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Note 6 - Customer and Supplier Concentrations | 9 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2013
Customer And Supplier Concentrations [Abstract] |
Customer And Supplier Concentrations [Text Block] | 6. Customer and Supplier Concentrations Substantially all of the Company’s revenue is derived from a single customer, Lenovo. As discussed in Note 2 above, Lenovo notified us of their intention to cease offering Comarco’s product to its customers. We shipped approximately 20,000 of our Constellation units to Lenovo and 11,000 field replacement units to Lenovo affiliates during our third fiscal quarter, and we have no further orders from Lenovo or their affiliates. The loss of Lenovo will have a material adverse impact on our future revenues and results of operations. The customers providing 10 percent or more of the Company’s revenue for any of the periods presented below are listed here:
|  | Three Months Ended October 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Total revenue |  | $ | 1,508 |  |  |  | 100 | % |  | $ | 1,135 |  |  |  | 100 | %
Customer concentration: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lenovo Information Products Co., Ltd. |  |  | 1,465 |  |  |  | 97 | % |  |  | 1,119 |  |  |  | 99 | %
|  | $ | 1,465 |  |  |  | 97 | % |  | $ | 1,119 |  |  |  | 99 | %
|  | Nine Months Ended October 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Total revenue |  | $ | 4,429 |  |  |  | 100 | % |  | $ | 5,018 |  |  |  | 100 | %
Customer concentration: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lenovo Information Products Co., Ltd. |  |  | 4,319 |  |  |  | 98 | % |  |  | 4,913 |  |  |  | 98 | %
|  | $ | 4,319 |  |  |  | 98 | % |  | $ | 4,913 |  |  |  | 98 | %
The customers comprising 10 percent or more of the Company’s gross accounts receivable due from customers at either October 31, 2013 or January 31, 2013 are listed below (in thousands):
|  | October 31, 2013 |  |  | January 31, 2013 |
Total gross accounts receivable due from customers |  | $ | 1,477 |  |  |  | 100 | % |  | $ | 1,307 |  |  |  | 100 | %
Customer concentration: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Lenovo Information Products Co., Ltd. |  |  | 1,439 |  |  |  | 97 | % |  |  | 1,291 |  |  |  | 99 | %
|  | $ | 1,439 |  |  |  | 97 | % |  | $ | 1,291 |  |  |  | 99 | %
The suppliers comprising 10 percent or more of the Company’s gross accounts receivable due from suppliers at either July 31, 2013 or January 31, 2013 are listed below (in thousands).
|  | October 31, 2013 |  |  | January 31, 2013 |
Total gross accounts receivable due from suppliers |  | $ | 634 |  |  |  | 100 | % |  | $ | 1,156 |  |  |  | 100 | %
Customer concentration: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Power Systems Technologies, Inc. |  |  | 473 |  |  |  | 75 | % |  |  | 1,008 |  |  |  | 87 | %
Zheng Ge Electrical Co., Ltd. |  |  | 122 |  |  |  | 19 | % |  |  | 122 |  |  |  | 11 | %
|  | $ | 595 |  |  |  | 94 | % |  | $ | 1,130 |  |  |  | 98 | %
The decrease in the receivables due from Power Systems Technologies, Inc. (“Power,” formerly Flextronics Electronics) is driven by an increased frequency in payment in early fiscal 2014 coupled with a reduction in component sales late in the third quarter of fiscal 2014 in conjunction with the final sales to Lenovo, which has caused a drop in the receivable balance as of October 31, 2013. Zheng Ge Electrical Co., Ltd. (“Zheng Ge”) was a tip supplier for one of our prior product offerings (referred to as the Bronx product), which was subject to a recall during 2010. We previously sourced some of the component parts that Zheng Ge used in the manufacture of the tips. We ceased paying Zheng Ge during the course of the product recall while we investigated the manufacturing defect that caused the recall and, likewise, Zheng Ge ceased paying us. We expect to offset the receivables due from Power and Zheng Ge from amounts owed, which are included in accrued liabilities in our consolidated balance sheet. Subsequent to the final delivery and sales of our Constellation product to Lenovo, we have attempted to work with Power to collect the outstanding receivable balance, but to date Power has been non-responsive. The companies comprising 10 percent or more of our gross accounts payable at either October 31, 2013 or January 31, 2013 are listed below (in thousands, except percentages).
|  | October 31, 2013 |  |  | January 31, 2013 |
Total gross accounts payable |  | $ | 4,394 |  |  |  | 100 | % |  | $ | 3,688 |  |  |  | 100 | %
Accounts payable concentration: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Chicony Power Technology, Co. Ltd |  |  | 1,100 |  |  |  | 25 | % |  |  | 1,100 |  |  |  | 30 | %
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP. |  |  | 1,953 |  |  |  | 44 | % |  |  | 1,614 |  |  |  | 44 | %
|  | $ | 3,053 |  |  |  | 69 | % |  | $ | 2,714 |  |  |  | 74 | %
Chicony was the manufacturer of the Bronx product, which was subject to a recall during 2010 and we are currently in litigation with Chicony (see Note 11). We have made no payments to this supplier during either fiscal 2014 or 2013. The outcome of such litigation is not determinable at this time and we do not know whether or not we will be obligated to pay this liability. If we prevail in this case, based upon our causes of action, it is likely we will be relieved of this liability. There is no assurance, however, as to the outcome of this litigation (see Note 11). Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman, LLP (“Pillsbury”) was our former legal counsel for the Kensington litigation as well as other patent and intellectual property matters (See Note 11). We have made no payments to Pillsbury during fiscal 2014. Historically, a significant portion of our inventory purchases had been derived from a limited number of contract manufacturers (“CM’s”) and other suppliers. However we ceased procuring inventory during the third quarter of fiscal 2014 in conjunction with the final manufacture and delivery of Constellation units to Lenovo.

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