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Note 6 - Supplemental Balance Sheet Information
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2019
Notes to Financial Statements  
Supplemental Balance Sheet Disclosures [Text Block]
6.
     
SUPPLEMENTAL BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION
 
Cash
 
The composition of the Company’s cash was as follows:
 
   
September 29
,
   
December 31,
 
   
2019
   
2018
 
Cash
  $
6,824
    $
25,583
 
Restricted cash
   
265
     
351
 
Total
  $
7,089
    $
25,934
 
 
As of
September 29, 2019
and
December 31, 2018,
restricted cash included
$184
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
nine
-month period ended
September 29, 2019,
grant proceeds of
$72
were realized to income.  As of
September 29, 2019
and
December 31, 2018,
restricted cash included euro-denominated deposits of
$81
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:
 
 
   
September 29,
   
December 31,
 
   
2019
   
2018
 
Raw materials
  $
19,004
    $
13,274
 
Work in process
   
2,998
     
2,016
 
Finished goods
   
10,394
     
7,553
 
Total
  $
32,396
    $
22,843
 
 
Property, Equipment and Improvements, Net
 
Major classes of property, equipment and improvements consisted of the following:
 
   
September 29,
   
December 31,
 
   
2019
   
2018
 
Land
  $
1,273
    $
123
 
Buildings and leasehold improvements
   
15,257
     
8,267
 
Machinery and equipment
   
54,530
     
51,261
 
Furniture and fixtures
   
2,176
     
2,058
 
Computer hardware and software
   
6,672
     
5,590
 
Construction in process
   
4,757
     
4,302
 
     
84,665
     
71,601
 
Less: Accumulated depreciation
   
(62,066
)    
(60,857
)
Property, equipment and improvements, net
  $
22,599
    $
10,744
 
 
Depreciation expense for property, equipment and improvements was as follows:
 
   
Three-month period ended
   
Nine
-month period ended
 
   
September 29
,
   
September 30
,
   
September 29
,
   
September 30
,
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2019
   
2018
 
Depreciation expense
  $
586
    $
496
    $
1,548
    $
1,476
 
 
Goodwill
 
The following table summarizes the goodwill activity by segment for the
nine
-month periods ended
September 29, 2019
and
September 30, 2018:
 
   
Battery &
Energy
   
Communications
   
 
 
 
   
Products
   
Systems
   
Total
 
Balance – December 31, 2017
  $
8,965
    $
11,493
    $
20,458
 
Effect of foreign currency translation
   
(257
)    
-
     
(257
)
Balance – September 30, 2018
   
8,708
     
11,493
     
20,201
 
Effect of foreign currency translation
   
(92
)    
-
     
(92
)
Balance – December 31, 2018
   
8,616
     
11,493
     
20,109
 
Acquisition of SWE
   
6,474
     
-
     
6,474
 
Effect of foreign currency translation
   
(210
)    
-
     
(210
)
Balance – September 29, 2019
  $
14,880
    $
11,493
    $
26,373
 
 
Other Intangible Assets, Net
 
The composition of other intangible assets was:
 
   
at
September
29
, 2019
 
   
 
 
 
 
Accumulated
   
 
 
 
   
Cost
   
Amortization
   
Net
 
Trademarks
  $
3,401
    $
-
    $
3,401
 
Customer relationships
   
8,907
     
4,586
     
4,321
 
Patents and technology
   
5,452
     
4,810
     
642
 
Distributor relationships
   
377
     
377
     
-
 
Trade name
   
1,485
     
166
     
1,319
 
Total
  $
19,622
    $
9,939
    $
9,683
 
 
   
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
  $
16,109
    $
9,605
    $
6,504
 
 
The increase in the carrying value of other intangible assets from
December 31, 2018
to
September 29, 2019
reflects the preliminary valuation of identifiable intangible assets acquired in the Company’s acquisition of SWE. The table below summarizes the estimated fair value, useful life and annual amortization for the identifiable intangible assets resulting from the preliminary valuation analysis. Amortization for the SWE intangible assets is recognized as selling, general and administrative expense.
 
                 
Annual
 
   
 
 
 
 
Estimated
   
Estimated
 
   
Estimated Fair
   
Useful Lives
   
Amortization
 
   
Value
   
in Years
   
Expense
 
Customer relationships
  $
2,522
     
15
    $
168
 
Trade name
   
1,127
     
15
     
75
 
Total
  $
3,649
     
 
    $
243
 
 
The remaining change in the carrying value of other intangible assets from
December 31, 2018
to
September 29, 2019
is the result of the effect of foreign currency translations.
 
Amortization expense for other intangible assets was as follows:
 
   
Three-month period ended
   
Nine
-month period ended
 
   
September 29
,
   
September 30
,
   
September 29
,
   
September 30
,
 
   
2019
   
2018
   
2019
   
2018
 
Amortization included in:
                               
Research and development
  $
32
    $
36
    $
98
    $
111
 
Selling, general and administrative
   
116
     
61
     
274
     
189
 
Total amortization expense
  $
148
    $
97
    $
372
    $
300