Goodwill and Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Goodwill and Intangible Assets [Abstract]

3. Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill

The following summarizes the change in the Company’s goodwill:

	Years Ended March 31,
	2017		2016
Balance at beginning of period	$	2,053,000	$	-
Goodwill acquired		498,000		2,053,000
Translation adjustment		-		-
Impairment		-		-

Balance at end of period	$	2,551,000	$	2,053,000

Intangible Assets

The following is a summary of acquired intangible assets subject to amortization at March 31:

		2017				2016
	Weighted Average Amortization Period	Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization		Gross Carrying Value		Accumulated Amortization
Intangible assets subject to amortization
Trademarks	11 years	$	705,000	$	191,000	$	705,000	$	127,000
Customer relationships	13 years		5,900,000		2,421,000		5,900,000		1,905,000
Total		$	6,605,000	$	2,612,000	$	6,605,000	$	2,032,000

The Company retired $33,000 and $2,623,000 of fully amortized intangible assets during the years ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.

Amortization expense for acquired intangible assets is as follows:

	Years Ended March 31,
	2017		2016		2015

Amortization expense	$	613,000	$	621,000	$	670,000

The estimated future amortization expense for acquired intangible assets subject to amortization is as follows:

Year Ending March 31,
2018	$	580,000
2019		580,000
2020		580,000
2021		580,000
2022		580,000
Thereafter		1,093,000
Total	$	3,993,000

- Definition

The entire disclosure for the aggregate amount of goodwill and a description of intangible assets, which may include (a) for amortizable intangible assets (also referred to as finite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, the amount of any significant residual value, and the weighted-average amortization period, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization (also referred to as indefinite-lived intangible assets), the carrying amount, and (c) the amount of research and development assets acquired and written off in the period, including the line item in the income statement in which the amounts written off are aggregated, if not readily apparent from the income statement. Also discloses (a) for amortizable intangibles assets in total and by major class, the gross carrying amount and accumulated amortization, the total amortization expense for the period, and the estimated aggregate amortization expense for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) for intangible assets not subject to amortization the carrying amount in total and by major class, and (c) for goodwill, in total and for each reportable segment, the changes in the carrying amount of goodwill during the period (including the aggregate amount of goodwill acquired, the aggregate amount of impairment losses recognized, and the amount of goodwill included in the gain (loss) on disposal of a reporting unit). If any part of goodwill has not been allocated to a reportable segment, discloses the unallocated amount and the reasons for not allocating. For each impairment loss recognized related to an intangible asset (excluding goodwill), discloses: (a) a description of the impaired intangible asset and the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method for determining fair value, (c) the caption in the income statement or the statement of activities in which the impairment loss is aggregated, and (d) the segment in which the impaired intangible asset is reported. For each goodwill impairment loss recognized, discloses: (a) a description of the facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, (b) the amount of the impairment loss and the method of determining the fair value of the associated reporting unit, and (c) if a recognized impairment loss is an estimate not finalized and the reasons why the estimate is not final. May also disclose the nature and amount of any significant adjustments made to a previous estimate of an impairment loss.

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