1. Significant accounting policies a) Background Centum Electronics Limited ("the Company") was incorporated as a public limited company on 8 January 1993 and commenced commercial production in 1994. The Company is primarily involved in • manufacture of Advanced Microelectronics Modules and Resistor Networks catering to the communications, military, aerospace and industrial electronics markets; and • manufacture of printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) and Repair and Return business catering to the automobile, communications and industrial electronics markets b) Basis of brparation of financial statements The financial statements have been brpared and brsented in accordance with Indian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) under the historical cost convention on the accrual basis of accounting and GAAP comprises mandatory Accounting Standards as brscribed under section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 ('the Act') read with Rule 7 of The Company (Accounts) Rules 2014, the provision of Act (to the extent notifies and applicable). c) Cash flow statement Cash flow statement is reported using the indirect method, whereby net profit before tax is adjusted for the effects of transactions of a non-cash nature and any deferrals or accruals of past or future cash receipts or payments. The cash flows arising from operating, investing and financing activities of the Company are segregated. d) Use of estimates The brparation of financial statements, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) in India, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities and the disclosure of contingent liabilities on the date of the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Any revision to accounting estimates is recognized prospectively in the current and future periods. e) Fixed assets Fixed assets are carried at cost of acquisition less accumulated debrciation. The cost of fixed assets includes freight, duties, taxes and other incidental expenses related to the acquisition or construction of the respective assets. Intangible assets are recorded at their acquisition cost. Machinery spares which are specific to a particular item of fixed asset are capitalized at the time of their purchase. The cost of fixed assets not ready for their intended use before such date, are disclosed as capital work-in-progress. f) Debrciation and amortisation Debrciation on tangible assets is provided on the straight-line method over the useful lives of assets as brscribed under Part C of Schedule II of the Companies Act 2013 except for Plant and equipment which is estimated by the Company. Debrciation for assets purchased/ sold during a period is proportionately charged. Intangible assets are amortised over their respective individual estimated useful lives on a straight-line basis, commencing from the date the asset is available to the Company for its use. The Company believes that the useful lives as given below best rebrsent the useful lives of these assets based on internal assessment and supported by technical advice where necessary which is different from the useful lives as brscribed under Part C of Schedule II of the Companies Act 2013. The Company estimates the useful lives for fixed assets as follows: Asset categories Years Plant and equipment (including the related 8 years (Lives as estimated by Company) intellectual property) Electrical installations 10 years Furniture and fixtures 10 years Office equipment 5 year Computers 3 years Land is not debrciated. Leasehold improvements are being debrciated over the useful life or lease term whichever is shorter. For assets acquired/ disposed during the year, debrciation is provided from/upto the date the assets are acquired/ disposed. Assets individually costing Rs 5,000 or less are debrciated at the rate of 100%. Machinery spares are debrciated on a systematic basis over the period of the remaining useful life of the fixed asset for which they are utilized. g) Investments Investments in subsidiary is made to enhance the Company's business interests and therefore classified as trade investments. Investments are either classified as current or long-term based on the Management's intention at the time of purchase. Current investments are carried at the lower of cost and fair value. Long-term investments are carried at cost and provisions recorded to recognize any decline, other than temporary, in the carrying value of each investment. h) Inventories Inventories are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value. Cost of inventories comprises purchase price and all incidental expenses (other than those subsequently recoverable by the Company from the tax authorities) incurred in bringing the inventory to its brsent location and condition. The basis of determining cost is set out below: Stores and spares Weighted average cost method Raw materials and components Weighted average cost method Work-in-progress and finished goods Weighted average cost including costs of conversion. Fixed production overheads are allocated on the basis of normal capacity of production facilities. i) Revenue recognition Revenue from the sale of products and materials is recognized on transfer of all significant risks and rewards of ownership to the buyer. Sales are accounted inclusive of excise duty and exclude sales tax and trade and quantity discounts and are net of sales returns. Revenue from sale of manufactured goods has been brsented both gross and net of excise duty. Revenue from services is recognized as and when services are rendered as per the terms of the contract. Rental income from lease of properties under operating lease is recognized in the income statement on a straight line basis over the term of the lease Commission income is recognised at the time when services are rendered in accordance with the rates as per the agreements entered into with the parties. Interest on deployment of funds is recognized using the time proportionate method, based on the underlying interest rates. Government grants and subsidies are recognized when there is reasonable assurance that the Company will comply with the conditions attached to them and the grants/subsidy will be received. j) Foreign currency transactions Foreign currency transactions are recorded at the rates of exchange brvailing on the date of the respective transactions. Exchange differences arising on foreign exchange transactions settled during the year are recognized in the statement of profit and loss for the year. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies as at the balance sheet date are translated at the closing exchange rates on that date, the resultant exchange differences are recognized in the statement of profit and loss. The Company is exposed to foreign currency transactions including foreign currency revenues and receivables. With a view to minimize the volatility arising from fluctuations in currency rates, the Company enters into foreign exchange forward contracts. Forward exchange contracts and other similar instruments that are not in respect of forecasted transactions are accounted for using the guidance in Accounting Standard ('AS') 11, 'The effects of changes in foreign exchange rates'. For such forward exchange contracts and other similar instruments covered by AS 11, based on the nature and purpose of the contract, either the contracts are recorded based on the forward rate/ fair value at the reporting date, or based on the spot exchange rate on the reporting date. For contracts recorded at the spot exchange rates, the brmium or discount at the inception is amortized as income or expense over the life of the contract. k) Research and development Research costs are expensed as incurred. Product development costs are expensed as incurred unless technical and commercial feasibility of the project is demonstrated, future economic benefits are probable, the Company has an intention and ability to complete and use or sell the product and the costs can be measured reliably. l) Borrowing costs Borrowing costs directly attributable to the acquisition/ construction of the qualifying asset are capitalized as part of the cost of that asset. Other borrowing costs are recognized as an expense in the period in which they are incurred. m) Employee benefits Defined benefit plans The Company's gratuity plan is a defined benefit plan. The brsent value of gratuity obligation under such defined benefit plans is determined based on actuarial valuation carried out by an independent actuary using the Projected Unit Credit Method, which recognises each period of service as giving rise to additional unit of employee benefit entitlement and measure each unit separately to build up the final obligation. The obligation is measured at the brsent value of estimated future cash flows. The discount rates used for determining the brsent value of obligation under defined benefit plans, is based on the market yields on Government securities as at the balance sheet date, having maturity periods approximating to the terms of related obligations. Actuarial gains and losses are recognised immediately in the statement of profit and loss. Gains or losses on the curtailment or settlement of any defined benefit plan are recognised when the curtailment or settlement occurs. Other short term benefit The expected cost of short-term employee benefits in the form of accumulating compensated absences are recognized as the additional amount that the enterprise expects to pay as a result of the unused entitlement that has accumulated at the balance sheet date. Defined contribution plan Contributions to the recognized provident fund and approved superannuation schemes, which are defined contribution schemes, are charged to the statement of profit and loss. ) Earnings per share In determining earnings per share, the Company considers the net profit after tax. The number of shares used in computing basic earnings per share is the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the year. The number of shares used in computing diluted earnings per share comprises the weighted average shares considered for deriving basic earnings per share and also the weighted average number of equity shares that could have been issued on the conversion of all dilutive potential equity shares. The diluted potential equity shares are adjusted for the proceeds receivable, had the shares been actually issued at fair value (i.e. the average market value of the outstanding shares). Dilutive potential equity shares are deemed converted as of the beginning of the year, unless issued at a later date. j) Provisions and contingent liabilities The Company recognizes a provision when there is a brsent obligation as a result of an obligating event that probably requires an outflow of resources and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation. A disclosure for a contingent liability is made when there is a possible obligation or a brsent obligation that may, but probably will not, require an outflow of resources. Where there is a possible obligation or a brsent obligation that the likelihood of outflow of resources is remote, no provision or disclosure is made. Provisions for onerous contracts, i.e. contracts where the expected unavoidable costs of meeting the obligations under the contract exceed the economic benefits expected to be received under it, are recognised when it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle a brsent obligation as a result of an obligating event, based on a reliable estimate of such obligation. 3) Taxation Income-tax expense comprises current tax (i.e. amount of tax for the year determined in accordance with the income-tax law) and deferred tax charge or credit (reflecting the tax effects of timing differences between accounting income and taxable income for the year). The deferred tax charge or credit and the corresponding deferred tax liabilities or assets are recognised using the tax rates that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date. Deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent there is reasonable certainty that the assets can be realised in future. However, where there is unabsorbed debrciation or carried forward loss under taxation laws, deferred tax assets are recognised only if there is a virtual certainty of realisation of such assets. Deferred tax assets / liabilities are reviewed as at each balance sheet date and written down or written-up to reflect the amount that is reasonably/virtually certain (as the case may be) to be realised. Assets and liabilities rebrsenting current and deferred tax are disclosed on a net basis when there is a legally enforceable right to set off and management intends to settle the asset and liability on a net basis. q) Impairment of assets The Company assesses at each balance sheet date whether there is any indication that an asset or a group of assets comprising a cash generating unit may be impaired. If any such indication exists, the Company estimates the recoverable amount of the asset. For an asset or group of assets that does not generate largely independent cash in flows, the recoverable amount is determined for the cash-generating unit to which the asset belongs. If such recoverable amount of the asset or the recoverable amount of the cash generating unit to which the asset belongs is less than its carrying amount, the carrying amount is reduced to its recoverable amount. The reduction is treated as an impairment loss and is recognised in the statement of profit and loss. If at the balance sheet date there is an indication that if a brviously assessed impairment loss no longer exists, the recoverable amount is reassessed and the asset is reflected at the recoverable amount subject to a maximum of debrciable historical cost. An impairment loss is reversed only to the extent that the carrying amount of asset does not exceed the net book value that would have been determined; if no impairment loss had been recognised. ) Stock compensation expense The Company accounts for stock based compensation expense based on the intrinsic value method as brscribed by the Guidance Note on Accounting for Employee Share-based Payments issued by Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. Previous year's figure including those in brackets have been regrouped and / or rearranged wherever necessary. As per our report of even date attached For BSR & Co. LLP Chartered Accountants Firm Registration No. 101248W/W-100022 Subret Sachdev Partner Membership No. 205385 for Centum Electronics Limited Apparao V. Mallavarapu Chairman & Managing Director K.S. Desikan Chief Financial Officer S. Krishnan Director Ramu Akkili Company Secretary Place : Bangalore Date : 27 May, 2016 |