REGULATORY · COMPETITIVE · INDIA
SEBI penalizes Coffee Day Enterprises and executives for financial disclosure misstatements
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SEBI imposed a Rs 38 lakh penalty on Coffee Day Enterprises and nine officials on Monday after an investigation found misstatements in financial results and statements across FY20–FY24 and quarterly results through September 30, 2024.
Why Now
SEBI’s order (47 pages) said the company and nine officials were found to have misstated financial results and financial statements. The investigation examined annual financial statements for FY20 to FY24 and financial results for FY20 to FY25 through September 30, 2024. SEBI identified that interest expenses totaling Rs 489.49 crores were not provided in annual financial statements, and interest expense was not provided in quarterly financial results from the quarter ending March 31, 2021 through the quarter ending September 30, 2024. The order held WTD & CEO Malavika Hegde in violation, stating she failed to discharge roles relating to financial statements and financial reporting. Named officials fined include Malavika Hegde, Interim Chairman S V Ranganath, and Independent Director K R Mohan.
Impact
- • Coffee Day Enterprises and nine officials face a confirmed monetary penalty (Rs 38 lakh) tied to SEBI Act and LODR compliance findings.
- • SEBI’s order records violations related to omissions of interest expense in annual and quarterly reporting across specified periods.
Who Recalculates
- • Listed company issuers
- • Company directors and senior executives (including WTD/CEO and independent directors)
- • Audit committee members
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