We have audited the accompanying Financial Statements of Alkyl Amines Chemicals Limited (“the Company”), which comprise the
Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2025, the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), Statement of Cash
Flows and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and a summary of the material accounting policies and other
explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as “the Financial Statements”).
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid Financial Statements
give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 (“the Act”), in the manner so required and give a true and fair view,
in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of the Act, read with the Companies (Indian
Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended (“Ind AS”), and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state
of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2025, the profit and total comprehensive income, its cash flows and changes in equity
for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit of the Financial Statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing specified under section 143(10)
of the Act (SAs). Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the
Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by
the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), together with the independence requirements that are relevant to our audit
of the Financial Statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical
responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the ICAI’s Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have
obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Financial Statements.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the Financial
Statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the Financial Statements as a whole,
and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. We have determined the matters
described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
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Key Audit Matter
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Auditor Response
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Litigations - Contingencies
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Audit Procedures
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The Company has litigations in respect of certain
direct and indirect tax and other litigations.
In this regard, the Company has recognised
provisions and has disclosed contingent liabilities
(to the extent not provided for) as at March 31,
2025.
Significant management judgment is required
to assess these matters and to determine the
probability of material outflow of economic
resources and whether a provision should
be recognised, or a disclosure should be
made. Where considered relevant, management
judgement is also supported with legal advice
in these cases.
We focused on this area as the ultimate outcome
of matters are uncertain and the positions taken
by the management are based on the application
of judgement, related expert advice, including
those relating to interpretation of laws and
regulations.
Refer to Note 2(i)(d) and 35a to the Financial
Statements.
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Our audit procedures involved the following:
• testing the effectiveness of controls around the recording and
re-assessment of contingent liabilities;
• discussing with management the status and recent developments
of these matters, including their views on the likely outcome of
each litigation and claim;
• performing our assessment of the underlying calculations
supporting the provisions or other disclosures made in the
Financial Statements;
• evaluating the management’s assessment of these matters and
monitoring changes in the disputes with reference to subsequent
orders passed, in order to establish the appropriateness of the
provisions / disclosures;
• obtaining information from the Company’s tax consultants to
confirm the facts and circumstances and assessment of the likely
outcome.
• evaluating management’s assessment of the matters that are not
disclosed, as the probability of material outflow is considered
to be remote by the management; and
• assessing the adequacy of the Company’s disclosures.
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Provision for Expected Credit Losses (ECL)
of trade receivables
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Audit Procedures
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The Company determines the provision for
credit losses based on the Company’s historical
observed default rates, which are negligible over
the years. The Company considered current and
anticipated future economic conditions relating
to industries the Company deals with, to calibrate
the provision matrix to adjust the historical
credit loss experience with forward-looking
information.
While determining expected credit loss, the
Company has also considered credit reports and
other related credit information of its customers
to estimate the probability of default in future.
We focused on this area as the Company has
exercised significant judgment in determining
the ECL and accordingly has not provided for
any such allowance for credit losses on trade
receivables as at the balance sheet date.
Refer to Note 2(ii)(f) to the Financial Statements.
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Our audit procedures involved the following:
• testing the effectiveness of controls over the development of the
methodology for the provision for expected credit losses;
• discussing with management about their consideration of the
current and estimated future economic conditions;
• evaluating the completeness and accuracy of information used
in the estimation of probability of default by the customers;
• performing our assessment of the past experience supporting
the non-provisioning or other disclosures made in the Financial
Statements;
• verifying subsequent collection from the customers after the
balance sheet date, with respect to the outstanding trade
receivables, in order to establish the appropriateness for not
making the provisions; and
• assessing the adequacy of the Company’s disclosures.
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Information Other than the Financial Statements and Auditor’s Report
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the preparation of the Other Information. The Other Information comprises the
information included in the Report on Corporate Governance, Shareholder Information and Management Discussion and Analysis,
Board’s Report including Annexures to Board’s Report, Business Responsibility Report, Corporate Governance and Shareholder’s
Information, but does not include the Financial Statements, and our auditor’s report thereon.
Our opinion on the Financial Statements does not cover the Other Information and we do not express any form of assurance
conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the Financial Statements, our responsibility is to read the Other Information and, in doing so, consider
whether the Other Information is materially inconsistent with the Financial Statements or our knowledge obtained during the course
of our audit, or otherwise, appears to be materially misstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there
is a material misstatement of this Other Information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Financial Statements
The Company’s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act, with respect to the preparation
of these Financial Statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial performance, total comprehensive
income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company, in accordance with the Ind AS and other accounting principles generally
accepted in India. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions
of the Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection
and application of appropriate accounting policies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design,
implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy
and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the Financial Statements that give a
true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the Financial Statements, management is responsible for assessing the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern,
disclosing, as applicable, matters relating to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting, unless management
either intends to liquidate the Company or cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting process.
Auditor’s Responsibility for the Audit of Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the 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 Financial Statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the
audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the Financial Statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and
perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a
basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting
from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.
• Obtain an understanding of internal financial controls relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate
in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the
Company has an adequate internal financial controls system in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures
made by management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence
obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company’s
ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in
our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the 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 Financial Statements, including the disclosures, and whether the
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 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 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 Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss, including Other Comprehensive Income, Statement of Cash Flows
and Statement of Change in Equity, dealt with by this Report, are in agreement with the books of account.
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards specified under Section
133 of the Act, as applicable.
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2025, and taken on record by the
Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2025, 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 over financial reporting of the Company and the operating
effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in ‘Annexure A”. Our report expresses an unmodified opinion
on adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company’s internal financial controls over financial reporting.
(g) With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditor’s Report under section 197(16):
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, read with Schedule V of the Act.
(h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor’s Report in accordance with Rule 11 of the Companies
(Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014, as amended, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its Financial Statements -
Refer Note 35a to the Financial Statements;
ii. The Company did not have any material foreseeable losses on long-term contracts including derivative contracts.
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection
Fund by the Company.
iv. (a) The Management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (which are material either
individually or in the aggregate) 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 or entity, including foreign
entity (“Intermediaries”), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary
shall, whether, 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;
(b) The Management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds (which are material either
individually or in the aggregate) have been received by the Company from any person or entity, including foreign
entity (“Funding Parties”), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall,
whether, 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 provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf
of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
(c) Based on the audit procedures 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 (a) and (b) above, contain any material misstatement.
v. As stated in Note 15.2 to the Financial Statements -
(a) The final dividend proposed in the previous year, declared and paid by the Company during the year is in
accordance with Section 123 of the Act, as applicable.
(b) 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 amount of dividend proposed is in accordance with
section 123 of the Act, as applicable.
vi. Based on our examination which included test checks, the Company has used accounting softwares for maintaining its
books of account, which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log), and the same has operated properly throughout
the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the softwares, except in the case of Vendor Portal which is used for
procurement of goods and their movement records and is integrated with SAP, wherein the said accounting software
audit trail feature was enabled during the year. During the course of our audit, we have not come across any instances
of audit trail feature being tampered with and the audit trail has been preserved by the Company as per statutory
requirements for record retention.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditor’s Report) Order, 2020 (“the Order”), issued by the Central Government of India, in
terms of sub section (11) of section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013, we give in the ‘Annexure B” a statement on the matters
specified in paragraph 3 and 4 of the Order.
For N. M. Raiji & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration Number: 108296W
Vinay D. Balse
Partner
Membership Number: 039434
UDIN: 25039434BMKNUZ4410
Place: Mumbai
Date: May 9, 2025
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