We have audited the accompanying financial statements of Econo Trade (India) Limited (the 'Company') which
comprise the Balance Sheet as at March 31, 2024, and the statement of Profit and Loss (including other
comprehensive income), Statement of changes in equity and Statement of cash flows for the year then ended,
and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies and other
explanatory information (hereinafter referred to as "standalone financial statements").
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the aforesaid
financial statements give the information required by the Companies Act,2013 (the "Act") in the manner so
required and give a true and fair view in conformity with the Indian Accounting Standards prescribed under
Section 133 of the Act read with the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules,2015 as amended ("Ind AS")
and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the state of affairs of the Company as at March
31,2024, and its profit, total comprehensive income, the changes in equity and its cash flows for the year then
ended on that date.
Basis for Opinion:
We conducted our audit of the financial statements in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified
under section 143(10) of the Act. Our responsibilities under those Standards are further described in the Auditor's
Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the
Company in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI)
together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements under the
provisions of the Act and the Rules made thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in
accordance with these requirements and the ICAI's Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence obtained
by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion on the 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 financial statements of the current period. These matters were addressed in the context of our audit of the
financial statements as a whole, and in forming our opinion thereon, and we do not provide a separate opinion on
these matters.
We have determined that there is no key audit matter to communicate in our report.
Information other than Financial Statements & Auditors Report thereon:
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the Other Information. The Other Information comprises the
information included in the Board's Report including Annexures to Board's Report and Management Discussion
and Analysis (but does not include the financial statements, and our auditor's reports thereon).
Our opinion on the 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 financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information
identified above and, in doing so, consider whether the 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 the Management and those charged with Governance for the Financial Statements:
The Company's Board of Directors is responsible for the matters stated in section 134(5) of the Act with respect to
the preparation of these financial statements that give a true and fair view of the financial position, financial
performance including other comprehensive income, changes in equity and cash flows of the Company in
accordance with the Ind AS and accounting principles generally accepted in India. This responsibility also includes
maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act, for safeguarding the
assets of the Company and for preventing and detecting frauds and other irregularities; selection and application
of appropriate accounting policies; making judgment and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and design,
implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls, that were operating effectively or
ensuring accuracy and completeness of the accounting records, 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.
In preparing the financial statements, Management is responsible for assessing the Company's 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.
The Board of Directors are also responsible for overseeing the Company's financial reporting process.
Auditor's Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements:
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free
from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error and to issue an auditor's 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 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 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 financial 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 polices used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates
and related disclosures made by the management.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of management's 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 Company's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a
material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor's 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 auditor's 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 financial statements, including the
disclosures, and whether the financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a
manner that achieves fair presentation.
Materiality is the magnitude of misstatements in the financial statements that, individually or in aggregate, makes
it probable that the economic decisions of a reasonably knowledgeable user of the financial statements may be
influenced. We consider quantitative materiality and qualitative factors in (i) planning the scope of our audit work
and in evaluating the results of our work; and (ii) to evaluate the effect of any identified misstatements in the
financial statements.
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 financial statements of the current period and are therefore the key audit
matters. We describe these matters in our auditor's 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:
I. As required by the Companies (Auditor's Report) Order, 2020 (the "Order") issued by the Central Government of
India in terms of sub-section (11) of section 143 of the Companies Act, 2013, we give in the "Annexure A" a
statement on the matters specified in paragraphs 3 and 4 of the Order, to the extent applicable.
II. 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 are 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 except for the matter stated in the paragraph vi below on reporting
under Rule 11(g) of the Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014.
(c) The Balance Sheet, the Statement of Profit and Loss including other comprehensive income and the Cash
Flow Statement, Statement of changes in Equity dealt with by this Report are in agreement with the books of
account.
(d) In our opinion, the aforesaid financial statements comply with the Indian Accounting Standards specified
under Section 133 of the Act read with Rule 7 of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014.
(e) On the basis of the written representations received from the directors as on March 31, 2024 taken on
record by the Board of Directors, none of the directors is disqualified as on March 31, 2024 from being appointed
as a director in terms of Section 164(2) of the Act.
(f) With respect to the adequacy of internal financial controls over financial reporting of the Company and the
operating effectiveness of such controls, refer to or separate report in "Annexure B".
(g) With respect to the other matters to be included in the Auditor's Report in accordance with the
requirements of section 197(16) of the Act, as amended, in our opinion and to the best of our information and
according to the explanations given to us, the remuneration paid/provided by the Company to its directors during
the year is in accordance with the provisions of section 197 of the Act.
(h) 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) Rule, 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 the financial position of its financial
statements - Refer Note 21 to the financial statements
II. The Company did not have any long-term contracts including derivative contracts for which there were
any material foreseeable losses.
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 or entity, including foreign entities
("Intermediaries"), 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 ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") 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 ("Funding Parties"), 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 ("Ultimate Beneficiaries") or provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the
Ultimate Beneficiaries; and
c) Based on such audit procedures 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 company had not proposed any final dividend in the previous year, which was declared and paid by the
Company during the year.
(b) The Company has not declared and paid any interim dividend during the year and until the date of this report.
(c) The Board of Directors of the Company have not proposed any final dividend for the year which is subject to
approval of the members in the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
Vi. Based on our examination which included test checks, the Company has used an accounting software for
maintaining its books of account, however, the feature of recording audit trail (edit log) facility has not been
enabled.
As proviso to Rule 3(1) of the Companies (Accounts) Rules, 2014 is applicable from April 1, 2023, reporting under
Rule 11(g) of Companies (Audit and Auditors) Rules, 2014 on preservation of audit trail as per the statutory
requirements for record retention is not applicable for the financial year ended March 31, 2024.
For, H S K & CO LLP
Chartered Accountants
ICAI FRN No: 117014W\W100685
Place: Ahmedabad
Date: May 29, 2024 CA Sudhir S. Shah
Partner
M. No.: 115947
UDIN: 24115947BKAPES8398
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