Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Intangible Assets

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Intangible Assets
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Intangible Assets  
Intangible Assets

7.  Intangible Assets

 

The Company recorded amortization expense of $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2016, respectively. The Company recorded amortization expense of $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2015, respectively. Intangible assets consisted of the following as of December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2016 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2016

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

Intangible

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization

 

Assets,

 

Accumulated

 

Intangible

 

 

 

Period

 

Gross

 

Amortization

 

Assets, Net

 

Manufacturing license

   

17 years

    

$

3,700

    

$

3,672

    

$

28

 

Technology

 

10 years

 

 

2,240

 

 

1,549

 

 

691

 

Backlog

 

Various

 

 

490

 

 

473

 

 

17

 

Trade name & Parts, service and TA100 customer relationships

 

1.2 to 5 years

 

 

1,766

 

 

1,766

 

 

 —

 

Total

 

 

 

$

8,196

 

$

7,460

 

$

736

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2016

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

Intangible

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization

 

Assets,

 

Accumulated

 

Intangible

 

 

 

Period

 

Gross

 

Amortization

 

Assets, Net

 

Manufacturing license

    

17 years

    

$

3,700

    

$

3,635

    

$

65

 

Technology

 

10 years

 

 

2,240

 

 

1,381

 

 

859

 

Backlog

 

Various

 

 

490

 

 

473

 

 

17

 

Trade name & Parts, service and TA100 customer relationships

 

1.2 to 5 years

 

 

1,766

 

 

1,766

 

 

 —

 

Total

 

 

 

$

8,196

 

$

7,255

 

$

941

 

 

Expected future amortization expense of intangible assets as of December 31, 2016 is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization

 

Year Ending March 31,

    

Expense

 

2017 (remainder of fiscal year)

 

$

83

 

2018

 

 

242

 

2019

 

 

224

 

2020

 

 

187

 

Thereafter

 

 

 —

 

Total expected future amortization

 

$

736

 

 

The manufacturing license provides the Company with the ability to manufacture recuperator cores previously purchased from Solar Turbines Incorporated (“Solar”). The Company is required to pay a per-unit royalty fee over a seventeen-year period for cores manufactured and sold by the Company using the technology. Royalties of approximately $7,400 and $7,200 were earned by Solar for the three months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Royalties of approximately $22,100 and $26,400 were earned by Solar for the nine months ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively. Earned royalties of approximately $7,400 and $35,000 were unpaid as of December 31, 2016 and March 31, 2016, respectively, and are included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the accompanying balance sheets.