Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Intangible Assets

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Intangible Assets
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Intangible Assets  
Intangible Assets

7.  Intangible Assets

 

Intangible assets consisted of the following as of December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017 (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 31, 2017

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

Intangible

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization

 

Assets,

 

Accumulated

 

Intangible

 

 

 

Period

 

Gross

 

Amortization

 

Assets, Net

 

Manufacturing license

    

17 years

    

$

3,700

    

$

3,700

    

$

 —

 

Technology

 

10 years

 

 

2,240

 

 

1,773

 

 

467

 

Trade name & parts, service and TA100 customer relationships

 

1.2 to 5 years

 

 

1,766

 

 

1,766

 

 

 —

 

Total

 

 

 

$

7,706

 

$

7,239

 

$

467

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

March 31, 2017

 

 

 

Weighted

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Average

 

Intangible

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization

 

Assets,

 

Accumulated

 

Intangible

 

 

 

Period

 

Gross

 

Amortization

 

Assets, Net

 

Manufacturing license

    

17 years

    

$

3,700

    

$

3,684

    

$

16

 

Technology

 

10 years

 

 

2,240

 

 

1,605

 

 

635

 

Trade name & parts, service and TA100 customer relationships

 

1.2 to 5 years

 

 

1,766

 

 

1,766

 

 

 —

 

Total

 

 

 

$

7,706

 

$

7,055

 

$

651

 

 

Amortization expense for the intangible assets was $0.1 million and $0.2 million for each of the three and nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

 

Expected future amortization expense of intangible assets as of December 31, 2017 is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Amortization

 

Year Ending March 31,

    

Expense

 

2018 (remainder of fiscal year)

 

 

56

 

2019

 

 

224

 

2020

 

 

187

 

Thereafter

 

 

 —

 

Total expected future amortization

 

$

467

 

 

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 $9,200 and $7,400 were earned by Solar for the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Royalties of approximately $22,900 and $22,100 were earned by Solar for the nine months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively. Earned royalties of approximately $9,200 and $10,000 were unpaid as of December 31, 2017 and March 31, 2017, respectively, and are included in accounts payable and accrued expenses in the accompanying balance sheets.