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INCOME TAXES (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]  
Schedule of Allocation of Income Tax Expense
Total income tax expense was allocated as follows:
 
(dollars in thousands)
     2017    
2016
   
2015
 
income from operations                                                        
  $ 7,339      
10,963
     
7,885
 
shareholders’ equity, related to the tax benefit arising from stock based compensation      (657 )    
(841
)
   
(109
)
 
 
$
6,682
     
10,122
     
7,776
 
Schedule of Income Tax Expense Attributable to Income from Operations
Income tax expense attributable to income from operations consists of:

(dollars in thousands)
 
2017
   
2016
   
2015
 
current
                 
federal
 
$
109
     
-
     
-
 
state
   
13
     
6
     
(7
)
foreign
   
5,981
     
6,765
     
4,713
 
foreign – reversal of uncertain tax position
   
(3,431
)
   
-
     
-
 
     
2,672
     
6,771
     
4,706
 
deferred
                       
federal
   
404
     
(1,205
)
   
(849
)
state
   
54
     
305
     
(52
)
undistributed earnings – foreign subsidiaries
   
(101
)
   
(1,129
)
   
(260
)
U.S. operating loss carryforwards
   
3,630
     
5,467
     
4,487
 
foreign
   
734
     
1,086
     
(92
)
valuation allowance
   
(54
)
   
(332
)
   
(55
)
     
4,667
     
4,192
     
3,179
 
   
$
7,339
     
10,963
     
7,885
 
Schedule of Income (Loss) before Income Taxes Related to Foreign and U.S. Operations
Income (loss) before income taxes related to our foreign and U.S. operations consists of:

(dollars in thousands)
 
2017
   
2016
   
2015
 
Foreign:                        
China
 
$
13,650
     
14,130
     
12,531
 
Canada
   
4,918
     
3,647
     
2,695
 
Poland
   
(19
)
   
(62
)
   
(260
)
Cayman Islands
   
154
     
-
     
-
 
Total Foreign
   
18,703
     
17,715
     
14,966
 
                         
United States
   
10,993
     
10,183
     
7,990
 
   
$
29,696
     
27,898
     
22,956
 
Summary of Differences in Income Tax Expense at Federal Income Tax Rate and Effective Income Tax Rate
The following schedule summarizes the principal differences between the income tax expense at the federal income tax rate and the effective income tax rate reflected in the consolidated financial statements:

 
2017
   
2016
   
2015
 
federal income tax rate
   
34.0
%
   
34.0
%
   
34.0
%
tax effects of Chinese foreign exchange gains
   
1.6
     
4.4
     
0.3
 
change in valuation allowance
   
(0.2
)
   
(1.2
)
   
(0.2
)
change in North Carolina income tax rates
   
-
     
0.7
     
-
 
reversal of foreign uncertain income tax position
   
(11.6
)
   
-
     
-
 
other
   
0.9
     
1.4
     
0.2
 
     
24.7
%
   
39.3
%
   
34.3
%
 
Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities
The tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to significant portions of the deferred tax assets and liabilities consist of the following:

(dollars in thousands)
 
2017
   
2016
 
deferred tax assets:
           
accounts receivable
 
$
447
     
545
 
inventories
   
2,196
     
2,660
 
compensation
   
6,222
     
5,311
 
liabilities and other
   
890
     
1,173
 
foreign income tax credits - U.S.
   
1,436
     
1,436
 
alternative minimum tax credit - U.S.
   
1,428
     
1,320
 
property, plant and equipment (1)
   
245
     
326
 
loss carryforwards – U.S.
   
3,842
     
6,888
 
loss carryforwards – foreign
   
73
     
147
 
unrecognized tax benefits – U.S.
   
(3,842
)
   
(6,888
)
valuation allowances
   
(536
)
   
(590
)
total deferred tax assets
   
12,401
     
12,328
 
 
deferred tax liabilities: 
               
undistributed earnings on foreign subsidiaries
   
(497
)
   
(604
)
unrecognized tax benefits – U.S.
   
(7,936
)
   
(4,168
)
property, plant and equipment (2)
   
(5,546
)
   
(5,210
)
goodwill
   
(1,478
)
   
(1,325
)
other
   
(118
)
   
(185
)
total deferred tax liabilities
   
(15,575
)
   
(11,492
)
Net deferred tax (liability) asset
 
$
(3,174
)
   
836
 
 
(1)  Pertains to the company’s operations located in China.
(2)  Pertains to the company’s operations located in the U.S. and Canada.
Schedule of Unrecognized Tax Benefit
The following table sets forth the change in the company’s unrecognized tax benefit:

(dollars in thousands)
 
2017
   
2016
   
2015
 
beginning balance
 
$
14,897
     
14,141
     
13,740
 
increases from prior period tax positions
   
854
     
454
     
588
 
decreases from prior period tax positions
   
(3,506
)**
   
(77
)
   
(187
)
increases from current period tax positions
   
-
     
379
     
-
 
ending balance
 
$
12,245
     
14,897
     
14,141
 
** Amount includes a reduction to unrecognized tax benefits of $3,431 resulting from a lapse of the applicable statute of limitations.