We have audited the standalone financial statements of Astec LifeSciences Limited (the "Company") which comprise the standalone balance sheetas at 31 March 2026, and the standalone statement of profit and loss (including other comprehensive income), standalone statement of changesin equity and standalone statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial statements, including materialaccounting 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 theinformation required by the Companies Act, 2013 ("Act") in the manner so required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the accountingprinciples generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at 31 March 2026, and its loss and other comprehensive income,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 underthose SAs are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements section of our report. We areindependent of the Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with theethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalone 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 auditevidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Key Audit Matter
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone financial statementsof the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone financial statements as a whole, and in forming ouropinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters.
Key audit matter
1 The key audit matter 1
1 How the matter was addressed in our audit 1
Revenue from sale of goods is recognised when the
In view of the importance of the matter we applied the following audit procedures in
control of the goods has passed, which is usually on
this area, among others to obtain sufficient audit evidence:
delivery of the goods. We have considered that there isa risk of fraud on account of revenue being overstatedon account of it being recognised in the wrong period orbefore the control has passed.
i.
We have assessed the appropriateness of the Company's accounting policiesin respect of revenue recognition by comparing with applicable accountingstandards;
ii.
We have evaluated the process followed by the company for revenuerecognition including understanding and testing of key controls including
We have identified the existence of revenue recognition
general IT controls relating to recognition of revenue in correct period;
from sale of products as a key audit matter. The Companyfocuses on revenue as key performance measure, whichcould create an incentive for revenue to be recognizedbefore control has been transferred.
iii.
Tested design, implementation and operating effectiveness of the Company'sinternal controls including general IT controls and key IT application controlsover recognition of revenue;
iv.
Performed substantive testing of revenue transactions recorded during theyear on a sample basis by verifying the underlying documents which includedsales invoices, dispatch documents and proof of delivery, depending on theterms of contracts with customer;
v.
Performed testing for samples of revenue transactions recorded closer to theyear-end by verifying underlying documents, to determine the accuracy ofthe period in which revenue was recognized;
vi.
Tested any unusual non-standard journal entries that impacted revenuerecognized during the year; and
vii.
Evaluating adequacy of disclosures given in notes to the financial statements.
Other Information
The Company's Management and Board of Directors are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the informationincluded in the Company's annual report, but does not include the financial statements and auditor's reports thereon. The Company's annual reportis 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 we will not express any form of assurance conclusionthereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information identified above when itbecomes available and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone financial statements or ourknowledge obtained in the audit, or otherwise appears to be materially misstated.
When we read the Company' annual report, if we conclude that there is a material misstatement therein, we are required to communicate the matterto those charged with governance and take necessary actions, as applicable under the relevant laws and regulations.
Management’s and Board of Directors Responsibilities for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company's Management and Board of Directors are responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Act with respect to thepreparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs, profit/ loss and other comprehensiveincome, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including theIndian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under Section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accountingrecords in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds andother 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 andcompleteness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the standalone financial statements that give a true and fairview and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, the Management and Board of Directors are responsible for assessing the Company's ability tocontinue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless theBoard of Directors either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors is 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 nota guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with SAs will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise fromfraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisionsof 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 andperform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for ouropinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involvecollusion, 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 financialcontrols 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 bythe Management and Board of Directors.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of the Management and Board of Directors use of the going concern basis of accounting in preparationof standalone financial statements and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events orconditions that may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertaintyexists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the related disclosures in the standalone financial statements or, if suchdisclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor'sreport. 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 thestandalone 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 significantaudit 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 ofthe standalone financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor's reportunless law or regulation precludes public disclosure about the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances, we determine that a matter shouldnot be communicated in our report because the adverse consequences of doing so would reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interestbenefits 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 Section143(11) of the Act, we give in the "Annexure A" a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
2 A. As required by Section 143(3) of the Act, we report that:
a. We have sought and obtained all the information and explanations which to the best of our knowledge and belief werenecessary 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 ourexamination of those books.
c. The standalone balance sheet, the standalone statement of profit and loss (including other comprehensive income), thestandalone statement of changes in equity and the standalone statement of cash flows dealt with by this Report are inagreement 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 during the month of April 2026 taken on record by theBoard of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2026 from being appointed as a director in terms ofSection 164(2) of the Act.
f. With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls with reference to financial statements of the Company and theoperating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in "Annexure B".
B. 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, in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us:
a. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations as at 31 March 2026 on its financial position in its standalonefinancial statements - Refer Note 46 to the standalone financial statements.
b. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were any material foreseeablelosses.
c. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund bythe Company.
d (i) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in the Note 13.1 to thestandalone financial statements, no funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (either from borrowed fundsor 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 theIntermediary shall directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoeverby or on behalf of the Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of theUltimate Beneficiaries.
(ii) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed in the Note 13.1 to thestandalone 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, thatthe Company shall directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoeverby or on behalf of the Funding Parties ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalfof the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(iii) Based on the audit procedures that have been considered reasonable and appropriate in the circumstances, nothing hascome to our notice that has caused us to believe that the representations under sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e), asprovided under (i) and (ii) above, contain any material misstatement.
e. The Company has neither declared nor paid any dividend during the year.
f. Based on our examination which included test checks, the Company has used accounting software for maintaining its booksof accounts, along with access management tools, as applicable, having a feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility andthe same has operated throughout the year for all relevant transactions recorded in the software and database level to log anydirect data changes for accounting software used for maintaining books of account. Further, where audit trail (edit log) facilitywas enabled and operated throughout the year, we did not come across any instance of the audit trail feature being tamperedwith. Additionally, where audit trail (edit log) facility was enabled and operated in the previous year, the audit trail has beenpreserved by the Company as per the statutory requirements for record retention.
C. With respect to the matter to be included in the Auditor's Report under Section 197(16) of the Act:
In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the remuneration paid by the Company to its directorsduring the current year is in accordance with the provisions of Section 197 of the Act. The remuneration paid to any director is not inexcess of the limit laid down under Section 197 of the Act. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has not prescribed other details underSection 197(16) of the Act which are required to be commented upon by us.
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Date: 27 April 2026 ICAI UDIN:26408408CBSVZQ2575