1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of''JBF INDUSTRIES
LIMITED'' (the Company) as at 31 st March 2011, the Profit and Loss
Account and also 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.
2. 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 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 (Auditor''s Report) Order 2003 (''the
Order''), issued by the Central Government of India in terms of
Sub-section (4A) of Section 227 of the Companies Act, 1956, we give in
the Annexure hereto, a statement on the matters specified in the
paragraphs 4 and 5 of the said Order.
4. Attention is drawn to the:
Note No.25(c) of the Schedule P regarding the non-provision of
marked to market losses of derivative contracts amounting to Rs. 144,63
Crores as on 31st March 2011 on account of reasons as explained in the
aforesaid note. Had the same been provided the profit after tax for the
year ended 31st March 2011 and Reserves as at 31st March 2011 would
have been Rs. 33.72 Crores and f. 758.37 Crores respectively as against
the reported figures of 7 131.42 Crores and Rs. 856.07 Crores
respectively
5. Further to our comments in the annexure referred to in paragraph 3
above and subject to our comment in paragraph 4 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 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 appears from our examination of
such books:
c) The Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and Cash Flow Statement
dealt with by this report are in agreement with the books of account:
d) In our opinion the Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Account and Cash
Flow Statement dealt with by this report comply with the mandatory
Accounting Standards referred to in Sub-section (3C) of Section 211 of
the Companies Act, 1956:
e) On the basis of the written representations received from the
directors as on 31st March, 2011 and taken on records 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 clause
(g) of sub- section (1) of Section 274 of the Companies Act 1956. As
regards to the Directors nominated by Financial Institution, they are
exempted from the provisions of Section 274 (1) (g) in view of general
circular issued by the Department of Company Affairs.
f) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said accounts read together with
significant accounting policies and other notes thereon, 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 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 AUDITOR''S REPORT (Referred to in paragraph 3 of our report
of even date to the members of JBF Industries Limited on the accounts
for the year ended 31 st March, 2011)
(i) In respect of its fixed assets:
(a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full particulars,
including quantitative details and situation of fixed assets on the
basis of available information.
(b) As explained to us, all the fixed assets have been physically
verified by the management in accordance with the programme of
verification, which in our opinion is reasonable, considering the size
of the Company and nature of its assets. No material discrepancies were
noticed on such physical verification as compared with the available
records.
(c) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has not made any substantial disposal of fixed
assets during the year and the going concern status of the Company is
not affected.
(ii) In respect of its inventories:-
(a) As explained to us, inventory has been 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 are 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 on physical
verification of inventories as compared to the book records.
(iii) In respect of loans, secured or unsecured, granted or taken by
the Company to / from companies, firms or other parties covered in the
Register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956: -
(a) The Company has given loans to two subsidiaries. In respect of the
said loans, the maximum amount outstanding at any time during the year
was f. 238.02 crores and the year-end balance is 7 38.99 Crores
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanation
given to us, the rate of interest and other terms and conditions of
such loans are not prima facie prejudicial to the interest of the
Company.
(c) As per the terms of the loans, neither the interest nor the
principal amounts are due for recovery,
(d) In respect of the said loans, the same are not due for repayment
and therefore the question of overdue amounts does not arise.
(e) The Company has not taken any loan during the year from companies,
firms or other parties covered in the Register maintained under section
301 of the Companies Act, 1956. Consequently, the requirements of sub
clauses (f) and (g) of clause (iii) of paragraph 4 of the said Order
are not applicable.
(iv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, there is an adequate internal control system commensurate
with the size of the Company and the nature of its business for the
purchase of inventory, fixed assets and also for the sale of goods. The
Company has not sold any services during the year. During the course of
audit we have not observed any continuing failure to correct major
weaknesses in such internal control system.
(v) In respect of transactions entered in the register maintained in
pursuance of Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956:
(a) To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations given to us, transactions that needed to
be entered in the register have been so entered.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
transactions made during the year in pursuance of such contracts or
arrangements exceeding value of Rupees five lacs for each party, have
been made at prices which are prima facie reasonable as per information
available with the Company.
(vi> According to the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not accepted any deposit from the public. Therefore, the
provisions of clause (vi) of paragraph 4 of the said Order are not
applicable to the Company.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an adequate internal audit system
commensurate with the size and nature of its business.
(viii) We have been informed by the management that the Central
Government has prescribed the maintenance of Cost Records pursuant to
clause (d) of sub-section (1) of Section 209 of the Companies Act, 1956
in respect of its manufacturing activities. We have broadly reviewed
the accounts and records of the Company in this connection and are of
the opinion that prima facie, the prescribed accounts and records have
been made and maintained. We have not, however, made a detailed
examination of the records with a view to determine whether they are
accurate and complete.
(ix) (a) According to the records of the Company in respect of
statutory and other dues, the Company has generally been regular in
depositing undisputed statutory dues, including Provident Fund,
Investor Education and Protection Fund, and Employees'' State Insurance,
Income tax, Sales tax, Wealth tax, Service tax, Customs Duty, Excise
Duty, Cess and any other material statutory dues as applicable with the
appropriate authorities during the year. According to the information
and explanations given to us, no undisputed amounts payable in respect
of the aforesaid statutory dues were outstanding as at 31 st March,
2011 for a period of more than six months from the date they became
payable.
Further, since the Central Government has till date-not prescribed the
amount of cess payable under section 441A of the Companies Act, 1956,
we are not in a position to comment upon the regularity or otherwise of
the Company in depositing the same.
(b) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
disputed statutory dues aggregating to Rs. 9.06 Crores , that have not
been deposited on account of matters pending before appropriate
authorities, are as under:
Name of the
statute Nature of Rs.in Period to which Forum where
the dues Crores the amount dispute is
relates pending
Central
Excise Excise Duty 0.00* 2005-06 Supreme
Act,1944 Court
0.16* 2004-05 CESTAT
0.00* 2005-06 Commissioner
(Appeals)
Service Tax
Act, 1994 Service Tax 1.45 2006-08 CESTAT
0.02 2005-08 Commissioner
(Appeals)
0.02 2006-07 Commissioner
(Appeals)
Income Tax
Act, 1961 Income Tax 0.57 2004-05 Commissioner
(Appeals)
Income Tax
Act, 1961 Income Tax 6.84 2007-08 Commissioner
(Appeals)
Total 9.06
(*) Net of amount Rs. 1.10 Crores deposited under protest
(x) The Company does not have accumulated losses at the end of the
financial year. It has not incurred any cash losses in the current
financial year and in the immediately preceding financial year.
(xi) Based on our audit procedures and accordingly to the information
and explanations given to us by the management, we are of the opinion
that the Company has not defaulted in the repayment of dues to
financial institutions, banks and debenture holders.
(xii) In our opinion and according to the explanations given to us and
based on the information available, no loans and advances have been
granted by the Company on the basis of security by way of pledge of
shares, debentures and other securities.
(xiii) In our opinion, the Company is not a chit fund or a nidhi/mutual
benefit fund/society, hence the provisions of clause (xiii) of
paragraph 4 of the said Order are not applicable to the Company.
(xiv) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the Company has maintained proper records of transactions
and contracts in respect of dealing in shares and other securities and
timely entries have been made therein. All shares and other investments
have been held by the Company in its own name except certain
investments which are made through portfolio manager and held by them
in a fiduciary capacity on behalf of the Company.
(xv) The Company has given guarantees and letter of credit in
connection with the Credit facilities extended by banks to its
subsidiary Company as mentioned in note 3 (b) (ii) and (iii) of
Schedule R The Guarantees and letter of credit outstanding as at year
end are for wholly owned subsidiary Companies, which according to the
information and explanations given to us by the management, are not
prime facie prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
(xvi) To the best of our knowledge and belief and according to the
information and explanations given to us, the term loans raised during
the year and those, which were outstanding at the beginning of the
year, were prima facie been applied for the purposes 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 there are no funds raised on short term basis that
have been utilized for long term investment.
(xviii) During the year, the Company has not made any preferential
allotment of shares to the parties and companies covered in the
register maintained under section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(xix) Securities/Charges have been created in respect of secured
debentures issued by the Company.
(xx) The Company has not raised any money by way of Public issue during
the year
(xxi) Based upon the audit procedures performed for the purpose of
reporting the true and fair view of the financial statements and as per
the information and explanations given to us by the management, we
report that no fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported
during the course of our audit.
For CHATURVEDI & SHAH
Chartered Accountants
(Registration No.: I01720W)
R. KORIA
Partner
Membership No. 35629
Place: Mumbai
Dated: 26th May 2011
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