We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Premier Explosives Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31,2026, and the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereafter referred to as the "standalone financial statements").
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 (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, 2026, and its profit, total comprehensive income, the changes in equity and its cash flows for the year ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor's Responsibility 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 (ICAI) together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalone financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules 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 obtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Emphasis of Matter
We draw attention to Note 7(ii) to the financial statements regarding the accident at the Company's manufacturing facility during the year, resulting in damage to certain plant and machinery and buildings aggregating to net book value of ?709.80 lakhs. Based on management's assessment, the Company has recognized an insurance claim receivable of ?609.80 lakhs and charged the balance amount of ?100 lakhs to the Statement of Profit and Loss. The said insurance claim, recognized as other financial asset during the first quarter of the financial year, remains pending for settlement with the insurer as at March 31, 2026.
Our opinion is not modified in respect of this matter.
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 of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. we have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
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Sr. No. Key Audit Matter
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Auditor's Response
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1 Fair value assessment of trade receivables:
Trade receivables comprise a significant portion of the liquid assets of the Company.
As indicated in Note no 11 to the standalone Ind AS financial statements, 29.61% of the trade receivables are past due more than 180 days. The most significant portion of the trade receivables over 180 days comprises of Public Sector companies and Government organisations which are within their historic payment patterns.
Company applies the simplified approach and recognises. Expected credit loss (ECL) for trade receivable balances (refer Note No 32(A)).
Trade receivables have been assessed on a collective basis as they possess shared credit risk characteristics, by grouping days past due of customers.
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Principal audit procedures performed:
• We have Performed Audit confirmation procedures and due to non¬ response of the same, we performed alternative procedures as below to assess the validity outstanding receivables.
• We verified payments received subsequent to year-end against the outstanding amounts as on March 31,2026.
• Verified client source documentation to provide evidence for the existence assertion of the receivables.
• Performed Analytical procedures for revenue recognised to find out unusual patterns in sales to identify potentially impaired balances.
• Enquiries with respective Marketing managers and with those charged with governance about long outstanding customer balances.
The assessment of the appropriateness of the ECL allowance for trade
receivables comprised of audit procedures including:
1) We assessed management's ECL impairment model consistent with the requirements of IND AS 109;
2) We tested the mathematical accuracy of Management's ECL impairment model;
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Sr. No. Key Audit Matter Auditor's Response
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Accordingly, the estimation of the Expected Credit 3)
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i We agreed the data utilised in Management's ECL impairment model
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Losses allowances on trade receivables outstanding
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at March 31, 2026 to receivables aging report, calculations and other
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as at year end is a significant judgement area, hence
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audited information;
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considered as a key audit matter. 4
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i We challenged assumptions and judgements made by Management
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(Trade receivables outstanding as at March 31,2026,
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through discussion, comparison to data and our knowledge of the
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5344.57 lakhs- which is 45.07% of total financial
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operations as gained through our audit in determining future expected
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assets)
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loss rates
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2 Revenue Recognition Principal audit procedures performed:
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The Company derives a significant portion of its •
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Evaluated the design, implementation and operating effectiveness of
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revenue from the sale of explosives, detonators,
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key internal controls relating to contract review, revenue recognition
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defence products and related services under
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and estimation of contractual deductions and variable consideration.
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customer-specific contracts. Revenue recognised •
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Assessed the Company's accounting policy for revenue recognition for
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under such contracts is subject to various forms of variable consideration and contractual adjustments,
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compliance with the requirements of Ind AS 115.
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including powder factor deductions, performance-
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Examined, on a sample basis, underlying customer contracts, purchase orders and amendments to understand the contractual terms
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based adjustments, liquidated damages, rebates, pricing revisions, quality-related claims and other
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governing pricing, delivery obligations, acceptance conditions and variable consideration.
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contractual deductions, the final determination of
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which may occur subsequent to the reporting date. 1
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Evaluated management's methodology for estimating powder
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In accordance with Ind AS 115 - Revenue from Contracts with Customers, management is required
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factor deductions, liquidated damages, rebates, performance-linked
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adjustments and other contractual deductions recognised against
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to estimate the transaction price, including variable
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consideration, based on contractual terms, technical •
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Tested the mathematical accuracy of management's computations
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assessments, historical settlement experience and
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and verified the underlying operational and financial data used in the
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other relevant information, while ensuring that only
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estimation process.
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amounts not expected to reverse are recognised as •
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Compared historical estimates with actual settlements and customer
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revenue.
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adjustments in subsequent periods to assess the reliability of
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Given the diversity of customer contracts, the
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management's estimation process.
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significant judgement involved in estimating •
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Assessed whether management had appropriately constrained
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contractual deductions and variable consideration,
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variable consideration in accordance with Ind AS 115 and whether the
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and the potential impact on the amount and timing
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related disclosures in the standalone financial statements adequately
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of revenue recognised, this matter was considered
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described the significant judgements and estimation uncertainties
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to be a Key Audit Matter.
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involved.
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Information Other than the Financial Statements and Auditor's
Report Thereon
• The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Management Discussion and Analysis, Board's Report including Annexures to Board's Report, Corporate Governance and Shareholder's Information, but does not include the consolidated financial statements, standalone financial statements and our auditor's report thereon. These reports comprising other information are expected to be made available to us after the date of this auditor's report.
• Our opinion on the standalone financial statements does not cover the other information and will not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
• When we read the Management Discussion and Analysis, Board's Report including Annexures to Board's Report, Corporate Governance and Shareholder's Information, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matter to those charged with governance as required under SA 720 'The Auditor's responsibilities Relating to Other Information'.
Responsibilities of Management and Board of Directors 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 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 standalone financial statement 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, Board of Directors 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.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Auditor's Responsibility 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 financial 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 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 the management. 2
in the standalone financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor's report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
• Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor's report unless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter should not be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interest benefits of such communication.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, based on our audit 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 Changes in Equity and the Statement of Cash Flows dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Ind AS specified under Section 133 of the Act.
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 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 over financial reporting of the Company and
the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure A". Our report expresses qualified opinion on the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Company's internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements for the reasons stated therein.
g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with the requirements of section 197(16) of the Act, as amended,
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the remuneration paid by the Company to its directors during the year is in accordance with the provisions of section 197 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 litigation on its financial position as stated in note no 34 to the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements.
ii. The Company was not required to recognise the provision as at March 31, 2026, under the applicable law or Indian accounting standards, as it does not have any material foreseeable losses on long - term contracts. The company doesn't have 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;
(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 45 to the standalone Ind AS financial statements
a) The dividend declared and paid during the year by the Company is in compliance with Section 123 of the Act.
b) The company has not issued any interim dividend during the year.
c) 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 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 software for maintaining its books of account for the financial year ended March 31, 2026 which has the 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 the audit trail feature being tampered with.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in "Annexure B" a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
For MAJETI & CO
Chartered Accountants Firm's Registration No: 015975S
Kiran Kumar Majeti
Partner
Membership No:220354 UDIN: 26220354RSEZVA8030
Place: Hyderabad
Date: May 29, 2026
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In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial statements or our knowledge obtained during the course of our audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
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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
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