Archive · 15 Jun 2025
Report Confirms ₹220.52 Crore Inventory Overstatement at Ramkrishna Forgings
Imagine a company that makes metal parts, like Ramkrishna Forgings.
They counted their supplies (inventory) and found they had more on paper than they actually had.
A special report confirmed that they had mistakenly counted ₹220.52 crore too much.
This error made the company look less valuable.
The mistake happened because of incorrect entries and not recording waste materials.
This led to a nearly 7% impact on their actual worth.
The company's managers and external agencies looked into it.
The company has now admitted the mistake and the impact it had on their worth.
The people who own the company have promised to fix the problem and make sure things are correct.
A joint fact-finding report confirmed a ₹220.52 crore inventory overstatement at Ramkrishna Forgings.
The overstatement resulted in an adverse impact of nearly 7% on the company's net worth.
Erroneous entries and non-recording of rejected raw materials and scrap inventory led to an inventory overstatement of ₹50.22 crore.
The company's board noted the report submitted by external agencies CLA IVC and Salarpuria & Partners.
Promoters stated they would fund the shortfall arising from the inventory discrepancy.
- Who
- Ramkrishna Forgings, its management, the audit committee, and external agencies CLA IVC and Salarpuria & Partners.
- What
- A ₹220.52 crore inventory overstatement was confirmed at Ramkrishna Forgings.
- When
- The overstatement occurred in the last financial year, with the report noted by the board on Saturday.
- Where
- At Ramkrishna Forgings’ manufacturing plants.
- Why
- The overstatement resulted from erroneous entries and non-recording of rejected materials.
- Inventory Overstatement
- ₹220.52 crore
- Impact on Net Worth
- Nearly 7%
- FY24 Inventory Overstatement
- ₹50.22 crore
- External Agencies
- CLA IVC and Salarpuria & Partners
- Company Location
- Kolkata
- Stock Price Drop
- Fell sharply on April 28
- Auditors
- S R Batliboi & Co, S K Naredi & Co