Market regulator SEBI's
action on SME for manipulating financials
The
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Monday barred 12 entities,
including the listed firm Add-Shop E-Retail and several members of the
promoter-management team, from the securities market for allegedly manipulating
financial statements.
According
to the SEBI order, the company was involved in fictitious transactions and made
fake sales and purchase entries in its accounts. More than 46 per cent of the
sales over the past three financial years were found to be fictitious.
Additionally, there were significant related-party transactions that did not
receive audit committee approval.
The
company was listed on BSE's small and medium enterprise (SME) platform in
September 2018 and moved to the exchange s main board platform in October 2020.
The promoter stake in the company fell to 27.2 per cent in December 2023,
compared to 62.99 per cent in April 2020.
This
order comes at a time when SMEs have been under scrutiny for manipulation and
are being monitored more closely due to concerns over fraudulent practices.
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dt. 07.05.2024