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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2017
Accounting Policies [Abstract]  
Schedule of Activity in Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

The activity in the allowance for doubtful accounts for each of the three years ended April 30 was:

 

$ in thousands

   2017      2016      2015  

Balance at beginning of year

   $ 202      $ 171      $ 229  

Bad debt provision

     37        74        55  

Doubtful accounts written off (net)

     (48      (43      (113
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Balance at end of year

   $ 191      $ 202      $ 171  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
Schedule of Property Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment consisted of the following at April 30:

 

$ in thousands

   2017      2016          Useful Life      

Land

   $ 41      $ 41        N/A        

Building and improvements

     15,892        15,638        10-40 years        

Machinery and equipment

     35,635        34,249        5-10 years        
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     51,568        49,928     

Less accumulated depreciation

     (37,541      (35,810   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Net property, plant and equipment

   $ 14,027      $ 14,118     
  

 

 

    

 

 

Summary of Fair Value Hierarchy for Financial Assets and Liabilities Measured Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis

The following tables summarize the Company’s fair value hierarchy for its financial assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring and nonrecurring basis as of April 30, 2017 and 2016 (in thousands):

 

     2017  

Financial Assets

          Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Trading securities held in non-qualified compensation plans (1)

      $ 3,748      $ —        $ —        $ 3,748  

Cash surrender value of life insurance policies (1)

        —          75        —          75  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $ 3,748      $ 75      $ —        $ 3,823  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial Liabilities

              

Non-qualified compensation plans (2)

      $ —        $ 4,186      $ —        $ 4,186  

Interest rate swap derivatives

        —          62        —          62  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $ —        $ 4,248      $ —        $ 4,248  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2016  

Financial Assets

          Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Trading securities held in non-qualified compensation plans (1)

      $ 3,867      $ —        $ —        $ 3,867  

Cash surrender value of life insurance policies (1)

        —          62        —          62  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $ 3,867      $ 62      $ —        $ 3,929  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial Liabilities

              

Non-qualified compensation plans (2)

      $ —        $ 4,215      $ —        $ 4,215  

Interest rate swap derivatives

        —          166        —          166  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

      $ —        $ 4,381      $ —        $ 4,381  
     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

  (1) The Company maintains two non-qualified compensation plans which include investment assets in a rabbi trust. These assets consist of marketable securities, which are valued using quoted market prices multiplied by the number of shares owned, and life insurance policies, which are valued at their cash surrender value.
  (2) Plan liabilities are equal to the individual participants’ account balances and other earned retirement benefits.
Reconciliation of Basic to Diluted Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding

The following is a reconciliation of basic to diluted weighted average common shares outstanding:

 

Shares in thousands

   2017      2016      2015  

Weighted average common shares outstanding

        

Basic

     2,705        2,667        2,626  

Dilutive effect of stock options

     21        20        32  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding—diluted

     2,726        2,687        2,658