Mar 31, 2023
To the Members of Dr. Reddyâs Laboratories Limited
Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Dr. Reddyâs Laboratories Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance sheet as at 31 March 2023, the Statement of Profit and Loss, including the statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial 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 aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013, as amended (âthe Actâ) in the manner so 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 2023, its profit including other comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the standalone financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs), as specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the âAuditorâs Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statementsâ section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the âCode of Ethicsâ issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the 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 audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone financial statements.
Key audit matters are those matters that, in our professional judgment, were of most significance in our audit of the standalone financial statements for the financial year ended 31 March 2023. 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. For each matter below, our description of how our audit addressed the matter is provided in that context.
We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report. We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditorâs responsibilities for the audit of the standalone financial statements section of our report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included the performance of procedures designed to respond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements. The results of our audit procedures, including the procedures performed to address the matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying standalone financial statements.
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How our audit addressed the key audit matter |
Contingencies, including litigations and tax (as described in note 1.3(i) of the significant accounting policies, and note 2.30 (A) containing details of contingencies in the standalone financial statements) |
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The Company is involved in disputes, lawsuits, claims, anti-trust, governmental and/or regulatory inspections, inquiries, investigations and proceedings, including patent, tax and commercial matters that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of business. Most of the claims involve complex 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. This area is significant to our audit, since the accounting and disclosure for contingent legal and tax liabilities is complex and judgmental (due to the difficulty in predicting the outcome of the matter and estimating the potential impact if the outcome is unfavourable), and the amounts involved are, or can be, material to the standalone financial statements. |
Our audit procedures, among others included the following: ⢠We evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of controls relating to identification and evaluation of claims, proceedings and investigations at different levels in the Company, and the measurement of provisions for disputes, potential claims and litigation, contingent liabilities and disclosures. ⢠We obtained a list of ongoing litigations from the Companyâs in-house legal counsel. We selected a sample of litigations based on materiality and performed inquiries with the said counsel on the legal evaluation of these litigations. We compared the evaluation with the provision or disclosure in the standalone financial statements. We tested the underlying computation of the management in relation to the measurement of provision or the contingency. ⢠We obtained legal letters from the Companyâs external legal advisors with respect to the matters included in the summary. Where appropriate, we examined correspondences connected with the cases. ⢠We inspected relevant communication with tax authorities. ⢠We involved tax experts in assessing the nature and amount of material tax positions and assessed the technical merits based on the correspondence and assessments from the relevant tax authorities. ⢠We also evaluated the disclosures made in the standalone financial statements. |
Key audit matters |
How our audit addressed the key audit matter |
Returns, discounts and other deductions in Revenue (as described in note 1.3(m) of the significant accounting policies of standalone financial statements and note 2.13 of the standalone financial statements) |
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Revenue is recognised net of accrual for sales returns and discounts etc. The estimates relating to these accruals are important given the significance of revenue and also considering the distinctive terms of arrangement with customers. These estimates are complex and requires significant judgement and estimation by the Company for establishing an appropriate accrual. Accuracy of revenues may deviate on account of change in judgements and estimates. Accordingly, the same has been considered as a key audit matter. |
Our audit procedures, among others included the following: ⢠We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of internal controls over the sales deduction processes. ⢠We also tested managementâs controls over the methods for making estimates, data and assumptions of the estimates used to calculate the sales deductions. ⢠We tested managementâs estimated sales deductions and obtained managementâs calculations for the respective estimates. We tested managementâs estimates over the determination of sales deductions. accruals by comparing the rates used in managementâs estimate to rates in the underlying contracts and historical sales deductions data. ⢠We compared the assumptions to contracted prices and discounts, allowances and returns, as applicable to current payment trends. |
⢠We also considered the historical accuracy of the managementâs estimates in prior years and assessed the estimated amounts, we evaluated trends in actual sales and discount accrual balances. |
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⢠We also tested the underlying data used in managementâs calculations for accuracy and completeness and verified source data supporting the historical sales and sales returns levels and volume discounts settled during the period. |
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⢠We tested recording of revenue in appropriate period which included the following procedures: |
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⢠Performed trend analysis over sales levels as compared to previous periods; |
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⢠Verified sample sales transactions near period-end. |
The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the Statutory reports, Management discussion and analysis, corporate governance and Boardâs report included in the Annual report, which we obtained prior to the date of this auditorâs report, and Corporate Overview and letter from Chairman and Co-Chairman included in the Annual report, which is expected to be made available to us after that date. The other information does not include the standalone financial statements and our auditorâs 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 and, in doing so, consider whether such other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the 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 Companyâs 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 accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of 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 the 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 statements 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 and the board of directors are responsible for assessing the Companyâs ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those charged with governance are also responsible for overseeing the Companyâs financial reporting process.
AUDITORâS 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 auditorâs 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:
⢠I dentify 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 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 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 management.
⢠Conclude on the appropriateness of managementâs 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 Companyâs ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditorâs report to the related disclosures in the 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 auditorâs report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
⢠Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements for the financial year ended 31 March 2023 and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditorâs 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 the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2020 (âthe Orderâ), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the âAnnexure 1â a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. 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 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 the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2023 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 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 these standalone financial statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in âAnnexure 2â to this report;
(g) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for the year ended 31 March 2023 has been paid /provided by the Company to its directors in accordance with the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act;
(h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditorâs 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 2.30(A) to the standalone financial statements;
ii. The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts - Refer Note 2.28 to the standalone financial statements;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company
iv. a. The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds 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 (âIntermediariesâ), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
b. The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds have been received by the Company from any persons or entities, including foreign entities (âFunding Partiesâ), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
c. Based on such 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 (a) and (b) contain any material misstatement.
v. a. The final dividend paid by the Company during the year in respect of the same declared for the previous year is
in accordance with section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to payment of dividend.
b. As stated in note 2.9 to the standalone financial statements, the Board of Directors of the Company have proposed final dividend for the year which is subject to the approval of the members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The dividend declared is in accordance with section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to declaration of dividend.
vi. As proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable for the Company only w.e.f. 1 April 2023,
reporting under this clause is not applicable.
For S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 101049W/E300004
per Shankar Srinivasan
Partner
Membership Number: 213271
UDIN: 23213271BGSEIF7759
Place of Signature: Hyderabad
Date: 10 May 2023
Mar 31, 2022
Report on the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statements Opinion
We have audited the accompanying standalone financial statements of Dr. Reddyâs Laboratories Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance sheet as at 31 March 2022, the Statement of Profit and Loss, including Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone financial 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 aforesaid standalone financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013, as amended (âthe Actâ) in the manner so 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 2022, its profit including other 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),as specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the âAuditorâs Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Statementsâ section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the âCode of Ethics âissued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the 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 audit evidence we have obtained 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 for the financial year ended 31 March 2022. 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. For each matter below, our description of how our audit addressed the matter is provided in that context.
We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report. We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditorâs responsibilities for the audit of the standalone financial statements section of our report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included the performance of procedures designed to respond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone financial statements. The results of our audit procedures, including the procedures performed to address the matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying standalone financial statements
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How our audit addressed the key audit matter |
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Contingencies, including litigations and tax (as described in note 1.3(i) of the significant accounting policies, and note 2.30 containing details of contingencies in the standalone financial statements) |
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The Company is involved in disputes, lawsuits, claims, anti-trust, governmental and / or regulatory inspections, inquiries, investigations and proceedings, including patent, tax and commercial matters that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of business. Most of the claims involve complex 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. This area is significant to our audit, since the accounting and disclosure for contingent legal and tax liabilities is complex and judgmental (due to the difficulty in predicting the outcome of the matter and estimating the potential impact if the outcome is unfavourable), and the amounts involved are, or can be, material to the standalone financial statements. |
Our audit procedures, among others included the following: ⢠We evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of controls relating to identification and evaluation of claims, proceedings and investigations at different levels in the Company, and the measurement of provisions for disputes, potential claims and litigation, contingent liabilities and disclosures. ⢠We obtained a list of ongoing litigations from the Companyâs in-house legal counsel. We selected a sample of litigations based on materiality and performed inquiries with the said counsel on the legal evaluation of these litigations. We compared the evaluation with the provision or disclosure in the standalone financial statements. We tested the underlying computation of the management in relation to the measurement of provision or the contingency. ⢠We obtained legal letters from the Companyâs external legal advisors with respect to the matters included in the summary. Where appropriate, we examined correspondences connected with the cases. ⢠We inspected relevant communication with tax authorities. ⢠We involved tax experts in assessing the nature and amount of material tax positions and assessed the technical merits based on the correspondence and assessments from the relevant tax authorities. |
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We also evaluated the disclosures made in the standalone financial statements. |
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Returns, discounts and other deductions in Revenue (as described in note 1.3(m) of the significant accounting policies of standalone financial statements and note 2.13 of the standalone financial statements) |
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Revenue is recognised net of accrual for sales returns and discounts etc. The estimates relating to these accruals are important given the significance of revenue and also considering the distinctive terms of arrangement with customers. These estimates are complex and requires significant judgement and estimation by the Company for establishing an appropriate accrual. Accuracy of revenues may deviate on account of change in judgements and estimates. Accordingly, the same has been considered as a key audit matter. |
Our audit procedures, among others included the following: ⢠We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of internal controls over the sales deduction processes. ⢠We also tested managementâs controls over the methods for making estimates,data and assumptions of the estimates used to calculate the sales deductions. ⢠We tested managementâs estimated sales deductions and obtained managementâs calculations for the respective estimates. We tested managementâs estimates over the determination of sales deductions, accruals by comparing the rates used in managementâs estimate to rates in the underlying contracts and historical sales deductions data. ⢠We compared the assumptions to contracted prices and discounts, allowances and returns, as applicable to current payment trends. |
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We also considered the historical accuracy of the managementâs estimates in prior years and assessed the estimated amounts, we evaluated trends in actual sales and discount accrual balances. |
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We also tested the underlying data used in managementâs calculations for accuracy and completeness and verified source data supporting the historical sales and sales returns levels and volume discounts settled during the period. |
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We tested recording of revenue in appropriate period which included the following procedures: |
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Performed trend analysis over sales levels as compared to previous periods; |
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Verified sample sales transactions near period-end. |
The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the Statutory reports, Management discussion and analysis, corporate governance and Boardâs report included in the Annual report, which we obtained prior to the date of this auditorâs report, and Corporate Overview and letter from Chairman and Co-Chairman included in the Annual report, which is expected to be made available to us after that date. The other information does not include the standalone financial statements and our auditorâs 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 and, in doing so, consider whether such other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the 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 Companyâs 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 accounting principles generally accepted in India, including
the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of 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 the 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 statements 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 Companyâs ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those charged with governance are also responsible for overseeing the Companyâs financial reporting process.
Auditorâs 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 auditorâs 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 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 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 management.
⢠Conclude on the appropriateness of managementâs 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 Companyâs ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditorâs report to the related disclosures in the 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 auditorâs report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Company to cease to continue as a going concern.
⢠Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the standalone financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone financial statements for the financial year ended March 31, 2022 and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditorâs 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 the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2020 (âthe Orderâ), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the âAnnexure 1â a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. 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 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 Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2022 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2022 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 these standalone financial statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in âAnnexure 2â to this report;
(g) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for the year ended 31 March 2022 has been paid / provided by the Company to its directors in accordance with the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act;
(h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditorâs 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 2.30(A) to the standalone financial statements;
ii. The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts - Refer Note 2.28 to the standalone financial statements;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company;
iv. a) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds 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 persons or entities, including foreign entities (âIntermediariesâ), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Intermediary shall, whether, directly or indirectly lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Company (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries;
b) The management has represented that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, no funds have been received by the Company from any persons or entities, including foreign entities (âFunding Partiesâ), with the understanding, whether recorded in writing or otherwise, that the Company shall, whether, directly or indirectly, lend or invest in other persons or entities identified in any manner whatsoever by or on behalf of the Funding Party (âUltimate Beneficiariesâ) or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
c) Based on such 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 (a) and (b) contain any material misstatement.
v. a) The final dividend paid by the Company during the year in respect of the same declared for the previous year is in accordance
with section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to payment of dividend.
b) As stated in note 2.9 to the standalone financial statements, the Board of Directors of the Company have proposed final dividend for the year which is subject to the approval of the members at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The dividend declared is in accordance with section 123 of the Act to the extent it applies to declaration of dividend.
For S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 101049W/E300004
per Shankar Srinivasan
Partner
Membership Number: 213271
UDIN: 22213271AJFMRM8990
Place of Signature: Hyderabad
Date: 19 May 2022
Mar 31, 2021
Report on the Audit of the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements Opinion
We have audited the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements of Dr. Reddyâs Laboratories Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance sheet as at 31 March 2021, the Statement of Profit and Loss, including the statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to the standalone Ind AS financial 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 aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013, as amended (âthe Actâ) in the manner so 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 2021, its profit including other comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
We conducted our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs), as specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the âAuditorâs Responsibilities for the Audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statementsâ section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the âCode of Ethicsâ issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the 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 audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone Ind AS 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 Ind AS financial statements for the financial year ended 31 March 2021. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. For each matter below, our description of how our audit addressed the matter is provided in that context.
We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report. We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditorâs responsibilities for the audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements section of our report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included the performance of procedures designed to respond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone Ind AS financial statements. The results of our audit procedures, including the procedures performed to address the matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements.
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Business transfer agreement with Wockhardt Limited (as described in note 1.3(d) of the significant accounting policies and note 2.38 of the |
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standalone Ind AS financial statements) |
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During the current year, the Company completed the |
Our audit procedures, among others included the following: |
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acquisition of select divisions of the branded generics business of Wockhardt Limited in India and the territories |
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We evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of the controls |
of Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and Maldives. The transaction |
over the Companyâs calculation of the estimated fair values of the intangible |
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was accounted for as a business combination. |
a ssets and the contingent consideration. |
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The Companyâs accounting for the acquisition included determining the fair value of the assets acquired, which |
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We assessed the competence and independence of the third-party valuer by |
primarily included product related intangibles. |
refe re nce to their qualifications and experience. |
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In connection with the acquisition, the Company |
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We tested the estimated fair value of the intangible assets and the contingent |
recognized a contingent consideration liability for |
consideration liability, evaluated Company''s selected valuation methods and |
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acquisition consideration that is payable based on a |
tested the significant assumptions used in the models. In testing the valuation of |
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multiple of incremental revenue targets subject to a maximum amount. |
contingent consideration, we assessed, among others, the terms of the arrangement and the conditions met for the amounts to become payable. |
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The accounting for the business combination was complex due to the significant estimation required by |
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We compared the significant assumptions to current industry, market and |
management to determine the fair value of the intangible |
economic trends, assumptions used to value similar assets, and to the historical |
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assets and the contingent consideration. The significant |
results of the acquired business. |
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estimation uncertainty was primarily due to the sensitivity of the respective fair values to the underlying assumptions utilized in the measurement of the fair value |
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We involved valuation specialist to assist in evaluating the appropriateness of the valuation model, key assumptions used in the valuation models and to test |
of the intangible assets and contingent consideration. The Company used a discounted cash flow model to measure the fair value of the intangible assets, which |
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the modelâs computational accuracy. We tested the arithmetical accuracy of the models. |
included significant assumptions such as the discount |
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We also tested the completeness and accuracy of the underlying data used in the |
rate, useful life, and long-term growth rate. The Company measured the contingent consideration at its estimated fair value, and the significant assumptions used to determine the fair value of contingent consideration included forecasted revenue projections, revenue volatility and a risk adjusted discount rate. Considering the above, this has been included as a Key Audit Matter. |
model. |
Assessment of carrying value of intangible assets, intangible assets under development and goodwill (as described in note 1.3(f) and 1.3(i) of the significant accounting policies, and note 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 for details and movement in goodwill, other intangible assets and intangible assets under development respectively in the standalone Ind AS financial statements)
As at 31 March 2021, the Company has intangible assets, |
Our audit procedures, among others included the following: |
including intangible assets under development, of Rs. 22,035 million and goodwill of Rs. 853 million. |
⢠We evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of the |
The carrying value of these intangible assets are based |
Company''s controls in assessing the recoverable value of goodwill, intangible |
on future cash flows and there is a risk that the assets may |
assets and intangible assets under development. |
be impaired if cash flows are not in line with projections. |
⢠We assessed the Companyâs methodology applied in determining the CGUs to |
Valuation of goodwill and intangible assets is subject to |
which these assets are allocated. |
management''s assessment of recoverable amount, being |
⢠We tested the estimated recoverable value of these assets and assessed the |
the higher of the value in use and fair value less costs to |
methodologies used by management in deriving the recoverable value and |
sell, involving significant judgment and are based on |
tested the significant assumptions and the underlying data used by the Company |
number of variables and estimates including projection |
in its analyses. |
of future sales, operating costs and profit margins; appropriate discount rate and terminal value growth |
⢠We compared the significant assumptions to current industry, market and |
rate; and probability of technical and regulatory success |
economic trends, to the Company''s historical data. |
factors in applying discounted cash flow valuation |
⢠We performed sensitivity analyses of the significant assumptions to evaluate the |
methodology. As the assessment of recoverable amount |
potential change in the recoverable values of these assets resulting from |
involves significant degree of management judgement, |
hypothetical changes in underlying assumptions. We also assessed the |
we have identified this a key audit matter. |
recoverable value headroom by performing sensitivity testing of key assumptions used. ⢠We tested the arithmetical accuracy of the models. |
⢠We involved valuation specialist to assist in evaluating the methodologies used and significant assumptions and inputs used to determine the recoverable value of certain intangible assets. |
Contingencies, including litigations and tax (as described in note 1.3(k) of the significant accounting policies, and note 2.29 (A) containing details of contingencies in the standalone Ind AS financial statements) |
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The Company is involved in disputes, lawsuits, claims, |
Our audit procedures, among others included the following: |
anti-trust, governmental and / or regulatory inspections, |
⢠We evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of controls |
inquiries, investigations and proceedings, including |
relating to identification and evaluation of claims, proceedings and |
patent, tax and commercial matters that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of business. Most of the |
investigations at different levels in the Company, and the measurement of |
claims involve complex issues. The Company assisted by |
provisions for disputes, potential claims and litigation, contingent liabilities and disclosures. |
their external legal counsel assesses the need to make |
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provision or disclose a contingency on a case- to-case |
⢠We obtained a list of ongoing litigations from the Companyâs in-house legal |
basis considering the underlying facts of each litigation. |
counsel. We selected a sample of litigations based on materiality and performed |
This area is significant to our audit, since the accounting |
inquiries with the said counsel on the legal evaluation of these litigations. |
and disclosure for contingent legal and tax liabilities is |
We compared the evaluation with the provision or disclosure in the standalone |
complex and judgmental (due to the difficulty in |
Ind AS financial statements. We tested the underlying computation of the |
predicting the outcome of the matter and estimating the |
management in relation to the measurement of provision or the contingency. |
potential impact if the outcome is unfavourable), and the |
⢠We obtained legal letters from the Companyâs external legal advisors with |
amounts involved are, or can be, material to the |
respect to the matters included in the summary. Where appropriate, we |
standalone Ind AS financial statements. |
examined correspondences connected with the cases. ⢠We inspected relevant communication with tax authorities. ⢠We involved tax experts in assessing the nature and amount of material indirect tax positions and assessed the technical merits based on the correspondence and assessments from the relevant tax authorities. ⢠We also evaluated the disclosures made in the standalone Ind AS financial statements. |
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Rebates, discounts and other deductions in Revenue (as described in note 1.3(1) of the significant accounting policies of standalone Ind AS financial statements and note 2.12 of the standalone Ind AS financial statements) |
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Revenue is recognised net of accrual for chargeback, rebates, sales returns and discounts, etc. The estimates relating to the accruals are important given the significance of revenue and also considering the distinctive terms of arrangement with customers. These estimates are complex and requires significant judgement and estimation by the Company for establishing an appropriate accrual. Accuracy of revenues may deviate on account of change in judgements and estimates. Accordingly, the same has been considered as a key audit matter. |
Our audit procedures, among others included the following: ⢠We obtained an understanding, evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of internal controls over the sales deduction processes. ⢠We also tested managementâs controls over the accuracy and completeness of the estimates used to calculate the sales deductions. ⢠We tested managementâs estimated sales deductions and obtained managementâs calculations for the respective estimates. We tested managementâs estimates over the determination of sales deductions accruals by comparing the rates used in managementâs estimate to rates in the underlying contracts and historical sales deductions data. |
⢠We compared the assumptions to contracted prices, historical rebates, discounts, allowances and returns, as applicable to current payment trends. |
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⢠We also considered the historical accuracy of the managementâs estimates in prior years and assessed the estimated amounts, we evaluated trends in actual sales and discount accrual balances. |
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⢠We also tested the underlying data used in management''s calculations for accuracy and completeness and verified source data supporting the inventory levels, rebate claims paid subsequent to period end, and volume discounts settled during the period. |
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⢠We tested recording of revenue in appropriate period which included the following procedures: |
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⢠Performed trend analysis over sales levels as compared to previous periods; ⢠Verified sample sales transactions near period-end. |
The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the Statutory reports, Management discussion and analysis, corporate governance and Boardâs report included in the Annual report, which we obtained prior to the date of this auditorâs report, and Corporate Overview and letter from Chairman and Co-Chairman included in the Annual report, which is expected to be made available to us after that date. The other information does not include the standalone Ind AS financial statements and our auditorâs report thereon.
Our opinion on the standalone Ind AS 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 Ind AS financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether such other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the 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 for the standalone Ind AS Financial Statements
The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these standalone Ind AS 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 accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of 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 the 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 Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone Ind AS financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Companyâs ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Companyâs financial reporting process.
Auditorâs Responsibilities for the Audit of the standalone Ind AS Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone Ind AS Financial Statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditorâs 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 Ind AS 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 Ind AS 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 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 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 management.
⢠Conclude on the appropriateness of managementâs 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 Companyâs ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditorâs report to the related disclosures in the 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 auditorâs 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 Ind AS financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone Ind AS financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements for the financial year ended 31 March 2021 and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditorâs 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 the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2016 (âthe Orderâ), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the âAnnexure 1â a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. 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 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 the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2021 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2021 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 these standalone Ind AS financial statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in âAnnexure 2â to this report;
g) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for the year ended March 31, 2021 has been paid / provided by the Company to its directors in accordance with the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act;
h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditorâs 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 Ind AS financial statements-Refer Note 2.29(A) to the standalone Ind AS financial statements;
ii. The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts - Refer Note 2.27 to the standalone Ind AS financial statements;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
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Mar 31, 2019
Report on the Audit of the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements Opinion
We have audited the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements of Dr. Reddyâs Laboratories Limited (âthe Companyâ), which comprise the Balance sheet as at 31 March 2019, the Statement of Profit and Loss, including the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Statement of Cash Flows and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and notes to the financial 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 aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act, 2013, as amended (âthe Actâ) in the manner so 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 2019, its profit including other 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 Ind AS financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs), as specified under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditorsâ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statementsâ section of our report. We are independent of the Company in accordance with the âCode of Ethicsâ issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalone Ind AS 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 audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone Ind AS 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 Ind AS financial statements for the financial year ended 31 March 2019. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on these matters. For each matter below, our description of how our audit addressed the matter is provided in that context.
We have determined the matters described below to be the key audit matters to be communicated in our report. We have fulfilled the responsibilities described in the Auditorsâ responsibilities for the audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements section of our report, including in relation to these matters. Accordingly, our audit included the performance of procedures designed to respond to our assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone Ind AS financial statements. The results of our audit procedures, including the procedures performed to address the matters below, provide the basis for our audit opinion on the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements.
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Carrying value of intangible assets, intangible assets under development and goodwill (as described in note 1.3(f) and 1.3(i) of the significant accounting policies, and note 2.3 and 2.2 for details and movement in goodwill and intangible assets respectively in the standalone Ind AS financial statements) |
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As at 31 March 2019, the Company has Rs. 7,000 million of intangible assets and Rs. 323 million of goodwill. The carrying value of these intangible assets are based on future cash flows and there is a risk that the assets maybe impaired if cash flows are not in line with projections. Valuation of goodwill and intangible assets is subject to managementâs assessment of recoverable amount, being the higher of the value in use and fair value less costs to sell, involving significant judgment and are based on number of variables and estimates including projection of future sales, operating costs and profit margins; appropriate discount rate and terminal value growth rate; and probability of technical and regulatory success factors in applying discounted cash flow valuation methodology. |
Our audit procedures included the following: - We evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of managementâs controls in assessing the carrying value of goodwill and intangible assets. - We assessed the Companyâs methodology applied in determining the CGUs to which goodwill is allocated. - We assessed the Companyâs valuation methodology applied in deriving the recoverable value. - We evaluated the assumptions applied to key inputs such as discount rates, sales volume and prices, long term growth rates and terminal values, which included comparing these inputs with assumptions made by the management in prior years. - We discussed potential changes in key drivers as compared to previous year / actual performance with management to evaluate whether the inputs and assumptions used in the cash flow forecasts were suitable. - We tested the arithmetical accuracy of the models. - We also assessed the recoverable value headroom by performing sensitivity testing of key assumptions used. - We evaluated the adequacy of financial statement disclosures, including disclosures of key assumptions, judgements and sensitivities. |
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Contingencies, including litigations and tax (as described in note 1.3(k) of the significant accounting policies, and note 2.30(A) containing details of contingencies in the standalone Ind AS financial statements) |
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The Company is involved in disputes, lawsuits, claims, anti-trust, governmental and / or regulatory inspections, inquiries, investigations and proceedings, including patent, tax and commercial matters that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of business. Most of the claims involve complex 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 aforesaid assessment may result in an incorrect disclosure or provision in the books of account. This area is significant to our audit, since the accounting and disclosure for contingent legal and tax liabilities is complex and judgemental (due to the difficulty in predicting the outcome of the matter and estimating the potential impact if the outcome is unfavourable), and the amounts involved are, or can be, material to the standalone Ind AS financial statements. |
Our audit procedures included the following: - We evaluated the design and tested the operating effectiveness of controls relating to identification and evaluation of claims, proceedings and investigations at different levels in the Company, and the measurement of provisions for disputes, potential claims and litigation, contingent liabilities and disclosures. - We obtained a list of ongoing litigations from the Companyâs in house legal counsel. We selected a sample of litigations based on materiality and performed inquiries with the said counsel on the legal evaluation of these litigations. We have compared the said evaluation with the provision or disclosure in the standalone Ind AS financial statements. We have tested the underlying computation of the management in relation to the measurement of provision or the contingency. - We solicited legal letters from the Companyâs external legal advisof with respect to the matters included in the summary. Where appropriate we examined correspondences connected with the cases. - We obtained the details of tax assessments and demands as at the year ended 31 March 2019. We inspected relevant communication with tax authorities. We involved tax experts in assessing the nature and amount of the tax exposures and assessed managementâs conclusions on whether exposures are probable, contingent or remote. Where exposures are assessed as probable, we evaluated the amounts provided with respect to those exposures. - We also evaluated the adequacy of disclosures in the standalone Ind AS financial statements. |
Rebates, discounts, returns etc. in Revenue (as described in note 1.3(l) of the significant accounting policies of standalone Ind AS financial statements and note 2.11 of the standalone Ind As financial statements) |
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Revenue is recognised net of accrual for sales returns, rebates & discounts, etc. The estimates relating to the accruals are important given the significance of revenue and considering the distinctive terms of arrangement with customers. These estimates are complex and requires significant judgement and estimation by the Company for establishing an appropriate accrual. Accuracy of revenues may deviate because change in judgements and estimates. Accordingly, the same has been considered as a key audit matter. |
Our audit procedures included the following: - We assessed and performed test of controls over the completeness, recognition and measurement of accruals. - We obtained Managementâs calculations for accruals and assessed the assumptions used by reference to the companyâs stated commercial policies, the terms of the applicable contracts. - We assessed management analysis of the historical pattern of accruals to validate managementâs assumption for creation of such provisions. - We compared the assumptions to contracted prices, historical rebates, discounts, allowances and returns, where relevant and to current payment trends. We also considered the historical accuracy of the managementâs estimates in prior years. We have also performed procedures to test recording of revenue in appropriate period which includes: - Verifying sample sales transactions near period-end. - Evaluating the level of returns following the period end and compared to previous periods. |
Recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosures of revenues and other related balances in view of adoption of Ind AS 115, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (as described in note 1.3(a) of the significant accounting policies of standalone Ind AS financial statements) |
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The Company has adopted Ind AS 115, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, starting 1 April 2018. The adoption of the new revenue accounting standard involves application of certain key principles relating to identification of performance obligations, determination of transaction price of the identified performance obligations, the timing of transfer of control for recognition of revenue or the appropriateness of the basis used to measure revenue recognized over a period. Additionally, new revenue accounting standard contains new disclosures. |
Our audit procedures included the following: - We considered the Companyâs revenue recognition accounting policies based on the principles in Ind AS 115. - We evaluated the design, implementation and effective operation of the internal controls relating to implementation of the new revenue accounting standard. - We selected samples of continuing and new contracts and performed the following procedures: - Read, analysed and identified the distinct performance obligations in these contracts. - Compared these performance obligations with that identified and recorded by the Company. - Considered the terms of the contracts to determine the transaction price including any variable consideration to verify the transaction price used to compute revenue. - Evaluated management assessment of point of recognition of revenue based on transfer of control or satisfaction of obligations over time. - We evaluated the adequacy of financial statement disclosures, pursuant to new revenue accounting standard. |
Other Information
The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the other information. The other information comprises, Statutory reports, corporate governance and Boardâs report included in the Annual report, but does not include the standalone Ind AS financial statements and our auditorsâ report thereon, which we obtained prior to the date of this auditorsâ report, and Corporate Overview and letter from Chairman and Co-Chairman included in the Annual report, which is expected to be made available to us after that date.
Our opinion on the standalone Ind AS financial statements does not cover the other information and we do not and will not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.
In connection with our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information identified above and, in doing so, consider whether such other information is materially inconsistent with the standalone Ind AS financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the 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 for the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements
The Companyâs Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to the preparation of these standalone Ind AS 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 accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of 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 the 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 Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the standalone Ind AS financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Companyâs ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.
Those Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Companyâs financial reporting process.
Auditorsâ Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone Ind AS financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditorsâ 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 Ind AS financial statements.
As part of an audit in accordance with SAs, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional scepticism throughout the audit. We also:
- Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the standalone Ind AS 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 control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. Under section 143(3)(i) of the Act, we are also responsible for expressing our opinion on whether the Company has adequate internal financial controls system in place and the operating effectiveness of such controls.
- Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.
- Conclude on the appropriateness of managementâs 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 Companyâs ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditorsâ report to the related disclosures in the standalone Ind AS 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 auditorsâ 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 Ind AS financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone Ind AS financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.
We also provide those charged with governance with a statement that we have complied with relevant ethical requirements regarding independence, and to communicate with them all relationships and other matters that may reasonably be thought to bear on our independence, and where applicable, related safeguards.
From the matters communicated with those charged with governance, we determine those matters that were of most significance in the audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements for the financial year ended 31 March 2019 and are therefore the key audit matters. We describe these matters in our auditorsâ 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 the Companies (Auditorâs Report) Order, 2016 (âthe Orderâ), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act,based on our audit we give in the âAnnexure 1âa statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. 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 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 the Statement of Other Comprehensive Income, the Statement of Cash Flows and the Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under Section 133 of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2019 taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2019 from being appointed as a director in terms of Section 164 (2) of the Act;
f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company with reference to these standalone Ind AS financial statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate Report in âAnnexure 2â to this report;
g) In our opinion, the managerial remuneration for the year ended 31 March 2019 has been paid / provided by the Company to its directors in accordance with the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Act;
h) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditorsâ 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 Ind AS financial statements - Refer note 2.30(A) to the standalone Ind AS financial statements;
(ii) The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts;
(iii) There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) All fixed assets have not been physically verified by the management during the year but there is a regular programme of verification which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the title deeds of immovable properties included in property, plant and equipment are held in the name of the Company.
(ii) The management has conducted physical verification of inventory at reasonable intervals during the year and no material discrepancies were noticed on such physical verification. Inventories lying with third parties have been confirmed by them as at 31 March 2019 and no material discrepancies were noticed in respect of such confirmations.
(iii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies, firms, limited liability partnerships or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 3 (iii) (a), (b) and (c) of the Order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not advanced loans to directors / to a company in which the Director is interested to which provisions of section 185 of the Companies Act, 2013 apply and hence not commented upon. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has made investments and given guarantees/provided security which is in compliance with the provisions of section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013.
(v) The Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of Sections 73 to 76 of the Act and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 (as amended). Accordingly, the provisions of clause 3(v) of the Order are not applicable.
(vi) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules made by the Central Government for the maintenance of cost records under section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, and are of the opinion that prima facie, the specified accounts and records have been made and maintained. We have not, however, made a detailed examination of the same.
(vii) (a) The Company is regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employeesâ state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of custom, duty of excise, value added tax, goods and service tax, cess and other statutory dues applicable to it.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employeesâ state insurance, income-tax, service tax, sales-tax, duty of custom, duty of excise, value added tax, goods and service tax, cess and other statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(c) According to the records of the Company, the dues of income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of custom, duty of excise, value added tax and cess on account of any dispute, are as set out in Appendix 1.
(viii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowing to banks or government. There are no dues which are payable to financial institutions. The Company did not have any debenture holders during the year.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not raised any money by way of initial public offer / further public offer / debt instruments and term loans hence, reporting under clause (ix) is not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.
(x) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the standalone Ind AS financial statements and according to the information and explanations given by the management, we report that no fraud by the Company or no material fraud on the Company by the officers and employees of the Company has been noticed or reported during the year.
(xi) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the managerial remuneration has been paid / provided in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Companies Act, 2013.
(xii) In our opinion, the Company is not a nidhi company. Therefore, the provisions of clause 3 (xii) of the order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.
(xiii) According to the information and explanations given by the management, transactions with the related parties are in compliance with section 177 and 188 of Companies Act, 2013 where applicable and the details have been disclosed in the notes to the standalone Ind AS financial statements, as required by the applicable accounting standards.
(xiv) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year under review and hence, reporting requirements under clause 3(xiv) are not applicable to the Company and, not commented upon.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with him as referred to in section 192 of Companies Act, 2013.
(xvi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the provisions of section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 are not applicable to the Company.
Appendix 1 as referred to in paragraph vii(c) of Annexure 1 to Independent Auditorsâ Report
Disputed |
Amount paid |
Period to which |
||||
Name of the statute |
the dues |
amount |
under protest |
the amount |
Forum where dispute is pending |
|
in Rs. million |
in Rs.million |
relates |
||||
1,726 |
2001-2017 |
Appellate Authority |
- upto Commissioners |
|||
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
Excise Duty, Interest and Penalty |
510 |
178 |
1998-2017 |
CESTAT |
|
58 |
2002-2008 |
High Court |
||||
Customs Act, 1962 |
37 |
6 |
2010-2011 |
Appellate Authority |
- upto Commissioners |
|
Customs Duty |
6 |
2004-2005 |
High Court |
|||
Cenvat Credit of |
863 |
2005- 2016 |
CESTAT |
|||
Finance Act, 1994 |
Service Tax, Interest and Penalty |
639 |
155 |
2005- 2016 |
Appellate Authority |
- upto Commissioners |
Service Tax and |
177 |
2010-2015 |
CESTAT |
|||
Penalty |
231 |
2015-2017 |
Appellate Authority |
- upto Commissioners |
||
Central Sales Tax Act and |
103 |
2002-2018 |
Sales Tax Appellate Tribunal |
|||
Sales Tax Acts of various |
Sales Tax and Penalty |
203 |
211 |
2003-2018 |
Appellate Tribunal - |
upto Commissioner |
States |
75 |
2007-2014 |
High Court |
|||
Income Tax Act, 1961 |
Income Tax |
2 |
- |
2002-2003 |
High Court |
Report on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Actâ)
We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of Dr. Reddyâs Laboratories Limited (âthe Companyâ) as of 31 March 2019 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
Managementâs Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
The Companyâs Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting 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 the Companyâs policies, the safeguarding of its assets, the prevention and detection of frauds and errof, the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, and the timely preparation of reliable financial information, as required under the Act.
Auditorsâ Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Companyâs internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone Ind AS financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the âGuidance Noteâ) and the Standards on Auditing as specified under section 143(10) of the Act, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls and, both issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. 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 over financial reporting with reference to these standalone Ind AS 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 over financial reporting with reference to these standalone Ind AS financial statements and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone Ind AS 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 auditorsâ judgement, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone Ind AS 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 internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone Ind AS financial statements.
Meaning of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting With Reference to these Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements
A companyâs internal financial control over financial reporting with reference to these standalone Ind AS financial statements is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of standalone Ind AS financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A companyâs internal financial control over financial reporting with reference to these standalone Ind AS 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 standalone Ind AS 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 companyâs assets that could have a material effect on the standalone Ind AS financial statements.
Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting With Reference to these Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements
Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone Ind AS 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 over financial reporting with reference to these standalone Ind AS financial statements to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting with reference to these standalone Ind AS 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, the Company has, in all material respects, adequate internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone Ind AS financial statements and such internal financial controls over financial reporting with reference to these standalone Ind AS financial statements were operating effectively as at 31 March 2019, based on the internal control over financial reporting 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.
for S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 101049W/E300004
per S Balasubrahmanyam
Partner
Membership Number: 53315
Place : Hyderabad
Date : 17 May 2019
Mar 31, 2018
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS'' REPORT
To the members of Dr. Reddy''s Laboratories Limited Report on the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements of Dr. Reddy''s Laboratories Limited (âthe Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2018, the Statement of Profit and Loss, including the Statement of 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.
Management''s Responsibility for the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 (âthe Act") with respect to the preparation of these standalone Ind AS 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 accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act., read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of 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 the design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial control that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, relevant to the preparation and presentation of the Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors'' Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone Ind AS financial statements based on our audit. We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under. We conducted our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing, issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, as specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors'' judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the Ind AS financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Company''s preparation of the standalone Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Company''s Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the standalone Ind AS financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone Ind AS financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the standalone Ind AS financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so 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 2018, its profit including other comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s report) Order, 2016 (âthe Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure 1 a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. 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 were necessary for the purpose 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, Statement of Profit and Loss including of 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) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2018, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2018, from being appointed as a director in terms of section 164 (2) of the Act;
f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company with reference to these standalone Ind AS financial statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in âAnnexure 2" to this report;
g) 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, 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 Ind AS financial statements - Refer Note 2.32 to the standalone Ind AS financial statements;
(ii) The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts to the standalone Ind AS financial statements; and
(iii) There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company.
ANNEXURE 1 TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR''S REPORT OF EVEN DATE ON THE STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF DR. REDDY''S LABORATORIES LIMITED
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) All fixed assets have not been physically verified by the management during the year but there is a regular programme of verification which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the title deeds of immovable properties included in property, plant and equipment are held in the name of the Company.
(ii) The management has conducted physical verification of inventory at reasonable intervals during the year and no material discrepancies were noticed on such physical verification.
(iii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies, firms, limited liability partnerships or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 3 (iii) (a), (b) and (c) of the Order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not advanced loans to directors/ to a company in which the Director is interested to which provisions of section 185 of the Companies Act, 2013 apply and hence not commented upon. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has made investments and given guarantees/provided security which is in compliance with the provisions of section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013.
(v) The Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of Sections 73 to 76 of the Act and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 (as amended). Accordingly, the provisions of clause 3(v) of the Order are not applicable.
(vi) We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules made by the Central Government for the maintenance of cost records under section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, and are of the opinion that prima facie, the specified accounts and records have been made and maintained. We have not, however, made a detailed examination of the same.
(vii) (a) The Company is regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of custom, duty of excise, value added tax, goods and service tax, cuss and other statutory dues applicable to it.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, , service tax, sales-tax, duty of custom, duty of excise, value added tax, cuss and other statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(c) According to the records of the Company, the dues of income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of custom, duty of excise, value added tax and chess on account of any dispute, are as set out in Appendix 1.
(viii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowing to banks or government. There are no dues which are payable to financial institutions. The Company did not have any debenture holders during the year.
(ix) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not raised any money way of initial public offer/further public offer/debt instruments and term loans hence, reporting under clause (ix) is not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.
(x) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and according to the information and explanations given by the management, we report that no fraud by the Company or no fraud on the Company by the officers and employees of the Company has been noticed or reported during the year.
(xi) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the managerial remuneration has been paid/ provided in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Companies Act, 2013.
(xii) In our opinion, the Company is not a niche company. Therefore, the provisions of clause 3 (xii) of the order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.
ANNEXURE 1 TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITOR''S REPORT OF EVEN DATE ON THE STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF DR. REDDY''S LABORATORIES LIMITED (CONTINUED)
(xiii) According to the information and explanations given by the management, transactions with the related parties are in compliance with section 177 and 188 of Companies Act, 2013 where applicable and the details have been disclosed in the notes to the financial statements, as required by the applicable accounting standards.
(xiv) According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year under review and hence, reporting requirements under clause 3(xiv) are not applicable to the Company and, not commented upon.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with him as referred to in section 192 of Companies Act, 2013.
(xvi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the provisions of section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 are not applicable to the Company.
ANNEXURE 2 TO THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS'' REPORT OF EVEN DATE ON THE STANDALONE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF DR. REDDY''S LABORATORIES LIMITED
Report on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act")
We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of Dr. Reddy''s Laboratories Limited (âthe Company") as of 31 March 2018 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
Management''s Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
The Company''s Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting 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 the Company''s 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 Company''s internal financial controls over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance with the Guidance Note on Audit of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting (the âGuidance Note") and the Standards on Auditing as specified under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls and, both issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. 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 over financial reporting 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 system over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting, 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'' judgment, 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 internal financial controls system over financial reporting.
Meaning of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
A company''s internal financial control over financial reporting 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 company''s internal financial control over financial reporting 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 authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company''s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting, 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 over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting 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, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at 31 March 2018, based on the internal control over financial reporting 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.
for S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 101049W/E300004
per Kaustav Ghose
Partner
Membership Number: 57828
Place : Hyderabad
Date : 22 May 2018
Mar 31, 2017
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS'' REPORT
To the members of Dr. Reddy''s Laboratories Limited Report on the Standalone Ind AS Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying standalone Ind AS financial statements of Dr. Reddy''s Laboratories Limited ("the Company"), which comprise the Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2017, the Statement of Profit and Loss, including Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and the Statement of Changes in Equity for the year then ended, and a summary of significant accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management''s Responsibility for the Standalone Financial Statements
The Company''s Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in Section 134(5) of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") with respect to the preparation of these standalone Ind AS 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 accounting principles generally accepted in India, including the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) specified under section 133 of the Act, read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of 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 the 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 Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors'' Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these standalone Ind AS financial statements based on our audit.
We have taken into account the provisions of the Act, the accounting and auditing standards and matters which are required to be included in the audit report under the provisions of the Act and the Rules made there under.
We conducted our audit of the standalone Ind AS financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing, issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, as specified under Section 143(10) of the Act. Those Standards require that we comply with ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures selected depend on the auditors'' judgment, including the assessment of the risks of material misstatement of the standalone Ind AS financial statements, whether due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor considers internal financial control relevant to the Company''s preparation of the standalone Ind AS financial statements that give a true and fair view in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by the Company''s Directors, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the standalone Ind AS financial statements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion on the standalone Ind AS financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the standalone Ind AS financial statements give the information required by the Act in the manner so 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 2017, its profit including other comprehensive income, its cash flows and the changes in equity for the year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditor''s Report) Order, 2016 ("the Order") issued by the Central Government of India in terms of subsection (11) of section 143 of the Act, we give in the Annexure 1, a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order.
2. 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 were necessary for the purpose 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, Statement of Profit and Loss including Other Comprehensive Income, the Cash Flow Statement and Statement of Changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of account;
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid standalone Ind AS financial statements comply with the Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the Act, read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended;
(e) On the basis of written representations received from the directors as on 31 March 2017, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on 31 March 2017, from being appointed as a director in terms of section 164 (2) of the Act;
(f) With respect to the adequacy of the internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to our separate report in "Annexure 2" to this report;
(g) 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:
i. The Company has disclosed the impact of pending litigations on its financial position in its standalone Ind AS financial statements
- Refer note 2.36 to the standalone Ind AS financial statements;
ii. The Company has made provision, as required under the applicable law or accounting standards, for material foreseeable losses, if any, on long-term contracts including derivative contracts;
iii. There has been no delay in transferring amounts, required to be transferred, to the Investor Education and Protection Fund by the Company; and
iv. The Company has provided requisite disclosures in note 2.27 to these standalone Ind AS financial statements as to the holding of Specified Bank Notes on 8 November 2016 and 30 December 2016 as well as dealings in Specified Bank Notes during the period from 8 November 2016 to 30 December 2016. Based on our audit procedures and relying on the management representation regarding the holding and nature of cash transactions, including Specified Bank Notes, we report that these disclosures are in accordance with the books of accounts maintained by the Company and as produced to us by the Management.
Other Matter
The comparative financial information of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2016 and the transition date opening balance sheet as at 1 April 2015 prepared in accordance with Ind AS, included in these standalone Ind AS financial statements, have been audited by the predecessor auditor who had audited the standalone financial statements for the relevant periods. The report of the predecessor auditor on the comparative financial information and the opening balance sheet dated 12 May 2017 expressed an unmodified opinion.
i. (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets.
(b) All fixed assets have not been physically verified by the management during the year but there is a regular programme of verification which, in our opinion, is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such verification.
(c) According to the information and explanations given by the management, the title deeds of immovable properties included in property, plant and equipment are held in the name of the Company.
ii. The Management has conducted physical verification of inventory at reasonable intervals during the year and no material discrepancies were noticed on such physical verification.
iii. According to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans, secured or unsecured to companies, firms, Limited Liability Partnerships or other parties covered in the register maintained under section 189 of the Companies Act, 2013. Accordingly, the provisions of clause 3(iii) (a), (b) and (c) of the Order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has not advanced loans to directors / to a company in which the director is interested to which, the provisions of section 185 of the Companies Act, 2013 apply and hence not commented upon. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given to us, the Company has made investments and given guarantees / provided security which is in compliance with the provisions of section 186 of the Companies Act, 2013.
v. The Company has not accepted any deposits within the meaning of Sections 73 to 76 of the Act and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 2014 (as amended). Accordingly, the provisions of clause 3(v) of the Order are not applicable.
vi. We have broadly reviewed the books of accounts maintained by the Company pursuant to the rules made by the Central Government for the maintenance of cost records under section 148(1) of the Companies Act, 2013, and are of the opinion that prima facie, the specified accounts and records have been made and maintained. We have not, however, made a detailed examination of the same.
vii. (a) The Company is regular in depositing with appropriate authorities undisputed statutory dues including provident fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of custom, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and other statutory dues applicable to it.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect of provident fund, employees'' state insurance, income-tax, service tax, sales-tax, duty of custom, duty of excise, value added tax, cess and other material statutory dues were outstanding, at the year end, for a period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(c) According to the records of the Company, the dues of income-tax, sales-tax, service tax, duty of custom, duty of excise, value added tax and cess on account of any dispute, are as set out in Appendix 1.
viii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of loans or borrowings to a bank or government. There are no dues which are payable to financial institutions. The Company did not have any debenture holders during the year.
ix. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has utilized the monies raised by way of term loans for the purposes for which they were raised. The Company has not raised any money by way of initial public offer / further public offer / debt instruments and hence, not commented upon.
x. Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and according to the information and explanations given by the management, we report that no fraud by the Company or no fraud on the Company by the officers and employees of the Company has been noticed or reported during the year.
xi. According to the information and explanations given by the management, the managerial remuneration has been paid / provided in accordance with the requisite approvals mandated by the provisions of section 197 read with Schedule V to the Companies Act, 2013.
xii. In our opinion, the Company is not a nidhi company. Therefore, the provisions of clause 3(xii) of the order are not applicable to the Company and hence not commented upon.
xiii. According to the information and explanations given by the management, transactions with the related parties are in compliance with section 177 and 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 where applicable and the details have been disclosed in the notes to the financial statements, as required by the applicable accounting standards.
xiv. According to the information and explanations given to us and on an overall examination of the balance sheet, the Company has not made any preferential allotment or private placement of shares or fully or partly convertible debentures during the year under review and hence, reporting requirements under clause 3(xiv) are not applicable to the Company and, not commented upon.
xv. According to the information and explanations given by the management, the Company has not entered into any non-cash transactions with directors or persons connected with him as referred to in section 192 of the Companies Act, 2013.
xvi. According to the information and explanations given to us, the provisions of section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 are not applicable to the Company.
Report on the Internal Financial Controls under Clause (i) of Sub-section 3 of Section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act")
We have audited the internal financial controls over financial reporting of Dr. Reddy''s Laboratories Limited ("the Company") as of 31 March 2017 in conjunction with our audit of the standalone financial statements of the Company for the year ended on that date.
Management''s Responsibility for Internal Financial Controls
The Company''s Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining internal financial controls based on the internal control over financial reporting 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 the Company''s 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 Company''s internal financial controls over financial reporting 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") and the Standards on Auditing as specified under section 143(10) of the Companies Act, 2013, to the extent applicable to an audit of internal financial controls and, both issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. 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 over financial reporting 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 system over financial reporting and their operating effectiveness. Our audit of internal financial controls over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal financial controls over financial reporting, 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'' judgment, 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 internal financial controls system over financial reporting.
Meaning of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
A company''s internal financial control over financial reporting 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 company''s internal financial control over financial reporting 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 authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company''s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.
Inherent Limitations of Internal Financial Controls Over Financial Reporting
Because of the inherent limitations of internal financial controls over financial reporting, 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 over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the internal financial control over financial reporting 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, the Company has, in all material respects, an adequate internal financial controls system over financial reporting and such internal financial controls over financial reporting were operating effectively as at 31 March 2017, based on the internal control over financial reporting 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.
Appendix 1 as referred to in paragraph vii (b) of Annexure 1 to the Independent Auditors'' Report
Name of the Statute |
Nature of the dues |
Disputed amount in '' million |
Amount paid under protest in '' million |
Period to which the amount relates |
Forum where |
dispute is pending |
1,632 |
2001-2017 |
Appellate Authority |
- upto Commissioners |
|||
Excise duty |
306 |
1998-2016 |
CESTAT |
|||
Central Excise Act, 1944 |
40 |
265 |
2002-2008 |
High Court |
||
142 |
2004-2016 |
CESTAT |
||||
4 |
2001-2002 |
High Court |
||||
Customs Act, 1962 |
37 |
2003-2014 |
Appellate Authority |
- upto Commissioners |
||
Custom duty |
6 |
2010-2011 |
High Court |
|||
CENVAT credit of |
588 |
2005-2016 |
CESTAT |
|||
Service Tax |
103 |
2005-2016 |
Appellate Authority |
- upto Commissioners |
||
Service Tax |
109 |
2010-2015 |
CESTAT |
|||
Finance Act, 1994 |
340 |
143 |
2005-2016 |
CESTAT |
||
Penalty |
25 |
2005-2016 |
Appellate Authority |
- upto Commissioners |
||
1 |
2005-2016 |
CESTAT |
||||
Interest |
12 |
2005-2016 |
Appellate Authority |
- upto Commissioners |
||
177 |
2005-2017 |
Appellate Authority |
- upto Commissioners |
|||
Central Sales Tax Act and |
Sales Tax |
119 |
2002-2013 |
Sales Tax Appellate " |
Tribunal |
|
Sales Tax Acts of various |
9 |
236 |
2006-2014 |
High Court |
||
States |
42 |
2007-2014 |
Appellate Authority |
- upto Commissioners |
||
Penalty |
13 |
2005-2011 |
Sales Tax Appellate " |
Tribunal |
||
2008-2009, |
||||||
Income tax Act, 1961 |
Income tax |
1,263 |
- |
2009-2010, 2012-2013 |
Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeals) |
|
1 |
- |
2002-2003 |
Income Tax Appellate Tribunal |
for S.R. Batliboi & Associates LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI Firm Registration Number: 101049W/E300004
per Kaustav Ghose
Partner
Membership Number : 57828
Place : Hyderabad
Date : 12 May 2017
Mar 31, 2014
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying nancial statements of Dr. Reddy''s
Laboratories Limited (''the Company'') which comprises the balance sheet
as at 31 March 2014, the statement of pro t and loss and the cash ow
statement for the year then ended and a summary of signi cant
accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation of these nancial
statements that give a true and fair view of the nancial position,
nancial performance and cash ows of the Company in accordance with the
Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of
the Companies Act, 1956 (t he Act). This responsibility includes the
design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant to
the preparation and presentation of the nancial statements that give a
true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due
to fraud or error
Auditors Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these nancial statements
based on our audit. B e conducted our audit in accordance with the
Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants
of India. Those Standards reBuire that we comply with ethical
requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable
assurance about whether the nancial statements are free from material
misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about
the amounts and disclosures in the nancial statements. The procedures
selected depend on the auditorÂs Budgment, including the assessment of
the risks of material misstatement of the nancial statements, whether
due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor
considers internal control relevant to the CompanyÂs preparation and
fair presentation of the nancial statements in order to design audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the
purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entityÂs
internal control. An audit also includes evaluating the appropriateness
of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of the accounting
estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall
presentation of the nancial statements.
B e believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is suf cient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the nancial statements give the information
reBuired by the Act in the manner so reBuired and give a true and fair
view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in
India:
(i) in the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 31 March 2014;
(ii) in the case of the statement of pro t and loss, of the pro t for
the year ended on that date; and
(iii) in the case of the cash ow statement, of the cash ows for the
year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As reBuired by the Companies (AuditorÂs Report) Order, 2003 (t he
Order), as amended, issued by the Central Government of India in terms
of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Act, we give in the Annexure
a statement on the matters speci ed in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order
2. As reBuired by Section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) we have obtained all the information and explanations which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our
audit;
(b) in our opinion proper books of account as reBuired by law have been
kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those
books;
(c) the balance sheet, the statement of pro t and loss and the cash ow
statement dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(d) in our opinion, the balance sheet, the statement of pro t and loss
and the cash ow statement comply with the Accounting Standards referred
to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Companies Act, 1956, to
the extent applicable; and
(e) on the basis of written representations received from the directors
as on 31 March 2014, and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the directors is disBuali ed as on 31 March 2014, from being
appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1) of
Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.
-The Annexure referred to in the auditors report to the members of Dr.
ReddyÂs Laboratories Limited (t he Company) for the year ended 31 March
2014. We report that:
(a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars,
including Buantitative details and situation of xed assets.
(b) The Company has a regular programme of physical veri cation of its
xed assets by which all xed assets are veri ed in a phased manner over
a period of 3 years In our opinion, this periodicity of physical veri
cation is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and the
nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on such
veri cation
(c) Fixed assets disposed off during the year were not substantial and
therefore do not affect the going concern assumption
ii. (a) Inventories, except goods-in-transit and stocks lying with
third parties have been physically veri ed by the management during the
year. In our opinion, the frequency of such veri cation is reasonable.
For stocks lying with third parties at the year-end, written con
rmations have been obtained
(b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical veri cation of
inventories followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in
relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on veri cation between the physical stocks and
the book records were not material.
iii. (a) The Company has granted loans to nine subsidiary companies (of
which 5 loans are interest free) covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The maximum amount
outstanding during the year was Rs. 6,142 millions and the year-end
balance of such loans was Rs. 4,856 millions.
(b) In our opinion, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions
on which loans have been granted to companies listed in the register
maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 are not, prima
facie, prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
(c) In the case of loans granted to the companies listed in the
register maintained under Section 301, where stipulations have been
made, the borrowers have been regular in repaying the principal amounts
as stipulated and in the payment of interest, wherever applicable.
(d) There is no overdue amount of more than Rs. one lakh in respect of
loans granted to any of the companies, rms or other parties listed in
the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(e) The Company has not taken loans secured or unsecured from any
companies, rms and other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, and having regard to the explanation that purchases of
certain items of inventories are for the CompanyÂs specialized
requirements and similarly certain goods sold are for the specialized
requirements of the buyers and suitable alternative sources are not
available to obtain comparable Buotations, there is an adequate
internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and
the nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventories and
xed assets and with regard to the sale of goods and services. H e have
not observed any maHor weakness in the internal control system during
the course of the audit.
v. (a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to
in Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been entered in the
register required to be maintained under that section
(b) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts and
arrangements referred to in point (a) above and exceeding the value of
Rs. 5 lakh with any party during the year, have been made at prices which
are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the
relevant time except for the purchases of certain items of inventories
which are for CompanyÂs specialized requirements and similarly for sale
of certain goods for the specialized requirements of the buyers and for
which suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain
comparable Buotations. However on the basis of information and
explanations provided, the same appear reasonable.
vi. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of Section
58A, Section 58AA or other relevant provisions of the Companies Act,
1956 and the rules framed there under/the directives issued by the
Reserve Bank of India (as applicable) with regard to deposits accepted
from the public. Accordingly, there have been no proceedings before the
Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal (as applicable) or
Reserve Bank of India or any Court or any other Tribunal in this matter
and no order has been passed by any of the aforesaid authorities.
vii. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
viii. H e have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company pursuant to the rules prescribed by the Central Government for
the maintenance of cost records under Section 209 (1) (d) of the
Companies Act, 1956, and are of the opinion that prima facie the
prescribed accounts and records have been made and maintained. However,
we have not made a detailed examination of the records.
ix. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, amounts
deducted/accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed
statutory dues including Provident Fund, Investor Education and
Protection Fund, Employees State Insurance, Income tax, Sales tax, H
ealth tax, Service tax, Customs duty, Excise duty and other material
statutory dues have been generally regularly deposited during the year
by the Company with the appropriate authorities.
-(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Investor
Education and Protection Fund Employees State Insurance, Income tax,
Sales tax, H ealth tax, Service tax, Customs duty, Excise duty and
other material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 March 2014 for a
period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us, the dues
set out in Appendix - 1 in respect of Income tax, Sales tax, Service
tax, Customs duty and Excise duty have not been deposited with the
appropriate authorities on account of disputes.
x. The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the
nancial year and has not incurred cash losses during the nancial year
and in the immediately preceding nancial year
xi. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company, has not defaulted in repayment of dues to its
bankers or to any nancial institutions, or to debenture holders during
the year
xii. The Company has not granted loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
xiii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company is not a chit fund/nidhi/mutual fund/society
xiv. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and
other investments. Accordingly clause 4(xiv) of the Order is not
applicable.
xv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the terms and conditions on which the Company has given
guarantees for loans taken by others from banks or nancial institutions
are not preHudicial to the interests of the Company.
xvi. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us by the management, term loans availed by the Company were
applied for the purposes for which the loans were obtained, other than
for temporary deployment of funds pending application.
xvii. According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we are of
the opinion that funds raised on short-term basis have not been used
for long term investment.
xviii. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
companies, rms or parties covered in the register maintained under
Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
xix. During the year ended 31 March 2011, the Company had issued
unsecured debentures in accordance with the scheme of arrangement
approved by the B igh Court of Andhra Pradesh, India. No security or
charge in respect of such debentures was created. During the year ended
31 March 2014, the Company has redeemed all of such unsecured
debentures at par value aggregating to Rs. 5,078 million as per the terms
of the aforesaid scheme.
xx. During the year, the Company has not raised any money through
public issue.
xxi. According to the information and explanations given to us, no
material fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during
the course of our audit.
for B S R & Co LLP.
Chartered Accountants
Firm registration No: 101248B
Supreet Sachdev
Partner
Membership No: 205385
Place : Hyderabad
Date : 13 May 2014
Mar 31, 2013
Report on the Financial Statements
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Dr. Reddy''s
Laboratories Limited ("the Company") which comprises the balance sheet
as at 31 March 2013, the statement of profit and loss and the cash flow
statement for the year then ended and a summary of significant
accounting policies and other explanatory information.
Management''s Responsibility for the Financial Statements
Management is responsible for the preparation of these financial
statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position,
financial performance and cash flows of the Company in accordance with
the Accounting Standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211
of the Companies Act, 1956 ("the Act"). This responsibility includes
the design, implementation and maintenance of internal control relevant
to the preparation and presentation of the financial statements that
give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement,
whether due to fraud or error.
Auditors'' Responsibility
Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial
statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit in accordance
with the Standards on Auditing issued by the Institute of Chartered
Accountants of India. Those Standards require that we comply with
ethical requirements and plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free
from material misstatement.
An audit involves performing procedures to obtain audit evidence about
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. The procedures
selected depend on the auditor''s judgment, including the assessment of
the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether
due to fraud or error. In making those risk assessments, the auditor
considers internal control relevant to the Company''s preparation and
fair presentation of the financial statements in order to design audit
procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances. An audit also
includes evaluating the appropriateness of accounting policies used and
the reasonableness of the accounting estimates made by Management, as
well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial
statements.
We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and
appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.
Opinion
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the
explanations given to us, the financial statements give the information
required by the Act in the manner so required and give a true and fair
view in conformity with the accounting principles generally accepted in
India:
(a) in the case of the balance sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 31 March 2013;
(b) in the case of the statement of profit and loss, of the profit for
the year ended on that date; and
(c) in the case of the cash flow statement, of the cash flows for the
year ended on that date.
Report on Other Legal and Regulatory Requirements
1. As required by the Companies (Auditors'' Report) Order, 2003 ("the
Order"), as amended, issued by the Central Government of India in terms
of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Act, we give in the Annexure
a statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 4 and 5 of the
Order.
2. As required by Section 227(3) of the Act, we report that:
(a) we have obtained all the information and explanations which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our
audit;
(b) in our opinion proper books of account as required by law have been
kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those
books;
(c) the balance sheet, the statement of profit and loss and the cash
flow statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the
books of account;
(d) in our opinion, the balance sheet, the statement of profit and loss
and the cash flow statement comply with the Accounting Standards
referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of the Companies Act,
1956 to the extent applicable; and
(e) on the basis of written representations received from the directors
as on 31 March 2013, and taken on record by the Board of Directors,
none of the director is disqualified as on 31 March 2013, from being
appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub- section (1) of
Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956.
The Annexure referred to in the auditors'' report to the members of
Dr. Reddy''s Laboratories Limited ("the Company") for the year
ended 31 March 2013. We report that:
i. (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
The Company has a regular programme of physical verification of its
fixed assets by which all fixed assets are verified in a phased manner
over a period of 3 years. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical
verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and
the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on
such verification.
(b) Fixed assets disposed off during the year were not substantial and
therefore do not affect the going concern assumption.
ii. (a) Inventories, except goods-in-transit and stocks lying with
third parties have been physically verified by the management during
the year. In our opinion the frequency of such verification is
reasonable. For stocks lying with third parties at the year-end,
written confirmations have been obtained.
(b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verification of
inventories followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in
relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. No material
discrepancies were noticed on verification between the physical stocks
and the book records.
iii. (a) The Company has granted loans to ten subsidiary companies (of
which 4 loans are interest free) covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The maximum amount
outstanding during the year was '' 6,254 millions and the year-end
balance of such loans was '' 5,549 millions.
(b) In our opinion, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions
on which loans have been granted to companies listed in the register
maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 are not, prima
facie, prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
(c) In the case of loans granted to the companies listed in the
register maintained under Section 301, where stipulations have been
made, the borrowers have been regular in repaying the principal amounts
as stipulated and in the payment of interest, wherever applicable.
(d) There is no overdue amount of more than '' 1 lakh in respect of
loans granted to any of the companies, firms or other parties listed in
the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(e) The Company has not taken loans secured or unsecured from any
companies, firms and other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, and having regard to the explanation that purchases of
certain items of inventories are for the Company''s specialized
requirements and similarly certain goods sold are for the specialized
requirements of the buyers and suitable alternative sources are not
available to obtain comparable quotations, there is an adequate
internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and
the nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventories and
fixed assets and with regard to the sale of goods and services. We have
not observed any major weakness in the internal control system during
the course of the audit.
v. (a) In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements
referred to in Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been entered
in the register required to be maintained under that section.
(b) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts and
arrangements referred to in point (a) above and exceeding the value of
'' 5 lakh with any party during the year, have been made at prices which
are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the
relevant time except for the purchases of certain items of inventories
which are for Company''s specialized requirements and similarly for sale
of certain goods for the specialized requirements of the buyers and for
which suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain
comparable quotations. However, on the basis of information and
explanations provided, the same appear reasonable.
vi. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of Section
58A, Section 58AA or other relevant provisions of the Companies Act,
1956 and the rules framed there under/the directives issued by the
Reserve Bank of India (as applicable) with regard to deposits accepted
from the public. Accordingly, there have been no proceedings before the
Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal (as applicable) or
Reserve Bank of India or any Court or any other Tribunal in this matter
and no order has been passed by any of the aforesaid authorities.
vii. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
viii. We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company pursuant to the rules prescribed by the Central Government for
maintenance of cost records under Section 209(1)(d) of the Companies
Act, 1956, and are of the opinion that prima facie the prescribed
accounts and records have been made and maintained. However, we have
not made a detailed examination of the records.
ix. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, amounts
deducted/accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed
statutory dues including Provident Fund, Investor Education and
Protection Fund, Employees'' State Insurance, Income tax, Sales tax,
Wealth tax, Service tax, Customs duty, Excise duty and other material
statutory dues have been generally regularly deposited during the year
by the Company with the appropriate authorities.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Investor
Education and Protection Fund, Employees'' State Insurance, Income tax,
Sales tax, Wealth tax, Service tax, Customs duty, Excise duty and other
material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 March 2013 for a
period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us, the dues
set out in Appendix - I in respect of Income tax, Sales tax, Service
tax, Customs duty and Excise duty have not been deposited with the
appropriate authorities on account of disputes.
x. The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the
financial year and has not incurred cash losses during the financial
year and in the immediately preceding financial year.
xi. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to its
bankers or to any financial institutions or to debenture holders.
xii. The Company has not granted loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
xiii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company is not a chit fund/nidhi/mutual fund/ society.
xiv. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and
other investments. Accordingly, clause 4(xiv) of the Order is not
applicable.
xv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the terms and conditions on which the Company has given
guarantees for loans taken by others from banks or financial
institutions are not prejudicial to the interests of the Company.
xvi. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company did not have any term loans during the year.
xvii. According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we are of
the opinion that no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for
long term investment.
xviii. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares
to companies, firms or parties covered in the register maintained under
Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
xix. During the year ended 31 March 2011, the Company had issued
unsecured debentures in accordance with the scheme of arrangement
approved by the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, India. Accordingly, no
security or charge in respect of such debentures has been created.
xx. During the year, the Company has not raised any money through
public issue.
xxi. According to the information and explanations given to us, no
material fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during
the course of our audit.
for B S R & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No.: 101248W
Natrajh Ramakrishna
Partner
Membership No.: 032815
Place : Hyderabad
Date : 14 May 2013
Mar 31, 2012
We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Dr. Reddy's Laboratories
Limited ("the Company") as at 31 March 2012, the Statement of Profit
and Loss and the Cash Flow Statement of the Company for the year ended
on that date, annexed thereto. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2003 ('the
Order'), as amended, issued by the Central Government of India in terms
of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we
enclose in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in
paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.
Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we report
that:
(a) we have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our
audit;
(b) in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of
those books;
(c) the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss and the Cash
Flow Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the
books of account;
(d) in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss
and the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the
accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of
the Companies Act, 1956, to the extent applicable;
(e) on the basis of written representations received from the
directors, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report
that none of the directors are disqualified as at 31 March 2012 from
being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1)
of Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956; and
(f) in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts give the information
required by the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so required and give
a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India:
(i) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 31 March 2012;
(ii) in the case of the Statement of Profit and Loss, of the profit of
the Company for the year ended on that date; and
(iii) in the case of Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the
Company for the year ended on that date.
The Annexure referred to in the auditors' report to the members of Dr.
Reddy's Laboratories Limited ("the Company") for the year ended 31
March 2012. We report that:
i. (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets. The Company has a regular Programme of physical verification of
its fixed assets by which all fixed assets are verified in a phased
manner over a period of 3 years. In our opinion, this periodicity of
physical verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the
Company and the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were
noticed on such verification.
(b) Fixed assets disposed off during the year were not substantial and
therefore do not affect the going concern assumption.
ii. (a) Inventories, except goods-in-transit and stocks lying with
third parties, has been physically verified by the management during
the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is
reasonable. For stocks lying with third parties at the year-end,
written confirmations have been obtained.
(b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verification of
inventories followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in
relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and
the book records were not material.
iii. (a) The Company has granted loans to eleven companies (of which
five loans are interest free) covered in the register maintained under
Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The maximum amount outstanding
during the year was ' 9,328 millions and the year-end balance of such
loans was ' 5,851 millions.
(b) In our opinion, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions
on which loans have been granted to companies, firms or other parties
listed in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956 are not, prima facie, prejudicial to the interest of the
Company.
(c) In the case of loans granted to companies, firms or other parties
listed in the register maintained under Section 301, where stipulations
have been made, the borrowers have been regular in repaying the
principal amounts as stipulated and in the payment of interest.
(d) There is no overdue amount of more than ' one lakh in respect of
loans granted to any of the companies, firms or other parties listed in
the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(e) The Company has not taken loans secured or unsecured from any
companies, firms and other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, and having regard to the explanation that purchases of
certain items of inventories are for the Company's specialized
requirements and similarly certain goods sold are for the specialized
requirements of the buyers and suitable alternative sources are not
available to obtain comparable quotations, there is an adequate
internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and
the nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventories and
fixed assets and with regard to the sale of goods and services. We have
not observed any major weakness in the internal control system during
the course of the audit.
v. (a) In our opinion and according to the information and
explanations given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements
referred to in Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been entered
in the register required to be maintained under that section.
(b) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts and
arrangements referred to in point (a) above and exceeding the value of
' 5 lakh with any party during the year, have been made at prices which
are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the
relevant time except for the purchases of certain items of inventories
which are for Company's specialized requirements and similarly for sale
of certain goods for the specialized requirements of the buyers and for
which suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain
comparable quotations. However, on the basis of information and
explanations provided, the same appear reasonable.
vi. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of Section
58A, Section 58AA or other relevant provisions of the Companies Act,
1956 and the rules framed thereunder/the directives issued by the
Reserve Bank of India (as applicable) with regard to deposits accepted
from the public. Accordingly, there have been no proceedings before the
Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal (as applicable) or
Reserve Bank of India or any Court or any other Tribunal in this matter
and no order has been passed by any of the aforesaid authorities.
vii. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
viii. We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company pursuant to the rules prescribed by the Central Government for
maintenance of cost records under Section 209(1) (d) of the Companies
Act, 1956, and are of the opinion that prima facie the prescribed
accounts and records have been made and maintained. However, we have
not made a detailed examination of the records.
ix. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, amounts
deducted/accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed
statutory dues including Provident Fund, Investor Education and
Protection Fund, Employees' State Insurance, Income tax, Sales tax,
Wealth tax, Service tax, Customs duty, Excise duty and other material
statutory dues have been generally regularly deposited during the year
by the Company with the appropriate authorities.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Investor
Education and Protection Fund, Employees' State Insurance, Income tax,
Sales tax, Wealth tax, Service tax, Customs duty, Excise duty and other
material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 March 2012 for a
period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(c) According to the information and explanations given to us, the dues
set out in Appendix 1 in respect of Income tax, Sales tax, Service tax,
Customs duty and Excise duty have not been deposited with the
appropriate authorities on account of disputes.
x. The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the
financial year and has not incurred cash losses during the financial
year and in the immediately preceding financial year.
xi. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to its
bankers or to any financial institutions or to debenture holders.
xii. The Company has not granted loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
xiii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company is not a chit fund/nidhi/mutual fund/society.
xiv According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and
other investments. Accordingly, clause 4(xiv) of the Order is not
applicable.
xv In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the terms and conditions on which the Company has given
guarantees for loans taken by others from banks or financial
institutions are not prejudicial to the interests of the Company.
xvi. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the term loans taken by the company have been applied for
the purpose for which they were raised.
xvii. According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we are of
the opinion that no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for
long term investment.
xviii. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares
to companies, firms or parties covered in the register maintained under
Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
xix. During the previous year ended 31 March 2011, the Company had
issued unsecured debentures in accordance with the scheme of
arrangement approved by the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, India.
Accordingly, no security or charge in respect of such debentures has
been created.
xx. During the year, the Company has not raised any money through
public issue.
xxi. According to the information and explanations given to us, no
material fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during
the course of our audit.
PERIOD TO
WHICH THE
NAME OF THE
STATUTE NATURE OF
THE DUES AMOUNT IN FORUM WHERE
PENDING AMOUNT RELATES
RS MILLIONS VARIOUS YEARS
COVERING THE
PERIOD
Income Tax
Act, 1961 Income tax 38.6 High Court,
Andhra Pradesh 1991-1995
179.4 Commissioner
Appeals 1999-2007
505.2 Income Tax
Appellate
Tribunal 1993-2008
Customs
Act, 1962 Duty 8.9 Additional
Commissioner
of Central
Excise 2007-2008
Duty 22.5 Assistant
Commissioner
of Central
Excise 2006-2010
Duty and
excess DEPB 11.2 CESTAT,
Bangalore 2003-2007
Duty 0.3 Commissioner
of Central
Excise 2003-2004
Duty 0.2 Deputy
Commissioner
of Central
Excise 2008-2009
Duty and penalty 34.0 Supreme Court
of India 1992-2011
Central
Excise
Act, 1944 Duty 46.0 Additional
Commissioner 2004-2012
Duty 5.5 Assistant
Commissioner
of Central
Excise 1999-2012
Duty and
interest 38.7 CESTAT 1998-2008
Duty 725.2 Commissioner of
Central Excise 1999-2012
Duty 0.0 Deputy
Commissioner of
Central Excise 2009-2010
Duty 35.3 High Court of
A.P. 2003-2008
Finance
Act, 1994 CENVAT Credit
of Service
Tax & Service
Tax 36.8 Additional
Commissioner 2006-11
CENVAT Credit
of Service Tax 8.3 Assistant
Commissioner 2006-11
CENVAT Credit
of Service Tax 115.7 CESTAT 2006-09
CENVAT Credit
of Service Tax
& Service Tax 182.6 Commissioner 2006-12
Commissioner of
Central Excise,
Customs &
CENVAT Credit
of Service Tax 0.2 2008-09
Service Tax
(Appeals)
CENVAT Credit
of Service Tax
& Service tax 1.5 Deputy
Commissioner 2009-11
CENVAT Credit
of Service Tax 13.3 High Court of
Andhra Pradesh 2004-08
Andhra Pradesh
Value Added
Tax Act, 2005 Tax 65.9 Appellate
Tribunal 2006-07 to
2008-09
Andhra Pradesh
Value Added
Tax Act, 2005 Tax & Penalty 1.5 Appellate
Deputy
Commissioner 2010-11
Andhra Pradesh
Value Added
Tax Act, 2006 Tax 31.4 Appellate
Deputy
Commissioner 2010-11
Andhra Pradesh
Central Sales
Tax Act, 1956 Tax 9.8 Sales Tax
Tribunal 2003-08
Andhra Pradesh
General Sales
Tax Act, 1957 Penalty 0.3 Sales Tax
Tribunal 2002-03
Andhra Pradesh
Value Added
Tax Act, 2005 Tax 0.4 Sales Tax
Tribunal 2005-09
Gujarat
Central Sales
Tax Act, 1969
(API) Tax & Penalty 7.6 Sales Tax
Tribunal 2002-06
Andhra Pradesh
Value Added
Tax Act, 2005 Tax & Penalty 40.6 Appellate
Tribunal 2005-11
Himachal
Pradesh
Central Sales
Tax Act Tax 2.0 High Court 2006-07 &
2007-08
Gujarat
Central
Sales Tax
Act, 1969
(API) Penalty 0.4 Appellate
Deputy
commissioner 2006-07
Andhra
Pradesh
Value Added
Tax Act, 2007 Penalty 3.1 Appellate
Deputy
Commissioner 2010-11
West Bengal
Sales Tax
Act, 1994
GST Tax 0.2 Appellate
Deputy
Commissioner 2006-07
Bihar (PATNA)
Commercial
Taxes (Spl.,
Circle) Tax 1.2 Appellate Deputy
Commissioner 2010-11
Out of the total disputed dues, an amount of Rs 160 million has been
paid under protest for sales tax related matters, Rs 7.5 million has
been paid under protest for service tax related matters, Rs 18 million
has been paid for customs related matters, Rs 11 million has been paid
for excise related matters.
for B S R & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No.: 101248W
Natrajh Ramakrishna
Partner
Membership No.: 032815
Place : Hyderabad
Date : 11 May 2012
Mar 31, 2011
We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Dr. Reddys Laboratories
Limited ("the Company") as at 31 March 2011, the Profit and Loss Account
and the Cash Flow Statement of the Company for the year ended on that
date, annexed thereto. These financial statements are the responsibility
of the Companys management. Our responsibility is to express an
opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (the
Order), as amended, issued by the Central Government of India in terms
of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we
enclose in the Annexure a statement on the matters specifed in
paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.
Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we report
that:
(a) we have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our
audit;
(b) in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of
those books;
(c) the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(d) in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account and
the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the
accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of
the Companies Act, 1956, to the extent applicable;
(e) on the basis of written representations received from the
directors, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report
that none of the directors are disqualifed as at 31 March 2011 from
being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1)
of Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956; and
(f) in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts give the information
required by the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so required and give
a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India:
(i) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 31 March 2011;
(ii) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the Profit of the
Company for the year ended on that date; and
(iii) in the case of Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the
Company for the year ended on that date.
Annexure to the Auditors Report
the annexure referred to in the auditors report to the members of dr.
reddys laboratories limited ("the company") for the year ended 31
march 2011. we report that:
i. (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets. The Company has a regular programme of physical verifcation of
its fixed assets by which all fixed assets are verifed in a phased manner
over a period of 3 years. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical
verifcation is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and
the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on
such verifcation.
(b) Fixed assets disposed off during the year were not substantial and
therefore do not affect the going concern assumption.
ii. (a) The inventory, except goods-in-transit and stocks lying with
third parties, has been physically verifed by the management during the
year. In our opinion, the frequency of such verifcation is reasonable.
For stocks lying with third parties at the year-end, written
confrmations have been obtained.
(b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verifcation of
inventories followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in
relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on verifcation between the physical stocks and
the book records were not material.
iii. (a) The Company has granted loans to thirteen companies (of which
6 loans are interest free) covered in the register maintained under
Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The maximum amount outstanding
during the year was Rs. 12,559 millions and the year-end balance of such
loans was Rs. 8,638 millions.
(b) In our opinion, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions
on which loans have been granted to companies, frms or other parties
listed in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956 are not, prima facie, prejudicial to the interest of the
Company.
(c) In the case of loans granted to companies, frms or other parties
listed in the register maintained under Section 301, where stipulations
have been made, the borrowers have been regular in repaying the
principal amounts as stipulated and in the payment of interest.
(d) There is no overdue amount of more than Rupees one lakh in respect
of loans granted to any of the companies, frms or other parties listed
in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act,
1956.
(e) The Company has not taken loans secured or unsecured from any
companies, frms and other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, and having regard to the explanation that purchases of
certain items of inventories are for the Companys specialized
requirements and similarly certain goods sold are for the specialized
requirements of the buyers and suitable alternative sources are not
available to obtain comparable quotations, there is an adequate
internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and
the nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventories and
fixed assets and with regard to the sale of goods and services. We have
not observed any major weakness in the internal control system during
the course of the audit.
v. (a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to
in Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been entered in the
register required to be maintained under that section.
(b) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts and
arrangements referred to in point (a) above and exceeding the value of
Rs. 5 lakh with any party during the year, have been made at prices which
are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at the
relevant time except for the purchases of certain items of inventories
which are for Companys specialized requirements and similarly for sale
of certain goods for the specialized requirements of the buyers and for
which suitable alternative sources are not available to obtain
comparable quotations. However, on the basis of information and
explanations provided, the same appear reasonable.
vi. In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of Section
58A, Section 58AA or other relevant provisions of the Companies Act,
1956 and the rules framed thereunder / the directives issued by the
Reserve Bank of India (as applicable) with regard to deposits accepted
from the public. Accordingly, there have been no proceedings before the
Company Law Board or National Company Law Tribunal (as applicable) or
Reserve Bank of India or any Court or any other Tribunal in this matter
and no order has been passed by any of the aforesaid authorities.
vii. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
viii. We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company pursuant to the rules prescribed by the Central Government for
maintenance of cost records under Section 209(1) (d) of the Companies
Act, 1956, and are of the opinion that prima facie the prescribed
accounts and records have been made and maintained. However, we have
not made a detailed examination of the records.
ix. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, amounts
deducted / accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed
statutory dues including Provident Fund, Investor Education and
Protection Fund, Employees State Insurance, Income tax, Sales tax,
Wealth tax, Service tax, Customs duty, Excise duty and other material
statutory dues have been generally regularly deposited during the year
by the Company with the appropriate authorities.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Investor
Education and Protection Fund, Employees State Insurance, Income tax,
Sales tax, Wealth tax, Service tax, Customs duty, Excise duty and other
material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 March 2011 for a
period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(c) Further, there were no dues on account of Cess under Section 441A
of the Companies Act, 1956, since the date from which the aforesaid
section comes into force has not yet been notifed by the Central
Government.
(d) According to the information and explanations given to us, the dues
set out in Appendix 1 in respect of Income tax, Sales tax, Service tax,
Customs duty and Excise duty have not been deposited with the
appropriate authorities on account of disputes.
x. The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the
financial year and has not incurred cash losses during the financial year
and in the immediately preceding financial year.
xi. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to its
bankers or to any financial institutions or to debenture holders.
xii. The Company has not granted loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
xiii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company is not a chit fund / nidhi / mutual fund /
society.
xiv. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and
other investments. Accordingly, clause 4(xiv) of the Order is not
applicable.
xv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the terms and conditions on which the Company has given
guarantees for loans taken by others from banks or financial
institutions are not prejudicial to the interests of the Company.
xvi. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the term loans taken by the company have been applied for
the purpose for which they were raised.
xvii. According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we are of
the opinion that no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for
long-term investment.
xviii. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
companies, frms or parties covered in the register maintained under
Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
xix. During the year ended 31 March 2011, the Company has issued
unsecured debentures in accordance with the scheme of arrangement
approved by the High Court of Andhra Pradesh, India. Accordingly, no
security or charge in respect of such debentures has been created.
xx. The Company has not raised any money through public issue.
xxi. According to the information and explanations given to us, no
fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the
course of our audit. However, an attempt to embezzle inventories
amounting to Rs. 6 millions was detected and rendered unsuccessful by the
Company.
for B s r & co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No.: 101248W
s sethuraman
Partner
Membership No.: 203491
Place: Hyderabad
Date: 13 May 2011
Mar 31, 2010
We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Dr. ReddyÃs Laboratories
Limited (Ãthe CompanyÃ) as at 31 March 2010, the Profit and Loss
Account and the Cash Flow Statement of the Company for the year ended
on that date, annexed thereto. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the CompanyÃs management. Our responsibility is to
express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally
accepted in India. Those Standards require that we plan and perform the
audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes
examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made
by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement
presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for
our opinion.
As required by the Companies (AuditorÃs Report) Order, 2003 (Ãthe
OrderÃ), as amended, issued by the Central Government of India in terms
of sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we
enclose in the Annexure a statement on the matters specified in
paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.
Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to above, we report
that:
(a) we have obtained all the information and explanations, which to the
best of our knowledge and belief were necessary for the purpose of our
audit;
(b) in our opinion, proper books of account as required by law have
been kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of
those books;
(c) the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and the Cash Flow
Statement dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of
account;
(d) in our opinion, the Balance Sheet, the Profit and Loss Account and
the Cash Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the
accounting standards referred to in sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of
the Companies Act, 1956, to the extent applicable;
(e) on the basis of written representations received from the
directors, and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report
that none of the directors are disqualified as at 31 March 2010 from
being appointed as a director in terms of clause (g) of sub-section (1)
of Section 274 of the Companies Act, 1956; and
(f) in our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts give the information
required by the Companies Act, 1956, in the manner so required and give
a true and fair view in conformity with the accounting principles
generally accepted in India:
(i) in the case of the Balance Sheet, of the state of affairs of the
Company as at 31 March 2010;
(ii) in the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the profit of the
Company for the year ended on that date; and
(iii) in the case of Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the
Company for the year ended on that date.
Annexure to the Auditorsà Report The Annexure referred to in the
auditorsà report to the members of Dr. ReddyÃs Laboratories Limited
(Ãthe CompanyÃ) for the year ended 31 March 2010. We report that:
i. (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situation of fixed
assets.
(b) The Company has a regular programme of physical verification of its
fixed assets by which all fixed assets are verified in a phased manner
over a period of 3 years. In our opinion, this periodicity of physical
verification is reasonable having regard to the size of the Company and
the nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were noticed on
such verification.
(c) Fixed assets disposed off during the year were not substantial and
therefore do not affect the going concern assumption.
ii. (a) The inventory, except goods-in-transit and stocks lying with
third parties, has been physically verified by the management during
the year. In our opinion, the frequency of such verification is
reasonable. For stocks lying with third parties at the year-end,
written confirmations have been obtained.
(b) In our opinion, the procedures of physical verification of
inventories followed by the management are reasonable and adequate in
relation to the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) The Company is maintaining proper records of inventory. The
discrepancies noticed on verification between the physical stocks and
the book records were not material.
iii. (a) The Company has granted loans to eight companies (of which 2
loans are interest free) covered in the register maintained under
Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The maximum amount outstanding
during the year was Rs. 8,043 millions and the year-end balance of such
loans was Rs. 7,084 millions.
(b) In our opinion, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions
on which loans have been granted to companies, firms or other parties
listed in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies
Act, 1956 are not, prima facie, prejudicial to the interest of the
Company.
(c) In the case of loans granted to companies, firms or other parties
listed in the register maintained under Section 301, where stipulations
have been made, the borrowers have been regular in repaying the
principal amounts as stipulated and in the payment of interest.
(d) There is no overdue amount of more than Rupees one lakh in respect
of loans granted to any of the companies, firms or other parties listed
in the register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act,
1956.
(e) The Company has not taken loans secured or unsecured from any
companies, firms and other parties covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956. The opening balance of
Rs. 384 million (including interest) from a Company has been eliminated
as inter-company balances, pursuant to a court approved scheme of
merger.
iv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, and having regard to the explanation that purchases of
certain items of inventories are for the CompanyÃs specialized
requirements and similarly certain goods sold are for the specialized
requirements of the buyers and suitable alternative sources are not
available to obtain comparable quotations, there is an adequate
internal control system commensurate with the size of the Company and
the nature of its business with regard to purchase of inventories and
fixed assets and with regard to the sale of goods and services. We have
not observed any major weakness in the internal control system during
the course of the audit.
v. (a) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the particulars of contracts or arrangements referred to
in Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956 have been entered in the
register required to be maintained under that section.
(b) In our opinion, and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts and
arrangements referred to in point (a) above and exceeding the value of
Rs. 5 lakh with any party during the year, have been made at prices
which are reasonable having regard to the prevailing market prices at
the relevant time except for the purchases of certain items of
inventories which are for CompanyÃs specialized requirements and
similarly for sale of certain goods for the specialized requirements of
the buyers and for which suitable alternative sources are not available
to obtain comparable quotations. However, on the basis of information
and explanations provided, the same appear reasonable.
vi. The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public.
vii. In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
viii. We have broadly reviewed the books of account maintained by the
Company pursuant to the rules prescribed by the Central Government for
maintenance of cost records under Section 209(1) (d) of the Companies
Act, 1956, and are of the opinion that prima facie the prescribed
accounts and records have been made and maintained. However, we have
not made a detailed examination of the records.
ix. (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
on the basis of our examination of the records of the Company, amounts
deducted / accrued in the books of account in respect of undisputed
statutory dues including Provident Fund, Investor Education and
Protection Fund, Employeesà State Insurance, Income tax, Sales tax,
Wealth tax, Service tax, Customs duty, Excise duty and other material
statutory dues have been generally regularly deposited during the year
by the Company with the appropriate authorities.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed amounts payable in respect of Provident Fund, Investor
Education and Protection Fund, Employeesà State Insurance, Income tax,
Sales tax, Wealth tax, Service tax, Customs duty, Excise duty and other
material statutory dues were in arrears as at 31 March 2010 for a
period of more than six months from the date they became payable.
(c) Further, there were no dues on account of Cess under Section 441A
of the Companies Act, 1956, since the date from which the aforesaid
section comes into force has not yet been notified by the Central
Government.
(d) According to the information and explanations given to us, the dues
set out in Appendix 1 in respect of Income tax, Sales tax, Service tax,
Customs duty and Excise duty have not been deposited with the
appropriate authorities on account of disputes.
x. The Company does not have any accumulated losses at the end of the
financial year and has not incurred cash losses during the financial
year and in the immediately preceding financial year.
xi. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not defaulted in repayment of dues to its
bankers or to any financial institutions.
xii. The Company has not granted loans and advances on the basis of
security by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
xiii. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company is not a chit fund / nidhi / mutual fund /
society.
xiv. According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company is not dealing or trading in shares, securities, debentures and
other investments. Accordingly, clause 4(xiv) of the Order is not
applicable.
xv. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the terms and conditions on which the Company has given
guarantees for loans taken by others from banks or financial
institutions are not prejudicial to the interests of the Company.
xvi. In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us and on the basis of our examination of the books of
account, the term loans obtained by the Company were applied for the
purpose for which such loans were obtained.
xvii. According to the information and explanations given to us and on
an overall examination of the balance sheet of the Company, we are of
the opinion that no funds raised on short-term basis have been used for
long term investment.
xviii. The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
companies, firms or parties covered in the register maintained under
Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
xix. The Company did not have any outstanding debentures during the
year.
xx. We have verified the end-use of money raised by public issues as
disclosed in the notes to the financial statements.
xxi. According to the information and explanations given to us, no
fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the
course of our audit. However, an attempt, for misappropriation of funds
amounting to Rs. 30 million by a third party was detected and rendered
unsuccessful by the Company.
for B S R & Co.
Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No.: 101248W
S Sethuraman
Partner
Membership No.: 203491
Place: Hyderabad
Date: 6 May 2010