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Note 6 - Supplemental Balance Sheet Information
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements  
Supplemental Balance Sheet Disclosures [Text Block]
6.
    
SUPPLEMENTAL BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
 
Cash
 
The Company had cash and restricted cash totaling
$21,240
and
$25,934
as of
March 31, 2019
and
December 31, 2018,
respectively.
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
201
9
   
201
8
 
Cash
   
$20,929
       
$25,583
   
Restricted Cash
   
311
       
351
   
Total
   
$21,240
       
$25,934
   
 
As of
March 31, 2019
and
December 31, 2018,
restricted cash included
$228
and
$266,
respectively, relating to a government grant awarded in the People’s Republic of China to fund specified technological research and development initiatives. The grant proceeds are realized to income as a direct offset to expense as the related expenditures are incurred. For the quarter ended
March 31, 2019,
grant proceeds of approximately
$38
were realized to income.
 
As of
March 31, 2019
and
December 31, 2018,
restricted cash includes euro-denominated deposits of
$83
and
$85,
respectively, withheld by the Dutch tax authorities and
third
party VAT representatives in connection with a previously utilized logistics arrangement in the Netherlands.
 
Restricted cash is included as a component of the cash balance for purposes of the consolidated statements of cash flows.
 
Inventories
 
Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market, net of obsolescence reserves, with cost determined under the
first
-in,
first
-out (FIFO) method. The composition of inventories, net was:
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2019
   
2018
 
Raw Materials
  $
17,201
    $
13,274
 
Work In Process
   
2,067
     
2,016
 
Finished Goods
   
8,638
     
7,553
 
Total
  $
27,906
    $
22,843
 
 
 
Property, Equipment and Improvements, Net
 
Major classes of property, equipment and improvements consisted of the following:
   
March
3
1
,
   
December 31,
 
   
201
9
   
201
8
 
Land
  $
123
    $
123
 
Buildings and Leasehold Improvements
   
8,284
     
8,267
 
Machinery and Equipment
   
51,772
     
51,261
 
Furniture and Fixtures
   
2,073
     
2,058
 
Computer Hardware and Software
   
5,889
     
5,590
 
Construction In Process
   
5,478
     
4,302
 
     
73,619
     
71,601
 
Less: Accumulated Depreciation
   
(61,221
)    
(60,857
)
Property, Equipment and Improvements, Net
  $
12,398
    $
10,744
 
 
Depreciation expense for property, equipment and improvements was
$447
and
$484
for the
three
-month periods ended
March 31, 2019
and
April 1, 2018,
respectively.
 
 
Goodwill
 
The following table summarizes the goodwill activity by segment for the
three
-month periods ended
March 31, 2019
and
April 1, 2018:
 
   
Battery &
Energy
   
Communi-
cations
   
 
 
 
   
Products
   
Systems
   
Total
 
Balance - December 31, 2017
  $
8,965
    $
11,493
    $
20,458
 
Effect of Foreign Currency Translation
   
240
     
-
     
240
 
Balance – April 1, 2018
   
9,205
     
11,493
     
20,698
 
Effect of Foreign Currency Translation
   
(589
)    
-
     
(589
)
Balance - December 31, 2018
   
8,616
     
11,493
     
20,109
 
Effect of Foreign Currency Translation
   
142
     
-
     
142
 
Balance – March 31, 2019
  $
8,758
    $
11,493
    $
20,251
 
 
Other
Intangible Assets, Net
 
The composition of other intangible assets was:
 
   
at
March 31, 2019
 
   
 
 
 
 
Accumulated
   
 
 
 
   
Cost
   
Amortization
   
Net
 
Trademarks
  $
3,407
    $
-
    $
3,407
 
Customer Relationships
   
6,530
     
4,453
     
2,077
 
Patents and Technology
   
5,510
     
4,766
     
744
 
Distributor Relationships
   
377
     
377
     
-
 
Trade Name
   
379
     
123
     
256
 
Total Other Intangible Assets
  $
16,203
    $
9,719
    $
6,484
 
 
   
at
December 31, 201
8
 
   
 
 
 
 
Accumulated
   
 
 
 
   
Cost
   
Amortization
   
Net
 
Trademarks
  $
3,405
    $
-
    $
3,405
 
Customer Relationships
   
6,471
     
4,392
     
2,079
 
Patents and Technology
   
5,486
     
4,725
     
761
 
Distributor Relationships
   
377
     
377
     
-
 
Trade Name
   
370
     
111
     
259
 
Total Other Intangible Assets
  $
16,109
    $
9,605
    $
6,504
 
 
The change in the cost value of total intangible assets from
December 31, 2018
to
March 31, 2019
is a result of the effect of foreign currency translations.
 
Amortization expense for intangible assets was
$92
and
$102
for the
three
-month periods ended
March 31, 2019
and
April 1, 2018,
respectively. Amortization included in research and development expenses was
$33
and
$38
for the
three
-month periods ended
March 31, 2019
and
April 1, 2018,
respectively. Amortization included in selling, general and administrative expenses was
$59
and
$64
for the
three
-month periods ended
March 31, 2019
and
April 1, 2018,
respectively.