Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Inventories

v3.5.0.2
Inventories
6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2016
Inventories  
Inventories

5.  Inventories

 

Inventories are valued on a first in first out (“FIFO”) basis and lower of cost or market net of provisions for slow moving, excess, obsolete or otherwise impaired inventories and consisted of the following as of September 30, 2016 and March 31, 2016 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

September 30,

 

March 31,

 

 

    

2016

    

2016

 

Raw materials

 

$

13,782

 

$

16,539

 

Work in process

 

 

557

 

 

554

 

Finished goods

 

 

4,888

 

 

1,176

 

Total

 

 

19,227

 

 

18,269

 

Less non-current portion

 

 

(2,272)

 

 

(2,143)

 

Current portion

 

$

16,955

 

$

16,126

 

 

The non-current portion of inventories represents that portion of the inventories in excess of amounts expected to be sold or used in the next twelve months. The non-current inventories are primarily comprised of repair parts for older generation products that are still in operation but are not technologically compatible with current configurations. The weighted average age of the non-current portion of inventories on hand as of September 30, 2016 is 1.6 years. The Company expects to use the non-current portion of the inventories on hand as of September 30, 2016 over the periods presented in the following table (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Non-current Inventory

 

 

 

 

Balance Expected

 

Expected Period of Use

    

 

to be Used

 

13 to 24 months

 

$

1,862

 

25 to 36 months

 

 

353

 

37 to 48 months

 

 

57

 

Total

 

$

2,272