Business segment information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Business segment financial information

The following table sets forth the percentage of net sales for each of the product lines mentioned above for the fiscal years ended March 31, 2012, 2013, and 2014:

	Year ended March 31,
Product Line	2012			2013			2014
Scales		95	%		90	%		95	%
Pet Electronics Products		3	%		8	%		4	%
Others		2	%		2	%		1	%
Total		100	%		100	%		100	%

Summarized financial information by business segment as of March 31, 2012, 2013 and 2014 is as follows:

	Net sales		Operating (loss) / profit			Identifiable assets as of March 31		Depreciation and amortization		Capital expenditure
	$ in thousands		$ in thousands			$ in thousands		$ in thousands		$ in thousands
2012
Scales & Pet Electronics Products & Others		26,682		(117	)		17,147		54		3,415
Total operating segments		26,682		(117	)		17,147		54		3,415
Corporate		-		-			6,021		176		-
Group		26,682		(117	)		23,168		230		3,415
2013
Scales & Pet Electronics Products & Others		30,386		(403	)		20,097		120		1,412
Total operating segments		30,386		(403	)		20,097		120		1,412
Corporate		-		-			7,026		226		-
Group		30,386		(403	)		27,123		346		1,412

	Net sales		Operating profit / (loss)		Identifiable assets as of March 31		Depreciation and amortization		Capital expenditure
2014
Scales & Pet Electronics Products & Others		31,305		295		24,424		1,086		2,898
Total operating segments		31,305		295		24,424		1,086		2,898
Corporate		-		-		7,716		289		-
Group		31,305		295		32,140		1,375		2,898

Total property plant and equipment

Total property, plant and equipment, net by geographical areas are as follows:

	March 31,		March 31,
	2013		2014
	$ in thousands		$ in thousands
Hong Kong		1,115		1,090
The PRC		7,184		11,362
Total property, plant and equipment		8,299		12,452

Net export sales

	2013			2014
	$ in thousands			$ in thousands
Tax loss carry forwards		700			853
Less: Valuation allowance		(700	)		(853	)
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