Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Inventories

v3.3.1.900
Inventories
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
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 December 31, 2015 and March 31, 2015 (in thousands):

 

 

 

December 31,
2015

 

March 31,
2015

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Raw materials

 

$

20,671

 

$

19,955

 

Work in process

 

615

 

 

Finished goods

 

1,432

 

5,400

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

22,718

 

25,355

 

Less non-current portion

 

(2,287

)

(2,258

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Current portion

 

$

20,431

 

$

23,097

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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 December 31, 2015 is 1.8 years. The Company expects to use the non-current portion of the inventories on hand as of December 31, 2015 over the periods presented in the following table (in thousands):

 

Expected Period of Use

 

Non-Current Inventory
Balance Expected to be Used

 

 

 

 

 

13 to 24 months

 

$

1,612 

 

25 to 36 months

 

566 

 

37 to 48 months

 

109 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

2,287