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Note 2 - Acquisitions Dispositions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

PDC [Member]

Note 2 - Acquisitions Dispositions (Tables) [Line Items]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

Cash consideration		$	5,000
Holdback payment liability			250
Contingent consideration liability			300
Aggregate consideration		$	5,550
Inventories, net		$	137
Property, plant and equipment, net			7
Intangibles, net			3,678
Goodwill			1,743
Accrued expenses			(15	)
Total purchase price allocation		$	5,550

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

		Three Months Ended December 31,								Nine Months Ended December 31,
		2014				2013				2014				2013
Revenues		$	18,056			$	13,915			$	54,494			$	39,424
Net income			2,415				1,853				7,433				5,862
Net Income per common share:
Basic		$	0.68			$	0.54			$	2.12			$	1.72
Diluted			0.66				0.51				2.04				1.63

BGI [Member]

Note 2 - Acquisitions Dispositions (Tables) [Line Items]

Schedule of Recognized Identified Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed [Table Text Block]

Inventories, net		$	1,268
Property, plant and equipment, net			47
Intangibles, net			5,711
Goodwill			3,295
Accrued expenses			(53	)
Total purchase price allocation		$	10,268

Business Acquisition, Pro Forma Information [Table Text Block]

		Three Months Ended December 31,								Nine Months Ended December 31,
		2014				2013				2014				2013
Revenues		$	17,830			$	15,032			$	53,088			$	42,758
Net income			2,403				2,281				7,422				7,144
Net Income per common share:
Basic		$	0.68			$	0.66			$	2.11			$	2.09
Diluted			0.66				0.63				2.03				1.99

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