1.1 Company Overview

DCM Shriram Limited ('the Company') is a public limited company incorporated in India. The Holding company, Sumant Investments Private Limited owns 63.03% of equity share capital of the Company. The registered office of the Company is at 2nd Floor (West Wing), World Mark 1, Aerocity, New Delhi - 110037, India.

The financial statements have been approved by Board of Directors in their board meeting dated May 06, 2024.

The business portfolio of the Company comprises of

a. Chloro-Vinyl

b. Sugar

c. Shriram Farm Solutions

d. Bioseed

e. Fertlisers

f. Fenesta Building Systems

g. Others: (Cement and Hariyali Kisaan Bazaar)

The Company has presence in various parts of India and its principal place of businesses together with major products are as under:

1.2 Basis of preparation of financial statements

The Financial Statements are prepared on an accrual basis under historical cost convention except for certain financial instruments which are measured at fair value. These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Indian Accounting Standards (Ind AS) as prescribed under Section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 (“The Act”) read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as amended, and other relevant provisions of the Act, as applicable.

1.3 Material accounting policy information

a) Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment loss, if any. Cost of acquisition or construction is inclusive of freight, duties, taxes, other directly attributable incidental expenses and gains or losses on effective portion of cash flow hedges related to purchases in

foreign currency and interest on loans attributable to the acquisition or construction of assets up to the date of commissioning of assets. On the date of transition to Ind AS i.e. April 1,2015, the Company has opted to measure all of its property, plant and equipment at their previous Generally Accepted Accounting Principles net carrying value and use that net carrying value as its deemed cost.

The Company is following straight line method of depreciation in respect of buildings, plant and equipment and written down value method in respect of other assets.

Depreciation on all tangible assets is provided on the basis of estimated useful life and residual value determined by the management based on a technical evaluation considering nature of asset, past experience, estimated usage of the asset, vendor's advice etc., which coincides with the useful life as prescribed under Schedule II of the Companies Act 2013 except for certain items of Plant and Equipment.

(i) Estimated useful lives:

Depreciation is calculated on a pro-rata basis from the date of additions, except in cases of assets costing up to Rs. 5000 each, where each asset is fully depreciated in the year of purchase. On assets sold, discarded etc. during the year, depreciation is provided up to the date of sale/discard.

b) Intangible assets

Intangible assets are stated at cost less accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment loss, if any. Cost of acquisition is inclusive of duties, taxes, consultancy and other directly attributable incidental expenses.

On the date of transition to Ind AS i.e. April 1,2015, the Company has opted to measure all of its intangible assets at their previous

Generally Accepted Accounting Principles net carrying value and use that net carrying value as its deemed cost.

Amortization of intangibles is provided on straight line basis over its estimated useful lives as follows:

Technical know-how 10 years

Software 5 years

On assets sold, discarded etc. during the year, amortization is provided up to the date of sale/discard.

c) Investment property

Investment property are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation and impairment loss, if any.

Cost of acquisition or construction is inclusive of duties, taxes and incidental expenses and interest on loans attributable to the acquisition/construction of properties up to the date of Commissioning.

On the date of transition to Ind AS i.e. April 1,2015, the Company has opted to measure all of its investment properties at their previous Generally Accepted Accounting Principles net carrying value and use that net carrying value as its deemed cost.

The Company is following straight line method of depreciation in respect of buildings. Depreciation on buildings is provided on the basis of useful life and residual value estimated by the management based on a technical evaluation considering nature of asset, past experience, estimated usage of the asset etc. The estimated useful life of building is 58-60 years and estimated residual value is 5%.

d) Assets held for sale

Assets are classified as held for sale if their carrying amount will be recovered principally through a sale transaction rather than through continuing use. They are measured at the lower of their carrying amount (cost less accumulated depreciation, if any) on the date of transfer to assets held for sale and fair value assessed on annual basis. Gain for any subsequent increase in fair value less cost to sale of an asset is recognised only upto the extent of cumulative impairment loss that has been recognized.

e) Leases

Company as a lessee

The Company at the commencement date recognizes a Right-of-Use (RoU) asset at cost and corresponding lease liability, except for leases with term of less than twelve months (short term) and low-value assets in accordance with Ind AS 116 'Leases'. The cost of the right-of-use assets comprises the amount of the initial measurement of the lease liability, any lease payments made at or before the inception date of the lease plus any initial direct costs etc.

Subsequently, the right-of-use asset is measured at cost less any accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment losses, if any. The right-of-use asset is depreciated using the straight-line

method from the commencement date over the shorter of lease term or useful life of right-of-use assets.

For lease liabilities at the commencement date, the Company measures the lease liability at the present value of the lease payments that are not paid at that date. The lease payments are discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease, if that rate is readily determined, if that rate is not readily determined, the lease payments are discounted using the incremental borrowing rate.

For short-term and low value leases, the Company recognizes the lease payments as an operating expense on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

Company as a lessor

At the inception of the lease the Company classifies each of its leases as either an operating lease or a finance lease. The Company recognises lease income as and when due as per terms of agreements. The respective leased assets are included in the financial statements based on their nature.

f) Inventories

Inventories, other than By-products, are valued at lower of cost (determined on weighted average basis) and net realisable value. The bases for determining cost for different categories of inventory are as under:

g) Revenue recognition

i) Sales are recognized, at transaction price as per agreements with the customers, net of returns and other variable consideration on account of trade discounts and volume discounts, if any, on satisfaction of performance obligation by transfer of effective control of the promised goods to the customers, which coincides with dispatch/ delivery to customers, as applicable. Sales include excise duty but excludes sales tax, value added tax and goods and services tax.

ii) Under the retention pricing scheme, the Government of India reimburses to the fertilizer industry, the difference between the retention price based on the cost of production and selling price (as realized from the farmers) as fixed by the Government from time to time, in the form of subsidy. The effect of variation in input costs/expenses on retention price yet to be notified is accounted for by the Company as income for the year based on its ultimate collection with reasonable degree of certainty at the time of accrual.

h) Government grants

Government grants are assistance by government in the form of transfers of resources to an entity in return for past or future compliance with certain conditions relating to the operating activities of the entity. They exclude those forms of government assistance which cannot reasonably have a value placed upon them and transactions with government which cannot be distinguished from the normal trading transactions of the entity. Government grants are recognized where there is reasonable assurance that the Company will comply with the conditions attached to it and that the grants will be received.

Grants are presented as part of income in the statement of profit and loss; alternatively they are deducted in reporting the related expense.

The benefit of a government loan at a below market rate of interest is treated as a government grant, measured as the difference between proceeds received and the fair value of the loan based on the prevailing market interest rates.

i) Employee benefits

(i) Defined contribution plans

Company's contribution paid/payable during the year to provident fund, superannuation fund and employees' state insurance corporation are recognized in the statement of profit and loss. For the Provident Fund Trust administered by the Company, it is liable to meet the shortfall, if any, in payment of interest at the rates declared by the Central Government, and such liability is recognized in the year of shortfall.

(ii) Defined benefit plans

The liability recognized in respect of gratuity is the present value of defined benefit obligation at the end of the reporting period less the fair value of plan assets, where applicable. The Company makes contribution to the LIC for Employees Gratuity Scheme in respect of employees of one of the division. The defined benefit obligation is calculated annually by actuary using the Projected Unit Credit Method. Re-measurement comprising actuarial gains and losses and return on plan assets (excluding net interest) are recognized in the other comprehensive income for the period in which they occur and is not reclassified to profit or loss.

(iii) Compensated absences

Provision for earned leave and medical leave is determined on an actuarial basis at the end of the year and is charged to the statement of profit and loss each year. Actuarial gains and losses are recognized in the statement of profit and loss for the period in which they occur.

(iv) Share based payments

Equity settled share based payments to employees under DCM Shriram Employees Stock Purchase Scheme (ESPS) are measured at the Fair value (which equals to Market price less

exercise price) of the equity instruments at grant date. Fair value determined at the grant date is expensed on a straight line basis over the vesting period.

j) Foreign currency transactions

The standalone financial statement of the Company is presented in Indian rupee which is the functional and the presentation currency of the Company. Transactions in foreign currencies are recorded on initial recognition at the exchange rate prevailing on the date of the transaction.

Monetary items (i.e. receivables, payable, loans etc) denominated in foreign currency are reported using the closing exchange rate on each reporting date.

The exchange difference arising on the settlement of monetary items or on reporting these items at rates different from rates at which these were initially recorded/reported in previous financial statements are recognized as income/expense in the period in which they arise except for exchange difference on foreign currency borrowings relating to asset under construction for future use, which are included in the cost of those assets when they are regarded as an adjustment to interest cost on those foreign currency borrowings.

k) Financial instruments Initial Recognition:

Financial assets and financial liabilities are initially measured at fair value. Transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition or issue of financial assets and financial liabilities (other than financial assets and financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss) are added to or deducted from the fair value of financial asset or financial liabilities, as appropriate, on initial recognition. However, trade receivables do not contain a significant financing component and are measured at transaction price. Subsequent measurement:

A. Non-derivative financial instruments

(i) Financial assets carried at amortised cost : A financial asset is subsequently measured at amortised cost if it is held in order to collect contractual cash flows and the contractual terms of the financial asset give rise on specified dates to cash flows that are solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding

(ii) Financial assets carried at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVTOCI)

The Company has made an irrevocable election for its investments which are classified as equity instruments (Other than Investment in Subsidiaries and Associates) to present the subsequent changes in fair value in other comprehensive income.

(iii) Investment in subsidiaries : Investment in equity instruments of subsidiaries is carried at cost less impairment, if any, in the separate financial statements.

(iv) Financial assets carried at fair value through profit or loss (FVTPL)

A financial asset which is not classified in any of the above categories are subsequently measured at fair value through profit or loss.

(v) Financial liabilities: Financial liabilities are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method. For trade and other payables maturing within one year from the Balance Sheet date, the carrying amounts approximate fair value due to the short maturity of these instruments.

B. Derivative financial instruments: The Company holds derivative financial instruments such as foreign exchange forward and option contracts to mitigate the risk of changes in exchange rates on foreign currency exposures. The Company also holds swaps to mitigate interest rate risks. The counterparty for these contracts is generally a bank.

(i) Cash flow hedge: The effective portion of changes in the fair value of the hedging instruments is recognized in other comprehensive income and accumulated in the cash flow hedging reserve. Such amounts are reclassified in to the statement of profit or loss when the related hedge items affect profit or loss except in respect of inventories and property, plant and equipment where such changes are adjusted in its cost.

Any ineffective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivative or if the hedging instrument no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting, is recognized immediately in the statement of profit and loss.

(ii) Fair Value Hedge: Changes in fair value of derivatives including forward exchange contracts that qualify as fair value hedge are recognized in profit or loss.

(iii) Financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss:

This category has derivative financial instruments which are not designated as hedges.

Any derivative that is either not designated a hedge, or is so designated but is ineffective as per Ind AS 109, is categorized as a financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss De-recognition of financial instruments

The Company derecognizes a financial asset when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial asset expire or it transfers the financial asset and the transfer qualifies for derecognition under Ind AS 109. A financial liability (or a part of a financial liability) is derecognized from the Company's Balance Sheet when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged or cancelled or expires.

l) Impairment

i) Financial assets

The Company recognizes loss allowances using the expected credit loss for the financial assets which are not measured at fair value through profit or loss. Loss allowance for trade receivables with no significant financing component is measured at an amount equal to lifetime expected credit loss.

ii) Non-financial assets:

Tangible and intangible assets

Property, plant and equipment and intangible assets are evaluated for recoverability whenever there is any indication that their carrying amounts may not be recoverable. If any such indication exists, the recoverable amount (i.e. higher of the fair value less cost to sell and the value-in-use) is determined on an individual asset basis unless the asset does not generate cash flows that are largely independent of those from other assets. In such cases, the recoverable amount is determined for the cash generating unit (CGU) to which the asset belongs.

If the recoverable amount of an asset (or CGU) is estimated to be less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount of the asset (or CGU) is reduced to its recoverable amount. An impairment loss is recognised in the statement of profit or loss. The Company review/assess at each reporting date if there is any indication that an asset may be impaired.

m) Income taxes

The Income-tax liability is provided in accordance with the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are recognized for all temporary differences arising between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts in the financial statements. Deferred tax assets are reviewed at each reporting date and are reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that the related tax benefit will be realized. Income tax and deferred tax are measured on the basis of the tax rates and tax laws enacted or substantively enacted at the end of the reporting period and are recognized in profit or loss, except when they relate to items that are recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, in which case, the income tax and deferred tax are also recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, respectively.

n) Provisions

Provisions for claims including litigations are recognised when the Company has a present obligation as a result of past events, in the year when it is established by way of orders of court or government notifications etc. that it is probable that an outflow of resources will be required to settle the obligations and the amount can be reasonably estimated. The provision including any subsequent adjustments are accounted for in the same expenditure line item to which the claim pertains.

1.4 Use of estimates

The preparation of these financial statements in conformity with the recognition and measurement principles of Ind AS requires the management of the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported balances of asset and liabilities, disclosures relating to contingent liabilities as at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expense for the period presented.

Estimates and underlying assumptions are reviewed on an ongoing basis. Revisions to accounting estimates are recognized in the period in which estimates are revised if the revision affects only that period or in the period of the revision and future periods if the revision affects both current and future periods.

The following are the key assumptions concerning the future, and other sources of estimation uncertainty at the end of the reporting period that may have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities in future are:

i) Useful lives and residual value of property, plant and equipment, intangible assets and Investment Properties:

Useful life and residual value are determined by the management based on a technical evaluation considering nature of asset, past experience, estimated usage of the asset, vendor's advice etc and same is reviewed at each financial year end.

ii) Leases: The Company determines the lease term as the noncancellable period of a lease adjusted with any option to extend or terminate the lease, if the use of such option is reasonably certain. In evaluating the lease term, the Company considers factors such as any significant leasehold improvements undertaken over the lease term, costs relating to the termination of the lease and the importance of the underlying asset to Company's operations taking into account the location of the underlying asset and the availability of suitable alternatives.

The discount rate is generally based on the incremental borrowing rate. To determine the incremental borrowing rate, the Company uses recent third-party financing received by the Company, adjusted to lease term etc, specific to the lease being evaluated.

iii) Impairment of investments: The Company reviews the carrying value of long term investments in equity/preference shares of subsidiaries and other companies carried at cost/amortized cost at the end of each reporting period. If the recoverable amount is less than its carrying amount, the impairment loss is accounted for.

iv) Income tax: For computing the income-tax provision as at the year end, the Company continues to estimate profits pertaining to its captive power units eligible for deduction u/s 80-IA of the Income-tax Act (the Act), as in the previous years. Based on the recent judgements, the Company has preferred enhanced claim of deduction available u/s 80-IA of the Act, wherever permissible under the Act including for the earlier financial years for the purpose of filing Income tax return.

v) Deferred tax assets: The Company reviews the carrying amount of deferred tax assets including Minimum alternate tax credit at the end of each reporting period and reduces to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profits will be available to allow all or part of the asset to be recovered.

vi) Revenue:

a) Provision of Sales Returns, Warranties and Discounts:

Provision for Sales Returns, Warranties and Discounts are estimated based on past experience, market conditions and announced schemes.

b) Claims from 'Fertiliser Industry Coordination Committee' (FICC), Government of India: The Company takes revenue credits for urea subsidy claims , which are pending notification/ final acceptance by 'Fertiliser Industry Coordination Committee' (FICC), Government of India, in pursuance of the Retention Price Scheme administered for nitrogenous fertilisers, when as per judgment of the Company, there is reasonable certainty based on Policy and past experience that claims will be notified in due course (also refer note 29).

vii) Provision for gratuity and compensated absences: The

provision for gratuity and compensated absences are based on actuarial valuation using the projected unit credit method. The Company uses actuarial assumptions to determine the obligation for employee benefit at each reporting period. These assumptions include the discount rate, salary escalation and employee turnover rate.