We have audited the accompanying standalone financialstatements of Dr. Lal PathLabs Limited ("the Company"), whichcomprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2026, and theStatement of Profit and Loss (including Other ComprehensiveIncome), the Cash Flows Statement and the Statement ofChanges in Equity for the year ended on that date, and notesto the financial statements, including a summary of materialaccounting policies and other explanatory information.
In our opinion and to the best of our information and accordingto the explanations given to us, the aforesaid standalonefinancial statements give the information required by theCompanies Act, 2013 ("the Act") in the manner so requiredand give a true and fair view in conformity with the IndianAccounting Standards prescribed under section 133 of theAct, ("Ind AS") and other accounting principles generallyaccepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as atMarch 31, 2026, and its profit, total comprehensive income,its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year endedon that date.
Basis for Opinion
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statementsin accordance with the Standards on Auditing ("SAs") specifiedunder section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities underthose Standards are further described in the Auditor'sResponsibility for the Audit of the Standalone FinancialStatements section of our report. We are independent of theCompany in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by theInstitute of Chartered Accountants of India ("ICAI") togetherwith the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit ofthe standalone financial statements under the provisions ofthe Act and the Rules made thereunder, and we have fulfilledour other ethical responsibilities in accordance with theserequirements and the ICAI's Code of Ethics. We believe thatthe audit evidence obtained by us is sufficient and appropriateto provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalonefinancial statements.
Key Audit Matters
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professionaljudgment, were of most significance in our audit of thestandalone financial statements of the current period. Thesematters were addressed in the context of our audit of thestandalone financial statements as a whole, and in formingour opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinionon these matters. We have determined the matters describedbelow to be the key audit matters to be communicated inour report.
Sr.
No.
Key Audit Matter
Auditor's Response
1
Revenue recognition - Reliance on information technology andsystem for controls over pricing master file
We identified reliance on information technology and system forcontrols over pricing master file as a key audit matter due to alikelihood of material misstatement in revenue recognition, resultingfrom unauthorised alterations to the pricing master file, on accountof high volume of patient transactions.
Refer to notes 2.3 and 25 to the standalone financial statements.
Principal audit procedures performed:
• Obtained an understanding of and assessed and tested thedesign, implementation and operating effectiveness of relevantinternal controls relating to authorisation of alterations to thepricing master file.
• Tested the controls around the access rights to the pricemasters by involving information technology specialists.
• Tested the controls for approval of price changes made to theprice master during the year on a test check basis.
• Tested the automated controls for auto pick of the pricesdefined in the system based on the tests selected.
• Performed substantive testing on changes to price mastermade during the year on test check basis by examining policiesand that the supporting approvals, to verify the changes wereauthorised.
• Tested the reports of changes in the pricing master filesfor completeness and accuracy by involving informationtechnology specialists.
2
Impairment of intangible assets (Goodwill)
The Company has intangible asset with indefinite life comprising
• Evaluated the design, implementation and operating
Goodwill of ' 4,700 million as at March 31, 2026 on account of
effectiveness of controls over impairment assessment,
acquisition of Suburban Diagnostics (India) Private Limited.
including controls relating to review of future cash flow
The Company's evaluation of impairment of goodwill requires themanagement to assess the recoverable value of cash generatingunit to its carrying value in accordance with Ind AS 36, Impairment
forecasts (including forecast of future revenue and operatingmargins) and controls relating to review of assumptions ofdiscount rates and the long-term growth rates;
of Assets. The recoverable amount is determined based on the
• Evaluated the reasonableness of the estimates used by
value in use model.
management in assessment of future cash flow forecasts and
The Company has determined recoverable value, which includes useof discounted cash flow model to estimate recoverable value which
operating margins by comparing them to Historical revenue andoperating margins, latest approved targets and long term plans;
requires management and Board of Directors to make estimates
• With the assistance of our fair value specialist, evaluated
and assumptions related to future cash flow forecasts (including
the appropriateness of the valuation methodology and
forecast of future revenue and operating margins), discount rates
reasonableness of the key valuation assumptions used
and the long-term growth rates applied to these future cash flow
by management and tested mathematical accuracy of the
forecasts and the same is reviewed by Board of Directors. Changes
calculations used in assessment of recoverable value;
in these estimates and assumptions could have a significant impacton the assessment of the recoverable value and the consequentialimpact on carrying value of Goodwill.
• Evaluated the sensitivity analysis performed by the managementon the projections by varying key assumptions such as discountand growth rates (including terminal growth rate).
• Evaluated the appropriateness of the accounting and disclosuresin the standalone financial statements in compliance with theaccounting standards.
Information Other than the Financial Statements andAuditor's Report Thereon
(a) The Company's Board of Directors are responsiblefor the other information. The other informationcomprises the information included in the ManagementDiscussion and Analysis, Director's Report includingannexures to Director's Report, Business Responsibilityand Sustainability Report and Report on CorporateGovernance, but does not include the consolidatedfinancial statements, standalone financial statementsand our auditor's report thereon.
(b) Our opinion on the standalone financial statements doesnot cover the other information and we will not expressany form of assurance conclusion thereon.
(c) In connection with our audit of the standalone financialstatements, our responsibility is to read the otherinformation identified above when it becomes available,and, in doing so, consider whether the other informationis materially inconsistent with the standalone financialstatements or our knowledge obtained during thecourse of our audit or otherwise appears to bematerially misstated.
(d) If, based on the work we have performed, we concludethat there is a material misstatement of this otherinformation, we are required to report that fact. We havenothing to report in this regard.
Responsibilities of Management and Board of Directorsfor the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company's Board of Directors are responsible for thematters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect tothe preparation of these standalone financial statements thatgive a true and fair view of the financial position, financialperformance including other comprehensive income, cashflows and changes in equity of the Company in accordancewith the accounting principles generally accepted in India,including Ind AS specified under section 133 of the Act.This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequateaccounting records in accordance with the provisions ofthe Act for safeguarding the assets of the Company andfor preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities;selection and application of appropriate accounting policies;making judgments and estimates that are reasonable andprudent; and design, implementation and maintenance ofadequate internal financial controls, that were operatingeffectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness
of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation andpresentation of the financial statements that give a true andfair view and are free from material misstatement, whetherdue to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone financial statements, managementand Board of Directors are responsible for assessing theCompany's ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing,as applicable, matters related to going concern and usingthe going concern basis of accounting unless the Board ofDirectors either intend to liquidate the Company or to ceaseoperations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Company's Board of Directors are also responsible foroverseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Auditor's Responsibility for the Audit of the StandaloneFinancial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance aboutwhether the standalone financial statements as a wholeare free from material misstatement, whether due to fraudor error, and to issue an auditor's report that includes ouropinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance,but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordancewith SAs will always detect a material misstatement when itexists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and areconsidered material if, individually or in the aggregate, theycould reasonably be expected to influence the economicdecisions of users taken on the basis of these standalonefinancial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exerciseprofessional judgment and maintain professional skepticismthroughout the audit. We also:
(a) Identify and assess the risks of material misstatementof the standalone financial statements, whether dueto fraud or error, design and perform audit proceduresresponsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidencethat is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basisfor our opinion. The risk of not detecting a materialmisstatement resulting from fraud is higher than forone resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion,forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or theoverride of internal control.
(b) Obtain an understanding of internal financial controlsrelevant to the audit in order to design audit proceduresthat are appropriate in the circumstances. Undersection 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsiblefor expressing our opinion on whether the Companyhas adequate internal financial controls with reference
to standalone financial statements in place and theoperating effectiveness of such controls.
(c) Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies usedand the reasonableness of accounting estimates andrelated disclosures made by the management.
(d) Conclude on the appropriateness of management's useof the going concern basis of accounting and, basedon the audit evidence obtained, whether a materialuncertainty exists related to events or conditions thatmay cast significant doubt on the Company's abilityto continue as a going concern. If we conclude thata material uncertainty exists, we are required to drawattention in our auditor's report to the related disclosuresin the standalone financial statements or, if suchdisclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Ourconclusions are based on the audit evidence obtainedup to the date of our auditor's report. However, futureevents or conditions may cause the Company to ceaseto continue as a going concern.
(e) Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and contentof the standalone financial statements, including thedisclosures, and whether the standalone financialstatements represent the underlying transactions andevents in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in thestandalone financial statements that, individually or inaggregate, makes it probable that the economic decisions ofa reasonably knowledgeable user of the standalone financialstatements may be influenced. We consider quantitativemateriality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope ofour audit work and in evaluating the results of our work; and(ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements inthe standalone financial statements.
We communicate with those charged with governanceregarding, among other matters, the planned scope andtiming of the audit and significant audit findings, includingany significant deficiencies in internal financial controls thatwe identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with astatement that we have complied with relevant ethicalrequirements regarding independence, and to communicatewith them all relationships and other matters that mayreasonably be thought to bear on our independence, andwhere applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged withgovernance, we determine those matters that were of
most significance in the audit of the standalone financialstatements of the current period and are therefore the keyaudit matters. We describe these matters in our auditor'sreport unless law or regulation precludes public disclosureabout the matter or when, in extremely rare circumstances,we determine that a matter should not be communicated inour report because the adverse consequences of doing sowould reasonably be expected to outweigh the public interestbenefits 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 andexplanations which to the best of our knowledgeand belief were necessary for the purposes ofour audit.
b) In our opinion, proper books of account as requiredby law have been kept by the Company which arecompanies incorporated in India so far as it appearsfrom our examination of those books
c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit andLoss including Other Comprehensive Income, theCash Flows Statement and Statement of Changesin Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreementwith the books of account.
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financialstatements comply with the Ind AS specified underSection 133 of the Act.
e) On the basis of the written representations receivedfrom the directors as on March 31, 2026 takenon record by the Board of Directors, none of thedirectors is disqualified as on March 31, 2026 frombeing appointed as a director in terms of Section164(2) of the Act.
f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financialcontrols with reference to standalone financialstatements of the Company and the operatingeffectiveness of such controls, refer to our separateReport in "Annexure A". Our report expressesan unmodified opinion on the adequacy andoperating effectiveness of the Company's internalfinancial controls with reference to standalonefinancial statements.
g) With respect to the other matters to be includedin the Auditor's Report in accordance with therequirements of section 197(16) of the Act, asamended, in our opinion and to the best of ourinformation and according to the explanations givento us, the remuneration paid by the Company to itsdirectors during the year is in accordance with theprovisions of section 197 of the Act.
h) With respect to the other matters to be included inthe Auditor's Report in accordance with Rule 11 ofthe Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014,as amended in our opinion and to the best of ourinformation and according to the explanations givento us:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact ofpending litigations on its financial position inits standalone financial statements. Refer Note35 to the standalone financial statements;
ii. The Company did not have any long-termcontracts including derivative contracts forwhich there were any material foreseeablelosses. Refer Note 50 to the standalonefinancial statements;
iii. There has been no delay in transferringamounts, required to be transferred, to theInvestor Education and Protection Fund bythe Company. Refer Note 51 to the standalonefinancial statements.
iv. (a) The Management has represented that,
to the best of its knowledge and belief,as disclosed in the note 47 (h) to thestandalone financial statements nofunds have been advanced or loaned orinvested (either from borrowed funds orshare premium or any other sources orkind of funds) by the Company to or in anyother person(s) or entity(ies), includingforeign entities ("Intermediaries"), withthe understanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the Intermediaryshall, directly or indirectly lend or investin other persons or entities identified inany manner whatsoever by or on behalf ofthe Company ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") orprovide any guarantee, security or the likeon behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries.
(b) The Management has represented, that,to the best of its knowledge and belief,as disclosed in the note 47 (i) to thestandalone financial statements, no fundshave been received by the Company fromany person(s) or entity(ies), includingforeign entities ("Funding Parties"), withthe understanding, whether recorded inwriting or otherwise, that the Companyshall, directly or indirectly, lend or investin other persons or entities identifiedin any manner whatsoever by or onbehalf of the Funding Party ("UltimateBeneficiaries") or provide any guarantee,security or the like on behalf of theUltimate Beneficiaries.
(c) Based on the audit procedures performedthat have been considered reasonable andappropriate in the circumstances, nothinghas come to our notice that has causedus to believe that the representationsunder sub-clause (i) and (ii) of Rule 11(e),as provided under (a) and (b) above,contain any material misstatement.
v. The final dividend proposed in the previousyear, declared and paid by the Company duringthe year is in accordance with section 123 ofthe Act, as applicable.
The interim dividend declared and paid by theCompany during the year and until the date ofthis report is in compliance with section 123of the Act.
As stated in note 19 (v) and 20 to thestandalone financial statements, the Boardof Directors of the Company has proposedfinal dividend for the year which is subject tothe approval of the members at the ensuingAnnual General Meeting. Such dividend
proposed is in accordance with section 123of the Act, as applicable.
vi. Based on our examination which included testchecks, the Company has used accountingsoftwares for maintaining its books of accountfor the financial year ended March 31, 2026which have a feature of recording audit trail(edit log) facility and the same operated forall relevant transactions recorded in thesoftware systems.
Further, during the course of our audit, we didnot come across any instance of the audit trailfeature being tampered with, in respect of theaccounting softwares used by the Companyfor the period for which the audit trail featurewas enabled and operating.
Additionally audit trail has been preserved bythe Company as per the statutory requirementsfor record retention.
2. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order,2020 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government interms of Section 143(11) of the Act, we give in "AnnexureB" a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3and 4 of the Order.
For Deloitte Haskins & Sells Lip
Chartered Accountants(Firm's Registration No. 117366W/W-100018)
Rashim Tandon
Partner
Place: Gurugram (Membership No. 95540)
Date: April 30, 2026 (UDIN: 26095540ECYUFS9305)