y. Provisions, Contingent Liabilities and Contingent Assets
The Company recognizes a provision, when there is a present legal or constructive obligation as a result of past events, the settlement of which is likely to result in an outflow of resources and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of obligation.
Contingent Liabilities are disclosed by way of a note to the financial statements after careful evaluation by the Company of the facts and legal aspects of the matters involved.
When there is a possible obligation or a present obligation in respect of which the likelihood of outflow of resources is remote, no provision or disclosure is made. Provisions are reviewed at each Balance sheet date and adjusted to reflect the current best estimate.
Contingent Assets are not recognized in the statement of financial position until it is more likely than not that an inflow of benefits will occur. If the inflow of benefits is virtually certain, the asset is recognized.
2. Critical Judgments, Estimates and Assumptionsa
The preparation of financial statements requires the Company to make estimates, assumptions and judgments that affect the reported balances of assets and liabilities and disclosures as at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the period presented.
The estimates and the associated assumptions are based on historical experience and the other factors that are considered to be relevant. Actual results may differ from the estimates under different assumptions and conditions.
Estimates and the underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Impact on account of revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which the estimates are revised and future periods are affected.
The estimates and assumptions that have significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying value of assets and liabilities within the next financial year are discussed below.
(i) Judgments:
In the process of applying the Company’s accounting policies, the Company has made the following judgments, which have the most significant effect on the amounts recognized in the financial statements:
a. Segment Reporting
Ind AS 108 - Operating Segments, requires the Company to determine the reportable segments for the purpose of disclosure in financial statements, based on the internal reporting reviewed by the Board of Directors, to assess the performance and allocate resources. The standard also requires the Company to make judgments with respect to aggregation of certain operating segments into one or more reportable segments.
Operating segments, used to present segment information, are identified based on the internal reports used and are reviewed to assess performance and allocate resources. The Company has determined that some of the segments exhibit similar economic characteristics and meet other aggregation criteria and are accordingly aggregated into one primary reportable segment i.e. ‘Speciality Chemicals’.
b. Stores and Spares Inventories
The Company’s manufacturing process is continuous and highly technical, with a wide range of different types of plants and machineries. The Company keeps stores and spares as a standby, to run the operations without any disruption. Considering the wide range of stores and spares and long lead times for their procurement, and based on criticality of the spares, the Company believes that their net realizable value would be more than their cost.
c. Income Taxes
The Company in making judgement for the resolution of the uncertainty over income tax treatments as per Appendix C to Ind AS 12 ‘Income Taxes’, The Company has considered; (a) how it prepares its income tax filings and supports tax treatments; or (b) how the entity expects the taxation authority to make its examination and resolve issues that might arise from that examination. The Company determined, based on its tax compliance, that it is probable that its tax treatments will be accepted by the taxation authorities. Thus, the said Appendix does not have a material impact on the financial statements of the Company.
d. Contingent Liability Judgment
Note-36a describes claims against the Company not acknowledged as debt. It includes certain penalties and charges payable to a Government agency, although as per the contracts, the Company, based on past experience, believes that the penalties and charges are not certain, and, accordingly, are not considered as an obligation as at the Balance Sheet date and are disclosed as Contingent Liabilities.
(ii) Estimates and Assumptions:
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.
a. Defined Benefit Plans (Gratuity Benefits)
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 parameter most subject to change is the discount rate. In determining the appropriate discount rate, the management considers the interest rates of government bonds. The mortality rate is based on Indian Assured Lives Mortality 2012-14 (Urban). Those mortality tables tend to change only at intervals 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 38a.
b. 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 Discounted Cash Flow model. The inputs to these models are taken from observable markets where possible; but where this is not feasible, a degree of judgment is required in establishing fair values. Judgments 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. Please refer note 49 for further disclosures.
c. Useful Life of Property, Plant and Equipment and Others
The Company reviews the estimated useful lives and residual values of Property, Plant and Equipment (PPE) and Intangible Assets as at the end of each reporting year. The factors, such as changes in the expected level of usage, technological developments, units of production and product life cycle, could significantly impact the economic useful lives and the residual values of assets. Consequently, future depreciation and amortization charge could be revised and thereby could have an impact on the profit of the future years.
The useful life of a Catalyst is estimated from the date of its activation, which is considered as the date of from which it is available for use as per IND AS 16 - Property Plant and Equipment.
d. Litigations
From time to time, the Company is subjected to legal proceedings, the ultimate outcome of each being always subject to many uncertainties inherent in litigations. A provision is made when it is considered probable that payment will be made and the amount of the loss can be reasonably estimated. Significant judgment is made when evaluating, among other factors, the probability of unfavourable outcome and the ability to make a reasonable estimate of the amount of potential loss. Litigation provisions are reviewed at each accounting year and revisions made for changes in facts and circumstances.
e. Cash Flow Hedge Reserve
The Cash Flow hedging reserve represents the cumulative effective portion of gains or losses arising on changes in fair value of designated portion of hedging instruments entered into for cash flow hedges. It will be reclassified to the Statement of Profit and Loss only when the hedged transaction affects the profit or loss or included as a basis adjustment to the non¬ financial hedged item.
f. Provision for Expected Credit Losses (ECL) of trade receivables
The Company uses a provision matrix to calculate ECL for trade receivables. The provision matrix is based on the Company’s historical observed default rates which are negligible over the years. The Company calibrates the matrix to adjust the historical credit loss experience with forward-looking information. 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 historically observed default rates, forecast economic conditions and ECL is a significant estimate. The amount of ECL 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. However, based on the information about the historical data, and the forecast by the management, ECL on the Company’s trade receivables is considered as Nil.
g. Government Grant
Grants from the government are recognized at their fair value where there is a reasonable assurance that the grant will be received, and the Company will comply with all attached conditions.
In assessing the recognition of Government Grants, the Company is dependent upon the generation of future revenue as per the condition specified in the Export Promotion Capital Goods (EPCG) license. Management considers projected future income planning strategies in making this assessment. Based on the level of historical revenue and projections for future revenue over the periods, in which the conditions are satisfied, the Management believes that the Company will able to fulfil the conditions. The amount of Government Grant considered realizable could, however, be reduced in the near term, if estimates of future export revenue during the subsequent period are reduced.
With respect to grants receivable from the government on account of capital expenditure incurred by the Company, the Company is recognising such grants as deferred income and will be recognized as income on a systematic and rational basis over the useful life / remaining useful life of the respective asset.
For calculation of grant pertaining to one of the plants, the company has estimated an annual increase of 5% Y-O-Y in the revenue. Based on the actuals revenue of that plant in FY 2025-26, Company has reassessed the grant receivables. Has reassessed the grant receivables.
16.3 Rights, preferences and restrictions
i. The Company has only one class of shares, referred to as equity shares, having a par value of Rs 2/- (Previous year '2/-).
ii. Final dividend of Rs 10/- per share for face value of ' 2/- each proposed by the Board of Directors is subject to the approval of the shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
iii. In the event of liquidation of the Company, the holders of equity shares will be entitled to receive any of the remaining assets of the Company, after distribution of all preferential amounts. The distribution will be in proportion to the number of equity shares held by the shareholders.
*Sensitivity Analysis for Executive Director for preious year ended March 31,2025 is included in Staff Senstivity table A.
The sensitivity analysis have been determined based on reasonably possible changes of the respective assumptions occurring at the end of the reporting year, while holding all other assumptions constant.
The sensitivity analysis presented above may not be representative of the actual change in the defined benefit obligation as it is unlikely that the change in assumptions would occur in isolation of one another as some of the assumptions may be correlated.
Furthermore, in presenting the above sensitivity analysis, the present value of the defined benefit obligation has been calculated using the Projected Unit Credit Method at the end of the reporting year, which is the same method as applied in calculating the defined benefit obligation as recognized in the balance sheet.
There was no change in the methods and assumptions used in preparing the sensitivity analysis from prior years, except for above.
Level 1: Level 1 hierarchy includes financial instruments measured using quoted prices.
Level 2: The fair value of financial instruments that are not traded in an active market is determined using valuation techniques which maximize the use of observable market data and rely as little as possible on entity-specific estimates. If all significant inputs required to determine fair value of an instrument are observable, the instrument is included in Level 2.
Level 3: If one or more of the significant inputs is not based on observable market data, the instrument is included in level 3.
ii) Valuation technique used to determine fair value
Specific valuation techniques used to value financial instruments include:
-The fair value of forward foreign exchange contracts is determined using forward exchange rates received from the bank at the Balance Sheet date.
iii) Valuation process
The finance department of the Company includes a team that performs the valuations of assets and liabilities required for financial reporting purposes, including level 3 fair values.
iv) Fair value of financial assets and liabilities measured at amortized cost
The carrying amounts of trade receivables, deposits, loans, cash and cash equivalents, other financial assets, trade payables, borrowings and other financial liabilities are considered to be the same as their fair values, due to their short-term nature.
v) Fair value of financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value through profit and loss
The carrying amount of current Investments in Mutual Fund are measured at fair value through profit and loss.
49.3 Financial Risk Management Policies and Objectives
The Company, in the course of its business, is exposed to a variety of financial risks, viz. market risk, credit risk and liquidity risk, which can adversely impact its financial performance. It is the Company’s endeavour to foresee the unpredictability of financial markets and seek to minimize potential adverse effects on its financial performance. The Company has a risk management policy that not only covers the foreign exchange risk but also other risks such as interest rate risk and credit risk which are associated with financial assets and liabilities. The risk management policy of the Company is approved by its board of Directors. The risk management framework focuses on actively securing the Company’s short to medium term cash flows by minimizing the exposure to financial markets.
Presented below is a description of our risks (market risk, credit risk and liquidity risk) together with a sensitivity analysis, performed annually, of each of these risks, based on selected changes in market rates and prices. These analyses reflect the management’s view of changes which are reasonably possible to occur over a one year period. In the event of crisis caused due to external factors, the management assesses the recoverability of its assets, maturity of its liabilities to factor it in the cash flow forecast to ensure that there is enough liquidity in the system through internal and external source of funds. These forecasts and assumptions are reviewed by the board of Directors.
Market risk
Market risk is the risk of any loss in future earnings, in realizable fair values or in future cash flows that may result from a change in the price of a financial instrument. The value of a financial instrument may change as a result of changes in the interest rates, foreign currency exchange rates, equity price fluctuations, liquidity and other market changes. Future specific market movements cannot be normally predicted with reasonable accuracy.
The objective of market Risk management is to manage and control market risk exposures within acceptable parameters, while optimising the return.
Foreign currency exchange rate risk:
The fluctuation in foreign currency exchange rates may have a potential impact on the Statement of Profit and Loss and Equity. This arises from transactions entered into in foreign currency and assets/liabilities which are denominated in a currency other than the functional currency of the Company.
A majority of the Company’s foreign currency transactions are denominated in US Dollars (USD). Other foreign currency transactions entered into by the Company are in EURO. However, the size of these transactions is relatively small in comparison to the US dollar transactions. Thus, the foreign currency sensitivity analysis has only been performed in relation to the US Dollar (USD).
The Company evaluates the impact of foreign exchange rate fluctuations by assessing its exposure to exchange rate risks. Further, in accordance with its risk management policy, the Company hedges its risks to the extent of atleast 80% by using derivative financial instruments. The use of these instruments facilitates the management of transactional exposures to exchange rate fluctuations because the gains or losses incurred on the derivative instruments will offset, in whole or in part, losses or gains on the underlying foreign currency exposure.
c. The Company also designates certain hedges, usually for large transactions, as cash flow hedges under hedge accounting, with the objective of shielding the exposure from variability in cash flows. The currency, amount and tenure of such hedges are generally matched to the underlying transaction(s). Changes in the fair value of the effective portion of cash flow hedges are recognized as cash flow hedging reserve in Other Comprehensive Income. While the probability of such hedges becoming ineffective is very low, the ineffective portion, if any, is immediately recognized in the Statement of Profit and Loss. The movement in the cash flow hedging reserve in respect of designated cash flow hedges is summarized below :
Interest rate risk
Interest rate risk is measured by using the cash flow sensitivity for changes in variable interest rates. Any movement in the reference rates could have an impact on the Company’s cash flows as well as costs.
The Company has borrowed through financial instruments such as working capital loans. The Company is subject to variable interest rates on some of these interest bearing liabilities.
The risk estimated provided assume a parallel shift of 50 basis points interest rates across all yield curves. This calculation also assumes that the change occurs at the balance sheet date and has been calculated based on risk exposure’s outstanding as at that date. The year end balances are not necessarily representative of the average debt outstanding during the year.
Investment risk
The Company is mainly exposed to the price risk due to its investment in mutual funds. The price risk arises due to uncertainties about the future market values of these investments.
In order to manage its price risk arising from investments in mutual funds, the Company diversifies its portfolio in accordance with the limits set by the risk management policies.
Investment risk Sensitivity
The table below summarises the impact of increases/(decreases) of 0.25% increase in price of mutual fund.
Credit risk
Credit risk is the risk of financial loss arising from counterparty failure to repay or service debt according to the contractual terms or obligations. Credit risk encompasses both the direct risk of default and the risk of deterioration of creditworthiness as well as concentration risks.
Financial instruments that are subject to concentration of credit risk, principally consist of Trade Receivables and Loans.
The Company continuously monitors defaults of customers and other counterparties and incorporates this information into its credit risk controls. The Company’s policy is to deal only with creditworthy counterparties. The Company’s management considers that all the Financial Assets are of good credit quality, including those that are past due. A majority of the customers have been transacting with the Company over a long period of time and none of these customers’ balances have been written off or credit impaired at the reporting date.
In respect of receivables other than Trade Receivables, the Company’s exposure to any significant credit risk exposure to any single counter party or any groups of counter parties having similar characteristics is considered to be negligible. The credit risk for liquid funds and other short-term Financial Assets is considered negligible, since the counter parties are reputed banks with high quality external credit ratings.
The derivatives contracts are entered into with reputed banks with high quality credit ratings.
The Company’s exposure to credit risk is limited to the carrying amount of Financial Assets recognized at the Balance Sheet date.
The Company evaluates the concentration of risk with respect to trade receivable as low, as its customer are located in several jurisdictions and industries and operate in a largely independent market.
The maximum exposure to credit risk for trade and other receivables by geographic region is as given below:
Expected Credit Loss Assessment
Based on the industry practices and the business environment in which the entity operates, management considers that the trade receivables and loans are in default (credit impaired) if the payments are more than 365 days past due. However as per the history of the Company, none of the customers fell in the aforesaid category during the year ended March 31, 2026 and year ended March 31, 2025.
Liquidity risk
Liquidity risk refers to the risk that the Company cannot meet its financial obligations. The objective of liquidity risk management is to maintain sufficient liquidity and ensure that funds are available for use as per requirements.
The Company has obtained fund and non-fund based working capital lines from various banks. The Company invests its surplus funds in bank fixed deposits which carry no mark to market risk.
The following tables detail the remaining contractual maturities at the end of the reporting period of the Company, which are based on contractual and undiscounted cash flows and the earliest date the Company can be required to pay. The Company manages liquidity risk by maintaining adequate reserves, banking facilities and reserve borrowing facilities, by continuously monitoring forecast and actual cash flows and matching the maturity profiles of financial assets and liabilities.
The Company also monitors the level of expected cash inflows on trade and other receivables together with expected cash outflows on trade and other payables.
This excludes the potential impact of extreme circumstances that cannot reasonably be predicted, such as natural disasters. Collateral
The Company has pledged part of its Trade Receivables, Inventories, Cash & Bank Balance and Current Assets in order to fulfil certain collateral requirements for the banking facilities extended to the Company. There is obligation to return the securities to the Company once these banking facilities are surrendered (Refer note 3.2)
50. The Company does not have any transactions with companies struck off under section 248 of the Companies Act, 2013 or section 560 of the Companies Act, 1956.
51. There is no income surrendered or disclosed as income during the current or previous year in the tax assesments under the Income Tax Act, 1961, that has been recorded in the books of accounts.
52. The Company does not have any benami property, where any proceeding has been initiated or pending against the Company for holding any benami property.
53. The Company does not have any transaction which is not recorded in the books of accounts that has been surrendered or disclosed as income during the year in the tax assessments under the Income Tax Act, 1961 (such as, search or survey or any other relevant provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961).
54. The Company has not revalued its property, plant and equipment (including right-of-use assets) or intangible assets or both during the current or previous year.
55. The Company has not traded or invested in crypto currency or virtual currency during the current year or previous year.
56. The Company has not advanced or loaned or invested funds to any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (Intermediaries) with the understanding that the Intermediary shall:
a. 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
b. provide any guarantee, security or the like to or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
57. The Company has not received any fund from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (Funding Party) with the understanding (whether recorded in writing or otherwise) that the Company 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.
58. The Company has borrowings from banks and financial institutions on the basis of security of current assets. The quarterly returns or statements of current assets filed by the Company with banks and financial institutions are in agreement with the books of accounts.
59. The Company has not been declared wilful defaulter by any bank or financial institution or government or any government authority.
60. The Company has not entered into any scheme of arrangement which has an accounting impact on the current year or the previous financial year.
61. The Government of India has consolidated 29 existing labour legislations into a unified framework comprising four labour codes viz the Code on Wages, 2019, the Code on Social Security, 2020, the Industrial Relations Code, 2020, and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (collectively referred to as the “Codes”). The Codes have been made effective from November 21, 2025. The Ministry of Labour & Employment published draft Central Rules and FAQs to enable assessment of the financial impact due to changes in regulations. The incremental impact of these changes, assessed by the Company, on the basis of the information available, consistent with the guidance provided by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and based on an actuarial valuation carried out, is not material and has been recognised in the financial results of the Company for the quarter ended December 31,2025 and year ended March 31, 2026.
The Company continues to monitor the developments pertaining to Labour Codes and will evaluate the impact if any on the measurement of liability pertaining to employee benefits once Central / State Rules are notified by the Government on all aspects of the Codes.
62. The Company’s Financial Statements were approved and authorized for issue by its Board of Directors on May 05, 2026.
63. Previous year’s figures, wherever necessary, have been regrouped/ reclassified to conform to the current year’s presentation. Figures in brackets, unless specified, represent previous year’s figures.
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