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Shareholders' Equity
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2024
Equity [Abstract]  
Shareholders' Equity

12. Shareholders’ Equity

Share repurchase activity under the Company’s share repurchase programs is as follows:

 

Fiscal Year Ended January 31,

 

 

2024

 

 

2023

 

Number of common shares repurchased and subsequently retired

 

 

 

 

 

4,736,405

 

Total cost

 

$

 

 

$

112,016

 

Average cost per share, including commissions

 

$

 

 

$

23.65

 

 

On August 22, 2017, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of 20,000,000 common shares under a share repurchase program; all such shares were repurchased and the authorization was completed by the end of June 2022. On June 4, 2019, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of an additional 20,000,000 common shares under a share repurchase program. As of January 31, 2024, 19,156,390 common shares were remaining under the programs.

In addition to the common shares repurchased under the share repurchase programs, during the fiscal years ended January 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company acquired and subsequently retired 310,137 and 248,812 common shares at a total cost of $8,407 and $6,760, respectively, from employees to meet payroll tax withholding requirements.