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Debt and Available Credit Facilities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2026
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Total Debt Outstanding | Our total debt outstanding as of April 30 consisted of the amounts set forth in the following table:
| 2026 |  | 2025 |
Short-term portion of long-term debt(1) | $ | 12,500 |  |  | $ | 10,000 |  |
Term loan A - Amended and Restated CA(2) | 162,243 |  |  | 174,581 |  |
Revolving credit facility - Amended and Restated CA | 508,654 |  |  | 614,854 |  |
Total long-term debt, less current portion | 670,897 |  |  | 789,435 |  |
Total debt | $ | 683,397 |  |  | $ | 799,435 |  |
(1) | Relates to our term loan A under the Amended and Restated CA.
(2) | Amounts are shown net of unamortized issuance costs of $0.3 million as of April 30, 2026 and $0.4 million as of April 30, 2025.
Schedule of Amortization Expense | The following table summarizes the scheduled annual maturities for the next two years of our long-term debt, including the short-term portion of long-term debt. This schedule represents the principal portion amount of debt outstanding and therefore excludes unamortized issuance costs.
Fiscal Year | Amount
2027 | $ | 12,500 |
2028 | 671,154 |
Total | $ | 683,654 |
Schedule of Amortization Expense | Total amortization expense included in Interest expense on our Consolidated Statements of Income (Loss) is as follows:
|  |  |  |  | For the Years Ended April 30, |
|  |  |  |  | 2026 |  | 2025 |  | 2024 |
Amortization expense |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,137 |  |  | $ | 1,145 |  |  | $ | 1,246 |  |

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