Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

Trading And Available-For-Sale Securities At Fair Value

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Trading And Available-For-Sale Securities At Fair Value
9 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Securities, Trading, and Equity Securities, FV-NI [Abstract]  
Trading And Available-For-Sale Securities At Fair Value

As of December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2019, trading and available-for-sale securities consisted of:

   

 

December 31, 2019

    March 31, 2019  
             
Debt securities   $ 85,233     $ 62,691  
Equity securities     78,912       105,017  
Mutual investment funds     -       241  
Total trading securities   $ 164,145     $ 167,949  
                 
Certificates of deposit   $ 6,018     $ -  
Mutual investment funds     696       -  
Debt securities     455       -  
Preferred shares     312       -  
Equity securities     2       2  
Total available-for-sale securities, at fair value   $ 7,483     $ 2  

 

The Company recognized no other-than-temporary impairment in accumulated other comprehensive income.

 

The fair value of assets and liabilities is determined using observable market data based on recent trading activity. Where observable market data is unavailable due to a lack of trading activity, the Company utilizes internally developed models to estimate fair value and independent third parties to validate assumptions, when appropriate. Estimating fair value requires significant management judgment, including benchmarking to similar instruments with observable market data and applying appropriate discounts that reflect differences between the securities that the Company is valuing and the selected benchmark. Depending on the type of securities owned by the Company, other valuation methodologies may be required.

 

Measurement of fair value is classified within a hierarchy based upon the transparency of inputs used in the valuation of an asset or liability. Classification within the hierarchy is based upon the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

The valuation hierarchy contains three levels:

 

Level 1 - Valuation inputs are unadjusted quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.

 

Level 2 - Valuation inputs are quoted market prices for identical assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, quoted market prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, and other observable inputs directly or indirectly related to the asset or liability being measured.

 

Level 3 - Valuation inputs are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement.

 

The following tables present trading and available-for-sale securities assets in the condensed consolidated financial statements at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2019:

          Fair Value Measurements at  
          December 31, 2019 using  
          Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets     Significant Other Observable Inputs     Significant Unobservable Inputs  
    December 31, 2019     (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)  
                         
Debt securities   $ 85,233     $ 85,233     $ -     $ -  
Equity securities     78,912       68,446       -       10,466  
Total trading securities   $ 164,145     $ 153,679     $ -     $ 10,466  
                                 
Certificates of deposit   $ 6,018     $ -     $ 6,018     $ -  
Mutual investment funds     696       696       -       -  
Debt securities     455       -       455       -  
Preferred shares     312       -       312       -  
Equity securities     2       -       -       2  
Total available-for-sale securities, at fair value   $ 7,483     $ 696     $ 6,785     $ 2  

 

         

Fair Value Measurements at

March 31, 2019 using

 
          Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets     Significant Other Observable Inputs     Significant Unobservable Inputs  
   

March 31,

2019

    (Level 1)     (Level 2)     (Level 3)  
                         
Equity securities   $ 105,017     $ 105,017     $ -     $ -  
Debt securities     62,691       62,187       -       504  
Mutual investment funds     241       241       -       -  
Total trading securities   $ 167,949     $ 167,445     $ -     $ 504  
                                 
Equity securities   $ 2     $ -     $ -     $ 2  
Total available-for-sale securities, at fair value   $ 2     $ -     $ -     $ 2  

 

 

The table below presents the Valuation Techniques and Significant Level 3 Inputs used in the valuation as of December 31, 2019 and March 31, 2019. The table is not intended to be all inclusive, but instead captures the significant unobservable inputs relevant to determination of fair value.

 

Type Valuation Technique  

FV as of December 31,

2019

   

FV as of March 31,

2019

  Significant Unobservable Inputs   Input  
                       
Corporate bonds DCF   $  -     $ 504   Discount rate     11.3 %
Equity security DCF   10,466       -   Discount rate     9.8 %
                     Estimated number of years     9 years   

 

The following table provides a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances for investments that use Level 3 inputs for the nine months ended December 31, 2019:

    Trading securities     Available for sale securities  
Balance as of March 31, 2019   $ 504     $ 2  
                 
Sale of investments that use Level 3 inputs     (497 )     -  
Purchase of investments that use Level 3 inputs     10,430       -  
Foreign currency translation     29       -  
Balance as of December 31, 2019   $ 10,466     $ 2  

 

 

 

          December 31, 2019        
    Assets measured at amortized cost     Unrealized gain/(loss) accumulated in other comprehensive income/(loss)     Assets measured at fair value  
                   
Certificates of deposit   $ 6,005     $ 13     $ 6,018  
Mutual investment funds     691       5       696  
Debt securities     455       -       455  
Preferred shares     304       8       312  
Equity securities     2       -       2  
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value   $ 7,457     $ 26     $ 7,483  

 

         

March 31,

2019

       
    Assets measured at amortized cost     Unrealized gain accumulated in other comprehensive income/(loss)     Assets measured at fair value  
                   
Equity securities   $ 1     $ 1     $ 2  
                         
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value   $ 1     $ 1     $ 2  

 

Of the available-for-sale securities, at fair value, the total amount less the amount of Equity securities, together with the amount identified as “deferred distribution payments” in Note 4 – Restricted Cash is held as a reserve for distribution to shareholders who have not yet claimed their distributions from the 2011 sale of the Company’s oil and gas exploration and production operations. These funds are currently payable, subject to the entitled shareholders completing and submitting to the Company the necessary documentation to claim his, her or its distribution payments. The Company has no control over when, or if, any entitled shareholder will submit the necessary documentation to claim his, her, or its distribution payment.