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Note 21 - Business Segments
 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Notes to Financial Statements  
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

21. Business Segments 

 

The Company reports its financial results in two reportable business segments: Grid and Wind. In accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting, we aggregate four operating segments into one reporting segment for financial reporting purposes due to their similar operating and financial characteristics. Our operating segments reflect the way in which internally-reported financial information is used to make decisions and allocate resources.

 

Through the Company’s power grid offerings, the Grid business segment enables electric utilities, industrial facilities, and renewable energy project developers to connect, transmit and distribute smarter, cleaner and better power through its transmission planning services, power electronics, and superconductor-based systems. The sales process is enabled by transmission planning services that allow it to identify power grid congestion, poor power quality and other risks, which helps the Company determine how its solutions can improve network performance. These services often lead to sales of grid interconnection solutions for wind farms and solar power plants, power quality systems, and transmission and distribution cable systems.  The Company also sells ship protection products to the U.S. Navy through its Grid business segment.

 

Through the Company’s wind power offerings, the Wind business segment enables manufacturers to field highly competitive wind turbines through its advanced power electronics and control system products, engineered designs, and support services. The Company supplies advanced power electronics and control systems, licenses its highly engineered wind turbine designs, and provides extensive customer support services to wind turbine manufacturers. The Company’s design portfolio includes a broad range of drive trains and power ratings of 2 megawatts ("MWs") and higher. The Company provides a broad range of power electronics and software-based control systems that are highly integrated and designed for optimized performance, efficiency, and grid compatibility.

 

The operating results for the two business segments are as follows (in thousands):

 

  

Fiscal Years Ended March 31,

 
  

2023

  

2022

 

Revenues:

        

Grid

 $94,631  $98,876 

Wind

  11,353   9,559 

Total

 $105,984  $108,435 

 

  

Fiscal Years Ended March 31,

 
  

2023

  

2022

 

Operating income (loss):

        

Grid

 $(24,615) $(20,725)

Wind

  (2,547)  (1,554)

Unallocated corporate expenses

  (5,847)  1,190 

Total

 $(33,009) $(21,089)

 

 

Total assets for the two business segments as of  March 31, 2023 and  March 31, 2022 are as follows (in thousands):

 

  

March 31, 2023

  

March 31, 2022

 

Grid

 $135,296  $114,053 

Wind

  14,361   9,866 

Corporate assets

  25,904   49,968 

Total

 $175,561  $173,887 

 

The accounting policies of the business segments are the same as those for the consolidated Company. The Company’s business segments have been determined in accordance with the Company’s internal management structure, which is organized based on operating activities. The Company evaluates performance based upon several factors, of which the primary financial measures are segment revenues and segment operating loss. The disaggregated financial results of the segments reflect allocation of certain functional expense categories consistent with the basis and manner in which Company management internally disaggregates financial information for the purpose of assisting in making internal operating decisions. In addition, certain corporate expenses which the Company does not believe are specifically attributable or allocable to either of the two business segments have been excluded from the segment operating loss.

 

Unallocated corporate expenses primarily consist of a loss on contingent consideration of $0.1 million, stock-based compensation expense of $4.7 million and a restructuring charge of $1.0 million in the fiscal year ended  March 31, 2023. Unallocated corporate expenses primarily consist of a gain on contingent consideration of $5.9 million offset by stock-based compensation expense of $4.7 million in the year ended March 31, 2022.

 

Geographic information about property, plant and equipment associated with particular regions is as follows (in thousands):

 

  

March 31,

 
  

2023

  

2022

 

North America

 $12,125  $13,446 

Europe

  141   166 

Asia Pacific

  43   44 

Total

 $12,309  $13,656