1. We have audited the attached Balance Sheet of VALUE INDUSTRIES
LIMITED, as at 31st December, 2010, the Profit and Loss Account and
also the Cash Flow Statement of the Company for the period 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.
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 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.
3. As required by the Companies (Auditors Report) Order, 2003, issued
by the Central Government in terms of Section 227(4A) of the Companies
Act, 1956, and on the basis of such checks as considered appropriate
and according to the information and explanations given to us during
the course of the audit, we give in the Annexure hereto 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 above
paragraph, 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 it 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, Profit and Loss Account and Cash
Flow Statement dealt with by the report comply with the Accounting
Standards referred to in Section 211(3C) of the Companies Act, 1956;
e) According to the information and explanations given to us and on the
basis of written representations received from the directors of the
Company and taken on record by the Board of Directors, we report that
none of the directors is disqualified as on 31st December, 2010 from
being appointed as a director in terms of Section 274(1)(g) of the
Companies Act, 1956;
f) In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to
the explanations given to us, the said financial statements, read
together with the significant accounting policies and 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 December, 2010;
(ii) In the case of the Profit and Loss Account, of the profit for the
period ended on that date; and
(iii) In the case of the Cash Flow Statement, of the cash flows for the
period ended on that date.
ANNEXURE TO THE AUDITORS REPORT
Statement referred to in paragraph 3 of the Auditors Report of even
date to the Members of VALUE INDUSTRIES LIMITED on the accounts for the
period ended 31st December, 2010.
(i) (a) The Company has maintained proper records showing full
particulars, including quantitative details and situations of fixed
assets.
(b) As per the information and explanations given to us, physical
verification of fixed assets has been carried out in terms of the
phased programme of verification adopted by the Company and no material
discrepancies were noticed on such verification. In our opinion, the
frequency of verification is reasonable, having regard to the size of
the Company and nature of its business.
(c) During the period, the Company has not disposed off any
substantial/major part of fixed assets.
(ii) (a) As per the information furnished, the inventories have been
physically verified during the period by the management. In our opinion
and having regard to the nature and location of stocks, the frequency
of the physical verification is reasonable.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, procedures of physical verification of inventory 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. As per
information and explanation given to us, discrepancies noticed on
physical verification of stocks were not material in relation to the
operations of the Company and the same have been properly dealt with in
the books of account.
(iii) (a) As per the information and explanations given to us, the
Company has not granted or taken any loans, secured or unsecured,
to/from companies, firms or other parties covered in the register
maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(b) As the Company has neither granted nor taken any loans, secured or
unsecured, to/from companies, firms or other parties covered in the
register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956,
sub-clauses (b), (c), (d), (f) and (g) of Clause (iii) of paragraph 4
of the Order are not applicable.
(iv) 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 with regard
to purchase of inventory and fixed assets and for the sale of goods and
services. During the course of our audit, we have not observed any
continuing failure to correct major weakness in the internal control
systems.
(v) (a) Based on the audit procedures applied by us and according to
the information and explanations provided by the management, we are of
the opinion that the transactions that need to be entered in the
register maintained under Section 301 of the Companies Act, 1956, have
been so entered.
(b) In our opinion and according to the information and explanations
given to us, the transactions made in pursuance of contracts or
arrangements entered in the register maintained under Section 301 of
the Companies Act, 1956 and exceeding the value of Rupees Five Lakhs,
in respect of any party during the period, have been made at prices
which are reasonable having regard to prevailing market prices at the
relevant time.
(vi) The Company has not accepted any deposits from the public within
the meaning of the provisions of Section 58A, 58AA or any other
relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and rules framed there
under.
(vii) In our opinion, the Company has an internal audit system
commensurate with the size of the Company and the nature of its
business.
(viii) The Central Government has prescribed maintenance of the cost
records under Section 209(1)(d) of the Companies Act, 1956, in respect
of the Companys products. We have broadly reviewed the books of
account and records maintained by 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 however, not made a
detailed examination of the records with a view to determine whether
they are accurate or complete.
(ix) (a) According to the information and explanations given to us and
the records examined by us, the Company is regular in depositing with
appropriate authorities undisputed statutory 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 statutory dues wherever applicable.
According to the information and explanations given to us, no
undisputed arrears of statutory dues were outstanding as at 31st
December, 2010 for a period of more than six months from the date they
became payable.
(b) According to the records of the Company examined by us and
information and explanation given to us, the particulars of dues of
Sales tax, Income tax, Custom duty, Wealth tax, Service tax, Excise
duty, Cess which have not been deposited on account of disputes, are
given below:
Nature of the
Statute Nature of the Dues (Rs. Million) Forum where
dispute is
pending
1. Customs Act,
1962 Custom Duty 1.43 Commissioner
3.26 CESTAT
Penalty 2.93 Commissioner
2.17 CESTAT
2. Central
Excise
Act, 1944 Excise Duty 0.89 CESTAT
Penalty 0.40 CESTAT
3. Finance
Act, 1994 Service Tax Demand 1.00 Asst.
Commissioner
4. Sales Tax
Act of
various Sales Tax Demand 57.55 DCST (Appeals)
States 0.70 Tribunal
(x) There are no accumulated losses as on 31st December, 2010. The
Company has not incurred any cash losses during the financial period
covered by our audit and the immediately preceding financial year.
(xi) Based on our audit procedures and the information and explanations
given by the management, we are of the opinion that the Company has not
defaulted in repayment of dues to financial institutions, banks or
debenture holders.
(xii) Based on our examination of the records and the information and
explanations given to us, the Company has not granted any loans and/or
advances 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 Company or nidhi/
mutual benefit fund/society. Therefore, the Clause (xiii) of the Order
is not applicable to the Company.
(xiv) The Company has maintained proper records of transactions and
contracts in respect of dealing and trading in shares, securities,
debentures and other investments and that timely entries have generally
been made therein. All shares, debentures and other securities have
been held by the Company in its own name except to the extent of the
exemption granted under Section 49 of the Companies Act, 1956.
(xv) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
terms and conditions of guarantees given by the Company for loans taken
by others from banks or financial institutions are, prima facie, not
prejudicial to the interest of the Company.
(xvi) According to the information and explanations given to us, the
term loans raised during the period were applied, on an overall basis,
for the purpose for which the loans were obtained.
(xvii) On the basis of overall examination of the Balance Sheet of the
Company, we observed that, the Company has not used funds raised on
short term basis for long term investments.
(xviii) According to the information and explanation given to us, the
Company has not made any preferential allotment of shares during the
period to parties and companies covered in the register maintained
under Section 301 of the Companies Act,1956.
(xix) The Company has not issued any debentures during the period. The
Company has created security in respect of debentures issued in earlier
years.
(xx) The Company has not raised any money by public issues during the
period.
(xxi) According to the information and explanations given to us, no
fraud on or by the Company has been noticed or reported during the
period.
For KHANDELWAL JAIN & CO. For KADAM & CO.
Chartered Accountants Chartered Accountants
Firm Registration No. 105049W Firm Registration No. 104524W
SHIVRATAN AGARWAL U. S. KADAM
Partner Partner
Membership No. 104180 Membership No. 31055
Place : Mumbai
Date : 26th May, 2011
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