We have audited the standalone financial statements of MAESTROS ELECTRONICS & TELECOMMUNICATIONSSYSTEMS LIMITED (the "Company") which comprise the standalone balance sheet as at 31 March 2025, andthe standalone statement of profit and loss (including other comprehensive income), standalone statement ofchanges in equity and standalone statement of cash flows for the year then ended, and notes to the standalonefinancial statements, including a summary of significant 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 aforesaidstandalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013 ("Act") in the mannerso 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 31 March 2025, and its profit 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 under those SAs are further described in the Auditor's Responsibilities for theAudit of the Standalone Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Company inaccordance 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 provisionsof the Act and the Rules thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance withthese requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient andappropriate to provide a basis for our 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 ofthe financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of thefinancial statements as a whole and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinionon these matters.
We have determined the matters described below to be key audit matters to be communicated in our report.
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Key Audit Matter
Auditors Response
1.
Revenue Recognition as per IND AS 115:
The company has booked an advance warranty asdeferred income amounting to Rs. 259.01 Lakh.Recognition and measurement of revenuerecognition relating to deferment of bookingrevenue involves significant managementjudgment.
With the applicability of Ind AS 115 "RevenueRecognition", revenue booking is based on futureperformance obligations. We have identifiedrecognition of revenue as a key audit matter inview of the significant judgment and assumptionsinvolved.
Our audit approach consisted testing of thedesign and operating effectiveness of the internalcontrols and substantive testing as follows:
1) Examined the policy on recognition of revenuein compliance with Ind AS 115.
2) Understood the process of computation andtested design and operating effectivenessof key controls around data extraction andvalidation.
3) Tested the computation of the cost of warrantyand ensured application of correct underlyingfactors like probability of cost which canbe incurred on the basis of the nature ofproducts.
4) Tested the mathematical accuracy of thecomputation by reperforming the formulas.
Information Other than the Standalone Financial Statements and Auditor's Report Thereon
The Company's Management and Board of Directors are responsible for the other information. The otherinformation comprises the information included in the Company's annual report but does not include the financialstatements and auditor's report thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone financial statements, our responsibility is to read the otherinformation and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with thestandalone financial statements, or our knowledge obtained in the audit or otherwise appears to be materiallymisstated. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of thisother information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard.
Management's 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 theAct with respect to the preparation of these standalone financial statements that give a true and fair view of thestate of affairs, profit/ loss and other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company inaccordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards(Ind AS) specified under Section 133 of the Act. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company andfor preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application of appropriate accountingpolicies; making judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design, implementation andmaintenance 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 financialstatements 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, the Management and Board of Directors are responsible forassessing the Company's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to goingconcern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Board of Directors either intends to liquidatethe 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 wholeare free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report that includesour opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conductedin 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 expectedto 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 skepticismthroughout the audit. We also:
• Identify and assess the risk of material misstatement of the Standalone Financial Statements, whetherdue to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain auditevidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion The risk of not detecting amaterial 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 financial control relevant to the audit in order to design auditprocedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under Section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are alsoresponsible for expressing our opinion on whether adequate internal financial controls systems are in placeand the operating effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimatesand 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 exits related to events or conditionsthat may cast significant doubt on the Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we concludethat a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's report to the relateddisclosures in the Standalone Financial Statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify ouropinion. 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, includingthe disclosures, and whether the Standalone Financial Statements represent the underlying transactionsand events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatement in the standalone Financial Statements that, individually or inaggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the FinancialStatements may be influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning thescope of our audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identifiedmisstatement in the Financial Statements.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope andtiming of the audit and significant audit findings, including significant deficiencies in internal control that weidentify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we may have complied with relevantethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other mattersthat may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
Other Matters
The Financial information of the company for the previous year has been audited by the predecessor auditor,and thereby, we do not give an opinion on the Financial Statements of the previous year. We have relied uponthe Independent Audit Report and other reports issued by the predecessor auditor while conducting our auditprocedures.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 ("the Order"), issued by the CentralGovernment of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013, we give inthe Annexure 'A' statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extentapplicable.
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 knowledgeand 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 asit appears from our examination of those books.
(c) The Company has no branches hence, the provisions of section 143(3)(c) is not applicable.
(d) The standalone balance sheet, the standalone statement of profit and loss (including othercomprehensive income), the standalone statement of changes in equity and the standalonestatement of cash flows dealt with by this Report agree with the books of account.
(e) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Accounting Standardsspecified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Rule 4 of the Companies Indian Accounting StandardRules, 2015 as amended.
(f) There are no observations or comments on financial transactions or matters which have any adverseeffect on the functioning of the company.
(g) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2025 takenon record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2025 frombeing appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act.
(h) There is no any qualification, reservation or adverse remark relating to maintenance of accounts andother matters connected therewith.
(i) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of theCompany and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in'Annexure B'. Our report expresses an unmodified opinion on the adequacy and operatingeffectiveness of the company's internal financial controls over financial reporting.
(j) (i) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed
in note no. 49 to the accounts, No funds have been advanced or loaned or invested (eitherfrom borrowed funds or share premium or any other sources or kind of funds) by the companyto or in any other persons or entities, including foreign entities ("Intermediaries"), with theunderstanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall.
• directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any mannerwhatsoever ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") by or on behalf of the Holding Company or itssubsidiary companies and joint venture company incorporated in India; or
• provide any guarantee, security or the like to or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
ii. The management has represented, that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, as disclosed innote no. 50 to the accounts, no funds have been received by the Company from any personsor entities, including foreign entities ("Funding Parties"), with the understanding, whetherrecorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall:
• directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any mannerwhatsoever ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") by or on behalf of the Funding Parties; or
• provide any guarantee, security or the like from or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(k) Based on our examination which included test checks, the company has used an accounting softwarefor maintaining its books of account for the financial year ended March 31, 2025, which has a featureof recording audit trail (edit log) facility and the same has been operative from 3rd August 2023 forall relevant transactions recorded in the software. Further, during the course of our audit we did notcome across any instance of the audit trail feature being tampered with.
As proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable from April 1, 2023,reporting under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 on preservation ofaudit trail as per the statutory requirements for record retention is not applicable for the financialyear ended March 31, 2025:
For Motilal & Associates LLP
(a member firm of M A R C K S Network)Chartered AccountantsICAI FRN: 106584W/W100751
Rishabh JainPartnerICAI MRN: 179547UDIN: 25179547BMMBGH7686
Place: MumbaiDate: 29th May 2025