Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Product Warranties

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Product Warranties
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]  
Product Warranties
Product Warranties
Most of the Company’s products carry a limited warranty ranging up to seven years for the products within the Westell segment and typically one year for products within the Kentrox segment. The specific terms and conditions of those warranties vary depending upon the customer and the products sold. Factors that enter into the estimate of the Company’s warranty reserve include: the number of units shipped, 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 $284,000 and $94,000 as of December 31, 2013, and March 31, 2013, respectively, and are presented on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as Accrued expenses. The non-current portions of the warranty reserve were $73,000 and $58,000 as of December 31, 2013, and March 31, 2013, respectively, and are presented on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets in Other non-current liabilities.
In the nine months ended December 31, 2012, the Company recorded a $303,000 warranty obligation for pre-acquisition sales made by ANTONE related to a specific product failure. This specific warranty obligation was settled as of June 30, 2013. A corresponding indemnification claim of $303,000 for this warranty obligation was adjusted in the valuation of the contingent consideration related to the ANTONE acquisition (see Notes 2, 10, and 12).
The following table presents the changes in the Company’s product warranty reserve:
 
Three months ended December 31,
 
Nine months ended December 31,
(in thousands)
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Total product warranty reserve at the beginning of the
period
$
325

 
$
498

 
$
152

 
$
243

Warranty reserve from business acquisitions

 

 
54

 
25

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

 

 

 
303

Warranty expense (reversal)
73

 
(11
)
 
343

 
(16
)
Utilization
(41
)
 
(231
)
 
(192
)
 
(299
)
Total product warranty reserve at the end of the period
$
357

 
$
256

 
$
357

 
$
256