Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Employee Benefit Plans

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Employee Benefit Plans
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Compensation And Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]  
Employee Benefit Plans

NOTE 11 – EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS:

The components of pension cost are as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Service cost

 

$

124

 

 

$

142

 

 

$

372

 

 

$

428

 

Interest cost

 

 

322

 

 

 

335

 

 

 

968

 

 

 

1,005

 

Expected return on assets

 

 

(663

)

 

 

(766

)

 

 

(1,992

)

 

 

(2,297

)

Amortization of actuarial loss

 

 

242

 

 

 

212

 

 

 

726

 

 

 

635

 

Net pension cost (income)

 

$

25

 

 

$

(77

)

 

$

74

 

 

$

(229

)

 

The Company made no contributions to its defined benefit pension plan during the nine months ended December 31, 2019 and does not expect to make any contributions to the plan for the balance of fiscal 2020.

The components of the postretirement benefit cost are as follows:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

Nine Months Ended

 

 

 

December 31,

 

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

Interest cost

 

$

5

 

 

$

7

 

 

$

16

 

 

$

19

 

Amortization of actuarial loss

 

 

7

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

21

 

 

 

20

 

Net postretirement benefit cost

 

$

12

 

 

$

13

 

 

$

37

 

 

$

39

 

 

The Company paid benefits of $1 related to its postretirement benefit plan during the nine months ended December 31, 2019.  The Company expects to pay benefits of approximately $77 for the balance of fiscal 2020.

 

The components of net periodic benefit cost other than service cost are included in the line item “Other income” in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income.

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 $140 and $150 on December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2019, 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.