I HDFC: Kind Attn: Head - Listing Department
I HDFC: Kind Attn: Head - Listing Department
I HDFC: Kind Attn: Head - Listing Department
MUTUAL FUND
BHAROSA APNO KA
Dear Sir/Madam,
We wish to inform you that the Board of Directors of HDFC Asset Management Company Limited ("the
Company") at its meeting held today i.e. May 09, 2020, has, inter-alia, approved the audited financial results
of the Company for quarter and year ended March 31, 2020, in terms of Regulation 33 of SEBI (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.
A copy of said results along with Auditors' Report on the financial results with unmodified opinion are
enclosed herewith and the same are being uploaded on the website of the Company i.e. www.hdfcfund.com.
Further, the Board of Directors in the said meeting has recommended a dividend of Rs. 28/- per equity share of
Rs. 5/- each of the Company, for the financial year ended March 31, 2020, subject to approval of the
shareholders at the ensuing Annual General Meeting. The dividend if approved by the shareholders, will be
dispatched / remitted commencing from the day after the ensuing Annual General Meeting.
Please note that in terms of the AMC Share Dealing Code and the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading)
Regulations, 2015, the trading window for all the special (designated) employees and directors of the
Company and their immediate relatives, in the shares of the Company will open from Tuesday, May 12, 2020.
The Board Meeting commenced at 3:30 p.m. and concluded at 6:10 p.m.
You are requested to take note of the above and arrange to bring to notice of all concerned.
Thanking you,
Yours faithfully,
For HDFC Asset Management Company Limited
Sylvia Furtado
Company Secretary
Encl: a/a
Opinion
We have audited the accompanying annual financial results of HDFC Asset Management Company
Limited (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Company’) for the year ended 31 March 2020, attached
herewith (the ‘Statement’), being submitted by the Company pursuant to the requirement of
Regulation 33 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended (‘Listing Regulations’).
In our opinion and to the best of our information and according to the explanations given to us, the
aforesaid annual financial results:
(i) are presented in accordance with the requirements of Regulation 33 of the Listing
Regulations in this regard; and
(ii) give a true and fair view in conformity with the recognition and measurement
principles laid down in applicable Indian Accounting Standards specified 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
net profit and other comprehensive income and other financial information for the
year ended 31 March 2020.
We conducted our audit in accordance with the Standards on Auditing (SAs) specified under
Section 143 (10) of the Companies Act, 2013 (the ‘Act’). Our responsibilities under those SAs are
further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the audit of the annual financial results
section of our report. We are independent of the Company, 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 financial statements under the provisions of the Act and the Rules
thereunder, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these
requirements and the Code of Ethics. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained, is
sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion on the annual financial results.
These annual financial results have been prepared on the basis of the annual financial
statements.
The Company’s Management and Board of Directors are responsible for the preparation and
presentation of these annual financial results that give a true and fair view of the net profit/loss
and other comprehensive income and other financial information in accordance with the
recognition and measurement principles laid down in Ind AS and other accounting principles
generally accepted in India and in compliance with Regulation 33 of the Listing Regulations.
This responsibility also includes maintenance of adequate accounting records in accordance
with the provisions of the Act for safeguarding of the assets of the Company 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 the
design, implementation and maintenance of adequate internal financial controls that were
operating effectively for ensuring accuracy and completeness of the accounting records,
relevant to the preparation and presentation of the annual financial results that give a true and
fair view and are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.
In preparing the annual financial results, the Management and the Board of Directors are
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 the Board of Directors either intends to liquidate the Company or to cease operations, or
has no realistic alternative but to do so.
The Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the Company’s financial reporting
process.
Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the annual financial results 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 annual 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 annual 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.
B S R & Co. LLP
• 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 through a separate report on the
complete set of financial statements on whether the Company has adequate internal
financial controls with reference to financial statements in place and the operating
effectiveness of such controls.
• Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of
accounting estimates and related disclosures in the annual financial results made by the
Management and Board of Directors.
• Conclude on the appropriateness of the Management and 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 appropriateness of this assumption. 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 annual
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 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 annual financial results,
including the disclosures, and whether the annual financial results represent the underlying
transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.
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.
Other Matters
The annual financial results include the results for the quarter ended 31 March 2020 being the
balancing figure between the audited figures in respect of the full financial year and the
published unaudited year to date figures up to the third quarter of the current financial year
which were subject to limited review by us.
Akeel Master
Partner
Mumbai Membership No: 046768
09 May 2020 UDIN: 20046768AAAAHP1526
HDFC ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
Audited Financial Results for the Quarter and Year Ended March 31, 2020
` (in Crore except per equity share data)
Quarter Ended Year Ended
March 31, December 31, March 31, March 31, March 31,
PARTICULARS
2020 2019 2019 2020 2019
(Audited) # (Reviewed) (Audited) # (Audited) (Audited)
1. INCOME
- Revenue from Operations 476.13 524.73 486.50 2,003.25 1,915.18
- Other Income (26.51) 67.26 61.17 140.18 181.60
Total Income 449.62 591.99 547.67 2,143.43 2,096.78
2. EXPENSES
- Finance Costs 2.21 2.20 - 8.98 -
- Fees and Commission Expenses 1.59 7.10 29.85 20.89 240.26
- Impairment on Financial Instruments - - 9.78 - 40.00
- Employee Benefit Expenses 43.15 57.05 47.61 214.71 206.27
- Depreciation, Amortisation and Impairment 13.39 12.64 3.47 50.37 12.85
- Other Expenses 59.71 46.97 42.41 195.43 222.70
Total Expenses 120.05 125.96 133.12 490.38 722.08
4. TAX EXPENSES
- Current Tax 99.07 106.37 136.12 410.52 445.47
- Deferred Tax (19.33) 7.11 2.26 (19.88) (1.37)
Total Tax Expenses 79.74 113.48 138.38 390.64 444.10
# Figures for the quarter ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019 are derived by deducting the published unaudited year to date figures for the period
ended December 31, 2019 and period ended December 31, 2018 from the audited figures for the year ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019
respectively.
HDFC ASSET MANAGEMENT COMPANY LIMITED
Notes:
1. Statement of Assets and Liabilities
` (in Crore)
As at March 31, As at March 31,
Particulars 2020 2019
(Audited) (Audited)
ASSETS
FINANCIAL ASSETS
LIABILITIES
FINANCIAL LIABILITIES
Payables
Trade Payables
Total Outstanding Dues of Micro Enterprises and Small Enterprises - -
Total Outstanding Dues of Creditors Other than Micro Enterprises and Small Enterprises 46.73 47.36
EQUITY
Cash and Cash Equivalents at the beginning of the year 0.90 1.95
Cash and Cash Equivalents at the end of the year 26.64 0.90
25.74 (1.05)
Cash and cash equivalents comprising of:
Balance with banks 26.64 0.90
Effect of exchange rate difference on balances with banks in foreign currency 0.00 (0.00)
Total 26.64 0.90
Note: The above Statement of Cash Flows has been prepared under the 'Indirect Method' as set out
in Ind AS 7, 'Statement of Cash Flows'.
Notes:
3 The financial results have been prepared in accordance with the recognition and measurement
principles laid down in Indian Accounting Standards, notified under Section 133 of the
Companies Act, 2013 read with Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015, as
amended from time to time, and other accounting principles generally accepted in India.
4 Effective April 01, 2019, the Company has adopted Ind AS 116 - Leases and applied it to all
lease contracts existing on April 01, 2019 using the modified retrospective method.
Consequently, the cumulative adjustment has been taken to retained earnings on the date of
initial application i.e. April 01, 2019. Based on the same and as permitted under the specific
transitional provisions in the standard, the Company is not required to restate the comparative
figures.
On transition, the adoption of the new standard resulted in recognition of Right-of-Use asset
(ROU) of ` 114.93 Crore (including ` 2.96 Crore reclassified from other non-financial assets)
and a lease liability of ` 125.23 Crore. The cumulative effect of applying the standard resulted
in ` 8.63 Crore (net of taxes) being debited to retained earnings. The effect of this adoption is
not material to the profit for the year and earnings per share.
ROU has been included under the line 'Property, Plant and Equipment' and Lease Liability has
been included under 'Other Financial Liabilities' in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
5 The Company holds certain Non Convertible Debentures (NCDs) that are secured by a pledge of
listed equity shares. These NCDs are classified as financial assets at fair value through profit and
loss. Hence, any changes in their fair value on the reporting date is reflected as a part of ‘Other
Income’. In case where a fall in their value results in the aggregate fair value of financial assets
measured through profit and loss turning negative, the aggregate amount is shown as ‘Other
Expenses’.
On fair valuation of the said NCDs as at March 31, 2020, the unrealized loss recognized in the
results for the year ended March 31, 2020 stands at ` 120.36 Crore as compared to ` 25.11 Crore
for the nine months ended December 31, 2019. As a result of this, the changes in fair value of all
financial assets measured through profit and loss for the year ended March 31, 2020, in
aggregate amounted to a negative ` 3.40 Crore which has been shown as a component of Other
Expenses.
6 The Company has elected to exercise the option of a lower tax rate provided under Section
115BAA of the Income-tax Act, 1961, as introduced by the Taxation Laws (Amendment)
Ordinance, 2019 dated September 20, 2019. Accordingly, the Company recognised provision for
income tax and re-measured its deferred tax assets basis the rate provided in the said section and
recognised the impact of above changes upto September 30, 2019 in the result for the quarter
ended September 30, 2019.
7 During the quarter ended March 31, 2020, the Company has allotted 1,74,380 equity shares of `
5 each pursuant to exercise of stock options by certain employees.
Notes:
8 The Board of Directors have proposed a final dividend of ` 28 per equity share for the year
ended March 31, 2020, subject to the approval of the shareholders at the ensuing Annual General
Meeting.
9 The Company is in the business of providing asset management services to HDFC Mutual Fund
and portfolio management & advisory services to clients. The primary segment is identified as
asset management services. As such, the Company's financial statements / results are largely
reflective of the asset management business and accordingly there are no separate reportable
segments as per Ind AS 108 - Operating Segment.
10 During the year ended March 31, 2020, the Company and its certain employees along with
HDFC Trustee Company Limited received show cause notices from Securities and Exchange
Board of India (SEBI) for matters related to Essel group exposure in certain fixed maturity plans
of HDFC Mutual Fund. All the concerned parties along with the Company had filed an
application for Settlement with SEBI and have received a Settlement Order dated April 16, 2020.
The Company being the Investment Manager to HDFC Mutual Fund, has already compensated
the unit holders of the affected mutual fund schemes and has also paid the settlement amount to
SEBI.
11 In early 2020, the existence of a new coronavirus named SARS-CoV-2 responsible for the
disease COVID-19, was confirmed and since then the virus has spread across the globe
necessitating the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare it a global pandemic. The
pandemic has caused disruption to businesses and economic activity which has been reflected in
recent fluctuations in markets across the globe. Various governments have introduced a variety
of measures to contain the spread of the virus. The Government of India announced a country
wide lockdown which still continues across large swathes of the country with some variations. In
this nation-wide lock-down, though most services across the nation have been suspended, some
establishments like securities market intermediaries including our Company are exempt from the
lock-down and therefore functional. There has been no material change in the controls or
processes followed in the closing of the financial statements of the Company.
The Company has assessed the impact of the pandemic on its operations and its assets including
the value of its investments and trade receivables as at March 31, 2020. The management does
not, at this juncture, believe that the impact on the value of the Company's assets is likely to be
material. However, since the revenue of the Company is ultimately dependent on the value of the
assets it manages, changes in market conditions and the trend of flows into mutual funds may
have an impact on the operations of the Company. Since the situation is rapidly evolving, its
effect on the operations of the Company may be different from that estimated as at the date of
approval of these financial results. The Company will continue to closely monitor material
changes in markets and future economic conditions.
13 The above financial results for the quarter and year ended March 31, 2020 alongwith
comparative quarterly and yearly results have been reviewed by the Audit Committee of
Directors and subsequently approved by the Board of Directors at its meeting held on May 09,
2020, in terms of Regulation 33 of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2015.
14 The financial results for the year ended March 31, 2020 and March 31, 2019 have been audited
by the Statutory Auditors of the Company.
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