Business Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Business Segment Reporting

Business Segment Information

ASC Topic 280, “Segment Reporting,” establishes the standards for reporting information about operating segments in financial statements. The Company has one operating and reportable segment for both internal and external reporting purposes.

Financial information relating to the Company’s operations by geographic area is as follows:

	Year Ended March 31,
	2015		2014		2013
Net sales:
United States	$	345,244	$	338,744	$	353,565
Europe	161,620		171,605		173,851
Canada	21,731		21,723		21,637
Other	51,048		51,218		48,210
Total	$	579,643	$	583,290	$	597,263

Note: Net sales to external customers are attributed to geographic areas based upon the location from which the product was shipped from the Company to the customer.

	Year Ended March 31,
	2015		2014		2013
Total assets:
United States	$	304,888	$	374,033	$	365,497
Europe	208,015		156,101		136,493
Canada	8,055		15,635		26,952
Other	45,366		52,905		37,925
Total	$	566,324	$	598,674	$	566,867

	Year Ended March 31,
	2015		2014		2013
Long-lived assets:
United States	$	142,241	$	142,409	$	123,138
Europe	79,496		65,994		56,633
Other	9,955		10,429		4,676
Total	$	231,692	$	218,832	$	184,447

Note: Long-lived assets include net property, plant, and equipment and goodwill and other intangibles, net.

Sales by major product group are as follows:	Year Ended March 31,
	2015		2014		2013
Hoists	$	393,571	$	400,565	$	375,208
Chain and rigging tools	76,604		76,112		90,428
Industrial cranes	26,595		18,502		41,259
Actuators and rotary unions	72,021		78,642		80,028
Other	10,852		9,469		10,340
Total	$	579,643	$	583,290	$	597,263