Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2017	Apr. 30, 2016
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 434	$ 602
Accrued interest on finance receivables	2,098	1,716
Finance receivables, net	357,161	334,793
Inventory	30,129	29,879
Prepaid expenses and other assets	3,942	3,302
Income taxes receivable, net		894
Goodwill	355	355
Property and equipment, net	30,139	34,755
Total Assets	424,258	406,296
Liabilities:
Accounts payable	11,224	12,313
Accrued liabilities	13,796	11,245
Income tax payable, net	885
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	18,918	18,280
Revolving credit facilities and notes payable	117,944	107,902
Total liabilities	190,850	177,079
Commitments and contingencies (Note L)
Mezzanine equity:
Mandatorily redeemable preferred stock	400	400
Equity:
Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share, 1,000,000 shares authorized none issued or outstanding
Common stock, par value $.01 per share, 50,000,000 shares authorized; 12,927,413 and 12,726,560 issued at April 30, 2017 and April 30, 2016, respectively, of which 7,608,471 and 8,073,820 were outstanding at April 30, 2017 and April 30, 2016, respectively	129	127
Additional paid-in capital	69,284	64,771
Retained earnings	325,519	305,354
Less: Treasury stock, at cost, 5,318,942 and 4,652,740 shares at April 30, 2017 and April 30, 2016, respectively	(162,024)	(141,535)
Total stockholders' equity	232,908	228,717
Non-controlling interest	100	100
Total equity	233,008	228,817
Total Liabilities, mezzanine equity and equity	424,258	406,296
Payment Protection Plan [Member]
Liabilities:
Deferred revenue	18,472	17,305
Service Contract [Member]
Liabilities:
Deferred revenue	$ 9,611	$ 10,034

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