Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Other Expense

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Other Expense
6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Other Income And Expenses [Abstract]  
Other Expense

NOTE 13 – OTHER EXPENSE:

On June 24, 2019, the Company completed the sale of its subsidiary, Energy Steel & Supply Co., to Hayward Tyler, a division of Avingtrans PLC, a global leader in performance-critical pumps and motors for the energy sector.  Under the terms of the stock purchase agreement, the Company received proceeds of $602, subject to certain adjustments, including a customary working capital adjustment.  The Company recognized a loss on the disposal of $87 in the first quarter of fiscal 2020. In addition, during the first quarter of fiscal 2020, the Company incurred a bad debt charge of $98 and an inventory write down of $338 related to the bankruptcy of Westinghouse Electric Company.  All of these items are included in the line item “Other expense” in the Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the six months ended September 30, 2019.