Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Employee Benefit Plans

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Employee Benefit Plans
6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017
Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Employee Benefit Plans

NOTE 10 – EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS:

The components of pension cost are as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Service cost

 

$

150

 

 

$

150

 

 

$

299

 

 

$

300

 

Interest cost

 

 

355

 

 

 

363

 

 

 

711

 

 

 

725

 

Expected return on assets

 

 

(745

)

 

 

(719

)

 

 

(1,489

)

 

 

(1,437

)

Amortization of actuarial loss

 

 

254

 

 

 

338

 

 

 

507

 

 

 

676

 

Net pension cost

 

$

14

 

 

$

132

 

 

$

28

 

 

$

264

 

 

The Company made no contributions to its defined benefit pension plan during the six months ended September 30, 2017 and expects to make contributions of approximately $52 for the balance of fiscal 2018.

The components of the postretirement benefit cost are as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

 

September 30,

 

 

September 30,

 

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

 

2017

 

 

2016

 

Interest cost

 

$

7

 

 

$

8

 

 

$

13

 

 

$

14

 

Amortization of actuarial loss

 

 

9

 

 

 

9

 

 

 

19

 

 

 

19

 

Net postretirement benefit cost

 

$

16

 

 

$

17

 

 

$

32

 

 

$

33

 

 

The Company paid no benefits related to its postretirement benefit plan during the six months ended September 30, 2017.  The Company expects to pay benefits of approximately $83 for the balance of fiscal 2018.

The Company self-funds the medical insurance coverage it provides to its U.S. based employees.  The Company maintains a stop loss insurance policy in order to limit its exposure to claims.  The liability of $105 and $174 on September 30, 2017 and March 31, 2017, respectively, related to the self-insured medical plan is primarily based upon claim history and is included in the caption “Accrued compensation” as a current liability in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.