1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of Aegis Logistics
Limited (the Company) as at 31st March, 2011, the Profit and Loss
account and the Cash Flow statement of the Company for the year ended
on that date, both 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.
2. We conducted our audit in accordance with the 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 misstatements. 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 the Management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable
basis for our opinion.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003 (CARO)
issued by the Central Government in terms of Section 227 (4A) 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.
4. Further to our comments in the Annexure referred to in paragraph 3
above, we report as follows:-
a) We have obtained all the information and explanations which to the
best of our knowledge and beliefwerenecessaryforthepurposesofouraudit;
b) In our opinion, proper books of accountas required by law have been
kept by the Company so far as appears from our examination of those
books;
c) The Balance Sheet, the 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 are in compliance
with the Accounting Standards referred to in Section 211(3C) of the
Companies Act, 1956;
e) 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 31st 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 the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows of the
Company for the year ended on that date.
5. On the basis of the written representations received from the
Directors as on 31st March, 2011 taken on record by the Board of
Directors, we report that none of the Directors is disqualified as on
31st March, 2011 from being appointed as a Director in terms of Section
274(l)(g) of the Companies Act, 1956.
Annexure to the Auditors Report (Referred to in paragraph 3 of our
report of even date on the accounts for the year ended 31st March, 2011
of Aegis Logistics Limited (the Company)
(i) Having regard to the nature of the Companys activities, clauses
(xiii) and (xiv) of CARO are not applicable
(ii) In respect of its fixed assets:
(a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars,
including quantitative details and situation of the fixed assets.
(b) The fixed assets were physically verified during the year by the
Management in accordance with a regular programme of verification
which, in our opinion, provides for physical verification of all the
fixed assets at reasonable intervals. According to the information and
explanations given to us, no material discrepancies were noticed on
such verification.
(c) The fixed assets disposed off during the year, in our opinion, do
not constitute a substantial part of the fixed assets of the Company
and such disposal has, in our opinion, not affected the going concern
status of the Company
(iii) Inrespect of its inventory:
(a) As explained to us, the inventories were physically verified during
the year by the Management at reasonable intervals.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the procedures of physical verification of inventories
followed by the Management were reasonable and adequate in relation to
the size of the Company and the nature of its business.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has maintained proper records of its
inventories and no material discrepancies were noticed
onphysicalverification.
(iv) According to the information and explanations given to us the
Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or unsecured,
to or from companies, firms or other parties covered in the
Register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act 1956.
In view of what has been stated above, sub-clauses (b), (c), (d), (f)
and (g) of clause (iii) of CARO are not applicable to the Company for
the year.
(v) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there are adequate internal control systems commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business for the
purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods and
services. Further, on the basis of our examination of the books and
records of the Company, we have neither come across nor have been
informed of any continuing failure to correct major weaknesses in the
aforesaid internal control systems.
(vi) According to the information and explanations given to us, there
are no contracts or arrangements that need to be entered into a
Register in pursuance of Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
Hence, we have no comments to offer in respect of clause v (b) of CARO.
(vii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has complied with the provisions of Sections
58A and 58AA or any other relevant provisions of the Companies Act,
1956 and the Companies (Acceptance of Deposits) Rules, 1975 with regard
to the deposits accepted from the public. According to the information
and explanations given to us, no order has been passed by the Company
Law Board or the National Company Law Tribunal or the Reserve Bank of
India or any Court or any other Tribunal.
(viii) In our opinion, the internal audit functions carried out during
the year by a firm of Chartered Accountants appointed by the Management
have been commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of
its business
(ix) We are informed that maintenance of Cost Records has not been
prescribed by the Central Government under Section 209(1) (d) of the
Companies Act, 1956 for any of the products of the Company
(x) According to the information and explanations given to us in
respect of statutory dues:
(a) The Company has been generally regular in depositing undisputed
dues, including Provident Fund, Investor Education and Protection Fund?
Employees State Insurance? Income tax, Sales tax, Wealth Tax, Service
Tax, Custom Duty, Excise Duty, Cess and other material statutory dues
applicable to it with the appropriate authorities.
(b) There were 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, Custom Duty,
Excise Duty, Cess and other material statutory dues in arrears as at 31
* March, 2011 for a period of more than six months from the date they
became payable.
(c) According to the records of the Company, there are no dues of Sales
tax, Income tax, Custom duty, Wealth tax, Service Tax, Excise duty and
Cess, which have not been deposited on account of any dispute.
(xi) The Company has no accumulated losses as at 31st March, 2011 and
has not incurred any cash losses during the financial year covered by
our audit and the immediately preceding financial year.
(xii) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not defaulted in the repayment of dues to
banks, financial institutions and debenture holders.
(xiii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not granted any loans and advances on the basis of security
by way of pledge of shares, debentures and other securities.
(xiv) The Company has given guarantees amounting to Rs. 18,900 lacs for
loans taken by its subsidiaries from banks and against the credits
availed by the subsidiaries from the suppliers. In our opinion and
according to the information and explanations given to us, the terms
and conditions, of such guarantees, are not prima facie prejudicial to
the interest of the Company.
(xv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the term loans have been applied for the purposes for
which they were obtained, other than temporary deployment pending
application.
(xvi) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us and on an overall examination of the Balance Sheet, we
report that funds raised on short-term basis have not been used during
the year for long- term investment.
(xvii) The Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares to
parties and companies covered in the Register maintained under Section
301 ofthe Companies Act 1956 during the year.
(xviii) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has created securities / charges in respect of debentures
issued and outstanding at the year end
(xix) The Company has not raised any money by public issue during the
year.
(xx) To the best of our knowledge and according to the information and
explanations given to us, no fraud by the Company and no fraud on the
Company has been noticed or reported during the year.
For DELOITTE HASKINS & SELLS
Chartered Accountants
(Registration No. 117366W)
R. LAXMIKARAYAN
Place :Mumbai Partner
Dated: 30th May, 2011. Membership No: 33023
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