Note 8 - Loss For The Year

12 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Statement Line Items [Line Items]

Disclosure of profit (loss) from operating activities [text block]

8 LOSS FOR THE YEAR

Loss for the year is stated after charging:

	YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2018 $000’s			YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2017 $000’s		YEAR ENDED MARCH 31, 2016 $000’s
Net foreign exchange (gains) / losses		(1,012	)		66		3
Operating lease payments (see note 26)		3,207			2,992		3,461
Research and development costs (excluding amortization and depreciation)		26,201			22,668		16,198
Depreciation of property, plant and equipment: (see note 16)
Owned		3,403			535		1,050
Leased		822			1,201		1,122
Amortization of intangibles: (see note 15)
Relationships with customers & publishers		6,872			3,882		8,994
Purchased technology		3,852			932		6,525
Capitalized development costs		2,077			2,089		6,837
Trade names, trademarks and patents		1,140			896		1,016
Software licenses		619			673		657
Other		61			—		—
Loss on disposal of property and equipment		432			82		56
Acquisition and exceptional costs (see note 29) (a)		16,238			5,245		47,192
Staff costs (see note 10)		58,638			38,830		45,588
Impairment loss recognized on trade receivables (see note 18)		686			495		585

a) Relating to year ended March 31, 2017, exceptional costs included $5.2 million from continuing operations and $3.9 million from discontinued operations.