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NOTE B - DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS
6 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2017
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]  
Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations, Disclosure [Text Block]
NOTE B – DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

In December 2016, the Company entered into a share purchase agreement with certain foreign counterparties with respect to a potential sale of Gillam-FEI (“Gillam”), the Company’s Belgian subsidiary.  However, these counterparties have not yet performed their obligations under that agreement.  Because the counterparties have failed to perform their obligations under the share purchase agreement the Company has a right to terminate that share purchase agreement.  The Company continues to negotiate with these counterparties to effectuate a closing of the transaction contemplated by the share purchase agreement, but the Company is also discussing a sale of the Gillam business with other potential buyers.  In April 2017, the Company decided to sell its Gillam business as soon as practicable, and began contacting potential buyers other than the counterparty to the stock purchase agreement.  The Company believes that the divestment should be completed by the end of fiscal year 2018. Accordingly, the Company determined that the assets and liabilities of this reportable segment met the discontinued operations criteria in Accounting Standards Codification 205-20-45 for the year ended April 30, 2017, and Gillam’s results have been classified as discontinued operations in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Loss.

Summarized operating results for the Gillam discontinued operations, for the three and six months ended October 31, 2017 and 2016 respectively, are as follows:

 
 
Six months
   
Three months
 
 
 
Periods ended October 31,
 
 
 
2017
   
2016
   
2017
   
2016
 
   
(UNAUDITED)
   
(UNAUDITED)
   
(UNAUDITED)
   
(UNAUDITED)
 
   
(In thousands except par value)
 
Revenues
 
$
1,955
   
$
2,294
   
$
943
   
$
1,448
 
Cost of Revenues
   
1,390
     
1,621
     
674
     
1,064
 
  Gross Margin
   
565
     
673
     
269
     
384
 
Selling and administrative expenses
   
703
     
950
     
346
     
456
 
Research and development expenses
   
268
     
277
     
118
     
94
 
  Operating Loss
   
(406
)
   
(554
)
   
(195
)
   
(166
)
Other income (expense):
                               
  Investment (loss) income
                               
  Other income (expense), net
   
(3
)
   
(3
)
   
(2
)
   
(2
)
Loss before provision for income taxes
   
(409
)
   
(557
)
   
(197
)
   
(168
)
Benefit for income taxes
   
1
     
-
     
5
     
-
 
Net Loss
 
$
(408
)
 
$
(557
)
 
$
(192
)
 
$
(168
)

The carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for the Gillam discontinued operations are as follows:

 
 
October 31,
   
April 30,
 
 
 
2017
   
2017
 
 
           
     Cash and cash equivalents
 
$
794
   
$
575
 
     Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts
   
2,525
     
3,202
 
     Inventories, net
   
4,633
     
3,980
 
     Prepaid expenses and other
   
205
     
408
 
          Total current assets of discontinued operations
 
$
8,157
   
$
8,165
 
     Property, plant and equipment, at cost, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
$
547
   
$
555
 
     Investments
   
15
     
14
 
     Deferred taxes – non-current
   
-
     
-
 
          Total non-current assets of discontinued operations
 
$
562
   
$
569
 
 
               
     Accounts payable – trade
 
$
1,004
   
$
949
 
     Accrued liabilities
   
974
     
1,300
 
          Total current liabilities of discontinued operations
   
1,978
     
2,249
 
     Deferred rent and other liabilities
   
1,387
     
1,215
 
          Total non-current liabilities of discontinued operations
 
$
1,387
   
$
1,215