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Note 1 - Business Information
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2025
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Note 1 - Business information

 

Perma-Pipe International Holdings, Inc. ("PPIH", the "Company", "we", "our" or the "Registrant") was incorporated in Delaware on October 12, 1993. The Company is engaged in the manufacture and sale of products in one distinct segment: Piping Systems.

 

Fiscal year. The Company's fiscal year ends on January 31. Years, results and balances described as 2024 and 2023 are for the fiscal years ended January 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

 

Nature of business. The Company engineers, designs, manufactures and sells specialty piping systems, and leak detection systems. Specialty piping systems include: (i) insulated and jacketed district heating and cooling ("DHC") piping systems for efficient energy distribution from central energy plants to multiple locations, (ii) primary and secondary containment piping systems for transporting chemicals, hazardous fluids and petroleum products, and (iii) the coating and/or insulation of oil and gas gathering and transmission pipelines. The Company's leak detection systems are sold with its piping systems or on a stand-alone basis, to monitor areas where fluid intrusion may contaminate the environment, endanger personal safety, cause a fire hazard, impair essential services or damage equipment or property.

 

Geographic information. Net sales attributed to a geographic area are based on the destination of the product shipment. Sales to foreign customers were 66.6% in 2024 compared to 65.6% in 2023. Long-lived assets are based on the physical location of the assets and consist of property, plant and equipment.

 

  

2024

  

2023

 

Net sales

        

United States

 $52,956  $51,893 

Canada

  31,002   31,351 

Middle East/North Africa/India

  74,014   63,880 

Europe

  333   559 

Other

  79   2,985 

Total net sales

 $158,384  $150,668 
         

Property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

        

United States

 $4,650  $5,600 

Canada

  9,622   10,775 

Middle East/North Africa/India

  21,093   21,245 

Total property, plant and equipment, net of accumulated depreciation

 $35,365  $37,620