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Acquisition
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2015
Acquisition [Abstract]  
Acquisition
2. Acquisition

On May 20, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of certain assets and liabilities of OE Plus, Ltd. (“OE Plus”), a privately held remanufacturer of alternators and starters based in North Dighton, Massachusetts. The acquisition was consummated pursuant to an asset purchase agreement dated May 15, 2015 for an initial cash purchase price of $3,200,000, including $1,000,000 which was being held in escrow to be paid to the former owners of OE Plus, subject to certain working capital adjustments. In addition, the Company is contingently obligated to make additional payments to the former owners of OE Plus up to $2,000,000 over the next four years. The estimated fair value of the contingent consideration obligation as of the acquisition date was $1,320,000 and was determined using an option-pricing model.  Any subsequent changes from the initial recognition in the fair value of the contingent consideration are recorded in current period earnings as a general and administrative expense. The assets and results of operations of OE Plus were not significant to the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations, and thus pro forma information is not presented.

During the nine months ended December 31, 2015, the Company finalized working capital adjustments, which resulted in the payment of $501,000 to the former owners of OE Plus and the return of $499,000 to the Company from escrow. This resulted in in adjustments to: (i) finite-lived intangible assets for trademarks with an estimated useful life of 10 years to $520,000 from $635,000, (ii) finite-lived intangible assets for customer relationships with an estimated useful life of 8 years to $2,100,000 from $2,690,000, and (iii) goodwill to $2,053,000 from $1,847,000. There was no material effect on previous-period or current-period earnings as a result of these adjustments.

Goodwill is the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired in business combinations. Goodwill is not amortized, but rather is tested for impairment at least annually or more frequently if there are indicators of impairment present. The Company performs the annual goodwill impairment analysis in the fourth quarter of each fiscal year.