Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Inventories

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Inventories
6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Inventories  
Inventories

5.  Inventories

 

Inventories are stated at the lower of standard cost (which approximates actual cost on the first-in, first-out method) or market and consisted of the following:

 

 

 

September 30,
2011

 

March 31,
2011

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

Raw materials

 

$

22,415

 

$

18,649

 

Work in process

 

274

 

290

 

Finished goods

 

2,042

 

1,782

 

Total

 

24,731

 

20,721

 

Less non-current portion

 

(1,271

)

(1,454

)

Current portion

 

$

23,460

 

$

19,267

 

 

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, 2011 is 1.6 years. The Company expects to use the non-current portion of the inventories on hand as of September 30, 2011, over the periods presented in the following table:

 

Expected Period of Use

 

Non-current
Inventory Balance

 

 

 

(In thousands)

 

13 to 24 months

 

$

573

 

25 to 36 months

 

425

 

37 to 48 months

 

273

 

Total

 

$

1,271