Discount rate: The discount rate is based on the prevailing market yields of Indian government securities as at the balance sheet date for the estimated term of the obligations.

Expected rate of return on plan assets: This is based on the expectation of the average long term rate of return expected on investments of the fund during the estimated term of the obligations.

Salary escalation rate: The estimates of future salary increases considered take into account the inflation, seniority, promotion and other relevant factors.

Contributions: The Company expects to contribute Rs. 15.34 Millions to its gratuity fund during the year ending March 31, 2024. ( Previous year : Rs. 17.27 Millions)

b. Contributions to defined contribution plansi. Provident Fund

In accordance with Indian law, all employees receive benefits from a provident fund, which is defined contribution plan. Both the employee and employer make monthly contributions to the plan, each equal to a specified percentage of employee’s basic salary. The Company has no further obligations under the plan beyond its monthly contributions. The company contributed Rs. 41.02 Millions and Rs. 33.47 Millions during the year ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022 respectively.

ii. Employee State Insurance

In accordance with Indian law, all employees receive benefits from a employee state insurance, which is defined contribution plan. Both the employee and employer make monthly contributions to the plan, each equal to a specified percentage of employee’s salary. The Company has no further obligations under the plan beyond its monthly contributions. The company contributed Rs. 41.14 Millions and Rs. 29.33 Millions during the year ended March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022 respectively.

3.7 Segment Reporting

The Company publishes this financial statement along with the consolidated financial statements. In accordance with Ind AS 108, Operating Segments, the Company has disclosed the segment information in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

3.8 Financial instrumentsa. Derivative financial instruments3.9 Financial risk management

The Company has exposure to the following risks from its use of financial instruments:

• Credit risk

• Liquidity risk

• Market risk

The Board of Directors has overall responsibility for the establishment and oversight of the Company’s risk management framework. The Board of Directors has established a risk management policy to identify and analyze the risks faced by the Company, to set appropriate risk limits and controls, and to monitor risks and adherence to limits. Risk management systems are reviewed periodically to reflect changes in market conditions and the Company’s activities. The Audit Committee oversees how management monitors compliance with the Company’s risk management policies and procedures, and reviews the risk management framework. The Audit Committee is assisted in its oversight role by Internal Audit. Internal Audit undertakes reviews of risk management controls and procedures, the results of which are reported to the Audit Committee.

Credit risk:Trade and other receivables

The Company’s exposure to credit risk is influenced mainly by the individual characteristics of each customer. Management considers that the demographics of the Company’s customer base, including the default risk of the industry and country in which customers operate, has less of an influence on credit risk. The Company is not exposed to concentration of credit risk to any one single customer since the services are provided to and products are sold to customers who are spread over a vast spectrum and hence, the concentration of risk with respect to trade receivables is low. Credit risk is managed through credit approvals, establishing credit limits and continuously monitoring the credit worthiness of the customers to which the Company grants credit terms in the normal course of the business.

Cash and cash equivalents and other investments

In the area of treasury operations, the Company is presently exposed to counter-party risks relating to short term and medium term deposits placed with public-sector banks, and also to investments made in mutual funds.

The Chief Financial Officer is responsible for monitoring the counterparty credit risk, and has been vested with the authority to seek Board’s approval to hedge such risks in case of need.

Other financial assets and Loans of Rs.2533.24 Millions as at March 31, 2023 (Rs.1538.28 Millions as at March 31, 2022) has not been impaired.

Liquidity risk

Liquidity risk is the risk that the Company will encounter difficulty in meeting the obligations associated with its financial liabilities that are settled by delivering cash or another financial asset. The Company’s approach to managing liquidity is to ensure, as far as possible, that it will always have sufficient liquidity to meet its liabilities when due, under normal and stressed conditions, without incurring unacceptable losses or risking damage to the Company’s reputation. Typically the Company ensures that it has sufficient cash on demand to meet expected operational expenses, servicing of financial obligations. In addition, the Company has concluded arrangements with well reputed Banks, and has unused lines of credit that could be drawn upon should there be a need. The Company is also in the process of negotiating additional facilities with Banks for funding its requirements.

Market risk:

Market risk is the risk of loss of future earnings or fair values or future cash flows that may result from a change in the price of a financial instrument. The value of a financial instrument may change as a result of changes in the interest rates, foreign exchange rates and other market changes that affect market risk sensitive instruments. Market risk is attributable to all market risk sensitive financial instruments including foreign currency receivables and payables. The Company is exposed to market risk primarily related to foreign exchange rate risk (currency risk), interest rate risk and the market value of its investments. Thus the Company’s exposure to market risk is a function of investing and borrowing activities and revenue generating and operating activities in foreign currencies.

Currency risk:

The Company’s exposure in USD, GBP, Euro and other foreign currency denominated transactions gives rise to Exchange rate fluctuation risk. Company’s policy in this regard incorporates:

- Forecasting inflows and outflows denominated in USD, GBP and EUR for a twelve-month period

- Estimating the net-exposure in foreign currency, in terms of timing and amount.

- Determining the extent to which exposure should be protected through one or more risk-mitigating instruments to maintain the permissible limits of uncovered exposures.

- Carrying out a variance analysis between estimate and actual on an ongoing basis, subject to review by Audit Committee.

A 10% weakening of the rupee against the above currencies as at March 31, 2023 and 2022 would have had the equal but opposite effect on the above currencies to the amounts shown above, on the basis that all other variables remain constant.

Interest rate risk:

Interest rate risk is the risk that an upward movement in interest rates would adversely affect the borrowing costs of the Company.

Profile

At the reporting date the interest rate profile of the Company’s interest - bearing financial instruments were as follows:

The Companies hedging policy only allows for effective hedge relationships to be established. Hedge effectiveness is determined at the inception of the hedge relationship, and through periodic retrospective effectiveness assessments to ensure that an economic relationship exits between the hedged item and hedging instrument.

The Company enters into hedge relationships where the critical terms of hedging instruments match exactly with the terms of the hedged item and so qualitative assessment of effectiveness is performed.

Ineffectiveness is recognised on cash flow hedges where the cumulative changes in the designated component value of the hedging instruments exceeds on an absolute basis the changes in value of the hedged item attributable to the hedged risk.

The ineffectiveness is recognised in statement of profit loss during March 2023 and March 2022 refer note 2.9

3.10 Capital management

The Company’s capital comprises equity share capital, share premium, retained earnings and other equity attributable to equity holders. The primary objective of Company’s capital management is to maximise shareholders value. The Company manages its capital and makes adjustment to it in light of the changes in economic and market conditions. The Company does so by adjusting dividend paid to shareholders. The total equity as on March 31, 2023 is Rs. 6,750.67 Millions (Previous Year: Rs. 6301.25) Millions .

The Company monitors capital using gearing ratio, which is net debt divided by total capital plus net debt. Net debt comprises of long term and short term borrowings less cash and bank balances. Equity includes equity share capital and reserves that are managed as capital. The gearing at the end of the reporting period was as follows:

(ii) Operating lease arrangements

The rental expenses towards operating lease is charged to statement of profit & loss amount of Rs. 50.12 Millions (for the year ended March 31, 2022 Rs. 59.78 Millions). Some of the lease agreements have escalation clause ranging from 5 % to 15%. There are no exceptional / restrictive covenants in the lease agreements.

3.14 Dues to micro and small enterprises

As per the Office memorandum issued by the Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises dated August 26, 2008 recommends that the Micro and Small Enterprises should mention in their correspondence with its customer the Entrepreneurs Memorandum Number as allocated after filing of the Memorandum in accordance with the ‘Micro ,Small and Medium Enterprises Development Act,2006’(‘the Act’).Accordingly , disclosure in respect of amounts payable to such enterprises as at March 31, 2023 and March 31, 2022 has been made in financial statements based on the information received and available with the Company.

3.15 Business Transfer ( Discontinued Operations )

“During the previous year, pursuant to the approvals received from the Board of Directors on August 20, 2021, and from the shareholdersonAugust21,2021,theCompanyhashivedoffitstheretailoperationstoitswhollyownedsubsidiary,S.P.RetailVentures Limited on a going concern basis by way of slump sale effective from January 01,2022 for a consideration of Rs 535.00 Million. All the assets and liabilities pertaining to the above retail operations has been transferred from the effective date of January 1, 2022. The consideration is received on August 19, 2022.

3.17 Additional Regulatory Information:

(i) Title deeds of Immovable Properties not held in name of the Company:

The company does not have the immovable properties (other than properties where the company is the lessee and the lease agreements are duly executed in favour of the lessee) of which title deeds not held in the name of the company.

(ii) The Company does not have the investment property to disclose as to whether the fair value of such investment property (as measured for disclosure purposes in the financial statements) is based on the valuation by a registered valuer as defined under rule 2 of Companies ( Registered Valuers and Valuation) Rules, 2017.

(iii) The Company has not revalued its Property, Plant and Equipment (including Right-of-Use Assets)

(iv) The Company does not have the Intangible assets so the revaluation of the Intangible is not applicable.

(v) The Company does not made any loans or advances in the nature of loans are granted to promoters, directors, KMPs and the related parties (as defined in the Companies Act, 2013), either severally or jointly with any other person.

Note: The Company does not have any CWIP which is overdue or has exceeded its cost compared to its original plan and hence CWIP completion schedule is not applicable

(vii) Details of Benami Property held:

No proceedings has been initiated or pending against company for holding any benami property under the Benami Transactions (Prohibition) Act, 1988 (45 of 1988) and rules made thereunder.

(viii) Wilful Defaulter:

The company is not declared as wilful defaulter by any bank or financial institution other lender.

(ix) Relationship with Struck off Companies:

The Company has no transactions with companies struck off under section 248 of the Companies Act, 2013 or section 560 of Companies Act, 1956.

(x) Registration of Charges or satisfaction with Registrar of Companies (ROC):

Company has no charges or satisfaction which are yet to be register with ROC beyond the statutory period.

(xi) Compliance with number of layers of companies:

The Company has no layers as stipulated under clause (87) of section 2 of the Act read with Companies (Restriction on number of Layers) Rules, 2017.

(xiii) Compliance with approved Scheme(s) of Arrangements:

The Company has not entered into any arrangements which requires approval from the Competent Authority in terms of section 230 to 237 of the Companies Act, 2013.

(xiv) Utilisation of Borrowed funds and share premium:

(A) The Company have not advanced or loaned or invested funds to any other person(s) or entity(ies), including foreign entities (Intermediaries) with the understanding that the Intermediary shall:

(i) 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 (ii) provide any guarantee, security or the like to or on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries”

(B) The Companyhavenotreceived anyfund fromany person(s)orentity(ies), includingforeign entities (FundingParty)with the

understanding (whether recorded in writing or otherwise) that the Company shall:(i) directly or indirectly lend or invest in otherpersonsorentitiesidentifiedinany mannerwhatsoever by oron behalfoftheFundingParty (Ultimate Beneficiaries)or

(ii) provide any guarantee, security or the like on behalf of the Ultimate Beneficiaries,

(xv) The Company do not have any charges or satisfaction which is yet to be registered with Registrar of Companies (‘ROC’) beyond the statutory period.

(xvi) The Company have not traded or invested in Crypto currency or Virtual Currency during the financial year.

(xvii) The Company have not any such transaction which is not recorded in the books of accounts that has been surrendered or disclosed as income during the year in the tax assessments under the Income Tax Act, 1961 (such as, search or survey or any other relevant provisions of the Income Tax Act, 1961.