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Income Taxes (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2026
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign
The domestic and foreign components of earnings before income taxes for the years ended April 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, consisted of the following:
$ in thousands20262025
Earnings before income taxes
United States$6,812 $10,073 
Foreign6,921 4,712 
Total earnings before income tax expense$13,733 $14,785 
Income Tax Expense
Income tax (benefit) expense for the years ended April 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, consisted of the following:
$ in thousands20262025
Current tax (benefit) expense:
Federal$581 $3,042 
State and local471 610 
Foreign2,236 1,752 
Total current tax expense3,288 5,404 
Deferred tax (benefit) expense:
Federal77 (1,432)
State and local88 (650)
Foreign(185)(120)
Total deferred tax (benefit) expense
(20)(2,202)
Net income tax (benefit) expense
$3,268 $3,202 
Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures
The domestic and foreign components of the Company's income taxes paid, net of refunds received, for the years ended April 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, consisted of the following:
$ in thousands20262025
United States federal$1,265 $1,849 
United States state457 556 
Foreign - India1,754 1,506 
Foreign - Other jurisdictions84 $61 
Total income taxes paid, net of refunds received3,560 $3,972 
Schedule of Income Tax Reconciliation
The reasons for the differences between the net income tax (benefit) expense presented above and the amounts computed by applying the statutory federal income tax rate to earnings before income taxes for the years ended April 30, 2026 and 2025, respectively, are as follows:
$ in thousands20262025
Income tax expense at U.S. federal statutory rate$2,884 21.0 %$3,105 21.0 %
State and local taxes, net of federal income tax benefit(1)
460 3.3 %(168)(1.1)%
Foreign Tax Effects
India285 2.1 %190 1.3 %
Deferred taxes on unremitted foreign earnings ("APB 23")437 3.2 %416 2.8 %
Other foreign jurisdictions(95)(0.7)%(7)— %
Cross-border tax laws21 0.2 %— %
Tax credits(635)(4.6)%(515)(3.5)%
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance5  %— %
Nontaxable or nondeductible items
Non-deductible transaction costs  %348 2.4 %
Other70 0.5 %61 0.4 %
Return to provision adjustment(130)(0.9)%(72)(0.5)%
Other items, net(34)(0.2)%(169)(1.1)%
Net income tax (benefit) expense
$3,268 23.8 %$3,202 21.7 %
(1)     In fiscal year 2026, state taxes in California, Minnesota, Texas, Michigan, and North Carolina made up the majority (greater than 50%) of the tax effect in this category.
Summary of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
Significant items comprising deferred tax assets and liabilities as of April 30 were as follows:
$ in thousands20262025
Deferred tax assets:
Accrued employee benefit expenses$449 $417 
Allowance for credit losses
160 151 
Deferred compensation1,925 1,345 
Tax credits (state, net of federal benefits)256 170 
Foreign tax credit carryforwards638 638 
Section 174 R&E
1,892 3,269 
Warranty Accrual
210 193 
Inventory reserves and capitalized costs593 478 
Net operating loss carryforwards169 147 
Proceeds on sale leaseback
6,431 6,550 
Operating lease liabilities2,076 2,372 
Other451 457 
Total deferred tax assets15,250 16,187 
Deferred tax liabilities:
Book basis in excess of tax basis of property, plant and equipment(2,969)(3,024)
Book basis in excess of tax basis of sale leaseback property
(1,108)(1,095)
Book basis in excess of tax basis of intangibles assets
(3,758)(4,005)
APB 23 Assertion(1,376)(1,507)
Right of use assets(2,229)(2,589)
Debt Issuance Cost on sale leaseback
(126)(138)
Total deferred tax liabilities(11,566)(12,358)
Valuation allowance(768)(933)
Net deferred tax assets$2,916 $2,896 
Deferred tax assets (liabilities) classified in the balance sheet:
Deferred tax assets, non-current
$3,829 $3,994 
Deferred tax liabilities, non-current
(913)(1,098)
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities)
$2,916 $2,896