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SEC/LSE/58/2023-24                                                                                                               08.05.2023

 

                                              

To

The London Stock Exchange

10 Paternoster Square

London

 

Dear Sir,

 

We enclose herewith the Audited Standalone and Consolidated Financial Results of the Bank for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2023 which was approved at the Bank's Board of Directors meeting held on May 05, 2023.

 

 

Kindly take the same on your record.

 

 

 

For The Federal Bank Limited

 

 

Sd/-

Samir P Rajdev

Company Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Varma & Varma Chartered Accountants, No.53/2600, Kerala Varma Tower Off Kunjanbava Road, Vytilla, Kochi -682019

Borkar & Muzumdar, Chartered Accountants, 21/168 Anand Nagar Om CHS, Anand Nagar Lane, Off Nehru Road, Santacruz (East), Mumbai - 400 055

 

 

Independent Auditors' report on Standalone quarterly and year ended Financial Results of The Federal Bank Limited pursuant to the Regulation 33 and Regulation 52 read with Regulation 63(2) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015

 

To

The Board of Directors

The Federal Bank Limited

 

Report on Audit of the Standalone Financial Results

 

Opinion

 

1.      We have audited the accompanying standalone Financial Results of The Federal Bank Limited ("the Bank") for the quarter and year ended 31^st March 2023 ("standalone Financial Results") attached herewith, being submitted by the Bank pursuant to the requirements of Regulation 33 and Regulation 52 read with Regulation 63(2) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)  Regulations,  2015,  as  amended  ("Listing  Regulations"),  except  for  the disclosures relating to Pillar 3 disclosure as at 31^st March 2023, including leverage ratio, liquidity coverage  ratio and net stable funding ratio  under  Basel  III  Capital  Regulations  as  have  been  disclosed  on  the  Bank's website and in respect of which a link has been provided in the standalone Financial Results and have not been audited by us.

 

2.      In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, these standalone Financial Results:

 

i.       are   presented   in   accordance   with   the   requirements   of   Regulation   33  and Regulation 52 read with Regulation 63(2) of   the Listing Regulations  in  this  regard  except  for  the  disclosures  relating  to  Pillar 3 disclosure as at 31^st March 2023, including leverage ratio, liquidity coverage ratio and net stable funding ratio under Basel  III  Capital  Regulations  as  have  been  disclosed  on  the  Bank's website and in respect of which a link has been provided in the standalone Financial Results and have not been audited by us; and

 

ii.      give a true and fair view in conformity with the recognition and measurement principles laid down in the applicable Accounting Standards prescribed under Section 133 of the Companies Act 2013 (the "Act") read along with the rules issued thereunder, relevant  provisions  of  the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the circulars, guidelines and directions issued by the Reserve Bank  of  India  (RBI)  from  time  to  time  ("RBI  Guidelines") and other accounting principles generally accepted in India, of the net profit and other financial information for the quarter and year ended 31^st March 2023.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

3.      We conducted our audit 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 'Auditors' Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Results' section of our report. We are independent of the Bank in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the standalone Financial Results, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence obtained by us is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

 

Board of Directors responsibilities for the standalone financial results.

 

4.      These standalone Financial Results have been prepared on the basis of the audited standalone annual financial statements for the year ended 31^st March 2023 and reviewed quarterly standalone unaudited Financial Results upto the end of the quarter and period ended 31^st December 2022.  The Bank's Board of Directors are responsible for the preparation of these standalone Financial Results that give a true and fair view of the net profit and other financial information in accordance with the recognition and measurement principles laid down in the Accounting  Standards specified under section 133 of the Act read with rules issued thereunder,  the  relevant  provisions  of  the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the RBI  Guidelines and  other  accounting  principles generally accepted in India and in compliance with the Listing Regulations. This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act/RBI Guidelines for safeguarding of the assets of  the  Bank  and  for  preventing  and  detecting  frauds  and  other  irregularities;  selection  and application  of  appropriate  accounting  policies;  making  judgments  and  estimates  that  are reasonable  and  prudent;  and  design,  implementation  and  maintenance  of  adequate  internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of  the  accounting  records,  relevant  to  the  preparation  and  presentation  of  the standalone Financial Results that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

 

5.      In preparing the standalone Financial Results, the Board of Directors are responsible for assessing the Bank'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 the Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Bank or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

 

6.      The Board of Directors is also responsible for overseeing the Bank's financial reporting process.

 

 

Auditors' Responsibilities for the Audit of the Standalone Financial Results

 

7.      Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the standalone Financial Results as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors' 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 standalone Financial Results.

 

8.      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 standalone Financial Results, 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 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 Bank has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to standalone financial statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls.

 

·      Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the Board of Directors.

 

·      Conclude on the appropriateness of the Board of Directors' 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 Bank's ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditors' report to the related disclosures in the standalone Financial Results 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 auditors' report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Bank to cease to continue as a going concern.

 

·      Evaluate the overall presentation, structure, and content of the standalone Financial Results, including the disclosures, and whether the standalone Financial Results represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

 

9.      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.

 

10.   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.

 

Other Matter

11.   The standalone Financial Results includes the results for the quarter ended 31^st March 2023, being the derived balancing figures between the standalone audited figures in respect of the full financial year ended 31^st March 2023 and the published standalone unaudited year to date figures upto the nine months ended 31^st December 2022, of the current financial year which have only been reviewed and not subjected to audit by us.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our opinion on the standalone financial results is not modified in respect of above matter.

 

 

For Varma & Varma                                                                        For Borkar & Muzumdar

Chartered Accountants                                                                               Chartered Accountants

FRN: 004532S                                                                                     FRN: 101569W

                                                                                                                               

 

 

Vijay Narayan Govind                                                                                 Kaushal Muzumdar

Partner                                                                                                                 Partner

M. No. 203094                                                                                   M. No.  100938

UDIN:    23203094BGXYLZ4263                                                    UDIN: 23100938BGQQRF6902

Kochi                                                                                                                     Kochi

05^th May 2023                                                                                                 05^th May 2023

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Varma & Varma Chartered Accountants, No.53/2600, Kerala Varma Tower Off Kunjanbava Road, Vytilla, Kochi -682019

Borkar & Muzumdar, Chartered Accountants, 21/168 Anand Nagar Om CHS, Anand Nagar Lane, Off Nehru Road, Santacruz (East), Mumbai - 400 055

 

Independent Auditors' report on Consolidated quarterly and year ended Financial Results of The Federal Bank Limited pursuant to the Regulation 33 and Regulation 52 read with Regulation 63(2) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015

 

To

The Board of Directors

The Federal Bank Limited

 

Report on Audit of the Consolidated Financial Results

 

Opinion

 

1.    We have audited the accompanying Statement of Consolidated Financial Results of The Federal Bank Limited ("Parent" or the "Bank"), its subsidiaries (the Parent and its subsidiaries together referred to as "the Group") and its associates for the quarter and year ended 31^st March 2023 ("Consolidated Financial Results"), being submitted by the Bank pursuant to the requirements of Regulation 33 and Regulation 52 read with Regulation 63(2) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)  Regulations,  2015,  as  amended  ("Listing  Regulations"),  except  for  the disclosures relating to Pillar 3 disclosure as at 31^st March 2023, including leverage ratio, liquidity coverage  ratio and net stable funding ratio  under  Basel  III  Capital  Regulations  as  have  been  disclosed  on  the  Bank's website and in respect of which a link has been provided in the Consolidated Financial Results and have not been audited by us.

 

2.      In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, and based on consideration of reports of the  other auditors on separate audited financial statements/financial results/financial information of the subsidiaries and associates, these consolidated Financial Results:

i.          include the annual audited financial results of the following entities;

a.   The Federal Bank Limited (Parent)

b.   Fedbank Financial Services Limited (Subsidiary)

c.   Federal Operations and Services Limited (Subsidiary)

d.  Ageas Federal Life Insurance Company Limited (Associate)

e.   Equirus Capital Private Limited (Associate)

 

ii.         are   presented   in   accordance   with   the   requirements   of  the Listing  Regulations  in  this  regard  except  for  the  disclosures  relating  to  Pillar 3 disclosure as at 31^st March 2023, including leverage ratio, liquidity coverage ratio and net stable funding ratio under Basel  III  Capital  Regulations  as  have  been  disclosed  on  the  Bank's website and in respect of which a link has been provided in the consolidated Financial Results and have not been audited by us; and

 

iii.        give a true and fair view in conformity with the recognition and measurement principles laid down in the applicable Accounting Standards specified under section 133 of the Companies Act, 2013 ("the Act") read along with the rules issued thereunder,  relevant  provisions  of  the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the circulars, guidelines and directions issued by the Reserve Bank  of  India  (RBI)  from  time  to  time  ("RBI Guidelines") and other accounting principles  generally  accepted  in  India  of  the consolidated net  profit and other financial information of the Group and its associates for the quarter and year ended 31^st March 2023.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

3.      We conducted our audit 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 'Auditors' Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Results' section of our report. We are independent of the Bank in accordance with the Code of Ethics issued by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of India together with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the Consolidated Financial Results, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence obtained by us and other auditors in terms of their report referred to in "Other Matters" paragraph below, is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

 

Board of Directors responsibilities for the consolidated financial results

 

4.      These Consolidated Financial Results have been prepared on the basis of the audited consolidated annual financial statements for the year ended 31^st March 2023 and reviewed quarterly consolidated unaudited Financial Results upto the end of the quarter and period ended 31^st December 2022.  The Bank's Board of Directors are responsible for the preparation of these Consolidated Financial Results that give a true and fair view of the consolidated net profit and other financial information of the Group including its associates in accordance with the recognition and measurement principles laid down in the Accounting  Standards specified under section 133 of the Act read along with the rules issued thereunder,  the  relevant  provisions  of  the Banking Regulation Act, 1949, the RBI  Guidelines and  other  accounting  principles generally accepted in India and in compliance with the Listing Regulations. The respective Board of Directors of the entities included in the Group and of its associates are responsible for the maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance with the provisions of the Act/ RBI Guidelines for safeguarding of the assets of  the  Group and its associates  and for  preventing  and  detecting  frauds  and  other  irregularities;  selection  and application  of  appropriate  accounting  policies;  making  judgments  and  estimates  that  are reasonable  and  prudent;  and  design,  implementation  and  maintenance  of  adequate  internal financial controls that were operating effectively for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of  the  accounting  records,  relevant  to  the  preparation  and  presentation  of  the consolidated Financial Results that give a true and fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error which have been used for the purpose of preparation of the Consolidated Financial Results by the Directors of the Bank, as aforesaid.

 

5.      In preparing the Consolidated Financial Results, the respective Board of Directors of the entities included in the Group and of its associates are responsible for assessing the ability of the Group and  its associates  to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the respective entities in the Group or to cease operations, or has no realistic alternative but to do so.

 

6.      The respective Board of Directors of the entities included in the Group and of its associates are responsible for overseeing the financial reporting process of the Group and of its associates.

 

Auditors' Responsibilities for the Audit of the Consolidated Financial Results

 

7.      Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated Financial Results as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditors' 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 consolidated Financial Results. 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 consolidated Financial Results, 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 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 Bank has in place adequate internal financial controls with reference to consolidated financial statements and the operating effectiveness of such controls.

 

·        Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by the Board of Directors.

 

·        Conclude on the appropriateness of the Board of Directors' 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 ability of the Group and of its associates to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditors' report to the related disclosures in the consolidated Financial Results 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 auditors' report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Group and its associates to cease to continue as a going concern.

 

·        Evaluate the overall presentation, structure, and content of the consolidated Financial Results, including the disclosures, and whether the consolidated Financial Results represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

 

·        Obtain sufficient appropriate audit evidence regarding the financial results/ financial information of the entities within the Group and its associates to express an opinion on the Consolidated Financial Results. We are responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the audit of financial information of such entities included in the Consolidated Financial Results of which we are the independent auditors. For the other entities included in the Consolidated Financial Results, which have been audited by other auditors, such other auditors remain responsible for the direction, supervision and performance of the audits carried out by them. We remain solely responsible for our audit opinion.

 

8.      We communicate with those charged with governance of the Bank and such other entities included in the consolidated results of which we are the independent auditors 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.

 

9.      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.

 

10.   We also performed procedures in accordance with the circular issued by the SEBI under Regulation 33(8) of the Listing Regulations, as amended, to the extent applicable.

 

Other Matters

11.   The Consolidated Financial Results include the audited financial results of one subsidiary, whose financial statements/financial results/financial information reflect total assets of Rs. 2,607.24 lakhs as at 31^st March 2023, total revenues of Rs. 6,185.27 lakhs and total net profit after tax of Rs. 477.67 lakhs for the year ended 31^st March 2023, and net cash inflow amounting to Rs. 332.58 lakhs for the year ended on that date, as considered in the Consolidated Financial Results, which have been audited by one of the joint auditors of the Bank whose reports have been furnished to us by the management. The Consolidated Financial Results also include the audited financial results of one subsidiary, whose financial statements/financial results/ financial information reflect total assets of Rs. 9,02,048 lakhs as at 31^st March 2023, total revenues of Rs. 1,22,597 lakhs and total net profit after tax of Rs. 16,839 lakhs for the year ended 31^st March 2023 and net cash inflow amounting to Rs. 38,492 lakhs for the year ended on that date, as considered in the Consolidated Financial Results, which have been audited by other independent auditors whose reports have been furnished to us by the management. Our opinion on the Consolidated Financial Results, in so far as it relates to the amounts and disclosures included in respect of these subsidiaries is based solely on the reports of such auditors and the procedures performed by us are as stated in section above.

 

12.   The Consolidated Financial Results also include the Group's share of net profit of Rs. 3,405.97 lakhs for the year ended 31^st March 2023, as considered in the Consolidated Financial Results, in respect of two associates, whose financial statements have not been audited by us. These financial statements have been audited by other auditors whose report has been furnished to us by the Management and our opinion on the Consolidated Financial Results, in so far as it relates to the amounts and disclosures included in respect of these associates, is based solely on the reports of such auditors and the procedures performed by us are as stated in section above.

 

13.   The Consolidated Financial Results includes the results for the quarter ended 31^st March 2023, being the derived balancing figures between the Consolidated audited Financial Results in respect of the full financial year ended 31^st March 2023 and the published consolidated unaudited year to date figures upto the nine months ended 31^st December 2022, which have only been reviewed and not subjected to audit by us.

 

Our opinion on the Consolidated Financial Results is not modified in respect of the above matters.

 

For Varma & Varma                                                                                        For Borkar & Muzumdar

Chartered Accountants                                                                                 Chartered Accountants

FRN: 004532S                                                                                                     FRN: 101569W

 

               

Vijay Narayan Govind                                                                                Kaushal Muzumdar

Partner                                                                                                                 Partner

M. No. 203094                                                                                   M. No.  100938

UDIN:    23203094BGXYMA8002                                                 UDIN: 23100938BGQQRG6621

Kochi                                                                                                                     Kochi

05^th May 2023                                                                                                 05^th May 2023