aurobindo pharma ltd share price Auditors report

To The Members of

AUROBINDO PHARMA LIMITED

Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements

OPINION

We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of AUROBINDO PHARMA LIMITED (the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2023, and the Statement of Profit and Loss (including Other Comprehensive Income), the Statement of Cash Flows and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information (hereinafter 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 31,2023, and its profit, total 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) specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditors 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 ICAIs Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence obtained by us 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 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.

Key Audit Matter	Auditors Response
1 Revenue recognition — Refer to note 20 of the Standalone financial statements:	Principal audit procedures performed:
	• Evaluated the Companys revenue recognition policy and assessed compliance with the Indian Accounting Standard (Ind AS).
Refer to Note 2.2(c) of the summary of significant accounting policies.
The Company recognises revenue from sale of API, Intermediates and Formulations based on the terms and conditions of transactions which varies with different customers which define the timing of the transfer of control to the customer. For revenue recognized during the period near to the Balance Sheet date, it is essential to ensure that the control of goods have transferred to the customers.	• Obtained an understanding of the revenue recognition process and tested the companys controls around the timely and accurate recording of sales transactions including controls around the identification and reversal of cut-off sales.
	• Tested the access and change management controls of the relevant information technology system in which shipments are recorded.
Dispatch of goods to the customers location happens from multiple locations including factories, warehouses and third- party locations.
	• Basis of the sales recorded during the year, performed a lead time analysis to arrive at the average lead time taken for transfer of control to the customers from the date of dispatch, against the various INCOTERMS
Revenue recognition being subject to the manual exercise of tracking the evidence of delivery and ascertaining the revenue recognition date against each invoice, we identified the Cut-off of revenue as a key audit matter
	• We selected samples from invoices recorded during such lead sales time immediately before the balance sheet date and obtained evidence of delivery to support the revenue recognition / reversal of revenue as the case may be.
2 Inventory Existence and Valuation — Refer to Note 11 of the Standalone financial statements:	Principal audit procedures performed:
	• Evaluated the Companys inventory accounting policies and assessing compliance with the relevant accounting standards.
Refer to Note 2.2(g) of the summary of significant accounting policies.
	• Evaluated the design and testing the implementation and operating effectiveness of the Companys internal controls over physical verification of inventory, inventory valuation and accounting.
The carrying value of inventories as at March 31, 2023 is 41,252.6 million.
Inventories are located at multiple locations including factories, warehouses and third party locations.
	• Evaluated the design, implementation and operating effectiveness of general IT controls and key application controls over the Companys IT systems including those relating to recording of inventory quantities on occurrence of each transaction, including access controls, controls over program changes.
Inventories are valued at lower of cost, determined on weighted average basis and net realisable value. Raw material costs include cost of purchase and other costs incurred in bringing the inventories to their present location and condition.
Finished goods and work-in-progress costs include direct material, labour and a proportion of manufacturing overheads based on the normal operating capacity.
	• For the selected locations, observed the physical verification conducted by management near to the year end and tested the roll forward procedures performed by management on a sample basis.
Inventory valuation is carried out across the units in excel spreadsheets based on the quantitative inputs extracted from the books of accounts.
	• Tested the costs as calculated by the management on a sample basis by verifying underlying records such as purchase invoices, cost sheets, overhead allocations and capacity utilization certificates.
Existence and Valuation of Inventory has been considered as a key audit matter due to:
a. Significance of the inventory balance to the total assets as per standalone financial statements.
	• Compared the cost of the Raw material, Finished goods and Work In Progress with the estimated net realizable value and checked if those inventories were recorded at net realizable value where the cost was higher than the net realizable value.
b. Multiple locations that inventory is held at.
c. Valuation of inventory in a non-automated environment, and the resultant likelihood of material misstatement resulting from errors in computation.
3 Assessment of impairment of investments in and unsecured loans given to subsidiaries and joint ventures — Refer to Note 4 of the standalone financial statements	Principal audit procedures performed:
	• Evaluated the design, tested the implementation and operating effectiveness of the internal controls over impairment assessment process, including those over the forecasts made and the selection of the appropriate discount rate.
Refer to note 2.1(d)(v) of the summary of significant accounting policies.
The carrying value of investments in and unsecured loans given to certain subsidiaries and joint ventures is 50,462 million.
	• Evaluated the impairment indicator assessment performed by the Company considering quantitative and qualitative factors.
The Company performs annual assessment of investments to identify any indicators of impairment. Based on internal and external factors considered, where such evidence exists, impairment loss is determined and recognised in accordance with note 2.1(d)(v) of accounting policies to the standalone financial statements.	• Evaluated the reasonableness of the Managements estimates and judgements through discussion with management and by comparing the forecasts to historical revenues, margins, growth rate etc.
	• With the assistance of our internal fair value specialists, evaluated the reasonableness of the valuation methodology, discount rate and other key business assumptions used in the assessment.
The Companys evaluation of impairment of its investments involves comparison of their recoverable value to their corresponding carrying values. The Company used the discounted cash flow model to estimate recoverable values, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions related to forecasts of future Revenues, operating margins, and discount rates. Changes in these assumptions could have a significant impact on either the recoverable value, the amount of any impairment charge, or both.
	• Tested the mathematical accuracy of the model to conclude that the model is accurately calculating the value in use.
	• Performed sensitivity analysis around these key estimates to ascertain the extent of change in those assumptions that either individually or collectively would be required for the investments and loans tested were to be impaired.
We considered this as a Key Audit Matter due to the materiality of the investments, and because the Companys assessment of the recoverable values involves judgements around the future results of the business and the discount rates applied to future cash flow forecasts.	• Evaluated the adequacy of disclosures made in the standalone financial statements.
4 Litigation, Claims and Contingent Liabilities - Refer to note 30 of the standalone financials statements.	Principal audit procedures performed:
	• Understood the process, evaluated the design and implementation of controls and tested the operating effectiveness of the Companys controls over the recording and assessment of uncertain legal positions, claims & contingent liabilities.
Refer to Note 2.2(m) of the summary of significant accounting policies.
The Company is involved in various legal proceedings including, product liability, contracts, investigations, disputed taxes and other regulatory matters relating to conduct of its business.
	• Held discussions with management including the person responsible for legal & compliance to obtain an understanding of the factors considered by management in classification of the matter as probable, possible and remote.
Most of the claims involve complex legal and regulatory issues. The Company, assisted by their external legal counsel assesses the need to make provision or disclose a contingency on a case- to-case basis considering the underlying facts of each litigation. The Companys conclusions may result in an incorrect Provision or disclosure in the Standalone financial statements considering the aforesaid assessment involves significant judgement to be exercised by the Company based on current developments. Further, unexpected adverse outcomes could also significantly impact the Companys reported results.
	• Examined the Companys legal expenses on sample basis and read the minutes of the board meetings in order to ensure completeness.
	• Circulated, obtained and read legal confirmations from Companys external legal counsels in respect of material litigations and considered probability assessment of the outcomes.
Given the different views possible, basis the interpretations, complexity and the magnitude of the potential exposures, and the judgement necessary to determine required disclosures, this is a key audit matter.	• Examined documents in the Companys possession concerning litigation and claims, legal advice/opinion received by the company. Obtained corroborative evidence to confirm the status & existence of the litigation.
	• Evaluated the adequacy of disclosures made in the standalone financial statements.

INFORMATION OTHER THAN THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND AUDITORS REPORT THEREON

• The Companys Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the Management Discussion & Analysis, Boards Report, Business Responsibility and Sustainability Report and Report on Corporate Governance, including Annexures, but does not include the consolidated financial statements, standalone financial statements and our auditors 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 identified above 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.

• 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 STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The Companys 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, management is responsible for assessing the Companys ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

The Companys Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Companys financial reporting process.

AUDITORS 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 auditors 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 with reference to standalone 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 the management.

• Conclude on the appropriateness of managements 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 Companys ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditors report to the related disclosures 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 auditors 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.

Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the standalone financial statements that, individually or in aggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the standalone financial statements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements in the standalone financial statements.

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 auditors 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, the Statement of Cash Flows and Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account.

d) I n 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, 2023 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2023 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 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 the adequacy and operating effectiveness of the Companys internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements.

g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditors 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 Auditors 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 30(c) 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, other than as disclosed in the note 51 (v) 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(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (Intermediaries"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, 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, other than as disclosed in the note 51 (vi) to the standalone financial statements, no funds have been received by the Company from any person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (Funding Parties"), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, 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 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 (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), as provided under (a) and (b) above, contain any material misstatement.

v. 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 interim dividend declared and paid by the Company during the year and until the date of this report is in accordance with section 123 of the Companies Act 2013.

vi. Proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 for maintaining books of account using accounting software which has a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility is applicable to the Company w.e.f. April 1, 2023, and accordingly, reporting under Rule 11(g) of Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 is not applicable for the financial year ended March 31, 2023.

2. As required by the Companies (Auditors 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.

Annexure A" to The Independent Auditors Report

(Referred to in paragraph 1 (f) under ‘Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements section of our report of even date)

Report on the Internal Financial Controls with reference to standalone financial statements under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 (the Act")

We have audited the internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements of AUROBINDO PHARMA LIMITED (the Company") as of March 31, 2023 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.

MANAGEMENTS RESPONSIBILITY FOR INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS

The Companys management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements based on the internal control with reference to standalone financial statements criteria established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. These responsibilities include the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the orderly and efficient conduct of its business, including adherence to companys policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errors, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Companies Act, 2013.

AUDITORS RESPONSIBILITY

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Companys internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements of the Company based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the Guidance Note") issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India and the Standards on Auditing prescribed under Section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements. Those Standards and the Guidance Note require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether adequate internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements was established and maintained and if such controls operated effectively in all material respects.

Our audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. The procedures selected depend on the auditors judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to fraud or error.

We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the Companys internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements.

MEANING OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS WITH REFERENCE TO STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

A companys internal financial control with reference to standalone financial statements is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A companys internal financial control with reference to standalone financial statements includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorisations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorised acquisition, use, or disposition of the companys assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

INHERENT LIMITATIONS OF INTERNAL FINANCIAL CONTROLS WITH REFERENCE TO STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may occur and not be detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of the internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control with reference to standalone financial statements may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

OPINION

In our opinion, to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements and such internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements were operating effectively as at March 31, 2023, based on the criteria for internal financial control with reference to standalone financial statements established by the Company considering the essential components of internal control stated in the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India.

Annexure B to The Independent Auditors Report

(Referred to in paragraph 2 under ‘Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements section of our report of even date)

In terms of the information and explanations sought by us and given by the Company and the books of account and records examined by us in the normal course of audit and to the best of our knowledge and belief, we state that:

(i) (a) A. The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of Property, Plant and Equipment, capital-work-in-progress and relevant details of right-of-use assets.

B. The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars of intangible assets.

(b) The Company has a program of verification of Property, Plant & Equipment, capital work-in-progress and right-of-use assets so to cover all the items once every 3 years which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. Pursuant to the program, certain Property, Plant & Equipment were due for verification during the year and were physically verified by the Management during the year. According to the information and explanation given to us, no material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.

(c) With respect to immovable properties (other than properties where the Company is the lessee and the lease agreements are duly executed in favour of the Company) disclosed in the financial statements included in Property, Plant and Equipment, capital work-in progress, according to the information and explanations given to us and based on the examination of the registered sale deed / transfer deed provided to us, we report that, the title deeds of such immovable properties are held in the name of the Company as at the balance sheet date, except for the following:

Description of property	Gross Carrying Value (In millions)	Held in the name of	Whether promoter, director or their relative or employee	Period held	Reason for not being held in name of Company
Freehold land located in Telangana admeasuring 24 Acres 15 Guntas	3.1	Sri Chakra Remedies Limited	No	Since 2001	The title deeds are in the name of the erstwhile Company that was amalgamated with the Company pursuant to the Scheme of Amalgamation sanctioned by the Honble High
Building located in Telangana	35.3	Sri Chakra Remedies Limited	No	Since 2001	Court of Andhra Pradesh dated April 3, 2001.
Freehold land located in Telangana admeasuring 26 Acres 27 Guntas	3.4	Ranit Pharma Limited	No	Since 2003	The title deeds are in the name of the erstwhile Company that was amalgamated with the Company pursuant to the Scheme of Amalgamation sanctioned by the Honble High Court of Andhra Pradesh dated April 9, 2003.
Freehold land located in Telangana admeasuring 1 Acre 20 Guntas	0.3	Senor Organics Private limited,	No	Since 2007	The title deeds are in the name of the erstwhile Company that was amalgamated with the Company pursuant to the Scheme of Amalgamation sanctioned by the Honble High Court of Andhra Pradesh dated June 21,2007.
Freehold land located in Andhra Pradesh admeasuring 69 Acres 27 Cents	96.5	Hyacinths Pharma Private Limited	No	Since 2019	The title deeds are in the name of the erstwhile Company that was amalgamated with the Company pursuant to the Scheme of Amalgamation sanctioned by the National Company Law Tribunal, Hyderabad dated March 30, 2021
Freehold land located in Andhra Pradesh admeasuring 109 Acres 5 Cents	85.3	APL Research Center Limited	No	Since 2019
Freehold land located in Andhra Pradesh admeasuring 4 Acres 36 Cents	19.3	Silicon Life Sciences Private Limited	No	Since 2019
Building located in Andhra Pradesh	213.7	Silicon Life Sciences Private Limited	No	Since 2019
Freehold land located in Andhra Pradesh admeasuring 43 Acres 16 Cents	103.7	Ramky Pharma city (India) Limited and Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure corporation Limited	No	Since 2005	Agreement of Sale to the Company is completed and registration in favour of Company is completed on May 22, 2023.
Freehold land located in Telangana admeasuring 37 Acres 37 Guntas	47.7	TSIIC (Agreement for Sale of Land)	No	Since 2016	Agreement of Sale to the Company is completed and fulfillment of conditions to transfer the title deeds is in progress
Freehold land located in Telangana admeasuring 4 Acres 39 Guntas	6.9	APIIC (Alienation of Government land)	No	Since 2010	Government has alienated the Land for the purpose of development and expansion of unit.
Freehold land located in Andhra Pradesh admeasuring 25 Acres 72 Cents	12.9	APIIC (Alienation of Government land)	No	Since 2010
Freehold land located in Telangana admeasuring 3 Acres 6 Guntas	1.0	TSIIC (Alienation of Government land)	No	Since 2004

(d) The Company has not revalued any of its Property, Plant and Equipment including Right of Use assets and intangible assets during the year.

(e) No proceedings have been initiated during the year or are pending against the Company as at March 31,2023 for holding any benami property under the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 (as amended in 2016) and rules made thereunder.

(ii) (a) The inventories except for goods-in-transit and stocks held with third parties, were physically verified during the year by the Management at reasonable intervals. In our opinion and based on information and explanations given to us, the coverage and procedure of such verification by the Management is appropriate having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its operations. For stocks held with third parties at the year-end, written confirmations have been obtained and in respect of goods in-transit, the goods have been received subsequent to the year-end or confirmations have been obtained from the parties. No discrepancies of 10% or more in the aggregate for each class of inventories were noticed on such physical verification of inventories when compared with books of account.

(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has been sanctioned working capital limits in excess of 5 crores, in aggregate, at points of time during the year, from banks or financial institutions on the basis of security of current assets. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the quarterly returns or statements comprising (stock statements, book debt statements and statements on ageing analysis of the debtors/other receivables, and other stipulated financial information filed by the Company with such banks or financial institutions are in agreement with the unaudited books of account of the Company of the respective quarters.

(iii) The Company has made investments in and granted loans or advances in the nature of loans, secured or unsecured, to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or any other parties during the year, in respect of which:

(a) The Company has made investment in, provided loans or advances in the nature of loans and stood guarantee during the year and details of which are given below:

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Particulars	Investments	Guarantees	Loans
Aggregate amount granted / provided during the year:
Subsidiaries	11,973.8	16,650.0	26,350.0
Others	41.0	-	110.3
Balance outstanding as at balance sheet date in respect of above cases:
Subsidiaries	80,708.1	15,650.0	24,863
Others	1,509.6	990.0	134.1

(b) The investments made, guarantees provided and the terms and conditions of the grant of all the above-mentioned loans and advances in the nature of loans and guarantees provided, during the year are, in our opinion, prima facie, not prejudicial to the Companys interest.

(c) In respect of loans granted or advances in the nature of loans provided by the Company, the schedule of repayment of principal and payment of interest has been stipulated and the repayments of principal amounts and receipts of interest are regular as per stipulation.

(d) According to information and explanations given to us and based on the audit procedures performed, in respect of loans granted and advances in the nature of loans provided by the Company, there is no overdue amount remaining outstanding as at the balance sheet date.

(e) None of the loans or advances in the nature of loans granted by the Company have fallen due during the year.

(f) According to information and explanations given to us and based on the audit procedures performed, the Company has not granted any loans or advances in the nature of loans either repayable on demand or without specifying any terms or period of repayment during the year. Hence, reporting under clause (iii)(f) is not applicable.

(iv) The Company has complied with the provisions of Sections 185 and 186 of the Companies Act, 2013 in respect of loans granted, investments made and guarantees and securities provided, as applicable.

(v) The Company has not accepted any deposit or amounts which are deemed to be deposits. Hence, reporting under clause (v) of the Order is not applicable.

(vi) The maintenance of cost records has been specified by the Central Government under section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013. We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company pursuant to the Companies (Cost Records and Audit) Rules, 2014, as amended, prescribed by the Central Government for maintenance of cost records under Section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, and are of the opinion that, prima facie, the prescribed cost records have been made and maintained by the Company. We have, however, not made a detailed examination of the cost records with a view to determine whether they are accurate or complete.

(vii) (a) Undisputed statutory dues, including Goods and Service tax, Provident Fund, Employees State Insurance, Income-tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax, duty of Custom, duty of Excise, Value Added Tax, cess and other material statutory dues applicable to the Company have been regularly deposited by it with the appropriate authorities in all cases during the year.

There were no undisputed amounts payable in respect of Goods and Service tax, Provident Fund, Employees State Insurance, Income-tax, Sales Tax, Service Tax, duty of Custom, duty of Excise, Value Added Tax, cess and other material statutory dues in arrears as at March 31,2023 for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.

(b) Details of statutory dues referred to in sub-clause (a) above which have not been deposited as on March 31, 2023 on account of disputes are given below:

In Millions

Name of the Statue	Nature of dispute	Gross Amount	Amount paid under protest	Period to which the amount relates	Forum where Dispute is pending
Central Excise Act 1944	Excise Duty	56.5	-	2004-2015	High Court of Telangana
		1,289.2	7.9	2004-2018	Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Hyderabad
		2.3	2.3	2007-2010	Revision Authority, New Delhi
Customs Act, 1962	Custom Duty	14.4	0.7	2002-2015	Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Chennai
		65.0	6.5	2011-2015	Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Hyderabad
		4.0	0.4	2012-2015	Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Mumbai
		4.7	3.7	2011-2013	Deputy Commissioner, Vishakhapatnam
Finance Act, 1994	Service Tax	21.4	-	2021-2022	Deputy Commissioner, Ameerpet GST division
		70.0	5.1	2011-2018	Customs, Excise and Service Tax Appellate Tribunal (CESTAT), Hyderabad
Goods & Service Tax Act, 2017	Goods & Service Tax	5.0	0.5	2019-2020	Appellate Authority, Vijayawada
Sales Tax and VAT laws	Sales Tax	15.9	3.4	2011-2018	High Court of Telangana
Sales Tax and VAT laws	Sales Tax	13.5	5.6	2014-2017	High Court of Andhra Pradesh
Income Tax Act, 1961	Income Tax	488.2	-	2010-2014	High Court of Telangana
		181.9	-	2014-2015	Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Hyderabad
		28.2	-	2015-2016	Commissioner (Appeals) Hyderaba
		64.6	-	2016-2017	Commissioner (Appeals) Hyderaba
		243.4	-	2017-2018	Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Hyderabad
		206.5	-	2018-2019	Income Tax Appellate Tribunal Hyderabad

(viii) There were no transactions relating to previously unrecorded income that were surrendered or disclosed as income in the tax assessments under the Income Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961) during the year.

(ix) (a) I n our opinion, the Company has not defaulted in the repayment of loans or other borrowings or in the payment of interest thereon to any lender during the year.

(b) The Company has not been declared wilful defaulter by any bank or financial institution or government or any government authority

(c) The Company has not taken any term loan during the year and there are no unutilised term loans at the beginning of the year and hence, reporting under clause (ix)(c) of the Order is not applicable.

(d) On an overall examination of the financial statements of the Company, funds raised on short-term basis have, prima facie, not been used during the year for long-term purposes by the Company

(e) On an overall examination of the financial statements of the Company, the Company has not taken funds from any entity or person on account of or to meet the obligations of its subsidiaries, associates or joint ventures.

(f) The Company has not raised loans during the year on the pledge of securities held in its subsidiaries or joint ventures or associates companies.

(x) (a) The Company has not issued any of its securities (including debt instruments) during the year and hence reporting under clause (x)(a) of the Order is not applicable.

(b) During the year the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or convertible debentures (fully or partly or optionally) and hence reporting under clause (x)(b) of the Order is not applicable to the Company

(xi) (a) To the best of our knowledge, no fraud by the Company and no material fraud on the Company has been noticed or reported during the year.

(b) To the best of our knowledge, no report under subsection (12) of section 143 of the Companies Act has been filed in Form ADT-4 as prescribed under rule 13 of Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 with the Central Government, during the year and up-to the date of this report.

(c) As represented to us by the Management, there were no whistle blower complaints received by the Company during the year and up-to the date of this report.

(xii) The Company is not a Nidhi Company and hence reporting under clause (xii) of the Order is not applicable.

(xiii) I n our opinion, the Company is in compliance with Section 177 and 188 of the Companies Act, where applicable, for all transactions with the related parties and the details of related party transactions have been disclosed in the financial statements etc. as required by the applicable accounting standards.

(xiv) (a) I n our opinion the Company has an adequate internal audit system commensurate with the size and the nature of its business.

(b) The internal audit plan agreed with the internal auditors and approved by the Audit Committee of the Company is for the period April 2022 to Feb 2023. We have considered the internal audit reports of the Company issued till the date of our report covering the period April 2022 to Feb 2023 as per the said approved internal audit plan in determining the nature, timing, and extent of our audit procedures

(xv) In our opinion during the year the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with its directors or persons connected with its directors and hence provisions of Section 192 of the Companies Act, 2013 are not applicable to the Company.

(xvi) (a) The Company is not required to be registered under section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934. Hence, reporting under clause (xvi)(a), (b) and (c) of the Order is not applicable

(b) The Group does not have any Core Investment Company as part of the group and accordingly reporting under clause (xvi)(d) of the Order is not applicable

(xvii) The Company has not incurred cash losses during the financial year covered by our audit and the immediately preceding financial year

(xviii) There has been no resignation of the statutory auditors of the Company during the year.

(xix) On the basis of the financial ratios, ageing and expected dates of realisation of financial assets and payment of financial liabilities, other information accompanying the financial statements and our knowledge of the Board of Directors and Management plans and based on our examination of the evidence supporting the assumptions, nothing has come to our attention, which causes us to believe that any material uncertainty exists as on the date of the audit report indicating that Company is not capable of meeting its liabilities existing at the date of balance sheet as and when they fall due within a period of one year from the balance sheet date. We, however, state that this is not an assurance as to the future viability of the Company. We further state that our reporting is based on the facts up to the date of the audit report and we neither give any guarantee nor any assurance that all liabilities falling due within a period of one year from the balance sheet date, will get discharged by the Company as and when they fall due

(xx) (a) In respect of other than ongoing projects, there are no unspent CSR amounts for the year requiring a transfer to a Fund specified in Schedule VII to the Companies Act. Accordingly, reporting under clause (xx) (a) of the Order is not applicable for the year

(b) I n respect of ongoing projects, the Company has transferred unspent Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) amount, to a Special account before the date of this report and within a period of 30 days from the end of the financial year in compliance with the provision of section 135(6) of the Act

	For Deloitte Haskins & Sells
	Chartered Accountants
	(Firms Registration No. 008072S)
Place: Hyderabad	C Manish Muralidhar
Date: May 27, 2023	(Partner)
UDIN: 23213649BGVBYS5552	(Membership No. 213649)