Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Revenue Recognition

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Revenue Recognition
12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Revenue From Contract With Customer [Abstract]  
Revenue Recognition

Note 2 – Revenue Recognition:

The Company accounts for revenue in accordance with Accounting Standard Codification 606, "Revenue from Contracts with Customers" ("ASC 606"), which it adopted on April 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach.  See Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of this adoption.  

The Company recognizes revenue on all contracts when control of the product is transferred to the customer.  Control is generally transferred when products are shipped, title is transferred, significant risks of ownership have transferred, the Company has rights to payment, and rewards of ownership pass to the customer.

The following tables present the Company's net sales disaggregated by product line and geographic area:

 

 

 

Year ended March 31,

 

Product Line

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Heat transfer equipment

 

$

24,785

 

 

$

27,023

 

 

$

27,616

 

Vacuum equipment

 

 

34,461

 

 

 

22,175

 

 

 

29,672

 

All other

 

 

32,585

 

 

 

28,336

 

 

 

34,481

 

Net sales

 

$

91,831

 

 

$

77,534

 

 

$

91,769

 

 

 

 

Year ended March 31,

 

Geographic Area

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

2017

 

Asia

 

$

10,292

 

 

$

10,200

 

 

$

7,711

 

Canada

 

 

16,602

 

 

 

8,888

 

 

 

3,506

 

Middle East

 

 

2,610

 

 

 

3,785

 

 

 

3,160

 

South America

 

 

324

 

 

 

1,560

 

 

 

4,773

 

U.S.

 

 

59,441

 

 

 

51,950

 

 

 

69,166

 

All Other

 

 

2,562

 

 

 

1,151

 

 

 

3,453

 

Net sales

 

$

91,831

 

 

$

77,534

 

 

$

91,769

 

 

The final destination of products shipped is the basis used to determine net sales by geographic area.  No sales were made to the terrorist sponsoring nations of Sudan, Iran, or Syria.

A performance obligation represents a promise in a contract to provide a distinct good or service to a customer and is the unit of accounting pursuant to ASC 606.  The Company accounts for a contract when it has approval and commitment from both parties, the rights of the parties are identified, payment terms are identified, the contract has commercial substance and collectability of consideration is probable.  Transaction price reflects the amount of consideration to which the Company expects to be entitled in exchange for transferred products.  A contract’s transaction price is allocated to each distinct performance obligation and revenue is recognized as the performance obligation is satisfied.  In certain cases, the Company may separate a contract into more than one performance obligation, while in other cases, several products may be part of a fully integrated solution and are bundled into a single performance obligation.  If a contract is separated into more than one performance obligation, the Company allocates the total transaction price to each performance obligation in an amount based on the estimated relative standalone selling prices of the promised goods underlying each performance obligation.  The Company has made an accounting policy election to exclude from the measurement of the contract price all taxes assessed by government authorities that are collected by the Company from its customers.  The Company does not adjust the contract price for the effects of a financing component if the Company expects, at contract inception, that the period between when a product is transferred to a customer and when the customer pays for the product will be one year or less. Shipping and handling fees billed to the customer are recorded in revenue and the related costs incurred for shipping and handling are included in cost of products sold.

Revenue on the majority of the Company’s contracts, as measured by number of contracts, is recognized upon shipment to the customer, however, revenue on larger contracts, which are fewer in number but generally represent the majority of revenue, is recognized over time as these contracts meet specific criteria established in ASC 606.   Revenue from contracts that is recognized upon shipment accounted for approximately 40% of revenue in fiscal 2019.  Revenue from contracts that is recognized over time accounted for approximately 60% of revenue in fiscal 2019.  The Company recognizes revenue over time when contract performance results in the creation of a product for which the Company does not have an alternative use and the contract includes an enforceable right to payment in an amount that corresponds directly with the value of the performance completed.  To measure progress towards completion on performance obligations for which revenue is recognized over time the Company utilizes an input method based upon a ratio of direct labor hours incurred to date to management’s estimate of the total labor hours to be incurred on each contract or an output method based upon completion of operational milestones, depending upon the nature of the contract.  The Company has established the systems and procedures essential to developing the estimates required to account for performance obligations over time.  These procedures include monthly review by management of costs incurred, progress towards completion, identified risks and opportunities, sourcing determinations, changes in estimates of costs yet to be incurred, availability of materials, and execution by subcontractors.  Sales and earnings are adjusted on a cumulative catch-up basis in current accounting periods based upon revisions in the contract value due to pricing changes and estimated costs at completion.  Losses on contracts are recognized immediately when evident to management.

The timing of revenue recognition, invoicing and cash collections affect trade accounts receivable, unbilled revenue (contract assets) and customer deposits (contract liabilities) on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.  Unbilled revenue represents revenue on contracts that is recognized over time and exceeds the amount that has been billed to the customer.  Unbilled revenue is separately presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.  The Company may receive a customer deposit or have an unconditional right to receive a customer deposit prior to revenue being recognized.  Because the performance obligations related to such customer deposits may not have been satisfied, a contract liability is recorded and an offsetting asset of equal amount is recorded as a trade accounts receivable until the deposit is collected.  Customer deposits are separately presented in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.  Customer deposits are not considered a significant financing component as they are generally received less than one year before the product is completed or used to procure specific material on a contract, as well as related overhead costs incurred during design and construction.

Net contract assets (liabilities) consisted of the following:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

April 1,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019

 

 

2018

 

 

Change

 

Unbilled revenue

 

$

7,522

 

 

$

6,092

 

 

$

1,430

 

Customer deposits

 

 

(30,847

)

 

 

(26,585

)

 

 

(4,262

)

Net under (over) billings

 

$

(23,325

)

 

$

(20,493

)

 

$

(2,832

)

Contract liabilities at March 31, 2019 and April 1, 2018 include $6,382 and $2,220, respectively, of customer deposits for which the Company has an unconditional right to collect payment.  Trade accounts receivable, as presented on the Consolidated Balance Sheets and within Note 1, includes corresponding balances at March 31, 2019 and April 1, 2018, respectively.  Revenue recognized in fiscal 2019 that was included in the contract liability balance at April 1, 2018 was $10,680.  Changes in the net contract liability balance during fiscal 2019 were impacted by a $1,430 increase in contract assets, of which $7,626 was due to contract progress offset by invoicing to customers of $5,894 and the reclassification of unbilled revenue of $302 to assets held for sale.  In addition, contract liabilities increased $4,262 driven by new customer deposits of $16,875 offset by revenue recognized in fiscal 2019 that was included in the contract liability balance at April 1, 2018 and the reclassification of customer deposits of $1,933 to liabilities held for sale.

Receivables billed but not paid under retainage provisions in the Company’s customer contracts were $2,214 and $1,124 at March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

 

Incremental costs to obtain a contract consist of sales employee and agent commissions.  Commissions paid to employees and sales agents are capitalized when paid and amortized to selling, general and administrative expense when the related revenue is recognized.  Capitalized costs, net of amortization, to obtain a contract were $133 and $118 at March 31, 2019 and April 1, 2018, respectively, and are included in the line item "Prepaid expenses and other current assets" in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.  The related amortization expense was $168 in fiscal 2019.

The Company's remaining unsatisfied performance obligations represent a measure of the total dollar value of work to be performed on contracts awarded and in progress.  The Company also refers to this measure as backlog.  As of March 31, 2019, the Company had remaining unsatisfied performance obligations of $132,127, of which $8,039 was held for sale.  The Company expects to recognize revenue on approximately 55% to 60% of the remaining performance obligations within one year, 10% to 15% in one to two years and the remaining beyond two years.