sale and Leaseback.
The amendment specifies the requirements that a 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.
The amendment is effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 April 2024 and must
be applied retrospectively to sale and leaseback transactions entered into after the date of initial application of Ind AS 116.
The amendments do not have a material impact on the Company's separate financial statements.
2.2 Standards issued but not yet effective
The new and amended standards and interpretations that are issued, but not yet effective, up to the date of issuance of the Company's standalone financial statements are disclosed below. The Company will adopt this new and amended standard, when it become effective:
Lack of exchangeability - Amendments to Ind AS 21
The Ministry of Corporate Affairs notified amendments to Ind AS 21 The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates to specify how an entity should assess whether a currency is exchangeable and how it should determine a spot exchange rate when exchangeability is lacking. The amendments also require disclosure of information that enables users of its financial statements to understand how the currency not being exchangeable into the other currency affects, or is expected to affect, the entity's financial performance, financial position and cash flows.
The amendments are effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after 1 April 2025. When applying the amendments, an entity cannot restate comparative information.
The amendments are not expected to have a material impact on the Company's financial statements.
2.3 Changes in accounting policies and disclosures
During the year, the Company has reassessed presentation of outstanding employee salaries and wages, which were previously presented under 'Trade
Payables' within 'Current Financial Liabilities'. In line the recent opinion issued by the Expert Advisory Committee (EAC) of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) on the "Classification and Presentation of Accrued Wages and Salaries to Employees", the Company has concluded that presenting such amounts under 'Other Financial Liabilities', within 'Current Financial Liabilities', results in improved presentation and better reflects the nature of these obligations. Accordingly, amounts aggregating to INR 585.52 lacs as at March 31, 2025 (INR 426.95 lacs as at March 31, 2024), previously classified under 'Trade Payables', have been reclassified under the head 'Other Financial Liabilities'. Both line items form part of the main heading 'Financial Liabilities.
In addition, the Company has reviewed its presentation of segment information in line with the IFRS Interpretations Committee's Agenda Decision titled "Operating Segments - Disclosure of Revenues and Expenses for Reportable Segments". Based on this guidance, the Company has enhanced its segment disclosures to include segment-wise break-up of specified and material income and expense items. To ensure consistency and comparability, the corresponding figures for the year ended March 31,2024 have also been revised.
The above changes do not impact recognition and measurement of items in the financial statements, and, consequentially, there is no impact on total equity and/ or profit (loss) for the current or any of the earlier periods. Nor there is any material impact on presentation of cash flow statement. Considering the nature of changes, the management believes that they do not have any material impact on the balance sheet at the beginning of the comparative period and, therefore, there is no need for separate presentation of third balance sheet. For details refer to Note 18 and 33.
Notes:
i) On transition to Ind AS (i.e. 1 April 2016), the Company has elected to continue with the carrying value of all property, plant and equipment measured as per previous GAAP and use that carrying value as the deemed cost of property, plant and equipment.
ii) Capital work-in-progress
Capital work-in progress is comprised of expenditure on buildings under construction in respect of factory buildings and capital expenditure on plant and machinery.
iii) Property plant and equipment pledged as security
Refer note 11 (A) and 11 (B) for information on property, plant and equipment pledged as security for borrowings by the Company.
iv) Contractual obligations
Refer note 32(A) for disclosure of contractual commitments for the acquisition of property, plant and equipment.
v) Capitalised borrowing cost
Borrowing cost capitalised in case of Property, plant and equipment under construction for the year ended 31 March 2025 of Rs 369.23 lacs (31 March 2024: Rs 205.66 lacs). The rate used to determine the amount of borrowing costs eligible for capitalisation was 9.65 % (31 March 2024: 9.50%) which is the effective interest rate of the specific borrowing.
vi) Assets held in the name of the Company
The title deeds of all immovable properties (i.e. land and building) are held in the name of the Company as at 31 March 2025 and 31 March 2024.
Note:
Derivative instruments at fair value through profit or loss reflect the positive change in fair value of those foreign exchange forward contracts that are not designated in hedge relationships, but are, nevertheless, intended to reduce the level of foreign currency risk for expected sales and purchases.
# Expense recoverable from shareholder of Rs Nil ( March 31, 2024: Rs 192.68 lakhs ) incurred by the Company is towards proposed Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the equity shares held by the selling shareholder. As per the offer agreement with the selling shareholders, these expenses are recoverable in proportion to the shares that are expected to be offered to the public in the offering.
Nature and purpose of reserves:
Securities premium
Securities premium is used to record the premium on issue of shares. The reserve can be utilised only for limited purposes such as issuance of bonus shares in accordance with the provisions of the Companies Act, 2013.
General reserve
Under the erstwhile Companies Act 1956, general reserve was created through an annual transfer of net income at a specified percentage in accordance with applicable regulations. The purpose of these transfers was to ensure that if a dividend distribution in a given year is more than 10% of the paid-up capital of the Company for that year, then the total dividend distribution is less than the total distributable results for that year. Consequent to introduction of Companies Act 2013, the requirement to mandatorily transfer a specified percentage of the net profit to general reserve has been withdrawn. However, the amount previously transferred to the general reserve can be utilised only in accordance with the specific requirements of Companies Act, 2013.
Capital redemption reserve
The Capital redemption reserve has been created in accordance with provision of the Companies Act, 2013 with respect to buy back of equity shares from the market during the previous year.
Retained earnings
Retained earnings are the profits/(loss) that the Company has earned/incurred till date, less any transfers to general reserve, dividends or other distributions paid to shareholders. Retained earnings include re-measurement loss / (gain) on defined benefit plans, net of taxes that will not be reclassified to Statement of Profit and Loss.
Employee stock option outstanding reserve
Employee stock option outstanding reserve is used to record the fair value of equity-settled share based payment transactions with employees.
i) Security clauses
a) Term loan of Rs. 7,562.53 lacs (31 March 2024: INR 7,383.07 lacs) is secured by way of i) first pari-passu charge on the fixed assets of the Piping Unit of the Company at Palwal & Numaligarh Unit ii) Pari-passu charge with other Term Lender for the Gujarat (Fabrication) Unit on the project asset funded out of Term Loan by way of hypothecation on entire plant and machineries and MFA iii) Pari-passu charge by way of Equitable Mortgage of factory land and building at the fabrication plant in gujarat measuring 9 Acres situated at REVENUE Survey No. 28 P/1, Village - Lakhapar, State Highway Satapar Lakhapar Road, Taluka Anjaar, Dist Kutch, Gujarat, with other Term Lender. iv) Equitable charge on the fixed deposit of Rs. 431 lacs with other Term Lender of the new unit.
b) Further, term loan are secured by Irrevocable and unconditional, joint and several personal guarantee of the promoters and corporate guarantee of DDE Piping Components Private Limited.
c) Vehicle loan
Term loan of INR 267.38 lacs (31 March 2024: INR 293.10 lacs) is secured by way of charges on vehicle owned by the Company against which such loan is obtained.
ii) Loan Covenants:
Term loan contain certain debt covenants relating to security cover, debt-equity ratio the Company has satisfied all debt covenants prescribed in the terms of term loan.
iii) The Company has not defaulted on any loans payable.
iv) All term loans availed by the Company have been utilised for the purpose for which they have been obtained.
Notes:
i) Security clauses
a) The rate of interest for loan taken from banks is ranging from 3.36 % p.a. to 11.75% p.a. (31 March, 2024 - 4.36 % p.a. to 12.15% p.a.)
b) The rate of interest for loan taken from Non Banking Financial Company is ranging from 11.75 % p.a. to 15.00% p.a ( 31 March 2024: 11.75 % p.a. to 15.00% p.a.).
c) Cash credit facilities, Working Capital Demand Loan, Buyer credit and Export Packing Credit of INR 26,352.84 lacs (31 March 2024: INR 27,878.29 lacs) is secured by way of i) second pari-passu charge on the fixed assets and first pari-passu charge on current assets of the Piping Unit of the Company ii) exclusive charges on the current assets of the 8 MW power plant, of the Company ii) first pari-passu charge on the property situated at Jatola Road, Tatarpur Industrial Area Maidapur, Tehsil & Distt. Palwal measuring 1,770.00 sq. Yards iii) first pari-passu charge on the basis of equitable mortgage over residential house situated at 1255, sector 14 Faridabad, ownership in the name of Mr. Krishan Lalit Bansal [(Chairman and Managing Director) (area 500 Sq yards) iv) first pari-passu charges basis on net block of the 8 MW power unit at Gaddadhob, Tehsil - Abohar, Distt - Firozpur, Punjab v) first pari-passu charge on the property situated at Unit 11 and Unit 12, First Floor, Block No: II SIDCO Electronic Complex, Thiru VI Ka Industrial Estate, Gundy, Chennai, measuring 2,053 sq. ft. in the name of the Company. vi) first pari-passu charge on the fixed deposit of INR 350 lacs v) Exclusive charge over FDR of Rs. 15 lacs in favor of Bank of India
d) Further, Cash credit, WCDL and Buyer Credit are secured by Irrevocable and unconditional, joint and several personal guarantee of the promoters and corporate guarantee of DDE Piping Components Private Limited.
e) Unsecured and non-interest bearing loan from director.
Terms and conditions of the above financial liabilities:
- Trade payables are non-interest bearing and are normally settled on 0 to 75 days terms including those trade payables that are included in the Company's supplier finance arrangement.
- For terms and conditions relating to related party payables, refer to note 31(E ).
- For explanations on the Company's credit risk management processes, refer to note 36.
The Company has established a supplier finance arrangement that is offered to some of the Company's key suppliers in India. Participation in the arrangement is at the suppliers' own discretion. Suppliers that participate in the supplier finance arrangement will receive early payment on invoices sent to the Company from the Company's external finance provider. If suppliers choose to receive early payment, they pay a fee to the finance provider, to which the Company is not party. In order for the finance provider to pay the invoices, the goods must have been received or supplied and the invoices approved by the Company. Payments to suppliers ahead of the invoice due date are processed by the finance provider and, in all cases, the Company settles the original invoice by paying the finance provider in line with the original invoice maturity date described above. Payment terms with suppliers have not been renegotiated in conjunction with the arrangement. The Company provides no security to the finance provider and there is no change in the Company's original obligation towards the supplier.
Accordingly, the trade payables subject to the supplier finance arrangement are included in trade payables in the balance sheet.
A Acceptances includes transactions where Company bank issues a letter of credit guaranteeing payment to seller's bank. Seller ships goods, presents documents complying with LC terms to receive payment from buyer's bank, ensuring secure domestic / international transactions on due date. while the Company records the liability until settling with the bank usually within 90 days. Also includes arrangements where suppliers of goods and services are initially paid by the banks, while Company continues to recognize the liability till settlement with the banks, which are normally effected within a period of 89 days to 120 days.
Performance obligation
Information about the Company's performance obligations for material contracts are summarised below:
The performance obligation of the Company in case of sale of products and job work is satisfied once the goods are transported as per terms of order and control is transferred to the customers.
The customer makes the payment for contracted price as per terms stipulated under customers purchase order.
Information about the Company's performance obligations for electricity supply contract are summarised below:
The performance obligation of the Company in case of sale of electricity is based on supply of electricity through installed meters. Revenue from sales of electricity is accounted for on the basis of billing to customer based on billing cycles followed by the Company.
The customer makes the payment for electricity supplied during the billing cycle at contracted price as per terms stipulated under agreement.
Information about the Company's performance obligations for erection and design services contracts are summarised below:
The performance obligation is satisfied over-time and payment is generally due upon completion of erection and
result in outcomes that require a material adjustment to the carrying amount of assets or liabilities affected in future periods.
Other disclosures relating to the Company's exposure to risks and uncertainties includes:
• Capital management Note 37
• Financial risk management objectives and policies Note 36
• Sensitivity analyses disclosures Notes 36
Judgements
In the process of applying the Company's accounting policies, management has made the following judgements, which have the most significant effect on the amounts recognised in the Standalone financial statements.
Determining the lease term of contracts with renewal and termination options - Company as lessee
The Company determines the lease term as the non-cancellable term of the lease, together with any periods covered by an option to extend the lease if it is reasonably certain to be exercised, or any periods covered by an option to terminate the lease, if it is reasonably certain not to be exercised.
The Company has several lease contracts that include extension and termination options. The Company applies judgement in evaluating whether it is reasonably certain whether or not to exercise the option to renew or terminate the lease. That is, it considers all relevant factors that create an economic incentive for it to exercise either the renewal or termination. After the commencement date, the Company reassesses the lease term if there is a significant event or change in circumstances that is within its control and affects its ability to exercise or not to exercise the option to renew or to terminate (e.g., construction of significant leasehold improvements or significant customisation to the right-of-use assets).
The Company included the renewal period as part of the lease term for leases of land with shorter non-cancellable period (i.e., three to five years). The Company typically exercises its option to renew for these leases because there will be a significant negative effect on production if factory land is not readily available.
Refer to Note 38 for information on potential future rental payments of leases.
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 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.
Valuation of Investment in subsidiaries
Investments in subsidiaries are carried at cost. At each balance sheet date, the management assesses the indicators of impairment of such investments. This requires assessment of several external and internal factor including capitalisation rate, key assumption used in discounted cash flow models (such as revenue growth, unit price and discount rates) or sales comparison method which may affect the carrying value of investments in subsidiaries.
Impairment of non-financial assets
Impairment exists when the carrying value of an asset or cash generating unit exceeds its recoverable amount, which is the higher of its fair value less costs of disposal and its value in use. The fair value less costs of disposal calculation is based on available data from binding sales transactions, conducted at arm's length, for similar assets or observable market prices less incremental costs for disposing of the asset. The value in use calculation is based on a DCF model. The cash flows are derived from the budget for the next five years and do not include restructuring activities that the Company is not yet committed to or significant future investments that will enhance the asset's performance of the CGU being tested. The recoverable amount is sensitive to the discount rate used for the DCF model as well as the expected future cash-inflows and the growth rate used for extrapolation purposes.
Taxes
Deferred tax assets are recognised to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the losses can be utilised. Significant management judgement is required to determine the amount of deferred tax
assets that can be recognised, based upon the likely timing and the level of future taxable profits together with future tax planning strategies.
Defined benefit plans (gratuity)
The cost of the defined benefit gratuity plan and the present value of the gratuity 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 gratuity obligations are given in Note 30.
Fair value measurement of financial instruments
When the fair values of financial assets and financial liabilities recorded in the balance sheet 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 judgement is required in establishing fair values. Judgements include considerations 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 34 for further disclosures.
Useful Lives of Property Plant and Equipment
The Company reviews the estimated residual values and expected useful lives of assets at least annually. In particular, the Company considers the impact of health, safety and environmental legislation in its assessment of expected useful lives and estimated residual values. Refer note (2(h)) in accounting policies.
Share-based payments
Estimating fair value for share-based payment transactions requires determination of the most appropriate valuation model, which depends on the terms and conditions of the grant. This estimate also requires determination of the most appropriate inputs to the valuation model including the expected life of the share option or appreciation right, volatility and dividend yield and making assumptions about them. For the measurement of the fair value of equity- settled transactions with employees at the grant date, the Company uses Black-Scholes Model for share Option Plan given to employees. The assumptions and models used for estimating fair value for share-based payment transactions are disclosed in Note 42.
Provision for expected credit losses of trade receivables
The Company uses a provision matrix to calculate ECLs for trade receivables. The provision rates are based on days past due for companyings of various customer segments that have similar loss patterns (i.e., by geography, product type, customer type and rating, and coverage by letters of credit and other forms of credit insurance).
The provision matrix is initially based on the Company's historical observed default rates. The Company will calibrate the matrix to adjust the historical credit loss experience with forward-looking information. For instance, if forecast economic conditions (i.e., gross domestic product) are expected to deteriorate over the next year which can lead to an increased number of defaults in the manufacturing sector, the historical default rates are adjusted. At every reporting date, the historical observed default rates are updated and changes in the forward-looking estimates are analysed.
The assessment of the correlation between historical observed default rates, forecast economic conditions and ECLs is a significant estimate. The amount of ECLs is sensitive to changes in circumstances and of forecast economic conditions. The Company's historical credit loss experience and forecast of economic conditions may also not be representative of customer's actual default in the future. The information about the ECLs on the Company's trade receivables is disclosed in Note 6(A).
30 Gratuity and other post-employment benefit plans A. Defined benefit plans - general description
The Company has a defined benefit gratuity plan (funded). The Company's defined benefit gratuity plan is a final salary plan for employees, which requires contributions to be made to a separately administered fund.
The gratuity plan is governed by the Payment of Gratuity Act, 1972. Under the act, employee who has completed five years of service is entitled to specific benefit. The level of benefits provided depends on the member's length of service and salary at retirement age. The scheme is funded through a trust and funds are managed by Life Insurance Corporation of India
Each year, the executive management commitee of Company reviews the level of funding in the gratuity plan in accordance with planned contribution of as per LIC. Such a review includes the asset-liability matching strategy and investment risk management policy. This includes employing the use of annuities to manage the risks.
The following tables summaries the components of net benefit expense recognised in the Statement of Profit and Loss and the funded status and amounts recognised in the balance sheet for the plan (based on actuarial valuation):
(E) Terms and conditions of transactions with related parties
i) Sales to related parties and concerned balances:
For terms of transaction
Sales are made to related parties on the same terms as applicable to third parties in an arm's length transaction and in the ordinary course of business. The Company mutually negotiates and agrees sales price, discount and payment terms with the related parties by benchmarking the same to transactions with non-related parties, who purchase goods and services of the Company in similar quantities. Such sales generally include payment terms requiring related party to make payment within 30 to 180 days from the date of invoice.
For terms of balance
(ii) Trade receivables outstanding balances are unsecured, interest free and require settlement in cash. No guarantee or other security has been received against these receivables. The amounts are recoverable within 30 to 180 days from the reporting date (31 March 2024: 30 to 180 days from the reporting date). For the year ended 31 March 2025, the Company has not recorded any impairment on receivables due from related parties (31 March 2024: Nil)
ii) Purchases of goods and related balances For terms of transaction
Purchases are made from related parties on the same terms as applicable to third parties in an arm's length
transaction and in the ordinary course of business. The Company mutually negotiates and agrees purchase price and payment terms with the related parties by benchmarking the same to sale transactions with non-related parties entered into by the counter-party and similar purchase transactions entered into by the Company with the other non-related parties. Such purchases generally include payment terms requiring the Company to make payment within 0 to 75 days from the date of invoice.
For terms of balance
Trade payables outstanding balances are unsecured, interest free and require settlement in cash. No guarantee or other security has been given against these payables. The amounts are payable within 0 to 75 days from the reporting date (31 March 2024: 0 to 75 days from the reporting date).
iii) Services received from related parties
a) Job work
The Company has received the Job work services on the same terms as applicable to third parties in an arm's length transaction and in the ordinary course of business. The Company mutually negotiated and agrees the price and payment terms with the related parties by benchmarking the same to the services to non-related parties entered into by the counter-party and similar services received by the Company from other non¬ related parties. The service agreement included payment terms requiring the Company to make payment within 0 to 75 days from the date of invoice. The amount was fully repaid at the reporting date.
b) Rent
The Company has taken factory building on lease from subsidiary Company on short term basis. At the end of lease term, the lease agreement is renewable based on mutual negotiation and agreement. For the year ended 31 March 2025, the Company has not recorded any impairment on lease payments due from the related party (31 March 2024: Nil).
iv) Items of Property, Plant and Equipment (PPE) purchased from the related party
During the year 2024-25, the Company has purchased items of PPE from DEE Fabricom India Private Limited. The purchase was made on the same terms as applicable to third parties in an arm's length transaction and in the ordinary course of business. The Company mutually negotiated and agreed purchase price and payment terms with DEE Fabricom India Private Limited by benchmarking the same to sale transactions with non-related parties entered into by the counter-party and similar purchase transactions entered into by the Company with the other non-related parties. Such purchases generally include payment terms requiring the Company to make payment within 30 to 60 days from the date of invoice. The amount was fully repaid at the reporting date.
v) Loans given to related parties
The loans granted to subsidiaries was given in the previous years to finance the setup of plant and to support working capital requirements of these subsidiaries. The loan has been utilized by the subsidiaries for the purpose it was obtained. The loans are un-secured. For the year ended 31 March 2025, the Company has not recorded any impairment on loans due from subsidiaries (31 March 2024: Nil).
vi) Guarantees given on behalf of related parties
The Company has given guarantee against loan amounting to INR 3,096.74 lacs obtained by Malwa Power Private Limited and DEE Fabricom India Private Limited in current year and INR 8,221.69 lacs obtained by DEE Piping Systems (Thailand) Co. Limited in financial year 2022-23 from bank to finance the working capital requirements and to set-up the plant. The loan has been utilized by these subsidiaries for the purpose it was obtained. The loan is first secured against the equipment purchased from the loan. The Guarantee given by the Company will require it to make specified payments to reimburse the bank for the loss it incurs if subsidiaries fails to make payment when due in accordance with the original terms of the loan arrangement.
The Company is entitled to recover losses from subsidiaries if it needs to make any payment to bank under the guarantee arrangement.The Company has not received any commission from subsidiaries for providing the guarantee. The Company expects that subsidiaries will make payment to the bank when loan is repayable. For the year ended 31 March 2025, the Company has not recorded any impairment on guarantee arrangement (31 March 2024: Nil).
*The Income Tax Authorities have raised demands on account of disallowances of certain expenditures pertaining to different assessment years. The Company is contesting these demands, which are pending at various appellate levels. Based on the advice from independent tax experts and the development on the appeals, the management is confident that additional tax so demanded with reference to these cases will not be sustained on completion of the appellate proceedings and accordingly, pending the decision by the appellate authorities, no provision has been considered in the financial statements. Further, the income tax authorities have issued notices for initiation of penalty proceedings in respect of various assessment years, which has been appropriately responded by the Company and there is no further demands raised by the income tax authorities.
**The Excise/ GST Authorities have raised demands on account of non payment of excise duty on certain goods. The Company is contesting these demands, which are pending at various appellate levels. Based on the advice from independent experts and the development on the appeals, the management is confident that the demands raised by Excise/GST Authorities is not tenable and accordingly no provision has been considered in the financial statements.
A The Company is of the view that it will be able to fulfil its underlying export obligations amounting to INR 10,033.38 lacs for the year ended March 31,2025. Accordingly, no adjustment is required in the financial statements.
d) The Company is currently involved in a legal dispute with Hyundai Merchant Marine India Private Limited (HMMIPL) relating to the import of raw materials in earlier years. The Company has raised claims of INR 127.89 lakhs against HMMIPL and in response, HMMIPL has lodged counterclaims amounting to INR 178.49 lakhs. Currently in ongoing litigation, the Company is confident in its legal position based on evaluations and advice, and believes that there will be no outflow of the company's economic resources and accordingly no provision has been considered in the financial statements.
e) The Company had received a Demand notice from the Commissioner of Customs demanding payment of customs duty of INR 815.09 lacs and imposed penalty of INR 305.00 lacs. This demand was made due to alleged non¬ compliance with pre-import and physical export conditions related to raw materials imported in previous years. The Company has evaluated the demand raised by the authorities and company had filled appeal before honourable CESTAT after paying 7.5% of INR 815.09 lacs under protest. Based on the advice from independent experts, the management is confident that the demands raised by Custom Authorities is not tenable and the Company is in the process of filing an appeal before the higher authorities.
f) On May 19, 2023, the Enforcement Directorate issued a notice in accordance with FEMA regulations, requesting specific information related to the Company's operations and financial transactions. The Company duly furnished the required information to the relevant authority on August 25, 2023, ensuring compliance with FEMA regulations.
g) The Customs Authorities have issued a demand for antidumping duty regarding imports of seamless carbon steel pipes in earlier years. The notice requires payment of the necessary antidumping duty amounting to Rs 72.43 lacs. Based on expert advice, the Company has made provision of Rs 47.64 lacs for potential exposure, and the remaining demanded duty balance of Rs 24.79 lacs is not payable as the goods were imported under an advance authorization.
C. Guarantees
The Company has given corporate guarantee for loans taken by subsidiary companies, to the extent loan amount outstanding as on balance sheet date. The carrying amounts of the related financial guarantee contracts were INR 5,220.12 lacs at 31 March 2025 and INR 6,029.22 lacs at 31 March 2024 respectively.
33 Segment reporting A Basis for segmentation
The Executive Management Committee monitors the operating results of its business units separately for the purpose of making decisions about resource allocation and performance assessment. Segment performance is evaluated based on profit or loss and is measured consistently with profit or loss in the standalone financial statements. Operating segment have been identified on the basis of nature of products and other quantitative criteria specified in the Ind AS 108.
On the basis of nature of businesses and information reviewed by Executive Management Committee, the Company has determined two reportable segments, as follows:
- The piping segment which is mainly engaged in manufacturing of pre-fabricated engineering products, pipe fittings, piping systems.
- The power segment, which is engaged in biomass based power generation
No operating segments have been aggregated to form the above reportable operating segments.
Segment revenue and results:
The expenses / income which are not directly attributable to any segment are shown as unallocable expenditure. The assets/ liabilities which are not directly attributable to any segment are shown as unallocable assets / liabilities'
Segment assets and liabilities:
Segment assets include all operating assets used by the operating segment and mainly consist of property, plant and equipment, capital work in progress, intangible assets, right of use assets, trade receivables, cash and bank balances, term deposits, Inventory and other operating assets. Segment liabilities primarily include trade payable, lease liabilities, borrowings and other liabilities. Common assets and liabilities which can not be allocated to any of the segment are shown as unallocable assets / liabilities.
Transfer prices between operating segments are on an arm's length basis in a manner similar to transactions with third parties.
Note:¬ * The management assessed that fair value of trade receivables, cash and cash equivalents, term deposits, other short-term financial assets, short-term borrowings, trade payables and other short-term financial liabilities approximate their carrying amounts largely due to the short-term maturities of these instruments.
The fair value of the financial assets and liabilities is 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:
a. Foreign exchange forward contracts- The Company enters into derivative financial instruments with various counterparties, principally financial institutions with investment grade credit ratings. Foreign exchange forward contracts are valued using valuation techniques, which employs the use of market observable inputs. The most frequently applied valuation techniques include forward pricing , using present value calculations. The models incorporate various inputs including the credit quality of counterparties, foreign exchange spot and forward rates, yield curves of the respective currencies, currency basis spreads between the respective currencies. As at 31 March 2025, the mark-to-market value of other derivative asset positions is net of a credit valuation adjustment attributable to derivative counterparty default risk.
b. Non-current borrowings - The fair value of non-current borrowings is estimated by discounting future cash flows using rates currently available for debt on similar terms, credit risk and remaining maturities. The carrying value and fair value of the borrowings has been considered the same since the existing interest rate approximates its fair value.
c. The fair value of security deposit has been estimated using DCF model which consider certain assumptions viz. forecast cash flows, discount rate, credit risk and volatility.
d. The fair value of loan to related parties including interest accrued has been estimated using DCF model which consider certain assumptions viz. forecast cash flows, discount rate, credit risk and volatility.
e. The fair value of bank deposits has been estimated using DCF model which consider certain assumptions viz. discount rate, credit risk and volatility etc.
35 Fair value hierarchy
This section explains the judgements and estimates made in determining the fair values of the financial instruments that are:
(a) recognised and measured at fair value and
(b) measured at amortised cost and for which fair values are disclosed in the financial statements.
To provide an indication about the reliability of the inputs used in determining fair value, the Company has classified its financial instruments into the three levels prescribed under the accounting standard. An explanation of each level follows underneath the table.
All assets and liabilities for which fair value is measured or disclosed in the financial statements are categorised within the fair value hierarchy, described as follows, based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement as a whole:
Level 1 — Quoted (unadjusted) market prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities
Level 2 — Valuation techniques for which the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement is directly or indirectly observable
36 Financial risk management objectives and policies
The Company's principal financial liabilities comprise borrowings, lease liabilities, trade and other payables. The main purpose of these financial liabilities is to finance the Company's operations. The Company's principal financial assets include security deposits given, loan to related party, employee advances, trade and other receivables, cash and cash equivalents and other assets.
The Company is exposed to market risk, credit risk and liquidity risk. The Company's senior management oversees the management of these risks. All derivative activities for risk management purposes are carried out by specialist teams that have the appropriate skills, experience and supervision. It is the Company's policy that no trading in
derivatives for speculative purposes may be undertaken. The Board of Directors reviews and agrees policies for managing each of these risks, which are summarised below.
Market risk
Market risk is the risk that the fair value of future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market prices. Market risk comprises interest rate risk and currency risk. Financial instruments affected by market risk include borrowings and foreign exchange forward contracts.
The sensitivity analysis has been prepared on the basis that the amount of net debt, the ratio of floating to fixed interest rates of the debt and the proportion of financial instruments in foreign currencies are all constant in place at 31 March 2025 and 31 March 2024.
The sensitivity analysis in the following sections relate to the position as at 31 March 2025 and 31 March 2024.
The analyses exclude the impact of movements in market variables on the carrying values of gratuity and provisions. The following assumptions have been made in calculating the sensitivity analysis:
The sensitivity of the relevant profit or loss item is the effect of the assumed changes in respective market risks. This is based on the financial assets and financial liabilities held at 31 March 2025 and 31 March 2024.
Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of a financial instrument will fluctuate because of changes in market interest rates. The Company's exposure to the risk of changes in market interest rates relates primarily to the Company's obligations with floating interest rates.
The Company is exposed to interest rate risk because Company borrows funds at floating interest rates. These exposures are reviewed by appropriate levels of management. The Company regularly monitors the market rate of interest to mitigate the risk exposure. The following table demonstrates the sensitivity to a reasonably possible change in interest rates on that portion of borrowings affected. With all other variables held constant, the Company's profit before tax is affected through the impact on floating rate borrowings, as follows:
The assumed movement in interest rates for the interest rate sensitivity analysis is based on the currently observable market environment, showing a significantly higher volatility than in prior years.
Foreign currency risk
Foreign currency risk is the risk that the fair value or future cash flows of an exposure will fluctuate because of changes in foreign exchange rates. The Company's exposure to the risk of changes in foreign exchange rates relates primarily to the Company's operating activities (when revenue or expense is denominated in a foreign currency).
The Company manages its foreign currency risk by purchasing foreign currency forward contracts for purchase transactions that are expected to occur within a maximum 12-month forecasted period. The following tables demonstrate the unhedged foreign currency exposure and sensitivity to a reasonably possible change in foreign exchange rates, with all other variables held constant. The impact on the Company's profit before tax is due to changes in the fair value of monetary assets and liabilities are as follows:
Foreign currency sensitivity
The following tables demonstrate the sensitivity to a reasonably possible change in US Dollars (USD), Thai baht (THB) Japanese yen (yen) and EURO exchange rates, with all other variables held constant. The impact on the Company's profit before tax is due to changes in the fair value of monetary assets and liabilities including non-designated foreign currency derivatives.
Commodity price risk
The Company is exposed to movement in price of steel commodity. Profitability of Company may get affected by movement in the prices of steel. The strategic move of the Company from fixed price contracts to variable price contracts helps mitigate steel price fluctuation risk.
Equity price risk
Equity price risk is the risk that the value of a equity financial instrument will fluctuate due to changes in market prices. The Company does not hold any quoted or marketable equity financial instruments, hence, is not exposed to any movement in market prices.
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk that counterparty will not meet its obligations under a financial instrument or customer contract, leading to a financial loss. The Company is exposed to credit risk from its operating activities including trade receivables, deposits with banks and financial institutions, foreign exchange transactions and other financial instruments.
Trade receivables
Trade receivables do not have any significant potential credit risk for the Company as the business of the Company is majorly cash based. An impairment analysis is performed by the management at each reporting date on an individual basis for major clients.
Trade receivables
Customer credit risk is managed by each business unit subject to the Company's established policy, procedures and control relating to customer credit risk management. Credit quality of a customer is assessed based on an extensive credit rating scorecard and individual credit limits are defined in accordance with this assessment. Outstanding customer receivables are regularly monitored and any shipments to major customers are generally covered by letters of credit or other forms of credit insurance obtained from reputable banks and other financial institutions. At 31 March 2025, the Company had 19 customers (31 March 2024: 18 customers) that owed the Company more than INR 200 lacs each and accounted for approximately 87% (31 March 2024: 80%) of all the receivables outstanding. There were six customers (31 March 2024: three customers) with balances greater than INR 1,000 lacs accounting for just over 33% (31 March 2024: 53%) of the total amount receivable.
An impairment analysis is performed at each reporting date using a provision matrix to measure expected credit losses. The provision rates are based on days past due for groupings of various customer segments with similar loss patterns (i.e., by geographical region, product type, customer type and rating, and coverage by letters of credit or other forms of credit insurance). The calculation reflects the probability-weighted outcome, the time value of money and reasonable and supportable information that is available at the reporting date about past events, current conditions and forecasts of future economic conditions. The maximum exposure to credit risk at the reporting date is the carrying value of each class of financial assets disclosed in Note 6. The Company does not hold collateral as security. The Company evaluates the concentration of risk with respect to trade receivables as low, as its customers are located in several jurisdictions and industries and operate in largely independent markets.
Financial instruments and cash deposits
Credit risk from balances with banks is managed by the Company's treasury department in accordance with the Company's policy. Investments of surplus funds are made only with approved counterparties and within credit limits assigned to each counterparty. Counterparty credit limits are reviewed by the key management personnel on an annual basis and may be updated throughout the year. The limits are set to minimise the concentration of risks and therefore mitigate financial loss through counterparty's potential failure to make payments.
The Company's maximum exposure to credit risk for the components of the balance sheet at 31 March 2025 and 31 March 2024 is the carrying amounts as illustrated in note 6.
Liquidity risk
The Company's objective is to maintain a balance between continuity of funding and flexibility through the use of cash credits and bank loans. Approximately 31% of the Company's long-term borrowings will mature in less than one year from/ as at 31 March 2025 (31 March 2024: 28%) based on the carrying value of borrowings reflected in the financial statements. The Company assessed the concentration of risk with respect to refinancing its debt and concluded it to be low. The Company has access to a sufficient variety of sources of funding and debt maturing within 12 months can be rolled over with existing lenders.
The table below summarises the maturity profile of the Company's financial liabilities based on contractual undiscounted payments.
Excessive risk concentration
Concentrations arise when a number of counterparties are engaged in similar business activities, or activities in the same geographical region, or have economic features that would cause their ability to meet contractual obligations to be similarly affected by changes in economic, political or other conditions. Concentrations indicate the relative sensitivity of the Company's performance to developments affecting a particular industry.
In order to avoid excessive concentrations of risk, the Company's policies and procedures include specific guidelines to focus on the maintenance of a diversified portfolio. Identified concentrations of credit risks are controlled and managed accordingly. Selective hedging is used within the Company to manage risk concentrations at both the relationship and industry levels.
A substantial portion of the Company's trade payables are included in the Company's supplier finance arrangement and are, thus, with a single counterparty rather than individual suppliers. This results in the Company being required to settle a significant amount with a single counterparty, rather than less significant amounts with several counterparties. However, the Company's payment terms for trade payables covered by the arrangement are identical to the payment terms for other trade payables. Management does not consider the supplier finance arrangement to result in excessive concentrations of liquidity risk, and the arrangement has been established to ease the administrative burden of managing invoices from a significant number of suppliers, rather than to obtain financing. Please refer to Note 18 for further disclosures about the arrangement.
Collateral
The Company has pledged part of its current and Non current term deposits in order to fulfil the collateral requirements for the issuance of Bank guarantee submitted to customers. The counterparties (bank) have an obligation to return the securities to the Company upon completion of bank guarantee period. There are no other significant terms and conditions associated with the use of collateral [refer note 6(D)].
37 Capital management
For the purpose of the Company's capital management, capital includes issued equity capital, convertible preference shares, securities premium and all other equity reserves attributable to the equity holders of the Company. The primary objective of the Company's capital management is to maximise the shareholder value.
The Company manages its capital structure and makes adjustments in light of changes in economic conditions and the requirements of the financial covenants. To maintain or adjust the capital structure, the Company may adjust the dividend payment to shareholders, return capital to shareholders or issue new shares. The Company monitors capital using a gearing ratio, which is net debt divided by total capital plus net debt. The Company's policy is to keep the gearing ratio between 20% and 60%. The Company includes within net debt, interest bearing loans and borrowings, lease liabilities, less cash and cash equivalents. The Company has established a supplier finance arrangement to manage its working capital. See Note 18 and Note 36 for further details.
In order to achieve this overall objective, the Company's capital management, amongst other things, aims to ensure that it meets financial covenants attached to the interest-bearing loans and borrowings that define capital structure requirements. Breaches in meeting the financial covenants would permit the bank to immediately call loans and borrowings. There have been no breaches in the financial covenants of any interest-bearing loans and borrowings in the current year.
No changes were made in the objectives, policies or processes for managing capital during the year ended 31 March 2025 and 31 March 2024.
38 Company as a lessee
i) The Company's leased assets primarily consists of lease for factory lands, computers, data processing equipment and plant and machinery having lease term of 2-11 years.
The Company recorded the lease liability at the present value of the remaining lease payments discounted at the incremental borrowing rate as on the date of transition and has measured right of use asset at an amount equal to lease liability adjusted for previously recognised prepaid or accrued lease payments.
The Company's obligations under its leases are secured by the lessor's title to the leased assets. Generally, the Company is restricted from assigning and subleasing the leased assets.
The Company also has certain leases of machinery with lease terms of 12 months or less and leases of office equipment with low value. The Company applies the 'short-term lease' and 'lease of low-value assets' recognition exemptions for these leases.
39 The Code on Social Security, 2020 ('Code') relating to employee benefits during employment and post employment benefits received Presidential assent in September 2020. The Code has been published in the Gazette of India. Certain sections of the Code came into effect on 3 May 2024. However, the final rules/interpretation have not yet been issued. Based on a preliminary assessment, the entity believes the impact of the change will not be significant.
40 Other statutory information:
(i) The Company do not have any Benami Property, where any proceeding has been initiated or pending against the company for holding any Benami Property.
(ii) The Company do not have any transactions with companies struck off.
(iii) The Company do not have any charges or satisfaction which is yet to be registered with ROC beyond the statutory period.
(iv) The Company have not traded or invested in Crypto currency or Virtual Currency during the financial year.
(v) The Company have not advanced or loaned or invested funds to any other persons or entities, including foreign entities (intermediaries) with the understanding that the intermediary shall:
(a) Directly or indirectly lend or invest in other person or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the company (Ultimate Beneficiaries)
or
(b) Provide any guarantee, security, or the like to or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(vi) The Company have not received any fund from any persons or entities, including foreign entities (Funding Party) with the understanding (whether recorded in writing or otherwise) that the group shall:
(a) 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
(b) Provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(vii) The Company does not have any such transaction which is not recorded in the books of accounts that has been surrendered or disclosed as income during the period in the tax assessment under the income tax Act,1961 (Such as, search or survey or any other relevant provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961.
(viii) The Company has not been declared as wilful defaulter.
(ix) The Company has complied with the number of layers prescribed under clause (87) of section 2 of the Act read with Companies (Restriction on number of Layers) Rules, 2017.
42 Employee Share Based Payment
Employee Stock Option Scheme "ESOP-2023" (herein referred as DEE Development Engineers Limited ESOP-2023) was approved by our Board of Directors in their meeting held on 22nd September, 2023 and by our shareholders in their meeting dated 23rd September 2023 respectively. Under ESOP-2023, Nomination and Remuneration Committee is authorised to grant 3,88,920 options to eligible employees of the Company in one or more tranches. Options granted under ESOP-2023 shall not vest earlier than a minimum vesting period of one year and not later than a maximum vesting period of three years from date of grant. The exercise period in respect of vested options shall be subject to maximum period of four years commencing from the date of vesting. The options granted under ESOP- 2023 carry no rights to dividends and no voting rights till the date of exercise.
The fair value of the share options is estimated at the grant date using Black- Scholes Model, taking into account the terms and conditions upon which the share options were granted.
The Company has recognised an expense of INR 308.16 lacs (March 31, 2024 : INR 248.36 lacs) on grant of 3.89 lacs ESOP granted during the period in accordance with Ind AS 102 "Share Based Payments". The carrying amount of ESOP reserve as at 31 March 2025 is INR 602.53 lacs including INR 46.02 lacs issued to the employees of subsidiary Company (March 31, 2024: INR 266.23 lacs including INR 17.88 lacs). Further, Share option granted to employees of subsidiary company is treated as deemed investment in the books of the Company.
The exercise price of the share options is Rs. 10 per equity share. There are no cash settlement alternatives for employees.
The expected life of the share options is based on historical data and current expectations and is not necessarily indicative of exercise patterns that may occur. The volatility is based on annualised standard deviation of the continuously compounded rates of return based on the peer companies and competitive stocks over a period of time. The Company has determined the market price on grant date based on latest equity valuation report available with the Company preceding the grant date.
43. The Company has used two accounting software for maintaining its books of account which has a feature 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 for direct changes to data when using certain access rights. Further no instance of audit trail feature being tampered with was noted in respect of accounting softwares where the audit trail has been enabled.
Since the audit trail feature was not enabled in the previous years, hence the same have not been preserved by the company as per the statutory requirements for record retention.
44. During the year ended March 31, 2025, the Company had completed its Initial Public Offer ("IPO") of 2,05,96,938 equity shares (including 54,347 equity shares issued to employees) of face value of Rs. 10 each at an issue price of Rs. 203 per share (Rs. 184 per share for equity shares issued to employees) comprising fresh issue of 1,60,14,938 equity shares aggregating to Rs. 32,500.00 lakhs and offer for sale of 45,82,000 equity shares by selling shareholders aggregating to Rs. 9,301.46 lakhs, resulting in equity shares of the Company being listed on National Stock Exchange of India Limited ('NSE') and BSE Limited ('BSE') on June 26, 2024. Consequent to allotment of fresh issue, the paid-up equity share capital of the Company stands increased from Rs. 5,303.91 lakhs consisting of 5,30,39,140 equity shares of Rs. 10 each to Rs. 6,905.41 lakhs consisting of 6,90,54,078 Equity Shares of Rs. 10 each. The total actual expenses incurred in relation to the IPO are Rs 2,964.70 lakhs (excluding GST). Out of this, Rs. 2,305.00 (excluding GST) was borne by the Company while Rs. 659.70 lakhs (excluding GST of Rs. 118.74 lakhs) was borne by the selling shareholders.
45 The management has evaluated the likely impact of prevailing uncertainties relating to imposition or enhancement of reciprocal tariffs and believes that there are no material impacts on the standalone financial statements of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2025. However, the management will continue to monitor the situation from the perspective of potential impact on the operations of the Company.
46 Events after the reporting period
The Company had setup Bio-Mass power plant of 8 MW at Abohar, Punjab and entered into a Power Purchase Agreement ('PPA') with Punjab State Power Corporation Limited ('PSPCL') for a period of 30 years expiring on December 31, 2040. The PPA provided for tariff revisions after 13 years and 20 years from the PPA commencement date. On expiry of 13 years, the Company filed petition before Punjab State Electricity Regulatory Commission ('PSERC'), seeking an upward revision of the tariff from Rs 7.48 per unit applicable till that date, to reflect rising operational costs and market conditions.
PSERC, vide its order dated May 15, 2025, reduced the tariff from Rs. 7.48 per unit to Rs. 5.42 per unit retrospectively w.e.f. January 01, 2024 resulting in payable of Rs. 1,457.04 lacs to PSPCL towards excess revenue recognised from January 01, 2024 to March 31, 2025.
Management is of the view that the downward revision of tariff is not commercially acceptable having regard to the generation costs involved and believes that the rate should be indicative of the costs involved in generation of power. Accordingly, the Company has filed a review petition on May 19, 2025, before PSERC against the order and basis the legal opinion obtained by the management, it believes that there is strong likelihood of succeeding in respect of above matter.
Since the matter is currently sub-judice, no adjustments have been made in these standalone financial statement. As per our report of even date
For S. R. Batliboi & Co. LLP For and on behalf of the Board of Directors of
Chartered Accountants DEE Development Engineers Limited
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 301003E/E300005
per Rajeev Sawhney K.L. Bansal Shruti Aggarwal
Partner Chairman and Managing Director Director
Membership No: 096333 DIN No. 01125121 DIN No. 08598962
Ranjan Sarangi Sameer Agarwal
Company Secretary Chief Financial Officer
FCS-8604
Place : Palwal Place : Palwal
Date : 29 May, 2025 Date : 29 May, 2025
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