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January 2025

From Published Accounts

By Himanshu Kishnadwala, Chartered Accountant
Reading Time 23 mins

COMPILER’S NOTE

I. Interesting Key Audit Matters in Independent Auditors’ Report:

Assessing Carrying value of Inventory Oberoi Realty Limited (31st March 2024)

Key audit matters   How our audit addressed the key audit matter  
Assessing the carrying value of Inventory  (as described in note 1.2.15 of the standalone financial statements)

As at March 31, 2024, the carrying value of the inventory of ongoing and completed real-estate projects is Rs. 9,18,507.87 lakhs. The inventories are held at the lower of the cost and net realisable value (“NRV”).

The determination of NRV involves estimates based on prevailing market conditions and taking into account the stage of completion of the inventory, the estimated future selling price, cost to complete projects and selling costs.

We identified the assessment of the carrying value of inventory a