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BSE: 532830ISIN: INE006I01046INDUSTRY: Plastics - Pipes & Fittings

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Year End :2026-03 

We have audited the accompanying standalone financial
statements of Astral Limited ("the Company”), which
comprise the Balance sheet as at March 31 2026, the
Statement of Profit and Loss, including the statement of
Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement
and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then
ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements,
including a summary of material accounting policies and
other explanatory information.

In our opinion and to the best of our information and according
to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalone
financial statements give the information required by the
Companies Act, 2013, as amended ("the Act”) in the manner
so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with
the accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the
state of affairs of the Company as at March 31, 2026, its profit
including other comprehensive income, its cash flows and the
changes in equity for the year ended on that date.

BASIS FOR OPINION

We conducted our audit of the standalone financial
statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing
(SAs), as specified under section 143(10) of the Act.
Our responsibilities under those Standards are further
described in the 'Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of
the Standalone Financial Statements' section of our report.
We are independent of the Company in accordance with
the 'Code of Ethics' issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements
that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under
the provisions of the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we
have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance
with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe
that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the
standalone 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 standalone
financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2026. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of
the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on
these matters. For each matter below, our description of how our audit addressed the matter is provided in that context.

We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report. We have
fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditor's responsibilities for the audit of the standalone financial statements section
of our report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included the performance of procedures designed to
respond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements. The results of our audit
procedures, including the procedures performed to address the matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the
accompanying standalone financial statements.

Key audit matters

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

Impairment assessment of Goodwill (as described in

Note 2(x)(iv) of the standalone financial statements

The Company's balance sheet includes ? 2,036 mill

ion of

We performed following procedures, for the same:

Goodwill as at March 31, 2026.

• We assessed whether the Company's definition of the

In accordance with Ind AS 36, these balances are allocated
to Cash Generating Units (CGUs) which are tested annually
for impairment using discounted cash-flow models of each
CGU's recoverable value compared to the carrying value
of the assets. A deficit between the recoverable value and

CGUs is compliant with the applicable accounting
standards.

• We evaluated the forecast of future cash flows used by the
management in the model to compute the Recoverable
value of CGUs.

the CGU's net assets would result in impairment. The

nputs

to the impairment testing model which have the
significant impact on CGU recoverable value include

most

• We compared the forecast of future cash flows to business
plan and previous forecasts to the actual results.

- Projected revenue growth, operating margins and

operating cash-flows; and

• We focused our analysis on management assumptions in
respect of future sales growth rate and discount rate used

- Business specific discount rates

to compute the Recoverable value of CGUs.

Key audit matters

How our audit addressed the key audit matter

The annual impairment testing is considered a significant
accounting judgement and estimate and a key audit matter

• We recalculated estimates using the management model.

because the assumptions on which the tests are based are

• We involved valuation specialists to assist in evaluating

highly judgmental and are affected by future market and

the key assumptions and methodologies used by the

economic conditions which are inherently uncertain, and
because of the materiality of the balances to the standalone

Company in computing the Recoverable value of CGUs.

financial statements

• We assessed the disclosures made in the standalone
financial statements.

Impairment assessment of investments in subsidiaries (as described in Note 2(x)(iii) of the standalone financial statements)

The Company's investment in Astral Chemie Limited, India

We performed following procedures, among others:

(formerly known as Astral Coatings Private Limited), Seal It
Services Limited, UK, Al Aziz Plastic Private Limited, India
and Nexelon Chem Private Limited, India amounting to ?
4,835 million as at March 31, 2026.

• We evaluated the forecast of future cash flows used by the
management in the model to compute the Recoverable
amount.

The determination of value in use of the Company's
investments in the said subsidiaries is dependent on

• We compared the forecast of future cash flows to business
plan and previous forecasts to the actual results.

management's estimates with respect to such entity's
performance, future cash flows and making judgment with
respect to assumptions used in computing the recoverable
amount of investments in those subsidiaries.

• We focused our analysis on management assumptions in
respect of future sales growth rate and discount rate used
to compute the Recoverable amount.

Considering the uncertainty involved in forecasting of

• We recalculated estimates using the management model.

cash flows and the judgement involved in respect of
assumptions used in computing the value in use this audit
area is considered a key audit matter.

• We involved valuation specialists to assist in evaluating
the key assumptions and methodologies used by the
Company in computing the recoverable amount.

We assessed the disclosures made in the standalone financial
statements.

OTHER INFORMATION

The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for
the other information. The other information comprises
the information included in the Annual report, but does
not include the standalone financial statements and our
auditor's report thereon.

Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not
cover the other information and we do not express any form
of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the standalone financial
statements, our responsibility is to read the other information
and, in doing so, consider whether such other information
is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or
our knowledge obtained in the 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 THE MANAGEMENT
AND THOSE CHARGED WITH
GOVERNANCE FOR THE STANDALONE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the
matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to
the preparation of these standalone financial statements
that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial
performance including other comprehensive income, cash
flows and changes in equity of the Company in accordance
with the accounting principles generally accepted in India,
including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified
under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies
(Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate
accounting records in accordance with the provisions of
the Act for safeguarding of 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 the design, implementation and maintenance

of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating
effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of
the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and
presentation of the standalone financial statements that give
a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement,
whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the standalone financial statements,
management is responsible for assessing the Company's
ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as
applicable, matters related to going concern and using the
going concern basis of accounting unless management either
intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or
has no realistic alternative but to do so.

Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing
the Company's financial reporting process.

AUDITOR’S RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE
AUDIT OF THE STANDALONE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about
whether the standalone financial statements as a whole
are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud
or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes our
opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance,
but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance
with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it
exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are
considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they
could reasonably be expected to influence the economic
decisions of users taken on the basis of these standalone
financial statements.

As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise
professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism
throughout the audit. We also:

• Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement
of the standalone financial statements, whether due
to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures
responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence
that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis
for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material
misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for
one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion,
forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or
the override of internal control.

• Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to
the audit in order to design audit procedures that are
appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)
(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our
opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal
financial controls with reference to financial statements
in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.

• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies
used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates
and related disclosures made by 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 standalone financial statements, including the
disclosures, and whether the standalone financial
statements represent the underlying transactions and
events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

We communicate with those charged with governance
regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and
timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including
any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify
during our audit.

We also provide those charged with governance with a
statement that we have complied with relevant ethical
requirements regarding independence, and to communicate
with them all relationships and other matters that may
reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and
where applicable, related safeguards.

From the matters communicated with those charged with
governance, we determine those matters that were of
most significance in the audit of the standalone financial
statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2026
and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these
matters in our auditor's report unless law or regulation
precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in
extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter
should not be communicated in our report because the
adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be
expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such
communication.

REPORT ON OTHER LEGAL AND
REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS

1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order,
2020 ("the Order”), issued by the Central Government
of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of
the Act, we give in the "
Annexure 1” a statement on the
matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.

2. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report, to
the extent applicable, 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 the Statement of Other Comprehensive
Income, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement
of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are
in agreement with the books of account;

(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial
statements comply with the Accounting Standards
specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with
Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules,
2015, as amended;

(e) On the basis of the written representations
received from the directors as on March 31, 2026
taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of
the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2026
from being appointed as a director in terms of
Section 164 (2) of the Act;

(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal
financial controls with reference to standalone
financial statements and the operating
effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate
Report in "
Annexure 2” to this report;

(g) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for
the year ended March 31, 2026 has been paid/
provided by the Company to its directors in
accordance with the provisions of section 197 read
with Schedule V to 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 standalone financial statements
- Refer Note 33 to the standalone
financial statements;

ii. The Company did not have any long¬
term contracts including derivative
contracts for which there were any material
foreseeable losses;

iii. There 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, as disclosed in the note 45 to
the standalone financial statements, no
funds have been advanced or loaned or
invested (either from borrowed funds
or share premium or any other sources
or kind of funds) by the Company to or
in any other person or entity, including
foreign entities ("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, as
disclosed in the note 45 to the standalone
financial statements, no funds have
been received by the Company from
any person or entity, including foreign
entities ("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; and

c) Based on such audit procedures
performed that have been considered
reasonable and appropriate in the
circumstances, nothing has come to
our notice that has caused us to believe
that the representations under sub¬
clause (a) and (b) contain any material
misstatement.

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

The interim dividend declared and paid by
the Company during the year is in accordance
with section 123 of the Act.

As stated in note 46 to the standalone financial statements, the Board of Directors of the Company have
proposed final dividend for the year which is subject to the approval of the members at the ensuing Annual
General Meeting. The dividend declared is in accordance with section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to
declaration of dividend.

vi. Based on our examination which included test checks, the Company has used 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. Further, during the course of
our audit we did not come across any instance of audit trail feature being tampered with. Additionally, the audit
trail of prior years has been preserved by the Company as per the statutory requirements for record retention, to
the extent it was enabled and recorded.

For S R B C & CO LLP

Chartered Accountants

ICAI Firm Registration Number: 324982E/E300003

per Shreyans Ravrani

Partner

Membership Number: 62906

UDIN: 26062906HPHSID8359

Place of Signature: Ahmedabad

Date: May 18, 2026