Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Product Warranties

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Product Warranties
6 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2012
Product Warranties [Abstract]  
Product Warranties

Note 7. Product Warranties

Most of the Company’s products carry a limited warranty ranging up to seven years for Westell segment products and from one to three years for CNS segment products. The specific terms and conditions of those warranties vary depending upon the customer and the product sold. Factors that enter into the estimate of the Company’s warranty reserve include: the number of units shipped historically, anticipated rates of warranty claims, and cost per claim. The Company periodically assesses the adequacy of its recorded warranty liability and adjusts the reserve as necessary. The current portions of the warranty reserve were $390,000 and $110,000 as of September 30, 2012 and March 31, 2012, respectively, and are presented on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as Accrued expenses. The long-term portions of the warranty reserve were $108,000 and $133,000 as of September 30, 2012 and March 31, 2012, respectively, and are presented on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets in Other long-term liabilities.

In the quarter ended September 30, 2012, the Company recorded a $303,000 warranty obligation for pre-acquisition sales made by ANTONE related to a specific product failure. An indemnification claim of $303,000 for this warranty obligation has been adjusted in the valuation of the contingent consideration (see Notes 1, 10, and 12).

The following table presents the changes in the Company’s product warranty reserve:

 

                                 
    Three months  ended
September 30,
    Six months  ended
September 30,
 
(in thousands)   2012     2011     2012     2011  

Total product warranty reserve at the beginning of the period

  $ 236     $ 560     $ 243     $ 758  

Warranty reserve acquired from ANTONE

    —         —         25       —    

Specific pre-acquisition ANTONE product warranty in excess of acquired limit

    303       —         303       —    

Warranty expense (reversal)

    5       15       (5     83  

Utilization

    (46     (55     (68     (127

Warranty liability transferred to NETGEAR

    —         —         —         (194
   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total product warranty reserve at the end of the period

  $ 498     $ 520     $ 498     $ 520