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Investments

9 Months Ended

Jan. 29, 2022

Investments

Investments

3. Investments

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Investments consist of the following (in thousands):

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​	​	January 29,		​	April 30,		​
​		2022			2021
Short-term investments:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Available-for-sale securities:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Municipal securities	​	​	3,969	​	​	22,245	​
U.S. government securities	​	​	—	​	​	4,009	​
Corporate bonds	​	​	—	​	​	5,717	​
Total short-term investments	​	$	3,969	​	$	31,971	​
Long-term investments:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Available-for-sale securities:	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Municipal securities	​	​	—	​	​	988	​
U.S. government securities	​	​	—	​	​	4,000	​
Total long-term available-for-sale investments	​		—	​		4,988	​
Equity method investments	​	​	​	​	​	​	​
Investment in limited partnership fund	​		12,388	​		7,168	​
Total equity method investments	​		12,388	​		7,168	​
Total long-term investments	​	$	12,388	​	$	12,156	​

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Available-For-Sale Securities

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As of January 29, 2022 and April 30, 2021, the balance of available-for-sale securities consisted of state and local government municipal securities, U.S. government securities, U.S. government agency securities, and investment grade

corporate bonds. Interest earned from these investments is recorded in interest income. Realized gains on sales of these investments on the basis of specific identification are recorded in interest (expense) income.

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The following table is a summary of the activity related to the available-for-sale investments recorded in short-term and long-term investments as of January 29, 2022 and April 30, 2021, respectively (in thousands):

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January 29, 2022

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Gross

Gross

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Amortized

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Unrealized

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Unrealized

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Fair

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Cost

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Gains

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Losses

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Value

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Municipal securities

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$

3,972

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$

—

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$

(3)

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$

3,969

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Total available-for-sale investments

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$

3,972

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$

—

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$

(3)

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$

3,969

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April 30, 2021

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Gross

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Gross

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Amortized

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Unrealized

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Unrealized

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Fair

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Cost

Gains

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Losses

Value

Municipal securities

$

23,227

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$

8

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$

(2)

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$

23,233

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U.S. government securities

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8,008

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1

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—

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8,009

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Corporate bonds

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5,718

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—

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(1)

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5,717

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Total available-for-sale investments

$

36,953

$

9

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$

(3)

$

36,959

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The amortized cost and fair value of the available-for-sale debt securities by contractual maturity at January 29, 2022 were as follows (in thousands):

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​		Cost			Fair Value
Due within one year	​	$	3,972	​	$	3,969	​
Due after one year through five years	​		—	​		—	​
Total	​	$	3,972	​	$	3,969	​

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