Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Apr. 30, 2018	Apr. 30, 2017
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 1,022	$ 434
Accrued interest on finance receivables	2,189	2,098
Finance receivables, net	383,617	357,161
Inventory	33,610	30,129
Prepaid expenses and other assets	4,747	3,942
Income taxes receivable, net	1,450
Goodwill	355	355
Property and equipment, net	28,594	30,139
Total Assets	455,584	424,258
Liabilities:
Accounts payable	13,609	11,224
Accrued liabilities	15,960	13,796
Income tax payable, net		885
Deferred income tax liabilities, net	12,558	18,918
Debt facilities	152,367	117,944
Total liabilities	224,649	190,850
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; 13,147,143 and 12,927,413 issued at April 30, 2018 and April 30, 2017, respectively, of which 6,849,161 and 7,608,471 were outstanding at April 30, 2018 and April 30, 2017, respectively	131	129
Additional paid-in capital	72,641	69,284
Retained earnings	361,988	325,519
Less: Treasury stock, at cost, 6,297,982 and 5,318,942 shares at April 30, 2018 and April 30, 2017, respectively	(204,325)	(162,024)
Total stockholders' equity	230,435	232,908
Non-controlling interest	100	100
Total equity	230,535	233,008
Total Liabilities, mezzanine equity and equity	455,584	424,258
Payment Protection Plan [Member]
Liabilities:
Deferred revenue	19,823	18,472
Service Contract [Member]
Liabilities:
Deferred revenue	$ 10,332	$ 9,611

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable, pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities.